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Frankie Boyle Work In Progress Shows at Leicester Square Theatre & Museum Of Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 1st Dec 2024
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
Frankie Boyle Work In Progress Shows at Leicester Square Theatre & Museum Of Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 1st Dec 2024
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
Frankie Boyle Work In Progress Shows at Leicester Square Theatre & Museum Of Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 1st Dec 2024
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
Land of the Free
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Southwark Playhouse
- 9th Oct - 9th Nov 2024
“The world has never had a good definition of the word liberty, and the American people, just now, are much in want of one” Abraham Lincoln1865.
Celeste Ntuli Live In Leicester Square: London Mission II
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 1st Sep 2024
Celeste Ntuli Is a full-time stand-up comedian and actress, she has come a long way since she was discovered performing in a marquee in Durban more than nine years ago.
Sounds of St Cecilia's V: The 18th Century London Flautist
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Cecilia’s Hall
- 21st Aug 2024
A pocket of creative activity by instrument makers such as the Stanesby, Potter and Urquhart families, led to a vast output of finely crafted, unique flutes in London, examples of …
Bake Off: The Great British Pantomime
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ George Street
- 19th - 24th Aug 2024
The contestants on this year’s Bake Off have been doing much much worse than usual.
Wild 'n' Free
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons’ Hall
- 19th - 24th Aug 2024
A poignant journey, through chequered showbiz career of Eddie Garrity, interspersed with songs from the new album Wild ‘n’ Free and anecdotes from early glam rock, punk to cabaret.
South London Jazz Orchestra
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Edinburgh New Town Church
- 16th Aug 2024
Classic big band jazz and swing from across the ages, played by a very big band indeed – back for our regular slot at the Fringe.
Absolutely (not) Free – An Evening of Zappa
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Bannermans
- 15th - 16th Aug 2024
A smorgasbord of Frank Zappa classics hand-delivered by those finest purveyors of conceptual continuity, Pygmy Twylyte! Expect pickles, poodles, dental floss, snowballs and stinky …
20 Years of the Free Fringe Festival – Charity Gala Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 14th Aug 2024
A huge gala show with all proceeds going to the Sepsis Trust, celebrating 20 years of the Laughing Horse’s Free Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
The Weird Sisters
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 13th - 25th Aug 2024
Brand-new comedy musical The Weird Sisters is centered around three wacky witch sisters – Amaranth, Scarlett and Blush.
Victory Boogie Woogie / the pleasure of stepping off a horse when it's moving at full speed
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly @ Dance Base
- 13th - 25th Aug 2024
In these two explosive, intimate physical poems by Charles Pas and Courtney May Robertson, desires and fears collide in an attempt to embrace the contradictions that make up a mult…
Bernadette Peters: Live From London
- Listing
- West End
- Theatre Royal Drury Lane
- 12th Aug 2024
Bernadette Peters, Broadway’s brightest star, will bring a new show, BERNADETTE PETERS – LIVE FROM LONDON to the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on Monday 12 August, for one night only.
It's OK, I Still Think You're Great
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on the Mile
- 12th - 17th Aug 2024
It’s Tibby’s 25th birthday and she is throwing a big party: after years, her friends from uni are coming together — and they are all doing better than her.
I'll Die Laughing
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpaceTriplex
- 12th - 24th Aug 2024
This London/LA hybrid’s wickedly funny, naughty, yet deeply disturbing story, penetrates to the heart of survival.
Lady Chatterley's Liver / PBH Free Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ The Street
- 10th - 16th Aug 2024
Chaos Theory specialises in sketch, character and general off-the-wall comedy.
To Free a Mockingbird
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Royal Scots Club
- 5th - 24th Aug 2024
Written and performed by comedian Grace Aki, the award-winning solo show makes its international debut at the Edinburgh Fringe! She weaves a blend of storytelling and stand-up for …
Attila the Stockbroker: 14 Days, 14 Completely Different Shows
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Bannermans
- 5th - 18th Aug 2024
Performance poet/musician Attila the Stockbroker has been writing and performing since 1980: 4,000 or so gigs in 25 countries so far.
Free Royal Mile Tours
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Edinburgh City Chambers (Meeting Point)
- 4th - 25th Aug 2024
Come and join us for the original free walking tour of Edinburgh’s historic Old Town and enjoy the stories of the many colourful characters who lived here.
A Highly Suspect Murder Mystery – The Great British Bloodbath
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons’ Hall
- 3rd - 24th Aug 2024
Iced to death at the nation’s favourite baking competition?! Catching the killer won’t be a piece of cake! Award-winning mystery maestros Highly Suspect return to the Fringe with…
One-Person Shows / Solo Shows: Daily Picks of the Fringe
- Listing Spoken Word / Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Brewdog Doghouse Hotel
- 3rd - 25th Aug 2024
Start each morning with this curated variety showcase, featuring the very best solo shows at the Fringe! Rotating daily line-ups include storytelling, theatre, clown, cabaret, spok…
1 Date: The 18+ Game Show (Free!)
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Liquid Room Annexe/Warehouse
- 3rd - 13th Aug 2024
Not for the easily offended, this hilarious brand-new dating show sees the audience play naughty games, five guys compete for a date, and overall chaos.
AI: The Waiting Room – An Immersive Theatrical Experience
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- King’s Hall
- 3rd - 17th Aug 2024
Upon entering the Waiting Room, a mundane space resembling a governmental institution, attendees will soon discover its concealed magical powers and underlying secrets.
Laughing Horse CLEAN Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2024
The Pick of the Fringe has been a hit show at the Fringe for 20 years, an annual selection of the best in stand-up comedy in Edinburgh.
Werewolves of London (Work in Progress)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Hootenannies @ Potterrow
- 2nd - 14th Aug 2024
From the creators of Big Zeus Energy (nominated for Best Debut Show 2023, Leicester Comedy Festival; sell-out five-star show, Edinburgh Fringe 2023) a new work-in-progress clown an…
Sisters?
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Hoots @ The Apex
- 2nd - 14th Aug 2024
A daughter and a drag queen?! Rome Mosaic explores sisterhood and the sibling dynamic – with dance, lipsyncing and good old-fashioned sibling rivalry!
Laughing Horse Fringe Comedy Selection
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2024
See the best comedians selected from across the Fringe alongside hot new talent and fresh Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up daily at each show in this selection box…
Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Eastside
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2024
The very best comedians selected from across the Fringe with a different top-notch comedy line-up at every show.
Gatsby
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Central Hall
- 2nd - 6th Aug 2024
In this Gatsby adaptation, set to a backdrop of Jazz Age melodies, Jay Gatsby’s pursuit of the American Dream unfolds.
The 30th Anniversary Edinburgh London Literary Pub Crawl
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Dome
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2024
After many acclaimed Edinburgh productions from the Maverick Theatre Company, its writer and director, Nick Hennegan, celebrates his 30 years of the Fringe with this new, unique Ed…
Becky Fury: Great British C*nts
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ City Cafe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2024
Award-winning Becky Fury (her real name) investigates the challenging identity that is being British-ish.
Ugly Sisters
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Cowgate
- 1st - 25th Aug 2024
Winner of the Untapped Award 2024, Ugly Sisters is a hallucinatory plunge through the circles of sisterhood.
Andy Roach: Laughing at Conspiracy Theories
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 1st - 25th Aug 2024
Laughing at conspiracy theories.
001– Laughing Matters (Work in Progress)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 1st - 25th Aug 2024
I left Israel to live in Berlin, because it is ironically safer.
Dragon Shows for Babies
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- LifeCare Centre
- 1st - 20th Aug 2024
The tales of the dragons are special for many reasons.
Sisters Three
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 1st - 26th Aug 2024
Inside Chekhov’s masterpiece, Olga, Masha, and Irina are trapped in a cycle of disappointed hopes, heartbreak, and inertia.
101 Comedy Club – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 1st - 25th Aug 2024
‘Funny.
Amy Mason: Free Mason
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 31st Jul - 26th Aug 2024
After an encounter with a wildlife enthusiast, the Funny Women Award finalist explores what it means to be a human animal (nightmare, tbh).
Rosie and Hugh's Great Big Adventure
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 31st Jul - 18th Aug 2024
Rosie and Hugh the Hedgehog are best friends.
The Gummy Bears’ Great War
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C ARTS | C venues | C alto
- 31st Jul - 25th Aug 2024
At dawn, the nation of the Gummy Bears declares war against the nation of the Dinosaurs.
Abby Wambaugh: The First 3 Minutes of 17 Shows
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 31st Jul - 26th Aug 2024
Abby awoke in hospital after a late miscarriage and, high on anaesthesia, decided to become a comedian.
All the Fraudulent Horse Girls
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Dome
- 31st Jul - 26th Aug 2024
This feral equine fantasia follows 11-year-old Audrey who is telepathically linked to all the other horse-girls in the world.
Yoga with Jillian: The Guardian Top 50 Shows to See!
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 31st Jul - 26th Aug 2024
The Guardian’s Top 50 shows to see! Jillian is back at the Fringe with her yoga mat and blender after a hit premiere at last year’s Fringe and subsequent sell-out runs in New York …
Burning Down the Horse
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Dome
- 31st Jul - 25th Aug 2024
After a five-star sell-out run in 2023, Burning Down the Horse is back! This immersive comedy epic drops you into the heart of the most iconic wooden animal in history – the Troj…
The Shamrock Tenors - Live in London
- Listing
- West End
- Adelphi Theatre
- 30th Jul 2024
Following sold out performances worldwide, Ireland’s most exciting new music sensation make their West End debut this summer, for one-night-only.
Stuart McPherson: HORSE
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Monkey Barrel Comedy
- 29th Jul - 25th Aug 2024
An hour of laughs and self-analysis from one of Scottish comedy’s rising Fringe stars.
Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World – The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- The Other Palace
- 24th Jul - 8th Sep 2024
Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World is set to take the roof off The Other Palace this summer.
South London Previews Festival: Oh, Calm Down
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Streatham Space Project
- 19th Jul 2024
1999.
Scissor Sisters
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Riverside Studios
- 16th - 18th Jul 2024
This play is based on true events.
South London Previews Festival: Battle Counters!
- Listing All Genres
- London Fringe
- Streatham Space Project
- 15th Jul 2024
Inspired by noughties cartoons such as Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh and Dragonball-Z, Battle Counters! is a sugar rush of a two-hander.
Blake Pavey: Live in London
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 9th Jul 2024
After a sold-out debut tour in 2023, Blake Pavey’s plan of dying early didn’t exactly pan out… so he’s decided to hit the international waters w…
Blake Pavey: Live in London
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 9th Jul 2024
After a sold-out debut tour in 2023, Blake Pavey’s plan of dying early didn’t exactly pan out… so he’s decided to hit the international waters w…
Sisters Of Mersey
- Listing Theatre
- UK Regional & Tours
- Royal Court Liverpool
- 5th Jul - 3rd Aug 2024
Sister Petra and Sister Brenda have grown up in St Elmo’s Convent in Dingle as identical twins but Monsignor Michael has some shocking news for them.
Sisters Of Mersey
- Listing Theatre
- UK Regional & Tours
- Royal Court Liverpool
- 5th Jul - 3rd Aug 2024
Sister Petra and Sister Brenda have grown up in St Elmo’s Convent in Dingle as identical twins but Monsignor Michael has some shocking news for them.
Siegfried & Joy: Las Vegas in London
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 2nd - 3rd Jul 2024
Siegfried & Joy are the new master of magic coming straight from Berlin, Germany! The incredible duo are enjoying a meteoric rise, and you can catch them before…
Frozen the Musical Celebrates Pride in London
- Listing
- West End
- Theatre Royal Drury Lane
- 28th Jun 2024
__Love is An Open Door With You!__ Kick off Pride in London weekend with an exhilarating night at Disney’s Frozen The Musical.
Voulez-Vous The ABBA Immersive Painting Experience
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Atelier Beside the Sea Brighton
- 25th - 26th May 2024
Calling all you Abba fans, take a chance and join in ‘Voulez-Vous’, the Abba immersive painting experience, where you will be guided by local artist Denise Harrison to create a fun…
Rueda With London Gaita Social Club
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- St Augustine’s Arts & Events Centre - Alter Room
- 25th May 2024
London Gaita Social Club is an urban collective that plays and celebrates the afro-indigenous musical traditions of Colombia.
The Great 80s and 90s One Hit Wonder Songbook
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- The Brunswick
- 19th May 2023 - 25th May 2024
Returning to Brighton Fringe after a sold-out three-night run in 2022, award-winning performer Paul Diello and his 8-piece ensemble are back with an all-new version of ‘The Great 8…
The Great Dictator Returns
- Listing Spoken Word
- Camden Fringe
- Etcetera Theatre
- 23rd May 2024
An address for the World
Great Britons
- Review
- ★★★★
- Susanne Crosby
- Brighton Fringe
- Ironworks Studios (Studio C)
- 14th May, 2024
Great Britons starts with pomp and ceremony music setting the scene with a little row of Union Jack flags hung against a black backdrop.
Big Zeus Energy Present: Werewolves of London (Work in Progress)
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Windmill
- 11th - 12th May 2024
From the creators of Big Zeus Energy (nominated for Best Debut Show Leicester Comedy Festival 2023, sellout Edinburgh Fringe 2023) a new work in progress show that may or may not b…
Becky Fury: Great British C*nts
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Caroline of Brunswick
- 9th - 30th May 2024
Award winning Becky Fury (her real name) investigates the sometimes challenging identity that is being Brit-ish Covering nuanced, and potentially edgy subjects like colonialism, th…
Amy Mason: Free Mason
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Walrus
- 7th - 9th May 2024
‘A born comic.
Laughing Horse CLEAN Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant / Laughing Horse @ The Walrus
- 6th May 2023 - 27th May 2024
The Pick of the Fringe has been a hit show at Brighton Fringe for 16 years, an annual selection of the very best in stand-up comedy at Brighton Fringe.
South London Jazz Orchestra
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- St Nicholas Church
- 4th May 2024
The South London Jazz Orchestra returns to Brighton to dazzle you with big band favourites from the whole history of jazz - as well as some more surprising choices - in an evening …
Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Multiple Venues
- 5th May 2023 - 2nd Jun 2024
‘The Pick of the Fringe’ returns to Brighton - an annual selection of the very best in stand-up comedy at the Brighton Fringe! This show is a succulent smorgasbord of fantastical…
Geoffrey Mead's London Road Tour
- Listing Tours
- Brighton Fringe
- MEET: St Peter’s Church Hall Entrance
- 5th May 2023 - 2nd Jun 2024
London Road is an area of rapid urban change; after many years of decline the area is regenerating with new housing developments, new retail outlets and a vibrant character.
Laughing Boy
- Review
- ★★★★
- Richard Beck
- West End
- Jermyn Street Theatre
- 6th May, 2024
Connor Sparrowhawk died this morning.
London Tide
- Review
- ★★
- Simon Ximenez
- West End
- Lyttelton Theatre
- 19th Apr, 2024
Standing ovations, once reserved to acknowledge only the highest calibre of performance, are now part of the theatre routine.
Disney On Ice - London
- Listing
- West End
- Wembley Arena
- 7th - 10th Mar 2024
Believing is just the beginning at Disney On Ice presents Dream Big.
Marx in London
- Review
- ★★★★
- Mark Harding
- Edinburgh
- Edinburgh Festival Theatre
- 25th Feb, 2024
Unlike Marx's great work Capital, the one thing you cannot describe this boisterous comic Opera as, is boring.
Two Sisters
- Review
- ★★★★
- Mark Harding
- Edinburgh
- Lyceum Theatre
- 20th Feb, 2024
We live in turbulent and deranged times.
Strictly Come Dancing - London
Step into the dazzling world of dance as the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour sashays its way across the UK in January and February! Get ready for an electrifying spectacle full of …
London Community Gospel Choir at Christmas
- Listing
- West End
- Royal Albert Hall
- 19th Dec 2023
Join the London Community Gospel Choir for an evening of uplifting festive tunes and seasonal fun with special guests! After a dazzling 40th anniversary concert in 2022, the choir…
Treason - London Palladium
- Listing
- West End
- London Palladium
- 22nd Nov 2023
Remember, remember the 5th of November… Treason the Musical is a musical drama that shines a brand-new light on the notorious gunpowder plot that saw the tension of a divided co…
The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
- Listing Music
- UK Regional & Tours
- De La Warr Pavilion
- 18th Nov 2023
IT’S ABOUT PLUCKING TIME!Armed with endless Ukulele and more pop culture songs than you can shake a stick at, this no strings attached concert pushes the boundaries of just what …
Danny LoPriore Live in London
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 10th Oct 2023
Dannny is a Podcast host, Social Media Star, musician & comedian.
Siegfried & Joy - Las Vegas in London
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 30th - 30th Sep 2023
Siegfried & Joy are the new master of magic coming straight from Berlin, Germany! The incredible duo are enjoying a meteoric rise, and you can catch them before…
Siegfried & Joy: Las Vegas in London
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 30th - 30th Sep 2023
Siegfried & Joy are the new master of magic coming straight from Berlin, Germany! The incredible duo are enjoying a meteoric rise, and you can catch them before…
FEET PICS AREN'T FREE!
- Listing Theatre
- Dublin
- Smock Alley Theatre, 1662
- 19th - 23rd Sep 2023
For sale: feet pics, freshly painted.
South London Jazz Orchestra
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Broughton St Mary’s Parish Church
- 26th Aug 2023
The South London Jazz Orchestra returns to Edinburgh to dazzle you with big-band favourites from the whole history of jazz – as well as some more surprising choices – in an aft…
Great Sketchpectations
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 21st - 26th Aug 2023
The Exeter Comedy Society is back after last year’s sell-out run to showcase the best and brightest in sketch performance! From a re-assessment of childhood toys, to an astrologica…
Free Medical Advice
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Infirmary Street
- 21st - 26th Aug 2023
An NHS staff room.
London Symphony Orchestra: The Road to Turangalîla
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh International Festival
- Usher Hall
- 18th Aug 2023
An insight into the musical world of the London Symphony Orchestra, presented by Nicola Benedetti and Sir Simon Rattle.
London Symphony Orchestra: Turangalîla
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh International Festival
- Usher Hall
- 18th Aug 2023
Sir Simon Rattle conducts the orchestra in Messiaen’s sensational Turangalîla Symphony.
Absolutely (not) Free – An Evening of Zappa
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Bannermans
- 17th - 18th Aug 2023
A smorgasbord of Frank Zappa classics hand-delivered by those finest purveyors of conceptual continuity, Pygmy Twylyte! Expect pickles, poodles, dental floss, snowballs and stinky …
Out of the Blue Jazz Presents The Great American Songbook
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Symposium Hall
- 16th - 19th Aug 2023
Back again after sell-out shows in 2019, swing jazz sensations Out of the Blue Jazz will be performing the ever-popular Great American Songbook, a classic mix of great lyrics, grea…
London Symphony Orchestra: Szymanowski & Brahms
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh International Festival
- Usher Hall
- 16th Aug 2023
Two very different choral works about mourning take centre stage in this concert.
London Symphony Orchestra: Rachmaninoff & Shostakovich
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh International Festival
- Usher Hall
- 14th Aug 2023
The orchestra is joined by its Principal Guest Conductor Gianandrea Noseda for a cinematic programme overflowing with luscious melodies and stirring revolutionary tunes.
Three Sisters and Them
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 14th - 26th Aug 2023
Three Sisters and Them takes Chekhov’s play into the fractured world of today.
Goldsmiths University of London: Musical Theatre Summer Camp Cabaret
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Venue45
- 14th Aug 2023
This evening’s performance will include an eclectic mix of solo and ensemble song and dance pieces from some of the West End’s best-loved musicals.
Free – Concert Band Performance
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Stockbridge Church
- 13th Aug 2023
A wonderful and varied selection of concert band music from 40 musicians featuring music from stage and screen! A free concert with donations to support Edinburgh Direct Aid.
Richard Michael Plays The Great American Songbook
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- artSpace@StMarks
- 11th - 13th Aug 2023
Pianist Richard Michael delves into the music of Gershwin, Porter, Bacharach and Brubeck demonstrating his virtuosic piano playing with unique insights into some of the finest song…
The Late Great Rompers x Cowtools
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic Nucleus
- 10th - 20th Aug 2023
Sketch duos Rompers and Cowtools present a split hour of sketch comedy.
Funky Sessions @ The Three Sisters
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Three Sisters
- 7th - 21st Aug 2023
Join us in The Live Room every Monday in August for our free night of live bands.
The Making of Frederick the Great
- Listing Theatre
- Camden Fringe
- The Cockpit
- 6th - 27th Aug 2023
Out of 117 billion people who have ever lived on this earth, only 38 have been bestowed the title of ‘the Great’ in history.
Free Royal Mile Tours
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Edinburgh City Chambers (Meeting Point)
- 6th - 27th Aug 2023
Come and join us for the original free walking tour, packed with the rich historical sites and tales of the many colourful characters around the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town.
The Making of Frederick the Great
- Listing Theatre
- Camden Fringe
- The Cockpit
- 6th - 27th Aug 2023
Out of 117 billion people who have ever lived on this earth, only 38 have been bestowed the title of ‘the Great’ in history.
The Great Yawning Maw of Death
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Royal Scots Club
- 5th - 10th Aug 2023
Brilliantly weird, award-winning Fred Ferenczi bestraddles the great yawning maw of death in brand-new show, a show that’s has been awaited with huge anxiety by all fans and his la…
Markus Birdman: Platinum – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Liquid Room
- 5th - 20th Aug 2023
June 2021, I had a stroke.
Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters
- 5th - 28th Aug 2023
The very best comedians selected from across the Fringe with a different top-notch comedy line-up at every show.
NEHH Presents... London Astrobeat Orchestra Performs Talking Heads
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 5th Aug 2023
The London Astrobeat Orchestra have ignited a movement where cult western band repertoires are blended with African influences.
Terry Pratchett's Wyrd Sisters
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Central Hall
- 4th - 9th Aug 2023
Terry Pratchett takes Shakespeare’s Macbeth and then turns it up till the knob comes off.
Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Multiple Venues
- 4th - 27th Aug 2023
The very best comedians selected from across the Fringe with a different top-notch comedy line-up at every show.
Whisky & Witches Presents Mythical Beasts: An Immersive, Mystical, Musical Whisky Tasting
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Stuart Mckenzie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Mother Superior
- 6th Aug, 2023
Whisky and Witches sees the combination of Danish-born Christine Kammerer’s musical forte with the whimsical storytelling of Jane Ross.
Laughing Horse Fringe Comedy Selection
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 4th - 27th Aug 2023
See the best comedians selected from across the Fringe alongside hot new talent and fresh Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up daily at each show in this selection box…
Laughing Horse Clean Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters
- 4th - 27th Aug 2023
The Pick of the Fringe has been a hit show at the Fringe for 19 years, an annual selection of the best in stand-up comedy in Edinburgh.
Laughing Horse Fringe Comedy Selection
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 4th - 27th Aug 2023
See the best comedians selected from across the Fringe alongside hot new talent and fresh Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up daily at each show in this selection box…
Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ 32 Below
- 4th - 27th Aug 2023
The very best comedians selected from across the Fringe with a different top-notch comedy line-up at every show.
Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters
- 4th - 27th Aug 2023
The very best comedians selected from across the Fringe with a different top-notch comedy line-up at every show.
Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree
- 4th - 27th Aug 2023
The very best comedians selected from across the Fringe with a different top-notch comedy line-up at every show.
Stuck in Free Fall
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- ZOO Playground
- 4th - 12th Aug 2023
Stuck in Free Fall is a show about Nothing.
Great Women of Folk
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 4th - 26th Aug 2023
Elsa McTaggart, a true folk musician and singer/songwriter in every sense of the word, has waited a long time to finally present this stunning show.
101 Comedy – Club Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2023
‘Funny.
Free Footlights
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2023
Returning for another year, Free Footlights brings the group for an hour of stand-up, songs, sketches and more.
24 Shows in 24 days: Live at the Big Cave
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2023
24 different award-winning or nominated comedians perform their full shows, recorded for Netflix, Amazon Prime and YouTube. See FringeSpecials.com for listings.
Deage Paxton: Impersonable – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ 32 Below
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2023
A debut show from an established act on the UK circuit.
Laughing Stock
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters
- 3rd - 20th Aug 2023
Laughing Stock is a stand-up compilation show of the best stand-up comedians Edinburgh has to offer, hosted by the award-winning Sachin Kumarendran.
Andy Roach – Laughing at Conspiracy Theories
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2023
Andy Roach, Liverpool-based comedian who was shortlisted in the Musical Comedy Awards 2023, returns to Edinburgh.
Pierre Novellie: Why Are You Laughing?
- Review
- ★★★★
- Katerina Partolina Schwartz
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Monkey Barrel Comedy
- 16th Aug, 2023
Tired of explaining his nationality to a crowd, Pierre Novellie has filled his new hour Why Are You Laughing? with a discussion on topics as distinct and unconnected as British dri…
Burning Down The Horse
- Review
- ★★★
- Gillian Bain
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 10th Aug, 2023
One hundred brave (or not so brave) Trojan Soldiers are trapped inside the infamous giant wooden horse, plotting their escape….
Laughing Stock
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 2nd - 28th Aug 2023
You know them from Netflix, Comedy Central, HBO and from historic stages like The Hollywood Improv and The Comedy Store.
The Great Ruckus
- Review
- ★★★
- Laura Tucker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 25th Aug, 2023
Award-winning writer Izzy Tennyson returns to the Edinburgh Fringe in the shadow of her previous show Brute to tell the story of two dissimilar sisters who must navigate strained r…
Tom Gleeson & Peter Helliar: Live In London – Ashes Edition
- Listing Comedy
- World Tours
- Soho Theatre
- 26th - 27th Jun 2023
Two of Australia’s best stand-ups are in London for a rare double headline show at Soho Theatre on the eve of the Lord’s Test.
Venue B Takeover Gig
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Caravanserai Brighton: Luna Parc
- 30th May 2023
Venue B hosts a monthly sell out gig of local young up and coming bands and DJs.
Venue B Takeover Gig
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Caravanserai Brighton: Luna Parc
- 30th May 2023
Venue B hosts a monthly sell out gig of local young up and coming bands and DJs.
Ella The Great: An Accumulation of Thoughts, Things and Circumstance (Work-in-Progress)
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent: Bosco
- 28th May 2023
If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
Ella The Great: An Accumulation of Thoughts, Things and Circumstance (Work-in-Progress)
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent: Bosco
- 28th May 2023
An Accumulation of Thoughts, Things and Circumstance (Work In Progress) For the first time, internationally acclaimed clown Ella The Great (‘lights up the stage’ -The Scotsman) br…
South London Jazz Orchestra
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- St Nicholas Church
- 27th May 2023
The South London Jazz Orchestra returns to Brighton to dazzle you with big band favourites from the whole history of Jazz - as well as some more surprising choices - in an evening …
South London Jazz Orchestra
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- St Nicholas Church
- 27th May 2023
The South London Jazz Orchestra returns to Brighton to dazzle you with big band favourites from the whole history of Jazz - as well as some more surprising choices - in an evening …
Dora and Ori Leave London
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Snug
- 26th May - 4th Jun 2023
Two Comedians give their view on a number of topics; whoever you are - you will relate.
Great Expectations
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Garrick Theatre
- 24th May - 1st Jul 2023
EDDIE IZZARD PERFORMS CHARLES DICKENS’ GREAT EXPECTATIONS Following her acclaimed New York run Eddie Izzard brings her one woman show to London’s West end stage for a …
A Long Night in London
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Rotunda Theatre: Squeak
- 23rd - 27th May 2023
A deeply moving, fast-paced true story of catastrophe, survival and love from Britain’s home front: these uniquely told stories intertwine and unfold to take you on a journey you…
A Long Night in London
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Rotunda Theatre: Squeak
- 23rd - 27th May 2023
A deeply moving, fast-paced true story of catastrophe, survival and love from Britain’s home front: these uniquely told stories intertwine and unfold to take you on a journey you…
The Great 80s and 90s One Hit Wonder Songbook
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- The Brunswick
- 20th May 2022 - 21st May 2023
One-hit wonders are like love affairs – intense, but alas, all-too-brief- so join award-winning performer Paul Diello and his eight-piece ensemble as they resurrect some of the g…
Northern Ballet - The Great Gatsby
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Sadler’s Wells
- 16th - 20th May 2023
Northern Ballet’s sell-out sensation is back – get ready for the most glamorous party in town.
The Streets of London
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Rotunda Theatre: Squeak
- 11th - 28th May 2023
Julie and her balloon are old friends, now living on the streets of London.
The Streets of London
- Review
- ★★★
- Sascha Cooper
- Brighton Fringe
- The Rotunda Theatre: Squeak
- 13th May, 2023
Wherever you are in the world, living on the streets is a bleak, harsh reality.
Eddie Volondo: Wild And Free
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Caravanserai Brighton: Under The Archway / Caravanserai: Fringe City Stage
- 7th - 8th May 2023
Meet Eddie, a successful failed actor, now a rap star in the making - except maybe he’s not as talented as he thinks he is.
Eddie Volondo: Wild And Free
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Caravanserai Brighton: Under The Archway / Caravanserai: Fringe City Stage
- 7th - 8th May 2023
Meet Eddie, a successful failed actor, now a rap star in the making - except maybe he’s not as talented as he thinks he is.
Laughing Horse CLEAN Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant / Laughing Horse @ The Walrus
- 7th May 2022 - 4th Jun 2023
‘The Pick of the Fringe’ has been a hit show at Brighton Fringe for 15 years, an annual selection of the very best in stand-up comedy at Brighton Fringe.
Immersive Theatre Workshop
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Caravanserai Brighton: Junk Poets
- 6th - 20th May 2023
If you’re feeling playful and curious about immersive theatre, join the Carnie-fun of Caravanserai.
Immersive Theatre Workshop
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Caravanserai Brighton: Junk Poets
- 6th - 20th May 2023
If you’re feeling playful and curious about immersive theatre, join the Carnie-fun of Caravanserai.
Geoffrey Mead's London Road Tour
- Listing Tours
- Brighton Fringe
- MEET: St Peter’s Church Hall Entrance
- 6th May 2022 - 4th Jun 2023
London Road is an area rapidly regenerating after years of inner city decline.
Breathing and Health: The Classical Buteyko Method's Drug-Free Approach to Reversing Chronic Disorders
- Listing Spoken Word
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Streaming
- 5th May 2023
Do you suffer from allergies, anaemia, asthma, bronchitis, cough, fatigue, hypo-/hyper-glycemia, emphysema, COPD, digestive disorders, headaches, high/low blood pressure, insomnia …
Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Caroline of Brunswick / Laughing Horse @ The Walrus / Laughing Horse @ The Walrus (Raised Room)
- 6th May 2022 - 4th Jun 2023
‘The Pick of the Fringe’ returns to Brighton - an annual selection of the very best in stand-up comedy at the Brighton Fringe! This show is a succulent smorgasbord of fantastical…
Breathing and Health: The Classical Buteyko Method's Drug-Free Approach to Reversing Chronic Disorders
- Listing Spoken Word
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Streaming
- 5th May 2023
Do you suffer from allergies, anaemia, asthma, bronchitis, cough, fatigue, hypo-/hyper-glycemia, emphysema, COPD, digestive disorders, headaches, high/low blood pressure, insomnia …
Auntie's House by Paul Stone: A Muslim woman’s fight to protect her gay loved ones from persecution in 1950s London.
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Kings Head Theatre
- 3rd - 9th Mar 2023
Tamina was from Pakistan but living in London’s Notting Hill area during the 1950s, in the times before the decriminalisation of homosexuality came in 1967.
Modi: Live In London
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 1st Mar 2023
NYC-based comedian Modi brings his unique Jewish blend of observational comedy to London for a night of laughs! Hailed as “The Next Jackie Mason” by the New…
Modi: Live In London
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 28th Feb - 2nd Mar 2023
NYC-based comedian Modi brings his unique Jewish blend of observational comedy to London for a night of laughs! Hailed as “The Next Jackie Mason” by the New…
The Great British Bake Off Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Noel Coward Theatre
- 25th Feb - 13th May 2023
On 25th February 2023, a remarkable event will begin in London’s West End.
FEET PICS AREN'T FREE! | The Bag of Cats 9 Lives Show
- Listing
- Dublin
- Smock Alley Theatre, 1662
- 17th - 18th Feb 2023
FEET PICS AREN'T FREE! For sale: feet pics, freshly painted.
The Free Association: Jacuzii
- Listing Comedy
- Vault Festival
- Crypt
- 9th - 10th Feb 2023
Come on in, the water’s fine.
Laughing Labia
- Listing Comedy
- Vault Festival
- Crypt
- 4th Feb 2023
Sell-out mixed bill comedy night hosted by Alice Frick, “exuberant.
The Great Big Cabaret F*ckabout
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- London Fringe
- Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club
- 1st Feb 2023
Stars of the international cabaret scene as you’ve never seen them before, performing lesser-known routines, trialling ridiculous concepts they’ve never dared perform before or eve…
From Alfred The Great to Victoria: Who Was The Greatest English Monarch? With Dan Snow And Guests
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 19th Oct 2022
When Intelligence Squared and History Hit joined forces on this event, neither company imagined it would take place after the death of Britain’s longest serving mo…
All the Fraudulent Horse Girls
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- The Glory
- 2nd Oct 2022 - 13th Jan 2023
All The Fraudulent Horse Girls is a premiere one-act play with surreal monologues, music, and drag for anyone who has ever been a Horse Girl, Train Boy, or weird kid defined by the…
Bugsy Malone - Musical Youth London
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- London Fringe
- The Courtyard Theatre
- 23rd - 24th Sep 2022
1929, New York.
Marc Lottering - Lottering In London
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 3rd Sep 2022
Marc Lottering is one of South Africa’s top stand-up comedians.
Laughing Horse Fringe Comedy Selection
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters
- 24th - 28th Aug 2022
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe alongside hot new talent and fresh Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up daily at each show – in this stuffed selec…
Lighthouse: An Immersive Drinking Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Infirmary Street
- 22nd - 27th Aug 2022
Lighthouse is an upbeat Irish-American musical full of original drinking songs and step dancing numbers.
Gatsby: A New Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Paradise in Augustines
- 22nd - 27th Aug 2022
The year is 1925; the place is New York City.
South London Jazz Orchestra
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Bellfield / St Andrew’s and St George’s West, George St
- 19th - 20th Aug 2022
Possibly the biggest, and certainly the most fun, big jazz band returns to the Fringe.
The Azure Sky in Oz, Yellow and Special – Free
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ OMNi Centre
- 18th - 28th Aug 2022
This powerful, funny and unflinching drama is about two real-life Florida women whose lives are profoundly changed by their immersion in the world of the other-abled.
London Symphony Orchestra
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh International Festival
- Usher Hall
- 18th Aug 2022
The LSO and Sir Simon Rattle return for a concert including the world premiere of Daniel Kidane’s new piece, co-commissioned by the International Festival.
Laughing Horse Fringe Comedy Selection
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters
- 17th - 28th Aug 2022
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe alongside hot new talent and fresh Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up daily at each show – in this stuffed selec…
KC Finn: Free Agent
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C ARTS | C venues | C piccolo
- 16th Aug 2022
Life is filled with the queerest things, none more so than the machinations of a mind like KC Finn’s.
The Ballad of A Great Disordered Heart
- Listing Film
- Edinburgh International Festival
- Filmhouse
- 15th - 15th Aug 2022
Discover Edinburgh’s Little Ireland in this filmic exploration of the community through traditional music.
The Horse's Mouth
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Nicolson Square
- 15th - 20th Aug 2022
Welcome to The Horse’s Mouth! We’ve got comedy on tap! Watch our hero work his first shift at the pub, and meet the rather strange bunch of regulars he encounters along the way, ea…
00:01 to Elaunch: the Immersive Muskperience
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Shout – Scottish Music Centre @ 111 Holyrood Road
- 14th - 15th Aug 2022
Elon Musk is best known for his visionary tweets, but you may not know he is also a businessman and CEO, who is on the board of a major automobile company.
Wordz Makez Jokez – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Burrito ‘n’ Shake
- 13th - 27th Aug 2022
Comedians Nigel Lovell (twice UK Pun Championship finalist) and Pete Merre (talkSport, SoccerAM) love Wordle and Leyton Orient and so are used to comedy, tragedy and heartbreak.
The Great Johnstown Flood of 1889
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Nicolson Square
- 12th Aug 2022
This one-act play is a historical drama that tells the true story of a catastrophic, man-made disaster that killed 2,200 people in 1889 when a dam containing 20 million tons of wat…
Absolutely (Not) Free – An Evening of Zappa
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Bannermans
- 11th - 12th Aug 2022
A smorgasbord of Frank Zappa classics hand-delivered by those finest purveyors of conceptual continuity, Pygmy Twylyte! Expect pickles, poodles, dental floss, muffins, snowballs an…
My Friend, Hershel Fink (or The Golem of London)
- Listing Theatre
- Camden Fringe
- Canal Cafe Theatre / Upstairs at the Gatehouse
- 11th - 28th Aug 2022
Ethan is a gay American Jew who moved to London to do a master’s degree in theatre.
Paul Zerdin: Hands Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon at the Museum
- 11th - 17th Aug 2022
The America’s Got Talent winner brings his latest smash-hit show to Edinburgh for the first time.
My Friend, Hershel Fink (or The Golem of London)
- Listing Theatre
- Camden Fringe
- Canal Cafe Theatre / Upstairs at the Gatehouse
- 11th - 28th Aug 2022
Ethan is a gay American Jew who moved to London to do a master’s degree in theatre.
KC Finn: Free Agent
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C ARTS | C venues | C place
- 10th - 18th Aug 2022
Life is filled with the queerest things, none more so than the machinations of a mind like KC Finn’s.
The Great American Songbook
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Andrew’s and St George’s West, George St
- 9th Aug 2022
After an unbroken run from 1990 to 2019, Fife’s premier operatic concert group Ensemble is delighted to be able to return to the superb setting of St.
Horse Country
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Studios
- 8th - 29th Aug 2022
Anarchic and surreal, Horse Country is a satirical spin on early 21st Century American culture which aims to surprise and provoke in equal measure.
The Azure Sky in Oz, Yellow and Special – Free
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ The Street
- 7th - 28th Aug 2022
This powerful, funny and unflinching drama is about two real-life Florida women whose lives are profoundly changed by their immersion in the world of the other-abled.
Free Royal Mile Tours
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Edinburgh City Chambers (Meeting Point)
- 7th - 28th Aug 2022
Come join us for the original free walking tour around the heart of Edinburgh’s historic Old Town.
The Weird Sisters
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on the Mile
- 6th - 26th Aug 2022
A tale of three Highland sisters who live in a shack in the woods disconnected from society, each of them with different views on how they should be living their lives.
Worst Show on the Fringe – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Subway
- 6th - 28th Aug 2022
Russell Howard, Miranda Hart, Tim Minchin.
Sally McGreevy: Julie London Calling
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Argyle Cellar Bar
- 6th - 10th Aug 2022
Dial back to the Californian cool jazz of yesteryear by listening to the songs and story of Julie.
Free Fringe Music – Live at The Grand Cafe
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Grande Cafe
- 6th - 28th Aug 2022
Join us for an afternoon of free jazz every Saturday and Sunday during the Fringe at The Grand Cafe.
Free Fringe Music – Live at Southpour
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Southpour
- 6th - 27th Aug 2022
Join us for free music every Saturday night during the Fringe at Southpour with great acoustic artists playing great pop covers.
The Future of Free Stand-Up: Steffan Alun + Support
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Canons’ Gait
- 6th - 28th Aug 2022
The Welsh optimist returns to the festival, and this year he’s been thinking about the future.
Wordz Makez Jokez – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Brewdog Doghouse
- 6th - 28th Aug 2022
Comedians Nigel Lovell (twice UK Pun Championship finalist) and Pete Merre (talkSport, SoccerAM) love Wordle and Leyton Orient and so are used to comedy, tragedy and heartbreak.
Free Fringe Music – Live at The Golf Tavern
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Golf Tavern
- 5th - 27th Aug 2022
Join us for a huge selection of free music every Friday and Saturday night during the Fringe at The Golf Tavern with different rock/pop cover bands with a great selection of music …
Pianodrome Free Lunchtime Concerts
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pianodrome at the Old Royal High
- 5th - 27th Aug 2022
Drop in daily to enjoy emerging and established artists playing for free at our specially curated lunchtime concerts.
Laughing Horse Fringe Comedy Selection
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 5th - 28th Aug 2022
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe alongside hot new talent and fresh Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up daily at each show – in this stuffed selec…
Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree
- 5th - 28th Aug 2022
See the very best comedians selected from across the Fringe with a different top-notch comedy line-up at every show.
Rhythms of India – Free
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Online
- 5th Aug 2022
Rhythms of India by Dr Radha Krishnan, Arabhi Krishnan and students. Storytelling using complex footwork set to rhythmic music along with facial expressions.
Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters
- 5th - 28th Aug 2022
See the very best comedians selected from across the Fringe with a different top-notch comedy line-up at every show.
Free Fringe Music – Live at The Granary
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Granary
- 5th - 26th Aug 2022
Join us for free music every Friday night during the Fringe at The Granary with our house musician playing great acoustic pop covers.
Late Show Great Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 5th - 29th Aug 2022
The night is young and three of the best stand-up comedians from Australia are ready to make you laugh, stay up late and definitely have one more drink.
Art27's From the Horse's Mouth
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Zoo Southside
- 5th Aug 2022
Join Art27 Scotland Artist in Residence Elaine Cheng as she explores the binaries of Hong Kong and China through her new sonic composition, discussion and tales of the life of thos…
Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire
- 5th - 28th Aug 2022
See the very best comedians selected from across the Fringe with a different top-notch comedy line-up at every show.
Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Katerina Partolina Schwartz
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 30th Aug, 2022
Chris Bush, Miranda Cooper and Jennifer Decilveo’s Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World is in one word, a celebration.
Sugarcoated Sisters: Bittersweet
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 4th - 28th Aug 2022
The hopelessly flawed Sugarcoated Sisters unleash their multi-million-hit TikTok personas onto the stage for the first time.
101 Comedy Club – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 4th - 28th Aug 2022
‘Funny.
Stand-Up Philosophy – Free!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 4th - 28th Aug 2022
Stand-up philosophy is like stand-up comedy – except it’s philosophical.
Andy Roach: Laughing at Conspiracy Theories
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters
- 4th - 28th Aug 2022
Andy Roach, Liverpool-based comedian who was shortlisted in the Musical Comedy Awards 2022, makes his solo Edinburgh debut.
Mrs Roosevelt Flies to London
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Studios
- 4th - 29th Aug 2022
Returning to Edinburgh following a near sell-out 2016 Assembly season, Alison Skilbeck’s critically acclaimed one-woman show reveals the public and private life of one of the most …
Free Fringe Music – Live at Biddy Mulligans
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Biddy Mulligans
- 4th - 28th Aug 2022
Join us for a huge selection of free music every night of the Fringe at Biddy’s with different rock/folk cover bands and a big selection of music right through the festival.
An American Comedy Showcase. Free!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 4th - 28th Aug 2022
Gabe Mollica brings New York-style comedy line-ups every night to Bar 50.
No Laughing Matter
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 4th - 28th Aug 2022
Sick and tired of everyone laughing at them, the Revue decides to get serious.
Free Footlights
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Mash House
- 4th - 28th Aug 2022
Join ‘the most renowned sketch troupe of them all’ (Independent) for an hour of stand-up, sketch, song and much more.
The Great Almighty Gill
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square
- 3rd - 29th Aug 2022
New Perspectives presents The Great Almighty Gill.
Free Fringe Music – Live at Ghillie Dhu
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Ghillie Dhu
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2022
Join us for free live music every Wednesday to Sunday during the Fringe at Ghillie Dhu with different indie and rock/pop artists with a great selection of music.
Please, Feel Free to Share
- Review
- ★★★★
- Elaine C
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 26th Aug, 2022
Alex Dawson (Róisin Bevan) is a successful social media guru.
The Big Free Festival Launch Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters
- 3rd Aug 2022
Come and celebrate the start of this year’s Free Festival! See samples of all the top shows from this years Free Fest, the night before it begins – and party with the performers,…
An Evening with Great Irish Writers
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C ARTS | C venues | C piccolo
- 3rd - 25th Aug 2022
A stand-up performance of extracts from the works of some of the great writers of the past from Ireland, with no particular theme, just wonderful material full of humour and pathos…
Sweater Worthy – Free
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pins and Needles
- 2nd - 12th Aug 2022
A one-woman performance about knitting through grief, heartache and depression. All in a pandemic. Knitting or crocheting is encouraged.
Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Theatre Royal Stratford East.
- 23rd Jun - 17th Jul 2022
A brand new kickass-pirational pop musical bursts into life as the Fantastically Great Women take to the stage to tell their stories.
The Great Baldini: A Magician's Journey
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant
- 30th May - 5th Jun 2022
Legendary magician, the Great Baldini, returns to Brighton Fringe to tell his life story through a series of stage illusions, from his first trick on his 12th birthday to his caree…
The Great Baldini: A Magician's Journey
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant
- 30th May - 5th Jun 2022
Legendary magician, the Great Baldini, returns to Brighton Fringe to tell his life story through a series of stage illusions, from his first trick on his 12th birthday to his caree…
Immersive Bubble Land
- Listing Exhibition
- Brighton Fringe
- St Augustines Centre
- 30th May - 5th Jun 2022
Bubble Land.
Immersive Bubble Land
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- St Augustines Centre
- 30th May - 5th Jun 2022
Bubble Land.
South London Jazz Orchestra: Sweet Thunder
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- St Nicholas Church
- 28th May 2022
The South London Jazz Orchestra brings you big band favourites from the whole history of Jazz - as well as some more surprising choices - in an evening of Funk, Latin, and of cours…
South London Jazz Orchestra: Sweet Thunder
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- St Nicholas Church
- 28th May 2022
The South London Jazz Orchestra brings you big band favourites from the whole history of Jazz - as well as some more surprising choices - in an evening of Funk, Latin, and of cours…
Sugarcoated Sisters: Work in Progress
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- The Brunswick
- 25th May 2022
Two sisters move back to their home town to discover unfinished business lurking around every corner.
Sugarcoated Sisters: Work in Progress
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- The Brunswick
- 25th May 2022
Two sisters move back to their home town to discover unfinished business lurking around every corner.
The Great 80s and 90s One Hit Wonder Songbook
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- The Brunswick
- 20th - 22nd May 2022
One-hit wonders are like love affairs – intense, but alas, all-too-brief- so join award-winning performer Paul Diello and his eight-piece ensemble as they resurrect some of the g…
Privates: Great Ideas by Geniuses
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent: Bosco
- 14th - 15th May 2022
Brighton favourites and award-winning idiots Privates return! Three brilliant big-brained buttheads try to make history and win a Nobel Prize, with some totally stupid homemade inv…
A Very Great Mischief
- Review
- ★★★★
- Sascha Cooper
- Brighton Fringe
- Rialto Theatre
- 19th May, 2022
Today, when we think about sexuality, we tend to see broad (but not total) acceptance and can at times take it for granted.
A Very Great Mischief
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Rialto Theatre
- 14th - 18th May 2022
“You are going to tell the whole world that there is such an offence.
Privates: Great Ideas by Geniuses
- Review
- ★★★
- Johanna Makelainen
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent: Bosco / The Warren: The McElderry
- 16th May, 2022
Things were warming up at the Spiegeltent Bosco as the pre-Eurovision party crowd was ready for some afternoon goofs and giggles.
Ricky Balshaw: Dark Horse (WIP)
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Temple Bar
- 12th May 2022
BBC New Comedy Award semi-finalist Ricky Balshaw is a former Paralympic, World Championship and European Championship dressage medallist, and sports pundit, with a penchant for dar…
Laughing Horse CLEAN Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant
- 7th May - 5th Jun 2022
‘The Pick of the Fringe’ has been a hit show at Brighton Fringe for 15 years, an annual selection of the very best in stand-up comedy at Brighton Fringe.
...The Secret Comedy Club by Artista (Voted audience choice award best Fringe venue 2021)
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Artista Cafe & Gallery / Artista Upstairs
- 6th May - 5th Jun 2022
We run comedy nights at this venue all year round but we have something special planned for the Fringe.
Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant / Laughing Horse @ The Walrus / Laughing Horse @ The Walrus (Raised Room)
- 28th May 2021 - 5th Jun 2022
Pick of the Fringe returns to Brighton - an annual selection of the very best in stand-up comedy at the Fringe! The show is a succulent smorgasbord of fantastically funny stand-u…
Geoffrey Mead's London Road Tour
- Listing Tours
- Brighton Fringe
- MEET: St Peter’s Church Hall Entrance
- 28th May 2021 - 5th Jun 2022
London Road is an area rapidly regenerating after years of inner city decline.
The Great Gatsby
- Review
- ★★★★
- Stephanie Green
- UK Regional & Tours
- Edinburgh Festival Theatre / Milton Keynes Theatre / New Theatre Cardiff
- 23rd Apr, 2022
Manic parties and manic dance, glorious swirls of colour, Chanel-inspired floating dresses and jazz from the Roaring Twenties, contrasted with the green light throbbing in the dist…
Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Rose Theatre Kingston
- 12th - 16th Apr 2022
CAN I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE?!! The world premiere of a brand new kick-asspirational pop musical bursts to life as the Fantastically Great Women take to the stage to …
Wyrd Sisters
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- The Courtyard Theatre
- 22nd - 26th Mar 2022
Through the eyes of three, early twenties, female flatmates we deal with themes of growing up, spirituality, sex, love, hopes, dreams, and friendship, whilst we join them on their …
Oh God, What Now? Live in London
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 9th Mar 2022
Has he gone yet…? As the Government teeters on its foundations and the council dog warden comes for Boris “Big Dog, Honest” Johnson, the cult politica…
Celeste Ntuli Live In Leicester Square: London Mission
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 6th Feb 2022
For the first time ever and for one night only South African comedy aces Celeste Ntuli and Thenjiwe Moseley bring their rib cracking stand up comedy to London.
Celeste Ntuli Live In Leicester Square: London Mission
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 6th Feb 2022
For the first time ever and for one night only South African comedy aces Celeste Ntuli and Thenjiwe Moseley bring their rib cracking stand up comedy to London.
FunnyBoyz London presents "Britain's Got Talent LORRAINE BOWEN"
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- City of Quebec
- 10th Dec 2021
FUNNYBOYZ LONDON presentsLorraine Bowen ( ages 18+ )CITY OF QUEBECFriday 10th December 2021 Britain’s Got Talent star Lorraine Bowen, known for her song ” Crumble ” is coming …
Coronavirus – A Great British Farce
- Listing Comedy
- UK Regional & Tours
- The Lantern Theatre
- 11th Nov 2021
Joe went a little bit mad during lockdown – just like you did – and it’s hilariously cathartic to watch.
Coronavirus – A Great British Farce
- Listing Comedy
- UK Regional & Tours
- Multiple Venues
- 11th - 26th Nov 2021
Joe went a little bit mad during lockdown – just like you did – and it’s hilariously cathartic to watch.
The Great War | Lovely Head
- Listing Theatre
- Dublin
- Smock Alley Theatre, 1662
- 1st - 6th Nov 2021
Momentum Theatre Productions is proud to present the Irish premiere of The Great War along with Lovely Head in a night of two dark comedies by Neil LaBute.
FunnyBoyz London presents RuPaul's Drag Race ELEKTRA FENCE
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- City of Quebec
- 29th Oct 2021
FunnyBoyz London presents Drag Race UK S3 Elektra Fence About this event SESSION TIME: 19.
Lachlan Werner's Voices Of Evil - London Horror Festival
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
- Pleasance
- 26th - 27th Oct 2021
Ventriloquism as you’ve never seen it! The Exorcist… with puppets!Lachlan Werner (ventriloquist, clown) presents an hour of frights, where demonic voices come from every corner…
Hay Babes Pageant. London's Next BIG Thing
- Listing Nightlife
- London Fringe
- Colours Hoxton
- 23rd Oct 2021
Hay Babes! Who will be London’s Next BIG Thing?Join Miss Taylor Trash for the most East London drag pageant you have ever seen in your lives!!!12 contestants will battle it ou…
An Evening With Frank Lavender - London
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
- Royal Vauxhall Tavern
- 15th Oct 2021
Join Yorkshires #1 funnyman (according to his late mother), misogyny apologist, and inevitable sex symbol FRANK LAVENDER for an evening of comedy in Frank’s own brand of progressiv…
Chariots of Glitter: Aurora's 2021 London Marathon Fundraiser
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- The Glory
- 9th Oct 2021
Chariots of Glitter: Aurora’s 2021 London Marathon FundraiserAurora Kills has just run (nay - pranced her way through) the London Marathon.
The Great British Driving Test!
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 7th Oct 2021
If you either love…or hate… the magic of motoring then you are in for a big treat! Clive St.
Laughing Labia LGBTQ+ Comedy & Variety Night
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- Phoenix Arts Club
- 3rd Oct - 7th Nov 2021
Known from Soho before Corona and on Zoom during Corona.
Style Sisters
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 26th Sep 2021
Join us for an afternoon of (socially distanced!) interactive fun, where we’ll be sharing with you all our secrets about how to get organised and style your home.
Queer East 2021 - The Horse Hospital Pass
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- The Horse Hospital
- 17th Sep 2021
Queer East is proud to team up with Londons longest-running independent arts space, The Horse Hospital, this year to present a bold and imaginative programme, featuring artists and…
FunnyBoyz London presents "DOLLY PARTON, the tribute"
- Listing Events
- UK Regional & Tours
- Supper Club at Blundell Street
- 10th Sep 2021
FUNNYBOYZ LIVERPOOL presentsDolly Parton ( ages 18+ )BLUNDELLS SUPPER CLUBFriday 10th September 2021 Beth McAnn as Dolly Parton is coming to London this September! This s…
Golden Girls: A Musical - London Preview
- Listing Film
- London Fringe
- Two Brewers
- 7th Sep 2021
PICTURE IT! LONDON 2021!Following the announcement of our Brighton shows, due to popular demand we have decided to add a one night only London Preview, exclusively at The Two Brewe…
Drag Friday East London E18 - with the outrageous Tiffaney Wells
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- flock
- 3rd Sep 2021
Flock is East London’s newst LGBTQI friendly venue in South Woodford near the station, Central Line.
Tom Aspaul - The Revenge Body Tour - London, Royal Vauxhall Tavern
- Listing
- London Fringe
- Royal Vauxhall Tavern
- 3rd Sep 2021
Live show, with full band!TOM ASPAULFoxgluvv support Doors open 6pmALL TICKETS NOW ON SALE!Ticket link
Great Expectations
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Time & Talents Centre
- 1st - 19th Sep 2021
A cracking London story with drama, comedy, and romance that has entertained people for over 150 years.
Cecily's Belly Laugh Picnic – Musical Balloon Band – Free Festival
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 26th - 29th Aug 2021
Hop, bounce, jump, wave and sing! Percussion, music, laughter and balloons with Verona’s Musical Balloon Band.
Adela in London
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Camden Fringe
- Upstairs at the Gatehouse
- 24th - 26th Aug 2021
It’s November 2019 and Adela, a young Spanish woman, has decided to move to London to progress her career.
Adela in London
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Camden Fringe
- Upstairs at the Gatehouse
- 24th - 26th Aug 2021
It’s November 2019 and Adela, a young Spanish woman, has decided to move to London to progress her career.
Paul Dennis: Imashination (Free Festival)
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 23rd - 29th Aug 2021
Multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter and stand-up, Paul Dennis brings his music and comedy together for the first time.
London Symphony Orchestra
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh International Festival
- Edinburgh Academy Junior School
- 19th - 19th Aug 2021
A spirit-lifting concert from the celebrated orchestra with Sir Simon Rattle as conductor.
Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 17th - 29th Aug 2021
See the very best comedians selected from across the Fringe, with a different top-notch comedy line-up every night – as this show returns to Edinburgh for its 18th year.
Four Sisters
- Listing Theatre
- Camden Fringe
- The Hope Theatre
- 16th - 19th Aug 2021
This modern adaptation of Little Women, set in London 2019, follows the four sisters: Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy over a weekend, as Jo and Meg go to visit Beth and Amy in their London b…
Four Sisters
- Listing Theatre
- Camden Fringe
- The Hope Theatre
- 16th - 19th Aug 2021
This modern adaptation of Little Women, set in London 2019, follows the four sisters: Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy over a weekend, as Jo and Meg go to visit Beth and Amy in their London b…
Queer meditation (free). Sunday 15th August 1pm Finsbury Park
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- N4 2DH
- 15th Aug 2021
IRL Queer Meditation Sunday 15th August 1pm Finsbury Park.
A Great Disordered Heart: Shared Futures
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh International Festival
- Old College Quad
- 15th - 15th Aug 2021
The final concert in the A Great Disordered Heart series, curated by Aidan O’Rourke, presents two of the most thrilling acts in Scottish and Irish folk music today.
Being of Influence | Free Workshop | 14 Aug 2021
- Listing Events
- UK Regional & Tours
- Online Event
- 14th Aug 2021
Workshop : Being of InfluenceDate : Saturday 14th AugustTime : 15:00 - 18:00 UKT / 10am - 1pm ESTLocation : VirtualAudience : LGBTQ+Cost : FREE (Donations accepted) ‘Bei…
Taiwan Hengchun Folk Songs Singing Club – Sing To the World (Free)
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Player
- 14th - 21st Aug 2021
The grannies in the show will tell you their life stories through singing and playing the moon guitar.
A Great Disordered Heart: Shared Songs
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh International Festival
- Old College Quad
- 14th Aug 2021
Some of the world’s most powerful Gaelic voices come together for Shared Songs – the second concert in the Aidan O’Rourke-curated series A Great Disordered Heart – in a nig…
Brucie Bonus Friday LGBTQ Weekly In Leytonstone London....
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- 762 High Rd Leytonstone
- 13th Aug - 17th Sep 2021
A new Friday weekly LGBT+ friendly event brought to you in the function room huddled between that glamourous venue O’Neills in Leytonstone and the cruising areas of Hollow Ponds.
A Great Disordered Heart: Shared Melodies
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh International Festival
- Old College Quad
- 13th Aug 2021
Shared Melodies opens A Great Disordered Heart’s concert series, curated by Aidan O’Rourke, with a mesmerising, stripped-back take on traditional Irish and Scottish melody.
Tier Three Sisters
- Listing Theatre
- Camden Fringe
- The Hope Theatre
- 9th - 15th Aug 2021
A modern man-free adaptation of the Chekhov classic.
#1 Best All-American Comedy Show in London
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Comedy Cabin
- 9th - 29th Aug 2021
The #1 Best All-American Comedy Show is the best (and only) comedy show of its kind (in London)! These Americans were smart enough to leave the United States and are in the UK to d…
Tier Three Sisters
- Listing Theatre
- Camden Fringe
- The Hope Theatre
- 9th - 15th Aug 2021
A modern man-free adaptation of the Chekhov classic.
#1 Best All-American Comedy Show in London
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Comedy Cabin
- 9th - 29th Aug 2021
The #1 Best All-American Comedy Show is the best (and only) comedy show of its kind (in London)! These Americans were smart enough to leave the United States and are in the UK to d…
Clown Nipples and Nice Try (Two Solo Shows - Works in Progress)
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Etcetera Theatre
- 8th - 15th Aug 2021
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
Nice Try and Clown Nipples (Two Comedy Solo Shows)
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Etcetera Theatre
- 8th - 15th Aug 2021
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
Clown Nipples and Nice Try (Two Solo Shows - Works in Progress)
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Etcetera Theatre
- 8th - 15th Aug 2021
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 7th - 30th Aug 2021
See the very best comedians selected from across the Fringe, with a different top-notch comedy line-up every night – as this show returns to Edinburgh for its 18th year.
Free Shot On Entry!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpaceTriplex
- 6th - 14th Aug 2021
The Manchester Revue are proud to present their new sketch show, Free Shot On Entry! Bringing you the best comedy The University of Manchester has to offer, prepare to question eve…
Fantastic Creatures of Edinburgh and Where to Find Them! – Immersive Treasure Hunt
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Meeting Point at Adam Smith Statue
- 6th - 30th Aug 2021
You will need a team of two to four, internet access on your phone, your eyes and legs! We’ll provide the kit and instructions.
Alex – Or What Happened on the Train to London
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C ARTS | C venues | C digital
- 6th - 13th Aug 2021
Stuck on a broken-down train are: Dave and Alex, two students who have met on the journey; Kate, a young mother who has started her own business; Marc, recently left by his fiancé…
The Great Gatsby
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Player
- 6th - 6th Aug 2021
A unique two-woman retelling of F Scott Fitzgerald’s masterpiece.
Sherlock's Secret Challenge – The Puzzle Solving Game That Shows You The City
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Outside The Conan Doyle Pub
- 6th - 30th Aug 2021
You will need a group of 2-5 detectives, internet access on your phone, your brain and your legs! We’ll provide the specialist kit.
Sisters of Charity
- Listing Theatre
- Camden Fringe
- Lion & Unicorn Theatre
- 4th - 7th Aug 2021
Set in the notorious Bessborough Mother and Baby Home in Cork, Sisters of Charity tells the forgotten story of Ireland’s ‘fallen women’ – unmarried mothers who were taken i…
Sisters of Charity
- Listing Theatre
- Camden Fringe
- Lion & Unicorn Theatre
- 4th - 7th Aug 2021
Set in the notorious Bessborough Mother and Baby Home in Cork, Sisters of Charity tells the forgotten story of Ireland’s ‘fallen women’ – unmarried mothers who were taken i…
Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts – Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 2nd - 21st Aug 2021
Free concerts every lunchtime, Monday to Saturday throughout August.
Coronavirus – A Great British Farce
- Listing Theatre
- Camden Fringe
- Hen & Chickens Theatre
- 2nd - 4th Aug 2021
Come and laugh the trauma away at this dark comedy, inspired by the writer’s ridiculous lockdown diary entries.
Coronavirus – A Great British Farce
- Listing Theatre
- Camden Fringe
- Hen & Chickens Theatre / Hen and Chickens Theatre Pub
- 2nd - 4th Aug 2021
Come and laugh the trauma away at this dark comedy, inspired by the writer’s ridiculous lockdown diary entries.
Summer in the Garden: The Grimm Sisters
- Listing Children’s Shows
- London Fringe
- The Albany
- 31st Jul 2021
The Grimm Sisters present their marvellous mix of storytelling, comedy & live music. Socially distanced, interactive outdoor theatre - perfect for 2021!
Brucie Bonus London - LGBTQ+ Friday Weekly till 3am in Leytonstone
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- 762 High Rd Leytonstone
- 30th Jul - 20th Aug 2021
A new Friday weekly LGBT+ friendly event brought to you in the function room adjacent to the glamourous venue O’Neills in Leytonstone.
Summer in the Garden: Make Music Day with South London Choirs
- Listing Music
- London Fringe
- The Albany
- 21st Jun 2021
Four local ‘Sing Out’ community choirs are singing together to celebrate Make Music Day 2021. As part of the Albany’s Summer in the Garden.
Sara Segovia and Lachlan Werner are making shows (WORK IN PROGRESS)
- Listing Comedy
- UK Regional & Tours
- The Miller
- 15th Jun 2021
Sara Segovia Rodao and Lachlan Werner are cuties by nature, cancers by astrological sign and clowns by trade.
Clown Nipples and Nice Try (Two Solo Shows - Works in Progress)
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Caxton Arms
- 7th - 27th Jun 2021
Tl;dr: Two female comedians debut their 30 minute solo shows on one bill.
Clown Nipples and Nice Try (Two Solo Shows - Works in Progress)
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Caxton Arms
- 7th - 27th Jun 2021
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
Privates: Great Ideas By Geniuses
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The McElderry
- 28th - 31st May 2021
Discover a show about the discoveries that changed the world, by people who know nothing.
Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant / Laughing Horse @ The Walrus
- 28th May - 26th Jun 2021
Pick of the Fringe returns to Brighton - an annual selection of the very best in stand-up comedy at the Fringe! The show is a succulent smorgasbord of fantastically funny stand-u…
Geoffrey Mead's London Road Tour
- Listing Tours
- Brighton Fringe
- MEET: St Peter’s Church Hall Entrance
- 28th May - 27th Jun 2021
London Road is an area rapidly regenerating after years of inner city decline.
The Great Gatsby
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Streaming
- 28th May - 12th Jul 2021
A unique two-woman retelling of F.
The Great Gatsby
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Streaming
- 28th May - 27th Jun 2021
A unique two-woman retelling of F.
Jina and the STEM Sisters
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Online & Broadcast
A digital production of a new multi-media musical show about historical female scientists and mathematicians whose work was so often unrecognised but who contributed in so many way…
London Expat
- Listing Theatre
- Online & Broadcast
A comic story of the encounter between a modern migrant and London – a contemporary El Dorado craved by generations of young Europeans – London Expat looks at the road to becom…
Russell Howard: Respite (London)
- Listing Events
- 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.
Out of the Blue Jazz presents The Great American Songbook
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 10th - 15th Aug 2020
Back from sell-out shows in 2019, this band are swing jazz sensations, Out of the Blue Jazz, who will be performing the ever-popular Great American Songbook in the style of iconic …
Our Great-Grandfather's Paintings
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 7th - 27th Aug 2020
Elsa and sister Irenie (The McTaggart Sisters) showcase a rare opportunity to hear these two highly acclaimed singers/songwriters/multi-instrumentalists come together in a fusion o…
Sisters
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court
- 7th - 11th Aug 2020
After their mother’s death, two estranged sisters, Jenny, an introvert who cared for their ailing mother, and Jackie, an ambitious socialite who left home at sixteen never to retur…
Fleas and Cheese: The Great Plague and Fire Show
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 7th - 29th Aug 2020
Enjoy a plaguey, fiery hour in this informative and interactive one-man show for history-loving kids.
Late Show Great Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 6th - 30th Aug 2020
The night is young and three of the best stand-up comedians from Australia and around the world are ready to make you laugh, stay up late and definitely have one more drink.
Three Sisters
- Review
- ★★★★
- Skot Wilson
- West End
- Lyttelton Theatre, National Theatre
- 12th Dec, 2019
Welcome to The Republic of Biafra, 1967.
George Hinchcliffes Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
- Listing Music
- UK Regional & Tours
- De La Warr Pavilion
- 11th Dec 2019
The original ukulele orchestra.
A Christmas Carol - Immersive Experience
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Immersive LDN
- 27th Nov 2019 - 5th Jan 2020
An Immersive Dining Experience of A Christmas Carol.
Omar Kamal Live in London
- Listing Events
- West End
- Aldwych Theatre
- 24th Nov 2019
One of the most authentic and versatile artists to emerge from the region in years, Omar Kamal’s multi-cultural background shines on stage in a thrilling 90-minute set that s…
Free Screening: Hocus Pocus
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Above the Stag Theatre
- 31st Oct 2019
After three centuries, three witch sisters are resurrected in Salem Massachusetts on Halloween night, and it is up to two teen-agers, a young girl, and an immortal cat …
Free Screening: The Birdcage
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Above the Stag Theatre
- 30th Oct 2019
Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane and Dianne Wiest lead the laughs in this wild comedy that insists you don't have to be a woman to be a mother.
The Great Gatsby - Immersive London
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Gatsby’s Mansion, Immersive LDN
- 18th Oct 2019 - 30th Oct 2022
Jay Gatsby invites you to one of his infamous parties.
War Horse
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Troubadour Theatre - Wembley
- 18th Oct - 23rd Nov 2019
The National Theatre’s internationally-acclaimed smash-hit War Horse returns to London this autumn for a limited season at the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre, an exciting ne…
Mr Fox (London Horror Festival)
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- The Pleasance Theatre
- 15th Oct 2019
‘Be bold, be bold, but not too bold, lest that your heart’s blood should run cold.
Jon Culshaw: The Great British Take Off
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton
- The Old Market
- 9th Oct 2019
Comedian and impressionist Jon Culshaw and legendary comedy producer Bill Dare (Dead Ringers) come to TOM for the first time following their sell-out tour last year.
London Punk Festival 2019
- Listing Comedy
- UK Regional & Tours
- 229 The Venue
- 21st Sep 2019
Anti Nowhere League released their debut single "Streets of London" b/w "So What" in 1981.
Dervish - The Great Irish Songbook
- Listing Events
- West End
- London Palladium
- 19th Sep 2019
Dervish bring The Great Irish Songbook to The London Palladium.
*a great big sigh*
- Review
- ★★★
- Christopher James
- London Fringe
- Hen and Chickens Theatre
- 11th Sep, 2019
Only a couple of weeks ago I, and some friends, were in an Escape Room.
London Comedy Allstars - The Spiegeltent
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Spiegeltent at Southbank Centre
- 31st Aug - 28th Sep 2019
Join us every Saturday night for a huge line up of the best comedy talent on offer.
Free Spirits
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Acoustic Music Centre @ UCC
- 23rd Aug 2019
The cruelties of social media could have broken a girl’s spirit.
Mother and the Monster / Free Festival
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Golf Tavern
- 20th - 25th Aug 2019
Charlotte was a legendary Hollywood props mistress who disappeared from public view decades ago.
Our Man – Free
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Raging Bull
- 19th - 25th Aug 2019
This award-winning writer’s powerful one-man show tears through the curtain of manners to reveal the wildlife of neo-liberal Britain.
Goodbye Charles – Free
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ City Cafe
- 19th - 25th Aug 2019
‘I ate the divorce papers, Charles.
Free Money from the Government: A Play About a Squid
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Nicolson Square
- 19th - 24th Aug 2019
This show follows the journey of a team of podcasters setting out to investigate the disappearance of an iconic infomercial grifter.
Questions for Quiz Shows
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 17th Aug 2019
Cora is at the festival to see her ex-boyfriend perform.
Jon Culshaw and Bill Dare: The Great British Take Off
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 15th - 19th Aug 2019
Comedian and impressionist Jon Culshaw and legendary comedy producer Bill Dare return to Edinburgh following their sell-out run last year.
Tommy Tiernan: Paddy Crazy Horse
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 15th - 24th Aug 2019
Tommy mixes a love of comic rebellion, the poetry of everyday speech and a deep grá for talking, with a refusal to be conscripted into a rational view of the world.
Chris Cross: The Great Magician of the North
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ The Outhouse Bar / PBH’s Free Fringe @ Voodoo Rooms
- 14th - 24th Aug 2019
Chris Cross – The tricky Geordie cheekster returns for his 14th consecutive Fringe, with his unique madcap style of multi award-winning comedy magic, escapology and cunning stunt…
Oxford Revue – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Liquid Room Annexe/Warehouse
- 3rd - 19th Aug 2019
The Oxford Revue returns with its celebrated Free Fringe variety bill.
Absolutely (Not) Free – An Evening of Zappa
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Bannermans
- 13th - 14th Aug 2019
A smorgasbord of Frank Zappa classics hand-delivered by those finest purveyors of conceptual continuity, Pygmy Twylyte! Expect pickles, poodles, dental floss, muffins, snowballs an…
Chris Cross - The Great Magician of the North
- Listing Magic
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Outhouse
- 13th - 23rd Aug 2019
Chris Cross – The tricky Geordie cheekster returns for his 14th consecutive Fringe, with his unique madcap style of multi award-winning comedy magic, escapology and cunning stunt…
Laughing For Palestine with Seann Walsh
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 12th Aug 2019
Have a laugh and help raise money for ICAHD UK: Resisting Apartheid, Building a Shared Democracy.
West End Producer – Free Willy
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Checkpoint / Assembly George Square Studios
- 31st Jul - 25th Aug 2019
Join West End Producer as he auditions special guests for his Free Willy musical.
Out of the Blue Jazz Presents The Great American Songbook
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 12th - 17th Aug 2019
Fabulous swing jazz band.
All-Star Cabaret: The Free Fringe Gala
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Voodoo Rooms
- 12th - 19th Aug 2019
Best of magic, dance, comedy, singing and more.
Alice-India: Sorry I'm So Great or Whatever (WiP)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 11th - 25th Aug 2019
‘Bold, subversive and dominant’ (ObjectivelyFunny.
Devon Knows How They Make It So Musical! (Free)
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Canongate Kirk / St Cuthbert’s Church / Stockbridge Church
- 10th - 12th Aug 2019
Join us for a magical, marvellous hour of songs from your favourite movie musicals including Les Misérables, The Greatest Showman and some Disney classics.
An Excellent Cleanser of the Liver – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Place
- 11th - 18th Aug 2019
Behold, beware, behave! A brand-new sketch show from some comedians you don’t know! Join the Sheffield Revue in an adventure in time and sketch comedy.
Sets in the City – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Place
- 11th - 18th Aug 2019
Hey, you! Don’t watch that! Watch this! Another stand-up show from some comedians you don’t know! Featuring an amalgam of stand-ups from diverse backgrounds and influences and an M…
Craig and Darren Give Away Free Nachos
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Taco Mazama
- 5th - 25th Aug 2019
Craig and Darren are some nice boys who hit the jackpot when their venue agreed to let them give away free nachos at every performance they do.
Cathedral Coffee Concerts – Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 5th - 7th Aug 2019
Pianist John Bryden, joined for one of the performances by St Mary’s Cathedral Assistant Master of the Music Joseph Beech, plays music by Liszt, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Bach, Mozart…
Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals – Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 4th - 18th Aug 2019
Organists Duncan Ferguson, Joseph Beech and John Kitchen perform popular organ works on the Cathedral’s mighty ‘Father’ Willis organ.
Howl Comedy Club Free Showcase
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Kilderkin
- 3rd - 24th Aug 2019
Ever been to a really well-run comedy club? Watch an hour of pro comedy for free instead of the £10 charge outside of the Fringe.
Free Fringe Festival Music: Live on the Grassmarket
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Biddy Mulligans / Laughing Horse @ The Wee Pub
- 3rd - 3rd Aug 2019
Join us for a huge selection of free acoustic music, duos, bands, singers and more through the day and night on this launch day of Fringe Music on the Grassmarket.
Steffan Alun and Support: You Can't Escape Free Stand-Up
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Waverley Bar
- 3rd - 24th Aug 2019
The Welsh optimist returns to the festival – and this year, he’s been trying to escape.
Alcohol-Free Craic
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Carnivore Edinburgh
- 3rd - 25th Aug 2019
What’s better than one stand-up comedian for free? That’s right, two stand-up comedians for free.
Free Fringe Music
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- National Museum of Scotland
- 3rd - 25th Aug 2019
Free Fringe Music.
Worst Show on the Fringe – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Subway
- 3rd - 24th Aug 2019
Russell Howard, Miranda Hart, Tim Minchin.
Yukon Ho! (Tall Tales from the Great White North)
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2019
Comic dance-theatre conceived and performed by Yukon born ‘Intrepid’ Jen.
The Great Health Con
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Symposium Hall
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2019
We spend trillions on health but like Brexit, nobody knows what it means.
Free Love
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 2nd Aug 2019
Free Love is the latest manifestation of the Scottish experimental pop duo formerly known as Happy Meals, known for their extraordinary sensual live ceremonies.
Elsa Jean McTaggart Presents McTaggart Sisters
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 2nd - 24th Aug 2019
The McTaggart sisters Elsa Jean McTaggart and her youngest sister Miss Irenie Rose present a rare opportunity to hear these two highly acclaimed singers/songwriters/multi-instrumen…
Laughing Horse Free Best in Comedy Chat Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2019
This chat show is the perfect guide to what comedy you should see at the Fringe as host Vladimir McTavish, one of Scotland’s finest stand-ups, introduces this intimate and hilariou…
The Great British Bake Offenders
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2019
2018: The Supreme Court find a bakery not guilty of discrimination for refusing to bake a gay cake.
Late Show Great Show / Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2019
The night is young and some of the best stand-up comedians at the Fringe are ready to make you laugh, stay up late and definitely have one more drink.
Funny Cluckers: Best of the Fest – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2019
Four top-quality, fowl-mouthed acts, hand-plucked from around the festival.
Laughing Horse Free and Family Friendly Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2019
See the very best comedians selected from around the Fringe, with different line-ups every day in this brand-new family friendly lunchtime stand-up showcase, from the people behind…
The Great Outdoors
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Mirth Meltdown @ 52 Canoes
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2019
Two years ago, Matt Watson (‘Good Canadian fun’ (Wingspan Entertainment)) moved to Scotland.
James Hancox: 1000 Great Lives
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
James returns with his most ambitious show to date – an epic, thought-provoking stage spectacular celebrating the 1000 great lives that shaped history.
Laughing Horse Free Pick of The Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire / Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
See the very best comedians selected from across the Fringe, with a different line-up of top comedians at every show.
Free Live Music at Ghillie Dhu
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Ghillie Dhu
- 1st - 26th Aug 2019
The Ghillie Dhu’s very own local artists performing every night of the week with a mixture of traditional and popular classics. Come and join us for drams, jigs and reels!
Phoebe Traquair Song School Murals Tours – Free
- Listing Exhibition / Exhibition
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 1st - 31st Aug 2019
Phoebe Traquair’s vivid arts and crafts murals (painted 1888-1892) include allegorical and religious images, portraits of leading figures, choir and clergy of the day and images of…
Spring Day: When Push Comes to Shove – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
Expect a fun night of sharp, well-crafted and mischievous stand-up that will tickle your fancy and your heart if you have one.
Great Grimm Tales
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Cowgate
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
‘Three nights to save a soul.
Battle of the Superheroes: The Great Superhero Debate
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 1st - 13th Aug 2019
Many comedians converge in a mixture of stand-up comedy, improvisation, interactive debate and Q&A to find out who is the greatest superhero of them all.
It's All Going To Be OK – Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
The world is going to sh*t! Or so it seems.
Sean Morley: Soon I Will Be Dead and My Bones Will Be Free to Wreak Havoc Upon the Earth Once More
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Heroes @ The Hive
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
Inside my skin is a rattling beast and when I breathe my last it will emerge.
Matt Jones: Pandora's Box – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
What would you do if you could go back in time and hand-pick who you would become? One day a man encounters a strange spirit and is offered the opportunity to become someone else, …
Laughing Horse Free Comedy Selection
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Multiple Venues
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
See the very best comedians at the Fringe, alongside some of the UK’s best comedy newcomers, at this top-rated comedy selection show.
Rod Shepherd: Slacktivist – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage / Laughing Horse @ The Lock Up
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
Croydon’s sixth leading conspiracy theorist attempts to debunk the big myths: JFK, Twin Towers, why British Bake Off went to Channel 4.
Free Footlights
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Mash House
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
An hour of stand-up, songs, sketches and much more, from the Cambridge Footlights – alumni include Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, David Mitchell, Emma Thompson, Richard Ayoade, the ca…
Comedy Gobbledygook Showcase / Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
London Bermondsey’s beloved local comedy show comes to Edinburgh! Hosted by a podgy gay comic from the remote island of Taiwan, this comedy show has, for month after month, enterta…
The Human Show / Free Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Golf Tavern
- 1st - 9th Aug 2019
Join Those Big Bois for the award-submitted, The Human Show – a journey inside the mind of one confused specimen and the two voices in his head as they navigate a day in this wei…
99 Club Stand-Up Selection – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
Proudly supporting the Free Festival with a selection of four different comics daily.
A Free Festival Friendly Walking Tour
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Statue of Adam Smith
- 1st - 31st Aug 2019
We are the top-rated walking tour company for English tours in Edinburgh on TripAdvisor and we have put together a special festival friendly walking tour of the Old Town for you to…
Stand-Up Philosophy – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
Bored of mindless comedy shows? Then come to Stand-Up Philosophy.
Donald Alexander: The Great
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Monkey Barrel Comedy
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
Scottish Comedy Award winner Donald Alexander is back with more long-limbed and surreal stand up.
Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts – Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 1st - 31st Aug 2019
Free concerts every lunchtime, Monday to Saturday throughout August. Wide range of music from classical to contemporary, traditional Scots and jazz. Full details at cathedral.net
CeilidhKids at the Fringe – Free!
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
Family workshop suitable for children aged 3-7 years with parents or carers, but everyone welcome, regardless of age or ability.
Lewis Schaffer is Mr Diabetes – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ 32 Below
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
Lewis Schaffer is a New York Jewish comic.
101 Comedy Club – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
‘Funny.
Life Is No Laughing Matter
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 31st Jul - 18th Aug 2019
‘Sometimes I think I have felt everything I’m ever gonna feel and from here on out, I’m not gonna feel anything new.
London Hughes: To Catch a D*ck
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Hannah Crofts
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 17th Aug, 2019
Beyoncé’s Diva is blasting out as we wait for London Hughes to arrive.
Isa Bonachera: The Great Emptiness
- Review
- ★★★★
- Scott Blair
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon at Old Tolbooth Market
- 13th Aug, 2019
One day the earth might be so devastated that we might need to leave for a distant planet.
The Big Free Fringe Festival Launch Night
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 31st Jul 2019
See a selection of performers from the very best of this year’s Free Fringe Festival shows, in the big gala launch night, party and general great start to this year’s Edinburgh Fri…
C for Free
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C viva
- 31st Jul - 26th Aug 2019
Daily diet of live highlights from across the festivals.
The Cabinet of Madame Fanny Du Thé
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 31st Jul - 26th Aug 2019
Tales of woe, tales of science, tales of curses, tales of defiance.
Isa Bonachera: The Great Emptiness
- Listing Comedy
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- 28th Jul 2019
If you ever want to go to outer space, the probability of you ever getting the job is 0.
Sean Morley: Soon I Will Be Dead and My Bones Will Be Free to Wreak Havoc Upon the Earth Once More £5 / PWYW
- Listing Comedy
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- The Basement
- 28th Jul 2019
Inside my skin is a rattling beast and when I breathe my last it will emerge.
Free Fall
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Draper Hall
- 27th Jul 2019
Theatre @DraperHall and Founding Fall Theatre kindly invite you to the Summer edition of their fantastic and unique scratch Theatre evening: Free FallLive music, improvisation arou…
Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year 2019: Final
- Listing Comedy
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- Grand Opera House York
- 27th Jul 2019
The Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year is back for a fifth year.
Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year 2019: Semi-Finals
- Listing Comedy
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- 25th - 26th Jul 2019
The Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year is back for a fifth year.
The Great Yorkshire Comedy Fringe Workshop Showcase
- Listing Comedy
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- The Basement
- 21st Jul 2019
A bunch of comedy virgins have spent the weekend with Logan Murray, the man who taught Greg Davies, Rhod Gilbert, Josh Widdecombe, Andi Osho, Luisa Omielan, Diane …
Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year 2019: Heats
- Listing Comedy
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- The Basement
- 18th - 24th Jul 2019
The Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year is back for a fifth year.
*a great big sigh*
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
- The Hope Theatre
- 7th - 8th Jul 2019
The world outside is (probably) falling apart.
Spitfire Sisters
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- The Space
- 2nd Jul - 6th Aug 2019
1940s Britain – a 19-year-old Northern lass takes to the air in a fighter plane, armed with only a compass.
John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett – The Nearly Free Tour
- Listing Music
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 30th Jun 2019
This magnetic bond still holds after more than 40 years of attempted escapes and still loved for their total in-yer-face originality, the contrast between the dea…
Mark Cram: Horse Costume
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Black Dove
- 31st May 2019
Being dumped is hard.
Song of the Sisters
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- The Spire
- 30th May - 2nd Jun 2019
Joske, Annelie and Marthe Koning combine storytelling, movement and song to portray the universal dynamic of the family.
Sarah Keyworth: Dark Horse
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Studio
- 23rd May 2019
You’ve seen her on Comedy Central, you’ve seen her on the BBC.
BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The Blockhouse
- 20th - 21st May 2019
BA Theatre Arts at GBMet.
Comedy for Community: A fundraiser in aid of North London Cares and South London Cares
- Listing
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 20th May 2019
Stewart Lee returns to the Leicester Square Theatre for a fourth year running to head up a comedy night in aid of community charities North London Cares and South London…
Comedy for Community; A fundraiser in aid of North London Cares and South London Cares
- Listing
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 20th May 2019
Stewart Lee returns to the Leicester Square Theatre for a fourth year running to head up a comedy night in aid of community charities North London Cares and South London…
Peace by the Beach: Free Meditation on Brighton Beach
- Listing Events
- Brighton Fringe
- West Pier, Brighton Beach
- 19th May 2019
Bodhisattva Kadampa Meditation Centre is offering a free meditation on the beach with Buddhist monk, Gen Thekchen.
Sunday Encounters: Curious Arts Curate Curious London
- Listing Events
- West End
- Theatre Royal Haymarket
- 19th May 2019
Join us for the day at the Theatre Royal Haymarket for ‘London Curious’ on Sunday 19th May, where a series of curious adventures with the legendary Iain Sinclair&n…
Immersive European Sauna Bathing Experience
- Listing Events
- Brighton Fringe
- Beach Box Sauna Spa
- 17th May - 1st Jun 2019
Let us take you on a sauna journey.
Battle of the Superheroes: The Great Superhero Debate
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant
- 15th - 18th May 2019
Many comedians converge once more in Brighton to find out who is the greatest superhero.
БеспринцЫпные чтения. To London With Love.
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 14th May 2019
London viewers will meet with one of the most unusual and popular Russian literary and theatrical projects of recent years - “Unprincipled Readings”.
Isa Bonachera: The Great Emptiness
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The Burrow
- 7th - 16th May 2019
Any sensible person would look at the night sky and see the horrible purgatory of the cosmos.
Work Makes You Free by Michael Ross
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Rialto Theatre
- 6th - 10th May 2019
Adam is loving being Employment Minister.
End Times: An Immersive Adventure
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Nether Regions
- 4th - 25th May 2019
Escape room meets theatre in this apocalyptic adventure.
The Cabinet of Madame Fanny Du Thé
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Theatre Box
- 4th - 6th May 2019
One of The Guardian’s Best Shows at the Edinburgh Fringe 2018.
Sisters Grimm - Inala
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Peacock Theatre London
- 30th Apr - 18th May 2019
Created to celebrate 20 years of democracy in South Africa, INALA (“abundance of goodwill” in Zulu) returns to London after the sell-out runs at Sadler’s Wells.
Not the Horse
- Listing Theatre
- UK Regional & Tours
- Royal Court Liverpool
- 25th - 27th Apr 2019
The Multi Award-winning Naughty Corner Productions are reviving the sell-out Edinburgh Fringe and UK show 'Not The Horse' Not The Horse is an outrageous crime-…
Three Sisters
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Richard Beck
- London Fringe
- Almeida Theatre
- 18th Apr, 2019
An air of timelessness perversely pervades Three Sisters at the Almeida.
Carter School of Dance Presents A Great Dance Show 2
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- UK Regional & Tours
- Hertford Theatre
- 13th Apr 2019
Tickets: £13.
London Comedy Allstars
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Udderbelly / Underbelly Boulevard / Underbelly Festival Cavendish Square
- 6th Apr 2019 - 7th Jun 2024
Join us every Saturday night for a huge line up of the best comedy talent on offer.
The Wonderful World of Disney on Ice - London
- Listing Children’s Shows
- West End
- Wembley Arena
- 13th Mar 2019 - 5th Apr 2020
Enter a dazzling world of adventure at The Wonderful World of Disney On Ice! Join Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse on an inspiring walk down memory lane in celebration of magic and fa…
Mortified Live: London
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 9th Mar - 26th Oct 2019
Mortified is a storytelling event which happens in more than 20 cities around the world and even has its own 6 part Netflix show (Mortified Guide).
Adam Buxton and Some Colleagues Doing Their Comedy for a Great Cause
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 12th Feb 2019
An evening of stand-up comedy supporting Nerve Tumours UK and helping to raise awareness of neurofibromatosis, an incurable genetic condition affecting 1 in every 3,000 …
Adam Buxton and Some Colleagues Doing Their Comedy for a Great Cause
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 12th Feb 2019
An evening of stand-up comedy supporting Nerve Tumours UK and helping to raise awareness of neurofibromatosis, an incurable genetic condition affecting 1 in every 3,000 …
Carter School of Dance presents A Great Big Dance Show
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- UK Regional & Tours
- Hertford Theatre
- 27th Jan 2019
Tickets: £13.
London Blues Week 2019
- Listing Comedy
- UK Regional & Tours
- 100 Club
- 14th - 19th Jan 2019
Six Night of Live Blues Music in the Heart of Central London.
Loud & Queer: Free Improv Comedy Night!
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
- The Miller
- 28th Nov 2018
From the people behind the sell-out Pride Improv Festival comes another Loud And Queer: Free Improv Comedy Night showcasing the most exciting improvised comedy from the city's top…
A Well Known Comedian and Some Colleagues Doing Their Comedy for a Great Cause
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 18th Nov 2018
An evening of stand-up comedy with stars of many of the funniest shows on TV helping to raise awareness of neurofibromatosis, an incurable genetic condition affecting 1 …
Steve Tyrell: An Evening of the Great American Songbook
- Listing Music
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 17th Oct 2018
One of the most gifted and multi-faceted personalities in modern American music history, Steve Tyrell, has been announced for a special show at London’s Leicester …
The Great Tamer
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- West End
- Sadler’s Wells
- 16th - 17th Oct 2018
Trained at the Athens School of Fine Arts, Dimitris Papaioannou draws on the Greek classics and his visual arts background in this investigation of life and death.
Michael Brunström: The Great Fire of London
- Listing
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 10th Oct 2018
From the surreal mind of Michael Brunström (“The Human Loire”, “The Golden Age of Steam”, “The Hay Wain Reloaded”, “Parsle…
London Calling play The Clash
- Listing Comedy
- UK Regional & Tours
- 100 Club / 229 The Venue
- 5th Oct 2018 - 20th Apr 2019
The Clash released their acclaimed second album "Give 'Em Enough Rope" in 1978.
The London Literary Pub Crawl
- Listing Tours
- London Fringe
- The Wheatsheaf
- 29th Sep - 22nd Dec 2018
A promenade theatre performance tour. Visit the pubs and taverns of Central London used by some of the greatest literary talents in the world
The Crystal Maze Live Experience - London
- Listing Attraction
- West End
- The Crystal Maze
- 11th Sep - 23rd Dec 2018
Situated just minutes away from Angel tube station in Islington, The Crystal Maze Live Experience is the ultimate team challenge.
Paw Patrol Live! The Great Pirate Adventure: Brighton
- Listing Children’s Shows
- UK Regional & Tours
- The Brighton Centre
- 8th - 9th Sep 2018
The Great Pirate Adventure: PAW Patrol Live! All paws on deck! Spin Master entertainment has announced a 2018 UK tour of Paw Patrol Live! 'The Great Pirate Adventure' this …
Paw Patrol Live! The Great Pirate Adventure: Bournemouth
- Listing Children’s Shows
- UK Regional & Tours
- Bournemouth International Centre
- 1st - 2nd Sep 2018
The Great Pirate Adventure: PAW Patrol Live! All paws on deck! Spin Master entertainment has announced a 2018 UK tour of Paw Patrol Live! 'The Great Pirate Adventure' this …
Paw Patrol Live! The Great Pirate Adventure: Leeds
- Listing Events
- UK Regional & Tours
- Leeds Arena
- 29th - 29th Aug 2018
The Great Pirate Adventure: PAW Patrol Live! All paws on deck! Spin Master entertainment has announced a 2018 UK tour of Paw Patrol Live! 'The Great Pirate Adventure' this …
Fringe Guide to Running a Venue
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 26th Aug 2018
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a hugely rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking for all involved.
Paw Patrol Live! The Great Pirate Adventure: London
- Listing Children’s Shows
- West End
- Wembley Arena
- 25th - 26th Aug 2018
The Great Pirate Adventure: PAW Patrol Live! All paws on deck! Spin Master entertainment has announced a 2018 UK tour of Paw Patrol Live! 'The Great Pirate Adventure' this …
Jon Culshaw and Bill Dare: The Great British Take Off
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot / Pleasance at EICC
- 13th - 26th Aug 2018
Join comedian/impressionist Jon Culshaw and legendary comedy writer/producer Bill Dare from BBC Radio 4’s Dead Ringers for unscripted, spontaneous comedy and conversation as politi…
Paw Patrol Live! The Great Pirate Adventure: Cardiff
- Listing Children’s Shows
- UK Regional & Tours
- Motorpoint Arena Cardiff
- 22nd - 22nd Aug 2018
The Great Pirate Adventure: PAW Patrol Live! All paws on deck! Spin Master entertainment has announced a 2018 UK tour of Paw Patrol Live! 'The Great Pirate Adventure' this …
Absolutely (Not) Free – An Evening of Zappa – Special Extra Show
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Henry’s Cellar Bar
- 22nd Aug 2018
Special additional show featuring former Zappa Plays Zappa vocalist/instrumentalist Ben Thomas, who will be opening the show with his own material and then joining the band for.
The Great Baldini – A Magician's Journey
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 20th - 25th Aug 2018
The Great Baldini is a magical legend.
A Show About Shows About Show Biz
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Nicolson Square
- 20th - 25th Aug 2018
From Show Boat to Showman, there’s always Another Op’nin, Another Show about the sparkling self-obsessed world of musical theatre! And why not? Some of the best shows are all a…
The Great Song Cycle, Song Cycle
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpaceTriplex
- 20th - 25th Aug 2018
A musical memoir about one woman’s solo bicycle/music tour 1,254 miles down the west coast of the USA.
Academy and Pitch Fight Present: Buy One, Get One Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpaceTriplex
- 20th - 25th Aug 2018
Having only been in existence for three years, both Academy and Pitch Fight have already shaken up the UK a cappella scene.
Beyond the Fringe: Touring to London
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 20th Aug 2018
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Paw Patrol Live! The Great Pirate Adventure: Birmingham
- Listing Children’s Shows
- UK Regional & Tours
- NIA Birmingham
- 18th Aug 2018
The Great Pirate Adventure: PAW Patrol Live! All paws on deck! Spin Master entertainment has announced a 2018 UK tour of Paw Patrol Live! 'The Great Pirate Adventure' this …
Lunafruit / Free Festival
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ City Cafe
- 17th - 21st Aug 2018
Fresh new band from London bring their summer 2018 tour to Edinburgh, with members having performed at Love Supreme Festival, Secret Garden Party, and Cambridge Folk Festival.
Adventures of the Singing Acupuncturist 6: Big O Makes It in New York... or, Does She? – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage / Laughing Horse @ The Phoenix
- 14th - 27th Aug 2018
Do you not fit into a box? Olivia (Big O) knows all too well about not fitting in: when kimchi, AKA fire-breathing garlic dragon breath, is your culture’s most famous export, how…
A Gay and a NonGay Live! – Free
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Moriarty’s
- 16th - 17th Aug 2018
Prepare for the gay and straight worlds to come together, as unlikely friends James Barr and Dan Hudson bring their hugely successful podcast to Edinburgh – live! James will expl…
Phil Zimmerman – Sixty-Seven Arseholes (Free)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ City Cafe
- 15th - 26th Aug 2018
Off-the-wall stand-up with sausage.
Paw Patrol Live! The Great Pirate Adventure: Sheffield
- Listing Children’s Shows
- UK Regional & Tours
- Motorpoint Arena Sheffield
- 15th - 15th Aug 2018
The Great Pirate Adventure: PAW Patrol Live! All paws on deck! Spin Master entertainment has announced a 2018 UK tour of Paw Patrol Live! 'The Great Pirate Adventure' this …
Bruce Davies – More from the Other Great American Songbook
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Valvona & Crolla
- 15th - 25th Aug 2018
Following sell-out shows in 2017, Bruce returns with more Dylan, Paxton, Seeger, Simon, etc.
Mis(s)treated – Free
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Cuckoo’s Nest
- 14th - 26th Aug 2018
Mis(s)treated – a dark and twisted comedy about human trafficking and prostitution.
Absolutely (Not) Free – An Evening of Zappa
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Henry’s Cellar Bar
- 14th - 15th Aug 2018
A smorgasbord of Frank Zappa classics hand-delivered by those finest purveyors of conceptual continuity, Pygmy Twylyte! Expect pickles, poodles, dental floss, muffins, snowballs an…
Malones Free Fringe
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Malones Edinburgh
- 13th - 27th Aug 2018
Malones Irish Bars Edinburgh hosts a large variety of live musical acts all day every day throughout the fringe. This begins at 12pm and continues until late at night!
The Great Song Cycle, Song Cycle
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 13th - 18th Aug 2018
A musical memoir about one woman’s solo bicycle/music tour 1,254 miles down the west coast of the USA.
Laughing for Palestine with Frankie Boyle
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 13th Aug 2018
Frankie Boyle, Jen Brister and Craig Campbell hosted by Daphna Baram, join in with the Israeli Committee Against House Demolition UK for a buy-a-brick fundraiser for a community c…
Paw Patrol Live! The Great Pirate Adventure: Manchester
- Listing Children’s Shows
- UK Regional & Tours
- Manchester Arena
- 11th - 12th Aug 2018
The Great Pirate Adventure: PAW Patrol Live! All paws on deck! Spin Master entertainment has announced a 2018 UK tour of Paw Patrol Live! 'The Great Pirate Adventure' this …
The Friel Sisters
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Acoustic Music Centre @ UCC
- 11th - 24th Aug 2018
Anna, Sheila and Clare Friel are Glasgow born and raised but with deep family roots in the Donegal Gaeltacht.
London Symphony Orchestra 2
- Listing Music / Music
- Edinburgh International Festival
- Usher Hall
- 11th Aug 2018
London Symphony Orchestra Sir Simon Rattle Conductor Mahler Symphony No 9 Rattle has long been revered for the searing intensity and insight of his Mahler performances.
Missing Hypnos / Free Frestival
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Cuckoo’s Nest
- 11th - 12th Aug 2018
Ollie has chronic insomnia, a mental and physical illness that affects 10% of people in the UK.
TwentyTwelve – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ City Cafe
- 11th - 18th Aug 2018
Colin’s life has been a series of well-meaning mishaps and misunderstandings.
London Symphony Orchestra 1
- Listing Music / Music / Music / Music
- Edinburgh International Festival
- Usher Hall
- 10th Aug 2018
London Symphony OrchestraSir Simon Rattle Conductor Krystian Zimerman Piano Bernstein Symphony No 2 ‘The Age of Anxiety’Dvořák Slavonic DancesJanáček Sinfonietta Sir Simo…
The Great Hipster Songbook
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Jazz Bar
- 9th - 26th Aug 2018
Chvrches as a charleston dance-off? Biffy Clyro as a torchsong ballad? Join award-winning five-octave vocalist Angus Munro and his floor-stomping jazz trio as they interpret modern…
Paw Patrol Live! The Great Pirate Adventure: Liverpool
- Listing Children’s Shows
- UK Regional & Tours
- Echo Arena Liverpool
- 8th - 8th Aug 2018
The Great Pirate Adventure: PAW Patrol Live! All paws on deck! Spin Master entertainment has announced a 2018 UK tour of Paw Patrol Live! 'The Great Pirate Adventure' this …
Cry Me a River: The Songs of Julie London
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Jazz Bar
- 8th - 12th Aug 2018
Acclaimed London-based jazz/blues/soul vocalist Kerry Jo Hodgkin pays tribute to the legendary, sultry-toned jazz and popular music singer/actress Julie London.
Cathedral Coffee Concerts – Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 7th - 8th Aug 2018
Pianist John Bryden plays music by Ravel, Scriabin, Bach and Schubert on the Cathedral Steinway.
Immersive Theatre: History and Inspiration
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 6th - 7th Aug 2018
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
The Great Red Sky Cabaret Show
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Red Sky Tent Company Pop Up Hotel
- 6th - 26th Aug 2018
A family-friendly mixed bag ranging from cabaret to comedy via spoken word and theatre.
Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals – Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 5th - 19th Aug 2018
Organists Daniel Cook (Durham Cathedral), Duncan Ferguson (St Mary’s Cathedral) and Joseph Beech (St Mary’s Cathedral) perform popular organ works on the Cathedral’s mighty ‘Father…
Paw Patrol Live! The Great Pirate Adventure: Glasgow
- Listing Children’s Shows
- UK Regional & Tours
- The Hydro
- 4th - 5th Aug 2018
The Great Pirate Adventure: PAW Patrol Live! All paws on deck! Spin Master entertainment has announced a 2018 UK tour of Paw Patrol Live! 'The Great Pirate Adventure' this …
Free Stand-Up Will Never Die
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Three Broomsticks
- 4th - 25th Aug 2018
The hilarious Welsh optimist returns to the Fringe, working through his latest identity crisis the only way he knows how – with 40 minutes of excellent free comedy.
Free Fringe Music
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- National Museum of Scotland
- 4th - 26th Aug 2018
Experience the joy of live music at the museum as the best young contemporary music talents perform an exciting blend of Scottish pop, traditional Scottish songs and instrumental s…
Battle of the Superheroes – The Great Superhero Debate (Free Festival)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 4th - 25th Aug 2018
This worldwide hit show for geeks and non-geeks everywhere returns with a changing line-up of hilarious comedians with a mixture of stand-up comedy and interactive debate to find o…
Chris Laker is Dead – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Bar Bados Complex
- 4th - 25th Aug 2018
Hi! I’m American comedian Chris Laker.
Well, It's Woody – Free
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Bar Bados Complex
- 4th - 25th Aug 2018
In association with PBH’s Free Fringe, veteran chanteuse Woodstock Taylor and her band of aging gits, Dai Lowe, Bev Wright and Max Scratchmann, bring their mixed bag of songs, poem…
The Show Between Shows Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- BrewDog Lothian Rd
- 4th - 25th Aug 2018
New(ish) for 2018! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
Worst Show on the Fringe – Free!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Subway
- 4th - 26th Aug 2018
Russell Howard, Miranda Hart, Tim Minchin.
Me Plus One – Improv with Two People – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Three Broomsticks
- 4th - 25th Aug 2018
Improviser Mara Joy (TBC Improv, The Spontaneous Players) is joined by a different special guest every day to create an entirely unique two-person show based off one word from the …
Free Fringe Festival Music: Live on the Grassmarket
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Biddy Mulligans / Laughing Horse @ The Wee Pub
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
Join us for a huge selection of acoustic music, duos, bands, rock, folk music, singers and more every day and night of the Fringe.
Oxford Revue: Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ City Cafe / Laughing Horse @ The Phoenix
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2018
The Oxford Revue returns with its celebrated Free Fringe variety bill.
Funny Cluckers – Best of the Fest – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 3rd - 26th Aug 2018
Four top-quality fowl-mouthed acts, hand-plucked from around the festival. For the poultry sum of a bucket contribution on eggsit. Guaranteed to be clucking funny.
Rob Kemp's Wheel of Shows
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Monkey Barrel / Monkey Barrel Comedy Club
- 3rd - 26th Aug 2018
Feeling pressured by his success last year with The Elvis Dead, Rob Kemp returns with ten(!) shows stuck to a spinning wheel.
Comedy Queers / Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2018
A raucous late night show offering a fabulous selection of the most outrageous queer performers from across the Fringe.
101 Comedy Club – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
‘Funny.
99 Club Stand-Up Selection – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
Proudly supporting the Free Festival with a different selection each day of four of the best comics at the Fringe.
Laughing Horse Free Best in Comedy Chat Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
This chat show is the perfect way to start your Fringe day, as you spend an hour in the company of one of the finest stand-ups on the Scottish comedy circuit.
Stand-Up Philosophy – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
Bored of mindless comedy shows? Then come to Stand-Up Philosophy.
Paw Patrol Live! The Great Pirate Adventure: Newcastle
- Listing Children’s Shows
- UK Regional & Tours
- Metro Radio Arena
- 2nd - 2nd Aug 2018
The Great Pirate Adventure: PAW Patrol Live! All paws on deck! Spin Master entertainment has announced a 2018 UK tour of Paw Patrol Live! 'The Great Pirate Adventure' this …
Revill's Selection – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 2nd - 14th Aug 2018
“Get your afternoon off to the perfect start with Revill’s Selection.
Getting Away Scott Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ City Cafe
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
After touring the world with internationally-received show, Getting Away Scott Free.
Bugle Boys – A Salute to the Andrews Sisters
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Hall
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
Before The Spice Girls, before The Supremes.
The Cabinet of Madame Fanny Du Thé
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Mockingbird
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
Tales of woe, tales of science, tales of curses, tales of defiance.
Dream On – Kirsty Munro / Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Place
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
‘In my view, best new show at Leicester Comedy Festival’ (Tony Booth, Leicester Comedy Festival Judge).
Alistair Williams: Great White Male
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
People have never been more scared to say what they really think.
The Worst Little Warehouse in London
- Review
- ★★★★
- Charlie Ralph
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Theatre
- 9th Aug, 2018
The Worst Little Warehouse In London is crammed into The Box, which appears to be an actual shipping crate housed in Assembly Gardens.
The Great Irish (Finnegans) Wake Off
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Finnegan’s Wake
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
A free Irish comedy show.
Jack and Claire / Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Phoenix
- 2nd - 11th Aug 2018
An American-Scottish duo performs wild long-form improv developed at the renowned iO Theater in Chicago! Jack and Claire is Chicago-based improv comedy duo Claire McFadden and Jack…
Aaaaaaaaaargh, It's the Monster Stand-Up Show – Free Entry
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
Feast on five of the tastiest up-and-coming comedians on the circuit in this stand-up comedy showcase including your award-winning host, Masai Graham (UK Pun Champion 2016).
Laughing Horse Free Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire / Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
See the very best comedians selected from across the Fringe with different line-ups at every show and four performances daily.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaargh, It's the One-Liner Show – Free Entry
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
Enjoy an hour of the best up-and-coming one-liner comedians on the circuit in this celebration of puns, one-liners and wordplay.
Laughing Horse Free Comedy Selection
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Multiple Venues
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe, alongside hot new talent and Fringe newcomers from around the UK, with a different comedy line-up at each show, every day.
Best in Class / Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Harry’s Southside
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
Showcasing underrepresented working-class comedy voices.
CeilidhKids at the Fringe – Free!
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
Family workshop suitable for children aged three to seven years with parents or carers.
Spring Day: Strong Codependent Woman – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ City Cafe
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
Who runs the world? Not this bitch.
Aaaaaaaaaaaah, It's 101 Clean Jokes – Free Entry
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
Award-winning gag merchant and UK Pun Champion 2016, Masai Graham, delivers over 100 clean jokes in just half an hour.
#1 Comedy Great Fun Best Show Jez Watts
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
****1/2 (PerthHappenings.
Aaaaaaaaaaargh, It's 101 Naughty Jokes in 30 minutes – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
Award-winning gag merchant and UK Pun Champion 2016, Masai Graham delivers over 100 naughty jokes in just half an hour.
Shaggers (Free Festival)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage / Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 30th Jul - 26th Aug 2018
Following more sell-out shows at festivals and theatres worldwide, this hit show returns with a changing line-up of various comedians with hilarious material based on sex and relat…
Free and Proud
- Review
- ★★★★
- Paul Fisher Cockburn
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Studios
- 2nd Aug, 2018
Perhaps it is because of the multi-show venue, or just the financial realities of bringing any production to the Edinburgh Fringe nowadays, but Peter Darney’s production of Charl…
Free Footlights
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Mash House
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
The Cambridge Footlights present an hour of stand-up, songs, sketches and much more.
Bronston Jones: God Bless 'Merica 4 – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
For the 4th year, American atheist Bronston Jones reacts to the chaos of his country with a prayer: God Bless ‘Merica, because it’ll take a miracle to fix it.
James Barr: Thirst Trap! – Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Paul Fisher Cockburn
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 5th Aug, 2018
Wonderfully unexpected opportunities can occur at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe; even more so at the 'Free' variety.
Bronston Jones: Spilt Milk – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
They say ‘don’t cry over spilt milk’.
Dom O'Keefe: Free Willy from the Perspective of the Whale
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Mash House
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
A massive whale escapes from prison with the help of a small child.
Great British Mysteries: 1599?
- Review
- ★★★★
- Joseph McAulay
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 25th Aug, 2018
After a sell out run last year the Great British Mysteries return to the Fringe with a new show set 400 years earlier, but still the containing the wit, charm, and ridiculous sense…
Eleanor Morton: Great Title, Glamorous Photo
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4
- 1st - 25th Aug 2018
Scottish rising star and oddball, Eleanor Morton tries to reinvent herself as the sexy, confident comedian she has always secretly probably been.
The Free Association: Jacuzii
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 1st - 26th Aug 2018
The Free Association – London’s leading improv comedy theatre and school – returns with their smash-hit show Jacuzii.
The Big Free Fringe Festival Launch Show 2018
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 1st Aug 2018
See a huge selection of this year’s big names, stand-out performers and many of the best free acts in Edinburgh at this one-off launch show and party for the 2018 Free Edinburgh Fr…
Break Free
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Bristo Square
- 1st - 27th Aug 2018
Wasabeats Crew present the European premiere of Break Free featuring champion break dancers, each with world titles, who are ready to carve up the floor to reach dizzying new heigh…
Sisters: On Demand
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 1st - 26th Aug 2018
After a sell-out debut show, innovative sketch duo Sisters are putting you in control of their highly anticipated second hour.
Little Fish Free Walking Tour
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Statue of David Hume
- 1st - 31st Aug 2018
For the first time Little Fish Tours is running our Festival Friendly Tour.
Phoebe Traquair Song School Murals – Free
- Listing Exhibition / Exhibition
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 1st - 31st Aug 2018
Traquair’s vivid murals (painted 1888-1892) include religious and allegorical images, portraits of leading figures, the choir and clergy of the day, and images of the natural world…
Twenty Minutes to Nine / Free Fringe
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters / The Edinburgh Yes Hub
- 1st - 26th Aug 2018
Nominated Best Performance, Melbourne Fringe.
C for Free
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C royale
- 1st - 26th Aug 2018
Daily diet of live highlights from across the festivals.
Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts – Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 1st - 31st Aug 2018
A former Times Critics’ Choice.
The Travelling Sisters: Toupé
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 1st - 27th Aug 2018
Masterfully combining physical comedy, characters and original music, The Travelling Sisters are ‘insane geniuses of sketch comedy’ (GreatScott.
The Sisters of CastleKnock House
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C royale
- 1st - 27th Aug 2018
Fran, Jo and Ger live in isolation.
Sarah Keyworth: Dark Horse
- Review
- ★★
- Charlie Ralph
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 14th Aug, 2018
Dark Horse covers lots of ground and it is evidently the result of Keyworth tirelessly exploring multiple comic avenues.
Trojan Horse
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 1st - 26th Aug 2018
‘Why should I continue to be tolerant, when the world has been so intolerant of me?’ Trojan Horse was a local story that hit the national press, accusing ‘hardline’ Muslim te…
Edinburgh Shoreline – Free
- Listing Exhibition / Exhibition / Exhibition
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh – John Hope Gateway
- 30th Jul - 2nd Sep 2018
During the Shoreline project, locals have been exploring the heritage of Edinburgh’s coast.
Huggers (Free Festival)
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fireside / Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 30th Jul - 26th Aug 2018
Following more successful shows at festivals worldwide, the popular show returns with a revolving line-up of acts selected from the best comedians, cabaret acts, children’s ente…
Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year: Final
- Listing Comedy
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- The White Rose Rotunda
- 29th Jul 2018
Back for a fourth year, the GYF New Comedian of the Year is again on the lookout for the best up and coming comedians from Yorkshire and beyond.
Great British Mysteries: 1599?
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 28th Jul 2018
Do you like mysteries? Do you like historical inaccuracies? Do you prefer Thomas More to Roger Moore? The follow-up to 2017's sold out debut, but set 400 years earl…
Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year: Semi-Finals
- Listing Comedy
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- The Tea Pot
- 27th - 28th Jul 2018
Back for a fourth year, the GYF New Comedian of the Year is again on the lookout for the best up and coming comedians from Yorkshire and beyond.
The Sisters Grimm
- Listing Theatre
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- The Basement
- 24th - 26th Jul 2018
From the brisk Siberian winds, in walks The Watcher, a strange man wrapped in a massive coat and carrying a tattered bag.
The Arts Barge Presents... The Great Yorkshire Swing!
- Listing Music
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- The White Rose Rotunda
- 23rd Jul 2018
Celebrating collaboration, a sensational vintage night of swing music and dance - Rinkadon Jukeboy and his Blind Tiger Dance Band, the hottest sounds this side of the Pe…
Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year: Heats
- Listing Comedy
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- The Tea Pot
- 19th - 26th Jul 2018
Back for a fourth year, the GYF New Comedian of the Year is again on the lookout for the best up and coming comedians from Yorkshire and beyond.
Sarah Keyworth: Dark Horse (Work In Progress)
- Listing Comedy
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- The Tea Pot
- 19th Jul 2018
You’ve seen her on Comedy Central, you’ve seen her on the BBC, now see Nottingham-born rising star Sarah Keyworth’s debut hour.
The Travelling Sisters - TOUPÉ
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 18th Jul 2018
Masterfully combining physical comedy, characters, and original music, The Travelling Sisters are 'insane geniuses of sketch comedy' - GreatScott.
Earthquakes in London
- Review
- ★★★
- Richard Beck
- London Fringe
- The Bridewell Theatre
- 11th Jul, 2018
In a lengthy whirlwind of staccato scenes with lento, adagio and presto interludes, Mike Bartlett’s Earthquakes in London combines political intrigue, corporate corruption, perso…
Il Divo: London
- Listing Music
- West End
- Old Royal Naval College
- 8th Jul 2018
Founded in 2004 via the evil genius that is Simon Cowell, Il Divo is a supremely talented British-based international pop opera foursome comprised of French pop singer Sébas…
The XLP Arts South London Showcase Final
- Listing
- London Fringe
- The Broadway Theatre, Catford
- 8th Jul 2018
The XLP Arts South London Showcase Final is the culmination of a series of youth arts showcases held this year within Greenwich, Lewisham, Southwark and Lambeth, hosted …
The Great Yorkshire Fringe Launch Showcase
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 3rd Jul 2018
Don your flat cap, grab your whippet and come and join us for the launch of 2018’s Great Yorkshire Fringe! Lineup to include Tony Slattery, Harry & Chris, Thin…
The Great Yorkshire Fringe Launch Gala
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 3rd Jul 2018
Don your flat cap, grab your whippet and come and join us for the launch of 2018’s Great Yorkshire Fringe! Lineup to include Paul Foot, Tony Slattery, Harry & …
Judith Sephuma Live in London
- Listing Music
- London Fringe
- The Broadway Theatre, Catford
- 16th Jun 2018
Judith Sephuma is undoubtedly South Africa's pre-eminent female artist . She makes her long-awaited appearance at the Broadway Theatre in June.
Hilarity for Charity: A Fundraiser in aid of North London Cares and South London Cares
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 13th Jun 2018
Stewart Lee returns to the Leicester Square Theatre for a third year running to head up a comedy night in aid of community charities North London Cares and South London …
The Great British Take Off With Jon Culshaw & Bill Dare
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 9th Jun 2018
Comedian and impressionist Jon Culshaw and legendary comedy producer Bill Dare come to Leicester Square Theatre for the first time following their sell-out tour last yea…
The Miracle Of Great Homer Street
- Listing Theatre
- UK Regional & Tours
- Royal Court Liverpool
- 1st - 30th Jun 2018
It’s Liverpool, 1978.
Getting Away Scott Free
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Temple Bar
- 25th May - 3rd Jun 2018
Coming off the back of an international tour of Europe, Australia and New Zealand.
Battle of the Superheroes: The Great Superhero Debate
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant
- 20th May - 3rd Jun 2018
The international hit show returns with more great comedians in a mixture of stand-up comedy and debate to find out who the best superhero is! Whether you are a Marvel or DC fan, …
Free Yoga All Day at Space Yoga Studio
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Space Yoga Studio
- 19th May 2018
Come stretch, unwind, strengthen and get to know your body more during a day of yoga, meditation and celebration at Brighton’s newest and most attractive studio.
No Laughing Matter; An Introduction to Sitcom Writing
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- O N C A
- 19th May 2018
One-day sitcom writing workshop taught by two hugely experienced industry insiders who offer insight and instruction from two perspectives; writing and production.
A Musical History of 24 George St, Brighton - and Other Shows
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- Bom-Bane’s Music Cafe
- 18th May - 3rd Jun 2018
By popular demand! Original musical journey from 400 AD Boerthelm’s Tun to present day Bom-Bane’s, with portraits of all the colourful inhabitants along the way.
BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows
- Review
- ★★★★
- Carmen Dupre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Theatre Box
- 9th May, 2018
Bringing us four short scenes, Puck’s Players – consisting of Bill Poulton, Phillip Lee and Aaron Thaddeus Lee – were able to exhibit outstanding versatility as performers, d…
Sarah Keyworth: Dark Horse (WiP)
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Caroline of Brunswick
- 7th - 9th May 2018
Rising star Sarah Keyworth, tour support for Stewart Francis and Kerry Godliman, brings an hour of brand new stand-up that shines a light on the relationship between a little girl …
Geoffrey Mead's London Road Tour
- Listing Tours
- Brighton Fringe
- MEET: St Peter’s Church Hall Entrance
- 4th May - 2nd Jun 2018
London Road is an area rapidly regenerating after years of inner city decline.
Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant
- 4th May - 3rd Jun 2018
A selection of the very best in stand-up comedy at Brighton Fringe.
Eddie and the Slumber Sisters
- Review
- ★★★
- Paul Fisher Cockburn
- Scotland
- Multiple Venues
- 31st May, 2018
Sometimes, when it comes to suspending our disbelief, we just have to go with the flow.
Mortified Live: London
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 24th Mar - 20th Oct 2018
Hailed a “cultural phenomenon” by Newsweek and celebrated by This American Life, Entertainment Weekly, Time, Wired, The AV Club, The Today Show (twice), and …
The Great Australian Snail Race
- Listing Events
- Adelaide Fringe
- Holden Street Theatres
- 11th - 18th Mar 2018
IS YOUR SNAIL THE FASTEST? Enter your fastest Snail and win fantastic prizes.
BEST OF FRINGE: Early Show: FREE!
- Listing Comedy
- Adelaide Fringe
- The Belgian Beer Cafe Oostende
- 10th - 18th Mar 2018
The Original and still the BEST “Best of Fringe”.
Three Sisters
- Review
- ★★★
- Paul Fisher Cockburn
- Scotland
- Citizens Theatre / Perth Theatre / Traverse Theatre
- 28th Mar, 2018
“It’s sweat on your brow that gives life meaning,” says one of the supporting characters in Chekhov’s Three Sisters, and it’s fair to say that, on occasions, there’s a …
Three Little Sisters Come to Unley - An Andrews Sisters Tribute
- Listing Music
- Adelaide Fringe
- Fullarton Park Community Centre
- 15th Mar 2018
The Andrews Sisters were America’s most popular singing trio - Patty, Maxine and LaVerne burst onto the entertainment scene in the 1940’s and were known for their close three part …
Getting Away Scott Free
- Listing Comedy
- Adelaide Fringe
- La Bohème
- 10th - 18th Mar 2018
Fresh from his successful 2017 debut solo performance at the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Germein Sisters
- Listing Music
- Adelaide Fringe
- Arkaba Hotel
- 10th Mar 2018
Aussie siblings Georgia (guitar, keys), Ella (electric cello, bass) & Clara Germein (drums) bring their infectious indie pop songs, signature harmonies, & euphoric live show to the…
Alex Ward: Good, great.
- Listing Comedy
- Adelaide Fringe
- The Producers
- 10th Mar 2018
Alex is a Melbourne based stand-up comedian currently achieving her life long dream of being brave enough to live outside her home state of QLD.
The Travelling Sisters - Toupé
- Listing Comedy
- Adelaide Fringe
- Royal Croquet Club / Stirling Fringe
- 2nd - 6th Mar 2018
Masterfully combining physical comedy, characters, and original music, The Travelling Sisters are ‘insane geniuses of sketch comedy’ (★★★★★ Great Scott).
Nikko Maylon: I’m A Sad Lil Guy But I Think You’re Great
- Listing Comedy
- Adelaide Fringe
- The Producers
- 3rd Mar 2018
Join Nikko as he shares the harrowing details of the multiple times he survived capture from the hands of criminal organisations, won the title of world’s healthiest baby and stopp…
"1" Comedy Great Fun Jez Watts SEO Nightmare
- Listing Comedy
- Adelaide Fringe
- The Producers
- 2nd Mar 2018
GET READY FOR MAXIMUM FUN! Infinite Jest Comedy creator Jez Watts (The Nasty Show, Brief Interviews With Hideous Men podcast) is coming at your faceholes with a brand new power hou…
The Flaming Galah: Great Australian Songbook
- Listing Music
- Adelaide Fringe
- THE GC at The German Club
- 2nd Mar 2018
Monty left his corporate accountant job in Sydney, to base himself in Perth and travel all over the globe performing his Johnny Cash Show ‘A Boy Named Cash’ as seen on ‘The Voi…
Three Little Sisters | An Andrews Sisters Tribute
- Listing Music
- Adelaide Fringe
- National Wine Centre
- 25th Feb 2018
Tania Savelli, Kat Jade and Melanie Smith take you on a historical journey celebrating the most famous female vocal trio of all time.
Guilt Free Comedy Roadshow
- Listing Comedy
- Adelaide Fringe
- THE GC at The German Club
- 25th Feb 2018
Guilt Free Comedy Roadshow! Featuring Clare Morgan, Richo, Shad Wicka, Caleb Day, Lachlan Gordon and Peter James! A riot of comedic talent from Far North Queensland rolls into Adel…
Great Detectives
- Listing Theatre
- Adelaide Fringe
- National Wine Centre
- 24th - 24th Feb 2018
The 1950s were the golden age of radio drama.
Work Makes You Free
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Network Theatre
- 21st - 25th Feb 2018
WRITTEN BY MICHAEL ROSS Michael Ross’s biting satire delivers a piece very much for our times, reflecting on the dignity and many indignities of labour.
Johnny Cash Tribute Show with BILLY T & the Free Spirits
- Listing Music
- Adelaide Fringe
- The Kentish Hotel
- 18th Feb 2018
BILLY ‘T’ (William Snell) & his 5 piece band present the Johnny Cash Tribute Show.
Great Gatsby NYE
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Secret Location
- 31st - 31st Dec 2017
“The honour would be entirely mine if you would attend my little party.
Disney On Ice Presents Passport To Adventure (London)
- Listing Children’s Shows
- London Fringe
- O2 Arena
- 20th - 30th Dec 2017
Celebrate the most memorable Disney tales with all your favourite characters in Disney On Ice presents Passport to Adventure.
London Musical Theatre Orchestra presents A Christmas Carol
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- London Coliseum / Lyceum Theatre
- 11th Dec 2017 - 6th Dec 2020
London Musical Theatre Orchestra presents A Christmas Carol.
Dick Whittington - London Palladium
- Listing Pantomime
- West End
- London Palladium
- 9th Dec 2017 - 14th Jan 2018
Hot on the heels of the Cinderella, pantomime returns to the iconic London Palladium for Christmas 2017 with an enchanting new production of Dick Whittington from Qdos Entertainmen…
Side Shows
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Sadler’s Wells Theatre
- 25th - 26th Nov 2017
Constella OperaBallet return to the Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells this November with their award-winning Sideshows.
Graeme Swann's Great British Spin Off
- Listing Spoken Word
- West End
- Lyric Theatre
- 13th Nov 2017
Following on from their hit 2016 tour, Graeme Swann, England’s greatest ever spin bowler and cricket’s best loved commentator, Henry Blofeld, are back by popular demand…
Danny Bhoy Makes Something Great Again For Stronger Better Future Tomorrow Together
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
- Duchess Theatre
- 6th - 13th Nov 2017
Scottish Comedian Danny Bhoy embarks on his maiden tour of his brand- new show this autumn is selected theatres throughout the UK.
Free Stand-Up Comedy Show
- Listing Comedy
- Off Off Broadway
- Local 138
- 2nd Nov 2017
Free Stand-Up comedy show with all donations given to Lady Parts Justice! Come join at Local 138 on Thursday, 11/2 at 8pm.
Blackshaw's Scare Slam - at the London Horror Festival
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Old Red Lion Theatre Pub
- 23rd Oct 2017
Lovers of scary stories, unite.
Hershey Felder Our Great Tchaikovsky
- Listing Music
- West End
- The Other Palace
- 22nd Sep - 22nd Oct 2017
Hershey Felder’s Our Great Tchaikovsky is a time-bending tale of music, politics and one of the world’s most beloved composers.
Fringe Guide to Running a Venue
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 27th Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Great Expectations
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Inveresk Lodge Garden
- 26th Aug 2017
A terrifying encounter with an escaped convict on the wild Kent marshes; a summons to meet the decaying Miss Havisham; the sudden appearance of a mystery benefactor – this series…
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrghhh! It’s the Last Ever Increasingly Prestigious Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards Show – and It’s Free!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 25th Aug 2017
The final anarchic annual two-hour charity variety show celebrating the life and random irresponsibility of the godfather of British alternative comedy, filled with bizarre acts, e…
Tara Theatre and Touring to London
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 24th Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Sustainable Shows: Emerging Trends
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 23rd Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Cry Me a River: The Songs of Julie London
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Jazz Bar
- 23rd - 27th Aug 2017
Acclaimed London-based jazz/blues/soul vocalist Kerry-Jo Hodgkin launches her new album and pays tribute to the legendary, sultry-toned jazz and popular music singer/actress Julie …
You're Never Too Old... Are You? – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 23rd - 27th Aug 2017
Jim Everett, AKA Jimmy Francis, is relatively new to comedy.
Dino Wiand – Yorkshire Ripper / Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 23rd Aug 2017
Dino Wiand plays the Yorkshire Ripper, who has been allowed out of prison on a rehab program to perform a stand-up comedy routine, which he uses to discuss his plans for orchestrat…
Not the Horse
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Venue45
- 22nd - 26th Aug 2017
The multi award-winning Fringe sell-out comedy is returning for it’s final run at Edinburgh Fringe.
Dino Wiand – Yorkshire Ripper / Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire
- 22nd Aug 2017
Dino Wiand plays the Yorkshire Ripper, who has been allowed out of prison on a rehab program to perform a stand-up comedy routine, which he uses to discuss his plans for orchestrat…
2 Girls 1 Capo – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 21st - 27th Aug 2017
If you like profanity, women and very catchy tunes then Meat Market is for you.
I Can Read Your Mind – Free
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Southside Social
- 20th - 27th Aug 2017
Irish mind reader Tomas McCabe is back with a new show for 2017! Following a hugely successful tour of Ireland, Tomas is bringing his abilities across the sea to the Edinburgh Frin…
The Really Great Compilation Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire
- 20th - 27th Aug 2017
Bringing you the best comedy the fringe has to offer, The Really Great Compilation Show presents some of the biggest names gracing Edinburgh, as well as some amazing up-and-comers.
Unprecedented and Unpresidential: How Hillary Clinton Lost the Election – Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ 48 Below
- 19th - 20th Aug 2017
It was the race they said Clinton couldn’t lose.
Cathedral Coffee Concerts – Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 15th - 19th Aug 2017
John Bryden plays music by Haydn and Schubert in a series of recitals on the Cathedral Steinway.
Terry Pratchett's Wyrd Sisters
- Review
- ★★★
- Frodo Allan
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Paradise in Augustines
- 15th Aug, 2017
This play is an abridged version of the stage adaptation of late novelist Terry Pratchett’s sixth Discworld book which is in itself a parody of Shakespeare’s Macbeth.
A Voyage of the Easy Sisters
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C royale
- 14th - 28th Aug 2017
It’s just another Sunday morning for the Easy Sister goddesses: ill-advised Jägerbombs, lost tampons and wanking mermaids are behind them.
2 Religions 1 Comedy Show – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree
- 14th - 16th Aug 2017
Henry’s Show Aaaah The Growing Pains of a Neurotic Jew and Joe’s The Confused Sikh Who Loves Curried Mustard.
Prévert: Piano and Poetry – Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Palmerston Place Church
- 14th - 18th Aug 2017
This original one-man show entitled Prévert: Piano and Poetry, was created and interpreted by the 20-year-old French concert pianist Alexandre Prévert.
The Times, They Were a-Changin' – The Other Great American Songbook
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Valvona & Crolla
- 12th - 26th Aug 2017
Expect songs of Bob Dylan, Tom Paxton, Phil Ochs, Simon and Garfunkel, Joan Baez, Judy Collins, Peter Paul and Mary, and more when award-winning singer/songwriter Bruce Davies pres…
The Friel Sisters
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Acoustic Music Centre @ UCC
- 12th - 25th Aug 2017
Young traditional musicians Anna, Sheila and Clare Friel are Glasgow-born and raised with deep family roots in the Donegal Gaeltacht.
The Rock 'n' Roll Relationship Show (Unplugged) – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 12th - 20th Aug 2017
Join Aaron Ayjay as he takes a comedic and sometimes musical journey through dating, marriage, divorce, death and other life experience stuff from his point of view…
Streetbeat Free Lunchtime Stand-Up Showcase
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Whistlebinkies
- 11th - 27th Aug 2017
A free lunchtime showcase of established and up and coming acts offering tasters of their shows. Six acts plus MC Alastair Sadler.
US Tour Booking For Small And Independent Shows
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 10th - 21st Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
The Hong Kong Three Sisters
- Review
- ★★★★
- Melanie Erspamer
- Edinburgh Fringe
- SpaceTriplex
- 14th Aug, 2017
Premiered in 1901 in Moscow, The Three Sisters by Chekhov is a play perhaps surprisingly easy to adapt to many different circumstances, as it speaks about characters’ dreams for …
Live Shows in an Internet Media Age
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 9th Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Migrant Sisters
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Arthur Conan Doyle Centre
- 7th - 11th Aug 2017
Two Irish and eastern European women talk about immigration.
My Mind is Free
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Salvation Army Edinburgh City Corps
- 7th - 18th Aug 2017
Nominated for best play by the Anti-Trafficking Foundation in 2016.
The Great Comedy Cooking Challenge
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 7th - 14th Aug 2017
Can’t cook? Imagine having to come up with a three-course meal, completely from scratch, every week for a year.
The Show Between Shows Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 52 Canoes (Grassmarket)
- 6th - 26th Aug 2017
New for 2017! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
A Great American Songbook Cabaret
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- artSpace@StMarks
- 6th Aug 2017
Songs you know and love presented by cabaret specialists Patrice and Richard, who have performed on the east coast in the US, Hawaii, Ireland and on cruise ships.
Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals – Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 6th - 20th Aug 2017
Organists Duncan Ferguson (St Mary’s Cathedral), Nicholas Wearne (Birmingham Conservatoire) and Joseph Beech (St Mary’s Cathedral) perform popular organ works on the Cathedral’s mi…
Dominic Holland Eclipsed – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Voodoo Rooms
- 5th - 27th Aug 2017
Been over a decade since this multi-award winning comedian played the fringe.
Free Fringe Music
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- National Museum of Scotland
- 5th - 27th Aug 2017
Experience the joy of live music at the museum as the best contemporary talents take inspiration from our Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites exhibition to perform traditional …
Lee Hathaway: The MagDaddy – Free
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Voodoo Rooms
- 5th - 27th Aug 2017
The man who fooled Penn & Teller hits the Edinburgh Festival to assert himself as the pimp among magicians – or so he thinks! With over 20 years of experience as a professional m…
Battle of the Superheroes: The Great Superhero Debate (Free Festival)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 5th - 27th Aug 2017
Come watch and be part of this interactive, fun mixture of stand-up and interactive comedy debate as a compere and a number of the best comedians from around the Fringe converge in…
Comedians Against Humanity: Hosted by Yianni Agisilaou – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Subway (previously Movement)
- 5th - 26th Aug 2017
The underground hit of the Fringe returns to Edinburgh after sell-out shows in Perth, Melbourne and Sydney.
Worst Show on the Fringe – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Subway (previously Movement)
- 5th - 27th Aug 2017
Russell Howard, Miranda Hart, Tim Minchin.
Andrew O'Neill's Black Magick Fun Hour – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Liquid Room Annexe
- 5th - 27th Aug 2017
Award-winning comedian off telly and radio dabbles in the occult.
Skeptics on the Fringe: Enlightening the Fringe - Free
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Banshee Labyrinth
- 5th - 27th Aug 2017
We are Edinburgh Skeptics.
The Great Hipster Songbook
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Jazz Bar
- 4th - 22nd Aug 2017
Join four-octave award-winning UK vocalist/saxophonist Angus Munro and his floor-stomping trio as they transform modern indie classics into superbly authentic American standards of…
The Great Merkin Show!
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ City Cafe
- 4th - 27th Aug 2017
Freaks, undergarments and curiosities! From America’s Wild West to the nether regions in-between comes Eugene, Oregon’s favorite sassy oddity Josephine D’Love, joining forces…
Laughing Horse Free Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire
- 4th - 27th Aug 2017
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe.
How Not to Pull: Confessions of a Trainee Pickup Artist – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 4th - 28th Aug 2017
Ian was as attractive to women as a drunk rhino so Channel 4 television handed him over to seduction “gurus” who taught him techniques to find love.
Laughing Horse Free Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 4th - 27th Aug 2017
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe.
The Free Fringe Festival Music Stages Launch Day
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Wee Pub
- 4th Aug 2017
It’s the launch day of the Free Fringe Festival music stages at Biddy Mulligan’s and the Wee Pub featuring a selection of our favourite musical maestros all day.
The Free Fringe Festival Music Stages Launch Day
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Biddy Mulligans
- 4th Aug 2017
It’s the launch day of the Free Fringe Festival music stages at Biddy Mulligan’s and the Wee Pub featuring a selection of our favourite musical maestros all day.
A Tutti Frutti Cabaret / PBH's Free Fringe
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- CC Blooms
- 4th - 24th Aug 2017
Tragic diva Glenda Campari (Nina Baldini) has travelled the world, searching for her favourite fierce females for this world premiere cabaret.
Vintage Mobile Cinema: Free Daytime Show
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Rooms
- 4th - 27th Aug 2017
Back in the 1960s there were seven of these mobile cinemas made for the Ministry of Technology.
Royal Mile Tours – Free
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Edinburgh City Chambers (Meeting Point)
- 4th - 28th Aug 2017
Join an expert local guide for a historical walking tour around Edinburgh’s world-famous Old Town.
A Great Fear of Shallow Living
- Review
- ★★★★
- Disa Andersen
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Zoo Southside
- 13th Aug, 2017
A good storytelling piece is lovely.
Atlantic: America and the Great War
- Review
- ★★★
- Charlie Ralph
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Hall
- 12th Aug, 2017
There is beautiful music at the heart of Atlantic: America & The Great War.
Laughing Horse Free Comedy Selection
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 4th - 27th Aug 2017
See the very best comedians at the Fringe, alongside some of the UK’s hottest new talent and Edinburgh Fringe newcomers, at this top-rated comedy selection show.
Laughing Horse Free Comedy Selection
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 4th - 27th Aug 2017
See the very best comedians at the Fringe, alongside some of the UK’s hottest new talent and Edinburgh Fringe newcomers, at this top-rated comedy selection show.
Crazy Horse: A Dream of Thunder
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Sweet Holyrood
- 4th - 27th Aug 2017
The incredible, true story of the Wild West’s greatest Lakota warrior, this original one-man drama depicts the quiet, brilliant figure who defied the mighty US military, attempting…
Shaggers (Free Festival)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
The hugely popular show at comedy festivals and theatres worldwide returns for its 10th anniversary year.
The Great Big Beautiful Sky
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C too
- 3rd - 28th Aug 2017
Captain Zarg and Williamina Foxx are Guardians of the Universe.
Revill's Selection – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Get your afternoon off to the perfect start with Revill’s Selection.
Afternoon Shaggers (Free Festival)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
To mark its 10th Anniversary, the worldwide hit show puts on an extra afternoon special.
Madame Señorita: 25 Different Shows, Come Every Day!
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Award-winning performer Paula Valluerca, aka Madame Señorita, is committed to reconnect with the pleasure of being a totally deluded idiot.
Aaaaaaaaaahhh. It's 101 Clean Jokes in 30 Minutes – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Award-winning gag merchant and UK Pun Champion 2016, Masai Graham, delivers over 100 clean jokes in just half an hour.
Dino Wiand – Yorkshire Ripper / Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 3rd - 14th Aug 2017
Dino Wiand plays the Yorkshire Ripper, who has been allowed out of prison on a rehab program to perform a stand-up comedy routine, which he uses to discuss his plans for orchestrat…
Bronston Jones: God Bless 'Merica (3) – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
For the third year, American atheist Bronston Jones sees the state of his nation and mutters ‘God Bless ‘Merica.
A Struggle: Work in Progress / Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
What happens when we struggle to do anything? A series of in-development clown and theatre pieces. Themes will include difficulty, struggle, Ludwig Wittgenstein and snakes.
Nik Coppin: Globetrotter (Free Festival)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
The UK-based comedian returns with new and hilarious anecdotes and jokes from his many comedy journeys around the world.
FuturePlay Immersive Gallery: Powered by Google Tilt Brush
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Rooms
- 3rd - 26th Aug 2017
Imagine stepping into a canvas and exploring a visual world in 3D.
A Clock Face Exhibition – Free
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 3rd - 11th Aug 2017
A near-immersive theatre show encompassing and delving into the lives of six recovering addicts.
CeilidhKids at the Fringe – Free!
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Family workshop suitable for children aged 3-7 years with parents or carers.
Classic Joke Club – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Join the funniest acts in Edinburgh as they share classic jokes handed down to them by their family.
Paul Revill: Revillations – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Paul Revill, Bath Comedy Festival New Act of the Year 2014, returns to the Fringe with his debut hour.
Aaaaaaargh! It's the Monster Stand-Up Show – Flamin' Hot – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
A selection of five of the hottest up-and-coming comedians at the festival in this stand-up comedy showcase extravaganza, with a different line up daily featuring your headliner Ro…
The Great Ridolphi
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Cowgate
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
How do you hold on to the world’s greatest escape artist? 10 years after the death of his father, illusionist extraordinaire The Great Ridolphi, Victor O’Meara is visited by detect…
Afternoon Shaggers (Free Festival)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Vic St Coffee Co
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
To mark its 10th Anniversary, the worldwide hit show puts on an extra afternoon special.
The Oxford Revue: Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Moriarty’s
- 3rd - 19th Aug 2017
The Oxford Revue present a rotating cast of the country’s brightest young comedians.
The Great American Trailer Park Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C too
- 9th Aug, 2017
This little-known musical is tremendous fun in its own right, but the extremely talented and energetic cast of The Great American Trailer Park Musical make it engaging for a full 9…
Always Be Rolling – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
How board games can change your life and save the world.
Then There Were None – Free
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Golf Tavern
- 3rd - 9th Aug 2017
A group of actors, desperate for their big break, attend an acting workshop hosted by Andrew – an enigmatic but ever so slightly unhinged former C-lister.
Funny Cluckers – Afternoon Show – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
One of the least thought out shows on the Fringe, possibly featuring: alternative facts corner, fake news correspondents, pest of the fest and live guests.
Marcus Ryan – Love Me Tinder – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Critically acclaimed one-man show from award-nominated comedian & award-winning storyteller Marcus Ryan! Sold out Perth, Scarborough and Adelaide 2015, Melbourne 2014/15 and toured…
Laughing Stock
- Review
- ★★★★
- Caitlin Rebecca
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Cowgate
- 16th Aug, 2017
Laughing Stock are a sketch comedy foursome who incorporate live music, dance and mime to create a narrative-driven show with hysterical characters and a quick, witty script.
Guns 'n' Rosé With Peter E Davidson / Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Peter E Davidson is a wine drinking man adrift in a sea of beer drinkers.
Marcus Ryan – ¿Hablas Inglés? – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
One man.
Margaret Thatcher Queen of Game Shows
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Gardens
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Ding dong the witch is back! Multi award-winning Fringe sensation Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho returns with the most fabulous game show of all! Join the Iron Lady for songs, gam…
Aaaaaaaaaaargh! It's the One-Liner Show – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Enjoy an hour of the best up-and-coming one-liner comedians on the circuit in this celebration of puns, one-liners and wordplay.
101 Comedy Club – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
‘Funny.
Aaaaaaaaargh! It's 101 Naughty Jokes in 30 Minutes – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Award-winning gag merchant and UK Pun Champion 2016, Masai Graham, delivers over 100 naughty jokes in just half an hour.
Dope Friction – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Tom and Daniel are doing an hour of stand-up.
Aaaaaaaargh! It's the Monster Stand-Up Show – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Feast on five of the tastiest up-and-coming comedians on the circuit in this stand-up comedy showcase including your award-winning host, Masai Graham (UK Pun Champion 2016).
Nick Revell vs Lily, Evil Cat Queen of Earth Planet and The Laughing Fridge
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
‘Revell makes you laugh and think; a rare and cherishable combination these days’ (Scotsman).
Dana Alexander: The Milk Is Not Free, But Sometimes It Is on Sale
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club 5 & 6
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Join Dana Alexander in her fifth Edinburgh Show, as she navigates through the matrix of the modern world of dating.
Vicki Sargent: One Woman Army – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Cuckoo’s Nest
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Vicki is done with degrading retail jobs, fed up of waiting around for Mr Wrong and ultimately ready to get out of bed.
Sisters: White Noise
- Review
- ★★★★
- Joseph McAulay
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 7th Aug, 2017
In their Fringe debut comedy hour Sisters hit the ground running with a fast paced, intensely dark and gut bustingly funny show of sketches, skits, and more jokes about live stream…
Great British Mysteries?
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 2nd - 28th Aug 2017
Do you like mysteries? Are you the sort of person who says: ‘I wonder what that was?’.
Aaaaaaaargh! It's the Big Free Fringe Festival Launch Night!
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 2nd Aug 2017
Be there at the launch of the massive 2017 Free Fringe Festival! See an almighty selection of performers! Mingle with the acts and VIP guests! Meet our mad Chicken mascot in person…
The Free Association: Jacuzzi
- Review
- ★★★★
- Lily Lindon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 21st Aug, 2017
Jacuzzi may have been a random title for the Free Association to use for their improvised comedy show, but this hour is indeed relaxed, warm, and bubbly.
London Hughes: Superstar
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C royale
- 2nd - 27th Aug 2017
London Hughes Superstar (it’s just nobody’s realised it) is the hilarious tale of a young black girl’s search for superstardom set to a backdrop of popular 90s TV shows.
Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts - Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 1st - 31st Aug 2017
A former Times critic’s choice.
Free Walking Tour: Sandemans
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Outside 124 High Street
- 1st - 31st Aug 2017
On this guided walking tour of Edinburgh, an expert guide will show you all the city has to offer.
Phoebe Traquair Song School Murals – Free
- Listing Exhibition
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 1st - 31st Aug 2017
Painted 1888-1892 and restored in 1998, Traquair’s acclaimed murals illustrate the canticle Benedicite Omnia Opera.
Shaggers (Free Festival)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 31st Jul - 27th Aug 2017
The hugely popular show at comedy festivals and theatres worldwide returns for its 10th anniversary year.
The Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year Final 2017
- Review
- ★★★★
- Paul Clark
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- Parliament Street
- 3rd Aug, 2017
The finals of the Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year competition as ever throw up a talented assortment of acts.
Roberts and Holt: The Horse Show
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Camden People’s Theatre
- 31st Jul - 12th Aug 2017
The Horse Show comes galloping down to the Camden Fringe festival, fresh from the lush green pastures of Manchester.
Huggers (Free Festival)
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 31st Jul - 27th Aug 2017
With comedy, cabaret and fun for all the family to enjoy, the Huggers show returns to Edinburgh.
Hyena Lounge At The Great Yorkshire Fringe - Stephen K Amos, Allyson June Smith & Dan Nightingale
- Listing Comedy
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- The White Rose Rotunda
- 28th Jul 2017
York’s legendary comedy club makes a welcome return to the Great Yorkshire with four laughter-packed shows featuring the cream of the UK’s comedy circuit.
Free Fall by Vinay Patel
- Listing Theatre
- UK Regional & Tours
- 53two
- 24th - 26th Jul 2017
Two strangers on a bridge in the dead of night, a game of dominoes & a value ready meal – this is a story of humanity, desperation & hope.
London Preview: Iphigenia Crash Land Falls on the Neon Shell That Was Once Her Heart
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- The Bread & Roses Theatre / The Bunker Theatre
- 19th - 30th Jul 2017
Clumsy Bodies presents the UK debut of: Iphigenia Crash Land Falls on the Neon Shell That Was Once Her Heart (A Rave Fable) A play by Caridad Svich Inspired by the Euripides text…
Sisters Grimm-Voices of the Amazon
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- London Fringe
- Sadler’s Wells
- 4th - 8th Jul 2017
Following the Grammy Award nominated success of INALA, a Zulu ballet performed with Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Sisters Grimm return with the tale of a water spirit from the Amazon Ri…
Zeal: The Pride Improv Festival hosted by The Free Association
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
- The Free Association
- 1st Jul 2017
Naughty compare LUKE MEREDITH hops into the jacuzzi at The Free Association as their guest monologist! Prepare for a fast-paced and witty evening of titillating banter and scenes! …
Free comedy in Greenwich - cooking edition
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
- Trafalgar Tavern
- 14th Jun 2017
Stand up comedy at the Trafalgar tavern, a place that has seen William Gladstone and Charles Dickens dining side-by-side.
The Great Gatsby
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Secret Location
- 1st Jun 2017 - 31st Dec 2019
Following the phenomenal sold out Vault Festival run, the party continues… "The honour would be entirely mine if you would attend my little party.
Free Mindful Ki & Aikido Taster Sessions: Everyone Welcome!
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Ki Centre
- 28th May 2017
Brighton Fringe free mindful Ki and Aikido taster sessions, everyone welcome! Brighton Ki Society.
Battle of the Superheroes: The Great Superhero Debate
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant
- 27th May - 4th Jun 2017
A variety of comedians come together to find out who is the greatest superhero of them all.
Laughing Stock
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 26th - 27th May 2017
Laughing Stock is a character-based sketch comedy foursome “yin-yanged to perfection”(The Mumble).
Not the Horse
- Review
- ★★★★
- Faye Butler
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Youth Centre
- 29th May, 2017
Three scousers, two angry mobs and a horse.
Bom-Bane's Musical History of 24 George St, Brighton & Other Shows
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- Bom-Bane’s Music Cafe
- 18th May - 3rd Jun 2017
An original musical & gastromonical journey from the 5th Century settlement of Boerthlelm’s Tun to Brighton in 1795, with affectionate portraits of the colourful inhabitants of 24 …
Three Sisters
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Piccadilly Theatre
- 11th - 13th May 2017
Critically acclaimed the world over, and winner of a Drama Desk Award, The Sovremennik’s Three Sisters is widely regarded as one of the seminal versions of Anton Chekhov&rsqu…
Great Train Robbery
- Review
- ★★★★
- Rosie Blackwell-Sutton
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Main House
- 15th May, 2017
Apparently, one of the men involved in the Great Train Robbery of 1963 resides in Hove - but this story isn’t about him, instead it’s about the women behind the heist, the ones…
BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Studio 3
- 8th - 9th May 2017
“The true mystery of the world is the visible .
Heidi Regan and Will Rowland Present: Some Comedy in a Venue
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Blue Man
- 7th - 28th May 2017
Will and Heidi are two thoughtful, principled stand-ups who will do anything to get a laugh, including dropping all principles.
Find Peace by the Beach: A free meditation event
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Bandstand
- 7th - 28th May 2017
Come to the Brighton Bandstand for some inner peace.
Spectacular Sisters
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Artista
- 6th - 20th May 2017
A joyously humorous celebration of what it is to be a sister.
Geoffrey Mead's London Road Tour
- Listing Tours
- Brighton Fringe
- St Peter’s Church Hall Entrance
- 5th May - 4th Jun 2017
London Road is an area rapidly regenerating after years of inner city decline.
Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant
- 5th May - 4th Jun 2017
A selection of the very best stand-up comedy at Brighton Fringe.
Robin Morgan: Free Man
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Caroline of Brunswick
- 5th - 19th May 2017
The utterly hilarious and utterly heartwarming debut hour of stand-up from Robin Morgan (Writer of ‘Have I Got News For You’, ‘Newzoids’, ‘The News Quiz’ and the ‘Now Show’).
Leave 'Em Laughing
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
- Stanley Hall
- 5th Mar - 10th Sep 2017
South London’s BEST new comedy night is the first Sunday of every month at the beautiful Stanley Halls (nearest station Norwood Junction).
The Orchestra Now: Free Concert in Brooklyn
- Listing Music
- USA Regional & Tours
- Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts
- 5th Mar 2017
As part of its Around Town series, The Orchestra Now will be performing a free concert of works by Glinka, Messiaen, and Tchaikovsky.
The Shoreditch Improv Festival Sunday Funday Shows
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
- The Water Poet
- 19th Feb 2017
3pm-4pm The first show of the day will feature about as wide a variety of improvisation styles as one could ask for, with three groups that could not be more different from each o…
Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour - London O2 Arena
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- London Fringe
- O2 Arena
- 12th Feb 2017 - 13th Feb 2022
Celebrating 10 FAB-U-LOUS years, the Strictly Come Dancing Live UK Tour extravaganza is back on the road in January 2017 for 30 spectacular super-sized shows across the c…
Whoopi Goldberg Live at the London Palladium
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
- London Palladium
- 11th - 11th Feb 2017
For the first time in the UK – Whoopi Goldberg – Stand Up Live! With her trademark dreadlocks, wide impish grin and piercing humour, Goldberg is best known for her adep…
Dirty Great Love Story
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Arts Theatre
- 27th Jan - 18th Mar 2017
For 9 weeks only, Dirty Great Love Story makes its West End debut! Two hopeful hapless romantics get drunk, get it on and then get the hell away from each other.
London International Mime Festival - Familie Flöz
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- London Fringe
- Peacock Theatre London
- 12th - 15th Jan 2017
Sneak a glimpse of the real drama going on back stage as three stage hands at an Italian opera house are brought to life by the mask theatre masters of Berlin.
Disney On Ice presents Frozen - London
- Listing Children’s Shows
- London Fringe
- O2 Arena
- 24th - 29th Dec 2016
Enter a fantastical winter wonderland beyond imagination when Disney On Ice presents Frozen.
A Christmas Carol with London Musical Theatre Orchestra
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- London Fringe
- Dominion Theatre / Lyceum Theatre / Old Vic Theatre
- 19th Dec 2016 - 2nd Jan 2021
Charles Dickens' classic gets the full Broadway treatment buy the Broadway team of Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, Little Mermaid), Lynn Ahrens (Ragtime, Seussical) and Mike…
The Orchestra Now: Free Concert in the Bronx
- Listing Music
- USA Regional & Tours
- Lehman Center for the Performing Arts
- 18th Dec 2016
The Orchestra Now performs a free concert in the Bronx led by conductor JoAnn Falletta.
The Orchestra Now: Free Concert in Harlem
- Listing Music
- USA Regional & Tours
- Aaron Davis Hall
- 16th Dec 2016
The Orchestra Now kicks off the 2nd season of its Around Town series with a free concert in Harlem, led by conductor JoAnn Falletta.
Great Expectations presented by Attic Theatre Company
- Listing Theatre
- 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.
After Three Sisters
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- The Brockley Jack Studio Theatre
- 18th Oct - 5th Nov 2016
A darkly comic and dangerously dreamlike tale of past and present history colliding.
Fringe Guide to Running a Venue
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central@Infirmary Street
- 28th Aug 2016
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Great Expectations
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Rooms
- 28th Aug 2016
Cinema screening of live performance.
Gourmet Cinema Club - Malmaison Hotel London
- Listing Attraction
- London Fringe
- Malmaison
- 28th Aug - 26th Nov 2016
Gourmet Cinema Club brings you a unique way to enjoy some of the best loved films back on the big screen, but with the all-important All I Want twist.
Venue Marketplace
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central@Infirmary Street
- 27th Aug 2016
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
The Friel Sisters
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s
- 27th Aug 2016
These three Glaswegian sisters have their family roots deeply embedded in County Donegal in north-west Ireland.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrghhh! It’s the Increasingly Prestigious Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards Show – and It’s Free!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Ghillie Dhu
- 26th Aug 2016
It’s the annual two-hour charity variety show filled with bizarre acts and very alternative comedy which includes the presentation of three annual Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards.
You Wouldn't Want to Be in the Great Fire of London!
- Listing Children’s Shows / Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Arthur Conan Doyle Centre
- 25th Aug 2016
You Wouldn’t Want to Be in the Great Fire of London is a 45 minute, 100 miles per hour show for kids! Two storytellers will transport the children back to 1666 smoggy, grotty Londo…
Laughing Horse Free Comedy Selection
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Southside Social
- 24th - 27th Aug 2016
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe, alongside hot new talent and Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up at each show, every day, as Laughing Horse’s Come…
You Wouldn't Want to Be in the Great Fire of London!
- Listing Children’s Shows / Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Arthur Conan Doyle Centre
- 22nd - 26th Aug 2016
You Wouldn’t Want to Be in the Great Fire of London is a 45 minute, 100 miles per hour show for kids! Two storytellers will transport the children back to 1666 smoggy, grotty Londo…
Battle of the Supervillains: The Great Supervillain Debate
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 22nd - 23rd Aug 2016
Why should the superheroes have all the fun and the glory? In this version of the Battle of the Superheroes show, a variety of comedians step up to make the case for the greatest s…
The Squire Sisters
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on the Mile
- 22nd - 27th Aug 2016
In the sleepy town of Pickford in 1949 three sisters are bored of their post-war existences and want to start living.
The Ukeladeez – Gin Bunnies Free Festival
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom
- 20th - 29th Aug 2016
Two ladies who like tea, cake, gin and playing ukulele.
Rembrandt from the National Gallery, London and Rijkmuseum, Amsterdam
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Rooms
- 17th Aug 2016
Cinema screening of live performance.
The Great Hipster Songbook
- Review
- ★★★
- Matthew Bradley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Jazz Bar
- 20th Aug, 2016
Angus Munro and band offer you a medley of ‘Hipster’ songs reimagined as 20th Century Jazz classics.
Free the Dolphin
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Crags Bar
- 17th - 29th Aug 2016
The dolphin – a remarkably intelligent animal with uncommon sensitivity, full of wonder and curiosity.
Sellotape Sisters by Lee Mattinson
- Listing Theatre
- Camden Fringe
- Tristan Bates Theatre
- 15th - 20th Aug 2016
1966.
spiked at the Stand: Free!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club
- 15th Aug 2016
spiked, the radical magazine that fights for your right to offend, returns to the Stand for a night of no-holds-barred comedy.
Simon Lukacs Shows His Range
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Southside Social
- 15th - 23rd Aug 2016
Upstairs Downton and Petting Zoo (‘Improv supergroup’ TimeOut) star creates a staggering array of characters using his mouth, brain, hands and body.
Great Expectations
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues - C
- 14th - 20th Aug 2016
From the Fringe First winning authors of Jekyll! comes this brand new adaptation of Dickens’ masterpiece.
Cry Me a River: The Songs of Julie London
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Jazz Bar
- 13th - 14th Aug 2016
Acclaimed London-based jazz/blues/soul vocalist Kerry-Jo Hodgkin pays tribute to the legendary, sultry-toned jazz and popular music singer/actress Julie London.
Daniel Sloss: So? (Late Shows)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Venue150 at EICC
- 12th - 27th Aug 2016
Later, considerably ruder and darker shows from internationally acclaimed, award-winning Scottish stand-up comedy meteor.
Into the Shadows of Shakespeare – Free
- Review
- ★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on the Mile
- 13th Aug, 2016
The Tempest, retold by children whose first language isn’t even English.
Laughs With Tricks – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Frankenstein Pub
- 10th - 14th Aug 2016
Will the guys be out of bed in time for their lunchtime show? You bet they will.
Cathedral Coffee Concerts – Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 8th - 12th Aug 2016
John Bryden plays music by Bach and his followers, Robert and Clara Schumann and Beethoven, in a series of recitals on the Cathedral Steinway.
Tales from the American Midwest – Free
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Infirmary Street
- 7th - 8th Aug 2016
Award-winning Badger High School Theater presents Tales from the American Midwest, a series of American folk tales centred around the Midwestern states.
Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals – Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 7th - 21st Aug 2016
Organists Donald Hunt (St Mary’s Cathedral), Duncan Ferguson (St Mary’s Cathedral) and Peter Backhouse (St Giles’ Cathedral) perform popular organ works on the Cathedral’s mighty ‘…
The Great Gatsby
- Review
- ★★★★
- Joseph McAulay
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Royal Terrace
- 9th Aug, 2016
Tackling an adaptation of The Great Gatsby, one of the most famous and beloved novels ever written, is not a task taken on lightly but it is one the Nottingham New theatre rises to…
The Simpsons Taught Me Everything I Know, Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Voodoo Rooms
- 6th - 28th Aug 2016
Hi, I’m Yianni Agisilaou.
Battle of the Superheroes: The Great Superhero Debate
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 6th - 27th Aug 2016
A revolving line-up of great and varied comedians come together in a number of show heats to argue and decide who is the greatest superhero, with the semi-finals and a Grand Final …
Sisters
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Cowgatehead
- 6th - 27th Aug 2016
Fresh from the final of the Leicester Square Theatre Sketch-Off 2016, performers, sisters, and dare we say it, friends – Christy White-Spunner and Mark Jones bring their highly a…
Not the Horse
- Review
- ★★
- Tom King
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on the Mile
- 13th Aug, 2016
Almost twenty years ago, Guy Ritchie changed the landscape of British cinema with his love letter to the charismatic psychopaths of the East End underbelly Lock, Stock and Two Smok…
Free Fringe Music
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- National Museum of Scotland
- 6th - 28th Aug 2016
Experience the joy of live music at the museum with the best contemporary talents from Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales.
Me, Myself and ISIS – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- T-Bar
- 6th - 29th Aug 2016
American cop Frank Law lost his partner two days before retirement.
Laura London: CHEAT
- Listing Cabaret and Variety / Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Voodoo Rooms
- 6th - 28th Aug 2016
Laura London is a magician who travels the world with just a deck of playing cards.
Free Fringe Music at Stramash
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Stramash
- 6th Aug 2016
Live music throughout the day and night at Stramash, featuring the best Edinburgh-based and visiting musicians.
Free Footlights
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Liquid Room Annexe
- 6th - 28th Aug 2016
In addition to their main show, the Cambridge Footlights present an hour of stand-up, songs, sketches and more in association with PBH’s Free Fringe.
Worst Show on the Fringe – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Movement
- 6th - 28th Aug 2016
Russell Howard, Tim Minchin, Miranda Hart.
Ross Leadbeater's Great British Songbook
- Review
- ★★
- Matthew Bradley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Studios
- 8th Aug, 2016
Ross Leadbeater is an alumnus of the all-male Welsh choir Only Men Aloud!, who won the 2008 television show Last Choir Standing.
A Struggle For Home – Crimean Tatars (Free)
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Ukrainian Community Centre
- 5th - 6th Aug 2016
The film chronicles the rich and tragic history of the Crimean Tatar people from ancient times to the aftermath of the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea.
99 Club Stand-Up Selection – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 5th - 28th Aug 2016
Proudly supporting the Free Festival with a selection of four different comics daily.
Laughing Horse Free Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 5th - 27th Aug 2016
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe, with a different top-notch comedy line-up each day.
Peter Pan's Great Adventure
- Review
- ★★★
- Euan Brook
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Symposium Hall
- 6th Aug, 2016
Fun lyrics and great musical timing manage to bring Neverland to life with a small cast and even smaller set.
Malones PBH Free Fringe
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Malone’s Irish Bar
- 5th - 29th Aug 2016
Part of the PBH Free Fringe, Malones will play host to a variety of musicians from across the globe.
Phil Mann: Nothingism – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 5th - 27th Aug 2016
The latest craze is literally nothing.
London Paris Roam!
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Jury’s Inn
- 5th - 27th Aug 2016
London Paris Roam! She’s bossa’d in Brazil, jived in Japan, vamped in the Vatican, feasted in France, indulged in Italy and now, to be honest, needs a bit of a break.
Funny Cluckers – Best of the Fest – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 5th - 27th Aug 2016
Four top quality foul-mouthed acts, hand-plucked from around the festival. For the poultry sum of a bucket contribution on eggsit. Guaranteed to be clucking funny.
Royal Mile Tours – Free
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Edinburgh City Chambers (Meeting Point)
- 5th - 29th Aug 2016
Join a trained festival guide for a historical walking tour around Edinburgh’s world-famous Old Town.
The Great Scottish Make Off
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C south
- 5th - 12th Aug 2016
A week of arts and crafts events: an interactive art event unlike any other.
Nick Revell: Gluten-Free Christ; Seven Easy Steps to Mindfulness, Weight-Loss, Eternal Beauty, Spiritual Detox, Untold Riches, and Dealing with Disappointment
- Review
- ★★
- Stuart Mckenzie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4
- 27th Aug, 2016
There is no doubt that Nick Revell is an amusing and witty comic whose capabilities are evident from both long line of positive past reviews and his catalogue on YouTube.
Laughing Horse Free Comedy Selection
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 5th - 28th Aug 2016
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe, alongside hot new talent and Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up at each show, every day, as Laughing Horse’s Come…
Haven't a Clue! – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Frankenstein Pub
- 5th - 9th Aug 2016
Think you know charades? Think again! Comedy meets game show meets improv, as two teams of Fringe comics hilariously pit their skills and wit against each other, in this hysterical…
Laughing Stock
- Review
- ★★★★
- Dixon Baskerville
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Cowgate
- 22nd Aug, 2016
A varied sketch comedy, Laughing Stock lives up to its name, parading numerous situations of self-deprecation before us providing much hilarity.
Robin Morgan: Free Man
- Review
- ★★★★
- chhewitt95
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 29th Aug, 2016
A very well-structured and well-performed show, delivered from a fantastic up-and-coming comedian.
Evan Desmarais: Bad Things, Right Reasons – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Evan Desmarais explores the concepts of good and bad, and right and wrong.
Tiny Horse Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 4th - 29th Aug 2016
Tiny Horse Comedy.
101 Comedy Club – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
‘Funny.
The Prozac and Cons – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Ian appeared on a televised seduction course to find love.
Margaret Thatcher Queen of Game Shows
- Review
- ★★★★★
- William Heraghty
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Gardens
- 8th Aug, 2016
Ding dong, the witch isn’t dead! And this time it’s definitely cause for celebration! After her previous success as an ‘international cabaret superstar’ Maggie is back in b…
Rights and Responsibilities (or How a Horse Was Tried for Murder)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
A horse tried for murder? A nonsensical idea, surely? Well not after the great Animal Rights and Responsibilities Act 2031 is passed into law.
Aaaaargh! It's 101 Naughty Jokes in 30 Minutes – Free Show
- Review
- ★★★★
- Stuart Mckenzie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys
- 20th Aug, 2016
If you find it in your heart to forgive the failings of Masai Graham’s previous show, Aaaaah! It’s 101 Clean Jokes in 30 Minutes, and stuck around for the follow-up, you�…
Pear Shaped Afternoons – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The White Horse
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Unique comedy double act Brian and Krysstal return to the Fringe.
Wild at Heart – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Henry’s Cellar Bar
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Devastatingly original character comedy duo Róisín and Chiara are ‘a pair of improvising geniuses’ and Ones to Watch 2016 (Funny Women).
CeilidhKids at the Fringe – Free
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Family workshop suitable for children aged 3-7 years with parents or carers.
Aaaaah! It's 101 Clean Jokes in 30 Minutes – Free Show
- Review
- ★★
- Stuart Mckenzie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys
- 20th Aug, 2016
Masai Graham has assembled an act so far from risky that it is bubble wrapped in woefully predictable innuendos, presumably to retain its innocence.
Katie Mulgrew: Saboteur / Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Southside Social
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
It’s a stand-up comedy show from a stand-up gal about confidence and self-sabotage.
African-Czechoslovakian / Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ 48 Below
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
She’s been described as the best African-Czechoslovakian comic on earth.
Matt Green: Writing To Harvey Keitel – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Two years ago Matt spent six hours in a car with Hollywood star Harvey Keitel.
Paul Revill: Revillations – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire
- 4th - 20th Aug 2016
Paul Revill, Bath Comedy Festival New Act of the Year 2014, returns to the Fringe with his debut hour.
City Cafe Late Nite and Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ City Cafe
- 4th - 27th Aug 2016
Classic late show Festival comedy fare.
Aaaaaargh! It's the One-Liner Show – Free Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Enjoy an hour of the best up and coming one-liner comedians on the circuit in this celebration of puns, one-liners and wordplay.
Board Game Smackdown - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Hosted by award-winning comedian and UK board game champion James Cook, the funniest Fringe performers play classic and new board games.
Jeff Seal: The Goddamn Truth – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Truth is relative, sure, but as far as I’m concerned I’ve got this shit figured out.
Heavy Petting: Bad Laughing
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Middlesbrough’s second-tallest sketch group return with sketches, jokes, songs and a big bag of hammers.
Aaaaaaargh! It's the Monster Stand-Up Show – Free Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Feast on five of the tastiest up-and-coming comedians on the circuit in this stand-up comedy showcase including your award-winning host, Masai Graham.
The Oxford Revue: Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Cellar Monkey
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
The Oxford Revue present a rotating cast of the country’s brightest young comedians together with headline acts from the comedy circuit.
The Prozac and Cons – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Ian appeared on a televised seduction course to find love.
Aaaaaaargh! It's the Monster Stand-Up Show – Free Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Feast on five of the tastiest up-and-coming comedians on the circuit in this stand-up comedy showcase including your award-winning host, Masai Graham.
101 Comedy Club – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
‘Funny.
Always Be Rolling – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
How board games can change your life and save the world. Award-winning comedian James Cook has read the back of the box and is ready to play. Won’t you join him?
Bob Slayer: 24 Hour Shows
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus
- 4th - 29th Aug 2016
Bob drives his BlundaBus around Europe looking for adventures.
Ian Fox – Pictures of Things That Make Me Laugh – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 4th - 27th Aug 2016
A comedy show with pictures, and probably not what Fox Talbot had in mind.
Heavy Petting: Bad Laughing
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Middlesbrough’s second-tallest sketch group return with sketches, jokes, songs and a big bag of hammers.
Lynch: Improvised Plays in the Style of David Lynch – Free
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom
- 4th - 14th Aug 2016
Enter a world with its veil drawn back, where good and evil battle in darkly hilarious style.
Ettieboo's Cabaret Boonanza – Free
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Frankenstein Pub
- 4th - 27th Aug 2016
Ettieboo (Ria Lina) presents the best value cabaret money can buy! Each show is different, with a line-up comprised of the best, brightest and most beautiful acts participating at …
The Irish Alternative – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Cellar Monkey
- 4th - 17th Aug 2016
Three of Ireland’s best up-and-coming alternative comics.
Mrs Roosevelt Flies to London
- Review
- ★★★★
- Oliver Simmonds
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Hall
- 12th Aug, 2016
Five-star performance in a three-star play.
The Weaning of Life / Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Crags Bar
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
If you want to see comedy that is a little different, this is for you.
Revill's Selection – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 4th - 20th Aug 2016
Get your afternoon off to the perfect start with Revill’s Selection.
Twisted Edge Showcase / Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Southside Social
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Twisted Edge Comedy presents the participants of their newly founded stand-up workshops.
Adventures of the Singing Acupuncturist Five: Big O Conquers the FOMO – Free
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Moriarty’s
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Spread your wings of courage and join Big O as she explores the aspects of fear.
Shaggers (Free Festival)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Following sell-out shows in Adelaide, Melbourne, Darwin, Singapore, Germany and all over the UK, the hugely popular and hilarious show returns for its ninth successive year at the …
The Free Association Presents...
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon at the Counting House
- 3rd - 28th Aug 2016
Three brilliant, original and hilarious improv acts: DVD Box Set – your new favourite TV show, entirely improvised by a cast of FA players, inspired by an audience suggestion.
Horse McDonald in Careful
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon at the Museum
- 7th Aug, 2016
Swapping her musical trappings for the theatre, Horse McDonald takes to the stage to present an undeniably intriguing and raw, if occasionally sensational, biopic of her own life.
C for free at ibis
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C soco at ibis
- 3rd - 29th Aug 2016
This decidedly chaotic event includes some of Edinburgh’s best performance artists, with all entertainment at fifteen minutes or less.
Mike Ward: Freedom of Speech Isn't Free
- Review
- ★★
- Jamie P Robson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 7th Aug, 2016
At the end of his show, Mike Ward took a moment to emphasise the importance of free speech, the vital importance that comedians are free to offend; he even handed out badges to hel…
Gráinne Maguire: Great People Making Great Choices
- Review
- ★★★
- Simon Fearn
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 10th Aug, 2016
Graínne Maguire is a pretty cool woman, and once trended worldwide for tweeting the Irish Taoiseach (prime minister) updates on her menstrual cycle.
The Travelling Sisters
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 3rd - 28th Aug 2016
With wild eyes and a wicked flavour of comedy, Australian trio The Travelling Sisters serve up a gang of tragically charming misfits.
The Free Association: JACUZZI
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 3rd - 21st Aug 2016
The Free Association is London’s leading improv powerhouse, and we’re thrilled to bring you our headline show: JACUZZI.
Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts – Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 1st - 31st Aug 2016
A former Times critic’s choice.
Huggers (Free Festival)
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 1st - 3rd Aug 2016
The hugely enjoyable and popular show returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for its sixth successive year.
Phoebe Traquair Song School Murals – Free
- Listing Exhibition
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 1st - 31st Aug 2016
Painted 1888-1892 and restored in 1998, Traquair’s acclaimed murals illustrate the canticle Benedicite Omnia Opera.
What Can You Do to Make Your Venue Autism-Friendly?
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central@Infirmary Street
- 1st - 2nd Aug 2016
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Shaggers (Free Festival)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 1st - 28th Aug 2016
Following sell-out shows in Adelaide, Melbourne, Darwin, Singapore, Germany and all over the UK, the hugely popular and hilarious show returns for its ninth successive year at the …
Huggers (Free Festival)
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 1st - 28th Aug 2016
The hugely enjoyable and popular show returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for its sixth successive year.
London Road
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- London Fringe
- The Bridewell Theatre
- 27th Jul - 6th Aug 2016
Award-winning musical London Road returns to the capital for the first time since its acclaimed NT run in 2011, in a new production by Sedos.
The Travelling Sisters
- Listing Comedy
- UK Regional & Tours
- Etcetera Theatre
- 21st Jul 2016
With wild eyes and a wicked flavour of comedy, Australian trio The Travelling Sisters serve up a gang of tragically charming misfits.
Just For Laughs London
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
- Russell Square
- 13th - 24th Jul 2016
Bringing a host of exceptional exclusive artists from around the globe along with their authentic comedy carnival atmosphere! Russell Square will be transformed into the home of …
The Great Illusionist
- Review
- ★★★★
- Paul Fisher Cockburn
- Edinburgh
- Traverse Theatre
- 7th Jun, 2016
Part of the attraction of seeing magic tricks performed well – beyond the sheer spectacle – is trying to work out how they’re done.
Free Mindful Ki & Aikido Taster Sessions: Everyone Welcome!
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Ki Centre
- 28th May 2016
Arrive 14:15 wearing loose, comfortable clothing for the start of the Shin Shin Toitsu Do (Japanese yoga) session at 14:30, where you’ll learn unification of mind and body and natu…
Crazy Horse: A Dream of Thunder
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Distrikt
- 28th - 30th May 2016
A one-man drama about Indian chief, Crazy Horse that captures the high adventure of the Sioux Wars of the Wild West.
Battle of the Superheroes: The Great Superhero Debate
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant
- 20th - 28th May 2016
A number of great and varied comedians from around Brighton Fringe come together in a mixture of stand-up comedy and interaction to decide who is the greatest superhero.
Down And Out In Paris And London
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Pete Shaw
- London Fringe
- Greenwich Theatre
- 19th May, 2016
Bridging a gap of 80 years between author George Orwell’s early life in Paris and a social experiment by Guardian journalist Polly Tonybee in London, Down & Out In Paris And L…
Sellotape Sisters by Lee Mattinson
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Studio 2
- 17th - 22nd May 2016
1966.
South London Jazz Orchestra
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- St Mary’s Church
- 7th May 2016
Following their 2015 sell-out Edinburgh Fringe performance, the SLJO are back with an all new set featuring tunes from the golden era of Big Band.
Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant
- 6th May - 5th Jun 2016
A selection of the best stand-up comedy at Brighton Fringe.
Robin Morgan: Free Man (Work in Progress)
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Caroline of Brunswick
- 6th - 8th May 2016
A work-in-progress of the debut hour from Robin Morgan, star of ‘The Greatest Welshman You’ve Never Heard Of’ (BBC Radio), writer for ‘The News Quiz’ and Laughing Horse New Act of …
Geoffrey Mead's London Road Tour
- Review
- ★★★★
- Tom Edward
- Brighton Fringe
- St Peter’s Church Hall Entrance
- 9th Jun, 2016
Having lived at the top end of Brighton’s London Road for the last six years, I’ve witnessed first-hand the rapid and accelerating gentrification taking place in the area, di…
King and Country: Shakespeares Great Cycle of Kings
- Listing Theatre
- Off Broadway
- BAM Harvey Theater
- 2nd Mar 2016
(performances begin on Thursday) It’s a royal spring at the Brooklyn Academy of Music when the Royal Shakespeare Company arrives with a quartet of celebrated productions: …
FREE Smoking Hot Comedy @ RYND Bar
- Listing Comedy
- UK Regional & Tours
- RYND Bar & Kitchen
- 24th Feb 2016
Smoking Hot Comedy is returning to Reading in its new home of RYND. FREE Entry with Lineup: - Thanyia Moore (MC) - Bob Munro - Sam Mitchell - Ed Day - Joel Henderson
George London Awards
- Listing Music
- USA Regional & Tours
- Morgan Library & Museum
- 19th Feb 2016
Twenty-four North American singers vie for five top prizes in this prestigious competition, which, now in its 45th year, can rightfully claim to act as a springboard for major care…
Valentines Shows
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- Littlefield / Magnet Theater / The Stand
- 9th - 14th Feb 2016
Valentine’s Day may have a cheesy reputation, but the heart-filled holiday has inspired plenty of great live comedy for devoted couples, optimistic daters and determinedly si…
Back Stage Tour - London Coliseum
- Listing Attraction
- West End
- London Coliseum
- 4th Feb - 8th Jul 2016
Come on a journey back to Christmas Eve, 1904, and the dramatic events of the Coliseum’s opening night.
The Central London Tour
- Listing Attraction
- London Fringe
- The London Tour Bicycle Company
- 5th Jan - 31st Mar 2016
This is our overview of London's most popular tourist attractions like Big Ben, Westminster Abbey and Buckingham Palace, as well as the working City of London and playful West …
War Horse
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Gillian Lynne Theatre
- 5th Jan - 12th Mar 2016
Based on the beloved novel by Michael Morpurgo, the National Theatre's internationally-acclaimed production of War Horse is an unforgettable theatrical experience.
The Wedge Horse
- Listing Theatre
- Off Broadway
- IATI Theater Mainstage
- 2nd Jan 2016
Nick Gandiello’s affecting if overwrought drama centers on three Long Island teenagers unsure how to honor the memory of a dead brother and friend.
Phalariss Bull: Solving the Riddle of the Great Big World
- Listing Theatre
- Off Broadway
- Beckett Theater at Theater Row
- 1st Dec 2015
In this idea-heavy one-man show, Steven Friedman, a Renaissance man whose areas of expertise include philosophy, seeks to weave a capsule history of philosophical thought with an a…
The Great Divorce
- Listing Theatre
- Off Off Broadway
- Pearl Theater
- 1st Dec 2015
A glimpse of heaven from the man who created Narnia.
Hector (Was So Great A Crime)
- Review
- ★★★
- Ali Schultz
- UK Regional & Tours
- Byre Theatre
- 10th Nov, 2015
Hector (Was So Great A Crime) is based on the true story of the Scottish military hero in the Second Boer War who was brought down by malicious attacks on his good name.
Lincoln Center at the Movies: Great American Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Various movie theaters
- 22nd Oct 2015
Grab some popcorn and settle in for “Revelations.
Home Free!
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Etcetera Theatre
- 20th - 25th Oct 2015
Theatrum Vertitatus is very excited to be taking their dark and haunting production of Lanford Wilson’s “Home Free!” to The London Horror Festival this year after 2 successful runs…
The Great Gatsby
- Review
- ★
- Simon Ximenez
- London Fringe
- Greenwich Theatre
- 9th Oct, 2015
Even if you don’t know the whole story of F.
The Incredible Fox Sisters
- Listing Theatre
- Off Broadway
- New Ohio Theater
- 3rd Oct 2015
(previews start on Friday; opens on Nov.
Sisters Follies: Between Two Worlds
- Listing Theatre
- Off Broadway
- Abrons Arts Center
- 30th Sep 2015
(previews start on Oct.
Free Standup Festival 2015
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- Various Venues
- 31st Aug 2015
This festival — now in it’s second year — gathers some of the city’s finest free stand-up shows under one banner for a week of top-notch comedy at venues in…
The Great American Songbook
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Andrew’s and St George’s West, George St
- 30th Aug 2015
Following highly successful evenings with Berlin, Porter, Kern and Gershwin, Fife’s premier operatic concert group Ensemble, (www.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaarrghhh! It’s the Increasingly Prestigious Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards Show – and It’s Free!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 28th Aug 2015
Anarchic annual two-hour charity show celebrating the late Godfather of Alternative Comedy.
The Great British Brain Off
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Stand in the Square
- 27th Aug 2015
Do you feel like your brain is half-baked? Or that your mental faculties are going off the boil? Join ‘head’ chef Dr Alan Gow in the Great British Brain Off to consider the recipe …
Fringe Guide to Running a Venue
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 27th Aug 2015
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a hugely rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking for all involved.
Tamburlaine the Great
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Tristan Bates Theatre
- 25th Aug - 12th Sep 2015
Dictator, lover, husband and murderer, Controversial writer, Christopher Marlowe’s fierce and ferocious play Tamburlaine the Great, hits the stage in an all new gripping, physica…
The Great Scottish Make Off - Free
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gayfield Venues
- 25th - 31st Aug 2015
Live art every day.
The Great Scottish Make Off - Free
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gayfield Venues
- 25th - 31st Aug 2015
Live art every day.
The Happy Accidents: Cheer Up, It Might Never Happen – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Chiquito
- 25th - 29th Aug 2015
Receiving mildly ecstatic acclaim at home, this musical comedy duo are proud to present their debut Edinburgh Fringe show.
Not the Horse
- Review
- ★★★★
- Alex Hargreaves
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 27th Aug, 2015
The story of a young man falling in ‘deep shit’ with a notorious gangster is something we see in movies all the time, and the influence of this is clear in Not the Horse.
Cathedral Coffee Concerts – Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 24th - 28th Aug 2015
A composer a day: John Bryden will play music by Elgar, Mozart and Dvorák in three recitals on the Cathedral Steinway.
Ben Champion: Don't Look Down – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Liquid Room Annexe
- 23rd - 30th Aug 2015
One man (Ben).
Brody and Chadwick's Great Blimp Deception
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Mash House
- 23rd - 30th Aug 2015
Irish comedians Giles Brody and Colin Chadwick invite you to a compendium of sketch comedy, featuring childish Nobel Prize winners, Frankenstein’s reformed monster, Teen Pope, Go…
Brothers and Sisters in Arms – Songs of War and of Peace
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Bruntsfield Evangelical Church
- 21st - 29th Aug 2015
Sell-out 2010-2014.
Chris Cooke's Free Speech
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 21st - 22nd Aug 2015
ThreeWeeks’ co-editor Chris Cooke always saw free speech as a fundamental right, but then started arguing that Robin Thicke’s Blurred Lines should be banned.
Wild, Scottish And Free
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Stand in the Square
- 20th Aug 2015
A culinary conundrum.
Jarred Christmas and Hobbit: The Great Comedy Beat Box Party
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon
- 19th - 23rd Aug 2015
A stand-up comedy and beat box collaboration.
Rock 'N' Roll Radio Idiot (Free)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Cowgatehead
- 17th - 22nd Aug 2015
Would you quit your high flying sales job to run a radio station from a Portakabin in a high crime area? Will the station get burnt down by the local kids? Will anybody listen to a…
Free for All
- Review
- ★★★
- Cara Ballingall
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 30th Aug, 2015
Free For All is a very clever verse play with a strong political slant, exploring the ideas of choice and social responsibility.
Haven't a Clue! - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Frankenstein Pub
- 17th - 23rd Aug 2015
Think you know charades? Think again! Comedy meets game show meets improv, as two teams of Fringe comics hilariously pit their skills and wit against each other, in this hysterical…
WeddingBingo – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 16th - 23rd Aug 2015
You are cordially invited to a show that celebrates two of the best things in life: weddings and bingo.
Free Gaza!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Assembly Rooms
- 16th Aug 2015
Comedians Daniel Kitson, Mark Steel, Mark Thomas and Ivor Dembina join forces to raise money for IMET2000, a charity bringing front-line medical relief to victims of last year’s bo…
Free Fringe Music
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Inn on the Mile
- 15th Aug 2015
Free Fringe Music all day at the famous Inn on the Mile, at the crossroads at the heart of the Fringe.
Film in the Old College Quad – Free Family Films
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Old College Quad
- 15th - 16th Aug 2015
Free morning films for the whole family.
Rock 'N' Roll Radio Idiot (Free)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- George Next Door
- 15th - 22nd Aug 2015
Would you quit your high flying sales job to run a radio station from a Portakabin in a high crime area? Will the station get burnt down by the local kids? Will anybody listen to a…
Daniel Sloss: Dark: Extra Shows!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Venue150@EICC
- 14th - 29th Aug 2015
Due to massive demand, six later, quite probably ruder, shows! Scotland’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning comedy half-man-half-Xbox.
Chris Cooke's Free Speech
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- SpaceTriplex
- 14th - 16th Aug 2015
ThreeWeeks’ co-editor Chris Cooke always saw free speech as a fundamental right, but then started arguing that Robin Thicke’s Blurred Lines should be banned.
The Bevvy Sisters
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 13th - 27th Aug 2015
***** (BroadwayBaby.
Al Lubel: Al Lubel Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Voodoo Rooms
- 12th - 30th Aug 2015
‘Al has one of the best jokes I’ve ever heard’ (Jerry Seinfeld).
The Free Association
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 12th - 16th Aug 2015
The Free Association is proud to present an hour of the finest and funniest improvised comedy on the Fringe.
Nitekirk – Free
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greyfriars Kirk
- 12th Aug 2015
A place of peace, a sacred space.
Cry Me a River: The Songs of Julie London
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Jazz Bar
- 12th - 16th Aug 2015
Acclaimed London-based jazz/blues/soul vocalist Kerry Jo Hodgkin pays tribute to legendary, sultry-toned jazz/popular music singer/actress Julie London, with two of Scotland’s lead…
The Free Meditation Class
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Moriarty’s
- 10th - 24th Aug 2015
A new one-man show from performance maker Josh Gardner.
CeilidhKids at the Fringe – Free!
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Gorgie City Farm
- 9th - 30th Aug 2015
Family workshop suitable for children aged three to seven years with parents or carers.
Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals – Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 9th - 23rd Aug 2015
Organists Steven Grahl (Peterborough Cathedral), Duncan Ferguson (St Mary’s Cathedral) and Donald Hunt (St Mary’s Cathedral) perform on consecutive Sundays on the Cathedral’s ‘Fath…
99 Club Stand-Up Selection – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 8th - 30th Aug 2015
Proud to support the Free Festival, The 99 Club brings a selection of some of the best comics at the Fringe.
David Mills: Don't Get Any Ideas / Free
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Voodoo Rooms
- 26th Aug, 2015
I wouldn’t normally mention a show’s venue in a comedy review, but David Mills is performing in a gorgeous space in the Voodoo Rooms.
Rory O'Hanlon: It's Great to Be Here
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Cabaret Voltaire
- 8th - 30th Aug 2015
Strap in, it’s joke time.
All-in-One Fun – Free
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Hispaniola
- 8th - 29th Aug 2015
Join West Country comedian Cerys Nelmes as she entertains you and your children for 45 minutes of onesie fun! Wear your onesie, and have some funsie! There will be music, dancing, …
Camden Comedy Free Lunchtime Showcase
- Review
- ★★
- Kate Wilkinson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Whistlebinkies
- 20th Aug, 2015
An hour of lunchtime comedy could be worse spent than with this quirky collection of occasionally promising comedians.
From The Horse's Mouth @ Edinburgh Fringe
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Chiquito
- 8th - 19th Aug 2015
Performance poets, a hip-hop vocalist and a jazz singer coming together with a live band to create something truly special.
Al Lubel: Al Lubel Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Cowgatehead
- 8th - 11th Aug 2015
‘Al has one of the best jokes I’ve ever heard’ (Jerry Seinfeld).
Free Fringe Music
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- National Museum of Scotland
- 8th - 30th Aug 2015
Experience the joy of live music at the museum.
The Oxford Revue Presents – Free
- Review
- ★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- La Belle Angèle
- 13th Aug, 2015
Alex Furrow, the compere for Oxford Revue Presents, has a lot to contend with, La Belle is a big venue and it must be difficult to pack it out with an eager crowd.
Stuart Goldsmith: An Hour (Free Show)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Canons’ Gait
- 8th - 30th Aug 2015
All spit no polish, all show no pony, Goldsmith goes back to the source.
Free Comic: Volume Two
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Dragonfly
- 8th - 29th Aug 2015
Jay Handley’s first show contained ‘.
Nudity, Free Beer, Good for Kids
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Venue 13
- 8th - 29th Aug 2015
A daily challenge to realise the best marketing scheme on the Fringe.
The Rocking Horse Winner
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Paradise in The Vault
- 8th - 15th Aug 2015
A stage and film mixed media adaptation of D.
The Travelling Sisters
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Cowgatehead
- 8th - 29th Aug 2015
With wild eyes and a wicked flavour of comedy, Australian trio The Travelling Sisters serve up a bevy of tragically charming characters.
Aspects of Joy – Free
- Review
- ★★
- Kate Wilkinson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Hispaniola
- 24th Aug, 2015
Joy Carter’s stand-up centres around a cute theme that works well for its midday slot.
Cerys Nelmes Presents Pick'n'Mix – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Southsider
- 8th - 29th Aug 2015
West Country comedian and MC extraordinaire, Cerys Nelmes, returns to this year’s Fringe with a full run of her popular show, Pick’n’Mix! Cerys MCs an hour of comedy featuring th…
Stand-Up Philosophy – Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Oliver Lennard
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Silk
- 19th Aug, 2015
Stand-Up Philosophy is a low-key, quirky little Free Fringe show featuring professional philosophers sharing thoughts, answering questions, and trying their hands at comedy.
James Hamilton Is So Lonely – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Voodoo Rooms
- 8th - 30th Aug 2015
The hotly anticipated solo debut of a multi award-winning sketch comedian is probably happening elsewhere.
Free Fringe Music
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Wee Pub
- 8th Aug 2015
Music all day at the smallest pub in Scotland or probably anywhere. Visit and enjoy.
Bristol Improv Steals the Show – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Sportsters
- 8th - 29th Aug 2015
Bristol Improv return with their hit format Bristol Improv Steals the Show! Everything on stage is completely improvised based on you, the audience! Expect to have your programmes …
Free Footlights
- Review
- ★★★
- Max Falkenberg
- Edinburgh Fringe
- La Belle Angèle
- 9th Aug, 2015
After a poor showing at last year’s Fringe, the Free Footlights return this year on top form.
The Nursery Improv Venue at the Edinburgh Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Thistle Edinburgh, The King James
- 7th - 30th Aug 2015
The Nursery together with Freestival is bringing an improv only venue to Edinburgh - a Fringe first! Every night for three weeks, the Holyrood Suite at the Thistle Hotel will trans…
Hydrophobia (Free)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 7th - 29th Aug 2015
A new human colony, but full of idiots.
From Geek to Goddess – Free
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fingers Piano Bar
- 7th - 29th Aug 2015
Kooky, french horn-playing, little Miss K from Massachusetts never imagined she’d become a 1950s-style blonde bombshell with shows in New York and Milan, and a residency at Ronni…
The Travelling Sisters
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Cowgatehead
- 7th - 31st Aug 2015
With wild eyes and a wicked flavour of comedy, Australian trio The Travelling Sisters serve up a bevy of tragically charming characters.
Laughing Horse Free Comedy Selection
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 7th - 29th Aug 2015
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe, alongside hot new talent and Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up at each show, every day, as Laughing Horse’s Come…
Laughing Horse Free Pick of the Fringe
- Review
- ★★★
- Catriona Scott
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 10th Aug, 2015
A compilation of comedic talent from across the Fringe, two shows a day, and all for free – the Laughing Horse Free Pick of the Fringe showcases some of the best comedic talent t…
ABC of Musical Comedy – Luc Valvona – Free Show!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 7th - 31st Aug 2015
Luc Valvona returns to the Fringe with his third full show, featuring multiple instruments and musical technology, and this time his stand-up and funny songs will be based on all t…
Free Fringe Music Festival
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Malone’s Irish Bar
- 7th - 31st Aug 2015
From now until August 31st, visitors can soak in the buzzing atmosphere at Edinburgh’s premiere music venue.
Tiny Horse Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 7th - 30th Aug 2015
Tiny Horse Comedy.
Stand Up & Slam! – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Cowgatehead
- 7th - 31st Aug 2015
Stand-up comedy: poetry’s idiot relation, right? Performance poetry: comedy’s boring cousin, yes? Let’s find out.
Parliament House: A Hidden Gem – Free
- Listing Exhibition
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Parliament House
- 7th - 31st Aug 2015
This exhibition in the stunning 17th century Parliament Hall offers insight into the life, history and traditions of Scotland’s Supreme Courts.
Laughing Horse Free Comedy Selection
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 7th - 29th Aug 2015
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe, alongside hot new talent and Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up at each show, every day, as Laughing Horse’s Come…
Stand Up & Slam! – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Cowgatehead
- 7th - 31st Aug 2015
Stand-up comedy: poetry’s idiot relation, right? Performance poetry: comedy’s boring cousin, yes? Let’s find out.
Fantastic, Funny and Free
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 7th - 30th Aug 2015
A fantastically funny show for all the family.
Royal Mile Tours – Free
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Edinburgh City Chambers (Meeting Point)
- 7th - 31st Aug 2015
Take part in the Festival’s longest running show at no charge at all.
The Great Downhill Journey of Little Tommy
- Review
- ★★★★
- Joshua Clarke
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 19th Aug, 2015
Is this a music concert? Is it a piece of theatre? Can it be both? Might it be neither? These are the questions that may well fly around your mind after experiencing The Great Down…
In Case We Disappear – Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Kate Wilkinson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Moriarty’s
- 22nd Aug, 2015
Vanessa Smythe has a bit of a ‘downer hobby’: she worries about disappearing.
Ettieboo's Cabaret Boonanza – Free
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom
- 6th - 30th Aug 2015
Ettieboo (Ria Lina) presents the best value cabaret money can buy! Each show is different, with a line-up comprised of the best, brightest, and most beautiful acts participating at…
Lewis Schaffer is Free until Famous, £5
- Review
- ★★★★
- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Community Project
- 12th Aug, 2015
Lewis Schaffer states that although he normally occupies rooms on one of the free fringes during August, for his 2015 run he’s charging folk a fiver.
LOLympics Live – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Blind Poet
- 6th - 30th Aug 2015
The games are back in 2015! Different international acts compete for comedy gold.
Aaaaaarrgghh! It's 101 Naughty Jokes in 30 Minutes – Free Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys
- 6th - 30th Aug 2015
Award-winning gag merchant Masai Graham delivers over one hundred jokes in just half an hour.
Bronston Jones: God Bless 'Merica – Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Kay Tee
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 8th Aug, 2015
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…
Spring Day: Kept in Stitches – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 6th - 30th Aug 2015
Cynical Sunshine.
Helen Duff: Smasher – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 6th - 30th Aug 2015
Epic storytelling, synchronised swimming and subversively simple songs from this Fringe First nominated maker of mischief.
The Improvised Improv Show – Free Show!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys
- 6th - 30th Aug 2015
Taking improv to the next level – we improvise the cast! Now in its third year, the Fringe’s free daily improv jam returns for more comedy scenes and games based entirely on audi…
Ian Fox – Shutter Monkey (A Comedy Show With Pictures) – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 6th - 30th Aug 2015
Forget typewriters, what would happen if you gave an infinite number of monkeys a camera each? **** (BroadwayBaby.co.uk). **** (Comedy.com).
CeilidhKids at the Fringe – Free!
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 6th - 30th Aug 2015
Family workshop suitable for children aged three to seven years with parents or carers.
Aaaaaahhhh, it's 101 Clean Jokes in 30 Minutes – Free Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys
- 6th - 30th Aug 2015
Award-winning gag merchant Masai Graham delivers over one hundred jokes in just half an hour.
Alasdair and Nick: Dangerous as Milk – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 6th - 30th Aug 2015
Stand-up from award-winning comedians Alasdair Beckett-King (NATYs 2013) and Nick Elleray (Max Turner 2013).
Don't Just Sit There! – Free
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 6th - 12th Aug 2015
Storytelling as you’ve never seen it! Join in with Meg Harper’s unique stories! Maybe you’ll be a princess, maybe you’ll be a frog, maybe you’ll even be a giant head louse! Fresh s…
Aaaaaarrgghhhh! It's the Monster Stand-Up Show – Free Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys
- 6th - 30th Aug 2015
Feast on five of the tastiest up and coming comedians on the circuit in this stand-up comedy showcase, including your award-winning headliner Masai Graham.
Brave and Free: Traditional Tales of Scotland
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Lettie Mckie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Storytelling Centre
- 16th Aug, 2015
There is just something about storyteller Callum Lykan.
If Men Ruled the World – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Cellar Monkey
- 6th - 30th Aug 2015
‘Demitris Deech is a great story-teller’ (BroadwayBaby.
#BlurredMinds – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 6th - 30th Aug 2015
A high-octane hilarity blast right in your daft face, featuring two of the funniest new comedians on the circuit.
48 Minutes / Free Festival
- Review
- ★★★
- Catriona Scott
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Moriarty’s
- 19th Aug, 2015
I am not entirely sure why comedians Ben Shannon and Mike Reed decided their set should be forty-eight minutes long, rather than a full hour, but it actually doesn’t really matte…
The London 2012 Games Closing Ceremony Closing Ceremony
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues - C nova
- 5th - 31st Aug 2015
Holly has watched the world slowly fall apart since the summer of 2012.
Rosie's Magic Horse
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 5th - 31st Aug 2015
If an ice lolly stick can dream of being a horse, what magic might follow? A fantastic story based on the book by Russell Hoban and mischievously illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Lloyd Griffith: Great Grimsby's Big Turn On
- Review
- ★★
- Larry Bartleet
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 14th Aug, 2015
There’s a very fine line between watching an actual, heart-in-mouth onstage breakdown and one that’s convincingly feigned.
The Underbelly Radio Shows
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly Med Quad
- 5th - 28th Aug 2015
FUBAR Radio and Underbelly present The Underbelly Radio Shows recorded live from 12:30pm each day at Ermintrude, Underbelly hosts a series of live radio broadcasts brought to you b…
Down & Out in Paris and London
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Francesca Street
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 22nd Aug, 2015
Strikingly staged, deftly acted and simultaneously hard-hitting and bitingly funny.
Phoebe Traquair Song School Murals – Free
- Listing Exhibition
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 3rd - 31st Aug 2015
Painted 1888-1892, Traquair’s acclaimed murals, restored in 1998, illustrate the canticle Benedicite Omnia Opera.
Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts – Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 3rd - 31st Aug 2015
A former Times Critics’ Choice.
Phoebe Anna Traquair Murals – Free
- Listing Exhibition
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Mansfield Traquair Centre
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2015
Come and visit Edinburgh’s Sistine Chapel, and see the beautiful, scintillating mural scheme by celebrated arts and crafts artist Phoebe Anna Traquair.
CeilidhKids at the Fringe – Free!
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 3rd - 5th Aug 2015
Family workshop suitable for children aged three to seven years with parents or carers.
Edinburgh Free Tour
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- SANDEMANs Meeting Point
- 3rd - 31st Aug 2015
The world-renowned Sandemans Free Tour shows you the best of Edinburgh, with enthusiastic local guides providing tours in English and Spanish every day of the week! Starting on the…
The Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian: Final
- Listing Comedy
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- White Rose Rotunda
- 2nd Aug 2015
After six successful years of the Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year in London the competition comes to York, with a brand new contest to find the best up and coming…
The Arts Barge Project Presents…The Great Yorkshire Swing!
- Review
- ★★★★
- Emily Blackwell
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- White Rose Rotunda
- 27th Jul, 2015
The Arts Barge project knows how to turn a dreary, wet Sunday night into a fun filled extravaganza.
The Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year – Heats
- Review
- ★★★
- Kay Tee
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- Tea Pot
- 25th Jul, 2015
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…
Shows for Days
- Listing Theatre
- Off Broadway
- Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, Lincoln Center
- 31st May 2015
(previews start on Saturday; opens on June 29) Having just brought us Moss Hart’s entrancing “Act One,” Lincoln Center offers another piece of showbiz reminiscenc…
Verses Versus Verses: Brighton v London Poets v MCs
- Listing Spoken Word
- Brighton Fringe
- The Old Market
- 30th May 2015
After the gargantuan battle of Brighton’s finest at the 12th Annual Poets v MCs, Brighton takes on the best that the Mother City has to offer.
Battle of the Superheroes: The Great Superhero Debate
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant
- 29th - 31st May 2015
Many comedians converge in Brighton to find out who is the greatest superhero of them all.
Wyrd Sisters
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighthelm Church & Community Centre
- 28th - 30th May 2015
The Brighton University Drama Society proudly present Terry Pratchett’s ‘Wyrd Sisters’ (adapted for stage by Stephen Briggs).
Venue B @ Brighton Youth Centre
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Youth Centre
- 23rd - 30th May 2015
See the best in live performance for and by young people (and open to everyone!) at Venue B, Brighton’s only dedicated venue for young people. Check our website for full details.
Free Mindful Ki & Aikido Taster Sessions: Everyone Welcome
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Ki Centre
- 17th May 2015
Please arrive by 9:45am wearing loose, comfortable clothing such as a tracksuit or gi for the start of the Shin Shin Toitsu Do (Japanese Yoga) session at 10am where you will learn …
The Improverts - Exam Shows
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh
- Teviot Debating Hall, Teviot Row House
- 14th - 15th May 2015
The Improverts are back for two Exam Specials in the Teviot Debating Hall! A different combination of players will take to the stage each night for a round of high-class, high-ener…
The Great Escape
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- Various Venues around town
- 14th - 16th May 2015
Europe’s leading festival for new music
The Colin Hoult Shows
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Theatre Box
- 7th - 25th May 2015
Star of ‘Derek’, ‘Being Human’ and ‘Carnival of Monsters’ returns to the Brighton Fringe with two entirely new shows: Sit on the Ledge and Jump Down to the Ground (7, 2…
Great Romantics at Lunchtime
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- The Chapel Royal
- 5th - 19th May 2015
All Tuesdays: 5th FRANCK SONATA Daniel Shao (flute) Alexandra Gracheva (piano).
the Free Meditation Class
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Otherplace at the Basement: The Pit
- 4th - 25th May 2015
This performance takes a critical look at contemporary trends in Western spirituality.
Free Thinkers in Brighton
- Listing Tours
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Station at the Saxby plaque
- 3rd - 31st May 2015
Discover some of Brighton’s secular heroes and heroines with Valerie Mainstone, local historian and Chair of Brighton Secular Humanists.
Rosie's Magic Horse
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Main House
- 2nd - 5th May 2015
If an ice lolly stick can dream of being a horse, what magic might follow? A fantastic story based on the book by Russell Hoban and mischievously illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Brody and Chadwick's Great Blimp Deception
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hobgoblin
- 2nd - 10th May 2015
Irish comedians Giles Brody and Colin Chadwick invite you to a compendium of sketch comedy, featuring childish Nobel Prize winners, Frankenstein’s reformed monster, Teen Pope, so…
Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant
- 1st - 31st May 2015
A selection of the very best in stand-up comedy at Brighton Fringe.
Geoffrey Mead's London Road Tour
- Listing Tours
- Brighton Fringe
- St Peter’s Church
- 1st - 31st May 2015
London Road is a rapidly changing area with much historic detail.
George London Foundation Recital
- Listing Music
- USA Regional & Tours
- Morgan Library & Museum
- 22nd Mar 2015
This foundation, which nurtures exceptional young singers, presents two alumni of the 2010 competition in recital.
London Symphony Orchestra
- Listing Music
- USA Regional & Tours
- Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center
- 18th Mar 2015
The conductor Michael Tilson Thomas returns to New York with another of the ensembles with which he has had career-long associations.
Tamburlaine The Great Part I & II
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Jacksons Lane
- 14th - 21st Mar 2015
Following its highly successful Marlowe450 season in Canterbury, Fourth Monkey’s Two-Year Rep company tackles Marlowe’s most epic and savage work, widely acknowledged as a milest…
George London Foundation Recital Series: Angela Meade and Nicholas Pallesen
- Listing Music
- USA Regional & Tours
- Morgan Library & Museum
- 11th Jan 2015
Among its many valuable activities, the George London Foundation presents a series of recitals at the Morgan Library & Museum, including artists who have been winners of the fo…
The Improverts - London Shows
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
- The Hen & Chickens Theatre Bar
- 9th - 10th Jan 2015
Always Different, Always Funny! After a sell out run at Edinburgh Fringe 14 and comedy residents during term time Edinburgh University, The Improverts are performing two shows in L…
Horse Girls
- Listing Theatre
- Off Off Broadway
- The Cell
- 31st Dec 2014
If gore and gratuitous, giggle-laced meanness is your thing, Jenny Rachel Weiner’s mad, dark comedy about girls gone wild (for horses) isn’t a bad way to spend an hour.
London Handel Players
- Listing Music
- USA Regional & Tours
- Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall
- 19th Nov 2014
We often hear the grand side of Handel, but this concert, “Handel at Home,” focuses on the composer’s chamber works, as well as arrangements of arias for flute an…
London Philharmonic Orchestra
- Listing Music
- USA Regional & Tours
- Isaac Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall
- 16th Oct 2014
This orchestra begins its American tour with Vladimir Jurowski conducting the pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet in Rachmaninoff’s “Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.
Three Sisters
- Review
- ★★★
- Grace Knight
- Glasgow
- Oran Mor
- 17th Oct, 2014
Anton Chekhov’s Three Sisters focuses on three refined and cultured young women—Olga, Maria and Irina—forced to relocate to a rural province because of their father’s work…
Cathedral Bach Before Breakfast - Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 25th - 29th Aug 2014
Wake up to Bach and a little Shostakovich in the beautiful setting of St Mary’s Cathedral.
The Free Fringe and Jam House Closing Event for All Fringe Perfomers
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Jam House
- 24th Aug 2014
The Free Fringe invites all Fringe performers, wherever they’ve been performing, to its end of Fringe event. Mingle, wind down, dance, drink and reflect. Second annual event.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaarrghhh! It's the Increasingly Prestigious Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards Show - and It's Free!
- Review
- ★★★★
- Jane Thompson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 31st Aug, 2014
It seems arbitrary, if not foolish, to award a star rating to something like the Malcolm Hardee Awards Show.
Fringe Guide to Running a Venue
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 22nd Aug 2014
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a hugely rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking for all involved.
The More the Merrier - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- J. A. Sutherland
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Arthur Conan Doyle Centre
- 21st Aug, 2014
A young woman sits on the floor in a bright upper room in the Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, a large rucksack with a sleeping roll dumped by her side.
BBC: Free Thinking
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- BBC@POTTERROW
- 17th Aug 2014
Free Thinking, BBC Radio 3’s Arts and Ideas programme, in Edinburgh for cutting-edge debate, conversation and interviews about the ideas shaping our lives today.
Biff! Bash! Bosh! - Free
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 15th - 24th Aug 2014
Who would you rather be: a tap-dancing alien or a singing tomato? Biff! Bash! Bosh! Join comic trio Topsy Turvy for 40 minutes of silliness, slapstick and mayhem - sketch comedy fo…
Mozart's Great C Minor Mass, K427
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Cuthbert’s Church
- 15th Aug 2014
Following their huge success in last year’s Edinburgh Fringe, Fettes College Consort and Players return to this year’s festival with another of Mozart’s brilliant Mass settin…
The Waste Land Sisters
- Review
- ★★
- Alex Reeves
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 20th Aug, 2014
The Waste Land Sisters fuses Chekhov’s The Three Sisters with T.
Nitekirk - Free
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greyfriars Kirk
- 13th - 16th Aug 2014
A place of peace, an open sacred space.
The Box – Free
- Review
- ★★
- Jenny Williams
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 15th Aug, 2014
“I wasn’t cut out to be cursed,” Jill tells us at the start of The Box.
Laughing Matters Fundraiser
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Community Project
- 12th Aug 2014
Laughing Matters! Come see our fundraiser and show support for this great enterprise! Previous shows have featured Harry Hill, Phill Jupitus, Tony Law and Paul Foot! Don’t miss out…
London Life
- Review
- ★★
- Emma Gibson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- SpaceCabaret @ 54
- 15th Aug, 2014
If this show had simply featured the songs of the Three Belles – an Andrews Sisters-inspired act with delightful voices and glorious harmonies – and some references to the 1…
South London Jazz Orchestra
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Andrew’s and St George’s West, George St
- 10th Aug 2014
Harking back to the golden era of Big Band, the SLJO bring you an afternoon of swing, jazz and funk.
Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals – Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 10th - 24th Aug 2014
Organists Duncan Ferguson (St Mary’s Cathedral), Robert Sharpe (York Minster), and Donald Hunt (St Mary’s Cathedral) perform on consecutive Sundays on the Cathedral’s ‘Father…
The Wrigley Sisters
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s
- 9th Aug 2014
With the fresh vitality they brought to the folk scene as whippersnappers, Jennifer and Hazel Wrigley are still one of the hottest, most assured duos on the international tradition…
Cry Me a River: The Songs of Julie London
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Jazz Bar
- 8th - 9th Aug 2014
Acclaimed jazz/blues/soul vocalist Kerry Jo Hodgkin pays tribute to the legendary, sultry-toned singer and actress Julie London, with two of Scotland’s leading jazz musicians: Coli…
Daniel Sloss – Really...?! Extra Shows
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Venue150@EICC
- 8th - 23rd Aug 2014
Due to massive demand, six extra, later, and quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man/half-Xbox.
Edinburgh Book Fringe - Free
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Word Power Books
- 8th - 23rd Aug 2014
Word Power Books hosts free daily events with writers and activists from around the world in Edinburgh’s only independent and radical bookshop.
The Bevvy Sisters
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Alice Quine
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Famous Spiegeltent
- 13th Aug, 2014
Scotland-based four-piece group The Bevvy Sisters (not all sisters, or even all women) enthrall and amaze as they bring us their unique stamp on Americana classics and their own so…
Digital Alchemy in association with Weston Earth Images - Free
- Listing Exhibition
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Macintyres of Edinburgh Jewellers
- 7th - 25th Aug 2014
Professor Richard Weston’s enchanting images of gemstones from around the world, surrounded by award winning gemmologist Stephen Turner’s examples of mother nature’s most preciou…
Trinity College London on the Fringe
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Blackwell’s Bookshop
- 7th - 9th Aug 2014
Learning to play an instrument? Hear a selection of repertoire from Trinity’s exciting new 2015 syllabuses for piano and other instruments, including first performances of selected…
The Scottish Diaspora Tapestry - Free
- Listing Exhibition
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 6th - 30th Aug 2014
The Scottish Diaspora Tapestry is a visual tribute to Scotland’s global legacy, crafted by volunteer embroiderers in 25 countries across the globe.
Spitfire! Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 5th - 24th Aug 2014
Spitfire! is a spiffing new show from the team behind the award-winning multi-five-star BattleActs! Independent on Sunday Top 10 Comedy.
Laughing Matters
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Community Project
- 5th Aug 2014
Laughing Matters provides free comedy-based courses to those in recovery from addiction and individuals with mental health issues with the aim of helping develop confidence, self-e…
Free Photography Exhibition
- Review
- ★★★
- Natalia Equihua
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gladstone’s Land
- 7th Aug, 2014
If you have 10 minutes to spare and your busy festival schedule has taken you near the Royal Mile, have a look at this exhibition.
And the Horse You Rode in On
- Review
- ★★★★
- Aron Penczu
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Paradise in Augustines
- 11th Aug, 2014
And The Horse You Rode In On begins with the easy unfolding of soldiers’ badinage.
Battle of the Superheroes - The Great Superhero Debate
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 4th - 24th Aug 2014
With the huge success of The Avengers and the Batman trilogy, the return of the Amazing Spider-Man and Superman movies, and Captain America, Iron Man and Wolverine making the A-lis…
Bristol Improv Steals the Show - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Emma Gibson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Whynot?
- 17th Aug, 2014
The premise for this clever improvised show is to poach from the best of the Fringe.
The Ruffitybuffs - Free
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Royal High School
- 4th - 8th Aug 2014
Come along and join The Ruffitybuffs, Tara Twinkle, Cara Crinkle and all of their friends in their fantastic free show of music song and dance.
The Story of Medieval England From 1066 to 1485 at Roughly Nine Years and Two Jokes Per Minute Incorporating The Hundred Years War as a Football Match and of Course Scottish Independence Performed by Paul B Edwards – Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Milo Boyd
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Bannermans
- 7th Aug, 2014
The Story of Medieval England From 1066 to 1485 at Roughly Nine Years and Two Jokes Per Minute Incorporating The Hundred Years War as a Football Match and of Course Scottish Indepe…
The Free and Independent State of Merseyside
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Henry’s Cellar Bar
- 3rd - 6th Aug 2014
The Kipple and the Lomax present, in honour of the independence debate, the anarchic, independent spirit of Merseyside and its populace, in word and music.
Kids Do the Funniest Things! - Free
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Hispaniola
- 3rd - 23rd Aug 2014
This comedy workshop will get your kids writing their own jokes and performing them onstage - all within an hour! Course leader Paul B Edwards is a hugely experienced professional …
A Robot Presents Comedy - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Cowgatehead
- 3rd - 24th Aug 2014
The future.
Free Fringe Music
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- National Museum of Scotland
- 2nd - 24th Aug 2014
From bold brass to fabulous fiddlers, soprano soloists to singer/songwriters, enjoy daily live music performances at the museum, showcasing the best contemporary talents from Scotl…
Ben Champion: Cracking Up - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Cabaret Voltaire
- 2nd - 23rd Aug 2014
Ben Champion is turning into his dad.
Cracker Jokes - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pilgrim
- 2nd - 23rd Aug 2014
Cracker: noun, a thin dry biscuit that is often salty and usually eaten with cheese.
PBH's Free Fringe: 5 Characters in Search of a Guitar
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pilgrim Bar
- 2nd - 16th Aug 2014
Musical comedy meets character comedy in the debut solo show from stand up and improviser, Jacky Wood.
Invisible Cage - Free
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Cafe Camino
- 2nd - 7th Aug 2014
Immediate, sense engaging theatre.
Monkey Poet: Shit Flinging - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Maria Hagan
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Banshee Labyrinth
- 13th Aug, 2014
Monkey Poet: Shit Flinging is a show much more savoury than its name suggests.
Worst Show On the Fringe - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- George Next Door
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2014
Russell Howard, Miranda Hart and Tim Minchin .
A History of Rome. With Jokes - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Sportsters
- 2nd - 23rd Aug 2014
A thousand years of roman history in under an hour.
BattleActs! - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Vyvyan Almond
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 9th Aug, 2014
With so much improvised comedy around, every group needs a USP.
Hard Travelin' With Woody - Free
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- CC Blooms
- 2nd - 24th Aug 2014
‘By equating the conditions of Depression-era America with those of today, writer/performer Randy Noojin invests his one-man show about Woody Guthrie with topicality and urgency, r…
Present and Correct: Now Recruiting - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Christopher Spring
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Sportsters
- 15th Aug, 2014
This young and energetic company have tried to create a sketch show with a storyline.
CeilidhKids at the Fringe – Free!
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Gorgie City Farm
- 2nd - 23rd Aug 2014
Family workshop suitable for children aged 3-7 years with parents or carers.
Best of Oh So Funny - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Southsider
- 2nd - 23rd Aug 2014
The brilliant London comedy club comes to Edinburgh.
Peace, Tolerance, Surveillance and Drones - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Ryrie’s
- 2nd - 21st Aug 2014
The word of God over the ages: from Hernan Cortés to Barack Obama. And skipping three centuries in between.
Ukulele Workshop With Tricity Vogue - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Sarah McIntosh
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Rae Macintosh Musicroom
- 4th Aug, 2014
Last year I bought myself a ukulele but I have to confess that most of the time it looks really cute hanging on my wall.
The Oxford Revue Presents – Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Hamish Hartnoll
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Jam House
- 8th Aug, 2014
For a free sketch show you can’t go wrong with Oxford Revue’s free accompaniment to its main show.
New York, New York: A Toe-Tapping Journey Through the Great American Songbook
- Review
- ★★★
- Dave House
- Edinburgh Fringe
- SpaceCabaret @ 54
- 3rd Aug, 2014
New York, New York: A Toe-Tapping Journey through the Great American Song Book is just that; a fun night of swing and brass band favourites from Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Gle…
Luke Toulson: Laid-Back Grouch - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Cabaret Voltaire
- 2nd - 23rd Aug 2014
As seen on Russell Howard’s Good News, the award-winning, Perrier-nominated, Amused Moose Top 10 Comedy Show 2013, ‘gifted comic’ (Sunday Times) returns with a new show about l…
Free Footlights
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Jam House
- 2nd - 23rd Aug 2014
The Cambridge Footlights bring you a daily hour of free stand-up comedy.
Jay Handley: Free Comic
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Dragonfly
- 2nd - 23rd Aug 2014
If Jay Handley had spent as much time running his business as he did writing this show he wouldn’t be unemployed now and you would have one less thing to see at this year’s Fringe.
Fern Brady and Peter Brush - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 1st - 24th Aug 2014
Join two of the UK’s finest emerging talents, Fern Brady (8 out of 10 Cats – ‘Wicked, close to the bone gags’ Stage, ‘Obnoxious, rude, and utterly brilliant’ ThreeWeeks…
Free Historical Walking Tours of the Royal Mile
- Review
- ★★★★
- Dave House
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Edinburgh City Chambers (Meeting Point)
- 8th Aug, 2014
This tour is a brilliant way to explore the history of Edinburgh’s famous Royal Mile.
Free Tour
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Outside the Tron - Hunter Square
- 1st - 31st Aug 2014
The world-renowned Sandemans Free Tour shows you the best of Edinburgh, with enthusiastic local guides providing tours in English and Spanish every day of the week! Starting on the…
Adventures on Air - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 1st - 23rd Aug 2014
Award-winning comedian James Cook tells the often hilarious, surprising and surreal true story of being the voice between pop records.
Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts — Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 1st - 30th Aug 2014
Celebrating 20 years.
Bronston Jones: What Comes Out - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 1st - 24th Aug 2014
‘Let’s see what comes out of my mouth’ is something Bronston Jones says before almost every show.
Is He a Bit Simon Jay? - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Vyvyan Almond
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 3rd Aug, 2014
With an enviable variety of excellent voices and a real commitment to his physicality, Simon Jay skilfully portrays the various characters crammed into the tragic life story of his…
Free Fall
- Review
- ★★★
- Milo Boyd
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 11th Aug, 2014
Free Fall is Luca Cupani’s first stand up show and an hour of comedy similar in its rambled, improvised form to Ross Noble’s earlier work.
CeilidhKids at the Fringe – Free!
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 1st - 24th Aug 2014
Family workshop suitable for children aged 3-7 years with parents or carers.
Art for Lunch – Free Concerts in St Giles'
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Giles’ Cathedral
- 1st - 23rd Aug 2014
Escape the thunderous thrill of the High Street! Unwind and enjoy inspiring music and stunning architecture in the medieval heart of Edinburgh.
W@nk the Dog - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 1st - 25th Aug 2014
Every night see our pick of the filthiest acts at the Fringe.
Dr Ettrick-Hogg Presents The Bite - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 1st - 25th Aug 2014
This is the show you’ll be telling people about in five years time.
Great Artists Steal
- Review
- ★★★★
- Rory Mackenzie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Venue45
- 8th Aug, 2014
Does originality exist? Are all creators thieves in disguise? The answer is no and yes (probably), at least according to Great Artists Steal, a new play by Seamus Collins.
Brave and Free: Traditional Tales of Scotland
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Storytelling Centre
- 1st - 25th Aug 2014
Scotland, a land steeped in myth and legend.
Phoebe Traquair Song School Murals - Free
- Listing Exhibition
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 1st - 30th Aug 2014
Painted in 1888-1892, Traquair’s acclaimed murals, restored in 1998, illustrate the canticle Benedicite Omnia Opera.
Casual Violence: Om Nom Nom Nominous - Free
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Christopher Spring
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Voodoo Rooms
- 10th Aug, 2014
Sometimes the proof of a great show comes from hints that your body gives you: your face hurts because you’ve been grinning so much, a consistent silent laughter that you are d…
Outrageous Courageous Highly Contagious: Israeli Style Improv – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Phoenix
- 1st - 24th Aug 2014
Straight from the Middle East: an energetic, fast paced, improvised play.
Together in Electra Dreams - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 1st - 9th Aug 2014
Stand-up comedian Clara Electra brings her first ever solo show to the Edinburgh Fringe.
Casual Violence: The Great Fire of Nostril
- Review
- ★★★
- Andy Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 16th Aug, 2014
In this farcical one-hour romp through the troves of storybook tropes, Fringe sketch regulars Casual Violence treat the audience to a kids-show-for-adults style adventure into a wo…
Comedy Showdown - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 1st - 25th Aug 2014
A host of top comedians from across the Fringe battle it out for the audience’s approval and such.
99 Club Stand-up Selection - Cowgate - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Stuart Mckenzie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 19th Aug, 2014
Luke Benson hosts 99 Club’s pick of the Fringe with a free hour of comedy that shows off the talents (and faults) at this year’s festival.
The Free Fringe Festival Outdoor Launch
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree
- 1st Aug 2014
Launching a season of outdoor performances in the courtyard at the Pear Tree with buskers, musicians, cabaret, comedy and much, much more. And it’s all free! www.freefestival.co.uk
Marc Burrows in the Ten Best Songs Of All Time - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Ed Barnes
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 12th Aug, 2014
Live and let die blares from the speakers as Marc Burrows circles the room, high-fiving everyone in sight.
Paul Duncan McGarrity: Fail! - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
Following on from last year’s acclaimed show Awkward Hawk, Paul Duncan McGarrity (Amused Moose finalist 2011) looks at the power of schadenfreude, embarrassment, and how being hi…
Oberon White: I, Pierrot - Free
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
In his Edinburgh debut, operatic maverick Oberon White presents a one-man show like no other.
The Wau Wau Sisters’ Death Threats (and Other Forms of Flattery!)
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Gardens
- 31st Jul - 17th Aug 2014
The Wau Wau Sisters’ shows are so smart, sacrilegious and saucy they have brought the crazy, so-called ‘religious’ protestors out of their hovels to ruin everyone’s fun and iss…
Angus Dunican: The Great Indoors
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
Angus Dunican doesn’t get out much.
Always Be Rolling - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 31st Jul - 23rd Aug 2014
How board games can change your life and save the world.
Aaaaargh! It's the Monster Stand-Up Show! Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
Feast on five of the tastiest up-and-coming comics in this stand-up showcase.
Clever Peter: Free for All!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ City Cafe
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
The award-winning sketch group, as heard on their own BBC Radio 4 series, present brand new sketches and old favourites packed into a fun-filled free-for-all show.
Seriously Now! - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Phoenix
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
A confessional comedy performance by literary translator and writer Petra Kindler, on the joys and perils of cross-cultural creative work, surviving homemade hurricanes and the cha…
Twonkey's Private Restaurant– Free
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
‘A bearded fantasist’ **** (Time Out).
About 2.5% Ginger Comedy Showcase - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
This year will be the biggest year ever for Ginger Ale Comedy as we relaunch the show in partnership with some of Scotland’s best emerging promoters, who run both established stand…
Eddie Hoo: Angry in the Afternoon - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ City Cafe
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
Offensive and outrageous comedy.
Lou Sanders in Another Great Show Again
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ City Cafe
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
A genderless riot from a little old force to be reckoned with.
Ant Dewson and Mark Silcox: Life in the Bus Lane - Free
- Review
- ★
- Alanta Colley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 20th Aug, 2014
Everything seemed against this performance from the start.
Laughing Horse Free Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
Laughing Horse Comedy presents a stand-up show featuring the very best comedians selected from across the Fringe.
Aaaaargh! It's 101 Jokes in 30 Minutes! Free
- Review
- ★★
- Rory Mackenzie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde
- 2nd Aug, 2014
The title of Masai Graham’s show gives the impression that it is a grand test of comedic athleticism, hinting at a Tim Vine like mania.
Laughter on the Outskirts: The Return - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Wee Pub
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
Intelligent comedy with a puerile twist, Scott Jeffery and Matt T Woodward take turns to do 25 minutes stand-up each, daily tossing a coin to decide who goes first.
Lovecraft's Monsters - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Amber Segal
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Wee Pub
- 23rd Aug, 2014
David Crawford is dressed in HP Lovecraft’s favourite outfit for this one-man storytelling.
The Improvised Improv Show - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
Taking improv to the next level, we improvise the cast! A daily impro jam that absolutely anyone can take part in, whether experienced veteran or enthusiastic newcomer.
Finding Me (Take Me As I Am) - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Rivkah Brown
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom
- 5th Aug, 2014
Carol Robson is a wonderwoman.
Ian Fox Presents The Unsearchables - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Milo Boyd
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 20th Aug, 2014
Ian Fox: The Unsearchables is an interactive quiz show that asks the questions you can’t Google.
Laughing Horse Free Comedy Selection
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
See the very best comedians at the Fringe, alongside some of the UK’s best newcomers, at this top-rated comedy selection show.
101 Comedy Club - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The White Horse
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
‘Funny.
Amusia - Luc Valvona - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
Is Amusia a fantasia of amusement, or does it really mean something quite different? Musical comedian Luc Valvona plays a selection of his songs and then tries to sell you his CDs.
AAA Batteries (Not Included) - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
Back for a fourth year at the Fringe - an hour of sharp gags, intelligent observations and blisteringly quick improvised raps from three of the circuit’s best comedians.
LOLympics Live - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ City Cafe
- 31st Jul - 17th Aug 2014
Each day different international acts compete for comedy gold.
Electric-Hogg's Dada Garden of Dark Delights - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
An original multi-media performance, this could be one of the oddest hours of your life. Come with an open mind, leave with a broken one. @electricdada
Tom Goodliffe: Thug Liffe- Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
Tom’s an award-winning comedian, thirty-something accountant and big, friendly nerd.
Tommy Rowson: Down and Out in Powys and London
- Review
- ★★
- Robert McGowan Stuart
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Bristo Square
- 19th Aug, 2014
A video highlighting Tommy Rowson’s previous misdemeanours introduced the audience to this apologetic reprobate, and what follows is a self-examination into how he can refine his…
The Great Gatsby
- Review
- ★★★★
- Troy Holmes
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Roxy
- 31st Aug, 2014
In the appropriately grand setting at Assembly Roxy, this adaptation of The Great Gatsby fuses modern music, simple but effective set design, exquisite dancing and decadent cost…
The Free Festival Launch Night
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 30th Jul 2014
The big launch night for this years’ Free Festival! See a show with the best of this years’ free Fringe performers, mingle with the acts and VIPs and dance the night away.
Parliament House: A Hidden Gem - Free
- Listing Exhibition
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Parliament House
- 28th Jul - 29th Aug 2014
To celebrate the completion of a five year redevelopment project, this exhibition, within the splendid Parliament Hall, gives an insight into the life, history and traditions of th…
Common Cause: Commonwealth Scots and the Great War
- Review
- ★★★
- Natalia Equihua
- Edinburgh Fringe
- National Museum of Scotland
- 4th Aug, 2014
The atmosphere of this exhibition is a mixture of solemnity and heroism beautifully accompanied by the melancholic sound of bagpipes.
Breaking Free: The Power to Change Lives
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- St Mary’s Church
- 31st May 2014
Listen to the Changing Tunes Band and MJ’s Liberty Choir.
Children's Shows and Workshops
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton Fringe
- Academy of Creative Training / The Old Market
- 31st May - 1st Jun 2014
A celebration of children and young people in the Performing Arts featuring theatre, literature, music and movement.
Horse
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 29th - 30th May 2014
See how far one woman’s passion for all things equine can go, in a show where the horse obsessed become the horse possessed.
How to: Run a Venue at Brighton Fringe
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Marlborough Theatre
- 24th May 2014
Ever thought about running your own Brighton Fringe venue? Then this panel discussion is for you! Hear about the practicalities, pleasures and pitfalls of running a venue from a va…
Venue B
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Youth Centre
- 24th - 31st May 2014
What kind of music do you like? We got it.
Venue B Presents the Mystery Weekender
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton Fringe
- To be discovered…
- 24th - 25th May 2014
2 big days, several SECRET locations and a mash-up of live music and epic performance! Special guest stars, festival fever, dance off, skate jams and all the weird and wonderful�…
A Beautiful Day in November on The Banks of The Greatest of The Great Lakes
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Amanda Miller
- Off Off Broadway
- Dixon Place
- 19th May, 2014
A Beautiful Day in November on The Banks of The Greatest of The Great Lakes (written by Kate Benson, directed by Lee Sunday Evans) is one of three world premieres in rep at The N…
Free Talk on Classical Buteyko Method
- Listing Events
- Brighton Fringe
- Friends’ Meeting House
- 19th May 2014
Prof Buteyko discovered in the ‘50s that people who develop chronic symptoms breathe more than the physiological optimal norm of 3-4 litres per minute.
Free Ki & Aikido Taster Sessions
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Ki Centre
- 18th May 2014
Ki Workshop: 10.
Free Ki & Aikido Taster Sessions
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Ki Centre
- 18th May 2014
Ki Workshop: 10.
The Greatest Shows on Earth
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 17th May 2014
A dress-up sing-along celebration of everyone’s favourite musicals.
British Music and the Great War
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- Roedean Chapel
- 17th May 2014
A concert of British music to mark the 2014 centenary of the Great War and the impact of the conflict on heritage and culture.
Andrew Maxwell's London Loves
- Listing Comedy
- UK Regional & Tours
- Bush Hall / Comedy Cafe / Peckham Liberal Club
- 13th - 20th May 2014
Andrew Maxwell’s London Loves Heralding twenty years as a Londoner, acclaimed Irish comedian Andrew Maxwell – a two-time Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee – takes to …
The Great Escape
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- Various Venues
- 8th - 10th May 2014
TGE is a new music festival that showcases emerging artists from all over the world, and is aimed at both music fans & industry professionals.
The Colin Hoult Shows
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Burrow at The Warren
- 5th - 25th May 2014
Master character comedian and star of ‘Derek’ and ‘Being Human’ performs all his critically acclaimed, sell-out, weirdly wonderful comedy shows, fresh from his hit Radio 4 series.
Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe
- Review
- ★★★
- Sam Gardom
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant
- 5th May, 2014
This revolving showcase of Brighton Fringe’s top comedians sees five different acts performing short sets every night throughout the festival.
The Tight Six Comedy ShowcaseE (London Preview)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Buffalo Bar
- 27th Apr 2014
THE TIGHT SIX COMEDY SHOWCASE (Edinburgh Preview) The Buffalo Bar, Islington, N1 1RU April 27th 8pm - 10.
Three Sisters
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Southwark Playhouse / Wyndham’s Theatre
- 3rd Apr - 3rd May 2014
In a backwater town in rural Russia, the Prozorov sisters contend with mind-numbing boredom by aspiring to a return to city life in Moscow.
The Great Immensity
- Listing Theatre
- Off Broadway
- Public Theater
- 1st Apr 2014
(previews start on April 11; opens on April 24) Steven Cosson is the artistic director of the Civilians, a documentary drama troupe.
London Wall
- Listing Theatre
- Off Broadway
- Mint Theater
- 31st Jan 2014
John van Druten’s lively 1931 office comedy is a provocative, socially conscious bit of fun that never made it to Broadway, even in an era when many of his plays did.
The Free Fringe and Jam House Closing Event for All Fringe Performers
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Aug 2013
Close of Fringe event for all performers no matter what venue or organisation. Come to famous Jam House: mingle, drink, celebrate, wind down, live music. First annual event.
Fringe Guide to Running a Venue
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 23rd Aug 2013
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaarrghhh! Free! It's the Increasingly Prestigious Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 23rd Aug 2013
Two hour charity variety show includes presentation of three annual Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards.
Fringe Guide to Running a Venue
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 23rd Aug 2013
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be hugely rewarding, but is also a mammoth undertaking.
Laughing Wild
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Melissa Lawford
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 22nd Aug, 2013
Christopher Durang’s play Laughing Wild has been wonderfully adapted to fill Funny You Should Ask’s 50 minute time slot to create a play so uproarious and so terrific you’ll …
EttieBoo's Cabaret Boonanza - Free
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th - 25th Aug 2013
Ettieboo (Ria Lina) presents the best value for money cabaret can buy! Each show is different, with a line-up comprised of the best and brightest cabaret, comedy, circus and burle…
Vampire Hospital Waiting Room - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Agnes Chambre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th Aug, 2013
I was warned that Vampire Hospital Waiting Room was wonderful and weird but that you had to embrace it - I would encourage any potential audience member to apply this mantra to the…
ComedySportz @ Laughing Horse Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th - 25th Aug 2013
Manchester’s top improv troupe is back for its fifth Edinburgh outing.
Suman Biswas: Free After Amateur Transplants
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th - 23rd Aug 2013
The mischievous musical medic showcases some of the most popular parody songs from the former duo’s fourteen years together (made suitable for a lunchtime audience).
Horse & Louis' Comedy Bingo! - FREE
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th - 17th Aug 2013
Cash prizes! Top Acts! Bingo! Musical Comedy Awards hosts Horse & Louis present the best of the Fringe and the chance to win a bucket of money in a game of visual bingo!
Can You Put This in the Bin for Me? - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th - 25th Aug 2013
This show returns after a sell-out 2012 Fringe.
Heavy Petting / Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th - 25th Aug 2013
Middlesbrough’s second-tallest sketch group are back with their spookiest show yet.
Sion James and Friends - Free!
- Listing Comedy / Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 14th - 25th Aug 2013
Star of Fringe favourite The Good, The Bad and The Cuddly, Siôn James, ‘utterly charming .
Blues! Live at Venue 45
- Listing Music / Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th - 22nd Aug 2013
The Blueswater is the 12-piece band behind award-winning show Blues!, and they will be performing a limited run of five shows at the enigmatic Venue 45.
The Lost Gatsby
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th - 17th Aug 2013
In 1926 a silent adaptation of The Great Gatsby was produced by Paramount Pictures, and even to this day, all evidence of the production .
Waist - Free
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th - 24th Aug 2013
A break-up sped up by a mythbeast.
Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals — Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th - 25th Aug 2013
Organists Duncan Ferguson (St Mary’s Cathedral), Tim Byram-Wigfield (St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle) and Donald Hunt (St Mary’s Cathedral) perform on consecutive Sundays on…
Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals - Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th - 25th Aug 2013
Organists Duncan Ferguson (St Mary’s Cathedral), Simon Johnson (St Paul’s Cathedral) and Nicholas Wearne (St Mary’s Cathedral), perform on consecutive Sundays on the Cathedral’s ma…
Daniel Sloss - Stand-Up (Extra Shows!)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th - 24th Aug 2013
Due to massive demand six extra, later, quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man, half-Xbox.
Beyond the Great American Songbook
- Review
- ★★★
- Bryce Lucas
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2013
As with any canon, the Great American Songbook - the name given to the most important and influential American popular music of the twentieth century - is difficult to nail down.
Are You a Technophile? - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Sam Bradley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2013
Generally speaking, stand-up showcases are the sorts of show that offer the worst of both worlds, since audiences have to either sit through some desperately unfunny jokes from sta…
BiDiNG TiME - Various Shows
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th - 24th Aug 2013
International experiment sharing a story about a woman called Thyme, with local interpretations.
Nitekirk - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Jack Powell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2013
Setting up within the whitewashed walls of Greyfriars Church, Nitekirk is a gentle affair.
Horse
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 4th Aug 2013
One of the UK’s most renowned songwriters presents a rare acoustic evening.
Horse
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 4th Aug 2013
Alone in a stable, she gallops through a life of horsey thoughts and behaviour.
A A and A Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 4th - 22nd Aug 2013
Three ethnic minorities also referred to as illegal immigrants by the home office, rejected by their own mothers will try to create laughter before their deported back to Southall,…
Moraletry - PBH's Free Fringe
- Review
- ★★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Aug, 2013
Ethics and morality aren’t typically seen as trendy when it comes to comedy, poetry and performance; they are often seen as unfun and old-hat.
Matt Lacey: Classroom Warrior - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd - 24th Aug 2013
Matt set up a new school, and like all good schools this one has a bar.
First World Problems - Free
- Listing Comedy / Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd - 25th Aug 2013
Two pm - neighbours changed Wi-Fi password.
Free Footlights
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd - 24th Aug 2013
In addition to their main shows, the Cambridge Footlights present an hour of stand-up, songs and monologues in association with the Free Fringe.
BattleActs! Improvised Comedy - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd - 22nd Aug 2013
Multi five-star, Time Out Critic’s Choice, Smirnoff Hot Picks.
Free Fringe Music
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd - 25th Aug 2013
Head to the magnificent Grand Gallery to celebrate the Museum’s collections through daily live music performances, from Renaissance to the best young contemporary Scottish tal…
Luke Toulson: I Don't Know How I Feel About My Kids - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Rory Mackenzie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2013
Luke Toulson is very ambivalent about his children.
The Oxford Revue Presents - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Richard Speir
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th Aug, 2013
From Oxford University come the Butless Chaps, a sketch group brimming with talent and clever ideas.
Gary Colman Grind - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd - 24th Aug 2013
Reluctant hedonist and professional snowboarder has it all.
Licence to Laugh Comedy Club - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd - 25th Aug 2013
London’s up-and-coming comedy club brings you some of the finest comedians from the London comedy circuit. Different line-up each day, all hosted by Joe Bains.
BattleActs! Improvised Comedy - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd - 22nd Aug 2013
Time Out Critics’ Choice.
Bristol Improv Presents... / PBH's Free Fringe
- Review
- ★★★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2013
Watching actors improvise can be the most fun thing ever.
Dahle and Jones on a Plate - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd - 24th Aug 2013
Gorge yourself silly on the Brighton Comedy Festival Squawker Award winner and finalist.
MI4 Espionage - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd - 25th Aug 2013
How did two Africans, one Asian and a Mancunian end up at The Espionage Lizard lounge? .
Ukulele Lunch Date With Tricity Vogue - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Joe Walsh
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 4th Aug, 2013
Of all the ukulele workshops I’ve ever been to, this was by far the best, and let me tell you, I’ve uked a fair bit in my time.
A Lighthearted Alternative to Culture - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd - 13th Aug 2013
To seekers of silliness, salutations! Set aside those pesky cognitive processes awhile and join four fully certified adults on a stand-up comedy adventure.
A to Z Improv Comedy - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Lene Korseberg
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug, 2013
A to Z Improv Comedy, like most shows of its type, includes many of the classic improv games and therefore runs the risk of being too similar to a host of other shows available.
Free Footlights
- Review
- ★★★★
- Alex Franklin
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 14th Aug, 2012
If there’s a theme to Free Footlights, a somewhat eclectic collection of stand up bits, monologues and comedy songs from members of the Cambridge Footlights, it’s a streak of self-…
Tickled Pig Presents: The Noon Show / PBH's Free Fringe
- Review
- ★★★★
- Beth Cochrane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 26th Aug, 2013
Unfortunately, this three piece act had dwindled to two by the time I saw their performance, however Jack Campbell and Robbie Ormrod were 100% funny enough to carry the show by the…
The Bloody Great Border Ballad Project
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd - 24th Aug 2013
Part protest, part poetry, part party.
Laugh Support Machine - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd - 24th Aug 2013
Hook up to the intensive comedy unit for revitalising laughter and life saving fun on the Free Fringe’s biggest stage.
Static - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2013
In Static, a man in his early twenties describes growing up.
The Horne Section Live in a Cow - Extra Shows
- Listing Comedy / Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd - 24th Aug 2013
Rolling into Edinburgh with a brand new barnstorming show, The Horne Section will yet again provide the festival’s best musical mayhem.
Worst Show On the Fringe - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd - 24th Aug 2013
Russell Howard, Miranda Hart, Julian Clary.
Evie and the Perfect Cupcake / PBH's Free Fringe
- Review
- ★★★
- Joe Walsh
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 6th Aug, 2013
Welcome to the Calorie Galaxy, in which Tina Sederholm’s protagonist Evie struggles under a regime of browbeating and humiliation, all in the pursuit of a narrow waist.
Assemble: The Lovely Men - Free
- Listing Comedy / Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd - 17th Aug 2013
Prepare to fill a bucket with mighty treasures as four strapping yet amusing Midlands men crack open a case of vintage silliness in a greatest hits show that’s been refined just fo…
Huggers - Free Festival
- Review
- ★★★
- Lia Sanders
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Aug, 2013
This show is something of a smorgasbord of family entertainment.
The Brethren of Levity - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2013
Brothers and sisters of the Fringe, discard your differences and heed the Brethren’s call.
Revill's Selection - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2013
Get set for some irreverent fun as Paul Revill returns with his comic selection.
Revill's Selection - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Joanna Alpern
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2012
Revill’s Selection is an hour of very friendly comedy, with Paul Revill hosting and three unannounced acts every day.
Jen Carnovale: Not a Person Person - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2013
Jen Carnovale will be talking about stuff into a microphone with you watching and she can’t wait! ‘.
Free - 99 Club Stand-Up Selection - Cowgate
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2013
Proudly supporting the Free Festival, the 99 Club brings a selection of four different comics every day.
A Laughing Matter
- Review
- ★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 6th Aug, 2013
Hush Theatre is on a mission ‘to deliver a comparable experience to both deaf and able hearing audiences.
A Lol-along-a Luc Valvona - Free Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2013
Cheeky late night songs! Luc Valvona sings you a selection of his funny, witty and sometimes downright filthy songs on the ukulele, guitar and mandolin, and then tries to sell you …
Eric Hutton's Favourite Songs - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2013
French, Australian, Jewish, Arctic comedian Eric Hutton’s 2012 show was selected as one of the ‘best free shows at the Fringe’ by TheScotsman.
One of Us Might Be Famous - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2013
Four comedians.
Shaggers - Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2013
The hit show returns after more sell-out shows around the world.
We Will Be Free! The Tolpuddle Martyrs Story
- Review
- ★★
- Steven Fraser
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th Aug, 2013
We Will Be Free is an historical tale beginning in 1834 and is based on the true story of George and Betsy Loveless, prominent members of the Tolpuddle Martyrs.
Shaggers - Free Festival
- Review
- ★★★
- David Knowles
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2012
An hour long comedy show featuring five different acts talking about sex? After a few pints this starts to seem like a great idea and I would recommend the show to any finding them…
Rhys James Prepares / Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2013
Rhys will tell some brilliant jokes, do some incredible poems and then leave.
Late Night Laughs at Lunch - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2013
Australian comedians Eric Hutton and Jen Carnovale present a selection of their favourite Fringe acts.
Maureen Younger: The Outsider - Free Show
- Review
- ★★
- Kathleen Sargeant
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th Aug, 2013
Maureen Younger presents a solo stand-up show, as part of the Scottish Comedy Festival, which is based around her view of herself as an outsider, both on the comedy circuit and gen…
The Human Condition Free Show
- Listing Comedy / Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 24th Aug 2013
An in-depth and correct analysis of man and his obsessions with sex, violence, money, sex, war, breasts and sex.
Tricity Vogue's Ukulele Cabaret - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Jenni Ajderian
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 6th Aug, 2013
Tricity Vogue’s voice has a peculiar tone that suggests everything she says is really an innuendo.
CeilidhKids at the Fringe - Free
- Listing Children’s Shows / Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
Scottish dancing for all the family.
Purchase and Revill: Are Not On the Guest List - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Faith-Ashleigh Wong
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2013
As humble a turnout as it was, Paul Revill was very grateful and welcomed us warmly.
Laughing Horse Free Comedy Selection
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
A selection of the best in new comedy at the Fringe, alongside some top headliners picked from Fringe shows, national competitions and around the world.
Laughing Horse Free Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
The very best comedians selected from across the Fringe.
Laughing Horse Free Comedy Selection
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
See the very best comedians at the Fringe, alongside the UK’s best newcomers, at this top-rated comedy selection show.
Dusty Limits: Psycho - Free
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 13th Aug 2013
Cabaret legend and TO&ST finalist Dusty Limits celebrates the crazed pursuit of joy and truth.
Aaaaargh! It's the Monster Stand-Up Show - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
Feast on five of the tastiest up-and-coming comedians on the circuit including your award-winning headliner Masai Graham.
101 Comedy - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
Each night see four exciting new acts performing ten-minute sets.
AAA Batteries (Not Included) - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Neil Ballinger
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2013
Powered by the enigmatic personalities of compère Chris Turner, David Elms and Adam Hess, AAA Batteries is a show brimming full of energy, improvised humour and finely tuned routi…
Ian Fox - Shutter Monkey - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Frankie Goodway
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Aug, 2013
Ian Fox has come up with a fairly novel twist on observational comedy: his show centres on a series of photographs shown on television screens around the room so that the audience …
Jody Kamali: Livewire - Free
- Listing Comedy / Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
Step into the world of Frank Von Nippleman.
Super Organic Me - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Clara Plackett
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th Aug, 2013
Tomie James has travelled from Ireland to make a good point: we’re putting an awful lot of rubbish into our bodies.
London Road, Sea Point
- Review
- ★★★
- Douglas Thomas Gibson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Aug, 2013
‘Why is it easier to speak to a stranger than it is to my own daughter?’ Rosa, an elderly woman approaching the end of her life, asks Stella, a Nigerian immigrant reluctantly i…
Awkward Hawk - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
In just under an hour Paul Duncan McGarrity (Amused Moose finalist 2011) is made to feel awkward by castles, the French Metro and Ugandan rebels.
Iain Stirling: At Home - Extra Shows
- Listing Comedy / Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 23rd Aug 2013
Having bought a house with his girlfriend the Edinburgh-born comic explores how a decision that comes from a place of love can lead to such fear and uncertainty.
A-Z of Backpacking - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Josephine Lane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2013
Jody Kamali is a comedian, a clown and based on his YouTube repertoire, an impressive character actor.
Three Men and a Saucepan - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
The funniest show (with a saucepan).
AAA Batteries (Not Included) - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Nina Seale
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2012
Three young talented comics take over with a show full of improvisation, riffing and household observations.
Aberdeen vs Glasgow vs The World - Final Round - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Jessie Maltin
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th Aug, 2013
First of all, it’s important that you ignore the title of this show because it has absolutely nothing to do with what you’ll be watching.
Spring Day: Learn How to Take a Punch - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Nina Glencross
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th Aug, 2012
As refreshing and witty as ever, Spring Day returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with a new show which takes some of the best bits of her 2011 Fringe appearance whilst offering…
Spring Day: Learn How to Take a Punch - Free
- Listing Comedy / Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
‘Wicked punch lines have the audience falling over themselves with laughter, thinking: “I can’t believe she said that!” They absolutely loved her, no doubt you will too.
Laughter On the Outskirts - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Emma Banks
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug, 2013
Every twenty years or so, comedy re-vamps itself.
The Wireless Podcast - Free
- Listing Comedy / Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
No wires - no script! A completely improvised 50s radio-play adventure, unique every day.
Adventures On Air – Free!
- Review
- ★★★
- Tom Moyser
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 24th Aug, 2013
Ever wondered what radio DJs chat about when they’re off-air? No, me neither - but it turns out the topic provides a wealth of material for James Cook’s one-man show about the tria…
The Equal Opportunities Act 2010 Presents... Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
Stand-up comedy that fulfils the Edinburgh Festival Fringe’s diversity requirements all in one fantastic show.
Laughing Horse Free Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy / Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
The very best comedians selected from across the Fringe.
Ant Dewson: Now That’s What I Call Musical Comedy - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Clara Plackett
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2013
At the beginning of his show Ant Dewson delivers a short warning to those who don’t appreciate overtly crude humour: leave now.
LOLympics Live - Free
- Listing Comedy / Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
The Games are back in 2013! Different international acts compete daily for comedy gold.
Alan Irwin: The Idiot Wind - Free
- Listing Comedy / Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
Alan is surrounded by idiots; fortunately, he’s one of them.
Tricity Vogue: Calamitous Liaisons - Free
- Listing Cabaret and Variety / Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 18th Aug 2013
New solo show from cheeky diva Tricity Vogue with ukulele tunes and salacious anecdotes - a song for every calamitous liaison.
Kevin Shepherd: Confess Nothing - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Paul Fisher Cockburn
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2013
In the past Kevin Shepherd has apparently used his Fringe shows as a kind of confessional, finding thoughtful humour in his past social and legal misdemeanours.
Lewis Schaffer Is Free Until Famous - 20th Year
- Review
- ★★
- Mathew Tansini
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th Aug, 2013
Character comedy is slowly but surely leeching into stand-up.
The Bob Blackman Appreciation Society Bonanza / Free Festival
- Review
- ★★★
- Jack Powell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2013
A mad mish-mash of absurdism and warped nostalgia, encountering the Bob Blackman Appreciation Society felt more akin to my psyche bleeding out into the back room of an old boozer t…
Nik Coppin - Mixed Racist (Free Festival)
- Review
- ★★★
- Clara Plackett
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2013
Addressing race related issues for an hour can potentially be very uncomfortable.
Dr Ettrick-Hogg and Guests - Stand-Up Show- Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
Wild, raucous and full of Fringe spirit.
CeilidhKids at the Fringe - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd Aug, 2012
Satisfying energetic children can be a task for even the most patient of adults, but CeilidhKids seem to have found a simple but effective solution to combine family bonding with c…
AAA Batteries (The Symposium) - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
Award-winning comics seek comedy geeks, hungry for the new stuff.
Bronston Jones: Life's Short. I'm Not! - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
The Big Man’s back.
Free Money Magic Show
- Review
- ★★★★
- Stuart Mckenzie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 20th Aug, 2013
Ian Saville, a self-professed ‘socialist magician’, takes you through the history of money and communism by the medium of magic in a free show that pulls off some rather exquis…
Desperately Seeking the Exit / Free Festival
- Review
- ★★★★
- Paul Fisher Cockburn
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2013
Heard of screenwriter William Goldman’s rule about Hollywood? ‘Nobody knows anything.
Zapp and Dembina - Comedy After Lunch / Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
Inveterate gagster Ivor Dembina **** (Guardian) chaperones you through an hour of comedy, music, guest and surprises, news and reviews all in collusion with the Orchestra of An…
Tricity Vogue’s Ukulele Cabaret – Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Allana Isaacs
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 14th Aug, 2012
Tricity Vogue gets her kicks from having somebody strum her ukulele that sits on top of her head.
Multi-Levelled Morons - Free
- Review
- ★
- Jack Skelton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th Aug, 2013
To give a show this title, considering the easy barbs that could be made at its expense, is perhaps brave.
Twonkeys Blue Cadabra - Free
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
One of The Scotsman’s Top Ten free shows of 2012.
Michael Legge - Free Wi-Fi
- Review
- ★★★
- Emily Edwards
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug, 2013
‘I invented anger’ bellows Michael Legge, as soon as he comes on stage.
Brothers and Sisters... It's The Reverend Obadiah Steppenwolfe III
- Review
- ★★★
- Sam Bradley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th Aug, 2013
Any show at the Fringe that has an audience carries an inherent risk – that said audience will contain drunks, crazy people or some slurred combination of both.
Free History Walking Tours of the Royal Mile
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 30th Jul - 26th Aug 2013
Experienced local guides show you historic places of the Royal Mile, its buildings, narrow closes and secret gardens, describing how its people lived and died, its famous character…
Art for Lunch - Free Concerts at St Giles'
- Review
- ★★★★
- Mark Gregory
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd Aug, 2012
Churches are great: not only is a marvellous acoustic found within those imposing stone walls, but visitors also feel an inherently peaceful atmosphere upon entry.
Art for Lunch - Free Concerts at St Giles'
- Listing Music / Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 30th Jul - 29th Aug 2013
Escape the thunderous thrill of the High Street! Unwind and enjoy tranquillity, inspiring music and stunning architecture in the medieval heart of Edinburgh.
Absolutely Free Live Music
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 29th Jul - 1st Sep 2013
Situated on the historic Royal Mile, open from 9am – 3am every day.
Absolutely Free Live Music
- Review
- ★★★
- Bryce Lucas
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 4th Aug, 2013
Whistlebinkies really wants you to know they have free live music.
Absolutely Free Live Music
- Review
- ★★★
- Andy Currums
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd Aug, 2012
If you find yourself staggering down the Royal Mile at 2am desperately looking for a drink, there is a string of late-night live music bars ready to keep your liver happy and suppl…
Casual Violence: Om Nom Nominous - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Andrea Valentino
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug, 2013
Like so many shows at the moment, Om Nom Nominous lures in punters with a ridiculous name.
Thor the Walrus (London Preview)
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
Thor the Walrus is a satirical comedy about a walrus on a mission.
Michael Pope is Gay for Pay - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Hannah Clark
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2012
This gig is a total surprise – just what the Fringe should be.
Black Country Cider Lions - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Tom Moyser
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 24th Aug, 2012
The Black Country Cider Lions’ compere Rob Kemp reminds us near the start of the gig that the room we are in is bespoke.
John McNamara Acoustic Soul / Blues Singer - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Mark Gregory
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd Aug, 2012
The Edinburgh Festival has some unusual venues – that is a well-known fact amongst regular Fringe-goers, as avid audience members hop from university building to converted wareho…
The Great American Songbook
- Review
- ★★★
- Alex Franklin
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 22nd Aug, 2012
Richard Michael and Family draw from a great songbook indeed, but they can’t be accused of too much deference to their source material.
Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe
- Review
- ★★★
- Rowan Dent
- Brighton Fringe
- 8th May, 2013
Fringe venue behemoth Laughing Horse present a mixed bag of comedy upstairs at the Quadrant hosted by mentalist magician Mr.
Taming Goldfish - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Chris Learmonth
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2009
The Plastic Seat Company’s debut show is a promising mix of comedy sketches, which take great delight in referencing pop culture of today.
David Kelly is Shameless - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Philip Liebman
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2011
Advertised in the Fringe guidebook as ‘David Kelly is Shameless’, the show turned out to be rebranded as ‘David Kelly and Laura Carr Have No Shame’.
Constant Craving - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Abigail Lewis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2012
Sarah Archer’s adorable daughter invites us into the venue and welcomes her mother onto the stage, a fitting introduction for an adorable show.
Julius Caesar - Free
- Review
- ★
- Ashleigh Wheeler
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 22nd Aug, 2011
Shakespeare can be hard to do at the Fringe, and even harder to do in an hour.
Take The Empire: The Great Big Marvellous Victorian Game Show
- Review
- ★★★★
- Rob Marks
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th Aug, 2009
Heres the pitch and dont run away: a Victorian-themed Shooting Stars with two insane Victorian aristocrats in the roles of Vic and Bob.
The Calpol Flashbacks - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Philip Liebman
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 28th Aug, 2011
Its a hard job to get a small, mostly drunken, late night audience on your side.
Bobby Carroll: Low Voltage - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Julia Oliphant
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2012
Bobby Carroll has perhaps been doing stand up so long that he’s become a bit bitter.
Damian Kingsley: Work in Progress - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Tiffany Shepherd
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug, 2012
Openly admitting his show was a ‘work in progress’ and should not be judged on the quality of all of the material, there seemed no need for excuses as Damian Kingsley ushered u…
Success: A Success Story - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Ed Cripps
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 24th Aug, 2010
‘Success’ is an inventive, endearing and beautifully observed pastiche of self-help seminars.
Life or Something Like It - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Alistair Grant
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd Aug, 2012
Located in the small but cosy performance space underneath the main café area of Captain Taylor’s Coffee House, Life or Something Like it sees Mancunian singer-songwriter Claire…
The 'Agent, Stylist and PA Wanted' Show - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Laurie Coldwell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2011
Amrik Virk looks like a laugh to be with.
Word Alive Bible Exhibition - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Alasdair Richardson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2012
Staged by Word Alive and hosted by the congregation at Charlotte Chapel, this exhibition tells you everything you need to know about the Good Book and its influence on Christianity…
Funny's Funny: Fantastic Fringe Finale - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Frankie Goodway
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 4th Aug, 2012
‘Funny’s funny, except when it’s not’ seems to be the general message of this compilation show.
Doug Segal: I Know What You're Thinking - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Ian Billings
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2011
Doug Segal delivers a perplexing array of mind-blowing, mind-reading tricks modulating gradually to a standing ovation climax.
Because I Felt Like It - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Nina Seale
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2012
After introducing himself four times Arnie Pie gave a bit about his stage name before launching into the set that can define the rest of his show in two words: racial comedy.
Flowers for the Living - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Andy Currums
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 4th Aug, 2012
In an interview for the seminal concert movie Stop Making Sense, Talking Heads frontman David Byrne, acting as the interviewer in his own interview asks himself, ‘I don’t think…
Grim(m) Tales of the Woods - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Vyvyan Almond
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 30th Aug, 2011
One cannot help but feel , when offered lesser-known tales from the Brothers Grimm, that there is probably a reason that they are not so popular.
Eat a Queer Fetus 4 Jesus - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Andy Read
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 14th Aug, 2012
A typical Edinburgh stand-up by Richard Coughlan in the back room of an easily hidden pub, this is truly a gem hidden amongst the Fringe.
Wyrd Sisters
- Review
- ★
- David Walter Hall
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2008
An am-dram production in a church hall, this show comes from another world entirely to even the worst of fringe shows: a world where a serviceable witch’s hat can be made from a …
Free Outgoing
- Review
- ★★★★
- Natasha Long
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd Aug, 2008
Straight from The Royal Court, Anupama Chandrasekhars poignant drama about the impact of one girls sex life on the rest of India cant help but provoke.
Free Paint and Play Ukulele Workshop with Tricity Vogue
- Review
- ★★★★
- Katherine Burr
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th Aug, 2012
The Free Paint and Play Ukulele Workshop with Tricity Vogue is exactly as described.
Piff-Tacular - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Chris Learmonth
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 23rd Aug, 2009
What do you get if you cross Jack Dee with Paul Daniels? - Piff the Magic Dragon!Piff-Tacular is a magic show and stand-up gig all in one, which despite featuring a cute puppy, is …
Cracking Yolks - Free Range Comedy
- Review
- ★★★
- Jon Stapley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 14th Aug, 2012
The Yurt Locker is naturally intriguing as a venue and thus when the three performers of Cracking Yolks took to the stage they were playing to an almost full house of casual punter…
Lewis Schaffer: No YOU Shut Up! - Free
- Review
- ★
- Hannah Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2012
Lewis Schaffer’s schtick is that he is an ex New York Jew making his way in this strange foreign land and hating every minute of it.
The Big Bite-Size Breakfast /Matinee Shows
- Review
- ★★★★
- Pete Shaw
- Brighton Fringe
- 3rd May, 2009
The concept of Bite Size is a perfectly simple, yet novel one, and the clue really is in the title.
David Mills is Smart Casual - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Nina Glencross
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2012
With a razor-sharp tongue and ever sharper wit – think 1940s American reporter meets cocktail bar swagger – David Mills delivers an hour of comedy that you may mistake for an h…
Mat Ricardo's London Varieties
- Review
- ★★★★
- Laura Cress
- London Fringe
- 29th Mar, 2013
Variety shows were once all the rage – make or break performances where talent was snapped up and audiences were left almost bewildered and stunned by the wonderful trinity of li…
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh! It's the Monster Stand-Up Show - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Anna Reid
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2012
The problems started right from the word go.
Tricity Vogue's Ukulele Cabaret - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Rebecca Jones
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2011
If you’re looking for a cheeky musical stop to begin your night at the Fringe, then head to the Gothic room in the Three Sisters for the most bizarre Ukulele banter in town.
Well Done You - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Nancy Napper-Canter
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 20th Aug, 2012
‘Well Done You’ calls itself a character sketch show, but Lucy Trodd and Ruth Bratt are in character even when not doing sketches.
Rom Com Con - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Lexie Wilson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 22nd Aug, 2011
The premise of Mace and Burton’s show draws quite a crowd into the Medina.
Wau Wau Sisters' Last Supper
- Review
- ★★★
- Louisa-Claire Dunnigan
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th Aug, 2010
Starting with a school-girl strip routine that ends in crucifixion, The Wau Wau Sisters Last Supper continues at a strapping pace, moving from Southern Country Singers to Hippy-c…
Angus and Cameron: Village Idiots - Free
- Review
- ★
- Oscar French
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 6th Aug, 2012
Angus and Cameron have clearly worked hard putting this sketch show together but the results are far from entertaining.
Female Hitchhiker: The Truth About Getting Around - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Hannah Myers
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2011
In this free one-woman show, Clara Lilly shares a string of stories collected from ten years of hitchhiking.
Sweethearts of the 40s - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Gordon Noele
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2012
For all the atrocities of the Second World War, it was a fertile period for great songs.
It's Not Us, It's You - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Andy Currums
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2012
With so much free fringe it’s can be a daunting prospect wading through the guide to find what’s worthwhile.
Ryan Withers - One Woman Showe - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Charlie Hanks
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2012
‘Just had a moment of self-awareness there,’ Ryan Withers stopped halfway through a joke to announce.
GirlBand Improv - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Anna Reid
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2012
The GirlBand Improv was an entirely enjoyable experience but not quite what I expected.
Anda Union - The Wind Horse
- Review
- ★★★★
- Michael Tansini
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd Aug, 2012
If your knowledge of Mongolian history is limited to Genghis Khan, or if you think that folk music is merely background music for washed-out hippies, then Anda Union are the perfec…
London Wall
- Review
- ★★★★
- Peter Scott-Presland
- London Fringe
- 7th Feb, 2013
Gay playwright John van Druten is now almost completely forgotten except for ‘I am a Camera’, his adaptation of Isherwood’s ‘Goodbye to Berlin’, which was also the basis …
Freaks at the Movies - Free
- Review
- ★
- Michael Wilkinson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 20th Aug, 2012
The big songs of stage and screen are being presented at the Laughing Horse Free Festival by the Cabaret Freaks.
Daniel Sloss - Extra Shows!
- Review
- ★★★★
- Frankie Goodway
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2012
Daniel Sloss delivers a supposedly darker, meaner show in his later slot but most of his material is relatively clean, geared towards an audience who can laugh at him as well as wi…
Cheese-Badger presents... Midge (a Two-Man Musical) - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Mark Gregory
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2012
Budding musical thespians aim to be what is called a ‘triple-threat’, developing extreme talent in the three areas of musical theatre - acting, singing and dancing.
Devvo Dole Queue Hero is Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Cerys Mather
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 4th Aug, 2012
Devvo, the internet sensation, brings his unique brand of stand-up to the Fringe after a successful string of MC gigs across the UK.
Loving London: The Capital Cabaret
- Review
- ★★
- Ellen Carr
- Brighton Fringe
- 11th May, 2012
Maybe it’s because I’m a Brightonian, but this show certainly didn’t make me love London town.
Behind the Truth: More Lies - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Rob Hayward
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2010
Behind The Truth is an endearing but frustrating show.
Stitches: Stand-up. Slightly Strangely - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Jack Hackett
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2011
You’d be hard pressed to find a free hour of comedy at the Fringe as well-structured and thoughtful as ‘Stitches’.
Lucy Cox: Attractive Audience Required - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Sam Bradley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 20th Aug, 2012
It’s a tough crowd to play to but Lucy Cox wins them around easily with her charming repertoire of comedy songs and savage black humour during her show Attractive Audience Requir…
Dirty Great Love Story
- Review
- ★★★★
- Fred Maynard
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2012
The witty and charming pair Richard Marsh and Katie Bonna give us a beat poetry rom-com ballad that, while not groundbreaking, at least treads old ground with the comfort and warmt…
Sex, Drugs and Rheumatism - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Kirsty Allen
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2012
The man behind the YouTube ‘smash’ Masturbation Gary Stark is having a funny look at sex, drugs and getting old at his gig in the Laughing Horse Free Festival.
Brotherly Love - Free
- Review
- ★
- Tom King
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 28th Aug, 2011
Barry and Ian are two estranged brothers in their late middle-age.
Free Fringe Music
- Review
- ★★★★
- Ed Nightingale
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th Aug, 2012
Thomas Annand and David Day have come all the way from Ireland to prove that there’s far more to African drumming than monotonous banging.
Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe
- Review
- ★★★
- Alex Nash
- Brighton Fringe
- 10th May, 2012
The cozy upstairs room of The Quadrant was all-abuzz with the sound of glasses clinking and chitter-chatter, preceding what I hoped would be a night of raucous laughter and merrime…
Him and Me: Sketch Circus - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Wayne Cleworth
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2012
Him and Me’s circus of estranged acts consists mainly of them with the occasional homemade video thrown in for good measure.
Alpine Horn with Flange Krammer - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Stephanie Bartlett
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th Aug, 2012
Comedian Neil Dagley is Flange Krammer; German Olympic skiing sensation and interminable ladies’ man.
Stand Up, Woman - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Christie Rolley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th Aug, 2012
Having been ushered onto the top deck of a bus, itself a surreal beginning to a show experience, I was unsure what to expect from ‘Stand Up, Woman.
Dating George Orwell - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Sam Waddicor
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Aug, 2012
Dating George Orwell is a one woman play that looks at the unhealthy relationship between a teenage girl and the books that she has become engrossed in.
Nick Hayman: Middle Aged, Useless and Talented! - Free
- Review
- ★
- Sam Bradley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug, 2012
In the press blurb for his show Middle-Aged, Useless and Talented Nick Hayman compares himself to Tommy Cooper and Norman Wisdom.
Adam Larter: Happy New Year - A Free Comedy Show
- Review
- ★★
- Nina Seale
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2012
Adam Larter splatters onto his stage like paint from Jackson Pollock’s paintbrush, ungainly and definitely not graceful as he crashes all over the place.
Wet Paint: A Magic Show - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Stephanie Bartlett
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2011
Wet Paint is made up of two magicians, Ben Hart and Neil Kelso, with ‘ideas so fresh they’re still wet’.
Lach's Antihoot - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Sam Bradley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 22nd Aug, 2012
Those looking for a dose of the unexpected, who enjoy wandering off the beaten track, will be delighted by Lach’s Antihoot.
Sisters
- Review
- ★★★
- Asja Dally
- FUSE International
- 28th Jul, 2013
Anton Chekhov’s 1901 chilly Russian masterpiece Three Sisters has inspired many a playwright for over a century – and Lifelike Theatre’s writer/director Ben Clare is no excep…
6 Foot Silly - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Bryony Clarke
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 14th Aug, 2012
This free show at the fringe consists very simply of two fairly promising comedians, Mark Diamond and Darren Walsh, alternatively delivering stand up performances.
The Great Gatsby
- Review
- ★★★
- Clarissa Widya
- London Fringe
- 14th Aug, 2012
In the week that a new date for the film version of F.
Desperately Seeking the Exit - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Gordon Noele
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th Aug, 2012
What makes a lot of cash in the Musical Theatre? Juke Box musicals: Mamma Mia, We Will Rock You, Jersey Boys.
Ian Fox - Shutter Monkey (The Comedy Show With Pictures) - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Heather Doughty
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2012
Part of the Laughing Horse Free Festival, comedian and photographer Ian Fox delivers an hour of very amusing entertainment through a selection of photos.
Jody Kamali: Dirty Filthy Rich - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Andy Currums
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2012
Dirty Filthy Rich wants to make you stinking, filthy rich.
Upstaging: A Modern Guide to Acting for Gentlemen and Gentleladies - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Joanna Alpern
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2012
Maurice Cock and Belvedere Bagg model their show as a lesson in how to act.
Aidan Killian: Free to Obey - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Katherine Burr
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2012
Sitting in the dark, cave-like venue of the Hive where the smell of alcohol and sweat still pervades from late-night clubbing and the floors are still just a little bit sticky, it …
Dixon of Fogg Green - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Nina Seale
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 20th Aug, 2012
You’ve got to bless the Edinburgh audience, they are a godsend for bad comedians.
Yorkshire Comedy Cabaret IV: Jokers, Born and Interbred - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Peter Scott-Presland
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 22nd Aug, 2012
The gimmick for this showcase show is that it’s meant to be ‘Yorkshire’ comedy, whatever that may be.
Aaaand Now for Something Completely Wireless - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Ed Nightingale
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2012
With so much improvised comedy at the Fringe nowadays it’s difficult to know what to see.
Cheeky Beggars Banquet - Free
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Rob Hayward
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2010
Its all too easy and all too dangerous to dismiss the Free Fringe.
Nik Coppin's Caricatures - Free Festival
- Review
- ★★★
- Nina Seale
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2012
Sometimes a gig feels like visiting an old friend - the audience have never seen the comedian before, but we have seen comics like him and he’s had audiences like us.
The Tom Collins Free Variety Hour
- Review
- ★★★★
- Nina Seale
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th Aug, 2012
What is the opposite of subtle? A thesaurus will give you antonyms like ‘obvious’, ‘loud’, ‘lucid’, ‘crass’.
Pam Ford Salon Secrets - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Anna Cory
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2012
Pam Ford presents a friendly and funny stand-up show focussing on her past career as a hairdresser.
BBC: London 2012 Olympics Closing Ceremony Screening
- Review
- ★★★★
- Jock Maitland
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2012
There was something of a party atmosphere around the BBC Fringe venue on the evening of the 12th.
Tibetan Book of the Dead: The Musical - Free
- Review
- ★
- Stephanie Bartlett
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2012
The title of this particular show may lead you to expect certain things that the final product fails to deliver in every way.
East End Boy West End Girl - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Nicole Adam
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2013
Returning to the Edinburgh Fringe after their Australian sojourn is EastEnd Cabaret.
The Great Puppet Horn
- Review
- ★★★★
- Alexis Macnab
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2012
I just saw The Great Puppet Horn and boy do I need to catch my breath.
5-Step Guide to Being German - Free
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Josie Humber
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2011
A show entitled 5 Steps To Being German screams of being packed with old stereotypes and heard-it-all-before jokes of Nazis and efficient trains.
Forget Therapy - Just Drink - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Sarah McIntosh
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2012
It promised to be a fun show.
Hurt and Anderson: Scenes of a Vignette-ish Nature - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Alex Franklin
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2012
This one’s a toughie.
Grant's True Tales Presents Spark London Storytelling
- Review
- ★★★★
- Kirsty Allen
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th Aug, 2012
If everyone has a story to tell, one that’s worth listening to, then why is it that the only stories that shift copies off shelves and set Twitter alight are the births, marriage…
Oliver Meech: Live Brain Surgery - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Leila Battison
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2011
I really wanted to like this show.
Karma Comedian - Stella Graham - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Catherine Bryer
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2012
Stella Graham’s routine is fun and original: she recounts amusing anecdotes of good and bad things she has done and the audience have to decide if she should go to heaven or hell.
Super Crazy Fun Fun (Christmas Specials) - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Hannah Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd Aug, 2012
This show is comedy flying by the seat of its pants: not exactly improvised, but certainly thrown together.
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.
Belarus Free Theatre
- Review
- ★★★★
- Hannah Myers
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 28th Aug, 2011
The sense of apprehension in the auditorium as the audience settles is at odds with an early afternoon show, but not surprising when one considers that we are about to witness Bela…
Mark Cooper-Jones: Geography Teacher - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Alasdair Richardson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2012
Mark Cooper-Jones is a Geography teacher.
Dr Ettrick-Hogg's Manly Stand-Ups - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Cerys Mather
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 20th Aug, 2012
Dr Ettrick-Hogg is the very macho compere for this evening of male stand-ups talking about manly things and being generally masculine.
How To Pimp Your Kids and Shop For Free at Waitrose
- Review
- ★★
- Pete Shaw
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2007
Matthew Collins is a travel journalist and single parent, although not necessarily in that order.
Granny's Gone Wild - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Ella Moran-Jones
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2013
Lynn Ruth Miller is approaching eighty-years old and she’s on a mission to prove to us all that aging is amazing through a series of real-life stories and a mix of classic pop so…
Cabaret Whore - Free
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Tony Samuels
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 24th Aug, 2009
Downstairs in a night club that makes an awkward bedfellow for performance, youll find seasoned actress & comedienne, Sarah Louise-Young conjuring up three very distinct characte…
John Robertson - The Dark Room - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Alistair Grant
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2012
Bringing his YouTube sensation to the Fringe, Australian comic John Robertson’s show The Dark Room is basically a ‘choose your own adventure’ computer game in which selected …
Horse & Louis: The Curse of...
- Review
- ★★
- Sam Bradley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2012
Musical comedy duo Horse and Louis attempt to take their brand of zany, self-aware songs to the next level, indulging in madcap special effects and a paranormal storyline for their…
Men of Character - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Nicole Adam
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 27th Aug, 2012
Men of Character describes itself as two one-man sketch shows that overlap with one another with an overarching plot line.
Fairy Liquid And The Burst Bubble ... And Other Science Shows
- Review
- ★★★★
- Kathryn Mack
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th Aug, 2009
Science Shows for Schools have take three of their popular science presentations for schools and turned them into a 50 minute production for children at the Zoo Aviary.
Sheep Ahoy! (On Grassier Tides) - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Peter Morton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 22nd Aug, 2011
During this free children’s show in Maggies Chambers at the Three Sisters Pub, Phil the Shepherd introduces himself throughout as he tries to put his sheep, or children, to sleep.
BDOOL (Best Days of Our Lives) - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Nancy Napper-Canter
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Aug, 2012
James and Craig - the comedy duo behind Best Days of Our Lives - earn their stars as much through likeability as humour.
Absolutely Amazing Adventures of the Singing Acupuncturist - Free
- Review
- ★
- Thom Louis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2011
It isn’t often as a reviewer that you come across a show with absolutely no redeeming qualities whatsoever.
My Damage is My Gift! - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Allana Isaacs
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2012
Jonathan Prager’s performance is a mixture of spoken anecdotes and original songs with both lyrics and score written by himself and performed with accompaniment from Ben, his ver…
Aaaaaaaaaaaaarghh! It’s the Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards Show with Miss Behave - and It’s Free!
- Review
- ★★★★
- Ali Quaile
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Aug, 2012
Given the perpetual debate concerning the over-commercialisation of the Fringe that has been prominent this year, it is with a great sigh of relief that events such as the Malcolm …
Are We There Yet? - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Amy Crothers
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 23rd Aug, 2010
Follow Donna Wannabe and Katherine Withakay (yes, really) through the trials, tribulations and transfers of flying to Las Vegas all performed in astonishing tongue-in-cheek oper…
The Great British Soap Opera
- Review
- ★★★★
- Damian Sandys
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 14th Aug, 2009
The UK loves a good soap opera.
Baker and Thompson: Never Made it to the RSC - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Ian Winterton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2011
The infectious enthusiasm of this comedy duo is apparent from the off, their chaotic get-in generating a fair few belly-laughs.
101 Comedy Club - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Alistair Grant
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 6th Aug, 2012
With 101 Comedy Club seeing different up and coming comedians performing every night in four ten minute sets, it is perhaps unfair to form a complete judgement based on one night a…
The Wrigley Sisters
- Review
- ★★★
- Cai Trefor
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug, 2012
Not knowing what to expect from The Wrigley Sisters was the best way to experience their show.
A Theory of Everything - Free
- Review
- ★
- Charlie Hanks
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2012
Someone should tell Danny McChrystal that having a blokish demeanour and a regional accent doesn’t make you a comedian.
Wet Paint: A Magic Variety Show - Free
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Anna Reid
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2012
‘I thought it was a magic show.
Künt's on Daytime TV - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Julia Oliphant
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2012
Kunt’s on Daytime TV warns that it’s not for the easily offended.
Panning for Gold - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Joanna Brown
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 20th Aug, 2012
Panning for Gold is a performance about love: finding love, losing love, and moving on.
An Audience With Tomás Ford - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Paul Fisher Cockburn
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 24th Aug, 2012
From the start, you know that Tomás Ford isn’t your ordinary late night showman.
Would Like to Meet - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Anna Cory
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 22nd Aug, 2012
Would Like to Meet highlights in its description its daily change of acts which apparently brings ‘fresh appeal’ to the show every day.
The Ugly Sisters
- Review
- ★★★★★
- David Levesley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2012
The Ugly Sisters should not work.
Tim Turnbull's Tales of Terror - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Richard O’Brien
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 27th Aug, 2010
It ought to be mentioned from the beginning that Tim’s Turnbull’s Tales of Terror aren’t particularly terrifying, but it soon becomes apparent that actual thrills and chills aren’t…
Poe's Last Night - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Charlotte Kelly
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 14th Aug, 2012
Ideally Edgar Allan Poe’s works should be read in the dead of night, in an armchair by a crackling fire with the slow tap of wintry branches against the window.
Graham Whistler: Stand-Up, Fall Down - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Helene Cloete
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2012
Graham Whistler’s show from last year’s Fringe returns, again mainly focusing on his cerebral palsy.
Arguments and Nosebleeds - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Paul Fisher Cockburn
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 27th Aug, 2012
Arguments and Nosebleeds is becoming a little nugget of tradition, a one-off poetry performance — now in its third year — that gives a platform to a host of Scottish poets, alo…
Aaaand Now for Something Completely Improvised - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Tom Moyser
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2012
The improv group Racing Minds want to tell you a story.
Do Not Trust the Animals - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Nina Seale
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th Aug, 2012
Gordon Ramsey Sex Dwarf eaten by badgers.
Absolutely Agitated Acupuncturist Returns to Find It - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Lexie Wilson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2012
The Agitated Acupuncturist Returns To Find It is utterly bizarre.
Huggers - Free Festival Family Fun
- Review
- ★★★
- Charlotte Kelly
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug, 2012
I imagine as a children’s performer you’re probably prepared for a great deal.
The Red Bus Puppet Shows
- Review
- ★★★
- Kai Sedgwick
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2012
It’s a beautiful day at the Fringe and I’m sat on the top deck of a red bus in the Meadows.
Bogan Bingo / Free Festival
- Review
- ★★★★
- Josephine Lane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2012
A Bogan is an Antipodean term for a somewhat uneducated, mullet-wearing, hard-rock loving man.
The Cubicle - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Rhys Moores
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 26th Aug, 2009
From what I can gather, this show is set at a wedding reception.
The Humour League Presents - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Wayne Cleworth
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd Aug, 2012
Farting at a funeral could be quite funny.
Thinking of you - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Stephanie Bartlett
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2012
Knot Theory presents a new piece of writing about the decline of a suburban family in a piece of new writing by Niki Orfanou.
Cabaret Whore Encore! - Free
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Louisa-Claire Dunnigan
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2010
Sarah-Louise Young channels four very different, equally hilarious and rather odd women in this cabaret spectacular.
Agonise, the Comedy Problem Page - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Vyvyan Almond
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 30th Aug, 2011
In their free hour, Steve N Allen and Ria Lina read extracts from Agony Aunt pages and attempt to provide better advice using songs along with suggestions from the audience.
The One-Eyed Men's Friendship Formula - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Alasdair Richardson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2012
The perplexingly named One-Eyed Men are the very genial trio of Alex, Sam and Ben.
Yianni: Numb and Number - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Jock Maitland
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th Aug, 2012
Yianni, an Australian Greek, describes his show as ‘hyperlogical’.
Do You Still Throw Spears at Each Other? - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Ed Frankl
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2012
Prince Philip supposedly coined the word ‘dontopedology’ in describing his talent for ‘opening one’s mouth and putting one’s foot in it’, and in this free show at Espio…
Dan Mitchell - Free Egg
- Review
- ★★★
- Anna Reid
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2012
As the Phantom of the Opera music played a cloaked figure appeared, sang along for a few bars before ripping off the cloak to reveal he had a Henry Hoover for a head.
Dan Nightingale: The 11 and a 1/2 Ill-conceived Edinburgh Shows of Dan Nightingale
- Review
- ★★★★
- Wayne Cleworth
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 6th Aug, 2012
A show about shows is not the most original idea there has ever been but Dan Nightingale’s ‘what might have been?’ take on performing in this year’s Edinburgh Fringe provid…
All Star Stand-Up Showcase - Free
- Review
- ★
- Wayne Cleworth
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Aug, 2012
As you enter the bar you are encouraged to take a drink; do, you’ll need it.
Mad Science Free Dangerous Family Show
- Review
- ★★★★
- Leila Battison
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2011
Professor Kaos exclaims truimphantly that he has the ‘most popular show in the Fringe!’ and with good cause.
Free and Easy
- Review
- ★★★★
- Gill Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Aug, 2008
For Free and Easy it pays to be very early at the Stand, or that wont just be the venue name.
The London Jam Improvathon
- Review
- ★★★★
- Clarissa Widya
- London Fringe
- 5th Feb, 2014
How do you review a performance that hasn’t ended yet? In fact, as I am typing this, the 50-hour Improvathon isn’t even halfway through.
Cheap Laughs (Are Better Than No Laughs) - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Tiffany Shepherd
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug, 2012
I’m not sure if I agree with Eric Gudmunsen’s sentiment that ‘Cheap laughs are better than no laughs’ after his alternative evening of late night comedy at Captain Taylor�…
The London Jam Presents Game of Death
- Review
- ★★★★
- Clarissa Widya
- London Fringe
- 27th Jan, 2014
Jacob Banigan is a Canadian who works with Theater Im Bahnhof and English Lovers in Austria, but on the Park Theatre stage Banigan performed his one man show Game of Death.
Tea With Terrorists - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Andy Currums
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2012
Sameena Zehra, the writer and performer of Tea With Terrorists, has led an extraordinary life and has been raised by an extraordinary family but her collection of stories, no matte…
The Factory Presents The Odyssey at The London Jam
- Review
- ★★★
- Clarissa Widya
- London Fringe
- 23rd Jan, 2014
The Factory Theatre presented The Odyssey as part of the London Jam at the Park Theatre.
The London Jam Presents Abandoman
- Review
- ★★★★
- Clarissa Widya
- London Fringe
- 22nd Jan, 2014
This week Park Theatre in Finsbury is hosting The London Jam, a festival celebrating improvisation talent.
Kevin Dewsbury: In...Sane - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Sarah McIntosh
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2012
There’s a familiar traditional-northern-comic style about Kevin Dewsbury as he welcomes the audience to the room above the Meadows Bar, mixed with a bit of laddish banter.
Ben Moor: Not Everything is Significant
- Review
- ★★★★
- Dave London
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2008
As I left Ben Moors new show, Not Everything is Significant, I was accosted by a fellow audience member who noticed my I thought carefully concealed press pass.
Mr Susan's 'Cheeky Flippin' Nice' - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Nina Glencross
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2012
A bizarre hybrid of Avid Merrion and Bob Fossil, Mark Davison’s Mr Susan is immature, crude and downright silly.
66a Church Road: A Lament Made of Memories and Kept in Suitcases
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Dave London
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2008
Home is where Daniel Kitsons heart is.
Bus-ting to Laugh - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Catherine Anderson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2012
In the wonderful location of the top deck of a stationary Edinburgh bus, two comedians try to find their feet on the comedy circuit.
Four Women of the Apocalypse - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Theo Barnes
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2010
This one-woman comedy show takes you to the frustrated post apocalypse world where woman has inherited the Earth.
The Space Between My Head and My Body
- Review
- ★★
- Dave London
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2008
A new theatre company created in 2007, Gin in the Teas first production The Space Between My Head and My Body shows promise for the future but lacks narrative drive and clarity.
Heaven Bound - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Emma Roberts
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2011
Mike ‘Dr Blue’ McKeon is a real Blues caricature.
Jamie Kilstein - There Is No God and That's Okay
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Dave London
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2008
You have your Fringe Picks, your Comedy Highlights, the Edinburgh Comedy Festival, all intended to direct you to the big names that you should see.
Crocosmia
- Review
- ★★★★
- Dave London
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th Aug, 2008
It is always exciting to find a young company at the Fringe who demonstrate real and tangible potential to create vibrant, vivid and affecting new work.
Hannah Ringham's Free Show (Bring Money)
- Review
- ★★★
- Sam Kingston-Jones
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Aug, 2011
The old adage ‘a problem shared is a problem halved’ is not one that Hannah Ringham subscribes to.
Alun Cochrane. Owner of a Shed. And a Son. Thinks the World is Wonky.
- Review
- ★★★★
- Dave London
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 4th Aug, 2008
Alun Cochrane is the owner of a shed and a son and holds these as signs that he is growing up.
By the Way
- Review
- ★★★
- Dave London
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 4th Aug, 2008
Two friends embark upon a road trip through France, their surreal journey accompanied by an over-zealous and unconventional Sat Nav commentary, voiced by the marvellously monotonou…
Deep Cut
- Review
- ★★★★
- Dave London
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd Aug, 2008
Between June 1995 and March 2002, four young soldiers four young people were killed at Deep Cut barracks.
Architecting
- Review
- ★★★
- Dave London
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd Aug, 2008
Our World is dying think The TEAM, and we need to put it down.
Lewis Schaffer is Free Until Famous 18th Year
- Review
- ★★
- Kai Sedgwick
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2011
Lewis Schaffer’s show is called Free Until Famous.
Nocturne
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Dave London
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd Aug, 2008
Nocturne is that rarest most precious piece of theatre, the one for which you feel privileged at having it shared with you, the one where you do not want it to end so that you may …
The Great I Am
- Review
- ★★★★
- Amy Holtz
- Brighton Fringe
- 7th May, 2013
Arthur, a doctor sheltering in a besieged city, wants to do ‘something useful.
Aeneas Faversham Forever
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Dave London
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st Aug, 2008
Whoever thought a Victorian sketch show would work? Humphrey Ker, David Reed and Thom Tuck The Penny Dreadfuls thats who, and they should be applauded for their ingenui…
Theatre Tasters - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Oscar French
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th Aug, 2012
The obvious, but often overlooked difficulty with one act plays is their length.
Coitophobia
- Review
- ★
- Dave London
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2007
Maria Roberts Coitophobia doesnt know what its about.
I am the Dead - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Kai Sedgwick
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2011
Attending free shows at the Fringe is something of a lottery.
Tir Nan Og
- Review
- ★★★
- Dave London
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2007
Tir Nan Og is Paradise, the land of eternal youth.
The Dick Gaughan Band (feat The Bevvy Sisters)
- Review
- ★★★
- Rebecca Brown
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 27th Aug, 2012
Sometimes music does more than simply entertain you – sometimes it grabs you by the scruff of the neck and makes you sit up and listen.
James Redmond and Ellie Taylor - Free Festival
- Review
- ★★★★
- Nina Glencross
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 28th Aug, 2012
You may recognise these two from TV.
Trippplicates Timetripppers!
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Dave London
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug, 2007
Trippplicate should be playing to full houses.
Stoopud Fucken Animals
- Review
- ★★★★
- Dave London
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug, 2007
Stoopud Fucken Animals is very fucken impressive.
An Audience With Adrienne
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Dave London
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2007
Adrienne is the perfect host.
Yellow Moon
- Review
- ★★★
- Dave London
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2007
Following fairly significant fanfare David Greigs new play, Yellow Moon, tells a familiar story of adolescent confusion and discovery via a fresh and distinct mode of storytellin…
Hugh Hughes in ... Story of a Rabbit
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Dave London
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2007
Life is spectacular.
Exits and Entrances - Athol Fugard
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Dave London
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug, 2007
I left Athol Fugards new play shaking, with tears in my eyes, as if I had just been party to some holy experience.
Billy Watson - Sex, Drugs and Marriage - Free
- Review
- ★
- Helene Cloete
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th Aug, 2012
At the start of this show Billy Watson talks about cocks and pubes and soon moves on to describe a tedious pursuit of pussy, which would presumably not be half as tedious if he eve…
21A - Free
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Peter Scott-Presland
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 24th Aug, 2012
Fans of Garrison Keillor will know the territory covered by this show, the semi-folksy world of Lutheran Minnesota.
Derek Ryan: Time Lord - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Hannah Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th Aug, 2012
They say the art of comedy is timing; it is therefore ironic that in a show about time we aren’t given enough of it to enjoy the jokes.
Three for Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Anna Cory
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2012
Three for Free is a fun and friendly showcase of new acts, featuring Alex Kealy and Patrick Morris, plus a special guest every day.
Jackson Voorhaar's One True Love(s) - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Nancy Napper-Canter
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Aug, 2012
Jackson Voorhaar’s set details the things he loves and loathes.
Newcastle University Comedy Society Showcase / PBH's Free Fringe
- Review
- ★★★
- Tom Moyser
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 29th Aug, 2012
‘I was going to have a cucumber down my pants’ says compere Marc Smethurst, removing a cucumber from his pants, ‘but there’s a reviewer in tonight.
Thomas Nelstrop: Great(ish) Hits
- Review
- ★★★★
- Stuart Saint
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 14th Aug, 2012
It’s 2012, we are in a field, I’ve forgotten my tent, Hunters and pac-a-mac, but who cares; it’s Music In a Field with Jonni Music, the Great(ish) and most bizarre music fest…
The Improsarios (London preview)
- Review
- ★★★
- Laura Cress
- London Fringe
- 26th Jul, 2013
As of late there has been an increasing number of acts hopping onto the improvised performance wagon at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, to the extent that you might start to flinch …
One Minute Birdwatching - Free
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Joanna Brown
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2012
The premise is simple: a group of people meet in a park.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrghhh! It's the Increasingly Prestigious Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards Show – And It's Free!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 23rd Aug 2019
It’s the annual two-hour charity variety show filled with bizarre acts and very alternative comedy which includes the presentation of three annual Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards.
Eddie Izzard: Expectations of Great Expectations (WIP)
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Studios / Assembly Rooms
- 7th - 25th Aug 2019
Eddie Izzard invites you to his brand-new work-in-progress reading/performance of Charles Dickens’ classic epic Great Expectations.
Sowhereto Africa: Free to Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Ghillie Dhu
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2019
Old and new beats meet performance poetry paying tribute to South Africa’s legends.
London Symphony Orchestra
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh International Festival
- Usher Hall
- 21st Aug 2019
John Adams HarmonielehreRachmaninov Symphony No 2 One of the world’s most electrifying musical partnerships, Sir Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra return following…
Max Riebl - The Great Pretender
- Listing Music
- Adelaide Fringe
A world class voice and virtuosic musicians seamlessly combine the worlds of alternative pop and masterful baroque.
VAULT Announces New London Venue and Return of VAULT Festival for 2024
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- London Fringe
- 28th Nov, 2023
VAULT, the creators of VAULT Festival have found their new London home which will open in Spring 2024 with VAULT Festival returning in the Autumn.
Five outstanding EdFringe shows scoop a Broadway Baby Bobby in 2023
- Feature
- Pete Shaw
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Aug, 2023
A coveted Bobby has been presented to five shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year.
Chopped Liver and Unions -The London Matchgirls' Strike
- Feature
- Richard Beck
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Jul, 2023
Richard Beck speaks to Lottie Walker about her Edinburgh Fringe play Chopped Liver and Unions, celebrating one of the early pioneers of women union leaders, the Ukranian Jewish...
4 Family Friendly Shows in Brighton This Half Term
- Feature
- Elanor Parker
- Brighton
- 16th Feb, 2019
Ditch the messy arts and crafts this half-term and entertain your little darlings with the best live family friendly performances Brighton and Hove have to offer instead.
5 Brighton Shows To Entertain You This Christmas
- Feature
- Elanor Parker
- Brighton
- 11th Dec, 2018
It’s the most wonderful time of the year (apart from Brighton Fringe, of course) and there are plenty of delightful performances to entertain you this winter.
5 Brighton HorrorFest Shows To Sink Your Teeth Into This October
- Feature
- Elanor Parker
- Brighton
- 17th Oct, 2018
Welcome to our top 5 picks from the third year of Brighton HorrorFest, the spooktacular celebration from Sweet of all things that go bump in the night.
Bryan Ferry at the London Paladium
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- West End
- 26th Dec, 2017
Former Roxy Music frontman Bryan Ferry heads to the London Palladium for one night only in May 2018.
Black Friday Deals on West End Shows
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- West End
- 23rd Nov, 2017
All this week we've got some fantastic offers on your favourite West End shows. Check back daily for the latest offers.
The Scottish Story Telling Centre: A Venue for Voices
- Feature
- Richard Beck
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2017
The Scottish Storytelling Centre is, in its own words, ‘a vibrant arts venue with a seasonal programme of live storytelling, theatre, music, exhibitions, workshops, family events...
Eight shows heading to Brighton Fringe with the support of Greenwich Theatre
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- Brighton Fringe
- 27th Apr, 2017
Greenwich Theatre is set to have an unprecedented profile at this year’s Brighton Fringe, with no less than eight productions heading for The Warren either co-produced or support...
Brighton Fringe: 10 Shows to Book Before They Sell-Out
- Feature
- Nicholas Abrams
- Brighton Fringe
- 11th Apr, 2017
With Easter on the horizon it’s time to turn attention to Brighton Fringe with a look at some shows that are likely to sell out. Book early – you have been warned.
The Counting House returns to the Laughing Horse’s Free Festival
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st Jan, 2017
For the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe free shows will return to The Counting House venue on West Nicolson Street, following a one year hiatus with the venue being programmed under a paid s...
SpaceDating: London - Paris - Roam!
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th Jun, 2016
Broadway Baby and Sarah Tullamore get to chatting about her, her show London - Paris - Roam! and her love of Shiraz...
Brighton Insider - Sellotape Sisters by Lee Mattinson
- Feature
- Bethan Troakes
- Brighton Fringe
- 13th May, 2016
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Final casting announced as Titanic sails back into London
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- West End
- 19th Apr, 2016
Final casting is announced today for the return of the multi award-winning production of the Broadway musical Titanic, first seen at Southwark Playhouse, which is coming back to Lo...
C Venues launches new flagship venue at St Stephen’s Stockbridge
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 24th Mar, 2016
Edinburgh venue St Stephen’s Stockbridge returns in 2016 as the latest addition to the C venues stable.
Unmissable shows at Brighton Fringe this year
- Feature
- Nicholas Abrams
- Brighton Fringe
- 7th Mar, 2016
Brighton Fringe has officially launched.
Bev's Back: The Bodyguard Returns to London
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- Glasgow
- 5th Feb, 2016
The international hit musical The Bodyguard will return to the West End for a limited six month run with Beverley Knight playing the title role of Oscar-nominated superstar Rachel ...
London Theatre Workshop relocates to Central London site
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- London Fringe
- 19th Jan, 2016
London Theatre Workshop has announced that after two successful years located above the Eel Brook Pub in Fulham, the company is relocating to an exciting new venue in Central Londo...
Broadway's Hand to God opens in London next month
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- West End
- 16th Jan, 2016
After its phenomenal run on and off Broadway, the critically acclaimed five times Tony award nominated play Hand to God (including Best New Play and Best Director) is making its wa...
Five Christmas Shows You Shouldn’t Miss In London This Year
- Feature
- Pete Shaw
- London Fringe
- 20th Dec, 2015
Christmas is the one time of year you can drag your non-theatre-going friends to the theatre.
'Wreaking havoc on the interactive whiteboard' - Richard O'Brien's Free For All
- Feature
- Tom Moyser
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Aug, 2015
Richard O'Brien is the author of several plays and four books of poetry.
Edinburgh hit Shadow Boxing heads to London
- Feature
- Sue Denham
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Jun, 2015
A smash at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe half a decade ago, Shadow Boxing heads to the Greenwich Theatre in London.
Going To Space: Free For All
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 23rd Apr, 2015
Have a thing for iambic pentameter and ghosts of politician's past? Then this might be the show for you! Broadway Baby finds out more.
London's first Museum of Comedy
- Feature
- Pete Shaw
- London Fringe
- 3rd Apr, 2014
There's something funny going on under St George's Church in Bloomsbury.
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