On The Island Of Aars
01/01/2008 … Despite the uninviting title and the expected brashness of comedy musicals, this turns out to be a beautifully lyrical play.
Tue 01 January 2008
Nude
01/01/2008 … Any fellas drawn to this by the tantalising prospect of a glimpse of naked female flesh will be sorely disappointed.
Nina Conti: Evolution
01/01/2008 … For all the foul-mouthed puppetry, Nina Conti’s show is, at heart, as warmly old-fashioned as ventriloquism itself.
Nick Doody: Tour of Doody
01/01/2008 … Whenever Christianity is criticised, the whine inevitably goes up: ‘You wouldn’t say that about Islam,’ which is pretty much the same argument as a petulant…
Mark Watson: All The Thoughts I've Had Since I Was Born
01/01/2008 … The Pleasance Grand is the biggest venue Mark Watson’s ever played – 750 seats to be sold every night for a month.
Kerry Godliman: This Is Not What I Was Expecting
01/01/2008 … Confident Londoner Kerry Godliman hasn’t been too ambitious in her first solo stand-up show, but while the subjects and the sentiments might not be stunningly…
John Hegley: Beyond Our Kennel
01/01/2008 … The belligerent genius takes to the stage and offers several grumpy bows before tiring of his applause and asking us to desist.