

Catherine Renton
@rentswrites
Cath is a freelance writer whose first published work was a critique of Ready Steady Cook in a national newspaper when she was 10. For 11 months of the year she can be found hunched over a laptop bemoaning the state of the world, but every August comes alive at the Fringe.
Reviews: 104
Other Articles: 1



Sara Barron: Hard Feelings
Another cracking hour of standup from Barron, though not for the faint-hearted

Atsuko Okatsuka: The Intruder
What’s scarier – an intruder on your property or conversing with a teenager?

Grace Petrie: Butch Ado About Nothing
An hour of funny storytelling, with the occasional gut punch from popular folk singer Petrie

Stokes and Summers: Careering
Tiktok favourites bring their debut hour of absurd sketch comedy to the Fringe

Liam Withnail – Hot Sauce
Another great hour of comedy from one of the circuit’s favourite standups

Micky Overman – Small Deaths
A well constructed, laugh-packed show that deserves a big audience

Jessica Fostekew: Wench
Small talk, big talk and everything in between in this enjoyable hour of stand-up


Edinburgh International Book Festival Launches 2022 Programme
The Book Festival will feature more than 600 events from 550 authors in 2022


Emma Gannon
Olive
Motherhood and the evolution of friendship are navigated well in Gannon’s debut fiction work



Garrett Millerick: Smile
An hour of stories, jokes and rants from grouchy Fringe regular

Sex Education
Harry Clayton-Wright’s debut theatre piece is filthy, funny and f*cking fabulous

Aidan Greene: Did I Stutter?
Heartfelt, hilarious hour of comedy from rising star Aidan Greene

Boar
Lewis Doherty returns to the Fringe with another stunning, thrilling hour of theatre

Joanne McNally: The Prosecco Express
Another assured hour of comedy from Joanne McNally

Sarah Kendall: Paper Planes
Cerebral storytelling and gentle laughs from Radio 4 veteran Kendall


Olga Koch: If/Then
Solid, if tonally uneven sophomore show from Best Newcomer nominee Koch

Jenny Bede: The Musical
If you don’t laugh at Bede’s show you might want to check your pulse