Free Fringe Music – Kristan Harvey & Tina Rees

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Each day at the National Museum of Scotland there is a concert featuring different musicians from Scotland and around the world including Russia.

On Saturday 11th August, Kristan Harvey on fiddle and Tina Rees on keyboards were the featured … Read More

People Show 121: The Detective Show

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The ingredients of a good detective story are a murder victim found in mysterious circumstances, unexplained clues found at the scene of the crime, an obvious suspect, a denouement and a surprising twist at the end. All of these … Read More

Casablanca: The Gin Joint Cut

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The play opens with a company of three performers about to go on stage on their first night to present a stripped down version of the iconic film. Thus what we are about to see is a play within a play.

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The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs by Mike Daisey

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Grant O’Rourke’s completely enthralling performance as Mike Daisey is chilling. He exposes how capitalist America is in league with communist China in a conspiracy of global dimensions.

He opens in a light-hearted way. He is a young man of … Read More

Alfie Moore – I Predicted a Riot

2 Stars

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Until I watched ITV’s ‘Show Me the Funny’ last year I was unaware of Sgt. Alfie Moore, an actual serving police officer and comedian to boot.

I was impressed enough with what I saw on the box … Read More

Carl Donnelly – Different Gravy

4 Stars

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Carl Donnelly is a talented and gifted comedian I have always thought. But I didn’t know he could also see into the future. But it appears that he can!

Donnelly has self written and publish his biography … Read More

Proof – Sell A Door Theatre Company

4 Stars

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Catherine is about to turn 25. She is a troubled lady having spent the last few years being the carer for her once brilliant mathematician father Robert, who latterly suffered from mental illness, prior to his death.

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Josie Long: – Romance & Adventure

4 Star

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Josie Long is always a hot ticket come any Fringe so much so that I haven’t really been able to see her as often as I wanted too, but this year I made it.

Josie is very … Read More

Sajeela Kershi – Regret- Me- Nots

4 Star

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Since the first time I saw her perform a few years ago now I have been keen to see the progress of this very likeable comic and the development has been very significant.

She comes across as … Read More

Gordon Southern’s a Brief History of History

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I love a show with a strong theme, as it feels like a one-fringe-only experience, rather than being their catch-it-anywhere club set. On this, Southern didn’t disappoint. I also enjoy learning new things, so this was definitely the show … Read More