Cat in the Hat 3***

Those of you familiar with the Dr Seuss children’s books will know they are bright, bold, and a bit, well, strange. Strange characters, strange animals and strange storylines. Cat in the Hat is no exception. First published in 1957, it tells the … Read More

Mrs McMoon’s Tea Party 5*****

Welcome all to the Pleasance Green and to Mrs McMoon’s tea party. In this one woman show, Katie Cooper delivers an amazing performance as Mrs McMoon and her three relatives. The story is simple – Mrs McMoon bakes biscuits for … Read More

Matt Price: The Boy with Cake on His Face 5*****

Matt Price tells stories. He tells stories that you want to listen to and to hear the end of. He has all the technical things you’d expect: a lovely rapport with the audience, good pace, rhythm, a wide and appropriate … Read More

Albee Vector the Sound Collector 4****

Albee Vector the Sound Collector is a children’s show unlike any other. The story is of Albee Vector and his sound collecting machine named Mustard. Albee and his assistant Andromeda travel the land collecting all sorts of sounds, such as … Read More

Andrew Maxwell – Yo Contraire 4****

Andrew Maxwell informs us at the off that this is his 21st Fringe. Yes really. He must have a portrait aging in the attic for his appearance hasn’t changed at all. Neither has his comedy talent and his ability … Read More

Hal Cruttenden: Straight Out a Cruttenden 4****

You know where you are with Hal Cruttenden if you’ve ever seen him on telly and can always be guaranteed a decent hour of comedy. Hal enters the stage to rap music pretending to be gangsta but he knows once he … Read More

Funmbi Omotayo: Legal Immigrant 4****

Fresh from a slot on The John Bishop Show Funmbi Omatayo is enhancing his burgeoning reputation with a solid show in the Gilded Balloon Study.

Funmbi is a calm, relaxed and funny … Read More

Natasha Noman: Noman’s Land 3***

Noman’s Land is an autobiographical one-woman comedy about her experiences as a gay, female journalist in Pakistan. This is really a play, although it is listed as comedy, centres around a lesbian Tinder date in Karachi. … Read More

Jonny Pelham: Before and After 4****

Before and After is based around Jonny Pelham’s life prior to being told by the NHS they could improve his looks. His dilemma in deciding if lengthy and painful surgery was actually necessary, given he was … Read More

Dyspraxia and Politics: The Two Sides to Don Biswas 3***

Don Biswas’ show title is entirely accurate: this show is about dyspraxia (which Don has) and his politics, which, as he says, have been influenced by his experience of living with dyspraxia. It’s conventional stand-up and remains faithful to the … Read More