Review: The Red (rating 4/5) Marcus Brigstocke’s debut play is an exploration of alcoholism from the point of view of Ben, an alcoholic who has been sober for 23 years. Set on the day of his father’s funeral, Ben sits in the cellar of the family home and reads his dad’s last will and testament, […]
Andy Moseley
Bobby and Amy sets a high bar for others to follow
Review: Bobby and Amy (rating 5/5) This is one of those plays that shows why a five star review at the Fringe is hard to achieve because it sets the bar so high that others will struggle to follow. Emily Jenkins’ superb script is set in a Cotswold town in the 90s where two outsiders, […]
Audiences hooked by superb insight into the making of Jaws
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 […]