WitTank, a particularly rude spoonerism, surprised me twofold: first, by not being as smutty as their name suggests, but also by being one of the funniest shows I have seen so far this year. I was a bit nervous at first: while the four guys who make up WitTank are all possessed of strange and comical features, they seemed much too young. One of the group exemplified both of these elements, resembling nothing so much as Hans Gruber as a baby.

Hearing the opening notes of the flamenco cante or song instantaneously relaxes me into the world of Malaje – The Flamenco Circus. Blending flamenco and clowning, theatricality and musicality, this show has wide appeal.

This review covers the version of this show performed at the Edinburgh Fringe 2009.  Craig Thomson also reviewed an updated version of this show in 2010, and his reaction was much more positive.  Read our more recent review. 

With most groups you see at the Fringe, it's not hard to imagine how they came to be. Friends from school, folks who met on another job, a hired cast of professionals, whatever. But I can't for the life of me think how the performers who deliver How to survive a zombie apocalypse came together on this show.

The Bodega Brothers, Tom Sadler and Rob Castell, are also half of Barbershopera!, a FringeGuru top recommendation in both 2008 and 2009. Their two-men, two-guitars afternoon shows sees them lounge about in pyjamas taking on the weighty topics of the moment, such as youth crime, politics, environmentalism, and the extinction of the dinosaurs, while hosting a tea party.