Bebe Cave: Swoon 4.5 ☆☆☆☆

There are a lot of pop culture references in this show, some of them obscure and niche, and I feel I would benefit from looking them all up and then seeing the show again so I could fully appreciate the … Read More

Em Humble: Lady of the Lakes 3☆☆☆

Sometimes shows are for the performer as much as for the audience, and this is the case for this strange delight, though there was definitely an audience for Ms Humble’s brand of chaos in the performance I saw. Ms Humble … Read More

Aidan Jones: Chopin’s Nocturne 4.5☆☆☆☆

This is a beautiful, polished, passionate show blending classical music and stand-up comedy, which is also about classical music, and stand up comedy, and what it means to make art, and be human. Aidan – dressed as Chopin – tells … Read More

Bare Productions — Next to Normal — 5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

WOW! With a live orchestra, a cast of 6 main characters and a sell-out show, the expectation before going into the homely auditorium was high, what happened next was nothing short of astonishing!

The show is about a ‘normal’ family … Read More

Marty Gleeson: Dog Ear 4☆☆☆☆

Marty Gleeson has an insouciant, take-me-or-leave-me, surety to their stage presence that is both beguiling and exudes reliability. This show might take some weird turns, but Marty knows what’s up, and will see you through. She’s also really funny, with … Read More

Anna Leong Brophy: Born Sexy Yesterday 4****

Despite still reeling slightly from being borrowed onto stage to participate in a three page script (thank you FOH who said the front row was safe!), I remain sufficiently cogent to say that this is an excellent show. It has … Read More

Isabelle Glinn On Ice ☆☆☆

Having handed, on entry, an ice cube to each audient, Isabelle Glinn gives such a heart-wrenching portrayal of a three-year old at their first competition that it made it quite difficult to put sufficient severity the telling-off Ms Glinn invited … Read More

Aaagony Aunts 3***

Louise Leigh and Pauline Eyre are the eponymous aunts, delivering a show that from the very start is more like actually going round your lovely aunt’s house than a Fringe show: cosy and relaxed and welcoming. Two guests share their … Read More

Gabey Lucas: Check Out This Potato That Looks Like a Beluga Whale 2.5**

A few things coalesced to make this show – or perhaps just this performance – not the one that Ms Lucas would have liked it to be. Axing material in the run-up to opening, with a reviewer in for the … Read More

Mythos: Ragnarök — 4 ****

A joyful romp across time, space, and mythology for everyone to enjoy. Watch the fabulously athletic Ragnarök team, styled as characters from Norse mythology, retell the famous apocalyptic tale of Ragnarök via the mediums of theatre and wrestling. Gritty, sweaty, … Read More