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Review: Trainspotting Live, Fringe 2024

August 19, 2024 by Guest Reviewer Leave a Comment

Trainspotting Live is a spellbinding rampage of a show. A theatrical experience that pushes boundaries and left me devastated and in complete awe.

Review of Ed Byrne: Roaring Forties, Fringe 2013

August 8, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It’s a super busy Fringe for this reviewer this year. There are so many great acts here this year it is a real challenge to schedule it all. It also means acts that don’t live up to your expectations are twice as unfortunate; it means you’ve missed out on seeing something else as well as […]

Review of Rhod Gilbert: The Man with the Flaming Battenburg Tattoo, Fringe 2012

September 4, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Fringe version of The Man with the Flaming Battenburg Tattoo is about an hour long and that feels about the right length of time for the routine. A film begins the set by showing a short video of Rhod getting the tattoo. It’s connected to a TV series that featured him doing different jobs […]

Review of the Festival of the Spoken Nerd, Fringe 2012

August 7, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood 7 Comments

The Festival of the Spoken Nerd was supposed to end tonight but it has been extended by two nights. If you are very quick and very lucky you might be able to grab a ticket for the remaining shows. This is a show worth catching. It’s worth fighting for a ticket. Fire and biscuits. Doctor […]

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