Britain’s Got Nonsense 3***

Britain’s Got Nonsense is a lighthearted comedy musical panto style romp from an ensemble of four key performers. There is, of course, Simon Cowell who is only perhaps slightly more self absorbed and camp than the real thing. A dim … Read More

Amy Matthews – The Definition of Toast 5****

It’s been a couple of years since I have seen Amy Matthews do an Edinburgh show, so I was looking forward to seeing this year’s offering. Dressed in her pyjamas, her words, this very talented and extremely funny performer, explains … Read More

Flamenc Oh!! 4****

Flamenc Oh!! takes the passion, precision and traditions of flamenco and throws them into a colourful, exuberant piece of dance theatre that is as much about family as it is about the art form itself.

At the centre is a … Read More

Ludwig: Unfinished Business 4****

The show combines music, storytelling and comedy to create an affectionate and entertaining portrait of a remarkable musician. Rather than presenting a conventional biography, it allows its central character to look back on a life shaped by music, ambition and … Read More

Operation Blank 4****

George Grant’s Operation Blank is an ambitious piece of absurdist comedy that takes the familiar frustrations of the modern workplace meeting and places them against the rather more pressing backdrop of an international catastrophe.

A junior government minister finds himself … Read More

Viggo Venn: Only One 4★★★★

Viggo Venn pops a cardboard version of himself out to open the show to the audience. Wiggling his fingers, he gets us to cheer, and immediately draws us into his playful game.

This is clearly a tight little set that … Read More

Ania Magliano:Peach fuzz 4★★★★½

Ania Magliano delivers a highly accomplished hour of comedy. Traversing her dress senseand how that affects her sexuality, her indoor boyfriend and how he’s similar to her phone charging . Pigs and her strange affinity with Churchill. She’s very very … Read More

Margaret Thatcher Queen of Hollywood 5*****

As someone who grew up in Glasgow in the ’80s and ’90s, I never imagined I would ever give anything involving Margaret Thatcher 5 stars except maybe reruns of her funeral. However, here we are, and this show gets an … Read More

Fiona Allen – White Lies 4****

Fiona Allen, possibly best known for Smack The Pony, returns to Edinburgh with this offering, an Insite to her neighbours, and wanting to have the perfect white lie to enable her to escape a particular party. With precision of the … Read More

It’s Always Sunny On Olympus 4****

Henry Theakston and Aaron Khachaturian have created a hugely enjoyable slice of mayhem in It’s Always Sunny on Olympus, a gleefully irreverent take on the Greek mythology

The Olympians have defeated the Titans, but there is little time to … Read More