Mmmmmm Tra-la-la-la-la Aaa, Eee, Iii, Ooo, Uuu Sorry, vocal warms ups are an essential part of my routine, yet I've never understood how they actually help my blogging - anyway... I would suggest that there are three key sections to a musical, with a few sub sections. You can see the breakdown below and I have scored each. It's all very scientific... Singing...

Rob Beckett is the ideal mate for your boyfriend. We all have one or a few friends of our partner's that we dislike, right? The ones that lead them astray. Tell them they need 'three more shots' whilst they're throwing up, that they 'should do it coz it's funny' when in fact it is bluddy dangerous or say 'no, your partner won't ever...

Once upon a time there was a young girl who was visiting her first ever Edinburgh Fringe. She had her beau by her side and passion in her heart with excitement bubbling under the surface. She simply burst at the seems when gliding down The Royal Mile, letting the sights, smells and street acts envelop her. The sun was shining on her blonde...

So as expected, it was all made up. And this time it was indeed social. #hashtag Unexpectedly, it was an all female cast. And more surprisingly, they were funny. Did you know that? That women could be funny. Of course there was the mandatory male compèring or rather orchestrating the show, equal rights and all that, but the improv sections were led by...

This show was epic and not in the 'it was funny as f**k' kinda way but in the 'it was long as hell' kinda way. This unruly sort decided to go off script, or off the scribbled biro notes on their forearm, to bump it up to a four hour extravaganza. Please see a list of things I could have done in that...

He's like that kid at school, who is really mysterious and broken and stuff. He isn't a bully, or captain of the football team but he is adventurous, a little naughty and has great hair. But now he's all grown up, has done serious s**t that has broken him for good and he still has great hair. It has tinged him with this...

Before even reading this blog you HAVE to listen to this theme tune. Calling all 90s kids. Calling all 90s kids. Are you at the Fringe? No, not your hairstyle idiot. The Edinburgh Fringe Festival. It's the biggest arts festival in the world you know. Well, this year there's a show made just for you. That's right. A show so nostalgic you'll revert...

This was our lets-go-crazy-and-buy-tickets-for-the-next-leaflet-we-get-oh-look-this-ones-about-some-Korean-dancing-wanna-try-that-why-not-it's-the-fringe moment. We had no idea what to expect. But the flyer looked colourful and the flyer(er?) was really enthusiastic so we headed on down to George Square. We were not disappointed. It was a real treat getting to watch a show that was so culturally alien to us - was it accurate to Korean traditions? I haven't the slightest...

We quite spontaneously bought tickets for this show about 20 minutes before it started. In no way was the massive queue outside the venue a guiding factor in this decision. We aren't that superficial. Huh. No not us. Noway... We even kept the mystery alive with no idea of who was performing. And that had nothing to do with us missing the quite...

The room was understated. The set was minimalist. The crowd apprehensive. Here enters Magiko. His wide eyes, big hair and towering height bounces into the room with unsuspecting energy. His enthusiasm is immediately present as is the passion that is pouring from his introduction. He's a likable guy. He's got this childish innocence matched with confidence. I felt at ease and ready to...

IMAGE CREDIT http://goo.gl/XU74F6 I'm a fringe virgin. And an Edinburgh one. So this festival was a complete leap into the unknown. I'd not been given a talk off my parents, my friends had never done it and google is like that mate who has apparently done everything. So myself, and the man I love just went for it. It was a bit of a...