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: 501
Other Articles: 242
My Finest Hour
Mild-mannered tales from a Gloucestershire childhood pay tribute in part to a war hero grandad
Frank Skinner Live
Patchy hour full of the problems of late middle age
Swallows
Eco-play is harder to appreciate than the eco-venue in which it’s housed
Ruby in the Rough
French indie-pop band come out on top despite odd environment
Chagos 1971
Government farce set during+ a shameful episode in Britain’s colonial history
Mat Ewins: Actually Can I Have Eight Tickets, Please?
Multimedia masterclass from former Comedy Award nominee
Luke McQueen: Bad
Comedy you don’t see coming from a performer you can’t get a handle on
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