Only Bones – Daniel Nodder 5*****

Only Bones is a strange, otherworldly experience. It is exactly why I come to the Fringe. The show opens with a light held between fingers, glinting through them as they begin to ripple and dance in time with a throbbing … Read More

Helicops 1: Find Your Wings! – 4****

With a premise of “there are some policemen who are part-helicopter” (indicated by them wearing cycle helmets with propellor blades) and when your narrator is the building that houses their headquarters you know that you are not coming to … Read More

MC Hammersmith: Ice Ice Nepo Baby ★★★★½

MC Hammersmith sends out his butler to greet the 250 of us squeezed into Assembly 3.

His butler (Stuart Murphy) takes the reins of the room, hilariously betraying Hammersmith with things he’s said in passing that clearly weren’t meant to … Read More

Cirqulation: Journey 4****

Photo courtesy of Chantal Guevara Photography

Cirqulation is Scotland’s travelling contemporary circus ensemble, offering a vibrant and thrilling showcase of theatrical circus acts performed by some of the country’s most talented artists. Each performance features a guest act from the … Read More

Bad Immigrant 4****

Jennifer Irons rolls onto stage dressed head-to-toe in pink, flashing lights sparking from her roller skates, and immediately sets the tone for a surreal, playful yet deeply political hour. A Canadian-born choreographer who has lived in the UK for 25 … Read More

Skank Sinatra – 4****

Skank Sinatra is a high-octane, razor-sharp drag cabaret that fuses witty wordplay with saucy storytelling and unapologetic dirty jokes. She whisks you into a smoky world of smooth jazz and Sinatra classics — though this diva is anything but classy. … Read More

Messy Magic Adventure – 3.5***

Messy Magic Adventure starts as we meet our cleaning duo, Spray and Wipe; they say they’re the stain-busting specialists, and what starts as a simple clean-up job turns quickly into silly but wonderful fun. The pair get the audience … Read More

A Haunted House – 4****

The spooky creation of mime and slapstick performer David Hoskin, A Haunted House is a show packed full of ghoulish good times.

A one man show in the traditional Fringe mould for one man shows– which is to say, a … Read More

The Burton Brothers: 1925– 4****

Making their debut after a series of successes in their home nation of Australia The Burton Brothers bring to the Fringe “the only sketch comedy show set entirely in the year 1925” to a roaring success.

The two (real life) … Read More

Jessie Nixon : Don’t Make Me Regret This – 5*****

In her one woman, Fringe debut, Jessie Nixon, single handedly lights up the room like Strictly GlitterBall, with her amazing show “Don’t Make Me Regret This”.  It’s a rapid-fire routine, interspersed with poetry corner, all delivered by a very … Read More