Articles by Alex Forsyth

Umbrage Swain and The Magical Diamond of Ramtutiti

Comedy is very personal - some of the best comedians can fall flat if it’s not your style or you’re having a bad day but then some jump out and surprise you right down to your funn…

Shakespeare Shorts or What's in a Name?

Review
★★★
Alex Forsyth
Edinburgh Fringe
11th Aug, 2008

This years fringe is host to a few shows that brand themselves as Shakespeare for the ‘iPod Generation.

The Diary of a Nobody

Review
★★★
Alex Forsyth
Edinburgh Fringe
15th Aug, 2008

Delving into someone’s private diary is, more often than not, a cause of great excitement and hilarity unless it’s Anne Frank’s.

Jim Rose Circus

Review
★★★★
Alex Forsyth
Edinburgh Fringe
15th Aug, 2008

This is not a show that actually merits any stars.

Hero

Review
★★
Alex Forsyth
Edinburgh Fringe
14th Aug, 2008

From Cambridge’s own dramatic society comes a musical romp that falls short of a few theatrical hurdles but manages to entertain more than once.

Lies Have Been Told

Review
★★★
Alex Forsyth
Edinburgh Fringe
10th Aug, 2008

If given the chance to spend an evening with any individual beyond the grave most would be reluctant to pick the obnoxious, multi-millionaire newspaper tycoon Robert Maxwell unl…

The Bang Gang

Review
★★★★
Alex Forsyth
Edinburgh Fringe
10th Aug, 2008

You will sing, you will sing and you will fucking dance! A thought akin to this rattled around my head for a number of hours after leaving the Bang Gang.

Mark Watson: All The Thoughts I've Had Since I Was Born

Review
★★★★
Alex Forsyth
Edinburgh Fringe
21st Aug, 2008

Stand-up works best in a small space.

Who Writes This Crap

Review
★★★★
Alex Forsyth
Edinburgh Fringe
7th Aug, 2008

Following the success of their book Who Writes this Crap, Joel Stickley and Luke Wright transfer their work to the stage and promise us All the rubbish you read in a day rew…

Dan Nightingale: Geronimo

Review
★★★★
Alex Forsyth
Edinburgh Fringe
21st Aug, 2008

Dan Nightingale has that rare and slightly unnerving attribute that induces instant familiarity.

Gymnast

Review
★★
Alex Forsyth
Edinburgh Fringe
7th Aug, 2008

Taking a seat at The Gymnast you become charged with that familiar buzz that you’re about to witness one of the most poignant shows at the fringe.

The Factory

Review
★★★★
Alex Forsyth
Edinburgh Fringe
16th Aug, 2008

Using a plethora of multimedia devices and inventive dance sets, Bristol based company, Precarious, show us that all is not well with the world in this monochrome nightmare of mode…

Rex Futurus

Review
★★
Alex Forsyth
Edinburgh Fringe
7th Aug, 2008

With an opening that caused me to fear for my general well-being I was apprehensive about what the next two hours would bring.

Eco-Friendly Jihad

Review
★★★
Alex Forsyth
Edinburgh Fringe
16th Aug, 2008

When it comes to titles that are guaranteed to draw a crowd Abie Philbin Bowman is gifted with a sparkling ability to always find a something that teeters on the edge of audaciousl…

Lost in the Wind

Review
★★★★
Alex Forsyth
Edinburgh Fringe
7th Aug, 2008

A gently tumbling visual buffet whose menu is resplendent with clowning, puppetry and magical storms.

The Liar Show

Review
★★★
Alex Forsyth
Edinburgh Fringe
16th Aug, 2008

Next to breathing and eating, lying is man’s greatest survival tactic.

21:13

Review
★★★★
Alex Forsyth
Edinburgh Fringe
7th Aug, 2008

The newest company from the renowned Jacques Lecoq school are back for their second year to bring us a delightfully simple and wonderfully sensitive exploration of what is lost and…

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