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 […]
Andy Moseley
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 […]
Byrne delivers a comedy masterclass with no wrong moves
Review: Ed Byrne, If I’m Honest (rating 5/5) Becoming a parent often ruins comedians. There’s a moment in so many of their careers where they do a show based around the joys of parenthood and immediately lose half their audience, because they’ve forgotten the ironic truth that happiness is invariably the antithesis of great comedy. […]
An honest critique of being a female in a male-dominated arts world
Review: The Struggling Life of an Artist (Rating 4/5) While the title of the play may sound like an intense plea for audiences to acknowledge the pain behind the persona of the average performa, the reality of this production is anything but that. It’s a brutally honest, but self-deprecating and humorous show that combines satire, […]
Shelton’s must-see show gets the lowdown on Sinatra
Review: Sinatra Raw (rating 4/5) If The Rat Pack was the party and the drinking, then Sinatra: Raw is the morning after and the hangover. It’s 1971 and Frank Sinatra is on stage in Palm Springs, a place people play twice in their careers; once on the way up and once on the way down. […]