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Twonkey’s Soft December Night in Tallahassee
★★★★★ After 16 years at the fringe, you’d think Paul Vickers, aka Twonkey aka Twonketta, would’ve said and sung all they’d needed to! But the latest instalment of the franchise,…
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Ruby Wax: Absolutely Famous
★★★★ “This is the first time I’m doing a show unscripted, so anything could come out,” promises Ruby Wax at the top of the hour. Alongside her former TV producer…
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Dom McGovern: Prize Hog
★★★★★ Dom McGovern's Prize Hog is an exceptional debut about eating disorders, queerness, and our lord and saviour Kate Moss. McGovern has an electric stage presence and has managed to…
I’m Melting: The Unknown Terrors of the Fringe
Paul Vickers, former Dawn of the Replicants frontman and autistic Fringe stalwart shares some of the experiences he's gone through over the years, part reflection, part warning, dig into the…
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This Is How I Got Arrested…
★★★★★ Sophie paints the perfect picture of her family life, her dads an ‘art dealer’, her brother is going into the business, and all she wants for her birthday is…
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The Great ADHD Myth?
NO ★ The question-mark in the title of Channel 4's, 'documentary' is the closest you'll get to an attempt at balance. I also put 'documentary' in inverted commas, because this…
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The Subplot: A Hyperfixation on the Titan Submersible
★★★★ Sophie Smyth’s one-woman show Subplot is a deep dive (one of many deep-sea puns you can look forward to) into the Oceangate Titan submersible that imploded in 2023: the…
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Katie Boyle: Irish Immigrant
★★★★★ 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…
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Aidan Greene: Stuttermilk Pancakes
★★★★ 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’…
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NON HUMAN ANIMAL
★★★★ Every now and again, a character comes onto the stage that you’re immediately enraptured by. Róisín is fast-talking, honest and funny with a vulnerability that shimmers. That she lets…