reviews – Ewan Spence

Reviewing The Reviewers At The Fringe

Posted on August 31, 2015August 31, 2015 by Ewan Spence

With its tounge slightly in cheek, FringePig has award its first “ham-fisted” award for “the Fringe reviewer who most misunderstood what they were looking at.”�to The List’s Graeme Connelly for his review of Stuat Goldsmith’s show: Graeme wins for his stunning use of bathos. In his review of ‘Stuart Goldsmith: An Hour‘ he worships at the feet of Goldsmith for several paragraphs, and then ends with three stars. It�s a simple formula, but a winning one. The funniest reviews are often the simplest. Connelly receives the staggering sum of �50 which, we are told, can buy a very brief sensation

I feel a great freemium disturbance in The Force

Posted on April 1, 2014April 2, 2014 by Ewan Spence

What the world needs is another poorly implemented collectible card game on a mobile phone, with far too many freemium elements grafted on top of it. But it’s okay, because this one has a Star Wars theme… Er, no. See my review of Star Wars: Assault Team on All About Windows Phone for the reasons against.

When a review can kill a Fringe show, where’s the oversight?

Posted on August 27, 2011August 27, 2011 by Ewan Spence

Chris Cox hits a home run: No one reviews reviewers, there is no comeback for any disgruntled performer who feels unfairly treated by a review because the facts might not be right, because it is just a synopsis of the show, because it’s not a review. Where is the right to reply for a performer who gets reviewed by someone who is grumpy, tired, seeing their eighth show of the day in a hot room and would much rather just be having something to eat then churning out another few hundred words on something they aren’t going to enjoy, despite