Lighthouse 4☆☆☆☆

Lighthouse is a claustrophobic and intense psychological drama where the mystery isn’t quite solved, but the plot isn’t the point. This is an exploration of what traumatised souls might do for a life-changing opportunity.

Three men – two experienced and … Read More

John Robertson: Excitable Boy! 4☆☆☆☆

Can you do your thing on a driech Tuesday with no front row and ten percent of the seats filled scattered round the room? It wasn’t quite that dire, and a good number of the audience knew the score, but … Read More

The Good, The Bad and The Almighty 4☆☆☆☆

This company work hard, even in the face of a cold crowd, and they bring a joy and enthusiasm to this ridiculous tale that won most folk round by the end. A nun, a Vatican priest and a Father walk … Read More

Locker Room Talk 4*

What do men actually say about women when there are no women around? That was the question behind Gary McNair and Orla O’Loughlin’s Locker Room Talk when it premiered ten years ago, inspired by Donald Trump’s infamous dismissal of his … Read More

Roger O’Sullivan: Divel May Care : 4****

Starting with a smart VT , Roger O’Sullivan is back with his trademark excellent blocky computer graphics. This time, though, he seems to be fighting Beelzebub and guests who have sold their souls for the pleasures they desired. Was it … Read More

Lachlan Werner: Sleeper Hit ★★★★

Lachlan Werner is under hypnosis on stage. His puppet, Brew the Witch, is determined for us not to wake him. Unfortunately, Werner is far too funny for that premise to survive contact with an audience. The greatest pleasure of Sleeper … Read More

Sansha – To Be Fair To Me 5****

In the back of the Southsider pub, something is stirring quietly. No, it isn’t the pub punters popping their heads in asking where the toilet is. It’s primarily because London-based Sasha’s Bluetooth speaker is broken. Always inventive, she’s got her … Read More

Kim Blythe – Puzzle 4 ½ ****

Kim Blythe is mid-run in her third Fringe run and having regularly sold out previous shows has landed herself a room upgrade and is still packing them in. Blythe is a personable, chatty comic, totally relaxed and has an ability … Read More

Rachell Creeger : Queen Of The Jews 4****

The title and premise come from a comment posted on Creeger’s social media: “Who do you think you are? The Queen of the Jews?” This got her thinking: “What if she were Queen? Could I have my own Jew-bilee?”

Drawing … Read More

Every Ghost Story Ever 4****

Welcome to the shipping container for the damned and the parcel-damaged, where your host Billy Bones takes us on a tour of all things ghostly, both literary and cinematic, in a gloriously silly attempt to work out what scares us, … Read More