Articles by Hannah Smith

Angus: Weaver of Grass

Review
★★★
Hannah Smith
Edinburgh Fringe
18th Aug, 2012

Angus: Weaver of Grass is an unusual and beautiful production that weaves together music, puppetry, and mask into a visual and aural spectacle.

The Boy and the Bunnet

Review
★★★
Hannah Smith
Edinburgh Fringe
9th Aug, 2012

Scotland’s version of Peter and the Wolf is an enchanting tale with a lot of heart.

The Jocks and Geordies

Review
★★★
Hannah Smith
Edinburgh Fringe
8th Aug, 2012

The Jocks and Geordies is a show that has found an audience.

Mixed Doubles

Mixed Doubles is billed as ‘An Entertainment on Marriage’ and so it is, specifically marriage grown old and a little bit stale.

Super Crazy Fun Fun (Christmas Specials) - Free

Review
★★★
Hannah Smith
Edinburgh Fringe
3rd Aug, 2012

This show is comedy flying by the seat of its pants: not exactly improvised, but certainly thrown together.

Nice People Have Ruined My Life

Review
★★
Hannah Smith
Edinburgh Fringe
11th Aug, 2012

There are some shows where you have to wonder ‘what is this person doing here, and more importantly why?’ Simon Lilley and Asli Akby have entered this show in the Fringe, payin…

Phill Jupitus - You're Probably Wondering Why I've Asked You Here...

Review
★★★
Hannah Smith
Edinburgh Fringe
16th Aug, 2012

Phill Jupitus asked us here to ask him questions.

Milo McCabe: Kenny Moon This Is Your Life

Review
★★★
Hannah Smith
Edinburgh Fringe
13th Aug, 2012

The premise of the show is that This Is your Life is doing a special on Kenny Moon, comedian.

The Sensational Alex Salmond Gastric Band presents Oliver Pissed

Review
★★★
Hannah Smith
Edinburgh Fringe
21st Aug, 2012

In the second floor of a pub off Grassmarket, a sweaty singer belts out peculiar variations on show tunes from Oliver! This is Oliver Pissed, as presented by The Sensational Alex S…

Pat Burtscher's Patopotamoose

Review
★★★
Hannah Smith
Edinburgh Fringe
12th Aug, 2012

Pat Burtscher has more charm than sense.

Michael Redmond: Mannequins, Fishmongers, Guacamole and Me ... and Other Things

Review
★★★
Hannah Smith
Edinburgh Fringe
11th Aug, 2012

Michael Redmond seems like a perfectly happy chap.

Lewis Schaffer: No YOU Shut Up! - Free

Review
★
Hannah Smith
Edinburgh Fringe
8th Aug, 2012

Lewis Schaffer’s schtick is that he is an ex New York Jew making his way in this strange foreign land and hating every minute of it.

Bane 1, 2 & 3

The Bane trilogy - a one man tribute to film noir and American gangsters featuring hitman Bruce Bane who ‘always gets his man’ in a series of perilous exploits - is a cult hit …

There's Absolutely Nothing Wrong With Oscar Pike

Review
★★
Hannah Smith
Edinburgh Fringe
23rd Aug, 2012

The Fringe cliché about performing to an audience of two men and a dog is every company’s nightmare.

The Rise and Fall of Little Voice

Review
★★
Hannah Smith
Edinburgh Fringe
14th Aug, 2012

Jim Cartwright’s 1992 play has a script that dazzles, full of wordplay and witty one-liners.

Mick Foley: Prisoner of Raw

Review
★★★
Hannah Smith
Edinburgh Fringe
9th Aug, 2012

Mick Foley has a hardcore fan base.

Derek Ryan: Time Lord - Free

Review
★★
Hannah Smith
Edinburgh Fringe
5th Aug, 2012

They say the art of comedy is timing; it is therefore ironic that in a show about time we aren’t given enough of it to enjoy the jokes.

Hyde and Lyons

Review
★★★★
Hannah Smith
Edinburgh Fringe
6th Aug, 2012

In a venue with no natural light, these two shine.

Not Treasure Island

Review
★★★★
Hannah Smith
Edinburgh Fringe
4th Aug, 2012

This show is really fun: three performers in some barebones theatre - ultimate Fringe style, nothing but a black box - telling a comic version of Treasure Island.

Mick Miller and Jimmy Cricket

Review
★★★
Hannah Smith
Edinburgh Fringe
19th Aug, 2012

The Fringe Festival may be the home of the new and outrageous but that doesn’t mean there isn’t room for some classic hits as well.

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