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Six Billion Suns
- Review
- ★★★
- Andy Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Zoo
- 13th Aug, 2014
Alzheimer’s is a disease close to the hearts of many people, as it affects so many of such a wide variety of ages, cultures and societies.
McNeil and Pamphilon Go 8-Bit!
- Review
- ★★★★
- Andy Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Dome
- 16th Aug, 2014
Returning to an even bigger venue this year, sketch duo McNeil and Pamphilon reprise their geekalicious gameshow for this year’s Fringe: once again McNeil and Pamphilon Go 8 Bit …
Alice
- Review
- ★★★★
- Andy Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on North Bridge
- 11th Aug, 2014
The twists and turns of the topsy-turvy world of Alice in Wonderland are well known and loved by many, enshrined in literary pop culture.
Unicornucopia
- Review
- ★★★
- Andy Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Globe Bar
- 14th Aug, 2014
Unicornucopia is James Ross’s insane and breakneck hour of Free Fringe stand-up, in which he rattles with hilarious speed through topics of colleagues, love, dreams and some hila…
Riptide: The Slasher Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Andy Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Sweet Grassmarket
- 16th Aug, 2014
Fringe musicals are often incredibly hard to get right but with a score as sizzling as the sun on the beach and some incredibly skilled performers, Riptide: The Slasher Musical hit…
Pioneer
- Review
- ★★★★
- Andy Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Zoo Southside
- 13th Aug, 2014
Curious Directive have hit the Fringe this year with epic sci-fi drama Pioneer, a space-exploration thriller of stunning proportions.
The Sons of Pitches: Boiler Alert!
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Andy Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 19th Aug, 2014
In the recent explosion in popularity of a cappella it seems like you can’t walk up the Royal Mile without tripping over a group of symmetrically dressed singers who’ve lost th…
Casual Violence: The Great Fire of Nostril
- Review
- ★★★
- Andy Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 16th Aug, 2014
In this farcical one-hour romp through the troves of storybook tropes, Fringe sketch regulars Casual Violence treat the audience to a kids-show-for-adults style adventure into a wo…
Treasure Island
- Review
- ★★★
- Andy Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on Niddry St
- 12th Aug, 2014
Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic tale is given a family-friendly and wonderfully whimsical adaptation in this new production by Fourth Monkey.
I Promise You Sex and Violence
- Review
- ★★★
- Andy Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Northern Stage at King’s Hall
- 13th Aug, 2014
Northern Stage’s production of I Promise You Sex and Violence is a critique of modern attitudes to homophobia, racism and sexuality.
SmallWar
- Review
- ★★★
- Andy Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Traverse Theatre
- 19th Aug, 2014
SmallWar, a piece adapted from actual accounts of events and experiences from conflicts spanning from WWI to Afghanistan, is an interestingly understated exploration of the emotion…
Guilt & Shame: Going Straight
- Review
- ★★★★
- Andy Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Cowgate
- 14th Aug, 2014
With more raucous energy than a crate of Red Bull sprinkled with cocaine, Rob Cawsey and Gabe Bisset Smith under the collective guise Guilt & Shame bring their new show Going Strai…
Tomas Ford Stop Killing People
- Review
- ★★★
- Andy Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Mash House
- 21st Aug, 2014
With a strange, original and interesting production, Tomás Ford brings his Patrick Bateman of the Fringe to the Mash House to tell a one-man-musical tale of double crossing deceit…
Alistair Green: Nobody’s Twisting Your Arm
- Review
- ★★★
- Andy Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club III & IV
- 19th Aug, 2014
One of the lesser known but better versed performers in The Stand’s programme at this year’s Fringe, Alistair Green’s show Well Nobody’s Twisting Your Arm is a no-frills …
Ian Smith – Flappable
- Review
- ★★★★
- Andy Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 17th Aug, 2014
The chatty Yorkshire patter of Ian Smith’s comedy offers an incredibly relatable show in the Pleasance comedy programme at this year’s festival.
Sam Simmons: Death of a Sails-Man
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Andy Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Bristo Square
- 14th Aug, 2014
The king of surrealist stand-up, Sam Simmons, brings his incredible and irreverent style to the Udderbelly in Death of a Sails Man, the gut-achingly funny tale of a windsurfer lost…
The Beta Males: Happenstance
- Review
- ★★★★
- Andy Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 12th Aug, 2014
Fierce, fast, farcical and ferocious, The Beta Males certainly pack a punch in their new show Happenstance.
Alex Edelman: Millennial
- Review
- ★★★★
- Andy Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 14th Aug, 2014
Up in Pleasance’s intimate stand-up venue Attic, there is one young comedian who is making waves on the comedy scene as he manages to cement himself as a firm Fringe favourite ev…
Dracula
- Review
- ★★
- Andy Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 14th Aug, 2014
Vampires never seem to go out of fashion.
Cambridge Footlights International Tour Show 2014: Real Feelings
- Review
- ★★★
- Andy Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Dome
- 14th Aug, 2014
Stepping into some pretty big comedy shoes, Cambridge Footlights have brought a fast-paced sketch and improv show to this year’s Fringe.
He Had Hairy Hands
- Review
- ★★★★
- Andy Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 14th Aug, 2014
Having taken the Fringe by storm last year with their debut piece The Boy Who Kicked Pigs, young and incredibly talented theatre company Kill The Beast returns to The Pleasance wit…
The Secret Garden
- Review
- ★★★
- Andy Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug, 2013
3Bugs Theatre Company return to the Fringe with a new adaptation of this classic children’s story.
Omid Djalili Live
- Review
- ★★★
- Andy Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Southbank Centre Pop-up Festival Area
- 15th Aug, 2013
Somewhat of a fringe legend, Omid Djalili has graced many a theatre on his national tours over the last 20 years since he performed his very first Edinburgh Fringe show.
Project Lolita
- Review
- ★★★
- Andy Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2013
In amongst the more controversial theatre on at the Fringe this year we have emerging playwright Sophie Foster’s new work, which dissects the media culture surrounding suspected …
1,000 Suns
- Review
- ★★★★
- Andy Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug, 2013
The Cold War is over, but this time America lost.
FOX
- Review
- ★★★★
- Andy Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 14th Aug, 2013
Children and adults alike will be familiar with Roald Dahl’s timeless story of Fantastic Mr Fox.
Gobsmell: The Musical
- Review
- ★★
- Andy Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th Aug, 2013
With an admittedly clever pun for a title, this misplaced family comedy misses the mark in its attempt to entertain, both musically and humorously.
McNeil & Pamphilon Go 8-Bit!
- Review
- ★★★★
- Andy Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2013
Mario Kart, Street Fighter and Bomber Man are all names that strike nostalgic excitement into the hearts of many of a certain generation.
On Hold
- Review
- ★★★★
- Andy Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2013
The world of PR is one ripe for comedy gold, Izzy Tennyson’s new play has taken this, using it not only for its humour but also to paint a dark portrait of the professional world…
The Circus of Terror
- Review
- ★★★★
- Andy Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug, 2013
Genuinely scary theatre can be hard to get right but this young theatre company has hit the balance of scares and gags bang on in this exciting and innovative show.
God of Carnage
- Review
- ★★★★
- Andy Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2013
Yasmin Reza’s modern masterpiece is here brought to life in the most frenetic, extreme and exciting way.
Birdhouse
- Review
- ★★★
- Andy Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2013
Taking the story of four elderly women who have been entangled in a freak attack by a murder of crows and take refuge in the Coronet Cinema this is a strange, intriguing and entert…
Light Relief
- Review
- ★★
- Andy Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2013
Geoff Cotton’s show is a mix of sketches, comedy songs, stand-up and satire.
Leo
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Andy Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2013
It’s an old trick seen may times before: someone crawls along the floor, someone films them sideways and they look, on camera, like they are climbing up a wall.
Guilt & Shame: Addicted to Everything
- Review
- ★★★★
- Andy Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug, 2013
There are tons and tons of sketch shows on at the Fringe this year, meaning that it is easy for them to get lost amongst the crowd.
Rouse Ye Women
- Review
- ★★★★
- Andy Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2013
This inventive piece of devised physical theatre is the rousing story of a group of female workers in 1910 who went on strike from their jobs as chain-makers, demanding higher pay …
Carey Marx: Intensive Carey
- Review
- ★★★
- Andy Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2013
With his show Intensive Carey, this Fringe favourite returns after a one year hiatus with the story of how he almost died, a number of times, by having a heart attack.
AAA Stand-Up Late
- Review
- ★★★
- Andy Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2013
Stand-up variety shows at the fringe can often be hit-and-miss, but this one just gets it spot on.
BEASTS
- Review
- ★★★★
- Andy Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2013
Following their successful Pleasance run at the Fringe last year, BEASTS once again return with their inimitable brand of absurdist, ridiculous sketch comedy.
Amateur Transplants: Adam Kay Is Going For A Number One
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Andy Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2013
With a show that is definitely not for the easily offended, Adam Kay reels off a series of his inimitable brand of parody songs with expert comedic timing and the hilarity that onl…
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