Sunday in the Park With George

5 stars

*****

Absolutely excellent all round – direction, set, acting, singing, sound, the multi-level band – all excellent. And so nice to see a show which hasn’t been squashed into an hour.

Do stay to the end though, a … Read More

What You Will

3 stars

***

I last saw Shrewsbury School when they did Into the Woods a few years back – and that was absolutely outstanding. I was therefore looking forward to this but unfortunately I found the whole thing quite confusing, … Read More

From the Fire

5 stars

*****

This was an outstanding professional production with first class singing and music. A very interestingly-told story with lots of emotion and passion for the subject.

All the cast were miced and so it was sometimes not obvious … Read More

Fear of a Brown Planet

3 stars ***

This show brings you two funny people for the price of one. Not, as I had been expecting, double-act stand-up, but half an hour each of Nazeem Hussain and Aamer Rahman, each introduced by a … Read More

Fiona O’Loughlin: Spirited

4 Stars ****

Fiona O’Loughlin is the self-styled Queen of Australian comedy and returns to the Gilded Balloon after too long an absence.

ThisAlice Springsbased mother of five has always been a funny lady, but this year it is different, … Read More

Neil Delamere: Divilment

4 Stars ****

Neil Delamere is yet another off the seemingly endless conveyor belt of comedy talent fromEireand having had a year off in 2010 I was delighted to see he was back, this time at the Pleasance for 2011.

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Ronnie Golden: First A Fender

4 Stars ****

I had been aware of Ronnie Golden for quite a while now probably mostly for his on going Fringe double act with Barry Cryer, and as a good guitarist, singer and funny man in particular.

But I … Read More

Richard Herring’s Edinburgh Fringe Podcast

4Star ****

Podcast Godfather Richard Herring is recording is daily blog live atEdinburgh’s finest Comedy Club The Stand. Those who follow this event will know of the results of his musing on the daily events of the world and also … Read More

Asian Provocateurs: Rule Britannia! – Free

4 Stars ****

Sajeela Kershi and Yasmeen Khan are the two ladies behind this irreverant, well written and extremely funny sketch show that is interlinked with almost stand-up routines. They have a goal and in the course of an hour … Read More

Manipulators

3 Star ***

Manipulators is an up close magic act of manipulation and misdirection presented by Simon Coronel and Vyom Sharma.

The close up magic is involved and with the performers sleeves rolled up keeps you guessing to how they … Read More