The Eight Faces of Ellie Morrison – 3.5***/5

Proclaiming to be a revolutionary and first-of-its-kind production, the slightly clunkily-named The Eight Faces of Ellie Morrison is a dramatic play that blends Mixed Martial Arts into the performance.

The show tells the story of the Morrison siblings, promising … Read More

So You Think You Are Funny? Grand Final

Way back in 1980s Gilded Balloon Artistic Director Grande Karen Koren came up with the concept of this annual competition, a contest that has helped made household names of a multitude of aspiring comics who previously won, or at least … Read More

Sam Serrano – Mars 4****

Sam Serrano arrives with the tunes of Yungblud blaring through the PA, which feels suitably Fringe for this newly blooded act at The Stand.

From the beginning, they’re trying to get their head around the mechanics of the Fringe, from … Read More

James Gardner – Good Afternoon – 4.5****

James Gardner returns to the Fringe for a limited run with his show, “Good Afternoon”, but you’ll be very lucky if you get a chance to see his show, as this popular Scottish comedian is pretty much sold out already. … Read More

David Elms Describes a room 4****1/2

David Elms wanders onto the stage and, in a low-key, affable way, easily makes us chuckle and then laugh regularly while explaining the shows format.

The premise of the show is pretty simple: he needs us to help him describe … Read More

Horrorshow – Chronic Insanity 4/12 ****

Set on the Isle of Wight against the backdrop of the 2009 financial downturn, Doug Deans’s Horrorshow is a funny, energetic and ultimately touching coming-of-age tale about friendship and the terrifying prospect of being left behind.

Ollie (Joe Matty) is … Read More

Collateral Damage – 4****

Michael Johnson’s Collateral Damage is a heart-searing portrait of a family shattered by tragedy and of three women attempting, in very different ways, to live with seemingly unbearable grief.

At the centre is Stacey, a mother whose life has imploded … Read More

Tom Neenan: Portrait of a Tom as a Young Neenan – 5*****

During the many lockdowns of 2020 writer and performer Tom Neenan started painting portraits, a hobby that soon became a side hustle for him. In 2024 he was commissioned to paint a portrait of 86-year-old Yorkshireman Lionel but rather than … Read More

Tomatoes Tried to Kill Me but Banjos Saved My Life – 4.5 ****/5

No stranger to the Edinburgh Fringe, Keith Alessi’s one man show about the healing powers of music and community is back again for its 5th year and it has lost none of its sparkle.

For those only aware of the … Read More

Shamilton! The Improvised Hip-Hop Musical – 4****

Fringe legends Baby Wants Candy are back again with their high-energy biographical musical parody Shamilton! and it’s just as great as you’d expect.

Anyone familiar with Baby Wants Candy’s work will find no surprises in this show, only delights. The … Read More