Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
There’s no show like a Jason Byrne No Show.
On this, the year of our Lord 2024, it’s a brand-new, hour-long, stand-up comedy concert from your ol’ pal Rhys Nicholson.
Social media sensation Christopher Hall tells of his life, as a ‘boy who’s a bit girly really’.
Social media sensation Christopher Hall tells of his life, as a ‘boy who’s a bit girly really’.
The Totally Football Show returns to Leicester Square Theatre for all the football analysis you need to know - and plenty that you don't.
After a successful SOLD OUT show last year, Hakka the host is heading back to the stage for his live interactive show alongside some of the UK’s biggest influencer…
Sassy swing and jumpin’ jazz from Scotland’s hugely popular and biggest amateur big band.
On the first night of their two-part gig, beloved orchestral-pop group The Magnetic Fields perform from their landmark concept album 69 Love Songs.
Michael Hastie, Scotland’s number one Michael Bublé tribute, with the world-record breaking big band Jon Ritchie and That Swing Sensation.
Alan Reid, one of the most influential Scottish folk artists of his generation, and founding member of Battlefield Band, joins Smithsonian Folkways recording artist Larry Kaplan fo…
A range of music from musical theatre, movie themes, popular music and swing.
Don’t miss the ultimate late-night comedy extravaganza! Join us for different line-ups every night, with known faces and new acts – all broadcast LIVE on ITVX.
To live longer we should avoid smoking and fast food.
In 2018, Simon’s father performed a play about his imminent death to cancer and, to Simon’s horror, it was quite good.
The visionary behind the viral short film The Director – Work At Home (viewed in excess of a dozen times in four years) and champion of off-off-off-off-off-off Broadyway, The Dir…
Andrew White has been described by Joe Lycett as ‘very exciting and very funny’ and by teachers as ‘a pleasure to teach (gay)’.
What makes the perfect Fringe show: comedy, theatre, magic, puppets, improv? Yes.
Show How It’s Thespian (SHIT) is an acting masterclass you should be honoured to attend.
Souvenirs is a story of neurodiversity, self-acceptance and service stations.
A woman embarks on an epic quest through time, travelling for hundreds of years through distant lands to discover how she came to be.
Our show brings you a Saudi-ish line-up of comedians – two Saudis and a Scot – with diverse experiences and styles of comedy.
Tim toured 10 different places last year.
Poldark, Master Stage Hypnotist: Bringing intrigue and wonder to the Festival Fringe for the first time.
It’s all in the title (hahahahahahahaha).
‘London’s best cliché-free drag nights’ (Time Out).
The Edinburgh Renaissance Band return for 2024 with a live performance of their ever-popular Viol Rackett Show, our best-loved programme of music and dance from the Middle Ages to …
Award-winning Dyad Productions (Lady Susan, I, Elizabeth, Female Gothic, Austen’s Women) return with a 21st century take on Virginia Woolf’s blisteringly brilliant pre-TED talk.
Back for their second run! An international improv team, each member from a different country, presents the premiere (and last ever performance) of a “movie” inspired by your s…
The true story of my brother’s murder so of course, it’s comedy.
Hear our innovative piano orchestra perform finger-gymnastics music for three pianists playing one piano together.
For three performances only, the four-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and star of BBC’s Two Doors Down is back with 2023’s critically-acclaimed, sell-out show.
Immerse yourself in the timeless music of Glenn Miller and the music of the fabulous 40s with record-breaking big band Jon Ritchie and That Swing Sensation.
From 2024 Sondheim/Jonathan Larson Grant Rooftop Writer and 10th-ranked woman poet in the world Gigi Bella, Big Feelings explores mental health, feminism and the gospel of Taco Bel…
Renowned deaf comedian Gavin Lilley brings his hilarious stories about his experiences as a sign language user, traveller, and a weary father of three - his embarrassing moments th…
After three consecutive sold-out runs, Paul Black returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with a brand-new hour.
Inspired by a Hungarian gangster dad, a Sunday school mother, teenage years with Hell’s Angels, Emma Taylor (NewsRevue producer) takes us on an unforgettable ride.
BEANBAG CONCERT SERIES Find a beanbag and lose yourself in the hypnotic sound of Alexander Grechaninov’s Passion Week.
Leith Comedy Festival showcases the funniest comedians on the Fringe at the iconic Biscuit Factory in Leith.
Bored of watching comedians ask the audience questions? Then come to the show where we flip that dynamic and allow you the audience to ask the questions to the comedian on stage.
Jenny is an award-winning, court-case fighting (no spoilers), Welsh stand-up comedian.
A huge gala show with all proceeds going to the Sepsis Trust, celebrating 20 years of the Laughing Horse’s Free Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
TikTok is the virtual stage of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Unearthed Dance Company bring a newly developed contemporary dance work to the stage.
In 1735, having left Handel’s opera orchestra, Francesco Barsanti settled in Edinburgh, becoming active with the Edinburgh Musical Society.
We all know what they do with old horses.
Dom Hutchins – The Big Issues.
A family-friendly quick-fire improvised sketch show, chock full of fast-paced performing and silly short comedy sketches.
Do you know what happens to acrobats when they hit middle age? Neither do still hungry, but they’re going to use every trick they have to try and figure it out.
Join a massive line-up of comedy stars for a stupendous evening to fight against brain tumours.
Cobin Millage is f*cking sick and tired of this f*cking sh*t.
Dr.
The Bristol Revunions are back at the Edinburgh Fringe for 2024, and we’ve got some incredible new recipes! We’ll be chopping, stirring, kneading and boiling to serve you some deli…
From David Hume to Robert Burns, Blind Harry to Muriel Spark, James Boswell to Margaret Oliphant, meet the congenial ghosts of famous Edinburgh writers at their fireside, and hear …
Stuart’s terrified of the climate crisis, but no-one he knows ever mentions it, so it must be fine.
The Edinburgh Seven is a riveting exploration of the first seven women to go to medical school in Edinburgh and the United Kingdom.
Reeling in the midst of a family tragedy, Cleo Harris sits in a hospital waiting room recounting the key events and core relationships in her life that led to such a lonely and aim…
Following her critically acclaimed, award nominated debut hour The Hottest Girl at Burn Camp, Krystal is back with a brand new hour of stand-up.
Through haunting original music and rich spoken word, an actor-musician band deliver a feminist retelling of Mary Queen of Scots’ story.
Going further afield, we have added some real treasures from Eastern Europe and Central America.
Theatre on the Edge returns to the Fringe after last year’s production of Kerouac: And All That Jazz (***** (EdinburghGuide.
An evening of side-splitting stand-up comedy and impromptu silliness from Fringe veteran Chris Groves.
Fan of a pub quiz? Test your knowledge under time pressure with this exciting, entertaining and at times farcical format, that’s already a hit at the prestigious Gleneagles Townhou…
It’s a one-night stand for the Fannies’ ‘hilarious stream-of-consciousness double act’ (Entertainment-Focus.
How well can you know your own family? A grandson discovers the hidden secrets behind his grandparents’ ordinary yet curious marriage.
Well, it looks like it’s time to get your ears syringed because acclaimed musical comedy duo Flo & Joan are taking to the stage, and they have some quote unquote music and/or c…
But some are useful.
Join us in the Forth Floor Brasserie of Harvey Nichols Edinburgh, to experience the best of the Fringe.
Award-winning LBC presenter returns with a series of in-depth interviews featuring his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs and audience questions.
Award-winning LBC radio presenter brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with in-depth interviews featuring audience questions.
An hilarious one-hour alphabetical journey in the medium of quick fire One-Liner Jokes.
Not a one woman show.
In this concert you will hear a variety of piobaireachd, the classical music of the great Highland bagpipe, Scotland’s national instrument.
Once again, this nine-piece ensemble will deliver the music of Springsteen with precision and energy to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Award-winning LBC radio presenter brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with these in-depth interviews featuring audience questions.
Award-winning LBC radio presenter and For the Many podcast host brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with in-depth interviews featuring audi…
Nicknamed ‘the Hendrix of the Kora’, Seckou is celebrated for his ingenious tunings and virtuosity.
Award-winning LBC radio presenter brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with these in-depth interviews featuring audience questions.
Back by popular demand, the self-taught and self-proclaimed David Munrow of punk brings his Early Music Show to the beautiful surroundings of St Cecilia’s Hall for the third time.
Award-winning LBC radio presenter brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with these in-depth interviews featuring audience questions.
Fresh from their residency at London’s iconic Comedy Store, Fringe favourites Paul Merton and Suki Webster, two of the UK’s leading improvisers, bring their highly anticipated bran…
An intimate and astonishing performance of magic in luxurious and enchanting surrounds from magician Kevin Quantum.
Award-winning LBC radio presenter and For the Many podcast host brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with these in-depth interviews featurin…
From the grandeur of the New Town to the photogenic allure of the Royal Mile to the delights of Leith, what makes Edinburgh so special? Join Roger Emmerson, author of Land of Stone…
Unravel the curious case of Agnes Finnie, a mid-17th century shopkeeper in Edinburgh’s Potterrow accused of witchcraft.
Edinburgh is known as one of the most haunted cities in the world.
The hits of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons performed by UK tribute act The False Seasons.
Award-winning LBC radio presenter and For the Many podcast host brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with these in-depth interviews featurin…
Dino Wiand is a Chaos Comedian who grew up in Glasgow and New York, often mistaken for looking like Javier Bardem.
Indulge in the ultimate musical celebration of Johnny Cash and Neil Diamond as multi-award winning Pete Storm and Pete Sinclair come together to craft an extraordinary tribute show…
Award-winning LBC radio presenter brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with these in-depth interviews featuring audience questions.
Dink Rodgers has won two Emmys, three Grammys and 84 Oscars.
Performance poet/musician Attila the Stockbroker has been writing and performing since 1980: 4,000 or so gigs in 25 countries so far.
Award-winning LBC radio presenter and For the Many podcast host brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with these in-depth interviews featurin…
Award-winning LBC radio presenter and For the Many podcast host brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with these in-depth interviews featurin…
Award-winning LBC radio presenter brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with these in-depth interviews featuring audience questions.
Produced by NYC comedian Sean Conrad, this mixed-bill stand-up comedy show features Edinburgh’s best stand-up comedians every night.
Fun, joyous, raucous… absurd! Join magicians Ava Beaux, Kane & Abel for a riotous evening of wacky games and cabaret performances.
Edinburgh Live’s number one pick of the Free Fringe is back for a third year! A devilishly handsome magician trapped in a straitjacket, mind-melting magic, show-stopping laughs and…
Come and see the Rated 18 Podcast LIVE.
Winner of the Out Of Hand Media Award for Best Show in the Spirit of the Fringe 2022.
Award-winning LBC presenter returns with a series of in-depth interviews featuring his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs and audience questions.
Edinburgh Photographic Society’s first international photography exhibition was shown in 1861.
A Show About Tomorrow is a one-act musical set in the 90s at Bailey’s 21st birthday party, which happens to be in the middle of nowhere.
A marathon of the macabre.
‘The brains and talent behind Half-Cocked Theatre have undoubtedly carved a niche in the world of sketch comedy with their latest offering’ **** (LiveLondonPost.
Making their Fringe debut, The Noteables Choir embark on a musical journey with a Harmony of Legends.
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…
A guided walking tour visiting the sites and haunts of Edinburgh’s literary legends – Walter Scott, Stevenson, Conan Doyle, JK Rowling and others – with Allan Foster, author …
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.
Gimme the thrills, gimme the spills, gimme a man with a microphone in his hand and careless abandon in his heart, gimme the winner of the Comedians Choice Award for Best Show, gimm…
Set on a bed in the centre of the stage, an unnamed central character explores his dreams and aspirations of traveling the world, finding love, and becoming a stand-up comedian whi…
An “alternative comedy” show about bras, more specifically about not being able to find the right one.
Holy Sh*t I Lived is a solo comedy show about life, death and the thing we all fear most: love.
26 boxes full of joy and fun.
In the last few years, poet, performer and slam champion Jonathan Kinsman has lost two grandfathers, a great aunt, a cat and his sanity.
Return of the 2022 and 2023 hit show.
Embark on a musical odyssey with One Acchord: That’s Life in Harmony.
Award-winning LBC radio presenter brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with these in-depth interviews featuring audience questions.
Candid and hilarious new stand-up hour, talking about who I am, in an era where people are really keen to hear about who you are, so long as who you are is something they want to h…
We’re delighted to be back with a new show featuring some of the greatest music from the big band era.
An interactive choose-your-own-adventure cabaret! Love them or hate them, tribute acts are here to stay.
When Edinburgh’s pandas go missing on their journey back to China, suspicion falls on the ferocious Glasgow gangster Big Urqy.
‘A properly talented comic.
Following last year’s debut Topical Comedian Show at the Fringe, Peter Merrett is back with more news, in fact new news; same venue, earlier time.
Join Alex the Magician for an exciting children’s magic show, back for its fourth year at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Queer, chic and outrageous – you’re invited to the biggest, gayest party at the Fringe (fun straights allowed).
Join Fringe-favourite comedian Vladimir McTavish and a daily guest host for the return of the Fringe’s sell-out chat and comedy show – with big laughs about the latest Fringe and…
Dark obsessions. Evil desires. Twisted kinks. But enough about my priest. Sit back. relax. And enjoy some quality scripted stand-up. Entertaining and fun.
Returning to Edinburgh for the third year in a row! Liars and Clowns is a jam session for comedians, with a revolving door showcasing the best alternative comedy from around the fe…
This small yet unmissable jewellery exhibition features over 300 unique and original jewellery designs from 30 independent designers across the globe including local emerging talen…
To commemorate the 175th anniversary of his death, immerse yourselves in two of Edgar Allan Poe’s macabre classics.
Scotland’s Best Comedy Venue, Chortle Awards 2023 and 2024, welcomes back its Fringe showcase for 2024! A new line-up every night presenting the very best acts from the Monkey Barr…
Step into the electrifying atmosphere of the All Made Up Podcast live show, where storytelling takes centre stage! Join our charismatic hosts Harry Stachini, Ben Hart and Lewis Col…
The biggest laughs from the biggest little-person-friendly comedy stars! We drove our clown car around town and picked up the funniest in family-friendly comedy to make one enormou…
“Weird Al” Yankovic and Daniel “Harry Potter” Radcliffe were destined to be together onstage, and now they are! (Sort of.
In this laid-back cabaret hour filled with vocal impersonations, live singing and bluesy banter, drag king Mr Brake Down pays tribute to the wit and wonderment of the iconic Tom Wa…
Biblical characters David and Jonathan feature quite prominently in present discussions about the Bible and same-sex relationships.
Billy Banana’s Brilliant Bingo, the interactive extravaganza event of the Fringe.
What does it mean to be a man today? Robbie (44) and Alfie (10) meet on an extraordinary building site at dawn.
Treasure, treachery, mutiny and mayhem all await young Jim Hawkins as he leaves the Admiral Benbow inn behind and embarks on a thrilling and dangerous voyage to recover Captain Fli…
A 2017 Capital Fringe Best of the Fringe pick, One in Four is a play about four roommates: each one is an alien, and each one believes the other three to be regular degular humans.
Meaty Sue’s parents have gone to the big barbecue in the sky and her impending wedding day is missing her elusive estranged Big Brother Big Farma Phil.
Elvis-inspired musical that will have you dancing in your seats! When a strange biker shows up in small-town USA all hell breaks loose! Brilliant show from the New York-based cast …
Veteran Canadian comic David Tsonos hates one thing: the drunk heckler.
Laughter! Excitement! Learning! Comedian Frisco Fred performs then teaches you – the audience – to juggle! It’s fun, and great for annoying your downstairs neighbours.
It’s the third year of our burlesque competition and the standard is getting higher! A competition with a brilliant prize that will satisfy the experienced as well as the novice bu…
A group of stereotypically attractive and slightly dim young people trapped in a fun fair haunted house.
After a group of Zumba-lovers discover that it’s easier to book a Fringe venue than it is to hire out a rehearsal space in their local parish rooms, drastic measures must be taken.
Up the Antics (as heard on BBC Radio 4 Extra) bring a showcase of some of their best sketches.
Shakespeare hasn’t written anything new for an age, so we thought we would give him a hand.
The Mountebank Comedy Walk is Edinburgh’s hysterical, historical and completely original comedy walking tour.
Lee has absolutely no wish to be up at this time, but he’ll do his best.
The world’s best late show comes to the Fringe for the first time! Altitude Comedy Festival (Winner of Best Overseas Festival) boasts previous performers that include.
Edinburgh Youth Orchestra performs an exciting programme of orchestral music conducted by Musical Director, Sian Edwards, to celebrate its summer season.
Think your emotional baggage is heavy? Wait ‘til you see ours! Join us for a night where anxiety and depression duke it out, comedy style.
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…
Big Bad Beck is ready to huff and puff and blow the house down in this WIP show.
Stick your tongue out, do a peace sign, and tilt your head.
This crowd-pleasing musical is inspired by and features the songs of Elvis Presley.
Walk on the wild side and go off the beaten track with a witty guided tour packed full of stories from Edinburgh’s past and present music scenes.
A heart-warming, poignant and, at times funny play about palliative nurse and ex-singer/songwriter Bronwyn, who is commissioned by her patient (Henry) to write an album of music ba…
Two people, one bed and no connection.
The Best Man Show is an interactive and darkly hilarious wedding reception where comedian Mark Vigeant plays the Groom’s brother Paul, who has been asked to give the toast at an un…
Things have gotten a little bit harder lately.
After last year’s sell-out run, they’re back and still the best in the business! Ian Coppinger (Dublin Comedy Improv), Stuart Murphy (Stu and Garry’s Improv Show), Stephen Frost an…
We’re back! Jolly performers from Japan will take you on a journey through a dazzling world of rhythm, tap dance and comedy! Sushi Tap Show is a non-stop ride of entertainment as c…
The biggest, brightest comedians at the Edinburgh Fringe all in one huge show, staged in the famous Udderbelly.
In 1825 Darwin arrived to study Medicine.
Our unique tour sets out to inform and entertain as we take you into both the Old and New towns, giving you a real sense of the two sides of Edinburgh; revealing some of the secret…
In this cabaret experience, Tora Himan transforms the stage into a glittering tribute with WW Double D – What Would Dolly Do? A Dolly Parton Tribute Cabaret! Featuring sequins, r…
The comedy show comedians take their kids to is back and even more stupider! Join stupid comedian and children’s author Olaf Falafel for an hour of kid’s comedy which will be the s…
Title says it all! *Evil laugh*.
This show will change your afterlife! How will the end of the world affect you? Is it nigh? Are pets allowed in heaven? Which religion guarantees unlimited free booze in the afterl…
Can one man recreate live on stage, the greatest Arnold Schwarzenegger movie ever? Laurence Tuck is that man.
America is the land of the free, home of the brave and homeland of two of the freest, bravest men to ever live: Mark Henely and Chris Warren.
Be the first to see two new radio sitcoms performed by a cast of top comedians and recorded live for podcast.
Your chance to get thrown into a hilarious head-to-head with a top comedian.
A brand new show from award-winning, working-class queer comedian Sian Davies.
Who haunts our world-famous vaults? Join Mingin’ Annie from Edinburgh’s past and explore what it’s like being trapped beneath the city streets for 400 years.
25 years ago, Soness swapped Florida for Tokyo to become the voice of many well-known animations.
What would you do with an hour? What if it was your last hour ever? For James the answer is easy: he wants to tell you a story.
A tale of comedy, Covid, cancer and some complete and utter c*nts! Four years ago Simon went through a break up and decided to try comedy.
The ultimate international burlesque extravaganza has returned due to high demand! Sold-out run 2023.
The tales of the dragons are special for many reasons.
End your day at the Festival in style at our iconic Edinburgh venue with the very best in stand-up talent.
Ever felt down? Like you’re swimming upstream? Like life isn’t all its quacked up to be? You’re not alone! Join award-winning cabaret star Ada Campe for a few flights of fanc…
Embark on a riddle solving field trip, hunting down the magical creatures that inhabit the Old Town.
We are proud to present the group show of Ukrainian artists.
Join Mr Bubbles with his extraordinary soap bubbles in all shapes and sizes! Enjoy bouncy bubbles, bubbles inside bubbles, smoke bubbles, square bubbles, giant bubbles and even fir…
Last year’s sell-out show returns with more magic, more puppets and even more laughter! A great show for all the family to start your festival day! Advance booking advised! Featuri…
Big Value Comedy Show is an established showcase of the best new comedic talent.
Have you ever wondered what your life would look like without the memory of the person who changed the way you see the world? After buying and consuming a pill online, Gina and Fra…
The Late Night Party Boyz, have messed up.
50% game show, 50% comedy show, 100% f*cked up! A celebration of dark humor, cancellable offenses, and questionable decisions that takes everything you know about game shows and tu…
Fringe 2023’s sell-out, interactive dating chat show returns for more jaw-dropping real encounters and hilarious dating war stories.
Get ready to experience the extraordinary as Willy Wonka’s son, Andy Wonka, takes centre stage in Edinburgh for the world premiere of the Pure Imagination comedy magic show! This p…
Comedy panel show where top comics answer the daft questions you choose on our exclusive app, and take on stand-up challenges that test their comedy muscles.
The perfect way to start and end your Fringe day with late and afternoon shows consisting of a revolving line-up of the best established and up-and-coming stand-up comedians from a…
The Comedy Connection: A Stand-up Comedy Game Show.
Dive into Dragonory, the captivating family show at the Edinburgh Fringe, hosted by the charismatic George.
A friendly fun-filled afternoon show with a revolving line-up of the best children’s and family-friendly performers from around the Fringe, for all the family to enjoy together.
Exclusive to Fringe 2024! See Edinburgh on two wheels.
Dating’s tough enough, but try dating when it’s also hard to walk.
Reigning Comedian’s Comedian and human rights advocate Sid Singh (BBC, NBC, Comedy Central, iUmor) returns with a new hit show that has sold-out all over Europe and Asia for two ye…
The best comedians at the Fringe that have caught the eyes of the Jones Bootmaker ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards judges.
Astute observational humour with an irreverent flair from two of Birmingham’s silliest sausages.
A traveller arrives at a border with a stack of battered cases.
Remember Family Fortunes? This is like that, but for horrible people.
Sasha doesn’t need a child to be a MILF.
This show is autobiographical, about growing up as a vicar’s daughter and being a student at Gordonstoun, where our King Charles went.
DISCOunt: The Disco Variety Show featuring disco dance numbers, comedy, drag, burlesque, music and did we mention disco?! Based on a love and deeply inaccurate knowledge of the 70s…
‘A Rollicking Roller-Coaster Ride!’ ****½ (TheWest.
Great value lunchtime comedy showcase featuring the best and brightest of this year’s Fringe comics.
An hour of wall-to-wall laughs from two of Scotland’s most exciting new comedians – Liam Jackson and Grant Barr! Liam dissects his mishaps in the job market, travels and Scottish…
‘This company truly are the best at storytelling’ ***** (ThreeWeeks).
An elastic-bodied reimagining of Hamlet, told entirely from the perspective of the Dane.
If you live to 80 years old, you will have lived for about 4,000 weeks.
The comedic prop-pun lunatic Roger Swift shoots out 200 puns in one hour! With his trademark crazy homemade props, audio cues and PowerPoint slides.
Two-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Lauren Pattison is back with a brand-new show.
One barista, 10 seasons, 70 minutes! All 236 episodes of Friends retold through the eyes of Gunther, Central Perk’s “seventh Friend”.
Back in it’s fourth year.
A comedy game show where four comedians battle each other using their childhood trauma and the audience decide which one of them had the worst parents.
There’s no show like a Jason Byrne NO SHOW.
Covering everything from history to religion and folklore, this walking tour is an original tour of Edinburgh’s medieval Old Town.
Come and experience the globe-trotting international Irish storyteller, Ronnie Neville! From Cork to Edinburgh via New York and Melbourne with a suitcase full of stories.
All the way from Northern Ireland, Martin Mor and Logy Logan take the traditional circus double act and give it a unique and modern twist.
A fully packed hour of entertainment.
Ellis wakes up in a turbulent fever dream created by the Gods of Sapphic Desire.
Step back to the 1700s and walk through Edinburgh’s landscape with philosopher James Hutton and his famous Scottish enlightenment companions, exploring Hutton’s theory of a dynam…
Fifth year on the Fringe! Join our comics as they battle it out, creating comedy from any thought you have.
Join Breadlove and Poophead in a cosmic journey where your child isn’t just an audience member – they’re the hero of their own interstellar adventure! Will they save the galaxy? …
Two award-winning comics deal late-night craic in the mid-afternoon, a wild mix of dark, satirical stand-up and musical comedy.
Ray Fordyce is back to host a new vibrant and vivacious variety show. Featuring some of the best comedy talent from around the world. This show is a must for all Fringe-goers.
When Terence Hartnett found out that his testicular cancer had spread to his lung, he got out his notebook and started writing jokes.
A fruity apocalyptic rom-com from the razor-sharp pen of Fringe First winner David Finnigan.
Celya is good in a crisis but cries at flashmob videos.
An emotionally raw blend of memoir and song, Tracey Yarad’s All These Pretty Things is a phoenix rising from the ashes story, taking the audience from Australia and the fallout o…
You’re born, you’re in it, you’re dead.
Rosie and Hugh the Hedgehog are best friends.
Big Fish is Stephanie Bradshaw’s debut stand-up show, inspired by her life as an attention-seeking (anxious, delicate, shy) mega diva, based in the small rural town of Keswick, Cum…
Channel 4 Sean Lock Award winner Eric Rushton is a comedian with a chequered past.
Can you help me with this audition? It won’t take long.
Award-winning musical comedy duo Flo & Joan present their own original one-man musical about a very renowned gentleman.
A sticky, spooky horror comedy about gender-reveal parties, demons from hell, and a Gay Witch Sex Cult (a sex cult for gay witches).
Annie Lennox’s transcendent solo album DIVA stands at the centre of this sparkling story about strong, defiant women and the little gay boy who loves them.
‘Hey.
Welcome to the camp and chaotic world of multi award-winning comedian Alex Hines.
Eddy Hare (BBC New Comedy Awards Nominee) serves up his debut hour.
Sixty minutes of hilarious fast-paced interactive science theatre for the whole family featuring real robots, AI, and laughs.
‘A must-see spectacle!’ ***** (GlamAdelaide.
Begins with the history of dating from dance halls and slow sets to modern ‘apps’.
What does it mean to remember the Holocaust in 2024? How do you bear the legacy of trauma while forging ahead in the 21st century? Jane Elias grapples with these questions through …
At Bet On It Youth Theatre, aspiring actors will do anything to climb the ladder of success.
Abby awoke in hospital after a late miscarriage and, high on anaesthesia, decided to become a comedian.
Social media sensation Christopher tells of his life, as a ‘boy who’s a bit girly really’.
This is a show about eyes when they are open and eyes when they are shut.
This women-created news satire stars comedian Maggie Metnick in drag as Chip Johnson, a red-blooded American male pundit on a mission to mansplain the news to women.
Fresh off the back of his triumphant sold-out Leicester Comedy Festival show and supporting Nigel Ng (Uncle Roger) on his world tour performing at Hammersmith Apollo, Dublin’s 3Oly…
This feral equine fantasia follows 11-year-old Audrey who is telepathically linked to all the other horse-girls in the world.
Maddy is worried that no one is having fun at her party.
When his mother was diagnosed with cancer, Ricky was faced with a question: Is now the right time to come out? After rave reviews at Edinburgh Fringe 2023, Ricky Sim returns with t…
Demi Adejuyigbe is a writer, comedian, filmmaker, and, inexplicably, a musician, known for his podcasts Punch Up The Jam and Gilmore Guys, his popular September 21st video series, …
After a sell-out run at Dublin Fringe, host of Radio 4’s The Divil’s Own John Meagher makes his debut at The Gilded Balloon with his debut show Big Year.
On this, the year of our Lord 2024, it’s a brand-new, hour-long, stand-up comedy concert from your ol’ pal Rhys Nicholson.
Star of New Zealand Today and last-place finisher on Taskmaster NZ, Guy Williams makes his Edinburgh debut! Nominated for Best Show, Melbourne Comedy Festival 2023.
Prepare for a wild and raunchy, adults-only night of magic and comedy with Sam, Justin and Magnus ‘Danger’ Magnus.
Will Sebag-Montefiore is a satirist who turns the news into sketches and songs despite not being very smart.
‘Most reliable sketch group in the game’ **** (EdFringeReview.
Ugly? Poor? Does your life suck ass? Or do you just think it does?! Learn how to manifest a better life by simply just thinking hard and good.
A mind-reading show from Berlin! Enter a surreal world where mind-reading is normal! This show combines handmade vintage-style visuals with the strange skills of two savants from B…
Good morning Edinburgh! We’re back bringing you brand-new, delicious, rotating “menus” of 10-15 minute comedies, eccentricities and mini-dramas - all served up with complimentary t…
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 …
Erika Ehler navigates the disturbing reality of what it’s like to be young, hot and yet so alone; platonic relationships and the bittersweet transition of hangouts becoming reuni…
Set on a bed in the centre of the stage, an unnamed central character explores his dreams and aspirations of travelling the world, finding love, and becoming a stand-up comedian wh…
Lift your spirits, soothe your soul with fun, laughter, storytelling, comedy and music.
Bluey’s Big Play is a brand-new theatrical adaptation of the Emmy® award-winning children’s television series, with an original story by Bluey creator Joe Brumm, and new music…
This is a comedy show by the Japanese comedian "TONIKAKU," who made it to the finals of competed in Britain's Got Talent in 2023.
Bluey’s Big Play is a brand-new theatrical adaptation of the Emmy® award-winning children’s television series, with an original story by Bluey creator Joe Brumm, and new music…
Bluey’s Big Play is a brand-new theatrical adaptation of the Emmy® award-winning children’s television series, with an original story by Bluey creator Joe Brumm, and new music…
Nick Cope has been writing and recording his beautiful and totally unique songs for children and their families for over 10 years, he performs with his guitar and animat…
Nick Helm – the man with the golden larynx and greatest living all-round entertainer – is BACK! After years and years of therapy, pills, personal growth…
Nick Helm – the man with the golden larynx and greatest living all-round entertainer – is BACK! After years and years of therapy, pills, personal growth…
Award-winning stand-up comedian Richard Pulsford (Top 10 Edinburgh Fringe jokes 2019, 2021 & 2022, UK Pun Champion 2022 and current Scottish Comedian of the Year runner-up) hosts t…
Spookily accurate (if bonkers) audience readings, songs & 70s team games.
Set in the deep south of USA in 1918 when interracial marriage was illegal, Julia, a black seamstress, and Herman, a white baker, are defying all odds with their secret love.
A stellar night of live comedy set in the city’s favourite local hang-out, Edinburgh Street Food.
Simon Hall has had a hell of a few years.
René was raised in London and returned to Germany in 1996.
It is our great pleasure to invite you all to The Big Game on Sunday 26th May (bank holiday!!), a collaboration celebration, a psych-circus spectacle, and the biggest gig we’ve b…
In a stunning twist, the Ha Ha Horror Show sees the iconic Great Mortar emerging from retirement, promising a spectacle that transcends the realms of comedy and horror.
Ollie Horn returns to Brighton with an unmissable hour of highly-interactive, energetic and laugh out loud stand-up comedy.
Award-winning theatre troupe Improbotics presents A.
*PART OF LAMB COMEDY’S BIG QUEER WEEKENDER* Terrible people is a new stand up comedy show from comedy award finalist Jane Postlethwaite (Cumbrian / LGBTQI+ Stand Up Comedian) Ter…
For millennia, men have written about sex and their work has been called Great Literature.
Step right up and prepare for pandemonium at the Kids Khaos Carnival Family Show, starring the one and only Logy Logan from Circus Sonas! Get ready to be swept away in a tornado of…
Comedy Stand-Up for LGBTQ+ and Allies ONLY.
Meet Me In the Morning is a concert with a twist.
Jonathan Oldfield brings an intriguing one man show to the stage: sitting in his living room watching the world go by behind his one way mirror out onto the world, safe in the know…
Martin J Dixon returns to the Fringe with his hilarious show BIG FAT GAY (he’s used the title before, it’s a good title).
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…
From New York-based comedian—and former tech employee—Alexis Gay, “Unprofessional” is a comedy solo show debut about working (or, uh, not working) in tech, and one very specifi…
Gay culture.
After his 2018 sell-out run Join Ben Carter for ‘How to Approach People and Make Friends (Volume II)’ as he desperately attempts to boost his social circle, whether dressed as the …
THE CIRCUS SONAS FAMILY SHOW All the way from Northern Ireland, Martin and Logy take the traditional circus double act and give it a unique and modern twist.
Introducing Circus Sonas Shiny New Show, the latest offering from Circus Sonas that promises to dazzle audiences with even more excitement and energy! Building upon the success of …
Roll up Roll up! This May School Holidays! It’s not just a Circus; it’s not just a Game Show – it’s A Circus Sized Game Show! This One-Of-A-Kind Choose-Your-Own-Adventure spect…
Join Captain Breadbeard and Davy Scones for an alternative night of stand-up comedy with special guests.
An interactive solo performance about failure, feeling like an idiot and music, by Rachel Blackman and her creative team.
After a critically acclaimed and award-nominated debut hour Daddy’s Home, Philipp returns to Brighton to work out jokes for his new show.
Join David Ingram, a 40-something retired twink, as he discusses his life as a gay man, the ups and downs, the tops and bottoms of growing up in a small town in Scotland in the 80�…
Inspired by true events, Swipe, Life & Gate Number 5 is an exceptional lesbian love story between a white and a black immigrant.
Amelia is a Northern-born, Brighton-based actor, poet and theatre practitioner.
Join David Ingram, a 40-something retired twink, as he discusses his life as a gay man, the ups and downs, the tops and bottoms of growing up in a small town in Scotland in the 80�…
Music was his career, Bach was his passion.
Pushing the boundaries of Shakespearean performance, Richard III emerges a bold, engaging solo show.
A sticky, spooky horror comedy about gender reveal parties, demons from hell, and above all, a Gay Witch Sex Cult (a sex cult for gay witches).
See You In Hell poses the question, “What happens to the manic pixie dream teen when they grow up?”.
Emma was having the time of her life.
Meet the Edinburgh Fringe team for coffee, biscuits and chat! Get an insight into how open-access arts festivals work in the UK and how to get involved.
Prepare yourself for a night of laughter with Lily Starr otherwise known affectionately as Big Lez.
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…
A dance workshop full of sparkle and fun to make you smile, while learning easy-to-follow groovy moves to an eclectic mix of Bollywood beats and reimagined dance classics, interspe…
Triple Threat is a split bill divided by 3 with Monica, Aisha and Anais making jokes about their experiences living in London as hot immigrant girlies.
Serious comic Ryan Hill and loveable idiot Ben Jones present their Sketch Show Goes Wrong play combining original material, tributes to comedy greats and much more silliness! Hill…
The Black Diamonds UK present ‘Stealing the Show’.
The sell-out poetry night, Off The Chest, makes its Brighton premiere at Komedia on 7th May.
A BDSM Comedy Show.
The Curator puts his flasks down to tell you his life-story.
Beach Box presents an exciting line up of Sauna Rituals & events, featuring special guests to expertly guide you in a thermal journey.
This debut show weaves together the insightful storytelling of David Sedaris and the clever stand-up of John Mulaney, welcoming you to the world of Renata, a non-native speaker bol…
Ben and Chris have discovered the internet and now they can’t stop.
Join up-and-coming tall and skinny comedian Ed Mulvey as he performs his latest routines, packed with joke-dense intelligent filth.
Big shoes to fill.
COMEDY HYPNOSIS SHOW - Presuming Ed’s A mesmerising and hilarious Comedy Hypnosis Show where volunteers from the audience have their imaginations unlocked through the power of hypn…
Mr.
Remember Family Fortunes? This is like that, but for horrible people.
Entangle a solo exhibition by Nina Garstang.
Dive into The Flying Bubble Show, where dreams and reality blur in a breathtaking fusion of bubble magic and aerial flying.
Featuring the World’s Tallest Bubbleologist from Bubbles Inc.
Thought Eurovision couldn’t get any camper? Join Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus as they whisk you away on an exploration of the past, present and future of everyone’s favourite so…
You don’t get many second chances in life.
Veteran Canadian comic David Tsonos hates one thing: the drunk heckler.
Jamie Osman and Tom Hollings are two old friends who after over thirty combined years in the music industry decided to challenge their relationships with alcohol and dru…
Jamie Osman and Tom Hollings are two old friends who after over thirty combined years in the music industry decided to challenge their relationships with alcohol and dru…
The only “American” tribute to the four tops touring the UK! Direct from the USA, and back by popular demand, Soul Satisfaction appear live in concert p…
A chaotic cavalcade of comedy featuring some of Ireland’s tip top improv groups.
A West End Gala at the Adelphi Theatre will celebrate over 75 years of the NHS.
An Irish raconteur shares the most ridiculous, embarrassing, hilarious and tragic episodes of her life, showing there's a story in every stumble - and a …
The Longest Running and most listened to Glasgow Rangers podcast presents a live recording with ex Rangers Legend Paul Gascoigne in his first London Glasgow Rangers show…
The Longest Running and most listened to Glasgow Rangers podcast presents a live recording with ex Rangers Legend Paul Gascoigne in his first London Glasgow Rangers show…
The longest running Tottenham Hotspur Podcast presents a live recording with Spurs and England Legend Paul Gascoigne in his first West End show in many years.
The longest running Tottenham Hotspur Podcast presents a live recording with Spurs and England Legend Paul Gascoigne in his first West End show in many years.
‘The Greatest Play Of All Time’ tells the story of 1&2, characters in the mind of a Writer trying to create a career defining play.
SIDE SHOW comes to the London Palladium in a special, one-night-only concert spectacular on Sunday 3 March 2024.
The Pretty Pill What's the real cost of beauty? Close All Tabs These are my emotional support tabs The Pretty Pill - Kate Devaney Naomi navigates fitting int…
The Lost Bride A journey through heartbreak and grief.
Do you ever get the feeling you’re being watched? One Way Mirror is a story about the art of people watching, built for extroverts, introverts and everyone in-between.
BEASTSA mixed-race guide to fucking up.
It’s 1948 and on board the Windrush Empire, journeying over from the West Indies to England, Ferdy, Bernie, Dennis and Lennie are full of expectations and aspirations.
Come join us for a night of pure gold at Piano Smithfield! Get ready for an unforgettable event filled with music and laughter as we shine a spotlight on the Golden Age of Hollywoo…
HUMAN // ROBOTlaugh_if_you_are_humanJust One Law .
What is truth without power?Matt Smith stars in the critically acclaimed An Enemy of the People, Thomas Ostermeier’s bold reimagining of the classic play by Henrik Ibsen.
‘We can be us, just for one day’ Relive the day music brought the world together.
When 24 year old Bess Malone steals from the local ice cream van she doesn’t expect it to impact her life at all, and she certainly doesn’t expect to find a new friendship with…
Tania has her heart set on her dream job but has she unwittingly placed a curse on her dating life? Our heroine, ably assisted by her bestie Jayne, comes face to face with the t…
A festive improvised musical show for kids of all ages, from Olivier Award-winning West End improvisers, The Showstoppers.
Bluey’s Big Play is a brand-new theatrical adaptation of the Emmy® award-winning children’s television series, with an original story by Bluey creator Joe Brumm, and new music…
For too long the supporting characters of Star Wars have been overshadowed by the popularity of the beloved heroes.
Follow Jim Hawkins on his adventures with the dastardly Long John Silver on a treasure hunt that will change their lives.
It’s Christmas Eve 2009: seven years into the world-famous boy band’s indefinite “hiatus”, *NSYNC’s Chris Kirkpatrick has until midnight to make a wish that could change his life f…
With a modern twist on the tradition of Irish storytelling, Mary Kate takes a journey through the most ridiculous, excruciating, heart- breaking, uplifting episodes of h…
Pitched as “Pirates of the Caribbean meets Fishermen’s Friends”, this highly enjoyable production of Treasure Island at the Barn Theatre, Cirencester, turns out to be a swash…
You better watch out, you better not cry, because “The Queens of Christmas” (Entertainment Weekly) are coming back to YOUR town with a brand new edition of the internat…
As the Modern Country Music craze continues to spread across the globe, ‘Nashville At Heart’ is a show that celebrates the music of some of modern country mu…
Prepare your chuckle muscles for the tickling of a lifetime at the fourth annual Doddy Day Happiness Show! The Squire Of Knotty Ash liked nothing more than making p…
The ALBUMS SHOW is BACK.
Touring the UK in Black History Month and into November is Philip Okwedy’s The Gods Are All Here, a one-man show about the performer's distant relationship with his parents a…
A soiree of delights.
Saucy, sexy, dirty blues songs from the 1920s-40s, many of which feature the word ‘hot dog’ performed by chanteuse Suzanne Noble accompanied by ‘Gorgeous’ George Webster on the pia…
Shoot From The Hip bring their award-winning, TikTok-viral improv comedy to the West End! Fresh from the Fringe, their show features chaotic games, epic scenes, an…
Fresh from a sold out run at the Edinburgh Fringe, Shoot From The Hip bring their award-winning, TikTok-viral improvised comedy to the West End! Featuring chaotic g…
In 2020, the world changed forever, as three time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Kieran Hodgson moved to Scotland.
In February last year, the celebrated Kyiv City Ballet left Ukraine’s capital for a much-anticipated tour of France.
Step into the whimsical world of Tony Cantwell.
This year, ‘the most renowned sketch troupe of them all’ (Independent) will again be embarking on an exceptional world tour, performing to over 20,000 across two continents.
The award winning Shane Daniel Byrne is Irish comedy’s new wonderkid (in his mid 30's).
This year, ‘the most renowned sketch troupe of them all’ (Independent) will again be embarking on an exceptional world tour, performing to over 20,000 across two continents.
One summer Birdie lost her virginity on the ninth hole of the golf course, to her boss.
Was she or was she not fully aware of what she was doing? He certainly was, and for that reason should he have stopped before taking Birdie’s virginity? There’s a suggestion th…
'Profoundly moving, bitingly brutal and laugh-out-loud funny!' - Sally CooksonThe Ugly One is a cautionary tale of identity and beauty vibrating with the energy of a pneuma…
A male chef prepares, roasts and serves up a chicken.
This year, ‘the most renowned sketch troupe of them all’ (Independent) will again be embarking on an exceptional world tour, performing to over 20,000 across two continents.
In October 2022, theatre impresario Nica Burns opened @sohoplace, the first new theatre to be built in London's West End for 50 years.
Songwriting performers Dan Sheehan (USA), Seán McLaughlin and Fifidiny (Scotland) perform and tell the stories behind their songs in a song-circle setup, taking turns while onstag…
The Bellshill Salvation Army Band was formed in 1921, its primary function being to support the worship and ministry of their church.
Celebrating 18 years at the Edinburgh Fringe, Scotland’s record-breaking big swing band brings you a night of music and song from the golden age of Swing.
The cult comedy TV-show show is back for two nights only with their best bits from five years at Fringe.
Join the talented young musicians of Big Noise Raploch’s Rinconada Chamber Orchestra as they showcase their skills at this extraordinary concert.
Jennifer Witton, soprano, Bethan Langford, mezzo-soprano, and Dylan Perez, piano, present Souvenirs D’été Édimbourgeois, a recital of music by French composers – Berlioz, Bize…
The Prov Johnstone Band is an eclectic mix of musicians and music.
Imagine boarding a spaceship travelling at the speed of light with nothing but a guitar.
After the success of Failure Studies in 2021/22, Marco Biasioli and Precarious Theatre are back with a brand new show, A Theatre Show.
Sing about the opera faces. The age of awakening. Chinese youth traditional repertoire.
After the success of Failure Studies in 2021/22, Marco Biasioli and Precarious Theatre are back with a brand new show, A Theatre Show.
Killer Instinct is not just a tribute band, but a true celebration of one of the most popular and influential bands of the 21st century.
Hot off the back of huge sold-out shows in Manchester, Birmingham and London, stellar comedians Rachel Fairburn and Kiri Pritchard-McLean once again bring their smash-hit true crim…
Variety of music including musical theatre, movie themes, swing, and popular songs for all the family.
Nashville-based international singer-songwriter Stephanie Staples has shared her passionate and contemplative music for over two decades, performing all over the world.
Have you heard that the three most stressful life events are bereavement, moving house and divorce? Well, funny story.
Not For Anyone returns! Please note that I might just do card tricks and say nothing for a whole hour or I might just do the usual ‘screaming fascist’ schtick. Or both. No refunds.
“Have you ever trauma dumped? TikTok says this show might do that but don’t worry we can just trauma bond.
Fast-paced comedy magic.
‘Oh my God.
Already a veteran performer, having toured the world’s stages for a decade, predominantly as a founding member of world-folk band Dallahan and as a highly sought-after session mu…
Have you ever been riding a homosapien and asked (internally): ‘OMG am I squashing this person like a double decker bus’? Or stumbled mentally upon ‘Please lord, let me have shaved…
‘Definitely raise a shudder’ (BeyondPost.
The winner of Drag Race hits the Fringe as part of their debut solo tour! Join Danny as they take to the stage with their live band in a show which promises to be bigger, better an…
Comedian Matt Storrs (San Francisco SketchFest) makes his Edinburgh Fringe debut with his critically acclaimed solo show Portly Lutheran Know-It-All.
Back at the Fringe again after a gap of a few years for another trip down memory lane.
Is Exeter University emerging as the new powerhouse in student musical groups on the Edinburgh Fringe? Let’s not complicate this - the answer is simply but emphatically Yes.
Join author Dina Nayeri and cultural development specialist Fairouz Nishanova in a discussion on listening to different perspectives.
Mimic, singer and dancer Sindy Fling literally unwraps the divas of pop – from Monroe to Madonna via Dolly Parton.
Siegfried and Joy are the new masters of magic.
Have you ever wondered what your life would look like without the memory of the person who changed the way you see the world? In the depths of heartbreak, Gina takes a pill that sh…
Colorhythm Risa uses her hands, sponges, sometimes her entire body, to apply colour across the canvas from end-to-end.
A ridiculous interactive combination of musical comedy, ventriloquism and fingering.
Do you like to argue? Well, I disagree to whatever you just said.
The first Cantonese show at this festival is coming! 2011’s funniest person in HK, Tim’s Instagram has 50k+ followers.
Alice can’t find herself but she is certain she wants to help.
Andy is one of Scotland’s top swing vocalists offering a big band sound production with professional sound and light.
A comedy told by mad people, for mad people.
A fashion show produced by a Shanghai-based female fashion club for women over 40, originally founded in November 2022 to enable its members to express their artistic creativity an…
“Actually.
The Edinburgh Renaissance Band is back for 2023 with a fresh programme of their ever-popular Viol Rackett Show, the much-loved programme of instrumental music, from the Middle Ages…
“Actually.
The Brighton Fringe sell-out show is coming to Edinburgh Fringe.
A half-live, half-virtual interracial lesbian love story between a white European and a black former refugee.
Scottish/English violinist Matt Holborn and a group of London-based musicians formed for this year’s Fringe, known internationally for their distinctive hard-swinging approach to…
Founded in 1947 at the Rose Street Telephone Exchange, the well-known Edinburgh Telephone Choir is still in fine voice and continues to perform in several concerts each year, raisi…
Existing Kirsty fans know she could take her audience on an emotional rollercoaster from happy to sad, betrayed to raunchy.
Sassy swing and jumping jazz! Enjoy an evening with the classics and more, from Basie, Nestico and Fitzgerald to Earth, Wind and Fire.
In a new series of abstract, conceptual and fine art oil paintings, contemporary Edinburgh artist Davy Macdonald showcases a stunning new collection of work inspired by the Dene.
This dynamic seven-piece band return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for the 12th year to play the back catalogue and the latest album! With the precision and energy of the E Stre…
Ageing violinist Alan Gottlieb has long been content to sit at the back desk of the seconds, coasting his way to retirement.
After their smash-hit, sell-out debut last year, legendary tennis coach Judy Murray and her son Duncan (the other Murray brother) return with another unique show featuring special …
Essex-born Gavin Lilley, through his masterful use of sign language, has done stand-up shows all over Europe and the UK, bringing laughter to many deaf and hearing people with his …
Trick Edinburgh is happening this summer, as Patrick Topping and this huge line-up come to The Royal Highland Centre this Friday August 18th for a very special summer night show.
Skip to the end for the top line info* Half-Cocked are back! Following a tumultuous hiatus, full of banana bread, Call of Duty Warzone and an alarming over-use of the incognito…
Must Be This Gay To Ride is a one-woman comedy play centring around queerness, relationships, and choosing how we define ourselves.
Serving you up a big warm slice of comedy pie every month, the Dinner Daddies delight with their trademark wit and banter (so far, these trademarks have failed to hold water in cou…
The cast of the Edinburgh Dungeon bring back their sell-out thrilling Fringe show but who is the culprit this time! Come and join the Secret Society of Scottish Scoundrels and inve…
Skip to the end for the top line info* Half-Cocked are back! Following a tumultuous hiatus, full of banana bread, Call of Duty Warzone and an alarming over-use of the incognito…
“Serving you up a big warm slice of comedy pie, the Dinner Daddies delight with their trademark wit (so far this trademark has failed to hold water in court).
Must Be This Gay To Ride is a one-woman comedy play centring around queerness, relationships, and choosing how we define ourselves.
Offbeat intergenerational stand-up from two of Bristol’s most inventive new comedians, Greg Curzon (‘hilarious.
All the way from Canada, Tim Kraft joins Hootenannies (Hoot 4) at The Apex for an hour of stand-up comedy live at the Edinburgh Fringe, from 17th to 20th August at 18:20.
Must Be This Gay To Ride is a one-woman comedy play centring around queerness, relationships, and choosing how we define ourselves.
Dicks and Tricks is an old-school comedy and magic variety show featuring the puns and knob gags of the Pundance Kid and the magic tricks and illusions of the Flamboyant Chesney Ge…
It ain’t easy being Jack.
Visual jokes and creative messing about from this absurd double act.
Gig Pigs, Ivo Graham and Alex Kealy’s podcast comes to the Pleasance for one night only! Seated or standing? Support band or drinks? Sing along as loudly as possible or watch in re…
After a fantastic debut run at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2022, Terry Geo’s astounding show is back! Blink gives a raw and emotional insight into modern life for an interracial coupl…
Olivia aka Big O is delighted to present her second hour of comedy.
After a fantastic debut run at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2022, Terry Geo’s astounding show is back! Blink gives a raw and emotional insight into modern life for an interracial coupl…
Making their Edinburgh debut, Leeds based stand-up weirdos Kyle Bedder (tall, thin, unhinged) and Dan Powell (short, fat, depressed) present Big Cuck, Little Cuck: a 60-minute expl…
An explosion of nostalgia, joy and love releases itself on the stage, in the form of a poetic love letter.
Hear ye! Yonder comes yon Perrier winner from ages ago with another questionable career swerve! Tonight only, hear the entire musical oeuvre (10 songs , three nearly finished)! Gat…
A laugh-out-loud, immersive, comedic, heartfelt tribute to Hollywood’s most iconic blonde bombshell.
Simon Hall started performing comedy in 2020, yeah, that 2020! Since then, performing has not got any easier and life has continually tried to block his progress.
Sharp, silly and sublime solo character comedy from Luke Manning, formerly one half of veteran Fringe sketch duo, In Cahoots, and a writer-performer for BBC Radio 4’s Sketchtopia a…
Chappelle’s opener.
The Polis are Scotland’s No.
Don’t be put off by the topic - this dance show about death is far from gloomy.
10 years after being refused entry to Edinburgh, Mustafa Algiyadi returns with a work-in-progress show.
Fast-paced comedy magic.
Big Smoke Comedy is stand-up comedy with a fully improvised finale and the only show of its kind.
Join a massive line-up of the biggest names on the Fringe for a stupendous evening of comedy to help fight against brain tumours.
It’s a one night stand for the Fannies (‘hilarious stream-of-consciousness double act’ (Entertainment-Focus.
Stand-up, writer, actor and Edinburgh native Eleanor Morton presents a brand-new one-off character show, displaying a full range of accents and coats for one night only.
Toxicity.
Hey! You free tonight? Fancy a drink? Let’s talk films, festivals, and red flags.
Hypnotist Jason Simmons returns to the Camden Fringe to take you on a magical mystery tour into the depths of your own mind in this hilarious, fast-paced, interactive experience.
The premise of Attachment: The Leech Show is very simple: it’s a play devised and performed for the sole benefit of impressing a single specific audience member; a prominent thea…
Edinburgh’s best homegrown student comedy show is back! Featuring talent from the city’s finest up and coming student comics, witness the Edinburgh Revue’s triumphant return …
This one-act educational outreach play for 5-10 year olds and their families follows Bumble, a honeybee, on an adventure to find a bee balm flower.
‘What would it take for you to eat a real-life human being?’ It’s dinner time in the Abbey stately home.
In Robes of White.
The Art of Vestment.
A unique set of your favourite classic songs from the coolest alternative bands.
Enjoy some adult comedy entertainment with The Seriously Funny Comedy Show as they complete their 2023 summer touring schedule at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Hey! You free tonight? Fancy a drink? Let’s talk films, festivals, and red flags.
Colorhythm Risa uses her hands, sponges, sometimes her entire body, to apply colour across the canvas from end-to-end.
Hypnotist Jason Simmons returns to the Camden Fringe to take you on a magical mystery tour into the depths of your own mind in this hilarious, fast-paced, interactive experience.
Sex cults with fake feminism, pretend shamans, Burning Man, Lower East Side “nightclub photographers” and Tinder f*ck boys all make an appearance in this educational and hilari…
Where Friends meets Pitch Perfect! The Bristol Suspensions tell a story of friendship and scandal using chart-topping hits, familiar characters, and funky choreography… not to me…
Fast-paced comedy magic.
Toxicity.
Edinburgh Renaissance Band’s New Frontiers.
Two clowns, Anna and Felix, set out on a quest for home.
Singing, dancing, butt stuff.
This completely original chamber musical by Shaye Poulton Richards is a darkly charming piece of new writing.
Every city has a history, but when it comes to grisly secrets, it’s hard to rival the gruesome history of Edinburgh.
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.
Join guests from the worlds of comedy, literature, music and faith for a series of live recordings of the popular All Terrain Podcast.
The Edinburgh Fringe Fling will debut at the Old Dr Bells Baths at this year’s Festival Fringe.
Award-winning LBC presenter returns with a series of in-depth interviews featuring his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs and audience questions.
Come and hear from SMEG, the most poetic fridge on the fringe! 45 minutes of character comedy, silly poems and the best props you’ll ever see in your life! What’s in the fridge? Ev…
After a completely sold-out Edinburgh 2022 run and her biggest tour to date, Grace returns with her hit show, A Show About Me(n), with some brand-new material never heard before! T…
In 2020, the world changed forever, as Kieran Hodgson moved to Scotland.
Sander Klaus is an underage soldier in America’s Civil War.
On a sunny afternoon in the mid-90s, a young ginger-haired boy is making his way across town to reach his psychologist appointment.
The biggest, brightest comedians at the Edinburgh Fringe all in one huge show, staged in the famous Udderbelly.
Award-winning LBC presenter returns with a series of in-depth interviews featuring his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs and audience questions.
Sinéad Walsh has spent over 30 years of putting their big foot in it.
Renowned punk poet and multi-instrumentalist Attila the Stockbroker has loved early music ever since he grabbed a recorder aged about 8.
Poppyscotland are proud to introduce to the Fringe an inspirational group of Armed Forces veterans.
Sinéad Walsh has spent over 30 years of putting their big foot in it.
The music that filled the dance halls during the Big Band era is brought to life again by The Moonlight Serenade Orchestra UK with the Glenn Miller and Big Band Spectacular.
Martin J Dixon brings his hilarious show Big Fat Gay to Camden Fringe.
Sinéad Walsh has spent over 30 years of putting their big foot in it.
Martin J Dixon brings his hilarious show Big Fat Gay to Camden Fringe.
Edinburgh Youth Orchestra performs an exciting programme of orchestral music to celebrate its summer season.
Award-winning LBC presenter returns with a series of in-depth interviews featuring his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs and audience questions.
Ellie and Arshan Do a Show and Tell is a short, fun, high-energy exploration on the “stuff” that makes us all up.
Two queer Jews.
Join us for an evening of wonder, told through taste, as we bring the shoreline of our beautiful namesake city to you and showcase our award-winning Seaside Gin.
Music, games and colourful clowns collide! After touring across several elementary schools and festivals in Chicago, Bubblegum Gumdrop and her best friend, Babblebum Boopbop, have …
Witness first-hand all of the glamour, passion, excitement and sheer electric atmosphere of the archetypal 1970s Bowie experience.
Award-winning LBC presenter returns with a series of in-depth interviews featuring his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs and audience questions.
Freddie Mercury was the consummate entertainer who always got the audience involved.
An immersive audio-visual experience blending classic movie footage, soundtracks and insane turntable wizardry! ‘To me, movies and music go hand in hand’ (Quentin Tarantino).
John Cambo Cambridge lived with David Bowie at Haddon Hall when he had his first hit-record Space Oddity and toured Scotland with him in Junior’s Eyes.
Show Up will make up a brand new, toe tapping, hilarious improvised musical based on your suggestions.
Show Up will make up a brand new, toe tapping, hilarious improvised musical based on your suggestions.
Scotland’s most authentic The Who tribute take you on an ‘Amazing Journey’ through the greatest songs of the legendary band.
Award-winning LBC presenter returns with a series of in-depth interviews featuring his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs and audience questions.
The girl-power show is here! Meet Kim, Sarah, Sally, Amy and Rachael – five unbelievably talented girls who will bring the world’s biggest girl band to life like you have never s…
Improvisers and comedians go to comedic war to win the Extreme Improv Championship belt! Performers compete in innovative improv challenges and will create scenes, songs and storie…
Experience the enchanting “Psychedelic Bubble Show” at London’s Courtyard Theatre.
Award-winning LBC presenter returns with a series of in-depth interviews featuring his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs and audience questions.
Experience the enchanting “Psychedelic Bubble Show” at London’s Courtyard Theatre.
Mimic, singer and dancer Sindy Fling literally unwraps the divas of pop – from Monroe to Madonna via Dolly Parton.
Award-winning LBC presenter returns with a series of in-depth interviews featuring his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs and audience questions.
Voyage perform a highly-entertaining show packed with all your favourite ABBA hits from Waterloo to Dancing Queen, with sensational singing and authentic costumes.
Improvisers and comedians go to comedic war to win the Extreme Improv Championship belt! Performers compete in innovative improv challenges and will create scenes, songs and storie…
Mimic, singer and dancer Sindy Fling literally unwraps the divas of pop – from Monroe to Madonna via Dolly Parton.
Prepare for a sidesplitting and heartwarming comedic adventure in the must-see Soup Group: Art Show!; an exceptional masterpiece.
Saudi stand-up Ibrahem Al Hajjaj brings his act to the UK for the first time.
Fan of a pub quiz? Test your knowledge under time pressure with this exciting, entertaining and at times farcical format, that’s already a hit at the prestigious Gleneagles Townhou…
Immerse yourself in the enchanting wonder of Edinburgh at our exclusive tasting experience.
What does it take to be cool? As a teenager of the Eighties, Rozarina had her clues from MTV Real World, Brooke Shields, Empress Masako and weirdly the series Dallas.
Returning to Edinburgh following his successful tribute show, Frank & Dean, at last year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Pete Sinclair returns with a full-hour show celebrating the hi…
Colorhythm Risa uses her hands, sponges, sometimes her entire body, to apply colour across the canvas from end-to-end.
Award-winning LBC presenter returns with a series of in-depth interviews featuring his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs and audience questions.
Described by top showbusiness writer Mark Richie from the Stage Newspaper as ‘an impressive vocal performer’ and ‘his tribute to Tom Jones is one of the best he’s had the pleasure …
What does it take to be cool? As a teenager of the Eighties, Rozarina had her clues from MTV Real World, Brooke Shields, Empress Masako and weirdly the series Dallas.
UK premier magician and kids entertainer in brand-new and hilarious interactive magic and puppet show for all the family.
Award-winning LBC presenter returns with a series of in-depth interviews featuring his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs and audience questions.
Hip words, cool jazz, hot bebop.
Join us on a multi-sensorial experience as you discover the stories that link Scotland’s capital with the G&T.
Renaissance: This isn’t a comedy show, it’s a fucking experience! Remember that random Bestie you made in the toilets on a night out? Part therapist, life coach and Big Sis.
In this concert you will hear a variety of piobaireachd, the classical music of the great Highland bagpipe, Scotland’s national instrument.
A split-bill stand-up comedy show featuring a daily selection of the best up and coming comedians from Ireland and the UK.
We’re delighted to be back with a new show featuring some of the greatest music from the big-band era.
Preaching the word to thousands in football stadiums and evangelising undercover in China, amidst 30 years of door-knocking, and all the while the sound of sexuality was knocking l…
Dick Denham is a non-binary thirtysomething comedian.
Renaissance: This isn’t a comedy show, it’s a fucking experience! Remember that random Bestie you made in the toilets on a night out? Part therapist, life coach and Big Sis.
Award-winning LBC presenter returns with a series of in-depth interviews featuring his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs and audience questions.
A girlband concert.
Dick Denham is a non-binary thirtysomething comedian.
Award-winning LBC presenter returns with a series of in-depth interviews featuring his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs and audience questions.
Fun, silly, raucous… absurd! Join magician host Ava Beaux and magical team captains Kane and Abel, for an array of whacky games and cabaret acts.
Edinburgh Live’s number-one pick of the Free Fringe 2022 returns! A devilishly handsome magician trapped in a straitjacket, mind-melting magic, show-stopping laughs and unexpected …
The Grumpy Magicians present: If All Else Fails, Read the Instructions.
Iain Dale’s ALL TALK political interviews have in recent years become something of a regular fixture of the Fringe circuit.
Think ‘n’ Grin is a solo comedy show featuring Chicago-style narrative improvisation.
An all-American line-up show, featuring the very best comedians from across the pond! Discover the freshest comedy talent on the Fringe as they make their Pleasance debuts this sum…
Funny, horrible and a little bit naughty, this poetry show is perfect for children no matter how old.
Over 10 years, Chris Cook has brought magical, thought-provoking comedy shows to the Fringe.
Griffin and Jones have decided to change the world.
Two of the hottest, freshest comics bring their best jokes to Edinburgh.
Harun Musho’d is an Arabic name.
A crowd-work and stand-up comedy show with zero plans.
Join me as I put the fun back into searching for meaning in a chaotic universe, if we agree to spell universe as ‘fun-iverse’ which I believe we agreed to.
This small-yet-unmissable jewellery exhibition features over 300 unique and original jewellery designs from 30 independent designers across the globe including local emerging talen…
Join the funalicious Alex with more than a decade of being a master magician, bringing a children’s magic show! Filled with fun, laughs and stories that entangle together in one aw…
Funny, horrible and a little bit naughty, this poetry show is perfect for children no matter how old.
Set not too far in the future, Twenty People a Minute follows four refugees of tomorrow on a perilous journey across the earth.
Award-winning LBC presenter returns with a series of in-depth interviews featuring his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs and audience questions.
When Edinburgh’s iconic One o’Clock Gun is stolen by shady Glaswegians only our hero Morningside Malcolm, quiet resident of the douce suburbs, can prevent strife and aggro between …
This year the biggest stars of the UK stand-up circuit, including Iain Stirling, John Robins, Mark Simmons, Jo Caulfield and Nick Helm, return to their roots in a mixed-bill show, …
Edinburgh Photographic Society held its first international exhibition in 1861.
For too long the supporting characters of Star Wars have been overshadowed by the popularity of the beloved heroes.
Scotland’s Best Comedy Venue (Chortle Awards 2023) welcomes back its Fringe showcase for 2023! A new line-up every night presenting the very best acts from the Monkey Barrel Comedy…
A revolving line-up of some of the best established and up-and-coming comedians from around the Fringe in a late show full of fun and laughter.
Our unique tour sets out to inform and entertain as we take you into both Old and New Town, giving you a real sense of the two sides of Edinburgh and revealing some of the secrets …
An exciting new version of Miles Tredinnick’s original 1999 show.
A hilarious and heartbreaking dark comedy driven by 20 characters and 11 original songs, in which the heroine, Luna, endeavours to disentangle herself from bad decisions and an ove…
In 1825 Darwin arrived to study Medicine.
With over 1,000 five-star sell-out Fringe shows in Edinburgh and around the globe under our kilts, come join Roo and her Boogie Shoes Silent Disco Walking Party as she returns for …
After last year’s sell-out run, they’re back and still the best in the business! Stephen Frost (Who’s Line Is It Anyway), Ian Coppinger (Dublin Comedy Improv), Sally Hodgkiss (Who’…
Join Fringe-favourite comedian Vladimir McTavish and a daily guest host for the return of the Fringe’s sell-out chat and comedy show – with big laughs about the latest Fringe and…
The poignant tale of a writer and musician, Jon Lawrence, who walked 500km over five deserts on five continents to grieve for his father and raise money for a cancer charity.
‘Consistently boasting the most interesting line-ups in the country’ (Times).
A young man visits his dying father in the ICU and uncovers a shocking revelation: his father’s secret second family.
‘Oh my God.
Veteran Canadian comic David Tsonos hates one thing: the drunk heckler.
Edward Bloom’s larger-than-life stories delight everyone – much to the dismay of his pragmatic son, Will.
If you can’t hate yourself, how the hell you gonna hate anyone else? Makes you laugh. Makes you think.
Comedian Connor Ratliff (Dead Eyes, The Marvelous Mrs Maisel) appears as George Lucas, the creator of Star Wars, and interviews guests like a “normal talk show”.
The biggest, brightest comedians at the Edinburgh Fringe all in one huge show, staged in the famous Udderbelly.
ERA Productions returns to the Fringe this year with a familiar act that sees the lively quartet of Megan (Mia Taylor), Nicole (Catherine Hutchinson), Amy (Abi Price) and Olivia (M…
Scotland’s Best Comedy Venue (Chortle Awards 2023) welcomes back its Fringe showcase for 2023! A new line-up every night presenting the very best acts from the Monkey Barrel Comedy…
Its the second year of our burlesque competition – the standard is getting higher, the talent on display is incredible, so if burlesque is your thing or you’re new to it, then jo…
Liars & Clowns returns to Edinburgh to showcase the best alternative comedians from around the festival.
Get off the tourist trail and explore Edinburgh’s music scene with irreverent stories of the performers who have stayed, played and made music in Scotland’s capital city.
Immerse yourself in the richness of Chinese culture with a showcase of exceptional young dancers from China, featuring both traditional and contemporary Chinese dance.
Come and revel in the earthy tones of this low member of the clarinet family.
New Show! Weekly Award Best Circus 2023 Fringe World, As seen in La Soiree, Australia’s Got Talent and iUmor.
Every child goes inside their own bubble! Seen on China, Romania and Bulgaria’s Got Talent.
Accompanied by a glittering live band and fresh from two sold-out London and Cambridge runs, don’t miss the Fringe premiere of Ed, charting the story of a ginger pop sensation.
Queer feminist and bloody lefty Kathleen has fallen into a settled life with a nice boy who can do maths.
Have you ever wanted to visit a mosque? Do you have any burning questions about Islam? Would you like to discover more about a faith which is often misunderstood? Every year at Fri…
The Mountebank Comedy Walk is the hysterical, historical and completely original walking tour of Edinburgh led by professional local award-winning comedian Daniel Downie.
Stand-up comedian and culinary wizard Henry Ginsberg presents a guide to all things gastronomical.
Woah.
A lot of laughs and refreshingly comfortable seating await you at Friend (The One with Gunther), playing at the Gilded Balloon at the Museum.
In his debut hour, David Ian attempts a huge feat: to answer the question that many gay men think about their entire lives.
The world’s only stand-up/improv/chat tattoo comedy show hits the Fringe to take you down the hilarious highway of human graffiti.
***** (Dircksey.
Winner of the 2023 Edinburgh Untapped Award, One Way Out is a powerful exploration of the injustices suffered by the Windrush generation, through the lens of four boys from South L…
WPB are six rising comedy stars who’ve been performing in prisons across Scotland since November 2022.
‘A love letter to my mother that I’ll never send.
Nominated Best Debut Show Leicester Comedy Festival 2023.
Enjoy an hour of the best up-and-coming, one-liner comedians on the circuit in this celebration of puns, one-liners and wordplay.
Enjoy an hour of the tastiest comedians at the Edinburgh Fringe this year.
Do you like musical comedy? Do you like non-musical comedy? Do you not care, as long as it’s good? Then come enjoy either the first half, the second half, or even all of this show,…
Alice-India – 2Northdown New Comedian of the Year finalist, Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian finalist – is just like a regular person.
It’s the year 1991; the Soviet Union has collapsed and everyone is ready for a new start.
All the way from Northern Ireland, Martin and Logy take the traditional circus double act and give it a unique and modern twist.
After a decade of performing all over the world, in over 50 countries and countless viral videos, European-Canadian comedy star Daniel-Ryan Spaulding brings his new solo show to th…
The ultimate international burlesque extravaganza has arrived! A celebration of bodies, tradition and inclusivity by award-winning world-class artists and rising stars on the scene…
From Glass Crumpet, comes an all-new Sketch Show.
Hey kids and kidults, cool cats and dancing dogs, Jarred and Hobbit are back with an all-new action-packed hoopla! Guaranteed LOLs and interactive fun for the entire family (OK, ma…
Occult cabaret-horror stand-up show but none of the booked acts have shown up! Therefore, it falls on our host, the spectral Tom Short (2019 Chortle Student Comedian runner-up, 201…
Great value lunchtime comedy showcase featuring the best and brightest of this year’s Fringe comics.
First Dates meets Graham Norton’s Red Chair Stories in this hilarious interactive dating chat show.
Gong Shows have launched the careers of several famous comedians.
It’s Sunday.
Combining two of his great loves – Weird Al Yankovic and Harry Potter – Steve Goodie creates an all-out musical performance with some killer lyrics and accordion skills.
Award-winning lefty comedian and human rights advocate Sid Singh takes you on a hilarious journey as he figures out how to fight the good fight… as far from home as possible! The…
Philipp Kostelecky brings the festival’s best acts together for a late-night extravaganza! No rules, no regulations – it’s late night so anything goes.
Join New York comedian Alexis Gay and her funniest comedian friends for an hour of fresh, fun, fast-paced stand-up comedy.
At times hard to follow and at others uniquely resonant, Maggie Widdoes’ one-woman show Stay Big and Go Get ‘Em is the perfect example of how the Fringe brings what you least e…
The incredible Oliver Harris sings the great songs from Les Misérables, Chess, Phantom of the Opera, The Lion King, We Will Rock You and many more.
24 different award-winning or nominated comedians perform their full shows, recorded for Netflix, Amazon Prime and YouTube. See FringeSpecials.com for listings.
Longest running mixed-bill, star-finding show on the Fringe.
The best-selling contemporary Scottish artist’s eagerly anticipated retrospective of over 50 stunning oil paintings, inks and prints.
Get ready for a night of cutting-edge humour and entertainment as Prism Comedy presents The Many Colours of Comedy: A Prism Comedy Variety Show.
If we’re technically speaking, there is one (1) person invited to this show, but you (yes, you) are allowed (and inarguably encouraged) to come to the debut Fringe show from Canadi…
The Fringe’s cult-hit stand-up comedy panel show that you influence in real time is back.
In a world where one man can be one character, Alexander Richmond dares to be twelve of them.
With such an emotionally heavy title as An Asian Queer Story: Coming Out to Dead People, I was a little worried what to expect from this comedy show.
This sequel to 1 Ball Show began three months after the 2022 Fringe favourite ended it’s sold-out run, when NYC comedian Terence Hartnett (Caroline’s on Broadway) found out that hi…
Glass Crumpet presents a triple bill of brand new stand-up from comedy graduates Will Rice, Tom Roberts and James Tangye.
Good things will happen.
What happens when a philosopher and a comedian come into a bar? In this case, a long night of drinking alone.
Join Mr Bubbles with his extraordinary soap bubbles in all shapes and sizes! Enjoy bouncy bubbles, bubbles inside bubbles, smoke bubbles, square bubbles, giant bubbles and even fir…
Winner of Best Kids Show at Adelaide Fringe 2023.
Winner: Best Comedy, 2022 (Hollywood Fringe).
Wagner turned up to 11! A hilarious dive into the ridiculous world of opera and life as a Valkyrie and Rheinmaiden, peppered with hits from Puccini and Verdi from Berlin’s thrill…
Irish madman John Spillane is back with the return of his 100% improvised stand-up show.
Ray Fordyce is back to host a wonderfully spiffing show full of comedy and entertainment.
After 20 years on the circuit, Alexis Dubus, easily one of the comedians of his generation, is ready to deliver the greatest 3-star comedy experience ever staged.
Phil Ellis.
Quentin Crisp! Florence Jenkins! Einstein! Patricia Highsmith! William McGonagall! Through the centuries, secret Neurodivergent or Autistic people have found respect and love in th…
A fun-filled afternoon show with a revolving line-up of the best children’s and family-friendly performers from around the Fringe.
Mixing documentary footage, storytelling, and live music, The Death & Life of All of Us is a funny and poignant exploration of family secrets, shame, and embracing our imperfection…
What does it mean to be a terrible person? Why do we think these horrible things about ourselves? Joe is struggling with therapy.
The Rob Auton Show is unlike any other stand-up comedy show in existence.
This is the Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut from performer, writer and creative activist Lilly Burton.
For anyone who knows the first thing about the history of Edinburgh Fringe, and indeed, comedy itself, you should already be familiar with Cambridge Footlights and its roster of al…
Star of Spitting Image (Britbox), Steph’s Packed Lunch (Channel 4) impressionist Luke Kempner brings his one-man British Police Drama to Edinburgh.
Emily’s life is falling apart.
According to Google, Eva’s boobs weigh the same as: two and a half bottles of tequila; two bricks; or the average newborn baby.
From the makers of the sell-out success Sherlock’s Secret Challenge comes a new game that allows you to become a pirate for a day.
Car-Crash Magic is a debut Edinburgh Fringe show presented by JezO, winner of the Family Entertainer of the Year Competition 2022 and member of the prestigious Magic Circle.
TikTok sensation Dahn Rozario brings his very first full hour of stand-up to Edinburgh.
A show about the times*.
What does it mean to be a terrible person? Why do we think these horrible things about ourselves? Joe is struggling with therapy.
Ell and Mary have been dead for three years, but now they’ve come back to life (and the stage) with one question on their minds: how do you know when it’s the end? Inspired by …
‘An excellent comedy show’ **** (BroadwayBaby.
A Christmas Carol meets It’s A Wonderful Life meets.
Dominique Solerno’s The Box Show is a well-conceived theatrical piece which sees this talented and versatile performer performing a plethora of different characters, all from wit…
This show is a love letter to unique families, queer self-discovery and devoted fathers.
Award-winning musical comedian and viral internet-hit-maker Anesti Danelis returns with his hit comedy concert that will change your life.
He enters resplendent in his tartan jacket, setting in motion sixty minutes of stunningly acute comic observation laced with some telling introspection all delivered with totally e…
Frankie Thompson and Liv Ello’s Body show is a dystopian cacophony of farce, comedy and tragedy.
If you do meal prep and watch Ted Lasso you’re typical.
What if Beatrice came through space and time to find her long-lost Dante? Now researching the sequel to his Inferno at the Large Hadron Collider? Dahlia Wilde – Walt Disney Writi…
The world is desperate for more one-man musical-comedy magic mind-reading shows about a break-up in your early thirties, and actor and magician Sam Lupton (Wicked, Avenue Q) is mor…
What’s the worst lie you’ve told? How far would you go to keep it a secret? Tom is a charismatic people-pleaser, an expert in empathy, but someone who struggles with the truth.
In this laid back cabaret filled with vocal impersonations, live singing and bluesy banter, drag king Mr Brake Down pays tribute to the wit and wonderment of the iconic Tom Waits.
‘This is the show to see!’ ***** (Entertainment-Now.
“If you fall off the stage: leg extended, boobs up.
Good morning, Edinburgh! Following the hiatus since our triumphant run in 2019, we’re thrilled to be back for our 15th year! Bringing you three brand-new, delicious, rotating “menu…
Join best friends Rachel and Ruby for a kids’ comedy show that’s fun for all the family! Full of sketches, songs, pranks and silliness.
You played, you cried.
Join comedian and children’s author Olaf Falafel for an hour of kid’s comedy which is now 20% more stupider than ever before.
Comedian Mamoun Elagab will not kiss your ass.
Shakespeare hasn’t written anything new for an age, so we thought we’d give him a hand.
Simon David brings Dead Dad Show to the Fringe this year and it is insane, an absolute piss-take, but also very emotional.
The sold-out NYC hit from award-winning actor Grant Lancaster comes to Fringe! Follow Grant on an outrageous journey home from the mountains of Thailand, all while handling an undi…
The vibe is wild as I sit down for Adults Only Magic Show.
“If you fall off the stage: leg extended, boobs up.
But he’s gay.
Who haunts our world-famous vaults? Join Minging Annie from Edinburgh’s past and explore what it’s like being trapped beneath the city streets for 400 years.
Simon Hall is one of the freshest and most exciting voices on the comedy circuit, but his journey has not been plain sailing.
Chappelle’s opener Texan Ashley Barnhill was hit by a car & in a coma, had 5 brain surgeries & got a new titanium skull.
Simon Hall is one of the freshest and most exciting voices on the comedy circuit, but his journey has not been plain sailing.
Chappelle’s opener Texan Ashley Barnhill was hit by a car & in a coma, had 5 brain surgeries & got a new titanium skull.
“My name is Harun Musho’d.
Do you love all things 1940s & 1950s? Do you love swing dance and Lindy Hop music? Then you don’t want to miss Miss Jean & The Ragtime Rewind Vintage Swing Band! Taking you on a jo…
Established in 2016, Ragtime Rewind Vintage Swing Band perform vintage music all over the country.
“My name is Harun Musho’d.
One of America’s top comedians, Lynn T.
KEITH.
Hailing from the midlands, Bab is a female sketch duo comprised of Amy Spinks and Lauren Soley.
Milne Glendinning Band (MGB) is a cross genre trio featuring vocalist Debra Milne, with guitar maestro Stephen Glendinning, and Michael Clark on bass.
KEITH.
A cross genre trio featuring vocalist Debra Milne, guitar maestro Stephen Glendinning, and Michael Clark on bass.
After their great success last year with ‘Failure Studies’, Marco Biasioli and Precarious Theatre return with A Theatre Show.
A sticky, spooky horror comedy about gender reveal parties, demons from hell, and above all, a Gay Witch Sex Cult (a sex cult for gay witches)As Kaelan Trough and his husband celeb…
Nick Cope has been writing and recording his beautiful and totally unique songs for children and their families for over 10 years, he performs with his guitar and animat…
Nick Cope has been writing and recording his beautiful and totally unique songs for children and their families for over 10 years, he performs with his guitar and animat…
About the show On an ordinary night, in a quiet country village, a series of gift bags appear at carefully selected households.
Meet Beanie: the love child of George Clooney and a Nespresso machine.
Following the highly successful all-male tours of H.
7 Years after it's first tour, Luke Adamson's critically acclaimed comedy-drama about Alzheimer's is being published.
You are invited to gather as One Tribe to bring hearts and minds together in a dynamic, creative, healing circle for change and transformation.
You are invited to gather as One Tribe to bring hearts and minds together in a dynamic, creative, healing circle for change and transformation.
A magical celebration of the late and great star Amy Winehouse. Joanna Rose Barton will be sure to wow her audience and bring Amy Winehouse back to life like you wouldn’t believe!
Join my friends and I for a short variety show, comprising of poetry, mini plays, monologues, comedy/improvisation and music.
Simon Hall has had a hell of a few years.
A magical celebration of the late and great star Amy Winehouse. Joanna Rose Barton will be sure to wow her audience and bring Amy Winehouse back to life like you wouldn’t believe!
Join my friends and I for a short variety show, comprising of poetry, mini plays, monologues, comedy/improvisation and music.
a 75-minute chaotic journey through the minds of two dudes; Jack & Jordan, who are actors - nay, artists! And professional ones at that.
Best New Show Nominee 2023 (Leicester Comedy Festival).
NOMINATED: BEST DEBUT SHOW at LEICESTER COMEDY FESTIVAL Masculinity is in crisis.
NOMINATED: BEST DEBUT SHOW at LEICESTER COMEDY FESTIVAL If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
As his career collapses to an early end, a musician finds solace in Bach – but does this lead to obsession or madness? Music was his career, Bach was his passion.
Leonard and Violet, young, restless and in love, spend their first night together knowing it may also be their last.
Join Shelf for sketches and silliness in this high energy kids’ show! Shelf perform for kids across the UK with Comedy Club 4 Kids and Girl Guides, including appearances at Under…
Ukulele interactive show with ukulele lessons, educational games, dances, bubbles, glitter cannons, parachutes, ribbon sticks and more.
Join Shelf for sketches and silliness in this high energy kids’ show! Shelf perform for kids across the UK with Comedy Club 4 Kids and Girl Guides, including appearances at Under…
Ukulele interactive show with ukulele lessons, educational games, dances, bubbles, glitter cannons, parachutes, ribbon sticks and more.
As his career collapses to an early end, a musician finds solace in Bach – but does this lead to obsession or madness? Music was his career, Bach was his passion.
A comedy about the passing of time.
A comedy about the passing of time.
Join Fringe favourite comedians Vladimir McTavish, Jay Sodagar and (occasionally) Dave Chawner for Brighton Fringe’s hilarious chat and comedy show: The Early Late Show.
The Brighton Swing Community are back for our annual Fringe afternoons of music and dancing, in one of the festival’s most iconic venues! Our All-Stars band features musicians fro…
Join Fringe favourite comedians Vladimir McTavish, Dave Chawner and Jay Sodagar for Brighton Fringe’s brand new chat and comedy show: The Early Late Show.
If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
Award-winning stand-up comedian Richard Pulsford (Top 10 Edinburgh Fringe jokes 2019, 2021 & 2022, UK Pun Champion 2022 and current Scottish Comedian of the Year runner-up) hosts t…
If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
Hello, I am Charles Quarterman.
A well-respected scientist in the International community, UK national treasure Mark Silcox makes his Brighton Fringe debut.
A quick-fire improvised sketch show chock full of death-defying improv, fast-paced performing and silly short comedy sketches.
Leamprov, the premier Improvised Comedy troupe in Leamington Spa brings you ‘The Elephant in the Room’; a quick-fire improvised sketch show in the style of ‘Who’s Line is it Anyway…
In 2018, Simon’s late father performed a one man show about his imminent death to cancer.
In 2018, Simon’s late father performed a one man show about his imminent death to cancer.
Kevin O’Brien in That One-Liner Bloke’s Comedy Show. A must see show for fans of one-liner jokes.
Kevin O’Brien in That One-Liner Bloke’s Comedy Show. A must see show for fans of one-liner jokes.
If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
“If your tastes in comedy tend toward the weird, wonderful and painfully funny, The Jain Edwards Show is the one for you.
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, Joke o…
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, Joke of…
If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
Jonny Woo (London drag legend and co-owner gay pub The Glory) returns to Brighton Fringe following hit appearances with Night at The Musicals (with Le Gateau Chocolat) and Transfor…
Ben and Chris have discovered the internet and now they can’t stop.
When you grow up gay in a small town in nineties-Kent, it is easy to think that your sexuality is the reason you don’t fit in.
When you grow up gay in a small town in nineties-Kent, it is easy to think that your sexuality is the reason you don’t fit in.
Celebrating 50 years of Rocky Horror and one wild ride of a life.
Awful People by Julie Burchill and Daniel Raven.
A fantastic 10 piece band dedicated to the Quiet Beatle’s work.
A fantastic 10 piece band dedicated to the Quiet Beatle’s work.
Everyone’s welcome to come and play our Treasure Hunt at Caravanserai. It’s free and you can win prizes!
Awful People by Julie Burchill and Daniel Raven.
69 sketches in the space of an hour? The fastest sketch show at the Fringe returns, but this time with a thief running through the production and stealing bits of the skits.
A 1990’s teen lesbian explores history and reckons with the power of femininity in this solo dance/theatre performance.
An alternative night of stand-up comedy hosted by Captain Breadbeard and Davy Scones!
Mr.
A 1990’s teen lesbian explores history and reckons with the power of femininity in this solo dance/theatre performance.
If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
THE CIRCUS SONAS FAMILY SHOW All the way from Northern Ireland, Martin and Logy take the traditional circus double act and give it a unique and modern twist.
Join up-and-coming tall and skinny comedian Ed Mulvey as he performs his latest routines, packed with joke-dense intelligent filth.
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…
Get ready for a night of sultry jazz, swing, blues, and soul like you’ve never experienced before! Meet Suzanne Noble, a performer following in the footsteps of legendary enterta…
A work-in-progress hour of live comedy taking a leftfield look at all walks of British society from a revered scholar of hood philosophy.
Get ready for a night of sultry jazz, swing, blues, and soul like you’ve never experienced before! Meet Suzanne Noble, a performer following in the footsteps of legendary enterta…
“You must suffer me to go my own dark way.
“You must suffer me to go my own dark way.
A work-in-progress hour of live comedy taking a leftfield look at all walks of British society from a revered scholar of hood philosophy.
Featuring writers including Nick Payne, Elinor Cook and (Oscar, Tony and Pulitzer winner) John Patrick Shanley, SHORTS celebrates the beauty and frailty within human connection, an…
In a world full of distractions, survival mode and the crushing weight of “being a good feminist”, is the female orgasm ever going to be a priority? Join Lucy on her personal v…
Come experience the joy, the struggles, the beauty and the pain around being a woman, wanting to be one or not being one.
Making their Brighton Fringe debut, Leeds based stand up comedians Kyle Bedder (tall, thin, unhinged) and Dan Powell (short, fat, depressed) present Big Cuck, Little Cuck, a sixty-…
Come experience the joy, the struggles, the beauty and the pain around being a woman, wanting to be one or not being one.
Making their Brighton Fringe debut, Leeds based stand up comedians Kyle Bedder (tall, thin, unhinged) and Dan Powell (short, fat, depressed) present Big Cuck, Little Cuck, a sixty-…
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Your chance this season to keep the faith with Northern Soul, returning to the beautiful Brighton Spiegeltent for its sixth year! Sells out well in advance every year so don’t miss…
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Ah, Birthdays.
The author of the bestselling poetry series The Art of a Damaged Soul brings you the hard-hitting , powerful one woman show.
Ah, Birthdays.
The biggest show on the continent is coming to Liverpool this May and we’re throwing a party! Come and watch the show on a big screen with food, fizz and frie…
The Giant Balloon Show will have the audience in stitches and in awe simultaneously.
Hello there! Dropping out of hyperspace, for one night only, IT’S A TRAP! The Improvised Star Wars Show comes to Brighton Fringe for the first time ever.
Ladies and gentlemen, droids and aliens, gather round for a special Star Wars themed improv show taking us to comedic depths of a galaxy far, far away! But did Leia, Luke, Boba and…
Kings, Queens, and everything in between Inclusive, radical and hella creative, it’s Brighton’s Big Drag Pageant! The hottest ticket of last year’s Fringe returns for the 2023 ed…
Kings, Queens, and everything in between Talent, diversity, creativity, and nerve.
Steve, a successful chef and bistro owner, is suddenly thrown into the maelstrom of a global pandemic.
First Dates meets Graham Norton’s Red Chair Stories in this hilarious interactive dating chat show.
What does it mean to be a terrible person? Why do we think these horrible things about ourselves? Joe is struggling with therapy.
First Dates meets Graham Norton’s Red Chair Stories in this hilarious interactive dating chat show.
Steve, a successful chef and bistro owner, is suddenly thrown into the maelstrom of a global pandemic.
What does it mean to be a terrible person? Why do we think these horrible things about ourselves? Joe is struggling with therapy.
Martin J Dixon returns to the Fringe with his hilarious show Big Fat Gay.
Martin J Dixon returns to the Fringe with his hilarious show Big Fat Gay.
Join Ben Carter and Joe Bunn two of the UK’s limpest forces that have been proper melted together for one hour of entertainment.
Mind-blowing liquid magic.
The Late Show at The Forge is THE place to be for late night laughs at Brighton Fringe.
The Late Show at The Forge is THE place to be for late night laughs at Brighton Fringe.
Brazen Hodgepodge: A Sketch Comedy Show The Lion & Unicorn Theatre Brazen Hodgepodge is a brand spanking new sketch comedy show! A fast-paced hour of original sketch comedy scene…
Come and hear from SMEG, the most poetic fridge on the fringe! 45 minutes of character comedy, silly poems and the best props you’ll ever see in your life! What’s in the fridge? Ev…
Geoff Steel is bringing his premier solo show to the Brighton Fringe in 2023.
In A Little Killing Hurts No One, Mustafa Algiyadi manoeuvres through the European way of life from the lens of an Arab, longing so badly to be part of it, yet confronted with some…
Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus present their annual Fringe Festival show - After Dark.
Join the showbiz sensation Boogaloo Stu for bingo experience filled with frivolity, fun, filth and flashmob dances.
If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
Geoff Steel is bringing his premier solo show to the Brighton Fringe in 2023.
UPDATE: Tickets for tonight’s performance are no longer available through the Fringe Box Office.
In “A little killing hurts no one”, Mustafa Algiyadi manoeuvres through the European way of life from the lens of a Libyan Arab, longing so bad to be part of it, yet confronted wit…
Ready to thrill you with fun and naughty moments, Richard O’Brien’s legendary rock ‘n’ roll musical, The Rocky Horror Show comes to the Peacock Theatre as p…
Richard O’Brien’s legendary rock ‘n’ roll musical, The Rocky Horror Show is ready to thrill you with fun and naughty moments.
Onsale Friday 14th OctoberTaylor Tomlinson exploded onto the international stage when her hour-long special, “Quarter-Life Crisis,” debuted on Netflix just a…
Onsale Friday 14th OctoberTaylor Tomlinson exploded onto the international stage when her hour-long special, “Quarter-Life Crisis,” debuted on Netflix just a…
SESSION TIMES: 19.
Join Hunter and Shelly as they step back 65 million years on their mission to rediscover the Lost Kingdom of the Dinosaurs.
Join Hunter and Shelly as they step back 65 million years on their mission to rediscover the Lost Kingdom of the Dinosaurs.
Named to Forbes’ 2021 class of 30 Under 30, Tomlinson exploded onto the international stage with her first-ever, hour-long special, Quarter-Life Crisis, named “Best of 2020” …
The Totally Football Show returns to the Leicester Square Theatre just in time for the Premier League run-in.
Watch German Comedy Ambassador Henning Wehn give everything a good rinse and witness him wring sense out of the nonsensical.
Watch German Comedy Ambassador Henning Wehn give everything a good rinse and witness him wring sense out of the nonsensical.
Sort Sol presents their third original theatre production, created by Artistic Director, Elizabeth Huskisson.
Imagine being in a new relationship.
The dilemma of settling for Mr Average in order to fulfill the dream of being a mother is something that so many women face.
ToskaToska is a new piece of political physical theatre created by Elizabeth Huskisson, based on the true story of the Khachaturyan sisters who murdered their father; a case that p…
The Big O is fast paced, intimate, hilarious and heartfelt exploration of 21st Century attitudes and experiences of female pleasure, orgasm and consent through the eyes of one woma…
Bill’s been feeling more and more like a ghost these days.
Following a debut sell out nationwide tour including Glasgow's Royal Concert Hall join an all star cast of Ireland’s most talented singers and performers acco…
A girl walks down a blossom-lined street, a knife clutched in her pocket.
Join Shelf for sketches and silliness in this high energy kids’ show! Shelf perform for kids across the UK with Comedy Club 4 Kids and Girl Guides, including appearances at Under…
In a remarkable follow-up to the Canterbury Tales, ancient vampire Geoff Chaucer presents his new collection, accompanied by live music from his lobster-themed band, ‘the Crusty As…
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.
The Enby Show brings together the best gender-benders and cis-tem offenders that the UK has to offer, in an all-star variety night popping with creme-de-la-thems.
Good things will happen.
After Lloyd’s last tour was interrupted by ‘you know what’ and ended up lasting eight years or so, he’s BACK with a brand-new fresh stand-up tour…
Billy Kidd will bring no rabbits, feather flowers or top hats to her show.
After Lloyd’s last tour was interrupted by ‘you know what’ and ended up lasting eight years or so, he’s BACK with a brand-new fresh stand-up tour…
Fourteen-year-old David has just been punched in the face by his best friend.
Big TopJoin the circus! Or don't.
Grace Campbell has been called a multitude of things, but after her most recent comedy set A Show About Me(n) she can add electrifying, iconic and all around spectacular to the lis…
Louis Voler wants his dad, Mike, out of his life – which is difficult as Mike’s just got them sent to jail.
Flinch A play about everyday pain One Hundred Ghost Stories Based on supernatural samurai game Flinch - Rare AnticsThrough playful vignettes, three performers examine ho…
A theatrical comedy meta horror multimedia experience - this show has all the adjectives and more! A desperate actor seeks a friend to be the ‘reader’ for their self tape.
FEET PICS AREN'T FREE! For sale: feet pics, freshly painted.
Wo/MiYou don’t even look sick.
Direct from the USA, Soul Satisfaction are live in concert performing and celebrating the sounds of the Four Tops in their American Four Tops Motown Show delivering all …
Direct from the USA, Soul Satisfaction are live in concert performing and celebrating the sounds of the Four Tops in their American Four Tops Motown Show delivering all …
if all the times i cared had names.
Lifting the Gate People, places and lives that mattered The CRISPR Show! Three enthusiastic scientists explain genetic editing.
One of You Has to DieA post-apocalyptic interactive comedy showHR_final.
A sticky, spooky horror comedy about gender reveal parties, demons from hell, and above all, a Gay Witch Sex Cult (a sex cult for gay witches) As Kaelan Trough and his husband cel…
According to google Eva’s boobs weigh the same as an average newborn baby and that’s quite a weight to have on your back, metaphorically, and physically.
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…
In 2018, Simon’s late father performed a one man show about his imminent death to cancer.
Have you ever had your heart broken? Have you ever regretted last night? Have you ever passed your lover’s husband in the street? Well, grab a glass (or a bottle) as Arran Bell t…
Growing up gay in a small town in 90s Kent, it is easy to think your sexuality is the reason you don’t fit in.
All Falls Down is an interactive and improvised storytelling show about a group of friends trying to make contact with civilisation, and survive in the wilderness, after a plane cr…
Do you think the end of the world is nigh? Then safeguard your future by listening to two very smart people: Stuart & Matt are doomsday preppers and are delighted to give the audie…
You know that we are celebrating because there is a countdown.
Micky Flanagan’s Warm Up Show at Leicester Square Theatre.
Literally what it says on the tin: ‘Six Plays One Day’ offers a wide variety in a short space of time.
Renowned as The Godfather of Gothic Horror, Edgar Allan Poe has left a timeless mark on the horror genre.
Renowned as the ‘Godfather of Gothic Horror’, Edgar Allan Poe has left a timeless mark on the horror genre.
A group of friends try to reach civilisation after a plane crash in an improvised, interactive show.
The award-winning musical improvisers will make all your kids’ Christmas stories come to life!
Hey Duggee: The Live Theatre Show is going to be huge! Betty wants to make costumes, Happy wants to sing, Tag wants to make music, Norrie wants to dance, Roly wants jelly and they …
Following sensational critical acclaim One Woman Show played sold out runs at Soho Theatre London and Traverse Theatre Edinburgh and was called “the single hottest ticket in …
Join Hunter and Shelly as they step back 65 million years on their mission to rediscover the lost land of the dinosaurs.
The ONLY Elton John ShowThe ONLY Elton John Show is the UKs newest and most exciting Elton John tribute show to hit the Brighton scene.
Straight off the runway and onto the West End stage, the cast of Queenz: The Show with Ballz, strut their way into the Arts Theatre for a night of gender-bending, show-stopping gla…
WE’RE BACK BABY! All You Can Eat Cabaret is back for the new year and we”re bringing you more fat joy, beauty and excellence.
Rachel Fairburn and Kiri Pritchard Mclean bring their hit true crime podcast, All Killa no Filla to the Royal Court in a special, one off small experimental show lookin…
A festival celebrating the connections we make throughout our life, an ode to family, friends, and lovers alike.
A performed reading of new plays by Citadel Arts Group.
In this science fiction double feature, Christopher Luscombe’s adaptation of Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show is a fun, mischievous celebration of the cult classic.
Beirt ar a dteitheadh ó Roghall, gealach bheag amach ón bpláinéad dearg Na Hasta, is ea Sál agus Ríosa.
Kick off is at 2.
Using original texts from the 1840s, Stephen Smith faithfully brings Edgar Allan Poe’s words to life on stage, performing four of the most terrifying examples of gothic literature:…
Harun Musho’d is an Arabic name. Good news is I can’t fly a plane. Bad news is I have a rucksack. If you don’t like that joke, don’t come to this show.
Prepare your chuckle muscles for the tickling of a lifetime at the third annual Doddy Day Happiness Show! The Squire Of Knotty Ash liked nothing more than making pe…
ONE NIGHT OF QUEEN Performed by GARY MULLEN AND THE WORKS In 2000, Gary Mullen won ITV’s “Stars In Their Eyes” Live Grand Final, with the larges…
‘The Crowd Show’ is a comedy/theatre/spoken word show about crowds by award-winning writer, actor and podcaster Rob Auton.
What a beautiful Noise, it’s got a beautiful sound it’s got a beautiful beat! Get on board for one night only for that night out you have been dreaming of!&n…
What a beautiful Noise, it’s got a beautiful sound it’s got a beautiful beat! Get on board for one night only for that night out you have been dreaming of!&n…
Mirror, semen, manoeuvre… HAM THEATRE bring their award winning play to The Bridge House Theatre - a fast paced comedy with bits of physical theatre, music and singing, set …
On the 100th anniversary of the classic horror film’s original release, Theatre Non Grata are bringing Nosferatu both to the stage and back from the dead.
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…
Enjoy a livestreamed concert from The Philadelphia Orchestra in the picturesque Princes Street Gardens, as we celebrate our 75th anniversary and thank all those who’ve supported us…
It’s time to hang on to what we got and celebrate the iconic sounds of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.
Celebrating 18 years at the Edinburgh Fringe, Scotland’s record breaking big swing band brings you a night of music and song from the golden age of Swing.
Join The Philadelphia Orchestra for a special free concert to celebrate our 75th anniversary and thank all those who’ve supported us and our community.
Grace Campbell is a one-woman manifesto for body, sex and mental health positivity.
Emmy and two-time Olivier Award-winning actor Brian Cox arrives in Edinburgh to discuss his life and work, from Dundee Rep and Hannibal Lecktor, via cheeseburger tycoon Bob Servant…
Scotland’s number-one Bublé tribute act, Michael Hastie, and record-breaking Scottish Big Band Jon Ritchie and That Swing Sensation invite you to a night full of seductive songs…
Glaswegian singer/songwriter with soaring vocals and unique lyrics.
James Barr and Dan Hudson present the UK’s funniest LGBTQ+ podcast live, with iconic special guests.
Scottish singer/songwriter Gill Bowman shares a collection of songs, mostly self-penned, looking at the many aspects of love we encounter through life and set to her unique pared-b…
Celtic sensation Jasmine Power from West Wales takes you on an ethereal musical journey at the piano with her own magnificent cinematic pop songs.
Alpha’s All Stars – We live in interesting times.
A selection of music of all styles performed by the best musicians in Scotland.
The Dan Daw Show is a peep into the shiny and sweaty push-pull of living with shame while bursting with pride.
Big Boys and Friends is a silly lil’ mixed-bill comedy-cabaret from Channel 4’s critically acclaimed Big Boys, comedian Jack Rooke and character comic Jon Pointing.
Show Me What You’re Maid Of follows a bridal party on the day of Flora’s wedding.
The quiz with just one question! Ollie Horn challenges a different comedian friend each show to a deceptively difficult game of putting things in order.
Every family has its drama, and every wedding has its secrets.
Rediscover your favourite songs as Miss Kiddy and the Cads steal the biggest contemporary hits and give them a musical makeover of style and sass.
Remember that time you pooed yourself in public? Or when you swore at your mum for asking you to tidy your pigsty of a room? Maybe you’re still blushing over the time someone poi…
Antidepressant! Ever lost your way, your mind, or your will to live? Jonathan Winfield brings his comedy show about family trauma, mental illness and depression from his lived expe…
Set to the last tour of the Tragically Hip, They’ve All Gone and We’ll Go Too explores what it means to be Canadian in an American world, how music can save your life and how the u…
Come! Welcome to the inaugural Book Festival Fringe.
Scotland’s music industry social night, Born To Be Wide, presents a celebration of Edinburgh’s scene, past and present.
The Late Shift is the one Fringe stand-up comedy show you do not want to miss! New York City is the stand-up comedy capital of the world.
‘Milkman Amongst Tulips’, possibly the most famous painting of the Baroque period, is the only surviving work by Dutch master Schmurt Veeglik.
Dirty Harry captures the rapture of Blondie and has not only the original sound, feel, attitude and full back catalogue of the band but a look-a-like of Debbie to deliver the good …
Legendary tennis coach, Judy Murray and her son Duncan (the other Murray brother) present a unique, one-off show featuring special guests, Q&As and a desperate attempt from Duncan …
N’zrama presents exuberant, vibrant, energetic and lively performances of traditional and contemporary dance from several regions of West Africa’s Ivory Coast.
In this concert you will hear a variety of piobaireachd, the classical music of the great Highland bagpipe, Scotland’s national instrument.
The Edinburgh Renaissance Band returns in 2022 with a live performance of their ever-popular Viol Rackett Show, our best-loved programme of instrumental music from the Middle Ages …
Smoking hot split bill of stand-up from two fully developed women.
The music which filled dance halls during the big band era is brought to life again by The Moonlight Serenade Orchestra UK with the Glenn Miller and Big Band Spectacular.
Founded in 1947 at the Rose Street Telephone Exchange, the well-known Edinburgh Telephone Choir is still in fine voice and continues to perform in several concerts each year, raisi…
Once more The Rising look forward to delivering the music of the Boss with passion and precision to Edinburgh Festival Fringe! Following previous festival sell-out shows, this seve…
No one asked for this combination of themes but be prepared for a lot of different perspectives.
YOU’RE INVITED TO THE BIG TOP BIRTHDAY! Join Sarah and her best friend Duck as they plan the ultimate circus soiree to help Scarf Lady celebrate her birthday.
See The Main Street Blues band perform a special two-hour show featuring an expanded line up to their usual four-piece set up for one night only at The Brunton.
Captivate Theatre brings the smash-hit comedy to the Fringe! ‘You gotta concentrate ain’t ya, with two jobs.
A woman embarks on a quest through time, travelling for hundreds of years through distant lands to discover how she came to be.
Americans are fat, find out why.
A woman embarks on a quest through time, travelling for hundreds of years through distant lands to discover how she came to be.
Comedians Rachel Fairburn and Kiri Pritchard-McLean bring their smash-hit true crime podcast, All Killa no Filla, to the Edinburgh Fringe.
Back by popular demand, Scotland’s No 1 Police tribute, The Polis bring their high energy, live music show to Merchants’ Hall celebrating their fourth appearance at the Edinburgh F…
The Guardian’s #1 Comedy Show of 2021 comes to the Fringe for a limited run.
When you grow up gay in a small town in nineties-Kent, it is easy to think that your sexuality is the reason you don’t fit in.
When you grow up gay in a small town in nineties-Kent, it is easy to think that your sexuality is the reason you don’t fit in.
When you grow up gay in a small town in nineties-Kent, it is easy to think that your sexuality is the reason you don’t fit in.
Join a massive line-up of the biggest names on the Fringe for a raucous evening of comedy to help the fight against brain tumours.
Even more fast-paced comedy magic from fringe legend David Alnwick.
Even more fast-paced comedy magic from fringe legend David Alnwick.
In a room of questionable hygiene.
When Amy, Megan, Nicole and Olivia decide to go on a week-long girls holiday to Magaluf, some of them are excited for sun, sex and sangria.
A Sri Lankan teenager’s quest to stage a live theatre show amidst post-AL angst, a pandemic and a country in crisis, told through a comedic, musical and dramatic multi-character …
The Blueswater return to the Fringe with a special 10th anniversary edition of their award-winning show.
Does for politics, religion and philosophy what Simon Evans Goes to Market (BBC Radio 4) did for economics – makes it fresh, compelling and funny.
Warning: I want to be worldwide performer. I hope you do not mind but this show will pretty much just involve me going up there and being nice with it.
Hot off the heels of his critically acclaimed Netflix special, Phil’s bringing his highly infective British-Malaysian variant of comedy to the Edinburgh Fringe once more.
All About the Drama is an insight to the worrying mind of Jovis Hart.
Adelaide comics take on Edinburgh’s finest as the world’s two biggest Fringes go head to head! They will perform stand-up spots, team games and team challenges, with MC Eric Ti…
Join Andy (AKA Radio 1’s occasional moon expert, Shawn Moondez) as he explains the intricacies around faking the 1969 moon landing to his conspiracy theorist co-host and UK Improv …
The gals are back for one night only! Join The Fannies laughing at life from PMT to HRT, fuelled on G’n’T and B&H.
Join us on a tour through medieval and renaissance Europe, playing period instruments of every kind: cornetts, sackbuts, serpents, viols, rebecs, fiddle, violins, shawms, curtals, …
Sassy swing and jumping jazz! Enjoy an evening with the classics and more, from Basie, Miller and Nestico to Fitzgerald and Earth, Wind and Fire.
Award-winning LBC radio presenter and For the Many podcast host brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with these in-depth interviews featurin…
Growing up in the deepest darkest parts of India and then being thrown into the West with no language, culture, personality, looks or even a clue. Standup Comedy Show by Joe Bains
Divine Dance presents John the Baptist and the Bees.
Join Andy (AKA Radio 1’s occasional moon expert Shawn Moondez) as he explains various ways to value our moon to his co-host and UK Improv Smackdown 2022 winner, Rick Falcon.
Gavin Lilley is a deaf comedian who’s performed his signed shows to audiences across Europe.
Join the Trickster and Sunny the Bunny for a riot of silly stunts and crazy magic in The Funny Punny Magic Show! Four-time winner of the Scottish Children’s Entertainer of the Ye…
Award-winning LBC radio presenter and For the Many podcast host brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with these in-depth interviews featurin…
A big old extravaganza from your new favourite production company.
Explore Scotland’s oldest Deaf Centre as we share stories from the community, from Deaf History Scotland archives to screenings from contemporary artists.
It’s time to get your head in the game: Bristol’s best trans/non-binary/female comedy night is taking Edinburgh by storm for one night only.
Angelos is here standing in front of people for about seven days, maybe more if he can get time off at the stables.
Award-winning LBC radio presenter brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with these in-depth interviews.
Award-winning LBC radio presenter brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with these in-depth interviews.
Serving you up a big warm slice of comedy pie every month, the Dinner Daddies delight with their trademark wit and banter (so far, these trademarks have failed to hold water in cou…
Gavin Lilley is a deaf comedian who’s performed his signed shows to audiences across Europe.
This show is about identity, where to buy it, and how to cook it properly to make you stand out with your friends.
Formed in 1982, Edinburgh Music Theatre will be celebrating its big birthday (40 years young!) by performing a musical revue.
In this laid-back cabaret filled with vocal impersonations, live singing and bluesy banter, drag king Mr Brake Down pays tribute to the wit and wonderment of the iconic Tom Waits.
BAFTA-nominated comedian, Rachel Parris, is back with a brand-new show about big life changes.
Award-winning LBC radio presenter and For the Many podcast host brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with these in-depth interviews featurin…
Award-winning LBC presenter brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with an in-depth interview featuring audience questions.
This Is Us – The Greatest Showman Tribute you will Never Get Enough of! A show of A Million Dreams, so Come Alive and Rewrite the Stars! Come sing along to This is Me.
Even more fast-paced comedy magic from fringe legend David Alnwick.
Award-winning LBC radio presenter and For the Many podcast host brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with these in-depth interviews featurin…
One Single Thread is a form-bending character and sketch “solo-ish” show written by NYC comedian Lauren Gamiel, featuring Slaney Rose Jordan.
Enjoy an hour of classical music performed live by the talented ensemble Classical.
Winners of Cleveland’s Best Sketch Comedy Group in 2020 (Cleveland Comedy Awards), Flamingo City is hot off their 2022 US Midwest tour! Joe and Greg are willing to do anything sh…
Returning after a sell-out 2018 show, Tenement Jazz Band continue their exploration of the roots of jazz, ragtime and blues.
Humanity is in a right old mess.
Dare you take the tour of the ZeoBioTech research establishment? How and why do we process zombies and what could possibly go wrong? Come and take the tour of this immersive escape…
Award-winning LBC radio presenter and For the Many podcast host brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with these in-depth interviews featurin…
Humanity is in a right old mess.
Award-winning LBC radio presenter and For the Many podcast host brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with these in-depth interviews featurin…
You’re only a missing person if someone misses you.
First run in 1861, this exhibition is one of the oldest and longest running photographic salons in the world.
Join hypnotist Jason Simmons as he takes you on a journey into the depths of your mind, stripping back the layers of your reality, in this highly interactive family-friendly unforg…
Join hypnotist Jason Simmons as he takes you on a journey into the depths of your mind, stripping back the layers of your reality, in this highly interactive family-friendly unforg…
POV: you’re a vlogger.
Jay Handley blows off steam in a show heavy on audience interaction.
Award-winning LBC radio presenter and For the Many podcast host brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with these in-depth interviews featurin…
Masculinity is in a state of flux.
Masculinity is in a state of flux.
Masculinity is in a state of flux.
Award-winning LBC radio presenter and For the Many podcast host brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with these in-depth interviews featurin…
A poetic, subtle and witty dance performance on conventions, expectations and perception.
There will be cake.
Masculinity is in a state of flux.
Award-winning LBC radio presenter and For the Many podcast host brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with these in-depth interviews featurin…
Music is magic.
One devilishly handsome magician trapped in a straitjacket.
Russell Howard, Miranda Hart, Tim Minchin.
The Quote Show is the hilarious live search for the best quote of the day, featuring a mixed bill of comedy talent and industry guests.
A beautiful, moving one-act play based on poetry created in a concentration camp by the Jewish children of Prague.
The trailblazing drag extravaganza taking the UK by storm.
A perfect show to start your day! Card tricks, mind-reading, all the magic show stuff! Magician, on stage, doing magic in a magic show; what more do you want? Oh and it’s literally…
Award-winning LBC radio presenter and For the Many podcast host brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with these in-depth interviews featurin…
Islam Festival Edinburgh.
Edinburgh’s best-rated, award-winning comedy club welcomes back last year’s sold-out Fringe showcase for 2022! A new line-up every night showcasing the very best acts from the Monk…
Paul Richards literally can’t stop drumming; he’s performed all over the world, from huge gigs in China to grotty working men’s clubs, posh corporate gigs to the whole of the UK to…
Edinburgh’s best-rated, award-winning comedy club welcomes back last year’s sold-out Fringe showcase for 2022! A new line-up every night showcasing the very best acts from the Monk…
Harun Musho’d is an Arabic name.
Even more fast-paced comedy magic from fringe legend David Alnwick.
Jack Campbell did his first stand-up gig in 2010, aged 19.
A Romantic Comedy.
The story of three actors who are performing a show to impress the infamous theatre critic, Bob the Leech.
A night of comedy featuring top acts from the Fringe, curated and programmed by London’s premier comedy venue Leicester Square Theatre.
Very occasionally, a performance transcends the boundaries of the form in ways previously unseen.
Which are you? Five darkly comic, Covid-era monologues can help you find out.
There are some things as regular at the Fringe as Biblical downpours and overpriced street food.
The story follows a young prince who is accused of attempted murder and sentenced to die as a galley slave, but survives, eventually returning to his homeland, to find that his mot…
Scotland’s Adult Comedy Show.
Veteran Canadian comic David Tsonos hates one thing: the drunk heckler.
In this powerful one-hour theater piece, Kimleigh Smith takes the audience through a journey that is totally uplifting, totally heartbreaking and totally powerful! Totally! is the …
A celebration of Queen songs performed by four of the UK’s most talented singers and dancers in a tribute to the musical We Will Rock You.
‘You must suffer me to go my own dark way.
My show is about growing up, getting old and having an 88-year-old Jewish mother (now with no filter) who is making me ‘Jewrotic’ (neurotic and Jewish.
Come with us as we take a deep dive into the global ocean; we’ll explore dark, hidden ecosystems and see the collective efforts of hundreds of marine scientists and engineers, stri…
Every child goes inside their own bubble! Seen on China, Romania and Bulgaria’s Got Talent.
Mina (Comedy Central, STOMP) returns with her acclaimed multimedia show weaving together hilarious and heartfelt stories from her New York upbringing as the daughter of an Italian-…
Mick McNeill’s rapid climb up the Scottish comedy ladder has seen him become a weekend favourite at every weekend comedy club in the country.
100,000 characters.
Comedian Fab La Roche-Francoeur loves the feeling of being surrounded by an audience laughing at his jokes.
New York comedians Wyatt Feegrado (Bettor Days on Hulu, Amazon Prime), Lukas Arnold (2 million+ followers on Tiktok) and Otter Lee (Fairview on Comedy Central) present an afternoon…
This small yet yet unmissable jewellery exhibition features over 300 unique and original jewellery designs from 30 independent designers across the globe including local emerging t…
The biggest, brightest comedians at the Edinburgh Fringe all in one huge show, staged in the famous Udderbelly.
Multi award-winning Pete Storm and Pete Sinclair bring to life the Rat Pack era of The Sands Hotel with their tribute to Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin.
Young Scottish contemporary artist Sleek debuts an exhibition of work showcasing his street art.
Roll up, roll up! Following last year’s sold-out show, the Manchester Revue is returning to the Fringe with a brand-new show! Bringing you the best comedy The University of Manches…
Multi award-winning Pete Storm and Pete Sinclair return with their sell-out tribute show, bringing together on stage two legends of American music.
A dance competition that brings burlesque into the mainstream and opens up this dance genre to a whole new audience.
Join the award-winning star of Breaking The News, Heart FM and One Show for a joyful new comedy chat show.
Welcome to Edinburgh’s newest drag show.
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.
The Edinburgh Fringe may have a porn addiction.
Since his first sell-out Edinburgh show That Bloke Who Does Voices, Danny Posthill, has decided to put the world to rights with a brand-new show Stand Up for the People, where he t…
Edinburgh’s best-rated, award-winning comedy club welcomes back last year’s sold-out Fringe showcase for 2022! A new line-up every night showcasing the very best acts from the Monk…
The Late Late Irish Show is a compilation show featuring Ireland’s best comedians.
The All Stars have toured the world, playing New York’s Webster Hall (with Eddie Izzard and Mike Myers), Prague, Sydney, Paris, Shanghai, Beirut and Baku.
The One Between, formed from the leaders of both sides of the struggle, is the last hope of restoring balance to the world through a show of strength, spirit, essence and loyalty.
An epic dystopian drama about the threat of religious extremism and right-wing populism.
MC Hammersmith is the world’s leading freestyle rapper to emerge from the ghetto of middle-class West London.
BBD Productions return to the Fringe with Big Band Does… Broadway after their five-star sell-out run in 2019.
When the three little wolves go out into the world and build themselves a house, their mother warns them to beware the Big Bad Pig.
An intimate two-hander about the messy complexities of the contemporary gay dating experience.
Our unique tour sets out to inform and entertain as we take you into both the Old and New towns, giving you a real sense of the two sides of Edinburgh; revealing some of the secret…
Witness first–hand all of the glamour, passion, excitement and sheer electric atmosphere of the archetypal 1970s Bowie experience.
Join the young musicians of Edinburgh Youth Orchestra, directed by international conductor Sian Edwards, as they perform a varied and exuberant programme of large orchestral works.
Join The Glittering Prince of Magic for a world-class magical premiere extravaganza.
A dance competition that brings burlesque into the mainstream and opens up this dance genre to a whole new audience.
Back for its third year running and getting better every year.
‘They said it’s your fault.
The award-winning Irish comic has stayed busier than ever over the last two years! From making one of the highest-viewed stand-up specials in Irish television history to somehow sp…
Edinburgh’s hysterical, historical, and completely original comedy walking tour will take you through the cobbled streets of Edinburgh’s Old Town with comic inspiration coming from…
Award-winning Red Bus Bistro and acclaimed comedian Raymond Mearns have teamed up for the duration of the Fringe to offer a unique comedy tour experience travelling round the wonde…
Join Fringe-favourite comedians Vladimir McTavish and Jay Sodagar for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe’s brand new chat and comedy show.
Edinburgh Fringe is a hub of unique and wild shows, contrasting genres and varieties of themes crunched into a tight hour.
The only comedy show in town with actual consequences for bad jokes.
Gary G Knightley (the “Twat out of Hell”) returns with a new passion: quizzing.
Top leaders, love bombing, results driven expectations, endless tasks – is your family a cult? Is society a cult? Is the lollipop lady the benign face of cultism? Are we all in t…
Improvised Harry Potter parody from Chortle Award-winning Jericho Comedy.
Watch the German Comedy Ambassador give everything a good rinse and witness him wring sense out of the nonsensical.
‘Oy Gay! is hilarious, clever and filthy! These talented comedians charm and entertain whilst exploring faith, community and life, with some classic material that still makes me la…
Join Yorkshire double act The Halls of Ridiculous as they push the boundaries of improv, sketch and character creativity to the max with their quick thinking scenes, zany special g…
The cult hit stand-up panel show where the audience can join the fun without being picked on! Enjoy three top stand-ups answering the daft questions that have been picked using our…
New York Comedian Gabe Mollica started comedy the day after he got broken up with.
Circus Sonas are Northern Irish father and son Martin and Logy.
Yes, I know it’s the Edinburgh Fringe but this is the Edinburgh Fridge! Come along to hear poems and monologues from a fridge called Smeg, robots, spiders, goats and so much more!
The show that turns smack talk into an art form! Back again after sold-out runs in 2018 and 2019.
A comedy showcase for hotties! No uggos allowed! Previous acts have been Alfie Brown, Olga Koch, Phil Ellis, Stephen Bailey, Aurie Styla, Aaron McCann and Sophie Duker.
The girl power show is here! Meet Kim, Sarah, Sally, Amy and Rachael – five unbelievably talented girls who will bring the world’s biggest girl band to life like you have never …
Feast on five of the tastiest up-and-coming comedians on the circuit in this stand-up comedy showcase including your award-winning host, Kirsty Munro.
Two teams of comedians – one team depressed, one team anxious.
Murder Mystery ‘A drinks reception of all of poetic literatures greats.
A friendly fun-filled afternoon show with a revolving line-up of the best children’s and family-friendly performers from around the Fringe.
Here comes the bride, forty-foot wide! It’s the wedding of the century and you’re invited as Lucy Frederick – ‘Eye wateringly honest’ (Scotsman) – walks down the aisle.
‘Russell’s mum believes the whole pandemic is one huge elaborate excuse to get Bradley Walsh more airtime on British TV and Russell is just grateful for a chance to catch up on the…
The book-themed comedy compilation hit is back! If you’ve ever: paused after reading something to take a moment and collect yourself, read naked, thought the book was way better …
The Just Us League of Javier Jarquin and Gary Tro return with an update of their whistlestop tour of the first 3 Marvel Cinematic Universe phases (somewhat contradicting their titl…
Alternative comedy extravaganza from two bizarre characters! See The Daft Duo as their solo performance personas in this double-bill.
Nominated for Best Kids’ Show at this year’s Leicester Comedy Festival 2022.
Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2020, Eric Rushton brings his highly anticipated debut hour to the festival.
Paul Sinha is probably best known as one of Bradley Walsh’s TV team of ‘Chasers’: a characterful crew of six champion quizzers whose aim is to stop four plucky hopefuls getti…
Since Charles Ross first brought his hilarious show to Edinburgh in 2006, it has established itself as a Fringe favourite.
Critical darlings and audience favourites Objectively Funny take time out from producing top-tier shows and providing mental health support at the Fringe to present some of the hot…
Established as one of the best shows of the Fringe.
Ted Hill is incredibly brave for putting on his show, All The Presidents Man, which in itself is a very clever title.
Join Mr Bubbles with his extraordinary soap bubbles in all shapes and sizes! Enjoy bouncy bubbles, bubbles inside bubbles, smoke bubbles, square bubbles, giant bubbles and even fir…
Inspired by tales of Sir Lancelot and Robin Hood, plucky heroine Will Tell disguises herself as a knight and rides off on a chivalric quest to rescue her freedom-fighting dad from …
Four of the best newer acts.
Are you a kid? Do you like music, laughing and whack-a-doodle-noodle craziness? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then grab your pet adult and join us! Award-winning c…
Cameron Cook pushes character work to incredible new heights in his debut solo show, previously performed to sold-out audiences at Soho Theatre.
A delightful mess of a show combining the electrifying skills of award-winning comedian Jarred Christmas and the vocal genius of world-champion beatboxer Hobbit.
Join comedian and children’s author Olaf Falafel for an hour of really stupid kids’ comedy plus a drawing lesson and possibly something that involves fishing, ducks, bumbags and …
Title says it all! (Evil laugh).
Musical comedian and viral internet songboy, Anesti Danelis, presents a comedy concert inspired by all of those stupid self-help books.
Not ready for the night to end? Neither are we! So head on over to The All Irish After Party, where the craic is only just beginning!! A true late night show, this show is always b…
If it isn’t your old internet friend, Dr Giggles.
NYC comedian Terence Hartnett (Caroline’s on Broadway) was diagnosed with testicular cancer last year and it was the first bad thing that has ever happened to him.
Wine Show is a solo clown show centered on Bailey Barrel, a charming and unorthodox wine maker who is discovering her place in the world after the death of her father.
Winner of Underbelly, New Diorama and Methuen Drama’s hit-making Untapped Award 2022.
After selling out at the Adelaide Fringe, Liars and Clowns comes to Edinburgh to showcase the best alternative, underground and weird acts from around the festival.
In this laid back cabaret filled with vocal impersonations, live singing and bluesy banter, drag king Mr Brake Down pays tribute to the wit and wonderment of the iconic Tom Waits.
Voyage perform a highly entertaining show packed with all your favourite ABBA hits from Waterloo to Dancing Queen, with sensational singing and authentic costumes.
Dublin’s favourite comedy club is on tour.
They’re back! After years away touring the world, the Olivier Award-winning godfathers of alternative cabaret celebrate their 30th anniversary with a triumphant return to the Fring…
Great value lunchtime comedy showcase featuring the best and brightest of this year’s Fringe comics.
Top 10 Comedy Shows of Edinburgh Fringe 2019 (Telegraph).
Fresh, off-beat comedy from two former Cambridge Footlights.
Comedian Tom GK has decided to record the greatest album of all time and he has just 50 minutes to prove he’s up to the job.
Sex.
A stand-up comedy compilation show hosted by Tom Mayhew, as heard on BBC Radio 4.
Lanessa has been performing shows all her life.
One small step for man, one giant pile of rubbish left behind! Man’s dream to reach the stars leaves the world in ruins and disturbs the sleeping dinosaurs.
All of Us is an attack on welfare state reform.
Britain’s most loveable fox takes you on a journey of laughs, storytelling and song in a show for all the family, specially written for the live stage and packed with fun and excit…
It's only around halfway through Nina Conti: The Dating Show that you realise just how hard she is working.
Debut hour from one of the most exciting acts on the UK comedy circuit and one of the most pathetic cringing worms (as seen on The Mash Report (BBC2), BBC3 and Channel 4 Online.
There’s significant anger in One of Two; a sense of injustice felt by a young man whose experience of the not-so-subtle cruelties and discrimination endured by disabled people is…
Cameron Young is one of the hottest names in modern magic, with appearances on national television shows such as Britain’s Got Talent, Penn & Teller: Fool Us and Tu Si Que Vales, C…
‘This anarchic, multimedia show has cult in its genes’ **** (Chortle.
Award-winning actor and cabaret artist, Keith Ramsay, blends live music and and spoken word to deconstruct the concepts of camp and queer mythology for a post-Stonewall generation.
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,…
A robot, an alien and a human.
Will used to think his life was a joke – but he was wrong, it’s more like 300.
Host of Radio 4 Extra’s Comedy Club and critically acclaimed podcast Spit or Swallow.
Facing an existential crisis Anna powered off her phone and dived head first into an Ayahuasca retreat in the Irish wilderness.
Grace, ‘one of the funniest women in Britain’ (Times), makes her eagerly awaited Fringe return following 2019’s sell-out run, with a new show about her two lifelong passions; men a…
Louis Voler wants his dad, Mike, out of his life – which is difficult as Mike’s just got them sent to jail.
All aboard The Cambridge Footlights International Tour Show 2022: Are We There Yet? Buckle up as we hit the road for a tour of life itself, visiting more sketch-shaped destinations…
After almost two years of silence, Oxford’s critically acclaimed student sketch troupe are making a triumphant return to the Edinburgh Fringe with The People vs.
Adapted from the beloved children’s books by Mo Willems, Leonardo! tells the story of a monster who longs to be scary and the big decisions he must make along the way.
‘Few comics reduce their audience to the constant waves of laughter for the full hour like Britton does’ (Chortle.
Official Selection: New York Times Great Performers List (2020).
Simon David belongs to the most toxic, self-destructive (and annoying!) demographic there is: the white gay.
The vibe is wild as I sit down for Adults Only Magic Show.
Richard Brown returns to the Fringe with a new show that promises to be as bleakly brilliant as his previous endeavours.
Dr Silcox returns with his perfect show for the fourth time for his hardcore fans; a unique and no-nonsense approach to exposing big pharmaceutical companies who rip off their cust…
Everyone ok? Everyone happy with their life choices? Everyone got high self-esteem and zero regrets? No? Great! People Person is for anyone who thinks they’re failing at life and t…
‘A rollicking roller-coaster ride!’ ****½ (The West Australian).
The American stand-up, TV writer and “neurotic Jewish millennial” returns following her acclaimed 2019 debut.
The Crowd Show is a comedy/theatre/spoken word show about crowds by award-winning writer, actor and podcaster Rob Auton.
Braving the smells and humidity of the Niddry Street Hive, Alex Kealy’s The Winner Takes All explains the inner workings and purpose of Silicon Valley and tech monopolies better …
Who haunts our world-famous underground vaults? Join Minging Annie from Edinburgh’s past and explore what is it like to have been trapped beneath the city streets for 400 years.
An immersive field trip; a quest to find the true unicorn! You will be spotting what’s often overlooked, reading maps, solving little riddles and hopefully getting access to the pr…
This show is all about children’s ideas and stories being brought to life before your very eyes with the help of three talented comedy improvisers - Chris Lumb, Natalie Smeaton & P…
This show is all about children’s ideas and stories being brought to life before your very eyes with the help of three talented comedy improvisers - Chris Lumb, Natalie Smeaton & P…
Do you love all things 1940s & 1950s? Do you love swing dance and Lindy Hop music? Then you don’t want to miss Miss Jean & The Ragtime Rewind Vintage Swing Band! Taking you on a jo…
Award winning late night cabaret showcase hosted by Linda, with her fellowship of freaks from participants in the festival/whoever can make it to Durham that night! Enter the dark …
Award winning late night cabaret showcase hosted by Linda, with her fellowship of freaks from participants in the festival/whoever can make it to Durham that night! Enter the dark …
Stole the Show ‘It’s criminally underrated!’ Stole the Show is a farcical comedy play inside a play about a robber who stumbles into a amateur retelling of The Legend of King Ar…
Stole the Show ‘It’s criminally underrated!’ Stole the Show is a farcical comedy play inside a play about a robber who stumbles into a amateur retelling of The Legend of King Ar…
Acclaimed stand ups Sarah Keyworth (as seen on Live at the Apollo, Mock the Week and 8 Out of Ten Cats) and Dan Cook (as seen on Absolutely Fabulous, Toast of London and Man v Bee)…
Join Liverpool’s Royal Court Youth Theatre for an evening of great music as they showcase their stunning musical talents.
Two Edinburgh previews from two award-winning comics: ELEANOR TIERNAN: AWAY WITH THE FAIRIESGlorious mistakes.
A Sketch Show - a 70-minute chaotic journey through the minds of two dudes; Jack & Jordan, who are actors - nay, artists! And professional ones at that.
Harun Musho’d is an Arabic name. Good news is I can’t drive. Bad news is I have a rucksack. If you don’t like that joke, don’t come to this show.
Eccentric, scandalous, provocative, exuberant, and funny as ever, Jean Paul Gaultier is set to shake up London this summer when his stunning creation, Fashion Freak Show - 50 years…
Fashion Freak Show is a retrospective of Jean-Paul Gaultier’s career using a combination of catwalk, dance and theatre revue.
A rip-roaring ride through the plagues of history! From swarms of locusts to vine-destroying bugs, from the Black Death to Covid.
Fringe favourites Theatre Fideri Fidera are back with a hilarious comic reimagining of the tale of Wilhelm Tell.
Social media sensation and Chortle Award winner Rosie Holt debuts an hour of character comedy based on her hit satirical videos.
Richard Stott as seen on ITV2 Stand Up Sketch Show and runner up in Dave TV’s Jokes of 2019 is back with a new show about your mid 30s.
Harun Musho’d is an Arabic name. Good news is I can’t drive. Bad news is I have a rucksack. If you don’t like that joke, don’t come to this show.
Stand-up comedian Richard Pulsford (Top 10 Edinburgh Fringe Jokes 2019 & 2021, Scottish Comedian of the Year finalist 2021) hosts this show for history fans, back in Brighton for t…
Stand-up comedian Richard Pulsford (Top 10 Edinburgh Fringe Jokes 2019 & 2021, Scottish Comedian of the Year finalist 2021) hosts this show for history fans, back in Brighton for t…
A work-in-progress story from “smart character comic” (The Scotsman), Funny Women Awards Finalist, and star of BBC’s ‘Socially Awkward Situations.
A work-in-progress story from “smart character comic” (The Scotsman), Funny Women Awards Finalist, and star of BBC’s ‘Socially Awkward Situations.
Comedian and silly boy Ted Hill’s debut stand-up show about every single US President, and one man’s recovery from a mental breakdown.
Comedian and silly boy Ted Hill’s debut stand-up show about every single US President, and one man’s recovery from a mental breakdown.
The Summer Shows are a culmination of our talented art, media and design students’ university journey in the form of a large-scale public exhibition.
The Summer Shows are a culmination of our talented art, media and design students’ university journey in the form of a large-scale public exhibition.
Join Fringe favourite comedians Vladimir McTavish, Dave Chawner and Jay Sodagar for Brighton Fringe’s brand new chat and comedy show: The Early Late Show.
Beanpig Puppets presents an adaptation of an obscure fairy tale for the enjoyment of all ages! You are invited into an enchanted forest full of surprises, and a small house where…
In prison, the only thing they can’t escape is each other.
In prison, the only thing they can’t escape is each other.
Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2020 Eric Rushton brings his highly-anticipated debut hour to the Brighton Fringe.
Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2020 Eric Rushton brings his highly-anticipated debut hour to the Brighton Fringe.
Beanpig Puppets presents an adaptation of an obscure fairy tale for the enjoyment of all ages! You are invited into an enchanted forest full of surprises, and a small house where…
Inspired by Beckett’s Worstward Ho and Gogol’s Diary of a Madman, this solo mask and movement performance is a unique blend of heart and politics.
LET’S KEEP DANCING!Big Band Burlesque bring a show led by beautiful Belle de Beauvoir and belligerent Beatrix Valhalla.
Inspired by Beckett’s Worstward Ho and Gogol’s Diary of a Madman, this solo mask and movement performance is a unique blend of heart and politics.
LET’S KEEP DANCING! Big Band Burlesque bring a show led by beautiful Belle de Beauvoir and belligerent Beatrix Valhalla.
Acclaimed Irish comedian Tadhg Hickey, “outstanding physical and comedic performer” (The Scotsman), brings you his weird and wonderful part theatre, part stand-up comedy show, ‘I…
Acclaimed Irish comedian Tadhg Hickey, “outstanding physical and comedic performer” (The Scotsman), brings you his weird and wonderful part theatre, part stand-up comedy show, ‘I…
This provocative and life affirming one-man show and book talk invites you to the core of spiritual and scientific debate to experience a journey of life, death and transcendence.
This provocative and life affirming one-man show and book talk invites you to the core of spiritual and scientific debate to experience a journey of life, death and transcendence.
Exhibition and performances from learners at Downsview Life Skills College.
Exhibition and performances from learners at Downsview Life Skills College.
No One is a modern re-mix of HG Well’s The Invisible Man as a high-octane thriller.
Brighton Fringe 2021 Award Winner Miss Hope Springs recently celebrated a decade of decadence as resident songstress at London’s premier cabaret room Le Crazy Coqs in Piccadilly.
Brighton Fringe 2021 Award Winner Miss Hope Springs recently celebrated a decade of decadence as resident songstress at London’s premier cabaret room Le Crazy Coqs in Piccadilly.
Sometimes you see a piece of theatre that is so superb and shines so bright in every single way that it knocks you sideways.
Come along to see Psychic Stu in his Phenomenal Stand Up Show! You may be lucky and get your fortune told by the man himself.
Simon David belongs to the most toxic, self-destructive (and annoying!) demographic there is: the white gay.
Your chance this season to keep the faith with Northern Soul, returning to the beautiful Brighton Spiegeltent for its sixth year! Sells out well in advance every year so don’t miss…
Simon David (“A hoot”, The Guardian) belongs to the most toxic, self-destructive and, frankly, annoying demographic there is: the white gay.
Psychic Stu takes on the world of fake mediums and not only stands up for the holistic world, but unwittingly educates others on what to look for so as not to get conned.
Enjoy an hour of the best up-and-coming one-liner comedians on the circuit in this celebration of puns, one-liners and wordplay.
Enjoy an hour of the best up-and-coming one-liner comedians on the circuit in this celebration of puns, one-liners and wordplay.
Kirsty Munro talks about naughty stuff, overshares and gets saucy.
Kirsty Munro talks about naughty stuff, overshares and gets saucy.
The big band is back at the Spiegeltent for their 6th season at the Fringe.
Brighton Jazz Mafia big band combine with Swing Patrol dancers for a Lindy Hop dance spectacular.
Six improvisers journey to Brighton in an attempt to break into the big time.
Six improvisers journey to Brighton in an attempt to break into the big time.
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…
All You Can Beat Workshop.
The Maydays present: The Fringe Show.
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, Joke of…
All You Can Beat Workshop.
The newly formed Amiche Quartet are breaking down the concept of the classical concert.
The Maydays present: The Fringe Show.
The newly formed Amiche Quartet are breaking down the concept of the classical concert.
Heather Alexander lit up the stage as she portrayed one of the most fearless female writers in history - Virginia Woolf.
Are you thinking about bringing a show to the Edinburgh Fringe this year, either in person or online? Come along and virtually meet the team from the Fringe Society and find out wh…
Alex Bertulis-Fernandes is a stand-up and writer.
“You must suffer me to go my own dark way.
Alex Bertulis-Fernandes is a stand-up and writer.
Are you thinking about bringing a show to the Edinburgh Fringe this year or in the future? Maybe it’s on your bucket list, or a new year’s resolution; perhaps you’ve been bef…
Irish writer Connor O’Donoghue tells stories, at turns hilarious and heartbreaking, of his fat gay body, including reflections on his foreskin, his relationship with the “chubby ch…
Irish writer Connor O’Donoghue tells stories, at turns hilarious and heartbreaking, of his fat gay body, including reflections on his foreskin, his relationship with the “chubby ch…
The Brighton Swing Community are back for our annual Fringe afternoons of music and dancing, in one of the festival’s most iconic venues! Our All-Stars band features musicians fro…
Comedy Award Finalist Jane Postlethwaite & Comedian Joe McCarty join forces to bring you a hilarious yet dark look into the human condition to explore what it really means to be a …
Leamprov, the premier Improvised Comedy troupe in Leamington Spa brings you ‘The Elephant in the Room’; a quick-fire improvised sketch show in the style of ‘Who’s Line is it Anyway…
Red Sauce Theatre brings a surreal blast from the past with their zany end of the pier amusement booth and performance experience.
Red Sauce Theatre brings a surreal blast from the past with their zany end of the pier amusement booth and performance experience.
BARBARA BROWNSKIRT’S BIG NIGHT OUT.
Proper Job Is a panel show featuring the best comedians on the circuit competing to see who would fare best in the real world.
Proper Job Is a panel show featuring the best comedians on the circuit competing to see who would fare best in the real world.
* * * * * SUPPORTED BY THE 2022 ENCORE INSURE BRIGHTON FRINGE BURSARY! * * * * * Mirror, semen, manoeuvre.
* * * * * SUPPORTED BY THE 2022 ENCORE INSURE BRIGHTON FRINGE BURSARY! * * * * * Mirror, semen, manoeuvre.
Kings, Queens, and everything in between Talent, diversity, creativity, and nerve.
Kings, Queens, and everything in between Talent, diversity, creativity, and nerve.
Singing, dancing, feasting! ‘UpRoar People’s Ceilidh’ is a monthly Sunday soiree - a smörgåsbord of community connection and celebration; part concert, part singing workshop, …
Singing, dancing, feasting! ‘UpRoar People’s Ceilidh’ is a monthly Sunday soiree - a smörgåsbord of community connection and celebration; part concert, part singing workshop, …
Who built this town?! Who won your freedoms?! Walk in their footsteps and find out! Brighton & Hove has always been a city of radicals, free-thinkers and libertarians – but also …
A Life in Progress Show - Not Done Yet! After thirty years of listening to others, one day Stewart listened to himself and left his job - Now he wants you to listen to him.
The Giant Balloon Show will have the audience in stitches and in awe simultaneously.
Mr.
Three siblings are in isolation having had contact with a Covid victim.
Three siblings are in isolation having had contact with a Covid victim.
Who built this town?! Who won your freedoms?! Walk in their footsteps and find out! Brighton & Hove has always been a city of radicals, free-thinkers and libertarians – but also …
Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus presents the mother of all reality shows – ‘Divas!’.
Treasure This Place is a site-specific, city-wide immersive poetry installation.
Join the showbiz sensation Boogaloo Stu for bingo experience filled with frivolity, fun, filth and flashmob dances.
The convulsive pain of grief, a languorous classical quartet and an exuberant party piece undercut with darkness; these three pieces superbly contrast each other in mood and style,…
Treasure This Place is a site-specific, city-wide immersive poetry installation.
A stellar jazz sextet performs a musical tribute to the jazz composer and pianist, Horace Silver.
Alice is bored and loves to daydream.
Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus presents the mother of all reality shows – ‘Divas!’.
Alice is bored and loves to daydream.
Comedy Zebra Show este o trupă de comedie din Republica Moldova care a impresionat prin prestaţiile lor publicul și jurații emisiunii iUmor, unde au ajun…
Tadhg Hickey introduces you to Feargal; a downtrodden but cheery man who fulfilled his lifelong dream of becoming an alcoholic.
Step back in time, to the era of romance.
Step back in time, to the era of romance.
BASIL BRUSH’S FAMILY FUN SHOW Broken Robot Productions & So Comedy in association with Basil Brush Limited Fresh from appearances on CBBC’s Crackerja…
BASIL BRUSH’S FAMILY FUN SHOW Broken Robot Productions & So Comedy in association with Basil Brush Limited Fresh from appearances on CBBC’s Crackerja…
My 75 years at the Edinburgh FringeFor the 75th birthday of the Edinburgh Fringe Arthur Smith writes a love letter to this playground of his imagination and recalls some of the tri…
Based on the 18th century Beggar’s Opera and Brecht & Weill’s Threepenny Opera, the band present their own version of this wildly entertaining story as a song cycle swarming wi…
A group of university friends reunites over dinner with lots to catch up on.
Meet Dolly: a 20-something Londoner with one hell of a temper.
It's me again, your old internet friend Dr Giggles.
It's me again, your old internet friend Dr Giggles.
Live/Wire is The AC/DC Show.
Wilton’s Music Hall has come a long way since 1885 when Nelly Power sang The Boy I Love Is Up in the Gallery.
Off The Chest is an inclusive, explosive spoken word and poetry night, celebrating original voices and poetry that makes a statement.
As recommended by TimeOut LondonThe Enby ShowThe Enby Show brings together the best gender-benders and cis-tem offenders that the UK has to offer, in an all-star variety night popp…
Chiron: A One Centaur Show Lanky horse-boy talks funny A Beautiful Mess To-do lists aren't actually helpful.
The Documentary No One Asked ForThis absurdly hilarious radio play follows the investigations of a disgraced RTE journalist who has travelled to a strange island off the…
No One Is Coming is a storytelling performance about a mother and a daughter inspired by real life events and infused with Irish mythology and comedy.
Now seen by over 350,000 fans live and watched by millions on TV Europe's No.
Totally Football Live The Totally Football Show returns to the stage, and what better place to kick start things than the Leicester Square Theatre in t…
Totally Football Live The Totally Football Show returns to the stage, and what better place to kick start things than the Leicester Square Theatre in t…
Join Rudi Douglas and Grace Shush as they delve into the one and only Adele’s catalogue of music to perform live their favourite songs from 19, 21, 25 & 30.
If you feel the blue in January, join us for 3 nights of fun. Thursday 13th, 20th and the 27th of January at Bar Soho!Ticket link
It’s time to celebrate everything that is good about Christmas with our very own People’s Players!Liverpool’s Royal Court’s amateur dramatic grou…
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The hit comedy podcast takes to the stage with a very special, live christmas show! Drunk Women Solving Crime is a true crime podcast with a twist…of lime.
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"Part gig, part festival, part immersive adventure" - Lauren Laverne "Secret Cinema for live music" - London Live "Best Covid Safe Live Music Event 2020&qu…
Join us for a United in Anger screening and UK launch reading of Let the Record Show along with a World Cafe style event on cabaret tables where everyone gets to mas…
The ultimate deep dive retro night! Re-live your youth and enjoy the hits, forgotten gems and flops from 1998! It was the year pure pop really hit the big time with B*Witched …
Dublin, 1742.
Dublin, 1742.
During the 80s and 90s, Dire Straits were one of the biggest music brands and concert touring bands in the world.
Prepare your chuckle muscles for the tickling of a lifetime at the second annual Doddy Day Happiness Show! The Squire Of Knotty Ash liked nothing more than making p…
Can you believe it’s been 18 years since we first saw the Girls on Popstars The Rivals!? To celebrate their birthday and of course mourn the loss of our favourite wild child o…
AN EVENING OF CELEBRATED INTERNATIONAL LGBTQ+ SHORT FILMS AND Q&A.
BOO BITCHES! It’s spooky season, and we’ve lined up a horrible concoction of shocking live shows from some of the deadliest drag around! On October 30 we bring you a spooky,…
New covid-safe version of Brite Theater’s multi award-winning show! The fourth wall has been utterly obliterated, as the audience take on the roles of all the other characters at R…
Inua Ellams and Saul Williams bring their own distinct styles to this not-to-be-missed A Toast to the People filmed event.
As recommended by TimeOut LondonThe Enby Horror ShowThe Enby Show brings together the best gender-benders and cis-tem offenders that the UK has to offer, in an all-star variety nig…
One man.
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…
‘Master of one-liners’ and DAVE’s Top Ten Jokes of The Edinburgh Fringe 2019 MARK SIMMONS, recently joined Dara O’Brian and Hugh Dennis on BBC2’s Mock The Week as…
Bafta-nominated comedian, Rachel Parris, is back with a brand-new show about big life changes.
Dragpunk’s I’M NOT OKAY has risen from the grave for an iconic HELLOWEEN SPECIAL! Your favourite emo party has been resurrected, for a night of classic emo bangers and alt dra…
Winner of Britain’s Got Talent 2020 Comedian and musician Jon Courtenay is the first ever Golden Buzzer act to win Britain’s Got Talent.
Winner of Britain’s Got Talent 2020 Comedian and musician Jon Courtenay is the first ever Golden Buzzer act to win Britain’s Got Talent.
Winner of Britain’s Got Talent 2020 Comedian and musician Jon Courtenay is the first ever Golden Buzzer act to win Britain’s Got…
Renowned as the ‘Godfather of Gothic Horror’, Poe was a pioneer in establishing the horror genre.
A marathon of gothic horror masterpieces. One actor performs Edgar Allan Poe’s most spine-chilling classics
Belszki and Guests: Lesbian Cabaret ShowSun 17 Oct @ The Brunswick Holland Road HoveDoors 6:45pm Show 7pm End 9pm 10 A NIGHT CURATED BY LESBIANS, FOR LESBIANS AND ALLIESEVERYO…
As recommended by TimeOut LondonThe Enby ShowThe Enby Show brings together the best gender-benders and cis-tem offenders that the UK has to offer, in an all-star variety night popp…
There’s magic in every moment at Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, the most awarded play in history and “one of the most defining pop culture events of the decade&rdqu…
Belszki and Guests: Lesbian Cabaret ShowThurs 14 Oct @ Two Brewers ClaphamDoors 7pm Show 8pm 10 A NIGHT CURATED BY LESBIANS, FOR LESBIANS AND ALLIESEVERYONE WELCOME IN AUDIENC…
THE BIG GEEK QUIZ 3 - THE GEEK WORLDLondon’s favourite geek quiz is back at the iconic Royal Vauxhall Tavern for its third adventure.
The music that filled the dancehalls during the Big Band era is brought to life again by The Moonlight Serenade Orchestra UK.
An amazing evening of dinner and live music.
The incredible Topsie Redfern is back - singing from opera through to pop with her fabulous and fun show.
THE RVT BIG QUIZ - POP PICKERS EDITIONHOSTED BY SIMON LE VANS AND DAVID ROBSON Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the quiz, they’re back! Yep it’s our very …
The Gay Happiness Project is an 8-week mindfulness-based group training programme designed for gay men who want to increase happiness and life satisfaction.
What’s scarier than a slice of gothic horror? Four slices, that’s what.
Learn how to make a lino-cut print from start to finish in a friendly in-person workshop with LGBT+ women, trans and non-binary people, led by Wild Water Art Store’s Gemma Curtis.
Watch German Comedy Ambassador Henning Wehn give everything a good rinse and witness him wring sense out of the nonsensical.
Watch German Comedy Ambassador Henning Wehn give everything a good rinse and witness him wring sense out of the nonsensical.
Clubs and shows are BACK BABY which means it’s time for VOL.
The ultimate deep dive retro night! Re-live your youth and enjoy the hits, forgotten gems and flops from 2001! Its been 20 years since 2001, the year that Atomic Kitten swappe…
This one-day boutique event is the only UK family creation show exclusively designed for the LGBTQ+ community informing attendees about UK and International family building options…
*UPDATE* As a result of COVID restrictions we have had to make the difficult decision to postpone our opening event and instead invite you to join us for a closing party to ce…
As recommended by TimeOut LondonThe Enby ShowThe Enby Show brings together the best gender-benders and cis-tem offenders that the UK has to offer, in an all-star variety night popp…
The award-winning sketch group venture to Manchester with over 60 sketches in 60 minutes! “Dropped something? Don’t even think about picking it up as you’ll probably miss an entire…
The award-winning sketch group venture to Manchester with over 60 sketches in 60 minutes! “Dropped something? Don’t even think about picking it up as you’ll probably miss an entire…
The award-winning sketch group venture to Manchester with over 60 sketches in 60 minutes! “Dropped something? Don’t even think about picking it up as you’ll probably miss an entire…
The award-winning sketch group venture to Manchester with over 60 sketches in 60 minutes! “Dropped something? Don’t even think about picking it up as you’ll probably miss an entire…
Hey Bubs, How are you today? Who the DEVIL ARE WE ANYWAY? WE ARE THE ALPHABET PEOPLE BABES! A Fabulously funny Collective of Drag Queers.
James Campbell’s Accidental Show returns for a second season - zooming into family homes every Saturday morning for 10 weeks.
Chaos reigns in this brand-new farce of mistaken identities and disastrous decisions from the witty pen of star of stage and screen, Nigel Planer (The Young Ones, The Comic Strip P…
Chaos reigns in this brand-new farce of mistaken identities and disastrous decisions from the witty pen of star of stage and screen, Nigel Planer (The Young Ones, The Comic Strip P…
Chaos reigns in this brand-new farce of mistaken identities and disastrous decisions from the witty pen of star of stage and screen, Nigel Planer (The Young Ones, The Comic Strip P…
Chaos reigns in this brand-new farce of mistaken identities and disastrous decisions from the witty pen of star of stage and screen, Nigel Planer (The Young Ones, The Comic Strip P…
Gay ShameSaturday 11 September 20219pm 4am Royal Vauxhall Tavern & Railway ArchNarcissus, Crumpet & ChippyStarring Scottee’s Fat Blokes, Harry Clayton-Wright, Thick & …
Its finally here, the day that should have been London Pride, and even though the paraide is limed and Soho is less full of half naked twinks, that doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate…
This Pride weekend, come down to The Phoenix Arts Club to celebrate some of the best LGBTQ+ talent that London has to offer.
This is the fourth retreat we have run from this venue, Gayles Retreat as we all love it so much and keep coming back!It’s nestled deep in the Sussex countryside, a haven…
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…
London Pride is NOT cancelled!Yes Sadiq said we can’t have our annual parade BUT no one can stop us having fun and celebrating our right to be proud.
VISIBLE SHOWDrag artist, SemiColon, is back again with another Visible show with the iconic East London venue, The Glory.
Calling kids aged 5 to 100, join our MIGHTY gang! A sensational interactive show, where the worlds of comedy and beatboxing collide with electrifying results.
Big Night OutCreated & hosted by Grace n Mads Big Night Out is a night of queer performances.
It’s been a long year.
Simon David (A hoot - The Guardian) belongs to the most toxic, self-destructive and, frankly, annoying demographic there is: the white gay.
Scotland’s number one Bublé tribute act, Michael Hastie, invites you to a night full of seductive songs and big band classics in a fabulous tribute to the Canadian Crooner and t…
The Edinburgh Festival Chorus return in smaller form, with a concert as wide-ranging as in previous years.
Dirty Harry not only has the original sound, feel, attitude, and full back catalogue of the band, but a look-a-like of Debbie to deliver the good stuff.
The nicest improv show this side of Toronto, creating a hilarious, spontaneous show all from audience suggestions.
The nicest improv show this side of Toronto, creating a hilarious, spontaneous show all from audience suggestions.
People of Edinburgh, I have dearly missed you.
The nicest improv show this side of Toronto, creating a hilarious, spontaneous show all from audience suggestions.
Francesca Beard and Rafeef Ziadah share their human-focused works for A Toast to the People’s powerful finale.
Vanessa Kisuule and Safiya Sinclair impart their wide-ranging experiences for an unforgettable A Toast to the People performance.
Hop, bounce, jump, wave and sing! Percussion, music, laughter and balloons with Verona’s Musical Balloon Band.
An evolving, international performance collective, centring and celebrating disabled, queer people of colour, Brownton Abbey’s kaleidoscopic events investigate and reclaim tradit…
The Coming Out team at Pride in London have teamed up with an amazing LGBTQ+ friendly venue in the heart of Brick Lane .
The Coming Out team at Pride in London have teamed up with an amazing LGBTQ+ friendly venue in the heart of Brick Lane .
HEY BABES!Hold on to your unicorns because Babeslaytion are about to take you on a FABULOUS non-stop tour of sights you can only dream of!Were SO excited to announce our first EVER…
Cameron Cook pushes character work to incredible new heights in his debut solo show, previously performed to sold-out audiences at Soho Theatre.
The All Stars have toured the world playing in Prague, New York’s Webster Hall (with Eddie Izzard and Mike Myers), Dubai, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, Beirut and Baku, Azerbaija…
Multi-award-winning Pete Storm and Pete Sinclair are set to rock Edinburgh with their tribute to two of America’s music legends; Johnny Cash and Neil Diamond, with their amazing …
This A Toast to the People event features Hollie McNish and Wana Udobang in an evening of electric performance.
Learn how to make a lino-cut print from start to finish in a friendly in-person workshop with LGBT+ women, trans and non-binary people, led by Wild Water Art Store’s Gemma Curtis.
Inua Ellams and Saul Williams bring their own distinct styles to this interactive and not-to-be-missed A Toast to the People event.
This Edinburgh Fringe, Clarissa Maycock will explain it all (briefly.
After a sell-out Scottish tour, Leah MacRae (River City and Gary: Tank Commander) brings her hilarious, rip-roaring, uplifting show for it’s Fringe debut.
Awarded young performers Jay Bernard and Jefferson Tshabalala unleash dynamism in this exciting A Toast to the People offering.
Mark Simmons (Mock The Week, Dave’s Top Jokes of the Fringe 2017, 2019) has been busy with his podcast Jokes With Mark over the last 18 months, interviewing the likes of Milton Jon…
Britain’s most loveable fox returns to Underbelly with his amazing Family Fun Show.
Time Out and Funny Women Awards nominee Celia Byrne in “A Glimpse of Gingham” a joyful one-woman show that’s a unique blend of music, humour and expressive dance.
The rumours are TRUE.
WELCOME to Killer Queens Presents: Choke In The Big Smoke! This is the first London outing of our award winning sell out drag murder mystery shows, and in true Killer Queens fashio…
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Time Out and Funny Women Awards nominee Celia Byrne in “A Glimpse of Gingham” a joyful one-woman show that’s a unique blend of music, humour and expressive dance.
Crouch End get ready for another great night with your favourite queen Shyanne OShea along with her extra shot of trouble Heidi Wurst.
We Do Good Disco PresentsThe All Out Dynasty Extravaganza Party!To celebrate all things Dynasty we are having a super glam party upstairs in the Carrington Lounge at Ninth Life in …
Are you ready for a fun-packed night of music, laughter and stupidity with the amazing Wilma Ballsdrop? Wilma the Welsh Warbler and giantess, has taken the London cabaret worl…
Multi award-winning dickhead and DragKing superstar of the West End: LoUis CYfer presents his own version of a Ted talk as he takes you through a musical tour of his working-class …
The All Stars have toured the world playing in Prague, New York’s Webster Hall (with Eddie Izzard and Mike Myers), Dubai, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, Beirut and Baku, Azerbaija…
Lunchtime lecture: Theology in Stone – Faith and Art in Edinburgh’s Church Architecture.
Afro-fusion pan-global music and dance fever at La Belle Angele.
SECOND SHOW ADDED!!The Tartan Temptress is BACK for an intimate evening of song and chat PLUS you the gorgeous members of the general public have the chance to ask Mary you’re most…
Stefan Warzycki presents a programme of piano music for the left hand including Godowsky’s studies on Chopin’s Op 10 Études, Scenes of Iceland by Thordur Magnusson and Scriabin’s …
60 minutes, 12 notes and three idiots.
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).
Meet Sarah and her best friend Duck! Join us for a magical adventure live on stage with a whole host of your favourite friends including The Ribbon Sisters, The Sha…
Join Late Stage Comedy as we put on five evenings featuring some of the best up-and-coming comics from across the East Midlands and beyond! Each night will be full of laughs and fe…
For All the Love You Lost is presented by Morosophy at theSpace@Surgeon’s Hall.
As times of heady redolence go, the 1990s lacks the brittle style of the 1920s, sepia-tinted upper-lips of haunted men in WWI uniforms, or groovy pereniorange of the 1960s… And y…
Come one, come all to this tragic affair! Stand-up comedy show featuring acts that are positively freaky.
Get back on board with Club Kali Independence Gay Boat Party! Saturday August 14th on board Bar&Co.
It’s pirate ships and salty old sea dogs in this swashbuckling adaptation.
Something different every day! Brand new social experiments that will heal your soul.
ITS GREAT TO BE BACK.
A night of gender-bending, life-affirming fun and frolics with a bunch of boys who dance like Britney and sing like Whitney! Five vocal powerhouses armed with songs, sass and plent…
One of the Gals is completely packed.
A stand-up comedy one woman theatre piece that casts light on how society, your partner and yourself cause a lot of difficulties in your relationship.
Did you have a birthday in the last year that was spoilt by COVID? Or an anniversary? Or a Christmas.
A stand-up comedy one woman theatre piece that casts light on how society, your partner and yourself cause a lot of difficulties in your relationship.
A previous Emerging Artist with Scottish Opera, Bethan, accompanied by Keval on the piano, sings a selection of songs by Chaminade, Crumb, Dove, Haydn and Mozart.
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…
Something different every day! Brand new social experiments that will heal your soul.
Super Scott returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with his own style of comedy juggling and escapology. Maybe a bit of magic. Expect the unexpected!
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…
Comedian and silly boy Ted Hill's debut stand-up show covers every single US President, and one man's recovery from a mental breakdown.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
Comedian and silly boy Ted Hill’s debut stand-up show about every single US President, and one man’s recovery from a mental breakdown.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
Comedian and silly boy Ted Hill’s debut stand-up show about every single US President, and one man’s recovery from a mental breakdown.
This is a series of Wudang Kungfu shows and seminars along with Daoist culture and music.
A small gathering of cross-generational artists exchange songs, stories and histories.
A range of song, music and dance inspired by material from the School of Scottish Studies Archive.
We will offer a series of Tai Chi and Qigong events so audiences can take part in the events online and in-venue in Edinburgh.
Children’s TV royalty Sam and Mark, as seen on CBBC’s Big Friday Wind Up, Copycats and Crackerjack are delighted to be joining the hotly anticipated line up at Underbel…
It’s a Fringe 1st.
Enjoy an hour of the best up-and-coming, one-liner comedians on the circuit in this celebration of puns, one-liners and wordplay.
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).
The biggest, brightest comedians at the Edinburgh Fringe all in one huge show.
Following their sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2019, comedians Ellie Gibson and Helen Thorn return for an all new show – new songs, new jokes and new catsuits.
The residents of Heather Avenue are in lockdown, forced to rely on the phone and Zoom to communicate.
A comedy play about two veteran local radio DJs finally getting their shot at the big time: the breakfast show on national radio.
He’s back with a brand new comedy show for 2021! Mask off, mic on, laughs had! Four-time Scottish Comedian of the Year finalist.
Edinburgh’s favourite topical comedy show.
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.
The Big Show returns to the Fringe! Monkey Barrel Comedy’s top-rated, sell-out weekend extravaganza is on every night at 22:15 (not 12th), with a top mixed-bill line-up each even…
Fiercely fabulous and fictitious Las Vegas lounge legend, Trudy Carmichael has lived (and nearly died), loved (and often lost) more than most mere mortals, but she gets through all…
In association with Smock Alley Theatre, acclaimed Irish comedian Tadhg Hickey brings you his weird and wonderful part-theatre, part-stand-up comedy show, In One Eye, Out the Other…
Gather your team of 2-5 sailors and get to the shores of Calton Island.
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.
Treasure Hunt for the Imagination.
Those People: A Play About QAnon is based on interviews with young people from the UK, conducted online and from accounts written on the subreddit: r/QAnoncasualties.
A unique opportunity to enjoy this award winning, ever popular Early Music group, who have performed at every Edinburgh Festival Fringe since 1973.
Our unique tour sets out to inform and entertain as we take you into both the Old and New Towns, giving you a real sense of the two sides of Edinburgh; revealing some of the secret…
It’s 1881 and the manuscript for Robert Louis Stevenson’s new novel has just been stolen.
A hypnotic dreamscape.
We will offer a series of Tai Chi and Qigong events so audiences can take part in the events online and in-venue in Edinburgh.
Izzy wizzy let’s get busy! Join TV legend Sooty with his best friends Sweep and Soo in a laugh out loud show for the whole family.
The tour will start at the Netherbow Port, broached by the Jacobites before dawn on Tuesday, September 17th 1745 (just outside the World’s End public house), proceed through the Gr…
Multi-award-winning Pete Storm and Pete Sinclair are set to rock Edinburgh with their tribute to two of America’s music legends; Johnny Cash and Neil Diamond, with their amazing …
At the start of 2020 Patrick was blindly working on a fun new comedy show, when he was personally attacked by something that rhymes with hamdemic.
Watch German Comedy Ambassador give everything a good rinse and witness him wring sense out of the nonsensical.
It’s two of the coolest and cutest up-and-coming comedians DANIEL MCKEON and JASMIN GLEESON bringing an hour of premium comedy to Camden this August with a two-hander like no other…
Take an intriguing and entertaining stroll with our guide as you investigate some of the old wynds and closes on the Royal Mile, which are steeped in a sometimes violent and bloody…
If you hate Laura McMahon, women in general or comedy, then don’t see this show.
It’s two of the coolest and cutest up-and-coming comedians DANIEL MCKEON and JASMIN GLEESON bringing an hour of premium comedy to Camden this August with a two-hander like no other…
If you hate Laura McMahon or women in general or comedy this isn’t the show for you.
If you hate Laura McMahon, women in general or comedy, then don’t see this show.
After the rip-roaring success of Twelfth Night, Troubadour Stageworks is back and bigger than ever with this summer’s outdoor tribute to the bard! All’s Well That Ends Well …
Every Thursday at The Quebec Saucy Sophie brings you the campest quiz in town.
Is there a ‘right’ way to be in a gay relationship in the modern world? In this play, written by BAFTA Racliffe-winning, Offie-nominated writer Shaun Kitchener, two gay couples…
Every Tuesday, come down to Bar CMYK in Wimbledon for South London’s only weekly LGBTQIA+ comedy night.
The Showstoppers’ Kids Show takes kids’ ideas and turns them into marvellous, musical adventures from scratch, right away and in front of your very noses.
Fresh from appearances on CBBC’s Crackerjack, Britain’s most loveable fox takes you on a journey of laughs, storytelling and song in show for all the family specially written f…
2020 sees The Blues Band Celebrate their 40th year together Paul Jones, Dave Kelly, Tom McGuinness, Rob Townsend and Gary Fletcher.
Straight No Chaser big band combine with Swing Patrol dancers for a Lindy Hop dance spectacular.
Good evening and welcome to The Nearly News Show, live from The Brighton Fringe.
Good evening and welcome to The Nearly News Show, live from The Brighton Fringe.
“Tarts and barmaids, I just took whatever came along!” West End Diva Rosemary Ashe pays tribute to national treasure and long-term Brighton resident, Dora Bryan, whose showbi…
“Tarts and barmaids, I just took whatever came along!” West End Diva Rosemary Ashe pays tribute to national treasure and long-term Brighton resident, Dora Bryan, whose showbi…
Following their sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe, comedians Ellie Gibson and Helen Thorn head to The Warren for an all new show – new songs, new jokes and new catsuits.
Pass the lemonade! Join our two lovable clowns as they weeble and wobble their way through a chaotic picnic.
Pass the lemonade! Join our two lovable clowns as they weeble and wobble their way through a chaotic picnic.
Shelf are a musical comedy double act.
Your chance this season to keep the faith and polish up our dance floor with Northern Soul dancing, returning to the beautiful Brighton Spiegeltent for its sixth year! Sells out we…
SOLD OUT! Join us for the 8pm show live stream on YouTube for free: https://youtu.
Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus members present a show of solos and duets under the direction of Joe Paxton.
The London Rebel Dykes merged outsider cultures in the 1980s to create a fresh feminist exploration of art, sex and activism.
The award-winning sketch group are back in Brighton with over 60 sketches in 60 minutes! “Dropped something? Don’t even think about picking it up as you’ll probably miss an entire …
The award-winning sketch group are back in Brighton with over 60 sketches in 60 minutes! “Dropped something? Don’t even think about picking it up as you’ll probably miss an entire …
Ben and Chris have discovered the internet and now they can’t stop.
Time Out and Funny Women Awards nominee Celia Byrne in a joyful one-woman show that’s a unique blend of music, humour, and expressive dance.
Kings, Queens, and everything in between Talent, diversity, creativity, and nerve.
“You must suffer me to go my own dark way.
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is one of Robert Louis Stevenson's most popular novels.
Time Out and Funny Women Awards nominee Celia Byrne in a joyful one-woman show that’s a unique blend of music, humour, and expressive dance.
Come together. Write Now! A brand new event, the POETRY PICNIC! A snack heavy celebration of music and poetry, with poet Simon Mole and musician Gecko.
Shakespeare hasn’t written anything new for an age, so we thought we’d give him a hand.
Shakespeare hasn’t written anything new for an age, so we thought we’d give him a hand.
Sara Segovia Rodao and Lachlan Werner are cuties by nature, cancers by astrological sign and clowns by trade.
Join ‘The After Dark’ for a glamorous evening of cabaret and burlesque right in the heart of Brighton.
Join ‘The After Dark’ for a glamorous evening of cabaret and burlesque right in the heart of Brighton.
Time has a habit of taking its revenges.
After All These Years is a trilogy of plays courtesy of Close Quarter Productions and Theatre Reviva! in association with Holofcener Ltd.
Tl;dr: Two female comedians debut their 30 minute solo shows on one bill.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
The Man.
The Man.
Stand-up comedy compilation show hosted by Ryan Mold, introducing short sets from some of the very best comedians across Brighton Fringe.
The twin tricksters perform magic and comedy inspired by clichés surrounding twins.
The twin tricksters perform magic and comedy inspired by clichés surrounding twins.
Stand-up comedy compilation show hosted by Ryan Mold, introducing short sets from some of the very best comedians across Brighton Fringe.
Thinking about putting on a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, or already in the process for 2021? Book a one-to-one slot with Alan Gordon (Registration Manager) and Katie Quee…
Thinking about putting on a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, or already in the process for 2021? Book a one-to-one slot with Alan Gordon (Registration Manager) and Katie Quee…
The Theatre Support Fund+, the team behind ‘The Show Must Go On!’ campaign and MZG Theatre Productions present, THE SHOW MUST GO ON! LIVE AT THE PALACE THEATRE from 2 t…
Are you thinking about bringing a show to the Edinburgh Fringe this year, either in person or online? Come along and virtually meet the team from the Fringe Society and find out wh…
Losers are funny! Come and laugh with the losers! Anti-heroes Arna Spek, Clive Coopman and James OD will perform stand-up routines about finding funny in the sadder end of life.
Losers are funny! Come and laugh with the losers! Anti-heroes Arna Spek, Clive Coopman and James OD will perform stand-up routines about finding funny in the sadder end of life.
The Giant Balloon Show will have the audience in stitches and in awe simultaneously.
The tradition of telling ghost stories reaches back many centuries and we’re keeping that custom alive with a visit from everyone’s favourite 17th-century monsterologist, Profe…
If you had a house fire what single item would you save? Treasure reveals the surprising and often touching stories that people have about the one thing they would hate to lose.
A live clowning interactive family-friendly circus show delivered online on Zoom.
A live clowning interactive family-friendly circus show delivered online on Zoom.
Simon David (“A hoot”, The Guardian) belongs to the most toxic, self-destructive and, frankly, annoying demographic there is: the white gay.
It’s a new show in from Harriet Kemsley as seen on ‘8 Out of 10 Cats’, ‘Hypothetical’, ‘Bobby & Harriet Get Married’, ‘Comedy Central at The Comedy Store’, ‘Pants on Fire’, ‘Stand …
Kinsmen: ‘Nowhere People’ is a South African production that extends on themes investigated in their debut album ‘Window to the Ashram’, 2017.
Kinsmen: ‘Nowhere People’ is a South African production that extends on themes investigated in their debut album ‘Window to the Ashram’, 2017.
Big Quiffy Bingo was a show that was full of glitz and glamour, thanks to the host of the evening Boogaloo Stu.
Join the People’s Music Collective for the launch of their debut EP - ‘UnLocked’! The PMC is a Soundcastle band based in Worthing, which celebrates the creativity, resilience and …
Join the People’s Music Collective for the launch of their debut EP - ‘UnLocked’! The PMC is a Soundcastle band based in Worthing, which celebrates the creativity, resilience and …
Hitcher Encounters brings you a quarantine friendly show designed to be experienced from the comfort of your home and in your own time.
It’s a new show in from Harriet Kemsley as seen on ‘8 Out of 10 Cats’, ‘Hypothetical’, ‘Bobby & Harriet Get Married’, ‘Comedy Central at The Comedy Store’, ‘Pants on Fire’, ‘Stand …
In ‘SH!T SHOW’, The Bobolyne Poets play among the pigeons, get therapy with Danny Dyer and leave something nasty in the Saatchi.
Hitcher Encounters brings you a quarantine friendly show designed to be experienced from the comfort of your home and in your own time.
In ‘SH!T SHOW’, The Bobolyne Poets play among the pigeons, get therapy with Danny Dyer and leave something nasty in the Saatchi.
If you had a house fire what single item would you save? Treasure reveals the surprising and often touching stories that people have about the one thing they would hate to lose.
The Late Show was a comedy night that lit up The Warren with much needed silliness, laughter and joy with the return of live shows.
The world famous (infamous?) Late Show returns to The Warren for the best in late-night laughs every Thursday, Friday and Saturday throughout the Fringe.
The Ultimate 70s Show is a totally live seven-piece tribute to the seventies, featuring Martin Metcalf ex Geordie, alongside the powerhouse vocals of Chris Peters.
Friday 14th May 2021, 8pm (doors open at 7.
The Blue Hearts Variety Show in support of NHS Charities together showcases the exceptional talent of those in the performing arts and allows us to hear the experiences of the incr…
Comedy ventriloquist Steve Hewlett brings his own style of comedy to the Ventriloquist world and his stuffed friends tag along for hilarious situations and improvisation…
Comedy ventriloquist Steve Hewlett brings his own style of comedy to the Ventriloquist world and his stuffed friends tag along for hilarious situations and improvisation…
Comedy Zebra Show este o trupă de comedie din Republica Moldova care a impresionat prin prestaţiile lor publicul și jurații emisiunii iUmor, unde au ajun…
Simon David (‘A hoot’ The Guardian) pulls painful pranks in an online, comedy fundraiser for transfem fund, FiveforFive.
A deliciously twisted and tender comedy about inner gremlins and awkward romance.
A two hour introductory workshop for self-producing artists and others interested in producing.
Big Deal Drama will be joining forces with poets, a visual artist and beatboxer/sound artist for Crep Project.
This surrealist, comedic drama explores the fear of moving forward, as four characters try to absorb the entire history of the world and rebuild society, living their lives on a lo…
Please note due to recent Government guidance changes, all HCBB sessions this term starting Jan 2021 will be held online in a 1 to 1 format.
Henry Churniavsky is a Jewish, Scouse Stand-Up Comedian.
The works of WS Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan are jewels in the English theatrical treasury and I, generally, have scant patience (no pun intended) with 'reimaginings'.
****Please note this is an online performance, you will be supplied with a zoom link to watch the show, if you wish to see Juliette in person she will be with us in Apri…
Weaving together Nietzsche’s sunglasses, James Bond in Toxteth, electric spiders and singing neanderthals into a hilarious tour-de-force that offers new hopes for a changing worl…
Comedy Zebra Show este o trupă de comedie din Republica Moldova care a impresionat prin prestaţiile lor publicul și jurații emisiunii iUmor, unde au ajuns pân�…
Comedy ventriloquist Steve Hewlett brings his own style of comedy to the Ventriloquist world and his stuffed friends tag along for hilarious situations and improvisation…
Light a candle, turn off the light, and let us begin.
Step back in time, to the era of romance.
Step back in time, to the era of romance.
Live from New York, it’s comedian Lori Hamilton’s one-woman variety show.
Dirty Harry has not only the original sound, feel, attitude and full back catalogue of Blondie, but a lookalike of Debbie to deliver the good stuff.
Two hours of big band hits to make your weekend go with a swing from Scotland’s record-breaking big band, Jon Ritchie and That Swing Sensation.
A showcase of musical performances from British Army Musicians presented by Lance Sergeant (LSgt) Connor Deacon and Lance Corporal (LCpl) Andee Birkett, two current serving members…
Broadway / West End veteran Timothy Quinlan exposes the humbling truth about life in musical theatre.
A woman tries to reconcile her identity as a Canadian-born child of British parents living in the United States while she desperately tries to score a ticket to the final show of C…
Following a sold-out UK tour, the smash-hit, true crime podcast All Killa no Filla is back for a limited run of huge shows including a one-off special at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Two shows only! Fringe favourites and Olivier Award-winning improvisers, The Showstoppers, take your kids’ ideas and transform them instantly into interactive musical adventures.
This virtual live event explores the role of theatre and performance in military life, especially in boosting troops’ morale.
Bringing the knowledge, education and entertainment of African cultural heritage to the people of the world. Every dance has a meaning and an origin.
Learn the ins and outs of the logistics behind achieving ambitious designs at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with Anna Driftmier, designer of Army @ The Fringe 2019 show Dead E…
It shouldn’t be controversial to assume that one’s ability to enjoy this particular interchange may well rest ultimately on personal politics and the level of individual anger …
Oliver Yellop, (Further Theatre) brings you a workshop on the process of making I Am Gavrilo Princip.
Find out more about bringing a show to Army @ The Fringe, what we’re looking for and our unique offering for artists.
Louis Prima (Sicilian-American, 1930’s-1950’s, comedy-jazzer), Keely Smith and band stormed Las Vegas.
Dirty Harry has not only the original sound, feel, attitude, and full back catalogue of the band, but a lookalike of Debbie to deliver the good stuff.
Currently the world’s leading Daft Punk Tribute Act, having sold-out shows in Europe, China and Russia.
Absolution is Scotland’s foremost live four-piece Muse tribute band.
Led by local historian and actor Colin Brown, Rebustours run throughout the Fringe, starting and finishing at The Royal Oak pub on Infirmary Street.
Live from New York, it’s comedian Lori Hamilton’s one-woman variety show.
A series of four afternoon concerts, featuring soloists Chris Black (organ), Sarah Moore (soprano) and Sophie Horrocks (mezzo-soprano) and sacred choral music from Eastern Europe, …
Two friends, Jack and Phil, meet in a hotel, bringing a video camera.
This small yet unmissable jewellery exhibition features over 300 unique pieces from 30 independent designers across the globe including local, emerging and established talents.
‘Infectious fun’ ***** (FringeReview.
Using only a deck of cards and a very talented toy rabbit, magician Craig Stephenson has dazzled audiences around the world with his exemplary sleight of hand skills combined with …
Our unique tour sets out to inform and entertain as we take you into both the Old and New Towns, giving you a real sense of the two sides of Edinburgh; revealing some of the secret…
Discover the stories of the musicians who have stayed, played and made music in Scotland’s capital city with these entertaining, guided walking tours.
Join festival favourite Stephen K Amos as he chats with guests hand-picked from the worlds of theatre, comedy and music.
‘Wonderful silliness’ ***** (GlamAdelaide.
Sometimes we all feel different but not everyone has that confirmed by a professional.
The Blueswater return to the Edinburgh Fringe with a special 10th-anniversary edition of their award-winning show, telling the stories and performing the songs of the artists that …
The biggest, brightest comedians at the Edinburgh Fringe all in one huge show, staged in the famous Udderbelly.
Enjoy a plaguey, fiery hour in this informative and interactive one-man show for history-loving kids.
Perhaps Pinter’s most political theatrical statement rings terrifyingly true as we enter our new decade.
British Comedy Award winner Nina Conti is pioneering a new dating show.
Great value lunchtime comedy compilation showcase featuring the best and brightest of this year’s Fringe comics.
The very best burlesque performers at the Fringe come together for more glamour and risqué late-night entertainment.
Join Mr Bubbles with his extraordinary soap bubbles in all shapes and sizes! Enjoy bouncy bubbles, bubbles inside bubbles, smoke bubbles, square bubbles, giant bubbles and even fir…
Best in Fringe Kids 2019.
Improvised Harry Potter from Chortle Award-winning Jericho Comedy.
Are you a kid? Do you like music, laughing and whack-a-doodle-noodle craziness? Grab your pet adult and join us! Direct from a UK tour and last year’s sell-out run; we’re back …
Chris Dugdale, the only act ever to win the Edfest Bouquet four times! Total sell-out 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.
Four of the best new acts on the circuit, selected by Just the Tonic.
Established as one of the best shows of the Fringe.
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.
Cameron Cook’s debut solo show, previously performed to full houses at Soho Theatre, offers up that rare and sought-after Fringe experience – you see a show, you know next to not…
Horror in all it’s forms from the brilliant, brutal mind of one of Scotland’s most talented comics.
They’re back! After years away, touring the world, the Olivier Award-winning godfathers of alternative cabaret celebrate their 30th anniversary with a triumphant return to the Frin…
Good morning, Edinburgh! After many successful Fringe sell-outs, we’re back for our fabulous 15th anniversary! Three new, stimulating, delicious, rotating “menus” of 10-15-minute c…
Hear tales of how the poor and unfortunate lived in terrible slum conditions where disease and death were commonplace.
Rhys Nicholson has a brand-new show and it’s BASICALLY finished.
Rhys Nicholson has a brand-new show and it’s BASICALLY finished.
Bafta-nominated comedian, Rachel Parris, is back with a brand-new show about big life changes.
Truth and taboo collide in this intimate visit with a phone sex operator.
Coming to BBC Radio 3.
BAFTA-nominated comedian, Rachel Parris, is back with a brand-new show about big life changes.
This online, live, interactive family show for kids 3-10 years old puts a wildly comedic, theatrical twist on the traditional kids’ show.
Following their smash-hit run of the Pirates of Penzance last year, the award-winning All-Male Company invites landlubbers below deck for a bold re-imagining of W.
Following on from his critically acclaimed shows about talking, hair, sleep, water, faces, the sky and the colour yellow, “the Fringe’s comedian laureate” (British Comedy Guide…
Jesse is paranoid and he's frightened and it's messing up his relationship, his job, his daughter and his life… In a bittersweet comedy fuelled by anti-Semitis…
A comedy show by Andrea Hubert, in which she’ll mostly bitch about the people in her group therapy, while attempting to make a point about ageing and being Jewish …
Twice grammy award winner Albert Lee with his band continues to delight audiences with his unique guitar style and soulful voice, delivering a great mixture of Roc…
Twice grammy award winner Albert Lee with his band continues to delight audiences with his unique guitar style and soulful voice, delivering a great mixture of Roc…
Performed at Soho Theatre to standing ovations, IT ALL returns to VAULT Festival for one night only.
Metropolis Music Presents: Gad Elmaleh J’ai choisi le Leicester Square Theatre pour improviser autour des thèmes de mon prochain spectacle#workinprogress Pl…
All the King's Men are a world-renowned, award-winning all-male a cappella group based in the heart of London.
All the King's Men are a world-renowned, award-winning all-male a cappella group based in the heart of London.
It ain\'t easy being Jack.
Paquito Forever, performed by Joan Vázquez, is an intimate, personal (and musical!) and fun account of the real-life adventures of Paquito (Paco) Alonso, a gay Catalonian growing …
"Comedy gold" – Guardian The mother of all confessional shows from the bestselling author and star of The Fast Show and Two Doors Down.
"Comedy gold" – Guardian The mother of all confessional shows from the bestselling author and star of The Fast Show and Two Doors Down.
Calling kids aged 5 to 100: join our mighty gang for an interactive show where the worlds of comedy and beatboxing collide – with electrifying results.
Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic is brought to life on stage in a brand new adaptation, premiering at The Hawth.
Harun Musho’d is an Arabic name. Good news is I can’t drive. Bad news is I have a rucksack. If you don’t like that joke, don’t come to this show.
Threedumb Theatre returns to the Tristan Bates Theatre for another whole day of one-act plays, showcasing a wide variety of new writing.
Being in a gay relationship is not always a dance on roses (yes, that’s a Danish expression), especially if you used to be in straight relationships.
Get yourselves down to The Girls From Oz - the most dinky-di singing Sheila’s this side of the black stump - for a bonza night of entertainment that’ll take you on a journey 16…
There will be no refunds.
There will be no refunds.
“JINGLE BELLS, JINGLE BELLS, XMAS TIME IS BEAUT! OH WHAT FUN IT IS TO RIDE IN A RUSTY HOLDEN UTE.
Harry and Chris (Guardian Pick of the Fringe 2018) are at the top of their field, having invented the field of comedy-rap-jazz.
One party gone wrong and a constellation of friends, family, and sacrosanct values falls apart.
“We’re leaving the EU!” “OH NO, WE AREN’T.
Full of good cheer, fun and jokes, carols under falling snow, spooky ghosts and glitter, what better way to get into the Christmas spirit than go to An Edinburgh Christmas Carol, D…
London is one of the most diverse cities in the world, a place where people of different generations class, ethnicity, faith and sexual orientation co-exist.
Acţiunea gravitează în jurul familiei formate din Maurice (Marius Manole), Margaret (Medeea Marinescu) şi fiica lor Adele (Diana Roman).
Definitely Oasis are regarded by many Oasis fans and promoters alike as the best Oasis tribute band there is.
We need your help!Three bouncy besties seeking some top notch cookie hunters! Quick thinking, team playing adventurers needed to help Amy, Zoë and James on their quest to the high…
Christian Patterson returns as the clumsy schemer Francis Henshall! Written by Richard Bean| Directed by Peter Doran| Designed by Sean Crowley This Autumn, the Torch Theatr…
Dave’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards are in the heart of the West End for three shows only.
In fringe theatre, no one can hear you scream: one hour, one woman, one cult movie.
The ALBUMS SHOW is BACK! TWO more classic Billy Joel albums performed in their entirety… in ONE sensational show.
The ALBUMS SHOW is BACK!TWO more classic Billy Joel albums performed in their entirety… in ONE sensational show.
DRACULA: ONE BLOODY FANG AFTER ANOTHERWritten and Performed by John Hewer Whitby, England, 1897.
Fresh from a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe, Nick brings the mellow thunder with a brand-new stand-up show with one of those zeitgeisty titles that kids love the…
Shakespeare hasn’t written anything new for an age, so we thought we would give him a hand…Using his language, your audience suggestions and our overactive imaginations, we cre…
In a country on the verge of doom and murderous clowns on the loose on our cinema screens, Join Awk this October and allow it to show you there’s more to life than work.
After being fired from his skiffle band, Francis Henshall is skint and hungry.
Catch Jonathan Pie before he heads out on his huge national Fake News Tour.
A couple confront impending death with bawdy humour and burgeoning sadness in Ridiculusmus’s unsettling two-hander, set in a future cursed by eternal life without eternal youth.
The Home prides itself on being integrated within the community, so what better way to show it than with crowd favourite, The Home’s Got Talent! Come and see our residents compet…
Written, created and performed by Isabella Bliss, international star of both screen and stage.
Here at The Showstoppers’ Kids Show we take your ideas and turn them into marvellous, musical interactive adventures.
The heart-warming and hilarious Broadway show based on the classic movie starring Tom Hanks, comes to The Dominion Theatre for its West End Premier.
Only a couple of weeks ago I, and some friends, were in an Escape Room.
Join Chapterhouse Theatre Company for this brand-new adaptation of everyone’s favourite swashbuckling pirate adventure: Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island.
A Tribute to Arthur Conan Doyle, the Man Behind and Beyond Sherlock Holmes with a discussion by New York author, Elizabeth Crowens and Tania Henzell, a relation of the Doyle family…
The UK’s first and premier award for celebrating live comedy.
Dirty Harry captures the rapture of Blondie and not only has the original sound, feel, attitude and full back catalogue of the band but a lookalike of Debbie.
Keela Kraving’s Grand Show is the show you just can’t miss! Are you ready to be bewitched, bothered and bewildered? We will have a stellar line-up for this open mic nigh…
Join the star of Parks and Recreation and Fargo for an evening of deliberative talking and light dance that will compel you to chuckle whilst enjoining you to brandish a better sid…
The Time Show is a comedy/theatre/spoken word show about time.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe Participants.
Wendy showcases new material from her forthcoming album, featuring her powerful, siren-like voice (the mystical creatures that lured sailors to their death, not a police siren!), c…
Fresh from his recent successful tour, Scotland’s number one Bublé tribute act, Michael Hastie invites you to a night full of seductive songs and big band classics in a fabulous…
Legendary singer-songwriter Donovan performs an acoustic set in this very special event showcasing the documentary film Donovan and The Beatles in India.
Wind down and immerse yourself in an intimate, candlelit performance in this evocative location.
In 2016 we lost Prince, one of the most prolific and controversial musical icons of all time.
Part show, part disco, all party! Electric live performances and three channels of music to choose from on your glowing headphones.
The creator of Freaks and Geeks and director of Bridesmaids brings his perspective on the global television and film landscape in this special one-off event.
Rhys Nicholson is a nice man who is doing his best.
Do you love Georgian architecture? Come and join Graham Hickey, Conservation Director of the Dublin Civic Trust, for a fascinating lecture exploring the architectural development o…
Edinburgh artist Davy Macdonald showcases a stunning new collection of abstract, conceptual and fine art oil paintings.
Comedy sketches and satirical comments with an Edinburgh twist from Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and guests.
One is the final part in Bert and Nasi’s trilogy on contemporary questions, following Eurohouse and the Total Theatre Award-winning Palmyra.
Strangely’s folk-punk-cabaret riot returns with new songs and shenanigans.
We will be picking the very best charts from our vast library to celebrate the golden age of the big bands.
The Annual General Meeting of the Fringe Society where activity is reviewed, accounts are presented and directors elected. If you’re passionate about the Fringe, come and be heard.
From the management of Micky Flanagan, Mark Watson, Zoe Lyons, Gary Delaney and Hal Cruttenden, don’t miss the chance to see some of the hottest up-and-coming comedy acts of the mo…
Russell T Davies is the man behind classic and acclaimed TV series Doctor Who, Queer As Folk, Torchwood and Cucumber, among many others.
A remarkably vivid picture of one merciless family and three desperate lives.
Returning to the Fringe for its fifth year, Inverkeithing Community Big Band promises an incredible evening of exciting jazz and toe-tapping swing from Ellington, Basie and many mo…
‘The best artist we’ve ever had in session’ (BBC Radio Scotland).
Direct from Australia, John Rowe brings his sofa-based entertainment show to the Edinburgh Fringe.
Hello, I am Charles Quarterman.
David Harmer and Ray Globe recently turned 60.
All the way from the land of sun, sea and Mexican* sombreros (*not Spanish!) these intrepid comedians have made their way to Edinburgh by sea, air and Megabus, to show the world th…
In the second EduMod session on slavery, a specific focus on the city of Edinburgh will shine a light on what Scotland’s capital city gained from the transatlantic trade.
The multi-stylistic, unconventional cellist and singer Johanna Stein returns to the Fringe.
Comedian & silly boy Ted Hill’s debut stand-up show is about every single U.
‘When did no become a turn on? No.
Live, original band as seen at The London Palladium with seven critically acclaimed, original albums and over 2,000 live shows.
The Edinburgh Renaissance Band are joined by Polyhymnia Dancers in the ever-popular Viol Rackett Show, with a fresh programme for 2019 of music, song and dance from the Middle Ages…
This is your chance to bring the whole family and sing along with the fantastic and versatile Massaoke Band, guided by giant video lyrics, as they raise the curtains on your favour…
Celebrating a decade of Big Girls Don’t Cry featuring The East Coast Boys.
Bell Dance – Ring, ring, ring… the Tibetan boys and girls happily dance and ring their bells.
Islam Festival Edinburgh is open to everyone, old or young, with any faith or none.
Cora is at the festival to see her ex-boyfriend perform.
Alex Hodgson’s Half Past Seven Show gives a muckle tip of his bunnet to some of Scotland’s best variety entertainers.
Back at the Fringe for a fourth sell-out year, the world’s biggest big band (probably!) bring you an all-new set featuring the finest swing, jazz and Latin from the golden era of b…
AMDA will be conducting placement and scholarship auditions for its BFA and Conservatory programs in Acting, Music Theatre, Dance Theatre and Performing Arts.
Funny Women One to Watch and Soho Radio presenter Kelly Ford AKA Book of Mum teams up with Max Turner finalist Naomi Wattis (BBC Two, BBC Radio 4 Extra) to talk about judgment, per…
Come and join Bessy and friends in their new lunchtime chamber music concerts for children! Bring along your own picnic and munch your lunch as Bessy and friends serenade you in ou…
UK meets USA in this song circle featuring acclaimed songwriters from New Jersey (Dan Sheehan, Andy Krikun) and Scotland (Seán McLaughlin, Annie Booth) exchanging stripped-down re…
For the seventh year at this wonderful venue, William Alexander again gives a recital of Chopin’s piano music and performs a selection of preludes, waltzes, nocturnes, polonaises a…
Gay and straight worlds collide, as unlikely friends James Barr (Gay) and Dan Hudson (NonGay) plus special guests bring their award-winning comedy podcast to Edinburgh! Expect audi…
Dirty Harry captures the rapture of Blondie and has not only the original sound, feel, attitude, and full back catalogue of the band but a lookalike of Debbie to deliver the good s…
Alan Mosca, formerly of Freddie and The Dreamers, retells stories of yesteryear with song and a touch of comedy.
Be a passenger on our cliche-free poem/song journey tonight: relationships, nature, places and much more! It’s alternative.
Join Mr Bubbles with his extraordinary soap bubbles in all shapes and sizes! Enjoy bouncy bubbles, bubbles inside bubbles, smoke bubbles, square bubbles, giant bubbles and even fir…
The award-winning Fiona Henderson School of Dance returns to the Edinburgh Fringe after their sell-out debut in 2017 with a unique creative dance composition created and rehearsed …
I’m 55.
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Die! Die! Die! Old People Die! Ridiculusmus.
Miss Sophie has invited her four closest friends to celebrate her 90th birthday.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Enjoy watching some of the best one-liner comedians at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe rise to the challenge of performing a total of 1,000 of their best one-liners to raise money fo…
In this alternative history show four panellists each deliver an original stand-up comedy set based around an event which happened on the same date as the show at some point in his…
New to the Fringe! A show that really takes the biscuit! A hilarious farcical radio show about Leonard Biscuit, the most put-upon man in the land and his escapades.
Join a massive line-up of the biggest names on the Fringe for a raucous evening of comedy to help the fight against brain tumours.
BBD Productions make their debut at the Fringe with Big Band Does… Broadway.
The mother of all confessional shows from the bestselling author and star of The Fast Show and Two Doors Down.
Internationally acclaimed writer John Philip Newell works with some of the most talented young artists of Scotland to tell the story of an enchanted Hebridean world that was lost b…
In an unassuming French restaurant, an American news anchor meets with a man who reveals to her that the 1969 moon landing was faked and this time there’s proof.
Rarely does the stage premiere of a work take place twenty-three years after it was written, but Out Of Bounds Theatre has claimed the honour with their gritty production of 44 Inc…
UK’s No 1 swing band, The Jive Aces, present their biggest theatre show to date The Big Beat Revue! Also featuring Kara Lane, Lottie B and Grazia Bevilacqua, this show features t…
Chameleon Lady are the latest big noise from Edinburgh with their exciting brand of semi-acoustic pop.
Joanne and Lisa were like sisters.
Music of great halls, cathedrals and servants’ quarters is brought to life by the group who have been delighting Fringe audiences since 1973.
Best of magic, dance, comedy, singing and more.
Verbatim stories of “love” in all its magnificence and monstrousness.
Newtongrange Silver Band is a traditional mining village brass band based on the outskirts of Edinburgh, but their repertoire is far from traditional.
In this concert you will hear a wide variety of piobaireachd (pronounced approximately ‘pee-broch’), the classical music of the great Highland bagpipe, Scotland’s national in…
Hilarious hour of stand up comedy.
Can olives and gravy ever be mixed? The story of a working-class northern girl bringing up three middle-class children in London is told in this very funny, warm hearted and livel…
After directing ungrateful clown duo Zach & Viggo, starring in an award-winning funk opera with Thumpasaurus, and touring the world three times over, Jonny Woolley (AKA Mr X) rolls…
The Discount Comedy Checkout have been wowing crowds for over 10 years on the UK comedy circuit with 100% raw and unscripted comedy improvisation shows.
Morning: coffee concert of informal music-making.
The 15-strong troupe bring colourful, rhythmic, authentic local dances from Côte D’Ivoire (West Africa).
Springsteen tribute The Rising will once again play a dynamic two-and-a-half-hour set of classics from Springsteen and the E Street Band.
It’s the smallest comedy show in the smallest venue at the Fringe.
Staying sharp as you age is easy… just eat this super berry, do five simple things or play this game to beat dementia! But what if it’s not as simple as the hype suggests? If w…
The comedy panel show NO ONE is talking about - but they should be! Two teams of two comedians compete in a series of ridiculous quiz rounds to win a very ridiculous prize.
Cluster-bombed with yoghurt on Taskmaster, half-killed by Bear Grylls on Celebrity Island, scrawny Fringe legend Watson returns with his show about empathy: one of the top-ten best…
When Edinburgh’s pandas disappear suspicion falls on gangsters from Glasgow.
After multiple sell-out performances in the last two years’ Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Edinburgh Youth Orchestra returns once again with an exciting and varied programme under th…
An army of foreign invaders, bad guys, rapists and thieves, fake news, sensationalist tweets and buckets of ice cream, Creon rules Thebes with ungoverned rage.
Rory returns to York with a brand spanking new title for a show that could, in many respects, be quite similar to the one he did last year i.
Rory returns to York with a brand spanking new title for a show that could, in many respects, be quite similar to the one he did last year i.
An unmissable evening with Edinburgh’s incredible swing, jazz and blues big bands on rotation every Thursday night.
Since 1999, ROSL has brought together young classical musicians from across the Commonwealth to perform at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Luth’s on an action-packed circus adventure – but she needs your help! She’s looking for giggle-ready three to seven-year-olds to help her solve a whole host of fun physical chal…
Join us for an evening of stand-up comedy to raise funds for Barnardo’s.
Angus Deayton, Helen Atkinson Wood, Michael Fenton Stevens and Philip Pope return to the Fringe to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the legendary, award-winning radio comedy at th…
Fringe University invites you to meet with students, graduates, and professors to find out how you can get the most out of the Fringe.
Yes, it’s true! Those tap-dancing, juggling, pink-suited comedians from Tokyo are back at the Fringe for the sixth time! Don’t miss this hilarious, amazingly entertaining show!…
The Glang Show is the only anarcho-comedy utopia that has travelled back in time from beyond the heat death of the universe.
Jeff, Heidi, Hunter, and Susan write a musical about Jeff, Heidi, Hunter, and Susan writing a musical.
The Polis are Scotland’s No 1 Police tribute act, performing an energetic and dynamic live set with all the urgency and angst of The Police at their very best.
Sam Rapp is The Dyslexic Poet.
Back at the Fringe again after a gap of a few years for another trip down memory lane.
Tenement Jazz Band return to continue their exploration of the roots of jazz, from ragtime through to the jazz age.
Scotch pie push-ups, cludgie clenches, haggis swings anybody? You know you want to gie ‘em a go.
‘Ladies and gentlemen, the performance is about to begin, could I please ask you all to turn your mobile phones ON.
Tim Vine hears the life stories of the public while showcasing his trademark gleeful wordplay and silly songs.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
On the Brink Theatre Company return to Edinburgh, their name having a deeper relevance than ever, with their alternative take on our critically fragile environment; influences happ…
Is the Big Bad Wolf really bad, or just misunderstood and trying to trigger his muddled memory? Could music or something else beginning with M be the answer? Its a mystery that wil…
The Brunton’s series of classical lunchtime concerts.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Janice Forsyth and Grant Stott present The Afternoon Show from the heart of the festivals, showcasing the best acts and talking to the biggest names in town.
Queen are in Edinburgh and they’re here to rock in a brand-new show guaranteed to blow your mind.
Tired of Tinder? Had it with Hornet? Ghosted on Grindr? You are not alone – come to this combined cabaret, comedy and bingo show.
A show about knitting.
Sundays are the day of rest, but Brewhemians don’t believe in this! We’ve got local blues bands, fantastic choirs and award-winning a cappella groups as well as showstopping silent…
A sensory experience, teaching you how to nose and taste whisky, helping to discover the perfect dram for your palate.
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‘Consistently boasting the most interesting line-ups in the country’ (Times). The best acts from the Fringe come and mooch about and make you laugh at midnight.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Ben likes Al, but Al says he’s straight.
Coming to The Wardrobe Theatre in Bristol in the summer holidays, The Bird Show uses live music, puppetry and lots of silly bird puns in this heart-fluttering physical comedy about…
A hilarious street cleaner sweeps you off on an outdoor journey into the unknown festival, uncovering its secrets and making an ingenious show out of rubbish with his extraordinary…
Crichton Kirk welcomes internationally renowned ensemble The Marian Consort, whose dynamic, fresh approach to Portuguese polyphony entranced audiences in 2017.
Louis Prima, Sicilian-New Orleanian, 1930s-1950s, comedy-jazzer, sung by Philip Contini: ‘his genius makes him so special’ (Scotsman).
I’m back with a new show delving into all the things I hate about myself, in under an hour! From my ‘gay voice’ to my fat arse; I’m learning how scary it can be to love you…
Witness a magical extravaganza where you will marvel at The Biggest Balloon in the World and risk your dryness at the ultimate game of Water Pistol Roulette! All live on stage in f…
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Beatboxing.
Returning for the third time after the previous full-house shows.
Experience the dark and hidden atmosphere of the Detective Inspector John Rebus books which are written by best-selling crime writer Ian Rankin.
Twin tricksters Kane & Abel perform magic and comedy inspired by clichés surrounding twins.
Afternoons: organ concert by Christopher Black; Sarah Moore sings Rachmaninoff/Mozart; Roxburgh Quartet playing Barber/Schostakovich; Hadley Court Singers/SMAS choir/orchestra musi…
High-energy powerhouse standup for purists featuring big laughs from a road-hardened pro.
An original play inspired by a child’s love of Christmas; with song, dance and traditional Christmas offerings.
And other noble-minded nonsense.
Brian (Seaton) Demento and Richard (Collins) Demento perform their outlandish, shocking and downright silly self-penned songs and rock‘n’roll parodies.
Paul Currie is bringing his sell out 2014/2015 award-winning masterpiece back to Edinburgh.
PBH reads from his book, the story of the Free Fringe from 1996 to now: how we became the Fringe’s biggest show provider and the many catastrophes and odd triumphs along the way.
This provocative, comic and life-affirming one-man show invites you to the core of spiritual debate to experience a journey of life, death and transcendence.
Russell Howard, Miranda Hart, Tim Minchin.
Magician Craig Stephenson has dazzled audiences around the world with his exemplary sleight of hand skills combined with devilish psychological illusion.
Silly (adj.
A thought-provoking show about haircuts and heartache.
Following on from our success last year, the gin-tasting show is back with comedy and songs interspersing our three free gin tastings.
Surrealist comedian, author, illustrator and Fringe favourite Olaf Falafel presents his latest book It’s One Giant Leek For Mankind.
This small yet unmissable jewellery exhibition features over 300 unique pieces from 30 independent designers across the globe, including local emerging and established talents.
Award-winning comedian and radio presenter Philipp Kostelecky brings the best acts of the Fringe together for one of the latest shows of the festival.
Discover handmade objects for you, and your home, from 41 Scotland-based makers in one unique location.
The Byrd International Singers, directed by Markdavin Obenza, participates in an annual Renaissance course offered by the Byrd Ensemble (US).
Nicola Osborne (#CreativeInformatics, University of Edinburgh) reckons that data-driven technologies are inspiring new and unexpected opportunities for creative people and organisa…
Our unique tour sets out to inform and entertain as we take you into both the Old and New towns, giving you a real sense of the two sides of Edinburgh; revealing some of the secret…
Entertaining and informative guided walking tours that tell the stories of the musicians who have stayed, played and made music in Edinburgh.
The biggest, brightest comedians at the Edinburgh Fringe all in one huge show, staged in the famous Udderbelly.
Get off the tourist drag and onto the gin trail: see the New Town through gin-tinted spectacles with gin liqueur cocktails, G&T toasted marshmallows, gin-cured salmon and a Highlan…
The Bubble Show For Adults Only starts innocently enough.
Have you ever been into something before it was cool? An indie band or the latest fashion trend? The Next Next Big Thing is your chance to get in on the ground floor with two of th…
Direct from the Wild West, the infamous Gravel Road Show presents Oklahoma, USA!, a world-premiere cabaret featuring blood and thunder melodrama, heel-kickin’ musical theatre and…
Edinburgh’s #1 rated comedy club and three-time Scottish Comedy Award winner brings you its pick of the Fringe for the very first time! Showcasing the very best acts from the Mon…
Join festival favourite Stephen K Amos as he chats with guests hand-picked from the worlds of theatre, comedy and music.
You think science is boring, think again; this is science like you have never seen it before.
Following the show’s sell-out nationwide tour, Jagged Little Pill makes its debut at the Edinburgh Fringe paying tribute to Alanis Morissette and her iconic album with uplifting …
One dinghy.
Magic for teens, tweens and hot soccer mums.
Star of Scot Squad, Darren Connell comes to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for one night only! Nominated for a BAFTA, Darren is best known for portraying the lovable Bobby Muir on B…
It’s the ruby anniversary of Madness and Paul Putner celebrates the past 40 years as a lifelong fan.
Tête-à-Tête: Paris-Edinburgh is a collection of original contemporary photographs taken by Ewan Barry and Audrey Pinard.
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society will be bringing a true taste of Scotland to the Fringe, with an all-encompassing sensory feast that celebrates the best of our culture.
Based on Robert Fulghum’s best-selling books, this musical takes a funny, insightful, heart-warming look at what is profound in everyday life.
You’re at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the biggest arts festival in the world – come see a showcase of the comedians that perform in Edinburgh year round.
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…
Treat yourself and treat your kids to the new (even better) best magic show for adults and young teens who will cry and pout if they don’t get what they want.
This crowd-pleasing musical is inspired by and features the songs of Elvis Presley.
This comedy duo started working together over 20 years ago, touring all over the world with companies including The Lady Boys of Bangkok.
Rising stars Louise Young and Anja Atkinson make their Fringe debut.
Get ready for word-bending, thought-provoking, side-splitting comedy.
Like 50 Shades Of Grey, but funny on purpose.
This is a quick-fire compilation show featuring the rising stars of comedy each doing five minutes.
Multi-award winning Pete Storm and Pete Sinclair are bringing two of America’s music legends together with their amazing tribute show.
One man, a guitar, and the most venerated love story of all time.
Featuring former West End singers and dancers, this combined tribute to two of the most iconic musicals of all time is simply electrifying! Have the time of your life watching Baby…
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.
Ten strangers visit the same park bench on the same day.
The Fawlty Towers Live Themed Dinner Show is one of two similar events happening at this year's Edinburgh Fringe; both themed dinners based on the legendary iconic 1970s sitcom…
Richard Duffy’s been celebrating Christmas every day since the day he was born.
A spectacular mixed bill variety show bursting with the best stand-ups, character comedians, musical acts and the most original performers at the Fringe.
Nestled in New Town and overlooking Princes Street Gardens and the Scott Monument, The Scottish Cafe & Restaurant makes for a very pleasant spot for enjoying Afternoon Tea whil…
A year ago, the world ended.
The Edinburgh Revue returns for its 10th Fringe, bringing you 50 minutes of ‘brave, intelligent, and inventive’ (BroadwayBaby.
A completely unique, side-splittingly hilarious walk of Edinburgh’s Old Town with local comedian Daniel Downie that promises to be more hysterical than historical.
Sarcastic nonsense, ridiculous stories and crackpot theories.
There are worse ways to start a show than with free sweets, and no better way to end it than with a singalong.
Suren Jayemanne (Aus) has made a splash on the Australian scene, with his debut TV stand-up special featured as part of ABC’s Comedy Next Gen series.
Nick Elleray brings the mellow thunder to the Fringe with a brand-new stand-up show with a great new zeitgeisty title that the kids will love.
For those who want more from their comedy than one guy standing still on a stage with a microphone.
A new stand-up show from David Callaghan.
Great value, great venue and great fun! Lunchtime compilation showcasing comedians you must not miss with new line-ups every day hand-picked from across the Fringe.
Stop right now! Thank you very much.
Calling kids aged 5 to 100, join our mighty gang! A sensational interactive show, where the worlds of comedy and beatboxing collide with electrifying results.
2018 was going to be Emily’s year.
The tour is regarded by many as a pioneer in its field and a must-see cultural attraction in guide books throughout the world.
We put comedians head-to-head in a battle of wit and put-downs.
The Bristolian bumbling ex-darts champ is back.
Come one, come all to this tragic affair! Comedy Freak Show is an exhibition of comedic rarities.
Enjoy an hour of the best up-and-coming one-liner comedians on the circuit in this celebration of puns, one-liners and wordplay.
Discover a world of flavour on an expert-led guided tour at Edinburgh’s only single malt whisky distillery, the first in the capital for nearly 100 years.
Last year Bruce spent an hour telling hilarious stories about how he looked into the abyss of middle age with the maturity of a teenager.
If you’ve been unlucky in love, nothing makes you feel better about yourself than laughing at someone else.
RLS is synonymous with Edinburgh.
Former “straight” and rising NYC star Keenan Steiner (NY Comedy Festival) makes his Fringe debut with a high-octane hour on the hilarity of coming out late and living life gay.
You never know what’ll change your life.
After shows on gangs, golliwogs, racism and politics, James Nokise returns with last year’s hit show on… sports! Yep.
Welcome to the Atomic Saloon: a place where the beer is flowing and anything goes, so long as you can afford it…Madam Boozy Skunkton is our host for the evening – the straight-…
The fifth year of the world unique audience autism conversion show faces new issues.
Hooray! ‘Bob is an Architect of the hilarious.
Acclaimed stand-up (and the UK’s foremost gilet apologist) Stuart Laws reflects on the day his life changed forever when he risked everything in a Vegas poker tournament.
Fresh from performing at the Adelaide and Melbourne Fringe festivals 2019, catch South End Comedy Festival’s Best Newcomer Winner in this revealing one-man show.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Top acts dust off their most out-of-date material.
Help us to find out which ghosts haunt our famous underground vaults.
Freddie Folkston takes a whimsical look at three decades and the generations which helped shape a brave new world for millennials.
A no-holds-barred comedy show starring Will Mars (FOX’s Showtime at The Apollo) and Sarah Lee (Jewish Comedian of the Year finalist 2018).
We all have to work.
Feast on five of the tastiest up-and-coming comedians on the circuit in this stand-up comedy showcase, including your award-winning host Wes Dalton, featuring a different line-up e…
The world is going to sh*t! Or so it seems.
Raul Kohli grew up with many heroes.
Following a very successful run in 2018, the Common People are back for more! Janet and Paul are ordinary, common people and very happy with it! They aren’t trying to educate any…
Possibly the best musical comedy show with live piano and a Romanian performer! It is a 50-minute journey through life.
Martin and Logy are back in Edinburgh and ready to have some fun.
Uxbridge’s third hardest man: Mad Ron.
Winner of Fringe World 2019 Best Children’s Show Weekly Award! The multi award-winning, sell-out sensation of 2018, The Greatest Magic Show is coming to Edinburgh for the first tim…
Life’s getting a bit serious innit? Political instability, social politics making people less social – life now is guilt, followed by shame.
Following last year’s sell-out run, All Together Irish returns with a daily selection of Ireland’s top comics plus guests from other countries.
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…
Part safari party.
Four of the best new acts on the circuit, selected by Just the Tonic.
Horror in all its forms from the brilliant, brutal mind of one of Scotland’s most talented comics.
Angelos is up in Edinburgh to do his stuff and to stand in front of people for about 13 days, maybe more if he can get time off at the stables.
If you’re looking for fun and interactive quiz formats that work well as hour long Edinburgh Fringe shows, then pickings are comparatively slim.
The Fantastic Magic Show is a special and unique experience for the children and their parents.
Please note: this is not a comedy show.
Established as one of the best shows of the Fringe.
Offensive is the new black.
Chris Dugdale: Down to One.
Double Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Carl Donnelly (‘Observational genius’ (Guardian)) returns with a new show about how difficult it is to be a good person in the modern age.
Seven comedians: you, the audience, decide their fate.
A parade of comedians have 90 seconds of safety to impress the crowd, before facing the gong and the wrath of special guest judges! Always fun and loose, don’t miss this fast-paced…
Wild man of the accordion, Sandy Brechin, launches a brand new show of fast and funky traditional tune sets, featuring amazing new compositions from the long-awaited forthcoming th…
***** (Dircksey.
Sam (Australia), nominated for Best Comedy at Fringe World 2016.
A fun-packed feast of traditional music, dance, song and myth with historic Prestonfield House and the magnificent setting for this nightly dinner show.
Divet Show will bring glitter, glamour, fun and over 30 world-class stars like Adele, Whitney, Celine, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Freddie Mercury, Cher.
We live in a divided world and we want to cross that divide.
Best friends Emm and Leo have made the bold artistic decision to graduate without any skills or job prospects.
A packed room at Gilded Balloon’s new Patter Hoose venue shows that even a rainy Friday morning can’t dampen the enthusiasm for bubbles.
Living in Kent - Maxwell tells us – he is surrounded by the sort of puce-faced, fake WWII heroes who seem to think that having once watched a film with John Mills in it automatic…
Join ‘the most renowned sketch troupe of them all’ (Independent) as they embark on another exceptional world tour, performing to over 20,000 people across two continents.
Good morning, Edinburgh! After Fringe sell-outs in 2017 and 2018, we’re moving to a lovely new venue.
Award-winning LBC radio presenter, CNN political commentator and For the Many podcast host brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs to the Fringe for the first tim…
The biggest, gayest set of tales the Fringe has ever heard comes out to play in this theatrical performance-meets-storytelling competition.
An abandoned party; a neglected bedroom; a cluttered AV desk.
‘Their versions of the Marvel films might even be better’ ****½ (fb.
Doug Crossley’s solo show brings together songs, comedy and the heartache of trying to understand a friend’s suicide.
Join the quickest wits in comedy for a side-splitting, jaw-dropping, time-travelling adventure that’s fun for literally everyone.
Baby Wants Candy has become almost as much a staple of the Fringe as being slapped in the face with flyers on the Royal Mile.
The Land of My Fathers and Mothers and Some Other People is an all-singing, all-dancing re-enactment of what Rhys’s Mam wrote down 40 years ago.
Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and self-dubbed ‘Lie-in King’, Seann Walsh returns to Edinburgh.
For All I Care is, first and foremost, the story of two women.
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…
As seen on ABC, The Comedy Channel and Channel 11 which featured their one hour comedy special.
Written and directed by Janet Moran.
Britain’s most loveable fox takes you on a journey of laughs, storytelling and song in a show for all the family, specially written for the live stage and packed with fun and excit…
Last spotted leaving BBC’s River City in a limo with Claire from Steps – Gary is back at the Fringe following smash-hit runs in 2016/17.
Twice-nominated Scottish Comedy Awards Best Newcomer, Christopher KC, brings his riotous debut show to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Join young Jim Hawkins as he embarks onto the Hispaniola, setting sail across the salty seas with its crew of ruthless buccaneers in search of Captain Flint’s mysterious bounty.
Star of BBC Radio 4’s Chinese Comedian and co-host of E4’s The Hangover Games, Ken Cheng is back with a complete treatise on racism.
A show about getting lost and getting found.
Fringe favourites and Olivier Award-winning improvisers, The Showstoppers, take your kids’ ideas and transform them on the spot into interactive musical adventures.
Rachel’s been described by some losers as obnoxious, rude and contrary.
Andy has performed at 40 Edinburgh Festivals.
Join this lively and entertaining guided walking tour and enjoy decades of thrilling Fringe stories from today to Edinburgh’s first festivals in 1947.
An hour with Harriet Dyer is an hour of absurdism where literally anything can happen.
Part party, part PSHE lesson and part coming-of-age rom-com, A Womb of One’s Own is a heartfelt love letter to women’s bodies everywhere.
One Duck Down.
All the King’s Men are a world-renowned, award-winning all-male a cappella group based in the heart of London.
The Glang Show is the only anarcho-comedy utopia that has travelled back in time from beyond the heat death of the universe.
Harriet (BBC3, BBC Live at The Fringe, BBC Radio 4 Extra, BBC Knock Knock, BBC Ouch, Absolute Radio) loves dinosaurs.
“It’s NOT the Joshua Benson Show” is all I was ever told as a kid.
Join the quickest whites in comedy for a side-splitting, jaw-dropping, time-travelling adventure that’s fun for literally everyone.
“It’s NOT the Joshua Benson Show” is all I was ever told as a kid.
Rahul Kohli grew up with many heroes.
Rahul Kohli grew up with many heroes.
In this, the 60th Anniversary of one of the world’s most iconic music venues, the Ronnie Scott’s All Stars take to the road to celebrate the ‘Ronnie Sc…
Rahul Kohli grew up with many heroes.
Rising stars Louise Young and Neil Harris make their Great Yorkshire Fringe debut.
What's the difference between a sign and a gesture? Carla Pol, the Italian comedian, opens up like a silly Russian doll interweaving her disconnected visual world a…
Come and join us for the York Fringe Dog Show in aid of RSPCA York.
When the Britpop band ‘Shed Seven’ disbanded in 2003, a dozen people witnessed the drummer’s only attempt at standup comedy.
Invisible is an unflinching, hilarious and unexpected insight into life at an age when the world ghosts you.
Fresh from his appearance on 'Comedy Central at the Comedy Store', Huge Davies is preparing for his first hour.
Star of Radio 4’s Chinese Comedian, E4’s The Hangover Games and winner of Dave’s Joke of the Fringe, Ken returns with a love-letter to all the Twitter …
Joyride is back!! Harry and Chris are the nation’s favourite comedy rap jazz duo, and after selling out three Edinburgh Fringe shows in a row, they’re bringi…
Following her critically acclaimed debut show 'Woman of the Year', meet Anna's brand-new characters and join some returning favourites all tryin…
For 3 nights only, the York Dungeon will open their cages to the city of York, open their arms to new audiences, and expose their smelly armpits at the Great Yorkshire F…
Direct from London’s world-famous jazz club, The Ronnie Scott’s All Stars presents a tribute to perhaps the most significant and popular composer of all time…
just JOSH & WonderPhil are proud to present their debut double act.
Time travelling magicians Morgan & West return to the Great Yorkshire Fringe with their jaw-dropping, heart-stopping, brain-busting, opinion-adjusting, death-defying…
Award winning jazz vocalist and Radio 2 presenter Clare Teal and her All Stars will traverse a rich landscape of timeless and sparkling material as they celebrate the Gr…
Big Box Aliens is an alternative comedy experience like no other.
Alice Fraser has been lying to herself.
The world outside is (probably) falling apart.
At first glance, The Ugly One looks somewhat clinical.
Glory.
Please note: This is a youth theatre production The Mansfield Palace Intermediate Youth Theatre presents this fun, energised and fresh take on scary legend that is…
Join comedians Rachel Fairburn and Kiri Pritchard-McLean as they explore a shared passion, serial killers.
Band Of Horses have been a mainstay of indie rock for a decade, with five studio albums, including the Grammy-nominated Infinite Arms, to their name.
Direct from Brooklyn’s most notorious nightclub, BLUNDERLAND is an acid trip down the rabbit hole for a variety show unlike any other.
In this historical feminist coming-of-age musical comedy show, Harriet brings forth a team of rebellious women from the history of science to help her wage battle agains…
Stand up comedy show as part of the Greater Manchester Fringe.
Tuesday 18th June, 7pmTickets: £15 or £11 for school groupsDuration: 165minsSuitable for: no age guide has been given about this screening yet…
Enter the darkness, take a seat and prepare as your master of ceremonies ‘Jen’ guides you through this chilling theatrical experience.
Writer/comedian David Head and singer/songwriter Matt Glover of Sincere Deceivers are proud to present their critically acclaimed story and song show “A Good Service on All Other…
As part of Nomad Festival @ Greenwich pop-up Rotunda Theatre.
Four years ago, Dylan Dodds asked himself a question.
As part of Nomad Festival @ Greenwich pop-up Rotunda Theatre.
James’ grandad was world middleweight champion.
All My Sonsby Arthur Millerdirected by Jeremy Herrin Broadcast live from The Old Vic in London, Academy Award-winner Sally Field (Steel Magnolias, Brothers & Sisters…
50 years on from the release of Rod’s first album, Some Guys Have All The Luck is back in theatres in 2019 with a brand new show, bringing to the stage a…
The first British tribute band performing the classic songs of Don Williams.
SLJO are very excited to introduce their new conductor, James Keirle, to Brighton Fringe.
Pirate Pearl lives aboard the good ship Mirabel with her crusty old Grandpa Bert.
Monsteers Artistry Presents: All The Ladies Mic Night! All the Ladies Mic Night Includes Live Performances from Sarah Dorsett, Pippa Lea, Lauren Garnder, Christine Maia …
The Glang Show has arrived in Brighton! Earth’s most prestigious comedy anti-competition where the audience are given powerful orbs that grant them ultimate and arbitrary control o…
You may know him as “comedy legend Lee Nelson” (The Sun) or “some unfunny pillock” (The Deputy Prime Minister) who gave Theresa May a P45, but yo…
A comedy cabaret (or summin’ like that) that asks the question: Have you ever just closed your eyes and hoped that it’ll all just go away? This is a bracing, booming and brash…
We are SUPER CUMBIA PARTY BAND, a superhero ensemble with an important mission: to remove the sorrow from planet Earth.
Izzy wizzy let's get busy! Sooty is back in a brand-new show with guaranteed giggles for the whole family! Direct from their new series on itv Sooty, Swee…
Duration: Approx 1hr 50mins A highly energetic tribute show that follows in the footsteps of the award-winning girl band, Little Mix.
Dena Blizzard, the viral video sensation and creator of the Back to School Rant (125 million views), Chardonnay Go (24 million views) and Chardonnay Go, The Board Game f…
“Wait, what was that whole last part about copyright? I don’t feel like I got that.
Renowned space scientist Maggie Hill is giving a lecture about her career, to inspire young women to work in science.
Join Mr.
The spirit of French sculptress Camille Claudel has been awakened by an influx of interest in her work.
The Brighton Beach Boys and Psychedelic Love Orchestra recreate The Beatles classic of 1969, ‘Abbey Road’.
Move over Oceans 8, 11, 12 and 13.
Society puts a lot of pressure on Fat Girl.
A riotously surreal concoction of clown, kitsch and nonsense from Leebo Luby (London SketchFest 2015 finalist).
Brighton’s much-loved, resident satirists with their legendary mix of bang up to date topical sketches and songs, all wrapped up in Brighton Fringe award-winner Mark Brailsford’s f…
Cluster-bombed with yoghurt on ‘Taskmaster’, half-killed on ‘Bear Grylls’ Celebrity Island’, Watson returns to what he’s best at: being indoors.
Know your Austen from your Auster? Or couldn’t spot a novel from a shovel? You’re both welcome.
BA Theatre Arts at GBMet.
We all have to work.
A new stand-up show from Comedian David Callaghan.
The Greatest Love of All is a critically acclaimed live concert honouring the talent, music and memory of Whitney Houston.
Majk Stokes is a singer-songwriter, poet, environmentalist, Quaker and self-confessed caffeine-addict.
Welcome inside the mind of endearing oddity Kallis Kyriacou.
Join Brighton’s award-winning Music Mike in an action-packed musical adventure.
Ian appeared on a televised seduction course to find love.
Warning: Anti-depressant.
Broadcast live from The Old Vic in London, Academy Award-winner Sally Field (Steel Magnolias, Brothers & Sisters) and Bill Pullman (The Sinner, Independence Day) sta…
Influencer.
See the hit Nafflix TV show LIVE on stage! Host and fashion devotee Kate Bell introduces us to her guests.
In Fringe theatre, no one can hear you scream: one hour, one woman, one cult movie! The sell-out Edinburgh Fringe show returns to Brighton, celebrating 40 years of the horror cla…
Nick Elleray, “quality downbeat comedy” (Chortle), is known for his dry, bleak musings on the dark and squalid aspects of life.
Lucky Dog are now quite a Brighton Fringe fixture, constantly presenting different Laurel & Hardy material every year.
In this, the 60th Anniversary of one of the worlds most iconic music venues, the Ronnie Scotts All Stars take to the road to celebrate the Ronnie Scotts Story.
Death.
Tickets: £20Duration: 2hrs, incuding an intervalSuitable for: ages 14+.
Join the irrepressible Brighton Ceilidh Collective for an evening of raucous nonsense and ceilidh dancing.
A four piece Japanese rock band who formed in 2005.
Show of Hands: 'Special Relationship' Tour with special guest Richard Shindell Show of Hands join forces with long-term friend and collaborator Richard S…
A funny and fragile farce about ageing, dying and mourningExpect fumbling, coffee, call centres and cat food… rants, dribbles, pills and cough bombs… symbolist mysticism and sy…
Styling itself as a 'heartfelt and hilarious musical tribute' to the city of Brighton, All Things Brighton Beautiful utterly triumphs as a celebration of everything we love…
Unforgettable bank holiday fun for all the family from our own ‘Greatest Showman’, Des, as he presents some of the most talented circus performers at the Fringe.
For decades, science has been fascinated by the LGBTQ+ community.
Jenny Rowe’s solo show Tiptree: No One Else’s Damn Secret But My Own is about a woman with many lives, who is best known for not being a man.
World premiere of this fresh, funny, fantastical story starring award-winning comedian, singer and dancer Charlie Baker (‘Harry Hill’; Sky1, ‘Dog Ate My Homework’; CBBC, ‘Doctor Wh…
Following on from a sold-out run at Brighton Fringe 2018, The Shame Show returns with its dark game show based on the world famous, politically incorrect party game; Cards Against …
Bobby works on Woolies’ record counter.
Award-winning, best-selling author Stuart Reid brings his hilarious blend of bums, bogies and big bottom burps to Brighton.
London's finest floating comedy club aboard the Tattershall Castle.
The Maydays present: the Fringe Show.
It’s Mary Flanigan and Robbie McShane! One’s a comedian, one’s a robot pretending to be a comedian.
The Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus return to the Brighton Fringe festival with their customary wry look at life.
180! Jody Kamali is hapless Mike Daly.
MAJESTY rose from the ashes of a professional touring Queen tribute band that came off the road in May 2011.
All About EveBy Joseph L MankiewiczAdapted and directed for the stage by Ivo van Hove Gillian Anderson (X-Files, NT Live: A Streetcar Named Desire) and Lily James (Mamma…
Funny, serious, suspenseful and, above all, expertly crafted….
You don’t realise how people can hate, Chris, they can hate so much they’ll tear the world to pieces…’ America, 1947.
Tickets: £17.
Performed by The Liberties, the songs and tunes of Luke Kelly, Ronnie Drew, Barney McKenna, Ciaran Burke and John Sheehan is brought to life using the exact same instrum…
Tickets: £13.
50 years on from the release of Rod’s first album, Some Guys Have All The Luck – The Rod Stewart Story is back in theatres in 2019 with a bran…
For the uninitiated, Massaoke is a huge sing-along party with a brilliant live band, where everyone sings together guided by giant video lyrics, and the crowd is the star of the sh…
Fleetwood Bac, the world’s first and best Fleetwood Mac Tribute Band, are bringing their authentic sound and look to the stage as they perform some of the band’s greate…
The Jerry Hall Show' is a bizarre narrative comedy, based loosely on the life of celebrity Jerry Hall.
Here at The Showstoppers’ Kids Show we take your ideas and turn them into marvellous, musical interactive adventures.
An interactive rap musical about a Mole and a Gecko starring Simon Mole & Gecko A rapper and a singer.
What is Massaoke? The idea is simple: a brilliant live band plays well-known songs, with lyrics on a giant screen, and the whole audience sings along together.
Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and the self-dubbed “Lie-In King”, Seann Walsh is “unquestionably the best observational comic of his generation" (…
A personal tribute to Ken Dodd.
A World Premiere from Curious Seed and Lung Ha Theatre Company, in association with Lyra.
Less tribute and more homage, Nearly Dan is saviour to the growing legions of Dan fans, desperate to hear the meticulously crafted grooves and allusive lyrical style of&n…
The Style Councillors will perform the Singles of The Style Council to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their 1989 Greatest Hits Album.
Rob Auton is described as many things in addition to being a stand-up comedian – a philosopher, thinker, poet, surrealist.
Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band are well known in the brass band world.
Duration: Approx 2hrs Get ready for an unforgettable evening with a global superstar, as he puts the Boom Boom into your heart in the all new production, Fastlove - A tr…
Lioness are an authentic tribute to the magnificent Amy Winehouse and they’ll be continuing to showcase the talent of the songstress with the 'Legacy Tour' throughout…
A Larger than life show from a Larger than life Band.
There's two types of people in this world; those who like Johnny Cash and those that don't know a thing about music.
The Martini Lounge has gone back to its roots! Revisiting those heady days in the beautiful basement bar of The Royal Court Theatre and once again filling the stage with…
No One is ComingMy Mam's different to yours.
A-GAYI've just been feeling a bit forgotten? PollyLovingly allowing you other loves.
Saturday 23rd February, 2pm & 7pmTickets:Duration:Suitable for: most agesJoin the talented pupils of Niki Barbara Dance Academy for a dance spectacular, performed by…
MadeMusic takes him out of dullness BIG GIRLS BLOUSEWhen you assume.
Featuring an all-star cast, All Is True is a theatrical drama that sees Branagh portray the famous playwright, William Shakespeare in his retirement years.
Get ready to start a fancy brioche project tonight! You have never or hardly ever tried brioche but you're a confident knitter, and this fancy brioche shawl caught …
A new show for children and families from Poet Simon Mole and musician Gecko.
All Good GuysIrish Men.
A hilarious, poignant play about falling out, making up, and the joy of true friendship.
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Valentines Dinner + ShowAnd you thought you missed Abigail's Party .
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Jeff and Hunter have a dream – and that dream is for their work to be selected for the upcoming New York Musical Theatre Festival.
All the King’s Men are a world-renowned, award-winning, all-male a cappella group based in the heart of London.
All the King’s Men are a world-renowned, award-winning, all-male a cappella group based in the heart of London.
Big Fish Little Fish ‘We Can Be Heroes’ themed family rave with DJs Baker & Beale Come make merry again with the award winning, world famous Big Fish Lit…
Duration: Approx 2hrs 30mins Following a sell-out UK tour in 2017, Europe's number one country music show promises a fantastic night of toe-tapping country classics…
3 Years, 1 Week and a Lemon Drizzle pieces together Alexandra and Kate Donnachie’s sometimes heartbreaking but often hilarious memories of growing up together and managing their cl…
Our incredibly popular, long-running evening of easy listening music and comedy entertainment in the friendly atmosphere of the Cellar Bar.
The family, friends and stars of legendary jazz-rock pioneers, Colosseum, will come together for one very special evening to celebrate the life and work of drummer, lyricist, songw…
Classic Hollywood film All About Eve comes to the West End in a new stage adaptation starring Gillian Anderson and Lily James.
From the creators of the Academy Award®-nominated Ernest & Celestine comes another hilarious, heartwarming tale of animal misfits.
Edy Hurst battles to create the world’s greatest theme park.
Strap on your safety goggles boys and girls, due to popular demand Science’s greatest and most volatile live show is returning with a vengeance.
Don’t miss this brand knew exciting 2 hour action packed family event starting its 2019 UK tour here in Catfords Broadway Theatre, the venue ASW featured on …
Most recently seen on Dara and Ed’s Road To Mandalay and various Mock The Weeks, Ed has become a household name from his multiple BBC TV appearances.
Friday 1st February, 7.
One Love is a joyous exploration of friendship, what it’s like to be in love and have a learning disability.
Smut Slam travels around the world spreading joy, laughs, and lots of education too! Now this community dirty-storytelling show—packed with stories of real life, real lust, real …
Part drag, part cabaret and part theatre, Jock Tamson’s Bairns is an immersive show where the audience is transported to an after hours gay bar and invited to speak their mind.
Tickets: £13.
The BBC Radio 4 Sketchtopia host, Celebrity Big Brother star and Question Time & This Week regular, takes the follow up to his acclaimed 2017 hit on the road mixing his trademark �…
International superstar Hans, the boy wonder of Berlin, serves up an all-singing, all-tap dancing, accordion-pumping, glittering blitzkrieg of cabaret backed by his three-piece ban…
Roll out the glittery sparkle carpet, re-fill the party cannons and re-hang that big dirty disco ball – the most outrageous party of the year is back! Queer Haggis welcomes a br…
More theatrical than ever, Le Haggis VI will explode into the centre of the Spiegeltent at high octane speed, shimmering like a tartan sporran hanging off the side of very chiselle…
Celebrating the Bards' birthday in the town where he composed his famous works, the eighth year of Big Burns Supper features eleven days of comedy, cabaret, music, theatre and mor…
Babygirl is eighteen, a student, and has just discovered SEX – in spite of her strict Catholic upbringing by two crotchety old women.
The smash hit, sell out, sketch show that squeezes a decade of the Marvel Cinema Universe into one action packed hour of comedy.
The critically acclaimed, award-winning comedian and actor Catherine Tate, will bring THE CATHERINE TATE SHOW - LIVE to London’s Wyndham’s Theatre.
With their brand new stage show 50 Years of Bowie, Absolute Bowie will take audiences on a musical journey through the iconic singer's ever changing personas.
‘Enemies of the People’ is a welcome and observant theme for a theatre programme as we enter another year of post-truth politics, domestic division, and the third year in the r…
by Jon Bradfield & Martin Hooper songs by Jon Bradfield directed by Andrew Beckett designed by David Shields Celebrating 10 years of Above The Stag Theatre&ap…
Courage leads the way, cutting the icy stage for Disney’s most adventurous dreamers at Disney On Ice presents Dream Big.
A Christmas revue show parodying all things festive and topical.
A festive feast of magical entertainment for the whole family.
A toothless punk wakes one morning and asks herself the all-important question: why are we here? Expect cod philosophy, serious attitude and a chicken going on.
House of Jack is excited to present the first House of Jack Christmas Show! This street and urban dance show is jam-packed with dynamic performances from students of House of Jack...
Take That are proud to present their new musical with a beautiful story written by the Olivier Award winning writer Tim Firth, The Band which is for anyone who grew up with a boyba…
Join comedians Rachel Fairburn and Kiri Pritchard-McLean as they explore a shared passion, serial killers.
Guns 2 Roses are one of the longest running and most internationally recognised Guns ’N’ Roses tribute bands in the world, who’ve even played live with members of…
Prince Tribute – Endorphinmachine are a nine-piece tribute to one of the most talented artists in the world.
Fresh from their sold-out, five-star run at the Edinburgh Fringe, join multi-award-winning duo, Zak Ghazi-Torbati & Toby Marlow (co-writer of SIX), for the cabaret comedy extra…
Book now for next year's fabulously filthy adult panto at Above The Stag Theatre.
TV and recording star Joe Longthorne returns to Leicester Square Theatre in 2018 as part of his 50th Anniversary Tour.
Following on from his highly-acclaimed reunion concerts in the USA with Billy Joel’s original touring band and now in its fifth, hugely-successful year, Elio Pace …
Courage leads the way, cutting the icy stage for Disney’s most adventurous dreamers at Disney On Ice presents Dream Big.
The Spirit & Sound of Steely Dan.
Courage leads the way, cutting the icy stage for Disney’s most adventurous dreamers at Disney On Ice presents Dream Big.
Apollo Theatre Company in association with Spike Milligan Productions Ltd presentsThe Goon Show featuring Lance Ellington and his BandBy Spike MilliganFrom the producers…
Forensic anthropologists and crime writers share a common preoccupation with violent death, except that one is concerned with the how and the when while the other is con…
A magical and interactive chalky adventure that follows the story of Kiko, a confused young girl struggling to understand how she feels about the strange new world she lives in.
Southern-rock phenomenon Zac Brown Band and Grammy-nominated Californian vocalist Beth Hart are the latest acts to be announced for this year’s BluesFest, which returns to Th…
Join acclaimed children’s writer and illustrator Nick Sharratt to find out how he creates his picture books.
Courage leads the way, cutting the icy stage for Disney’s most adventurous dreamers at Disney On Ice presents Dream Big.
Direct from London's West End, the UK's finest George Michael tribute show.
Join musical maniac Katie Pritchard & a whole heap of her favourite comedy pals for a night of entertainment.
A personal tribute to Ken Dodd.
When we can have sex whenever we want, with whomever we want, why settle for a normal relationship?
Courage leads the way, cutting the icy stage for Disney’s most adventurous dreamers at Disney On Ice presents Dream Big.
Courage leads the way, cutting the icy stage for Disney’s most adventurous dreamers at Disney On Ice presents Dream Big.
Dave had been working in the NHS for 19 years as a Biomedical Scientist when in 1988 someone uttered the immortal words, “You’re really funny, you should be …
Following the huge success of Michael’s previous visits to The U.
Jean Genie are the ultimate tribute to David Bowie, fronted by John Manwaring and his band, expect a 2 hour show packed with all the hits from the Ziggy and White Duke e…
“Comedy’s own Leonard Cohen” - ★★★★★ FringePigAshley Haden is back with the eagerly-awaited final chapter of the C*nting Trilogy.
Courage leads the way, cutting the icy stage for Disney’s most adventurous dreamers at Disney On Ice presents Dream Big.
Following James Hurn’s sell-out 2017 tour, he is back by popular demand with his stunning one-man, many voices, show, celebrating over 60 years of Hancock’s …
This stunning cabaret stars Gregory Hazel, whose dazzling vocals, wit and charm will take you through a celebration of Musical Theatre’s most iconic women.
Jamie Lloyd must be excreting pheromones of cool right now.
Michele Osten and the Not Just Jazz Band are delighted to be debuting at this year’s Fringe! The band, renowned for its vast repertoire covering everything from jazz standards to c…
Returning to the Fringe for its fourth year, Inverkeithing Community Big Band promises an afternoon of exciting jazz and swing.
The 38th Edinburgh Comedy Awards.
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the largest open access arts festival in the world.
Back at the Fringe for a third year, the SLJO bring you an all-new set featuring the finest swing, jazz and Latin from the golden era of big band and beyond.
This exhibition showcases two Edinburgh-based contemporary ceramic artists.
Returning for the 16th year is the show that makes a difference – come along and help to raise vital funds for Macmillan Cancer Support.
Relive the era when swing was king, with classic instrumentals and laid-back vocals from Scotland’s popular record-breaking big swing band – everything from Basie to Bublé.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Tenth anniversary tour celebrating a decade of Big Girls Don’t Cry featuring The East Coast Boys.
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.
CKP and InterTalent present: Edinburgh Fringe Comedy Special.
Award-winning, folk-punk-cabaret rioteer Strangely returns with a brand new show, full of new songs and shenanigans.
Toxic masculinity is blamed for everything from the #MeToo movement to rates of male suicide.
In a controversial move to promote classic children’s novels, publishers have released all the stories far too filthy for the page! The Infamous Five is an hour-long sketch show …
The Annual General Meeting of the Fringe Society where activity is reviewed, accounts are presented and directors elected.
The tale of Jim Hawkins and his encounter with the formidable pirate Long John Silver and the hunt for treasure, featuring pirates, sea shanties, swashbuckling fights and a parrot!…
COMMON is an arts organisation which exists to support the UK theatre industry in achieving greater socio-economic diversity, and help working-class artists build sustainable caree…
All That Remains is a moving reflection on loss and memory based on true stories from the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Not All Men wash their hands after going to the toilet, not all men brush their teeth twice daily.
Following his sell-out Fringe debut last year, Tomfoolery returns with his action-packed show that’s fun for all the family.
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…
Having only been in existence for three years, both Academy and Pitch Fight have already shaken up the UK a cappella scene.
Do you want to reveal yourself to the world? Does your data show more than you think? To whom? We think our personal information is private.
Part of the Fringe Central Programme for Fringe participants.
Join a couple of Aussies on this off-beat excursion of naughty and ridiculous tales and oddly familiar tunes.
Oh no, Eliza the explorer has been kicked out of her kingdom! She needs to go on an adventure to prove she is the best explorer and make it back in time for the summer celebration.
East meets West in this wild mash-up of comedy, electric violin, characters, spoken word and songs from legendary AmerAsian duo Slanty Eyed Mama.
One Woman, One Cello and 500 Years of Music.
Following last year’s Edinburgh Fringe sell-out and newly written for 2018, journey through the ever-changing story of magic featuring misdirection from eras past to today’s mind…
After last year’s sold-out, five-star run, Exeter University’s Spotlights Show Choir are back at the Fringe with another set of musical hits! With songs ranging from classics l…
Meet Leah and Chris: raised on Harry Potter, New Labour and a belief that one day they would be as special as their parents promised.
Newtongrange Silver Band (established 1892) is a traditional mining village brass band but their repertoire is far from traditional.
Last year Judah’s 84-minute stand-up comedy performance film, America Is the Greatest Country In the United States, debuted on Netflix to rave reviews from across the globe.
To be well or not to be well, that is the question.
Have you ever wondered why you can’t speak to the dead? You aren’t drunk enough silly.
Two shows only! Award-winning Ali, Scotland’s ‘queen of vintage jazz’ (OCWeekly.
One is a comedian doing relatable stand-up, the other is a robot programmed to do relatable stand-up.
This is a show on top of Arthur’s Seat.
The last word in Celtic Gypsy Klezmer.
Beautiful heart-wrenching songs, lively cello tunes and lots of laughter from Edinburgh’s own bubbly queen of folk Wendy Weatherby and her all-star band, featuring Fiona Cuthill on…
After receiving her sell-out garland in 2017, Bessy returns to the Fringe with a brand-new show.
Hi, I’m award-winning comic, actor and writer Joz Norris (BBC Three, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 4 Extra, ITV, ITV2, Dave, Channel 4).
One man.
Following on from last summer’s smash-hit Touch, Vicky Jones returns with her award-winning debut play.
Edinburgh International Marketing Festival.
Featuring musicians from the internationally acclaimed Complete Songs of Robert Burns (Linn Records). ‘Great voices, great songs… Who could ask for more?’ (fRoots).
A bit of fun and a trip down memory lane.
Virtuoso pianist Stefan Warzycki returns to St Andrew’s and St George’s West in two recitals centred on favourite works by Bach and Chopin.
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…
The multi award-winning MMORPG Show returns with more improvised, role-play comedy adventures.
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…
The Polis are Scotland’s number one Police tribute act.
The Police Sting Show in concert: Re-worked, fresh versions of all the iconic Police and Sting solo album songs in a 70-minute show featuring an acoustic Sting section.
COMMON: GROUND is an initiative developed by COMMON, an arts organisation who exist to support the UK theatre industry in achieving greater socio-economic diversity, delivered with…
Last year, Barry Crimmins made his triumphant debut on the fringe.
One man’s intimate story of escape from religion, to love, loss and triumph.
Be transported back to early 90s Los Angeles; the seedy underworld of gangsters, drugs, danger, and a mysterious briefcase.
Russell Arathoon presents his debut hour.
A new stand-up show from David Callaghan.
Award-winning vocalist Ali transports you to the underground prohibition era with her gorgeously characterful and distinctive voice and a stunning five-piece band of outrageous mus…
An Irish stand-up comedy compilation show featuring some of the best comedians from around the festival, for free.
A showcase of the finest piano and chamber music from Royal Conservatoire Scotland and St Mary’s Music School rising stars, featuring great composers such as Bach, Rachmaninov an…
For one day only! Live Art Bistro take on ZOO Southside, doing what they do best: presenting 12 hours of transgressive and experimental performance by world-renowned artists.
We’re all brainwashed, biased and influenced by personal experience, even scientists.
Every year I have to write a 100 word blurb for a new show and basically I’ve now been doing this long enough to know that none of this bullsh*t makes any difference.
Fresh from his tour of Australia earlier this year, comedy singer-songwriter Majk Stokes presents a new collection of witty and whimsical songs and poems covering two of his bigges…
The music of great halls, cathedrals and servants’ quarters is brought to life by the group who have been delighting Fringe audiences since 1973.
‘What the f*** do gardeners do when they retire?’ Sean Hughes 1965 - 2017.
A man and a woman wait in a flat in Camden for a phone call from a colleague.
Vocal Force returns to the Fringe with an all-new line-up of songs! These young, enthusiastic performers from the USA harmonise their way through beloved hits that will inspire and…
People are going missing.
We’re hosting drop-in screenings of Festival in Edinburgh (1955) and Edinburgh on Parade (1970).
Big Love – Charles Mee’s adaption of Aeschylus’ The Suppliants is a modern reexamination of western norms regarding gender and sexuality.
Multi award-winning MATE Productions (Best of Liverpool Theatres 2012 and 2014, ***** (MadeUp.
Heaven.
‘A collection of.
Hosted by Susan Calman in her only Fringe appearance this year.
The UK’s number one Tommy Cooper tribute returns to the Fringe! Tommy Cooper was a true comic genius.
The Skits, Cornell University’s original sketch comedy troupe, has crossed the Atlantic to deliver some cold, hard jokes.
Join us for an evening of chilled jazz as new Scottish quintet The Misinformed Quintet makes their Edinburgh Festival Fringe and AMC debut with One Note at a Time, a one-time perf…
Fringe newcomers all the way from Canada, Yonge Guns packed their bags full of all that influences them as musicians, teachers and accountants.
Louis Prima, Sicilian-New Orleanian showman and comedy-jazzer (1930s-1950s) sung by Philip Contini.
With the theme ‘the starting point of love, silk road and art’, our festival has a variety of performances and art from countries on the One Belt One Road.
This is a chance to hear some of the finest exponents of classical pipe music, or piobaireachd (pronounced peebroch).
The Edinburgh Renaissance Band are joined by Polyhymnia Dancers in the ever-popular Viol Rackett Show, our best-loved programme of music, song and dance from the Middle Ages to the…
Safe House are back for a fifth year playing their highly acclaimed Allmans Brothers set including classics from the Fillmore East album Whipping Post, In Memory of Elizabeth Reed,…
The interactive show where Dalia Malek (CKP’s Lunchtime Special, Chortle Student Comedy Award finalist, Second City Diversity in Comedy Festival, SF Sketchfest) and rotating co-hos…
After sold-out shows, rave reviews and standing ovations at Adelaide Fringe and Edinburgh Fringe, Lord of the Strings! – the ultimate one-man guitar show, first created for touri…
Welcome to the big band era and beyond! The Sound of Seventeen is a jazz orchestra line-up of saxophones, trumpets, trombones and a four-piece rhythm section bringing you swing, ja…
Hyde Panaser’s debut show about living a multicultural life with and without a beard.
The Rising – the UK’s number one tribute to Springsteen – return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for the sixth year.
Bill Alexander returns to the Fringe to give a piano recital of a favourite selection of rondos, nocturnes, waltzes, études and the sonata in B minor Op 58.
Trump, Putin and Kim Jong-un live on tour! King of the modern protest song Beldon Haigh and Mother Of All Bands bring a weird and wonderful live band performance.
The Edinburgh Comedy Award winner, Live at the Apollo star, the Lidl Enya, the broken Bublé… DAVID O’DOHERTY headlines.
It’s the smallest comedy show, in the smallest venue at the Fringe.
Every singer and member of our Blueswater Presents family, featuring 20 musicians, will be playing in a raucous showcase that presents the best blues music the Fringe has to offer.
Kevin Rowland – Style icon and leader of the band Dexys (formerly Dexy’s Midnight Runners) is renowned for his vast wealth of musical knowledge and a highly charged eclecticism, …
Lonesome Highway are delighted to bring Sam back to Edinburgh with his wonderful band for their only Scottish show of the year.
This time, the art troupe will present a performance featuring lots of Chinese ethnic arts at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Over three days, Handmade Edinburgh will celebrate the best in high-end design and craftsmanship from over 80 highly-skilled, British and international designer-makers.
Mediocre magic.
The history of mental disorder is full of instances of labels of mental disorders being used to control what was deemed as unacceptable or dangerous.
Ari Shaffir and other funny people tell true and scintillating stories.
All Change is a new bittersweet comedy about growing old.
Join us for a two-hour comedy extravaganza to help raise vital funds for Barnardo’s, whilst previewing a selection of this year’s top Fringe shows.
Scotland’s own Soul Nation Rock Choir are back again with a sizzling hot show to lift you even higher and higher.
This small yet unmissable jewellery exhibition features over 300 unique and original jewellery designs from 30 independent designers across the globe including local emerging talen…
This show is an interactive science show, involving members of the public as audience, in the apparently controversial science of homeopathy.
Get off the tourist drag and on the gin trail! See the New Town through gin-tinted spectacles with gin cocktails, G and T marshmallows, chocolates and gin-cured salmon on this fab …
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Meet Liv – clever, funny, confident – everything a 15-year-old girl wants to be.
The story follows Jim Hawkins on her journey to find adventure away from her mundane existence.
A brand new type of spoken word show is coming to the Edinburgh Fringe, with one half open mic and one half live spoken word show.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
If the thought of watching a one woman play about a Kurdish refugee turned lawyer helping to broker a major arms deal for a Swedish law firm doesn’t thrill you then think again, …
A journey through chamber music gems with the Edinburgh Quartet – featuring works by Mozart, Bruckner, Beethoven, Schubert, Dvorak and Gesualdo over three performances.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Inclusive theatre group The Theatre Shed will explore end of life and organ donation in a unique and inspiring way.
A family-friendly mixed bag ranging from cabaret to comedy via spoken word and theatre.
All Killa No Filla Live.
‘Consistently boasting the most interesting line-ups in the country’ (Times). The best acts from the Fringe come and muck about and make you laugh at midnight.
Unlike anything you have ever experienced before.
These entertaining and informative guided walking tours tell the story of the musicians who have stayed, played and made music in Edinburgh.
A cross between Mastermind, Ultimate Cage Fighting, and the Royal Variety Hour in a bar off Cowgate.
Ever pundered what shows like Have I Got News For You, Mock the Week, QI or Never Mind the Buzzcocks would be like if they were just puns? Punder no longer.
A brand-new and free stand-up show from one of the biggest faces in comedy.
Last year, Chris was finally feeling happy and well-adjusted.
Edinburgh Central Mosque opens its doors and warmly invites you to Islam Festival Edinburgh.
These twin tricksters perform magic inspired by cliches surrounding twins.
Let the ‘Queen of silliness (***** BroadwayBaby.
Award-winning silliness for all the family from one of the nation’s most successful spoken word artists.
Crizards come to Edinburgh with some spicy cromedy concerning bronze, weevils and utility bills.
After electrifying US audiences for 25 years, America’s ‘coolest show on earth’ (Newsweek) comes to the UK for the first time.
Watch Zillions of Comedians squeezed into just one hour.
The Edinburgh Revue – the Titanic of comedy.
Al Lubel also considered Mean Jewish Boy and Boy of Inaction as titles.
Following last year’s Amused Moose: Best Show nomination for One-Linerer, Mark Simmons presents the hotly anticipated One-Linererer.
A late-night open mic cabaret night which is open to all Fringe performers: so music, comedy and performance is all on the cards.
Twelve full-house Edinburgh Fringe runs.
The wild man of Scottish accordion is back with his tip-top tunes, frighteningly fast fingering and hilarious hi-jinks and humour, accompanied by his groovin’ five-piece band.
Experience the dark and hidden atmosphere of the Detective Inspector John Rebus books, which are written by bestselling crime writer Ian Rankin.
New(ish) for 2018! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
An hour of stand up comedy from one of Ireland’s best joke writers.
Russell Howard, Miranda Hart, Tim Minchin.
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 …
All About Her — Feminism in Chinese Traditional Opera creatively combines traditional Chinese Opera with contemporary ideas, exploring feminism in the traditional opera repertoir…
After two sell-out performances in last year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Edinburgh Youth Orchestra return once again to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with an exciting and varied…
Dave Maher was almost unplugged from life support during a month-long coma.
Romina Puma comes back and is darker than ever! It’s a show about love, or the lack of it, a show about a child longing to be cared for by her mother while having to care for her…
This jukebox musical, based on Twelfth Night and Elvis music, is a fantastic, foot-tapping show.
After a sell-out, five-star run in 2016, One Musical to Rule Them All returns to parody everyone’s favourite trilogy about wizards, hobbits and a quest to destroy some magical je…
In the May 1979 issue of Sounds magazine the term ‘New Wave of British Heavy Metal’ was used to describe a second wave of heavy metal bands that emerged in the late 1970’s.
Mark Thompson is quite clear about what his (modestly) titled Spectacular Show isn't: "It's not a science lecture," he insists.
Tommy is four-and-a-quarter years old, and a hard-boiled private investigator on the mean streets of Little Monkey’s Daycare.
Join festival favourite Stephen K Amos as he chats with guests hand-picked from the worlds of theatre, comedy and music.
Caring for kids with a curious craze for karaoke? Then look no further than The Big Balloon Singalong! Fun for all the family and featuring all the greatest hits (.
Miss Irenie Rose sings the well-loved songs written and sung by Joan Baez.
After headlining at some of the top comedy clubs around the UK and abroad, Gary returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with the sets, the stories and the jokes that have earned him the re…
The Edinburgh Revue returns to the Fringe with a collection of its best and brightest local talents from throughout the year in this stand-up showcase.
Three wise men followed a star to Edinburgh to bring you frankincense, myrrh and comedy gold.
Direct from the USA, the infamous Gravel Road Show presents The Cult of True Womanhood in a world-premiere cabaret that dismantles the four cardinal virtues of “true” womanhood…
Feeling pressured by his success last year with The Elvis Dead, Rob Kemp returns with ten(!) shows stuck to a spinning wheel.
Two little words and suddenly your whole world changes.
June has ambitions of going into space.
‘Social barriers will dissipate as Rick Molland and Sully O’Sullivan go head-to-head in an epic stand-up comedy battle’ (TheCultureTrip.
A variety show of absurdist comedy.
The sell-out comedy tap-dance hit is back at the Fringe! Awfully addictive eccentric performances combine tap, circus and comedy for an unforgettable toe-tapping experience you hav…
We all have some evil in us: there is a Mr Hyde to our Dr Jekyll, a yin to our yang, a fig roll to our jaffa cake.
Heather-Rose Andrews skilfully acts out this minimalist stage version of cult classic Alien.
The biggest, brightest comedians at the Edinburgh Fringe all in one huge show, staged in the famous Udderbelly.
When Edinburgh’s famous One O’Clock Gun goes missing the city is outraged.
The most jaw-dropping, mind-popping, eye-watering experience of this year’s Fringe! With unbridled attitude, this firecracker of a show performs death defying stunts while honoring…
‘Five stars! Infectious fun’ (FringeReview.
We’re back! The award winning magic show that’s fun for kids and parents who drink – Champagne for mums as each child is personally insulted by a fat American circus man.
November 22nd 1963.
What’s the one thing you’ve always wished you told somebody? What was the perfect phrase for that moment that just passed you by? Never seen before, never to be seen again.
The Last One is the end of all things, and still needing more.
Dive into the horrors of history in our immersive walking tour and show.
Life is full of accidents, mishaps, frustrations and disappointments.
**** (TimeOut).
This is the five-piece band’s second consecutive appearance at the Fringe.
The second floor of White Stuff becomes a haven for design-lovers.
Treat yourself and treat your kids to the new better best magic show for adults and young teens who will cry and pout if they don’t get what they want.
Enjoy a showcase of the best comedy talent to kick-start your day with our hand-picked selection – and watch what you should be seeing more of from around the city.
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten shows you don’t have to use a chalkboard to teach what we’ve known all along.
On our tour we will reveal some of the secrets hidden within a city rich in culture and ancient history, and blessed with beauty.
Our long-running improvised comedy show will have you in stitches.
John Lennon spent his Scottish boyhood holidays in Durness, Sutherland: not fake news! This thoughtful, comic fable of modern Scotland, adapted from the novel by Scottish Governmen…
Take well-known Elvis songs, some less known, mix in a boy from Tupelo’s story, add a quartet of musicians and gently shake, rattle and roll.
Other Peoples Teeth is a unique, visceral and violent vignette, exploring the emotional depths of brutality.
After winning the Edinburgh Panel Prize in 2014 with Funz and Gamez, Phil’s ready to bring his unique, anarchic and unreliable comedy to the masses.
Funny Happy Stuff presents: Circus Sonas Family Show! A brand-new show from father and son circus performers Martin and Logy.
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.
Jewish comedian’s truthful stand-up, funny stories and good jokes.
Say it Ain’t Show is a brand-new show from Evan Desmarais about trying to adult while still being a child on the inside.
Caught between Berlin and New York, Daniel Louis Vezza explores and takes on the differences between these two cities and the lifestyles that come with them, in an hour of observat…
Sam (Australia) was nominated for Best Comedy at Fringe World 2016.
Join your hosts, Ross Brierley and Joshua Sadler, as they bring the UK’s finest spoof chat show and chaotic cabaret back to the Fringe.
Come one, come all to this tragic affair! Comedy Freak Show is an exhibition of comedic rarities.
Offensive is the new black.
Trump.
Drag Superstar, Jonny Woo and Olivier Award-winning composer, Richard Thomas (Jerry Springer The Opera) bring you this sequin-spangled musical ripped straight from the headlines.
After two years of shows on gangs, golliwogs, racism and politics, James Nokise returns to The Stand with his new show on… sports! Yep.
To make James Veitch better for you, he brings regular updates to improve speed and reliability.
Roast Battle features a rotating lineup that changes daily, with a general showcase of at least four or five pairs of comedians taking to the stage to rip sizeable chunks out of th…
We’re offering the finest upcoming comedians on the UK circuit at a bargain price. Hand selected from our year-round auditions, this show is quality talent in its prime.
After their multi award-winning debut at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe, the hot gays are back.
Experience catchy AF original bangers*, too much confetti and distractingly sexy dance moves as NZ’s hottest new comedy duo take on all the most ridiculous trends in the world of p…
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).
At the centre of its big, warm heart, The Sea Is Big Enough to Take It is a story about a non-activist boy and his activist mother, and by extension a story about all of us and our…
This is a comedy/theatre/spoken word show about talking.
Enjoy an hour of the best up-and-coming one-liner comedians on the circuit in this celebration of puns, one-liners and wordplay.
Scotland’s landowners were in retreat.
Tom and Ollie are ‘creative, witty, sketchsmiths’ with ‘a sackful of promise’ (Chortle.
Following last year’s sell-out run, All Together Irish returns with a daily selection of Ireland’s top comics plus guests from other countries.
An interactive technological comedy adventure with comedian David Callaghan.
It’s time for the Big Shop, not to be confused with your ‘bits shop’ (which you might do at the little Tesco) or your ‘big wash’ (which is like the Big Shop but that’s not what we’…
On April 1st 2017, following a 10 year career in the music biz, recording artist Jordan Gray announced a sudden and surprise leap into stand-up comedy.
Ashley Haden is back with the eagerly awaited final chapter of the C*nting Trilogy.
World premiere of this fresh, funny, fantastical story starring award-winning comedian, singer and dancer Charlie Baker (Harry Hill’s Tea Time, Dog Ate My Homework, Doctor Who) and…
‘Everyone should spend an hour with Bob, loveably chaotic master of one unique Fringe experience after another.
A journey through the side and under-mind.
Janet and Paul are ordinary, common people and very happy with it.
How did this dentist get arrested by armed police? Want to hear the story of all stories? This is it! After a sell-out world tour and release of his bestselling book Gobsmacked, Mi…
New work-in-progress solo show from Canadian comedian Katharine Ferns is relentlessly funny with her confessional and brutally honest storytelling style of comedy.
Locked In Edinburgh escape game challenge to solve the mystery of who’s plotting against the distillery.
Join Phil in a lighthearted romp through the the world of collective delusions.
It is a truth universally acknowledged that an actor in possession of a woman’s story must be in want of a wife – to help him adapt it.
The critically acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe 2017 improvised solo comedy about your crazy life returns! From the New York City comic who brought you the Edinburgh Fringe hit Desperate…
Writer/comedian David Head and singer/songwriter Matt Glover of Sincere Deceivers present a performance of silly love stories and melancholy folk pop.
****1/2 (PerthHappenings.
In the hotly tipped debut hour from Scottish comedian and podcaster Struan Logan, he regales his tales of 18 months living out of a backpack through Australia, New Zealand and Sout…
North London’s “finest” comedy duo bring their final show to Edinburgh’s acclaimed arts festival.
Great value lunchtime compilation showcase featuring the best and brightest of this year’s Fringe comics.
When you step into the venue for Dandy Darkly’s All Aboard, you don’t expect much.
We’re offering the finest upcoming comedians on the UK circuit at a bargain price.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
George loves reading.
Hailing from the Isle of Skye, the legendary Scottish trailblazers have created a glorious mixture of traditional sounds and dance floor grooves that have been embraced worldwide.
This Welsh comedian was the first major victim of Identity Theft in the UK.
‘Brilliant’ ***** (Sydney Morning Herald).
Rahul Kohli was unperturbed by the small audience on the evening this reviewer attended, likening it to ‘a Theresa May cabinet meeting’.
As a genuine YouTube sensation, TV talent show star, and with a Las Vegas residency, Tape Face is a comedy rock god but he isn’t here to play the hits; this is an hour of brand n…
After a severe case of writer’s block, Owen has thrown caution to the wind and decided to let a child write his show for him.
If you break my heart, I’ll break yours too.
Cluster-bombed with yoghurt on Taskmaster, half-killed on The Island, Watson returns to what he’s best at: being indoors.
Have you met Clart and McBrain? Performed in and out of Edinburgh’s famous – and infamous – taverns and howfs, the tour takes the form of an impassioned debate between two fict…
The 10-time sell-out comedy sensation returns to Edinburgh with an epic new show for just about everyone.
Join a local guide for a fun and informative introduction to Edinburgh’s Old Town.
David Mills is always well turned out: sharp-suited, finely tuned, sitting on his stool like some Easy Listening Singer from a bygone age.
Jerry and Jacks want to be Big Time, but at what cost? They take on a job that they hope will shoot them up the ladder in the organisation.
Fringe favourites and Olivier Award-winning improvisers, The Showstoppers, take your kids’ ideas and transform them on the spot into interactive musical adventures.
Returning to Edinburgh for their eighth year, All the King’s Men are the voices that are defining a genre.
Power? Sex? Control? Part One: Meet Baby, a prostitute willing to entertain you with Barbie dolls… Experience a bizarre underworld of desire and oppression.
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…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
This is one of two offerings at the Fringe this year from Iulia Benze and Kurt Murray, featuring high energy physical movement, bubble art and audience interaction.
Strap in for rapid-fire jokes from the Aussie hurricane in this brand-new show.
Scottish comedy award winner Gary Meikle premieres his debut hour and lays bare his remarkable life story and how he’s defeated the odds set against him from surviving children’s h…
For anyone who isn’t already familiar with Loud Poets, you really should be.
Every child goes inside their own bubble! Milkshake’s bubble flower cannot survive a cold winter without bubbles so she must get help from Dr Bubble – and quick! Smoke bubbles,…
A fun-packed evening of traditional Scottish music, legend and dance set within the photo-ready setting of historic Prestonfield House – former mansion to Edinburgh’s Lord Prov…
New York’s cosmic comedian Myq (Mike) Kaplan takes you (and himself, and the universe) on a journey of kindness in his Edinburgh debut.
Total sell-out 2015, 2016 and 2017! One of the best-known, longest-running and most celebrated improv shows in the world.
Charles ‘One-Man Star Wars’ Ross and Canadian Fringe legend, TJ Dawe, parody the Netflix smash series, Stranger Things.
Direct from a standing room only season at Edinburgh Fringe last year, and a critically acclaimed tour of Australia this, the world's premier nerd-culture double-act, The Just Us …
Sell-out 2017.
No One is Coming to Save You is an abstract piece of theatre which eschews character development and plot narrative, in favour of exploring recurring images.
Start your night with a big fat prize in your pocket! Dominic Frisby, the world’s only financial expert and comedian, is host and quizmaster in this classic game show full of fasci…
Parody on love, friendship and shoes.
One is found buried in a culmination of emotions when life takes an unexpected turn.
By Magne van den Berg, UK premiere.
Typical Emmy, to turn brain cancer into a game! Her husband attempts to care for her, even as the illness eats away the woman he knows and loves, and her mother holds faith with in…
The latest Edinburgh Fringe fun from the award-winning and best-selling author Stuart Reid.
John-Luke Roberts is, for a certaint quotient, one of the staples of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
After their five star runaway success with All We Ever Wanted Was Everything, Middle Child were always going to suffer from difficult second album syndrome and it’s a real shame …
Join ‘the most renowned sketch troupe of them all’ (Independent) as they embark on another world tour.
Following the ‘audacious’ (**** (Scotsman)) and critically acclaimed Follow Suit, Silent Faces return to the Fringe with more physical political fooling in the heart-warming A …
Good morning, Edinburgh! Three funny, thought-provoking “menus” of ten-minute plays.
Three lonely men are magically transported to a mythical land through the charms of a Maori busker.
Relive the magic of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons in this remarkable tribute to the most successful band in music history.
The Fantastic Magic Show is a special and unique experience for children and their parents.
During the Shoreline project, locals have been exploring the heritage of Edinburgh’s coast.
If the main attraction doesn’t show up, the kids still want to see a comedy show! So Pete’s gonna make one up and have the kids (and adults) help write, direct, and design it.
Time-travelling magicians Morgan & West present a jaw-dropping, heart-stopping, brain-busting, opinion-adjusting, death-defying, mind-frying, spirit-lifting, paradigm-shiftin…
The stars of BBC Radio 4’s The Croft & Pearce Show and Sketchorama, recipients of the official Total Sell Out Show laurel in Edinburgh 2016 and WhatsOnLondon C…
Edinburgh Festival Preview Double Bill Featuring: MYRA DUBOIS The self-declared siren of South Yorkshire presents a festive spectacular! In July.
Ian Smith is multi-award winning comedian.
Come and join us for the York Fringe Dog Show in aid of RSPCA York.
Birdie’s a hoarder.
Rahul Kohli grew up with many heroes.
Trump.
Hotly tipped Scottish comedian and podcaster Struan Logan brings his debut solo show down south where he regales his tales of living out of a backpack for 18 months trav…
Rahul Kohli grew up with many heroes.
Suzi Ruffell loves doing stand-up - and it shows.
Frantic sketch comedy from York University's funniest (only) double act! Join lanky sketch duo Ollie Jones and George Blackman as they fight to reclaim stolen comed…
An interactive technological comedy adventure with comedian David Callaghan.
June has ambitions of going into space.
Don Rodolfo is a total butthead, a shameless libertine and the greatest swordsman the world has ever seen.
Ashley Haden is back with the eagerly awaited final chapter of the ‘C*nting Trilogy’.
Blue Jeans Management Proudly Presents - Jarred Christmas & Hobbit: The Mighty Kids Beatbox Show Hey kids, grab your parents, parents grab your cash and come do…
Direct from London’s world-famous jazz club, The Ronnie Scott’s All Stars presents a tribute to the legendary Miles Davis.
Award winning comedian and host of the BBC’s Comedy of the Week podcast Sindhu Vee, presents a work in progress about how difficult it is to STAY married, how you&…
“One can only hope there’s some life altering catastrophe around the corner for Lexx” (Broadway Baby 2015).
After a severe case of writer's block, Owen has thrown caution to the wind and decided to let a child write his show for him.
Award-winning UK comedian Sarah Callaghan, fresh from hugely successful tours of Australia and New Zealand, returns to the Fringe with a powerhouse mash-up of comedy and poetry abo…
Who says stand-up and poetry don’t go together? Sarah Callaghan was told it wouldn’t work, that it just wasn’t, well, fun enough.
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…
Michael Bublé – a true global superstar in his only UK performance is coming to Barclaycard presents British Summer Time Hyde Park 2018! The undisputed ‘King of …
Meet the nominees for Woman of the Year.
July: Robin gets married.
Ireland's finest hip hop musical comedian is back at Underbelly Festival for four nights only! Using his trademark blend of audience interaction and razor-sharp improvisation, …
Written by award-winning writer Tim Firth, The Band is a beautiful story for anyone who grew up with a boyband and how those songs became the soundtrack of their lives.
A double bill of excellent comedians: both tackled arguably taboo subjects, both were extremely funny.
Grace is living to a different rhythm.
Time travelling magicians Morgan & West present a jaw dropping, heart stopping, brain busting, opinion adjusting, death defying, mind frying, spirit lifting, paradigm shifting,…
TOMMY STEELE RETURNS TO LONDON’S COLISEUM 60 YEARS AFTER STARRING IN RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN’S CINDERELLA! As his legion of fans already know, Tommy Steele – Brit…
The Big Fat Running show is about .
Balancing work and love is a struggle, but what if your job is killing people? A hitwoman is trying to reconcile these two aspects of her life.
Prepare for loud and get ready for louder with some shouty thrown in for good measure.
Tom and Ollie are ‘creative, witty, sketchsmiths’ with a ‘sackful of promise’ (Chortle).
The Pin: Backstage (Edinburgh Fringe Preview) After 3 multi-award winning series on BBC Radio 4, “the next Mitchell and Webb” (Times) are going back to the F…
This time-limited devising project welcomes the return of Briony O’Callaghan, a professional director, who, working with a select number of Year 10 - 13 student…
Vibe Arts are delighted to be working with the St Dunstan's College Dance Company for their first appearance in this year’s Arts Festival.
Based in Dresden, the Semperoper Ballett has conquered the world with its now acclaimed blend of fierce ballet technique with both classical and contemporary repertoire.
The award-winning character comedian and star of Channel 4’s 'Lee and Dean' celebrates four sell-out shows with a mash-up of her favourite creations.
Energetic, playful stand-up comedy from Manchester-born comedian Russell Arathoon.
Sketch Off 2018 runners up Bread & Geller bring you their sell-out debut hour, a hot mix of character comedy, observational sketch and musical parody.
The world's never had more knowledge, yet never more stupidity.
Neil Genzlinger of The New York Times called Mike Birbiglia’s recent show 'Thank God For Jokes' “the best night I’ve spent in a theatre in a…
Is a musical comedy show with live piano.
An hour of non-stop, razor-sharp, unadulterated show business.
In a time when we’re all threatened by a rhetoric of hate from the people in power ‘A Gay & a NonGay’ challenges many of our differences head on and promises that no matter who y…
Lloyd presents a sort of, work in progress, stand-up comedy show that he hopes to be rough but charming, like an old-timey hobo.
Choir Byrdsong sing music by Willaert, Gabrieli, Bassano, Lassus and more.
Sketch comedy hat-trick PÖJJ bring you their debut show.
Join the irrepressible Brighton Ceilidh Collective for an evening of raucous nonsense and ceilidh dancing.
“Hello” La Voix is the brand new show from ‘Ab Fab the Movie’ star La Voix! La Voix’s new show is a feast for the senses, with a show featuring her amazing live musicians, side-s…
Spiegeltent presents: ‘Brighton Big Drag Pagent’ Kings, Queens, and Inbetweens! Talent, diversity, creativity, and nerve.
A temporary museum of new exhibitions celebrating the ripples that ordinary people leave behind, created through a series of workshops held for members of the public where they lea…
Kate Stokes and Claudia Summers have their finger on the pulse with this delightful double bill of comedy plays, interspersed with a few shorter sketches.
Balancing work life with a love life is a struggle, but what if your job is killing people? A hitwoman is trying to reconcile these two aspects of her life.
Some Guys Have All The Luck is a fantastic theatrical production celebrating the career of one of rocks greatest icons, Rod Stewart – from street busker through to…
The Melting Shop presents Ray Castleton’s new play, a powerful and engaging story of a post-war Yorkshire mining family coming to terms with their rapidly changing world.
Earth’s Funniest Footwear are back for their 10th brand new show.
Oozing Gloop, the world’s premiere autistic, green, drag-queen/queer alchemist, is here to help you survive the 21st century, champion the communist hypothesis and put on the ol’…
Jerry Hall bursts her way into Brighton Fringe, in this riot of a cabaret developed at Soho Theatre.
History; Comedy; Songs.
Matt’s been doing stand up for 15 years and he’s got pretty good at it.
The Stealth Aspies Company - the world’s first performance collective entirely run by autistic adults.
Comedian David Callaghan brings his newest interactive technological comedy adventure.
"In theatre no-one can hear you scream" unless you head down to the Sweet Dukebox this Fringe to see One Woman Alien, billed as a one hour (standard Fringe fair) one woma…
William Shakespeare claimed “People usually are the happiest at home”.
Canadian comedian Katharine Ferns is relentlessly funny with her confessional and brutally honest storytelling style of comedy.
Romina Puma comes back and is darker than ever! It’s a show about love, or the lack of it, a show about a child longing to be cared for by her mother while having to care for her…
Your chance this season to keep the faith and polish up our dance floor with Northern Soul dancing, returning for the second time at Brighton Spiegeltent.
Think you know game shows? Think again, as this new show comes to Brighton, that will make you laugh like a child.
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.
RUNNING CAN BE FUN[NY].
Straight No Chaser big band combine with Swing Patrol dancers for a Lindy Hop dance spectacular.
After a severe case of writer’s block, Owen has thrown caution to the wind and decided to let a six year old child write his show for him.
Little do we know just what might emerge in this festivity of two hearts coming together as one.
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.
After a sell-out success at Brighton Fringe 2017, ‘The Frow Show’ returns with this superb sketch comedy show.
A new piece of devised work making its debut at this year’s Brighton Fringe.
Two word texts, a cat with no name, blood where it shouldn’t be and a fashion show to die for.
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe attracts media and arts professionals from all over the globe.
For the first time ever in the UK…TWO classic Billy Joel albums performed in their entirety… in ONE sensational show.
Eleanor Westbrook embodies what I love about the Fringe.
Winner of South End Comedy Festival’s ‘Best Newcomer’ competition 2017, Kelsey is one of the youngest working comedians in the UK.
This is the description of the show.
Come and enjoy the benefits of yoga, open to all.
Esther Manito, a finalist on ‘So You Think You’re Funny? 2017’ and heard on BBC radio 4 Extra, is working on her first solo show.
‘My Apple Dumpling Girl’ is a powerful small-scale play featuring a beautiful set and puppets (evening).
Radu started comedy in 2006 in Bucharest and was known as Romania’s comedian’s comedian.
Stand-up comedy from Manchester-born comedian, Russell Arathoon.
Brighton’s much-loved resident satirists with their unique brand of topical comedy, all wrapped up in Brighton Fringe award-winner Mark Brailsford’s festival package.
Harriet’s back in Brighton and she’s brushed her hair specially.
Tonight was Brighton's chance to show the size of its heart – and its wallet.
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…
A panicked run to Canada.
Come and have your mind fried, and witness David Terrence conduct the live unboxing of a comedy, mind-reading show, demonstrating all the likely ingredients of a mind-blowing show …
This is a jam-packed musical comedy performance of fun storytelling rhymes set to an original soundtrack.
For the first time at Brighton Fringe, Martin brings you ‘BIG FAT GAY’.
Following our 2016 sell-out, smash-hit show, come with us on our next adventure: pirates, mermaids and the search for buried treasure told through original live music, poetry and s…
Gentleman juggler and unwitting clown Tim Bat performs his impressive repertoire of amazing tricks with aplomb.
The human heart.
Join local comedian Ben Carter on his debut hour, as he desperately attempts to boost his social circle, whether dressed as the lonely front half of a pantomime camel or a lousy fl…
Direct from London’s West End, the UK’s biggest George Michael tribute show.
In the hotly tipped debut hour from Scottish comedian and podcaster Struan Logan, he regales his tales of 18 months living out of a backpack through Australia, New Zealand and Sout…
Is it a show? Is it a disco? Is it a party? It's all that and more! The essence of the unique club night that has swept through Britain’s party scene comes to this life i…
15 years at Brighton Fringe! MJ Paranzino’s choirs will be performing the ‘Best of the Best’ from the last 15 years at Brighton Fringe; from new choral music as well as jazz,…
Focus people! Stand-up comic David Mills is back with another free hour of sharp and hilarious rants.
Born from the desire to bring visionary art into greater awareness, the ‘Psychedelic Dream Temple’ is not just a showcase of some of the worlds most talented artists but also a pla…
The Maydays invite you to tear up the Fringe in the name of comedy! You choose performances or events from the Fringe Guide and then delight as these award-winning improvisers give…
Fresh from their five-star, sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe and winners of the Brighton Fringe Award for Excellence 2017, ‘Hot Gay Time Machine’ cover all the most important m…
A long time ago in a venue far, far away.
This show is the perfect way to start off your night at Brighton Fringe, as you spend an hour in the company of some top-class comedy hosts, such as Vladimir McTavish, in an early …
‘All City Movement’ is series of street paintings which indicate motion.
The Shame Show invites you to get involved in a dark game show based on the world-famous, politically-incorrect party-game, Cards Against Humanity.
Gallery Lock-In is a makeshift gallery space tucked away in the backstreets behind the beachfront.
A different show each day. The best of Brighton’s cabaret, opera, comedy all under Broadway Lounge. See our website for the daily schedule.
The “slightly soiled bearpit of a show” (G Scene) returns.
All the King’s Men bring their five star, sellout tour to London’s West End… AtKM’s astonishing vocal colour and arresting, creative choreograp…
The Martini Lounge has gone back to its roots! Revisiting those heady days in the beautiful basement bar of The Royal Court Theatre and once again filling the stage with…
Are you ready to be part of Justin’s Band? Because BAFTA Award-winning actor Justin Fletcher is going on a Musical Adventure and we would love you to come and play along wi…
Following five-star rave reviews across UK and international tours where it was seen by more than 19,000 people, One Small Step returns to the BT for a fast, furious and full throt…
Come and join The Banana Bunch – Bex Darmody, Annalea Doyle and Emma Stroud as three bananas on the run from the boring, mundane and downright crazy world we live …
1965.
The Schlocky Horror Improv Show” is a completely improvised B-Movie! Host and director Ross Hepburn - with the help of your suggestions - brings to life a brand new, never-befor…
The Science of bubbles, a fun filled event full of soap bubble, smoke inside bubbles, giant bubbles, square bubbles even kids inside bubbles, pop explains to the children the scien…
Send off Adelaide Fringe 2018 with RCC at Big River Motel with headline act Booka Shade Check in. Unpack & forget about a good nights sleep #BigRiverMotel
Cosmo The Clown Presents A Bit of Fun & Magic Roll up, roll up and let Cosmo entertain you with magic, comedy, music and dance.
Pet Slugs and Rock and Roll!!! Join the cast of the award-winning I Hate Children Children’s Show as they take your whole family on a non-stop sugar rush of live music, funny so…
Scotland’s largest comedy producer brings you award winning family friendly comedy acts from Edinburgh.
Complete show-off Nath Valvo is asking the big questions.
Don’t miss Bingo Jack this Fringe.
Scotland’s largest comedy producer brings you multi award winning comedy & cabaret acts from Edinburgh.
This audio/visual tribute show is an evening of fun, music, harmony and story telling, performed by ‘the Highlights’ 10 piece band and narrated by Roger Stanning (as Harold Harriso…
As seen on The Project, CRAM & Have You Been Paying Attention? (Network TEN).
Three hilarious one-act comedies - plus a few other bits and pieces that will guarantee a great evening out!!.
The AMAZING DRUMMING MONKEYS are back with their ‘Ocean’ show.
The Original and still the BEST “Best of Fringe”.
After three highly successful years in Adelaide The very best in late-night Fringe Comedy is back! Four top-notch comedians are picked from venues across the Fringe especially f…
RCC presents Big River Motel, a new immersive entertainment precinct of live music, interactive performances and late-night frivolities.
Since 2002 the locally produced, original Rhino Room Late Show has been a ‘must see’ late night Fringe event for comedy fans and Fringe artists alike.
Legends Band,fronted by perennial popular Adelaide vocalist,presenter and comedian,Paul Reading, present a tribute concert to three of their favourite artists, Rod Stewart,Van the …
Dance the night away with Adelaide’s hottest party boat and live acts on the Inner Harbour of Port Adelaide.
SMASH HIT of 2017 is BACK!! Grossed Out Game Show is riotously noisy fun for kids aged 5-13 years.
The Mosaic Cat (UK) & Emma Knights Productions (SA) Celebrating the life and loves of one of the great jazz singers of the 20th century.
ONE HIT WONDERLAND will be a magical night of unforgettable songs.
Mullets, single Mums, Holdens, home done tatts.
EVERY CHILD GOES INSIDE THEIR OWN BUBBLE A new adventure from the world’s most entertaining bubble duo.
RCC presents Big River Motel, a new immersive entertainment precinct of live music, interactive performances and late-night frivolities.
All I Really Want - A show dedicated to the music and lyrics of Alanis and Etheridge.
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 …
The 2016 smash hit improv musical returns to Adelaide! Total sell-out Edinburgh Fringe 2015, 2016, 2017.
Escape Room Treasure Hunt returns for its 3rd year, with a brand new room: You and your team work in a 1920s prohibition-era speakeasy - but the cops will be raiding it! You have 4…
Handpicked from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Best of the Edinburgh Fest is the original and BEST line up show at the Adelaide Fringe.
Brought to you by the people behind the cult hit Late Night Comedy at The Producers, The 6 O’Clock Show is an early show with a difference.
Fowler sisters, Erin and Tess from local group Sitara, celebrate the Finn Brothers with a tribute to Crowded House and their catalogue of much loved songs.
International street theatre sensation Mr.
Michelle Brasier and Laura Frew (aka Double Denim) combine forces with DJ Juan Vesuvius to bring you a big party for little humans! Through games, sketches, and music your favourit…
An explosive night of work-in-progress for the theatrically adventurous.
We can all recall that one special toy which, even in adulthood, puts a smile on our face when we think of it, and ‘The Velveteen Rabbit Musical Show’ is about such a toy.
★★★★★ The Scotsman James has spent the last few years performing biting political satire, then Brexit happened, then Trumpocalypse happened.
Direct from a standing room only season at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the world’s premier nerd double act The Just Us League present MARVELus: the sketch show that squeezes alm…
World record bubble-ologist Marty McBubble will blow you away with his amazing bubble creations and the incredible science that makes them possible.
Scotland’s largest comedy producer brings you multi award winning family friendly cabaret acts from Edinburgh.
Australia’s biggest and most authentic Bon Jovi Tribute Show is here! This show captures the essence of what this great band is about, the passion & hunger of the early years and t…
Peter Combe is back with the fast furious and fabulous Juicy Juicy Green Band with songs from his latest ARIA nominated LIve It Up album plus the old favs.
RCC presents Big River Motel, a new immersive entertainment precinct of live music, interactive performances and late-night frivolities.
Ha Ha Comedy, Scotland’s largest comedy producer brings you their pick of the best multi award winning acts from Edinburgh.
hit107’s Amos Gill remains one of Australia’s most prolific young comedians.
RCC presents Big River Motel, a new immersive entertainment precinct of live music, interactive performances and late-night frivolities.
A variety show of absurdist comedy.
The Xtremo Show is a late night fire Fiesta of explosive proportions starring Australia’s leading edge fire entertainment company Fiesta creations.
Adelaide born globe trotting vagrant Bill Egan returns home with his uplifting, light hearted look at the darker corners of modern life.
A variety improv comedy show featuring some of the best acts in the world… and the most currently available.
HOLY STRIP, BATMAN! A collection of rave reviews in tow, The JustAss League return after their 2017 Fringe debut to present another super season of nerdy burlesque mayhem.
The Stand Up Show is back! For the fourth year in a row the Stand Up Show will be bringing the best comedians in town together in one place.
‘AUGUST AND EVERYTHING AFTER’ - I remember listening to it & then again & again .
Winston Ruddle AKA Papa Africa, the director and founder of Cirque Africa, brings to Adelaide Fringe for the first time ever his solo comedy clown and stand up show.
A comedian walks into a bar.
The Scottish “Globetrotting Comedian” (Broadway Baby) returns to Perth after previously living in the country on a working holiday visa for a year and a week.
Be our guest! Returning after a sold out 2017 Cabaret Fringe show, Once Upon a Teaser takes you through the rabbit hole to a night of wonder & fantasy - a Disney inspired burle…
RCC presents Big River Motel, a new immersive entertainment precinct of live music, interactive performances and late-night frivolities.
Like Morecambe and Wise smashed together with the two best Spice Girls (Sporty and Scary), Michelle Brasier and Laura Frew have created a brand-new show that easily puts to rest an…
Alice is becoming more and more forgetful.
British comedian Terry North introduces the very best in International Comedy with this rotating line-up of top-notch comedians who are visiting Adelaide.
An international gross of $1.
See the World’s Greatest Record Holder For Jokes told in a Minute team up with Triple J Raw Comedy Winner team up with New York Comedian Shane Kaminowitz along with a few other Fun…
Terry Who? (Final Touch/Gen XYZ) performs a tribute to the fantastic works of Sir Paul McCartney (Singer/Songwriter, Beatle, Trainee Bass Player, Trainee Piano Player, multi-lingua…
An evening of rapturous dark jazz alternative music from renown artist Jennifer DeGrassi and her band .
For 15 years Reginald D Hunter has been casting a wry eye over the ways of his adopted homeland.
Since 1989, MTV’s ‘Unplugged’ series has achieved iconic status in modern music & pop culture.
Have you ever watched a comedy show and thought to yourself, “Cathy, I hate how these theatre types are just so written and rehearsed! And when do I get to talk?!” Well then, Cathy…
Based on Robert Fulghum’s best-selling books, Kindergarten takes a funny, insightful, heartwarming look at what is profound in everyday life.
Adelaide’s #1 Clown Magician Bumbles the Clown is getting his 2018 Adelaide Fringe on with a brand new BUBBLE show! The moment Bumbles comes on stage wearing pencil glasses and a s…
“A delectable evening, fraught with the kind of debauchery and delirium that makes you want to take both your extramarital lovers” - Broadway World Hot off the heels of their m…
Dance, theatre and comedy are fused into a great big hilarious wonderland that you can’t resist! Take a wild ride on this rollicking adventure that unleashes the untamed inner w…
Born out of Montreal’s vibrant sketch comedy scene, two JUST FOR LAUGHS Award winning idiots; Al Lafrance (I Think I’m Dead) and Shane Adamczak (The Ballad Of Frank Allen, Sound & …
In similar fashion to the Variety Jam shows that happen all year round, the Adelaide Fringe edition of Variety Jam brings music, comedy, magic and more.
This show is not for you.
UK-based singer-songwriter, poet, musician, environmentalist and caffeine addict Majk Stokes comes to Adelaide for the first time to present a show built around two of his greatest…
Maybe not the best game show.
SOLD OUT Perth Fringe World 2017 SELL OUT SHOWS Edinburgh Fringe 2017 4 Stars ‘You’ll never look at a bubble performer the same way again.
RCC presents Big River Motel, a new immersive entertainment precinct of live music, interactive performances and late-night frivolities.
So who was Hollywood’s first Australian? Bet you thought it was Errol Flynn? But no, that was not even close.
Rob Hunter (writer ‘Rosehaven’, ‘Spicks & Specks’, ‘Get Krack!n’, ‘You’re Skitting Me’, ‘Late O’clock’) presents a brand new bunch of oddball stand-up and sketches in a show guaran…
RCC presents Big River Motel, a new immersive entertainment precinct of live music, interactive performances and late-night frivolities.
Hear Fringe Society staff and participants discuss how you can be part of the largest open access arts festival in the world.
Ladies and gentlemen.
After the death of the great songstress and singer Amy Winehouse in July 2011 there was a void that was left.
An honest tale of one man’s modern escape from the prison of belief.
Tania Savelli, Kat Jade and Melanie Smith take you on a historical journey celebrating the most famous female vocal trio of all time.
The most awesome, exciting and inspirational author event EVER! as award-winning Scottish author Stuart Reid brings his best-selling books to life.
After his fall from grace, lawyer Kane returns to the family sheep station for the first time in ten years.
The Flaming Sambucas (extended band), with Terry Nicholas at the White Grand Piano, bring to life the timeless songs of Elton John and Bernie Taupin.
A true-life story of hope & the power of imagination! When the writer, Jessica Clements was nine she lived in Canberra.
Love passion deceit betrayal and some of the most iconic songs ever written formed a soundscape that touched every listener of popular music in the 70’s and 80’s.
SHAKE YOUR BOOTY 70S DISCO SHOW features a 12 piece band performing solid gold disco hits at THE GOV, including 70s Disco dance classics from The Bee Gees, Earth Wind and Fire, Hot…
Inspiring, intriguing, tender and true.
RCC presents Big River Motel, a new immersive entertainment precinct of live music, interactive performances and late-night frivolities.
Born beneath the storm clouds of Sydney’s recently introduced “lockout laws” (currently draining the magic from a once-vibrant nightlife), this continually shifting mobile street a…
RCC presents Big River Motel, a new immersive entertainment precinct of live music, interactive performances and late-night frivolities.
Back to SA by popular demand for ONE SHOW ONLY! Featuring one of Australia’s most sort after entertainers, Paul Hogan.
Adelaide’s premier Open Mic night returns! EVERY MONDAY catch 10 different comedians from across the Fringe PLUS a special guest headline act.
BILLY ‘T’ (William Snell) & his 5 piece band present the Johnny Cash Tribute Show.
Hot tribute band RUMOURS perform the music of Fleetwood Mac at 2018 Fringe.
With seats at the back reserved for the adults, the children are encouraged to sit on the floor right up against the stage for this lovely show that aims to educate and entertain i…
RCC presents Big River Motel, a new immersive entertainment precinct of live music, interactive performances and late-night frivolities.
“Miles ahead of the rest” – The Clothesline “5-stars” – GlamAdelaide Sold out in 2017 and back by popular demand, this all Adelaide-based production sees a complete p…
Dance the night away with Adelaide’s hottest party boat and live acts along the Inner Harbour.
Open for good time, not a long time, we’re kicking off the opening night of Adelaide Fringe 2018 with our biggest party yet.
Littlefield NYC is proud to present “Generous Laughs,” a charity comedy show benefiting the Pride Fund to End Gun Violence, featuring some of New York City’s most exciting come…
The Laser Comedy Show is a live improvised comic book created using laser reactive technology drawn and voice acted by US performance artist Chris Fair.
Re-live the sounds of the swinging sixties, as Britain’s No.
The Showstoppers are here to make your kids’ Christmas story wishes come true! Welcome to our Christmas grotto where the The Showstoppers are here to make your kids’ Ch…
The raucous & uproarious musical that reveals inner secrets & truths of recording audiobooks by star Sarah Naughton incorporates stand-up comedy, dance, immersive theater, and trad…
Constella OperaBallet return to the Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells this November with their award-winning Sideshows.
A night of celebration – whether it’s cheering or your team or the whole of mankind! United is an improvisation show played with the energy of a sports match.
Happily Never After - Created from a single audience suggestion, The Maydays weave a playful tale, full of black comedy and haunting songs.
Comedian & hoop-dancer Mimi Fischer (from The Chris Gethard Show) is 64 years young & announcing her first solo show: A Late Bloomer.
Launching their 2017-18 concert season, the Reid Consort performs Rachmaninov’s serene All Night Vigil (Vespers) on Saturday 11 November, 7.
An extremely flamboyant, ‘riotous but subtly moving’ (The List) extravaGAYnza, fresh from its sold-out, award-winning run at Edinburgh.
The Counterfeit Seventies comes to the Playhouse for the very first time this October! Having toured extensively with The Counterfeit Sixties show they now bring you their unique S…
What is it to really know your own father? Meet Edward Bloom, played by Emmy, Tony and Golden Globe award-winner Kelsey Grammer.
Free Stand-Up comedy show with all donations given to Lady Parts Justice! Come join at Local 138 on Thursday, 11/2 at 8pm.
Join award-winning songwriter and musician David Gibb on a musical journey through his hilarious and often surreal imagination.
This hilarious live show of the podcast called Ghosted Stories invites guests to talk about their crappy dating situations & stories of being ghosted to make dating less frightenin…
Pippa Evans Presents… – Join Pippa Evans (founder member of Showstoppers) and some of her favourite improvisers as they explore the world through your eyes and theirs.
An evening of comedy featuring some of the top comedians from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe including some of the winners and nominees of the lastminute.
There’s little obvious theatrical artifice on show; just four actors, in casual clothes, sitting or lying on the plain black floor of an empty stage as the audience comes in.
In this hilarious solo show, one woman plays over 25 different characters from inside a kitchen cupboard.
A faithful and heartfelt tribute to the beautiful Robert Plant and Alison Krauss album Raising Sand.
Join Lyra’s Artist-in-residence, Lou Brodie, at the top of Arthur’s Seat from dawn till dusk as she offers a letter to the city from the other side of the hill.
Nominated twice for the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show and total Fringe sell-out 2015 and 2016, Sarah Kendall returns with her brand-new show One-Seventeen.
Every year a sell-out! The UK’s first and premier award for live comedy.
Returning after a second highly successful gig in 2016, the Inverkeithing Community Big Band promises an afternoon of riveting jazz and swing.
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the largest open access arts festival in the world.
G and Ste are Fringe fanatics who felt that becoming part of the Fringe was the perfect way to celebrate their nuptials.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
That Swing Sensation, Scotland’s record-breaking big swing band, with another night of toe-tapping music from the era when swing was king.
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…
David O’Doherty – the Ryanair Enya, the Aldi Bublé – returns to the Fringe with last year’s hit show Big Time, an hour of talking and songs in a haunted hall on a hill fille…
Celebrate 60 years of EGO with highlights from much-loved operas by Verdi, Mozart, Puccini, Tchaikovsky, Bernstein and Bizet.
Returning for the 15th year is the art show where you can make a difference – come along and you’ll be raising vital funds for Macmillan Cancer Support.
Brand new, late-night game show from the award-winning, critically-acclaimed Goose.
O’Doherty is back with his mini-keyboard, flopping hair, and uninhibited attitude, but this time in one of the most prestigious venues that the Edinburgh Fringe Festival has to o…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Comedy sketches and satirical comments with an Edinburgh twist from Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and guests.
Russell Arathoon brings his previous sold out debut stand up show to London.
America’s Got Talent winner, ventriloquist Paul Zerdin, heads to Fringe for three nights only, fresh from headline shows in Las Vegas, with a sparkling new show featuring his all-s…
The formal meeting where accounts are presented, activity reviewed and directors elected. If you’re passionate about the Fringe, come and be heard.
Men have all the power.
Superb duo: Catriona McKay (Clarsach) and Chris Stout (Shetland fiddle/viola).
Since bursting onto the music scene at Edinburgh’s legendary Howff club, Bert’s unique style of folk, blues and jazz has inspired generations of genre-defining musicians.
The Other Guys from the University of St Andrews return to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for the third time, with more energy and excitement than ever before.
Reactivists bring you a new show each week, based on the news of the week before.
In the early 1980s Pinter became increasingly interested in human rights abuses and in particular the torture of political prisoners in Argentina and Turkey.
The Other Guys return to the Fringe with their show All Night Long with more charm, energy and dulcet tones than you can shake a stanky leg at.
This workshop is suitable for anyone looking for a fun afternoon of unfamiliar dances, while still providing challenges for experienced dancers.
Farce has a proud place in British theatre history.
On One Condition draws on stories from Dan Daw’s lived experiences, asking us to question our own perceptions of normal while offering a stripped back look at the world we live in.
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.
Award-winning comedian Edy Hurst presents a debut work of comic ingenuity and imagination, plundering against forces far beyond his reach to create the world’s greatest theme par…
As the industrial world collides with agricultural life, China’s traditional folk arts are in decline.
Edinburgh Fringe’s biggest and best mixed bill magic night! The best illusion, magic and cabaret acts from the Fringe have assembled for one night only at Gilded Balloon’s biggest …
A selection of favourite variations, nocturnes, fantasias, waltzes, mazurkas and polonaises played by William Alexander (piano).
Truscott wrestles with: standing up while telling jokes, second shows, stealing material and bad reviews – back in the town where she got ‘em! All while paying homage to her fa…
From Live at the Apollo and Radio 5’s Fighting Talk.
From Live at the Apollo and Radio 5’s Fighting Talk.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Whimsical, surreal, truly inspirational: psychedelic pioneers The Incredible String Band entranced listeners in the late 1960s and early 1970s with their visionary, dream-like so…
Two cabaret favourites – Don One from Birmingham and Claire Benjamin from London – join together for this unusual musical comedy pairing to host a variety show with a twist.
Audience favourite Patrick Monahan brings his high energy comedy style with hilarious and engaging topical and observational material to his brand-new Game Show!
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
A trip down memory lane, hear again 50s to 70s pop and folk hits like Putting on the Style, Amazing Grace, My Old Man’s a Dustman, Wild Rover, Hello Mary Lou, Nobody’s Child, Singi…
‘Theatrical knock-out’ (Times).
The contribution of travelling composers and performers to the music of Mediaeval and Renaissance Europe is brought to life by the city’s famous early music group in the vibrant …
This is the year 1929, Tom is a happy, wealthy and young broker who lives in London and whose life is about to radically change.
Three unconventional mimes show their ridiculous life of living in the world of mime.
John Sampson (trumpet and recorder) joins the orchestra for performances of Vivaldi’s recorder concerto in C minor and Handel’s trumpet suite in D.
You’ve heard them on the radio and seen them on the television, now join William Hanson and Diana Mather, leading etiquette experts, live on stage in this tongue-in-teacup foray in…
It’s Shakespeare performed in a completely new way: a Shakespeare play condensed to the size of one woman, Emily Carding, and the way she deals with the audience.
The life of Elvis Presley told through 17 women: some enthralled, some appalled, all obsessed! From Tupelo, Mississippi where 12-year-old Elvis wanted a BB gun instead of a guitar,…
Big Cat Small Flap – the unique observations from a giant talking cat called Mr Nibbles on the state of humans and the world today, from Trump to Brexit to Instagram, and why the…
Michael John McCarthy’s Turntable is a project that has been touring Scotland for four years now, with the simple premise that music can help total strangers open up to one anoth…
Can Hamlet please come into the diary room? You’ve had regular Big Brother.
An Actor’s Tribute combines new writing with devised content and improv to create a piece of theatre that explores the highs and lows of life from an actor’s point of view.
Musical adaptations of other works often struggle to either make themselves distinct or justify their existence.
Reactivists bring you a new show each week, based on the news of the week before.
Henry’s Show Aaaah The Growing Pains of a Neurotic Jew and Joe’s The Confused Sikh Who Loves Curried Mustard.
I wasn’t really in the mood for this show.
You are asked to explain a purpose, statement of intention and concept.
Philip Contini sings your favourite Neapolitan songs with his Be Happy Band live on stage.
Safehouse are back at the Edinburgh Festival for a third consecutive year playing their highly acclaimed Allman Brothers set including classics from the At Fillmore East album: Whi…
(*A real-life quote from a real-life reviewer.
Michael is live in Edinburgh for another game of On The Ball, alongside great live music and your Sunday Boasts.
‘Four dangerously good singers, with a hilarious MC and pianist’ (ThreeWeeks) – All That Malarkey return to the Fringe with an all-new, outrageous music show, flaunting their…
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…
SCCC is proud to present splendid programme for audiences.
Relive the magic of Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons in this remarkable tribute to the most successful band in music history.
A woman returns to a hometown she no longer recognises in this haunting new play from Dalia Taha.
The Rising: the UK’s number one Springsteen tribute brings the energy and precision of the E Street band to the Festival Fringe once more.
Scottish early guitar/lute specialist and composer Gordon Ferries plays solos by the great 19th-century guitarist/composer Mauro Giuliani including Le Bouquet Emblematique (where e…
Showcasing the finest piano and chamber music from RCS and St Mary’s Music School students.
One Hundred Miles is a physical theatre performance structured around the experiences of a woman traveling through India in a bid to discover a different culture and way of life.
“An epic improvised comedy battle. Who wins? You decide!”
With the combination of classic melody and innovative performing methodology, the concert will demonstrate the charms of traditional Chinese music and dance with the spirits of the…
Every member of our Blueswater Presents family will be playing a set in a raucous showcase that will present the best blues music the Fringe has to offer.
Autistic people speak for themselves in this ensemble show, written from surveys completed only by Autistic people.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Join us for a bumper-length comedy extravaganza to help raise vital funds for Barnardo’s, while previewing a selection of this year’s top Fringe shows.
Powerful like a dragon, supple like a dancer.
Harri Soinila is a Laugh Factory’s Funniest Person in the World, 2016 semi-finalist, headliner of shows in a bunch of countries and the godfather (or baby daddy) of English comedy …
As we mark 70 years of this phenomenal festival we want to take stock and explore what the Fringe should look like in the future.
A Scottish Documentary Institute production for the Edinburgh International Festival directed by Anne Milne and produced by Noe Mendelle.
Edinburgh International Youth Orchestra performs two concerts at Greyfriars Kirk with players from the Palestine Youth Orchestra.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
The king of Celtic ‘ccordion, Sandy Brechin, brings his lightning-fast fingers to the Fringe once again, along with his mad-cap humour, featuring hits from his many albums plus som…
Inaugurating the Friends of St Cecilia’s 2017 Fringe season in the stunningly refurbished concert hall on Niddry Street, John Kitchen and David Gerrard will demonstrate the flamboy…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
International workshop, professional development and networking event.
Award-winning vocalist Ali transports you to the underground prohibition era.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Vibrant Scottish early music group Ensemble Marsyas under dynamic director Peter Whelan has fast made its name with thrilling, captivating music making since its founding in 2011.
Over two recitals, Stefan Warzycki performs all Chopin’s Op 10 études as recast for the left hand by Leopold Godowsky.
Cell Block Soweto: An A Cappella Gang Show by After Freedom is a new a cappella show telling stories of five prisoners confined in one of Johannesburg’s prisons.
Experience the dark, hidden world of the best-selling Detective Rebus books.
Everyone has secrets.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe Participants.
Janice Forsyth presents her celebrated show from the BBC’s venue in Edinburgh, with up-to-date coverage, highlights and top interviews from across the Edinburgh festivals.
Join Ewan Spence and the team behind the BAFTA nominated ‘Edinburgh Fringe Radio Show And Podcast’ at this year’s daily recordings of the live show in the Rose Theatre .
New for 2017! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
The world’s first and only human/cartoon double-act return to the Fringe.
Thom Peterson is The Amazing Guy! A one-man flash mob of magic and comedy.
A hypnotic, tongue-in-cheek antidote to the glittering circus world.
Award-winning comedian Rahul Kohli picks up to five of the best upcoming acts on the circuit right now, for a late-night comedy extravaganza! Including some very secret special gue…
The Singing Psychic returns! Best Show, Funny Women 2016 nominee.
Beautiful heart-wrenching songs, lively cello tunes and lots of laughter from Edinburgh’s own bubbly queen of folk Wendy Weatherby and her all-star band, featuring Fiona Cuthill on…
The sequel to last year’s full house show.
Award-winning, funny and unpredictable wordless puppet show featuring a stunning variety of innovative electro-luminous objects.
This show is for people that like jokes.
With the overwhelming amount of options at the Fringe, Bite-Size allows one to see several short and sweet plays in the space of an hour.
The band feature multi-stringed instrumentalists playing original music and songs in the folk/country rock genre.
Award-winning comedian Rahul Kohli picks up to five of the best upcoming acts on the circuit right now, for a late-night comedy extravaganza! Including some very secret special gue…
A stranger asks a small favour.
It’s just like the famous ‘bad guy’ scene in Scarface, when Tony Montana rants that iconic phrase, ‘You need people like me.
The world’s first and only human/cartoon double-act return to the Fringe.
Hey kids, grab your parents, parents grab your cash and get on down to the best game show in town.
Big Brother Hamlet takes the subjects of the all-powerful found in Shakespeare’s script – the King, the Ghost, the Church – and connects them with one of today’s most all-p…
Super Scott returns to the Fringe with his own unique blend of comedy, juggling, magic and more. Expect the unexpected! (Recommended by his mother).
Russell Howard, Miranda Hart, Tim Minchin.
Escaping his war poetry homework, a schoolboy re-enacts the movie 300 to the spirit of Wilfred Owen.
A special stripped-down lineup of The Blueswater play an upbeat swampy set of blues songs decided in advance by fans on social media.
It was an inauspicious beginning for Martin J Dixon’s new stand-up show, with only 11 audience members, some of whom were loud and rowdy throughout the show.
The Edinburgh Revue is back in black, bringing you sketch comedy straight from the horse’s mouth.
Edinburgh Central Mosque opens its doors and warmly invites you to Islam Festival Edinburgh.
The ambiguity and space for misunderstanding in [title of show]’s name and concept are such that it is entirely possible it could put audience members off, but the University of …
Jennifer Thomson launches her exciting new collection of Edinburgh paintings.
From Memphis to Folsom Prison to… Glasgow? This unusual story unfolds with the familiar calm bass baritone, crooning Walk the Line.
Miss Candy AppleBottom, the infamous cross-dressing bearded guitar loop-playing extraordinaire, will dazzle you with an eye-watering array of burlesque, music, comedy and twisted t…
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…
Tucked away in one of Greenside’s smaller studios, Baby Mama is a shining diamond of a show: beautiful storytelling and intimate staging come together to create a heartbreakingly…
Terror.
Rock’n’roll in all its facets.
‘The King of Edinburgh’ (List) and multi award-winning ‘Podfather’ (Elle) returns with the internet chat show, that all the cool kids who hang around the Omni Centre call RHEFP (RH…
All the way from Austin, Texas, it’s The Cowgirl Mary Old West Puppet Theatre Show.
Following on from his hugely successful tour in the south of England, Tomfoolery has revamped and re-toasted his action-packed Beans on Toast show for his Edinburgh Fringe debut! B…
A thoughtful and well-realised production, this play provides a personal perspective on the debate surrounding American gun ownership.
‘Social barriers will dissipate as Rick Molland and Sully O’Sullivan go head-to-head in an epic stand-up comedy battle’ (CultureTrip.
The second floor of White Stuff becomes a haven for design lovers.
Magician Paul Nathan returns to Edinburgh once more with The I Hate Children Children’s Show for an hour of interactive magic, name-calling and the occasional glass of champagne.
On our tour we will reveal some of the secrets hidden within a city rich in culture and ancient history and blessed with beauty.
Join festival favourite Stephen K Amos as he chats with guests hand-picked from the worlds of theatre, comedy and music.
In any amateur production, the most significant moments are those where one forgets that the performers are not professional.
Back in the 1960s there were seven of these mobile cinemas made for the Ministry of Technology.
The biggest, brightest comedians at the Edinburgh Fringe all in one huge show, staged in the famous Udderbelly.
We are all Going to Die is a devised piece by Dead Person Productions.
The Gravel Road Show, featuring the Intoxicating Temperance Sisters, is a world-premiere cabaret that denounces the evils of alcohol consumption.
Each evening we welcome a top comedian to perform their full Edinburgh show on board Audrey, the most unique venue at the festival.
From four time Canadian Comedy Award nominee and creator of Fringe Hit ONEymoon (***** Victoria Times Colonist ).
The Edinburgh Revue returns for its eighth Fringe, bringing you an hour of ‘brave, intelligent, and inventive’ (BroadwayBaby.
Come and witness one of the greatest late-night, mixed-bill shows.
As the friend with whom I went to see the show so emphatically said, All We Ever Wanted Was Everything is ‘everything’.
Mae Martin (BBC Radio 4’s Mae Martin’s Guide to 21st Century Sexuality, Russell Howard’s Good News) and Australian comic Nick Coyle (Guided Meditation) improvise a variety show bas…
This is a very silly comedy about some very serious books (and poems and plays).
A toothless punk wakes one morning and asks herself the all-important question: why are we here? Expect cod philosophy, serious attitude and a chicken going on.
Captain Zarg and Williamina Foxx are Guardians of the Universe.
After last year’s sell-out run of their debut show, Harry Baker – ‘Blistering wordplay’ ***** (ThreeWeeks) – and Chris Read – ‘Brilliant’ (Evening Standard) – bring back …
Award-winning performer Paula Valluerca, aka Madame Señorita, is committed to reconnect with the pleasure of being a totally deluded idiot.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
With over 10 million video views online, internet sensation Rodney delivers a one-hour extravaganza filled with silly one-liners, magic, props and music. Fun for all the family!
One dimwit comedian’s every dumb decision presented in list form.
They say fame is a fickle friend, and the St Andrews Revue have been lonely for years.
Have a bite to eat and take a seat – you’re in for a treat.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Hi Anne, just put: ‘Low mileage, one careful owner, four new tires and MOT till June 2017’. Don’t mix this Auto Trader ad up with edfringe programme entry please.
When the headline act fails to show up, Jango, a bumbling theatre caretaker, is suddenly thrust into the limelight and embarks on a hilarious journey of highly crafted and heartfel…
All the movies in the Marvel cinematic universe in one hour.
While the world grips onto its safe space with progressively whitened knuckles, We Are Still All C*nts will be a haven where the left, the right, the old, the young, the rise of fa…
‘This great big, funny, friendly, hairy bear of an Irishman wrapped us in his irresistible mix of spontaneous humour, hilarious storytelling and total irreverence, and it was a s…
The Clan Mucmor Family Circus Show.
Daddy and Beeje, two self-absorbed, dysfunctional TV presenters, are getting ready for their live chat show.
Just twelve short months ago, Mark Row had never stepped on stage to perform stand-up comedy.
Beta-males Nathan D’Arcy Roberts (shortlisted for BBC Radio New Comedy Award, 2016) and Ross Smith (So You Think You’re Funny? Semi-Finalist, 2015) explore identity, nostalgia …
‘One of the UK’s best young observationalists’ (Guardian) went viral in India this year – not in a good way.
With over 10 million video views online, internet sensation Rodney delivers a one-hour extravaganza filled with silly one-liners, magic, props and music. Fun for all the family!
One in One Out spans Davina’s journey from losing a parent and partner to gaining an enormous new nephew and several new partners.
The 23rd year as the recognised launch pad for future legends.
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…
Established as one of the best shows of the Fringe. Four comedians, different to the early show. Two hours with tomorrow’s comedy stars. ‘Top value, top comedy’ (List).
This idiot’s back.
Chris Washington is an ordinary guy; he explains this to us from the very beginning.
Two world travelled comedians, Dylan Gott (Canada) and Radu Isac (Romania), perform an hour of sort of clean comedy.
The Science Guy is back.
Offbeat sketchlings Fish Pie! permit you to disregard political satire, a cappella groups and men noticing things then pausing for laughter in favour of compulsory mirth.
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.
Peter Michael Marino greets the audience as we arrive.
Apocalypse Now, with its 153 minute running time, multi-million dollar production costs and jungle location, might not seem like the most obvious contender for adaptation into a on…
A light-hearted lecture on the German Renaissance’s coolest dude, Albrecht Dürer.
Amazing Magic Christopher presents fun at the Fringe – Family Magic Show! The show features magic, balloon modelling, Barney the Puppet Bird and lots and lots of audience partici…
Martin “Bigpig” Mor.
Truman Capote regards us with a look that cannot be readily deciphered.
Heavyweight sketch maestro (WitTank) and award winning stand-up veteran, Naz, charges back to the Burgh to punch out his first solo sketch show.
Strange physical theatre with soul-lined theatrics and odd feats.
Multi award-winning power wizard of comedy Tony Law is heading back to the top.
David Huntsberger’s stand-up show is problematic as a comedy show as it has very little resembling a joke.
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…
Ray Fordyce is back to host another afternoon feast of comedy and entertainment. Featuring three or more acts each day, this is a must for every Fringe visitor.
Award-winning author Stuart Reid will be sharing his books, including his latest release Gorgeous George and His Stupid Stinky Stories, and the audience will be expected to bring t…
Enjoy an hour of the best up-and-coming one-liner comedians on the circuit in this celebration of puns, one-liners and wordplay.
The cult-favourite alternative comic humbly invites you to his brand-new, absolutely brilliant hour of extraordinary-absurdist-character-comedy-nonsense-sort-of-stand-up and hubris…
I have never played Dungeons and Dragons.
Truthful stand-up, funny stories and some good jokes.
It’s incredibly hard to place Rob Auton’s new show at the Edinburgh Fringe but then again, it’s hard to place Rob Auton.
A show about being the only remaining singleton in a world full of weddings, mortgages, children, security and a lack thereof.
One dimwit comedian’s every dumb decision presented in list form.
A daily selection of Ireland’s top comics plus guests from other countries. One of the best comedy shows at the festival, all for the low, low price of free!
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).
A show for anyone who ever worried they weren’t normal.
Reginald’s searingly honest material has garnered him a fan base spanning the generations.
Vicki is done with degrading retail jobs, fed up of waiting around for Mr Wrong and ultimately ready to get out of bed.
Sean Kelly is the ever-smiling, ever-shouting auctioneer star of Storage Hunters.
Incognito Theatre’s adaptation of All Quiet on the Western Front is a solid, if predictable, production which ticks all of the necessary First World War boxes.
The Noise Next Door’s Really, Really Good Afternoon Show is what it says on the ticket.
The cast and crew of The Big Bite-Size Breakfast Plays coax their audience into starting their day bright and early with coffee, croissants and strawberries.
The Lulu Show: Life on the Never-Never is exactly what you want from a cabaret.
In 1986, the Kendall family stood in their back-garden, staring at the Australian sky and hoping to catch a glimpse of Halley’s comet.
A pure and exhilarating romp of a good time.
Join your hosts Ross Brierley and Joshua Sadler as they take the late-night chat show to its illogical conclusion.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
First Prize winner (Gilded Balloon Sitcom Trials 2016) Kate Bowes Renna brings her new satirical comedy to the fringe.
Early in his Fringe show Mark Thomas reveals the impressively religious character of his upbringing.
Matt Forde is a consummate professional, with sharp observations and confident crowd work, it’s just a shame this show lacks the biting satire expected from political comedy at t…
After six years of austerity, is it even possible to be an artist and make enough money for luxuries like bread? Show Me the Money is a funny, inspirational show by multimedia arti…
Ever wondered what your favourite pantomime characters did before they became famous? Or what they did after their tale ended? Join the irrepressible Dame Dolly and her lovable son…
Flatulence, fornication and filth; Sean Patton brings his show Number One to Edinburgh armed with a New Orleans attitude and an unashamed subject matter of all things vulgar and bo…
Single father Mark Forward has decided the time has come for him to be appreciated as a comedian.
‘Tonight, ladies and gentlemen, I am going to show you how to change the world…’ The world’s most notorious terrorist tells his remarkable, provocative and multi award-winnin…
Gloria and Padraic are best friends whose relationship changes forever.
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 dance world can sometimes take itself a little too seriously, it often seems to be too caught up in technical comparisons to just enjoy itself, however, Chicos Mambo is the opp…
Bracing maritime sketch show from Eggbox Comedy.
Every child goes inside a bubble! Award-nominated (Fringe World Perth) Dr Bubble and Milkshake present a new bubble story about sharing.
No Show is perhaps the perfect show: one that claims to be nothing at all.
This is Aunty Donna’s fourth Edinburgh Fringe, they have a huge following and return as popular as ever.
All Genius All Idiot is a quirky and outrageous piece that explores the animalistic side of human nature using contemporary circus, performance art and live music.
Join a small group tour of Edinburgh’s historic Old Town, followed by a tutored tasting of four Scotch whiskies.
This ‘highly energetic laugh-a-minute show’ (TheTab.
Perhaps you’ve heard of The Midnight Beast? Their blend of comic indie-pop-rap began on a humble Youtube channel and moved to Channel Four just a few years later.
Seeing The Showstoppers’ Kids Show is like watching a new improvised episode of Horrible Histories.
It’s time to think outside the box, go crazy, go skydiving or just go to a different pub this Friday.
When an Edinburgh Fringe virgin asks a seasoned Fringe-lover (that’s me, by the way) for show recommendations there are a number of shows I always highlight before reviews have e…
The monster gods of comedy and 2016’s winners of Mervyn Stutter’s Spirit of the Fringe award return to Edinburgh.
The technical choreography from Flabbergast Theatre that delivers this consistently joyful, yet bleak, puppetry extravaganza is exceptional.
Returning to Edinburgh for a 7th year, All The King’s Men are the voices that are defining a genre.
From the moment you enter – greeted by several songs in multiple genres, all with the lyrics ‘chops not ham’ – you have already begun to tumble down the rabbit hole into th…
This extremely famous one-handed actor shares his hilarious encounters with the world.
Join a local guide for this fun and informative walk through 900 years of Edinburgh’s history.
Join the infamous Clart and McBrain in a brilliant and witty dramatic romp through the wynds, courtyards and pubs of Edinburgh.
Multi award-winning surreal wizard of comedy, Tony Law is heading back to the top.
Marking the 70th anniversary of India’s independence, this exhibition celebrates the richness and visual splendour of two millennia of India’s art.
An exhibition of the best in modern art photography from photographers, both amateur and professional, worldwide.
An exhibition of illustrated works by students and graduates of Edinburgh College of Art.
Mr Danger is a real-life damaged former daredevil who learnt his lesson the hard way.
The Slightly Fat Show harkens back to the Golden Age of variety performance, updated for a twenty-first century audience.
The Horse Show comes galloping down to the Camden Fringe festival, fresh from the lush green pastures of Manchester.
Prepare to have your joy levels optimised by “the finest female character comic around” (Time Out) as Pippa Evans presents Joy Provision! Plus BIG NOW and improvisers seen on B…
In 1966, Frank Sinatra performed at the Las Vegas’ Sands Hotel & Casino, accompanied by Count Basie and his orchestra.
Join your hosts Ross Brierley and Joshua Sadler as they take the late night chat show to its illogical conclusion.
A stranger asks a small favour.
Edy Hurst loves theme parks.
Squeeze some culture into your lunchbreak! Grab a sandwich and join Lightbox Theatre this July for a lunchtime serving of darkly comic gems by some of theatre’s most prominent p…
Six improvisers barrel through the funnies in City Impro’s debut Edinburgh Fringe show where suggestions provided by you inspire an epic series of improvised comedy games, sketch…
A storytelling and stand-up show written and performed by Katy Schutte (The Maydays/Knightmare Live), this is the hilarious tale of trying to find love despite freezing up at choco…
The Maydays present their signature brand of freewheeling black comedy and surrealism with special guest Scott Adsit (Second City, 30 Rock, Veep), plus Edinburgh sellout show Me Pl…
Six improvisers barrel through the funnies in a special Edinburgh Fringe preview show where suggestions provided by you inspire an epic series of improvised comedy games, sketches …
Picture a Venn diagram where behavioural science, character comedy & storytelling are intersecting the hell out of each other – it’s BBC comedy writer Maria Peters’ new show The …
The UK’s #1 Oasis tribute ‘Definitely Oasis’ perform a one-off unplugged acoustic set of Oasis classics and B-Sides.
Children’s poet and spoken word theatre maker Justin Coe (‘Big Wow’, ‘Small Wonder’, ‘The Dictionary of Dads’, ‘The Jumble Book’) leads a workshop for adult writers/performers inte…
Following its 2016 sell-out Belgian tour, the SLJO is back with an all-new set featuring tunes from the golden era of Big Band.
A lonely scientist clones a perfect army of women, until something goes horribly wrong.
Three idiots spoof Noel Coward in a unique and ridiculous vision of ‘Blithe Spirit’.
Go on an award-winning, magical, musical, multi-sensory adventure in the Kalahari desert with Little Meekat and her friends Elephant and Wise Monkey to find out all about Calm and …
Following the story of ‘The Liar’, a broken down, two-bit mentalist act who has reached the end of his tether and threatens to finish it all.
Stand-up comedy from Manchester-born comedian, Russell Arathoon.
Escape the mundane and the everyday and see the world through the eyes of a magician.
Be different! Join the Meebles on their madcap adventures in a circus van, racing against time to save the children from all being made the same by Von Zalatan and his virtual o…
A musical story for children where each character is a musical instrument .
Join us for a show-stopping night of music and dance, as we shimmy through the hits of ‘Chicago’, ‘Cabaret’ and ‘Sweet Charity’, before turning up the heat for our classic burlesqu…
A dog is man’s best friend, and is for life.
Apples and Snakes and New Writing South team up to present a programme of poetry, spoken word and live literature.
Jazz and Poetry Layer Cake A delicious serving of modern original Jazz and poetry created by the award-winning author John Harvey (author of the bestselling Charlie Resnick series…
One Board Man is one of the most unique shows I have ever seen.
The latest production by Embolon Theatre, All In is such a hybrid of genres that I am unsure on whether to refer to it as a play, a stand-up comedy show, or a mind-bendin…
Your chance this season to keep the faith and polish up our dance floor with Northern Soul dancing, returning for the third time at Brighton Spiegeltent.
Straight No Chaser Big Band combine with JATS swing dance aces Sam and Gabi for a Lindy Hop dance spectacular.
In this highly anticipated follow up to her 2016 smash hit debut ‘On Record’, this exciting new voice and force to be reckoned with is back with another bold and original show.
“Anyone else a massive fan of the divine Miss Vogue and her ukulele? Thought so.
A newly-devised piece exploring issues of mental health.
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 …
After 3 sell-out runs in its native town of Forest Row in East Sussex, The Frow Show comes down the M23 to take the Brighton Fringe.
Richard III.
Matt returns to Brighton for the ninth year running with a show bursting with new jokes, new ideas and absolutely no nudity.
A light-hearted mind-reading show with amazing and impossible mind stunts! No dead relatives will be contacted throughout the evening, however they may be interrupted with the laug…
Ever pundered what shows like ‘Mock the Week’, ‘Have I Got News For You’, ‘QI’, or ‘Never Mind the Buzzcocks’ would be like if they were just puns? Punder no longer.
Indie theatre legends David Woods and Jon Haynes of ‘Ridiculusmus’ as two crustaceous elders putting off death in a snail paced farce.
What happens when your life seems to mirror that of your musical hero? Greg Moncur is convinced his obsession with Johnny Cash is influencing what happens in his life.
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe attracts media and arts professionals from all over the globe.
One of the UK’s longest running cabaret companies ‘Cirque Du Cabaret’ debuts in Brighton Fringe 2017 with a brand new show.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by author/illustrator Eric Carle has delighted generations of readers since it was first published in 1969 selling more than 43 million copies …
This show is the perfect way to start off your night at Brighton Fringe, as you spend an hour in the company of genial Scottish comedian Vladimir McTavish and guests in an early ev…
Join the irrepressible Brighton Ceilidh Collective for an evening of raucous nonsense and ceilidh dancing.
At thirty-six, David is still unable to function in society.
The 19-piece Studio 9 Orchestra pays tribute to the late composer, arranger and trumpeter Kenny Wheeler, with an evening of beautiful arrangements written for alarge Jazz ensemble.
No one does satire quite like Brighton’s very own ‘The Treason Show’.
“Stories can conquer fear, you know.
A special Spiegeltent charity showcase with the very best ‘Heart of the Fringe’ performers helping kick off the season.
“The true mystery of the world is the visible .
Everyone has experienced the dreaded ‘bad day’ where nothing seems to work out.
Fat 45 is a blistering 11-piece big band bringing back the Jump Jive, Rock & Roll and Rhythm & Blues of the 1940s and 50s.
Gentleman juggler and unwitting clown Tim Bat performs his impressive repertoire of amazing tricks with aplomb.
Guided tours of this magnificent Grade I* listed church - one of the finest Victorian churches in the country.
Mrs H and the Sing-Along Band bring their unique family music to Brighton Fringe for the first time.
Mr Danger is a damaged former daredevil who learnt his lesson the hard way.
A tribute to the classic big-band music of Duke Ellington.
They move among you unseen.
8 horns, 2 drummers, scratch-DJ and MC.
Benjamin and William are waiting, but as time progresses, so do their differences of opinion, from ‘Doctor Who’ to Brighton seagulls.
Turn up, tear out and laugh lots as we give other fringe shows a unique makeover! Taking the Brighton Fringe brochure as their inspiration, The Maydays create an entirely new show …
Twelve years ago, Tobias and Alexander came together to form a spiritualist commune based on their shared visions of a peaceful and harmonious community.
In case you were wondering.
The legendary late show returns.
"I used to be scared of them.
The Biblical narrative that is the foundation of the Christian faith has been described, on numerous occasions, as “The Greatest Story Ever Told.
Children’s entertainer Jango Starr is a total clown, but that’s certainly not meant as a criticism; sans white-face, he instead relies on a pair of trousers just sufficientl…
In one sense, this Lyceum revival of Caryl Churchill’s 2002 play is exactly the “dynamic two-hander” described in the programme: the only actors on stage are Peter Forbes,…
All Cried Out is an intimate, interactive immersive encounter.
Start with a few cold-reading tricks, dash in some sleight of hand, add in a heavy dose of comedy on top and you’ve got the recipe to make any mind-reading show come out well.
Celebrate the incredible life of the one and only Dame Vera Lynn in this spectacular stage show at The London Palladium.
There’s one deliciously unique—sadly never repeatable—moment during the opening night of Allan Stewart’s Big Big Variety Show, when Stewart introduces the singer Susan B…
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…
Opening the festival will be City Impro (“Incredibly Good” ****– Arts Award Voice), who make up crazy characters and silly scenes all based on suggestions provided by the aud…
“I’m so excited”—that iconic 1982 hit by the Pointer Sisters—is an apt intro to a show with a predominantly female audience that’s already wound up to have a good ti…
Mark Gatiss stars in this strictly limited West End transfer of the first major revival of this iconic play in two decades.
Urinetown is set in a town that is desperately suffering a water shortage following a 20 year drought.
Multi award nominated comedian and BBC/Virgin Radio Star Inel Tomlinson is relaunching his sell out live roadshow Kinetic Comedy.
Join Celine Dion, Adele, Barbra Streisand, Shirley Bassey, Britney Spears & more of your favorite female vocalists, on stage together in the singular form of Christina Bianco!&…
Join Celine Dion, Adele, Barbra Streisand, Shirley Bassey, Britney Spears & more of your favorite female vocalists, on stage together in the singular form of Christina Bianco!&…
you thought Gleb was sizzling in the Master Chef kitchen and Kristina was stunning on Strictly then imagine how spicy it will be when you see the…
Justin is the smallest boy in the whole town.
Invisible Flash Theatre presents Maddy and the Invisible Band of Groovers Full of audience participation and using storytelling, puppetry and songs to celebrate difference and frie…
Daisy and Violet Hilton were real-life Siamese twins in Texas plucked from relative freak-show obscurity and who rose to a dazzling but fleeting stardom.
The first and only high-tech, interactive, artistic, and scientific stage production, the Gazillion Bubble Show is “nothing short of one whopping ‘wow’ after another” accor…
If you’re a student theatre company with somewhat limited resources, but still want to try your hand at a reasonably successful Broadway musical, then [title of show] is argua…
A new production of the award-winning National Theatre comedy play.
When Goalen, Greenland and Wilkie sweep, commandingly onto the stage of the Soho Theatre, they announce their identity as goddesses ‘who know everything’.
Casey and Mikey cannot escape: not from who they are, not from how their lives have moulded them and, more immediately, from the rooftop onto which they have just clambered.
The cult crazy alternative party returns! Edinburgh’s only independent metal festival is back bigger than ever with Japanese metal/hardcore outfit Crossfaith, London rap/metal crew…
Every year an absolute sell-out! The UK’s first and premier award for celebrating live comedy.
Please! Come in and browse.
Andrew Hunter Murray, star of Fringe smash-hit Austentatious ***** (Times), QI podcast No Such Thing as a Fish and No Such Thing as the News (BBC Two), presents his debut solo hour…
A lack of antibiotics to treat infection could soon bring us to a post-apocalyptic era where people die from minor injuries, or following routine operations.
The culmination of a week-long workshop, EurekaEnsemble, to challenge and develop performers interested in more physical ways of working.
Something for the entire family! Come along and learn about the science of medieval construction, try stone carving and join our expert guided tours! See website for details: histo…
Returning after a sell-out gig in 2015, the Inverkeithing Community Big Band promises an afternoon of riveting jazz and swing.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Come along and journey through the rabbit hole on this exciting adventure! Our special closing party presents the final Edinburgh fringe performance of the one-hour spectacular Ali…
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.
See work in progress on a 16th century merchant’s house as the original fabric is revealed and conserved, discover its fascinating past, hear about its future as the Patrick Gedd…
A guitar and organ driven blues trio, the band was formed in 2014 by Dundee-born guitarist Simon Kennedy.
Steve McLennan of the National Federation Roofing Contractors provides an enjoyable demonstration of the expertise required for creating and repairing lead roofing details.
This exciting annual art show, now in its 14th year, is held in the beautiful surroundings of Bonhams auction house in the New Town.
Scotland’s buildings have slate roofs, now no Scottish slate quarry remains.
Sell-out show 2015! Award-winning vocalist Ali (Scottish Jazz Awards) is back with a two-hour performance and an all-star band – Graeme Stephen (guitar), Chris Greive (trombone) …
Stone me! Luis Albornoz and Paul Everett of the British Geological Survey deliver a rewarding walking talk on Edinburgh’s geology, providing information on the bedrock of our bui…
Arbroath-based musician Mark Spalding follows on from last year’s warmly received recital marking 40 years of Stockhausen’s Tierkreis, with a programme honouring veteran Hungarian …
Roop has had a 20 year career as a celebrity party planner, and he has some special stories to share in his incisive one man show.
Edinburgh provides a magnificent festival setting.
Back at the Fringe again for another trip down memory lane.
Live from the BBC’s venue in Edinburgh, featuring topical stories and big name guests.
Care for these windows and they’ll thrive for another few decades.
Edinburgh Fringe veteran, Perrier nominee, co-founder of the Comedy Store Players, multiple BAFTA-winning Horrible Histories songwriter, inadvertent creator of the phrase ‘comedy i…
Scotland used to export iron buildings around the world; Andrew Laing of the Charles Laing Foundry gives an entertaining demonstration of casting processes and where these skills c…
Spill: A Verbatim Show About Sex is the sex-ed class we all wish we’d had.
Wild man of the accordion and frontman of Burach and the Sensational Jimi Shandrix Experience, Sandy Brechin plays fast and funky favourites from his albums, Out of his Box and Out…
Knowing Smirk return to the Fringe, where BroadwayBaby.
Harold Pinter’s short play, One for the Road, concerns torture, and you can assume it’s talking about state-sanctioned torture, given Rising Phoenix Repertory’s decision to t…
Scotland’s traditional buildings used indigenous stone, only a few dimensional stone quarries remain.
Mark Nevin, Nevin of Edinburgh, demonstrates remarkable transforming painting techniques.
The formal meeting where accounts are presented, activity reviewed and directors elected. If you’re passionate about the Fringe, come and be heard.
Fresh from their sell-out Glasgow International Comedy Festival run, Scotland’s first all-women improv troupe Women Up are ready for their Fringe debut! With short form and long …
Roz Artis and Scott MacAskill of the Scottish Lime Centre Trust demonstrate lime slaking, part of the alchemy of the lime cycle.
A unique fun-filled, vibrant and interactive riotous adult five-star afternoon variety show, packed with hilarious mime, comedy, innuendo and magic.
Married multi-instrumentalists from South Africa: that’s what this folk duo define themselves as and it describes them perfectly.
‘You hungry?’ A boy breaks into a London house during the Blitz and is discovered by the man living there.
The BBC Asian Network return to Edinburgh for a fourth year, hosting an evening of the best Asian talent from across the festivals.
You’ve seen the film, now here’s the musical.
We’re All Mad in Here follows the story of Alasdair Carroll, a young gay man living in Edinburgh who comes across an elusive drag club called Curious Appetites.
Drawing from the likes of renowned theatre company DV8, All Might Seem Good mixes verbatim accounts of fate with physical theatre: mixing the highly natural with the highly stylise…
The classics of swing jazz swung by this fabulous band.
The Alex MacDonald Band plays a unique brand of Scottish folk-rock that has been acclaimed in venues large and small across the country.
Every single band and singer from our Blueswater Presents family will be part of a huge blues party taking place in a converted church.
The Rising: the UK’s number one Springsteen tribute have put on a sell-out Fringe show the last two years.
Steeped in the funk, soul and jazz traditions, The Groove Band have selected some great classic tunes and given them new life, injecting their own brand of groove, infused with exc…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
From sets at the Olympic Closing Ceremony and Brit, MOBO and Mercury awards to live sessions on BBC Two, Sky Arts, BBC Radio 2 and Jazz FM, from collaborations with the likes of Am…
That Swing Sensation, Scotland’s record-breaking big swing band brings a night of music and song from the golden age of the crooners.
Bristol’s On Show A showcase of female acts, featuring award winning comedians Amy Howerska, Angie Belcher & Kate Smurthwaite, as well as a host of Bristol’s best up-and-coming n…
Hilarious scenes made up on the spot based entirely on audience suggestions.
A masked figure, all in white, carries the biggest drumstick you’ve ever seen and drops it on the biggest drum you’ve ever seen.
The music, song and dance of the Medieval and Renaissance worlds is brought to life by the city’s famous early music group.
Is anybody out there? It’s a question that’s inspired generations of writers and filmmakers, religious leaders, astrophysicists and, of course, conspiracy theorists.
Starting a show with a song containing the lyrics “it’s a stupid idea and it’ll never work” feels somewhat disingenuous when the song’s fully orchestrated and lit.
From Live at the Apollo and Radio 5’s Fighting Talk.
DON GNU are decked out in hand-knit socks and worn-out sandals and on the hunt for that dang thing called self.
A tribute to Half Man Half Biscuit’s 30+ years in music.
Join your guides, Todd and Molly, as they take you on a bespoke tour of Los Angeles, their City of Angels, or as they call it: LA LA Land.
Join award-winning comedian Des Clarke at the recording of a brand new stand-up TV show featuring the comedy stars of today and tomorrow.
Scottish session musicians The Breeze return to perform an hour-long set featuring popular and lesser well-known songs of the late JJ Cale.
This Australian trio packs a punch as they whirl through an hour of weird, wacky and utterly hilarious sketch comedy like nothing else you will see at the Fringe.
Here’s what happens in order: A parody of bourgeois conversation by actors in black morphsuits; a light show to the gaiety of the Ode To Joy; unembellished description of said pi…
Upstairs Downton and Petting Zoo (‘Improv supergroup’ TimeOut) star creates a staggering array of characters using his mouth, brain, hands and body.
Ranging from the bittersweet to the rude and raunchy, Scotland’s former national poet and recent recipient of the Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry weaves a spellbinding and beguiling …
Join Mervyn and a host of top talent in a glorious two hour variety show to celebrate the 25th year of the legendary Mervyn Stutter’s Pick of the Fringe showcase.
Satellite images now cover every inch of the world.
The Dean Martin Christmas Show aims to explore the warm relationship between Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra as they appear on the titular Christmas special.
Safehouse return to the festival playing their highly acclaimed Allman Brothers set, including classics from the At the Fillmore East album, Whipping Post, In Memory of Elizabeth R…
‘When it’s working, you won’t even pay attention to the time; there is no time, there is just that win.
What happens when admiration becomes obsession? When Greg Moncur discovers the music of Johnny Cash, he vows to become his biggest fan.
Fans of The Office and The IT Crowd, we’ve found the answer to the gaping sitcom shaped hole in your life: an office where the graduate dream has died.
A story of ambition and love, Big Shot captivates with a blend of energy and poignance infused in its music and its characters.
Steele Edge: Martial Arts Illusion Show bills itself as “a dynamic fusion of physical excitement and visual wonder” but it’s more of a bizarre fusion of vague ‘oriental’ …
Glasgow’s big darling brings her distinct brand of magic to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
How lucky can an audience be? More Dean Martin songs and stories with Philip Contini and his Be Happy Band live on stage with a cracking show after a delicious three-course dinner.
Experience and learn mathematical magic tricks.
Edinburgh singer/songwriter Fiona J Thom brings the Lost Head Band together for the fourth year in a row to perform her songs influenced by the songwriting traditions of the Americ…
Caryl Churchill’s 2002 play about the ethics of genetic cloning and an extension of the well-worn ‘nature versus nurture’ debate is a challenging text for actors.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
The Voice Festival returns to Edinburgh with another stellar a cappella showcase featuring groups of all ages.
The children’s show on an actual bus: with a bonkers bus driver, a clueless conductor, a double-decker bus and you.
Cinema screening of film.
Hamlet is a woman, she is living the play from the lovers’ point of view, going into the depths of humanity.
A selection of favourite ballades, nocturnes, scherzos, waltzes, mazurkas, etudes and polonaises played by William Alexander (piano).
Later, considerably ruder and darker shows from internationally acclaimed, award-winning Scottish stand-up comedy meteor.
Showcasing the finest piano and chamber music from RCS and St Mary’s Music School students.
Escape into the Renaissance for an hour with music from Octavoce in the beautiful surroundings of the Robin Chapel, Edinburgh.
‘Simply outstanding jazz musicianship’ (Turin International Jazz Festival).
Come join Bessy Bass and share in her adventures as she leaves her Scottish, coastal home to embark on a journey to visit musical friends and family in several European destination…
Cinema screening of live performance.
Classical meets modern in a glamorous fashion show organised by Shanghai Culture Week.
Three-hour fast-moving, fun workshop for up to 20 children (11 to 14-year-olds) exploring how young people use their mobile phones and what happens when a teenager is left without …
Come to the College’s spectacular hall to be shocked by our seventh Fringe event.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Following her third year of successful, sell-out shows, Ann Treherne, Chairman of The Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, talks about this famous man of literature – and spiritualism!…
This is what happens when you ask a four-year-old to name the show while he’s busy playing with an empty yoghurt pot.
Fat Head and the Big Dog is a stand-up comedy show by Northern Ireland’s fast-rising comedians Aaron McCann and Dave Elliott.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
In 1853, the great art critic John Ruskin delivered four lectures at the Philosophical Institution in Queen Street, Edinburgh.
Edinburgh Gin’s Evening of Literature and Liquor returns for a second year after last year’s sold out dates.
A mixed bill of northern dance theatre our kid (close sibling) would be proud of! Bit brassic (short of cash)? Fear not! Grab yourself a ticket and get two shows for the price of o…
After his sell-out show at Le Crazy Coqs in Piccadilly London, Gary celebrates Mathis and his enduring legacy of beautiful music such as Misty, A Certain Smile and When a Child is …
Fringe royalty Ali McGregor takes the helm of this reimagining of the Big Comedy Gala in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support, with special guest Hollywood and Broadway star Alan Cummin…
Three people’s dreams merge in post-apocalyptic Britain.
Join Gaulier graduates Georgia Murphy and Evie Fehilly for an hour of surreal comic madness.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Paul Wady’s unique and controversial mass autism conversion show returns for a second year.
Real DJs, in real clubs playing real music, free glow sticks and transfer tattoos.
Great live music followed by some blasts from the past and current gems.
Come witness one of the greatest late-night mixed bill shows.
VICE contributor/NY comedian, Harmon Leon has made a career infiltrating extremist hate groups in America.
Two of Newcastle’s rising stars present two separate half hours of stand up.
Big Bite is celebrating it’s 10-year Fringe anniversary with a ‘best of’ showcase: although an enjoyable selection of short pieces - effectively boiling down to long sketches…
The show begins with a strikingly visual movement piece, then a discovery of the characters in the story, revealed through various musical instruments.
‘Of course, you shouldn’t use sign language’.
The show begins with a strikingly visual movement piece, then a discovery of the characters in the story, revealed through various musical instruments.
Ever pundered what shows like Have I Got News For You, Mock the Week, QI or Never Mind The Buzzcocks would be like if they were just puns? Punder no longer.
I wrote this show because I love you and wanted to tell you in person.
World champion slam poet Harry Baker returns to the Fringe, accompanied by his talented friend Chris Read on guitar for a spoken word/acoustic fusion set.
Big and tall sketch friends Fish Finger Fridays bring their anticipated debut to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Take a trip through vivid 3D graphic environments that pulsate to the rhythm of high energy music.
Where Do All The Dead Pigeons Go? This is a production that doesn’t try to answer any of your questions - or refer to pigeons, for that matter, even as a metaphor, throughout the…
Why do we stop playing? What might make us start again? All those guitars propped up in bedrooms.
In an explosion of energy, raw intensity and emotion, RashDash theatre company shatters preconceptions of the patriarchy.
Celebrate good times! Come on! The Geordie Giant brings an upbeat hour of observational and joke-filled stand-up about our drinking culture and nights out.
Edinburgh Central Mosque opens its doors and warmly invites you to Islam Festival Edinburgh.
In the setting of voice, bass and guitar, Sophie Bancroft and Tom Lyne create a dynamic, entertaining and intimate interpretation of beautiful songs.
What is sleep to you? A distraction? A reward? A perversely sweet taste of that undiscovered country? Whatever it is, it’s a massive part of your life: around a third of your tim…
The Parentheticals have one hour, almost a dozen performers, and not a single page of script.
Following last year’s five-star smash-hit Some Like It Thea-Skot, ‘comic monster’ (Chortle.
Pitch the diaries, the journals, the travelogues.
Russell Howard, Tim Minchin, Miranda Hart.
The biggest and brightest comedians at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe all in one huge show, staged in the famous Udderbelly.
Sitting into a dark room, crammed with many other eagerly awaiting strangers, Stephen K Amos enters, his booming voice announcing his talk show and diving into some sarcasm-laced m…
Inspired by the power of dreams, mythology and the collective unconscious, Alice uses textures, vivid colours, shapes and symbols to stimulate the senses, both consciously and subc…
Dirty Harry not only has the original sound, feel, attitude and full back catalogue of Blondie, but also a lookalike Debbie to deliver the good stuff.
Mavericks: A Sketch Show (of Sorts) is the product of talented comedy duo and Cambridge Footlights members Ruby Keane and Luisa Callander.
An improvised comedy show performed by a cast of puppets for adults.
An “Original Lord of the Rings Parody” One Musical to Rule them All is full of puns, mocks the bits of Lord of the Rings that we all thought were a bit ridiculous and illogical…
Vocal Force is making their Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut! These young, enthusiastic performers from the USA harmonize their way through the past 60 years of chart-topping hits!
The world of social media is beguiling, engrossing, enriching and deeply disturbing, as was Alice’s famous adventure.
Bubble-lovers will rejoice in this fun, immersive spectacle lead by the energetic assistant Ms Squeaky Bottom and the Nutty Professor himself.
Amsterdam’s soaring Irishman Richy Sheehy delivers a satirical cocktail of musings and music.
Back by popular demand! Returning for its fourth year, the Craft Scotland Summer Show sets up shop in the centre of town.
Award-winning Stu Murphy and Garry Dobson perform brilliant improvised comedy all year round as Stand Comedy Club residents.
A three-piece version of award-winning band The Blueswater plays a mix of original songs and arranged covers, with a raucous sound reminiscent of Mississippi Hill Country blues.
The Edinburgh Revue are back at the Fringe celebrating ten years of making the ‘comic talent of the future’ (Skinny).
Lying seems to be getting more and more fashionable.
You’d be forgiven for thinking this was a generic literary tour, because of the way it had been marketed in the Fringe programme.
Funny moments exist in all relationships.
Welcome to Woodburn.
These guys are fantastic improvisers.
Racial identity, puberty, sexuality and childhood trauma may not seem like the ideal topics for a one man camp cabaret, but here in Edinburgh anything is possible.
In a previous show, we witnessed Robert Newman intellectually tear down Dawkin’s view of evolution.
The Edinburgh Revue are 10 years old this year! Now we’re officially in double digits, come join us for an hour of high energy sketches and possibly some birthday cake.
This tour covers both the Old Town and the New Town, and includes a wide breadth of history about Edinburgh.
Often, first-time Festival goers arriving in Edinburgh can be paralysed by choice as a result of the sheer volume of shows on offer.
All Square is a collection of original photographs taken by Ewan Barry and Audrey Pinard of Téte-a-Téte Foto.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Taking improv to the next level – we improvise the cast! ‘Belly-laugh inducing’ (Platform).
Minky [mijnki] 1.
Emily Lloyd-Saini’s debut hour of stand-up.
One of Edinburgh’s indigenous comedians presents a show with the most factually accurate title on this entire website.
Science like you have never seen before.
Good People is a light-hearted exploration of what should be a natural journey towards being a better person.
Beth Vyse’s sassy, leopard print clad alter ego: Olive Hands (Britain’s number 2 in the morning!), daytime TV wannabe resurrects her career on a cruise ship.
Hilarity Bites Management are one of the biggest comedy agencies in the North of England, looking after some of the biggest and brightest talent.
Character comedy improvisers Leanna and Angela present Sandy and Danni, two desperate and deluded American girls looking for fairy tale romance.
Witness the inner workings of the idiot as Omar & Lee invite you on an anarchic voyage through their minds, pushing their sanity and friendship to the limits.
Hi, Lee here.
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…
The Bubble Show your mother warned you about is here! Clothes and bubbles will fly in this cabaret styled story filled with beautiful bubble creations, stripping, slapping, stick f…
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�…
Three top-line comics bring their fast-paced comedy showcase to the world’s most famous comedy festival.
Masai Graham has assembled an act so far from risky that it is bubble wrapped in woefully predictable innuendos, presumably to retain its innocence.
As cryptic as the title of this show may seem to be, its basic premise is established very early on.
Established as one of the best shows on the Fringe.
Brought to you by Northumbria Drama Society, Just a Quick One by Hannah Sowerby, is a mockumentary-style comedy that follows a day at Blackpool’s most controversial cafe: coffee sh…
Twenty second year as the recognised launch pad for future legends.
What you see is what you get with Ashley Haden’s notoriously dark humour in this aptly-named free show.
Brand new show for 2016! She’s a Princess who farts.
New York-based Irish comedian Colum Tyrrell brings his debut hour to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
The best and brightest of this year’s Fringe comics in a great value lunchtime compilation showcase, hand-picked from across the Fringe.
Enjoy an hour of the best up and coming one-liner comedians on the circuit in this celebration of puns, one-liners and wordplay.
A new stand-up and sketch show by Sarah Bennetto.
Who is that strange Frenchman signalling from the island? What’s in Aunt Fanny’s famous fish pie? Has anyone actually seen Timmy? The Famous Five are back! Shedload presents Robert…
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.
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.
Bob drives his BlundaBus around Europe looking for adventures.
Ed Caruana and Tamar Broadbent can’t pronounce their own names (so don’t feel bad).
Conor lost another friend last year, now he’s on his own.
Just one glance at this year’s stuffed-to-bursting wedge of a programme is enough to see that there are bewildering array of performance disciplines represented at this year’s …
A gunshot on New Year’s Eve on a beach in Thailand changed musical theatre artist Nils Bergstrand’s life forever.
Publish the blurb verbatim.
Ireland’s most lovable idiots bring their mischief and mayhem on tour.
Based on a gauge adapted from his previous call-centre telemarketing experience, David O’Doherty rates being a professional stand-up as an eight out of ten, with two points dropp…
Daily TV Chat Show bringing you the best news, reviews, interviews, performances and much more from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Ben Clover has been doing stand-up for ages now and is pretty good at it.
Work in progress towards something in October. It will probably feel a lot like being directly addressed by Jesus. If Jesus was working up some new material and charging a fiver.
The Arts Theatre West End’s resident improv troupe perform their high octane brand of slick, witty, musical improvised comedy for free! (Usually costs £10, duh.
The United States of Edinburgh.
Death is a funny thing when you think about it: it’s the only certain thing in this world yet the majority of us deny its existence, but as performer Liz Rothschild points out, i…
From award-winning character comedians Andrew McBurney (SYTYF finalist 2013) and Jack Kirwan, plus filmmaker Damien Hyde, comes a dark, original and very funny live show.
‘All hits, no misses: the litany of wit that was Babushka’ ***** (TheTab.
Returning to a bigger room after last year’s sell-outs, MC Andy Stedman hosts a mash-up of some of the top comedians at the Fringe together with up-and-coming newer faces.
For a night of revelry and a hot mix of incredible performances, Lili La Scala’s Another F*cking Variety Show is a tough show to rival.
Through a series of devised monologues, pieces of physical theatre and slam poetry, Lies.
Spread your wings of courage and join Big O as she explores the aspects of fear.
Matty Finlayson, noun – A hard-hitting action-packed gigolo, not dissimilar to a high-class call girl.
Time travelling Victorian magic duo Morgan & West return to unload another boxful of bafflement and impossibility.
This child-friendly adaptation is a very funny, high energy, big, bold and bright show that features colourful costumes, crazy characters and a large interactive screen so that nob…
Is Russ Peers a bad gay? He’s chunky, over 40, and knows more about pies than poppers.
Yinka Kuitenbrouwer welcomes you into her shed, pours you a cup of tea, gives you a house-shaped biscuit, and the words come out in a torrent.
Fresh from London, Boston, New York performances, returning to Edinburgh for a sixth year.
“It’s a bit tense in here tonight.
As his simple but extremely catchy theme tune states at the outset of The People’s Prince, his name is Phil.
Lords of Strut is hands-down the most fun I’ve had at Fringe this year.
The MMORPG show is a good idea but lacks the slick execution required to fully succeed.
With a Cambridge Footlights endorsement on their flyer, this is a group already promising great things to an expectant audience.
On top of the breakfast (croissant, coffee and strawberries), there is a handful of ten-minute theatre pieces that are eccentric, funny and outrageous.
Every night of the Festival, Edinburgh’s famous Monkey Barrel Comedy Club (Winner, Best Small Comedy Club, Scottish Comedy Awards 2016), brings you a cracking showcase of premier s…
The eight time sell-out comedy sensation returns to Edinburgh with an anarchic afternoon show for just about everyone.
You won’t find many performers at this year’s Fringe trumpeting their lack of uniqueness.
Fast! Fun! Irreverent! Funny! This is the award-winning Fringe show that makes your children the star of an outstanding afternoon of fun, magic, music and frivolous frivolity.
Incredible, hilarious, infectious, amazing.
The Cambridge Footlights have such a reputation that their name is practically synonymous with the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Ben Clover has been doing stand-up for ages now and is pretty good at it.
The winners of Best New Sketch Act 2015 return with their highly anticipated new show.
Part TED talk, part psychic extravaganza, Tom Binns’ extrasensory expert Ian D Montfort is back at the festival and he’s determined to convince the sceptics the dead are among …
The woman wants to marry, the man does not.
The eight time sell-out comedy sensation returns to Edinburgh with an anarchic afternoon show for just about everyone.
Between Episode IV and V of Charles Ross’s One Man Star Wars Trilogy, the writer/performer spent some time polling the audience.
‘It’s a bit weird when I talk to you, eh?’ says Tim Carlsen’s Moko, the vulnerable and homeless protagonist of this curious one-man-show from New Zealand.
Graínne Maguire is a pretty cool woman, and once trended worldwide for tweeting the Irish Taoiseach (prime minister) updates on her menstrual cycle.
If a panto and a Sarah Kane play had an unimaginably grotesque love-child it would look a lot like this.
Here in their very own story factory, Olivier Award-winning West End improvisers, The Showstoppers, take your kids’ ideas and transform them into marvellous, musical adventures, …
Star of Austentacious, No Such Thing as Fish (and its television transfer - No Such Thing as the News), the QI Elf finally has his one-man-show.
This child-friendly adaptation is a very funny, high energy, big, bold and bright show that features colourful costumes, crazy characters and a large interactive screen so that nob…
A celebration of sex through song! Using his unique brand of satirical striptease stand-up, let Australian musical comedian Grant Busé take you on a joyous taboo-tackling explorat…
Stuart Laws is the guy who does all the comedy at Turtle Canyon Comedy and supported James Acaster on tour.
Fast! Fun! Irreverent! Funny! This is the award-winning Fringe show that makes your children the star of an outstanding afternoon of fun, magic, music and frivolous frivolity.
Seann Walsh is a brilliant observational comic, with an ability to tease out the comicality of even the most mundane, everyday occurrence.
This is the story of two men who were very, very good at failing.
Returning in a new theatrical format that builds on 2015’s outdoor extravaganza, The AniMotion Show premieres Peace and War.
After ‘threatening to be the hottest gang in town’ (List), Edinburgh Best Newcomer nominees, Daphne (Phil Wang, Jason Forbes and George Fouracres) threaten Edinburgh again with new…
In the centenary year of the Battle of the Somme, Incognito theatre revives Erich Maria Remarque’s classic tale that exposes the mental and physical strain of trench warfare, All Q…
Piff the Magic Dragon is the character creation of comic magician, John van der Put.
There’s surely no better sign that mental health issues – and depression in particular – are becoming more openly discussed than for the likes of Colin Hoult to come along an…
Sketch troupe BEASTS are not here to perform sketches.
Australian musical trio Doug Anthony All-Stars were the anarchic kings of the alternative comedy scene in the late 80s and early 90s, achieving considerable success with such sleep…
Patrick Monahan is the guy in the club that everyone becomes best friends with in one night.
Shh, it’s a surprise.
Join a fun and informative walking tour of Edinburgh’s Old Town, followed by a tutored tasting of four single malt Scotch whiskies.
This long-established international art photography exhibition features over 200 prints from all over the world.
Historic 17th-century Prestonfield House, adjacent to Royal Holyrood Park, is the spectacular setting for the Famous Taste of Scotland Cabaret Dinner Show.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Join the infamous Clart and McBrain in this brilliant and witty dramatic romp through the wynds, courtyards and pubs of Edinburgh! Classic award-winning entertainment, performed by…
Kids! Do you need somewhere to take your adults without them getting bored and getting in a huff? Bring them to Funny Stuff for Happy People, where the adults can have just as good…
Come see every bubble trick imaginable.
The Clan Mucmor Family Fun Show is family fun for all the family. This show is suitable for people of all ages and abilities.
Join a fun and informative small group tour through Edinburgh’s historic city centre, led by a knowledgeable and experienced local guide.
Making a musical out of poetic animal stories aimed at children is nothing new but, while Andrew Lloyd Webber opted to turn T S Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats int…
Award-winning comedy double act, Revan and Fennell, return to the Canal Café with an hour of observational and character-driven sketch comedy, ahead of their run at this year’s …
Barry Manilow O2 Arena show on Thursday 23 June 2016 with premium seating A 5 hours experience! Barry Manilow’s going to be back in the UK for one final set of shows…
Leanna and Angela Present: The Sandy & Danni Improv Show! A completely improvised date night with games, comedy guests and buckets of silliness.
Following the lives of Marie, John and their thirty-something son Danny, The Wee One is a heart-warming original comedy about the true-to-life challenges of a modern day family in …
The Wee One starts with a scenario familiar enough from numerous television sitcoms – a couple well into middle-age who appear to be stuck with an adult child who has failed t…
A selection of pieces dealing with current day issues.
Become autistic.
Does anyone ever read these blurbs? Here’s an experiment: if you are actually reading this right now, text your favourite animal to Alex at 07450 846 211.
Escape the mundane and see the world through the eyes of a magician.
From the creators of ‘Three Excellent Little Pigs’ and ‘Gorrid the Horrid’ comes another spell-binding musical puppet show.
Marilyn Carino’s torchy, existential electro-soul has been likened to “Nina Simone coming back from the dead to front Morcheeba”; her latest album, ‘Leaves, Sadness, Science’ deeme…
Treason Show: Festival Special.
‘Now I’m a Big Boy!’ is written, produced and performed by young people, tackling issues of growing up and the problems surrounding sexual consent.
The Language of Television is everywhere, but the language is… 01000110001101101
It’s 3am on a Friday morning and it’s T.
The Sandy & Danni Improv Show! A completely improvised date night with amazing comedy guests, games and buckets of silliness.
A pair of comedic short plays simultaneously celebrating and condemning modern life, sandwiched in sketches: A re-imagining of the myth of Narcissus and Echo, and a contemporary fa…
Winner, Best Children’s Show - Ireland’s most lovable idiots bring their mischief and mayhem to a show for the whole family.
In a dynamic and totally charming free performance, Owen Elton spreads half-truth and misinformation in original song.
Our Flower Festival, entitled “LOVE IS .
Time travelling Victorian magic duo Morgan & West unload another boxful of bafflement and impossibility.
An intensive, three-day urban sketching on-location workshop, led by world class sketchers, Isabel Carmona, Swasky and Rolf Schroeter.
Tommy Cooper, with his impeccable timing, love of slapstick and one-liners was a true comic genius.
Everyone wants their dad to be a hero.
Brighton’s all-male cabaret smutsters, Der Wunderlich Revue, celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday with a night of right royal mirth, magic, music, cheerleading and madness.
A twisted, tender comedy about dealing with your dark side.
If like me you find an Irish accent a wondrous tool capable, in a single crank, of spinning the very stars in the gutter, and if, like me also, you enjoy nothing better than a bi…
This character-driven play from Moving On Theatre had something for everyone.
Your chance this season to keep the faith and polish up our dance floor with Northern Soul dancing, returning for the second time at Brighton Spiegeltent.
Two battles in one: first the poets from the two great festival cities join to take on a united team of rappers.
Our tits sing, dance and talk about how they’re made for f**king.
Launching Edana Minghella’s new album, ‘All or Nothing’, a tribute to Billie Holiday.
Watch a fuzzy gentlemen do his best to convince you that he’s not a brain floating in a jar, whilst working out precisely how humanity has managed to get this far without totally d…
Cheekykita, a ridiculous comedian like “no one else out there” (The Alarmist).
Orkestra del Sol’s explosive reinvention of global brass band music has captured imaginations and left a trail of pummeled dance floors across continents.
‘Gods Are Fallen.
Join Brighton Ceilidh Collective for an evening of raucous nonsense and ceilidh dancing.
Think Tank is a live comedy and debate show where professional comedians propose policy ideas to a panel of politicians and experts.
“We are in uncharted territory when we sit with death,” Liz Rothschild says in her one-woman show, Outside the Box: A Live Show About Death.
Mr.
Following the success of their TV show ‘Little Howard’s Big Question’ (CBBC), real human Big Howard and animated six-year-old Little Howard are bringing their unique family comed…
Exceptionally clean tricks with wickedly naughty jokes from this award-winning magician.
Experience the magic of the stunning popera quartet, Il Divo, live at London’s O2 Arena, and enjoy a pre-show Thames River Cruise! Carlos, Urs, David and Seb are delighted…
The star of BBC’s ‘Dead Ringers’ and ‘The Impressions Show’, ITV’s ‘Newzoids’, ‘Coronation Street’ and ‘Bad Girls’ takes to the stage for an evening of comedy, music and impression…
Fascinating, touching and truly enlightening, this lesbian musical romance tells the story of forgotten Variety stars Gwen Farrar and Norah Blaney.
A choir meets to rehearse a song to make things better.
Please ensure you use the right quote: “an imaginative wit that earmarks him as one to watch” with “cracking gags that turn on a smart use of language” (Chortle).
Amazing trickery, eccentric comedy; fun and hilarity guaranteed! “Highly recommended for kids and adults alike” (The Argus), “Still the must-see children’s show in Brighton…
One man takes on the concept of love in a raging battle to the death.
Oh what a man! Francis Henshall is a man driven by his needs, whether its food or a good woman, he is totally consumed and motivated by his desires.
Broadcaster and comedian Dolan is one of the most in-demand MCs.
The trumpet in the history of jazz featuring compositions and arrangements by the kings of jazz as well as new works.
Award-winning comedy troupe, The Maydays, pitch ideas for a new improvised show every night, inspired by the audience.
Join Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus as they explore their dark side.
London-based comedian Paul Laight and guests deliver a free hour of jokes, puns, observations and a song or two about the horrors of everyday life.
Fancy more Fringe? Join us for the best in laid-back, late-night entertainment at The Warren.
Dressed only from the waist up and ankles down, Truscott undoes the rules and rhetoric about rape, comedy and the awkward laughs in between.
During the 2008 Spring Season of “A Play, A Pie and A Pint” at Glasgow’s Òran Mór, writer and director Selma Dimitrijevic presented audiences with a delicate, poignant e…
This year, Ink_d have invited every artist they have ever shown to submit one amazing artwork to make the best Ink_d show ever! Be prepared to be amazed and delighted by all your f…
A completely improvised date night with amazing comedy guests, games and buckets of silliness.
Take an extraordinary journey in the dark.
Perhaps the most influential musical of the twentieth century, Show Boat combined the talents of Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II, both of whom had felt for some time that Broa…
Muse massive O2 Arena show on 3rd, 11th & 12th April 2016 with premium seating A 5-hour experience! Devonshire rockers, Muse, are poised to bring down the house at Lon…
Ethan Beach hosts this stacked variety show, with comedy from Michelle Wolf, Brett Davis, Seaton Smith, Mary Houlihan, Mike Kelton and Harry Gensemer, as well as a musical performa…
After a near-fatal car accident in 2014, Tracy Morgan has been making a welcome return to stand-up comedy over the last six months.
Ellie Goulding Live O2 Arena show on Thursday 24 & Friday 25 March 2016 with premium seating A 5 hours experience! Head down with a friend to the O2 Arena in 2016 for an …
If you believe ‘youth is wasted on the young’, then just for a second imagine it was lived by the not-so-young.
A dark comedy following the journey of a relationship.
This excellent long-running stand-up show, hosted by Dan Licata, Joe Pera and Charles Gould, has found a new home at this Williamsburg distillery.
Addiction and theatre may seem good bedfellows as they have often made for a spectacular combination.
The Treason Show takes the news, parodies it, adds music and makes it irreverently entertaining.
Behind me a slightly overweight man in basque, suspenders and very little else is shuffling up the row to his seat to cheers from the back stalls.
The UK’s university show choir and glee competition comes to the Arts Theatre for one night only! Warwick, Cambridge, Royal Holloway, Sussex, Swansea, Kent and Portsmouth compete; …
Rudimental’s massive O2 Arena show on Thursday 3 March 2016 with premium seating A 5 hours experience! Rudimental are touring the world with their latest album &lsqu…
Modern-day deadbeat Simon (Eli Kent) would rather natter to his mum, objectify his girlfriend, and play video-games with a pothead gorilla than think about the recent death of hi…
Chris Duffy and Evan Kaufman host the first edition of the new weekly stand-up show “at a reasonable hour.
All Time Low and Dinner at Gordon Ramsay's Union Street Café - A 5-hour experience! Pop punk darlings All Time Low are thrilled to announce their return to the…
When a daughter comes home to care for her aging mother, the pressure starts to build on their turbulent relationship.
Jo Firestone hosts a special Valentine’s Day edition of her live dating game show, where single audience members send up friends to act as proxies in a hilarious “Datin…
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…
Mr. Adsit, a longtime improviser, teams with Oliver Chris for a night of impromptu comedy that promises to defy its title, which refers to a beginner- level improv course.
Aparna Nancherla and Josh Gondelman join forces (and faces, for a somewhat off-putting promotional poster) in this excellent stand-up show.
This monthly show pairs comedians for performances that often become a mix of stand-up, improv and vaudevillian acts.
HARLEQUINADE By Terence Rattigan 24 October 2015 - 13 January 2016 In this rarely seen comic gem, a classical theatre company attempts to produce The Winter's Tale and Rom…
This event promises to be “everything you wish your company’s holiday party was but isn’t.
An opening act for the universally beloved Brian Regan, Mr. Zimmerman is an endearing young absurdist with a clever approach to observational stand-up.
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…
After a one-night performance in 2014, Tap Soul Productions brings back this musical revue for four performances.
There is an intrinsic roughness to this latest production from Edinburgh-based Blazing Hyena productions: performed “in the round” in a student bar within city’s Art College, th…
Mr. Zweibel and Mr. Short, both prolific comedians and writers, will discuss their new books and reflect on their decadeslong careers.
In support of the comedian Erik Bergstrom, a master of dry one-liners who was recently diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, 100 comedians will perform their favorite gags to ra…
This musical satire by Fred Sauter and Paul Leschen (“Bedbugs!!!”) commandeers three real-life stories of obsession: the German cannibal who ate his willing victim, the…
Mr.
“Juke-box musicals”, which essentially use existing songs as their musical score, may strike you as a relatively modern theatrical phenomena – think Mamma Mia! or We Will …
‘Imagine if Derren Brown was funny’ (Evening Standard) Doug is an exciting new breed of psychological entertainer combining comedy with seeming feats of mind reading.
Elna Baker and Kevin Townley host this ever-changing variety show, with each edition based on a different idea.
Some lives are touched by war.
‘A Fistful of Hunny’ is a dark, frenzied comedy about kidnapping, blackmail, extortion, and heffalumps.
Friendly, beguiling and emphatically humane, this popular circus takes travel as its theme this year, with its performers cavorting as Jazz Age sailors, aviators and sightseers.
Mr.
Mark Vigeant and Yoni Lotan are hosts of this boisterous comedy show who promise to “sing, dance, give out candy and loudly shout at each other.
What have students ever done for us? Surely Edinburgh would be a better city without them? Swathes of the city would be habitable again for families, noise complaints would slump, …
Every year a sell out! The UK’s first and premier award for live comedy.
Join Fife’s biggest, most fabulous big band for a sumptuous afternoon of classic tunes from Count Basie to Maynard Ferguson.
Settle back and enjoy another big night in with the Silver Darlings.
A night celebrating the biggest breakthrough acts of 2015. Line-up TBC.
Activities for all the family – learn how castles were built, see stone masons in action and hear about the area’s geology.
A toe-tapping evening of music from the era when swing was king with classic instrumentals and laid-back vocals – everything from Basie to Bublé.
Marhaba! We invite you to experience the beauty, diversity and richness of the Arab world, right here in Edinburgh! This vibrant two-day cultural festival will provide visitors wit…
Rock’n’roll spectacle! What are you looking for in an American rock band? Energy? Passion? General shenanigans? TMSB is coming to EdFringe! Guitars, keys, harmonies, drums, bass, a…
Anarchic annual two-hour charity show celebrating the late Godfather of Alternative Comedy.
Back after a year off, Die Roten Punkte take the helm of this fundraiser for Macmillan.
Lili la Scala (AFVS) hosts this family-friendly variety show in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.
No 5 Charlotte Square, Ian Gow of the National Trust for Scotland gives an informing guide to the built fabric and means of construction.
The iconic sound of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons recreated in this feel-good concert.
Scotland’s buildings have slate roofs, now no Scottish slate quarry remains.
Ever had therapy? Feel like a failure? Then this one’s for you! Join performance poet Little Red as she reveals why the therapy didn’t work, through laughter, tears and sexual innu…
Multi award nominated Inel Tomlinson is back with his sell-out show, Kinetic Comedy.
Locally sourced natural materials – a strategy for sustainable construction? Emily Tracey of the British Geological Survey provides a rewarding walking talk on the geology that p…
Star of BBC3’s cult hit sitcom How Not To Live Your Life, Dan Clark, presents The Wow Wow Show! A very British take on the American late night talk show such as Letterman and Fallo…
Mark Nevin from Nevin of Edinburgh demonstrates remarkable transforming painting techniques.
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the largest open access arts festival in the world.
The following is a true story, only the names have been changed to protect the guilty! In the beginning, back in 1955, man didn’t know about a rock’n’roll show, but five guys…
Back at the Fringe again after a gap of a few years, for another trip down memory lane.
Edinburgh provides a magnificent festival setting.
Old Edinburgh was a very different place to the contemporary city of today. John Lowrey of Edinburgh University provides an enlightening talk on the physical fabric of that city.
Scotland used to export iron buildings around the world; Andrew Laing of the Charles Laing Foundry gives an entertaining demonstration of casting processes and where these skills c…
Angelos Epithemiou (BBC Two’s Shooting Stars) and Barry from Watford (BBC Radio 2’s Steve Wright in the Afternoon) record their award-winning iTunes Best of 2014 podcast in front o…
Scotland’s traditional buildings used indigenous stone, now only a few dimensional stone quarries remain; Richard Groom of CITB and Willie Gibson of Stone Federation GB give a li…
Live podcast recording and variety show in aid of Peruvian Kettle Syndrome.
Riddle’s Court has a rich history, including homing philosopher David Hume.
The formal meeting where accounts are presented, activity reviewed and directors elected.
Lead roofing demonstration: Steve McLennan of the National Federation of Roofing Contractors provides an enjoyable demonstration of the expertise required for creating and repairin…
Care for these windows and they’ll thrive for another few decades.
London’s brass juggernaut makes its Fringe debut for three shows only, fresh from floor-filling gigs across Europe.
Heartfelt jazz, blues and Americana, Lorna and her musicians perform beautiful standards from the great American songbook.
Six exceptional performers delve into the dark and turbulent village of Manteg.
Students of Edinburgh Napier University return to the Fringe to perform a wonderful selection of solo piano repertoire, including works by Bach, Mozart, Schumann and Brahms.
The Edinburgh Concerts was, believe it or not, a concert series organised in Edinburgh.
The BBC Asian Network return to Edinburgh for a third year, hosting an evening of the best Asian talent from across the festivals.
Straight from USA’s Rocky Mountains and season one of NBC’s The Sing-Off, Face creates a high-octane vocal rock phenomenon punctuated by an endearing love of performance.
The description of The Amazing Sketch Show states that their sketches are ‘some of the funniest, silliest and zaniest sketches’ to be found at this year’s Fringe.
Vesper Walk describe themselves as a “quirky five to eight piece band performing art-pop music in a gothic style.
Following their 2014 sell-out Fringe performance, the SLJO are back with an all new set featuring the finest tunes from the golden era of Big Band.
Laughing Horse New Act of the Year finalist, Mo Gilligan and BBC Radio 1Xtra’s Kae Kurd join forces for their highly anticipated Edinburgh debut.
‘Cocking a snook at learned prejudices .
Edinburgh’s biggest alternative event of the year! A wild night of Scottish metal bands, burlesque and comedy headlined by reggae/metal heavyweights Skindred.
After a sell-out run in 2014 Josh and Producer Neil return with their award-winning XFM Podcast .
Join Sue Perkins for BBC Two’s Festival highlights show, with live music, discussions, performance and comedy.
A raucous, fun-filled cabaret show dedicated to all the best things on the box.
Laughing Horse New Act of the Year finalist, Mo Gilligan and BBC Radio 1Xtra’s Kae Kurd join forces for their highly anticipated Edinburgh debut.
Enjoy a showcase of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s finest piano students in this exciting nine concert series.
Critically acclaimed stand-up comedian, Celebrity Juice regular and the man who once got pizza delivered to a moving train returns to Edinburgh with a brand new show.
Mrs Tobit Tells All – Blazing Grannies return with a classic quest to claim the treasure, defeat the monster, marry the girl, and achieve health and happiness for all, aided by a…
It isn’t just through watching the plays of the Bard that you can get a taste of culture here at the Fringe; the Edinburgh Renaissance Band are bards of a different sort.
A stupid show made by idiots, for idiots!* Join frustrated satirist Ben Powell and frantic artist and comedian Mike Milling for an hour of comedy, satire, art, music and awful, rel…
Actor comedienne Kate Perry performs her solo character comedy show featuring six costumes, two pairs of glasses and a rubber hat.
Cutting straight to the chase, Alistair and Edd embark on an hour of joke-telling aimed solely at making you laugh.
Sandy Nelson’s comic play examines the intriguing events of the 2010 Reykjavik Municipal elections, in which comedian and actor, Jon Gnarr, became the Mayor of Iceland’s capital, d…
A bumper-length show giving you the chance to help raise vital funds for Barnardo’s while previewing a selection of this year’s top Fringe shows, courtesy of some of your favourite…
Wild man of the accordion and front man of Burach and The Sensational Jimi Shandrix Experience, Sandy Brechin plays fast and funky favourites from his albums Out Of His Box and Out…
Scottish song, music and comedy at its finest.
A sweet, beguiling Shakespearean romance is skilfully reimagined against the backdrop of the Second World War in Youth Action Theatre (YAT)’s appealing production of All’s Well…
Come and join Pam Lawson, a Little Jazz Bird, as she performs her tribute to the amazing partnership of George and Ira Gershwin, with an hour of timeless songs such as Nice Work If…
Free For All is a very clever verse play with a strong political slant, exploring the ideas of choice and social responsibility.
Scottish session musicians The Breeze perform a 60 minute set featuring popular and lesser known songs of the late John Walden Cale.
Manchester’s definitive entertainment band, The Jäger Maestros are an authentic German oompah band with a refreshingly modern difference.
Mrs Mash loves food and she loves stories! Join her for a feast of stories, songs and joining in fun about all kinds of fabulous food.
The Graduation Show is where BWC’s Fringe Improv Intensive Workshop students strut their stuff in a showcase performance having learnt long-form improv from the finest! Find out …
Award-winning Fringe favourite musical improvisers present an evening of spontaneous music, monologues, mayhem and hilariously insane fun.
The title of [Title of Show] tells you quite a lot about what you need to know! This musical, within a musical, within a musical writes itself as it plays out.
Four people are onstage at the start of this play: Sean Campion and Scott Turnbull, the actors playing a mother/daughter pair, and a real-life mother/daughter pair.
Let Philip Contini take you back to Sorrento for songs, stories, sunshine, romance, Neapolitan food and wine.
Full Tilt Janis: The Australian Janis Joplin Tribute Show captures the sound, feel and attitude of the infamous Janis Joplin.
A young girl swears she will kill herself if her parents won’t let her date her boyfriend.
Before he took to the stage, Tommy Tiernan took in some shows around Edinburgh.
Afternoons are dead boring now, everyone knows that, even proper stupid idiots.
A selection of favourite ballades, nocturnes, scherzos, waltzes, mazurkas, etudes and polonaises played by William Alexander (piano).
Twelfth year at the Fringe! From Billie Holiday to Ray Charles, Lisa sings with passion and humour, with ease and sophistication.
Two staves (and all the leger lines!) become one under Stefan Warzycki’s dextrous left hand, in two virtuoso piano recitals including works by Bach, Chopin (arrangement by Godowsky…
The Rising – A Tribute to Springsteen and the E Street Band.
The David Latto Band bring their brand of celtic-tinged Americana to AMC@St Bride’s and the Fringe for the first time.
Live from Edinburgh, The Radio 2 Arts Show captures all the excitement from the Edinburgh Festivals, with guests from the world of comedy, theatre, dance, literature and music.
Due to massive demand, six later, quite probably ruder, shows! Scotland’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning comedy half-man-half-Xbox.
Last show ever – will sell out.
As part of the Edinburgh Book Fringe, for an hour on Sunday afternoon theatre director and performer Morna Burdon takes the audience through a series of real-life stories and songs…
A look at new and original ways of presenting and producing theatre.
‘A mesmerising visual and aural feast’ (Scotsman).
Edinburgh Youth Orchestra is forming a Chamber Orchestra to return to Greyfriars Kirk on Friday 14th August.
Ron Butlin (former Edinburgh Poet Laureate) plus acclaimed musicians Dick Lee and Anne Evans return, their sell-out show newly updated.
Beardyman has been a regular Fringe success for several years and it’s easy to see why.
Dirty Harry has not only the original sound, feel, attitude, and full back catalogue of Blondie but a lookalike of Debbie to deliver the good stuff.
Fun for all the family – a hugely popular, inspirational hour.
A common objective for artists participating in the Fringe is to create touring opportunities for their work.
This comedic beat poetry duo have spent the last seven years successfully entertaining festival audiences across the land.
Paul Eccentric will be performing and reading excerpts from his book, ‘The Edinburgh Fringe In A Nutshell’.
Performed by Shanghai’s Hand in Hand Troupe, a famous young artists’ association in China.
Banter and silliness are the driving force of this Cheltenham sketch comedy troupe.
Third show from the guy who makes all the comedy with Turtle Canyon Comedy and supported James Acaster on tour.
This acclaimed big band return to the Fringe for the third time, having previously sold out.
The Thomas Clifford Show is a theatrical spoof of a chat show resembling The Jonathan Ross Show.
The challenge for any writer tackling the well-worn topic of WWII is to find a particular niche or angle which has not previously been given adequate treatment.
This dark comedy uses physical theatre to modernise the themes and settings of this famous Shakespearean play.
Much what it says on the tin, Edinburgh’s Gin Night of Literature and Liquor waltzes you through the history of gin distilling and the drink’s use and abuse by the literary world’s…
Ruskin Live: The 1853 Edinburgh Lectures.
The Jerome Experience – Rotating Drumming Show… ‘You may call him a musician, I’d call him an artist whose medium is sound and form…’ (Andy Sweetland).
‘The epitome of bizarre hilarity and joyous absurdity’ ***** (Tab.
The Thomas Clifford Show is a theatrical spoof of a chat show resembling The Jonathan Ross Show.
Enjoy a showcase of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s finest piano students in this exciting nine concert series.
The Voice Festival returns to Edinburgh with another stellar a cappella showcase featuring groups of all ages, plus a special collaborative number created at our earlier daytime wo…
Producers David Hutchinson and Phillip Rowntree discuss how they grew touring company Sell a Door from a shoestring Fringe company to a large scale and West End production company.
This double bill of new writing by Tom Coash brings us to Cairo, where we’re welcomed with dates and hookah pipes.
Explore the dark, hidden side of best-selling author Ian Rankin’s Edinburgh.
Want to know the Edinburgh the tourist brochures won’t tell you about? Beattie and Scratchmann tell it like it really is in this spoken word show about the city’s sinister side w…
For 20 years Alastair has taught salsa dance.
Join Jim and Miranda for an hour of jokes, songs and good old-fashioned entertainment with their own brand of friendly silliness.
A showcase of the creme de la creme of the Paris scene! Be prepared for world-class English stand-up comedy in from comics based in Paris! With stories about metro systems, languag…
Lunchtime is perhaps not the right time for a hypnosis show for adults.
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, …
Join Jim and Miranda for an hour of jokes, songs and good old-fashioned entertainment with their own brand of friendly silliness.
Oliver Suddon, comedian and broadcaster, hosts a relaxing evening of comedy and music with a variety of selected performers from the Fringe and creates radio broadcast inserts for …
Performance poets, a hip-hop vocalist and a jazz singer coming together with a live band to create something truly special.
When Brendon Burns announced last year that he would neither be promoting his Fringe show nor charging for tickets, a few eyebrows were raised.
Hilarious 100% raw improvisation is on the menu as some weird and wonderful suggestions are taken from the audience while performing short-form improvisation games.
Dutch worship collective, The Psalm Project, famed for their powerful contemporary reworking of the Genevan Psalter, are joined by Scottish band, Satellite, for this worship gig ro…
Download this audio walking tour – any day, any time – and become intimate with Fringe history, even perform yourself if you choose.
Where the who’s who of comedy and comedy’s new breakout stars love to perform and audiences love to be.
All spit no polish, all show no pony, Goldsmith goes back to the source.
We all love a good story! Multi award-winning singer-songwriter Mike Willis and his rovin’ band transport you to the smoky mountains of America.
A tale of dark deeds – with your host, magician Dave Reubens.
Radio 4 poet and author John Osbourne presents his first poetry set at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Ever wanted to know what a camping trip sounds like through the medium of opera? Yes, I’m being serious, and this is just one of many bizarre performances you will see from The Dis…
Join comedians Rachel Fairburn (NATYS finalist 2015) and Kiri Pritchard-McLean (Leicester Mercury finalist 2015) as they explore a shared passion, serial killers.
Great live music followed by some blasts from the past and current gems.
Islam Festival Edinburgh invites you to gain a genuine insight into Islam.
John Osborne has been performing poetry since 2006 at festivals including Glastonbury, Bestival and Latitude.
Edinburgh is a city of stark contrasts.
Fun workshop delivered by experienced facilitators and media professionals.
Happy-go-lucky nihilism from a man in a powder blue suit. ‘Many moments of absolute brilliance’ (Scotsman). As heard on Josie Long’s Lost Treasures podcast.
Welcome to a dark, sexy sketch show assembled and reanimated in The Basement.
A series of comedy sketches performed by a talented all-female cast from St Mary’s Calne Senior School.
“We are the first show… in the Edinburgh Fringe Guide” magicians Malin Nilsson and Charlie Caper crow happily, claiming this as the reason for their strangely named show.
The Water Show is a show about water.
Come and witness one of the greatest late-night mixed bill shows on offer.
Russell Howard, Miranda Hart and Tim Minchin .
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 …
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…
Uncover the linguistic layers of a Russian doll! Hear yourself in Nastya Rybachuk’s contemporary, provocative and witty verses.
Big Silly Midnight Mash-Up: Hot prospects, special guests and host Andy Stedman. Laugh, drink and get your party hat on.
Join festival favourite Stephen K Amos as he chats with guests hand-picked from the worlds of theatre, comedy and music.
Come and watch three top comedians from the stand up-circuit clean up their act! Two (or more) of the circuit’s best loved comedians will be joining hosts Rob Thomas and Fran Garri…
Hilarity Bites Comedy Club returns to the Edinburgh Fringe following two sell-out runs.
Children’s entertainment should be brimming with energy, lovable and over-the-top characters, and enchanting tricks.
Stand-up comic Ben Clover was a local newspaper reporter for six years.
Doug Segal opens the show with a unique and refreshing approach to mentalism - it’s easy, you can do it too, and here’s how.
Dressed in a suit emblazoned with the sort of multicoloured exclamations that you would often find in comic books, Matty Grey’s eye-catching attire alone sets the tone for this m…
Underbelly presents four of the biggest and brightest comedians all in one huge show, staged in the famous Udderbelly.
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…
Back by popular demand! Returning for its third year, the Craft Scotland Summer Show sets up shop in the centre of town.
The Quentin Dentin Show is an extraordinary and eccentric dark comedy rock musical, which sees main characters Nat and Keith’s relationship on the rocks and their lives in a rut.
There have been many books, films, documentaries, etc on Mary Stuart, giving us many perceptions of Mary, those involved with her, and incidents in her life.
Theorising that new episodes are possible within their own lifetime, the Maydays step into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanish.
Hilarious 100% raw improvisation is on the menu as some weird and wonderful suggestions are taken from the audience while performing short-form improvisation games.
Frank Sinatra is one of those rare artists that is universally loved and respected by all.
A slick absurdist piece, PALP’s One Above is an intelligent offering from the young company.
Our pick of the best new shows opening at the Edinburgh Festivals 2015. Line-up TBC.
Join comedians Rachel Fairburn (NATYS finalist 2015) and Kiri Pritchard-McLean (Leicester Mercury finalist 2015) as they explore a shared passion, serial killers.
Stand-up comic Ben Clover was a local newspaper reporter for six years.
Kids! Do you need somewhere to take your adults without them getting bored and going in a huff? Bring them to Funny Stuff for Happy People, where the adults can have just as good a…
On our tour we will reveal some of the secrets hidden within a city rich in culture and ancient history and blessed with beauty.
Sid Singh isn’t the first guy you think of when you think ‘America’, but so what? What’re you, an expert? No? Then chill out dude.
Lots of people are surprised when other people turn out to be idiots.
Meet PR and media insiders: tips on everything from social networking and contacting reviewers to increasing audience numbers.
If you’re living right, this could happen to you.
Fresh from his European Tour with the Festival International de Magie and his sell-out UK theatre tour the unique creativity, passion and talent of Michael Jordan brings together a…
A nun and an ex-con find themselves on the run across Ireland, carrying two film rolls, identical in appearance but with very different sets of pictures on them.
No, this show is not about a Cher impersonator, nor is it an ABBA or Take That tribute band.
In this solo show, Wild Card Kitty presents a compendium of character comedy based chicanery, transforming into different artistes from around the globe showing off their special s…
Oliver Meech is no stranger to the Edinburgh Fringe, having brought his show When Magic and Science Collide in previous years.
In this fun one-woman show, a self-described bi-dyke shares with us stories of her sexual evolution, from Mormon adolescent scanning second-hand books for smut, to monogamous domes…
The Edinburgh Gin Company has left its distillery behind and moved to The Boards in the Edinburgh Playhouse to tell a brief history of the city’s alcohol and gin heritage along w…
After four years of consistently filling the smallest room in Edinburgh, Adam Belbin is set to return with possibly the final instalment in this quadrilogy of shows.
Like or hate Facebook, you’re guaranteed to love this all-female social media inspired comedy improv show.
Some Big Some Bang is set at the memorial of a mother’s death.
Even the most seasoned audience member has to concentrate to grasp every line of a Shakespeare play.
Nick Payne’s bittersweet love story One Day When We Were Young charts Leonard and Violet’s tangled relationship across five decades of love and longing.
Award-winning comic Keith Carter presents a stand-up situation comedy musical game show satire about how good manners and boundless optimism will triumph over life’s hardships.
In 1920s London, Gwen Farrar and Norah Blaney have an on and off stage partnership, singing popular love songs of the day to each other in West End revues and living together openl…
Award-winning gag merchant Masai Graham delivers over one hundred jokes in just half an hour.
Passage Tells Project is a series of site-specific audio-guided walks focusing on one passage in a city.
Broadway performer and YouTube sensation Christina Bianco takes you on a hilarious musical comedy journey, showing you what led her to become a multi-faceted, multi-voiced party of…
Every serious actor wants to do his Hamlet.
Ireland’s most lovable idiots bring their mischief and mayhem on tour; a show for the whole family, you can even bring your granny! Brothers Famous Seamus and Sean-tastic will do…
Outrageously over-the-top characters, a raucous Edinburgh Fringe audience and lashings of inappropriate advice from a self-styled flirt coach, sexologist and dating guru.
BBC Radio 4’s smash hit – live! Hancock’s Half Hour, lovingly recreated with a stellar cast led by Kevin McNally as The Lad Himself.
One of Korea’s most celebrated contemporary dance companies, who have toured to over 30 countries, make their UK debut with a double bill of two of their most acclaimed works.
Winner: Best Comedy, Melbourne Fringe.
Bobby Mair, Tim Renkow and Dylan Gott roll out some of the darkest jokes at the Fringe.
The hottest ticket of the Fringe is back! Treat yourself to a late night date with Lili la Scala and her glittering cavalcade of Cabarati.
This unique stand-up panel show explores relationships with sex, sexuality and culture.
When Norris – one half of the outstanding comedy duo Norris and Parker (Katie Norris and Sinead Parker, directed by Lucia Fox) – learns that she was lured here labouring under …
Sid Singh isn’t the first guy you think of when you think ‘America’, but so what? What’re you, an expert? No? Then chill out dude.
Okay, he doesn’t promise much - the title was his son’s butchering of the ‘one-man show’ term.
Punch and Judy has been a long running stalwart of beachside entertainment for the whole family – but whatever you do, don’t bring the kids to this live-action adaptation.
Take a punt at lunchtime.
NYC Comic, Abigoliah Schamaun, has devised a talk show where you, the audience, are the star! Armed with a GoPro Camera atop her head, Schamaun will host an hour of games, fire tri…
Despite the fact that it’s 2015, there’s still much debate and handwringing about cross-gender casting in Shakespeare.
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…
Attention customers: the store will be closing in five minutes.
Forget typewriters, what would happen if you gave an infinite number of monkeys a camera each? **** (BroadwayBaby.co.uk). **** (Comedy.com).
Our 21st year as the recognised launch pad for future legends.
**** (Nouse.
Award-winning gag merchant Masai Graham delivers over one hundred jokes in just half an hour.
Mike Wozniak’s probably best known for playing moustachioed misfit Brian in Channel 4’s sitcom Man Down.
Chris Martin is trying something a little different this year by having his show underpinned with a musical soundtrack.
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.
Phone Whore is a show that is equal parts witty, sexually frank and dripping with cynicism.
Have you ever been surprised to receive a phonecall from a friend that you were just thinking about? How many times have you felt so in tune with a person that you knew what they w…
The best and brightest of this year’s Fringe comics in a great value lunchtime compilation showcase.
Abnormally Funny People showcases some of the best and brightest comedians living with disabilities on the circuit, oh and a token “normal”.
Established as one of the best shows on the Fringe. Four different comedians to the earlier show. Two hours, four acts for £10 or less. ‘Top comedy, top value’ (List).
American smart ass showcases the wit that got him described as ‘a mix between Jack Dee and Dennis Leary’ (BroadwayBaby.
Show your Hope is a mobile art exhibition by Dutch storyteller Mr Martin who has been travelling all over the world with a van full of paintings since 2003.
Lisa Gornick’s Live Drawing Show opens with an interesting and inventive premise: using the aid of drawing in real time to tell a story.
Time travelling Victorian magic duo Morgan & West unload another boxful of bafflement and impossibility.
Sebastien Rambaud and Yann Coste’s Incredible Drum Show thoroughly deserves its seemingly immodest title.
The Missing Hancocks is a genuine blast from the past.
The seven-time sell-out comedy sensation returns to Edinburgh with an anarchic afternoon show for just about everyone.
There’s a very fine line between watching an actual, heart-in-mouth onstage breakdown and one that’s convincingly feigned.
Sixty episodes.
Direct from NYC, Gideon & Hubcap serve up their unique brand of Stove-Top Folk (on no fewer than ten instruments!), sharing tales of love, apocalypse and death-defying friendship t…
This sketch show offers an hour of clean-cut and well-rehearsed comedy.
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…
A series of personal portraits of extraordinary men.
One-man sketch show Will Franken serves up another smorgasbord of multi-voiced madness.
Smooth Faced Gentlemen have subverted the original performance conditions of Shakespeare’s plays, which were all-male productions, and have tackled his bloodiest tragedy, Titus A…
Only in Edinburgh could you start your morning off having breakfast while watching some theatre.
Extra dates announced: Thursday 13 and Friday 14, 21:45.
If The Shuffle Show is anything to go by, life behind the Genius Bar requires a very specific skill-set.
If you’re planning on making the trip to see Baby Wants Candy, get your title suggestions ready now! The audience for his fully improvised musical comedy has barely taken their s…
When you’ve a mouth this big, is it any wonder you get into trouble? The Fringe’s favourite comedian, broadcaster, journalist and chef explains all in a brand new show.
One Trick Pony is the follow up to the critically acclaimed mouthful of a fringe show, Adrienne Truscott’s Asking For It: A One-Lady Rape About Comedy Starring Her Pussy and Little…
Performer Paul Nathan informs his audience before they enter the space that ‘Moms and Dads get Champagne, kids get insults’.
Mistaken presents four short monologues, written and directed by Nick Myles and performed by William McGeough.
This time next year, the Assembly George Square Theatre will not be big enough to contain David O’Doherty.
With the title Some People Talk About Violence one would be forgiven for thinking Barrel Organ’s new show is serious and depressing.
Big Shot is subtitled, “This is not The Godfather”.
Charlie Baker blends song with stand-up, as he intersperses his versions of one hit wonders with tales from his life.
**** (Skinny).
Tokyo Tapdoare a company of Japanese tap dancers, percussionists, circus artists.
I’m not entirely sure where the title of the show came from, as love handles are never mentioned or a part of any of the sketches that The Cambridge Footlights perform but, frank…
Collegiate a cappella has become a major trend in recent years at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Think you know about Dolly? Come and see the world’s most famous sheep for yourself! This free exhibition tells the fascinating story of Edinburgh genetics over the past century,…
See the very best of modern photography from many worldwide contributors at one of the longest running photography exhibitions in the world.
Take a trip through vivid 3D graphic environments that pulsate to the rhythm of high-energy music.
The Edinburgh Literary Pub Tour is exactly what it says on the tin: an exploration of the streets, the sights and, most importantly, the pubs that have all influenced the city’s ri…
New in town? Start your day with a fun and informative walking tour, following a scenic route through Edinburgh’s city centre.
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…
Kevin MacLeod’s Call To Adventure is entirely appropriate as the walk-in soundtrack to Morgan and West’s Utterly Spiffing Spectacular Magic Show – For Kids.
Direct from London’s world-famous jazz club, Ronnie Scott’s musical director and his ‘All Stars’, take to the stage to celebrate ‘The Ronnie Scott’s Story’.
When Breaking Bad came to an end at season five, everyone thought that this would be it for the franchise.
With the blessing of the Cooper Estate, John Hewer takes to the stage in the guise of one of Britain’s most loved comedians.
Over 20 plays, some well known pieces, some new writing, some one person plays, some with a massive cast but all performed in 1 hour or less by numerous theatre companies
We have the best of the Edinburgh Fringe Under One Roof in South London for one special week 6th - 11th July.
Hailed by L.
(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…
One last chance this season to polish up our dance floor, Northern Soul dancing for the first time at Brighton Spiegeltent.
Winner of the 2014 Brighton Digital Festival education award, this sell-out show is back.
Benjamin and William are waiting, but as time progresses, so do their differences of opinion, from Doctor Who to Brighton Seagulls.
Work in progress.
Soak up the swing.
Eclectic mix of comedy, music, sketches, improv, interaction: all-new original material.
Six women are on a journey. A comedy journey to make you laugh. Witness our responses to you and your suggestions. Be scared - we will take you anywhere. It may even involve song.
Three Brighton-based performance poets grab hold of the microphone at Over Broadway in order to shout at you on the subject of politics, sexuality and death.
Improvised comedy by multi award-winning Short & Girlie Show.
Improvised comedy by multi award-winning Short & Girlie Show.
Multi award-winning improvised comedy for families.
With more than 50 million YouTube hits to their credit and a global live audience of over 1 million, Voca People are a musical comedy sensation with a show that features 80-plus al…
A punchy, pertinent and striking production, character led drama ‘Troublesome People’ examines the Second World War through the lens of Jewish Refugees and Conscientious Objectors …
“Imagine if Derren Brown was funny.
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…
Have you ever had an earth-shatteringly good idea? Phil Buckley hasn’t.
Looping experimental avant-pop music with a distinctive voice, Brighton’s Bunty brings us her raw talent and unique multi-tasking showmanship! An epic & dazzling audiovisual feast …
Two adorable weirdos bring you an hour of ridiculous, world-weary comedy about giants, failure, upsetting the elderly, and how dangerous moths used to be.
If you are preparing for the Edinburgh Fringe or performing in Brighton, this expert panel discussion can help with getting your show noticed by media, arts industry and audiences.
Together we will saw your mum in half, lay a golden egg, levitate a baby and make a bogey cake.
A stylish evening which takes you through the work of musical theatre geniuses from Webber to Jason Robert Brown.
Gentleman juggler and unwitting clown Tim Bat performs his impressive repertoire of amazing tricks with aplomb.
Since 2007, award-winning a cappella sensation In the Smoke has been bringing the cream of London’s vocal talent to audiences across the UK.
All Change is a short, minimalistic play about old age, dementia and father-daughter relationships.
‘Hombres’ is an intimate show that will take you on a magical, emotional, passionate and powerful journey through a series of colourful rhythms of flamenco dance.
Writer and performer John Osborne (John Peel’s Shed, Sky 1’s After Hours) performs his first ever hour long poetry show.
The hip-hop improv troupe North Coast celebrates six years of freestyle comedy with a special show. Guests include Rob Cantrell and the spectacular beatboxer Kaila Mullady.
It’s been a productive spring for Pepper Fajans, the founder of this new space at Cadman Congregational Church in Fort Greene.
Sometimes it’s hard to be a woman… Who knew what being transgender was in the 1970s? Not Kate’s family.
An evening of polls, puns and psephology, spin, sleaze and swingometers, battling past the ballot box with a cabaret cabinet packed with a parliamentary portfolio of political ente…
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…
Brighton’s all year-round cult satire comedy sketch show, with their unique take on the General Election.
Alex Eberhard presents a sublime 10-piece electric orchestra.
Set in the gay community of liberal 1920s Spain, José is the central character in this all-male reworking of Bizet’s Carmen.
The world is not quite right, so she decided to listen to the voices in her head.
The Upright Citizen Brigade’s finest improvisers are raffling off the chance to improvise with various teams and performers at this show.
Martyna Majok’s stealthily devastating “John, Who’s Here From Cambridge,” an indelibly acted portrait of intimacy and entitlement, makes this a must-see.
Time-travelling Victorian duo Morgan & West unload another boxful of bafflement and impossibility.
Enjoy Banyan Tree’s vibrant retelling of this African folktale told through spoken word fused with Latin and Caribbean sounds and featuring captivating puppets, original songs, d…
A tribute to pioneering performers in Music Hall, Variety and Revue.
Taking the Brighton Fringe brochure as their inspiration, The Maydays create an entirely new show every night.
Comedians, sketch-writers and affable bellends Chris Gates and Joe Kenny have created a show that will amuse, arouse, and occasionally disturb you to the very core of your soul (bu…
Fancy a drink? Join us for a laidback, late-night jaunt at the beautiful Basement.
(previews start on Wednesday; opens on May 18) Let’s hope local playwrights have been running wind sprints and agility drills, because Ensemble Studio Theater’s Maratho…
Ensemble Studio Theater’s evening of one acts races between decades, places, genres and forms.
“We are such stuff as dreams are made on.
An absolutely wonderful exhibition presented by Ink_d Gallery, on North Road, of Graham Carter’s “Alphamals” is family friendly and a highlight of this Fringe’s visual ar…
Guns! Gags! Gizmos! Be shaken, stirred and seduced by the heady cocktail that is the Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus as they go back to the Bond Age.
This adaptation of Anthony Burgess’s 1961 comic novel, part of Brits Off Broadway, is moderately amusing but is more interesting for the perspective.
A show about D/deafness.
Adrienne Iapalucci and Luis J.
Amanda Seales celebrates the first anniversary of her regular show with a top-notch lineup of comedians from Tru TV’s “Friends of the People”: Jermaine Fowler, Li…
Matteo Lane fronts this LGBT-friendly alternative to the St. Patrick’s Day parade, with an excellent lineup including Sabrina Jalees, Julio Torres, and Emma Willmann.
HANK, the mostly online comedy duo of Dan Fox and Betsy Kenney, celebrates its one-year milestone with this live show, featuring new videos and stand-up from Jo Firestone, Carmen C…
Mr.
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Natasha Rothwell, Alison Rich, Meredith Scardino, Claire Mulaney and Katie Rich — all writers at “Saturday Night Live” — host this Academy Awards-themed imp…
Keisha Zollar, one of the Upright Citizen Brigade’s finest improvisers, hosts this fund-raiser for the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement, which is seeking to reform New York̵…
Jon Friedman hosts this storytelling show dedicated to breakups and blues.
Sharron Paul and Calvin Cole host this monthly stand-up show, which offers free snacks as well as top-notch comedy.
Hooray for all Kind of Things tells the true story of Icelandic stand-up comedian Jòn Gnarr’s decision to run for office in the Reykjavík mayoral elections of 2010.
Some of the best writers for “Saturday Night Live” leave the sketches behind for a night of entirely improvised comedy.
Ballet and contemporary dance sometimes seem like estranged relatives, but with its latest platform, inspired by the dance critic Edwin Denby, Danspace Project collapses the space …
(previews start on Feb.
Nick Kroll and John Mulaney will be in character as Gil Faizon and George St.
As an ongoing celebration of –and opportunity for –new playwriting talent, A Play, a Pie and a Pint – originated at the Òran Mór in Glasgow’s West End – has decided to m…
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…
(previews start on Jan.
Emmy Blotnick invites two headlining comics to perform 30-minute sets. This month’s guests are Adam Newman and Gary Gulman.
Luis J.
Mehran Khaghani kicks off his new weekly stand-up show with a powerhouse lineup, including Janeane Garofalo, Eugene Mirman, Jen Kirkman and Gary Gulman.
Brett Davis and Sally Burtnick celebrate the first birthday of their monthly comedy show (which remains unconnected to the titular actor).
John Murray and Matt Fisher, Upright Citizens Brigade veterans, welcome some of their favorite comedians to perform stand-up.
Dave Hill, a suave local favorite, hosts this top-notch night of comedy and music with a Christmas-themed show.
Mr. Wade, a 20-time winner of the storytelling juggernaut the Moth, hosts this variety show, which features a guest racounter each month.
This Brooklyn-based troupe is taking on curatorial duties and reaching beyond dance with Crawl, a new multidisciplinary series that takes place at various sites.
The superb organist Paul Jacobs won acclaim early on when in 2000, at 23, he played the complete organ works of Bach in a marathon to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the compose…
Five-star, darkly funny sequel to Pinocchio: the real story behind his infamous origins.
Josh Gondelman welcomes some of his favorite performers, including Jared Logan, Michelle Wolf, Nick Vatterott, Naomi Ekperigin and Prince Paul.
City Green, a nonprofit that promotes urban farming and gardening, celebrates its first decade with a comedy show.
Mr.
Kevin Barnett, Jen Bartels, Lil Rel Howery and Josh Rabinowitz, stars of the new TruTV sketch show of the same name, perform a night of sketch and improv.
Connor Ratliff and Shaun Diston return with a special Halloween edition of their “Star Wars”-inspired variety show.
Mo Fathelbab and Tim Ellis go all out to celebrate the first anniversary of their weekly comedy show.
Starring Dean Chisnall as Shrek, Richard Blackwood as Donkey, Neil McDermott as Lord Farquaad and Carley Stenson as Princess Fiona; Shrek The Musical brings the charac…
Brett Davis and Sally Burtnick host a spooky Halloween edition of their monthly comedy show.
The British comedian Josie Long performs her critically-acclaimed show, “Cara Josephine,” an hour of stand-up about relationships, love and family.
8 women, three acts, two hours.
Ms. Esposito, host of the podcast “Put Your Hands Together,” celebrates the release of her new album, “Same Sex Symbol,” with a night of stand-up.
The comedians and storytellers Myq Kaplan, Nick Vatterott, Giulia Rozzi, Ophira Eisenberg, Joe List, Adam Wade, Chris Sullivan and Nick Turner perform in this show, whose title say…
“Metamorphosis” is the theme of the latest edition of the Big Apple Circus, now nested at Lincoln Center for the holidays.
(previews start on Oct.
Dan Licata, Joe Pera and Charles Gould present this reliable weekly show, with stand-up from Mark Normand, Rob Cantrell and Giulia Rozzi.
This new opera by Laura Kaminsky, with a libretto by Mark Campbell and Kimberly Reed, stars the baritone Kelly Markgraf and the mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke, husband and wife in real …
Every year a sell-out! The UK’s first and premier award for live comedy.
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.
A marvellous collection of rare Kimonos inherited from the times of our mothers and grandmothers.
This will be the most talked about event in Edinburgh history.
Familiar to many thousands of music fans as the front man in the Scottish rock band Idlewild, Roddy Woomble is also a celebrated solo songwriter and performer.
A night celebrating the festivals with some of the biggest breakthrough acts of 2014.
A fashion show inspired by young creative designers who want to promote their cultural dress, which can be both fashionable and fall within the acceptable realms of Asian styles.
Come and join us for a show of classic big band music played by this popular band.
The Rising – A Tribute to Springsteen are a dynamic seven-piece band of experienced musicians who bring the energy and enthusiasm of the E Street Band to every gig.
This well-known, local band simply enjoy entertaining their audiences.
It seems arbitrary, if not foolish, to award a star rating to something like the Malcolm Hardee Awards Show.
‘There’s no night-school for neon-making’, as Richard William Wheater, our instructor for the day and neon artiste, pointed out.
Direct from London’s Hippodrome Casino, cabaret star Velma Celli presents an evening of all things fabulous and diva.
The EClub, the active networking club based at the University of Edinburgh Business School, is delighted to host Simon as part of our Fringe series.
Legendary LA rapper from Scotland who conned the music industry as half of Silibil N’ Brains.
Settle back and enjoy ‘a big night in with the Silver Darlings’.
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the largest open access arts festival in the world.
Case Number, from young London-based theatre company Tea and Toast productions, seeks to raise awareness about the shockingly low number of rapists that are convicted through the…
This one-off recital was a showcase of first-year talent from a group of four classical pianists from Edinburgh Napier University.
The formal meeting where accounts are presented, activity reviewed and directors elected.
An original musical based on F Scott Fitzgerald’s The Diamond as Big as the Ritz; a grotesque allegory of the American Dream.
A quartet of fifty-something women hit the gym to tone up - but when they look in the mirror they each see what they want to see - their twenty-year-old selves.
Inspired by the public performances of Charles Dickens and Mark Twain, the less decorated but more alive writer and actor B.
After three previous Edinburgh shows and supporting Alun Cochrane on two UK Tours, Mike Newall performs an hour of stand up.
This is the Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut of Durham University a Cappella Choir and we couldn’t be more excited to share our show with the people of Edinburgh and beyond.
I gave up studying all forms of science at the age of 15, so on the surface, I would not be the natural choice for Jim Al-Khalili’s Quantum – Still Crazy After All These Yea…
Ron Butlin (former Edinburgh Poet Laureate) and highly acclaimed musicians Dick Lee and Anne Evans return for a fourth year with a brand-new version of their sell-out, five-star sh…
We’re back with another bumper-length show for a fantastic cause! Hosted by Jo Caulfield, this comedy extravaganza gives you a chance to preview a selection of this year’s top …
This special tribute to Tommy Cooper is a compilation of rarely seen material from his cabaret days and the very best of Cooper’s classic gags and tricks.
Japanese pianist Waka Hasegawa performs widely in concert and on radio, both as a soloist and in a duo partnership, in Europe, USA and Japan.
Moving On Theatre Piaf: Love Conquers All by Roger Peace is an inspiring roller coaster of a show around Piaf’s life, music, breakdowns and addictions.
One performance only! ‘Several of the best one-liners you will hear.
Join festival favourite Stephen K Amos as he chats with guests hand-picked from the worlds of theatre, comedy and music.
Life on the One Wheel experiments with everyday experience and elements of popular culture to explore the fragile simplicity of human emotion.
An interactive experience like no other as you take part in live mind-blowing experiments that will make you laugh, scream and gasp.
Singing in English and six other South African languages, Soweto Melodic Voices are no ordinary choir.
Come and enjoy a relaxing lunchtime recital of a selection of favourite ballades, nocturnes, polonaises, waltzes, scherzos and other works by Poland’s most famous romantic compos…
One of the great institutions of Scottish traditional music.
Who will win the Edinburgh Fringe’s most unbelievably prestigious award this year? Tricity Vogue’s iconic ukulele cabaret night returns for its fifth year as a grand scale extrav…
Following last year’s enthusiastic reception, husband and wife duo Margaret Wakeford and Simon Coverdale look forward to presenting this year’s programme at St Andrew’s and St Ge…
The world’s only stand-up/improv/tattoo-chat comedy show returns with host comedian Billy Kirkwood.
With Fringe sell-out show awards and an appearance in the Guinness Book of Records to their name, Jon Ritchie’s Swing Sensation Big Band makes a welcome return to the Edinburgh Fri…
Travelling at the speed of thought in his brand new music production spaceship, the world class multi-award-winning musician and comedian, transcends mere mimicry to produce studio…
Direct from Melbourne, Australia, The Perch Creek Family Jugband are a band of five energetic multi-instrumentalists and vocalists, four of whom happen to be siblings.
The Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival celebrates Edinburgh’s traditional buildings and offers everyone an opportunity to learn about the skills and materials used to build an…
The Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival celebrates Edinburgh’s traditional buildings and offers everyone an opportunity to learn about the skills and materials used to build an…
The Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival celebrates Edinburgh’s traditional buildings and offers everyone an opportunity to learn about the skills and materials used to build an…
Enjoy a fascinating fashion show exhibiting beautiful garments made from colourful organic cotton and ethical eri-silk fabric handwoven by vulnerable indigenous women and survivors…
The Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival celebrates Edinburgh’s traditional buildings and offers everyone an opportunity to learn about the skills and materials used to build an…
3rdthought, the over 60’s theatre company, is showing its intimate face-to-face, one-to-one series of short performances all over Edinburgh but notably at the International Book Fe…
Presented with the British Council, this event is for artists and producers interested in touring their shows at an international level.
Sixty Episodes in 60 Minutes.
Nevin of Edinburgh and MacKay Decorators Perth Ltd.
Dirty Harry captures the rapture of Blondie with the stunning looks and sound of Sarah as the sensual Debbie Harry, backed by some of Scotland’s finest musicians.
The Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival celebrates Edinburgh’s traditional buildings and offers everyone an opportunity to learn about the skills and materials used to build an…
The Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival celebrates Edinburgh’s traditional buildings and offers everyone an opportunity to learn about the skills and materials used to build an…
The Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival celebrates Edinburgh’s traditional buildings, offering everyone an opportunity to learn about the skills and materials used to build and…
If you think the Fringe is just about theatrical performances then think again.
Her daughter has been taken, she sends in three dodgy nurses who enlist the disaffected youth and his somewhat feather obsessed friend.
The Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival celebrates Edinburgh’s traditional buildings and offers everyone an opportunity to learn about the skills and materials used to build an…
Ensemble Lotus is scheduled to appear in the beautiful city of Edinburgh, performing pieces from a variety of genres and generations, including not only modern pieces in the intens…
Tyrannical Nurse Ratched rules her ward in a British mental hospital with a strict, unbending routine.
The E Club, the active networking club based at the University of Edinburgh Business School, is delighted to host Janine Matheson as part of our Fringe series.
3rdthought, the over 60’s theatre company, is showing its intimate face-to-face, one-to-one series of short performances all over Edinburgh but notably at the International Book Fe…
Pam didn’t get the chance to sing all of her favourite songs last year and returns with her tribute to the genius of Cole Porter.
Wild man of the accordion and frontman of Burach and The Sensational Jimi Shandrix Experience, Sandy Brechin plays fast and funky favourites from his albums Out of His Box and Out …
Following their sell-out Summerhall shows at last year’s Made In Scotland showcase, this genre-defying quartet take a break from performing with Scottish Dance Theatre to perform…
After a phenomenal run at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe, The Accidentals are back with ‘99 Problems But a Pitch Ain’t One’.
In Napoli Mia!, Scottish performer and Naples familiar Phillip Contini sings Italian songs from and about Naples and its people.
A welcome return to St Andrew’s and St George’s Church by this popular Edinburgh orchestra.
Alex Rossi and friends roll a mash-up of traditional blues, the swagger of hip-hop and the high energy of rock’n’roll into three funky hours of music. Special Fringe guests!
Professor David Purdie and college librarian Iain Milne return to this spectacular venue with a show linking Edinburgh, medicine and crime.
High energy, witty and often silly, Josh’s weekly XFM radio programme hits the stage, bringing the humor and voices that you usually hear through speakers into the room.
The Voice Festival UK returns to Edinburgh Fringe, with a jam-packed a cappella showcase featuring groups of all ages, plus a special collaborative number created at our workshop h…
Due to massive demand, six extra, later, and quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man/half-Xbox.
Word Power Books hosts free daily events with writers and activists from around the world in Edinburgh’s only independent and radical bookshop.
Ain’t no party like Edinburgh Metal Party! Scotland’s heaviest sesh debuts this August, as part of the world-famous Festival Fringe.
Join Sue Perkins for BBC Two’s Festival highlights with live music, performance and comedy.
The wobbly comedian performs five dates of her award-winning show to tie in with her new book, also called What the **** is Normal?! Each show will be followed by a Q&A about the b…
MacFloyd return to The Brunton with a new show looking back over the career of Pink Floyd.
The Josh Smith Not What You Expected Show will carry on to reflect on the well-being of everyday life.
Sumptuously celebrating the golden age of shipboard romance, while forging full steam into the future, Scotland’s premier swing sensation The Loveboat Big Band invite you aboard …
Only eight nights available for the Pommery Champagne Café Bar Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo ticket and dining packages.
1 or 2 Things About Us is a community production from Mixit Days, an inclusive theatre company who work with disabled people and give them a chance to perform on the stage.
Edinburgh Renaissance Band returns with its ever-popular Viol Rackett Show, our best-loved programme of music, song and dance from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance.
Al Murray’s One Man, One Guvnor is only in its preview stages, but already it is a spectacularly funny set.
Eight shows only! Winner Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Award 2013.
A common objective for artists participating in the fringe is to create touring opportunities for their work.
The Edinburgh Entrepreneurship Club, the active networking club based at the University of Edinburgh Business School, is delighted to host James McVeigh as part of our Fringe serie…
The Cowboy Max Show is a comedy and stunt extravaganza for the whole family.
Join playwright Clare Duffy for a practical workshop about the challenges of combining live interaction and scripted drama.
In a world where World War Two never took place, an Austrian politician by the name of Adolf Hitler enters the Big Brother house.
From the critically acclaimed SU Drama company comes a double play performance that combines Brien Friel’s Afterplay and an original piece named The White Peacock.
Eclectic trio (piano, flute, cello) on their European debut tour.
Shirley Lauro’s drama All Through the Night opens badly, but it gets better.
The premise for this clever improvised show is to poach from the best of the Fringe.
Explore the dark, hidden side of best-selling author Ian Rankin’s Edinburgh.
A decent show is worth the price of a ticket and a bad show isn’t, but in the case of Conversations with Boring, Ugly People, I’d pay good money not to have to watch this exerc…
Jason Patterson in All About The Pattersons! Jason entertains us with affable tales of growing up in a house and moving to a rough council estate, having a popular older brother, h…
If this is what you get in Free Fringe, it makes you wonder how the paid gigs will ever pull the punters in! At the top end, financially, Fringe shows are squeezed by the big boys …
Join comedian and activist Chris Coltrane for an hour of uplifting, Tory-smashing political comedy! The world is corrupt, politicians are garbage, but we are awesome! Let Coltrane …
A celebration of human flaws.
It’s time to bring improv comedy bang up to date.
Russell Howard, Miranda Hart and Tim Minchin .
Show 6 is Secret Theatre’s latest production of Mark Ravenhill’s new script.
Having written for BBC Radio 4, NewsRevue and the award-winning TinCanPodcast, Mike takes on the baffling history of the Westminster parliament with wit, rage and twisted logic, ju…
A character and storytelling show about life’s little losers.
Rob Auton’s show has a mercurial quality, slipping somewhere between spoken word show, stand up comedy and theatrical piece.
Fans of Burns already know his distinctive style.
How to review a Fringe show whose cast kidnaps and threatens a theatre critic at gunpoint? Will any positive comments be interpreted as surrendering to the demands of terrorists? W…
Thirteenth year and cannot be beat, Edinburgh’s favourite late night stand-up comedy show in Edinburgh’s favourite venue, the intimate cabaret bar.
Two women run off to the Fringe in a Peugeot van with a kid in tow.
Medical student music group One Dissection from St George’s, University of London escape the dissecting room and break into a different kind of theatre to present a medical a cappe…
Irritating stand up from an irritating man.
Prelude to a Number is a show about maths: more specifically, it’s about the ‘golden number’ phi, which is related to the Fibonacci sequence and is all around us, although we…
From the off the Edinburgh Revue never really got kicking.
Now that Freddie is a family man he is trying his best to be responsible.
It’s the Late Night Dark Show - take that title as a hint.
This stunning exhibition demonstrates the photographic achievement of a group of people who are living with HIV or Hepatitis C.
The concept is gracefully simple: everyday we searching the streets of Edinburgh for one human, one photograph, one quote.
Underbelly presents four of the biggest and brightest comedians all in one huge show, staged in the majestic McEwan Hall.
The Midnight Comedy Club features different comedians each night showcasing their talents.
Paul Foxcroft (everyone’s imaginary friend) and Briony Redman (sitting-room dancer) are doing their hit 2013 sketch show with a couple of new bits to keep each other surprised.
Tête-à-Tête: Paris-Edinburgh, is a collection of original contemporary photographs taken by Ewan Barry and Audrey Pinard.
Kids! Do you need somewhere to take your adults without them getting bored and going in a huff? Bring them to Funny Stuff For Happy People, an hour of comedy, circus, storytelling,…
Theorising that new episodes are possible within their own lifetime, the Maydays step into the Quantum Leap accelerator .
One Man Breaking Bad is impressionist Miles Allen’s attempt to squeeze 60 Breaking Bad episodes into 60 minutes.
Edinburgh Jews is an exhibition originally compiled by two students at the University of Edinburgh’s School of Divinity.
If you’re in the mood for some bawdy, laddish comedy then this is the show for you.
Thankfully, there was no combination of singing and acupuncture.
This is the debut show by one of the UK’s finest comedians.
This show will be a Fringe Favourite! When Glasgow gangsters mysteriously acquire the pandas from Edinburgh Zoo Malcolm gets the blame.
Foul Play offers up the filthiest material from the most daring comics, and it really doesn’t disappoint.
It really hasn’t.
From the tropical rainforests of Cornwall come 10(ish) virile and sexually exhilarating students from Falmouth and Exeter University and their pet giant.
In coming to write this show I believed my job would be as easy as pie.
Much as if I’d been with real-life evangelists, I imagine, I left this show wondering what on earth had just happened.
A two-hour and fifteen minute walk through Edinburgh’s city centre, with a good coverage of the history of Edinburgh’s Old and New towns.
There have been many books, films, documentaries etc, on Mary Stuart giving us many perceptions of Mary, those involved with her and incidents in her life.
The Next Big Thing is a show that deals with precisely that – and the young, ambitious writer who’s striving to attain it.
Come and watch three top comedians from the festival clean up their act! Two (or more) of the circuit’s best loved comedians will be joining hosts Tony Vino and Andy Kind in an eve…
Close-up encounters of the silly kind.
David Bowie said ‘Scotland, stay with us’.
Dr Sketchy’s Anti-Art School is an international phenomenon with events on six continents and an army of dedicated ‘Art Monkeys’ attending these life drawing classes where ar…
Tamar Broadbent’s All by my Selfie seamlessly combines quick wit with a beautiful voice.
Discover the grandeur of Georgian Edinburgh through buildings and gardens designed to impress.
At the beginning of this bizarre show, we are told by comic duo Matt Francis and Russ Haynes that over the course of the performance we would do two things as an audience.
Early June an unknown pedestrian leaves London on a quest for a story.
The 1am Apeshit Show is a chance for multiple comedians to perform ten minute sets, yet as a result there was little in the way of hilarity.
Hilarity Bites, as comedy showcases at the Fringe go, is a solid choice - a mix of an experienced compere and a good range of acts promising a solid hour of entertainment.
Our pick of the best new shows and breakthrough performances from the Edinburgh Festivals 2014.
If you’ve ever watched anything by John Robertson before you’ll know just how zany and energetic he can be, which is the perfect reason why he makes a great host for The Stand …
Returning for its second year, the Craft Scotland Summer Show sets up shop in the centre of town.
Ole! Babies, toddlers and mummies gather together to tap, clap and shake to a delightful mixture of flamenco, puppets, storytelling and song.
Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic tale is given a family-friendly and wonderfully whimsical adaptation in this new production by Fourth Monkey.
Live and let die blares from the speakers as Marc Burrows circles the room, high-fiving everyone in sight.
Historic Prestonfield House, just moments from the Royal Mile, is the magical setting for Scotland’s most famous traditional Scottish Show and Dinner.
Big Value Comedy Show (Early) promises two hours of comedy gold with four young stars of tomorrow.
Yorkshire girl Nalika comes to London to make it but reality hits when she ends up living with a violent squirrel.
Sometimes from great tragedy comes dazzling entertainment.
Natasia Demetriou is new to solo shows.
Come and join us for lunchtime laughs at a special Big Value bargain sized ticket price.
Rachel Fairburn is melancholy, she can’t help it.
Established as one of the most exciting shows at the Fringe, Big Value brings you the best of the breakthrough talent.
A Bacon number is the smallest amount of actors it takes before a person has starred with Kevin Bacon in a film.
To tell the truth, I’m a little bit scared of Dr.
Adapted from the popular children’s book of the same name, Big Red Bath is Full House’s offering for younger children at the 2014 Edinburgh Fringe (The Snow Dog is their show f…
Feast on five of the tastiest up-and-coming comics in this stand-up showcase.
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.
Anyone might be forgiven for apprehension about a literary sketch show.
Miss Behave hosts the wackiest, zaniest game show at the Fringe! You are kept on your toes, trying to outsmart the opposing team.
How do you go about describing Goose (An Odd One-Man Comedy Whodunnit)? It’s one of those shows that you just have to see with your own eyes to understand it’s sheer awesomenes…
Kudos to any improv troupe for even attempting the month-long exercise in uphill walking and sleep-deprivation that is the Fringe.
If you’re looking for a variety show that is deliciously sexy, a little bit bizarre and a whole lot of unbridled, raucous fun, look no further.
Zombies have become a considerable presence across entertainment and pop culture, which has led to a growing fascination with the undead and the world being overrun by them.
A themed show of comedy and music from Graham de Banzie, Alex Cox and Ewan Park providing their own irreverent trawl through the issues of the independence debate A must-see for ev…
‘The most sophisticated people I know - inside they are all children’ (Jim Henson).
With a strange, original and interesting production, Tomás Ford brings his Patrick Bateman of the Fringe to the Mash House to tell a one-man-musical tale of double crossing deceit…
If you wander the streets of the Edinburgh Fringe, you might run into Cameryn Moore.
Meet PR and media insiders: tips on everything from social networking and contacting reviewers to increasing audience numbers.
In 1914 George joined the war.
For half an hour in a room somewhere in the back of the Free Sisters, Adam Belbin is doing a comedy show about leaving the comedy world.
The Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show at the Cabaret Bar in the Pleasance Courtyard claims to be the longest running and most successful lunchtime show at the Edinburgh Fringe.
“Are you ready to party?!” blares the PA at the start of the show and the audience roars in the agreement.
This year, Jason Byrne has decided to do away with racking his brain on what to name his show.
A genderless riot from a little old force to be reckoned with.
Even though this isn’t Baby Wants Candy’s headline show at the Fringe, you would still expect much more from such a highly regarded group.
Inviting us into an office adorned with a giant map of Australia and piles of unfinished scripts and screenplays, Clare Pickering embarks on the energetic and meandering story of h…
Are you a huge fan of The Lord of the Rings? If so, look no further, this will be the highlight of your Fringe experience.
Stars Daniel Taylor as Britain’s favourite comedian in a spectacular show featuring all your favourite gags and magic tricks.
Absurd theatre troupe Intuitive Creatures, ‘deity of comedic genius’ ***** (PerformanceReviewed.
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.
Wild Card Kitty presents a showcase exploring the glamorous world of being a showgirl in show business.
Eamon is a disillusioned pink horse searching for his destiny.
Mike Belgrave is a brave man.
British comedian Gareth Berliner and Australian comedy actress, Kiruna Stamell present a dynamic, funny, edgy, fresh, new double-act comedy show, One of Us Will Die.
Silky is tall, with kind eyes that seem to have the power of x-ray vision.
Gregory Akerman explores the history of war to find out once and for all if it’s good for absolutely nothing or good for very little, however there are a couple of exceptions.
Little tent.
A spectacular variety show featuring a plethora of unforgettable characters, performed and hosted by one man from Bristol.
The intimate feel of the basement studio at the Caves adds to the atmosphere of the performance of Planet Earth and All Who Sailed in Her.
Join the One-Eyed Men’s new cult today! They’ve dedicated their lives to the worship of the great prophet Barry Ashworth, inventor of long-life milk! It’s just a matter of time unt…
For those who run at the mere mention of the phrase ‘musical comedy’, this sketch show is for you.
Join a group of ordinary gay friends for an honest and intimate evening together.
The stage is adorned with a pair of angel wings, a velvet couch and a large book covered in sparkles with ‘My Life’ adorned on the front.
We’ve all been there—the post-show discussion that goes on for too long or goes nowhere at all.
There is something about Brazilian music that can cheer you up for hours on end.
One of the best known, longest running and most celebrated improv shows in the world.
Join Sid from CBeebies live on stage in a fantastic, fun-filled adventure that will knock your socks off.
Uniquely stubborn, outright impractical and undeniably hilarious.
A Mary Poppins bag of hilarious characters from a misunderstood Rumplestiltskin, to a yoga instructor who can’t stand the sound of breathing.
The meanest magician in the world is back with more tricks, more fun, and more inexpensive booze.
If a cabaret act is consciously, deliberately devoid of talent, does that excuse it from criticism? It seems reductive to point out that the mono-browed, pink-wigged Figs in Wigs…
Matt Forde loves politics, and he’s going to make sure that you do too - whether you want to or not.
“Everything you are about to hear is pure human vocals,” a voiceover announces before the show begins.
This is a show about poo.
I must immediately declare that I have always liked Robin and Partridge.
It is amazing what a coffee and a croissant can do to a bleary-eyed audience.
Every art needs its new generation of practitioners.
Stepping into some pretty big comedy shoes, Cambridge Footlights have brought a fast-paced sketch and improv show to this year’s Fringe.
Seriously.
Five years of IVF and love going down the tubes and a sex life reduced to cold rooms with plastic cups.
This exuberant, toe-tapping spectacular is a sure-fire crowd pleaser.
One of a stampede of comedians making the London-Edinburgh journey for the festival, Feilder knows his Fringe conventions well and isn’t afraid to use them to meta-comic effect.
Familia de la Noche take the story of Pinocchio and turn it on its head, with the former puppet boy as the titular “greatest liar in the world.
Much of Ross’s childhood was spent in a galaxy far, far away, watching Star Wars videos over – and over – and over again.
Edinburgh Printmakers return to Over-Seas House Edinburgh in summer 2014 to exhibit more stunning work by some of Scotland’s best known printmakers. www.rosl.org.uk
Join the infamous Clart and McBrain in this brilliant and witty dramatic romp through the wynds, courtyards and pubs of Edinburgh! Classic award-winning entertainment, performed by…
Creator Tom Ward-Thomas has written a two-act comedy that peers into the lives of passengers commuting to Cornwall.
Like many men of his generation, Simon Feilder talks about his insecurities about being a single man, but unlike a lot of them he spices his show up with multi-media presentation…
Adam Wade, who has won the Moth Story Slam 18 times, hosts this monthly variety show, which also features a special guest storyteller.
This weekly stand-up showcase, hosted by Dan Licata, Joe Pera, and Charles Gould, features Wyatt Cenac, Sue Smith and Matt Ruby.
Caroline Creaghead and Joe Pera host a delightful night of video comedy, with shorts from Good Cop Great Cop, Dan Opsal and John Haskell, John Early and Kate Berlant and Joe Rumril…
The up-and-coming favorites Sam Morril and Joe Machi host this weekly stand-up show, with performances from Josh Gondelman, Nick Vatterott, Anthony DeVito and Seaton Smith.
Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre: 2nd Jul 7pm.
Fresh from his triumph on Celebrity Big Brother, one of Britain’s most successful comedians tells it as he sees it.
Alhambra Theatre: 28th Jun 7pm.
The brothers Adam and Todd Stone host this monthly stand-up show, with the guests Phil Hanley, Bridey Elliott and Harrison Greenbaum.
Dave Hill and his band Valley Lodge host this impressive lineup of comedy and music, with performances from David Cross, Juliana Hatfield, Michael Che, Jean Grae, Kate Berlant, Mar…
The host of the excellent Williamsburg show “Big Terrific,” Mr. Silverstri celebrates his new stand-up album, “King Piglet.”
The Faculty of Arts Graduate Show opens to the public from 7 - 15 June at the University of Brighton, where 15,000 visitors are expected to view an inspiring showcase of work by mo…
“Impressively made and performed” **** (FringeReview).
Show the SAILOR - a new direction of circus art; it is the original perfomance, which have not analogs! Distinctive feature of the show the SAILOR is an original interpretation an…
A celebration of children and young people in the Performing Arts featuring theatre, literature, music and movement.
Impressively made and performed’.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a 12 certificate film in the UK and so you can only attend if you are 12 or older.
Following sold-out shows of ‘The Honey Hunters’ in Brighton Fringe 2012, we return with new puppets, live music and dance.
The brilliantly funny Myq Kaplan celebrates the release on Netflix of his new special, “Small, Dork, and Handsome,” with performances from Chris Gethard, Aparna Nancher…
Josh Smith embarks on yet another show that includes the unfortunate events that happen daily and yet he shares them.
A touching one woman show about Piaf’s life, loves & loss.
Metro Chamber Orchestra presents the American premiere of Nancy Van de Vate’s 1 “All Quiet on the Western Front,” based on Erich Maria Remarque’s novel.
‘The Jurassic Joe Dinosaur Show’ is fun, interactive, educational, relevant, accessible and also great for mumosaurus and daddydactyl too.
Jason Stampe is Kind of a big deal.
Simon Feilder is a comedian.
Simon Feilder is a comedian.
A jamboree of performances from second-year performing arts students of Varndean College.
Love talking about books? Writing your own? For writers: come along to the morning session to seek advice and share experiences with fellow aspiring novelists and a panel of indust…
Edana Minghella, one of Brighton’s best loved jazz vocalists, plays tribute to the queen of jazz, Billie Holiday, in this special show.
Following a sell-out run at last years Brighton Fringe and described as “one of the highlights of The Brunswick’s Fringe programme for the 2013 Festival”, TPTPC are back with more …
Nichelle Stephens and Carolyn Castiglia celebrate the 10th anniversary of their now-defunct all-female comedy show with an impressive night of stand-up, storytelling and music.
A dress-up sing-along celebration of everyone’s favourite musicals.
Fresh from gigs at Brighton Dome and Hurst Festival, Hobina! celebrate harmony, groove and feel-good tunes all delivered with unflagging passion and precision in a night of diverse…
Brighton’s legendary Treason Show,now in its record breaking 12th year,is back in cabaret style at Latest Music Bar.
As a Bard-olator, I was keen to see this show.
Composed of a succession of satirical sketches, this festival special of The Treason Show ridicules all the supposedly powerful members of this planet.
Join the One-Eyed Men’s new cult today! They’ve dedicated their lives to the worship of the great prophet Barry Ashworth, inventor of long-life milk! It’s just a matter of time unt…
Whether you are preparing for Edinburgh or performing in Brighton, our expert panel is here to help you get your show noticed by media and arts industry professionals.
Ben, aged 7, got upset one evening and drew dots on some kitchen towel instead of going to bed.
Hear the thrilling big band sound of 18-piece jazz ensemble Straight No Chaser as they perform original music from their latest CD: Navigation alongside a new piece commissioned fo…
Aaron Jackson and Josh Sharp host this night of music and comedy with performances from Sasheer Zamata, Eliot Glazer, Justin Sayre and Jason Michael Snow.
Gentleman Juggler Tim Bat clowns his whimsical way through an impressive repertoire of amazing tricks, with aplomb.
A fast, funny and exciting show for children of all ages.
The Scummy Mummies Show was sold out for its first performance, the room filled mostly with fans of their iTunes podcasts.
Enjoyed performing at Brighton Fringe and want to take your show elsewhere? Not sure where to go or how to start? Join our panel of experts to find out how far in advance tours are…
Cab Productions is dedicated to showcasing new writing in and around the Kingston area.
Touted as the next big thing in comedy, Leicester Square New Comedian Finalist and One to Watch Winner 2013, Sarah asks you for at least one more year of anonymity by keeping this …
Get advice on touring your show after the Fringe, both in the UK and internationally.
Alex ‘Hurricane’ Higgins was a storm from the moment he arrived on the professional snooker scene.
The Wine and Whisky Comedy Show definitely encourages the room to drink, although wine and whisky may be the only thing that keeps the comedy alive.
Nominated - 2013 Dave’s Comedy festival, Geoff debuts a hilarious new hour.
An official partner of The Great Escape music festival, this event, now in its 2nd year, is an explosive display of colourful hand-printed gig posters by artists from all over the …
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.
Join us for a Late Breakfast of international award-winning new plays.
Following a sell-out run at last years Brighton Fringe and described as “one of the highlights of The Brunswick’s Fringe programme for the 2013 Festival”, TPTPC are back with more …
May 1914.
A show about the sky and the things in it (you know, clouds, birds, weather, etc.
Need a producer? A venue? A mentor? A residency? Want to improve your work and make new contacts, but don’t know where to start? Hear from venue managers, producers and companies…
Inspired by national campaign ‘We Own It’, Caroline Lucas MP and a panel of high profile speakers will explore why public services should be brought back into public hands.
A family-friendly one man variety spectacular, with magic, circus skills, comedy and a stunt bunny called Stu.
Connor Ratliff, an Upright Citizens Brigade regular, embodies the filmmaker George Lucas for this costume-friendly talk show, which counts down to Star Wars Day (on Sunday).
Andy Christie welcomes the storytellers Micaela Blei, Ed Gavagan, Christine Gentry and Rich Greene for a night of mostly the truth.
I can’t stop grinning as I leave the church.
Slip through the gypsy carvan, down the haunted stairs and into the hedonistic heart of FunFair’s revolving Freak Show.
This show celebrates a decade of making audience members squirm in their seats with a night of favorites, including Mike Vecchione, Kurt Metzger, Big Jay Oakerson, Chris DiStefano …
Big Jay Oakerson brings his crowd-work show to the Comedy Cellar’s second room, with appearances by Dave Attell, Dan Soder, Luis J. Gomez and others.
Tommy Cooper was a true comic genius.
South Boston, the place of ‘cahs’ instead of ‘cars’, is the all-encompassing setting for Good People, David Lindsay-Abaire’s fascinating story of pride, poverty and the p…
Hot 97’s DJ Cipha Sounds hosts this night of hip-hop and improv, where a rap song inspires an improv show from some of the Upright Citizens Brigade’s finest performers.
The UK’s original and premier ’60s show is back once again!The Solid Silver 60s Show, now in its 24th year, brings together the unforgettable talents of The Searchers,…
Menier Chocolate Factory: 3rd Apr 3pm.
Max Silvestri hosts this long-running and incredibly popular stand-up show, which always has a well-curated mix of up-and-comers and established headliners.
Take a 2004 Swedish vampire novel that was made into a subtitled horror film as your starting point.
(in previews; opens on April 17) Moss Hart’s classic autobiography becomes a play courtesy of James Lapine, who also directs this Lincoln Center Theater premiere.
Bryan Cranston makes a commanding Broadway debut as Lyndon B.
The 33rd Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards.
In his hugely popular free show Think Big, Yianni sets out his ambition to sell-out the biggest venue at the Fringe, have Michael ‘HackIntyre’ open for him and to enter the stage ‘…
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.
Big band hits to make your weekend go with a swing.
Quizmasters Ian Gordon and Tom Ellis take to the stage in a whirlwind of energy that carries their audience through the entirety of their show.
The Rising: a dynamic group of talented musicians who play tribute to Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band. An absolute must for fans of the Boss.
Horses bring their frenetic quiz show to the Fringe for the first time. Join them for a mad hour of interactive silliness and win prizes!
A real treat of 60s and 70s psychedelia, progressive rock with some of Pink Floyd’s greatest tracks including all of The Dark Side of the Moon supported by stunning lights and lase…
Two hour charity variety show includes presentation of three annual Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards.
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the largest open festival in the world.
Join festival favourite Stephen K Amos as he chats with guests hand-picked from the worlds of theatre, comedy and music.
I never expected not to ‘get’ a children’s show.
This was really quite a wonderful event, although not one I would have necessarily picked for purely entertainment purposes.
New date, time and location.
Someta Hayashiya is a Japanese comedian.
If you are easily swayed into buying a ticket based on a show’s title, though you may be enticed into seeing the All-Nude College Girl Revue, you may be rather disappointed.
Magic Number Six documents the friendship between actor Patrick McGoohan and TV producer Lew Grade throughout the making of TV series The Prisoner.
The music of Cole Porter has always had a kind of mutability and magic to it.
Hottest Fringe comedy acts chat with John Fleming, ‘the Boswell of the alternative comedy scene’ (Chortle.
Matt and Ian provide an hour of laughs with their improvised show at the Sweet Venues.
Accompanied by Rona Wilkie (fiddle), Marit Fält (Låtmandola), Kirsty brings Scots traditional material to life and performs her own thought-provoking songs.
Comedy improvisers Matt and Ian are sensible enough to start their show with what the unkind might describe as their get-out clause; they admit, from the start, that they ‘might …
Author Robert Fulghum lists lessons learned in kindergarten and explains how the world would be improved if adults adhered to the same rules as children.
Allow this exciting sketch troupe to take you for a spin through a random roulette of manic sketches, including celeb comedians, a singing prime minister and an outrageous chat sho…
Gentle, charming, heart-warming stories about what it means to be truly human.
Nuala Kennedy has a beautiful lilting voice that suits her ‘cheerful-sounding murder ballad’ songs perfectly.
‘Extraordinary how potent cheap music is.
Finally Josh Smith’s From Top to Bottom Show comes to Edinburgh after his recent sell-out performances! ‘Had our audience in stitches’ (Creswell Social Club).
Fresh from YouTube and Top 40 success, St Andrews’ The Other Guys bring their hilarious parodies, exquisite musicality and suspect dance moves for one night only in a show that won…
Come and savour the intimate soundworld of the Edinburgh Piano Duo in two consecutive afternoon recitals which will include Schubert’s mighty Grand Duo D812.
Society has crumbled, zombies are on the loose - what do you do next? A) Search for food, B) try to find other people or C) go see some bad comedians late at night with an underwri…
The mouth of a million sounds BeardyMan brings his beatboxing brilliance to Edinburgh with an extremely ambitious new project.
Showcasing an exciting selection of the brightest and the best stand up comedians at this year’s Fringe.
An event for participants interested in touring their shows at an international level.
Come and enjoy a selection of popular preludes, waltzes, nocturnes, ballades, scherzos and larger scale pieces performed to delight you in this lunchtime concert.
The Emma Packer Show is audaciously bad.
Bobby Bulloch takes us through his journey to parenthood in a one man show set in a living room written by Elizabeth R Davidson.
Playwright Idgie Beau sets out the parameters of A Hundred Minus One Day quickly and economically; 20 year old Jen, who has lived away from home for many years, has returned to her…
Frontman and songwriter Sandy Brechin played traditional accordion from his albums ‘Out of his Head’ and ‘Out of his Tree’, with backing from cajon, guitar, bass guitar, an…
Join LIP Theatre Company for a journey through times past, present and future in the streets of Auld Reekie as they return for their 17th year with another exciting original play.
I just want to first make sure that we’re on level ground here: I think Barnardo’s is super.
The Boy with Tape on his Face - ‘Amazing’ (Scotsman), hosts pick-of-the-fringe 2011 and 2012 show.
Hosted by Roy Walker (ITV’s Catchphrase).
A capella group All the King’s Men return to the Fringe for their fourth consecutive year with Knight Fever! It is a professional, well presented and well executed performance, t…
Perhaps I’m experiencing a cappella fatigue, but the singers at this show did nothing to wow me particularly.
Wild man of the accordion, Sandy Brechin, plays fast and funky sets from his albums Out of His Box and Out of His Tree, accompanied by bass, guitar and percussion.
Four dictators are in a rowing boat to hell.
Organs.
Tony Kushner’s Angels in America: Part One, Millennium Approaches is given new wings by St Andrews Mermaids Theatre.
Students of Baby Wants Candy’s Improv Fringe Intensive strut their stuff in this showcase performance! To find out more or register for the award-winning BWC’s 4-day Improv Intensi…
As a writer I am always keen to find out how other writers tap into their creative process, and the opportunity to delve into the mind of such a prolific writer as Val McDermid in …
Kiss of the Red Menace is a well-compiled cabaret with great promise, but which, due to poor singing technique and awkward performance, contains very little razzle dazzle.
Cabaret, Chicago and more.
World Power Books is Scotland’s most famous radical independent bookshop, situated in the heart of Edinburgh, and host of the Edinburgh Book Fringe.
Due to massive demand six extra, later, quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man, half-Xbox.
Head of Drama at Trinity College London, John Gardyne does not lecture in the art of playwriting, yet he makes an engaging host for this one-hour workshop encouraging the craft.
Join writers, comedians and activists from around the world in Word Power Books, Edinburgh’s independent radical bookshop.
Wearing a kilt, a red stripy top and a pair of gold earrings, the bearded Martin ‘Bigpig’ Mor somehow made me think of a Scottish pirate in a children’s storybook.
Back again after last year’s sell-out show, this year Jo Jingles is having a staycation and is finding out more about his home town - Edinburgh! ‘I love Jo Jingles’ (Maya, ag…
A haunting glimpse into one family’s past, Last One Out is a bittersweet tale of loss, memory and grief.
It is difficult to discuss Allan Foster’s talk, Edinburgh: A Literary City, in division from its glorious venue: the ostentatiously oddball Hendrick’s Carnival of Knowledge.
Meet PR and media insiders: tips on everything from social networking and contacting reviewers to increasing audience numbers, this discussion will give you invaluable advice on ma…
Music, alternately exhilarating and tender, by Edinburgh’s famous 13-strong early music group.
Develop your show after the Fringe with a focus on touring in the UK. A panel of experts will discuss the benefits, complexities and logistics of touring in the UK.
Edinburgh’s up and coming New Orleans Dixieland jazz band means business.
3rdThought, the renowned over-65’s theatre company, have bestowed upon the public an utterly charming new idea that revolves around personalised one-to-one performances.
The Blues Band are acknowledged throughout the world as being the finest and most entertaining purveyors of rhythm and blues.
From the moment they step on stage, there’s no denying that Katie Norris and Sinead Parker have talent.
International experiment sharing a story about a woman called Thyme, with local interpretations.
Campaigning MP Tom Watson talks about taking on the Murdochs and the all-powerful, corrupt media.
A host of eclectic characters emerge in this electrifying play / poem.
Stu and Garry in The Catchily Titled Improv Show is an hour of absolutely roaring comedy that will have you crippled with laughter.
Dazzlingly versatile, All That Malarkey’s repertoire spans operatic classics to R&B, musical theatre to cheesy pop, jazz standards to their own original material and much more! A…
Just the Tonic clearly understand the demands of their audience: the only way into the Midnight Show venue is through a bar and past the toilets.
This tour is absolutely one of the best literary walking tours Edinburgh has to offer.
It’s the worst kept secret at this year’s Fringe that the UK debut of little-known alternative 80s comedian Baconface is in fact enormously well-known alternative comedian Stew…
In its ninth year; the best late stand-up in an intimate, wee venue.
It’s raining outside and our host – Stuart Laws – is on a mission to entertain us.
The Edinburgh Revue are an energetic bunch, never more so than during this show’s opening sketch, a whirlwind rendition of the history of Edinburgh from dinosaurs through William W…
One of a trio of pieces that make up the Czech dance showcase at this year’s fringe, One Step Before the Fall uses a contemporary style to explore the life of Muhammad Ali.
From being a Nazi war criminal’s daughter and only girl in boys school to snogging politician Chris Huhne and a bishop.
Paul F Taylor is like a puppy: he has very fluffy hair, oodles of energy and even when he slips up, we still like him.
Dr Professor Neal Portenza has more titles than I would give stars.
For its 12th year Comedy Zoo’s Late Show moves to the Cabaret Bar, providing Pleasance Courtyard with a dose of raucous late-night stand-up.
Phillip and Marjorie are a skilled double act whose thoroughly entertaining Marriage Preparation Course will hopefully not be taken seriously by many.
Comedian Robin Cairns is famous throughout Scotland.
Yianni’s optimism and trademark nerdiness combine for a show that is refreshingly devoid of cynicism.
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…
Paper Birds’ On the One Hand looks and feels a lot like a John Lewis advert.
Close-up card magic with a true English gentleman. Hear tall tales of a magician learning his craft and be confounded by events which are not easily explained.
It was with boundless energy that the five-strong Revue troupe leaped onstage and it seemed that this was an energy which would not dwindle - even as the quality of the proceeding …
Like Rob Auton, I’m Yorkshire born and bred so I speak as I find.
Rolling into Edinburgh with a brand new barnstorming show, The Horne Section will yet again provide the festival’s best musical mayhem.
Russell Howard, Miranda Hart, Julian Clary.
Early afternoon gigs are generally seen as low-profile, low-quality slots in the hierarchy of festival scheduling, but sometimes they can hide events that definitely shouldn’t be…
Late night shows throughout the Fringe are well known for being a bit raucous, a bit crazy and best enjoyed with a bevvy or two.
Popular culture often gets derided by critics because, unlike many of the so-called ‘great’ works of art (you know, the ones that allegedly make you look good when ‘appreciat…
‘A tour de force on the Fringe’, ***** (RemoteGoat.
Ron Butlin is the Edinburgh Makar (poet laureate) and he is a skilled and sensitive writer.
Idle Motion is a theatre group that specialises in physical theatre.
From the first uses of balances to the discovery of carbon dioxide, this exhibition offers a fascinating journey into the birth and development of chemistry as a modern science at …
It’s true: All the nice girls really do like a sailor.
The real star of this show sits outside throughout the performance.
In some 4,000 High Schools across the US, you’ll find a Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) group.
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 …
Picturing Leith’s past through a great selection of unpublished photographs and memories.
Constituting this exhibition of work by Edinburgh printmakers are a handful of understated prints hung up two flights of stairs at the Royal Over-Seas League.
Four comedians.
If you’re dealing in absolutes, you’d better make sure your show delivers.
Styling themselves as variety performers, The Drama boys - an all male company hailing from Cornwall - say on their flyers that they cover everything ‘From Shakespeare to slapsti…
The story of the Fringe is a story of the periphery.
There’s no denying the pulling power of Lynley Dodd’s best-selling children’s series Hairy Maclary: with vibrant characters, charming stories and colourful settings they are popula…
Are you a big spoon or more of a little spoon type of person? Come see this stand-up show from two spoon enthusiasts.
Alistair Greaves ‘moments of comedy genius’ (Skinny) and Si Beckwith don’t need no heavy trips.
Ruby Heart Entertainment presents an all-star diva tribute show each night of the week, including world famous divas Adele, Leona Lewis, Mariah Carey, Lady Gaga and Jessie J.
Discover the grandeur of Georgian Edinburgh through buildings and gardens designed to impress.
The premise behind the Decent Chat Show is a good one, but unfortunately what I experienced didn’t even come close.
There, in the midst of the darkness, sits the earth, glowing eerily, surrounded by silence.
This is late night comedy at its finest.
Chris Harcum is loud, brash, theatrical and oh so American.
***** ‘Blues and Burlesque is a thoroughly engaging show that gives burlesque a range most other shows aren’t even aware of’ (ThisIsCabaret.com).
The complex and often turbulent relationship between one of the 20th Century’s most famous couples, Liz Taylor and Richard Burton, has provided much fodder over the years for tablo…
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…
Comedy debut of a small town little Welsh lady … who isn’t everything she seems.
The Late Show attracts a lot more of a local audience than most Fringe events and there is a sense that it doesn’t necessarily mind separating itself somewhat from the hustle and b…
This powerful and intense one man show tells the story of Jacob Rubenstein, also known as Jack Ruby, the man who shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald just days after Oswald himself as…
The best allegories can stand on their own two feet.
Improvabunga, performed by the Watch This improv group, is a fast-paced show where anything can happen.
In the colourful, cosy confines of Assembly’s Bosco venue, half theatre half circus tent, the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland whisks you away for an afternoon to the weird and wo…
Nominally, a Gay Straight Alliance is a pupil-based group found in some (though sadly too few) US schools, which meets regularly to discuss issues around homosexuality in order to …
Smooth Faced Gentlemen have put together a production of Titus Andronicus that rather beautifully captures the double-edged nature of George Peele and William Shakespeare’s play …
I’m afraid I don’t particularly trust shows with exceptionally long titles that are self-claimed ‘spectacular’.
I was so ready to tear this show down.
An in-depth and correct analysis of man and his obsessions with sex, violence, money, sex, war, breasts and sex.
It is perhaps embarrassing how long into Colin Hoult’s The Real Horror Show it took me, until I realised what I was watching.
Much like Arthur’s Seat is the bedrock of Edinburgh, comedy is the bedrock of the Edinburgh Fringe.
Sell-out London shows.
The Greatest Liar in All the World is an extension/parallel exploration of children’s favourite Pinocchio.
The only game show in the world with one contestant. That might not be true, I mean it’s pretty stupid. But anyway…
Life is a lottery.
Feast on five of the tastiest up-and-coming comedians on the circuit including your award-winning headliner Masai Graham.
A unique concept of a musical about two guys writing a musical thats all about two guys writing a musical, [title of show] made it debut on Broadway back in 2008 but remains unkno…
Shaggy haired and stunningly bearded, Noah Torn launches the Edinburgh Revue Stand-Up Show with a bang.
Ellis and Reece (BBC, ITV, Sky1, E4, CBBC) have decided to do a show.
It was the 13th century Persian poet, Islamic jurist and theologian known to the English-speaking world as Rumi who said that ‘travel brings power and love back into your life’…
It’s hard to tire of variety shows such as this, particularly when they are pulling in consistently excellent acts ranging from the highly acclaimed Boy with Tape on his Face to …
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.
For his second solo show, Silky sweetly sings and softly swears.
An early afternoon, discount show with another four of the hottest unknown acts on the first step of the ladder to success.
Watching Ellis and Rose in the dank damp of the Bunker gives a moment of odd synchronicity.
‘I knew we should have booked a longer time slot,’ said one of the actors as another struggled to make it offstage while pretending to be a beached shark.
Truth and taboo collide in this intimate visit with a phone sex operator.
The University may be out for the summer, but The Edinburgh Revue isn’t and is proud to bring you six of Edinburgh’s best up-and-coming comedians!
Let’s get the obvious joke out of the way first: this show is certainly value for money.
Liz Lochhead is the Scots Makar (the Scottish equivalent of the Poet Laureate) and she begins her performance with a poem from the perspective of an apple (entitled ‘The Apple’s …
In this rather indie-style, little comedy, Robin is a lonely continuity announcer with only his imagination to comfort him.
At 4pm every Saturday, from 1976 to 1988, tens of millions of Britons and countless more world-wide were in the grip of an extraordinary sports phenomenon: watching two fat men - S…
You can imagine how it might have happened.
Shelby Bond is a self-professed ‘nice guy’ who suffers the wrath of a world that never repays his kind.
In this special free Fringe show you can expect the unexpected with some of our favourite acts handpicked for each show and a different line-up every day, there is something for ev…
Sometimes, you’ll see a comedian so bad, so poor, so earth-shatteringly unfunny that you’ll ask yourself: is this supposed to happen? Fortunately for Jacob Edwards, it is part …
Wild, raucous and full of Fringe spirit.
Edinburgh is a city of beauty, history and incredible inspiration.
The first truly laugh-out-loud-funny show I have seen at The Fringe, The Big Value Comedy Show is definitely worth the ticket price.
Our 18th year as the recognised launchpad for future legends, featuring four top comedians.
Lili la Scala invites her favourite Fringe reprobates to entertain at this rollicking late show stuffed full of variety.
Consisting of four different acts each night, Big Value Comedy Late seeks to bring its audience variety and humour in equal measure whilst also giving them a sample of some of the …
It’s a stand-up comedy show. At half 11 in the morning. In a tent. Two comedians. We’re not seeing anything else at that time. It’s a yurt tent apparently. Let’s definitely go.
Accompany us to discover the organic medieval Old Town and the planned Georgian New Town.
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…
Thought I ought to nail down the other half of next year’s show before next year comes around. An all new half-hour of comedy from the once-promising Adam Belbin.
There are two kinds of people at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival - those who run screaming from the phrase ‘Kierkegaard Comedy Show’, and those who run shouting towards it.
Malcolm Hardee Award nominee 2012, this year Nathan goes all in for comedy’s biggest prize.
The ‘office comedy’: mastered in ‘The Office’ and storming the Fringe this year in Blam!; here that well-loved genre takes on a new guise in the first theatre adaptation of Danish …
When Lampaert appears on TV, he gets heckled or internet abuse.
Been to a load of shows already? Tired of sitting back as the passive audience member? Want to have your say? Then Britain’s Got F*ck All Talent is for you.
McEwan Hall is one of the vastest spaces at the Fringe.
They may have the charm of a boy band but The Magnets are certainly all men.
If you are over 35 or simply want to hear how middle-aged life is a going to be a blood-stained nightmare, then this is the show for you; for anyone else, sit tight for an uncomfor…
Most of us remember our early teenage years with a mixture of mortification and despair, but then again, most of us don’t have the ability to translate our stories into devilishl…
Fun-filled romp with Unkle Paul Nathan: magician - comic - curmudgeon.
Often the sexiest stories are ones you don’t quite finish. Join the sometimes sweet girls of Sugar & Vice for songs, stories and laughs. From the writer/cast of Princess Cabaret.
With a show that is definitely not for the easily offended, Adam Kay reels off a series of his inimitable brand of parody songs with expert comedic timing and the hilarity that onl…
Does My Face Look Big In This is a one-woman show with Caroline Hardie, a relatable, witty and energetic comedian.
At a time when high-profile comedy seems frequently to constitute pointing out things that people do, Richard Herring’s satirical wit and eye for originality – not to mention h…
‘The King of Edinburgh’ returns to The Stand with the daily podcast all the cool kids are calling ‘RHEFP!’ Running almost every day throughout the Fringe, each show consist…
How long does it take to write, choreograph and rehearse a musical? For most musicals it’s a long, drawn-out process.
Barry Castagnola has summed up all of the most depressing things about Fringe comedy with his newest character.
Jack of All Trades is full of energy and will sometimes entertain its audience, but it doesn’t really have enough wit to qualify as comedy.
Nick Helm has endured pain and suffering to become the greatest living example of not giving up the world has ever known and he will entertain you until it kills him.
This delightfully daft and silly send-up of ‘50s film noir is gleefully performed in one of the oddest venue spaces I’ve come across.
Critics’ Pick (New York Times).
Carl Hutchinson has a problem: his on-stage persona has been let loose and is taking over his everyday life.
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, welcome to the madness that is the I Hate Children, Children’s Show.
Little Howard is a computer generated six year old interactive stand up comedian.
Tim Vine returns to the Fringe this year with an hour’s worth of puns, silly songs and audience participation.
It is a rarity for a Fringe show to give away freebies, so being offered a coffee and a croissant at the Big Bite-Size Breakfast Show was a pleasant surprise.
As the audience enters the theatre, we are greeted by the enthusiastic performers who tell us that they want to make friends.
Jamie Demetriou has come up with and employed a great and original idea for his Pleasance comedy set.
David Trent has labelled each of his possessions: ‘This is a screen’, ‘This is a laptop’, ‘This is a projector’, etc.
Pattie Brewster is a normal girl desperately in need of three things: friends, cat food and a crash course in Microsoft PowerPoint.
The audience are the stars of the show! Tim Vine brings his 2011 sell-out show back to the Fringe.
It is rather difficult to pinpoint exactly why Music Show, Wedding! is so enjoyable.
What if I told you that Adolf Hitler was going to do a reading of Mein Kampf for a small audience, offering you tea and biscuits while you sit together and discuss his ideology? No…
Don’t come for the breakfast.
Power to Powell and his people, with a show that had plenty of promise and, at moments, was particularly perfect.
Halfway through this likeable but ill-conceived show, Gráinne Maguire recounts an anecdote of her short-lived stint as a primary school teacher.
The Big Bite-Size Play Factory’s Family Creatures may seem an impenetrable sort of name but early into watching this show it became apparent that this was a sketch show intended …
During the Fringe, a haven for ill equipped hastily prepared venues, it can be reassuring to witness a comedy show at a place dedicated to stand up all year round.
Three hundred plus years of anecdotes and tales of Scotland’s greatest essayists, novelists and poets, an informative and entertaining evening exploring the streets and pubs of E…
My journey up the driveway of Prestonfield House involved admiring highland cattle and dodging coaches.
This gig is a total surprise – just what the Fringe should be.
Tonight was an evening of two plays, one short, one less short, but the action started before the audience were seated with characters roaming into the foyer.
Five experienced improvisers each request an audience suggestion, ranging from an item found in an attic to anyones favourite chocolate bar, and on the spot create characters and…
In the packed venue an announcement hushes the audience and a video projection introduces the trio: the Ginge, the Geordie and the Geek.
On the strength of All My Friends, Danny O’Brien’s first solo show at the fringe, the Irish born comedian is not one for those who like their comedy witty or sophisticated.
Louis Pearl – aka The Amazing Bubble Man - truly deserves his title.
There’s no better way to start a busy day at the Fringe than with coffee, a croissant, a strawberry and a host of well performed, highly amusing short plays.
Returning after their 2007 sell-out Fringe hit, One Night Stand are back and better than ever.
The Marilyn Monroe Show is a new musical written by Michael Dresser and directed by Michael Alvarez.
Heres the pitch and dont run away: a Victorian-themed Shooting Stars with two insane Victorian aristocrats in the roles of Vic and Bob.
When you’re promised with a show that “aims to cure your everyday ailments and add a little colour to a bleak looking world”, it’s easy to be optimistic.
Ged Manns apocalyptic comedy has some nice ideas and a few smile-worthy gags, but the plot is obvious and its actualisation painful.
This show is really fun: three performers in some barebones theatre - ultimate Fringe style, nothing but a black box - telling a comic version of Treasure Island.
Amrik Virk looks like a laugh to be with.
The posse return to the Fringe for yet another healthy dose of good old fashioned entertainment.
Sanderson Jones lost his mother at the age of 10 and has been thinking about death ever since.
The Pauly Show – Episode One, is a brilliant idea on paper: a stand up comedian with a ramshackle sitcom pilot live on stage.
While Arthur Smith protests that he’s no longer on the sauce, the format and sheer unpredictability of this concept seem like they were conceived on some booze-addled bender.
A marathon is a metaphor for life in this interactive, multimedia promenade.
Zipping through all of Greek mythology in an hour and a half is quite a lot of fun when it is presented by a company of student actors who tackle the task with enthusiasm; it is ra…
It should be no surprise that I am not the only unaccompanied adult at Little Howard’s Big Show.
Hello Sailor.
I fell in love with somebody completely by accident, just by sitting beside them, is a great way to introduce a song.
This venue has just one entry in the Fringe Festival programme and this covers 11 different events.
Who doesnt want to wake up to a coffee, a croissant and five finely crafted short plays? Hangover theatre or simply one for the early-birds, The Big Bite-Size Breakfast Show is …
Same old story, remarks Lucille Goldberg as she discusses her familys past.
An hour long performance constructed out of the colourful and controversial life, ambitions and writings of Oscar Wilde was always going to be an evening well spent.
From the very first ‘Argh’, this show was filled with so much enthusiasm it was almost scary.
The concept of Bite Size is a perfectly simple, yet novel one, and the clue really is in the title.
This is as good a play as Ive ever seen about the absurdity of prejudice.
The problems started right from the word go.
This is a sketch show occupying a very special niche in the imagination of the Fringe.
Two puppets, Lucia and Scot, both love Flamenco dancing, but Scot just can’t find his flamenco rhythm.
The idea of the comedy ‘dining experience’ is done most famously at the Fringe by the Fawlty Towers Dining Experience, the concept being that a tribute act to a famous sitcom …
Dominic Allen’s adaptation of this old pirate classic is fast paced and good fun.
I approached “Big Boys Don’t Dance” with trepidation.
‘One Touch of Venus’ is Kurt Weill’s most ‘commercial’ American score, attached to a kind of variation on the Pygmalion theme, in which an ancient statue of Venus, brough…
Covering a range of singer/songwriter greats, Juliet Nisbet and Bruce Birrell, collectively known as Spirit of Love, take us on a musical journey across Scotland, Ireland, France a…
The premise of this show seems slightly crazy: writer and director David Levin wrote a series of poems that were then sent out to nine different composers across the world, and the…
A fun, eclectic group of amateur comedians took to the stage with an endearing, though not hilarious, improvised comedy set.
Ivor Novello was the Andrew Lloyd-Webber of his day.
Yesterday I watched a man in a yellow coat talking about his favourite colour for an hour.
‘Just had a moment of self-awareness there,’ Ryan Withers stopped halfway through a joke to announce.
With a sell out show and standing room only, the expectation for Mark Restuccia’s set was high.
There is no such thing as a show that is too silly.
The story of toys coming to life and conducting their own lives in the absence of children may sound familiar but The Hand-Me-Down People takes a far bleaker look at these discarde…
If you are a first time visitor to this piece you may be forgiven expecting something different.
For most people, their wedding is the happiest day of their life.
While the usual argument of why comediennes are not prevalent at the Fringe has yet again reared its ugly head, another, of whether there is enough provision for children at the fe…
Hunger Warrior Theatre, a group of young American Theatre professionals present this tale of lust and its dangers, written Andrew J Hungerford.
Stu and Garry have been working together for twenty years.
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…
In this one-off show, Andi Neate’s band was small and intimate.
Diane Spencer or ‘Lady Di’ as she is sometimes known, bounces onto stage.
This is Ian Kendalls 16th year performing magic at the Edinburgh fringe and his best show yet.
Harry Baker: World Slam Champion 2012, immaculate wordsmith and genuinely nice guy.
Hitch and Mitch’s intentions were to be so bad that they were good.
This one woman sketch show features strangely sinister characters who are both entertaining and unnerving.
In an hour long history of medicine in Edinburgh, Professor David Purdie and librarian Ian Milne talk about royalty, body snatchers and herbal remedies.
Tucked away above Valvona & Crolla, The Magicians of Edinburgh may be well outside the normal radius of Fringe activity, but this charming slice of homegrown music and poetry demon…
‘You’ve come on a weird night.
Treasure Island is a classic tale, and with Robert Louis Stevenson one of Edinburghs most enduring literary sons, one that is sure to draw Fringe crowds looking for family entert…
Two years ago Richard Tyrone Jones a healthy, gym-going, performance poet was diagnosed with chronic heart failure on the eve of his thirtieth birthday.
The basic premise of this play is interesting enough: three friends – a spaceman, cowboy, and disco dancer (why? Was this some kind of inside joke or bet?) – travel all the way…
In the second floor of a pub off Grassmarket, a sweaty singer belts out peculiar variations on show tunes from Oliver! This is Oliver Pissed, as presented by The Sensational Alex S…
Imagine if David Starkey did a Fringe show.
Matthew Crosby is a five foot five bearded man with a side parting, who wears short-sleeved checkered shirts and black, thick-framed glasses.
An entertaining hour of fairy tales drawn from Hans Christian Andersens collection.
Marga Gomez is one quirky lady.
Reminiscent of a Rihanna concert, the Tiffin Swing Band starts their set late.
All In The Timing is a collection of one act plays by David Ives, each lasting around ten minutes.
Any budding sketch group could do far worse than give Daphne’s show a visit.
Stand-up works best in a small space.
There is much to commend in Bob Karpers new one-man show at Zoo.
If we believe everything we see, at least on the video screen, the stage mentalist Doug Segal can get from his hotel bed to the venue — stopping off mid-route to buy a lottery ti…
The Shack Comedy Club is a new venue just beginning to find its feet.
Compered by Brighton’s Dave Thompson in his mighty velvet suit, The Late Show gave Fringe goers an opportunity to shelter from the crowded bars and fast food stalls in order to e…
Imagine Richard and Judy.
Next to breathing and eating, lying is man’s greatest survival tactic.
I love Ontoerend Goed; whether it’s their audience-dividing masterpiece that was Audience last year or something life changing and unique like A Game Of You, I have been a massiv…
Five years in the making and almost stopped by the Japanese earthquake earlier this year, Siro-A blitz the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with outstanding visual trickery.
Meet Mr Clart, the drunken and prurient tour guide of the famous Edinburgh Literary Pub Tour.
Talented Welsh comedian Lloyd Langford has the infectious ability to find hilarity and absurdity in the banality of his everyday routine.
Monkey Toast’s chat show is the Pleasance’s late-night forum for comics to plug their shows and there’s nothing wrong with that – in fact, publicity has rarely been so much fun.
A comedy sketch show, promising 32 new and hilarious sketches in under an hour.
The plot of One Night Stand is, unsurprisingly, the repercussions of a drunken work night out for two colleagues who wake up in the same bed.
‘How do you come out as straight?’ Dan Student asks the early evening audience at Fingers Piano Bar.
Traverse has presented the most elegant of double bills for the Fringe by showcasing two of Scotland’s prized playwrights, David Greig and David Harrower.
It is very hard to know how to describe Gareth Morinan’s show.
The Pajama Men are impossible to describe, or do justice do, in a review.
As the lights dimmed for the start of One Hour Only, video projections and voice-overs appeared on stage, calling the audience to attention as the characters set the scene for the …
In this highly energetic performance, dancer-actor John Macaulay welcomes the audience and ushers them in, attempting to build up a friendly rapport.
Mario Morris presents his comedy magic show, the All Human One Magic Show at Zoo Southside.
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 is made up of two magicians, Ben Hart and Neil Kelso, with ‘ideas so fresh they’re still wet’.
It seems a shame that effort should so hurt a production, but the illusion of ease is critical to cabaret especially when the lead is supposed to be a beguiling and sexually emanci…
The Brighton Beach Boys gave a fairly electric rendition of some of the greatest and most celebrated musical bangers from the year 1969, as well as the Beatles’ ‘Abbey Road’.
Three years ago, at my first Fringe, I saw Chris Martin do a fifteen-minute free set in a basement room.
I have a confession to make: until recently, I’d never been to the circus.
There are some novels so enduring, that their stories can be told again and again in any medium, whether that be written word, stage or film.
Part of the Laughing Horse Free Festival, comedian and photographer Ian Fox delivers an hour of very amusing entertainment through a selection of photos.
Comic and self-confessed ‘try-too-hard’ Gráinne Maguire visits Edinburgh this year with her latest show Where Are All the Fun Places and Are Lots of People There Having Better…
It’s clear that Florence Leon is a performer with passion, but you need a little more than that to pull off a solo show.
From the moment they step on stage, these outsize babies have the audience laughing uncontrollably.
The marketing for Auntie Myra’s Fun Show misleadingly promises something pretty outrageous.
‘An oasis in the Fringe… with bagpipes’ is how piper and most talkative Battlefield Band member Alasdair White described their show.
As promised in the blurb, In-Transit Dance Company deliver a fast-paced and energetic dance performance, to the degree that at times the onstage action is almost dizzying.
In his own words, Tom Goodliffe is a big, friendly nerd.
Very soon after Joe Sutherland took to the stage, it was clear we were in good company: here was someone personable and inclusive, rude and funny with a penchant for great one-line…
This show is very much a stage version of Five Go Mad In Dorset, the first Comic Strip production on Channel 4, except that much of the action is transferred to Scotland.
This was the grand opening of a new show which will happen regularly through this years Fringe, hosted by Joe Simmons at Symposium Hall.
An evening of music, song and dance from the early Middle Ages to the Renaissance period is probably unlikely to set the pulse racing for most and yet while not exhilarating, the e…
It always helps a performance when the audience is packed, in tune with the performers and ready for a good laugh.
What is Hamlet if not a man that stands alone and, in his isolation from others, tries to discover truth where validation is impossible?If you think about it this way, perhaps the …
Sugar & Vice are Courtney Powell and Brydie Lee-Kennedy, who get up on stage and bare all.
Show Down is a contemporary dance show based upon Irving Berlins Annie Get Your Gun.
In three short years, All the King’s Men have gone from a little-known university a cappella group to the third best collegiate group in the world, and from the simply phenomenal…
A sterling selection of inspired nonsense.
A gloriously British summer afternoon, sipping tea and eating scones; the perfect setting for The Big Bite-Size Vintage Tea Party.
Musical comedy is a risky business.
Pam Lawson has a crush.
26-song set divided into two parts in the tall St Cuthbert’s church (which included tea and biscuits at the interval) provided a nostalgic throwback to the 1920s, 30s and early …
The lights go up on a run-down flat with a couple, Pat and Susan, that look like they’re in the middle of one hell of a row.
Shirley & Shirley sure are one hell of a team.
Watching Jonelle Allen in Harlem Renaissance, you can’t help thinking you’re in the presence of Broadway Royalty.
This production is intended as a Hitchcock-esque thriller, but even with strong storytelling techniques, the level of suspense is disappointing.
Two Brits, one Yank, one Arab and few laughs.
An amnesiac is being interrogated.
Burlesque loves its staples.
The Oxford Belles are a small set of seven, performing upon a dauntingly massive black stage but as soon as they burst into song they fill the entire space with life.
A high-octane thundering spectacular neatly wrapped in BacoFoil.
Free comedy is like cinema pick n’ mix.
The Night of the Big Wind is an innovative puppetry performance inspired by the book of the same title, written by Peter Carr.
A Real Humane Person Who Cares And All That by Adam Brace is the best piece of new writing that I have seen on the Fringe.
Like so many fringe productions this year, the Super Serious Show looks to be one of those stand-up variety, mash-up shows that is used as a platform for many of the acts out there…
First, a confession: I am a Lord of the Rings film fanatic, nay zealot.
It is rather difficult to review a tour, because to some extent you are reviewing your own city, the content your town has to offer a tourist who may buy the Edinburgh Comedy Tour …
Deja Vu, according to a very quick Google search I just did, means ‘a feeling of having already experienced the present situation.
Please ensure your seat is in the upright position and that your tray tables are securely stowed.
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.
Andi Osho, the rising female comedian famous for her appearances on Mock the Week and Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow, is taking to pieces what it means to be a single lady in…
If you’re attending the Festival with some young ‘uns in tow, then I can enthusiastically recommend you drop in on Be a Star in a Juggling Show at Zoo Venues.
This is the European debut of Anthony J.
We All Love Llamas is a great free poetry event to take your kids to while in Edinburgh.
The People Show 121 delivers an hour of captivating truly British murder mystery fun in this charming three-person show.
The Grind Show takes a look into a surreal world that tests reality.
This comedy a cappella troupe is fast becoming one of the biggest sellers of this year’s festival.
Watch This Improv Troupe have set themselves up for quite a fall after confidently naming their act Nothing To Show.
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 …
There is one word that, quite deliberately, is never uttered by anyone on stage during the National Theatre of Scotland’s Let The Right One In—vampire.
A magic show is fundamentally different from most other shows – because the success of the show is based on how much trickery can be covered up from the audience, rather than how…
We’ve all had them hairdressers who give you constant patter and banter whilst you’re trapped in their chair, but Giovanni Monica - a professional barber from Wiltshire - decide…
For those of us with a palette for traditional and contemporary Scottish folk music, Alistair Ogilvy and Band are here with a special treat.
In this play by Caryl Churchill a hospital discovers the long-lost records of twenty male clones made thirty-five years earlier.
‘I thought it was a magic show.
Fifty minutes of pure immersion.
If one ignores the grating scene-change muzak, this was a rather good production – four short comic plays from David Ives’ All In The Timing, plus another from Mere Mortals.
Nathan Cassidy opens this show with great energy, telling us with a jig that it’s “all about positivity”.
Do you ever wonder what lies beneath the red nose and big shoes? All an Act gives the audience a peek behind the scenes of the circus to see the people behind the make-up, because …
At the beginning of this tour we’re on Lothian Street and Cuth when our guide boldly informs us that we are on Lothian Road.
The I Hate Children Children’s Show is back for another Fringe and this year, they’re meaner than ever.
Comprised of two one-act plays, The Words Upon The Window-Pane (W.
Steven K.
One song short of a Spice Girls Tribute band, the boys from King’s have smashed another year at the Fringe.
‘Do you like bubbles?’ asks Louis Pearl of the audience, which was mainly comprised of families with small children.
Jonny & Joe are couple of young lads with an inventive and interesting series of sketches.
Heres a trade secret for you, readers at home: reviewing comedy is the hardest part of this job.
British folklore is packed with some of the most iconic figures anywhere in the world.
A travel writer returns to Scotland after twenty years travelling the world.
Here was the biggest audience yet.
Coming under a banner of ‘edutainment’ (please remember to shoot whoever came up with that), John and Dan are a pair of real, genuine scientists from London’s Science Museum, who a…
For those Broadway Baby readers unfamiliar with him, Tommy Sheridan is a Scottish left-wing politician who successfully sued the News of the World for suggesting that he’d taken pa…
Palimpsest One is a bit of an odd beast.
Any sketch show that opens with the entire plot of Oliver Twist, in song, in three minutes is going to be good.
A one-man show is a terrifying prospect for any actor.
Tim Shishodia and Pat Cahill make up The Tim and Pat Show, a comedy double act proving itself to be a real highlight of the Free Fringe.
It’s a beautiful day at the Fringe and I’m sat on the top deck of a red bus in the Meadows.
Stephen K Amos joins the chat show brigade, setting out his sofa in the Teviot Ballroom.
The Awesome Show is a creative project that has been in the making for nine months.
The Big Project’s children’s choir returns for its third year at the Fringe, and if you’ve got children who love nothing more than to sing-a-long to chart toppers this is the…
A sizeable crowd took the brave decision to bring their 6-year-olds to the Gilded Balloon for an hour of bum jokes on Sunday morning.
Treasure in Clay Jars is listed in the Theatre Section of the Fringe Programme.
The End of the World Show is an entertaining whirl through the world’s major religions and their approaches to the eponymous End-Times, written and performed by comedian Mark Spe…
In an increasing trend amongst the big-name comics, this is Jason Byrne’s ‘other show’, and this year involves grabbing four guest celebrities as panellists for the top table, a co…
Take a liberal helping of Ayckbourn, add a sprinkling of Sondheimesque songs, stir well with a cupful of Joe Orton, and what do you get? A unique show which pulls the rug from unde…
If there were a prize for shows that do exactly what they say on the tin, this one clearly would be walk off with a rosette.
Traversing the line between the silly and the outrageous whilst keeping a comic dignity is a difficult skill to master.
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The perplexingly named One-Eyed Men are the very genial trio of Alex, Sam and Ben.
The poet Bryon was famously described by one of his countless paramours as mad, bad and dangerous to know.
In these financially straitened times, Pappys are no longer a Fun Club this year they are All Business, and the show takes the form of a corporate pitch to us, the shareholder…
It’s extremely disorientating to wander into a tiny room tucked away at the top of the Caroline of Brunswick and be met with Hitler, Stalin, Mao and Pol Pot lounging around.
Yianni, an Australian Greek, describes his show as ‘hyperlogical’.
Packed into a crowded, stuffy room in the turrets of Teviot, Ruaraidh Murray gives a schizophrenic performance in a production that’s somewhere between a play and stand-up comedy.
Agnes, played by Abi Tedder, is hosting a wake for the father who abandoned her as a child.
Sticking with the name that they have made famous over the last 20 years but going for what they described as ‘more casual’ jeans and shirt attire, The Pajama Men’s Improv Sh…
Even by the standards of the Fringe, the Zoo has long since been established for pushing the boundaries of modern theatre and displaying provocative, no-holds-barred action in thei…
A two man show by charismatic performers Aideen Wylde and Tadhg Hickey promises fast paced farce within the context of an 1870’s period setting, interestingly established at the …
Sketch comedy duo Chris O’Niell and Paul Valenti started last night with a bit of a mountain to climb.
Ill admit that a cappella isnt usually a genre that fills me with ebullience.
Established in 1973, the Edinburgh Folk Club was represented at the Fringe for the first time this year with a showcase at the Acoustic Music Centre at St Bride’s that displayed …
Kicking off BBC Radio 1s series of four one-off, one-man shows by Scott Mills, Nick Grimshaw and the team at this years festival, The One Who Doesnt Speak presented an eclect…
One of the top stand-ups at the Fringe, Stephen K Amos crafts a fine hour of comedy based on some deep self-contemplation.
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…
When your lineup is three unheard-of comedians, and your venue is the Gilded Balloon’s tiny “Wee Room”, calling your show ‘The Big Comedy Showcase’ is actually a pretty s…
Describing his genre as ‘racist comedy’ and insisting that the show is not funny, Paul Chowdhry presents 55 minutes of offensive material that is often as uncomfortable as it i…
The humour of sketch troupe Sploshy can most realistically be described as lazy.
As you enter the bar you are encouraged to take a drink; do, you’ll need it.
Making their Fringe debut under a year since their foundation, All the Kings Men is comprised of twelve charming, charismatic, but, unfortunately, not musically satisfying chaps …
The Three Gaga men wear full body tights to produce a show of circus value that balances between being a little bit freakish and providing unique entertainment.
With stand up variety shows the aim is always to showcase a variation of comedic talent in order to provide ‘something for everyone’.
Professor Kaos exclaims truimphantly that he has the ‘most popular show in the Fringe!’ and with good cause.
The claws may not be fully out for this night of name dropping and gossip mongering with the Queen of Dynasty, but there’s certainly still a lot of fun to be had, especially if t…
It’s what a performer does in adversity which really shows their true colours.
Despite announcing that she wanted to kill a journalist who referred to her as a ‘mumedian’ in a pre-Fringe interview, Lucy Porter puts on a decidedly maternal show.
This young company have taken on a huge and emotive subject here; the plight of young children who arrive in this country as refugees, unaccompanied by adults.
Two comic actors play numerous different quirky characters, as the quest to read the big, breaking news goes on.
This is Ian Kendalls 18th birthday magic show, having first shared his love of magic with Fringe audiences on the Mound back in 1992.
Jamie Demetriou was in the Bristol Review last year at the Fringe and now returns to go solo in ‘Jamie Demetriou’s Peoples Day’, his new show in which he showcases just some …
The story of Helena and her faithless husband, Bertram, has puzzled theatregoers for centuries.
With his bare feet, eternal glass of red wine and implausibly heavy accent, Marcel Lucont is not one to let his French heritage go unacknowledged.
Narrator Avis Sherman (Michael Legge) introduces the plan twelve twisted tales.
Four young men and women in their underwear lay in a pool of dim light.
Like a Glaswegian Louie Spence, Edward Reid bounds through an hour of anecdotes and musical numbers with enough campness and glitter to make you think you’ve accidentally stumble…
Garrett Millerick impersonates different characters from standard British life in Which One’s Fergal? Millerick only had three audience members and was performing at the back of a …
One Man Star Wars Trilogy delivers exactly what the title promises.
Two storytellers kick start the play as a fairytale, but with a difference like none other we have seen before.
When history looks back at the greatness of famous Tims, it will not be particularly favourable.
Josie Longs effervescent cheeriness and excitement at all this world has to offer turns geeky, untouched topics in comedy goldmines.
With so much excellent improvisation at the Fringe, it must be difficult to compete.
A concert in a modest and handsome Unitarian church situated underneath the castle sounds like a perfect way to spend lunchtime.
The old adage ‘a problem shared is a problem halved’ is not one that Hannah Ringham subscribes to.
The creator of One Man Star Wars returned to the Fringe last year to put on One Man Lord of the Rings - a certain hit for all who are fans of the book, and one that clearly has had…
Rob Deering presents an exponentially better performance than the few silly guitar songs he delivered when I last saw him take to the stage.
The idea behind The One Hour Plays is that through audience involvement a script can be written, cast and performed with the appropriate costumes, props and music in under an hour.
First, allow me to vent my admiration for this show with mindless superlatives: Fantastic.
How do you solve a problem like Maria? Well take all the glitter and Lamee in the world and youve got a start.
There are some shows where you have to wonder ‘what is this person doing here, and more importantly why?’ Simon Lilley and Asli Akby have entered this show in the Fringe, payin…
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.
Lara A.
Fans of Would I Lie To You? will need no prompting to visit this ingenious variation on the theme of Spot the Porker, in which four storytellers by turns deliver 10-15 minute solo …
Steve Tooley has 51 minutes to live and only your laughter can save him, or so it states on the flyer for The Plan B Show.
If you revel in the musicality of the 1930s, take pleasure in performance poetry or wish to be swept away with some old world charm, then push the boat out and go see this show.
One Rogue Reporter describes its presenter Rich Peppiatt’s progression from Daily Star lackey to vehement tabloid terror.
I have to begin by saying that I am incredibly thankful to my flatmate, Adam, for taking the time to give me a brief rundown of all the Star Wars films prior to my arrival in Edinb…
The key ingredients to any successful comedy show have to be a friendly audience, a boisterous atmosphere and a packed venue, all of which the Showcase Show had.
Jackson Voorhaar’s set details the things he loves and loathes.
The Soap Kitchen have an act which will be familiar to anyone who’s seen Who’s Line Is It Anyway.
The premise is simple: a group of people meet in a park.
Did you know that Edinburgh has a thriving comedy scene all year? Well now you do! Join Matt Duwell, as he presents the best of Edinburgh’s comedy heroes and the pick of the scene’…
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.
Edinburgh’s Old Town breathes history, sometimes with a roar, and sometimes with a whisper.
A parade of comedians have 90 seconds to impress the crowd before facing the wrath of the gong, plus the special guest judges! Imagine Red Faces crossed with a roast, and you’re ne…
Celia Pacquola returns to the Adelaide Fringe Festival with a brand new show.
We ask the director and cast of Frozen at the Greenwich Theatre about their experiences of putting on this hugely demanding play.
Double Fringe First Winners, Xhloe & Natasha talk to us about the Edinburgh Fringe and what made them want to bring their Fringe First winning shows, And Then The Rodeo Burned Down...
A coveted Bobby has been presented to five shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year.
James Macfarlane sits down with André De Freitas to discuss his Edinburgh debut What If, some of the best advice he's received from his peers and the unexpected moment that got hi...
Simon Ximenez talked to the coordinator of this year’s Edinburgh Deaf Festival, Jamie Rea.
We asked Charlotte Anne-Tilley to reflect upon her journey to becoming an actor/writer prior to opening with her show Almost Adult at the Edinburgh Fringe.
We've seen from shows such as Fleabag in 2013 that success at your Edinburgh debut show can lead to worldwide success.
Four women.
Thenjiwe is an entrepreneurial comedian and actress from KwaMashu, South Africa.
Comedy and Scotland Editor James Macfarlane sits down with magician and mentalist Colin Cloud to discuss his new Edinburgh Fringe show After Dark, adjusting to Zoom life and why he...
theSpaceUK Unveils Spectacular 2023 Programme: Over 360 Exciting Shows Await Theatre Enthusiasts at the Edinburgh Fringe
Today theSpaceUK announces its 2019 Edinburgh Fringe Season with over 400 shows and the biggest new-writing programme at the Fringe.
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.
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.
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.
The Museum of Ordinary People (MOOP) is a pop-up museum, running for one week only, as part of The Spire’s secret Fringe programme.
Broadway Baby Publisher, Pete Shaw, offers a comprehensive guide to marketing your show at a fringe festival such as Edinburgh with tips on budgets, creating a press release, socia...
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The final day! Richard's alcohol-fueled quest to find Edinburgh's best bar staff ends up at WestRoom, where he found Sam Leishman, a 20 year old Guinness drinker with a passion for...
Ever since their debut in 2015 with Weekend Rockstars Middle Child Theatre have been rewriting what musical theatre can be with their distinctive gig-theatre genre.
Having received rave reviews for The Secret Life of Humans as well as supporting dozens of other theatre companies at the Fringe and beyond, the New Diorama Theatre has made a name...
Richard didn't stumble far from yesterday's bar, Foundry 39, as just a few yards up Charlotte Lane he fell into Sygn, a trendy retro-style cocktail bar & diner where Edinburgh Bars...
The second Bobby of EdFringe 2017 has been scooped by Middle Child for All We Ever Wanted Was Everything.
Tucked on the corner of Queensferry Street and Charlotte Lane you'll find the ultra-hip bar and eatery, Foundry 39.
Warm and welcoming, and always entertaining, 99 Hanover Street is at the heart of Edinburgh's bar scene.
In the heart of the Old Town, Cabaret Voltaire is a legendary live music venue in the vaults beneath North Bridge.
Back in 1947 the founders of the Edinburgh International Festival could hardly have imagined what their legacy would be.
The Three Sisters – renamed the Free Sisters during the Fringe – has long been a festival hub and a jewel in the crown of the Free Festival.
Just around the corner from the iconic Greyfriar's Bobby you'll find the Oz Bar, and that's also where Richard found today's Edinburgh Barstar, Erik Stenersen.
Edinburgh is Festival City for good reason, and amongst all the theatre, comedy, books and arts there's even a Scottish Gin Festival.
Formerly a parsonage, Cloisters Bar is a uniquely traditional Edinburgh pub.
Just off the Royal Mile and Cowgate you'll find a craft beer shop and bar called the Salt Horse.
Meow Meow is an international actress, singer, and dancer.
The Heads & Tales bar is the home of Edinburgh Gin, and it's also where Richard found today's Edinburgh Barstar, Tomas Germanavicius, a Lithuanian who's a dab hand at mixing up a c...
Richard's headed over to Leith to the eclectic bar that is The Mousetrap where he finds today's Edinburgh Barstar, Jay Weeks.
Richard is exploring Edinburgh's East End today to discover the Barstar of the Day at The Newsroom, where Glaswegian Molly McCluskey is making plans on photography while sipping a ...
Richard's headed south to Clerk Street where at the unique Dog House bar he's discovered today's Edinburgh Barstar, Montse Pearce, a Spanish-born artist with good taste in whisky.
Just off George Street you'll find the Thistle Street Bar (the TSB as it's affectionally known).
An authentic Tiki bar in the New Town? Richard popped on his hula skirt and hotfooted over to the Auld Reekie Tiki Bar to meet today's Edinburgh Barstar - Donald McGhie, former ban...
Hidden away in the Old Town on Advocates Close you'll find The Devil's Advocate, and if you're lucky today's Edinburgh Barstar will also be on shift.
It's only open from July to the end of September, but Richard's sought out pop-up bar Whisky Or Death to find today's Edinburgh Barstar Of The Day, Alan Mulvihill.
Richard's in one of Edinburgh's most unique bars today to meet Ross Bryant, co-owner of Bryant & Mack Private Detectives on Rose Street North Lane.
Richard is still in New Town, but with great bar staff like Robbie Johnston at Nightcap - why would you want to leave? Nightcap might be a relatively new addition to the Edinburgh...
Glenn Chandler, creator of the legendary Taggart, has become known at the Fringe for his plays exploring different facets of gay life.
Richard's in New Town today to meet our Edinburgh Barstar of the Day, the fabulously hirsute Kyle Jamieson who takes care of his punters at Panda and Sons on Queen Street.
Richard takes us just a few steps from Princes Street today for the discovery of Hoot The Redeemer and the wonderful Sarah Urwin serving cocktails.
Richard ventures over to Broughton Street Lane to the Outhouse where today's EdFringe Barstar is Cordelia Toennies from Germany, who studied drama in Scotland and wants to move to ...
‘There are very few things that are universal.
In a sea of celebrities, we chat to the people who really matter - the people serving us a drink. Today we find out a little more about Ben Howard at the Abattoir Bar.
When it was first staged in 2012, Phyllida Lloyd’s prison-set Julius Caesar was called “gimmicky, humourless and slow” by the Telegraph and “witty, liberating and inventive...
Over 3,000 separate productions will squeeze themselves into Edinburgh this August and the slightly depressing reality is that most will not achieve their objectives for the fest...
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...
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 internationally celebrated dance company BalletBoyz have announced that they will be taking part in ‘The Big Give Christmas Challenge’ from noon on Tuesday 29 November to n...
A capella is something of a phenomenon at the Edinburgh Fringe.
You don’t know this, but somewhere inside you is a comedy genius just waiting to be unleashed - all you need is a hypnotist to help you let it out.
Based on it’s performers’ real-life stand-up material, Jailmates is a love story about an unlikely couple who meet on a pen-pal website jailmates.
One Day Moko is a devised solo show following the life of a homeless busker and the characters he meets in his daily life.
Anyone who thinks Edinburgh amounts to the Fringe festival, a castle and a zoo with two Chinese pandas clearly hasn’t discovered its gruesome history: while Jack the Ripper was k...
The festival is a place for the taboo and James Wilson-Taylor has brought the final taboo to Edinburgh… sort of? Ginger is the New Black sets out to rebrand redheads and challeng...
Shruti Chauhan is a poet and performer from Leicester.
Natasha Granger and Kerrie Thompson wrote, produced and star in 90s girl-band musical 2 Become 1, a story about romance, speed dating and the ideal post-night-out meal.
In 2012, Harry Baker became the youngest ever World Poetry Slam Champion.
He prefers getting up early, likes music and isn't adverse to a man in a kilt. We take Canuck Christopher Wilson on a first date (and we quite liked it).
It’s the late 80s.
The centenary of the Somme has been commemorated in many ways this year.
Experienced industry professionals are offering personal time and advice to fringe performers at a How to Market Your Show event hosted by C venues.
Kevin Mclean is one of the organizers of Loud Poets, a poetry collective entering its third year at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Groomed, a powerful play about child abuse written and performed by Patrick Sandford ex-artistic director of Southampton’s Nuffield Theatre, swept the board at the Brighton Fring...
Gentleman Juggler and unwitting clown Tim Bat performs his impressive repertoire of amazing tricks with aplomb.
Broadway Baby chews the fat with It Just Takes One - something that ought to appeal to any fans of The IT Crowd or The Office.
Brighton Fringe has officially launched.
Broadway Baby, the largest reviewing publication at the Edinburgh Fringe, has named Henry St Leger as the Editor for this year’s festival.
The night Freddie Mercury and Kenny Everett smuggled Princess Diana into an iconic gay venue is the stuff of legend.
It’s been nearly two years since The James Plays made their considerable impression at the 2014 Edinburgh International Festival and today audiences have the opportunity to spend...
Rona Munro is an award-winning Scottish writer for theatre, television and radio.
Daniel Evans’ five star production of Show Boat will transfer from Sheffield to the West End in the spring of 2016.
Following a successful run at Brighton Fringe in 2015 and two previous sold-out and critically acclaimed runs at the King's Head Theatre, 5 Guys Chillin' returns this February.
Shona McCarthy has been named as Chief Executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, filling the post Kath Mainland will vacate in March.
Christmas is the one time of year you can drag your non-theatre-going friends to the theatre.
Congratulations to Tap Tap Theatre's Captain Morgan series, which has bagged our second Bobby Award of 2015.
Richard O'Brien is the author of several plays and four books of poetry.
The Fringe can be a tough place for emerging talent, struggling to be heard over the crowd.
Round two from our stand-up columnist Steffan Alun.
Special guest Pete Shaw, Publisher of Broadway Baby, joins James T Harding and Grace Knight for ice cream and the second episode of Broadway Baby Breakfast.
Stand Up Steffan Alun has a fair few things to say about stepping up to stand up at the Free Fringe.
With over 70 craft brewing companies across Scotland, craft beer now contributes close to £63 million to the British economy.
Four-handed piano duo Worbey and Farrell (that’s two hands each, silly) have been wowing audiences with their unique blend of pianistic skill and peerless patter for nearly a dec...
Deputy Features Editor Grace Knight interviews two artists from opposite ends of the Jane Austen-adaptation spectrum.
Actor William McGeough was terrified to perform a sexually explicit extract from his one-man play Mistaken to the august Edinburgh establishment that is the Scottish Arts Club.
Brigitte Aphrodite describes herself as a punk pop poet showgirl who was on the 2009 shortlist for the Musical Comedy awards - but she’s almost impossible to categorise.
Sophia Walker posted a message to Facebook as encouragement to her fellow Fringe performers. We liked it, and with her permission are re-publishing it here.
Knowing Smirk is an improv group from Cheltenham.
All's Well That Ends Well shows strong women winning the battle of the sexes set against the backdrop of World War II.
A smash at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe half a decade ago, Shadow Boxing heads to the Greenwich Theatre in London.
The Nutty Professor and his Amazing Magic Bubble Show promises to amaze adults and kids alike! Broadway Baby finds out more.
Broadway Baby and PALP have a chat about One Above.
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.
Broadway Baby is talking to Chris Haigh of the The Jäger Maestros, an oompah band that promises to have crowds laughing, drinking and bouncing.
Broadway Baby doesn't often discuss movies, but when the film in question is one of the most hotly anticipated stage musical adaptations of all time (and when the good folk at Disn...
Broadway Baby publisher, Pete Shaw, reveals how reviewers pick the shows they're going to see, including the specific way Broadway Baby handles its selection.