MASSAOKE: Sing The Musicals 4****

I love a musical and I really love a karaoke so this was a must see for me, unlike the more adult, late night Massaoke sessions, this show took place in the early afternoon and was designed for all ages … Read More

Mitch Benn – The Lehrer Effect 4.5 ****

Mitch Benn has been a stalwart of the Fringe for 30 years or so, and although I have seen him many times over the years, this years offering, showcasing to many the life and works of the late Tom Lehrer … Read More

Eli Matthewson: Night Terror 3.5***

For his 2025 Fringe show, Kiwi comic Eli Matthewson tells all about the time in 2023 that his boyfriend tried to kill him in his sleep. Despite how this may sound, this isn’t some sort of true crime comedy … Read More

The Tale of the Loneliest Whale – 4****

Hoglets Theatre’s deep-sea tale follows a lonely whale who sings into the blue and hears nothing back until a mysterious voice drifts through the water and sets him searching. The story threads through glowing coral caves, wibbly jellyfish swarms and the … Read More

Sophie’s Surprise 29th 5*****

I genuinely love this show, it’s been on my review list since it debuted and each year it just gets better and better.

Think Cirque du Soleil meets Brixton!  It’s the best party you’ll ever go to, Sophie gets plucked … Read More

Sh!t-faced Shakespeare®: A Midsummer Night’s Dream – 4****

A legendary Fringe institution, Sh-exclaimation point-t-hyphen-faced Shakespeare Registered Trademark is a show that, after fifteen years of success, hardly needs any introduction. Like all the best shows, the pitch is simple – it’s a normal production of a Shakespeare play except … Read More

Scatter: A Horror Play 4.5****

I don’t like horror — but Scatter blew my socks off.

A compelling, horrific story told with elegant pacing, confidence, and clarity. It begins simply: a young man, a chair, and a backlight. Calm, earnest, and completely relatable, he sits … Read More

An Evening with Dame Granny Smith 5*****

David Salter gets right to the core of comedy in An Evening with Dame Granny Smith, a wildly original and laugh-out-loud interview with the world’s most celebrated apple. Yes, it’s literally just an apple—eyes cut out, a moving mouth—but Salter’s … Read More

Pear: Phobia 4****

“Sketch comedy isn’t dead. It just grew to six-foot-seven and took its shoes off.” At a time when sketch comedy has been mostly flattened into TikTok quick cuts and algorithm-chasing improv, Pear arrive like a weird, welcome glitch in the … Read More

Grace Jarvis – Just Because I’m Crying Doesn’t Mean I’m Not Having a Nice Time 4****

Wonderfully upbeat for the angst generation. Australian comic Grace Jarvis seems, at first glance, like the sort of person your mum would call “nice” over a cup of tea — right up until she casually mentions she works in a … Read More