Tom Craine – Comfort Blanket

* * * 3 stars

Tom Craine was not a name I was aware of before Fringe 2009 programme appeared, but I’m always keen to hear new talent so I gave this early evening show a try.

It appeared that this … Read More

William Andrews – Nitwit

* * * * 4 stars

This is the third year on the trot that I’ve had the pleasure of seeing William Andrews perform.  And it is always a pleasure.  From 2007s excellently surprising ‘Ugly Kid’ to last year’s sublime … Read More

Susan Calman  –  The Last Woman On Earth

Susan Calman – The Last Woman on Earth  Comedy Here we go again another "Female Comedian" and yet another truly hilarious night, not only that but Scottish as well. Susan Calman is well known to both Geoff and me … Read More

Alistair McGowan and Charlotte Page: Cocktails With Coward

Alistair McGowan is well known for his many TV shows and multiple persona. At this years Fringe he is performing in two shows his own ‘Alistair McGowan The One and Many’ and Alistair McGowan and Charlotte Page in ‘Cocktails … Read More

Bec Hill in: If You Can Read This, My Cape Fell Off

Bec Hill’s show is a combination of stand up, video and simple cartoon animation. Her opening is a video sequence where she is being chased by the evil ‘Procrastinator’. This triggers the thought that to take on an evil … Read More

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) The cast of three exuberant girls, Jess Barker-Wren , Lucy Evans and Ellie Ross, really do get through all the plays with piles of slapstick comedy, running around and many death scenes. … Read More

An Evening With Ben Dover:  Innocent ‘Till Proven Filthy!

An Evening With Ben Dover:  The world of adult films is not a total mystery to me as I have seen a few in my time, but I for one had never seen anything that this veteran producer director … Read More

The Grandee Way

The Grandees theatrical comedy combine camp humour with a science fiction send up. There are really two stories going on. It is 1983 and drag queen Martini is the owner of a night club in Soho. His friend Paul … Read More

Jason Cook:  Fear

This is the third year in a row I have been to see Jason Cook and although Geoff has seen him perform at the Stand Comedy Club, Jason’s Fringe ticket is mine! This show is about ‘Fear’ not just … Read More

Long Tooth

Frenetic, zany and very funny sums up the character comedy written and performed by Trudi Jackson and Vivienne Gibbs. Director Hannah Eidenhow deserves much credit for making sense of the mayhem on stage. Friends Liz and Julie are two … Read More