REVIEW: The Rest Of Our Lives
Reading Time: 2 minutesJo Fong is a dancer and George Orange is a clown. In The Rest of Our Lives, the two’s performative superpowers converge to create a piece of cathartic joy.
Category Comedy
REVIEW: Drag Baby
Reading Time: 3 minutesDrag Baby - Welcome to the world of true drag-glitz and glamour, with an incredibly engaging storyline that pulled the audience in from start to finish.
REVIEW: DIVA: Live From Hell!
Reading Time: 2 minutesDIVA: Live From Hell! is a one-person show starring Luke Bayer as Desmond Channing, the ambitious, mean, and potentially murderous president of the high school drama club. He is in hell and he is telling his story.
REVIEW: That’s a Bit of Sheer Luck
Reading Time: 2 minutesDirected by Phoebe White, this sell-out Edinburgh Fringe in 2022 hits London in a limited run; following Sheer Luck and Whatsit on a fast paced dog-snatching crime.
REVIEW: Stop Trying To Look At….
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWritten and performed by Jacob Grunberger, Stop Trying To Look At… (previously my D**k) is an autobiographical story, featuring enough of the kind of jokes you’d expect from a play with this title to keep an audience with this particular comedic taste happily amused.
REVIEW: Rollerghoster
Reading Time: 2 minutesI must admit I was not familiar with the character Clinton Baptiste prior to booking in to see Rollerghoster, but a quick search told me actor Alex Lowe's 'Medium Clairvoyant' creation first appeared briefly on Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights, but found a cult following and continued to develop in podcasts, YouTube, and live appearances for the next 20 years.
REVIEW: Rock, Paper, Scissors
Reading Time: 2 minutesWritten and directed by Chess Hayden, Rock, Paper, Scissors stars Emma Lo and Jimmy Roberts, as housemates Lucy and Dylan. They’re joined by Megan Cooper, as Dylan’s ex-girlfriend.
REVIEW: Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn Liverpool for the first time in its 16 years running, 'Showstopper! The Improvised Musical' is not to be missed, whether you run, walk, bus, taxi, or crawl your way there.
REVIEW: Fat Chance
Reading Time: 2 minutesNorthern, female, fat. Rachel Stockdale’s recounting of a life as a person who is all three of these things, while also trying to make it in the theatre industry is a poignant, punchy piece with a beautiful message.
REVIEW: Sacred and Profane
Reading Time: 2 minutesSamantha Gray's latest comedy at The Space, "Sacred and Profane," invites audiences into the tangled web of online dating, where love and deception collide in hilarious fashion. Set against the backdrop of modern romance, Gray deftly navigates the complexities of finding love in a digital world, delivering a witty and insightful commentary on the traps of online relationships.