I like Frank Skinner. There is something pleasing in the straight forward quickness of his wit during his many television appearances, and his books littered my teenage shelves. Further, a […]
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Author: Scott Redmond
Anatomy – Traverse
So first things first: Anatomy (the cabaret) is not about anatomy (the study of the human body). I cannot stress how much this disappointed your medical student reviewer. However, that was about the only thing to leave me disappointed on this night.
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Clive Anderson: Me, Macbeth, and I – Edinburgh Fringe
In some ways Clive Anderson feels like part of the furniture in Edinburgh, having been part of Cambridge Footlight revues, solo ventures, and live versions of Whose Line Is It Anyway? amongst other things. To put it in perspective, he has been coming to the festival as a performer since before either of my parents were born.
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Mark Silcox: I Can Cure… (With Subtext) – Edinburgh Fringe
The Edinburgh festival is a strange place. I have seen feminist clowning shows about seducing mannequins, cabaret songs sung from the perspective of a sentient pub, dance pieces about ebola. In my five years as a performer, and four as a reviewer, I don’t think I have seen anything confuse an audience more than this show.
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Gray Crosbie: Amphibious – Edinburgh Fringe
Can poetry change the world? It is a question that has plagued scholars and excitable literature students for the longest time, and never has a true answer been forthcoming. However, after seeing Gray Crosbie’s show Amphibious, you feel like it certainly could be a possibility.
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Attila the Stockbroker – Edinburgh Fringe
It is a rare thing for a poet to achieve national treasure status in this day and age, even rarer for one from a primarily performative background. John Cooper Clarke would probably be the first to come to the minds of most, but for me Attila the Stockbroker isn’t very far behind.
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