DOUBLE FOUR STARS for 'Stuffed' Written by @UglyBucket, and performed @ThePleasance, it is "a show that needs to be seen!" says Sophie Beville-Anderson ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

DOUBLE FIVE STARS for 'The Emu War: A New Musical' A musical by @emuwarmusical, with Emily Lipscombe saying 'I might've shed a tear at the emu war musical. What's it to you???' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ @ThePleasance

DOUBLE FOUR STARS for 'Rob Auton - The Eyes Open and Shut Show' Performed by @RobertAuton, this stand-up comedy show is 'excruciatingly close to being fantastic' says Lucy Baldwin ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ @AssemblyFest

DOUBLE FOUR STARS for 'Lost...Found' @LostFoundFring's show, by @thebarrowgroup, played by @Lorrel 'went from laughter, to tears, and then back to laughter.' Review by Peter Napier and Emily Lipscombe ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ @AssemblyFest #edfringe2024

DOUBLE FOUR STARS for 'Paddy Young: If I Told You I'd Have to Kiss You' Small cock, giant Wotsit. A comedy set so immediately funny that recurrent penis jokes are all forgiven. || Emily Lipscombe ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ @BarrelComedy @paddyisyoung #edfringe2024

FOUR/FIVE STARS for 'Titswingers' Titswingers is lightning in a bottle. Ferociously camp, this show will captivate you from the moment you sit down... || Sophie Beville-Anderson ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ @ThePleasance @legaspprod #edfringe2024 #fringefestival #musical

FIVE/FOUR STARS for 'Seconds to Midnight' A beautifully complex piece of theatre. || Katie Procter ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ @ThePleasance @lovesongprods #edfringe2024 #studenttheatre #queer #Fringefestival

DOUBLE FIVE STARS for 'Antigone by Anouilh' An entrancing adaptation of the tragic Greek tale. || Eleanor Tait ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

FOUR/FIVE STARS for 'Huge Davies: Album for My Ancestors (Dead)' Huge music. Huge comedy. Huge entertainment. This should be required viewing! || Ethan Mclucas ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ @ThePleasance

DOUBLE FOUR STARS for 'Alfie Packham: My Gift To You Add this show to your bucket list || Abbie Franklin Alfie Packham, with his unassuming 'nice guy energy', is a charming comedian. || Arnaz Mallick ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ @UnderbellyFest

FIVE/FOUR STARS for 'Come Dine with me: The Musical' This musical does an absolute service to the hilarious pandemonium Come Dine with Me has become synonymous with. || Cameron Beech ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ @UnderbellyFest @FollowTheCow

DOUBLE FOUR STARS for 'no one is coming to save us' Vulnerable, vivacious and incredibly moving. || Amelia Oates A show about the crossroads in front of young people today. || Calum Skuodas ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ @ThePleasance

DOUBLE FIVE STARS for 'Pear' Pear lives up to the humour of its name, witty, clever and thoroughly funny. | Arnaz Mallick ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ @PearTheShow

FIVE/FOUR STARS for 'Chelsea Birkby: This Is Life, Cheeky Cheeky' Just a crazy, quirky girl reading extracts from Lady Chatterley's Lover | Amy Hemsworth ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ @TextualHealing2

DOUBLE FOUR STARS for 'Blood of My Father' All the characters are touched by blood; some are lightly kissed while others are drenched. || Abbie Franklin A tense and unnerving family drama. || Hannah Goldswain ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ @Cvenues @darceyhogan_

FOUR/FIVE STAR REVIEWS for 'Glitch' Glitch: Malfunctions are part of the Programme | Michael Baker ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Much more than a 'glitch': a deep and memorable contemplation into the perceived failings of our lives | Elvire de Royere. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ @AssemblyFest

DOUBLE FIVE STARS for '44 Sex Acts in One Week.' For a topic so 'dirty', this show is clean - every aspect of it polished. || Lili Spratt Deliciously dirty and hilariously horny... || Katie Procter ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ @ClubhouseProd

DOUBLE FOUR STARS for 'Katie Green: ¡Ay Mija! A joyful, honest celebration of youth and growth. || Iris Jopp ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Self-deprecation at its hilarious best. || Bridget Lloyd James ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ @katiegcomedy

FOUR AND FIVE STAR REVIEWS for 'Deeptime Atomic Waste Pleasure Party' Bring your Geiger counters and buckle in. || Bronwen Morgan ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ There is hope for the future. || Roisin McMullan ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ @theSpaceUK

DOUBLE FOUR STAR REVIEWS for 'Fan/Girl' Timely and touching ode to young women in football. || Calum Skuodas When the seagulls follow the trawler. || Sophie Lord ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️