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Big Baby Review: Spider One’s Horror Screenwriter Nightmare
1+ day, 17+ min ago (523+ words) The Ginger Nuts of Horror Review Website The Heart and Soul of Horror Spider One’s Big Baby builds real tension, then throws it away. Is a horror film writer’s imagination creating real life carnage? Writer/director Spider One (Little Bites)…...
MN Fringe Festival Day 5! Glengarry Glen Elvis, Maxxeapolis Goes to Hell, A Magician, The Importance of Living (The Stages of MN Fringe of the day Award Winner)
1+ hour, 47+ min ago (845+ words) The Stages of MN The Stages of MN Glengarry Glen Elvis is a parody of the David Mamet play Glengarry Glen Ross. I saw the film adaptation in theaters, but that must be over 30 years ago, and I’ve never seen…...
Edinburgh Deaf Festival 2026: Singing Willows and the Magical Bed Enchants Young Audiences at the Fringe
19+ hour, 33+ min ago (616+ words) A BSL-integrated children's musical adventure leads an inclusive programme of family shows at the Edinburgh Deaf Festival, running alongside the Fringe. After its opening performances, the show will transfer to the Scottish Storytelling Centre for four further dates on 22, 23, 29, and…...
New comedy festival for Leicester after firm folds
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (534+ words) A new comedy festival has been set up in Leicester by artists who said they were still owed money from organisers of the city's original event. Stand-up comedian Alex Hylton and promoter Colin Bowles said the Independent Comedy Festival will…...
Edinburgh Fringe Review: A Public Display of Affection at Gilded Balloon Patter House (The Snug)
8+ hour, 3+ min ago (194+ words) A Public Display of Affection at Gilded Balloon Supplied without credit Can we be inspirational and honest at the same time? This is the question that plagues Jonathan Wilson in his one-man show A Public Display of Affection. Wilson has…...
10 must-see shows at Sydney Fringe Festival 2026
11+ hour, 51+ min ago (256+ words) The best of Sydney for free. This handpicked offering is just a taste of the more than 350 shows on offer in a jam-packed program of events Sydney Fringe Festival is your time to venture to the (sometimes literal) fringes of…...
Local promoter ‘confident’ comedy festival will survive after company’s collapse
17+ hour, 14+ min ago (551+ words) Home Rutland News Article A comedy festival which featured performances in Rutland is in doubt after the company which ran it ceased trading. Big Difference Company, which ran the Leicester Comedy Festival, confirmed it had become insolvent, citing rising costs,…...
Poppleton Village Show returns with dog show, classic cars and brass band
3+ hour, 10+ min ago (195+ words) A popular village show dating back more than 180 years will return this month. The Poppleton Village Show is set to take place again this year, continuing a tradition that dates back to 1839. The event will be held at Upper Poppleton…...
Review: Sophie Garrad - A Period Drama, Fringe 2026
6+ hour, 25+ min ago (269+ words) Local reviews of places, sights and attractions Sophie Garrad has brought her sophomore solo comedy hour, A Period Drama, to the Ace Dome at Pleasance Dome for the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Running nightly at 6:50pm through 31st August, the show tackles the…...
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: LARRY DEAN: HELLBENT, Pleasance Courtyard
11+ hour, 23+ min ago (404+ words) Larry Dean: Hellbent runs at Edfringe until 30 August Get all the top news & discounts for Scotland & beyond. No password required. One of the best ways to gauge how good a comedian is, is to see how they handle the inevitable…...