Mitch Benn – The World’s Cleverest Idiot 4.5****

Something like 30 years ago I first encountered Mitch Benn, then a young graduate performing hilarious monologues interspersed with self-written satirical songs. Even back then you could tell he would go far, and he certainly did, being a mainstay on … Read More

Richard Stott: Afterparty 3***

Richard Stott tells us a story about having a minor existential crisis, about not being where you thought you would be at this point in life, and about not becoming the adult you thought you would. He feels, he explains, … Read More

Caitlin Cook: The Writing on the Stall 3***

We meet Ms Cook in the bathroom that is the show’s setting, and she sings us some songs about the graffiti she’s found. The opening could be a bit weird, but Ms Cook makes it work, and followed by some … Read More

Sasha Ellen: Creeps and Geeks 3.5***

Ms Ellen tells us a story with detours about her encounters with various creeps of the world, and it’s perhaps these experiences which give her the skills to firmly but nicely to tell the heckler to shoosh. I was impressed: … Read More

Hannah Pilkes: A Woman on the Verge 4****

I’m not convinced I have a secure grasp of all of what went on in this show, but it was full of energy and good fun. Ms Pilkes arrived late, though managed to get herself ready with some assistance from … Read More

VIKING – 4****

This tale of Viking adventures through cold Scandinavian winters was fast paced, with lots of action, and plenty of laughs throughout.

After the Viking fighters return home, the village storyteller dies, passing on the mantle to Ragnarr Ragnarson. To be … Read More

Gareth Waugh: Just Me …?! 4****

Local lad Gareth Waugh is following on from his last two critically acclaimed shows with the 2019 offering, and once again moving to a bigger room, yet still selling it out. That says plenty about the guy and his popularity. … Read More

Backbone 3***

Backbone has an almost childlike quality to it, as if you’ve been left to watch children play, it just happens that these children are highly trained professional circus performers, they tease and slap each other, play immature games that end … Read More

BalletBoyz: Them/US 4****

BalletBoyz was co-founded by ex Royal Ballet dancers Michael Nunn and William Trevitt. Over the last 10 years the company has performed around the world and won numerous awards and accolades working with leading dancers, choreographers and designers. Their performance … Read More