Barry and Stuart – The Show

4 Stars ****

If you don’t want to be chosen to go up on stage in this show, don’t sit in the first few rows. Equally, don’t look too closely if you don’t want some clues to … Read More

Little Matter

5 stars *****

Whatever I say about this show will not do it justice. It’s got (custom made!) puppets, live music, vocal harmonies, a beautiful set, philosophy, smatterings of science, a dark and hopeful story and entrancing … Read More

Zoe Lyons: Clown Busting

4 Stars ****

It has been a while sine I have see Zoe Lyons perform live, okay she makes the occasional TV appearance, but that is not the same as the real thing.

She takes to the stage wearing … Read More

The Last Days of Gilda

3 Stars

***

Gilda played by Gael Le Cornec is a single, attractive young woman living in a Brazilian favela in this tragicomedy written by Rodrigo de Roure who lives in Rio de Janeiro. She makes a living by … Read More

Now That She Has Gone

2 Stars

**

Ellen Snortland’s solo performance is based around the dysfunctional relationship she had with her mother who was of Norwegian descent. In the opening sequence Ms Snortland is at her mother’s bedside as she is close to … Read More

Lewis Schaffer is Free Until Famous

4 Stars ****

Louis Schaffer is a New York born 54 year old man of Jewish heritage. Is this relavent? Probably not, but he sets the scene with this stuff also claiming that he is not self-depricating, but My … Read More

Out of the Blue

5 Stars *****

 Out of the Blue, an a cappella group based in Oxford are well on their way to becoming Fringe institutions that is assuming the have not already reached this status.

Fourteen male singers in pale blue … Read More

Sam Simmons – Meanwhile

5 Stars

*****

Sam Simmons has become a master craftsman of absurdist comedy and, put quite simply, he has constructed a very, very funny show. His style is an unpredictable mix of visual humour, musical send ups, fast one … Read More

How Steeple Sinderby Wanderers Won the F.A. Cup

3 Stars

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Paul Hodson’s humorous adaptation of J.L.Carr’s novel will resonate with those who have witnessed or even achieved sporting success against all the odds. The play is set in a time before the modern era of massive … Read More

The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik

4 Stars

****

Tim Watts’ one man show is an absorbing and impressive blend of many art forms, ranging from the high-tech to traditional puppetry. Animation both live and cartoon-like as well as prepared sequences takes the audience on … Read More