★★★★★ Jack Docherty fell in love with David Bowie, watching him sing Starman on Top of the Pops. Over 50 years after that moment, and 26 years since he interviewed Bowie on his channel 5 chat show, he has written a show about the role the music icon played in his life. But with Docherty […]
Review: Matt Forde, Inside No 10
✭✭✭✭ At a time when politics seems to be satirising itself, political comedians are in danger of finding themselves out of work. Matt Forde is one of the few exceptions to this. Gradually shifting into the role Ben Elton filled in the late 80s, he is succeeding where the Spitting Image revival failed, combining anger, […]
Review: Mark Watson, Search
✭✭✭✭ Mark Watson’s new show is about his relationship with his son, his relationship with his dad and his relationship with technology. In many ways, it’s also about his relationship with himself and with mortality. All of which could suggest that Watson is now mining the same path that many comedians start to head down […]
Art Month puts galleries in the picture
A festival this month aims to celebrate the arts quarter in Edinburgh’s New Town, writes ANDY MOSELEY Edinburgh’s New Town is well-known for its Georgian architecture, artisan shops and as the birthplace of some of the city’s famouswriters and scientists. It’s also an artistic quarter with an abundance of small galleries which are coming together […]
Fringe Society survey looks like all show
Visitors expressed concern about the cost of accommodation (pic: Terry Murden) After facing some criticism, Edinburgh Fringe Society is asking for feedback, but ANDY MOSELEY will be surprised if anything changes Edinburgh’s Fringe Society, which took a few knocks during the summer Festival, is in listening mode, seeking feedback from artists, audiences, venues , fringe […]