Phil Nichol :- Too Much 5*****

The bundle of hyperactive energy that is Phil Nichol returns to Edinburgh once again with another of his quality hours of mayhem that few if any can emulate and is as always at the top of his A game.

As … Read More

The Noise Next Door’s Really Really Good Afternoon Show Through Time! 4****

The Noise Next Door are Matt Grant, Tom Livingstone, Sam Pacelli and Robin Hatcher, together have been performing Improv comedy for quite a few years now and can always be relied on to deliver a high energy wacky and extremely funny … Read More

Hughie 5*****

Hughie is a Eugene O’Neill one act play.

Mike McShane is Charlie, the hotel desk clerk and Phil Nichol plays Erie; the wise cracking, fast talking professional gambler. This is a shabby New York hotel. The faded grandeur and the … Read More

Silence in Court – Edinburgh Little Theatre – 3***

On arriving at Hill Street theatre, we are given tokens for a free drink and as we wait in the queue for our drink, a court usher bellows out that our presence is required in court. Entering the venue we … Read More

Nightclubbing – Rachael Young – 4****

With a live thumping soundtrack provided by the excellent Leisha Thomas and Mwen Rukandema and a black volcanic moonscape on stage, Rachael Young slowly emerges ready and dressed to go ‘nightclubbing’. Through spoken word, singing and movement she entwines the … Read More

Comedy Club 4 Kids 2**

I did wonder prior to this show how stand-up comedy for kids would work. I’ve found that kids often find slapstick and tricks more entertaining than jokes. According to the Fringe guide, Comedy Club 4 Kids is a compilation of … Read More

The Listies Ickypedia 4****

Australian due Matt and Rich, aka The Listies, are back again with an hour of crazy antics and belly laughs. This year they are compiling their ‘Ickypedia’, a list of gross made up words, some of which will remain forever … Read More

Mustard Doesn’t Go With Girls 5*****

Mustard Doesn’t Go With Girls is a beautifully performed musical for the whole family. The show begins in a library, where the librarian (a crocodile!) finds and reads a book. It tells the story of a town called Bow-on-Tie, where … Read More

Einstein – Pip Utton – 5*****

This was my first experience of festival stalwart Pip Utton’s work and I find myself wondering what took me so long? As Albert Einstein, Pip gives a delicately nuanced performance, gently asking us to realise that imagination (which is boundless) … Read More

Pizza Shop Heroes – Phosphoros Theatre – 4****

Phosphoros Theatre bring this crowd pleaser of a show to Edinburgh telling the story of 4 child refugees from Eritrea, Albania and Afghanistan – Tewodros Aregawe, Goitom Fesshaye, Emirjon Hoxhaj and Syed Haleem Najibi – and their treacherous journey to … Read More