The Listies Ickypedia 4****

Australian due Matt and Rich, aka The Listies, are back again with an hour of crazy antics and belly laughs. This year they are compiling their ‘Ickypedia’, a list of gross made up words, some of which will remain forever … Read More

Mustard Doesn’t Go With Girls 5*****

Mustard Doesn’t Go With Girls is a beautifully performed musical for the whole family. The show begins in a library, where the librarian (a crocodile!) finds and reads a book. It tells the story of a town called Bow-on-Tie, where … Read More

Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs 3***

Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs tells the story of three school children who, while rehearsing for their school play, are magically whisked away to a world where dinosaur pirates are mean, hungry and very real. Our trio – Flinn, … Read More

The Showstoppers Kids Show 4****

Where else on the fringe can you have an exploding cake make friends with an inflatable duck? Where else does a pint of Guinness single-handedly save the day? And where else do the hit songs just keep on coming, whether … Read More

Wilde Creatures 5*****

Tall Stories assembles a fantastically skilled cast to bring to life various characters from writer Oscar Wilde. The story centres on a bleak and boring town, where nothing happens. Four characters, the Mayor, the baker, the student and the Princess, … Read More

Grimm’s Fairer Tales 4****

The Brothers Grimm collected their fairy stories over 200 years ago. I’m sure anyone with children (and hopefully those without) will be familiar with these stories, which include Little Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel and Rumpelstiltskin. Because they were … Read More

The Story Beast: Myths, Monsters and Mayhem 2**

We begin by meeting our storyteller, The Story Beast – who is brilliantly played by John Henry Falle. Thus begins an hour of high energy storytelling, interspersed with audience participation, the appearance of Mandy the witch and a reciting of … Read More

Kika’s Birthday – 4****

Kika’s Birthday is an enchanting, magical production that was an absolute joy to behold.  Danyah Miller’s performance is faultless in this captivating show that entertained the children in the audience, who were aged up to approximately eight years old.

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Paul Merton’s Improv chums 4****

Paul Merton returns to the Fringe with his Impro Chums. The chums turn out to be; Lee Simpson, Richard Vranch, Suki Webster and improv legend Mike McShane.

By the very nature of the improvisation concept, this is a very unpredictable … Read More

Skin – 201 Dance Company – 5*****

The 201 Dance Company tell the story of a boy’s gender transition through their contemporary urban dance production. I would not expect urban hip-hop style dancing as a way of expressing such an emotional journey however, with Andrea Walkers outstanding … Read More