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Em Hoggett on Showtime! / Edinburgh Fringe 2024

Jim Keaveney1 year ago1 year ago

If Tim Burton met Stephen Sondheim in the KitKat Club… and they were a woman… This twisted one-woman musical is…

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Cyrano review – Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh ★★★★☆

Jim Keaveney1 year ago1 year ago

We begin with three unnamed actors, played by the wonderful funny trio of David Tarkenter, Tessa Wong and Tanvi Virmani,…

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Lucy Foley and Natalie Evans on Flat 2 / Edinburgh Fringe

Jim Keaveney1 year ago1 year ago

If two couples move in together, and after 48 hours one-half of each couple dies, what happens next? Lucy Foley…

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Ollie Horn on Comedy for Toxic People (and their friends) / Edinburgh Fringe 2024

Jim Keaveney1 year ago1 year ago

Since starting stand-up comedy in 2014, Ollie Horn has toured to over 25 countries as a headline act. His 2019…

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Chelsea Birkby on This Is Life, Cheeky Cheeky / Edinburgh Fringe 2024

Jim Keaveney1 year ago1 year ago

Following her highly acclaimed debut at Edinburgh, No More Mr Nice Chelsea, in 2022 and a sell-out Soho Theatre transfer,…

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Mustafa Algiyadi: Almost Legal Alien review – Just the Tonic Nucleus, Edinburgh ★★★☆☆

Jim Keaveney1 year ago1 year ago

The turnout for Mustafa Algiyadi’s hour-long show Almost Legal Alien is admittedly not the largest but he seems happy to…

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ARCADE review – Summerhall, Edinburgh ★☆☆☆☆

Jim Keaveney1 year ago1 year ago

At ALSO Festival last month, Philippa Perry talked about how we can be happier by not setting expectations of things….

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Andrew Doherty: Gay Witch Sex Cult review – Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh ★★★★☆

Jim Keaveney1 year ago1 year ago

Do you want to know about the Gay Witch Sex Cult? Estate agent Kaelan – comedian Andrew Doherty – is…

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Òran review – Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh ★★★★★

Jim Keaveney1 year ago1 year ago

A retelling of the Ancient Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice backed by a musical soundtrack? No, this isn’t Hadestown in…

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The Daughters of Róisín review – Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh ★★★☆☆

Jim Keaveney1 year ago1 year ago

‘For what died the sons of Róisín?,’ Luke Kelly of The Dubliners asked – Róisín being Ireland herself. What about…

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