For Queen And Country
A wartime tale too improbable for fiction, yet it's absolutely true
Richard Stamp
Editor-at-Large
Richard Stamp is a freelance writer, theatre reviewer, and co-founder of reviewing website Fringe Guru. When he moved to Edinburgh in the summer of 1996, Richard discovered a latent passion for small-scale theatre - with a particular interest in site-specific and interactive work. Over the years, he's seen more than a thousand Fringe productions in Edinburgh, Brighton and elsewhere. He's the kind of person who keeps all his ticket stubs.
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Jekyll And Hyde: A One-Woman Show
Stunning performance brings clever adaptation vividly to life
Wistful
Intriguing fusion with movement frees poetry from its ivory tower
The Poetical Life of Philomena McGuinness
Powerful call to live your best life, whatever the horrors around you
My Own Private Shakespeare
Actorly tribute to the Bard's timeless relevance
Ghost Therapy
Cheers, not boos, for this character-rich afterlife comedy
The Wait
Intense two-hander explores a less familiar aspect of the Troubles
Sockpuppet
An enticing gimmick can't save an undercooked show
Rock Bottom
Loveable donkey-eared comedy gives way to something deeper
Dirty Tricks
How the Illusionati Rule the World
Old-school charm paired with genuinely impressive illusion