Tortive Theatre brings to the Edinburgh Fringe stage this year the superb production Shakespeare’s Fool starring the exceptionally talented Robin Leetham and his trusted companion a hand-held Marrote. Cavaliero Kempe tries very hard not to be bitter towards his ex-friend and colleague William Shakespeare. However, this doesn’t necessarily come across…

Hot off the press is a new Yorkshire musical comedy, There’s no Mystery in Murder. When a small Yorkshire village begins to be plagued by a serial killer after the murder of local Councillor Broadbent whose unpopular decision to bring a supermarket to the area had been passed was “obviously”…

Set in the 1920’s insect enthusiast and budding scholar Marigold Webb (Laura Crow) became deaf at five years old when she was taken seriously ill by meningitis. The long-term condition during the 1920s wasn’t particularly understood or made allowances for, therefore she embarks on a long-term struggle to be “heard”…

Three generations of mother and daughter relationships span throughout the performance in See you later Mum. After making the decision to emigrate to Australia Jennifer starts her new life leaving her Mother, Dotty behind. Making a life-changing decision such as emigration, always means that someone will inevitably get left behind…

Assisted is billed as “new writing/sci-fi”. Jordan and Connie are embarking on a new romance and everything is ” rosey”. Things are becoming serious when Jordan asks her to move in with him. Discussions about children and plans begin quite soon into the relationship. Jordan is desperately striving for perfection…

Suzanne Hawkes has written and directed an interesting insight into what possibly took place in the six weeks that the infamous Mrs Simpson spent in Felixstowe awaiting the divorce from her soon-to-be ex-husband Ernest allowing her to be in a position to be with HRH Edward. Petra Risbridger has an…

Since reviewing Head/Lining in July 2021 at the Pleasance in London the production has become stronger and louder as Charlie Heptinstall has developed and grown far more confident in his performance. Heptinstall demonstrates by combining rap lyrics, songs and narrative the effects depression and anger can have on your mind…

Award-winning blogger Jennifer Kennedy brings her new one-woman show to the Edinburgh Fringe discussing in a frank and honest style the rarely mentioned topic of menopause. Women openly talk about periods and having children, yet the final stage of stopping their periods and their bodies changing gets sidelined or ignored.…

When you attend the Edinburgh Fringe you always know that something a bit “different” is going to turn up. This year is no exception, I wasn’t prepared to meet a magical living Spaghetti Bolognese, who has certainly gained a larger-than-life attitude. Dominic Myers’s friendly and charismatic personality brings to life…

Watching any of the period Theatre productions written and directed by Joan Greening you can be safe in the knowledge that what you are seeing and hearing has been well researched and traced back to be as accurate as anyone can reliably be from the century in which the play…