Comedy | Review
Edward Whelan: In the basement of the Underbelly, Barry and Stuart are having tea in china cups. Then Barry slices open his own neck. But the show is not all gorefe...
Bridget Orr: <!-- @page { size: 21cm 29.7cm; margin: 2cm } P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } --> As the audience assembles, Barry and Stuart sit ...
Andrew Chadwick: "Jokes and tricks!" is Pete Firman's catchphrase, and also an accurate description of his show. The quality of both elements varies wildly, and that's...
Simon Mundy: Early in the show, Philip Escoffey asks for a show of hands to see who present believes in the paranormal. A thin spattering of enthusiasts respond. W...
Comedy
Fern Brady: It seems something of an injustice to see Chris Cox wedged in the 'comedy' category, but wedge him we must. Mind Over Patter is poles apart from the c...
Books | Feature
Keir Hind: You may not know this, but The Edinburgh International Book Festival has its own little fringe festival, The West Port Book Festival. Taking place in ...
Keir Hind: Christopher Brookmyre’s new book A Snowball in Hell features blackmail, gun battles, magic and the torture of various reality TV stars. All kind...
Theatre | Review
Charlotte Mitchell: The lights are dimmed, a piano is tinkling in the background and a gentleman sits in a well-cut waistcoat reading a book beside a green card table. Th...
