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01 Aug 2024

Show Reviews 2024

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Show Reviews 2024

Shoot for the stars' they said, and here are the shows that got so many of them. ✨

We are over the moo-n to see our shows get so much love with these great reviews. Catch them this Fringe before they get booked out! 

Please see below a list of highly reviewed shows for Underbelly at the Edinburgh Fringe 2024:

1st August 

Anesti Daniels:Artificially Intelligent ★★★★ Entertainment Now 
Kelly McCaughan; Catholic Guilt ★★★★ The List 
How to Catch a Book Witch ★★★★The QR          
Come Dine with Me: The Musical ★★★★ Corr Blimey​ 

2nd August

Harry Stachini: Grenade ★★★★ Pepper & Salt       
The Magnets: Legends ★★★★★ One4Review

3rd August

Diary of a Gay Disaster ★★★★ Scotsgayarts​ 
OH OH ★★★★ Fest Mag​  
OH OH ★★★★ Corr Blimey
The Mosinee Project ★★★★ Fest Mag 
Harry Stachini: Grenade ★★★★ Mervin Stutter's Pick of The Fringe​ 
House of Life ★★★★ Mervin Stutter's Pick of The Fringe​  
Will Sebag-Montefiore: Will of the People ★★★★ Mervin Stutter's Pick of The Fringe​ 
The Magnets: Legends ★★★★ Mervin Stutter's Pick of The Fringe​ 
DIVA: Live From Hell! ★★★★ Scotsgayarts 

4th August 

SILENCE! The Musical ★★★★ The Real Chrisparkle​ 
The Ghost of White Hart Lane ★★★★★ The Nerd Party and Theatre Weekly 
Colin Cloud: Consequences ★★★★★ Mervin Stutter's Pick of The Fringe​ and Edinburgh Reviews
Is the WiFi Good in Hell? ★★★★ The Wee Review​
Karen ★★★★★ The Real Chrisparkle​  
Elliot Steel: Soft Boi Core ★★★★ Chortle 
Colin Cloud: Consequences ★★★★ Broadway Baby​
Flat and the Curves: Rose Tinted ★★★★ The Spy in the Stalls​
 

5th August 

Rob Madge: My Son's A Queer (But What Can You Do) ★★★★ The Reviews Hub
I Wish You Well - The Gwyneth Paltrow Ski Trial Musical ★★★★ The Stage 
Elliot Steel: Soft Boi Core ★★★★ The Arts Desk  
Tweedy's Massive Circus ★★★★★ The List  
Ugly Sisters ★★★★ Fest Mag 
The Dreamer - Live  ★★★★ A Young-ish Perspective​ 
Is the WiFi Good in Hell? ★★★★ Broadway World 
Tom Lawrinson: Buried Alive and Loving It ★★★★ The Scotsman​
Dan Rath: Pariah Carey ★★★★ The Scotsman​ 

6th August 

Circa: Humans 2.0  ★★★★ Broadway Baby  
The Mosinee Project  ★★★★ The Arts Desk 
Come Dine With Me: The Musical ★★★★ North West End
Bill's 44th ★★★★★ EdFringe Review 

7th August 

Pear ★★★★★ Broadway Baby 
I Wish You Well – The Gwyneth Paltrow Ski-Trial Musical ★★★★★ The Reviews Hub
DRUM ★★★★ EdFest Mag                                                                                                                                                               
Is the WiFi good in Hell ★★★★ The Scotsman

8th August 

Circa: Humans 2.0  ★★★★ Mervin Stutter's Pick of The Fringe
Ghost Light ★★★★ Mervin Stutter's Pick of The Fringe
Silence! The Musical ★★★★ MickeyJo Theatre
Rhys Nicholson: Huge Party congratulations!★★★★ The Real Chrisparkle
Diary of a Gay Disaster ★★★★★ The Scotsman
Come Dine With Me: The Musical ★★★★ The Scotsman

9th August 

La Clique  ★★★★ The Scotsman
Furiozo ★★★★ The List
I Wish You Well ★★★★ West End Best Friend
La Clique ★★★★★ Broadway Baby
Dance N'Speak Easy ★★★★ Broadway Baby
My Last Two brain Cells ★★★★★ North West End
La Clique  ★★★★ The Scotsman

12th August 

Bill's 44th  ★★★★★ Everything Theatre 
House of Life ★★★★ SnackMag
Tending ★★★★★ The Edinburgh Reporter
OH OH ★★★★★ ThreeWeeks Edinburgh
Really Good Exposure ★★★★★ ThreeWeeks Edinburgh
The Grim ★★★★★ Fringe Binge
My Son’s A Queer (But What Can You Do?) ★★★★★ Time Out
Experience Human ★★★★ The Stage
The Dreamer ★★★★ The Quintessential Review
Ghost Light ★★★★ The Reviews Hub
All the Men are Going to Hate Me ★★★★ ThreeWeeks Edinburgh
Elliot Steel: Soft Boi Core ★★★★ Fest Mag

13th August

Why I Stuck a Flare Up My Arse For England ★★★★ The Telegraph
Troll ★★★★ The Skinny
Rosalie Minnitt: Clementine ★★★★★ The Skinny
Tweedy's Massive Circus ★★★★  Entertainment Now 
The Mosinee Project ★★★ ★ The Scotsman 
Ugly Sisters ★★★★ The Scotsman 
Ugly Sisters ★★★★ The Stage
Ugly Sisters ★★★★ Broadway World 
OH OH ★★★★★ one4review
YOAH ★★★★★ British Theatre Guide 
The Grim ★★★★★ Fringe Binge
Is This Thing On? ★★★★ The Edinburgh Reporter

14th August 

Why I Stuck a Flare up my Arse for England ★★★★ ThreeWeeks Edinburgh 
Ugly Sisters ★★★★ The Scotsman  
The Mosinee Project  ★★★★ The Scotsman 

15th August 

La Clique ★★★★ West End Best Friend 
Flat and the Curves: Rosé-Tinted ★★★★ Chortle
The Sun, the Mountain, and Me ★★★★★ North West End 
Ugly Sisters ★★★★★ The Spy in the Stalls 
Ali Woods ★★★★★ Three Week Edinburgh
Alex Franklin: Gurl Code ★★★★ Lothian Life 

16th August

Bill’s 44th ★★★★★ North West End
The Dreamerl ★★★★★  Edinburgh Live.
Ghost Light ★★★★ Broadway World and Theatre Weekly
Circa ★★★★  Entertainment Now 
YOAH ★★★★ Scottish Field
About The Art of Letting Go ★★★★ The Scotsman 
Natasha Mercado ★★★★ What’s On Stage
The Last Incel  ★★★★ The Scotsman.
House of Life ★★★★ The List 
Alfie Packham  ★★★★ West End Best Friend
Don’t Call Me China Doll  ★★★★ Theatre Weekly
KAREN ★★★★ Theatre Weekly

17th August

House of Life  ★★★★★ The Telegraph 
Is The Wifi Good in Hell  ★★★★★  Playbill
Blood on the Clocktower ★★★★★ A Young(ish) Perspective
Six Chick Flicks ★★★★★ Edinburgh Festivals for Kids.
Pear ★★★★ The List
Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho ★★★★ The Scotsman 
Furiozo ★★★★ The Telegraph 
Rosalie Minnitt  ★★★★ The Telegraph 
BI-TOPIA ★★★★ The Stage
Experiment Human  ★★★★ The Stage
I Wish You Well  ★★★★ The Stage
Ugly Sisters ★★★★ The Stage

18th August

The Dreamer  ★★★★ The List
CSI ★★★★  Broadway World
Blood on the Clocktower ★★★★★ A Young(ish) Perspective
Six Chick Flicks ★★★★★ Edinburgh Festivals for Kids.
Pear ★★★★ The List
Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho ★★★★ The Scotsman 
Furiozo ★★★★ The Telegraph 
Rosalie Minnitt  ★★★★ The Telegraph 
BI-TOPIA ★★★★ The Stage
Experiment Human  ★★★★ The Stage
I Wish You Well  ★★★★ The Stage
Ugly Sisters ★★★★ The Stage

19th August

YOAH ★★★★★ Broadway World Indiependent
Bill's 44th ★★★★★ Mervyn Stutter's Pick of The Fringe.
Rachel Fairburn: Showgirl ★★★★★ Broadway World
Ugly Sisters ★★★★ Arts Hub
IIIII – About the Art of Letting Go ★★★★ Theatre Weekly
About The Art of Letting Go ★★★★ The Scotsman 
The Mosinee Project  ★★★★ Edinburgh Guide 
The Sun, The Mountain and Me ★★★★ The Edinburgh Reporter 
Harry Stachini ★★★★ Edinburgh Festivals Magazine
OH OH  ★★★★ Ed Fest Mag
La Clique ★★★★ North West End 

20th August

Bishops: Farewell Bruce Porcelain ★★★★ Dark Chat
Can Duggan? Should Duggan? Will Duggan? ★★★★ The Scotsman
RACHEL FAIRBURN: SHOWGIRL ★★★★★ Broadway World 
Furiozo: Man Looking for Trouble ★★★★  The Scotsman
Colin Cloud: Consequences ★★★★★ North West End 
James Barr: Sorry I Hurt Your Son (Said My Ex To My Mum) ★★★★ London Theatre 1
Out of Woodstock ★★★★ Theatre Weekly
The Ghost of White Hart Lane ★★★★ The Edinburgh Reporter 
I Wish You Well: The Gwyneth Paltrow Ski-Trial Musical ★★★★ The List
Nathasha Mercado ★★★★ The Skinny
Is the WiFi Good In Hell ★★★★ The List
Gurl Code ★★★★ A Young(ish) Perspective ​

21st August

Suhani Shah ★★★★★ North West End
Furiozo ★★★★★ The Reviews Hub
DIVA: Live from Hell  ★★★★★ Corr Blimey
Best Man ★★★★★ One4Review
House of Life ★★★★★ Playbill
Six Chick Flicks ★★★★★ One4review.
House of Life ★★★★ The Guardian
Ugly Sisters ★★★★ The List
Selena Mersey ★★★★ The List

22nd August

Lewis Garnham ★★★★ The Scotsman
RUM ★★★★ The Scotsman
Man a One Woman Show  ★★★★ The Scotsman
Hannah Gadsby  ★★★★ The Scotsman
Dance N’Speak Easy ★★★★ British Theatre Guide 
IIII - The Art of Letting Go ★★★★ Broadway World
Best Man ★★★★ North West End
Tending ★★★★ The Queer Review.
I Wish You Well ★★★★  Musical Theatre Review
Pear ★★★★  One4Review 

23rd August

I Wish You Well ★★★★★ London Theatre 1 
Diary of a Gay Disaster ★★★★★ Broadway Ben
Hannah Gadsby ★★★★ The Times
Elliot Steel ★★★★ Chortle
Suhani Shah ★★★★ Entertainment Now.
Character Flaw ★★★★ The Indiependent

24th August

Foil Arms and Hog ★★★★★ North West End
Really Good Exposure ★★★★★ Bohemian Britain
Sophie’s Surprise 29th ★★★★ The List
Rhys Nicholson ★★★★ The List
Man A One Women Show ★★★★ The Scotsman 
Stefania Licari ★★★★ London Theatre 1
How To Kill a Chicken  ★★★★ London Theatre 1
Diary of a Gay Diaster ★★★★ The Wee Review
The Sun, The Mountain and Me ★★★★ The Arts Desk 
Jamie Finn ★★★★ ThreeWeeks 
NewsRevue ★★★★ London Theatre 1

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