Let’s get one thing straight: Ursula Martinez is comedy genius. Whether she is investigating her own fear of getting old in OAP or getting naked while performing magic tricks in the sublime La Clique – Un Spectacle Sensuel, Martinez is an expert in comedy timing, ad-libbing and stand-up. It is a pity then that she [...]

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How many of us have a five-year-old email in our inbox that for one reason or another cannot bring ourselves to delete? And how many of us have a profile in a matchmaking website? And how much do we lie in them? All these questions and more are at the core of Stirring, a cute [...]

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This beautiful, dark and disturbing story pitches two lost young people into a confusing web of contradictions as they seek shelter from the snow in a library of memories. The couple is initially thankful of the respite the library offers but, as the librarian proceeds to read her fairytales in an unsettling low, melodious voice, [...]

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The Fringe always offers the opportunity to try something new, whether it is the chance to witness world records being broken, to ride with a slightly unbalanced, yet hilarious cabbie or see a Hollywood star tread the boards. However, it is rare that you get to be part of something bigger than the festival, well [...]

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Sal, Mel I Vida (Comprising of a guitarist, singer, percussionist and a dancer, their performance aims to show ”pure flamenco forms and structures, from the oldest to the very new…”
The guitarist begins the set, followed gradually by the singer and the percussionist on his wine box drum. After a suitable introduction, they are finally joined [...]

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There’s nothing like a musical interlude to soothe a troubled soul and it’s made all the more pleasant when accompanied by the comedy capers of Pluck.
Part teatime concerto, part slapstick gag-fest, The Specialists is simply delightful comedy for all ages. Mainly based around their outstanding musical talent, this delightful trio proceed to take the assembled [...]

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After his mammoth record-breaking shows of the last two years, Mark Watson is becoming something of a Fringe celebrity, so it would be easy for him to coast on this new found fame. Thankfully he doesn’t believe in taking the easy route and has put as much effort into his stand-up as he has into [...]

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Comedy about Nazism is always going to be on shaky ground, as its not a subject that naturally lends itself to humour, yet Dan Tetsell has managed to find a unique niche, just don’t go expecting a lot of belly laughs.
Based around his German grandfather, a member of the SS, Tetsell sets out to explore [...]

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With her mile-a-minute delivery and inability to stop moving, it is actually physically exhausting to watch Natalie Haynes perform. Her style and demeanour can be a little hard to adapt to but, thankfully, her exploration of ideas isn’t so flighty, so there is at least one aspect of the show that you can settle into. [...]

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It is inevitable to have certain expectations of celebrity offspring who thrust themselves into the spotlight but Rain Pryor will be the first to say that she doesn’t want to build off her father’s legendary status. As she tells the audience from the off, “If you want to see Richard Pryor, turnaround and go buy [...]

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