Articles by Emma Roberts

Apocalypse Later?

Review
★★
Emma Roberts
Edinburgh Fringe
12th Aug, 2011

This ensemble sketch show promises in its promotional material to be as funny as the ‘first Neolithic wedgie’: a good indication of the level of comic maturity this young troupe ha…

Luke Wright's Cynical Ballads

Luke Wright’s unique brand of performance poetry is like nothing I have ever seen before.

Heaven Bound - Free

Review
★★★★
Emma Roberts
Edinburgh Fringe
17th Aug, 2011

Mike ‘Dr Blue’ McKeon is a real Blues caricature.

Alun Cochrane: Moments of Alun

Review
★★★
Emma Roberts
Edinburgh Fringe
17th Aug, 2011

Alun Cochrane is about halfway through his set when he spots my notepad poking out from under the pedestal table in front of me.

The Dick and the Rose

Review
★★★★
Emma Roberts
Edinburgh Fringe
21st Aug, 2011

I had an inkling that The Dick and The Rose was going to be something special when I was handed a silver poker chip in lieu of a ticket at the box office.

Fool's Gold

Review
★★
Emma Roberts
Edinburgh Fringe
23rd Aug, 2011

Fool’s Gold is a production that smacks heavily of the dreaded GCSE devised drama piece.

Croft and Pearce - Funnier Than It Sounds

Review
★★★
Emma Roberts
Edinburgh Fringe
18th Aug, 2011

Croft and Pearce exhibit matching outfits, and to a degree, matching faces, accents and physicality.

James and the Giant Peach

Review
★★★
Emma Roberts
Edinburgh Fringe
11th Aug, 2011

Roald Dahl’s classic children’s tale about a boy finding friendship and adventure with a bunch of idiosyncratic insects astride a giant peach is translated faithfully to the stage …

Hairy Maclary and Friends

Review
★★★
Emma Roberts
Edinburgh Fringe
11th Aug, 2011

Lynley Dodd’s tales of Hairy Maclary, the scampish terrier who gets up to all manner of mischief with his animal pals, never really did much for me as a little’un.

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