Maggie Crane : Side By Side 5*****

Boston native Maggie Crane’s stand up show manages to uniquely capture and combine moments of both tear jerking nostalgia with laugh out loud descriptive storytelling.

Firstly we are told of the teenage Maggie‘s obsession with Brendan Urie, lead singer of … Read More

Brave Space 5*****

Brave Space, by Chicago-based Aloft Circus, is genuinely a delightful gem. The show transports you into a world where closeness and community take centre stage. Walking in, there’s an immediate intimacy that welcomes you, the all-white theme, which feels like … Read More

Olga Koch – Prawn Cocktail 4****

It is not so unusual for the underlying theme of a Fringe show to be ‘what happened to me over the last 12 month’s and in essence this is the case here. Although being Olga Koch it is far from … Read More

Sikisa – Hear Me Out 4.5 ****

Sakisa made her Fringe debut last year and it was both critically acclaimed and did large numbers at the box office, so I was very interested to how the ’difficult’ second show panned out. Bounding out onto her stage Sikisa … Read More

Havana Street Party 5*****

At this party you are treated to a cocktail of various dance styles such as ballet, street, and contemporary that are blended into latin dance performances that give the show a cool modern vibe.

The company is made up of … Read More

Picasso : Le Monstre Sacre – 5*****

Another Guy Masterson production comes to Edinburgh and certainly does not disappoint. Peter Tate is mesmerising as Picasso in this one man tour de force. From the outset, we are in no doubt as to the character of the man, … Read More

Vincent – His Quest to Love and Be Loved 4****

Brought to us by South African company, Wela Kapela Productions, Vincent is a musical/cabaret written and directed by Amanda Bothma with musical direction and beautiful piano accompaniment by Germaine Gamiet.

Daniel Anderson, as Vincent, tells us the story of van … Read More

Salty Irina – 4****

Salty Irina is the world premiere of Eve Leigh’s new play. Two students, Anna and Eireni, have both come to study at a town well known for its fascist tendencies. Both are potentially in danger – Anna is a lesbian, … Read More

Anything That We Wanted To Be – 4.5****

Adam Lenson’s autobiographical show asks the question, ‘What if there are multiple versions of each of us?’ Faced with a diagnosis of cancer, he questions whether his predicament is a result of his decision to drop medicine and become a … Read More

Clive Anderson’s My Seven Wonders 4****

Clive Anderson returns to The Fringe with a live version of his hit podcast with a different guest each night.

The premise of the show is for the guest to come up with their seven most favourite / most special … Read More