Room on the Broom

* * * * * 5 stars

Four children camping out in a wood are trying to get to sleep but the snoring of the boys keep the girls awake. Suddenly a Witch looses control of her broom and we … Read More

Tom Wrigglesworth’s Open Return Letter

* * * * * 5 stars

I first saw this very tall, big-haired Yorkshire man two Fringes ago as part of a AAA Stand Up show and then saw his debut solo show last year. I very much enjoyed … Read More

Two Left Hands – Another Mouthful

* * * * 4 stars

It was two years ago that I last saw Charlotte Hudson & Leila Hackett, collectively known as Two Left Hands, perform their own brand of sketch comedy so headed on over to see their … Read More

A-Team – The Musical

* * * * 4 stars

Take a popular American TV series with heavily contrived plots, a cross section of male stereotypes, frequently occurring totally obvious situations and a female to be rescued and you have TV’s ‘The A-Team’.  Mix … Read More

The Canterbury Tales

* * * * 4 stars

Tabard Productions version of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales has many virtues. The young cast show much versatility in successfully taking on many roles, and Harriet Bradley’s direction of her own adaptation is straightforward and clear. … Read More

Chris McCausland – 7 Strikes

* * * * 4 stars

Liverpool born Chris McAusland, who unfortunately lost his sight due to a degenerative eye condition, is already playing to packed-out houses at Pleasance Below, and it is really easy to understand why.

He … Read More

Rhod Gilbert: The Cat That Looked Like Nicholas Lyndhurst

* * * * * 5 stars

Geoff has been going on about Rhod Gilbert for years. More recently you can’t turn on the TV without seeing him. I have seen him in the passing most Fringes for the past … Read More

The Shade Ain’t right

* * * 3 stars

This is the first play by Adiam Solomon, who has an Ethiopian background. It is an interesting take on racism. The setting is a dressing room in an American cabaret club during the Prohibition era. … Read More

Super Situation

* * * 3 stars

Dressed in a bright, yellow and blue outfit, and playing the part of Extraordinary Girl, Lois Tucker as the writer of the play has taken her inspiration from the style of comic books. She is … Read More

Tiffany Stevenson: Along Came A Spider

* * * * * 5 stars

It was back in March that I first saw Tiffany when she was performing at The Stand Comedy Club in Edinburgh and I was really impressed with her as a performer and with … Read More