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Bo Burnham @ Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh

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Among the thousands of posters of comedians pasted on every vertical surface in Edinburgh, you might not have noticed three advertising rising comic star Bo…



John-Luke Roberts Distracts You From a Murder @...

by Natasha Tripney

As blurbs go its pretty irresistible: “John-Luke Roberts performs quirky, whimsical, esoteric comedy to distract you from the bloody, brutal and sickening murder he will...

The Penny Dreadfuls @ Pleasance Courtyard, Edin...

by Natasha Tripney

performed by Humphrey Ker, David Reed and Thom TuckIt speaks of a certain kind of confidence to stop doing the very thing that makes your...

The New York International Fringe Festival: Part 6

by Richard Patterson

The Fringe offerings I encountered on Tuesday the 24th both provided unique displays of their authors’ developments and accomplishments as writers. First up was Wanton...

In the Blood @ Finborough Theatre, London

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cast list Frances Ashman. Natasha Bain. Eleanor Fanyinka. Vinta Morgan. Richard Pepple. Clifford Samuel directed by Daniel Burgess For such a linguistically rich play, Suzan-Lori...

It’s Always Right Now, Until It’s L...

by Natasha Tripney

performed by Daniel KitsonDaniel Kitsons storytelling shows have become something of an Edinburgh fixture, a part of the fabric of the fringe. This year hes...

The Emperor Self @ Arcola, London

by Sam Smith

Cast List:Benjamin OMahoney, Geoff Arnold, Jackie Haliday, Michael Edwards, Iestyn Arwel, Tristan Brooke, Caroline Amer, Natalie Wallace, Tom Larkin, Samantha Dakin, Natasha Andrews Directed byMahdi...

Tim Clare’s Death Drive @ Zoo Roxy, Edinb...

by Natasha Tripney

Dont let the title fool you. For a show that, not long in, includes a sequence about confessing suicidal feelings to your father followed later...

The New York International Fringe Festival: Part 7

by Richard Patterson

My three next offerings at the Fringe were each vastly different in both style and subject matter, some more satisfying than others. While Menny and...

Le Cirque Invisble @ Queen Elizabeth Hall, London

by Neil Dowden

Ayear on, Jean-Baptiste Thierre and Victoria Chaplin return to the South Bank with their marvellous, family-friendly show Le Cirque Invisible. The couple pioneered nouveau cirque...

The Merry Wives of Windsor @ Globe Theatre, London

by Sam Smith

Cast List:Christopher Benjamin, Edward Holtom, Richard Linnell, Paul Woodson, Gregory Gudgeon, Michael Garner, Serena Evans, Ceri-Lyn Cissone, Alfie Keenan, Jack Martyn, Andrew Havill, Sarah Woodward,...

Keepers @ Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh

by Natasha Tripney

cast list Martin Bonger and Fionn Gill directed by Simon Day Outside in the Pleasance Courtyard the weather is suitably biblical, the sky grim, the...

Dead Poets @ Banshee Labyrinth, Edinburgh

by Natasha Tripney

Dead Poets pits Mark Grist, English teacher and one time Poet Laureate of Peterborough against MC Mixy, a hip-hop performer also from Peterborough. Its essentially...

Our Share of Tomorrow @ Pleasance Courtyard, Ed...

by Natasha Tripney

cast list Tamsin Joanna Kennard, Jot Davies, Toby Sawyer directed by Dan Sherer Daniel Sherers debut play is a layered piece of writing that only...

The New York International Fringe Festival: Part 8

by Richard Patterson

On Friday, I decided to spend the day at La Mama taking in three Fringe musicals I’d been hankering to catch. The Ellen Stewart Theatre,...

Le Cirque Invisible @ Queen Elizabeth Hall, London

by Neil Dowden

A year on, Jean-Baptiste Thierre and Victoria Chaplin return to the South Bank with their marvellous, family-friendly show Le Cirque Invisible. The couple pioneered nouveau...

Into the Woods @ Open Air Theatre, London

by Sam Smith

Cast List:Ethan Beer, Eddie Manning, Joshua Swinney, Helen Dallimore, Ben Stott, Mark Hadfield, Jenna Russell, Gaye Brown, Amy Ellen Richardson, Amy Griffiths, Marilyn Cutts, Beverly...