Patrick Monahan – I’m Not a Terrorist… I’m Freddie Mercury 4 ½ ****

Patrick Monahan has been coming to the Fringe for well over 20 years, yet each show he does seems as fresh as a daisy, partly because he does have a tendency to get so involved with his crowd work, identifying … Read More

Lara Ricote — INKLING 4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Lara Ricote bursts onto the stage as a ball of frenetic energy and declares herself very quickly as someone who loves mystery and is comfortable with other people knowing something she doesn’t. She also believes that everyone she ever encounters … Read More

Eryn Tett : Tasting Menu 4****

Welcome to the House of Eryn, our chef and waitress of cranium delights. At first sight, you may wonder what exactly you’ve walked into, with Eryn dressed in slightly ill-fitting red chef’s overalls. Don’t expect any Ratatouille-meets-Disney vibes or Marx … Read More

A Haunted House — 4****

This was a one of the most original shows I’ve seen! One man takes the audience around a “haunted house”, playing various characters along the way, including vampires and zombies. He does this mostly by miming and using different voices … Read More

CSI Crime Scene Improvisation — 5*****

This is my teenager and my second year of seeing this brilliant show. The premise is that we, the audience, help a detective catch a murderer. In order to set the scene the audience is asked for suggestions about the … Read More

Depths of Wikipedia — 3.5***

This show is basically one very enthusiastic and entertaining woman talking about Wikipedia for an hour, which sounds much less entertaining than it was.

I learned a surprising amount about how Wikipedia works, including who can update pages and the … Read More

Gavin Webster – The Last Ever Punk Rocker 4****

Over the years that Gavin Webster has been performing at the Fringe you can be sure of a slightly old school proper comic performance from a master of his art.

Don’t look for hidden meanings. Webster says what he means … Read More

Mitch Benn – Asking Elvis 4.5 ****

I have seen many guises Mitch Benn has presented over the 30 years or so he has been in and around the Fringe in August, yet year by year this very gifted funny man manages to present a different … Read More

A Murder Mystery Musical – The Detectives Demise – 4****

Set during a storm in a drawing room of a stately home, Detective Ben Stone is killed at his own 25th birthday party, shortly after having his early retirement party, a week previous.

As the cast all sing to Ben … Read More

Marc Jennings If and When– 4.5****

Marc Jennings had been popping up regularly on my Facebook Reels and TikTok feed recently, so when I discovered he had been selling out shows at the Fringe for the past few years, I was curious to see whether a … Read More