BED: A One Man Show 4****

So, here’s how it kicks off: Ben Donaghy, practically welded to his bed, gets yanked out of sleep by his alarm. Not exactly leaping into action — nah, he sort of drags himself into the spotlight and delivers a set … Read More

This Is Not About Me – Hannah Caplan and Douglas Clarke-Wood for WoodForge 4****

This Is Not About Me  is a sharp, tender and often very funny two-hander that thrives on the crackling chemistry between Amaia Naima Aguinaga (Grace) and Francis Nunnery (Elis). The pair play long-time friends – and sometime lovers – whose … Read More

Managed Approach – 4****

Managed Approach at the Gilded Balloon Patter House is an intimate, unsettling piece that takes us right into Abby’s bedroom in Holbeck, Leeds – a place with a double-edged history. Not only was Holbeck the site of the UK’s … Read More

Fuselage -Lareau Creative / Suzanna Rosenthal Productions 5*****

 Fuselage is a deeply moving piece of theatre by actor and playwright Annie Lareau, telling her own very personal story of Pan Am Flight 103 and the lives it touched, rather than the statistics of its tragedy. Set both before … Read More

Cabin Fever  – Fresh Ink Theatre Company 4****

Cabin Fever delivers an enjoyable and high-energy hour of airborne comedy. Playing to a full house – and with next week already sold out on the back of last year’s success – Aurelia Harris-Johnstone and Beth Miles keep the laughs cruising at a steady … Read More

Confessions of a Lunatic 4****

Step inside Confessions of a Lunatic, a fresh reimagining of Dracula that boldly transports the story to 1893 Scotland. The action opens in a Dundee sanatorium where Renfield, still haunted by the spirit of Dracula, is under the watchful eye … Read More

After the Service: Tales of Love and Loss 5*****

Some Fringe shows shout their worth from the rafters; others hum their way into your bones. After the Service: Tales of Love and Loss does the latter—and once it’s there, it stays. In a festival year swarming with work about … Read More

22: Brooke’s Time Space Sequins 4****

New York Performer/Comedian Brooke has landed and she has a story to tell so make the most of that party invite and let her take you into her space time continuum, but buckle up and make sure there is plenty … Read More

Antigone 3***

After a 2024 Fringe run, Mythography have returned this year with their production of Antigone. Based on Jean Anouilh’s 1940s adaptation of Sophocles’ classic play, the performance captures the hopelessness and destruction of the famous tragedy.

The creative … Read More

Tall Tails – 5*****

Somewhere on a small, uninhabited beach off the coast of Florida, five female friends arrive to attend a retreat for chronic people pleasers. When they discover that their self-appointed wellness guru (who has more red flags than a semaphore convention) … Read More