REVIEW: Necessary Devil by Knight and Dais Entertainment, Paris Fringe 2020 ★★☆☆☆
This moment was always going to arrive. The moment where a show intended for the stage has to make a move to online streaming, and...
REVIEW: Etched Glass Decanter, Evening Crane Theatre, Paris Fringe 2020 ★★★★★
It is rare that something definitively thematically original and bold manages to make it's way into the mainstream. Etched Glass Decanter may not be in...
REVIEW: Cicada 3301, Edinburgh Fringe 2019 ★★★★★
You are unlikely to see a show at the Edinburgh Fringe that's anything like Cambridge University's Cicada 3301. A thoroughly original, smart and razor-sharp script...
REVIEW: Leopold Vindictive, Edinburgh Fringe 2019 ★★☆☆☆
In 1940s Belgium, we're privy to the lives of brave civilians who passed information to the British government through carrier pigeons. It's a concept with...
REVIEW: Shakespeare! The Panto, Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2019 ★★☆☆☆
Putting the character of William Shakespeare into a pantomime themed fringe show is an interesting concept. Shakespeare! The Panto takes this concept and takes it to...
REVIEW: The Very Well-Fed Caterpillar, Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2019 ★★★★☆
A genius combination of mime, mellow drama and physical theatre (not an element of drama I often enjoy), The Very Well-Fed Caterpillar follows the story...
REVIEW: Portents, Edinburgh Fringe 2019 ★★★☆☆
Portents is weird. Like, really weird. After an evocative and atmospheric opening, the play settles into a set-up of the three performers (Ross Hunter, Ben...
REVIEW: Void, Edinburgh Fringe 2019 ★★★☆☆
“If you’re a figment of my imagination then you could at least be on my side.” What happens after we die? I don’t know, but...
REVIEW: Number, Please. Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2019 ★★★☆☆
What a glorious way to start my fringe, a spy story, a top tier cast and some decent music to go with it. What’s not...
REVIEW: Four Woke Baes, Edinburgh Fringe 2019 ★★★★☆
"Cynical and raw, hilarious and squirm-inducing, the play asks just how liberal "woke" boys really are when they're alone together, out in nature, beers in...
REVIEW: The Grandmothers Grimm, Edinburgh Fringe 2019 ★★★★☆
“When in doubt, send your characters into the forest. Works every time.” A writing sentiment I tend to agree with, in the highly agreeable The...
REVIEW: Numbers, Edinburgh Fringe 2019 ★★★★☆
"I could be one of those fucked people who can't be unfucked." When inundated with comedy at the Fringe, sometimes it can do one good...
REVIEW: Fulfilment, Edinburgh Fringe 2019 ★★★★☆
Do you want to feel theatrically fulfilled? Then you should go see Fulfilment at the Edinburgh Fringe. Thanks, I’m here all week (and next week...
REVIEW: Super Hugh-Man, Edinburgh Fringe 2019 ★★★★☆
Often, when roaming through the Fringe, you can get totally swept up and overwhelmed in the thousands and thousands of shows going on at any...
REVIEW: My Mate Dave Died, Edinburgh Fringe 2019 ★★★★★
Two shows down at the Fringe and I'm already chucking out five-star reviews. No, it's not naivety and innocence which will be ground down over...
REVIEW: The Cambridge Impronauts: Improv, Actually, Edinburgh Fringe 2019 ★★★☆☆
Once again, it's that time of year for comedians and actors all over the world to converge in this beautiful city of Edinburgh for the...
Review: King Lear, Oddbodies Production Company, Brighton Fringe 2019 ★★★★★
One actor. Five Acts. Eighty minutes. Fifteen plus characters. One of Shakespeare's most famous tragedies. I'll be honest, on face value I couldn't help but...
Review: Macbeth, This Is My Theatre, Brighton Fringe 2019 ★★★★☆
Ah yes, Shakespeare at the fringe. Always an interesting adventure for a punter, and the experience often goes one of two ways: Either you'll walk...
A Digital Pint with… Benjamin Alborough of Ricky Riddlegang & The Riddle Gang, Brighton Fringe 2019
Join us here at the Binge Fringe pub for a Digital Pint with writer-performer Benjamin Alborough. We reviewed his EdFringe 18 show Cream Tea and Incest...
Review: You’re Dead, Mate, The Nutshell Winchester 2019 ★★★★☆
Five long months has passed since Binge Fringe’s first foray into reviewing Edinburgh Fringe shows and I had come to the sad conclusion that it...