Jim Campbell: Trampoline – 4****

Jim Campbell is a warm and welcoming presence, despite his heart-break. This pain is both the central theme of the show, and a source of a lot of material – including his valiant attempts to sell a couple in the … Read More

Japan Marvelous Drummers – 5*****

From the moment the Japanese Marvelous Drummers burst onto the stage in their beautiful red and gold costumes, they had the audience in the palm of their hands. This show is not just about the spectacular drumming – which is … Read More

Kiri Pritchard-Mclean:- Victim, Complex 4****

For her latest Fringe offering Ms Pritchard-McLean, resplendent in a bright yellow bodysuit complete with a cape takes to her stage filled with self-righteous anger and a story to tell, one that is illustrated via two hard to source retro … Read More

Fast 5***** star

Fast

Fast is a dark psychological drama written by Kate Barton and directed by Kate Valentine. The title can be misleading. The “Fast” refers to the act of fasting. This, we are often told, can have many health benefits. Not … Read More

The Lost Matriarch 2 – 3***

This is a fast paced sketch show with a message. We are taken to the The Lost Matriarch. It is a world where women are fasculine and men are meminine. It is a concept which is initially hard to get … Read More

Jane Hill – Addicted to Fun – 5*****

Jane Hill is a recovering alcoholic. She used, she tells us in various tales from her past, to be fun. But fun and alcohol were too linked, and when she quit one, the other seemed to vanish.

A career in … Read More

Snowflake It ‘Til You Make It – 2**

Matt Duwell starts his show with a bit of audience banter. This later turns out to have encouraged a few of the chattier members a little too much, and his main theme got de-railed at times.

That theme is the … Read More

A Political Breakfast – 3***

Host Chris O’Neill introduces us to the panel who will be debating the issues of the day, despite how very early, in Fringe time, in the day it is. The hour doesn’t stop the room being full, with further people … Read More

Adventures in Dementia: Steve Day – 4****

Some shows move you, some shows make you laugh, rare shows manage both – and occasionally, as with this, both in the same sentences.

Steve Day, best known as Britain’s only deaf comedian, does have to start off explaining his … Read More

Nicky Wilkinson: Happy – 3***

As the audience settle in, Nicky Wilkinson hands out sheets of stickers, and the crowd divide themselves into two teams – Movers and Shakers. She also makes it clear that the show is just about being – and making ourselves … Read More