Deirdre Robertson – D’NA Fash Lass (WIP) 3***

At a sold-out Tennent’s Bar in Glasgow, Deirdre Robertson premieres her first comedy storytelling show, digging into her adoption in the late ’60s and the long, looping odyssey to find her birth parents—unravelling DNA strands while trying to make sense … Read More

Olga Koch WIP ***** 5 stars

Olga Koch is a master storyteller and an exceptional stand-up. Parading the cracks in her personality through a rapid-fire barrage of jokes, insights, and personal truths that certainly made me — and I’m pretty certain everyone else in that … Read More

REMOVE YOUR SKIN PLEASE – Paul Currie 4 ****

Paul Currie has about three people actively enjoying the show in the first minutes. Everyone else is confused and, to be honest, a little scared, perhaps waiting for the show to really begin. No one wants to sit in the … Read More

Whyte Noise – Dalgety Bay Folk Club 13th February 5*****

It was a warm summers day on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile during the Fringe that I came across a rarity, a Scottish folk band performing their mixture of well-known songs and a selection of their self-penned material that was attracting a … Read More

Gridlock 4.5****

Annika Foster is a Texas born actress last seen on stage in Los Angeles, she brings her heartwarming true to life show to Glasgow as a prerequisite for the forth coming Edinburgh Fringe.

The show begins with Annika and Gunnar … Read More

Beauty & The Beast – The Panto – Stagedoor Entertainment (Porty Panto) 4****

I love a good Panto, oh no I don’t, oh yes I do!! And let me tell you this is a very good one. At Portobello Town Hall a near packed crowd were entertained by a stellar cast and a … Read More

The Fifth Elephant : Pleasance Theatre 7th December 4****

Terry Pratchett’s The Fifth Elephant is another chapter in his opus Discworld/City Watch legacy. The plot involved Commander Vimes, sent to Uberwald on a diplomatic mission. With his merry band of misfits he must navigate the theft of the sacred … Read More

Kerris : Getting On. 30th November 4****

North Tyneside stand up Kerris Gibson, as part of Newcastle Stand’s New Direction season premiers a new hour show. The stage is set out like a low-key backstage comedy venue. Kerris is having 99 problems – technology is against her, … Read More

Nicola Mantalios: Scathed -30th November 5 *****

Fresh from winning the prestigious Funny Women Stage Award, Nicola Mantalios brings her new show home to Newcastle. Right from the off, with the stage awash in a deep red glow, it feels different to the usual stand up that … Read More

Sarah Bradley – Just Like Other Girls. Gael and Grain, 15th Nov. 4 ****

New Zealand-born comedian Sarah Bradley brings her part-TED-talk, part-autobiographical, well-received Edinburgh Fringe show to Glasgow. Before the main event, we are treated to the stylings of another Glasgow act, Ifrah Qureshi, who delivers a short set dealing with life as … Read More