Mervyn Stutter’s Pick of The Fringe

4 Stars

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There are few shows that that always are a must on my viewing list and this is certainly near the top. But why?

Well could it be that our host Mervyn Stutter is such a genial host … Read More

The Half

*****

Richard Dormer’s solo performance play is an intimate and dramatic study of a 50 year old actor about to take the stage on a first night performance. Guy Masterson as the actor gives a commanding performance under the direction of … Read More

Les Clochards: Dirty But Nice

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Les Clochards are a rock’n’roll band. So what, there must be hundreds of rock bands on the planet. This band, however, has developed its own fun and idiosyncratic style.

To begin with, take their appearance. Imagine a bunch of … Read More

Dirty Paki Lingerie

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Aizzah Fatima is an actress and writer based in New York. Her solo performance play explores the issues of Pakistani women living in America caught between traditional Islamic culture and western liberal, city culture. Most immigrants come from a … Read More

Brendon Burns – Home Stretch Baby

5 Stars

*****

Mr Burns was sadly missing from last years Fringe and for all his army of fans it was a poorer place without him.

But fear not. He is back.

The Burns of years gone by was not … Read More

Sarah Kendall – Get Up Stand Up

4 Stars

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Flame haired Aussie Sarah Kendall has been missing from the Fringe scene for a couple of years and for me anyway it has been a loss.

The reason is that she has become a mother and some … Read More

Craig Hill: Jock’s Trap

4 Star

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If there is one thing that is guaranteed in any Fringe then that is Scotland’s own Craig Hill will be performing a sell-out show and that show will have an innuendo in the show title.

And of … Read More

Barbara Nice – Mrs Nice

4 Stars

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Now I am a reviewer of many years experience and certainly one of the golden rules I have is never to give away any outstanding parts of any show I attend. Okay allude to them perhaps, but … Read More

Cloud Man

*****

Wow! This show was simply beautiful, and the desire to now adopt a Cloud Man of my own is overpowering. The simple manner of the storytelling is so effective, the actress/puppeteer had the children and the adults in the audience … Read More

Mitch Benn: – Reduced Circumstances

4 Stars

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I have been seeing Mitch Benn perform on and off for a number of years now, I reckon it is about 17 years or so and what has always been evident is the man’s mastery of funny … Read More