Remember, Remember! – WIT? Theatre Company and Pleasance 4.5****

Possibly one of the most famous failures in the world, the Gunpowder Plot is one of those historical events never far from the cultural zeitgeist and, therefore, does feel a little overdue a musical adaptation. And Remember, Remember! is exactly … Read More

Pleasance Comedy Reserve 4★★★★

Pleasance Comedy Reserve ★★★★ Pleasance Dome

Pleasance Comedy Reserve has a well-earned reputation for spotting breakthrough talent, and this year’s four comedians certainly suggest the tradition continues.

Laura Walsh comperes energetically, warming the audience with amusing stories, including about … Read More

Tiny Planet – 3 1/2 ***

If, like me, you adored ‘Breathe’, you may want to remind yourself just how amazing that was: the puppetry, the visuals, the music and sound effects on display. Tiny Planet is not Breath, and as much as it gives you … Read More

Imogen Andrews : The Unlikeable Worms 3***

Imogen Andrews is part of a new wave of performers making their Fringe debut but arrive having amassed 500,000 plus followers and over 300 million online views. The expectations are high and the question is; can the character creations transfer … Read More

Jordan Brookes: The Part of You That’s Always Screaming 4.5 ☆☆☆☆

Brookes checks in a few times during the show to ask if he ‘seems like a person’. And he does, but the emphasis is on ‘seems’. There is a sense that his presence on stage is a continual performance, mirroring, … Read More

Amy Annette — Say What You Like About Me 4⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

On entering 10 Dome for Amy Annette’s show, you’re greeted by the sound of a remixed version of Jolene by Dolly Parton and an image of the comedian herself recreating the Jolene album cover. This picture is part of a … Read More

Elouise Eftos — Aphrodite 4.5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

After last year’s phenomenal success, nominee for 2025 Edinburgh Fringe Best Newcomer Elouise Eftos returns to the Fringe with her new show. With high expectations, the Greek/Macedonian-born performer, who now lives in Australia, has a lot to live up to … Read More

Majenin — A Palestinian Love Story 4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Majenin is an Arabic word for ‘crazy people’. Marena Riyad employs this title for this hybrid stand-up play about two Palestinians falling in love far from home in New York and London, though still inextricably bound by their connection to … Read More

Bebe Cave: Swoon 4.5 ☆☆☆☆

There are a lot of pop culture references in this show, some of them obscure and niche, and I feel I would benefit from looking them all up and then seeing the show again so I could fully appreciate the … Read More

Joz Norris: You Wait. Time Passes. 4****

Joz Norris seems to have made for himself a specialism of thinking himself into knots and putting his shows in danger of disappearing up their own fundament. This show teeters along the edge of profundity, built around a deeply felt … Read More