Cirque Kalabanté: WOW (World of Words) 4****

Cirque Kalabanté: WOW (World of Words) lives up to its title in sheer scale and spectacle. It’s a celebration of physical brilliance, colour and rhythm that sweeps you along from the first drumbeat to the final bow. The performers are … Read More

Shake It Up: The Improvised Shakespeare Show 4****

Shake It Up: The Improvised Shakespeare Show is a joyful feat of wit, imagination and theatrical daring. The premise sounds almost impossible: each afternoon the audience decides whether the company will deliver a comedy, tragedy, or history, and then the … Read More

The Big Naked Comedy Show 4.5****

Compered by Paul Savage, “The Big Naked Comedy Show” is very bold.  How confident will our group of comedians be, exposed completely and performing material from their shows?  It’s a different line up every night, so be prepared for … Read More

Aaron Wood : More to Life – 4****

Living in a rough part of Stockport has been a bit of a life-changing experience for Aaron Wood, and his show “More to Life”, gives us a very funny snapshot of his current living situation.  Have you ever been … Read More

Ada and Bron: The Origin of Love 4****

Fast paced, thoroughly entertaining and often frantic, The Origin of Love is a late-night dreamscape that probably makes little more sense than one of those vivid, wine-soaked dreams.

Ada and Bron tumble through a blur of nightclub jazz, cake-sitting, trouser-shedding … Read More

Krystal Evans – A Star is Burnt 4****

American born Krystal Evans has been on the Scottish comedy scene for quite a while, and following on from last years critically acclaimed show, The Hottest Girl in Burn Camp, those of us who hadn’t seen it were given a … Read More

Kate Pinchuck: Don’t Panic! 4****

South African–born, UK-based Kate Pinchuck opens her show not by bounding on stage, but with a wryly inventive recorded airplane announcement. We’re asked to fasten our seatbelts, expect a little turbulence, and note where the emergency exits are. It’s more … Read More

Twonkey’s Zip Wire to Zanzibar – 5*****

Being a fan of the experience that is Twonkey is not an easy thing to summarise, nor an easy thing to recommend. I am truly of the belief that he is the Fringe’s very own David Lynch with all the … Read More

Jamie D’Sousa – Brownie 4 ****

I saw Jamie D’Sousa during his first Edinburgh run in 2022 and thought that he had a lot of potential so was keen to see how he had progressed.

D’Sousa is from Staines, of Swiss and Indian heritage, a topic … Read More

Lorraine Hoodless – Good Girl 3 ½ ***

Lorraine Hoodless has been performing for a few years during the Fringe and I have enjoyed her shows in a less-than-ideal room.

She is back and in a better, more central space this year and the show I attended was … Read More