Reading Time: 2 minutesFollowing Jack, a reluctant Hufflepuff, as he navigates bullies, coming out, love and. keeping more secrets than the Chamber itself, this 75 minute play is an absolute delight. Written by Robert Holtom, and boasting the VAULT Festival Origins Award as well as an OffWestEnd.com short run commendation to its name, it doesn't disappoint.
Reading Time: 2 minutesI’ll be honest - I wasn’t sure. I’m a Die Hard fan and my inclination was that the panto element might be a step too far. I was wrong. So wrong.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWord-Play has a lot to say about the impact of language and, for the most part, succeeds in not only helping the audience see its effect but feel it, too—all the while skewering those types of people we know well.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMurder Inc Improv from Manchester are making their Edinburgh debut after 8 years of wowing predominantly northern audiences they’re here to make their mark.
Reading Time: 2 minutesEden Sher's I was on a Sitcom is a show well worth watching, even if you have never seen the sitcom the marketing is based on.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOpening their show with a song about Cucks is a strong start for the duo who’s show explores archetypes of 2010’s men. What the duo have in spades, is charm and crazily intelligent humour, some of which is translatable, some less so. You just need to be careful if you’re not a 2010’s male archetypes fan - you may get lost in the insanely specific references.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt seems like everywhere you turn in Edinburgh you could find a sketch comedy duo trying to put their stamp on the form. Myles and Dan are no different - aside from the fact that it seems they’ve achieved it. Having worked together for 10 years the chemistry and connection between the pair is undeniable. It fizzes from the stage and embraces the audience - helping them buy into the theme. Kind of what it says on the tin, the pair try to break a specific world record, 50 sketches in 50 minutes.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe show follows Dr Bubble as his puppet Milkshake comes alive - across the hour they discover that to have good friends you must be a good friend. The pair are seamless - picking up issues and adapting in the moment (bubbles are fickle) and with joy and character. The show is non-verbal so accessibility is impressive. The physicality and clowning from the duo is a joy to watch and again slick and professional.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTelevision 1 is the brand new debut show for Joe Pearson & Rory Cargill, a character comedy sketch show which takes the audience through TV programming of the 20th Century. Starting with a Alfreds Astonishing Adventures and taking us through to an embarrassing body sketch the pair hit on all the pop culture shows that made TV what it is.
Reading Time: 2 minutesLena is an activist but the way she’s going about is by trying to convert her tinder dates? The premise is solid, with the show opening with relatable dating stories until the reveal is ushered in. Lena (Bibi Lucille) targets meat eating dates and then converts them to veganism with unsolicited physical touch and facts and figures - her most recent let down being a date who was already vegan. What a waste.