Reviews
Coral Bevan: Wayne Wayneson’s Rock Hard
While it may leave you wanting more, Coral Bevan’s show is still a rockin’ hour of smoothly done character comedy
Adele Cliff Can Break Your Arm
Quick-fire gag merchant hammers through an entertaining hour but leaves some of the crowd behind
Eleanor Conway: Talk Dirty to Me
Eleanor Conway’s return to the Fringe is a triumph, built upon the call for equality in and out of the bedroom
Sofie Hagen: Banglord
Commanding stage presence and quick wit that would make anyone decry democracy and welcome Hagen as our benevolent dictator/banglord
Tales of a Jane Austen Spinster
Regency manners meet modern dating in this short but promising one-woman show
Julius Caesar: The Musical
Irreverent take on Bardic classic is a perfect dose of energetic Fringe fun
Phil Green: Four Weddings and a Breakdown
Mainstream but endearing look at mental health and the differences between the generations
Austentatious: An Improvised Jane Austen Novel
The improv experts are back at Fringe and will have you doubling over in laughter, whether you’re a Jane Austen fan or not.
The Opera Comedy Show
An informative and impressively performed introduction to the world of Rhinemaidens and consumptive Bohemians
Charlie Vero-Martin: Picnic
Hilarious character sketches stuffed to the gills with mad ideas from a truly gifted performer
International House of Vape: Redefining Theatre Experience
A parody get-rich-quick scheme with an inscrutable heart
Dusk
Visually and conceptually intriguing theatre that is difficult to penetrate
FOOD
A funny, inventive, and colourful mockery of our obsession with what we eat
Be Home Soon
Deftly-layered love story shows the importance of savouring life
The Good Dad (A Love Story)
Superb insight into a family destroyed by dark secrets
An Alternative Helpline For the End of the World
Wry and thoughtful musing on whether we’re worrying about the right things
Louise Atkinson: Mates
Spectacularly assured debut hour riffs splendidly on one endlessly versatile theme
Ania Magliano: I Can’t Believe You’ve Done This
A talented young comedian returns to the Fringe with a funny and insightful show that works on all levels