The Early Edition

****

After a few years’ break from the Fringe, the Early Edition makes a welcome return. Posh boy Marcus Brigstocke and Brixton boy Andre Vincent take a satirical look at the daily newspapers and throw in a bit of gentle … Read More

Andrew Ryan: Ryanopoly

***

From his initial warm up, Andrew Ryan establishes a good rapport with the audience. He is likeable, confident, in his early thirties and from Cork which he is at pains to point out is different from Dublin.

His show … Read More

Breathing Corpses by Laura Wade

***

Breathing Corpses is a thriller acted out in five scenes. The opening scene shows a young hotel maid who discovers a dead body of a man covered in a sheet, who has presumably committed suicide.

As the scenes are … Read More

#TimandFreya – Janey Godley and Ashley Storrie

5 Star

*****

Now I am not a great user of social media site Twitter so have to say a lot of the technology and terms are somewhat alien to me. But I understand enough to be aware that it … Read More

Thom Tuck Flips Out

*****

I should declare my biases before writing this review. I like my comedy intelligent, articulate and literate. Thom Tuck is my new favourite comedian. Short and stout and slightly dishevelled, Thom Tuck looks like a stereotypical student … Read More

Good Grief

4 stars ****

A mix of nicely written music with good singing, interesting characters and a well-developed storyline make this a little gem of a show in the Fringe this year.

It starts off at a funeral but this is … Read More

Bad Musical

4 stars ****

This is a great send-up of the musical genre though seems to be aimed more at comedy fans rather than musical fans – ‘Springtime for Hitler’ this isn’t.

Rather than extremely bad-taste Nazi jokes and the like, … Read More

The Ring of Stones

4 stars ****

Based on true events surrounding the North English village of Eyam, this powerful ensemble musical tells the story of when the bubonic plague came to the village and how they fought back at huge personal and human … Read More

Seussical

4 stars ****

This was a good, if cut-down, production of this family-friendly and fun musical.

Performed by an adult cast, the singing was generally excellent and it was good to have a cast using mics, although there were often … Read More

Carl Hutchison: Acceptable

4 Star

**** 

Carl Hutchison was a name I was unaware of until recently, but I’m sure it will be a name both I and everyone will be aware of in the near future. This Geordie is currently part of … Read More