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Frankie Boyle Work In Progress Shows at Leicester Square Theatre & Museum Of Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 1st Dec 2024
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
Frankie Boyle Work In Progress Shows at Leicester Square Theatre & Museum Of Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 1st Dec 2024
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
Frankie Boyle Work In Progress Shows at Leicester Square Theatre & Museum Of Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 1st Dec 2024
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
Murder: Staged
- Listing
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 20th Sep 2024
Following the success of Crime Viral's sell out UK serial killer tour - research psychologist and psychopathy expert Cheish Merryweather will be bringing to the sta…
1 Murder: The Mind-Reading Lawyer
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons’ Hall
- 19th - 24th Aug 2024
Fringe veteran mind reader, Tomas McCabe, is back with a show that combines his trademark mentalism with a courtroom drama.
Royal Scottish National Orchestra & Elim Chan
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh International Festival
- Usher Hall
- 18th Aug 2024
Three pioneering musical languages drastically contrast in this marathon of the concerto form.
Murder at the Fringe
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Hill Street Theatre
- 16th - 25th Aug 2024
Mr John Winner has been found dead in his house in Morningside on the first anniversary of his huge lottery win.
Murder! At The Cirque Du Banquet! The Terrible, Final Case of Detective Ace Dekkard
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Paradise in Augustines
- 12th - 17th Aug 2024
Welcome to Yew Nork City, 3724.
Murder at the Speakeasy
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Speakeasy at The Royal Scots Club
- 10th - 17th Aug 2024
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Attila the Stockbroker: 14 Days, 14 Completely Different Shows
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Bannermans
- 5th - 18th Aug 2024
Performance poet/musician Attila the Stockbroker has been writing and performing since 1980: 4,000 or so gigs in 25 countries so far.
A Highly Suspect Murder Mystery – The Great British Bloodbath
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons’ Hall
- 3rd - 24th Aug 2024
Iced to death at the nation’s favourite baking competition?! Catching the killer won’t be a piece of cake! Award-winning mystery maestros Highly Suspect return to the Fringe with…
One-Person Shows / Solo Shows: Daily Picks of the Fringe
- Listing Spoken Word / Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Doghouse Hotel
- 3rd - 25th Aug 2024
Start each morning with this curated variety showcase, featuring the very best solo shows at the Fringe! Rotating daily line-ups include storytelling, theatre, clown, cabaret, spok…
The Mystery of Dracula
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Voodoo Rooms
- 3rd - 25th Aug 2024
Occult illusionist David Alnwick investigates the true legend of Dracula.
A Highly Suspect Murder Mystery – The Fringe Fatality
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons’ Hall
- 3rd - 24th Aug 2024
Agatha Mystery’s The Rat-Trap makes its Fringe debut! But will it be curtains for the show when an actor is gruesomely murdered? Award-winning mystery maestros Highly Suspect ret…
Charles Dickens: The Hanged Man's Bride
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Symposium Hall
- 2nd - 23rd Aug 2024
‘She comes towards me on the floor; always approaching; never coming nearer; always visible as if by moonlight whether the moon shines or not.
Solve Along A Murder She Wrote
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Symposium Hall
- 2nd - 24th Aug 2024
The cult hit returns to the Fringe with an interactive screening of another classic Murder, She Wrote episode, Paint Me a Murder, following last year’s riotous presentation of Sing…
It's a Mystery!
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons’ Hall
- 2nd - 24th Aug 2024
Tim Benzie, the acclaimed creator and host of Solve Along A Murder She Wrote, returns to the Fringe with his hilarious and moving one-man show: a deep dive into the enduring appeal…
Murder Inc
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Mash House
- 1st - 25th Aug 2024
Every night, it’s a raucous, improvised, made-to-order murder with Murder Inc – where the audience chooses the setting, the characters, and even the motives.
Dragon Shows for Babies
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- LifeCare Centre
- 1st - 20th Aug 2024
The tales of the dragons are special for many reasons.
Abby Wambaugh: The First 3 Minutes of 17 Shows
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 31st Jul - 26th Aug 2024
Abby awoke in hospital after a late miscarriage and, high on anaesthesia, decided to become a comedian.
Locomotive for Murder: The Improvised Whodunnit
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Patter House
- 31st Jul - 26th Aug 2024
Pinch Punch are back to welcome you aboard Locomotive for Murder, an improvised comedy murder-mystery where killing the cast and cracking the case is in your hands.
Murder, She Didn't Write
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square
- 31st Jul - 26th Aug 2024
Celebrating their 10th year at the Fringe! A classic murder mystery is created on the spot from audience suggestions in this ingenious and hilarious show from Fringe favourites, De…
Kathy & Stella Solve A Murder!
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Ambassadors Theatre.
- 25th May - 14th Sep 2024
It’s murder in the West End - as the award-winning musical comedy Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder! hits London.
Leslie Bloom Solves A Murder
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton
- The Yellow Book
- 22nd - 26th May 2024
Leslie Bloom welcomes all new members to the Toddlingham Neighbourhood Watch.
Locomotive for Murder: The Improvised Whodunnit
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Open Air Theatre (BOAT)
- 11th - 11th May 2024
Mesdames and Messieurs, may I take your tickets please? Pinch Punch welcome you aboard their hilarious and exciting show, Locomotive for Murder: The Improvised Whodunnit, a fully…
Magic Mike (Not The Stripper)'s Magical Mystery 45 Minutes (Or Thereabouts)
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Presuming Ed’s
- 4th - 5th May 2024
Dare you let him come inside your mind? Magic Mike (the magician, not the stripper), Blackpool’s least favourite son and Alakazammy award winner for most innovative based animal i…
Francis Breen: WHITE
- Listing
- Dublin
- Smock Alley Theatre, 1662
- 13th - 16th Mar 2024
The year is 2024, a white man does stand-up comedy? What?! In this case he's a man in a cheap white suit daubed in white paint.
Francis Breen: WHITE
- Listing
- Dublin
- Smock Alley Theatre, 1662
- 13th - 16th Mar 2024
The year is 2024, a white man does stand-up comedy? What?! In this case he's a man in a cheap white suit daubed in white paint.
Francis Darcy The Fartsy Darcy Ballerina
- Listing
- Dublin
- Smock Alley Theatre, 1662
- 24th Feb 2024
Francis is no ordinary ballerinaA storied dance show about discovering that sometimes the most embarrassing moments are the ones that make us shine if we just try, try a…
Murder in the Cathedral
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Old Saint Paul’s Church
- 28th Aug 2023
Eliot’s famous play on the life and murder of Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral comes to life as a rehearsed reading in the beautiful setting of Old St Paul’s Church.
Vocal Vengeance: A Murder on the Stage Floor
- Review
- ★★
- Jessica Leanne
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Niddry St
- 23rd Aug, 2023
Steelworks A Cappella group presents a murder mystery, Vocal Vengeance, which is like an musical version of Cluedo.
There’s Been a Murder! An Evening with Glenn Chandler Creator of Taggart
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Loretto School Theatre
- 20th - 20th Aug 2023
Join the Godfather of Tartan Noir, writer and director of the world’s longest-running police drama, learn secrets from behind the cameras, share some of his favourite moments and…
Edinburgh Dungeon – There's Been a Murder!
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Edinburgh Dungeon
- 18th - 19th Aug 2023
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…
Come Die with Me: The Murder Mystery Musical Parody
- Review
- ★★★
- Katerina Partolina Schwartz
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre
- 23rd Aug, 2023
It’s Come Dine With Me with a twist, and that twist is murder because apparently that’s what it takes to spice up a dinner party these days.
Murder on the Dancefloor
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Aces and Eights
- 15th - 17th Aug 2023
Introducing ‘Murder on the Dancefloor’, the explosively funny, naughty and dazzling story of two detectives who form an unlikely pairing.
Paul Francis as Elvis Presley
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The A Club at the Merchants Hall
- 15th - 23rd Aug 2023
Let’s face it, you need a very big man to follow Elvis Presley, and Paul Francis certainly is! Standing at an impressive 6’ 5”, ladies would describe him as a ‘hunk of burning love…
Murder on the Dancefloor
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Aces and Eights
- 15th - 17th Aug 2023
Introducing ‘Murder on the Dancefloor’, the explosively funny, naughty and dazzling story of two detectives who form an unlikely pairing.
It's a Mystery!
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Symposium Hall
- 14th - 19th Aug 2023
Tim Benzie, the acclaimed creator and host of Solve Along A Murder She Wrote presents a new one-man show: a hilarious and moving exploration of the enduring appeal of murder myster…
Sweet Nothings Present: Murder on the Stage Floor
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 14th - 19th Aug 2023
Exeter’s award-winning all-female a cappella group take to the stage with sensational singing, dancing and an enticing murder mystery.
Oriental Youth Culture and Art Week
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Ashton Hall, Saint Stephens Stockbridge
- 8th Aug 2023
The art week lasts for three days and involves art performance sessions, art carnival sessions, and children’s literature-exchange sessions.
Francis Breen: White
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 7th - 27th Aug 2023
The year is 2023, a white man does stand-up comedy? What?! In this case he’s a man in a cheap white suit daubed in white paint.
The Mystery of the Dyatlov Pass
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Symposium Hall
- 5th - 26th Aug 2023
From the Producers of I, Sniper (2018) and Chaika (2010).
The Mystery of Dracula
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Voodoo Rooms
- 5th - 27th Aug 2023
Occult Illusionist David Alnwick investigates the true legend of Dracula.
A Highly Suspect Murder Mystery – Murder on the Disorient Express
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 4th - 26th Aug 2023
A legendary detective killed aboard a famous train – but who had locomotive for murder? Award-winning mystery maestros Highly Suspect return with a new hilarious interactive murd…
A Highly Suspect Murder Mystery – Murder at the Movies
- Review
- ★★★
- Elanor Parker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 12th Aug, 2023
A silly solve-a-long mystery, this is for anyone who wishes their Agatha Christie murders were packed with a few more puns.
A Multitude of Sins: A Dog Gone Mystery
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Leith Depot
- 4th - 19th Aug 2023
The dog’s gone! Jen plays six sinful characters who seek him.
Solve Along A Murder She Wrote
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Symposium Hall
- 4th - 26th Aug 2023
Cult-hit event Solve Along A Murder She Wrote comes to Edinburgh with an interactive screening of the classic Murder, She Wrote episode, Sing a Song of Murder.
Murder Inc
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Mash House
- 3rd - 20th Aug 2023
Every night, it’s a raucous, improvised, made-to-order murder with Murder Inc – where the audience chooses the setting, the characters, and even motives.
24 Shows in 24 days: Live at the Big Cave
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2023
24 different award-winning or nominated comedians perform their full shows, recorded for Netflix, Amazon Prime and YouTube. See FringeSpecials.com for listings.
Agent November: Indoor Escape Game – Murder Mr E
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 2nd - 27th Aug 2023
There’s been a murder! You have 30 minutes to solve the case – or you might be next! Enter the Museum of Secrets, solve the puzzles and find the killer before they strike again.
Locomotive for Murder: The Improvised Whodunnit
- Review
- ★★★★
- Tom Rolph
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose
- 9th Aug, 2023
Locomotive for Murder: The Improvised Whodunnit is an improvised murder mystery presented by improv comedy group, Pinch Punch.
Mystery House
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 2nd - 28th Aug 2023
In 1886, following the death of her husband and child, Sarah Winchester purchased an unfinished farmhouse near San Francisco.
Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder
- Review
- ★★★★
- Tom Rolph
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, George Square
- 20th Aug, 2023
This is a feel good musical with banging songs, fantastic performers and countless laughs.
Murder, She Didn't Write
- Review
- ★★★
- Ben Ludlow
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 21st Aug, 2023
The Improv Fringe is alive and kicking this year, as witty and inventive as ever.
Murder on the 518
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Sallis Benney Theatre
- 30th - 31st May 2023
Murder on the 518! performed by the Brighton University Drama Society.
Charles Quarterman: An Evening With Charles Quarterman For One Hour
- Listing Spoken Word
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent: Bosco
- 27th May 2023
If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
Charles Quarterman: An Evening With Charles Quarterman For One Hour
- Listing Spoken Word
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent: Bosco
- 27th May 2023
Hello, I am Charles Quarterman.
Locomotive for Murder: The Improvised Whodunnit
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Open Air Theatre (BOAT)
- 21st May 2023
Mesdames and Messieurs, may I take your tickets please? Pinch Punch welcome you aboard Locomotive for Murder: The Improvised Whodunnit, a totally improvised, totally outrageous m…
Locomotive for Murder: The Improvised Whodunnit
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Open Air Theatre (BOAT)
- 21st May 2023
Mesdames and Messieurs, may I take your tickets please? Pinch Punch welcome you aboard Locomotive for Murder: The Improvised Whodunnit, a totally improvised, totally outrageous m…
Leslie Bloom Solves a Murder
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Presuming Ed’s
- 15th - 28th May 2023
Welcome all members of the Toddlingham neighbourhood watch to our AGM and fundraising gala.
Leslie Bloom Solves a Murder
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Presuming Ed’s
- 15th - 28th May 2023
Welcome all members of the Toddlingham neighbourhood watch to our AGM and fundraising gala.
Locomotive for Murder: The Improvised Whodunnit
- Listing Comedy
- Vault Festival
- Crypt
- 4th - 5th Mar 2023
Pinch Punch welcome you aboard Locomotive for Murder: The Improvised Whodunnit, a totally improvised, totally outrageous murder mystery where killing the cast and cracking the case…
Buddy Holly: A Legend Reborn featuring 'Connie Francis'
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- UK Regional & Tours
- Civic Theatre
- 21st Oct 2022
Buddy Holly: A Legend Reborn Starring the UK’s No1 CONNIE FRANCIS Revue Through 1957 to ‘59 one man changed the face of music and revolutionised the meaning…
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Richmond Theatre
- 30th Aug - 10th Sep 2022
Based on the Sunday Times’ bestseller, which inspired one of this century’s most treasured films, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel takes us on a journey to India with an …
Magic, Mystery and Mayhem
- Listing Magic
- Camden Fringe
- Little Angel Theatre
- 24th - 25th Aug 2022
Magic, Mystery and Mayhem is the debut show for comedy magic double act O’Leary and Meadows, and it is exactly as the title suggests - full of amazing magic, mysterious mind readin…
Magic, Mystery and Mayhem
- Listing Magic
- Camden Fringe
- Little Angel Theatre
- 24th - 25th Aug 2022
Magic, Mystery and Mayhem is the debut show for comedy magic double act O’Leary and Meadows, and it is exactly as the title suggests - full of amazing magic, mysterious mind readin…
The Dastardly Murder of the Chocolate Soufflé
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Rosemary Branch Theatre
- 23rd - 27th Aug 2022
In a 1950s English countryside home, Walter, Lucy and Desiree rehash the night of their father’s funeral as they play detective, in an effort to puzzle out the shocking disappear…
The Dastardly Murder of the Chocolate Soufflé
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Rosemary Branch Theatre
- 23rd - 27th Aug 2022
In a 1950s English countryside home, Walter, Lucy and Desiree rehash the night of their father’s funeral as they play detective, in an effort to puzzle out the shocking disappear…
Matt and Sam Attempt Murder
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- The West End Comedy Club
- 22nd Aug 2022
At the 2022 Camden Fringe, Matt Rouse(“Solid attitude which he skilfully exploits” - Chortle) and Sam Picone(“Slick timing and effortless delivery” - Mo Gilligan) will atte…
Matt and Sam Attempt Murder
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- The West End Comedy Club
- 22nd Aug 2022
At the 2022 Camden Fringe, Matt Rouse(“Solid attitude which he skilfully exploits” - Chortle) and Sam Picone(“Slick timing and effortless delivery” - Mo Gilligan) will atte…
Battle: A Modern Mystery Play
- Review
- ★★★★
- Rebecca Vines
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Niddry St
- 27th Aug, 2022
Battle describes itself as a modern mystery play, and takes the audience on an intricately-plotted historical journey from 1066 to the present day: exploring how women just gather …
Charles Maclean Whisky Masterclass
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The A Club at the Merchants Hall
- 20th Aug 2022
Charles Maclean has been researching and writing books and articles about whisky since 1981.
Murder, She Didn't Write
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 17th - 29th Aug 2022
A classic murder mystery is created on the spot from audience suggestions in this ingenious and hilarious show from Fringe favourites, Degrees of Error.
Murder Ballads
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Cowgate
- 16th - 28th Aug 2022
After a sold-out run, The B Collective returns with their exhilarating high-octane show Murder Ballads, adapted from the album by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.
He'd Murder Me
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 15th - 19th Aug 2022
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, 1977.
Charles Dickens' The Signalman
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 11th - 16th Aug 2022
Charles Dickens’ classic ghost story.
Murder? I Hardly Know Her
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- BrewDog
- 10th - 16th Aug 2022
A murder in an escape room? Inconvenient for the victim, perhaps, but very handy for inspectors who wish to keep their suspects in one place.
A Highly Suspect Murder Mystery
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on the Mile
- 8th - 12th Aug 2022
Following a 2021 sell out run, acclaimed mystery maestros Highly Suspect return to the Fringe with a new duo of hilarious and interactive murder mysteries, which you – the audien…
The Murder Club
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on the Mile
- 6th - 26th Aug 2022
Based on true stories, Steve Hennessy’s play follows two inmates at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Richard Prince and Ronald True.
The Mystery of the Wee Pirate's Curse
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on North Bridge
- 5th - 20th Aug 2022
It is 1952 and the spiffing summer hols are here at last, what larks indeed! Young Lady Iris Bungle finds herself in bonnie Scotland assisting her theatrical, spunky cousin Lord Di…
Charles Dickens' The Signalman
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 5th - 20th Aug 2022
Charles Dickens’ classic ghost story.
A Highly Suspect Murder Mystery
- Review
- ★★★★
- Katerina Partolina Schwartz
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 16th Aug, 2022
A Highly Suspect Murder Mystery is an interactive Shakespeare-based whodunnit where the audience (with help from the cast) is tasked with solving the murder.
There's No Mystery in Murder!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on the Mile
- 5th - 27th Aug 2022
Murder has come to Rothersdale, where nothing ever happens.
Space Mystery: A Mystery in Space
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 5th - 27th Aug 2022
Disaster strikes aboard the S.
Monkey Poet's Murder Mystery and The Bo Jo Show Episode 1 – Chequer's Mate
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- The Courtyard Theatre
- 4th - 6th Aug 2022
Murder Mystery ‘A drinks reception of all of poetic literatures greats.
Agent November: Indoor Escape Game – Murder Mr E
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 4th - 28th Aug 2022
There’s been a murder! You have 30 minutes to solve the case – or you might be next! Enter the Museum of Secrets, solve the puzzles and find the killer before they strike again.
Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Roundabout @ Summerhall
- 3rd - 28th Aug 2022
BFFs Kathy and Stella host Hull’s least successful true-crime podcast.
Americana: A Murder Ballad
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Katerina Partolina Schwartz
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Checkpoint
- 8th Aug, 2022
We are told from the start that America’s history is one of violence, and of wars.
Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote
- Review
- ★★★★
- Elanor Parker
- Brighton
- Komedia - Brighton
- 28th Jun, 2022
Although the show ended back in 1996, Murder, She Wrote has developed a cultural cachet like few other TV programmes.
Murder on the Improvised Express
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Open Air Theatre (BOAT)
- 26th May 2022
Mesdames and Messieurs, may I take your tickets, please? This summer, let comedy improvisation company, Pinch Punch, welcome you aboard their exciting new show, ‘Murder on The Imp…
Murder on the Improvised Express
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Open Air Theatre (BOAT)
- 26th May 2022
Mesdames and Messieurs, may I take your tickets, please? This summer, let comedy improvisation company, Pinch Punch, welcome you aboard their exciting new show, ‘Murder on The Imp…
Agent November: Escape Room - Murder Mr. E
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighthelm Community Centre
- 6th May - 5th Jun 2022
The Museum of Secrets has been robbed! Join a mysterious secret agent to help investigate the murder of Mr.
Agent November: Escape Room - Murder Mr. E
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighthelm Community Centre
- 6th May - 5th Jun 2022
The Museum of Secrets has been robbed! Join a mysterious secret agent to help investigate the murder of Mr.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
- Review
- ★★★
- Gareth Williams
- London Fringe
- Bridewell Theatre
- 28th Mar, 2022
When Charles Dickens died, he left behind a plethora of iconic novels.
The (Not So) Quick Murder of Man | Sorry, Denny's Dead.
- Listing Theatre
- Dublin
- Smock Alley Theatre, 1662
- 9th Feb 2022
The (Not So) Quick Murder of Man Death over a bag of crisps Sorry, Denny's Dead.
AT HOME: Royal Scottish National Orchestra & Elim Chan
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh International Festival
- Online
- 25th Nov 2021
Principal Guest Conductor Elim Chan leads the Royal Scottish National Orchestra in an electrifying concert featuring cellist Sol Gabetta.
AT HOME: Royal Scottish National Orchestra & Elim Chan
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh International Festival
- Online
- 25th Nov 2021
Principal Guest Conductor Elim Chan leads the Royal Scottish National Orchestra in an electrifying filmed concert featuring cellist Sol Gabetta.
Weirdos Comedy Presents: Murder at the True Crime Convention
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 29th - 31st Oct 2021
It is the True Crime Convention at the Museum of Comedy and fans have gathered to see their favourite True-Crime stars, get autographs and watch live podcast recordings …
Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote: The Witch's Curse!
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- Royal Vauxhall Tavern
- 21st Oct - 4th Nov 2021
The cult hit event Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote it continues its residency at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, with the spooky episode The Witch’s Curse.
Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote at the RVT
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- Royal Vauxhall Tavern
- 23rd Sep 2021
Join us for a brand new episode (announced soon) as part of the cult hit event Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote as it continues its residency at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern.
Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote at The Brewers Manchester
- Listing Events
- UK Regional & Tours
- The Brewers Manchester
- 17th - 18th Sep 2021
Pit your wits against JB Fletcher at Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote an interactive screening of an episode of Murder, She Wrote.
Francis Foster - Preview
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 12th Sep 2021
Comedian Francis Foster from TRIGGERnometry, the hit political and cultural YouTube show with over 3 million downloads a month is performing his first solo stand-up show…
Francis Rossi: I Talk Too Much
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Brunton
- 27th Aug 2021
Legendary Status Quo lead singer Francis Rossi shares the extraordinary secrets of his 50-plus years in rock’n’roll in this intimate evening of chat and music.
Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote: "Who Threw the Barbitals in Mrs Fletcher's Chowder?"
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- Royal Vauxhall Tavern
- 19th Aug 2021
Pit your wits against JB Fletcher at Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote an interactive screening of a classic episode of Murder, She Wrote.
A Highly Suspect Murder Mystery
- Review
- ★★★
- Victor Black
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Symposium Hall
- 21st Aug, 2021
Highly Suspect is a highly novel theatrical experience in which four actors take on the roles of supporting players from the Sherlock Holmes stories - Watson, Le Strade, Mycroft an…
Mystery on the Rocks Live
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Camden Comedy Club
- 16th Aug 2021
Unsolved mysteries meet mixology in Mystery on the Rocks, a very silly podcast hosted by award-winning comedians Sooz Kempner, Masud Milas and Chris Stokes and named as one of The …
Royal Scottish National Orchestra & Elim Chan
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh International Festival
- Edinburgh Academy Junior School
- 16th - 16th Aug 2021
Principal Guest Conductor Elim Chan leads the Royal Scottish National Orchestra in an electrifying concert featuring cellist Sol Gabetta.
Mystery on the Rocks Live
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Camden Comedy Club
- 16th Aug 2021
Unsolved mysteries meet mixology in Mystery on the Rocks, a very silly podcast hosted by award-winning comedians Sooz Kempner, Masud Milas and Chris Stokes and named as one of The …
Clown Nipples and Nice Try (Two Solo Shows - Works in Progress)
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Etcetera Theatre
- 8th - 15th Aug 2021
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
Nice Try and Clown Nipples (Two Comedy Solo Shows)
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Etcetera Theatre
- 8th - 15th Aug 2021
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
Clown Nipples and Nice Try (Two Solo Shows - Works in Progress)
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Etcetera Theatre
- 8th - 15th Aug 2021
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
Sherlock's Secret Challenge – The Puzzle Solving Game That Shows You The City
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Outside The Conan Doyle Pub
- 6th - 30th Aug 2021
You will need a group of 2-5 detectives, internet access on your phone, your brain and your legs! We’ll provide the specialist kit.
Alice-India and Ruby Carr Present Friend Ship: Welcome to the Murder Boat
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- 2Northdown
- 2nd Aug 2021
Ruby Carr (Amused Moose New Act of the Year 2019 Finalist) and Alice-India (Leicester Square Theatre New Act of the Year 2019 Finalist) are looking for a person or persons to join …
Alice-India and Ruby Carr Present Friend Ship: Welcome to the Murder Boat
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- 2Northdown
- 2nd Aug 2021
Ruby Carr (Amused Moose New Act of the Year 2019 Finalist) and Alice-India (Leicester Square Theatre New Act of the Year 2019 Finalist) are looking for a person or persons to join …
Trouble At Sea: A Miss McSkimming Mystery
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
- The Big Top
- 3rd Jul 2021
Miss McSkimming takes to the high seas in her second adventure, presented by Blackshaw Theatre.
Gays in Space: a Murder Mystery Cabaret
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The Oil Shed
- 29th Jun - 1st Jul 2021
Follow the Gays’ tantalising tales of devious destruction as they battle the heinous Hetero Sector! Enjoy a drink or two as a colourful cacophony of creativity causes chaos right…
Gays in Space: a Murder Mystery Cabaret
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The Oil Shed
- 29th Jun - 1st Jul 2021
Follow the Gays’ tantalising tales of devious destruction as they battle the heinous Hetero Sector! Enjoy a drink or two as a colourful cacophony of creativity causes chaos right…
Charles Hayward presents….
- Listing Music
- London Fringe
- The Albany
- 26th Jun 2021
Musician and sound activist Charles Hayward presents a wild mix of genre fluid music from the London underground and beyond.
Sara Segovia and Lachlan Werner are making shows (WORK IN PROGRESS)
- Listing Comedy
- UK Regional & Tours
- The Miller
- 15th Jun 2021
Sara Segovia Rodao and Lachlan Werner are cuties by nature, cancers by astrological sign and clowns by trade.
Clown Nipples and Nice Try (Two Solo Shows - Works in Progress)
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Caxton Arms
- 7th - 27th Jun 2021
Tl;dr: Two female comedians debut their 30 minute solo shows on one bill.
Clown Nipples and Nice Try (Two Solo Shows - Works in Progress)
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Caxton Arms
- 7th - 27th Jun 2021
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
A Highly Suspect Murder Mystery
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- theSpaceUK
- 28th May - 6th Jun 2021
Join ‘mystery maestros’ Highly Suspect for a hilarious interactive online murder mystery which you, the audience, must solve! There’s a fiendish plot, evidence to examine, an…
A Highly Suspect Murder Mystery
- Review
- ★★★★
- Sascha Cooper
- Brighton Fringe
- theSpaceUK
- 5th Jun, 2021
Bring together the work of Jane Austen and the modern world of dating together to create a murder mystery with a twist you get An Austentatious Murder.
FRANCIS ROSSI: I TALK TOO MUCH
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- UK Regional & Tours
- Hertford Theatre
- 4th May 2021
Legendary Status Quo lead singer Francis Rossi will share the extraordinary secrets of his 50-plus years in rock’n’roll when he takes to the stage for an int…
Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton
- Brighton Dome
- 12th - 12th Dec 2020
Christmas arrives early with two live performances of Charles Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol, narrated by the celebrated actor Harriet Walter (RSC, The Crown, Ki…
Buddy Holly: A Legend Reborn featuring 'Connie Francis'
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- UK Regional & Tours
- Civic Theatre
- 16th Oct 2020
Buddy Holly: A Legend Reborn Starring the UK’s No1 CONNIE FRANCIS Revue Through 1957 to ‘59 one man changed the face of music and revolutionised the meaning…
There's No Mystery in Murder!
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on the Mile
- 10th - 29th Aug 2020
Murder has come to a quiet Yorkshire village where nothing ever happens.
The Murder(ed) Musketeers
- Listing Theatre
- Online & Broadcast
- The Space UK
- 8th - 30th Aug 2020
Join acclaimed ‘Mystery maestros’ Highly Suspect for a hilarious interactive online murder mystery which you, the audience, must solve! There’s a fiendish plot, evidence to e…
After the Turn: The Mystery of Bly Manor
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Space UK
- 8th - 30th Aug 2020
Five years after the tragedy of Bly Manor, the world wants answers.
He'd Murder Me
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on North Bridge
- 7th - 15th Aug 2020
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire 1977.
A Highly Suspect Murder Mystery
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 7th - 29th Aug 2020
Join acclaimed mystery maestros Highly Suspect for a hilarious and interactive murder mystery, which you – the audience – must solve! Featuring a fiendish plot, evidence to exa…
3's Comedy – Luka Muller, Peter Jones and Mystery Guest
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ City Cafe
- 6th - 30th Aug 2020
3’s Comedy brings together Luka Muller, Peter Jones and a mystery guest; three of the rising stars of Australian comedy for a whole new hour of hilarious stand-up.
Murder, She Didn't Write: The Improvised Murder Mystery
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 5th - 31st Aug 2020
A classic murder mystery created on the spot in this ingenious and hilarious show from The Bristol Improv Theatre’s resident company.
Waiter, There's A Murder In My Soup!
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Studio 5ive Restaurant
- 4th - 29th Mar 2020
The year is 1946.
Murder in the Cathedral
- Review
- ★★★
- Richard Beck
- London Fringe
- Southwark Cathedral
- 6th Nov, 2019
Performing a play in a cathedral about an archbishop assassinated in a cathedral might sound like a match made in heaven.
Murder On The Dancefloor
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Pleasance Islington, Downstairs
- 11th - 13th Oct 2019
In a city that feels less and less like home, five friends are plunged into a ruthless world of greed, grudges and grooves.
Truth after murder
- Listing Theatre
- Camden Fringe
- The Etcetera Theatre
- 21st - 25th Aug 2019
Year 2099.
Charles Quarterman: An Afternoon with Charles Quarterman for One Hour
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Heroes @ The SpiegelYurt
- 19th - 23rd Aug 2019
Hello, I am Charles Quarterman.
Goodbye Charles – Free
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ City Cafe
- 19th - 25th Aug 2019
‘I ate the divorce papers, Charles.
Questions for Quiz Shows
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 17th Aug 2019
Cora is at the festival to see her ex-boyfriend perform.
Charles Maclean Whisky Masterclass
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The A Club at the Merchants Hall
- 17th Aug 2019
Charles MacLean has been researching and writing books and articles about whisky since 1981.
Murder Ballads
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Nicolson Square
- 12th - 24th Aug 2019
Murder Ballads is adapted from the 1995 album of the same name by cult artist Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.
The Mystery of the Bonnie Sporran and the Loch Ness Monster
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on North Bridge
- 12th - 24th Aug 2019
The jolly summer hols have arrived at last! Young, brave Lady Iris Bungle and her beloved housekeeper, Mrs Squidgyfeet, find themselves at Hardwick Heights on the edge of Loch Ness…
Sage Francis and B Dolan Are Epic Beard Men
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 10th Aug 2019
After a decade of sharing stages and crafting collaborations in the studio, real-life rap BFFs Sage Francis and B Dolan have finally caved to years of fan pressure to form an offic…
Francis Boulle and Friends
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Dome
- 9th - 25th Aug 2019
Star of Made In Chelsea, business tycoon, man of the people.
Deadly Dungeon Murder Mystery
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Edinburgh Dungeon
- 7th - 16th Aug 2019
Come to the Dungeon and solve the Deadly Dungeon Murder Mystery! Join the Secret Society of Scottish Scoundrels and investigate the shocking murder of Judge Mental.
Solving the Mystery of Cryptic Crosswords: Arts Barge Riverside Festival
- Listing
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- 7th Aug 2019
To the uninitiated, a first glance at a cryptic crossword can be daunting, but here Rory promises to unveil its mysteries in a 90 minute workshop that is intended to be …
Solving the Mystery of Cryptic Crosswords with Rory Motion: Arts Barge Riverside Festival
- Listing Workshop
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- 7th Aug 2019
To the uninitiated, a first glance at a cryptic crossword can be daunting, but here Rory promises to unveil its mysteries in a 90 minute workshop that is intended to be …
The Genius of Charles Dickens
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Sweet Novotel
- 5th - 11th Aug 2019
In his one-man show, author/actor Chris Foote-Wood gives animated readings from Dickens novels in the same manner as Dickens himself: reading and acting out the parts to illustrate…
A Sherlock Holmes Mystery: The Baker Street Irregulars and the Case of the Stolen Portrait
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on the Mile
- 5th - 10th Aug 2019
London, 1887.
A Charlie Montague Mystery: The Game's a Foot, Try the Fish
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 2nd - 10th Aug 2019
Rakish aristocrat and first-time detective Charlie Montague must prevent a murder.
The Gospel According to Thomas Jefferson, Charles Dickens and Count Leo Tolstoy: Discord
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Infirmary Street
- 2nd - 17th Aug 2019
Thomas Jefferson, Charles Dickens and Count Leo Tolstoy find themselves locked in a room with no exit, as they ransack the philosophies of their lives and work, searching for a tru…
Trevor Lewis Presents: A Stand-Up for the Mystery Hour
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2019
Direct from great success in Australia, A Stand-Up for the Mystery Hour is a show like no other.
Stewart Francis: Into the Punset
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Rooms
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
The star of Mock the Week, Live at the Apollo and Crackerjack embarks on a brand-new show, in this, his last tour ever! See him before he heads off.
Murder She Didn't Write: The Improvised Murder Mystery
- Review
- ★★★
- James Haikney
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 9th Aug, 2019
To say that Murder She Didn’t Write, from Degrees of Error, is a slick production is an understatement.
Sarah Jane Morris: Sweet Little Mystery
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Studios
- 31st Jul - 11th Aug 2019
Sarah Jane Morris with her unique and powerful voice celebrates John Martyn illuminating his life and art in her new show Sweet Little Mystery.
Murder on the Dancefloor
- Review
- ★★★
- Beverly Sproats
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 8th Aug, 2019
Death on the depressing dancefloor that is the job and house hunting game – certainly not the most ideal outcome for a 21 year old just trying to live.
Agent November Escape Game: Murder Mr E
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 31st Jul - 25th Aug 2019
There’s been a murder.
BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The Blockhouse
- 20th - 21st May 2019
BA Theatre Arts at GBMet.
Solve-along-a-Murder-She-Wrote presents
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Studio
- 8th - 22nd May 2019
Pit your wits against JB Fletcher at this interactive screening of the classic ‘Murder, She Wrote’ episode, ‘Birds of a Feather’.
Movin' Melvin Brown: The Ray Charles Experience
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The Hat
- 4th - 6th May 2019
R&B legend presents his soulful journey exploring the jazz, blues, gospel and soul music of Ray Charles and his contemporaries.
Sarah Jane Morris: Sweet Little Mystery
- Listing Music
- Brighton
- The Old Market
- 3rd May 2019
Through her own brilliant interpretive vocal talents, Sarah Jane will be illuminating the work of John Martyn in her new show Sweet Little Mystery, accompanied by her regular colla…
The Mystery Of Memory Lane OR...The Puppy Dog's Tale (3-8 yrs)
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- London Fringe
- Watermans Art Centre
- 14th Apr 2019
This warm and nostalgic show is based around a Bric-a-Brac market stall where Mr Shabby and Mrs Chic try to teach a new dog old tricks in an attempt to solve the Mystery…
Sunday Encounters: An Evening with Charles Dance
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Theatre Royal Haymarket
- 17th Mar 2019
In a rare public appearance, Charles Dance discusses his remarkable 50-year career in theatre, film and television.
Murder, He Podcasted
- Listing Theatre
- Dublin
- Smock Alley Theatre, 1662
- 22nd - 23rd Feb 2019
Broadcasted crime never pays Donal and Cillian are recording the final episode of their true crime comedy podcast.
Anne Gill, Your Motha | The Murder Trust of Iron Mike Molloy
- Listing
- Dublin
- Smock Alley Theatre, 1662
- 21st - 22nd Feb 2019
Anne Gill, Your MothaWhen your creations bite back The Murder Trust of Iron Mike MolloyThe true story of The Rasputin Of The Bronx Anne Gill, Your Motha - Anne Gi…
Mischief And Mystery In Moomin Valley (3-7yrs)
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- London Fringe
- Watermans Art Centre
- 27th - 27th Jan 2019
Based on the much-loved novels by Tove Jansson, this intimate, gentle, heart-warming show takes us on a journey through the seasons of the year in Moomin Valley where ev…
Murder, She Didn’t Write: The Improvised Murder Mystery
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 13th Jan - 19th May 2019
'Degrees of Error' & 'Something for the Weekend' present.
Will Seaward presents: The Exotic Adventure of Michael the Christmas Pudding
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 16th Dec 2018
Booming surrealist storytelling comedian Will Seaward (“part Brian Blessed, part Oscar Wilde” - the Telegraph, “genuinely, terrifyingly chari…
Murder For Two
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- The Other Palace
- 12th Dec 2018 - 12th Jan 2019
A hilarious high-energy musical whodunit, Murder For Two is a madcap murder mystery with a twist.
Lynda La Plante’s CSI Murder Room
- Listing
- Dublin
- Smock Alley Theatre, 1662
- 3rd - 4th Nov 2018
Free but booking essential A unique workshop for anyone interested in the world of forensics or Crime Scene Investigation, this interactive event is brought to you by i…
Murder By The Book : Lisa Jewell & Ruth Ware with Madeleine Keane
- Listing
- Dublin
- Smock Alley Theatre, 1662
- 3rd Nov 2018
A disastrously ill-judged crush on the gentleman next door, an inheritance letter mistakenly sent to the wrong beneficiary; these are the ingenious premises of Lisa Jewe…
Murder Ballads
- Listing
- UK Regional & Tours
- Royal Court Liverpool
- 31st Oct - 2nd Nov 2018
Millhaven, West Texas, the winter of 1882.
Mischief And Mystery In Moomin Valley
- Listing Children’s Shows
- London Fringe
- Greenwich Theatre
- 7th - 7th Oct 2018
Open a book and discover a world where anything is possible.
Alfie Moore: Getting Away With Murder
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 27th Sep 2018
In his latest stand-up tour show former Detective Sergeant Alfie Moore, and star of hit BBC Radio 4 comedy ‘IT’S A FAIR COP’, takes you on a thrilling …
Cathedral Concert – Music of Mystery and Devotion
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 29th Aug 2018
The captivating sound-world of medieval music, featuring Scottish chant from Inchcolm Abbey, music by Hildegard of Bingen and Thomas, Jewel of Canterbury – an eight-part work by …
The Murder Express
- Listing Events
- West End
- Pedley Street Station
- 22nd Aug - 22nd Sep 2018
Join our Train conductor and pleasure seeking passengers as they embark on a journey of a lifetime.
Sage Francis and B Dolan Are: Epic Beard Men
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 22nd Aug 2018
Returning for their third Fringe – after a decade of sharing stages and crafting collaborations in the studio, real-life rap BFFs Sage Francis and B Dolan have finally caved to y…
A Show About Shows About Show Biz
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Nicolson Square
- 20th - 25th Aug 2018
From Show Boat to Showman, there’s always Another Op’nin, Another Show about the sparkling self-obsessed world of musical theatre! And why not? Some of the best shows are all a…
Deadly Dungeon Murder Mystery
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Edinburgh Dungeon
- 9th - 18th Aug 2018
Join the Secret Society of Scottish Scoundrels and investigate the shocking murder of Judge Mental.
The Genius of Charles Dickens
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Sweet Novotel
- 5th - 11th Aug 2018
Author/actor Chris Foote Wood gives animated readings from Dickens’ novels in the same manner as Dickens himself: reading and acting out the parts to illustrate some of Dickens�…
Charles MacLean Whisky Masterclass
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Merchant’s Hall
- 4th Aug 2018
A Whisky Masterclass with the legendary Charles MacLean.
The Show Between Shows Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- BrewDog Lothian Rd
- 4th - 25th Aug 2018
New(ish) for 2018! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
Texas Beauty Pageant Murder: The Fall of Don Swan
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Venue45
- 3rd - 8th Aug 2018
Texas Beauty Pageant Murder: The Fall of Don Swan is a devised, one-act, absurdist, film noir comedy set in the 1980s that investigates the myth of Don Juan in the current wake of …
Rob Kemp's Wheel of Shows
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Monkey Barrel / Monkey Barrel Comedy Club
- 3rd - 26th Aug 2018
Feeling pressured by his success last year with The Elvis Dead, Rob Kemp returns with ten(!) shows stuck to a spinning wheel.
Mystery Meat (Showcase)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ City Cafe
- 3rd - 26th Aug 2018
Mystery Meat is a monthly cult stand-up show regularly performing to sell-out audiences in Brighton. This is no accident. Get involved.
Duckpond: An Element of Mystery in Umpteen Samples
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Phoenix
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
The war is over: there is peace in our time.
Agent November Investigates: Murder Mr E
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 1st - 26th Aug 2018
There’s been a murder.
Murder She Didn't Write: The Improvised Murder Mystery
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 1st - 27th Aug 2018
A classic murder mystery is created on the spot from audience suggestions in this ingenious show from Fringe favourites, Degrees of Error.
Murdered by Murder
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Jane Beeston
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Studio
- 27th May, 2018
The scene is set.
A Musical History of 24 George St, Brighton - and Other Shows
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- Bom-Bane’s Music Cafe
- 18th May - 3rd Jun 2018
By popular demand! Original musical journey from 400 AD Boerthelm’s Tun to present day Bom-Bane’s, with portraits of all the colourful inhabitants along the way.
BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows
- Review
- ★★★★
- Carmen Dupre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Theatre Box
- 9th May, 2018
Bringing us four short scenes, Puck’s Players – consisting of Bill Poulton, Phillip Lee and Aaron Thaddeus Lee – were able to exhibit outstanding versatility as performers, d…
King Charles III
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Little Theatre
- 5th - 12th May 2018
Queen Elizabeth II is dead.
Just A Little Murder
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 15th Apr 2018
Performed dramatic reading by Fenella Fielding & Stephen Greif.
Murder, She Didn’t Write: The Improvised Murder Mystery
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 25th Mar - 29th Apr 2018
'Degrees of Error' & 'Something for the Weekend' present.
Oriental Elements
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Adelaide Fringe
- The Jade
- 18th Mar 2018
Prepare to be mesmerized by this Enchanting display of music and dance which plays on the senses as it transports you to the East where you will discover some of Arabia’s intriguin…
Magic on the Edge - The Mystery of Magic
- Listing Magic
- Adelaide Fringe
- THE GC at The German Club
- 10th - 18th Mar 2018
After a sell-out season last year with the premiere of Magic on the Edge, Five of Adelaide’s most present magicians will take you on another magical, mind boggling, fun filled, edg…
Magical Mystery Comedy Coach Tour
- Listing Tours
- Adelaide Fringe
- East Terrace Continental
- 12th Mar 2018
Sold-out 2013-2017 A unique day out in the countryside with the Fringe’s best comedians performing in 4 mystery locations.
Love, Murder & Retribution
- Listing Music
- Adelaide Fringe
- National Wine Centre
- 11th Mar 2018
The music of Johnny Cash spanned almost 50 years from the start of his career in 1955 with the legendary Sun Records, through to the now equally famous American Recordings, until h…
Murder in the Wine Cellar
- Listing Theatre
- Adelaide Fringe
- National Wine Centre
- 11th - 16th Mar 2018
Wedding season is afoot at the National Wine Centre but what happens when a groom is found dead in the wine cellar.
Sound & Fury's Secret Mystery Cabaret of Mysterious Mysteries
- Listing Theatre
- Adelaide Fringe
- Live From Tandanya
- 10th - 17th Mar 2018
The boys of Sound & Fury present selected “Best-of-Fringe” artists to perform new, or experimental pieces NOT from the shows they’re mounting at Adelaide Fringe! New lineup each we…
Murder City Roller Girls presents Summer Shovin'
- Listing Events
- Adelaide Fringe
- The ARC Campbelltown
- 10th Mar 2018
Get your old-school 50s gear on and make like Greased Lightning to the ARC Campbelltown for some hard-hitting roller derby action! The T Birds will be taking on the Pink Ladies i…
Kate Fuller: Tales of Love and Murder
- Listing Comedy
- Adelaide Fringe
- The Garden of Unearthly Delights
- 25th Feb 2018
From the Red Right Hand and the Long Black Veil, to Delilah and Miss Otis Regrets, we have told tales of love and murder through song for centuries.
A Night With The Pop Idols - Murder Mystery Dinner
- Listing Theatre
- Adelaide Fringe
- The Parks Theatres
- 24th Feb 2018
The guys and girls from Sourced Up Talent present a night of murder and mystery.
A Murder Most Foul: Death at the speakeasy
- Listing Theatre
- Adelaide Fringe
- Alere Function Centre / Publishers Hotel
- 24th Feb - 10th Mar 2018
Death at the speakeasy is an interactive murder mystery dinner with a 1920’s theme.
Side Shows
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Sadler’s Wells Theatre
- 25th - 26th Nov 2017
Constella OperaBallet return to the Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells this November with their award-winning Sideshows.
The Masters of Mystery
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- UK Regional & Tours
- Marlowe Theatre (Studio)
- 19th - 21st Oct 2017
Mysterious figures are spotted in the streets, friends are disappearing and the threat of violence hangs heavy in the air.
Sustainable Shows: Emerging Trends
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 23rd Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
#Magical Mystery Walking Tour of the Fringe
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Meeting Outside Burgers and Beers Grillhouse
- 14th - 27th Aug 2017
A light-hearted unofficial free walking tour of the Fringe, meeting outside Burgers and Beer Grillhouse at 10:30 – ending in a 15-20 professional magic show in The Newsroom on Le…
Songs from the Exotic
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Andrew’s and St George’s West, George St
- 12th Aug 2017
Susan McNaught (soprano), Taylor Wilson (mezzo) and Robert Melling (pianist) present a recital of beautiful 19th and 20th-century songs, chanson and lied, inspired by the sights an…
US Tour Booking For Small And Independent Shows
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 10th - 21st Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Live Shows in an Internet Media Age
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 9th Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
The Show Between Shows Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 52 Canoes (Grassmarket)
- 6th - 26th Aug 2017
New for 2017! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
Harriet Dyer – Dyergnosis Murder
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Bar Bados Complex
- 5th - 26th Aug 2017
Harriet Dyer (BBC Live at the Fringe, BBC Ouch, BBC Radio 4 Extra and that idiot that didn’t cook her chicken on ITV’s Dinner Date) for purposes of this show is Detective Dyer.
The Mystery at Ginger Creek: An Interactive Adventure
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Infirmary Street
- 4th - 12th Aug 2017
Welcome to Ginger Creek, where curious characters and perplexing events are the norm.
A Charlie Montague Mystery: The Man with the Twisted Hip
- Review
- ★★★★
- Chloe-Louise Saunders
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 18th Aug, 2017
If you are in search of some polite 1930s garden-party-esque comedy mixed in with a hilariously self-aware performance, this is certainly a play to catch.
A Charlie Montague Mystery: The Game's a Foot, Try the Fish
- Review
- ★★★★
- Paul Fisher Cockburn
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 14th Aug, 2017
What would an unpublished Agatha Christie mystery be like if, by some strange quirk of fate, its editor had given it over to P G Wodehouse for a final literary polish? Well, thanks…
Madame Señorita: 25 Different Shows, Come Every Day!
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Award-winning performer Paula Valluerca, aka Madame Señorita, is committed to reconnect with the pleasure of being a totally deluded idiot.
LoveHard: Murdered by Murder
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Millie Bayswater
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom
- 16th Aug, 2017
LoveHard return to the Fringe after their award-winning 2016 show House On The Hill with a new comic offering that is literally the best of both the theatre and comedy worlds.
Margaret Thatcher Queen of Game Shows
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Gardens
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Ding dong the witch is back! Multi award-winning Fringe sensation Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho returns with the most fabulous game show of all! Join the Iron Lady for songs, gam…
Murder, She Didn't Write: The Improvised Murder Mystery
- Review
- ★★★★
- Emily Jane Kerr
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 21st Aug, 2017
A murder has been committed.
Agent November: Major X Plow-Shun / The Murder of Mr E
- Review
- ★★★★
- Jonathan Mayo
- Edinburgh Fringe
- New Town Theatre
- 8th Aug, 2017
Within his immaculate MI5-style office set up as an escape room experience for up to ten people, Agent November offers willing accomplices the opportunity to take on the role of sp…
Sgt. Pepper/Magical Mystery Tour
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- Clarendon Centre
- 27th May 2017
Come and celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of The Beatles albums: ‘Sgt.
LoveHard: Murdered By Murder
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Caroline of Brunswick
- 26th - 28th May 2017
1934.
Bom-Bane's Musical History of 24 George St, Brighton & Other Shows
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- Bom-Bane’s Music Cafe
- 18th May - 3rd Jun 2017
An original musical & gastromonical journey from the 5th Century settlement of Boerthlelm’s Tun to Brighton in 1795, with affectionate portraits of the colourful inhabitants of 24 …
A Murder of Ravens
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- Rialto Theatre
- 14th - 18th May 2017
A brilliant weaving-together of vocals, poems, music, song and performance takes the audience on a breathtaking trip in the company of a series of angry, disaffected, bored, vengef…
Some Treachery: A Miss McSkimming Mystery
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Putney Arts Theatre
- 13th May 2017
A live radio play (hilarious sound effects included).
BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Studio 3
- 8th - 9th May 2017
“The true mystery of the world is the visible .
The Shoreditch Improv Festival Sunday Funday Shows
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
- The Water Poet
- 19th Feb 2017
3pm-4pm The first show of the day will feature about as wide a variety of improvisation styles as one could ask for, with three groups that could not be more different from each o…
Murder Ballad
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Arts Theatre
- 29th Sep - 3rd Dec 2016
Don't miss Murder Ballad, the thrilling new musical of love, obsession and murderous desire as it heads to the Arts Theatre this October with West End and Broadway star, Kerry …
Dial Medicine for Murder
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 24th - 26th Aug 2016
This is the story and juxtaposition of the two most notorious British physicians of the 20th century, Dr Harold Shipman and Dr John Bodkin Adams.
The Mystery at Ginger Creek: An Interactive Adventure
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 22nd - 27th Aug 2016
Welcome to Ginger Creek, where curious characters and perplexing events are the norm.
Simon Lukacs Shows His Range
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Southside Social
- 15th - 23rd Aug 2016
Upstairs Downton and Petting Zoo (‘Improv supergroup’ TimeOut) star creates a staggering array of characters using his mouth, brain, hands and body.
Daniel Sloss: So? (Late Shows)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Venue150 at EICC
- 12th - 27th Aug 2016
Later, considerably ruder and darker shows from internationally acclaimed, award-winning Scottish stand-up comedy meteor.
Arthur Conan Doyle – Man of Mystery
- Review
- ★★★
- Paul Fisher Cockburn
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Mayfield Salisbury Church
- 12th Aug, 2016
There’s something wonderfully uncluttered and unpretentious about this particular wander down literary lane from the Mercators, one of Edinburgh’s oldest amateur drama clubs.
The Genius of Charles Dickens
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Arthur Conan Doyle Centre
- 8th - 12th Aug 2016
Victoria Wood’s brother Chris Foote Wood brings Dickens characters to life with animated readings in the style of Dickens himself who did not just read but acted out the parts.
Aurora Revelation Exhibition by TK Chan
- Listing Exhibition
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Grosvenor Maybury Casino
- 7th - 14th Aug 2016
Hong Kong-born artist Ms TK Chan lived and worked in Scotland for 10 years and returned to Hong Kong in 2010.
Sage Francis and B Dolan Present: Strange Speech, Famous Development
- Review
- ★★★
- Tristram Fane Saunders
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Stand in the Square
- 10th Aug, 2016
You can tell a lot about a show from its audience.
Deadly Dungeon Murder Mystery
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Edinburgh Dungeon
- 5th - 26th Aug 2016
The Edinburgh Dungeon returns with a thrilling new mystery to solve.
Margaret Thatcher Queen of Game Shows
- Review
- ★★★★★
- William Heraghty
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Gardens
- 8th Aug, 2016
Ding dong, the witch isn’t dead! And this time it’s definitely cause for celebration! After her previous success as an ‘international cabaret superstar’ Maggie is back in b…
Rights and Responsibilities (or How a Horse Was Tried for Murder)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
A horse tried for murder? A nonsensical idea, surely? Well not after the great Animal Rights and Responsibilities Act 2031 is passed into law.
Jody Kamali is The Incredible Man of Mystery
- Review
- ★★★
- Jamie P Robson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Sweet Grassmarket
- 27th Aug, 2016
The Man of Mystery comes on stage looking like something out of a classic James Bond film: strong jawline, handsome stubble and a black turtleneck — topped off with an orange shi…
Bob Slayer: 24 Hour Shows
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus
- 4th - 29th Aug 2016
Bob drives his BlundaBus around Europe looking for adventures.
Mystery Gimmick Stand-Up Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Mash House
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Ben Clover has been doing stand-up for ages now and is pretty good at it.
Mystery Gimmick Stand-Up Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C soco at ibis
- 3rd - 29th Aug 2016
Ben Clover has been doing stand-up for ages now and is pretty good at it.
Murder She Didn't Write
- Review
- ★★★
- Simon Fearn
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues - C
- 24th Aug, 2016
There are a fair number of improvised comedies this year, but Degrees of Error’s Murder She Didn’t Write is causing a particular buzz.
Tales of Mystery and Imagination
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Preston Old Church
- 14th - 22nd May 2016
Actor/singer/storyteller Richard Spaul tells stories from Edgar Allan Poe’s macabre masterpiece.
Jody Kamali is the Incredible Man of Mystery
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hobgoblin
- 11th - 30th May 2016
Debonair.
Charles Booth: VSOP
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Studio 3
- 6th May - 5th Jun 2016
Charles Booth (Time Out character comedian to watch) makes his Brighton debut with an eclectic concoction of characters fizzing with heart-warming lunacy, dazzling originality and …
Murder, She Didn't Write
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Sweet Waterfront 1
- 5th - 8th May 2016
Move over Sherlock! You become the author in this original and hilarious improvised comedy! Each night, Degrees of Error presents an unplanned, unscripted and never-before-seen mur…
Dan+Joe+Charles Show
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- The Shanty at NY Distilling Company
- 15th Mar 2016
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.
The Perfect Murder
- Review
- ★★★★
- Julia French
- Brighton
- Theatre Royal Brighton
- 8th Mar, 2016
Any production of The Perfect Murder, Peter James’ bestselling novella set in Brighton, was always going to generate interest in its hometown.
Charles Buschs Cleopatra
- Listing Theatre
- Off Off Broadway
- Theater for the New City
- 2nd Mar 2016
(performances start on Friday) Will the popular writer and performer Charles Busch make an asp of himself in this new comedy? Unlikely.
Mystery at Frankenstein Castle
- Review
- ★★★★
- Oliver Lugg
- UK Regional & Tours
- The Dukebox Theatre
- 17th Feb, 2016
Time is of the essence as you and your newly formed team are transported to the authentically and adorned castle laboratory from which Victor Frankenstein has mysteriously disap…
King Charles III
- Review
- ★★★★
- Julia French
- UK Regional & Tours
- Theatre Royal Brighton
- 11th Feb, 2016
Mike Bartlett’s beautifully worded imagining of a constitutional crisis without a constitution invites us to witness the starkness of the Royal Family stripped bare whilst presen…
Valentines Shows
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- Littlefield / Magnet Theater / The Stand
- 9th - 14th Feb 2016
Valentine’s Day may have a cheesy reputation, but the heart-filled holiday has inspired plenty of great live comedy for devoted couples, optimistic daters and determinedly si…
A Murder is Announced
- Review
- ★★★
- Paul Fisher Cockburn
- UK Regional & Tours
- King’s Theatre
- 4th Feb, 2016
Coming to a “classic” Agatha Christie whodunnit after a full day’s binging on the latest series of the BBC’s Silent Witness – oh, the life of a reviewer! – is, frank…
Young Charles Dickens
- Listing Theatre
- Off Broadway
- Theater 3
- 30th Nov 2015
Audiences won’t have to have read the Dickens canon to enjoy this earnest and often evocative family musical, from New York City Children’s Theater.
Charles Francis Chan Jr.s Exotic Oriental Murder Mystery
- Listing Theatre
- Off Broadway
- Walkerspace
- 2nd Oct 2015
(previews start on Monday; opens on Nov.
King Charles III
- Listing Theatre
- Broadway
- Music Box Theater
- 1st Oct 2015
(previews start on Saturday; opens on Nov.
Dial Medicine for Murder
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon
- 22nd - 31st Aug 2015
This is the story and juxtaposition of the two most notorious British physicians of the 20th Century, Dr Harold Shipman and Dr John Bodkin Adams.
The Craig Charles Funk and Soul Club
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- La Belle Angèle
- 20th Aug 2015
A late Thursday night celebration as the Funk ’n’ Soul Show goes live with presenter, DJ, acclaimed actor and funkster about town Craig Charles manning the decks until 5am.
An Improvised Murder
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St John’s
- 16th - 22nd Aug 2015
An Improvised Murder.
The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or The Survival of (R)Evolutionary Theories in the Face of Scientific and Ecclesiastical Objections: Being a Musical Comedy About Charles Darwin (1809-1882)
- Review
- ★★★★
- J W Close
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 19th Aug, 2015
You can always tell a show is going to be good when its name takes up most of the free space on a ticket.
Oriental Fairy Tales: Wild Zebra (Symphonic Excerpts)
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s
- 14th Aug 2015
This is a performance of the score from the fantasy dance-drama Wild Zebra, showcasing the accomplishments of a troupe of young Chinese performers (8-12 years old).
Daniel Sloss: Dark: Extra Shows!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Venue150@EICC
- 14th - 29th Aug 2015
Due to massive demand, six later, quite probably ruder, shows! Scotland’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning comedy half-man-half-Xbox.
Oriental Fairy Tales: Wild Zebra (Ballet with Orchestra)
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Edinburgh Playhouse
- 13th Aug 2015
Wild Zebra is a fantasy ballet with symphony orchestra accompaniment showcasing the accomplishments of a troupe of young Chinese performers (8-12 years).
Oriental Fairy Tales: Legend and Modern
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s
- 13th Aug 2015
Yu Cai Primary School, originated in the ancient oriental city of Yan’an, where only about 100 years ago the people moved out from living in cave houses.
Oriental Fairy Tales: Happy Hours in Childhood
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s
- 12th Aug 2015
Childhood is happy and carefree.
Oriental Fairy Tales: The Charming Oriental City
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s
- 11th Aug 2015
The ancient East, full of myth and charm.
Sinister: A Murder Mystery & Magic Show
- Listing Magic
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Cowgatehead - Venue 32 (UpTwo Extra)
- 8th - 18th Aug 2015
A tale of dark deeds – with your host, magician Dave Reubens.
Movin' Melvin Brown: Me, Ray Charles and Sammy Davis Jr
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Checkpoint
- 8th - 31st Aug 2015
Melvin is a toe-tapping throwback to the golden era of song and dance men.
Deadly Dungeon Murder Mystery
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Edinburgh Dungeon
- 7th - 28th Aug 2015
After 2014’s sell-out show, The Edinburgh Dungeon returns with a new mystery to solve.
The Celtic Mystery Festival
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Edinburgh Corn Exchange
- 7th - 8th Aug 2015
The Celtic Mystery Festival will take place at the Edinburgh Corn Exchange.
Murder, She Didn't Write
- Review
- ★★★★
- Alice Moore
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Sweet Grassmarket
- 17th Aug, 2015
A remarkably intricate and engaging murder mystery is created from scratch every night.
Pope Head (The Secret Life of Francis Bacon)
- Review
- ★★★
- Andrew Forbes
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 22nd Aug, 2015
Garry Roost is both writer and performer in this broad, jumbled examination of the life of the troubled artist, Francis Bacon.
The Hampstead Murder Mystery!
- Review
- ★★★★
- Emma Gibson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Dome
- 18th Aug, 2015
When High Court Justice Sir Horace Fewbanks is found dead, Detective Inspector Chippenfield and Detective Sergeant Rolfe are on the case to find the killer.
Stewart Francis: Pun Gent
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Assembly Rooms
- 6th - 30th Aug 2015
If you’re going to see one show this year, make it Count Arthur Strong.
Charles Booth: Deer in the Spotlights
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Mash House
- 6th - 30th Aug 2015
Don’t be frightened, little deer, be fabulous! Charles Booth (one of Time Out’s Character Comedians to Watch and graduate of Second City) returns to Edinburgh with a brand new,…
The Underbelly Radio Shows
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly Med Quad
- 5th - 28th Aug 2015
FUBAR Radio and Underbelly present The Underbelly Radio Shows recorded live from 12:30pm each day at Ermintrude, Underbelly hosts a series of live radio broadcasts brought to you b…
Shows for Days
- Listing Theatre
- Off Broadway
- Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, Lincoln Center
- 31st May 2015
(previews start on Saturday; opens on June 29) Having just brought us Moss Hart’s entrancing “Act One,” Lincoln Center offers another piece of showbiz reminiscenc…
The Mama Mia Murder Mystery Evening
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Brunswick
- 21st - 22nd May 2015
Help identify the dastardly murderer.
The Genius of Charles Dickens
- Listing Spoken Word
- Brighton Fringe
- Morris & Jacques
- 21st - 24th May 2015
Chris Foote-Wood (Victoria Wood’s brother) presents his one-man show which had a successful run at last year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
The Improverts - Exam Shows
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh
- Teviot Debating Hall, Teviot Row House
- 14th - 15th May 2015
The Improverts are back for two Exam Specials in the Teviot Debating Hall! A different combination of players will take to the stage each night for a round of high-class, high-ener…
The Colin Hoult Shows
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Theatre Box
- 7th - 25th May 2015
Star of ‘Derek’, ‘Being Human’ and ‘Carnival of Monsters’ returns to the Brighton Fringe with two entirely new shows: Sit on the Ledge and Jump Down to the Ground (7, 2…
The Murderettes: Murder Mystery Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hobgoblin
- 4th - 31st May 2015
Our audience creates four new characters - one is dramatically murdered and our hero must go on a journey of adventure and romance to discover whodunnit.
The Mystery of Love & Sex
- Listing Theatre
- Off Broadway
- Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, Lincoln Center
- 31st Jan 2015
(previews start on Feb.
The Improverts - London Shows
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
- The Hen & Chickens Theatre Bar
- 9th - 10th Jan 2015
Always Different, Always Funny! After a sell out run at Edinburgh Fringe 14 and comedy residents during term time Edinburgh University, The Improverts are performing two shows in L…
Charles Owen
- Listing Music
- USA Regional & Tours
- Frick Collection
- 19th Oct 2014
The interesting British pianist Charles Owen makes his New York recital debut at the Frick Collection.
The Murderettes - Murder Mystery Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Phoenix Artist Club
- 3rd Oct - 7th Nov 2014
Improvised murder mystery comedy.
Dan + Joe + Charles Show
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- Upright Citizens Brigade Theater East
- 2nd Oct 2014
Dan Licata, Joe Pera and Charles Gould present this reliable weekly show, with stand-up from Mark Normand, Rob Cantrell and Giulia Rozzi.
The 24 Hour Mystery Play
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Paradise in Augustines
- 20th - 24th Aug 2014
Simply See Productions proudly present to you.
Herlock and Swatson in the Mystery of the Royal Goose
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 19th - 23rd Aug 2014
Join the illustrious, world renowned detective duo on an epic mystery adventure for all the family.
The Genius of Charles Dickens
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Sweet Grassmarket
- 18th - 24th Aug 2014
Famous characters from the novels of Charles Dickens brought to life by author/actor Chris Foote Wood, Victoria Wood’s brother. Animated readings, as done by Dickens himself.
The Bastard Queen
- Review
- ★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on Niddry St
- 23rd Aug, 2014
My appreciation for the acting in The Bastard Queen was matched by my strong distaste for the actual play.
Lucy Worsley: A Very British Murder
- Review
- ★★★★
- Emma Gibson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Assembly Rooms
- 19th Aug, 2014
Who doesn’t love a good murder? Most of Britain does apparently and this preoccupation is not a recent event.
Pre-View:
- Review
- ★★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Traverse Theatre
- 21st Aug, 2014
Though not a play in the strictest sense, this showcase of extracts from the Playwriting MA at Edinburgh University offers a compelling insight into the program, via the portfoli…
The Anatomy of Murder
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Hendrick’s Carnival of Knowledge
- 10th Aug 2014
With the increase in anatomy schools in the eighteenth century, a growing demand for bodies for dissection provided ideal conditions for the infamous body snatching serial killers,…
Daniel Sloss – Really...?! Extra Shows
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Venue150@EICC
- 8th - 23rd Aug 2014
Due to massive demand, six extra, later, and quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man/half-Xbox.
Domestic Labour: A Study in Love
- Review
- ★★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 20th Aug, 2014
A domestic drama in a literal sense, 30 Bird’s abstract piece circles themes of cultural identity, sex, politics… and who does the washing up.
Charles Booth: Go Thank Yourself!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Cowgatehead
- 1st - 25th Aug 2014
Oxford Revue veteran and graduate of The Second City, Charles Booth returns to Edinburgh with a brand new one-man sketch show.
Deadly Dungeon Murder Mystery
- Review
- ★★
- Natalia Equihua
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Edinburgh Dungeon
- 13th Aug, 2014
The idea of spending a night playing detective and trying to figure out a murder is always appealing.
Movin' Melvin Brown: The Ray Charles Experience
- Review
- ★★★
- Maria Hagan
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues - C
- 13th Aug, 2014
Movin’ Melvin Brown: The Ray Charles Experience is an entertaining soirée of song and dance in homage to the great soul music pioneer of the 1950s.
Pope Head: The Secret Life of Francis Bacon
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Ryrie’s
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
A powerful portrait of the artist Francis Bacon.
Reduced Shakespeare Company in The Complete History of Comedy (abridged)
- Review
- ★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 19th Aug, 2014
The title of Reduced Shakespeare’s show is accurate to the point of pedantry.
Murder, She Didn't Write
- Review
- ★★★★
- Stewart McLaren
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Sweet Grassmarket
- 14th Aug, 2014
A delightfully eccentric murder mystery is created within the hour as audience members choose the title, location, victim and murderer.
Show Off
- Review
- ★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 14th Aug, 2014
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…
A Split Decision
- Review
- ★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Assembly Rooms
- 16th Aug, 2014
This topical drama casts Scotland and England in the roles of bickering husband and wife, mediated by a third party functioning as both marriage therapist and collective child of B…
Dan & Joe & Charles Show
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- Upright Citizens Brigade Theater East
- 10th Jul 2014
This weekly stand-up showcase, hosted by Dan Licata, Joe Pera, and Charles Gould, features Wyatt Cenac, Sue Smith and Matt Ruby.
Children's Shows and Workshops
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton Fringe
- Academy of Creative Training / The Old Market
- 31st May - 1st Jun 2014
A celebration of children and young people in the Performing Arts featuring theatre, literature, music and movement.
The Unthinkable Mystery of the Indigo Star
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Main House
- 24th - 26th May 2014
Sherlock Holmes has been murdered, a priceless jewel has been stolen and Poirot, Clouseau and Maigret find themselves on board the Orient Express in pursuit of the villain … or a…
Venue B Presents the Mystery Weekender
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton Fringe
- To be discovered…
- 24th - 25th May 2014
2 big days, several SECRET locations and a mash-up of live music and epic performance! Special guest stars, festival fever, dance off, skate jams and all the weird and wonderful�…
The Greatest Shows on Earth
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 17th May 2014
A dress-up sing-along celebration of everyone’s favourite musicals.
A Murder is Performed
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Caroline of Brunswick
- 11th May - 1st Jun 2014
Our audience create 2 brand new characters but, before you know it, one is dramatically murdered, & the other is framed for the crime.
Movin Melvin Brown: The Ray Charles Experience
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Brighton Fringe
- The Old Market
- 8th - 10th May 2014
‘Best Music show’ nominee Adelaide 2013.
The Colin Hoult Shows
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Burrow at The Warren
- 5th - 25th May 2014
Master character comedian and star of ‘Derek’ and ‘Being Human’ performs all his critically acclaimed, sell-out, weirdly wonderful comedy shows, fresh from his hit Radio 4 series.
Charles O. Anderson and Dianne McIntyre
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- New York Live Arts
- 25th - 26th Apr 2014
New York Live Arts is one of many cultural organizations celebrating James Baldwin during what would have been his 90th year.
Little Mac, Little Mac, You're The Very Man!
- Review
- ★★
- Charles Sanchez
- Off Off Broadway
- Kraine Theater
- 7th Apr, 2014
Less Than Rent’s current production Little Mac, Little Mac, You’re The Very Man! is billed as ‘an adventure-capitalist rodeo.
The Mystery of Irma Vep
- Listing Theatre
- Off Broadway
- Lucille Lortel Theater
- 1st Apr 2014
(previews start on April 10; opens on April 17) For the culmination of its 10th anniversary season, Red Bull Theater presents a revival of Charles Ludlam’s genre-spanning two…
Murder for Two
- Listing Theatre
- Off Broadway
- New World Stages
- 2nd Oct 2013
After a successful run at Second Stage Uptown, this show returns to another Off Broadway space, New World Stages.
A Gentlemans Guide to Love and Murder
- Listing Theatre
- Broadway
- Walter Kerr Theater
- 2nd Oct 2013 - 22nd Dec 2015
Playing eight different victims of a sweet-faced killer (Bryce Pinkham) in Edwardian England, Jefferson Mays sings, dances, prances and generally makes infectious merriment in this…
Titus
- Review
- ★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 22nd Aug, 2013
I have never resented a show so much for the hour I lost in enduring it.
Something Beginning With
- Review
- ★★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 29th Aug, 2013
Jake and Ollie have gone underground.
Murder, Marple and Me
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th - 25th Aug 2013
Margaret Rutherford’s performance as Miss Marple made her a true movie icon, but it nearly didn’t happen.
Pippin
- Review
- ★★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 23rd Aug, 2013
A version of the musical first performed in the 1970s, Pippin has a certain campy charm.
Our Glass House
- Review
- ★★★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2013
Wester Hailes, a suburb of Edinburgh, is about as much of a potential tourist destination as the moon.
Murder, She Didn't Write
- Review
- ★★
- Tom King
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 20th Aug, 2013
There are two rules to improvised comedy: One, you’re only as strong as your weakest member and two, never, ever say no.
Punk Rock
- Review
- ★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 20th Aug, 2013
I shouldn’t blame the cast of this version excessively for how little I enjoyed Punk Rock: I should instead take it up with Simon Stephens.
1,000 Suns
- Review
- ★★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2012
If you like your musicals with an unhealthy dose of American cheese (from a can, naturally) set in a post-apocalyptic wilderness, then 1,000 Suns will set your world on fire.
Death by Murder
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th - 17th Aug 2013
Death by Murder is a hilarious improvised comedy.
A Genteel Tipple Through Gin in Literature
- Review
- ★★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 14th Aug, 2013
Arriving at Hendrick’s Carnival of Knowledge early was a good decision, as there is plenty to observe even before the talk starts.
DNA
- Review
- ★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2013
The premise is mildly interesting: a group of feral, amoral teenagers kill a classmate and attempt to cover up the murder through ever more elaborate schemes of deception.
Daniel Sloss - Stand-Up (Extra Shows!)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th - 24th Aug 2013
Due to massive demand six extra, later, quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man, half-Xbox.
Ménage à Trois
- Review
- ★★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 20th Aug, 2013
Put simply, Claire Cunningham has with Ménage à Trois created a unique way of movement using her crutches.
Secret Opera Society
- Review
- ★★★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 20th Aug, 2012
The Secret Opera Society event at restaurant Centotre brings together music and cuisine in a stunning fusion of Italian culture with a strong Scottish sensibility and humour.
The Canterbury Tales
- Review
- ★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 6th Aug, 2013
Geoffrey Chaucer is a tricky writer to read, let alone convey in a coherent dramatic narrative.
BiDiNG TiME - Various Shows
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th - 24th Aug 2013
International experiment sharing a story about a woman called Thyme, with local interpretations.
The Winter's Tale
- Review
- ★★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th Aug, 2013
Tread The Boards theatre company’s retelling of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale begins in World War II-era Britain, featuring Leontes as a military general with a stiff upper…
Charles Booth: We Cool?
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd - 24th Aug 2013
Brand new one-man sketch show, crafted and blended like a fine brandy… of comedy. ‘It’s rare and refreshing to see sketches this bold and this clever’ (MooneyOnTheatre.com).
Paradise
- Review
- ★★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2013
The lives of a group of strangers clash on the London Underground.
The Horne Section Live in a Cow - Extra Shows
- Listing Comedy / Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd - 24th Aug 2013
Rolling into Edinburgh with a brand new barnstorming show, The Horne Section will yet again provide the festival’s best musical mayhem.
4.48 Psychosis
- Review
- ★★★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Aug, 2012
For anyone following British theatre of the last two decades, Sarah Kane’s is a legacy which is impossible to avoid.
Our Fathers
- Review
- ★★★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th Aug, 2013
The relationship between child and father is creatively a well-trodden path, so kudos to Babakas for not only finding original angles to explore in their fact-meets-fabrication pro…
A View from the Bridge
- Review
- ★★★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2013
My ear for accents is pretty poor; I think that Dick Van Dyke does a passable Cockney.
Chalk Farm
- Review
- ★★★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 59E59 Theaters
- 12th Aug, 2013
Chalk Farm is the first high-profile piece of theatre to consider the consequences of the riots and looting that ignited main cities in Britain last summer.
Iain Stirling: At Home - Extra Shows
- Listing Comedy / Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 23rd Aug 2013
Having bought a house with his girlfriend the Edinburgh-born comic explores how a decision that comes from a place of love can lead to such fear and uncertainty.
From Where I'm Standing
- Review
- ★★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 14th Aug, 2013
A bomb explodes in the British Embassy in Mumbai.
Where the White Stops
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 14th Aug, 2013
ANTLER have created the story of a girl called Crab (Jasmine Woodcock-Stewart) who lives in a snowy wilderness with her brother Narwhal (Daniel Ainsworth), who one day leave the sa…
Hag
- Review
- ★★★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2013
Baba Yaga is a character featuring in folk tales from most European cultural traditions; a grotesque old woman who eats children then retains their skulls for macabre light fitting…
Breaker
- Review
- ★★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 23rd Aug, 2013
This tale of small island intrigue and memory, penned by Icelandic author Salka Gudmundsdottir, translated and brought to the stage by Scottish director Graeme Maley, transcends th…
The Seer
- Review
- ★★★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 6th Aug, 2013
The brief yet astonishing creative career of the ‘enfant terrible’ of French poetry, Arthur Rimbaud, is explored by Penn Dixie Productions’ frankly eye-opening production The…
Rob Carter: Murder (and other hobbies)
- Review
- ★★
- Charlotte Goodman
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 6th Aug, 2013
Much of Rob Carter’s chat centres on being awkward and posh.
The Bunker Trilogy: Morgana
- Review
- ★★★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Aug, 2013
The Fringe is an incredible month for theatre but boy does it have some soulless venues.
The Thinking Drinkers Guide to Alcohol
- Review
- ★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 24th Aug, 2012
I am still amused at the bravery (idiocy?) which compelled the thinking drinking duo to pull me out of the crowd to participate in their show, Broadway Baby lanyard clearly visible…
The Babysitter
- Review
- ★★★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th Aug, 2013
The Babysitter, an original InDepth play written by Breman Rajkumar, is a very modern living-room drama, delicately mapping the peaks and troughs of drama in a dysfunctional yet si…
Movin' Melvin Brown: The Ray Charles Experience
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 31st Jul - 26th Aug 2013
New soulful journey through Charles’s life, and contemporaries Nat Cole, Sam Cooke, Lloyd Price.
Translunar Paradise
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 20th Aug, 2012
Translunar Paradise is a phenomenally creative show.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
- Review
- ★★★
- Jonathan
- London Fringe
- 17th Apr, 2012
The Mystery of Edwin Drood tells the unfinished tale of Charles Dickens’ last novel, however the ending in this instance is in the audience’s hands.
The Francis Bacon Opera
- Review
- ★★★★
- Peter Scott-Presland
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st Sep, 2012
The 1985 South Bank Show interview with Francis Bacon is a television classic.
That Old Noir Magic - A Film Noir Jazz Journey Into Night, in Story and Song
- Review
- ★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug, 2012
As an avid fan of old noir movies, crooked cops, and general hard-boiled quick witted cynicism, needless to say I was looking forward to this show.
The Big Bite-Size Breakfast /Matinee Shows
- Review
- ★★★★
- Pete Shaw
- Brighton Fringe
- 3rd May, 2009
The concept of Bite Size is a perfectly simple, yet novel one, and the clue really is in the title.
Gregory Charles: Musicman
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Lexie Wilson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 28th Aug, 2011
Gregory Charles’ show Music Man centres around his truly encyclopedic knowledge of music.
China Red
- Review
- ★★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 4th Aug, 2012
A long-winded titled, but undeniably talented, the Beijing Students Golden Sail Art Troupe brought a splash of colour to a typically grey Edinburgh morning.
Daniel Sloss - Extra Shows!
- Review
- ★★★★
- Frankie Goodway
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2012
Daniel Sloss delivers a supposedly darker, meaner show in his later slot but most of his material is relatively clean, geared towards an audience who can laugh at him as well as wi…
Cubicle Four
- Review
- ★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2012
Cubicle Four is comprised of a trio of duologues set in the eponymous hospital cubicle.
Stripped Back Blues Guitar Duo
- Review
- ★★★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2012
Early afternoon jazz runs the risk of coinciding with an early afternoon sugar crash; it’s possible that mellow blues might prove more soporific than scintillating.
John-Luke Roberts Distracts You From A Murder
- Review
- ★★★★
- Beth Kahn
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2010
Im sitting there, innocently enjoying the show, when John-Luke Roberts points at me and declares that no-one really likes having conversations with me, they only do it so they ca…
A Taste o' Scotland
- Review
- ★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd Aug, 2012
I have never been to a show which opened with the distribution of Nairns Oatcakes and sachets of Quaker Oats porridge.
A Murder Of Crows
- Review
- ★
- Robin T. Barton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 6th Aug, 2006
Its difficult to gauge how the audience is supposed to react to this tale of a bungled heist presented by Crumpet Theatre Company.
A Modern Town
- Review
- ★★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Aug, 2012
A Modern Town is a very 21st century fable of Newton Bassett, a tourist hotspot which has fallen on hard times, and its efforts to draw in visitors; a sink or swim initiative which…
Belt Up Theatre's Outland
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2012
Something consistently excellent about Belt Up’s productions is their dedication to preserving the illusion.
Captain Ferguson's School for Balloon Warfare
- Review
- ★★★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th Aug, 2012
Despite the unwieldy mouthful of a title, Captain Ferguson’s School For Balloon Warfare turned out to a be a surprisingly simple, sweet tale of an affable American officer trying…
Murder On The High C's
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Alan Chorley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2007
This fun production satirises Agatha Christie type murder mysteries, The Love Boat and even Titanic (an iceberg does appear at the end).
Still Life (or Brief Encounter)
- Review
- ★★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th Aug, 2012
Dead Posh’s production immediately struck on a winning note before the play had even begun, endearing themselves to hungry reviewers by providing Tunnocks teacakes and plastic cu…
Storytellers' Club
- Review
- ★★★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 26th Aug, 2012
Storyteller’s Club was the friendliest stand-up night I’ve ever been to.
Jimmie MacGregor - A Gathering of Songs, Stories and Famous Folk
- Review
- ★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th Aug, 2012
This perma-tanned, white-toothed Glaswegian folk powerhouse produced an evening of (very few) songs, details of his exploits with various celebrities and other anecdotes from his l…
Continuous Growth
- Review
- ★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th Aug, 2012
Continuous Growth is a saga spanning the lifetime of Scottish everyman Andy: from falling in love in Year 4; through university; an unnecessary shotgun wedding; economic boom and b…
Fairy Liquid And The Burst Bubble ... And Other Science Shows
- Review
- ★★★★
- Kathryn Mack
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th Aug, 2009
Science Shows for Schools have take three of their popular science presentations for schools and turned them into a 50 minute production for children at the Zoo Aviary.
Dickens Unplugged - The Complete Works of Charles Dickens (abridged)
- Review
- ★★★
- Alan Chorley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2007
This show was written by Adam Long, a founder member of the Reduced Shakespeare Company.
Murder Mystery Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Pete Shaw
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th Aug, 2009
Set on the private island of recently deceased music mogul Morgan Tremain, where all the people he had a grudge with in his life have been assembled for the reading of his will, Mu…
What's He Building in There?
- Review
- ★★★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 6th Aug, 2012
The absurd and often hilarious What’s He Building In There? from STaG productions opens with a sawdust-spattered man lovingly caressing a chair, and only gets weirder after that.
My City Saturday
- Review
- ★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 28th Aug, 2012
At Gryphon Venues, instead of your humdrum paper ticket stub, you get a glittery poker chip.
NOLA
- Review
- ★★★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2012
An acronym of New Orleans, Louisiana, NOLA is a surprising theatre documentary following the devastating after effects of the BP oil spill crisis.
Monkey Poet's Murder Mystery
- Review
- ★★★★
- Charlotte Kelly
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2012
When a group came into his show mistaking it for the one on next door, Matt Panesh, aka Money Poet, didn’t bat an eyelid.
Faust/us
- Review
- ★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2012
The ‘multimedia’ production of Faust/us, for a 40 minute show, has an oddly leisurely opening.
The Red Bus Puppet Shows
- Review
- ★★★
- Kai Sedgwick
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2012
It’s a beautiful day at the Fringe and I’m sat on the top deck of a red bus in the Meadows.
Dirty Blood
- Review
- ★★★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 14th Aug, 2012
Sam and Emma’s Mum has cancer.
Murder, Marple and Me
- Review
- ★★★★
- Paul Fisher Cockburn
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2012
Despite a long and successful career in both British film and theatre, Dame Margaret Rutherford is now best remembered for a role she didn’t, initially, care for at all — Agath…
Dan Nightingale: The 11 and a 1/2 Ill-conceived Edinburgh Shows of Dan Nightingale
- Review
- ★★★★
- Wayne Cleworth
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 6th Aug, 2012
A show about shows is not the most original idea there has ever been but Dan Nightingale’s ‘what might have been?’ take on performing in this year’s Edinburgh Fringe provid…
How Much is Your Iron?
- Review
- ★★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug, 2012
Reviewing a play by Bertholt Brecht presents some immediate difficulties as, according to the author’s intentions, whether one enjoys the play means zilch, as he believed that th…
Criminals, Lunatics, Women and Idiots
- Review
- ★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2012
You have to hand it to this motley crew of Ottawa teenagers - feminism is a tough topic to broach in youth theatre.
Female Gothic
- Review
- ★★★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2012
Female Gothic is a treat of a show for anyone as macabre-minded as myself; but then again I compulsively watch plane crash documentaries.
Bridget Christie - The Court Of King Charles
- Review
- ★★★★
- Tom Powell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th Aug, 2007
You might think that a visual gag involving a woman with hair not dissimilar to that of King Charles II, dressed up as King Charles II might get old after a time.
Angels
- Review
- ★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2012
Angels had quite an esoteric plot from the word go.
Chapel Street
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2012
Blisteringly funny, audacious, and moving, watching Scrawl’s Chapel Street (written by Luke Barnes) is akin to taking a shot of vodka, followed by a bottle to the face.
Pip Utton is Charles Dickens
- Review
- ★★
- Eleanor Lischka
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 22nd Aug, 2011
After falling down dead, Charles Dickens - like a phoenix with an unusually large beard - rises miraculously from the ashes to tell us the story of the last decade of his life.
Titanic Sinks Titswilly
- Review
- ★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 20th Aug, 2012
The ludicrously titled Titanic Sinks Titswilly had such an embarrassing moniker I felt compelled to whisper the name under my breath at the press office, trailing off at the end to…
Panning for Gold
- Review
- ★★★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th Aug, 2012
In my experience of bluegrass, there is usually a lot of plaid and a smattering of Stetson hats among both band and audience.
Oriental Flair - Eastern Harps Meets Western Strings
- Listing Music
- Adelaide Fringe
Eastern harps (guzhengs) meet western strings with original music.
Five outstanding EdFringe shows scoop a Broadway Baby Bobby in 2023
- Feature
- Pete Shaw
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Aug, 2023
A coveted Bobby has been presented to five shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year.
4 Family Friendly Shows in Brighton This Half Term
- Feature
- Elanor Parker
- Brighton
- 16th Feb, 2019
Ditch the messy arts and crafts this half-term and entertain your little darlings with the best live family friendly performances Brighton and Hove have to offer instead.
5 Brighton Shows To Entertain You This Christmas
- Feature
- Elanor Parker
- Brighton
- 11th Dec, 2018
It’s the most wonderful time of the year (apart from Brighton Fringe, of course) and there are plenty of delightful performances to entertain you this winter.
5 Brighton HorrorFest Shows To Sink Your Teeth Into This October
- Feature
- Elanor Parker
- Brighton
- 17th Oct, 2018
Welcome to our top 5 picks from the third year of Brighton HorrorFest, the spooktacular celebration from Sweet of all things that go bump in the night.
Black Friday Deals on West End Shows
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- West End
- 23rd Nov, 2017
All this week we've got some fantastic offers on your favourite West End shows. Check back daily for the latest offers.
Murder in the West End!
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- West End
- 4th Oct, 2017
There’s Murder in the West End this Halloween as an ancient curse turns cast members of London’s leading shows into method-acting murderers! The curtain has fallen on unsuspect...
Eight shows heading to Brighton Fringe with the support of Greenwich Theatre
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- Brighton Fringe
- 27th Apr, 2017
Greenwich Theatre is set to have an unprecedented profile at this year’s Brighton Fringe, with no less than eight productions heading for The Warren either co-produced or support...
Brighton Fringe: 10 Shows to Book Before They Sell-Out
- Feature
- Nicholas Abrams
- Brighton Fringe
- 11th Apr, 2017
With Easter on the horizon it’s time to turn attention to Brighton Fringe with a look at some shows that are likely to sell out. Book early – you have been warned.
Unmissable shows at Brighton Fringe this year
- Feature
- Nicholas Abrams
- Brighton Fringe
- 7th Mar, 2016
Brighton Fringe has officially launched.
Five Christmas Shows You Shouldn’t Miss In London This Year
- Feature
- Pete Shaw
- London Fringe
- 20th Dec, 2015
Christmas is the one time of year you can drag your non-theatre-going friends to the theatre.
The Charles Pamment Three Minute Interview
- Feature
- Pete Shaw
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 28th May, 2014
Although they may not grab the attention lavished upon the 'big four' at the Edinburgh Festival, theSpaceUK is nonetheless now the largest venue at the Fringe and this year celebra...
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