Jason Byrne 2010

*****

5 Stars

I can’t remember when I first saw Jason Byrne perform but it was many years ago when he was a fairly new kid on the Fringe and now many years later he has graduated to be  Fringe … Read More

Phil Nicol: Welcome to Crazy Town

****

4 Star

Those who know of Phil Nichol, the winner of the if.comedy Award in 2006, will know that there is more than one string to his bow. There is Nichol the stand-up, Nichol the actor and he is … Read More

Holly Burn – Living and Dying

***

3 Stars

I occasionally find it very hard to get to grips with the style of Holly Burn. She is a very likeable, undoubtedly talented and funny young lady who has made her name doing female character comedy.

I … Read More

Al Murray: The Pub Landlord’s Compete for the Meat

****

4 Stars

All hail The Guv’nor, Al Murray returns to the Fringe with his larger than life Pub Landlord and is hosting a real life pub quiz, with real prizes!! Daily until 28 August.

On entering the packed Ace … Read More

Your Little Princess is My Little Whore – Kitten Has Claws

*

1 Star

Oh dear. Sometimes I wish I didn’t have to write things like this, but to be fair to the public I feel I must.

This production was well attended with many people paying their hard earned money … Read More

Susan Calman: Constantly Seeking Susan

****

4 Stars

Susan Calman, diminutive, former corporate lawyer and now stand-up veteran, with a growing radio career is a local, well nearly, she hails from Glasgow, and is well known to me as a regular performer at the Stand … Read More

Miss Julie – LAS Productions

**

2 Stars

Miss Julie is probably the most famous play of August Strinberg and is one that quite often makes a Fringe appearance.

The action takes place the late 1890’s, in the kitchen of Miss Julie’s father ‘The Count’ … Read More

Primadoona:- Doon MacKichan

****

4 Star

Twice Emmy winner Doon MacKichan, probably best known for writing and performing in the TV series Smack the Pony is staging her one woman show, a brief reenactment of the last three years where her life has … Read More

Felicity Ward Reads from the Book of Moron

3 Stars ***

My first impression of Felicity Ward was one of surprise. In her publicity photograph she comes across as cold and austere. In actual fact, she has a warm and welcoming personality that is beguiling. Her conversational, self … Read More

The Virtuous Burglar by Dario Fo

4 Stars ****

Italian playwright Dario Fo’s satirical farce is given a thoroughly satisfying and amusing treatment. It is a tale of deceit and sexual philandering by the wealthy as opposed to the straightforward way of life of a petty … Read More