Jack Brookmyre — Impressionable — 4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Jack Brookmyre brings his one man show ‘Impressionable’ to the Fringe and, I have to say, what a great first impression.

This young Glaswegian lad has the audience in the palm of his hand from the get-go.  It’s not just … Read More

Eva Peroni — Jungled — 4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Livingston’s Peroni enters the stage like a woman possessed, a whirling dervish of energy whipping the sold-out crowd into levels of frenzy not seen in Edinburgh since Chappell Roan was in town last year, with the mic stand probably going … Read More

Jennifer Jane: Happy Tea 3☆☆☆

You get the sense, through this show, than Jennifer Jane is a being of huge compassion, far more than perhaps most people would display when faced with the situation she narrates in the show. She also has a touch of … Read More

Bebe Cave: Swoon 4.5 ☆☆☆☆

There are a lot of pop culture references in this show, some of them obscure and niche, and I feel I would benefit from looking them all up and then seeing the show again so I could fully appreciate the … Read More

Em Humble: Lady of the Lakes ☆☆☆

Sometimes shows are for the performer as much as for the audience, and this is the case for this strange delight, though there was definitely an audience for Ms Humble’s brand of chaos in the performance I saw. Ms Humble … Read More

Aidan Jones: Chopin’s Nocturne 4.5☆☆☆☆

This is a beautiful, polished, passionate show blending classical music and stand-up comedy, which is also about classical music, and stand up comedy, and what it means to make art, and be human. Aidan – dressed as Chopin – tells … Read More