Beth Vyse as Olive Hands in All Hands to The Pump.
It’s hard to establish whether the large queue has specifically come to see Beth Vyse’s Olive Hand’s as Olive Hands in all Hands to The Pump. It’s a miserable Saturday afternoon and I wonder if […]
August 2016
Sean McLoughlin: Kamikaze
Kamikaze is an appropriate title for Sean McLoughlin’s latest Fringe show, in that it feels like watching him explode on-stage. Except someone is messing with the remote and changing the speed so sometimes it’s in […]
zazU: Raisins to Stay Alive
Four piece sketch act zazU certainly know how to start with a bang. Harrie Hayes, Maddy Rice, Tom Machell and Nick Read go full on frantic as red flashing warning lights and a booming voice […]
Tatterdermalion
Henry Maynard created Boris and Sergey and toured internationally as a puppeteer with War Horse, this year brings a new show to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Tatterdermalion. In a departure from the puppetry of his […]
Gráinne Maguire: Great People Making Great Choices
Great People Making Great Choices is all about stories, and its story is a slow-burn. Gráinne Maguire takes to the stage, and then takes a little while to get going. She’s immediately funny, showing us […]
Tony Roberts: Card Magic
Tony Roberts is an award winning magician and stand up comedian who gave up a six figure sales job to become a street performer and has zero regrets and it’s great for us because he’s […]
Gráinne Maguire: Great People Making Great Choices
Great People Making Great Choices is all about stories, and its story is a slow-burn. Gráinne Maguire takes to the stage, and then takes a little while to get going. She’s immediately funny, showing us […]
Laura Lexx: Tyrannosaurus Lexx
It’s alarming how much energy radiates from Laura Lexx, given that she’s about the same height as most people sitting down. From minute one she’s flitting about the stage as she talks, generally about something […]
Aidan Goatley: The Joys of Retail (and How to Escape Them).
Aidan Goatley used to work in retail and like many of us who have “served” in this sector, it wasn’t his first choice. Thankfully for us, he now performs comedy and he’s back at the […]
Kiri Pritchard-McLean: Hysterical Women
A portacabin in Edinburgh during the Fringe can feel a world away from the northern working men’s clubs Kiri Pritchard-McLean is accustomed to playing. However, with some fancy tinsel curtains and a wad of filthy […]
