Jason Manford

Although Jason Manford has been doing stand up for ten years now, and I go to a lot of comedy shows, this was the first time I had seen him live. The one time the company has reviewed him in the Fringe back in 2007, Di from our team was the reviewer. As part of [...]

Carmen: – Scottish Opera

For the first time in my numerous years last night I spent a night at the opera, no not The Marx Brothers movie, or the Queen album, the real McCoy, when Scottish Opera’s touring version of Carmen hit town in Dunfermline’s Alhambra Theatre as part of their national tour. Carmen was originally staged in 1875 [...]

Danny Bhoy – By Royal Disappointment

Was it really ten years ago that I first saw Danny Bhoy? It doesn’t seem that long ago, but history tells me that it was. He was then an up-and-coming comic performing at the Fringe as compere of The Comedy Zone. He excelled as the compere on that night and has never failed to entertain [...]

Steve Earle

As the first post-Fringe excursion for one4 review it was another visit to Dunfermline’s premier entertainment venue The Alhambra Theatre , where along with the excess of 700 others I was there to see country-rock legend Steve Earle. But first there was the support act of Dave Arcari, who I have to confess I haven’t [...]

Post Fringe Blues?

Well the Fringe is over for another year and Edinburgh starts to return to normal for a few months at least. But does that mean one4review goes into hibernation until August 2011? Hell no!! Although it won’t be as intense there are numerous planned visits to regular haunts such as The Stand Comedy Club and [...]