Presented by Stamptown Review by Annie Aslett Pleasance Courtyard - Upstairs: Tickets ★★★★★ Musical comic Huge Davies must have been daunted to spot veteran keyboard comedian David O'Doherty in his audience tonight, though Davies has no reason to be nervous. O'Doherty's stand-up is more of the sit-down variety, whereas Davies struts up and down the … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Huge Davies: Album For My Ancestors (Dead)
Review by Dominic Corr Just the Tonic at the Voodoo Rooms: Tickets ★★★ This is a Festival Fringe performance which brings a deep passion to the forefront – no running the risk of ‘guilty pleasures ‘ or hidden secrets here – comedian Otter Lee makes it painfully and hilariously clear to the audience what they … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Otter Lee: Princess Syndrome
Review by Annie Aslett Pleasance Courtyard: Forth; Tickets ★★★★★ Kiell Smith-Bynoe (Ghosts, Stath Lets Flats, Taskmaster) brings his new improv show, Kool Story Bro, to the Edinburgh Fringe festival this year. His mission: make improv kool again. This is a show about stories, taking embarrassing tales from the audience and recreating them. Having performed this … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Kiell Smith-Bynoe & Friends: Kool Story Bro
Review by Annie Aslett Pleasance - Beside; Tickets ★★★★ TikTok star Henry Rowley is self-aware enough to recognize that his audience has only come because of his popularity on the content-sharing platform. His challenge: prove that he can be funny for longer than a minute. Just Literally is essentially long-form TikTok, a series of sketches … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Henry Rowley: Just Literally
https://youtu.be/qORtHfEr0Oo Produced by The Avison Brothers Review by Dominic Corr Dundee Rep Tickets (October 2024) ★★★★ Constructing something new from the fables of old is a daunting task, but the Avison Brothers tackle it with tremendous gusto and an impressive repertoire of songs. Their musical re-invention of mythos, a unique and innovative approach, has the … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 -Godfather Death: A Grimm’s Musical
https://youtu.be/Tj86pkll-II Created by Ryan Patrick Welsh Review by Dominic Corr ★★★★ There are a lot of things which you may have to convince yourself to happen at the Festival Fringe. Yes, that was possibly Alan Cumming. Yes, that very likely was Phoebe Waller-Bridge. And yes, you overpaid for that baked potato. However, one thing that … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Sex, Camp, Rock N’ Roll
Presented by Gilded Balloon and Ryan Dewar Written by Alan McHugh Directed by Sally Reid Review by Dominic Corr Gilded Balloon at the Museum: Tickets ★★★★ For those in the room familiar with the context of Chemo Savvy, to know the ins and outs and history of its creation, to finally see this production on … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Chemo Savvy
Review by Dominic Corr Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose: Tickets ★★★★ The title and subject matter initially suggest that the next hour with Isabella Charlton might strike closer to a soap opera for the upper class than a comedy set-up. Honing a routine around her father’s numerous (and we mean numerous) illicit affairs, the disharmonious family … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Isabella Charlton: So My Dad F****d The Nanny
https://youtu.be/xL0uPWsQowE Presented by Fishmarket Theatre Co Review by Dominic Corr theSpace@Niddry St: Tickets ★★★ There’s no such thing as a guilty pleasure. It’s a derogatory term for having a passion for something (usually a television series, comic book, or film) a person places their passions into, while others may snort or raise their eyebrows. It’s … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Cringe
https://youtu.be/qRGu408hXac Performed and Written by Tegan Verheul Directorial Support by Rosie Nicholls Review by Dominic Corr Assembly George Square: Tickets ★★★★ What is a wrestling ring if not a stage? What is a ‘heel’ if not an antagonist? And what is ‘kayfabe’ if not the equivalent of ‘based on true events’? This Festival Fringe has … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Chokeslam
