Articles by Milly Reilly

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The Quiz Show That Has Nothing to Do With Horses

Quizmasters Ian Gordon and Tom Ellis take to the stage in a whirlwind of energy that carries their audience through the entirety of their show.

Jordan, Jesse, Go!

Jordan Morris and Jesse Thorn (eponymous hosts of the podcast Jordan, Jesse, Go!) aptly bring their feel-good show to the Pleasance Courtyard.

Mr Winchester: Classic Entertainment!

A daft double act, Mr Winchester and his sidekick Tommy present an evening bursting to the brim with classic entertainment.

Slaughterhouse Live

With acts like clean-mouthed comedian ‘Tommy Kittens’, this four-man comedy cabaret group could have you wiping away tears of laughter.

Viv Groskop: I Laughed, I Cried

Viv Groskop positively sparkles on stage.

Virginia Ironside: Growing Old Disgracefully

Virginia Ironside is witty and sparky as she discusses the triumphs, as opposed to the tribulations, of growing old.

Thespianage

This show brings you four-man comedy group 400Hats acting in a variety of short sketches.

Pre:View

Review
★★★★
Milly Reilly
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Multiple Venues
15th Aug, 2013

Held at The Traverse, a theatre that prides itself on supporting new writing in all its forms, Pre:View gave its audience an exciting insight into the process of perfecting play sc…

Barry From Watford: Shooting from The (new) Hip

The whirr of a granny-mobile jolts into action and within seconds Barry from Watford zooms onto stage, bleating a tuneless song to the utter (and somewhat surprising) delight of th…

The Weaver

This has got to be one of the most visually mesmerising fifty minutes that you can spend this month.

Mata Hari

This solo show presents the story of the ultimate femme fatale, Mata Hari.

Ruth E. Cockburn Doesn't Even Smoke

Are you tired of the persistence of peer pressure to be cool and to fit in? Ruth E.

Matthew Highton's It Came from the Mud

In this comfortable fifty minutes or so, likeable Matthew Highton delivers good stand-up comedy that won’t leave you looking at your watch, but you won’t be wishing that it’s…

Benjamin Partridge: An Audience With Jeff Goldblum

Welcome to an audience with Jeff Goldblum.

Tumi Morake in HerStory

You’d have to have a heart made of stone not to instantly warm to Tumi Morake.

Fred MacAulay: 25 Fringes

Fred MacAulay flicks back and forward to Fringes of the past and future in this Fringe delight bursting with hilarious humour.

Britain's Got F*ck All Talent! 2013

Been to a load of shows already? Tired of sitting back as the passive audience member? Want to have your say? Then Britain’s Got F*ck All Talent is for you.

Rhys Nicholson: Dawn of a New Error

This is not a show for the faint-hearted.

Eleanor Thom: I Am Bev

In her own ridiculous words, Bev is ‘a full time partner, a friend to many and a giver to all’.

Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre - In Space

If you are attracted by the glittering diversity of shows offered by the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, then this is one for you.

Bright Club: Scotland's Fringe

A show that gathers different academics, doctors, scientists and the like to intellectually entertain has real potential and if the hour had been filled with funny facts from enter…