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Brad Williams

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West End
Leicester Square Theatre
14th Sep 2024

Pound for pound, Brad Williams is the funniest comedian in the country right now, and has become one of the most in-demand comedians working today.

The Katet vs John Williams

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Edinburgh Fringe
The Jazz Bar
13th - 21st Aug 2024

The Katet – Edinburgh’s eight-piece jazz-funk superband, famed for their infamous treatment of Stevie Wonder’s back-catalogue – invite you to join them on the dance floor a…

Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

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Edinburgh Fringe
Greenside @ Riddles Court
2nd - 24th Aug 2024

A celebration of the enduring friendship between the brilliant and tragic composer and war poet, Ivor Gurney, and Marion Scott, writer and trailblazer of women musicians, written a…

Paul Williams: Mamiya 7

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Edinburgh Fringe
Assembly Roxy
31st Jul - 25th Aug 2024

The star of Taskmaster New Zealand returns to the Edinburgh Fringe for the third time after sell-out shows in Melbourne, New Zealand and London.

Guy Williams: This Glass House Makes It Easy to See All the Cowards I'm Throwing Stones At

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Edinburgh Fringe
Assembly George Square Studios
31st Jul - 25th Aug 2024

Star of New Zealand Today and last-place finisher on Taskmaster NZ, Guy Williams makes his Edinburgh debut! Nominated for Best Show, Melbourne Comedy Festival 2023.

Dawn Williams: Whole Package (Work in Progress)

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Brighton Fringe
Presuming Ed’s
23rd - 25th May 2024

Dawn is known for her hilariously imaginative and whimsical musings on modern dating, but this show is definitely not a show about dating.

Steve Williams & Steve Hall

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West End
Leicester Square Theatre
9th Mar 2024

After crushing it opening for Russell Howard’s SOLD-OUT UK Tour, Steve Hall and Steve Williams are in town with a double dose of fantastic stand up.

Steve Williams & Steve Hall

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West End
Leicester Square Theatre
9th Mar 2024

After crushing it opening for Russell Howard’s SOLD-OUT UK Tour, Steve Hall and Steve Williams are in town with a double dose of fantastic stand up.

Aladdin

After great success in London’s West End, Aladdin heads on a UK tour, enthralling all that come with tale of the street rat-turned-prince as charms the princess.

The Katet vs John Williams

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Edinburgh Fringe
The Jazz Bar
18th - 24th Aug 2023

The Katet – Edinburgh’s eight-piece jazz-funk superband, famed for their infamous treatment of Stevie Wonder’s back catalogue – invite you to join them on the dance floor a…

Paul Brown Sings Andy Williams

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Edinburgh Fringe
Acoustic Music Centre @ UCC
11th Aug 2023

Andy Williams was one of the world’s greatest light music entertainers and, in celebration of his legacy, Paul performs many of Andy’s biggest hits.

Toby Williams: Gubbins (Work In Progress)

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Camden Fringe
Museum of Comedy
6th - 26th Aug 2023

From the injustice of a ‘70s parenting smack-down to the one good reason for having children (not to mention dogging with Steve McFadden along the way) this show leaves no stone …

Toby Williams: Gubbins (Work In Progress)

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Camden Fringe
Museum of Comedy
6th - 26th Aug 2023

From the injustice of a ‘70s parenting smack-down to the one good reason for having children (not to mention dogging with Steve McFadden along the way) this show leaves no stone …

Padraig Williams: Bi-Sexual Healing

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Edinburgh Fringe
Hootenannies @ The Apex
5th - 15th Aug 2023

Fresh off his TV debut, Padraig brings his hilarious show Bi-Sexual Healing to the Fringe.

William Golding's Lord of the Flies – Adapted for the Stage by Nigel Williams

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Edinburgh Fringe
theSpace @ Venue45
4th - 8th Aug 2023

This is the classic tale about a group of English boys who were being evacuated to a safe country in the pacific to escape worldwide war fallout.

Sam Williams: Himbo (WIP)

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Edinburgh Fringe
Just The Tonic at the Caves
3rd - 27th Aug 2023

Part-time naked butler, full-time Ariana Grande super fan Sam Williams has quickly become British comedy’s brightest ‘good-looking chap’ (Chortle.

Jacob Storms' Tennessee Rising: The Dawn of Tennessee Williams

We all know Tennessee Williams the playwright, but the man behind the plays has faded somewhat into the background.

Sam Williams: Himbo (WIP)

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Camden Fringe
Aces and Eights
31st Jul - 1st Aug 2023

Part-time naked butler/full-time Ariana Grande superfan Sam Williams has quickly become British comedy’s brightest ‘good looking chap’ (Chortle).

Sam Williams: Himbo (WIP)

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Brighton Fringe
Artista Cafe & Gallery
27th - 28th May 2023

Part-time naked butler, full-time Ariana Grande superfan, Sam Williams has quickly become British comedy’s brightest ‘good looking chap’ (Chortle).

The Alzheimer's Diaries: Meet The Author

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London Fringe
The Bridge House Theatre
26th Jan 2023

What do you do when Ms Alzheimer’s – a hideous and befanged monster – comes to live with you? Local author and journalist, Susan Elkin, talks about her new book, …

Dolly Parton's Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens' beloved classic A Christmas Carol takes on a musical country twist as it line dances its way into the Southbank Centre with Dolly Parton’s rendition: Smoky M…

Harry's Christmas

For many, Christmas is a time of togetherness and a celebration with loved ones, friends and family; yet for others it can be a seriously un-comforting occasion.

Bugsy Malone The Musical

Bugsy Malone, the 1976 film by Alan Parker charlestons into Alexandra Palace theatre with a tremendous firing of custard pies! The cult classic of the spoof gangster movie reminds …

GHOSTED – Another F***ing Christmas Carol

When Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol, I am sure he didn’t realise the power his novel would have in the centuries that followed.

QUEENZ: The Show with BALLS!

Straight off the runway and onto the West End stage, the cast of Queenz: The Show with Ballz, strut their way into the Arts Theatre for a night of gender-bending, show-stopping gla…

It's a Wonderful Life - English National Opera

Review
★★
Gareth Williams
West End
London Coliseum
27th Nov, 2022

Opening the London Coliseum festive season is the UK premier of It’s a Wonderful Life, based on the classic 1946 Frank Capra movie.

Tom Stade: The High Road

From the bright lights of Live at the Apollo to the chaotic evenings of Edinburgh’s International Fringe Festival, we now see Tom Stade take on his epic stand-up comedy tour arou…

Oh Yes I Am!

Oh Yes I Am, at the Bread and Roses Theatre, is a musical comedyset in a retirement home for actors.

ELF the Musical

Buddy the Elf discovers he is an adopted 'human' baby from New York City and sets off on an adventure to find his biological father who has no idea of his son’s existence…

The Drought

When the waters of the world dry up, who will be left victorious in the aftermath?It has been three months since the water dried up; three months or what seems like a lifetime for …

The Katet vs John Williams

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Edinburgh Fringe
The Jazz Bar
22nd - 26th Aug 2022

After four years of their infamous Stevie Wonder show, the eight-piece Edinburgh superband completely sold-out its 2019 follow up, tackling their next legendary artist.

Death of an Author

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Edinburgh Fringe
Greenside @ Nicolson Square
22nd - 27th Aug 2022

What if your favourite characters didn’t quite like the way they were written? What if they decided enough was enough? When an unnamed author is found dead, his characters are br…

Paul Brown Sings Andy Williams

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Edinburgh Fringe
Acoustic Music Centre @ UCC
16th - 18th Aug 2022

Paul Brown Sings Andy Williams is a solo acoustic concert showcasing many of Andy Williams’ greatest hits.

Paul Williams: In the Moonlight

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Edinburgh Fringe
Assembly Roxy
3rd - 28th Aug 2022

Join New Zealand’s fastest comedian (5km and 10km) for an enchanting afternoon In the Moonlight.

Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

Ivor B Gurney and Marion M Scott had a very special friendship.

Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

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Brighton Fringe
The Rotunda Theatre: Squeak
21st - 22nd May 2022

A celebration of the friendship between the First World War poet and composer, Ivor Gurney, and violinist, musicologist and champion of women musicians, Marion Scott.

Tits, Gits and Little Sh*ts: An Evening with Gill Sims

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West End
Leicester Square Theatre
17th May 2022

Gill Sims is the author of the Best Selling ‘Why Mummy’ series of books and the woman behind the hugely popular ‘Peter and Jane’ Facebook page.

Cult Figure: Kenneth Williams

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Brighton Fringe
The Rotunda Theatre: Bubble
7th - 8th May 2022

Kenneth Williams was one of the most unique and beloved figures in British comedy history.

Cult Figure: Kenneth Williams

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Brighton Fringe
The Rotunda Theatre: Bubble
7th - 8th May 2022

Kenneth Williams was one of the most unique and beloved figures in British comedy history.

Jinkx Monsoon & Major Scales: Together Again, Again!

From the glittering heights of Hollywood to the roaring sound of the West End, Jinkx Monsoon delivers a spectacular insight into their kooky (yet incredible) brain and reminds us a…

One Night With Robbie Williams

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London Fringe
The Courtyard Theatre
30th - 31st Mar 2022

Meet Dolly: a 20-something Londoner with one hell of a temper.

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

When Charles Dickens died, he left behind a plethora of iconic novels.

Roles We'll Never Play

Back again and bigger than ever - Roles We’ll Never Play arrives at the Lyric Theatre for a night of musical theatre madness.

Austentatious: An Improvised Jane Austen Novel

Love.

Saturday Night Fever

The classic movie from the 1970’s involving John Travolta donning a white suit to wow audience members as he dances the funky chicken to the iconic Bee Gees soundtrack has now Broo…

Alissa In Wonderland

Alissa in Wonderland is a quirky, enigmatic experience down the rabbit hole that exposes the parallels between eight-year-old Alice and twenty-something-year-old Alissa, while prov…

Dick Whittington: A New Dick in Town

Dick Whittington: A New Dick in Town is Jon Bradfield and Martin Hooper’s 12th pantomime and the continued love for LGBTQI+ inclusive theatre can be seen oozing out of every scen…

The Choir of Man

Welcome to the Jungle! The appropriately named fictional pub that is set within the walls of the Arts Theatre.

AT HOME: A Toast to the People: Inua Ellams & Saul Williams

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Edinburgh International Festival
Online
28th Oct 2021

Inua Ellams and Saul Williams bring their own distinct styles to this not-to-be-missed A Toast to the People filmed event.

More Tea Vicar? A Dads Army Gala Celebration of Frank Williams' 90th Birthday!

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West End
Leicester Square Theatre
10th Oct 2021

Dad`s Army Vicar Frank Williams invites you to join him for a hilarious afternoon of TV nostalgia to celebrate his 90th Birthday! With Frank's special star gue…

Talk discussing the novel Permafrost with author Eva Baltasar

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UK Regional & Tours
Online Event
1st Oct 2021

Romancero Books with the support of the Office for Cultural and Scientific Affairs of the Spanish Embassy in London presents the Festival of Queer Spanish Literature in London…

A Toast to the People: Inua Ellams & Saul Williams

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Edinburgh International Festival
Old College Quad
24th Aug 2021

Inua Ellams and Saul Williams bring their own distinct styles to this interactive and not-to-be-missed A Toast to the People event.

Impro Theatre's Tennessee Williams UnScripted

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Edinburgh Fringe
Assembly Showcatcher (Online)
6th - 6th Aug 2021

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John & Jen

Tom Greenwald and Andrew Lippa’s John and Jen is a true masterpiece on what it means to be a family.

Vaughan Williams Midsummer concert

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Brighton Fringe
Friends’ Meeting House
21st Jun 2021

With funding from the RVW Trust on the Summer solstice, violinist Sian Philipps will perform “The Lark Ascending” as well as a solo violin work by Sally Beamish, a premiere of “Noc…

Vaughan Williams Midsummer concert

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Brighton Fringe
Friends’ Meeting House
21st Jun 2021

With funding from the RVW Trust on the Summer solstice, violinist Sian Philipps will perform “The Lark Ascending” as well as a solo violin work by Sally Beamish, a premiere of “Noc…

Saving Britney: Prologue

When thrust into the circus, it can never be easy to tame the lions.

The Katet vs John Williams

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Edinburgh Fringe
The Jazz Bar
10th - 28th Aug 2020

In 2019, after four years of their hit Stevie Wonder show, the eight-piece Edinburgh superband tackled their next legendary artist and sold-out every show.

Why Mummy Doesn’t Give A **** - An Evening with Gill Sims

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UK Regional & Tours
Farnham Maltings
21st Sep 2019

Author of online sensation Peter and Jane, Gill Sims is the number one best-selling author behind Why Mummy Drinks, its follow up Why Mummy Swears and the recently annou…

Why Mummy Doesn’t Give A **** An Evening With Gill Sims

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West End
Leicester Square Theatre
18th Sep 2019

Gill Sims is the number one best-selling author behind "WHY MUMMY DRINKS", its follow up "WHY MUMMY SWEARS" and the recently announced "WHY MUMM…

Why Mummy Doesn’t Give A **** An Evening With Gill Sims

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West End
Leicester Square Theatre
18th Sep 2019

Gill Sims is the number one best-selling author behind "WHY MUMMY DRINKS", its follow up "WHY MUMMY SWEARS" and the recently announced "WHY MUMM…

Gill Sims: Why Mummy Doesn’t Give A ****!

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Edinburgh Fringe
Pleasance Courtyard
22nd Aug 2019

Author of online sensation Peter and Jane, Gill Sims is the number one best-selling author behind Why Mummy Drinks, its follow up “Why Mummy Swears and the recently announced Why M…

For Robin Williams: A Benefit Gig in aid of Mind and SAMH

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Edinburgh Fringe
Assembly George Square
12th Aug 2019

We miss Robin Williams.

The Katet vs John Williams

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Edinburgh Fringe
The Jazz Bar
8th - 26th Aug 2019

After four years of their sell-out Stevie Wonder show, the eight-piece Edinburgh superband tackles their next legendary artist.

Alistair Williams: How to Lose Weight and Be Less Racist

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Edinburgh Fringe
Just The Tonic at the Caves
3rd - 25th Aug 2019

If the title of this show doesn’t let you know that Alistair Williams (as seen on Comedy Central) is a real stand up comedian, I don’t know what will.

Innervisions Festival Presents - Saul Williams

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UK Regional & Tours
Under The Bridge
4th Jul 2019

American rapper, singer-songwriter, poet, actor Saul Williams is coming to London to appear as part of the breath-taking Innervisions Festival line up between 3…

WHY MUMMY DOESN'T GIVE A ****! AN EVENING WITH GILL SIMS

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UK Regional & Tours
Hertford Theatre
13th Jun 2019

Thursday 13th June, 7.45pmTickets: £16Duration:Suitable for: ages 18+

The Tulsa Time Band: A Tribute to Don Williams

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Brighton Fringe
The Brunswick
1st Jun 2019

The first British tribute band performing the classic songs of Don Williams.

For Robin Williams: A Benefit Gig in Aid of Mind and SAMH

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Edinburgh Fringe
Assembly George Square Theatre
12th Aug 2018

We miss Robin Williams.

Vaughan Williams’s A Sea Symphony

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Edinburgh International Festival
Usher Hall
9th Aug 2018

BBC Scottish Symphony OrchestraMartyn Brabbins Conductor Edinburgh Festival ChorusChristopher Bell Chorus Director Elizabeth Watts SopranoChristopher Maltman Baritone Thea Musgrave…

Sinatra: Raw

True to the show’s name, Richard Shelton gives us an intimate, raw glimpse into Frank Sinatra’s private life.

Alistair Williams: Great White Male

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

People have never been more scared to say what they really think.

Paul Williams: Santa Fe

The jig is up! Paul Williams is a quadruple threat – song, dance, comedy and opinion.

Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

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Edinburgh Fringe
Pleasance Courtyard
1st - 27th Aug 2018

Celebrating the friendship between composer and war poet, Ivor Gurney, and musician and first woman music critic, Marion Scott; written and performed by Jan Carey.

Robbie Williams Swing

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Adelaide Fringe
Arkaba Hotel
18th Mar 2018

A tribute to top-selling global artist, Robbie Williams, showcasing favourite songs from his albums Swing When You’re Winning and Swings Both Ways.

Righteously - The Music of Lucinda Williams

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Adelaide Fringe
The Wheatsheaf Hotel
10th - 11th Mar 2018

Adelaide based singer/songwriter Tara Carragher makes a long awaited return to this years Adelaide Fringe for ‘Righteously - The music of Lucinda Williams’.

Jason Williams - Straight from the Top

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Adelaide Fringe
Crown & Anchor Hotel / Do or Dye Barbershop
3rd - 17th Mar 2018

Straight from the top of Australia, Darwin comedian Jason Williams is bringing his honest observations and luckless stories to WA in his first solo show.

For Robin Williams: A Benefit Gig in Aid of Mind and SAMH

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Edinburgh Fringe
Assembly George Square Theatre
12th Aug 2017

We miss Robin Williams.

Fox and Hound Presents Tennessee Williams' Ivan's Widow and Talk to Me Like the Rain and Let Me Listen

For lovers of Tennessee Williams and anyone who appreciates good theatre the double bill of Ivan’s Widow and Talk to Me Like the Rain and Let Me Listen makes for a very rewardin…

Paul Williams: Summertime Love

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Edinburgh Fringe
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
4th - 25th Aug 2017

The summer is coming.

Alistair Williams: Food

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Edinburgh Fringe
Just The Tonic at the Caves
3rd - 26th Aug 2017

This is the story of how changing the food you eat changes your life.

Chris Difford and Kathryn Williams

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Edinburgh Fringe
The Queen’s Hall
2nd Aug 2017

Chris Difford is a rare breed.

Tennessee Williams' 27 Wagons Full of Cotton

Summer in the south is aggressively hot and stiflingly humid.

Tennessee Williams Double: Ivan's Widow & Talk to Me Like the Rain and Let Me Listen

Written by Williams in the period before his death, Fox and Hound take on two of his most difficult one act plays.

Storyland Author Readings

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Brighton Fringe
Jubilee Library
26th May 2017

Brighton’s Storyland Press is a place where the story comes first, regardless of genre or where it sits on the commercial/literary spectrum.

Settin’ the Woods on Fire: The Songs of Hank Williams

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Edinburgh Fringe
The Queen’s Hall
24th Aug 2016

One of Scotland’s best-loved troubadours with his hit show, singing some of his favourite songs by the Hillbilly Shakespeare.

Songs by Vaughan Williams, Butterworth, Canteloube and Hahn

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Edinburgh Fringe
St Andrew’s and St George’s West, George St
19th Aug 2016

Join us for a celebration of some of the most beautiful French and English songs of the early 20th Century.

Josie Long and Martin Williams: Investigations

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Edinburgh Fringe
The Stand Comedy Club 5 & 6
16th - 28th Aug 2016

Comedian and social change pioneer Josie Long is joined by investigative journalist and regular Guardian contributor Martin Williams for a topical mix of reportage and gags.

Think No Evil of Us: My Life With Kenneth Williams

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Edinburgh Fringe
Pleasance Dome
16th Aug 2016

Twentieth anniversary performance of David Benson’s Fringe First Award-winning tour de force, showing Kenneth Williams at his funniest and his most badly behaved.

For Robin Williams: A Benefit Gig in Aid of Mind and SAMH

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Edinburgh Fringe
Assembly George Square Theatre
11th Aug 2016

We miss Robin Williams.

The Soul in the Machine – George Williams, YMCA Founder

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Edinburgh Fringe
Palmerston Place Church
9th - 13th Aug 2016

‘We are more than bodies to be fed to a machine.

27 Wagons Full of Cotton by Tennessee Williams

In 1930s, post-recession Mississippi, a young woman’s husband returns home following the outbreak of a fire at a nearby cotton gin; suddenly, a huge workload lands right in his l…

Alistair Williams: I've Started So I'm Finished

Alistair Williams is a bit of a lad.

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.

Roderick Williams

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USA Regional & Tours
Park Avenue Armory, Board of Officers Room
4th - 5th Feb 2016

This acclaimed English baritone, accompanied by Susie Allan at the piano, presents Schubert’s “Swan Song” in a recital that weaves in poetry readings by the actre…

Liam Williams: Bonfire Night

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Edinburgh Fringe
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
20th - 30th Aug 2015

Hench-souled Pilsner socialist talks career, climate, breakup and the 1%.

Alistair Williams and Edd Hedges – The Late Show

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Edinburgh Fringe
Cowgatehead
18th - 30th Aug 2015

Cutting straight to the chase, Alistair and Edd embark on an hour of joke-telling aimed solely at making you laugh.

Confessional by Tennessee Williams

When the sun is shining on a windowed room, it can be hard to tell if the lights are on inside.

Liam Williams: Bonfire Night

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Edinburgh Fringe
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
6th - 19th Aug 2015

Hench-souled Pilsner socialist talks career, climate, breakup and the 1%.

Liam Williams: Capitalism

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Brighton Fringe
Komedia Studio
10th May 2015

2014 Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Liam Williams follows his widely-acclaimed debut with a show about money.

Alison Jackson: A Story in the Public Domain

Alison Jackson has made a name for herself creating fake behind-the-scenes photographs and videos of celebrities with look-alike models.

Case Number

Case Number, from young London-based theatre company Tea and Toast productions, seeks to raise awareness about the shockingly low number of rapists that are convicted through the…

Nightpiece Film Festival

Nightpiece Film Festival is attempting to do something quite lovely.

Jim Al-Khalili: Quantum - Still Crazy After All These Years

I gave up studying all forms of science at the age of 15, so on the surface, I would not be the natural choice for Jim Al-Khalili’s Quantum – Still Crazy After All These Yea…

Inevitable

The Age We Are is a young company bringing their first production, Inevitable, to the Edinburgh Fringe.

Flight of the Lawnchair Man

Latymer Theatre Company’s Flight of the Lawnchair Man is the sweet tale of an average man who dreams of something more.

Alistair Williams and Daryl Perry Love You

Two comedians with quite different styles split an hour to give you a quick shot of what they are all about.

Telling Tales

Todoandahooha’s Telling Tales is a series of 21st century morality plays commenting on and critiquing the contemporary world.

Feral

Feral is a beautifully imagined production which uses puppetry, film, cartoons and projection to tell the sad story of a lovely seaside town descending into anarchy.

Good Timin'

Good Timin’ is Ian Mclaughlin’s personal story about his search to find a connection with his long-lost father.

Post-Its (Notes on a Marriage)

The ordinary, daily drama of being in a relationship is the subject of short Canadian production, Post-its (Notes on a Marriage).

The Box – Free

“I wasn’t cut out to be cursed,” Jill tells us at the start of The Box.

Rants, Bantz and Comas

“Happy families are all alike, but every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way,” wrote Tolstoy.

Mmm Hmmm

The lights go down and, from out of the dark, a sound comes.

Every Brilliant Thing

You’ll have to excuse me for saying this, but Every Brilliant Thing is, quite simply, brilliant.

My Uncle's Shoes

A beautifully ragged caravan hung with various bits and bobs sits in a corner of the stage.

I'm Not Like Other Girls

Susie Sillett has always disliked women, she explains.

Yeti

There are some great moments in Gary from Leeds’ surreal one-man spoken word show, Yeti.

The Secret Wives of Andy Williams

The Secret Wives of Andy Williams is an enjoyable hour of theatre that is occasionally funny and often moving, with plenty of eccentricity to keep things interesting.

The Eradication of Schizophrenia in Western Lapland

The Eradication of Schizophrenia in Western Lapland, by theatre company Ridiculusmus, is about the creation of an experience.

The Wizard of Oz

It’s called, ‘The Wizard of Oz’ but this isn’t the production you remember from your childhood.

Near Gone

“This is a difficult story to tell,” performer Katherina Radeva warns us in Bulgarian through her translator and fellow performer, Alister Lownie, at the start of Near Gone.

The Future for Beginners

What would life be like if you could plan every detail ahead of time and guarantee your happiness? Such certainty of outcome is surely something that everyone has wished for at s…

Notoriously Yours

Most of us don’t think too hard about what we post online.

Dr Professor Neal Portenza Performs His Own Autopsy Live On Stage. One Night Only. (Obviously).

To tell the truth, I’m a little bit scared of Dr.

Big Red Bath

Adapted from the popular children’s book of the same name, Big Red Bath is Full House’s offering for younger children at the 2014 Edinburgh Fringe (The Snow Dog is their show f…

Little Jokes

‘I see life as basically tragic and futile and the only thing that matters in life is making little jokes,’ wrote Edward Lear, a Victorian best known for his nonsense poetry an…

Confirmation

There Has Possibly Been an Incident by Chris Thorpe was a critically acclaimed success at the Fringe in 2013.

Dead Letters

In this era of electronic messaging devices, where nothing texted or emailed seems personal, permanent or important, there is something romantic about a tangible, hand-written le…

Liam Williams: Capitalism

Liam Williams’s latest show is hard to pin down.

Hancock’s Last Half Hour by Heathcote Williams

“Ladies and gentlemen, I shall now bid you all good day.

Jack and I

The unsolved mystery of Jack the Ripper has provided constant fascination for people around the world ever since the grisly murders were committed.

The Snow Dog

You don’t expect adults to be as excited as the children when waiting to see a kids show at the fringe.

A Slight Ache

In a world where ‘fat’ is a dirty word, Chewing the Fat, created by performance artist Selina Thompson, sets out to have an open and honest conversation about it.

KATE

In 1940, the British strategically invaded neutral Iceland in a preemptive move to prevent a German invasion.

Richard III

There may be questions surrounding his historical accuracy, but there can be no denying that Shakespeare’s Richard III is one of the most fascinating and entertaining of Englis…

Rosie Wilby: Nineties Woman

The early nineties is a period that doesn’t often get a lot of attention.

Finian's Rainbow

Finian’s Rainbow tells the story of Irish immigrant, Finian McLonergin, and his daughter, Sharon and their adventures in the fictional American town of Rainbow Valley, Missitu…

Crazy Glue

What keeps a couple together and what breaks them apart are two questions endlessly revisited by artists.

The A-Z Of Mrs P

As a relative ‘newbie’ to London, I often find myself lost, confused and wandering the city’s streets hopelessly.

The Way of the World

First performed in 1700, William Congreve’s quintessential Restoration Comedy has an appeal which defies the sillier conventions of its genre.

A Note of Dischord

Top hats off to Theatre Paradok for bringing something so unashamedly different to the Fringe.

Ruskin Live

In 1853, art critic John Ruskin caused a stir in polite society with a series of Edinburgh lectures lambasting the city’s architectural pretensions.

Hanging Bruce-Howard

Review
★★
Gwen Sims-Williams
Edinburgh Fringe
13th Aug, 2013

Hanging Bruce-Howard is a good old-fashioned piece of farce.

Rough Magic

Rough Magic is essentially pantomime for the Marvel Comics generation, a light-hearted urban fantasy which feels a bit like a pilot for a wacky teen series.

The Actor's Nightmare

Take one confused accountant.

Scotsman Best of the Fest

Best of Fest presents five acts (and one emcee) crowned with four-or five-star reviews by the Scotsman newspaper.

Traverse Through Time: The Exhibition

How much do you know about the history of the Traverse Theatre? If the answer is ‘very little’, don’t expect to leave enlightened.

21st-century Poe

Marty Ross drags Edgar Allan Poe into a Glaswegian alley, knifes him in the back and shakes him down for drug money.

The Penelopiad

Everyone knows Penelope.

The Trojan Women

What happens to the innocent when a war is lost? Troy has fallen, the wooden horse has unleashed its deadly cargo, the men lie slaughtered and the Greek army stands triumphant.

Timurid Beasties - A Magical Menagerie of Furniture, Rugs, Artefacts and Jewellery

The tigers, lions and elephants that strut their stuff in The Nomad’s Tent are a harmless lot – their ferocity having been harnessed for decorative ends and their forms playful…

Phoebe Anna Traquair Murals

In 1893 the Irish artist Phoebe Anna Traquair, a notable adherent of the Arts and Crafts movement, was asked to decorate the Catholic Apostolic Church on Mansfield Place.

Edinburgh Printmakers at ROSL

Constituting this exhibition of work by Edinburgh printmakers are a handful of understated prints hung up two flights of stairs at the Royal Over-Seas League.

Print Fusion

Print is one of the most consumer-friendly art mediums around and this little display proves no exception.

Rites: A Children's Tragedy

Fans of Wedekind’s taboo-breaking original or its cult teen-rock musical spawn beware: this adaptation is never quite as wryly funny or as heart-wrenching.

Penthesilea

Apparently there’s a fine line between desire and cannibalism.

Sleepless Travellers

Review
★★
Gwen Sims-Williams
Edinburgh Fringe
21st Aug, 2013

On a technical level, Teresa Cálem’s portraits are very good.

Liam Williams

Review
★★★★
Adam Harwood
Edinburgh Fringe
6th Aug, 2013

When you only have forty or so words to play with in the Fringe programme, be careful not to waste them.

John Williams: My Son's Not Rainman

Review
★★★
Justin McCarthy
Edinburgh Fringe
12th Aug, 2013

John Williams isn’t just a comedian.

The Vanish Inquisition

Review
★★
Gwen Sims-Williams
Edinburgh Fringe
2nd Aug, 2013

It’s Six Characters in Search of an Author, except there are four of them and they have been abandoned by their actor, Richard, who spends most of the play as a cardboard cut-out…

High Plains (A Western Myth)

The first few minutes of High Plains was like being cornered after last orders by a sad-eyed drunk intent on regaling me with a digression about his life.

The Cherry Orchard

Review
★★
Gwen Sims-Williams
Edinburgh Fringe
5th Aug, 2013

When a production’s most memorable aspect is the costuming, you know you have a weak show on your hands.

Zimbabwe Sculptures

A shoal of fish are suspended in a synchronised leap.

Six Characters in Search of an Author

Review
★★
Joseph Cunningham
Edinburgh Fringe
8th Aug, 2013

In a new adaptation of Luigi Pirandello’s disturbing masterpiece, Cambridge ADC chop, change and miss the point entirely.

The Break-Up of Cause and Effect

Poor Cause.

The Big Bite-Size Breakfast Show

Don’t come for the breakfast.

Mostly West: Franz West and Artist Collaborations

The Austrian artist Franz West, who died last year, was eager to form partnerships with his contemporaries.

Ilana Halperin: The Library

The only ‘books’ in Ilana Halperin’s library are samples of glittering mica - so called by geologists because their flaking layers resemble the pages of a manuscript.

Witches & Wicked Bodies

Goya, Dürer, Delacroix and Blake are amongst the artists tantalizing their viewers with dark fantasies of Medusas, soothsayers, satanists and Jezebels at Scotland’s National Gal…

Through American Eyes: Frederic Church and the Landscape Oil Sketch

Previous visitors to the Scottish National Gallery will be familiar with Frederic Church’s Niagara Falls from the American Side, the only major work by this American artist featu…

Alfred Williams Tells A Joke

Review
★
Bruce Kent
Edinburgh Fringe
6th Aug, 2006

One joke drawn out for an hour by adding lame gags and consciously clever word play.

Author

An author, two actors and an audience member discuss Tim Crouchs last play, an unnamed and violence-filled two-person production whose effects on the actors and writer are slowly…

Ivo Graham and Liam Williams

In a “botched attempt” to entertain his audience before the show two things became apparent: Ivo Graham is hilariously charming and if Liam Williams could match his calibre of …

Think No Evil Of Us: My Life With Kenneth Williams

Review
★★★★
Alan Chorley
Edinburgh Fringe
17th Aug, 2006

A recreation, by David Benson, of scenes from Kenneth Williams life, together with episodes from his own childhood.

Lost Boy

Review
★★★
Jennifer Williams
London Fringe
17th Jan, 2014

What would happen if the beloved characters of Neverland - Wendy, Tinkerbell, the Lost Boys and Peter Pan - had grown-up and confronted the horrors of World War I? This is the ques…

Llŷr Williams

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Edinburgh International Festival
The Queen’s Hall
9th Aug 2019

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The Attention Economy: Exposed in Feed

Feature
Lara Williams
Edinburgh Fringe
6th Aug, 2018

A relevant exposé of our relationships with social media

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