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Russell Hicks: Happy To Be Here
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 31st Jan 2025
Russell Hicks heads out on his first tour, but not his first rodeo.
Frankie Boyle Work In Progress Shows at Leicester Square Theatre & Museum Of Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 1st Dec 2024
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
Frankie Boyle Work In Progress Shows at Leicester Square Theatre & Museum Of Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 1st Dec 2024
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
Frankie Boyle Work In Progress Shows at Leicester Square Theatre & Museum Of Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 1st Dec 2024
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
Russell Howard – Live Warm Up
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 6th - 20th Aug 2024
Russell Howard, “one of the world’s top comedians” (Sunday Times) is warming up and trying new material.
Attila the Stockbroker: 14 Days, 14 Completely Different Shows
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Bannermans
- 5th - 18th Aug 2024
Performance poet/musician Attila the Stockbroker has been writing and performing since 1980: 4,000 or so gigs in 25 countries so far.
One-Person Shows / Solo Shows: Daily Picks of the Fringe
- Listing Spoken Word / Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Doghouse Hotel
- 3rd - 25th Aug 2024
Start each morning with this curated variety showcase, featuring the very best solo shows at the Fringe! Rotating daily line-ups include storytelling, theatre, clown, cabaret, spok…
Dragon Shows for Babies
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- LifeCare Centre
- 1st - 20th Aug 2024
The tales of the dragons are special for many reasons.
Abby Wambaugh: The First 3 Minutes of 17 Shows
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 31st Jul - 26th Aug 2024
Abby awoke in hospital after a late miscarriage and, high on anaesthesia, decided to become a comedian.
Afternoon in Paris featuring Mike Hatchard
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Unitarian Church
- 19th May 2024
Afternoon in Paris featuring Susanna Warren (clarinet, bass clarinet, vocals and melodica), Mike Hatchard (piano, vocals and violin), Jeremy Young (guitar) and Oz Dechaine (bass).
Magic Mike (Not The Stripper)'s Magical Mystery 45 Minutes (Or Thereabouts)
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Presuming Ed’s
- 4th - 5th May 2024
Dare you let him come inside your mind? Magic Mike (the magician, not the stripper), Blackpool’s least favourite son and Alakazammy award winner for most innovative based animal i…
Mairearad Green and Mike Vass
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Rose Theatre
- 27th Aug 2023
Mike Vass and Mairearad Green have been friends for a long time, and have played music together in various combinations over the years.
Sir Cliff Richard in Conversation With Gloria Hunniford
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stables at Prestonfield
- 26th - 27th Aug 2023
Sir Cliff Richard in conversation with Gloria Hunniford discussing his career.
In Conversation with… Anas Sarwar
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 25th Aug 2023
Leader of the Scottish Labour Party.
In Conversation with Gustavo Dudamel
- Listing Talks
- Edinburgh International Festival
- Scottish Parliament
- 25th Aug 2023
Join us in the chamber of the Scottish Parliament for this special event hosted by the Festival of Politics.
Artist Conversation: Life is a Dream at The Hub
- Listing Talks
- Edinburgh International Festival
- The Hub
- 24th Aug 2023
The creatives behind this year’s production of Life is a Dream discuss working across different languages and cultures.
In Conversation with… Jeremy Corbyn
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 24th Aug 2023
The former Labour leader and founder of the Peace & Justice Project remains committed to bringing people together for social and economic justice, peace and human rights, in Britai…
In Conversation with… Ken Loach
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 23rd Aug 2023
Born in 1936 in Nuneaton.
In Conversation with... Andy Burnham
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 22nd Aug 2023
Mayor of Greater Manchester since 2017, Andy’s priorities include building a London-style integrated transport system, ending rough sleeping, transforming Greater Manchester into…
Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man & The Pool
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Bristo Square
- 22nd - 27th Aug 2023
‘Broadway’s greatest comic storyteller’ (Deadline.
In Conversation with… Tam Cowan
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 21st Aug 2023
One of Scotland’s funniest and most bawdy stand-ups, whose appearance at last year’s Fringe provoked much laughter and uproar.
In Conversation with… Tom English
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 20th Aug 2023
Chief sportswriter for BBC Radio Scotland, whose previous award-winning years in print were spent at the Sunday Times, Scotland on Sunday and The Scotsman.
Julian Clary in Conversation with Christopher Biggins
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stables at Prestonfield
- 20th Aug 2023
Julian Clary chats about his career and life with our host, Christopher Biggins.
In Conversation with… Lesley Riddoch
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 19th Aug 2023
A writer, broadcaster, campaigner and passionate supporter of Scottish independence.
In Conversation with… Bobby Bluebell
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 18th Aug 2023
Forty years after their last album.
Dame Evelyn Glennie in Conversation at The Hub
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh International Festival
- The Hub
- 18th Aug 2023
Dame Evelyn Glennie discusses her extraordinary musical journey and the challenges and rewards of life as a professional musician.
In Conversation with… Tom Robinson
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 17th Aug 2023
First charting in 1977 with the punk-era anthem 2-4-6-8 Motorway.
In Conversation with… Billy Kay
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 16th Aug 2023
Prolific writer and broadcaster whose interests include the Scots language and the historic Scots diaspora across the world.
In Conversation with… Ray Bradshaw
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 15th Aug 2023
One of Britain’s emerging, truly talented comedians, a multi award-winning stand-up who spent recent months touring with sell-out shows in Australia and New Zealand.
In Conversation with… Jack Monroe
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 14th Aug 2023
Food writer and anti-poverty campaigner.
In Conversation with… Aamer Anwar
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 13th Aug 2023
Originally from Liverpool, coming to study at Glasgow University in 1986.
In Conversation with… John Nicolson
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 12th Aug 2023
Has represented Ochil and South Perthshire as an SNP MP since 2019.
Artist Conversation: Tiago Rodrigues at The Hub
- Listing Talks
- Edinburgh International Festival
- The Hub
- 11th Aug 2023
Join Portuguese theatre director and director of Festival d’Avignon Tiago Rodrigues at The Hub in conversation with Jackie Wylie, artistic director of National Theatre of Scotlan…
In Conversation with… John McDonnell
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 11th Aug 2023
Labour MP for Hayes and Harlington in West London since 1997.
In Conversation with… Joanna Cherry
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 10th Aug 2023
King’s Counsel.
In Conversation with Dame Evelyn Glennie OBE
- Listing Talks
- Edinburgh International Festival
- Scottish Parliament
- 9th Aug 2023
Join us in the chamber of the Scottish Parliament for this special event hosted by the Festival of Politics.
In Conversation with… Tom Kitchin
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 9th Aug 2023
One of Scotland’s leading chefs.
Artist Conversation: Thrown at The Hub
- Listing Talks
- Edinburgh International Festival
- The Hub
- 8th Aug 2023
Writer Nat McCleary joins director Johnny McKnight for an exploration of the themes behind their play Thrown.
In Conversation with… Mhairi Black
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 8th Aug 2023
MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire South.
In Conversation with… Andrew O’Hagan
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 6th Aug 2023
One of Britain’s most gifted and prolific writers, whose work has garnered various awards over the past 25 years.
In Conversation with… Mick Lynch
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 5th Aug 2023
Born in 1962, Michael Lynch has served two terms on RMT’s Executive as well as two terms as RMT Assistant General Secretary and was elected RMT General Secretary in May 2021.
Mike Rice: An Irish Work in Progress
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Eastside
- 4th - 27th Aug 2023
Sultry Irish comedian Mike Rice is working through some brand-new stories and jokes about cows, the Dali Lama, insomnia and the power of the human mind.
Mike Rice – Hand of a Sinner
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn
- 4th - 27th Aug 2023
Jay Z famously said ‘Once a good girl goes bad, they’re gone forever’.
24 Shows in 24 days: Live at the Big Cave
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2023
24 different award-winning or nominated comedians perform their full shows, recorded for Netflix, Amazon Prime and YouTube. See FringeSpecials.com for listings.
A Little More Conversation a Little Less Action Please
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2023
Rising stand-up star Freya Mallard is back with a hilarious work-in-progress stand-up show A Little More Conversation a Little Less Action Please, after her sold-out Edinburgh run …
A conversation with Steffen Peddie
- Listing Comedy
- Durham Fringe Festival
- Fabio’s Bar
- 30th Jul 2023
Come and join Steffen Peddie, Comedian, former Wrestler, Actor, Father, Husband and Late Night Radio Phone In Host as he performs an hour of comedy improvised from audience suggest…
A conversation with Steffen Peddie
- Listing Comedy
- Durham Fringe Festival
- Fabio’s Bar
- 30th Jul 2023
Come and join Steffen Peddie, Comedian, former Wrestler, Actor, Father, Husband and Late Night Radio Phone In Host as he performs an hour of comedy improvised from audience suggest…
Naked Chats: Drawing and Conversation with Body Love Sketch Club & Friends
- Listing
- Vault Festival
- The Flair Ground
- 26th Feb 2023
Nudity, bodies, and how to feel more comfortable in our own skin in a society which conditions us to be very critical of ourselves? A panel discussion and life drawing class with b…
CREATIVES IN CONVERSATION Scene + Heard festival Directors, Caoimhe Connolly + Clíona Dukes
- Listing
- Dublin
- Smock Alley Theatre, 1662
- 25th Feb 2023
How it began, where it is now and plans for Scene + Heard's Future.
MAKERS IN CONVERSATION
- Listing
- Dublin
- Smock Alley Theatre, 1662
- 18th Feb 2023
Makers and past participants of Scene + Heard talk next steps, getting the show on the road, their creative process, and experience with collaborating.
Not Talking by Mike Bartlett
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton
- New Venture Theatre
- 17th - 25th Feb 2023
Lucy and James have avoided the battle to talk about what has happened to them.
Mike Wozniak - Zusa
- Listing Comedy
- UK Regional & Tours
- Royal Court Liverpool
- 7th Feb 2023
Little Wander in association with PBJ Management present… Mike Wozniak: Zusa Ever wondered how Mike’s Great-Aunt Zusa made it from Poland to Luton with …
Mike Wozniak - Zusa
- Listing Comedy
- UK Regional & Tours
- Royal Court Liverpool
- 7th Feb 2023
Little Wander in association with PBJ Management present… Mike Wozniak: Zusa Ever wondered how Mike’s Great-Aunt Zusa made it from Poland to Luton with …
In Conversation: Zachari Logan & Siddhartha V. Shah
- Listing Nightlife
- UK Regional & Tours
- Online Event
- 20th Dec 2022
Join us Tuesday for a live conversation between Canadian artist Zachari Logan & the director of the Mead Art Museum at Amherst College Siddhartha V.
Benjamin Russell | Niall Kinsella
- Listing Music
- Dublin
- Smock Alley Theatre, 1662
- 6th Nov 2022
Irish baritone Benjamin Russell is currently a member of the ensemble of the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden, Germany.
In Conversation with... Hugo Rifkind
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 28th Aug 2022
Writer for The Times and a presenter on Times Radio, having formerly written for the Spectator, GQ and the Herald.
In Conversation with... Ian Rankin
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 27th Aug 2022
The Fife-born international best-selling author chats to Graham Spiers about Rebus, writing, favourite books and music and all things Edinburgh.
In Conversation with... Alex Thomson
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 26th Aug 2022
One of the most distinguished broadcast journalists in Britain and multi award-winning BAFTA and Emmy recipient, Alex Thomson has worked for Channel 4 for 25 years.
Edinburgh TV Festival Presents: Brian Cox In Conversation
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance at EICC
- 26th Aug 2022
Emmy and two-time Olivier Award-winning actor Brian Cox arrives in Edinburgh to discuss his life and work, from Dundee Rep and Hannibal Lecktor, via cheeseburger tycoon Bob Servant…
In Conversation with… Ian Blackford
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 25th Aug 2022
First elected to parliament in 2015, Ian became the SNP’s Westminster Parliamentary Leader in 2017, a position he still holds.
In Conversation with… Nicola Sturgeon
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 24th Aug 2022
Scotland’s First Minister chats to Graham Spiers about Scotland, politics, referenda, favourite books, and (maybe) 80s pop music, as well as the challenges of leading the country…
In Conversation with... Andy Burnham
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 23rd Aug 2022
Mayor of Greater Manchester since 2017, Andy’s priorities include building a London-style integrated transport system, ending rough sleeping and transforming Greater Manchester i…
In Conversation with... Tam Cowan
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 22nd Aug 2022
For over 25 years Tam Cowan has been the comedic pre-match beef-roast of a Saturday afternoon for thousands of Scottish football fans listening to BBC Radio Scotland before heading…
In Conversation with... Jim Sillars
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 21st Aug 2022
Born and raised in Ayr, after various early jobs Sillars joined the Royal Navy, serving in Hong Kong.
In Conversation with… Elaine C Smith
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 20th Aug 2022
BAFTA-winning actor, comedian, singer, writer, independence campaigner, panto legend, feminist and socialist; Smith is rarely accused of lacking opinions.
In Conversation with... Darren McGarvey
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 18th Aug 2022
Author, musician and social commentator.
Mike Capozzola is... "LOQUACIO, Master of Nearly a Dozen Voices!"
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Hen & Chickens Theatre
- 18th Aug 2022
Right before your very ears, comedian & actor Mike Capozzola transforms into “Loquacio - Master of Nearly a Dozen Voices,” an impersonator of an impressionist.
Mike Capozzola is... "LOQUACIO, Master of Nearly a Dozen Voices!"
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Hen & Chickens Theatre
- 18th - 18th Aug 2022
Right before your very ears, comedian & actor Mike Capozzola transforms into “Loquacio - Master of Nearly a Dozen Voices,” an impersonator of an impressionist.
In Conversation with… Deborah Meaden
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 17th Aug 2022
A business leader, investor, TV personality and writer, Deborah is well known for her BBC Dragon’s Den appearances where she is known as a shrewd and reasonable Dragon.
In Conversation with... Devi Sridhar
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 16th Aug 2022
Devi Sridhar is Professor and Chair of Global Public Health at The University of Edinburgh.
In Conversation with... Gavin Hastings
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 15th Aug 2022
Scottish and British Lions rugby hero Big Gav is one of the elder statesmen of Scottish rugby, having watched the game change since his heyday in the 1980s and 90s.
The Conversation
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on North Bridge
- 15th - 26th Aug 2022
The Conversation explores the disparities that non-European international students have when moving to the United Kingdom for university.
In Conversation with... David Hayman
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 14th Aug 2022
Rarely off our screens and about to embark upon a 35-date Scottish tour of his new one-man play, Time’s Plague, Scottish acting’s national treasure revisits a highlight-strewn …
In Conversation with... Bruce Findlay
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 13th Aug 2022
The Simple Minds manager from 1978 to 1990 talks about the band, the music business from the 1960’s onward, Bruce’s Records, management, Zoom Records and his outstanding contribu…
In Conversation with... Paul Sinha
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 12th Aug 2022
Born in the UK to Bengali doctors, the early 1990s saw Paul qualify as a doctor and take his first steps on the stand-up comedy circuit.
In Conversation with… Len McCluskey
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 10th Aug 2022
Formerly General Secretary of Unite the Union for over a decade.
In Conversation with... Jeremy Corbyn
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 9th Aug 2022
The former Labour leader and founder of the Peace and Justice project remains committed to bringing people together for social and economic justice, peace and human rights, in Brit…
In Conversation with... Tom Devine
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 7th Aug 2022
Arguably Scotland’s greatest living historian, having written or contributed to more than 25 books covering such areas as Scottish and Irish migration, Scottish industry and soci…
Hot Mike
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Aces and Eights
- 6th - 7th Aug 2022
Hot comedy from okay-looking Canadian stand up Mike Sheer! Whether you’re “woke brigade” or “neo-nazi”, Mike’s comedy is suitable for ALL the both possible political views.
Hot Mike
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Aces and Eights
- 6th - 7th Aug 2022
Hot comedy from okay-looking Canadian stand up Mike Sheer! Whether you’re “woke brigade” or “neo-nazi”, Mike’s comedy is suitable for ALL the both possible political views.
Hot Mike
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Aces and Eights
- 6th - 7th Aug 2022
Hot comedy from okay-looking Canadian stand up Mike Sheer! Whether you’re “woke brigade” or “neo-nazi”, Mike’s comedy is suitable for ALL the both possible political vi…
Russell Arathoon: The Curious Incidents of the Gay in the Night-Time
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 4th - 28th Aug 2022
‘Russell’s mum believes the whole pandemic is one huge elaborate excuse to get Bradley Walsh more airtime on British TV and Russell is just grateful for a chance to catch up on the…
Fred MacAulay in Conversation
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon at the Museum
- 4th - 16th Aug 2022
Fred MacAulay, one of Scotland’s best-loved stand-ups, is back with his live chat show.
Charlie Russell Aims to Please
- Review
- ★★★★
- Katerina Partolina Schwartz
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 8th Aug, 2022
As the title Charlie Russell Aims to Please suggests, the entire show is an amalgamation of various theatre techniques from musical to slapstick to the dramatic in Russell’s atte…
Mike Birbiglia
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 9th Jun 2022
Mike Birbiglia is a comedian, storyteller, director, podcaster, producer, and actor who has performed in front of audiences worldwide.
Mike Birbiglia
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 9th - 10th Jun 2022
Mike Birbiglia is a comedian, storyteller, director, podcaster, producer, and actor who has performed in front of audiences worldwide.
Russell Hicks: The Age of Hicks
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Walrus (Raised Room)
- 23rd - 26th May 2022
Russell Hicks has gained legendary status in British comedy for his masterful improv and crowd-work skills, hosting and headlining at iconic venues across the UK and abroad.
Russell Hicks: The Age of Hicks
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Walrus (Raised Room)
- 23rd - 26th May 2022
Russell Hicks has gained legendary status in British comedy for his masterful improv and crowd-work skills, hosting and headlining at iconic venues across the UK and abroad.
Cock by Mike Bartlett
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- New Venture Theatre
- 13th - 21st May 2022
Cock by Mike Bartlett directed by Richard Lindfield Boy meets girl but boy is already living with boy.
Cock by Mike Bartlett
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- New Venture Theatre
- 13th - 21st May 2022
Cock by Mike Bartlett directed by Richard Lindfield Boy meets girl but boy is already living with boy.
Learwife: JR Thorp in conversation with Nadine O’Regan | In-person Tickets
- Listing
- Dublin
- Smock Alley Theatre, 1662
- 13th Nov 2021
Presented by West Cork Literary Festival I am the queen of two crowns, banished fifteen years, the famed and folded woman, bad-luck baleful girl, mother of three s…
President Michael D. Higgins in conversation with Paddy Woodworth | In-person Tickets
- Listing
- Dublin
- Smock Alley Theatre, 1662
- 13th Nov 2021
Reclaiming the European Street: Speeches on Europe and the European Union President Michael D.
Sticking to the Facts: Luke O’Neill and Mark Henry in conversation with Aoife Barry | In-person Tickets
- Listing
- Dublin
- Smock Alley Theatre, 1662
- 13th Nov 2021
Join us for an evening with Professor Luke O’Neill and Tourism Ireland Marketing Director Mark Henry in conversation with Aoife Barry.
Mike Bubbins: Throwback
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 13th - 14th Oct 2021
Mike Bubbins, star of hit podcast The Socially Distant Sports Bar, and of BBC television comedies Mammoth, Tourist Trap and The Unexplainers, unleashes THROWBACK, his fi…
Mike Bubbins: Throwback (Work In Progress)
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 13th - 14th Oct 2021
Mike Bubbins, star of hit podcast The Socially Distant Sports Bar, and of BBC television comedies Mammoth, Tourist Trap and The Unexplainers, unleashes THROWBACK, his fi…
Arthur Smith: In Conversation With Beyond The Title
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 2nd Oct 2021
For over forty years, writer and comedian Arthur Smith has been at the forefront of new and emerging comedy.
Detroit Comedian Mike Geeter (As seen on Comedy Central’s Hart of the City 2”)
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 1st Oct 2021
Detroit comedian Mike Geeter is coming bringing the funny to MoC! As an Ivy League dropout and community college graduate from Pontiac, MI, Mike brings a po…
Queer East 2021 - Women Make Film: In Conversation with Naoko Ogigami and Zero Chou
- Listing Music
- UK Regional & Tours
- Online Event
- 18th Sep 2021
This panel will explore how female filmmakers in East Asia have fought to promote equality both onscreen and behind the camera, advocating for the importance of diverse representat…
Clown Nipples and Nice Try (Two Solo Shows - Works in Progress)
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Etcetera Theatre
- 8th - 15th Aug 2021
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
Nice Try and Clown Nipples (Two Comedy Solo Shows)
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Etcetera Theatre
- 8th - 15th Aug 2021
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
Clown Nipples and Nice Try (Two Solo Shows - Works in Progress)
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Etcetera Theatre
- 8th - 15th Aug 2021
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
Fred MacAulay In Conversation
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 8th - 29th Aug 2021
Fred MacAulay, one of Scotland’s best-loved stand-ups, is back with his live chat show.
Sherlock's Secret Challenge – The Puzzle Solving Game That Shows You The City
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Outside The Conan Doyle Pub
- 6th - 30th Aug 2021
You will need a group of 2-5 detectives, internet access on your phone, your brain and your legs! We’ll provide the specialist kit.
Russell Brand - Our Little Lives: Shakespeare & Me Live Stream
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Streaming Events
- 14th Jul 2021
Russel Brand takes some life lessons from William Shakespeare.
Sara Segovia and Lachlan Werner are making shows (WORK IN PROGRESS)
- Listing Comedy
- UK Regional & Tours
- The Miller
- 15th Jun 2021
Sara Segovia Rodao and Lachlan Werner are cuties by nature, cancers by astrological sign and clowns by trade.
Clown Nipples and Nice Try (Two Solo Shows - Works in Progress)
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Caxton Arms
- 7th - 27th Jun 2021
Tl;dr: Two female comedians debut their 30 minute solo shows on one bill.
Clown Nipples and Nice Try (Two Solo Shows - Works in Progress)
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Caxton Arms
- 7th - 27th Jun 2021
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
Magic Mike Live! (May-June)
- Listing Theatre
- West End
MEET YOUR WILD SIDE Conceived and directed by Channing Tatum, MAGIC MIKE LIVE is an unforgettably fun night of sizzling, 360-degree entertainment based on the hit movies.
Detroit Comedian Mike Geeter (As seen on Comedy Central’s Hart of the City 2”)
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 2nd Oct 2020
Detroit comedian Mike Geeter is coming bringing the funny to MoC! As an Ivy League dropout and community college graduate from Pontiac, MI, Mike brings a pointed look at…
Russell Howard: Respite (London)
- Listing Events
- West End
- Apollo Hammersmith
- 18th Sep 2020 - 29th Apr 2021
Following the record-breaking success of his 2017 tour Round The World, Russell Howard returns with his biggest globe-spanning stand-up tour to date.
Russell Howard: Respite (Aberystwyth)
- Listing Events
- UK Regional & Tours
- Aberystwyth Arts Centre
- 5th - 6th Sep 2020
Following the record-breaking success of his 2017 tour Round The World, Russell Howard returns with his biggest globe-spanning stand-up tour to date.
In Conversation with… Christopher Brookmyre
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 29th Aug 2020
Author of 24 crime and sci-fi novels, including Quite Ugly One Morning, All Fun And Games Until Somebody Loses An Eye and Black Widow, which won the 2016 McIlvanney Prize for Scott…
In Conversation With: Helen-Marie O’Malley & Tim Marriott
- Listing Events
- Online & Broadcast
- A Company 6 Scots
- 27th - 30th Aug 2020
Join us for a chat with theatre-makers Helen-Marie O’Malley and Tim Marriott on their experience of using the arts to approach difficult themes.
In Conversation With: Heather Marshall
- Listing Events
- Online & Broadcast
- A Company 6 Scots
- 27th - 30th Aug 2020
A conversation with socio-political artist Heather Marshall, who brought The Happiness Project to Army @ The Fringe in 2019.
In Conversation With: Artists And The Army: A Relationship Built Over Centuries
- Listing Events
- Online & Broadcast
- A Company 6 Scots
- 27th - 30th Aug 2020
Uncover the long-standing relationship between the Army and artists past and present in this live online discussion.
Russell Howard: Respite (Peterborough)
- Listing Events
- UK Regional & Tours
- The Cresset, Peterborough
- 21st - 23rd Aug 2020
Following the record-breaking success of his 2017 tour Round The World, Russell Howard returns with his biggest globe-spanning stand-up tour to date.
In Conversation With: Charlotte Green & James Robert Moore
- Listing Events
- Online & Broadcast
- A Company 6 Scots
- 20th - 30th Aug 2020
Charlotte Green, writer of Lest We Forget, and James Robert Moore, writer of POSTERBOY, join us for a chat about the process of developing their plays and their ambitions…
In Conversation With: Richard Beck (Broadway Baby) & Matthew Shelley (Scottish Festivals PR)
- Listing Events
- Online & Broadcast
- A Company 6 Scots
- 20th - 30th Aug 2020
A discussion on the relationship between artists and critics in fringe and wider contexts, with insight and advice from Richard Beck and Matthew Shelley.
In Conversation With: Román Baca - Journey Through Dance and War
- Listing Events
- Online & Broadcast
- A Company 6 Scots
- 13th - 30th Aug 2020
Román Baca talks about his healing journey from ballet to the Iraq War and back again.
In Conversation With: Capturing a Story: Inspiring Photography - Hosted by The National Army Museum
- Listing Events
- Online & Broadcast
- A Company 6 Scots
- 13th - 30th Aug 2020
Learn how archival material can inspire your next creative project in this live virtual event.
Armistead Maupin in Conversation with Ian McKellen
- Listing Spoken Word
- West End
- The Bridge Theatre
- 12th Aug 2020
Join the bestselling, much-loved author and LGBTQ+ activist, Armistead Maupin, live on stage in a special one-off event, as he discusses his career with Ian McKellen.
Mike Garry and The Cassia String Quartet
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Arts Club
- 11th - 15th Aug 2020
After the success of their number one single An Ode to Anthony H Wilson, Mike Garry and The Cassia String Quartet continue to sell out their live shows, festivals and theatres thr…
Mike Peters: Hurricane of Change (Act 1 – Downstream)
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Ghillie Dhu
- 7th - 9th Aug 2020
This unique one-man performance binds classic 1980s Alarm album Eye of the Hurricane into a powerful theatrical narrative backed by emotive electro-acoustic rock concert dynamics.
Mike Peters: Hurricane of Change (Act 2 – Upstream)
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Ghillie Dhu
- 7th - 9th Aug 2020
This unique one-man performance binds classic 1980s Alarm album Change into a powerful theatrical narrative, backed by emotive electro-acoustic rock concert dynamics.
Russell Howard: Respite (Cheltenham)
- Listing Events
- UK Regional & Tours
- Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham
- 18th - 20th Jun 2020
Following the record-breaking success of his 2017 tour Round The World, Russell Howard returns with his biggest globe-spanning stand-up tour to date.
Russell Howard: Respite (Brighton)
- Listing Events
- UK Regional & Tours
- Brighton Dome
- 12th - 13th Jun 2020
Following the record-breaking success of his 2017 tour Round The World, Russell Howard returns with his biggest globe-spanning stand-up tour to date.
Russell Howard: Respite (Northampton)
- Listing Events
- UK Regional & Tours
- Royal and Derngate Northampton
- 5th - 21st Jun 2020
Following the record-breaking success of his 2017 tour Round The World, Russell Howard returns with his biggest globe-spanning stand-up tour to date.
Russell Howard: Respite (Plymouth)
- Listing Events
- UK Regional & Tours
- Plymouth Pavilions
- 30th May 2020 - 5th Sep 2021
Following the record-breaking success of his 2017 tour Round The World, Russell Howard returns with his biggest globe-spanning stand-up tour to date.
Russell Howard: Respite (Leicester)
- Listing Events
- UK Regional & Tours
- De Montfort Hall
- 10th - 11th Apr 2020
Following the record-breaking success of his 2017 tour Round The World, Russell Howard returns with his biggest globe-spanning stand-up tour to date.
Robert Ross Presents: Tony Slattery, in Conversation
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 8th Mar 2020
Comedy legend Tony Slattery is live on stage in conversation with Britain's foremost comedy historian Robert Ross.
A Pint Sized Conversation
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Theatre Deli - The Old Library
- 10th Oct 2019
“She comes to my door and tells me she’s been diagnosed with depression and I think–not this again” My friend.
In Conversation with... Ian Rankin
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 22nd Aug 2019
The Fife-born international best-selling author chats to Graham Spiers about Rebus, writing, all things Edinburgh, favourite books and music.
Mike Whellans
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Acoustic Music Centre @ UCC
- 19th Aug 2019
AMC sell-out 2011 to 2014! Winner, Best Act Mettman Blues Week 2008 (Germany).
In Conversation with... Patrick Harvie
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 24th Aug 2019
Co-leader of the Scottish Green Party and MSP for the Glasgow area since 2003.
'Edinburgh TV Festival Presents: Donovan in conversation with Eddi Reader
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon at the Museum
- 23rd Aug 2019
Legendary singer-songwriter Donovan performs an acoustic set in this very special event showcasing the documentary film Donovan and The Beatles in India.
In Conversation with... Elaine C Smith
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 23rd Aug 2019
BAFTA-winning actor, comedian, singer, writer, independence campaigner, panto legend, feminist and socialist, Smith is rarely accused of lacking opinions.
Edinburgh TV Festival Presents: Russell T Davies
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Hall
- 20th Aug 2019
Russell T Davies is the man behind classic and acclaimed TV series Doctor Who, Queer As Folk, Torchwood and Cucumber, among many others.
In Conversation with... Barbara Dickson
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 20th Aug 2019
Scotland’s top-selling female album artist of all time, Barbara Dickson has had a fifty-year life in music, telling stories through song and performance in the theatre, continuin…
BC Camplight: Solo and In Conversation
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 20th Aug 2019
BC Camplight is the moniker of maverick songsmith Brian Christinzio.
In Conversation with... Val McDermid
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 19th Aug 2019
Britain’s queen of crime fiction with more than 30 books to her name and 16 million worldwide sales discusses her new novel How the Dead Speak.
Conversation Garden on Love Island (A Decide Your Own Misadventure)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre
- 18th - 24th Aug 2019
Imagine Bandersnatch with less clothes, more STDs and an instagram filter over the screen.
In Conversation with... Tom Devine
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 18th Aug 2019
Tom Devine is arguably Scotland’s greatest living historian, having written or contributed to more than 25 books covering such areas as Scottish and Irish migration, Scottish ind…
Questions for Quiz Shows
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 17th Aug 2019
Cora is at the festival to see her ex-boyfriend perform.
In Conversation with… Archie Macpherson
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 17th Aug 2019
Macpherson’s 50-year-plus career in broadcasting and writing shows few signs of abating.
In Conversation with... Humza Yousaf
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 16th Aug 2019
MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Cabinet Secretary for Justice.
In Conversation with... Kezia Dugdale
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 15th Aug 2019
Kezia Dugdale has been an MSP since 2011 and was leader of the Scottish Labour Party from 2015 until 2017.
In Conversation with... Nicola Sturgeon
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 15th Aug 2019
Scotland’s First Minister chats to Graham Spiers about Scotland, politics, gender balance, favourite books and (maybe) eighties pop music.
Speaking Out: A Conversation with John Bercow
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 13th - 14th Aug 2019
Speaking Out: A Conversation with John Bercow.
In Conversation with Standard Issue
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club
- 11th - 12th Aug 2019
Standard Issue, the podcast founded by Sarah Millican, returns to Edinburgh for a fourth year.
In Conversation with... David Hayman
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 11th Aug 2019
Fresh from touring The Benny Lynch Story, completing the film comedy Fisherman’s Friends, and playing Private Frazer in the remake of the lost episodes of Dad’s Army (and a few…
Making a Murderer: Part 2 – Brendan Dassey’s Post-Conviction Lawyers Laura Nirider and Steven Drizin in Conversation
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 11th - 15th Aug 2019
Join Brendan Dassey’s lawyers Laura Nirider and Steven Drizin discussing coerced and false confessions, interrogation tactics, and Brendan’s wrongful conviction whose case has ca…
In Conversation with... Shappi Khorsandi
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 10th Aug 2019
Award-winning stand-up, cultural icon, author and columnist, with countless TV and radio credits (including I’m A Celebrity.
In Conversation with... Michael Stewart
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 9th Aug 2019
A TV and newspaper pundit whose views on Scottish football and politics have roused vast armies of both admirers and detractors.
In Conversation with... Janey Godley
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 8th Aug 2019
Multi award-winning, take-no-prisoners, passionate, lyrical, totally honest Scottish comedienne, TV and radio regular, playwright, blogger, bestselling author, columnist and, er, T…
In Conversation with... John McDonnell
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 7th Aug 2019
Shadow Chancellor since 2015 and MP for Hayes and Harlington since 1997, McDonnell has campaigned against the Iraq war and argued for curbs in bankers bonuses, decent pensions, fre…
In Conversation with... Ruth Davidson
- Review
- ★★★
- Rebecca Vines
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 7th Aug, 2019
Whatever else the history books will make of UK politics in 2019, it can at least acknowledge some impressive feminist credentials, with women leading parties right, left and centr…
In Conversation with... Ricky Ross
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 5th Aug 2019
From debut album Raintown to follow-up When The World Knows Your Name, through to 2016’s The Believers, Deacon Blue are one of the most respected and best-loved bands of their ge…
In Conversation with... Jo Caulfield
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 4th Aug 2019
A regular on Have I Got News For You, Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow, Just a Minute and Stop The Press.
Russell Howard: Work in Progress
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Studios / Assembly Hall
- 1st - 13th Aug 2019
Russell performs his work-in-progress show testing new material.
Fred MacAulay in Conversation
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon at the Museum
- 1st - 20th Aug 2019
Fred MacAulay, one of Scotland’s best-loved stand-ups, is back with his live lunchtime chat show.
Akala – In Conversation – Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 2nd - 6th Aug 2019
One of the most important voices in Britain, Akala is a BAFTA and MOBO award-winning hip-hop artist, writer and social entrepreneur.
Jody Kamali Is Mike Daly – Darts and All
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Rooms
- 1st - 24th Aug 2019
The Bristolian bumbling ex-darts champ is back.
Sam Russell: Privileged to be Here
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Mash House
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
2019 eh? Why is politics? When is religion? Who is gender? Where is race? Confused? So is Sam.
Mike Newall: Re:Newall
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Mash House
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
I can’t believe I hadn’t thought of this title before.
Russell Howard: Work in Progress (Afternoon)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Heroes @ The Hive
- 1st - 13th Aug 2019
Come join Russell for his early afternoon bonus hour.
Magic Mike Live!
- Listing Events
- West End
- London Hippodrome
- 18th Jun 2019 - 10th May 2025
The Theatre at the Hippodrome Casino has undergone a multi-million-pound transformation to create an intimate, state-of-the-art new home for the show that The Sun calls, ".
Alan Mullery in Conversation (His Life and Christian Belief)
- Listing Spoken Word
- Brighton Fringe
- All Saints Church, Patcham
- 24th May 2019
Former Brighton & Hove Albion football manager and now club Ambassador, discusses his life and the major incidents that have helped shape a successful playing career for England, T…
BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The Blockhouse
- 20th - 21st May 2019
BA Theatre Arts at GBMet.
Music with Mike: The Big Gig
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Studio
- 19th - 31st May 2019
Join Brighton’s award-winning Music Mike in an action-packed musical adventure.
Sunday Encounters: Carlos Acosta in conversation with Mike Parkinson Jr
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Theatre Royal Haymarket
- 12th May 2019
For one night only, Carlos Acosta, the greatest male ballet dancer of our generation is in conversation with Mike Parkinson, youngest son of Sir Michael Parkinson.
Mike Morgan - Wise Guy
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Cellar Bar @The Brunswick
- 6th - 10th May 2019
Mike Morgan co-runner of Cork Ireland’s ‘The Wonky Donkey’ comedy club.
Jody Kamali is Mike Daly: Darts and All
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The Nest
- 2nd - 5th May 2019
180! Jody Kamali is hapless Mike Daly.
Russell Maliphant & Vangelis - The Thread
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- West End
- Sadler’s Wells
- 15th Mar - 19th Oct 2019
Celebrated choreographer and Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Russell Maliphant collaborates with Oscar-winning composer Vangelis for this stunning new work.
Sunday Encounters: Patti Lupone in Conversation with Edward Seckerson
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Theatre Royal Haymarket
- 10th Mar 2019
From her auspicious beginnings with John Houseman's The Acting Company to the overnight sensation of her Evita on Broadway, from the birth of Les Miserables to her unforgettabl…
Katherine Ryan and Emily Dean: Live In Conversation
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 2nd Mar 2019
Join Katherine Ryan and Emily Dean - and their two dogs Raymond and Meg - for a live chat to celebrate the publication of Emily’s new heartbreaking and funny memoi…
Greg Russell and Ciaran Algar (Studio)
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- UK Regional & Tours
- Civic Theatre
- 28th Feb 2019
Two time BBC Folk Award winners Greg Russell and Ciaran Algar met in 2011.
Anne Gill, Your Motha | The Murder Trust of Iron Mike Molloy
- Listing
- Dublin
- Smock Alley Theatre, 1662
- 21st - 22nd Feb 2019
Anne Gill, Your MothaWhen your creations bite back The Murder Trust of Iron Mike MolloyThe true story of The Rasputin Of The Bronx Anne Gill, Your Motha - Anne Gi…
Broadway @ Leicester Square Theatre: Jenna Russell with Seth Rudetsky
- Listing Music
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 3rd Feb 2019
Mark Cortale PresentsBroadway @ Leicester Square Theatre JENNA RUSSELLwith SETH RUDETSKY as music director & hostSunday, 3rd February @ 4pm Olivier Award Winner &…
Broadway @ Leicester Square Theatre: Jenna Russell with Seth Rudetsky
- Listing Music
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 3rd Feb 2019
Mark Cortale PresentsBroadway @ Leicester Square Theatre JENNA RUSSELLwith SETH RUDETSKY as music director & hostSunday, 3rd February @ 4pm Olivier Award Winner &…
Standard Issue in Conversation
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 15th Jan 2019
Join a line-up of Standard Issue Magazine’s brilliant contributors, plus women from across comedy and the media chatting about funnies, feminism and more.
LBC in Conversation with James O’Brien
- Listing
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 8th Jan 2019
James O'Brien’s giving you the chance to join him for an exclusive stage show to raise money for LBC's charity Global's Make Some Noise - get your t…
LBC in Conversation with James O’Brien
- Listing
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 8th Jan 2019
James O'Brien’s giving you the chance to join him for an exclusive stage show to raise money for LBC's charity Global's Make Some Noise - get your t…
LBC in Conversation with Steve Allen
- Listing
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 7th Jan 2019
Join Steve Allen for an ‘In Conversation with… well, himself’.
LBC In Conversation with Steve Allen
- Listing
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 7th Jan 2019
Join Steve Allen for an ‘In Conversation with… well, himself’.
Esther Rantzen: That’s Life! - Dame Esther Rantzen in conversation with Rebecca Wilcox
- Listing
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 4th Nov 2018
An evening with Dame Esther Rantzen and her daughter, journalist and broadcaster Rebeca Wilcox For one night only broadcasting legend Dame Esther Rantzen and her daughte…
Clare Mackintosh in conversation with Sinead Crowley
- Listing
- Dublin
- Smock Alley Theatre, 1662
- 3rd Nov 2018
Since the shocking suicides of her parents, Anna, their daughter, has struggled to come to terms with their loss.
Lynda La Plante in Conversation With Niamh O’Connor
- Listing
- Dublin
- Smock Alley Theatre, 1662
- 3rd Nov 2018
International bestselling & award winning author, Lynda La Plante, whose TV dramas from Prime Suspect to Trial & Retribution have kept viewers on the edge of the…
Mark Billingham in Conversation With Declan Hughes
- Listing
- Dublin
- Smock Alley Theatre, 1662
- 3rd Nov 2018
In Mark’s latest novel, The Killing Habit, DI Tom Thorne is tasked with catching a notorious killer of domestic cats.
Peter James in conversation with Breda Brown
- Listing
- Dublin
- Smock Alley Theatre, 1662
- 2nd Nov 2018
From the number one bestselling author, Peter James, comes an explosive standalone thriller that will grip you and won’t let go until the very last page.
Mike Capozzola's Evil Cyborg Sea Monsters!
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 30th Oct 2018
Comedian & cartoonist Mike Capozzola's LIVE, multimedia/stand-up comedy show about superheroes, sci-fi and monsters (AND secret agents.
Russell Kane: Work In Progress
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 27th Oct - 20th Nov 2018
Russell Kane: Work In Progress
In Conversation With... Mike Russell
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 26th Aug 2018
Minister for UK negotiations on Scotland’s place in Europe and MSP for Argyll and Bute.
In Conversation With... Jonathan Watson
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 25th Aug 2018
After graduating from RSAMD, Watson joined Glasgow Citizens’ TAG Theatre, before working with Traverse, Borderline, 7:84, Royal Lyceum, Perth Rep and Scottish Theatre Company.
Mike Whellans
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Acoustic Music Centre @ UCC
- 24th Aug 2018
AMC sell-out show 2011-2014! Winnner: Best Act (Mettman Blues Week, 2008, Germany).
In Conversation With... Arnold Brown
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 24th Aug 2018
Arnold Brown first came to prominence in the early 1980s at Soho’s Comedy Store and later, at the Comic Strip live show, with Alexei Sayle, Rik Mayall and French and Saunders et al…
In Conversation With... Ruby Wax
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 23rd Aug 2018
A much-loved comedian for over 25 years, at the peak of her success Ruby bizarrely jumped ship to gain a master’s degree from Oxford in mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, then pr…
In Conversation With... Archie Macpherson
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 22nd Aug 2018
Macpherson’s 50+ year career in broadcasting and writing shows few signs of abating.
In Conversation With... KT Tunstall
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 21st Aug 2018
KT Tunstall’s enchanting and engaging songs resonate throughout pop culture.
A Show About Shows About Show Biz
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Nicolson Square
- 20th - 25th Aug 2018
From Show Boat to Showman, there’s always Another Op’nin, Another Show about the sparkling self-obsessed world of musical theatre! And why not? Some of the best shows are all a…
In Conversation With... Judy Murray
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 20th Aug 2018
Former Scottish tennis international with 64 national title successes, Judy was appointed Scottish National coach in 1995, becoming the first woman to pass the LTA’s Performance Co…
In Conversation With... Emily Thornberry
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 19th Aug 2018
Emily Thornberry, MP for Islington South and Finsbury, is the Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Shadow First Secretary of State.
In Conversation With... Richard Leonard
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 18th Aug 2018
A proud socialist and trade unionist, elected Scottish Labour Party leader in 2017 on a radical programme of change.
In Conversation With... Barbara Dickson
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 17th Aug 2018
Scotland’s top-selling female album artist of all time, Barbara Dickson has had a fifty-year life in music, telling stories through song and performance in the theatre and continui…
Straight Outta Diggity: Mike Sheer & Ross McGrane
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- The Bill Murray
- 16th - 19th Aug 2018
An hour of stand-up from Toronto comic; Mike Sheer and Essex funnyman; Ross McGrane (Russell Kane Tour Support).
In Conversation With... Rory Bremner
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 16th Aug 2018
Rory Bremner is the multi-talented impressionist, comedian, satirist, translator, columnist, writer, presenter and actor.
In Conversation With... Mark Thomas
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 15th Aug 2018
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…
In Conversation With... Darren McGarvey
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 14th Aug 2018
Also known as Loki the Scottish Rapper, McGarvey is a troublemaking hip hop recording artist, community activist, an unusually scrupulous columnist and social commentator.
Russell Howard Thinks I'm an Idiot
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 14th - 15th Aug 2018
Audience pick anecdotes from Bentley’s Bag of Showbiz Despair: Namedropping frenzy of failure, covers being a famous hate figure, trash TV and the dark side of comedy.
The Comedy Conversation
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 13th Aug 2018
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
In Conversation: The Future of Foreign and British Artists in the UK After Brexit
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 13th Aug 2018
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
In Conversation With Standard Issue
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club
- 12th - 13th Aug 2018
Join Standard Issue Podcast – the smart and witty women’s magazine for your ears – as it hosts a panel of brilliant women from the world of comedy and media in conversation abo…
In Conversation With... Donald Findlay
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 12th Aug 2018
One of Scotland’s most recognisable, talented and controversial figures.
In Conversation With... Val McDermid
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 11th Aug 2018
Britain’s queen of crime fiction with more than 30 books to her name and 16 million worldwide sales.
In Conversation With... Paddy Hill
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 10th Aug 2018
One of the so-called Birmingham Six, wrongfully convicted of the Birmingham pub bombings in 1974, at that time the worst terrorist atrocity in mainland Britain.
In Conversation With... Henry Winter
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 9th Aug 2018
Britain’s foremost football correspondent, having written about the game for three decades covering numerous World Cups, European Championships and Champions League campaigns.
In Conversation With... Paul Sinha
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 8th Aug 2018
Born in the UK to a family of Bengali doctors, the early 1990s saw Paul qualifying as a doctor and taking his first steps on the stand-up comedy circuit.
In Conversation with… Peter Egan
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 7th Aug 2018
Downtown Abbey’s Marquis of Flintshire and a BAFTA-winning actor with a film and TV career spanning fifty years.
In Conversation With... Alex McLeish
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 6th Aug 2018
Manager of Scotland, having previously managed Motherwell, Hibs, Rangers, Birmingham City and Aston Villa among others.
In Conversation With... Aamer Anwar
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 5th Aug 2018
Originally from Liverpool, coming to study at Glasgow University in 1986.
In Conversation With... Mhairi Black
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 4th Aug 2018
Elected to parliament in 2015, aged 20, for Paisley and Renfrewshire South, the Baby of the House has a first class honours degree in Politics and Public Policy from the University…
The Show Between Shows Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- BrewDog Lothian Rd
- 4th - 25th Aug 2018
New(ish) for 2018! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
Rob Kemp's Wheel of Shows
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Monkey Barrel / Monkey Barrel Comedy Club
- 3rd - 26th Aug 2018
Feeling pressured by his success last year with The Elvis Dead, Rob Kemp returns with ten(!) shows stuck to a spinning wheel.
Sam Russell: Lucky Bastard
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
Married to a corporate lawyer, owner of a pitch perfect Elmo impression and being the very definition of straight, white, male privilege.
Mike's Back
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
After a sell-out world tour and best-selling book Gobsmacked, former dentist turned comedy giant Michael Hackett is back.
Michael Hackett: The Late Mike Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
How did this dentist get arrested by armed police? Want to hear the story of all stories? This is it! After a sell-out world tour and release of his bestselling book Gobsmacked, Mi…
Russell Hicks: Love Song for the Viciously Ambitious
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
Russell Hicks returns with another free-form explosion that he deems ‘necessary medicine’ for any artist who is trying too hard to make it.
Russell Hicks: A Fist Full of Ideas
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ City Cafe
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
Russell Hicks attempts to hone a work that is forever in progress by walking on stage with – literally – a fist full of ideas.
Fred MacAulay in Conversation
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon at the Museum
- 1st - 26th Aug 2018
Fred MacAulay, one of Scotland’s best-loved stand-ups, is back with his live lunchtime chat show.
Russell Howard – Work in Progress
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Studios
- 1st - 12th Aug 2018
Russell Howard returns to Edinburgh for two weeks only. New ideas, New routines, Anything could happen! It’s gonna be great, and it’s only a fiver. Who’s in?
Michael Palin In Conversation with Robert Ross
- Listing Comedy
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- Grand Opera House York
- 28th Jul 2018
Michael Palin CBE is a founding member of the internationally renowned Monty Python team, revelling in the fish-slapping dance, the lumberjack song, and performing the D…
Dame Esther Rantzen in conversation with Miriam Margolyes
- Listing Events
- UK Regional & Tours
- The Royal Society of Medicine
- 13th Jul 2018
For one night only we are delighted to bring together two national treasures as broadcasting legend Dame Esther Rantzen meets the multi-award winning actress Miriam Margolyes for a…
Russell Arathoon: The Curious Incidents of the Gay in the Night-Time
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 19th Jun 2018
Energetic, playful stand-up comedy from Manchester-born comedian Russell Arathoon.
Mike Birbiglia: The New One
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 8th Jun 2018
Neil Genzlinger of The New York Times called Mike Birbiglia’s recent show 'Thank God For Jokes' “the best night I’ve spent in a theatre in a…
Dreams of Resting Spaces: Conversation 2
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Hub
- 27th May 2018
I have an invisible condition (chronic pain), and I need to lie down (a lot).
A Musical History of 24 George St, Brighton - and Other Shows
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- Bom-Bane’s Music Cafe
- 18th May - 3rd Jun 2018
By popular demand! Original musical journey from 400 AD Boerthelm’s Tun to present day Bom-Bane’s, with portraits of all the colourful inhabitants along the way.
Russell Arathoon: The Curious Incidents of the Gay in the Night-Time
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The Burrow
- 10th - 13th May 2018
Stand-up comedy from Manchester-born comedian, Russell Arathoon.
BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows
- Review
- ★★★★
- Carmen Dupre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Theatre Box
- 9th May, 2018
Bringing us four short scenes, Puck’s Players – consisting of Bill Poulton, Phillip Lee and Aaron Thaddeus Lee – were able to exhibit outstanding versatility as performers, d…
Standard Issue in Conversation
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 29th Apr - 16th Dec 2018
Join a line-up of Standard Issue Magazine’s brilliant contributors, plus women from across comedy and the media chatting about funnies, feminism and more.
A Pint Sized Conversation
- Listing Theatre
- UK Regional & Tours
- Multiple Venues
- 21st Apr - 5th Jul 2018
“This summer, she comes to my door and tells me she’s been diagnosed with depression and I think to myself – not this again” My friend.
Mike and Dave do Cash and Dylan
- Listing Comedy
- Adelaide Fringe
- Mama Jambo
- 13th - 14th Mar 2018
A tribute show to Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash! Over three nights David Lane and Michael O’Flaherty will perform a wide range of songs from the two folk and country giants.
Russell Morris
- Listing Music
- Adelaide Fringe
- The Garden of Unearthly Delights
- 13th Mar 2018
Aria Hall of Fame inductee, #1 selling Platinum artist, King of Pop, Australian Icon!! These are a few phrases commonly used to describe Aussie legend Russell Morris.
Glenn Shorrock: A Lifetime in Music, Picture and Conversation
- Listing Music
- Adelaide Fringe
- THE GC at The German Club
- 23rd Feb 2018
English-born Australian singer-songwriter Glenn Shorrock is known for being a founding member of The Twilights, Axiom, and Little River Band, as well as his extensive solo career.
Mike McClellan
- Listing Music
- Adelaide Fringe
- Church of the Trinity
- 23rd Feb 2018
Mike McClellan’s early career spanned the 70’s and into the 80’s, and brought chart-topping songs and gold albums.
Mike Rudd's 1st BASE in Life after Life
- Listing Music
- Adelaide Fringe
- THE GC at The German Club
- 17th Feb 2018
With Science telling us the prospect of life everlasting is just around the corner, Mike Rudd’s 1st BASE in Life after Life sees piano accordionist George Butrumlis and bassist J…
Assmonkey: In Conversation @ Vault Festival
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
- Network Theatre
- 7th - 11th Feb 2018
A HILARIOUSLY HONEST AND FAST PACED COMEDY ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH ‘A glorious, farcical conglomeration of a show made up of jokes, hilarious characters, song, science experiments a…
Side Shows
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Sadler’s Wells Theatre
- 25th - 26th Nov 2017
Constella OperaBallet return to the Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells this November with their award-winning Sideshows.
In Conversation with… Jeremy Corbyn
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- New Town Theatre
- 27th Aug 2017
The journey from backbench MP to ‘PM-in-waiting’ has been long and eventful.
Polly Toynbee and David Walker: In Conversation
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- University of Edinburgh Business School
- 25th Aug 2017
Polly Toynbee and David Walker join Professor Chris Carter to discuss their dream government, constructing an imaginary cabinet from politicians of the past half century.
In Conversation With… Stuart Braithwaite
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- New Town Theatre
- 25th Aug 2017
Described by the Guardian as ‘a brick through the window of Britpop in its death throes’, 21 years of Mogwai’s post-rock power and minimalism have shaped one of the most importan…
In Conversation With… Graeme Obree
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- New Town Theatre
- 23rd Aug 2017
Described by Sir Chris Hoy as a ‘genius’, Graeme is a cyclist, parent, writer and broadcaster.
Sustainable Shows: Emerging Trends
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 23rd Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
In Conversation With… Hazel Irvine
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- New Town Theatre
- 22nd Aug 2017
One of BBC’s most experienced, versatile and recognisable broadcasters and the face of its snooker and golf coverage.
In Conversation With… David Mach
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- New Town Theatre
- 18th Aug 2017
One of Scotland’s great contemporary artists discusses his career.
In Conversation With… Barry Crimmins
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- New Town Theatre
- 17th Aug 2017
Legendary American stand-up, political satirist, activist and child sexual abuse survivor talks frankly about his life’s emotional and intellectual journey that has had audiences…
In Conversation With... Judy Murray
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- New Town Theatre
- 16th Aug 2017
Former Scottish tennis international and Scottish National Coach, Judy Murray was the first woman to pass the LTA’s Performance Coach Award.
John Prescott: In Conversation
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- University of Edinburgh Business School
- 16th Aug 2017
John Prescott, returns to the Edinburgh Fringe after his sell-out performance last year.
In Conversation With… Amy Macdonald
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- New Town Theatre
- 15th Aug 2017
2017’s release of Under Stars is the fourth album from one of the biggest young female Scottish artists in the world.
Acting: In Conversation with...
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 14th Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Fred MacAulay in Conversation
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon at the Museum
- 14th - 27th Aug 2017
One of Scotland’s favourite stand-up comedians, Fred MacAulay branches out with a new live lunchtime chat show.
In Conversation With Standard Issue
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club
- 13th - 14th Aug 2017
In Conversation with Standard Issue: the sharp and witty women’s magazine hosts a killer line-up of funny women, including Sarah Millican*, talking about comedy, women, feminism …
In Conversation With… John McDonnell
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- New Town Theatre
- 11th Aug 2017
Shadow Chancellor since 2015 and MP for Hayes and Harlington since 1997, McDonnell has campaigned against the Iraq war, and argued for curbs in bankers’ bonuses, decent pensions,…
Mike Whellans
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Acoustic Music Centre @ UCC
- 11th Aug 2017
AMC sell-out 2011 to 2014! Best Act winner, Mettman Blues Week 2008 (Germany).
Chris Mullin: In Conversation
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- University of Edinburgh Business School
- 10th Aug 2017
Chris Mullin returns to the Business School to reflect on the great political disasters he’s known, in conversation with Professor Chris Carter.
In Conversation With… Rab Noakes
- Review
- ★★★★
- John Murray
- Edinburgh Fringe
- New Town Theatre
- 13th Aug, 2017
The In Conversation series at New Town Theatre in George Street is an hour of chat with a celebrity guest each day.
US Tour Booking For Small And Independent Shows
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 10th - 21st Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Live Shows in an Internet Media Age
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 9th Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Comedy: In Conversation With...
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 8th Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
The Show Between Shows Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 52 Canoes (Grassmarket)
- 6th - 26th Aug 2017
New for 2017! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
Narcos – A Conversation on the Capturing of Pablo Escobar With DEA Agents Steve Murphy and Javier Pena
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- New Town Theatre
- 4th - 7th Aug 2017
The real-life actions of Murphy and Pena were the inspiration for the hugely successful Netflix crime series Narcos, which tells the story of Colombia’s infamous drug cartels and…
Madame Señorita: 25 Different Shows, Come Every Day!
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Award-winning performer Paula Valluerca, aka Madame Señorita, is committed to reconnect with the pleasure of being a totally deluded idiot.
Mike Newall: Desert Boot-Leg Island Discs
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Mash House
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Accepting he’ll never guest on Desert Island Discs, Mike creates his own version.
Russell Hicks: The Brain is in the Heart
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 3rd - 28th Aug 2017
70% improvisation, 30% stories about illicit drug use and Christian scientists.
Margaret Thatcher Queen of Game Shows
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Gardens
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Ding dong the witch is back! Multi award-winning Fringe sensation Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho returns with the most fabulous game show of all! Join the Iron Lady for songs, gam…
Mike Bubbins: Retrosexual Male
- Review
- ★★★
- Rory O’Regan
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Studios
- 13th Aug, 2017
Clad in brown flairs and turquoise patterned shirt, Mike Bubbins is instantly a performer who stands out.
Bom-Bane's Musical History of 24 George St, Brighton & Other Shows
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- Bom-Bane’s Music Cafe
- 18th May - 3rd Jun 2017
An original musical & gastromonical journey from the 5th Century settlement of Boerthlelm’s Tun to Brighton in 1795, with affectionate portraits of the colourful inhabitants of 24 …
Russell Watson
- Listing Music
- London Fringe
- London Palladium
- 13th May 2017
Four time Brit Classical Awards winner Russell Watson has announced details of his 2017 tour, his first since the release of his new FOD album True Stories.
BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Studio 3
- 8th - 9th May 2017
“The true mystery of the world is the visible .
Mike Mckeon: Irish Jimmy
- Listing Spoken Word
- Brighton Fringe
- Blue Man
- 5th - 22nd May 2017
“Jimmy was my grandfather.
In Conversation with an Acid Bath Murderer
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Old Police Cells Museum
- 5th - 13th May 2017
Join John George Haigh in his cell, the night before he is hanged in 1949.
The Shoreditch Improv Festival Sunday Funday Shows
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
- The Water Poet
- 19th Feb 2017
3pm-4pm The first show of the day will feature about as wide a variety of improvisation styles as one could ask for, with three groups that could not be more different from each o…
Thenford: The Creation of an English Garden - In Conversation with Lord and Lady Heseltine
- Listing Spoken Word
- London Fringe
- Hampstead Theatre
- 11th Feb 2017
Michael and Anne Heseltine describe the ups and downs of their shared 40-year project to transform, bit by bit, the wild, overgrown and often dilapidated woodland at their family h…
In Conversation with Julian Fellowes
- Listing Spoken Word
- London Fringe
- Hampstead Theatre
- 10th Feb 2017
A chance to hear from the multi-award-winning writer with a string of hit productions across theatre and television.
Lach in Conversation With Rock Writer Zoë Howe About Her Debut Novel, Shine On, Marquee Moon
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- New Town Theatre
- 28th Aug 2016
Rock ‘n’ roll fun alert! Celebrated music writer/musician Zoë Howe sits down with Lach to read from and discuss her upcoming debut rock ’n’ roll novel Shine On, Marquee Moon (…
Vince Cable: In Conversation
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- University of Edinburgh Business School
- 26th Aug 2016
Professor Chris Carter welcomes distinguished economist and highly respected parliamentarian, Rt Hon Sir Vince Cable.
Mike Whellans
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s
- 25th - 26th Aug 2016
AMC sell-out 2011-2014! Best Act winner at Mettman Blues Week (2008).
John Prescott: In Conversation
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- University of Edinburgh Business School
- 25th Aug 2016
Lord John Prescott discusses his career in the public eye.
Adam Boulton: In Conversation
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- University of Edinburgh Business School
- 23rd Aug 2016
Professor Chris Carter welcomes one of the leading journalists of our time, Sky News political editor Adam Boulton, to share his take on the leaders and major events that have prov…
The Mikado
- Review
- ★★★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- SpaceTriplex
- 26th Aug, 2016
Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado is a work that is in many ways very problematic, due to its fetishising and cultural stereotyping of the Japanese, written at the height of the …
The HandleBards: Richard III
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Theatre
- 28th Aug, 2016
The Handlebards are a unique group, reinventing the concept of the company of travelling players.
Shakespeare Tonight
- Review
- ★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Paradise in Augustines
- 25th Aug, 2016
In Shakespeare Tonight, the famous playwright gives his first ever television performance on a talk show with host Martina, only to be confronted by his so-called ‘enemy’, huma…
Physical Theatre: In Conversation With...
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central@Infirmary Street
- 18th Aug 2016
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Solo Shakespeare, Macbeth: Hecate's Poison
- Review
- ★★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Quaker Meeting House
- 19th Aug, 2016
Hecate’s Poison is a one-woman version of Macbeth, performed by Players Tokyo’s T.
Simon Lukacs Shows His Range
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Southside Social
- 15th - 23rd Aug 2016
Upstairs Downton and Petting Zoo (‘Improv supergroup’ TimeOut) star creates a staggering array of characters using his mouth, brain, hands and body.
Vivaldi, Handel and Bach
- Review
- ★★★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Canongate Kirk
- 18th Aug, 2016
Presented by The Bach Ensemble of Edinburgh, the programme for this concert comprised of lesser-known and hugely underappreciated works by the three baroque greats: Antonio Vivaldi…
Lady Shakespeare
- Review
- ★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Paradise in The Vault
- 19th Aug, 2016
This one-woman show by playwright Lois Blanco involves Spanish actress Paula Blanco alternately playing William Shakespeare, a range of Shakespeare’s individual female characters…
Acting: In Conversation With...
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central@Infirmary Street
- 15th Aug 2016
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, specifically for Fringe participants.
In Conversation With Standard Issue
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4
- 15th Aug 2016
The sharp and witty online women’s magazine hosts a killer line-up of funny women talking about comedy, women, feminism and other topics as yet undecided.
Daniel Sloss: So? (Late Shows)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Venue150 at EICC
- 12th - 27th Aug 2016
Later, considerably ruder and darker shows from internationally acclaimed, award-winning Scottish stand-up comedy meteor.
Into the Shadows of Shakespeare – Free
- Review
- ★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on the Mile
- 13th Aug, 2016
The Tempest, retold by children whose first language isn’t even English.
Piaf and Brel: The Impossible Concert
- Review
- ★★★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 31st Aug, 2016
Classically-trained Canadian singer Melanie Gall presents this one hour recital of the music of legendary Francophone singers Edith Piaf and Jacques Brel, with songs presented them…
Daniela Nardi's Espresso Manifesto
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Arts Club
- 18th Aug, 2016
Tucked away in the intimate and comfortable setting of the Scottish Arts Club, Canadian singer Daniela Nardi and her group Espresso Manifesto, comprising Ron Davis (piano), Chris J…
Music of Dowland, Purcell and the Stuarts
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Andrew’s and St George’s West, George St
- 12th Aug, 2016
Countertenor James Laing, theorbo player James Akers and bass violist Susanna Pell’s hour long feast of Dowland was one of the most spectacular concerts I have attended in a whil…
Comedy: In Conversation With...
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central@Infirmary Street
- 9th Aug 2016
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
A Fool’s Paradise: 30 Shakespeare Scenes in 60 Minutes
- Review
- ★★★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Venue 13
- 13th Aug, 2016
For a fast-paced, fun show filled with audience interaction, A Fool’s Paradise might be for you.
Shakespeare on Love
- Review
- ★★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- SpaceTriplex
- 8th Aug, 2016
Shakespeare on Love offers a heartwarming performance given by a group of Milwaukee high school students: the brainchild of their two English teachers.
Kieran Hodgson: Maestro
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Voodoo Rooms
- 20th Aug, 2016
Simultaneously one of the funniest and most heart-warming acts at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, Kieran Hodgson is not to be missed.
Men With Coconuts: Improvised Bond
- Review
- ★★★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- La Belle Angèle
- 18th Aug, 2016
Edinburgh-based improv group Men with Coconuts present an entirely improvised Bond film, based on suggestions from the audience and using many familiar tropes and improvisation gam…
Mavericks: A Sketch Show (Of Sorts)
- Review
- ★★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Jury’s Inn
- 22nd Aug, 2016
Mavericks: A Sketch Show (of Sorts) is the product of talented comedy duo and Cambridge Footlights members Ruby Keane and Luisa Callander.
My Ain Countrie: 17th-19th Century Songs of Scottish and Northern Emigration
- Review
- ★★★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 21st Aug, 2016
This informal hour long recital, starring singer Elspeth McVeigh and fiddle player Gabi Maas, features a variety of folk songs, or ‘Broadside Ballads’, from 17th to 19th centur…
Shakespeare Syndrome
- Review
- ★★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Infirmary Street
- 8th Aug, 2016
In Shakespeare Syndrome, brought to Edinburgh by the talented Mermaidsgroup from the University of St.
Shakespeare Shorts – Hamlet
- Review
- ★★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on Niddry St
- 12th Aug, 2016
Shakespeare Shorts: Hamlet - Shakespeare’s Hamlet condensed into an hour by kids, for kids.
Book Lovers' Tour
- Review
- ★★★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Book Lovers’ Tour Departure
- 29th Aug, 2016
Allan Foster, a writer whose name is practically synonymous with Edinburgh literary tourism, is our guide on the Book Lovers’ Tour, which specialises in introducing tourists to t…
Bad Shakespeare
- Review
- ★★★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Infirmary Street
- 10th Aug, 2016
Something of a misnomer, Bad Shakespeare does not reflect the quality of the acting or of the performance.
Vivaldi for Breakfast!
- Review
- ★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Sweet Grassmarket
- 7th Aug, 2016
Vivaldi for Breakfast is an interesting attempt to dramatise the enigmatic life of notorious Baroque composer, Antonio Vivaldi, as he worked in the famous Pietà orphanage for youn…
The Shakespeare Club
- Review
- ★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Venue45
- 9th Aug, 2016
In the programme, The Shakespeare Club promises to be a somewhat cheesy, yet harmless play about finding oneself through Shakespeare’s characters.
Rebustours: Hidden Edinburgh
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Royal Oak
- 21st Aug, 2016
You’d be forgiven for thinking this was a generic literary tour, because of the way it had been marketed in the Fringe programme.
Nicholas Parsons' Happy Hour
- Review
- ★★★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 12th Aug, 2016
It was immediately evident upon walking into the jam-packed Cabaret Bar that I was significantly changing the demographic awaiting the arrival of radio and television legend and na…
Ladies in Waiting: The Judgement of Henry VIII
- Review
- ★★★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on the Mile
- 12th Aug, 2016
Ladies in Waiting, written by and starring James Cougar Canfield as the lascivious and misogynistic King Henry VIII, is a steamy, feminist critique of the most notorious of England…
Paul Foot: 'Tis a Pity She's a Piglet
- Review
- ★★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Cowgate
- 23rd Aug, 2016
For a comedian with such a cult following, renowned for surrealist originality, I was very excited about my first encounter with Paul Foot’s comedy.
Russell Hicks: Deadliner
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Dead’liner’ n.
Margaret Thatcher Queen of Game Shows
- Review
- ★★★★★
- William Heraghty
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Gardens
- 8th Aug, 2016
Ding dong, the witch isn’t dead! And this time it’s definitely cause for celebration! After her previous success as an ‘international cabaret superstar’ Maggie is back in b…
Giacinto Palmieri: Nietzsche, Women and I
- Review
- ★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 29th Aug, 2016
Italian comic Giacinto Palmieri, in this hour of comedy, tries to draw comparisons between himself and renowned misogynist and philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche in their approach to…
Adventures of the Improvised Sherlock Holmes
- Review
- ★★★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Community Project
- 16th Aug, 2016
Based on audience suggestions, the hour’s traffic of the stage is an improvised case which promises to be ‘the greatest Sherlock Holmes story ever’, The Case of the Lemon Pos…
Bob Slayer: 24 Hour Shows
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus
- 4th - 29th Aug 2016
Bob drives his BlundaBus around Europe looking for adventures.
Mike Newall: High on Gravy
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Mash House
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
From male grooming to rodents, Mike has it all covered in this eclectic hour of stand-up comedy.
Vladimir McTavish: Scotland In Sixty Minutes
- Review
- ★★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club 5 & 6
- 25th Aug, 2016
Scottish comedian and Fringe veteran McTavish has celebrated his 60th birthday this year, and has therefore adopted a more ponderous and docile approach in his set, instead of dedi…
Jane Eyre: An Autobiography
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Roxy
- 25th Aug, 2016
Jane Eyre – An Autobiography has to be one of the most moving pieces of theatrical storytelling ever created; quite simply, it’s astounding.
Impromptu Shakespeare
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 13th Aug, 2016
Every single audience member is given a ping pong ball with Shakespearean tropes written on them upon entry.
The Ruff Guide to Shakespeare
- Review
- ★★★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Gardens
- 12th Aug, 2016
Fun for parents and children alike, The Ruff Guide to Shakespeare is a brilliant introduction to Shakespeare: the man and his plays.
Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother in the Case of a Study in Blood
- Review
- ★★★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Spotlites
- 22nd Aug, 2016
Sherlock Holmes, true to its original with all the same characters and tropes that keep fans hooked, but with a twist.
Mixed Doubles: Fundraiser
- Review
- ★★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 22nd Aug, 2016
Quartet, Mixed Doubles, have brought a comedy sketch show to this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, framed with four peculiar characters from the peaceful UKIP-voting Middle England villa…
William Shakespeare's Long Lost First Play (abridged)
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 11th Aug, 2016
In a festival saturated with comedy shows about Shakespeare, the Reduced Shakespeare Company continue to reign supreme as the undisputed masters at reimagining the Bard into hilari…
Frankenstein
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 8th Aug, 2016
As one of the most commonly adapted works in the English canon, Frankenstein often leaves one unmoved when he or she leaves the auditorium.
Shakin' Shakespeare
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon at the Museum
- 17th Aug, 2016
Shakin’ Shakespeare does an incredible job at presenting the playwright’s work in an accessible and side-splittingly funny way.
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 8th Aug, 2016
Showstoppers! have a strong reputation preceding them, made evident by the number of people in the packed auditorium murmuring excitedly before the lights go down.
The Cambridge Footlights International Tour Show 2016: Lagoon
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Roxy
- 16th Aug, 2016
The Cambridge Footlights have such a reputation that their name is practically synonymous with the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
The Oxford Imps: Hyperdrive
- Review
- ★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 18th Aug, 2016
The Oxford Imps’ technologically-heavy Fringe show, Hyperdrive, perform a mixture of long and short form improvisation, using technology as stimulus.
Randy Writes a Novel
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly Potterrow
- 1st Sep, 2016
Randy is a bald, bright purple Australian stand-up puppet with a really quick wit and a sharp tongue.
Russell Howard and Steve Williams Work in Progress
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Studios
- 3rd - 21st Aug 2016
Russell Howard and Steve Williams return to Edinburgh to tit about for half an hour each.
Shakespeare for Breakfast
- Review
- ★★★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues - C
- 11th Aug, 2016
What Edinburgh Fringe would be complete without a trip to Shakespeare for Breakfast? Now in its 25th year at the festival, the group have not lost their touch.
Californians Dreamin’
- Review
- ★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues - C nova
- 23rd Aug, 2016
Californias Dreamin’, performed by California Poly SLO’s company Smile and Nod, comprises a mixture of short and long form improvisation, based on audience suggestions.
Mike Ward: Freedom of Speech Isn't Free
- Review
- ★★
- Jamie P Robson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 7th Aug, 2016
At the end of his show, Mike Ward took a moment to emphasise the importance of free speech, the vital importance that comedians are free to offend; he even handed out badges to hel…
Notflix
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 31st Aug, 2016
Waiting for the Call: The Improvised Musical’s Notflix has to be one of the best improv shows I have seen at the Edinburgh Fringe this year.
Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppets Do Shakespeare
- Review
- ★★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 16th Aug, 2016
Possibly the most ridiculous show at the Edinburgh Fringe, the Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppets are in their ninth year and were greeted with a sell-out audience.
Teatro Delusio
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 11th Aug, 2016
Possibly the most beautiful show you will watch at the Edinburgh Fringe this year, Teatro Delusio is a marvel: original, stunningly choreographed, very funny and incredibly moving.
Rhapsodes
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 16th Aug, 2016
Improvised comedy at its most virtuosic, Sean McCann and Adam Meggido (of Showstoppers! The Improvised Musical and School of Night fame) are two masters of their artform, with an a…
Shit-Faced Shakespeare
- Review
- ★★★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, George Square
- 24th Aug, 2016
The Edinburgh Fringe ‘smashed’-hit Shit-Faced Shakespeare returns in its seventh year to perform Measure for Measure in its unorthodox and unique inebriated manner.
Still Lives by Ella Turk-Thompson/The Regina Monologues by Rebecca Russell and Jenny Wafer
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Little Theatre
- 24th - 28th May 2016
‘Still Lives’ hinges on a chance meeting between wheelchair-bound Harriet and lost boy, Fred.
Russell Howard
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Duchess Theatre
- 9th May 2016
Russell Howard, one of the UK’s most successful stand-up comedians, will be a performing a one off benefit gig in aid of Coppafeel.
In Conversation with an Acid Bath Murderer
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Christine Kempell
- Brighton Fringe
- Old Police Cells Museum
- 8th May, 2016
There can’t be a more perfect setting for In Conversation With An Acid Bath Murderer than the bowels of Brighton’s Town Hall, where 368 Theatre Company takes full advantage …
Jen Kirkman in Conversation With Jenni Konner
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- 92nd Street Y
- 14th Apr 2016
Ms.
“Schitts Creek” Screening and Conversation
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- 92nd Street Y
- 14th Mar 2016
The comedian Ophira Eisenberg moderates a panel with Eugene Levy, Daniel Levy, Annie Murphy and Catherine O’Hara, the creators and stars of the television series “Schit…
Valentines Shows
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- Littlefield / Magnet Theater / The Stand
- 9th - 14th Feb 2016
Valentine’s Day may have a cheesy reputation, but the heart-filled holiday has inspired plenty of great live comedy for devoted couples, optimistic daters and determinedly si…
Samantha Bee in Conversation with Ana Gasteyer
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- 92nd Street Y
- 4th Feb 2016
Only a few days before the premiere of Ms.
Larry Wilmore in Conversation with Sway Calloway
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- 92nd Street Y
- 10th Dec 2015
The host of Comedy Central’s “The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore” discusses the first year of his inventive, acclaimed news-satire series with Mr.
Funny People: Alan Zweibel in Conversation With Martin Short
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- 92nd Street Y
- 16th Nov 2015
Mr. Zweibel and Mr. Short, both prolific comedians and writers, will discuss their new books and reflect on their decadeslong careers.
David Spade in Conversation with Colin Quinn
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- 92nd Street Y
- 25th Oct 2015
Mr.
Mindy Kaling in Conversation with Tina Fey
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- 92nd Street Y
- 16th Sep 2015
Ms.
Mike Whellans
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s
- 27th - 30th Aug 2015
AMC sell-out 2011 to 2014 (inc)! Winner – Best Act (Mettman Blues Week 2008, Germany).
Musical Theatre: In Conversation With…
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 25th Aug 2015
The Fringe Society chats with musical theatre practitioners at the top of their game about making it in the business.
Why Didn't We Have This Conversation a Year Ago?
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Paul’s and St George’s Church
- 24th - 27th Aug 2015
Mediating Conversations about Conflict: The Church, the Constitution and the Climate.
Mike Vass: In the Wake of Neil Gunn
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s
- 20th - 22nd Aug 2015
Inspired by a sea voyage around Scotland’s west coast, retracting a route sailed by author Neil Gunn in 1937, award-winning musician/composer Mike Vass’s captivating new work integ…
Acting: In Conversation With...
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 17th Aug 2015
The Fringe Society chats with actors at the top of their game.
Daniel Sloss: Dark: Extra Shows!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Venue150@EICC
- 14th - 29th Aug 2015
Due to massive demand, six later, quite probably ruder, shows! Scotland’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning comedy half-man-half-Xbox.
Phil Kay 'n' Russell Hicks: Psychedelicious
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus
- 13th - 23rd Aug 2015
Fringe veteran, freewheeling storytelling Phil is joined by Russell the brilliant young American upstart, cut from similar cloth.
Comedy: In Conversation With...
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 11th Aug 2015
The Fringe Society chats with comedians at the top of their game.
Rhapsody In Green by Mike Maran
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Valvona & Crolla
- 11th - 29th Aug 2015
A declaration of love for the wilderness, directed by Patrick Sandford.
Dave Callan – A Little Less Conversation 2: A Little More Less Conversation
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon
- 6th - 30th Aug 2015
Dave Callan, Irish born Australian based comedian brings the sequel to last years must see comedy dance spectacular to Edinburgh.
Mike Wozniak: One Man Dad Cat Band
- Review
- ★★★★
- Dawn Kofie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 9th Aug, 2015
Mike Wozniak’s probably best known for playing moustachioed misfit Brian in Channel 4’s sitcom Man Down.
Russell Hicks: Big Mouth Strikes Again
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 6th - 31st Aug 2015
American smart ass showcases the wit that got him described as ‘a mix between Jack Dee and Dennis Leary’ (BroadwayBaby.
Ben Russell: The Tokyo Hotel
- Review
- ★★★
- Catriona Scott
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Dome
- 19th Aug, 2015
This show begins with the sound of drums and then a dreadful storm and so gives its audience certain expectations of what is to come but, as Russell himself exclaims, “prepare yo…
The Underbelly Radio Shows
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly Med Quad
- 5th - 28th Aug 2015
FUBAR Radio and Underbelly present The Underbelly Radio Shows recorded live from 12:30pm each day at Ermintrude, Underbelly hosts a series of live radio broadcasts brought to you b…
The GYF Yorkshire Day Podcast with Robert Ross in Conversation with Mark Addy
- Review
- ★★★
- Louise Jones
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- White Rose Rotunda
- 2nd Aug, 2015
Before the podcast officially begins, we’re invited to watch a clip of Yorkshire born and bred actor Mark Addy in action.
The GYF Yorkshire Day Podcast with Tim Brooke-Taylor in conversation with Robert Ross
- Listing Comedy
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- White Rose Rotunda
- 1st Aug 2015
In the first Robert Ross Requests the Pleasure.
Sick in the Head: Judd Apatow in Conversation with Ira Glass
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- 92nd Street Y
- 16th Jun 2015
Host of This American Life Ira Glass sits down with comedian Judd Apatow, who has spent decades interviewing comedians about the craft of comedy.
Shows for Days
- Listing Theatre
- Off Broadway
- Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, Lincoln Center
- 31st May 2015
(previews start on Saturday; opens on June 29) Having just brought us Moss Hart’s entrancing “Act One,” Lincoln Center offers another piece of showbiz reminiscenc…
Evolving in Conversation
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Brighton Fringe
- Jubilee Library
- 30th May 2015
How can I change society? Libraries, South East Dance, New Writing South and Photoworks have been working with artists and communities from across Brighton and Hove to explore this…
Richard Lewis in Conversation with JB Smoove
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- 92nd Street Y
- 26th May 2015
Richard Lewis’s long-form, fury-driven stand-up has influenced scores of comedians over the last 40 years.
Mike Wozniak: One Man Dad Cat Band
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Theatre Box
- 22nd - 24th May 2015
Work in progress.
The Improverts - Exam Shows
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh
- Teviot Debating Hall, Teviot Row House
- 14th - 15th May 2015
The Improverts are back for two Exam Specials in the Teviot Debating Hall! A different combination of players will take to the stage each night for a round of high-class, high-ener…
The Colin Hoult Shows
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Theatre Box
- 7th - 25th May 2015
Star of ‘Derek’, ‘Being Human’ and ‘Carnival of Monsters’ returns to the Brighton Fringe with two entirely new shows: Sit on the Ledge and Jump Down to the Ground (7, 2…
Robert Macfarlane in Conversation with Andrew Tomlinson
- Listing Spoken Word
- Brighton Fringe
- Royal Pavilion
- 6th May 2015
The award-winning travel writer, Robert Macfarlane, will be discussing his work with Andrew Tomlinson, Executive Producer, Media Literacy, BBC Learning.
Contractions by Mike Bartlett
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Lantern @ ACT
- 3rd - 22nd May 2015
What kind of society are we now living in? The Apprentice may be the ‘job interview from hell’ but the polite sadism of the nameless female functionary in ‘Contractions’ gives us t…
Joe Foster & Mike Cox: JAM Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Lamb Comedy @ Nowhere Man
- 1st - 22nd May 2015
Joe Foster and Mike Cox team up again for another JAM Comedy! After a successful run in Edinburgh ‘13 and a short run in Camden ‘14, JAM Comedy returns offering the ultimate combin…
Wanda Sykes in Conversation with Judy Gold
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- 92nd Street Y
- 16th Feb 2015
Ms.
Jim Gaffigan in Conversation With Judy Gold
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- 92nd Street Y
- 27th Jan 2015
Ms.
The Improverts - London Shows
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
- The Hen & Chickens Theatre Bar
- 9th - 10th Jan 2015
Always Different, Always Funny! After a sell out run at Edinburgh Fringe 14 and comedy residents during term time Edinburgh University, The Improverts are performing two shows in L…
“The Simpsons” Backstage Tour with Mike Reiss
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- Peoples Improv Theater
- 8th Jan 2015
Mr.
Mike OBrien: 45 Minutes of Things
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- Upright Citizens Brigade Theater
- 2nd Jan 2015
This writer for “Saturday Night Live” performs a show of stand-up, sketch, short stories and silly experimentation.
Andy Borowitz in Conversation with Soledad OBrien
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- 92nd Street Y
- 10th Dec 2014
One of the country’s finest satirists, Mr. Borowitz joins Ms. O’Brien for a retrospective of the biggest news stories of 2014.
Nightmare Under The Stairs by Mike Fox
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- THE LONDON THEATRE - New Cross
- 28th - 29th Oct 2014
This funny and scary pantomime for kids and adults will have you laughing loud and singing along with all the songs. Come Dressed for Halloween.
Comedy, Conversation and Controversy
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- 92nd Street Y
- 8th Sep 2014
Lizz Winstead, Lewis Black and Kate Clinton meet for a night of comedy, and they’ll also chat about the intersection of humor and politics.
Mike Birbiglia: Thank God For Jokes
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- Howard Gilman Opera House, Brooklyn Academy of Music
- 5th Sep 2014
Mr.
Russell Kane: Smallness
- Review
- ★★★
- Dave House
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Bristo Square
- 31st Aug, 2014
He’s not Nick Grimshaw! Russell Kane is a superstar entertainer who often gets confused for the Radio 1 DJ.
Mike Newall is Here All Week (Almost)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 19th - 23rd Aug 2014
After three previous Edinburgh shows and supporting Alun Cochrane on two UK Tours, Mike Newall performs an hour of stand up.
Musical Theatre: In Conversation With…
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 19th Aug 2014
The Fringe Society chats with musical theatre practitioners at the top of their game about making it in the business.
The Closure of Craig Solly: A Dark Monologue by Russell Kane
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Bristo Square
- 18th - 24th Aug 2014
You, the audience, become the friends and family of this psychotic gangster’s victims.
Mike Lawrence: The Gingerbeard Man
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club III & IV
- 12th Aug 2014
You’ll laugh, he’ll cry.
Mike Lawrence: The Gingerbeard Man
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club
- 11th Aug 2014
You’ll laugh, he’ll cry.
Acting: In Conversation with...
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 11th Aug 2014
The Fringe Society chats with actors at the top of their game.
Daniel Sloss – Really...?! Extra Shows
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Venue150@EICC
- 8th - 23rd Aug 2014
Due to massive demand, six extra, later, and quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man/half-Xbox.
Mike Whellans
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s
- 7th - 21st Aug 2014
AMC sell-out 2011, 2012, 2013! Winnner of Best Act, Mettman Blues Week 2008, Germany.
Russell Kane: The Kaneing Podcast
- Review
- ★★★★
- Hamish Hartnoll
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Checkpoint
- 8th Aug, 2014
Russell Kane sparks back into action with a new format, anchoring a podcast about various news stories from the last few days.
Comedy: In Conversation with...
- Review
- ★★★
- Cara Ballingall
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 7th Aug, 2014
Fringe Central provides a series of free seminars and workshops for fringe participants looking to learn more about the industry and further their skills.
Alastair Clark: Vote Russell Brand
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Cabaret Voltaire
- 2nd - 23rd Aug 2014
Famous comedian Russell Brand thinks you shouldn’t vote.
Mike Shephard: M*ther of All Parliaments
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys
- 2nd - 23rd Aug 2014
Having written for BBC Radio 4, NewsRevue and the award-winning TinCanPodcast, Mike takes on the baffling history of the Westminster parliament with wit, rage and twisted logic, ju…
Dan Nicholas' Conversation Garden
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- George Next Door
- 2nd - 24th Aug 2014
Dan Nicholas (shortlisted for the BBC New Comedy Award) hosts a chat show like no other, where he interviews you the audience.
Tony and Mike - The Country Owl and the City Squirrel
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 2nd Aug, 2014
It’s a rare show that can successfully entertain children of all ages.
Conversation at Night With a Despised Character
- Review
- ★★★
- Isla VT
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 6th Aug, 2014
In a totalitarian state, a writer of controversial literature is about to be killed by an executioner, and he’s expecting him.
Russell Hicks: Unprepared
- Review
- ★★★★
- Dave House
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Tron
- 7th Aug, 2014
You’ve got to have a bit of a thick skin to go to Russell Hicks: Unprepared.
Mike Belgrave's Krazy Komedy Show 4 Kidz
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 12th Aug, 2014
Mike Belgrave is a brave man.
Russell Grant: Strictly Edinburgh
- Review
- ★★★
- Alanta Colley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon
- 7th Aug, 2014
The stage is adorned with a pair of angel wings, a velvet couch and a large book covered in sparkles with ‘My Life’ adorned on the front.
Dave Callan: A Little Less Conversation
- Review
- ★★★★
- Emma Gibson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Roxy
- 9th Aug, 2014
If you fit into the overlappy bit of a Venn diagram of people who like dance, people who like comedy and people who like men who look a bit like Vikings, this show is for you.
Jojo Sutherland - In Conversation
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Hamish Hartnoll
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn
- 14th Aug, 2014
Jojo Sutherland has led a most extraordinary life and this set allows her to tell the story of how she has come to be standing on the stage in front of you.
Mike Lawrence
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- SubCulture: Arts Underground
- 26th Jun 2014
This bright, prolific young stand-up with a love of superheroes and comic books performs at SubCulture: Arts Underground.
Children's Shows and Workshops
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton Fringe
- Academy of Creative Training / The Old Market
- 31st May - 1st Jun 2014
A celebration of children and young people in the Performing Arts featuring theatre, literature, music and movement.
Mike Wozniak: Master of Disguise
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Burrow at The Warren
- 24th - 26th May 2014
New stand-up show being previewed ahead of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe by this Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee (2013), **** (Sunday Times), **** (Chortle), ***** (Daily Express), …
Music & Conversation with Caroline Lucas
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- Hove Town Hall
- 24th May 2014
Caroline Lucas, MP for Brighton Pavilion, reflects on the importance and value of music in her life with live illustrations from the Sussex Symphony Orchestra.
Maria Friedman & Adam Guettel - In Concert & In Conversation
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Ambassadors Theatre
- 20th - 21st May 2014
Ambassadors Theatre: 20th May 7pm.
The Greatest Shows on Earth
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 17th May 2014
A dress-up sing-along celebration of everyone’s favourite musicals.
Mike Sheer: Jerk in Progress
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hobgoblin
- 7th - 10th May 2014
Mike Sheer has taken his provocative and silly stand-up comedy show from Toronto to Australia, UK, US, and all over continental Europe.
The Colin Hoult Shows
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Burrow at The Warren
- 5th - 25th May 2014
Master character comedian and star of ‘Derek’ and ‘Being Human’ performs all his critically acclaimed, sell-out, weirdly wonderful comedy shows, fresh from his hit Radio 4 series.
Russell Howard
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- Highline Ballroom
- 2nd May 2014
Beloved for his bouncy energy and animated style, Mr.
The City of Conversation
- Listing Theatre
- Off Broadway
- Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, Lincoln Center
- 1st Apr 2014
(previews start on April 10; opens on May 5) The actress Jan Maxwell will invite audiences to dinner as she portrays Hester Ferris, a famed Washington hostess, in Anthony Giardina&…
A Conversation With My Father
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Fennemore
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2013
Hannah Nicklin is a remarkably unpretentious, simple, intelligent theatre-maker.
Mike Whellans
- Review
- ★★★
- Rebecca Brown
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Aug, 2012
Playing one musical instrument is a talent; playing three or four at once is jaw-dropping.
Mike Whellans
- Review
- ★★★★
- Lily Blacksell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2013
Clad in a collarless shirt and black leather waistcoat, Mike Whellans strode on stage and opened his set with ‘Cornbread, Peas and Black Molasses’, proceeding into a John Lee H…
Acting: In Conversation With...
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug 2013
The Fringe Society chats with actors at the top of their game.
Why Let Death Get in the Way of a Good Conversation?
- Listing Events / Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th - 10th Aug 2013
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.
Alasdair Gray in Conversation with Jonty Claypole
- Review
- ★★★★
- Lene Korseberg
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2013
Alasdair Gray, the infamous Scottish writer, is perhaps best known for his epic first novel Lanark, which was described as ‘one of the landmarks of 20th-century fiction’ by the Gua…
Daniel Sloss - Stand-Up (Extra Shows!)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th - 24th Aug 2013
Due to massive demand six extra, later, quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man, half-Xbox.
Russell Kane: Smallness
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th - 22nd Aug 2013
What is it with us and smallness? The Brits love it - being tiny but fierce.
Fringe Comedy Academy: In Conversation With...
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 6th Aug 2013
The Fringe Society chats with comedians at the top of their game.
BiDiNG TiME - Various Shows
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th - 24th Aug 2013
International experiment sharing a story about a woman called Thyme, with local interpretations.
The Horne Section Live in a Cow - Extra Shows
- Listing Comedy / Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd - 24th Aug 2013
Rolling into Edinburgh with a brand new barnstorming show, The Horne Section will yet again provide the festival’s best musical mayhem.
Mike Wozniak - Take The Hit
- Review
- ★★★
- Sam Bradley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st Aug, 2013
Mike Wozniak seems too nice to make a good job of murdering his mother-in-law, even though he seems to fantasize about it a hell of a lot during his show Take the Hit.
Iain Stirling: At Home - Extra Shows
- Listing Comedy / Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 23rd Aug 2013
Having bought a house with his girlfriend the Edinburgh-born comic explores how a decision that comes from a place of love can lead to such fear and uncertainty.
Mike Newall: Six Weddings
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
Mike attended six weddings in eight months and applies what he’s learnt from an expensive and emotional year to his own hopes and fears of settling down.
Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells 'For Two'
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Carys Evans
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st Aug, 2013
Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Aidan Roberts announced ‘And… tubular bells!’ A sudden burst of light brought the bells into view, like a heavenly apparition.
Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells For Two
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Larry Bartleet
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 6th Aug, 2012
Mike Oldfield’s critically and commercially successful prog-rock album ‘Tubular Bells’ has been lovingly recreated by Daniel Holdsworth and Aidan Roberts as a live, two-man perform…
Andy and Mike's... Tick Tock Time Machine
- Review
- ★★★★
- Allana Isaacs
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 6th Aug, 2012
Andy Day, of Cbeebies fame, and Mike James deserve a standing ovation for their efforts to save parents from having to entertain their children on a rainy Sunday morning in Edinbur…
Clive James in Conversation
- Review
- ★★★★
- Luke Sharp
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 23rd Aug, 2008
The title here is very much self-explanatory.
The Big Bite-Size Breakfast /Matinee Shows
- Review
- ★★★★
- Pete Shaw
- Brighton Fringe
- 3rd May, 2009
The concept of Bite Size is a perfectly simple, yet novel one, and the clue really is in the title.
Mary - A Musical Play
- Review
- ★
- Mike Wilkinson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 14th Aug, 2012
There could be an incredible musical story in the tragic rise and fall of Mary, Queen of Scots, leading from her ascension to the throne to her eventual abdication, imprisonment fo…
Daniel Sloss - Extra Shows!
- Review
- ★★★★
- Frankie Goodway
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2012
Daniel Sloss delivers a supposedly darker, meaner show in his later slot but most of his material is relatively clean, geared towards an audience who can laugh at him as well as wi…
Russell Kane: Manscaping
- Review
- ★★★★
- Adam Lebovits
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 22nd Aug, 2011
After winning last year’s Edinburgh Comedy Award, Russell Kane’s marriage fell apart, he had a breakdown, and didn’t perform for a considerable part of the year.
Caimh McDonnell: The Art of Conversation
- Review
- ★★★★
- Ed Nightingale
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2012
Caimh McDonnell’s (pronounced ‘Queeve’) opening gambit is a book of ice breaking questions, which provides the initial inspiration for his routine.
Russell Howard: Wandering
- Review
- ★★★★
- Kathryn Mack
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2006
Russell Howard has been playing to packed houses down at the Pleasance Courtyard with his show Wandering.
Mike Keat: The Lyin' Bitch and The Wardrobe
- Review
- ★★★★
- Ed Cripps
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2010
If you were to cross the endearing double-act surrealism of Reeves and Mortimer and Napoleon Dynamite with the protean character comedy of Marc Wootton and Chris Lilley and infuse …
James Christopher: Bring Me the Head of Russell Kane - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Anna Cory
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2012
James Christopher’s tactic of combining the show titles of award-winning comedians seems a strange choice.
The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs by Mike Daisey
- Review
- ★★★★
- Christie Rolley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2012
The reputation of Steve Jobs, Apple and all its associates precedes this show.
Fairy Liquid And The Burst Bubble ... And Other Science Shows
- Review
- ★★★★
- Kathryn Mack
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th Aug, 2009
Science Shows for Schools have take three of their popular science presentations for schools and turned them into a 50 minute production for children at the Zoo Aviary.
The Template for Lack of Conversation
- Review
- ★★★★
- Mark Gregory
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th Aug, 2012
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…
The Red Bus Puppet Shows
- Review
- ★★★
- Kai Sedgwick
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2012
It’s a beautiful day at the Fringe and I’m sat on the top deck of a red bus in the Meadows.
Mike Sheer: Jerk In Progress
- Review
- ★★
- Carrie Rian Johnson
- Camden Fringe
- 4th Aug, 2012
From the moment Mike Sheer appeared it was clear we were in for an energetic show.
Dan Nightingale: The 11 and a 1/2 Ill-conceived Edinburgh Shows of Dan Nightingale
- Review
- ★★★★
- Wayne Cleworth
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 6th Aug, 2012
A show about shows is not the most original idea there has ever been but Dan Nightingale’s ‘what might have been?’ take on performing in this year’s Edinburgh Fringe provid…
Fliss Russell - Life is Fliss
- Review
- ★★★★
- Nina Seale
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2012
There once was a skinny redhead who wanted to sing in Les Miserables.
A Conversation with Carmel
- Review
- ★★★
- Tom Moyser
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 22nd Aug, 2011
A Conversation with Carmel is a dialogue of artistic fusion with a lot to say, and far too many ways of saying it.
Russell Kane: Posturing Delivery
- Review
- ★★★★
- Joanna Alpern
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2012
Through Kane’s discussion of procreation, something great is indeed born, and that is great comedy.
Five outstanding EdFringe shows scoop a Broadway Baby Bobby in 2023
- Feature
- Pete Shaw
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Aug, 2023
A coveted Bobby has been presented to five shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year.
Money Talks: In Conversation With Alison Spittle, Lane Kwederis and Mary O'Connell
- Feature
- Isabella Thompson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Jul, 2023
We all have a funny relationship with money, and Alison Spittle, Lane Kwederis and Mary O’Connell are no exception.
4 Family Friendly Shows in Brighton This Half Term
- Feature
- Elanor Parker
- Brighton
- 16th Feb, 2019
Ditch the messy arts and crafts this half-term and entertain your little darlings with the best live family friendly performances Brighton and Hove have to offer instead.
5 Brighton Shows To Entertain You This Christmas
- Feature
- Elanor Parker
- Brighton
- 11th Dec, 2018
It’s the most wonderful time of the year (apart from Brighton Fringe, of course) and there are plenty of delightful performances to entertain you this winter.
5 Brighton HorrorFest Shows To Sink Your Teeth Into This October
- Feature
- Elanor Parker
- Brighton
- 17th Oct, 2018
Welcome to our top 5 picks from the third year of Brighton HorrorFest, the spooktacular celebration from Sweet of all things that go bump in the night.
Black Friday Deals on West End Shows
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- West End
- 23rd Nov, 2017
All this week we've got some fantastic offers on your favourite West End shows. Check back daily for the latest offers.
Edinburgh Barstar of the Day: Briar Russell
- Feature
- Richard Beck
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2017
Hidden away in the Old Town on Advocates Close you'll find The Devil's Advocate, and if you're lucky today's Edinburgh Barstar will also be on shift.
Eight shows heading to Brighton Fringe with the support of Greenwich Theatre
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- Brighton Fringe
- 27th Apr, 2017
Greenwich Theatre is set to have an unprecedented profile at this year’s Brighton Fringe, with no less than eight productions heading for The Warren either co-produced or support...
Brighton Fringe: 10 Shows to Book Before They Sell-Out
- Feature
- Nicholas Abrams
- Brighton Fringe
- 11th Apr, 2017
With Easter on the horizon it’s time to turn attention to Brighton Fringe with a look at some shows that are likely to sell out. Book early – you have been warned.
Russell Maliphant Company to restage classic and early pieces
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- London Fringe
- 2nd Feb, 2017
Internationally acclaimed choreographer Russell Maliphant has today announced the programme for maliphantworks, featuring world-renowned collaborators and works spanning his hugely...
Unmissable shows at Brighton Fringe this year
- Feature
- Nicholas Abrams
- Brighton Fringe
- 7th Mar, 2016
Brighton Fringe has officially launched.
Five Christmas Shows You Shouldn’t Miss In London This Year
- Feature
- Pete Shaw
- London Fringe
- 20th Dec, 2015
Christmas is the one time of year you can drag your non-theatre-going friends to the theatre.
The Poets are Coming: Mike Galsworthy
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Jul, 2015
Scientist Mike Galsworthy is doing something rather different at Clerk's Bar this Fringe...
The Mike Belgrave Three Minute Interview
- Feature
- Pete Shaw
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st Jul, 2014
Never work with children, they say, but comedian Mike Belgrave is back in Edinburgh with a show packed with the sort of mayhem kids adore.
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