How a Jellyfish Saved the World -Jam Jar Theatre Company CIC 3.5 ***

How a Jellyfish Saved the World by Jam Jar Theatre Company is a fun but flawed attempt to combine puppetry, music, and an environmental message. The story follows Clyde, a jellyfish searching for a friend, who mistakenly befriends a plastic … Read More

Captain Zak’s Space Pirate Problems – 5*****

Captain Zak: Space Pirate is a delightful romp through space, designed with young adventurers in mind. As soon as the show begins, Captain Zak, an endearing and slightly chaotic space pirate, pulls the audience into his world of intergalactic mishaps. … Read More

Eddy Hare: This One’s On Me 4****

Eddy Hare’s comedy show This One’s On Me is a delightful blend of dry wit and wry observations, marking him as a promising new talent in the comedy scene. At 31 years old, Hare describes himself as an “early bloomer” … Read More

Sorry (I Broke Your Arms and Legs) – 5*****

It probably speaks to my disposition that, for whatever reason, nothing sells me on a Fringe show quicker than the mention that it contains a PowerPoint Presentation as it’s main narrative device. In Sorry (I Broke Your Arms and Legs), … Read More

Buffy Revamped – 5*****

If you’re of a certain age and of a certain nerdiness there is little to no chance you didn’t go through a phase of watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which recounted the spooky adventures of a super-powered teenage girl who … Read More

Lou Taylor: Jeans and a Nice Top – 4****

“Lou Taylor’s Jeans and a Nice Top is a nostalgia-packed journey back to the 90s, brilliantly blending stand-up and sketch comedy. Taylor, a viral sensation, invites us into her coming-of-age story, taking us through the highs and lows of growing … Read More

Garry Starr: Classic Penguins 5*****

Garry Starr, Classic Penguins is in that rare breed of Edinburgh Fringe show where every member of the audience is having a good time, with so much fun, shrieking and guffawing with laughter, then ultimately erupting into an excited spontaneous … Read More

The Shroud Maker – 4.5****

When I gazed upon the stage with it’s traditional wall hangings and sewing table, and listened to the soundtrack of traditional music, I was ill prepared for the fruity language that came from the mouth of our 80-year-old heroine, Hajja … Read More

It’s the Economy, Stupid 4****

A new show from Fringe First winning creators of Labels and Fanboy and developed and directed by Katharina Reinthaller, It’s the Economy Stupid is an hour of ‘fringe theatre does economic lecture’ performed by Joe Sellman-Leava and Dylan Howells.

The … Read More

Ellie MacPherson: Babe Lincoln 5*****

Ellie MacPherson—writer, performer, historian, and Abraham Lincoln enthusiast—makes a memorable entrance on stage, towering on stilts and sporting a top hat secured by a beard-like strap. Given her petite stature, Ellie was determined to give us the full Abraham Lincoln … Read More