Roger Jacobs

Selina Mosinski (Puss in Boots – A Working Class Fairy Tale) – Pleasance Dome

What a free-wheeling frolic. Or, as the 90’s Ladette-obsessed tabloids would’ve had it, a runaway romp. And the answer to…

24 hours ago

Nina’s C*nti Cabaret – Underbelly (McEwan Hall)

Big venue, big lights, sound, crowd… but not enough Nina! The clues in the title of course, a genuine cabaret…

3 days ago

Twonkey (Soft December Night In Tallahassee) – Edinburgh Dragonfly (Other Room)

Other than the closing line of one of Twonketta’s musical interludes, there was no ‘Soft’, ‘December’, ‘Night’ or ‘Tallahassee’. Of…

1 week ago

Tamsyn Kelly (Rat’s Ass) – Monkey Barrel Comedy

Tamsyn’s skint. So is her boyfriend. She works in comedy. So does he. They decided to move to London anyway.…

1 week ago

Spencer Jones (Dogs) – Pleasance Dome

‘You off to work Dad?’ ‘Yeah son, I’m off to work.’ Observing the prop-strewn set one can only speculate on…

2 weeks ago

Andrew White (What A Life) – Edinburgh Cab Vol 2

Wasn’t he lovely? Just ask Phil the celebrant. But seriously, he was. OK, funnily, he was. Very Funnily as it…

2 weeks ago

The Wreck – Edinburgh Summerhall (Old Lab)

An oft-overlooked aspect of many theatre productions is the music/soundtrack/sound design(er), call it what you will… but this (Faye James)…

2 weeks ago

Rachel Fairburn (Vexy Beasts) – Edinburgh O’Neill’s/Tron

At first sight this seems and sounds very Merton and Manning but don’t be fooled as Fairburn quickly progresses beyond…

2 weeks ago

Allaster McKallaster (An unbiased afternoon with) – Gilded Balloon Museum

If you’re English, this show is a must. Pete Reid’s McKallaster has been purveying his intelligent, keenly-observed - crucially impartial…

2 weeks ago

Around The World in 80 Toys – Edinburgh Summerhall (Anatomy Lecture Theatre)

Wow. Take a breath… prepare to be humbled by a surfeit of inventiveness and ingenuity… in a venue the performer…

2 weeks ago