Aalex Mandel-Dallal: Where Was I? 3.5☆☆☆

Aalex Mandel-Dallal is a bundle of chaotic energy who exudes warmth and friendliness. She makes a big entrance, happily avoiding taking out herself or anyone else, and her enthusiasm immediately disposes us to go with her on this rambunctious exploration … Read More

Blood Me Up, Marjorie! 3 ☆☆☆

Blood Me Up, Marjorie is a caper in the best traditions of Carry-On, and with roughly the same amount of innuendo and a similar style of humour. The story has room to be developed, though the plotting works well, and … Read More

Police Cops in Space – 5*****

Police Cops in Space is as silly as the name suggests; its frantic, relentless energy leaves the packed-out theatre rolling with laughter from the moment it starts, and the three actors work tirelessly to keep the jokes coming thick and … Read More

Ten Thousand Hours – 4.5****

If you’ve ever heard “it takes 10,000 hours to master something”, it comes from Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers: The Story of Success, in which Gladwell repeatedly mentions the 10,000-hour rule, stating that the key to becoming a master or world-class expert … Read More

Stuart Mitchell – Solo Show – 5*****

If you sit on the front row of Stuart Mitchell’s “Solo Show”, expect to be making up a large part of the content of this hilarious hour long gag-fest. He has an inane knack of picking the best punters and … Read More

Bella Hull- Mad Cow Disease 4****

English comedian and writer Bella Hull, a seasoned Edinburgh Fringe performer and ‘Have I got news for you star’ brings her latest stand-up comedy show ‘Mad cow Disease’ to the Fringe.

In front of a sell out show, a heavily … Read More

Slay – 5*****

Writer-performer Lois-Amber Toole gives a beguiling performance as Kit in Slay, a funny, touching and increasingly revealing exploration of trauma, self-worth and what we need to do to survive in this modern world of doom scrolling.

Kit has escaped Newcastle … Read More

Deluge 3★★★

Deluge sits somewhere between interpretive dance, spoken word and theatre, with sprinkles of comedy. Created by Gabi Flares and Andrea Maciel, it’s a magic-realist exploration of grief inspired by a break-up.

There’s a further part to the blurb which is … Read More

Stand Up If You’re Here Tonight 5★★★★★

Stand Up If You’re Here Tonight is weird.

“You’ve tried everything. Yoga. Acupuncture. You floated in salt water in the pitch black dark. You juiced, you cleansed. You reached out, you looked within. You have tried, and yet here you … Read More

Mysteries of the Picts 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I arrive at Mysteries of the Picts completely unprepared.

I have no towel. I have no swimwear.

I’m not overjoyed when I discover I can rent two towels for £5 and a pair of trunks — although the money is … Read More