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Russell Hicks: Happy To Be Here

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West End
Leicester Square Theatre
31st Jan 2025

Russell Hicks heads out on his first tour, but not his first rodeo.

David William Bryan: In Loyal Company

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Edinburgh Fringe
Pleasance Courtyard
31st Jul - 24th Aug 2024

The incredible true story of missing WWII soldier Arthur Robinson, written and performed by his great-nephew David William Bryan.

The Seagull and the Cat: Pericles Theatre Company

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Brighton Fringe
The Rotunda Theatre: Bubble / Wagner Hall Brighton
29th May 2023 - 29th May 2024

A seagull manages to escape from an oil slick, only to lay one last egg and with her dying breath ask Zorba, a harbour cat in Hamburg, to promise that he will hatch the egg and tea…

ZOOLOGIA: OLTRENOTTE dancetheatre company

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Brighton Fringe
The Dance Space - The Jamie Watton Creation Space
25th - 25th May 2024

Zoologia is a choreographic research project intended for the creation of different imaginary beings of zoolatrous nature starting from the human body.

Company RAu's DIDO

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Brighton Fringe
The Rotunda Theatre: Bubble
14th - 17th May 2024

Experience DIDO’s heartbreak in a solo performance blending dance, theatre, and music.

Re:birth by Van Huynh Company

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London Fringe
The Place Theatre, Duke’s Road
14th Nov 2023

Choreographer Dam Van Huynh draws upon the words of writers, poets, activists, and his experience as a child refugee from the Vietnam war to create a choreographic work about overc…

Life Lines: Poetry, Dance and Music by Sage Dance Company, Rack Press Poets

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London Fringe
Holborn Library
19th Oct 2023

A cabaret-style event mixing poetry, music and contemporary dance, with Sage Dance Company, a ballet-based dance company for ages 55+, and Rack Press Poetry, an independent poetry …

A Health to the Company

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London Fringe
The Space
22nd - 27th Aug 2023

Join the crew in hoisting the true-colours of our past high and blowing the ‘golden age of piracy’ myth out of the water!

Mark Watson and Mat Ryer: The Company

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Edinburgh Fringe
St Peter’s Church
21st Aug 2023

Live, feature-length version of the cult interactive game born at the festival two years ago.

Expecting by c21 Theatre Company

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Edinburgh Fringe
Deaf Action
17th - 20th Aug 2023

Shauna and Robbie are expecting.

In Loyal Company

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Edinburgh Fringe
Pleasance Courtyard
2nd - 28th Aug 2023

Returning after sell-out runs in 2018 and 2019, In Loyal Company is the incredible true story of missing WWII soldier Arthur Robinson, written and performed by his great-nephew Dav…

" How I Said 'F*** You' To The Company When They Tried To Make Me Redundant"

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Durham Fringe Festival
Cafédral
26th Jul 2023

Ever been in that room where they make you redundant? Ever wished that you fought back? Well, here’s how I did.

The Seagull and the Cat: Pericles Theatre Company

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Brighton Fringe
The Rotunda Theatre: Bubble
29th - 31st May 2023

A seagull manages to escape from an oil slick, only to lay one last egg and with her dying breath asks Zorba, a harbour cat in Hamburg, to promise that he will hatch the egg and te…

Christina Bianco - In Divine Company

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West End
Menier Chocolate Factory
11th - 20th May 2023

Witness all your favourite divas on stage together, in the singular form of internationally acclaimed performer, Christina Bianco.

Akram Khan Company Jungle Book reimagined

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West End
Sadler’s Wells
4th - 15th Apr 2023

A magical dance-theatre retelling of Kipling’s classic set against the backdrop of the climate crisis.

In Stitches Theatre Company Presents Comedy Improv

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Vault Festival
Crypt
24th Feb 2023

“Light-hearted, never-to-be-seen-again fun.

The Company Ink | FAUX PA

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Dublin
Smock Alley Theatre, 1662
23rd - 25th Feb 2023

The Company Ink Now Hiring: Your Raunchy Office Scandal FAUX PA In The Shame of The Father The Company Ink - Time CardDon't tell HR about this.

Benjamin Russell | Niall Kinsella

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Dublin
Smock Alley Theatre, 1662
6th Nov 2022

Irish baritone Benjamin Russell is currently a member of the ensemble of the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden, Germany.

Crazy Comedy Company

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Edinburgh Fringe
theSpaceTriplex
6th - 10th Aug 2022

Start the day with a riot of cray kid-friendly laughter for the whole family. Zany sketches, acrobatics, cirque skills and mayhem.

Linger, Presented by Everything Must Go Theatre Company

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Camden Fringe
The Cockpit
5th - 6th Aug 2022

‘All we have hinges on the worn thread of a memory.

In Stitches Theatre Company presents Comedy Improv

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Camden Fringe
Hen & Chickens Theatre
4th - 5th Aug 2022

Making its professional debut, In Stitches Theatre Company presents COMEDY IMPROV! A group of 11 improvisers born at Rose Bruford College! You can expect games, stories, questionab…

In Stitches Theatre Company presents Comedy Improv

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Camden Fringe
Hen & Chickens Theatre
4th - 5th Aug 2022

Making its professional debut, In Stitches Theatre Company presents COMEDY IMPROV! A group of 11 improvisers born at Rose Bruford College! You can expect games, stories, questionab…

Russell Arathoon: The Curious Incidents of the Gay in the Night-Time

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Edinburgh Fringe
Just The Tonic at the Caves
4th - 28th Aug 2022

‘Russell’s mum believes the whole pandemic is one huge elaborate excuse to get Bradley Walsh more airtime on British TV and Russell is just grateful for a chance to catch up on the…

Two's Company

Two’s Company is Gillian Duffy’s take on rekindled romance and finding new direction in later life, following 55-year-old Maureen as she navigates life after her second divorce…

Charlie Russell Aims to Please

As the title Charlie Russell Aims to Please suggests, the entire show is an amalgamation of various theatre techniques from musical to slapstick to the dramatic in Russell’s atte…

Company

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Edinburgh Fringe
C aquila
3rd - 14th Aug 2022

On the eve of his birthday, Bobby struggles to find a wish to blow out his candles.

Russell Hicks: The Age of Hicks

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Brighton Fringe
Laughing Horse @ The Walrus (Raised Room)
23rd - 26th May 2022

Russell Hicks has gained legendary status in British comedy for his masterful improv and crowd-work skills, hosting and headlining at iconic venues across the UK and abroad.

Russell Hicks: The Age of Hicks

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Brighton Fringe
Laughing Horse @ The Walrus (Raised Room)
23rd - 26th May 2022

Russell Hicks has gained legendary status in British comedy for his masterful improv and crowd-work skills, hosting and headlining at iconic venues across the UK and abroad.

Rambert Dance Company: Feat. Labyrinth of Love

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UK Regional & Tours

Unrivalled in their ability to present exciting and new international choreography as well as some of the most memorable masterpieces from the past 100 years, Rambert Dance Compa…

Fringe Academy: Starting a Performing Arts Company

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Brighton Fringe
Brighton Fringe Live Streaming
13th Jan 2022

Thinking of setting up your own performing arts company? Join Jackie Elliman, Legal and Industrial Relations Manager at ITC, for a workshop about the legal and administrative basic…

The Burlesque Company at Cherry reds

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UK Regional & Tours
Cherry Red’s Cafe Bar
29th Oct 2021

The Burlesque Company are back at Cherry reds with a fabulous show to start your Halloween weekend off with a bang With burlesque, cabaret, drag, comedy there will be li…

English-Italian Version Of THE COMEDY OF ERRORS/ LA COMMEDIA to be Presented by The Blind Cupid Shakespeare Company

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The Greater Manchester Fringe
GMF Digital Events
13th - 30th Sep 2021

https://www.blindcupidshakespearecompany.com/

English-Italian Version Of THE COMEDY OF ERRORS/ LA COMMEDIA to be Presented by The Blind Cupid Shakespeare Company

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The Greater Manchester Fringe
GMF Digital Events
13th - 30th Sep 2021

https://www.blindcupidshakespearecompany.com/

English-Italian Version Of THE COMEDY OF ERRORS/ LA COMMEDIA to be Presented by The Blind Cupid Shakespeare Company

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The Greater Manchester Fringe
GMF Digital Events
13th - 30th Sep 2021

https://www.blindcupidshakespearecompany.com/

English-Italian Version Of THE COMEDY OF ERRORS/ LA COMMEDIA to be Presented by The Blind Cupid Shakespeare Company

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The Greater Manchester Fringe
GMF Digital Events
13th - 30th Sep 2021

https://www.blindcupidshakespearecompany.com/

Palace Young Company: Live and On Stage!

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UK Regional & Tours
The Stage In The Park
3rd - 4th Aug 2021

Roll up, roll up! Come and see this bright explosion of love & isolation, joy & celebration and a lot of buffering – you’ll want a ticket for this ride.

Russell Brand - Our Little Lives: Shakespeare & Me Live Stream

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West End
Streaming Events
14th Jul 2021

Russel Brand takes some life lessons from William Shakespeare.

Scrooge & Company

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London Fringe
Canal Cafe Theatre
13th - 20th Dec 2020

Scrooge & Company is the latest slice of madcap tomfoolery from Micawber Theatre Company in co-production with NoriTheatre; a fast-paced, slapstick romp through the Victorian festi…

Akram Khan Company - We are but Shadows

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West End
Sadler’s Wells
13th Oct 2020

With the support of Darbar Festival, Akram Khan Company present: We are but Shadows.

Akram Khan Company - Until the Lions

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West End
Sadler’s Wells
9th - 11th Oct 2020

Akram Khan brings his theatrical Until the Lions, a piece originally created for The Roundhouse in 2016, to Sadler’s Wells for the first time.

Akram Khan Company - Outwitting the Devil

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West End
Sadler’s Wells
28th - 30th Sep 2020

Stirring classical and contemporary, Akram Khan’s latest production, Outwitting the Devil, is an epic dance piece about ritual and remembering in the midst of our ever-changi…

Russell Howard: Respite (London)

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West End
Apollo Hammersmith
18th Sep 2020 - 29th Apr 2021

Following the record-breaking success of his 2017 tour Round The World, Russell Howard returns with his biggest globe-spanning stand-up tour to date.

Russell Howard: Respite (Aberystwyth)

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UK Regional & Tours
Aberystwyth Arts Centre
5th - 6th Sep 2020

Following the record-breaking success of his 2017 tour Round The World, Russell Howard returns with his biggest globe-spanning stand-up tour to date.

Russell Howard: Respite (Peterborough)

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UK Regional & Tours
The Cresset, Peterborough
21st - 23rd Aug 2020

Following the record-breaking success of his 2017 tour Round The World, Russell Howard returns with his biggest globe-spanning stand-up tour to date.

10 Soldiers - Rosie Kay Dance Company

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Online & Broadcast
A Company 6 Scots
12th - 30th Aug 2020

Online premiere of Rosie Kay’s 10 SOLDIERS exploring the training, friendships, loves and the incredible teamwork behind an army unit.

In Loyal Company

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Edinburgh Fringe
Pleasance Courtyard
5th - 30th Aug 2020

After total sell-out Edinburgh Fringe runs in 2018 and 2019, In Loyal Company returns in a bigger venue for 2020.

Russell Howard: Respite (Cheltenham)

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UK Regional & Tours
Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham
18th - 20th Jun 2020

Following the record-breaking success of his 2017 tour Round The World, Russell Howard returns with his biggest globe-spanning stand-up tour to date.

Russell Howard: Respite (Brighton)

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UK Regional & Tours
Brighton Dome
12th - 13th Jun 2020

Following the record-breaking success of his 2017 tour Round The World, Russell Howard returns with his biggest globe-spanning stand-up tour to date.

Russell Howard: Respite (Northampton)

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UK Regional & Tours
Royal and Derngate Northampton
5th - 21st Jun 2020

Following the record-breaking success of his 2017 tour Round The World, Russell Howard returns with his biggest globe-spanning stand-up tour to date.

Russell Howard: Respite (Plymouth)

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UK Regional & Tours
Plymouth Pavilions
30th May 2020 - 5th Sep 2021

Following the record-breaking success of his 2017 tour Round The World, Russell Howard returns with his biggest globe-spanning stand-up tour to date.

Alexander Whitley Dance Company - Overflow

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West End
Sadler’s Wells
17th - 18th Apr 2020

In 2017 New Wave Associate Artist Alexander Whitley combined film and dance for 8 Minutes, a breath-taking journey to the sun.

Russell Howard: Respite (Leicester)

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UK Regional & Tours
De Montfort Hall
10th - 11th Apr 2020

Following the record-breaking success of his 2017 tour Round The World, Russell Howard returns with his biggest globe-spanning stand-up tour to date.

Richard Alston Dance Company - Final Edition

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West End
Sadler’s Wells
7th - 8th Mar 2020

Since forming in 1994, Richard Alston Dance Company has been extolled for their musicality and lyricism.

Message in a Bottle - The Kate Prince Company

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West End
Peacock Theatre London
6th Feb 2020 - 14th Oct 2023

Message In A Bottle is the spectacular new dance-theatre show from triple Olivier Award nominee, Kate Prince to the iconic hits of music superstar, Sting including Roxanne, Every B…

ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company - Some Like It Hip Hop

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West End
Peacock Theatre London
23rd Oct - 9th Nov 2019

ZooNation’s smash-hit sensation Some Like It Hip Hop thrilled audiences and critics when it opened in 2011, prompting five-star reviews and standing ovations with its infecti…

Nuts and Bolts of Starting a Performing Arts Company

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Edinburgh Fringe
Fringe Central
21st Aug 2019

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.

Edinburgh TV Festival Presents: Russell T Davies

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Edinburgh Fringe
Assembly Hall
20th Aug 2019

Russell T Davies is the man behind classic and acclaimed TV series Doctor Who, Queer As Folk, Torchwood and Cucumber, among many others.

Russell Howard: Work in Progress

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Edinburgh Fringe
Assembly George Square Studios / Assembly Hall
1st - 13th Aug 2019

Russell performs his work-in-progress show testing new material.

Sam Russell: Privileged to be Here

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Edinburgh Fringe
Just the Tonic at The Mash House
1st - 25th Aug 2019

2019 eh? Why is politics? When is religion? Who is gender? Where is race? Confused? So is Sam.

Russell Howard: Work in Progress (Afternoon)

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Edinburgh Fringe
Heroes @ The Hive
1st - 13th Aug 2019

Come join Russell for his early afternoon bonus hour.

In Loyal Company

Bombs are falling on Liverpool.

Rosie Kay Dance Company's 10 SOLDIERS

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Edinburgh
Festival Theatre
30th May 2019

In 2008, choreographer Rosie Kay joined the 4th Battalion The Rifles, to participate in full battle exercises, and visited the National Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre.

Alexander Whitley Dance Company: Celestial Motion - a shared virtual reality dance experience

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London Fringe
Watermans Art Centre
22nd - 22nd Mar 2019

Celestial Motion transports you to an alternate universe where you are joined by a virtual cast of world-class dancers on a thrilling journey towards the sun.

Russell Maliphant & Vangelis - The Thread

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West End
Sadler’s Wells
15th Mar - 19th Oct 2019

Celebrated choreographer and Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Russell Maliphant collaborates with Oscar-winning composer Vangelis for this stunning new work.

Greg Russell and Ciaran Algar (Studio)

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UK Regional & Tours
Civic Theatre
28th Feb 2019

Two time BBC Folk Award winners Greg Russell and Ciaran Algar met in 2011.

Broadway @ Leicester Square Theatre: Jenna Russell with Seth Rudetsky

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West End
Leicester Square Theatre
3rd Feb 2019

Mark Cortale PresentsBroadway @ Leicester Square Theatre JENNA RUSSELLwith SETH RUDETSKY as music director & hostSunday, 3rd February @ 4pm Olivier Award Winner &…

Broadway @ Leicester Square Theatre: Jenna Russell with Seth Rudetsky

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West End
Leicester Square Theatre
3rd Feb 2019

Mark Cortale PresentsBroadway @ Leicester Square Theatre JENNA RUSSELLwith SETH RUDETSKY as music director & hostSunday, 3rd February @ 4pm Olivier Award Winner &…

Russell Kane: Work In Progress

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West End
Museum of Comedy
27th Oct - 20th Nov 2018

Russell Kane: Work In Progress

Company

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West End
Gielgud Theatre
26th Sep 2018 - 30th Mar 2019

Marianne Elliott directs Company, Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s musical about life, love and marriage.

In Conversation With... Mike Russell

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Edinburgh Fringe
The Stand’s New Town Theatre
26th Aug 2018

Minister for UK negotiations on Scotland’s place in Europe and MSP for Argyll and Bute.

Nuts and Bolts of Starting a Performing Arts Company

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Edinburgh Fringe
Fringe Central
21st - 24th Aug 2018

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.

Russell Howard Thinks I'm an Idiot

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Edinburgh Fringe
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
14th - 15th Aug 2018

Audience pick anecdotes from Bentley’s Bag of Showbiz Despair: Namedropping frenzy of failure, covers being a famous hate figure, trash TV and the dark side of comedy.

In Company with Sondheim

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Edinburgh Fringe
Valvona & Crolla
10th - 24th Aug 2018

Enjoy a feast of songs performed by (classically-trained) singer Heidi Innes and (Thomas Beecham Scholarship) pianist Nick Launert from Sondheim’s most beloved shows including A Li…

Three's Company, Where's Our Crowd? An Improvised Show

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Edinburgh Fringe
theSpace on the Mile
3rd - 25th Aug 2018

Three wise men followed a star to Edinburgh to bring you frankincense, myrrh and comedy gold.

Sam Russell: Lucky Bastard

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Edinburgh Fringe
Just The Tonic at the Caves
2nd - 26th Aug 2018

Married to a corporate lawyer, owner of a pitch perfect Elmo impression and being the very definition of straight, white, male privilege.

The Homesick Submarine Broadcasting Company

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Edinburgh Fringe
The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4
2nd - 26th Aug 2018

Recognising that land is a busted flush, comedian John Whale and musician Kieran Rafferty have decided to ditch the dry stuff in favour of a life slightly under the sea, producing …

Russell Hicks: Love Song for the Viciously Ambitious

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Edinburgh Fringe
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
2nd - 26th Aug 2018

Russell Hicks returns with another free-form explosion that he deems ‘necessary medicine’ for any artist who is trying too hard to make it.

Russell Hicks: A Fist Full of Ideas

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Edinburgh Fringe
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe
2nd - 26th Aug 2018

Russell Hicks attempts to hone a work that is forever in progress by walking on stage with – literally – a fist full of ideas.

In Loyal Company

If you were anywhere near the Pleasance Courtyard this year, you’ll of heard of Lab Rats Theatre’s In Loyal Company as it shook the Fringe with its sell out run and critical ac…

Russell Howard – Work in Progress

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Edinburgh Fringe
Assembly George Square Studios
1st - 12th Aug 2018

Russell Howard returns to Edinburgh for two weeks only. New ideas, New routines, Anything could happen! It’s gonna be great, and it’s only a fiver. Who’s in?

Russell Arathoon: The Curious Incidents of the Gay in the Night-Time

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West End
Museum of Comedy
19th Jun 2018

Energetic, playful stand-up comedy from Manchester-born comedian Russell Arathoon.

Akram Khan Company - Xenos

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West End
Sadler’s Wells
29th May 2018 - 5th Oct 2020

Marking his final performances as a dancer in a full-length piece, Akram Khan takes to the stage alongside five world-class musicians.

Starting a Performing Arts Company: The Business Basics

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Brighton Fringe
Sweet Werks 2
12th May 2018

Are you hoping to grow and develop your performing arts company? Join Jackie Elliman, Legal & Industrial Relations Manager of the Independent Theatre Council, for an overview of th…

Russell Arathoon: The Curious Incidents of the Gay in the Night-Time

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Brighton Fringe
The Warren: The Burrow
10th - 13th May 2018

Stand-up comedy from Manchester-born comedian, Russell Arathoon.

Proteus Theatre Company: Mad, Bad, and Dangerous To Know

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Brighton Fringe
Sweet Dukebox
5th May 2018

Join Lord Byron, the most notorious figure from literary history, for a stiff drink.

Ecotricity – Britain’s greenest energy company

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Brighton Fringe
New Road
5th - 27th May 2018

Ecotricity is not your usual energy company.

Richard Alston Dance Company - Mid Century Modern

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West End
Sadler’s Wells
23rd - 24th Mar 2018

Richard Alston choreographed his very first dance in 1968 – 50 years later Mid Century Modern celebrates this landmark with new and old work from Alston, a fitting celebrat…

Russell Morris

Aria Hall of Fame inductee, #1 selling Platinum artist, King of Pop, Australian Icon!! These are a few phrases commonly used to describe Aussie legend Russell Morris.

Candoco Dance Company - Double Bill

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West End
Sadler’s Wells
9th - 10th Mar 2018

The renowned contemporary dance company of disabled and non-disabled performers returns to Sadler’s Wells with a double bill commissioned and performed by Candoco.

Company

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UK Regional & Tours
Aberdeen Arts Centre
1st - 10th Feb 2018

It’s Bobby’s 35th birthday party & his married friends are all asking the same question – will he ever give up his bachelor lifestyle & settle down? Oliver Savile, Anit…

Nuts and Bolts of Starting a Performing Arts Company

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Edinburgh Fringe
Fringe Central
22nd - 24th Aug 2017

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.

How I Said 'F**k You' to the Company When They Tried to Make Me Redundant

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Edinburgh Fringe
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
20th - 27th Aug 2017

Ever had to walk into that room where your boss, with fake concern in his eyes, tells you that he’s having to let you go? Ever wish you had the balls to say ‘f**k you’? Well, I did…

Company

Company, Sondheim’s second Tony Award winner, is a difficult show to get right: it’s disjointed, complex, and built on subject matter that can be uncomfortable to look at.

Russell Hicks: The Brain is in the Heart

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Edinburgh Fringe
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
3rd - 28th Aug 2017

70% improvisation, 30% stories about illicit drug use and Christian scientists.

Reduced Shakespeare Company – William Shakespeare's Long Lost First Play (Abridged)

The alternative RSC’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s works might more succinctly be titled Shakespeare: The Pantomime.

Sonder Theatre Company Presents: NeverFolk

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London Fringe
The Nursery Theatre
1st - 3rd Jun 2017

The debut production from exciting new improvised theatre company, Sonder.

A Ship Of Fools Theatre Company: Welcome to Paradise

Have you been more naughty or more nice this year? Are you sure?A company of gentlemanly vagabonds introduce themselves with a reminder to relax before the “Art” starts.

Jakop Ahlbom Company - Horror

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London Fringe
Peacock Theatre London
23rd May - 10th Jun 2017

Conceived and directed by Jakop Ahlbom A deserted mansion.

Russell Watson

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London Fringe
London Palladium
13th May 2017

Four time Brit Classical Awards winner Russell Watson has announced details of his 2017 tour, his first since the release of his new FOD album True Stories.

Great Expectations presented by Attic Theatre Company

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London Fringe
Merton Arts Space
30th Nov - 18th Dec 2016

Attic Theatre Company presents Great Expectations by Charles Dickens at Merton Arts Space between 30 Nov and 18 Dec.

Nuts and Bolts of Starting a Performing Arts Company

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Edinburgh Fringe
Fringe Central@Infirmary Street
23rd - 25th Aug 2016

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.

The Mikado

Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado is a work that is in many ways very problematic, due to its fetishising and cultural stereotyping of the Japanese, written at the height of the …

The HandleBards: Richard III

The Handlebards are a unique group, reinventing the concept of the company of travelling players.

Shakespeare Tonight

In Shakespeare Tonight, the famous playwright gives his first ever television performance on a talk show with host Martina, only to be confronted by his so-called ‘enemy’, huma…

How I Said F*ck You to the Company When They Tried to Make Me Redundant

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Edinburgh Fringe
Laughing Horse @ Moriarty’s
16th - 17th Aug 2016

Ever been called into that room where they make you redundant? Ever wished that you’d fought back and told them exactly what you thought of the whole bollock-brained process? Well,…

Solo Shakespeare, Macbeth: Hecate's Poison

Hecate’s Poison is a one-woman version of Macbeth, performed by Players Tokyo’s T.

Vivaldi, Handel and Bach

Presented by The Bach Ensemble of Edinburgh, the programme for this concert comprised of lesser-known and hugely underappreciated works by the three baroque greats: Antonio Vivaldi…

Lady Shakespeare

This one-woman show by playwright Lois Blanco involves Spanish actress Paula Blanco alternately playing William Shakespeare, a range of Shakespeare’s individual female characters…

Into the Shadows of Shakespeare – Free

The Tempest, retold by children whose first language isn’t even English.

Piaf and Brel: The Impossible Concert

Classically-trained Canadian singer Melanie Gall presents this one hour recital of the music of legendary Francophone singers Edith Piaf and Jacques Brel, with songs presented them…

Daniela Nardi's Espresso Manifesto

Tucked away in the intimate and comfortable setting of the Scottish Arts Club, Canadian singer Daniela Nardi and her group Espresso Manifesto, comprising Ron Davis (piano), Chris J…

Music of Dowland, Purcell and the Stuarts

Review
★★★★★
Fiona Russell
Edinburgh Fringe
St Andrew’s and St George’s West, George St
12th Aug, 2016

Countertenor James Laing, theorbo player James Akers and bass violist Susanna Pell’s hour long feast of Dowland was one of the most spectacular concerts I have attended in a whil…

The Company of Wolves

“Who’s afraid of the big, bad wolf?”Such is the musical refrain setting the playful, yet pervasively sinister, tone which permeates this piece from the outset.

A Fool’s Paradise: 30 Shakespeare Scenes in 60 Minutes

For a fast-paced, fun show filled with audience interaction, A Fool’s Paradise might be for you.

Shakespeare on Love

Shakespeare on Love offers a heartwarming performance given by a group of Milwaukee high school students: the brainchild of their two English teachers.

Kieran Hodgson: Maestro

Simultaneously one of the funniest and most heart-warming acts at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, Kieran Hodgson is not to be missed.

Men With Coconuts: Improvised Bond

Edinburgh-based improv group Men with Coconuts present an entirely improvised Bond film, based on suggestions from the audience and using many familiar tropes and improvisation gam…

Mavericks: A Sketch Show (Of Sorts)

Mavericks: A Sketch Show (of Sorts) is the product of talented comedy duo and Cambridge Footlights members Ruby Keane and Luisa Callander.

My Ain Countrie: 17th-19th Century Songs of Scottish and Northern Emigration

This informal hour long recital, starring singer Elspeth McVeigh and fiddle player Gabi Maas, features a variety of folk songs, or ‘Broadside Ballads’, from 17th to 19th centur…

Shakespeare Syndrome

In Shakespeare Syndrome, brought to Edinburgh by the talented Mermaidsgroup from the University of St.

Shakespeare Shorts – Hamlet

Shakespeare Shorts: Hamlet - Shakespeare’s Hamlet condensed into an hour by kids, for kids.

Book Lovers' Tour

Allan Foster, a writer whose name is practically synonymous with Edinburgh literary tourism, is our guide on the Book Lovers’ Tour, which specialises in introducing tourists to t…

Bad Shakespeare

Something of a misnomer, Bad Shakespeare does not reflect the quality of the acting or of the performance.

Vivaldi for Breakfast!

Vivaldi for Breakfast is an interesting attempt to dramatise the enigmatic life of notorious Baroque composer, Antonio Vivaldi, as he worked in the famous Pietà orphanage for youn…

The Shakespeare Club

In the programme, The Shakespeare Club promises to be a somewhat cheesy, yet harmless play about finding oneself through Shakespeare’s characters.

Rebustours: Hidden Edinburgh

You’d be forgiven for thinking this was a generic literary tour, because of the way it had been marketed in the Fringe programme.

Nicholas Parsons' Happy Hour

It was immediately evident upon walking into the jam-packed Cabaret Bar that I was significantly changing the demographic awaiting the arrival of radio and television legend and na…

Ladies in Waiting: The Judgement of Henry VIII

Ladies in Waiting, written by and starring James Cougar Canfield as the lascivious and misogynistic King Henry VIII, is a steamy, feminist critique of the most notorious of England…

Paul Foot: 'Tis a Pity She's a Piglet

For a comedian with such a cult following, renowned for surrealist originality, I was very excited about my first encounter with Paul Foot’s comedy.

Russell Hicks: Deadliner

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Edinburgh Fringe
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
4th - 28th Aug 2016

Dead’liner’ n.

Giacinto Palmieri: Nietzsche, Women and I

Italian comic Giacinto Palmieri, in this hour of comedy, tries to draw comparisons between himself and renowned misogynist and philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche in their approach to…

Adventures of the Improvised Sherlock Holmes

Based on audience suggestions, the hour’s traffic of the stage is an improvised case which promises to be ‘the greatest Sherlock Holmes story ever’, The Case of the Lemon Pos…

Vladimir McTavish: Scotland In Sixty Minutes

Scottish comedian and Fringe veteran McTavish has celebrated his 60th birthday this year, and has therefore adopted a more ponderous and docile approach in his set, instead of dedi…

Jane Eyre: An Autobiography

Jane Eyre – An Autobiography has to be one of the most moving pieces of theatrical storytelling ever created; quite simply, it’s astounding.

Impromptu Shakespeare

Every single audience member is given a ping pong ball with Shakespearean tropes written on them upon entry.

The Ruff Guide to Shakespeare

Fun for parents and children alike, The Ruff Guide to Shakespeare is a brilliant introduction to Shakespeare: the man and his plays.

Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother in the Case of a Study in Blood

Sherlock Holmes, true to its original with all the same characters and tropes that keep fans hooked, but with a twist.

Mixed Doubles: Fundraiser

Quartet, Mixed Doubles, have brought a comedy sketch show to this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, framed with four peculiar characters from the peaceful UKIP-voting Middle England villa…

William Shakespeare's Long Lost First Play (abridged)

In a festival saturated with comedy shows about Shakespeare, the Reduced Shakespeare Company continue to reign supreme as the undisputed masters at reimagining the Bard into hilari…

Frankenstein

As one of the most commonly adapted works in the English canon, Frankenstein often leaves one unmoved when he or she leaves the auditorium.

Shakin' Shakespeare

Shakin’ Shakespeare does an incredible job at presenting the playwright’s work in an accessible and side-splittingly funny way.

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical

Showstoppers! have a strong reputation preceding them, made evident by the number of people in the packed auditorium murmuring excitedly before the lights go down.

The Cambridge Footlights International Tour Show 2016: Lagoon

The Cambridge Footlights have such a reputation that their name is practically synonymous with the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

The Oxford Imps: Hyperdrive

The Oxford Imps’ technologically-heavy Fringe show, Hyperdrive, perform a mixture of long and short form improvisation, using technology as stimulus.

Randy Writes a Novel

Randy is a bald, bright purple Australian stand-up puppet with a really quick wit and a sharp tongue.

Company

Company is a musical so of its time that a string of directors over the past decade have struggled with the problem of whether to present it as an unchanged period piece or contemp…

Russell Howard and Steve Williams Work in Progress

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Edinburgh Fringe
Assembly George Square Studios
3rd - 21st Aug 2016

Russell Howard and Steve Williams return to Edinburgh to tit about for half an hour each.

Shakespeare for Breakfast

What Edinburgh Fringe would be complete without a trip to Shakespeare for Breakfast? Now in its 25th year at the festival, the group have not lost their touch.

Californians Dreamin’

Californias Dreamin’, performed by California Poly SLO’s company Smile and Nod, comprises a mixture of short and long form improvisation, based on audience suggestions.

Notflix

Waiting for the Call: The Improvised Musical’s Notflix has to be one of the best improv shows I have seen at the Edinburgh Fringe this year.

Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppets Do Shakespeare

Possibly the most ridiculous show at the Edinburgh Fringe, the Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppets are in their ninth year and were greeted with a sell-out audience.

Teatro Delusio

Possibly the most beautiful show you will watch at the Edinburgh Fringe this year, Teatro Delusio is a marvel: original, stunningly choreographed, very funny and incredibly moving.

Rhapsodes

Improvised comedy at its most virtuosic, Sean McCann and Adam Meggido (of Showstoppers! The Improvised Musical and School of Night fame) are two masters of their artform, with an a…

Shit-Faced Shakespeare

The Edinburgh Fringe ‘smashed’-hit Shit-Faced Shakespeare returns in its seventh year to perform Measure for Measure in its unorthodox and unique inebriated manner.

Still Lives by Ella Turk-Thompson/The Regina Monologues by Rebecca Russell and Jenny Wafer

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Brighton Fringe
Brighton Little Theatre
24th - 28th May 2016

‘Still Lives’ hinges on a chance meeting between wheelchair-bound Harriet and lost boy, Fred.

Russell Howard

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West End
Duchess Theatre
9th May 2016

Russell Howard, one of the UK’s most successful stand-up comedians, will be a performing a one off benefit gig in aid of Coppafeel.

Nuts and Bolts of Starting a Performing Arts Company

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Edinburgh Fringe
Fringe Central
25th - 26th Aug 2015

ITC’s legendary short course provides an overview of the fundamental information that you should be aware of when setting up a performing arts company.

Phil Kay 'n' Russell Hicks: Psychedelicious

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Edinburgh Fringe
Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus
13th - 23rd Aug 2015

Fringe veteran, freewheeling storytelling Phil is joined by Russell the brilliant young American upstart, cut from similar cloth.

Fife Young Dance Company

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Edinburgh Fringe
The Edinburgh Academy
9th - 9th Aug 2015

A programme of creative dance that is physically challenging with a fresh dynamic edge from this brand new company.

In The Company Of Women

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Edinburgh Fringe
Spotlites
6th - 31st Aug 2015

‘Yes, 30 may be the new 20 but no one’s told that to my south-facing tits.

Russell Hicks: Big Mouth Strikes Again

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Edinburgh Fringe
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
6th - 31st Aug 2015

American smart ass showcases the wit that got him described as ‘a mix between Jack Dee and Dennis Leary’ (BroadwayBaby.

Ben Russell: The Tokyo Hotel

This show begins with the sound of drums and then a dreadful storm and so gives its audience certain expectations of what is to come but, as Russell himself exclaims, “prepare yo…

Russell Kane: Smallness

He’s not Nick Grimshaw! Russell Kane is a superstar entertainer who often gets confused for the Radio 1 DJ.

Nuts and Bolts of Starting a Performing Arts Company

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Edinburgh Fringe
Fringe Central
19th - 21st Aug 2014

ITC’s legendary short course provides an overview of the fundamental information that you should be aware of when setting up a performing arts company.

The Closure of Craig Solly: A Dark Monologue by Russell Kane

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Edinburgh Fringe
Underbelly, Bristo Square
18th - 24th Aug 2014

You, the audience, become the friends and family of this psychotic gangster’s victims.

Reduced Shakespeare Company in The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) (Revised)

This fun and fast production attempts to abridge the complete works of Shakespeare into the space of an hour.

Company

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Edinburgh Fringe
theSpace on North Bridge
11th - 16th Aug 2014

Robert, 35, believes his life is perfect.

Russell Kane: The Kaneing Podcast

Russell Kane sparks back into action with a new format, anchoring a podcast about various news stories from the last few days.

Alastair Clark: Vote Russell Brand

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Edinburgh Fringe
Cabaret Voltaire
2nd - 23rd Aug 2014

Famous comedian Russell Brand thinks you shouldn’t vote.

Russell Hicks: Unprepared

You’ve got to have a bit of a thick skin to go to Russell Hicks: Unprepared.

Reduced Shakespeare Company in The Complete History of Comedy (abridged)

The title of Reduced Shakespeare’s show is accurate to the point of pedantry.

Russell Grant: Strictly Edinburgh

The stage is adorned with a pair of angel wings, a velvet couch and a large book covered in sparkles with ‘My Life’ adorned on the front.

City Academy Musical Theatre Company Present Cabaret

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West End
Shaw Theatre
19th - 20th Jul 2014

Follow the adventures and mis-adventures of Sally Bowles in this raucous and risqué musical comedy, set in the seedy underworld of 1930’s Berlin.

Company by Stephen Sondheim

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Brighton Fringe
Brighton Little Theatre
17th - 24th May 2014

An honest, witty, sophisticated look at relationships.

Russell Howard

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USA Regional & Tours
Highline Ballroom
2nd May 2014

Beloved for his bouncy energy and animated style, Mr.

Nuts and Bolts of Starting a Performing Arts Company

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Edinburgh Fringe
22nd Aug 2013

ITC’s legendary short course provides an overview of fundamentals you should be aware of when setting up a performing arts company.

Russell Kane: Smallness

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Edinburgh Fringe
8th - 22nd Aug 2013

What is it with us and smallness? The Brits love it - being tiny but fierce.

The Company of Wolves

Review
★★
Rebecca Brown
Edinburgh Fringe
17th Aug, 2012

Angela Carter’s The Company of Wolves is a dark tale about sexual desire, based on the story of Red Riding Hood.

The Company of Wolves

As a huge Angela Carter fan, I had high hopes for Big Shoes Theatre Company’s production of The Company of Wolves.

Company Man

Review
★★★★★
Carys Evans
Edinburgh Fringe
25th Aug, 2013

Company Man is a joy to watch, with professional clowning and circus skills woven into the stories of office workers.

Russell Kane: Manscaping

Review
★★★★
Adam Lebovits
Edinburgh Fringe
22nd Aug, 2011

After winning last year’s Edinburgh Comedy Award, Russell Kane’s marriage fell apart, he had a breakdown, and didn’t perform for a considerable part of the year.

Russell Howard: Wandering

Review
★★★★
Kathryn Mack
Edinburgh Fringe
13th Aug, 2006

Russell Howard has been playing to packed houses down at the Pleasance Courtyard with his show Wandering.

In Musical Company

Review
★★★
Kirsty Allen
Edinburgh Fringe
13th Aug, 2012

In the shadow of Edinburgh Castle lies a very beautiful St Cuthbert’s Parish Church.

Company

Review
★★★★★
Pete Shaw
Edinburgh Fringe
7th Aug, 2008

I am, it is no secret to my friends, a big fan of Sondheims musical about relationships, Company.

Company

Review
★★★★★
Pete Shaw
Edinburgh Fringe
13th Aug, 2007

If you ever needed proof that Edinburgh isn’t a level playing field, then Kenmac’s production of Company is surely it.

James Christopher: Bring Me the Head of Russell Kane - Free

Review
★★
Anna Cory
Edinburgh Fringe
9th Aug, 2012

James Christopher’s tactic of combining the show titles of award-winning comedians seems a strange choice.

Rambert Dance Company: Dark Arteries

Rambert is quite possible the most important dance company performing in Britain today; at the very least their influence is far-reaching.

Fliss Russell - Life is Fliss

Review
★★★★
Nina Seale
Edinburgh Fringe
8th Aug, 2012

There once was a skinny redhead who wanted to sing in Les Miserables.

Company

Following last year’s success with Sunday in the Park With George, The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s OneAcademy Productions have returned to the work of Stephen Sondheim in…

Dance Base Presents... Rosie Kay Dance Companys The Wild Party

Joseph Moncure Marchs poem, The Wild Party, has been the inspiration for everything from films to plays.

Swann & Company Present: The Sad, Miserable Tale of Albert Belacqua and His Family of Doomed Neurotics

Review
★★
James T. Harding
Edinburgh Fringe
13th Aug, 2010

Meet Robert Swann, the talentless writer, director and star of what is possibly the trippiest travesty of a play ever to be seen at a Fringe.

Russell Kane: Posturing Delivery

Review
★★★★
Joanna Alpern
Edinburgh Fringe
17th Aug, 2012

Through Kane’s discussion of procreation, something great is indeed born, and that is great comedy.

48 Hour Priority Sale for Rosalie Craig and Patti LuPone in Company

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Levi Bailey
West End
22nd Sep, 2017

Sondheim’s musical comes to the West End starring Rosalie Craig and Patti LuPone at the Gielgud Theatre for a strictly limited season next year, and you can get your hand on ti...

Edinburgh Barstar of the Day: Briar Russell

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Richard Beck
Edinburgh Fringe
12th Aug, 2017

Hidden away in the Old Town on Advocates Close you'll find The Devil's Advocate, and if you're lucky today's Edinburgh Barstar will also be on shift.

Russell Maliphant Company to restage classic and early pieces

Feature
Levi Bailey
London Fringe
2nd Feb, 2017

Internationally acclaimed choreographer Russell Maliphant has today announced the programme for maliphantworks, featuring world-renowned collaborators and works spanning his hugely...

The Green Stag Theatre Company Three Minute Interview

Feature
Pete Shaw
Edinburgh Fringe
16th Jun, 2014

The Edinburgh Fringe has more than its fair share of household-name comedians and high profile actors generating many column inches in the press, but at the heart of the festival a...

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