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
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
Des Kapital: I’m Loving Engels Instead
Wobbly communism-themed musical comedy doesn’t spark a revolution
Louise Leigh: Identifiable
Mild-mannered mainstream hour about middle-class motherhood
Peter Buckley Hill
The man who put the PBH into PBH’s Free Fringe talks turkey as he prepares for the 20th (and last?) installation of the show that started it
White Collar Comedy
“I’m an atheist with regard to that kind of god.” We spoke to the trio of vicars-cum-comedians heading Edinburgh-wards with their unconventional take on Christianity.
Banjoko is no joke-o
As E4 announce a familiar-sounding TV show, we ask: has President Obonjo had his identity stolen?
Love, Loss and Cake
Every year new performers come to Edinburgh in August hoping to make a name for themselves and establish a career. But not every Edinburgh debutant is on that path…
“He’s running with this loss for the rest of his life”
Camilla Gürtler and Max Keeble explain how running is a tonic for loss in new play I Run
Kally Lloyd-Jones
Company Chordelia’s artistic director talks about the losses that inspired her new dance piece The Chosen
A New Roaring Twenties for Scotland
Things can seem grim in cultural circles, but Scotland has the potential for a bright new decade, argues Editor Robert Peacock. And as The Wee Review relaunches, we want to be part of it.