UNDERGROUND MONK SHOW 4☆☆☆☆

This show has something of a following, though this was my first experience of it, and unusually for a comedy show, there were folk enthusiastic about sitting in the front row. The following is justified, thought it’s more ‘niche and … Read More

Harriet Dyer: Easily Distra… 4☆☆☆☆

Sometimes it’s the audience that’s the issue, not the performer. Harriet Dyer has a fast-moving and surreal sense of humour, but we as the audience were a bit lethargic and mid-weeky. Hers is a comedy that is a cumulative piling … Read More

The Palestinian Circus: Step and a Half – 4****

As we walked into the Lafayette tent, there was a vibrant, high-energy atmosphere, and from the music and attire, we were set for a celebration of culture. As we took our seats, the performers were chatting away, and it felt … Read More

Bad Boy – 4****

Daniel Adolfsson is an immensely likeable presence in Bad Boy, a warm, funny and ultimately hopeful tale about an actor for whom life seems determined not to follow the script.

Adolfsson plays Jack, a struggling performer recently separated from his … Read More

Pilate: The Lost Gospel – 5*****

Maxwell Caulfield gives a mesmerising performance as Pontius Pilate in Michael Punter’s compelling Pilate: The Lost Gospel.

The play gives an imagined opportunity for one of history’s most maligned figures to give us his side of the story of the … Read More

Keeley Hazell – Everyone Has Seen My Tits 4****

Keeley Hazell was probably most famous as a Page Three glamour model back in the day hence the show title, featuring also in a number of ‘Lad Mags’. This is her story. Starting off with Keeley having to audition for … Read More

Andrew Maxwell 5*****

Andrew Maxwell has been gracing the Edinburgh Fringe for more than a quarter of as century and has performed in so may different venues, from dismal rooms in the Cowgate back in the 90’s but he quips, never in a … Read More

The Spencer Jones Experimental Kids Show – 5*****

Spencer Jones is a master of absurdist comedy, well established in comedy as a ‘comedian’s comedian’; every fan with children will be thrilled to see his name appear when they search for children’s shows at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe. Jones … Read More

Adele Cliff’s Topical Early Late Show With Adele Cliff 4****

Adele Cliff returns to the Fringe with a topical news show. So topical that it is written each day and covers up to the minute headlines. Tonight’s offering includes the Clacton by election and dodgy Nigel features heavily.

The venue … Read More

Rowan Hackett : Brewed 4****

Rowan Hackett makes a low-key entrance, and glows like a ginger lighthouse, radiating a Scottish warmth and welcoming that puts the audience at ease. The show is deeply personal. Hackett takes us through a childhood populated by a father with … Read More