Review: The Shark is Broken (rating 5/5) Set on the small boat where three actors spent several weeks waiting for a mechanical shark to function as it should do, this is a wonderful behind-the-scenes insight into the making of 1970s movie Jaws and the relationship between its three main actors. However, you neither have to […]
Improv’s original show still fresh with new ideas
Review: Whose Line is it Anyway? (rating 4/5) When you look through the Fringe programme or work your way through the flyers you get handed, it’s impossible not to realise the debt of gratitude so many shows owe to the television series Whose Line is it Anyway? The programme debuted in 1988, introducing comedy improv […]
Defiance of the ageing process is a cause for celebration
Review: Too Young to Stay In, Too Old to Go Out (Rating 4/5) Returning to the Fringe after his 2016 success Angel to Vampire, lyricist and story teller Nigel Osner turns his attention to the dilemma of reaching a certain age and not wanting to conform to the unwritten rules that go with it. The […]
Cleverly executed slapstick by a team at the top of their game
Review: Fishbowl (rating 4/5) In an apartment block in Paris two very different neighbours live in very different apartments. One is spotlessly clean and sleek with a toilet that emerges from the wall when you clap and then retreats when you clap again. The other is overflowing with boxes and clutter that also stretch outside […]
Nice to see you, Frank – shame the script isn’t stronger
Review: Frank Skinner (rating 3/5) Here’s the bad news. If you were hoping to see Frank Skinner’s show at the fringe and haven’t got your ticket yet, you’re out of luck as it’s sold out its entire run. The good news is you’re not really missing much by not being there. This is a show […]