Articles by Milly Reilly

The Quiz Show That Has Nothing to Do With Horses

Review
★★★
Milly Reilly
Edinburgh Fringe
26th Aug, 2013

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.

Mata Hari

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

Jordan, Jesse, Go!

Review
★★★
Milly Reilly
Edinburgh Fringe
23rd Aug, 2013

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

Benjamin Partridge: An Audience With Jeff Goldblum

Welcome to an audience with Jeff Goldblum.

Slaughterhouse Live

Review
★★★
Milly Reilly
Edinburgh Fringe
22nd Aug, 2013

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

Rhys Nicholson: Dawn of a New Error

Review
★★★
Milly Reilly
Edinburgh Fringe
22nd Aug, 2013

This is not a show for the faint-hearted.

Mr Winchester: Classic Entertainment!

Review
★★★★
Milly Reilly
Edinburgh Fringe
22nd Aug, 2013

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

Viv Groskop: I Laughed, I Cried

Viv Groskop positively sparkles on stage.

Eleanor Thom: I Am Bev

Review
★★★
Milly Reilly
Edinburgh Fringe
20th Aug, 2013

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

Barry From Watford: Shooting from The (new) Hip

Review
★★★
Milly Reilly
Edinburgh Fringe
20th Aug, 2013

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…

Bright Club: Scotland's Fringe

Review
★★
Milly Reilly
Edinburgh Fringe
19th Aug, 2013

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…

Thespianage

Review
★★
Milly Reilly
Edinburgh Fringe
19th Aug, 2013

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

Pre:View

Review
★★★★
Milly Reilly
Edinburgh 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…

Matthew Highton's It Came from the Mud

Review
★★★
Milly Reilly
Edinburgh Fringe
15th Aug, 2013

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…

Fred MacAulay: 25 Fringes

Review
★★★★
Milly Reilly
Edinburgh Fringe
15th Aug, 2013

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

Virginia Ironside: Growing Old Disgracefully

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

Britain's Got F*ck All Talent! 2013

Review
★★★
Milly Reilly
Edinburgh Fringe
14th Aug, 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.