Jason Cook – Broken 5*****

Jason Cook may be best known to a lot of people as the creator and writer of, and as Ramsey in, the BBC2 series Hebburn but for many, many years Jason has been a top class … Read More

The Reluctant Dragon 3***

This show is being performed in The Spaces @ Surgeons Hall, a lovely venue, along with a lovely cast who are approachable and engaging. It features a tremendously well made Dragon (who was available for photo calls afterwards)

It covers … Read More

Brave Macbeth 5*****

Wow! This is a delightful, amusing and somewhat brilliant version of the Macbeth story made accesible to children in the audience without it feeling ‘dumbed down’.

The music and songs are catchy and fun, the cast are equally so. It … Read More

Carey Marx – Abominable 5*****

Carey Marx is one of many comics who have decided to move from the paid, or should that be paying Fringe and is performing his 2014 show as part of the PBH Free Fringe. Free it may be to get … Read More

Mervyn Stutter’s Pick of the Fringe 4****

It may have been going for twenty three years now but this show fronted by the man in the pink suit is still rightly revered as the must do show of this type by legions, myself included.

It is a … Read More

Night Bus ***stars

Exceptionally performed in sketches by accomplished actresses Linda Marlowe and Sarah-Louise Young, this show tells the story of life travelling on the night bus from the perspective of many different commuters. There are yobs, drunks, pregnant women fighting for a … Read More

Felicity Ward – The Iceberg 4****

Felicity starts off her show by explaining the title, the iceberg, like life, is all about perception and perspective. Like an iceberg most people only reveal a small part of themselves with the majority hidden under the surface, however in … Read More

Carl Donnelly – Now That’s What I Carl Donnelly Vol. 6 4****

Fresh from his nomination of The Foster comedy Award in 2013 Carl Donnelly brings his new show back to the Pleasance for 2014 and as always is playing to packed houses. And it is easy to see why.

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Jo Caulfield – Cancel My Subscription 5*****

Having had a year off in 2013 Jo Caulfield makes a welcome return to what is a home gig for her now being an Edinburgh resident and the Fringe is the better for her presence.

Of course with the referendum … Read More

Eurobeat Almost Eurovision (Sarajevo) – Wellington College 2**

Last year I saw this production and was blown away with the performance. It was difficult to believe that a young group could turn in such a top rate show and … Read More