Alfie Moore: A Fair Cop Stands Up 3***

Alfie Moore has been doing stand up for a number of years, this is the fourth Fringe offering I have seen him perform, and has had a Radio 4 series as well. There is always one constant in all these, … Read More

The Falcon’s Malteser by Anthony Horowitz 5*****

What a fabulous experience being part of the audience for this show was!

It follows our heroes Tim and Nick Diamond as they gradually unravel the clues that are discovered along the journey to solve the mystery of Mr Naples … Read More

The Land Of The Dragon- Gwlad y Ddraig 4****

A delightful and enchanting tale which whisks you right into the heart of Welsh folklore. The story is that of two warring dragons, one red and the other white, the red dragon has laid an egg and has entrusted the … Read More

Hedwig and the Angry Inch – 4 stars ****

Hedwig is now a cult Fringe classic, having been performed several times over the past few years and ironically usually in this venue.

This production, more than the others I have seen, had very good audience interaction and despite the … Read More

Cult – 4 stars ****

Cult is an interesting new piece of musical theatre, a collection of monologues and songs relating to different cult groups throughout history. In a similar way to how “Working” presents the material of Studs Terkel, we are presented by actual … Read More

X – Lady Carol 4****

Can it be really ten years since Lady Carol made her first appearance, albeit as a flyerer, but she states it is. She has progressed so much from the woman who never sung in public to being a performer of … Read More

Ismo Leikola: Observing the Obvious 4****

English to anyone who doesn’t speak it as a first language has a lot of little anomalies, in this show Finnish comedian Ismo Leikola, shares his humorous observations on a number of these. He starts off with our silent letters … Read More

Giant Leap: Comedians’ Theatre Company 4****

It’s 1969. Nixon needs publicity to detract from Vietnam. What better way than to fulfil JFK’s promise to put a man on the moon, one way or another. In a bunker somewhere in the USA a group of individuals are … Read More

James Ross – Leopardoptera 5*****

James Ross has huge energy and no indoor voice. He’s also friendly, cuddly (like a teddy with a nice smile) and intelligent. Not snobby-I’m-brighter-than-you nastily intelligent, but has-a-working-brain-and-expects-you-do-too intelligent, and his comedy is accordingly pitched several solid degrees … Read More

John Robertson – The Dark Room: Symphony of a Floating Head 5*****

I saw this show last year, and liked it so much (for which read ‘was brainwashed into the cult’) that I saw it again this year. I have zero desire to be Darren and actually play the game; … Read More