Articles by Julia Oliphant

Man Feelings

Review
★★★★
Julia Oliphant
Edinburgh Fringe
13th Aug, 2012

Comedy duo James Cottle and Kevin Kennedy take their audience through a series of hilarious scenarios verging on the absurd in this sketch show.

Afternoon Delight

Review
★★★
Julia Oliphant
Edinburgh Fringe
13th Aug, 2012

Afternoon Delight pitches itself as a good way to sample some of the comedy flavours going on at the Fringe.

Lust in Translation

Review
★★★
Julia Oliphant
Edinburgh Fringe
15th Aug, 2012

‘Lust in Translation’ is certainly not the most groundbreaking of devised pieces we’ll see at the Fringe, but this doesn’t mean it should be written off just yet.

Jessie Cave: Bookworm

Jessie Cave is a genius.

Animal Songs: Bestiaries in English, French, and German

Review
★★★
Julia Oliphant
Edinburgh Fringe
15th Aug, 2012

In this show, Stephen Swanson and David Gompper present a classical recital of 25 songs from a fine selection of composers and lyricists, including Gompper himself.

Anne Renshaw Sings!

Review
★★★★
Julia Oliphant
Edinburgh Fringe
17th Aug, 2012

The room in St Bride’s Acoustic Music centre is packed.

Foreigner Go Home (With Me)

Review
★★★
Julia Oliphant
Edinburgh Fringe
21st Aug, 2012

Stephanie Chan is a walking, talking, poetry writing and performing contradiction.

Ladystache

Review
★★★★
Julia Oliphant
Edinburgh Fringe
16th Aug, 2012

To clarify, these ladies do not have facial hair.

Jim Smallman: Let's Be Friends

Review
★★★
Julia Oliphant
Edinburgh Fringe
13th Aug, 2012

Having recently lost his best friend to unforeseen circumstances, Jim Smallman is on a mission to find a new number one pal.

Tagged

Review
★★★★
Julia Oliphant
Edinburgh Fringe
16th Aug, 2012

Tagged is a very timely plays showing in terms of relevance to a modern day audience.

Otto Kuhnle: Ich Bin Ein Berliner

Review
★★
Julia Oliphant
Edinburgh Fringe
21st Aug, 2012

Some things will always be a mystery.

No Pants Thursday: T'il Death Do Us Party

Review
★★★★
Julia Oliphant
Edinburgh Fringe
20th Aug, 2012

Irish sketch group No Pants Thursday have come up with a fairly creative way of making their sketch show stand out from the rest, though it’s not the way their name suggests.

Künt's on Daytime TV - Free

Review
★★
Julia Oliphant
Edinburgh Fringe
15th Aug, 2012

Kunt’s on Daytime TV warns that it’s not for the easily offended.

Spring Awakening (After Wedekind)

Review
★★★
Julia Oliphant
Edinburgh Fringe
15th Aug, 2012

When the original version of Spring Awakening by Frank Wedekind was shown in New York City in 1917 it was closed down, on the grounds that it was too pornographic.

Bobby Carroll: Low Voltage - Free

Review
★★
Julia Oliphant
Edinburgh Fringe
17th Aug, 2012

Bobby Carroll has perhaps been doing stand up so long that he’s become a bit bitter.

Jessica Pidsley's I Can Make You Thin(k)

Review
★★
Julia Oliphant
Edinburgh Fringe
18th Aug, 2012

Jessica Pidsley has given herself a challenge, one that she hopes will help her audience to change their attitudes towards their body.

Pages from the Book of...

Review
★★★★
Julia Oliphant
Edinburgh Fringe
13th Aug, 2012

They stand huddled together in the corner of the dimly lit stage, faces blank, bodies motionless.

Ivo Graham and Liam Williams

In a “botched attempt” to entertain his audience before the show two things became apparent: Ivo Graham is hilariously charming and if Liam Williams could match his calibre of …

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