Articles by Greg Smith

Loaded

Alter Ego charges in with another winning production.

Women of an Uncertain Age

Outrageous, shocking and disgusting that women over a certain age should even attempt to create a comedy sketch show?Not at all.

Miss Givings – a play with music

A one-woman cabaret show presenting the life of Anita Boult, a jobbing musical actress trying to cope with life in New York city.

Improv Noir

Review
★★★
Greg Smith
Henley Fringe
Hotel du Vin & Bistro Henley-on-Thames / Upstairs & Downstairs
27th Jul, 2014

Eager to entertain, all-female group Improv Noir follow the well-trodden formula of inviting ideas from the audience as to a place and a character then spend the next hour creati…

The Rudy Vees

These acoustic comedians return to the Henley Fringe with their assortment of quirky songs and music.

An Extraordinary Light

Review
★★★
Greg Smith
Henley Fringe
King’s Arms Barn / Lovibonds Brewery Ltd
25th Jul, 2014

The double helix structure of DNA is knowledge that today we take for granted.

Four Monologues

From an initial four to a now fuller six, Bridget Fraser has written a stunning set of monologues that appear at first hand to have little connection to each other but actually r…

Simon Feilder: All the Things I’m Not

Like many men of his generation, Simon Feilder talks about his insecurities about being a single man, but unlike a lot of them he spices his show up with multi-media presentation…

Sign of the Times

Stalwarts of the Henley Fringe Festival, Falcon Grange are back for their seventh year with another smooth show.

One Of Those

Creator Tom Ward-Thomas has written a two-act comedy that peers into the lives of passengers commuting to Cornwall.

Casual Encounters

A dark-comedy about the lives of the Rogers and their relationship problems.

For The Trumpets Shall Sound

Review
★★★★
Greg Smith
Henley Fringe
6th Aug, 2013

In the year before the centenary of World War I this production puts us in the middle of the conflict in France.

Jennifer Skylark and the Seagull's Handbook

Review
★★★★★
Greg Smith
London Fringe
5th Aug, 2013

Based on true stories of child immigrants sent to Australia, this performance takes us from the Quays of London onto a voyage of discovery and into the imagination of Jennifer Lark…

Vintage Luggage

Review
★★★
Greg Smith
Henley Fringe
1st Aug, 2013

On a trip to France for a vintage car rally, four friends convene in a farmhouse - only two of them bring plus ones, making for a comedy of manners that speeds along as fast as any…

Burst

Review
★★★★
Greg Smith
Henley Fringe
1st Aug, 2013

A collection of four short plays looking at different elements of life and love, each presents its own element of the comic brought about from the tragic and vice versa.

Mixed Doubles

Review
★★★
Greg Smith
Henley Fringe
30th Jul, 2013

This seemingly seasoned sketch show quartet has the promise of a fully entertaining set, but though the performers are in sync with each other and each other, their material could …

The Golden Cowpat

Review
★★★★
Greg Smith
Henley Fringe
30th Jul, 2013

With a combination of music, song and puppetry The Golden Cowpat recounts the story of Betty the cow in the style of an old episode of Jackanory.

Pat Cahill

Review
★★★★★
Greg Smith
Henley Fringe
27th Jul, 2013

A stand up with a difference.

Men of The World

Review
★★★★
Greg Smith
Henley Fringe
27th Jul, 2013

John Godber is generally a safe bet in terms of production.

35MM

Review
★★★★★
Greg Smith
Henley Fringe
25th Jul, 2013

35 mm is a musical exhibition combining photographic art with song.

Daniel Simonsen

Review
★★
Greg Smith
Henley Fringe
25th Jul, 2013

Stand-up comedy is never an easy option and Daniel Simonsen certainly had his work cut out for him in attempting to do so with little by way of preparation.