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Most of these reviews and features were first published on Broadway Baby where I freelance as Circus, Dance, Physical Theatre, and Cabaret Editor. If you'd like me to review your upcoming show, please get in touch.
Sophie's Surprise 29th ★★★★★
If you’ve ever been to a surprise party, you know the awkward anticipation of waiting for the guest of honour to arrive. In Sophie’s...
Aug 23, 2023
The Revel Puck Circus: The Wing Scuffle Spectacular ★★★
There’s popcorn and candyfloss on sale as the audience make their way into the Lafayette big top at Underbelly’s Circus Hub. A mic’d-up...
Aug 20, 2023
Ben Hart: Jadoo ★★★★
As we enter the dimly-lit environs of the gorgeous Spiegeltent Palais du Variété, the scent of incense hangs in the air, music plays, and...
Aug 16, 2023
N.Ormes ★★★★★
Starting with a single spotlight shining down like a streetlamp on a romantic Parisian street we see a man and a woman slowly dance in an...
Aug 13, 2023
Matilda Jr. the Musical ★★★★
Based on Roald Dahl’s beloved children’s novel, Matilda tells the story of a precocious five-year-old girl who loves books, hates...
Aug 22, 2022
Hot Clown Sex ★★★
The Hot Clown Company is a relatively new troupe that set out to blend sketch comedy and physical theatre with a particular emphasis on...
Aug 10, 2022
Attenborough and His Animals ★★★
Clownfish Theatre has returned to the Edinburgh Fringe with an updated version of their show which saw sell-out audiences in 2019 as well...
Aug 10, 2022
Circa: Humans 2.0 ★★★★★
In a big top tent, ten performers, upon a brilliant white, circular stage, perform a series of ever more amazing acts of acrobalance,...
Aug 8, 2022
Cirque Berserk! ★★★
I have a soft spot for classic, big top style circus even if it is being presented in a conference centre by a company that are famed for...
Aug 8, 2022
Mind Mangler: Member of the Tragic Circle ★★★★
Mischief is one of those companies that gives the struggling Fringe performer hope. Performing annually at the Fringe since 2009, the...
Aug 7, 2022
Yve Blake: Lie Collector ★★★★★
Yve Blake is fascinated by the lies we tell and has even gone so far as to set up a website where you can anonymously reveal the various...
Aug 26, 2015
Eleanor Morton: Allotted Mucking Around Time ★★★★
We are welcomed into the Stand 2 by a red-headed young woman in the guise of an older man. She's made no real effort in her costume other...
Aug 24, 2015
Poet of the Impossible ★★★★★
In a tiny, hot, almost claustrophobic room on Hanover Street, a poet is performing miracles. Renz Novani weaves words as well as he...
Aug 23, 2015
Afternoon Delight ★★
Bill shows (where the show is made up of several guest acts) can be a mixed bag especially when the format is to showcase one venue’s...
Aug 16, 2015
Hitch! ★★★★
From Rope to Psycho, Hitch by the Mary Bijou Circus Theatre Company covers all the famous Hitchcock thrillers plus at least one you may...
Aug 14, 2015
Les Misérables (School Edition) ★★★★
Les Misérables is a musical based on the 1862 French novel by Victor Hugo that tells the tale of an ex convict who flees his parole,...
Aug 13, 2015
Dandy Darkly's Trigger Happy! ★★★★
Dandy Darkly, resplendent in a fringed and spangled cowboy costume complete with tiny Stetson and incredibly pointy snakeskin boots opens...
Aug 12, 2015
Renz Novani: Spellbinder - Magic & MyStory ★★★★
This stripped-down mind reading act doesn't have any music, set, lighting changes or bells and whistles and it doesn't need them. It's...
Aug 16, 2014
Double Booked: Slater vs Melons ★★★
Two very different performers have arrived at the Fringe to find that a scheduling conflict m eans they’re sharing the same one hour...
Aug 16, 2014
Lady Rizo ★★★★★
Lady Rizo has quickly become a darling of the Edinburgh Fringe. In three short years, she's now a must-see act and it's easy to see why....
Aug 16, 2014
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