The Brighton Academy (TBA) Musical Theatre Degree Showcase.
Stick a pony in your pocket – The Trotters are back and coming to a town near you! The smash hit show Only Fools and Horses The Musical - direct from a record-breaking four-y…
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
Fresh from Live At The Apollo, A League Of Their Own and Have I Got News For You, Maisie Adam is heading back out on tour with a brand new show.
Social media sensation Christopher Hall tells of his life, as a ‘boy who’s a bit girly really’.
Social media sensation Christopher Hall tells of his life, as a ‘boy who’s a bit girly really’.
FKSPE presents Adam Ray LiveAdam Ray can most recently be seen recurring on Welcome To Chippendales (Hulu), the story of the founder of the legendary Chippendales strip …
SCOTTISH PREMIERE The boundaries between reality and myth crumble in Crystal Pite and Jonathan Young’s imaginative new dance work.
Taiwan is a country located in Asia, and many people say that the most beautiful scenery in Taiwan is its people.
A rollercoaster ride through modern and post-modern musicals, rock opera, epics, jukebox theatre and the latest hit shows.
Durham University’s national musical theatre champions are bringing a show full of of iconic musical songs, characters and silliness to Edinburgh this summer! Laugh yourself silly …
A journey through the golden age of musical theatre.
With less than a day until curtains up, the techies must band together to save a show that is falling apart! Will they manage to make the Director’s dream come to life? Will Ligh…
Hilarious epic 50s rock musical following Shakey Sean (Elvis character) working in an Arbroath egg’n’roll van.
If you enjoy exploring the ups, downs (and sideways!) of human relationships through musical comedy, this show is for you! Characters will be built based off audience suggestions, …
The bestselling show of the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe returns for one night only.
Join Delhi maestro Manmohan Dogra for a journey through soulful Hindustani classical music, featuring vocal ragas and a tabla solo in Banares style.
Work as a group to bring ensemble musical theatre numbers to life.
‘What is my story? Will you remember me?’ In an ancient land full of legendary heroes and the monsters they fight, how do regular folk live? Beowulf the Musical presents two mediev…
Three of a Kind follows Sam as she juggles her responsibilities as a daughter in modern-day America.
From David Hume to Robert Burns, Blind Harry to Muriel Spark, James Boswell to Margaret Oliphant, meet the congenial ghosts of famous Edinburgh writers at their fireside, and hear …
A hilarious musical comedy about a cherished family-run hairdressing salon in Essex.
Musical mayhem abounds in a show that has to be seen to be believed.
In an afterlife, Gilbert and Sullivan decide to acknowledge Helen Carte’s contribution to their legacy.
Shapiro is a new musical based on the early life of UK singer Helen Shapiro.
Omigod You Guys! Viva Arts are back with their usual brand of high-quality, energetic musical theatre – this time with this all-singing, all-dancing, feel-good comedy.
The Gardening Club is a new musical that takes place in 1960, Georgia, USA.
Joined by two musicians and two dancers, Brazilian singer/songwriter Giulia Drummond takes us through a ritualistic performance exploring the 22 Major Arcana of the Tarot.
Performance poet/musician Attila the Stockbroker has been writing and performing since 1980: 4,000 or so gigs in 25 countries so far.
Start each morning with this curated variety showcase, featuring the very best solo shows at the Fringe! Rotating daily line-ups include storytelling, theatre, clown, cabaret, spok…
Why toddle when you can dance? Join DJ Monski Mouse and her dancers for this award-winning, epic session of bopping, bonkers, beautiful fun.
Begin your festival morning with Tim’s new, high-energy stand up show.
Based on a little-known Grimms’ fairytale, Godfather Death is an award-winning and gleefully macabre new musical exploring mortality, healthcare and class.
The original detective story.
Dark obsessions. Evil desires. Twisted kinks. But enough about my priest. Sit back. relax. And enjoy some quality scripted stand-up. Entertaining and fun.
Captivate Theatre’s Matilda is back after a sell-out run in 2023.
‘A flawless blend of Broadway, games, pop and comedy bliss!’ (Fame Magazine).
BANNED is a modern-day musical that follows a group of gender misfits through the events leading up to their debut at a local performing arts festival.
Beryl & Clive, a wildly funny comedy about a fabulously unconventional couple breaking all the rules to fulfil their creative dreams.
Calling all musical lovers! Clara, an employee of furniture store, helps people establish their homes but wrestles with the idea to create a home of her own.
Lonely musical composer Randy Thatcher has finally found the confidence to share his magnum opus (to an imaginary audience in his bedroom).
Join us on these guided tours of the musical treasures on display at St Cecilia’s Hall, Scotland’s oldest concert hall and home to the University of Edinburgh’s Musical Instr…
Last year Adam Bloom wrote a groundbreaking, best-selling book: Finding Your Comic Genius.
Here There Be Dragons is a musical that premiered at the Players’ Theatre off-Broadway in 2022.
Since last performing in Edinburgh in 2007, Adam Bloom has ghostwritten for 70 comedians as well as working on 29 projects with an Oscar nominee.
Get a sneak peek of the upcoming new musical based on the cult-classic film, featuring an original score written by Riki Lindhome (Netflix’s Wednesday).
Award-winning David Hoare returns with another bumper show, brimming with silliness.
The award-winning musical comedy revue revealing all about musicals and the people who love them – on both sides of the curtain.
In 1974, Jimmy Connors was the greatest tennis player on Earth.
A tale of comedy, Covid, cancer and some complete and utter c*nts! Four years ago Simon went through a break up and decided to try comedy.
The tales of the dragons are special for many reasons.
Join multi award-nominated comedian Adam Greene (writer for BBC’s The News Quiz) for super funny laughs and jokes about fun stuff that is funny and you will laugh.
Looking for dark and dirty jokes but want to go to bed early? Then look no further! Join Adam Riley for an hour of flaps-to-the-wall stand-up from the man they couldn’t cancel beca…
Adam knew he had to make some major lifestyle changes but couldn’t find the willpower.
After losing wife Mina to a sudden accident, Gyujin suffers from memories of his wife that remain throughout the house.
Unmissable live music, mayhem and laughter! Every night is opening night as this team of top improvisers compose brand-new comedy musicals from your title suggestions.
Whatever you have planned, sack it off.
Covering everything from history to religion and folklore, this walking tour is an original tour of Edinburgh’s medieval Old Town.
We all know the fairy tales and their immortal final line: happily ever after… But that isn’t real life.
Award-winning musical comedy duo Flo & Joan present their own original one-man musical about a very renowned gentleman.
One morning, Gregor Samsa awoke to discover he’d caught the musical theatre bug.
Inspired by the true events of The Great Emu War of 1932, this new comedy musical tells the story of WW1 veterans trying to grow wheat in the Australian outback.
The UK’s favourite monopedal Aussie (and host of Channel 4’s The Last Leg) is back with a brand-new show, combining positive stand-up comedy with rampant spontaneity.
Described by WhyNow magazine as a modern-day Under Milk Wood, and an ‘unmissable hour of theatre’ by LostInTheatreLand.
Finally, a musical about gene editing technology! Two struggling genetics researchers are determined to create the world’s first super-soyabean, but a rival lab will stop at noth…
Winner: Best of Fringe Toronto 2023! What does a 31-year-old theatre kid do when a DNA test reveals that his biological parents aren’t quite who he thought they were? Write a music…
Returning to Fringe for our ninth year, smash-hit production The Improv Musical is coming back to take the Fringe by storm.
The award-winning TMB transports Gogol’s Inspector General to 1970s small-town America.
Baby Wants Candy’s total 2023 sell-out hip-hop hit returns! We improvise an epic musical based on a historical figure/celebrity of your choosing (Genghis Khan, Paul Hollywood, Kim …
Chantelle Duprée always dreamed of becoming a star! From her “humble” upbringing in an American mid-western town, she decides to travel across the pond to perform a one-woman show…
Time to decide once and for all.
Abby awoke in hospital after a late miscarriage and, high on anaesthesia, decided to become a comedian.
Social media sensation Christopher tells of his life, as a ‘boy who’s a bit girly really’.
The Olivier Award–winning West End hit is back for a 15th year! Every night is opening night for the hottest new musical in town; there’s just one problem – the writer hasn’t w…
SILENCE! The Musical is the unauthorised musical parody of the Academy Award-winning film The Silence of the Lambs.
Take a bunch of tuneful strangers.
The Guardian’s Top 50 shows to see! Jillian is back at the Fringe with her yoga mat and blender after a hit premiere at last year’s Fringe and subsequent sell-out runs in New York …
The wonky and worried award-winning comedy of the Stoke-on-Trent urchin returns after last year’s successful debut.
Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World is set to take the roof off The Other Palace this summer.
You don’t have to go Far Far Away to find an unforgettable experience at London’s legendary Eventim Apollo; Shrek the Musical – a Shrektacular stage adaptation of the blockbu…
__Love is An Open Door With You!__ Kick off Pride in London weekend with an exhilarating night at Disney’s Frozen The Musical.
This brand-new production of the award-winning West End and Broadway musical tells the inspiring true story of Carole King’s rise to stardom.
It's like "Mrs.
Marie Curie is certain that she can make a name for herself and change the course of science in the progress as she arrives from her native Poland to study at Sorbonne University i…
What’s wrong with you? Self-described shortcomings inspire darkly hilarious and surprisingly heartfelt new musicals every show from the co-creator of five star, multiple Fringe se…
TONY winner and Grammy Nominee Lena Hall is set to bring her latest one woman show “Little Career of Horrors,” to London’s Cadogan Hall.
‘Hamilton’ meets ‘Pitch Perfect’: spontaneously Improvised! Imagine a new kind of musical: beatboxers, rappers, actors, singers, dancers and body percussionists - coming together …
Greetings and salutations! Following smash hit runs in London’s West End, two record-breaking national tours and sell out seasons at London’s The Other Palace, the WhatsOnStag…
Motherhood is a moment in which it is life changing for a woman.
If Ben Elton's Blackadder met Oliver Cromwell and musical theatre, then you would have a funny musical extravaganza called B*rst*rds.
Fresh on the heels of his critically acclaimed memoirs, Nailing It, Montana’s transatlantic messenger returns with new rants, knife-edge observations, thrilling mu…
Fresh on the heels of his critically acclaimed memoirs, Nailing It, Montana’s transatlantic messenger returns with new rants, knife-edge observations, thrilling mu…
Musical Mayhem Unleashed : Silent Disco, Showdance & Line Dance Extravaganza.
It’s the final rehearsal before the Little Abingdon Band Competition.
The Stoke-on-Trent urchin has cooked up a new comedy hour of fast-paced, daft existential dread with the odd song and sound effect to try and keep you from checking your phone.
Step into the glittering yet tyrannical world of Crown Cabaret this May with the extended premiere of Call Me Daddy - The Musical!This dark comedy musical follows the staff of a bu…
A feast of Music Bites at Depot, Lewes, under their Dalliance event.
Brighton improv troupe Tea & Toast presents a warm and witty musical comedy, made up before your eyes.
After 10 sold-out West End performances of ‘Death Note the Musical in Concert’, its producers are to stage the European premiere of one of the most popular romantic stories and…
The UK’s favourite monopedal Aussie (and host of Channel 4’s The Last Leg) is back with a brand new show, combining positive stand-up comedy with rampant spo…
Be part of the emotional journey of Zack Mayo, a fearless young officer candidate, and the captivating Paula Pokrifki, whose fiery spirit matches his own.
Come and watch our Musical Theatre (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase.
Come and watch our Musical Theatre (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase.
“If you want something done, ask a busy woman…” Inspired by a true story and based on the hit film, MADE IN DAGENHAM is a powerhouse musical comedy about friendship, love an…
After crushing it opening for Russell Howard’s SOLD-OUT UK Tour, Steve Hall and Steve Williams are in town with a double dose of fantastic stand up.
After crushing it opening for Russell Howard’s SOLD-OUT UK Tour, Steve Hall and Steve Williams are in town with a double dose of fantastic stand up.
He is one of the greatest entertainers of all time.
He is one of the greatest entertainers of all time.
A new-wave comedy musical in space!Work is normally boring for best friends Thordan and Fourdee, until a new co-worker shakes things up at Ralph’s Space Deli!Writt…
DeValera - Republican? Jazz loving spy! Is DeValera a Republican hero? We reveal the REAL Eamon, jazz lover, Reich spy, transformed with his Himmler glasses.
A spot-on musical done on-the-spotEver seen an improv show where everything is made up on the spot? Or a musical? NO!? Whelp, 2 birds, 1 stone, all that jazz.
A HEART FULL OF SONG, is a musical theatre concert featuring lifelong musical favourites, but mixed together with real life stories.
A HEART FULL OF SONG, is a musical theatre concert featuring lifelong musical favourites, but mixed together with real life stories.
Written by the film’s screenwriter Robin Schiff Score: Gwendolyn Sanford and Brandon Jay Director: Kristin Hanggi Musical Director: Emily Marshall Based on the Touchstone fi…
Before the titular, double-Grammy-awarded opening number begins, we are exposed to a soundscape of cheesy 80s commercials for domestic products that serve to highlight some of the …
A wildly-funny musical about a very serious issue, Rehab the Musical deals with the subject of mental health, fame and addiction, with warmth, compassion, humour and heart.
From the producers of smash-hit Heathers the Musical… A must-see experience in New York and Los Angeles and following a sold-out, critically-acclaimed production in the Asse…
This musical, composed by Joel Goodman and Jan Osborne, with a script by Joan Greening is a journey through the extraordinary life of Alan Turing.
For too long the supporting characters of Star Wars have been overshadowed by the popularity of the beloved heroes.
The West End’s number one concert series is back with another feel good, all singing, all dancing Christmas extravaganza! Brought to you by an incredible cast of West End stars, …
It’s Christmas Eve 2009: seven years into the world-famous boy band’s indefinite “hiatus”, *NSYNC’s Chris Kirkpatrick has until midnight to make a wish that could change his life f…
GOLDA is the remarkable true story of Jewish Ukrainian musician, Golda Amirova, who fled Ukraine following the Russian invasion.
Epic and yet intimate, Titanic: The Musical captures the triumph and tragedy of the hopeful passengers on the ill-fated Ship of Dreams In the final hours of 14 April 1912 the RM…
SuperYou Musical, starring Lucie Jones, is an uplifting musical, written and composed by Lourds Lane, that centers around the transformative journey of a comic book artist who disc…
The brief descriptor of Treason the Musical as “a historic tale of division, religious persecution, and brutality” reads like a modern-day newspaper headline.
Host of the global smash-hit podcast Have A Word & star of Live At The Apollo; Adam Rowe is hitting the road with his brand new stand-up tour.
Join Chris on his (un)wellness journey of discovery (of procrastination methods), personal development (of his anxious thoughts) and self-help(lessness), as he wades sar…
The cult classic Bat Boy: The Musical descends on the London Palladium for a Halloween concert with Jordan Luke Gage (Bonnie and Clyde, Heathers) appearing as fans have never seen …
‘Bestselling show of Edinburgh Fringe 2023’ The nation’s twelfth-favourite doctor returns to the West End, fresh from a record-breaking sell out run at the Edinbu…
Antisemitism: (((a musical))) is an outrageous new show by writer Uri Agnon in his UK theatre debut.
The story of a skinny kid from Neasden who became the most famous teenager on the planet and the ‘face of the 1960’s may seem like the stuff of fairy tales, but there i…
USA, 1985: Rookie Police Cop Jimmy Johnson joined the force to protect and serve… But now Jimmy’s in deep, partnered up with a renegade Police Cop and leaned on by a r…
Based on the best-selling Japanese manga series of the same name by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata, this ground breaking musical (Winner Best Musical, Korea Musical Awards) has a s…
Bill Kenwright Ltd presents a brand-new production of the award-winning Calendar Girls the Musical, written by Gary Barlow and Tim Firth, featuring a re-imagined book and new music…
James Seabright presents I WISH MY LIFE WERE LIKE A MUSICAL by Alexander S.
The nation’s twelfth-favourite doctor returns for his first month at the Fringe since 2016.
Join Chris on his (un)wellness journey of discovery (of procrastination methods), personal development (of his anxious thoughts) and self-help(lessness), as he wades sarcastically …
A musical reimagining of Oscar Wilde’s beloved story, The Canterville Ghost: The Musical features an original score and soundtrack.
When our young hopefuls enter the villa looking for love, they are faced with a whirlwind journey of romance.
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s iconic Love Never Dies returns to London’s West End this August in a star-studded concert at Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
A ridiculous interactive combination of musical comedy, ventriloquism and fingering.
An exceptionally enthusiastic and talented youth theatre put on a revival of the 2013 version of Pippin.
Channelling Westeros with a lower-budget wardrobe, Adam Riches brings his Game of Thrones themed game show to an audience of ‘bastards’.
How to live a jellicle life: life lessons from the 2019 hit musical ‘cats’ is as bonkers as it sounds, whilst still adding to the philosophical debate on how to live a good lif…
Adam has set off for the wilderness, determined to find meaning in solitude, embracing a new life of nothing but moss-covered rocks and the sound of crickets.
Imagine you had a time machine so you could travel back to the past to fix your mistakes.
Adam has set off for the wilderness, determined to find meaning in solitude, embracing a new life of nothing but moss-covered rocks and the sound of crickets.
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.
These sessions, kindly funded by The Friends of Panmure House, are delivered by leading experts exploring less commonly approached aspects of Smith’s life and works.
2020 the musical follows main characters Emily Goodhand and Adam Pictor, two musical theatre performers who have faced a lot of rejection, finally get their big break in a show tha…
The Talentz Musical Theatre Company are bringing all the sparklejinglejolly magic of Elf The Musical.
Twice nominated for Young Musician of the Year, acclaimed Edinburgh singer-songwriter Adam Holmes is one of the brightest stars on the UK roots music scene.
Northbrook is excited to present Made for This! A contemporary musical theatre and dance showcase filled with gripping, comedic and upbeat numbers.
Thirteen-year-old Chrissie is a budding climate-change campaigner, but her family just don’t get it! When a huge storm hits her seaside town of Skiddle, Chrissie reluctantly gets…
Palindrome is Cambridge University Musical Theatres Society’s latest Edinburgh Fringe offering.
This evening’s performance will include an eclectic mix of solo and ensemble song and dance pieces from some of the West End’s best-loved musicals.
This completely original chamber musical by Shaye Poulton Richards is a darkly charming piece of new writing.
Brooke Finegold is masterful in her hour of live poetry, spoken word and stand up comedy.
When the two multi award-winning comedians Adam Greene and Peter Bazely decided to form comedy supergroup Bi and Large, they knew it would be a hit but nothing prepared them for th…
Edinburgh Music Theatre is delighted to present a selection of wonderful songs from newer and lesser-known musicals that have broken out and broken new ground within the last two d…
Show Up will make up a brand new, toe tapping, hilarious improvised musical based on your suggestions.
Show Up will make up a brand new, toe tapping, hilarious improvised musical based on your suggestions.
Residents of Bristleburg, USA: Meet at the bus to begin our exploratory Fringe Festival tour.
The online guide to musical comedy returns with its daily showcase of the best acts at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023.
Shaper/Caper presents Small Town Boys - a captivating new immersive show, exploring the escapism of queer nightlife during the 80s AIDS crisis through contemporary dance and spoken…
A new dramatic musical with music by Tim Nelson and lyrics by Vincent Aniceto tells the story of a group of everyday people working on the 104th floor of the World Trade Center on …
Lewis Carroll is turning in his grave at Tim Nelson’s Alice in Wonderland.
A collaborative Work-In-Progress with an exploding star of the UK musical comedy circuit and a newcomer Canadian comedian.
A collaborative Work-In-Progress with an exploding star of the UK musical comedy circuit and a newcomer Canadian comedian.
Raymond will lead you on a comedy walking tour of Edinburgh’s Old Town.
Written and composed by Bethany, Cameron and Natasha Lythgoe, Pandemonium is a biblical musical of mundane proportions built upon a confusing amalgamation and re-telling of stories…
A song cycle inspired by the photographs of Matthew Murphy, 35MM: A Musical Exhibition is a unique concept and the perfect choice for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
The original detective story.
This musical, composed by Joel Goodman and Jan Osborne, with a new script by Joan Greening is a journey through the extraordinary life of Alan Turing.
A memoir in song by the Earl of Caladan, trusted adviser to the Padisha Emperor and beloved troubadour-warrior, the bard Gurney Halleck.
Award-winning FCT return for their 42nd Fringe with their spooky, kooky production of The Addams Family.
Hertfordshire-based choir, Classical Chorus look forward to performing a short concert in the beautiful setting of Greyfriars Kirk.
The original detective story.
Aristophanes’ wild fantasy, The Birds, has been reimagined as a contemporary musical comedy complete with cuckoo characters and a happy ending that soars above the footlights!
Why toddle when you can dance? Join DJ Monski Mouse and her dancers for this multi award-nominated, epic session of bopping, bonkers, beautiful fun.
For too long the supporting characters of Star Wars have been overshadowed by the popularity of the beloved heroes.
Whisky and Witches sees the combination of Danish-born Christine Kammerer’s musical forte with the whimsical storytelling of Jane Ross.
An exciting new version of Miles Tredinnick’s original 1999 show.
The Addams Family, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and it’s every father’s nightmare: Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princes…
Situated in Scotland’s Inner Hebrides, the Isle of Eigg has a fascinating history of sovereignty.
On a whim, a young businessman buys the deed to a ghost town in the California desert, hoping to turn it into a tourist attraction.
A young man visits his dying father in the ICU and uncovers a shocking revelation: his father’s secret second family.
The little iceberg holds a secret.
The exhibition features people, street images and architectural details, all taken in the area surrounding the studio in Blackfriars Street.
Chicago duo, ‘true masters of improvised comedy’ (List), ‘work effortlessly in the straight man/funny woman comic pairing using their unrivaled familiarity to brilliant comedic eff…
Set in a mythical once-upon-a-time sort of land, Shrek the Musical Jr is the story of a hulking green ogre who, after being mocked and feared his entire life by anything that cross…
It’s Lights Up! on this Fringe debut: a completely improvised musical comedy! Unforgettable characters sing, dance, rap, and harmonise their way through action-packed stories in …
Everybody Sing are delighted to present a musical journey through the decades.
The story of a girl dreaming of a better life and the children she inspires will have audiences rooting for the “revolting children” who are out to teach the grown-ups a lesson.
Nunsense is a hilarious talent show staged by the Little Sisters of Hoboken nunnery, the rest of the sisterhood having succumbed to botulism after eating vichyssoise prepared by Si…
David Baddiel presents work-in-progress revivals of his smash-hit stand-up trilogy of ‘Not the.
‘He was a traitor boy, he killed a dictator boy.
Based on one of Grimm’s lesser known fairytales, Godfather Death is a hidden gem and a must-see this Fringe.
We spend a third of our lives in bed.
Host of the global smash-hit podcast Have A Word, star of Live at the Apollo and Dave’s Best Joke of the Fringe winner is back with a brand-new hour of stand-up.
Do you like musical comedy? Do you like non-musical comedy? Do you not care, as long as it’s good? Then come enjoy either the first half, the second half, or even all of this show,…
In 2018, Adam Riches was The Guy Who You Meet Right After You Come Out Of A Long-Term Relationship.
Will Hall: Mild Peril – Rising star Will Hall (seen on BBC Three and Channel 4) brings 45 minutes of his ‘electrically witty’ (BroadwayBaby.
Join this talented team of award-winning improvisers for an hour of live music and laughter! Every show is opening – and closing! – night as these top comics compose brand new …
Looking for dark and dirty jokes but want to go to bed early? Then look no further! Join Adam Riley for an hour of flaps-to-the-wall stand-up from the man they couldn’t cancel beca…
24 different award-winning or nominated comedians perform their full shows, recorded for Netflix, Amazon Prime and YouTube. See FringeSpecials.com for listings.
Join Chris on his (un)wellness journey of discovery (of procrastination methods), personal development (of his anxious thoughts) and self-help(lessness), as he wades sarcastically …
When the two multi award-winning comedians Adam Greene and Peter Bazely decided to form comedy supergroup Bi and Large, they knew it would be a hit but nothing prepared them for th…
After The Act (A Section 28 Musical) is an eye-opening performance about Section 28 a series of laws introduced to the UK in the 1980s that prohibited the “promotion of homosexua…
I gave you Politics for Bitches and What Would Beyonce Do?! Now brace yourself for my female Book of Mormon.
This is the definitive piece of musical theatre for musical theatre lovers.
In this anticipated follow-up to last year’s sell-out show, Adam Greene addresses aging, self-care and love? Surely not… ‘definitely one to keep tabs on’ (Bruce Dessau, Evening…
Step, if you dare, through the portal of metamorphosis and into this curious kids quest! A quest, around the entire room! Together we scale the majestic bean-bag mountains.
The must-see, Olivier Award-winning West End hit is back! Watch the masters of musical improv create a brand-new musical comedy from scratch at every single performance of this mul…
The Improv Musical returns to Fringe as strong as ever with a silly, fun, toe-tapping show.
Ay up ducks, it’s me (fella doing the show).
Star of Spitting Image (Britbox), Steph’s Packed Lunch (Channel 4) impressionist Luke Kempner brings his one-man British Police Drama to Edinburgh.
‘You have to look back to see the way forward.
A Christmas Carol meets It’s A Wonderful Life meets.
Public looks like it could be the next big musical phenomenon to have passed through the Fringe.
Baby Wants Candy’s hip-hop Hamilton homage returns! Following sold-out runs in Chicago, NYC and LA.
As Adam Kay closes in on becoming a household name, he is evidently an Edinburghhold name, packing out the prestigious Pleasance Grand to brimming point.
USA, 1985: Rookie Police Cop Jimmy Johnson joined the force to protect and serve.
From the award-winning company behind SiX comes INVASION! An Alien Musical.
Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Tony Award-winning Evita returns to the West End this summer in an all-star concert at the iconic Theatre Royal Drury Lane, accompanied by …
From the award-winning company behind SiX, On Your Bike and The Man Who Wouldn’t be Murdered comes INVASION! An Alien Musical.
There is just something so wholesome about Priya Hall’s Grandmother’s Daughter.
Who lives in a pineapple on a tour of the UK? Well it’s Nickelodeon’s The SpongeBob Musical based on the cartoon series by Stephen Hillenberg.
SpongeBob and his friends in Bikini Bottom face the total destruction of their undersea world.
Calling all T-Birds and Pink Ladies: it’s time to immerse yourself in the world of Grease like never before! Step back in time to the 1950s and experience those summer nights…
Worshipped Opera Singer.
Join us for an evening celebrating songs from the musical The Phantom Of The Opera and much more! Mark Robert Petty Mark has been producing the successful concert series The Crazy…
Adam has set off for the wilderness, determined to find meaning in solitude, embracing a new life of nothing but moss-covered rocks and the sound of crickets.
‘Run to the Nuns’ is a new, queer musical set in a fictional, modern ‘Nunnery’.
About the showTHE JUNGLE COMES TO LIFE IN THIS NEW AND SENSATIONAL MUSICAL EXTRAVAGANZA!WILD (The Musical) is an award-winning Broadway-style musical set in the jungle, with story …
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is one of Roald Dahl’s best known books, which is why the expectations are high for James Brining’s tour.
Escape to a world of pure imagination with ROALD DAHL’S Charlie and The Chocolate Factory – The Musical.
The Scouting movement is an established and respected institution, that hangs on the edge of our cultural understanding, even if we were never a Scout ourselves.
Welcome to the annual Scout Games! Scouts from around the world have gathered to compete but when an intruder threatens to sabotage the competition, it is up to Joe and Ayesha to p…
Five microphones and music stands, a coat rack and assorted instruments.
If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
We are back to lead you in a sing-a-long of hits from all the best musical shows, with a live band of West End theatre musicians backing you.
Comedy is very subjective, and despite reviewing predominantly Birtish comedians who occasionally test the limits of my sensibilities, I have never felt particularly excluded by B…
Venue B hosts a monthly sell out gig of local young up and coming bands and DJs.
Brighton improv troupe Tea & Toast presents a warm and witty musical comedy, made up before your eyes.
Venue B hosts a monthly sell out gig of local young up and coming bands and DJs.
Ay up ducks, it’s me (fella doing the show).
Scared of commitment? Drink too much coffee? Own an NFT? Audience problems become a unique and oddly uplifting musical on the spot.
Witness the greatest cast ever assembled live on stage, as the world-famous Spitting Image puppets tread the boards of London’s theatreland for the first time ever in IDIOT…
Step right up to the glamorous and chaotic world of Crown Cabaret! Although the cabaret and burlesque shows are exciting and salacious, ruling the underbelly of the exotic nightcl…
Step right up to the glamorous and chaotic world of Crown Cabaret! Although the cabaret and burlesque shows are exciting and salacious, ruling the underbelly of the exotic nightcl…
Making the move from its seven-year residency at the Lyric Theatre, Showstopper! The Improvised Musical has opened at the Cambridge Theatre, its new home, where the team will be do…
Spontaneous musical comedy at its absolute finest returns to the West End.
It’s the final rehearsal before the Little Abingdon Band Competition.
‘Hamilton’ meets ‘Pitch Perfect’: spontaneously Improvised! Imagine a new kind of musical: beatboxers, rappers, actors, singers, dancers and body percussionists, come together as …
Adam has set off for the wilderness, determined to find meaning in solitude, embracing a new life of nothing but moss-covered rocks and the sound of crickets.
Adam has set off for the wilderness, determined to find meaning in solitude, embracing a new life of nothing but moss-covered rocks and the sound of crickets.
Disney's iconic Winnie the Pooh, Christopher Robin and their best friends Piglet, Eeyore, Kanga, Roo, Rabbit, and Owl (oh… and don't forget Tigger too!) have come to…
Come and watch our Musical Theatre (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase.
Come and watch our Musical Theatre (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase.
Two main questions flit through your mind as you watch SpitLip’s Operation Mincemeat - firstly ‘God it’s brilliant,’ followed quickly by, ‘how are they allowed to do that…
“I am the Jesus Christ of politics.
Usually avoid public bathrooms? Here’s one you won’t want to miss! PUBLIC is a pop/rock musical by new and exciting theatre collective, Stroud & Notes.
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Fresh from Live at The Apollo, A League of Their Own, Mock The Week, and The Last Leg, Best Newcomer nominee Maisie Adam is back with her new show ‘Buzzed’.
Fresh from Live at The Apollo, A League of Their Own, Mock The Week, and The Last Leg, Best Newcomer nominee Maisie Adam is back with her new show ‘Buzzed’.
Victor works for the Federation Against Copyright Theft, FACT.
Adam Riches returns with an exclusive two-night run of his hit 2018 Edinburgh Fringe show ‘The Guy Who.
In 2022, Olga Koch wrote a master’s thesis about reply guys. This is a work-in-progress of a musical based on that thesis. ★★★★ The Guardian ★★★★ The Telegraph
Abseiling lesbians! Queers in classrooms! Perverts panicking parents! And an act of oppression that inspired a generational riot.
TV’s Priya Hall brings you her new WIP all about her 2021 breakdown. Expect cats, breakdowns and BIG REALISATIONS.
On 25th February 2023, a remarkable event will begin in London’s West End.
Adam Riches and Dan Cook have finally joined forces to create what the public have been clamouring to happen for years - a character comedy show about two men.
‘Ay up, it’s me (fella doing this show).
Tweedy’s Musical Mayhem! TWEEDY - the comedy and slapstick legend and star of Gifford’s Circus, Cirque Berserk and the Cheltenham Everyman pantomime returns…
When Ben returns home to his father’s funeral after 13 years away, he is confronted with uncomfortable truths about the past, present and future of the community and the family h…
Tweedy’s Musical Mayhem! TWEEDY - the comedy and slapstick legend and star of Gifford’s Circus, Cirque Berserk and the Cheltenham Everyman pantomime returns…
Farting at a funeral.
MANIC PIXIE DREAM REN A Film School Dissertation-Induced Meltdown Sentimental: A New Gig Musical Speaking of break-ups, the world’s ending.
The Testament According to Adam Old systems need to be changed Dopa-Mean GirlA musical comedy about ADHD brains The Testament According to Adam - Capitol Theatre Co…
An unpredictable debut from the chaotic mind of self-proclaimed loser Adam Willis (Willis & Vere).
Bells are ringing, dreidels are spinning, the holidays are here again! Leave the remote at home and get your fix of festive film hilarity at the Karaoke Hole with Dragprov’s Nutfli…
“A tantalising look at the world of Rita Hayworth” The Times Considered by many to be the most beautiful woman of her day, Fred Astaire’s all-time favourite dance…
Blippi The Musical brings the curious and fun character Blippi off the screen and onto the stage with world-class production, audience engagement and amazing music.
“A Musical Theatre Christmas” returns to The Actors’ Church, presented by Mark Robert Petty.
Bugsy Malone, the 1976 film by Alan Parker charlestons into Alexandra Palace theatre with a tremendous firing of custard pies! The cult classic of the spoof gangster movie reminds …
A Fierylight and Little Angel Theatre co-production Based on the bestselling book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler George wishes he wasn’t the scruffiest giant in town.
Buddy the Elf discovers he is an adopted 'human' baby from New York City and sets off on an adventure to find his biological father who has no idea of his son’s existence…
Award-winning and acclaimed sketch comedy double-act, Revan and Fennell, return to the Museum of Comedy for an evening of new and not-so-new material after a three year hiatus.
From hand-jiving to slicked hair, Nikolai Foster’s Grease at the Dominion Theatre is a sprint down memory lane with extra twists.
Fresh from Live at The Apollo, Mock The Week, and The Last Leg, Best Newcomer nominee Maisie Adam is back with a brand new show for 2022, ‘Buzzed’.
Fresh from Live at The Apollo, Mock The Week, and The Last Leg, Best Newcomer nominee Maisie Adam is back with a brand new show for 2022, ‘Buzzed’.
Kirsty Taylor’s politically charged rap musical about the cost of living crisis in broken Britain opens in a recreated pawnbroker shop in Bradford.
1929, New York.
Fane Productions invite you to spend an evening with award-winning British garden designer and Gardeners’ World presenter, Adam Frost.
Following on from the success of the first event, My Kind of Musical is back with more fat, more songs, more revenge, and more spiralling over whether or not you should feed the bi…
Grant Black and Murray Lachlan Young’s Rehab is an entertaining musical that is full of potential.
Farting at a funeral.
Fiction’s greatest villains, from Hannibal Lecter to Cruella de Vil, are in court for their crimes in a rip-roaring musical comedy that will challenge everything you know about l…
Lighthouse is an upbeat Irish-American musical full of original drinking songs and step dancing numbers.
The year is 1925; the place is New York City.
Treason is the explosive new musical about the gunpowder plot, set to completely blow you away, featuring stunning music by Ricky Allan and book & lyrics by Ricky Allan & K…
An original new musical that puts a bluegrass twist on contemporary musical theatre.
Ancient Greece.
Nick had a bit of breakdown in 2021, but now he’s coming back strong! Hilarious and inventive stand-up, as seen and heard on BBC2, BBC3, and BBC Radio 4.
Nick had a bit of breakdown in 2021, but now he’s coming back strong! Hilarious and inventive stand-up, as seen and heard on BBC2, BBC3, and BBC Radio 4.
Acclaimed Edinburgh-born singer-songwriter Adam Holmes is one of the brightest stars on the UK roots music scene.
If you’re not convinced by the title I have no idea what this is going to do.
Blippi The Musical brings the curious and fun character Blippi off the screen and onto the stage with world-class production, audience engagement and amazing music.
Worshipped opera singer.
Award-winning musical theatre company The Talentz are bringing festive sparkle to you for our eighth year at the Fringe.
A musical reimagining of one of Oscar Wilde’s most beloved stories, The Canterville Ghost: The Musical features an original score and soundtrack.
Based on Roald Dahl’s beloved children’s novel, Matilda tells the story of a precocious five-year-old girl who loves books, hates bullies, and is revealed to have telekinetic p…
Based on the popular Scottish folk song, we follow the comic adventures of Maggie played by Jacqueline Hannan, a bus conductress in Fife in her new job.
A show that provides a jellicle discussion about the jellicle aspects of the jellicle cats in CATS and how you can apply them to your life in order to make it truly jellicle.
A rock concert in a courtroom.
We live in a crazy world of fear and anxiety! But don’t worry, Dr Theatre is here to solve your problems in a show packed full of fabulous musical theatre songs with all the answ…
Ancient Greece.
Farting at a funeral.
Daily hour of the best musical comedy at this year’s Fringe, produced by the Musical Comedy Guide website (check for daily listings).
After my last Fringe appearance (August, 2016), I had to step away from Edinburgh and consider how to be less devastatingly funny.
Dare to be different.
Just what is the Edinburgh Fringe? Some say it’s the world’s greatest uncensored platform for freedom of expression; some see it as a free market, money-driven fun-fest.
Liz Lochhead’s slick modern take on a sadly relevant ancient tale is brought to life with intelligent staging and a ferociously powerful central performance from Adura Onashile.
A Scottish/African group presenting original songs by composer/playwright, Neo Vilakazi, based in Edinburgh.
A beautiful, profoundly naked performance presented as nature intended.
Returning to the West End for the first time since 2019, Kinky Boots is the exhilarating true story about a struggling shoe factory that will lift you higher than any platform boot…
A comical feast that features an original story that is every father’s nightmare; Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a swee…
Based on the hit film, this award-winning musical by Gary Barlow and Tim Firth tells the story of an ordinary group of women in a Yorkshire Women’s Institute who create an artist…
Music is magic.
Alan Turing – A Musical Biography.
Why toddle when you can dance? Join DJ Monski Mouse and her dancers for an epic session of bonkers, bopping, beautiful fun.
Before audiences step foot into the SpaceUK’s Annexe, a tune from a nearby keyboard drifts out of the theatre and floats down the hall to greet the audience.
Having written over 200 songs during lockdown exploring some of the more comical aspects of the pandemic, Siobhan Argyle is bringing her sold-out show from Glasgow to the Edinburgh…
Old Town – New Perspective is a collection of contemporary photographs of Edinburgh taken by Ewan Barry and Audrey Pinard, founders of Tete-a-Tete Photo.
Is this a real knife? Is this just fantasy? Enjoy Shakespeare’s spooky tragedy like never before, as six actors deploy wittily rewritten pop classics, uproariously silly comedy and…
Love, song, dance and murder – Domitius retells the tale from an unbiased viewpoint paving the way for audiences to experience that particular reign in Ancient Rome.
Gethsemane has a wide selection of new, fresh, and contemporary music with rock, acoustic and classical themes.
Join us on these free guided tours of the musical treasures on display at St Cecilia’s Hall, Scotland’s oldest concert hall and home to the University of Edinburgh’s Musical …
From the company that brought you the sell-out Fringe smash, Sunshine on Leith, Captivate Theatre presents a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family.
Eve’s eyes are green like guacamole, she has posh hair and a freckle on her chin and when she puts her hand on Elle’s arm… This heart-warming and belly-achingly funny story i…
Award-winning performer Michael Kunze makes his Edinburgh solo debut as the world’s greatest rapping pasta chef: Lil Saffron, aka the King of the Kitchen.
One of the (many) great things about Fringe is that new comics, who don’t yet have an hour’s worth of material, can buddy up to put on a show — Chris Hall and Mark Bittleston…
A potty-mouthed romp through this bizarre-but-true story, from cult internet phenomenon and two-hit-wonder Kunt and the Gang.
An original, comedy musical set in a 5 day self-help retreat following a group of people with all sorts of first world problems; such as Paul, a man with severe toxic masculinity, …
Multi award-nominated comedian, Adam Greene takes his debut hour to Edinburgh talking quick fixes for self-improvement, clean living and long-term mental well-being.
An original, comedy musical set in a 5 day self-help retreat following a group of people with all sorts of first world problems; such as Paul, a man with severe toxic masculinity, …
3’s Comedy brings together Adam Knox, Luka Muller and Peter Jones, three of the rising stars of Australian comedy, for a whole new hour of hilarious stand up.
Sometimes you’ve just got to listen to your balls.
Fladam (Florence Poskitt and Adam Sowter) are ‘the most amazing hilarious musical comedy duo’ (Harry Whittaker, BBC Radio York).
Now in our 10th year! Smash-hit production, The Improv Musical returns to take the Fringe by storm.
Where do you start if your ultimate goal is a West End and Broadway musical? Revivals often start at Chichester and new concepts here at the Fringe.
Maisie Adam is Buzzed about a lot of things, and it is a nice change of pace to hear how things are going well for a comedian.
Are you a love warrior? Turns out, I am!Hallmark movies might be cheesy and predictable, but they’re the kind of films that help people escape their lives, and during the pandemi…
Making A Murderer: The Musical is created by Phil Meaney, and tells the heart-wrenching story of the Avery family and the injustice they suffered at the hands of the American legal…
From voice-straining high notes to limb-spraining high kicks, via on-stage smooches and offstage feuds, award-winning musical revue I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical reveals ever…
Join this multi award-winning musical storyteller for another collection of story-songs.
Some shows are Fringe standards, you can’t help but think that they’re like the ravens at the Tower of London; that if they weren’t here, everything would come tumbling down.
Alexander S.
This new folk musical seeks to explore our heritage and legacy, weaving two parallel stories; one of a crofter and a wandering soldier in the 18th Century, and one of an old pensio…
WORSHIPPED OPERA SINGER.
WORSHIPPED OPERA SINGER.
A fascinating insight into Edinburgh’s past, hear incredible stories of royalty, writers, sieges, battles and plagues.
PLEASE NOTE THIS SHOW WILL BE AVAILABLE TO STREAM FROM 8th AUGUST.
Thrust into power, Nero, a young Roman Emperor, seeks life as a musician and performer, but a series of threats against his life may prove to be his final act.
With music by ABBA legends Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, and lyrics by the incomparable Sir Tim Rice, the iconic musical Chess returns to the West End for the first time …
This entertaining tour will take you through the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town covering history, culture, folklore and much more.
MTS presents: The Addams Family Musical in Concert! The elite young performers of Musical Theatre Studio Ltd give you an exciting performance of The Addams Family.
‘My Kind of Musical’ is a collection of original songs and comedy on being a chunky, musical-loving hoe in a world of perfection and exclusivity.
A wonderful journey of song, celebrating some of the most iconic female singers and songwriters of the 60s-90s.
A wonderful journey of song, celebrating some of the most iconic female singers and songwriters of the 60s-90s.
Tittitutar Town is a brand new play, straight out of the mind of Manchester-born-and-bred multi-award-winning comedienne Sonja Doubleday (Cheekykita).
There has been much said in books and films about the life and times of Harvey Milk.
We are back to lead you in a sing-a-long of hits from all the best musical shows, with a live band of West End theatre musicians backing you.
‘Hamilton’ meets ‘Pitch Perfect’: spontaneously Improvised! Imagine a new kind of musical: beatboxers, rappers, actors, singers, dancers and body percussionists, come together as …
“Is this a real knife? Is this just fantasy?” Enjoy Shakespeare’s spooky tragedy like never before, as six actors deploy wittily rewritten pop classics, uproariously silly com…
“Is this a real knife? Is this just fantasy?” Enjoy Shakespeare’s spooky tragedy like never before, as six actors deploy wittily rewritten pop classics, uproariously silly com…
Simon Hall brings his manic energy and style to Brighton Fringe in his new show Simon Hall is Completely Fine.
‘Did you grow up loving Young Adult Fantasy novels (and do you maybe still love young adult fantasy novels)? Are you a ride or die Team Edward or Team Jacob fan? Then this may be t…
‘Did you grow up loving Young Adult Fantasy novels (and do you maybe still love young adult fantasy novels)? Are you a ride or die Team Edward or Team Jacob fan? Then this may be t…
One decision creates two wildly different lives in this hilarious, uplifting and 100% improvised musical from top UK performers.
How much can one choice change your life? One decision creates two wildly different lives in this hilarious, uplifting and 100% improvised musical.
An award-winning musical, ‘Clean!’ is a rousing play about the women of laundry hill, Brighton.
Clean! The Musical is as unique a musical as you'll find at the Fringe.
Scared of commitment? Drink too much coffee? Own an NFT? Audience problems become a unique and oddly uplifting musical on the spot.
Fresh from Live at The Apollo, Mock The Week, and The Last Leg, Best Newcomer nominee Maisie Adam comes to the Caroline of Brunswick with a Work in Progress of her brand new show f…
Fresh from Live at The Apollo, Mock The Week, and The Last Leg, Best Newcomer nominee Maisie Adam comes to the Caroline of Brunswick with a Work in Progress of her brand new show f…
We run comedy nights at this venue all year round but we have something special planned for the Fringe.
Ay Up Ducks! Following a sell-out run at Edinburgh Fringe, we’re bringing our stand-up show to Brighton.
Ay Up Ducks! Following a sell-out run at Edinburgh Fringe, we’re bringing our stand-up show to Brighton.
Come and watch our Musical Theatre (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase
Come and watch our Musical Theatre (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase
High energy, fun and witty, The Bean Spillers’ Improvised Musical showcases a wide range of talent, musical knowledge and general mischief.
Adam Rowe, host of the smash hit Have A Word Podcast, star of Live At The Apollo and Roast Battle brings us his brand new stand-up tour; ‘Imperious’.
Adam Rowe, host of the smash hit Have A Word Podcast, star of Live At The Apollo and Roast Battle brings us his brand new stand-up tour; ‘Imperious’.
Have you always wanted to go to a presentation about ADHD that veers off into the wacky and wonderful world of Neuroscience, Julie Andrews, Cher and Dolly Parton? Well n…
The musical gameshow sensation with Chris Hide - spin the wheel to pick a theme or win a big prize!Wednesdays from 9pmTicket link
A farmer, singing cabbages and magicHow do you teach cabbages to sing? Why is magic so dangerous? How did a group of strangers find their way onto a hidden farm? Find ou…
Based on Baz Luhrmann’s epic love story, Moulin Rouge is a larger-than-life electrifying musical.
Dick Whittington: A New Dick in Town is Jon Bradfield and Martin Hooper’s 12th pantomime and the continued love for LGBTQI+ inclusive theatre can be seen oozing out of every scen…
PICTURE IT!MANCHESTER 2021!After 5 years of award-winning, sell-out shows in London, Golden Girls: A Musical is finally on TOUR!We’ll thank you for being a friend for two nights on…
A delightfully funny and touching musical
Corinthian King Sisyphus is tired of the holy powers-that-be controlling his humdrum and repetitive life.
Pride in Surrey - Saturday 25th September 2021 in Godalming Town Were back, Baby! We are thrilled to announce that our friends at Godalming Town Council and Waverley Boro…
Out of hard times, something magical can rise.
1868.
Capitalism has the city of Dollaropolis in its grasp, and only The Chosen One can extinguish its smog: Karl Kommufist, boy wonder! Can Karl, aided by his best friends Emily and Max…
1868.
PICTURE IT! BRIGHTON 2021!After 5 years of award-winning, sell-out shows in London, Golden Girls: A Musical is finally off on it’s long anticipated tour to Brighton!This September …
Capitalism has the city of Dollaropolis in its grasp, and only The Chosen One can extinguish its smog: Karl Kommufist, boy wonder! Can Karl, aided by his best friends Emily and Max…
1868.
Capitalism has the city of Dollaropolis in its grasp, and only The Chosen One can extinguish its smog: Karl Kommufist, boy wonder! Can Karl, aided by his best friends Emily and Max…
Capitalism has the city of Dollaropolis in its grasp, and only The Chosen One can extinguish its smog: Karl Kommufist, boy wonder! Can Karl, aided by his best friends Emily and Max…
1868.
“Miss Polly had a dolly and its head popped off” On a rainy afternoon, at a fly tip in the woods, an eclectic group of teenagers are catapulted head first into the unknown te…
“Miss Polly had a dolly and its head popped off” On a rainy afternoon, at a fly tip in the woods, an eclectic group of teenagers are catapulted head first into the unknown te…
“Miss Polly had a dolly and its head popped off” On a rainy afternoon, at a fly tip in the woods, an eclectic group of teenagers are catapulted head first into the unknown te…
“Miss Polly had a dolly and its head popped off” On a rainy afternoon, at a fly tip in the woods, an eclectic group of teenagers are catapulted head first into the unknown te…
This Pride weekend, come down to The Phoenix Arts Club to celebrate some of the best LGBTQ+ talent that London has to offer.
PICTURE IT! LONDON 2021!Following the announcement of our Brighton shows, due to popular demand we have decided to add a one night only London Preview, exclusively at The Two Brewe…
Bienvenue to Chansons, the musical intercultural cabaret.
Farting at a funeral.
Hop, bounce, jump, wave and sing! Percussion, music, laughter and balloons with Verona’s Musical Balloon Band.
A musical adaptation of the masterfully satirical novel Black Snow by Mikhail Bulgakov: When Sergei Leontievich’s bid to take his own life fails, they dramatises their novel whose …
A musical adaptation of the masterfully satirical novel Black Snow by Mikhail Bulgakov: When Sergei Leontievich’s bid to take his own life fails, they dramatises their novel whose …
Prepare to fall in love with Disney’s FROZEN all over again, as a brand-new theatrical experience arrives in London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane this August.
Two 30-minute sets of stand-up from up-and-coming comedians from the north of England, Paddy Young (as seen on ITV2, Sky, Channel 4) and Adam Flood (BBC New Comedian 2019 nominee, …
Welcome to Hill Valley! Take an electrifying ride back in time as the 1985 blockbuster film and pop culture phenomenon arrives in London’s West End as a groundbreaking new musical …
Adam Rowe – Imperious (WIP).
The Scottish-African choir present upbeat, vibrant songs from a new musical set in Scotland and Zimbabwe.
Acclaimed Edinburgh born singer-songwriter Adam Holmes is one of the brightest stars on the UK roots music scene.
Award-winning comedian Adam Kay shares entries from his diaries as a junior doctor in this ‘electrifying’ (Guardian) evening of stand-up and music.
When the red-suited moustachioed plumber goes missing, the Princess realises she has to break the cycle of her role as “damsel in distress”, turn the tables and go on an advent…
When the red-suited moustachioed plumber goes missing, the Princess realises she has to break the cycle of her role as “damsel in distress”, turn the tables and go on an advent…
With caller Ken Gourlay and ceilidh band.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
Celebrate the return to live entertainment with an exciting evening of variety hosted by radio personality Mark McKenzie in the home of the Army.
Lil Saffron is on a mission to feed the world.
Celebrate the return to live entertainment with an exciting evening of variety hosted by radio personality Mark McKenzie in the home of the Army.
Visit the largest network of 1700s Old Town underground vaults and hear tales of how the poor and unfortunate lived in these former slums.
Lil Saffron is on a mission to feed the world.
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.
Presented by comedian and financial writer Dominic Frisby, this one-hour feature documentary also stars Jimmy Carr, Al Murray, Shazia Mirza, Henning Wehn and Arthur Smith.
Covering everything from history to religion and folklore, this walking tour is our original tour of Edinburgh’s medieval Old Town.
An unpredictable debut from the chaotic mind of self-proclaimed loser Adam Willis (Willis & Vere).
An unpredictable debut from the chaotic mind of self-proclaimed loser Adam Willis (Willis & Vere).
An unpredictable debut from the chaotic mind of self-proclaimed loser Adam Willis (Willis & Vere).
Discover the sinister side of Edinburgh’s Old Town from villains to aristocracy; slums, prisons, execution sites, and the architecture of its famous sons.
Améliore: A New Musical is a tale for the modern age, inverting traditional Broadway stereotypes and prioritising the Black, queer, female voice.
Améliore: A New Musical is a tale for the modern age, inverting traditional Broadway stereotypes and prioritising the Black, queer, female voice.
Award-winning comedian Adam Kay shares entries from his diaries as a junior doctor in this “electrifying” (Guardian) evening of stand-up and music.
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical has been a rip-roaring success since the show started in 2008.
After selling out their 2018 and 2019 Brighton Fringe shows and lighting up The Warren’s Summer Season, Do the Thing are here for you in 2021.
After selling out their 2018 and 2019 Brighton Fringe shows and lighting up The Warren’s Summer Season, Do the Thing are here for you in 2021.
Join poet Adam Kammerling as he launches his debut collection Seder, alongside a gang of hyper-talented poets and musicians.
We are back to lead you in a sing-a-long of hits from all the best musical shows, with a live band of West End theatre musicians backing you.
Multiverse Musical is a show with a twist.
Farting at a funeral.
Will Hall (as seen on BBC Three and Channel 4) and Sharlin Jahan (BBC Asian Network) present a brand new work in progress split bill.
Will Hall (as seen on BBC Three and Channel 4) and Sharlin Jahan (as heard on Union Jack Radio) present a brand new work in progress split bill.
I was five when I first heard them.
A TOTAL REIMAGINING OF THE CLASSIC STORY.
Jonny Awsum shot to fame on Britain’s Got Talent with his performances of ‘This Is A Musical’ with Ant and Dec, and ‘The Triangle Song&…
I was five when I first heard them.
Award-winning comedian Adam Kay shares entries from his diaries as a junior doctor in this “electrifying” (Guardian) evening of stand-up and music.
Sara Segovia Rodao and Lachlan Werner are cuties by nature, cancers by astrological sign and clowns by trade.
Running through different eras of history, Clean - The Musical wiped the floor with its heartfelt, touching overlapping of stories of seven women who lived in Roundhill, Brighton.
Tl;dr: Two female comedians debut their 30 minute solo shows on one bill.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli are back together again thanks to a sensational musical experience, Judy and Liza.
Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli are back together again thanks to a sensational musical experience, Judy and Liza.
This new comedy musical is based upon the little told story of the life of Helen Carte.
After a sold-out debut season at the 2019 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, the world’s first comedy show about sleep apnea is here.
‘It’s not all that glitters is gold, half the story has never been told’ - Bob Marley Lively up yourself and celebrate the story of Jamaica’s global superst…
After selling out their 2018 and 2019 Brighton Fringe shows and lighting up The Warren’s Summer Season, Do the Thing are here for you in 2021.
Based on the winner of Brighton Fringe 2019’s Best New Play, ‘Clean: The Musical’ tells the tales of women of laundry hill area, Brighton since 1870 and is a rousing celebration …
Based on the winner of Brighton Fringe 2019’s Best New Play, ‘Clean: The Musical’ tells the tales of women of laundry hill area, Brighton since 1870 and is a rousing celebration …
Following two previous Edinburgh Fringe sell-out shows, Coily Dart Theatre present another brand-new comedy musical, based upon the little told story of the life of Helen Carte.
After a sold-out debut season at the 2019 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, the world’s first comedy show about sleep apnea is here.
Traditional, Victorian ‘Old Time Music Hall’ All the songs you love to sing and the jokes you love to hear.
Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat… but 1.
Deck the halls with holly because Christmas has come early as the biggest stars from London’s West End celebrate the festive season in WEST END MUSICAL CHRISTMAS – LIVE…
Westcliff High School for Boys’s troupe of players from all year groups brings the late 19th century tradition of Music Hall back to life with some wonderful old songs, glorious …
Award-winning comedian Adam Kay shares entries from his diaries as a junior doctor in this “electrifying” (Guardian) evening of stand-up and music.
There’s no stopping The Showstoppers! With twelve years as an Edinburgh Festival must-see phenomenon, a critically acclaimed West End run and an Olivier Award to their name, …
Award-winning comedian Adam Kay shares entries from his diaries as a junior doctor in this “electrifying” (Guardian) evening of stand-up and music.
To coincide with its publication, we invite you to join comedian and podcast host Adam Buxton as he talks about and reads from his upcoming new book.
Multi-million bestselling author back at the Fringe for two nights only.
Through song and improvisation, Bookends follows two people’s relationship as it changes over time, delving into life and the intricacies of human connection.
A powerful musical about living with dementia.
When exes Claire and Niamh bump into each other for the first time in years while out with their current partners, they have no idea just what they’ve gotten themselves into.
With caller/dance teacher Ken Gourlay, ceilidh band and piper.
The Edinburgh satirical smash hit returns newly revised and updated! Election 2020.
Two fit guys discover they can earn big bucks from tickling.
This show is a musical comedy with adult themes and scantily clad men! It contains steam and lots of bubbles! Billy is a young man, looking for love.
The Edinburgh must-see, Olivier Award-winning (Best Entertainment and Family Show) West End hit returns for an incredible 13th consecutive year! A brand-new musical comedy is creat…
Fresh from sell-out performances in London and Los Angeles, two of the co-creators of Fringe sell-out smash-hit Thrones! The Musical bring you a Harry Potter parody musical that is…
Academy Award winning actress Whoopi Goldberg is back as Deloris Van Cartier with BAFTA Award winner Jennifer Saunders in the role of Mother Superior as the newly adapted product…
Olivier Award-Winner Giles Terera (Hamilton) leads the cast of Sammy, the major new musical based on the life and career of legendary entertainer Sammy Davis Jr.
Jonny Awsum shot to fame on Britain’s Got Talent with his performances of ‘This Is A Musical’ with Ant and Dec, and ‘The Triangle Song’ wit…
Jonny Awsum shot to fame on Britain’s Got Talent with his performances of ‘This Is A Musical’ with Ant and Dec, and ‘The Triangle Song’ wit…
Stephen Schwartz is the multi-award winning creator of an extraordinary catalogue of songs for stage and screen.
A team of top improv comedians are bringing a new monthly show to Manchester this month with The Totally Improvised Musical.
Winner: Best New Writing, Buxton Fringe.
It’s 1895 and 24 year old Annie Londonderry has returned victorious to America, hailed as the first woman ever to cycle around the world.
A comic valentine to musical theatre.
Traditional, Victorian ‘Old Time Music Hall’ All the songs you love to sing and the jokes you love to hear.
One of Hollywood’s most beloved romantic stories of all time is now coming to the West End! Pretty Woman: The Musical features direction and choreography by two-time To…
Don’t miss the exclusive world premiere of Sleepless, the enchanting romantic musical comedy based on the original screenplay Sleepless in Seattle.
2016 Brighton Fringe Audience Choice Award Winners: Steve Adams, Colin Galletly & Johnny Murph, collectively known as “AGM Comedy”.
Pinnacle is a brand new hour of brutally honest, opinionated, no holds barred stand-up from DAVE’s Best Joke Of The Edinburgh Fringe Winner, Liverpool Comedian Of …
Get into the Hallowe’en spirit and be the first to see Zombies: The Musical, a homegrown comedy in development about star-crossed lovers trying to find each other even in death.
While browsing some of the more risqué websites you may discover some titillating videos of various people trying to get each other to laugh, moan and groan simply by tickling.
Hits & Misses with his Electric Band The “Empty Pockets” After touring for the last year in the USA with his band the Empty Pockets, Al has decided to bring this s…
Set in the shadow of Brooklyn Bridge on a shabby corner, Brooklyn The Musical is a play-within-a-play staged by a rag-tag bunch of street performers who call themselves the Ci…
Jon Robyns returns to the Leicester Square Theatre to celebrate the release of his new album, Musical Direction.
The heart-warming and hilarious Broadway show based on the classic movie starring Tom Hanks, comes to The Dominion Theatre for its West End Premier.
Join us for a riotous celebration of the Fringe’s best musical comedians! Since 2009, the MCAs have helped to launch the likes of Abandoman, Rachel Parris, Mae Martin, Jay Foreman …
Be spellbound by our magical musical tour conducted by Edinburgh’s very own Capital Concert Band.
A contemporary reimagining of classic horror characters.
The Scots Musical Museum, an enormous pop-song survey produced by enterprising publisher James Johnson with Robert Burns, who, enlisted as editor, became crazed with compiling, fix…
The Cheap Part of Town is Louis Rive’s first collection of songs.
French-born Marianne has spent most of her adult life in the UK.
Million-copy bestseller Adam Kay returns to the Fringe for two nights only, sharing entries from his diaries as a junior doctor in this ‘electrifying’ (Guardian) evening of stand-u…
Cora is at the festival to see her ex-boyfriend perform.
Experience a slice of West End in Edinburgh, with a musical theatre showcase presented by Goldsmiths, University of London’s Musical Theatre Summer School students! Featuring new a…
You see a person, she sees the colour blue.
Join everyone’s favourite dynamic duo as Wallace prepares to perform his musical masterpiece My Concerto in Ee Lad with help from his faithful canine companion Gromit.
Coming off their sold out shows at Feinstein’s/54 Below in New York City and Rockwell Table and Stage in Los Angeles, this concert version of Dahan and D’Angelo’s emotional and exp…
Three of Scotland’s leading contemporary jazz groups each play a 40-minute set in one stunning concert with world-class musical guests from India and Shetland.
Based upon an idea by David Gest and Michael Jackson, Robert Burns the Musical by Tish Tindall is the story of love, Scotland and one man’s struggle to redefine his pride of worth.
Smelling: there’s an app for that.
The Edinburgh Fringe exists as a kind of suspended adolescence allowing creatives to live the experience of their art being the most important thing in the world.
Talented but troubled Clio has three months to go until the biggest boxing match of her life.
Join us for a magical, marvellous hour of songs from your favourite movie musicals including Les Misérables, The Greatest Showman and some Disney classics.
Whitechapel, 1888.
Nowhere has Adam Smith’s Invisible Hand been harder at work than at the festival itself.
After last years sell-out performances at the Fringe, English Comedian of the Year finalist Adam Rowe has bought his show Pinnacle to the Edinburgh Fringe.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Based on the classic Scottish folk song, Kelty Clippie follows the comic adventures of a bus conductress in Fife.
Join our curators, conservator and volunteers on special highlight tours of St Cecilia’s Hall, Scotland’s oldest concert hall and home of the University of Edinburgh’s world renown…
Enjoy a relaxed walk through the historic Old Town with a bona fide Scottish Historian.
Early Mornings – The Musical is a show about writing a show.
Please help. I am trapped in a cardboard supermarket.
Grease – the original high school musical that has never dated, with its toe-tapping high-energy mix of raw teenage emotional power, stunning vocals, exceptional dance routines a…
A stand-up comedy show with two halves, by two comedians united by the powerful force of convenience.
In this hilarious satire of musical theatre, one story becomes five delightful musicals, each written in the distinctive style of a different master of the form, from Rodgers and H…
The first man in space is back on Earth and facing new temptations.
Why toddle when you can dance?! Selling out shows around the world; come find out why.
Always a source of top-quality musical theatre at the Fringe, The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, brings us perhaps one of the best ways to spend a morning at Fringe.
The true story of how a group of Croydon kids.
Maggie Lalley’s one-woman musical comedy tells the true story of her demented stint as a teen witch.
With caller Ken Gourlay, ceilidh band and piper.
Scathing satire and winner of three Tony Awards, Urinetown takes us to a time of permanent drought.
A powerful drama interspersed with original songs, looking at the lives of the main protagonists involved in the struggle for the vote between Emmeline Pankhurst’s Suffragettes a…
In an afterlife, Gilbert brags to Sullivan that, as fathers of the modern musical, all new musicals are basically just variations on their own plots! Sullivan challenges him to tel…
One man, a guitar, and the most venerated love story of all time.
Featuring former West End singers and dancers, this combined tribute to two of the most iconic musicals of all time is simply electrifying! Have the time of your life watching Baby…
At Westerberg High everyone worships the Heathers, the exclusive clique, including misfit member Veronica.
Free daily hour-long showcase of the best musical comedy at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, courtesy of the Musical Comedy Guide website (check for full listings).
What would happen if the lost papers of a genius were recovered in the modern day? Four actors present a dramatisation of the life and works of Adam Smith, performed in the house i…
The story of Adam and Eve and all of its ramifications is a well-trotted and oft adapted story.
With millennial nostalgia at its peak, there can be no better time to head to the Edinburgh Fringe and experience Cruel Intentions: The ‘90s Musical.
This tour will take you into parts of Edinburgh that you did not know existed, off the tourist trail.
As seen on BBC Three and Channel 4.
What do you get when you blend the works of William Shakespeare, with an all singing and dancing musical extravaganza? You get the Elizabethan’s answer to Flight of the Conchords…
3’s Comedy brings together Adam Knox, Luka Muller and Peter Jones, three of the rising stars of Australian comedy for a whole new hour of hilarious stand-up.
Friendsical is billed as a ‘musical parody’ of Friends and unfortunately it fails to hit the mark on both counts.
Classically trained in musical theatre, comedian, writer and actor Jenny Bede is tired of waiting around for her perfect role.
It’s August, and we know what has lured all of you to Edinburgh—the neoclassical architecture!Whether you’re a regular tourist, Fringe-goer or resident, Cobble Tales' Arc…
Returning to the Fringe for another year Thrones! The Musical Parody is exactly what it says on the tin.
Ahoy! Join John Silverman and the crew of The Maiden’s Ruin on their quest for pirate booty in a bawdy tale of love, betrayal, murder and incest! This five-star adult musical-comed…
‘There’s no humour in having so many tumours’.
Drawing the line between the exaggerated and the tender is no easy feat.
Baby Wants Candy has become almost as much a staple of the Fringe as being slapped in the face with flyers on the Royal Mile.
The Edinburgh must-see, Olivier Award-winning (Best Entertainment and Family Show) West End hit returns for its 12th consecutive year! A brand-new musical comedy is created from sc…
Edinburgh’s 2018 smash hit returns! 2020.
Jojo Sutherland grew up in a castle and has steadily worked her way down ever since.
One island, split in two with a thundering crack: half for the fishermen and half for the farmers.
Tales of woe, tales of science, tales of curses, tales of defiance.
When critiquing a musical about the difficulties of being a performer, there’s nothing to do but write a review about the difficulties of being a critic.
Ahh, Love Island.
The star of Tonight at the Palladium (ITV), Stand Up Central (Comedy Central) and Live from the BBC is back with, without doubt, his funniest show yet.
Somewhat new to the interactive theatre scene, and a little suspicious of what I would find, Adam Riches: The Beakington Town Hall Murders was an unexpected delight.
Ready to take the Edinburgh Fringe by storm for the fifth year running, hit show The Improv Musical returns! Guaranteed to leave you roaring with laughter with musical mayhem and e…
On stage, six pieces of paper, fixed by clips, are suspended on a washing line.
Before Voldemort was He Who Must Not Be Named, he was just Tom Riddle, another moody teen that couldn’t talk to girls.
Fat Rascal Theatre should be pleased with their Fringe so far.
EDINBURGH PREVIEW It's 1616.
This is not a musical nor is it instructions on how to beat up your dad.
Our current understanding of the evolution of man comes from evidence based on archeological digs.
Five-star sell-out show Edinburgh Fringe 2017-2018 and VAULT Festival 2017-2019 NETFLIX combines the taste profiles of 98 million users to create a perfectly ideal viewi…
A prequel, vivid unveiling, of the story of the Mad Hatter from the classic tale, Alice in Wonderland.
The critically-acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe hit.
Move over Cats - It's time for a mole! This joyous new musical adaptation of Sue Townsend‘s best-selling book The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾ -The Music…
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Mange Tout, Mange Tout, my esteemed and honoured guests! For the first time ever, Trotters Independent Trading Company are unveiling their latest venture – The Cushty Pre-Sho…
It’s systematic, it’s hydromatic… Why it’s Grease lightin’. Back at the Courtroom for another spin. T-Bird, Pink Ladies and Beauty School Dropouts all welcome.
In 2016, Blowfish Theatre made a musical about Boris Johnson and Brexit.
An energy-packed performance by the Musical Theatre Degree students at Northbrook MET.
2020.
The small English village of Bakewell, Derbyshire is holding its annual baking competition.
Vulvarine is the superhero movie that all teenage girls were missing when they grew up.
Stand-up comics Blake AJ and Adam Flood unpack the funnies in an hour-long show split between them.
BA Theatre Arts at GBMet.
Join Psychological Magician Neb in one final bid to resurrect his past career as a musician, combining music with powerful mindreading!
An interesting addition to the Fringe schedule, The Hunters of Ghost Hall's paranormal premise, pitch-black stage and eerie soundtrack seems to lend itself more to a Halloween …
Birth; marriage; death.
Wednesday 15th May, 7.
Two warring houses.
As seen on lots of the sorts of shows that everyone’s heard of but never watched (Stand up Central, Live at the Comedy Store, Tonight at the Palladium etc.
Winner of So You Think You’re Funny? 2017 and Amused Moose National New Comic 2018, Maisie Adam presents a work in progress of her second Edinburgh show.
It is still one of the best kept secrets in show business that Patricia Routledge trained not only as an actress but also as a singer and had considerable experience and success in…
A collection of new musical theatre writing telling stories of love, life, adventure and, most importantly, what ‘home’ means to every one of us.
One of The Guardian’s Best Shows at the Edinburgh Fringe 2018.
The 2018 critically-acclaimed Brighton Fringe sell-outs return! Join ‘Do the Thing’ for an unmissable high-risk, high-lunacy, highly (well, entirely) improvised musical.
New British musicals are few and far between nowadays, but the Brighton Fringe is the one place where they are bound to be found.
Five-star sell-out show Edinburgh Fringe 2017-2018 and VAULT Festival 2017-2018.
Following on from their successful visits with The Nutcracker and Storyteller Storyteller, StoryPocket return with David Baddiel’s ANiMALCOLM the Musical.
The Jerry Hall Show' is a bizarre narrative comedy, based loosely on the life of celebrity Jerry Hall.
Rich Hall’s critically acclaimed new show begins its second leg of touring.
When Noel Coward warned a certain Mrs Worthington against putting her daughter on the stage, it's highly likely that he didn't have Matilda The Musical in mind at the time.
On the back of last year’s highly acclaimed production of Fame, Funky Studios return to the Palace stage this year with their next company musical, Dogfight.
It's a dismal day at the Addams family's manse, with the ever-approaching storm clouds reflecting the gloomy atmosphere that has beset the household.
MAD Trust in association with Pianoworks West End present SINGEASY does Musical Theatre.
Have fun learning French! Set in Paris, 'Pinot! The Musical' follows the adventures of Petrov, a young Russian cyclist who dreams of winnng the Tour de France!…
ANGER IS AN ENERGY! Old punk rocker Annie and young African Dub Dave strike up an unlikely friendship in this tale of marginalisation, alienation and regeneration.
Traditional, Victorian ‘Old Time Music Hall’ All the songs you love to sing and the jokes you love to hear.
The landmark, record-breaking and top-rated television series Only Fools and Horses, written by the late, great John Sullivan becomes a brand-new, home-grown British Musical specta…
An evening of stand-up comedy supporting Nerve Tumours UK and helping to raise awareness of neurofibromatosis, an incurable genetic condition affecting 1 in every 3,000 …
An evening of stand-up comedy supporting Nerve Tumours UK and helping to raise awareness of neurofibromatosis, an incurable genetic condition affecting 1 in every 3,000 …
These two famous mouse cousins take it in turns to visit one another, and each mouse ends up much the wiser as a result of their exciting adventures.
Pour yourself a cup of ambition, and head on down to Dolly Parton’s rollicking West End musical!9 TO 5 THE MUSICALis clocking in to the West End - with a strictly limited West En…
‘If this is what improv can do, you wonder why anyone bothers writing anything down.
After delighting audiences at last years Kids Comedy Club event at Piece Hall, ComedySportz return to the Spiegeltent this Christmas for more all action, all improvised comedy fun!…
GRAMMY-nominated pop icon Adam Ant returns to our main space this winter due to popular demand.
A sell-out event every December for a decade, Adam Kay presents a night of festive filth – his antidote to the pantomime horrors in every other theatre this time o…
From the songwriting team behind the smash-hit Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen and the Academy Award-winning films La La Land and The Greatest Showman, - A Christmas St…
by Joanne Bogart and Eric Rockwell One story - five mini musicals! This affectionate and hilarious send-up tells one story in five distinctive musi…
Urinetown is a hilarious send-up of greed, love, revolution (and musicals!), in a time when water is worth its weight in gold.
Brass, Benjamin Till’s winner of the ‘Best Musical’ in the 2014 UK Theatre Awards, fills the stage at the Union Theatre, Southwark, in its professional London première.
A host of West End performers present the greatest songs from shows that bombed, by Stephen Sondheim, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Lionel Bart, Stephen Schwartz, Stiles & Dr…
What does it take to become undeniably good at what you do? Fresh from a sell-out UK tour; Liverpool Comedian of the Year winner and English Comedian of the Year nominee Adam Rowe,…
These two famous mouse cousins take it in turns to visit one another.
Award-winning comedian Adam Kay shares entries from his diaries as a junior doctor in this “electrifying” (Guardian) evening of stand-up and music.
Award-winning comedian Adam Kay shares entries from his diaries as a junior doctor in this ‘electrifying’ (Guardian) evening of stand-up comedy.
Jack Left Town are the greatest band in the world, the only hitch is that they never existed.
“She’s my best friend.
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a hugely rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking for all involved.
18 months ago, Maisie decided to try stand-up comedy.
For three nights only, award-winning musical comedian and star of BBC Two’s The Mash Report, Rachel Parris, presents a late-night jamboree of tunes intended to tickle, including so…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Last Leg host Adam Hills prepares for an upcoming book tour by reading some selected chapters of his best-selling autobiography Best Foot Forward.
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…
Questing Voles – All’s Well That Ends As You Like It, 2017: ‘a pretty anarchic hour of fun and frolics’ (FringeReview.
This unique collaboration between two outstanding groups, Glasgow’s Brian Molley Quartet and the Asin Langa Ensemble from Jodhpur, combines music from Scotland and India to create …
Back for five nights only.
Orwell That Ends Well is a comedy musical, combining characters and stories from 1984 and Animal Farm.
With recent workshops around the world, this delightful new musical by California composer Tim Nelson is now at the Fringe! Alice’s magical, musical journey with a true Broadway …
13 is a hilarious, coming-of-age musical about discovering that cool is sometimes where we least expect it.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
What happens if you find the love of your life at the end of the world? This hilarious and moving new musical follows Jack who discovers that the world will end in one week.
This epic rock comedy tells the story of a young rocker JB, from Kickapoo, journeying to find his counterpart in rock KG, and together they form the band… Tenacious D! Once forme…
A new musical by Tish Tindall based upon an idea by David Gest, Michael Jackson, and the life and works of Robert Burns.
The Edinburgh Comedy Award winner, Live at the Apollo star, the Lidl Enya, the broken Bublé… DAVID O’DOHERTY headlines.
A dramatic representation of the life of Adam Smith, supported by Kirkcaldy 4 All.
Based on the popular traditional folk song, Kelty Clippie follows the comic adventures of a bus conductress in Fife.
Lucy Jones, established Edinburgh artist, captures the spirit of Edinburgh in her mixed media paintings and collages of the classical Georgian architecture.
From prehistory to 1877, you choose which version of Scotsman JT Stewart’s Palmerston will be told through music by one of New Zealand’s celebrated Maori instrument makers and his …
Django Reinhardt was a musical genius and his influence on generations of guitarists has been immense.
Free daily hour-long showcase of the best musical comedy at this year’s Edinburgh Festival, courtesy of the Musical Comedy Guide website (check for full listings).
Adam Larter plays Sir Dance-a-lot, one of the Boogie Knights who has been exiled from a land where disco lovers are persecuted, and where rock ‘n roll and the evil King Gary now …
No man is an island.
Weaving through courtyards, kirkyards and vennels, hear poems about Edinburgh past and present written by residents, tourists and those who visited only in imagination, including R…
New(ish) for 2018! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
The Monster in the Hall by David Greig follows a day in the life of Duck Macatarsney as she cares for her dope-smoking biker father who suffers from multiple sclerosis.
After a sell-out, five-star run in 2016, One Musical to Rule Them All returns to parody everyone’s favourite trilogy about wizards, hobbits and a quest to destroy some magical je…
With caller Ken Gourlay, a ceilidh band and piper.
Born in Scotland, Bon Scott emigrated to Australia and joined rock band AC/DC to become a legend.
Come along and enjoy a fantastic sing-along to the musical classics.
Join us for a riotous celebration of the Fringe’s best musical comedians! Since 2009, the MCA have helped to launch the likes of Abandoman, Rachel Parris, Mae Martin, Jay Foreman a…
Feeling pressured by his success last year with The Elvis Dead, Rob Kemp returns with ten(!) shows stuck to a spinning wheel.
The Edinburgh Comedy Award winner returns with this hotly anticipated sequel to his 2015 smash hit.
Come on down to Marny Town! Join Marny as she performs some of her favourite characters and, for the first time, she gives us fascinating insight into the real-life inspiration beh…
Why toddle when you can dance!? Sell-out shows around the world, come find out why DJ Monski Mouse is a hit with under fives and their parents/carers.
Original photographs of the people, streets and architecture of Edinburgh’s Old Town taken by Ewan Barry and Audrey Pinard.
Fun and frenetic cabaret revue combining songs, sketches and observations in a hilarious celebration of the world’s biggest arts festival.
See this award-nominated (best comedy Buxton Fringe 2017) Australian (now lives in Bedfordshire…gutted) who played to full houses throughout Fringe 2017.
Tales of woe, tales of science, tales of curses, tales of defiance.
A newly qualified journalist gets his first big break writing for the Maily Dail just as the biggest upset in British politics is about to occur.
Forty-five minutes of free (or £5 guaranteed entry) stand-up from a comedian who’s fresh out of the Cambridge Footlights and hoping this isn’t all a terrible mistake.
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Are you, or someone you love, pretending you’re not losing your hearing? Well at 31, Tom GK is losing his.
Tony Award winner Ben Harney (Broadway's Dreamgirls), and writer Mehr Mansuri, lead this musical about an 1850s Virginia slave who ships himself to freedom in a box.
Adam Patel, one of the UK’s top street magicians, takes to the stage for the first time to showcase his skills of sleight of hand, perceptual manipulation and mind-hacking while …
A brand new wacky comedy musical for all ages! How do you keep life exciting when you live forever? Dracula needs to find something to do now that his arch nemesis has been defeate…
The magic of New York is effectively captured in 89 Nights, a new musical from Troubadour Stageworks.
What does it take to become undeniably good at what you do? Fresh from a sell-out UK tour; Liverpool Comedian of the Year winner and English Comedian of the Year nominee Adam Rowe,…
It’s the musical they said would never happen! After last year’s award-winning show, he’s back with stories from his life set to music.
Birds of Paradise’s new musical is a hysterical and at times incredibly thoughtful production that takes a wry and insightful poke at the state of inclusion in modern theatre and…
The Edinburgh must-see, Olivier Award-winning (Best Entertainment and Family Show 2016) West End hit returns for its 11th consecutive year! A brand-new musical comedy is created fr…
2020: Time to make Donald Great Again! But can King Nigel Farage the First of England get his trade deal? When will Kim Jong Un stop messing about with missiles? And why has Vladim…
The Paines Plough Roundabout is an incredibly versatile venue.
Music Theatre Warwick returns to the festival with their long-form, entirely improvised musical that is a rollicking good time, even if there are a few kinks that need ironing out.
Buried certainly made a splash at the Fringe last year, winning awards left, right, and centre, and deservedly so – Tom Williams and Cordelia O’Driscoll’s new musical is quir…
A Belgian pop star moves to London to steal the job of British pop stars.
The Edinburgh Comedy Award winner returns with a brand-new show unlike anything else.
Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee, as seen on Tonight at the Palladium and Live at the BBC.
Total sell-out in 2015, 2016 and 2017! Updated with new deaths and sexcapades from seventh series.
High-energy actors, colourful puppets, amazing characters and fantastic songs combine to create AnimAlphabet: The Musical.
Spencer Percival has one claim to fame.
The secret life of man’s best friend is pondered in BARK: The Musical.
Total sell-out 2015, 2016 and 2017! One of the best-known, longest-running and most celebrated improv shows in the world.
Before Voldemort was He Who Must Not Be Named, he was just Tom Riddle, another moody teen at Hogwarts.
Deciding to take on Scientology, the notoriously thin skinned and litigation happy “religion”, as the central subject matter of a comedy rock musical is certainly a brave choic…
From the creators of the sell-out hit Buzz: A New Musical.
While Henry the 8th fights for his life, his daughter Mary Tudor has a battle of her own: she wants to claim his soon-to-be-empty throne.
I sat through an hour long fever dream yesterday entitled Timpson the Musical, and to get the recommendation out of the way, I would easily go again.
Spencer Percival has one claim to fame.
Spencer Percival has one claim to fame.
Join us on a journey of music and dance telling the story of York's community Tang Hall.
Based on the smash DreamWorks animated motion picture, Madagascar - The Musical follows all of your favourite crack-a-lackin’ friends as they escape from their home in New York’s C…
Six lives collide in a northern betting shop.
The Welsh singing legend, who is known for hits such as Delilah and What New Pussycat is.
Written by award-winning writer Tim Firth, The Band is a beautiful story for anyone who grew up with a boyband and how those songs became the soundtrack of their lives.
Andrew Lloyd Webber is the most successful composer of musicals in history and professional productions of his shows have sold more than 33o million tickets worldwide.
Homecoming is the word that comes to mind when watching this musical.
‘Jack Left Town’ tells the story of the greatest band the world has never known.
Broadway Actor and Streamy Award Winner Todrick Hall announces his new world tour Todrick Hall American: The Forbidden Tour.
We are back to lead you in a sing-a-long of hits from all the best musical shows, with a live band of West End theatre musicians backing you.
Jerry Hall bursts her way into Brighton Fringe, in this riot of a cabaret developed at Soho Theatre.
An opportunity to see the culmination of three years’ work produced by The Hammond Graduate Musical Theatre Students, in a unique showcase performance for industry…
An energy packed performance by the Musical Theatre Degree students at Northbrook MET.
Traditional, Victorian ‘Old Time Music Hall’ All the songs you love to sing and the jokes you love to hear.
I have grown two inches this year and I have no idea why.
Tom and Bunny Save the World is a folk musical.
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.
Rich Hall’s critically acclaimed new show begins its second leg of touring.
Come and sing your heart out in this special viewing of the classic film, ‘Grease!’ Join our guest host, Stephanie von Glitz, in the unique setting of Brighton’s Old Courtroom, as …
Britain is on the brink of nuclear war - how would you spend what might be your last afternoon on Earth? Somewhere in middle-class suburbia, a small group has decided to press on …
Sir Dance-A-Lot is the last of the known Boogie Knights, a gang of brave steppers with funk in their hearts and nobility also in their hearts.
See this award-nominated (Best Comedy, Buxton Fringe 2017) Australian stand-up, now living in Bedford, who played to full houses throughout his Edinburgh Fringe run (2017).
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…
From the minds behind Brighton improv titans Off the Cuff and Blanket Fort comes a full-throttle fully-improvised musical performed in full by only two men (plus one on guitar).
This is a jam-packed musical comedy performance of fun storytelling rhymes set to an original soundtrack.
Following our 2016 sell-out, smash-hit show, come with us on our next adventure: pirates, mermaids and the search for buried treasure told through original live music, poetry and s…
Why toddle when you can dance? Join our resident dj-mumma, Monski Mouse and her Dancers for an hour of bopping family fun.
Why toddle when you can dance! Parents and under-5s are let loose on the dance floor in the friendliest of discos.
There comes an awkward point in some friendships when going to the pub is no longer quite enough entertainment.
Award-winning comedian Adam Kay shares entries from his diaries as a junior doctor in this “electrifying” (Guardian) evening of stand-up and music.
I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical sets out to present everything that you could possibly want to know about being a musical theatre performer.
Paul Taylor-Mills, Artistic Director of The Other Palace, will host The Musical Marathon on Sunday 1 April 2018 at 6pm.
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One of the UK’s top street magicians, Adam Patel, takes to the stage for the first time to showcase his skills of sleight-of-hand, perceptual manipulation and mind…
From humble beginnings in Nutbush, Tennessee, to her transformation into the global Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Tina Turner didn’t just break the rules, she rewrote them.
MESSIAH The Rock Musical makes its Adelaide Fringe return at the iconic Vogue Theatre featuring an exciting and original score, together with stunning visual projections, to hook y…
Claire is growing into the woman she always dreamed of.
HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO GET WHAT YOU WANT? The all-female camp KILLER cult classic finally makes its way to London following its critical acclaim off-Broadway.
Winner: Barry Award Melbourne International Comedy Festival Everyone’s favourite sardonic straight shooter, Rich Hall, returns! After a sell-out Fringe season in 2016 the crank…
Over a decade ago, multi-instrumentalist Adam Page held a weekly residency to explore and hone his skills in improvising using a looping pedal.
The 2016 smash hit improv musical returns to Adelaide! Total sell-out Edinburgh Fringe 2015, 2016, 2017.
‘It’s about the randomness of life … of how you’re here one minute and gone the next, and how you’d better get relationships established because there’s not much else tha…
Why toddle when you can dance?! Selling out shows around the world, come find out why Adelaide’s own, DJ Monski Mouse is a hit with the under fives and their parents/carers.
We can all recall that one special toy which, even in adulthood, puts a smile on our face when we think of it, and ‘The Velveteen Rabbit Musical Show’ is about such a toy.
3’s Comedy brings together Adam Knox, Luka Muller & Peter Jones, three of the rising stars of Australian comedy for a whole new hour of hilarious stand-up.
Award Winning Adam Hall & the Velvet Playboys bring the dance Party! Bring your dancing shoes! 6 piece band with full horn section featuring the music of Prince, Bruno Mars, Marvin…
Having “hiccuped” his way to fame in 2015 with the Australian National Anthem at a baseball game, 9 year old Ethan Hall will perform a solo event to showcase his singing abilities …
Total sell-out Edinburgh Fringe 2015, 2016, 2017! The hilarious, razor-sharp audience and critical smash hit send-up of HBO’s phenomenally successful Game of Thrones makes its A…
Following two SOLD OUT Fringe Seasons, Promise Adelaide is delighted to bring you more ‘Musical Moments’.
Rob Broderick, Abandoman’s freestyling frontman, is bringing his new solo show to the Fringe.
Writers of Abbott! The Musical, George Glass invite you to discover the inner workings of the world’s most controversial religion.
Prepare to be taken on a musical journey through time.
Come meet quiet Ivy, who has amazing ideas, and outgoing Bean, who loves to put ideas into action.
Guess who’s back? From the ashes of early 2000’s Australian politics rises Senator Hanson - one woman, one party, one nation, one dream.
Awarded Broadway composer & pianist, John Bucchino, will be performing for the S.
HEATHERS THE MUSICAL is the darkly delicious story of Veronica Sawyer, a brainy, beautiful teenage misfit who hustles her way into the most powerful and ruthless clique at Westerbe…
The Old Married Couple may be married but they’re certainly not old.
Selladoor’s touring production of Flashdance continues to shine light and pizzazz with a strong fusion of two worlds moulded into 80s’ pop glitz and grit.
The 2016 Olivier Award-winners for Best Entertainment and Family Show return to Oxford.
Your favourite festive film is now a major new musical adapted for the stage by Debbie Isitt, the creator of the much-loved films.
London Musical Theatre Orchestra presents A Christmas Carol.
The raucous & uproarious musical that reveals inner secrets & truths of recording audiobooks by star Sarah Naughton incorporates stand-up comedy, dance, immersive theater, and trad…
Constella OperaBallet return to the Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells this November with their award-winning Sideshows.
ROLLERS THEATRE COMPANY are delighted to present Tony Award-winning Urinetown: a hilarious satire of bureaucracy, big business and musical theatre itself.
ROLLERS THEATRE COMPANY are delighted to present Tony Award-winning Urinetown: a hilarious satire of bureaucracy, big business and musical theatre itself.
One rubbish town.
‘S-Town’, from Serial Productions – the team behind ‘Serial’ and ‘This American Life’ – recently reached a new high-water mark for…
Given that she’s such a much-loved public entertainer, an all-too-obvious challenge in creating a musical based on the early life of the late Cilla Black—born Priscilla Mari…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Dirty Harry captures the rapture of Blondie and has not only the original sound, feel, attitude and full back catalogue of the band, but a look-a-like of Debbie.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Following sell-out UK shows and a recent stint at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, disability rights activist and actor Liz Carr (BBC’s Silent Witness) brings you her TED t…
Take two funny men and ask them to create a hilarious dash through Genesis and Exodus in just under 90 minutes.
Ethereal Theatre Company’s Little Shop of Horrors is a powerhouse of zany energy.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
The unique & uproarious musical returns to The PIT after a sold out run for ten upcoming performances from August 17th to September 18th.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Moisés Kaufman, recipient of the National Medal of Arts from President Obama, speaks about creating new work for the theatre.
The contribution of travelling composers and performers to the music of Mediaeval and Renaissance Europe is brought to life by the city’s famous early music group in the vibrant …
The greatest assets of 13 are also the greatest pitfalls.
‘Catchy riffs and rapid-fire word play’ ***** (Kryztoff.
A celebration of song and dance, this is an international phenomenon that has swept across the globe like a tidal wave of soaring voices and stomping feet.
The spooky and kooky Addams Family comes to life in this outrageous musical comedy.
The idea of taking a serious topic and turning it into a musical is not a new to the Fringe.
Following sell-out shows in London’s West End and at Fringe 2016, award-winning musical comedian Adam Kay presents his take on the legendary songbook of Tom Lehrer.
I like improv as much as anyone, but part of what makes improv work as well as it does is the spontaneity of it all.
Adam Kay used to be a doctor and he wants to tell us all about it.
The Polis are Scotland’s number one Police tribute act.
Pretenders by Talk of the Town are the UK’s only tribute to the music of Chrissie Hynde and the Pretenders, covering classics like: Brass in Pocket, Don’t Get Me Wrong, Back on t…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Vibrant Scottish early music group Ensemble Marsyas under dynamic director Peter Whelan has fast made its name with thrilling, captivating music making since its founding in 2011.
New for 2017! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
Doig, a disgraced businessmen, has fallen into despair.
Billed as a uniquely grotesque combination of satire, horror and comedy, Bat Boy: The Musical has a small but dedicated cult following.
Suicide: The Musical is a one-man show that discusses male depression and disconnection due to social media.
Once you open the door there’s no going back… A late night band rehearsal in Aberlladd goes badly wrong with deadly consequences in this spine-tingling horror musical.
Based on the international bestseller, Pinkalicious the Musical is a delicious romp for children of all ages.
Adam tells the story of Adam Kashmiry, a trans man born in Alexandria, Egypt.
Join the former King’s singer and renowned choral director Simon Carrington and the Reformation Festival Chorus as they present an hour-long programme of inspirational choral music…
Spencer Percival has one claim to fame.
Gilbert and Sullivan’s Improbable New Musical: The Fringe Lozenge has, as you might expect from the title, a very specific target audience.
Old Town – New Perspective is a collection of contemporary photographs taken by Ewan Barry and Audrey Pinard.
Why toddle when you can dance?! It’s time to get heads, shoulders, knees and toes bopping along to lashings of swing, pop, rock, latin and more! Selling out shows around the world,…
Whip out some dancing shoes and get ready to whirl around a dance floor at the fantastic event that is Ceilidhs in Lauriston Hall brought to the Fringe by Edinburgh Ceilidhs.
If you are hoping to find your comrades in arms and chant the internationale alongside like-minded people I regret to inform you that you will be disappointed.
Napier University Drama Society returns to the musical stage after selling out last year.
2017 is the 250th anniversary of the adoption of James Craig’s plan for a planned, elite suburb which would eventually separate Edinburgh into ‘Old’ and ‘New’ Towns.
Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated chap and star of Live at the Palladium, Live From the BBC and other stuff returns for another smash-hit show.
Robert S J Lucas’ new show, X The Musical is set in a vaguely sketched-out dystopian future where politics are the most important thing in the world and everyone is required to v…
Award-winning performer Paula Valluerca, aka Madame Señorita, is committed to reconnect with the pleasure of being a totally deluded idiot.
Named after a brand of gumboot, this terrific show is loosely linked by an old man’s memories of his days in the mines, where many men were drawn from the townships.
“A musical about two serial killers,” is how Buried: A New Musical by Colla Voce Theatre describes itself.
This little-known musical is tremendous fun in its own right, but the extremely talented and energetic cast of The Great American Trailer Park Musical make it engaging for a full 9…
Rob Broderick is a one of a kind performer.
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…
Quirky, honest, dark and irreverent humour from this critically acclaimed Australian stand-up and writer (The Last Leg) forced by love and money to live in suburban UK where he can…
Does wanting to care, even if you don’t really, make you a good person? Adam Rowe thinks so, but then again he would; he’s unbearable.
Korean performance company GGIRIPROJECT aims to create the perfect collaboration between music and martial arts, a pursuit that has resulted in the catchily-titled Monkey Dance: Th…
Within the last few years, the improvised musical has become a standard of the Fringe, with at least four in Edinburgh this summer.
A pure and exhilarating romp of a good time.
Michelle returns to the Festival with her debut one-woman show, which received five-star reviews across the board on its first sell-out run.
Winner of the 2016 Eddies Award, the sell-out hit Buzz returns; a hilarious musical journey through the history of the vibrator and a brutally honest story of a singleton’s quest t…
Two cultures have thrived, one on each side of an impenetrable wall.
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical seems to have become synonymous with the Fringe; their billboards plastering every major walkway across Edinburgh.
Don’t worry, I also had to Google most of the words in the title.
Colin the Country Cockatoo is on a mission to reunite all the notes of the stave and save his friends from the dastardly plans of Calando the duck who wants to bring eternal silenc…
Warning: Spoilers, swearing and a hilarious combination of incest and sex jokes.
How many times in the past year can you say that you felt genuinely sorry for Michael Gove? Or that you felt goose-bumps (the good kind!) when you heard Theresa May speak? Or perha…
Originally opened in 1763, St Cecilia’s Hall is the oldest purpose-built concert hall in Scotland.
2016 Olivier Award Winners – Best Entertainment and Family Show With nine years as an Edinburgh Fringe must-see phenomenon, a BBC Radio 4 series, a critically acclaimed West End…
pencer Percival has one claim to fame.
One-of-a-kind act’s debut British tour.
One-of-a-kind act’s debut British tour.
One-of-a-kind act’s debut British tour.
One-of-a-kind act’s debut British tour.
One-of-a-kind act’s debut British tour.
Too fat? Too thin? Never exercise? Gym crazy? Addicted to diets? Hate how you look in the nude? Then this musical revue is for YOU! It’s a riotous evening of fun, flesh and f…
“Some books are so familiar that reading them is like being home again.
Following her success of last year’s Edinburgh Fringe, Penelope brings her unique combination of stand-up, character comedy and songs in this nationwide tour of ‘I was a penis.
The STAC @ Northbrook Showcase featured 14 Musical Theatre Degree students, advertising their many performance talents in just over an hour of song and dance.
An improvised rock documentary is a tall order, and Jack Left Town sets out with boundless enthusiasm, a strong absurdity curve and sick air guitar to deliver, even if some areas a…
We are back to lead you in a sing-a-long of hits from all the best musical shows, with a live band of West End theatre musicians backing you.
A musical story for children where each character is a musical instrument .
On the hottest day of the year, the Warren was worlds apart from the shady alleyways of Victorian London.
Welcome to Shiny Town where extraordinary performance meets an ordinary town.
A preview performance of a new jukebox musical is due to take place.
In this slightly surreal, politically-charged musical cabaret, seemingly wholesome Scottish lass Cat Loud is still on the prowl for her next big adventure.
Music by LEONARD BERNSTEIN Book and Lyrics by BETTY COMDEN and ADOLPH GREEN Based on a Concept by JEROME ROBBINS New York, New York, it’s a helluva town! With an incredible B…
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 …
‘Living On The Edge - LIVE’ is the new one-woman stand-up comedy show from Maisie Adam, “one of the UK’s most exciting up-and-coming young comedians” (Ditto Theatre).
It’s hard to attend a performance of Footloose without bringing pre-conceived notions with you.
Two decades of drought result in a ban on the use of private toilets, and citizens are forced to pay through the roof to use public amenities, a privilege we currently enjoy in the…
Winner of the 2016 Stella Wilkie Award and the 2016 Eddies Award, BUZZ is a hilarious musical journey through the history of the vibrator and a brutally honest story of a singleton…
Every Wednesday night is ‘Quiz Night’ at Brighton Fringe this year! An intimate, original musical portrait of two friends (with benefits) as they try to avoid discussing real life,…
Adam Scott Vincent is a core writer of Channel 4’s award-winning satirical show ‘The Last Leg’.
“The true mystery of the world is the visible .
Will and Heidi are two thoughtful, principled stand-ups who will do anything to get a laugh, including dropping all principles.
It’s just like regular bingo, but instead of shouting out numbers we play songs! Each round takes on a different theme of song choices, these could be based on either a decade, g…
In 1812 Spencer Percival became the first, and only, British Prime Minister ever to be assassinated.
Why toddle when you can dance! Parents and under-5s are let loose on the dance floor in this friendliest of discos.
Who will be crowned this year's winner of the prestigious WeGotTickets Musical Comedy Awards? 'Wonderfully entertaining' (Chortle.
1942.
If you’re looking for a wholesome chapter from The Good Book then this is not the show for you.
Despite the off-putting title, a visit to Urinetown is well-worth your time especially when it is performed with as much enthusiasm and gumption as LIPA’s rousing production.
The 30-strong London Musical Theatre Orchestra and a host of West End stars will take to the London Palladium stage under the baton of its first guest conductor, the show’s c…
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…
Urinetown is set in a town that is desperately suffering a water shortage following a 20 year drought.
Inspired by one of Britain's greatest ever comedy series, this 2 hour interactive production is set in a restaurant where you the audience are the diners.
Charles Dickens' classic gets the full Broadway treatment buy the Broadway team of Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, Little Mermaid), Lynn Ahrens (Ragtime, Seussical) and Mike…
A hilarious musical journey through the history of the vibrator and a brutally honest story of a singleton’s quest to fall back in love with herself.
Adam Guettel's hauntingly beautiful musical, based on a true story It’s 1925 in Kentucky and fearless cave explorer Floyd Collins dreams of finding fame and fortune de…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Cinema screening of film.
Professor Chris Carter welcomes one of the leading journalists of our time, Sky News political editor Adam Boulton, to share his take on the leaders and major events that have prov…
Fancy a bit of festive sparkle? Then join Buddy and our cast as we whisk you away to Christmas in New York! Featuring a live band, this promises to be a Sparklejollytwinklejingley …
You’ve seen the film, now here’s the musical.
Broken Records bring their expansive, soaring mix of elation and melancholy to Summerhall’s Dissection Room, with the raw energy of Springsteen and the drama of Arcade Fire.
LondonTheatre1 says ★★★★★ “Appropriately camp and stagey, but warm and good-humoured, I would happily sit through all of it again.
Scooby-Doo is the only dog that makes scary fun, loves solving a good mystery and is totally cool.
Bel Canto Voices, Fife’s premier youth choir presents The History of The Musical, featuring highlights from shows by Offenbach to Rodgers and Gershwin to Schoenberg, and showcasi…
With stand-up, character comedy and a sprinkling of original songs, BBC Radio 4 TV critic Penelope (BBC’s Goodnight Sweetheart and Fist of Fun and BBC Radio 2’s Sony nominated King…
Following various elements from the classic book by C.
An explosive, brand new musical from platinum selling songwriters Guard and Rice.
Upstairs Downton and Petting Zoo (‘Improv supergroup’ TimeOut) star creates a staggering array of characters using his mouth, brain, hands and body.
Prague Fringe award winner and ‘up and coming weirdo’ (Chortle.
In this adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic, troubled programmer Victor Stone attempts to restore his reputation after being responsible for crashing the stock market.
A story of ambition and love, Big Shot captivates with a blend of energy and poignance infused in its music and its characters.
The descriptor for this Fringe production should appeal to anyone involved in theatre.
Fencible Productions invite you to an entertaining and enlightening encounter with the Adam Family – father William and brothers Robert, John and James – pillars of Scotland an…
Later, considerably ruder and darker shows from internationally acclaimed, award-winning Scottish stand-up comedy meteor.
Luca Villani – Guitar. Isabel Panè – Soprano. Music by Giordani, Monteverdi, Murray, Pergolesi, Piazzolla, Scarlatti, Tansman, Troup and Villani.
Music + comedy x outstanding talent = Musical Comedy Awards! Fresh from our sold-out final at the iconic Udderbelly on Southbank, ‘wonderfully entertaining’ (Chortle.
Freaky Family are back! Aki Remally, Jamie Graham and Allan Ferguson head this groundbreaking band traversing funk, jazz, hip hop beats and groove sensibility.
SUMMER ROCK a new musical will make its world premiere at the Davenport Black Box Theatre, playing for a limited run from August 11th through August 14th.
With live music and stunning harmonies, join some of Edinburgh’s finest vocal talent and enjoy a selection of hits from the jukebox musical.
What’s a boy to do? Puddlescombe Prep, the poshest school in Britain (and therefore, or course, the world), is going to the dogs.
Following its woefully short-lived run at the Adelphi Theatre in 2015, the only opportunity to catch this upbeat musical is now in the hands of amateur theatre companies.
What would your dog say if she could talk? Furry angel philosophers Trinny and Kato share their insights on the travails and foibles of the (not always wonderful) humans they love,…
It didn’t take me long into this show to realise two things: that this as clearly a piece of community theatre and should be recognised as such and that there is clearly somethin…
South African sensations return.
A vaguely outrageous, psychedelic three-piece hip-hop folk funk outfit, hand-crafting screwball anthems deep in the Scottish Highlands.
Frantic, fun and frivolous, this fast-paced one-man show is an entertaining comic thriller of Cold War intrigue and Scrabble.
Freckleface Strawberry will do anything to get rid of her freckles – from scrubbing them with soap, to caking on makeup and even wearing a ski mask to school! Will her schoolmate…
It’s 1987 and Glenn Fiscal is riding high in the corporate stationery world.
Lower Swell is having its summer festival! Come and be a part of the village as character comedian Dave Lemkin brings to life all the guest speakers: Colin Jackson, a self-employed…
St Giles’ Cathedral presents a diverse series of musical performances for all tastes, be it choral, sacred, secular, instrumental or folk.
Buzz is a new musical from writer Robyn Grant.
Musical Anthology is a performance of sacred, secular, classical, contemporary and world music with organ, trumpets and voice – Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Purcell, Galuppi, Boëllman…
An “Original Lord of the Rings Parody” One Musical to Rule them All is full of puns, mocks the bits of Lord of the Rings that we all thought were a bit ridiculous and illogical…
Released from the family basement after 300 years, alleged cannibal James Douglas (1697-1715) invites you to join him and his guests for a depraved late night horror show splattere…
A musical based on the iconic family of classic television fame.
The King School from Stamford, Connecticut is proud to present Shrek The Musical: TYA.
Like many musical theatre fans, I have a love-hate relationship with Rent.
Why toddle when you can dance? Get glam and get dancing at this international hit, retro-fabulous vintage disco for under-5s (babies under 6 months can go free).
With caller Ken Gourlay, ceilidh bands Flaming Heather, HLI, Scott Leslie, Willie Fraser and piper.
There is no doubt that Nick Revell is an amusing and witty comic whose capabilities are evident from both long line of positive past reviews and his catalogue on YouTube.
It was a little hard to breathe when watching Adam Hess.
Although still in his early 20s, newcomer Adam is already one of the most sought after acts in the country and is fast becoming a favourite at the UK’s biggest comedy clubs and f…
South African sensations return.
In the latest theatrical offering of a Jane Austen themed adaptation, this piece, which is billed as a new musical by Penny Ashton, interweaves thirty-three direct passages from Au…
Ding dong, the witch isn’t dead! And this time it’s definitely cause for celebration! After her previous success as an ‘international cabaret superstar’ Maggie is back in b…
Bob drives his BlundaBus around Europe looking for adventures.
Just one glance at this year’s stuffed-to-bursting wedge of a programme is enough to see that there are bewildering array of performance disciplines represented at this year’s …
It’s always exciting to witness the world premiere of new writing, especially when it’s a British born production.
For a fan of legendary lyricist Tom Lehrer this show is a delight.
Adam Kay sits at a grand piano and sings ‘bracingly intelligent, enormously funny songs’ (Times) in the key of A minor.
Showstoppers! have a strong reputation preceding them, made evident by the number of people in the packed auditorium murmuring excitedly before the lights go down.
The Impromptunes take the first suggestion by the audience and make a musical out of it.
In the beginning it all seemed so straightforward.
Incredible, hilarious, infectious, amazing.
The Brothers Grimm tale brought to life in brilliant ultraviolet colour.
‘Musical’? Check.
The Improv Musical from the University of Warwick return for their third stint at the Fringe, and while providing some light and silly entertainment, fails to land any punches eith…
Like a family-friendly version of Sin City with hand puppets, The Toyland Murders follows the adventures of Inspector McGraw (Becca Jones) and her deputy as they attempt to track d…
Be Prepared for a Disney-style musical like you’ve never seen before! We’ll take you to A Whole New World full of princesses, witches, and talking animals, starring in an improvise…
I’m a lover of musical theatre but I’m prepared to be really honest here: the genre is crammed with suitable material for a hilarious and even brutal send-up.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Nick Hall’s one-man cold war thriller is an active piece, darting through London, Amsterdam, and under the Iron Curtain to the heart of the Soviet Union, all in the pursuit of a …
Jumping from ravaged warzones to recording studios and London’s VIP clubs, Exposure: The Musical sheds a light on the limelight, dissecting the nature of fame and cost of succes…
Character comedian Nick Hall brings a one-man Cold War thriller to Brighton.
It’s back! Once again we’re ready to lead you in a sing-along of hits from shows such as Wicked, Mamma Mia, Grease and Oliver and so much more! With a live band backing you and fun…
In the heart of the Garden of England, in the small parish of Pluckley, all is not as it seems.
She fought her way into the record business as a teenager and, by the time she reached her twenties, had the husband of her dreams and a flourishing career writing hits for the big…
Sistas is an uplifting musical journey, of a multi-generational African-American Family.
Fresh from his sell-out run in Edinburgh, comedy writer for Channel Four’s ‘The Last Leg’, Adam judges himself and the world with wanton cynicism but now wonders if this is just …
This original musical tells a fairytale about everyday life - the many voices telling us what to do and who to be.
Why toddle when you can dance! Parents and under 5s are let loose on the dance floor in this friendliest of discos.
We all know the refuge that music and singing can bring.
In this show Rebecca Vigil and Evan Kaufman interview a couple in the audience about their relationship, then spin an impromptu musical about the couple’s love story.
The week’s most illustrious guest here is the German baritone Matthias Goerne, a powerfully dramatic Lied interpreter, who on Wednesday presents a recital of songs by Schuman…
The atmosphere on New Road was buzzing.
A magnificent week at 57th and Seventh begins with *Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax giving a rare performance of all five Beethoven cello sonatas in the Stern Auditorium (Friday at 8 p.
The true story of small-time Old West outlaw Elmer McCurdy, whose body was mummified and became a fixture on carnival sideshows, movies, road races and the TV show, “The Six Mill…
Everyone has a story about Tom, says the narrator.
Eighty new musicals will have their West End premiere this Autumn, each created on the spot by the incredible, multi award-winning musical comedians The Showstoppers.
It began as one man’s story… became everyone’s music…and is now Broadway’s musical.
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…
CLOSE TO YOU, a new musical featuring Burt Bacharach’s songbook, makes its highly anticipated West End transfer to the Criterion Theatre from 3rd October.
Carole King, the chart-topping music legend, was an ordinary girl with an extraordinary talent.
Australia is home to many curious creatures; a place where men are macho, except when they put on a frock, heels and make-up to sing along to disco classics.
The Further Adventures of… tells the story of a little girl who grows up to be a writer.
(performances start on Oct.
Sex, scandal & showbiz 1940’s style.
Abi Roberts’ Musical CID is the cult comedy confessional show delving into what big names in comedy have on their iPods! Funny, raucous and revealing, for four nights only! Which f…
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a hugely rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking for all involved.
Old Edinburgh was a very different place to the contemporary city of today. John Lowrey of Edinburgh University provides an enlightening talk on the physical fabric of that city.
The Fringe Society chats with musical theatre practitioners at the top of their game about making it in the business.
Based on the script Mountains and Seas by Gao Xing-Jian, the play premiered at the National Theatre in Taipei, 2013.
In spite of the title, there is nothing careless about Adam Vincent’s debut stand-up show at Edinburgh – although I wish I could say the same about the person who listed the wr…
‘A hugely promising stand up’ **** (Chortle.
If you like your comedy dark and edgy then walk away my friend, Adam Hills is not for you.
Music + comedy x outstanding talent = MCA Showcase! Now in its seventh year, the MCA has provided a launch pad to superstar acts like Frisky and Mannish (2009 finalists), Abandoman…
Mr.
After sell-out performances of Little Shop of Horrors at last year’s festival, Oscars XI return with Grease.
Based loosely around Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Storybook Musical follows two best friends, two boys and a sadistic narrator intent on ruining their lives.
Edinburgh’s biggest comedy event returns with an all-star cast with special guest hosts Adam Hills and Marcus Brigstocke.
Low fidelity musical based on the horror-romantic comic saga by Davide Toffolo with the songs of Tre Allegri Ragazzi Morti, the popular indie band with the skull masks.
Ian Hall and Bruce Edhouse (both former Dave’s Leicester Comedy Festival award winners) present a daft but affectionate tribute to some of the great comedy double acts of our time.
You can always tell a show is going to be good when its name takes up most of the free space on a ticket.
Due to massive demand, six later, quite probably ruder, shows! Scotland’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning comedy half-man-half-Xbox.
Join Just Bee Drama as they take you on a fun, emotional journey through the twists and turns of life living with alcoholism.
First things first, a notable mention must be awarded to the sterling efforts of the two-piece band.
Shamelessly funny stand-up from two of the West Country’s most exciting undiscovered comic talents.
The Nursery together with Freestival is bringing an improv only venue to Edinburgh - a Fringe first! Every night for three weeks, the Holyrood Suite at the Thistle Hotel will trans…
Musical of Musicals (The Musical!) is being presented by The Kinkaid School of Houston, Texas, as part of The American High School Theatre Festival.
Napier University Drama Society presents a musical retelling of the Trojan War as their offering to the gods this festival.
California to Scotland.
James Lovelock (Showstopper, Music Box) and his herd of musical improvisers bring you the silliest musicals ever never written, all improvised from your suggestions.
Oh, hai audience! We’ve got something for youuu! An original parody musical of the funniest disaster in cinematic history, Tommy Wiseau’s The Room, adapted by a BBC-award nomin…
Luc Valvona returns to the Fringe with his third full show, featuring multiple instruments and musical technology, and this time his stand-up and funny songs will be based on all t…
No matter who you are, where you come from or if you’ve danced The Gay Gordon before, the Ceilidhs in Lauriston Hall will inject a traditional Scottish night into your Fringe exper…
Chadwick School is proud to have been selected by Zorro Productions to be the first American school to present Zorro, The Musical.
Adam Hess: Salmon is an hour of almost non-stop jokes, spoken at breakneck speeds by a guy who is going places.
Deciding to paint Ukip leader Nigel Farage as a troubled “anti hero” in a cleverly sarcastic musical romp was always going to be a bit of a treat.
Old Town – New Perspective, is a collection of contemporary photographs taken by Ewan Barry and Audrey Pinard.
Working within the rather large shadow of the National Theatre’s verbatim triumph London Road, new Leeds-based company 203 Theatre have hopped on this particular niche musical ba…
‘They’ve done it again! The champions of the parody musical genre are back!’ (TheatreBlogOnline.
Though Jane Austen is undoubtedly one of Britain’s most prominent literary names, Persuasion is perhaps her least widely read work.
MCs Hjalmar Tjan and Benji Waterstones welcome you to Clown Town, as they host a daily variety show review of top national and international stand-up comedy.
Mr Children Man (The Beta Males’ Adam Blampied) is the acclaimed children’s author of Fabulous Fergus Goes to the Circus and is embarking on his debut reading tour.
It has been four years since Steve Hall last appeared at the Fringe.
British Exist Theatre Company admit that they sometimes embrace challenging and provocative subjects.
One woman, one show, one hour ten minutes and the entire works of Jane Austen to affectionately satirise: New Zealand comedian Penny Ashton’s Promise and Promiscuity is no mean f…
The nightly cabaret features a selection of the best festival entertainment with a changing line-up of international and local singers, musicians and entertainment, all in the oak-…
Adam Benjamin (BBC New Comedy Award 2014), Victor Preda (Romania) and very special guests present an hour of just fun, completely unpretentious stand-up.
“Shout! The Mod Musical” has an exclamation mark in the title, which inevitably garners a certain level of expectation: you want explosive energy and a load of volume.
Set in a West End theatre, the acclaimed hit new musical comes to Edinburgh! Following the lives of the stagiest people in theatre – the Front of House staff – and portraying t…
Noun (Doh-dek-uh-hee-drun).
While Riches’ audiences are usually treated – one might say subjected, if you’re on the front row - to an abundance of audience participation, this year’s iteration feature…
A brand new musical is created from scratch at every performance of this multi award-winning show.
I think I’ve found my new favourite musical, thanks to Tangram Theatre and their amazing piece on one of the 20th century’s most important scientists.
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…
If you’re planning on making the trip to see Baby Wants Candy, get your title suggestions ready now! The audience for his fully improvised musical comedy has barely taken their s…
When I consider Charles Dickens, a man whose life was seemingly a stumble from one tragedy to the next, I tend not to think ‘comedy stage show material’.
Set in a West End theatre, the acclaimed hit new musical comes to Edinburgh! Following the lives of the stagiest people in theatre – the Front of House staff – and portraying t…
The opening salvo of this musical Game of Thrones pastiche has such brazen, devilish promise that for a while I entertained the possibility of being blown away by it.
The Great British Bake Off – what’s not to love? Cake, puns galore and HRH Mary Berry showing her soft spot for gin.
In its second year at the Fringe, The Improv Musical is a fun, heart-warming comedy by Music Theatre Warwick, despite failing to live up to its improvised appearance.
(closes on Saturday) Presented by the New York Neo-Futurists, this is Colin Summers’s cheerful, affecting, sometimes uncomfortable solo show about an Australian man he’…
The Room is widely acknowledged to be one of the worst movies ever made.
(performances start on July 7) Villainous ice skaters, superhero pontiffs, a purple platypus and Napoleon congregate at this summer’s incarnation of the New York Musical Thea…
(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…
An eclectic mix of songs, scenes and ensemble numbers from the world of musical theatre accompanied by a live band.
Join us for an hour of Boj-a-boom fun with Dave Benson-Philips! Read, make and play in this musical themed family event featuring Boj (as seen on CBeebies)!
The Victorian Music Hall, vulgar, jingoistic, patriotic, slightly naughty to downright rude, with a mix of songs still sung and loved today.
See the best in live performance for and by young people (and open to everyone!) at Venue B, Brighton’s only dedicated venue for young people. Check our website for full details.
Built in 1766 as a glamourous Georgian Ballroom in the Old Steine, it was the place to be seen for Brighton’s fashionable crowd! The building later became the Chapel to the Royal P…
Mr. Wade, an enchanting storyteller who has won 20 Moth StorySlams, splits an hour of storytelling with the comedian Jo Firestone.
Join Adam Blampied “Delightful” (British Theatre Guide), Richard Soames “Excellent” (Sunday Times) and The Story Beast “Bearded force of nature” (Guardian) as The Beta Males finall…
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…
West End On Sea bring London’s theatre stars to Brighton.
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…
An artist from Sudan presents East African art.
VOTE FOR ME is a musicalized Presidential debate where you pick the winner.
Adam Vincent is a stand up comic, writer (C4’s ‘The Last Leg’) and mediocre nurse.
The epic of Greek Mythology performed by Herbie and 7-piece band MUSIC BOX, two solo vocalists, 20-piece choir and narrator.
MUSICAL BABBLE For twelve years, MJ Paranzino, composer and director has commissioned New Choral Music for Brighton Fringe.
Why toddle when you can dance! Parents and under 5s are let loose on the dance floor in this friendliest of discos.
It is the year 2042.
This informative and revealing walking tour traces the history of Brighton’s most prestigious set piece development and its immediate environs.
The year is 2042: Hollywood is dead, the film industry buckled under the weight of hefty blockbuster films.
Join our friendly team of eclectic instrument experts in an Aladdins cave of musical instruments! We have a whole range of FREE musical events planned throughout the month of May …
All five original members of the influential Canadian sketch troupe reunite for a night of live sketch comedy.
Thirty years ago there was a late-night drinking spot in Soho called The Piano Bar.
Jean-Luc Lagarce’s beautiful, incantatory play is about a company of three performers who cling to art and shredded dignity as they hoof from stage to ever more pathetic stag…
In partnership with the 92nd Street Y, SubCulture, the intimate basement recital hall in the East Village, invited the eminent pianist Andras Schiff to select three emerging young …
There’s one thing I hate about musical theatre, which is especially common with “amateur” productions – there’s seemingly no way of stopping audiences full of family an…
(in previews; opens on Thursday) Hillary Rodham Clinton has yet to declare a presidential bid, but the Australian brothers Paul and Michael Hodge have announced the candidacy of th…
The 92nd Street Y’s Harkness Dance Festival examines dance from the inside out, with its Stripped/Dressed conceit of exposing the seams and stitches of a work before presenti…
The musical improvisers Rebecca Vigil and Evan Kaufman interview a couple in the audience about their relationship, then spin an impromptu musical about the couple’s love sto…
As the cast of Bat Boy: The Musical bowed and smiled at the audience, I tried to ask myself what I had just seen.
Sigmund is drowning in debt, crippled by cocaine addiction and surrounded by madness.
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…
Attending this bawdy, ridiculous, unauthorized parody of the harebrained sitcom “Saved by the Bell” is a bit like going to a midnight screening of “The Rocky Horr…
The long-ago “Star Search” champion Sam Harris proves again, in his solo show, that he’s a winner, singing and talking about showbiz, outsider angst, suicide atte…
This friendly, formulaic jukebox show about the New York-born singer-songwriter might as well be called “Brooklyn Girl,” so closely does it adhere to the template of th…
Mr. Wade, a 20-time winner of the storytelling juggernaut the Moth, hosts this variety show, which features a guest racounter each month.
The strapping man inside the shaggy green suit is the Tony winner Shuler Hensley, and his Grinch is magnificent, a charismatic showman of a menace who will never truly frighten the…
The writers Jo Firestone, Josh Sharp and Aaron Jackson return with another quickly assembled jukebox musical for their audience to perform.
This show about two drag queens aboard a cruise ship, pretending to be real women, is a little “Some Like It Hot,” a little “Anything Goes” and a lot of goo…
This on-target revue applies the time-honored principles of improv sketch comedy to the creation of instant song-and-dance shows.
Starring Dean Chisnall as Shrek, Richard Blackwood as Donkey, Neil McDermott as Lord Farquaad and Carley Stenson as Princess Fiona; Shrek The Musical brings the charac…
Starring Dean Chisnall as Shrek, Richard Blackwood as Donkey, Neil McDermott as Lord Farquaad and Carley Stenson as Princess Fiona; Shrek The Musical brings the charac…
(previews start on Sept.
(previews start on Sept.
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a hugely rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking for all involved.
Kindred Spirits is an endearing story about the trials and tribulations of two boys who pledged a lifelong friendship that takes them through into adulthood, only to be torn apart …
The Fringe Society chats with musical theatre practitioners at the top of their game about making it in the business.
Kindred Spirits is an endearing story about the trials and tribulations of two boys who pledged a lifelong friendship that takes them through into adulthood, only to be torn apart …
Set in a mythical once upon a time land, Shrek the Musical is the story of a hulking green ogre who, after being mocked and feared, retreats to an ugly swamp to exist in happy isol…
This smashing revue tracks five groovy gals as they come of age during those liberating days that made England swing! Join this non-stop journey through the infectious and soulful …
Barbara Allen, along with her husband Steve and friends take the audience on a musical tour that showcases Barbara’s experience as a Christian vocalist.
Dead in the Water takes the odd story of Operation Mincemeat - where Welsh vagrant Glyndwr Michael’s body was dumped by MI5 off the coast of Spain, complete with documents iden…
The Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival celebrates Edinburgh’s traditional buildings, offering everyone an opportunity to learn about the skills and materials used to build and…
Perfect way for under sixes to burn off energy at this fun musical and animal filled session. Bang the drums, sing the retro songs and dance the dances inside the musical zoo.
Michelle McManus returns to the Festival, after her sell-out show last year which received five-star reviews across the board.
Roddy swaps his designer suit and expensive shoes for waterproofs and walking boots and takes off on an unexpected and life-changing journey.
6 people.
Agatha Christie has been working with critically-acclaimed improvised comedy ‘living legends’ (ThreeWeeks, 2013) in order to adapt her latest detective novel into an interactiv…
Robin Hood, revered as the people’s champion, stole from the rich to give to the poor and thwarted Nottingham’s tyrannical Sheriff.
The acts chosen from the London competition earlier this year are as varied as they are talented, representing the old and well-loved to the new and exciting.
One of the brightest rising stars on the Scottish music scene, 23-year-old singer/songwriter Adam Holmes, with special guests.
Due to massive demand, six extra, later, and quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man/half-Xbox.
Bored with Berkoff? Choking on Chekhov? Fed-up with Feydeau? “Don’t sleep in the subway, darlin’, don’t stand in the pouring rain.
‘London’s ultimate interactive club night’ (Time Out).
There is no time more funny, moving and awkward than high school.
Thornton Wilder’s Our Town is a beautiful evocation of small town Americana in the first half of the century as well as a rumination on life, death and everything in between.
Join the gang as they sweep you down to the grand old days of London, packed full of extreme patriotism and purpose, The Music Hall Menagerie promises singing, dancing, comic caper…
I’m not a particularly sentimental person when it comes to plays.
A devised theatre piece exploring the humour, pathos and culture of Louisville, Kentucky, using the structure of Thornton Wilder’s quintessential American play as inspiration.
Nick Hall: Helmet is a splice of easy going, bittersweet stand-up from a man in his early thirties re-evaluating his life.
Fringe musicals are often incredibly hard to get right but with a score as sizzling as the sun on the beach and some incredibly skilled performers, Riptide: The Slasher Musical hit…
Using a fiendishly elaborate (and highly unnecessary) system of generating audience suggestion, Waiting for the Call invent an improvised musical based on ideas from the peculiar m…
“A girl.
With caller Ken Gourlay and ceilidh bands Flaming Heather, HLI, Scott Leslie, Willie Fraser and piper.
When improvisers from critically-acclaimed hits Showstoppers and Austentatious find themselves entangled on the improv stage, only their puppet friends can unravel the tales gaggin…
Infinity Repertory Theatre update Shakespeare’s comedy to the 21st century as a musical with a rollicking rock’n’roll aim in mind.
Luke Speirs’ new musical presents a love triangle between three best friends and the fallout of their relationships as a result of Tom’s (Sam Rich) unrequited love for Drew (Luke S…
Discover the grandeur of Georgian Edinburgh through buildings and gardens designed to impress.
Ray Gunn and Luke Reel were expecting to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame but a misunderstanding about the eligibility criteria means that they’re going to have to f…
Dingos and wombats and kookaburras, oh my! The Olympics are coming to Oz! The year, 1939.
Why toddle when you can dance, dance, dance! Parents and under fives are let loose on the dance floor in this friendliest of discos.
Gillian Hardie and Keddy Sutton are living proof of the versatility and sheer hilarity of female comedians.
Through drama, music and dance Magadi - The Bride Price takes the audience on a celebratory tour of the beauty of African customs.
You’ve probably seen the posters featuring a half-naked man covered in oil- exactly what Herman Hesse had in mind when he wrote his classic philosophical novel.
Kudos to any improv troupe for even attempting the month-long exercise in uphill walking and sleep-deprivation that is the Fringe.
Who needs a man when you have 50 Shades of Grey? This certainly became the chain of thought for millions of women across the UK as they sheepishly dashed out to stores to grab a…
One of the country’s most exciting new comedians does 40 minutes of stand-up that he really hopes you come to and have the best day of your life.
For half an hour in a room somewhere in the back of the Free Sisters, Adam Belbin is doing a comedy show about leaving the comedy world.
Is your family nuts like mine? Ever wondered what’s really going on in your family? Through exuberant, poignant songs and stories, New York Times and BBC featured comedian/singer…
Last year’s cult hit is back! A director has written a musical about some snakes on a plane.
The two best ones from The Beta Males, Adam Blampied, ‘delightful’ (BritishTheatreGuide.
Abi Roberts’ Musical CID is a new comedy confessional show that delves into what the biggest names in comedy have in their record collections and on their iPods.
No one expects to watch a musical set in a dog parlour with a canine duel – or, more precisely, ‘The Amazing New York State Poodle Fighting Championship’ – as its climax.
One of the best known, longest running and most celebrated improv shows in the world.
Emma arrives at a new school and runs the gauntlet of finding out how friendships are made and the game of cliques is played.
I arrived at the Pleasance courtyard a little after 10am and I admit I was a little reluctant to wake up so early while on Fringe time.
Triumphantly sailing into Edinburgh come Audacious Productions with their frankly magnificent production The Odyssey: An Epic Musical Epic.
The students from Music Theatre Warwick join a hoard of performers hoping to entertain at the Fringe with an improvised musical.
2011 Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Adam Riches returns with a brand new hour of phenomenal bullshit.
In Mr.
Follow the adventures and mis-adventures of Sally Bowles in this raucous and risqué musical comedy, set in the seedy underworld of 1930’s Berlin.
Adam Wade, who has won the Moth Story Slam 18 times, hosts this monthly variety show, which also features a special guest storyteller.
Alhambra Theatre: 26th Jun 7pm.
A celebration of children and young people in the Performing Arts featuring theatre, literature, music and movement.
Ever thought about running your own Brighton Fringe venue? Then this panel discussion is for you! Hear about the practicalities, pleasures and pitfalls of running a venue from a va…
What kind of music do you like? We got it.
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�…
Ambassadors Theatre: 20th May 7pm.
A dress-up sing-along celebration of everyone’s favourite musicals.
This is one of the oddest true stories you will ever hear.
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.
Dazzled by the title, I was expecting Clown Town Cabaret to be a night of physical comedy and clowns.
Why toddle when you can dance, dance, dance! DJ Monski Mouse and her team bring high energy smiling in a fabulous retro music and dance event for parents and children under 5.
I love a bit of late night showbiz.
Following sell out shows, The Improv Musical returns to Warwick Arts Centre for what promises to be another fantastic performance.
(previews start on May 16; opens on June 10) On Nov.
‘Above the Stag’ (ATS) is one of the most distinctive and necessary production houses in London.
Perhaps the greatest sequel ever told, COOL RIDER, the cult musical sequel is BACK and in the West End for one week only.
Urinetown is both bleak and brilliant.
The ultimate girls night out!Hot Flush! The MusicalThe outrageous new musical! or The outrageous musical returns! (if it’s been before).
Based on the much-loved Oscar-winning film, Once is an extraordinary, original and irresistibly joyous celebration of love, friendship and music.
Adapted from the ever-popular children’s book by Roald Dahl, Matilda the Musical has been a spectacular since it first opened to packed audiences at the Cambridge Theatre, London…
Irreverent, mischievous, packed full of side‑splittingly funny songs and eye‑popping sets, I CAN’T SING! is the irrepressible new musical comedy that goes behi…
“No one dreams of becoming an Usher!” Cry the desperate stars of Ushers: The Front Of House Musical, as they face up to yet another night of flogging ice creams and programmes …
(in previews; opens on April 3) The “Avenue Q” veteran Stephanie D’Abruzzo heads the cast of this new show, written by Michael Roberts and directed by Christopher…
Kevin Murphy and Laurence O’Keefe’s rowdy guilty-pleasure musical isn’t as mordant as the 1988 cult movie that inspired it.
What can I possibly say that isn’t said by the title of this production? Here’s one thing: It’s not exactly great theater, but I’d still rather see “C…
One of the most award-winning shows on stage today, Billy Elliot the Musical has won the hearts of millions since it opened in London’s West End and has gone on to c…
When it comes to potential for satire, E.
This revue, considering its provenance (its lyricist and choreographer, Ruthe Ponturo, conceived it after being dumped by her husband), is surprisingly spry, ni…
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking.
The WeGotTickets MCA return to the Cowbarn for two showcases of the UK’s best emerging and established musical comedy acts.
It’s refreshing to hear a rising comedian of Chris Ramsey’s stature realise that he does actually have a pretty good job and his sincerity is often very touching.
The MCA promotes five acts in one evening with the intention of increasing their exposure in a lively environment, with a healthy sense of competition to aid the fun.
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be hugely rewarding, but is also a mammoth undertaking.
It’s hard to go wrong with a musical that combines time travel, romance, and two best friends seeking adventure.
Robert Scott’s trek through the Antarctic would seem a fairly improbable subject for a comedic musical.
Winner of a record eight Toscar short film awards, hilarious musical parody Miserable Lesbians now comes to the stage in an expanded, outrageous version direct from New York.
As part of the American High School Theatre Festival at Church Hill Studio Theatre in Bruntsfield, Van Buren High School brought to life the colourful and well-loved characters fro…
Adam Hills jogged onto stage and brought an immediate, exuberant atmosphere to Assembly Hall.
The Blueswater is the 12-piece band behind award-winning show Blues!, and they will be performing a limited run of five shows at the enigmatic Venue 45.
With an admittedly clever pun for a title, this misplaced family comedy misses the mark in its attempt to entertain, both musically and humorously.
Due to massive demand six extra, later, quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man, half-Xbox.
As Jonathon Larson’s most well-known and best-loved work, any production of Rent has high standards to live up to.
Joining the fringe for the first time Scroobius Pip seemed right at home on the stage.
The Les Clochards combine high-jinx, cheeky-chappy, faux-Francais, ‘Allo ‘Allo, theatrics with a level of musical inventiveness and professionalism that can only have come from…
When the German playright Frank Wedekind completed his expressionist play in 1891, it sparked controversy, censorship and rage.
Every so often, an act comes along to ask, ‘What is comedy, anyway?’ Generally, these acts employ this gem as a tool of deflection and are, in fact, a little talentless.
International experiment sharing a story about a woman called Thyme, with local interpretations.
From the first number, it’s clear that the cast of Gilbert & Sullivan The Musical are talented.
This Life Chose Me: A Ninja Musical written/performed by Katie Wilbert.
Branded as an alternative to pre-ordained comedy, the Improverts spar off each other and the audience, using entirely unplanned and unscripted material to create big, fresh laughs.
At the start of the show I heard some people remark that they had seen Beth Vyse last year and had come back.
It always seems like a good idea to take a chance on the Free Fringe, to discover your new favourite comedian before they start charging a fortune for their tickets.
Ever wondered what’s really going on in your family?! Through exuberant songs, sketches and stories NYTimes/BBC-featured comedian/singer/songwriter Jonathan Prager celebrates th…
The theme of moving house - especially a move that brings you into permanent residence with your partner and an opportunity to learn all their annoying habits - might strike many a…
Enjoying a 22nd season with one of the most-established revue shows on the Fringe circuit, Mervyn Stutter at one point implores his audience to ‘pass the message on’ about his …
Plumpy’nut encapsulates all those parts of the DIY ‘let’s throw together a show’ side of fringe comedy.
Rolling into Edinburgh with a brand new barnstorming show, The Horne Section will yet again provide the festival’s best musical mayhem.
“I have a moshpit!” yelled Ali McGregor as her eager audience gathered round and popped the bubbles she was producing.
It’s the 1930’s and a few years have passed since Carl Dunham, the fabled showman brought King Kong from the jungle to New York.
To a certain generation of British people, Adam Buxton is a bit of a legend.
As Told By productions in collaboration with Greenwich Theatre have brought a new piece of musical theatre to Fringe this year.
Expertly treading the line between cheese and charm is this new musical from Augment Productions.
With caller Ken Gourlay and ceilidh bands Flaming Heather, HLI, Scott Leslie, Willie Fraser and piper.
Often, the key to a good improvised comedy show is making sure that the audience forgets that what’s happening on stage is in fact improvised.
After 20 years of trying to sing and dance, Chris finally realised how ridiculous he’d been.
TaleGate Theatre have adapted Nicholas Allan’s beloved children’s book into a new funny and energetic musical, which ticks all the boxes for a children’s show, apart from the fact …
Uninitiated to the world of sweaty, foot-stamping organised dance most of us would rather watch Scottish Highland music than participate in it.
Discover the grandeur of Georgian Edinburgh through buildings and gardens designed to impress.
Les Labyrinthes’ Adam Smith Le Grand Tour is an interesting and thought-provoking exploration into the life and ideas of Adam Smith – key figure of the Scottish Enlightenment.
The Late Show attracts a lot more of a local audience than most Fringe events and there is a sense that it doesn’t necessarily mind separating itself somewhat from the hustle and b…
After four star sell-out performances of Bugsy Malone last Festival, Portobello Youth Theatre are back with Grease as you’ve never seen it before.
Writing a review for Quite Nice Theatre’s Snakes the Musical is an interesting concept, as the musical hasn’t actually happened yet.
Xara Vaughn is a charming, funny and clearly very talented performer.
Award-winning stand-up from two of the country’s best newcomers Adam Hess and David Elms (as seen on BBC3).
There’s not a lot to say about Ivan Brackenbury that hasn’t already been said since he exploded onto the Edinburgh stage seven years ago, receiving enough critical attention to…
Rich Hall becomes immeasurably funnier if you try not to laugh at him.
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.
Nobody’s Boy is a tapestry of songs by well-known songwriters woven together to narrate an emotional tale of childhood, identity and belonging.
When you only have forty or so words to play with in the Fringe programme, be careful not to waste them.
At the beginning of his show Ant Dewson delivers a short warning to those who don’t appreciate overtly crude humour: leave now.
There are plenty of rough diamonds in the melée of eager young performers who flock to the Fringe and 25 year old Sean McLoughlin, taking his first tentative steps into the Edinbu…
Pressing the right pedal records, pressing the left pedal replays.
‘Somewhere between Flight of the Conchords’ parody and Tim Minchin’s witty word-play lies home-grown talent Robert Taylor’ (Theatre Press).
We see a lot of Rich Hall on panel shows these days: QI, Have I Got News For You?, Eight out of Ten Cats, Never Mind The Buzzcocks.
Join Rich and his virtuoso musical mates, Ronnie Golden, Rob Childs, Nick Pynn, Antonio Forccionne (‘nuff said) for a mashup of music, comedy and gratuitous coloration.
Thought I ought to nail down the other half of next year’s show before next year comes around. An all new half-hour of comedy from the once-promising Adam Belbin.
When an uncertain young American was experiencing the fallout of the sixties in the form of psilocybin, he learned one very valuable lesson he would not forget in a hurry: buckle y…
They may have the charm of a boy band but The Magnets are certainly all men.
Established as a regular sketch show at the Fringe, there is a certain fear when these six bright young things take to the stage that you might be subject to watching the sort of s…
‘Fame is a mask that eats into the face’.
The force and power of a child’s imagination against adversity has long been fodder for writers.
For over one hundred years The Wind in The Willows has remained one of the most popular pieces of English literature.
‘Make ‘em laugh, make ‘em laugh!’ shrilled Donald O’Connor in the original Singin’ in the Rain movie, taking just three short words to get right to the heart of what co…
Want to be a doctor, but can’t be bothered with the inconvenience of six years at medical school? This hilarious lecture is for you.
With a show that is definitely not for the easily offended, Adam Kay reels off a series of his inimitable brand of parody songs with expert comedic timing and the hilarity that onl…
Gary Delaney gets straight to the point of this one-man performance, declaring ‘I’ve just written some new jokes - this isn’t a ‘my dad’s dead’ kind of show.
How long does it take to write, choreograph and rehearse a musical? For most musicals it’s a long, drawn-out process.
In an attempt to answer the question, ‘What is justice?’, Professor of Philosophy, John Rawls (Alexander Wickens), travels back in time to ask the great philosophers of the las…
The mother-daughter duo of Janey Godley and Ashley Storrie kicked off this show with a rather unusual bit of audience interaction.
It’s the morning after the fall of man.
Critics’ Pick (New York Times).
There once was an ugly duckling.
From the moment this quirky Cornish duo burst onto set with an eclectic combination of 80s-style electronic music and energetic moves, you know you’re in for something a little d…
If you take five 17 years olds, give them an internship at a leading advertising agency, add in the promise of a permanent job for only one of them then you have the right ingredie…
Joe Fairbrother has talent in abundance.
Based on John Steinbeck’s novella of the same name, The Pearl tells the story of the poor pearl diver Kino and what happens when he discovers ‘the pearl of the world’.
The title is probably the most interesting thing about this adaptation of Lysistrata, but any potential that it implies is sadly missed by the show itself.
One complaint reserved by many locals is that the Festival attracts a lot of sorts born with silver spoons in their mouths, or, as Joe Bor’s climber creation puts it, the sort wh…
A dramatically slapdash but musically vibrant joy ride through the glory days of the Detroit music label founded by Berry Gordy.
After selling out their 2018 and 2019 Brighton Fringe shows and lighting up The Warren’s Summer Season, Do the Thing are here for you in 2021.
A modern Scotland where for many of today’s youth the problem of knife and drug crime is rife is the basis for this potent musical by writer/director/producer Finn Anderson which i…
(performances start on July 7) Summer will become just that much more harmonious when this festival opens its 11th season.
In this adaptation of the novella of the same name by Henry James, HookHitch Theatre present the story of a governess hired to care for orphaned siblings on an estate that seems to…
It’s fair to say that you may as well put a sofa on a stage as big as the Pleasance Grand.
Heather Newton and Ernest Merrys critically acclaimed 2005 Fringe hit returns to bring you more holy milk, Hellish whores and stitch-inducing laughs.
Eric Comstock and Barbara Fasano are an adorable husband and duo, a pair of very talented musicians who have flown from New York to perform Helluva Town, their Ipod shuffle soundt…
A melting pot of youthful talent all wrestle for attention in this production, which features heavy emphasis on individual players with some standout solo performances.
Riches creates a dazzling array of characters in Adam Riches Rides! The risk assessment forms for the Pleasance Beside may have to get rewritten following some of the audience int…
If most people had a time machine, it’s unlikely their first choice of destination would be Truro in 1987.
It’s an old cliché that there is nothing more boring than listening to someone talking about their dreams.
Returning after their 2007 sell-out Fringe hit, One Night Stand are back and better than ever.
This was the title of the only performance kindly suggested by a witty member of tonight’s audience.
When someone tells you their new musical is about the life of Kennedy’s killer, Lee Harvey Oswald, it’s practically impossible not to draw comparisons with Sondheim’s Assassins.
I entered this show tentatively.
Evil - The Musical details the lives of seven evil villains as they battle Guy Super and endeavor to become the most evil of all.
Who am I? What price, fame? What is reality? These are just some of the inane issues dredged up to validate this otherwise empty narrative.
Satirical portraits of Adolf Hitler have been around since Charlie Chaplin’s ‘The Great Dictator’, through ‘The Producers’, to the Mr T Experience’s ‘Even Hitler Had A Girlfriend’.
What do you get when you combine an inability to move with physical theatre? In the Reds production of Paint the Town.
Woody Allen’s words that “it is impossible to experience one’s death objectively and still carry a tune,” leapt into my head after Bereavement: the Musical.
If there’s one thing Idiots of Ants can’t be accused of, it’s a lack of enthusiasm.
Jazz is a study of madness, perhaps.
An am-dram production in a church hall, this show comes from another world entirely to even the worst of fringe shows: a world where a serviceable witch’s hat can be made from a …
At the age of 18, Allegra Levy is already a considerably more compelling performer than handfuls of Parky regulars.
Songs For a New World is a perennially popular Fringe favourite, a revue of cabaret numbers by Jason Robert Brown loosely themed around the American experience.
I fell in love with somebody completely by accident, just by sitting beside them, is a great way to introduce a song.
“I am hungry!” declares Fat, shortly after the play begins.
The duo of Ian Millar on tenor and soprano saxes and Dominic Spencer on (electric) piano play a standards-based set at the Radisson Hotel every lunchtime (though, 12:30 is breakfas…
Based on Conrad’s novel, The Secret Agent, transplanting its protagonist to modern-day Soho, attaching the story to a real alleged bomb plot on the London Eye, incorporating so…
Not all of life’s surprises can be nice, but Adam Kay transpires to be a very pleasant one indeed.
Off-Broadway’s longest running musical comes to the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Dregs, a sketch duo starring Max Dickins and Mark Smith, are hotly tipped performers.
A terrible crime sends Leila and Lee running into the Scottish highlands.
In 1999, Anna Bagenholm became trapped under ice after a skiing accident.
From the very first ‘Argh’, this show was filled with so much enthusiasm it was almost scary.
The concept of Bite Size is a perfectly simple, yet novel one, and the clue really is in the title.
One of the Fringe’s most astounding and emotion-fuelled plays has enjoyed several sell-out shows and rapturous reviews over the course of this month.
With her phenomenal voice and subtle and sexy ambiance, Ali McGregor knows how to make an entrance.
Irish trio Foil, Arms and Hog, or Sean Finegan, Conor McKenna and Sean Flanagan to their parents, barely leave the stage for the duration of this dizzying hour of sketch comedy.
Bossa Nova and More is a Hungarian guitar duo that aims to play authentic Bossa Nova combined with less traditional numbers to create an entirely enjoyable experience.
BBC: Radio 1’s Fun and Filth Cabaret returns to the Fringe with its hosts Scot Mills and Nick Grimshaw.
Five new students arrive at university for a year of alcohol-fueled partying.
Danny Bevins is not a gentle comedian.
There could be an incredible musical story in the tragic rise and fall of Mary, Queen of Scots, leading from her ascension to the throne to her eventual abdication, imprisonment fo…
Ford and Akram are versatile and genuinely likable performers with an excellent character dynamic; Akram is confident and arrogant, walking all over the intelligent but overwhelmin…
Parents Evening promises an hour of character-based sketch comedy in a school setting, which is already an idea devoid of originality, but is handled particularly poorly.
A woman flails around in her hospital bedroom as if operated on strings by a huge blue man in an overcoat, himself a disquieting looking papier-mâché puppet.
There’s an old Jackie Mason joke where, when talking about the reception of his material, he claims that ‘gentiles love it’ but when Jews hear it, their response doesn’t st…
Sculpting a uniquely defined path, Katharine Ryan’s brand of comedy is savvy but approachable as she rattles through a highly professional set with interestingly innovative content…
If you are a first time visitor to this piece you may be forgiven expecting something different.
On first reading, the show’s title may sound almost childlike, reading like the name of a children’s music book.
While the usual argument of why comediennes are not prevalent at the Fringe has yet again reared its ugly head, another, of whether there is enough provision for children at the fe…
It is, naturally, a much harder world that comedians may find themselves in at the Fringe compared to those more atoned to the theatre world.
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…
Once again WitTank return to the Fringe with a material that is sure to entertain.
With 20 million YouTube hits and three number one albums in the iTunes comedy charts, Adam Kay is going from strength to strength.
35MM is subtitled ‘a musical exhibition’.
Budding musical thespians aim to be what is called a ‘triple-threat’, developing extreme talent in the three areas of musical theatre - acting, singing and dancing.
Shakespeare’s plays have been reinterpreted again and again throughout the years; from ballet to Bollywood, I’ve seen my fair share.
Steve Hall, part of the sketch comedy show We are Klang, is an appealing comic.
Written, directed and performed by Gari Jones, Wretch is clearly a deeply personal project.
Edinburgh show titles are fascinating.
How many US Presidents does it take to run a country? Three, apparently - and in the late 90s that was Bill, Billy and Hillary Clinton.
In 1993 Bosnia broke free from Yugoslavia during the war that raged there, destroying some of the country’s best known architecture and costing many lives.
Spank! has wormed its way to the top of Edinburgh’s late night schedule through a combination of a party-style atmosphere and the willingness for decency to go out of the window.
I have always been of the opinion that Shakespeare cannot be read but must be performed.
The last twenty minutes of Eric’s Tales of the Sea are heart-wrenchingly powerful.
Dead Cat Bounce embody all that a concept rock band should.
Dont let the Edinburgh Academy theatre and the audience of grandmas put you off the scent: this is a professional production of an off-Broadway show.
With only three months from concept to stage (not even enough time to make the official printed Fringe programme), and just ten days in rehearsals to put it together, Scott Mills T…
Andrew Maxwell likes to laugh.
Z Theatre company are a bunch of schoolgirls who sing very nicely and try to put a new spin on the Kennedy assassination.
After winning last year’s Edinburgh Comedy Award, Russell Kane’s marriage fell apart, he had a breakdown, and didn’t perform for a considerable part of the year.
Another year, another series of words that shouldnt be followed by the musical: The Musical.
The Room is one of the worst films ever made.
The youth of Captivate Drama’s front of house staff and their venue at the Edinburgh Academy led me to expect a school play.
As the lights dimmed for the start of One Hour Only, video projections and voice-overs appeared on stage, calling the audience to attention as the characters set the scene for the …
Trapped by an inability to communicate properly in the real world, the six characters of Chat seek refuge and a place to unveil their deepest secrets in the anonymous world of an i…
Adam Larter splatters onto his stage like paint from Jackson Pollock’s paintbrush, ungainly and definitely not graceful as he crashes all over the place.
Dream Pill is a tale of modern slavery.
Stuart Goldsmith can win an audience over in seconds.
Call me strange, but watching this show twice (in English and in Japanese) has been my most fascinating theatre experience in a long time.
Milan based Babygang theatre present an experimental exploration of self in a messy production which says nothing worthwhile, barely scratching the surface of anything other than a…
Cusp is a coming-of-age story told through the voices of many to describe the journey of one woman.
It must make many a performer, struggling to get even their front two rows filled for a Fringe show that they have spent months meticulously planning for, that a show with practica…
Thom Tuck looks and sounds like a cross between David Mitchell and a long-lost sixth form teacher famed for getting a bit drunk.
Carl Donnelly has written his autobiography and hopes to share it with his audience, despite the fact it hasn’t been published yet.
The story of a World War Two child survivor is delightfully told in a simple production which exudes energy and passion.
Andy and The Prostitutes play one dirty trick by billing their foul-mouthed ditties as a musical but Andy and co.
Hamlet! The Musical has been around for a few years now, since being first introduced to the Fringe in 2001.
Robyn Peterson’s polished and accomplished one-woman performance, biographising her past as a young American who has got hopelessly devoted to the modelling world, lives up to the …
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…
You know something’s different about a show when the people in the first three rows - also known as the slosh pit - are issued with cheap Scotland-branded ponchos.
The famed brown bear Wojtek, found in Iran and later adopted by Polish troops in exchange for a mere few tins of processed meat during the Second World War, became a symbol of hope…
My assumption is that it was The Stand’s decision to blast Method Man out of the speakers as the audience took their seats rather than Simon Munnery’s, but it is a credit to a …
Duddingston Kirk may be slightly further afield than some of the more central Fringe venues but the performances here presented are worth the journey.
With its modest and pretty title, Some Small Love Story sets the tone for its performance.
As the audience walked in to the magical setting of Polly our narrator, Veronica Hare, told everyone to pick up a little note, paper and pens.
A stellar performance from an all-singing, all-dancing cast of miscreants and their formidable opponents from the local neighbourhood watch, Asbo: the Musical is the story of Darre…
Euna Park produced an excellent performance in St.
Rich Hall is familiar to most of us mainly through his work as a comedian on TV, particularly on panel shows.
In the shadow of Edinburgh Castle lies a very beautiful St Cuthbert’s Parish Church.
The GRV would be well-advised to put out some more signs advertising where this five-pound Fringe venue actually is, because when you eventually find it, there’s some real classics…
The classic tale that is Hamlet has been reborn into a contemporary musical and it tries to be a lively fun-filled show.
Playing Fate is the story of a relationship told in reverse.
What a fantastic premise for a show; based on your suggestions the cast will serve up a brand new, fresh musical in front of your eyes.
Anyone who has ever played in an orchestra in the presence of a violin diva, I guarantee that you will love this show.
At the age of seven, Sorrow (Helen George), saw her parents brutally murdered by members of the Bewley family.
The title of this particular show may lead you to expect certain things that the final product fails to deliver in every way.
Terry Alderton is a surrealist stand-up.
William (Josef Salvat) is about to perform for the first time in his one-man show and finds himself looking back at his life.
Returning to the Edinburgh Fringe after their Australian sojourn is EastEnd Cabaret.
As the younger members of the audience ran around the room chasing bubbles before the show began it was immediately apparent that Ricochet Theatre understood their audience.
This full house was eager to be entertained by a certain caped crusader.
Welcome to the fabulous Glasvegas is a musical which originally debut in 1977 from the pen of legendary film composer Patrick Doyle.
Having lived in Brighton for less than a year, Hanover the musical seemed like a wildly foreign affair for an outsider to the small community above Kemp town, let alone for a relat…
If a stand-up show concludes with an impassioned yell of the phrase ‘women’s rights are worth farting for’, chances are you’re not in the company of a normal stand-up.
This is fast-moving musical treatment of the bubonic plague of London performed by a bouyant cast of young actor/singers, but the strong and vibrant performances all round are let …
It’s impossible to review a musical about Tony Blair without acknowledging that there are two competing productions about his leadership tenure in town.
Even from the offstage pre-amble, which wryly and shrewdly disassociates the use of the phrase ‘The N Word’ from the word itself - telling us that the former phrase won’t be …
Rhys Darby is under no illusions as to why many of his audience will have turned up.
Firstly - Kate Fox is very talented at what she does well.
The best moments in Cardinal Burns’ victory lap run of six dates at the Fringe are when the duo ditch any notion of their characters resembling people in the real world and, a la…
A whimsical piece devised by three artists seemingly disillusioned with the straighter side of the acting world, Scales of the Unexpected takes a relatively inviting look at pop cu…
‘You’re a funny crowd tonight aren’t you? For the first ten minutes I was sure this gig had bombed’.
The idea of performing an improvised musical is not a new one, and is always likely to enthrall a late-night audience who can never quite comprehend how skillfully their new ideas …
Five people are compelled to join a fat club due to self deprecation and the search for a sex life.
Bluebeard sets out to challenge the conventions of the standard fairly tale, and the values and desires it represents that have become our cultural norm.
I promised I wouldn’t ogle.
There’s something of a dichotomy going on in Jihad The Musical, and I’m not sure whether I should be deeply offended, or laughing my socks off.
Fringe regulars may remember the moment towards the beginning of last year’s Festival, when performers, media and audiences alike slowly caught wind of the London riots, followin…
Men of Character describes itself as two one-man sketch shows that overlap with one another with an overarching plot line.
I’m one of those people.
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.
Say what you like about the show, the title doesn’t attempt to mislead you.
The epitome of Hollywood glamour, Grace Kelly’s perfect face beams at you from a screen as you enter the space.
Its easy to lie into a computer keyboard, isnt it? Its also frighteningly easy to tell the truth more of the truth that perhaps you should.
Bluebird is the story of Jimmy, a London taxi driver the various people – ‘fares’ – he meets.
Based on the famous 1970’s porn flick of the same name (but with less sex and more satire), small-town girl Debbie Benton dreams of making it as a cheerleader (and marine biologist…
This is not a comedy.
Alzheimer’s The Musical is a peek into the lives of those who might be getting slightly older in body but who are most definitely young at heart.
I lowered my expectations dramatically during the opening scene of Xenu is Loose when the smoke effect obliterated the audience’s view of the action for at least a couple of minute…
That Tom Binns’ now revered earlier creation, Ivan Brackenbury, has polarised opinion over the last few Fringes is undoubted.
Burke and Hare A Musical Play is based on the true story of Edinburghs notorious murderers William Burke and William Hare.
The Marmite of the Edinburgh Fringe returns with another dose of hospital jokes, as infirmary DJ Ivan Brackenbury yet again offers his take on how to cheer up his patient listeners…
This speedy, sexually politicised satire is spot on and achingly relevant.
Surreal humour is usually considered to be at odds with a comedic mainstream, though many who are named practitioners of the surreal are some of the most broadly watched of comics.
Struggling with children at this year’s Fringe? Unsure about what show to take them to in order to keep them occupied and help them experience the magic around? A Most Curious Ques…
Io Theatre’s take on the Tony Blair years is a satirical view of his leadership, set to a bitingly funny score.
A magic show is fundamentally different from most other shows – because the success of the show is based on how much trickery can be covered up from the audience, rather than how…
There can surely be no more fitting venue for the Hanover the Musical! than the Hanover Community Centre, with community and the surrounding area the ideas at the heart of this wil…
The idea of geek chic is a funny thing.
Raw follows a woman’s journey of self-discovery as she ventures forth from her monotonous everyday life in search of something more.
Musical Of Musicals (The Musical) is performed by the Woodlands High School Theatre, Texas, as part of the American High Schools Theatre Festival.
It’s a breath of fresh air to watch something as ambitious – perhaps too ambitious – as The Untold Theatre Company’s brand-new full-length original musical, Grim.
This Humble Quest offers up a madcap, frenetic late night quiz show, hosted by Mark Allen and diminutive, slightly eerie sidekick Eli Silverman, as a duo of guests take part in a n…
Felix Zschieschow and Megan Clifton return to the stage as comedy duo ‘Grandma’, and given the evening of continuously bizarre situations that the pair find themselves in, i…
The Rape of Lucrece is Shakespeare’s narrative poem detailing the vicious assault on the heroine and its disastrous ramifications.
At one point in this freewheeling show, Paul Foot pulls out a heap of colourfully illustrated flashcards and asks us to yield to the ‘glimpses’ of jokes they contain.
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…
As their show title suggests The Jane Austen Argument explore the spaces in the world we live in: the spaces that exist everywhere, both physically and emotionally, the spaces that…
Despite the best efforts of the cast, Lillia fails to achieve the level of intensity it aspires to.
The set is nothing more than a small section of floor and two chairs.
This is a proper throw back.
According to the women of Greenham, sex is power, sex gives women leverage and sex makes men vulnerable.
From the start the atmosphere was decidedly unusual for something described as improv.
In her white shirt, grey knee length skirt and black brogues, Sara Pascoe looks like a schoolgirl.
This show is a pleasant mix of upper-middle class safe humour combined with more crude, but successful, crafty one-liners from this truesome twosome, showing how a fully develo…
Whilst continually being a swelteringly drowsy venue, the Pleasance Attic has nonetheless been a happy hunting ground for up and coming comedians in recent years - Matt Kirshen and…
The classic tale of The Velveteen Rabbit is a favorite throughout the world.
For years, Pappy’s have established their reputation as one of the most beloved sketch troupes on the Fringe.
It’s a beautiful day at the Fringe and I’m sat on the top deck of a red bus in the Meadows.
The Yellow Wallpaper is an adaptation of the short story by the same name.
The show is set entirely to parodies of songs from well-known musicals and classic 80s pop hits.
“Has anyone been on an adventure today?” asked Veronica Hare as she welcomed the audience into the magical space for William, a one-person storytelling performance combined wit…
This show will make you leave the theatre trembling.
Brendon Burns is forty-one.
I had high expectations of Bloodbath The Musical - everything from their high-profile casting to glossy programme gives the impression they’ve spent some money on this show, and th…
Despite the midday showing time, Funk Rocket 5000 is a pitch-black comedy.
‘I’ll keep you alive.
I was just about getting weary of anything with The Musical after it when I went in to see this show by StoppedClock.
Pirates of Penzance at the King’s Head Theatre presented by Charles Court Opera is a fantastic and funny production of the classic light opera.
Few talents serve a stand-up better than audience rapport and I’m happy to say that Matt Tiller has it in spades.
Adam and Eve: it’s the oldest Rom-Com of the Christian world.
I wish all science lectures could be musical.
For many thousands of even seasoned Fringe-goers, the mystique and delights of the Famous Speigel Garden can frequently be passed by, with the comparatively few shows that it offer…
This musical does not have a linear narrative, but presents a series of scenes and songs showing events that take place during the last year of high school.
It’s rare for a Fringe stand-up show to devote a significant stretch of time to the correct pronunciation of Kettering Town F.
When in the first ten minutes of the show there have already been several jokes about vaginas and a song essentially about paedophilia, it quickly dawns that few sacred cows are go…
Edinburghs raunchiest strip club of the Fringe opens with a warning from one of the several bouncers allocated, who decree Move around, follow the action, but do not touch the …
I hesitate to describe The Magnets as an a cappella band, because I am still not entirely convinced there was not a full band on stage.
When you arrive five minutes late, panting and cursing the incomprehensible fact that the Zoo has two separate venues and youve turned up at the wrong one it is quite a sur…
What do sweltering rooms, PBH, taking free samples from the Fudge Kitchen and being overwhelmed with flyers have in common? Answer: they are all Fringe institutions.
The realms of fantasy board games never normally appeal to anyone but those on the peripheral edges of society.
Ok, let’s get this out of the way at the start.
The message of the play is simple - with a bit of imagination and intent every child has the potential to be anything.
I went into Sex Ed! a little wary.
Hillbilly hilarity can prove difficult to digest at the best of times, but this musical feast, based on the cult film by South Park creator Trey Parker, offers a light-hearted appr…
Opening the show with some very impressive and fast-paced wordplay, Matt Rudge sets the bar high and despite occasional lulls in energy, manages to be consistently funny throughout…
Even by the standards of the Fringe, the Zoo has long since been established for pushing the boundaries of modern theatre and displaying provocative, no-holds-barred action in thei…
This red, rude and raunchy show faced a difficult task transforming a university lecture theatre into the cabaret version of hell on earth, but thanks to some inspired acting from …
A two man show by charismatic performers Aideen Wylde and Tadhg Hickey promises fast paced farce within the context of an 1870’s period setting, interestingly established at the …
What five words first come to mind when you hear The Americans? This is what the award-winning American comedian, Jeff Kreisler, has been asking people on his travels.
Matt Forde is a chatty, friendly man who quickly gets an audience on board.
Britt Ekland has known and loved many famous people and for this she is famous, but bubbling beneath the surface is a determined, vibrant woman who - through her own admission - kn…
The Oxford Revue’s initial introduction takes advantage of its location’s atmospheric setting.
Often with self-styled ‘leftfield’ comics oddity is limited to execution rather than completely disconnected content.
The title of this show hides nothing about its content, as bubbly Northerner Tom Wrigglesworth recounts his tales of woe and confusion on the 10.
Marlow’s classic tale is brought to the Zoo, ever the first venue to take on the more risque of performances, in a show that delivers plenty of raunchiness, devilish cunning and lu…
Cambridge Touring Theatre’s Alice the Musical is a great example of children’s fringe theatre, with simple set designs embellished by the high enthusiasm of the actors.
Five students meet for the first time in the flat they are to share for their first year of university.
The Alleycats present an energetic fun-filled show with popular music.
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…
I don’t think that political soapboxing should ordinarily have a place in comedy.
Nine - The Musical tells the story of Guido Contini, a fictional movie director in 1960s Italy, as he goes through a mid-life crisis.
Three talented actors present a passionate performance of Stephen Poliakoff’s seminal play Hitting Town; the show that formed the basis for the film Close My Eyes.
Playing songs about the goriest aspects of the Victorian era, Steampunk band Men Who Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing, deliver an hour of music and comedy.
The highly acclaimed Rhod Gilbert returns to Edinburgh with an act that deserves the packed-out venues that he will be playing to for every night this month.
Last year, Jeff Achtem’s ‘Swamp Juice’ took the art of shadow puppetry to mesmeric heights.
The set is elaborately decked out to look like a diva’s dressing room.
“Alice in Wonderland,” by Lewis Carroll, has the potential to be turned into a musical for all the family.
The Sexual Awakening of Peter Mayo is the story of a sexually repressed man accidentally stumbling onto the world of swinging and no-frills sex after a text goes awry.
Blimey, Tony Law is funny.
When history looks back at the greatness of famous Tims, it will not be particularly favourable.
The creator of One Man Star Wars returned to the Fringe last year to put on One Man Lord of the Rings - a certain hit for all who are fans of the book, and one that clearly has had…
I have faint memories of being taken to a children’s dance and movement class when I was about two.
Grapple Theatre Company, starring a cast from Bristol Grammar School, take to the stage in this adaptation of two Gothic stories by Edgar Allan Poe.
Platform 65’s cultural critique studies the politics that lay behind Asian religious ceremonial tradition and offsets them critically against a postmodern culture in which today’…
One of the best things about the Fringe is its ability to throw up unexpected surprises; ducking into a pub to escape the worst ravages of the Scottish summer, it’s not uncommon …
Many stand-ups use the idea of a nervy, neurotic persona as part of their acts.
This comedy show is about the Israel-Palestine conflict and lasts for two hours.
Andrianna Smela and her accompanist Maria Dessena are classically trained musicians playing cabaret music, and my main gripe with this programme of the songs of Kurt Weill and othe…
The recession, debt and greed are powerful and very current subjects for theatrical exploration and Catherine Harvey uses them to weave a modern cautionary tale.
I doubt that the grand surroundings of the Edinburgh International Conference Centre had previously played host to any event opening with a spotlight falling on a man in a Ringmast…
I didn’t find myself laughing uproariously at Casual Violence.
Tired of the exhausting work of writing shows, Adam Hills has resolved to be rid of routine and base a show entirely around chatting to the audience.
What can a reviewer say about a musical that’s different every night? By extension, what can a reviewer say about any show, since surely no two performances are the same? If you�…
Despite being named after an album by Godspeed You! Black Emperor, a band famed for its extravagant tendencies, John Robins’ show of the same name is comforting and familiar.
Graham Woolnough’s lusciously bizarre backstage peek at the lives of royalty is a theatrical treat for those with any political disposition.
Music Theatre International (MTI) has announced a fantastic competition for secondary schools and sixth form colleges throughout the UK.
Greenside makes a dramatic move to The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) on George Street for 2024 Fringe.
VAULT, the creators of VAULT Festival have found their new London home which will open in Spring 2024 with VAULT Festival returning in the Autumn.
A coveted Bobby has been presented to five shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year.
Isabella Thompson enjoyed meeting the cast of Bed: The Musical and chatting to them about their rehearsal process. Here are some extracts from the interview.
Simon Ximenez talks with Alistair Hall, whose success with his gripping one-man play Declan, was one of the few positive outcomes of lockdown.
Copstick is back at Surgeons' Hall chatting to Martha McBrier, Darcie Silver, Pope Lonergan and Lisa Frischemeier.
The fifth in our festival pub crawls traverses the New Town.
Unlike its sister crawl, Old Town North, Old Town South traverses more of the South Side’s bars that lie adjacent to many Fringe venues.
Kate Copstick chats to Paul Wady of Stealth Aspies about questioning labels on the topic of autism.
The third of our pub crawls, the Old Town North trail has an extensive list of both core and optional bars to choose from.
Kate Copstick presents episode 1 of Slaughtered at The Surgeon's Hall with President Obonjo and Zach Zucker.
Ditch the messy arts and crafts this half-term and entertain your little darlings with the best live family friendly performances Brighton and Hove have to offer instead.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year (apart from Brighton Fringe, of course) and there are plenty of delightful performances to entertain you this winter.
Welcome to our top 5 picks from the third year of Brighton HorrorFest, the spooktacular celebration from Sweet of all things that go bump in the night.
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Booking for Matilda has been extended until 19th February 2019.
Tickets go on sale at 12pm today for the world premiere of TINA - The Tina Turner Musical, which opens at London's Aldwych next Spring.
Ever since their debut in 2015 with Weekend Rockstars Middle Child Theatre have been rewriting what musical theatre can be with their distinctive gig-theatre genre.
The Scottish Storytelling Centre is, in its own words, ‘a vibrant arts venue with a seasonal programme of live storytelling, theatre, music, exhibitions, workshops, family events...
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...
Karen and Katy Koren are thrilled to announce that Gilded Balloon will expand into the heart of Edinburgh’s New Town, as they embark upon an exciting new partnership with the Ros...
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.
How To Win Against History has been awarded the prestigious Bobby Award, Broadway Baby’s sixth star awarded to the very cream of Fringe performances.
How to Win Against History is a new musical about Henry Cyril Paget, an eccentric, cross-dressing marquis who was written out of history by his family.
Natasha Granger and Kerrie Thompson wrote, produced and star in 90s girl-band musical 2 Become 1, a story about romance, speed dating and the ideal post-night-out meal.
We talk to the kid-rocking, dance-loving DJ Monski Mouse about her disco-dancing extravaganza perfect for under fives (and their parents too)
Edinburgh venue St Stephen’s Stockbridge returns in 2016 as the latest addition to the C venues stable.
Universal Arts announced this week that they are thrilled to be bringing BBC Radio 4 star Lach on board to produce and programme shows at the New Town Theatre (96 George St) for Th...
Brighton Fringe has officially launched.
The night Freddie Mercury and Kenny Everett smuggled Princess Diana into an iconic gay venue is the stuff of legend.
Following Thursday’s first preview of the West End production of Motown the Musical, due to public demand, a further 200,000 tickets are released for sale taking bookings at the ...
Bananaman the Musical will mark the live action debut of the Man-of-Peel.
Christmas is the one time of year you can drag your non-theatre-going friends to the theatre.
Intending to improvise over 20 back-to-back on-the-spot musicals this year, Baron Sternlook's Improvised Musical returns - with an enormous cast and full ensemble! Broadway Baby ch...
LOST & Found: A Musical Revue at LOST Theatre promises to be a one-night-only mash up of gender stereotypes in musical theatre.