Chris Cox – Mind Over Patter

* * * * * 5 stars

Chris Cox is a self-proclaimed mind reader who can’t read minds. But he can certainly make his audience think he can.

As the audience entered the King Dome a video was playing … Read More

Helen Keen: The Primitive Methodist Guide to Arctic Survival

* * * * 4 stars

Helen Keen has such enthusiasm and energy. Her style is that of the raconteur. The inspiration for her show is a distant ancestor, a committed Methodist, who sailed from Hull as a crew member … Read More

Long Tooth

* * * * * 5 stars

Frenetic, zany and very funny sums up the character comedy written and performed by Trudi Jackson and Vivienne Gibbs. Director Hannah Eidenhow deserves much credit for making sense of the mayhem on stage. … Read More

MacKenzie Taylor: No Straightjacket Required

* * * * * 5 stars

I don’t suppose that it is easy to stand on stage and speak about yourself ain front of a room full of strangers at anytime, but to tell the story that Taylor does … Read More

My Name is Sue

* * * * 4 stars

We meet Sue as she sits at her piano. At first glance she is a bit of a nobody. Her lank drab appearance with hair like Wednesday from the Adam’s Family. When she talks … Read More

RE………

* * * 3 stars

Amy (Susie Chrystal) stands centre stage on late night TV with callers attempting to win cash by guessing what the word beginning with Re.. could be. In cages either side of the stage stand two … Read More

Tap & Chat With Lionel Blair

* * * * 4 stars

Lionel Blair has performed in almost every genre possible except perhaps stand-up comedy. Despite having been in the business for over 60 years this is Mr Blair’s first Fringe, which he celebrates by doing … Read More

Early Long Island Iced Tea

* * * * * 5 stars

I have enjoyed Peter Straker’s voice before and was intrigued to discover exactly what “Long Island Iced Tea” would deliver. Like the ingredients of the drink, after which the show was named, the … Read More

Auld Sangs And New Rhymes: The Life of Burns

* * * * 4 stars

It is an ambitious, indeed courageous, project to stage a two act play in words and song depicting the life and works of Robert Burns in the unusual ‘theatre in the round’ seating style. … Read More

Alistair McGowan: The One and Many

* * * * * 5 stars

It is amazing to me how TV stars will pack out Fringe venues based on their name only. Often the live version is a little less good than the TV as there is … Read More