REVIEW: MYRA DUBOIS: SELF ADMYRA (Gilded Balloon) ★★★
Rotherham’s least celebrated daughter, Myra DuBois is no stranger to the London gay scene, performing regularly at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern. Having missed her show at the London Wonderground last month, I was keen to check out the show whilst up at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Myra, the diva, refuses to come out on stage until […]
REVIEW: LET’S TALK ABOUT TAX (Gilded Balloon) ★★★
Dominic Frisby has come to the Edinburgh Fringe to tell us about tax. He knows what he’s talking about as a MoneyWeek commentator, Bitcoin expert and writer for financial websites: “taxation is what holds society as we know it together, and yet there is a dearth of media on the subject”. Frisby has taken it […]
REVIEW: Axis of Awesome: Won’t Ever Not Stop Giving Up (Gilded Balloon, Teviot) ★★★★★
Axis of Awesome are an Australian, rock trio, reminiscent of Jack Black and his band Tenacious D. They have been together for ten years and have released six albums of Musical comedy and jokes set to tunes. Like many people, I was only familiar with the name Axis Of Awesome because of their viral song 4 […]
REVIEW: SCOTT AGNEW I’VE SNAPPED MY BANJO STRING, LET’S JUST TALK (Gilded Balloon at the Counting House) ★★★
Following his 2012 hit Edinburgh Fringe show ‘Tales of the Sauna’, Glaswegian comedian Scott Agnew returns to the festival this year with his new show ‘I’ve Snapped My Banjo String, Let’s Just Talk’ at the Gilded Balloon Counting House. Scott Agnew bares his soul in this show, with stories of his addictions to drink, drugs […]