Seymour Mace – Happypotamus

3 Stars ***

Seymour Mace is a comic I have previously described as a genial Geordie and previous shows I have seen him do will testify to.

His show this year entitled Happypotamus led me to believe that this … Read More

Are There More of You?

3 Stars

***

Alison Skilbeck’s show is a series of cleverly constructed monologues of four middle-aged women dealing and coping with dashed expectations. All the women share the same London post code but their backgrounds and personalities could not … Read More

Babbling Comedy 2

4 Stars

****

This was my first experience of Korean comedy theatre and it proved to be a most enjoyable and happy one. Imagine a nursery room with a group of toddlers who are actually men dressed in bright … Read More

Greek Myths For Kids

****

4 stars

This was a truly interesting show, incorporating some good old fashioned historic tales in a lively and modern manner ensuring that even the youngest members of the audience were involved in the story, and involved they … Read More

Bagpuss

****

4 Stars

This was a delightful treat to watch, wasn’t sure who got more from this, the parents or the children! The loveable stories were told in a clear, enjoyable fashion, with oppurtunities to join in and sing, making this … Read More

Hairy Maclary and Friends

*****

5 Stars.

From start to finish, this was a thoroughly energetic and fun show, was hugely interactive and all the children delighted in participating with the singing, sound effects and picture spotting! The songs are fun and extremely … Read More

I Didn’t Mean to be a Virgin in the 80’s – Laura Hayden

2 Stars

**

Laura Hayden has an impressive cv in the  USA and has been performing for a decade or more as a stand-up and comedy actress so this story, what is in essence the story of her life at … Read More

I Love You, Your Perfect, Now Change – Why Not? Musical Theatre Company

**** 4 Stars

Why Not? Musical Theatre Company are staging this ever popular and enduring musical in Fringe 2011 as their latest foray into the world’s biggest Arts Festival and as usual they have a couple of previews in their … Read More

Reflections on the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival 2011

With a choice of over 50 shows spread over 10 days, all I can give is just a flavour of the Festival based on the 7 shows I managed to see. Virtually every form of jazz was available from … Read More

Pushkart Derby:- P in the Bay III 23 July 2011

Okay something was wrong from the start. It was an outside gig of marathon proportions being staged in Scotlandand it wasn’t raining. Not only was it dry, it was warm and sunny throughout even hot at times and that was … Read More