

Frankie Thompson: Catts
This brilliant, almost indescribable show from Frankie Thompson brilliantly and bewildering toes the line between leftfield comedy, performance art and a full-blown breakdown. Read our four-star Edinburgh Fringe review.
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This neon-lit Soho venue is a megastore for the best comedy and fringe shows in town
Its cool blue neon lights, front-of-house café and occasional late-night shows may blend it into the Soho landscape, but since taking up residence on Dean Street in 2000 Soho Theatre has made quite a name for itself.
Across three studio spaces, it puts on an eclectic line-up of work from some of the biggest names in comedy, spoken word, and cabaret, and hosts at least six different shows a night. If ever there were a place in London to get a year-round taste of the Edinburgh Fringe it's here, with its eclectic programming, late shows and ever-buzzing bar. Just don't expect to find deep-fried haggis on the menu - teas, coffees, and wine are the order of the day at Soho Theatre's chic cafe/bar, which is reliably packed out after 6pm.
It has to be said that Soho excels in almost every area apart from the production of good in-house theatre shows, something it's consistently struggled with (though it has many fine co-productions). But this barely impacts on anybody's good time, and it's hard to hold it against the most fun theatre in central London.


This brilliant, almost indescribable show from Frankie Thompson brilliantly and bewildering toes the line between leftfield comedy, performance art and a full-blown breakdown. Read our four-star Edinburgh Fringe review.


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