Legendary 4****

Multi-award-winning and talented Cheeyang Ng invites the audience into their world, using these myths to examine identity, family and belonging, answering modern questions by blending Chinese mythology, memory and queer legacy in this ritual musical. This is not so much … Read More

Tarang Hardikar: if I’m not wrong 4.5****

Tarang Hardikar, if I’m not wrong, is one of the most interesting, strange-angled, joke-jammed comedians at the Fringe, playing a hilarious show to ( for the level of quality) an outrageously small audience. In his Edinburgh debut, Hardikar takes his … Read More

Leo Hincks : Emotional Cowboy 3.5***

As the title might suggest Leo Hincks gets emotional. In fact there are an array of emotions on show here, and he is dressed like a cowboy, minus the hat. We are reminded that Leo is twenty two years old, … Read More

Gareth Mutch Means Well – 4 ½ ****

Gareth Mutch is a well-established comedian these day who works consistently in his native Scotland and further afield is packing audiences into Stand 1 consitantly and why wouldn’t he?

He is a larger-than-life character and has a whole host … Read More

Danny O’Brien – Sure Look, Be Grand – 5*****

From the very first moment Danny O’Brien walks on stage, he manages to create an outstanding comedy show, brilliantly put together and expertly delivered.  In “Sure Look, Be Grand” he has us all in the palm of his hand … Read More

Silky – ‘ No, YOU’RE Poster Syndrome 4 ½ ****

Silky, birth name Paul White, was almost a fixture at the Fringe prior to the pandemic. I saw him for the first time in 2019 and wondered why I had waited so long. But after a 7 year wait he … Read More

Abi Carter-Simpson & Joe McTernan – Stand up Couple – 5*****

Having first reviewed them as a duo last year at The Edinburgh Fringe, I was keen to see how this “Stand Up Couple” were going to develop their comedy talents another year into their real-life relationship.  Abi Carter-Simpson & … Read More

Japanese Grandma Funeral 3★★★½

Japanese Grandma Funeral is exactly that: but crushed with a game show ran by a clown. Led by Kento Morita, who missed his grandmother’s funeral in Japan due to Covid restrictions and is now attempting to recreate the traditional rites … Read More

Mandy: Prince of Darkness   4.5****

Peter Mandelson has spent more than four decades at the centre of British politics, surviving scandals, resignations and sackings that might have ended most political careers. Mandy: Prince of Darkness provides a fascinating reminder of quite how much ground … Read More

Jess Robinson – Elton Reimagined 5*****

This show is Jess Robinson’s love letter to Elton John and there could not be a more entertaining billet-doux. A gifted impressionist with an astonishing vocal range,

Robinson has the voices of acclaimed Divas in her head and takes the … Read More