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
Created by Conor Murray and Hannah Power Directed by Emma Finegan Review by Aislinn McSharry Underbelly Cowgate - Belly Dancer ★★★★★ A hilarious love letter to friendship, growing up, and most importantly, to Princess Diana, Conor Murray and Hannah Power's Don't Tell Dad About Diana is truly the greatest, funniest, and most heartfelt show at this year's … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – Don’t Tell Dad About Diana
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
Review by Aislinn McSharry Underbelly Circus Hub - The Beauty ★★★★ A circus experience, showcasing a truly phenomenal skill standard, Three Legged Race productions Sophie's Surprise 29th has audiences gasping in awe, laughing-out-loud, and sitting on the edge of our seats, in all too real states of absolute concern, as the performers fling each other around, hang … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – Sophie’s Surprise 29th
Directed by Dan J. Bryant Review by Aislinn McSharry Sanctuary at St. Augustines ★★★★ EUSOG's (Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group) rendition of Stephan Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along is engaging, exquisite, heartfelt, and undeniably charismatic. An enthralling musical theatre experience at this year's Fringe, it is to be cherished. Sondheim's musical follows the central friendship between Franklin, … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – EUSOG: Merrily We Roll Along
Written by Sophie Fisher Review by Aislinn McSharry Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose ★★★★★ A one-woman play detailing the trials and tribulations of casting calls, acting aspirations, and general social survival in the face of all this, Sophie Fisher's An Ode to the Casting Director is hilarious, heartfelt, and completely captivating. Dismal auditions of hoarse battle cries, to … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – An Ode To The Casting Director
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
https://youtu.be/MPrFkFIyyDo Written by Jack Parris Review by Moyra Jones Pleasance Courtyard ★★★★ You walk in, receive a lanyard, and are welcomed to the panel. On stage, two desks are set up where Adam Boothroyd and Mike Coxhead boredly play instruments behind their computers. It’s the perfect set-up to lay down the kind of absurd energy … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – The Unstoppable Rise of Ben Manager
