Cloud Man

*****

Wow! This show was simply beautiful, and the desire to now adopt a Cloud Man of my own is overpowering. The simple manner of the storytelling is so effective, the actress/puppeteer had the children and the adults in the audience … Read More

Mitch Benn: – Reduced Circumstances

4 Stars

**** 

I have been seeing Mitch Benn perform on and off for a number of years now, I reckon it is about 17 years or so and what has always been evident is the man’s mastery of funny … Read More

A Guide to Second Date Sex- Dirtystop-out and TEAfilms

5 Stars

*****

Laura is heading to Ryan’s flat. It is their second date. Both are unsure as to how the evening will go, what they should do, what they shouldn’t do. The anxiety and uncertainty are almost … Read More

Neil Delamere: DelaMere Mortal

5 Stars

*****

Neil Delamere is a comic I have been impressed with for a number of years now, and he is yet another from the endless conveyor belt that seems to exist in Ireland.

Starting with the usual bit … Read More

Mr Carmen

****

Russian Engeneering Theatre Akhe’s production is wordless. There is much symbolism and as such it is curious and strange, but completely mesmerising. For a start, take the name of the play. There is the combination of a male title … Read More

I, Tommy

****

Like him or loathe him, Tommy Sheridan with his ego, impassioned fist clenching sound bites and fake tan complexion, has been good TV and newspaper copy for more than two decades. Ian Pattison, writer of the Rab C Nesbitt … Read More

Michael Legge – What a Shame

4 Stars

**** 

Northern Irish comic Michael Legge has been doing Fringe shows for a while but I have never had the chance to see his hour before, someone in the team usually got in first!!

Although I guess this … Read More

Peter Straker’s Brel

4 Stars

****

Peter Straker has been around for almost as long as I can remember mostly I have seen him as a musical theatre performer, but the show he is doing at the Fringe this year is more an … Read More

Mil’s Trills’ Music and Stories

**

Mil’s Trills’ do two age group shows – 0-2 and 2-5. We saw the 2-5 year olds’, where New Yorker Amelia Robinson sings her original songs, self-accompanied on the ukulele, while encouraging preschoolers to join in, with varied success.

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Nessie The Loch Ness Monster

*****

This show is a little bit away from the main hub of the Fringe, but is well worth the extra milage  as it was a delight to watch and the kids loved it. Once we had entered the venue, … Read More