Cabaret Whore Encore! – Free

***** 5 Stars Following on from last year’s sell-out Sarah-Louise Young has returned to the Fringe with another dose of her Cabaret Whore show. Ms Young is an extremely talented and versatile young lady, and she welcomes us into her venue, assisting in seating her packed out room in character of the Diva of a [...]

Felix Dexter – Multiple Personalities in Order

*** 3 Stars There is no doubting that Felix Dexter can do stand-up and also, as an actor, characters too, so a mix of the two should have worked well, shouldn’t it? Maybe it should, or perhaps it was the night I went, but I was a little disappointed by the overall product. Dexter welcomed [...]

Jump: Tank Productions

**** 4 Stars I have not seen many musicals this year, there was a time where I saw loads, but having been a little disillusioned with some recently, just did other shows. But while talking to Toby Herschmann, the composer of Jump, he encouraged me to go and check out this production and I’m glad [...]

Caledonian Folk and Blues at the Guilford

**** 4 Stars One of the longest running institutions at the Fringe is the Caledonian Folk and Blues at the Guilford Pub, an establishment famed throughout the year for a wide selection of quality food and an even wider selection of beer. Throw into the mix local folk band Yard of Ale with guest basis [...]

Rosie Wilby – Further Science of Sex

**** 4 Stars I first saw Rosie Wilby last year when she presented her show The Science of Sex and although I enjoyed it, I felt it was somewhat undersold. 12 months on, and ‘Dr’ Rosie is back with an updated version, and this time she certainly made the most of her subject. Some things [...]

Jessica Ransom: Ransom’s Millions

3 Stars *** Jessica Ransom tells an almost plausible story of how a worker in a biscuit factory was tasked by her boss to give £1million to a person who had no links with him. This was due to some complex tenuous Italian connections. This gives the set up for her to display her abilities [...]

Ian D Montfort: Touching the Dead

4 Stars **** Ian D. Montfort’s way of giving a literally spell binding performance is to talk slowly and precisely. His movement matches his delivery as he looks and assesses the individuals in the audience. Hailing from Sunderland, he describes himself as a spirit medium who is in touch with those on the other side. [...]

Adam Riches Rides!

4 Stars **** Adam Riches superb, highly visual comedy comes from a selection of bizarre characters in a series of extended sketches. He opens with Pierce Brosnan as a singing and dancing centaur, his assistant playing the back end of the horse. A member of the audience is encouraged to ride the horse which eventually [...]

Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre – on the Telly

4 Stars **** This is a non stop show of puns and daft, funny comedy. Two sock puppets form the classic double act; one is sensible and trying to keep to a planned script whilst the other is anarchic doing his best to hog the limelight. The pace is frenetic as they play out sketches [...]

The Bruce Collective

2 Stars ** There is a lot going on this show – improvised comedy against a green backdrop with computer wizardry to produce a science fiction film on a projection screen. Chris Harvey-John directs with his laptop as location scenes flash up on to the projection screen. Suggestions and objects from the audience give the [...]