★★★★★ There’s this tense moment seconds into a stand-up hour, where the comedian drops their first joke. It sets the tone for the show, introduces us to the comedian, and…
★★★★ We’re no strangers to the work of Aarian Mehrabani. As a theatre-maker with Flawbored, we nominated It’s a MotherF**king Pleasure back in 2023. It’s Mehrabani’s theatre background that shapes…
★★★★★ Eilidh Loan’s follow up to Moorcroft, is a family drama about grief and a formidable matriarch. The eponymous Cathy, played to perfection by Elaine C. Smith is crushed by…
★★★★ There’s something inspired about doing two-person stand-up. Rohan Ashar and Mani Ahmed have this great double-act energy, and a machine-gun approach to gags. From the outset I was completely…
★★★★ Chiara Fumanti and Andrea Guerini’s darkly comic theatre piece asks us if we ‘ever wondered what the person next to us is thinking?’ A dangerous question to ask at…
★★★★ I was slightly late for Tarang’s show, but he didn’t waste the comic opportunity, asking the audience to indulge him while he fastidiously summarised what I had missed. The…
★★★★ When disabled comedy acts are promoted, the media will often lead with the disability, not the comedy. Aidan Greene explains that when he’s interviewed, he’s a ‘human interest story’…
★★★ Let me caveat everything I’m about to say with the simple that Athanasia Kontou is awesome, and a refreshing talent. She’s constructed an original hour that takes us through the…
★★★★★ It’s something of miracle what Joe Tracini achieves in his hour. To take one of the most stigmatised and misunderstood mental health conditions, Borderline Personality Disorder; and give an…
★★★★★ I have seen a lot of standing ovations this fringe and very few have been warranted but it is unclear what else to do after Palestine: Peace de Resistance.…
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