As Ye Sow

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Stewart Pringle’s play will leave the viewer with more questions than answers. It is set in a home for the elderly where Clifford (Jeffrey Mayhew), a retired farmer, is a resident. The action takes place in his room.

The … Read More

James Campbell’s Comedy 4 Kids

****

This was a guy who knew how to work the kids, there were children laughing so hard that they were struggling to sit up straight! While some of the jokes were a bit close to the acceptable for the … Read More

Dr Seuss I Love You

****

This show is brought to you by The American High School Theatre Festival. It centres around a shy student who rarely speaks but who has her head forever within the pages of her beloved Dr Seuss books. The … Read More

AAA Stand Up

3 Stars

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I have been attending this Fringe show over the years to see what is in essence a small showcase of up and coming comics, three traditionally in the hour.

This gives these guys a chance to experience … Read More

Bat Boy

4 stars ****

I really wasn’t looking forward to this as how can you cut Bay Boy down to one hour? Mercifully this is the full show at two hours long – the programme and posters are in error although … Read More

Music of Les Miserables and West End Musicals

3 stars ***

This production is staged as ten people auditioning for a Les Mis casting session – so each person has a number and has to sing a song each (followed by 30 mins of Les Mis songs). Reasonable … Read More

A Little Night Music

2 stars **

Unfortunately this whole production is let down by the simple fact that you can’t hear a lot of it. It desperately needs mics and not only for the singing but for most of the dialogue too. There … Read More

Blues & Burlesque – B ‘n’ B Group

4 Stars

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This mid afternoon slot is definitely not the normal time slot for a show of this genre, one would normally expect this to be around midnight, but then this is Edinburgh when anything goes.

Welcoming the healthy … Read More

Clinton the Musical

4 stars ****

This professional production charts the eight years of Bill Clinton’s presidency through the main successes and scandals. Mainly the scandals! Although it may help to recap on your general Clinton knowledge before you go in to know … Read More

Streets the Musical

3 stars ***

‘Streets’ is a promising piece of work from new Scottish writing talent and if the response to the show was anything to go by it could certainly have a future. It does need more development though, some … Read More