Robert Peacock
@peaky76
Robert is the Managing Editor of The Wee Review and has been writing for the site since 2014. Previously, he was manager of the Yorkshire arts website, digyorkshire. Having worked in the arts, charity and horseracing sectors, he is now a full-time software engineer and lives in Edinburgh with his partner and two young daughters.
Reviews: 574
Other Articles: 271
The Travelling Sisters: Toupé
Australian trio outperform some underdeveloped sketch material
Monski Mouse’s Baby Disco Dancehall
Editor Robert Peacock makes his first foray into the realm of kids’ shows with his 11-month old
The Problem With Faye Treacy
Trombone-playing comedian goes too heavy on the autobiography
Simon Munnery: The Wreath
A master at work pondering the diminishing distance to the grave
Ed Night: An Aesthetic
A tense, uncomfortable hour with an allegation to make. You won’t remember it for the laughs
James Meehan: Gaz
Difficult hour under difficult circumstances meditates on honesty and self-image
Gruff Rhys: Resist Phony Encores
Singular talent does shyness and other stories in quirky spoken word and music show
Berlin Survivors’ Comedy Club
Trio of Fringe debutants aren’t the best advert for Berlin’s English language comedy scene
The Homesick Submarine Broadcasting Company
Quirky mock radio show from an unlikely pair
Tina T’urner Tea Lady and Friends
Superb audience-teasing character cabaret is a match for anything in the bigger venues
Accident Avoidance Training For Cutlery Users – Level 2
Forking good health-and-safety based comedy has tears rolling down cheeks
Awkward Conversations With Animals I’ve F*cked
Exactly what it says on the (cat food) tin, it’s freaky but little more than that
Build A Rocket
Teen pregnancy tale is nothing revelatory as a story, but solo performance is superbly executed
Bagged!
Too many characters in this daft Yorkshire supermarket comedy, but it gets the all-age cast all involved
Stella
Atmospheric 1960s piece tantalises with some interesting character dynamics
Ben Dali: Trance of a Lifetime
Safe from humiliation but never far from amusement in hypno show
Old Souls
Sweet two-hander in which an uptight millennial learns life lessons from befriending a Baby Boomer
Rob Rouse: Are You Sitting Comfortably?
“As funny as a prostate exam” now means something different
Dome Nights: Dark Side of the Moon
Floaty space feels as Floyd masterpiece turned into audio-visual indulgence
Creating Rumours
Young company acquit themselves well but fail to get under the skin of well-known rock story.
After Today
The aftermath of Bill Grundy’s post-Pistols downfall proves a powerful character study