Articles by Rob Hayward

Mark Dolan - You're Awesome!

A public-school Ed Byrne in appearance with the patter of a middle-aged Jack Whitehall, Mark Dolan’s You’re Awesome is a gentle, beguiling hour.

Gráinne Maguire's One Hour All Night Election Special

Review
★★
Rob Hayward
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
17th Aug, 2013

Halfway through this likeable but ill-conceived show, Gráinne Maguire recounts an anecdote of her short-lived stint as a primary school teacher.

Blofeld and Baxter - Memories of Test Match Special

To devotees of Test Match Special, the voice of Henry Blofeld – deep, resonant, quite improbably plummy – is iconic.

Waiting for Lefty

Waiting for Lefty begins in medias res.

I'm No Hero

In great deeds, something abides.

Ava Vidal: Lessons I Should Have Learnt

Review
★★
Rob Hayward
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
13th Aug, 2010

Ava Vidal was first on my list for this years Fringe.

Shirley & Shirley

Some partnerships are thrown together at the whim of agents and producers; others seem to fit like Siamese twins of the comedic arts.

Holly Burn - Living and Dying

Holly Burns new show is a rip-roaring hour of delicious madness.

Aspidistras - Secret Breakfast Gig

It is impossible not to warm to The Aspidistras.

Sara Pascoe vs Her Ego

Twisting one leg around the other in a show of girlish innocence, Pascoes stage presence is that of the coquettish schoolgirl, rambling aimlessly whilst making puppy dog eyes at …

Helen Arney's Songs for Modern Loving

This isnt, Helen Arney tells us at the outset, a high-energy show.

Reveries

Close-up magic is a tricky act to sell.

Gemma Goggin: Get Laid or Die Trying

Full disclosure: I was dreading this show.

Piff the Magic Dragon: Piff-tacular 2 - Get Rich Or Die Trying

Chihuahuas always look terrified.

Fly in the Fridge

In this remarkable one-woman show, Karin de le Penha plays Emily, the author of this autobiographical piece.

Phil Cornwell is Switzerland McNaughtiehorse (and Others)

Phil Cornwell is a frighteningly talented man.

Fancy a Threesome - Luke McQueen, Jim Campbell, Pat Burtscher

Fancy a Threesome, the vehicle for three different and complementary stand-ups, is a peculiarly apposite name.

News Brunch

Described by its creator Mark Brailsford as the Fringe like it used to be, News Brunch is the latest show in the News Revue tradition.

Eirlys Bellin: Unaccustomed As I Am

Review
★★
Rob Hayward
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
10th Aug, 2010

From bizarre eccentricity to deadpan mundanity, character comedy comes in many guises.

Mushy Ate My Credit Card

Cricket, as we know, can be an all-consuming passion.

Colin Hoult: Enemy of the World

David Tennant and Robert Peston walk into a bar.

Your Mum

Overheard at C Soco: Id like to see Your Mum but only if theres room.

Miles Jupp: Fibber in the Heat (A Cricket Tale)

It is much to Miles Jupps credit that, at no stage in this terrific show, does he venture a pun on the Wankhede Stadium.

Cheeky Beggars Banquet - Free

Its all too easy and all too dangerous to dismiss the Free Fringe.

W;t

Review
★★
Rob Hayward
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
23rd Aug, 2010

At some stage in the rehearsal process for this misguided venture, some bright spark decided to site a desk lamp on stage.

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