Articles by Melissa Lawford

CatSoup: Out of the Bag

Review
★★
Melissa Lawford
Edinburgh Fringe
21st Aug, 2013

CatSoup are a troupe of four young men who bring an original collection of sketches to the stage.

Darren Maskell: A Woodlouse Trapped Underneath a Glass

Review
★
Melissa Lawford
Edinburgh Fringe
20th Aug, 2013

A Woodlouse Trapped Under a Glass is almost so bad that it’s good, except it’s not quite there.

Laughing Wild

Christopher Durang’s play Laughing Wild has been wonderfully adapted to fill Funny You Should Ask’s 50 minute time slot to create a play so uproarious and so terrific you’ll …

Al Murray - The Pub Landlord: The Only Way is Epic

Al Murray brings his hilarious, bigoted alter-ego to the stage: The Only Way Is Epic is the Pub Landlord’s announcement that he is going to give you an inspirational speech.

Revolution Society

Review
★★
Melissa Lawford
Edinburgh Fringe
15th Aug, 2013

Yvonne Arnaud Youth Theatre Company brings a fresh and charming cast to the stage.

Bob Doolally: A Life in Football

Armed with a bottle of vodka, this retired football manager wins the applause of both his seasoned fans and those newer to the game.

Sugar Kane

Review
★★
Melissa Lawford
Edinburgh Fringe
13th Aug, 2013

Sarah Kane was an explosively controversial playwright who suffered from depression, communicating worlds of psychological turmoil through incredibly disturbing theatre.

Daniel Rigby: Berk in Progress

Daniel Rigby returns to the Fringe this year with a sketch show that certainly lives up to its name.

Afghan Days Babylon Nights

Review
★★
Melissa Lawford
Edinburgh Fringe
8th Aug, 2013

With proceeds going to the Royal Scots Benevolent Fund, Anthony Mulligan and Paul Finegan’s poetry recital is an emotive account of war experience.

Phillip and Marjorie's Marriage Preparation Course for Regular People and The Gays

Review
★★★
Melissa Lawford
Edinburgh Fringe
19th Aug, 2013

Phillip and Marjorie are a skilled double act whose thoroughly entertaining Marriage Preparation Course will hopefully not be taken seriously by many.

Nathaniel Metcalfe: Enthusiast

Review
★★
Melissa Lawford
Edinburgh Fringe
11th Aug, 2013

Nathaniel Metcalfe feels like a really witty mate who’s about to blow you away with his hilarity while you chomp away on a packet of crisps.

Planet of the Japes

Review
★★
Melissa Lawford
Edinburgh Fringe
5th Aug, 2013

Contrary to the advertising, this show consists only of David Rees-Jones and Chris Hammond.

Honest Iago and Three Other Choice Villains from Shakespeare

Review
★★
Melissa Lawford
Edinburgh Fringe
5th Aug, 2013

Natalie Burgess and Richard Smithies work through the principal monologues of four of Shakespeare’s major tragedies: Othello, Hamlet, Richard III and King Lear.

The Exception and the Rule

Review
★★
Melissa Lawford
Edinburgh Fringe
3rd Aug, 2013

It can be tricky to make Brecht exciting.

Rodney & Julie J

Two Thirds Theatre Company bring a tremendous modern day transformation of Romeo and Juliet to the stage.

Take Care

Review
★★★
Melissa Lawford
Edinburgh Fringe
7th Aug, 2013

Écoute Theatre Company bring a new voice to UK’s carers in this thought provoking verbatim performance.

Fast Film Noir

Review
★★★
Melissa Lawford
Edinburgh Fringe
7th Aug, 2013

Howard Hawks’ 1946 film The Big Sleep has been renovated and rewritten.

Undone

Undone is dense, tenacious and at times almost frightening.

Working on a Special Day

Review
★★★
Melissa Lawford
Edinburgh Fringe
16th Aug, 2013

Based on Ettore Scola’s 1977 film Una Giornata Particolare, Working on a Special Day succinctly adapts a historical story of repressed feeling for the stage.

Jobby Hunter

Review
★★★
Melissa Lawford
Edinburgh Fringe
7th Aug, 2013

Cormac Friel is a charming Irishman who gives an endearing narrative of his encounters with the job market and its mirror: dating.

Chris Fitchew in Jack of All Trades

Review
★★
Melissa Lawford
Edinburgh Fringe
13th Aug, 2013

Jack of All Trades is full of energy and will sometimes entertain its audience, but it doesn’t really have enough wit to qualify as comedy.

The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik: Deep Sea Explorer

Tim Watts, creator and sole performer in The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik, brings an incredible story to life through a mind-blowingly creative use of animation, puppetry, song and …

James Acaster - Lawnmower

For those not in the know, James Acaster is a nice man from Kettering who will happily tell you that all of his clothes are from Marks and Spencer.

Bath Time

Review
★★★
Melissa Lawford
Edinburgh Fringe
2nd Aug, 2013

The Wee Room is a rather hot and sweaty venue, perfect for Bath Time; Ruaraidh Murray’s one man show is intense, febrile and gritty.

Jimmy McGhie: Delusions of Candour

Review
★★★
Melissa Lawford
Edinburgh Fringe
15th Aug, 2013

Delusions of Candour unashamedly acknowledges the fact that it has no narrative but Jimmy McGhie neatly compensates for this by making a sense of spontaneity the primary charm of h…

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