The atmosphere in the HMV Picturehouse is positively eerie as you sit waiting for Shrink, the lights are a dim red and the creepy tones of his “Induction Music” pervade the room.

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Tommy Tiernan has a reputation for giving energetic and loud performances and this year’s fringe offering is no different.

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From the minute Zane enters on stage an atmosphere of excited energy descends on the crowd and he skips from one side to the other addressing members of the front row.

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Lola La Belle’s manifesto of her new burlesque shows tells us that this well-renowned art is both an expression of female empowerment and a raunchy striptease, and strong female characters is exactly what the audience gets, both in terms of personality and physicality.

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Bo Burnham has garnered considerable media attention over the past few years as the witty and energetic teenager who sang his comedic songs on YouTube.

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3 days before the U.S. general election, Senator Barack Obama falls into a hope induced coma leaving his campaign team in a dilemma. Thankfully they happen upon Charlie, an actor in musical theatre with an uncanny resemblance to the Senator.

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David O’Doherty is one of the most endearing comedians on the stage this festival. A self-described mix between a youth club supervisor and A.L.F., O’Doherty brings an original flair to his act, using an old 80’s keyboard to perform songs that, while hardly showcasing an award winning voice, are innovative and clever.

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Upon entering the Udderbelly in Bristo Square to see Brendon Burns, the audience is faced with a scruffy lunatic playing the guitar and singing nonsensically amidst dry ice.

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Wait until Dark by Frederick Knott (Dial M for Murder) is most famously known as the chilling 1967 film adaptation that garnered Audrey Hepburn nominations for both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe.

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