Often sketch shows suffer from being disjointed, with many skits being a hit or miss affair. Thankfully, Evolution’s hop and skip through the history of man lands more jokes on target than not. Interspersed with cunning commentary, the sketches hit on such subjects as infidelity, laddism and war to show us that the strongest doesn’t [...]

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The diplomats in Brussels may be trying to homogenise us all into super-lite, fat-free Europeans, but the guys of Boom Chicago aren’t going to take this lying down. All the chicanery of the EU and monetary union might seem a trifle dull, but the Netherlands-based troop aim to lighten this load by bringing their certain [...]

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A Blues Brothers act should promise explosive energy and dynamic performances, but Jake and Elwood fails to deliver on these counts.
While the duo posing as the brothers are competent enough with their characterisations, there is little in the way of crowd interaction and only glimpses of the essential Belushi/Ackroyd chemistry. The core energy of the [...]

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In a flash of glitter and spangles the Nualas take the festival stage for the last time. At the end of this year the trio are hanging up their spangly frocks, returning their groupies to the respective homes and probably heading to the pub for a pint of Guinness.
After numerous appearances on the Fringe, the [...]

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‘Wow! Unbelievably amazing! Big Cheese’s Hamlet! The Musical is a triumph of epic proportions.
Diluting the Bard’s greatest tragedy into a slick sixty minutes of light-hearted song and dance is no mean feat, but this dynamic five-piece outfit (plus orchestra) carry it off with amazing exuberance. Their enthusiasm for this superb adaptation is contagious and whips [...]

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Sexual peversity, ginger rappers and clown exorcism in sixty minutes - welcome to the weird world of Uberarmy. Mixing a hefty wedge of surrealism with their breakneck speed and energy, the new offering from Ubersausage whips up a veritable cyclone of mirth and excitement through boisterous live action and digital jiggery pokery.
There is a comic [...]

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The title suggests so much, but the show delivers so little yet Sean Cullen’s Erotic Laser Swordfight has to be one of the must sees of this Fringe. Fusing musical parodies with Cullen’s self-styled colourful ramblings, Laser Swordfight takes a sublime stroll through a surreal world of Sean Cullen.
With off the wall elements that would [...]

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For every action there is a reaction.
This one line sums up the underlining message of Ben Elton’s Popcorn - a satirical examination of Hollywood’s use of sex, drugs and violence to sell films.
This adaptation pulls few punches in the depiction of its Frankenstein-esque confrontation between an auteur and the monsters he is blamed for [...]

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Stir up a mix of ex-monk porn stars, a self-obsessed director, deliciously ridiculous porn names and a dollop of Scots kitsch and you have a play that surely can’t be suitable for lunchtime. However, Ski Sluts From Glenshee has been allocated this timeslot, so parents beware!
This ludicrous play transports the growing porn industry to the [...]

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Abridging Bill Bryson can be no easy matter. Each delightfully crafted paragraph begs to be read and vies for your attention through witty observations and amusing anecdotes.
It must have been hard work, but Brighton Theatre Events have done a fantastic job in bring Bryson’s ”British” book to the stage.
Following Bryson’s final tour of the UK [...]

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