Liam O'Dell – Freelance Journalist and Campaigner

Left, a man sits crossed legged inside a box with a rainbow arch at the top. In the centre of the box, through which we can see him, is a cloud speech bubble. There's another one of this on the right, in which we see a young woman sitting at a desk. The boxes are both lit up in green neon colours with avatars in the corner - it's supposed to represent an online chatroom.

‘Happy Meal’ at the Edinburgh Fringe review – Tabby Lamb’s digital drama radiates trans joy, friendship and nostalgia

by Liam O'Dell August 10, 2022August 10, 2022

A white man with glasses in a red shirt and wheelchair rests his head in his right hand and smiles. A red wall is behind him and steam is rising from the wheels of his wheelchair.

‘Aaron Simmonds: Hot Wheels’ at the Edinburgh Fringe review – Playful, punchy stand-up

by Liam O'Dell August 10, 2022August 10, 2022

A white man with short brown hair in a grey shirt is lit up in a white light, and stands on stage lit up in a circle.

‘9 Circles’ at the Edinburgh Fringe review – The trying tribulations of a convicted war criminal

by Liam O'Dell August 9, 2022August 10, 2022

Ian Lynham, a white man with short blue hair and a colourful blue and yellow collared shirt, holds a bust in his right hand and in his left, adjusts rounded glasses as he gazes at it.

‘Ian Lynam: Autistic License’ at the Edinburgh Fringe review – A daring debut

by Liam O'Dell August 9, 2022August 10, 2022

A white man in a grey suit speaks into a microphone on stage. In the background to the right of the frame, a white man sat at a piano watches on.

‘Project Dictator’ at the Edinburgh Fringe review – Clowning confusion

by Liam O'Dell August 9, 2022August 9, 2022

‘Rajesh and Naresh’ at the Edinburgh Fringe review – Queer Indian drama is unsure of itself

On a stage lit up in blue are two white women, they’re playing mother and daughter in a play. The younger actress has long red hair and a green jumper. The older actress has short brown hair and a greyish green jumper. They are looking out at the audience at different angles. The younger, red-haired actress is facing the camera while the other actress is turned to the right.

‘Flat Pack Furnished Flat’ at the Edinburgh Fringe review – Domestic leaves a lot to still unpack

Rinkoo Barpaga, a British Indian man, holds one finger up on one hand and shows five fingers on the other. He is signing on stage. Out of focus in the background is a script on a stand.

‘Made In India/Britain’ at the Edinburgh Fringe review – Powerful physicality

On a red stage is a white woman in a blue playsuit who is kneeling and talking to a short white woman with a brown shirt in an electric wheelchair.

‘All Of Us’ review – Francesca Martinez’s disappointing debut finds comedy in camaraderie

In the foreground, a Black woman with frizzy black hair, a white playsuit and large earrings looks upwards with her hands in front of her under her waist. She looks anxious. Behind her, also on the stage is a bearded white man in nothing but yellow underpants. He is talking, holds a scrapbook in his left hand and with his right hand, he puts his index finger and thumb together, as if doing the ‘OK’ gesture.

‘The Tempest’ review – Shakespeare’s revenge drama is profound and preposterous

In a coffee shop on a theatre stage. A boy pretending to be an adult in a suit reads a newspaper with concern. Also sat at the table is a young girl in a spotty red dress. Two adults standing behind them also lean forward to look at the newspaper, and so does a man through the door of the cafe behind them, flipped so as to suggest he's outside and they're inside.

‘Bugsy Malone’ review – Smiles abound in silly and stylish slapstick