Chris Mackrell

Just These Please have returned to the Edinburgh Fringe with their brand new show ‘Suitable’ we caught up with Philippa Carson and William Sebag-Montefiore to ask about how the festival has been going so far.Just These Please: Suitable is on at Gilded Balloon every day at 12:15. To book visit edfringe.com. To find out more about them you can visit their site.

★★★★★Pleasance, Dome | 21:40 | £9.50/8.50 |When I heard GoodBear were coming back to the Fringe I was excited, but also worried they wouldn’t be as good as I remembered. Luckily I was able to diguard any worries at the door. ‘Dugal’ is not as dark as some of their previous shows but is still as smart, witty and well thought through. Those previously initiated into the GoodBear fan club will […]

★★★★★Gilded Balloon, Tieviot| 12:15 | £9/8 |At lunchtime during August you’ll normally find me somewhere trying to get a cheap sandwich meal deal that I can devour. It takes the promise of something special for me to break my routine (and ignore my rumbling stomach) Thankfully ‘Just These Please’ was well worth it.The sketch quartet open at Gilded Balloon promising 25 hilarious sketches in 55 minutes and they deliver. They […]

★★★Gilded Balloon, Patter House | 14:45 | £8.50/7.50 |Ally is in the final hour of his 20s and desperate to have one last party night before he becomes 30, his long term boyfriend Zach is not up for it, and the resulting conflict brings up more than you’d expect.What at first begins as one of those catty arguments that if you overheard at a bar or cafe you’d be guiltily […]

Following the release of their album 'The Songs of John Martyn' in May, British soul, jazz and R&B singer Sarah Jane Morris and Tony Remy have brought a live tribute show ‘Sweet Little Mystery’ to the Edinburgh Fringe featuring never seen before live footage plus interviews with John Martyn's friends and family. We spoke with Sarah Jane plus director Mark Thomas about the show.You can catch ‘Sweet Little Mystery’ until the […]

After a busy launch day Anthony Alderson Director of The Pleasance chatted with Black Diamond FM about the 2019 Fringe and the venue's 35 year history in Edinburgh. For details of the shows at this years festival and to book tickets vist www.pleasance.co.uk

Last night EIFF hosted, the Scottish Premiere of ‘Yesterday’ Written by Richard Curtis the musical comedy stars Himesh Patel as struggling singer-songwriter, who wakes from an accident to a world where the Beatles never existed. Director Danny Boyle was in town to present the film to the attendees at the Omni Centre. We spoke to him on the red carpet. For a chance to see Yesterday before it's released at […]

Last night EIFF kicked off its 73rd year with its Opening Gala, the European Premiere of ‘Boyz In The Wood’ a film focused on four city boys trying to escape a mysterious huntsman in the highlands as they try to complete their Duke Of Edinburgh Award. We spoke with Director and Writer Ninian Doff and Scottish actress Kate Dickie on the red carpet. The Edinburgh International Film Festival runs until […]