Horrorshow – Chronic Insanity 4/12 ****

Set on the Isle of Wight against the backdrop of the 2009 financial downturn, Doug Deans’s Horrorshow is a funny, energetic and ultimately touching coming-of-age tale about friendship and the terrifying prospect of being left behind.

Ollie (Joe Matty) is … Read More

Collateral Damage – 4****

Michael Johnson’s Collateral Damage is a heart-searing portrait of a family shattered by tragedy and of three women attempting, in very different ways, to live with seemingly unbearable grief.

At the centre is Stacey, a mother whose life has imploded … Read More

Tom Neenan: Portrait of a Tom as a Young Neenan – 5*****

During the many lockdowns of 2020 writer and performer Tom Neenan started painting portraits, a hobby that soon became a side hustle for him. In 2024 he was commissioned to paint a portrait of 86-year-old Yorkshireman Lionel but rather than … Read More

Tomatoes Tried to Kill Me but Banjos Saved My Life – 4.5 ****/5

No stranger to the Edinburgh Fringe, Keith Alessi’s one man show about the healing powers of music and community is back again for its 5th year and it has lost none of its sparkle.

For those only aware of the … Read More

Shamilton! The Improvised Hip-Hop Musical – 4****

Fringe legends Baby Wants Candy are back again with their high-energy biographical musical parody Shamilton! and it’s just as great as you’d expect.

Anyone familiar with Baby Wants Candy’s work will find no surprises in this show, only delights. The … Read More

CADET KELLY IS THE BEST MOVIE I’VE EVER SEEN IN MY FRIGGIN LIFE – 4****

Are you aware of relatively low-effort Disney Channel TV movie Cadet Kelly (2002) starring Hillary Duff? Well, Ben McCarthy is and he has opinions. Strong opinions, as you might be able to gather from the screaming title of the show. … Read More

Joe Casey and Pierce Higgins – Northern Soul – 4****

Two Northern lads tackle an hour of comedy in “Northern Soul”, and they actually do a very good job. Joe Casey from Newcastle and Glaswegian Pierce Higgins keep us all well entertained, each with their own material in a show … Read More

Nuns! – 5*****

Back in medieval Bavaria everyone wanted to be one of two things – a cool spooky witch or a cool spooky witch hunter. At least, that’s the premise of Nuns! a new comedy from Dog Complex Theatre in collaboration with … Read More

Liz Bains – Born To Be Mild 4****

Liz Bains is back, and since last year, things have changed. OK, she’s still a spinster, but now describes herself as a cat lady in a healthy open-door relationship, negotiating the modern world Vinted-style, with pre-loved glee. She’s more … Read More

Will & Noah: Dinner Dinner Chicken Winner – 4****

I always like a themed sketch show as a little constraint can lead to a lot of inspiration in how you approach the subject and that’s certainly the case in Will & Noah: Dinner Dinner Chicken Winner a show all … Read More