Review: The Spy Who Came In From The Cold
This desperate elegy of betrayal, straight from Le Carré’s own hurt, will haunt you with the truth of its despair.
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Review: The Unlikely Secret Agent
How it ends I urge you to discover in this sizzling paean to humanity.
Review: St Nicholas Soprano Mandy Ching Man Liu and Pianist Mia Miaoyan Li Recital
Liu has both power and joy, precision and range. Li as pianist has aplomb and discretion in equal measure
Review: BBC Prom 49 Czech Phil/Hrusa Dvorak Cello Concerto, Suk Symphony No. 2 in c Op 27 Asrael
Hrusa elicits playing of astonishing fire from the Czech Philharmonic. Here, they’re out to convince us Suk’s Azrael is one of the great universal symphonies. And they do. Outstanding.
Review: Garry Starr: Classic Penguins
Classic Penguins is an energetic and edgy piece of theatre that truly has it all…except clothing.
Review: Ray O’Leary: Your Laughter Is Just Making Me Stronger
A masterclass is classic stand up comedy.
Review: Guy Montgomery: Over 50,000,000 Guy Fans Can’t Be Wrong
Montgomery presents a great hour of comedy that is sure to, at the least, give you a giggle.
Review: Huge Davies: Album For My Ancestors (Dead)
A comedy music concert showcasing a man and his piano.
Review: Shower Chair
We meet some people's deepest revelations through performance here, actors finding themselves becoming vulnerable through theatre, getting naked.
Review: Bambiland
A performance of a very challenging piece of theatre which targets war and our complicity in the industry of war.
Review: The Gummy Bear’s Great War
An absurd, imaginative, and superb performance on a new level involving Gummy Bears for Peace.
Review: Transhumanist
An astonishing show based on the intersection between us and AI which is simply breathtakingly, body poppingly brilliant.
Review: Dummy in Diaspora
A challenging solo show which does manage to capture the confusion and the liberation of being yourself.
Review: Barbara Fernandez Singing, Sagging and Shagging
Soaring vocals, belly laughs, and touching tales
Review: Don’t Stop Believing
Shine’s show is no doubt a crowd pleaser, and she’s taken what could easily be perceived as a gimmick and created something enjoyable and fun.
Review: Bitty-Bat !
Jeffers’s mastery of the character seems effortless, but the amount of skill it takes to use those arms, manage in the flowing cape costume, and control facial expressions down to the tiniest detail is something once reserved only for cartoon characters.
Review: Sonnets from Suburbia
Witty, droll and suave sonnets that will leave you simply quite astonished
Review: Tweeds
"they nail the toe curling nature of the stereotypical upper classes and it’s on the nose funny"
Review: Trust Me, I’m From Essex
A One Woman Solo Musical full of nostalgia and a whole lot of heart
Review: Boiler Room Six: A Titanic Story
Foreman’s story is a brilliant addition to the canon of Titanic literature, and indeed solo plays in general.
Review: Lies Where It Falls
A compelling and moving exploration of grief, trauma, and the long shadows cast by violence
Review: Bi Curious George: Queer Planet
The nature documentary that the LGBTQ community has been waiting for!
Review: Silence! The Musical- The Unauthorised Parody of the Silence of The Lambs.
Closer Clarice, closer to the musical version of the classic movie.
Review: Dear Billy
love letter to the Bin Yin, from the people of Scotland, his people, lovingly curated and performed by Gary McNair.
Review: DIVA: Live from Hell!
A blood stained love letter to Broadway, live from Hell, as Desmond Channing is forced to retell his journey to the Underworld over and over again.
Review: 12th Year! John Hunt Four O’Clock Afternoon Blues and Swing
A very professional gig, old soulful blues songs with intriguing lyrics and a real blues man who's lived it.
Review: You Deserve It
It is a play which is undeniably a laugh while attempting to highlight some of the realities of a life in the spotlight.
Review: Hardly Working
She is performed confidently by Lily Simpkiss, really coming into her own towards the end of the play.
Review: St Nicholas In Memory of Benjamin Cruft
It would be good to hear far more from this singular ensemble.
Review: Panto Macbeth
All in all, Panto Macbeth does exactly what it says on the tin. The company has created a riotous and delightful fifty-minutes of Fringe, so be the wicked thing, and go their way.
Review: Pride and Prejudice
An unalloyed delight, compressing the story but revealing things even those who know the novel will take back to it.
Review: Eric Davidson’s Amazin Prime Parodies (26 Songs to Make the Whole World Cringe)
Parodies par excellence
Review: Four More Short Plays Loosely Linked By The Theme of Crime
Quartet of four well crafted, amusingly dark and daft plays
Review: Failure Project
A poignant blend of comedy and drama that is very well performed and crafted by Yolanda Mercy.
Review: Dance N’Speak Easy
An energetic dance show based on hip hop dance, breakdance, song and burlesque!
Review: Rose Matafeo: On and On and On
A hilarious look at the relationship between a woman and her notes app.
Review: I Wish You Well: The Gwyneth Paltrow Ski Trial Musical
An hour of campy extravagance highlighting the lunacy of the American justice system.
Review: It’s the Economy Stupid
A great bit of storytelling ,with sleight of hand magic, disguised as a cost-of-living seminar
Review: The Academy Trust: Under New Management!
Comedic original play with three very good performers in this snappy and on topic show!
Review: Louis Katz: Bountiful
From family to the big global stuff, Kataz packs a powerful comedy punch
Review: The Gentleman of Shallott.
A twist on the Tennyson poem The Lady of Shallot, here through a Queer lense.
Review: Fille De Mon Coeur
An investigation into the relationship between Antonin Artaud and Colette Thomas.
Review: Flat 2
The uses of sound throughout are incredibly effective, adding something different to the portrayal.
Review: L’Addition – Here & Now Showcase
Intriguing exploration of two characters exceptionally well performed by Bert and Nasi.
Review: In The Mood – A Tribute to Glenn Miller and the Music of the 40s
Delightful evening of big band favourites
Review: Son of a Bitch
Captured by social media at the worst moment in her life a mother’s frantic attempt to hold on to what matters most
Review: Freak Out!
A theatrical response to a serious issue of our time along with a dollop of end-of-the-pier entertainment.
Review: Good Luck, Cathrine Frost!
An innovative, entertaining show that takes big bold risks and pulls them off
Review: Musical comedy “Pretty Delusional” hits with Gen-Z
If you are Gen-Z and struggling to find love - this is THE SHOW for you
Review: Hamlet
The story follows Shakespeare’s Hamlet in their own words, with very creative diversions.
