John Robertson: Excitable Boy! 4☆☆☆☆

Can you do your thing on a driech Tuesday with no front row and ten percent of the seats filled scattered round the room? It wasn’t quite that dire, and a good number of the audience knew the score, but … Read More

Roger O’Sullivan: Divel May Care : 4****

Starting with a smart VT , Roger O’Sullivan is back with his trademark excellent blocky computer graphics. This time, though, he seems to be fighting Beelzebub and guests who have sold their souls for the pleasures they desired. Was it … Read More

Lachlan Werner: Sleeper Hit ★★★★

Lachlan Werner is under hypnosis on stage. His puppet, Brew the Witch, is determined for us not to wake him. Unfortunately, Werner is far too funny for that premise to survive contact with an audience. The greatest pleasure of Sleeper … Read More

Sansha – To Be Fair To Me 5****

In the back of the Southsider pub, something is stirring quietly. No, it isn’t the pub punters popping their heads in asking where the toilet is. It’s primarily because London-based Sasha’s Bluetooth speaker is broken. Always inventive, she’s got her … Read More

Kim Blythe – Puzzle 4 ½ ****

Kim Blythe is mid-run in her third Fringe run and having regularly sold out previous shows has landed herself a room upgrade and is still packing them in. Blythe is a personable, chatty comic, totally relaxed and has an ability … Read More

Rachell Creeger : Queen Of The Jews 4****

The title and premise come from a comment posted on Creeger’s social media: “Who do you think you are? The Queen of the Jews?” This got her thinking: “What if she were Queen? Could I have my own Jew-bilee?”

Drawing … Read More

Every Ghost Story Ever 4****

Welcome to the shipping container for the damned and the parcel-damaged, where your host Billy Bones takes us on a tour of all things ghostly, both literary and cinematic, in a gloriously silly attempt to work out what scares us, … Read More

Apparently Ugly: A Stepsister Story – 4****

What a clever premise; What happened before Dorothy walked down that yellow brick road? Wait, no, not that one. What happens when Cinderella is off enjoying her happily-ever-after? Well, those evil stepsisters are still around, and it turns out they … Read More

Steffan Alun — Windows 4.5****.5

Why don’t you flock to see Steffan Alun and his new show, Windows? He’s part of the Welsh Comedy Sheep Crew and it literally is a ”look through” into the deepest, darkest parts of his identity. How much can you … Read More

Benjamin Alborough — Absolute Monopoly 3.5***.5

If you’ve ever wondered what Monopoly would look like if it escaped the board and landed in a theatre, Absolute Monopoly has the answer. This is a live-action version of the classic game, with two audience members selected to become … Read More