Articles by Ian Winterton

Miss Julie

An absolutely captivating production of one of Strindberg’s best-loved plays.

Andrew Maxwell: The Lights Are On

How is it I’ve been watching stand-up for more than 20 years, including a decade of Fringe going, and I have never got round to seeing Andrew Maxwell.

Delete the Banjax: Pigs and Ponies

It’s 6.

Olver: Portrait of a Serial Killer

Review
★★★★
Ian Winterton
Edinburgh Fringe
20th Aug, 2011

Bounding on stage to the fading strains of Total Eclipse of the Heart, circuit stalwart Mark Olver instantly puts the crowd at ease: this guy knows what he’s doing.

Baker and Thompson: Never Made it to the RSC - Free

Review
★★★
Ian Winterton
Edinburgh Fringe
15th Aug, 2011

The infectious enthusiasm of this comedy duo is apparent from the off, their chaotic get-in generating a fair few belly-laughs.

Andrew Bird's Village Fete

Review
★★★
Ian Winterton
Edinburgh Fringe
22nd Aug, 2011

We’re not seeing the best of Andrew Bird tonight, I suspect.

The Brandreth Papers

Review
★★
Ian Winterton
Edinburgh Fringe
26th Aug, 2011

If scientists on the Human Genome Project fancied isolating the gene responsible for insufferable smugness, might I suggest taking a blood sample from Benet Brandreth.

Fameless

Review
★★
Ian Winterton
Edinburgh Fringe
30th Aug, 2011

There’s a line early on that unintentionally sums up this show: ‘None of us is nervous but if we were this is probably how we’d be behaving.

Rich Fulcher: Tiny Acts of Rebellion

Review
★★★★
Ian Winterton
Edinburgh Fringe
30th Aug, 2011

‘We can’t all overthrow the government through tweets but we can all unbuckle our seat-belts on a plane before they tell us to.

The Real MacGuffins: Skitsophrenic

Review
★★★
Ian Winterton
Edinburgh Fringe
20th Aug, 2011

Amongst the many funny moments provided by this trio, the performance I attended also has a side attraction: a mother, unaware the show is 14+, who’s brought along her two daught…

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