COVERING THE EDINBURGH FESTIVAL SINCE 1996

Contributor: Bruce Blacklaw

Bruce Blacklaw first reviewed for ThreeWeeks in the early 2000s and has been reviewing on a more regular basis since 2014…

Glob (Underbelly And Les Foutoukours) 26 August 2026

Tale Of The Firebird - Concerto For Violin, Fire & Acrobatic Orchestra (The Freestyle Orchestra) 26 August 2026

Laughing Horse Clean Pick Of The Fringe (Laughing Horse Comedy / Free Festival) 26 August 2026

Boys Don't Dance (Marc Brew Company) 26 August 2026

Afronauts (Underbelly, Circus Zambia And Wake The Beast) 12 August 2026

By A Thread (One Fell Swoop Circus) 12 August 2026

Smashing Shakespeare: Brave Macbeth (Captivate Theatre) 12 August 2026

Trash Test Dummies Circus (Underbelly And Dummies Corp) 17 August 2025

GO! (Corps In Situ) 17 August 2025

Abracadadbod! (Jokers Comedy Ltd) 17 August 2025

You’re An Instrument! (House of Oz / The Sonicrats) 17 August 2025

Captain Narwhal's Pirates vs French Dinosaurs (Gatepost Theatre Company) 10 August 2025

The Unlikely Friendship Of Feather Boy And Tentacle Girl (Vee Smith And Sadiq Ali) 10 August 2025

Foxdog Studios: Robo Bingo Kids (Georgia House Studios) 10 August 2025

Circus The Show (Showmen Productions) 10 August 2025

The Box Show (Junkyard Beats / Assembly Festival) 9 August 2025

Tribe: The Stone Age Spectacular (Simply Theatre Academy) 7 August 2025

Magical Melodies: Musical Storytelling (Ailsa Dixon) 6 August 2025

Doktor Kaboom: Under Pressure (Doktor K Worldwide / Suzanna Rosenthal Productions) 6 August 2025

Chatterbox (Lubna Kerr) 19 August 2024

The Show For Young Men (Guesthouse Projects) 19 August 2024

Improvabunga! (The Watch This Improv Troupe) 19 August 2024

Comedy For The Curious: Family Friendly Edition (Robyn Perkins / Comedy For The Curious) 19 August 2024

The Kids Always Win (Hooray Productions) 19 August 2024

Juan Solo's Excellent Adventures In Space (Ignacio Lopez) 19 August 2024

Taiwan Season: Lost Connection (Seed Dance Company) 19 August 2024

Dorks ‘N’ Orks: 4 Kidz! (Dorks N Orks/Free Festival) 14 August 2024

Children’s Underground Ghost Show (City Of Edinburgh Tours) 14 August 2024

Rik Carranza Presents: Marvel vs DC (Rik Carranza) 12 August 2024

Plague Poo And Punishment (Edinburgh Storytellers Limited) 12 August 2024

OH OH (Compagnia Baccala In Association With Underbelly) 11 August 2024

Ventriloquist Queen: A True African Queen (Her Majesty Queen Angelique-Monet Of Eti-Oni) 9 August 2024

Adventures! Journey Through Dungeons With Dragons (Donal Vaughan) 9 August 2024

The Learn To Juggle Comedy Show (Frisco Fred) 8 August 2024

Ancient Coins Of Forgotten Kingdoms (Mark Saltveit / PBH's Free Fringe) 5 August 2024

Kevin Quantum: Anti-Gravity (KQ Productions) 5 August 2024

Help! I Think I'm A Nationalist (Seamas Carey) 21 August 2023

Marjolein Robertson: Marj (Marjolein Robertson / The Stand Comedy Club) 21 August 2023

Gavin Webster: You Cannot Say Nowt These Days (Gavin Webster / The Stand Comedy Club) 21 August 2023

Jack Docherty In Bowie And Me: Parallel Lives (Gilded Balloon) 21 August 2023

Simon Munnery's Jerusalem (Show And Tell / The Stand Comedy Club) 21 August 2023

Kieran Hodgson: Big In Scotland (Berk's Nest in association with United Agents) 21 August 2023

Jay Lafferty: Bahookie (Gilded Balloon and Watch This Space Productions) 17 August 2023

Mr Sleepybum 17 August 2023

Wait! (Haddangse) 17 August 2023

Trash Test Dummies (Underbelly and Dummies Corp) 17 August 2023

The Lost Lending Library (Edinburgh International Festival) 17 August 2023

Lucky Pigeon (Brainfools in association with Underbelly) 17 August 2023

Roger McGough's Money-Go-Round (Jam Jar Theatrical Productions) 17 August 2023

My Friend Selkie (What Moves You) 17 August 2023

Adults (Traverse Theatre Company) 14 August 2023

Who Stole My Hammer? (Myth-fits) 14 August 2023

Schërzo (Slapstick) 8 August 2023

The Alphabet Of Awesome Science (That Science Gang) 8 August 2023

Melissa Stephens: HOT DOGS & TEARS! (IAMA Theatre Company) 26 August 2022

Lou Sanders: One Word: Wow (Plosive Live In Association With Avalon Management) 24 August 2022

BriTANick (Stamptown) 24 August 2022

Chelsea Birkby: No More Mr Nice Chelsea 22 August 2022

Rich Hall SOLD OUT: TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE (Off The Kerb) 19 August 2022

Jake Lambert: Liminal (Off The Kerb Productions Limited) 17 August 2022

Magic Roman’s Summer Holidays (Chip And Pin Theatre) 17 August 2022

A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings (Dan Colley And Riverbank Arts Centre) 17 August 2022

Brennan Reece: Crowded (Live Nation in association with United Agents) 17 August 2022

Omid Djalili: The Good Times 15 August 2022

The Return Of The Mighty Kids Beatbox Comedy Show (Blue Jeans Management) 15 August 2022

Whirlygig (Daniel Padden, Co-Produced With Catherine Wheels And Red Bridge Arts) 15 August 2022

The Wonder Games (Nic Doodson Productions) 15 August 2022

Bee Story (ARC Circus And Cluster Arts) 15 August 2022

The Mermaid And The Cow (Lindsey Cole) 15 August 2022

Kiran Saggu And Sarah Roberts: Cake (Kiran Saggu And Sarah Roberts) 15 August 2022

2022 The Beginning Of The End - Vladimir McTavish (Vladimir McTavish/The Stand Comedy Club) 15 August 2022

Simon Munnery: Trials And Tribulations (Show And Tell) 15 August 2022

Everything Has Changed (Rhum + Clay in association with New Diorama Theatre) 13 August 2022

Doktor Kaboom And The Wheel of Science (Doktor K Worldwide And Something For The Weekend) 13 August 2022

Mary Beth Barone: Silly Little Girl (Show And Tell) 13 August 2022

Mark Thomas: Black And White (Mark Thomas / The Stand Comedy Club) 11 August 2022

Seymour Mace Presents Captain Winky’s Fuck Off Olympics (Seymour Mace / The Stand Comedy Club) 11 August 2022

Sean McLoughlin: So Be It (PBJ Management) 11 August 2022

Tom Mayhew: Trash Rich (Tom Mayhew / Objectively Funny / The Stand Comedy Club) 11 August 2022

Christopher MacArthur-Boyd: Oh No (Off The Kerb Productions) 10 August 2022

Cirque Berserk! (Cirque Berserk!) 9 August 2022

Splash Test Dummies (Underbelly And Dummies Corp) 9 August 2022

Arty’s Ani-Magination (The Long Lane Theatre Company) 9 August 2022

Superhero Academy: Environmental Adventure! (Play People Productions) 8 August 2022

Blue Badge Bunch (Ingenious Fools) 8 August 2022

Leo Kearse: Cancel Culture (Leo Kearse) 17 August 2021

Paul Currie: Teet 17 August 2021

Meet Astrid Lindgren’s Pippi Longstocking (Wizard Presents) 17 August 2021

Comedy Club 4 Kids 17 August 2021

Just These Please: No Worries If Not (Just These Please) 17 August 2021

The Big Birthday Show with Magic Gareth (Magic Gareth) 17 August 2021

The Garden Of Delights (Theatre Alba) 17 August 2021

Neu! Reekie! (Neu! Reekie!) 13 August 2021

Funbox: Back At The Fringe (DH Productions) 11 August 2021

You Choose (Nonsense Room Productions) 11 August 2021

Phoebe Robinson: Sorry, Harriet Tubman (AEG presents) 21 August 2019

Alex Hylton: Get Rich Or Die Crying (Alex Hylton) 20 August 2019

The Legend Of Shadows (Point View Art Association and Shadow Legends Drama Group - Macao/Taiwan) 20 August 2019

Amy Howerska: Serious Face (Amy Howerska) 17 August 2019

Erth's Dinosaur Zoo (Underbelly and Erth) 17 August 2019

Radu Isac: Good Excuses For Sociopaths (Radu Isac) 16 August 2019

Tappuccino (Brunch Bunch) 16 August 2019

Frankenstein: How To Make A Monster (Battersea Arts Centre and BAC Beatbox Academy) 15 August 2019

Pizza Shop Heroes (Phosphoros Theatre) 15 August 2019

Meatball Séance (John Michael / PBH's Free Fringe) 15 August 2019

Children Of The Quorn (Megan from HR) 15 August 2019

Daniel Audritt: Better Man (Daniel Audritt) 15 August 2019

The Establishment: Bureau De Strange (Mad Etiquette) 15 August 2019

Sunshine (Stickyback Theatre) 14 August 2019

The Greatest Magic Show (Showmen Productions) 14 August 2019

Sparkle (Annie Cusick Wood, Honolulu Theatre Production supported by Catherine Wheels) 13 August 2019

Valentina's Galaxy (Frozen Charlotte Productions) 13 August 2019

Captain Jake And The Search For The Red Queen (Stories Alive) 13 August 2019

Trying It On (Warwick Arts Centre and China Plate) 11 August 2019

The Listies: Ickypedia (The Listies) 11 August 2019

I, Piano (Adrian Hornsby) 11 August 2019

First Piano On The Moon (Will Pickvance) 11 August 2019

Double Denim: Adventure Show (Hey Boss) 10 August 2019

Archie Henderson: Jazz Emu (Archie Henderson) 10 August 2019

Splash Test Dummies (Underbelly and Dummies Corp) 10 August 2019

Beetlemania: Kafka For Kids (The Kafkateers) 10 August 2019

Athena Kugblenu: Follow The Leader (So Comedy and Broken Robot Productions by arrangement with Troika) 22 August 2018

AnimAlphabet: The Musical (Hit The Mark Theatre) 22 August 2018

Joe Sutherland: Toxic (United Agents) 21 August 2018

Rachel Fairburn: The Wolf At The Door (Live Nation) 21 August 2018

Andy Zaltzman: Right Questions, Wrong Answers (Andy Zaltzman) 21 August 2018

Chores (Cluster Arts Pty Ltd) 21 August 2018

Stevie Martin Vol 1 (The Pleasance) 16 August 2018

Adrian Minkowicz: Tango Tales (Double The Bet / PBH's Free Fringe) 16 August 2018

Kika's Birthday (Wizard Presents) 16 August 2018

Kaput (Koral Chandler Presents) 16 August 2018

Four Go Wild In Wellies (Indepen-dance 4) 16 August 2018

Darren Harriott: Visceral (CKP and InterTalent Group Present) 15 August 2018

Midsummer (National Theatre of Scotland / David Greig / Gordon McIntyre / Kate Hewitt) 14 August 2018

Mark Thomas - Check Up: Our NHS At 70 (Lakin McCarthy) 14 August 2018

Sara Barron: For Worse (PBJ Management) 12 August 2018

Jacob Hatton: Ozymandias (Jacob Hatton) 12 August 2018

Stick By Me (Andy Manley, Ian Cameron and Red Bridge Arts) 10 August 2018

Splash Test Dummies (Underbelly) 10 August 2018

Paddington's First Concert (Jimmy Jewell Limited) 10 August 2018

The Gruffalo, The Witch And The Warthog With Julia Donaldson (Julia And Malcolm Donaldson) 10 August 2018

Nick Elleray: It's Been Emotional (Nick Elleray) 9 August 2018

David Kay (David Kay / The Stand Comedy Club) 9 August 2018

The Bear (Pins And Needles Productions) 9 August 2018

Circa: Wolfgang (Underbelly and Circa) 7 August 2018

Francesco De Carlo: Comfort Zone (Mick Perrin Worldwide Artist Management) 27 August 2017

Will Duggan: Perspicuator 27 August 2017

ForniKATEress (Kate Smurthwaite / PBH's Free Fringe) 27 August 2017

Shazia Mirza, With Love from St Tropez (MTM Productions) 25 August 2017

Chris Washington: Dream Big (Within Reason) 25 August 2017

Mark Steel: Every Little Thing's Gonna Be Alright (Off the Kerb Productions) 23 August 2017

The Polar Bears Go Up (The Polar Bears / Unicorn Theatre London) 22 August 2017

Trash Test Dummies (Underbelly) 22 August 2017

Nick Revell vs Lily, Evil Cat Queen Of Earth Planet And The Laughing Fridge (Nick Revell/The Stand Comedy Club) 21 August 2017

Nick Cody: On Fire (MZA in association with Century Entertainment) 21 August 2017

Oskar's Amazing Adventure (Theatre Fideri Fidera) 21 August 2017

Dr Zeiffal, Dr Zeigal And The Hippo That Can Never Be Caught (Mouths of Lions) 21 August 2017

Barry Crimmins: Atlas's Knees (Barry Crimmins / Lakin McCarthy / The Stand Comedy Club) 20 August 2017

Seymour Mace's Magical Shitcakes From Heaven (Seymour Mace / The Stand Comedy Club) 18 August 2017

Brennan Reece: Everlong (Live Nation in association with United Agents) 18 August 2017

Sarah And Duck's Big Top Birthday (MEI Theatrical) 18 August 2017

The Gruffalo's Child (Tall Stories) 18 August 2017

Arr We There Yet? (Head First Acrobats) 18 August 2017

Jack Barry: High Treason (Berk's Nest in association with Avalon Management) 15 August 2017

Danny O'Brien: RaconTour (Danny O'Brien by arrangement with Corrie McGuire for ROAR Comedy) 15 August 2017

Ben Fogg: How I Won Best Newcomer 2017 (Brett Vincent for Get Comedy) 15 August 2017

Dane Baptiste: G.O.D (Gold. Oil. Drugs) (Bound and Gagged Comedy in association with UTC Artist Management) 15 August 2017

Nazeem Hussain: Hussain In The Membrane (Nazeen Hussain) 9 August 2017

Michael Stranney: Welcome To Ballybeg (Michael Stranney) 9 August 2017

Children Are Stinky (Circus Trick Tease) 7 August 2017

Calvinball (Ipdip Theatre) 7 August 2017

Grainne McGuire: Great People Making Great Choices (Live Nation in association with Troika) 28 August 2016

Gary Little: A Little Bit Of Personal (Gary Little) 28 August 2016

Rahul Kohli: Newcastle Brown Male (Rahul Kohli) 28 August 2016

Darren Walsh S'pun (Live Nation in association with Tim Payne) 28 August 2016

Alex Kealy Is An Idea Whose Time Has Come (Alex Kealy) 28 August 2016

Adrian Gray's The 007 Conspiracy (Tweedle Comedy) 28 August 2016

Aaaand Now For Something Completely Improvised (Racing Minds) 28 August 2016

The MMORPG Show (Electric Talent) 26 August 2016

Pat Cahill: D.O.T.T (PBJ Management / Heroes of Fringe PWYW) 26 August 2016

Chris Davis: Chinchilla Coats (Chris Davis) 26 August 2016

Ribbet, Ribbet, Croak (Moulded Theatre) 26 August 2016

Yaseen Kader: Smile (Tweedle Comedy / Pembroke Players) 24 August 2016

Best Boy (Best Boy) 24 August 2016

Hup (Starcatchers in association with the RSNO and Pleasance Kids) 24 August 2016

Andy Askins: The Man With No Name (Comedy Store Management) 15 August 2016

Puzzle (Dansema Dance Theatre) 15 August 2016

Taylor Glenn: A Billion Days Of Parenthood (Taylor Glenn) 14 August 2016

Mark Steel's In Toon (Off The Kerb Productions) 12 August 2016

Robert Newman: The Brain Show (Phil McIntyre Entertainments) 10 August 2016

Chris Gethard: Career Suicide (PBJ Management in association with AGI Entertainment and APA Agency) 10 August 2016

Poggle (Barrowland Ballet and Macrobert Arts Centre) 9 August 2016

Mark Thomas: The Red Shed (Lakin McCarthy in association with West Yorkshire Playhouse) 9 August 2016

Richard III (Close Up Theatre) 31 August 2015

Mat Ewins - Day Job (Mason Sisters @ PBJ) 31 August 2015

Kieran Hodgson - Lance (Berk's Nest / PBH's Free Fringe) 29 August 2015

John Lennon In His Own Write (Baldynoggin Productions / PBH Free Fringe) 28 August 2015

Twins - Pret a Comedy (Twins) 28 August 2015

Kyle Kinane - Ghost Pizza Party (Soho Theatre and United Talent Agency) 28 August 2015

Jonny Pelham - Before And After (Feature Spot Productions Limited) 26 August 2015

Geoff Norcott - The Look Of Moron (Charlotte Hamilton Artist Management / Just The Tonic PWYW) 26 August 2015

Alex Edelman - Everything Handed To You (Phil McIntyre Entertainments) 25 August 2015

A Gambler's Guide To Dying (Gary McNair with Show And Tell) 22 August 2015

Rhys James - Remains (Live Nation in association with Glorious Management) 21 August 2015

Lloyd Griffith, Grimsby's Great Big Turn On (Live Nation in association with Lisa White at Glorious Management) 19 August 2015

Gein's Family Gift Shop Volume 2 (Lee Martin for Gag Reflex) 19 August 2015

Chris Martin - This Show Has A Soundtrack (So Comedy by arrangement with Troika/Free Festival) 19 August 2015

Tony Law - Frillemorphesis (Tony Law) 19 August 2015

Tats Nkonzo - the African with Wi-fi (Mick Perrin Worldwide) 19 August 2015

Stephen Bailey - Should've Been a Popstar (So Comedy by arrangement with PBJ Management) 19 August 2015

Mark Thomas - Trespass - Work In Progress (Mark Thomas) 11 August 2015

Mark Steel - Who Do I Think I Am? (Off The Kerb Productions) 11 August 2015

Justin Moorhouse - Destiny Calling (CKP) 11 August 2015

So That's What We Voted For? (Mark Nelson, Keir McAllister and Vladimir McTavish) 11 August 2015

Simon Munnery - And Nothing But (Simon Munnery with Show and Tell) 11 August 2015

Igor Meerson, Hou I Lernt Inglish (Mick Perrin Worldwide in association with Dylan Moran) 31 August 2014

zazU (zazU comedy) 31 August 2014

Nathaniel Metcalfe (Glorious Management / PBH’s Free Fringe) 31 August 2014

Brent Weinbach - Appealing to the Mainstream 23 August 2014

Matt Winning And Lolly Adefope 23 August 2014

Milo McCabe - Troy Hawke (IMWP) 22 August 2014

Ray Peacock - Here Comes Trouble (Avalon Promotions Ltd) 22 August 2014

Luke Toulson - Laid Back Grouch (Luke Toulson / PBH's Free Fringe) 22 August 2014

The Thinking Drinker's Guide To The Legends Of Liquor (Ben McFarland and Tom Sandham) 20 August 2014

Rob Deering - Music Face (CKP) 20 August 2014

The Church Of Zirconium (FUNT in association with 1945 Productions) 20 August 2014

Carl Donnelly - Now That's What I Carl Donnelly Vol 6 (Avalon Promotions Ltd) 20 August 2014

Aye Right? How No? - The Comedy Countdown To The Referendum With Vladimir McTavish & Keir McAllister (Vladimir McTavish & Keir McAllister) 20 August 2014

10 Films With My Dad (Aidan Goatley / PBH's Free Fringe) 20 August 2014

Phil Wang - Mellow Yellow (Avalon Promotions Ltd) 18 August 2014

Jody Kamali - One Man Variety Show (Jody Kamali / Free Festival) 18 August 2014

Skimprov (Masters Of None) 15 August 2014

No Strings (Pot Kettle) 15 August 2014

Francesco De Carlo - Italians Do It Later (Mick Perrin Worldwide in association with Eddie Izzard) 15 August 2014

Dan Nightingale Is Trying His Best Not To Be A Dick (Lee Martin for Gag Reflex) 15 August 2014

Andy De La Tour Stand-Up Or Die In New York (Gilded Balloon) 15 August 2014

Gary Little, The Thing Is (Gary Little) 9 August 2014