Capturing a sense of childhood fear and wonder with a succession ... (continued)

Onstage nastiness produces a roomful of silent irritation, like a... (continued)

A touching portrait of a boy and his grandfather is impinged upon... (continued)

Brigstocke tries his hand at a first-person confessional.

One of the best standups at the Free Festival, with a fascinating... (continued)

That rare beast: a Schaffer show that neither sinks nor really swims.

Plenty of cerebral humour is expertly and pleasingly secreted amidst the filth.

A brush with mortality inspires some superbly retold acts of livi... (continued)

A jarring display of mock-narcissism swamped by gratuitous special effects.

It's instinct versus intellect in this spirited exploration of th... (continued)

Two leather, faceless puppets with an appetite for chaos and a pr... (continued)

A theme too thin and dull to stretch to the full hour.

A light and breezy hodgepodge from a capable, comfortable perform... (continued)

We've no choice but to succumb to his idiosyncrasies and accept t... (continued)