I was looking to seeing this show. Isy Suttie needs no introduction to anyone following the current comedy scene, or indeed any fan of The Peep Show (in which she plays Dobbie). And Ginger and Black are an act around which there has been quite a buzz at Edinburgh the last couple of years. So … Continue reading Up The Arts Comedy: Isy Suttie & Ginger and Black, Edinburgh Previews – 4 stars

In a month in which the news was filled with, amongst many other things, ominous volcanic ash clouds and stranded flights, the US and Russia signing a nuclear arms pact, not to mention our very own general election campaign, a topical news comedy show should, you would think, have rich pickings with which to entertain … Continue reading A Hard Day’s Month – 2 stars

Canal Cafe Theatre, London Sketch comedy has enjoyed a real resurgence over the last few years, as more and more groups and double acts are taking the fringe festivals by storm, winning comedy awards, and ending up with their own shows on TV. Relative newcomers to the scene are 'Late Night Gimp Fight', a group … Continue reading Late Night Gimp Fight! – 5 stars

One of Crow Theatre Company's aims is to "create fun, informal and non-traditional theatre", and with '90s Reunion Gameshow Party' they have succeeded gloriously. This is much more an interactive event than a simple theatrical performance, and you are drawn in to the proceedings from the moment of your arrival. A group of old school … Continue reading 90s Reunion Gameshow Party – 4 stars

The White Bear Theatre, Kennington, London. The year is 2012. Nuclear war has wiped the Capitalist world off the face of the earth. A moderately wealthy Jewish family from New York is living in one of the few radiation-free places on earth - a post-modern soviet Russia run by evil Mafia. This is the setting … Continue reading Apartment 2012 – 4 stars