4 Better or 4 Worse 3.5***

Well, here’s a conundrum, Muslim girl from Kazakhstan, falls for Christian boy from Macedonia, and in “4 Better or 4 Worse”, real life couple, Aisha Amanduri and Vlad Illich, navigate the potholes on this road to love and maybe wedlock.

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Handle with Care 5★★★★★

Ontroerend Goed’s Handle with Care starts with one person in the audience raising what’s on every card on every seat.

It says that once everyone is seated, we should open the box. A woman with her husband and … Read More

Extra Dry 4****

Michelle Renee Johnson’s Extra Dry is an intensely personal exploration of her relationship with alcohol, charting the journey from those first liberating drinks to the point where drinking begins to take control.

The production is staged around an illuminated bar, … Read More

The Van Gogh Shogh – 4****

It feels weird to say that a dutchman who’s been dead for over a century is a hotly trending topic in Scotland this year, and yet that is the case as the 2026 Edinburgh Fringe has more than its fair … Read More

Don Quixote (Is a Very Big Book) – 5*****

Cervantes’ epic novel from the 17th century is notoriously impossible to adapt, with seemingly more films being made about how difficult it is to make a film of Don Quixote than actual Don Quixote movies. So it’s a bold choice … Read More

TO BE FRANK – 4****

There’s never been a shortage of adaptations of Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein – argued in many a student essay to be the first ever science fiction book. The creature, sewn together from the body parts of various corpses remains one of … Read More

Geoff Norcott – Basic Bloke 2-There’s No Bloke Without Fire – 4.5****

Geoff Norcott never fails to deliver and his latest offering, “Basic Bloke 2” is no different, it’s an extremely good, top notch show. He has a knack of absolutely hitting the nail on the head every time, with his tales … Read More

The Late Nite PowerPoint Comedy Showcase – 4****

I hold the slightly controversial opinion that almost every comedy show would be improved by the inclusion of some PowerPoint. Comedians are, after all, predominantly storytellers, and everyone knows that visual aids help in storytelling. Then you add all the … Read More

Lawrence Dodd: This Can’t Be It 5★★★★★

This opens with us walking into the room between Dodd’s legs as he shakes each of our hands and greets us with a warmth and positivity that is Buddha-esque.

Dodd wants us all to reach a different level. At points, … Read More

CADEL – Lungs on Legs – 4.5****

I have to admit I am a bit of a fan of The Tour de France, so I was very much looking forward to seeing “CADEL – Lungs on Legs”, and I wasn’t disappointed. For this is a wonderful show … Read More