Reviews

I wasn’t at all surprised to hear that Hot Mess is transferring to London after the Fringe. Its music and its performers are worthy…

Christmas has come early this year, and what a gift Johnny McKnight is giving us! McKnight has been a pantomime dame for more than…

Tuesday 5th August 2025 Dad’s Army at the Maddermarket Theatre is a nostalgic and spirited celebration of one of Britain’s best-loved sitcoms, transformed affectionately…

Marianne wants to be taken seriously, Hattie just wants to get drunk and Emma wants a husband, but when arrogant aristocrat Chester arrives they…

I have to confess I had never been to a secret cinema event before and didn’t really know what to expect,  from the outset…

For producer and champion of new writing Ellie Keel’s debut play stars not only Dawn Steele, star of the long-running TV series Monarch of…

Ella’s life is a mess. She doesn’t take responsibility for anything. But deep down she wants to do the right thing, and when a…

The blurb said this show was about the Amazon rainforest and the generations of women who have fought to protect it, so I was…

Drawing From Life is on at 2.10pm (55 mins) until Aug 9 at theSpaceTriplex (Studio). www.thespaceuk.comPhotos: © Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society

That’s the message award-winning producer turned performer Mark Ashmore is bringing to this year’s Fringe. It’s a serious message, but before you stop reading,…

A Year and a Day is the story of Nathan, a man who, struck by a mysterious light, only lives for one day before…

What a thrill it was to see that Titan of stage and screen Brian Cox performing in Scotland once again. As the 18th century…

A blacker than black comedy that paints uncomfortably poignant picture of the way we live now. ‘Clive’ Is a one man show written by…

Ed Coleman as Steven photography Danny Kaan When I first heard the title The White Chip I wondered if it was about a casino…

The crew with Captain Ahab (Nick Hall): photo Allan Hart 'Call me Ishmael' Taking centre stage at London's Tower Theatre is Herman Melville's Moby…

It probably sound like a weird thing to say as a critic but I don't actually enjoy writing bad reviews - I appreciate the…

This ghostly tale, based on a true story, is tailor-made for the haunted city that is Edinburgh. Scotland is famous for its folk tales…

Mods and Rockers were as much a part of the Swinging Sixties as miniskirts and...The Who. Considered one of the most influential rock bands…

Katori Hall's Olivier-award winning play, set the night before Martin Luther King was assassinated in her hometown of Memphis 57 years ago, is nothing…

Life today is far from simple, especially if you are just setting out in the world. There are so many pressures to conform, when…

Ilan Galkoff as Ari Freed Photo Jane Hobson Three years in the making, Shimmy Braun's insightful play Faygele is in performance at London's Marylebone…

Be afraid! Be very afraid! For the evil, the fear, the superstitions and, indeed, the savagery, which surrounds the Salem witches, is almost palpable…

When Isobel McArthur took up the challenge of adapting one of literature's best known classics, she certainly turned it on its head. Describing Jane…

There is certainly no dead wood on stage at the Festival Theatre this week (sorry, I couldn't resist it!). From the get-go, the dynamic…