Nerine Skinner – Decisions, Decisions (WIP) 4****

*It is not usual for work in progress shows to get reviewed during the Fringe, however it is not often that there is a complete show, in essence this one is, to be of this standard. I have seen quite … Read More

In Other Words 4.5☆☆☆☆

Sometimes a show’s blurb doesn’t do it justice. This is a clever, smart and engaging piece of theatre, and not the dry, earnest show-about-words that I was half expecting. It is about words, but it’s also about how we use … Read More

Rowan Hackett : Brewed 4****

Rowan Hackett makes a low-key entrance, and glows like a ginger lighthouse, radiating a Scottish warmth and welcoming that puts the audience at ease. The show is deeply personal. Hackett takes us through a childhood populated by a father with … Read More

Andy Macleod’s Soho Days and Camden Nights 4****

It’s the early 90s, and music is changing and apparently everyone is in a band trying to be the next big thing.

Enter stage left Andy Macleod. From watching his first gig to going to start his own, The Pointy … Read More

The Spectacular Vermin Sisters-Taking Back What’s Ratfully Ours 3.5***

American sisters Amelia and Avi Gorman bring their first full length show to Edinburgh Fringe, with a bit of Shakespeare, showgirls, puppetry and comedy throughout, there’s surely something for everyone?

The show unexpectedly starts with a bit of comedy Shakespeare … Read More

Jonathan Rudge – Stay at home son – 4****

Working in TV for 19 years has given Jonathan Rudge a bucket load of material to use in his one-man-show, “Stay at home son”. However due to having signed an NDA, there’s much he can’t discuss.

They say that “Breaking … Read More

A Murder Mystery Musical – The Detectives Demise – 4****

Set during a storm in a drawing room of a stately home, Detective Ben Stone is killed at his own 25th birthday party, shortly after having his early retirement party, a week previous.

As the cast all sing to Ben … Read More

Jennifer Jane: Happy Tea 3☆☆☆

You get the sense, through this show, than Jennifer Jane is a being of huge compassion, far more than perhaps most people would display when faced with the situation she narrates in the show. She also has a touch of … Read More

Daisy Earl: Rattle – 4****

Daisy Earl strolls on with a grin, antennae up and tuned in from the start. She has nothing to prove. The only woman ever to win Scottish Comedian of the Year — which looks impressive on a poster — but … Read More

Her Raving Mind : 4****

“Her Raving Mind”, is a gripping journey through the eyes of El, a young Greek girl, played beautifully by Fenia Gianni. There’s a really dark atmosphere to the whole piece, echoed by the fact that it’s played out in … Read More