Billy Boy – 4****

The stage in the Billiard Room is adorned with wooden pallets, beer bottles and crisp packets and a stirring soundtrack is played as we wait for the action to start. Actor, John Travers, struts onto the stage invoking King William … Read More

The Transfiguration of Mrs Lamen 3***

The action, based on an original script from playwright Alex J Yates, takes place backstage on the night of an annual London pantomime. When we first see Mrs Lamen, the ageing dame is gazing into her dressing room mirror, before … Read More

Eglantyne – 4****

This play is a portrayal of the ground-breaking, but criminally unsung, co-founder of the Save The Children charity. Anne Chamberlain plays Eglantyne Jebb, a woman so driven by the plight of the starving children in Europe that she tirelessly campaigned … Read More

The Ghosting of Rabbie Burns – 3***

It’s Burns Night and heartbroken Emily has retreated to her Aunt’s cottage in Ayrshire to lick her wounds and to embark on a novel. A thunderstorm and the clattering of hooves herald the arrival of the ghost of Robert Burns. … Read More

Andrew Maxwell – Krakatoa 5*****

It was one of the hottest days of the Fringe so far the evening I went to the Gilded Balloon vast Debating hall and what had Maxwell set up for us, a volcano crater that belched smoke and noise every … Read More

Jack Docherty – Nothing But 5*****

On one of the hottest days of the year, it was a sheer joy to walk into this lovely and cool venue. To be entertained by one of Edinburgh’s favourite sons in such a comfortable space added to the pleasure. … Read More

The Giant Killers 4****

Long Lane Theatre return to the Fringe with their hit play The Giant Killers. First performed in 2017, the play tells the true story of football’s greatest ever underdogs, Darwen FC, who become the first working-class men’s team to compete … Read More

Paul Zerdin: Hands Free 5*****

It’s fair to say that Paul Zerdin is an extremely talented and incredibly funny ventriloquist. So good in fact he previously won Americas Got Talent, the ultimate talent show, securing a $1 million dollar prize and a prestigious Vegas contract.

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REDEEMher – How I screwed up my perfect Mormon Life 5*****

Tatum is single again, and faces the disdain of fellow Mormons who know that she had slept with someone which has led to the end of her marriage. That, however, is not the full picture and for the next hour … Read More

The Intervention – Watch This Space Productions 4****

For more than a few years now stand up comedian and writer of this black comedy Keir McAllister has written a play that is produced at the Edinburgh Fringe. Each time he ropes in a few of his comedian mates … Read More