Reviews

Ray Davies

Ray Davies

- 17 October 2012

Cultural icon Davies knows how to work an audience. His laconic, friendly “cheeky chappy” demeanour...

Festival Of The Spoken Nerd

Festival Of The Spoken Nerd

- 17 October 2012

Festival Of The Spoken Nerd gathers together Helen Arney (music and physics), with Steve Mould...

Suzi Ruffell – Let’s Get Ready To Ruffell

Suzi Ruffell – Let’s Get Ready To Ruffell

- 17 October 2012

‘Likeable’ is a term bandied about too freely these days, which never seems like much...

Duet For One

Duet For One

- 16 October 2012

In Tom Kempinski’s two hander we are reminded just how powerful a simple piece of...

Jack Dee

Jack Dee

- 16 October 2012

Jack Dee brought his jaded sense of humour and purposely unenthusiastic attitude to all topics...

Terry Alderton

Terry Alderton

- 16 October 2012

Although some audience members could come away from seeing Terry Alderton thinking he is simply...

Comic Strip

Comic Strip

- 16 October 2012

A good burlesque night takes great verve and swagger to stitch everything together. Knowing all...

David O’Doherty – Seize The David O’Doherty

David O’Doherty – Seize The David O’Doherty

- 15 October 2012

The sad clown is such a cliché in stand-up that it’s a triumph the novelty...

Rob Rouse

Rob Rouse

- 15 October 2012

Rob Rouse relied on an unfailing Yorkshire wit to carry his show, and as a...

Stephen Grant

Stephen Grant

- 15 October 2012

Even Grant was momentarily non-plussed when the first of his audience quarry turned out to...

Robin Ince: Happiness Through Science

Robin Ince: Happiness Through Science

- 15 October 2012

Robin Ince bounded on like a man in a high concept action movie; if he...

Jason Byrne – The People’s Puppeteer

Jason Byrne – The People’s Puppeteer

- 15 October 2012

I first saw Jason Byrne in Edinburgh on Pappy’s panel show earlier this year. He...