Making its ENO premiere, this critically acclaimed modern opera set 500 years ago tells the story that still resonates today.
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
One voice, one guitar – Fringe sell-out award winner Gus Boyd returns to AMC (the scene of his earlier award-winning shows).
After sell-out shows at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, Gus Boyd returns to the touring circuit with a new show performing again, totally live, Police and Stin…
New York Times Critic’s Pick (2024).
Who saw the Queen’s Bahookie? Which castle had an annual rent of one red rose? Which maiden was most feared by Scottish aristocrats? Which job is worse – turnbrochie or pigeon-…
Each summer, young Jamie comes to the same spot on the same beach and speaks with a mysterious figure – the king of a magical realm far, far away.
Well, hello there, Mary Queen of Scots and Bonnie Prince Charlie! With award-winning author, storyteller and drama teacher Barbara Henderson, the Stuarts leap from the page in this…
An art class with a difference! We host life-drawing sessions with drag queens as models, so it’s essentially half-art class and half-drag show.
Anna Lou is back in her wine bar to talk wine and let you in on her darkest secrets.
Queer northern comedians Mary Cross, Jack Horsefield and Jane Postlethwaite bring you a hilarious three-way split bill of stand-up comedy.
Returning to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Czech fusion guitarist and composer Honza Kourimsky blends the music of Eric Clapton with high-energy jazz, funk and soul.
Get ready for mischief with this campatious event fuelled by three delicious wines, low tone, a scrumptious pairing and a big fat singalong.
The Spatz Trio return with part two of their award-winning tribute. Hit songs, and the wonderful stories behind them. Musically polished, fascinating, nostalgic.
Returning to the Jazz Bar for the sixth year, Scottish acoustic guitar and double-bass duo Malt and Rye will be playing classic blues and roots songs from the last 100 years.
Following successful shows in 2021, 2022 and 2023, Scottish blues singer/guitarist Derek Smith (Main Street Blues) returns to the Jazz Bar to perform his new show of authentic, up-…
Performance poet/musician Attila the Stockbroker has been writing and performing since 1980: 4,000 or so gigs in 25 countries so far.
Meet the most famous girl group of all time.
A coincidence or an act of a god? Are the children who created a god as a game truly responsible for the unexplained events unfolding around them? Ten years after their last plea, …
Dining, drinks and drag queens. Expect unruly antics while the queens serve charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent!
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…
Sarah Borges plays an acoustic set of all the great Lady Gaga songs, accompanying herself on the piano and guitar.
Sausages, songs, smut and shoulder pads. Breakfast as you’ve always wanted it – drag queens, cocktails and mimosas, adults only.
Journey through these two remarkable intertwined careers.
Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who is the evilest of them all? Well come find out for yourself in The Hairy Godmothers’ new sinful sequel.
Jack is a 29-year-old Kindergarten teacher and a hopeless romantic.
The BAFTA-winning star of Scot Squad and cult classic Absolutely, returns to the Fringe as Scotland’s favourite cop.
A laugh-filled journey about finding every group you belong to insufferable.
You think you know the story of Mary, Queen of Scots? Think again.
‘It was my nemesis, I hated Croydon with a real vengeance.
Ring-a-ding-ding, you’ve got the King! Master of the crowd and slave to the laugh, Kyle Legacy is back with more riffs and less hair.
Ventriloquist Queen: a true African Queen.
Celebrate the arrival of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in style at Valvona & Crolla with this relaxed tasting of delicious Italian sparkling wines, tutored by Francesco Cardina…
The tales of the dragons are special for many reasons.
The only Empress Queen, a model for the modern monarchy, Victoria is a prism through which the entire Crown can be seen.
Take a magic carpet ride into an enchanted castle of adult fantasies and fairy tale follies.
Drag comedy superstars Angela Bra – Best Comedy Show nominee at the 2023 Buxton Fringe – and Aunty Ginger – ‘Utterly outrageous and hilariously entertaining’ **** (NorthWestE…
Start your day off with a split hour of stand-up from two award-entering comedians! Jack’s from Blackpool, Jimmy’s from Liverpool.
Attention, Swifties! Join Blaze, Rujazzle and Rozie Cheeks as we take you on a journey through the eras of Taylor Swift.
Comedians Sweeney Preston and Ethan Cavanagh guide you through tasting five wines and at least five jokes.
Enter the captivating world of That’s Drag Bingo, a 60-minute fusion of bingo and high-energy drag performance.
Carpet-fitter turned comedian Jack Skipper delivers his debut stand-up hour with a show about how he went from a tradesman with no qualifications to a full-time comedian (with no q…
Abby awoke in hospital after a late miscarriage and, high on anaesthesia, decided to become a comedian.
Who’s your go to? Your ride or die? Your best friend? Your mum? Not David.
Enter the flamboyant depths of a Victorian Music Hall… When Albert Baggley, the founder of The Queen’s Head, mysteriously disappears, two burlesque numbers, devastated dames, a g…
The Guardian’s Top 50 shows to see! Jillian is back at the Fringe with her yoga mat and blender after a hit premiere at last year’s Fringe and subsequent sell-out runs in New York …
Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of The Lion King with this Film in Concert spectacular.
DRAG BINGO AT THE BRIDGE HOUSE!!Get your dobbers out because THAT GIRL is ready to show you her balls!! Bingo balls! And they drop at 8!Get ready for a night of Bingo, live vocal…
One King. One Kingdom. And literally no time to rule. Based on historical events, House of the Onion debuts the untold story of the world’s shortest reigning monarch.
Better get your tickets quick because this is going to be one big hit once word gets around.
Tina, The Queen of Rhythm brings you a showcase of Tina Turner’s incredible vocal journey from the early 1960s to the greatest hits of her solo career.
King John - Terrible King, Even Worse Play? Well, that’s not the view of Rendered Retina theatre company who, in their own words, have cut two hours, added plenty of songs, and t…
An hour of great stand up.
DRAG BINGO AT THE BRIDGE HOUSE!!Get your dobbers out because THAT GIRL is ready to show you her balls!! Bingo balls! And they drop at 8!Get ready for a night of Bingo, live vocal…
“I’ve always had a passion for stand-up comedy, and I’m thrilled to be gearing up for my first solo show.
The award-winning DoDo DRAMATICS returns with its newest Iron Age adventure.
Out of the swirling maelstrom he steps, his sword of jokes, his shield of whimsy and his armour made of a third amusing thing.
Out of the swirling maelstrom he steps, his sword of jokes, his shield of whimsy and his armour made of a third amusing thing.
From the creators of Dizney in Drag comes Villains: A Dizney in Drag Parody.
In the aftermath of an attack which puts her best friend in a coma, a teenage girl learns to cope with the help of the ghost of Lady Jane Grey.
Get Ready For BOG OFF - The Tracy Beaker Drag Cabaret! Elaine, Jenny and Duke have popped out for some garden supplies - this can only mean the Dumping Ground is now free for a one…
Do you ever experience the feeling of missing out? Brighton Fringe makes you confused – where to go, what to choose with so many options? Other people might be having more fun? S…
Affectionate musical comedy tribute to the world’s longest-serving monarch - a thoroughly modern, fully empowered female role model who headed up a country & united a commonwealt…
We host life-drawing sessions with drag queens as models, so it’s essentially half art class and half drag show.
Before Tom Cruise, Cary Grant or Clark Gable, Douglas Fairbanks was the King Of Hollywood! Now virtually forgotten, Doug was a remarkable actor and gifted visionary.
DRAG BINGO AT THE BRIDGE HOUSE!!Get your dobbers out because THAT GIRL is ready to show you her balls!! Bingo balls! And they drop at 8!Get ready for a night of Bingo, live vocal…
DRAG BINGO AT THE BRIDGE HOUSE!!Get your dobbers out because THAT GIRL is ready to show you her balls!! Bingo balls! And they drop at 8!Get ready for a night of Bingo, live vocal…
The Queen is Mad is a musical psychodrama inspired by the true story of Joanna la Loca.
DRAG BINGO AT THE BRIDGE HOUSE!!Get your dobbers out because THAT GIRL is ready to show you her balls!! Bingo balls! And they drop at 8!Get ready for a night of Bingo, live vocal…
West End Sessions a captivating new live music show in an intimate, cabaret style setting located in the heart of Mayfair.
DRAG BINGO AT THE BRIDGE HOUSE!!Get your dobbers out because THAT GIRL is ready to show you her balls!! Bingo balls! And they drop at 8!Get ready for a night of Bingo, live vocal…
Danny Sapani (Misfits, Killing Eve, Black Panther, the National Theatre’s Medea) is King Lear in this intricate, striking production directed by Yaël Farber.
Helen George, best known as Trixie in the hit BBC One series Call The Midwife, will star as Anna Leonowens.
CHRISTMAS DRAG BINGO AT THE BRIDGE HOUSE!!DRAG BINGO AT THE BRIDGE HOUSE with a FESTIVE SPECIAL!!! THAT GIRL is ready to show you her baubles!! Bingo baubles! Alright balls, fine…
OUR AWARD NOMINATED FAMILY PANTOMIME IS BACK!Once again written and directed by Luke Adamson and choreographed by Brendan Matthew, this Christmas it’s Jack & The Beanstalk!Jack Tro…
CHRISTMAS DRAG BINGO AT THE BRIDGE HOUSE!!DRAG BINGO AT THE BRIDGE HOUSE with a FESTIVE SPECIAL!!! THAT GIRL is ready to show you her baubles!! Bingo baubles! Alright balls, fine…
This new version sees Hans Christian Andersen’s classic fairy tale transported to Scotland with a race against time covering the length of the land to vanquish the evil Snow Quee…
DRAG BINGO AT THE BRIDGE HOUSE!!THAT GIRL is ready to show you her balls!! Bingo balls! And they drop at 8!Get ready for a night of Bingo, live vocals, lip syncs and PRIZES! Host…
Illuminating the unheard stories of the real victims of Jack the Ripper in a darkly thrilling plunge into a world where women return to take back their stories
DRAG BINGO AT THE BRIDGE HOUSE!!THAT GIRL is ready to show you her balls!! Bingo balls! And they drop at 8!Get ready for a night of Bingo, live vocals, lip syncs and PRIZES! Host…
Australian drag diva and cabaret legend Trevor Ashley makes his triumphant return to the Lyric, with a brand new show.
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Werq The World sashays into arenas for five huge glittering shows across England, Scotland and Ireland featuring fan favourite drag queens from the US.
The play’s excessively long title has a folktale ring to it and with only limited knowledge of Balkan history sounds like a work of comic fantasy.
Direct from the West End, and the iconic London Palladium, Whitney – Queen of the Night is a celebration of the music and life of one of the greatest singers of all time: Whi…
A sincerely told story, a captivating performance and a wealth of humour make for a well-spent eighty minutes upstairs at The Lion & Unicorn Theatre with David Patterson, who makes…
DRAG BINGO AT THE BRIDGE HOUSE!!THAT GIRL is ready to show you her balls!! Bingo balls! And they drop at 8!Get ready for a night of Bingo, live vocals, lip syncs and PRIZES! Host…
One voice, one guitar – Fringe sell-out award-winner Gus Boyd returns to AMC (the scene of his earlier award-winning shows).
Join the Arbikie team to learn about their field to bottle whisky production and sample some of their award-winning whisky.
After sell-out shows at Edinburgh Festival Fringe between 2016 – 2019, Gus Boyd returns to the touring circuit with a new show performing again totally live, songs from The Polic…
Niki King is an award-winning singer, songwriter and producer.
Haus of Dench’s monstrous Fringe hit rises from the grave for two nights only! Drag superstars Kate Butch and Crudi Dench have their cabaret show crashed by brain-hungry zombies.
The Freddie and Queen Experience is the UK’s premier Queen and Freddie Mercury tribute band.
Returning to the Fringe for the third time with a new show, please join guitarist Tony Randle on a journey through the different shades and flavours of the acoustic guitar, with a …
The UK premiere of a new and uniquely contemporary American comedy for all of us searching for the essentials in life: adventure, friendship, and a boy who’s kind of like Hugh Gr…
DRAG BINGO AT THE BRIDGE HOUSE!!THAT GIRL is ready to show you her balls!! Bingo balls! And they drop at 8!Get ready for a night of Bingo, live vocals, lip syncs and PRIZES! Host…
International comedy superstar Jack Whitehall returns to the Fringe with his highly anticipated new live show.
Join Jack Whitehall as he returns to the Pleasance to host a special late-night stand-up show with some of his friends from around the Fringe.
Xu Xin, Ma Long, Ray Badran, Jan-Ove Waldner, Mark Silcox, Fan Zhendong.
King Herod, famed for his Massacre of the Innocents, now leads a self-development pyramid scheme.
Occasionally emotional, mostly ridiculous, How to Drink Wine Like a Wanker is a delightful story involving a fabulous flight of South Australian wines and 12 months of sobering sel…
An exclusive stand-up comedy show starring three iconic comedy drag stars.
Food writer and anti-poverty campaigner.
Returning to the Jazz Bar for the fifth year, Scottish acoustic guitar and double bass duo Malt and Rye will be playing classic blues and roots songs from the last 100 years.
Winner: Comedian’s Comedian, Chortle Awards (2020).
Do you ever experience the feeling of missing out? The Fringe confuses you – where to go, what to choose? Worry not! After a sold out BlundaGarden show A Divination in 2022, Dr K…
Finally, a Family Meeting in the UK.
Arbikie is Scotland’s leading field-to-bottle distiller and the world’s first single-estate distillery producing vodka, gin and whisky from the crops (barley, wheat, potatoes a…
An Evening with Destynee: a British-born drag artist with Sierra Leonean / West African roots.
Celebrating two musical icons, paying homage to their hits, both in melody and lyrics. Musically polished, relaxing, informative. Pure nostalgia.
Dancing Queens: The ABBA Drag Party! Join two of Scotland’s most fabulous Queens for the ultimate ABBA Drag experience! Sing, dance, come and have the time of your life all night l…
Get ready for mischief with this campatious event fuelled by quality wine, low tone, a scrumptious pairing and a big fat singalong.
Following sell-out Fringe shows in 2022, acclaimed Scottish blues singer/guitarist Derek Smith (Main Street Blues and Whisky Road), is back at the Jazz Bar to perform his authentic…
The candid and comical tale of a mad tranny from Burnley in the north of England; how a little boy who secretly wore their sister’s dresses, moved to Berlin, became a Drag King, gr…
Enjoy four wines paired perfectly with four dance pieces in this original Australian wine-tasting-meets-dance-theatre production.
Rise up against your neurotypical overlords! ‘One of my favourite comics’ (Frankie Boyle).
Young British guitarists Mikhail Asanovic and Jake Wright, together known as The Showhawk Duo, have dazzled audiences worldwide with their spectacular approach to playing the guita…
Whisky and Witches sees the combination of Danish-born Christine Kammerer’s musical forte with the whimsical storytelling of Jane Ross.
Let the Queen of the O-rings take you on an epic quest! In the face of mortal danger from repressive forces she must engage in a cosmic battle to fight for the survival & freedom o…
A raw and unfiltered musical comedy show, tackling difficult and often taboo subjects.
The tragicomic tale of two rhyming pirates scuttled on a desert island – sans captain, sans crew, lots of sand.
There is secret connection among all of us.
Alan doesn’t understand Carol after they met via a dating app which was organised by bestie Karen, but now Carol has met Tony to complicate matters as she becomes the Queen Of T…
Olivier and triple Fringe First-winning Fishamble’s KING, by Herald Archangel winner Pat Kinevane, tells the story of Luther, a man from Cork named in honour of his Granny Bee Ba…
Australia’s campest drag queen bares all in this chaotic cabaret about her double life as a drag queen accountant.
An art class with a difference! We host life-drawing sessions with drag queens as models, so it’s essentially half art class and half drag show.
This nostalgic journey through the lives and careers of music legends Carole King and James Taylor is a masterpiece.
A lot has happened to Ross since last year’s Fringe.
Celebrate the arrival of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in style at Valvona & Crolla (established 1934), with this relaxed tasting of delicious Italian sparkling wines, tutored by F…
24 different award-winning or nominated comedians perform their full shows, recorded for Netflix, Amazon Prime and YouTube. See FringeSpecials.com for listings.
Drag Queen Story Hour: the theatrical experience is here! (Oh no they aren’t?) Oh yes they are! What do you get when you cross fabulously inclusive stories and fabulously dressed d…
There’s a new king in town, and his name is Angus Coutts.
Shared hour with two absolute stars of the future.
In a desert of hot flushes – refreshing repartee from award-winning, climacteric comedian.
There is nothing campier than flying to Transylvania to perform in the Eurovision Song Contest.
Winner of Best Cabaret and Variety Show at Fringe World 2022, Life’s a Drag takes you on a reality-shaking rollercoaster ride of what it really takes to be a queen! Vocal powerhous…
Prepare to have your Disney fantasies shattered like an ill-fitting glass slipper.
America’s most potty-mouthed and politically outspoken drag a cappella quartet escaped the morality police in the US.
Join chanteuse and sommelier Anna Lou in her wine bar as she invites you to discover the world of wine and solve the mystery of her lover’s death.
This is a brilliant show.
Jack’s love of Bowie is the jumping off point for an hour of comedy about his teenage years, first love, hedonism, families, AI, culture wars, mortality and why you should always m…
Bulgaria just told Hitler to f*ck off, saved nearly 50,000 Jewish lives.
From award-winning writer Raymond Friel, Me, Myself and Mary (Queen of Scots) is a one-woman play with a cast of thousands! Join citizen historian and proud Shetlander Mary Fraser …
DRAG BINGO AT THE BRIDGE HOUSE!!THAT GIRL is ready to show you her balls!! Bingo balls! And they drop at 8!(These ball gags doing anything for you?)Get ready for a night of Bingo…
About the show The year is 32 BCE.
DRAG BINGO AT THE BRIDGE HOUSE!!THAT GIRL is ready to show you her balls!! Bingo balls! And they drop at 8!(These ball gags doing anything for you?)Get ready for a night of Bingo…
Join the award-winning comedian Alasdair Beckett-King on a ramshackle jaunt through a multiverse of wonders.
Join the award-winning comedian Alasdair Beckett-King on a ramshackle jaunt through a multiverse of wonders.
A Scottish Drag Queen and an Irish Sommelier walk into a bar in Leith.
The one and only King Tafari Love Muzic Sound System bring the Island feels with their authentic sound system.
The one and only King Tafari Love Muzic Sound System bring the Island feels with their authentic sound system.
Join the Queen of the O-rings on an epic quest to save her village from the tyranny of the Hateful Pistons of Thrust.
Welcome to the Court of Queen Mab: The witching hour has descended, ushering in a phantasmagorical feast for the senses as this musical monarch takes to the stage.
Elle Fire: Queen of the O-Rings.
Welcome to the Court of Queen Mab: The witching hour has descended, ushering in a phantasmagorical feast for the senses as this musical monarch takes to the stage.
The year is 32 BCE.
In a desert of hot flushes – refreshing repartee, rants and banter from award- winning, climacteric comedian.
In a desert of hot flushes – refreshing repartee, rants and banter from award- winning, climacteric comedian.
Award-winning comedian Lara A King brings her unique brand of clever observational comedy, uplifting melodies and lyrical wordsmithery, to her spiritual home of Brighton with this …
Welcome to Drag Therapy Theater where drag artist Indie Nile plays therapist & patient in a lipsync theatre show that is part therapy session, part pop spectacle.
Welcome to Drag Therapy Theater where drag artist Indie Nile plays therapist & patient in a lipsync theatre show that is part therapy session, part pop spectacle.
Drag artist Indie Nile shows you how to stop living in denial, unlock your true potential and experience the sweet taste of creative flow.
Wine and Hotdogs is a 60 minute piece about young love and friendship.
“Bro, sometimes no doesn’t always mean no, sometimes it just means try a bit harder” Terry and Amy meet at a rave.
Drag artist Indie Nile shows you how to stop living in denial, unlock your true potential and experience the sweet taste of creative flow.
DRAG BINGO AT THE BRIDGE HOUSE!!THAT GIRL is ready to show you her balls!! Bingo balls! And they drop at 8!(These ball gags doing anything for you?)Get ready for a night of Bingo…
A work in progress show from Joe Wells.
A work in progress show from Joe Wells.
Join us for not 1, not 2, but 3 delicious glasses of carefully selected wines for a campatious evening at Redroaster Café on St James St; fuelled by low tone, audience interaction…
Wine tasting and drag queens go together like milk and cookies.
Kings, Queens, and everything in between Inclusive, radical and hella creative, it’s Brighton’s Big Drag Pageant! The hottest ticket of last year’s Fringe returns for the 2023 ed…
Kings, Queens, and everything in between Talent, diversity, creativity, and nerve.
Affectionate musical comedy tribute to the world’s longest-serving monarch - a thoroughly modern, fully empowered female role model who headed up a country & united a commonwealt…
The friendship between Carole King and James Taylor played a vital part in both of their incredible careers.
The friendship between James Taylor and Carole King played a vital part in both of their incredible careers.
Having the craic with Jack Hester.
Having the craic with Jack Hester.
It’s 1936.
Stakes are high in this outrageously camp comedy horror from the gals behind “Drag Queens vs.
Stakes are high in this outrageously camp comedy horror from the gals behind “Drag Queens vs.
It’s 1936.
If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
Taking the magic of classic Disney films and turning it all on its head was Dizney in Drag: Once Upon a Parody.
Queen of Roses is an immersive cabaret featuring majestic live performances, exquisite dining and quintessentially British cocktails.
The current production of Joe DiPietro’s F**king Men at Waterloo East Theatre is an updated version of his original 2009 script that successfully takes note of developments on th…
The hit play F**king Men returns to London this Spring for a strictly limited engagement.
DRAG BINGO AT THE BRIDGE HOUSE!!THAT GIRL is ready to show you her balls!! Bingo balls! And they drop at 8!(These ball gags doing anything for you?)Get ready for a night of Bingo…
DRAG BINGO AT THE BRIDGE HOUSE!!THAT GIRL is ready to show you her balls!! Bingo balls! And they drop at 8!(These ball gags doing anything for you?)Get ready for a night of Bingo…
Stag King is a performance lecture / drag show about personhood, productivity and what happens when your role is made redundant.
One of the UK’s most exciting comedians, Fern Brady is adding extra tour dates of her fifth solo show Autistic Bikini Queen.
One of the UK’s most exciting comedians, Fern Brady is adding extra tour dates of her fifth solo show Autistic Bikini Queen.
Ira Sylvester in his first one-man show takes to the stage to deliver an auto-biographically generated story of his journey where he tries to delve into where one of mixed-heritage…
Hey you, reading this.
In a world where gender has been outlawed, only drag can save us.
Kelly wants change.
King Herod, famed for his Massacre of the Innocents, is now the face of a self-development pyramid scheme.
“Blindness isn’t sexy.
Stakes are high in this outrageously camp comedy horror from the gals behind “Drag Queens vs.
We Wrote This Before She Died Disco Trolley Productions A story of two friends, two timelines, one all-powerful wizard, one magical trolley, six Anne Hathaways, and as m…
Prepare for a blood-curdling, side-splitting, wig-snatching extravaganza! Award-winning drag stars Kate Butch and Crudi Dench have their star-studded cabaret show crashed by brain-…
Serena Flynn, as seen on BBC Comedy and at Soho Theatre, and Morag Davies Productions present Lizard King.
Nominated for Best Comedy at the 2019 Brighton Fringe, queer Australian comedian Henry Moss brings HENRY: QUEEN OF SQUATS to VAULT.
Newly announced Drag Race UK S4’s JustMay will be sashaying to Manchester and you’re invited! This show will include: 4 hour interactive experience with drag queens Glas…
A night of Drag from the sweetest Drag Queen in London the beautiful Topsie RedfernTicket price includes a complimentary glass of bubbles & line of white or black snuff.
Heads up all you wannabe drag kings scattered all over the globe - we are kicking off the Year Of the King by bringing back our most popular online workshop, Drag King 101 with Dor…
DRAG BINGO AT THE BRIDGE HOUSE!!THAT GIRL is ready to show you her balls!! Bingo balls! And they drop at 8!(These ball gags doing anything for you?)Get ready for a night of Bingo…
The Royal Court Christmas show is back baby and it's deffo not for kids!⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I’d go every night this week if I could" Liverpool Ech…
FESTIVE DRAG BINGO AT THE BRIDGE HOUSE!!THAT GIRL is ready to show you her baubles!! Bingo baubles! And they drop at 8!(I’ve tried make it festive, basically we’re pl…
Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum, there’s some GIANT fun coming to East London this December! Join Jack, Jill and a whole host of their hilarious friends as they climb up the beanstalk to Applecart…
Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum A GIANT panto comes to The London Palladium! This Christmas join comedy superstars Dawn French and Julian Clary as they lead the cast of a brand-new production of Jac…
Join us in 2022 for the gigantic return of Jack and the Beanstalk.
DRAG BINGO AT THE BRIDGE HOUSE!!THAT GIRL is ready to show you her balls!! Bingo balls! And they drop at 8!(These ball gags doing anything for you?)Get ready for a night of Bingo…
Magic, glitter, snowflake fairies, Jack Frosts, snow wolves and innocent love winning out, what more could you want? Circus acts, Romani travellers? A revival of its 2019 productio…
The Royal Court Christmas show is back baby! You want stupid jokes? We’ve got ’em.
DRAG BINGO AT THE BRIDGE HOUSE!!THAT GIRL is ready to show you her balls!! Bingo balls! And they drop at 7:30!(These ball gags doing anything for you?)Get ready for a night of Bi…
ONE NIGHT OF QUEEN Performed by GARY MULLEN AND THE WORKS In 2000, Gary Mullen won ITV’s “Stars In Their Eyes” Live Grand Final, with the larges…
Due to huge popular demand, after his first tour-de-force, smash hit, sell out tours with ‘My Life Story’, Suggs is treading the boards again.
A compelling, humorous and emotion-filled solo show, written and performed by Mark Stratford, which charts the life and times of William Charles Macready, one of the greatest actor…
DRAG BINGO AT THE BRIDGE HOUSE!!THAT GIRL is ready to show you her balls!! Bingo balls! And they drop at 7:30!(These ball gags doing anything for you?)Get ready for a night of Bi…
Join a ritual performance around Bosnian coffee-reading to both slow down time and look to the near future.
After three sell-out shows at the Fringe (AMC 2016/2017/2018), Gus Boyd returns to the touring circuit with a brand new show performing songs from Police and Sting’s solo albums.
Unique! One night only! Europe’s only acoustic show of Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours album in its entirety.
Edinburgh Festival Fringe award-winning (four sold-out shows) acoustic duo, The Boyds, perform their 55-minute show of all the best of the fab four.
Another show from the award-winning Edinburgh Fringe duo, The Boyds.
As seen on Taskmaster (Channel 4), Frankie Boyle’s New World Order (BBC Two), Never Mind the Buzzcocks (Sky) and his critically acclaimed series Hate Thy Neighbor for Vice, Jamali …
Fern Brady is here to speak for autistic women who happen to be hot – selflessly giving a voice to the voiceless (or just a very specific group that might not have thought to ide…
King Herod, famed for his Massacre of the Innocents, is now the face of a self-development pyramid scheme.
DRAG BINGO AT THE BRIDGE HOUSE!!THAT GIRL is ready to show you her balls!! Bingo balls! And they drop at 7:30!(These ball gags doing anything for you?)Get ready for a night of Bi…
Mind reader Mason King returns to the Edinburgh Fringe for another journey into the inner depths of your mind! In this brand new mind reading, magic and mentalism show, Mason invit…
Winner: Comedian’s Comedian, Chortle Awards (2020).
Mary Beth Barone is an expert in bad dating (just lucky I guess!).
Out of the swirling maelstrom he steps, his sword of jokes, his shield of whimsy and his armour made of a third amusing thing.
Veteran performer, singer and guitarist, Jack Badcock, toured extensively on four continents, predominantly as frontman and founding member of renowned world-folk band Dallahan.
On April 3rd 1968, Martin famously gave a speech that was a premonition of his own death.
July 1940.
Following their sell-out Fringe shows from 2018 / 2019, Whisky Road are back to perform their latest acoustic blues show at The Jazz Bar.
As I take my seat in Mono Restaurant for Drag Queen Wine Tasting, I’m immediately struck by how professional everything looks.
Making its debut at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, up-and-coming Czech jazz fusion guitarist Honza Kourimsky blends the music of Eric Clapton with high-energy psychedelic jazz.
SESSION TIME: 19.
A celebration of Queen songs performed by four of the UK’s most talented singers and dancers in a tribute to the musical We Will Rock You.
Princess Gayatri seeks to preserve her father’s legacy and the survival of her people.
A character comedy set in Philadelphia about struggling to maintain one’s authenticity while facing inevitable change.
Returning to the Jazz Bar for the fourth year, Scottish acoustic guitar and double bass duo Malt & Rye will be playing classic blues and roots songs from the last one hundred years…
RuPaul’s Drag Race Quiz Party.
Welcome to Edinburgh’s newest drag show.
France 1789.
A nostalgic journey through the lives and careers of two music legends in this international sell-out show.
Two rising stars of the UK stand-up circuit banging out jokes and stories on topics as diverse as relationships, religion, politics, health and the human condition.
Live! Laugh! Liquidate! is the message 8-year-old Charmian got from Hammer film She.
Celebrate the return of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe at V&C with this relaxed, tutored tasting of delicious Italian sparkling wines: Prosecco, Metodo Classico, Spumante and more.
Game changer of an act Sam Serrano showcases their trademark self-deprecating and dark style in their debut show, Make Me Your Queen.
The Leicester Mercury Champion and multi award-winner, Jack Gleadow returns to the Fringe with more old-school comedy for the modern age.
Start your day with a campatious event fuelled by quality wine, a tasty snack and some low tone.
Wine Show is a solo clown show centered on Bailey Barrel, a charming and unorthodox wine maker who is discovering her place in the world after the death of her father.
Taking you back to high school for the prom you wish you’d had, this is the party that invites you to relive your school days as you join forces with your fellow Fringe-goers, comp…
Teacher-by-trade Jack’s guide to everything the classroom may throw at you.
Winner of Best Cabaret and Variety Show at Fringe World 2022 Life’s a Drag takes you on a reality-shaking rollercoaster ride of what it really takes to be a queen! Australian vocal…
Looking like an ethereally pale, and bearded, pre-Raphaelite muse, Alasdair Beckett-King cuts a striking onstage figure.
There’s anarchy in the monarchy as renowned swordsman and dumb hussy Don Rodolfo has risen from humble peasant to the highest seat in the land.
Nightlands is a play about how authoritarianism weaponises nostalgia, about Russia today.
Hot piece of ass Barry rises from the ashes of the pandemic to heal your soul like a hearty dose of medicinal magic mushrooms.
Well-respected singer/songwriter shares songs, wine and stories from 50 years on the folk scene, touring UK and Europe.
Jack Docherty, BAFTA award-winning star of Scot Squad and Absolutely, returns to the festival with a tender, playful, darkly comic tale, where he grapples with lost youth, love, fa…
Blood-curdling, side-splitting, wig-snatching extravaganza! Award-winning drag stars Kate Butch and Crudi Dench have their star-studded cabaret show crashed by brain-hungry zombies…
This is the funny and sad story store of one transgender woman’s journey through America from both sides of the gender line.
Six Players.
Award-winning actress and playwright Terra Taylor Knudson uses wit, anecdotes, and creative conjecture to weave Shakespeare’s works into her own coming-of-age story, and illustra…
Are you ready to rock? Poppy & Charlie, young acoustic brother - sister duo from the Northeast.
“Perhaps it’s not so bad if this is it.
If you could see one day played out in the lives of several different people, all from inside their heads, would everything be the same? During a seemingly normal 24 hours this new…
Are you ready to rock? Poppy & Charlie, young acoustic brother - sister duo from the Northeast.
‘An x-rated musical-comedy TED talk about the end of human civilisation’.
Experience the best upcoming talent from the North of England as one cast stage two of Shakespeare’s least known plays… What comes to mind when you thi…
DRAG BINGO AT THE BRIDGE HOUSE!!THAT GIRL is ready to show you her balls!! Bingo balls! And they drop at 7:30!(These ball gags doing anything for you?)Get ready for a night of Bi…
DRAG BINGO AT THE BRIDGE HOUSE!!THAT GIRL is ready to show you her balls!! Bingo balls! And they drop at 7:30!(These ball gags doing anything for you?)Get ready for a night of Bi…
Hello Campers! Welcome to Hi, Camp! a night of fabulous drag entertainment hosted by your friendly neighbourhood drag mess That Girl! With a whole host of absolutely STELLAR speci…
Touring productions of West End musicals can often feel like a poor shadow of their original run as they usually require considerable downscaling to easily fit into a multitude of …
Porn is a form of entertainment that has always had mixed reactions, yet brings a lot of pleasure to many individuals.
What are you willing to do to become a legend? A porn actor performing his last record-breaking movie: a sex marathon with 100 women.
For Queen And Country tells the remarkable true story of Major Denis Rake MC, as seen on the BBC2 programme, “Secret Agent Selection: WW2”.
For Queen And Country tells the remarkable true story of Major Denis Rake MC, as seen on the BBC2 programme, “Secret Agent Selection: WW2”.
Killer Queen is a dark, psychological drama, set against a backdrop of political upheaval, civil unrest and the fight for equality in late twentieth-century Britain.
Killer Queen is a dark, psychological drama, set against a backdrop of political upheaval, civil unrest and the fight for equality in late twentieth-century Britain.
Well respected singer/songwriter Chris Milner - Journeyman shares songs (Contemporary and Traditional), wine and stories from almost 50 years in the great British folk scene tourin…
Well respected singer/songwriter Chris Milner - Journeyman shares songs (Contemporary and Traditional), wine and stories from almost 50 years in the great British folk scene tourin…
Hot piece of ass Barry rises from the ashes of the pandem to heal your soul.
Hot piece of ass Barry rises from the ashes of the pandem to heal your soul.
Serena Flynn (as seen on BBC Comedy, Soho Theatre) and Morag Davies Productions present ‘Lizard King’.
Sensational Brighton swingers The Soultastics are returning to Brighton Fringe 2022 with a brand new show celebrating the icon musician Louis Prima and his sidekick Keely Smith.
A work in progress show from award-winning stand-up comedian Alasdair Beckett-King (‘Mock the Week’).
A work in progress show from award-winning stand-up comedian Alasdair Beckett-King (‘Mock the Week’).
Kings, Queens, and everything in between Talent, diversity, creativity, and nerve.
The friendship between James Taylor and Carole King played a vital part in both of their incredible careers.
Kings, Queens, and everything in between Talent, diversity, creativity, and nerve.
Teacher by trade Jack Harris brings his guide on how to deal with everything the classroom throws at you.
Teacher by trade Jack Harris brings his guide on how to deal with everything the classroom throws at you.
Robert Inston battles with labels, types and even psychological profiles.
Robert Inston battles with labels, types and even psychological profiles.
DRAG BINGO AT THE BRIDGE HOUSE!!THAT GIRL is ready to show you her balls!! Bingo balls! And they drop at 7:30!(These ball gags doing anything for you?)Get ready for a night of Bi…
A comedy horror: the audience’s fate in the fabulously manicured hands of hapless drag queens and feuding friends Crudi Dench and Kate Butch who host a spectacular cabaret night …
Calling all Gleeks, HERR, Me and You is back at the RVT with another drag tribute to an iconic late 00’s TV show.
DRAG BINGO AT THE BRIDGE HOUSE!!THAT GIRL is ready to show you her balls!! Bingo balls! And they drop at 7:30!(These ball gags doing anything for you?)Get ready for a night of Bi…
Following a sold out tour across Europe and Australia in 2019 and her most recent BBC stand up special Power & Chaos, Fern Brady brings her fifth solo show Brain o…
Following a sold out tour across Europe and Australia in 2019 and her most recent BBC stand up special Power & Chaos, Fern Brady brings her fifth solo show Brain o…
Popular cabaret chanteuse Anna Lou Larkin takes the role of sommelier, pairing wine tasting with a murder mystery of who killed her lover, in this brand-new solo show that has adde…
This event has limited seating and is being held in ‘The Pride Hub’, Woking.
We are BACK and more fabulous than ever! Looking for something exciting to do on a Thursday? Introducing Thats Drag bingo - a hilarious and unique experience right in the heart of …
We are full of beans to announce that the “the doyen of dames” (The Times) Clive Rowe returns to Hackney Empire this year for a sparkling new panto adventure! When happ…
BirminghamFriday 19th November, The Nightingale Club Were finishing this year with a bang and pleased to announced the return of MAX to the U.
When Mark Twain said the only two certainties in life were death and taxes, he clearly hadn’t accounted for Andrew Pollard and the Greenwich team knocking out a cracking panto.
We are BACK and more fabulous than ever! Looking for something exciting to do on a Thursday? Introducing Thats Drag bingo - a hilarious and unique experience right in the heart of …
We are BACK and more fabulous than ever! Looking for something exciting to do on a Thursday? Introducing Thats Drag bingo - a hilarious and unique experience right in the heart of …
White Wine Question Time, the fun and conversational podcast based around three thought-provoking questions over three glasses of wine, has seen over 2 million listeners…
White Wine Question Time, the fun and conversational podcast based around three thought-provoking questions over three glasses of wine, has seen over 2 million listeners…
Every prior Bingo at The Boathouse has sold out.
Writer/Director Paul Stone has unearthed a gem of World War II history and transformed it into a delightful monologue, now on stage at the King’s Head Theatre, Islington.
DIVAS introduce this sensational new fine dining experience with drag queens SESSION TIME: 18.
THIS HALLOWEEN WEEKEND, THE SPOOKS COME ALIVE WITHIN DRAG ATTACK V!International lip-sync assassin, rocknroll songstress and your ghost hostess Crystal Lubrikunt welcomes you …
Join The Clapham Grand’s Showteam & London’s finest drag acts in a SPOOKTACULAR celebration of everything we love about Halloween in pop culture!Expect dragtastic numbers from your…
Queen’s County is the work on offer from Crooked House’s young Irish ensemble in Kildare Youth Theatre.
FunnyBoyz London presents Drag Race UK S3 Elektra Fence About this event SESSION TIME: 19.
Camp Vamp Cabaret is back! Were back on Thursday 28th October at The Nightingale Club, Birmingham with Drag Race U.
CRYSTAL hosts a night celebrating the drag stories and legacy of the GAY LIBERATION FRONT with STUART FEATHER (once arrested in full Mary Whitehouse drag in 1971) and Living Legend…
Dragpunk’s I’M NOT OKAY has risen from the grave for an iconic HELLOWEEN SPECIAL! Your favourite emo party has been resurrected, for a night of classic emo bangers and alt dra…
FUNNYBOYZ MANCHESTER presentsSCARLETT HARLETT ( ages 18+ )NEW YORK NEW YORK BARSaturday 16th October 2021 Drag Race UK Season 3 Scarlett Harlett is coming to Manchester this O…
All types & forms of drag artists including Drag Race royalty ELEKTRA FENCE
Drag-A-Long is BACK! With another incredible night of dragifying your favourite musicals.
White Wine Question Time, the fun and conversational podcast based around three thought-provoking questions over three glasses of wine, has seen over 2 million listeners…
SIMPLY THE BREAST - Drag King Fundraiser The m*n, the myth, the legend, Jamie Fuxx, is undergoing some gender affirming surgery this October.
FUNNYBOYZ LONDON presentsSUMTINGWONG ( ages 18+ )CITY OF QUEBEC Friday 8th October 2021 Drag Race UK Season 1 SumTingWong is coming to London this October with FunnyBoyz …
Rat King at The Hope Theatre, Islington, is a new production written and produced by Bram Davidovich for Kryptonite Theatre Company.
Every prior Bingo at The Boathouse has sold out.
Vroom vroom Join us on Friday 1st October for our next Mothers Meeting with a superstar cast of Alexis Meshida, Miss Terri Boxx and Rupauls Drag Race U.
FUNNYBOYZ LIVERPOOL presentsSUMTINGWONG ( ages 18+ )BLUNDELL SUPPER CLUBFriday 1st October 2021 Drag Race UK Season 1 SumTingWong is coming to Liverpool this October with Funn…
Not Another Drag CompetitionAfter a 3-year hiatus, NADC is thrilled to be returning to one of the most iconic LGBTQ+ spaces in the UK, the RVT.
Fee Fi Fo Fum! It’s a giant of a show, we’d love you to come! This classic fairytale now gets the Lyngo Theatre treatment so expect lots of surprises and beautiful images as…
Maggie returns in her smash hit drag extravaganza! Following four sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe, the Iron Lady is back and more fabulous than ever.
DINNER WITH A DRAG! Dinner with a Drag! is a one time chance to mix your two greatest loves, dinner and drag! Join Just May and a host of the FINEST drag artists that London h…
FINALLY.
Drag Diva Fit relaunches with sweat, fabulous and fierce Drag-tastic fitness event at Danceworks in Central London.Ticket link
White Wine Question Time, the fun and conversational podcast based around three thought-provoking questions over three glasses of wine, has seen over 2 million listeners…
We are BACK and more fabulous than ever! Looking for something exciting to do on a Thursday? Introducing Thats Drag bingo a hilarious and unique experience right in the hear…
Ella Gant - amazing new drag artiste - so new and talented flock are proud and very honoured to have her come and entertain on a Friday.
As the audience settle back for an evening of cosmic cabaret, all is not well at Saucy Jack’s.
As the audience settle back for an evening of cosmic cabaret, all is not well at Saucy Jack’s.
As the audience settle back for an evening of cosmic cabaret, all is not well at Saucy Jack’s.
As the audience settle back for an evening of cosmic cabaret, all is not well at Saucy Jack’s.
Drag Bingo !every Sunday at 5pmwith Vanity Von Glow & Miss Alice guest stars + great prizes + piano sing song + lots of love Brunch beforehand a…
Dreamgun present their first film read that is intentionally for young audiences instead of accidentally for young audiences.
Bringing the sunshine and glamour of Ibiza to the fabulous Skinny Kitchen in London!Come join us at our London launch event for three hours of food, laughter, bottomless booze and …
Flock is East London’s newst LGBTQI friendly venue in South Woodford near the station, Central Line.
DOORS 7PM SHOW 7:30PMWEEK 6 - FINAL The show begins! Now we have our 4/56 artist left in the cast.
SESSION TIME: 19.
DOORS 7PM SHOW 7:30PMWEEK 6 - Semi Final The show begins! Now we have our 5/56 artist left in the cast.
IT GETS REAL WHEN THEY BASH OUT THE ROMAN NUMERALS BRING ON THE FOURTH COURSE!International lip-sync assassin, hostess and rocknroll songstress Crystal Lubrikunt welcome…
SESSION TIME: 19.
Join Jack Dee as he takes to the road to warm up ahead of continuing his UK tour.
Find your place on the path to The Clapham Grand for our LION KING MOVIE NIGHT Weve already given you Mamma Mia, but were roaring back to full capacity Movie Nights here at T…
DOORS 7PM SHOW 7:30PMWEEK 5 - SNACTH GAME The show begins! Now we have our 8/56 artist left in the cast.
Workshop overview:Jordans aim is to offer all-inclusive mindful approach to health and wellness that take into account your mental health, your physical health, your emotional heal…
WELCOME TO DRAG-A-LONG! A queer musical cabaret.
Crouch End get ready for another great night with your favourite queen Shyanne OShea along with her extra shot of trouble Heidi Wurst.
Admiral Fallow released their much-beloved debut album, Boots Met My Face, in 2011 and its widely acclaimed successor, Tree Bursts In Snow, the following year.
Are you ready for a fun-packed night of music, laughter and stupidity with the amazing Wilma Ballsdrop? Wilma the Welsh Warbler and giantess, has taken the London cabaret worl…
Nominated for Best Comedy at Brighton Fringe, renaissance man, “Mr Henry Moss takes you into his world of deluded celebrity and he does it with charm and talent” (The Latest �…
Nominated for Best Comedy at Brighton Fringe, renaissance man, “Mr Henry Moss takes you into his world of deluded celebrity and he does it with charm and talent” The Latest ★…
James Seabright by arrangement with Áine Flanagan presents Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho.
It may be a 10 week course, but this graduation has been nearly two years in the making! The climax of The Art Of Drag Course at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern.
DOORS 7PM SHOW 7:30PMWEEK 4 - SETS WEEK!The show begins! Now we have our 8/56 artist left in the cast.
Join ‘Selfish’ Creativity Workshop with poet Antonia King to to better understand yourself and events in your life!Workshop overviewSo, this workshop will be all about how to use w…
Drag Rags IRL is BACK with another sale! We’ve got huns from the scene selling their pre-loved drag, vintage, costume bits, props, alt fashions and much more at absolute BARGA…
Perfect for fans of disco, politics, and drag (this Venn diagram overlaps more than you'd think), Margaret Thatcher becomes transformed into a cabaret Soho star in this hilario…
Jack Docherty, the BAFTA award-winning star of Scot Squad and Absolutely, and one of Scotland’s favourite comic performers, returns to the festival with a tender, playful, darkly c…
DOORS 7PM SHOW 7:30PMWEEK 3 - Burlesque week!The show begins! Now we have our 9/10 artist left in the cast.
The Queen’s Speech: Miranda’s revels now are ending, but island life looks such fun! 35 years after Miranda and her father Prospero left their island at the end of The Tempest, the…
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
She’s baaaaack! Join Crayola, London’s Queen of Colour, for another turn in The Glorys Cabaret Lounge with an evening of feel good songs, lots of LOLs, and all that trademark Cray-…
In this show, I Robert Inston(is), narrate as informatively as I am able, on the mythology that surrounds the murders in Whitechapel in 1888.
Follow Princess Gayatri from the Singhasari Kingdom evolve and blossom as she strives to attain her youthful dreams alongside preserving the long-time legacy of her deceased father…
Take a nostalgic journey through the career and music of two award-winning legends in this internationally sold-out show.
King Richard the Lionheart is dead.
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.
France 1789.
Let’s get fabulous! An interactive and inclusive storytime like no other storytime you will ever be involved with! Are you sitting comfortably? Why? Get on your feet and let’s read…
Meet Jack Hoosie, manager of South Yorkshire’s 3rd Most Hygenic Gay Sauna (1997).
Meet Jack Hoosie, manager of South Yorkshire’s 3rd Most Hygenic Sauna (1997).
Meet Jack Hoosie, manager of South Yorkshire’s 3rd Most Hygenic Sauna (1997).
The Sickening 90's Drag Prom is a fierce, hilarious, interactive, one-of-a-kind night of entertainment.
Every Thursday, from 7.
Nine-time Edinburgh Fringe First Winner.
Nine-time Edinburgh Fringe First Winner.
POLITICAL DRAG WORKSHOP - 24/06, 2.
Kings, Queens, and everything in between Talent, diversity, creativity, and nerve.
Whenever we think of Jack the Ripper, immediately we think back to Whitechapel and his gruesome victims.
Chanteuse and sommelier, Anna Lou, presents a wine tasting to remember.
Chanteuse and sommelier, Anna Lou, presents a wine tasting to remember.
Think it’s been a weird year? Meet The Lizard King.
Sara Segovia Rodao and Lachlan Werner are cuties by nature, cancers by astrological sign and clowns by trade.
A mysterious package, a private investigator, and a night club performer trapped in a hell of his own making.
Think it’s been a weird year? Meet The Lizard King.
Imagine the setting.
How a Hammer Horror film became the biggest influence on young Charmian’s life with darkly hilarious consequences.
King Henry VIII is ‘brought to life’ in this most dramatic of performances! In all his splendour and magnitude, the King, now in old age, recounts the events of his long life a…
How a Hammer Horror film became the biggest influence on young Charmian’s life with darkly hilarious consequences.
King Henry VIII is ‘brought to life’ in this most dramatic of performances! In all his splendour and magnitude, the King, now in old age, recounts the events of his long life a…
Period music greets loyal subjects as they enter the Friends Meeting House to attend Divorced, Beheaded, Survived: An Audience with King Henry VIII, written and directed by John Wh…
Meet Polly.
Meet Polly.
Tl;dr: Two female comedians debut their 30 minute solo shows on one bill.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
Politics, power and war drive much of our history, but what about those who drive world-changing events? How would one of the history’s greatest winners face the moment of his own …
Politics, power and war drive much of our history, but what about those who drive world-changing events? How would one of the history’s greatest winners face the moment of his own …
London, are you prepared? For one week only, experience the magic of Alyssa Edwards as she sashays her way into London’s glittering West End from 7 – 13 June! From youn…
This compelling one-man show by Mark Stratford charts the life and times of William Charles Macready, one of the greatest actor-managers of the 19th Century.
Unless you have studied the history of theatre it's easy to imagine that performances on stage have always been very much as they are today.
Neo-classical electronic composer King Jamsheed brings together a year’s work.
Bingo to dream about & prizes from your worst nightmare with Wilma Ballsdrop, Topsie Redfern, Ruby Violet & Paul CosmicTicket link
The West End’s only sit down disco with London’s best drag diva DJs playing camp classics all nightTicket link
Drag Bingo is BACK at the 2 Brewers and this time, it’s permanent!Pulling your balls is the ever wonderful Topsie Redfern with her right hand man, David Robson over on sound and vi…
Neo-classical electronic composer King Jamsheed brings together a year’s work in livestream.
A journey into the broken heart of a young boy, who, through creativity, imagination, and determination, teaches us that the rehabilitation of things broken and discarded gets to i…
A journey into the broken heart of a young boy, who, through creativity, imagination, and determination, teaches us that the rehabilitation of things broken and discarded gets to i…
Armed only with a drum, a guitar, a knife and a chair, this irreverent, inventive and highly accessible one-man adaptation of Shakespeare’s ‘King Lear’ is presented from the poin…
Armed only with a drum, a guitar, a knife and a chair, this irreverent, inventive and highly accessible one-man adaptation of Shakespeare’s ‘King Lear’ is presented from the poin…
Thursday 22nd October, 7.
What is magic, really? Is it an evil enchantress who can freeze a person in ice? Is it a crow who can talk? Or is it seeing dozens of little faces light up with joy? The Snow Queen…
Keela Kraving’s DRAG BATTLE ROYALE is now HERE! The newest Drag competition you just can’t miss is finally in town!Drag Queens, Drag Kings, Club Kids and anything you can thin…
“Drama King” is a compelling new one-man show, written and performed by Mark Stratford, which tells the story of William Charles Macready, one of the greatest actor-managers of the…
An international sell-out show taking you on a nostalgic journey through the career and music of two legends.
King Richard the Lionheart is dead.
Following sell-out runs in 2016, 2018 and 2019, mind reader Mason King returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with his unique brand of entertainment! Having been a fan of time-th…
Returning to the Jazz Bar for the fourth year, Scottish acoustic guitar and double bass duo Malt & Rye will be playing classic blues and roots songs from the last 90 years.
Whisky Road are very pleased to be back for a third year at the Jazz Bar presenting their top-class, sell-out, lunchtime acoustic blues show.
It’s either a mid-conversation pick-up or a recording error that opens Jane Martin’s monologue, Lockdown Drag-Out, in which she appears as the plummy and plumpy Audrey Stanton …
August 1888, London sees the first of five brutal murders, the callous cruelty of which sends shock waves far and wide and etches the name of the most infamous serial killer into t…
France 1789.
Main Street Blues, one of Scotland’s top blues bands, will be performing an exciting hour of foot-stomping acoustic blues.
An international sell-out show taking you on a nostalgic journey through the career and music of these two legends.
Join Francesco Cardinale for an informative, informal relaxed tutored tasting of delicious sparkling Prosecco, Metodo Classico and other fine fizz.
Are you sitting comfortably kids? It’s time for Drag Queen Story Hour – an interactive storytime like no other! Join in on the interactive fun with sing songs, stories and lots a…
Out of the swirling maelstrom he steps; his sword of jokes, his shield of whimsy and his armour made of a third amusing thing.
You never forget your first time… especially when it’s this big! TuckShop Presents DRAG! Live at the London Coliseum.
All the King's Men are a world-renowned, award-winning all-male a cappella group based in the heart of London.
All the King's Men are a world-renowned, award-winning all-male a cappella group based in the heart of London.
Join The Family Jewels for a full frontal night of comedy, song, and a disarmingly sexy exploration of gendered power.
Based on the story of Grace O’Malley, the personification of Ireland, The Pirate Queen is a sweeping epic of love, honor, and piracy in Renaissance Ireland.
Don’t miss John Kani’s highly acclaimed play Kunene and the King marking the 25th anniversary of the end of apartheid with a strictly limited London run, following its …
Tucked away in a long forgotten corner of the city is an orphanage.
A wintry tale of fire and ice where selfless love wins, The Snow Queen, choreographed by Christopher Hampson, is a dangerous journey encountering bandits and snow creatures.
A glittering, seasonal spectacle packed with epic adventure, spell-binding magic, action-packed excitement and heart-warming friendship.
Olivier-nominated and award-winning playwright Paul Sirett (REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL, THE BIG LIFE, RAT PAT CONFIDENTIAL) imagines one of the most treasured and classic children’s …
Stage sensation Whitney - Queen of the Night will return to London’s Savoy Theatre for two festive special performances – following its sold out West End debut there this year.
Wrestling has been around for decades and in dire need of a serious makeover.
The Edinburgh University Theatre Company Presents Liz Lochhead’s 'Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off'.
Martin McDonagh’s The Beauty Queen of Leenane is an intensely Irish play set in the wilds of Connemara, premiered locally by the Druid Theatre Company in Galway in 1996.
Mercury - Queen The Legend Lives On.
KING OF POP - THE LEGEND CONTINUES showcases the extraordinary talent of an impersonator who has performed for 28 years in over 350 international shows, 62 different cou…
From the producers of the West End hit shows 'Seven Drunken Nights - The Story of The Dubliners' and 'Walk Right Back - The Everly Brothers Story', t…
From the producers of the West End hit shows 'Seven Drunken Nights - The Story of The Dubliners' and 'Walk Right Back - The Everly Brothers Story', t…
Fringe/AMC sell-out award-winning duo, The Boyds (Fringe Laurels 2016, 2017 and 2018) present their terrific, brand-new show, Acoustic Bowie.
Returning after three very successful years at Edinburgh Fringe (AMC sell-out award winners in 2016, 2017, 2018), The Boyds premiere their new show, Acoustic Queen, perhaps their m…
Fringe award-winning acoustic duo, The Boyds, perform their 55-minute show of all the best of The Fab Four.
Fringe award-winning duo The Boyds re-present their 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe premiere show, Acoustic Eagles.
Join the star of Live at the Apollo, Sunday Night at the Palladium and Britain’s Got Talent as he and some of his comedian friends try out new material.
Award-winning, rising stars from QM Comedy Society and the London comedy circuit deliver an hour full of social commentary and silliness.
Cora is at the festival to see her ex-boyfriend perform.
Pint of Wine Theatre Company’s acclaimed production of Michael John LaChiusa’s Queen Of The Mist comes to the Charing Cross Theatre for a strictly limited seven-week se…
Three thousand years ago, the Queen of Sheba travelled with a huge entourage and wealthy gifts to listen to King Solomon’s wisdom.
An hour of stand-up featuring James Trickey (Chortle Student Comedy runner-up 2018), Imogen Trusselle (Comedy Virgins Prize 2019 semi-finalist) and Pravanya Pillay (Founder and hos…
Vikings, giants and magic await you in this fun-packed historical adventure.
Edinburgh duo Kerill Winters and David Clater return to the Fringe with two evening shows of melodic good-time country.
Whitechapel, 1888.
Main Street Blues, one of Scotland’s top blues bands, will be performing an exciting evening of foot-stomping acoustic blues and roots.
A return Fringe visit by Scottish duo Malt & Rye to the award-winning Edinburgh Jazz Bar with their highly successful show.
A sensory experience, teaching you how to nose and taste whisky, helping to discover the perfect dram for your palate.
Following their run of sell-out lunchtime acoustic blues shows in Fringe 2018, Whisky Road are back with their lunchtime acoustic blues show.
Though known as a world-class electric player, Scotland’s own blues guitar virtuoso and radgiest of gadgies, here plays acoustic versions of original and obscure cover songs in a s…
This story is based on Chinese traditional myth, Zhong Kui.
Comedian Mary Houlihan tells the true (fake) story of her torrid romance with 82-year-old actor Jack Nicholson.
Free Fringe founder and Comedy Awards Panel Prize winner (2009) PBH returns after illness to serve up waffle, scrud, bilge, tosh and gibbering drivel.
Ice-cool classics and red-hot originals from Scotland’s native guitar-slinging troubadour.
This one time I got a pre-emptive divorce.
Come taste and learn about whisky with Blair Bowman, the author of the bestselling Pocket Guide to Whisky, featuring the WhiskyTubeMap.
Your best friend (and acclaimed stand-up) Jack Barry is worried about you.
Squeeze in with two talented up-and-coming comedians.
The evil queen usually gets bad press, but not in this show.
When he is attacked on the street, drag performer Anthony, aka Theresa Mayhem, has a choice to make; does he repress the trauma and become a reality TV star? Or listen to his best …
Two used actors, recycled utensils, hand-carved Czech puppets, live music and you, the court, bring Shakespeare’s poetic drama of power and abdication to life.
Join Captain Jake’s Crew as he takes you on a journey to the high seas in this historic adventure.
What are you willing to do to become a legend? A porn actor performing his last record-breaking movie: a sex marathon with 100 women.
Following sell-out runs in 2016 and 2018 Mason King returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with a brand-new show! As a child Mason always dreamt of mastering the art of sleight of hand.
Actor/writer Christopher Tajah of Resistance Theatre Company gives an impassioned performance in Dream Of A King at theSpace Triplex, as he reimagines the hours leading up to the a…
Following sell-out shows and standing ovations in 2017/18, The Carole King Story returns to take you on an incredible journey through the career of six-time Grammy Award winner and…
Meet Polly, she doesn’t care what you think! All she wants is to be equal, for everyone to be equal.
Kay is playing with Gerda when a tear from the Snow Queen’s mirror becomes lodged in his eye, forcing all the thoughts that make him sad to become magnified.
It’s the cocktail hour, its cabaret o’clock! Starring international showgirl Ivy Paige! ‘Real-life Jessica Rabbit’ (Sun), with legendary pianist Pete Saunders (Dexys), she celebrat…
Join the ultimate mistress of mayhem, JoJo Bellini, as she takes you from the salacious to the sublime.
Delightfully deranged and beautifully berserk, Ukrainian group Misanthrope Theatre re-ignite the flames of rebellion and fervour that saw Alfred Jarry’s play close upon its openi…
Character comedy is a difficult discipline at the best of times and, with a trope as thoroughly picked-over as the oblivious action-hero, it asks at lot from a performer to find so…
Drag sensation Glamrou battles to merge their queer identity and Islamic heritage.
Searching through the Fringe guide for a show worth seeing is a job that could perhaps be likened to archaeology – you spend hours carefully probing, sorting the dross from the d…
A story of a man who decides to be a dancer.
Dear reader, you may know me from such tragedies as Dead Dad (Radio 4’s Good Grief) and Dead Friend (BBC Three’s Happy Man) but this year I’m dead chuffed to perform comedy about s…
Following sell-out shows in New York, London and LA, award-winning comedian Zach Zucker returns with a new hour of absurdist stand-up! Important: Jack Tucker is a very funny stand-…
Join Francesco Cardinale for an informative, relaxed tutored tasting of delicious sparkling Prosecco, Metodo Classico and fine fizz.
Jack Chisnall (BBC Radio 4 writer, ‘one of the best reviewed shows of Fringe 2018’ (Comedy.
Leyla Josephine presents us with 'Daddy', a seeming parody of Rab C Nesbitt, oozing toxic masculinity.
Award-winning silliness and choose-your-own-adventure poems for the whole family as you work to transform your writing skills.
Have you ever been to a comedy show by someone who can travel through dimensions, from one world to another? No, me neither.
Winner of Amused Moose National New Comic and Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year makes his Fringe debut after performing as part of the prestigious Pleasance Comedy Reserve in …
All the King’s Men are a world-renowned, award-winning all-male a cappella group based in the heart of London.
The award-winning Alasdair Beckett-King returns to this timeline with a dimension-hopping stand-up comedy show.
Winner of Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of The Year, Amused Moose National New Comic and Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year makes his Fringe debut after perfor…
Led by the world’s number one Michael Jackson tribute artist ‘Navi’, which alone sets this show above the rest.
Full-time idiot Jack Stark hasn’t written this show.
Soho Theatre & Tim Whitehead Management present: Peaches Christ’s Drag Becomes Her A drag parody of the '90s legendary comedy "Death Becomes Her"…
Soho Theatre & Tim Whitehead Management present: Peaches Christ’s Drag Becomes Her A drag parody of the '90s legendary comedy "Death Becomes Her"…
Fresh from Edinburgh Festival as part of the prestigious Pleasance Comedy Reserve, this multi-award-winning comedian brings his debut show to Brighton Fringe.
‘Jack Cherry and Friends from the Fruit Bowl’ is a romp of bizarre happenings that explore the completely fabricated lives of the colourful and controversial.
WINNER: Best Comedy - Brighton Fringe (Zach & Viggo) Fresh off sold-out shows in New York, London and LA, the bad boy of comedy Zach Zucker returns to Brighton with a brand new ho…
BA Theatre Arts at GBMet.
4 April 1968.
A cabaret show that takes you from the salacious to the sublime.
Leicester Mercury Comedian of The Year 2017, Alasdair Beckett-King returns to this timeline with a dimension-hopping stand-up comedy show.
1980’s Pittsburgh, a city in decay.
Jack Cray is The Fittest Man On The Street.
Journalist Peyvand Khorsandi never intended to become an obituaries editor at The Independent, nor did he intend to work for the Daily Mail.
Hands up anyone who was bored rigid by studying Shakespeare at school.
A pole-esque tale, telling the story of one woman’s journey through pole, from the seedy underworld of Brighton, to her respectable reinvention as a drag king.
The Evil Queen usually gets a bad press, but not in this show.
This incredible production stars the world’s leading MJ tribute artist Navi who is joined by Jackson’s original lead guitarist - Jennifer Batten.
This incredible production stars the world’s leading MJ tribute artist Navi who is joined by Jackson’s original lead guitarist - Jennifer Batten.
Squeeze in with two talented up-and-coming comedians.
A fun, fabulous and flamboyant cabaret-style drag event in the heart of Brighton to celebrate the young LGBTQIAPP+ community.
MAJESTY rose from the ashes of a professional touring Queen tribute band that came off the road in May 2011.
KIDS OFFER: free child ticket with every adult ticket purchased, subsequent child tickets are half price.
The world premiere of Iain Bell’s Jack the Ripper: The Women of Whitechapel, following his critically-acclaimed In Parenthesis.
Fee Fi Fo Fum! It’s a giant of a show, we’d love you to come! This classic fairytale now gets the Lyngo treatment so expect lots of surprises and beautiful images as CBeebie…
China Blue Fish and Deborah Antoinette first met at Bristol artist’s collective Co-resist where they bonded over a love of feminism, the environment and clowning (the two are bot…
JESSICAIt's hard to get out Dancing QueenI'll choose happiness every damn time JESSICA - WENDY ALICE ROSE CO.
All the King’s Men are a world-renowned, award-winning, all-male a cappella group based in the heart of London.
Duration: Approx 2hrs 20mins More information to follow
All the King’s Men are a world-renowned, award-winning, all-male a cappella group based in the heart of London.
Mary, Queen of Scots” explores the turbulent life of the charismatic Mary Stuart.
Mary, Queen of Scots” explores the turbulent life of the charismatic Mary Stuart.
In Tchaikovsky’s intense opera of obsession and the supernatural, Gherman is caught between the woman he loves and a destructive fixation.
Tuesday 29th January, 7pmTickets: £15 or £11 for school groupsSuitable for: no age suitability has been given yet for this screeningDuration: …
A “highly engrossing”, ‘pocket epic’ staging of Shakespeare’s Richard II.
When Jo Clifford ("proud father and grandmother") first performed her play, The Gospel According to Jesus, Queen of Heaven, at Glasgow's Tron Theatre, it attracted bo…
House of Jack is excited to present the first House of Jack Christmas Show! This street and urban dance show is jam-packed with dynamic performances from students of House of Jack...
This actor musician version of the popular panto tale is peppered with pop hits from across the decades, bundles of audience participation and hilarious slapstick.
This actor musician version of the popular panto tale is peppered with pop hits from across the decades, bundles of audience participation and hilarious slapstick.
What makes a "traditional" pantomime? It's certainly not just a case of blowing the dust off a 1970s panto script and hoping for the best; here, the Brunton’s now r…
With three drummers, Pat Mastelotto, Gavin Harrison and Jeremy Stacey, as well as the return of multi-instrumentalist Bill Rieflin on keyboards, guitarist and original founding mem…
Irish songwriter John Doherty AKA Little Hours plays 2 intimate solo shows, playing new material as well as firm live favourites.
An audio drama performed live and scored, produced by the team behind the podcast series Whisper Through The Static.
Jack Left Town are the greatest band in the world, the only hitch is that they never existed.
Wine makes a return to the Tristan Bates Theatre following its successful run earlier in the year.
The Fringe 2017 sell-out show comes home for a special one-off gig in 2018.
Fringe award-winning acoustic duo The Boyds perform their 55-minute show of the best of The Fab Four.
Fringe award-winning duo The Boyds present their 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe premiere show, Acoustic Eagles.
This Fringe 2016 sell-out makes a triumphant return to AMC.
RVT and QX present - Roast Rose: The comedy roast of Rose GardenThe legendary RVT/QX Drag Roast is back! This time get a napkin and put your bibs on – it’s going to get messy.
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…
The Skits, Cornell University’s original sketch comedy troupe, has crossed the Atlantic to deliver some cold, hard jokes.
Born in Kansas, home of the South Wind, in 1897, Amelia Earhart reigned as Queen of the Air until her mysterious disappearance over the Pacific in 1937.
One-man show telling King Lear’s story in his own words, using text from the original and new words.
Experienced Edinburgh duo Kerill Winters and David Clater (vocals, guitars, mandolin) from Americana band Flagstaff bring you two Sundays of good-time melodic country.
Catalina Vicens presents keyboard music for and around women in 16th and 17th-century Italy and England – works by Cara, Tromboncino, Valente, Byrd, Bull, Gibbons and others, usi…
The Edinburgh Comedy Award winner, Live at the Apollo star, the Lidl Enya, the broken Bublé… DAVID O’DOHERTY headlines.
We’ve all encountered the wine wankers’ insufferable diatribe.
King Creosote, aka Kenny Anderson, returns to the International Festival three years after he performed his glorious soundtrack to the nostalgia-soaked film, From Scotland With Lov…
Direct from the USA, the defending three-time National Shakespearean Acting Champions present Shakespeare’s rarely done history, King John.
When Uther Pendragon passes away England falls without king.
One of the hardest calls for a reviewer to make is where to draw the line between production and play.
Following a successful Edinburgh Fringe debut in 2016, mind control artist Mason King returns for another journey into the inner depths of the human mind.
Former PM and cabaret superstar Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho is back.
Exciting Scottish acoustic blues trio featuring three acclaimed Scottish blues musicians.
Returning with a brand-new kick-ass sequel, Queen’s bass guitar dances across sexual politics.
Award-winning silliness for all the family from one of the nation’s most successful spoken word artists.
Following their previous sold-out Fringe show, acclaimed Scottish songwriters The Mars Patrol return to perform an intimate one-off hometown show at Merchant’s Hall in the heart of…
Main Street Blues, one of Scotland’s top blues bands, will be performing an exciting evening of foot stomping, acoustic blues and roots.
New(ish) for 2018! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
In the last year, acclaimed stand-up Jack Barry has been appointed by his parents as their couples therapist.
Ice-cool classics and red-hot originals from Scotland’s native guitar-slinging troubadour.
Each evening we will be performing our sultry cabaret which includes three free samples of either whisky or gin in your free shot glass as we inform you how whisky and gin are made…
After a sell-out run in 2017 The Carole King Story returns to take you on an incredible journey through the career of this six-time Grammy Award winner and 20-time platinum hit mak…
Feeling pressured by his success last year with The Elvis Dead, Rob Kemp returns with ten(!) shows stuck to a spinning wheel.
A return visit by Scottish duo Malt & Rye to the award-winning Edinburgh Jazz Bar with their own brand of acoustic blues and roots music played on acoustic guitar and double bass w…
November 22nd 1963.
Following his army demob, Elvis Presley joins Frank Sinatra’s 1960 Timex TV show special.
One of the most valuable functions of theatre is to offer us a way to explore difficult issues without fear of blame without fear of censure.
Hope Theatre Company bring us this brutal and beautiful production exploring sexuality through the lens of two boxers.
An American-Scottish duo performs wild long-form improv developed at the renowned iO Theater in Chicago! Jack and Claire is Chicago-based improv comedy duo Claire McFadden and Jack…
Workers of the world: please stop! Jack Evans, lizard prince of Manchester’s alternative circuit, presents a punchy, out-there hour about work: its history, its present and a futur…
Though now a household name thanks to a semi-final place in last year’s Britain’s Got Talent, singing impressionist Jess Robinson is a familiar face of the Fringe.
As a huge number of the entries in the Fringe programme could tell you, the life of a stand-up is a tough one – hours and hours of unpaid work just to get a decent set together a…
Returning to Edinburgh for their eighth year, All the King’s Men are the voices that are defining a genre.
Blending comedy, drag, song and the grotesque, with absurd character sketches.
Greta’s brother, Kay, has been acting strange.
There are books which are called seminal largely because so many people have read them.
Star and writer of Sky TV’s Baby Hater and Ireland’s brightest new comic, Joanne McNally returns to Edinburgh after her sell-out debut Bite Me last year, with her hysterical and wh…
Following four sell-out Fringe runs and marking 30 years of Section 28, the Iron Lady returns in her original 80s drag cabaret extravaganza! On the eve of a crucial vote, Maggie ge…
Free speech is a right fiercely protected in today’s society.
In For A Penny is Libby McArthur’s true-life tale of the unforeseen consequences of an unpaid parking ticket - how one person can fall foul of a system that sees only the facts a…
With the advent of the internet, smartphones and social media, today’s politics happens under an unprecedented level of scrutiny.
Home is a powerful concept.
If there’s one thing the majority of people at the Fringe can empathise with, it’s how hard the life of a jobbing actor can be.
Fresh from filming the fifth series of hit BBC One show Scot Squad, Edinburgh’s Jack Docherty returns to the Fringe for the first time in 25 years.
Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens is the plastic-and-glitter-wearing spiritual sister of shows such as The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Ian Stroughair delivers an hour of avante guarde post modern drag, with a voice so powerful he should require a license to operate it.
An enigmatic title is the hallmark of many Fringe shows – I’m sure no one knows quite what to expect from Duckpond: An Element of Mystery in Umpteen Samples or Lights Over Tesc…
Making her UK debut, talented sand artist Irina Titova and her audience will travel Around the World in 80 Pictures in the spirit of Jules Verne.
For those who pertain to be students of the Theatre of the Absurd movement prevalent in the 1950s and 60s, there is nothing of value to you in this review.
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King Courgette is an old-time vegetable string band Featuring Wild Zucchini Bill from international trash-bashing phenomenon STOMP! Expect a righteous mix of fiddles, ba…
★★★★★ “Ian McKellen reigns supreme in this triumphant production.
Tipped to be London’s theatrical event of 2018, the multi-award winning and critically acclaimed Lincoln Center Theater’s production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King and…
For Queen and Country is a comedy drama inspired by the recent BBC2 programme, Secret Agent Selection: WW2.
Spiegeltent presents: ‘Brighton Big Drag Pagent’ Kings, Queens, and Inbetweens! Talent, diversity, creativity, and nerve.
‘Jack Left Town’ tells the story of the greatest band the world has never known.
Now in its 10th triumphant year, ‘And The Devil May Drag You Under’ is the cult hit of Brighton Fringe.
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.
Since the very first tales were told around a fire, it has been human nature to enjoy a good story - especially when the story is full of murder, gore and tabloid-friendly salaciou…
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…
Meet ‘Gorgeous’ George O’Connell (Rob Ward) and Dane ‘The Pain’ Samson (John Askew), two hard as nails boxers both raised by their traditionalist fathers to defend themse…
Join West End star Ian Stroughair, the man behind the makeup of the sensational Velma Celli, on a passionate pilgrimage through the most iconic drag moments of film, stage and popu…
Queen Elizabeth II is dead.
Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2017 Alasdair Beckett-King returns to this timeline with an inter-dimensional, work in progress stand-up comedy show.
Remember when Nazis were only found in Germany, Austria, and Clacton-on-Sea? Well now they’re in the White House, Downing Street, and Clacton-on-Sea.
All the King’s Men bring their five star, sellout tour to London’s West End… AtKM’s astonishing vocal colour and arresting, creative choreograp…
This uplifting and heart-warming tale by Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott has it all – outrageous costumes, flamboyant choreography and plenty of sass.
Helen and Gordon spend their retirement on their Mediterranean balcony, reading and drinking gin, quite a lot of it.
Maggie returns in her smash hit drag extravaganza! Following four sell-out Edinburgh Fringe runs, the Iron Lady returns to mark the 30th anniversary of the passing of Section 28.
Due to huge popular demand, after his first tour-de-force, smash hit, sell out tour, ‘My Life Story’, Suggs is treading the boards again with a brand new show.
The wine wanker.
Don’t miss Bingo Jack this Fringe.
As one quarter of the amazing Pants Down Circus and one half of hit children’s show The Circus Firemen, Idris Stanton has absolutely earned the right to put his name above the ti…
A magical place, fabulous Adelaide Hills wine, and a very special performance under the candlebark gums.
Join us here at the Buckingham Arms Hotel every Sunday afternoon for the Fringe Lodge Acoustic Sessions.
Come and enjoy our family friendly afternoons where the adults can enjoy a wine tasting while the kids are entertained by our wonderful children shows! Need we say more? One gla…
Direct from a sold out run in the UK, join the sensational Velma Celli on a passionate pilgrimage through the most iconic drag moments of film, stage and popular culture.
Wedding season is afoot at the National Wine Centre but what happens when a groom is found dead in the wine cellar.
Ever wondered what wine goes best with Fairy Bread? Why hasn’t the ‘Champagne Spider’ caught on? These questions and many more will be inadequately answered by the self-sty…
King of the comedy, master of the crowd & slave to the laugh.
Silly Billy (noun; informal) 1.
Terry Who? (Final Touch/Gen XYZ) performs a tribute to the fantastic works of Sir Paul McCartney (Singer/Songwriter, Beatle, Trainee Bass Player, Trainee Piano Player, multi-lingua…
Come and enjoy a casual dining experience in an intimate space as you sit back, unwind, and soak up the acoustic vibe of music from the 80s to now, with a few original tracks throw…
AN ADAPTATION BY LOUCAS LOIZOU.
“Get around pres at Danni’s.
As seen on The Project.
The truth can be a very funny thing.
RDR is back in the frame once again presenting Adelaide’s newest dance makers and movers.
Following on from last year’s smashing success, the 2018 show will be themed around the favourite rock decades.
Blending music, comedy, drag, movement, dance, bouffon and the grotesque - Queen Cunt sees all power to the feminine, the wrathful, the sensual! A multi-character melange of opinio…
Dark and challenging, epic and shocking, human and uplifting.
Blending music, comedy, drag, movement, dance, buffon and the grotesque - Queen Cunt sees all power to the feminine, the wrathful, the sensual! A multi-character melange of opinion…
With plenty of magic beans, a loveable cow, an enormous beanstalk, a gigantic giant and a massive adventure, this year’s panto looks set to be the biggest ever.
Constella OperaBallet return to the Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells this November with their award-winning Sideshows.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Former Prime Minister and global cabaret superstar Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho is back – and this time she’s hosting a club night! There’ll be non-stop 80s hits from a non-st…
It’s 1880s Whitechapel is in the grip of Ripper terror.
“All I knew was the playground song Mary Queen of Scots got her head chopped off,” says opera singer Louise Macdonald, “until I started learning Schumann’s Maria Stuart Lie…
The life of Elvis Presley told through 17 women: some enthralled, some appalled, all obsessed! From Tupelo, Mississippi where 12-year-old Elvis wanted a BB gun instead of a guitar,…
Main Street Blues, one of Scotland’s top blues bands, will be performing an exciting evening of foot stomping, acoustic blues and roots.
Classical music close up where wriggling is allowed.
Unleash your inner queen! Via Shakespeare, Chekhov to RuPaul, a kickass theatre-cum-cabaret tour de force exploring sexual politics and identity, revealing how an exotic dancer bec…
World-renowned Elgarian Sir Andrew Davis conducts a rarely heard masterpiece: Elgar’s Viking cantata Scenes from the Saga of King Olaf.
Brought to you by EnjoyMedia Cultural Company, Carry King is a visually striking, experimental piece of theatre.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Deep African sounds which are well crafted to touch any soul or heart.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
New show for this year at the award winning Jazz Bar from Scottish duo Colorblind Slim.
New for 2017! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
Unleash your inner queen! Via Shakespeare, Chekhov to RuPaul, a kickass theatre-cum-cabaret tour de force exploring sexual politics and identity, revealing how an exotic dancer bec…
Ice-cool classics and red-hot originals from Scotland’s native guitar-slinging troubadour.
It’s impossible to miss the irony in the name of the production company behind Priscilla: Queen of the Desert – Car Crash Productions.
With Hollywood’s recent adaptation of his works, the name JRR Tolkien has come to be associated with huge spectacle and epic scope.
The Carole King Story premiers at the Fringe to take you on an incredible journey through the career of the six-time Grammy Award winner and 20-time platinum hit-maker.
Award-winning performer Paula Valluerca, aka Madame Señorita, is committed to reconnect with the pleasure of being a totally deluded idiot.
The Last Queen of Scotland is a bold and original new piece of writing by Jaimini Jethwa, commissioned by the National Theatre of Scotland and Dundee Rep, and produced by Stellar Q…
Blackbell House has a new governess: poor, plain, Frances Glass.
Despite Hope Theatre Company’s name, this production did not leave me very hopeful about the issue it was raising – that of discrimination against LGBT people in sport.
A Scottish malt whisky tasting in the historic Captain’s bar.
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…
This show is about why we should legalise all the drugs.
‘Revell makes you laugh and think; a rare and cherishable combination these days’ (Scotsman).
Jack Rooke won a scholarship to attend Westminster University to study Journalism.
A two-woman show starring only one woman – not a typo but the conceit at the centre of the latest show by Canadian actress and interactive artist Laurence Dauphinais.
Theatre today increasingly falls into one of two broad camps.
The art of the comedic double act is a difficult one and its success largely based on chemistry between the two performers.
Much as it is a pleasure to discover a hidden gem amongst the mass of shows in Edinburgh, there’s also something very reassuring about having a list of reliable prospects.
In 2011, Charly Clive and Ellen Robertson were women without a mission.
The award-winning comedian Alasdair Beckett-King is legendary, in that there is little historical evidence he exists.
Join a small group tour of Edinburgh’s historic Old Town, followed by a tutored tasting of four Scotch whiskies.
Returning to Edinburgh for a 7th year, All The King’s Men are the voices that are defining a genre.
Victor Hugo once said “You can resist an invading army; you cannot resist an idea whose time has come.
STACY by Jack Thorne A bleakly funny and disturbing play from Jack Thorne, writer of This Is England ‘86 and the stage adaptations of Let The Right One In and Harry Potter & The …
A site specific, immersive play invites the audience into Danni’s student flat for pre-drinks and Ring of Fire with her best friend, Jack.
Following a critically acclaimed, sold-out season at the Swan Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, the Royal Shakespeare Company production of Queen Anne transfers to the Theatre Royal …
The UK’s #1 Oasis tribute ‘Definitely Oasis’ perform a one-off unplugged acoustic set of Oasis classics and B-Sides.
Simple Minds will perform their acclaimed ACOUSTIC show across the UK & Europe in 2017. They will be joined by very special guest The Anchoress [Catherine AD] on the UK dates.
A visually stunning and tender story about loss and fate, and the hope that great sadness can pass.
With a coffin full of sympathy snacks, Jack Rooke and his 85-year-old Nan, Sicely, invite you to the happiest town in Britain, where Dad’s dead and the only thing to eat is lasag…
An improvised rock documentary is a tall order, and Jack Left Town sets out with boundless enthusiasm, a strong absurdity curve and sick air guitar to deliver, even if some areas a…
Join us for some drag king cabaret by the seaside as we celebrate the bois from previous King of the Fringe competitions.
On the hottest day of the year, the Warren was worlds apart from the shady alleyways of Victorian London.
Alasdair Beckett-King is a legendary comedian, in that there is little historical evidence he exists.
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 …
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, games and catchphrases as audien…
Escaped psychiatric patient Kevin Haggerty is not pleased about his diagnosis, even less pleased about being on a section of the Mental Health Act and distinctly upset about being …
“The true mystery of the world is the visible .
This is Richard II as you’ve never seen him before, in a purple shell-suit wielding power over his puppet kingdom with subjects that range from beautiful two foot high hand carve…
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…
Set against the majesty of the Serengeti Plains to the evocative rhythms of Africa, this spectacular production explodes with glorious colours, stunning effects and enchanting musi…
There’s no doubting the energy in Edinburgh’s King’s Theatre before this show starts; many kids are already singing along to a soundtrack of current chart hits.
Performing songs from The Police and Sting solo albums.
Fife’s Kenny Anderson, aka King Creosote, has become one of Scotland’s most acclaimed and prolific singer-songwriters: a squeezebox Casanova and a seafaring pop heart-breaker who…
Performed by a company of young actors, this is a credible adaptation of Shakespeare’s rarely performed King John that revels in the high stakes of its historical narrative.
One of Ireland’s most respected, best-loved singers, this renowned international entertainer, ‘a mixture of all the great voices of the 20th century’ (Guardian), has few peers for …
Exclusive Scotch whisky tasting presented by member of the Keepers of the Quaich society, Ronnie Berri and whisky ambassador, Alister McDermott.
One of Scotland’s best bands make their Fringe debut with an intimate, one-off acoustic show at the Merchant’s Hall, playing songs from their new album, Human Condition.
James VII (reigned 1685-8), Scotland’s last Catholic king, was overthrown by his son-in-law William of Orange in the revolution of 1688-9.
One of Ireland’s most respected, best-loved singers, this renowned international entertainer, ‘a mixture of all the great voices of the 20th century’ (Guardian), has few peers for …
Upstairs Downton and Petting Zoo (‘Improv supergroup’ TimeOut) star creates a staggering array of characters using his mouth, brain, hands and body.
Jack and Louisa stand up so that you can sit down. Or stand up too. Just please stay.
Later, considerably ruder and darker shows from internationally acclaimed, award-winning Scottish stand-up comedy meteor.
In this one-performer play by writer Donald Smith, actor Robin Thomson plays King James – at once James VI of Scotland and James I of England.
New for this year: Main Street Blues have created a fully acoustic blues and roots show with a powerful set of original material plus blues classics.
Mason King’s Mind Control mixes card tricks, deception and mind-reading into just under an hour of delving into the human psyche.
The show’s stated theme is a philosophical discussion of how we end up where we end up, In actual fact this thread isn’t really followed up.
Almost twenty years ago, Guy Ritchie changed the landscape of British cinema with his love letter to the charismatic psychopaths of the East End underbelly Lock, Stock and Two Smok…
Jack & Karen are sick and tired of playing second fiddle to Will & Grace.
Jack Evans’ debut hour.
There’s a certain size and scale that one gets used to at the Fringe.
Previously known for her well received part as a Totally Naff Tart, this is Victoria Jeffrey solo and talking about life.
New work is at the heart of the Fringe experience; new work by new companies all the more so.
When deciding on a show to bring to the Fringe, you have two main choices: one, a piece of new writing - exciting and impactful but harder to market - or two, a take on a classic -…
Some stupid adults, having forgotten what it’s actually like to be children, are often surprised, disturbed and horrified by the serious issues lurking in the heart of the most s…
Ice-cool classics and red-hot originals from Scotland’s native guitar-slinging troubadour.
The gamut of performers at Fringe brings with it a spectrum of experience; from shiny new student companies, powering forward on naive enthusiasm and off-brand energy drinks, to ve…
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…
Tim Renkow has a handy tip for anyone who feels uncomfortable around him as a result of his cerebral palsy.
When the polyrhythm is heard in Nzinga Warrior Queen’s opening, you know this isn’t a comedy of manners.
Bob drives his BlundaBus around Europe looking for adventures.
Just one glance at this year’s stuffed-to-bursting wedge of a programme is enough to see that there are bewildering array of performance disciplines represented at this year’s …
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As a mournful cello plays, Sarah Gatzonis dances a playful ballet around three sturdy wine barrels.
Queen Lear is a re-telling of Shakespeare’s Lear story from the perspective of his queen, confined in her chamber while pregnant with his expected male heir.
Jack Barry has the potential to be an electric comic.
The queen who ruled a kingdom (and an empire) as you’ve never dared think of her before.
British-Arab Ella has spent the last few years passing as white: National Geographic Explorer, ‘Achingly funny’ (LooseLips.
My name is Lara and I broke the law.
Theatre Anon’s production of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen is a heart-warming family show, complete with a bit of sing-song.
Fresh from London, Boston, New York performances, returning to Edinburgh for a sixth year.
Story Pocket Theatre bring Michael Morpurgo’s novel about King Arthur to life with a solid and enjoyable production.
A lot has happened to Boris Johnson since Boris: World King’s runaway success at last year’s Fringe.
Improv comedy is a tricky beast - when it’s good, it’s very, very good; when it’s bad, it’s pointless.
Queen has been the soundtrack to Funny Women Variety Award winner Sooz Kempner’s entire life.
Puppet pioneers Flabbergast Theatre have made an interesting move this year, establishing their own dedicated performance space, The Omnitorium, within the confines of Assembly Ge…
I’m sure we’re all used to growing the Fringe brochure and seeing shows with enigmatic titles which tell you nothing about the eventual content.
Trundling into view as part of C Theatre’s 25th anniversary is The Snow Queen.
Join a fun and informative walking tour of Edinburgh’s Old Town, followed by a tutored tasting of four single malt Scotch whiskies.
A critically-acclaimed and fast-paced piece of theatre exploring manipulation of power, the precariousness of hierarchy, and the change that questions can wreak.
Lindsay, Kells, Maria and Lee have just got back from Nicky’s funeral.
Alasdair Beckett-King - “One to Watch” (Time Out) - is a legendary comedian, in that there is little historical evidence he exists.
She fought her way into the record business as a teenager and, by the time she reached her twenties, had the husband of her dreams and a flourishing career writing hits for the big…
Winner! 4 Tony Awards including Best Revival of a Musical! Tony Award® winner Kelli O’Hara (The Light in the Piazza, South Pacific) and Jose Llana (Here Lies Love) star in a magni…
The Beatles Recording Session & Concert - a 5-hour experience! There’s not a music fan among us who wouldn’t love to see The Beatles in concert, or to have…
Brighton’s only drag king competition is back! It’s time for bois to become men as they battle it out to win the crown (and 100 quid)! Expect a night of bulging biceps, protruding …
Please ensure you use the right quote: “an imaginative wit that earmarks him as one to watch” with “cracking gags that turn on a smart use of language” (Chortle).
A show inspired by Hetty King (an emblematic, early 20th century drag king), which embraces the possibility of women making connections across stages, in time.
A show inspired by Hetty King (an emblematic early 20th-century drag king), which embraces the possibility of women making connections across stages, in time.
This is the second time Michael Pennington has donned the crown of Lear and this time it’s a Lear clearly made for a 21st Century audience; cut down and pacey.
Experience the thirteen-time Grammy award-winning Dixie Chicks in all their glory! Let the inimitable Texan songstresses wow you with their unique brand of pop meets alternative…
The Legendary UB40 Live! UB40, featuring Ali Campbell, Astro and Mickey Virtue, are back on tour and ready to wow British audiences following a massive series of shows stateside…
Get the party started with Maclemore & Ryan Lewis! Head downtown to see hip hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis live at the O2 Arena, and enjoy a delicious international mea…
Aussie heartthrobs and breakout pop-punk superstars 5 Seconds of Summer are setting off on a UK tour, headed to the UK in spring 2016.
Channel the musical spirit of Havana for the evening paired with a delicious pre-concert meal at the O2 Arena! Named after the famous Havana members’ club that closed in t…
All Vampettes of the world, unite! Come and enjoy an evening on unforgettable atmospere on Saturday 2 April 2016! With a brand new album released in November and massive single …
A love-triangle comedy with a supernatural streak, this excellently cast new play by J.
Brighton’s only drag king competition is back and tougher than ever! It’s time for bois to become men as they battle it out over three heats to make their way to the final.
(performances begin on Thursday) It’s a royal spring at the Brooklyn Academy of Music when the Royal Shakespeare Company arrives with a quartet of celebrated productions: …
At the risk of sounding ageist, an immediate concern with any student theatre company taking on Shakespeare’s tragedy of tragedies, King Lear, is that it is in many respects a …
Drawing on contemporary sources, unsullied by Tudor propaganda, ‘Good King Richard’ dramatises for the very first time, the true events which propelled Richard III onto the thr…
Mike Bartlett’s beautifully worded imagining of a constitutional crisis without a constitution invites us to witness the starkness of the Royal Family stripped bare whilst presen…
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…
Carole King, the chart-topping music legend, was an ordinary girl with an extraordinary talent.
Australia is home to many curious creatures; a place where men are macho, except when they put on a frock, heels and make-up to sing along to disco classics.
Everybody knows the story of Jack and The Beanstalk.
The American Music Project, a new organization dedicated to fostering performances and commissioning American music, presents its first concert in New York — an enticing prog…
The Construction Company, a 45-year-old arts organization, presents an evening of new and revivified works by the veteran choreographers Sally Silvers and Kenneth King, as well as …
(previews start on Saturday; opens on Nov.
Mr.
Margaret Thatcher truly is the Queen of Soho.
London, 1888.
For Queen and Country.
Written and performed by legendary trans playwright, performer and poet Jo Clifford, this unique and extraordinary show combines theatre with storytelling, spoken word and ritual i…
Tearing it up with his own raucous interpretation of traditional blues, Pistol Pete Wearn is a renowned vocalist, slide guitarist, harmonica player and songwriter.
Enjoying the perks of self-imposed exile in England, the Haggis Queen finds herself suddenly adrift when the Independence Referendum hits and she must decide on which side of the b…
The moment Jack Lukeman enters the stage, it’s clear this is going to be a fantastic show.
Bound by blood and only by bloody acts will they be free of one another.
Drama from the pen of one of the nation’s best loved playwrights.
The best humour is the kind which refers to shared experiences Luckily, The King of Monte Cristo picks up on the stereotypes and personalities familiar to anyone who’s worked in …
Due to massive demand, six later, quite probably ruder, shows! Scotland’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning comedy half-man-half-Xbox.
The bard gets replaced by the baaard in Missouri Williams’ eccentric production King Lear With Sheep at The Courtyard Theatre.
Hard-hitting blues from Edinburgh four-piece: Main Street Blues are a high energy blues band that brings together a powerful mix of acoustic and up-tempo electric blues material, w…
Ice-cool classics and red-hot originals – not to mention ‘a certain roguish charm’ (Herald) from Scotland’s native guitar-slinging troubadour.
Hard-hitting blues from Edinburgh four-piece: Main Street Blues are a high energy blues band that brings together a powerful mix of acoustic and up-tempo electric blues material, w…
This show has a bad title.
The answer we get from Jack Heal to the question of his show’s title is that, not only do scientists dream of genetically engineered sheep, but they are actively pursuing how to …
There are some shows that you just get a good feeling about from the moment you step into the theatre.
Fraxi Queen of the Forest is a pageant for children about ash dieback.
The Fringe is a place for new discoveries – the freshest, young talent rubbing shoulders with the world’s best at their craft.
Jack started comedy in 2010 after he moved from rural Cambridgeshire to Leicester to study Creative Writing at De Montfort University.
The Sons of Pitches took the Fringe by storm last year.
There have been many books, films, documentaries, etc on Mary Stuart, giving us many perceptions of Mary, those involved with her, and incidents in her life.
NSDF darlings of 2014 Naughty Corner are back with their winning original play The Bastard Queen! Set at the end of the world, the play sees five young people fight for survival an…
It’s easy to get lulled by the constant flow of shows at the Fringe, to give in the mid-afternoon slump and the heavy-eyed semi-slumber.
Jack’s Ample Wardrobe is a new stand-up show featuring an old wardrobe.
This play tells the story of Benji and Alf, next-door neighbours becoming best friends, bonded by their love of the titular ‘Fairly Tales’.
Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens follows the unfolding story of a group of misfits working the infamous den of iniquity – Saucy Jacks space bar.
Jack Rooke: Good Grief could probably win a prize for ‘comedy show with the least likely to be funny subject matter ever that actually turns out to be absolutely hilarious�…
Despite being one of Jack London’s more obscure works, his 1915 novel The Star Rover or The Jacket is one that feels oddly contemporary.
Fringe sensation, Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho, returns after 2014’s total sell-out run (and at London’s Leicester Square Theatre) in the drag comedy musical extravaganza like…
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…
A series of personal portraits of extraordinary men.
Boris: World King is a giddy, silly and savagely satirical delight.
When boredom threatens at the Fringe, a hero will rise.
The legend of Faustus, the man who sold his soul for knowledge, wealth and power is one which has been in the public consciousness for over 500 years.
Written and performed by legendary trans playwright, performer and poet Jo Clifford, this unique and extraordinary show combines theatre with storytelling, spoken word and ritual i…
We all know the story of Jack and the Beanstalk – or at least, think we do.
If at first you don’t succeed, try online dating.
Collegiate a cappella has become a major trend in recent years at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
In his debut hour of Fringe stand-up, Jack Barry delivers an entertaining and energetic set which, despite his insistence to the contrary, contains an undercurrent of awareness and…
Ding dong the witch is back and she has landed in the heart of York city centre.
An all-new, all-female production of Shakespeare’s war play, King Henry V follows Henry and her band of brothers as they face the challenges of life on the front line, exploring …
(previews start on July 13; opens on July 27) The career of a sport agent is a high-testosterone avocation, but Liz Rico does it a as well or much better than her male colleagues.
Known for her caustic humor and unabashed insult comedy, Lisa Lampanelli talks with the comedian and radio host Ron Bennington about her new outlook on life and her forthcoming sta…
(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…
Through movement and play participants will identify their own Fools and Kings to explore the beautiful, ridiculous and poignant conflict of this unlikely alliance.
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…
Drag Queens are over and the boys are back in town! Strap on a strap on, bang on a beard and join your hosts for the Drag King competition of the century! Be amazed by the figurati…
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…
Rebel armies, the pub darts team, political parties, chaps who drive Audi TTs, religion, Cornwall, knitting clubs, men who wear crocs with socks.
A striking and brutally funny comedy, based on the life and times of Jack McRay.
Unfortunately, I had slightly misled myself in preparation for this show.
Jack Grant stands looking back at his receding youth and hairline, exploring why he became a comedian and why he couldn’t do anything else.
At first glance, Alonzo King and San Francisco make an unlikely pair.
Michael Ricigliano Jr.
(previews start on March 12; opens on April 16) Fans of the midcentury musical are most likely whistling a happy tune as Lincoln Center revives this Rodgers and Hammerstein show fr…
This fearlessly adventurous and virtuosic quartet, known for its exciting performances of envelope-pushing new music, presents a program anchored by Elliott Carter’s bra…
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…
This friendly, formulaic jukebox show about the New York-born singer-songwriter might as well be called “Brooklyn Girl,” so closely does it adhere to the template of th…
Rona Munro’s comedy drama, originally produced for Radio 4 in 2008, tells the story of a period in the life of Walter Scott when he was tasked with commissioning a kilt for King …
This show about two drag queens aboard a cruise ship, pretending to be real women, is a little “Some Like It Hot,” a little “Anything Goes” and a lot of goo…
Hobbit is an acclaimed beat boxer.
My appreciation for the acting in The Bastard Queen was matched by my strong distaste for the actual play.
“It’s not started.
Jack Dee’s Help Desk sees Dee and a panel of surprise top comedians address problems that audience members put to them.
Main Street Blues are a high energy blues band that brings together a powerful mix of acoustic and up-tempo electric blues material, with a range of original numbers plus new and o…
The Old Testament story of King David is quite a romp.
In January 2014, Mercury Music Award nominee Kenny Anderson (AKA King Creosote) completed his first ever film soundtrack for Virginia Heath’s poetic documentary, From Scotland With…
If the idea of tasting various French champagnes at an extremely shiny table in a marble Georgian library sounds appealing, well, here you go.
Leah wants to rest, Goneril and Regan want to party, Cordelia’s off to France and matricide is in the air.
Pilgrimage to Loch Ness and a chance at redemption, Jack is an exciting new work that examines Scotland’s modern identity through the stories of her people.
James jokes about booze.
This is a solid performance of a classic play which, while it doesn’t amount to a re-telling in anything but the literal sense, does a creditable job of rendering the whole thing w…
You are summoned for jury service.
King Ubu was performed only once in playwright Alfred Jarry’s life.
Returning to the Fringe for a ninth year running, the Gargoyles are a class act.
The youthful Dell’Arte Opera Ensemble takes on Purcell’s affecting masque in a fully staged and choreographed production.
King’s exciting new show pays tribute to the timeless songs and musical genius of one of the greatest jazz musicians and composers of the 20th century, Duke Ellington.
As anyone who’s ever dealt with a three-year-old can tell you, keeping their attention can be a Herculean task.
Following 2013’s successful performances, Nathan Priestley (Andy Leslie and Steve Roberts) return to the Fringe with more original songs and instrumentals and interpretations of cl…
Due to massive demand, six extra, later, and quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man/half-Xbox.
Here she comes again! The Delta Queen.
Ice cool classics and red hot originals from guitar-slinging troubadour and Jazz Bar resident, Graeme Mearns.
Every evening, the understated sacred space of St.
I’ve often wondered how Edinburgh locals truly feel about the Fringe - is it a huge party or just a massive disruption? Given the wealth of subjects from around the world being d…
Australian sisters, Erin and Tess Fowler - Sitara - from Adelaide, take a lifetime of shared experience to create music that resonates with emotion and honesty.
The older-man-meets-younger-girl premise might have been done - and done well - with An Education, but with its delicate narrative, Nottingham New Theatre’s Queen B shows that …
Finding the Will in association with The Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham presents Bard Heads: The Queen’s Speech.
There’s a sort of delicious irony to queuing for a show about rationing whilst watching one of the cast frantically stuffing their face with crisps.
Newton’s Cauldron is an unexpected gem, a brisk little piece which mixes storybook, history book and textbook deftly and amusingly.
A powerful tale of resilience and overcoming great obstacles, this production has battled through in the spirit of its eponymous character.
A light-hearted introduction to the making and distinctive flavour of Scottish malt whisky.
In the appropriately multi-lingual halls of Espionage is this hidden gem of the Free Festival.
Informal demonstration on Scotch Malt Whiskies in one of Edinburgh’s oldest and most historic pubs.
There have been many books, films, documentaries etc, on Mary Stuart giving us many perceptions of Mary, those involved with her and incidents in her life.
Dawn State’s sharp, modern adaptation of Kipling’s classic novella could be deemed a classic in itself.
Davies is a dynamo and a wonder to behold on stage.
Seriously funny nonsense and painfully revealing true stories as Jack, ‘slightly quirky’ (Chortle.
Free Fringe comedy can be a risky prospect but it can be a risk worth taking in service of finding a night worth seeing.
Seven years with Ray Charles, Barbara Morrison demonstrates her full range of musicality and fun.
Science-theatre is in vogue at the moment.
My first clue should have been the warmup.
Returning to the Fringe for the third year running, this text adventure game-gone-big seems to have more lives than it gives its players.
Billing itself as “The Rocky Horror Show for the new millennium”, this is a raucous, glitter-fuelled ride through a disco universe.
“What happens when you think you’re being hilarious and other people just think you are causing anarchy?” Despite beginning with a gripping premise about censors, sensitivity a…
Big-time book nerd Lev Grossman once told Time magazine that “fan fiction is what literature might look like if it were reinvented from scratch after a nuclear apocalypse by a band…
Outside, the queue is teeming.
There’s a particular pleasure in seeing someone do their job incredibly well.
Not another student sketch show?! Bear with me, this one’s above the rest.
It is either apt or ironic that a show whose set recreates a building site feels a little messy.
Even though this isn’t Baby Wants Candy’s headline show at the Fringe, you would still expect much more from such a highly regarded group.
Billed as ‘Comedy (mime, physical theatre)’ I was a little unsure about what to expect from Kraken, but whatever it was that I had been expected was soon proven to be way out.
For those who run at the mere mention of the phrase ‘musical comedy’, this sketch show is for you.
Lord of the Dance Settee marks Richard Herring’s 23rd Fringe show, an accumulated Edinburgh residency of just under two years; enough, as he himself points out, to make him mor…
If you were the kind of kid that rocked out in your room with hairbrush in hand (or if you do it to this day), you’ll like Lords of Strut: Chaos.
Sometimes in this show, there’d come some songs like this.
These Blues Brothers take a cliché and put their own mark on it.
One of the best things about the Fringe is the energy and ingenuity of the young companies performing here and these are both words that apply perfectly to Double Edge Drama, creat…
The unsolved mystery of Jack the Ripper has provided constant fascination for people around the world ever since the grisly murders were committed.
With a show based around time travel, Thunderbards make a whole hour zip merrily by.
On a dark and stormy night at the Fringe, Will Seaward’s Spooky Midnight Ghost Stories will warm your cockles rather than chill you to the bone.
As Ethel Merman famously sang in Gypsy, ‘you gotta get a gimmick if you want to get ahead’.
David O’Doherty is one of those rare stand-ups who is a familiar face without being plastered everywhere, who is successful without being packaged.
Produced by C theatre, The Snow Queen is a charming adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic tale by Karina Wilson.
In themselves the Beasts’ sketch personas are fairly standard; the nutcase, the buffoon and the straight man.
Edinburgh stalwarts Dan and Jeff are back for another energetic hour and, following Potted Potter, Potted Pirates and Potted Panto, it’s the turn of Baker Street’s own Sherlock…
For fans of the original kids’ show, Knightmare Live - Level 2 is a dream come true.
Lee Griffiths: Post-Traumatic Sketch Disorder lays out the comic’s psyche by following Freud (just about) through funny family hang-ups by way of kid’s books, cock lengths and cr…
Standing centre stage in a dress and a dodgy blonde wig, Mark Grist jokes that this is what two guys with Arts Council funding really look like.
Hands down, Get Up With Hands! is the funniest thing I’ve seen at the Fringe this year.
It’s heartening to see a deserving standup successfully transfer from the Free Fringe to the larger potential audience of the mega-venues.
As the audience takes their seats, they see a man hunched over an easel, drawing pictures on a large sheet of paper with feverish intensity.
Crystal Skillman and Fred Van Lente, the husband-and-wife playwrights behind this supple production about the towering comic book artist Jack Kirby, deftly compressing much informa…
Having never been to a Drag King pageant before I was not entirely sure what to expect from King of the Fringe.
A celebration of children and young people in the Performing Arts featuring theatre, literature, music and movement.
The King and Country World War I Opera is a show presented in a rather strange format at the Brighton Fringe Festival.
Jack Bull creates mixed media paintings; this is his first solo exhibition showcasing a selection of new and unseen pieces from over the last four years.
A dress-up sing-along celebration of everyone’s favourite musicals.
Energetic, dynamic and refreshingly unique, King Porter Stomp celebrate the release of their new single ‘pocketfulofrocketfuel’ with an intimate and very special performance.
The Wine and Whisky Comedy Show definitely encourages the room to drink, although wine and whisky may be the only thing that keeps the comedy alive.
You think you know the story? Think again.
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.
Feathers, glitter, gold lame and The Weather Girls.
‘BABY/LON’, the second work by Hackney-based theatre company The Big House, is a big story; one of homelessness, violence, motherhood on the lowest rungs of society and the strug…
Act One is a company full of high quality actors, all of whom were captivating to watch.
In Arin Arbus’s thoughtful and affecting production, Shakespeare’s most daunting play lowers its voice, the better to be heard more clearly.
Hailing from Shetland and Devon respectively, Ross Couper (fiddle) and Tom Oakes (guitar, flute) are a dynamic duo who incorporate many of the elements of traditional Scottish and …
Halfway through their electrifying set at the Assembly Rooms, VAMM paused to tell us that their name is an old Shetlandic word meaning ‘to bewitch or entrance’.
When it comes to absurdity there are not many names more famous than Eugene Ionesco.
CineFringe is a small affair, yet its efforts to fly the filmic flag at the Fringe are admirable.
Unique experience for champagne lovers.
To present such a talk upon the ins and outs of theatre at its bare business-driven bones is both innovative and opportune during the fracas of the Fringe, when an attentive audien…
This is a strange addition to the Fringe programme - and I’m not talking swastika-straddling naked physical theatre or radical juggling Shakespeare revamp.
Double act comedy is very difficult.
For me, female acapella is really difficult to get right.
There are two rules to improvised comedy: One, you’re only as strong as your weakest member and two, never, ever say no.
UK’s No.
I have to admit, I was not convinced by Gavin Crawford to begin with.
A capella group All the King’s Men return to the Fringe for their fourth consecutive year with Knight Fever! It is a professional, well presented and well executed performance, t…
Perhaps I’m experiencing a cappella fatigue, but the singers at this show did nothing to wow me particularly.
Slaves of the Kingdom is a new musical based around the Bible story of Moses and the Exodus and it’s one hell of an ambitious undertaking.
Philip Contini and his Be Happy Band celebrate 20 years with our favourite numbers from Prima, Porter, Martin, Sinatra and Naples.
Kourtney Kardashian.
The Deep Red Sky are Scottish five-piece ensemble which blends guitars and three-part harmonies to create a brand of alternative rock akin to Pacific Northwest bands.
Returning to the Fringe after their sell-out 2012 show to play an acoustic set (one night only!) in what will be a must-see performance! ‘Rich atmospheric sounds with an air of fre…
Due to massive demand six extra, later, quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man, half-Xbox.
The Foodies Festival largely delivers what it promises: ‘Artisan producers’ - check; ‘Michelin-starred chefs cooking live’ - check; ‘the best in fine food and drink’ �…
The concept of a conceptual art discussion, held in a faux-Victorian salon-style parlour is the epitome of metaphorical marmite: some people would love a chance to languidly wax ly…
In his new show, Reginald D Hunter carves a far more introspective figure than the jovial presence we are accustomed to seeing on TV.
You wouldn’t guess that John McNamara had only decisively started his Blues career last year at this very festival.
Littered with pickled brains and collectible little curios, Hendrick’s Carnival of Knowledge feels as much an absinthe-addled emporium of wonders as it does a gin-slinging sales …
It is difficult to discuss Allan Foster’s talk, Edinburgh: A Literary City, in division from its glorious venue: the ostentatiously oddball Hendrick’s Carnival of Knowledge.
Philip and The Band celebrate 20 years (!) at the Fringe.
Straight from Alaska comes a new piece of musical theatre from a 40-strong cast.
Is there any better way to spend an afternoon than sitting in a wood panelled, beautiful, archaic board room, sipping on an array of expensive, high class, tasty beverages from aro…
Must see Australian artist.
When you’re looking for a kids’ show at the Fringe, there are a few names which ought to be a safe bet and, of these, none more so than Roald Dahl.
International experiment sharing a story about a woman called Thyme, with local interpretations.
Sensitive, humorous and challenging theatre performance using projection, nursery rhymes, live and recorded sound/music which encourages us to think about how we live and work alon…
Setting up within the whitewashed walls of Greyfriars Church, Nitekirk is a gentle affair.
Folk is a big deal at the moment, with bands such as Mumford and Sons bringing English traditional music to the stadium stage, while American artists such as Alison Krauss enjoy a …
I’m trying to give up cake. Everything else is optional. Perhaps PBH’s final one-man show at the Fringe. Or not.
SYTYF semi-finalist and Max Turner New Act finalist Will Cooper presents his comic creation Jack Jerome who will educate you on how life should be lived, not in a patronising way, …
Picture, if you will, your idea of a swing band leader.
For its 12th year Comedy Zoo’s Late Show moves to the Cabaret Bar, providing Pleasance Courtyard with a dose of raucous late-night stand-up.
Claiming to have made millions with an 80s boomtime business in the corrugated iron industry (before subsequently nose-diving into bankruptcy), Uncle Henry is certainly rather rich…
Christian Reilly is on a mission to save the world through music.
King Creosote is no stranger to Queen’s Hall.
“Faster than pen can set it down, came panic, rushing, crushing—a blind, selfish, cruel chaos.
Rolling into Edinburgh with a brand new barnstorming show, The Horne Section will yet again provide the festival’s best musical mayhem.
It’s the 1930’s and a few years have passed since Carl Dunham, the fabled showman brought King Kong from the jungle to New York.
Wine School at the Fringe presents off the beaten rack - hidden gems for the adventurous wine explorer. Join Claire Blackler for this guided tasting tour of alternative wines.
To a certain generation of British people, Adam Buxton is a bit of a legend.
2012 reviews: ‘Loaded with energy’ **** (BroadwayBaby.
Away from the bustle of the festival’s main late-night venues in the attic room of The Outhouse, Chris Clark and his band provide a relaxing evening with tunes from the Great Ame…
Katerina Vrana’s multinational show is the kind of comedy gold that makes the Free Fringe all the more worthwhile.
The story of the Fringe is a story of the periphery.
In this new play from the Just Like The Precipitation Theatre Company, Declan drags his childhood friends JJ, Alistair and Robbie to a decidedly grotty hotel in Edinburgh during th…
In the right hands, theatre is an immensely powerful tool for taking large issues and bringing them down to a manageable level.
This powerful and intense one man show tells the story of Jacob Rubenstein, also known as Jack Ruby, the man who shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald just days after Oswald himself as…
I’m not a morning person at the best of times.
My favourite thing about the Edinburgh Fringe is the sheer concentration of talent in creates in the city, an array of people with skills that I can only dream of having.
Music, video, comedy and theatre? A physical performance and an eBook? Attempting to tackle the subject of the apocalypse? From reading the show description of ‘The Flood’, you…
The art of kamishibai - a Japanese form of ‘paper play’ in which tales are told with illustrated slides drawn one by one through a central frame both physical and fictional - i…
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.
Watching Ellis and Rose in the dank damp of the Bunker gives a moment of odd synchronicity.
The Islanders tells the simple tale of a young Dorset couple, Amy and Eddie; the beginnings of their love, the slow disaster of their living together and the titanic struggle of or…
A mad mish-mash of absurdism and warped nostalgia, encountering the Bob Blackman Appreciation Society felt more akin to my psyche bleeding out into the back room of an old boozer t…
Indian trio Thermal And A Quarter arrive in Edinburgh on their Bangalore Rock tour to brighten up the Fringe with their impressive brand of funky rock music.
Often high marks are awarded to those companies who create a new world in the theatre through their use of advanced set, puppetry, props or movement so it is good to sometimes be r…
A poignant adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut’s tale, The King and Queen of the Universe, produced by Slippers and Rum, tells a story of adulation and bereavement set in the depths of t…
We see a lot of Rich Hall on panel shows these days: QI, Have I Got News For You?, Eight out of Ten Cats, Never Mind The Buzzcocks.
If Siegfried Sassoon had written Brideshead Revisited, the result would likely resemble Another Company’s original piece, For The Trumpets Shall Sound.
Sex, heroine and general debauchery - Alistair Green and his alter-ego Jack Spencer want to change the world, three steps at a time.
Rik n Mix is actually a showcase of three comedians combining their short sets to make an hour long show compered by Rik Carranza.
It’s likely that, when you think of France at its coolest, there are certain figures who spring to mind –Francois Truffaut, Jean-Paul Satre, Brigitte Bardot.
To give a show this title, considering the easy barbs that could be made at its expense, is perhaps brave.
Are you sitting comfortably? Then I’ll begin.
The force and power of a child’s imagination against adversity has long been fodder for writers.
I’m sure any fringe veteran worth their salt has had the experience of seeing a famous face from their childhood appearing out of an Edinburgh side-street to bring back a flood o…
Ensconced in an inflatable dome, in the children’s area of the Pleasance, bravely struggling through a voice ravaged by cold and flyering, Jay Foreman does not have an easy job o…
‘The King of Edinburgh’ returns to The Stand with the daily podcast all the cool kids are calling ‘RHEFP!’ Running almost every day throughout the Fringe, each show consist…
Comedy troupe GibbensMagnusJones’ YouTube mockumentary Don’t Drop The Egg, following the lives of three members of the fictional Clapham Falcons RFC, provided an effective and …
Jack of All Trades is full of energy and will sometimes entertain its audience, but it doesn’t really have enough wit to qualify as comedy.
‘Bastardi Sumus Absolutam’ (‘We Are Absolute Bastards’) reads the school motto beneath the crest that welcomes the audience on arrival to WitTank’s The School.
Sotho Sounds in the band’s current form is four men: cheerful front-man Khuti, guitarist Tankiso, string-player Josepha and frowning powerhouse percussionist Paseka.
For most of this show, Robins’ mind is on the 24th of August, 2001, the greatest day of his life.
Though a wayward arachnid hanging from the ceiling threatened to steal Walsh’s show on the night I was there, his genuine reaction to it – ‘HOLY SHIT’ – turned into ten m…
Katie Goodman absolutely delivers – a gutsy comedian with a satirical side and a fairly foul mouth.
I often revisit companies and venues at the Fringe, simply because I know that their work works for me.
Mime and physical theatre can be risky aspects of a comedy show.
The Fringe isn’t always the best place for magic.
Fringe favourite Alex Horne returns with his accomplished band to entertain the late-night crowds, this time in an inflatable cow.
The Phill Jupitus Experiment.
In precisely the same manner as is the sumptuously propagandist portrait that opens it, this exhibition is one transparently motivated by an effort at pure populism.
A few hours spent interrogating From Death to Death and Other Small Tales - the Scottish National Gallery’s brilliant new exhibition - feels as much like a psychic regression ses…
The title ‘Coming into Fashion’ proves incredibly appropriate for this exhibition.
Aptly for an exhibition of graphite and glasswork, Alison Kinnaird’s Luminesce is a gentle and delicate affair.
It could be deemed ironic that our group was thrice threatened with murder before our tour had kicked off.
The name Auld Reekie Tours, our intrepid tour guide informs us, is taken from an old affectionate nickname for Edinburgh herself; it refers to the stench and smoke of olden-day roa…
The Edinburgh Festival has some unusual venues – that is a well-known fact amongst regular Fringe-goers, as avid audience members hop from university building to converted wareho…
La Clique Royale is possibly the least family friendly circus extravaganza you’ll find in Edinburgh and it’s not to be missed.
Set in Oyo, Nigeria in the middle of World War II, Wole Soyinkas Death and the Kings Horseman centres around the battle between British colonialist views and the local traditio…
There’s been a bit of a pattern to Fringe children’s theatre over the past few years.
I feel a little drained after seeing this show but in the best possible way.
Joe Bor stands out by sheer force of personality.
Likely the most enjoyable corporate seminar you’ll see at the Fringe, Jack and Nikki: Killing Machines is warm and entertaining from the start.
‘Andrew and the Pony’ is, oddly enough, the story of how performer Andrew Bridges has always, since early childhood, desperately wanted a pony and of all the bizarre situations…
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The concept of Bite Size is a perfectly simple, yet novel one, and the clue really is in the title.
Panto usually involves a cast of thousands, huge sets and the theatrical magic supplied by trap doors, smoke machines and flying apparatus.
I haven’t been to the circus for a while and there’s a reason for that.
Entering a room full of trays of sandwiches, scones, cakes and ‘tea’ which turned out to be minty cocktails in tea-cups (it is sponsored by Hendricks after all) held a whole lo…
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…
This pair of independent comedians is sure to evoke a titter from even the stoniest of critics.
Five stars only go to a show that is to all intents perfect, that wakens something inside you and keeps you utterly captivated for an entire hour.
You’d be hard pressed to find a free hour of comedy at the Fringe as well-structured and thoughtful as ‘Stitches’.
King Creosote’s iron-clad strengths are his songwriting - whimsical and understated - and his voice - fragile and melodic.
We live in the age of the cultural mash-up, of old names reimagined into new forms.
This piece, performed by students of Howard Payne University, tells the tragedy-laced story of Joseph Grimaldi, father of the modern day clown.
Everyone remembers storytime – that happy time at the end of the day when the hard work of colouring in and sticking bits of paper to other bits of paper could be safely put behi…
Barry and Ian are two estranged brothers in their late middle-age.
There’s a certain type of show that prompts a degree of fatigue in me.
The poster for Perfume Productions presentation of this new play by Matt Harris is one of the most eye-catching and provocative, asking Have You Been To A Male Prostitute? I…
Few would argue that the Fringe isn’t all about showcasing up-and-coming talent.
There’s a reason Charles Dickens’ stories endures in popularity.
Tim FitzHigham is a true eccentric and a sucker for a challenge.
It’s a funny thing - children’s TV has changed a lot recently.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
Greshams have been performing at the Fringe for many years and have a history of approaching traditional works in a new way.
Andre King’s style is an endearing one.
Straight out of Cambridgeshire and truly embracing the spirit of the fringe, Get It On is a stand-up comedy show that showcases two up and coming performers called Ben Hustwayte an…
In three short years, All the King’s Men have gone from a little-known university a cappella group to the third best collegiate group in the world, and from the simply phenomenal…
I’ve a confession of my own to make; when I chose to review this show I thought it was something entirely different.
Bad things shouldn’t happen to nice people.
There’s something about the marriage of the arcane and the amusing, the faux Victoriana of shows like ‘Bleak Expectations’, that I always find enjoyable.
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.
There’s basically no-one who doesn’t like Roald Dahl – he’s been a cornerstone of kids’ literature for 50 years and with good reason.
A one-man show about a spare British poet - a challenging prospect for a sweaty Sunday in a tiny black box theatre.
There are many things that make for a successful comedian.
Sketch comedy is, by its nature, a slightly hit-and-miss affair.
One song short of a Spice Girls Tribute band, the boys from King’s have smashed another year at the Fringe.
Too often, fringe theatre can be overly serious and overly worthy.
British folklore is packed with some of the most iconic figures anywhere in the world.
I’m upside down, the blood’s rushing to my head and I’m swinging madly like some sort of unwieldy pendulum.
Structuring a review is basically fairly straightforward.
Palimpsest One is a bit of an odd beast.
Character comedy is one of the most difficult types to do well.
Sitting on the edge of the stage, this adept duo quite literally comes down to the level of the audience.
In a Fringe increasingly dominated by comedy it can be difficult for stand-ups to stand out.
It’s a beautiful day at the Fringe and I’m sat on the top deck of a red bus in the Meadows.
In the perfect setting of the Scottish Storytelling Centre, sixty or so children of varying ages and sizes sat enraptured by the accomplished storytelling and puppetry of the Theat…
The things we love as children stay with us forever.
Last week, after a particularly late night out getting my major organs in training for the month that is simply referred to as Edinburgh, I had my first Festival encounter of J…
The Camden Fringe is home to many different types of performer; opera singers, musicians, burlesque dancers and poets.
Theyre sold out until the end of time (well, the end of the run anyway) so its pretty academic if I say that this is the funniest, silliest, campest, rudest, coarsest, most pre…
Sat atop a hill in Highgate town, beneath the clouds but throned over London’s starry spread sits a gem of Fringe theatre and a pleasure unrestrained.
One-man fringe shows tend towards extremes.
Few talents serve a stand-up better than audience rapport and I’m happy to say that Matt Tiller has it in spades.
This red, rude and raunchy show faced a difficult task transforming a university lecture theatre into the cabaret version of hell on earth, but thanks to some inspired acting from …
On its face, ‘It’s a Puppet Life’ seems like a fairly straightforward concept.
Hans Christian Andersen’s stories continue to enchant children and adults alike and ‘The Snow Queen’ remains a popular favourite on stage.
Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens is a glam-rock musical that returns to its spiritual home in Edinburgh.
While Green’s professionalism for going ahead with his solo performance with a tiny audience is worth a mention, this shouldn’t distract from the most important point: that his…
Tania Edwards is a strange sort of stand-up for the Fringe.
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…
And the Devil May Drag You Under is a modern, sexy circus show adapted to fit the stage at Fletch @ St Andrews.
Making their Fringe debut under a year since their foundation, All the Kings Men is comprised of twelve charming, charismatic, but, unfortunately, not musically satisfying chaps …
This summer’s clutch of blockbuster popcorn-bait has been dominated by the four colour heroes of the comic book.
This young company have taken on a huge and emotive subject here; the plight of young children who arrive in this country as refugees, unaccompanied by adults.
You might think that a visual gag involving a woman with hair not dissimilar to that of King Charles II, dressed up as King Charles II might get old after a time.
Jack Whitehall is a man on top of his game.
Jack the Ripper is undoubtedly acknowledged as a tall figure in a top hat, creeping through the foggy streets of London’s East End and pouncing on lascivious ladies of the night.
Jack Klaff was outside chatting to audience members for some time before the show, and shook our hands as we entered.
Jonathan Storeys beautiful paper theatre is the setting for the tale of Jack Pratchard, the falling-piano casualty who discovers the City of the Dead under a drunk mans hat.
Were I a paying customer in the audience of The Madness of King Lear, I would have walked out when Lear - Leofric Kingford-Smith – began his imitation of Rammstein using Shakespe…
Jack Heal’s Murderthon is as ecstatically funny as the man himself.
How do you solve a problem like Maria? Well take all the glitter and Lamee in the world and youve got a start.
As a rule, I’m not always the biggest fan of ‘issue’ theatre.
Lara A.
If there’s one thing that Kieran and the Joes know, it’s that if you want to inspire, you have to perspire.
We all live our lives within walls.
Graham Woolnough’s lusciously bizarre backstage peek at the lives of royalty is a theatrical treat for those with any political disposition.
Taking up the action with Kate’s harassment by the rakish Sir Mulberry Hawk and Nicholas and Smike’s return to London, this second half of Space Productions’ revival of the R…
Join in with Jack and his friends in this interactive solo show adaptation with music by award-winning Front Room Theatre.
Returning to the Edinburgh Fringe after a sold-out Scottish tour and an OFFFest win for Best Musical/Circus at the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe, writer and musical director of 'Godfath...
A coveted Bobby has been presented to five shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year.
Comedy Editor and Scotland Editor James Macfarlane sits down with RuPaul's Drag Race royalty Monét X Change to discuss her debut Fringe show Life Be Lifein', why audiences today a...
James Macfarlane chats with Dominique Salerno about her debut Fringe show The Box Show, the relationship between creativity and constraint and just what she gets up to in that box.
Ditch the messy arts and crafts this half-term and entertain your little darlings with the best live family friendly performances Brighton and Hove have to offer instead.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year (apart from Brighton Fringe, of course) and there are plenty of delightful performances to entertain you this winter.
Welcome to our top 5 picks from the third year of Brighton HorrorFest, the spooktacular celebration from Sweet of all things that go bump in the night.
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Tipped to be London’s theatrical event of 2018, the multi-award winning and critically acclaimed Lincoln Center Theater’s production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King And...
Jack Rooke's career was launched by his 2015 Fringe meditation on loss and mourning, Good Grief, which took him on a national tour, sold out at the Soho Theatre in London, and saw ...
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...
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.
Romola Garai will star as Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough alongside Emma Cunniffe as the eponymous monarch in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Queen Anne.
Brighton Fringe has officially launched.
Following a successful run at Brighton Fringe in 2015 and two previous sold-out and critically acclaimed runs at the King's Head Theatre, 5 Guys Chillin' returns this February.
Christmas is the one time of year you can drag your non-theatre-going friends to the theatre.
Matt Tedford’s drag incarnation as Margaret Thatcher started life as a simple Halloween joke but has since taken on a bit of a life of her own, winning him Best Male Performer at...
The King of Monte Cristo will explore the nature of theatre through theatre. Broadway Baby has a little chat to find out more.
Best known for playing Albert in the National Theatre's War Horse, actor Jack Holden is about to star in Awkward Conversations With Animals I've F*cked, Rob Hayes's new play about ...