All That Malarkey – 4 ****

It’s well worth checking out the malarkey that’s going on at Venue 13, a venue tucked away down Lochend Close near the bottom of the Royal Mile. David Harrington, musical director and pianist, provides wit and humour as he takes … Read More

Tiger House Theatre: Doctor Faustus, 2 stars **

This is a modern setting of Christopher Marlowe’s classic Faust. The main proponents are here, Mephistopheles, Lucifer etc. but set in a contemporary pharmaceutical world where the protagonists are mainly female. This appears to be one of the reasons for … Read More

Car Crash Productions: American Idiot, 3 stars ***

I missed their production last year so it was nice to see Car Crash Productions returning to the Fringe this year with their production of Green Day’s trendy hit, American Idiot.

First of all I have to mention the live … Read More

Colla Voce Theatre: Buried: A New Musical, 5 stars *****

Well this is different! I wasn’t quite sure what to expect from the title, but the description gives you a better idea. Two seemingly normal people who just so happen to kill their dates end up on a date together … Read More

Dominic Holland Eclipsed 4****

When he burst onto the comedy scene way back in the 90s Dominic Holland was touted as being one of the up and coming people in the world of comedy. That was of course before he was married and had … Read More

Michael Brandon – Off-Ramps 3***

Although this show is listed under comedy / stand up in the Fringe brochure and I suppose Brandon did stand up for quite a lot of the time and yes it was funny at times also I feel it would … Read More

Fall of Duty 4***

The action starts with an all too familiar scene of a mother (Sue) begging her son (Jack) to get out of bed, stop playing computer games, and engage with the world – ironically by the medium of Face Time. As … Read More

Jay Lafferty Besom 5*****

For those who are aware of the Scottish Comedy scene will almost certainly know Jay Lafferty as she has been performing for more than a decade and yet this is her first year doing an Edinburgh show. Ms Lafferty breezes … Read More

Vladimir McTavish The State of Scotland 4****

Vladimir McTavish is a mainstay on the Scottish comedy scene over many a year and each Fringe he produces a ‘Scottish based hour’ of his weel tuned comedy and observations. That is not to say you have to be from … Read More

Mitch Benn I’m Still Here 4****

For twenty years now Mitch Benn has been doing Edinburgh hour shows with a bit and pieces done before so he is a stalwart of The Fringe and is inevitably a big draw for the audiences. Some may have seen … Read More