Genre: Clown
Review: Gerry Carroll-Young
At age 70, Gerry Carroll-Young is bringing his clown comedy to entertain Fringe audiences.
Review: Charmaine Wombwell: Ma’s Monster
part clown, part Buffon and zany comedy character with loads of humility, charm and warmth.
Review: Nearly Lear
Mischievous charm, tragic depth, and hilarious wit, all fueled by an intense and energetic inventiveness. A Must See show
Review: Chevalier – Hobbyhorse Circus
A very sweet and well-executed homage to the circus horse, ideal for families with small children or those still young at heart.
Review: Beyond the Nose
Daring and delightful clownfest from a fifty plus troupe that enages, inspires and impresses
Review: Bloody Medea!!!
Physical comedy debut by April Small; with a bit part for Zeus, puppet-deaths and an elephant themed singsong.
Review: The Rest of Our Lives
A gorgeous piece of dance-based theatre that navigates the jumbled inevitability of middle age.
Review: Bag Lady
This could develop into something special. Thoroughly recommended as an industrial-strength ice-breaker.
Review: The Affair
A lovelorn lothario with ants in his pants meets his match in a knockabout clown play
Review: Knock Knock
A no-nonsense fairy tale with a twist brought to life with dance and physical theatre, accessible to d/Deaf and hearing audiences.
Review: Beep Boop
A one man mime and physical comedy theatre show with a live digital soundscape, exploring society’s uneasy obsession with online life and the curious delusional pull away from an actually lonely reality.
Review: Spencer Jones: The Things We Leave Behind
A welcome return from a comedian who exemplifies the spitrit of The Fringe
Review: Wolfgang’s Magical Musical Circus
The performing brio is phenomenal, of a standard you’d be happy to see anywhere in the world. So would any child.
Review: Another One
An impressive physical theatre piece that does seem to meander round a lack of connection.
Review: Where the Hell is Bernard
In a world where reaching 50 signals the end, four workers escape the hive in a darkly comic physical show.
Review: bloominauschwitz
A riff on James Joyce’s Ulysses exploring Bloom’s Jewish heritage as he time travels through the 20th century.
Review: Casting Off
Three generations of women 'Cast Off' all stereotypes of what they can, should and be able to do.
Review: The Fabulous Bäckström Brothers
An operatic clown show, first performed in Helsinki in September 2014.
Review: Arr We There Yet?
A Madcap Mashup of Circus and Storytelling with a Little Tango for Extra Spice
Review: The Exploded Circus
A skilful and sensory mix of acrobatics, aerial feats and juggling, encapsulated in a story about finding order after chaos
Review: Drawing Circus
"Come sketch as models in circus costume are frozen mid-act for your drawing delight"
Review: Great Train Robbery
Through an ingenious mix of clowning, physical theatre and wonderful singing, this comic four shed new light on ‘what really happened’ and ‘how they participated.’
Review: Plan B for Utopia
With its low tech props, starkly minimal staging, and exquisite performance, Clevillé has constructed a piece that teeters between being hilarious, heart breaking, and intensely hopeful.
Review: Bubble Show With Milkshake and Dr Bubble
Nonstop bubble chaos, skills abd some beautiful moments
Review: Wolf Meat
Profoundly silly and farcically serious show with just the kind of anarchy that offers coke to audience members. Contains brief and ghastly nudity.
Review: Extravaganza
An absurd yet deliciously delectable action packed hour and ten minutes of clowning, acrobatics, physical theatre and slapping
Review: In Denial: A One Woman Clown Show
Endearing, funny and a tiny bit flirty, in Velma's clown way!
Review: “Mom?”: A Comedy of Mourners
Creative, perfectly timed slapstick and hilarious physical comedy!
Review: Morro and Jasp Do Puberty
A peak behind the crimson curtains of two regular girls who just want to have fun, be loved, and figure out how the holy b*lls tampons work.
Review: Scarlet Shambles: It Used To Be Me
Stunning physical noir performance from a Fringe newcomer to watch
Review: It’s Only Words
An absurdly brilliant clown act that explores the nature of communication and language.
Review: FEAST
A pinch of nudity, a splash of surrealism, and a dollop of the absurd. You won’t find anything else quite like it skimming through the Fringe brochure, that’s for sure.
