The bestselling show of the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe returns for one night only.
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…
‘Bestselling show of Edinburgh Fringe 2023’ The nation’s twelfth-favourite doctor returns to the West End, fresh from a record-breaking sell out run at the Edinbu…
The nation’s twelfth-favourite doctor returns for his first month at the Fringe since 2016.
Prolific writer and broadcaster whose interests include the Scots language and the historic Scots diaspora across the world.
Are you ready to Ramble! Take a stroll with Phil for an off-the-cuff on the hoof walking tour.
Phil Kay’s Funny Walks – the droll stroll.
Quirky, surreal, highly original stand-up.
As Adam Kay closes in on becoming a household name, he is evidently an Edinburghhold name, packing out the prestigious Pleasance Grand to brimming point.
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, …
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…
Come! Welcome to the inaugural Book Festival Fringe.
This is it.
Ivor B Gurney and Marion M Scott had a very special friendship.
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.
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…
‘Phil sweeps the audience on an exhilarating never-ending stream-of-consciousness loaded with laughter.
Award-winning comedian Adam Kay shares entries from his diaries as a junior doctor in this ‘electrifying’ (Guardian) evening of stand-up and music.
Award-winning comedian Adam Kay shares entries from his diaries as a junior doctor in this “electrifying” (Guardian) evening of stand-up and music.
Award-winning comedian Adam Kay shares entries from his diaries as a junior doctor in this “electrifying” (Guardian) evening of stand-up and music.
Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat… but 1.
Award-winning comedian Adam Kay shares entries from his diaries as a junior doctor in this “electrifying” (Guardian) evening of stand-up and music.
Award-winning comedian Adam Kay shares entries from his diaries as a junior doctor in this “electrifying” (Guardian) evening of stand-up and music.
Multi-million bestselling author back at the Fringe for two nights only.
Online premiere of Rosie Kay’s 10 SOLDIERS exploring the training, friendships, loves and the incredible teamwork behind an army unit.
Join Rosie Kay as she talks about working in dance and film, from 5 SOLDIERS to Sunshine on Leith.
Million-copy bestseller Adam Kay returns to the Fringe for two nights only, sharing entries from his diaries as a junior doctor in this ‘electrifying’ (Guardian) evening of stand-u…
It was a day like any other day.
Activising For Change are an Edinburgh-based theatre group and the brains behind 2018’s emotive performance of 147Hz Can’t Pass, an intimate window into the experiences of livi…
Legendary Scottish storyteller and master of mirth is only in town for one weekend.
Ellie is living on her own in London, away from Mum in Leeds for the very first time.
It is often a challenge to take a piece of original writing that has already achieved success at the Fringe and do something new with it.
Most of you are probably reading this review on a portable device right now.
David Kay, one of the hidden gems of the Scottish comedy circuit, laconic, quirky, surreal, unexpected and awesome.
Ray Bradshaw made waves at last year's Fringe for performing stand-up in sign language and English at the same time, a gesture inspired by his own upbringing with deaf parents …
An abandoned party; a neglected bedroom; a cluttered AV desk.
Hidden Track returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with Standard:Elite, an award-winning choose-your-own-adventure show with a twist that continues to delight audiences of all a…
The Queen's of Lovers Rock announce an exclusive London concert as part of the 2019 Innervisions Festival.
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.
A sell-out event every December for a decade, Adam Kay presents a night of festive filth – his antidote to the pantomime horrors in every other theatre this time o…
Award-winning comedian Adam Kay shares entries from his diaries as a junior doctor in this “electrifying” (Guardian) evening of stand-up and music.
Award-winning comedian Adam Kay shares entries from his diaries as a junior doctor in this ‘electrifying’ (Guardian) evening of stand-up comedy.
Back for five nights only.
Visual theatre company Tortoise in a Nutshell aim to inspire the imagination of their audiences with their creations.
Have we reached a point where Courtney Act needs no introduction? Beloved winner of this year’s Celebrity Big Brother and previous finalist on American juggernaut Ru Paul’s Dra…
With roots in Grotowski’s theatrical style and the laboratory theatre of 1970s Poland, Company of Wolves are known for their striking, collaborative work that fuses dance, physic…
David Kay, one of the hidden gems of the Scottish comedy circuit, quirky, surreal, surprising and awesome.
For most of us, our clothes are a major part of our identity.
Phil Kay 2.
See Phil nails all today’s major issues in play in his fast not furious, voiced-based show.
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.
James Rowland may not strike you as a sperm donor if you met him in the street, but this is a man prepared to go to the ends of the earth to help his best friend and her wife find …
With little more than a bedside lamp, a leather armchair and a helpful cadaver, The Thelmas have brought to life a deliciously morbid monologue that will please fans of Fleabag, Ma…
As a character actor, Pip Utton is renowned for his depictions of world-famous figures, ranging from Margaret Thatcher to Charles Dickens and everything in between.
Let’s talk about drugs.
Toxic is a collection of laugh-out-loud stories from Joe Sutherland’s life in Coventry, London and (briefly) a town in France which, when pieced together, create an intimately ho…
The boozer.
Award-winning comedian Adam Kay shares entries from his diaries as a junior doctor in this “electrifying” (Guardian) evening of stand-up and music.
With Sold out shows Astonish & Astonish: Sense of Wonder at Adelaide fringe in 2015 & 2017 Robbie Kay is back with his greatest show yet! The breath-taking magic spectacular thrill…
Following sell-out shows in London’s West End and at Fringe 2016, award-winning musical comedian Adam Kay presents his take on the legendary songbook of Tom Lehrer.
Adam Kay used to be a doctor and he wants to tell us all about it.
The title of Hegley’s show refers to his latest book, Peace, Love and Potatoes, a perfect example of the juxtaposition between the common and the conceptual found throughout his …
‘A comedian like no other.
Caterham Rep’s adaptation of Ben Jonson’s classic tale The Alchemist is exactly that: don’t expect any surprises here.
Strap yourself in for an hour of puns, props and plenty of plot.
Fourteen cast members.
A midnight cabaret featuring “the wildest acts from across the Fringe” is setting itself up for some pretty high standards.
An excellent concept is given a bit of a rough delivery in this immersive fantasy adventure, where you decide the outcome and save or scupper the future of Gobland.
Alun Cochrane’s 2017 offering Alunish Cochraneish feels very well-named: with enjoyable skits and well-time delivery, this show is a collection of thoughts that make up what it m…
With humble beginnings as an idle farm lad, the eponymous hero of Henrik Ibsen’s Peer Gynt is chastised by his mother for wasting his time on earth dreaming of greatness - to whi…
Tucked away in one of Greenside’s smaller studios, Baby Mama is a shining diamond of a show: beautiful storytelling and intimate staging come together to create a heartbreakingly…
In a dark, sweaty room on an unusually warm Edinburgh summer day, the odds are already stacked against any act trying to hold an audience’s attention.
Two beaming faces burst onto stage, accompanied by a guitar, a ukulele and a gloriously shiny accordion.
Sam is scared of the dark.
A likeable character with an easy San Francisco drawl, Sid Singh is an American comedian who has performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for five years now.
Fear not, this is a show for more than just the conspiracy theorists out there.
The desire to please is instilled into children from an early age, but the side-effects that this can have on their development is often not felt until it’s too late.
Where to start with The Fungasm Game Show? It’s hard to know, when our hosts clearly don’t have a clue either.
Standing on a stage adorned with all the necessary equipment to run a fully-fledged activity holiday, Alice Devlin is poised and ready to welcome us to her Edinburgh Festival Fring…
Looking for a star-spangled adventure into science-fiction? The Starship Osiris is certainly not that: it’s much, much better.
Imagine a blockbuster movie: now imagine that movie where all the characters are played by an unassuming yellow sponge.
From a small attic room in the Counting House, Jane Hill is on a mission to prove that she is not the ‘lovely’ lady in a cardigan which review after review has branded her as i…
Korean performance company GGIRIPROJECT aims to create the perfect collaboration between music and martial arts, a pursuit that has resulted in the catchily-titled Monkey Dance: Th…
A morning staple of the festival Fringe, Shakespeare for Breakfast (with its customary coffee and croissant) has provided a fun twist on the Bard’s classics at C venues for over …
Canadian rapper Baba Brinkman has explored several of the world’s biggest talking points – from evolution to climate change – and now he’s back for more.
There’s certainly a lot going on in Alpha: physical theatre, beat poetry and live music combine as the company confides their desires and secrets with their audience.
Some things seem as traditional to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe as being bombarded with flyers on the Royal Mile.
Perhaps you thought, as admittedly I did, that Ian Smith’s 2017 show title was making some kind of reference to the much used and abused colloquial term for “special snowflake�…
Jenny Bede wants a baby.
Perhaps you’ve heard of The Midnight Beast? Their blend of comic indie-pop-rap began on a humble Youtube channel and moved to Channel Four just a few years later.
The latest production from Lion House Theatre is a visually pleasing experience, executed with dexterity and grace by a cast of three.
Birmingham born and London-based, Darren Harriott has been billed as one of the most exciting up-and-coming comedians on the circuit right now.
From the Bronze Age to Brexit, get ready to laugh and learn with More or Less Theatre as they present to you a whistle-stop tour through European history that can be enjoyed by bot…
Brighton’s Storyland Press is a place where the story comes first, regardless of genre or where it sits on the commercial/literary spectrum.
David Kay, returning to the Edinburgh Fringe 2016 as one of the hidden gems of the Scottish comedy circuit.
As a fan of Arthur Conan Doyle’s enigmatic and famously hyper-intelligent super sleuth, I was intrigued to see this production by the appropriately-named Tobacco Tea Theatre Comp…
Ever wondered, or perhaps dreaded, what it would be like if your search history could talk? With a host of zany characters and one wonderfully surreal party, You Tweet My Face Spac…
Never before have I had to so strongly caution an audience - if you don’t enjoy having all eyes on you, look away now.
It would be hard to imagine a more appropriate setting for an evening of magic and illusion than this.
If you’re looking for cool at this year’s Fringe, look no further.
The Australian outback, a French sheep and a lonely convict on the run.
Tucked away in Grassmarket, the Sweet is an innocuous venue which this year plays host to one of the most random, madcap events I have ever seen at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Come on a real bus with Phil, we’ll fit new tyres and go bloody double-decker off-roading, ram raid a few museums.
There’s a lot to be said for injecting a bit of funk into one of Shakespeare’s many classics, particularly when a new twist comes along that hasn’t been seen before.
Imagine Hot Fuzz meets Hollyoaks meets Hammer Horror.
For a fan of legendary lyricist Tom Lehrer this show is a delight.
Adam Kay sits at a grand piano and sings ‘bracingly intelligent, enormously funny songs’ (Times) in the key of A minor.
With a Cambridge Footlights endorsement on their flyer, this is a group already promising great things to an expectant audience.
It can probably be agreed that there’s a lot to be unhappy about in the world at the moment.
This is a show that anyone who has ever been single – and that means everyone – needs to see.
It’s not every day that you stumble across a play that is as enchanting as The Bookbinder.
Church Night takes place as a monthly variety show in Washington DC, where they attract large crowds every night.
In our fast-paced and demanding consumer culture, a production that takes time to examine and appreciate the joys and sorrows found in everyday life can be a real gem.
Imagine a quiz show accompanied by a live band.
Fringe veteran, freewheeling storytelling Phil is joined by Russell the brilliant young American upstart, cut from similar cloth.
Phil’s solo storytelling show: ‘It’s easy to get lost in Kay-world, it’s the close proximity to such high energy levels, emotionally charged and visceral storytelling.
Dr Sara Chris (Sam Wheatley) is a frustrated eco-activist who wants to help save the world; after an ill-advised deal with the Devil she achieves the power to get what she wants, b…
Taking place in the cosy surroundings of the Kilderkin pub, How To Win A Pub Quiz looks to be an hour of interactive entertainment where the flyer promises you will learn, play,…
Four fairy tales from Europe, reimagined by the Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy, are brought to life at Greenside by the talented young cast of 1541.
Dressed in a suit emblazoned with the sort of multicoloured exclamations that you would often find in comic books, Matty Grey’s eye-catching attire alone sets the tone for this m…
There could not be a more accurate term for these six raucous acrobats than a wild wolf pack.
It is difficult to know where to start with Violet Fox’s autobiographical show about her fraught relationship with her mother – I’ll take a note from her and start at the beg…
‘You don’t need onions! Don’t be silly.
For those of a squeamish nature, this may not be the best review to read over your breakfast.
Captain Morgan is back – and now he is armed with the Sands of Time.
With the accompanying subtitle, this show becomes God Bless ‘Merica, Because It’ll Take A Miracle To Fix It; whilst that’s quite a mouthful, it certainly encompasses the sent…
Out Of The Blue could well be classed as Fringe veterans, returning year after year over the past decade for an afternoon of singing, dancing and suggestive hip-wiggling to guarant…
Punch and Judy has been a long running stalwart of beachside entertainment for the whole family – but whatever you do, don’t bring the kids to this live-action adaptation.
For me, beginning any show with Huey Lewis And The News is a good omen, particularly when their hit single The Power of Love featured prominently in the eponymous sci-fi trilogy so…
When an audience is laughing, they are listening.
Step into a sensual, erotic world, with the Faun (Andy Black) and his glittered Nymph accomplice (Sarita Ryan) as your guides.
If you can’t predict what is in store from the title then here’s a clue: Darren Walsh likes saying things that sounds like other things, and what’s more, they’re usually qu…
In a small, bare room in Pleasance Courtyard, armed with a projector screen and a pack of makeup wipes, Angela Barnes is ready to change your view on beauty standards - and make yo…
Two children and their pet fish, left alone by their mother, expect nothing but boredom on a rainy day.
You know those moments that happen on the bus, or in the street, where you eavesdrop on someone’s conversation and gain a brief window into their world? Do you ever think that yo…
The aptly named Bungabunga Productions have implored you to see this show before they get sued.
For a show with this title, it is perhaps surprising that Nick Cody’s eye-catching facial hair is not the main feature of this performance.
If you are looking for the silliest Shakespeare at the Fringe, look no further.
There is a room in C Nova that you have never seen before: up endless winding staircases and through many closed doors, a small attic store has been meticulously transformed into t…
If you think that swashbuckling adventures are only for children, think again.
Yes, the man with the silver shoes is back, and each of his 58 minutes on stage are as weird and wonderful as ever.
The first day of the first ever Great Yorkshire Fringe was kicked off with a bang - or rather a “Zip! Boing! Whee!” - by Scamp Theatre, setting a high standard for the rest …
An exciting new competition has opened in the heart of the city; for one week only, every night from the 24th to the 31st July, there will be a raucous gathering of stand-up come…
Successful stand-ups usually have a memorable on-stage persona; it may be manic, taciturn or just ‘nice’, but it’s what they’re remembered for.
Phil Kay left us waiting for his latest offering, rushing straight from the airport to Bob and Miss Behave’s Bookshop.
The fireball of Scottish comedy, ‘uniquely dry, understated performer’ (Chortle.
Explicitly funny from the first chord, Phil Kay and Cameron St.
Imagine what you’d get up to if your job was telling tales of what you’d been up to: spine tapping mainline brain time, never-ending anecdotal shit storm.
Want to be a doctor, but can’t be bothered with the inconvenience of six years at medical school? This hilarious lecture is for you.
With a show that is definitely not for the easily offended, Adam Kay reels off a series of his inimitable brand of parody songs with expert comedic timing and the hilarity that onl…
In a new adaptation of Luigi Pirandello’s disturbing masterpiece, Cambridge ADC chop, change and miss the point entirely.
Not all of life’s surprises can be nice, but Adam Kay transpires to be a very pleasant one indeed.
With 20 million YouTube hits and three number one albums in the iTunes comedy charts, Adam Kay is going from strength to strength.
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…
It would be hard not to like Phil Kay.
Phil Kay is a little bit like Russian Roulette.
Joseph Moncure Marchs poem, The Wild Party, has been the inspiration for everything from films to plays.