Category: Reviews
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EIFF Review – Bad Day At The Office – 4/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Words: Toni Faulds Chee Keong Cheung’s first-person action thriller throws John Hannah and its audience headfirst into a day of complete carnage. There are bad days at work, and then there’s “Bad Day at the Office.” Premiering at this year’s…
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Festival Review – 2000 Trees Festival – 5/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Words & Photos: Heather Souter 2000 Trees festival returned this year to the fields and forests of Upcote Farm in Cheltenham with an outstanding lineup including headliners Neck Deep, Funeral for a Friend and Don Broco. With a carefully maintained…
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Preview – PITCH Scotland 2026
Words: Kenny Ross I’ll admit it. – As somebody whose musical comfort zone generally involves loud guitars, battered drum kits and enough distortion to make the neighbours want to hurt me badly, a hip-hop conference and showcase event isn’t automatically…
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Fringe Review – Act of Contrition – 4/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Words: Clíona Mccann Acts of Contrition is sharp and witty, yet heartfelt. Direct from a sell-out run in Barcelona, Glasgow-born John-Gerrard McFaulds recounts his struggle with sexuality and shame in a dynamic new theatre piece. The Fringe offers many shows…
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Edinburgh Fringe Review – Bear Girl – 4/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Words: Kenny Ross Let’s be honest, a play about a grieving widow who copes by sticking on a bear costume sounds like the sort of thing that could go spectacularly wrong. Thankfully, BearGirl has enough heart, humour and strong performances…
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Edinburgh Fringe Review – January 6th The Musical – 3/5 ⭐⭐⭐
Words: Cliona Mccann. January 6th the Musical is a wacky in-your-face musical comedy following Jessie and Kiely as they are wrongfully accused as insurrectionists and arrested. In theory, this show could be great; the concept is ridiculous, the cast is…
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Fringe Review – John Robertson: Excitable Boy! The Counting House – 5/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Words: Kenny Ross There are comedians who do crowd work, and then there’s John Robertson, who seems to view an audience as a collection of unsuspecting co-stars who simply haven’t realised they’re in the show yet! From the moment he…
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Edinburgh Fringe Review – To Be Frank – 4/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Words: Clíona Mccann To Be Frank is a hysterical hour of absurd clowning. No dialogue; just a stellar live score and the vocalisations you would expect of a zombie-monster-creature-thing. Hockey has an astounding command of his body. His expert physicality…
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Live Review – Ed Sheeran – San Diego, CA – 5/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Words & Photos: Amy Whitley Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour stopped in San Diego, California on Tuesday July 21st, 2026. This show took place at Petco Park and made history. He was the first artist to sell out the stadium without…
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Edinburgh Fringe Festival Review – Dirty Dancer – Underbelly Cowgate – 4/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Words: Laura M Ross Dirty Dancer (in no way affiliated or endorsed by the movie Dirty Dancing or it’s creators) but definitely a homage to it…is playing most nights of the Edinburgh Fringe at Underbelly Cowgate, and if like me,…
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