Author Archives: Mark Ritchie
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LES FOUTOUKOURS- BROTIPO
Les Foutoukours -BrotipoPiccolo Theatre- Assembly George Square EdinburghEdinburgh Fringe 2023Reviewer: Mark RitchieA Five-Star Review *****Here is a show for all the family, which is fast moving and fun. Enter two circus style acrobats wearing extravagantly produced costumes and resplendent and shining in the glow which seems to engulf high-energy and expert performers such as these.The … Continue reading
MAD RON- THE THIRD HARDEST MAN IN UXBRIDGE
Mad Ron- The Third Hardest Man in UxbridgeThe Box-George’s Square.Edinburgh Fringe 2023.Reviewer: Mark RitchieA one-star review *It seems like such a good idea to create a comedy character based on a shaven-headed career criminal, resplendent in long black coat and delivering menacing comedy lines. Alas there are so many problems to overcome here, in my … Continue reading
Frank Skinner Edinburgh review
Frank Skinner- 30 Years of DirtGordon Aikman Theatre EdinburghEdinburgh Fringe 2023Reviewer: Mark RitchieA Five-Star review *****One of the things I have in common with comedian Frank Skinner is that I seldom read reviews of my work, either as a writer or as an entertainer. The one caveat being that I may read a review only … Continue reading
Clive Anderson Edinburgh review
Clive Anderson- My Seven WondersAssembly- Studio ThreeEdinburgh Fringe 2023Reviewer: Mark RitchieA Four- Star Review ****It was nice to chat to a chat-show King and I was afforded that opportunity when an acquaintance of mine introduced me to Clive after the show.Not a show as such, The Seven Wonders is a series of Amazon pod-cast recordings … Continue reading
Encore
The Honourable Tom Houghton
Edinburgh Fringe Review The Honourable Tom HoughtonVenue: The Counting House (upstairs room)August 2023Reviewer: Mark RitchieFIVE STAR REVIEW *****When you happen to be the son of General the Lord Houghton GCB CBE DL and therefore can append on honourable title to your comedy publicity, the bar is set high in terms of the difficulty of creating … Continue reading