Rosco McClelland – Bring Out Your Dead 4.5****

Deep in the dark lair of Monkey Barrel Hive, in the heart of Edinburgh’s old town is the location for one of Scotland’s most entertaining comics once more. McClelland quipped that he did well in this room last year and … Read More

Charlie Vero-Martin: Picnic 4****

Any show which starts with the amiable distribution of chocolate fingers is on to a winner. Ms Vero-Martin was also handing out badges and generally being lovely to the audience; excellent techniques in place of traditional crowd work for bringing … Read More

Ange Lavoipierre: Your Mother Chucks Rocks and Shells 4****

Australian (that’s important) comic Ange Lavoipierre has apparently been getting reviews with lots of ‘bewildering’, which is not entirely fair. The show starts in a legible place, and ends, almost precisely one hour later, at the end of its narrative … Read More

Temporarily Yours – 4.5****

Greta Zamparini co-wrote and stars in this play, which looks at the world of prostitution from high end call girls to sex trafficking. The source material is based on two monologues in a book by Concita De … Read More

The Improv Musical 4****

This is a musical where the audience gets to choose the settings, characters, song genres and the title. The cast must be mad but they clearly enjoy this challenge as it’s their 11th year of performing at the Fringe.

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Monski Mouse’s Baby Cabaret 5*****

You’re a parent with toddlers and you’re searching through all the shows at the fringe for something your 2-year-old will just SIT THROUGH. This is it. Monski Mouse’s Baby Cabaret makes a delightful return, shimmering with whimsy and delight … Read More

Chloe Petts – If You Can’t Say Anything Nice 4.5 ****

Chloe Petts returns to Edinburgh for her ‘difficult’ second  show this year following the critically acclaimed sell-out run last year. She was thought of in some circles as being too nice. Is this show different? Well it certainly an angrier … Read More

Josh Weller: Age Against the Machine 4****

Josh Weller delivers an excellent hour of comedy about music, also involving musical comedy. He started life aiming for a successful music career, but it didn’t work out. A decade and a half later, Josh is able to find quite … Read More

The Quality of Mercy: Concerning the Life and Crimes of Dr Harold Frederick Shipman 5*****

Edwin Flay plays Dr Harold Shipman in this harrowing play, which he also wrote. The drama is set in his prison cell, with Shipman deciding to put his side of the story of his mass murders, after being labelled … Read More

Hollywoodn’t – 3***

Lisa Verlo’s show is the tale of her attempts to break into Hollywood. As a young and naïve (but uninhibited) woman, she was desperate to be taken seriously as an actress, but discovered her only avenues to a possible … Read More