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How Ableism Took Over the Edinburgh Fringe
It would be amusing if it wasn't so disturbing. That many journo's and reviewers at this year's Fringe, have made the observation that there are 'suddenly a load of shows…
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Zac Zac Zoom: A Story of Wheels and (F)eels
★★★ Zachary Loram’s DIY musical is a charming and entertaining riposte to the way disabled people are made to present themselves for an audience. Starting with a very silly song…
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The Spilling Cup
★★★ Hannah Mary Taylor’s performance as Sasha is mesmerising. She is an earthy performer that encapsulates the roller-coaster of emotion and pain her character goes through. Dracume Theatre have…
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Alex Mitchell: Tics Towards Puffection
★★★★ For someone who had never watched Britain’s Got Talent, I came to Mitchell’s comedy fresh. But I can see why they made it to the final. With an energy…
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Mark Nicholas: This Is Not the Autistic You Are Looking For
★★★★ I feel it takes an autistic reviewer to fully appreciate an autistic stand-up, and the reason is simple. There are so many details to Nicholas’s hour that will be…
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Mhairi Black: Politics Isn’t For Me
★★★★★ Most former politicians go on the speaking circuit to flog a memoir or raise their profile for nefarious lobbying purposes. Not Mhairi Black, her hour is more an act…
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David Eagle: The Eagle is Candid
★★★★★ One of Hartlepool’s greatest sons, and one part of the Folk band The Young’uns, makes his Edinburgh debut, with an hour so perfect, I’d quite like to frame it…
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Love Me Like a Chai Tea Latte
★★★★★ Sanjay Lago creates the perfect environment for his hour of poetry, comedy and story. He’s immediately engaging, his natural and authentic personality, with a brain ‘as busy as a…
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Stuart Laws Has to Be Joking?
★★★ Laws may get a pang of remembrance if he reads this review. It was me in the front row, about to have a meltdown over the sensory overwhelm of…