Mrs Manning
16/08/2013 … In this inconsequential character piece, Helen O’Brien plays the role of Bernard Manning’s fictional widow – but don’t go expecting too much about the of…
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Fri 16 August 2013
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Russ Powell: Powell To The People
15/08/2013 … Russ Powell is a likeable blokey bloke, at ease with himself and with a small crowd.
Weegies Have Stolen The One O'Clock Gun
15/08/2013 … Storyteller Robin Cairns cuts a dapper figure as Morningside Malcolm, a man who epitomises the Glasgow-Edinburgh divide.
Not The Messiah
15/08/2013 … It's either brilliant or terrible timing for Not The Messiah that the curious animated movie version of Graham Chapman's memoirs, A Liar's Autobiography, came out…
Sean Hughes: Penguins
15/08/2013 … This is a more theatrical show than you might expect from Sean Hughes, building on the approached he used for last year’s story about his father’s death, Life…
Sean McLoughlin: Backbone
15/08/2013 … If it's a ruse to help fill his donations bucket, it's very effective.
The Only Way is Downton
15/08/2013 … Luke Kempner is a hugely accomplished impressionist, with the technical skill to jump in and out of a huge range of real-life characters in a beat.
Mat Ricardo: Showman
15/08/2013 … An hour of juggling surely isn’t the easiest sell in a crowded festival where you can see countless such acts on the street.