Robert Peacock
@peaky76
Robert is the Managing Editor of The Wee Review and has been writing for the site since early 2014. Previously, he was manager of the Yorkshire arts website, digyorkshire. He pays bills by working for a palliative care charity and lives in Edinburgh.
Reviews: 494
Other Articles: 240
Mallets
Modern-day sex comedy set around a croquet lawn proves remarkably successful
Rodgers with a ‘D’ – The Tommy Rodgers Centenary Celebration
A personal and cultural history as storyteller Louise Rodgers honours her father’s centenary
Rob Mulholland: Too Big To Fail
Yorkshireman turned Brightonian sails close to the wind and gets away with it
Jehovah’s First Witness
Rickety presentation detracts from potentially interesting religious biography
Jody Kamali is Mike Daly – Darts and All
Darts’ golden years revisited with Kamali’s fallen hero character
Gretel Brice
One woman is at the Fringe to turn her cancer story into a creative legacy for her children
Paul F Taylor: Odd Paul
Curly from sketch duo Short & Curly finds a way to make his silliness mean something
Nothing Really Means Anything Any More So Shut Up, Tim?
Odd concept piece quizzes its audience on the nature of what they’ve just seen
Losing My Mindfulness
Mindfulness instructor breaks down under the pressures of a coercive relationship in Katie Jane McLeod’s comedy theatre piece
John Hastings: 10 John Hastings I Hate About You
Quality anecdotal comedy from attention-grabbing Canadian
Emancipation
Woman with a deep voice turns her experience into laughter-filled sketches
Amy Matthews: The Life Aquatic with…
Strongly performed comedy from newcomer on Scottish scene
Dancing In The Moonlight
Fine portrayal of a fascinating but neglected cultural icon
(Ab)solution
Sibling rivalry turns to something darker in tense Jackrill Productions play
Pat Cahill: Uncle Len Needs A New Part For His Hoover
Neo-music hall numbers work wonders for the man in orange.
Titania McGrath: Mxnifesto
Twitter’s woke warrior plays for cheap laughs on stage debut
Jayde Adams: The Ballad of Kylie Jenner’s Old Face
Serious black jumpers out – Jayde Adams means business
3,000 Trees: The Death of Mr William McRae
Evocative solo piece about the mysterious death of an SNP campaigner
Jayne Edwards is Top Bodybuilder Brian
Cheap and quirky character comedy from the north-west circuit
Funny In Real Life
Married duo deliver clever meta comedy about airing their family secrets for laughs
The Best Show We’ve Ever Done At The Edinburgh Fringe
Australian trio entertain as a hammy thespian family trapped in a Fringe bunker