Bonding-Seabright Live presents Cyril Blake 3 1/2 ***

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“Bonding” is a tale as old as time, fathers and sons, relationships, trust, and breakdowns.  Cyril Blakes show removes the sticking plaster on the relationship between young Stephen Lewis and his dad, when the one thing they have in … Read More

Ducks Ltd –  4****

Sneaky Pete’s is bursting at the seams tonight — the kind of sweatbox that feels more like a rite of passage than a gig. Edinburgh’s CBGBs, if you like, and Toronto’s Ducks Ltd. look right at home. This is their … Read More

Nick Everritt: Shadow 4****

Like all good horror movies of a certain era, you enter the castle or residence of the mysterious host, and are introduced to a charming figure with a sinister undercurrent of danger and intrigue. Enter Nick Everritt, who is picture-perfect … Read More

Ashley Haden: You Are All C**ts – 4****

Ashley Haden hasn’t even officially started when the first story kicks in. As the audience file in, he’s already off on one about Fringe accommodation, squeaky beds, and the indignity of being ID’d for buying WD-40 — all delivered with … Read More

Adam Bromley: Irrational Optimist – 3***

Adam Bromley comes with pedigree. An award-winning comedy producer with years in radio, he knows his way around structure and timing. With Irrational Optimist he turns that craft on himself, delivering a surprisingly comforting wander through existential dread — all with the … Read More

Becky Goodman: The Day My Sugar Daddy Dumped Me – 4****

Becky Goodman bursts onstage pumped and ready. Cher’s Do You Believe thumps through the room before flipping into The Flying Lizards’ deadpan Money (That’s What I Want) — a clever, pointed touch that pays off later in the story. We rewind to 2013. Goodman … Read More

Alastair Clark: On The Record – 4****

Alastair Clark is something of a hero among audiophiles. His show On The Record charts his decade-long stint as Assistant Manager at one of Liverpool’s premier independent record shops — a journey that takes him from coffee-counter rookie to seasoned … Read More

50 Shades of Ty Gray – 4****

In a very compact venue, usually a karaoke room, Ty Gray sets out his stall and delivers a great performance in his one man show, “50 Shades of Ty Gray”. This young Aussie is no shrinking violet, his material … Read More

David Ingram : Carrot Top, (Memoirs of a Gay) – 3.5***

Carrot Top, Memoirs of a Gay, is a bright and breezy expose of David Ingram’s chequered past, from his humble roots growing up in Scotland to the dizzy heights of being cabin crew and travelling the world.  His humour … Read More

Business Casual : Cowboys – 4****

Yeeha!! Business Casual : Cowboys is a romp through The Wild West you won’t want to miss. Our hapless trio, manage to construct a story out of extortion, murder and revenge with more than a few laughs along the … Read More