Gillian Cosgriff – This is why we can’t have Nice Things 4****

It is always great to see a performance that is a surprise treat. I hadn’t intended to see Ms Cosgriff but when something dropped out of my schedule I took a punt. I certainly don’t regret the decision. Playing the … Read More

Amy Howerska: Smashcat 4****

This was the first time I had seen Amy Howerska but it definitely won’t be the last. This crazy, funny woman had me laughing from the minute she made her flamboyant entrance right to her equally exuberant finale. There’s not … Read More

Al Porter – At Large 5*****

Al Porter may only be 23 years old and doing his second Edinburgh hour but this ‘old school’ style comedian has the feel and presence of a guy with many more shows under his belt. Bounding onto his stage dressed … Read More

Unknown and Liminal – Eve Mutso and Liadain Herriot – 5*****

Unknown is a short piece, choreographed and performed by Eve Mutso, the Estonian former Principal Dancer with Scottish Ballet. For this piece, she has collaborated with Matt Strachan, providing the lighting and set design, and Merlin Bonning, who has composed … Read More

The Techtonics – Don’t Push The Button 4****

The Techtonics are extremely talented Imperial College London students who have come together and created an award winning a capella group, winning this year’s ICCA World Championships in New York. With a wide range of music – Queen, Adele, Right … Read More

Eden- 4****

Eden

Today I empathised with a bin bag. There’s a sentence I never expected to type, but for the 40 minutes of Less Theatre’s production I was in turn, surprised, charmed, concerned about, and ultimately terribly sad about a black … Read More

Opera Mouse-4****

Opera Mouse

This is a gentle and enjoyable way to start your morning at the Fringe with your under eights.

Tilly wants to break beyond the constraints of being a mouse to become an opera star. Unfortunately everyone she meets … Read More

Kai Humphries – In Full Colour 4****

For quite a few years now Kai Humphries has been performing his Edinburgh hour to big audiences and wide acclaim. This Geordie, now Edinburgh based has a wicked line of material and a cheeky chappy presence on stage and can … Read More

Kiri Pritchard – Mclean – Hysterical Woman 4****

There has been a preconception forever that women are not as funny as men. The perpetrators of this myth come from both sexes as well, although I suppose the weekend comedy club stereotype of a bunch of lads on the … Read More

Sophie Willan On Record 4****

Sophie Willan is another performer doing her debut hour at the Fringe. It is always good to make an impression early on and boy does she do it. Dancing onto her stage Ms Willan demonstrates her three ‘killer moves the … Read More