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Mark Thomas: Gaffa Tapes

Mark Thomas: Gaffa Tapes

Jokes, rants, politics, play and the occasional sing song. 

Frankie Boyle Work In Progress Shows at Leicester Square Theatre & Museum Of Comedy

Frankie Boyle Work In Progress Shows at Leicester Square Theatre & Museum Of Comedy

Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes. 

Frankie Boyle Work In Progress Shows at Leicester Square Theatre & Museum Of Comedy

Frankie Boyle Work In Progress Shows at Leicester Square Theatre & Museum Of Comedy

Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes. 

Frankie Boyle Work In Progress Shows at Leicester Square Theatre & Museum Of Comedy

Frankie Boyle Work In Progress Shows at Leicester Square Theatre & Museum Of Comedy

Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes. 

Mark Simmons: Quip Off The Mark

Mark Simmons: Quip Off The Mark

UK Comics’ Comic 2022 - Best Act “One of the UK’s pre-eminent pun merchants…the quickest quipster in showbusiness. 

Urzila Carlson: Just Jokes

Urzila Carlson: Just Jokes

South African-New Zealander Comedian, Urzila Carlson returns to tour the UK with her new show 'Just Jokes'. 

Death of England: Closing Time

Death of England: Closing Time

There are two sides to every story. 

Simon David: Dead Dad Show

Simon David: Dead Dad Show

In 2018, Simon’s father performed a play about his imminent death to cancer and, to Simon’s horror, it was quite good. 

Death, The Devil and The Fablemaker

Death, The Devil and The Fablemaker

Meet Perry. 

The Duchess of Buckingham Regrets to Inform You That Her Husband is Dead

The Duchess of Buckingham Regrets to Inform You That Her Husband is Dead

August 1815. 

This Porno Does Not Pass the Bechdel Test

This Porno Does Not Pass the Bechdel Test

‘The chance to win the night of your dreams with semi-famous porn star Lance Hardwood. 

Healing Arts Scotland – Opening Celebration

Healing Arts Scotland – Opening Celebration

Unite with us in music and dance at the Scottish Parliament. 

*Smoke Not Included

*Smoke Not Included

*Smoke Not Included. 

Absolutely (not) Free – An Evening of Zappa

Absolutely (not) Free – An Evening of Zappa

A smorgasbord of Frank Zappa classics hand-delivered by those finest purveyors of conceptual continuity, Pygmy Twylyte! Expect pickles, poodles, dental floss, snowballs and stinky … 

Mark Nicholas: This Is Not the Autistic You Are Looking For

Mark Nicholas: This Is Not the Autistic You Are Looking For

Winner of the Neurodiverse Review Disability Champions Award 2023, Mark brings his debut show to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. 

Sandy Not Just On Sunday

Sandy Not Just On Sunday

After last year’s successful Fringe debut, legendary accordionist and funnyman Sandy Brechin returns with another hilarious hour of music and comedy in his one-man show, featuring … 

Not Exit

Not Exit

Selected from Sartre’s existential drama, this piece immerses us in extreme, marginal states both narratively and physically. 

This Is Not Romeo and Juliet

This Is Not Romeo and Juliet

Powerful performance exploring love in times of war in Europe, transcending Romeo and Juliet’s classic narrative, offering an enriched perspective and examining the complexity of h… 

Letters From My Dad (Who Is Dead)

Letters From My Dad (Who Is Dead)

This new play by Michael Bryceson focuses on the relationship between a dying father and his son, Charlie. 

Dead Animals

Dead Animals

A surreal journey about reconciling with grief through the natural world. 

Dead End

Dead End

Bea visits her grieving friend Olivia in her ceramic studio. 

How Dead Am I?

How Dead Am I?

Late at night at the corner store, your card got declined again. 

The Sun King

The Sun King

Each summer, young Jamie comes to the same spot on the same beach and speaks with a mysterious figure – the king of a magical realm far, far away. 

Death(s) at Sea

Death(s) at Sea

A drama group are performing their new murder-mystery play, but despite their best efforts, everything goes wrong! Their play, a thrilling murder mystery set on a small ship carryi… 

Pretty Good, Not Bad

Pretty Good, Not Bad

The long walk home. 

Meat Loaf – Just the Best Bits

Meat Loaf – Just the Best Bits

Dine out on a hearty serving of your favourite Meat Loaf pieces as we slice through his back catalogue and digest the finest moments. 

Shaken, Not Stirred

Shaken, Not Stirred

The Parky Players return to Edinburgh Fringe with Shaken, not Stirred: a fiercely funny, no-holds barred variety sketch show about the modern-day challenges of living with Parkinso… 

Living. Dying. Dead.

Living. Dying. Dead.

Living. 

Just Aretha

Just Aretha

Just Aretha is the story of a black disabled woman navigating an able-bodied world, striving to hold onto her African and disabled identity. 

Riding With the King: The Music of Eric Clapton

Riding With the King: The Music of Eric Clapton

Returning to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Czech fusion guitarist and composer Honza Kourimsky blends the music of Eric Clapton with high-energy jazz, funk and soul. 

Outwith Words: Tinderbox Orchestra and Loud Poets

Outwith Words: Tinderbox Orchestra and Loud Poets

Bringing together rappers and singers with heavy brass, strings, woodwind and a thundering backline, Tinderbox transform preconceptions of what an orchestra can be. 

The Stuff of Legends: The Sequel – Music of Tony Bennett and Nat King Cole

The Stuff of Legends: The Sequel – Music of Tony Bennett and Nat King Cole

The Spatz Trio return with part two of their award-winning tribute. Hit songs, and the wonderful stories behind them. Musically polished, fascinating, nostalgic. 

Mark Black and the Ewart Bros: The Drink. The Drugs. The Scratchcairds. Podcast Live!

Mark Black and the Ewart Bros: The Drink. The Drugs. The Scratchcairds. Podcast Live!

Boom wer on! With guests, naughty and nice, Mr English will host former serial killers, gangsters, as well as facing his own demons through a spiritual journey live on stage. 

ScotlandsFest: Edinburgh Witch or Just a B*tch? – Mary Craig

ScotlandsFest: Edinburgh Witch or Just a B*tch? – Mary Craig

Unravel the curious case of Agnes Finnie, a mid-17th century shopkeeper in Edinburgh’s Potterrow accused of witchcraft. 

Attila the Stockbroker: 14 Days, 14 Completely Different Shows

Attila the Stockbroker: 14 Days, 14 Completely Different Shows

Performance poet/musician Attila the Stockbroker has been writing and performing since 1980: 4,000 or so gigs in 25 countries so far. 

Modern Love Is Not a Dream

Modern Love Is Not a Dream

‘When I started this thesis, I had no idea I’d end up where I have. 

Rat King Gospel

Rat King Gospel

A coincidence or an act of a god? Are the children who created a god as a game truly responsible for the unexplained events unfolding around them? Ten years after their last plea, … 

Achilles, Death of the Gods.

Achilles, Death of the Gods.

A new, bold, poetic reimagining of the myth of Achilles, from storyteller and classicist Jo Kelen. 

One-Person Shows / Solo Shows: Daily Picks of the Fringe

One-Person Shows / Solo Shows: Daily Picks of the Fringe

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… 

Mark Simmons – More Jokes

Mark Simmons – More Jokes

More jokes from the UK Comics’ Comic Best Act winner Mark Simmons (Mock The Week), whilst taking a break from his sold-out national tour. 

Mark Grist's Big Box Bonanza

Mark Grist's Big Box Bonanza

26 boxes full of joy and fun. 

Try Not to Worry About It, Death Comes to Us All

Try Not to Worry About It, Death Comes to Us All

In the last few years, poet, performer and slam champion Jonathan Kinsman has lost two grandfathers, a great aunt, a cat and his sanity. 

Sir Dickie Benson Interacts With the Audience Whether They Like It or Not

Sir Dickie Benson Interacts With the Audience Whether They Like It or Not

Sir Dickie is the last Hollywood hellraiser. 

Identity Theft: What to Expect When You're Not Suspecting

Identity Theft: What to Expect When You're Not Suspecting

You’re at risk of identity theft! Unless you come to this very informative, interactive, luxury seminar in which I, Bernadette (Agnes Carrington), invite you to experience the extr… 

Mark Silcox: Women Only

Mark Silcox: Women Only

Dr Silcox (self-identify as a weak man) returns for his fans to describe ‘what is a women?’ and offer an official apology on behalf of powerful men to women for all the historical … 

Edinburgh's Pandas Were Just Weegies in Disguise!

Edinburgh's Pandas Were Just Weegies in Disguise!

When Edinburgh’s pandas go missing on their journey back to China, suspicion falls on the ferocious Glasgow gangster Big Urqy. 

Godfather Death: A Grimms' Musical

Godfather Death: A Grimms' Musical

Based on a little-known Grimms’ fairytale, Godfather Death is an award-winning and gleefully macabre new musical exploring mortality, healthcare and class. 

The Carole King and James Taylor Story

The Carole King and James Taylor Story

Journey through these two remarkable intertwined careers. 

Wait, Why Don't We Just Build a Boy?

Wait, Why Don't We Just Build a Boy?

Dolly’s forlorn. 

Alasdair Wallace and Tom Hutchinson – Are We Not Men?

Alasdair Wallace and Tom Hutchinson – Are We Not Men?

A split bill from rising stand-up stars Tom Hutchinson (Bath New Act 2022 finalist, dweeb) and Alasdair Wallace (Leicester Mercury 2024 finalist, fruitcake) about trying to find yo… 

Death Becomes Us

Death Becomes Us

In the 60s, Walt Disney was rumoured to have frozen himself to cheat it. 

Over Her Dead Body

Over Her Dead Body

Dive deeper into popular melodies of murder and mayhem in our original musical. 

Chris Cross: Not Playing With a Full Deck

Chris Cross: Not Playing With a Full Deck

A whirlwind of comedy, cabaret and tricks like no other. 

Dead Inside

Dead Inside

Does cancer change you? Jane was adamant it wasn’t going to change her. 

The Dead Ducks

The Dead Ducks

Come join the University of York’s premier sketch troupe for another fantastic show of absurdist sketch comedy. 

It Just So Happened

It Just So Happened

Stand-up comedian Richard Pulsford (Top 10 Jokes of the Fringe, 2019, 2021, 2023) hosts this show for history fans, its fourth year at the Fringe. 

That's Not My Name

That's Not My Name

This is not a show about mental health. 

Lee Kyle and Friend: Not Morning People

Lee Kyle and Friend: Not Morning People

Lee has absolutely no wish to be up at this time, but he’ll do his best. 

Drop Dead Gorgeous: A New Musical (Work-in-Progress Concert Series)

Drop Dead Gorgeous: A New Musical (Work-in-Progress Concert Series)

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). 

Patsy Byrne is Dead! (B*tch Eat B*tch)

Patsy Byrne is Dead! (B*tch Eat B*tch)

Sexy, camp and nepotistic. 

my home is not my home

my home is not my home

Inspired by encounters with people on the margins of society, the performance dissects trauma and revival, pain and transformation. 

Mick McNeill: I'm Not Anything

Mick McNeill: I'm Not Anything

Mick McNeill’s rapid climb up the Scottish comedy ladder has seen him become a weekend favorite at every comedy club in the country. 

It's Not My Body Chapter 3.5 / This Is

It's Not My Body Chapter 3.5 / This Is

A double-bill performance by two Hong Kong artists. 

Dead Mom Play

Dead Mom Play

A young writer is forced to face Death, his ego and his dying, critical mother after getting stuck in a play of his own creation. 

Bex Turner: Bexual Healing

Bex Turner: Bexual Healing

It’s a pun, although some of the characters might be witty and off the wrist. 

You're SO F**king Croydon!

You're SO F**king Croydon!

‘It was my nemesis, I hated Croydon with a real vengeance. 

Catherine McCafferty: (Not) That Bad

Catherine McCafferty: (Not) That Bad

Catherine McCafferty is (Not) That Bad. 

Moni Zhang: Asian Daddy, Dead / Dark Comedy

Moni Zhang: Asian Daddy, Dead / Dark Comedy

Warning: Dark comedy zone! Enter at your own risk! Emerging from the ashes of her father’s death, Moni Zhang brings you a dark and hilarious comedy show that will leave you gasping… 

King of Comedy

King of Comedy

Ring-a-ding-ding, you’ve got the King! Master of the crowd and slave to the laugh, Kyle Legacy is back with more riffs and less hair. 

City of the Dead Haunted Graveyard Tour

City of the Dead Haunted Graveyard Tour

Designed by best-selling historical author and multi award-winning novelist, Jan-Andrew Henderson, our walks combine the weirdest stories, wickedest humour and wildest history. 

Dragon Shows for Babies

Dragon Shows for Babies

The tales of the dragons are special for many reasons. 

Kimberly Policella and Kim Hope: Is That Not Normal?

Kimberly Policella and Kim Hope: Is That Not Normal?

How many times can you get married? As many as you like; nobody regulates it and practice makes perfect! How much wine does it take to derail a career? Could be 400 cases, could be… 

Michael Balazo: Thanks For Murdering My Grandfather, The Mafia! (Not)

Michael Balazo: Thanks For Murdering My Grandfather, The Mafia! (Not)

Comedian Michael Balazo (writer, Schitt’s Creek) presents a show about family secrets, shame and. 

Not My Audience! The Stand-up Panel Show You Control With an App!

Not My Audience! The Stand-up Panel Show You Control With an App!

Comedy panel show where top comics answer the daft questions you choose on our exclusive app, and take on stand-up challenges that test their comedy muscles. 

Mark Watson: Work-In-Progress Is Not a Cop-Out, It Demonstrates Respect For The Paying Audience

Mark Watson: Work-In-Progress Is Not a Cop-Out, It Demonstrates Respect For The Paying Audience

Two years is how long it takes me to write a proper show. 

Mark Row: A* in the Making – Revision Lesson

Mark Row: A* in the Making – Revision Lesson

After 18 years as a teacher, Mark Row has had enough of the endless carousel of uninspiring lessons, inane questions and kids with attitudes that stink worse than their PE kits. 

Andrew Silverwood: Alive on Stage in a Dead Man's Shirt

Andrew Silverwood: Alive on Stage in a Dead Man's Shirt

Andrew Silverwood will be alive on stage in a dead man’s shirt (don’t worry, the man doesn’t want it back). 

AAA Batteries (Not Included)

AAA Batteries (Not Included)

An hour of sharp gags, quick wit and high energy hijinks from three of the comedy circuit’s funniest performers. 

Mark Thomas: Gaffa Tapes

Mark Thomas: Gaffa Tapes

If you don’t know what Mark does, ask your parents. 

Toy Stories, or How Not to Make a Living as an Artist

Toy Stories, or How Not to Make a Living as an Artist

A storytelling odyssey through art, contemporary politics and twentieth-century history, told in Chris’s signature style: satirical stand-up meets art lecture-demonstration. 

At Least I’m Not Bald

At Least I’m Not Bald

A darkly comic one-woman show created by writer-performer and cancer survivor, Valery Reva. 

Lara Ricote: Little Tiny Wet Show (Baptism)

Lara Ricote: Little Tiny Wet Show (Baptism)

You’re born, you’re in it, you’re dead. 

Mark T Cox: Paddy Daddy

Mark T Cox: Paddy Daddy

An Irish Gay Guide to Romance. 

Nate Kitch: Tomorrow Might Not Happen; Now

Nate Kitch: Tomorrow Might Not Happen; Now

What is anything? The basically-award-winning*, ‘real WTF comic’ (Chortle. 

Broken Planet: The Absurd Cabaret of Apocalyptic Proportions

Broken Planet: The Absurd Cabaret of Apocalyptic Proportions

A subversive live experience developed by artists from around the globe. 

Pernille Haaland: Not Related

Pernille Haaland: Not Related

Comedian Pernille Haaland leaves no ball unkicked as she tackles the existential crisis of her post-35, single life, realizing her hot-girl summer days are over. 

Carter Morgan: The Death of Cool

Carter Morgan: The Death of Cool

This show is about death, being cool before then and giving a f*ck. 

Huge Davies: Album For My Ancestors (Dead)

Huge Davies: Album For My Ancestors (Dead)

Nominee: Edinburgh Fringe Best Newcomer (2019). 

Mark Black: The Drink. The Drugs. The Scratchcairds.

Mark Black: The Drink. The Drugs. The Scratchcairds.

New stand-up/musical hour from Mark Black. 

Henry Rowley: Just Literally

Henry Rowley: Just Literally

Online comedy sensation Henry Rowley (1. 

Rosco McClelland: Sudden Death

Rosco McClelland: Sudden Death

Step into the wild world of McClelland’s Sudden Death, where old friendships collide with the unexpected in a comedic whirlwind set in the heart of Scotland. 

Buckets of Blood – Fairy Tales Not For Kids

Buckets of Blood – Fairy Tales Not For Kids

In the 19th century, the original stories of the Brothers Grimm were scarier, more bloodthirsty and disturbing. 

Abby Wambaugh: The First 3 Minutes of 17 Shows

Abby Wambaugh: The First 3 Minutes of 17 Shows

Abby awoke in hospital after a late miscarriage and, high on anaesthesia, decided to become a comedian. 

Riki Lindhome: Dead Inside

Riki Lindhome: Dead Inside

After touring the world and making a hit TV show as part of musical comedy duo Garfunkel and Oates, Emmy-nominated actress, comedian, songwriter (and new mom) Riki Lindhome explore… 

Dear Shameless Death – Dirmit

Dear Shameless Death – Dirmit

Discover the experiences of Dirmit, the youngest girl in a large migrated family struggling to adapt to city life. 

An Asian Queer Story: Coming Out to Dead People

An Asian Queer Story: Coming Out to Dead People

When his mother was diagnosed with cancer, Ricky was faced with a question: Is now the right time to come out? After rave reviews at Edinburgh Fringe 2023, Ricky Sim returns with t… 

Two Hearts: Til Death Do Us Hearts

Two Hearts: Til Death Do Us Hearts

New Zealand’s hottest comedy pop-music duo Two Hearts are back – now with more “vow” factor. 

Ray O'Leary: Your Laughter Is Just Making Me Stronger

Ray O'Leary: Your Laughter Is Just Making Me Stronger

Every time Ray O’Leary (Taskmaster New Zealand) does stand-up comedy and people laugh, he gets a little bit more strong. 

Patti Harrison: My Huge Tits Huge Because They Are Infected NOT FAKE

Patti Harrison: My Huge Tits Huge Because They Are Infected NOT FAKE

Patti returns to Edinburgh following sell-out runs in 2022-23. 

Chris Grace: Sardines (A Comedy About Death)

Chris Grace: Sardines (A Comedy About Death)

Chris Grace returns to Fringe after his 2023 sell-out show, Scarlett Johansson. 

Biscuit Barrel: Not Another 69-Sketch Show

Biscuit Barrel: Not Another 69-Sketch Show

‘Most reliable sketch group in the game’ **** (EdFringeReview. 

The Brilliance of Broken Glass: Button

The Brilliance of Broken Glass: Button

New York Comedian/Moth StorySLAM Champion Brooke weaves award-winning storytelling, poetic narrative, wry comedy to fashion a uniquely styled, kaleidoscopic identity exploration an… 

Yoga with Jillian: The Guardian Top 50 Shows to See!

Yoga with Jillian: The Guardian Top 50 Shows to See!

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 … 

Mark Nelson: Getting Better Man

Mark Nelson: Getting Better Man

Multi award-winning comedian Mark Nelson returns with a new show exploring whether it’s really possible to become a new and improved person. 

Death of England: Delroy

Death of England: Delroy

Unapologetically upwardly mobile and working as a bailiff, Delroy’s lifespirals out of control on one surreal day as he races to get to the hospital where his girlfriend Carly is… 

Death of England: Michael

Death of England: Michael

A family in mourning. 

This Porno does not pass the Bechdel Test

This Porno does not pass the Bechdel Test

The chance to win the night of your dreams with Lance Hardwood! Sienna’s won the competition and now it’s time to reap the reward. 

The Lion King in Concert

The Lion King in Concert

Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of The Lion King with this Film in Concert spectacular. 

Punt & Dennis: We Are Not A Robot

Punt & Dennis: We Are Not A Robot

Hugh Dennis and Steve Punt are back on tour for the first time in 10 years. 

THE ILLUSTRIOUS REIGN OF KING LOUIS XIX (IN ITS ENTIRETY)

THE ILLUSTRIOUS REIGN OF KING LOUIS XIX (IN ITS ENTIRETY)

One King. One Kingdom. And literally no time to rule. Based on historical events, House of the Onion debuts the untold story of the world’s shortest reigning monarch. 

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

Minor Characters, Major Problems Step aside, Prince Hamlet, for this is the tale of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two hapless minor characters who find themselves thrus… 

BEAUTIFUL: The Carole King Musical

BEAUTIFUL: The Carole King 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 Just So Happened: An Alternative History Show

It Just So Happened: An Alternative History Show

Award-winning stand-up comedian Richard Pulsford (Top 10 Edinburgh Fringe jokes 2019, 2021 & 2022, UK Pun Champion 2022 and current Scottish Comedian of the Year runner-up) hosts t… 

Raving Not Drowning

Raving Not Drowning

Raving not Drowning is a rollicking romp of a gig theatre, performance art slap to the farce of the post-Brexit, post-Pandemic, political pantomime, perfectly seasoned with pressin… 

I should be dead

I should be dead

Joe Burkewood (Shortlisted for Brighton Fringe Best Newcomer) is a drug addict, that no longer takes drugs. 

That's Not My Name

That's Not My Name

The 2023 sell-out show returns! This is NOT a show about mental health. 

Just A Minute

Just A Minute

Meet the intern. 

King John

King John

King John - Terrible King, Even Worse Play? Well, that’s not the view of Rendered Retina theatre company who, in their own words, have cut two hours, added plenty of songs, and t… 

Is That Not Normal?

Is That Not Normal?

In mid-2023, an American and an Australian walked into a London pub - and a dynamic comedy alliance was formed. 

This is NOT a Pyramid Scheme

This is NOT a Pyramid Scheme

Hiya, it’s me, Gwen. 

Not My Audience!

Not My Audience!

The Edinburgh Fringe’s cult hit stand-up panel show where the audience can join the fun without being picked on comes to the Brighton Fringe for the first time! Enjoy three top s… 

Bexual Healing

Bexual Healing

Bexual Healing is a retro character comedy filled show in which we, the audience come across four unlikely socially awkward headstrong female characters from the 1920s-1990s. 

Pernille Haaland: Not Related

Pernille Haaland: Not Related

Comedian Pernille Haaland isn’t worried. 

Improv The Dead

Improv The Dead

The apocalypse as you’ve never seen it before - undead on stage! Audience suggestions are used to recreate a lost zombie movie where anything could happen! Blending fast-pace… 

Alasdair Beckett-King: Nevermore

Alasdair Beckett-King: Nevermore

Out of the swirling maelstrom he steps, his sword of jokes, his shield of whimsy and his armour made of a third amusing thing. 

Not a Lifeguard

Not a Lifeguard

While nonspeaking, our protagonist has a dream, to protect the people from the water and the water from the people, however to do this they will need to enrol at the National Guild… 

Alasdair Beckett-King: Nevermore

Alasdair Beckett-King: Nevermore

Out of the swirling maelstrom he steps, his sword of jokes, his shield of whimsy and his armour made of a third amusing thing. 

Do the Thing: Up To, But Not Exceeding, 10 Musicals

Do the Thing: Up To, But Not Exceeding, 10 Musicals

After a total Brighton Fringe sellout in 2021, ‘Do the Thing’ are back with a whole new concept in improvised musicals. 

Carousel's Pop-up Poets

Carousel's Pop-up Poets

Join us for free spoken word and poetry performances as Carousel’s learning disabled and/or autistic spoken word artists pop-up across the city centre with impromptu performances. 

Death Becomes Us

Death Becomes Us

A Comedy Show About Life, Death, Dying and Grief. 

King of More: #FOMO Clinic

King of More: #FOMO Clinic

Do you ever experience the feeling of missing out? Brighton Fringe makes you confused – where to go, what to choose with so many options? Other people might be having more fun? S… 

Maggie & Me

Maggie & Me

Let’s tackle head-on what a younger theatre-goer may think when they see a play called Maggie and Me; “who is Maggie?” is my bet. 

You Shall Not Yass

You Shall Not Yass

Discover Middle Earth as you’ve never seen it before as drag and cabaret superstars put their own unique take on some of the most beloved characters from Tolkein’s epic fantasy fra… 

Pete Strong: Change Is Good, But It's Not the Only Thing (Work In Progress)

Pete Strong: Change Is Good, But It's Not the Only Thing (Work In Progress)

Just turned 40, sober as a judge, with a new baby. 

It's Not Cluedo

It's Not Cluedo

There’s been a murder! And you choose the setting! Help the suspects on stage solve the mystery by guessing the murderer, weapon and location. 

Magic Mike (Not The Stripper)'s Magical Mystery 45 Minutes (Or Thereabouts)

Magic Mike (Not The Stripper)'s Magical Mystery 45 Minutes (Or Thereabouts)

Dare you let him come inside your mind? Magic Mike (the magician, not the stripper), Blackpool’s least favourite son and Alakazammy award winner for most innovative based animal i… 

Mark Bittlestone: I Need a Straight Guy*

Mark Bittlestone: I Need a Straight Guy*

*not in a romantic way - you’re all mingers and perves. 

Fringe Academy: The Mark Carr & Co Sessions

Fringe Academy: The Mark Carr & Co Sessions

Time for you, coffee, cake and chat. 

Mark Nicholas: This is Not The Autistic You Are Looking For (Work in Progress)

Mark Nicholas: This is Not The Autistic You Are Looking For (Work in Progress)

Winner of the ND Review Disability Champions Award and the Amateo Award 2022 brings his debut show to LCF. 

The King of Hollywood

The King of Hollywood

Before Tom Cruise, Cary Grant or Clark Gable, Douglas Fairbanks was the King Of Hollywood! Now virtually forgotten, Doug was a remarkable actor and gifted visionary. 

Blue Beard

Blue Beard

Emma Rice is a genius - we know this from her stage adaptations of classic texts - but when it comes to a wholly original play written by Rice herself, how does she fare?The play i… 

Just So

Just So

Set to an eclectic, upbeat score, Kipling’s famous tales are woven with wit and imagination into a song-filled journey through the jungle 

The Death of Odysseus

The Death of Odysseus

As a child, Telegonus heard the stories of the mythical king of Ithaca; his trials and tribulations as he made his way home from the trojan war. 

Arabs Are Not Funny! - AWAN Edition

Arabs Are Not Funny! - AWAN Edition

You might have thought that Arabs couldn’t get any funnier. 

Marx in London

Marx in London

Unlike Marx's great work Capital, the one thing you cannot describe this boisterous comic Opera as, is boring. 

Just a Song at Twilight | Jester’s Privilege

Just a Song at Twilight | Jester’s Privilege

Just a Song at Twilight A contemporary James Joyce flashback mashup Jester’s Privilege Jester VS Eating Disorder. 

HUMAN // ROBOT | Just One Law ...

HUMAN // ROBOT | Just One Law ...

HUMAN // ROBOTlaugh_if_you_are_humanJust One Law . 

Two Sisters

Two Sisters

We live in turbulent and deranged times. 

King Lear

King Lear

Danny Sapani (Misfits, Killing Eve, Black Panther, the National Theatre’s Medea) is King Lear in this intricate, striking production directed by Yaël Farber. 

This Might Not Be It

This Might Not Be It

‘You care a lot, that’s nice. 

Just For One Day

Just For One Day

‘We can be us, just for one day’  Relive the day music brought the world together. 

The King and I

The King and I

Helen George, best known as Trixie in the hit BBC One series Call The Midwife, will star as Anna Leonowens. 

Alan Cumming is Not Acting His Age

Alan Cumming is Not Acting His Age

What exactly is acting your age? And who decides? These are the questions Alan Cumming has been grappling with for a very long time. 

Jekyll and Hyde

Jekyll and Hyde

Is there anyone who hasn’t seen at least one version of this story, a version filled with gore, elaborate story lines and ostentatious special effects? This production of Jekyll … 

Hansel & Gretel

Hansel & Gretel

Engelbert Humperdink’s biggest hit, packed with stuff that should not fit. 

Dead Ting

Dead Ting

ALJO Entertainment presents a brand-new play from Mitchell J. 

Rambert - Death Trap by Ben Duke

Rambert - Death Trap by Ben Duke

Is Eurydice dead? Or did she just exit stage left? Rambert and Ben Duke are masters of dance theatre where the dance is exceptional and the theatre delivers irresistible stories. 

The Barber of Seville

The Barber of Seville

As comedy vehicles go, this is a Rolls Royce. 

Life Lines: Poetry, Dance and Music by Sage Dance Company, Rack Press Poets

Life Lines: Poetry, Dance and Music by Sage Dance Company, Rack Press Poets

A cabaret-style event mixing poetry, music and contemporary dance, with Sage Dance Company, a ballet-based dance company for ages 55+, and Rack Press Poetry, an independent poetry … 

Dracula: Mina's Reckoning

Dracula: Mina's Reckoning

What would you do if you were offered god-like powers? That's the final dilemma faced by Mina in this adaptation of the Dracula story by Morna Pearson. 

this is not a play about ophelia (a play about ophelia)

this is not a play about ophelia (a play about ophelia)

‘this is not a play about ophelia (a play about ophelia)’ is a groundbreaking production that seamlessly blends new writing with text from Shakespeare’s much beloved classic … 

The Brief Life & Mysterious Death of Boris III, King of Bulgaria

The Brief Life & Mysterious Death of Boris III, King of Bulgaria

The play’s excessively long title has a folktale ring to it and with only limited knowledge of Balkan history sounds like a work of comic fantasy. 

Death Note The Musical In Concert

Death Note The Musical In Concert

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… 

Dead Dad Dog and Sunny Boy

Dead Dad Dog and Sunny Boy

It was a low turnout at the intimate Finborough Theatre for John McKay’s Dead Dad Dog, but we were all clearly in the mood for a fun night out. 

Alex Edelman: JUST FOR US

Alex Edelman: JUST FOR US

Direct from Broadway, a special one-off benefit performance of Alex Edelman’s award-winning show in honour of the show’s late director, Adam Brace. 

Healing Our Child Within

Healing Our Child Within

We all have a broken part of us that longs to belong and be healed. 

Niki King

Niki King

Niki King is an award-winning singer, songwriter and producer. 

Dylan Dodds and Friends 2: (Friends Still Not Included)

Dylan Dodds and Friends 2: (Friends Still Not Included)

Eight years ago, Dylan Dodds asked himself a question. 

Weep Not For Me

Weep Not For Me

Nominated for Best Composer in the Fringe (MTM: UK Awards) for Sailing to Tomorrow (2007), Peter D Robinson brings a new setting of the Passion. 

Dylan Dodds and Friends 2: (Friends Still Not Included)

Dylan Dodds and Friends 2: (Friends Still Not Included)

Eight years ago, Dylan Dodds asked himself a question. 

Carl Donnelly – The Dead Dad Show

Carl Donnelly – The Dead Dad Show

Have you heard that the three most stressful life events are bereavement, moving house and divorce? Well, funny story. 

Mark Watson's Churchfest

Mark Watson's Churchfest

Mark Watson performs in, and curates, a day of unusual old-school Fringe activities. Full listings at ImpatientProductionsUK.com from June 1st. 

Sandy Not Just on Sunday!

Sandy Not Just on Sunday!

Legendary Scottish folk accordionist and wisecracker, Sandy Brechin, accompanied by his loyal stuffed dog on wheels, Roveroller, brings his successful weekly Facebook music and com… 

Mark Watson and Mat Ryer: The Company

Mark Watson and Mat Ryer: The Company

Live, feature-length version of the cult interactive game born at the festival two years ago. 

Exploring a perspective that's not one's own at The Hub

Exploring a perspective that's not one's own at The Hub

Join author Dina Nayeri and cultural development specialist Fairouz Nishanova in a discussion on listening to different perspectives. 

Broken Instruments

Broken Instruments

Broken Instruments was inspired by the book Violins of Hope by James A Grymes. 

Luke McQueen and Mark Silcox: Songs With My Father

Luke McQueen and Mark Silcox: Songs With My Father

A father approaching his 60th birthday learns to sing and dance for the first time, in a desperate attempt to create a hit single that will make enough money for his son to finally… 

Broken Wide Open

Broken Wide Open

In August of 2019, Shana Pennington-Baird found herself in Dingle, Ireland, travelling alone, when she had a major health emergency. 

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard

What’s the point? Don’t apply logic. 

Dead Inside

Dead Inside

Part stand-up, part autobiographical theatre, Dead Inside is a rollercoaster ride through the hilarious topics of cancer, suicide and whether it’s possible to overdose on potatoes. 

Not My First Rodeo...

Not My First Rodeo...

Arriving in Australia in 1989, Bob planned a six month stay. 

Danny Bhoy – Now Is Not a Good Time

Danny Bhoy – Now Is Not a Good Time

2023 finally sees the return of Danny Bhoy to the Edinburgh Fringe for the world premiere of his brand-new show. 

MY BODY IS NOT YOUR COUNTRY

MY BODY IS NOT YOUR COUNTRY

“Once upon a time there was a girl who decided to leave. 

The Death of the Clown

The Death of the Clown

The BBC New Comedy Regional Finalist comedian, Vish Ratnajothy presents his new stand-up show – The Death of the Clown - where he tries to find out what makes his brain tick! He�… 

MY BODY IS NOT YOUR COUNTRY

MY BODY IS NOT YOUR COUNTRY

“Once upon a time there was a girl who decided to leave. 

The Death of the Clown

The Death of the Clown

The BBC New Comedy Regional Finalist comedian, Vish Ratnajothy presents his new stand-up show – The Death of the Clown - where he tries to find out what makes his brain tick! He�… 

Eilidh Steel and Mark Neal

Eilidh Steel and Mark Neal

Eilidh and Mark’s performances weave together their own compositions and songwriting alongside interesting old melodies and songs from the west coast of Scotland. 

I Am Not Just Me in Me – State of Nature – Procedure 01

I Am Not Just Me in Me – State of Nature – Procedure 01

The Project, I Am Not Just Me in Me is the first theoretical-practical application procedure of the new research object of Grupo Cena 11 for 2023/2024. 

Armistice 1918 – British and French Airs of Death and Love

Armistice 1918 – British and French Airs of Death and Love

A song recital of music by British and French composers – Reynaldo Hahn and Roger Quilter. 

The Threepenny Opera

The Threepenny Opera

There are many aspects to the brilliance of this show, but the greatest revelation is the singing. 

Janey Godley: The Not Dead Yet Tour

Janey Godley: The Not Dead Yet Tour

Janey Godley is still alive by popular demand at this year’s Festival Fringe for one night only after her record-breaking Scottish tour and can’t wait to be back doing what she… 

King of the Table

King of the Table

Xu Xin, Ma Long, Ray Badran, Jan-Ove Waldner, Mark Silcox, Fan Zhendong. 

Not Another Quiz Night

Not Another Quiz Night

Let’s get 100 people in a room for a quiz night like no other. 

Lara Ricote: A Work in Progress!!!

Lara Ricote: A Work in Progress!!!

Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Lara Ricote comes back to Edinburgh to work out her next show. 

Absolutely (not) Free – An Evening of Zappa

Absolutely (not) Free – An Evening of Zappa

A smorgasbord of Frank Zappa classics hand-delivered by those finest purveyors of conceptual continuity, Pygmy Twylyte! Expect pickles, poodles, dental floss, snowballs and stinky … 

Not Like Other Girls

Not Like Other Girls

Molly Martian has always been different. 

Not Like Other Girls

Not Like Other Girls

Molly Martian has always been different. 

Healing King Herod

Healing King Herod

King Herod, famed for his Massacre of the Innocents, now leads a self-development pyramid scheme. 

Will Adamsdale: Melanjolly – A Show of Just Songs

Will Adamsdale: Melanjolly – A Show of Just Songs

Hear ye! Yonder comes yon Perrier winner from ages ago with another questionable career swerve! Tonight only, hear the entire musical oeuvre (10 songs , three nearly finished)! Gat… 

AFTER ALL

AFTER ALL

Don’t be put off by the topic - this dance show about death is far from gloomy. 

SKETCHES/GLISK

SKETCHES/GLISK

This double bill is a treat of depth of talent performing across a huge range of scope – all compressed within a single hour. 

Dad, Playboy and Me... Not Your Average Slideshow

Dad, Playboy and Me... Not Your Average Slideshow

Dad, Playboy and Me. 

Lara Ricote: A Work in Progress!!!

Lara Ricote: A Work in Progress!!!

Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Lara Ricote comes back to Edinburgh to work out her next show. 

Do Rhinos Feel Their Horns or Can They Not See Them Like How We Can't See Our Noses

Do Rhinos Feel Their Horns or Can They Not See Them Like How We Can't See Our Noses

Do Rhinos Feel Their Horns or Can They Not See Them Like How We Can't See Our Noses may be in the running for the Fringe’s wackiest title and the show itself is an equally pl… 

Mark Ritchie: As Seen Near a TV

Mark Ritchie: As Seen Near a TV

What could I honestly put here that would encourage you to come to my show? 

Not a Load of Bumfuzzle and Faradiddle

Not a Load of Bumfuzzle and Faradiddle

Join Professor Simon Rees for this family-friendly, interactive show exploring the creative and imaginative world of science. 

Dead End Job

Dead End Job

Ever wondered what would happen when Girl meets Ghoul? Aubury has the worst job in the underworld – training ghosts. 

Mark Twain's The Stolen White Elephant

Mark Twain's The Stolen White Elephant

Mark Twain was a comic genius, the greatest American humorist of the 19th century, and (in literary terms) of all time. 

Mark Thomas: Gaffa Tapes

Mark Thomas: Gaffa Tapes

Oh for God’s sake. 

Dad, Playboy and Me... Not Your Average Slideshow

Dad, Playboy and Me... Not Your Average Slideshow

Comedic storytelling featuring rare Playboy Club photographs, anecdotes from the people who worked there, and the personal journey they inspired. 

King of More: #FOMO Clinic

King of More: #FOMO Clinic

Do you ever experience the feeling of missing out? The Fringe confuses you – where to go, what to choose? Worry not! After a sold out BlundaGarden show A Divination in 2022, Dr K… 

Dad, Playboy, & Me... Not Your Average Slideshow

Dad, Playboy, & Me... Not Your Average Slideshow

Comedic storytelling featuring rare Playboy Club photographs, anecdotes from the people who worked there, and the personal journey they inspired. 

King Kandoro’s Family Meeting

King Kandoro’s Family Meeting

Finally, a Family Meeting in the UK. 

Arkem Mark Walton: Fractal Bumhole!

Arkem Mark Walton: Fractal Bumhole!

Journey into the metaf-arse with a plethora of maximalist characters. 

Not So Smart: Raising Funds for Crisis in Memory of Andy Smart

Not So Smart: Raising Funds for Crisis in Memory of Andy Smart

An hour of stand-up, improv and utter wild nonsense celebrating the life of as-it-turns-out-not-immortal comedian, adventurer and raconteur Andy Smart. 

Afghanistan Is Not Funny by Henry Naylor

Afghanistan Is Not Funny by Henry Naylor

World’s Best Fringe Theatre Winner 2022/3 (International Fringe Encore Series, New York) returns for eight performances only. 

As Far As Impossible

As Far As Impossible

The show is derived from interviews with humanitarian aid workers about the Impossible. 

The Way to Dusty Death

The Way to Dusty Death

SECRETS. 

Dylan Dodds and Friends 2: (Friends Still Not Included)

Dylan Dodds and Friends 2: (Friends Still Not Included)

Eight years ago, Dylan Dodds asked himself a question. 

The Way to Dusty Death

The Way to Dusty Death

SECRETS. 

Iain Dale and Jacqui Smith's For the Many Live with Mark Drakeford MS

Iain Dale and Jacqui Smith's For the Many Live with Mark Drakeford MS

Join LBC legend Iain Dale and his partner in crime, former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith for one of five unique live versions of their smash-hit political podcast For the Many. 

Raving Not Drowning

Raving Not Drowning

A DJ combines an early Acid House inspired soundscape with ‘blip-sonic’ sound art. 

The Stuff of Legends: The Songs of Tony Bennett and Nat King Cole

The Stuff of Legends: The Songs of Tony Bennett and Nat King Cole

Celebrating two musical icons, paying homage to their hits, both in melody and lyrics. Musically polished, relaxing, informative. Pure nostalgia. 

David Baddiel – Trolls: Not the Dolls (WIP)

David Baddiel – Trolls: Not the Dolls (WIP)

David Baddiel presents work-in-progress revivals of his smash-hit stand-up trilogy of ‘Not the. 

Did the Sun want me (or did I just misunderstand?)

Did the Sun want me (or did I just misunderstand?)

Queer, multicultural theatre makers Moi Ko explore isolation and the saviour of a companionship in their new play Did the Sun want me (or did I just misunderstand?). 

Did the Sun want me (or did I just misunderstand?)

Did the Sun want me (or did I just misunderstand?)

Queer, multicultural theatre makers Moi Ko explore isolation and the saviour of a companionship in their new play Did the Sun want me (or did I just misunderstand?). 

Do Not Resuscitate

Do Not Resuscitate

An unpredictable comedy showcase of the Fringe’s best alternative and experimental comedians. 

The Parliament of Poets

The Parliament of Poets

Apollo calls the poets of the nations, East and West, to assemble on the moon to consult on the meaning of modern life, teaching a universal celebration of life. 

This is a Chair

This is a Chair

More written about than performed, this is a rare chance to see a version of Caryl Churchill’s 1997 play, This is a Chair. 

I Am Mark

I Am Mark

I Am Mark: A Daring New Staging of Mark’s Gospel. 

The Dead of Night

The Dead of Night

Dead of Night by Hurly Burly is a traipse through gothic romantic literature in an exploration of the nature of humanity and monsters. 

Death by Shakespeare

Death by Shakespeare

Hurly Burly’s Death by Shakespeare is a stylised ode to Shakespeare, that lifts and showcases his best-known characters in a tumultuous yet entrancing way. 

Just An Ordinary Lawyer

Just An Ordinary Lawyer

As the British Empire struggles to keep its colonial possessions, Nigerian lawyer Tunji Sowande quietly breaks through multiple barriers to become Britain’s first Black judge. 

Mark Dean Quinn: Is This Enough

Mark Dean Quinn: Is This Enough

Is this enough? ‘A fascinating, poignant and extremely entertaining study in deadpan tragicomedy’ (ExeuntMagazine.com). ‘Unlike anything else on the Fringe’ (TheReviewsHub.com). 

Reclaim

Reclaim

This circus, dance and music show accepts no boundaries. 

Just Festival

Just Festival

Just Festival is Edinburgh’s human rights and social justice festival. 

Second Helping: Two Dead Lovers, Dead Funny

Second Helping: Two Dead Lovers, Dead Funny

Accidental enemy of Mother Teresa. 

Dusk

Dusk

A community of actors are staging a theatre version of Lars Von Trier’s film Dogville. 

Graveyard of the Outcast Dead

Graveyard of the Outcast Dead

Written by Kira Mason and directed by Matthew Attwood, Graveyard of the Outcast Dead is a musical play that tells a series of connected Gothic folktales. 

Mark Simmons: New Jokes

Mark Simmons: New Jokes

New jokes from the UK Comics’ Comic Best Act 2022, Mark Simmons (Mock The Week) whilst taking a break from his sold-out national tour. If you like one-liners you’ll love this show. 

The Great Yawning Maw of Death

The Great Yawning Maw of Death

Brilliantly weird, award-winning Fred Ferenczi bestraddles the great yawning maw of death in brand-new show, a show that’s has been awaited with huge anxiety by all fans and his la… 

Joe Wells: King of the Autistics

Joe Wells: King of the Autistics

Rise up against your neurotypical overlords! ‘One of my favourite comics’ (Frankie Boyle). 

Improv Cage Match

Improv Cage Match

Improv Cage Match pits two improv teams against each other, with the audience declaring the winner. 

Padraig Williams: Bi-Sexual Healing

Padraig Williams: Bi-Sexual Healing

Fresh off his TV debut, Padraig brings his hilarious show Bi-Sexual Healing to the Fringe. 

Mark Silcox: Women Only

Mark Silcox: Women Only

As seen on Man Like Mobeen, Big Boys and Joe Lycett’s Got Your Back! Dr Silcox offer official apology on behalf of weak men to women for all the historical misconducts caused by po… 

Loud Poets: Best of Fringe

Loud Poets: Best of Fringe

Showcasing the top spoken word talent the festival has to offer – from the laugh-out-loud funny, through the wonderfully surreal, to the thoughtful and emotional – Loud Poets c… 

Dead Man's Suitcase

Dead Man's Suitcase

The title, Dead Man’s Suitcase, doesn’t give much away and even at the end it’s a little unclear what the message of Felix Westcott’s musical is supposed to be. 

Until Death

Until Death

Until Death is a solo theatre and clown show with a touch of circus, set in a hospital where time collapses and humans panic in moments of death and existence. 

It Just So Happened

It Just So Happened

Stand-up comedian Richard Pulsford (Top 10 Jokes of the Fringe 2019, 2021 and 2022, Scottish Comedian of the Year runner-up 2021, UK Pun Championships winner 2022) hosts this show … 

Taiwan Season: Duo

Taiwan Season: Duo

It is comparatively easy to portray conflict; showing the different forms of domestic love is much more difficult. 

King of More: Veza

King of More: Veza

There is secret connection among all of us. 

Sensuous Governing

Sensuous Governing

Away from the hurly-burly of the centre of the city, one of the Sisters Hope parades the silent streets, ringing the bell to call the initiates to the ritual. 

The Last Flapper

The Last Flapper

There’s been a mix-up in the weekly appointment with her Sanatorium psychiatrist. 

KING

KING

Olivier and triple Fringe First-winning Fishamble’s KING, by Herald Archangel winner Pat Kinevane, tells the story of Luther, a man from Cork named in honour of his Granny Bee Ba… 

Death Ingloria II: Death By Admin

Death Ingloria II: Death By Admin

The story of a lonely and disconnected young office worker who, through a series of minor admin errors, quite accidentally destroys the entire world. 

David Baddiel – Fame: Not the Musical (WIP)

David Baddiel – Fame: Not the Musical (WIP)

David Baddiel presents work-in-progress revivals of his smash-hit stand-up trilogy of ‘Not the. 

Drop Dead

Drop Dead

Six strangers. 

The Dead Ducks

The Dead Ducks

Coming back from their five-star run at the Edinburgh Fringe 2022, the Dead Ducks are an incredibly talented sketch comedy troupe from the University of York. 

Certain Death and Other Considerations

Certain Death and Other Considerations

Certain Death and Other Considerations is a poor execution of an interesting premise. 

Godfather Death: A Grimm's Musical

Godfather Death: A Grimm's Musical

Based on one of Grimm’s lesser known fairytales, Godfather Death is a hidden gem and a must-see this Fringe. 

The Carole King and James Taylor Story

The Carole King and James Taylor Story

This nostalgic journey through the lives and careers of music legends Carole King and James Taylor is a masterpiece. 

Ross Leslie: Unfit for a King

Ross Leslie: Unfit for a King

A lot has happened to Ross since last year’s Fringe. 

David Ian: (Just a) Perfect Gay

David Ian: (Just a) Perfect Gay

In his debut hour, David Ian attempts a huge feat: to answer the question that many gay men think about their entire lives. 

Myles and Dan Just Might Break a World Record Tonight

Myles and Dan Just Might Break a World Record Tonight

Witness the impossible as Myles and Dan attempt to complete the most live comedy sketches in a single live sketch-comedy show in live sketch-comedy history. 

Late Night Comedy Death Camp

Late Night Comedy Death Camp

Returning for its fourth year, Henry Ginsberg presents a possibly anarchic, probably slightly depraved and almost certainly alcohol-fuelled showcase of the best stand-up comedy fro… 

Mark Row: A* in the Making

Mark Row: A* in the Making

After 17 years teaching, Mark Row longs to escape the barrage of inane questions, the endless carousel of uninspiring lessons and the attitudes of kids that stinks worse than their… 

How (Not) to Cope – WIP

How (Not) to Cope – WIP

How is anyone supposed to deal with the death of a loved one? Isaac Kean’s answer is to write a “woe is me” tragicomedy. 

Is It Just Us?!

Is It Just Us?!

Irish female sketch-comedy duo MEELAGOOLA bring you a fast-paced, high-energy, satirical spectacle! Have we actually progressed backwards? Is wellness really that well at all? We�… 

The Durham Revue: Death on the Mile

The Durham Revue: Death on the Mile

The Durham Revue presents: Death on the Mile. 

AAA Batteries (Not Included)

AAA Batteries (Not Included)

An 11th year at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe! An hour of sharp gags, quick wit and high energy hijinks from three of the comedy circuit’s funniest performers. 

Eve Ellenbogen: Dead Mom Stuff

Eve Ellenbogen: Dead Mom Stuff

Loudmouth Eve Ellenbogen will tell you pretty much anything, unless you ask about her dead mom. 

Patrick Susmilch: Texts from My Dead Friends

Patrick Susmilch: Texts from My Dead Friends

Patrick has many dead friends, which is a huge bummer. 

24 Shows in 24 days: Live at the Big Cave

24 Shows in 24 days: Live at the Big Cave

24 different award-winning or nominated comedians perform their full shows, recorded for Netflix, Amazon Prime and YouTube. See FringeSpecials.com for listings. 

Thrown

Thrown

Thrown – a play about backhold wrestling – surely one of the world’s more obscure sports, even to city-living Scots. 

Cerys Bradley: Not Overthinking Things 2019

Cerys Bradley: Not Overthinking Things 2019

Did Cerys cause their parents’ divorce? Did they just make that interaction really awkward? Is a new year’s resolution ever going to be enough to fix their personality? In this sur… 

Dead Souls

Dead Souls

This new translation by Illya Khodosh of Mikhail Bulgakov’s 1932 adaptation of Gogol’s classic novel, Dead Souls, follows the exploits of Chichikov, a social climbing conman, as … 

Angus Coutts – Short King

Angus Coutts – Short King

There’s a new king in town, and his name is Angus Coutts. 

2023 Asian Daddy, Dead: Pitch-Black Humour Guaranteed!

2023 Asian Daddy, Dead: Pitch-Black Humour Guaranteed!

Emerging from the ashes of her father’s death, Moni Zhang brings you a dark and hilarious comedy show that will leave you gasping for air. 

Eric Rushton: Not That Deep

Eric Rushton: Not That Deep

Best New Show Nominee 2023 (Leicester Comedy Festival). 

Not My Audience! The Interactive Panel Show You Control with an App!

Not My Audience! The Interactive Panel Show You Control with an App!

The Fringe’s cult-hit stand-up comedy panel show that you influence in real time is back. 

Hello, The Hell: Othello

Hello, The Hell: Othello

Hello, The Hell: Othello is a dance and physical theatre presentation of Othello's and Iago’s afterlife in hell. 

An Asian Queer Story: Coming Out to Dead People

An Asian Queer Story: Coming Out to Dead People

With such an emotionally heavy title as An Asian Queer Story: Coming Out to Dead People, I was a little worried what to expect from this comedy show. 

Living Legends (And Dead Ones Too)

Living Legends (And Dead Ones Too)

Join Brigitte Aphrodite on a wild literary road trip, celebrating Living Legends (And Dead Ones Too) through punk poetry, songs, and stories. 

Soulmates: (Not) Found

Soulmates: (Not) Found

While some worry that AI is going to take our jobs, create our art and drive our vehicles, we embrace its powers and ask it to do exactly those things. 

Dead Souls

Dead Souls

This new translation by Illya Khodosh of Mikhail Bulgakov’s 1932 adaptation of Gogol’s classic novel, Dead Souls, follows the exploits of Chichikov, a social climbing conman, as … 

The Death of Molly Miller

The Death of Molly Miller

First featured as a radio drama on BBC Radio 4, The Death of Molly Miller now takes to the stage with its plucky hostage comedy that addresses pertinent social issues. 

Tomorrow Is Not Promised

Tomorrow Is Not Promised

A captivating new theatre piece about a Black British woman who finds herself homeless and alone after an earthquake. 

Blood of the Lamb

Blood of the Lamb

This incendiary play is described as Kafkaesque. 

Lara A King – Midlife at the Oasis

Lara A King – Midlife at the Oasis

In a desert of hot flushes – refreshing repartee from award-winning, climacteric comedian. 

Ollie Horn: Not Much

Ollie Horn: Not Much

Following a sell-out 12-country tour for his critically-acclaimed 2021 show, one of the UK’s most exciting storytellers is back with a candid new hour about the remarkable unimport… 

Laura Davis: Well Don't Just Stand There Dancing

Laura Davis: Well Don't Just Stand There Dancing

With the brash vocals of an Australian zookeeper addressing an unruly tour group, Davis commands the room, immediately taking charge with her distinct brand of offbeat comedy. 

Mark Bittlestone: Poofs

Mark Bittlestone: Poofs "R" Us

‘Do I like being gay or should I just get straight conversion therapy?’ is the big, bold question that Mark attempts to answer over the course of 45 minutes. 

Improv The Dead

Improv The Dead

The apocalypse as you’ve never seen it before - undead on stage! Audience suggestions are used to recreate a lost zombie movie where anything could happen and anyone could be zom… 

Mark Black: Chindiana Jones

Mark Black: Chindiana Jones

As Mark Black visits the doctors for looking for a diagnosis, he takes us through the chaos with a set written by ADHD itself. 

The Death & Life of All of Us

The Death & Life of All of Us

Mixing documentary footage, storytelling, and live music, The Death & Life of All of Us is a funny and poignant exploration of family secrets, shame, and embracing our imperfection… 

That's Not My Name

That's Not My Name

“Is she psychotic or is she a genius?” My ex psychiatrist prefers the former, my god complex prefers the latter. 

Death Suits You

Death Suits You

This is a refreshingly new and interesting take on death through the medium of a musical. 

Eulogy

Eulogy

The company Darkfield are a Fringe regular now, known for their shows housed in completely dark shipping containers. 

Mark Pleases You

Mark Pleases You

For his entire life, performer Mark Vigeant did everything he possibly could to make everyone around him happy. 

Seann Walsh: I'm Just Trying To Get Through The Day (Work in Progress)

Seann Walsh: I'm Just Trying To Get Through The Day (Work in Progress)

Returning with a work in progress after a sell-out Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated run in 2022. 

Summer Camp for Broken People

Summer Camp for Broken People

Emily’s life is falling apart. 

Improv The Dead

Improv The Dead

The apocalypse as you’ve never seen it before - undead on stage! Audience suggestions are used to recreate a lost zombie movie where anything could happen and anyone could be zom… 

The Brilliance of Broken Glass

The Brilliance of Broken Glass

Are you always what you were? New York Comedian and Moth StorySLAM champion’s debut hour blends award-winning storytelling and comedic tales examining identity. 

How to Bury a Dead Mule

How to Bury a Dead Mule

UK Theatre Award Nominee 2022: Best New Play. 

Mark Watson: Search

Mark Watson: Search

Mark Watson is a stalwart at the Edinburgh Fringe with his casual style and observationist humour and anecdotes that lead us down convoluted paths of thinking. 

It's a Motherf**king Pleasure

It's a Motherf**king Pleasure

This is a brilliant show. 

Joe White: Ethiopian and Still Not Hungry

Joe White: Ethiopian and Still Not Hungry

Winner of Best Comedy Weekly Award four years in a row at Fringe World, and Perth Critics Choice award, Joe was also selected as one of the top six comedy shows to watch with Ameri… 

Aidan Greene: I Can't Believe It's Not Stutter!

Aidan Greene: I Can't Believe It's Not Stutter!

Award-winning Irish comedian Aidan Greene has a stutter. 

Patti Harrison: My Huge Tits Huge Because They Are Infected Not Fake!

Patti Harrison: My Huge Tits Huge Because They Are Infected Not Fake!

Following 2022’s sell-out Edinburgh run, cult-comedy icon Patti Harrison (I Think You Should Leave, The Lost City) returns with an hour of comedy that refuses to be categorized. 

The Brief Life & Mysterious Death of Boris III, King of Bulgaria

The Brief Life & Mysterious Death of Boris III, King of Bulgaria

Bulgaria just told Hitler to f*ck off, saved nearly 50,000 Jewish lives. 

Rosco McClelland: Bring Out Your Dead

Rosco McClelland: Bring Out Your Dead

Glaswegian comedian and popular Twitch streamer Rosco McClelland enters clad in a denim biker vest and a spider’s web tattoo coning one elbow. 

Simon David: Dead Dad Show

Simon David: Dead Dad Show

Simon David brings Dead Dad Show to the Fringe this year and it is insane, an absolute piss-take, but also very emotional. 

Sound Clash: Death in the Arena

Sound Clash: Death in the Arena

Receiving its world premiere at the Fringe is Sound Clash: an urban love story set in a dystopian world of dancehall, where MCs, not MPs, rule the nation! In Sound city, music is c… 

Alexandra Haddow: Not My Finest Hour

Alexandra Haddow: Not My Finest Hour

Have you ever done anything wrong? Alex has; relationships, sex, feminism, kids, even dancing. 

This Is Not A Play (It's A Pathetic Cry For Help)

This Is Not A Play (It's A Pathetic Cry For Help)

“This is not a play,” we’re told. 

Not Our Crime, Still Our Sentence

Not Our Crime, Still Our Sentence

A vital new comedy play by Glaswegian playwright Mikael Philippos about the real struggles, judgement and most importantly, laughs, a family affected by the incarceration of a love… 

Taiwan Season: #Since1994

Taiwan Season: #Since1994

There is a large distance between the impression given in the description of this show on the EdFringe site and my experience of the performance. 

PLEASURE CHAPTERS: I can't just live on a salad!

PLEASURE CHAPTERS: I can't just live on a salad!

PLEASURE CHAPTERS: I can’t just live on a salad! Are you tired of seeing constant Instagram posts that are telling you what to EAT or NOT TO EAT? All this information is overwhelm… 

Mark Nelson: Bits & Pieces

Mark Nelson: Bits & Pieces

In his 10th show, the multi award-winning stand-up returns with new stuff, greatest hits and bits and pieces from his decade at the Fringe. 

City of the Dead Haunted Graveyard Tour

City of the Dead Haunted Graveyard Tour

Researched and designed by best-selling historical author and multi award-winning novelist, J A Henderson, our walks combine the weirdest stories, wickedest humour and wildest hist… 

PLEASURE CHAPTERS: I can't just live on a salad!

PLEASURE CHAPTERS: I can't just live on a salad!

Are you tired of seeing constant Instagram posts that are telling you what to EAT or NOT TO EAT? All this information is overwhelming and triggering our food and even life choices!… 

Glad To Be Dead?

Glad To Be Dead?

Monologues from beyond the grave. 

Glad To Be Dead?

Glad To Be Dead?

Monologues from beyond the grave. 

The Durham Revue: Death on the Mile

The Durham Revue: Death on the Mile

The group that brought you Liz Kingsman, Ed Gamble, Stevie Martin, Nish Kumar, Ambika Mod and more are back with a new troupe and 100% new material. 

The Durham Revue: Death on the Mile

The Durham Revue: Death on the Mile

The group that brought you Liz Kingsman, Ed Gamble, Stevie Martin, Nish Kumar, Ambika Mod and more are back with a new troupe and 100% new material. 

Drop Dead

Drop Dead

Six Strangers. 

Buckets Of Blood - Fairy Tales Not For Kids

Buckets Of Blood - Fairy Tales Not For Kids

The Brothers Grimm are the most famous collectors of fairy tales, but back in the 19th century, stories for children were a lot scarier, blood thirsty and disturbing. 

Drop Dead

Drop Dead

Six Strangers. 

Buckets Of Blood - Fairy Tales Not For Kids

Buckets Of Blood - Fairy Tales Not For Kids

The Brothers Grimm are the most famous collectors of fairy tales, but back in the 19th century, stories for children were a lot scarier, blood thirsty and disturbing. 

Arabs Are Not Funny - Liverpool Arab Arts Festival

Arabs Are Not Funny - Liverpool Arab Arts Festival

Widely regarded as one of the hottest comedy nights among the Arab community and beyond! Arabs Are Not Funny sees comedians with roots in the Arab world attempt to prove… 

This is Not Medea

This is Not Medea

What happens when a walking Greek tragedy arrives in Brexit Britain?'I am an actress. 

Mark Simmons: Quip Off The Mark

Mark Simmons: Quip Off The Mark

As Seen on Mock The Week, BT Sport and ITV, ‘Master of one-liners’ MARK SIMMONS brings his brand-new show on the road. 

Dhaga Presents: Healing Through Craft

Dhaga Presents: Healing Through Craft

AboutYou might think about mindfulness and meditation when you think of healing and you might even think it’s quite boring to just sit there with your eyes closed. 

Alasdair Beckett-King - The Interdimensional ABK

Alasdair Beckett-King - The Interdimensional ABK

Join the award-winning comedian Alasdair Beckett-King on a ramshackle jaunt through a multiverse of wonders. 

Alasdair Beckett-King - The Interdimensional ABK

Alasdair Beckett-King - The Interdimensional ABK

Join the award-winning comedian Alasdair Beckett-King on a ramshackle jaunt through a multiverse of wonders. 

Broken Toys

Broken Toys

From her childhood days during the Franco regime, playing in the dovecote of her family home, Marion dreams of a life without shame – despite being assigned the word “male” a… 

Pierre Novellie: Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things?

Pierre Novellie: Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things?

Before the plague and WW3 I was a chortling, apple-cheeked blacksmith and now I am a scowling wretch in a tattered cloak. 

Accidental Death of an Anarchist

Accidental Death of an Anarchist

An Anarchist has fallen to his death from a police station window. 

My Uncle Is Not Pablo Escobar

My Uncle Is Not Pablo Escobar

The Hale and Brixton House presents, My Uncle Is Not Pablo Escobar Latinx Women from South London take centre stage and dare you to call them invisible. 

BARCO & TNS PRESENT: KING TAFARI LOVE MUZIC

BARCO & TNS PRESENT: KING TAFARI LOVE MUZIC

The one and only King Tafari Love Muzic Sound System bring the Island feels with their authentic sound system. 

BARCO & TNS PRESENT: KING TAFARI LOVE MUZIC

BARCO & TNS PRESENT: KING TAFARI LOVE MUZIC

The one and only King Tafari Love Muzic Sound System bring the Island feels with their authentic sound system. 

Talking to the Dead

Talking to the Dead

Is it possible to communicate with the dead? Griffin and Jones intend to find out. 

Talking to the Dead

Talking to the Dead

Is it possible to communicate with the dead? Griffin and Jones intend to find out. 

Eric Rushton: Not That Deep (Edinburgh Preview)

Eric Rushton: Not That Deep (Edinburgh Preview)

Best New Show Nominee 2023 (Leicester Comedy Festival). 

The Death of Me

The Death of Me

Susanne has a great life – a job she loves, a fantastic Polish wife called Magda, a child she adores, and a gay ex-husband who is now her best friend. 

The Death of Me

The Death of Me

Susanne has a great life – a job she loves, a fantastic Polish wife called Magda, a child she adores, and a gay ex-husband who is now her best friend. 

Lara A King: Midlife At The Oasis

Lara A King: Midlife At The Oasis

In a desert of hot flushes – refreshing repartee, rants and banter from award- winning, climacteric comedian. 

Lara A King: Midlife At The Oasis

Lara A King: Midlife At The Oasis

In a desert of hot flushes – refreshing repartee, rants and banter from award- winning, climacteric comedian. 

It Just So Happened: An Alternative History Show

It Just So Happened: An Alternative History Show

Award-winning stand-up comedian Richard Pulsford (Top 10 Edinburgh Fringe jokes 2019, 2021 & 2022, UK Pun Champion 2022 and current Scottish Comedian of the Year runner-up) hosts t… 

Mark Silcox: I Can Cure... (Perfect and Arena-Ready Show)

Mark Silcox: I Can Cure... (Perfect and Arena-Ready Show)

If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www. 

Lara A. King: Midlife At The Oasis

Lara A. King: Midlife At The Oasis

Award-winning comedian Lara A King brings her unique brand of clever observational comedy, uplifting melodies and lyrical wordsmithery, to her spiritual home of Brighton with this … 

Mark Silcox: I Can Cure... (Perfect and Arena-Ready Show)

Mark Silcox: I Can Cure... (Perfect and Arena-Ready Show)

A well-respected scientist in the International community, UK national treasure Mark Silcox makes his Brighton Fringe debut. 

Simon David: Dead Dad Show

Simon David: Dead Dad Show

In 2018, Simon’s late father performed a one man show about his imminent death to cancer. 

Ollie Horn: Not Much

Ollie Horn: Not Much

Following a sell-out 12-country tour for his critically-acclaimed 2021 show, one of the UK’s most exciting storytellers is back with a candid new hour about the remarkable unimport… 

Dead Dad Show

Dead Dad Show

In 2018, Simon’s late father performed a one man show about his imminent death to cancer. 

Ollie Horn: Not Much

Ollie Horn: Not Much

Ollie Horn promises you a great night of stand-up comedy, but he hasn’t always been able to do that. 

Brown Girls Do It Too: Mama Told Me Not To Come

Brown Girls Do It Too: Mama Told Me Not To Come

Fierce, funny, and wonderfully frank, Poppy and Rubina have sex and they aren’t ashamed to talk about it. 

Glad To Be Dead?

Glad To Be Dead?

Monologues from beyond the grave. 

Glad To Be Dead?

Glad To Be Dead?

Monologues from beyond the grave. 

Dead Inside

Dead Inside

Part stand-up, part autobiographical theatre, Dead Inside takes you on a rollercoaster ride through the hilarious topics of cancer, suicide and whether it’s possible to overdose on… 

Dead Inside

Dead Inside

Part stand-up, part autobiographical theatre, Dead Inside takes you on a rollercoaster ride through the hilarious topics of cancer, suicide and whether it’s possible to overdose on… 

Joe Wells: King Of The Autistics

Joe Wells: King Of The Autistics

A work in progress show from Joe Wells. 

Not My Audience!

Not My Audience!

The Edinburgh Fringe’s cult hit stand-up panel show where the audience can join the fun without being picked on comes to the Brighton Fringe for the first time! Enjoy three top s… 

Joe Wells: King Of The Autistics

Joe Wells: King Of The Autistics

A work in progress show from Joe Wells. 

Dead Or Alive

Dead Or Alive

Jim Bowen! Joan Collins! Carol Smillie! Are they dead. 

Dead Or Alive

Dead Or Alive

Jim Bowen! Joan Collins! Carol Smillie! Are they dead. 

Naive Dance Masterclass & The Dead Beat Poet

Naive Dance Masterclass & The Dead Beat Poet

If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www. 

Naive Dance Masterclass & The Dead Beat Poet

Naive Dance Masterclass & The Dead Beat Poet

Seasoned mavericks, Matt Rudkin and Rikki Tarascas team up to perform their most iconic works in a deft double bill of pitch-perfect satire. 

Cerys Bradley: Not Overthinking Things 2019 (Work in Progress)

Cerys Bradley: Not Overthinking Things 2019 (Work in Progress)

Cerys is not mean enough to be funny, apparently. 

Cerys Bradley: Not Overthinking Things 2019 (Work in Progress)

Cerys Bradley: Not Overthinking Things 2019 (Work in Progress)

Cerys is not mean enough to be funny, apparently. 

“Dad, Playboy, & Me…Not Your Average Slideshow”

“Dad, Playboy, & Me…Not Your Average Slideshow”

“Dad, Playboy, & Me. 

Dad, Playboy and Me... Not Your Average Slideshow

Dad, Playboy and Me... Not Your Average Slideshow

“Dad, Playboy, & Me. 

Dad, Playboy, & Me... Not Your Average Slideshow

Dad, Playboy, & Me... Not Your Average Slideshow

“Dad, Playboy, & Me. 

That's Not My Name

That's Not My Name

“Is she schizophrenic or is she a genius?” My story. 

Not A Country

Not A Country

A photography exhibition by Tunde Alabi-Hundeyin II Not A Country examines the notion of Africa as a homogeneous geographical entity; instead, it celebrates the continent as a cul… 

Not A Country

Not A Country

A photography exhibition by Tunde Alabi-Hundeyin II Not A Country examines the notion of Africa as a homogeneous geographical entity; instead, it celebrates the continent as a cul… 

That's Not My Name

That's Not My Name

“Is she psychotic or is she a genius?” My story. 

The Carole King and James Taylor Story

The Carole King and James Taylor Story

The friendship between Carole King and James Taylor played a vital part in both of their incredible careers. 

Ida Barr: Not Dead

Ida Barr: Not Dead

Ida Barr is a former star of the British Music Hall. 

Ida Barr: Not Dead

Ida Barr: Not Dead

If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www. 

The Carole King and James Taylor Story

The Carole King and James Taylor Story

The friendship between James Taylor and Carole King played a vital part in both of their incredible careers. 

Mark Bittlestone (Work in Progress)

Mark Bittlestone (Work in Progress)

Mark is convinced that he’s the only gay man doing comedy in the world so please be respectful and don’t tell him otherwise! Rapidly making a name for himself both online and o… 

Guess Who with Death

Guess Who with Death

One day, I’ll work out who I am. 

Guess Who with Death

Guess Who with Death

One day, I’ll work out who I am. 

Mark Bittlestone (Work in Progress)

Mark Bittlestone (Work in Progress)

Stand-up comedian and social media sensation (in his own words, not in any objective description of the term) Mark Bittlestone brings a load of new and a few (or, hopefully for you… 

Bent Double

Bent Double

A gay-friendly, irreverent night of fun and frolics, hosted by Zoe Lyons (‘Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow’ and ‘Mock The Week’). 

Do the Thing: Up To, But Not Exceeding, 10 Musicals

Do the Thing: Up To, But Not Exceeding, 10 Musicals

After a total Brighton Fringe sellout in 2021, ‘Do the Thing’ are back with a whole new concept in improvised musicals. 

The King's Speech

The King's Speech

It’s 1936. 

Mark Row: A* In The Making

Mark Row: A* In The Making

Mark Row has had enough! After 17 years of teaching, he longs to escape the barrage of inane questions, the endless carousel of uninspiring classes, and the attitude of kids that s… 

Mark Row: A* In The Making

Mark Row: A* In The Making

Mark Row has had enough! After 17 years of teaching, he longs to escape the barrage of inane questions, the endless carousel of uninspiring classes, and the attitude of kids that s… 

The King's Speech

The King's Speech

It’s 1936. 

Dylan Dodds and Friends 2: (Friends Still Not Included)

Dylan Dodds and Friends 2: (Friends Still Not Included)

Eight years ago, Dylan Dodds asked himself a question. 

Brighton's Not So Silent Disco Tour - The Coolest Interactive Dance Party

Brighton's Not So Silent Disco Tour - The Coolest Interactive Dance Party

++Please book 24 hours in advance** For last minute bookings, please check availability and call us on 07783152151 If you want to do something that might be a little bit out of y… 

Brighton's Not So Silent Disco Tour - The Coolest Interactive Dance Party

Brighton's Not So Silent Disco Tour - The Coolest Interactive Dance Party

++Please book 24 hours in advance** For last minute bookings, please check availability and call us on 07783152151 If you want to do something that might be a little bit out of y… 

Dylan Dodds and Friends 2: (Friends Still Not Included)

Dylan Dodds and Friends 2: (Friends Still Not Included)

Eight years ago, Dylan Dodds asked himself a question. 

Scottish Ballet: A Streetcar Named Desire

Scottish Ballet: A Streetcar Named Desire

This stunning production is an ideal example of how to use the unique ability of dance to emphasise and refocus on different aspects of a classic drama. 

F★★king Men

F★★king Men

The current production of Joe DiPietro’s F**king Men at Waterloo East Theatre is an updated version of his original 2009 script that successfully takes note of developments on th… 

F**king Men

F**king Men

The hit play F**king Men returns to London this Spring for a strictly limited engagement. 

Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty

Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty

The subtitle A Gothic Romance is added to Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty for a good reason. 

Letters To My Dead Mother

Letters To My Dead Mother

Letters To My Dead Mother is a one-woman, “autofictional” show about grief. 

The Dead City - English National Opera

The Dead City - English National Opera

Recently bereaved, Paul is haunted by visions of his deceased wife Marie. 

What The F*** Is Going On? with Mark Steel LIVE

What The F*** Is Going On? with Mark Steel LIVE

Come and Join Mark Steel at Leicester Square Theatre as he tries to answer that age old question: What The F*** Is Going On?! With over 1. 

Accidental Death of an Anarchist

Accidental Death of an Anarchist

An Anarchist has fallen to his death from a police station window. 

Not Your Grandma's Folk Tales

Not Your Grandma's Folk Tales

This delightful evening of tall tales proves storytelling isn’t just for kids! Join award-winning storytellers Minnie Wilkinson (The Tell Tales) and Niall Moorjani (Mohan: A Par… 

Stag King

Stag King

Stag King is a performance lecture / drag show about personhood, productivity and what happens when your role is made redundant. 

Janey Godley ‘Not Dead Yet Tour’

Janey Godley ‘Not Dead Yet Tour’

Janey Godley is ‘still alive, by popular demand’ with a brand-new show for 2023 and can’t wait to be back doing what she does best! Ja… 

Janey Godley ‘Not Dead Yet Tour’

Janey Godley ‘Not Dead Yet Tour’

Janey Godley is ‘still alive, by popular demand’ with a brand-new show for 2023 and can’t wait to be back doing what she does best! Ja… 

Dance of Death

Dance of Death

The Coronet Theatre is once again hosting The National Theatre of Norway, who have arrived with their take on August Strindberg’s dark matrimonial drama Dance of Death. 

Olga Koch: Just Friends

Olga Koch: Just Friends

After a smash-hit, sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe, London’s Soho Theatre, and on tour across the UK, Olga Koch is bringing one of the best reviewed shows of … 

Just Be Normal

Just Be Normal

JUST BE NORMAL is the moving true story of two sisters, Sophie and Emma, as they navigate Autism in a world that refuses to understand them. 

Accidental Death of an Anarchist

Accidental Death of an Anarchist

Hilarious, satirical, superbly staged and brilliantly performed, Accidental Death of an Anarchist has hit the Lyric, Hammersmith in an explosion of theatricality following its sens… 

Not Another One

Not Another One

Meet Holly. 

Ira Sylvester: Someone Save the King (Work in Progress)

Ira Sylvester: Someone Save the King (Work in Progress)

Ira Sylvester in his first one-man show takes to the stage to deliver an auto-biographically generated story of his journey where he tries to delve into where one of mixed-heritage… 

A Game Not Lost

A Game Not Lost

Sit down for a game of Mahjong with one of the most feared and powerful women of all time, Ching Shih 鄭石氏. 

Batman (aka Naomi's Death Show)

Batman (aka Naomi's Death Show)

A girl walks down a blossom-lined street, a knife clutched in her pocket. 

My Dead

My Dead

A Woman uncovering letters and photographs from her ancestors suddenly asks herself - “My Dead…Do I really know them?” 

Rat King

Rat King

Kelly wants change. 

RAT KING

RAT KING

Kelly wants change. 

Healing King Herod

Healing King Herod

King Herod, famed for his Massacre of the Innocents, is now the face of a self-development pyramid scheme. 

There’s a Dead Body in my Living Room

There’s a Dead Body in my Living Room

What would you do if you came home one day after a long day and found a dead body on your living room floor? Would you freak out and be scared, perfectly calm, or angry? Steph fi… 

It's a Motherf**king Pleasure

It's a Motherf**king Pleasure

“Blindness isn’t sexy. 

Is It Just Us?! | HYPER

Is It Just Us?! | HYPER

Is It Just Us?! It’s all a bit serious lads! HYPER Voice. 

The Scratcher | Loves Me, Loves Me Not

The Scratcher | Loves Me, Loves Me Not

The Scratcher A dramedy about scratch card addiction Loves Me, Loves Me Not DNA test destroys bride's dream wedding. 

Not Talking by Mike Bartlett

Not Talking by Mike Bartlett

Lucy and James have avoided the battle to talk about what has happened to them. 

it's not the sea to drink

it's not the sea to drink

it’s not the sea to drink is a one-person-hyper-pop-extended-technique opera, using mistranslated idioms as its verbal matter. 

Alexandra Haddow: Not My Finest Hour (Work in Progress)

Alexandra Haddow: Not My Finest Hour (Work in Progress)

Alexandra Haddow isn’t quite sure what she wants yet, but that’s ok, because she’s only 18. 

Just Act Normal

Just Act Normal

Get ready for some sparkly dance floor joy with Chrissy Bray’s brand new show, Just Act Normal. 

Serena Flynn: Lizard King

Serena Flynn: Lizard King

Serena Flynn, as seen on BBC Comedy and at Soho Theatre, and Morag Davies Productions present Lizard King. 

Eric Rushton: Not That Deep

Eric Rushton: Not That Deep

Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year Eric Rushton brings his brand-spanking new hour to the festival. 

Not a chill girl

Not a chill girl

This show is a work in progress for Hannah’s first solo show. 

Death Suits You

Death Suits You

We all feel underappreciated at work, and Death is no exception. 

That's Not My Name

That's Not My Name

That’s Not my Name falls into almost every category of art, or none of it: its own individual masterpiece of mess. 

You're Dead, Mate

You're Dead, Mate

A man wakes up drunk, scared and alone, with no idea where he is or how he got there. 

Pierre Novellie: Why Can’t I Just Enjoy Things?

Pierre Novellie: Why Can’t I Just Enjoy Things?

Writing a positive review is quite difficult without using hyperbole, and in the spirit of Pierre Novellie’s Why Can’t I Just Enjoy Things, it is prudent to at least attempt to… 

Dead Dad Show

Dead Dad Show

In 2018, Simon’s late father performed a one man show about his imminent death to cancer. 

How Not To Drown

How Not To Drown

The debate surrounding refugees, migrants and asylum seekers has dominated the political scene both internationally and domestically for decades. 

Mark Bittlestone (Work in Progress)

Mark Bittlestone (Work in Progress)

Join Mark for 50 minutes of stuff, some new, most old, hopefully mostly funny. 

You Shall Not Yass

You Shall Not Yass

Discover Middle Earth as you’ve never seen it before as drag and cabaret superstars put their own unique take on some of the most beloved characters from Tolkein’s epic fantasy fra… 

Drag King 101 [online] - a Zoom workshop with Dorian T. Fisk

Drag King 101 [online] - a Zoom workshop with Dorian T. Fisk

Heads up all you wannabe drag kings scattered all over the globe - we are kicking off the Year Of the King by bringing back our most popular online workshop, Drag King 101 with Dor… 

Alex Edelman: Just For Us

Alex Edelman: Just For Us

Just For Us takes the audience through hilarious anecdotes from Alex Edelman’s life — his Olympian brother AJ, an unconventional holiday season, and a gorilla that can … 

OH HOLEY NIGHT - Mark T Cox - A Very Homosexual Christmas Cabaret

OH HOLEY NIGHT - Mark T Cox - A Very Homosexual Christmas Cabaret

Come spend one special winters evening in East Londons favourite hole, The Glory. 

Mark Thomas: Black and White

Mark Thomas: Black and White

Expect creative fun from one of our oldest surviving alternative comics. 

Colin Hoult - The Death of Anna Mann

Colin Hoult - The Death of Anna Mann

Berk's Nest in association with United Agents presents Colin Hoult: The Death of Anna Mann Dave’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2022, Best Comedy Show Nom… 

Jerry Sadowitz: Not For Anyone

Jerry Sadowitz: Not For Anyone

Leicester Square Theatre presents Jerry Sadowitz at Hammersmith ApolloJerry Sadowitz returns with his whacky impressions of Greta Thunberg, Frankie Boyle and deep vein t… 

Mark Simmons – Setup, Punchline, Laughter, Repeat

Mark Simmons – Setup, Punchline, Laughter, Repeat

As seen on Mock The Week, BT Sport and ITV "Master of one-liners" and DAVE’s Top Ten Jokes of The Edinburgh Fringe 2019, MARK S… 

Mark Simmons: Quip Off The Mark

Mark Simmons: Quip Off The Mark

As Seen on Mock The Week, BT Sport and ITV, ‘Master of one-liners’ MARK SIMMONS bringshis brand-new show on the road. 

Ania Magliano – Absolutely No Worries If Not

Ania Magliano – Absolutely No Worries If Not

50% Polish, 50% Italian, 100% legend. 

Death And The Maiden

Death And The Maiden

Written in 1990 by Chilean playwright Ariel Dorfman, the play is set in an unnamed country emerging from a dictatorship. 

Death Drop 2: Back in the Habit

Death Drop 2: Back in the Habit

Following three sold-out West End runs and a smash hit UK tour, Death Drop is back! The drag murder mystery sensation is returning with a brand-new show and an all-star cast to be … 

Mark Watson: This Can't Be It

Mark Watson: This Can't Be It

Mark Watson is one of those people who you stop and listen to when they start speaking, whether it is from the middle of an audience, or from a stage. 

Dead White Anarchists

Dead White Anarchists

Paris, 1892. 

Dead Man's Cell Phone

Dead Man's Cell Phone

An incessantly ringing cell phone in a quiet café. 

Not Being Mean

Not Being Mean

It’s a sunny Sunday morning. 

SUGGS What a King Cnut – A Life in The Realm Of Madness

SUGGS What a King Cnut – A Life in The Realm Of Madness

Due to huge popular demand, after his first tour-de-force, smash hit, sell out tours with ‘My Life Story’, Suggs is treading the boards again. 

How To Have A Baby & Not Lose Your Sh*t

How To Have A Baby & Not Lose Your Sh*t

Alice is drowning under misguided medical advice, chirpy Insta-announcements and yet another fucking miscarriage. 

Nosferatu … A Symphony of Spookiness but, Like, it’s Also Funny and There’s Bits Set to Music – Wait, why are you Still Writing? That’s not all the Title! Nooooooooooooooo!

Nosferatu … A Symphony of Spookiness but, Like, it’s Also Funny and There’s Bits Set to Music – Wait, why are you Still Writing? That’s not all the Title! Nooooooooooooooo!

On the 100th anniversary of the classic horror film’s original release, Theatre Non Grata are bringing Nosferatu both to the stage and back from the dead. 

Drama King

Drama King

A compelling, humorous and emotion-filled solo show, written and performed by Mark Stratford, which charts the life and times of William Charles Macready, one of the greatest actor… 

Not Another One

Not Another One

Meet Holly. 

King of More: A Divination

King of More: A Divination

Join a ritual performance around Bosnian coffee-reading to both slow down time and look to the near future. 

Colin Hoult: The Death of Anna Mann

Colin Hoult: The Death of Anna Mann

Anna Mann is back! The acclaimed actress, singer and welder (gotta have a back up) returns after five long years to tell the incredible story of her life in the arts in this, her f… 

There's a Dead Body in my Living Room

There's a Dead Body in my Living Room

What would you do if you came home one day after a long day and found a dead body on your living room floor? Would you freak out and be scared, perfectly calm, or angry? Steph fin… 

There's a Dead Body in my Living Room

There's a Dead Body in my Living Room

What would you do if you came home one day after a long day and found a dead body on your living room floor? Would you freak out and be scared, perfectly calm, or angry? Steph fin… 

Jamali Maddix: King Crud

Jamali Maddix: King Crud

As seen on Taskmaster (Channel 4), Frankie Boyle’s New World Order (BBC Two), Never Mind the Buzzcocks (Sky) and his critically acclaimed series Hate Thy Neighbor for Vice, Jamali … 

He's Dead

He's Dead

He’s Dead is a dark fantasy choreography asking the unanswerable question: Was Tupac depressed? This conceptual group work uses dance, live action and sound to unearth the unspoken… 

Death of an Author

Death of an Author

What if your favourite characters didn’t quite like the way they were written? What if they decided enough was enough? When an unnamed author is found dead, his characters are br… 

Out of Order! The Quiz With Just One Question

Out of Order! The Quiz With Just One Question

The quiz with just one question! Ollie Horn challenges a different comedian friend each show to a deceptively difficult game of putting things in order. 

How Not to Owl

How Not to Owl

A split hour of stand-up comedy from Isaac Kean and Andy Bucks, Cambridge Footlights members and Chortle Student Comedy Award finalists. 

Just an Ordinary Lawyer

Just an Ordinary Lawyer

As the British Empire struggles to keep its colonial possessions, Nigerian Tunji Sowande quietly breaks through multiple barriers to become Britain’s first Black judge. 

A Death Has Occurred

A Death Has Occurred

Kennedy Muntanga Dance Theatre return to the Edinburgh Fringe with their newest creation. 

I Shall Not Be Moved

I Shall Not Be Moved

The riveting play I Shall Not Be Moved is by emerging young playwright Isaiah Reaves. 

Seann Walsh: Is Dead. Happy Now?

Seann Walsh: Is Dead. Happy Now?

Star of The Stand Up Sketch Show (ITV2), Netflix’s Flinch, Live At The Apollo (BBC Two), Tonight at The London Palladium (ITV), Celebrity Juice (ITV2), Play To The Whistle (ITV),… 

Riss Obolensky: Healing King Herod

Riss Obolensky: Healing King Herod

King Herod, famed for his Massacre of the Innocents, is now the face of a self-development pyramid scheme. 

The MAKING-SPACE Programme: this is not a party.

The MAKING-SPACE Programme: this is not a party.

You are formally and informally invited to this is not a party. 

THE MAKING-SPACE Programme: this is not a party.

THE MAKING-SPACE Programme: this is not a party.

A party. 

The Invisible Woman is Not Invisible, She’s Merely Over 50

The Invisible Woman is Not Invisible, She’s Merely Over 50

Charlotte Palmer turned 50. 

Fire Is Not the Only Element

Fire Is Not the Only Element

Full of laughter and tears, this is poetry as entertainment. 

Lots and Not Lots

Lots and Not Lots

A performance of thrilling extremes: lots of performers, lots of singing and lots of dancing. 

This Is Not Swan Lake...

This Is Not Swan Lake...

There is a long way from the love story between Prince Siegfried and the swan princess Odette in Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, to the real-life marriage between Tchaikovsky and his bele… 

Lots and Not Lots

Lots and Not Lots

A performance of thrilling extremes: lots of performers, lots of singing, lots of dancing. 

Mark Watson: More Banging on About Time and Similar Issues (Work in Progress)

Mark Watson: More Banging on About Time and Similar Issues (Work in Progress)

The rapidly ageing minor national treasure from Taskmaster and so on, begins building on the success of current show, This Can’t Be It by taking the first steps towards a new one. 

Mark Ritchie: Too Close for Comfort

Mark Ritchie: Too Close for Comfort

If you don’t like that guy who always has a funny story then this might not be for you. Mark will make you laugh, make you think and possibly ask you to give him some space. 

SAY IF IT'S NOT OKAY

SAY IF IT'S NOT OKAY

Darkly comedic one-woman show about our natural inclination to go with the flow. 

It's Not Rocket Science

It's Not Rocket Science

‘It’s a man’s world’ they say, looking at Earth. 

Just Beatles

Just Beatles

Scotland’s home-grown ensemble of musicians will perform their spectacular critically-acclaimed show that gives you a concert experience of pure Beatles nostalgia. 

Mason King – Mind Games

Mason King – Mind Games

Mind reader Mason King returns to the Edinburgh Fringe for another journey into the inner depths of your mind! In this brand new mind reading, magic and mentalism show, Mason invit… 

Edinburgh Renaissance Band Returns to St Mark's

Edinburgh Renaissance Band Returns to St Mark's

Join us on a tour through medieval and renaissance Europe, playing period instruments of every kind: cornetts, sackbuts, serpents, viols, rebecs, fiddle, violins, shawms, curtals, … 

Crazy Broken Chinese

Crazy Broken Chinese

The zig-zag semi-autobiographical journey of a spoiled Chinese daughter trying to cope with cultural shocks and sexual liberations away from her family’s supervision back in Chin… 

Angelos Epithemiou: Can I Just Show You What I've Got?

Angelos Epithemiou: Can I Just Show You What I've Got?

Angelos is here standing in front of people for about seven days, maybe more if he can get time off at the stables. 

Jerry Sadowitz: Not for Anyone

Jerry Sadowitz: Not for Anyone

Jerry Sadowitz returns with his whacky impressions of Greta Thunberg, Frankie Boyle and deep vein thrombosis. 

Alasdair Beckett-King: Nevermore

Alasdair Beckett-King: Nevermore

Out of the swirling maelstrom he steps, his sword of jokes, his shield of whimsy and his armour made of a third amusing thing. 

Just Sayin’ by Tina Zucco

Just Sayin’ by Tina Zucco

Cat has just arrived in Barcelona and she’s finally ready to meet the perfect guy but when she begins volunteering with the local homeless community she starts to question if may… 

Just Sayin’ by Tina Zucco

Just Sayin’ by Tina Zucco

Cat has just arrived in Barcelona and she’s finally ready to meet the perfect guy but when she begins volunteering with the local homeless community she starts to question if may… 

Absolutely (Not) Free – An Evening of Zappa

Absolutely (Not) Free – An Evening of Zappa

A smorgasbord of Frank Zappa classics hand-delivered by those finest purveyors of conceptual continuity, Pygmy Twylyte! Expect pickles, poodles, dental floss, muffins, snowballs an… 

The Not So Ugly Duckling: A Play for Grownups

The Not So Ugly Duckling: A Play for Grownups

We think we know this story. 

Drowning Not Raving

Drowning Not Raving

A DJ, a raver and a professor of food policy come together in a performance space to explore the biggest political issues of our time. 

Dream of a King

Dream of a King

On April 3rd 1968, Martin famously gave a speech that was a premonition of his own death. 

To Dram or Not to Dram

To Dram or Not to Dram

Since we were formed in 1983, we’ve believed in doing things differently. 

Accidental Death of an Anarchist

Accidental Death of an Anarchist

‘They’ve never tried to cover up these scandals. 

Tales of Vomit, Trash and Broken Glass

Tales of Vomit, Trash and Broken Glass

After an ecological disaster unleashes a neurotoxin into the air, two people are thrust into a series of emotionally-charged vignettes, where they are forced to confront both the n… 

Riding With the King: The Music of Eric Clapton

Riding With the King: The Music of Eric Clapton

Making its debut at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, up-and-coming Czech jazz fusion guitarist Honza Kourimsky blends the music of Eric Clapton with high-energy psychedelic jazz. 

Mark Dean Quinn: Has a Stroke but at Least He Got a Show Out of It

Mark Dean Quinn: Has a Stroke but at Least He Got a Show Out of It

There will be cake. 

This Is Not Therapy

This Is Not Therapy

Think you’re the only one who’s making it up as you go along? You’re not. 

Markus Birdman – The Bearable Heaviness of Nearly Not Being

Markus Birdman – The Bearable Heaviness of Nearly Not Being

The award-winning comedian returns with his 15th solo show. 

Mark Cram: Cramagotchi

Mark Cram: Cramagotchi

At age 35, Mark Cram has decided he’s probably never going to have or want children – but that’s not going to stop him from being an amazing parent. 

Cynically Dead

Cynically Dead

A stand-up show to make you think: ‘Maybe I’m not doing so badly after all’. 

Just a Magic Show

Just a Magic Show

A perfect show to start your day! Card tricks, mind-reading, all the magic show stuff! Magician, on stage, doing magic in a magic show; what more do you want? Oh and it’s literally… 

Cynically Dead

Cynically Dead

A stand-up show to make you think: ‘Maybe I’m not doing so badly after all’. 

A Lady Does Not Scratch Her Crotch

A Lady Does Not Scratch Her Crotch

Once upon a time, there was a young girl – not a princess or a pretty girl waiting to be one. 

Healing+

Healing+

Help Mike Lemme leave his NYC apartment. 

Andrew O'Neill – We Are Not In the Least Afraid of Ruins; We Carry a New World in Our Hearts

Andrew O'Neill – We Are Not In the Least Afraid of Ruins; We Carry a New World in Our Hearts

Andrew O’Neill, non-binary whirlwind and star of BBC Radio 4’s Damned Andrew brings back the best show they’ve ever done. 

Improv Cage Match

Improv Cage Match

Improv Cage Match pits two improv teams against each other, with you, the audience, declaring the winner. 

Mark Simmons: Quip Off the Mark

Mark Simmons: Quip Off the Mark

The Mock The Week panelist and master of one-liners returns with another show jam-packed with cleverly crafted jokes and improvised gags. 

I'm Not a Girlboss, Not Yet a Womanboss (The Chrisroads Redux)

I'm Not a Girlboss, Not Yet a Womanboss (The Chrisroads Redux)

Hey bestie. 

Michael Porter: Is It Just Me?

Michael Porter: Is It Just Me?

The world’s changed, Michaels confused and snowflake is a cold dessert? Is it just me? Let’s find out together. 

Death of a Disco Dancer

Death of a Disco Dancer

Set over one surreal night of dancing and debauchery, Death of a Disco Dancer is a psychedelic, wild black comedy. 

You're Dead, Mate

You're Dead, Mate

A man wakes up drunk, scared and alone, with no idea where he is or how he got there. 

Gary Little Just About Done

Gary Little Just About Done

Life, relationships, the world! Everything seems to be coming to an end. 

It Just So Happened

It Just So Happened

Stand-up comedian Richard Pulsford (Top 10 Edinburgh Fringe Jokes, 2019 and 2021; Scottish Comedian of the Year runner-up, 2021; UK Pun Championships winner 2022) hosts this show f… 

Done to Death, By Jove!

Done to Death, By Jove!

The Great British Detective tradition! Holmes and Watson meet Poirot and Miss Marple (alongside the usual suspects) in a spoof homage – who murdered Lady Fanshawe!? Why have the … 

drop dead gorgeous

drop dead gorgeous

The sparkling eyes. 

Late Night Comedy Death Camp

Late Night Comedy Death Camp

Henry Ginsberg (FHM Stand-Up Hero, Reading Festival New Act Of The Year) presents a possibly anarchic, probably slightly depraved and almost certainly alcohol-fuelled showcase of t… 

*not even* Remotely Funny

*not even* Remotely Funny

Fast-paced, bold and hilarious. 

The Funny Thing About Death

The Funny Thing About Death

There are very few taboo subjects left these days, but the one that will eventually come to us all still leaves many people uncomfortable. 

I just like you | a gay myth

I just like you | a gay myth

An intimate two-hander about the messy complexities of the contemporary gay dating experience. 

Stuart Mitchell: Is It Just Me?

Stuart Mitchell: Is It Just Me?

Join the longest-running panellist on BBC Scotland’s Breaking the News for his new show! Endorsed by Hollywood superstar Will Ferrell. 

Triple Bypass: Three Ten Minute Plays About Living for Death and Dying for Life

Triple Bypass: Three Ten Minute Plays About Living for Death and Dying for Life

Originally written for online festivals in 2021 and now recreated by an all-Scottish cast and crew for live performance, American writer/producer Deena MP Ronayne’s award-winning… 

It's Not Rocket Science

It's Not Rocket Science

Eve always knew she belonged in the stars, but those on Earth keep bringing her down. 

I Am Mark

I Am Mark

Mark’s Gospel is our most authentic portrait of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. 

It's Not Rocket Science

It's Not Rocket Science

Eve always knew she belonged in the stars, but those on Earth keep bringing her down. 

The Carole King and James Taylor Story

The Carole King and James Taylor Story

A nostalgic journey through the lives and careers of two music legends in this international sell-out show. 

Loud Poets: Best of Fringe

Loud Poets: Best of Fringe

Showcasing the top spoken word talent the festival has to offer – from the laugh-out-loud funny, through the wonderfully surreal, to the thoughtful and emotional – Loud Poets c… 

Coming Out of My Cage (And I've Been Doing Just Fine)

Coming Out of My Cage (And I've Been Doing Just Fine)

Mr Brightside hasn’t left the UK charts in 18 years. 

Gary G Knightley: The Not Knightley Show

Gary G Knightley: The Not Knightley Show

Gary G Knightley (the “Twat out of Hell”) returns with a new passion: quizzing. 

Jacob Hatton: Relax! (Exclamation Mark)

Jacob Hatton: Relax! (Exclamation Mark)

Take a chill pill! Stay calm! Relax! I know, the exclamation marks aren’t helping! Over the last two years, Jacob somehow predicted the pandemic in his 2019 show, got hitched and w… 

Broken Record

Broken Record

Daniel Willis attempts to show his audience and his digital therapist that his life is absolutely, definitely fine, with an hour of quick, quirky comedy sketches. 

The Show That Must Not Be Named

The Show That Must Not Be Named

Improvised Harry Potter parody from Chortle Award-winning Jericho Comedy. 

Not My Audience! The Comedy Show You Control!

Not My Audience! The Comedy Show You Control!

The cult hit stand-up panel show where the audience can join the fun without being picked on! Enjoy three top stand-ups answering the daft questions that have been picked using our… 

This is Not a Subject for Comedy

This is Not a Subject for Comedy

Following last year’s sell-out run, the return of the extraordinarily original and marvellously funny comedy about about Israel, Palestine and the Jews. 

Love Them To Death

Love Them To Death

Written by Max Dickins (The Man on the Moor, Kin, The Trunk) and directed by five times Fringe First award-winner Hannah Eidinow, Love Them To Death explores Fabricated and Induc… 

Love Them to Death

Love Them to Death

A mother keeps pulling her ill son out of school. 

Steve and Tobias Versus Death

Steve and Tobias Versus Death

Tobias hates mash and Steve hates Tobias, but when they discover their mom to be patient zero in a world of flesh-eating zombies, the torn apart brothers get pieced back together, … 

Late Night Comedy Death Camp

Late Night Comedy Death Camp

Henry Ginsberg (FHM Stand-Up Hero, Reading Festival New Act Of The Year) presents a possibly anarchic, probably slightly depraved and almost certainly alcohol-fuelled showcase of t… 

The Dead Ducks

The Dead Ducks

The Dead Ducks are back and raring to tickle your funny bone! This new generation of funny folk form York’s finest sketch comedy troupe – anyone saying otherwise is selling som… 

Chris Hall and Mark Bittlestone: Two Sour Gays

Chris Hall and Mark Bittlestone: Two Sour Gays

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… 

Esyllt Sears: Absolutely Not

Esyllt Sears: Absolutely Not

You can spend too much time in the bath and end up media managing your own death, actually. 

Ian Cognito: A Life and A Death On Stage

Ian Cognito: A Life and A Death On Stage

Award-winning documentary film about one of the most popular, controversial and troubled comedians in the UK. 

Broken Zoo: The Texas Takeover

Broken Zoo: The Texas Takeover

Tip your hat, grab your cowboy boots and bless your heart, because Broken Zoo has come all the way from Austin, Texas, USA to put on the wildest comedy show at the Fringe. 

This is Not a Show About Hong Kong

This is Not a Show About Hong Kong

Winner of Underbelly, New Diorama and Methuen Drama’s hit-making Untapped Award 2022. 

Just An Ordinary Lawyer

Just An Ordinary Lawyer

As the British Empire struggles to keep its colonial possessions, Nigerian lawyer Tunji Sowande quietly breaks through multiple barriers to become Britain’s first Black judge. 

Anthony Schuman: I Just Want to Be a Good Dad

Anthony Schuman: I Just Want to Be a Good Dad

A twisted stand-up comedy quest to understand fatherhood. 

AAA Batteries (Not Included)

AAA Batteries (Not Included)

A tenth year at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe! An hour of sharp gags, quick wit and high energy hijinks from three of the comedy circuit’s funniest performers. 

Hannah Fairweather: Just a Normal Girl Who Enjoys Revenge

Hannah Fairweather: Just a Normal Girl Who Enjoys Revenge

From exes to golf coaches, Just a Normal Girl Who Enjoys Revenge is an eloquent, biting and well-structured analysis of situations when Hannah Fairweather was right and when she wa… 

Not Angry, Just Disappointed!

Not Angry, Just Disappointed!

Rachel and Colin muse over their different realities of parenthood: the highs, lows, irritations and chaos. 

Andrew White (But Not in a Gay Way)

Andrew White (But Not in a Gay Way)

Sex. 

Mark Thomas: Black and White

Mark Thomas: Black and White

Hi-de-hi darlings – welcome back. 

Just the Tonic's Afternoon Delight

Just the Tonic's Afternoon Delight

A sample show of different acts from within Just the Tonic venues, and maybe some guests. 

The Idiot Circus: Death is Coming

The Idiot Circus: Death is Coming

An evening of original songs and existential banter from a dark cabaret band with funny hats. 

Bent Key's Northern Poetry Takeover

Bent Key's Northern Poetry Takeover

Spoken word with a Northern twang - join indie publisher Bent Key’s rostered poets for an hour of raucous spoken word, covering everything from Attenborough to xenomorphs. 

Alasdair Beckett-King: Nevermore

Alasdair Beckett-King: Nevermore

Looking like an ethereally pale, and bearded, pre-Raphaelite muse, Alasdair Beckett-King cuts a striking onstage figure. 

Colin Hoult: The Death of Anna Mann

Colin Hoult: The Death of Anna Mann

Anna Mann is back! The acclaimed actress, singer and welder (gotta have a back up) returns after five long years to tell the incredible story of her life in the arts in this, her f… 

Posey Mehta: I Am Not a Gorilla

Posey Mehta: I Am Not a Gorilla

Gloria is not a gorilla, but she is stuck in the zoo’s gorilla enclosure. 

Ciarán Dowd: King Rodolfo

Ciarán Dowd: King Rodolfo

There’s anarchy in the monarchy as renowned swordsman and dumb hussy Don Rodolfo has risen from humble peasant to the highest seat in the land. 

Bent Key's Northern Poetry Takeover

Bent Key's Northern Poetry Takeover

Spoken word with a Northern twang - join indie publisher Bent Key’s rostered poets for an hour of raucous spoken word, covering everything from Attenborough to xenomorphs. 

Mark Nelson: “Comedian”

Mark Nelson: “Comedian”

The award-winning stand-up returns with his new show. 

Seann Walsh: Is Dead. Happy Now?

Seann Walsh: Is Dead. Happy Now?

Star of The Stand Up Sketch Show (ITV2), Netflix’s Flinch, Live At The Apollo (BBC Two), Tonight at The London Palladium (ITV), Celebrity Juice (ITV2), Play To The Whistle (ITV),… 

Ania Magliano: Absolutely No Worries If Not

Ania Magliano: Absolutely No Worries If Not

50% Polish, 50% Italian, 100% legend. 

Mark Watson: This Can't Be It

Mark Watson: This Can't Be It

After an enormous UK and Australia tour and an Amazon special, the Taskmaster runner-up and accidental YouTube cult leader brings his most popular show so far back to where it bega… 

Famous Puppet Death Scenes

Famous Puppet Death Scenes

Behold: the eternal masterwork of puppetry for adults returns to Edinburgh! Willingly undergo a heart-wrenching parade of theatrical demises that will severely exacerbate your fear… 

Anna Clifford: I SEE DEAD(LY) PEOPLE

Anna Clifford: I SEE DEAD(LY) PEOPLE

Facing an existential crisis Anna powered off her phone and dived head first into an Ayahuasca retreat in the Irish wilderness. 

Jordan Brookes: This Is Just What Happens

Jordan Brookes: This Is Just What Happens

What do you do when the end of the world finally comes and you realise it’s going to happen slowly and boringly? No sudden meteor strike. 

Afghanistan Is Not Funny by Henry Naylor

Afghanistan Is Not Funny by Henry Naylor

In 2002, whilst researching a comedy, triple-Fringe First winner Henry Naylor and two-time Scottish Press Photographer of the Year Sam Maynard, went to the Afghan war zone. 

Home is Not the Place

Home is Not the Place

A powerful production telling the remarkable story of the short life and lost work of Kerala writer PM John, shortly before India’s independence from British rule. 

Just These Please: Honestly No Pressure Either Way

Just These Please: Honestly No Pressure Either Way

With three five star sell-out Edinburgh Fringe runs, over 60 million views online and a tendency to list things in threes, Just These Please are back with 25 brand new sketches and… 

Mark Silcox: I Can Cure... [Perfect and Arena-Ready Show]

Mark Silcox: I Can Cure... [Perfect and Arena-Ready Show]

Dr Silcox returns with his perfect show for the fourth time for his hardcore fans; a unique and no-nonsense approach to exposing big pharmaceutical companies who rip off their cust… 

Emmy Blotnick: The 30 Fragrances of Jennifer Lopez: A Show About Death, Betrayal and Financial Ruin

Emmy Blotnick: The 30 Fragrances of Jennifer Lopez: A Show About Death, Betrayal and Financial Ruin

The American stand-up, TV writer and “neurotic Jewish millennial” returns following her acclaimed 2019 debut. 

Thanyia Moore: Just Being Funny

Thanyia Moore: Just Being Funny

Thanyia Moore was going to make her Edinburgh Fringe debut in 2020 with a heartfelt, emotional show, that was about to rock your socks off… but then 2020 happened. 

City of the Dead Haunted Graveyard Tour

City of the Dead Haunted Graveyard Tour

Combining history, humour and horror, this walking tour culminates inside the Covenanter’s Prison – a locked section of a 16th-century walled cemetery. 

Lara Ricote: GRL/LATNX/DEF

Lara Ricote: GRL/LATNX/DEF

Lara’s a small Latin American girl (woman?) who won the Funny Women 2021 (right, “woman”) Stage Award and is now doing her first hour about what it’s like to be Latin and deaf and … 

Olga Koch: Just Friends

Olga Koch: Just Friends

Olga Koch is winning at life and she wants us to know it. 

Garrett Millerick: Just Trying to Help

Garrett Millerick: Just Trying to Help

The world’s angriest optimist returns for another bash at sorting out life’s complications. 

Pierre Novellie: Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things?

Pierre Novellie: Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things?

Before the plague and WW3 I was a chortling, apple-cheeked blacksmith and now I am a scowling wretch in a tattered cloak. 

John-Luke Roberts: A World Just Like Our Own, But...

John-Luke Roberts: A World Just Like Our Own, But...

There’s a world just like our own, but there isn’t a word for sand. 

King John

King John

Experience the best upcoming talent from the North of England as one cast stage two of Shakespeare’s least known plays… What comes to mind when you thi… 

Conjuring the Dead.

Conjuring the Dead.

Step back in time and experience the dark world of the theatrical seance. 

Crazy Broken Chinese

Crazy Broken Chinese

The zig-zag semi-autobiographical journey of a spoiled Chinese daughter trying to cope with cultural shocks and sexual liberations away from her family’s supervision back in Chin… 

Conjuring the Dead.

Conjuring the Dead.

Step back in time and experience the dark world of the theatrical seance. 

Crazy Broken Chinese

Crazy Broken Chinese

The zig-zag semi-autobiographical journey of a spoiled Chinese daughter trying to cope with cultural shocks and sexual liberations away from her family’s supervision back in Chin… 

"I'm Just a Little Bit OCD"

Tilly has intrusive thoughts about harming her family. 

That Is Not Who I Am

That Is Not Who I Am

A slippery new thriller in which nothing is as it seems and nobody is who they are. 

King Lear

King Lear

A family feud tears apart a kingdom in Shakespeare’s epic tragedy King Lear in the Globe Theatre this Summer. 

It Just So Happened - An Alternative History Show

It Just So Happened - An Alternative History Show

Stand-up comedian Richard Pulsford (Top 10 Edinburgh Fringe Jokes 2019 & 2021, Scottish Comedian of the Year finalist 2021) hosts this show for history fans, back in Brighton for t… 

It Just So Happened - An Alternative History Show

It Just So Happened - An Alternative History Show

Stand-up comedian Richard Pulsford (Top 10 Edinburgh Fringe Jokes 2019 & 2021, Scottish Comedian of the Year finalist 2021) hosts this show for history fans, back in Brighton for t… 

Bent Double

Bent Double

A gay-friendly, irreverent night of fun and frolics hosted by the brilliant Zoe Lyons (as seen on TV’s ‘Live at the Apollo’, ‘Celebrity MasterChef’, ‘Mock The Week’). 

Esyllt Sears: Absolutely Not (Work in Progress)

Esyllt Sears: Absolutely Not (Work in Progress)

It is possible to spend *too much* time in the bath and end up managing the media relations around your own eventual death, actually? Esyllt has provided tour support to Elis Jame… 

Esyllt Sears: Absolutely Not (Work in Progress)

Esyllt Sears: Absolutely Not (Work in Progress)

It is possible to spend *too much* time in the bath and end up managing the media relations around your own eventual death, actually? Esyllt has provided tour support to Elis Jame… 

Disney’s The Lion King (UK Tour)

Disney’s The Lion King (UK Tour)

Touring productions of West End musicals can often feel like a poor shadow of their original run as they usually require considerable downscaling to easily fit into a multitude of … 

The Last King of Porn

The Last King of Porn

Porn is a form of entertainment that has always had mixed reactions, yet brings a lot of pleasure to many individuals. 

The Last King of Porn

The Last King of Porn

What are you willing to do to become a legend? A porn actor performing his last record-breaking movie: a sex marathon with 100 women. 

THE DEAD BEAT POETS with BEATS & BONGOS

THE DEAD BEAT POETS with BEATS & BONGOS

Our hosts Risky Maracas (Rikki Tarascas), Honor Mission and their group of hip cats ensure you get fully immersed in the world epitomised by Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg and Caroly… 

THE DEAD BEAT POETS with BEATS & BONGOS

THE DEAD BEAT POETS with BEATS & BONGOS

Our hosts Risky Maracas (Rikki Tarascas), Honor Mission and their group of hip cats ensure you get fully immersed in the world epitomised by Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg and Caroly… 

Not Drunk but Disorderly

Not Drunk but Disorderly

Howard and Geoffrey are local police officers who don’t know how to office. 

Not Drunk but Disorderly

Not Drunk but Disorderly

Howard and Geoffrey are local police officers who don’t know how to office. 

Mark Bennett: Spy from the Future

Mark Bennett: Spy from the Future

Enter through the displays of 3-D photography, cold war spy equipment, and home-brewed absinthe. 

Mark Bennett: Spy from the Future

Mark Bennett: Spy from the Future

Enter through the displays of 3-D photography, cold war spy equipment, and home-brewed absinthe. 

Shaken Not Stirred: Improvised James Bond

Shaken Not Stirred: Improvised James Bond

Daniel Craig has abandoned the James Bond franchise. 

Shaken Not Stirred: Improvised James Bond

Shaken Not Stirred: Improvised James Bond

Daniel Craig has abandoned the James Bond franchise. 

Just Sayin’ by Tina Zucco

Just Sayin’ by Tina Zucco

Cat has just arrived in Barcelona and she’s finally ready to meet the perfect guy but when she begins volunteering with the local homeless community she starts to question if may… 

Just Sayin’ by Tina Zucco

Just Sayin’ by Tina Zucco

Cat has just arrived in Barcelona and she’s finally ready to meet the perfect guy but when she begins volunteering with the local homeless community she starts to question if may… 

I Am Not A Gorilla

I Am Not A Gorilla

Through an administrative error, Gloria has ended up in the gorilla enclosure of a zoo. 

I Can't Believe It's Not Gender!

I Can't Believe It's Not Gender!

Award-winning sweet baby angel and notorious exhibitionist BERT ALERT has been having some fuNNy f33linGs about their gender so rather than fork out for therapy they’re gonna hos… 

Broken Record (Work in Progress)

Broken Record (Work in Progress)

Daniel, a failing writer, attends his final session with his “digital therapist”, which are now all the range in a cash-strapped, tech-focused NHS. 

I Can't Believe It's Not Gender!

I Can't Believe It's Not Gender!

Award-winning sweet baby angel and notorious exhibitionist BERT ALERT has been having some fuNNy f33linGs about their gender so rather than fork out for therapy they’re gonna hos… 

Broken Record (Work in Progress)

Broken Record (Work in Progress)

Daniel Willis attempts to show his audience and his digital therapist that his life is absolutely, definitely fine, with a solo hour of quick, quirky comedy sketches. 

Just A Normal Girl Who Enjoys Revenge

Just A Normal Girl Who Enjoys Revenge

Hannah Fairweather was the 2019 Rising Star New Act of the Year, a semi-finalist in the BBC New Comedian Award, So You Think You’re Funny, Leicester Square and Komedia Brighton N… 

Just A Normal Girl Who Enjoys Revenge

Just A Normal Girl Who Enjoys Revenge

Hannah Fairweather was the 2019 Rising Star New Act of the Year, a semi-finalist in the BBC New Comedian Award, So You Think You’re Funny, Leicester Square and Komedia Brighton N… 

An Audience With Mark Billy Billingham

An Audience With Mark Billy Billingham

MARK BILLY BILLINGHAM is TV's most experienced, highest ranking and most decorated SAS leader and sniper. 

An Audience With Mark Billy Billingham

An Audience With Mark Billy Billingham

MARK BILLY BILLINGHAM is TV's most experienced, highest ranking and most decorated SAS leader and sniper. 

Serena Flynn: Lizard King

Serena Flynn: Lizard King

Serena Flynn (as seen on BBC Comedy, Soho Theatre) and Morag Davies Productions present ‘Lizard King’. 

Ida Barr: Not Dead

Ida Barr: Not Dead

Ida Barr is a former star of the British Music Hall. 

King of the Swingers

King of the Swingers

Sensational Brighton swingers The Soultastics are returning to Brighton Fringe 2022 with a brand new show celebrating the icon musician Louis Prima and his sidekick Keely Smith. 

Alasdair Beckett-King: Nevermore (Work in Progress)

Alasdair Beckett-King: Nevermore (Work in Progress)

A work in progress show from award-winning stand-up comedian Alasdair Beckett-King (‘Mock the Week’). 

Alasdair Beckett-King: Nevermore (Work in Progress)

Alasdair Beckett-King: Nevermore (Work in Progress)

A work in progress show from award-winning stand-up comedian Alasdair Beckett-King (‘Mock the Week’). 

Not The Top 20 Live

Not The Top 20 Live

Join George Elek and Ali Maxwell from Not The Top 20 Podcast for a night celebrating the 2021/22 EFL season. 

Garrett Millerick: Just Trying to Help

Garrett Millerick: Just Trying to Help

The world’s angriest optimist returns for another bash at sorting out life’s inexplicable complications. 

Garrett Millerick: Just Trying to Help

Garrett Millerick: Just Trying to Help

The world’s angriest optimist returns for another bash at sorting out life’s inexplicable complications. 

Bent Key's Northern Poetry Takeover

Bent Key's Northern Poetry Takeover

Spoken word with a Northern twang - join indie publisher Bent Key’s rostered poets for an hour of raucous spoken word, covering everything from Attenborough to Zoophilia. 

Bent Key's Northern Poetry Takeover

Bent Key's Northern Poetry Takeover

Spoken word with a Northern twang - join indie publisher Bent Key’s rostered poets for an hour of raucous spoken word, covering everything from Attenborough to Zoophilia. 

**Sorry Not Sorry!**

**Sorry Not Sorry!**

After a sell out Camden Fringe and successful sell-out shows across London, Clean Slate Comedy Standup Nights are coming to the Brighton Fringe - featuring competition winners and … 

**Sorry Not Sorry!**

**Sorry Not Sorry!**

After a sell out Camden Fringe and successful sell-out shows across London, Clean Slate Comedy Standup Nights are coming to the Brighton Fringe - featuring competition winners and … 

The Carole King and James Taylor Story

The Carole King and James Taylor Story

The friendship between James Taylor and Carole King played a vital part in both of their incredible careers. 

Just Relax

Just Relax

Just Relax is a new play that delves into the minds and lives of people experiencing anxiety and mental health challenges. 

Sharon Em & James Johnson: Cynically Dead

Sharon Em & James Johnson: Cynically Dead

A show to make you think: “maybe I’m not doing so badly after all. 

Cynically Dead: Sharon Em & James Johnson

Cynically Dead: Sharon Em & James Johnson

A show to make you think: “maybe I’m not doing so badly after all. 

Not Done Yet ! - A Life In Progress Show

Not Done Yet ! - A Life In Progress Show

A Life in Progress Show - Not Done Yet! After thirty years of listening to others, one day Stewart listened to himself and left his job - Now he wants you to listen to him. 

Done to Death by Jove!

Done to Death by Jove!

Done to Death By Jove was a comedic celebration of the murder mystery novel. 

Done to Death by Jove!

Done to Death by Jove!

‘The 39 Steps’ meets Agatha Christie via Holmes and Watson! A cast of six bring a comic flurry of suspects and sleuths together to discover whodunnit, and how. 

A Not So Silent Disco Tour - Brighton Dance Extravaganza

A Not So Silent Disco Tour - Brighton Dance Extravaganza

Are you ready to party? Are you ready to get out of your comfort zone, wear the best fancy dress and have the time of your life? Then join us for our Brighton Dance Extravaganza, w… 

A not so Silent Disco tour - Brighton Dance Extravaganza

A not so Silent Disco tour - Brighton Dance Extravaganza

This is not your ordinary tour: dress up (preferably) and join us for an hour of fun, laughter, and craziness. 

Just Call Me Al

Just Call Me Al

Kathleen loved to write. 

Plumbing the Death Star

Plumbing the Death Star

Three rude boys ruin pop culture through dumb questions. 

Arabs Are Not Funny

Arabs Are Not Funny

Widely regarded as one of the hottest comedy nights among the Arab community and beyond, Arabs are not funny! sees comedians with roots in the Arab world showcasing their talents a… 

Steve and Tobias Versus Death

Steve and Tobias Versus Death

Tobias hates mash and Steve hates Tobias, but when they discover their mom to be patient zero in a world of flesh-eating zombies, the torn apart brothers get pieced back together, … 

Death Drop

Death Drop

DEATH DROP, the laugh-a-minute murder mystery returns to the West End at the Criterion Theatre for a strictly limited 7 week run! RuPaul’s Drag Race superstars JuJuBee and Ki… 

I AM NOT A ROBOT

I AM NOT A ROBOT

Dystopian, Futuristic, Sci-fi play exploring YOU boundariesI AM NOT A ROBOT is an exciting original piece of ensemble theatre written by Mary E. 

When We Dead Awaken

When We Dead Awaken

For aficionados of Ibsen this is a production not to be missed; nor should those who just like to wallow in the velvety richness of traditional theatre ignore this rare opportunity… 

You Should Not Be Watching Me | WARNING! Edgy Material

You Should Not Be Watching Me | WARNING! Edgy Material

You Should Not Be Watching MeA musician overshares WARNING! Edgy MaterialYou'll be in stiches. 

The Father of My Daughter | Dear Death

The Father of My Daughter | Dear Death

The Father of My Daughter Escaping grief by taping over your past. 

SKINNED | Drop Dead

SKINNED | Drop Dead

SKINNED Animals. 

Declan on the Trail Episode One: Dead Cow at Night, Declan's Delight

Declan on the Trail Episode One: Dead Cow at Night, Declan's Delight

The Documentary No One Asked ForThis absurdly hilarious radio play follows the investigations of a disgraced RTE journalist who has travelled to a strange island off the… 

The (Not So) Quick Murder of Man | Sorry, Denny's Dead.

The (Not So) Quick Murder of Man | Sorry, Denny's Dead.

The (Not So) Quick Murder of Man Death over a bag of crisps Sorry, Denny's Dead. 

Never Not Once

Never Not Once

Never Not Once by Carey Crim tells the story of Eleanor, who attempts to find her biological father - uncovering a traumatic family secret in the process. 

Not Such Stuff

Not Such Stuff

Let the women speak: Shakespeare from the female point of view What if Shakespeare’s stories were told by the women from his plays? The answer: a raw, honest, and confrontatio… 

Just An Ordinary Lawyer

Just An Ordinary Lawyer

JUST AN ORDINARY LAWYER A play, with songs. 

We Are Not Shellfish

We Are Not Shellfish

What would you do if you found a message in a bottle, with the phone number of a child in the Calais Jungle? We Are Not Shellfish is a provocative, heartfelt puppet show about th… 

Sticking to the Facts: Luke O’Neill and Mark Henry in conversation with Aoife Barry | In-person Tickets

Sticking to the Facts: Luke O’Neill and Mark Henry in conversation with Aoife Barry | In-person Tickets

Join us for an evening with Professor Luke O’Neill and Tourism Ireland Marketing Director Mark Henry in conversation with Aoife Barry. 

Mark Thomas: 50 Things About Us

Mark Thomas: 50 Things About Us

In his new show 50 Things About Us, Mark Thomas combines his trademark mix of storytelling, standup, mischief and really, really well researched material to examine how… 

Mark Simmons: One-Linerer

Mark Simmons: One-Linerer

‘Master of one-liners’ and DAVE’s Top Ten Jokes of The Edinburgh Fringe 2019 MARK SIMMONS, recently joined Dara O’Brian and Hugh Dennis on BBC2’s  Mock The Week as… 

I'm Not Okay! Emo drag show & party is BACK!

I'm Not Okay! Emo drag show & party is BACK!

Dragpunk’s I’M NOT OKAY has risen from the grave for an iconic HELLOWEEN SPECIAL! Your favourite emo party has been resurrected, for a night of classic emo bangers and alt dra… 

Just Relax

Just Relax

‘Just Relax’ is a new play inspired by the writer's own journey with anxiety, that delves into the minds and lives of people experiencing anxiety and mental health … 

Broken Lad

Broken Lad

Phil’s reluctant about his comeback gig. 

Simply The Breast - Drag King Fundraiser

Simply The Breast - Drag King Fundraiser

SIMPLY THE BREAST - Drag King Fundraiser The m*n, the myth, the legend, Jamie Fuxx, is undergoing some gender affirming surgery this October. 

Pete Price Is Dead

Pete Price Is Dead

Radio City is under threat. 

Pete Price Is Dead

Pete Price Is Dead

Radio City is under threat. 

Rat King

Rat King

Rat King at The Hope Theatre, Islington, is a new production written and produced by Bram Davidovich for Kryptonite Theatre Company. 

Just May and Mark T Cox Do The Noughties

Just May and Mark T Cox Do The Noughties

Just May & Mark T Cox Do the NoughtiesLondon’s newest and least-known cabaret show is coming BACK, for more LIVE frolics in the simmering East End this summer. 

Mark T Cox LIVE at The Glory

Mark T Cox LIVE at The Glory

SING SING SING We can sing. 

Felix & Friends: Just Try It!

Felix & Friends: Just Try It!

South East London’s favourite alternative drag show and queer cabaret revue returns after its sellout relaunch with a truly phenomenal smorgasbord of LGBTQ+ talent. 

Not Another Drag Competition

Not Another Drag Competition

Not Another Drag CompetitionAfter a 3-year hiatus, NADC is thrilled to be returning to one of the most iconic LGBTQ+ spaces in the UK, the RVT. 

Nobody's Business - a 'Just Us' Debate

Nobody's Business - a 'Just Us' Debate

NOBODYS BUSINESS?  Is our discretion killing us?What is the cost to us of privacy about our sexuality?Have sex, sexual identity, and politics become so intertwined that i… 

Not Quite Jerusalem

Not Quite Jerusalem

It’s 1979, and Mike, Carrie, Pete and Dave have fled grim, divided England for the sunshine, sex, beer and bagels of an Israeli kibbutz, only to find that what was supposed to be… 

3 (Not So) Wise Men! Starring...

3 (Not So) Wise Men! Starring...

3 (Not So)Wise Men from Liverpool with 3 different acts - Musical, Character and Observational combine into a comedy treat for all. 

Not Another Pride Show

Not Another Pride Show

Its finally here, the day that should have been London Pride, and even though the paraide is limed and Soho is less full of half naked twinks, that doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate… 

Dreamgun Film Reads Kids: The Lion King

Dreamgun Film Reads Kids: The Lion King

Dreamgun present their first film read that is intentionally for young audiences instead of accidentally for young audiences. 

Drunk, Not Wasted Comedy

Drunk, Not Wasted Comedy

In its 6th year of drunk comedians. 

Alan Cumming is Not Acting His Age

Alan Cumming is Not Acting His Age

Alan Cumming employs his usual charm and wit through story and song in a wickedly memorable performance. 

The Lion King Movie Night

The Lion King Movie Night

Find your place on the path to The Clapham Grand for our LION KING MOVIE NIGHT  Weve already given you Mamma Mia, but were roaring back to full capacity Movie Nights here at T… 

Marriage Question Mark

Marriage Question Mark

The wisdom is, you should marry your best friend. 

Marriage Question Mark

Marriage Question Mark

The wisdom is, you should marry your best friend. 

Mark Simmons – One-Linerer: Work in Progress

Mark Simmons – One-Linerer: Work in Progress

Mark Simmons (Mock The Week, Dave’s Top Jokes of the Fringe 2017, 2019) has been busy with his podcast Jokes With Mark over the last 18 months, interviewing the likes of Milton Jon… 

Joe Thomas: Trying Not To Panic

Joe Thomas: Trying Not To Panic

Joe Thomas is a 37 year old, weary, cheeky young anxious, old upstart who once played Simon in inbetweeners and then played Simon in some other shows and now plays no-one. 

Joe Thomas: Trying Not To Panic

Joe Thomas: Trying Not To Panic

Joe Thomas is a 37 year old, weary, cheeky young anxious, old upstart who once played Simon in inbetweeners and then played Simon in some other shows and now plays no-one. 

The Dead Ducks: Ducks Out Of Water

The Dead Ducks: Ducks Out Of Water

The third generation of York Comedy Society’s premier sketch troupe, The Dead Ducks, are alive and kicking with their new show ‘Ducks out of water’. 

The Dead Ducks: Ducks Out of Water

The Dead Ducks: Ducks Out of Water

The third generation of York Comedy Society’s premier sketch troupe, The Dead Ducks, are alive and kicking with their new show ‘Ducks Out of Water’. 

The Dead Ducks: Ducks Out Of Water

The Dead Ducks: Ducks Out Of Water

The third generation of York Comedy Society’s premier sketch troupe, The Dead Ducks, are alive and kicking with their new show ‘Ducks out of water’. 

This is Not a Subject for Comedy

This is Not a Subject for Comedy

Pick of the Fringe award winner Ivor Dembina, presents a revised and updated version of his solo Jewish comedy show – a story with jokes about Israel, Palestine and the Jews. 

'Selfish' Creativity Workshop with poet Antonia King!

'Selfish' Creativity Workshop with poet Antonia King!

Join ‘Selfish’ Creativity Workshop with poet Antonia King to to better understand yourself and events in your life!Workshop overviewSo, this workshop will be all about how to use w… 

Spells for a Broken Heart

Spells for a Broken Heart

Love is complicated. 

It's Not Rocket Science

It's Not Rocket Science

It’s Not Rocket Science at theSpace@Surgeons’ Hall is presented by Nottingham New Theatre, England’s only fully student-run theatre venue. 

Mark Watson: This Can't Be It (Tour Preview)

Mark Watson: This Can't Be It (Tour Preview)

At 41, skinny national treasure Mark Watson is halfway through his days on earth according to his £1. 

Dead Ringers Live

Dead Ringers Live

"The legendary BBC Radio 4 series hits London’s Underbelly Festival for the first time in this special live residency starring the dream team of Jon Culshaw, Debra Steph… 

Spells for a Broken Heart

Spells for a Broken Heart

Love is complicated. 

Just Like Riding a Bike

Just Like Riding a Bike

A live gig! Wow! I have great memories of audiences singing along. 

Better Not Kill The Groove

Better Not Kill The Groove

The Songsmiths invite you to party to non-stop hits, a cappella style! From disco classics to Fleetwood Mac, we guarantee you will be dancing in your seat! So, You Better Not Kill … 

Not Ready For This: Work In Progress

Not Ready For This: Work In Progress

Michael Akadiri is a London born & bred, award-winning, fast-rising stand up comedian who has been seen/ heard on LadBible, Times Radio and recently recorded for ITV2s Stand Up Ske… 

Michael Akadiri: Not Ready For This (Work in Progress)

Michael Akadiri: Not Ready For This (Work in Progress)

Michael Akadiri is a London born & bred, award-winning, fast-rising stand up comedian who has been seen/ heard on LadBible, Times Radio and recently recorded for ITV2s Stand Up Ske… 

Harmon Leon in Ironic (Not Ironic)

Harmon Leon in Ironic (Not Ironic)

NYC comedian Harmon Leon brings you a show about lost love, irony and obscure Scottish poet William Topaz McGonagall. 

Slow Death of a Lotus Flower

Slow Death of a Lotus Flower

A surreal poetic tragicomedy on the clash between idealism and reality, to bombard the public with love for life. 

Slow Death of a Lotus Flower

Slow Death of a Lotus Flower

A surreal poetic tragicomedy on the clash between idealism and reality, to bombard the public with love for life. 

Ania Magliano: Absolutely No Worries If Not (Work in Progress)

Ania Magliano: Absolutely No Worries If Not (Work in Progress)

Ania is trying out some new material. 

I Am Not Victoria Wood

I Am Not Victoria Wood

‘Impressively evocative’ (Chortle. 

Ania Magliano: Absolutely No Worries If Not (Work in Progress)

Ania Magliano: Absolutely No Worries If Not (Work in Progress)

Ania is trying out some new material. 

**Sorry Not Sorry!**

**Sorry Not Sorry!**

Stand Up Comedians who all trained at London’s Best Comedy Venue; The Bill Murray, all come together to bring you a night of fun! You’ll laugh, cry and have something to chat t… 

Death and Dancing

Death and Dancing

He and She, both called Max, are boxfresh on the London queer scene. 

To Dram or Not to Dram

To Dram or Not to Dram

Since we were formed in 1983, we’ve believed in doing things differently. 

Myra DuBois – Dead Funny

Myra DuBois – Dead Funny

Myra is dead; long live Myra! Realising she stands to miss out on the most attention she’ll ever receive, the ‘acid-tongued and funny to the bone’ (Time Out) Myra brings forw… 

KING JOHN: A Theatrical Film

KING JOHN: A Theatrical Film

King Richard the Lionheart is dead. 

Music, Poetry and Silence for Healing at Greyfriars

Music, Poetry and Silence for Healing at Greyfriars

Music, Poetry & Silence for Healing: We have planned a series of events that both reflect on the atmosphere of live music and of quietness and reflection – a time for sharing our… 

Clown Nipples and Nice Try (Two Solo Shows - Works in Progress)

Clown Nipples and Nice Try (Two Solo Shows - Works in Progress)

In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy. 

Online Energy Healing Sessions

Online Energy Healing Sessions

Book an Energy Healing session online and bring your being into alignment with itself and the cosmos. 

Nice Try and Clown Nipples (Two Comedy Solo Shows)

Nice Try and Clown Nipples (Two Comedy Solo Shows)

In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy. 

Clown Nipples and Nice Try (Two Solo Shows - Works in Progress)

Clown Nipples and Nice Try (Two Solo Shows - Works in Progress)

In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy. 

Sam and Mark's On The Road Show

Sam and Mark's On The Road Show

Children’s TV royalty Sam and Mark, as seen on CBBC’s Big Friday Wind Up, Copycats and Crackerjack are delighted to be joining the hotly anticipated line up at Underbel… 

This is Not a Subject for Comedy

This is Not a Subject for Comedy

Pick of the Fringe award winner Ivor Dembina, presents a revised and updated version of his solo Jewish comedy show – a story with jokes about Israel, Palestine and the Jews. 

Not My Audience!

Not My Audience!

The hit stand-up panel show where the audience can join in the fun without being picked on! Three top stand-ups answer the daft questions the you’ve picked, and respond by using th… 

Dead Mother's Underwear

Dead Mother's Underwear

Some inherit from their mothers material possessions. 

City of the Dead Haunted Graveyard Tour

City of the Dead Haunted Graveyard Tour

Researched and designed by best-selling historical author and award-winning novelist J A Henderson, our walks combine the weirdest stories, wickedest humour and wildest history. 

The Carole King and James Taylor Story

The Carole King and James Taylor Story

Take a nostalgic journey through the career and music of two award-winning legends in this internationally sold-out show. 

We Just Need to Get Through This

We Just Need to Get Through This

A couple whose relationship just isn’t working. 

King John: A Theatrical Film

King John: A Theatrical Film

King Richard the Lionheart is dead. 

Sherlock's Secret Challenge – The Puzzle Solving Game That Shows You The City

Sherlock's Secret Challenge – The Puzzle Solving Game That Shows You The City

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. 

Triple Bypass: Three Ten-Minute Plays About Living for Death and Dying for Life

Triple Bypass: Three Ten-Minute Plays About Living for Death and Dying for Life

Deena MP Ronayne’s award-winning debut as a writer takes audiences on an emotional journey ranging from fear and hate to delight and joy. 

We Just Need to Get Through This

We Just Need to Get Through This

A couple whose relationship just isn’t working. 

I Am (Not) Kanye West

I Am (Not) Kanye West

Tash is a simple girl. 

Suffragettes: Deeds Not Words

Suffragettes: Deeds Not Words

Suffragettes is compelling, visceral epic theatre with 12 original songs in the style of our acclaimed, award-winning show, That Bastard Brecht. 

Loud Poets

Loud Poets

Showcasing the top spoken word talent the festival has to offer – from the laugh-out-loud funny, through the wonderfully surreal, to the thoughtful and emotional – Loud Poets c… 

Just These Please: No Worries If Not

Just These Please: No Worries If Not

Just These Please are back with 25 sketches and songs in 55 minutes. 

Mark Nelson: Don't Call It a Comeback

Mark Nelson: Don't Call It a Comeback

Don’t miss this post-pandemic solo show from the multi-award-winning Scottish stand-up regularly hailed as the best headliner in the country. 

Pierre Novellie: Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things?

Pierre Novellie: Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things?

Pierre Novellie: Why Can’t I Just Enjoy Things? Award-winning comedian Pierre Novellie looks into why he can’t just enjoy things. 

Pierre Novellie: Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things?

Pierre Novellie: Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things?

Pierre Novellie: Why Can’t I Just Enjoy Things? Award-winning comedian Pierre Novellie looks into why he can’t just enjoy things. 

Frequency - OLD DO NOT BUILD OR PROOF

Frequency - OLD DO NOT BUILD OR PROOF

Exploring Flow Experiences. 

Sharon Wanjohi & Abbie Edwards: Not Too Shabby

Sharon Wanjohi & Abbie Edwards: Not Too Shabby

An eclectic hour of stand up comedy from Sharon Wanjohi (Chortle Student Finalist) and Abbie Edwards (as heard on BBC Radio 4 Extra) that WILL make you laugh like you’d read a sl… 

Sharon Wanjohi & Abbie Edwards: Not Too Shabby

Sharon Wanjohi & Abbie Edwards: Not Too Shabby

An eclectic hour of stand up comedy from Sharon Wanjohi (Chortle Student Finalist) and Abbie Edwards (as heard on BBC Radio 4 Extra) that WILL make you laugh like you’d read a sl… 

Frequency - OLD DO NOT BUILD

Frequency - OLD DO NOT BUILD

Exploring Flow Experiences. 

Séayoncé: Hell Bent

Séayoncé: Hell Bent

The legendary Ghost Whisperer Séayoncé is lubed up to mystic it to you in this dragtastic séance. 

The History Bois at ONCA Barge: Meeting the Unruly Dead online workshop

The History Bois at ONCA Barge: Meeting the Unruly Dead online workshop

Part of The History Bois residency at ONCA barge, this online workshop run by poet, drag king and artist SL Grange is for folks wanting to connect with their Queer tr/ancestors. 

Richard Wright Is Just Happy To Be Involved

Richard Wright Is Just Happy To Be Involved

Richard is 38 years old. 

Richard Wright Is Just Happy To Be Involved

Richard Wright Is Just Happy To Be Involved

Richard is 38 years old. 

Susan Murray: How Not to Die in a Plane Crash!

Susan Murray: How Not to Die in a Plane Crash!

Fasten your seat belts for a darkly hilarious and deliciously bumpy ride. 

Susan Murray: How Not to Die in a Plane Crash!

Susan Murray: How Not to Die in a Plane Crash!

Fasten your seat belts for a darkly hilarious and deliciously bumpy ride. 

Serena Flynn: Lizard King (Work In Progress)

Serena Flynn: Lizard King (Work In Progress)

Think it’s been a weird year? Meet The Lizard King. 

Sara Segovia and Lachlan Werner are making shows (WORK IN PROGRESS)

Sara Segovia and Lachlan Werner are making shows (WORK IN PROGRESS)

Sara Segovia Rodao and Lachlan Werner are cuties by nature, cancers by astrological sign and clowns by trade. 

Serena Flynn: Lizard King (Work In Progress)

Serena Flynn: Lizard King (Work In Progress)

Think it’s been a weird year? Meet The Lizard King. 

Not Ready For This (Work in Progress)

Not Ready For This (Work in Progress)

Michael Akadiri is a London born & bred, award-winning, fast-rising stand up comedian who has been previously heard on Times Radio, BBC Radio Kent, and Union Jack. 

Not Ready For This (Work in Progress)

Not Ready For This (Work in Progress)

Michael Akadiri is a London born & bred, award-winning, fast-rising stand up comedian who has been previously heard on Times Radio, BBC Radio Kent, and Union Jack. 

Divorced, Beheaded, Died: An Audience with King Henry VIII

Divorced, Beheaded, Died: An Audience with King Henry VIII

King Henry VIII is ‘brought to life’ in this most dramatic of performances! In all his splendour and magnitude, the King, now in old age, recounts the events of his long life a… 

Divorced, Beheaded, Died: An Audience with King Henry VIII

Divorced, Beheaded, Died: An Audience with King Henry VIII

King Henry VIII is ‘brought to life’ in this most dramatic of performances! In all his splendour and magnitude, the King, now in old age, recounts the events of his long life a… 

Divorced, Beheaded, Survived: An Audience with King Henry VIII

Divorced, Beheaded, Survived: An Audience with King Henry VIII

Period music greets loyal subjects as they enter the Friends Meeting House to attend Divorced, Beheaded, Survived: An Audience with King Henry VIII, written and directed by John Wh… 

Clown Nipples and Nice Try (Two Solo Shows - Works in Progress)

Clown Nipples and Nice Try (Two Solo Shows - Works in Progress)

Tl;dr: Two female comedians debut their 30 minute solo shows on one bill. 

Clown Nipples and Nice Try (Two Solo Shows - Works in Progress)

Clown Nipples and Nice Try (Two Solo Shows - Works in Progress)

In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy. 

Bruce: Death of a King

Bruce: Death of a King

Politics, power and war drive much of our history, but what about those who drive world-changing events? How would one of the history’s greatest winners face the moment of his own … 

Bruce: Death of a King

Bruce: Death of a King

Politics, power and war drive much of our history, but what about those who drive world-changing events? How would one of the history’s greatest winners face the moment of his own … 

Drama King

Drama King

This compelling one-man show by Mark Stratford charts the life and times of William Charles Macready, one of the greatest actor-managers of the 19th Century. 

Drama King

Drama King

Unless you have studied the history of theatre it's easy to imagine that performances on stage have always been very much as they are today. 

Still Not Getting It

Still Not Getting It

Award-Winning company Girl Code Theatre bring their “powerful”, “engaging” and “thought-provoking” documentary to Brighton Fringe. 

Still Not Getting It

Still Not Getting It

Award-Winning company Girl Code Theatre bring their “powerful”, “engaging” and “thought-provoking” documentary to Brighton Fringe. 

Bent Double

Bent Double

A gay-friendly, irreverent night of fun and frolics hosted by the brilliant Zoe Lyons (as seen on TV’s ‘Live at the Apollo’, ‘Celebrity MasterChef’, ‘Mock The Week’). 

Pete Wells: Does Not Exist

Pete Wells: Does Not Exist

Digital assistants predict Pete’s every move - is he a deepfake, does he exist? An AI buddy comedy exploring how human experience is being transformed by technology. 

Pete Wells: Does Not Exist

Pete Wells: Does Not Exist

Digital assistants predict Pete’s every move - is he a deepfake, does he exist? An AI buddy comedy exploring how human experience is being transformed by technology. 

King Jamsheed: Lonely Piano

King Jamsheed: Lonely Piano

Neo-classical electronic composer King Jamsheed brings together a year’s work. 

King Jamsheed: Lonely Piano

King Jamsheed: Lonely Piano

Neo-classical electronic composer King Jamsheed brings together a year’s work in livestream. 

This is Not a Solo Dance

This is Not a Solo Dance

The mandarin character ‘woman (女)’ has three strokes; it’s expected to be written in a set order. 

The King of Broken Things

The King of Broken Things

A journey into the broken heart of a young boy, who, through creativity, imagination, and determination, teaches us that the rehabilitation of things broken and discarded gets to i… 

Des Kapital: Better Red Than Dead

Des Kapital: Better Red Than Dead

Join the pop star of the Proletariat, Des Kapital (winner of ‘Gulag’s Got Talent’, ‘The Ex-Soviet Republic Factor’ and ‘Strictly Commune Farming’) for a live, physica… 

Ida Barr: Not Dead

Ida Barr: Not Dead

Ida Barr is a former star of the British Music Hall. 

Broken Link

Broken Link

First OnComm Nominee of 2021! Four friends from a small town meet every year to remember their closest friend, Ellie, who committed suicide four years ago. 

The King of Broken Things

The King of Broken Things

A journey into the broken heart of a young boy, who, through creativity, imagination, and determination, teaches us that the rehabilitation of things broken and discarded gets to i… 

King Lear

King Lear

Armed only with a drum, a guitar, a knife and a chair, this irreverent, inventive and highly accessible one-man adaptation of Shakespeare’s ‘King Lear’ is presented from the poin… 

Broken Link

Broken Link

It’s been five years since Ellie’s death. 

Des Kapital: Better Red Than Dead

Des Kapital: Better Red Than Dead

Join the pop star of the Proletariat, Des Kapital (winner of ‘Gulag’s Got Talent’, ‘The Ex-Soviet Republic Factor’ and ‘Strictly Commune Farming’) for a live, physica… 

King Lear

King Lear

Armed only with a drum, a guitar, a knife and a chair, this irreverent, inventive and highly accessible one-man adaptation of Shakespeare’s ‘King Lear’ is presented from the poin… 

Death and the Dominatrix

Death and the Dominatrix

What does a woman have to do to give death a good spanking? A comedy drama from award-winning writer Chris Brannick and director Karen Kirkup. 

Death and the Dominatrix

Death and the Dominatrix

What does a woman have to do to give death a good spanking? A comedy drama from award-winning writer Chris Brannick and director Karen Kirkup. 

This is Not a Solo Dance

This is Not a Solo Dance

The mandarin character ‘woman’ has three strokes, it’s expected to be written in a set order. 

Lloyd Griffith: Not Just a Pretty Face

Lloyd Griffith: Not Just a Pretty Face

Lloyd Griffith: Not just a pretty faceLloyd is back on the road with his latest stand up tour. 

Mark Steel: Every Little Thing's Gonna Be Alright

Mark Steel: Every Little Thing's Gonna Be Alright

This show has been rescheduled from Sat 18 April 2020. 

SUGGS: KING CNUT, A LIFE IN THE REALM OF MADNESS

SUGGS: KING CNUT, A LIFE IN THE REALM OF MADNESS

Thursday 22nd October, 7. 

Andy Parsons: Healing The Nation

Andy Parsons: Healing The Nation

BORIS JOHNSON replaces Theresa May as PM. 

A Game Not Lost

A Game Not Lost

Sit down for a game of Mahjong with one of the most feared and powerful women of all time, Ching Shih. 

Spoken, Not Stirred

Spoken, Not Stirred

Thursday 18 February, 7pm - Spoken, Not Stirred LGBTQIA+ poetry open mic night, with featured artist Antonia Jade King who is a Barbican Young Poet, her debut piece of work ‘She To… 

Death Drop

Death Drop

A Dragatha Christie Murder-Mystery  Murder can be such a Drag. 

Drama King

Drama King

“Drama King” is a compelling new one-man show, written and performed by Mark Stratford, which tells the story of William Charles Macready, one of the greatest actor-managers of the… 

The Carole King and James Taylor Story

The Carole King and James Taylor Story

An international sell-out show taking you on a nostalgic journey through the career and music of two legends. 

British Army Musicians: More Than Just A Marching Band

British Army Musicians: More Than Just A Marching Band

A showcase of musical performances from British Army Musicians presented by Lance Sergeant (LSgt) Connor Deacon and Lance Corporal (LCpl) Andee Birkett, two current serving members… 

Folk Songs from Just 3Folk

Folk Songs from Just 3Folk

Come and enjoy our music. 

Dreaming of Sexual Healing, Sot Of...

Dreaming of Sexual Healing, Sot Of...

A comedy exploring dreams, love, sex & our desperate search for connection in the midst of a pandemic. 

Mark Watson: How You Can Almost Win

Mark Watson: How You Can Almost Win

In 2017, Watson – prone to considerable anxiety, with multiple phobias and a history of piss-poor self-esteem – was asked to go on Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls. 

Just Two Guys: Burgers and Fries

Just Two Guys: Burgers and Fries

Just Two Guys have arrived to bring you an experience you won’t forget! Their unique blend of acoustic rock music, comedy, and food creates the most fulfilling musical performanc… 

Match.Mom

Match.Mom

A playful, one-woman comedy about a single mum’s trials and adventures in the year 2000 at the dawn of Internet dating. 

King John

King John

King Richard the Lionheart is dead. 

Mason King – Mind Reader: Sleight of Time

Mason King – Mind Reader: Sleight of Time

Following sell-out runs in 2016, 2018 and 2019, mind reader Mason King returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with his unique brand of entertainment! Having been a fan of time-th… 

Graham is Not Cooperating

Graham is Not Cooperating

Son, brother and patient, Graham subsists on a full-fat diet of petty grievances and crosswords. 

Wet Paint - Still Not Dry

Wet Paint - Still Not Dry

Listen in as two high brown reviewers share their thoughts on Wet Paint - the 2020 Fringe show that never was! A blend of sketch and improv comedy, this satirical take on think-pie… 

Death(s) at Sea

Death(s) at Sea

A small theatre company are performing their murder mystery play, Death at Sea, but during the show, everything goes wrong. 

THE COMPLETE WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE* *But Just The Deaths (and the gory bits too)

THE COMPLETE WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE* *But Just The Deaths (and the gory bits too)

This jaunty little potter through the more gruesome elements of Shakespeare’s works really ‘gets’ the tone needed for this strange 2020 hybrid of live theatre / film / desper… 

Accidental Death of an Anarchist

Accidental Death of an Anarchist

Anarchist: noun; a person who rebels against any authority or established order. 

Jerry Sadowitz: Not For Everyone

Jerry Sadowitz: Not For Everyone

Jerry Sadowitz - comedian magician psychopath- is the perfect antidote to man made viruses designed to slow down climate change by ridding the world of people like you! … 

Jerry Sadowitz: Not For Everyone (Anyone)!

Jerry Sadowitz: Not For Everyone (Anyone)!

Jerry Sadowitz - comedian magician psychopath- is the perfect antidote to man made viruses designed to slow down climate change by ridding the world of people like you!&… 

The Carole King and James Taylor Story

The Carole King and James Taylor Story

An international sell-out show taking you on a nostalgic journey through the career and music of these two legends. 

The Show That Must Not Be Named

The Show That Must Not Be Named

Improvised Harry Potter from Chortle Award-winning Jericho Comedy. 

Mitch Benn: Can Everybody Just Calm Down Please

Mitch Benn: Can Everybody Just Calm Down Please

Things are getting way too tense out there, aren’t they? The powers that be are peddling anger to the masses and we’re all becoming rage junkies. 

AAA Batteries (Not Included)

AAA Batteries (Not Included)

A tenth consecutive year at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe! An hour of sharp gags, quick wit and high-energy hijinks from three of the circuit’s funniest performers. 

Mark Watson: This Can't Be It

Mark Watson: This Can't Be It

Watson, at 40, is halfway through his life according to the life expectancy calculator. 

Not Quite Midnight Radio

Not Quite Midnight Radio

After total sell-out Edinburgh Fringe runs in 2018 with In Loyal Company, and 2019 with Fragility of Man, David William Bryan returns with a brand-new psychological drama for 2020. 

Alasdair Beckett-King: Nevermore

Alasdair Beckett-King: Nevermore

Out of the swirling maelstrom he steps; his sword of jokes, his shield of whimsy and his armour made of a third amusing thing. 

City of the Dead Haunted Graveyard Tour

City of the Dead Haunted Graveyard Tour

Researched and designed by best-selling historical author and award-winning novelist J A Henderson, our walks combine the weirdest stories, wickedest humour and wildest history. 

The Not So New Comedian of the Year Final 2020

The Not So New Comedian of the Year Final 2020

So you still think you’re funny?Forget youthful optimism & skinny jeans. 

The Shark Is Broken

The Shark Is Broken

Cape Cod, 1974: shooting on JAWS has stalled. 

Andy Parsons: Healing The Nation

Andy Parsons: Healing The Nation

‘It was 24th June 2016 and I found myself contemplating a supermarket meal deal. 

Andy Parsons: Healing The Nation

Andy Parsons: Healing The Nation

‘It was 24th June 2016 and I found myself contemplating a supermarket meal deal. 

Not So New Comedian of the Year 2020: Semi Finals

Not So New Comedian of the Year 2020: Semi Finals

So you still think you’re  funny? Forget cheery optimism & skinny jeans. 

Lloyd Griffith: Not Just a Pretty Face

Lloyd Griffith: Not Just a Pretty Face

Lloyd is back on the road for his third UK stand up tour. 

Mark Thomas: 50 Things About Us

Mark Thomas: 50 Things About Us

In his new show 50 Things About Us, Mark Thomas combines his trademark mix of storytelling, standup, mischief and really, really well researched material to examine how … 

Mark Thomas: 50 Things About Us

Mark Thomas: 50 Things About Us

Mark uses his trademark style of storytelling, stand-up, subversion and really, really well-researched material to try and find out how the hell we ended up in the middle of this s… 

Not So New Comedian of the Year 2020: Heats

Not So New Comedian of the Year 2020: Heats

So you still think you’re funny? Forget cheery optimism & skinny jeans. 

All The King’s Men

All The King’s Men

All the King's Men are a world-renowned, award-winning all-male a cappella group based in the heart of London. 

All the King’s Men

All the King’s Men

All the King's Men are a world-renowned, award-winning all-male a cappella group based in the heart of London. 

MANDEMIC: A DRAG KING CABARET

MANDEMIC: A DRAG KING CABARET

Join The Family Jewels for a full frontal night of comedy, song, and a disarmingly sexy exploration of gendered power. 

There's a Dead Body in my Baby's Sandpit

There's a Dead Body in my Baby's Sandpit

Linda, Brian and Nelly are new to the neighbourhood, everything seems perfect. 

Life And Death Of A Journalist

Life And Death Of A Journalist

Jingan Young is a fascinating writer to follow, as her play Life and Death of a Journalist explores the hardships of journalism amid political turbulence and cultural difference. 

Mark Kingswood

Mark Kingswood

British Crooner and Radio 2 favourite Mark Kingswood has announced his first UK concert dates for 2020. 

Mark Kingswood

Mark Kingswood

British Crooner and Radio 2 favourite Mark Kingswood has announced his first UK concert dates for 2020. 

Mark Thomas Podcast Recording

Mark Thomas Podcast Recording

Mark’s podcast investigates what it is to be British. 

Whine Not?

Whine Not?

Whine not? is an antidote to feminist chaos. 

Darling, It’s Not About You

Darling, It’s Not About You

Love is never easy. 

The Death Show

The Death Show

Death. 

Kunene and the King

Kunene and the King

Don’t miss John Kani’s highly acclaimed play Kunene and the King marking the 25th anniversary of the end of apartheid with a strictly limited London run, following its … 

The Match Box

The Match Box

The prospect of a two-act monologue that lasts around two and a quarter, an interval, is perhaps daunting for both the actor and aficionados of the genre alike. 

The Match Box

The Match Box

And she grew to be a girl, my daughter, my Mary. 

Death of a Salesman

Death of a Salesman

Following a sold out run at the Young Vic theatre, the smash hit, critically acclaimed production of Death of a Salesman transfers to the Piccadilly Theatre for 10 weeks only. 

The Pitmen Poets

The Pitmen Poets

To follow…  

Not Another Dungeons & Dragons Podcast

Not Another Dungeons & Dragons Podcast

Welcome to the campaign after the campaign! Three unlikely adventurers attempt to right the wrongs caused by a party of legendary heroes who screwed up the world wh… 

King of Pop - The Legend Continues

King of Pop - The Legend Continues

KING OF POP - THE LEGEND CONTINUES showcases the extraordinary talent of an impersonator who has performed for 28 years in over 350 international shows, 62 different cou… 

Carole: The Music of Carole King

Carole: The Music of Carole King

From the producers of the West End hit shows 'Seven Drunken Nights - The Story of The Dubliners' and 'Walk Right Back - The Everly Brothers Story', t… 

Carole: The Music of Carole King

Carole: The Music of Carole King

From the producers of the West End hit shows 'Seven Drunken Nights - The Story of The Dubliners' and 'Walk Right Back - The Everly Brothers Story', t… 

I am not Marilyn

I am not Marilyn

Marilyn’s icon is a blend of innocence and feminine sexuality. 

Dead Funny

Dead Funny

The Tower Theatre Company seek to outrage and (somewhat) inspire with their recreation of Dead Funny. 

Remainiacs Live: Democalypse 2019 Part Two with special guest Mark Gatiss

Remainiacs Live: Democalypse 2019 Part Two with special guest Mark Gatiss

We got an extension – it’s the Will of the People! After our 7pm show with James O’Brien sold out in record time, REMAINIACS is proud to present a seco… 

A Day in the Death of Joe Egg

A Day in the Death of Joe Egg

Playwright Peter Nichols died only last month at the age of 92. 

Dylan Dodds and Friends (Friends Not Included)

Dylan Dodds and Friends (Friends Not Included)

Every fortnite Dylan Dodds (comedian) writes a blog about Friends (sitcom). 

Mara Gillan: Whine Not?

Mara Gillan: Whine Not?

Stand Up Comedy  

This Play Is Not About Me

This Play Is Not About Me

This play is about dreams, where forgotten memories go, déjà vu, laughter, the inability to laugh, that sense you get when you can tell someone is staring at you, the song Girls … 

Death and the Maiden

Death and the Maiden

What would you do if you had the chance for revenge? 15 years after being kidnapped and tortured in General Pinochet’s Chile, Paulina Salas tries to forget the past and build a q… 

Just Beatles

Just Beatles

Just Beatles have firmly established themselves on the tribute band scene in their native Scotland and have received invitations to play at Beatles festivals all over the UK and Eu… 

Target Man by Mark Starling

Target Man by Mark Starling

19-year-old Connor has just signed for a Premier League team. 

Broken English

Broken English

A contemporary exploration on the journey of the English language. 

TalkFest – Anatomy of a Play: How Not to Drown

TalkFest – Anatomy of a Play: How Not to Drown

Over the last three years, playwright Nicola McCartney and actor Dritan Kastrati have worked together to tell Dritan’s story of two epic journeys of survival set against the back… 

She Shall Not Be Moved

She Shall Not Be Moved

This fresh, original piece of writing, set in a modern day witch trial, is a meditation on what it means to be a woman; the challenges we face, and how they break us, bind us and s… 

Not Today's Yesterday

Not Today's Yesterday

Not Today’s Yesterday. 

Just a Number

Just a Number

David Harmer and Ray Globe recently turned 60. 

Definitely Not Romeo and Juliet

Definitely Not Romeo and Juliet

On the day of Ernie Villa’s magnum opus, which bears a striking resemblance to Romeo and Juliet, he is horrified to find his company van has been stolen with the cast inside. 

Asexual Healing: Prophets of Time

Asexual Healing: Prophets of Time

Discover the secrets of the universe. 

Questions for Quiz Shows

Questions for Quiz Shows

Cora is at the festival to see her ex-boyfriend perform. 

Death and Botany

Death and Botany

Eli has mastered the art of necromancy, but will his mum’s new boyfriend get in the way of bringing his dad back from the dead? Death and Botany is an original horror comedy… 

Comedy Hypnotist and Mentalist Mark Knight

Comedy Hypnotist and Mentalist Mark Knight

Mark Knight had the honour of performing to a packed-out room, clearly up for a fun Friday night of Mind Reading and Hypnosis – any Edinburgh performer’s dream scenario. 

Mix and Match Wine Package

Mix and Match Wine Package

An hour of stand-up featuring James Trickey (Chortle Student Comedy runner-up 2018), Imogen Trusselle (Comedy Virgins Prize 2019 semi-finalist) and Pravanya Pillay (Founder and hos… 

Lovecraft (Not the Sex Shop in Cardiff)

Lovecraft (Not the Sex Shop in Cardiff)

An award-winning, one-woman science comedy-musical about the neuroscience of love and loneliness. 

I Am Mark

I Am Mark

Mark’s Gospel is our most authentic portrait of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. 

Mark Watson: I Appreciate You Coming to This and Let's Hope for the Best (Work in Progress)

Mark Watson: I Appreciate You Coming to This and Let's Hope for the Best (Work in Progress)

Watson presents a show that’s no more than 50% ready for public consumption and hopes for the festival’s legendary supportive vibe to carry him through. 

Absolutely (Not) Free – An Evening of Zappa

Absolutely (Not) Free – An Evening of Zappa

A smorgasbord of Frank Zappa classics hand-delivered by those finest purveyors of conceptual continuity, Pygmy Twylyte! Expect pickles, poodles, dental floss, muffins, snowballs an… 

It Just So Happened – An Alternative History Show

It Just So Happened – An Alternative History Show

In this alternative history show four panellists each deliver an original stand-up comedy set based around an event which happened on the same date as the show at some point in his… 

Folk Songs from Just 3Folk

Folk Songs from Just 3Folk

Come and enjoy our music. 

This is Mark Ritchie: Honest to God

This is Mark Ritchie: Honest to God

Fresh from touring America and the UK, Mark returns to the Festival Fringe for the fourth time and has some tales to tell. 

Eilidh Steel and Mark Neal

Eilidh Steel and Mark Neal

Eilidh Steel and Mark Neal are leading lights in the Scottish traditional music scene, playing traditional music and song strongly influenced by the music from Argyll and the west … 

To Be or Not to Be? Purgatory Is the Question

To Be or Not to Be? Purgatory Is the Question

The scene is set, the story is well known, the outcome for most is death. 

St Mark Live! A Dramatic Presentation of the Gospel According to Mark

St Mark Live! A Dramatic Presentation of the Gospel According to Mark

Gerald Osborne spent three years memorising the Gospel of St Mark. 

The First King of England in a Dress

The First King of England in a Dress

Vikings, giants and magic await you in this fun-packed historical adventure. 

Ophelia Is Also Dead

Ophelia Is Also Dead

Ophelia is Also Dead follows Ophelia telling us the story of her whole life. 

You Have a Match

You Have a Match

Two girls take on the world of app store dating. 

Dead Parents Society

Dead Parents Society

‘Welcome to the Dead Parents Society. 

Mark Watson: The Infinite Show

Mark Watson: The Infinite Show

Cluster-bombed with yoghurt on Taskmaster, half-killed by Bear Grylls on Celebrity Island, scrawny Fringe legend Watson returns with his show about empathy: one of the top-ten best… 

Edinburgh's Pandas Are Just Weegies in Disguise!

Edinburgh's Pandas Are Just Weegies in Disguise!

When Edinburgh’s pandas disappear suspicion falls on gangsters from Glasgow. 

BBC: Just a Minute

BBC: Just a Minute

Come along to Just a Minute’s special recordings in Edinburgh. 

Sometimes, Just a Second

Sometimes, Just a Second

It’s a new millennium. 

Bach and the Poets: Slow Dancing

Bach and the Poets: Slow Dancing

American violist Christine Rutledge returns to the Fringe with her new multimedia program combining music by Bach with newly commissioned works by poets from Detroit, Rutledge’s fi… 

Not That Different

Not That Different

BSC Theatre joyously celebrate diversity and minority identities through this tender and thought-provoking glimpse into life on the outside. 

Death by Shakespeare

Death by Shakespeare

A chorus of bawdy spirits lead you through this physically dynamic amalgamation of Shakespeare’s finest death scenes. 

Mark Dean Quinn Knits: A Comedy Show

Mark Dean Quinn Knits: A Comedy Show

A show about knitting. 

Just the Tonic Comedy Club – Midnight Show

Just the Tonic Comedy Club – Midnight Show

‘Consistently boasting the most interesting line-ups in the country’ (Times). The best acts from the Fringe come and mooch about and make you laugh at midnight. 

The King of Ghosts: Zhong Kui

The King of Ghosts: Zhong Kui

This story is based on Chinese traditional myth, Zhong Kui. 

Richard Wright Is Just Happy to be Involved

Richard Wright Is Just Happy to be Involved

Richard Wright is just happy to be involved. 

Mark Simmons – One-Linerererer

Mark Simmons – One-Linerererer

Jokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokes… 

Jokes with Mark Simmons Podcast: Live

Jokes with Mark Simmons Podcast: Live

Mark Simmons (ITV’s Out There) brings his hit podcast to Edinburgh for a series of special live recordings. 

Prefer Not To Say

Prefer Not To Say

‘But the terror wasn’t about what I was being accused of, the terror was what I could get done for. 

Mark Cram: Centaur

Mark Cram: Centaur

Being dumped is hard. 

Forget Me Not

Forget Me Not

On a cold, blustery evening in 1945, the playwright’s grandmother, June, answers the door to an ill-fated telegram delivery. 

Tom Glover – A Glover Not a Fighter

Tom Glover – A Glover Not a Fighter

Best New Show nominee – Leicester Comedy Festival 2019. 

Live For A Dead Audience

Live For A Dead Audience

Screwball comedians Dominic Goland and Matthew Tallon (Laugh Factory Chicago, Vodafone Comedy Festival) fight off the Forces of Darkness using the only weapon they’ve got– jokes. 

Mark Can't Rap

Mark Can't Rap

Teacher, poet, comedian and ‘internet sensation’ (Sun), Mark Grist has just seven weeks to learn how to rap. 

Little Death Club

Little Death Club

The air of the Speigeltent circus hub is thick with dark debauchery, smoke and gin soaked Weimer punk jazz, setting the atmosphere for a celebration of the extraordinary. 

Make Tea, Not War

Make Tea, Not War

After performing at the Brighton and Ludlow Fringes this year, Majk Stokes returns to Edinburgh to bookend the Venue 40 programme. 

Improv Cage Match

Improv Cage Match

Improv Cage Match pits two improv teams against each other, with the audience declaring the winner. 

Andrew O'Neill – We Are Not in the Least Afraid of Ruins; We Carry a New World in Our Hearts

Andrew O'Neill – We Are Not in the Least Afraid of Ruins; We Carry a New World in Our Hearts

After the apocalypse, hope. 

The Shark is Broken

The Shark is Broken

Part insider look at the making of the film Jaws and part musings on what constitutes an artist, The Shark is Broken, written by Ian Shaw and Joseph Nixon and directed by Guy Maste… 

Broken Funnies

Broken Funnies

Martin Bearne is a struggling stand-up comedian (‘killer one-liners’ (Scotsman), ‘like a deranged Milton Jones, only filthier’ (ThreeWeeks)), who gigs around the country, entertain… 

How To Not Die

How To Not Die

Bylgja is an Icelandic anxiety ridden hypochondriac but at the same time so extremely clumsy she requires monthly hospital visits. 

Dead Ringers Live

Dead Ringers Live

The legendary BBC Radio 4 series hits the Edinburgh Fringe for the first time in this special live residency starring the dream team of Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Lewis MacLeod and D… 

Death of the American Teenager

Death of the American Teenager

What is it about guns? Today’s American high school students have been raised at a time when school shootings have become common and suicide rates have drastically increased. 

The Leeds Tealights: It's Not That Serious

The Leeds Tealights: It's Not That Serious

After their five-star run (TheWeeReview. 

Match Girl

Match Girl

Match Girl is a musical re-imagination of the Hans Christian Andersen classic tale The Little Match Girl. 

Just Like a Woman

Just Like a Woman

Ellie, Liz and Tig have worked in the factory for a very long time. 

Bang, Bang, You're Dead

Bang, Bang, You're Dead

William Mastrosimone’s one-act play, Bang, Bang, You’re Dead, is a powerful response to the wave of school killings that have erupted in recent times. 

Dear Mr Dead Head

Dear Mr Dead Head

Ten friends. 

Monica: This Play Is Not About Monica Lewinsky

Monica: This Play Is Not About Monica Lewinsky

In order for theatre to be political, it certainly does not have to make any truly profound statement on the state of the world. 

Puppet King Richard II

Puppet King Richard II

Two used actors, recycled utensils, hand-carved Czech puppets, live music and you, the court, bring Shakespeare’s poetic drama of power and abdication to life. 

I'll Be Broken Home for Christmas with Jeffrey Baldinger

I'll Be Broken Home for Christmas with Jeffrey Baldinger

I’ll Be Broken Home for Christmas is a dark comedy musical written by Jeffrey Baldinger and Jessica Michelle Singleton. 

Are we not drawn onward to new erA – Ontroerend Goed

Are we not drawn onward to new erA – Ontroerend Goed

What’s done is done. 

Mark Thompson's Spectacular Science Show

Mark Thompson's Spectacular Science Show

You think science is boring, think again; this is science like you have never seen it before. 

Susan Murray: How Not To Die In A Plane Crash

Susan Murray: How Not To Die In A Plane Crash

Fasten your seat belts for a darkly hilarious and deliciously bumpy ride. 

I Am Not Marilyn

I Am Not Marilyn

Andy Warhol’s paintings, JFK’s birthday song, NYC subway grate upskirt, the list goes on. 

The Last King of Porn

The Last King of Porn

What are you willing to do to become a legend? A porn actor performing his last record-breaking movie: a sex marathon with 100 women. 

Mason King – Sleight of Mind

Mason King – Sleight of Mind

Following sell-out runs in 2016 and 2018 Mason King returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with a brand-new show! As a child Mason always dreamt of mastering the art of sleight of hand. 

Dream of a King

Dream of a King

Actor/writer Christopher Tajah of Resistance Theatre Company gives an impassioned performance in Dream Of A King at theSpace Triplex, as he reimagines the hours leading up to the a… 

The Carole King Story

The Carole King Story

Following sell-out shows and standing ovations in 2017/18, The Carole King Story returns to take you on an incredible journey through the career of six-time Grammy Award winner and… 

Dead Equal

Dead Equal

Dead Equal is a resplendent feminist perspective on female involvement in combat. 

A Game of Death and Chance

A Game of Death and Chance

Meet characters including a publican, an investor and a spy who’ll share details with you from Edinburgh’s colourful past as you journey through Gladstone’s Land. 

Feed Wolf Ice Cream: A Comedy Show About Death

Feed Wolf Ice Cream: A Comedy Show About Death

For those who want more from their comedy than one guy standing still on a stage with a microphone. 

Shivani Thussu: Prefer Not to Say

Shivani Thussu: Prefer Not to Say

Do you have an opinion? Because we’d love to hear it! Shivani Thussu’s debut hour is set in a focus group that goes too far. 

Dr Lara Love: Love Leans In

Dr Lara Love: Love Leans In

What is love? An unknown quantity, a mesmerising spiritual gift or a song by Haddaway? Love guru Dr Lara Love heals our loveless society in one enlightening hour. 

Late Night Comedy Death Camp

Late Night Comedy Death Camp

Returning for its second year, Henry Ginsberg (FHM Stand-Up Hero, Reading Festival New Act of the Year) presents a possibly anarchic, probably slightly depraved and almost certainl… 

Shaving the Dead

Shaving the Dead

Shaving the Dead starts with two undertakers waiting at a coffin. 

Joey Page – Afterlife (An Idiot Considers a Series of Distractions Before Death)

Joey Page – Afterlife (An Idiot Considers a Series of Distractions Before Death)

Joey Page – award-nominated star of Nevermind the Buzzcocks – 31, is having a midlife crisis. 

Ubu the King

Ubu the King

Delightfully deranged and beautifully berserk, Ukrainian group Misanthrope Theatre re-ignite the flames of rebellion and fervour that saw Alfred Jarry’s play close upon its openi… 

Broken Toys

Broken Toys

Comedians are, like, soooo the broken, unused toys in a toy box and we’ve been, like, really trying to use comedy to repair ourselves and survive in the toy box of life. 

Gay Not Straight

Gay Not Straight

Former “straight” and rising NYC star Keenan Steiner (NY Comedy Festival) makes his Fringe debut with a high-octane hour on the hilarity of coming out late and living life gay. 

Guerilla Aspies Year Five – Not an Autism Puppet Show

Guerilla Aspies Year Five – Not an Autism Puppet Show

The fifth year of the world unique audience autism conversion show faces new issues. 

Lucy Farrett: Lois

Lucy Farrett: Lois

Character comedy is a difficult discipline at the best of times and, with a trope as thoroughly picked-over as the oblivious action-hero, it asks at lot from a performer to find so… 

Shaken Not Stirred: The Improvised James Bond Film

Shaken Not Stirred: The Improvised James Bond Film

Daniel Craig has pulled out of the next James Bond film. 

She Sells Sea Shells

She Sells Sea Shells

Searching through the Fringe guide for a show worth seeing is a job that could perhaps be likened to archaeology – you spend hours carefully probing, sorting the dross from the d… 

Sean Morley: Soon I Will Be Dead and My Bones Will Be Free to Wreak Havoc Upon the Earth Once More

Sean Morley: Soon I Will Be Dead and My Bones Will Be Free to Wreak Havoc Upon the Earth Once More

Inside my skin is a rattling beast and when I breathe my last it will emerge. 

Who Is Daniel King

Who Is Daniel King

A story of a man who decides to be a dancer. 

Raul Kohli: All My Heroes Are Dead, in Jail or Touched Up Your Nan

Raul Kohli: All My Heroes Are Dead, in Jail or Touched Up Your Nan

Raul Kohli grew up with many heroes. 

Charmian Hughes: What-not

Charmian Hughes: What-not

Charmian self-identifies as a what-not, the word for people who don’t have a word. 

Caitlin Cook: Death Wish

Caitlin Cook: Death Wish

Since she was seventeen, Caitlin Cook has lived by a code: if something scares her, she has to do it. 

3,000 Trees: The Death of Mr William McRae

3,000 Trees: The Death of Mr William McRae

Willie MacRae – anti-nuclear campaigner, SNP politician and successful lawyer. 

I’m Just Kidneying

I’m Just Kidneying

Amanda donated her kidney for her sister. 

Stuart Mitchell – Is It Just Me? (Work in Progress)

Stuart Mitchell – Is It Just Me? (Work in Progress)

Join the longest running panellist on BBC Scotland’s Breaking the News as he runs through new material for his next tour. 

Mark and Haydn: Llaugh

Mark and Haydn: Llaugh

Sketch comedy double act Mark and Haydn have been described as ‘brilliant’ by their guardian. 

Tone Death

Tone Death

A Canadian folk ballad duo bring their own sassy and offbeat brand of comedy to Edinburgh. 

Angelos Epithemiou: Can I Just Show You What I've Got?

Angelos Epithemiou: Can I Just Show You What I've Got?

Angelos is up in Edinburgh to do his stuff and to stand in front of people for about 13 days, maybe more if he can get time off at the stables. 

Loud Poets: Best of Fringe

Loud Poets: Best of Fringe

Showcasing the top spoken word talent the festival has to offer – from the laugh-out-loud funny, through the wonderfully surreal, to the thoughtful and emotional – Loud Poets c… 

Caitlin Cook: Death Wish

Caitlin Cook: Death Wish

“Seriously, this is talent. 

Laura Davis: Better Dead Than a Coward

Laura Davis: Better Dead Than a Coward

Dark, bold and razor sharp, Australian comedian Laura Davis is internationally critically acclaimed as one of the most unique comedic voices around. 

Dylan Dodds and Friends (Friends Not Included)

Dylan Dodds and Friends (Friends Not Included)

Four years ago, Dylan Dodds asked himself a question: could he BE any more ridiculous? The answer, it turns out, is yes. 

Carl Donnelly: Shall We All Just Kill Ourselves?

Carl Donnelly: Shall We All Just Kill Ourselves?

Double Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Carl Donnelly (‘Observational genius’ (Guardian)) returns with a new show about how difficult it is to be a good person in the modern age. 

AJ Holmes: Yeah, but Not Right Now

AJ Holmes: Yeah, but Not Right Now

Award-winning actor, writer and composer AJ Holmes makes his Edinburgh debut with an hour of stand-up, storytelling, and songs! Known from The Book of Mormon on Broadway, London’s … 

Not My Audience!

Not My Audience!

The unmissable cult hit’s back for another year, as we select three top stand-ups to create unique routines based entirely on your suggestions! One liners, political satire, or alt… 

AAA Batteries (Not Included)

AAA Batteries (Not Included)

A ninth year at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe! An hour of sharp gags, quick wit and high energy hijinks from three of the circuit’s funniest performers. 

Just Desserts

Just Desserts

A cabaret with desserts could have been light, fluffy fare but Michelle Pearson isn’t afraid to get into the more bitter ingredients in life. 

Mark Bunyan: 40 Years Out

Mark Bunyan: 40 Years Out

Britain’s Got Talent approached Mark Bunyan last October to sing on their programme but two days before his London Palladium debut, the BGT lawyers decided that his song about ap… 

The Dead Ducks: York du Soleil

The Dead Ducks: York du Soleil

The University of York’s Dead Ducks take to the Fringe with their brand-new sketch show: York du Soleil. 

Not Quite Mass

Not Quite Mass

Save your soul with laughter. 

Joz Norris Is Dead. Long Live Mr Fruit Salad.

Joz Norris Is Dead. Long Live Mr Fruit Salad.

Despite the title, it transpires that Joz Norris is not dead, but is merely busy having a bath. 

City of the Dead Haunted Graveyard Tour

City of the Dead Haunted Graveyard Tour

Researched and designed by best-selling historical author and award winning novelist J A Henderson, our walks combine the weirdest stories, wickedest humour and wildest history. 

Martin Pilgrim: I Write Jokes Not Tragedies

Martin Pilgrim: I Write Jokes Not Tragedies

Martin Pilgrim can’t go on like this. 

Matt Price: Broken Hooters and Geezers with Shooters

Matt Price: Broken Hooters and Geezers with Shooters

Matt Price was asked to work on a writing project with a former criminal. 

Mark Watson: How You Can Almost Win

Mark Watson: How You Can Almost Win

In 2017, Mark Watson – a man prone to considerable anxiety, with multiple phobias and a history of piss-poor self-esteem – was asked to go on Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls. 

My Best Dead Friend

My Best Dead Friend

The black box space in Summerhall is perfectly suited to Zanetti Productions’ new one-woman show My Best Dead Friend, at once intimate and epic in its proportions. 

Gareth Waugh: Just Me...?!

Gareth Waugh: Just Me...?!

After suffering another excruciating, yet hilarious, revelation about his weird little behaviours and ticks, Gareth has decided to come clean and share his innermost embarrassing s… 

Not Black and White

Not Black and White

United by love, broken by reality. 

Louder Is Not Always Clearer

Louder Is Not Always Clearer

Meet Jonny: teacher, father and football fan. 

The Death Hilarious: Razer

The Death Hilarious: Razer

The Death Hilarious: Razer starts out with a pretty solid premise: since his Fringe debut in 2017, Darren J. 

Down with the Poetry King!

Down with the Poetry King!

Award-winning silliness and choose-your-own-adventure poems for the whole family as you work to transform your writing skills. 

Mark Nelson: Brexit Wounds

Mark Nelson: Brexit Wounds

Mark Nelson struts on stage to banging Rammstein industrial metal, plunging headfirst into a heady rhetoric on Brexit. 

Harriet Dyer and Scott Gibson: That's Not a Lizard, That's My Grandmother

Harriet Dyer and Scott Gibson: That's Not a Lizard, That's My Grandmother

The brainchild of comedians Harriet Dyer and Scott Gibson, That’s Not a Lizard, That’s My Grandmother! is unlike any other show at the Fringe. 

Aaron Chen: Piss Off (Just Kidding)

Aaron Chen: Piss Off (Just Kidding)

Winner: Best Newcomer 2017, Melbourne International Comedy Festival. 

The Accident Did Not Take Place

The Accident Did Not Take Place

YesYesNoNo are searching for the truth. 

Just These Please: Suitable

Just These Please: Suitable

Just These Please are back with their brand new show Suitable. 

Alasdair Beckett-King: The Interdimensional ABK

Alasdair Beckett-King: The Interdimensional ABK

Have you ever been to a comedy show by someone who can travel through dimensions, from one world to another? No, me neither. 

Rich Wilson: Death Becomes Him

Rich Wilson: Death Becomes Him

‘Woke, feminist, geezer’ (List). 

Not Quite

Not Quite

It’s a secret epidemic, one that affects every new generation of young people. 

Ronni Ancona and Lewis MacLeod: Just Checking In

Ronni Ancona and Lewis MacLeod: Just Checking In

Celebrity impression shows have a Marmite-esque quality: whether they are a hit or a failure depends largely on their consumer and there is rarely an 'in between'. 

Jennifer Tyler: Ready or Not

Jennifer Tyler: Ready or Not

For years, Jennifer liked to be over-prepared. 

Mandy Muden: Is Not the Invisible Woman

Mandy Muden: Is Not the Invisible Woman

As Mandy Muden inexplicably emerges from a tiny suitcase on stage, clad in a leopard print ensemble, she is anything but invisible. 

All the King's Men

All the King's Men

All the King’s Men are a world-renowned, award-winning all-male a cappella group based in the heart of London. 

Myra DuBois: Dead Funny

Myra DuBois: Dead Funny

Yorkshire’s finest Myra DuBois has tragically ‘died’ but on the upside, she’s invited you to the greatest funeral you will ever attend. 

How Not to Drown

How Not to Drown

A painful yet uplifting true story of a child asylum-seeker arriving in the UK. 

It Just So Happened

It Just So Happened

In this alternative history show, four panellists each deliver a short stand-up comedy set based around an event which happened on the same date as the show at some poin… 

The Shambles & The Dead Ducks: Comedy Double Bill

The Shambles & The Dead Ducks: Comedy Double Bill

Fresh from the University of York, this double bill of comedy is the perfect way to celebrate the Great Yorkshire Fringe featuring the infamously impressive improv troup… 

Sean Morley: Soon I Will Be Dead and My Bones Will Be Free to Wreak Havoc Upon the Earth Once More £5 / PWYW

Sean Morley: Soon I Will Be Dead and My Bones Will Be Free to Wreak Havoc Upon the Earth Once More £5 / PWYW

Inside my skin is a rattling beast and when I breathe my last it will emerge. 

It’s NOT the Joshua Benson Show

It’s NOT the Joshua Benson Show

“It’s NOT the Joshua Benson Show” is all I was ever told as a kid. 

“It’s NOT the Joshua Benson Show”

“It’s NOT the Joshua Benson Show”

“It’s NOT the Joshua Benson Show” is all I was ever told as a kid. 

Raul Kohli: All My Heroes are Dead, in Jail or Touched Up Your Nan

Raul Kohli: All My Heroes are Dead, in Jail or Touched Up Your Nan

Rahul Kohli grew up with many heroes. 

Rahul Kohli: All My Heroes are Dead, in Jail or Touched Up Your Nan

Rahul Kohli: All My Heroes are Dead, in Jail or Touched Up Your Nan

Rahul Kohli grew up with many heroes. 

Raul Kohli: All My Heroes are Dead, in Jail or Touched Up Your Nan,

Raul Kohli: All My Heroes are Dead, in Jail or Touched Up Your Nan,

Rahul Kohli grew up with many heroes. 

Forget Me Not: The Alzheimer’s Whodunnit

Forget Me Not: The Alzheimer’s Whodunnit

The one-man murder mystery now being used to train NHS staff. 

The Shark is Broken

The Shark is Broken

‘You’re gonna need a bigger boat. 

Alasdair Beckett-King: The Interdimensional ABK

Alasdair Beckett-King: The Interdimensional ABK

The award-winning Alasdair Beckett-King returns to this timeline with a dimension-hopping stand-up comedy show. 

Richard Wright Is Just Happy To Be Involved

Richard Wright Is Just Happy To Be Involved

Welcome to a preview of the brand new show from 4x Competition Semi Finalist Richard Wright. 

Making a Magic Show (with just JOSH & WonderPhil)

Making a Magic Show (with just JOSH & WonderPhil)

just JOSH & WonderPhil are proud to present their debut double act. 

Shivani Thussu: Prefer Not to Say

Shivani Thussu: Prefer Not to Say

You make around 30,000 decisions every day, but how and why do you make them? Shivani Thussu’s (Pls Like, BBC) debut comedy hour is set in a focus group that goes too far. 

Just These, Please

Just These, Please

Just These, Please are back with their brand new show ‘Suitable’. 

Death And All His Friends

Death And All His Friends

Enter the darkness, take a seat and prepare as your master of ceremonies ‘Jen’ guides you through this chilling theatrical experience. 

Dylan Dodds and Friends (Friends Not Included) - Edinburgh Preview

Dylan Dodds and Friends (Friends Not Included) - Edinburgh Preview

Four years ago, Dylan Dodds asked himself a question. 

King of Pop - starring NAVI

King of Pop - starring NAVI

Led by the world’s number one Michael Jackson tribute artist ‘Navi’, which alone sets this show above the rest. 

"I'm Just a Little Bit OCD"

Have you ever thought “Wow, I could push that person in front of that train”. 

Mark Cram: Horse Costume

Mark Cram: Horse Costume

Being dumped is hard. 

Mark & Haydn: Llaugh

Mark & Haydn: Llaugh

Sketch comedy double act Mark & Haydn have been described as “brilliant” by their guardian. 

Drunk, Not Wasted Comedy

Drunk, Not Wasted Comedy

In it's 5th year of drunk comedians. 

The Beautiful Dance of Life & Death

The Beautiful Dance of Life & Death

Can a young astronaut and a fallen star save a former dancer who is fighting a bizarre illness and her bohemian roommate? Or will they be captured and tortured with no end in sight… 

Talking to the Dead: A Séance

Talking to the Dead: A Séance

Is it possible to communicate with the dead? Griffin and Jones intend to find out. 

Just These, Please

Just These, Please

Charming sketch group seek friendly audience for their Brighton debut. 

Mark Watson: The Infinite Show

Mark Watson: The Infinite Show

Cluster-bombed with yoghurt on ‘Taskmaster’, half-killed on ‘Bear Grylls’ Celebrity Island’, Watson returns to what he’s best at: being indoors. 

The Seven Ages and the Dance of Life and Death

The Seven Ages and the Dance of Life and Death

For Jacques, the journey from cradle to grave is fraught with the negative voices of our culture; but, in our show, Jacques finally gets to see the possibility of hope and life-for… 

Dead Dog in a Suitcase (and other love songs)

Dead Dog in a Suitcase (and other love songs)

Mayor Goodman has been assassinated. 

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

BA Theatre Arts at GBMet. 

Dream of a King

Dream of a King

4 April 1968. 

I am not my disability

I am not my disability

An exhibition of creative arts and live music produced and presented by adults with brain injury exploring the impact on self-identity whilst living with a range of disabilities. 

Not Quite

Not Quite

A fast-paced comedy exploring the interview process and the struggle to prove one’s worth. 

Alasdair Beckett-King: The Interdimensional ABK

Alasdair Beckett-King: The Interdimensional ABK

Leicester Mercury Comedian of The Year 2017, Alasdair Beckett-King returns to this timeline with a dimension-hopping stand-up comedy show. 

King Hedley II

King Hedley II

1980’s Pittsburgh, a city in decay. 

The Not So New Comedian of the Year Final 2019

The Not So New Comedian of the Year Final 2019

So you still think you’re funny? Forget cheery optimism & skinny jeans this is a competition for comics who've been around long enough to know better… 

The Birth of Death directed by Yael Karavan

The Birth of Death directed by Yael Karavan

How many near death experiences have you had? One audience member in The Birth of Death directed by Yael Karavan claimed 10 or 11, which is as impressive as it is shocking. 

The Untimely Death Of Jack Chooselove

The Untimely Death Of Jack Chooselove

Journalist Peyvand Khorsandi never intended to become an obituaries editor at The Independent, nor did he intend to work for the Daily Mail. 

We Are Not Shellfish

We Are Not Shellfish

Leah gets in trouble at school when she fights a boy who is squashing ants. 

Robyn Perkins: Just In Case (Work in Progress)

Robyn Perkins: Just In Case (Work in Progress)

On 14 August 2018, Robyn Perkins ★★★★ (Voice Magazine) participated in a dating show in front of a live audience. 

The Death Show

The Death Show

Death. 

MARK WATSON: THE INFINITE SHOW

MARK WATSON: THE INFINITE SHOW

Tickets: £20Duration: 2hrs, incuding an intervalSuitable for: ages 14+. 

KING LEAR

KING LEAR

Hands up anyone who was bored rigid by studying Shakespeare at school. 

Be Not Afeard: A Sensory Telling of Shakespeare's The Tempest

Be Not Afeard: A Sensory Telling of Shakespeare's The Tempest

Be not afeard. 

Confessions of a Drag King

Confessions of a Drag King

A pole-esque tale, telling the story of one woman’s journey through pole, from the seedy underworld of Brighton, to her respectable reinvention as a drag king. 

Matt Price: Broken Hooters and Geezers with Shooters

Matt Price: Broken Hooters and Geezers with Shooters

Matt Price was asked to work on a writing project with a former criminal. 

Death Rituals in Brighton and Beyond

Death Rituals in Brighton and Beyond

An evening of talks and performances exploring our relationship to death & dying. 

The Death of Ivan Ilyich

The Death of Ivan Ilyich

Ivan has done everything he was meant to do. 

Dead Happy?

Dead Happy?

Dead Happy? is a one man show about life and our journey towards the inevitable. 

I am Not Victoria Wood

I am Not Victoria Wood

In this new solo play, written and performed by Julia Knight, we meet Maddie North. 

Poets v MCs Brighton v Sheffield

Poets v MCs Brighton v Sheffield

The long-standing Poets v MCs show is back in a new guise. 

The King Of Pop

The King Of Pop

This incredible production stars the world’s leading MJ tribute artist Navi who is joined by Jackson’s original lead guitarist - Jennifer Batten. 

Caitlin Cook: Death Wish

Caitlin Cook: Death Wish

Since she was seventeen, Caitlin Cook has lived her life by a code: if something scares her, she has to do it. 

The King Of Pop

The King Of Pop

This incredible production stars the world’s leading MJ tribute artist Navi who is joined by Jackson’s original lead guitarist - Jennifer Batten. 

The Unremarkable Life and Wholly Undignified Death of Lee Griffiths as Performed by Lee Griffiths

The Unremarkable Life and Wholly Undignified Death of Lee Griffiths as Performed by Lee Griffiths

Lee Griffiths, household name* and all-round philanthropic hero has given himself the honour of hosting a charity telethon to help those less fortunate. 

It Just So Happened

It Just So Happened

In this alternative history show, four panellists each deliver a short set based around an event that happened on the same date as the show at some point in history. 

Death of a Hunter

Death of a Hunter

He was an old man who played alone dressed in night clothes. 

Experimental Mark Making

Experimental Mark Making

£5010am - 4pmAge 16+ A highly experimental workshop in which you will play with mark making, pattern, colour and repetition across a variety of surfaces and with a… 

The Not So New Comedian of the Year 2019 Semi-Finals

The Not So New Comedian of the Year 2019 Semi-Finals

So you still think you’re funny? Forget cheery optimism & skinny jeans this is a competition for comics who've been around long enough to know better… 

Not the Horse

Not the Horse

The Multi Award-winning Naughty Corner Productions are reviving the sell-out Edinburgh Fringe and UK show 'Not The Horse' Not The Horse is an outrageous crime-… 

Little Death Club

Little Death Club

Welcome to the darkest, funniest and most debauched kabarett club this side of Berlin! A gin soaked, Weimar-punk jazz band soundtracks a hazy night of dangerously fu… 

film maltings: The Kid Who Would Be King

film maltings: The Kid Who Would Be King

KIDS OFFER: free child ticket with every adult ticket purchased, subsequent child tickets are half price. 

Night of the Living Dead LIVE!

Night of the Living Dead LIVE!

THEY’RE COMING TO GET YOU, LONDON Based on George A. 

The Not So New Comedian of the Year 2019

The Not So New Comedian of the Year 2019

So you still think you’re funny? Forget cheery optimism & skinny jeans this is a competition for comics who've been around long enough to know better… 

We Are All Just Little Creatures

We Are All Just Little Creatures

A World Premiere from Curious Seed and Lung Ha Theatre Company, in association with Lyra. 

MARK THOMAS

MARK THOMAS

Wednesday 27th March, 8pmTickets: £17 or £13 for concessions, including NHS workersDuration: approx 2hrs with an intervalSuitable for: ages 16… 

Mark Morris Dance Group - Pepperland

Mark Morris Dance Group - Pepperland

The celebrated American choreographer Mark Morris, swings into town with Pepperland, his unique tribute to one of the best-selling albums of all time: The Beatles’ Sgt. 

Mark Thomas Presents: The Museum of Stolen Things

Mark Thomas Presents: The Museum of Stolen Things

Join Mark Thomas for one night only in the Museum of Stolen Things, the first ever pop museum of the nicked. 

Just An Ordinary Lawyer

Just An Ordinary Lawyer

He is Britain’s first Black judge, a fine singer and keen cricket lover. 

Not Just The Companion

Not Just The Companion

Imagine if women weren’t just stuck playing Juliet and Desdemona and Lady Macbeth over and over again. 

Mark Thomas: Check Up - Our NHS @ 70

Mark Thomas: Check Up - Our NHS @ 70

Mark Thomas is 54, the NHS is 70, UK national average life expectancy is 84. 

A Dinner Date with Death

A Dinner Date with Death

A Dinner Date With Death is an absurd collection of comedy sketches centred around a baffling murder at a dinner party. 

The Death Show

The Death Show

Death. 

NT ENCORE: I'M NOT RUNNING (CERT TBC)

NT ENCORE: I'M NOT RUNNING (CERT TBC)

I’m Not Running is an explosive new play by David Hare, premiering at the National Theatre and broadcast to cinemas. 

An Evaluation Of Brian | Smile C**t, You're Not Dead Yet

An Evaluation Of Brian | Smile C**t, You're Not Dead Yet

An Evaluation Of Brian What does it mean to be good? Smile C**t, You're Not Dead YetDeath, Cancer, Existential Dread and Laughs An Evaluation Of Brian - Giant'… 

The Love Electric | This Is NOT A Cult

The Love Electric | This Is NOT A Cult

The Love ElectricTwo friends. 

Dance With The Dead

Dance With The Dead

An electro rock duo from Orange County formed by Justin Pointer and Tony Kim. 

I'm Not Running (12A) - National Theatre Encore

I'm Not Running (12A) - National Theatre Encore

I’m Not Running is an explosive new play by David Hare, premiering at the National Theatre and broadcast live to cinemas. 

DNR (Do Not Resurrect)

DNR (Do Not Resurrect)

Ken Fraser can count backwards from twenty, name the Prime Minster and tell you when the war broke out. 

All the King's Men

All the King's Men

All the King’s Men are a world-renowned, award-winning, all-male a cappella group based in the heart of London. 

Lee Memphis King 2019

Lee Memphis King 2019

Duration: Approx 2hrs 20mins   More information to follow  

Mark Bunyan: Forty Years Out!

Mark Bunyan: Forty Years Out!

Archaeologists from the Museum of Comedy are excited to reveal their discovery of an ancient comedy artefact: the remains of the long-thought-mythical Mark Bunyan have b… 

To She Or Not To She

To She Or Not To She

"Frailty, thy name is woman!" That is probably not most women’s favourite line from Shakespeare and could not be further from the truth when applied to Emma Bentley. 

Mark Bunyan: Forty Years Out!

Mark Bunyan: Forty Years Out!

Archaeologists from the Museum of Comedy are excited to reveal their discovery of an ancient comedy artefact: the remains of the long-thought-mythical Mark Bunyan have b… 

All the King's Men

All the King's Men

All the King’s Men are a world-renowned, award-winning, all-male a cappella group based in the heart of London. 

Not Just Jazz Show

Not Just Jazz Show

Our incredibly popular, long-running evening of easy listening music and comedy entertainment in the friendly atmosphere of the Cellar Bar. 

NT Live: I'm Not Running

NT Live: I'm Not Running

National Theatre Live I’m Not Runningby David Hare I’m Not Running is an explosive new play by David Hare, premiering at the National Theatre and broadcast l… 

I'm Not Running (12A) - National Theatre Live

I'm Not Running (12A) - National Theatre Live

I’m Not Running is an explosive new play by David Hare, premiering at the National Theatre and broadcast live to cinemas. 

NT ENCORE: THE TRAGEDY OF KING RICHARD THE SECOND

NT ENCORE: THE TRAGEDY OF KING RICHARD THE SECOND

Tuesday 29th January, 7pmTickets: £15 or £11 for school groupsSuitable for: no age suitability has been given yet for this screeningDuration: … 

Puppet King Richard II - Dumfries Fringe 2019

Puppet King Richard II - Dumfries Fringe 2019

A “highly engrossing”, ‘pocket epic’ staging of Shakespeare’s Richard II. 

Death Becomes Her

Death Becomes Her

Death Becomes Her was born after Sam bounced off the bonnet of a poorly-driven Nissan Micra. 

The Dead Daisies - Welcome to Daisyland

The Dead Daisies - Welcome to Daisyland

The Dead Daisies are making their highly anticipated return with their Welcome To Daisyland tour. 

Mark Morris Dance Group and The Silk Road Ensemble: Layla and Majnun

Mark Morris Dance Group and The Silk Road Ensemble: Layla and Majnun

Layla and Majnun is a classic love story which has been presented in many Middle Eastern and sub-continental cultures. 

On Death Etcetera

On Death Etcetera

Based on real stories told by a survivor of the Lebanese civil war to her daughter, the play is an exploration of inter-generational trauma, and the ways humour and story-telling h… 

Mark Billingham in Conversation With Declan Hughes

Mark Billingham in Conversation With Declan Hughes

In Mark’s latest novel, The Killing Habit, DI Tom Thorne is tasked with catching a notorious killer of domestic cats. 

King Crimson

King Crimson

With three drummers, Pat Mastelotto, Gavin Harrison and Jeremy Stacey, as well as the return of multi-instrumentalist Bill Rieflin on keyboards, guitarist and original founding mem… 

Not About Heroes

Not About Heroes

Stephen MacDonald’s Fringe First winning play about the unique friendship between celebrated World War One poets Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon. 

Talking to the Dead: A Séance

Talking to the Dead: A Séance

Is it possible to communicate with the dead? Magicians Griffin and Jones intend to find out. 

The Worm King

The Worm King

An audio drama performed live and scored, produced by the team behind the podcast series Whisper Through The Static. 

I'm Not Running

I'm Not Running

You know you’re guaranteed to learn something watching David Hare. 

Love, Death, and the Devil’s Son

Love, Death, and the Devil’s Son

Ushering in the seasons of mists, Jason will be performing original horror stories from across the world: Dream Eaters from Japan, black necromantic magic from Iceland, and a reima… 

Thaddeus Bent’s Fear-tre of Fear

Thaddeus Bent’s Fear-tre of Fear

Thaddeus Bent, author, story-teller, and fear-monger!Down the back of the sofa of your subconcious lie your deepest fears. 

Dido & Aeneas / Jonas/ I Will Not Speak (Io tacerò)

Dido & Aeneas / Jonas/ I Will Not Speak (Io tacerò)

  • Listing
    • Musicals and Opera
  • London Fringe
  • Multiple Venues
  • 12th Oct - 22nd Nov 2018

This unique triple bill features works by Purcell, Carissimi and Gesualdo. 

Mark Kozelek

Mark Kozelek

Mark Kozelek is best known as the vocalist and driving force behind Sun Kil Moon and founding member of 4AD indie group Red House Painters.  

Michele Osten and the Not Just Jazz Band

Michele Osten and the Not Just Jazz Band

Michele Osten and the Not Just Jazz Band are delighted to be debuting at this year’s Fringe! The band, renowned for its vast repertoire covering everything from jazz standards to c… 

Make Tea, Not War

Make Tea, Not War

Returning for a fifth year, Majk Stokes hosts two evenings of music, poetry, comedy and storytelling to round off Venue 40’s Fringe programme for 2018. 

Plumbing the Death Star Live

Plumbing the Death Star Live

Sanspants Radio present Plumbing the Death Star Live. 

Just You, Just Me

Just You, Just Me

British jazz diva Jacqui Dankworth and American vocalist/pianist Charlie Wood get together for a husband and wife duet concert celebrating some of the great musical partnerships of… 

The Poets' Republic – Unleashed

The Poets' Republic – Unleashed

The Poets’ Republic – Unleashed. 

Mark Nelson: Irreverence

Mark Nelson: Irreverence

Three nights only! 2017’s smash-hit show from Scotland’s award-winning stand-up and creator of BBC’s viral sensation News at 3 (over 130 million views!). 

Absolutely (Not) Free – An Evening of Zappa – Special Extra Show

Absolutely (Not) Free – An Evening of Zappa – Special Extra Show

Special additional show featuring former Zappa Plays Zappa vocalist/instrumentalist Ben Thomas, who will be opening the show with his own material and then joining the band for. 

I Am Not Your Woman

I Am Not Your Woman

‘If I had a name for every woman with a story, I’d run out of space and I’d be writing forever’. 

Not All Men

Not All Men

Not All Men wash their hands after going to the toilet, not all men brush their teeth twice daily. 

Folk Songs from Just 3Folk

Folk Songs from Just 3Folk

Come and enjoy our music. 

A Show About Shows About Show Biz

A Show About Shows About Show Biz

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… 

Eilidh Steel and Mark Neal

Eilidh Steel and Mark Neal

Scottish duo with fiddle, guitar and vocals. 

Al Murray's Three Night Stand (Definitely Not a Preview)

Al Murray's Three Night Stand (Definitely Not a Preview)

The nation’s favourite pub philosopher turned pop-up publican, brings his unique comedy genius to the Edinburgh Fringe, serving up his satirical brew of no-nonsense banter for thre… 

Just One Wise Life

Just One Wise Life

To be well or not to be well, that is the question. 

Carl Donnelly Speaks to Dead People

Carl Donnelly Speaks to Dead People

Have you ever wondered why you can’t speak to the dead? You aren’t drunk enough silly. 

James Dean Is Dead! (Long Live James Dean)

James Dean Is Dead! (Long Live James Dean)

Springing up from the wreckage of his famous car (a Spider), James Dean talks honestly, candidly and sometimes with discomfort about his life. 

The Insignificant Life and Death of Colin McKenzie

The Insignificant Life and Death of Colin McKenzie

Colin McKenzie has only forty minutes left to live! Come join us for the final moments of Colin’s brilliant, majestic and totally mundane existence! A once in a lifetime opportunit… 

In Conversation With... Mark Thomas

In Conversation With... Mark Thomas

Arguably the UK’s most effective and best known political performer, winning awards for his stage shows and human rights campaigning, including the Amnesty International Freedom of… 

Bilbao Is Not in Spain

Bilbao Is Not in Spain

The enigmatic Doctor Woof, Britain’s furriest drag artiste, and the aromatic Aletia Upstairs, London’s sexiest Cabaret Artiste, combine their unique talents with lashings of gl… 

Death is the New Porn

Death is the New Porn

‘It doesn’t matter how we do it, we’re always going to end up with the same result. 

Death, Dating and I Do

Death, Dating and I Do

Death, Dating and I Do. 

Absolutely (Not) Free – An Evening of Zappa

Absolutely (Not) Free – An Evening of Zappa

A smorgasbord of Frank Zappa classics hand-delivered by those finest purveyors of conceptual continuity, Pygmy Twylyte! Expect pickles, poodles, dental floss, muffins, snowballs an… 

Mark Watson: How You Can Almost Win (Work in Progress)

Mark Watson: How You Can Almost Win (Work in Progress)

Last year, Mark Watson – a man prone to considerable anxiety, with multiple phobias and a history of piss-poor self-esteem – was asked to go on Celebrity Island with Bear Gryll… 

Dib Dib Dead

Dib Dib Dead

A new comedy drama. 

Bob's Not My Uncle and Other Devastating Truths

Bob's Not My Uncle and Other Devastating Truths

Mark Ritchie, fresh from tours in Australia and America, returns with a hilarious storytelling show that covers the big themes of life… uncles, God and of course beetroot. 

Just Like That! The Tommy Cooper Show

Just Like That! The Tommy Cooper Show

The UK’s number one Tommy Cooper tribute returns to the Fringe! Tommy Cooper was a true comic genius. 

All Hail the Rat King!

All Hail the Rat King!

The Skits, Cornell University’s original sketch comedy troupe, has crossed the Atlantic to deliver some cold, hard jokes. 

Angelos and Barry: A Matter of Life and Death

Angelos and Barry: A Matter of Life and Death

BBC’s Angelos Epithemiou and Channel 4’s Barry from Watford return with a new show following their sell-out tour. 

King Lear (Alone)

King Lear (Alone)

One-man show telling King Lear’s story in his own words, using text from the original and new words. 

The Death of Edgar Allan Poe

The Death of Edgar Allan Poe

In the moments before his death, America’s most celebrated author of the macabre reveals how his sins and the tragedies of his life lead to his descent into madness and alcoholis… 

The Death of Edgar Allen Poe

The Death of Edgar Allen Poe

In this darkly fascinating look into a genius’s descent into madnessthe audience acts as confessor while time stands still in the last fewmoments of the life of Edgar Allan Poe. 

King Creosote

King Creosote

King Creosote, aka Kenny Anderson, returns to the International Festival three years after he performed his glorious soundtrack to the nostalgia-soaked film, From Scotland With Lov… 

Drowning Not Waving

Drowning Not Waving

A DJ. 

King John

King John

Direct from the USA, the defending three-time National Shakespearean Acting Champions present Shakespeare’s rarely done history, King John. 

King Arthur – The Panto

King Arthur – The Panto

When Uther Pendragon passes away England falls without king. 

The Not So Secret Society

The Not So Secret Society

From the team behind the hugely successful Bongo Club Cabaret and the UK’s premier free variety night franchise, comes this epic family-friendly variety show, a generation in the m… 

Nigel Slater’s Toast

Nigel Slater’s Toast

One of the hardest calls for a reviewer to make is where to draw the line between production and play. 

Care Not, Fear Naught

Care Not, Fear Naught

Piracy is not just a man’s trade in this thrilling piece Care Not, Fear Naught from Temporarily Misplaced Productions. 

Does That Mean We're Not Going Bowling?

Does That Mean We're Not Going Bowling?

Does That Mean We’re Not Going Bowling? may be the best debut comedy show at the Fringe this year. 

Mason King – Game of Chance

Mason King – Game of Chance

Following a successful Edinburgh Fringe debut in 2016, mind control artist Mason King returns for another journey into the inner depths of the human mind. 

Just the Tonic Comedy Club – Midnight Show

Just the Tonic Comedy Club – Midnight Show

‘Consistently boasting the most interesting line-ups in the country’ (Times). The best acts from the Fringe come and muck about and make you laugh at midnight. 

Don't Tell Me Not to Fly

Don't Tell Me Not to Fly

This summer, four of West End’s leading ladies take residence in McEwan Hall – Janie Dee, Danielle Hope, Ria Jones and Claire Sweeney. 

All Hail the Poetry King!

All Hail the Poetry King!

Award-winning silliness for all the family from one of the nation’s most successful spoken word artists. 

Mark Thomas – Check Up: Our NHS at 70

Mark Thomas – Check Up: Our NHS at 70

Mark Thomas regales us with a peppy portrayal of his health-check on the NHS, in commemoration of 70 years since its inception. 

Privacy Is Dead, Long Live Privacy!

Privacy Is Dead, Long Live Privacy!

Your pictures and regrettable digital utterings are public. 

Mark Silcox: I Can Cure...

Mark Silcox: I Can Cure...

‘Don’t kill yourself, Mark, by bringing a new show every year if people are not getting it. 

Improv Cage Match

Improv Cage Match

Improv Cage Match pits two improv teams against each other, with the audience declaring the winner. 

Chris Laker is Dead – Free

Chris Laker is Dead – Free

Hi! I’m American comedian Chris Laker. 

Bruce: Just a Pretty Face

Bruce: Just a Pretty Face

The debut solo show from ex-President of the Oxford Revue, Georgia Bruce. 

Mark Simmons – One-Linererer

Mark Simmons – One-Linererer

Following last year’s Amused Moose: Best Show nomination for One-Linerer, Mark Simmons presents the hotly anticipated One-Linererer. 

Mark Watson: Man of Mischief

Mark Watson: Man of Mischief

The Man of Mischief makes his Fringe debut with a one-man variety show! Having headlined at large theatres and performed for the BBC, Mark brings you his full evening show. 

The Show Between Shows Show

The Show Between Shows Show

New(ish) for 2018! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly. 

The Five Star Revue (A Title Not A Lie)

The Five Star Revue (A Title Not A Lie)

Posturous Productions and the writer of the critically acclaimed Glass Slippers and Silver Bullets and the sell out shows The Haunted Hunt and Build-Up And Climax pr… 

Mark Thompson's Spectacular Science Show

Mark Thompson's Spectacular Science Show

Mark Thompson is quite clear about what his (modestly) titled Spectacular Show isn't: "It's not a science lecture," he insists. 

Little Death Club

Little Death Club

An atmosphere of fun and weimar cabaret beats envelop us as we enter Beauty at the Circus Hub. 

Sinatra: Raw

Sinatra: Raw

True to the show’s name, Richard Shelton gives us an intimate, raw glimpse into Frank Sinatra’s private life. 

User Not Found

User Not Found

Amid the hubbub of cafe chatter and the hiss of milk steaming a mobile phone vibrates with messages of condolences. 

Not Dead Yet!

Not Dead Yet!

After last year’s sell-out D Day Dodgers, the Woolly Sheep Theatre Company’s Not Dead Yet! is a one man play which challenges preconceptions about memory loss through real-life… 

Late Night Comedy Death Camp

Late Night Comedy Death Camp

Henry Ginsberg presents a possibly anarchic, probably slightly depraved and almost certainly alcohol-fuelled showcase of the best stand-up comedy at this year’s Fringe. 

The Carole King Story

The Carole King Story

After a sell-out run in 2017 The Carole King Story returns to take you on an incredible journey through the career of this six-time Grammy Award winner and 20-time platinum hit mak… 

It’s Not Over Yet... and How to Survive the Future

It’s Not Over Yet... and How to Survive the Future

It’s Not Over Yet… choreographed and performed by Emma Jayne Park (aka Cultured Mongrel) is a heart-stopping autobiographical show about cancer. 

Mark Dean Quinn: You Win You Lose

Mark Dean Quinn: You Win You Lose

Sometimes life is just a toss of a coin. 

Rob Kemp's Wheel of Shows

Rob Kemp's Wheel of Shows

Feeling pressured by his success last year with The Elvis Dead, Rob Kemp returns with ten(!) shows stuck to a spinning wheel. 

Broken Romantics: A Unicorn's Quest for Love

Broken Romantics: A Unicorn's Quest for Love

This is one woman’s tale of the many heartbreaks in her life and the lessons she learned from each that allowed her to be able to love herself instead of seeking it in others. 

Talking to the Dead – A Séance

Talking to the Dead – A Séance

Is it possible to communicate with the dead? Magicians Griffin and Jones intend to find out. 

It's Not a Sprint

It's Not a Sprint

‘Today is the day I make a decision. 

What's Mark Zuckerberg Got to Do With It?

What's Mark Zuckerberg Got to Do With It?

A tender look at the humble homo sapien and how 200,000 years of steady progress have led us to. 

Ukulele Death Squad

Ukulele Death Squad

The world’s most dangerous ukulele group is back in 2018. 

Life and Death of a Near-Hero

Life and Death of a Near-Hero

A “nearly” comedy about my memories as a professional stripper and near-hero during London Bridge terror attack in 2016. 

Choking to Death on a Currant Bun

Choking to Death on a Currant Bun

It’s like Dylan Thomas without the nice bits! Mr Brown Presents unveils its debut Fringe show all about the sordid private lives of a small town. 

Till Death Us Do Part?

Till Death Us Do Part?

A man is murdered at a wedding but whodunnit? Three women have motive and means. 

The King and Ol' Blue Eyes

The King and Ol' Blue Eyes

Following his army demob, Elvis Presley joins Frank Sinatra’s 1960 Timex TV show special. 

The Cat's Mother

The Cat's Mother

One of the most valuable functions of theatre is to offer us a way to explore difficult issues without fear of blame without fear of censure. 

Not Quite Mass

Not Quite Mass

Join the cult of happiness. 

Zahra Barri is Zahra: Warrior Not Princess

Zahra Barri is Zahra: Warrior Not Princess

Zahra’s never stood in front of a mirror and taken a selfie. 

The Not So Late Show With Ross and Josh

The Not So Late Show With Ross and Josh

Join your hosts, Ross Brierley and Joshua Sadler, as they bring the UK’s finest spoof chat show and chaotic cabaret back to the Fringe. 

3000 Trees: The Death of Mr William MacRae

3000 Trees: The Death of Mr William MacRae

Willie MacRae – anti-nuclear campaigner, SNP politician and successful lawyer. 

Richard Brown: You Are Not My Audience

Richard Brown: You Are Not My Audience

Richard Brown is too angry to kill himself. 

AAA Batteries (Not Included)

AAA Batteries (Not Included)

An eighth year at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe! An hour of sharp gags, intelligent observations and blisteringly quick improvised raps from three of the circuit’s funniest perform… 

Shaken Not Stirred: The Improvised James Bond Film

Shaken Not Stirred: The Improvised James Bond Film

For a fourth killer year, Alexander Fox and Dom O’Keefe are back with a bang! Armed with your suggestions, they weave together a brand-new film in the style of Britain’s favourite … 

Lou Conran: At Least I'm Not Dog Poo Darren

Lou Conran: At Least I'm Not Dog Poo Darren

There’s always someone worse off than you, isn’t there? Someone that you regularly thank your lucky stars that you’re not like. 

Tania Edwards: Not My Dog

Tania Edwards: Not My Dog

Not My Dog is a hilariously dark exploration of modern life and our need to (mis)represent it from stand-up Tania Edwards who has written for Mock the Week (BBC Two), Stand Up for … 

David Callaghan: Dead Man's Chest

David Callaghan: Dead Man's Chest

An interactive technological comedy adventure with comedian David Callaghan. 

Jess Robinson: No Filter

Jess Robinson: No Filter

Though now a household name thanks to a semi-final place in last year’s Britain’s Got Talent, singing impressionist Jess Robinson is a familiar face of the Fringe. 

Death Ray Cabaret

Death Ray Cabaret

After performing to sold out crowds in Toronto, Death Ray Cabaret returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with more fast-paced songs and break-neck banter. 

It's Not Cute Anymore

It's Not Cute Anymore

Giving up on your dreams isn’t always the worst thing in the world. 

Phill Jupitus: Sassy Knack

Phill Jupitus: Sassy Knack

As a huge number of the entries in the Fringe programme could tell you, the life of a stand-up is a tough one – hours and hours of unpaid work just to get a decent set together a… 

This Is Just Who I Am

This Is Just Who I Am

This is a show about identity, authenticity and the murky area between the two. 

Match

Match

Self-proclaimed “love expert” and award-winning clown Kiva Murphy brings you on an absurd journey about the crazy things people do to find their perfect match. 

Urban Death

Urban Death

‘There may be many spooky stage productions around. 

Mark Steel: Every Little Thing's Gonna Be Alright

Mark Steel: Every Little Thing's Gonna Be Alright

The star of Mark Steel’s in Town (BBC Radio 4) brings back his 2017 sell-out show, guaranteed to make the world seem even more mental than it still is. 

Just William's Luck

Just William's Luck

The invincible William Brown considers he is ‘jolly well equal’ to solving most of life’s trickier problems, although devising a plan to get the elder brothers of the Outlaws marri… 

Not My Audience! The Stand-Up Showcase with a Twist: You Decide the Material!

Not My Audience! The Stand-Up Showcase with a Twist: You Decide the Material!

Which comic belongs in your bubble? Send your suggestions through our app: comedy gold or utter crap? Three top comedians compete to impress with tailor-made jokes based on the dem… 

Avocado: Definitely Maybe Not

Avocado: Definitely Maybe Not

After last year’s millennial-bashing debut, Avocado! are back and invite you to take a leap into the twisted little world of two twenty-something nothings for a second helping of… 

Rahul Kohli: All My Heroes Are Dead, in Jail or Touched Up Your Gran

Rahul Kohli: All My Heroes Are Dead, in Jail or Touched Up Your Gran

Rahul Kohli was unperturbed by the small audience on the evening this reviewer attended, likening it to ‘a Theresa May cabinet meeting’. 

Just These, Please

Just These, Please

Just These, Please is a sketch troupe with promise and imagination. 

Mark Watson: The Infinite Show

Mark Watson: The Infinite Show

Cluster-bombed with yoghurt on Taskmaster, half-killed on The Island, Watson returns to what he’s best at: being indoors. 

City of the Dead Haunted Graveyard Tour

City of the Dead Haunted Graveyard Tour

Researched and designed by best-selling historical author and award-winning novelist JA Henderson, our walks combine the weirdest stories, wickedest humour and wildest history. 

Rob Kemp: The Elvis Dead

Rob Kemp: The Elvis Dead

The multi award-winning Fringe cult hit is back. 

Everything Not Saved

Everything Not Saved

What can you remember from five years ago? Or five days ago? Five minutes ago, even? What can you be absolutely sure, beyond all doubt that you remember? MALAPROP Theatre’s new s… 

All the King's Men

All the King's Men

Returning to Edinburgh for their eighth year, All the King’s Men are the voices that are defining a genre. 

A Fortunate Man

A Fortunate Man

There are books which are called seminal largely because so many people have read them. 

Loud Poets: The Fantastical Game Show Spectacular

Loud Poets: The Fantastical Game Show Spectacular

For anyone who isn’t already familiar with Loud Poets, you really should be. 

Sticks and Stones

Sticks and Stones

Free speech is a right fiercely protected in today’s society. 

In for a Penny

In for a Penny

In For A Penny is Libby McArthur’s true-life tale of the unforeseen consequences of an unpaid parking ticket - how one person can fall foul of a system that sees only the facts a… 

Unsung

Unsung

With the advent of the internet, smartphones and social media, today’s politics happens under an unprecedented level of scrutiny. 

Blackthorn by Charley Miles

Blackthorn by Charley Miles

Home is a powerful concept. 

Alex Edelman: Just for Us

Alex Edelman: Just for Us

Alex Edelman’s full name is David Yosef Shimon Ben Illouz Haleivi Alexander Edelman. 

Not Yet Suffragette

Not Yet Suffragette

Not Yet Suffragette is a potent mix of feminist theatre and stand-up comedy surrounding how – not far – women’s rights have come since winning the vote. 

Lovecraft (Not the Sex Shop in Cardiff)

Lovecraft (Not the Sex Shop in Cardiff)

Lovecraft (Not the Sex Shop in Cardiff) is a one-woman science/comedy/music show. 

A Broad Abroad

A Broad Abroad

If there’s one thing the majority of people at the Fringe can empathise with, it’s how hard the life of a jobbing actor can be. 

Broken Wings

Broken Wings

An autobiographical account of KAHLIL GIBRAN’S first love, Broken Wings is a musical adaptation of the iconic poet’s 1912 masterpiece. 

Famous Puppet Death Scenes

Famous Puppet Death Scenes

An enigmatic title is the hallmark of many Fringe shows – I’m sure no one knows quite what to expect from Duckpond: An Element of Mystery in Umpteen Samples or Lights Over Tesc… 

Not in Our Neighbourhood

Not in Our Neighbourhood

Maisey Mata, a filmmaker, is invited by the Women’s Refuge to document their clients in order to raise awareness about domestic violence. 

Exit the King

Exit the King

For those who pertain to be students of the Theatre of the Absurd movement prevalent in the 1950s and 60s, there is nothing of value to you in this review. 

Rahul Kohli: All My Heroes Are Dead, in Jail or Touched Up Your Gran

Rahul Kohli: All My Heroes Are Dead, in Jail or Touched Up Your Gran

Rahul Kohli grew up with many heroes. 

LJ Da Funk in... When will these fascist bastards all be lined up and f**king shot?

LJ Da Funk in... When will these fascist bastards all be lined up and f**king shot?

Trump. 

Fear-tre of Fear with Thaddeus Bent

Fear-tre of Fear with Thaddeus Bent

Down the back of the sofa of your subconscious lie your deepest fears! In this realm of fluff and nightmares one man walks alone. 

David Callaghan: Dead Man’s Chest

David Callaghan: Dead Man’s Chest

An interactive technological comedy adventure with comedian David Callaghan. 

King Courgette

King Courgette

King Courgette is an old-time vegetable string band Featuring Wild Zucchini Bill from international trash-bashing phenomenon STOMP! Expect a righteous mix of fiddles, ba… 

King Lear

King Lear

★★★★★ “Ian McKellen reigns supreme in this triumphant production. 

Vinegars Filthy Animals - BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED

Vinegars Filthy Animals - BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED

IT’S TIME TO GET FILTHY!!!Drag Superstar and star of the hottest show in town, EVERBODY’S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE, Vinegar Strokes, presents her brand of cabaret in show like no ot… 

Just For Us

Just For Us

Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Alex Edelman returns to Edinburgh with his third solo show. 

This is not culturally significant.

This is not culturally significant.

Out of Spite Theatre presents the award winning, critically acclaimed, Offie nominated, London transfer and two-time Edinburgh Fringe sell-out. 

The King and I

The King and I

Tipped to be London’s theatrical event of 2018, the multi-award winning and critically acclaimed Lincoln Center Theater’s production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King and… 

Chris Ramsey Live 2018: Just Happy To Get Out Of The House Tour

Chris Ramsey Live 2018: Just Happy To Get Out Of The House Tour

Critically acclaimed and award winning Stand Up comedian, host of his own TV entertainment show and Stand Up show on Comedy Central, Celebrity Juice regular and the only… 

Rahul Kohli: Newcastle Brown Tales: Part II, Death Around the Corner

Rahul Kohli: Newcastle Brown Tales: Part II, Death Around the Corner

Last year, it was stories about being pissed on by a dragon, near killed by a fire breathing dragon and accidentally joining a Romani Gypsy Drug Smuggling Ring. 

Choral Spectacular: St Mark's at St Michael's: The Venetian Renaissance

Choral Spectacular: St Mark's at St Michael's: The Venetian Renaissance

Choir Byrdsong sing music by Willaert, Gabrieli, Bassano, Lassus and more. 

Talking to the Dead

Talking to the Dead

Is it possible to communicate with the dead? Magicians Griffin and Jones intend to find out. 

Everybody's Crazy... Or Maybe It's Just Me!

Everybody's Crazy... Or Maybe It's Just Me!

When no one else can help, there’s only one thing to do. 

Words are not enough - the songs of Finn Anderson

Words are not enough - the songs of Finn Anderson

One of the UK’s most exciting and versatile emerging musical theatre talents, Scottish writer-composer Finn Anderson is currently developing a string of new shows set to hit stages… 

Zahra: Warrior Not Princess

Zahra: Warrior Not Princess

Zahra has never stood in front of a mirror and taken a selfie. 

Not Somewhere Else

Not Somewhere Else

Monki’s debut performance colours outside the lines of the conventional circus genre. 

It's not a phase, mom!

It's not a phase, mom!

Graduate exhibition by Brighton Metropolitan Creative Music Production degree students. 

James Dean is Dead! (Long Live James Dean)

James Dean is Dead! (Long Live James Dean)

James Dean. 

David Callaghan: Dead Man's Chest

David Callaghan: Dead Man's Chest

Comedian David Callaghan brings his newest interactive technological comedy adventure. 

The Beautiful Dance of Life & Death

The Beautiful Dance of Life & Death

Adam Astra, a young rocketeer witnesses a star-girl fall to earth one night and vows to rocket her back among the stars. 

Mark Bittlestone: Pity Laughs

Mark Bittlestone: Pity Laughs

In 2014 Mark Bittlestone came out as gay, as if being an orphan wasn’t funny enough! Which is worse? Losing both your parents in awful circumstances or being gay? Sadly, Mark Bitt… 

Jim Campbell: What Would ... And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead Do?

Jim Campbell: What Would ... And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead Do?

Award-nominated comic Jim Campbell has been busy with a chart-topping podcast, an acclaimed book and his personal life exploding. 

A Musical History of 24 George St, Brighton - and Other Shows

A Musical History of 24 George St, Brighton - and Other Shows

By popular demand! Original musical journey from 400 AD Boerthelm’s Tun to present day Bom-Bane’s, with portraits of all the colourful inhabitants along the way. 

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

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… 

Just Don’t Do It

Just Don’t Do It

'I’m frightened', my proudly-feminist husband says while reading a Google-searched summary of Just Don’t Do It as we sit waiting for the start of the show. 

Rob Kemp: The Elvis Dead

Rob Kemp: The Elvis Dead

You know those brilliant ideas you get after last orders, and then in the morning you’re like, what was I thinking? This show must have been one of them: “Hey guys, what if we … 

Dave Benson Phillips: Christ, I Thought He Was Dead!

Dave Benson Phillips: Christ, I Thought He Was Dead!

Dave Benson Phillips used to be on children’s TV all the time. 

Mark Grist and Tim Clare: Voted Out

Mark Grist and Tim Clare: Voted Out

Sick of democracy? Well here’s the chance to vote it out! Poets Mark Grist and Tim Clare’s new show puts the power in the hands of the audience. 

Bent Double

Bent Double

A gay-friendly, irreverent night of fun and frolics, hosted by Zoe Lyons (‘Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow’ and ‘Mock The Week’). 

King Charles III

King Charles III

Queen Elizabeth II is dead. 

Alasdair Beckett-King: Full Velvet Jacket (WIP)

Alasdair Beckett-King: Full Velvet Jacket (WIP)

Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2017 Alasdair Beckett-King returns to this timeline with an inter-dimensional, work in progress stand-up comedy show. 

LJ DA FUNK in... When will these fascist bastards be lined up and f**king shot?

LJ DA FUNK in... When will these fascist bastards be lined up and f**king shot?

Remember when Nazis were only found in Germany, Austria, and Clacton-on-Sea? Well now they’re in the White House, Downing Street, and Clacton-on-Sea. 

One Can Not Be Too Careful

One Can Not Be Too Careful

Gallery Lock-In is a makeshift gallery space tucked away in the backstreets behind the beachfront. 

All The King’s Men

All The King’s Men

All the King’s Men bring their five star, sellout tour to London’s West End… AtKM’s astonishing vocal colour and arresting, creative choreograp… 

The Golden F**king Years

The Golden F**king Years

Helen and Gordon spend their retirement on their Mediterranean balcony, reading and drinking gin, quite a lot of it. 

Just A Little Murder

Just A Little Murder

Performed dramatic reading by Fenella Fielding & Stephen Greif. 

Not Yet Suffragette

Not Yet Suffragette

A mix of theatre and stand-up comedy, Not Yet Suffragette explores how not far women’s rights have come since winning the Vote. 

Suggs - What a King Cnut

Suggs - What a King Cnut

Due to huge popular demand, after his first tour-de-force, smash hit, sell out tour, ‘My Life Story’, Suggs is treading the boards again with a brand new show. 

Death At Hogwarts

Death At Hogwarts

Professor McGonagall has called Harry and his friends back to Hogwarts. 

Idris Stanton - The Last King of Vaudeville

Idris Stanton - The Last King of Vaudeville

As one quarter of the amazing Pants Down Circus and one half of hit children’s show The Circus Firemen, Idris Stanton has absolutely earned the right to put his name above the ti… 

Not Today's Yesterday

Not Today's Yesterday

Using a combination of Bharatanatyam (an Indian classical dance style) and contemporary, interpretive dance, this show is a feast for the eyes, ears, heart and soul. 

Mark Twain Tonight

Mark Twain Tonight

The wit and wisdom of one of the world’s most beloved authors. In an address that covers a range of subjects, Mr. Twain will amuse you with a gentle and timeless humour. 

Grandma is Not Growing Up

Grandma is Not Growing Up

Grandma is busting out! She is sick of rules. 

WILD IMAGINATION... DROP AND GO NATURE PLAY JUST FOR KIDS!

WILD IMAGINATION... DROP AND GO NATURE PLAY JUST FOR KIDS!

Do you want to see a show but can’t get a babysitter? Worry no more. 

That's A Fact That's Not Fun

That's A Fact That's Not Fun

WINNER: BEST AUSTRALIAN FILM SYDNEY SHORT FILM FESTIVAL ‘17. 

Mark Steel: Every Little Thing's Gonna Be Alright

Mark Steel: Every Little Thing's Gonna Be Alright

Mark is the creator of the hit Radio 4 series Mark Steel’s In Town, a BAFTA-nominee for BBC2’s Mark Steel Lectures and a regular on BBC1’s Have I Got News For You and Radio 4… 

Sticks Stones Broken Bones

Sticks Stones Broken Bones

Flying chickens, brain transplants and sneaky Ninjas! Award-winning Bunk Puppets create imaginative and surreal shadow puppet stories out of bits of rubbish and household items. 

Not Another F****d B***h in India

Not Another F****d B***h in India

You think you’re gonna go to India and rectify your c*nty soul. 

King of Comedy UK - Kyle Legacy

King of Comedy UK - Kyle Legacy

King of the comedy, master of the crowd & slave to the laugh. 

Kate Burr - Mum By Name Not By Nature

Kate Burr - Mum By Name Not By Nature

Who said parenting was a piece of cake? Cos I want to give them a piece of my mind! Life’s busy & you have to be everything for a whole bunch of people: partner, kids, boss, c… 

The Beautiful Bogan - Life's Not Fair

The Beautiful Bogan - Life's Not Fair

This is a tale of a man that lost his mullet and his identity. 

From The House Of The Dead

From The House Of The Dead

From the House of the Dead is Janáček’s final work and arguably his most powerful. 

A GREEK TRAGEDY 'OEDIPUS REX-THE KING'

A GREEK TRAGEDY 'OEDIPUS REX-THE KING'

  • Listing
    • Cabaret and Variety
  • Adelaide Fringe
  • Multiple Venues
  • 24th Feb - 18th Mar 2018

AN ADAPTATION BY LOUCAS LOIZOU. 

King Jack Queen

King Jack Queen

“Get around pres at Danni’s. 

Death to America

Death to America

It is 2017. 

Tommy Little - The Last King Of Stupid

Tommy Little - The Last King Of Stupid

As seen on The Project. 

JC Clapham: LOVES ME / LOVES ME NOT

JC Clapham: LOVES ME / LOVES ME NOT

We’ve all had our heart broken at some point. 

Emma Dean: Broken Romantics

Emma Dean: Broken Romantics

A show for the warriors of love, the ragtag-hearted heroes, the beautiful, the brave, the healed and the crushed. 

I Think I'm Dead

I Think I'm Dead

Al can’t sleep. 

Death Of A Ladies' Man - The Lustful Songs of Leonard Cohen

Death Of A Ladies' Man - The Lustful Songs of Leonard Cohen

The bawdy, the dirty, and the downright horny - The Towers of Song are going to rock’n’roll their way through the lustful side of Leonard’s music. 

A Murder Most Foul: Death at the speakeasy

A Murder Most Foul: Death at the speakeasy

Death at the speakeasy is an interactive murder mystery dinner with a 1920’s theme. 

It's Not Easy Being Green

It's Not Easy Being Green

This high-energy, emotionally charged cabaret challenges the perceptions that ‘mental illness’ is a dirty word. 

Plumbing the Death Star Live!

Plumbing the Death Star Live!

Sanspants Radio present Plumbing the Death Star Live. 

The Match Box

The Match Box

The central metaphor running through Frank McGuinness’s 2012 monologue The Match Box is almost breath-taking in its simplicity; it’s that all of us, all of our lives, are ultim… 

King Lear Retold

King Lear Retold

Dark and challenging, epic and shocking, human and uplifting. 

Will Luera And Friends plus The Owls are Not What They Seem/The Dreamweaver Quartet

Will Luera And Friends plus The Owls are Not What They Seem/The Dreamweaver Quartet

The Dreamweaver Quartet invite you to open up your third eye Will Luera is back in London and playing for two nights with a crack team of London improvisers The Owls Are Not What T… 

Side Shows

Side Shows

Constella OperaBallet return to the Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells this November with their award-winning Sideshows. 

The Owls Are Not What They Seem: Improvised Twin Peaks plus Project 2/The Dreamweaver Quartet

The Owls Are Not What They Seem: Improvised Twin Peaks plus Project 2/The Dreamweaver Quartet

A trio of improv: The Owls Are Not What They Seem revisits Twin Peaks. 

The Dreamweaver Quartet plus Sitting in a Tin Can and The Owls Are Not What They Seem

The Dreamweaver Quartet plus Sitting in a Tin Can and The Owls Are Not What They Seem

A trio of improv: The Owls Are Not What They Seem will revisit the town of Twin Peaks. 

Improvable plus James & I and The Owls Are Not What They Seem

Improvable plus James & I and The Owls Are Not What They Seem

Loosely inspired by Twin Peaks, The Owls Are Not What They Seem will chart a brand new hidden mystery with each fully improvised performance. 

The Birth of Death (Dying on my Feet)

The Birth of Death (Dying on my Feet)

Imagine you have two bodies. 

The Owls Are Not What They Seem: Improvised Twin Peaks plus Sitting in a Tin Can and Swipe Right

The Owls Are Not What They Seem: Improvised Twin Peaks plus Sitting in a Tin Can and Swipe Right

Sitting In a Tin Can (feat. 

Dead Drunk Detective: Live in the Rotten Flesh

Dead Drunk Detective: Live in the Rotten Flesh

If you like murder mysteries and rapid-fire puns, then you’ll love Dead Drunk Detective: Live in the Rotten Flesh. 

Make Tea, Not War

Make Tea, Not War

To tie in with the release of his new CD, comedy singer-songwriter Majk Stokes presents a new selection of silly songs and poems, along with a few old favourites, on topics includi… 

Mark Watson: I'm Not Here

Mark Watson: I'm Not Here

This show, a high spot of Watson’s notorious Edinburgh career, began as a work-in-progress at the Fringe two years ago. 

Sustainable Shows: Emerging Trends

Sustainable Shows: Emerging Trends

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Not I

Not I

Jess Thom has Tourettes, a condition that means she makes movements and noises she can’t control, called tics. 

Not the Horse

Not the Horse

The multi award-winning Fringe sell-out comedy is returning for it’s final run at Edinburgh Fringe. 

Just an Ordinary Lawyer

Just an Ordinary Lawyer

Nigerian Tunji Sowande quietly breaks through multiple barriers to become Britain’s first black judge in 1978. 

The Soldier and Death

The Soldier and Death

A soldier’s kindness wins him mysterious gifts, but he soon learns that good fortune can lead to great loss. 

The Bristol Suspensions in: I Can't Believe It's Not Instruments!

The Bristol Suspensions in: I Can't Believe It's Not Instruments!

What happens when you combine juicy reality TV drama and award-winning a cappella? Join the 2016 UK champions, The Bristol Suspensions, to find out… Fresh from their sell-out 201… 

Broken

Broken

Can you hear the silent scream in the song of the cabaret? This gripping new drama exposes the twists and turns of a family ripped apart by secrecy and prejudice. 

Sylvia Plath, Your Words Are Just Dust

Sylvia Plath, Your Words Are Just Dust

The Bathtub Heroine presents an incredibly biting piece of new writing telling the life story of tormented poet, Sylvia Plath. 

Death in Venice

Death in Venice

As the Sirocco winds bring cholera to the Lido and alleyways of Venice, Dr Aschenbach watches Tadzio swimming in the lagoon. 

Rob Kemp: The Elvis Dead

Rob Kemp: The Elvis Dead

Cult classic horror movie Evil Dead 2 reinterpreted through the songs of Elvis*. 

Home is Not the Place

Home is Not the Place

Where do I belong? What defines me? Where is home? Poetic, poignant solo show by Annie George – Inspiring Scotland Saltire Bursary winner 2016 – contrasting struggles faced by … 

Eilidh Steel and Mark Neal

Eilidh Steel and Mark Neal

Eilidh Steel and Mark Neal are a Scottish fiddle, guitar and vocal duo. 

Broken Episodes

Broken Episodes

Broken Episodes is an immersive Artaud style of performance, written and directed by Thomas Sellick-Newton, artistic director of Atmostheatre. 

Improv Cage Match

Improv Cage Match

Improv Cage Match pits two teams of brilliant improvisers against each other as they battle for the affections of you: the audience. 

Mark Watson's Festival of Bad Ideas

Mark Watson's Festival of Bad Ideas

Mark Watson asked a range of top comedians: ‘what is your bad idea? What show would you like to put on, but never dare?’ Now, one a night, they attempt these projects. 

Barry Cryer and Ronnie Golden: Just the Two at Six

Barry Cryer and Ronnie Golden: Just the Two at Six

In terms of comic legends, and certainly in terms of comic writing, the name of Barry Cryer is right up there. 

All the King's Women

All the King's Women

The life of Elvis Presley told through 17 women: some enthralled, some appalled, all obsessed! From Tupelo, Mississippi where 12-year-old Elvis wanted a BB gun instead of a guitar,… 

Sally-Anne Hayward: Um... I Was Talking About You Not to You

Sally-Anne Hayward: Um... I Was Talking About You Not to You

Sally’s had a gut full of fabricated food allergies. 

King Arthur

King Arthur

Classical music close up where wriggling is allowed. 

Welcome Question Mark

Welcome Question Mark

A devised autobiographical theatre performance (with immersive elements) exploring the themes of home and migration. 

Death on the Nile

Death on the Nile

1923. 

You Are Not the One Who Shall Live Long

You Are Not the One Who Shall Live Long

You are asked to explain a purpose, statement of intention and concept. 

Mark Steel: Every Little Thing's Gonna Be Alright

Mark Steel: Every Little Thing's Gonna Be Alright

Mark’s sell-out show Who Do I Think I Am, revealed his natural father was world backgammon champion. 

Nick Elleray: Just Happy To Be Here

Nick Elleray: Just Happy To Be Here

Nick Elleray - ex-pat Aussie and Old Comedian of 2017 (seriously, google it) - performs a stand-up show about ageing, family and this grim carnival we call life. 

Women, Science Is Not For You: III

Women, Science Is Not For You: III

In this post-truth era, we desperately need more scientists to critically evaluate evidence for political and corporate claims; we can’t afford to keep losing many of our best wo… 

Elgar's King Olaf

Elgar's King Olaf

World-renowned Elgarian Sir Andrew Davis conducts a rarely heard masterpiece: Elgar’s Viking cantata Scenes from the Saga of King Olaf. 

Carry King

Carry King

Brought to you by EnjoyMedia Cultural Company, Carry King is a visually striking, experimental piece of theatre. 

US Tour Booking For Small And Independent Shows

US Tour Booking For Small And Independent Shows

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Live Shows in an Internet Media Age

Live Shows in an Internet Media Age

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Ukulele Death Squad

Ukulele Death Squad

The Death Squad are pushing the boundaries of the small four-stringed instrument. 

BBC: Just a Minute

BBC: Just a Minute

Come along and celebrate the 50th year of Just a Minute with special recordings in Edinburgh. 

Dead People Don't Have Secrets

Dead People Don't Have Secrets

Everyone has secrets. 

We Are Not a Muse

We Are Not a Muse

The image of the tortured brooding man, bewitched, bothered and bewildered by some winsome and naïve woman, is long burnt into of literature. 

The Show Between Shows Show

The Show Between Shows Show

New for 2017! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly. 

Sarah Keyworth: Why Not? (WIP)

Sarah Keyworth: Why Not? (WIP)

Rising comedy star Sarah Keyworth, a Funny Women finalist 2015 and tour support for Stewart Francis and Kerry Godliman, examines what it means to be a child raised believing you co… 

Mark Simmons: One-Linerer

Mark Simmons: One-Linerer

This show is for people that like jokes. 

Ross Spaine: Darren! I Am Not From Earth

Ross Spaine: Darren! I Am Not From Earth

Darren has arrived to explore Earth when unexpected circumstances leave him stranded. 

Rob Cawsey: Just Cruising

Rob Cawsey: Just Cruising

Unhinged physical comedy from Rob Cawsey on dating, sex and trying to find love. 

Death High

Death High

Sexy teens. 

Just Like the Movies

Just Like the Movies

Just Like the Movies is a cheery musical exploring the world of show business as the characters battle to make a statement in a world where success is often decided by major realit… 

Funz And Gamez: Flogging a Dead Horze

Funz And Gamez: Flogging a Dead Horze

They’re back! Why? Money. 

Smug Roberts: Just Me

Smug Roberts: Just Me

Over 20 years as a wishful thinking stand-up comedian left me fat, broke and on me own in a two bed flat above a beauty salon. 

Death Part 7: The Last Word

Death Part 7: The Last Word

You’ll die laughing at this outrageous show about the thing we all have in common. 

Rob Kemp: The Elvis Dead

Rob Kemp: The Elvis Dead

Cult classic horror movie Evil Dead 2 reinterpreted through the songs of Elvis*. 

How Not to Pull: Confessions of a Trainee Pickup Artist – Free

How Not to Pull: Confessions of a Trainee Pickup Artist – Free

Ian was as attractive to women as a drunk rhino so Channel 4 television handed him over to seduction “gurus” who taught him techniques to find love. 

Leaf by Niggle

Leaf by Niggle

With Hollywood’s recent adaptation of his works, the name JRR Tolkien has come to be associated with huge spectacle and epic scope. 

This Is Not Culturally Significant

This Is Not Culturally Significant

This is Not Culturally Significant is an incredibly rare thing indeed. 

Loud Poets

Loud Poets

Loud Poets is loud. 

Joy Donze: 13 and Not Pregnant

Joy Donze: 13 and Not Pregnant

Winner Best Comedy at United Solo Festival New York 2016. 

Alive: Music for Night of the Living Dead

Alive: Music for Night of the Living Dead

Almost 50 years after George Romero launched the zombie film genre on a shoestring budget, Night of the Living Dead holds a dear spot in the hearts of horror film fans. 

The Carole King Story

The Carole King Story

The Carole King Story premiers at the Fringe to take you on an incredible journey through the career of the six-time Grammy Award winner and 20-time platinum hit-maker. 

Death by Shakespeare

Death by Shakespeare

A chorus of bawdy spirits lead you through this physically dynamic amalgamation of Shakespeare’s finest death scenes, which fuse together familiar characters and scenes to create a… 

Just the Tonic Comedy Club – Midnight Show

Just the Tonic Comedy Club – Midnight Show

Come and witness one of the greatest late-night, mixed-bill shows. 

Death City

Death City

This is a collaboration of stunt and colour: the first of its kind in the world. 

Death Part 7: The Last Word

Death Part 7: The Last Word

“Death Part 7: The Last Word” is the barely anticipated final installment in Jack Trinco’s fabled, quasi-epic, multi-part exploration of the theme of death. 

Not: Lady Chatterley’s Lover

Not: Lady Chatterley’s Lover

A darkly comic, Mel Brooks-style parody following the storyline of the DH Lawrence novel… with a few twists. 

Mark Steel: Every Little Thing's Gonna Be Alright

Mark Steel: Every Little Thing's Gonna Be Alright

Mark Steel begins with a witty satire about the calamitous circus show that was the recent Tory election campaign, setting the tone for this solid left-wing stand-up show. 

Madame Señorita: 25 Different Shows, Come Every Day!

Madame Señorita: 25 Different Shows, Come Every Day!

Award-winning performer Paula Valluerca, aka Madame Señorita, is committed to reconnect with the pleasure of being a totally deluded idiot. 

Not Quite Mass

Not Quite Mass

Save your soul with laughter. 

Death Ray Cabaret

Death Ray Cabaret

Death Ray Cabaret is the apocalyptic musical comedy show from Second City veterans Kevin Matviw and Jordan Armstrong. 

AAA Batteries (Not Included)

AAA Batteries (Not Included)

A seventh year at the Edinburgh Festival! An hour of sharp gags, intelligent observations and blisteringly quick improvised raps from three of the circuit’s funniest performers, ho… 

Shaken Not Stirred: The Improvised James Bond Film

Shaken Not Stirred: The Improvised James Bond Film

Following killer runs in 2015 and 2016, Alexander Fox and Dom O’Keefe are back with a bang! Armed with your suggestions, they weave together a brand-new film in the style of Brit… 

Just William's Luck

Just William's Luck

Adapting well-loved source material can be a tricky art, but Shedload Theatre have managed to maintain the essence of Richmal Crompton’s Just William stories in this riotous hour… 

Sally-Anne Hayward: Um... I Was Talking About You Not to You

Sally-Anne Hayward: Um... I Was Talking About You Not to You

Sally’s had a gut full of fabricated food allergies. 

Mark Thompson's Spectacular Science Show

Mark Thompson's Spectacular Science Show

The Science Guy is back. 

Three Tales of Life and Death by Craig Lucas

Three Tales of Life and Death by Craig Lucas

In the world premiere of Pulitzer/Tony Award nominee Craig Lucas’s (Prelude to a Kiss, An American in Paris, Amelie) zany and touching new play, three stories collide in a world of… 

Margaret Thatcher Queen of Game Shows

Margaret Thatcher Queen of Game Shows

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… 

We Are Not Afraid

We Are Not Afraid

These ‘improvising geniuses’ (FunnyWomen. 

Mark Dean Quinn: My Heart on a Plate

Mark Dean Quinn: My Heart on a Plate

I’m really proud of this show. 

Adam Vincent: How Not to Kill Yourself When Living in the Suburbs

Adam Vincent: How Not to Kill Yourself When Living in the Suburbs

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… 

Conor Drum: All My Friends Are Dead

Conor Drum: All My Friends Are Dead

A show about being the only remaining singleton in a world full of weddings, mortgages, children, security and a lack thereof. 

Not: Lady Chatterley’s Lover

Not: Lady Chatterley’s Lover

A darkly comic, Mel Brooks-style parody following the storyline of the DH Lawrence novel… with a few twists. 

Dana Alexander: The Milk Is Not Free, But Sometimes It Is on Sale

Dana Alexander: The Milk Is Not Free, But Sometimes It Is on Sale

Join Dana Alexander in her fifth Edinburgh Show, as she navigates through the matrix of the modern world of dating. 

Henning Wehn: Westphalia is Not an Option

Henning Wehn: Westphalia is Not an Option

You know you’ve made it as a comedian when you can include an interval and encore in your Edinburgh Fringe show. 

The Death Hilarious: The Scum Always Rises

The Death Hilarious: The Scum Always Rises

Bible-black Welsh comedy duo do sketches. 

Snowflake by Mark Thomson

Snowflake by Mark Thomson

Snowflake, a new play written and directed by the former Artistic Director of Edinburgh’s Royal Lyceum Theatre, Mark Thomson, feels a necessity to explain its title right from th… 

The Not So Late Show With Ross and Josh

The Not So Late Show With Ross and Josh

Join your hosts Ross Brierley and Joshua Sadler as they take the late-night chat show to its illogical conclusion. 

Mark Thomas: A Show That Gambles on the Future

Mark Thomas: A Show That Gambles on the Future

Early in his Fringe show Mark Thomas reveals the impressively religious character of his upbringing. 

Siri

Siri

A two-woman show starring only one woman – not a typo but the conceit at the centre of the latest show by Canadian actress and interactive artist Laurence Dauphinais. 

Jonny Pelham: Just Shout Louder

Jonny Pelham: Just Shout Louder

As seen on Russell Howard’s Stand Up Central and Live from the BBC. 

Séance

Séance

Theatre today increasingly falls into one of two broad camps. 

Mark Forward Wins All the Awards

Mark Forward Wins All the Awards

Single father Mark Forward has decided the time has come for him to be appreciated as a comedian. 

Eshaan Akbar: Not for Prophet

Eshaan Akbar: Not for Prophet

The debut Fringe show from Piccadilly Comedian of the Year 2016. 

Not About Heroes

Not About Heroes

Too often, we see the First World War as a stretch of years where only war happened, followed by years where the art about the war exploded in its disruptive manner. 

Siblings

Siblings

The art of the comedic double act is a difficult one and its success largely based on chemistry between the two performers. 

The Gruffalo's Child

The Gruffalo's Child

Much as it is a pleasure to discover a hidden gem amongst the mass of shows in Edinburgh, there’s also something very reassuring about having a list of reliable prospects. 

Sofie Hagen: Dead Baby Frog

Sofie Hagen: Dead Baby Frog

Sofie Hagen won an award ages ago and she’s still banging on about it. 

Britney in: John

Britney in: John

In 2011, Charly Clive and Ellen Robertson were women without a mission. 

Mark Nelson: Irreverence

Mark Nelson: Irreverence

Mark Nelson is an old-fashioned stand-up: disarmingly likeable, astoundingly at ease, a master of audience interaction. 

Alasdair Beckett-King: The Alasdair Beckett-King Mysteries

Alasdair Beckett-King: The Alasdair Beckett-King Mysteries

The award-winning comedian Alasdair Beckett-King is legendary, in that there is little historical evidence he exists. 

Annie Sertich: How to Not Kill Yourself for 30 Days... and the Next 330

Annie Sertich: How to Not Kill Yourself for 30 Days... and the Next 330

There’s certainly no shortage of solo shows about mental health at the Fringe so it takes a certain level of quality to stand out. 

Lauren Bok: Is That a Burrito in Your Pocket or Are You Just Happy You Have a Burrito

Lauren Bok: Is That a Burrito in Your Pocket or Are You Just Happy You Have a Burrito

Australian comic Lauren Bok has a joke toward the beginning of her show about Australia being a country stuck a few years in the past; what she doesn’t achieve in her hour-long s… 

Nath Valvo – Not In This House

Nath Valvo – Not In This House

The last stand in not-growing-up, Nath Valvo is holding the frontline for all those amongst us who are done shelling out for their brother’s baby monitor, done giving up every we… 

Sam Shaber: Life, Death & Duran Duran

Sam Shaber: Life, Death & Duran Duran

Life has three guarantees: you’re born, you die and if your name is Rio, you dance on the sand. 

Wall 2.0! A Thinly Veiled Manifesto for How to Mend Our Broken World Disguised as a New American Musical

Wall 2.0! A Thinly Veiled Manifesto for How to Mend Our Broken World Disguised as a New American Musical

Wall 2. 

Doug Anthony All Stars: Near Death Experience

Doug Anthony All Stars: Near Death Experience

The monster gods of comedy and 2016’s winners of Mervyn Stutter’s Spirit of the Fringe award return to Edinburgh. 

All the King’s Men

All the King’s Men

Returning to Edinburgh for a 7th year, All The King’s Men are the voices that are defining a genre. 

Rahul Kohli: A Not So Chubby, Brown

Rahul Kohli: A Not So Chubby, Brown

Geordie Rahul Kohli’s back with his much anticipated second hour following from his critically appraised debut. 

A Common Man: The Bridge That Tom Built

A Common Man: The Bridge That Tom Built

Victor Hugo once said “You can resist an invading army; you cannot resist an idea whose time has come. 

City of the Dead Haunted Graveyard Tour

City of the Dead Haunted Graveyard Tour

Researched and designed by best-selling historical author and award winning novelist J A Henderson, our walks combine the weirdest stories, wickedest humour and wildest history. 

Rahul Kohli: A Not So Chubby, Brown

Rahul Kohli: A Not So Chubby, Brown

Brexit, Trump, Your mam. 

The Not So Late Show with Ross & Josh

The Not So Late Show with Ross & Josh

Join your hosts Ross Brierley and Joshua Sadler as they take the late night chat show to its illogical conclusion. 

Eshaan Akbar - Not For Prophet

Eshaan Akbar - Not For Prophet

The work in progress for the debut Edinburgh Fringe show from Piccadilly Comedian of the Year 2016. 

Fear-tre of Fear with Thaddeus Bent

Fear-tre of Fear with Thaddeus Bent

Fear-tre of Fear is an hour of laugh out loud irreverent stories bringing the mundane into thrilling perspective or, more terrifyingly, providing a fantastical bent to horrors of m… 

King Jack Queen

King Jack Queen

A site specific, immersive play invites the audience into Danni’s student flat for pre-drinks and Ring of Fire with her best friend, Jack. 

Funny Broken Bones

Funny Broken Bones

A Gala stand-up comedy show for the comedian Jim Tavare featuring twelve top comedians Harry Hill, Stewart Lee, Milton Jones, Paul Zerdin, Alan Davies, Paul Chowdhry, Dave Johns, A… 

Just An Ordinary Lawyer

Just An Ordinary Lawyer

Nigerian Tunji Sowande quietly breaks through multiple barriers to become Britain’s first Black judge in 1978. 

Poets v MCs Brighton v Bristol

Poets v MCs Brighton v Bristol

For 14 years the poets and rappers of Brighton have been locked in an epic struggle. 

How to Die of a Broken Heart

How to Die of a Broken Heart

Uncomfortable moments full of truth, full of laughs. 

Just Broken

Just Broken

If you are only half of who you are, would there still be enough of you to be the same as you were? Mary suffers with demons in her life, day in, day out. 

Mark Lester Steps In

Mark Lester Steps In

The world’s going to hell in a handcart, with climate change, extremism and cliches like ‘going to hell in a handcart’. 

Broken Air

Broken Air

Cornish landscape artist Peter Lanyon’s untimely death after a gliding accident in 1964 is inspiration for this imaginative piece of physical theatre. 

Dave Benson Phillips: Christ, I Thought He Was Dead!

Dave Benson Phillips: Christ, I Thought He Was Dead!

Do you remember Dave Benson Phillips? If you were a child in Britain from the 80s to the early 00s, there’s a fair chance you watched him on TV. 

King of the Fringe: Best Of

King of the Fringe: Best Of

Join us for some drag king cabaret by the seaside as we celebrate the bois from previous King of the Fringe competitions. 

Ross And Doug Present Scenes From The Life And Death Of Lord Haw Haw, Britain's Most Patriotic Traitor

Ross And Doug Present Scenes From The Life And Death Of Lord Haw Haw, Britain's Most Patriotic Traitor

Funny. Political. Ends with a hanging. 

Not the Horse

Not the Horse

Three scousers, two angry mobs and a horse. 

Nick Elleray: Just Happy to be Here

Nick Elleray: Just Happy to be Here

Nick Elleray is happy to be back at Brighton Fringe. 

Poets v MCs Battle Games

Poets v MCs Battle Games

For 14 years the poets and rappers of Brighton have been locked in an epic struggle. 

The Alasdair Beckett-King Mysteries

The Alasdair Beckett-King Mysteries

Alasdair Beckett-King is a legendary comedian, in that there is little historical evidence he exists. 

Bom-Bane's Musical History of 24 George St, Brighton & Other Shows

Bom-Bane's Musical History of 24 George St, Brighton & Other Shows

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 … 

Gould & McCarthy: Death, Goths, Kittens & Other Cute Things

Gould & McCarthy: Death, Goths, Kittens & Other Cute Things

Brighton comics Vicky Gould and Joe McCarthy join forces to bring you an hour of quirky off-beat humour. 

Mark Cram: Pipe-Bomb

Mark Cram: Pipe-Bomb

Mark Cram has had enough. 

Dead Puppet Society

Dead Puppet Society

The award-winning team that brought you ‘A Puppet Named Desire’ and ‘Puppetgeist’ return with mayhem, masks, and sock monsters. 

Scott Gibson: Life After Death

Scott Gibson: Life After Death

Winner of the Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer 2016; this show tells the story of the three weeks that changed Scott’s life forever. 

Sameena Zehra: How Not to Steal a Llama

Sameena Zehra: How Not to Steal a Llama

No Llamas (Dalai or otherwise) were harmed in the making of this show. 

Kevin, King of Egypt

Kevin, King of Egypt

Escaped psychiatric patient Kevin Haggerty is not pleased about his diagnosis, even less pleased about being on a section of the Mental Health Act and distinctly upset about being … 

Broken Biscuits

Broken Biscuits

Idle Eye (spoken word/comedy) and Jenny Vegas (comedy) welcome you to ‘Broken Biscuits’, a four-act variety event comprising the very best of spoken word, music, character comedy, … 

Woman not fish

Woman not fish

Helen is the only insecure woman in the world trying to navigate through this thing called life. 

For all the fires not yet lit: Work in Progress

For all the fires not yet lit: Work in Progress

“Stories can conquer fear, you know. 

Moribund - And the Meaning of Death

Moribund - And the Meaning of Death

Brighton Death Forum present Gimcrack Productions’ ‘Moribund’, a piece of contemporary performance addressing our relationship with death, both light-hearted and poignant. 

Rahul Kohli: A Not So Chubby Brown

Rahul Kohli: A Not So Chubby Brown

Geordie Rahul Kohli is back with his much anticipated second hour following on from his critically acclaimed debut hour: ‘Newcastle Brown Male’. 

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

“The true mystery of the world is the visible . 

Thomas Wolfe Presents: The Brighton Fringe Poets

Thomas Wolfe Presents: The Brighton Fringe Poets

Local author and poet Thomas Wolfe presents a night of spoken word, poetry and storytelling from some of Brighton’s best poets. 

Bent Double

Bent Double

A gay-friendly, irreverent night of fun and frolics, hosted by Zoe Lyons (‘Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow’ and ‘Mock The Week’). 

Soho - It's not just a place but a state of mind!

Soho - It's not just a place but a state of mind!

Crazy, voyeuristic, unexpected and fast paced, SOHO is a thrill ride of circus, street and theatre in a diverse trip around the streets where glamour and sleaze rub shoulders. 

The Life & Death of Puppet King Richard II

The Life & Death of Puppet King Richard II

This is Richard II as you’ve never seen him before, in a purple shell-suit wielding power over his puppet kingdom with subjects that range from beautiful two foot high hand carve… 

Not Another Performance

Not Another Performance

Young people get a rough deal, what with social media, normal media, parents, general education (nice one, Michael Gove), friends and worst of all, old people. 

Odjo: King of the Ocean

Odjo: King of the Ocean

Odjo. 

Talking to the Dead

Talking to the Dead

Is it possible to communicate with the dead? Magicians Griffin and Jones intend to find out. 

Mark Murphy - Out of this World

Mark Murphy - Out of this World

Out of this World is action packed theatre from acclaimed writer and director Mark Murphy. 

David Baddiel - My Family: Not the Sitcom

David Baddiel - My Family: Not the Sitcom

Back by popular demand following a critically-acclaimed West End run and sold out residency at the Menier Chocolate Factory, My Family: Not the Sitcom is a massively disrespectful … 

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

Half a century after its premiere on The Old Vic stage, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, the play that made a young Tom Stoppard’s name overnight, return… 

Death of a Salesman

Death of a Salesman

The writer and historian James Truslow Adams once defined the “American Dream” as the potential for life to be “better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity … 

The Shoreditch Improv Festival Sunday Funday Shows

The Shoreditch Improv Festival Sunday Funday Shows

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… 

The Lion King

The Lion King

Set against the majesty of the Serengeti Plains to the evocative rhythms of Africa, this spectacular production explodes with glorious colours, stunning effects and enchanting musi… 

How (not) to Live in Suburbia

How (not) to Live in Suburbia

How (not) to Live in Suburbia is Annie Siddons’ new autobiographical story of her life following her family’s decision to move to “Twickenham, Home of Rugby”. 

The Little Match Girl

The Little Match Girl

Celebrated director and choreographer Arthur Pita returns to the Lilian Baylis Studio this Christmas with his magical dance theatre show, The Little Match Girl. 

The Varsity Match - Oxford v Cambridge

The Varsity Match - Oxford v Cambridge

Since 1872 The Varsity Match has been the focus of Oxford and Cambridge rivalry. 

Death Takes A Holiday

Death Takes A Holiday

Based on the 1920’s Alberto Cassella play La Morte in Vacanza, Death Takes A Holiday is a chamber musical with a book by Thomas Meehan and Peter Stone, music and lyrics by Maur… 

Give Me Back My Broken Night

Give Me Back My Broken Night

Combining theatre, technology and a cinematic soundtrack, Give Me Back My Broken Night takes you on a walk through the city streets, inviting you to imagine the future of your area… 

It Is Easy To Be Dead

It Is Easy To Be Dead

When twenty year old Charles Sorley is killed in action during the First World War, his devastated parents are left with only his letters and poems to remember him by. 

Dead Funny

Dead Funny

Eleanor wants a child. 

David Baddiel: My Family: Not The Sitcom

David Baddiel: My Family: Not The Sitcom

Following a critically acclaimed, complete sell-out run at the Menier Chocolate Factory,  My Family: Not The Sitcom comes to the Vaudeville Theatre for a strictly limited 5 we… 

Not About Heroes

Not About Heroes

As part of the WW1 centenary partnership, Not About Heroes is being performed at the Camden Fringe by creatives from Oxford University. 

King Creosote

King Creosote

Fife’s Kenny Anderson, aka King Creosote, has become one of Scotland’s most acclaimed and prolific singer-songwriters: a squeezebox Casanova and a seafaring pop heart-breaker who… 

The Handmaidens of Death – WWI Theatre of Its Time

The Handmaidens of Death – WWI Theatre of Its Time

Even plays were buried by the bombs of World War I. 

King John

King John

Performed by a company of young actors, this is a credible adaptation of Shakespeare’s rarely performed King John that revels in the high stakes of its historical narrative. 

Simon Munnery and Friends: 30 Not Out

Simon Munnery and Friends: 30 Not Out

Simon Munnery marks his 30th year of Fringe shows with an unmissable, one-off gala. 

Death and the Data Processor

Death and the Data Processor

The Cock and Bull’s Death And The Data Processor follows the adventures of office worker Ian, whose murders of two co-workers lead him into the strange world of Harton, a communi… 

NEHH Presents... Broken Records & Adam Stafford

NEHH Presents... Broken Records & Adam Stafford

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. 

Jack Lukeman: King of Soho and Other Stories

Jack Lukeman: King of Soho and Other Stories

One of Ireland’s most respected, best-loved singers, this renowned international entertainer, ‘a mixture of all the great voices of the 20th century’ (Guardian), has few peers for … 

We are not alone

We are not alone

The near future: get equipped for imminent alien arrival on Earth at this interactive workshop, lead by an astrobiologist and a military specialist. 

Dr Alasdair Raffe Presents James VII: A Misunderstood King?

Dr Alasdair Raffe Presents James VII: A Misunderstood King?

James VII (reigned 1685-8), Scotland’s last Catholic king, was overthrown by his son-in-law William of Orange in the revolution of 1688-9. 

Edinburgh Renaissance Band at St Mark's

Edinburgh Renaissance Band at St Mark's

The music, song and dance of the Medieval and Renaissance worlds is brought to life by the city’s famous early music group. 

Ari Shaffir: This Is Not Happening

Ari Shaffir: This Is Not Happening

Comedian Ari Shaffir brings his hit Comedy Central storytelling TV series This Is Not Happening to the stage! Nothing is off limits as Ari brings up some of his favourite comics to… 

Mark Watson's Edinborolympics

Mark Watson's Edinborolympics

The third biannual sports-meets-comedy smashdown returns to Edinburgh to cause even more mess, blood and hilarity. 

Jack Lukeman: King of Soho and Other Stories

Jack Lukeman: King of Soho and Other Stories

One of Ireland’s most respected, best-loved singers, this renowned international entertainer, ‘a mixture of all the great voices of the 20th century’ (Guardian), has few peers for … 

Not in Front of the Children!

Not in Front of the Children!

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Just What Is a Contract?

Just What Is a Contract?

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Simon Lukacs Shows His Range

Simon Lukacs Shows His Range

Upstairs Downton and Petting Zoo (‘Improv supergroup’ TimeOut) star creates a staggering array of characters using his mouth, brain, hands and body. 

Just by Ali Smith

Just by Ali Smith

Corelli Theatre Company in association with Greenwich Theatre presents Just, by Ali Smith and directed by Lucy Cuthbertson. 

Act Your Age! (Not Your Shoe Size!)

Act Your Age! (Not Your Shoe Size!)

Forty five minutes of fun-stuffed, giggle-riddled, family friendly silliness with Fringe veterans Ian Billings and Chris White. 

It Just Takes One

It Just Takes One

Fans of The Office and The IT Crowd, we’ve found the answer to the gaping sitcom shaped hole in your life: an office where the graduate dream has died. 

The Hummingbirds A Cappella: Love Is Not Our Forte

The Hummingbirds A Cappella: Love Is Not Our Forte

To be fair to the Hummingbirds, I’m not really the right demographic for their show. 

The Baffling Adventures of Question Mark Man

The Baffling Adventures of Question Mark Man

What if punctuation marks were superheroes? During this show, we follow Question Mark Man as he tries to rescue his love interest Becky from the evil Captain Conundrum. 

The Lake of Dead Languages

The Lake of Dead Languages

Murderous intentions corrupt adolescent dreams in the chilling story of six teenagers living 20 years apart in an isolated girls’ school. 

Not Just a Funny Turn

Not Just a Funny Turn

Join us for a gala night of comedy featuring a myriad of the biggest names on the Fringe coming together to raise funds for the Stroke Association in Scotland. 

Death and the Human

Death and the Human

Human, a recently deceased teenager, full of life (ironically) and unwilling to move on. 

Poets Against Humanity

Poets Against Humanity

Poets Against Humanity is a remix of ‘Cards Against Humanity’ with the ultimate aim of having nobody take poetry seriously. 

Daniel Sloss: So? (Late Shows)

Daniel Sloss: So? (Late Shows)

Later, considerably ruder and darker shows from internationally acclaimed, award-winning Scottish stand-up comedy meteor. 

Mark Watson: I'm Not Here

Mark Watson: I'm Not Here

Returning once again to the Pleasance stage, Mark Watson is not all there. 

Hands Off My Clubcard… Just Take My DNA!

Hands Off My Clubcard… Just Take My DNA!

Your Clubcard may say more about you than your DNA, so should it be considered more private? When it comes to understanding patterns in health and illness, examining our data may b… 

Just Married

Just Married

The film invites the audience on a journey to the cold, bare Hungarian woods where you could meet a young girl searching the unknown and the non-existent, and fighting the invisibl… 

Cradle King

Cradle King

In this one-performer play by writer Donald Smith, actor Robin Thomson plays King James – at once James VI of Scotland and James I of England. 

Just an Ordinary Lawyer

Just an Ordinary Lawyer

Nigerian Tunji Sowande quietly breaks through multiple barriers to become Britain’s first black judge in 1978. 

Bringing Death Back to Life

Bringing Death Back to Life

Dying is a universal human activity, and it shows no sign of abating. 

BBC: Just a Minute

BBC: Just a Minute

Paul Merton and fellow witty and loquacious panellists try to speak for 60 seconds without hesitation, repetition or deviation. Expertly chaired by Nicholas Parsons. 

Just So?

Just So?

Did the world come about just so? Have forces of science and evolution been the only things at work? How did the world come to be filled with so many strange wonders? A new reworki… 

Mason King – Mind Control

Mason King – Mind Control

Mason King’s Mind Control mixes card tricks, deception and mind-reading into just under an hour of delving into the human psyche. 

Mark Cooper-Jones: Geographically Speaking

Mark Cooper-Jones: Geographically Speaking

On paper, this show sounds excellent. 

Rory O'Hanlon – You Are Where You Need to Be

Rory O'Hanlon – You Are Where You Need to Be

The show’s stated theme is a philosophical discussion of how we end up where we end up, In actual fact this thread isn’t really followed up. 

Midnight Show – Just the Tonic Comedy Club

Midnight Show – Just the Tonic Comedy Club

Come witness one of the greatest late-night mixed bill shows. 

Broken

Broken

Boy meeteth girl. 

Do Not Open

Do Not Open

Do Not Open explores the chaos from within Pandora’s box and asks the question – was it really all that bad? Come on – wasn’t some of it kind of fun? This devised piece plays f… 

Jo Coffey: Not 25

Jo Coffey: Not 25

More stand-up and off the wall characters from the circuit’s fourth shortest comic. 

Where Do All the Dead Pigeons Go?

Where Do All the Dead Pigeons Go?

Where Do All The Dead Pigeons Go? This is a production that doesn’t try to answer any of your questions - or refer to pigeons, for that matter, even as a metaphor, throughout the… 

Not the Horse

Not the Horse

Almost twenty years ago, Guy Ritchie changed the landscape of British cinema with his love letter to the charismatic psychopaths of the East End underbelly Lock, Stock and Two Smok… 

We Are Not Criminals

We Are Not Criminals

If you’re in the mood for chilling, hard-hitting drama, look no further than We Are Not Criminals. 

Dead Awaken

Dead Awaken

In this four person concert drama, a celebrated artist struggles to atone for the sins of his past, while desperately searching for a new future. 

Mark Smith: Old Smudge

Mark Smith: Old Smudge

Mark Smith (Russell Howard’s Good News) returns to Edinburgh with a new show and Lord have mercy is he excited. 

Mark Thomas: The Red Shed

Mark Thomas: The Red Shed

Mark Thomas’ new one-man-play blends spoken word and storytelling to create a compelling, intimate and rousing performance that lifts the spirit in this pitch perfect personal an… 

Dead Wright

Dead Wright

Here is all the chaos of a Fringe-like show turned into a Fringe show: a farce about two plays being performed by one cast while their unreasonable and definitely shady writer/dire… 

The Death of Gregory Akerman

The Death of Gregory Akerman

Gregory Akerman, a “stunningly original comic” works better to a deadline & is obsessed with death. 

Alex Smith – Not Even Trying

Alex Smith – Not Even Trying

Stand-up comedian, HuffingtonPost. 

Life and Death (But Mainly Death)

Life and Death (But Mainly Death)

In spite of the morbid title, Dr Phil Hammond’s stand-up show makes mischief of the macabre. 

Loud Poets

Loud Poets

Spoken word troupe Loud Poets have taken to the road once more, with live band in tow, for this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe. 

Broken Fanny

Broken Fanny

Writer and performer Emma Jerrold could be described as something of a hot property at this year’s Fringe. 

Not Quite Write

Not Quite Write

We always strive for those eureka moments, the top 1% of ideas, but what about the other 99%? Rubbish right? Wrong. 

The Master and Margarita

The Master and Margarita

There’s a certain size and scale that one gets used to at the Fringe. 

Shappi Khorsandi: Nina Is Not OK

Shappi Khorsandi: Nina Is Not OK

Nina Is Not OK is the shocking and funny account of a teenage girl slowly coming to terms with the fact she’s an alcoholic – and what happened to her one dark night. 

Pun-Man Two: Girls Just Wanna Hear Puns

Pun-Man Two: Girls Just Wanna Hear Puns

Leo Kearse, in his guise as Pun-Man, has a simple mission: to save the world of comedy from banal observational stand-up and self-righteous, long-winded anecdotes. 

Just the Tonic Comedy Club

Just the Tonic Comedy Club

‘Consistently boasting some of the most interesting line ups in the country’ (Times). 

The Life and Times of Lionel

The Life and Times of Lionel

New work is at the heart of the Fringe experience; new work by new companies all the more so. 

The Scotney Rascals and Just Janet

The Scotney Rascals and Just Janet

Lock up your children, goldfish and everything in between as The Scotney Rascals are in town! A pair of wannabe Rock stars with absolutely no following are forced to do comedy. 

Ros & Guil R Dead

Ros & Guil R Dead

When deciding on a show to bring to the Fringe, you have two main choices: one, a piece of new writing - exciting and impactful but harder to market - or two, a take on a classic -… 

A Matter of Life and Death

A Matter of Life and Death

We very rarely think about our own deaths. 

Susan Morrison: Walking Dead, Famous and Funny

Susan Morrison: Walking Dead, Famous and Funny

Start your Fringe day with a laugh-and-learn walk through some of Edinburgh’s weirder backstory. 

A Fête Worse Than Death

A Fête Worse Than Death

Welcome to the village fête in Llanfairchwaraesboncen, nestled in the South Wales Valleys. 

Just Jokes

Just Jokes

A daily showcase of the finest stand-up at the Fringe. 

Death of Her Brother

Death of Her Brother

Anna stands pale and powerless before a jealous queen. 

Mark of Stupidity Two: Even Stupider

Mark of Stupidity Two: Even Stupider

He’s back with an even bigger, sillier show than last year. 

Mark Steel's in Toon

Mark Steel's in Toon

This year Mark Steel aims to give a brief overview of the cities and sights of Scotland. 

Greater Belfast

Greater Belfast

The gamut of performers at Fringe brings with it a spectrum of experience; from shiny new student companies, powering forward on naive enthusiasm and off-brand energy drinks, to ve… 

Just Let the Wind Untie My Perfumed Hair... or Who Is Tahirih?

Just Let the Wind Untie My Perfumed Hair... or Who Is Tahirih?

Experience the shocking, beautiful true story of Tahirih, a Persian poetess and the first female suffrage martyr. 

Not Trying to Be a Dick

Not Trying to Be a Dick

Daniel Muggleton makes his Edinburgh debut, having performed comedy at festivals around Australia, New York and Berlin. 

Mark Thompson's Spectacular Science Show

Mark Thompson's Spectacular Science Show

Science like you have never seen before. 

Cook and Davies: Do Not Leave This Room

Cook and Davies: Do Not Leave This Room

Winner – Best Comedy, Moors Theatre Awards! Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off finalists! Sketch comedy duo, frequent enemies and occasional friends Cook and Davies find themsel… 

Margaret Thatcher Queen of Game Shows

Margaret Thatcher Queen of Game Shows

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… 

Shaken Not Stirred: The Improvised James Bond Film

Shaken Not Stirred: The Improvised James Bond Film

After a blockbuster 2015, Alexander Fox and Dom O’Keefe are back with a bang. 

Just an Ordinary Lawyer

Just an Ordinary Lawyer

Nigerian Tunji Sowande quietly breaks through multiple barriers to become Britain’s first black judge in 1978. 

Just A Quick One

Just A Quick One

Brought to you by Northumbria Drama Society, Just a Quick One by Hannah Sowerby, is a mockumentary-style comedy that follows a day at Blackpool’s most controversial cafe: coffee sh… 

Torte e Mort: Songs of Cake and Death

Torte e Mort: Songs of Cake and Death

In a little circus salon tent named ‘The Omnitorium’ tucked away behind George Square Theatre, Anya Anastasia proves that she is a force to be reckoned with. 

Tim Renkow: King of the Tramps

Tim Renkow: King of the Tramps

Tim Renkow has a handy tip for anyone who feels uncomfortable around him as a result of his cerebral palsy. 

AAA Batteries (Not Included)

AAA Batteries (Not Included)

A sixth family-friendly year at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe! An hour of sharp gags, intelligent observations and blisteringly quick improvised raps from three of the circuit’s fu… 

Death and the Maiden

Death and the Maiden

Rape allegations. 

Henning Wehn: Westphalia is Not an Option

Henning Wehn: Westphalia is Not an Option

German Comedy Ambassador Henning Wehn is back at the Caves and like every year, Westphalia is not an option. 

Bob Slayer: 24 Hour Shows

Bob Slayer: 24 Hour Shows

Bob drives his BlundaBus around Europe looking for adventures. 

All My Friends Are Dead

All My Friends Are Dead

Conor lost another friend last year, now he’s on his own. 

WWE Hall of Famer Hacksaw Jim Duggan’s 2x4 Tour One-Man Comedy Show

WWE Hall of Famer Hacksaw Jim Duggan’s 2x4 Tour One-Man Comedy Show

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 … 

Lewis Macleod is Not Himself

Lewis Macleod is Not Himself

Lewis Macleod’s impersonation skills are unlike anything I’ve seen - though they are like plenty of things you will have heard. 

Phil Kay: Laugh & Death

Phil Kay: Laugh & Death

Come on a real bus with Phil, we’ll fit new tyres and go bloody double-decker off-roading, ram raid a few museums. 

Luca Cupani: The Admin of Death and Other Confessions

Luca Cupani: The Admin of Death and Other Confessions

So You Think You’re Funny? 2015 winner, Italian Luca Cupani returns to the Fringe! The man who was too funny for Italy and moved to the UK tells the truth, the whole truth and noth… 

Outside the Box – A Live Show About Death

Outside the Box – A Live Show About Death

Death is a funny thing when you think about it: it’s the only certain thing in this world yet the majority of us deny its existence, but as performer Liz Rothschild points out, i… 

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch. 

Axis of Awesome: Won't Ever Not Stop Giving Up

Axis of Awesome: Won't Ever Not Stop Giving Up

In terms of their brand of comedy rock, Axis of Awesome fall more into the rock than comedy genre: there’s far more liberal use of a smoke machine than your average musical comed… 

Mark Nelson: Smiley Face

Mark Nelson: Smiley Face

Mark Nelson is a down-to-earth guy. 

lara A king: Not Broken, Just Bent

lara A king: Not Broken, Just Bent

My name is Lara and I broke the law. 

All the King’s Men: The 11 Tour

All the King’s Men: The 11 Tour

Fresh from London, Boston, New York performances, returning to Edinburgh for a sixth year. 

Sam Simmons: Not a People Person

Sam Simmons: Not a People Person

“It’s a bit tense in here tonight. 

Michael Morpurgo's King Arthur

Michael Morpurgo's King Arthur

Story Pocket Theatre bring Michael Morpurgo’s novel about King Arthur to life with a solid and enjoyable production. 

Scott Agnew: I've Snapped My Banjo String, Let's Just Talk

Scott Agnew: I've Snapped My Banjo String, Let's Just Talk

Scott Agnew is looking good, these days; whether that’s down to him drinking less is unclear, though it’s clearly a bit of a culture shock on the night of this review as it’s… 

Sticks Stones Broken Bones

Sticks Stones Broken Bones

Returning to Edinburgh after a six year hiatus, Bunk Puppets’ Sticks Stones Broken Bones is both an expert display of shadow puppetry and a joyous celebration of playfulness. 

Dale vN Marshall: I Am Not a Child

Dale vN Marshall: I Am Not a Child

Hot new urban artist Dale vN Marshall collaborated with local youngsters who have experienced challenging circumstances, using their words and experiences to create this outstandin… 

Boris: World King

Boris: World King

A lot has happened to Boris Johnson since Boris: World King’s runaway success at last year’s Fringe. 

Croft & Pearce Are Not Themselves

Croft & Pearce Are Not Themselves

The stars of BBC Radio 4’s The Croft & Pearce Show and Spirit of the Fringe award-winners return with ‘a laugh-out-loud sketch show’ (Daily Express). 

How (Not) to Live in Suburbia

How (Not) to Live in Suburbia

Annie Siddon’s (almost) one-woman show, How (Not) To Live In Suburbia, is an absolute treat from Siddon’s first smile to the audience as she takes the stage, until she exits. 

If There's Not Dancing at the Revolution, I'm Not Coming

If There's Not Dancing at the Revolution, I'm Not Coming

Taking multimedia representations of young women as its inspiration, If There’s Not Dancing at the Revolution, I’m Not Coming picks apart a medley of references to Titanic, Disney … 

Boris & Sergey: Preposterous Improvisation Experiment

Boris & Sergey: Preposterous Improvisation Experiment

Improv comedy is a tricky beast - when it’s good, it’s very, very good; when it’s bad, it’s pointless. 

Mark Dolan: Life Hacks

Mark Dolan: Life Hacks

Few would disagree that our world is in dire need of fixing. 

Tom Binns is Ian D Montfort: How to Touch Dead People

Tom Binns is Ian D Montfort: How to Touch Dead People

Part TED talk, part psychic extravaganza, Tom Binns’ extrasensory expert Ian D Montfort is back at the festival and he’s determined to convince the sceptics the dead are among … 

Scott Gibson: Life After Death

Scott Gibson: Life After Death

This is Scott Gibson’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut, and he is fantastic. 

Mark Watson: I'm Not Here

Mark Watson: I'm Not Here

‘Terrifyingly funny’ (Times). 

Stuart Laws: So Preoccupied With Whether or Not He Could That He Didn't Stop to Think Whether He Should (1hr Show)

Stuart Laws: So Preoccupied With Whether or Not He Could That He Didn't Stop to Think Whether He Should (1hr Show)

Stuart Laws is the guy who does all the comedy at Turtle Canyon Comedy and supported James Acaster on tour. 

Tatterdermalion

Tatterdermalion

Puppet pioneers Flabbergast Theatre have made an interesting move this year, establishing their own dedicated performance space, The Omnitorium, within the confines of Assembly Ge… 

This is Not Culturally Significant

This is Not Culturally Significant

A culturally insignificant one man show that delves into the bizarre, compulsive and wonderful nature of humanity. 

Brendon Burns and Colt Cabana Do Comedy and Commentary to Bad Wrestling Matches!

Brendon Burns and Colt Cabana Do Comedy and Commentary to Bad Wrestling Matches!

I’m sure we’re all used to growing the Fringe brochure and seeing shows with enigmatic titles which tell you nothing about the eventual content. 

Amée Smith: Relax, It's Not About You

Amée Smith: Relax, It's Not About You

She put her hopes and dreams on hold supporting him and helping him achieve his. 

Operation Dead Drop: A Citywide Escape Game

Operation Dead Drop: A Citywide Escape Game

The gold from the Great Waverley Train Robbery was never found but, 30 years on, new information has come to light as to its whereabouts. 

Rose Matafeo is Finally Dead

Rose Matafeo is Finally Dead

The initial conceit of this show is that we’re all present at the funeral for Rose Matafeo. 

Naomi Petersen: I am Telling You I'm Not Going

Naomi Petersen: I am Telling You I'm Not Going

Naomi Petersen is a newcomer to the Fringe and in this whirlwind hour of musical and character comedy the laughs fail to keep pace with her sky-high enthusiasm. 

City of the Dead Haunted Graveyard Tour

City of the Dead Haunted Graveyard Tour

A terrifying journey into the lair of the world famous Mackenzie Poltergeist, the best documented supernatural case in history. 

Just For Laughs London

Just For Laughs London

Bringing a host of exceptional exclusive artists from around the globe along with their authentic comedy carnival atmosphere! Russell Square will be transformed into the home of … 

Bent Double

Bent Double

A gay-friendly, irreverent night of fun and frolics hosted by Zoe Lyons (‘Mock The Week’ and ‘Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow’). 

Talking To The Dead

Talking To The Dead

Is it possible to communicate with the dead? Magicians Griffin and Jones intend to find out. 

Broken Dreams

Broken Dreams

“The here and the now is wow!” we’re told at the start of Broken Dreams. 

Just Right: A Tale of One Girl, Three Bears & Lashings of Porridge!

Just Right: A Tale of One Girl, Three Bears & Lashings of Porridge!

From the creators of ‘Three Excellent Little Pigs’ and ‘Gorrid the Horrid’ comes another spell-binding musical puppet show. 

The Broken Heart Trio

The Broken Heart Trio

Joyful swing and vocal harmony, from a time when men were gentlemen and courteous, and women were true and noble. 

Dead Man Presents: Tessa Waters: Over Promises

Dead Man Presents: Tessa Waters: Over Promises

Clown, dance and sketch collide as multi-award-winning Australian comedian, Tessa Waters, unleashes her new hour of stupidity. 

I am Telling you I'm Not Going

I am Telling you I'm Not Going

Rosie is living in the theatre due to a case of agoraphobia. 

Just A Few Words

Just A Few Words

A man with a stammer has an hour to tell his love how he feels. 

I Am Telling You I'm Not Going

I Am Telling You I'm Not Going

“Rosie is living in the theatre due to a case of agoraphobia. 

Just a Few Words

Just a Few Words

A man with a severe stammer teams up with a massive pile of cards that detail his thoughts, to tell his love how he feels. 

The Alasdair Beckett-King Mysteries

The Alasdair Beckett-King Mysteries

Alasdair Beckett-King - “One to Watch” (Time Out) - is a legendary comedian, in that there is little historical evidence he exists. 

Just Like That! The Tommy Cooper Show

Just Like That! The Tommy Cooper Show

Tommy Cooper, with his impeccable timing, love of slapstick and one-liners was a true comic genius. 

Forget Me Not: The Alzheimer's Whodunnit

Forget Me Not: The Alzheimer's Whodunnit

Jim’s wife, a patient on a dementia ward, has died and Jim smells a rat. 

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical NEW YORK

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical NEW YORK

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… 

Do Not Adjust Your Stage

Do Not Adjust Your Stage

Long-form improv comedy from one of the UK’s leading groups, Do Not Adjust Your Stage, based on the past and present of their audience. 

The King and I NEW YORK

The King and I NEW YORK

Winner! 4 Tony Awards including Best Revival of a Musical! Tony Award® winner Kelli O’Hara (The Light in the Piazza, South Pacific) and Jose Llana (Here Lies Love) star in a magni… 

Brighton v Edinburgh Poets v MCs

Brighton v Edinburgh Poets v MCs

Two battles in one: first the poets from the two great festival cities join to take on a united team of rappers. 

I'm not Normal, I'm Normal

I'm not Normal, I'm Normal

This a short documentary film that raises awareness of mental health problems in today’s society with the subsequent intention of reducing the stigma associated with this ‘cond… 

Hardly Still Walking, Not Yet Flying

Hardly Still Walking, Not Yet Flying

With elements that could have made it great, Hardly Still Walking, Not Yet Flying was sadly let down by others that weren’t quite up to par. 

Hardly Still Walking, Not Yet Flying

Hardly Still Walking, Not Yet Flying

“Ever wanted to be more than just a victim of gravity? With verbal percussion, eloquent bodies and original live music, Germany’s celebrated Port in Air takes a disturbing new l… 

I'm Just Here to Buy Soy Sauce by Jingan Young

I'm Just Here to Buy Soy Sauce by Jingan Young

Are the Chinese solely to blame for the housing crisis? “I’m Just Here to Buy Soy Sauce” follows a pair of cut-throat real estate agents as they attempt to sell their latest mi… 

Sex, Strokes, Death, Denial

Sex, Strokes, Death, Denial

Betty had a stroke. 

Loud Poets

Loud Poets

This is slam-style, make some noise, fist-thumping, pint-drinking, side-tickling, heart-wrenching poetry. 

Cook and Davies: 'Do Not Leave This Room'

Cook and Davies: 'Do Not Leave This Room'

Bombastic sketch duo Cook and Davies find themselves trapped in a mysterious room. 

Outside the Box: A Live Show about Death

Outside the Box: A Live Show about Death

“We are in uncharted territory when we sit with death,” Liz Rothschild says in her one-woman show, Outside the Box: A Live Show About Death. 

Broken Glass by Arthur Miller

Broken Glass by Arthur Miller

Written when he was nearly 70 years old, Arthur Miller’s Broken Glass, had been in his mind’s development ever since his marriage to Marilyn Monroe ended shortly before her deat… 

King of the Fringe

King of the Fringe

Brighton’s only drag king competition is back! It’s time for bois to become men as they battle it out to win the crown (and 100 quid)! Expect a night of bulging biceps, protruding … 

Amée Smith: Relax, It's Not About You

Amée Smith: Relax, It's Not About You

SHE had HER hopes and dreams on hold supporting HIM and HIS. 

iF Not Now, When?

iF Not Now, When?

A day of provocations and presentations: creating a diverse future and raising the profile of disabled artists. 

Not Yet Suffragette

Not Yet Suffragette

Time is of the essence in this absolutely faultless performance from EntreprenHER Productions. 

Hetty the King (and Other Women I Have Loved)

Hetty the King (and Other Women I Have Loved)

A show inspired by Hetty King (an emblematic, early 20th century drag king), which embraces the possibility of women making connections across stages, in time. 

Hetty the King (and Other Women I have Loved)

Hetty the King (and Other Women I have Loved)

A show inspired by Hetty King (an emblematic early 20th-century drag king), which embraces the possibility of women making connections across stages, in time. 

A Fête Worse Than Death

A Fête Worse Than Death

A one-woman character comedy show set in the village fête in Llanfairchwaraesboncen, Wales. 

Mark Dolan: This Show Will Change Your Life

Mark Dolan: This Show Will Change Your Life

Broadcaster and comedian Dolan is one of the most in-demand MCs. 

A Fete Worse Than Death

A Fete Worse Than Death

A one-woman character comedy show set in the village fête in Llanfairchwaraesboncen, Wales. 

King Lear

King Lear

This is the second time Michael Pennington has donned the crown of Lear and this time it’s a Lear clearly made for a 21st Century audience; cut down and pacey. 

Not Fast Enough

Not Fast Enough

‘Not Fast Enough’ is a provocative and dynamic sprint through contemporary gender politics and imaginative theatre structures. 

Boris: World King

Boris: World King

BoJo. 

Motionhouse - Broken

Motionhouse - Broken

Broken erupts onto the stage in an adrenaline-fuelled multimedia spectacle. 

Locusts Have No King

Locusts Have No King

 A love-triangle comedy with a supernatural streak, this excellently cast new play by J. 

Mark Morris and Surupa Sen

Mark Morris and Surupa Sen

The Baryshnikov Arts Center continues its “Words on Dance” series with a conversation between Mr. 

King of the Fringe: Heat Two

King of the Fringe: Heat Two

Brighton’s only drag king competition is back and tougher than ever! It’s time for bois to become men as they battle it out over three heats to make their way to the final. 

King and Country: Shakespeares Great Cycle of Kings

King and Country: Shakespeares Great Cycle of Kings

(performances begin on Thursday) It’s a royal spring at the Brooklyn Academy of Music when the Royal Shakespeare Company arrives with a quartet of celebrated productions: … 

Death for Five Voices

Death for Five Voices

As ambitious as it is stiff and silly, Peter Mills and Cara Reichel’s new musical for Prospect Theater Company concentrates on the real-life Renaissance composer and multiple… 

King Lear

King Lear

At the risk of sounding ageist, an immediate concern with any student theatre company taking on Shakespeare’s tragedy of tragedies, King Lear, is that it is in many respects a … 

Good King Richard

Good King Richard

Drawing on contemporary sources, unsullied by Tudor propaganda, ‘Good King Richard’ dramatises for the very first time, the true events which propelled Richard III onto the thr… 

King Charles III

King Charles III

Mike Bartlett’s beautifully worded imagining of a constitutional crisis without a constitution invites us to witness the starkness of the Royal Family stripped bare whilst presen… 

Valentines Shows

Valentines Shows

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… 

“Dead Dog Park

“Dead Dog Park

(closes on Sunday) A white police officer is accused of pushing a black boy out a window, and this play, directed by Eric Tucker from a script by Barry Malawer, explores the afterm… 

Do Not Adjust Your Stage

Do Not Adjust Your Stage

Long-form improv comedy from one of the UK’s leading groups, Do Not Adjust Your Stage, based on the past and present of their audience. 

Forget Me Not

Forget Me Not

Under an agreement between the British and Australian Governments, between 1945 and 1968, over three thousand British children were told they were orphans and sent to Australia on … 

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical

Carole King, the chart-topping music legend, was an ordinary girl with an extraordinary talent. 

Death of the Liberal Class

Death of the Liberal Class

This muddled play by Robert Lyons tries but fails to find bigger themes in a male schlub’s midlife crisis. 

Sally Gross, Kenneth King and Sally Silvers

Sally Gross, Kenneth King and Sally Silvers

The Construction Company, a 45-year-old arts organization, presents an evening of new and revivified works by the veteran choreographers Sally Silvers and Kenneth King, as well as … 

Why That and Not This?

Why That and Not This?

Fresh from a successful first show at the mac in Birmingham Spit ‘n’ Polish bring you six short plays ranging from the comic to the absurd, the tender to the oddball, and the m… 

Death of a Salesman

Death of a Salesman

Thanks to the fineness of the performances and the clarity of the English supertitles, language is no barrier for a non-Yiddish speaker in this New Yiddish Rep production of Arthur… 

Dead and Breathing

Dead and Breathing

Chisa Hutchinson’s two hander about an ailing woman and the Christian nurse she tries to bribe into killing her is a series of ethical skirmishes, but not only about the righ… 

King Charles III

King Charles III

(previews start on Saturday; opens on Nov. 

Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King

Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King

Mr. 

Do Not Adjust Your Stage

Do Not Adjust Your Stage

Long-form improv comedy from one of the UK’s leading groups, Do Not Adjust Your Stage, based on the past and present of their audience. 

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The National Lampoon in New York City 1970-1988

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The National Lampoon in New York City 1970-1988

In anticipation of Douglas Tirola’s documentary “Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon” (to be released on Sept. 

Mark Watson: Flaws

Mark Watson: Flaws

Last year in Pleasance Courtyard, Flaws sold every ticket. 

Mark Billingham and My Darling Clementine: The Other Half

Mark Billingham and My Darling Clementine: The Other Half

Crime writer Mark Billingham and country band My Darling Clementine come together for The Other Half, a blend of storytelling and music about love, loneliness and broken promises. 

Not Just a Funny Turn

Not Just a Funny Turn

Join us for a gala night of comedy with a myriad of the biggest names on the Fringe coming together to raise funds for the Stroke Association in Scotland. 

iF Not Now, When?

iF Not Now, When?

Do we need to label disabled artists? Join the conversation, see things differently, meet the Unlimited and iF Platform artists, take part and change perceptions in a day of talkin… 

Broken Biscuits

Broken Biscuits

They were more like sisters than best friends until a devastating tragedy shatters both their lives and friendship. 

Not the Horse

Not the Horse

The story of a young man falling in ‘deep shit’ with a notorious gangster is something we see in movies all the time, and the influence of this is clear in Not the Horse. 

Death Actually: A Necromantic Comedy

Death Actually: A Necromantic Comedy

Death Actually sets out to bring ‘lethal puns and dead funny songs’ in a larger than life musical. 

Dog Play Dead

Dog Play Dead

Throwing a great party in an amazing house, what could possibly go wrong? Except you’re supposed to be house-sitting. 

Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman

Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman

Cam Spence and Phoebe Walsh share an hour rooting around their massive and fragile egos exploring entitlement, narcissism, inadequacy, connection and some ever-so-slightly sexy stu… 

Literary Death Match

Literary Death Match

Literary Death Match, now in 57 cities worldwide! Part comedy show, part literary event, part gameshow, LDM brings together four writers to read their most electric writing for fiv… 

You're Not Like the Other Girls Chrissy

You're Not Like the Other Girls Chrissy

Caroline Horton enters laden with suitcases against a pastel French tricolour. 

Poets Against Humanity

Poets Against Humanity

The panel show dedicated to the desecration of poetry comes to the PBH Free Fringe. 

Mark Watson: Work in Progress

Mark Watson: Work in Progress

His show Flaws was probably the most acclaimed show of last year’s Edinburgh Fringe. 

Edinburgh Renaissance Band at St Mark's

Edinburgh Renaissance Band at St Mark's

It isn’t just through watching the plays of the Bard that you can get a taste of culture here at the Fringe; the Edinburgh Renaissance Band are bards of a different sort. 

Wild at Heart

Wild at Heart

Wild at Heart is unapologetically weird. 

Macbeth

Macbeth

Youth Music Theatre UK have done something rather remarkable in their new production of Macbeth. 

Mark Dean Quinn: More Observation Without Comedy Is Not On Today

Mark Dean Quinn: More Observation Without Comedy Is Not On Today

Mark Dean Quinn returns to the Edinburgh Fringe for the fifth year running attempting to win the best newcomer award. 

Am I Dead Yet?

Am I Dead Yet?

Death is an important topic and it affects everyone, obviously. 

Accidental Death of an Anarchist

Accidental Death of an Anarchist

Trying to keep up with the ever changing and intense plot of Dario Fo’s fast paced and absurd play can often be a challenge that leaves many productions lagging behind the playwr… 

I Am Not Mark Twain

I Am Not Mark Twain

This roller coaster of a tale follows a married man’s transcontinental trip to screw an ex-girlfriend. 

That's Not Funny! Are Offence-Seekers Killing Comedy?

That's Not Funny! Are Offence-Seekers Killing Comedy?

From the campaign to oust lad comedian Dapper Laughs from his ITV2 show to the banning of feminist stand-up Kate Smurthwaite at Goldsmiths University, the comic’s right to probe, t… 

That Sickness Unto Death

That Sickness Unto Death

That Sickness Unto Death is an original piece that deals with mental illness, loss and the effects of these on the family unit.  

The King of Monte Cristo

The King of Monte Cristo

The best humour is the kind which refers to shared experiences Luckily, The King of Monte Cristo picks up on the stereotypes and personalities familiar to anyone who’s worked in … 

Dendritical

Dendritical

At the heart of Dendritical, the latest performance art piece by Christy Ann Brown, lies a contradiction. 

Night Just Before the Forests

Night Just Before the Forests

A theatrical proposal filled with poetry. 

Mark Thomas: Talking Comedy

Mark Thomas: Talking Comedy

Comedian and activist Mark Thomas talks to Olly Double, curator of British Stand-Up Comedy Archive, about how his comedy has evolved to embrace both theatre and politics. 

Mark Thompson's A Space Traveller's Guide to the Solar System

Mark Thompson's A Space Traveller's Guide to the Solar System

Is it possible for one person to journey around the solar system in the space of a human lifetime? This show is as much about the alien worlds in our planetary neighborhood as it i… 

The Comedy of Errors

The Comedy of Errors

The Comedy of Errors is a challenging Shakespeare play to stage – it requires a deft touch whether you play it for laughs or more seriously. 

Do Not Go Gentle

Do Not Go Gentle

Lillian, vibrant, funny, wise, and recently deceased, discovers she cannot move on until rifts with her estranged family are mended. 

Five Happy Dead Boys – the Lo-fi Musical

Five Happy Dead Boys – the Lo-fi Musical

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. 

Alice in Wonderland or Children Should Be Seen and Not Heard

Alice in Wonderland or Children Should Be Seen and Not Heard

You are cordially invited to take tea with the Mad Hatter and March Hare. 

Not So Native Now

Not So Native Now

Not So Native Now is a talk about multilingualism as part of the Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas, engaging and inviting the audience to consider our preconceptions about bilingualism an… 

Orpheus and Eurydice

Orpheus and Eurydice

A 250-year-old opera is a difficult proposition for the Edinburgh Fringe, where the emphasis is frequently placed on innovation and experimentation. 

Mark Steel: Who Do I Think I Am?

Mark Steel: Who Do I Think I Am?

Critically acclaimed star of BBC1’s Have I Got News For You and BBC Radio 4’s Mark Steel’s in Town, Steel makes his glorious return to Edinburgh after 19 years away from the Fringe… 

Dead End

Dead End

Dead End” is a two act stage play that takes place in post-apocalyptic America. 

Daniel Sloss: Dark: Extra Shows!

Daniel Sloss: Dark: Extra Shows!

Due to massive demand, six later, quite probably ruder, shows! Scotland’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning comedy half-man-half-Xbox. 

Women! Science is Still Not for You!

Women! Science is Still Not for You!

The UK desperately needs more scientists and engineers, yet highly qualified, talented and ambitious women are still deserting science. 

King Lear with Sheep

King Lear with Sheep

The bard gets replaced by the baaard in Missouri Williams’ eccentric production King Lear With Sheep at The Courtyard Theatre. 

BBC: Just a Minute

BBC: Just a Minute

Paul Merton and fellow witty and loquacious panellists try to speak for 60 seconds without hesitation, repetition or deviation. Expertly chaired by Nicholas Parsons. 

Love and Death Late

Love and Death Late

Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet, Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde, and the obsessive passion of Janacek’s Intimate letters: a lethal late night musical potion with Stephen de Pledge … 

Death and the Maiden

Death and the Maiden

Ariel Dorfman’s Death and the Maiden is one of my all time favourite plays; it is a beautifully written text, teeming with monologues many actors would dream to get their hands o… 

Mark Palmer – Best Medicine

Mark Palmer – Best Medicine

We have all heard the saying laughter is the best medicine, and there is a valid reason behind that statement – laughing is good for you! Laughter not only makes the journey thro… 

Life Jim (But Not as We Know It)

Life Jim (But Not as We Know It)

Come with us on a journey through the ups, downs and sideways of life. 

Mark Smith: Log Flume

Mark Smith: Log Flume

Mark Smith (Nick Helm’s Heavy Entertainment, Russell Howard’s Good News, car owner) is back with a brand new show. 

Becky Brunning and Bethan Roberts Are Not Men

Becky Brunning and Bethan Roberts Are Not Men

Double bill from these award-winning (non boy) comedians. 

Mark Stephenson: Amsterdam

Mark Stephenson: Amsterdam

Mark Stephenson (Chortle Best Newcomer nominee, second New Act of the Year) brings you his new award nominated show (Leicester Comedy Festival Best Debut 2015) about the dystopian … 

Luke Stephen: Peace, Love and Not Understanding

Luke Stephen: Peace, Love and Not Understanding

Love, life, and the Lord. 

Comedy Death: Comics Talking About Their Worst Gigs

Comedy Death: Comics Talking About Their Worst Gigs

Javier Jarquin hosts guest comedians baring all and telling you about their worst, soul destroying times on stage. 

Comedy Death: Comics Talking About Their Worst Gigs

Comedy Death: Comics Talking About Their Worst Gigs

Javier Jarquin hosts guest comedians baring all and telling you about their worst, soul destroying times on stage. 

The Secret Life of Suitcases

The Secret Life of Suitcases

There are some shows that you just get a good feeling about from the moment you step into the theatre. 

The Walking Dead: Advanced Tactics

The Walking Dead: Advanced Tactics

The beginner’s guide to surviving the Apocalypse, or at least the months between seasons five and six. 

Dead Letter Office

Dead Letter Office

Where do letters and parcels go, when – because of an incomplete address, or lack of forwarding address – they can’t be delivered? According to Catherine Expósito and Marli … 

Comedy Death: Comics Talking About Their Worst Gigs

Comedy Death: Comics Talking About Their Worst Gigs

Javier Jarquin hosts guest comedians baring all and telling you about their worst, soul destroying times on stage. 

Just the Tonic Comedy Club – Midnight Show

Just the Tonic Comedy Club – Midnight Show

Come and witness one of the greatest late-night mixed bill shows on offer. 

Distinguished Gentlemen (But Really Just a Couple of ***ts)

Distinguished Gentlemen (But Really Just a Couple of ***ts)

This is a lewd, ridiculous and over the top show that will leave you stunned and cackling. 

Mark Smith: Log Flume

Mark Smith: Log Flume

Mark Smith (Nick Helm’s Heavy Entertainment, Russell Howard’s Good News, car owner) is back with a brand new show. 

The Iraq Pack – Live from Das Vegas (or Dead)

The Iraq Pack – Live from Das Vegas (or Dead)

Back from their unsuccessful world tour, the singing dictators of dark cabaret have come to Edinburgh. 

Dead Ghost Star

Dead Ghost Star

Free trip to space. 

Dean Martin and Friends (Christmas Special)

Dean Martin and Friends (Christmas Special)

The Fringe is a place for new discoveries – the freshest, young talent rubbing shoulders with the world’s best at their craft. 

Mel Frye Will Double Your Money (Not Guaranteed)

Mel Frye Will Double Your Money (Not Guaranteed)

Straight out of the Slipper Room, New York City’s legendary variety theatre, comedy master Mel Frye takes you on a wild ride through his long and storied career. 

Journey to the Centre of Dead

Journey to the Centre of Dead

Imagine if the hosts of your third favourite TV quiz show were propelled into a thrilling adventure involving: murders, robots, quiche, thumb wrestling and evil water coolers. 

Luke Stephen: Peace, Love and Not Understanding

Luke Stephen: Peace, Love and Not Understanding

Love, life, and the Lord. 

Becky Brunning and Bethan Roberts Are Not Men

Becky Brunning and Bethan Roberts Are Not Men

Double bill from these award-winning (non boy) comedians. 

Journey to the Centre of Dead

Journey to the Centre of Dead

Imagine if the hosts of your third favourite TV quiz show were propelled into a thrilling adventure involving: murders, robots, quiche, thumb wrestling and evil water coolers. 

Death by Shakespeare

Death by Shakespeare

“My conscience hath a thousand several tongues, and every tongue brings in a several tale”. 

Dead Funny

Dead Funny

This is Glasgow-based comedian Harry Garrison’s debut festival show, but with his confident, flawless delivery and natural charm, one would never know. 

Just the Tonic Comedy Club

Just the Tonic Comedy Club

‘At the end of a long day’s Fringe-going, this club is Just the Tonic’ (Scotsman). 

Mark Thompson’s Space Cadets Training Academy

Mark Thompson’s Space Cadets Training Academy

Mark Thompson, well known as a TV astronomer and author, has joined the ranks of Space Command to help recruit some new space cadets. 

What I Learned From Johnny Bevan

What I Learned From Johnny Bevan

It’s easy to get lulled by the constant flow of shows at the Fringe, to give in the mid-afternoon slump and the heavy-eyed semi-slumber. 

I'm Not Here Right Now

I'm Not Here Right Now

How do we choose what we believe? Do we believe what we see with our eyes? Or do we believe what others find believable? What happens when these two things contradict one another? … 

Gary Little: Just Trying to Be Friendly

Gary Little: Just Trying to Be Friendly

“The Facebook,” Little moans, is a hub of narcissism and platform for vapid boasts. 

Mick Ferry Is Just a Bloke

Mick Ferry Is Just a Bloke

He likes Bad Manners and football and dislikes bad manners and liver. 

Mark of Stupidity

Mark of Stupidity

Telling someone that you’re not a racist before you say something incredibly racist is not an ingenious or valid way to evade accountability for the subsequent spew to flow from … 

Mark Silcox: No Women Plenty Of Cry

Mark Silcox: No Women Plenty Of Cry

No women present would allow a middle-aged supply teacher and other men who are repeatedly ignored, to weep in peace. 

Dicing With Dr Death

Dicing With Dr Death

There have only ever been nine Dr Deaths, but with most of his namesakes dead, and the Russian serving 12 life sentences in Siberia, Australia’s own euthanasia doctor Philip Nits… 

Fairly Tales

Fairly Tales

This play tells the story of Benji and Alf, next-door neighbours becoming best friends, bonded by their love of the titular ‘Fairly Tales’. 

Not the End of the World

Not the End of the World

Not the End of the World is based on the novel by Geraldine McCaughrean which reimagines the story of Noah’s Ark from the point of view of Noah’s daughter, Timna, as she grappl… 

We're Not Dogs

We're Not Dogs

What is love? Is it the crazy infatuations of our teenage years, the strength to make a failing marriage work or the instant bond between parent and child? Or is it something else,… 

Dead Man's Cell Phone

Dead Man's Cell Phone

Jean is sitting in a cafe enjoying a lobster bisque when a phone nearby starts to rings. 

AAA Batteries (Not Included)

AAA Batteries (Not Included)

A fifth family friendly year at the Fringe! An hour of sharp gags, intelligent observations and blisteringly quick improvised raps from three of the circuit’s funniest comedians, h… 

Pete Johansson: Just Google Me

Pete Johansson: Just Google Me

Fringe favourite returns with limited run presenting reworked classics alongside newly crafted tales that always challenge, enlighten and leave you laughing. 

Loud Poets

Loud Poets

Loud Poets are a Scotland-based collective of poets who perform together. 

Satan Speaks: 'Why I Don't Exist' A TED-ish Talk

Satan Speaks: 'Why I Don't Exist' A TED-ish Talk

According to Baudelaire, the greatest trick that the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn’t exist. 

Shaken Not Stirred

Shaken Not Stirred

Alex Fox and Dom O’Keefe improvise high-octane, tongue-in-cheek, never before seen adventures in the style of a James Bond film from your suggestions. 

All Our Friends Are Dead

All Our Friends Are Dead

When Norris – one half of the outstanding comedy duo Norris and Parker (Katie Norris and Sinead Parker, directed by Lucia Fox) – learns that she was lured here labouring under … 

Don't Tell Him Pike: Part 2. More Tales from the Not So Stupid Boy...

Don't Tell Him Pike: Part 2. More Tales from the Not So Stupid Boy...

Die-hard fans of classic BBC Sitcom Dad’s Army will particularly enjoy this panel discussion, Q&A and selection of nostalgic clips from Ian Lavender, aka Private Pike, and fellow… 

The Star Rover

The Star Rover

Despite being one of Jack London’s more obscure works, his 1915 novel The Star Rover or The Jacket is one that feels oddly contemporary. 

Not Disabled... Enough!

Not Disabled... Enough!

Romina Puma is a work in progress disabled. 

Dead Ghost Star

Dead Ghost Star

Free trip to space. 

Ari Shaffir: This is Not Happening

Ari Shaffir: This is Not Happening

Years ago Ari Shaffir and some of his comedian buddies were sitting around in LA telling stories. 

Don't Just Sit There! – Free

Don't Just Sit There! – Free

Storytelling as you’ve never seen it! Join in with Meg Harper’s unique stories! Maybe you’ll be a princess, maybe you’ll be a frog, maybe you’ll even be a giant head louse! Fresh s… 

Mark Thomas: Trespass – Work in Progress

Mark Thomas: Trespass – Work in Progress

It’s hard these days to find comics, amongst the slick and edgy big leagues, with a genuine sense of mischief. 

The Dead Secrets Present... The Curiositorium

The Dead Secrets Present... The Curiositorium

‘Scripted comedy of the highest quality’ (Buxton Fringe). 

Just So Stories

Just So Stories

Just So Stories is a fun, interactive storytelling of Rudyard Kipling’s classic tales. 

Broken Windows

Broken Windows

Più Theatre have created an honest and thoughtful piece of slick verbatim theatre platforming the voices of young women from across the country. 

Mark Simmons – Laugh Yourself Thin

Mark Simmons – Laugh Yourself Thin

Not every comic has the wherewithal to build the feedline of a joke into the title of their show. 

The Element in the Room: A Radioactive Musical Comedy about the Death and Life of Marie Curie

The Element in the Room: A Radioactive Musical Comedy about the Death and Life of Marie Curie

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. 

Mark Steel: Who Do I Think I Am?

Mark Steel: Who Do I Think I Am?

Who Do I Think I Am? is an hour long rip roaring stand up performance. 

Mark Forward presents Mark Forward

Mark Forward presents Mark Forward

‘I could tell you anything I want and you would have to believe it!’ yells Mark Forward about twenty minutes into his show, as an invisible falcon perches on his arm. 

Am I Not Pretty Enough?!!!?!?!???

Am I Not Pretty Enough?!!!?!?!???

Synopsis: An experimental exploration of womanhood, through satirical comedy and music. 

The Underbelly Radio Shows

The Underbelly Radio Shows

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… 

All the King's Men Photo Exhibition

All the King's Men Photo Exhibition

A series of personal portraits of extraordinary men. 

I Am Not Myself These Days

I Am Not Myself These Days

This adaptation of Josh Kilmer-Purcell’s autobiography by writer/performer Tom Stuart is in turns sympathetic and shocking. 

zazU: A Fête Worse Than Death

zazU: A Fête Worse Than Death

zazU, a town (or possibly country) with fairly odd inhabitants, is gearing up to hold its fête. 

Boris: World King

Boris: World King

Boris: World King is a giddy, silly and savagely satirical delight. 

John Robertson: Let’s Redecorate!

John Robertson: Let’s Redecorate!

Australian comedian John Robertson has become a well-known Fringe regular with his hit interactive gameshow, The Dark Room. 

Bat-Fan

Bat-Fan

When boredom threatens at the Fringe, a hero will rise. 

Mark Nelson: Older than Jesus

Mark Nelson: Older than Jesus

Acclaimed, award-winning stand-up with some thoughts on life now that he is older than Jesus. 

To She or Not to She

To She or Not to She

A slow-burn comic piece of theatre about theatre, To She or Not to She will have you chuckling all the way though, and absorbing the deeply felt feminist message without notice. 

Gruesome Playground Injuries

Gruesome Playground Injuries

From the title, Gruesome Playground Injuries sounds like grim viewing. 

The Glorious Damnation of Eddie Small

The Glorious Damnation of Eddie Small

The legend of Faustus, the man who sold his soul for knowledge, wealth and power is one which has been in the public consciousness for over 500 years. 

Charlie Baker: Just the One

Charlie Baker: Just the One

Charlie Baker blends song with stand-up, as he intersperses his versions of one hit wonders with tales from his life. 

Festival of the Spoken Nerd: Just for Graphs

Festival of the Spoken Nerd: Just for Graphs

Festival of the Spoken Nerd present a variety of comedy stylings on maths, physics, and all things ‘nerdy’. 

Lydia King: A Date with Density

Lydia King: A Date with Density

If at first you don’t succeed, try online dating. 

All the King's Men presents: Radio Gaga

All the King's Men presents: Radio Gaga

Collegiate a cappella has become a major trend in recent years at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. 

City of the Dead Haunted Graveyard Tour

City of the Dead Haunted Graveyard Tour

Edinburgh’s City of the Dead tour company guide fringe audiences along their graveyard route. 

The GYF Yorkshire Day Podcast with Robert Ross in Conversation with Mark Addy

The GYF Yorkshire Day Podcast with Robert Ross in Conversation with Mark Addy

Before the podcast officially begins, we’re invited to watch a clip of Yorkshire born and bred actor Mark Addy in action. 

Just Like That! The Tommy Cooper Show

Just Like That! The Tommy Cooper Show

With the blessing of the Cooper Estate, John Hewer takes to the stage in the guise of one of Britain’s most loved comedians. 

Do Not Adjust Your Stage

Do Not Adjust Your Stage

Live long-form improvised comedy from one of the UK’s leading groups, DNAYS, plus guest groups. 

King Henry V

King Henry V

An all-new, all-female production of Shakespeare’s war play, King Henry V follows Henry and her band of brothers as they face the challenges of life on the front line, exploring … 

King Liz

King Liz

(previews start on July 13; opens on July 27) The career of a sport agent is a high-testosterone avocation, but Liz Rico does it a as well or much better than her male colleagues. 

This Is Not Happening Live!

This Is Not Happening Live!

Ari Shaffir hosts a live edition of this popular Comedy Central storytelling show. Performers include Janeane Garofalo, Dov Davidoff, Pete Davidson, and Joe List. 

BROKEN CITY: Harlem

BROKEN CITY: Harlem

BROKEN CITY: Harlem is a love letter to the city. 

Shows for Days

Shows for Days

(previews start on Saturday; opens on June 29) Having just brought us Moss Hart’s entrancing “Act One,” Lincoln Center offers another piece of showbiz reminiscenc… 

Verses Versus Verses: Brighton v London Poets v MCs

Verses Versus Verses: Brighton v London Poets v MCs

After the gargantuan battle of Brighton’s finest at the 12th Annual Poets v MCs, Brighton takes on the best that the Mother City has to offer. 

Loud Poets

Loud Poets

This is slam-style, make some noise, fist thumping, pint drinking, side tickling, heart wrenching poetry. 

BITE2015: Brighton Youth Poets v MCs + Brighton v Oxford

BITE2015: Brighton Youth Poets v MCs + Brighton v Oxford

Now in its third year, BITE brings together the verbal talent of Brighton and Hove’s 13 - 19 year old poets and rappers, battling for the supremacy of their style of spoken word. 

Luke Stephen: Peace, Love and Not Understanding

Luke Stephen: Peace, Love and Not Understanding

Love, Life, and the Lord. 

Best Boy: Not As Imagined

Best Boy: Not As Imagined

Best Boy are on a mission: their greatest sketch made the BBC’s airwaves, but wasn’t done justice. 

Three Poets - One Mic

Three Poets - One Mic

Three Brighton-based performance poets grab hold of the microphone at Over Broadway in order to shout at you on the subject of politics, sexuality and death. 

Larry by Mark Burgess

Larry by Mark Burgess

It’s 1975 and Laurence Olivier begins the day in his New York hotel suite. 

The Fool and The King Workshop

The Fool and The King Workshop

Through movement and play participants will identify their own Fools and Kings to explore the beautiful, ridiculous and poignant conflict of this unlikely alliance. 

Cake and Death

Cake and Death

An afternoon of coffee, cake and conversation about death and dying. 

Stories About Love, Death & A Rabbit

Stories About Love, Death & A Rabbit

An award-winning solo character piece that uses heart-breaking comedy storytelling to evoke the life of librarian Ms Samantha Mann, giving an intricately crafted English twist to a… 

The Improverts - Exam Shows

The Improverts - Exam Shows

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… 

Not You Again

Not You Again

Ernie is a doting grandfather admitted into care. 

Dear Tim: Echoes of Death Row

Dear Tim: Echoes of Death Row

Swithin Fry dramatically tells the story of his visit to a draughty Death Row cell block in Ohio to meet inmate A328139, his penpal Tim Coleman; and how that meeting led him to unc… 

Mark Dendy Projects

Mark Dendy Projects

Before it was home to the Public Theater, the Blue Man Group and Indochine, Astor Place spawned the Astor Library, a precursor to the New York Public Library. 

Not Disabled... Enough!

Not Disabled... Enough!

Romina Puma is a work in progress disabled. 

King of the Fringe

King of the Fringe

Drag Queens are over and the boys are back in town! Strap on a strap on, bang on a beard and join your hosts for the Drag King competition of the century! Be amazed by the figurati… 

The Colin Hoult Shows

The Colin Hoult Shows

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… 

Dance of the Dead

Dance of the Dead

Once a year the dead rise from their graves and dance with the living in an ecstatic frenzy and this year you get to watch. 

I AM NOT ANTIGONE

I AM NOT ANTIGONE

Antigone is about failed rebellion and fighting for fairness. 

Dead Happy

Dead Happy

Simon Lovat’s 2013 hit one-man show returns to Brighton! Experience the world of funeral directing in all its bizarre humour and pathos when Francis Putlock visits your home for an… 

Kernow King: Minority Rapport

Kernow King: Minority Rapport

Rebel armies, the pub darts team, political parties, chaps who drive Audi TTs, religion, Cornwall, knitting clubs, men who wear crocs with socks. 

Bent Double

Bent Double

An irreverent night of fun and frolics hosted by Zoe Lyons (‘Mock The Week’ and ‘Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow’). 

Lynn Ruth Miller's Not Dead Yet

Lynn Ruth Miller's Not Dead Yet

Lynn Ruth Miller is 80 years old. 

Dead Man's Jig

Dead Man's Jig

You will sing. 

Im Not the Stranger You Think I Am

Im Not the Stranger You Think I Am

The responsibilities of being an audience rarely weigh as heavily as they do in this series of short monologues, performed by one actor for one theatergoer in a mobile space the si… 

Alonzo King Lines Ballet

Alonzo King Lines Ballet

At first glance, Alonzo King and San Francisco make an unlikely pair. 

Mark Morris Dance Group

Mark Morris Dance Group

In time for May flowers, the Mark Morris Dance Group presents the New York premiere of “Spring, Spring, Spring,” a meditation on “The Rite of Spring,” with … 

Do Not Adjust Your Stage

Do Not Adjust Your Stage

Free-flowing, long-form improv comedy from Do Not Adjust Your Stage (DNAYS). 

The King and I

The King and I

(previews start on March 12; opens on April 16) Fans of the midcentury musical are most likely whistling a happy tune as Lincoln Center revives this Rodgers and Hammerstein show fr… 

Best Boy - Not As Imagined (work in progress)

Best Boy - Not As Imagined (work in progress)

Best Boy are on a mission: their best sketch made the BBC’s airwaves but wasn’t done justice. 

Cage Match NYC

Cage Match NYC

Each week, two Upright Citizens Brigade improv teams face off to determine superiority in the improv arena. 

The Improverts - London Shows

The Improverts - London Shows

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… 

Nevermore: The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe

Nevermore: The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe

(previews start on Jan. 

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical

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… 

The Little Match Girl Passion

The Little Match Girl Passion

The composer David Lang’s Pulitzer Prize-winning choral work, based on the Hans Christian Andersen story of a poor young girl’s struggle with neglect and poverty on a h… 

The King's Kilt

The King's Kilt

Rona Munro’s comedy drama, originally produced for Radio 4 in 2008, tells the story of a period in the life of Walter Scott when he was tasked with commissioning a kilt for King … 

New York Comedy Festival: This Is Not Happening

New York Comedy Festival: This Is Not Happening

Ari Shaffir hosts this popular storytelling show, which is set to debut on Comedy Central next year. 

John and Mark / Naked Old Man

John and Mark / Naked Old Man

‘John and Mark’ is a new play about a musical legend and his killer that sees prisoner Mark David Chapman visited by John Lennon, the man he shot dead years earlier. 

The Death of Klinghoffer

The Death of Klinghoffer

Protests have greeted the Metropolitan Opera’s staging of John Adams’s 1991 opera, a stylized, emotionally resonant reflection on the politics of Israel and the Middle … 

Not I, Footfalls, Rockaby

Not I, Footfalls, Rockaby

(performances start on Oct. 

Broken Comedy

Broken Comedy

This entertaining Brooklyn show, hosted by Michael Che, Nimesh Patel and Mike Denny, boasts some of the best lineups in the city. 

Mark Morris Dance Group Open House

Mark Morris Dance Group Open House

In addition to free classes and workshops, this all-day event at the Mark Morris Dance Center features performances by members of Mr. 

' “I Just Have to Do This.” A Night of New Material with Jen Kirkman

' “I Just Have to Do This.” A Night of New Material with Jen Kirkman

Jen Kirkman, a performer based in Los Angeles, brings a show of brand new stories and jokes to Brooklyn. 

Just Together

Just Together

Bringing together the many strands of the festival in words, music, and dance. 

We Are Not Cakes

We Are Not Cakes

We Are Not Cakes claims to be inspired by the Oberiu Avant-Garde Movement, but the result is a content-less hour which never manages to create the kind of absurdist magic to whi… 

Just … Godly Play - Godly Play for adults

Just … Godly Play - Godly Play for adults

Come and play?The invitation to play is timeless, but could you, would you play with God? Godly Play does just that. 

Now You're Just Being Silly

Now You're Just Being Silly

Majk (pronounced Mike, for reasons which are unlikely to become clear again at the moment) presents a witty collection of finely crafted comedy folk songs on topics ranging from sc… 

Kim Noble: You’re Not Alone

Kim Noble: You’re Not Alone

Blending performance, comedy and film, Kim Noble tries to get close to other people on this planet. 

Tadzio Speaks ... Death in Venice Revisited

Tadzio Speaks ... Death in Venice Revisited

In Thomas Mann’s Death in Venice we see von Aschenbach increasingly obsessed by the beautiful youth Tadzio. 

Just Like That! The Tommy Cooper Show

Just Like That! The Tommy Cooper Show

This special tribute to Tommy Cooper is a compilation of rarely seen material from his cabaret days and the very best of Cooper’s classic gags and tricks. 

Mark Thompson: The Secrets of the Universe... Exposed

Mark Thompson: The Secrets of the Universe... Exposed

The welcome recording over the PA tells us that this event is part of the Assembly Rooms’ ‘Enchanting ideas’ series for a ‘more discerning audience’, getting a chuckle … 

In Love With Death

In Love With Death

In Love With Death is a new book written by Indian philanthropist Satish Modi. 

Vernon Lewis - Just a Coincidence

Vernon Lewis - Just a Coincidence

Originally from the US, now based in Singapore, Vernon Lewis has quickly become one of the rising stars in the comedy scene and has opened and performed with comedians such as Tom … 

Choir! But Not As You Know It

Choir! But Not As You Know It

Heard it before? Not like this, you haven’t. 

King David's Wives

King David's Wives

The Old Testament story of King David is quite a romp. 

Loud Poets

Loud Poets

This is slam-style, make some noise, fist-thumping, pint-drinking, side-tickling, heart-wrenching poetry. 

King Creosote

King Creosote

In January 2014, Mercury Music Award nominee Kenny Anderson (AKA King Creosote) completed his first ever film soundtrack for Virginia Heath’s poetic documentary, From Scotland With… 

Not I and Rockaby

Not I and Rockaby

Tobolly Theatre Company from the States is thrilled to bring you two of Samuel Beckett’s short masterpieces, Not I and Rockaby. 

Death Café

Death Café

At Death Cafés people come together in a relaxed and safe setting to discuss death, drink tea and eat cake. 

Women! Science Is Not for You!

Women! Science Is Not for You!

Why are women deserting sciences in droves? Is it unconscious bias, a lack of aspiration, lack of confidence - or just lack of ability? Are we failing our daughters, or is this jus… 

Dead Ends

Dead Ends

A new dark, comedy farce set in a dingy, small-town hair dressing salon; called Dead Ends Beauty Boutique. 

Dead in the Water - A Musical Tragicomedy

Dead in the Water - A Musical Tragicomedy

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… 

Not Just a Funny Turn

Not Just a Funny Turn

It was a shock just sitting down in the Stroke Association Scotland’s venue - on every seat was a leaflet telling us that one in six people in Scotland will suffer a stroke in thei… 

Let It Fall (After King Lear)

Let It Fall (After King Lear)

Leah wants to rest, Goneril and Regan want to party, Cordelia’s off to France and matricide is in the air. 

BBC: Just a Minute

BBC: Just a Minute

Paul Merton and fellow witty and loquacious panellists try to speak for 60 seconds without hesitation, repetition or deviation. 

Just

Just

Kafka meets Alice in Wonderland in award-winning Scottish writer Ali Smith’s absurd take on the English concept of justice. 

Dead Fresh

Dead Fresh

The promotional blurb for Dead Fresh warns you that missing the secret of this dark comedy (or perhaps missing the comedy itself – there’s some pronoun confusion in there) ‘c… 

Till Death

Till Death

This comedy from the Z Theatre Company centres around the Broken Vows marriage guidance centre, where three couples have been court-ordered to attend therapy. 

Harry the King

Harry the King

This is a solid performance of a classic play which, while it doesn’t amount to a re-telling in anything but the literal sense, does a creditable job of rendering the whole thing w… 

King Ubu

King Ubu

King Ubu was performed only once in playwright Alfred Jarry’s life. 

Niki King Quintet: The Songs of Duke Ellington

Niki King Quintet: The Songs of Duke Ellington

King’s exciting new show pays tribute to the timeless songs and musical genius of one of the greatest jazz musicians and composers of the 20th century, Duke Ellington. 

The Worm - An Underground Adventure

The Worm - An Underground Adventure

As anyone who’s ever dealt with a three-year-old can tell you, keeping their attention can be a Herculean task. 

Antidepressants Are Not Overprescribed!

Antidepressants Are Not Overprescribed!

Come gather in the yurt at the Stand in the Square for another in the series of The Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas. 

Daniel Sloss – Really...?! Extra Shows

Daniel Sloss – Really...?! Extra Shows

Due to massive demand, six extra, later, and quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man/half-Xbox. 

Mark Watson's Comedywealth Games

Mark Watson's Comedywealth Games

In 2012, Mark Watson’s Edinborolympics caused controversy by having comedians throw pineapples at audience members. 

Nothing But The Poem: Death

Nothing But The Poem: Death

Lilias Fraser from the Scottish Poetry Library will share a selection of poems for reading and discussion on the theme of death. Tickets at: http://goo.gl/k5F38h 

Spiritual Healing

Spiritual Healing

Relaxing, gentle and safe, our drop-in healing sessions are freely available to all. 

Josh Smith Not What You Expected Show

Josh Smith Not What You Expected Show

The Josh Smith Not What You Expected Show will carry on to reflect on the well-being of everyday life. 

The Martini Cocktail - Stirred, Not Shaken

The Martini Cocktail - Stirred, Not Shaken

Shaken or stirred? Gin or vodka? Olive or twist? Is the Martini the king of drinks, or an amusing antique? The Silver Bullet as it is affectionately known is perhaps the most celeb… 

Dead To Me

Dead To Me

A man has come to see a psychic. 

I Promise I Shall Not Play Billiards

I Promise I Shall Not Play Billiards

In the mid-19th Century, Madeleine Smith was accused of poisoning her lover, Pierre Emile L’Angelier. 

just Faith Explorers

just Faith Explorers

Fun for all ages. 

Scottish Poetry Library Poetry Workshop: Death

Scottish Poetry Library Poetry Workshop: Death

In this poetry workshop, led by poet and Scottish Poetry Library Programme Manager Jennifer (JL) Williams, we will read, write and discuss poems on the theme of death. 

Tragedy of Tragedies: Or the Life and Death of Tom Thumb

Tragedy of Tragedies: Or the Life and Death of Tom Thumb

Tom Thumb, a character who is small in stature and status, yet is granted the hand of a princess in marriage. 

Bloody Trams

Bloody Trams

I’ve often wondered how Edinburgh locals truly feel about the Fringe - is it a huge party or just a massive disruption? Given the wealth of subjects from around the world being d… 

Nevada: It Ain’t Just About Vegas, Baby!

Nevada: It Ain’t Just About Vegas, Baby!

This original work sets out to present the history of the US state of Nevada, contending that there’s more to it than Vegas. 

I Am Not Malala

I Am Not Malala

I Am Not Malala: The Girl Who Did Stand-up for Entertainment and Was Not Shot by the Taliban, sees Sadia return with her hilarious take on being an average British Asian - revealin… 

I'm Not Like Other Girls

I'm Not Like Other Girls

Susie Sillett has always disliked women, she explains. 

just Conversations

just Conversations

Join the conversation as we explore a different subject each day surrounding equality, religion and ethics. 

Amore - The Romantic Poets

Amore - The Romantic Poets

Since 2002, The Mercators, one of Edinburgh’s longest established amateur drama groups have presented dramatised readings in period costume celebrating the lives of famous writers … 

The Story of Medieval England From 1066 to 1485 at Roughly Nine Years and Two Jokes Per Minute Incorporating The Hundred Years War as a Football Match and of Course Scottish Independence Performed by Paul B Edwards – Free

The Story of Medieval England From 1066 to 1485 at Roughly Nine Years and Two Jokes Per Minute Incorporating The Hundred Years War as a Football Match and of Course Scottish Independence Performed by Paul B Edwards – Free

The Story of Medieval England From 1066 to 1485 at Roughly Nine Years and Two Jokes Per Minute Incorporating The Hundred Years War as a Football Match and of Course Scottish Indepe… 

Death is the New Porn

Death is the New Porn

Authentic, thrilling and (overly) ambitious, Death is the New Porn is a fine piece of theatre. 

Dead Behind These Eyes

Dead Behind These Eyes

(performances start on Aug. 

Stories About Love, Death and a Rabbit

Stories About Love, Death and a Rabbit

Charles Adrian Gillott as Samantha Mann presents an hour of stories about the life and loves of a well-meaning spinster librarian whose best friend has left her holding the rabbit. 

Just Deserts Presents Waiting for Leo's Oscar

Just Deserts Presents Waiting for Leo's Oscar

Just Deserts is Durham’s favourite cult sketch comedy group. 

Mark Cooper-Jones - Geography Teacher

Mark Cooper-Jones - Geography Teacher

Set in Edinburgh’s Globe Bar, Mark Cooper-Jones embarks on an hour long reminder to all of us that Geography is much more than just colouring in. 

Comedy Death: Comics Talking About Their Worst Gigs

Comedy Death: Comics Talking About Their Worst Gigs

Comedy Death does not immediately sound like a good idea: a chat show involving comedians talking about their worst ever gigs seems destined to merely extend that list - but someho… 

Just Starting

Just Starting

Join us in celebrating the kicking off just 2014. 

Dead Wait

Dead Wait

Sarah Parker wakes up in an empty room. 

National Loaf

National Loaf

There’s a sort of delicious irony to queuing for a show about rationing whilst watching one of the cast frantically stuffing their face with crisps. 

Sophie Wu is Minging, She Looks Like She's Dead

Sophie Wu is Minging, She Looks Like She's Dead

Hang on. 

Broken Records

Broken Records

A homecoming show for Edinburgh’s Broken Records to celebrate the release of their eagerly anticipated third album. 

Newton's Cauldron

Newton's Cauldron

Newton’s Cauldron is an unexpected gem, a brisk little piece which mixes storybook, history book and textbook deftly and amusingly. 

Bunbury Is Dead

Bunbury Is Dead

Imagine the complete works of Oscar Wilde thrown into a box, shaken about a good bit and then dropped all over the floor. 

Richard Brown: This Is Not for You

Richard Brown: This Is Not for You

Richard Brown, ‘tall, bearded’ (Fresh Air Radio), presents his debut hour. 

Elvis’ Stardust and The Truth is Just a Plain Picture, Said Bob

Elvis’ Stardust and The Truth is Just a Plain Picture, Said Bob

Elvis lives! He has not left the building! Elvis’ Stardust is a short, melancholic rhapsody of small gestures, hidden glances and distant rhythms. 

Just the Tonic Comedy Club's Midnight Show

Just the Tonic Comedy Club's Midnight Show

The Midnight Comedy Club features different comedians each night showcasing their talents. 

Micky Bartlett: I'm Not Even Sorry

Micky Bartlett: I'm Not Even Sorry

Ireland’s brightest new comedy star from BBC’s Monumental makes his solo Fringe debut. 

Over It - Death, Anorexia and Other Funny Things

Over It - Death, Anorexia and Other Funny Things

Seeking to explore the idea that you are your experiences, this positive and inspiring show details how these two up-and-coming comics are not Over It. 

Umbilical Brothers: KiDSHoW (not for kids)

Umbilical Brothers: KiDSHoW (not for kids)

If the Umbilical Brothers were part of your upbringing, you probably would have repressed it. 

Another Dead Man Walking

Another Dead Man Walking

A show which does not allow us to forget the contradictions of a civil and democratic society. 

Loud Poets

Loud Poets

It’s not often you’re treated to performance poetry in a setting with as much production value as this. 

Nathan Cassidy: Date of Death

Nathan Cassidy: Date of Death

Malcolm Hardee Award nominee Nathan pays you £5 to watch his show. 

Confession and Death by Torture Experience

Confession and Death by Torture Experience

Hosted in our Medieval Torture Exhibition with some instruments from Nuremberg and Bamburg Castles in Germany from the late 1500s and early 1600s. 

Chris is Dead

Chris is Dead

“Death is very inconsiderate. 

Death Shall Have No Dominion

Death Shall Have No Dominion

The Edinburgh premiere of this exciting new work from InterAct (Wales). 

The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead

Dan Willis has been obsessed with zombies for a decade. 

The Man Who Would Be King

The Man Who Would Be King

Dawn State’s sharp, modern adaptation of Kipling’s classic novella could be deemed a classic in itself. 

The Dark Truth Tour: Death and Decay

The Dark Truth Tour: Death and Decay

It’s back with a twist for 2014! After rave reviews and sell out performances, The Dark Truth Tour returns for 2014, with a new spin looking into the dark tales of death and deca… 

The Comedy Cow: Prime Cut

The Comedy Cow: Prime Cut

Free Fringe comedy can be a risky prospect but it can be a risk worth taking in service of finding a night worth seeing. 

Dead Ghost Star

Dead Ghost Star

Like The Mighty Boosh in a minor key, Dead Ghost Star present a weird and wonderful double act of surreal, whimsical and thoroughly endearing comedy. 

A Journey Round My Skull

A Journey Round My Skull

Science-theatre is in vogue at the moment. 

Duck, Death and the Tulip

Duck, Death and the Tulip

Duck lives a typical duck existence: she eats snails, swims in ponds and sleeps peacefully at night. 

City of the Dead Haunted Graveyard Tour

City of the Dead Haunted Graveyard Tour

A terrifying journey into the lair of the world famous Mackenzie Poltergeist, the best documented supernatural case in history. 

The Pure, the Dead and the Brilliant

The Pure, the Dead and the Brilliant

The Fringe’s late-summer position in the calendar means that few of those who visit the Scottish capital ever experience one particular form of indigenous theatre — pantomime… 

A Series of Increasingly Impossible Acts

A Series of Increasingly Impossible Acts

My first clue should have been the warmup. 

The Wau Wau Sisters’ Death Threats (and Other Forms of Flattery!)

The Wau Wau Sisters’ Death Threats (and Other Forms of Flattery!)

The Wau Wau Sisters’ shows are so smart, sacrilegious and saucy they have brought the crazy, so-called ‘religious’ protestors out of their hovels to ruin everyone’s fun and iss… 

Just Jokes

Just Jokes

Rising stars Pete Otway and Brennan Reece present a nightly showcase of the finest stand-up at the Fringe, featuring award-winning comedians from the circuit, TV and the best of th… 

Broken Dolls (Razbitye Kuklu)

Broken Dolls (Razbitye Kuklu)

I’m dead inside . 

Danny Bhoy: 12 Nights, 12 Charities

Danny Bhoy: 12 Nights, 12 Charities

There’s a particular pleasure in seeing someone do their job incredibly well. 

Jasper Cromwell Jones: This is Not a Holiday

Jasper Cromwell Jones: This is Not a Holiday

A new character show from the TV warm up to The Graham Norton Show and Mock The Week. 

Mark Simmons - Mr

Mark Simmons - Mr

Mark presents his first solo show packed full of inventive one-liners. 

3,000 Trees: The Death of Mr William MacRae

3,000 Trees: The Death of Mr William MacRae

Sometimes, we can miss what’s important. 

I'm Not Pale, I'm Dead

I'm Not Pale, I'm Dead

Ever wondered what a conversation with a real-life ghost would be like? In this interesting take on the supernatural genre, writer/performer Lydia Nicholson shows her afterlife i… 

How Not to Pedal an Ocean

How Not to Pedal an Ocean

Two adventures, one man, no idea. 

Mark Ravenhill: Product

Mark Ravenhill: Product

We’re in the office of a movie producer. 

The Dead Pony Society

The Dead Pony Society

The Dead Pony Society are going nowhere; quite literally, they’re performing sketches on a stationary bus for two weeks. 

Markus Birdman: 2B or Not to Be

Markus Birdman: 2B or Not to Be

Markus Birdman is no stranger to the comedy circuit, yet he seems to fly under the radar amidst other bigger names or rising stars on the scene. 

Candy Gigi: I'm Not Lonely

Candy Gigi: I'm Not Lonely

Candy Gigi, Hackney New Act of the Year finalist, brings to this year’s Fringe a frighteningly eccentric one-woman show based on her life as a lonely Jewish maniac. 

Donald Robertson Is Not a Stand-Up Comedian

Donald Robertson Is Not a Stand-Up Comedian

What would you do if everyone in the world hated you? Would you run? Would you fight? Or would you try to make them laugh? Donald Robertson has got no mates and he isn’t funny. 

Mark Nelson: Please Think Responsibly

Mark Nelson: Please Think Responsibly

Mark Nelson instantly puts me at ease as he bounds onstage. 

Ant Dewson and Mark Silcox: Life in the Bus Lane - Free

Ant Dewson and Mark Silcox: Life in the Bus Lane - Free

Everything seemed against this performance from the start. 

Dead Letters

Dead Letters

In this era of electronic messaging devices, where nothing texted or emailed seems personal, permanent or important, there is something romantic about a tangible, hand-written le… 

Lewis Schaffer: Success Is Not An Option

Lewis Schaffer: Success Is Not An Option

Lewis Schaffer, a 57 year old New York Jew, greets each audience member with a warm handshake as they walk into the dingy, dubiously smelling venue of Lewis Schaffer: Success Is … 

Kraken

Kraken

Billed as ‘Comedy (mime, physical theatre)’ I was a little unsure about what to expect from Kraken, but whatever it was that I had been expected was soon proven to be way out. 

AAA Batteries (Not Included) - Free

AAA Batteries (Not Included) - Free

Back for a fourth year at the Fringe - an hour of sharp gags, intelligent observations and blisteringly quick improvised raps from three of the circuit’s best comedians. 

Mark Restuccia - Stooch Club

Mark Restuccia - Stooch Club

Ever wondered what it’s really like to be a comedian? Ever wondered what they get up to the rest of the time when you don’t see them on stage? Ever wondered how they come up with t… 

Jonny Pelham and George Zach - Subtitles Not Provided

Jonny Pelham and George Zach - Subtitles Not Provided

Jonny Pelham is affable and tells some thoughtful stories about his life, with original punchlines, great timing, and a good sense of narrative. 

Richard Herring: Lord of the Dance Settee

Richard Herring: Lord of the Dance Settee

Lord of the Dance Settee marks Richard Herring’s 23rd Fringe show, an accumulated Edinburgh residency of just under two years; enough, as he himself points out, to make him mor… 

King Arthur

King Arthur

Sometimes in this show, there’d come some songs like this. 

Mark Watson: Flaws

Mark Watson: Flaws

Watson is back after a short hiatus from Edinburgh; a little more world-weary and adult, but in no way less hilarious. 

Mark Dolan Changes the World

Mark Dolan Changes the World

The show opens with Dolan asking whether anybody in the audience is married. 

Zombie Science: Brain of the Dead

Zombie Science: Brain of the Dead

Growing up as a kid in the 1970s, my first experiences of academic lectures were either snatches of TV programmes aimed at those studying courses with the Open University (thankful… 

Laika: A Space Dogyssey

Laika: A Space Dogyssey

One of the best things about the Fringe is the energy and ingenuity of the young companies performing here and these are both words that apply perfectly to Double Edge Drama, creat… 

Tom Price: Not As Nice As He Looks

Tom Price: Not As Nice As He Looks

Refreshing, innovative, fast-paced, interactive: just some of the words that come to mind to describe Tom Price’s latest offering. 

Dan Nightingale is Trying His Best Not to Be a Dick

Dan Nightingale is Trying His Best Not to Be a Dick

After a hilarious pre-show announcement which tells the audience to prepare themselves for an “extravaganza”, Dan Nightingale has set the bar for himself considerably high. 

Jason Cook: Broken

Jason Cook: Broken

Jason Cook reveals near the beginning of Broken that his journey into stand-up comedy was a stereotypical one. 

A TED* Talk with Clay JW Crowne (*not affiliated with TED.com, its members, fellows, organisers, partners, subsidiaries, sponsors or stockholders)

A TED* Talk with Clay JW Crowne (*not affiliated with TED.com, its members, fellows, organisers, partners, subsidiaries, sponsors or stockholders)

Needless to say, the selling point of Nathan Roberts’ show is its title which promises an hour of ruthless satire. 

The Twins Macabre: Small Mediums at Large

The Twins Macabre: Small Mediums at Large

As Ethel Merman famously sang in Gypsy, ‘you gotta get a gimmick if you want to get ahead’. 

Frisky and Mannish: Just Too Much

Frisky and Mannish: Just Too Much

Felicity Fitz Frisky and Hansel Amadeus Mannish are the quintessential Fringe success story. 

David O'Doherty Has Checked Everything

David O'Doherty Has Checked Everything

David O’Doherty is one of those rare stand-ups who is a familiar face without being plastered everywhere, who is successful without being packaged. 

Lynn Ruth Miller: Not Dead Yet

Lynn Ruth Miller: Not Dead Yet

80 years old and behaving like someone a quarter of her age, Lynn Ruth Miller is certainly not your typical OAP. 

BEASTS: Solo

BEASTS: Solo

In themselves the Beasts’ sketch personas are fairly standard; the nutcase, the buffoon and the straight man. 

Simon Feilder: All The Things I'm Not

Simon Feilder: All The Things I'm Not

One of a stampede of comedians making the London-Edinburgh journey for the festival, Feilder knows his Fringe conventions well and isn’t afraid to use them to meta-comic effect. 

Potted Sherlock

Potted Sherlock

Edinburgh stalwarts Dan and Jeff are back for another energetic hour and, following Potted Potter, Potted Pirates and Potted Panto, it’s the turn of Baker Street’s own Sherlock… 

The Match Game

The Match Game

The Match Game creates a fantastical dystopia and uses it to consider our notions of romance, and the existence of ‘the one’. 

Joey Page: This is Not a Circus

Joey Page: This is Not a Circus

Roll up, roll up! Everybody’s 18th favourite absurd comedian, Joey Page (Buzzcocks, Luxury Comedy, and BBC3’s Comedy Presents) comes roaring back to Edinburgh with a silly, irrever… 

Sam Simmons: Death of a Sails-Man

Sam Simmons: Death of a Sails-Man

The king of surrealist stand-up, Sam Simmons, brings his incredible and irreverent style to the Udderbelly in Death of a Sails Man, the gut-achingly funny tale of a windsurfer lost… 

Mark Grist & MC Mixy: Dead Poets' Death Match

Mark Grist & MC Mixy: Dead Poets' Death Match

Standing centre stage in a dress and a dodgy blonde wig, Mark Grist jokes that this is what two guys with Arts Council funding really look like. 

Rachel Parris: Live in Vegas

Rachel Parris: Live in Vegas

It’s heartening to see a deserving standup successfully transfer from the Free Fringe to the larger potential audience of the mega-venues. 

Blofeld & Baxter: Memories of Test Match Special

Blofeld & Baxter: Memories of Test Match Special

Back by popular demand! Even more untold stories from TMS! Henry Blofeld and Peter Baxter cordially invite you to join them on a trip down memory lane to discover fascinating untol… 

Tom Binns Has Not Been Himself

Tom Binns Has Not Been Himself

We have all experienced at one point or another times where we have said something which we later regret. 

Simon Feilder: All the Things I’m Not

Simon Feilder: All the Things I’m Not

Like many men of his generation, Simon Feilder talks about his insecurities about being a single man, but unlike a lot of them he spices his show up with multi-media presentation… 

Elvis’ Stardust and The Truth is Just a Plain Picture, Said Bob

Elvis’ Stardust and The Truth is Just a Plain Picture, Said Bob

Elvis lives! He has not left the building! Elvis’ Stardust is a short, melancholic rhapsody of small gestures, hidden glances and distant rhythms. 

Drop Dead Perfect

Drop Dead Perfect

(previews begin on July 15; opens on July 20) As one of the original stars of Charles Ludlam’s “The Mystery of Irma Vep,” the actor Everett Quinton has long since… 

King Kirby

King Kirby

As the audience takes their seats, they see a man hunched over an easel, drawing pictures on a large sheet of paper with feverish intensity. 

King Kirby

King Kirby

Crystal Skillman and Fred Van Lente, the husband-and-wife playwrights behind this supple production about the towering comic book artist Jack Kirby, deftly compressing much informa… 

King of the Fringe

King of the Fringe

Having never been to a Drag King pageant before I was not entirely sure what to expect from King of the Fringe. 

Children's Shows and Workshops

Children's Shows and Workshops

A celebration of children and young people in the Performing Arts featuring theatre, literature, music and movement. 

Songs of Disease, Death & Prostitution.

Songs of Disease, Death & Prostitution.

The Iron Boot Scrapers, with their 3rd year at Brighton Fringe, bring you songs of tuberculosis, vamparism, prostitution and miasma from their debut album. 

Dead At Last, No More Air

Dead At Last, No More Air

This was by far one of the most outstandingly bizarre pieces of theatre I have ever seen; I am still not entirely sure what I actually witnessed, but I know that I liked it. 

Josh Smith 'Not What You Expected' Show

Josh Smith 'Not What You Expected' Show

Josh Smith embarks on yet another show that includes the unfortunate events that happen daily and yet he shares them. 

Buddhism: Is it Just for Losers?

Buddhism: Is it Just for Losers?

“Very, very funny. 

Over It: Death & Anorexia

Over It: Death & Anorexia

Dave, a straight male, takes a satirical look into his anorexic past. 

Just So!

Just So!

Ever wonder how the elephant got his trunk? Or the leopard got his spots? Then don’t miss ‘Just So!’; a brand new play based on the famous stories by Rudyard Kipling. 

We Might Just Kiss: A Female Improv Event

We Might Just Kiss: A Female Improv Event

Megan Gray, Magnet Theater’s artistic director, hosts this night of all-lady improv comedy. 

Bite2: Brighton and Hove Youth Poets v MCs

Bite2: Brighton and Hove Youth Poets v MCs

Welcome to the cutting edge of word. 

How Not to Pedal an Ocean (WIP)

How Not to Pedal an Ocean (WIP)

Two adventures, one man, no idea. 

Not About Heroes by Stephen MacDonald

Not About Heroes by Stephen MacDonald

Wilfred Owen was sent to Craiglockhart Hospital for ‘Nervous Disorders’ in June 1917. 

King & Country World War 1 Opera

King & Country World War 1 Opera

The King and Country World War I Opera is a show presented in a rather strange format at the Brighton Fringe Festival. 

A Graceful Death Exhibition and Project

A Graceful Death Exhibition and Project

Portraits from the end of life. 

Simon Feilder: All the Things I’m Not

Simon Feilder: All the Things I’m Not

Simon Feilder is a comedian. 

Simon Feilder: All The Things I'm Not

Simon Feilder: All The Things I'm Not

Simon Feilder is a comedian. 

Zombie Science: Brain of the Dead

Zombie Science: Brain of the Dead

Presented by Theoretical Zombiologist Doctor Austin, discover how a Zombie brain works in this spoof lecture, featuring interactive demonstrations and a multi-media presentation. 

The Greatest Shows on Earth

The Greatest Shows on Earth

A dress-up sing-along celebration of everyone’s favourite musicals. 

King Porter Stomp + Kings Mews

King Porter Stomp + Kings Mews

Energetic, dynamic and refreshingly unique, King Porter Stomp celebrate the release of their new single ‘pocketfulofrocketfuel’ with an intimate and very special performance. 

Death. Love. Disaster.

Death. Love. Disaster.

After a sell-out run at the 2013 Fringe, Le Flop are back with their unique brand of stupidity. 

Dead in the Water: A Musical Tragicomedy

Dead in the Water: A Musical Tragicomedy

This is one of the oddest true stories you will ever hear. 

Ade Foiadelli: Death of a Sales Trainer

Ade Foiadelli: Death of a Sales Trainer

The first time a comedian tries out an hours set it is a hugely nerve wracking experience, exposing weaknesses that can be hidden in a shorter performance. 

And I Am Not Lying

And I Am Not Lying

Jeff Simmermon hosts this eclectic late-night variety show, which this month features storytelling from JiJi Lee, burlesque from Brief Sweat and Delysia LaChatte, and stand-up from… 

Nathan Cassidy: Date of Death (Preview)

Nathan Cassidy: Date of Death (Preview)

Malcolm Hardee Award Nominee Nathan has a date of death – now you get yours - and £5 at the end of the show (if you don’t die). 

Dead At Last, No More Air

Dead At Last, No More Air

Playwright Werner Schwab was just 35 when he died from what must have been quite a drinking spree after a New Year’s Eve party in 1994. 

Geoff Norcott: I See Dead Stupid People

Geoff Norcott: I See Dead Stupid People

Nominated - 2013 Dave’s Comedy festival, Geoff debuts a hilarious new hour. 

The Colin Hoult Shows

The Colin Hoult Shows

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. 

Bent Double

Bent Double

An irreverent night of fun and frolics hosted by Zoe Lyons (1 June)(‘Mock The Week’ and ‘Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow’. 

Bent Double

Bent Double

Brighton’s best gay friendly stand up comedy night hosted by award-winning Zoe Lyons. 

Poets-SLASH-MC's Festival Showdown

Poets-SLASH-MC's Festival Showdown

Heroes of performance poetry Hammer and Tongue and rap warriors Slip Jam proudly present a spiralling twist on their annual battle (‘A legendary fixture’ Latest 7) Gauntlets thrown… 

Just Jim Dale

Just Jim Dale

(in previews; opens on June 3) The Tony Award-winning actor Jim Dale is such a song-and-dance man that when he wants to warn audiences to switch off their cellphones, he does it vi… 

Death by Gallery

Death by Gallery

Walking up to the pop-up gallery on its opening night was a difficult endeavour. 

Healing War Through Art

Healing War Through Art

An Exhibition of First World War photographs of limbless soldiers from the Pavilion Hospital engaged in specialist vocational training; along with photographs and cartoons from the… 

JUST LIKE THAT! The Tommy Cooper Show

JUST LIKE THAT! The Tommy Cooper Show

Tommy Cooper was a true comic genius. 

BABY/LON

BABY/LON

‘BABY/LON’, the second work by Hackney-based theatre company The Big House, is a big story; one of homelessness, violence, motherhood on the lowest rungs of society and the strug… 

King Lear

King Lear

Act One is a company full of high quality actors, all of whom were captivating to watch. 

King Lear

King Lear

In Arin Arbus’s thoughtful and affecting production, Shakespeare’s most daunting play lowers its voice, the better to be heard more clearly. 

Broken Holmes

Broken Holmes

Since Broken Holmes’ last visit to the Fringe with a farcical tale of the eponymous detective in 2009, a certain Benedict Cumberbatch has helped propel Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s… 

Chris Cross: Seeing Is Not Believing...

Chris Cross: Seeing Is Not Believing...

A late night comedy magic show with a twist from the Fringe’s favourite showman! Expect off-the-wall magic, contortion and escapology. 

It Needs Horses and Home for Broken Turns

It Needs Horses and Home for Broken Turns

  • Listing
    • Dance Physical Theatre and Circus / Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
  • Edinburgh Fringe
  • 18th - 25th Aug 2013

‘…one of the best pieces of dance-theatre in recent times’ (Total Theatre). 

Nick Bowling Laughs in the Face of Death for 45 Minutes and Then Asks Him Politely to Leave

Nick Bowling Laughs in the Face of Death for 45 Minutes and Then Asks Him Politely to Leave

Nick discusses plans for his funeral with a majestic PowerPoint presentation. Will also talk about sport, hobbies etc. Bring a sandwich. #lunchtime. www.freefestival.co.uk 

The Lara Collective

The Lara Collective

The Lara Collective blends folk, indie and ethnic vocal styling with harmonies that render the music atmospheric and lyrically sincere. 

Slap and Giggle: Recharged

Slap and Giggle: Recharged

Double act comedy is very difficult. 

Just So Stories

Just So Stories

Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Stories are fanciful tales that will delight. 

The Revolution Will Not Be Improvised

The Revolution Will Not Be Improvised

This form of improvisation is fairly stripped back, there was minimal audience interaction and the actors tended to go off on anecdotes that just weren’t that funny. 

BBC: Just a Minute

BBC: Just a Minute

Chaired by Nicholas Parsons, Paul Merton and fellow witty and loquacious panellists try to speak for 60 seconds without hesitation, repetition or deviation. 

BBC: Just a Minute

BBC: Just a Minute

Chaired by Nicholas Parsons, Paul Merton and fellow witty and loquacious panellists try to speak for 60 seconds without hesitation, repetition or deviation. 

Just So Stories
BOBBY WINNER

Just So Stories

Chances are you know Rudyard Kipling’s ‘Just So Stories’ already but you’ve probably never been told those stories quite like this before. 

Who Runs the World?

Who Runs the World?

For me, female acapella is really difficult to get right. 

Conversations Not Fit for the American Dinner Table

Conversations Not Fit for the American Dinner Table

Conversations Not Fit For The American Dinner Table features a variety of characters that you would definitely not want round as dinner guests. 

Murder, She Didn't Write

Murder, She Didn't Write

There are two rules to improvised comedy: One, you’re only as strong as your weakest member and two, never, ever say no. 

The Jive Aces - King of the Swingers Tour

The Jive Aces - King of the Swingers Tour

UK’s No. 

Gavin Crawford - A Bummer Abroad

Gavin Crawford - A Bummer Abroad

I have to admit, I was not convinced by Gavin Crawford to begin with. 

All the King's Men - Knight Fever!

All the King's Men - Knight Fever!

A capella group All the King’s Men return to the Fringe for their fourth consecutive year with Knight Fever! It is a professional, well presented and well executed performance, t… 

Si L’enfant Ne Dort Pas Bien... (If the Child Does Not Sleep Well...)

Si L’enfant Ne Dort Pas Bien... (If the Child Does Not Sleep Well...)

Dreamland Theatre makes an impressive debut with this imaginative interpretation of a traditional fairy tale. 

All the King's Men Presents

All the King's Men Presents

Perhaps I’m experiencing a cappella fatigue, but the singers at this show did nothing to wow me particularly. 

Slaves of the Kingdom

Slaves of the Kingdom

Slaves of the Kingdom is a new musical based around the Bible story of Moses and the Exodus and it’s one hell of an ambitious undertaking. 

We'll Stuff You Once You're Dead

We'll Stuff You Once You're Dead

Z Theatre Company consists of a bunch of likeable first year drama students from Hull University. 

Death by Murder

Death by Murder

Death by Murder is a hilarious improvised comedy. 

Dinner with the King of the Swingers

Dinner with the King of the Swingers

Philip Contini and his Be Happy Band celebrate 20 years with our favourite numbers from Prima, Porter, Martin, Sinatra and Naples. 

Bent

Bent

Bent is an arresting and difficult play, both for the audience and for the performers. 

In the Pink - Fabulous Female a Cappella!

In the Pink - Fabulous Female a Cappella!

Kourtney Kardashian. 

The Human Being's Guide to Not Being a Dick About Religion

The Human Being's Guide to Not Being a Dick About Religion

Bored of the religion vs science debate, Matt Thomas attempts to resolve the conflict once and for all. 

A Matter of Life and Death

A Matter of Life and Death

A Matter of Life and Death by Tom Morris and Emma Rice, as well as being a loving ode to the classic film by Powell and Pressburger, is also an original work in its own right. 

Steve Rutherford and Mark Barnett

Steve Rutherford and Mark Barnett

Bringing their fusion of guitar and mandolin to the Fringe Festival, Steve Rutherford and Mark Barnett set out a show that promises ‘a depth of soul seeking and cerebral intensity … 

Why Let Death Get in the Way of a Good Conversation?

Why Let Death Get in the Way of a Good Conversation?

Richard Wiseman hosts an evening of ectoplasm and uncanny spectacle as we cross to the other side and communicate with the deceased. Tickets include one delightful cocktail. 

Daniel Sloss - Stand-Up (Extra Shows!)

Daniel Sloss - Stand-Up (Extra Shows!)

Due to massive demand six extra, later, quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man, half-Xbox. 

Inquiry into the Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ

Inquiry into the Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ

Hosted at the Edinburgh Christadelphian Church by the local community group there, Inquiry into the Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ purportedly sets out to examine evidence … 

King of the Swingers

King of the Swingers

Philip and The Band celebrate 20 years (!) at the Fringe. 

Cat Stevens Reconstructed

Cat Stevens Reconstructed

The Jess Abrams Quartet - or on this particular evening, trio - are a glorified Cat Stevens tribute band: they spend an hour covering Cat Stevens’ most prominent hits, while putt… 

Alaska's King Island Christmas

Alaska's King Island Christmas

Straight from Alaska comes a new piece of musical theatre from a 40-strong cast. 

Danny the Champion of the World - Plays for Children

Danny the Champion of the World - Plays for Children

When you’re looking for a kids’ show at the Fringe, there are a few names which ought to be a safe bet and, of these, none more so than Roald Dahl. 

All Our Friends Are Dead

All Our Friends Are Dead

From the moment they step on stage, there’s no denying that Katie Norris and Sinead Parker have talent. 

That's Not How You Spell Pedantic

That's Not How You Spell Pedantic

Life’s not easy when you’re a pedant; not that you see yourself as being pedantic, according to Jim Higo, a self-described ‘punk poet, social commentator and general irritant’. 

BiDiNG TiME - Various Shows

BiDiNG TiME - Various Shows

International experiment sharing a story about a woman called Thyme, with local interpretations. 

Mark Olver: Dancing About Architecture

Mark Olver: Dancing About Architecture

David O’Doherty, Jenny Éclair, Joe Lycett and Pierre Nouvellie joined Mark Olver for Dancing About Architecture, a friendly live afternoon chat show where comedians talk about c… 

The Broken Windows Policy

The Broken Windows Policy

The Stand Comedy Club’s resident sketch group brings you a riotous cabaret of sketches, improv and character comedy. 

Oh My Darling

Oh My Darling

Folk is a big deal at the moment, with bands such as Mumford and Sons bringing English traditional music to the stadium stage, while American artists such as Alison Krauss enjoy a … 

Death Ship 666

Death Ship 666

Death Ship 666 is Airplane meets Titanic; an exuberant rollercoaster ride of humorous grotesques, which revels in its own clichés and absurdities. 

A Mark of Water (Water Stain)

A Mark of Water (Water Stain)

Patricia Selonk stars as Laura - a 40 year-old-woman, grappling with a deteriorating neurological disease - in this exciting production from Armazem Theatre Company, part of this y… 

Mark Stephenson: Half Man Half Amazing

Mark Stephenson: Half Man Half Amazing

Time Out’s One to Watch 2013; Chortle Best Newcomer nominee; second place in Hackney Empire New Act of the Year, Mark is ‘an exhilarating new voice on the comedy circuit’ (Spoo… 

Mark Thomas: 100 Acts of Minor Dissent

Mark Thomas: 100 Acts of Minor Dissent

Mark Thomas’ first gag was about hating young people. 

It's Not Really There

It's Not Really There

What are you afraid of? Really?! Us too! Don’t let it get you down! Enter our world for an hour of magical, musical and surreal stand-up where playful coping mechanisms will chase … 

Just the Tonic Comedy Club's Midnight Show

Just the Tonic Comedy Club's Midnight Show

Just the Tonic clearly understand the demands of their audience: the only way into the Midnight Show venue is through a bar and past the toilets. 

Comedy Death: True Horror Stories from the Circuit

Comedy Death: True Horror Stories from the Circuit

It’s human nature that we tend to take more interest in people’s failures than their successes. 

John-Luke Roberts: Broken Stand-Up

John-Luke Roberts: Broken Stand-Up

I was absolutely delighted by this truly ingenious comedian. 

Stuart Laws Absolutely Will Not Stop, Ever, Until You are Dead (1hr Show)

Stuart Laws Absolutely Will Not Stop, Ever, Until You are Dead (1hr Show)

It’s raining outside and our host – Stuart Laws – is on a mission to entertain us. 

Alex and Alexis Should Not Be Friends

Alex and Alexis Should Not Be Friends

A brand new stand-up show about why a 30-year-old American probably shouldn’t be friends with a 19-year-old boy from Norfolk.   

Dick Lee's Swingtet featuring Ali Affleck

Dick Lee's Swingtet featuring Ali Affleck

Picture, if you will, your idea of a swing band leader. 

Comedian? No. Just Italian

Comedian? No. Just Italian

Although Italy’s economy and political system have of late appeared to be on the verge of total collapse, at least her sixty-odd million citizens can take solace in the fact that t… 

Dead Famous

Dead Famous

Imagine if Edgar Allan Poe and Marie Antoinette presented an hour of painfully terrible stand up, inviting guests to join them to plug their equally terrible shows, read poetry and… 

Not Suitable for Drinking

Not Suitable for Drinking

This Australian trio will hit you with a comedy show that - whoa, their venue won best gelato in Edinburgh? They did? Man, we need to get that gelato. 

Christian Reilly: Songs of Praise

Christian Reilly: Songs of Praise

Christian Reilly is on a mission to save the world through music. 

Over It - Death, Anorexia, and Other Funny Things

Over It - Death, Anorexia, and Other Funny Things

Split between two comedians, Over It aims to lift the curtain on the taboo subjects of death and anorexia through the medium of laughter - and it kind of works. 

King Creosote

King Creosote

King Creosote is no stranger to Queen’s Hall. 

Pick a Card, Any Card (No, Not That One!)

Pick a Card, Any Card (No, Not That One!)

  • Listing
    • Cabaret and Variety / Cabaret and Variety
  • Edinburgh Fringe
  • 3rd - 24th Aug 2013

Close-up card magic with a true English gentleman. Hear tall tales of a magician learning his craft and be confounded by events which are not easily explained. 

Patrick Turpin: Just a Girl, Standing in Front of a Boy, Asking Him to Love Her

Patrick Turpin: Just a Girl, Standing in Front of a Boy, Asking Him to Love Her

Fringe debutant Patrick Turpin takes his audience on a trip down memory lane, as he bids for their approval. 

The Horne Section Live in a Cow - Extra Shows

The Horne Section Live in a Cow - Extra Shows

Rolling into Edinburgh with a brand new barnstorming show, The Horne Section will yet again provide the festival’s best musical mayhem. 

Just the Tonic Comedy Club's Midnight Show

Just the Tonic Comedy Club's Midnight Show

Late night shows throughout the Fringe are well known for being a bit raucous, a bit crazy and best enjoyed with a bevvy or two. 

King Kong the Musical!

King Kong the Musical!

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. 

It's Not What You Know...

It's Not What You Know...

The cast of short musical ‘It’s not what you know’ are talented. 

Adam Buxton: Kernel Panic

Adam Buxton: Kernel Panic

To a certain generation of British people, Adam Buxton is a bit of a legend. 

Martin Mor - How Do You Like Your Blue-eyed Boy Mister Death?

Martin Mor - How Do You Like Your Blue-eyed Boy Mister Death?

An entertaining yet highly prurient act, Martin Mor’s How Do You Like Your Blue-eyed Boy Mister Death? offers a reinvigorated, revitalised and thoroughly welcome attitude towards… 

Blues

Blues

There is a huge difference between having obvious musical talent and putting on an entertaining, engaging show. 

Jen Carnovale: Not a Person Person - Free

Jen Carnovale: Not a Person Person - Free

Jen Carnovale will be talking about stuff into a microphone with you watching and she can’t wait! ‘. 

Dan Willis: The Walking Dead

Dan Willis: The Walking Dead

You’ve just received the news that the capital has been struck by a horde of flesh-eating limb draggers, with the power to infect and eradicate the human race from existence. 

The Tom Show: The Grand Tour

The Tom Show: The Grand Tour

The story of the Fringe is a story of the periphery. 

Death by Shakespeare

Death by Shakespeare

I found Hurly Burly’s ‘best of Shakespeare deaths’ a thoroughly educational experience: I learnt that Shakespearean ‘best of’ simply does not work. 

Just Conversations

Just Conversations

Part of Just Festival, discussions are being held in St John’s Church throughout the course of the month, targeting important, interesting and sometimes controversial matters under… 

Sam Rose in the Shadows

Sam Rose in the Shadows

In the right hands, theatre is an immensely powerful tool for taking large issues and bringing them down to a manageable level. 

Superhero Snail Boy

Superhero Snail Boy

I’m not a morning person at the best of times. 

Jamie MacDowell and Tom Thum

Jamie MacDowell and Tom Thum

My favourite thing about the Edinburgh Fringe is the sheer concentration of talent in creates in the city, an array of people with skills that I can only dream of having. 

Purchase and Revill: Are Not On the Guest List - Free

Purchase and Revill: Are Not On the Guest List - Free

As humble a turnout as it was, Paul Revill was very grateful and welcomed us warmly. 

Superbard: The Flood

Superbard: The Flood

Music, video, comedy and theatre? A physical performance and an eBook? Attempting to tackle the subject of the apocalypse? From reading the show description of ‘The Flood’, you… 

AAA Batteries (Not Included) - Free

AAA Batteries (Not Included) - Free

Powered by the enigmatic personalities of compère Chris Turner, David Elms and Adam Hess, AAA Batteries is a show brimming full of energy, improvised humour and finely tuned routi… 

She Was Probably Not a Robot

She Was Probably Not a Robot

Stuart Bowden expertly manages to perform a rather sad and dark story in a completely hilarious way. 

Iain Stirling: At Home - Extra Shows

Iain Stirling: At Home - Extra Shows

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. 

AAA Batteries (Not Included) - Free

AAA Batteries (Not Included) - Free

Three young talented comics take over with a show full of improvisation, riffing and household observations. 

Ellis & Rose: Big in Denmark

Ellis & Rose: Big in Denmark

Watching Ellis and Rose in the dank damp of the Bunker gives a moment of odd synchronicity. 

The Islanders

The Islanders

The Islanders tells the simple tale of a young Dorset couple, Amy and Eddie; the beginnings of their love, the slow disaster of their living together and the titanic struggle of or… 

Not the Messiah

Not the Messiah

Graham Chapman’s life was the tragic element at the heart of the world’s greatest ever comedy troupe, Monty Python. 

BrainSex

BrainSex

It’s official – science is now sexy. 

The Unremarkable Death of Marilyn Monroe

The Unremarkable Death of Marilyn Monroe

Fifty years after the death of Marilyn Monroe and public fascination with her is as strong as ever. 

John Williams: My Son's Not Rainman

John Williams: My Son's Not Rainman

John Williams isn’t just a comedian. 

Esio Trot

Esio Trot

Often high marks are awarded to those companies who create a new world in the theatre through their use of advanced set, puppetry, props or movement so it is good to sometimes be r… 

Mark Restuccia - The Diary of a Serial Internet Dater

Mark Restuccia - The Diary of a Serial Internet Dater

Mark Restuccia’s follow-up to the five-star show, How to Succeed at Internet Dating, charting his journey as a fully-fledged serial internet dater and sharing stories from the sing… 

The King and Queen of the Universe

The King and Queen of the Universe

A poignant adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut’s tale, The King and Queen of the Universe, produced by Slippers and Rum, tells a story of adulation and bereavement set in the depths of t… 

Rosie Wilby: Is Monogamy Dead?

Rosie Wilby: Is Monogamy Dead?

It may have just been that I was a good 20 years younger than most of the audience, but I felt like I’d gone back in time with Rosie Wilby’s Is Monogamy Dead?With frequent refe… 

Rich Hall's Hoedown

Rich Hall's Hoedown

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. 

Bronston Jones: Life's Short. I'm Not! - Free

Bronston Jones: Life's Short. I'm Not! - Free

The Big Man’s back. 

Shall We Just See This One?

Shall We Just See This One?

It’s a stand-up comedy show. At half 11 in the morning. In a tent. Two comedians. We’re not seeing anything else at that time. It’s a yurt tent apparently. Let’s definitely go.  

Lights! Camera! Improvise!

Lights! Camera! Improvise!

What do you get when you combine sci-fi with time travel with the Vatican City and the movie title “Bad Popes Gone Wild”? The answer – a hilarious improvised movie containing… 

Rik n Mix

Rik n Mix

Rik n Mix is actually a showcase of three comedians combining their short sets to make an hour long show compered by Rik Carranza. 

Micheline Sings Brel

Micheline Sings Brel

It’s likely that, when you think of France at its coolest, there are certain figures who spring to mind –Francois Truffaut, Jean-Paul Satre, Brigitte Bardot. 

Will Seaward: Socialist Fairytales!

Will Seaward: Socialist Fairytales!

Are you sitting comfortably? Then I’ll begin. 

David Baddiel - Fame: Not the Musical

David Baddiel - Fame: Not the Musical

‘Fame is a mask that eats into the face’. 

This Was the World and I Was King

This Was the World and I Was King

The force and power of a child’s imagination against adversity has long been fodder for writers. 

Katie Mulgrew: Your Dad's Not Funny

Katie Mulgrew: Your Dad's Not Funny

Katie Mulgrew’s debut solo Edinburgh show is a charmingly chatty walk through the comedian’s life, from the large-headed daughter of Jimmy Cricket who struggled as a child in s… 

Minnie and Mona Play Dead

Minnie and Mona Play Dead

This show is about suicide and death. 

Knightmare Live

Knightmare Live

I’m sure any fringe veteran worth their salt has had the experience of seeing a famous face from their childhood appearing out of an Edinburgh side-street to bring back a flood o… 

Jay Foreman: No More Colours

Jay Foreman: No More Colours

Ensconced in an inflatable dome, in the children’s area of the Pleasance, bravely struggling through a voice ravaged by cold and flyering, Jay Foreman does not have an easy job o… 

The Just So Stories

The Just So Stories

With only four simply dressed actresses and a range of household objects, Red Table Theatre act out four of Kipling’s tales from The Just So Stories, sticking very closely to his… 

Davey Connor Live! But Not in Your Living Room

Davey Connor Live! But Not in Your Living Room

Davey Connor is a charming, unimposing performer whose style washes over the audience and wins them over seemingly without effort. 

Gary Delaney 2: This Time It's Not Personal

Gary Delaney 2: This Time It's Not Personal

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. 

Ivo Graham: Binoculars

Ivo Graham: Binoculars

Ivo Graham is posh. 

Rob Deering's Beat This

Rob Deering's Beat This

When an audience member throws up on stage five minutes into this particular evening of Rob Deering’s Never Mind The Buzzcocks-esque quiz show, it’s difficult to consider how t… 

Mark Dolan - You're Awesome!

Mark Dolan - You're Awesome!

A public-school Ed Byrne in appearance with the patter of a middle-aged Jack Whitehall, Mark Dolan’s You’re Awesome is a gentle, beguiling hour. 

Sotho Sounds: Junk Funk

Sotho Sounds: Junk Funk

Sotho Sounds in the band’s current form is four men: cheerful front-man Khuti, guitarist Tankiso, string-player Josepha and frowning powerhouse percussionist Paseka. 

Blofeld and Baxter - Memories of Test Match Special

Blofeld and Baxter - Memories of Test Match Special

To devotees of Test Match Special, the voice of Henry Blofeld – deep, resonant, quite improbably plummy – is iconic. 

Seann Walsh: The Lie-in King

Seann Walsh: The Lie-in King

Though a wayward arachnid hanging from the ceiling threatened to steal Walsh’s show on the night I was there, his genuine reaction to it – ‘HOLY SHIT’ – turned into ten m… 

Katie Goodman: I Didn't F*ck It Up

Katie Goodman: I Didn't F*ck It Up

Katie Goodman absolutely delivers – a gutsy comedian with a satirical side and a fairly foul mouth. 

My Brother the Robot

My Brother the Robot

I often revisit companies and venues at the Fringe, simply because I know that their work works for me. 

The Just So Stories

The Just So Stories

After my initial panic at being stuck in a room where the mean age of the audience was about four, I began to relax to the dulcet tones of the performing quartet. 

Amy Hoggart as Pattie Brewster: Just a Normal Girl Doing a Cool Show

Amy Hoggart as Pattie Brewster: Just a Normal Girl Doing a Cool Show

Pattie Brewster is a normal girl desperately in need of three things: friends, cat food and a crash course in Microsoft PowerPoint. 

Pajama Men - Just the Two of Each of Us

Pajama Men - Just the Two of Each of Us

Mime and physical theatre can be risky aspects of a comedy show. 

Death and Gardening

Death and Gardening

From the start, the three characters that welcome you to this show about death are filled with an energy and hilarity that captures the audience and holds them until the end. 

Mark Smith: The Most Astonishing Name in Comedy

Mark Smith: The Most Astonishing Name in Comedy

A young lad with a winsome demeanour entered the room and high-fived everyone in the audience. 

Chris Dugdale - Magic and Mischief!

Chris Dugdale - Magic and Mischief!

The Fringe isn’t always the best place for magic. 

Phill Jupitus and Deborah Frances-White: Voices in Your Head - The Phill Jupitus Experiment

Phill Jupitus and Deborah Frances-White: Voices in Your Head - The Phill Jupitus Experiment

The Phill Jupitus Experiment. 

Art for Lunch - Free Concerts at St Giles'

Art for Lunch - Free Concerts at St Giles'

Churches are great: not only is a marvellous acoustic found within those imposing stone walls, but visitors also feel an inherently peaceful atmosphere upon entry. 

From Death to Death and Other Small Tales

From Death to Death and Other Small Tales

A few hours spent interrogating From Death to Death and Other Small Tales - the Scottish National Gallery’s brilliant new exhibition - feels as much like a psychic regression ses… 

City of the Dead Haunted Graveyard Tour

City of the Dead Haunted Graveyard Tour

It could be deemed ironic that our group was thrice threatened with murder before our tour had kicked off. 

City of the Dead Haunted Graveyard Tour

City of the Dead Haunted Graveyard Tour

History, horror and a terrifying journey into the lair of the world-famous Mackenzie Poltergeist, the best documented supernatural case in history. 

BBC: It's Not What You Know

BBC: It's Not What You Know

Miles Jupp chairs It’s Not What You Know, the panel show which sets out to see how well panellists know those closest to them. 

Buddhism: Is it just for Losers?

Buddhism: Is it just for Losers?

Firstly, don’t be fooled by the title like I naively was – this is not a lecture on the downfalls of Buddhism nor is it someone trying to sell their faith. 

John McNamara Acoustic Soul / Blues Singer - Free

John McNamara Acoustic Soul / Blues Singer - Free

The Edinburgh Festival has some unusual venues – that is a well-known fact amongst regular Fringe-goers, as avid audience members hop from university building to converted wareho… 

Not So Fatal Death of Grandpa Fredo

Not So Fatal Death of Grandpa Fredo

Reliance Falls is the redneck American backwater that hides an intriguing secret. 

Loretta Maine: I'm Not Drunk, I Just Need to Talk to You

Loretta Maine: I'm Not Drunk, I Just Need to Talk to You

The Caves on the Cowgate certainly can’t be accused of over-selling itself as a venue - you get exactly what it says on the ticket as you’re ushered into their dingy cellar, alread… 

Belt Up's 'Lorca is Dead'

Belt Up's 'Lorca is Dead'

The title doesn’t exactly sell the show as an evening of mirth and anarchy. 

Halo Boy and the Village of Death

Halo Boy and the Village of Death

If you were to somehow strap Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas on the front of an Express Train going in one direction, and Sondheim’s Into The Woods on a similar train headi… 

James Grant

James Grant

Singer-songwriters such as James Grant are tasked with the difficult job of keeping an audience entertained with merely a voice and a guitar, but James Grant proves in this hour-pl… 

Death and the King's Horseman

Death and the King's Horseman

Set in Oyo, Nigeria in the middle of World War II, Wole Soyinka’s Death and the King’s Horseman centres around the battle between British colonialist views and the local traditio… 

Alan Hudson's Not So Secret World of Magic

Alan Hudson's Not So Secret World of Magic

Alan Hudson tries something a little different with this magic show, choosing to weave his tricks around a story of how he came to be at the Fringe in the first place. 

Juliet Meyers: I'm Not Spartacus!

Juliet Meyers: I'm Not Spartacus!

A well structured, clever and charming hour of stand-up comedy, Juliet Meyers was a joy to watch. 

Manband - They're Not A Boyband

Manband - They're Not A Boyband

Do not be fooled into thinking that this is simply a tale of a bunch of faded men trying to emulate their teenage youth. 

Red Riding Hood and the Wolves

Red Riding Hood and the Wolves

There’s been a bit of a pattern to Fringe children’s theatre over the past few years. 

Not Treasure Island

Not Treasure Island

This show is really fun: three performers in some barebones theatre - ultimate Fringe style, nothing but a black box - telling a comic version of Treasure Island. 

In the Pink - Fantastic Female a Cappella!

In the Pink - Fantastic Female a Cappella!

Patience is a virtue: this proverb was particularly fitting during this afternoon of a cappella hosted by all-female a cappella group In The Pink from the University of Oxford. 

Mark Restuccia: How to Succeed at Internet Dating

Mark Restuccia: How to Succeed at Internet Dating

Mark Restuccia cuts right to the point. 

The Alchemystorium

The Alchemystorium

I feel a little drained after seeing this show but in the best possible way. 

It's Clarsach Jim, But Not As We Know It!

It's Clarsach Jim, But Not As We Know It!

The clarsach is an interesting alternative to the popular choices of guitar or piano; I thoroughly enjoyed my afternoon listening to the soothing voice of Pauline Vallance against … 

Just Out of Reach

Just Out of Reach

A multi-talented ensemble present, through music, song and dance, the stories of Tantalus, Narcissus and Sisyphus, three men sentenced to eternal frustration for offending the gods… 

Another Heartbreaking But Ultimately Life-Affirming Show About Death

Another Heartbreaking But Ultimately Life-Affirming Show About Death

Sanderson Jones lost his mother at the age of 10 and has been thinking about death ever since. 

Joe Bor: In Search of the Six Pack

Joe Bor: In Search of the Six Pack

Joe Bor stands out by sheer force of personality. 

The Sugar Dandies: Ladies Not Required

The Sugar Dandies: Ladies Not Required

The Sugar Dandies are made up of loveable gay couple Soren and Bradley Stauffer Kruse. 

Andrew and the Pony

Andrew and the Pony

‘Andrew and the Pony’ is, oddly enough, the story of how performer Andrew Bridges has always, since early childhood, desperately wanted a pony and of all the bizarre situations… 

Sex Money Death

Sex Money Death

The tiny room in the Shack Comedy Club on Rose Street was a fitting venue for an intimate, surprisingly generous and occasionally bleak comedy set from Stuart Black, which often fe… 

Humphrey Ker is Dymock Watson: Nazi Smasher!

Humphrey Ker is Dymock Watson: Nazi Smasher!

Right, listen here. 

Sarah Jones: Does Not Play Well With Others

Sarah Jones: Does Not Play Well With Others

If there’s one near-forgotten art form due for a revival – along with storytelling and morris dancing – it’s surely ventriloquism. 

The Big Bite-Size Breakfast /Matinee Shows

The Big Bite-Size Breakfast /Matinee Shows

The concept of Bite Size is a perfectly simple, yet novel one, and the clue really is in the title. 

The Death of Chatterton

The Death of Chatterton

In 2010, a young American student and an old British academic take an interest in the life of the Romantic poet Chatterton, and specifically the circumstances of his relationship w… 

Haverfordwest

Haverfordwest

Schooldays. 

Nick Pynn with Kate Daisy Grant

Nick Pynn with Kate Daisy Grant

An array of instruments welcomes audience members as they take their seats in this tiny, intimate venue just off Princes Street, from strings through percussion to a homemade There… 

Not the Adventures of Moleman

Not the Adventures of Moleman

Did that really just happen? That’s the question that the audience were asking themselves as they left Not the Adventures of Moleman last night. 

Circus of the Orient

Circus of the Orient

I haven’t been to the circus for a while and there’s a reason for that. 

Good Death: Created in Collaboration with Tectonic Theater Project

Good Death: Created in Collaboration with Tectonic Theater Project

Assisted suicide, euthanasia, murder. 

Mark Watson: The Information

Mark Watson: The Information

Mark Watson was running late. 

Just

Just

Just follows Victoria, a regular passerby in a not so regular English town. 

Theseus is Dead

Theseus is Dead

Initially I had high hopes for this young company. 

It's Not Us, It's You - Free

It's Not Us, It's You - Free

With so much free fringe it’s can be a daunting prospect wading through the guide to find what’s worthwhile. 

Dead Man's Cell Phone

Dead Man's Cell Phone

When she sees a stranger die in a café, Jean hardly thinks before answering his ringing phone. 

Mae-Day: I’m Not Waving,I’m Drowning

Mae-Day: I’m Not Waving,I’m Drowning

Mae Martin gave an enchanting performance. 

Daniel Sloss - Extra Shows!

Daniel Sloss - Extra Shows!

Daniel Sloss delivers a supposedly darker, meaner show in his later slot but most of his material is relatively clean, geared towards an audience who can laugh at him as well as wi… 

Cheese-Badger presents... Midge (a Two-Man Musical) - Free

Cheese-Badger presents... Midge (a Two-Man Musical) - Free

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. 

Markus Birdman – Love, Life and Death

Markus Birdman – Love, Life and Death

Markus Birdman’s comedy dwells on serious themes, a fact that is perhaps unsurprising considering the 40-something stand-up suffered a stroke a few years ago which caused him to … 

Time for the Good Looking Boy

Time for the Good Looking Boy

Five stars only go to a show that is to all intents perfect, that wakens something inside you and keeps you utterly captivated for an entire hour. 

Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead

Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead

In 1966, when the only definition of a hard drive was the jaunt to Edinburgh from London with a dodgy minibus full of props and costumes, and the beer at the venues was tuppence a … 

King Creosote

King Creosote

King Creosote’s iron-clad strengths are his songwriting - whimsical and understated - and his voice - fragile and melodic. 

Death by Chocolate

Death by Chocolate

With a billing as an interactive murder mystery with chocolate tasting, the crowds were queuing up at Zoo Southside. 

The Shakespeare Conspiracy

The Shakespeare Conspiracy

We live in the age of the cultural mash-up, of old names reimagined into new forms. 

Grimaldi: King of the Clowns

Grimaldi: King of the Clowns

This piece, performed by students of Howard Payne University, tells the tragedy-laced story of Joseph Grimaldi, father of the modern day clown. 

No Pants Thursday: T'il Death Do Us Party

No Pants Thursday: T'il Death Do Us Party

Irish sketch group No Pants Thursday have come up with a fairly creative way of making their sketch show stand out from the rest, though it’s not the way their name suggests. 

Brilliant Books for Kids

Brilliant Books for Kids

Everyone remembers storytime – that happy time at the end of the day when the hard work of colouring in and sticking bits of paper to other bits of paper could be safely put behi… 

Dream or Not?

Dream or Not?

This is easily the most unusual thing I have ever seen at the Fringe. 

Mark Watson: All The Thoughts I've Had Since I Was Born

Mark Watson: All The Thoughts I've Had Since I Was Born

Stand-up works best in a small space. 

Brotherly Love - Free

Brotherly Love - Free

Barry and Ian are two estranged brothers in their late middle-age. 

The Not Quite Quartet

The Not Quite Quartet

The Not Quite Quartet is confusingly named. 

Dead Cat Bounce: Caged Heat

Dead Cat Bounce: Caged Heat

Dead Cat Bounce embody all that a concept rock band should. 

Make Tea, Not War

Make Tea, Not War

To sip on a quaint mug of English tea or to go to a bloody war in the Middle East?Make Tea, Not War presents its audience with this dichotomy and is set around the parochial, crump… 

Bob Graham Work Ethic

Bob Graham Work Ethic

Some comedy shows can be slow burners – they introduce a few seemingly unrelated jokes before linking everything together towards the climax of the show, ending on the ultimate p… 

We Think Not

We Think Not

They say that two heads are better than one, and two bodies certainly are in this poignant two-part interpretation of Deborah Hay’s score I Think Not performed by two different sol… 

The Sun is Not for Us

The Sun is Not for Us

What was life like for women in the early twentieth-century living in China? In this play we see a woman forced into an arranged marriage. 

Wee Andy

Wee Andy

There’s a certain type of show that prompts a degree of fatigue in me. 

Bang Bang You're Dead

Bang Bang You're Dead

Bang Bang You’re Dead is largely based on a shooting in Oregon in 1998, in which a fifteen-year old boy killed his parents and then two of his fellow high school pupils, injuring … 

Til Death Do Us Part

Til Death Do Us Part

I have a confession to make: I did not plan on attending this performance. 

Chris Martin: No. Not That One

Chris Martin: No. Not That One

Three years ago, at my first Fringe, I saw Chris Martin do a fifteen-minute free set in a basement room. 

We Are Not Here

We Are Not Here

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… 

The Death of Comedy

The Death of Comedy

Dublin’s comedy night The Death of Comedy made relaxing, jovial, if not exactly side-splitting entertainment. 

Cu*ts

Cu*ts

Few would argue that the Fringe isn’t all about showcasing up-and-coming talent. 

On the Harmful Effects of Tobacco / Can Cause Death

On the Harmful Effects of Tobacco / Can Cause Death

Nobody said that a one man show bringing Chekhov and Alison Carr together was going to be easy. 

Blossom Street: A Capella @ the Kirk

Blossom Street: A Capella @ the Kirk

The London based ex-York University graduates that make up the Blossom Street choir form a refreshingly different type of a cappella group that takes the genre back to its roots an… 

Death Boogie

Death Boogie

DDMcG Productions have hit on a winner with this piece: a combination of performance poetry, live-looping and music from two very talented strings players. 

Death Song

Death Song

Twice Total Theatre Award-nominees You Need Me tackle heavy subject matter and live up to their reputation for creating evocative physical theatre in this highly-charged drama, wit… 

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

There’s a reason Charles Dickens’ stories endures in popularity. 

Tim FitzHigham: Gambler

Tim FitzHigham: Gambler

Tim FitzHigham is a true eccentric and a sucker for a challenge. 

Broken Wing

Broken Wing

On entering Venue 13 I am blown away by the inspired set pieces. 

Squirrel Party

Squirrel Party

It’s a funny thing - children’s TV has changed a lot recently. 

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

I must confess to having felt more than a little embarrassed at turning up at a children’s show in the middle of the day; we had a heated debate in the queue on the way in as to w… 

Not My Cup of Tea

Not My Cup of Tea

The 1970s. 

Dracula

Dracula

This new adaptation of Dracula plays slightly with the order of the original; the voluptuous vampire orgies of Dracula’s castle take place in the second half as opposed to the firs… 

Andrew Lawrence – Don’t Just Do Something, Sit There

Andrew Lawrence – Don’t Just Do Something, Sit There

Andrew Lawrence is a young, talented stand-up comedian who has already had two successive if. 

This is an insult to Beckett and Fo

This is an insult to Beckett and Fo

“Be prepared,” the caption warns, “to laugh and cry, probably at the same time!” This is unfairly self-deprecating; I felt both shows were well-performed, with considerable ent… 

ASBO! The Musical

ASBO! The Musical

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… 

Truant TV

Truant TV

Do you remember the days of yore? Of gum detentions, boredom pure? Deep in the Smirnoff Underbelly, a group of Scottish students are putting on a play in memory of those school day… 

Sordid Lives

Sordid Lives

Sordid Lives is the story of the overwhelming weirdness of small-town American life and the empowerment of its women, through the discovery of pink sequins and two-barrelled shotgu… 

King Lear: The Pantomime

King Lear: The Pantomime

Gresham’s have been performing at the Fringe for many years and have a history of approaching traditional works in a new way. 

An Audience with the King

An Audience with the King

Andre King’s style is an endearing one. 

At the Broken Places

At the Broken Places

The mixture of teenage angst and guns never ends well, but proves to be a gripping formula for TV, film and drama cashing in on the world’s fascination with high school shootings. 

All the King's Men - It's Reigning Men!

All the King's Men - It's Reigning Men!

In three short years, All the King’s Men have gone from a little-known university a cappella group to the third best collegiate group in the world, and from the simply phenomenal… 

Tibetan Book of the Dead: The Musical - Free

Tibetan Book of the Dead: The Musical - Free

The title of this particular show may lead you to expect certain things that the final product fails to deliver in every way. 

Academy Of Death

Academy Of Death

Academy Of Death is one of two musicals at this year’s Fringe in which the major theme is body-snatching in Edinburgh in the 1820’s, the other being Burke And Hare – A Musical P… 

Danton's Death

Danton's Death

Danton was one of the architects of the French Revolution and was instrumental in the execution of the King, his family and other aristocratic leaders. 

Forget Therapy - Just Drink - Free

Forget Therapy - Just Drink - Free

It promised to be a fun show. 

Confessions of a Mormon Boy

Confessions of a Mormon Boy

I’ve a confession of my own to make; when I chose to review this show I thought it was something entirely different. 

Soldier and Death

Soldier and Death

Relief theatre are a young student company based in Edinburgh. 

Conor Drum - A Sense of Humour

Conor Drum - A Sense of Humour

Conor Drum, the 30-year-old Irish actor cum comedian battled through the adversity of a small audience and actually put on an entertaining and amusing show with some very shrewd ob… 

Mark Cooper-Jones: Geography Teacher - Free

Mark Cooper-Jones: Geography Teacher - Free

Mark Cooper-Jones is a Geography teacher. 

Just So

Just So

The Just So Stories, written in 1902, are Kipling’s accounts of how various natural phenomena came about. 

Dead Living

Dead Living

The central premise of the play is that there is an afterlife which everyone goes to after they die. 

Death of a Salesman

Death of a Salesman

I didn’t have high hopes for a school drama group bringing one of the classic plays of the twentieth century to the Fringe. 

Steve Pretty's Perfect Mixtape

Steve Pretty's Perfect Mixtape

Bad things shouldn’t happen to nice people. 

Will You Hold My Hand?

Will You Hold My Hand?

There’s something about the marriage of the arcane and the amusing, the faux Victoriana of shows like ‘Bleak Expectations’, that I always find enjoyable. 

Nick Keir

Nick Keir

One man and his guitar: it’s a classic combination that, when done well, reaps its rewards. 

Palmstar Poppy: Songs in Search of Love Lost at Sea

Palmstar Poppy: Songs in Search of Love Lost at Sea

Dim, dingy lighting barely illuminates this musty Edinburgh bar, its vague seafaring theme embodied by scale wooden models of old sailing boats, naval pencil sketches suspended fro… 

Fairy Liquid And The Burst Bubble ... And Other Science Shows

Fairy Liquid And The Burst Bubble ... And Other Science Shows

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. 

Ghillie Gigs

Ghillie Gigs

Going alone to a review a concert that promises a complimentary three-course meal with your ticket can go one of two ways: either finding yourself thoroughly stranded and friendles… 

Revolting Rhymes

Revolting Rhymes

There’s basically no-one who doesn’t like Roald Dahl – he’s been a cornerstone of kids’ literature for 50 years and with good reason. 

Broken

Broken

Set in a dystopian future where foetuses are harvested for their organs and boys dress like off-casts from a poorly funded production of ‘Oliver!,Broken, which displays some half… 

Armageddapocalypse: Threat Level Dead

Armageddapocalypse: Threat Level Dead

After starting with an epic video and launching straight into fast paced one liners, it’s clear that this parody show has the objective of mocking every action film we have ever … 

Xenu is Loose! Cower puny Humans as the Dark Prince of the Galactic Federation rains Atomic Death once more upon your Pitiful Planet - The Musical!

Xenu is Loose! Cower puny Humans as the Dark Prince of the Galactic Federation rains Atomic Death once more upon your Pitiful Planet - The Musical!

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… 

Ian D Montfort: Touching the Dead

Ian D Montfort: Touching the Dead

That Tom Binns’ now revered earlier creation, Ivan Brackenbury, has polarised opinion over the last few Fringes is undoubted. 

Alternotive A Cappella

Alternotive A Cappella

Student a cappella groups are not exactly a rarity at the Fringe, so often it can be difficult to decide which of the varied assortment of groups is actually worth going to see. 

Mark Grist - Rogue Teacher

Mark Grist - Rogue Teacher

There are few performers humble, subtle and versatile enough to not only survive the avalanche of churnalistic pulp – that is to say, newspaper articles ripped from press release… 

Paul Foot - Kenny Larch Is Dead

Paul Foot - Kenny Larch Is Dead

There are actually plenty of comedy options at the Fringe if you want to avoid the ‘affable young bloke in jeans and a t-shirt telling jokes’ but perhaps none further removed t… 

Mark Little: THEbullsh*tARTIST

Mark Little: THEbullsh*tARTIST

Mark Little’s career has spanned many successful years in television and theatre and he has also brought several shows to the Fringe before. 

Rosie Wilby: Is Monogamy Dead?

Rosie Wilby: Is Monogamy Dead?

Rosie Wilby is a funny lady. 

Take Desire Away by Mansel David

Take Desire Away by Mansel David

A one-man show about a spare British poet - a challenging prospect for a sweaty Sunday in a tiny black box theatre. 

Too Cool To Care

Too Cool To Care

There are many things that make for a successful comedian. 

Jonny Sweet - Let's Just Have Some Fun (and Learn Something, For Once)

Jonny Sweet - Let's Just Have Some Fun (and Learn Something, For Once)

What a lovely, original and unpredictable show this is. 

Stick Stock Stone Dead

Stick Stock Stone Dead

Stick Stock Stone Dead is a piece written and performed entirely by the under 18-year-olds of the CrazySchemeTheatre company, and while the show is a decent first attempt at physic… 

An Edam Odyssey

An Edam Odyssey

Sketch comedy is, by its nature, a slightly hit-and-miss affair. 

All the King's Men - Putting It Together Again

All the King's Men - Putting It Together Again

One song short of a Spice Girls Tribute band, the boys from King’s have smashed another year at the Fringe. 

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead is based upon the two characters who appear sporadically in Hamlet. 

Dead Cat Bounce... Howl of the She-Leopard

Dead Cat Bounce... Howl of the She-Leopard

After several sell-out Fringe shows and a run of worldwide appearances that have seen them tour almost continuously for the last four years, Dead Cat Bounce have honed their dysfun… 

Scales of the Unexpected

Scales of the Unexpected

Too often, fringe theatre can be overly serious and overly worthy. 

One Man and His Masks - Boudicca: Britain's Dreaming

One Man and His Masks - Boudicca: Britain's Dreaming

British folklore is packed with some of the most iconic figures anywhere in the world. 

Never Too Late to Learn

Never Too Late to Learn

To base a show around the theme of evening classes is an interesting concept and one which has not been trialled very extensively anywhere, let alone at the Edinburgh Festival. 

I'm Not Crying in the Bathroom: I'm Crying in the Supply Closet

I'm Not Crying in the Bathroom: I'm Crying in the Supply Closet

If this show were a child, it might be described as a ‘late developer’. 

Do Not Trust the Animals - Free

Do Not Trust the Animals - Free

Gordon Ramsey Sex Dwarf eaten by badgers. 

Peter Pan - Learn to Fly

Peter Pan - Learn to Fly

I’m upside down, the blood’s rushing to my head and I’m swinging madly like some sort of unwieldy pendulum. 

Joe Power - The Man Who Sees Dead People

Joe Power - The Man Who Sees Dead People

Here was the biggest audience yet. 

The Template for Lack of Conversation

The Template for Lack of Conversation

Alison Trower would be an excellent date – never running out of topics of conversation, skipping from theme to theme with probing intriguing questions that make you think, and no… 

VHS: Death To DVD

VHS: Death To DVD

The writer and main performer, Richard Sandling, has appeared once before at the Fringe. 

Pretty When I'm Drunk

Pretty When I'm Drunk

Structuring a review is basically fairly straightforward. 

Palimpsest One

Palimpsest One

Palimpsest One is a bit of an odd beast. 

Bil&Cyn Bizarre Guitar and Terse Verse

Bil&Cyn Bizarre Guitar and Terse Verse

Bil Fulton and Cynthia Stephens, or Bil&Cyn as they like to be called, represent two different sides of the same coin. 

Pistol & Jack – Smash.Glam.Sex.Music.

Pistol & Jack – Smash.Glam.Sex.Music.

Character comedy is one of the most difficult types to do well. 

Pete Firman: Jiggery Pokery

Pete Firman: Jiggery Pokery

In a Fringe increasingly dominated by comedy it can be difficult for stand-ups to stand out. 

Not The Olympics

Not The Olympics

I’m sat in a dark room in Camden with 20-odd random strangers and Clare Clifford is showing me close-up shots of todgers. 

The Red Bus Puppet Shows

The Red Bus Puppet Shows

It’s a beautiful day at the Fringe and I’m sat on the top deck of a red bus in the Meadows. 

Just a Gigolo

Just a Gigolo

Among the delights of the Fringe are the opportunities it occasionally presents to see quality performers in more intimate, personal projects. 

The King's Got Donkey's Ears!

The King's Got Donkey's Ears!

In the perfect setting of the Scottish Storytelling Centre, sixty or so children of varying ages and sizes sat enraptured by the accomplished storytelling and puppetry of the Theat… 

Mr Benn: The Extraordinary Adventures of an Ordinary Man

Mr Benn: The Extraordinary Adventures of an Ordinary Man

The things we love as children stay with us forever. 

Not So Grimm Fairy Tales

Not So Grimm Fairy Tales

Some might consider it cruel, but I’m of the opinion that children’s stories benefit from that added sprinkle of fear. 

Nick Hodder: Insert Comedy Here!

Nick Hodder: Insert Comedy Here!

The Camden Fringe is home to many different types of performer; opera singers, musicians, burlesque dancers and poets. 

Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead

Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead

I attended this production as possibly the only person who was not a blood relative or class mate of someone connected to the show. 

This Is So Not About The Simpsons

This Is So Not About The Simpsons

Harry Shearer and Judith Owens are fascinated by America’s obsession with democracy, free markets and cosmetic surgery. 

Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

Sat atop a hill in Highgate town, beneath the clouds but throned over London’s starry spread sits a gem of Fringe theatre and a pleasure unrestrained. 

King of Scotland

King of Scotland

One-man fringe shows tend towards extremes. 

Matt Tiller's Musical Messaround

Matt Tiller's Musical Messaround

Few talents serve a stand-up better than audience rapport and I’m happy to say that Matt Tiller has it in spades. 

Photographing the Dead

Photographing the Dead

Jennifer Lusk’s new piece of writing is a one-woman show recalling a time in the Second World War when a young nurse had a photograph taken of her in an underground station by a … 

Our Oceans Are Drowning/This is Not a Dance

Our Oceans Are Drowning/This is Not a Dance

I am sat looking at a white plastic cup. 

Mark Nelson - Guilty Pleasure

Mark Nelson - Guilty Pleasure

The first thing one notices about the White Belly is the air, which because of the damp in the disused bank tastes like the inside of a papier-mache aircraft hangar. 

Is The Daily Mail Dead Yet?

Is The Daily Mail Dead Yet?

Is The Daily Mail Dead Yet? is a stand up comedy show which is intended to be a hilariously liberal attack against the Mail and other similar voices of outdated, emasculated racist… 

Lick & Chew - The World Is Just Enough

Lick & Chew - The World Is Just Enough

Lick and Chew are a boy/girl duo taking you through a whirlwind series of sketches held together nicely by an underlying travel theme. 

The Blondettes: Three Blondes And A Mic

The Blondettes: Three Blondes And A Mic

When three ex-Oxford Gargoyles return to the Fringe as part of a three-piece girl band, it’s expected of them to present a predominantly jazz-filled set and to be almost musicall… 

It's A Puppet Life

It's A Puppet Life

On its face, ‘It’s a Puppet Life’ seems like a fairly straightforward concept. 

We're Not In Brixton Anymore

We're Not In Brixton Anymore

Three guys sit in God’s waiting room, coming to terms with the fact they’ve slipped off this mortal coil and try to figure out who they need to apologise too in order the gain acce… 

The Phoenix: A Failure On a Mission

The Phoenix: A Failure On a Mission

Tania Edwards is a strange sort of stand-up for the Fringe. 

Dan Nightingale: The 11 and a 1/2 Ill-conceived Edinburgh Shows of Dan Nightingale

Dan Nightingale: The 11 and a 1/2 Ill-conceived Edinburgh Shows of Dan Nightingale

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… 

Death of the Unicorn

Death of the Unicorn

Death of the Unicorn is a hodge-podge of a play. 

All the King's Men - Picking Up the Pieces

All the King's Men - Picking Up the Pieces

Making their Fringe debut under a year since their foundation, All the King’s Men is comprised of twelve charming, charismatic, but, unfortunately, not musically satisfying chaps … 

Full Stage Splash: A Comic Look at the Comic Book

Full Stage Splash: A Comic Look at the Comic Book

This summer’s clutch of blockbuster popcorn-bait has been dominated by the four colour heroes of the comic book. 

Silky: Nut Allegory

Silky: Nut Allegory

The Fringe for many comedians is a testing ground for new material admits Silky. 

The Dead Memory House

The Dead Memory House

Theatre Corsair opens its doors to a space that is transformed seamlessly into an apartment where the lives of three women collide in this site-specific performance of The Dead Mem… 

Bridget Christie - The Court Of King Charles

Bridget Christie - The Court Of King Charles

You might think that a visual gag involving a woman with hair not dissimilar to that of King Charles II, dressed up as King Charles II might get old after a time. 

The London Jam Presents Game of Death

The London Jam Presents Game of Death

Jacob Banigan is a Canadian who works with Theater Im Bahnhof and English Lovers in Austria, but on the Park Theatre stage Banigan performed his one man show Game of Death. 

Christian Reilly: This Is Not A Love Song

Christian Reilly: This Is Not A Love Song

Christian Reilly has walked upon and calmed the boiling seas of the Royal Mile and resurrected the flogged and lifeless corpse of comedy music. 

Ben Moor: Not Everything is Significant

Ben Moor: Not Everything is Significant

As I left Ben Moor’s new show, Not Everything is Significant, I was accosted by a fellow audience member who noticed my – I thought – carefully concealed press pass. 

Chris McCausland: Not Blind Enough

Chris McCausland: Not Blind Enough

Can a comedy show be rated on its interesting subject matter rather than its comedic merits? If so, Chris McCausland’s Not Blind Enough is definitely worth a look in. 

Dead

Dead

Based loosely on Ibsen’s ‘When We Dead Awaken’, ‘Dead’ follows artist Pauric Fermoy back to Ireland, his pretty young wife in tow. 

The Martini Cocktail. Stirred, Not Shaken

The Martini Cocktail. Stirred, Not Shaken

Well I never. 

Do Not Adjust Your Stage

Do Not Adjust Your Stage

Do Not Adjust Your Stage is an interesting concept. 

The Madness of King Lear

The Madness of King Lear

Were I a paying customer in the audience of The Madness of King Lear, I would have walked out when Lear - Leofric Kingford-Smith – began his imitation of Rammstein using Shakespe… 

Nick Beaton Does Not Play Well With Others

Nick Beaton Does Not Play Well With Others

Nick Beaton presents a show with enough social observations to make an hour fly by. 

Felix Dexter - Not Just Another White Guy Lost in the Shuffle

Felix Dexter - Not Just Another White Guy Lost in the Shuffle

Starting with a song, Felix Dexter quickly moved onto gags, explaining the slightly racially dramatic title, and covering issues of black stereotypes. 

Bowlympics

Bowlympics

God, I love talented people. 

The Gentlemen of Leisure Present: The Death of the Novel

The Gentlemen of Leisure Present: The Death of the Novel

With their smart suits and elaborate PowerPoint presentation, the Gentlemen of Leisure have the air of two eager-to-please, newly qualified teachers trying to pep up an A-level Eng… 

Rosie Wilby - How (Not) To Make It In Britpop

Rosie Wilby - How (Not) To Make It In Britpop

How much do you know about obscure mid 90s Britpop band Wilby? Not much? Evidently anyone with a real niche interest in obscure Britpop bands should make it their business to find … 

Land of the Dead / Helter Skelter

Land of the Dead / Helter Skelter

Neil LaBute’s companion plays Land of the Dead and Helter Skelter explore a sudden change in life situations, portrayed through the lives of two couples. 

Mark Watson's Edinborolympics

Mark Watson's Edinborolympics

Last night’s Edinborolympics was a beautiful, glorious shambles. 

La Femme est Morte or Why I Should Not F%!# My Son

La Femme est Morte or Why I Should Not F%!# My Son

Imagine you have a five-year-old child. 

Phoenix

Phoenix

As a rule, I’m not always the biggest fan of ‘issue’ theatre. 

Malones Live Music

Malones Live Music

There are certain criteria that a Free Fringe Show should fulfil when performed in a public bar. 

Mark Thomas: Bravo Figaro!

Mark Thomas: Bravo Figaro!

Mark Thomas’ new show is certainly a departure from his usual lambasting of politicians and furious campaigning. 

I am the Dead - Free

I am the Dead - Free

Attending free shows at the Fringe is something of a lottery. 

Lara A King - People Pleaser

Lara A King - People Pleaser

Lara A. 

Chris is Dead

Chris is Dead

The students in this house-share face questions typical to their situation, like how do you split a broadband bill? Or does never doing the washing up make you a git? However, they… 

The Life and Sort of Death of Eric Argyle

The Life and Sort of Death of Eric Argyle

As I took my seat to watch The Life and Sort of Death of Eric Argyle, I wondered if the performance could be quite as amusing as its title, and I was not disappointed. 

Mark Thomas: Extreme Rambling (Walking the Wall)

Mark Thomas: Extreme Rambling (Walking the Wall)

This comedy show is about the Israel-Palestine conflict and lasts for two hours. 

The Cagebirds

The Cagebirds

We all live our lives within walls. 

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

This play is a masterpiece. 

Mark Dolan

Mark Dolan

Mark Dolan is probably most recognisable as the host of the Channel 4 show ‘Balls of Steel’, where he challenged fearless comedians in the ultimate hidden camera face off. 

Simon Donald’s School of Swearing

Simon Donald’s School of Swearing

“This show is family friendly, apart from your grandma, so she can f*ck off!”Thus opens the foul-mouthed Simon Donald, donning typical private school headmaster robes and morta… 

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Part II

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Part II

Taking up the action with Kate’s harassment by the rakish Sir Mulberry Hawk and Nicholas and Smike’s return to London, this second half of Space Productions’ revival of the R… 

Colin Cloud: Does Not Exist

Colin Cloud: Does Not Exist

Lee Martin for Gag Reflex presents… For one night only, Colin Cloud will perform his Las Vegas show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe! This is your one and only chance to come and… 

Forget Me Not

Forget Me Not

In the company of Barrie Kosky, Artistic Director of Komische Oper Berlin, and singers Alma Sadé and Helene Schneiderman, step back into the tragedy and tongue-in-cheek wit of a f… 

Not Ready

Not Ready

Times running out. 

Death Is A Friend of Mine: Interview with Jack Avison

Death Is A Friend of Mine: Interview with Jack Avison

​Returning to the Edinburgh Fringe after a sold-out Scottish tour and an OFFFest win for Best Musical/Circus at the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe, writer and musical director of 'Godfath... 

VAULT Not Opening

VAULT Not Opening

VAULT Festival 2024 will not go ahead. 

Five outstanding EdFringe shows scoop a Broadway Baby Bobby in 2023

Five outstanding EdFringe shows scoop a Broadway Baby Bobby in 2023

A coveted Bobby has been presented to five shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year. 

Clowning to Death with Nalini Sharma

Clowning to Death with Nalini Sharma

Simon Ximenez speaks to Nalini Sharma about bringing lightness to dark in Until Death, ahead of its opening in Edinburgh this year. 

David Ian - I got death threats from my flatmates after losing my virginity

David Ian - I got death threats from my flatmates after losing my virginity

James Macfarlane chats with stand-up comedian David Ian about his debut Fringe show (Just a) Perfect Gay, queer role models and just what it means to be 'a perfect gay'. 

No Weird Brain, Just Matt Hale.

No Weird Brain, Just Matt Hale.

Matt Hale talks about his career and his debut show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, TOP FUN! 80s Hypnosis Spectacular. 

“Did I just hear that?” - Julian Starr.

“Did I just hear that?” - Julian Starr.

Sound Designer and Composer Julian Starr talks to Broadway Baby's Editor-in-Chief, Richard Beck 

4 Family Friendly Shows in Brighton This Half Term

4 Family Friendly Shows in Brighton This Half Term

Ditch the messy arts and crafts this half-term and entertain your little darlings with the best live family friendly performances Brighton and Hove have to offer instead. 

5 Brighton Shows To Entertain You This Christmas

5 Brighton Shows To Entertain You This Christmas

It’s the most wonderful time of the year (apart from Brighton Fringe, of course) and there are plenty of delightful performances to entertain you this winter. 

5 Brighton HorrorFest Shows To Sink Your Teeth Into This October

5 Brighton HorrorFest Shows To Sink Your Teeth Into This October

Welcome to our top 5 picks from the third year of Brighton HorrorFest, the spooktacular celebration from Sweet of all things that go bump in the night.  

The Attention Economy: Exposed in Feed

The Attention Economy: Exposed in Feed

A relevant exposé of our relationships with social media 

Prune Might Be A Bouffon But She's Not Afraid To Make Fun Of Her Own Heartbreak

Prune Might Be A Bouffon But She's Not Afraid To Make Fun Of Her Own Heartbreak

Serena Flynn might only reveal her darkest secrets after lots of gin, but her on-stage alter ego Prune is grotesque, fragile and ready to bear all. 

Black Friday Deals on West End Shows

Black Friday Deals on West End Shows

All this week we've got some fantastic offers on your favourite West End shows. Check back daily for the latest offers. 

The King And I - On Sale Now

The King And I - On Sale Now

Tipped to be London’s theatrical event of 2018, the multi-award winning and critically acclaimed Lincoln Center Theater’s production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King And... 

Double Denim Duo on Working With not Against the Audience

Double Denim Duo on Working With not Against the Audience

Australian comedians Michelle Brasier and Laura Frew made their duo debut at this year’s Fringe as Double Denim, having previously performed as part of Backpack Anorak. 

Eight shows heading to Brighton Fringe with the support of Greenwich Theatre

Eight shows heading to Brighton Fringe with the support of Greenwich Theatre

Greenwich Theatre is set to have an unprecedented profile at this year’s Brighton Fringe, with no less than eight productions heading for The Warren either co-produced or support... 

Brighton Fringe: 10 Shows to Book Before They Sell-Out

Brighton Fringe: 10 Shows to Book Before They Sell-Out

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. 

Last chance to see The Dresser from just a tenner at the Duke of York’s Theatre

Last chance to see The Dresser from just a tenner at the Duke of York’s Theatre

Audiences have only six weeks left to see the critically acclaimed West End production of Sir Ronald Harwood’s The Dresser which brings together a multi award-winning cast and cr... 

Andrew Roberts & Josh Mathieson are Dealing with Death in Children's Theatre

Andrew Roberts & Josh Mathieson are Dealing with Death in Children's Theatre

The Many Doors of Frank Feelbad is a brave and engaging work about how children and families process and communicate grief. 

Interview: Poets Against Humanity's ​Andrew Blair & Ross McCleary

Interview: Poets Against Humanity's ​Andrew Blair & Ross McCleary

Andrew Blair and Ross McCleary are Edinburgh-local writers and collaborators. 

The Cast of F*cking Men on Not Being About Nakedness

The Cast of F*cking Men on Not Being About Nakedness

An exploration of modern sexual moralities, F*cking Men reimagines Arthur Schnitzler’s 1897 La Ronde in the modern world of dating apps and open marriages. 

Iona Lee: 'When I started I was just a teenager writing poetry, and I’m still that, really.'

Iona Lee: 'When I started I was just a teenager writing poetry, and I’m still that, really.'

Iona Lee was born in Edinburgh and brought up in East Lothian. 

Top Five Hecklers You Do Not Want To Be

Top Five Hecklers You Do Not Want To Be

Comic Russell Hicks has seen them all, and provides some advice for audience members tempted to join in with the show how not to be 'that guy'. 

​Interview: Hardly Still Walking, Not Yet Flying

​Interview: Hardly Still Walking, Not Yet Flying

German theatre isn't well known outside Germany. 

SpaceDating: It Just Takes One

SpaceDating: It Just Takes One

Broadway Baby chews the fat with It Just Takes One - something that ought to appeal to any fans of The IT Crowd or The Office. 

​Interview: Just a Few Words

​Interview: Just a Few Words

Nye Russell-Thompson invites you to take a look into the mind of a man who stammers in this dark comedy that was nominated for a Total Theatre award at the 2015 Edinburgh Fringe. 

Brighton Insider: Just For Kids

Brighton Insider: Just For Kids

Need something to keep the kids occupied this half-term? Looking for shows that suit parents and kids alike? We’ve trawled Brighton Fringe and discovered some perfect shows for 4... 

Unmissable shows at Brighton Fringe this year

Unmissable shows at Brighton Fringe this year

Brighton Fringe has officially launched. 

King's Head show highlights growing Chemsex crisis

King's Head show highlights growing Chemsex crisis

Following a successful run at Brighton Fringe in 2015 and two previous sold-out and critically acclaimed runs at the King's Head Theatre, 5 Guys Chillin' returns this February. 

Five Christmas Shows You Shouldn’t Miss In London This Year

Five Christmas Shows You Shouldn’t Miss In London This Year

Christmas is the one time of year you can drag your non-theatre-going friends to the theatre. 

Bobby or not Bobby? Emily Carding as Richard III is Broadway Baby’s pick of the Fringe

Bobby or not Bobby? Emily Carding as Richard III is Broadway Baby’s pick of the Fringe

In Brite Theatre's production of Shakespeare’s Richard III, Emily Carding stars as Richard but all the world’s a stage and the audience literally players in it - taking on the ... 

‘We just ran up and down the Royal Mile shouting at people’ - The IdeasTap Underbelly and Les Enfant Terribles Award Winners’ Panel

‘We just ran up and down the Royal Mile shouting at people’ - The IdeasTap Underbelly and Les Enfant Terribles Award Winners’ Panel

The Fringe can be a tough place for emerging talent, struggling to be heard over the crowd. 

Violence is NOT Glamorous: Camilla Whitehill on the cult of the Kray Twins

Violence is NOT Glamorous: Camilla Whitehill on the cult of the Kray Twins

From armed robbery to arson and murder, The Kray Twins were a nasty pair - so why has history made them glamorous? Playwright Camilla Whitehill explains how her reaction to po... 

The Poets are Coming: Carys ‘Matic’ Jones

The Poets are Coming: Carys ‘Matic’ Jones

Well-travelled poet Carys ‘Matic’ Jones brings Professional Nomad: What Happens When a Gap Year Becomes a Gap Decade? to Clerk's Bar this August. 

The Poets are Coming: Harry Giles

The Poets are Coming: Harry Giles

Poet and performer Harry Giles, of former Guardian Best-of-the-Fringe fame, is bringing his new show Drone to Summerhall with the SHIFT/ collective this August. 

The Poets are Coming: Stan Skinny

The Poets are Coming: Stan Skinny

Poet Stan Skinny brings Love Poems For The Feint Hearted to the PBH Free Frnge this year. 

'Poetry is not as inclusive as it should be' - European Slam Champion MiKo Berry

'Poetry is not as inclusive as it should be' - European Slam Champion MiKo Berry

European Slam Champion MiKo Berry is a founder of Loud Poets, a spoken-word collective bringing their second show to the Scottish Storytelling Centre this August. 

The Poets are Coming: Ben Norris

The Poets are Coming: Ben Norris

In the first of Broadway Baby's The Poets are Coming series, Ben Norris tells us about his one-man show The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Family, a look at fathers and sons thro... 

The Poets are Coming: Ali Maloney

The Poets are Coming: Ali Maloney

Ali Maloney of the SHIFT/ collective tells us about HYDRONOMICON, his tentacle-related spoken-word show at Summerhall this August. 

The Poets are Coming: Andrew Blair (and Ross McCleary)

The Poets are Coming: Andrew Blair (and Ross McCleary)

Andrew Blair gives Broadway Baby a taste of his spoken-word show This is Poetry with Ross McCleary, an exploration of fictional Edinburgh not at all based on the film Troll 2. 

The Poets are Coming: Agnes Török

The Poets are Coming: Agnes Török

TED talk-giver Agnes Török gives us a tantalising preview of her spoken-word show If You're Happy and You Know It – Take This Survey, which is set to premiere&nb... 

The Poets are Coming: Matthew Harvey

The Poets are Coming: Matthew Harvey

Matthew Harvey is bringing his stand-up poetry show Matthew Havey is... Dangerman! to the Fringe all the way from New Zealand.  

The Poets are Coming: Tina Sederholm

The Poets are Coming: Tina Sederholm

Slam champion and Fringe veteran Tina Sederholm is bringing The Good Delusion to the Banshee Labyrinth this August. 

The Poets are Coming: Sophia Walker

The Poets are Coming: Sophia Walker

Broadway Baby favourite Sophia Walker has won Best Spoken Word Show for two years running. 

The Poets are Coming: Mike Galsworthy

The Poets are Coming: Mike Galsworthy

Scientist Mike Galsworthy is doing something rather different at Clerk's Bar this Fringe... 

The Poets are Coming: Alex Marsh

The Poets are Coming: Alex Marsh

Fig leaves, female figures and chocolate cake will feature heavily in poet Alex Marsh's Fringe. 

The Poets are Coming: Dan Simpson

The Poets are Coming: Dan Simpson

Dan Simpson is doing six shows at the Fringe this year. Six. Did I mention he's doing SIX SHOWS?  

The Poets are Coming: Harry Baker

The Poets are Coming: Harry Baker

Six months after his first poetry collection is published, world slam champion Harry Baker is heading to the Fringe with Harry Baker - The Sunshine Kid. 

The Poets are Coming: Matthew Macdonald

The Poets are Coming: Matthew Macdonald

Edinburgh man Matthew Macdonald brings Something Wicked This Way Comes to the Fringe this August, following his debut with Who Are Your People? last year. 

The Poets are Coming: Colin Bramwell

The Poets are Coming: Colin Bramwell

Hairy poet and impro pianist Colin Bramwell brings his debut solo show Scale to the Pilgrim this Fringe. Expect Highlands kitsch without the kitsch. 

The Poets are Coming: David Lee Morgan

The Poets are Coming: David Lee Morgan

BBC Slam champion David Lee Morgan is Building God at the Banshee Labyrinth this Fringe with a show about the great revolutions of history. 

The Poets are Coming: Sara Hirsch

The Poets are Coming: Sara Hirsch

Loud Poet Sara Hirsch is bringing her debut spoken-word show, How Was It For You?, up to Clerk's Bar this August. 

The Poets are Coming: Max Scratchmann

The Poets are Coming: Max Scratchmann

Poet Max Scratchmann will star alongside Alec Beattie in Edinburgh in the Shadows this August. 

The Poets are Coming: Rachel Amey

The Poets are Coming: Rachel Amey

Scottish poet Rachel Amey is set to perform Peacock Blue as part of the SHIFT/ collective at Summerhall this August. 

The Poets are Coming: Gerard Logan

The Poets are Coming: Gerard Logan

Gerard Logan will be performing in three spoken-word shows this Fringe, two based on the work of Oscar Wilde and one on Shakespeare's "The Rape of Lucrece". 

The Poets are Coming: Colin McGuire

The Poets are Coming: Colin McGuire

Glaswegian-born poet Colin McGuire is set to debut his first solo show, The Wake Up Call, themed around sleep and sexuiality. 

Going To Space: Dog Play Dead

Going To Space: Dog Play Dead

Broadway Baby chats to Gemma Wilson and Anna Thomas-Jones from The Well-Behaved Women about their upcoming show Dog Play Dead. 

Going To Space: Accidental Death of An Anarchist

Going To Space: Accidental Death of An Anarchist

Accidental Death of An Anarchist is being brought to Edinburgh this year by The Hoghead Theatre Company. Broadway Baby finds out more. 

Going To Space: Life Jim (But not as we know it)

Going To Space: Life Jim (But not as we know it)

Rob Grace and BB are having a little chinwag about Life Jim (But not as we know it), a comedy sketch show incorporating pre-filmed tidbits. 

Going To Space: The King of Monte Cristo

Going To Space: The King of Monte Cristo

The King of Monte Cristo will explore the nature of theatre through theatre. Broadway Baby has a little chat to find out more. 

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