Tag: PBH Free Fringe
Fringe 2024 – Piano Smashers
One of the great joys of the Fringe is stumbling across interesting and unexpected shows.
Such hidden gems add greatly to the Fringe experience and remind us that among the thousands of shows, there...
Fringe 2024 – Markus Birdman: We Are All in the Gutter, but Some of...
Birdman: We Are All in the Gutter, but Some of Us Are Looking at the Gutter
In comedy shows, it's soon clear whether the performer will deliver the goods. Markus Birdman is one performer who...
Still Battling to Free the Fringe
The success of the Netflix series Baby Reindeer and the furore that followed it brought Richard Gadd's name to the attention of many.
It was a reminder that Gadd’s initial breakthrough came at the Edinburgh...
Fringe 2024 – Mark Simmons: More Jokes ⭐⭐⭐⭐
The PBH Free Fringe is a significant part of the Fringe; both in size and in the quality and variety of shows.
Mark Simmons' More Jokes. was an example of one aspect of the Free Fringe. ...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 – A Fringe Affair ★★★
The show is something of a love letter to the Fringe and Edinburgh as a place of cultural adventure. Edward W. Feery has greatly enjoyed the Fringe 'as a performer' for the last few...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 – A Show for Gareth Richards ★★★★★
This show, prompted by tragedy, is one of the 'underground' highlights of this year's Fringe. Arriving 45 mins before kick-off, it was clear that this show had built up a real buzz.
Already, at...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 – A Political Breakfast ★★★
This engaging show manifested many aspects of the PBH Free Fringe.Taking place every morning (at 9.30am), this show features a panel of Fringe performers discussing politics and is chaired by either Harun Musho'd or...
Attila the Stockbroker urges everyone to “Reclaim the Fringe!”
The veteran Fringe performer Attila the Stockbroker (John Baine) has launched a broadside against the contemporary Fringe.
The punk poet and multi-instrumentalist musician believes that it's time to 'reclaim the Fringe'.
In a...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 – Conspiracy Theory: A Lizard’s Tale ★★★★
The Fringe is often criticised for the dominance of stand-up comedy and a sense that much of it is trivial. In contrast, Marlon Solomon's updated Conspiracy Theory: A Lizard's Tale deals with one of...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019 REVIEW An Evening Without Kate Bush ★★★★
This one-woman PBH Free Fringe show by Sarah-Louise Young drew in a packed out crowd from the Kate Bush community.
It's those fans who are very much centre-stage for parts of the show. They sing...