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

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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

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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

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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.

After the Silence

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Edinburgh International Festival
The Studio
21st - 24th Aug 2024

UK PREMIERE Director Christiane Jatahy fuses the qualities of cinema and theatre to explore structural racism and the legacy of slavery in her native Brazil.

Attila the Stockbroker: 14 Days, 14 Completely Different Shows

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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

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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

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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

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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.

Jessica Fostekew: Mettle

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West End
Leicester Square Theatre
21st Jun 2024

Jess Fostekew's son’s joined a cult AND her cat’s learnt to talk – but despite all that she’s fine, actually.

Jessica Fostekew: Mettle

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West End
Leicester Square Theatre
21st Jun 2024

Jess Fostekew's son’s joined a cult AND her cat’s learnt to talk – but despite all that she’s fine, actually.

Jessica Kirson

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West End
Leicester Square Theatre
27th Apr 2024

Jessica Kirson is a powerhouse on stage.

Jessica Kirson

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West End
Leicester Square Theatre
27th - 28th Apr 2024

Jessica Kirson is a powerhouse on stage.

An Afternoon with Anton Du Beke and Friends

An Afternoon with Anton Du Beke and Friends, and what an afternoon; Du Beke gives a hilarious and dazzling show filled with humour, dance and song.

I'm Muslamic – Don't Panik

Bobak dances, clowns and flings himself about the stage for an hour as he tells the audience about his Iranian heritage and growing up in Bristol in the 90s where Islamophobia and …

Vocal Vengeance: A Murder on the Stage Floor

Steelworks A Cappella group presents a murder mystery, Vocal Vengeance, which is like an musical version of Cluedo.

Tandava

Tandava – the cosmic dance of Shiva – symbolising time; existence; non-existence and so much more.

Líam Rudden’s Silence in Court

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Edinburgh Fringe
Stables Pavilion, Musselburgh Links
16th - 17th Aug 2023

Lunchtime theatre is back! Guilty or not guilty? You decide! Charles Brand, a minister’s son, is charged with the rape of Jennifer Lyons.

Bird

Relating the most horrible experience a woman can go through portrayed in the most beautiful form, Amina Khayyam Dance Company return to the Fringe with a stage version sequel to t…

Reuben Kaye: The Butch is Back

“If you like dick and hate tories this is the show for you” – Reuben Kaye 2023I was gagged from start to finish, Reuben Kaye is one of the best performers I have seen at this…

2020 The Musical

2020 the musical follows main characters Emily Goodhand and Adam Pictor, two musical theatre performers who have faced a lot of rejection, finally get their big break in a show tha…

A Chorus Line

A Chorus Line - and what a chorus line! I was wowed by this performance of A Chorus Line presented by the Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group.

Losing the Plot

Losing The Plot is a new queer jukebox musical comedy, jam-packed with top hits from the 70s and 80s, Originally performed in Manchester and has now come to the Fringe this year.

Paul Black: Nostalgia

Social media star Paul Black returns to the Fringe this year with his new stand-up show, Nostalgia, a look back into his childhood as a gay wee boy growing up in Glasgow as the son…

Siblings and Family Friends

These girls are batshit crazy and I love it.

Bob Marley – How Reggae Changed the World

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★★★★★
Jessica Leanne
Edinburgh Fringe
The A Club at the Merchants Hall / ZOO Playground
8th Aug, 2023

Bob Marley – How Reggae Changed the World is a show that is not only thought-provoking but stirs emotion too.

The Whitney Houston Story

Cleopatra Higgins gives a fierce performance in The Whitney Houston Story, along with her band, Higgins sings Whitney Houston’s most recognisable hits while exploring Whitney Hou…

Flamenco Fiesta

Alba Flamenca presents Flamenco Fiesta, a fierce dancer and amazing musicians team up to bring Spanish flare to Edinburgh’s Southside.

Jessica Aszkenasy: Bus Stop (work-in-progress) (45 minutes) (plus support) (funny ha, ha)

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Camden Fringe
Camden Comedy Club
3rd - 6th Aug 2023

After a sold-out run at London’s VAULT Festival earlier this year, Jessica Aszkenasy is bringing her show to Camden Fringe.

Sunshine on Leith

Using the back catalogue of The Proclaimers, this jukebox musical follows Davy (Lewis Kerr) and Ally (Kerr McKinley) as they navigate life after serving in the army.

24 Shows in 24 days: Live at the Big Cave

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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.

Jessica Aszkenasy: Bus Stop (work-in-progress) (45 minutes) (plus support) (funny ha, ha)

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Camden Fringe
Camden Comedy Club
3rd - 6th Aug 2023

After a sold-out run at London’s VAULT Festival earlier this year, Jessica Aszkenasy is bringing her show to Camden Fringe.

After The Act (A Section 28 Musical)

After The Act (A Section 28 Musical) is an eye-opening performance about Section 28 a series of laws introduced to the UK in the 1980s that prohibited the “promotion of homosexua…

The Black Blues Brothers

An acrobatic spoof of the movie The Blues Brothers, with plenty of flips and stunts weaved in alongside some clowning.

Havana Street Party

The vibes of a Havana street party brought to McEwan Hall, this dance troupe from Havana, Cuba are simply stellar, with styles such as street dance, salsa, rumba, afro and contempo…

Josh Weller: Age Against The Machine

I’ve never laughed so much at a someone else’s shortcomings in my life.

Knock, Knock

Four TikTok comedy stars try their hand at stand up comedy this year at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, hosted by Coco Sarel and stars Steven Mckell, Ayamé Ponder and Henry Rowley.

Mamoun Elagab: Why I Love White People

Comedian Mamoun Elagab will not kiss your ass.

Cam Gavinski: Bonheur

Cam Gavinski: Bonheur has been the strangest thing I’ve seen so far at the Fringe.

Simon David: Dead Dad Show

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

Jessica Aszkenasy and Katie Norris: Hooters!!!

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Brighton Fringe
Presuming Ed’s
3rd - 4th Jun 2023

A smoking hot bill of stand-up from Jessica Aszkenasy and Katie Norris.

Jessica Aszkenasy and Katie Norris: Hooters!!!

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Brighton Fringe
Presuming Ed’s
3rd - 4th Jun 2023

A smoking hot bill of stand-up from Jessica Aszkenasy and Katie Norris.

Jessica Aszkenasy: Bus Stop (work-in-progress) (45 minutes) (plus support) (funny ha, ha)

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Brighton Fringe
The Snug
27th May - 3rd Jun 2023

After a sold-out run at London’s VAULT Festival, Jess is bringing her show to Brighton Fringe.

Jessica Aszkenasy: Bus Stop (work-in-progress) (45 minutes) (funny ha, ha)

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Brighton Fringe
The Snug
27th May - 3rd Jun 2023

After a sold-out run at London’s VAULT Festival, Jess is bringing her show to Brighton Fringe.

My Silence Gives Consent

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London Fringe
The Lion And Unicorn
11th - 15th Apr 2023

In the space of a minute, a man waits for a response to his text from a female friend after having parted company at the end of a night out.

The Awkward Silence's Big Break

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Vault Festival
Crypt
21st - 22nd Feb 2023

Louis Voler wants his dad, Mike, out of his life – which is difficult as Mike’s just got them sent to jail.

Jessica Aszkenasy: Bus stop (work-in-progress)

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Vault Festival
The Basement at Vaulty Towers
25th Jan - 16th Mar 2023

Why does one become obsessed with Taylor Swift at 30 when one loved Sting at 8? (years old, not AM) Can one shit on a bus and also maintain a healthy romantic relationship? WHY ARE…

The Silence of Snow: The Life of Patrick Hamilton

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London Fringe
The Bridge House Theatre
22nd - 26th Nov 2022

Following Quentin Crisp: Naked Hope, Mark Farrelly returns with his riveting, kinetic solo show portraying one of the great English writers of the inter-war years.

Jessica Fostekew: Wench

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West End
Leicester Square Theatre
30th Oct 2022

A show about sexy things (awkward), private things (oh no) and a woman trying to sit on the face of time to keep it still (hot, right?).

Jessica Fostekew: Wench

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UK Regional & Tours
Royal Court Liverpool
17th Sep 2022

A show about sexy things (awkward), private things (oh no) and a woman trying to sit on the face of time to keep it still (hot, right?).

The Awkward Silence's Big Break

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Edinburgh Fringe
Gilded Balloon Teviot
3rd - 29th Aug 2022

Louis Voler wants his dad, Mike, out of his life – which is difficult as Mike’s just got them sent to jail.

Jessica Fostekew: Wench

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Edinburgh Fringe
Monkey Barrel Comedy
3rd - 28th Aug 2022

A new show about private things, public things and trying to wrap your big sexy arms around time to keep it still.

Sound Fountain ft. In the Absence of Silence // Evocation 5.0

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Brighton Fringe
Brighton Ki Centre
5th Jun 2022

Described as “exciting”, “innovative”, “imaginative” and “intriguing” by critics, two interactive kinaesthetic sound installations feature in this diverse selection of artwork site…

The Awkward Silence's Big Break

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Brighton Fringe
Laughing Horse @ The Walrus
28th May 2022

In prison, the only thing they can’t escape is each other.

The Awkward Silence's Big Break

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Brighton Fringe
Laughing Horse @ The Walrus
28th May 2022

In prison, the only thing they can’t escape is each other.

Music, Poetry and Silence for Healing at Greyfriars

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Edinburgh Fringe
Greyfriars Kirk
8th - 26th Aug 2021

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

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

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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)

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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)

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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.

The Power of Silence

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Edinburgh Fringe
Assembly Showcatcher (Online)
6th - 12th Aug 2021

She’s on her bed in her room staring at the ceiling.

The Power of Silence

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Edinburgh Fringe
Assembly Showcatcher (Online)
6th - 6th Aug 2021

She’s on her bed in her room staring at the ceiling.

Sherlock's Secret Challenge – The Puzzle Solving Game That Shows You The City

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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.

The Silence of Snow: The Life of Patrick Hamilton

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UK Regional & Tours
Multiple Venues
24th Jun - 9th Nov 2021

The Silence of Snow: The Life of Patrick Hamilton is a riveting, witty, kinetic solo show vividly portraying the life of one of the great English writers of the inter-war years.

Sara Segovia and Lachlan Werner are making shows (WORK IN PROGRESS)

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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)

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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)

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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.

Telling Stories Without Text with Jessica Rose McVay, 45North

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Online & Broadcast
A Company 6 Scots
17th - 30th Aug 2020

Tableaux.

Compañia Ana Morales - Without Permission, Songs for Silence

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West End
Sadler’s Wells
2nd Jul 2020

Emerging talent Ana Morales blends the traditional with the avant-garde in the innovative and emotive, Without Permission, Songs for Silence.

The Silence Of Snow: The Life Of Patrick Hamilton

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London Fringe
Greenwich Theatre
20th - 21st Feb 2020

Acclaimed actor Mark Farrelly presents his riveting, kinetic solo show portraying one of the great English writers of the inter-war years.

Scored in Silence

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Edinburgh Fringe
Greenside @ Nicolson Square
19th - 23rd Aug 2019

A striking, vibrating, digital solo sign-mime performance by Deaf dance artist, Chisato Minamimura, exploring for the first time in public the powerful perspectives of deaf hibakus…

Questions for Quiz Shows

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Edinburgh Fringe
Summerhall
17th Aug 2019

Cora is at the festival to see her ex-boyfriend perform.

The Hoovering Podcast Live with Jessica Fostekew

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Edinburgh Fringe
Monkey Barrel Comedy
13th - 14th Aug 2019

The podcast all about eating: live.

Silence in Court

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Edinburgh Fringe
Hill Street Theatre
2nd - 25th Aug 2019

A play, a pie and a drink are all included. But did the crime take place or not? A courtroom drama where you are the jury. Hear the evidence, you decide the outcome. A must-see.

Sentenced to Silence

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Camden Fringe
The Free Association’s Comedy Room
1st - 3rd Aug 2019

An explosive piece of new writing by poetic playwright Simon David.

Jessica Fostekew: Hench

Hench is an engaging exploration of female strength in its many forms.

The Cabinet of Madame Fanny Du Thé

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Edinburgh Fringe
Pleasance Courtyard
31st Jul - 26th Aug 2019

Tales of woe, tales of science, tales of curses, tales of defiance.

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

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Brighton Fringe
The Warren: The Blockhouse
20th - 21st May 2019

BA Theatre Arts at GBMet.

Jessica Fostekew: Power Bungalow (Work in Progress)

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Brighton Fringe
Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant
11th - 14th May 2019

Power Bungalow is a new show all about strength.

The Cabinet of Madame Fanny Du Thé

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Brighton Fringe
The Warren: Theatre Box
4th - 6th May 2019

One of The Guardian’s Best Shows at the Edinburgh Fringe 2018.

The Silence of Snow: The Life of Patrick Hamilton

Review
★★★★
Richard Beck
UK Regional & Tours
GUILD HALL / Stamford Arts Centre / The Brockley Jack Studio Theatre
18th Mar, 2019

Master of the monologue, Mark Farrelly, sits slumped forward in an upright chair shrouded in a white smock, whose back-ties make it resemble a cross between a straight jacket and a…

JESSICA | Dancing Queen

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Dublin
Smock Alley Theatre, 1662
28th Feb - 2nd Mar 2019

JESSICAIt's hard to get out Dancing QueenI'll choose happiness every damn time JESSICA - WENDY ALICE ROSE CO.

Silence – A storytelling from Rachel Rose Reid

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UK Regional & Tours
Arnolfini
16th Feb 2019

Listen to the “Queen of the New Wave of Storytellers” (BBC Radio 3), as she reclaims and reconfigures a lost Arthurian epic following a non-binary knight on a quest for equalit…

Blood Wedding

Some productions are enhanced when a director changes the contexts of a play.

A Show About Shows About Show Biz

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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…

Silence in the Archive

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Edinburgh Fringe
The Stand’s New Town Theatre
5th - 22nd Aug 2018

How dangerous is silence in the archive? Archivist Rachel Hosker (The University of Edinburgh) returns to the cabaret to explore the awkward and uncomfortable issue of silence in a…

The Show Between Shows Show

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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

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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.

Silence

Bandolier-clad gladiators on stilts rampage through the performance space, brandishing burning wheels and wreaking havoc on the lives of terrified refugees.

The Importance of Being Earnest as Performed by Three F*cking Queens and a Duck

Melbourne’s Out Cast Theatre company, using ‘bits of Mr Oscar Wilde’, as stated on the flyer, return a sort-of version of The Importance of Being Earnest to the Edinburgh Fri…

The Cabinet of Madame Fanny Du Thé

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Edinburgh Fringe
Laughing Horse @ The Mockingbird
2nd - 26th Aug 2018

Tales of woe, tales of science, tales of curses, tales of defiance.

Frank Foucault: Shoes

On the second floor of The Caves, in an arched, brick room with streamers cascading down either side, stands Frank.

Jessica Michelle Singleton: Codependent Arising

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Edinburgh Fringe
Laughing Horse @ The Mockingbird
2nd - 26th Aug 2018

Codependent Arising is an immersive theater experience revealing the deepest, weirdest parts of one comedian in her most vulnerable state.

A Musical History of 24 George St, Brighton - and Other Shows

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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.

EAST by Steven Berkoff

Berkoff's East is one of the most powerful examinations of the white working class culture in England.

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

Bringing us four short scenes, Puck’s Players – consisting of Bill Poulton, Phillip Lee and Aaron Thaddeus Lee – were able to exhibit outstanding versatility as performers, d…

Gauhar Jaan – The Datia Incident

Looking at a beautifully lit and visually enticing set on a traverse stage, this production of Gauhar Jaan - The Datia Incident looks very promising.

Beginning

Two desperately lonely people open up to each other at the end of a house warming party and eventually become a couple.

Side Shows

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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.

Knock Knock

This one hour solo performance was a truly mesmerising and moving experience.

Mother Courage And Her Children

Bertolt Brecht’s Mother Courage and Her Children is given a safe and very competent revival at The Southwark Playhouse.

Sustainable Shows: Emerging Trends

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Edinburgh Fringe
Fringe Central
23rd Aug 2017

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.

US Tour Booking For Small And Independent Shows

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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

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Edinburgh Fringe
Fringe Central
9th Aug 2017

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.

The Show Between Shows Show

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Edinburgh Fringe
52 Canoes (Grassmarket)
6th - 26th Aug 2017

New for 2017! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.

Madame Señorita: 25 Different Shows, Come Every Day!

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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.

Jessica Fostekew: The Silence of the Nans

There are comedians that are laugh out loud funny, every couple of minutes a big laugh; but the stuff in between is dead air and tumbleweed.

Five Kinds of Silence

This jump-cutting adaptation of Shelagh Stephenson’s drama following two generations of domestic abuse is a decent attempt at a school-level production.

Margaret Thatcher Queen of Game Shows

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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…

Bom-Bane's Musical History of 24 George St, Brighton & Other Shows

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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 …

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

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Brighton Fringe
The Warren: Studio 3
8th - 9th May 2017

“The true mystery of the world is the visible .

Jessica Fostekew: You Know What I Did Last Summer

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Brighton Fringe
Laughing Horse @ Caroline of Brunswick
7th - 21st May 2017

A brand-new show in preview from Jessica Fostekew.

The Shoreditch Improv Festival Sunday Funday Shows

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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…

The Silence at the Song's End

Beautiful, funny and completely moving, Really Good Stories’ production of The Silence at the Song’s End is one of the best pieces of theatre you’ll see this Fringe.

Five Kinds of Silence

It’s hard to imagine a more emotionally-gruelling hour of theatre: three women held prisoner by an abusive patriarch finally free themselves from his clutches by shooting him in …

Simon Lukacs Shows His Range

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Edinburgh Fringe
Laughing Horse @ Southside Social
15th - 23rd Aug 2016

Upstairs Downton and Petting Zoo (‘Improv supergroup’ TimeOut) star creates a staggering array of characters using his mouth, brain, hands and body.

Daniel Sloss: So? (Late Shows)

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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.

Margaret Thatcher Queen of Game Shows

Ding dong, the witch isn’t dead! And this time it’s definitely cause for celebration! After her previous success as an ‘international cabaret superstar’ Maggie is back in b…

Bob Slayer: 24 Hour Shows

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Edinburgh Fringe
Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus
4th - 29th Aug 2016

Bob drives his BlundaBus around Europe looking for adventures.

Jessica Fostekew: Monster in a Cardigan (Work In Progress)

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Brighton Fringe
Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant
8th - 15th May 2016

The early rumblings of a wonderful new show about fear, love and being frazzocked.

Valentines Shows

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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…

Buglisi Dance Theater: 9/11 Table of Silence Project”

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USA Regional & Tours
Josie Robertson Plaza, Lincoln Center
11th Sep 2015

For the fifth consecutive year, Ms.

Daniel Sloss: Dark: Extra Shows!

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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.

5 Kilo Sugar

Tik-sho-ret (‘communication’) Theatre Company have achieved their manifesto of giving a platform to Israeli and Jewish theatre.

Hamlet (A One Man Play)

Even the most seasoned audience member has to concentrate to grasp every line of a Shakespeare play.

I Would: A Hypothetical Sketch Show

This sketch show offers an hour of clean-cut and well-rehearsed comedy.

The Underbelly Radio Shows

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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…

Sleeping Trees: Mafia?/Western?

Western? is like watching your three little brothers playing Cowboys and Indians - with excellent band accompaniment, inventive slapstick and relentless wit.

Sex Rated G

Advertised as ‘A One-Woman Play With A Man In’, I had preconceptions about this show that involved transgender, cross-dressing, and insightful anecdotes about sexual orientatio…

Shows for Days

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Off Broadway
Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, Lincoln Center
31st May 2015

(previews start on Saturday; opens on June 29) Having just brought us Moss Hart’s entrancing “Act One,” Lincoln Center offers another piece of showbiz reminiscenc…

The Silence of Snow - The Life of Patrick Hamilton

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Brighton Fringe
The Rialto Theatre
21st - 31st May 2015

Visceral solo show on Sussex-born writer Patrick Hamilton, author of classic plays ‘Rope’ & ‘Gaslight’ and iconic novels including ‘Hangover Square’ and ‘The West Pier’.

The Improverts - Exam Shows

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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

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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…

Eerie Silence

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Brighton Fringe
Latest Music Bar
1st - 3rd May 2015

Have you ever been told to man up? Or be more ladylike? Our lives are shaped by the gender we identify with.

Paul Huang and Jessica Xylina Osborne

Lincoln Center’s popular Sunday Morning Coffee Concerts series offers rewarding, mostly younger artists in 60-minute programs starting at 11 a.

The Improverts - London Shows

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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…

Buglisi Dance Theater: Table of Silence Project 9/11

Listing
USA Regional & Tours
Revson Fountain, Josie Robertson Plaza, Lincoln Center
11th Sep 2014

Jacqulyn Buglisi’s “Table of Silence Project 9/11,” first presented on the 10th anniversary of the Sept.

Daniel Sloss – Really...?! Extra Shows

Listing
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.

The Evolution Will Be Televised

Kate Smurthwaite brings a wonderful hour of comedy mixed with a lovely science lesson to the Free Fringe, and is on every day at 8:20pm until the 23rd August.

Code of Silence

Listing
Off Broadway
Theater at St. Clement’s
2nd Aug 2014

(previews start on Aug.

The Silence of Snow: The Life of Patrick Hamilton

Mark Farrelly’s The Silence of Snow is a charming and funny, if not particularly deep, depiction of the life of Soho author Patrick Hamilton, best known for penning Rope and Hang…

Ricky and Dave - Gigglelos

Ricky and Dave – Gigglelos is a Free Fringe show and hour of light humour that relaxes you into laughing in a comfortable atmosphere.

And I and Silence

Listing
Off Broadway
Signature Center
31st Jul 2014

(previews start on Aug.

Silence in Court

The plot runs as follows.

Julian McCullough: Dream Girls

Dream Girls is a masterful collection of comedy mixed with surprisingly (even for McCullough) emotional moments that had the audience in awe.

Leith At War

Review
★★★
Jessica Innes
Edinburgh
Leith Hub
2nd Jul, 2014

Set in the midst of the Second World War as the planes start to fly over the skies of Britain, Leith At War brought a wave of nostalgia to the audience.

Children's Shows and Workshops

Listing
Brighton Fringe
Academy of Creative Training / The Old Market
31st May - 1st Jun 2014

A celebration of children and young people in the Performing Arts featuring theatre, literature, music and movement.

The Greatest Shows on Earth

Listing
Brighton Fringe
Brighton Spiegeltent
17th May 2014

A dress-up sing-along celebration of everyone’s favourite musicals.

The Colin Hoult Shows

Listing
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.

Daniel Sloss - Stand-Up (Extra Shows!)

Listing
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.

BiDiNG TiME - Various Shows

Listing
Edinburgh Fringe
5th - 24th Aug 2013

International experiment sharing a story about a woman called Thyme, with local interpretations.

The Silence of Friends

Listing
Edinburgh Fringe
5th - 8th Aug 2013

Magda is ill.

Jessica Fostekew: Moving

Review
★★★★
Adam Harwood
Edinburgh Fringe
8th Aug, 2013

The theme of moving house - especially a move that brings you into permanent residence with your partner and an opportunity to learn all their annoying habits - might strike many a…

The Horne Section Live in a Cow - Extra Shows

Listing
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.

Silence in Court

Review
★★★★
Brett Herriot
Edinburgh Fringe
17th Aug, 2013

There is no greater theatrical performance, some say, than that which goes on in the courts throughout Great Britain, although the system differs north and south of the border, it�…

Silence in Court

Listing
Edinburgh Fringe
2nd - 25th Aug 2013

Jennifer Lyons claims rape.

Chris Mayo's Identity Crisis

We’ve all had our fair share of embarrassing moments, and at The Brunswick Chris Mayo, complete with a projection of various photos, is happy enough to share some of his most gut…

Iain Stirling: At Home - Extra Shows

Listing
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.

Breaking the Silence

Review
★★
Joe Talbot
Edinburgh Fringe
14th Aug, 2013

Breaking the Silence follows the story of a Jewish grandmother, mother and daughter.

Misterioso A Journey Into the Silence of Thelonious Monk

Jazz is a study of madness, perhaps.

Song of the Seagull

Review
★★★
Jessica Lambert
London Fringe
16th Mar, 2012

A musical drama inspired by Chekhov? It’s a concept that inspires more of an ‘oh’ than an ‘oh my, where can I get a ticket?’ Visions of passionate speeches interrupted by…

No Picnic

Review
★★
Jessica Lambert
London Fringe
23rd Mar, 2012

Don’t go down to the woods today.

Bug by Tracy Letts

When a lonely, alcoholic, substance abuser takes in an AWOL soldier into her home, and inevitably into her heart, I think everyone’s alarm bells start ringing, don’t they? This…

What Would Helen Mirren Do?

It’s unusual for a play to make you smile before you’ve even reached your seat.

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.

Jessica Fostekew: Brave New Word

Review
★★★
Helene Cloete
Edinburgh Fringe
13th Aug, 2012

Jessica Fostekew is in love with words.

Daniel Sloss - Extra Shows!

Daniel Sloss delivers a supposedly darker, meaner show in his later slot but most of his material is relatively clean, geared towards an audience who can laugh at him as well as wi…

a moment of suitable silence

Three women are outside on the subterranean patio.

Award-Winning Comedian Nik Coppin

Review
★★
Jessica Osborne Lax
Brighton Fringe
11th May, 2012

When you see ‘Award-Winning’ in front of a comedy act, you tend to sit up and expect something pretty good.

Jessica Pidsley's I Can Make You Thin(k)

Review
★★
Julia Oliphant
Edinburgh Fringe
18th Aug, 2012

Jessica Pidsley has given herself a challenge, one that she hopes will help her audience to change their attitudes towards their body.

Acting Funny

Remember ‘Whose Line is it Anyway’ and ‘Give Us a Clue’? Well this improvisational theatre workshop adopts that fun and spontaneous attitude to try and create different pie…

The Silent Movie Experience

Following the success of The Artist in 2011, the silent movie has had a new burst of interest amongst today’s audience.

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Review
★★★★
Jessica King
Edinburgh Fringe
21st Aug, 2007

I must confess to having felt more than a little embarrassed at turning up at a childrens show in the middle of the day; we had a heated debate in the queue on the way in as to w…

Dracula

This new adaptation of Dracula plays slightly with the order of the original; the voluptuous vampire orgies of Dracula’s castle take place in the second half as opposed to the firs…

This is an insult to Beckett and Fo

Review
★★★★
Jessica King
Edinburgh Fringe
15th Aug, 2007

Be prepared, the caption warns, to laugh and cry, probably at the same time! This is unfairly self-deprecating; I felt both shows were well-performed, with considerable ent…

ASBO! The Musical

Review
★★★
Jessica King
Edinburgh Fringe
13th Aug, 2007

A stellar performance from an all-singing, all-dancing cast of miscreants and their formidable opponents from the local neighbourhood watch, Asbo: the Musical is the story of Darre…

Truant TV

Review
★★★
Jessica King
Edinburgh Fringe
13th Aug, 2007

Do you remember the days of yore? Of gum detentions, boredom pure? Deep in the Smirnoff Underbelly, a group of Scottish students are putting on a play in memory of those school day…

Sordid Lives

Review
★★★★
Jessica King
Edinburgh Fringe
13th Aug, 2007

Sordid Lives is the story of the overwhelming weirdness of small-town American life and the empowerment of its women, through the discovery of pink sequins and two-barrelled shotgu…

Mace & Burton Present... Rom Com Con

Review
★★
Jessica Osborne Lax
Brighton Fringe
13th May, 2013

So we all know the premise for a rom com: girl meets boy, some sort of complication, girl and boy fall in love.

A Few Man Fridays

Review
★★★★
Jessica Lambert
London Fringe
21st Feb, 2012

In 1966 the American government wanted to build a military base in the Indian Ocean.

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.

Funny Women Brighton Nights

One problem that I find with comedy is making sure that everyone’s tastes are catered to.

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.

Calling for Silence

Review
★
Louisa-Claire Dunnigan
Edinburgh Fringe
27th Aug, 2010

I have never been the sole member of an audience before.

Killers by Glenn Chandler

Ian Brady.

Tunnel

In response to the Arab Spring, Tunnel is one of four plays to come out of Sandpit Arts’ first annual playwriting competition, Bulbul.

Abyssinians

This roots harmony vocals trio are pretty much reggae royalty, although for many people today their name, The Abyssinians, would not ring a bell.

The Modernists by Jeff Noon

Living in Brighton you occasionally hear the Mods mentioned, in particular regarding the fights on Brighton beach with the Rockers.

Dan Nightingale: The 11 and a 1/2 Ill-conceived Edinburgh Shows of Dan Nightingale

A show about shows is not the most original idea there has ever been but Dan Nightingale’s ‘what might have been?’ take on performing in this year’s Edinburgh Fringe provid…

Wee Andy

Set in Glasgow, this hard-hitting play speaks out about community violence and gang mentality based on director Paddy Cunneen’s own experiences whilst working in Edinburgh.

Jessica Ransom: Unsung Heroes

Review
★★★
Emily Priestnall
Edinburgh Fringe
28th Aug, 2011

Jessica Ransom hits the Fringe with an excellent idea that could be amazing but isn’t quite there yet.

Five outstanding EdFringe shows scoop a Broadway Baby Bobby in 2023

Feature
Pete Shaw
Edinburgh Fringe
25th Aug, 2023

A coveted Bobby has been presented to five shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year.

4 Family Friendly Shows in Brighton This Half Term

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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

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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

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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

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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.

Comedian Sarah Kendall on the Power of Storytelling, Silence and Cartwheels

Feature
Chris Quilietti
Edinburgh Fringe
23rd Aug, 2017

In Sarah Kendall: One-Seventeen, Fringe stalwart Sarah Kendall breaks down what we mean when we talk about good and bad luck.

Eight shows heading to Brighton Fringe with the support of Greenwich Theatre

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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

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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.