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There’s a rich seam of nostalgia for comedians of the past that has emerged on the Edinburgh Fringe in recent times. Now, hot on the heels of shows celebrating and commemorating Frankie Howerd, ...

It’s a shame then that Tim Whitnall’s play (directed by Bob Golding) offers simply a run-through of a few of the low and high points of Dawson’s life and career, using the unambitious construct of him ...