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Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

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Edinburgh Fringe
Greenside @ Riddles Court
2nd - 24th Aug 2024

A celebration of the enduring friendship between the brilliant and tragic composer and war poet, Ivor Gurney, and Marion Scott, writer and trailblazer of women musicians, written a…

Stuart Mitchell – Work in Progress

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Edinburgh Fringe
Scottish Comedy Festival @ Waverley Bar
2nd - 26th Aug 2024

Following his critically acclaimed Radio 4 series Cost of Living, join the longest-running panellist from BBC Scotland’s Breaking the News and star of the Glesga Da Podcast as he r…

Stuart Daulman: Wow!

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Edinburgh Fringe
Underbelly, George Square
31st Jul - 25th Aug 2024

As seen on Stamptown (Australia).

Stuart Laws Has to Be Joking?

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Edinburgh Fringe
Monkey Barrel Comedy (The Hive)
30th Jul - 25th Aug 2024

Last year Stuart started telling the truth on stage and was diagnosed autistic: he got the best reviews he’s ever got and his show was a must-see.

Stuart McPherson: HORSE

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Edinburgh Fringe
Monkey Barrel Comedy
29th Jul - 25th Aug 2024

An hour of laughs and self-analysis from one of Scottish comedy’s rising Fringe stars.

Stuart McPherson: Love That For Me

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Edinburgh Fringe
Monkey Barrel Comedy
20th Aug 2023

A bit of a crazy, hazy time for Stu this year.

Locusts

We begin, as most trauma does, in the distant past.

Darren McGarvey’s Common People

On a sunny afternoon in the mid-90s, a young ginger-haired boy is making his way across town to reach his psychologist appointment.

Whisky & Witches Presents Mythical Beasts: An Immersive, Mystical, Musical Whisky Tasting

Whisky and Witches sees the combination of Danish-born Christine Kammerer’s musical forte with the whimsical storytelling of Jane Ross.

Stuart Mitchell: Cost of Living (WIP)

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Edinburgh Fringe
Scottish Comedy Festival @ Waverley Bar
4th - 28th Aug 2023

Join the longest-running panellist from BBC Scotland’s Breaking The News as he runs through brand-new material following the incredible announcement that BBC Radio 4 have commissio…

The Billy Joel Story

Night Owl Shows delivers a worthy and memorable spectacle with The Billy Joel Story that sees the talented troupe of Angus Munro on piano and vocals, Daniel Watts on drums, Alex Be…

One Week in Magaluf

ERA Productions returns to the Fringe this year with a familiar act that sees the lively quartet of Megan (Mia Taylor), Nicole (Catherine Hutchinson), Amy (Abi Price) and Olivia (M…

Stuart Goldsmith: Spoilers

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Edinburgh Fringe
Monkey Barrel Comedy
3rd - 27th Aug 2023

Stuart is terrified of the climate crisis, but no-one he knows ever mentions it, so it must be fine.

Massaoke: 80s v 90s Live

From humble beginnings in a downstairs bar in London, originally styling themselves as Friday I’m In Love, Massaoke have certainly ventured a substantial journey in their more th…

Stuart Laws? Is That Guy Still Going?

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Edinburgh Fringe
Monkey Barrel Comedy (The Hive)
1st - 27th Aug 2023

Stand-up comedy about getting married, being middle of the road and trying to be more honest.

Stuart McPherson: Love That For Me

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Edinburgh Fringe
Monkey Barrel Comedy
31st Jul - 26th Aug 2023

A bit of a crazy, hazy time for Stu this year.

Stuart Goldsmith: Spoilers (Work in Progress)

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Vault Festival
The Basement at Vaulty Towers
8th Mar 2023

An hour of new material from Host of The Comedian’s Comedian Podcast, Stuart Goldsmith.

The Alzheimer's Diaries: Meet The Author

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London Fringe
The Bridge House Theatre
26th Jan 2023

What do you do when Ms Alzheimer’s – a hideous and befanged monster – comes to live with you? Local author and journalist, Susan Elkin, talks about her new book, …

Death of an Author

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Edinburgh Fringe
Greenside @ Nicolson Square
22nd - 27th Aug 2022

What if your favourite characters didn’t quite like the way they were written? What if they decided enough was enough? When an unnamed author is found dead, his characters are br…

2 Guys, 3 Drams: The Ultimate Live Blues and Whisky Experience

Felipe Schrieberg and Paul Archibald return to the Fringe this year in an act that delivers a whisky-soaked night of tremolo and bass that walks through the annals of blues classic…

Stuart Laws? Is That Guy Still Going? (WIP)

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Edinburgh Fringe
Monkey Barrel Comedy (Carnivore)
15th - 17th Aug 2022

New show about getting married, being middle of the road and accidentally going viral for the most embarrassing moment in your life.

Jinkx Monsoon: She's Still Got It! (with Major Scales)

It took little time for Assembly’s Spielgeltent Palais Du Variété to evolve into a glittering exhibition of luminous flair and seduction, teased out by one of Drag Race’s mos…

An Audience with Stuart Bagcliffe

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Edinburgh Fringe
ZOO Playground
5th - 28th Aug 2022

‘Hilarious’, ‘mesmerising’ and ‘outstanding’ **** (LondonPubTheatres.

007 Voices Of Bond

In March 1952, hunched over a typewriter on a semi-circular table in the corner of a Jamaican villa, a man has finally completed his first draft of an espionage novel that would re…

Stuart Mitchell: Is It Just Me?

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Edinburgh Fringe
Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn
5th - 29th Aug 2022

Join the longest-running panellist on BBC Scotland’s Breaking the News for his new show! Endorsed by Hollywood superstar Will Ferrell.

Stuart Goldsmith: A Shared Illusion (WIP)

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Edinburgh Fringe
Monkey Barrel Comedy
4th - 11th Aug 2022

A new work in progress from the host of The Comedian’s Comedian podcast.

Leith Social

Leith Social offers a rotation of different comedic, musical and cabaret acts under the roof of The Pitt Street Market, hosted by Cornish comedian Sam Lake.

Stuart McPherson: The Peesh

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Edinburgh Fringe
Monkey Barrel Comedy (Carnivore)
1st - 28th Aug 2022

This year Stuart got alopecia.

Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

Ivor B Gurney and Marion M Scott had a very special friendship.

Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

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Brighton Fringe
The Rotunda Theatre: Squeak
21st - 22nd May 2022

A celebration of the friendship between the First World War poet and composer, Ivor Gurney, and violinist, musicologist and champion of women musicians, Marion Scott.

An Audience With Stuart Bagcliffe

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★★★★
Sascha Cooper
Brighton Fringe
Laughing Horse @ The Walrus (Raised Room)
26th May, 2022

An Audience with Stuart Bagcliffe was a great mixture of gentle comedy and intense drama that was written from scratch by Benny Ainsworth, who endeavoured to create something that …

An Audience With Stuart Bagcliffe

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Brighton Fringe
Laughing Horse @ The Walrus (Raised Room)
11th - 29th May 2022

“Laugh out loud”, “Slick and powerful writing that keeps the audience mesmerised throughout” ★★★★ (London Pub Theatres) This comedic one-man show introduces Stuar…

An Audience With Stuart Bagcliffe

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London Fringe
Etcetera Theatre Camden
25th - 26th Mar 2022

This comedic one man show introduces Stuart Bagcliffe, who is about to perform his biographical play to an audience for the first time.

Talk discussing the novel Permafrost with author Eva Baltasar

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UK Regional & Tours
Online Event
1st Oct 2021

Romancero Books with the support of the Office for Cultural and Scientific Affairs of the Spanish Embassy in London presents the Festival of Queer Spanish Literature in London…

Stuart Laws: Putting Zoo

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Edinburgh Fringe
Monkey Barrel Comedy
23rd - 25th Aug 2021

Stuart is an observational comedian who doesn’t fully understand what he’s observed.

Mary Stuart

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Edinburgh Fringe
French Institute in Scotland (Online)
6th - 6th Aug 2021

What is Friedrich Schiller’s Mary Stuart without men? Two actresses meet to rehearse a two-woman version of Schiller’s play.

1919-2019 Art Blakey’s Centennial: Valery Ponomarev Quintet

In an interview with Art Blakey in 1987, the renowned drummer took a moment to ponder his brief yet momentous time on Earth: “Truth is stranger than fiction, and people are afrai…

Is God a Psychopath?

In the bowels of The Stand’s New Town Theatre, an audience sweats in the clamminess of an overheated, cramped studio.

A Pessimist's Guide to Being Happy

If Dr.

Stuart Goldsmith: Primer (WIP)

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Edinburgh Fringe
Monkey Barrel Comedy
2nd - 25th Aug 2019

Not a show, but the undercoat, base coat or petticoat of what may one day be a show.

Stuart Laws Is All In

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Edinburgh Fringe
Monkey Barrel Comedy
1st - 25th Aug 2019

Acclaimed stand-up (and the UK’s foremost gilet apologist) Stuart Laws reflects on the day his life changed forever when he risked everything in a Vegas poker tournament.

Stuart Mitchell – Is It Just Me? (Work in Progress)

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Edinburgh Fringe
Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn
1st - 24th Aug 2019

Join the longest running panellist on BBC Scotland’s Breaking the News as he runs through new material for his next tour.

Stuart McPherson: Mr. November

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Edinburgh Fringe
Monkey Barrel Comedy
1st - 25th Aug 2019

Stuart McPherson (as seen on BBC1) brings his hotly anticipated debut hour to the Fringe.

John Pendal: Monster

Known better for his kink-based comedy, John Pendal returns this year to the Fringe with a different angle to a similar style he employs, one that combines his witty sexual quips w…

Jeannie by Aimée Stuart

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London Fringe
Finborough Theatre
27th Nov - 22nd Dec 2018

It is 1936 in a town in Scotland.

Ibiyemi and Stuart

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Edinburgh Fringe
Acoustic Music Centre @ UCC
18th - 26th Aug 2018

Performing stripped back versions of popular songs will be Nigerian-born Ibiyemi with the soulful voice some have described as ‘smooth chocolate’.

The Insignificant Life and Death of Colin McKenzie

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Edinburgh Fringe
Greenside @ Infirmary Street
16th - 25th Aug 2018

Colin McKenzie has only forty minutes left to live! Come join us for the final moments of Colin’s brilliant, majestic and totally mundane existence! A once in a lifetime opportunit…

Umbrella Man

In a bar in Cambodia, a young Scottish tour guide is telling stories to travellers.

The Katet Plays Stevie Wonder

When The Jazz Bar springs to mind, it is impossible not to think of the late legend Bill Kyle.

Stuart Goldsmith: End Of

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Edinburgh Fringe
Liquid Room Annexe/Warehouse
4th - 26th Aug 2018

Stu’s back with some thoughts on how it all works out in the end and whether anyone cares.

Robert Graham 1874's Scotch Whisky and Artisan Food Experience

You first descend into a low-ceilinged basement.

Roast Battle Edinburgh

Roast Battle features a rotating lineup that changes daily, with a general showcase of at least four or five pairs of comedians taking to the stage to rip sizeable chunks out of th…

Snowflake It 'Til You Make It

There is something very reminiscent of Bill Murray in Matt Duwell: the optimistic sarcasm is the overlying note in his voice; he produces easy crowd-pleasing material, imbued with …

Stuart Bowden: Our Molecules

Stuart Bowden has been doing this for a long time.

Falling With Style 2018

Technical issues hampered the comic on more than one occasion, and one occasion too long to forget.

Shit-Faced Showtime: Oliver With a Twist

With success in the likes of Shitfaced Shakespeare and Shitfaced Showtime, Magnificent Bastard Productions return to the Fringe with their take on Lionel Bart’s 1960 musical.

Blackout

I’ll begin by noting that this particular viewing was unfortunately tarnished by a very inconsiderate audience, where both latecomers and six mid-show phone calls bombarded the f…

Andrew Maxwell: Shake a Leg

Area 51, Brexit, holding midfielders and bouncy castles.

Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

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Edinburgh Fringe
Pleasance Courtyard
1st - 27th Aug 2018

Celebrating the friendship between composer and war poet, Ivor Gurney, and musician and first woman music critic, Marion Scott; written and performed by Jan Carey.

Paul Mayhew-Archer: Incurable Optimist

To say that Paul Mayhew-Archer is not afraid to poke fun at himself would be the understatement of the last decade.

Stuart Mitchell: Gordon Ramsay's Karma Cafe

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Edinburgh Fringe
Gilded Balloon Teviot
1st - 27th Aug 2018

A truly astonishing and hilarious confessional story where the worlds of haute cuisine and high finance collide, bringing about a lucid moment in the life of someone who was lost a…

Stuart McPherson and Donald Alexander

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Edinburgh Fringe
Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre
1st - 26th Aug 2018

Gilded Balloon Futures presents an hour of stand-up from two of Scotland’s fastest rising talents.

Stuart Mitchell: Morals

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Brighton Fringe
Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant
20th May 2018

Stuart made his debut at the Edinburgh Fringe, with his show ‘Dealt a Bad Hand’ at The Pleasance Courtyard.

Mary Stuart

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West End
Duke of Yorks Theatre
15th Jan - 31st Mar 2018

Two queens.

In Conversation With… Stuart Braithwaite

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Edinburgh Fringe
New Town Theatre
25th Aug 2017

Described by the Guardian as ‘a brick through the window of Britpop in its death throes’, 21 years of Mogwai’s post-rock power and minimalism have shaped one of the most importan…

Stuart Maconie: Jarrow Road to the Deep South

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Edinburgh Fringe
Gilded Balloon at the Museum
21st - 27th Aug 2017

In October 2016, writer and broadcaster Stuart Maconie walked 300 miles from Jarrow to London, retracing the famous Jarrow Crusade 80 years on, through a divided, complex country t…

The Tinder Tales

Produced by Connie Stride and co-directed by Emily Ashbrook and Elizabeth Bailey, The Tinder Tales excels in making genuine experiences appear visceral.

Labels

The superfluous orations of Joe Sellman-Leava see his one-man act deliver strong discourse aimed at unboxing the confines that social tags put upon our species.

Stuart Goldsmith: Like I Mean It

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Edinburgh Fringe
Liquid Room Annexe/Warehouse
5th - 27th Aug 2017

Winner: Leicester Comedy Festival Best New Show 2017.

I'm Always the Bridesmaid

Halfway through David Tsonos’ tedious and rambling show, a former boyfriend, one of the many trotted out as a manifested recollection from the trio of bridesmaids, appears before…

Escaping Trump's America

I’ll start off by saying that the lack of an audience on this particular viewing did not afford much opportunity to the performers.

Donald Alexander and Stuart McPherson

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Edinburgh Fringe
Nightcap
3rd - 27th Aug 2017

Following their sold out Glasgow Comedy Festival show, Donald and Stuart make their Edinburgh Fringe debut.

Sunil Patel: Titan

It did not take long for Sunil Patel to win me over.

Stuart Black: It's the End of the World as We Know It

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Edinburgh Fringe
Just the Tonic at The Tron
3rd - 27th Aug 2017

The worse the world gets the funnier Stuart Black gets.

Curse of the Mummy

To fully appreciate Curse of the Mummy, one cannot take it seriously as a musical or a drama, which may have been a source of contention amongst some audience members on the night …

Henry Ginsberg: Molesting the Corpse of Traditional Masculinity Since 1987

Henry Ginsberg spent most of his adult life envious of his male friends scoring on the weekend.

Stuart Laws Stops

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Edinburgh Fringe
Pleasance Courtyard
2nd - 27th Aug 2017

Stuart has got fast-paced, hilarious observations and he ain’t afraid to say them over the course of an hour.

Kai Humphries: Punch-Drunk

Kai Humphries delivers in style a Fringe spectacle with amusing stories of his hometown Blyth and of his life which led him into the world of comedy, aided a poignant slideshow.

Micky Bartlett: Typical

Belfast comic Micky Bartlett is here to deliver a message.

Storyland Author Readings

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Brighton Fringe
Jubilee Library
26th May 2017

Brighton’s Storyland Press is a place where the story comes first, regardless of genre or where it sits on the commercial/literary spectrum.

Stuart Black: Flea Circus

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Brighton Fringe
Laughing Horse @ Caroline of Brunswick
12th - 27th May 2017

Shakespeare said the world is a stage and we are all players.

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…

Stuart Mitchell: Dealt a Bad Hand

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Edinburgh Fringe
Pleasance Courtyard
27th Aug 2016

From BBC Radio Scotland’s Breaking the News, ‘Scotland’s brightest comedy talent’ **** (Sun), this is a must-see for 2016.

American Lates

An endearing display that demonstrates both exceptional vocal and instrumental talents.

Grandad Died

A grandad may have passed on, but he wasn’t the only thing that died on stage.

Astonish Me! – The Jazz Rite of Spring

Igor Stravinsky once said ‘what gives the artist real prestige is his imitators.

African Traditional Acrobatics and Cultural

This one-of-a-kind show features the mind-blowing dances and acrobatics of Fanti Acrobat International, as well as the freestyle basketball skills of New York’s Rashall Thing.

ComedyOpoly: Board Games With Comedians

Bob Slayer invites his audience to come play board games aboard the top floor of the fun-spurring remodelled double-decker Blundabus, affectionately named Brenda.

Foxtrot

Playwright Anthony Maskell’s Fringe debut is as student as they come.

Stuart Goldsmith: Compared to What

Stuart Goldsmith is a polished comic.

The James Taylor Story

This educational, charming piece on an American folk-rock visionary is fittingly presented by an up-and-coming sensation of the same genre, Dan Clews.

The Power of Japanese Drums

This well-received hour-long concert showcases the impressive skills of the four-person performance group Samurai Drum IKKI.

Love Me Tinder Cabaret

A short and sweet performance that makes use of popular romantic tracks to tackle the trials and troubles of online dating and the accompanying creeps who come with the app, Love M…

The Nutty Professor and His Amazing Magic Bubble Show

Bubble-lovers will rejoice in this fun, immersive spectacle lead by the energetic assistant Ms Squeaky Bottom and the Nutty Professor himself.

Nick Revell: Gluten-Free Christ; Seven Easy Steps to Mindfulness, Weight-Loss, Eternal Beauty, Spiritual Detox, Untold Riches, and Dealing with Disappointment

There is no doubt that Nick Revell is an amusing and witty comic whose capabilities are evident from both long line of positive past reviews and his catalogue on YouTube.

Irish Championship Comedy

The show’s title is accurate in that the two comedians who perform in it are indeed Irish, but the idea that this has anything to do with “championship comedy” is a misleadin…

Jason Byrne is Propped Up

The varied and chancing comedy of Jason Byrne sees his fringe expose arrive as largely hit and miss.

Aaaaargh! It's 101 Naughty Jokes in 30 Minutes – Free Show

If you find it in your heart to forgive the failings of Masai Graham’s previous show, Aaaaah! It’s 101 Clean Jokes in 30 Minutes, and stuck around for the follow-up, you�…

John Pendal: International Man of Leather

If you think you have seen and done it all, try John Pendal on for size.

Aaaaah! It's 101 Clean Jokes in 30 Minutes – Free Show

Masai Graham has assembled an act so far from risky that it is bubble wrapped in woefully predictable innuendos, presumably to retain its innocence.

Champion of Comedy

Self-proclaimed “Champion of Comedy” Rob Mulholland tells all in this hilarious stand-up show.

We Are All C*nts

What you see is what you get with Ashley Haden’s notoriously dark humour in this aptly-named free show.

Mostly David Ephgrave

David Ephgrave enters the room in an endearing manner, commanding the audience’s attention with music and his upbeat persona.

Ed Patrick: Junior Optimist

Ed Patrick arrives with fresh comedy that, though tepid in parts, is generally pleasing as the Oxford comic delves into his past to reveal some highly amusing anecdotes relating to…

Head Sets

Rondo comedy show Head Sets features a rotating line up daily, so you cannot be certain of what to expect.

Grumble: Sex Clown Saves the World

Kate Bush may well have adopted a new receptacle in the form of a skimpy harlequin from down under.

Stuart Mitchell: Dealt a Bad Hand

As soon as Stuart Mitchell entered the room, I knew I was in a safe pair of hands.

Darren Connell: Trolleywood

Darren Connell’s hilarious personal stories and jokes seem undoubtedly real and completely laughable.

FanFiction Comedy

This reference-heavy show fills a key niche for fan fiction comedy at the Fringe.

Stuart Laws: So Preoccupied With Whether or Not He Could That He Didn't Stop to Think Whether He Should (1hr Show)

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Edinburgh Fringe
Pleasance Courtyard
3rd - 28th Aug 2016

Stuart Laws is the guy who does all the comedy at Turtle Canyon Comedy and supported James Acaster on tour.

Elliot Steel: Netflix 'n' Steel

At nineteen years old, Croydon’s Elliot Steel is on a fast track to success.

Short & Curly: A Curly Night In

This hilarious comedy sketch follows comic-actor duo Curly (Paul F Taylor) and Short (Rebecca Shorrocks) through a night of trying to prove they can act– Curly’s laminated CV i…

Comedy Reserve at the Courtyard

Comedy Reserve presents a great opportunity to see four of the Fringe’s ‘up-and-coming’ acts in an hour-long compilation show.

Stuart Mitchell : Dealt a Bad Hand

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Brighton Fringe
Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant
8th May 2016

“Scotland’s brightest comedy talent” **** (The Sun) presents his hilarious and hugely anticipated debut.

Salt Printing with Stuart Kuhn

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Brighton Fringe
Rodhus
7th - 21st May 2016

A one day hands-on workshop covering early wet-process photographic printing.

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.

Bridges: Mary McCarthy

There is no doubt that Mary McCarthy is a talented pianist whose style of play reflects years of expertise.

Is This Poetry?

Is this poetry? Yes.

Afro-Latin Funk from Poción de Fe

The overriding resonance of Ponción de Fe can only be described as dynamic.

Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered: James Lambeth Sings Rodgers and Hart!

There is only one bar in Edinburgh that is fit for a man possessing such talent like James Lambeth: the Jazz Bar.

Americana Nights

Flagstaff returns to the Fringe this year with a rusty, broken bottle blues feel that takes you down south and out west.

Stuart Laws: Who Said Anything About Stopping It? (1hr Show)

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Edinburgh Fringe
Cabaret Voltaire
10th - 14th Aug 2015

Third show from the guy who makes all the comedy with Turtle Canyon Comedy and supported James Acaster on tour.

Stuart Cosgrove

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Edinburgh Fringe
The Assembly Rooms
10th Aug 2015

Stuart Cosgrove is one of Scotland’s sharpest and wittiest contemporary observers.

Jazz Bar Music

Jazz Bar Music is an event which shows off the musical skills of several different performers, making each night different.

Best of the Fest

This comedy showcase features a rotating lineup that changes daily, and is available both during the day and at midnight.

Stuart Goldsmith: An Hour (Free Show)

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Edinburgh Fringe
Canons’ Gait
8th - 30th Aug 2015

All spit no polish, all show no pony, Goldsmith goes back to the source.

Stuart Black – Lemsip and Cigarettes

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Edinburgh Fringe
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
6th - 30th Aug 2015

Described as a comic-philosopher (LondonIsFunny.

Islands

From Fine Mess Theatre comes Kyle Ross’ play Islands, an insight into upper-middle class marriage which typifies the lifestyle of the ‘rah’.

Cabaret Nova

A blend of music and comedy, Cabaret Nova exhibits some of the Fringe’s up and coming stars.

Stuart Bowden: Wilting in Reverse

Stuart Bowden’s voice emerges behind a curtain.

Ivy Paige: Filthy Rich

Hips, tits and glamour galore.

Alex Williamson: That Guy from the Internet

Alex Williamson possesses the confidence and charisma necessary for performing for large crowds, a man who grasps the essence of comedy with a promising career ahead of him.

Sunshine on Leith

Of course there would have to be a torrential downpour on the day I viewed Sunshine on Leith, sadly only adhering to the typical fickleness of Scottish weather that betrayed the na…

Fringe Film Festival

C’s Fringe Film Festival is a smorgasbord of productions shuffled neatly into one come-and-go styled theatre.

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 /…

Stuart Lightbody: Devilish

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Brighton Fringe
Otherplace at the Basement: Main Space
12th - 17th May 2015

Performed by multi-award-winning magician Stuart Lightbody, this devilish show is a diabolical mix of sleight-of-hand artistry and psychological illusion that promises an unusual e…

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.

Begin the Beguine: James Lambeth Sings Cole Porter!

James Lambeth returns to the Fringe for the third year running with companions Steve Hamilton on piano and Mario Caribe on the double bass.

The New Wave

Showcasing a medley of bright young things from the Invisible Dot’s impressive roster of talent, The New Wave, hosted by Fringe stalwart David O’Doherty, gave us an exciting …

Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival - Painting and Decorating Demonstration

Nevin of Edinburgh and MacKay Decorators Perth Ltd.

Sid Wick Has No Friends

Review
★★
Stuart Mckenzie
Edinburgh Fringe
Opium
15th Aug, 2014

Sid Wick sports a variety of wigs and props to aid his free fringe comedy show.

The Comedian's Comedian Podcast with Stuart Goldsmith

The Comedian’s Comedian Podcast is a chat show that revels in the niche.

Oh, Lady Be Good

Dressed for the part, Melissa Western welcomes you in a friendly and feisty manner as she takes you through a journey into the realms of jazz and the great female vocalists of a no…

Dogfight

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

The Horne Section: Milk the Tenderness

The Horne Section have been a staple of the Fringe for several years now, yet their popularity has not necessarily provided them with a renewed sense of creative purpose or origina…

What Does The Title Matter Anyway?

Clive Anderson hosts one of the best improv shows on the Fringe with a troupe of seasoned professionals at his side.

Rocky Horror Night

Frankenstein celebrates its 13th year of The Rocky Horror Picture Show party.

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 …

To Chekhov With Love: Afterplay and The White Peacock (Two One-Act Plays)

From the critically acclaimed SU Drama company comes a double play performance that combines Brien Friel’s Afterplay and an original piece named The White Peacock.

Friday I'm in Love

The poptacular London band started thirty minutes late for their three and half hour set, most likely due to technical difficulties or the arrangement of the room.

Michael Fabbri: Oversharing

Michael Fabbri delivers an evening of too much information that lives up to his title.

Good Morning, Campers

‘I do say, give us another!’ is the tragic cry of mediocrity from an improv show that is several decades too late for salvation.

Richard Tyrone Jones: What the F*ck is This?

In the bowels of Banshee Labyrinth lurk the most unlikely of creatures, and none more terrifying nor outlandish as Richard Tyrone.

John-Luke Roberts: Stnad-Up

John-Luke Roberts delivered his usual off-the-wall comic offerings in this enjoyable hour at the Voodoo Rooms.

Stuart Laws When's This Gonna Stop? (1hr Show)

Irritating stand up from an irritating man.

Men With Nectar Points

Free fringe festival comedy Men With Nectar Points starts off the night with Phil Mitchell’s look-alike Jethro Bradley with a pair of tights over his head warming up t…

Miss Glory Pearl: The Naked Stand-Up

‘These are my tits,’ says the woman on stage wearing nothing but a pair of black high heels and a red pillbox hat, ‘Feel free to look at them.

Voices in Your Head

With so much improvised comedy coming to Edinburgh every year, it’s important to create a formula for a show that allows it to stand out from the crowd.

Scotland's Pick of the Fringe

Review
★★★★
Stuart Mckenzie
Edinburgh Fringe
Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn
9th Aug, 2014

Gus Lymburn hosts Scotland’s Pick of The Fringe in this hour long comedy romp that is funny, witty and refreshingly original.

Stuart Black – The Crossroads

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Edinburgh Fringe
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
1st - 24th Aug 2014

The path of life is full of crossroads.

The Stand Late Show

If you’ve ever watched anything by John Robertson before you’ll know just how zany and energetic he can be, which is the perfect reason why he makes a great host for The Stand …

99 Club Stand-up Selection - Cowgate - Free

Luke Benson hosts 99 Club’s pick of the Fringe with a free hour of comedy that shows off the talents (and faults) at this year’s festival.

Zelda- The Last Flapper by William Luce

William Luce’s 1984 play comes to life in this rendition by the Thespis Studio that is made vivid by the solo acting of Loana Pavelescu.

Will Franken: The Stuff They Put in Sleep

Seamlessly shifting between a medley of characters at an alarmingly fast rate, Will Franken’s caustic satire at times verged on the unbalanced, crazed side of affairs, but beneat…

How to Disappear Completely

The first impression I got of Itai Erdal was of a man far too self-absorbed, verging upon vanity instead of showmanship; a man who proclaims he has travelled far and wide to some o…

The Height of the Eiffel Tower

A pregnant 16-year-old who drinks too much; a gullible, ditsy hand model; a rambling geek with poor social skills; a meathead with too many STDs.

An Elephant in the Room

If Dr.

Sex with Animals

For the second year running, Sex With Animals hits the Fringe in an outrageously hilarious fashion with solo star Ryan Good taking to the stage in a lion onesie.

Ryan Coffey Live and Loud

Ned Kelly look-alike Ryan Coffey arrives in the burgh with vocal looping and a Fender Stratocaster to deliver some songs about relationships.

Stuart Mitchell - Work in Progress

Listing
Edinburgh Fringe
Laughing Horse @ The White Horse
31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014

Stuart Mitchell was a finalist in the NATYS competition in 2012 and is one of the most exciting new stand-up comedians performing across the UK.

Spencer Brown

Spencer Brown covers the familiar territory of ‘kids do and say the funniest things’ in his offering at the Free Sisters, and this provides unspectacular, if gently amusing vie…

Alfie Brown: Divorced from Reality (and My Wife)

Alfie Brown’s persona is defined by a mix of nihilism and desperation, yet this time round he promised the audience that his misanthropic take on the world had cooled.

Tommy Rowson: Down and Out in Powys and London

A video highlighting Tommy Rowson’s previous misdemeanours introduced the audience to this apologetic reprobate, and what follows is a self-examination into how he can refine his…

Goodbye Gunther

Frank Wurzinger’s Goodbye Günther takes the audience on a curious little journey through facing the inevitabilities of life and death, which provides ample amounts of gentle hum…

Al Lubel in... I'm Still Al Lubel

Al Lubel’s latest outing predominantely revolves around an obsession with his own name.

Marlon Davis: Once Upon A Grime

Despite his onstage charm, Marlon Davis could have done more to cover up for a set that contained predominantly weak material.

John Hastings - Adventure

Canadian standup John Hastings peddles an incredibly original show that could easily be a contender for Fringe Festival Awards.

Eddie Pepitone: RIP America, It's Been Fun

Eddie Pepitone is convinced that we’ve been consumed by the ‘gelato syndrome’, where coziness and contentment have shrouded the harsh reality of our petty existences.

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,…

David Elms: Nurture Boy

During this peculiar hour, David Elms takes a different approach to the usual bravado of musical comedy in a consciously quiet, ungainly performance.

Steen Raskopoulos: I'm Wearing Two Suits Because I Mean Business

Steen Raskopoulos turns up to the Fringe in style.

Mr Swallow – The Musical

In Mr.

Stuart Goldsmith: Extra Life

Many consider Stuart Goldsmith’s career as a comic to be “living the dream.

Lucie Pohl: Hi, Hitler

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

The Wild Wood of Widdershin

Review
★★★
Stuart Mckenzie
Edinburgh Fringe
20th Aug, 2013

From the Crafty Moon Theatre company comes the tale of two sisters named Alizon and Jennet, caught in a relationship culminating in hedonism, jealousy and betrayal.

Schubert at Teatime

The Rothko Quartet meets the critically acclaimed Yelian He in a professional performance of some of Schubert’s best known works.

Stuart Maconie - The People’s Songs

Review
★★★
Lily Blacksell
Edinburgh Fringe
17th Aug, 2013

‘Extraordinary how potent cheap music is.

Paul Gilbody

Equipped with his electro-acoustic guitar, Paul Gilbody promises for a magical evening of hearty tunes and ripping beats to drive home a funky Fringe show full of imagination.

Classical Accordion at the Fringe

Paul Chamberlain, professional accordionist and accomplished musician in the field of classical music, brings a fresh performance to the Fringe Festival with his accordion music, a…

McDaniel and Callaghan

Review
★★
Stuart Mckenzie
Edinburgh Fringe
12th Aug, 2013

Paul McDaniel and David Callaghan’s free show hits the Fringe in a less than impressive style with a low quality humour that does little in the way of entertainment.

Stuart Laws Absolutely Will Not Stop, Ever, Until You are Dead (1hr Show)

Review
★★
Kai Sedgwick
Edinburgh Fringe
10th Aug, 2013

It’s raining outside and our host – Stuart Laws – is on a mission to entertain us.

The Voices of Lions

For the perfect escape from the hustle and bustle of the Fringe’s epicentre, Iain Donald provides a truly remarkable performance with The Voices of Lions, a choir group of studen…

Frank Sanazi's 'Das Vegas Night II'

I probably should have guessed from the name, but there was nothing that could have prepared me for what Frank Sanazi’s musical comedy had in store.

Dan Willis: The Walking Dead

Review
★★★
Stuart Mckenzie
Edinburgh Fringe
7th Aug, 2013

You’ve just received the news that the capital has been struck by a horde of flesh-eating limb draggers, with the power to infect and eradicate the human race from existence.

The Comedian's Comedian Live With Stuart Goldsmith

Ever wanted to get inside the mind of a comedian? Stuart Goldsmith puts on his interviewer hat in this live version of the critically acclaimed comedy podcast which, as he explains…

The Comedian's Comedian Live with Stuart Goldsmith

Review
★★★
Andy Read
Edinburgh Fringe
17th Aug, 2012

This show is billed as a comedian’s comedy show for comedians.

Meal Ticket

The Mockingbirds Theatre Company serves up a delicious performance in the form of Meal Ticket, a play which examines the problems with perfectionism and informality within high soc…

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…

Free Money Magic Show

Ian Saville, a self-professed ‘socialist magician’, takes you through the history of money and communism by the medium of magic in a free show that pulls off some rather exquis…

Adam Strauss: The Mushroom Cure

When an uncertain young American was experiencing the fallout of the sixties in the form of psilocybin, he learned one very valuable lesson he would not forget in a hurry: buckle y…

Best of Scottish Comedian of the Year

As the name would suggest, this is great Scottish comedy at its best.

Tanyalee Davis - Big Trouble in Little 'Gina

Review
★★
Stuart Mckenzie
Edinburgh Fringe
12th Aug, 2013

If you are over 35 or simply want to hear how middle-aged life is a going to be a blood-stained nightmare, then this is the show for you; for anyone else, sit tight for an uncomfor…

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.

Six Characters in Search of an Author

Review
★★
Joseph Cunningham
Edinburgh Fringe
8th Aug, 2013

In a new adaptation of Luigi Pirandello’s disturbing masterpiece, Cambridge ADC chop, change and miss the point entirely.

The Inventor and The Escort

In the midst of a New York snow storm, a working girl named Julia is drinking an icy margarita on a makeshift beach in her two-piece, whilst shy Jeffrey, an inventor of some bizarr…

Stuart: A Life Backwards

Jack Thorne’s stage adaptation of Alexander Masters’ biography of Stuart Shorter is simultaneously sweet and violently hard-hitting.

Matt Okine: Being Black & Chicken & S#%t

Born Australian, with Ghanaian heritage, Matt Okine does a great job at poking fun of racial stereotypes and racial epithets within society, drawing upon a wide range of topics for…

Exsomnia

Review
★★
Stuart Hall
Edinburgh Fringe
18th Aug, 2011

It’s an old cliché that there is nothing more boring than listening to someone talking about their dreams.

Stuart Goldsmith: Pr!ck

Review
★★★★
Cerys Mather
Edinburgh Fringe
9th Aug, 2012

Stuart Goldsmith is becoming a consistent Fringe must-see; he is understated and refreshing compared with the barrage of male Fringe comics whining on about their girlfriends and m…

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 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.

Yellow Moon: The Ballad of Leila and Lee

Review
★★★
Stuart Hall
Edinburgh Fringe
10th Aug, 2011

A terrible crime sends Leila and Lee running into the Scottish highlands.

Your Last Breath

Review
★★★★
Stuart Hall
Edinburgh Fringe
14th Aug, 2011

In 1999, Anna Bagenholm became trapped under ice after a skiing accident.

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…

Ford and Akram: Humdinger

Review
★★
Stuart Hall
Edinburgh Fringe
20th Aug, 2011

Ford and Akram are versatile and genuinely likable performers with an excellent character dynamic; Akram is confident and arrogant, walking all over the intelligent but overwhelmin…

Parents Evening

Review
★★
Stuart Hall
Edinburgh Fringe
26th Aug, 2011

Parents Evening promises an hour of character-based sketch comedy in a school setting, which is already an idea devoid of originality, but is handled particularly poorly.

Thea-Skot's Miss Adventures

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

Thea Skot is an outright clever and funny young lady.

Wretch

Review
★
Stuart Hall
Edinburgh Fringe
28th Aug, 2011

Written, directed and performed by Gari Jones, Wretch is clearly a deeply personal project.

Dream Pill

Review
★★★★
Stuart Hall
Edinburgh Fringe
9th Aug, 2011

Dream Pill is a tale of modern slavery.

Stuart Goldsmith: Another Lovely Crisis

Review
★★★
Stuart Hall
Edinburgh Fringe
21st Aug, 2011

Stuart Goldsmith can win an audience over in seconds.

Author

An author, two actors and an audience member discuss Tim Crouchs last play, an unnamed and violence-filled two-person production whose effects on the actors and writer are slowly…

Terry Alderton

Review
★★★
Stuart Hall
Edinburgh Fringe
30th Aug, 2011

Terry Alderton is a surrealist stand-up.

No Holes and the Bard

Review
★★★
Stuart Hall
Edinburgh Fringe
11th Aug, 2011

William (Josef Salvat) is about to perform for the first time in his one-man show and finds himself looking back at his life.

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 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.

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.

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…

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 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.

Bluebird

Review
★★★★
Stuart Hall
Edinburgh Fringe
26th Aug, 2011

Bluebird is the story of Jimmy, a London taxi driver the various people – ‘fares’ – he meets.

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.

Barry and Stuart - Show and Tell: The Show

Review
★★★
Adam Lebovits
Edinburgh Fringe
22nd Aug, 2011

A magic show is fundamentally different from most other shows – because the success of the show is based on how much trickery can be covered up from the audience, rather than how…

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…

A Slow Air

Review
★★★★
Stuart Hall
Edinburgh Fringe
13th Aug, 2011

The set is nothing more than a small section of floor and two chairs.

Tom Stade Totally Rocks!

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

Tom Stade is a formidable comic.

Nick Helm - Dare to Dream

Review
★★★★
Stuart Hall
Edinburgh Fringe
15th Aug, 2011

‘I’ll keep you alive.

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.

Matt Rudge - We Could Be Heroes

Review
★★★★
Stuart Hall
Edinburgh Fringe
27th Aug, 2011

Opening the show with some very impressive and fast-paced wordplay, Matt Rudge sets the bar high and despite occasional lulls in energy, manages to be consistently funny throughout…

Matt Forde: Dishonourable Member

Review
★★★
Stuart Hall
Edinburgh Fringe
19th Aug, 2011

Matt Forde is a chatty, friendly man who quickly gets an audience on board.

Barry And Stuart: Part-Time Warlocks

Review
★★★
Gill Smith
Edinburgh Fringe
13th Aug, 2008

The shows title gives little away, so when an electronic voice counts up the percentage complete, this looks likely to go geeky.

The Sexual Awakening of Peter Mayo

Review
★★★
Stuart Hall
Edinburgh Fringe
28th Aug, 2011

The Sexual Awakening of Peter Mayo is the story of a sexually repressed man accidentally stumbling onto the world of swinging and no-frills sex after a text goes awry.

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…

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.

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…

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.