Fringe 2023: The Ice Hole – A Cardboard Comedy
How should I describe this insane show? Well, imagine children being let loose on pieces of empty packaging and then using their imaginations to make a fort. Only in this…
Fringe 2023: Marjolein Robertson: Marj
BBC New Comedy Awards 2022 finalist Marjolein Robertson returns to the Fringe with a new set that blends the Scottish folk tale with real-life trauma. Marjolein performs with warmth, flair…
Fringe 2023: The Man Who Thought He Knew Too Much
This Hitchcockian tale of a suave, innocent, advertising man accidentally swept up in a, shall we say, explosive conspiracy is a tightly choreographed and highly physical thriller featuring performers that…
Fringe 2023: Yippee Ki Yay
Nothing will prepare you for this homage to one of the greatest action and (whisper it) greatest Christmas movies of all time. Yippee Ki Yay (The Die Hard Parody) is…
Fringe 2023: Bill O’Neill: The Amazing Banana Brothers
The sidekick becomes the hero in a show that’s slippery in more ways than initially appears. At the start, you think you know what it’s about, then smoke can be…
Fringe 2023: 1984
CW: spoilers for George Orwell’s ‘1984’ Whilst this adaptation of 1984 suffers from a jarring narrative structure, it is saved by raw, uninhibited performances that perfectly capture savage dehumanisation and…
Fringe 2023: Birth of Frankenstein
This adaptation of how teenager Mary Shelley was inspired to write Frankenstein beguiles its audience with verve, wit, and intense performances. The Birth of Frankenstein begins in darkness and instantly…
Fringe 2023: Jon Culshaw: Imposter Syndrome
Jon Culshaw, star of BBC Radio 4’s Dead Ringers and the genius imitator of the famous and infamous, returns to the Fringe with a hilarious new show. Here, he delights…