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.
A magical and moral Victorian fairy tale, adapted by Sue Colverd from the original story by Charles Kingsley, including music and songs by David Last, about young chimney sweep Tom…
Three Kelpies arrive on the reef for a play date only to find that the colour from the coral has all washed away! Kipper the Sea Dragon comes to the rescue but he can’t work alone.
Ice Dragon is the third in the Dragon Song Productions’ trilogy.
Performance poet/musician Attila the Stockbroker has been writing and performing since 1980: 4,000 or so gigs in 25 countries so far.
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…
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The tales of the dragons are special for many reasons.
Bertie the Moon Dragon had one job to do and he has fallen asleep and missed his cue! Now how will the moon get up into the sky? Well, with the help of the young audience and their…
A quest that began at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2023, and completed a sold-out run, returns for a sequel – the popular Dungeons & Dragons podcast team lands at the Fringe with …
Abby awoke in hospital after a late miscarriage and, high on anaesthesia, decided to become a comedian.
Re-creating the classical Lion Dance and Chinese Opera as contemporary performance, this dynamic Kung-Fu dance-circus mixes beat-boxing, martial arts, tricks and parkour.
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 …
Jellyfish Theatre roll up with their joyful new outdoor show.
470 Miles: A Sketchy Soiree is a rollercoaster of emotions and unexpected twists, challenging attendees to navigate the thin line between chaos and order.
To make matters worse, there’s a new project this term: you’ve got to look after a baby simulator for one whole week.
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…
This interactive, nail-biting tail about bravery, curiosity and familial love is created by teachers to inspire young minds in creative writing.
An avid fan of Davis, Colin Steele is the master when it comes to paying homage to musical legends.
Blue Dragon.
Enter the dragon! Or maybe don’t.
24 different award-winning or nominated comedians perform their full shows, recorded for Netflix, Amazon Prime and YouTube. See FringeSpecials.com for listings.
From the creators of Moon Dragon and Sea Dragon, Dragon Tales is the magical interactive storytelling show for children aged 4-6 years old.
From the creators of Moon Dragon, Sea Dragon is the most fun for under 5s.
From the creators of Moon Dragon, Sea Dragon is the most perfect experience for babies under one at the Fringe in 2023.
A new Lion Dance circus! Re-creating the Lion Dance and Chinese Opera from the classical form to a contemporary style of performance, this exciting new circus breaks the traditiona…
1000 Miles is a 50 minute one-person comedy show about Bernard, a Zimbabwean who has recently died aged 65.
1000 Miles is a 50 minute one-person comedy show about Bernard, a Zimbabwean who has recently died aged 65.
Rona and Sophie are identical twins.
Get ready for a refreshing and fantastical adventure! This award-winning show will defy your expectations and warm your heart.
A Kung Fu contemporary circus made in Hong Kong.
Matt and Rosa with John Hurt as the Voice of the Dragon is the debut sketch show of Bristol Revunions alumni Matthew Wilson and Chortle Student Comedy Award finalist Rosa Richards.
A Kung Fu contemporary circus made in Hong Kong.
A princess and a dragon make for unlikely companions but together they learn about themselves, each other and earning their happy ending in this brand-new, music-full, modern fairy…
Robert Miles is a quirky one-liner comedian. Also an outstanding ventriloquist. Robert Miles is also in a double act with Cyril the squirrel in a stand-up comedy show.
Get ready for a fantastical show to warm the heart and bring joy to people young and old alike.
Returning from a sell-out Fringe in 2019, this interactive show, written especially for under 5’s, tells the story of Bertie the Moon Dragon who misses his cue to send the Moon i…
Returning from a sell-out Fringe in 2019, this interactive show, written especially for babies, tells the story of Bertie the Moon Dragon who misses his cue to send the Moon up int…
Performing live on stage - Miles Elliot, Soul Man at 8pmTicket link
Mixing gaming and 3D technology, this experimental production fuses original music, virtual performances and a new script exploring migrant experiences; from the poorest Chinese sa…
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.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
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.
Sara Segovia Rodao and Lachlan Werner are cuties by nature, cancers by astrological sign and clowns by trade.
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.
Based on his book My Camino Walk – A Way to Healing, the author takes you on his life-changing journey through the mythic landscape on the ancient pilgrimage route of the Camino …
‘It was to finish something I started.
Each year high up in the snowy mountains of Switzerland the villagers of Dorta bang their drums, blow their horns and make a noisy ruckus to keep the fearsome Mountain Dragon away.
String Theatre bring a brand new production to the Puppet Theatre Barge.
The self-proclaimed loser of America’s Got Talent breaks from his Vegas residency and US tour for a limited Fringe run.
I’ve never been the biggest fan of Alice Birch’s writing.
Cora is at the festival to see her ex-boyfriend perform.
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…
With thrilling empathy, phenomenal solos and driving musical energy, Steele’s trumpet fronts a quintet covering classic arrangements of Miles Davis’s seminal albums of the 50s …
Very few kind words have ever been said about the prison system in this or any other nation.
To make a piece of gig theatre work, you need to find a musical genre or vibe that can imbue the show with energy, and you need to find a story and a storyteller that can harness t…
The Good Scout treads an extraordinarily fine line as a play.
If you’ve seen anything that A Slightly Isolated Dog has done, you’ve arguably seen all of it, and that is in no way a bad thing.
The head of professional wrestling promoters NXT, Paul Levesque, is famous for his idea that in wrestling, there are three layers of storytelling: The action in the ring, the story…
Lucie Pohl is an extremely talented performer; this is a statement I cannot stress enough.
This interactive show, written especially for babies aged one and under, tells the story of Bertie the Moon Dragon who misses his cue to send the Moon up into the night sky.
I’m not gonna pretend like I know a lot about the UK's schooling system, because I don’t.
One island, split in two with a thundering crack: half for the fishermen and half for the farmers.
I wasn’t really sure what this show was supposed to be going into it, and now that I’ve seen it, I’m not sure if I have any better an idea.
Bertie the Moon Dragon is having a terrible day! Nothing is as it should be.
BA Theatre Arts at GBMet.
Dragon Can monsters ever change? And how? Cherry GlowTripping it through the west side's Inner city Dragon - Fizz & Chips Theatre CompanyWhat happens when a f*c…
Skewbald Theatre proudly presents Michael Morpurgo’s Mimi and the Mountain Dragon A magical musical puppetry adventure adapted from the book Mimi and the Mountain …
Multi-platinum selling, hard rock legends Skid Row are back in 2019 following sold out shows across the UK earlier this year.
With thrilling empathy, phenomenal solos and driving musical energy, Steele’s trumpet fronts a quintet covering classic arrangements of Miles Davis’s seminal albums of the 50s …
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…
I can’t imagine that anybody has nostalgia for life in their early teen years.
East meets West in this wild mash-up of comedy, electric violin, characters, spoken word and songs from legendary AmerAsian duo Slanty Eyed Mama.
Shakespeare is an easy sell at the Fringe, namely his comedies, and this production of Much Ado is no exception.
When a dragon is discovered up on the Downs, the boy is not in the least surprised.
Mr Piffles: Reader of minds! Teller of fortunes! Humper of legs! Stainer of carpets! With a residency at the Flamingo Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas extended throughout 2018, the do…
Jericho is a show about internet journalism, liberal hot takes, and professional wrestling, which is to say that it's managed to be about a lot of my niche interests.
Make a mosaic with ceramic and glass tiles.
I’ll start by being honest – it is incredibly difficult to do sci-fi at the Fringe.
All the best stories begin with a game.
Working Class Hero’s biggest flaw is that it isn’t about anything.
New(ish) for 2018! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
On the bloodied knuckle and tender belly of contemporary theatre, this showcase of original work introduces emerging theatre companies from one of the country’s leading contempor…
Feeling pressured by his success last year with The Elvis Dead, Rob Kemp returns with ten(!) shows stuck to a spinning wheel.
On each day of this run Miles Jupp (actor, writer, comedian, host of Radio 4’s The News Quiz) will sit down in a hopefully comfy chair (ideally one with arms) in front of a disce…
Once upon a time, there was a little dragon who was born under the sea, and she grew up amongst the kind-hearted whales.
When you step into the venue for Dandy Darkly’s All Aboard, you don’t expect much.
When the cast of Closed Doors were taking their bow, they mentioned that this show existed as a book and as an album, and I immediately wished I had listened to the album.
Home is a powerful concept.
Alex Edelman’s full name is David Yosef Shimon Ben Illouz Haleivi Alexander Edelman.
I sat through an hour long fever dream yesterday entitled Timpson the Musical, and to get the recommendation out of the way, I would easily go again.
There’s a line in How to Keep Time that sat very deeply in my heart: “All my memories have been rewritten for who you are now.
Direct from London’s world-famous jazz club, The Ronnie Scott’s All Stars presents a tribute to the legendary Miles Davis.
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.
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…
“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…
Constella OperaBallet return to the Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells this November with their award-winning Sideshows.
A folk tale for an uneasy nation.
For those who don’t know much about mid-20th century Russian literature – I’m sure there must be one or two – satirical playwright Evgeny Schwartz’s 1943 play, Drakon …
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Piff returns to Edinburgh with new jokes, new tricks and the same dog (at time of printing).
Trying to do a hallowed musical such as Les Miserables at the Fringe is a bit of a rigged game.
Back from a fantastic run in Australia, where he was reviewed as ‘Truly terrific’ (Melbourne Herald, George Zacharopoulos), is back with a questionably titled show defending accide…
Back from a fantastic run in Australia, where he was reviewed as ‘Truly terrific’ (Melbourne Herald, George Zacharopoulos), is back with a questionably titled show defending accide…
Musical adaptations of other works often struggle to either make themselves distinct or justify their existence.
Narrative direction is hard to achieve but is essential to a good musical.
I like improv as much as anyone, but part of what makes improv work as well as it does is the spontaneity of it all.
Back from a fantastic run in Australia, where he was reviewed as ‘Truly terrific’ (Melbourne Herald, George Zacharopoulos), is back with a questionably titled show defending accide…
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.
I think this show is emblematic of a lot of the problems that new musicals at the Fringe tend to have.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Fleeing Lebanon in the hope of building a new life in Europe, Ghalia makes an extraordinary journey through the Middle East.
New for 2017! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
Back from a fantastic run in Australia, where he was reviewed as ‘Truly terrific’ (Melbourne Herald, George Zacharopoulos), is back with a questionably titled show defending accide…
I spent last night from the hours of midnight to 2am being belittled, insulted and berated in every way I could imagine.
Youth theatre is a weird thing to critique.
I’m gonna start by saying this: I think reviewing improv is tough.
Godspell is a very strange show.
Sometimes, all a show needs to be good is to be simple and earnestly performed.
Company, Sondheim’s second Tony Award winner, is a difficult show to get right: it’s disjointed, complex, and built on subject matter that can be uncomfortable to look at.
One of the good things about the Fringe is that the small scale of most of its venues lead to a sort of intimacy in performance that you get almost nowhere else.
It’s very easy to write a story that grabs someone’s attention.
Award-winning performer Paula Valluerca, aka Madame Señorita, is committed to reconnect with the pleasure of being a totally deluded idiot.
The Patchwork Odyssey is a very unassuming show.
Making a show about science interesting to a general audience is an extremely difficult feat.
There is a lot to like about this package.
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…
Sandra Hale presents herself as kind of a Bad Grandma type.
There’s something charming about a fairy tale told in a fundamentally unique manner.
This show is dumb.
Too often, we see the First World War as a stretch of years where only war happened, followed by years where the art about the war exploded in its disruptive manner.
What Goes on in Front of Closed Doors is an examination of homelessness and the situations which lead to it which matches the pace of how those problems develop.
A problem that a lot of shows face is an inability to commit to tone, or to perform in agreement with the tone that the show sets forth.
The Inevitable Quiet of the Crash is a show whose tagline betrays its true value.
“Remember this”, quoth Movin’ Melvin Brown, winding up his 80-minute set with just a couple more trademark 33 1/3 rpm chuckles, ‘it’s nice to be important.
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 …
“The true mystery of the world is the visible .
A bejazzled clunge? A muff, minge, vadge, landing strip or front bottom? Ah, it’s just too much fun delving in the dirty dictionary of lady slang but that’s probably enough for…
Miles Jupp, (Stand-up, actor, writer, thinker, father, husband, worrier, fool, star ofRev.
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…
Upstairs Downton and Petting Zoo (‘Improv supergroup’ TimeOut) star creates a staggering array of characters using his mouth, brain, hands and body.
Later, considerably ruder and darker shows from internationally acclaimed, award-winning Scottish stand-up comedy meteor.
It’s a familiar scene to many a Fringe-goer: a black-box stage, a chair and an actor with his story.
Join us for this interactive tale about a brave girl and her cat.
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…
Bob drives his BlundaBus around Europe looking for adventures.
Piff the Magic Dragon is the character creation of comic magician, John van der Put.
Miles Jupp, star of Rev.
Cathedral is a midnight mass - an ode to memory and the sense of loss which carefully evokes a frozen, car-crash, state of mind.
Something Rotten, not to be confused with the 2015 Broadway musical of the same name, is this time Hamlet’s villainous uncle, Claudius’s version of events, told as if he wer…
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…
Stand and hat, dressing table and mirror, decanter and glass: is this the archetypal room-on-a-stage? Emphatically, yes.
It’s said that two fasting, sleepless nights are all that separates us from savagery.
Newly single and HIV positive Pete listens to the consolations of his best friend Vanessa on his voicemail.
If you believe ‘youth is wasted on the young’, then just for a second imagine it was lived by the not-so-young.
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…
What do Shania Twain, David Copperfield and Penn & Teller have in common? They’ve all had Breakfast at Piffany’s, and this year you can too.
Due to massive demand, six later, quite probably ruder, shows! Scotland’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning comedy half-man-half-Xbox.
As seen on BBC Rhyme Rocket! There is no dragon scarier in any earthly place.
Renowned philanthropist, author, historian, orator, humanitarian, amateur vet, world record holder for the longest time a man has carried a toaster, pimp Henry von Stifle is ready …
Renowned philanthropist, author, historian, orator, humanitarian, amateur vet, world record holder for the longest time a man has carried a toaster, pimp Henry von Stifle is ready …
‘Beautifully crafted show, deeply satisfying for young and old alike.
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…
(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…
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…
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…
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…
Have you ever thought about what having children might mean in the future? What if you could design your own baby? Would you design your baby to have the intelligence of Stephen Ha…
Justine Drake dreams of seeing her YA paranormal romances in print.
Due to massive demand, six extra, later, and quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man/half-Xbox.
Magical.
Based on a short story by children’s author Kenneth Grahame, The Reluctant Dragon re-tells the legend of Saint George and his battle against the dragon.
Vanquish evil knights with real battleaxes! Shoot firebolts with the Dragon! Joust with Sir Lancelot, the White Knight! Professional interactive theatre for kids who don’t just wan…
A celebration of children and young people in the Performing Arts featuring theatre, literature, music and movement.
A dress-up sing-along celebration of everyone’s favourite musicals.
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.
There is no dragon in The Dragon and George.
Due to massive demand six extra, later, quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man, half-Xbox.
International experiment sharing a story about a woman called Thyme, with local interpretations.
Miles and Coltrane Blue: (.
Dommy B, eminent slam poet known to children for his appearance on CBeebies’ Rhyme Rocket, produces a great free children’s show which is designed to get even very young kids inter…
‘Miles & Coltrane: Blue (.
Rolling into Edinburgh with a brand new barnstorming show, The Horne Section will yet again provide the festival’s best musical mayhem.
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.
It’s not hard to understand why Piff the Magic Dragon is so popular – he’s hilariously funny, tremendously talented and has a teeny tiny chihuahua in a matching costume.
At the opening of The Blue Dragon, Pierre introduces Chinese calligraphy and the beauty of simple images inscribed in a perfect square.
The concept of Bite Size is a perfectly simple, yet novel one, and the clue really is in the title.
The debut production of new theatre company A Passion for D.
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…
George in the Dragons Den is an odd mix of child and adult humour; a two hander, it markets itself as a topical tour de force where pantomime meets Monty Python, however desp…
It is much to Miles Jupps credit that, at no stage in this terrific show, does he venture a pun on the Wankhede Stadium.
Chihuahuas always look terrified.
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.
Piff and his fluffy sidekick have returned to the Fringe for another year and this time it seems Piff has given into the sad realisation that Mr.
It’s a beautiful day at the Fringe and I’m sat on the top deck of a red bus in the Meadows.
A comic tale of growing up and getting lost in the countryside.
Miles Jupp is wound up, angry and wants to tell us what’s irking him.
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…
Most people are accustomed to the standard Chinese ornaments and decorations in their local takeaway.
A coveted Bobby has been presented to five shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year.
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.
All this week we've got some fantastic offers on your favourite West End shows. Check back daily for the latest offers.
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.
Brighton Fringe has officially launched.
Christmas is the one time of year you can drag your non-theatre-going friends to the theatre.
Miles Allen is the star of One Man Breaking Bad, a solo show which ambitiously retells all of Breaking Bad in sixty minutes - that's just under one minute per episode.