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Strong and Stable Productions: Brexit the Musical, 4 stars ****
August 16, 2017 | one4review
It had to happen – the musical of course, not the Brexit. Here we have all of the main protagonists in caricature giving us the salient points of the whole messy Brexit story so far. Even if politics isn’t your … Read More
Thrill Me: The Leopold and Loeb Story, 5 stars *****
August 16, 2017 | one4review
Thrill Me is based on the true story of two would-be law students in the 1920s and their crime sprees which inevitably lead to murder, both as a way to satisfy a need as well as to create the ‘perfect’ … Read More
Magnificent Bastard Productions: Shit-Faced Showtime: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, 5 stars *****
August 16, 2017 | one4review
This was brilliant! It’s not quite ‘The Wizard of Oz’ but has the gist of the plot including songs from Wicked and The Wiz for example. The small cast play all the characters, the musician and the host but the … Read More
Bernie Keith Life Without Sat Nav 3***
August 16, 2017 | one4review
Bernie’s BBC radio background should give him an edge when it comes to delivering his material, but I recommend he drop in the odd un-radio like pause between gags. We didn’t really get a chance to laugh before the next … Read More
Alice Fraser “Empire”. 5*****
August 16, 2017 | one4review
Why mention Quantum Physics in your publicity? Perhaps it’s a signal for audiences that Alice’s new show “Empire” is going to be intense. Intense it certainly was. Starting off with her back to us. I am reminded of Ming the … Read More
Last Resort 4****
August 16, 2017 | one4review
The subterranean venue for Last Resort gives this immersive piece of theatre an added edge as it is in complete contrast to the free cocktail, deckchairs and bags of sand (for toe dipping) that greet the audience on arrival. We … Read More
Flo and Joan – The Kindness of Strangers 4****
August 16, 2017 | one4review
Flo and Joan seemed to come out of nowhere last year reaching the final of the Amused Moose Comedy Awards with a lot of people saying who? But they are back in 2017 and playing to capacity crowds in the … Read More
Carey Marx – The After Wife 4****
August 16, 2017 | one4review
Deep in a bunker in Edinburgh’s old town one can find the lair of Carey Marx and his new best friend his trusty guitar and the two are in harmony playing entry music as his crowd pile in. Since last … Read More
Woke 5*****
August 16, 2017 | one4review
Apphia Campbell gives a tour de force performance inhabiting the characters of Ambrosia and Assata, seamlessly moving between each part with a forward or backward roll of the shoulders. In 2014 Ambrosia is a naive student from Pittsburgh, attracted to … Read More
Twayne Mayne Black Girl 4****
August 16, 2017 | one4review
Twayne Mayne is one of the very few, black female stand-up comedians at the Fringe this year, in fact she thinks she may be the only one, a sad reflection on the comedy world where middle class white male comic … Read More
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