Gail Porter: work in progress ANDY MOSELEY tests the temperature at two of the hottest stand-up shows Gail Porter: Poltergeist✭✭✭ Taking its name from her time on TV shows such as Dead Famous, Poltergeist sees Gail Porter trawl through her school days, her showbusiness career and her time away from the camera for a series […]
Fringe reviews: A Better Memory, After Party
Lubna Kerr takes comfort from an AI version of her late husband ANDY MOSELEY sees a vision of an AI future and a family reunion, both rooted in dealing with death A Better Memory✭✭✭✭✭ The question of whether you would want an extra day, let alone the rest of your life with a deceased loved […]
Fringe reviews: Matt Forde, Gyles Brandreth, Mark Vigeant
Matt Forde: striking the right balance ANDY MOSELEY enjoys two of this year’s top acts while expecting a little more Matt Forde: Project Holy Moly✭✭✭✭ Matt Forde’s skill as a seasoned political satirist is on display right from the start of his new show. The sudden departure of Keir Starmer left Forde, along with many […]
Fringe reviews: Steinbeck, Beckett, Mark Steel, 11½ Angry Men
Michael Roy Andrew as George in Of Mice and Men Arts Correspondent ANDY MOSELEY sees new versions of classic tales and comic turns Of Mice and Men✭✭✭✭ This adaptation of John Steinbeck’s classic, strips back the original leaving only the two main characters – George and Lenny –on stage. Beginning as they camp down on their way […]
Munro’s exit puts spotlight on arts body
The departure of Creative Scotland’s CEO has left questions about how it can deliver its strategy, writes ANDY MOSELEY An independent report into Creative Scotland, commissioned by the Scottish Government and published last November, described it as an organisation requiring a level of reporting that amounts to “crippling bureaucracy”, while lacking sufficient focus on “the […]