Giro Baby – 3.5***

Written by and starring Sophie Sandor, Giro Baby marks an impressive Fringe debut. This one-woman show tells the story of a young girl growing up in Glasgow, her journey through adolescence, and the challenges of finding her place in the … Read More

Colin Cloud: Hoax 4****

Colin Cloud’s Hoax is interesting. Dramatic and although a little scattered across ideas still a good show for anyone interested In Mind reading, getting shocked or just having a good time. 

To say the skill of Colin Cloud … Read More

Carl Donnelly -Extra Show 4 1/2****

For more than 20 years now Carl Donnelly has been a Fringe regular, popular, a raconteur and always very funny.

So why would a little inconvenience like now living in Melbourne stop him continuing with his habit and true to … Read More

Michael Spicer : Hope All’s Well 3.5***

Best known for his viral The Room Next Door sketches, Michael returns to The Fringe with his brand new show; Hope All’s Well. The show is less stand up and more a mix of video sketches with some familiar characters … Read More

Majenin — A Palestinian Love Story 4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Majenin is an Arabic word for ‘crazy people’. Marena Riyad employs this title for this hybrid stand-up play about two Palestinians falling in love far from home in New York and London, though still inextricably bound by their connection to … Read More

The Joker and The Thief   4****

The Joker and The Thief is a nicely constructed comedy-drama about friendship, ambition and the very different paths two former comedy partners have taken.

Set during the 1980 Edinburgh Festival, it begins with a striking … Read More

Rosie Holt : The Illegal Aliens Have Landed 4****

Rosie Holt could almost be described as an Edinburgh Fringe veteran, making her Fringe debut back in 2017. Rosie has amassed quite a following which is much in evidence tonight at the Pleasance 2. Rosie’s alter ego has crossed the … Read More

In the Cold Light  4****

Following his 5-star Fringe debut with Operation Blank in 2025, Scottish playwright George Grant returns with something very different this year. In the Cold Light moves away from the absurdist comedy of his first play into a thoughtful drama … Read More

Eleanor Morton – The Mermaid 4 ½****

What a gradual transformation has taken place over the past decade or more since Eleanor Morton, starting as the awkward kid gradually morphing into the confident, erudite woman of today. One thing that has been constant though is the ability … Read More

Krapp’s Last Tape  4****

Krapp’s Last Tape is something of a Fringe perennial and, truthfully, it was the involvement of director Stockard Channing and actor David Westhead that persuaded me to see it. I’m very glad I did.

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