Shappi Khorsandi at Greenwich Comedy Festival
Just 2 hours after watching John Cooper Clarke at the Spiegel tent, it’s back there again for a very different show. Shappi Khorsandi is performing her 2010 Edinburgh show “Moon on a Stick” (possibly) and the show is sold out. …
John Cooper Clarke at Greenwich Comedy Festival
Watching a John Cooper Clarke in daylight is a fairly strange experience, but when the gig is in a Spiegel tent (or mirror tent), is very strange. The venue is a fin-de-siècle Belgian phenomenon made of wood, canvas and mirrors…
Nun the Wiser Edinburgh preview
3 days later and back at Etcetera Theatre again. The first piece of good news is that the aircon is actually working properly this time and it feels quite comfortable. Which is appropriate, because that’s exactly the mood that Triona…
Long Tooth Edinburgh preview at Etcetera
It’s Edinburgh preview time in the Smoke again and it’s always interesting. You might see an act which is very close to being a big Edinburgh hit and you might see a train crash; it can go either way. The…