Edinburgh Tonight with Joe Simmons and Lorraine Chase

5 Stars

*****

Reviewed on 20th August

This is the second time our group has reviewed this show. Two reasons why. The first review took place very early on before the show had really bedded in, and, secondly, it provides … Read More

Penny Dreadful’s Etherdome

4 Stars

****

Horror comedy meets American vaudeville in the Penny Dreadful’s take on the search for the relief of pain in dentistry and surgery. Throughout the ages, the medical Holy Grail was to discover how to carry out surgical … Read More

Dr Phil’s Rude Health Show

5 Stars

*****

Phil Hammond’s brand of comedy is impish, waspish and fiercely satirical which is made more powerful by his calm delivery. As a practising GP between his TV appearances, he reveals many of the faults which exist … Read More

Sunday in the Park With George

5 stars

*****

Absolutely excellent all round – direction, set, acting, singing, sound, the multi-level band – all excellent. And so nice to see a show which hasn’t been squashed into an hour.

Do stay to the end though, a … Read More

What You Will

3 stars

***

I last saw Shrewsbury School when they did Into the Woods a few years back – and that was absolutely outstanding. I was therefore looking forward to this but unfortunately I found the whole thing quite confusing, … Read More

From the Fire

5 stars

*****

This was an outstanding professional production with first class singing and music. A very interestingly-told story with lots of emotion and passion for the subject.

All the cast were miced and so it was sometimes not obvious … Read More

Fear of a Brown Planet

3 stars ***

This show brings you two funny people for the price of one. Not, as I had been expecting, double-act stand-up, but half an hour each of Nazeem Hussain and Aamer Rahman, each introduced by a … Read More

Fiona O’Loughlin: Spirited

4 Stars ****

Fiona O’Loughlin is the self-styled Queen of Australian comedy and returns to the Gilded Balloon after too long an absence.

ThisAlice Springsbased mother of five has always been a funny lady, but this year it is different, … Read More

Neil Delamere: Divilment

4 Stars ****

Neil Delamere is yet another off the seemingly endless conveyor belt of comedy talent fromEireand having had a year off in 2010 I was delighted to see he was back, this time at the Pleasance for 2011.

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Ronnie Golden: First A Fender

4 Stars ****

I had been aware of Ronnie Golden for quite a while now probably mostly for his on going Fringe double act with Barry Cryer, and as a good guitarist, singer and funny man in particular.

But I … Read More