Alison Spittle; mother of god 4****

The audience is greeted with a large naive Cornflake and wool encrusted cardboard shield emblazoned with the cross. It sets the mood nicely for Alison’s tale of her early ambitions for primary school’s greatest female role; Mary. Her set moves … Read More

Don’t Mess with the Dummies 4.5****

The Australian Dummies Corp. is onto another winner with this all female ensemble in Don’t Mess with the Dummies. The crazy Trio consists of Ellen Henry, Maya Tregonning and Shona Conacher, who are all fabulous circus performers and have the … Read More

Cardboard Citizens: Bystanders 3***

The latest show from Cardboard Citizens tells recent accounts of homeless people who have been victims of abuse and neglect, in many cases with fatal consequences.

Most are high profile stories which have made the news. Including the plight … Read More

Camille O’Sullivan Sings Cave 5*****

A trio of musicians are applauded onto the stage. The tension of anticipation in the audience is palpable. The Queen of music at the Fringe is imminent. Her subjects await. From the back of the stage a figure in a … Read More

Liam Withnail:- Homecoming 4.5****

English born but Edinburgh based comedian Liam Withnail’s reputation has been growing over the last year or two, his 2018 show Homeboy was critically acclaimed and popular with audiences alike. And Homecoming for me is even better. Withnail oozes confidence … Read More

Alun Cochrane :- Brave New Alun 3***

It’s not often that the Fringe show titles have a huge amount of bearing as to what the show will contain, but with Alun Cochrane’s 2019 offering the clues are flagged up. Cochrane for years has been a purveyor of … Read More

Roscoe McClelland:- Magic Belly 4****

Roscoe McClelland is yet another young Scottish comedians that has come to the fore over the last few years and a recently recommissioned series from the Beeb shows that he is a guy going places. But for now he is … Read More

Kate Lucas is Selling Herself 3***

Kate Lucas is a musical comic and has been told she needs to sell herself more. All the social media hype of making oneself a brand doesn’t sit well with her. She has little confidence to do it herself. Until … Read More

Joe Jacobs:- Grimefulness 3***

From the moment this show commenced it was obvious that Joe Jacobs was the man on the decks. The confident performer took command and laid out his show reel of that as initially a rapper but also a comedian, and … Read More

Sam Morrison :- Hello Daddy 3***

Sam Morrison is a young New York comic who has brought this show to Edinburgh to both entertain and in a lot of cases educate his audience about the trials and tribulations as being a closet gay in a small … Read More