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A review of Adam Hills: Shoes Half Full, Fringe 2024

August 1, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

“Adam Hills: Shoes Half Full” is a delightful and uplifting experience that will leave you feeling better than when you arrived. You don’t have to be disabled to appreciate the humour; the laughter will leave you feeling recharged.

A review of The Black Blues Brothers, Fringe 2022

August 12, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

These Royal Variety Performance veterans’ strength, agility, and speed are intimidatingly impressive.

Review of Omid Djalili Live, Fringe 2013

August 19, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

If you type [Iranian Comedian] into a search engine the chances are high that Omid Djalili will pop up top of the list. When Omid asked the audience where they were from a shout from the balcony in the Music Hall in the Assembly Rooms replied, “Lebanon, we came all this way just to see […]

The mystery of the Assembly Rooms Internet wifi, Fringe 2012

August 4, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

There will be confusion about the Assembly Rooms in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year. The Assembly Rooms are still the Assembly Rooms but not part of Assembly. Edinburgh City Council own the Assembly Rooms building but it was closed for significant refurbishment. William Burdett Coutts, who has run Fringe shows in the building for […]

Review of Return of the Lumberjacks, Fringe 2012

August 3, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The first thing to note is about the venue – The Assembly Rooms. The location is freshly done up after a £9m refurbishment and you do notice. There should be no more queuing in the street, which really confused me, instead punters heading to the Music Hall are urged into the bar just by the […]

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