Through The Looking Screen: Fringe 2012
15/08/2012 … At best, this is a case of misclassification, for Though The Looking Screen is an attempt at opera with a modern theme, with only the mildest of comedy elements.
2012 Archives
Wed 15 August 2012
Foil, Arms and Hog: Late Night Sketch Comedy
15/08/2012 … What a difference a year makes!Twelve months ago, Foil, Arms and Hog produced a patchy, unremarkable hour that one incredibly wise critic said was far from the breakthrough…
Jigsy: Fringe 2012
15/08/2012 … Les Dennis delivers an excellent performance as Jigsy, one of the last of a dying breed of working-men’s club comics.
Daniel Simonsen: Fringe 2012
15/08/2012 … Like many of the newer generation of comics, Daniel Simonsen is a nervous, socially retarded misfit, uncomfortable in his own skin.
Sean Hughes: Life Becomes Noises: Fringe 2012
15/08/2012 … The ‘dead dad’ show has become such a cliché of comedy, that even mentioning it has become another cliché of comedy, so aware are all concerned that the terminal…
Luke Toulson: Fringe 2012
15/08/2012 … With Luke Toulson’s show it is best to forget that there is supposed to be a theme and enjoy the mix of well-told yarns that appear to merge the apocryphal and…
John Robertson: The Dark Room
15/08/2012 … ‘You awake to find yourself in a dark room…’ What a marvellous, maddening concept this is from the twisted psyche of John Robertson.
Lead Pencil: Fringe 2012
15/08/2012 … The first show of a run is always tough, especially starting midway through the Fringe.