Actually, Love

Saw this show day one of the Fringe and, over 80 shows later, it had remained as one of my top favourites of Edfringe 2023. The queer love story is touching, the writing is poignant and hilarious, the critique of the rom-com genre is pitch perfect, the music and singing are sublime and the acting wonderful. As you can tell, I loved it and can’t recommend it highly enough. Go see it.

A really wonderful show with two charismatic and classy performers on top of their game. Funny, witty, thought provoking and poignant all rolled into one. Highly recommended.

This show is really special, and personally my favourite production from week 1. It is confident, funny, sweet, and excellently written and performed. Describing it as 'feel good' almost feels like an under-service, as whilst it's enjoyable to watch, it also has a lot to say about relationships, rom-coms, love, and communication. Layered issues are explored in a thoughtful and often amusing way. 'Actually, Love' works well in an EdFringe slot but is easily strong enough to be extended into a slightly longer production. Highly recommend!

Really recommend this show - tightly written and perfectly performed, really sweet without being too earnest

A casual and down to earth and very self aware musical… enjoyable, touching and I didn’t want it to end. The music feels very welcome, I wasn’t sat thinking ‘why are you singing?’ - which cannot be said for all new musicals I’ve seen this year haha
I think the queer element of it was also fantastic, not only did I relate to some bits, I felt like I learnt from other bits and got insights into other people’s experiences being queer which was great!
The whole rom-com genre commentary/ subversion was brilliant, very funny and on point.
Highly recommend!!

I loved this show so much. It was heartwarming, feel-good and funny, as well as being technically great. I would definitely recommend this show.

I actually loved this show. I always love comedies that don't just compel, but force you to engage in some emotional introspection. The script was engaging and both Sam Woof & Jordan Broatch played off of each other seamlessly. Also, I'm particularly a fan of great soundtracks and both GBF and Funny were highlights. The show is self-aware, snarky, and incredibly compelling in the same breath, and I had a fantastic time throughout all of it. Can't wait to catch 'Four Felons & A Funeral' as well. Overall a must-watch.

Ahhh! Where to start: this was an incredible start to the Fringe for me - and set the bar sky high for everything else. Hilarious, heartfelt and with amazingly talented performers - I cannot recommend this wee show enough.

I was at a preview of Goya Theatre's show at the Omnibus Theatre in Clapham. The venue was packed- admittedly it was not big- and the audience loved it.

From the first chord played by Sam Woof the show for its hour's length is unerringly on key.

Woof brings a musician's compositional discipline to it in the rhythm of the action. His script plays with the genre of the romcom, & for all the surface good spirits, it has a theme of seriousness, the extent to which an artist's skill be compromised. This is well-nigh perfect Fringe fare.

Adam Somerset, Editor Theatre-Wales

Such a beautiful story, showing different queer perspectives so wonderfully. This show touched my heart