Comedy
Evan Beswick: Credit where it's due: Jason Byrne has a massive queue. 840 people long, to be precise. He also has one of the most ill-conceived, out of place, shodd...
Ed Ballard: It's useful being from two places at once. Des Bishop was born in America, so he gets away with being sentimental in a way other comics can't. And he'...
Theatre
Junta Sekimori: With the Fringe bulging obesely with single-performer shows, surely the Edinburgh International Festival could treat us to something a little less dou...
Junta Sekimori: Staged in the former Spiegel Tent and by a theatre company called Making Strange, Luck comes labelled with weirdness and whimsy. And true to its vibes...
Ciaran Healy: The Apex City Hotel on Edinburgh's Grassmarket is a very upmarket affair, and completely at odds with the show that it's hosting – The Year That...
Junta Sekimori: Claddagh on the west coast of Ireland used to be a quaint fishing village that supplied the great city of Galway with all the riches of the sea until ...
