Beyond Time Othello part II
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Reviewed by Derek
Head Judge Derek awards
30/9/26
5 Stars
Very well performed version of Part 2 of the Othello story.
A couple meet with no real memories, Slowly they recall who they are and what they meant to each other.

Stuck in purgatory doomed to repeat their meeting endlessly as memories return of murder, regret and happier times.

Anger and love blend to give the viewer an emotional roller-coaster experience. Performed with subtitles that no way distract you from the acting or plot as it peels back layers one at a time revealing the protagonists past, where they are now and perhaps the happiness Othello and Desdemona may find in the afterlife.

Mina Liccione: Arabized
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Reviewed by Derek
Head Judge Derek awards
30/9/26
4.5 Stars
Super funny stand up, Mina confronts various issues some of which others would fear to tread.

This was funny very slick but also poignant you will think, take stoke as you rock with laughter. The jokes and anecdotes come thick and fast. The subject matter needs to be spoken and heard. Mina completes this with tact and understanding.

I highly recommend this show

Sick
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Reviewed by Derek
Head Judge Derek awards
30/9/26
5 Stars

Physical theatre at its very best. The music, movement and dance compliment each other perfectly.
The dark subject of suicide this amazing performed show covers all the emotions involved.
Depression, Despair nothing is black and white (look at the books on the desk). The impossible weight on your shoulders, being surrounded and squeezed till you can't breath and feelings of being tied down and trapped.
It also shows the mask of happy times and what that could be concealing. This is so well done the viewer easily sees what is being portrayed and does not even need the descriptions at the start or end of the show.

This is a must see show and at less than 35 minuets long there is no excuse not to see it.
After you see it remember those people in your life that you never seem to have the time to contact give them a call or visit. Do the right thing stay in touch you may be the help they don't know they need.

The Forever wave
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Reviewed by Derek
Head Judge Derek awards
30/9/26
4.5 Stars

Global warming and melting ice caps have caused San Francisco and the surrounding area to become a series of islands.
This is a performed as a radio play given a snapshot of a typical day for residents.
How they have banded together to work and share recourses for the good of all. The barter method unofficial and scavenging to survival.
The snippets of each character endears you to them and you want to know more and more about all of their lives.
There is no horrific tales of raiders kidnapping into slavery or desperate gunfights in this story, this is what makes is so enjoyable it shows how life could be now. It's a pity they have to use the back drop of a climate apocalypse to demonstrate this.
The voice acting is brilliant making each character believable. The thing with this story is not just charming plot but the fact it leaves you feeling there is hope.
I highly recommend this show.

The Quiet Between 
5 Stars 
The Struggles of being neurodivergent 
This is a must see show you will laugh and you will cry. Along this entire journey but you'll leave a better person.
Very powerfully performed a real roller-coaster of emotion 

The first 8 
4.5 Stars 
Brilliantly performed musical that plays a fitting tribute to the the first female pilots who flew for the Auxiliary in world war 2. A journey of disperse and victory but but most importantly hope just like the few there are too few chances to see this.
Highly recommended

Emoji the hieroglyphs of our time or how I learned to stop worrying and send that risky text 
3.5 Stars 
Cleverly worked and very funny history of emojis and culture may even make you think

Thank you f*ck you and I'm sorry
5 Stars
A one man show of pure raw emotions and memories you may even cry
Metamorphosis (has the world changed or is it just me) 

4 Stars

Algorithms are changing the world, do we comply or fight against it?

Join this amazing talented young cast and make up your own mind a great way to start your fringe day

The bloopers 

4 Stars 

An improvised musical biopic 

One of the funniest hours of the fringe and everyday is different brilliant stuff from a talented group 

Snow 
5 Stars 
A superb piece of dance and theatre. Brilliantly performed by a fantastic cast who know how to work as a team . A true hidden gem of this years fringe 


Warriors: A Scottish musical
4 Stars
Powerful and well worked.
The story of military life not just for those who serve but those we
leave behind.
The price of war is always too high

Night falls on Burma
4 Stars
When you're in a war and a man tries to run what do you do help him or
report him as a deserter.
Two men argue the odds over this it can be resolved one way the acting
is good and the twist at the end will have you gasping out loud.

Clary 
3 Stars