Directed by Annabel Mutale Reed Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by James Lapine Review by Annie Aslett Greenside @ George Street ★★★★ Directed by Annabel Mutale Reed, the cast of this production of Into the Woods is the first cohort to come through the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art's (LAMDA) Masters … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Into the Woods: LAMDA

Review by Annie Aslett Gilded Balloon at the Museum: Tickets ★★★★★ While Chris Hall boasts impressive numbers on TikTok, he is never more entertaining than live on stage, returning to the Fringe this year with his fabulous new show Girl For All Seasons. Hall has a few years of stand-up under his (cow print) belt … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Christopher Hall: Girl For All Seasons

https://youtu.be/T0MPmNt3-gY Produced by Baby Wants Candy Review by Annie Aslett Assembly George Square Studios ★★★★★ Though improv shows, by their nature, bear repeat viewings, it is not every improv troupe that would merit a rewatch. Shamilton! The Improvised Hip-Hop Musical from improv group Baby Wants Candy sits firmly in the if-I-was-rich-I'd-see-this-every-night camp. On stage tonight … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Shamilton! The Improvised Hip-Hop Musical

Written by Kira Mason Directed by Matt Attwood Review by Annie Aslett theSpace on the Mile: Tickets ★★★ Bad luck, you're dead. Worse luck, you're in Hell! Luckily, Lucy (Grace Baker) and Bubs (Eleanor Tate) are here to help. The devilish duo greet you at the door, resplendent in black wings, to check you off … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Ring That Bell!

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 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