Arr we there yet? 5*****

Welcome aboard the Yellow Rubber Duckie! Head First Acrobats are back with another rip-roaring adventure. The trio of sailors are again on a mission to find treasure, and to finally establish which of the boys is the captain! This is … Read More

Angela Barnes: Rose-Tinted 4****

Angela Barnes star definitely seems to be on the rise at the moment as she is regularly involved in TV and radio, either appearing or writing for others. She is a plain spoken, working class woman with an opinion and … Read More

UniverSoul Circus: Hip Hop Under the Big Top 5*****

WOW!  UniverSoul Circus have to be one of the coolest and most colourful shows out there, this is a show that you should definitely go to see.

Hip Hop Under the Big Top promised to deliver edge-of-your-seat performances and … Read More

Phil Ellis is Ready for the Big Time 4****

From the minute Phil arrives in the room wearing roller skates, to the tune I’m Still Standing, his trademark shambolic but jovial humour sets the tone for the rest of this cleverly constructed show.  This is not a formulaic stand up … Read More

Justin Moorhouse: Northern Joker 4****

Justin Moorhouse is exactly what he says, he’s from the north, Manchester (south of here) and he tells jokes. He has such a relaxed style and obviously oodles of experience as his delivery and timing show.

In what was a … Read More

Rob Rouse – Are You Sitting Comfortably 4****

Rob Rouse is a middle-aged married man who takes the audience on a hilarious journey from the point in his life that he decided to give up his stable but impoverished career as a Geography teacher to become a comedian, … Read More

Phil Kay: Lighter Hour 2**

I have a strong affection for Phil Kay, the seasoned Fringe perennial, having enjoyed his previous offerings over many years. Expectations were high for Lighter Hour but sadly on this occasion Kay did not deliver.

I would say that Lighter Hour … Read More

Rob Oldham : Worm’s Lament 4****

As Amused Moose Breakthrough Comic 2017, I was expecting a lot from Rob Oldham. He did not disappoint. He is a very competent story teller, very at ease on stage and with the sound of his own voice. Tonight’s … Read More

Lily Lovett and Patrick Monahan:- Date Night 4****

Any show that includes Patrick Monahan is sure to include plenty of audience interaction and shed loads of laugh out loud moments and throw into the mix Lily Lovett, probably best known as Rachel in the Inbetweeners, themselves a real … Read More

Mervyn Stutter’s Pick of the Fringe 4****

It may have been going for twenty seven years now but this show fronted by the man in the pink suit, Mervyn Stutter, some things don’t change, but the suit has. This year there is a brand new 3 piece … Read More