Articles by Stuart Saint

Death Takes A Holiday

Based on the 1920’s Alberto Cassella play La Morte in Vacanza, Death Takes A Holiday is a chamber musical with a book by Thomas Meehan and Peter Stone, music and lyrics by Maur…

Grey Gardens

Once in a lifetime, in the world of theatre, you’d hope you could say you bore witness to a theatrical event that would be engraved into the history books for eternity.

Grand Hotel

With a flourish, a whirl and the ring of the reception bell, the Grand Hotel has duly opened for business at the Southwark Playhouse, taking a well earned place in the Tarento /…

Gods And Monsters

Gods and Monsters by Russell Labey at the Southwark Playhouse is the latest nugget in credible maestro Danielle Tarento’s forever blooming theatrical scrapbook.

Dogfight

Danielle Tarento has done it again – this time in the guise of a European première of the 2012 award winning American musical Dogfight.

Wendy Wason: Hotel California

One of the most enjoyable things about the festival is watching a good staple comic; someone who has honed their craft, knows how to play it and gives what everyone is looking for,…

Lucie Pohl: Hi, Hitler

Lucie Pohl is an enigma and a clever one to boot.

Torsten The Bareback Saint

Once in a while at the Edinburgh Fringe you stumble across an interesting and adventurous piece of theatre, a so-called diamond in the rough, proving the point of the festival and …

Stop Kiss

Review
★★★★
Stuart Saint
London Fringe
1st Mar, 2013

For their debut, Libertine Productions presents Diana Son’s simple yet touching story of friendship, unexpected love and a memorable first kiss, with vitality and fresh, minty br…

Taboo

Review
★★★★
Stuart Saint
London Fringe
17th Oct, 2012

Nearly ten years on since its fabulous and successful debut in London’s West End, Boy George’s musical Taboo returns in spectacular form, re-imagined and reworked for the Brixt…

Tom Lauri: Good With His Fingers

Review
★★
Stuart Saint
Edinburgh Fringe
19th Aug, 2012

Hailing from Switzerland, Tom Lauri (and his fingers) is attending to all our magic needs at the Sweet Grassmarket with his deadpan offering of comedy/cabaret magic.

The Wonderful World of Wilfredo

Embracing the wonderful world of Wilfredo feels like it’s going to be quite an arduous task once this misfortunate creature greets you, but how wrong you can be.

Tom Stade Totally Rocks!

Review
★★★★
Stuart Saint
Edinburgh Fringe
18th Aug, 2012

Tom Stade is a formidable comic.

Thea-Skot's Miss Adventures

Review
★★★★
Stuart Saint
Edinburgh Fringe
17th Aug, 2012

Thea Skot is an outright clever and funny young lady.

The Three Englishmen: Squares

Review
★★★★
Stuart Saint
Edinburgh Fringe
17th Aug, 2012

Packed to the rafters without a single seat left The Three Englishman, of which there are four, are off to a blazing start.

The Silky Pair: Happy to Help (Plus Special Guests)

Once in awhile the gods in comedy heaven will align the stars and deliver us a sublime female duo to embrace.

Tom Deacon: Deaconator

Review
★★★
Stuart Saint
Edinburgh Fringe
16th Aug, 2012

Hailing from radio one and an award winning stand-up, I had high hopes for the Deaconator.

Tony Jameson and Katie Mulgrew Tell Tales

Review
★★★
Stuart Saint
Edinburgh Fringe
15th Aug, 2012

In the cold hard light of day we all know stand-up is a tough gig - the Fringe is a buyers’ market and we’re all on the look out for the next best thing.

The Pin

Review
★★★★
Stuart Saint
Edinburgh Fringe
15th Aug, 2012

The three hander that is The Pin is a pristine, progressive pulsation of comedy heaven that I urge everyone to experience.

The Super Serious Show

Review
★★
Stuart Saint
Edinburgh Fringe
15th Aug, 2012

Like so many fringe productions this year, the Super Serious Show looks to be one of those stand-up variety, mash-up shows that is used as a platform for many of the acts out there…

Adventures of the Little Prince (Based on Le Petit Prince d’Antoine de Saint-Exupéry)

Review
★★
Stuart Saint
Edinburgh Fringe
14th Aug, 2012

The classic tale of Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, which this production is based on, is a wonderful children’s adventure that has stood the test of time and had m…

Tim FitzHigham: Stop the Pigeon

Becoming an established part of the Edinburgh fringe festival is no easy feat, but Tim FitzHigham secures himself immensely with his latest offering, Stop The Pigeon.

Thomas Nelstrop: Great(ish) Hits

Review
★★★★
Stuart Saint
Edinburgh Fringe
14th Aug, 2012

It’s 2012, we are in a field, I’ve forgotten my tent, Hunters and pac-a-mac, but who cares; it’s Music In a Field with Jonni Music, the Great(ish) and most bizarre music fest…

The Pauly Show - Episode One

Review
★★
Stuart Saint
Edinburgh Fringe
13th Aug, 2012

The Pauly Show – Episode One, is a brilliant idea on paper: a stand up comedian with a ramshackle sitcom pilot live on stage.

Tom Cottle's These Twisted Folk

Review
★★★★
Stuart Saint
Edinburgh Fringe
13th Aug, 2012

Michael Twist is an 87 year old charmer living all alone at Anne Diamond House.

Lady Sings It Better

Three of the happiest, and I have to say, most talented musicians at the fringe, jam a cool funky jazz in the Wine bar at the Gilded Balloon as the audience take their seats.

The St Andrews Revue

Review
★★★★
Stuart Saint
Edinburgh Fringe
11th Aug, 2012

The St Andrews Revue is a sparky and clever collection of original great British comedy that restores your faith in the wonderful talent this country has to offer in both writing a…

Roll On The Day

Review
★★★
Stuart Saint
London Fringe
2nd Apr, 2012

This new musical, by award winning composer Laurence Mark Wythe and writer Roberto Trippini, is about an illegal immigrant who fled his country of political turmoil.

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