Jo Caruana

Dizney in Drag: Once Upon a Parody is a self-confessed ‘ridiculous show’. And if that’s what you are after, you will absolutely love it because this cabaret serves up the sort of toilet humour that sits somewhere between an amused eye-roll and an ‘oh-no-they-didn’t’ guffaw. 

The WTF moments come thick and fast in Colin Cloud’s EdFringe show After Dark, which ran until 21 August at glorious McEwan Hall. 

It’s shows like this that are the epitome of the Fringe for me. In a small room deep in the Assembly George Square Studios, sketch comedians and filmmakers Joe and Rory are up to all sorts of mischief under the guise of keeping television history alive in their show TELEVISION 1.

Almost every woman – and many men – will have felt the fear portrayed in Prickly Pear Production’s latest play, Walking Home. You know the one I mean: the fear that comes from hearing footsteps behind you on the street as you peer through the darkness.

What did our critic think of WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND at The Watermill Theatre?

Now I’ll come right out and say it: I really wanted to like this play. After a lovely meal and inspired by the genuine passion that clearly unpins everything at this theatre, I was excited to get engrossed in Simon’s comedy – but the story didn’t grab me.

The main thing to know about this production is it is very, very funny. Silly, sure; but cheek-achingly funny. From the moment Nicholas Murchie's begins his high-energy rendition of 19th century everyman Sir Philip Bin, Bleak Expectations is a laugh-a-minute tumble through this naturally dramatic era.

With just days to go until Bartlett Sher's dazzling revival of My Fair Lady raises the roof on London's Coliseum, it’s Vanessa Redgrave who says it best. 'There are many shows,' she smiles. 'But there is only one My Fair Lady.'

The Wicker Husband is a folk musical written by Rhys Jennings, with music by Darren Clark. Half world-premiere, half returning reboot, its original March 2020 run was cut short when theatres shut for the pandemic. Now it’s back in all its heartening glory and, from start to finish, it delivers in droves.