We all have Loft Luggage and as you get older that increases dramatically. Things you gather over time, inherited from dead relatives, and the “that might come in handy” stuff! It all mounts up unnoticed until the day you need to tackle it head on and decide the fate of…

After watching and reviewing Callum Patrick Hughes in Thirst at the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe, I was intrigued and keen to see his new show How Can I Help You? It’s always an honour to follow artists and watch their development and growth in their careers and I wasn’t disappointed in…

Sadie Pearson’s play To Watch a Man Eat is a raw, honest and thought-provoking play about the desire to want more power, control, wealth and overall status in the world one creates for themselves and the destruction that can follow when these expectations aren’t achieved. Micky (George Usher) begins the…

Forgiving (My Mother) is performed by Anna Udras, Emilia Nurmukhamet and Patrycja Dynowska. The cast of three undertake the challenging task of venturing into and trying to understand the years of generational trauma. Exploring post-Soviet motherhood and the expectations of life then and now. All family dynamics and relationships have…

Anu Vaidyanathan’s comedy show BC AD Before Children After Diapers explores comedy through the eyes of comedian Anu. Her take on life as a Muslim woman, wife and mother whose achievements are outstanding. Anu trained and worked as an Engineer and she holds the distinction of being the first Asian…

Comedian Louise Atkinson certainly has more than her “look” in the powerful one-woman stand-up comedy performance She’s Got The Look. She has talent, charisma and a fantastic delivery throughout the performance which puts the audience at ease straight away. After performing in a well-known and never-identified comedy showcase the company…

Jon and Ollie Mime Club isn’t strictly a mime show it has elements and scenes of miming throughout and opens the performance with the double act attempting to brush their teeth as they wake up ready to start the show. I never knew you could have so much entertainment value…

Molly performed by Emma Smart takes you on a journey through her life. Middle aged and now going through the dreaded Me-No-Pause as Molly pronounces it the HRT patches are offering some relief to the hot flushes although the gin bottle helps a bit too. Alarm bells ring as her…

Fifty minutes of madcap entertainment see The Raymondos perform MacPlebs. Bringing their own edited, Improvised and incredibly funny version of Shakespeare’s Macbeth to the Edinburgh Fringe. I’ve certainly never laughed so much watching Macbeth. Only two members of the acting company are left after being involved in a fatal accident.…