Review by Laurie Kemmett ★★★ Nobody likes a funeral. Even when the deceased isn’t someone you know well. This fact doesn’t change even when you don’t know the person at all - and when the person isn’t a person but a British supermarket of the 2000’s. Enter Paul Campbell and his eulogy for Somerfield. If like, the … Continue reading Review: Paul Campbell: The Lost Tapes of Somerfield, Glasgow Comedy Festival
Book by Rob Drummond Music and Lyrics by Dave Hook Directed by Orla O’Loughlin Review by Orly Benn Traverse Theatre ★★★★ This week’s A Play, A Pie, A Pint, written by Rob Drummond and Dave Hook, brings us a slick and thought-provoking hip-hop musical comedy with the life (or myth) of 13th-century Scottish legend and … Continue reading Review: Play, Pie, and a Pint: Wallace – Traverse Theatre
Created by Martha Pailing, Recipient of Keep It Fringe Fund Review by Orly Benn Summerhall - Former Women's Locker Room ★★★★★ In a show whose title is characteristically angry and impulsive, Martha Pailing’s Chat Shit Get Hit is remarkably sensitive, thoughtful, funny, and clever. Beginning with a very memorable impression of her parents’ dog, Huwie, … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – Chat Sh*t, Get Hit
Written by Todd Bell and Tomi Fry Review by Orly Benn theSpace @ Surgeon's Hall ★★★★ The Fiascoholics have landed in Edinburgh with their fringe debut….. and it’s silly. As the world erupts in nuclear apocalypse (circa 2025-6), 5 unfortunate fortunates are mixed up in the impossible decision of choosing who to kick out of … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – 4’s a Crowd (Or What Not to Do When Stuck in a Bunker During the Apocalypse)
Review by Eve Nugent Pleasance Courtyard - Beyond ★★★★ At 14:55, in her magnificent pale pink suit and with a slick-back bun, Diona Doherty waltzes onto the Monkey Barrel 2 stage in style. This award-winning Irish comedian wastes no time, diving headfirst into her 50-minute long set which centres on the hilarious tribulations of parenthood, … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – Diona Doherty: Get Your Pink On!
Directed by Sam Blumenfield Review by Eve Nugent Pleasance Courtyard - Beyond ★★★★ With their shining tickets for Haus of Dy-lan in hand, the audience step into the bright yellow storage bunker in the Pleasance Courtyard, not quite sure what to expect at 19:30 on a Thursday evening. The eye-catching flyer promises a “musical-comedy”, but … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – Dylan Adler: Haus of Dy-Lan
Review by Eve Nugent Monkey Barrel Comedy ★★★★ Performing to a sold-out cave in Cabaret Voltaire, the magnificent Ria Lina makes a triumphant return to the Edinburgh Fringe at long last with Riabellion – a sharp, exceptionally polished hour of comedy that dares to tackle provocative topics with balance and wit. Bursting onto stage with … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – Ria Lina: Riabellion
Written by Maria Telnikoff Directed by Lauren Tranter Review by Orly Benn Underbelly Bristo Square - Jersey ★★★★ ‘Would you let your best friend be your sperm donor?’. This is the tagline that Big Sofa and the Counterminers are using to advertise their newest show Eggs Aren’t That Easy To Make (‘Eggs’), written by Maria … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – Eggs Aren’t That Easy to Make
Written by Aviary Talent Review by Moyra Jones Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose ★★★ Aideen McQueen has an instantly charming stage presence. From the moment you walk into the room, the atmosphere feels warm and welcoming, as though you’re being invited into a friendly conversation rather than a performance. The show begins with McQueen pouring herself … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – Aideen McQueen: Waiting for Texto
Directed by Taryn O’Connor Review by Eve Nugent Underbelly Cowgate - Buttercup ★★★ “You’ll never believe how he cheated!” is the six-word summary Britt Migs gave in her interview with Tom Inniss for VoiceMag, and it proves to be the perfect hook for her debut Fringe stand-up show Dolphin Mode. Over roughly 45 minutes, this … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – Britt Migs: Dolphin Mode
