The Wee Review | Scotland’s arts and culture magazine

Sami Abu Wardeh is a Palestinian-Irish comedian who gained acclaim in 2025 for his multi-stranded physical comedy show Palestine: Peace de Resistance. He returns to the Fringe this year with new stand-up show ‘Sami Abu Wardeh Hates You.’ Be...

Chris Forbes is a comedian and actor who has been an in-demand fixture on the UK circuit for over 15 years. As well as numerous Fringe shows and gigging all over the world, he’s known for playing PC Charlie MacIntosh on BAFTA Award-winning comedy Scot Squad, and for creat...

Claire Wood is a playwright based in Edinburgh. In 2017 she founded Production Lines theatre company. During the lockdown of venues and creative spaces in 2020, the company turned its attention to creating theatre online. Recent productions have been performed in the digital space...

Liv Rocklin is a New York-based comedian who performs stand-up, musical comedy, sketch comedy and theatre. Her solo show, An American (Not) in Paris has been performed at several US Fringe Festivals,
being named “Best of Fringe” in Orlando in 2025. We spoke to Liv ahead of her Fringe run in August. She told us about the show, her musical comedy in...

Jack MacGregor is a playwright from the north of Scotland. The current IASH/Traverse Fellowship Writer for 2026, they have received numerous awards, including receiving a Fringe First, Scottish Arts Club Prize, and a Summerhall Lustrum Award. Fraser Scott is a theatre director from Paisley. He is a recipient of the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation Scholarship, a Cross T...