Richard Stamp
Richard Stamp is a freelance writer, theatre reviewer, and co-founder of reviewing website Fringe Guru. When he moved to Edinburgh in the summer of 1996, Richard discovered a latent passion for small-scale theatre - with a particular interest in site-specific and interactive work. Over the years, he's seen more than a thousand Fringe productions in Edinburgh, Brighton and elsewhere. He's the kind of person who keeps all his ticket stubs.
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Reviews: 71
Other Articles: 1
I Am Gavrilo Princip
Insightful analysis of the forces that drove one of history’s most notorious assassins
Speaking up for the value of what we do
The Wee Review’s Fringe Editor-at-Large, Richard Stamp, calls for performer support in creating a better critical culture at the Fringe
Let’s Talk About Philip
Cleverly-told tale of family tragedy warns us not to hide from painful truths
The Magic Of Jim
Half-hour show packs in impressive illusions, and genuine life lessons too
A Place That Belongs To Monsters
A beautiful and bittersweet masterpiece of storytelling theatre
For Queen And Country
A wartime tale too improbable for fiction, yet it’s absolutely true
Jekyll And Hyde: A One-Woman Show
Stunning performance brings clever adaptation vividly to life
The Poetical Life of Philomena McGuinness
Powerful call to live your best life, whatever the horrors around you
My Own Private Shakespeare
Actorly tribute to the Bard’s timeless relevance
Dirty Tricks – How the Illusionati Rule the World
Old-school charm paired with genuinely impressive illusion
Vote Macbeth!
If it were sung when ’tis sung, then ’twere well it were sung in key
The Worst Thing You Could Do
Unsettling theatrical triptych showcases complementary acting styles
Sherlock Holmes: Stay Holmes [ONLINE]
Conference calls with strangers have never been such fun
Shadows
Parallel storylines show depressing truths about the difference between real life and a fairytale
The Legacy of William Ireland
A short, sharp and entertaining canter through a footnote to Shakespearean history
Kevin Quantum: Neon Future
Likeable miscellany of magic and science builds to a killer ending