The name might not ring a bell but for eleven years Kirsten O’Brian has been gracing the programmes of children’s BBC. Better known as the blonde, thin one from the art show Smart, when she playfully bounds out and asks the audience if there are many males in the audience between 25 and under, it’s [...]

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Who knew that in 1978 a mob-funded erotic film, Debbie Does Dallas, would grow to become one of the most commercially successful adult films ever produced. Since it featured a weak plot, poor acting and basic cinematography, no one really went to see it for its artistic value, but to marvel at the cheer leaders [...]

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Any production faces a huge problem when tackling Alan Bennett’s legendary 1980’s monologues about alienation and discomfort in British society. The main problem is, they will never be able to top one of the most intelligent and heart wrenching television shows ever. Not only is it immaculately written but Bennett also used some of the [...]

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Mark Dolan’s one hour show feels very much like some kind of dare he was made to do in his Channel 4’s shows Balls Of Steel. There is no script nor pre-conceived ideas or themes. There is no set of jokes to go through either. There is, though, problems suggested from the audience that he [...]

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The Fringe is the perfect place for some of the more unique ideas out there, and it doesn’t get more bizarre and ingenious than the premise of the silent disco. Essentially, as you walk into the silent venue, you are given headphones which have a volume button on one side and a button to flip [...]

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As you walk into the beautiful Assembly Universal arts hall you are handed a program with the warning that, It contains extreme sexual imagery and text and is not suitable for those offended by challenging fictions exploring provocative issues. Even this isn’t a sufficient warning for the theatrical head-butt you are about to receive.
Starring Anna [...]

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Every comedian has bad days, bad shows or bad routines. It even happens to the best of them too. The thing with Byrne is that, even when he is not having a particularly great day, he is still a hundred times funnier than many of the other stand-up acts populating the Fringe magazine every year.
Without [...]

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Coming from the pen of Jack Thorne, who is better known as one of the writers of channel 4’s Shameless, this is a fascinating and brilliant production which explores the true life case of Mary Bell who, when only a little girl, was accused of the murder of two children. The play is divided into [...]

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It is clear from the publicity material surrounding this show that this performance is one intended to challenge your perception of disability; an expectation that is most definitely fulfilled.
The drama unfolds on the set of a decaying church that has been converted into a sporadically open and even less frequented shoe shop lit only by [...]

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Lucy Porter is a Fringe household name by now. She even agrees to it herself as she admires her new venue, one of the biggest spaces the Pleasance Courtyard has. Porter is known for her petite appearance, her charming looks and her funny comments. She is easily recognisable amongst a big crowd of people, and [...]

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