Huggers – Free Festival Family Fun

3 Star ***

Huggers is a mad mix of a family cabaret / comedy show, with various acts popping along to perform to a bus load of children. Host Nik Coppin is genial, gently teasing front row siblings into giving … Read More

CeilidhKids at the Fringe – Free!

4 Star

****

Fun Scottish Dancing for all the family is what this says, and that’s pretty much what you get. I say pretty much, as the flyer’s age group (3-7) was fairly accurate (some younger siblings weren’t entirely keen), … Read More

Alchemy Menagerie

3 Star ***

Alchemy Menagerie handed us a ticket at the Meadows, and turned out to be an interesting find. Tucked away within Summerhall, artists guide youngsters of all ages through various craft activities, while also offering beanbags to slump … Read More

Giddy Goat

Four Star

****

Giddy Goat is afraid to jump, which makes it pretty difficult to play rock rounders with his brother and sister. His identity crisis is a pity, because it’s clearly established: “it’s great to be a goat” and … Read More

Funny Women at the Fringe

4 Star

****

It’s always difficult to review a show like this as the only thing that can be covered in reality is the concept as such is the nature of the beast is that the comics change daily.

Now … Read More

Lapin Wants Ice Cream

Three Star

*** Aimed at 3-5s, Lapin and Le Petit Monde are back at the fringe to help teach pre-schoolers a little French, and to have a lot of fun.

The show has a slightly slow start, but it warms … Read More

Paul Ricketts – Ironic Infinity

*** One of this show’s main topics was comedy itself, asking if “funny isn’t enough” for a stand up. So, is it? This show was funny. I enjoyed it. Is that enough? It’s certainly better than some hours I’ve spent … Read More

In The Pink – Fantastic Female a Cappella!

3 Star

***   

I do like a Cappella music. And judging by the crowd who attended the show I saw I am not alone.

For the eight year this troupe of all female singers are doing good business on the … Read More

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum : Shed Theatre

3 Star

***

It has been a while since I had seen this piece performed. It is always been a musical I have liked, so what is it doing in the theatre section?

The whole cast of 23 yes, that … Read More

Mark Little :- THEbullsh*tARTIST

2 Stars

**

I have to say I was unsure of what to expect going to see Mark Little after a number of years of not seeing him. Little was one of the first alternative comedians in his native Australia, … Read More