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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

DirtBirds: Girls World Tour

DirtBirds: Girls World Tour

Ireland's Queens of Comedy are back with their brand new show, Girls World Tour. 

The Forsyte Saga Part 2: Fleur

The Forsyte Saga Part 2: Fleur

London, 1886. 

The Forsyte Saga Part 1: Irene

The Forsyte Saga Part 1: Irene

London, 1886. 

Part Vampire

Part Vampire

"Part Vampire" is an exhilarating musical comedy that features Phil Jones, the renowned lead singer of the cult Liverpool band "Afraid of Mice". 

Two Cities… Half The World Away

Two Cities… Half The World Away

This is a story about the rivalry between the two great northern cities of Liverpool and Manchester and, the fact that they have so much in common yet… it is ofte… 

The Magnetic Fields: Part Two

The Magnetic Fields: Part Two

On the second night of their two-part gig, beloved orchestral-pop group The Magnetic Fields perform from their landmark concept album 69 Love Songs. 

The Magnetic Fields: Part One

The Magnetic Fields: Part One

On the first night of their two-part gig, beloved orchestral-pop group The Magnetic Fields perform from their landmark concept album 69 Love Songs. 

Big Band Bublé – Scotland's Number One Tribute Show

Big Band Bublé – Scotland's Number One Tribute Show

Michael Hastie, Scotland’s number one Michael Bublé tribute, with the world-record breaking big band Jon Ritchie and That Swing Sensation. 

Valery Ponomarev: The Jazz Messenger!

Valery Ponomarev: The Jazz Messenger!

An unmissable exclusive performance from legendary Russian-American trumpeter and Jazz Messengers alumnus, Valery Ponomarev, who dramatically escaped 70s USSR and toured the world … 

Edinburgh Renaissance Band's Viol Rackett Show

Edinburgh Renaissance Band's Viol Rackett Show

The Edinburgh Renaissance Band return for 2024 with a live performance of their ever-popular Viol Rackett Show, our best-loved programme of music and dance from the Middle Ages to … 

One Eyed Scouts

One Eyed Scouts

Back for their second run! An international improv team, each member from a different country, presents the premiere (and last ever performance) of a “movie” inspired by your s… 

Logan, a One-Woman Show (Because Only One of Us Survived)

Logan, a One-Woman Show (Because Only One of Us Survived)

The true story of my brother’s murder so of course, it’s comedy. 

Sacred Arts Festival Music at Old Saint Paul’s Church

Sacred Arts Festival Music at Old Saint Paul’s Church

Ave Maria: Centuries of Prayer and Praise. 

David Vernon and Dick Lee: Reeds United. Music for Accordion and Clarinet from Around the World

David Vernon and Dick Lee: Reeds United. Music for Accordion and Clarinet from Around the World

‘Beautifully crafted melodies… telling stories behind each tune… light-hearted and humorous… lively interactions with the audience’ (BroadwayBaby.com). 

Paul Foot: Dissolve

Paul Foot: Dissolve

Life is a stress: full of rushed breakfasts, angry people, internal conflict, and Jacob Rees-Mogg. 

Wriggle Around the World

Wriggle Around the World

A fun, interactive and educational sell-out show for babies and toddlers that is also enjoyable by the whole family! Professional violinist and cellist perform familiar classical m… 

Sacred Arts Festival Dance at Old Saint Paul’s Church: Dancing Ash Wednesday

Sacred Arts Festival Dance at Old Saint Paul’s Church: Dancing Ash Wednesday

TS Eliot’s poem Ash Wednesday is widely regarded as a work of great spiritual depth. 

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

This classic Victorian adventure sees the fabulously wealthy Phileas Fogg come across a cascade of eccentric characters and exotic places, all because of a wager. 

Sacred Arts Festival Music at St Mary’s Catholic Cathedral: Sacred Jazz

Sacred Arts Festival Music at St Mary’s Catholic Cathedral: Sacred Jazz

Swing with the Spirit! In this innovative performance of sacred Jazz Schola Cantorum, the Catholic Cathedral’s celebrated choir directed by Michael Ferguson, is joined by Scottish … 

Edinburgh Renaissance Band Goes Further Afield

Edinburgh Renaissance Band Goes Further Afield

Going further afield, we have added some real treasures from Eastern Europe and Central America. 

The Rising – The UK's No 1 Tribute to Springsteen and the E Street Band

The Rising – The UK's No 1 Tribute to Springsteen and the E Street Band

Once again, this nine-piece ensemble will deliver the music of Springsteen with precision and energy to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. 

Seckou Keita – Homeland Band

Seckou Keita – Homeland Band

Nicknamed ‘the Hendrix of the Kora’, Seckou is celebrated for his ingenious tunings and virtuosity. 

Paul Merton and Suki Webster's Improv Show

Paul Merton and Suki Webster's Improv Show

Fresh from their residency at London’s iconic Comedy Store, Fringe favourites Paul Merton and Suki Webster, two of the UK’s leading improvisers, bring their highly anticipated bran… 

Flamenco Jazz Sketches

Flamenco Jazz Sketches

An enchanting blend of jazz and flamenco by a guitar and double bass duo returns to the Fringe, unveiling their latest CD recorded in their Seville hometown. 

Bamberger Symphoniker Residency: Beyond the Score® - Dvořák’s New World Symphony

Bamberger Symphoniker Residency: Beyond the Score® - Dvořák’s New World Symphony

Take a deep dive into one of the first multicultural symphonies with the Bamberger Symphoniker, narrator Gerard McBurney and guest artists. 

We Will Rock You Young@Part

We Will Rock You Young@Part

Experience Queen’s legendary hits in this electrifying jukebox musical comedy. 

Attila the Stockbroker: 14 Days, 14 Completely Different Shows

Attila the Stockbroker: 14 Days, 14 Completely Different Shows

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

The Fantastical World of My Uncle Arly

The Fantastical World of My Uncle Arly

Abandon all common sense and come on a voyage through the absurd world of Edward Lear. 

One Man Poe: The Tell-Tale Heart and The Pit and the Pendulum

One Man Poe: The Tell-Tale Heart and The Pit and the Pendulum

A marathon of the macabre. 

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

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

Start each morning with this curated variety showcase, featuring the very best solo shows at the Fringe! Rotating daily line-ups include storytelling, theatre, clown, cabaret, spok… 

Jazz a la Carte

Jazz a la Carte

We invite you to our quaint “brass-erie” for a sumptuous supper of the choicest cuts of traditional jazz. 

Rob Copland: Gimme (One With Everything)

Rob Copland: Gimme (One With Everything)

Gimme the thrills, gimme the spills, gimme a man with a microphone in his hand and careless abandon in his heart, gimme the winner of the Comedians Choice Award for Best Show, gimm… 

Red Hot Roots of Jazz

Red Hot Roots of Jazz

Back for a fifth year with the hottest jazz you’ll see this summer, Tenement Jazz Band continue their exploration of the red hot roots of jazz, ragtime and blues. 

One Acchord's That's Life in Harmony

One Acchord's That's Life in Harmony

Embark on a musical odyssey with One Acchord: That’s Life in Harmony. 

The Jazz Bar After Hours

The Jazz Bar After Hours

Edinburgh’s iconic independent and award-winning music venue showcases the city’s phenomenal local talent with nightly danceable live funk, soul, blues and special jazz performance… 

One Man Poe: The Black Cat and The Raven

One Man Poe: The Black Cat and The Raven

To commemorate the 175th anniversary of his death, immerse yourselves in two of Edgar Allan Poe’s macabre classics. 

Divas of Jazz, From Fitzgerald to Jones

Divas of Jazz, From Fitzgerald to Jones

A musical soirée breathing life into the timeless allure of the legendary divas of jazz. 

All Shook Up Young@Part

All Shook Up Young@Part

This crowd-pleasing musical is inspired by and features the songs of Elvis Presley. 

One Sugar, Stirred to the Left

One Sugar, Stirred to the Left

A heart-warming, poignant and, at times funny play about palliative nurse and ex-singer/songwriter Bronwyn, who is commissioned by her patient (Henry) to write an album of music ba… 

Jazz at Lunchtime

Jazz at Lunchtime

Sell-out shows since 2004. 

The End of the World Show

The End of the World Show

This show will change your afterlife! How will the end of the world affect you? Is it nigh? Are pets allowed in heaven? Which religion guarantees unlimited free booze in the afterl… 

One Man Arnie

One Man Arnie

Can one man recreate live on stage, the greatest Arnold Schwarzenegger movie ever? Laurence Tuck is that man. 

Sian Davies: Band of Gold

Sian Davies: Band of Gold

A brand new show from award-winning, working-class queer comedian Sian Davies. 

Sam See: And I Can't Feel at Home in This World Anymore

Sam See: And I Can't Feel at Home in This World Anymore

In December 2023, Sam See left his home country of Singapore and moved to London because clearly, now’s the best time. 

Around the World in 80 Puns

Around the World in 80 Puns

Glaswegian comedian and author Iain MacDonald embraces the international aspect of comedy as he takes you on a pun-venture around the world in this hilarious show in which he has a… 

Dragon Shows for Babies

Dragon Shows for Babies

The tales of the dragons are special for many reasons. 

Sid Singh: Table for One

Sid Singh: Table for One

Reigning Comedian’s Comedian and human rights advocate Sid Singh (BBC, NBC, Comedy Central, iUmor) returns with a new hit show that has sold-out all over Europe and Asia for two ye… 

Kieran Flynn and Rachel Baker: Two Reds Are Better Than One

Kieran Flynn and Rachel Baker: Two Reds Are Better Than One

Astute observational humour with an irreverent flair from two of Birmingham’s silliest sausages. 

Burlesque, Gin and Jazz

Burlesque, Gin and Jazz

The fastest-selling and most popular show that’s appeared at London Burlesque Festival for over 10 years. 

Martin Mor: Three Thousand, One Hundred and Twenty Nine Weeks

Martin Mor: Three Thousand, One Hundred and Twenty Nine Weeks

If you live to 80 years old, you will have lived for about 4,000 weeks. 

200 Puns in One Hour with Roger Swift

200 Puns in One Hour with Roger Swift

The comedic prop-pun lunatic Roger Swift shoots out 200 puns in one hour! With his trademark crazy homemade props, audio cues and PowerPoint slides. 

Friend (The One With Gunther)

Friend (The One With Gunther)

One barista, 10 seasons, 70 minutes! All 236 episodes of Friends retold through the eyes of Gunther, Central Perk’s “seventh Friend”. 

Panoramas: The World in 360°

Panoramas: The World in 360°

Two hundred years ago the first virtual-reality experiences were born in Edinburgh, not from digital technologies, but from the mastery of painted perspective, the control of space… 

Paddy the Irishman – How Lucky Can One Man Get

Paddy the Irishman – How Lucky Can One Man Get

A fully packed hour of entertainment. 

Gracie and the Start of the End of the World (Again)

Gracie and the Start of the End of the World (Again)

Gracie is looking for love, and it’s been tough. 

44 Sex Acts In One Week

44 Sex Acts In One Week

A fruity apocalyptic rom-com from the razor-sharp pen of Fringe First winner David Finnigan. 

Mitch Benn: The World's Cleverest Idiot

Mitch Benn: The World's Cleverest Idiot

The songmeister’s back to tell us how artificial intelligence is no match for good ol’ organic stupidity, and (from experience) how actual intelligence can’t save you from being un… 

Eric Rushton: Real One

Eric Rushton: Real One

Channel 4 Sean Lock Award winner Eric Rushton is a comedian with a chequered past. 

Graham Dickson: No One Deserves This More Than You

Graham Dickson: No One Deserves This More Than You

Can you help me with this audition? It won’t take long. 

Christian Dart: Bigger Than The Christmas Turkey

Christian Dart: Bigger Than The Christmas Turkey

Bigger Than The Christmas Turkey is a laugh-out-loud musical hour spent inside the whimsical world of Christian Dart, you’ll hear about his birth weight, less-than-successful love … 

Paul McDaniel – Butter Beans

Paul McDaniel – Butter Beans

Hey, this is Paul’s show. 

Jazz Emu: Knight Fever

Jazz Emu: Knight Fever

Musical supernova Jazz Emu (Telegraph’s 26th Funniest Comedian of the 21st Century) is back with a brand-new show, with a full live band, The Cosmique Perfectión. 

Eddy Hare: This One's On Me

Eddy Hare: This One's On Me

Eddy Hare (BBC New Comedy Awards Nominee) serves up his debut hour. 

Paul Williams: Mamiya 7

Paul Williams: Mamiya 7

The star of Taskmaster New Zealand returns to the Edinburgh Fringe for the third time after sell-out shows in Melbourne, New Zealand and London. 

Do This One Thing for Me

Do This One Thing for Me

What does it mean to remember the Holocaust in 2024? How do you bear the legacy of trauma while forging ahead in the 21st century? Jane Elias grapples with these questions through … 

Abby Wambaugh: The First 3 Minutes of 17 Shows

Abby Wambaugh: The First 3 Minutes of 17 Shows

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

Demi Adejuyigbe Is Going To Do One (1) Backflip

Demi Adejuyigbe Is Going To Do One (1) Backflip

Demi Adejuyigbe is a writer, comedian, filmmaker, and, inexplicably, a musician, known for his podcasts Punch Up The Jam and Gilmore Guys, his popular September 21st video series, … 

Will Robbins: With the Best Will in the World

Will Robbins: With the Best Will in the World

You know when you feel like no one gets you and you’re the odd one out, but then you realise everyone’s felt like that at some point, so you just crack on? Will’s debut hour is abo… 

Wedding Band

Wedding Band

Set in the deep south of USA in 1918 when interracial marriage was illegal, Julia, a black seamstress, and Herman, a white baker, are defying all odds with their secret love. 

I Wanna Change the World, Do You Wanna Come With Me?

I Wanna Change the World, Do You Wanna Come With Me?

Join AFLO. 

Joe Sutherland: Miss World (Work in Progress)

Joe Sutherland: Miss World (Work in Progress)

As seen on Comedy Central’s Roast Battle, Hypothetical and a number of apps on your phone. 

Suite in Three Keys

Suite in Three Keys

I don’t wish to sound fussy, but I really don’t care to discuss false teeth during dinner. 

One Way Mirror

One Way Mirror

Do you ever get the feeling you’re being watched? One Way Mirror is a story about the art of people watching, built for extroverts, introverts and everyone in-between. 

The Great 80s and 90s One Hit Wonder Songbook

The Great 80s and 90s One Hit Wonder Songbook

Returning to Brighton Fringe after a sold-out three-night run in 2022, award-winning performer Paul Diello and his 8-piece ensemble are back with an all-new version of ‘The Great 8… 

Abigail Paul: Miss Communication

Abigail Paul: Miss Communication

BBC Popcorn Award Nominee Abigail Paul, a “transformative talent” who “lights up the stage” (★★★★★, Theatre Weekly), dives into her sophomore solo show Miss Communication… 

You Aren't Doing It Wrong (If No One Knows What You're Doing)

You Aren't Doing It Wrong (If No One Knows What You're Doing)

An interactive solo performance about failure, feeling like an idiot and music, by Rachel Blackman and her creative team. 

Paul Foot: Dissolve

Paul Foot: Dissolve

Life is a stress: full of rushed breakfasts, angry people, internal conflict, and Jacob Rees-Mogg. 

Sam See: And I Can't Feel At Home In This World Anymore

Sam See: And I Can't Feel At Home In This World Anymore

In December 2023, Sam See left his home country of Singapore and moved to London because clearly, now’s the best time. 

I Believe In One Bach

I Believe In One Bach

Music was his career, Bach was his passion. 

Richard III (a one person show)

Richard III (a one person show)

Pushing the boundaries of Shakespearean performance, Richard III emerges a bold, engaging solo show. 

Taking a Love Pill at the End of the World

Taking a Love Pill at the End of the World

Taking A Love Pill at the End of the World is a play about existing at the end. 

Taking A Love Pill at the End of the World

Taking A Love Pill at the End of the World

There’s no future for Igg and Tom. 

Boy Band

Boy Band

Welcome to Boy Band. 

Paul Richards: I Could Literally Talk For Hours About What Went Wrong

Paul Richards: I Could Literally Talk For Hours About What Went Wrong

Multi-award-winning writer/performer Paul Richards returns with a radical percussion-led comedy about the perils of turning middle age and suddenly doubting absolutely everything. 

Fringe Academy: Life After Fringe with World Fringe and NRTF

Fringe Academy: Life After Fringe with World Fringe and NRTF

Join the team from World Fringe and National Rural Touring Forum to find out what’s next for you post-Fringe. 

Triple Threat (Formerly Known as Two Girls One Mic)

Triple Threat (Formerly Known as Two Girls One Mic)

Triple Threat is a split bill divided by 3 with Monica, Aisha and Anais making jokes about their experiences living in London as hot immigrant girlies. 

Jazz & Gin at Blossoms Brighton

Jazz & Gin at Blossoms Brighton

Come join us for a fun filled evening of Jazz & Gin at Blossoms Cocktail Bar & Restaurant. 

Paul and Laura Don't Give A Sh*t (sorry)

Paul and Laura Don't Give A Sh*t (sorry)

Paul and Laura are nice, kind and funny people who make work about tiny details, joy and finding light in the smallest of places. 

Delivering the Impossible: A Short Talk About How to Rule the World

Delivering the Impossible: A Short Talk About How to Rule the World

Do you have an idea for a creative project? How can you make that idea a reality? Mark Stringer can help you. 

With the best Will in the World

With the best Will in the World

Will Robbins Presents his Comedy Show Hour. 

Luke Connell: Our Place in the World

Luke Connell: Our Place in the World

Billy no-mates Britain doesn’t get on with Europe, with the other continents, or even with itself. 

South London Jazz Orchestra

South London Jazz Orchestra

The South London Jazz Orchestra returns to Brighton to dazzle you with big band favourites from the whole history of jazz - as well as some more surprising choices - in an evening … 

Bob Marley: how reggae changed the world

Bob Marley: how reggae changed the world

Duane Forrest performs acoustic renditions of legendary reggae songs from Bob Marley to Toots and the Maytals that reshaped countless lives including his own. 

Wisdom of a Brighton Whore (Part 1: The Silent Stream)

Wisdom of a Brighton Whore (Part 1: The Silent Stream)

Performed Off-Broadway, NYC 2022 Best Male Performer, Brighton Fringe Best New Play (Shortlist), New Writing South “£5000 to keep silent? Those stupid babyish letters!? Father … 

Paul Foot - Dissolve

Paul Foot - Dissolve

Life is a stress: full of rushed breakfasts, angry people, internal conflict, and Jacob Rees-Mogg. 

Paul Foot - Dissolve

Paul Foot - Dissolve

Life is a stress: full of rushed breakfasts, angry people, internal conflict, and Jacob Rees-Mogg. 

The Heart & Hand Glasgow Rangers Show Live: Audience With Paul Gascoigne

The Heart & Hand Glasgow Rangers Show Live: Audience With Paul Gascoigne

The Longest Running and most listened to Glasgow Rangers podcast presents a live recording with ex Rangers Legend Paul Gascoigne in his first London Glasgow Rangers show… 

The Heart & Hand Glasgow Rangers Show Live: Audience With Paul Gascoigne

The Heart & Hand Glasgow Rangers Show Live: Audience With Paul Gascoigne

The Longest Running and most listened to Glasgow Rangers podcast presents a live recording with ex Rangers Legend Paul Gascoigne in his first London Glasgow Rangers show… 

The Spurs Show Live: Audience With Paul Gascoigne

The Spurs Show Live: Audience With Paul Gascoigne

The longest running Tottenham Hotspur Podcast presents a live recording with Spurs and England Legend Paul Gascoigne in his first West End show in many years. 

The Spurs Show Live: Audience With Paul Gascoigne

The Spurs Show Live: Audience With Paul Gascoigne

The longest running Tottenham Hotspur Podcast presents a live recording with Spurs and England Legend Paul Gascoigne in his first West End show in many years. 

One Way Mirror

One Way Mirror

Do you ever get the feeling you’re being watched? One Way Mirror is a story about the art of people watching, built for extroverts, introverts and everyone in-between. 

BEASTS | Bad Girl: A One Man Show

BEASTS | Bad Girl: A One Man Show

BEASTSA mixed-race guide to fucking up. 

A Shack on the Edge of the World | Fionn Cleary is Haunted

A Shack on the Edge of the World | Fionn Cleary is Haunted

A Shack on the Edge of the WorldWords o'the Wise, Ceol o'the Soul. 

A Shack on the Edge of the World

A Shack on the Edge of the World

A Shack on the Edge of the WorldWords o'the Wise, Ceol o'the Soul. 

HUMAN // ROBOT | Just One Law ...

HUMAN // ROBOT | Just One Law ...

HUMAN // ROBOTlaugh_if_you_are_humanJust One Law . 

That Girl vs The World

That Girl vs The World

Who’d have thought that putting on a dress and reading some stories would lead to war on the streets of South London?Meet That Girl. 

Just For One Day

Just For One Day

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

THE LAST ONE

THE LAST ONE

When 24 year old Bess Malone steals from the local ice cream van she doesn’t expect it to impact her life at all, and she certainly doesn’t expect to find a new friendship with… 

One Year Itch

One Year Itch

Tania has her heart set on her dream job but has she unwittingly placed a curse on her dating life? Our heroine, ably assisted by her bestie Jayne, comes face to face with the t… 

Chriskirkpatrickmas: A Boy Band Christmas Musical

Chriskirkpatrickmas: A Boy Band Christmas Musical

It’s Christmas Eve 2009: seven years into the world-famous boy band’s indefinite “hiatus”, *NSYNC’s Chris Kirkpatrick has until midnight to make a wish that could change his life f… 

A Night with the Champions: Celebrating 30 years of the PDC World Darts Championship

A Night with the Champions: Celebrating 30 years of the PDC World Darts Championship

To celebrate 30 years of the PDC World Darts Championship, some of the biggest names in the sport will take to the stage in London for a night that no darts fan will wan… 

Paul Foot: Dissolve

Paul Foot: Dissolve

Life is a stress: full of rushed breakfasts, angry people, internal conflict, and Jacob Rees-Mogg. 

England Rugby World Cup Winners 2003 Squad Reunion

England Rugby World Cup Winners 2003 Squad Reunion

Rugby fans across the country will remember exactly where they were the moment Jonny Wilkinson kicked a last-minute drop goal to secure England Rugby’s first ever Rugby World… 

Paul Zerdin: Puppetman

Paul Zerdin: Puppetman

The America’s Got Talent winner is back with a brand-new comedy show for 2023. 

Paul Zerdin: Puppetman

Paul Zerdin: Puppetman

The America’s Got Talent winner is back with a brand-new comedy show for 2023. 

The Billy Joel Albums Show: Elio Pace Band with Rhys Clark & Don Evans

The Billy Joel Albums Show: Elio Pace Band with Rhys Clark & Don Evans

The ALBUMS SHOW is BACK. 

RuPaul's Drag Race: Werq The World

RuPaul's Drag Race: Werq The World

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. 

Hidden Jazz Club

Hidden Jazz Club

Experience exhilarating live jazz in the incredibly atmospheric setting of a Grade II Listed Music Hall from the 1800s!! Discover one of London’s best kept secrets and join us a… 

Paul Smith: Joker

Paul Smith: Joker

Paul Smith is back with a brand new tour! ‘Joker’ is his biggest and funniest tour show to date in which the scouse funny man mixes his trade mark audience i… 

One Under Par

One Under Par

One summer Birdie lost her virginity on the ninth hole of the golf course, to her boss. 

One Under Par

One Under Par

Was she or was she not fully aware of what she was doing? He certainly was, and for that reason should he have stopped before taking Birdie’s virginity? There’s a suggestion th… 

The Ugly One

The Ugly One

'Profoundly moving, bitingly brutal and laugh-out-loud funny!' - Sally CooksonThe Ugly One is a cautionary tale of identity and beauty vibrating with the energy of a pneuma… 

An Evening with Bellshill Salvation Army Band

An Evening with Bellshill Salvation Army Band

The Bellshill Salvation Army Band was formed in 1921, its primary function being to support the worship and ministry of their church. 

Big Band Swing

Big Band Swing

Celebrating 18 years at the Edinburgh Fringe, Scotland’s record-breaking big swing band brings you a night of music and song from the golden age of Swing. 

South London Jazz Orchestra

South London Jazz Orchestra

The South London Jazz Orchestra returns to Edinburgh to dazzle you with big-band favourites from the whole history of jazz – as well as some more surprising choices – in an aft… 

The Prov Johnstone Band

The Prov Johnstone Band

The Prov Johnstone Band is an eclectic mix of musicians and music. 

Lemma (The Band)

Lemma (The Band)

Imagine boarding a spaceship travelling at the speed of light with nothing but a guitar. 

Paul Foot: Dissolve

Paul Foot: Dissolve

Life is a stress: full of rushed breakfasts, angry people, internal conflict, and Jacob Rees-Mogg. 

No Strings Attached Wind Band

No Strings Attached Wind Band

Variety of music including musical theatre, movie themes, swing, and popular songs for all the family. 

30th Anniversary! Valery Ponomarev: The Jazz Messenger

30th Anniversary! Valery Ponomarev: The Jazz Messenger

An unmissable exclusive performance from legendary Russian-American trumpeter and Jazz Messengers alumnus, Valery Ponomarev, who dramatically escaped 70s USSR and toured the world … 

Sherlock Holmes: The Speckled Band

Sherlock Holmes: The Speckled Band

‘Oh my God. 

Ciaran Ryan Band

Ciaran Ryan Band

Already a veteran performer, having toured the world’s stages for a decade, predominantly as a founding member of world-folk band Dallahan and as a highly sought-after session mu… 

Danny Beard and Their Band

Danny Beard and Their Band

The winner of Drag Race hits the Fringe as part of their debut solo tour! Join Danny as they take to the stage with their live band in a show which promises to be bigger, better an… 

Soft Shoe Skiffle Band

Soft Shoe Skiffle Band

Back at the Fringe again after a gap of a few years for another trip down memory lane. 

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

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

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

Bennet Kavanagh: One Shod, Sorry I Meant Shot, Can We Take That Again?

Bennet Kavanagh: One Shod, Sorry I Meant Shot, Can We Take That Again?

“Actually. 

Edinburgh Renaissance Band’s Viol Rackett Show

Edinburgh Renaissance Band’s Viol Rackett Show

The Edinburgh Renaissance Band is back for 2023 with a fresh programme of their ever-popular Viol Rackett Show, the much-loved programme of instrumental music, from the Middle Ages… 

Bennet Kavanagh: One Shod, Sorry I'm Meant Shot, Can We Take That Again? (WIP)

Bennet Kavanagh: One Shod, Sorry I'm Meant Shot, Can We Take That Again? (WIP)

“Actually. 

Mustafa Algiyadi: A Little Killing Hurts No One

Mustafa Algiyadi: A Little Killing Hurts No One

The Brighton Fringe sell-out show is coming to Edinburgh Fringe. 

Edinburgh Telephone Choir: Around the World in 80 Minutes

Edinburgh Telephone Choir: Around the World in 80 Minutes

Founded in 1947 at the Rose Street Telephone Exchange, the well-known Edinburgh Telephone Choir is still in fine voice and continues to perform in several concerts each year, raisi… 

Inverkeithing Community Big Band Showcase

Inverkeithing Community Big Band Showcase

Sassy swing and jumping jazz! Enjoy an evening with the classics and more, from Basie, Nestico and Fitzgerald to Earth, Wind and Fire. 

The Rising: The UK's No 1 Tribute to Springsteen and the E Street Band

The Rising: The UK's No 1 Tribute to Springsteen and the E Street Band

This dynamic seven-piece band return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for the 12th year to play the back catalogue and the latest album! With the precision and energy of the E Stre… 

The Centrepiece Global Sacred Circle Dance, Lighting up the World with Dance

The Centrepiece Global Sacred Circle Dance, Lighting up the World with Dance

Discover and enjoy traditional dance from around the world with our experienced teachers. 

I Believe in One Bach

I Believe in One Bach

Ageing violinist Alan Gottlieb has long been content to sit at the back desk of the seconds, coasting his way to retirement. 

Sacred Arts Festival Music at Old Saint Paul's Church

Sacred Arts Festival Music at Old Saint Paul's Church

Duruflé Requiem: Life and Death in Music with Poetry. 

Ali Affleck: America the Epic – The Hot Jazz and Blues Roots That Changed the World

Ali Affleck: America the Epic – The Hot Jazz and Blues Roots That Changed the World

Forget ‘Party like Gatsby’; This is the real deal! Fresh new show featuring an international band of women who play authentic old-time music and know the history. 

Jazz Emu: You Shouldn't Have

Jazz Emu: You Shouldn't Have

Returning after two sell-out runs at Soho Theatre, global sensation Jazz Emu is back with his virtuoso musical spectacular. 

Jazz Emu's Pleasure Garden

Jazz Emu's Pleasure Garden

When I saw the playbill for Jazz Emu: You Shouldn’t Have, I couldn’t get my hands on tickets fast enough. 

Wriggle Around the World

Wriggle Around the World

A fun, interactive and educational show for babies and toddlers. 

Out of the Blue Jazz Presents The Great American Songbook

Out of the Blue Jazz Presents The Great American Songbook

Back again after sell-out shows in 2019, swing jazz sensations Out of the Blue Jazz will be performing the ever-popular Great American Songbook, a classic mix of great lyrics, grea… 

Blink: A one-man gay rom-com

Blink: A one-man gay rom-com

After a fantastic debut run at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2022, Terry Geo’s astounding show is back! Blink gives a raw and emotional insight into modern life for an interracial coupl… 

Ali Affleck: America the Epic – The Hot Jazz and Blues Roots That Changed the World

Ali Affleck: America the Epic – The Hot Jazz and Blues Roots That Changed the World

Forget ‘Party like Gatsby’; This is the real deal! Fresh new show featuring an international band of women who play authentic old-time music and know the history. 

Blink: A one-man gay rom-com

Blink: A one-man gay rom-com

After a fantastic debut run at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2022, Terry Geo’s astounding show is back! Blink gives a raw and emotional insight into modern life for an interracial coupl… 

One Night with Marilyn

One Night with Marilyn

A laugh-out-loud, immersive, comedic, heartfelt tribute to Hollywood’s most iconic blonde bombshell. 

Sacred Arts Festival Visual Art at Old Saint Paul's Church

Sacred Arts Festival Visual Art at Old Saint Paul's Church

In the Steps of the Master: Jesus and Landscape. 

Luke Manning: One Manning Show

Luke Manning: One Manning Show

Sharp, silly and sublime solo character comedy from Luke Manning, formerly one half of veteran Fringe sketch duo, In Cahoots, and a writer-performer for BBC Radio 4’s Sketchtopia a… 

Paul Francis as Elvis Presley

Paul Francis as Elvis Presley

Let’s face it, you need a very big man to follow Elvis Presley, and Paul Francis certainly is! Standing at an impressive 6’ 5”, ladies would describe him as a ‘hunk of burning love… 

Anna Vanosi Jazz Trio

Anna Vanosi Jazz Trio

Anna Vanosi and her ensemble bring you on a journey filled with tasteful jazz, early blues standards and some Italian tunes. 

Mustafa Algiyadi: A Little Killing Hurts No One (WIP)

Mustafa Algiyadi: A Little Killing Hurts No One (WIP)

10 years after being refused entry to Edinburgh, Mustafa Algiyadi returns with a work-in-progress show. 

Jazz Undercover: 70s Songwriters

Jazz Undercover: 70s Songwriters

A great song is a great song forever! The team behind the hugely successful Cry Me A River: The Songs of Julie London and Jazz at The Movies return. 

Horizon Showcase: Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World

Horizon Showcase: Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World

Following double Fringe First winners (The Believers Are But Brothers; Rich Kids – A History of Shopping Malls In Tehran), the final piece of Javaad Alipoor’s trilogy is an inves… 

Sacred Arts Festival Music at Old Saint Paul's

Sacred Arts Festival Music at Old Saint Paul's

Rising to the Life Immortal: Organ Music for Easter and Ascension. 

The Fannies One Night Stand!

The Fannies One Night Stand!

It’s a one night stand for the Fannies (‘hilarious stream-of-consciousness double act’ (Entertainment-Focus. 

Auto-Engrain: A One-Woman Show

Auto-Engrain: A One-Woman Show

Toxicity. 

Pick me baby one more time

Pick me baby one more time

Hey! You free tonight? Fancy a drink? Let’s talk films, festivals, and red flags. 

Songs for a New World

Songs for a New World

A stunning song cycle by Jason Robert Brown centring human relationships in all their messy beauty. 

Pick me baby one more time

Pick me baby one more time

Hey! You free tonight? Fancy a drink? Let’s talk films, festivals, and red flags. 

#MeToo, a one-woman show

#MeToo, a one-woman show

Sex cults with fake feminism, pretend shamans, Burning Man, Lower East Side “nightclub photographers” and Tinder f*ck boys all make an appearance in this educational and hilari… 

Auto-Engrain: A One-Woman Show

Auto-Engrain: A One-Woman Show

Toxicity. 

Edinburgh Renaissance Band’s New Frontiers

Edinburgh Renaissance Band’s New Frontiers

Edinburgh Renaissance Band’s New Frontiers. 

It's a Woman's World

It's a Woman's World

Hollywood, 1950. 

Free – Concert Band Performance

Free – Concert Band Performance

A wonderful and varied selection of concert band music from 40 musicians featuring music from stage and screen! A free concert with donations to support Edinburgh Direct Aid. 

Sounds of Simon, The Music of Paul Simon

Sounds of Simon, The Music of Paul Simon

From his years as the visionary in Simon and Garfunkel through to his many solo hits, journey through one of the greatest back catalogues of all time. 

Alexander Klaus, the One-Legged Shoemaker Man

Alexander Klaus, the One-Legged Shoemaker Man

Sander Klaus is an underage soldier in America’s Civil War. 

Paul Black: Nostalgia

Paul Black: Nostalgia

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

The Red-Hot Roots of Jazz

The Red-Hot Roots of Jazz

Returning with a hot new set, Tenement Jazz Band continue their exploration of the roots of jazz, ragtime and blues. 

Paul Brown Sings Rodgers and Hammerstein

Paul Brown Sings Rodgers and Hammerstein

Rodgers and Hammerstein wrote some of the finest songs for a golden age of musical theatre. 

Dinosaur World Live

Dinosaur World Live

Back by popular demand, Dinosaur World Live returns to Regent’s Park for another roarsome summer season! Dare to experience the dangers and delights of Dinosaur World Live in… 

The Glenn Miller and Big Band Spectacular

The Glenn Miller and Big Band Spectacular

The music that filled the dance halls during the Big Band era is brought to life again by The Moonlight Serenade Orchestra UK with the Glenn Miller and Big Band Spectacular. 

Paul Brown Sings Andy Williams

Paul Brown Sings Andy Williams

Andy Williams was one of the world’s greatest light music entertainers and, in celebration of his legacy, Paul performs many of Andy’s biggest hits. 

Lunchtime at St Vincent's – Ben Shankland Jazz Piano

Lunchtime at St Vincent's – Ben Shankland Jazz Piano

Edinburgh-born pianist and composer Ben Shankland is, despite his young age, already gaining recognition on the UK jazz scene. 

Blueswater Presents: Live at the Jazz Bar

Blueswater Presents: Live at the Jazz Bar

Catch award-winning rhythm and blues band The Blueswater for their only performances at the Fringe this year; five raucous gigs in Edinburgh’s best live music venue, The Jazz Bar. 

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Paul Merton’s infamous Impro Chums return to the Fringe after a four year hiatus and is warmly welcomed by the Pleasance Grand’s 750 seat capacity bursting at the seams. 

Jazz Guitar Heroes

Jazz Guitar Heroes

Three of Scotland’s most creative musicians join forces to pay tribute to jazz guitar legends. 

The Sensational David Bowie Tribute Band

The Sensational David Bowie Tribute Band

Witness first-hand all of the glamour, passion, excitement and sheer electric atmosphere of the archetypal 1970s Bowie experience. 

Jazz a la Carte

Jazz a la Carte

We invite you to our quaint ‘Brass-erie’ for a sumptuous supper of the choicest cuts of traditional jazz. 

Paul Connell: Ace in the Whole

Paul Connell: Ace in the Whole

Ace in the Whole is a hilarious show by comedian Paul Connell. 

Bob Marley – How Reggae Changed the World

Bob Marley – How Reggae Changed the World

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

End of the World FM

End of the World FM

15 years after the apocalypse, a lone radio host struggles to keep his show on the air. 

End of the World FM

End of the World FM

15 years after the apocalypse, a lone radio host struggles to keep his show on the air. 

Kerouac: And All That Jazz

Kerouac: And All That Jazz

Hip words, cool jazz, hot bebop. 

Sound of Seventeen Big Band Celebrates the Golden Era of Big-Band Music

Sound of Seventeen Big Band Celebrates the Golden Era of Big-Band Music

We’re delighted to be back with a new show featuring some of the greatest music from the big-band era. 

Comedy With a Dry Surreal Geordie Bloke Part Zwei

Comedy With a Dry Surreal Geordie Bloke Part Zwei

Sean Craig-Turner Not-So-New Comedian of the Year 2019 finalist. 

Arron Jones: One-Hour Straitjacket Escape Magic Show

Arron Jones: One-Hour Straitjacket Escape Magic Show

Edinburgh Live’s number-one pick of the Free Fringe 2022 returns! A devilishly handsome magician trapped in a straitjacket, mind-melting magic, show-stopping laughs and unexpected … 

World Press Photo Exhibition 2023

World Press Photo Exhibition 2023

The World Press Photo Exhibition showcases the best photojournalism and documentary photography of the last year. 

The Weegies Have Stolen the One O'Clock Gun!

The Weegies Have Stolen the One O'Clock Gun!

When Edinburgh’s iconic One o’Clock Gun is stolen by shady Glaswegians only our hero Morningside Malcolm, quiet resident of the douce suburbs, can prevent strife and aggro between … 

Paul Zenon in Monkey Business

Paul Zenon in Monkey Business

The amazing, strange-but-true story behind the weird stuff advertised in vintage American comics. 

Peer Gynt: A Jazz Revival

Peer Gynt: A Jazz Revival

Peer Gynt: A Jazz Revival by Cambridge company Phonofiddle! comes with an intriguing proposition: taking Ibsen's complex work and transmuting it into an hour of jazz-infused th… 

Topless: The One Woman Musical

Topless: The One Woman Musical

An exciting new version of Miles Tredinnick’s original 1999 show. 

How to Survive and Thrive in an Impossible World – With a Piano!

How to Survive and Thrive in an Impossible World – With a Piano!

How To Survive and Thrive in an Impossible World – With a Piano! is a self-help, group-therapy show that really doesn’t tell us anything that we haven’t seen before. 

Paul Currie: Shtoom

Paul Currie: Shtoom

Brand-new, non-verbal immersive comedy show, created by award-winning Belfast comedian and clownarchist, Paul Currie. 

Good Grief: Five Deserts in Search of My Father. A One-Man Show by Writer Jon Lawrence

Good Grief: Five Deserts in Search of My Father. A One-Man Show by Writer Jon Lawrence

The poignant tale of a writer and musician, Jon Lawrence, who walked 500km over five deserts on five continents to grieve for his father and raise money for a cancer charity. 

Bad Blood: A One-Man Musical

Bad Blood: A One-Man Musical

A young man visits his dying father in the ICU and uncovers a shocking revelation: his father’s secret second family. 

Sherlock Holmes: The Speckled Band

Sherlock Holmes: The Speckled Band

‘Oh my God. 

Better Paul Paul

Better Paul Paul

The Northern Irish comic is back with a brand new show. 

Paul F Taylor: Head in the Clouds

Paul F Taylor: Head in the Clouds

Wonderfully absurd stand-up from a fool’s thinking man. 

Jazz at Lunchtime

Jazz at Lunchtime

Sell-out shows since 2004. 

One Week in Magaluf

One Week in Magaluf

ERA Productions returns to the Fringe this year with a familiar act that sees the lively quartet of Megan (Mia Taylor), Nicole (Catherine Hutchinson), Amy (Abi Price) and Olivia (M… 

End of the World

End of the World

A buddy comedy for an existential generation. 

Abigail Paul: Involuntary Momslaughter

Abigail Paul: Involuntary Momslaughter

All jokes. 

Top of the World

Top of the World

Twenty-something Audrey is struggling with her latest phobia… the local supermarket. 

Sounds of St Cecilia's: Shackleton Memorial Concert, The Vauxhall Band Basset-Horn Trio

Sounds of St Cecilia's: Shackleton Memorial Concert, The Vauxhall Band Basset-Horn Trio

Come and revel in the earthy tones of this low member of the clarinet family. 

Kathleen Hughes: One of the Girls (WIP)

Kathleen Hughes: One of the Girls (WIP)

Queer feminist and bloody lefty Kathleen has fallen into a settled life with a nice boy who can do maths. 

The Strongest Girl in the World

The Strongest Girl in the World

‘The best job in life is to be the father of a daughter. 

Friend (The One with Gunther)

Friend (The One with Gunther)

A lot of laughs and refreshingly comfortable seating await you at Friend (The One with Gunther), playing at the Gilded Balloon at the Museum. 

One Way Out

One Way Out

Winner of the 2023 Edinburgh Untapped Award, One Way Out is a powerful exploration of the injustices suffered by the Windrush generation, through the lens of four boys from South L… 

Myles and Dan Just Might Break a World Record Tonight

Myles and Dan Just Might Break a World Record Tonight

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

No One Is Coming

No One Is Coming

‘A love letter to my mother that I’ll never send. 

Aaaaargh! It's the One-Liner Show

Aaaaargh! It's the One-Liner Show

Enjoy an hour of the best up-and-coming, one-liner comedians on the circuit in this celebration of puns, one-liners and wordplay. 

One's a Musical Comedian and One Isn't

One's a Musical Comedian and One Isn't

Do you like musical comedy? Do you like non-musical comedy? Do you not care, as long as it’s good? Then come enjoy either the first half, the second half, or even all of this show,… 

Paul Foot: Dissolve

Paul Foot: Dissolve

Life is a stress: full of rushed breakfasts, angry people, internal conflict, and Jacob Rees-Mogg. 

Sid Singh: Table for One

Sid Singh: Table for One

Award-winning lefty comedian and human rights advocate Sid Singh takes you on a hilarious journey as he figures out how to fight the good fight… as far from home as possible! The… 

Eddy and Paul: Comic Stands

Eddy and Paul: Comic Stands

Two comedians. 

24 Shows in 24 days: Live at the Big Cave

24 Shows in 24 days: Live at the Big Cave

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

Around the World in 80 Puns

Around the World in 80 Puns

Glaswegian comedian and author Iain MacDonald embraces the international aspect of the festival as he takes you on a pun-venture around the world in this hilarious show in which he… 

Cobin Millage: Lewis Capaldi is Invited and Absolutely No One Else (WIP)

Cobin Millage: Lewis Capaldi is Invited and Absolutely No One Else (WIP)

If we’re technically speaking, there is one (1) person invited to this show, but you (yes, you) are allowed (and inarguably encouraged) to come to the debut Fringe show from Canadi… 

One Man 12 Angry Men

One Man 12 Angry Men

In a world where one man can be one character, Alexander Richmond dares to be twelve of them. 

Alvin Liu: First World Eyebrows (Work in Progress)

Alvin Liu: First World Eyebrows (Work in Progress)

London-based Chinese comedian Alvin Liu’s debut show delivers distinctive cultural humour with his playful views on China and the UK. 

Our Place in the World

Our Place in the World

Sure, Britain’s got talent, but has it got any friends? We don’t get on with Europe, with the other continents, or even with each other. 

Luke Kempner in Gritty Police Drama: A One-Man Musical

Luke Kempner in Gritty Police Drama: A One-Man Musical

Star of Spitting Image (Britbox), Steph’s Packed Lunch (Channel 4) impressionist Luke Kempner brings his one-man British Police Drama to Edinburgh. 

Paul Chowdhry: Family-Friendly Comedian

Paul Chowdhry: Family-Friendly Comedian

Following a complete sell-out, extended national tour, star of global hit Live Innit, Taskmaster and the first British-Asian stand-up to sell-out London’s Wembley Arena returns to … 

Chriskirkpatrickmas: A Boy Band Christmas Musical

Chriskirkpatrickmas: A Boy Band Christmas Musical

A Christmas Carol meets It’s A Wonderful Life meets. 

Jazz Or A Bucket of Blood

Jazz Or A Bucket of Blood

Yes, jazz is funny. 

Taiwan Season: World in a Word

Taiwan Season: World in a Word

Language is the springboard for fun and games in this interactive, family-friendly production. 

Paul Sinha: Pauly Bengali

Paul Sinha: Pauly Bengali

Acclaimed comedian, daytime TV star and global TikTok sensation, Paul Sinha is at least two of these. 

An Alternative Helpline for the End of the World

An Alternative Helpline for the End of the World

An Alternative Helpline for the End of the World is a 15-minute consultation delivered through a 1 on 1 phone call, in which the solo audience members’ responses through a yes or n… 

One Room Sleep One Night

One Room Sleep One Night

The sold-out NYC hit from award-winning actor Grant Lancaster comes to Fringe! Follow Grant on an outrageous journey home from the mountains of Thailand, all while handling an undi… 

Jewellery of the World

Jewellery of the World

The gallery is housed in a 19th-century bakehouse in the heart of the artistic village of Stockbridge. 

World Famous Underground Ghost Tour

World Famous Underground Ghost Tour

Famous for a reason… Old Town graveyards and underground. Experience them on our unstoppable scare-fest through Edinburgh’s most horrifying secrets. Are you brave enough? 

Paul F Taylor: Head In The Clouds

Paul F Taylor: Head In The Clouds

Wonderfully offbeat stand-up comedy from one of the UK circuit’s most distinctive and uniquely talented comedians. 

Paul F Taylor: Head In The Clouds

Paul F Taylor: Head In The Clouds

Wonderfully absurd stand-up from a fool’s thinking man. 

Miss Jean & the Ragtime Rewind Swing Band

Miss Jean & the Ragtime Rewind Swing Band

Do you love all things 1940s & 1950s? Do you love swing dance and Lindy Hop music? Then you don’t want to miss Miss Jean & The Ragtime Rewind Vintage Swing Band! Taking you on a jo… 

Miss Jean & the Ragtime Rewind Swing Band

Miss Jean & the Ragtime Rewind Swing Band

Established in 2016, Ragtime Rewind Vintage Swing Band perform vintage music all over the country. 

Milne Glendinning Band

Milne Glendinning Band

Milne Glendinning Band (MGB) is a cross genre trio featuring vocalist Debra Milne, with guitar maestro Stephen Glendinning, and Michael Clark on bass. 

Milne Glendinning Band

Milne Glendinning Band

A cross genre trio featuring vocalist Debra Milne, guitar maestro Stephen Glendinning, and Michael Clark on bass. 

End of the World FM

End of the World FM

This dark comedy, set on the 15-year anniversary of the Apocalypse tackles themes of isolation, late-stage capitalism and purpose. 

End of the World FM

End of the World FM

15 years after the apocalypse, a lone radio host struggles to keep his show on the air. He ponders the warning signs that spelled our doom. Is anyone listening? Have they ever…? 

1000 Ways The World Will End (& How It Starts Again)

1000 Ways The World Will End (& How It Starts Again)

A psychedelic, forest-core journey of discovery about the stubborn resilience of lesbian love in the face of adversity. 

Christian Dart: Bigger Than The Christmas Turkey

Christian Dart: Bigger Than The Christmas Turkey

About the show Christian Dart: Bigger Than The Christmas Turkey is an hour long look at the vibrantly mundane life of a vibrantly mundane man. 

Table For One

Table For One

About the show On an ordinary night, in a quiet country village, a series of gift bags appear at carefully selected households. 

One Last Waltz

One Last Waltz

7 Years after it's first tour, Luke Adamson's critically acclaimed comedy-drama about Alzheimer's is being published. 

The Puddle at the End of the World

The Puddle at the End of the World

Jamie and her Nanna have seen their home disappear under rising sea levels, and find themselves on a terrifying and exhilarating adventure to rebuild their lives and stop climate c… 

Bovine Cemetery's World War III Literary Cabaret

Bovine Cemetery's World War III Literary Cabaret

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The Puddle at the End of the World

The Puddle at the End of the World

If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www. 

Bovine Cemetery's World War III Literary Cabaret

Bovine Cemetery's World War III Literary Cabaret

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I Believe in One Bach

I Believe in One Bach

As his career collapses to an early end, a musician finds solace in Bach – but does this lead to obsession or madness? Music was his career, Bach was his passion. 

One Day When We Were Young

One Day When We Were Young

Leonard and Violet, young, restless and in love, spend their first night together knowing it may also be their last. 

Dinki Disco Bigger Bambinoes

Dinki Disco Bigger Bambinoes

If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www. 

Dinki Disco Bigger Bambinoes

Dinki Disco Bigger Bambinoes

Disco tunes, action songs, games and more, for some good old-fashioned fun, for the Bigger Bambino’s their friends and families. 

I Believe in One Bach

I Believe in One Bach

As his career collapses to an early end, a musician finds solace in Bach – but does this lead to obsession or madness? Music was his career, Bach was his passion. 

The Killik Cup - Barbarians v World 15

The Killik Cup - Barbarians v World 15

 

An evening of Piano Music at Brighton Unitarian Church by Yosi Marshall : Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann, Janacek and jazz pieces.

An evening of Piano Music at Brighton Unitarian Church by Yosi Marshall : Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann, Janacek and jazz pieces.

Yosi will be playing an exciting programme of classical music to herald the start of summer including Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata ,Partita no. 

An evening of Piano Music : Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann, Janacek and jazz pieces.

An evening of Piano Music : Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann, Janacek and jazz pieces.

Yosi will be playing an exciting programme of classical music to herald the start of summer including Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata ,Partita no. 

An evening of Piano Music : Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann, Janacek and jazz pieces.

An evening of Piano Music : Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann, Janacek and jazz pieces.

Yosi will be playing an exciting programme of classical music to herald the start of summer including Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata ,Partita no. 

Maddie Campion of the World (Work in Progress)

Maddie Campion of the World (Work in Progress)

“Don’t live your life girl, unless it’s just like a movie. 

South London Jazz Orchestra

South London Jazz Orchestra

The South London Jazz Orchestra returns to Brighton to dazzle you with big band favourites from the whole history of Jazz - as well as some more surprising choices - in an evening … 

Charles Quarterman: An Evening With Charles Quarterman For One Hour

Charles Quarterman: An Evening With Charles Quarterman For One Hour

If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www. 

Maddie Campion of the World (Work in Progress)

Maddie Campion of the World (Work in Progress)

“Don’t live your life girl, unless it’s just like a movie. 

South London Jazz Orchestra

South London Jazz Orchestra

The South London Jazz Orchestra returns to Brighton to dazzle you with big band favourites from the whole history of Jazz - as well as some more surprising choices - in an evening … 

Charles Quarterman: An Evening With Charles Quarterman For One Hour

Charles Quarterman: An Evening With Charles Quarterman For One Hour

Hello, I am Charles Quarterman. 

That One-Liner Bloke's Comedy Show

That One-Liner Bloke's Comedy Show

Kevin O’Brien in That One-Liner Bloke’s Comedy Show. A must see show for fans of one-liner jokes. 

Paul Merryck: Who Let Him In?

Paul Merryck: Who Let Him In?

Who Let Him In? Paul Merryck re-emerges from the Essex Swamplands with a new show telling a lot of stupid jokes and daft short stories, tenuously held together by the narrative th… 

That One-Liner Bloke's Comedy Show

That One-Liner Bloke's Comedy Show

Kevin O’Brien in That One-Liner Bloke’s Comedy Show. A must see show for fans of one-liner jokes. 

Paul Merryck: Who Let Him In?

Paul Merryck: Who Let Him In?

Who Let Him In? Paul Merryck re-emerges from the Essex Swamplands with a new show telling a lot of stupid jokes and daft short stories, tenuously held together by the narrative th… 

Russ Dewbury's Brighton Jazz Rooms Dance Fiesta!

Russ Dewbury's Brighton Jazz Rooms Dance Fiesta!

If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www. 

Russ Dewbury's Brighton Jazz Rooms Dance Fiesta!

Russ Dewbury's Brighton Jazz Rooms Dance Fiesta!

DJ Russ Dewbury brings his iconic Brighton Jazz Rooms Club night to the Spiegeltent for a rip roaring debut! The Jazz Rooms opened in 1987 and ran every weekend for an incredible 2… 

Welcome to the World

Welcome to the World

‘Welcome to our World’ is a new open house event created and curated by students at Downsview Life Skills College. 

Welcome to the World

Welcome to the World

‘Welcome to our World’ is a new open house event created and curated by students at Downsview Life Skills College. 

Paul Connell: Ace in the Whole

Paul Connell: Ace in the Whole

‘Ace in the Whole’ is a hilarious show by comedian Paul Connell. 

Eddy & Paul: Comic Stands

Eddy & Paul: Comic Stands

‘Ace in the Whole’ is a hilarious show by comedian Paul Connell. 

The Great 80s and 90s One Hit Wonder Songbook

The Great 80s and 90s One Hit Wonder Songbook

One-hit wonders are like love affairs – intense, but alas, all-too-brief- so join award-winning performer Paul Diello and his eight-piece ensemble as they resurrect some of the g… 

Fail Better presents Bigger is Better

Fail Better presents Bigger is Better

If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www. 

Fail Better presents Bigger is Better

Fail Better presents Bigger is Better

Fail Better Presents: Bigger is Better - Spiegeltent Takeover! Brighton’s very own Latin/Ska pioneers ‘Town of Cats’ and the Klezmer-Punk lunatics ‘Buffo’s Wake Big Band’ will be … 

Jekyll & Hyde: A One Woman Show

Jekyll & Hyde: A One Woman Show

“You must suffer me to go my own dark way. 

Jekyll & Hyde: A One Woman Show

Jekyll & Hyde: A One Woman Show

“You must suffer me to go my own dark way. 

SHORTS: A collection of one-act plays

SHORTS: A collection of one-act plays

Featuring writers including Nick Payne, Elinor Cook and (Oscar, Tony and Pulitzer winner) John Patrick Shanley, SHORTS celebrates the beauty and frailty within human connection, an… 

Future Jazz At The Fringe

Future Jazz At The Fringe

If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www. 

Paul Chowdhry: Family Friendly Comedian

Paul Chowdhry: Family Friendly Comedian

Following a complete sell-out 2021 tour and 2022 extension, star of Taskmaster and global smash hit ‘Live Innit’, Paul Chowdhry brings his hit show ‘Fa… 

The Art of a Damaged Soul: The One Woman Show Adaptation

The Art of a Damaged Soul: The One Woman Show Adaptation

Ah, Birthdays. 

THE ART OF A DAMAGED SOUL - THE ONE WOMAN SHOW ADAPTATION

THE ART OF A DAMAGED SOUL - THE ONE WOMAN SHOW ADAPTATION

The author of the bestselling poetry series The Art of a Damaged Soul brings you the hard-hitting , powerful one woman show.  

The Art of a Damaged Soul: The One Woman Show Adaptation

The Art of a Damaged Soul: The One Woman Show Adaptation

Ah, Birthdays. 

Robin & Dom: The Bigger Boys

Robin & Dom: The Bigger Boys

Comedians Robin Hodges and Dom Kerridge make their full length Brighton Fringe debut with ‘The Bigger Boys’, a split stand-up show/therapy session where two men work through their … 

Robin & Dom: The Bigger Boys

Robin & Dom: The Bigger Boys

We fed an AI all of the Brighton Fringe listings from 2022, and this is what we got: Robin Hodges is a human being. 

Herbie's Jazz Breakfast

Herbie's Jazz Breakfast

If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www. 

Herbie's Jazz Breakfast

Herbie's Jazz Breakfast

Start every Sunday morning in the gorgeous setting of The Spiegeltent and in the company of our own Jazz legends. 

Proper Melts Returns II The Sequel (the last one was the prequel)

Proper Melts Returns II The Sequel (the last one was the prequel)

Join Ben Carter and Joe Bunn two of the UK’s limpest forces that have been proper melted together for one hour of entertainment. 

A Little Killing Hurts No One

A Little Killing Hurts No One

In A Little Killing Hurts No One, Mustafa Algiyadi manoeuvres through the European way of life from the lens of an Arab, longing so badly to be part of it, yet confronted with some… 

The Verdict Jazz Club

The Verdict Jazz Club

The Verdict 11th Anniversary Celebration Nominated Jazz Venue of the Year 2022 The Verdict has been named as one of the 10 top jazz clubs in Europe by The Guardian. 

The Verdict Jazz Club

The Verdict Jazz Club

The Verdict 11th Anniversary Celebration Nominated Jazz Venue of the Year 2022 The Verdict has been named as one of the 10 top jazz clubs in Europe by The Guardian. 

A Little Killing Hurts No One

A Little Killing Hurts No One

In “A little killing hurts no one”, Mustafa Algiyadi manoeuvres through the European way of life from the lens of a Libyan Arab, longing so bad to be part of it, yet confronted wit… 

Paul Black: Nostalgia

Paul Black: Nostalgia

Paul Black's brand new show 'Nostalgia'  follows on from the Glasgow-born comedian's debut Edinburgh Fringe run, which sold out in minutes. 

Pickles, Peaches and the End of the World

Pickles, Peaches and the End of the World

'How long has the earth been around for? Millions, billions who knows, I don’t know, I don’t care to find out. 

Not Another One

Not Another One

Meet Holly. 

Dan Kelly: How I Went to Every Supermarket in the World (Work in Progress)

Dan Kelly: How I Went to Every Supermarket in the World (Work in Progress)

Dan has been a data collector for 10 years. 

Too Much World at Once

Too Much World at Once

A North-West writer explores growing up queer in rural England and the climate emergency. 

Paul Smith - Joker

Paul Smith - Joker

Paul Smith is back with a brand new tour! ‘Joker’ is his biggest and funniest tour show to date in which the scouse funny man mixes his trade mark audience i… 

Paul Smith - Joker

Paul Smith - Joker

Paul Smith is back with a brand new tour! ‘Joker’ is his biggest and funniest tour show to date in which the scouse funny man mixes his trade mark audience i… 

Auntie's House by Paul Stone: A Muslim woman’s fight to protect her gay loved ones from persecution in 1950s London.

Auntie's House by Paul Stone: A Muslim woman’s fight to protect her gay loved ones from persecution in 1950s London.

Tamina was from Pakistan but living in London’s Notting Hill area during the 1950s, in the times before the decriminalisation of homosexuality came in 1967. 

Lloyd Griffith: One Tonne of Fun

Lloyd Griffith: One Tonne of Fun

After Lloyd’s last tour was interrupted by ‘you know what’ and ended up lasting eight years or so, he’s BACK with a brand-new fresh stand-up tour… 

Lloyd Griffith: One Tonne of Fun

Lloyd Griffith: One Tonne of Fun

After Lloyd’s last tour was interrupted by ‘you know what’ and ended up lasting eight years or so, he’s BACK with a brand-new fresh stand-up tour… 

David's One-Man Band (F*ck You, Steven)

David's One-Man Band (F*ck You, Steven)

Fourteen-year-old David has just been punched in the face by his best friend. 

Flinch | One Hundred Ghost Stories

Flinch | One Hundred Ghost Stories

Flinch A play about everyday pain One Hundred Ghost Stories Based on supernatural samurai game Flinch - Rare AnticsThrough playful vignettes, three performers examine ho… 

No One Deserves This More Than You

No One Deserves This More Than You

A theatrical comedy meta horror multimedia experience - this show has all the adjectives and more! A desperate actor seeks a friend to be the ‘reader’ for their self tape. 

Part Time Freaks

Part Time Freaks

Part Time Freaks trawls the depths of the hosts’ lives for all their freakiest moments and experiences. 

One of You Has to Die | HR_final.pptx

One of You Has to Die | HR_final.pptx

One of You Has to DieA post-apocalyptic interactive comedy showHR_final. 

Paul F Taylor: Head In The Clouds

Paul F Taylor: Head In The Clouds

Wonderfully offbeat stand-up comedy from one of the UK circuit’s most distinctive and uniquely talented comedians. 

Around The World With Nellie Bly

Around The World With Nellie Bly

The year is 1889 and intrepid journalist Nellie Bly is about to embark on her biggest adventure yet: racing around the world to beat Jules Verne’s famous fictional hero, Phileas … 

We Need To Talk, a Jazz Cabaret

We Need To Talk, a Jazz Cabaret

A Jazz Cabaret exploring the journey of a break-up through an honest, raw and unappetising lens, sharing the most vulnerable moments with a sprinkle of humour and Mancunian charm. 

We Need To Talk, a Jazz Cabaret

We Need To Talk, a Jazz Cabaret

Nominated for Best Theatre at the 2022 Greater Manchester Fringe, Mancunian, Queer and Working-Class writer and performer Jas Nisic makes their VAULT Festival Debut with their crit… 

Six Plays One Day

Six Plays One Day

Literally what it says on the tin: ‘Six Plays One Day’ offers a wide variety in a short space of time. 

A World Born of Love

A World Born of Love

A Chinese New Year charity party that transcends language and culture. 

A World Born of Love

A World Born of Love

A Chinese New Year charity party that transcends language and culture. 

One Man Poe: A Triple Bill

One Man Poe: A Triple Bill

Renowned as The Godfather of Gothic Horror, Edgar Allan Poe has left a timeless mark on the horror genre. 

One Man Poe

One Man Poe

Renowned as the ‘Godfather of Gothic Horror’, Edgar Allan Poe has left a timeless mark on the horror genre. 

Liz Kingsman: One Woman Show

Liz Kingsman: One Woman Show

Following sensational critical acclaim One Woman Show played sold out runs at Soho Theatre London and Traverse Theatre Edinburgh and was called “the single hottest ticket in … 

Connections – The One-Acts Festival

Connections – The One-Acts Festival

A festival celebrating the connections we make throughout our life, an ode to family, friends, and lovers alike. 

Paul Mirabel - Zebre

Paul Mirabel - Zebre

For the first time in London, Paul Mirabel presents “Zebre” “Terribly funny” Telerama “The new sensation” Le Parisien  

La Voix - Eighth Wonder of the World

La Voix - Eighth Wonder of the World

“Wear thick pants because you’ll wet yourself laughing!” – JENNIFER SAUNDERS “La Voix’s impersonations are surpassed only by her own cheekily en… 

One-Man Poe: A Quadruple Bill

One-Man Poe: A Quadruple Bill

Using original texts from the 1840s, Stephen Smith faithfully brings Edgar Allan Poe’s words to life on stage, performing four of the most terrifying examples of gothic literature:… 

One Night of Queen - Gary Mullen & The Works

One Night of Queen - Gary Mullen & The Works

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… 

Not Another One

Not Another One

Meet Holly. 

Everybody Wants To Rule The World

Everybody Wants To Rule The World

Like most dystopian stories, Simon Perrott’s Everybody Wants to Rule the World has a basis in reality which forces us to reflect on the issues of today. 

Big Band Swing

Big Band Swing

Celebrating 18 years at the Edinburgh Fringe, Scotland’s record breaking big swing band brings you a night of music and song from the golden age of Swing. 

Big Band Bublé

Big Band Bublé

Scotland’s number-one Bublé tribute act, Michael Hastie, and record-breaking Scottish Big Band Jon Ritchie and That Swing Sensation invite you to a night full of seductive songs… 

Kitti + Support From Hope City House Band

Kitti + Support From Hope City House Band

Glaswegian singer/songwriter with soaring vocals and unique lyrics. 

Jazz Messenger: Valery Ponomarev

Jazz Messenger: Valery Ponomarev

An unmissable performance from legendary Russian-American trumpeter Valery Ponomarev, who dramatically escaped 70s USSR and toured the world with Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers… 

Philip Glass at 85 (Part 2): Music for Organ

Philip Glass at 85 (Part 2): Music for Organ

Programme marking the 85th anniversary of Philip Glass, three of his compositions are performed at the Wells Kennedy organ by Arbroath-based musician Mark Spalding: Music in Fifths… 

Out of Order! The Quiz With Just One Question

Out of Order! The Quiz With Just One Question

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

Plus One

Plus One

Every family has its drama, and every wedding has its secrets. 

Wriggle Around the World!

Wriggle Around the World!

A fun, interactive and educational show for babies and toddlers – suitable for the whole family, where wriggling is allowed! Professional violinist and cellist perform a live pro… 

How to Be a Person When the World Is Ending

How to Be a Person When the World Is Ending

The world is ending. 

Louis Horne: Secret Jazz Diaries

Louis Horne: Secret Jazz Diaries

Secret Jazz Diaries is an award-winning comedy show hosted by fictional jazz trumpeter, Louis Horne, a former child prodigy whose early years were tainted by the lure of fame. 

Louis Horne: Secret Jazz Diaries

Louis Horne: Secret Jazz Diaries

Secret Jazz Diaries is an award-winning comedy show hosted by fictional jazz trumpeter, Louis Horne, a former child prodigy whose early years were tainted by the lure of fame. 

Edinburgh Renaissance Band’s Viol Rackett Show

Edinburgh Renaissance Band’s Viol Rackett Show

The Edinburgh Renaissance Band returns in 2022 with a live performance of their ever-popular Viol Rackett Show, our best-loved programme of instrumental music from the Middle Ages … 

The Glenn Miller and Big Band Spectacular

The Glenn Miller and Big Band Spectacular

The music which filled dance halls during the big band era is brought to life again by The Moonlight Serenade Orchestra UK with the Glenn Miller and Big Band Spectacular. 

The Rising: The UK's No 1 Tribute to Springsteen and the E Street Band

The Rising: The UK's No 1 Tribute to Springsteen and the E Street Band

Once more The Rising look forward to delivering the music of the Boss with passion and precision to Edinburgh Festival Fringe! Following previous festival sell-out shows, this seve… 

The Art of Facing Fear, World United

The Art of Facing Fear, World United

This award-winning online play was developed when the world went into lockdown. 

Sing Me a Song (Songs of Scotland and Scots Around the World)

Sing Me a Song (Songs of Scotland and Scots Around the World)

Traditional and contemporary songs that take you on a musical journey through Scotland and beyond from ‘one of Scotland’s best singers’ (Tom Paxton). 

South London Jazz Orchestra

South London Jazz Orchestra

Possibly the biggest, and certainly the most fun, big jazz band returns to the Fringe. 

Sacred Arts Festival Music at Old St Paul’s Episcopal Church

Sacred Arts Festival Music at Old St Paul’s Episcopal Church

In Every Corner Sing: The Choir of Old St Paul’s with Director of Music John Kitchen MBE, Edinburgh City Organist. 

Australian World Orchestra

Australian World Orchestra

Multi-award-winning Australian World Orchestra make their Festival debut with maestro Zubin Mehta, who returns for the first time in over 40 years. 

One Man Two Guvnors

One Man Two Guvnors

Captivate Theatre brings the smash-hit comedy to the Fringe! ‘You gotta concentrate ain’t ya, with two jobs. 

Around the World in 80 Events: The Journey

Around the World in 80 Events: The Journey

A show that will take you on an emotional, inspiring, global journey. 

Sacred Arts Festival Drama at Old St Paul’s Church

Sacred Arts Festival Drama at Old St Paul’s Church

Cutting Edge Theatre: Hope Rises. 

Liz Kingsman: One-Woman Show

Liz Kingsman: One-Woman Show

The Guardian’s #1 Comedy Show of 2021 comes to the Fringe for a limited run. 

Paul Brown Sings Andy Williams

Paul Brown Sings Andy Williams

Paul Brown Sings Andy Williams is a solo acoustic concert showcasing many of Andy Williams’ greatest hits. 

One Week in Magaluf

One Week in Magaluf

When Amy, Megan, Nicole and Olivia decide to go on a week-long girls holiday to Magaluf, some of them are excited for sun, sex and sangria. 

The One TEEN Show

The One TEEN Show

A Sri Lankan teenager’s quest to stage a live theatre show amidst post-AL angst, a pandemic and a country in crisis, told through a comedic, musical and dramatic multi-character … 

Around the World Backwards

Around the World Backwards

Travel – always exciting, especially when the man of your dreams pops up to join you. 

Real, Mad World

Real, Mad World

Real, Mad World is a brilliant piece of new writing following the joys and heartbreaks of trans life. 

Stop the World, We're Getting Off

Stop the World, We're Getting Off

Welcome to Clapham South tube station – home to the last five survivors of the climate crisis. 

Edinburgh Renaissance Band Returns to St Mark's

Edinburgh Renaissance Band Returns to St Mark's

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

The Biggest Problem in the World: Our Problem With Problems and Why Truth Matters

The Biggest Problem in the World: Our Problem With Problems and Why Truth Matters

Our biggest problem is one we don’t know we have. 

Inverkeithing Community Big Band

Inverkeithing Community Big Band

Sassy swing and jumping jazz! Enjoy an evening with the classics and more, from Basie, Miller and Nestico to Fitzgerald and Earth, Wind and Fire. 

Sacred Arts Festival Church Service at Old St Paul’s Episcopal Church

Sacred Arts Festival Church Service at Old St Paul’s Episcopal Church

Sacred Arts Festival 2022 Opening Service High Mass for the Feast of the Assumption, celebrated in accordance with the Scottish Liturgy of 1970 in the beautiful setting of the hist… 

World-Class Blues and Folk With a Dash of Jazz

World-Class Blues and Folk With a Dash of Jazz

An aural delight of soulful, melodic jazzy-blues, pop and folk-blues to shake your tail-feather. 

Jazz a la Carte

Jazz a la Carte

We invite you to our quaint Brass-erie for a sumptuous supper of only the choicest cuts of traditional jazz. 

In Conversation with... Paul Sinha

In Conversation with... Paul Sinha

Born in the UK to Bengali doctors, the early 1990s saw Paul qualify as a doctor and take his first steps on the stand-up comedy circuit. 

Blueswater Presents: Live at the Jazz Bar

Blueswater Presents: Live at the Jazz Bar

High octane R’n’B performed in the raucous atmosphere of Edinburgh’s world-famous Jazz Bar. 

Brian Kellock (Piano) and Dick Lee (Reeds): Jazz Century

Brian Kellock (Piano) and Dick Lee (Reeds): Jazz Century

A century of great jazz tunes from 1922 to 2022 and the stories behind them. From two jazz award winners. 

Filippo Spreafico – One Hour of Italian Rhapsody in 50 minutes

Filippo Spreafico – One Hour of Italian Rhapsody in 50 minutes

This show is about identity, where to buy it, and how to cook it properly to make you stand out with your friends. 

The Mould that Changed the World

The Mould that Changed the World

Would you save the world if you could? Alexander Fleming’s penicillin was a life-changing discovery that became a world-changing cure. 

Around the World in 60 Minutes

Around the World in 60 Minutes

Come traverse the world with me! No hotels to book. 

Paul Zerdin: Hands Free

Paul Zerdin: Hands Free

The America’s Got Talent winner brings his latest smash-hit show to Edinburgh for the first time. 

Old Saint Paul's Music at 8pm

Old Saint Paul's Music at 8pm

Time to relax and listen to classical music in this beautiful historic church. 

Philip Glass at 85 (Part 1): Music for Piano

Philip Glass at 85 (Part 1): Music for Piano

Programme marking the 85th anniversary of Philip Glass, Arbroath-based musician Mark Spalding returns with a programme of compositions from six decades performed at the piano. 

One Single Thread

One Single Thread

One Single Thread is a form-bending character and sketch “solo-ish” show written by NYC comedian Lauren Gamiel, featuring Slaney Rose Jordan. 

Tenement Jazz Band: Red Hot Roots of Jazz

Tenement Jazz Band: Red Hot Roots of Jazz

Returning after a sell-out 2018 show, Tenement Jazz Band continue their exploration of the roots of jazz, ragtime and blues. 

Jazz Emu: You Shouldn't Have

Jazz Emu: You Shouldn't Have

Have you ever considered how much easier it would be to stop trying to be a nice person and just be a dick to everyone? You will after watching this show. 

Jazz Undercover: 70s Songwriters

Jazz Undercover: 70s Songwriters

A great song is a great song forever! The team behind the hugely successful Cry Me A River: The Songs of Julie London and Jazz at The Movies return. 

Messiah (Part 1) George Frederic Handel

Messiah (Part 1) George Frederic Handel

Coro 22 returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe to perform the celebratory first part, The Coming of Christ, from Handel’s masterpiece. 

I Never Saw Another Butterfly – One-Act Version

I Never Saw Another Butterfly – One-Act Version

A beautiful, moving one-act play based on poetry created in a concentration camp by the Jewish children of Prague. 

Auldtown Stompers: Lowdown Dance – Hits from the Jazz Age and Bawdy Old Songs

Auldtown Stompers: Lowdown Dance – Hits from the Jazz Age and Bawdy Old Songs

‘Superb and fun’ ***** (TheWeeReview. 

2am at The Jazz Bar

2am at The Jazz Bar

Edinburgh’s iconic independent and award-winning music venue showcases the city’s phenomenal local talent with nightly, danceable, late-night live funk, soul, blues and special jaz… 

Paul Richards: My Function Band Hell

Paul Richards: My Function Band Hell

Paul Richards literally can’t stop drumming; he’s performed all over the world, from huge gigs in China to grotty working men’s clubs, posh corporate gigs to the whole of the UK to… 

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

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

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

Paul Savage: Well Groomed

Paul Savage: Well Groomed

Paul Savage wanted to do a fun, silly show but shows about trauma win awards. 

One

One

Very occasionally, a performance transcends the boundaries of the form in ways previously unseen. 

Totally! A One Superwoman Show

Totally! A One Superwoman Show

In this powerful one-hour theater piece, Kimleigh Smith takes the audience through a journey that is totally uplifting, totally heartbreaking and totally powerful! Totally! is the … 

Jekyll and Hyde: A One-Woman Show

Jekyll and Hyde: A One-Woman Show

‘You must suffer me to go my own dark way. 

Jazz at Lunchtime

Jazz at Lunchtime

Sell-out shows since 2004. 

After the World Stood Still

After the World Stood Still

Boiler suits, beanies and a barrow! That’s what was waiting for this musical duo when lockdown hit! From a sunny party land in Gran Canaria to the cold, wet, windy Western Isles … 

Blueswater Presents: Queens of the Blues Live at the Jazz Bar

Blueswater Presents: Queens of the Blues Live at the Jazz Bar

Nicole Smit returns with her sell-out show, Queens of the Blues, celebrating the women who have defined blues and popular music over the last 100 years. 

Flamenco Jazz Sketches

Flamenco Jazz Sketches

Captivating, soulful music from this flamenco guitar/double bass duo from Seville. 

Stop the World I Want to Get Off

Stop the World I Want to Get Off

Jacky shares her top 10 reasons why she wants to leave the planet, all through performance poetry. 

Growing Up Ringside: A One-Woman Show by Mina Liccione

Growing Up Ringside: A One-Woman Show by Mina Liccione

Mina (Comedy Central, STOMP) returns with her acclaimed multimedia show weaving together hilarious and heartfelt stories from her New York upbringing as the daughter of an Italian-… 

One-Man Lord of the Rings

One-Man Lord of the Rings

100,000 characters. 

Des Clarke: One O’ Clock Fun

Des Clarke: One O’ Clock Fun

Join the award-winning star of Breaking The News, Heart FM and One Show for a joyful new comedy chat show. 

Movement Within Jazz

Movement Within Jazz

A collaboration between modern art forms. 

The One Between

The One Between

The One Between, formed from the leaders of both sides of the struggle, is the last hope of restoring balance to the world through a show of strength, spirit, essence and loyalty. 

One Empire, Under God

One Empire, Under God

An epic dystopian drama about the threat of religious extremism and right-wing populism. 

MC Hammersmith: One Man Eight Mile

MC Hammersmith: One Man Eight Mile

MC Hammersmith is the world’s leading freestyle rapper to emerge from the ghetto of middle-class West London. 

Big Band Does... Broadway

Big Band Does... Broadway

BBD Productions return to the Fringe with Big Band Does… Broadway after their five-star sell-out run in 2019. 

The Sensational David Bowie Tribute Band

The Sensational David Bowie Tribute Band

Witness first–hand all of the glamour, passion, excitement and sheer electric atmosphere of the archetypal 1970s Bowie experience. 

Bob Hecklestein: The World's Greatest Heckler

Bob Hecklestein: The World's Greatest Heckler

This is the story of Bob Hecklestein, a boy born without a sense of humour, who learned to overcome his disability and grew up to become the world’s greatest heckler. 

Dirty Tricks – How the Illusionati Rule the World

Dirty Tricks – How the Illusionati Rule the World

The Great Baldini (Emperor of Illusion/Maharajah of Mystery) is a magical legend, a relict of the music halls, a performer of the old school. 

Bonnie Thorn Little Jazz Bird

Bonnie Thorn Little Jazz Bird

Exciting young Australian songstress Bonnie Thorn has generated great interest from music fans and producers impressed by her soulful interpretations of classic jazz and contempora… 

Around the World with Nellie Bly

Around the World with Nellie Bly

The year is 1889 and intrepid journalist Nellie Bly is about to embark on her biggest adventure yet: racing around the world to beat Jules Verne’s famous fictional hero, Phileas … 

We Will Rock You: Young@part

We Will Rock You: Young@part

Bold. 

Two Paul Johnsons Build a Better Sitcom

Two Paul Johnsons Build a Better Sitcom

Father-son stand-up comics Paul and Paul wish life was more like television and they had the power to rewrite and recast the characters in their lives. 

Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World

Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World

Chris Bush, Miranda Cooper and Jennifer Decilveo’s Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World is in one word, a celebration. 

The Wild Unfeeling World

The Wild Unfeeling World

A tender, furious and fragile reimagining of Moby Dick from Fringe-First Award winning writer and storyteller Casey Jay Andrews. 

Paul Black: Self-Care Era

Paul Black: Self-Care Era

Writer and performer Paul Black brings his theatre show Self-Care Era to the Fringe for the first time. 

Love and Sex on the Spectrum

Love and Sex on the Spectrum

It’s four years since George Steeves brought his Magic 8 Ball show to Edinburgh, winning the heart and mind of at least this reviewer with such an honest, bold theatrical collage… 

Paul Foot: Swan Power

Paul Foot: Swan Power

Tired of the goose? Swan Power is here. 

One Bite Only

One Bite Only

Alternative comedy extravaganza from two bizarre characters! See The Daft Duo as their solo performance personas in this double-bill. 

Paul Sinha: One Sinha Lifetime

Paul Sinha: One Sinha Lifetime

Paul Sinha is probably best known as one of Bradley Walsh’s TV team of ‘Chasers’: a characterful crew of six champion quizzers whose aim is to stop four plucky hopefuls getti… 

One-Man Star Wars™ Trilogy

One-Man Star Wars™ Trilogy

Since Charles Ross first brought his hilarious show to Edinburgh in 2006, it has established itself as a Fringe favourite. 

Paul Dennis: Ashes to Mashes

Paul Dennis: Ashes to Mashes

The continuing story of PD’s perpetually interrupted life. 

Paul Currie: The Chorus of Ghosts Living in My Skull Keep Telling Me to Take a Shit in the Fruit Salad

Paul Currie: The Chorus of Ghosts Living in My Skull Keep Telling Me to Take a Shit in the Fruit Salad

A brand-new show from the grand master of Dada nonsense that will endeavour to kick both the stigma of mental health and the patriarchy right in the non-binaries! Hold onto your re… 

Lou Sanders: One Word: Wow

Lou Sanders: One Word: Wow

If it isn’t your old internet friend, Dr Giggles. 

The Tiger Lillies: One Penny Opera

The Tiger Lillies: One Penny Opera

They’re back! After years away touring the world, the Olivier Award-winning godfathers of alternative cabaret celebrate their 30th anniversary with a triumphant return to the Fring… 

Paul McCaffrey: We Go Again

Paul McCaffrey: We Go Again

A hilarious new stand-up show from the star of Live at the Apollo, Russell Howard’s Good News, Impractical Jokers UK and Stand Up Central. 

Paul Williams: In the Moonlight

Paul Williams: In the Moonlight

Join New Zealand’s fastest comedian (5km and 10km) for an enchanting afternoon In the Moonlight. 

The Oxford Gargoyles: Jazz A Cappella

The Oxford Gargoyles: Jazz A Cappella

Internationally renowned jazz a cappella group The Oxford Gargoyles make their return to the Fringe. 

One of Two

One of Two

There’s significant anger in One of Two; a sense of injustice felt by a young man whose experience of the not-so-subtle cruelties and discrimination endured by disabled people is… 

Feeling Afraid as If Something Terrible Is Going to Happen

Feeling Afraid as If Something Terrible Is Going to Happen

According to The Stage’s recently departed Scotland editor, Thom Dibden, comedy first overtook theatre as the largest proportion of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe’s programme du… 

Will Mars: My Life in One-Liners

Will Mars: My Life in One-Liners

Will used to think his life was a joke – but he was wrong, it’s more like 300. 

7 Seventeen-Year-Olds in a Screwed-Up World

7 Seventeen-Year-Olds in a Screwed-Up World

You can have too many carrots in one show. 

Moira in Lockdown

Moira in Lockdown

It must be a baker’s dozen years since Scottish author, playwright and performer Alan Bissett first introduced us to Moira Bell, his much-loved tribute to the hard-working, hard-… 

Nikki Britton: One Small Step

Nikki Britton: One Small Step

‘Few comics reduce their audience to the constant waves of laughter for the full hour like Britton does’ (Chortle. 

Jenny Bede: The First Pregnant Woman in the World

Jenny Bede: The First Pregnant Woman in the World

You won’t have had children yet, as Jenny is the first person to ever go through this particular ordeal, but you might be keen to learn a little something about this incredible new… 

Ode to Joy (How Gordon got to go to the nasty pig party)

Ode to Joy (How Gordon got to go to the nasty pig party)

Playwright/director James Ley first gained some attention as a co-producer and writer of Leith-based The Village Pub Theatre, which provided performing space to a fresh band of act… 

Jewellery of the World

Jewellery of the World

Now an established festival favourite, this 36th festival exhibition presents our very own Festival Collection of unique jewellery designed with rare Central Asian pendants, Kuba t… 

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

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

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

Alan Davie: Beginning of a Far-Off World

Alan Davie: Beginning of a Far-Off World

Alan Davie: Beginning of a Far-off World celebrates the life and work of Scottish artist Alan Davie (1920-2014). 

World Press Photo Exhibition 2022

World Press Photo Exhibition 2022

The World Press Photo exhibition connects people to the stories that matter. 

Miss Jean & the Ragtime Rewind Swing Band

Miss Jean & the Ragtime Rewind Swing Band

Do you love all things 1940s & 1950s? Do you love swing dance and Lindy Hop music? Then you don’t want to miss Miss Jean & The Ragtime Rewind Vintage Swing Band! Taking you on a jo… 

We Need To Talk: A Jazz Cabaret

We Need To Talk: A Jazz Cabaret

We Need To Talk: A Jazz Cabaret is a show produced, directed and performed by Jas Nisic and accompanied by Dave Cavendish. 

Jean Paul Gaultier: Fashion Freak Show

Jean Paul Gaultier: Fashion Freak Show

Eccentric, scandalous, provocative, exuberant, and funny as ever, Jean Paul Gaultier is set to shake up London this summer when his stunning creation, Fashion Freak Show - 50 years… 

The Darkest Part of the Night

The Darkest Part of the Night

As Shirley and Dwight bury their mother, they remember their upbringing in 1980s Chapeltown, Leeds differently. 

Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World

Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World

A brand new kickass-pirational pop musical bursts into life as the Fantastically Great Women take to the stage to tell their stories. 

A Doll's House, Part 2

A Doll's House, Part 2

By Lucas Hnath There's a knock at the door. 

Paul F Taylor: The Writing is on the Paul

Paul F Taylor: The Writing is on the Paul

Maverick comedian Fool F Taylor returns . 

Paul F Taylor: The Writing is on the Paul

Paul F Taylor: The Writing is on the Paul

Maverick comedian Fool F Taylor returns . 

Women in Jazz

Women in Jazz

Come and hear about the woman who was instrumental in shaping the sound of the big band era; the woman from south London who became one of the only three women immortalised in Art … 

Women in Jazz

Women in Jazz

Come and hear about the woman who was instrumental in shaping the sound of the big band era; the woman from south London who became one of the only three women immortalised in Art … 

Dinki Disco Bigger Bambinoes

Dinki Disco Bigger Bambinoes

Disco tunes, action songs, games and more, for some good old-fashioned fun, for the Bigger Bambino’s their friends and families. 

South London Jazz Orchestra: Sweet Thunder

South London Jazz Orchestra: Sweet Thunder

The South London Jazz Orchestra brings you big band favourites from the whole history of Jazz - as well as some more surprising choices - in an evening of Funk, Latin, and of cours… 

South London Jazz Orchestra: Sweet Thunder

South London Jazz Orchestra: Sweet Thunder

The South London Jazz Orchestra brings you big band favourites from the whole history of Jazz - as well as some more surprising choices - in an evening of Funk, Latin, and of cours… 

Big Band Burlesque

Big Band Burlesque

LET’S KEEP DANCING!Big Band Burlesque bring a show led by beautiful Belle de Beauvoir and belligerent Beatrix Valhalla. 

Big Band Burlesque

Big Band Burlesque

LET’S KEEP DANCING! Big Band Burlesque bring a show led by beautiful Belle de Beauvoir and belligerent Beatrix Valhalla. 

In One Eye, Out the Other

In One Eye, Out the Other

Acclaimed Irish comedian Tadhg Hickey, “outstanding physical and comedic performer” (The Scotsman), brings you his weird and wonderful part theatre, part stand-up comedy show, ‘I… 

In One Eye, Out the Other

In One Eye, Out the Other

Acclaimed Irish comedian Tadhg Hickey, “outstanding physical and comedic performer” (The Scotsman), brings you his weird and wonderful part theatre, part stand-up comedy show, ‘I… 

All Around the World

All Around the World

Exhibition and performances from learners at Downsview Life Skills College. 

All Around the World

All Around the World

Exhibition and performances from learners at Downsview Life Skills College. 

No One

No One

No One is a modern re-mix of HG Well’s The Invisible Man as a high-octane thriller. 

No One

No One

Sometimes you see a piece of theatre that is so superb and shines so bright in every single way that it knocks you sideways. 

Paul Dennis: Imashination

Paul Dennis: Imashination

“Brilliant”, “amazing”, “fantastic”. 

Paul Dennis: Imashination

Paul Dennis: Imashination

“Brilliant”, “amazing”, “fantastic”. 

Aaargh It's the One Liner Show

Aaargh It's the One Liner Show

Enjoy an hour of the best up-and-coming one-liner comedians on the circuit in this celebration of puns, one-liners and wordplay. 

Aaargh It's the One Liner Show

Aaargh It's the One Liner Show

Enjoy an hour of the best up-and-coming one-liner comedians on the circuit in this celebration of puns, one-liners and wordplay. 

Big Band: Swingin' at the Spiegel

Big Band: Swingin' at the Spiegel

The big band is back at the Spiegeltent for their 6th season at the Fringe. 

Big Band: Swingin' at the Spiegel

Big Band: Swingin' at the Spiegel

Brighton Jazz Mafia big band combine with Swing Patrol dancers for a Lindy Hop dance spectacular. 

The Great 80s and 90s One Hit Wonder Songbook

The Great 80s and 90s One Hit Wonder Songbook

One-hit wonders are like love affairs – intense, but alas, all-too-brief- so join award-winning performer Paul Diello and his eight-piece ensemble as they resurrect some of the g… 

One Movement Wonders

One Movement Wonders

The newly formed Amiche Quartet are breaking down the concept of the classical concert. 

One Movement Wonders

One Movement Wonders

The newly formed Amiche Quartet are breaking down the concept of the classical concert. 

The Crazy World of Arthur Brown

The Crazy World of Arthur Brown

Come celebrate with us in the new immersive multimedia tour by The Crazy World of Arthur Brown. 

The Crazy World of Arthur Brown

The Crazy World of Arthur Brown

Come celebrate with us in the new immersive multimedia tour by The Crazy World of Arthur Brown. 

ROOM based on A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf

ROOM based on A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf

Heather Alexander lit up the stage as she portrayed one of the most fearless female writers in history - Virginia Woolf. 

Jekyll & Hyde: A One Woman Show

Jekyll & Hyde: A One Woman Show

“You must suffer me to go my own dark way. 

Paul Merryck - Lies, Alibis & Filthy Stories

Paul Merryck - Lies, Alibis & Filthy Stories

Come and enjoy a late night comedy and drinking session at The Caxton Arms with the legendary Essex life-coach, philosopher and comedian, Paul Merryck, and some of his boozier mate… 

Paul Merryck - Lies, Alibis & Filthy Stories

Paul Merryck - Lies, Alibis & Filthy Stories

He’s survived another year and he’s back! For the fourth year running (he even did a show in 2020), it’s the Brighton Fringe gig that is fast becoming a very dodgy institution. 

Future Jazz at The Fringe

Future Jazz at The Fringe

Future Jazz At The Fringe returns to Brighton Spiegeltent for 2022 . 

Future Jazz at The Fringe

Future Jazz at The Fringe

Future Jazz At The Fringe returns to Brighton Spiegeltent for 2022 . 

Herbie's Jazz Breakfast

Herbie's Jazz Breakfast

Start every Sunday morning in the gorgeous setting of The Spiegeltent and in the company of our own Jazz legends. 

The World Accordion to Jo Eagle

The World Accordion to Jo Eagle

Local musician and composer Jo Eagle celebrates the 200th anniversary of the invention of the accordion and the 30th anniversary since she first picked one up and gave it a squeeze… 

The World Accordion to Jo Eagle

The World Accordion to Jo Eagle

Local musician and composer Jo Eagle celebrates the 200th anniversary of the invention of the accordion and the 30th anniversary since she first picked one up and gave it a squeeze… 

Jazz Supper Club

Jazz Supper Club

Experience Cool and West Coast jazz music in an NYC-styled ‘Supper Club’ setting. 

Jazz Supper Club

Jazz Supper Club

Experience Cool and West Coast jazz music in an NYC-styled ‘Supper Club’ setting. 

Dick Branson's World of Business

Dick Branson's World of Business

Hi Jeff Just emailing about the copy for the Fringe thing. 

Dick Branson's World of Business

Dick Branson's World of Business

Hi Jeff Just emailing about the copy for the Fringe thing. 

One Day in Wonderland

One Day in Wonderland

Alice is bored and loves to daydream. 

One Day in Wonderland

One Day in Wonderland

Alice is bored and loves to daydream. 

In One Eye, Out The Other

In One Eye, Out The Other

Tadhg Hickey introduces you to Feargal; a downtrodden but cheery man who fulfilled his lifelong dream of becoming an alcoholic. 

How It Is (Part 2)

How It Is (Part 2)

How It Is (Part 2) being Part 2 of a three-part novel of which Part 1 comes before it and Part 3 follows it after which there is no more being a novel it is not a play yet here at … 

Vault Unlocked: Maddie Campion of the World

Vault Unlocked: Maddie Campion of the World

A VAULT transfer stand-up show, which asks 'who are we?'Maddie Campion has a new show, after two sell-out VAULT festival appearances, this transfer from the cancelled 2022 … 

Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World

Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World

CAN I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE?!! The world premiere of a brand new kick-asspirational pop musical bursts to life as the Fantastically Great Women take to the stage to … 

The Tiger Lillies: One Penny Opera

The Tiger Lillies: One Penny Opera

Based on the 18th century Beggar’s Opera and Brecht & Weill’s Threepenny Opera, the band present their own version of this wildly entertaining story as a song cycle swarming wi… 

One Night With Robbie Williams

One Night With Robbie Williams

Meet Dolly: a 20-something Londoner with one hell of a temper. 

Lou Sanders: One Word: Wow

Lou Sanders: One Word: Wow

It's me again, your old internet friend Dr Giggles. 

Lou Sanders: One Word: Wow

Lou Sanders: One Word: Wow

It's me again, your old internet friend Dr Giggles. 

My Favourite Place in the World

My Favourite Place in the World

Following their success with the 2019 tour of Ian Townsend’s multi-award-winning play All The Bens,1974 Productions are proud to present Ian’s new full-length play My Favourite… 

Chiron: A One Centaur Show | A Beautiful Mess

Chiron: A One Centaur Show | A Beautiful Mess

Chiron: A One Centaur Show Lanky horse-boy talks funny A Beautiful Mess To-do lists aren't actually helpful. 

Ugg ’n’ Ogg and the World's First Dogg

Ugg ’n’ Ogg and the World's First Dogg

The truly mind-boggling story of how a long, long time ago two hunter-gatherers, Ugg and Ogg, palled up with their enemies the wolves and invented man’s best friend, the dog. 

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

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

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

Rain and Zoe Save the World

Rain and Zoe Save the World

This funny, sincere and profoundly moving ecological adventure will feature Jordan Benjamin (Hairspray – London Coliseum) as Rain and Mei Henri (The Birt… 

Rain and Zoe Save The World

Rain and Zoe Save The World

Rain and Zoe Save the World by Crystal Skillman at Jermyn Street Theatre is an action adventure story that follows two teenage friends as they embark on a journey to disrupt some o… 

No One is Coming

No One is Coming

No One Is Coming is a storytelling performance about a mother and a daughter inspired by real life events and infused with Irish mythology and comedy. 

Paul Foot: Swan Power

Paul Foot: Swan Power

The multi-award winning comedian presents his brand new show. 

Paul Foot: Swan Power

Paul Foot: Swan Power

This show was originally scheduled for 21 November 2020 The multi-award winning comedian presents his brand new show. 

One Night Records - Snake Oil

One Night Records - Snake Oil

"Part gig, part festival, part immersive adventure" - Lauren Laverne "Secret Cinema for live music" - London Live "Best Covid Safe Live Music Event 2020&qu… 

One More Time: 1998

One More Time: 1998

The ultimate deep dive retro night! Re-live your youth and enjoy the hits, forgotten gems and flops from 1998! It was the year pure pop really hit the big time with B*Witched … 

Richard III (A One Person Show)

Richard III (A One Person Show)

New covid-safe version of Brite Theater’s multi award-winning show! The fourth wall has been utterly obliterated, as the audience take on the roles of all the other characters at R… 

Dracula: One Bloody Fang After Another

Dracula: One Bloody Fang After Another

One man. 

Paul Foot: Swan Power

Paul Foot: Swan Power

The multi-award winning comedian presents his brand new show. 

Mark Simmons: One-Linerer

Mark Simmons: One-Linerer

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

One Man Poe / Livestream

One Man Poe / Livestream

Online event. 

One Man Poe

One Man Poe

Renowned as the ‘Godfather of Gothic Horror’, Poe was a pioneer in establishing the horror genre. 

One Man Poe

One Man Poe

A marathon of gothic horror masterpieces. One actor performs Edgar Allan Poe’s most spine-chilling classics 

Paul Middleton @ Bar Broadway

Paul Middleton @ Bar Broadway

Performing live on stage - Paul Middleton at 8pmTicket link 

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One & Two

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One & Two

There’s magic in every moment at Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, the most awarded play in history and “one of the most defining pop culture events of the decade&rdqu… 

The Big Geek Quiz 3 - The Geek World

The Big Geek Quiz 3 - The Geek World

THE BIG GEEK QUIZ 3 - THE GEEK WORLDLondon’s favourite geek quiz is back at the iconic Royal Vauxhall Tavern for its third adventure. 

MSO - The Glenn Miller and Big Band Spectacular

MSO - The Glenn Miller and Big Band Spectacular

The music that filled the dancehalls during the Big Band era is brought to life again by The Moonlight Serenade Orchestra UK. 

One Man Poe

One Man Poe

What’s scarier than a slice of gothic horror? Four slices, that’s what. 

Paul Smith: Changed

Paul Smith: Changed

A lot has changed for Paul in recent years. 

One More Time: 2001

One More Time: 2001

The ultimate deep dive retro night! Re-live your youth and enjoy the hits, forgotten gems and flops from 2001! Its been 20 years since 2001, the year that Atomic Kitten swappe… 

Be At One Pre-Pride Party

Be At One Pre-Pride Party

London Pride is NOT cancelled!Yes Sadiq said we can’t have our annual parade BUT no one can stop us having fun and celebrating our right to be proud. 

Big Band Bublé

Big Band Bublé

Scotland’s number one Bublé tribute act, Michael Hastie, invites you to a night full of seductive songs and big band classics in a fabulous tribute to the Canadian Crooner and t… 

World Premiere: No Alleluias, Requiem for 2020

World Premiere: No Alleluias, Requiem for 2020

Commissioned by Just Festival, No Alleluias is sung by professional singers and supported by a virtual NHS choir. 

Cecily's Belly Laugh Picnic – Musical Balloon Band – Free Festival

Cecily's Belly Laugh Picnic – Musical Balloon Band – Free Festival

Hop, bounce, jump, wave and sing! Percussion, music, laughter and balloons with Verona’s Musical Balloon Band. 

Chris Cook: Jazz Magic

Chris Cook: Jazz Magic

After a year and a half off the stage, Chris Cook returns to the Finge for his eighth year with something different every night. 

BLKDOG Part 1

BLKDOG Part 1

Vital and gripping, BLKDOG is Botis Seva’s Olivier Award-winning and publicly acclaimed haunting commentary on surviving adulthood as a childlike artist. 

Wriggle Around the World

Wriggle Around the World

A fun, interactive and educational show for babies and toddlers that can be enjoyed by all the family. 

Wriggle Around the World

Wriggle Around the World

A fun, interactive and educational show for babies and toddlers that can be enjoyed by all the family. 

Paul Dennis: Imashination (Free Festival)

Paul Dennis: Imashination (Free Festival)

Multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter and stand-up, Paul Dennis brings his music and comedy together for the first time. 

Mark Simmons – One-Linerer: Work in Progress

Mark Simmons – One-Linerer: Work in Progress

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

UNORTHODOX | A Brave New World | Queer Drum & Bass

UNORTHODOX | A Brave New World | Queer Drum & Bass

We are finally back, no restrictions, just pure queer drum and bass freedom!Come down to our first non-lockdown event. 

Paul Black: Worst Case Scenario

Paul Black: Worst Case Scenario

Paul Black's Fringe debut had a lot to live up to. 

One-Hand Piano

One-Hand Piano

Stefan Warzycki presents a programme of piano music for the left hand including Godowsky’s studies on Chopin’s Op 10 Études, Scenes of Iceland by Thordur Magnusson and Scriabin’s … 

Paul Sinha: Hazy Little Thing Called Love

Paul Sinha: Hazy Little Thing Called Love

So far, Paul has lived his life content in the understanding that stability and emotional happiness were lovely ideas but not really for him. 

The Flop: A Band of Idiots

The Flop: A Band of Idiots

60 minutes, 12 notes and three idiots. 

Friend (The One With Gunther)

Friend (The One With Gunther)

As times of heady redolence go, the 1990s lacks the brittle style of the 1920s, sepia-tinted upper-lips of haunted men in WWI uniforms, or groovy pereniorange of the 1960s… And y… 

The Jazz Section

The Jazz Section

A brand new, gig-theatre-inspired musical from a dynamic new theatre company, Theatre poco a poco. 

Martin Willis: Jazz (WIP)

Martin Willis: Jazz (WIP)

Jazz is a story of rhythm and improvisation, race and privilege, high art and laughing stock. 

The Jazz Section

The Jazz Section

A brand new, gig-theatre-inspired musical from a dynamic new theatre company, Theatre poco a poco. 

Taiwan Hengchun Folk Songs Singing Club – Sing To the World (Free)

Taiwan Hengchun Folk Songs Singing Club – Sing To the World (Free)

The grannies in the show will tell you their life stories through singing and playing the moon guitar. 

Dirty Tricks: How the Illusionati Rule the World

Dirty Tricks: How the Illusionati Rule the World

The Great Baldini is the head of the shadowy and sinister Illusionati - a group of elite magicians controlling the world through the magical dark arts. 

Dirty Tricks: How the Illusionati Rule the World

Dirty Tricks: How the Illusionati Rule the World

The Great Baldini sets the stage excellently for his show, greeting each audience member at the door, and asking their name, which he will repeat when he invites them to volunteer … 

Laura McMahon, One of the Gals

Laura McMahon, One of the Gals

One of the Gals is completely packed. 

Paul Currie: TEET

Paul Currie: TEET

Come immerse yourself in the steamy hot waters of TEET as Paul Currie dissolves, froths and fizzes all around you. 

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

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

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

Nice Try and Clown Nipples (Two Comedy Solo Shows)

Nice Try and Clown Nipples (Two Comedy Solo Shows)

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

Martin Willis: Jazz (Work in Progress)

Martin Willis: Jazz (Work in Progress)

Jazz is a story of improvisation and collaboration, race and privilege, high art and laughing stock. 

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

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

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

Martin Willis: Jazz (Work in Progress)

Martin Willis: Jazz (Work in Progress)

Jazz is a story of improvisation and collaboration, race and privilege, high art and laughing stock. 

Will Mars: Life in One-Liners

Will Mars: Life in One-Liners

It’s a Fringe 1st. 

Aaaaaaaaargh It’s the One Liner Show!

Aaaaaaaaargh It’s the One Liner Show!

Enjoy an hour of the best up-and-coming, one-liner comedians on the circuit in this celebration of puns, one-liners and wordplay. 

Jazz at Lunchtime

Jazz at Lunchtime

Sell-out shows since 2004. 

The End of the World Show

The End of the World Show

Edinburgh’s favourite topical comedy show. 

Trudy Carmichael Presents: The Improvised One-Woman Show!

Trudy Carmichael Presents: The Improvised One-Woman Show!

Fiercely fabulous and fictitious Las Vegas lounge legend, Trudy Carmichael has lived (and nearly died), loved (and often lost) more than most mere mortals, but she gets through all… 

In One Eye, Out the Other

In One Eye, Out the Other

In association with Smock Alley Theatre, acclaimed Irish comedian Tadhg Hickey brings you his weird and wonderful part-theatre, part-stand-up comedy show, In One Eye, Out the Other… 

Till Love Do Us Part

Till Love Do Us Part

First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes. 

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

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

You will need a group of 2-5 detectives, internet access on your phone, your brain and your legs! We’ll provide the specialist kit. 

Timmy's World

Timmy's World

Timmy was in showbusiness for 28 years, he was a child actor, appeared in the 1976 movie Bugsy Malone. 

Elsa McTaggart presents When The World Stood Still

Elsa McTaggart presents When The World Stood Still

Boiler suits, beanies and a barrow! That’s what was waiting for this musical duo when lockdown hit! A truly mesmerising twinning of music and storytelling of how a global communi… 

Edinburgh Renaissance Band – On Demand

Edinburgh Renaissance Band – On Demand

A unique opportunity to enjoy this award winning, ever popular Early Music group, who have performed at every Edinburgh Festival Fringe since 1973. 

Eat the World: Leith Walk

Eat the World: Leith Walk

Come on an Edinburgh Food Safari, where we do the hunting and you do the eating. 

Cheryl Martin – One Woman

Cheryl Martin – One Woman

A hypnotic dreamscape. 

Laura McMahon, One of the Gals

Laura McMahon, One of the Gals

If you hate Laura McMahon, women in general or comedy, then don’t see this show. 

Charmed: Jewellery of the World

Charmed: Jewellery of the World

For our 35th festival we present a stunning selling exhibition exploring the use of talisman and charms in jewellery design. 

Laura McMahon: One Of The Gals

Laura McMahon: One Of The Gals

If you hate Laura McMahon or women in general or comedy this isn’t the show for you. 

Laura McMahon, One of the Gals

Laura McMahon, One of the Gals

If you hate Laura McMahon, women in general or comedy, then don’t see this show. 

THE BLUES BAND: 40 Years & Back for More

THE BLUES BAND: 40 Years & Back for More

2020 sees The Blues Band Celebrate their 40th year together Paul Jones, Dave Kelly, Tom McGuinness, Rob Townsend and Gary Fletcher. 

Big Band: Swingin' at the Spiegel

Big Band: Swingin' at the Spiegel

Straight No Chaser big band combine with Swing Patrol dancers for a Lindy Hop dance spectacular. 

Shelf: One Man Band (Work in Progress)

Shelf: One Man Band (Work in Progress)

Shelf are a musical comedy double act. 

Maddie Campion of the World

Maddie Campion of the World

Maddie Campion: WIPA fun show to be enjoyed by everyone or you'll be reported to the fun police. 

Future Jazz at the Fringe

Future Jazz at the Fringe

A celebration of the most exciting new jazz in the South East. 

Lies, Alibis & Filthy Stories: Paul Merryck & Friends

Lies, Alibis & Filthy Stories: Paul Merryck & Friends

Come and enjoy a late night comedy and drinking session at The Caxton Arms with the legendary Essex life-coach, philosopher and comedian, Paul Merryck, and some of his boozier mate… 

60 Last Minutes to save the World

60 Last Minutes to save the World

Global warming, fake news, Brexit, climate change, terrorism. 

60 Last Minutes to save the World

60 Last Minutes to save the World

Global warming, fake news, Brexit, climate change, terrorism. 

Lies, Alibis and Filthy Stories: Paul Merryck and Friends

Lies, Alibis and Filthy Stories: Paul Merryck and Friends

Come and enjoy a late night comedy and drinking session at The Caxton Arms with the legendary Essex life-coach, philosopher and comedian, Paul Merryck, and some of his boozier mate… 

Jekyll & Hyde: A One-Woman Show

Jekyll & Hyde: A One-Woman Show

“You must suffer me to go my own dark way. 

Jekyll & Hyde: A One-Woman Show

Jekyll & Hyde: A One-Woman Show

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is one of Robert Louis Stevenson's most popular novels. 

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

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

Sara Segovia Rodao and Lachlan Werner are cuties by nature, cancers by astrological sign and clowns by trade. 

When the World Stood Still

When the World Stood Still

Boilersuits, beanies and a barrow! That’s what was waiting for this musical duo when lockdown hit! From a sunny party land in Gran Canaria to the cold, wet, windy Western Isles o… 

When the World Stood Still

When the World Stood Still

Boilersuits, beanies and a barrow! That’s what was waiting for this musical duo when lockdown hit! From a sunny party land in Gran Canaria to the cold, wet, windy Western Isles o… 

Betty Accorsi Quartet: The Cutty Sark Suite

Betty Accorsi Quartet: The Cutty Sark Suite

The Saxophonist and Composer Elisabetta (Betty) Accorsi is delighted to present her debut jazz album The Cutty Sark Suite containing 3 original compositions and one arrangement ins… 

Betty Accorsi Quartet: The Cutty Sark Suite

Betty Accorsi Quartet: The Cutty Sark Suite

The Saxophonist and Composer Elisabetta (Betty) Accorsi is delighted to present her debut jazz album The Cutty Sark Suite containing 3 original compositions and one arrangement ins… 

Fringe Academy: Fringe Festivals Around the World

Fringe Academy: Fringe Festivals Around the World

Meet and hear from inspirational Fringe Directors and Producers from around the world. 

Fringe Academy: Fringe Festivals Around the World

Fringe Academy: Fringe Festivals Around the World

Meet and hear from inspirational Fringe Directors and Producers from around the world. 

Something About Simon: The Paul Simon Story

Something About Simon: The Paul Simon Story

In this new show, singer-songwriter Gary Edward Jones not only recites the music of one of his idols but also tells the unique story of Paul Simon combining visuals, stage design a… 

Something About Simon: The Paul Simon Story

Something About Simon: The Paul Simon Story

In this new show, singer-songwriter Gary Edward Jones not only recites the music of one of his idols but also tells the unique story of Paul Simon combining visuals, stage design a… 

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

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

Tl;dr: Two female comedians debut their 30 minute solo shows on one bill. 

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

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

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

Dirty Tricks: How the Illusionati Rule the World

Dirty Tricks: How the Illusionati Rule the World

The Great Baldini is the head of the shadowy and sinister Illusionati - a group of elite magicians controlling the world through the magical dark arts. 

Dirty Tricks: How the Illusionati Rule the World

Dirty Tricks: How the Illusionati Rule the World

The Great Baldini is the head of the shadowy and sinister Illusionati - a group of elite magicians controlling the world through the magical dark arts. 

The World in Words and Music, According to Coward and Porter

The World in Words and Music, According to Coward and Porter

A brief journey into the careers, friendship and playful rivalry of Noel Coward and Cole Porter, two theatrical giants of the 20th Century, mainly focusing on their passion for tra… 

The World in Words and Music, According to Coward and Porter

The World in Words and Music, According to Coward and Porter

A brief journey into the careers, friendship and playful rivalry of Noel Coward and Cole Porter, two theatrical giants of the 20th Century, mainly focusing on their passion for tra… 

Jazz Breakfast

Jazz Breakfast

Start every Sunday morning in the gorgeous setting of The Spiegeltent and in the company of our own Jazz legends. 

Herbie's Jazz Breakfast

Herbie's Jazz Breakfast

Start every Sunday morning in the gorgeous setting of The Spiegeltent and in the company of our own Jazz legends. 

Jazz in the Theatre Featuring Muneeb Hermans

Jazz in the Theatre Featuring Muneeb Hermans

Locally-composed Cape jazz produced at the foot of Table Mountain. 

Jazz in the Theatre Featuring Muneeb Hermans

Jazz in the Theatre Featuring Muneeb Hermans

Locally-composed Cape jazz produced at the foot of Table Mountain. 

Uncle Funk and the Boogie Wonder Band ‘Disco Inferno’ Charity Night

Uncle Funk and the Boogie Wonder Band ‘Disco Inferno’ Charity Night

Friday 14th May 2021, 8pm (doors open at 7. 

Paul Taylor: So British Ou Presque

Paul Taylor: So British Ou Presque

Je m’appelle Paul, je suis Anglais et j’habite en France. 

Steve Hewlett : One Man - Many Friends

Steve Hewlett : One Man - Many Friends

Comedy ventriloquist Steve Hewlett brings his own style of comedy to the Ventriloquist world and his stuffed friends tag along for hilarious situations and improvisation… 

Steve Hewlett : One Man - Many Friends

Steve Hewlett : One Man - Many Friends

Comedy ventriloquist Steve Hewlett brings his own style of comedy to the Ventriloquist world and his stuffed friends tag along for hilarious situations and improvisation… 

Fringe Academy: Producers - who are they, what do they do, where do I find one?

Fringe Academy: Producers - who are they, what do they do, where do I find one?

A two hour introductory workshop for self-producing artists and others interested in producing. 

Paul McCaffrey: Lemon

Paul McCaffrey: Lemon

This event was rescheduled from Fri 01 May 2020 OFF THE KERB PRODUCTIONS PRESENTSPAUL McCAFFREY: LEMONAs seen on Live At The Apollo. 

Songs for a New World

Songs for a New World

It’s about one moment. 

Short Breaks: Trolls World Tour

Short Breaks: Trolls World Tour

THIS EVENT IS EXCLUSIVE TO HOUNSLOW SHORT BREAKS FAMILIES. 

Hounslow Community Brass Band

Hounslow Community Brass Band

Please note due to recent Government guidance changes, all HCBB sessions this term starting Jan 2021 will be held online in a 1 to 1 format. 

BoJo's World: The Panto

BoJo's World: The Panto

BoJo and his friends are coming to Liverpool for half term week! The dreaded Assassin Bug has made his way to BoJo Land and is infecting all of the townspeople … Can BoJo along … 

Paul Foot: Swan Power

Paul Foot: Swan Power

The multi-award winning comedian presents his brand new show. 

Paul Foot: Swan Power

Paul Foot: Swan Power

The multi-award winning comedian presents his brand new show. 

One Man - Many Friends

One Man - Many Friends

Comedy ventriloquist Steve Hewlett brings his own style of comedy to the Ventriloquist world and his stuffed friends tag along for hilarious situations and improvisation… 

Big Band Swing!

Big Band Swing!

Two hours of big band hits to make your weekend go with a swing from Scotland’s record-breaking big band, Jon Ritchie and That Swing Sensation. 

Bruce Davies – Sing Me a Song. Songs of Scotland and Scots Around the World

Bruce Davies – Sing Me a Song. Songs of Scotland and Scots Around the World

Traditional and contemporary songs that take you on a musical journey through Scotland and beyond from ‘one of Scotland’s best singers’ (Tom Paxton). 

Sketching Workshop – See The World Like An Artist

Sketching Workshop – See The World Like An Artist

Join Robin Perko for an hour workshop and learn how to re-programme your mind to see the world like an artist. 

British Army Musicians: More Than Just A Marching Band

British Army Musicians: More Than Just A Marching Band

A showcase of musical performances from British Army Musicians presented by Lance Sergeant (LSgt) Connor Deacon and Lance Corporal (LCpl) Andee Birkett, two current serving members… 

From One Theatre To Another: Soldiers And The Stage

From One Theatre To Another: Soldiers And The Stage

This virtual live event explores the role of theatre and performance in military life, especially in boosting troops’ morale. 

Brian Kellock (Piano) and Dick Lee (Reeds): Jazz Century

Brian Kellock (Piano) and Dick Lee (Reeds): Jazz Century

A century of great jazz tunes from 1920 to 2020 from two jazz award winners. 

Around the World Backwards

Around the World Backwards

Travel – always exciting, especially when the man of your dreams pops up to join you. 

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Paul Merton and his highly acclaimed Impro Chums are wonders of nature. 

The Blueswater: Live At The Jazz Bar

The Blueswater: Live At The Jazz Bar

Award-winning Edinburgh band The Blueswater are performing five raucous late night gigs in Edinburgh’s best live music venue, The Jazz Bar. 

Out of the Blue Jazz presents The Great American Songbook

Out of the Blue Jazz presents The Great American Songbook

Back from sell-out shows in 2019, this band are swing jazz sensations, Out of the Blue Jazz, who will be performing the ever-popular Great American Songbook in the style of iconic … 

The Dick Lee Trio: Classics of Jazz

The Dick Lee Trio: Classics of Jazz

Dick Lee: clarinet, bass clarinet; Fraser Urquhart: piano; Ed Kelly: bass. 

After Hours at The Jazz Bar

After Hours at The Jazz Bar

Edinburgh’s iconic independent and award-winning music venue showcases the city’s phenomenal local talent with nightly danceable live funk, soul, blues and special jazz performance… 

Clowntown: Patty and Giggles Go to the Zoo, a Funtastic Day Out with Sphere Clown Band

Clowntown: Patty and Giggles Go to the Zoo, a Funtastic Day Out with Sphere Clown Band

‘Infectious fun’ ***** (FringeReview. 

The Paul Simon Story

The Paul Simon Story

UK premiere: from his years as the visionary in one of the most successful duos through to his many solo hits, travel through one of the greatest back catalogues of all time. 

The Duck: One Autistic Woman's World

The Duck: One Autistic Woman's World

Sometimes we all feel different but not everyone has that confirmed by a professional. 

Jazz at Lunchtime

Jazz at Lunchtime

Sell-out shows since 2004. 

Blueswater Presents: Queens of the Blues – Live at The Jazz Bar

Blueswater Presents: Queens of the Blues – Live at The Jazz Bar

Acclaimed vocalist Nicole Smit returns to the Fringe with her sell-out show Queens of the Blues, a musical celebration of the women who have shaped blues and popular music as we kn… 

One for the Road

One for the Road

Perhaps Pinter’s most political theatrical statement rings terrifyingly true as we enter our new decade. 

Paul McCaffrey: Dreamer

Paul McCaffrey: Dreamer

A hilarious new stand-up show from the star of Live at the Apollo, Russell Howard’s Good News, Impractical Jokers UK and Stand Up Central. 

Chris Dugdale: Down to One

Chris Dugdale: Down to One

Chris Dugdale, the only act ever to win the Edfest Bouquet four times! Total sell-out 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. 

Paul Foot: Swan Power

Paul Foot: Swan Power

Tired of the goose? Swan Power is here. 

The Tiger Lillies: One Penny Opera

The Tiger Lillies: One Penny Opera

They’re back! After years away, touring the world, the Olivier Award-winning godfathers of alternative cabaret celebrate their 30th anniversary with a triumphant return to the Frin… 

Horrible Histories - Barmy Britain - Part 5

Horrible Histories - Barmy Britain - Part 5

We all want to meet people from history. 

Phone Whore: a one-act play with frequent interruptions

Phone Whore: a one-act play with frequent interruptions

Truth and taboo collide in this intimate visit with a phone sex operator. 

The Alchemist Part 1

The Alchemist Part 1

A comedy for our age of lies. 

Paul Taylor: So British Ou Presque

Paul Taylor: So British Ou Presque

Je m’appelle Paul, je suis Anglais et j’habite en France. 

Paul Smith: Changed

Paul Smith: Changed

A lot has changed for Paul in recent years. 

Jazz Sensation Miss Kiddy + The Cads Album Launch - Part 2

Jazz Sensation Miss Kiddy + The Cads Album Launch - Part 2

Miss Kiddy and the Cads is the UK’s hottest vintage cabaret extravaganza featuring a 5 piece virtuosic band and stunning tap dancer! Their first studio album ‘Vintage Dirtba… 

When You Believe: The Musical World of Stephen Schwartz

When You Believe: The Musical World of Stephen Schwartz

Stephen Schwartz is the multi-award winning creator of an extraordinary catalogue of songs for stage and screen. 

One Jewish Boy

One Jewish Boy

Jesse is paranoid and he's frightened and it's messing up his relationship, his job, his daughter and his life…  In a bittersweet comedy fuelled by anti-Semitis… 

Andrea Hubert: One of The Good Ones

Andrea Hubert: One of The Good Ones

A comedy show by Andrea Hubert, in which she’ll mostly bitch about the people in her group therapy, while attempting to make a point about ageing and being Jewish … 

Albert Lee & Band

Albert Lee & Band

Twice grammy award winner Albert Lee with his band  continues to delight audiences with his unique guitar style and soulful voice, delivering a great mixture of Roc… 

Albert Lee & Band

Albert Lee & Band

Twice grammy award winner Albert Lee with his band  continues to delight audiences with his unique guitar style and soulful voice, delivering a great mixture of Roc… 

Paul Merton & Suki Webster’s Impro Night

Paul Merton & Suki Webster’s Impro Night

PAUL MERTON & SUKI WEBSTER’S IMPRO NIGHT Paul Merton and Suki Webster present a night of fast, and fabulously funny improvised games, scenes, stories and laug… 

BoJos World

BoJos World

BoJo’s World, a political satire play by Succour Punch Theatre, is a children’s television show style political satire. 

W*nk Buddies

W*nk Buddies

“It’s about us—together,” explain Jake Jarratt and Cameron Sharp, in their new play in which two drama students – straight “Jake”, gay “Cameron” – end up trying… 

Mrs Puntila And Her Man Matti

Mrs Puntila And Her Man Matti

Mrs Puntila and her Man Matti is that relatively rare thing for the Royal Lyceum Theatre—a star vehicle, rather than an ensemble production, that happens to have two audience fav… 

Paquito Forever - A one-man cabaret show

Paquito Forever - A one-man cabaret show

Paquito Forever, performed by Joan Vázquez, is an intimate, personal (and musical!) and fun account of the real-life adventures of Paquito (Paco) Alonso, a gay Catalonian growing … 

Pride Plays

Pride Plays

Edinburgh’s Traverse has long-championed new drama—indeed, the venue’s self-description is the simple goal of being “Scotland’s new writing theatre”. 

Six Plays One Day

Six Plays One Day

Threedumb Theatre returns to the Tristan Bates Theatre for another whole day of one-act plays, showcasing a wide variety of new writing. 

Harry and Chris: This One’s For The Aliens

Harry and Chris: This One’s For The Aliens

Harry and Chris (Guardian Pick of the Fringe 2018) are at the top of their field, having invented the field of comedy-rap-jazz. 

Paul Merton & Suki Webster’s Impro Night

Paul Merton & Suki Webster’s Impro Night

PAUL MERTON & SUKI WEBSTER’S IMPRO NIGHT Paul Merton and Suki Webster present a night of fast, and fabulously funny improvised games, scenes, stories and laug… 

The Greatest Play in the History of the World...

The Greatest Play in the History of the World...

A man wakes in the middle of the night to discover that the world has stopped. 

Oor Wullie

Oor Wullie

Many Scots first experience of comics is likely to be two series published by Dundee-based D C Thomson in their long-running newspaper, The Sunday Post. 

come to one

come to one

London is one of the most diverse cities in the world, a place where people of different generations class, ethnicity, faith and sexual orientation co-exist. 

One Man, Two Guvnors

One Man, Two Guvnors

Christian Patterson returns as the clumsy schemer Francis Henshall! Written by Richard Bean| Directed by Peter Doran| Designed by Sean Crowley This Autumn, the Torch Theatr… 

One Woman Alien

One Woman Alien

In fringe theatre, no one can hear you scream: one hour, one woman, one cult movie. 

Dracula: One Bloody Fang After Another

Dracula: One Bloody Fang After Another

DRACULA: ONE BLOODY FANG AFTER ANOTHERWritten and Performed by John Hewer Whitby, England, 1897. 

The Stornoway Way

The Stornoway Way

“We do not live in the back of beyond, we live in the very heart of beyond,” argues Roman Stornoway, a struggling musician and the central protagonist in Kevin MacNeil’s thea… 

Rule the World

Rule the World

Now in it’s 12th year touring, the award winning Rule The World has been recognised as the Number 1 Take That tribute show in the world! The cast appeared alongsid… 

The Panopticon

The Panopticon

I well remember when Jenni Fagan’s explosive debut, The Panopticon, first appeared in 2013. 

One Man Two Guvnors

One Man Two Guvnors

After being fired from his skiffle band, Francis Henshall is skint and hungry. 

The Jazz Age

The Jazz Age

London’s newest fringe theatre, The Playground, meets the London jazz scene in an exceptional play The Jazz Age, by Allan Knee. 

Fly Me To The Moon

Fly Me To The Moon

Having this year reached the notable landmark of their 500th new production, the team behind the award-winning lunchtime theatre phenomenon that is “A Play, A Pie and a Pint” i… 

EN SUITE

EN SUITE

Having left home after a breakup, Andy discovers that life in the big city could cost him more than an arm and a leg, it could cost him his soul… 

Remainiacs Live: Democalypse 2019 Part Two with special guest Mark Gatiss

Remainiacs Live: Democalypse 2019 Part Two with special guest Mark Gatiss

We got an extension – it’s the Will of the People! After our 7pm show with James O’Brien sold out in record time, REMAINIACS is proud to present a seco… 

One Night With Marilyn

One Night With Marilyn

Written, created and performed by Isabella Bliss, international star of both screen and stage. 

The Wendy Weatherby Band

The Wendy Weatherby Band

Wendy showcases new material from her forthcoming album, featuring her powerful, siren-like voice (the mystical creatures that lured sailors to their death, not a police siren!), c… 

Big Band Bublé

Big Band Bublé

Fresh from his recent successful tour, Scotland’s number one Bublé tribute act, Michael Hastie invites you to a night full of seductive songs and big band classics in a fabulous… 

Edinburgh TV Festival Presents: Paul Feig

Edinburgh TV Festival Presents: Paul Feig

The creator of Freaks and Geeks and director of Bridesmaids brings his perspective on the global television and film landscape in this special one-off event. 

Fake News Kills World!

Fake News Kills World!

Before going mainstream in 2016, fake news was principally used to attack climate science. 

One

One

One is the final part in Bert and Nasi’s trilogy on contemporary questions, following Eurohouse and the Total Theatre Award-winning Palmyra. 

The Golden Era of the Big Band presented by The Sound of Seventeen Big Band

The Golden Era of the Big Band presented by The Sound of Seventeen Big Band

We will be picking the very best charts from our vast library to celebrate the golden age of the big bands. 

Jazz Undercover: 70s Songwriters

Jazz Undercover: 70s Songwriters

A great song is a great song forever! The team behind the hugely successful Cry Me a River: The Songs of Julie London and Jazz at the Movies return. 

One Good Beating

One Good Beating

A remarkably vivid picture of one merciless family and three desperate lives. 

Inverkeithing Big Band

Inverkeithing Big Band

Returning to the Fringe for its fifth year, Inverkeithing Community Big Band promises an incredible evening of exciting jazz and toe-tapping swing from Ellington, Basie and many mo… 

Angus Munro – One Night Only

Angus Munro – One Night Only

‘The best artist we’ve ever had in session’ (BBC Radio Scotland). 

The Cheap Part of Town

The Cheap Part of Town

The Cheap Part of Town is Louis Rive’s first collection of songs. 

Charles Quarterman: An Afternoon with Charles Quarterman for One Hour

Charles Quarterman: An Afternoon with Charles Quarterman for One Hour

Hello, I am Charles Quarterman. 

Danny the Champion of the World

Danny the Champion of the World

Danny lives happily in a gypsy caravan with his father, but his world is turned upside-down when he learns that his father poaches pheasants from the estate of the vicious, greedy … 

One Woman, One Cello, and 500 Years of Music

One Woman, One Cello, and 500 Years of Music

The multi-stylistic, unconventional cellist and singer Johanna Stein returns to the Fringe. 

Band From County Hell

Band From County Hell

Live, original band as seen at The London Palladium with seven critically acclaimed, original albums and over 2,000 live shows. 

Why AI is a bigger threat than Global Warming

Why AI is a bigger threat than Global Warming

Artificial Intelligence is not just coming, it is already here. 

How to Take Part in Brighton Fringe

How to Take Part in Brighton Fringe

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

Questions for Quiz Shows

Questions for Quiz Shows

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

Aberdeen A Cappella – A World in Harmony

Aberdeen A Cappella – A World in Harmony

Aberdeen A Cappella. 

Two Mums – One Cup

Two Mums – One Cup

Funny Women One to Watch and Soho Radio presenter Kelly Ford AKA Book of Mum teams up with Max Turner finalist Naomi Wattis (BBC Two, BBC Radio 4 Extra) to talk about judgment, per… 

Bessy Bass Band's Munchtime Music!

Bessy Bass Band's Munchtime Music!

Come and join Bessy and friends in their new lunchtime chamber music concerts for children! Bring along your own picnic and munch your lunch as Bessy and friends serenade you in ou… 

Brian Molley Quintet Play Jazz Samba – Celebrating a Masterpiece of Brazilian Jazz

Brian Molley Quintet Play Jazz Samba – Celebrating a Masterpiece of Brazilian Jazz

Brian Molley Quintet recreate and reimagine one of the bestselling jazz albums of all time, Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd’s Jazz Samba. 

Fringe Festivals Around the World

Fringe Festivals Around the World

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

Scottish Jazz and Beyond – Part 2 – Fergus McCreadie Trio

Scottish Jazz and Beyond – Part 2 – Fergus McCreadie Trio

Fergus McCreadie is Scotland’s next global jazz superstar. 

One Singular Sensation

One Singular Sensation

The award-winning Fiona Henderson School of Dance returns to the Edinburgh Fringe after their sell-out debut in 2017 with a unique creative dance composition created and rehearsed … 

Greg Proops: The Smartest Man in the World

Greg Proops: The Smartest Man in the World

See the Proopcast Live in hot Edinburgh. 

The Transatlantic Jazz à Trois

The Transatlantic Jazz à Trois

Classic and lesser-known jazz gems rendered with passion, swing and grace by an international trio of top-flight players. 

Scottish Jazz and Beyond – Part 3 – Tom Bancroft's In Common

Scottish Jazz and Beyond – Part 3 – Tom Bancroft's In Common

A vibrant mixture of jazz, Scottish folk and Indian classical music featuring Sharat Chandra Srivastava (violin), Gyan Singh (tabla), Sophie Bancroft and Gina Rae (vocals) plus Gra… 

Three, Two, One...

Three, Two, One...

Narrative subverted for unwholesome purposes. 

Scottish Jazz and Beyond – Part 1 – Graeme Stephen's The River

Scottish Jazz and Beyond – Part 1 – Graeme Stephen's The River

Scotland’s jazz guitar genius creates magical worlds with his loops and harmonies. 

Dinner for One oder Der 90. Geburtstag

Dinner for One oder Der 90. Geburtstag

Miss Sophie has invited her four closest friends to celebrate her 90th birthday. 

Andy Zaltzman: Satirist For Hire – Blindfold Cliff-Edge Unicorn Brexit Britain Bogus Prime Minister Democrageddon American Elections Cricket World Cup General State of the World Specials

Andy Zaltzman: Satirist For Hire – Blindfold Cliff-Edge Unicorn Brexit Britain Bogus Prime Minister Democrageddon American Elections Cricket World Cup General State of the World Specials

Zaltzman, host of the global smash-hit podcast The Bugle, brings his uniquely interactive stand-up show Satirist For Hire. 

Songs for a New World

Songs for a New World

Following five-star reviews at the Fringe 2018, Gone Rogue Productions returns with Jason Robert Brown’s Songs for a New World. 

1,000 One-Liners in Support of MS Society

1,000 One-Liners in Support of MS Society

Enjoy watching some of the best one-liner comedians at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe rise to the challenge of performing a total of 1,000 of their best one-liners to raise money fo… 

Scottish Jazz and Beyond – A Night at the Queens Hall (Parts 1-3)

Scottish Jazz and Beyond – A Night at the Queens Hall (Parts 1-3)

Three of Scotland’s leading contemporary jazz groups each play a 40-minute set in one stunning concert with world-class musical guests from India and Shetland. 

More Fool You: Part II

More Fool You: Part II

On a pale horse: in 1547, King Henry VIII is dead, and his court is reeling from the news. 

Big Band Does... Broadway

Big Band Does... Broadway

BBD Productions make their debut at the Fringe with Big Band Does… Broadway. 

More Fool You: Part I

More Fool You: Part I

Part I: fool me once. 

Michael Brunström: World of Sports

Michael Brunström: World of Sports

[SFX: FANFARE] Michael Brunström is an Olympic athlete striving for gold medal glory. 

One Giant Leap

One Giant Leap

In an unassuming French restaurant, an American news anchor meets with a man who reveals to her that the 1969 moon landing was faked and this time there’s proof. 

Chameleon Lady (Band) with Special Guests!

Chameleon Lady (Band) with Special Guests!

Chameleon Lady are the latest big noise from Edinburgh with their exciting brand of semi-acoustic pop. 

Out of the Blue Jazz Presents The Great American Songbook

Out of the Blue Jazz Presents The Great American Songbook

Fabulous swing jazz band. 

Edinburgh Renaissance Band's Minstrels and Monarchs

Edinburgh Renaissance Band's Minstrels and Monarchs

Music of great halls, cathedrals and servants’ quarters is brought to life by the group who have been delighting Fringe audiences since 1973. 

How to Mend the World (With a Student Play)

How to Mend the World (With a Student Play)

This new comedy gives the audience a fly-on-the-wall view of how messy putting on a student Fringe play can be. 

Our Walk Through The World

Our Walk Through The World

Our Walk Through The World is a collection of six short plays examining the absurdities, tragedies and small triumphs of modern life. 

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

Traditional choral evensong and benediction with the renowned choir and organ of this historic Anglican Catholic church directed by Dr John Kitchen. 

The Easy Rollers: Speakeasy Jazz

The Easy Rollers: Speakeasy Jazz

Grab your dancin’ shoes cos the 20s are here to stay! Taking you back to the golden age of jazz, The Easy Rollers is a roaring seven-piece band performing hits from the speakeasy… 

BBC: Jazz Nights

BBC: Jazz Nights

Award-winning musician Seonaid Aitken presents a special live edition of BBC Radio Scotland’s Jazz Nights, featuring Edinburgh Festival Fringe regular Richard Michael on piano, p… 

Making a Murderer: Part 2 – Brendan Dassey’s Post-Conviction Lawyers Laura Nirider and Steven Drizin in Conversation

Making a Murderer: Part 2 – Brendan Dassey’s Post-Conviction Lawyers Laura Nirider and Steven Drizin in Conversation

Join Brendan Dassey’s lawyers Laura Nirider and Steven Drizin discussing coerced and false confessions, interrogation tactics, and Brendan’s wrongful conviction whose case has ca… 

Newtongrange Silver Band in Concert

Newtongrange Silver Band in Concert

Newtongrange Silver Band is a traditional mining village brass band based on the outskirts of Edinburgh, but their repertoire is far from traditional. 

Our Walk Through The World

Our Walk Through The World

Our Walk Through The World is a collection of six short plays examining the absurdities, tragedies and small triumphs of modern life.  

Brian Kellock and Dick Lee – Jazz Walkabout

Brian Kellock and Dick Lee – Jazz Walkabout

Piano wizard Brian and clarinet maestro Dick return for a sixth year with a genial stroll through jazz history, from Louis Armstrong to Miles Davis, with anecdotes, banter and plen… 

The World's Smallest Comedy Show

The World's Smallest Comedy Show

It’s the smallest comedy show in the smallest venue at the Fringe. 

Wriggle Around the World

Wriggle Around the World

Sell-out show returns! A fun, interactive and educational classical violin and cello concert for babies and toddlers where wriggling is allowed! The programme includes music from a… 

Afternoon Jazz at the Depot

Afternoon Jazz at the Depot

The Transatlantic Happiness Project presents top-notch jazz Friday, Saturday and Sunday afternoons at Leith Depot. 

Korean Poetry Series Part 1

Korean Poetry Series Part 1

Korean Poetry is a profound musical project using diverse eastern and western instruments to freely cross musical genres to showcase core themes of traditional Korean music and poe… 

Paul Smith: Following

Paul Smith: Following

Following his first national tour in 2018, which saw him go from circuit act to one of the biggest selling names in UK stand-up in less than a year, Paul Smith returns w… 

Russian String Orchestra at Old Saint Paul's

Russian String Orchestra at Old Saint Paul's

Misha Rachlevsky and the multi award-winning Russian String Orchestra return for seven special evening concerts, each totally different, showcasing major works from the 18th centur… 

Big Band Grand Slam

Big Band Grand Slam

An unmissable evening with Edinburgh’s incredible swing, jazz and blues big bands on rotation every Thursday night. 

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Paul Merton and his highly acclaimed Impro Chums are wonders of nature. 

Old Saint Paul's Music at 8pm

Old Saint Paul's Music at 8pm

Time to relax and listen to classical music in this beautiful historic church just off the Royal Mile. 

Soft Shoe Skiffle Band

Soft Shoe Skiffle Band

Back at the Fringe again after a gap of a few years for another trip down memory lane. 

Tenement Jazz Band: The Red Hot Roots of Jazz

Tenement Jazz Band: The Red Hot Roots of Jazz

Tenement Jazz Band return to continue their exploration of the roots of jazz, from ragtime through to the jazz age. 

Let's Kill Half the World

Let's Kill Half the World

The world’s population continues to grow at an alarming rate, putting an enormous strain on food systems and production. 

The Blueswater: Live at The Jazz Bar

The Blueswater: Live at The Jazz Bar

Award-winning Edinburgh band The Blueswater will perform five high-energy, late-night gigs at The Jazz Bar. 

Classical at One

Classical at One

The Brunton’s series of classical lunchtime concerts. 

Freddie: One Night With Freddie

Freddie: One Night With Freddie

Queen are in Edinburgh and they’re here to rock in a brand-new show guaranteed to blow your mind. 

1890-1930: Uncrowned Queens of Blues, Hot Jazz and Hokum from The Red Hot Rhythm Makers

1890-1930: Uncrowned Queens of Blues, Hot Jazz and Hokum from The Red Hot Rhythm Makers

From their critically acclaimed show Six Gals Named Smith, the six women of the RHRM present songs and fun chat on original jazz and blues queens. 

Old Saint Paul's Festival High Masses

Old Saint Paul's Festival High Masses

Traditional Catholic Anglican liturgy in this historic church with renowned choir and organ directed by John Kitchen. 

The Biggest Problem in the World: Our Problem With Problems (and Why Truth Matters)

The Biggest Problem in the World: Our Problem With Problems (and Why Truth Matters)

Who hasn’t had a problem they’ve struggled to solve? You struggle, I struggle, and the world struggles. 

Filament

Filament

Whether it’s because Hollywood has force-fed us with them for decades, or simply because the concerns of teenage life are pretty universal across most of the Western world, we’… 

Mark Simmons – One-Linerererer

Mark Simmons – One-Linerererer

Jokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokesjokes… 

My Land

My Land

I have absolutely nothing but admiration to the performers of Recirquel Company Budapest, given that some of their number must have spent their entire lives training their lean, mu… 

Kombini

Kombini

Let's be honest here: I've never particularly liked clowns. 

The Jazz Bar Presents: Funk, Blues, Jazz and Soul

The Jazz Bar Presents: Funk, Blues, Jazz and Soul

Edinburgh’s leading independent music venue showcases the very best local talent with nightly danceable funk, blues and special jazz performances (including The Jazz Bar’s 17-piece… 

Latchepen – An Evening of Gypsy Jazz

Latchepen – An Evening of Gypsy Jazz

The word Latchepen is an exclamation of happiness in the Romani language. 

Becky Fury's One Hour to Save the World (in 55 Minutes)

Becky Fury's One Hour to Save the World (in 55 Minutes)

And other noble-minded nonsense. 

Paul Savage: Shame Spiral

Paul Savage: Shame Spiral

Paul Savage is no stranger to shame. 

David Tsonos: Around the World With Flat Stanley

David Tsonos: Around the World With Flat Stanley

When you are given a class project of Flat Stanley who better than your stand-up comedian Uncle Dave to do it for you. 

Paul Currie: Release the Baboons (All Ages)

Paul Currie: Release the Baboons (All Ages)

Paul Currie is bringing his sell out 2014/2015 award-winning masterpiece back to Edinburgh. 

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

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

After the apocalypse, hope. 

Flamenco Jazz

Flamenco Jazz

Late-night flamenco with a touch of jazz! The Edinburgh Festival Fringe classic: sophisticated, mellow, a five-star way to spend an evening’s Fringeing! Internationally acclaimed g… 

Blueswater Presents: Queens of the Blues Live at The Jazz Bar

Blueswater Presents: Queens of the Blues Live at The Jazz Bar

Led by acclaimed vocalist Nicole Smit, Queens of the Blues presents a musical celebration of the women who have shaped blues and popular music as we know it, and have gone largely … 

Westminster Hour Part 2

Westminster Hour Part 2

The second instalment of Andy Paterson’s dark and funny Westminster drama finds anti-hero Archie Cornwall installed as a Prime Minister who must derail a Scottish Independence refe… 

One Starts in a Barber\'s. One Starts in a Bar.

One Starts in a Barber\'s. One Starts in a Bar.

A thought-provoking show about haircuts and heartache. 

Paul Zenon: Trust Me!

Paul Zenon: Trust Me!

Paul Zenon is one of the UK’s most beloved and sought-after magicians – a veteran of TV shows, corporate events, and high end cabaret, as well as becoming a regular guest on th… 

Olaf Falafel – It's One Giant Leek for Mankind

Olaf Falafel – It's One Giant Leek for Mankind

Surrealist comedian, author, illustrator and Fringe favourite Olaf Falafel presents his latest book It’s One Giant Leek For Mankind. 

A Cappella Around the World

A Cappella Around the World

Using only their voices and innovative live looping techniques, international vocal sensation FreePlay sings you around the world without leaving your seat. 

Vigil

Vigil

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature has, for many years, produced and maintained a “Red List” of species which are either already extinct or in danger of bei… 

Songs for a New World

Songs for a New World

A brand-new adaptation of this rarely performed musical song cycle with fully fledged characters and setting. 

Ken Ramage Jazz at The Guilford: 16th Year

Ken Ramage Jazz at The Guilford: 16th Year

New Orleans to Dixie to swing, ragtime and more! Dixie Six and Trio, Diplomats of Jazz and a great mix of local and international players including Leif Jorgensen and Lachlan Macco… 

Jazz at Lunchtime

Jazz at Lunchtime

Sell-out shows since 2004. 

Fox-tot!

Fox-tot!

There are two challenges at the heart of Fox-tot!, a new work from composer Lliam Paterson and director Roxana Haines for Scottish Opera. 

Paul Putner's Embarrassment – Me and Madness (The Band)

Paul Putner's Embarrassment – Me and Madness (The Band)

It’s the ruby anniversary of Madness and Paul Putner celebrates the past 40 years as a lifelong fan. 

Romeo & Juliet: One-Man Musical

Romeo & Juliet: One-Man Musical

One man, a guitar, and the most venerated love story of all time. 

A**Hole New World

A**Hole New World

Aged just 17, Brian forged his mother’s signature, borrowed €10k and ran away to New Zealand. 

Unspoken (One Day in the Life of a Park Bench)

Unspoken (One Day in the Life of a Park Bench)

Ten strangers visit the same park bench on the same day. 

Harry and Chris: This One's for the Aliens

Harry and Chris: This One's for the Aliens

There are worse ways to start a show than with free sweets, and no better way to end it than with a singalong. 

Shattered

Shattered

As a reviewer, there are several situations that I normally hope to avoid while covering the Fringe: it may surprise you, given that essentially I’m here to force my opinion on you… 

60 Minutes to Save the World – Vladimir McTavish

60 Minutes to Save the World – Vladimir McTavish

Fake news, global warming, austerity, terrorism, the car crash that is Brexit. 

Mitch Benn: Ten Songs to Save the World

Mitch Benn: Ten Songs to Save the World

One broken world and ten funny songs to fix it. 

David Callaghan: Dance Like No One's David Callaghan

David Callaghan: Dance Like No One's David Callaghan

A new stand-up show from David Callaghan. 

Paris de Nuit

Paris de Nuit

There appears, these days, to be an almost apologetic desire among directors and producers to find ways of presenting traditional circus acrobatics and high-wire acts with some add… 

James Barr: Thirst Trap

James Barr: Thirst Trap

James Barr is single. 

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah, It's the One-Liner Show

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah, It's the One-Liner Show

Enjoy an hour of the best up-and-coming one-liner comedians on the circuit in this celebration of puns, one-liners and wordplay. 

Karam Deo: Table for One

Karam Deo: Table for One

If you’ve been unlucky in love, nothing makes you feel better about yourself than laughing at someone else. 

Pat Cahill: Uncle Len Needs a New Part for His Hoover

Pat Cahill: Uncle Len Needs a New Part for His Hoover

Old new act, Pat Cahill, brings another hour of his confused neo-music hall stupidity to the Fringe. 

Paul 'Silky' White: The Sound of the Baskervilles

Paul 'Silky' White: The Sound of the Baskervilles

Clean your heads, strap yourselves in for the brilliant new show from ‘cryingly funny’ (Bath Chronicle) 2019 Musical Comedy Awards finalist, as seen on BBC One, ITV, Channel 4, Par… 

Paul McCaffrey: Lemon

Paul McCaffrey: Lemon

In the last couple of years, Paul McCaffrey has performed to over half a million people while supporting his comedy heroes Sean Lock and Kevin Bridges on their UK tours, and has go… 

Paul Foot: Baby Strikes Back!

Paul Foot: Baby Strikes Back!

Paul, now a fully-disqualified swan psychologist, delves deeper to discover the origins of the gay sperms and once again unleashes his bag of Disturbances. 

Revenge of the New World

Revenge of the New World

A motley assortment of North American comedians each deliver their polished 7-15 minute sets. 

Paul F Taylor: Odd Paul

Paul F Taylor: Odd Paul

Disappear down the rabbit hole of a fool’s mind. 

When the Birds Come

When the Birds Come

As might be expected, the environment – specifically, the “environmental emergency” we currently face – is one of the more notable themes running through this year’s Frin… 

The Wild Unfeeling World

The Wild Unfeeling World

The Wild Unfeeling World is an ingenious bit of storytelling; not only is it an innovative and eccentric reimagining of Moby Dick, but a stunning example of a wonderfully modern ap… 

Sam See: Coming Out Loud

Sam See: Coming Out Loud

It’s a fact of life that any standup on the Fringe who is neither white nor straight is likely required to spend at least part of their show addressing it. 

Jewellery of the World

Jewellery of the World

This is our 33rd festival exhibition and the jewellery exhibition is an established festival highlight. 

Paul Currie: Trufficle Musk

Paul Currie: Trufficle Musk

Genders and non-genders, come plunge your human meat gloves into this zeitgeist pavlova as you gently take each other delicately by the frontal cortex and we all ascend into the sp… 

99 (First World) Problems feat Andy Quirk and Anna J

99 (First World) Problems feat Andy Quirk and Anna J

Andy Quirk, the UK’s premier rapper of first world problems and his surly lead backup dancer Anna J invite you to join their crew for their latest musical comedy show dealing wit… 

Paul Foxcroft: Debut

Paul Foxcroft: Debut

Paul Foxcroft is back with his first second show! A new hour that combines stand-up, sketch, character comedy and almost certainly improvisation. 

Chris Dugdale: Down to One

Chris Dugdale: Down to One

Chris Dugdale: Down to One. 

The Sandy Brechin Band

The Sandy Brechin Band

Wild man of the accordion, Sandy Brechin, launches a brand new show of fast and funky traditional tune sets, featuring amazing new compositions from the long-awaited forthcoming th… 

Son of Dyke

Son of Dyke

I have a slight confession of bias. 

Paul Sinha: Hazy Little Thing Called Love

Paul Sinha: Hazy Little Thing Called Love

Thus far, Paul has lived his life content in the understanding that stability and emotional happiness were lovely ideas but not really for him. 

Jon Long: Planet-Killing Machine

Jon Long: Planet-Killing Machine

There are lots of words you can use to describe Jon Long, purveyor of clever gags and witty songs. 

Normaler Than Everyone

Normaler Than Everyone

It may be because of the stage productions and films which I saw growing up, but my innate and core expectation about musical theatre is that it tends to be on the big size, if not… 

LipSync / Cumbernauld Theatre

LipSync / Cumbernauld Theatre

Biographical performances like LipSync, produced by Cumbernauld Theatre as part of their Invited Guest project, don't always have some obvious, political point to make; they… 

Chris Parker: Camp Binch

Chris Parker: Camp Binch

"I could be one of the Boys," New Zealander Chris Parker sings ecstatically at the start of Camp Binch, wearing a shirt and leggings echoing Elaine Stritch's iconic o… 

Guy Montgomery: I Was Part of the Problem Before We Were Talking About It

Guy Montgomery: I Was Part of the Problem Before We Were Talking About It

Best Male Comedian winner, New Zealand Comedy Guild awards 2017. 

Leo Kearse: Transgressive

Leo Kearse: Transgressive

Leo Kearse isn't, by his own admission, a 'woke' comedian. 

Archie Henderson: Jazz Emu

Archie Henderson: Jazz Emu

After two years of making musical stings on his computer, mostly in his underwear at 3am, Archie’s facing an artistic crisis. 

Marcus Brigstocke: Devil May Care

Marcus Brigstocke: Devil May Care

In a festival where comedians eager to share their personal histories, foibles and perspectives on the world can oft seem ten-a-penny, it makes a pleasant change of pace to spend a… 

Richard Stott: Right Hand Man

Richard Stott: Right Hand Man

Apparently, Richard Stott got into comedy “for all the wrong reasons”; at least, that’s what the aforementioned Richard Stott says. 

Pathetic Fallacy

Pathetic Fallacy

Pathetic Fallacy, at heart, has a Unique Selling Point—the show’s creator, Anita Rochon, isn’t actually in Edinburgh. 

Where to Belong

Where to Belong

What makes a home? It’s one of a number of questions that Victor Esses asks of audience members as they come in, taping their responses for use later on in his show. 

Give Me One Moment In Time by Doug Crossley

Give Me One Moment In Time by Doug Crossley

Doug Crossley’s solo show brings together songs, comedy and the heartache of trying to understand a friend’s suicide. 

Baby Wants Candy: The Completely Improvised Full Band Musical

Baby Wants Candy: The Completely Improvised Full Band Musical

Baby Wants Candy has become almost as much a staple of the Fringe as being slapped in the face with flyers on the Royal Mile. 

Seann Walsh: After This One I'm Going Home

Seann Walsh: After This One I'm Going Home

Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and self-dubbed ‘Lie-in King’, Seann Walsh returns to Edinburgh. 

For All I Care

For All I Care

For All I Care is, first and foremost, the story of two women. 

The Stevenson Experience: Takes One to Know One

The Stevenson Experience: Takes One to Know One

As seen on ABC, The Comedy Channel and Channel 11 which featured their one hour comedy special. 

Tom Crosbie: Nerd World Problems

Tom Crosbie: Nerd World Problems

Performing nerd Tom Crosbie may not have the answers to any global issues, but, for an hour, he transports you to his land of whimsy, where his concentrated nerdistry reduces life’… 

Resurrecting Bobby Awl

Resurrecting Bobby Awl

"Poor Fellow. 

Gary Lamont: Fancy a Stiff One?

Gary Lamont: Fancy a Stiff One?

Last spotted leaving BBC’s River City in a limo with Claire from Steps – Gary is back at the Fringe following smash-hit runs in 2016/17. 

Deer Woman

Deer Woman

Her name is Lila, and she’s a proud Blackfoot woman, she tells us. 

Aaron Simmonds: Disabled Coconut

Aaron Simmonds: Disabled Coconut

You’ll learn two things from Aaron Simmonds’ Disabled Coconut. 

Cardboard Citizens: Bystanders

Cardboard Citizens: Bystanders

Bystanders begins with staging reminiscent of a police detective’s office – plain desks, a few chairs, and piles of boxes full of paperwork and evidence. 

Don't Bother

Don't Bother

It takes a certain bravery, or innocence, to name your debut full-hour show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Don’t Bother. 

World Press Photo Exhibition

World Press Photo Exhibition

78,801 photos and 4,738 photographers from 129 countries. 

Daniel Nils Roberts: The History of the World in 1 Hour

Daniel Nils Roberts: The History of the World in 1 Hour

An absurd multimedia pelt through the history of everything. 

On the Other Hand, We're Happy

On the Other Hand, We're Happy

"It looks nice. 

Liam Malone: No Limbits

Liam Malone: No Limbits

Liam Malone, it’s fair to say, is not backwards at coming forwards. 

Titania McGrath: Mxnifesto

Titania McGrath: Mxnifesto

Titania McGrath may just be a young Kensington girl with a modest Trust Fund and a thirst for social justice, but she’s in Edinburgh to make a difference, and inspire us common peo… 

A Womb of One's Own

A Womb of One's Own

Part party, part PSHE lesson and part coming-of-age rom-com, A Womb of One’s Own is a heartfelt love letter to women’s bodies everywhere. 

One Duck Down

One Duck Down

One Duck Down. 

Typical

Typical

Ryan Calais Cameron’s powerful new work plays with the meanings of its title in many ways: our central, point-of-view character has the “distinctive qualities of a particular t… 

Matt Winning: It's the End of the World as We Know It

Matt Winning: It's the End of the World as We Know It

(And I feel fine (but not all the time)). 

Pat Cahill: Uncle Len Needs a New Part for His Hoover £5 / PWYW

Pat Cahill: Uncle Len Needs a New Part for His Hoover £5 / PWYW

Old new act, Pat Cahill, brings another hour of his confused neo-music hall stupidity to the Fringe. 

Mitch Benn: Ten Songs To Save The World

Mitch Benn: Ten Songs To Save The World

One broken world and ten funny songs to fix it. 

Paul Foot: Baby Strikes Back!

Paul Foot: Baby Strikes Back!

Paul, now a fully-disqualified swan psychologist, delves deeper to discover the origins of the gay sperms and once again unleashes his bag of Disturbances. 

Arts Barge Jazz & Manouche Festival: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Arts Barge Jazz & Manouche Festival: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Two days of Jazz and Manouche as part of The Arts Barge Riverside Festival. 

Paul Sinha: Hazy Little Thing Called Love

Paul Sinha: Hazy Little Thing Called Love

Paul returns to the Great Yorkshire Fringe with a preview of his upcoming Edinburgh Festival show. 

Arts Barge Jazz & Manouche Festival

Arts Barge Jazz & Manouche Festival

A two day Jazz and Manouche Festival of performances, workshops and open sessions. 

Archie Henderson: Jazz Emu

Archie Henderson: Jazz Emu

After two years of making musical stings on his computer, mostly in his underwear at 3am, Archie's facing an artistic crisis. 

Paul Sinha: Hazy Little Thing Called Love (Work In Progress)

Paul Sinha: Hazy Little Thing Called Love (Work In Progress)

A mixture of best bits and new material for Paul's next touring show about the life-changing effect a couple of drinks can have. 

Margot, Dame, The Most Famous Ballerina In The World

Margot, Dame, The Most Famous Ballerina In The World

Panama 1956. 

The Ugly One

The Ugly One

At first glance, The Ugly One looks somewhat clinical. 

Them!

Them!

First, let’s get the biggest disappointment out of the way first: Them!, a joint production between the National Theatre of Scotland, writer Pamela Carter and director Stewart La… 

Band of Horses

Band of Horses

Band Of Horses have been a mainstay of indie rock for a decade, with five studio albums, including the Grammy-nominated Infinite Arms, to their name. 

Sea Changes

Sea Changes

Jim Brown's Sea Changes is a play that delightfully and unashamedly embraces the info-dump, to the extent of having most of its characters directly introduce themselves to the … 

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (15)

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (15)

This event has been cancelled. 

World renowned music sensation Q The Music – James Bond Concert Spectacular

World renowned music sensation Q The Music – James Bond Concert Spectacular

COMPERED BY MADELAINE SMITH - LIVE AND LET DIE The spectacular Q The Music was launched in 2004 by the incredibly talented Warren Ringham. 

Curious Shoes

Curious Shoes

Curious Shoes is a show that's unashamedly dominated by the perceived needs of its target audience, people living with dementia, and those who care and support them. 

The Tulsa Time Band: A Tribute to Don Williams

The Tulsa Time Band: A Tribute to Don Williams

The first British tribute band performing the classic songs of Don Williams. 

Capture the World in Clay

Capture the World in Clay

In early 1980 the Swiss artists Fischli & Weiss started thinking about categories for possible sculptures: history, culture, sports, entertainment, science, personal memories, and … 

The World We Live In

The World We Live In

Award-winning performance from Amsterdam Fringe 2018. 

A Scattering of Jazz Jewels!

A Scattering of Jazz Jewels!

An intimate performance of song, story, musical mischief and jazz with a theatrical twist – each song drawing you into the world of its characters. 

Daniel Nils Roberts: The History of the World in 1 Hour

Daniel Nils Roberts: The History of the World in 1 Hour

An absurd multimedia pelt through the history of everything. 

Eleanor Conway's Walk of Shame - Part 2 (Reality Bites)

Eleanor Conway's Walk of Shame - Part 2 (Reality Bites)

Ferocious clubber Eleanor Conway has always been a woman of extremes; she partied around the world as a music journo, made porn, Tinder’d her way through most of London. 

Super Cumbia Party Band

Super Cumbia Party Band

We are SUPER CUMBIA PARTY BAND, a superhero ensemble with an important mission: to remove the sorrow from planet Earth. 

University of Brighton Refugee and Migration Film Festival, Part 2

University of Brighton Refugee and Migration Film Festival, Part 2

“Bodies on the move: on screen and in the street” This event will involve responding collectively to a variety of audio-visual material, exploring movement and migration, shift… 

Us/Them

Us/Them

Arguably a surprise word-of-mouth hit during the 2016 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, this physical-theatre exploration of a mass hostage-taking returns to the Scottish capital with - t… 

Dena Blizzard: One Funny Mother

Dena Blizzard: One Funny Mother

Dena Blizzard, the viral video sensation and creator of the Back to School Rant (125 million views), Chardonnay Go (24 million views) and Chardonnay Go, The Board Game f… 

University of Brighton Refugee and Migration Film Festival, Part 1

University of Brighton Refugee and Migration Film Festival, Part 1

“Refugees and migration in anthropological cinema” ‘Travel’ (63 mins). 

I Wish I Was A Mountain

I Wish I Was A Mountain

It's appropriate that this particular production within the 2019 Edinburgh International Children's Festival is the only one slotted into the schedule for the Netherbow sta… 

Emil & The Detectives

Emil & The Detectives

I have a confession: I’d never previously heard of Erich Kästner's 1929 novel, Emil and the Detectives; It just wasn't a part of my childhood. 

Girl World

Girl World

“Unmissable” ***** (Fringe Biscuit) “Genius” **** (Broadway Baby) “Pure Talent” **** (A Younger Theatre) Tilly and Inga exist in a surreal bubble called ‘Girl World’ where … 

Paul Duncan McGarrity: A Practical Guide to Attacking Castles

Paul Duncan McGarrity: A Practical Guide to Attacking Castles

From the age of sieges and chivalry comes a show about medieval love, adrenaline junkies and an insane quest for glory. 

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

BA Theatre Arts at GBMet. 

Dance Like No One's David Callaghan

Dance Like No One's David Callaghan

A new stand-up show from Comedian David Callaghan. 

One More Cup of Coffee, and Then We'll Save the World

One More Cup of Coffee, and Then We'll Save the World

Majk Stokes is a singer-songwriter, poet, environmentalist, Quaker and self-confessed caffeine-addict. 

One Flew Over the Kyriacou's Nest (Work in Progress)

One Flew Over the Kyriacou's Nest (Work in Progress)

Welcome inside the mind of endearing oddity Kallis Kyriacou. 

Cat Loud: To The End of the World

Cat Loud: To The End of the World

Cat Loud is an award-winning cabaret performer and jazz singer from a remote Scottish island. 

The Duchess (of Malfi)

The Duchess (of Malfi)

There's little doubt that The Duchess of Malfi has become the most popular and successful work written by the English Jacobean playwright John Webster. 

This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing

This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing

Three, as the song goes, is a magic number. 

Girl World

Girl World

Tilly and Inga exist in a surreal bubble called Girl World where the only rule is “No boys allowed!” Girl World is a pop-tastic, musical playground where best friends wrea… 

Super Human Heroes

Super Human Heroes

Super Human Heroes from theatre group The Letter J (in association with Paisley Arts Centre) has a simple message: We all need to do our little bit to help make the world a better … 

One Woman Alien

One Woman Alien

In Fringe theatre, no one can hear you scream: one hour, one woman, one cult movie! The sell-out Edinburgh Fringe show returns to Brighton, celebrating 40 years of the horror cla… 

Jazz in the Afternoon: Julie Roberts and Michael Hinton

Jazz in the Afternoon: Julie Roberts and Michael Hinton

Unique and personal interpretations of songs from the jazz/blues years - plus a touch of Latin! Julie’s expressive voice is complemented by Michael’s superb piano playing in an exc… 

One Ok Rock

One Ok Rock

A four piece Japanese rock band who formed in 2005.  

Paul Cox: Unattended

Paul Cox: Unattended

Paul Cox has been cutting his teeth on the London and UK comedy circuit since 2015. 

English National Opera presents Paul Bunyan

English National Opera presents Paul Bunyan

Following its sell-out run at Wilton’s Music Hall in 2018, Paul Bunyan will receive its first revival at Alexandra Palace Theatre this May. 

Paul Merryck: Local Businessman Unrepentant

Paul Merryck: Local Businessman Unrepentant

The first one-man show from one of the most original and outrageous character acts on the UK circuit. 

The Red Lion

The Red Lion

There’s something reassuringly "classy" about this production of Patrick Marber's The Red Lion, now touring Scotland for the first time courtesy of Glasgow-based Ra… 

Comedy World of Sports

Comedy World of Sports

Brits and comedians are big sports fans, but what is the world’s greatest sport? Rugby union or league? Proper football or that American version? Is the Olympics just people runn… 

Tiptree: No One Else’s Damn Secret But My Own

Tiptree: No One Else’s Damn Secret But My Own

Jenny Rowe’s solo show Tiptree: No One Else’s Damn Secret But My Own is about a woman with many lives, who is best known for not being a man. 

Paul Mayhew-Archer: Incurable Optimist

Paul Mayhew-Archer: Incurable Optimist

The debut stand-up hour from the multi award-winning co-writer of ‘The Vicar of Dibley’. 

Sleeping Trees: World Tour

Sleeping Trees: World Tour

Sleeping Trees have been travelling around the world! They’ve been scuba-diving at the Great Barrier Reef, trekking the ancient Inca trails of Peru and gone dogging in Blackpool. 

Mary Flanigan and Robbie McShane: One of Us is a Robot

Mary Flanigan and Robbie McShane: One of Us is a Robot

It’s Mary Flanigan and Robbie McShane! One’s a comedian, one’s a robot pretending to be a comedian. 

Archie Henderson: Jazz Emu

Archie Henderson: Jazz Emu

Imagine the Flight of the Conchords as adolescents, put them in a room with a young Bill Bailey, add Bo Burnham before he broke out of YouTube and you have (drumroll) Archie Hender… 

The Wonderful World of Disney on Ice - Cardiff

The Wonderful World of Disney on Ice - Cardiff

Enter a dazzling world of adventure at The Wonderful World of Disney On Ice! Join Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse on an inspiring walk down memory lane in celebration of magic and fa… 

The Wonderful World of Disney on Ice - Liverpool

The Wonderful World of Disney on Ice - Liverpool

Enter a dazzling world of adventure at The Wonderful World of Disney On Ice! Join Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse on an inspiring walk down memory lane in celebration of magic and fa… 

The Massaoke Band

The Massaoke Band

For the uninitiated, Massaoke is a huge sing-along party with a brilliant live band, where everyone sings together guided by giant video lyrics, and the crowd is the star of the sh… 

Fleetwood Bac - Tribute Band

Fleetwood Bac - Tribute Band

Fleetwood Bac, the world’s first and best Fleetwood Mac Tribute Band, are bringing their authentic sound and look to the stage as they perform some of the band’s greate… 

The Wonderful World of Disney on Ice - Glasgow

The Wonderful World of Disney on Ice - Glasgow

Enter a dazzling world of adventure at The Wonderful World of Disney On Ice! Join Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse on an inspiring walk down memory lane in celebration of magic and fa… 

Seann Walsh: After This One, I’m Going Home

Seann Walsh: After This One, I’m Going Home

Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and the self-dubbed “Lie-In King”, Seann Walsh is “unquestionably the best observational comic of his generation" (… 

Paul Chowdhry – Work In Progress

Paul Chowdhry – Work In Progress

Come and see the comedy powerhouse Paul Chowdhry - star of Taskmaster, Live at The Apollo and Wembley Arena Sell Out.   

Paul Chowdhry: Work In Progress

Paul Chowdhry: Work In Progress

Come and see the stand-up comedy powerhouse & star of Taskmaster and Live at The Apollo. 

The Wonderful World of Disney on Ice - Birmingham

The Wonderful World of Disney on Ice - Birmingham

Enter a dazzling world of adventure at The Wonderful World of Disney On Ice! Join Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse on an inspiring walk down memory lane in celebration of magic and fa… 

Matilda The Musical

Matilda The Musical

When Noel Coward warned a certain Mrs Worthington against putting her daughter on the stage, it's highly likely that he didn't have Matilda The Musical in mind at the time. 

Eleanor Conway\'s, \'Walk of Shame - Part 2 (Reality Bites)

Eleanor Conway\'s, \'Walk of Shame - Part 2 (Reality Bites)

Ferocious clubber Eleanor Conway has always been a woman of extremes; she partied around the world as a music journo, made porn, Tinder'd her way through most of London. 

(Can This Be) Home

(Can This Be) Home

It’s seldom fun to leave a venue thinking: "Well, that's an hour of my life I'm never getting back. 

Get a Life!

Get a Life!

The sketch show can be a difficult beast to tame. 

The Wonderful World of Disney on Ice - Leeds

The Wonderful World of Disney on Ice - Leeds

Enter a dazzling world of adventure at The Wonderful World of Disney On Ice! Join Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse on an inspiring walk down memory lane in celebration of magic and fa… 

Farnham Festival 2019: Jazz Café

Farnham Festival 2019: Jazz Café

Farnham Festival 2019: Jazz Café The exciting opening to this year’s Festival is an informal late afternoon concert, featuring jazz groups from the local ar… 

The Wonderful World of Disney on Ice - Aberdeen

The Wonderful World of Disney on Ice - Aberdeen

Enter a dazzling world of adventure at The Wonderful World of Disney On Ice! Join Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse on an inspiring walk down memory lane in celebration of magic and fa… 

Carlton Main Frickley Band

Carlton Main Frickley Band

Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band are well known in the brass band world. 

Fat Blokes

Fat Blokes

This is a Spoiler. 

Local Hero

Local Hero

When Edinburgh's Royal Lyceum Theatre announced that they were producing a stage musical based on the iconic 1983 Scottish film Local Hero, I must admit to wondering if it was … 

The Wonderful World of Disney on Ice - London

The Wonderful World of Disney on Ice - London

Enter a dazzling world of adventure at The Wonderful World of Disney On Ice! Join Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse on an inspiring walk down memory lane in celebration of magic and fa… 

The Funeral Director

The Funeral Director

In drama, an audience can either be ahead of what the characters know, or behind them, catching up; each approach has its dramatic advantages and disadvantages, but what is needed … 

A Night of Big Band Favourites

A Night of Big Band Favourites

A Larger than life show from a Larger than life Band. 

Paul Carrack

Paul Carrack

Paul Carrack, one of the most revered voices in music and a figurehead of soulful pop for decades, will return to the delight his legions of admirers with the new album ‘Thes… 

Lost in Music

Lost in Music

“The music I listened to between the ages of 11 and 21 probably affected by life more than pretty much anything else. 

Paul McCaffrey: I Thought I'd Have Grown Out Of This By Now

Paul McCaffrey: I Thought I'd Have Grown Out Of This By Now

Paul McCaffrey has recently appeared on major UK tours with two of Britain’s foremost stand ups, Sean Lock and Kevin Bridges – playing to more than half… 

How Many Tears in a Bottle of Gin? | Paul Currie - Trufficle Musk

How Many Tears in a Bottle of Gin? | Paul Currie - Trufficle Musk

How Many Tears in a Bottle of Gin?Trust me, this job is the shit Paul Currie - Trufficle MuskSurreal Python comedy with the twisted nonsensical sequiturs of Dadaism &nbs… 

No One is Coming | Family Tree

No One is Coming | Family Tree

No One is ComingMy Mam's different to yours. 

Half Term Special - If All The World Were Paper (3-8 yrs)

Half Term Special - If All The World Were Paper (3-8 yrs)

A hilarious, poignant play about falling out, making up, and the joy of true friendship. 

Paul Foot: Image Conscious

Paul Foot: Image Conscious

Greetings. 

Paul Foot: Image Conscious

Paul Foot: Image Conscious

Greetings. 

3 Years, One Week & A Lemon Drizzle

3 Years, One Week & A Lemon Drizzle

3 Years, 1 Week and a Lemon Drizzle pieces together Alexandra and Kate Donnachie’s sometimes heartbreaking but often hilarious memories of growing up together and managing their cl… 

Not Just Jazz Show

Not Just Jazz Show

Our incredibly popular, long-running evening of easy listening music and comedy entertainment in the friendly atmosphere of the Cellar Bar. 

A Small House At The Edge Of The World

A Small House At The Edge Of The World

A Small House at the Edge of the World is the story of how one location captures and distills two lifetimes worth of love, joy and sorrow. 

A Small House At The Edge Of The World

A Small House At The Edge Of The World

A Small House at the Edge of the World is the story of how one location captures and distills two lifetimes worth of love, joy and sorrow. 

One Love

One Love

One Love is a joyous exploration of friendship, what it’s like to be in love and have a learning disability. 

A Womb of One's Own

A Womb of One's Own

Babygirl is eighteen, a student, and has just discovered SEX – in spite of her strict Catholic upbringing by two crotchety old women. 

Absolute Bowie - Tribute Band

Absolute Bowie - Tribute Band

With their brand new stage show 50 Years of Bowie, Absolute Bowie will take audiences on a musical journey through the iconic singer's ever changing personas. 

Mother Goose Cracks One Out!

Mother Goose Cracks One Out!

by Jon Bradfield & Martin Hooper songs by Jon Bradfield directed by Andrew Beckett designed by David Shields  Celebrating 10 years of Above The Stag Theatre&ap… 

Harry and Chris Save The World

Harry and Chris Save The World

Harry and Chris are the hottest comedy-rap-jazz duo out there. 

The Gospel According to Jesus, Queen of Heaven

The Gospel According to Jesus, Queen of Heaven

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… 

One Tooth

One Tooth

A toothless punk wakes one morning and asks herself the all-important question: why are we here? Expect cod philosophy, serious attitude and a chicken going on. 

The Band

The Band

Take That are proud to present their new musical with a beautiful story written by the Olivier Award winning writer Tim Firth, The Band which is for anyone who grew up with a boyba… 

Mouthpiece

Mouthpiece

It's said that Edinburgh is a city, the size of a town, that feels like a village; or, in other words, the Scottish capital is sufficiently small and compact that you don't… 

Jack and the Beanstalk

Jack and the Beanstalk

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… 

Mother Goose Cracks One Out!

Mother Goose Cracks One Out!

Book now for next year's fabulously filthy adult panto at Above The Stag Theatre. 

The Billy Joel Songbook performed by Elio Pace and his band

The Billy Joel Songbook performed by Elio Pace and his band

Following on from his highly-acclaimed reunion concerts in the USA with Billy Joel’s original touring band and now in its fifth, hugely-successful year, Elio Pace … 

Nearly Dan - Tribute Band

Nearly Dan - Tribute Band

The Spirit & Sound of Steely Dan. 

The Goon Show featuring Lance Ellington and his band

The Goon Show featuring Lance Ellington and his band

Apollo Theatre Company in association with Spike Milligan Productions Ltd presentsThe Goon Show featuring Lance Ellington and his BandBy Spike MilliganFrom the producers… 

Fresh Blood: Paul McNeive, Olivia Kiernan, Alex Reeve with Sam Blake

Fresh Blood: Paul McNeive, Olivia Kiernan, Alex Reeve with Sam Blake

Bestseller Sam Blake brings you some of the strongest new voices in crime fiction and finds out just how they did it. 

Zac Brown Band

Zac Brown Band

Southern-rock phenomenon Zac Brown Band and Grammy-nominated Californian vocalist Beth Hart are the latest acts to be announced for this year’s BluesFest, which returns to Th… 

One Life Stand

One Life Stand

When we can have sex whenever we want, with whomever we want, why settle for a normal relationship? 

Cyrano de Bergerac

Cyrano de Bergerac

The works by French poet and playwright Edmond Rostand, just one of the victims of the influenza pandemic which swept the world in 1918, are today largely forgotten; the one except… 

The Inheritance: Part 1 & 2 (Combined Ticket)

The Inheritance: Part 1 & 2 (Combined Ticket)

You are booking for The Inheritance parts 1 and 2, saving up to £30* Part 1 Wed 1:15pm and Part 2 Wed 7:15pm Part 1 Sat 1:15pm and Part 2 Sat 7:15pm Only the first performanc… 

Arctic Oil

Arctic Oil

Watching Clare Duffy's one-act play "Arctic Oil", a particular phrase kept coming back to me: that mantra of 1960s' student protests and second-wave feminism, &qu… 

Paul Merton & Suki Webster’s Impro Night

Paul Merton & Suki Webster’s Impro Night

An hour of sensational Improvised Comedy. 

The Inheritance: Part 2

The Inheritance: Part 2

Producers, Sonia Friedman and Nattering Way are today delighted to announce the West End transfer of the Young Vic production of The Inheritance by Matthew Lopez. 

Michael English and His Band

Michael English and His Band

Following the huge success of Michael’s previous visits to The U. 

The Inheritance: Part 1

The Inheritance: Part 1

Producers, Sonia Friedman and Nattering Way are today delighted to announce the West End transfer of the Young Vic production of The Inheritance by Matthew Lopez. 

Hancock and Co – One Man, Many Voices

Hancock and Co – One Man, Many Voices

Following James Hurn’s sell-out 2017 tour, he is back by popular demand with his stunning one-man, many voices, show, celebrating over 60 years of Hancock’s … 

With One Look

With One Look

This stunning cabaret stars Gregory Hazel, whose dazzling vocals, wit and charm will take you through a celebration of Musical Theatre’s most iconic women. 

Scotties

Scotties

"Best leave history in the history books—get on with living. 

Nests

Nests

Within a cluttered clearing in some woods that's neither town nor countryside and so somehow feels like nowhere, an unnamed Man (David McKay) sleeps the sleep of the just-finis… 

One for the Road / New World Order / Mountain Language / Ashes to Ashes

One for the Road / New World Order / Mountain Language / Ashes to Ashes

Jamie Lloyd must be excreting pheromones of cool right now. 

The Yellow on the Broom

The Yellow on the Broom

It's just four years since Pitlochry Festival Theatre put on a production of Anne Downie's 1989 play The Yellow On The Broom, based on the autobiographical novel by Betsy W… 

Michele Osten and the Not Just Jazz Band

Michele Osten and the Not Just Jazz Band

Michele Osten and the Not Just Jazz Band are delighted to be debuting at this year’s Fringe! The band, renowned for its vast repertoire covering everything from jazz standards to c… 

Ali Affleck's Storyville Roots of Jazz – Hot Jazz and Cool Blues

Ali Affleck's Storyville Roots of Jazz – Hot Jazz and Cool Blues

Two shows only! Award-winning jazz vocalist, washboarder and early jazz historian Ali resurrects the original outspoken blues and jazz divas who shaped today’s music via their pass… 

Inverkeithing Big Band

Inverkeithing Big Band

Returning to the Fringe for its fourth year, Inverkeithing Community Big Band promises an afternoon of exciting jazz and swing. 

Myths of Our Own - Part 1

Myths of Our Own - Part 1

Myths of Our Own is a two-part event celebrating street fashion and fables all as one. 

Big Band Swing! From Basie to Bublé

Big Band Swing! From Basie to Bublé

Relive the era when swing was king, with classic instrumentals and laid-back vocals from Scotland’s popular record-breaking big swing band – everything from Basie to Bublé. 

Ali Affleck's Sirens! Jazz Queens of the 50s

Ali Affleck's Sirens! Jazz Queens of the 50s

Two nights only! Rediscover the immortal jazz divas of Dinah Washington, Nina Simone and Peggy Lee. 

A Show About Shows About Show Biz

A Show About Shows About Show Biz

From Show Boat to Showman, there’s always Another Op’nin, Another Show about the sparkling self-obsessed world of musical theatre! And why not? Some of the best shows are all a… 

Academy and Pitch Fight Present: Buy One, Get One Free

Academy and Pitch Fight Present: Buy One, Get One Free

Having only been in existence for three years, both Academy and Pitch Fight have already shaken up the UK a cappella scene. 

Fringes Around the World: What Fringe Next?

Fringes Around the World: What Fringe Next?

Performer/producer? Want to tour the world? What touring opportunities are out there? A once-a-year chance to meet and hear from fringe festival directors from around the world; al… 

I'm Your Man – Letters of the World's Most Ambitious Job Applicant

I'm Your Man – Letters of the World's Most Ambitious Job Applicant

This unbelievably ambitious, deluded, multiple job-applicant failure attempts to inspire his audiences to become the best they can be. 

One Woman, One Cello and 500 Years of Music

One Woman, One Cello and 500 Years of Music

One Woman, One Cello and 500 Years of Music. 

A World Beyond Man

A World Beyond Man

A badly planned polar expedition in 1912 led to the Russian ship The Saint Anna to be locked into the ice of the Kara Sea. 

Plaza Suite

Plaza Suite

Neil Simon’s hilarious portrait of three couples successively occupying Suite 719 at New York’s Plaza Hotel. 

Newtongrange Silver Band In Concert

Newtongrange Silver Band In Concert

Newtongrange Silver Band (established 1892) is a traditional mining village brass band but their repertoire is far from traditional. 

The Fringe World Fair

The Fringe World Fair

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

Judah Friedlander: America... Still Number One

Judah Friedlander: America... Still Number One

Last year Judah’s 84-minute stand-up comedy performance film, America Is the Greatest Country In the United States, debuted on Netflix to rave reviews from across the globe. 

Just One Wise Life

Just One Wise Life

To be well or not to be well, that is the question. 

The Weird and Whacky World of Raymond Bishop

The Weird and Whacky World of Raymond Bishop

This is a show about Raymond Bishop. 

Robbie McShane and Mary Flanigan: One of Us Is a Robot

Robbie McShane and Mary Flanigan: One of Us Is a Robot

One is a comedian doing relatable stand-up, the other is a robot programmed to do relatable stand-up. 

Dodo Street Band - The Last Word in Celtic Gypsy Klezmer

Dodo Street Band - The Last Word in Celtic Gypsy Klezmer

The last word in Celtic Gypsy Klezmer. 

The Wendy Weatherby Band

The Wendy Weatherby Band

Beautiful heart-wrenching songs, lively cello tunes and lots of laughter from Edinburgh’s own bubbly queen of folk Wendy Weatherby and her all-star band, featuring Fiona Cuthill on… 

Around the World with Bessy – Part One and a Half: Bessy Goes Busking!

Around the World with Bessy – Part One and a Half: Bessy Goes Busking!

After receiving her sell-out garland in 2017, Bessy returns to the Fringe with a brand-new show. 

The One

The One

Following on from last summer’s smash-hit Touch, Vicky Jones returns with her award-winning debut play. 

Soft Shoe Skiffle Band

Soft Shoe Skiffle Band

A bit of fun and a trip down memory lane. 

JazzMain Presents: The Argyle Jazz Summit

JazzMain Presents: The Argyle Jazz Summit

JazzMain honours the true pioneers of 50s and 60s American West Coast jazz, when The Blue Note record label was home to iconic talent such as Horace Silver and Dexter Gordon blazin… 

Pulp Fiction: The One Woman Play

Pulp Fiction: The One Woman Play

Be transported back to early 90s Los Angeles; the seedy underworld of gangsters, drugs, danger, and a mysterious briefcase. 

David Callaghan: One for Sorrow, Two for Joy; Shoes

David Callaghan: One for Sorrow, Two for Joy; Shoes

A new stand-up show from David Callaghan. 

Ali Affleck's Speakeasy Sessions – One Night in New Orleans

Ali Affleck's Speakeasy Sessions – One Night in New Orleans

Award-winning vocalist Ali transports you to the underground prohibition era with her gorgeously characterful and distinctive voice and a stunning five-piece band of outrageous mus… 

Classical at One

Classical at One

A showcase of the finest piano and chamber music from Royal Conservatoire Scotland and St Mary’s Music School rising stars, featuring great composers such as Bach, Rachmaninov an… 

Old Saint Paul's Hot Chocolate at 10

Old Saint Paul's Hot Chocolate at 10

End your Fringe day with relaxing classical music by candlelight in this beautiful historic church. 

Seann Walsh: After This One I'm Going Home

Seann Walsh: After This One I'm Going Home

Every year I have to write a 100 word blurb for a new show and basically I’ve now been doing this long enough to know that none of this bullsh*t makes any difference. 

Dinosaur World Live

Dinosaur World Live

Dare to experience the dangers and delights of Dinosaur World in this interactive new for show all the family. 

One More Cup of Coffee, and Then We'll Save the World

One More Cup of Coffee, and Then We'll Save the World

Fresh from his tour of Australia earlier this year, comedy singer-songwriter Majk Stokes presents a new collection of witty and whimsical songs and poems covering two of his bigges… 

Flamenco Jazz Japan

Flamenco Jazz Japan

Premiered in Japan in 2015, brand new to the Fringe this year, Ricardo and Yuichiro present their unique blend of flamenco and jazz! This is a five-star production, aimed to surpri… 

Edinburgh Renaissance Band: Castle and Kirk

Edinburgh Renaissance Band: Castle and Kirk

The music of great halls, cathedrals and servants’ quarters is brought to life by the group who have been delighting Fringe audiences since 1973. 

Working Together for the Bigger Picture

Working Together for the Bigger Picture

People who live with, work and volunteer in The Salvation Army’s Homelessness Services Units in Scotland participated in a big Paint Off on Friday 18th May. 

The Biggest Problem in the World: Our Problem With Problems (and Why Truth Matters)

The Biggest Problem in the World: Our Problem With Problems (and Why Truth Matters)

Who hasn’t had a problem they’ve struggled to solve? We struggle, and the world struggles. 

One Last Look

One Last Look

A man and a woman wait in a flat in Camden for a phone call from a colleague. 

Brian Kellock and Dick Lee – The Story of Jazz

Brian Kellock and Dick Lee – The Story of Jazz

Brian Kellock, piano. 

Falkland – The War the World Forgot

Falkland – The War the World Forgot

Two unlikely friends find a camaraderie against a backdrop of bitter conflict, questionable politics and moral debate waged overseas. 

The Burnt Part Boys

The Burnt Part Boys

Pete wants to keep The Burnt Part a shrine. 

World in Progress

World in Progress

World in Progress is a brand-new musical song-cycle that explores our ever-changing relationship with the earth. 

One Note at a Time

One Note at a Time

Join us for an evening of chilled jazz as new Scottish quintet The Misinformed Quintet makes their Edinburgh Festival Fringe and AMC debut with One Note at a Time, a one-time perf… 

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

Traditional choral evensong and benediction with the renowned choir and organ of this historic Anglican Catholic church directed by Dr John Kitchen. 

Old Saint Paul's Festival High Masses

Old Saint Paul's Festival High Masses

Traditional Catholic Anglican liturgy in this historic church with renowned choir and organ directed by John Kitchen. 

One Belt One Road: Chinese Culture and Art Festival

One Belt One Road: Chinese Culture and Art Festival

With the theme ‘the starting point of love, silk road and art’, our festival has a variety of performances and art from countries on the One Belt One Road. 

Edinburgh Renaissance Band's Viol Rackett Show

Edinburgh Renaissance Band's Viol Rackett Show

The Edinburgh Renaissance Band are joined by Polyhymnia Dancers in the ever-popular Viol Rackett Show, our best-loved programme of music, song and dance from the Middle Ages to the… 

Allman Brothers Band Appreciation

Allman Brothers Band Appreciation

Safe House are back for a fifth year playing their highly acclaimed Allmans Brothers set including classics from the Fillmore East album Whipping Post, In Memory of Elizabeth Reed,… 

Tom Short and Tom Little – Small World

Tom Short and Tom Little – Small World

People often get awkward, white, Northern Tom Short, and awkward, white, Northern Tom Little mixed up. 

The Golden Era of the Big Band Presented by The Sound of Seventeen Big Band

The Golden Era of the Big Band Presented by The Sound of Seventeen Big Band

Welcome to the big band era and beyond! The Sound of Seventeen is a jazz orchestra line-up of saxophones, trumpets, trombones and a four-piece rhythm section bringing you swing, ja… 

99 Problems But My Beard Ain't One

99 Problems But My Beard Ain't One

Hyde Panaser’s debut show about living a multicultural life with and without a beard. 

Fibre Optics Can Save the World!

Fibre Optics Can Save the World!

The magical internet-providing properties of fibre optics are well known. 

The World's Smallest Comedy Show

The World's Smallest Comedy Show

It’s the smallest comedy show, in the smallest venue at the Fringe. 

Sam Outlaw and Band

Sam Outlaw and Band

Lonesome Highway are delighted to bring Sam back to Edinburgh with his wonderful band for their only Scottish show of the year. 

Annette Gregory Presents Ladies of Jazz

Annette Gregory Presents Ladies of Jazz

It’s her singing and their playing that helps to bring it alive for audiences. 

Russian String Orchestra at Old Saint Paul's

Russian String Orchestra at Old Saint Paul's

A series of very special evening concerts which combine the wonderfully vibrant playing of the Herald Angel Award-winning Russian String Orchestra with the atmospheric and historic… 

Paul Gilbody

Paul Gilbody

From pin-drop delicacy to infectious grooves that leave you smiling. 

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Paul Merton and his highly acclaimed Impro Chums are wonders of nature. 

Jazz at the Movies

Jazz at the Movies

Hollywood glamour and the sultriness of jazz have been inextricably linked since talking pictures began. 

In Conversation With... Paul Sinha

In Conversation With... Paul Sinha

Born in the UK to a family of Bengali doctors, the early 1990s saw Paul qualifying as a doctor and taking his first steps on the stand-up comedy circuit. 

Wriggle Around the World

Wriggle Around the World

Fringe sell-out show! A fun, interactive and educational violin and cello concert for babies and toddlers where wriggling is allowed! 

The Only One in the World

The Only One in the World

Meet Liv – clever, funny, confident – everything a 15-year-old girl wants to be. 

Blueswater Presents: Live at the Jazz Bar

Blueswater Presents: Live at the Jazz Bar

The Blueswater is an award-winning Edinburgh band. 

Edinburgh Quartet: The World's Greatest Chamber Music

Edinburgh Quartet: The World's Greatest Chamber Music

A journey through chamber music gems with the Edinburgh Quartet – featuring works by Mozart, Bruckner, Beethoven, Schubert, Dvorak and Gesualdo over three performances. 

Jazz Proclamation

Jazz Proclamation

Jazz Proclamation featuring Cécile Nordegg | No-Ce and Band proclaims the diversity of jazz! This international trio brings very personal interpretations and ‘new life to songs by… 

Dani Sicari and The Easy Rollers: Speakeasy Jazz

Dani Sicari and The Easy Rollers: Speakeasy Jazz

Grab your dancin’ shoes ‘cos the 20s are here to stay! Taking you back to the golden age of jazz, Dani Sicari and The Easy Rollers is a roaring seven-piece swing band performin… 

From One Heart to Another

From One Heart to Another

Inclusive theatre group The Theatre Shed will explore end of life and organ donation in a unique and inspiring way. 

1895-1927 in New Orleans: The Red Hot Roots of Jazz

1895-1927 in New Orleans: The Red Hot Roots of Jazz

Explore the roots of jazz, from ragtime through the jazz age, in the speakeasy atmosphere of this world-famous venue. 

Black Ivy Sunday Afternoon Jazz

Black Ivy Sunday Afternoon Jazz

A weekly celebration that will have your toes tapping as you enjoy live jazz music at Black Ivy every Sunday afternoon. See www.weareblackivy.com for more information. 

NYO-USA Jazz

NYO-USA Jazz

NYO JazzSean Jones Trumpet/BandleaderDianne Reeves Vocalist  Showcasing American music for big band from Basie and Ellington to today’s jazz  greats The International Festival’s … 

Queen of the F*cking World: The Second Coming

Queen of the F*cking World: The Second Coming

Returning with a brand-new kick-ass sequel, Queen’s bass guitar dances across sexual politics. 

Jazz Bar Music

Jazz Bar Music

Edinburgh’s iconic Jazz Bar showcases some of their favourite resident bands and the very best of Edinburgh’s local talent with late night funk, blues and soul, as well as special … 

Chris Chopping's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Chris Chopping's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Last year, Chris was finally feeling happy and well-adjusted. 

Zillions of Comedians (The One-Man Compilation Show)

Zillions of Comedians (The One-Man Compilation Show)

Watch Zillions of Comedians squeezed into just one hour. 

Paul Savage: DoGooder

Paul Savage: DoGooder

It’s hard to do good when everything’s falling apart. 

Mark Simmons – One-Linererer

Mark Simmons – One-Linererer

Following last year’s Amused Moose: Best Show nomination for One-Linerer, Mark Simmons presents the hotly anticipated One-Linererer. 

An Imp-Revised History of the World

An Imp-Revised History of the World

Ever wondered what might happen if Queen Victoria met Genghis Khan? In this totally improvised comedy, the audience choose which chapters of history they want to see rewritten. 

The Sandy Brechin Band

The Sandy Brechin Band

The wild man of Scottish accordion is back with his tip-top tunes, frighteningly fast fingering and hilarious hi-jinks and humour, accompanied by his groovin’ five-piece band. 

Phill Jupitus Is Porky the Poet in Living in a World Where They Throw the Ducks at the Bread

Phill Jupitus Is Porky the Poet in Living in a World Where They Throw the Ducks at the Bread

Porky’s back at the Free Fringe and in rare form after two UK tours supporting The Lovely Eggs as well as his alter ego Phill Jupitus, whom he’s not really that fond of. 

The Show Between Shows Show

The Show Between Shows Show

New(ish) for 2018! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly. 

Paper Dolls

Paper Dolls

Paper Dolls is advertised as a one-man show, but the person standing in front of us for the next hour isn't the show’s performer, writer, director and producer Shaun Nolan; r… 

Me Plus One – Improv with Two People – Free

Me Plus One – Improv with Two People – Free

Improviser Mara Joy (TBC Improv, The Spontaneous Players) is joined by a different special guest every day to create an entirely unique two-person show based off one word from the … 

The Oxford Gargoyles – Jazz A Cappella

The Oxford Gargoyles – Jazz A Cappella

Oxford’s internationally renowned jazz a cappella group are back! Having toured internationally and competed across the UK as finalists in BBC Choir of the Year 2012 and 2014, th… 

Blaise White Changes the World

Blaise White Changes the World

As a kid you’re told you know nothing. 

One Musical to Rule Them All

One Musical to Rule Them All

After a sell-out, five-star run in 2016, One Musical to Rule Them All returns to parody everyone’s favourite trilogy about wizards, hobbits and a quest to destroy some magical je… 

Mark Thompson's Spectacular Science Show

Mark Thompson's Spectacular Science Show

Mark Thompson is quite clear about what his (modestly) titled Spectacular Show isn't: "It's not a science lecture," he insists. 

Girl World

Girl World

Frisky are transporting audiences to a fantasy land created by two pre-pubescent girls, Tilly and Inga (played by Camille Dawson and Serena Ramsey). 

What Girls Are Made Of

What Girls Are Made Of

The Traverse One stage looks more ready for a gig than a piece of theatre, but while music undoubtedly runs through the heart of Cora Bissett's latest, most autobiographical wo… 

The Flop

The Flop

It seems that Cardiff-based Hijinx Theatre Company are happy to take risks. 

Paul Currie: Hot Donkey

Paul Currie: Hot Donkey

Paul Currie is a disturbingly brilliant comic who plays his crowd like the conductor of an orchestra. 

The Mould That Changed the World

The Mould That Changed the World

Alexander Fleming’s death-defying, worldly wonder antibiotic drugs have saved us for the last 90 years. 

Rob Kemp's Wheel of Shows

Rob Kemp's Wheel of Shows

Feeling pressured by his success last year with The Elvis Dead, Rob Kemp returns with ten(!) shows stuck to a spinning wheel. 

One Giant Leap for June

One Giant Leap for June

June has ambitions of going into space. 

Ken Ramage Jazz at the Guildford: 15th Year

Ken Ramage Jazz at the Guildford: 15th Year

New Orleans to Dixie to swing, ragtime and more! Ken Ramage Dixie Six and Trio, Diplomats of Jazz, and the great Roy Williams – Europe’s top jazz trombonist. 

One Woman Alien

One Woman Alien

Heather-Rose Andrews skilfully acts out this minimalist stage version of cult classic Alien. 

Rahul Kohli: Newcastle Brown Tales Part II

Rahul Kohli: Newcastle Brown Tales Part II

Last year, it was stories about being pissed on by a dragon, near death by a fire-breathing dragon, and accidentally joining a Romani Gypsy drug-smuggling ring. 

Paul 'Silky' White: Ziuq

Paul 'Silky' White: Ziuq

He doesn’t know it all but Silky can make up something plausible really quickly. 

The Weegies Have Stolen the One O'Clock Gun

The Weegies Have Stolen the One O'Clock Gun

When Edinburgh’s famous One O’Clock Gun goes missing the city is outraged. 

Clowntown: I Can Do Anything, the Funtastic Show by Sphere Clown Band

Clowntown: I Can Do Anything, the Funtastic Show by Sphere Clown Band

‘Five stars! Infectious fun’ (FringeReview. 

Till Death Us Do Part?

Till Death Us Do Part?

A man is murdered at a wedding but whodunnit? Three women have motive and means. 

The Last One

The Last One

The Last One is the end of all things, and still needing more. 

Two-Man, One-Man

Two-Man, One-Man

**** (TimeOut). 

John Montgomery String Band

John Montgomery String Band

This is the five-piece band’s second consecutive appearance at the Fringe. 

Jazz at Lunchtime

Jazz at Lunchtime

Sell-out shows since 2004. 

The One-Thirty Comedy Cabaret

The One-Thirty Comedy Cabaret

Enjoy a showcase of the best comedy talent to kick-start your day with our hand-picked selection – and watch what you should be seeing more of from around the city. 

One of Them, One of Us

One of Them, One of Us

Caught between Berlin and New York, Daniel Louis Vezza explores and takes on the differences between these two cities and the lifestyles that come with them, in an hour of observat… 

Sofía and Marcelo – The World Music Experience

Sofía and Marcelo – The World Music Experience

Sofía & Marcelo are an innovative Mexican duo who combine different musical elements to achieve an experience in the spectator. 

Midsummer

Midsummer

What a difference a decade can make. 

World Cup of Comedy

World Cup of Comedy

Audiences vote daily to determine the winner in the World Cup of Comedy at the Fringe. 

Revenge of the New World

Revenge of the New World

Our parents are fine. 

Harry and Chris Save the World

Harry and Chris Save the World

Last year we prevented an apocalypse and almost got a panda pregnant, and then Jonathan Ross called us ‘fabulously entertaining’, so now we’re drunk with comedy-rap-jazz power. 

Kaput

Kaput

For anyone who thinks they don't make physical comedians like Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton any more, here's a word from the wise—which, in this context, essentially … 

Two Hearts: Edinburgh World Tour

Two Hearts: Edinburgh World Tour

Experience catchy AF original bangers*, too much confetti and distractingly sexy dance moves as NZ’s hottest new comedy duo take on all the most ridiculous trends in the world of p… 

Tim Renkow Tries to Punch Down

Tim Renkow Tries to Punch Down

Tim Renkow insists he’s spent the last decade on the comedy circuit trying to find a social or racial group that he’s NOT able to insult, because that would mean – as a disab… 

Aaaaaaaaaaaaargh, It's the One-Liner Show – Free Entry

Aaaaaaaaaaaaargh, It's the One-Liner Show – Free Entry

Enjoy an hour of the best up-and-coming one-liner comedians on the circuit in this celebration of puns, one-liners and wordplay. 

Horrible Histories - Barmy Britain - Part 4

Horrible Histories - Barmy Britain - Part 4

We all want to meet people from history. 

Tom and Ollie in: One and a Half Men

Tom and Ollie in: One and a Half Men

Tom and Ollie are ‘creative, witty, sketchsmiths’ with ‘a sackful of promise’ (Chortle. 

Paul Wade: Mortal

Paul Wade: Mortal

Do you struggle to fit in in an ever-changing world? Does the speed of change make you feel old before your time? Then you know how Paul feels. 

Paul Duncan McGarrity – A Practical Guide to Attacking Castles

Paul Duncan McGarrity – A Practical Guide to Attacking Castles

From the age of sieges and chivalry comes a show about medieval love, adrenaline junkies and an insane quest for glory. 

The Greatest Play in the History of the World...

The Greatest Play in the History of the World...

A love story, set on Preston Road, and also in space and in time. 

Willis & Vere: A Serious Play About World War II

Willis & Vere: A Serious Play About World War II

Winner: VAULT Festival Comedy Award. 

Lenny Sherman: Make the World a Better Place

Lenny Sherman: Make the World a Better Place

Fresh from filming on an upcoming comedy show for Channel 4, Lenny brings his hotly anticipated debut hour to the Edinburgh Fringe. 

Providence

Providence

"Life is a hideous thing," we're told by the lean figure of Simon Maeder, dressed for dinner and sitting in a leather armchair like some classic teller of ghost stori… 

Paul Patin: Angelo

Paul Patin: Angelo

Paul Patin is a French actor/singer/dancer who has performed around the world with international companies for more than 10 years. 

Katharine Ferns: Between One Ferns

Katharine Ferns: Between One Ferns

New work-in-progress solo show from Canadian comedian Katharine Ferns is relentlessly funny with her confessional and brutally honest storytelling style of comedy. 

Phil Cooper: One Phil Over The Cooper's Nest

Phil Cooper: One Phil Over The Cooper's Nest

Join Phil in a lighthearted romp through the the world of collective delusions. 

One-Man Pride and Prejudice

One-Man Pride and Prejudice

It is a truth universally acknowledged that an actor in possession of a woman’s story must be in want of a wife – to help him adapt it. 

Paul Foot: Image Conscious

Paul Foot: Image Conscious

There are going to be two kinds of people who read this review: fans of Paul Foot, and people who are curious about Paul Foot. 

Struan Logan: Struan All Over the World

Struan Logan: Struan All Over the World

In the hotly tipped debut hour from Scottish comedian and podcaster Struan Logan, he regales his tales of 18 months living out of a backpack through Australia, New Zealand and Sout… 

Free and Proud

Free and Proud

Perhaps it is because of the multi-show venue, or just the financial realities of bringing any production to the Edinburgh Fringe nowadays, but Peter Darney’s production of Charl… 

David Ephgrave: My Part in His Downfall

David Ephgrave: My Part in His Downfall

The 1991 holiday camp talent show winner, frontman of Best Hertfordshire Band 1998 and Most Promising Student 2002 pinpoints where things went wrong. 

Paul Revill: Revillationships

Paul Revill: Revillationships

Paul Revill, Bath Comedy Festival New Act of the Year 2014, returns with a work in progress. 

Paul Williams: Santa Fe

Paul Williams: Santa Fe

The jig is up! Paul Williams is a quadruple threat – song, dance, comedy and opinion. 

James Barr: Thirst Trap! – Free

James Barr: Thirst Trap! – Free

Wonderfully unexpected opportunities can occur at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe; even more so at the 'Free' variety. 

Anesti Danelis: Songs for a New World Order

Anesti Danelis: Songs for a New World Order

‘Anesti Danelis delivers the funny with a hefty side of heart. 

Mat Ricardo vs the World

Mat Ricardo vs the World

When you’re considered the best at what you do, some of us might rest on our laurels but Mat Ricardo wants (indeed, needs) new challenges. 

Heard the One About Identity Theft? With the Real Bennett Arron

Heard the One About Identity Theft? With the Real Bennett Arron

This Welsh comedian was the first major victim of Identity Theft in the UK. 

Scott Capurro: The Trouble With Scott Capurro

Scott Capurro: The Trouble With Scott Capurro

So what exactly IS the Trouble with Scott Capurro? Is it that this left-leaning liberal American (yes, he’s the one, apparently) seemingly talks without pausing for breath? (“Are y… 

First World Problems

First World Problems

East London’s premier rapper of first-world problems, Andy Quirk, and his backup dancer, Anna J, invite you to join their crew for fist-pumping therapy tackling the inconsequential… 

A Joke

A Joke

It was irresistible, I suppose: part way through Dan Freeman’s absurdist play A Joke, the acclaimed Scottish actor John Bett turns to his co-stars to start a joke with: "Doc… 

Paul Foxcroft: Huge If True

Paul Foxcroft: Huge If True

Paul Foxcroft (Cariad and Paul, Michael McIntyre’s Big Show) is a professional improviser who, for some reason, has decided to script an hour’s show in defiance of his many years o… 

Another One

Another One

If you break my heart, I’ll break yours too. 

Chris Henry: Around the World in 80 Dates

Chris Henry: Around the World in 80 Dates

Fresh from a year of touring around Australia and the East, Henry is back and has something to say. 

David Mills: Focus People!

David Mills: Focus People!

David Mills is always well turned out: sharp-suited, finely tuned, sitting on his stool like some Easy Listening Singer from a bygone age. 

Rik Carranza: Still a Fan

Rik Carranza: Still a Fan

Rik Carranza is a Star Trek fan. 

Gingzilla: Glamonster vs the World

Gingzilla: Glamonster vs the World

The multi award-winning Gingzilla is on a mission to conquer the world! Gingzilla: Glamonster vs the World presents gender equality and femininity from the 1950s to now. 

Baby Paradise: Part One

Baby Paradise: Part One

Power? Sex? Control? Part One: Meet Baby, a prostitute willing to entertain you with Barbie dolls… Experience a bizarre underworld of desire and oppression. 

Police Cops in Space

Police Cops in Space

It's obvious from the loud, excited audience in Assembly Studio 3 that London-based comedy theatre trio The Pretend Men – Nathan Parkinson, Zachary Hunt and Tom Rose – have… 

World-Famous Underground Ghost Tour

World-Famous Underground Ghost Tour

Edinburgh is undoubtedly the most haunted city in the world. 

The Last Straw

The Last Straw

People Show have been producing work for more than 50 years which, given the self-indulgence of People Show 130 (or The Last Straw, to give its more Fringe-friendly title), is some… 

My Left Nut

My Left Nut

“Bitter Sweet Symphony” by The Verve. 

Space Doctor

Space Doctor

This November happens to mark the 55th anniversary of the BBC broadcasting the first ever episode of Doctor Who, so it’s hardly surprising that several shows on this year’s Fringe … 

Marmite

Marmite

Marmite: it’s the breakfast spread that we apparently love or hate, and the word has – in that way the English language often does – subsequently evolved far wider metaphoric… 

Statements

Statements

Until relatively recently in Western society, children with physical, sensory or learning disabilities, or a wide range of neural and behavioural challenges, were either institutio… 

Baby Wants Candy: The Completely Improvised Full Band Musical

Baby Wants Candy: The Completely Improvised Full Band Musical

Total sell-out 2015, 2016 and 2017! One of the best-known, longest-running and most celebrated improv shows in the world. 

One-Man Stranger Things

One-Man Stranger Things

Charles ‘One-Man Star Wars’ Ross and Canadian Fringe legend, TJ Dawe, parody the Netflix smash series, Stranger Things. 

Tom Neenan: It's Always Infinity

Tom Neenan: It's Always Infinity

Tom Neenan has been a regular Fringe attraction for several years now, bringing a succession of one-man pastiches - Edwardian ghost story, Vaudeville Horror tale, 1950s British Sci… 

Paul Mayhew-Archer: Incurable Optimist

Paul Mayhew-Archer: Incurable Optimist

To say that Paul Mayhew-Archer is not afraid to poke fun at himself would be the understatement of the last decade. 

Erewhon

Erewhon

Erewhon: or, Over the Range is a fantasy novel by Samuel Butler which, first published anonymously in 1872, presented itself as the experiences of its narrator on discovering the m… 

Paul Sinha: The Two Ages of Man

Paul Sinha: The Two Ages of Man

After last year’s sell-out run, Paul returns to Edinburgh with his life, seemingly, still bordering on disarray. 

Magic 8 Ball (My Life With Asperger's)

Magic 8 Ball (My Life With Asperger's)

I'm sure that history will suggest otherwise but, after seeing George Steeves perform his one man show, I couldn't help but think that Stevie Wonder must have written his s… 

When You Fall Down: The Buster Keaton Story

When You Fall Down: The Buster Keaton Story

If silent Hollywood star Buster Keaton is remembered for anything, it's his emotionless, mask-like expression; so the initial shock here is that this Buster speaks and smiles. 

Sleeping Trees: World Tour

Sleeping Trees: World Tour

Sleeping Trees have been travelling around the world! They've been scuba-diving at the Great Barrier Reef, trekking the ancient Inca trails of Peru and gone dogging in Blackpool. 

No One Is Coming to Save You

No One Is Coming to Save You

No One is Coming to Save You is an abstract piece of theatre which eschews character development and plot narrative, in favour of exploring recurring images. 

World Press Photo Exhibition

World Press Photo Exhibition

This summer, the World Press Photo Exhibition returns to the Scottish Parliament. 

One Woman Sex and the City

One Woman Sex and the City

Parody on love, friendship and shoes. 

Metamorphosis of One

Metamorphosis of One

One is found buried in a culmination of emotions when life takes an unexpected turn. 

One Life Stand

One Life Stand

After their five star runaway success with All We Ever Wanted Was Everything, Middle Child were always going to suffer from difficult second album syndrome and it’s a real shame … 

Baby Paradise: Part Two

Baby Paradise: Part Two

Power? Sex? Control? Part Two: Baby, the Barbie doll-playing prostitute, becomes more and more a doll herself. 

Jewellery of the World

Jewellery of the World

This is our 32nd festival exhibition and the jewellery exhibition is an established festival highlight. 

Paul Sinha: The Two Ages Of Man

Paul Sinha: The Two Ages Of Man

After last year's sell-out show, Paul returns to the Great Yorkshire Fringe with his life, seemingly, still bordering on disarray. 

The Ronnie Scott’s Allstars featuring Claire Martin OBE – Ella Fitzgerald and the Jazz Divas

The Ronnie Scott’s Allstars featuring Claire Martin OBE – Ella Fitzgerald and the Jazz Divas

Multi-award winning vocalist and BBC Radio presenter, Clare Martin OBE, joins the acclaimed Ronnie Scott’s All Stars for a celebration of the music of Ella Fitzgerald and t… 

Alex Williamson: Make The World A Banter Place

Alex Williamson: Make The World A Banter Place

He may not be everyone’s cuppa tea, but “overwhelmingly politically incorrect” (What’s Good, NZ) Alex Williamson knows how to banter. 

Rahul Kohli: Newcastle Brown Tales Part II

Rahul Kohli: Newcastle Brown Tales Part II

Last year, it was stories about being pissed on by a dragon, near killed by a fire breathing dragon, and accidentally joining a Romani Gypsy Drug Smuggling Ring. 

Struan All Over the World

Struan All Over the World

Hotly tipped Scottish comedian and podcaster Struan Logan brings his debut solo show down south where he regales his tales of living out of a backpack for 18 months trav… 

One Giant Leap For June

One Giant Leap For June

June has ambitions of going into space. 

Annette Gregory Presents - ‘Ladies Of Jazz’

Annette Gregory Presents - ‘Ladies Of Jazz’

Following on from her successful ‘Ella’ tour, Annette will captivate you with The Ladies Of Jazz. 

Paul Foot: Image Conscious (Preview)

Paul Foot: Image Conscious (Preview)

Greetings. 

Lenny Sherman: Make The World A Better Place

Lenny Sherman: Make The World A Better Place

Lenny Sherman is one of the best joke writers In comedy. 

The Band: Take That's New Musical

The Band: Take That's New Musical

Written by award-winning writer Tim Firth, The Band is a beautiful story for anyone who grew up with a boyband and how those songs became the soundtrack of their lives. 

Tom & Ollie in: One and a Half Men

Tom & Ollie in: One and a Half Men

Tom and Ollie are ‘creative, witty, sketchsmiths’ with a ‘sackful of promise’ (Chortle). 

Mike Birbiglia: The New One

Mike Birbiglia: The New One

Neil Genzlinger of The New York Times called Mike Birbiglia’s recent show 'Thank God For Jokes' “the best night I’ve spent in a theatre in a… 

Girl World

Girl World

The tale of Tilly vs Inga is a subversive coming-of-age musical comedy filled with love and violence; with a live band, singing, swearing, goddess-worship, octopus birth-rites and … 

Rahul Kohli: Newcastle Brown Tales: Part II, Death Around the Corner

Rahul Kohli: Newcastle Brown Tales: Part II, Death Around the Corner

Last year, it was stories about being pissed on by a dragon, near killed by a fire breathing dragon and accidentally joining a Romani Gypsy Drug Smuggling Ring. 

Expedition Peter Pan

Expedition Peter Pan

"Grow up, mature, and come back when you have something to contribute!" It's not the most sympathetic way to address a young audience; nevertheless, it succinctly sho… 

Mbuzeni

Mbuzeni

Part of the inherent challenge for Noel Jordan and the Imaginate team when putting together their annual Edinburgh International Children's Festival is their very diverse poten… 

Falkland: The War the World Forgot

Falkland: The War the World Forgot

Falkland opens with a projected collage of imagery from the time of the Falkands war – punk rock, Brezhnev, Pacman, the Brixton riots, the wedding of Charles and Diana. 

Gretel and Hansel

Gretel and Hansel

Fairy tales survive because they can be constantly retold, uncovering new depths and relevancies to the world today. 

Stick By Me

Stick By Me

Andy Manley is undoubtedly one of the treasures of Scotland’s current theatrical landscape, all the more so given his seemingly innate (but presumably hard-learned) skill in hold… 

Mr Dilly's World of Wonder

Mr Dilly's World of Wonder

A feel-good, interactive-theatre storytelling experience like no other! Let Mr Dilly take you on a journey of joy, laughter and fun into a world of wonder, using drama, music and i… 

Paul Wade: Mortal (Work in Progress)

Paul Wade: Mortal (Work in Progress)

Do you struggle to fit in in an ever-changing world? Does the speed of change make you feel old before your time? Then you know how Paul feels. 

A Serious Play About World War II

A Serious Play About World War II

Winner Vault Festival Comedy Award 2017 Winner of the IYAF: Best of Brighton Fringe Comedy Award in 2017 After the success of their five-star, award-winning farce ‘The Starship Os… 

Cat Loud: To the End of the World

Cat Loud: To the End of the World

It’s the eve of the apocalypse and Cat is making her way home. 

One Woman Alien

One Woman Alien

"In theatre no-one can hear you scream" unless you head down to the Sweet Dukebox this Fringe to see One Woman Alien, billed as a one hour (standard Fringe fair) one woma… 

Katharine Ferns: Between One Ferns (Work in Progress)

Katharine Ferns: Between One Ferns (Work in Progress)

Canadian comedian Katharine Ferns is relentlessly funny with her confessional and brutally honest storytelling style of comedy. 

Big Band: Swingin' at the Spiegel

Big Band: Swingin' at the Spiegel

Straight No Chaser big band combine with Swing Patrol dancers for a Lindy Hop dance spectacular. 

Tom and Bunny Save the World: The Musical

Tom and Bunny Save the World: The Musical

Tom and Bunny Save the World is a folk musical. 

Jazz for Lunch: Julie Roberts and Michael Hinton

Jazz for Lunch: Julie Roberts and Michael Hinton

Relax and enjoy Julie’s warm, expressive voice with Michael’s superb piano interpretations. 

Tom and Bunny Save the World

Tom and Bunny Save the World

As 2018 falls to a zombie apocalypse, Tom and Bunny begin their perilous journey to Yorkshire in a quest for sanctuary and a proper cup of tea. 

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

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

By popular demand! Original musical journey from 400 AD Boerthelm’s Tun to present day Bom-Bane’s, with portraits of all the colourful inhabitants along the way. 

Paul Savage: Performative Wokeness

Paul Savage: Performative Wokeness

Paul Savage spent last year trying to be better. 

Paul Zenon's Hellfire Club with the Urban Voodoo Machine

Paul Zenon's Hellfire Club with the Urban Voodoo Machine

Step right down for a debauched carnie cabaret within tent, hosted by magic roustabout and snake-oil peddler Paul Zenon, TV trickster and longtime ‘La Clique’ ringmaster. 

Esther Manito: But I've Got One (Work in Progress)

Esther Manito: But I've Got One (Work in Progress)

Esther Manito, a finalist on ‘So You Think You’re Funny? 2017’ and heard on BBC radio 4 Extra, is working on her first solo show. 

Radu Isac: One Romanian Answering Questions

Radu Isac: One Romanian Answering Questions

Radu started comedy in 2006 in Bucharest and was known as Romania’s comedian’s comedian. 

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

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

Many Trump Refugees in One Body

Many Trump Refugees in One Body

A panicked run to Canada. 

Gingzilla: Glamonster Vs The World

Gingzilla: Glamonster Vs The World

The multi-award winning 7ft GLAMONSTER is on a mission to CONQUER THE WORLD. 

Glamonster Vs The World

Glamonster Vs The World

The multi-award winning 7ft GLAMONSTER is on a mission to CONQUER THE WORLD. 

Herbie's Jazz Breakfast

Herbie's Jazz Breakfast

Herbie Flowers’ Jazz Breakfast was nothing like I had anticipated. 

From One Heart to Another

From One Heart to Another

The human heart. 

Andy Quirk's Got First World Problems

Andy Quirk's Got First World Problems

East London’s premier rapper of first-world problems, Andy quirk, and his backup dancer Anna J, bring fist-pumping therapy for modern living to the masses. 

Sophia Walker: Around The World In Eight Mistakes

Sophia Walker: Around The World In Eight Mistakes

It is a familiar setting: a small stage, a requisite black backdrop and a single chair. 

Struan Logan: Struan All Over the World

Struan Logan: Struan All Over the World

In the hotly tipped debut hour from Scottish comedian and podcaster Struan Logan, he regales his tales of 18 months living out of a backpack through Australia, New Zealand and Sout… 

Round Georges Jazz Festival

Round Georges Jazz Festival

Every Saturday during the month we will be providing you with incredible, outstanding and inspiring musicians delivering an energetic array of jazz for all ears. 

Psychedelic Dream Temple at Point One Coffee

Psychedelic Dream Temple at Point One Coffee

Born from the desire to bring visionary art into greater awareness, the ‘Psychedelic Dream Temple’ is not just a showcase of some of the worlds most talented artists but also a pla… 

One Can Not Be Too Careful

One Can Not Be Too Careful

Gallery Lock-In is a makeshift gallery space tucked away in the backstreets behind the beachfront. 

Creditors

Creditors

August Strindberg apparently subtitled his play Creditors (in Swedish: Fordringsäxgare) a “tragicomedy” but, while David Greig’s 2008 adaptation does indeed contain a few de… 

Eddie and the Slumber Sisters

Eddie and the Slumber Sisters

Sometimes, when it comes to suspending our disbelief, we just have to go with the flow. 

Gut

Gut

“In my day, we trusted people. 

Passing Places

Passing Places

A road movie, according to Wikipedia, is “a film genre in which the main characters leave home on a road trip,” during which “the hero changes, grows or improves over the cou… 

Alex Williamson – Make The World a Banter Place

Alex Williamson – Make The World a Banter Place

He may not be everyone’s cuppa tea, but “overwhelmingly politically incorrect” (What’s Good, NZ) Alex Williamson knows how to banter. 

Justin's Band

Justin's Band

Are you ready to be part of Justin’s Band? Because BAFTA Award-winning actor Justin Fletcher is going on a Musical Adventure and we would love you to come and play along wi… 

One Small Step

One Small Step

Following five-star rave reviews across UK and international tours where it was seen by more than 19,000 people, One Small Step returns to the BT for a fast, furious and full throt… 

Jonny & The Baptists The World Is A Mess, Here Are Some Songs

Jonny & The Baptists The World Is A Mess, Here Are Some Songs

★★★★ ‘Brilliant - the closest thing the fringe has to rock gods’ Fest Magazine ★★★★ ‘Wickedly amusing’ The Times ★★★★ ‘Spirited comedy. 

The World Goes ‘Round

The World Goes ‘Round

As the blockbuster Chicago returns to the West End for its 21 year anniversary, Kander and Ebb are more celebrated than ever. 

Winter Solstice

Winter Solstice

If theatre is home to lies that impart truths, then this Actors Touring Company’s production of Roland Schimmelpfennig’s Winter Solstice (translated by David Tushingham) makes … 

Colour Your World

Colour Your World

After a sell-out debut Fringe performance in 2017, ACH Group’s Sing for Joy Choir is back with a brand new show: Colour Your World. 

One Act Comedy Spectacular

One Act Comedy Spectacular

Three hilarious one-act comedies - plus a few other bits and pieces that will guarantee a great evening out!!. 

Cookin' With Gas: That's Jazz

Cookin' With Gas: That's Jazz

What is jazz? One of Adelaide’s hottest six-piece jazz bands will take on the question, belting out swinging tunes and delving into the history of jazz and what it’s all about. 

One Hit Wonderland

One Hit Wonderland

ONE HIT WONDERLAND will be a magical night of unforgettable songs. 

Betty Grumble: LOVE & ANGER (or Sex Clown Saves The World AGAIN!)

Betty Grumble: LOVE & ANGER (or Sex Clown Saves The World AGAIN!)

This is an ongoing womanifesto, call to arms, protest party and long hard kiss from surreal showgurl, obscene beauty queen and sex clown - Betty Grumble. 

Cafe Boite World Music & Culture

Cafe Boite World Music & Culture

Cafe Boite Presents 3 Friday events presenting a variety of music and dance from SA’s newest communities, Afghan, Persian, Syrian, South Asian and African. 

Three Sisters

Three Sisters

“It’s sweat on your brow that gives life meaning,” says one of the supporting characters in Chekhov’s Three Sisters, and it’s fair to say that, on occasions, there’s a … 

Baby Wants Candy, The Completely Improvised Full Band Musical

Baby Wants Candy, The Completely Improvised Full Band Musical

The 2016 smash hit improv musical returns to Adelaide! Total sell-out Edinburgh Fringe 2015, 2016, 2017. 

A REFUGEE SINGS WORLD SONGS

A REFUGEE SINGS WORLD SONGS

First employer Cat Stevens True story. 

A Taste of Jazz

A Taste of Jazz

Join the City of Adelaide Band together with the smooth voice of the talented Nina V for their only performance this Fringe in the exquisite ambience of the Norwood Concert Hall. 

Jazz High Tea

Jazz High Tea

Elegant, relaxing and fun. 

'One Wild Night' - The Australian Bon Jovi Show

'One Wild Night' - The Australian Bon Jovi Show

Australia’s biggest and most authentic Bon Jovi Tribute Show is here! This show captures the essence of what this great band is about, the passion & hunger of the early years and t… 

GINGZILLA: Glamonster VS The World

GINGZILLA: Glamonster VS The World

As we wait to enter the Speigel Zelt at Gluttony, Gingzilla is out front, working the crowd. 

Peter Combe and the Juicy Juicy Green Band - Live It Up

Peter Combe and the Juicy Juicy Green Band - Live It Up

Peter Combe is back with the fast furious and fabulous Juicy Juicy Green Band with songs from his latest ARIA nominated LIve It Up album plus the old favs. 

DAMIAN CALLINAN & PAUL CALLEJA: THE WINE BLUFFS

DAMIAN CALLINAN & PAUL CALLEJA: THE WINE BLUFFS

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… 

Jazz Ladies Uncorked

Jazz Ladies Uncorked

Join highly acclaimed cabaret artist Kim Spargo and the Collected Musicians in the beautiful National Wine Centre to raise a glass to the Ladies of Jazz as we celebrate divas like … 

FRINGE ON WORLD TOUR

FRINGE ON WORLD TOUR

Join us as we share the colour, the sounds and magic of the Adelaide Fringe - with the world. 

Hospitality World

Hospitality World

This is a selected exhibition of art works by Fellows of the RSASA at the Buckingham Arms Hotel. 

Around The World in 80 Dates

Around The World in 80 Dates

Scottish comedian Chris Henry has been touring the world for years making people laugh, but this year he is looking for love. 

Struan All Over the World

Struan All Over the World

The Scottish “Globetrotting Comedian” (Broadway Baby) returns to Perth after previously living in the country on a working holiday visa for a year and a week. 

Weekend Jazz Fest

Weekend Jazz Fest

Three concerts of the songs of jazz from the 1920s to 1980s. 

One Last Waltz

One Last Waltz

Alice is becoming more and more forgetful. 

Around the World: The International Comedy Show

Around the World: The International Comedy Show

British comedian Terry North introduces the very best in International Comedy with this rotating line-up of top-notch comedians who are visiting Adelaide. 

Alexander Richmond - One Man Titanic

Alexander Richmond - One Man Titanic

An international gross of $1. 

An (Almost) Acoustic 60's Tribute to Sir Paul McCartney

An (Almost) Acoustic 60's Tribute to Sir Paul McCartney

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… 

Jennifer DeGrassi Band with The Bacharach and Beehive Choir

Jennifer DeGrassi Band with The Bacharach and Beehive Choir

An evening of rapturous dark jazz alternative music from renown artist Jennifer DeGrassi and her band . 

#Woody's Ukulele World - Let's Play!

#Woody's Ukulele World - Let's Play!

Woody and friends’ musical party will inspire all children (and their parents). 

Paul Dabek - Encore!

Paul Dabek - Encore!

Adelaide’s 2016 Award Winner and 5 Star performer returns to show you why he is widely regarded as one of the funniest magicians on the planet! Dressed to impress and with more th… 

One more cup of coffee and then we'll save the world

One more cup of coffee and then we'll save the world

UK-based singer-songwriter, poet, musician, environmentalist and caffeine addict Majk Stokes comes to Adelaide for the first time to present a show built around two of his greatest… 

Disney Meets Jazz

Disney Meets Jazz

After a sellout season in 2017, Disney Meets Jazz is back with even more of your favourite Disney songs. 

BLONDE BOMBSHELLS OF JAZZ

BLONDE BOMBSHELLS OF JAZZ

TRIBUTE SHOW performed by BONNIE LEE GALEA & KERRY REID Be entertained by these two vocalists claiming to be Blondes for a Night! Singing a Collection BLONDE BOMBSHELL Hits … 

50 ways to sing Paul Simon

50 ways to sing Paul Simon

IN GOOD COMPANY – a fabulous 40 voice acapella group will sing original arrangements of many of Paul Simon’s hits such as “Diamonds on the Soles of her Shoes”, “Cecilia�… 

Matt Sheens & New York Jazz Ensemble

Matt Sheens & New York Jazz Ensemble

Downbeat Student Award and APRA/ AMCOS PDA winning pianist/ composer Matthew Sheens, along with his Jazz Ensemble - direct from New York, will perform exclusively in Adelaide at St… 

'One Long Night In The Land Of Nod' by Duncan Graham

'One Long Night In The Land Of Nod' by Duncan Graham

After his fall from grace, lawyer Kane returns to the family sheep station for the first time in ten years. 

Paul McDermott and Steven Gates LIVE!

Paul McDermott and Steven Gates LIVE!

Songs of beauty, songs of heartbreak, old squabbles and spontaneous nonsense. 

The Last Bordello

The Last Bordello

Perhaps it was tempting fate, but David Leddy’s decision to call his latest work The Last Bordello now comes with a certain irony, given that it could well prove to be his final … 

One Mic Stand - OPEN MIC COMEDY

One Mic Stand - OPEN MIC COMEDY

Adelaide’s premier Open Mic night returns! EVERY MONDAY catch 10 different comedians from across the Fringe PLUS a special guest headline act. 

SWING - The Beat That Shook The World

SWING - The Beat That Shook The World

Brendan Fitzgerald Jazz Ensemble trumpets the slip and slide dance rhythms and slinky melodies of the 30’s and 40’s Swing era in this suave, sophisticated cabaret. 

H G Wells' The Time Machine

H G Wells' The Time Machine

While not even Herbert George Wells’s own first dalliance with the concept of time travel, his 1895 novella The Time Machine has nevertheless become pretty much the definitive te… 

The Belle's Stratagem

The Belle's Stratagem

Writer and director Tony Cownie has established a particular niche at Edinburgh’s Royal Lyceum Theatre, taking potentially overlooked 18th century comedies (like Carlo Goldoni’… 

Showtime from the Frontline

Showtime from the Frontline

Most stand-up comedy these days is based on the lives of the people standing behind the microphone, albeit reshaped to varying degrees to ensure their material matches the “rule … 

Rita, Sue and Bob Too

Rita, Sue and Bob Too

It’s 36 years since Andrea Dunbar’s breakthrough play announced the all-too-brief flowering of a new writing talent – “a genius straight from the slums,” as the Mail on S… 

The Match Box

The Match Box

The central metaphor running through Frank McGuinness’s 2012 monologue The Match Box is almost breath-taking in its simplicity; it’s that all of us, all of our lives, are ultim… 

It's Behind You!

It's Behind You!

Alan McHugh has played in enough pantomimes down the years to ensure It’s Behind You! reeks of authenticity, albeit the heightened theatrics of the genre. 

The Divide Part 2

The Divide Part 2

The Divide, presented in two parts, is a tale that unflinchingly explores a dystopian society of repression, insurrection and forbidden love. 

The Divide Part 1

The Divide Part 1

The Divide, presented in two parts, is a tale that unflinchingly explores a dystopian society of repression, insurrection and forbidden love. 

Knives in Hens

Knives in Hens

David Harrower’s debut play, Knives in Hens, made a big splash back in 1995, recognised as a modern classic which has since seen revivals by companies as diverse as the Nation… 

The Lover

The Lover

When watching the stage adaptation of any book, especially one I’ve not read, there’s often a question lingering at the back of my mind; would I appreciate this more, would I… 

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

There’s a deliberate cheapness to the temporary, painted proscenium arch erected in the Brunton’s theatre-space, indicative of this local panto’s rough ’n’ ready (and n… 

Shona Reppe’s Cinderella

Shona Reppe’s Cinderella

This revival of Shona Reppe’s acclaimed puppet retelling of the iconic fairytale is a fascinating jewel of a production, ideal for young children and families alike; subtle, s… 

The Tin Soldier

The Tin Soldier

It’s a real shame temporary roadworks make accessing this show’s venue ever-so-slightly off-putting; also, that the venue is still relatively new, especially when it comes t… 

How To Disappear

How To Disappear

As Scotland’s self-declared “new writing theatre”, Edinburgh’s Traverse does like to offer up an alternative to the pantomimes and decidedly family-focused fare on offer… 

Tommy and the Snowbird

Tommy and the Snowbird

It’s said that actors should never work with children or animals, presumably because of their unpredictability and the extra work this requires. 

The Arabian Nights

The Arabian Nights

Stories illuminate the truth, lies hide it; that’s just one of the lessons audiences of all ages can take from Suhayla El-Bushra’s energetic new adaptation of The Arabian N… 

Side Shows

Side Shows

Constella OperaBallet return to the Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells this November with their award-winning Sideshows. 

Grayson Perry Typical Man in a Dress Part 2

Grayson Perry Typical Man in a Dress Part 2

Award-winning artist; Bafta-winning TV presenter; Reith Lecturer and bestselling author with traditional masculine traits including having the desire to “always be right and … 

Our Fathers

Our Fathers

It’s mildly amusing to see two grown men briefly falling into a childish bragging-match about their fathers—one a retired Church of Scotland minister, the other a former Bis… 

The Maids

The Maids

“We’re beautiful, wild, free and full of joy,” say the titular Maids, Solange and Claire, towards the close of Jean Genet’s 1947 drama, courtesy of Martin Crimp’s 1999… 

Thingummy Bob

Thingummy Bob

There’s a wonderful clarity to Linda McLean’s short play Thingummy Bob, a firm favourite with Scotland’s leading theatre company for people with learning disabilities, Lung H… 

Love Song to Lavender Menace

Love Song to Lavender Menace

“Lavender Menace”, according to Wikipedia, were “an informal group of lesbian radical feminists formed to protest the exclusion of lesbians and lesbian issues from the fem… 

Man to Man

Man to Man

There were a lot of expectation around this new Wales Millennium Centre production of Manfred Karge’s one-woman play, Man to Man. 

One Mississippi

One Mississippi

There’s little obvious theatrical artifice on show; just four actors, in casual clothes, sitting or lying on the plain black floor of an empty stage as the audience comes in. 

Without a Hitch

Without a Hitch

There’s no doubting the raw energy and physicality of this show, a work of dance theatre that definitely prefers choreography to speech, and uses it—along with some pretty st… 

Cockpit

Cockpit

Site specific theatre is nothing new in Scotland; from the numerous innovative creations by the likes of Grid Iron Theatre Company to much of the work by the “without walls” … 

Damned Rebel Bitches

Damned Rebel Bitches

Historically speaking, the original “Damned Rebel Bitches” were—according to the “butcher” Duke of Cumberland—the Jacobite women who marched behind their men in order… 

The Coolidge Effect

The Coolidge Effect

During the early years of the British Broadcasting Corporation, its first Director-General Lord Reith established the BBC’s mission as being to “inform, educate and entertai… 

Cilla – The Musical

Cilla – The Musical

Given that she’s such a much-loved public entertainer, an all-too-obvious challenge in creating a musical based on the early life of the late Cilla Black—born Priscilla Mari… 

Alex Williamson: Make the World a Banter Place

Alex Williamson: Make the World a Banter Place

He may not be everyone’s cuppa tea but ‘overwhelmingly politically incorrect’ (WhatsGood. 

GloW-Design: World Youth Designer Forum (WYDF) 2017

GloW-Design: World Youth Designer Forum (WYDF) 2017

The World Youth Designer Forum (WYDF), a cumulative accelerator and incubator discourse, explores the 2017 theme – Design Interventions: Nationalism vs Globalism. 

Sarah Kendall: One-Seventeen

Sarah Kendall: One-Seventeen

Nominated twice for the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show and total Fringe sell-out 2015 and 2016, Sarah Kendall returns with her brand-new show One-Seventeen. 

Inverkeithing Big Band

Inverkeithing Big Band

Returning after a second highly successful gig in 2016, the Inverkeithing Community Big Band promises an afternoon of riveting jazz and swing. 

Paul Gilbody

Paul Gilbody

From pin-drop delicacy to infectious grooves that leave you smiling, this renowned singer-songwriter brings you songs of love and seafood with some very special guest appearances. 

Big Band Swing

Big Band Swing

That Swing Sensation, Scotland’s record-breaking big swing band, with another night of toe-tapping music from the era when swing was king. 

The Future of the Fringe as a World Stage

The Future of the Fringe as a World Stage

As we mark 70 years of this phenomenal festival we want to take stock and explore the future of the Fringe. 

Sustainable Shows: Emerging Trends

Sustainable Shows: Emerging Trends

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

Jazz at the Movies

Jazz at the Movies

Hollywood glamour and the sultriness of jazz have been inextricably linked since talking pictures began. 

Paul Zerdin: All Mouth

Paul Zerdin: All Mouth

America’s Got Talent winner, ventriloquist Paul Zerdin, heads to Fringe for three nights only, fresh from headline shows in Las Vegas, with a sparkling new show featuring his all-s… 

Paul F Taylor's Back!

Paul F Taylor's Back!

The award winning & brilliantly imaginative Paul F Taylor is BACK. 

Scotland’s Harp – A Celebration: One

Scotland’s Harp – A Celebration: One

Superb duo: Catriona McKay (Clarsach) and Chris Stout (Shetland fiddle/viola). 

The Bigger Picture: Partnerships in Europe

The Bigger Picture: Partnerships in Europe

How do I develop relationships with professionals in other European countries? What opportunities are there to collaborate across borders with other creators. 

Betty Grumble: Love and Anger (or Sex Clown Saves the World Again!)

Betty Grumble: Love and Anger (or Sex Clown Saves the World Again!)

Sex clown, wild woman and surreal showgirl, the award-winning, head-spinning Betty Grumble returns to Edinburgh with her flesh riot of laughing love and ecosex. 

Denim: World Tour

Denim: World Tour

It’s pop in a dazzling new costume. 

Songs for a New World

Songs for a New World

‘It’s about one moment. 

One for the Road...

One for the Road...

In the early 1980s Pinter became increasingly interested in human rights abuses and in particular the torture of political prisoners in Argentina and Turkey. 

Dani Sicari and The Easy Rollers: Speakeasy Jazz

Dani Sicari and The Easy Rollers: Speakeasy Jazz

Grab your dancin’ shoes ‘cos the 20s are here to stay! Taking you back to the golden age of jazz, Dani Sicari and The Easy Rollers is a roaring seven-piece swing band performin… 

Edinburgh Renaissance Band: Passion and Manners – 16th Century Dance workshop

Edinburgh Renaissance Band: Passion and Manners – 16th Century Dance workshop

This workshop is suitable for anyone looking for a fun afternoon of unfamiliar dances, while still providing challenges for experienced dancers. 

On One Condition

On One Condition

On One Condition draws on stories from Dan Daw’s lived experiences, asking us to question our own perceptions of normal while offering a stripped back look at the world we live in. 

Fringe Festivals Around the World

Fringe Festivals Around the World

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

Adrienne Truscott's a One-Trick Pony (Or Andy Kaufmann is a Feminist Performance Artist and I'm a Comedian)

Adrienne Truscott's a One-Trick Pony (Or Andy Kaufmann is a Feminist Performance Artist and I'm a Comedian)

Truscott wrestles with: standing up while telling jokes, second shows, stealing material and bad reviews – back in the town where she got ‘em! All while paying homage to her fa… 

Around the World With the Scottish Clarinet Quartet

Around the World With the Scottish Clarinet Quartet

The story of the clarinet told from a truly global perspective by Scotland’s premier clarinet ensemble, in virtuosic performances on clarinets of all sizes. 

World Fringe Street Café

World Fringe Street Café

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

Siobhan Owen - Girl of the World

Siobhan Owen - Girl of the World

This Australian singer/harpist is bringing her successful Adelaide Fringe show to Edinburgh! Siobhán is what you get when you combine Celtic passion and Classical training! Throw … 

One-on-One Surgeries for Creative Artists

One-on-One Surgeries for Creative Artists

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

The Music of The Incredible String Band

The Music of The Incredible String Band

Whimsical, surreal, truly inspirational: psychedelic pioneers The Incredible String Band entranced listeners in the late 1960s and early 1970s with their visionary, dream-like so… 

One Stop Cabaret Shop

One Stop Cabaret Shop

Two cabaret favourites – Don One from Birmingham and Claire Benjamin from London – join together for this unusual musical comedy pairing to host a variety show with a twist. 

Vivaldi and Bach Concertos and Orchestral Suite

Vivaldi and Bach Concertos and Orchestral Suite

The Bach Ensemble of Edinburgh return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for a sixth consecutive year for two concerts. 

Echoes of American Jazz

Echoes of American Jazz

Three evocative works hint of American jazz: David Amram conjures up 1950s Greenwich Village, David Liebman draws on the jazz avant-garde and Stephen J Rush riffs on an Ornette Col… 

We're All in this Together: Part 2

We're All in this Together: Part 2

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

Soft Shoe Skiffle Band

Soft Shoe Skiffle Band

A trip down memory lane, hear again 50s to 70s pop and folk hits like Putting on the Style, Amazing Grace, My Old Man’s a Dustman, Wild Rover, Hello Mary Lou, Nobody’s Child, Singi… 

One Step Before the Fall

One Step Before the Fall

‘Theatrical knock-out’ (Times). 

Edinburgh Renaissance Band: Musical Migrants

Edinburgh Renaissance Band: Musical Migrants

The contribution of travelling composers and performers to the music of Mediaeval and Renaissance Europe is brought to life by the city’s famous early music group in the vibrant … 

Andy Zaltzman: Satirist for Hire (World of 2017 Special Edition)

Andy Zaltzman: Satirist for Hire (World of 2017 Special Edition)

Zaltzman, host of legendary podcast The Bugle, delivers satire on commission, as ordered by you, the public, in his unique interactive show. 

Auditions – BA World Performance and MA Acting International

Auditions – BA World Performance and MA Acting International

East 15 is holding auditions for both these creative and challenging courses, exploring global performance and acting for overseas students. 

The Loneliest Girl in the World

The Loneliest Girl in the World

Smashing Mirrors Theatre are shining a spotlight on those usually left in the shadows through their heart-breaking play The Loneliest Girl in the World, written and directed by Eli… 

Richard III (A One-Woman Show)

Richard III (A One-Woman Show)

It’s Shakespeare performed in a completely new way: a Shakespeare play condensed to the size of one woman, Emily Carding, and the way she deals with the audience. 

Wriggle Around the World

Wriggle Around the World

An educational, interactive and light-hearted classical music experience for all the family. 

One Good Soul

One Good Soul

Musical adaptations of other works often struggle to either make themselves distinct or justify their existence. 

The Complete History of Jazz Piano (Over Three Nights)

The Complete History of Jazz Piano (Over Three Nights)

The History of Jazz Piano is now expanded into a journey over three nights taking in the greatest jazz pianists from Fats Waller to Oscar Peterson and Bill Evans. 

Paul Auster at 70

Paul Auster at 70

If you had to pick one writer to sum up the inventive spirit of the post-war transatlantic era, you could hardly do better than Paul Auster. 

Sweet Nothings: Who Run the World?

Sweet Nothings: Who Run the World?

Exeter’s longest-running all female a cappella group are back for their fourth year, ready to give the boys a run for their money! Performing songs sung by men, but with the style … 

You Are Not the One Who Shall Live Long

You Are Not the One Who Shall Live Long

You are asked to explain a purpose, statement of intention and concept. 

Allman Brothers Band Appreciation

Allman Brothers Band Appreciation

Safehouse are back at the Edinburgh Festival for a third consecutive year playing their highly acclaimed Allman Brothers set including classics from the At Fillmore East album: Whi… 

Old Saint Paul's Festival High Masses

Old Saint Paul's Festival High Masses

Join us for traditional Catholic Anglican liturgy with the renowned choir, organ and congregation of this historic church, directed by City and University Organist Dr John Kitchen. 

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

Join us for traditional Choral Evensong and Benediction with the renowned choir, organ and congregation of this historic Anglican Catholic Church. 

Vir Das: The Boarding Das World Tour

Vir Das: The Boarding Das World Tour

Rapidly growing to international stardom after sell out shows in the USA and worldwide, Vir Das embarks on his first ever UK tour alongside the release of his first Netflix comedy … 

Queen of the F*cking World

Queen of the F*cking World

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… 

Chinese Arts and Culture Festival Day One

Chinese Arts and Culture Festival Day One

SCCC is proud to present splendid programme for audiences. 

There Is No One Between You and Me

There Is No One Between You and Me

A woman returns to a hometown she no longer recognises in this haunting new play from Dalia Taha. 

There Were Two Brothers

There Were Two Brothers

Part confessional monologue, part lecture and part nostalgic trip back to the days of the BBC’s Jackanory, there’s no doubt that There Were Two Brothers is a funny, personal—… 

The Rising: UK's Number One Springsteen Tribute

The Rising: UK's Number One Springsteen Tribute

The Rising: the UK’s number one Springsteen tribute brings the energy and precision of the E Street band to the Festival Fringe once more. 

Guitars at St Cecilia's: One

Guitars at St Cecilia's: One

Scottish early guitar/lute specialist and composer Gordon Ferries plays solos by the great 19th-century guitarist/composer Mauro Giuliani including Le Bouquet Emblematique (where e… 

Pianos @ One

Pianos @ One

Showcasing the finest piano and chamber music from RCS and St Mary’s Music School students. 

One Hundred Miles

One Hundred Miles

One Hundred Miles is a physical theatre performance structured around the experiences of a woman traveling through India in a bid to discover a different culture and way of life. 

Stand By

Stand By

There’s a real sense of excitement in the run-up to Stand By, not least thanks to the slightly-unusual venue—inside an Army Reserve Centre in the north of the New Town. 

One-on-One Consultations for Small Independent Productions Interested in Touring The U.S.

One-on-One Consultations for Small Independent Productions Interested in Touring The U.S.

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

We're All in this Together: Part 1

We're All in this Together: Part 1

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

US Tour Booking For Small And Independent Shows

US Tour Booking For Small And Independent Shows

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

ONE: The Man Chosen by the Spirit of the Japanese Drum Vol 2

ONE: The Man Chosen by the Spirit of the Japanese Drum Vol 2

Powerful like a dragon, supple like a dancer. 

The World in One City

The World in One City

A Scottish Documentary Institute production for the Edinburgh International Festival directed by Anne Milne and produced by Noe Mendelle. 

Bwani Junction Perform Paul Simon's Graceland Album With Special Guests

Bwani Junction Perform Paul Simon's Graceland Album With Special Guests

After sell-out shows at last year’s Fringe and Celtic Connections festivals, Bwani Junction return with their joyful rendition of Paul Simon’s Graceland album. 

One for the Critics – Networking Event

One for the Critics – Networking Event

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

The Sandy Brechin Band

The Sandy Brechin Band

The king of Celtic ‘ccordion, Sandy Brechin, brings his lightning-fast fingers to the Fringe once again, along with his mad-cap humour, featuring hits from his many albums plus som… 

Keyboards At St Cecilia's: One

Keyboards At St Cecilia's: One

Inaugurating the Friends of St Cecilia’s 2017 Fringe season in the stunningly refurbished concert hall on Niddry Street, John Kitchen and David Gerrard will demonstrate the flamboy… 

Live Shows in an Internet Media Age

Live Shows in an Internet Media Age

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

Ali Affleck's Speakeasy Sessions – One Night in New Orleans...

Ali Affleck's Speakeasy Sessions – One Night in New Orleans...

Award-winning vocalist Ali transports you to the underground prohibition era. 

Greg Proops is the Smartest Man in the World

Greg Proops is the Smartest Man in the World

Superfans of Greg Proops will enjoy the intimate feel of being in the room at the time of his Podcast live recording. 

The Divide - Part 2

The Divide - Part 2

In The Divide Pt 2, Alan Ayckbourn answers my primary issues with Pt 1: the lack of a driving narrative force, and an associated lack of meaningful emotional resonance. 

Jazz Lates

Jazz Lates

A smooth late-night concert of jazz classics and new interpretations. Served with a glass of wine – what better way to end the day! 

Mia: Daughters of Fortune

Mia: Daughters of Fortune

This startling, if indistinct production from Mind the Gap, England’s largest learning disability theatre company, gets straight to its point, with cast members slipping into ‘… 

The Divide - Part 1

The Divide - Part 1

Man, I love theatres. 

Tokio Myers World

Tokio Myers World

Tokio Myers is a multi-instrumental artist and composer fusing classical piano with electronic sounds and beats, creating an immersive and compelling show. 

Blueswater Presents: Live at the Jazz Bar

Blueswater Presents: Live at the Jazz Bar

The Blueswater is the band behind the award-winning show Blues! They will be performing five high-energy late night gigs at one of Scotland’s best small music venues, The Jazz Bar. 

The Show Between Shows Show

The Show Between Shows Show

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

Queen of the F*cking World

Queen of the F*cking World

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… 

Paul Savage is Set to Self Destruct

Paul Savage is Set to Self Destruct

Paul Savage gets himself into good places, and then blows it all up. 

An Imp-Revised History of the World

An Imp-Revised History of the World

Ever wondered what would’ve happened if Rihanna had met Genghis Khan? What if Julius Caesar accidentally invented Snapchat? In this improvised comedy, the audience choose which cha… 

The Wendy Weatherby Band

The Wendy Weatherby Band

Beautiful heart-wrenching songs, lively cello tunes and lots of laughter from Edinburgh’s own bubbly queen of folk Wendy Weatherby and her all-star band, featuring Fiona Cuthill on… 

Mark Simmons: One-Linerer

Mark Simmons: One-Linerer

This show is for people that like jokes. 

The Amorous Ambassador

The Amorous Ambassador

There’s nothing that says ‘Edinburgh Festival Fringe’ quite like the portrayal of sex on stage: that said, compared with many of the thousands of shows in Edinburgh this August, … 

John Montgomery String Band

John Montgomery String Band

The band feature multi-stringed instrumentalists playing original music and songs in the folk/country rock genre. 

Jazz Bar Music

Jazz Bar Music

Edinburgh’s famous multi award-winning venue stages its own extensive programme of evening jazz and late-night funk every night of the Fringe. 

Andy Quirk's Got First World Problems

Andy Quirk's Got First World Problems

East London’s premier rapper of first world problems invites you to join his crew for a chart rundown of fist-pumping therapy for modern living. 

Paul Dabek – Encore!

Paul Dabek – Encore!

Dabek is an old-school showman; his banter is honed to a bleeding edge and you can easily imagine him holding forth on classic Saturday night TV, perhaps as a guest on The Paul Dan… 

Das Contras – Funking Jazz Punks

Das Contras – Funking Jazz Punks

Scottish funk all-stars Das Contras return to the Fringe with new album Hedonburgh, following last year’s award-winning album and sell-out shows. 

300 to One

300 to One

Escaping his war poetry homework, a schoolboy re-enacts the movie 300 to the spirit of Wilfred Owen. 

Blueswater Presents: The Porch Band Audience Picks

Blueswater Presents: The Porch Band Audience Picks

A special stripped-down lineup of The Blueswater play an upbeat swampy set of blues songs decided in advance by fans on social media. 

Jazz Theatre - After Midnight

Jazz Theatre - After Midnight

Nocturnal and intimate adventure through American golden age of music. 

The Oxford Gargoyles: Jazz A Cappella

The Oxford Gargoyles: Jazz A Cappella

Oxford’s internationally-renowned jazz a cappella group. 

Gordon Southern: That's a Fun Fact!

Gordon Southern: That's a Fun Fact!

Upbeat Gordon Southern may dress like the kind of supply teacher that the kids love to bully (his words) but, despite his repeated mantra of ‘Not Laughing, Learning’, his lates… 

Jazz at Lunchtime

Jazz at Lunchtime

Sell-out shows since 2004. 

Death Part 7: The Last Word

Death Part 7: The Last Word

You’ll die laughing at this outrageous show about the thing we all have in common. 

Bella Freak: Unwritten

Bella Freak: Unwritten

Unwritten, according to the flyer, is ‘a secret history of Scotland’; specifically, though, it uses the individual experiences of three disabled people to talk about Inclusive … 

Baby Mama: One Woman's Quest to Give Her Child to Gay People

Baby Mama: One Woman's Quest to Give Her Child to Gay People

Tucked away in one of Greenside’s smaller studios, Baby Mama is a shining diamond of a show: beautiful storytelling and intimate staging come together to create a heartbreakingly… 

Comedy World War 5

Comedy World War 5

The hit-show in its fifth year! Four international top comedians per night, one against one, no allies. 

Fancy Glitter Fanciulla on Tour Without the Band

Fancy Glitter Fanciulla on Tour Without the Band

Rock’n’roll in all its facets. 

Paul Keeling's Transcendent Piano Excursions

Paul Keeling's Transcendent Piano Excursions

The Californian pianist and composer’s improvisational flights through bebop and beyond – sometimes highly structured, sometimes wild – are rhapsodic, heartfelt and boldly melo… 

Paul Currie: Cats in My Mouth

Paul Currie: Cats in My Mouth

A brand-new show from this hairy idiot man-child, strap in for more fun and nonsense as the entire audience is taken by the hand into a true circus of silly. 

The Lady Boys of Bangkok – Who Runs the World Tour

The Lady Boys of Bangkok – Who Runs the World Tour

Glamour, glitter and girls - The Lady Boys of Bangkok is a fabulous collection of performers who lip sync and dance to feel good songs opening with Gloria Gaynor’s First Be A Wom… 

Caravaggio: Between the Darkness

Caravaggio: Between the Darkness

“I need more light,” our protagonist Caravaggio says at one point, and it’s fair to say that the 16th century Italian’s use of light and darkness is one of his paintings’… 

BBC: World on 3

BBC: World on 3

Broadcast live from the BBC’s venue in Edinburgh, featuring live world music and Celtic sounds. 

World Press Photo Exhibition

World Press Photo Exhibition

The worldwide touring exhibition of award-winning photos will come to the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. 

A Charlie Montague Mystery: The Game's a Foot, Try the Fish

A Charlie Montague Mystery: The Game's a Foot, Try the Fish

What would an unpublished Agatha Christie mystery be like if, by some strange quirk of fate, its editor had given it over to P G Wodehouse for a final literary polish? Well, thanks… 

Meet Me At Dawn

Meet Me At Dawn

Zinnie Harris has five plays on in Edinburgh this August, including two within the Edinburgh International Festival’s theatre programme. 

The Wonderful World of Lieven Scheire

The Wonderful World of Lieven Scheire

Following his sell out Edinburgh Festival season, this unique, non-fiction stand up takes little concepts like, oh you know, Einstein’s’ theory of relativity, and explains them… 

Death Part 7: The Last Word

Death Part 7: The Last Word

“Death Part 7: The Last Word” is the barely anticipated final installment in Jack Trinco’s fabled, quasi-epic, multi-part exploration of the theme of death. 

Paul Williams: Summertime Love

Paul Williams: Summertime Love

The summer is coming. 

Marny Godden is One Tooth

Marny Godden is One Tooth

A toothless punk wakes one morning and asks herself the all-important question: why are we here? Expect cod philosophy, serious attitude and a chicken going on. 

Madame Señorita: 25 Different Shows, Come Every Day!

Madame Señorita: 25 Different Shows, Come Every Day!

Award-winning performer Paula Valluerca, aka Madame Señorita, is committed to reconnect with the pleasure of being a totally deluded idiot. 

Andrew Doyle: Thought Crimes

Andrew Doyle: Thought Crimes

Andrew Doyle has, allegedly, lost quite a few friends this last year. 

One Person Production Gathering

One Person Production Gathering

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

Sarah Bennetto: All My Life's Mistakes, Catalogued (Volume One)

Sarah Bennetto: All My Life's Mistakes, Catalogued (Volume One)

One dimwit comedian’s every dumb decision presented in list form. 

Blank Tiles

Blank Tiles

It might seem all-too-witty for a SCRABBLE World Champion, when asked by the media for “a few words” on his victory, to admit ‘I don’t really know any’. 

I Can Make You Tory

I Can Make You Tory

When you see Leo Kearse — and you should — there’s a very good chance it’ll be a four-star experience. 

There's Always One

There's Always One

Hi Anne, just put: ‘Low mileage, one careful owner, four new tires and MOT till June 2017’. Don’t mix this Auto Trader ad up with edfringe programme entry please. 

One Man Shoe

One Man Shoe

When the headline act fails to show up, Jango, a bumbling theatre caretaker, is suddenly thrust into the limelight and embarks on a hilarious journey of highly crafted and heartfel… 

The Rat Pack Presents...

The Rat Pack Presents...

If the illustrious names that have performed as part of The Rat Pack Presents is a guide, then it is worth heading along to the Cabaret Voltaire during this year’s festival. 

Chris Martin: The One and Only Chris Martin

Chris Martin: The One and Only Chris Martin

‘One of the UK’s best young observationalists’ (Guardian) went viral in India this year – not in a good way. 

One in One Out

One in One Out

One in One Out spans Davina’s journey from losing a parent and partner to gaining an enormous new nephew and several new partners. 

Tom and Bunny Save the World

Tom and Bunny Save the World

The novelty musical gets its fair share of traction over the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Fat Rascal Theatre are attempting to stake their claim as rulers of the field. 

Betty Grumble: Love and Anger (or Sex Clown Saves the World Again!)

Betty Grumble: Love and Anger (or Sex Clown Saves the World Again!)

How does one describe Betty Grumble? No really, I’m at a loss. 

Paul Revill: Revillations – Free

Paul Revill: Revillations – Free

Paul Revill, Bath Comedy Festival New Act of the Year 2014, returns to the Fringe with his debut hour. 

Seymour Mace's Magical Shitcakes from Heaven

Seymour Mace's Magical Shitcakes from Heaven

The blurb suggests this is a show about nothing, but amidst the surreal humour there is a deeper meaning. 

Matt Abbott: Two Little Ducks

Matt Abbott: Two Little Ducks

Wakefield’s poet son may have a self-confessed tendency for lewd social observation but Matt Abbott is also an unpretentious recorder of life in the raw, with a talent for coming… 

Denim: World Tour

Denim: World Tour

Denim, a drag Haus come girl band, are on tour and they’ve finally reached Wembley Arena (actually, the Belly Laugh at Underbelly). 

Lilith: The Jungle Girl

Lilith: The Jungle Girl

This acclaimed show from award-winning Australian theatre company Sisters Grimm clearly aims to put the “lion” back in George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion, through a startlingly … 

Rhinoceros

Rhinoceros

Time and again during Zinnie Harris’s new adaptation of Eugène Ionesco’s famous farce, people tell each other not to be absurd. 

Paul McCaffrey: Suburban Legend

Paul McCaffrey: Suburban Legend

Star of Impractical Jokers (BBC Three). 

The Road That Wasn't There

The Road That Wasn't There

The truth about fairy tales, all too often forgotten by us grown-ups, is that the best ones are meant to be scary, albeit in an ultimately reassuring context. 

One-Man Apocalypse Now

One-Man Apocalypse Now

Apocalypse Now, with its 153 minute running time, multi-million dollar production costs and jungle location, might not seem like the most obvious contender for adaptation into a on… 

Phill Jupitus: Achtung!/Acting!

Phill Jupitus: Achtung!/Acting!

Very much in the spirit of the Fringe, Phill Jupitus steps out of his comfort zone with a show of improvisational comedy that sees him inhabit two wonderfully diverse characters th… 

Phill Jupitus Up the Stand

Phill Jupitus Up the Stand

When Phill Jupitus commits to the Fringe, he does so 100 per cent. 

One With Everything

One With Everything

Strange physical theatre with soul-lined theatrics and odd feats. 

Letters to Morrissey

Letters to Morrissey

Confession time: I’ve never been a fan of The Smiths or Morrissey. 

Margaret Thatcher Queen of Game Shows

Margaret Thatcher Queen of Game Shows

Ding dong the witch is back! Multi award-winning Fringe sensation Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho returns with the most fabulous game show of all! Join the Iron Lady for songs, gam… 

Performers

Performers

One figure doesn’t appear in Performers, Irvine Welsh and Dean Cavanagh’s new play inspired by some of the behind-the-scenes stories surrounding the making of 1970 cult film Pe… 

Jamie MacDonald: Designated Driver

Jamie MacDonald: Designated Driver

Given that so much of the stand-up comedy you’ll find on the Fringe is blatantly autobiographical—at least to some extent—it’s not surprising that a lot of Jamie MacDonald�… 

Aaaaaaaaaaargh! It's the One-Liner Show – Free

Aaaaaaaaaaargh! It's the One-Liner Show – Free

Enjoy an hour of the best up-and-coming one-liner comedians on the circuit in this celebration of puns, one-liners and wordplay. 

The Wonderful World of Lapin

The Wonderful World of Lapin

Gentle and well-meaning, The Wonderful World of Lapin is a good attempt to introduce young children to the French language. 

Sarah Bennetto: All My Life's Mistakes, Catalogued (Volume One)

Sarah Bennetto: All My Life's Mistakes, Catalogued (Volume One)

One dimwit comedian’s every dumb decision presented in list form. 

Stuart Black: It's the End of the World as We Know It

Stuart Black: It's the End of the World as We Know It

The worse the world gets the funnier Stuart Black gets. 

Victorian Gothic

Victorian Gothic

Thanks to the numerous adventures of Sherlock Holmes, we arguably don’t have the best impression of the Victorian Police Detective—especially when it comes to either their inte… 

Paul Foot: 'Tis a Pity She's a Piglet

Paul Foot: 'Tis a Pity She's a Piglet

Culminating in an audience member punching a stuffed monkey named Jonnie whilst Paul Foot shouts ridiculous syncopated mottos about equality for all mankind, this show provides alm… 

Vicki Sargent: One Woman Army – Free

Vicki Sargent: One Woman Army – Free

Vicki is done with degrading retail jobs, fed up of waiting around for Mr Wrong and ultimately ready to get out of bed. 

Dickless

Dickless

Fundamental Theater Project’s Dickless is a tale of rumours, girls, a headless cat and bizarre sexual conquests in the small-town of Dunningham. 

Paul ‘Silky’ White’s Food Fight!

Paul ‘Silky’ White’s Food Fight!

You are what you eat. 

Andrew Maxwell: Showtime

Andrew Maxwell: Showtime

When a comedian comes on clutching notes you would expect that you were about to watch something that was underdeveloped and in need of refinement. 

Part of the Picture

Part of the Picture

Bletherbox provide an alternative insight into the lives of the men who worked and died on the Piper Alpha oil rig. 

Angela Barnes: Fortitude

Angela Barnes: Fortitude

After sold out Fringe shows in 2014 and 2015, Angela Barnes is back with a new routine that is, at times, remarkably and worryingly prescient. 

Snowflake by Mark Thomson

Snowflake by Mark Thomson

Snowflake, a new play written and directed by the former Artistic Director of Edinburgh’s Royal Lyceum Theatre, Mark Thomson, feels a necessity to explain its title right from th… 

Colin Hoult / Anna Mann in How We Stop the Fascists

Colin Hoult / Anna Mann in How We Stop the Fascists

Anna Mann is, according to herself, the greatest actress of her generation—a quote she can now legitimately edit for future Fringe posters with no fear of censor. 

Sarah Kendall: One-Seventeen

Sarah Kendall: One-Seventeen

In 1986, the Kendall family stood in their back-garden, staring at the Australian sky and hoping to catch a glimpse of Halley’s comet. 

Baby Wants Candy: The Completely Improvised Full Band Musical

Baby Wants Candy: The Completely Improvised Full Band Musical

A pure and exhilarating romp of a good time. 

(More) Moira Monologues

(More) Moira Monologues

Time has not withered Moira Bell, Alan Bissett’s 2009 tribute to the hard-working, hard-playing, straight-talking working class women of Scotland, and Falkirk in particular. 

Ed Byrne: Spoiler Alert

Ed Byrne: Spoiler Alert

Ed Byrne’s latest show is based around the notion that as a generation we are all spoilt. 

Sean Patton: Number One

Sean Patton: Number One

Flatulence, fornication and filth; Sean Patton brings his show Number One to Edinburgh armed with a New Orleans attitude and an unashamed subject matter of all things vulgar and bo… 

The Andy Field Experience

The Andy Field Experience

It’s a hard task to sum up quite what The Andy Field Experience is about without using the words surreal and odd. 

Bin Laden: The One Man Show

Bin Laden: The One Man Show

‘Tonight, ladies and gentlemen, I am going to show you how to change the world…’ The world’s most notorious terrorist tells his remarkable, provocative and multi award-winnin… 

Amy Conway's Super Awesome World

Amy Conway's Super Awesome World

Amy Conway’s Super Awesome World is a hidden gem of the Fringe that starts off all fun and games (literally) before delving into an account of living with depression that is so h… 

Richard Herring: Oh Frig, I'm 50!

Richard Herring: Oh Frig, I'm 50!

The King is back, long live the King. 

Geoff Norcott: Right Leaning but Well Meaning

Geoff Norcott: Right Leaning but Well Meaning

There’s one point during Geoff Norcott’s latest show when it really flies, when you sense he really has most of the audience on his side — even though at least one or two of … 

Four Go Off On One! A Jolly Good Romp Through Childhood

Four Go Off On One! A Jolly Good Romp Through Childhood

This ‘highly energetic laugh-a-minute show’ (TheTab. 

Who, Me

Who, Me

It’s four years since Rob Lloyd first brought this autobiographical, Doctor Who-related show to Edinburgh. 

Lists for the End of the World

Lists for the End of the World

A joyful and touching view of the world through other people’s eyes, Lists… is a show composed entirely of crowdsourced lists. 

Wall 2.0! A Thinly Veiled Manifesto for How to Mend Our Broken World Disguised as a New American Musical

Wall 2.0! A Thinly Veiled Manifesto for How to Mend Our Broken World Disguised as a New American Musical

Wall 2. 

Boris & Sergey's One Man Extravaganza

Boris & Sergey's One Man Extravaganza

The technical choreography from Flabbergast Theatre that delivers this consistently joyful, yet bleak, puppetry extravaganza is exceptional. 

Scott Agnew: Spunk on Our Lady's Face

Scott Agnew: Spunk on Our Lady's Face

Burly Glaswegian stand-up Scott Agnew has for many years joked about “blow-job knee”—wear and tear arising from too much time on his knees providing oral sex. 

Jan Ravens: Difficult Woman

Jan Ravens: Difficult Woman

Given the way that Jan Ravens effortlessly reels off her startling array of impressions it begs the question why it has taken so long for her to branch out on her own. 

Lucy Porter: Choose Your Battles

Lucy Porter: Choose Your Battles

Choose Your Battles is Lucy Porter’s 11th Edinburgh Show and it’s a wonderfully crafted hour that is both funny and, at times, a poignant look at someone who goes out of their way … 

Knock Knock

Knock Knock

It’s 54 years since the last conscripted British citizens returned to civilian life after completing their National Service. 

Alex Williamson: Make the World a Banter Place

Alex Williamson: Make the World a Banter Place

He may not be everyone’s cuppa tea but ‘overwhelmingly politically incorrect’ (WhatsGood. 

5 Guys Chillin'

5 Guys Chillin'

Many an article’s been written on how the gay scene appears dominated by drugs and sex. 

One Hander

One Hander

This extremely famous one-handed actor shares his hilarious encounters with the world. 

Sarah, Sky and Seven Other Guys

Sarah, Sky and Seven Other Guys

“Ah yes. 

Jewellery of the World

Jewellery of the World

This is our 31st festival exhibition and the jewellery exhibition is an established festival highlight. 

World-Famous Underground Ghost Tour

World-Famous Underground Ghost Tour

Weird tales in dark wynds, creepy facts in closes, ghastly details in graveyards and unspeakable truths when we descend underground. 

Plant Scenery of the World

Plant Scenery of the World

Presented across Inverleith House and the Front Range glasshouse at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Plant Scenery of the World aims to evoke the theatrical, awe-inspiring, utop… 

Talking Heads: ‘Bed Amongst the Lentils’ by Alan Bennett

Talking Heads: ‘Bed Amongst the Lentils’ by Alan Bennett

Alan Bennett’s Bed Amongst the Lentils is one of the great observational pieces from the master wordsmith’s influential Talking Heads series. 

The Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year Final 2017

The Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year Final 2017

The finals of the Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year competition as ever throw up a talented assortment of acts. 

Richard Carpenter is Close to You

Richard Carpenter is Close to You

There is a tongue planted firmly in cheek with this affectionate tribute to the music of the Carpenters and in particular the legacy of Richard, forever doomed to be the “other�… 

Curtis Stigers and the Ronnie Scott’s Big Band Perform ‘Sinatra at the Sands’

Curtis Stigers and the Ronnie Scott’s Big Band Perform ‘Sinatra at the Sands’

In 1966, Frank Sinatra performed at the Las Vegas’ Sands Hotel & Casino, accompanied by Count Basie and his orchestra. 

Paul Foot – Tis Pity She’s a Piglet

Paul Foot – Tis Pity She’s a Piglet

The show that offended a thousand piglets is back. 

Grand Old Uke of York

Grand Old Uke of York

There’s a lot wrong with the world at the moment, but I reckon if you gave everyone a ukulele then you could go a long way to curing all that’s troubling. 

The Lying Kind

The Lying Kind

“O, what a tangled web we weave,” Sir Walter Scott wrote in his epic poem Marmion, “when first we practise to deceive!” It’s a life lesson we can only hope unfortunat… 

Yank! A World War II Love Story

Yank! A World War II Love Story

“Some stories didn’t make it into the history books” In 1943, young Mid-Westerner Stu serves in the army as a photographer for Yank Magazine, the journal ‘f… 

The Maydays feat. Scott Adsit plus Swipe Right and Me Plus One

The Maydays feat. Scott Adsit plus Swipe Right and Me Plus One

The Maydays present their signature brand of freewheeling black comedy and surrealism with special guest Scott Adsit (Second City, 30 Rock, Veep), plus Edinburgh sellout show Me Pl… 

The Waves on the Seas

The Waves on the Seas

A marriage isn’t just the joining of two people, or even two families—it marks the coming together of two communities. 

Stephen K Amos: World Famous

Stephen K Amos: World Famous

Globe-trotting laughter master Stephen K Amos returns with his new tour show. 

Bach's 4 Lute Suites with Paul Gregory guitar

Bach's 4 Lute Suites with Paul Gregory guitar

Much-loved guitarist, Paul Gregory, returns to perform a solo recital of J. 

Strike Up The Band

Strike Up The Band

Following its 2016 sell-out Belgian tour, the SLJO is back with an all-new set featuring tunes from the golden era of Big Band. 

One Man Two Ghosts

One Man Two Ghosts

Three idiots spoof Noel Coward in a unique and ridiculous vision of ‘Blithe Spirit’. 

Bounce!

Bounce!

It’s fair to say that Bounce!, created and performed by French company Arcosm, is a delightfully playful blend of music and dance, performed with real skill and alleged wild a… 

The Greatest Liar in all the World

The Greatest Liar in all the World

Following the story of ‘The Liar’, a broken down, two-bit mentalist act who has reached the end of his tether and threatens to finish it all. 

Falling Dreams

Falling Dreams

Recent years have seen a significant rise in the number of (usually) London theatre productions being transmitted live to cinemas and other venues across the UK. 

Bourgeois & Maurice: How To Save The World Without Really Trying

Bourgeois & Maurice: How To Save The World Without Really Trying

Critically acclaimed musical satirists make a triumphant return to Brighton Spiegeltent with their out-of-this-world Edinburgh Fringe smash hit. 

Jazz for Lunch: Julie Roberts and Michael Hinton

Jazz for Lunch: Julie Roberts and Michael Hinton

A new relaxing lunchtime concert. 

One Man and his Dog

One Man and his Dog

A dog is man’s best friend, and is for life. 

Poetry and Jazz Layer Cake with John Harvey and the John Lake Band

Poetry and Jazz Layer Cake with John Harvey and the John Lake Band

Jazz and Poetry Layer Cake A delicious serving of modern original Jazz and poetry created by the award-winning author John Harvey (author of the bestselling Charlie Resnick series… 

One Board Man

One Board Man

One Board Man is one of the most unique shows I have ever seen. 

Sussex Jazz Orchestra Live in Concert

Sussex Jazz Orchestra Live in Concert

Sussex Jazz Orchestra plays exciting, driving and dynamic big-band music as well as more familiar Jazz standards with a twist. 

Glory on Earth

Glory on Earth

At one point during Glory on Earth, its two main characters—stage right, the young, romantic Mary, Queen of Scots; stage left, the firebrand Protestant preacher John Knox—ar… 

Big Band: Jumpin' at the Spiegel

Big Band: Jumpin' at the Spiegel

Straight No Chaser Big Band combine with JATS swing dance aces Sam and Gabi for a Lindy Hop dance spectacular. 

Tricity Vogue's All Girl Swing Band

Tricity Vogue's All Girl Swing Band

“Anyone else a massive fan of the divine Miss Vogue and her ukulele? Thought so. 

One in Four

One in Four

A newly-devised piece exploring issues of mental health. 

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

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

An original musical & gastromonical journey from the 5th Century settlement of Boerthlelm’s Tun to Brighton in 1795, with affectionate portraits of the colourful inhabitants of 24 … 

Music Is Torture

Music Is Torture

“Keep going,” actor Andy Clark says repeatedly to the musicians behind the glass screen in the unsubtly-named Limbo Studio created on stage, ensuring that we find our seats … 

Richard III (a one-woman show)

Richard III (a one-woman show)

Richard III. 

First World Problems Vs Powerpointless

First World Problems Vs Powerpointless

Andy Quirk and Andy Onions go halves on a uniquely energetic and entertaining comedy show. 

Paul Prem Nadama

Paul Prem Nadama

Paul Prem Nadama is a singer-songwriter-guitarist of beautiful, soulful acoustic songs, with a new-age twist. 

Daphne Oram's Wonderful World of Sound

Daphne Oram's Wonderful World of Sound

In 1983, the BBC published a retrospective about “the first 25 years” of the by-then globally famous BBC Radiophonic Workshop. 

Business can Change the World

Business can Change the World

For businesses interested in more than profit. 

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

“The true mystery of the world is the visible . 

Herbie's Jazz Breakfast

Herbie's Jazz Breakfast

Start every Brighton Fringe Sunday in the company of our very own living leg-end, bassist Herbie Flowers and his incredible bands. 

GEORGE EGG: ANARCHIST COOK PART TWO 'Second Helpings'

GEORGE EGG: ANARCHIST COOK PART TWO 'Second Helpings'

George Egg, the stand-up comedian who cooks onstage using absurd and innovative techniques, returns. 

Joan Eardley: A Private View

Joan Eardley: A Private View

The London-born artist Joan Eardley, who settled in Scotland to study and whose artistic career was cut short when she died—aged 42—in 1963, is best known for two very diffe… 

Mrs H and the Sing-Along Band

Mrs H and the Sing-Along Band

Mrs H and the Sing-Along Band bring their unique family music to Brighton Fringe for the first time. 

The Lady Boys of Bangkok: Who Runs the World Tour

The Lady Boys of Bangkok: Who Runs the World Tour

Hotter, cheekier, funnier than ever: the country’s number one touring cabaret show The Ladyboys of Bangkok return with a Bang in 2017 with their lavish new production ‘Who Runs the… 

The 306: Day

The 306: Day

The 306: Day is the second of a three play trilogy instigated by the National Theatre of Scotland, inspired by the stories of the 306 British soldiers that we know were executed… 

Paul Revill: Revillations

Paul Revill: Revillations

Paul Revill, Bath Comedy Festival New Act of the Year 2014, heads to Brighton Fringe with his debut hour. 

Michèle Drees Jazz Tap Project

Michèle Drees Jazz Tap Project

Tap is visual jazz. 

Renegade Brass Band

Renegade Brass Band

8 horns, 2 drummers, scratch-DJ and MC. 

They Built It. No One Came.

They Built It. No One Came.

Twelve years ago, Tobias and Alexander came together to form a spiritualist commune based on their shared visions of a peaceful and harmonious community. 

The Idiot's Guide to the World

The Idiot's Guide to the World

‘The Idiot’s Guide to the World’ is a clown show that explores a variety of physical comedy genres. 

Angels in America Part 1 & 2

Angels in America Part 1 & 2

There’s no doubt that when Tony Kushner’s “Gay Fantasia on National Themes” first came to the stage in the early nineties, it was like little that had been seen before – both i… 

Travels With My Aunt

Travels With My Aunt

This is a homecoming, of sorts; the revival of a play, first performed at Glasgow’s Citizens Theatre back in 1989, which subsequently enjoyed successful productions in the West … 

Shirley Valentine

Shirley Valentine

“I used to be Shirley Valentine,” explains the focus of Willy Russell’s 1986 one-woman play; a 42 year old Liverpudlian woman who, now that the children have flown … 

Mark Murphy - Out of this World

Mark Murphy - Out of this World

Out of this World is action packed theatre from acclaimed writer and director Mark Murphy. 

Confessional

Confessional

The comedic tone of David Weir’s Confessional is clear from the start; as Schubert’s beautiful Ave Marie fades into silence, “Good Catholic” Kevin—or, as he puts it, th… 

Charlie Sonata

Charlie Sonata

There’s much to admire, to even love, in Douglas Maxwell’s new play at Edinburgh’s Royal Lyceum; a script full of humour and subtle characterisation, if not always … 

Paul Auster's City of Glass

Paul Auster's City of Glass

Based on the first novel of The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster and the graphic novel by Paul Karasik and David Mazzucchelli. 

Monstrous Bodies

Monstrous Bodies

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s debut novel has become so iconic in Western culture that the word “Frankenstein” is now used pejoratively to describe any scientific o… 

Orlando

Orlando

If the usual writerly advice is to always “show, not tell”, then biography is arguably one of the few artistic forms where a certain amount of direct author-to-audience expl… 

The Edinburgh Easter Play

The Edinburgh Easter Play

The Biblical narrative that is the foundation of the Christian faith has been described, on numerous occasions, as “The Greatest Story Ever Told. 

One Man Shoe

One Man Shoe

Children’s entertainer Jango Starr is a total clown, but that’s certainly not meant as a criticism; sans white-face, he instead relies on a pair of trousers just sufficientl… 

Zombie Science: Worst Case Scenario

Zombie Science: Worst Case Scenario

Almost at the start, Gilchrist Muir—here inhabiting the tweed suit of our lecturer, Glasgow University-based Theoretical Zombiologist Dr Ken House—insists that Zombies are no… 

A Stone’s Throw

A Stone’s Throw

A young girl, annoyed by being made fun of by her seven older brothers, joins in the family’s evening game of throwing stones and unintentionally shatters the sun from the sky… 

Isaac’s Eye

Isaac’s Eye

From the start of his exploration of the scientific method, through the prism of the 17th century rivalry between Isaac Newton and the now little-remembered Robert Hooke, playwr… 

A Number

A Number

In one sense, this Lyceum revival of Caryl Churchill’s 2002 play is exactly the “dynamic two-hander” described in the programme: the only actors on stage are Peter Forbes,… 

Girl in the Machine

Girl in the Machine

The symbolism is hardly subtle; when we enter the Traverse Theatre’s principal performance space, we have to choose which side of a massive shipping container we sit next to. 

Cosmonaut

Cosmonaut

There’s always a risk attempting to present previously “unknown” stories as theatre. 

Dr Stirlingshire's Discovery

Dr Stirlingshire's Discovery

I’m not a fan of promenade performances, especially those involving the audience being led in a group from one set piece to another. 

The Nether

The Nether

Science Fiction isn’t the most common genre you find on stage; ironic, really, since it was Karel Čapek’s 1920 play R. 

Paul Carrack

Paul Carrack

Paul Carrack is one the UK’s great singer songwriters and multi-instrumentalists. 

My Brilliant Friend Part 1 & 2

My Brilliant Friend Part 1 & 2

World Premiere of a two-part dramatization of Elena Ferrante’s epic family saga. 

Hay Fever

Hay Fever

Dominic Hill, artistic director of Glasgow’s Citizens Theatre, apparently doesn’t like to constrain any theatrical experience with the blunt instrument of a rising or falling c… 

Girls Like That

Girls Like That

Evan Placey’s Girls Like That (first performed at London’s Unicorn Theatre three years ago) came to Edinburgh’s Traverse Theatre—courtesy of the neighbouring Lyceum Thea… 

La Cage Aux Folles

La Cage Aux Folles

There’s much to love about this new touring production of La Cage Aux Folles; gloriously Technicolor™ sets, gorgeous costumes, tight choreography, clearly enunciated sin… 

The Beaches of St Valery

The Beaches of St Valery

Three-quarters of a century on, there are still stories of the Second World War that aren’t as well known as they should, but Stuart Hepburn’s new play—while promoted as t… 

The Play That Goes Wrong

The Play That Goes Wrong

The old showbiz adage that “the show must go on” is usually invoked—in the aftermath of some behind-the-scenes calamity—before curtain-up, but the point of The Play That… 

My Brilliant Friend Part 2

My Brilliant Friend Part 2

World Premiere of a two-part dramatization of Elena Ferrante’s epic family saga. 

Allan Stewart’s Big Big Variety Show

Allan Stewart’s Big Big Variety Show

There’s one deliciously unique—sadly never repeatable—moment during the opening night of Allan Stewart’s Big Big Variety Show, when Stewart introduces the singer Susan B… 

My Brilliant Friend Part 1

My Brilliant Friend Part 1

World Premiere of a two-part dramatization of Elena Ferrante’s epic family saga. 

Death of a Salesman

Death of a Salesman

The writer and historian James Truslow Adams once defined the “American Dream” as the potential for life to be “better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity … 

The Shoreditch Improv Festival Sunday Funday Shows

The Shoreditch Improv Festival Sunday Funday Shows

3pm-4pm The first show of the day will feature about as wide a variety of improvisation styles as one could ask for, with three groups that could not be more different from each o… 

The Winter's Tale

The Winter's Tale

Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale has all the characteristics of a Tragedy, as we speedily witness the horrendous consequences of King Leontes’ groundless jealousy for pregnant … 

69 Shades of Gay

69 Shades of Gay

“I’m so excited”—that iconic 1982 hit by the Pointer Sisters—is an apt intro to a show with a predominantly female audience that’s already wound up to have a good ti… 

The Boys in the Band

The Boys in the Band

Mark Gatiss stars in this strictly limited West End transfer of the first major revival of this iconic play in two decades. 

Cirque Berserk!

Cirque Berserk!

“Not a circus, it’s a Berserkus!” Cirque Berserk! boldly comes with two USPs. 

Dusty Won't Play

Dusty Won't Play

18 years after her death, “blue-eyed soul singer” Dusty Springfield remains many things to many people—not least a gay icon, thanks to her emotional fragility and memorabl… 

New York Jazz Academy

New York Jazz Academy

New York Jazz Academy, a music school based in New York City, is the only place that welcomes artists of all ages and skill levels to become fully engrossed in the study and perfor… 

The House of Bernarda Alba

The House of Bernarda Alba

If politics is about people—specifically the ever-fluctuating power imbalances between people in different situations—then Federico García Lorca was right to focus his “po… 

Thoroughly Modern Millie

Thoroughly Modern Millie

There is, ironically enough, a lot that’s incredibly old-fashioned about Thoroughly Modern Millie; it’s a feel-good, song and dance show about a young gold-digger who, while se… 

We're Going On A Bear Hunt

We're Going On A Bear Hunt

You can always feel a particular kind of excitement in an auditorium, before “curtain up”, when a significant proportion of the audience are (a) less than five years old, an… 

Wonderland

Wonderland

Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland isn’t known for its plot; in fact, it’s essentially a succession of wonderfully fanciful sketches which happen to share … 

No Exit by Jean Paul Sartre

No Exit by Jean Paul Sartre

In Sartre’s existential drama, three characters are placed in a mysterious room with no way out. 

Picnic at Hanging Rock

Picnic at Hanging Rock

As titles go, Picnic at Hanging Rock is a fine conflation of the innocent and disturbing, although the cultural impact of Joan Lindsay’s novel is arguably more down to Peter W… 

Cinderella

Cinderella

Pantomime, as we’re reminded by the Ambassador Theatre Group’s pre-show video (narrated by Brian Blessed), is a peculiarly British theatrical tradition, although it’s a sha… 

Last Christmas

Last Christmas

“I can be pretty dim, sometimes,” says Sion Pritchard as Tom, an office-working film school graduate who doesn’t, initially, come across as particularly sympathetic. 

One More Dance

One More Dance

you thought Gleb was sizzling in the Master Chef kitchen and Kristina was stunning on Strictly then imagine how spicy it will be when you see the… 

Hansel and Gretel

Hansel and Gretel

Scottish writer Stuart Paterson now has a back catalogue of sufficient scale to warrant a revival or two; his adaptation of Roald Dahl’s George’s Marvellous Medicine is curre… 

Black Beauty

Black Beauty

It’s a brave show which starts with the words: “I don’t like it. 

Snow White and the Seven Wee Muppets

Snow White and the Seven Wee Muppets

Inside Out Theatre’s second pantomime for relatively news arts venue Websters (located in Glasgow’s Kelvinbridge area) is another self-consciously low-rent production which … 

Mamma Mia!

Mamma Mia!

Reviewing Mamma Mia! almost feels like a lost cause; it’s an unstoppable global phenomenon and, if this touring production—setting up home in the Edinburgh Playhouse for Chri… 

Jack and the Beanstalk

Jack and the Beanstalk

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. 

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

As a rule, the best children’s stories—be they novels, comics or TV shows—all inspire the same question: “What on Earth were they taking when they came up with that?” … 

George’s Marvellous Medicine

George’s Marvellous Medicine

“Small boys are not to be trusted,” says the titular George’s gleefully malevolent Grandma in this new production—by Dundee Rep’s Associate Artistic Director Joe Dougla… 

Green Tea

Green Tea

The master of the English ghost story, M R James, once described Irish author Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu as “absolutely in the first rank” among supernatural storyteller… 

Maddy and the Invisible Band...

Maddy and the Invisible Band...

Invisible Flash Theatre presents Maddy and the Invisible Band of Groovers Full of audience participation and using storytelling, puppetry and songs to celebrate difference and frie… 

The Rivals

The Rivals

First performed in 1775, Sheridan’s The Rivals remains surprisingly relevant, not least thanks to its inter-generational conflict. 

Jumpy

Jumpy

You get a strong sense of what Jumpy is going to be like from Jean Chan’s impressive set—two jumbled piles of household goods, surrounded by an off-kilter frame of plain wall… 

Dr Johnson Goes to Scotland

Dr Johnson Goes to Scotland

A risk when putting any historical figure on stage—let alone a writer and thinker of the calibre of Dr Samuel Johnson—is that using their own words makes them appear less a … 

Invisible Army

Invisible Army

It’s not every play that starts with a reaffirmation of one of the basic fundamentals of theatre: that things which aren’t true can be imagined, and that what can be imagine… 

Him

Him

“It’s quite comfortable being old,” 80 year old actor Tim Barlow tells us at the start of his latest one-man show, a work co-devised with the writer Sheila Hill. 

Grain in the Blood

Grain in the Blood

For at least some of its audience, it’s enough that Grain in the Blood reunites actors Blythe Duff and John Michie—long-time compatriots on STV’s Taggart. 

Walking on Walls

Walking on Walls

There’s no hanging about with Morna Pearson’s Walking On Walls; when the lights come up, we see a bespectacled woman observing a man who’s bound on an office chair, tape a… 

A Gambler’s Guide to Dying

A Gambler’s Guide to Dying

This one-man show, written and performed by Gary McNair, won lots of praise during its initial run as part of the 2015 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. 

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

Join Phileas Fogg and his faithful servant Passepartout in their audacious plan to navigate the globe in just 80 days. 

Frost/Nixon

Frost/Nixon

It was the head-to-head that, even at the time, seemed almost unthinkable; a televised face-off between British chat-show host David Frost—certainly at the time not exactly kn… 

Mischief

Mischief

We’re somewhere among the Western Isles, and at least a thousand years back in time. 

Crude: An Exploration of Oil

Crude: An Exploration of Oil

Edinburgh-based Grid Iron Theatre Company has long specialised in creating immersive, site-specific theatre. 

[title of show]

[title of show]

If you’re a student theatre company with somewhat limited resources, but still want to try your hand at a reasonably successful Broadway musical, then [title of show] is argua… 

The Shape of Things

The Shape of Things

Children are often said to be the most “difficult”—or, to put it another way, most honest—theatre audience performers are ever likely to face: they’re not “adult” … 

One Man, Two Guvnors

One Man, Two Guvnors

A new production of the award-winning National Theatre comedy play. 

The Suppliant Woman

The Suppliant Woman

In ancient Greece, it was the practice before any theatrical performance to name those citizens who had financed it, and for a respected citizen to give “the libation” to th… 

The Course of True Love

The Course of True Love

Among the gifts bestowed on the world by the Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the one-hour slot, into which everything—stand-up, spoken word, circus, dance or drama—has become s… 

Journey's End

Journey's End

R C Sherriff’s Journey’s End, inspired by his own experiences of life in the trenches during the First World War, stands as an authoritative exploration of men “in extremis… 

Breaking The Ice

Breaking The Ice

It’s fitting, in the weeks running up to the latest Arctic Circle Assembly (running from 7-9 October in Reykjavik, Iceland) that the team behind A Play, a Pie and a Pint opted… 

One Stop Body Shop

One Stop Body Shop

Please! Come in and browse. 

Andrew Hunter Murray: Round One

Andrew Hunter Murray: Round One

Andrew Hunter Murray, star of Fringe smash-hit Austentatious ***** (Times), QI podcast No Such Thing as a Fish and No Such Thing as the News (BBC Two), presents his debut solo hour… 

The Jazz Influence

The Jazz Influence

Peter Seivewright, who is constantly active both as a classical concert pianist and a jazz pianist, presents a programme of jazz-influenced piano music, including Grace Castagnetta… 

Inverkeithing Community Big Band

Inverkeithing Community Big Band

Returning after a sell-out gig in 2015, the Inverkeithing Community Big Band promises an afternoon of riveting jazz and swing. 

NEHH Presents… Mediterraneo Festival Edition: A Wild Night of Live World Music

NEHH Presents… Mediterraneo Festival Edition: A Wild Night of Live World Music

Mediterraneo is bringing Africa, Cuba and southern Italy to Summerhall for a huge festival edition of their world music concert. 

The Simon Kennedy Band Live!

The Simon Kennedy Band Live!

A guitar and organ driven blues trio, the band was formed in 2014 by Dundee-born guitarist Simon Kennedy. 

Celebrating Edinburgh’s Traditional Buildings: Traditional Building Skills and World Heritage

Celebrating Edinburgh’s Traditional Buildings: Traditional Building Skills and World Heritage

Edinburgh provides a magnificent festival setting. 

Soft Shoe Skiffle Band

Soft Shoe Skiffle Band

Back at the Fringe again for another trip down memory lane. 

BBC: The One Show

BBC: The One Show

Live from the BBC’s venue in Edinburgh, featuring topical stories and big name guests. 

Sandy Brechin Band

Sandy Brechin Band

Wild man of the accordion and frontman of Burach and the Sensational Jimi Shandrix Experience, Sandy Brechin plays fast and funky favourites from his albums, Out of his Box and Out… 

Paul Simon Treatment

Paul Simon Treatment

A scintillating 13-piece live band, featuring percussion and brass sections and fronted by Stu Goodall pay reverence to the songs of Paul Simon with an explosive show. 

One for the Road

One for the Road

Harold Pinter’s short play, One for the Road, concerns torture, and you can assume it’s talking about state-sanctioned torture, given Rising Phoenix Repertory’s decision to t… 

More Plastics = A Better World

More Plastics = A Better World

Plastics harm our world, right? Costing us energy, using up resources and polluting? Wrong. 

Mixing the World: The Power of Global Arts Projects

Mixing the World: The Power of Global Arts Projects

Digital can bring the world together. 

Paul Kelly in Concert

Paul Kelly in Concert

Paul Kelly has recorded over 20 albums as well as several film soundtracks. 

Astonish Me! – The Jazz Rite of Spring

Astonish Me! – The Jazz Rite of Spring

Igor Stravinsky once said ‘what gives the artist real prestige is his imitators. 

Bottomless Coffee Band – The Married Multi-Instrumentalists

Bottomless Coffee Band – The Married Multi-Instrumentalists

Married multi-instrumentalists from South Africa: that’s what this folk duo define themselves as and it describes them perfectly. 

Women Speaking Their World: Bowdy Kite's Spoken Word Sunday 2016

Women Speaking Their World: Bowdy Kite's Spoken Word Sunday 2016

Five woman poets, five unique performances of new writing, one Sunday in one beautiful venue. Please see bowdykitebooks.com for full details on line-up. 

Two and One More

Two and One More

‘You hungry?’ A boy breaks into a London house during the Blitz and is discovered by the man living there. 

Jazz Brunch

Jazz Brunch

Enjoy a relaxing and delicious brunch, accompanied by jazz singer Elaine Mitchener and pianist Alex Hawkins.  

Fringe Festivals Around the World

Fringe Festivals Around the World

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

The Alex MacDonald Band with Cailean Morison

The Alex MacDonald Band with Cailean Morison

The Alex MacDonald Band plays a unique brand of Scottish folk-rock that has been acclaimed in venues large and small across the country. 

The Groove Band

The Groove Band

Steeped in the funk, soul and jazz traditions, The Groove Band have selected some great classic tunes and given them new life, injecting their own brand of groove, infused with exc… 

Teardrops & Tiaras - A Celebration of the World's Greatest Musical Divas

Teardrops & Tiaras - A Celebration of the World's Greatest Musical Divas

LondonTheatre1 says ★★★★★ “Appropriately camp and stagey, but warm and good-humoured, I would happily sit through all of it again. 

BBC: World on 3

BBC: World on 3

Broadcast live from the BBC’s venue in Edinburgh featuring world music and Celtic sounds. 

Hackney Colliery Band

Hackney Colliery Band

From sets at the Olympic Closing Ceremony and Brit, MOBO and Mercury awards to live sessions on BBC Two, Sky Arts, BBC Radio 2 and Jazz FM, from collaborations with the likes of Am… 

ONE – The Man Chosen By the Spirit of the Japanese Drum

ONE – The Man Chosen By the Spirit of the Japanese Drum

A masked figure, all in white, carries the biggest drumstick you’ve ever seen and drops it on the biggest drum you’ve ever seen. 

Edinburgh Renaissance Band at St Mark's

Edinburgh Renaissance Band at St Mark's

The music, song and dance of the Medieval and Renaissance worlds is brought to life by the city’s famous early music group. 

Beardyman: One Album Per Hour

Beardyman: One Album Per Hour

Starting a show with a song containing the lyrics “it’s a stupid idea and it’ll never work” feels somewhat disingenuous when the song’s fully orchestrated and lit. 

An Imp-revised History of the World

An Imp-revised History of the World

Ever wondered what would’ve happened if Buddha met Hitler? Or what if Tesla accidentally invented time travel? In this improvised comedy show the audience will decide which chapt… 

RSC Live: Henry IV, Part II

RSC Live: Henry IV, Part II

Cinema screening of live performance. 

Dame Nature – The Magnificent Bearded Lady

Dame Nature – The Magnificent Bearded Lady

Apparently, even circuses nowadays feel a need to satisfy the public’s desire to glimpse behind the scenes, to smell the greasepaint and discover how the magic happens. 

Stories from Around the World

Stories from Around the World

Calling all explorers! Join us on the voyage of a lifetime to discover fairy tales, myths and legends from around the globe. 

Build a Virtual World Using Kodu (Intermediate)

Build a Virtual World Using Kodu (Intermediate)

Bring a 3D fish tank to life by making all of the creatures in your tank interact with each other. 

Wriggle Around the World

Wriggle Around the World

Sell-out Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015! Live concerts for babies and toddlers delivered by a professional violinist and cellist. 

RSC Live: Henry IV, Part I

RSC Live: Henry IV, Part I

Cinema screening of live performance. 

Simon Lukacs Shows His Range

Simon Lukacs Shows His Range

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

Allman Brothers Band Appreciation

Allman Brothers Band Appreciation

Safehouse return to the festival playing their highly acclaimed Allman Brothers set, including classics from the At the Fillmore East album, Whipping Post, In Memory of Elizabeth R… 

The Oxford Gargoyles: Jazz A Cappella

The Oxford Gargoyles: Jazz A Cappella

Oxford’s internationally renowned jazz a cappella group. 

It Just Takes One

It Just Takes One

Fans of The Office and The IT Crowd, we’ve found the answer to the gaping sitcom shaped hole in your life: an office where the graduate dream has died. 

Brian Kellock and Dick Lee – Jazz Adventures

Brian Kellock and Dick Lee – Jazz Adventures

Brian and Dick take you on a jazz odyssey through the decades, floating like butterflies and swinging like bees. 

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

Join us for traditional choral evensong and benediction with the renowned choir, organ and congregation of this historic Anglican Catholic Church. 

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

Nine actors recreate raging typhoons, runaway trains, stampeding elephants and over 30 different characters in Mark Brown’s brilliant new stage adaptation of the Jules Verne classi… 

Ms Fi & the Lost Head Band

Ms Fi & the Lost Head Band

Edinburgh singer/songwriter Fiona J Thom brings the Lost Head Band together for the fourth year in a row to perform her songs influenced by the songwriting traditions of the Americ… 

Brubeck: the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra

Brubeck: the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra

Brubeck: an incredible jazz legacy. 

Old Saint Paul's Festival High Masses

Old Saint Paul's Festival High Masses

Join us for traditional Catholic Anglican liturgy with the renowned choir, organ and congregation of this historic church, directed by City and University Organist Dr John Kitchen. 

Paul Gilbody

Paul Gilbody

From pin-drop delicacy to infectious grooves that leave you smiling. 

One-on-One Surgeries for Creative Artists

One-on-One Surgeries for Creative Artists

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

The Wonderful World of Lapin

The Wonderful World of Lapin

Tania has just arrived from Paris for a very special occasion: The World’s Tastiest Carrot Competition! In her leather trunk, she carries her very own garden, from which a whole … 

The Shot Heard 'Round the World

The Shot Heard 'Round the World

Written, directed and composed by three 20-year-old students, this is a brand new musical exploring the story of a man who effectively changed the course of history. 

Gospel World

Gospel World

Cillis – short for St. 

Hamlet, Ophelia – Part One

Hamlet, Ophelia – Part One

Hamlet is a woman, she is living the play from the lovers’ point of view, going into the depths of humanity. 

Daniel Sloss: So? (Late Shows)

Daniel Sloss: So? (Late Shows)

Later, considerably ruder and darker shows from internationally acclaimed, award-winning Scottish stand-up comedy meteor. 

Ali Affleck and the New Orleans Speakeasy Sessions – A Masterclass in Real Grassroots Jazz

Ali Affleck and the New Orleans Speakeasy Sessions – A Masterclass in Real Grassroots Jazz

Following outstanding sell-out shows in 2014 and 2015, stunningly expressive vocalist Ali is back to perform gems from early New Orleans jazz and blues with two award-winning bands… 

Pianos at One Lunchtime Concerts

Pianos at One Lunchtime Concerts

Showcasing the finest piano and chamber music from RCS and St Mary’s Music School students. 

Chechelele World Music Choir

Chechelele World Music Choir

For over twenty years Chechelele have been delighting audiences with songs about love, freedom, slavery and everyday life: music with stories and meaning performed with energy and … 

Alex Yellowlees Band

Alex Yellowlees Band

‘Simply outstanding jazz musicianship’ (Turin International Jazz Festival). 

Around the World With Bessy – Part One: Europe

Around the World With Bessy – Part One: Europe

Come join Bessy Bass and share in her adventures as she leaves her Scottish, coastal home to embark on a journey to visit musical friends and family in several European destination… 

Monty Python Live (Mostly): One Down Five to Go

Monty Python Live (Mostly): One Down Five to Go

Cinema screening of live performance. 

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Paul Merton returns to the Edinburgh Fringe this year with an improvised comedy show. 

Blueswater Presents: The Jazz Bar Party

Blueswater Presents: The Jazz Bar Party

The Blueswater is the 12-piece band behind the award-winning show Blues! They will be performing five high energy late night gigs at The Jazz Bar, one of the UK’s best small music … 

Jazz at the Movies

Jazz at the Movies

Hollywood glamour and the sultriness of jazz have been inextricably linked since talking pictures began. 

Paul Harrison’s Trio Mágico Play the Music of Gismonti

Paul Harrison’s Trio Mágico Play the Music of Gismonti

The music of Egberto Gismonti is like a microcosm of his native Brazil – diverse, joyful and unique. 

One Person Production Gathering

One Person Production Gathering

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

Arthur Conan Doyle – Man of Mystery

Arthur Conan Doyle – Man of Mystery

There’s something wonderfully uncluttered and unpretentious about this particular wander down literary lane from the Mercators, one of Edinburgh’s oldest amateur drama clubs. 

One for the Critics – Networking Event

One for the Critics – Networking Event

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

Paul Foot's Game of Dangers

Paul Foot's Game of Dangers

Paul Foot pits two teams against each other, discussing a series of real-life, perilous, yet bizarre situations and attempting to work out which of Paul’s unusual items will save… 

Guerilla Aspies – the Show of the Book, with Paul Wady

Guerilla Aspies – the Show of the Book, with Paul Wady

Paul Wady’s unique and controversial mass autism conversion show returns for a second year. 

Paul F Taylor: Sour Apes

Paul F Taylor: Sour Apes

Offbeat one-liners, flights of fancy and a totally absurd storyline from surrealist fool and NATY 2013 winner, Paul F Taylor. 

Paul Richards Is The Least Of Your Problems

Paul Richards Is The Least Of Your Problems

A gloriously friendly show packed with hopes, dreams, snacks and drums. 

Paul Dabek – Look at Me!

Paul Dabek – Look at Me!

Paul Dabek is back in the spotlight at the Free Fringe and, without giving anything away; this is man who really knows how to make the most of a spotlight. 

Out On the World

Out On the World

A journey in poems and stories across Burma, Egypt and Nicaragua through the eyes of a human rights worker. 

30 Minutes of One and Half an Hour of the Other

30 Minutes of One and Half an Hour of the Other

Two of Newcastle’s rising stars present two separate half hours of stand up. 

Alexis Dubus Verses The World

Alexis Dubus Verses The World

“I’ve done absolutely no flyering for this show,” says Alexis Dubus, “so I have no idea why you’re here. 

Putting the Band Back Together

Putting the Band Back Together

Why do we stop playing? What might make us start again? All those guitars propped up in bedrooms. 

Fourth Monkey's Genesis and Revelation: Ascension Part 2

Fourth Monkey's Genesis and Revelation: Ascension Part 2

Here we go again. 

Til Debt Us Do Part

Til Debt Us Do Part

For many, the Edinburgh Fringe is a joyous escape from reality. 

One Hundred Years of Jazz Song

One Hundred Years of Jazz Song

In the setting of voice, bass and guitar, Sophie Bancroft and Tom Lyne create a dynamic, entertaining and intimate interpretation of beautiful songs. 

Being Oneself As Another. Part 1: The Birthday Party.

Being Oneself As Another. Part 1: The Birthday Party.

You’re invited to Joanneke’s birthday party. 

The Man Who Knows Everything

The Man Who Knows Everything

It’s pretty clear what kind of show we’re about to see when – as it becomes obvious that there isn’t actually a sufficient number of seats for all of the audience that’s … 

Ken Ramage Jazz at the Guildford 13th Year

Ken Ramage Jazz at the Guildford 13th Year

New Orleans to Dixie to swing, ragtime and more! Ken Ramage Dixie 6 and Trio, Diplomats of Jazz and the great Roy Williams, Europe’s top jazz trombonist. 

Jazz Bar Music

Jazz Bar Music

As well as a full daily schedule of incoming Fringe shows, Edinburgh’s famous multiple award-winning venue stages its own programme of jazz and late-night funk every night, with 5a… 

Stories from Around the World

Stories from Around the World

Calling all explorers! Join us on the voyage of a lifetime to discover fairy tales, myths and legends from around the globe. 

Ali Affleck and the New Orleans Speakeasy Sessions – A Masterclass in Real Grassroots Jazz

Ali Affleck and the New Orleans Speakeasy Sessions – A Masterclass in Real Grassroots Jazz

Following outstanding sell-out shows in 2014 and 2015, stunningly expressive vocalist Ali is back to perform gems from early New Orleans jazz and blues with two award-winning bands… 

Jazz at Lunchtime

Jazz at Lunchtime

Sell-out shows since 2004. 

One Musical to Rule Them All

One Musical to Rule Them All

An “Original Lord of the Rings Parody” One Musical to Rule them All is full of puns, mocks the bits of Lord of the Rings that we all thought were a bit ridiculous and illogical… 

Doug Segal: I Can Make You Feel Good

Doug Segal: I Can Make You Feel Good

It’s apt, if a little predictable, that the pre-show music Doug Segal selects for his latest Fringe show is the classic James Brown track I Feel Good. 

Paul Johnson: The Cool Kids

Paul Johnson: The Cool Kids

Comedian Paul Johnson guides his two sons through first loves, playground fights, youth sports and the timeless longing to fit in and be one of the cool kids – an urge Paul still… 

Chris Henry: Chris' World

Chris Henry: Chris' World

Chris Henry is a frantic comic. 

Poggle

Poggle

“Poggle’s not scared of climbing trees,” we’re told early on in this beautifully clear and uncluttered piece of vibrant dance theatre aimed at very young children. 

Blueswater Presents: The Blueswater Porch Band

Blueswater Presents: The Blueswater Porch Band

A three-piece version of award-winning band The Blueswater plays a mix of original songs and arranged covers, with a raucous sound reminiscent of Mississippi Hill Country blues. 

Paul Currie: FFFFFFFMILK!

Paul Currie: FFFFFFFMILK!

Northern Irish master of surreal nonsense and bohemian clownarchist. 

Dani Girl

Dani Girl

Trust me, Fringe magic still happens. 

Fraxi Queen of the Forest

Fraxi Queen of the Forest

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… 

Jo Caulfield: Pretending to Care

Jo Caulfield: Pretending to Care

It’s clearly an uncomfortable time of life for Jo Caulfield; a succession of musical heroes have died, she’s moved from middle-class Morningside to somewhat more “cosmopolita… 

One, Two, Three, Yippee

One, Two, Three, Yippee

Welcome to Woodburn. 

Fourth Monkey's Genesis and Revelation: Ascension Part 1

Fourth Monkey's Genesis and Revelation: Ascension Part 1

The Genesis + Revelation cycle by Fourth Monkey promises “traditional Bible stories with a contemporary twist”. 

Emily Lloyd Saini - Is This Part of the Show?

Emily Lloyd Saini - Is This Part of the Show?

Emily Lloyd-Saini’s debut hour of stand-up. 

Bourgeois & Maurice: How to Save the World Without Really Trying

Bourgeois & Maurice: How to Save the World Without Really Trying

2016’s been a bit of a bumpy year to say the least so, it was only a matter of time before we started receiving advice from extra-terrestrials. 

Paul Foot: 'Tis a Pity She's a Piglet

Paul Foot: 'Tis a Pity She's a Piglet

For a comedian with such a cult following, renowned for surrealist originality, I was very excited about my first encounter with Paul Foot’s comedy. 

Paul Thorne: This Month's Apocalypse

Paul Thorne: This Month's Apocalypse

Throughout history, every generation has thought they would witness the end of the world. 

Kansas Smitty's – The World's Greatest Imaginary Jazz Bar

Kansas Smitty's – The World's Greatest Imaginary Jazz Bar

Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday at this year’s Fringe, Kansas Smitty’s will throw the kind of party they’ve become famous for: the jazz rave. 

Margaret Thatcher Queen of Game Shows

Margaret Thatcher Queen of Game Shows

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

Expensive Shit

Expensive Shit

Theatre audiences are, for the most part, quite comfortable with their self-assigned role of secret voyeurs of the people on stage who go about their lives with no apparent knowled… 

Andrew Doyle: Future Tense

Andrew Doyle: Future Tense

Andrew Doyle has now brought five solo shows to Edinburgh, each noticeably different in style and tone; even Doyle’s on-stage persona has shifted somewhat from one year to the ne… 

Two Girls One... Mug!

Two Girls One... Mug!

Three top-line comics bring their fast-paced comedy showcase to the world’s most famous comedy festival. 

Just A Quick One

Just A Quick One

Brought to you by Northumbria Drama Society, Just a Quick One by Hannah Sowerby, is a mockumentary-style comedy that follows a day at Blackpool’s most controversial cafe: coffee sh… 

Paul Revill: Revillations – Free

Paul Revill: Revillations – Free

Paul Revill, Bath Comedy Festival New Act of the Year 2014, returns to the Fringe with his debut hour. 

Rodney Bewes: Whatever Happened to the Likely Lad, Part Two

Rodney Bewes: Whatever Happened to the Likely Lad, Part Two

An audience with Rodney Bewes. 

Around the World

Around the World

New York-based Irish comedian Colum Tyrrell brings you the best international acts from around the world. 

Aaaaaargh! It's the One-Liner Show – Free Show

Aaaaaargh! It's the One-Liner Show – Free Show

Enjoy an hour of the best up and coming one-liner comedians on the circuit in this celebration of puns, one-liners and wordplay. 

Five Go Off on One!

Five Go Off on One!

Who is that strange Frenchman signalling from the island? What’s in Aunt Fanny’s famous fish pie? Has anyone actually seen Timmy? The Famous Five are back! Shedload presents Robert… 

Paul Duncan McGarrity – Ask an Archaeologist

Paul Duncan McGarrity – Ask an Archaeologist

In Paul Duncan McGarrity’s eighth show at the Fringe, Ask An Archaeologist, interesting and funny are blended to create a must see stand-up at the heart of the Free Fringe Festiv… 

Last Dream (on Earth)

Last Dream (on Earth)

While categorised in the Fringe programme under theatre, this work – created and directed by Kai Fischer with contributions from its cast – is certainly not a play, at least in… 

Will Franken: Little Joe

Will Franken: Little Joe

There are two ways to reach the small room where UK-based American character comedian Will Franken is performing. 

Aidan Goatley: Mr Blue Sky

Aidan Goatley: Mr Blue Sky

Aidan Goatley’s stand-up show isn’t, despite its title, about ELO; indeed, there’s no obvious guarantee that he will get round to telling us why he chose one of that band’s… 

John Gordillo: Love Capitalism

John Gordillo: Love Capitalism

Despite the commanding tone of his show’s title, John Gordillo doesn’t actually come across as a fan of Capitalism as an economic and social system. 

The Amazing Bubble Man

The Amazing Bubble Man

Underbelly’s largest venue is the huge tent – shaped like an purple cow tipped onto its back – that this year has been transplanted into the western half of George Square Gar… 

Bob Slayer: 24 Hour Shows

Bob Slayer: 24 Hour Shows

Bob drives his BlundaBus around Europe looking for adventures. 

WWE Hall of Famer Hacksaw Jim Duggan’s 2x4 Tour One-Man Comedy Show

WWE Hall of Famer Hacksaw Jim Duggan’s 2x4 Tour One-Man Comedy Show

Just one glance at this year’s stuffed-to-bursting wedge of a programme is enough to see that there are bewildering array of performance disciplines represented at this year’s … 

The One Legged Man Show

The One Legged Man Show

A gunshot on New Year’s Eve on a beach in Thailand changed musical theatre artist Nils Bergstrand’s life forever. 

Around the World by Guitar

Around the World by Guitar

Arriving from sell-out performances at the Adelaide Fringe, Jonathan’s love of travelling is a clear inspiration to his choice of music. 

Alistair Williams: I've Started So I'm Finished

Alistair Williams: I've Started So I'm Finished

Alistair Williams is a bit of a lad. 

Joe Jacobs: Orthodox Joe

Joe Jacobs: Orthodox Joe

“Orthodox”, according to the Concise Oxford English Dictionary, is an adjective that suggests “following or conforming to the traditional or generally accepted rules or belie… 

Samantha Pressdee: Sextremist

Samantha Pressdee: Sextremist

“Every woman is a riot,” is roughly painted on the wall behind the stage area of this hidden-away New Town bar’s seldom used attic space. 

Wayne Carter Teaches You to Be Fabulous

Wayne Carter Teaches You to Be Fabulous

The word “fabulous” is defined as being extraordinary and wonderful, and having no basis in reality. 

Bristol Improv Takes Over the World

Bristol Improv Takes Over the World

Bristol Improv return to the Fringe with their new format Bristol Improv Take Over the World! Follow five dastardly scientists as they attempt to thwart opponents and overcome obst… 

Grumble: Sex Clown Saves the World

Grumble: Sex Clown Saves the World

Kate Bush may well have adopted a new receptacle in the form of a skimpy harlequin from down under. 

My World has Exploded a Little Bit

My World has Exploded a Little Bit

At the end of this show, our two performers, Bella and Eva, tell us that they are available for hugs if any are needed. 

Paul McCaffrey: Fresh Hell

Paul McCaffrey: Fresh Hell

Star of Impractical Jokers (BBC Three), Russell Howard’s Good News (BBC Three), and Stand Up Central (Comedy Central), Paul returns with a brand new stand-up show. 

Bricking It

Bricking It

Several years ago, a couple of wannabe stand-ups decided to do a Free Fringe show based around some of the odd things their respective fathers had said and done down the years. 

Trash Test Dummies

Trash Test Dummies

There’s an anarchic edge to the Trash Test Dummies – as might be expected from a circus troupe who go on to perform a succession of tricks and humorous gymnastics using that mo… 

Frenchy: World's Worst Adult

Frenchy: World's Worst Adult

Frenchy’s 2015 debut sold out Edinburgh Fringe and all the major Australian Comedy Festivals… and his single Friendzone debuted in iTunes Australia’s Top 30! With over 200 mi… 

The Thinking Drinkers: Around the World in 80 Drinks

The Thinking Drinkers: Around the World in 80 Drinks

The Thinking Drinkers are back at the Fringe and this year they’re serving up a whistle stop tour of the world’s boozy traditions, mixing up a cocktail of historical facts, fil… 

One Hundred Homes

One Hundred Homes

Yinka Kuitenbrouwer welcomes you into her shed, pours you a cup of tea, gives you a house-shaped biscuit, and the words come out in a torrent. 

Scott Agnew: I've Snapped My Banjo String, Let's Just Talk

Scott Agnew: I've Snapped My Banjo String, Let's Just Talk

Scott Agnew is looking good, these days; whether that’s down to him drinking less is unclear, though it’s clearly a bit of a culture shock on the night of this review as it’s… 

Geoff Norcott: Conswervative

Geoff Norcott: Conswervative

Geoff Norcott, as he points out quite early on in his set, has not been seen on television. 

David Mills: Shame!

David Mills: Shame!

The sharp-suited David Mills is already seated on stage when his audience comes in, chatting with us, riffing along to a Barry Manilow hit; while he later insists that the role in … 

Johnny Cochrane: Appeal

Johnny Cochrane: Appeal

When life gives you lemons, those with an optimistic, can-do attitude invariably suggest you make lemonade. 

Mikey and Addie

Mikey and Addie

Mikey and Addie is a story about two pre-teen kids who couldn’t be more different – Mikey’s life is all about imagination and play, while Addie’s is focused on enforcing rule… 

Jake Yapp is One in a Million

Jake Yapp is One in a Million

You won’t find many performers at this year’s Fringe trumpeting their lack of uniqueness. 

Tom Neenan: Vaudeville

Tom Neenan: Vaudeville

Tom Neenan appears to be making his way through the genres with his one-man/many characters shows: Edwardian ghost story in 2014, and 1950s-styled British science fiction thriller … 

Boris: World King

Boris: World King

A lot has happened to Boris Johnson since Boris: World King’s runaway success at last year’s Fringe. 

The Tiniest Frog Prince in the World

The Tiniest Frog Prince in the World

In the small world of 30 Inches Aquarium, simple but amazing things are happening. 

Baby Wants Candy: The Completely Improvised Full Band Musical

Baby Wants Candy: The Completely Improvised Full Band Musical

Incredible, hilarious, infectious, amazing. 

Tom Ballard – The World Keeps Happening

Tom Ballard – The World Keeps Happening

It can probably be agreed that there’s a lot to be unhappy about in the world at the moment. 

Jonathan Pie: Live

Jonathan Pie: Live

Pretend news reporter Jonathan Pie – the creation of actor Tom Walker – has risen to public attention, during the last year, thanks to a succession of videos on YouTube which a… 

One Man Star Wars™ Trilogy

One Man Star Wars™ Trilogy

Between Episode IV and V of Charles Ross’s One Man Star Wars Trilogy, the writer/performer spent some time polling the audience. 

One Day Moko

One Day Moko

‘It’s a bit weird when I talk to you, eh?’ says Tim Carlsen’s Moko, the vulnerable and homeless protagonist of this curious one-man-show from New Zealand. 

Jules Verne’s Extraordinary Voyages: The Lighthouse at the End of the World

Jules Verne’s Extraordinary Voyages: The Lighthouse at the End of the World

When a remote lighthouse is attacked by a dangerous band of wreckers and vagabonds only one of the keepers escapes alive Joining forces with the sole survivor of a shipwreck, the p… 

Paul McMullan: Alcopop

Paul McMullan: Alcopop

Paul McMullan’s debut fringe show is stuffed full of clever insights into the world of British drinking culture and its potentially destructive nature. 

Andrew Hunter Murray: Round One

Andrew Hunter Murray: Round One

Star of Austentacious, No Such Thing as Fish (and its television transfer - No Such Thing as the News), the QI Elf finally has his one-man-show. 

World Without Us

World Without Us

Ontroerend Goed’s World Without Us imagines a future in which humanity has simply ceased to exist, and it’s surprisingly soothing. 

Larry Dean: Farcissist

Larry Dean: Farcissist

Male stand up comedians from certain parts of Glasgow often face a significant impediment; they can’t help but sound like Billy Connolly, and so inevitably find themselves compar… 

Seann Walsh: One for the Road

Seann Walsh: One for the Road

Seann Walsh is a brilliant observational comic, with an ability to tease out the comicality of even the most mundane, everyday occurrence. 

They Built It. No One Came.

They Built It. No One Came.

This is the story of two men who were very, very good at failing. 

Colin Hoult / Anna Mann: A Sketch Show for Depressives

Colin Hoult / Anna Mann: A Sketch Show for Depressives

There’s surely no better sign that mental health issues – and depression in particular – are becoming more openly discussed than for the likes of Colin Hoult to come along an… 

Laurence Clark: Independence

Laurence Clark: Independence

Some things never change; despite more than a decade performing stand-up, Laurence Clark still opens his set by drawing attention to his cerebral palsy: “This is just how I talk. 

Facing the World: Self-Portraits from Rembrandt to Ai Weiwei

Facing the World: Self-Portraits from Rembrandt to Ai Weiwei

The many extraordinary ways in which artists have portrayed themselves are explored in this exhibition, with over 150 self-portraits by over a hundred artists, across six centuries… 

Jewellery of the World

Jewellery of the World

This is our 30th Festival Fringe Exhibition and the jewellery exhibition is an established festival highlight. 

The Hairy Maclary & Friends Show

The Hairy Maclary & Friends Show

Making a musical out of poetic animal stories aimed at children is nothing new but, while Andrew Lloyd Webber opted to turn T S Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats int… 

Tales From The Hanging Captain

Tales From The Hanging Captain

If theatre is all about holding a mirror up to ourselves, then Tales From the Hanging Captain certainly makes the grade – it’s the first performance piece arising from the thr… 

The Wee One

The Wee One

Following the lives of Marie, John and their thirty-something son Danny, The Wee One is a heart-warming original comedy about the true-to-life challenges of a modern day family in … 

The Wee One

The Wee One

The Wee One starts with a scenario familiar enough from numerous television sitcoms – a couple well into middle-age who appear to be stuck with an adult child who has failed t… 

What Next?

What Next?

Strange Town is an Edinburgh-based company which offers opportunities for young people between the ages of five and 25 to fulfil their creative potential though drama and perfor… 

What Now?

What Now?

There’s a definite shift in the second play in this double bill from Edinburgh-based theatre company Strange Town. 

One World Jazz Suite - Part 2: Paul Busby's Bigger Band

One World Jazz Suite - Part 2: Paul Busby's Bigger Band

A selection of pieces dealing with current day issues. 

The Great Illusionist

The Great Illusionist

Part of the attraction of seeing magic tricks performed well – beyond the sheer spectacle – is trying to work out how they’re done. 

The One-Eyed Men

The One-Eyed Men

Does anyone ever read these blurbs? Here’s an experiment: if you are actually reading this right now, text your favourite animal to Alex at 07450 846 211. 

Broken Dreams

Broken Dreams

“The here and the now is wow!” we’re told at the start of Broken Dreams. 

Just Right: A Tale of One Girl, Three Bears & Lashings of Porridge!

Just Right: A Tale of One Girl, Three Bears & Lashings of Porridge!

From the creators of ‘Three Excellent Little Pigs’ and ‘Gorrid the Horrid’ comes another spell-binding musical puppet show. 

Marilyn Carino with band

Marilyn Carino with band

Marilyn Carino’s torchy, existential electro-soul has been likened to “Nina Simone coming back from the dead to front Morcheeba”; her latest album, ‘Leaves, Sadness, Science’ deeme… 

Fluff – A Story of Lost Toys

Fluff – A Story of Lost Toys

There’s a simple idea at the heart of Australian company cre8ion’s show Fluff; rescuing and giving a new home to lost and abandoned toys. 

Paul Carroll: Forty Shades of Strawberry Blond

Paul Carroll: Forty Shades of Strawberry Blond

Straight from London’s comedy duo ‘Carroll and Hodgson!’ Paul brings his absurd and sometimes downright nasty characters to life in this one hour spurt of bad language, bad d… 

Traces

Traces

Traces is a theatre show with no obviously clear-cut beginning or end; if there’s a start at all, it might be when the two principal performers – Marko Werner and Michael Lur… 

Constellations

Constellations

Sometimes words feel unworthy of the task when it comes to describing and reviewing a performance, especially a dance-piece as vibrant, colourful and joyous as this. 

Walden

Walden

On 4th July 1845 – Independence Day, suitably enough – the young Henry David Thoreau went into the woods at Walden Pond, near the town of Concord, Massachusetts, and lived t… 

Tales of a Grandson

Tales of a Grandson

There is much more to history than just learning dates and facts. 

The Story of the Little Gentleman

The Story of the Little Gentleman

The physical core of the The Little Gentleman is a large wooden crate, addressed to the show’s venue, which is slowly revealed to include numerous small doors and openings from… 

Always Be Rolling: How Board Games Can Change Your Life And Save The World

Always Be Rolling: How Board Games Can Change Your Life And Save The World

Award-winning comedian James Cook has read the back of the box and is ready to play. 

George Egg: Anarchist Cook

George Egg: Anarchist Cook

Touring stand-up George Egg has spent – and, presumably, continues to spend – a lot of his life in hotels the length and breadth of the UK. 

Thon Man Molière

Thon Man Molière

Never, ever underestimate the stupidity of the rich and powerful; that’s certainly one of the obvious lessons you can get from Liz Lochhead’s brilliantly funny take on the sc… 

Living Like a Moth

Living Like a Moth

There are some incredible strengths in this latest production from Edinburgh’s most inspiring new theatre company. 

Carnival Collective vs. Orkestra Del Sol: UK Street Band Sound Clash!

Carnival Collective vs. Orkestra Del Sol: UK Street Band Sound Clash!

Orkestra del Sol’s explosive reinvention of global brass band music has captured imaginations and left a trail of pummeled dance floors across continents. 

Paul McCaffrey: Work in progress

Paul McCaffrey: Work in progress

A work-in-progress show from the star of BBC3’s ‘Impractical Jokers’ and ‘Russell Howard’s Good News’. 

Dirty Dusting

Dirty Dusting

I must admit to feeling a tad confused after experiencing Dirty Dusting. 

Role Shift

Role Shift

Glasgow-based Birds of Paradise Theatre Company continues to lead the way in producing theatre that’s fully accessible to people with physical and/or sensory impairments, both … 

Sussex Jazz Orchestra Live in Concert

Sussex Jazz Orchestra Live in Concert

Jazz big band, led by effervescent trombonist Mark Bassey, playing exciting contemporary arrangements alongside favourite jazz standards. 

Gary Buseys One-Man Hamlet as Performed by David Carl

Gary Buseys One-Man Hamlet as Performed by David Carl

Mr. 

Jazz for Lunch: Julie Roberts and Michael Hinton

Jazz for Lunch: Julie Roberts and Michael Hinton

Enjoy the mellow voice of Julie Roberts, and the superb accompaniment of Michael Hinton on grand piano, in a relaxed programme of jazz and Latin standards. 

Debra Stephenson: Night Of One Hundred Voices

Debra Stephenson: Night Of One Hundred Voices

The star of BBC’s ‘Dead Ringers’ and ‘The Impressions Show’, ITV’s ‘Newzoids’, ‘Coronation Street’ and ‘Bad Girls’ takes to the stage for an evening of comedy, music and impression… 

The Biggest Marionette Circus in the World Part II

The Biggest Marionette Circus in the World Part II

Life-sized animal puppets with fully articulated limbs come to life in front of your eyes in a cacophony of singing, dancing and plenty of audience participation. 

Jazz Jam at The Brunswick

Jazz Jam at The Brunswick

Brighton’s premier ‘Jazz Jam’ with Paul Richards. 

Avenue Q

Avenue Q

All theatre requires some degree of “suspension of disbelief”. 

Super Ape Man (The Paul F Taylor Story)

Super Ape Man (The Paul F Taylor Story)

Surreal one-liners, flights of fancy and a totally absurd storyline from the NATY 2013 winner. 

Herbie's Jazz Breakfast

Herbie's Jazz Breakfast

Start every Brighton Fringe Sunday in the company of our very own living leg end, bassist Herbie Flowers and his incredible bands. 

South London Jazz Orchestra

South London Jazz Orchestra

Following their 2015 sell-out Edinburgh Fringe performance, the SLJO are back with an all new set featuring tunes from the golden era of Big Band. 

One Man, Two Guvnors by Richard Bean

One Man, Two Guvnors by Richard Bean

Oh what a man! Francis Henshall is a man driven by his needs, whether its food or a good woman, he is totally consumed and motivated by his desires. 

Kings of the Jazz Trumpet with The SNC Big Band and Steve Waterman

Kings of the Jazz Trumpet with The SNC Big Band and Steve Waterman

The trumpet in the history of jazz featuring compositions and arrangements by the kings of jazz as well as new works. 

Paul Jones: The Nerdfather

Paul Jones: The Nerdfather

Join Brighton Comedy Festival Squawker Awards finalist Paul Jones, as he presents his guide to parenting for nerds. 

The Paul Laight Show

The Paul Laight Show

London-based comedian Paul Laight and guests deliver a free hour of jokes, puns, observations and a song or two about the horrors of everyday life. 

Paul Jones: The Nerdfather

Paul Jones: The Nerdfather

They say you should never meet your heroes. 

Adrienne Truscott's Asking For It: A One-Lady Rape About Comedy Starring Her Pussy and Little Else!

Adrienne Truscott's Asking For It: A One-Lady Rape About Comedy Starring Her Pussy and Little Else!

Dressed only from the waist up and ankles down, Truscott undoes the rules and rhetoric about rape, comedy and the awkward laughs in between. 

Gods Are Fallen And All Safety Gone

Gods Are Fallen And All Safety Gone

During the 2008 Spring Season of “A Play, A Pie and A Pint” at Glasgow’s Òran Mór, writer and director Selma Dimitrijevic presented audiences with a delicate, poignant e… 

Second Hand

Second Hand

It’s not immediately obvious where Second Hand is located; Jonathan Scott’s set for this latest production in the Spring 2016 season of “A Play, a Pie and a Pint”, at Gl… 

The Iliad

The Iliad

It says something about us as a species that one of our oldest myths, crystallised in the form of Homer’s epic poem Iliad, is about war – specifically the bloody climax of th… 

This Restless House

This Restless House

Theatrical serendipity currently means that, after some masculine brutality set during the latter stages of the ancient siege of Troy (in the Royal Lyceum’s new adaptation of H… 

Mary Barnes

Mary Barnes

As a playwright, David Edgar long ago sped past the number of plays written by Shakespeare, but it’s fair to say that – while often making a big impact at the time – not m… 

Boris: World King

Boris: World King

BoJo. 

Right Now

Right Now

First lines are important; as attention grabbers, but also as indicators of what’s to come, tonally at least. 

Ring Road

Ring Road

Ring roads are not usually places you go to; they’re a means of avoiding congestion, of giving a wide berth to somewhere. 

Lost at Sea

Lost at Sea

On 10 January 1992, the container ship Ever Laurel, several days out from Hong Kong en route to Tacoma, Washington, hit a storm in the North Pacific Ocean. 

Neither God Nor Angel

Neither God Nor Angel

There’s are plenty of laughs in this imaginary conversation between King James VI of Scotland – preparing in March 1603 to make his stately progress south from the Palace of… 

The Silent Treatment

The Silent Treatment

It has become traditional for Lung Ha Theatre Company – Scotland’s principal theatre group for people with learning disabilities – to present at least one large show every… 

Little Red and the Wolf

Little Red and the Wolf

Most of us come to fairy tales – folk tales in general – courtesy of their so-called “traditional” retellings by Disney or the local panto. 

Uncanny Valley

Uncanny Valley

In the near-century since Czech writer Karel Capek first gave us the word “robot” (in his play R. 

The Air That Carries The Weight

The Air That Carries The Weight

It is a tad ironic that, initially, the most overpowering element in this new show from Stellar Quines Theatre Company – established in 1993 to “celebrates the energy, exper… 

International Waters

International Waters

David Leddy’s apocalyptic fable International Waters certainly starts as it means to go on; loud and bold, with the memorable image of four gas-masked figures performing a tab… 

An Evening with Phil Differ

An Evening with Phil Differ

Phil Differ is not someone you’d immediately recognise. 

Paul Appleby

Paul Appleby

This fast rising and consistently delightful American tenor presents a wide-ranging recital of songs by composers including Schumann, Wolf, Berlioz and Villa-Lobos, as well as the … 

Rapid Departure

Rapid Departure

Most theatre audiences have an anonymous – some might even suggest voyeuristic – role, viewing the action on stage from the safety of a darkened auditorium. 

For the Love of Cousins

For the Love of Cousins

In one sense this latest production from Edinburgh-based Blazing Hyena Theatre Company is nothing more than a theatrical game in which writer Jack Elliot creates a succession of… 

Paul Carrack

Paul Carrack

Legendary Sheffield-born singer, songwriter and former frontman of Ace, Squeeze and Mike & The Mechanics returns to the road with his band in early 2016 for a 34-date UK tour v… 

Iphigenia In Splott

Iphigenia In Splott

In Greek mythology, princess Iphigenia is the eldest daughter of King Agamemnon, sacrificed to the goddess Artemis in order to allow her father’s warships to sail off to Troy. 

Purposeless Movements

Purposeless Movements

There’s a beautiful symmetry to this new production from Glasgow-based Birds of Paradise Theatre Company; the start and end deliberately remind us that the four disabled men o… 

King Lear

King Lear

At the risk of sounding ageist, an immediate concern with any student theatre company taking on Shakespeare’s tragedy of tragedies, King Lear, is that it is in many respects a … 

World Music Institutes Flamenco Festival

World Music Institutes Flamenco Festival

The 13th iteration of this festival celebrating all things flamenco brings a bright lineup of music and dance to locations throughout the city. 

At the Mountains of Madness

At the Mountains of Madness

I’ve long been a fan of Howard Phillips Lovecraft’s At the Mountains of Madness, in which an Antarctica exhibition uncovers the still-living legacy of a previously unknow… 

The Destroyed Room

The Destroyed Room

With typical modesty (not), Glasgow-based Vanishing Point describe themselves as “Scotland’s foremost artist-led independent theatre company, internationally recognised and … 

Witness for the Prosecution

Witness for the Prosecution

Arguably, the most important part of any Agatha Christie play doesn’t happen on the stage at all; it takes place in the rest of the theatre during the interval, when there’s… 

Village Pub Theatre LGBT Innovators 1

Village Pub Theatre LGBT Innovators 1

The playwrights, directors, and actors who constitute the loose confederation that is the Village Pub Theatre once again moved in to the more upmarket, city central Traverse Thea… 

Village Pub Theatre LGBT Innovators 2

Village Pub Theatre LGBT Innovators 2

The Village Pub Theatre’s second evening of short new dramas at the Traverse, in celebration of LGBT History Month, came with a wonderfully louche vibe, thanks to the easy MC-i… 

My Name is Saoirse

My Name is Saoirse

Outside of the almost factory-like default setting of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe’s one hour time-slot (long-since exported around the world), it actually feels somewhat odd… 

The Crucible

The Crucible

In the face of something terrible, we can either laugh or cry. 

Valentines Shows

Valentines Shows

Valentine’s Day may have a cheesy reputation, but the heart-filled holiday has inspired plenty of great live comedy for devoted couples, optimistic daters and determinedly si… 

Cock

Cock

In the run-up to Mike Bartlett’s play Cock opening at the Tron Theatre, a lot of people – myself included – clearly couldn’t help have some innocent adolescent fun with … 

Blood Brothers

Blood Brothers

All theatre requires a certain suspension of disbelief, musical theatre even more so. 

Endgame

Endgame

“Finished, it’s finished, nearly finished, it must be nearly finished. 

A Murder is Announced

A Murder is Announced

Coming to a “classic” Agatha Christie whodunnit after a full day’s binging on the latest series of the BBC’s Silent Witness – oh, the life of a reviewer! – is, frank… 

CauseWay

CauseWay

“A dastardly attempt was made in the early hours of yesterday morning by suffragists to fire and blow up Burns’s Cottage, Alloway, the birthplace of the national poet,” rep… 

Ruby Wax: Sane New World

Ruby Wax: Sane New World

Ruby Wax - comedian, writer, mental health campaigner - brings her one-woman show to the West End following a sell-out UK tour. 

The Weir

The Weir

If there’s one moment in this new production of Conor McPherson’s The Weir that encapsulates the quality of its cast and director, it’s towards the close when a moment of … 

Scott Adsit & Oliver Chris Cant Get Into Level One

Scott Adsit & Oliver Chris Cant Get Into Level One

Mr. Adsit, a longtime improviser, teams with Oliver Chris for a night of impromptu comedy that promises to defy its title, which refers to a beginner- level improv course. 

An Evening of Comedy With Two People Whose Faces Look Weird as One Face

An Evening of Comedy With Two People Whose Faces Look Weird as One Face

Aparna Nancherla and Josh Gondelman join forces (and faces, for a somewhat off-putting promotional poster) in this excellent stand-up show. 

Around The World In Eighty Days

Around The World In Eighty Days

Pack your bags for a trip around the world in 80 days! The majestic, mysterious and fabulously wealthy Phileas Fogg wagers his life’s fortune that he can circumnavigate th… 

The Glory of the World

The Glory of the World

(previews start on Saturday; opens on Thursday) “Art,” said the Catholic mystic Thomas Merton, “enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time. 

Aladdin

Aladdin

Strange Town is a theatre company based in Edinburgh which aims to “enable young people to fulfil their creative potential”, by providing five to 25 year olds with the opport… 

One Night Only With Joe Zimmerman

One Night Only With Joe Zimmerman

An opening act for the universally beloved Brian Regan, Mr. Zimmerman is an endearing young absurdist with a clever approach to observational stand-up. 

Tracks of the Winter Bear

Tracks of the Winter Bear

At a time of year when most theatres across the land are bursting with colour, raucous laughter and the panto spirit, it’s typical of Edinburgh’s Traverse Theatre, long-esta… 

A Belter of a Cinderella Story

A Belter of a Cinderella Story

When it comes to retelling Cinderella, two of the three most important roles in terms of plot and audience participation are Cinders’ best pal Buttons and her Fairy Godmother. 

Rapunzel

Rapunzel

Like most of Scotland’s producing theatres, the Citizens Theatre does not, as a matter of principle, “do” panto. 

Phalariss Bull: Solving the Riddle of the Great Big World

Phalariss Bull: Solving the Riddle of the Great Big World

In this idea-heavy one-man show, Steven Friedman, a Renaissance man whose areas of expertise include philosophy, seeks to weave a capsule history of philosophical thought with an a… 

Ali Bawbag and the Four Tealeafs

Ali Bawbag and the Four Tealeafs

Pantomime is arguably the most self-aware and self-mocking of theatrical forms, with the most successful shows seeing cast and audience mutually shattering any metaphorical four… 

To Breathe

To Breathe

To Breathe starts with its six performers standing in a circle, staring at the audience, just breathing. 

Cinderella

Cinderella

“Smells like Seton Sands” is precisely the kind of line you expect in a pantomime at The Brunton theatre in Musselburgh; it’s hooked on local rivalries, and grounds the ubi… 

One, Two, Three, Yippee

One, Two, Three, Yippee

There is an intrinsic roughness to this latest production from Edinburgh-based Blazing Hyena productions: performed “in the round” in a student bar within city’s Art College, th… 

Paul Lewis : Last Soliloquy

Paul Lewis : Last Soliloquy

Beethoven’s final three piano sonatas are the subject of this White Light Festival event, featuring this British pianist of uncommon eloquence and depth. 

A Night of 100 One Liners

A Night of 100 One Liners

In support of the comedian Erik Bergstrom, a master of dry one-liners who was recently diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, 100 comedians will perform their favorite gags to ra… 

The Bruce in Ireland

The Bruce in Ireland

“A truce is a truce, but war is war,” we’re told early on in Ben Blow’s history play focusing on the all-too-forgotten consequences of Robert the Bruce’s victory over … 

Christine Brewer and Paul Jacobs

Christine Brewer and Paul Jacobs

The soprano Christine Brewer may disappoint some admirers of her sumptuous voice by not performing more often in opera. 

Cagebirds

Cagebirds

Leicester-born David Campton, who died in in 2006, was a prolific British dramatist, especially adept at writing thought-provoking one act plays that make us laugh as much as we … 

The Smallest Show on Earth

The Smallest Show on Earth

“Juke-box musicals”, which essentially use existing songs as their musical score, may strike you as a relatively modern theatrical phenomena – think Mamma Mia! or We Will … 

Panopticon

Panopticon

Panopticon, written and directed by second year University of Edinburgh student Liam Rees, is set in a women’s prison, into which well-meaning dramatist Julia comes to run a s… 

Loserville

Loserville

“One day every company will fear a geek in a garage,” we’re told early on in Elliot Davis and James Bourne’s Loserville. 

Hidden

Hidden

One of the strengths of the Royal Lyceum Theatre Company during the last half-century has been its ongoing commitment to providing quality drama education and performance opport… 

Lord of the Flies

Lord of the Flies

The first thing that strikes you about this new stage adaptation of William Golding’s classic dystopian novel is Jon Bausor’s astounding set: the huge section of a passenger… 

One Last Thing (For Now)

One Last Thing (For Now)

Some lives are touched by war. 

Tribes

Tribes

The family at the heart of Nina Raine’s Tribes is liable, at least initially, to make you yearn for the exit. 

Lot and his God

Lot and his God

“I must learn to keep my mouth shut when there’s an angel in the room. 

The MsFits: Fur Coat & Magic Knickers

The MsFits: Fur Coat & Magic Knickers

A criticism sometimes made about Edinburgh – especially by Glaswegians – is that, while the city appears sophisticated and morally upstanding, this is just a facade hiding a … 

First Daughter Suite

First Daughter Suite

(previews start on Oct. 

Waiting for Godot

Waiting for Godot

There are many good reasons for launching the celebratory 50th anniversary season of Edinburgh’s Royal Lyceum Theatre Company with a new production of Samuel Beckett’s Waiti… 

Arvo Pärt at 80

Arvo Pärt at 80

One of the best-loved living composers and the creator of works of otherworldly stillness celebrates his 80th birthday with a concert by the Juilliard New Music Ensemble conducted … 

The Cheviot, the Stag, and the Black, Black Oil

The Cheviot, the Stag, and the Black, Black Oil

Arguably the most significant work of new theatre from “north of the border” in recent years is the National Theatre of Scotland’s Black Watch, an excellent example of inve… 

Mary May – Lady Jazz

Mary May – Lady Jazz

Established Scottish jazz singer Mary May joins a top-drawer set of musicians to follow last year’s sell-out show with a new performance of jazz standards featuring dynamic upbeat … 

Inverkeithing Community Big Band

Inverkeithing Community Big Band

Join Fife’s biggest, most fabulous big band for a sumptuous afternoon of classic tunes from Count Basie to Maynard Ferguson. 

Big Band Swing

Big Band Swing

A toe-tapping evening of music from the era when swing was king with classic instrumentals and laid-back vocals – everything from Basie to Bublé. 

The MaineStreet Band

The MaineStreet Band

Rock’n’roll spectacle! What are you looking for in an American rock band? Energy? Passion? General shenanigans? TMSB is coming to EdFringe! Guitars, keys, harmonies, drums, bass, a… 

Soft Shoe Skiffle Band

Soft Shoe Skiffle Band

Back at the Fringe again after a gap of a few years, for another trip down memory lane. 

Celebrating Edinburgh's Traditional Buildings: Traditional Building Skills and World Heritage

Celebrating Edinburgh's Traditional Buildings: Traditional Building Skills and World Heritage

Edinburgh provides a magnificent festival setting. 

Cariad & Paul: A Two Player Adventure

Cariad & Paul: A Two Player Adventure

Through their use of improvisation and mime, backed with a fantastic live band (The Glue Ensemble), Cariad and Paul bring to life a series of hilarious stories, based solely on one… 

Hackney Colliery Band

Hackney Colliery Band

London’s brass juggernaut makes its Fringe debut for three shows only, fresh from floor-filling gigs across Europe. 

Brian Kellock and Dick Lee: Spirit of Jazz

Brian Kellock and Dick Lee: Spirit of Jazz

Brian Kellock, piano, and Dick Lee, reeds and recorder. 

Swingerella's Wrecking Ball World Tour

Swingerella's Wrecking Ball World Tour

Swingerella used to be Cinderella until her last Prince Charming got her self-harming and she became Swingerella – goddess of fabulousness and high priestess of voodoo. 

The Jazz Rites of Spring

The Jazz Rites of Spring

Returning by popular demand! Stravinsky’s masterpiece stunningly re-interpreted by this ‘world-class ensemble, completely at ease with each other and this incredibly complex musi… 

Wriggle Around the World

Wriggle Around the World

Recitals for Wrigglers are concerts especially tailored for babies and toddlers, delivered by a professional violinist and cellist. 

Greg Proops: The Smartest Man In The World

Greg Proops: The Smartest Man In The World

It’s just Proops and you. 

Swingerella's Wrecking Ball World Tour

Swingerella's Wrecking Ball World Tour

Swingerella used to be Cinderella until her last Prince Charming got her self-harming and she became Swingerella – goddess of fabulousness and high priestess of voodoo. 

Edmund the Learned Pig

Edmund the Learned Pig

Barry Bonaparte’s Travelling Circus is in trouble. 

BBC: Jazz on 3

BBC: Jazz on 3

From free jazz to fusion, post-bop to electronica – Jazz on 3 celebrates the music as a living and developing art form, with exclusive concert recordings and in-depth features. 

Jazz Standards Late

Jazz Standards Late

Stylish musical nightcap. 

The Misfit Analysis

The Misfit Analysis

Theatre is, for the most part, about telling stories with the aids of actors, scenery and props; in contrast, stand-up comedy is usually about a single person sharing their perspec… 

The Fallen Angel Show

The Fallen Angel Show

Vesper Walk describe themselves as a “quirky five to eight piece band performing art-pop music in a gothic style. 

Jazz Brunch

Jazz Brunch

Relaxed Sunday morning at 100 Princes Street. 

Spoken Word Sundays: Women Speaking Their World

Spoken Word Sundays: Women Speaking Their World

On Sunday afternoon, myself and around fifteen other people – most of them women – perch ourselves on armchairs in a cosy room in Appletree Writers at The Whole Works, on a qu… 

The World's Most Popular Musicals

The World's Most Popular Musicals

A company of past members of the West End production of Les Miserablés draw on that show’s passion and music to create an inspired evening featuring all your favourites: Phantom… 

Pianos at One Lunchtime Concerts

Pianos at One Lunchtime Concerts

Enjoy a showcase of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s finest piano students in this exciting nine concert series. 

Fringe Festivals Around the World

Fringe Festivals Around the World

A once-a-year chance to meet and hear from Fringe Festival directors around the world. 

Edinburgh Renaissance Band at St Mark's

Edinburgh Renaissance Band at St Mark's

It isn’t just through watching the plays of the Bard that you can get a taste of culture here at the Fringe; the Edinburgh Renaissance Band are bards of a different sort. 

The Hidden World Of Functional Disorders

The Hidden World Of Functional Disorders

How would you feel if you were paralysed or had blackouts, only to be told you were imagining it, hysterical, or making it up? This is still the experience of some patients with Fu… 

Around the World, My Journey Continued After You Left

Around the World, My Journey Continued After You Left

A new musical from award-winning director Zhao Miao. 

Jean-Luc Picard and Me

Jean-Luc Picard and Me

Recent cinematic reboots notwithstanding, there’s arguably at least one generation of television viewers for whom Star Trek’s starship captain of choice is not James Tiberius K… 

Sandy Brechin Band

Sandy Brechin Band

Wild man of the accordion and front man of Burach and The Sensational Jimi Shandrix Experience, Sandy Brechin plays fast and funky favourites from his albums Out Of His Box and Out… 

Wendy Hoose by Johnny McKnight

Wendy Hoose by Johnny McKnight

Glasgow-based Birds of Paradise Theatre Company is arguably Scotland’s most innovative and ground-breaking theatre company when it comes to exploring disability and producing ful… 

Matt Abbott is Skint and Demoralised

Matt Abbott is Skint and Demoralised

Matt Abbott admits that poetry is a hard sell on the Fringe, impossible to talk about without coming across as pretentious – which may well explain why one of his bespoke marketi… 

Rhymes with Orange

Rhymes with Orange

Every successful show needs a Unique Selling Point – or, put simply, a gimmick. 

Donald Does Dusty

Donald Does Dusty

Donald Torr was, apparently, the best big brother any little girl could have, especially growing up on the outskirts of 1960s’ Aberdeen. 

Julia Sutherland is World's Best Dad

Julia Sutherland is World's Best Dad

There’s a lot to live up to as a 21st century woman – having it all isn’t quite working out. 

Old Saint Paul's Festival Masses

Old Saint Paul's Festival Masses

Traditional Catholic Anglican liturgy in this historic church close to Edinburgh’s Royal Mile with renowned choir and organ. 

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

Traditional choral evensong and benediction in the catholic Anglican style with the renowned choir and organ of this historic church close to Edinburgh’s Royal Mile. 

Village Pub Theatre

Village Pub Theatre

For those of you not lucky enough to live in Edinburgh all year round, Village Pub Theatre (VPT) is a regular “let’s put the show on here” brand of new theatre based in the f… 

Paul Gilbody

Paul Gilbody

From pin-drop delicacy to infectious grooves that leave you smiling. 

Lisa Scott With the Dave Swanson Band

Lisa Scott With the Dave Swanson Band

Twelfth year at the Fringe! From Billie Holiday to Ray Charles, Lisa sings with passion and humour, with ease and sophistication. 

BBC: Jazz Line-Up

BBC: Jazz Line-Up

Join BBC Radio 3’s Jazz Line-Up as it brings you music and live performances from established and new generation artists, live from the BBC’s venue in Edinburgh.  

All in One

All in One

Two staves (and all the leger lines!) become one under Stefan Warzycki’s dextrous left hand, in two virtuoso piano recitals including works by Bach, Chopin (arrangement by Godowsky… 

The Rising – A Tribute to Springsteen and the E Street Band

The Rising – A Tribute to Springsteen and the E Street Band

The Rising – A Tribute to Springsteen and the E Street Band. 

Chechelele World Music Choir

Chechelele World Music Choir

Ranging from pleasantly slow and soothing to fast and excitable and even angry, the sounds produced by the Chechelele World Music Choir were vibrant and vast. 

The David Latto Band

The David Latto Band

The David Latto Band bring their brand of celtic-tinged Americana to AMC@St Bride’s and the Fringe for the first time. 

Daniel Sloss: Dark: Extra Shows!

Daniel Sloss: Dark: Extra Shows!

Due to massive demand, six later, quite probably ruder, shows! Scotland’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning comedy half-man-half-Xbox. 

The Colour Ham – One. Last. Time. (A Best Of)

The Colour Ham – One. Last. Time. (A Best Of)

Last show ever – will sell out. 

Alex Yellowlees Hot Club Jazz Quartet

Alex Yellowlees Hot Club Jazz Quartet

‘Simply outstanding jazz musicianship’ (Turin International Jazz Festival). 

Meet the Agent: Paul Harper at Keddie Scott Associates

Meet the Agent: Paul Harper at Keddie Scott Associates

Paul works as the Scottish agent for Keddie Scott Associates Ltd, a London based agency. 

Beardyman: One Album Per Hour

Beardyman: One Album Per Hour

Beardyman has been a regular Fringe success for several years and it’s easy to see why. 

Guerilla Aspies – Become Autistic or Aspergers with Paul Wady?

Guerilla Aspies – Become Autistic or Aspergers with Paul Wady?

Become autistic. 

Ali Affleck's Speakeasy Sessions, New Orleans Jazz and Blues, Moody Moonshine

Ali Affleck's Speakeasy Sessions, New Orleans Jazz and Blues, Moody Moonshine

Following sell-out shows in 2014, stunningly expressive award-winning vintage vocalist Ali is back to perform early New Orleans jazz and blues with a cheeky mix of renowned local m… 

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Paul Merton and his highly acclaimed Impro Chums are wonders of nature. 

Blues! Live at the Jazz Bar

Blues! Live at the Jazz Bar

The Blueswater is the 12-piece band behind the award-winning show Blues! They will be performing five high energy late night gigs at The Jazz Bar. 

BBC: The Jazz House

BBC: The Jazz House

Stephen Duffy presents The Jazz House live from Edinburgh. Join us for two hours of jazz performances from some of the best names in Scottish jazz and beyond. 

Codpieces: Hamlet, Part II and Prince Lear

Codpieces: Hamlet, Part II and Prince Lear

Codpieces are Shakespearean parodies by Perry Pontac told in the form of prefaces and continuations… Meet the wife before Lear decides to share out his kingdom or what happens af… 

My World Has Exploded A Little Bit

My World Has Exploded A Little Bit

Bella and Esh (her hapless assistant) present an absurd, darkly comic guide to bereavement. 

Sandbach School Big Band

Sandbach School Big Band

This acclaimed big band return to the Fringe for the third time, having previously sold out. 

Eclectically. Arranged. Poe and The Tell-Tale In Part

Eclectically. Arranged. Poe and The Tell-Tale In Part

Fusion Theatre return to Greenside with a Poe-faced and incoherent piece of physical theatre that often makes even less sense than its overwrought title. 

God's Waiting Room

God's Waiting Room

Many religions insist that humanity was created in God’s image; others argue that, throughout history, the process has been the other way round. 

To Space

To Space

Dr Niamh Shaw is that relatively rare thing – a skilled and engaging stage performer who also happens to be a scientist and engineer, with both a degree and PhD to her name. 

Pianos at One Lunchtime Concerts

Pianos at One Lunchtime Concerts

Enjoy a showcase of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s finest piano students in this exciting nine concert series. 

Scaling Up: From Fringe to Number One Touring

Scaling Up: From Fringe to Number One Touring

Producers David Hutchinson and Phillip Rowntree discuss how they grew touring company Sell a Door from a shoestring Fringe company to a large scale and West End production company. 

Jazz on Sundays

Jazz on Sundays

Join us for atmospheric evenings, live jazz and wonderful food in one of Edinburgh’s most beautiful rooms. 

Mambalsa – One Man's Quest to Launch a New Partner Dance

Mambalsa – One Man's Quest to Launch a New Partner Dance

For 20 years Alastair has taught salsa dance. 

Thrill-Seeking Pianist WLTM Like-Minded Audience for NSA Fun and Good Times

Thrill-Seeking Pianist WLTM Like-Minded Audience for NSA Fun and Good Times

Some cabaret performers attempt to lull you into a false sense of security about what they do, but thankfully any audience finds out quickly enough what they’re going to get from… 

All-in-One Fun – Free

All-in-One Fun – Free

Join West Country comedian Cerys Nelmes as she entertains you and your children for 45 minutes of onesie fun! Wear your onesie, and have some funsie! There will be music, dancing, … 

Jazz Bar Music

Jazz Bar Music

Jazz Bar Music is an event which shows off the musical skills of several different performers, making each night different. 

Oliver Suddon – For One Night Only!

Oliver Suddon – For One Night Only!

Oliver Suddon, comedian and broadcaster, hosts a relaxing evening of comedy and music with a variety of selected performers from the Fringe and creates radio broadcast inserts for … 

Tales from a Cabaret

Tales from a Cabaret

The Creative Martyrs, that white-faced Laurel and Hardy of existential cabaret terrorism, are not men to be trifled with, as some rather talkative front-row audience members discov… 

Paul Savage: Tired and Emotional

Paul Savage: Tired and Emotional

Paul Savage can’t sleep. 

Tiernan Douieb: The World's Full of Idiots, Let's Live in Space

Tiernan Douieb: The World's Full of Idiots, Let's Live in Space

Commander Chris Hadfield said that six months on the International Space Station made him feel a great sense of just how much the world is all one place and we are all one people l… 

Dead Letter Office

Dead Letter Office

Where do letters and parcels go, when – because of an incomplete address, or lack of forwarding address – they can’t be delivered? According to Catherine Expósito and Marli … 

Sweeney Todd

Sweeney Todd

Stephen Sondheim’s score for his self-described “black operetta” Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, must rank among his most complex and challenging works, if on… 

The History of the World Based on Banalities

The History of the World Based on Banalities

‘A fast-paced gem of a play about saying goodbye to your nearest and dearest. 

The Jennifer Tremblay Trilogy Part II: The Carousel

The Jennifer Tremblay Trilogy Part II: The Carousel

The Carousel, the middle play of The Jennifer Tremblay Trilogy, is a frantic, flashy piece of theatre with a strong performance at the heart of it. 

Complex

Complex

A man is desperate for a job. 

The Jazz Crooner

The Jazz Crooner

Martin Waugh is an Edinburgh-based vocalist who has worked with some stellar names in jazz, from world class pianist Brian Kellock to Australian maestro trumpeter James Morrison. 

The Amazing World of MC Escher

The Amazing World of MC Escher

Given our familiarity with Escher’s unmistakable style it’s hard to believe that this is the first major exhibition of his work in the UK and that there is only one print of … 

Ali Affleck's Speakeasy Sessions, New Orleans Jazz and Blues, Moody Moonshine

Ali Affleck's Speakeasy Sessions, New Orleans Jazz and Blues, Moody Moonshine

Following sell-out shows in 2014, stunningly expressive award-winning vintage vocalist Ali is back to perform early New Orleans jazz and blues with a cheeky mix of renowned local m… 

One for My Baby

One for My Baby

Frank Sinatra is one of those rare artists that is universally loved and respected by all. 

One Above

One Above

A slick absurdist piece, PALP’s One Above is an intelligent offering from the young company. 

Block

Block

Block is a production that constantly surprises, though not always in ways that are comforting. 

Ken Ramage Jazz at The Guildford 12th Year

Ken Ramage Jazz at The Guildford 12th Year

New Orleans to Dixie to swing, ragtime and more! Ken Ramage Dixie 6 and trio, Diplomats of Jazz and the great Roy Williams Europe’s top jazz trombonist. 

Thief

Thief

Sailor – he had a real name once, but he believes “Sailor” suits him now – is a street hustler, thief and raconteur; the illegitimate son of a prostitute who has taken up h… 

Pip Utton: Playing Maggie

Pip Utton: Playing Maggie

Margaret Thatcher was – still is, two years after her death – a divisive figure, loved and hated in equal measure. 

Doris, Dolly and the Dressing Room Divas

Doris, Dolly and the Dressing Room Divas

“Just go with the magic,” says one of the three singers on stage to a slightly reluctant compatriot. 

39 Steps by Patrick Barlow

39 Steps by Patrick Barlow

It’s fitting that, given how this is the centenary of its original publication by Edinburgh-based publisher Blackwood’s, that at least one version of John Buchan’s classic th… 

slut (r)evolution (no one gets there overnight)

slut (r)evolution (no one gets there overnight)

In this fun one-woman show, a self-described bi-dyke shares with us stories of her sexual evolution, from Mormon adolescent scanning second-hand books for smut, to monogamous domes… 

Not the End of the World

Not the End of the World

Not the End of the World is based on the novel by Geraldine McCaughrean which reimagines the story of Noah’s Ark from the point of view of Noah’s daughter, Timna, as she grappl… 

Hamlet (A One Man Play)

Hamlet (A One Man Play)

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

Scaramouche Jones

Scaramouche Jones

‘God, what a day’ is the first thing said to us by Scaramouche Jones, the red-nosed, white-faced clown who – sensing the ghosts of an audience in his dressing room – decide… 

Paul Duncan McGarrity – Today is the Good Old Times of Tomorrow

Paul Duncan McGarrity – Today is the Good Old Times of Tomorrow

Last year I used the word Schadenfreude in my description, and it seemed to frighten off dumb people as I had lovely audiences. 

CELL

CELL

There is something inherently heartbreaking about the small metal-framed chair standing centre-stage as the audience comes in, but no more so than when one of the show’s co-devis… 

Paul Foot

Paul Foot

Surrealist comedian Paul Foot is an Edinburgh Fringe institution. 

One Day When We Were Young by Nick Payne

One Day When We Were Young by Nick Payne

Nick Payne’s bittersweet love story One Day When We Were Young charts Leonard and Violet’s tangled relationship across five decades of love and longing. 

Paul Kerensa: Back to the Futon Pt2: Dude, Where's My Hoverboard?

Paul Kerensa: Back to the Futon Pt2: Dude, Where's My Hoverboard?

Great Scott! 2015, still no hoverboards. 

Christina Bianco: Party of One

Christina Bianco: Party of One

Broadway performer and YouTube sensation Christina Bianco takes you on a hilarious musical comedy journey, showing you what led her to become a multi-faceted, multi-voiced party of… 

Gary Busey's One-Man Hamlet as Performed by David Carl

Gary Busey's One-Man Hamlet as Performed by David Carl

Every serious actor wants to do his Hamlet. 

One Fine Day

One Fine Day

One of Korea’s most celebrated contemporary dance companies, who have toured to over 30 countries, make their UK debut with a double bill of two of their most acclaimed works. 

The Jennifer Tremblay Trilogy Part III: The Deliverance

The Jennifer Tremblay Trilogy Part III: The Deliverance

Attempting to answer the question posed in the second part – The Carousel ­– of whether The Woman had a ‘happy childhood’ or not, The Deliverance provides the conclusion t… 

The Jennifer Tremblay Trilogy Part I: The List

The Jennifer Tremblay Trilogy Part I: The List

We all make lists: to do lists, shopping lists, present lists… They are one of the best ways of keeping on top of one’s life and making sure that nothing is forgotten. 

Don't F*ck with Me Gweilo: Stories from a World Citizen

Don't F*ck with Me Gweilo: Stories from a World Citizen

International Comedian and British job thief Dana Alexander is back with her fourth Edinburgh Show. 

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days is one of Jules Verne’s famous adventure novels. 

Paul Harry Allen's Retro Delights

Paul Harry Allen's Retro Delights

Having rummaged around the UK, Paul takes you on a tour of some of his charity shop finds. 

Paul Currie: Re-Release the Baboons

Paul Currie: Re-Release the Baboons

Paul Currie returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with his anarchic, bread-filled 2014 masterpiece Release the Baboons after a triumphant run at Adelaide Fringe. 

Don't Tell Him Pike: Part 2. More Tales from the Not So Stupid Boy...

Don't Tell Him Pike: Part 2. More Tales from the Not So Stupid Boy...

Die-hard fans of classic BBC Sitcom Dad’s Army will particularly enjoy this panel discussion, Q&A and selection of nostalgic clips from Ian Lavender, aka Private Pike, and fellow… 

Centred: A One Clown Comedy About Stuff

Centred: A One Clown Comedy About Stuff

Attention customers: the store will be closing in five minutes. 

Evan Wonders of the World

Evan Wonders of the World

Evan Wonders of the World is a show that jumps into Evan Desmarais’s head and tries to figure out what’s wrong. 

McNeill of Tranent – The Fastest Man in the World

McNeill of Tranent – The Fastest Man in the World

George McNeill came from a small mining village called Tranent where he started out as a professional soccer player. 

Paul Ricketts: West End Story

Paul Ricketts: West End Story

Return of acclaimed and libellously funny storytelling show on how to find outrageous nightly adventure on a budget of £5. 

Mike Wozniak: One Man Dad Cat Band

Mike Wozniak: One Man Dad Cat Band

Mike Wozniak’s probably best known for playing moustachioed misfit Brian in Channel 4’s sitcom Man Down. 

Phone Whore (A One Act Play With Frequent Interruptions)

Phone Whore (A One Act Play With Frequent Interruptions)

Phone Whore is a show that is equal parts witty, sexually frank and dripping with cynicism. 

If Men Ruled the World – Free

If Men Ruled the World – Free

‘Demitris Deech is a great story-teller’ (BroadwayBaby. 

I Went To A Fabulous Party...

I Went To A Fabulous Party...

During the 2014 Edinburgh Fringe, What A Gay Play gained a certain amount of attention, given that its late-night scheduling and blatant use of the cast’s flesh on the flyers sug… 

Paul Sinha: Postcards From the Z List

Paul Sinha: Postcards From the Z List

British Asian, Paul Sinha, makes a very welcome return to the Stand Comedy Club during the Fringe after a four-year absence. 

One Man Breaking Bad: The Unauthorized Parody

One Man Breaking Bad: The Unauthorized Parody

Sixty episodes. 

The Underbelly Radio Shows

The Underbelly Radio Shows

FUBAR Radio and Underbelly present The Underbelly Radio Shows recorded live from 12:30pm each day at Ermintrude, Underbelly hosts a series of live radio broadcasts brought to you b… 

May I Have the Bill Please? by Robin Mitchell

May I Have the Bill Please? by Robin Mitchell

Like every other animal on the planet, humans need to eat in order to survive, but arguably no other species has developed such complicated social etiquettes around the consumption… 

Boris: World King

Boris: World King

Boris: World King is a giddy, silly and savagely satirical delight. 

Baby Wants Candy: The Completely Improvised Full Band Musical

Baby Wants Candy: The Completely Improvised Full Band Musical

If you’re planning on making the trip to see Baby Wants Candy, get your title suggestions ready now! The audience for his fully improvised musical comedy has barely taken their s… 

The Solid Life of Sugar Water

The Solid Life of Sugar Water

Graeae Theatre Company, according to the information sheet handed out before the start of the show, sees itself as ‘a force for change in world-class theatre – breaking down ba… 

Tom Neenan: The Andromeda Paradox

Tom Neenan: The Andromeda Paradox

Following last year’s generally well-received comic homage to the Edwardian Ghost Story (The Haunting of Lopham House), writer and performer Tom Neenan shifts his genre gaze forw… 

Adrienne Truscott's A One-Trick Pony!

Adrienne Truscott's A One-Trick Pony!

One Trick Pony is the follow up to the critically acclaimed mouthful of a fringe show, Adrienne Truscott’s Asking For It: A One-Lady Rape About Comedy Starring Her Pussy and Little… 

Mistaken: A Quartet of Plays for One Actor

Mistaken: A Quartet of Plays for One Actor

Mistaken presents four short monologues, written and directed by Nick Myles and performed by William McGeough. 

George and Co (the Solo Tour)

George and Co (the Solo Tour)

At first it’s almost as if George Dimarelos has chosen to counter any preconceptions about loud Australians by opting for the least dramatic stage entrance possible; he’s alrea… 

The Wonderful World of Lieven Scheire

The Wonderful World of Lieven Scheire

Science stand-up comedian, bestselling author and popular TV host Lieven Scheire will lead you in his own inimitable way from the Special Relativity of Einstein to the Belgians bei… 

Charlie Baker: Just the One

Charlie Baker: Just the One

Charlie Baker blends song with stand-up, as he intersperses his versions of one hit wonders with tales from his life. 

Trans Scripts

Trans Scripts

One of the challenges of reportage theatre – works in which the words and experiences of real people are edited and put into the words of actors – is to justify the process as … 

The Biggest Marionette Circus in the World

The Biggest Marionette Circus in the World

This ginormous spectacle transports you back to the time where the biggest excitement for children was when the travelling circus came to town. 

The Oxford Gargoyles: Jazz a Cappella

The Oxford Gargoyles: Jazz a Cappella

The Oxford Gargoyles have delighted Fringe audiences for nine years. 

Jewellery of the World

Jewellery of the World

This exciting selling exhibition is housed in Galerie Mirages, a 19th-century former bakehouse. 

Paul Foot

Paul Foot

Yes, the man with the silver shoes is back, and each of his 58 minutes on stage are as weird and wonderful as ever. 

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Paul Merton and his “Impro Chums”: Mike McShane, Lee Simpson, Richard Vranch and Suki Webster, have been practising short form improvised comedy for decades and bring their com… 

Paul Mooney and Dick Gregory

Paul Mooney and Dick Gregory

Mr. 

Paul Chowdhry: PC’s World

Paul Chowdhry: PC’s World

I was reading about a Gay Pride event in Glasgow last week that had banned drag acts from performing for fear they may offend transgendered members of their community who were conf… 

One Man Breaking Bad

One Man Breaking Bad

When Breaking Bad came to an end at season five, everyone thought that this would be it for the franchise. 

One Hour Play Festival

One Hour Play Festival

Over 20 plays, some well known pieces, some new writing, some one person plays, some with a massive cast but all performed in 1 hour or less by numerous theatre companies 

Under One Roof Comedy Festival

Under One Roof Comedy Festival

We have the best of the Edinburgh Fringe Under One Roof in South London for one special week 6th - 11th July. 

When The War Came Home

When The War Came Home

It’s not often that I’m asked back to see a show, let alone because those involved have openly taken on some of the points I made in my review!When the War Came Home is a … 

Spring Awakening

Spring Awakening

German dramatist Frank Wedekind’s play Frühlings Erwachen – written around 1891 but not performed until 1906 – deliberately kicked against sexually-oppressive fin d… 

The Driver's Seat

The Driver's Seat

Described as “a metaphysical shocker” on its release in 1970, The Driver’s Seat was apparently author Muriel Sparks’ favourite amongst her own stories, in part thanks to th… 

Stand

Stand

“This is not just about me,” says one of the cast at the start and close of Chris Goode’s Stand. 

Shows for Days

Shows for Days

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

Magdalena Reising and The Blue Cafe Jazz

Magdalena Reising and The Blue Cafe Jazz

Singer/harpist Magdalena Reising is back with her unique blend of jazz/folk fusion with a hint of tango with her international Blue Cafe Jazz Ensemble. 

Yer Granny

Yer Granny

Having enjoyed a relatively carefree childhood and colourful teenage youth during the 1970s, I’m often still annoyed by the apparent cultural consensus which dismisses those y… 

Mike Wozniak: One Man Dad Cat Band

Mike Wozniak: One Man Dad Cat Band

Work in progress. 

Persevere

Persevere

Site-specific works can be accused of relying on their location to do the heavy-lifting, theatrically speaking. 

Paul Kerensa: Back to the Futon pt 2

Paul Kerensa: Back to the Futon pt 2

It’s 2015, and still no hoverboards. 

Three Poets - One Mic

Three Poets - One Mic

Three Brighton-based performance poets grab hold of the microphone at Over Broadway in order to shout at you on the subject of politics, sexuality and death. 

Sussex Jazz Orchestra Live in Concert

Sussex Jazz Orchestra Live in Concert

One of Brighton’s best kept secrets, the Sussex Jazz Orchestra is a twenty strong big band playing a choice selection of original and familiar tunes. 

Tales of Hanuman by Paul Scott

Tales of Hanuman by Paul Scott

Hanuman is half human, half monkey. 

Swingerella's Wrecking Ball World Tour 2015

Swingerella's Wrecking Ball World Tour 2015

Swingerella, goddess of fabulousness, used to be Cinderella - until her prince charming got her self-harming. 

Around the World in 8ish Routines

Around the World in 8ish Routines

Before the show had even started, there was a show. 

The Improverts - Exam Shows

The Improverts - Exam Shows

The Improverts are back for two Exam Specials in the Teviot Debating Hall! A different combination of players will take to the stage each night for a round of high-class, high-ener… 

The Biggest Marionette Circus in the World

The Biggest Marionette Circus in the World

Life-sized elephant, giraffe and lion marionettes come to The Warren! The animals will greet you outside and lead you indoors to enjoy a breathtaking puppetry show to delight all a… 

Live 'Open Jazz Music' with DJO plus guests

Live 'Open Jazz Music' with DJO plus guests

Deux Johns Orchestra, formed two years ago by John Trelawney, is a Jazz outfit that adapts in size for varying original material and venues. 

Greg Proops Is the Smartest Man in the World

Greg Proops Is the Smartest Man in the World

Mr. Proops, a 30-year veteran of stand-up, hosts this “salubrious soliloquy” of a podcast, in which he explores current events and any other topics that interest him. 

The Colin Hoult Shows

The Colin Hoult Shows

Star of ‘Derek’, ‘Being Human’ and ‘Carnival of Monsters’ returns to the Brighton Fringe with two entirely new shows: Sit on the Ledge and Jump Down to the Ground (7, 2… 

Jazz Jam at The Brunswick

Jazz Jam at The Brunswick

Brighton’s premier Jazz Jam with Paul Richards. 

To the One who Might be There: Multiple Personality Re-Order

To the One who Might be There: Multiple Personality Re-Order

The world is not quite right, so she decided to listen to the voices in her head. 

Charm el Sheikh & Small World (2 Short Plays)

Charm el Sheikh & Small World (2 Short Plays)

Charm el Sheikh: Two women alone on holiday in an Egyptian resort find their worlds collide in the most unimaginable way. 

Ensemble Studio Theater Marathon of One-Act Plays: Series B

Ensemble Studio Theater Marathon of One-Act Plays: Series B

Martyna Majok’s stealthily devastating “John, Who’s Here From Cambridge,” an indelibly acted portrait of intimacy and entitlement, makes this a must-see. 

Paul Zenon in Linking Rings

Paul Zenon in Linking Rings

1926: Houdini’s right-hand man deals with the death of his boss. 

Herbie's Jazz Breakfast

Herbie's Jazz Breakfast

Start every Brighton Fringe Sunday in the company of a living legend, bassist Herbie Flowers and his incredible bands. 

Ensemble Studio Theater Marathon of One-Act Plays

Ensemble Studio Theater Marathon of One-Act Plays

(previews start on Wednesday; opens on May 18) Let’s hope local playwrights have been running wind sprints and agility drills, because Ensemble Studio Theater’s Maratho… 

Ensemble Studio Theater Marathon of One-Act Plays: Series A

Ensemble Studio Theater Marathon of One-Act Plays: Series A

Ensemble Studio Theater’s evening of one acts races between decades, places, genres and forms. 

One Hand Clapping

One Hand Clapping

This adaptation of Anthony Burgess’s 1961 comic novel, part of Brits Off Broadway, is moderately amusing but is more interesting for the perspective. 

New York Festival of Song: Letters From Spain: A World of Song in Spanish Poetry

New York Festival of Song: Letters From Spain: A World of Song in Spanish Poetry

Spanish verse is the inspiration for this program, which features music by Shostakovich, Schumann, William Bolcom, Taneyev, Wolf, Peter Lieberson, Xavier Montsalvage and Granados, … 

New World Symphony

New World Symphony

Dreamlike music, some of it dark and haunting, is the focus of this lovely program, conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas and featuring the superstar violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter in B… 

No Nothing

No Nothing

Alan Spence is not the first to imagine a meeting between two famous people from different worlds, though there’s certainly a whiff of wishful thinking in this thoughtful, if … 

The Venetian Twins

The Venetian Twins

For some, he was “Italy’s Shakespeare”, “the Moliere of Venice”; yet it’s only relatively recently that British theatre audiences have warmed to work by 18th centur… 

Uisge-Beatha Gu Leòr / Whisky Galore

Uisge-Beatha Gu Leòr / Whisky Galore

On 5th February 1941, during heavy gales, the cargo ship SS Politician ran aground off the Island of Eriskay in the Outer Hebrides. 

The Woman in Black

The Woman in Black

Written very much in the tradition of the suspense-filled, atmospheric ghost stories by M R James, Susan Hill’s gothic novel, The Woman in Black, has been adapted numerous time… 

Broth

Broth

It’s fitting that, this Eastertide, a resurrection of sorts lies at the heart of this latest collaboration between Glasgow’s Òran Mór and Edinburgh’s Traverse theatre. 

Boys

Boys

Even the greatest of parties end with the hangover of cleaning up afterwards. 

Fools

Fools

Fools and their stories were the theme of this latest set of short plays, dramatic monologues and glorified sketches presented in rehearsed readings by the Village Pub Theatre t… 

Hedda Gabler

Hedda Gabler

Many of the world’s greatest Tragedies – Shakespeare’s in particular – are grounded on the character flaws of their titular characters: Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth, and so … 

The Strange Case of Jekyll and Hyde

The Strange Case of Jekyll and Hyde

No less a figure than Inspector Rebus creator Ian Rankin once insisted that the only author to ever “nail” Edinburgh was Robert Louis Stevenson in his classic 1886 novella, S… 

The History Boys

The History Boys

The History Boys – at least according to the programme notes accompanying this latest tour – is “generally regarded as Alan Bennett’s masterpiece”. 

The St. Patricks Day Drunken Throwdown: Part Deux

The St. Patricks Day Drunken Throwdown: Part Deux

A selection of the Upright Citizens Brigade’s best improvisers will be drinking all day long, then taking the stage for a night of improv mayhem, with team names like “… 

Tamburlaine The Great Part I & II

Tamburlaine The Great Part I & II

Following its highly successful Marlowe450 season in Canterbury, Fourth Monkey’s Two-Year Rep company tackles Marlowe’s most epic and savage work, widely acknowledged as a milest… 

??HANK Comedy One Year Anniversary

??HANK Comedy One Year Anniversary

HANK, the mostly online comedy duo of Dan Fox and Betsy Kenney, celebrates its one-year milestone with this live show, featuring new videos and stand-up from Jo Firestone, Carmen C… 

Beating McEnroe

Beating McEnroe

Life was so much simpler, back in 1980. 

Edgar and Annabel

Edgar and Annabel

Only a clever or ignorant writer would deliberately choose to begin a play with that most egregious of sitcom clichés: “Hi Honey, I’m home. 

Chess - The Musical

Chess - The Musical

There’s one thing I hate about musical theatre, which is especially common with “amateur” productions – there’s seemingly no way of stopping audiences full of family an… 

Equus

Equus

There’s something particularly appropriate about experiencing Peter Shaffer’s Equus at the Bedlam Theatre. 

Paul Taylors American Modern Dance

Paul Taylors American Modern Dance

It’s never too late to reinvent yourself: After 60 years as the Paul Taylor Dance Company, the group returns this year as Paul Taylor’s American Modern Dance, a more in… 

The Judas Kiss

The Judas Kiss

At one point in the first act of The Judas Kiss, Oscar Wilde admits to always having had “a low opinion of what is called action. 

Jekyll & Hyde

Jekyll & Hyde

Since its first publication in 1886, Robert Louis Stevenson’s Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde has been adapted for stage, cinema and television hundreds of times. 

The Caucasian Chalk Circle

The Caucasian Chalk Circle

There’s rumbustious joy aplenty in this new adaptation of Bertolt Brecht’s infamous examination of legality and justice. 

Fleabag

Fleabag

Unexpected pre-show choice of “Easy Listening” music notwithstanding, Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag is an exciting theatrical ride, slipping from laugh-out-loud humour to… 

Netting

Netting

They say that, while you can choose your friends, you can’t choose your family; even when you pick a partner, you have no say about the family that comes along with them. 

I Hate Hamlet by Paul Rudnick

I Hate Hamlet by Paul Rudnick

A play about the battle between celebrity and “art” with a good dose of codpiece and a ghost thrown in! 

When The Rain Stops Falling

When The Rain Stops Falling

Those who don’t know history, according to the Irish statesman Edmund Burke, are destined to repeat it, while the Bible insists more than once that the sins of the father will b… 

Village Pub Theatre: Bill Murray Night

Village Pub Theatre: Bill Murray Night

American film actor and comedian Bill Murray allegedly fields offers of work via a voice mailbox which, according to Wikipedia, “he checks infrequently”. 

The World of Extreme Happiness

The World of Extreme Happiness

(previews start on Feb. 

The Real Inspector Hound

The Real Inspector Hound

When reviewing a play – especially one verging on farce – where two of the main characters are professional theatre critics, it’s hard not to become a tiny bit defensive … 

No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre

No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre

Jan-Paul Sartre, the great French existentialist, displays his mastery of drama in NO EXIT, an unforgettable portrayal of hell. 

Butterfly

Butterfly

Men – especially working class men from the West of Scotland – are not known for expressing their emotions, instead hiding behind either brutish silence or dry humour. 

Paul Huang and Jessica Xylina Osborne

Paul Huang and Jessica Xylina Osborne

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

Filter's Macbeth

Filter's Macbeth

The “Scottish Play” is among Shakespeare’s shortest, but for critically acclaimed theatre company Filter to edit it down to barely more than 90 minutes, without missing an… 

When The War Came Home

When The War Came Home

The First World War is often described as the first “total war”, that is involving the entire population, at home as well as on the battlefield. 

Faith Healer

Faith Healer

Reality and performance lie at the heart of this solid production of Irish playwright Brian Friel’s Faith Healer. 

The Improverts - London Shows

The Improverts - London Shows

Always Different, Always Funny! After a sell out run at Edinburgh Fringe 14 and comedy residents during term time Edinburgh University, The Improverts are performing two shows in L… 

Let the Right One In

Let the Right One In

(previews start on  Jan. 

The Macaulay Culkin One-Year Anniversary Show

The Macaulay Culkin One-Year Anniversary Show

Brett Davis and Sally Burtnick celebrate the first birthday of their monthly comedy show (which remains unconnected to the titular actor). 

Greatest Liar in All the World

Greatest Liar in All the World

Five-star, darkly funny sequel to Pinocchio: the real story behind his infamous origins. 

Henry IV Part I

Henry IV Part I

This November, UCLU Drama Society presents an exciting new student production of Shakespeare’s first instalment of King Henry IV, chronicling the rise of Prince Hal from licentious… 

Slope

Slope

There’s a moment in Pamela Carter’s play Slope when the 19th century French poet Paul Verlaine, ensconced in a seedy London flat with his young lover Arthur Rimbaud, fears t… 

The Band Wagon

The Band Wagon

(performances start on Nov. 

The Experiment Comedy presents Manifesto!: A One-Year Extravaganza

The Experiment Comedy presents Manifesto!: A One-Year Extravaganza

Mo Fathelbab and Tim Ellis go all out to celebrate the first anniversary of their weekly comedy show. 

The Gamblers

The Gamblers

Nikoli Gogol’s The Gamblers (premiered in 1843) is relatively rarely-performed, at least in comparison with the writer’s most famous work, The Government Inspector. 

Bondagers

Bondagers

“Nobody thought to save any of the roots,” says Sara towards the end of The Bondagers. 

Cardinal Sinne

Cardinal Sinne

There’s a strong whiff of Farce about Cardinal Sinne from the off; only that particular genre, after all, requires quite so many doors in a set—in this case three interior d… 

Kill Johnny Glendenning

Kill Johnny Glendenning

Kill Johnny Glendenning is a play of two halves; each a brutally funny, finely-tuned treatise on the various overlapping hierarchies of power and violence that, while shaping ou… 

Miss Shamrock’s World of Glamorous Flight

Miss Shamrock’s World of Glamorous Flight

The third play in Oran Mor’s Autumn/Winter Season is a breath of fresh air, a nuanced and enjoyable picture of a thoroughly likeable character. 

As One

As One

This new opera by Laura Kaminsky, with a libretto by Mark Campbell and Kimberly Reed, stars the baritone Kelly Markgraf and the mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke, husband and wife in real … 

The Glass Menagerie

The Glass Menagerie

There are five characters in Tennessee William’s breakthrough “memory play” The Glass Menagerie. 

Ben and Steve: World Famous in… New York

Ben and Steve: World Famous in… New York

Their TV and stage shows were hits in their native New Zealand. Now Ben Hurley and Steve Wrigley bring their act to New York City. 

1984

1984

When a work of fiction becomes so iconic a cultural “classic” that it’s known and understood by people who have never read it, it’s unsurprising that a few inaccuracies cre… 

Roddy Woomble and Band

Roddy Woomble and Band

Familiar to many thousands of music fans as the front man in the Scottish rock band Idlewild, Roddy Woomble is also a celebrated solo songwriter and performer. 

The Sound of Seventeen Big Band

The Sound of Seventeen Big Band

Come and join us for a show of classic big band music played by this popular band. 

One Night with Ragged Glory

One Night with Ragged Glory

This well-known, local band simply enjoy entertaining their audiences. 

Dannie Grufferty's First World Problems

Dannie Grufferty's First World Problems

A sharp, satirical show examining the annoying habits of those trying to change the world, while finding themselves. 

Jazz Rite of Spring

Jazz Rite of Spring

The Rite of Spring lends itself extremely well to jazz interpretations: those wild off-beats and dissonances must be a jazz artist’s wet dream. 

B.J. Novak: One More Thing

B.J. Novak: One More Thing

Inspired by the public performances of Charles Dickens and Mark Twain, the less decorated but more alive writer and actor B. 

merry christmas, Ms Meadows

merry christmas, Ms Meadows

During the last few years, the Belarus Free Theatre company has built a strong reputation in issue-based theatre, utilising a wide range of performance techniques to frame and ex… 

David Kay

David Kay

Successful stand-ups usually have a memorable on-stage persona; it may be manic, taciturn or just ‘nice’, but it’s what they’re remembered for. 

Bach: Concerto, Cantata, Orchestral Suite

Bach: Concerto, Cantata, Orchestral Suite

A varied and exciting mainly Bach programme: Concerto in E major BWV 1053 with pianist Richard Beauchamp, Cantata BWV 54 with alto Carole Clarke, Orchestral Suite No. 

Wireless Theatre Presents: Couples Who Changed the World

Wireless Theatre Presents: Couples Who Changed the World

Ever had a burning desire to see radio entertainment being made in the studio? Me neither. 

BBC: Jazz on 3

BBC: Jazz on 3

From free jazz to fusion, post-bop to electronica – Jazz on 3 celebrates the music as a living and developing art form, with exclusive concert recordings and in-depth features. 

Cariad & Paul: A Two-Player Adventure

Cariad & Paul: A Two-Player Adventure

A completely spontaneous improv adventure, taking one word from the audience and immersing them in a bespoke world of bizarre scenes and bold characters. 

Martin Croser: One Night Only! (For Entirely Practical Reasons)

Martin Croser: One Night Only! (For Entirely Practical Reasons)

One performance only! ‘Several of the best one-liners you will hear. 

Kiss Me Honey, Honey!

Kiss Me Honey, Honey!

Kiss Me Honey Honey! appears to be attracting a decidedly local crowd of middle-aged women, at least if this performance is anything to go by. 

John Bird: Money, Sex and Justice- How to Change Your World

John Bird: Money, Sex and Justice- How to Change Your World

John Bird started The Big Issue magazine. His story is achingly funny and powerfully inspiring. It will make you want to rush out and start making changes in your own life. 

The World Fringe Fair

The World Fringe Fair

This is your chance to meet Fringes from across the globe and find out how you can take part in their festivals. 

Life on the One Wheel

Life on the One Wheel

Life on the One Wheel experiments with everyday experience and elements of popular culture to explore the fragile simplicity of human emotion. 

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

Traditional choral evensong and benediction in the Catholic Anglican style with the renowned choir and organ of this historic church close to Edinburgh’s Royal Mile. 

Battlefield Band

Battlefield Band

One of the great institutions of Scottish traditional music. 

Fringe Festivals Around the World

Fringe Festivals Around the World

A once-a-year chance to meet and hear from national and international Fringe Festival Producers. 

Billy Kirkwood's Show Me Your Tattoo - One Night Only!

Billy Kirkwood's Show Me Your Tattoo - One Night Only!

The world’s only stand-up/improv/tattoo-chat comedy show returns with host comedian Billy Kirkwood. 

Fringe Festivals Around the World

Fringe Festivals Around the World

A once-a-year chance to meet and hear from national and international Fringe Festival Producers. 

Big Band Swing

Big Band Swing

With Fringe sell-out show awards and an appearance in the Guinness Book of Records to their name, Jon Ritchie’s Swing Sensation Big Band makes a welcome return to the Edinburgh Fri… 

Beardyman: One Album Per Hour

Beardyman: One Album Per Hour

Travelling at the speed of thought in his brand new music production spaceship, the world class multi-award-winning musician and comedian, transcends mere mimicry to produce studio… 

The Perch Creek Family Jug Band

The Perch Creek Family Jug Band

Direct from Melbourne, Australia, The Perch Creek Family Jugband are a band of five energetic multi-instrumentalists and vocalists, four of whom happen to be siblings. 

Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival - Traditional Building Skills and World Heritage

Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival - Traditional Building Skills and World Heritage

The Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival celebrates Edinburgh’s traditional buildings and offers everyone an opportunity to learn about the skills and materials used to build an… 

Looking for Paul - Wunderbaum

Looking for Paul - Wunderbaum

Some shows take the audience on challenging yet rewarding journeys through layers of meaning, interpretations, and staging. 

The World Mouse Plague

The World Mouse Plague

The World Mouse Plague is a complex, experimental illusion of a play. 

One Man Breaking Bad

One Man Breaking Bad

Sixty Episodes in 60 Minutes. 

The Magic Flute (or One Flew Over the Birdman's Nest?)

The Magic Flute (or One Flew Over the Birdman's Nest?)

Her daughter has been taken, she sends in three dodgy nurses who enlist the disaffected youth and his somewhat feather obsessed friend. 

The Hidden World of Functional Disorders

The Hidden World of Functional Disorders

How would you feel if you were paralysed or had blackouts, only to be told you were imagining it or, worse still, making it up? This is still the experience of some patients with F… 

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Tyrannical Nurse Ratched rules her ward in a British mental hospital with a strict, unbending routine. 

Hamell On Trial: The Happiest Man in the World

Hamell On Trial: The Happiest Man in the World

Hamell has been working diligently on both a new album and a one-man show for the last couple of years after winning the prestigious Herald Angel Award at the Edinburgh Festival F… 

Sandy Brechin Band

Sandy Brechin Band

Wild man of the accordion and frontman of Burach and The Sensational Jimi Shandrix Experience, Sandy Brechin plays fast and funky favourites from his albums Out of His Box and Out … 

The One Ensemble

The One Ensemble

Following their sell-out Summerhall shows at last year’s Made In Scotland showcase, this genre-defying quartet take a break from performing with Scottish Dance Theatre to perform… 

The Accidentals: 99 Problems But a Pitch Ain't One

The Accidentals: 99 Problems But a Pitch Ain't One

After a phenomenal run at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe, The Accidentals are back with ‘99 Problems But a Pitch Ain’t One’. 

James I: The Key Will Keep The Lock

James I: The Key Will Keep The Lock

This trinity of new plays by Scottish playwright Rona Munro are a timely study of nationhood, identity and the consequences of political actions. 

James II: Day of The Innocents

James II: Day of The Innocents

We don’t see one of the most important events in the life of James II, just its immediate consequences; a hurried, chaotic, almost dream-like explosion of fear and movement fo… 

James III: The True Mirror

James III: The True Mirror

If we’re to believe Rona Munro, the third James Stewart to rule Scotland was the country’s answer to England’s Edward II; a monarch who, while undoubtedly a man of culture… 

Old Saint Paul's Festival Masses

Old Saint Paul's Festival Masses

Traditional Catholic Anglican liturgy in this historic church close to Edinburgh’s Royal Mile with renowned choir and organ. 

The Oxford Gargoyles: Jazz a Cappella

The Oxford Gargoyles: Jazz a Cappella

Returning to the Fringe for a ninth year running, the Gargoyles are a class act. 

South London Jazz Orchestra

South London Jazz Orchestra

Harking back to the golden era of Big Band, the SLJO bring you an afternoon of swing, jazz and funk. 

The After Party with Alex Rossi and the Rhythmic Circus Band

The After Party with Alex Rossi and the Rhythmic Circus Band

Alex Rossi and friends roll a mash-up of traditional blues, the swagger of hip-hop and the high energy of rock’n’roll into three funky hours of music. Special Fringe guests! 

Daniel Sloss – Really...?! Extra Shows

Daniel Sloss – Really...?! Extra Shows

Due to massive demand, six extra, later, and quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man/half-Xbox. 

The Greene Card: The Unbelievable, Yet Completely True, Story of a Brown Boy in a White World

The Greene Card: The Unbelievable, Yet Completely True, Story of a Brown Boy in a White World

From the gospel parlors of black Florida to the racist salons of white NYC, Sevan learns that it takes more than an NKOTB t-shirt to become a white American. 

Blues! Live at the Jazz Bar

Blues! Live at the Jazz Bar

The Blueswater is the 12-piece band behind award-winning show Blues! They will be performing a special late night gig at the Jazz Bar, one of Edinburgh’s best live music venues. 

Alex Yellowlees Hot Club Jazz Quartet

Alex Yellowlees Hot Club Jazz Quartet

Alex Yellowlees and his band take us back in time to the swinging twenties with a collection of hot club swinging jazz tracks, played with a lightness of touch and a lot of skill… 

Paul Gilbody

Paul Gilbody

Newcomers to the city should come to the Jazz Bar regardless of what’s on. 

Club Spiegel Present The Loveboat Big Band

Club Spiegel Present The Loveboat Big Band

Sumptuously celebrating the golden age of shipboard romance, while forging full steam into the future, Scotland’s premier swing sensation The Loveboat Big Band invite you aboard … 

Little Jazz Bird

Little Jazz Bird

Join Edinburgh’s own little jazz bird, Victoria Bennett, for an hour of classic, jazz standards. 

The History of Jazz Piano

The History of Jazz Piano

Hear the greatest jazz pianists come alive through keyboard virtuoso Richard Michael, BEM. 

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Paul Merton and his highly acclaimed Impro Chums are wonders of nature. 

One Or Two Things About Us

One Or Two Things About Us

1 or 2 Things About Us is a community production from Mixit Days, an inclusive theatre company who work with disabled people and give them a chance to perform on the stage. 

Edinburgh Renaissance Band's Viol Rackett Show

Edinburgh Renaissance Band's Viol Rackett Show

Edinburgh Renaissance Band returns with its ever-popular Viol Rackett Show, our best-loved programme of music, song and dance from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. 

Al Murray: One Man, One Guvnor - Special Previews

Al Murray: One Man, One Guvnor - Special Previews

Al Murray’s One Man, One Guvnor is only in its preview stages, but already it is a spectacularly funny set. 

BBC: The Jazz House

BBC: The Jazz House

Stephen Duffy presents The Jazz House live from the Fringe. 

Adrienne Truscott's Asking for It: A One-Lady Rape About Comedy Starring Her Pussy and Little Else!

Adrienne Truscott's Asking for It: A One-Lady Rape About Comedy Starring Her Pussy and Little Else!

Eight shows only! Winner Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Award 2013. 

Greg Proops: The Smartest Man in the World

Greg Proops: The Smartest Man in the World

Proops greets every guest that enters the theatre with a personal handshake, a touch that shocked and pleased the audience. 

BBC: World Have Your Say

BBC: World Have Your Say

WHYS is the BBC’s global conversation show – tapping into the most talked about news stories each day and getting the people involved to discuss them across radio and social me… 

To Chekhov With Love: Afterplay and The White Peacock (Two One-Act Plays)

To Chekhov With Love: Afterplay and The White Peacock (Two One-Act Plays)

From the critically acclaimed SU Drama company comes a double play performance that combines Brien Friel’s Afterplay and an original piece named The White Peacock. 

Gary Little: The Thing Is

Gary Little: The Thing Is

Gary Little isn’t. 

The Wonderful World of Dissocia

The Wonderful World of Dissocia

Lisa has lost an hour. 

Dick Lee and Brian Kellock: Jazz Notes

Dick Lee and Brian Kellock: Jazz Notes

Dick and Brian return with another series of eight shows: informative chat, anecdotes, jokes and brilliant live jazz. 

Sunday Jazz

Sunday Jazz

Join us every Sunday during August for live jazz with the fabulous JazzMain Quartet. 

The Story of Medieval England From 1066 to 1485 at Roughly Nine Years and Two Jokes Per Minute Incorporating The Hundred Years War as a Football Match and of Course Scottish Independence Performed by Paul B Edwards – Free

The Story of Medieval England From 1066 to 1485 at Roughly Nine Years and Two Jokes Per Minute Incorporating The Hundred Years War as a Football Match and of Course Scottish Independence Performed by Paul B Edwards – Free

The Story of Medieval England From 1066 to 1485 at Roughly Nine Years and Two Jokes Per Minute Incorporating The Hundred Years War as a Football Match and of Course Scottish Indepe… 

Paul Dabek: Liar Liar

Paul Dabek: Liar Liar

Paul Dabek deceptively weaves a tangled web of comedy, magic and lies. 

Plaza Suite

Plaza Suite

Neil Simon’s comedy is made up of three self-contained acts in three different explorations of relationships, all of which take place in the same room at the Plaza Hotel in Manha… 

Auntie Rene's Memory Box is the Smallest Museum in the World

Auntie Rene's Memory Box is the Smallest Museum in the World

A very ambitious performer, Guy Combes was not content with the idea of simply telling jokes. 

Paul Savage Finds Every Joke in the Bible

Paul Savage Finds Every Joke in the Bible

Accompanying Paul Savage on his quest to find every joke in the Bible is an enjoyable way to spend an hour. 

One Dissection: That's What Makes You Surgical

One Dissection: That's What Makes You Surgical

Medical student music group One Dissection from St George’s, University of London escape the dissecting room and break into a different kind of theatre to present a medical a cappe… 

Lisa Scott Sings Blues and Jazz

Lisa Scott Sings Blues and Jazz

From Billie Holiday to Frank Sinatra, Lisa sings with passion, humour, ease and sophistication. 

Dick Lee's Swingtet Featuring Jazz Vocalist of the Year Alison Affleck

Dick Lee's Swingtet Featuring Jazz Vocalist of the Year Alison Affleck

Classic swing: Goodman, Ellington, Miller et al. 

The World History of Rashid al-Din, 1314: A Masterpiece of Islamic Painting

The World History of Rashid al-Din, 1314: A Masterpiece of Islamic Painting

This festival exhibition highlights the Jami’ al-Tawarikh (World History or Compendium of Chronicles) of Rashid al-Din, one of the masterpieces of medieval Islamic manuscripts. 

Jazz Bar Music

Jazz Bar Music

An afternoon of Jazz from the Jazz Bar’s very own Jazz Trio; Ed Kelly on double bass, David Patrick on piano and Bob Kyle on drums. 

The Incredible Paul F Taylor

The Incredible Paul F Taylor

Theatrically interesting in the most accessible of ways, Paul F Taylor opens the show in the guise of an infomercial, claiming to be taking pills that cure him of his comedy lifest… 

Freddie Farrell: Lock, Stock and One Joking Farrell

Freddie Farrell: Lock, Stock and One Joking Farrell

Now that Freddie is a family man he is trying his best to be responsible. 

Ruby Wax: Sane New World

Ruby Wax: Sane New World

Only Ruby Wax would have the tenacity to walk on stage, hardly acknowledge the audience and make herself a cup of tea before beginning to even think about starting her show. 

Casting the Runes

Casting the Runes

For several decades, it was the habit of the acclaimed medieval scholar Montague Rhodes James (who died in 1936) to entertain his Christmas guests with an especially composed tale … 

One Man Breaking Bad

One Man Breaking Bad

One Man Breaking Bad is impressionist Miles Allen’s attempt to squeeze 60 Breaking Bad episodes into 60 minutes. 

Ken Ramage Jazz at the Guildford 11th Year

Ken Ramage Jazz at the Guildford 11th Year

New Orleans to Dixie to swing, ragtime and more! Ken Ramage Dixie 6 and trio, Diplomats of Jazz and the great Roy Williams, Europe’s top jazz trombonist, plus the best local tale… 

One Foot in the Gays

One Foot in the Gays

This is the debut show by one of the UK’s finest comedians. 

God's Own Country

God's Own Country

“Gossip,” we’re told, “travels fast in a valley. 

Factor 9

Factor 9

If this show was a stick of rock, it would have “Anger” written all the way through it in blood red: specifically anger at the medical, commercial and political establishments … 

My Demons Are Bigger Than Yours

My Demons Are Bigger Than Yours

A show about masculinity and the persistent search for our worst sides. 

The Ukulele Evangelists Bang One Out

The Ukulele Evangelists Bang One Out

Much as if I’d been with real-life evangelists, I imagine, I left this show wondering what on earth had just happened. 

A Walk at the Edge of the World

A Walk at the Edge of the World

‘A wonderful meditation on journeys, lives and spaces’ (Audience member, A Walk. 

Where the World Is Going, That's Where We Are Going

Where the World Is Going, That's Where We Are Going

A man and a woman have come together to tell us about Diderot’s novel, Jacques the Fatalist and his Master. 

You, Me and the World

You, Me and the World

You know that scene in every crime show ever, when the police finally show up at the serial killer’s lair to find a treasure trove of strange, coded messages pinned to the wall… 

18b

18b

Regulation 18b of the Defence (General) Regulations 1939 is a now little-remembered piece of legislation which came into force just before the outbreak of the Second World War. 

Dazzle Contemporary Jewellery Exhibition and Paul Furneaux Japanese Woodcut Prints

Dazzle Contemporary Jewellery Exhibition and Paul Furneaux Japanese Woodcut Prints

The centrally-located art gallery, Dovecot Studios, has provided a lovely break from the madness of fringe with its current offering of exhibitions. 

3,000 Trees by George Gunn

3,000 Trees by George Gunn

“When a man starts a war against the State, it’s a war he cannot win,” says our nominal hero Willie McKay at the point in this play when the writer presumes we will sympathis… 

Jewellery of the World

Jewellery of the World

This jewellery exhibition is an established festival favourite featuring our own unique jewellery designs inspired by travels to Africa and Asia. 

The Pure, the Dead and the Brilliant

The Pure, the Dead and the Brilliant

The Fringe’s late-summer position in the calendar means that few of those who visit the Scottish capital ever experience one particular form of indigenous theatre — pantomime… 

Paul Ricketts' West End Story

Paul Ricketts' West End Story

The award-winning comic’s libellously funny story-telling show on how to find outrageous adventure on a nightly budget of £5. 

Me, Bill Nighy and the Goblin - A One-Woman Show Performed by Nalika de Silva

Me, Bill Nighy and the Goblin - A One-Woman Show Performed by Nalika de Silva

Yorkshire girl Nalika comes to London to make it but reality hits when she ends up living with a violent squirrel. 

On the Upside Down of the World

On the Upside Down of the World

Based on Our Māoris, the memoirs of Lady Mary Ann Martin, On the Upside Down of the World is a riveting period drama set during the colonization of the last place on earth. 

Paul Duncan McGarrity: Fail! - Free

Paul Duncan McGarrity: Fail! - Free

Following on from last year’s acclaimed show Awkward Hawk, Paul Duncan McGarrity (Amused Moose finalist 2011) looks at the power of schadenfreude, embarrassment, and how being hi… 

The World's Worst Birthday Party

The World's Worst Birthday Party

Maddy Carrick’s first solo comedy children’s show, The World’s Worst Birthday Party, teaches children the value of friendship and to appreciate what they have, in a way that … 

Dr Professor Neal Portenza Performs His Own Autopsy Live On Stage. One Night Only. (Obviously).

Dr Professor Neal Portenza Performs His Own Autopsy Live On Stage. One Night Only. (Obviously).

To tell the truth, I’m a little bit scared of Dr. 

A World Beyond Man

A World Beyond Man

In 1912, Captain Georgy Brusilov sailed to the Arctic. 

The Beta Males Sessions: Richard and The Storybeast

The Beta Males Sessions: Richard and The Storybeast

In addition to their main show at the Pleasance, the writer-performer foursome known as the Beta Males have split into pairs to do something a bit different in the afternoon. 

Aidan Killian: Jesus Versus Buddha

Aidan Killian: Jesus Versus Buddha

Irish comedian Aidan Killian certainly cuts a surprising figure with his new show; not so much for the long, simple robe he wears, but the fact that he’s shaved off half his bear… 

Goose (An Odd New One-Man Comedy Whodunit)

Goose (An Odd New One-Man Comedy Whodunit)

How do you go about describing Goose (An Odd One-Man Comedy Whodunnit)? It’s one of those shows that you just have to see with your own eyes to understand it’s sheer awesomenes… 

3,000 Trees: The Death of Mr William MacRae

3,000 Trees: The Death of Mr William MacRae

Sometimes, we can miss what’s important. 

Old Folks Telling Jokes

Old Folks Telling Jokes

As a card-carrying, paid-up member of the Grumpy Old Men squad, I occasionally look at all those fresh-faced stand-ups staring out from the posters plastered across the city like S… 

Pat and Paul Get Some Beans

Pat and Paul Get Some Beans

Patrick Mulholland and Paul McDaniel return to Edinburgh, and this time they’re full of beans. 

Paul Foot: Hovercraft Symphony in Gammon # Major

Paul Foot: Hovercraft Symphony in Gammon # Major

Paul Foot’s offstage microphone isn’t working, so the pre-show announcement of Paul Foot - Hovercraft Symphony in Gammon # Major is apparently ruined. 

Phone Whore: A One Act Play With Frequent Interruptions

Phone Whore: A One Act Play With Frequent Interruptions

If you wander the streets of the Edinburgh Fringe, you might run into Cameryn Moore. 

Tim Renkow: At Least Hell Has Ramps

Tim Renkow: At Least Hell Has Ramps

Tim Renkow has cerebral palsy. 

First World Problems

First World Problems

The long walk to the remote control. 

Four Screws Loose in The Big Screw Up

Four Screws Loose in The Big Screw Up

“Are you ready to party?!” blares the PA at the start of the show and the audience roars in the agreement. 

One Man Lord of the Rings

One Man Lord of the Rings

Are you a huge fan of The Lord of the Rings? If so, look no further, this will be the highlight of your Fringe experience. 

The Europeans Part Two

The Europeans Part Two

New Comedy in the style of Orton and Fo. 

Playdough Face

Playdough Face

Scheduling is an often overlooked aspect of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, not least by venues attempting to squeeze in as many popular shows as possible. 

Berliner and Stamell: One of Us Will Die

Berliner and Stamell: One of Us Will Die

British comedian Gareth Berliner and Australian comedy actress, Kiruna Stamell present a dynamic, funny, edgy, fresh, new double-act comedy show, One of Us Will Die. 

Ray Fordyce's Brunchtime Banter (Part 2)

Ray Fordyce's Brunchtime Banter (Part 2)

After a hugely successful run at last year’s festival, comedian Ray Fordyce is back with a bigger and better show and even more acts all ready for your entertainment. 

Paul Currie: Release the Baboons

Paul Currie: Release the Baboons

‘This is the most inventive and hilarious act I have seen in years’ (Director, Leicester Comedy Festival). 

Jody Kamali: One Man Variety Show

Jody Kamali: One Man Variety Show

A spectacular variety show featuring a plethora of unforgettable characters, performed and hosted by one man from Bristol. 

The Pitiless Storm

The Pitiless Storm

For all its claims of being a one-man show, the stage can get pretty crowded during The Pitiless Storm. 

The One-Eyed Men's Cult of Lactos

The One-Eyed Men's Cult of Lactos

Join the One-Eyed Men’s new cult today! They’ve dedicated their lives to the worship of the great prophet Barry Ashworth, inventor of long-life milk! It’s just a matter of time unt… 

Stephen Bailey: Neon Heart

Stephen Bailey: Neon Heart

Stephen Bailey—all silver dickie bow tie, floral grey suit and camp demeanour—is clearly in love with love and romance. 

Paul Chowdhry: PC's World

Paul Chowdhry: PC's World

Paul Chowdry is perhaps one of the most interesting comedians at the Fringe this year. 

Laurence Clark: Moments of Instant Regret

Laurence Clark: Moments of Instant Regret

We all have them, if we’re honest; those moments in our lives where we’ve reacted without thinking and “put our foot in it”, slipping from innocent victim to outright offen… 

Mark Dolan Changes the World

Mark Dolan Changes the World

The show opens with Dolan asking whether anybody in the audience is married. 

Zombie Science: Brain of the Dead

Zombie Science: Brain of the Dead

Growing up as a kid in the 1970s, my first experiences of academic lectures were either snatches of TV programmes aimed at those studying courses with the Open University (thankful… 

Baby Wants Candy: The Completely Improvised Full Band Musical

Baby Wants Candy: The Completely Improvised Full Band Musical

One of the best known, longest running and most celebrated improv shows in the world. 

Des Clarke: The Trouble with Being Des

Des Clarke: The Trouble with Being Des

The Trouble with Being Des, according to Des Clarke, is that he has an inner demon man child inside him which makes him “weird”—not least within the context of growing u… 

Andrew Doyle: Zero Tolerance

Andrew Doyle: Zero Tolerance

During the last few years, Andrew Doyle has made a name for himself as a frequently hilarious, sharply intelligent, and fearless comedian, ready to push his audiences’ tolerance … 

Paul McCaffrey: Paul Or Nothing

Paul McCaffrey: Paul Or Nothing

“You’ve proved my point: nobody has any respect for me”, McCaffery laments as four latecomers traipse across his stage to their seats, interrupting his flow. 

Quentin Crisp: Naked Hope

Quentin Crisp: Naked Hope

This excellent one-man show from Mark Farrelly portrays the transformation of Denis Charles Pratt, born in suburbia, into Quentin Crisp. 

One Thing Led to a Mother

One Thing Led to a Mother

Five years of IVF and love going down the tubes and a sex life reduced to cold rooms with plastic cups. 

Zombie Science: Worst Case Scenario

Zombie Science: Worst Case Scenario

“There has not been a single incidence of Zombieism anywhere in the world to date,” according to Doctor Austin of the Zombie Institute for Theoretical Studies, but “this does… 

Christian Talbot: Hello Cruel World

Christian Talbot: Hello Cruel World

The philosopher Blaise Pascal said: ‘All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone’. 

The Greatest Liar in All the World

The Greatest Liar in All the World

Familia de la Noche take the story of Pinocchio and turn it on its head, with the former puppet boy as the titular “greatest liar in the world. 

Tom Neenan: The Haunting at Lopham House

Tom Neenan: The Haunting at Lopham House

“What is it that frightens you?” Tom Neenan asks at the start of this one-man pastiche of an Edwardian ghost story. 

Dane Baptiste: Citizen Dane

Dane Baptiste: Citizen Dane

Dane Baptiste is a confident performer. 

Jamie MacDonald: That Funny Blind Guy 2 - The Good, the Stag and the Ugly

Jamie MacDonald: That Funny Blind Guy 2 - The Good, the Stag and the Ugly

Being visually impaired, Glaswegian stand-up Jamie MacDonald definitely brings a new meaning to “observational humour”. 

One Man Star Wars

One Man Star Wars

Much of Ross’s childhood was spent in a galaxy far, far away, watching Star Wars videos over – and over – and over again. 

Scott Capurro Islamohomophobia: Reloaded

Scott Capurro Islamohomophobia: Reloaded

Age hasn’t softened Scott Capurro; nor, it has to be said, has marriage. 

No Strangers: Ancient Wisdom in a Modern World

No Strangers: Ancient Wisdom in a Modern World

A group photography exhibition focusing on the plight of indigenous people throughout the world and the ways cultures express a shared humanity. 

One Of Those

One Of Those

Creator Tom Ward-Thomas has written a two-act comedy that peers into the lives of passengers commuting to Cornwall. 

Tragic Magic

Tragic Magic

Four times Scottish champion of close up magic Michael Neto is an assured and amiable stage magician, whose slight of hand is smooth, assured and doubtless the result of decades … 

Lifeline

Lifeline

Phil Roach isn’t the first man to be dumped by his girlfriend and realise his life isn’t quite working out as expected but, as Julian Wickham’s “Lifeline” quickly shows, he’s pos… 

In My Father's Words

In My Father's Words

Louis is one of Canada’s most respected teachers of classical literature. 

Arvo Part Project

Arvo Part Project

This Estonian composer has made a rare trip to the States to hear this concert, produced by the St. 

Blue Cafe Jazz

Blue Cafe Jazz

Singer/harpist Magdalena Reising is back with her unique blend of jazz/folk fusion with her international Blue Cafe Jazz Ensemble. 

Children's Shows and Workshops

Children's Shows and Workshops

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

Blue Cafe Jazz

Blue Cafe Jazz

An atmospheric candlelit cafe-style setting for the captivating vocals and harp of Magdalena Reising with the impeccable musicianship and versatility of Loius Durra (piano) and Gra… 

What if Women Ruled the World...

What if Women Ruled the World...

A co-hosted event between the Institute of Development Studies and Pathways of Women’s Empowerment (an international research and communications programme), What if Women Ruled t… 

Sahaja Yoga Presents: Sacred World Music

Sahaja Yoga Presents: Sacred World Music

Sitting in the pews of Brighton’s Unitarian Church and readying myself for an evening of devotional music largely centred on Hindu and Sufi traditions, I felt slightly dubious. 

King & Country World War 1 Opera

King & Country World War 1 Opera

The King and Country World War I Opera is a show presented in a rather strange format at the Brighton Fringe Festival. 

Jazz at the Meeting House

Jazz at the Meeting House

The Brighton based John Lake Trio will be performing an evening of original melodic modern jazz composed by John Lake along with some covers of modern standards from bands such as … 

World Champion Wednesday With Judah Friedlander

World Champion Wednesday With Judah Friedlander

Mr. Friedlander, the former “30 Rock” star, hosts this night of stand-up, with Jessica Kirson, Pete Lee and others. 

One Step Beyond: A Varndean Showcase

One Step Beyond: A Varndean Showcase

A jamboree of performances from second-year performing arts students of Varndean College. 

The Greatest Shows on Earth

The Greatest Shows on Earth

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

Paul F Taylor & Nick Hodder WIP

Paul F Taylor & Nick Hodder WIP

Paul F Taylor and Nick Hodder test out material. 

The One-Eyed Men: Join Our Cult

The One-Eyed Men: Join Our Cult

Join the One-Eyed Men’s new cult today! They’ve dedicated their lives to the worship of the great prophet Barry Ashworth, inventor of long-life milk! It’s just a matter of time unt… 

Somewhere Under the Rainbow - The Liza Minnelli Story

Somewhere Under the Rainbow - The Liza Minnelli Story

If I told you there was a Liza tribute act at the Fringe, you’d probably expect sequins, smoke, mirrors, lights, kick lines and, of course, an awful lot of dancing around chairs. 

Straight No Chaser Big Band: Navigation

Straight No Chaser Big Band: Navigation

Hear the thrilling big band sound of 18-piece jazz ensemble Straight No Chaser as they perform original music from their latest CD: Navigation alongside a new piece commissioned fo… 

Ronnie Rialto Sings Jazz, Swing & Blues

Ronnie Rialto Sings Jazz, Swing & Blues

Ronnie Rialto, Lounge Singer Extraordinaire, entertains at the Cubar Chill-Out Lounge Bar in Preston Street, Brighton. 

Berlin - My Part in its Downfall

Berlin - My Part in its Downfall

Just three months after moving to Berlin, Frank found himself opening a Stasi-themed backpackers hostel. 

Tell No One About Sarah Callaghan (WIP)

Tell No One About Sarah Callaghan (WIP)

Touted as the next big thing in comedy, Leicester Square New Comedian Finalist and One to Watch Winner 2013, Sarah asks you for at least one more year of anonymity by keeping this … 

How Brighton Changed the World

How Brighton Changed the World

Brighton’s creativity and influence has spread far and wide. 

Jazz Jam

Jazz Jam

Brighton’s premier Jazz Jam. 

The Colin Hoult Shows

The Colin Hoult Shows

Master character comedian and star of ‘Derek’ and ‘Being Human’ performs all his critically acclaimed, sell-out, weirdly wonderful comedy shows, fresh from his hit Radio 4 series. 

Herbie's Jazz Breakfast

Herbie's Jazz Breakfast

It was early(ish) on a Sunday, but still the Speigeltent was bursting at the seams without an empty seat. 

The Libertine

The Libertine

“You will not like me,” insists John Wilmot, second Earl of Rochester, at the start of The Libertine; not so much presented an unreliable narrator, more the self-created bad … 

Pressure

Pressure

Us inhabitants of the British Isles can spend an inordinate amount of our time discussing the weather, yet it doesn’t automatically follow that our “four seasons in a day”c… 

Paul Chowdhry: PC's World

Paul Chowdhry: PC's World

Host of Channel 4’s Stand Up For The Week and Star of BBC1’s Live at the Apollo Paul Chowdhry is back in 2014 with his biggest tour to date tackling everything borderline within th… 

Dear Scotland

Dear Scotland

As part of its contribution to the many debates in Scotland during 2014—sparked into life, of course, by this September’s independence referendum—new National Theatre of Sc… 

The Beautiful Cosmos of Ivor Cutler

The Beautiful Cosmos of Ivor Cutler

When the Glasgow-born poet, playwright, song-writer, musician, cartoonist, humorist and story-writer Ivor Cutler died in March 2006, the nation’s obituarists remembered an “una… 

The Best of Village Pub Theatre

The Best of Village Pub Theatre

Edinburgh’s revered Traverse Theatre has, for many years, defined itself as “Scotland’s new writing theatre”, regularly giving over its stages to a variety of new voices … 

Two Into One

Two Into One

Menier Chocolate Factory: 3rd Apr 3pm. 

Let The Right One In

Let The Right One In

Take a 2004 Swedish vampire novel that was made into a subtitled horror film as your starting point. 

The Pitchfork Disney

The Pitchfork Disney

There’s no doubting that Philip Ridley’s debut play, even now, feels like a strange beast; a modern fairytale of two infantalised and orphaned twins, Presley and Haley, somehow… 

Paul Sinha is a Stand-up Comedian

Paul Sinha is a Stand-up Comedian

Paul Sinha is a stand-up comedian, but you might know him as ‘The Sinnerman’, from ITV’s tea-time quiz, The Chase. 

Union

Union

Big, bold and buxom; playwright Tim Barrow’s Union, directed for the Royal Lyceum Theatre’s artistic director Mark Thomson, starts as it means to go on, with blocks of “sce… 

Act One

Act One

(in previews; opens on April 17) Moss Hart’s classic autobiography becomes a play courtesy of James Lapine, who also directs this Lincoln Center Theater premiere. 

This Wide Night

This Wide Night

A common factor in the best sitcoms–and dramas, for that matter–are situations from which the characters can’t escape, most notably from each other: the binds of family (t… 

Til Divorce Do Us Part: The Musical

Til Divorce Do Us Part: The Musical

This revue, considering its provenance (its lyricist and choreographer, Ruthe Ponturo, conceived it after being dumped by her husband), is surprisingly spry, ni… 

Yianni in Think Big (The Big One)

Yianni in Think Big (The Big One)

In his hugely popular free show Think Big, Yianni sets out his ambition to sell-out the biggest venue at the Fringe, have Michael ‘HackIntyre’ open for him and to enter the stage ‘… 

Big Band Swing

Big Band Swing

Big band hits to make your weekend go with a swing. 

The Rising: The UK's No.1 Tribute to Springsteen and the E Street Band

The Rising: The UK's No.1 Tribute to Springsteen and the E Street Band

The Rising: a dynamic group of talented musicians who play tribute to Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band. An absolute must for fans of the Boss. 

Das Contras - Rock Funk Jazz Punks

Das Contras - Rock Funk Jazz Punks

Superb Scottish funk rock octet celebrate their new album Highest Low. 

Monty Don – Rhythms Of The Natural World

Monty Don – Rhythms Of The Natural World

Probably the most famous British gardener around (not wishing to offend Alan Titchmarsh), Monty Don presents an hour of spoken word in which he tells the stories of his own persona… 

Chris Mullin – A Walk On Part

Chris Mullin – A Walk On Part

At the start of this show former Labour minister Chris Mullin claims that his memoirs chart ‘the entire rise and fall of New Labour from John Smith’s death in 1994 to Gordon Brown … 

What I Heard About the World

What I Heard About the World

You may have heard the global population is rising and that the world is less than 30% land, however, this show asks - how much do you really know about the other seven billion peo… 

The New Age Labrador

The New Age Labrador

Singer-songwriter Shaun Shears sort of fancies himself as a 21st Century reincarnation of the medieval Troubadour, travelling the country performing his songs about life, love and … 

What I Heard About the World

What I Heard About the World

This Third Angel and mala voadora production at the Northern Stage at St. 

Jason Manford - First World Problems

Jason Manford - First World Problems

After an unassuming entrance where he wanders onstage in jeans and a checked shirt, Jason Manford thrust aside his microphone stand and quipped “Alright chairs in here, aren’t … 

A Reason to Smile

A Reason to Smile

Two wooden chairs, some books, an otherwise empty stage. 

Landfall

Landfall

The idea of some supernatural being falling down to Earth and helping change the lives of us mere mortals is a powerful myth that resonates down human history, from the biologicall… 

The Kirsty Law Band

The Kirsty Law Band

Accompanied by Rona Wilkie (fiddle), Marit Fält (Låtmandola), Kirsty brings Scots traditional material to life and performs her own thought-provoking songs. 

Matt and Ian's Improv Show

Matt and Ian's Improv Show

Comedy improvisers Matt and Ian are sensible enough to start their show with what the unkind might describe as their get-out clause; they admit, from the start, that they ‘might … 

Brighton Fringe: Take Part 2014

Brighton Fringe: Take Part 2014

Come and find out about participating in Brighton Fringe, England’s largest arts festival. 

The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra

The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra

In the familiar surroundings of their hometown venue, Tommy Smith and the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra showed why they have become one of the most respected ensembles of their … 

Jon Ronson - The Psychopath Test and Other Real Life Mysteries.

Jon Ronson - The Psychopath Test and Other Real Life Mysteries.

Given that, at one point, Jon Ronson describes himself as ‘essentially [just] a humorous journalist out of his depth,’ you might be surprised that the Cardiff-born writer and docum… 

Fringe Festivals Around the World

Fringe Festivals Around the World

A once-a-year chance to meet and hear from Fringe Festival Directors from around the world. 

Lisa Scott Sings Blues and Jazz

Lisa Scott Sings Blues and Jazz

From Billie Holiday to Frank Sinatra, Lisa sings with passion, humour, ease and sophistication. 

World Fringe Fair

World Fringe Fair

Meet other Fringe Festivals from across the globe and find out how you can take part. 

Nuala Kennedy Band with A. J. Roach

Nuala Kennedy Band with A. J. Roach

Nuala Kennedy has a beautiful lilting voice that suits her ‘cheerful-sounding murder ballad’ songs perfectly. 

Women of the World

Women of the World

Frances Cooper (soprano) and Anne Lewis (mezzo-soprano) guide you through the Elements of Etiquette, the courtesy and decorum of a bygone era, aided by Mozart, MacMillan and Bernst… 

Songs for a New World

Songs for a New World

A collection of songs all connected by a central theme. It’s about one moment. It’s about hitting the wall and having to make a choice, or take a stand, or turn around and go back. 

The Other Guys: One Night Stand

The Other Guys: One Night Stand

Fresh from YouTube and Top 40 success, St Andrews’ The Other Guys bring their hilarious parodies, exquisite musicality and suspect dance moves for one night only in a show that won… 

Beardyman: One Album Per Hour

Beardyman: One Album Per Hour

The mouth of a million sounds BeardyMan brings his beatboxing brilliance to Edinburgh with an extremely ambitious new project. 

Jay Rayner: A Greedy Man in a Hungry World

Jay Rayner: A Greedy Man in a Hungry World

A witty hour with Observer restaurant critic and One Show regular Jay Rayner as he takes apart the conventional wisdom in foodie-circles on how we’ll feed ourselves in the 21st C… 

Alex Yellowlees Hot Club Jazz Quartet

Alex Yellowlees Hot Club Jazz Quartet

This modern day Grappelli on violin with virtuoso guitarists Ged Brockie and Mike Nisbet and double bassist Kenny Ellis, perform intoxicating hot club jazz laced with Latin rhythms… 

Story's End

Story's End

Even on paper, this ‘reconnaissance mission into the no-man’s land where death borders storytelling’ has the potential to be either really good or a recipe for self-indulgence; a… 

The Adventures of John Paul Jones

The Adventures of John Paul Jones

Written by celebrated folk musician Alan Reid, storytelling and songs relate the tale of this controversial and extraordinary 18th-century Scots mariner. 

Cariad & Paul: A Two-Player Adventure

Cariad & Paul: A Two-Player Adventure

‘Wow’ doesn’t even begin to describe the talents of these two comedians. 

Our Father

Our Father

Honesty’s important in stand-up; so’s making stuff up, obviously, but audiences can generally sniff out if the person on stage doesn’t – at least for that moment – believe in … 

Five by Five: World Premieres

Five by Five: World Premieres

The third concert of the Astrid String Quartet’s Five by Five series, part of Made in Scotland 2013. 

Who Runs the World?

Who Runs the World?

For me, female acapella is really difficult to get right. 

Songs for a New World

Songs for a New World

Songs For A New World was Jason Robert Brown’s first produced show. 

Poems and Pots

Poems and Pots

John Rivers is the first to admit he’s not an entertainer and that Poems and Pots isn’t a ‘show’ as such, but hopefully a relaxing opportunity to tease out and encourage the creati… 

A Hundred Minus One Day

A Hundred Minus One Day

Playwright Idgie Beau sets out the parameters of A Hundred Minus One Day quickly and economically; 20 year old Jen, who has lived away from home for many years, has returned to her… 

The Way of the World

The Way of the World

First performed in 1700, William Congreve’s quintessential Restoration Comedy has an appeal which defies the sillier conventions of its genre. 

Band on the Run

Band on the Run

Frontman and songwriter Sandy Brechin played traditional accordion from his albums ‘Out of his Head’ and ‘Out of his Tree’, with backing from cajon, guitar, bass guitar, an… 

Songs for a New World

Songs for a New World

This brave attempt at the musical by Jason Robert Brown renowned for being tricky by Straight Line Theatre company was not an inspiring first encounter with the show. 

Easter Eggs

Easter Eggs

There’s an unfortunate earnestness to this short piece from the Bangor English Drama Society, as they attempt with both script and performance to be all grown up and serious about … 

The Ivor Novello Story

The Ivor Novello Story

‘A successful bachelor is always a puzzle to others,’ says the singer James Dinsmore, playing the composer and actor Ivor Novello. 

Band On the Run

Band On the Run

Wild man of the accordion, Sandy Brechin, plays fast and funky sets from his albums Out of His Box and Out of His Tree, accompanied by bass, guitar and percussion. 

Head2Head: New Jazz!

Head2Head: New Jazz!

‘Head2Head is a jazz-rock group with a fantastic sound . 

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

Traditional choral evensong and benediction with the renowned choir and organ of this historic church. 

The Perilous Botanical Expedition

The Perilous Botanical Expedition

In May 2013, David Piper - the modestly-titled ‘Global Ambassador’ for Scottish boutique gin producer Hendrick’s - accompanied master distiller Lesley Gracie and celebrated a… 

Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches

Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches

Tony Kushner’s Angels in America: Part One, Millennium Approaches is given new wings by St Andrews Mermaids Theatre. 

Old Saint Paul's Festival Masses

Old Saint Paul's Festival Masses

Traditional Catholic Anglican liturgy in this historic church with its renowned choir and organ. 

Old Saint Paul's Festival Masses

Old Saint Paul's Festival Masses

Traditional Catholic Anglican liturgy in this historic church with its renowned choir and organ. 

Daniel Sloss - Stand-Up (Extra Shows!)

Daniel Sloss - Stand-Up (Extra Shows!)

Due to massive demand six extra, later, quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man, half-Xbox. 

Blues! Live at the Jazz Bar

Blues! Live at the Jazz Bar

The Blueswater is the 12-piece band behind award-winning show Blues!, and they will be performing a special late night gig at the Jazz Bar. 

Dick Lee and Brian Kellock: The History of Jazz

Dick Lee and Brian Kellock: The History of Jazz

Reedsman and raconteur Dick Lee team up with acclaimed pianist Brian Kellock to present a vivid account of the story of jazz, illustrated with plenty of sparkling musical examples. 

Last One Out

Last One Out

A haunting glimpse into one family’s past, Last One Out is a bittersweet tale of loss, memory and grief. 

Paul Gilbody

Paul Gilbody

Equipped with his electro-acoustic guitar, Paul Gilbody promises for a magical evening of hearty tunes and ripping beats to drive home a funky Fringe show full of imagination. 

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Paul Merton and his impro chums return to Edinburgh for their tenth festival run, delivering many more hours of top quality improv. 

Doogie Paul Memorial Concert

Doogie Paul Memorial Concert

Doogie Paul may not be the most familiar name in music, but amongst those who know him, both directly and indirectly, he is spoken of with a great deal of admiration. 

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Improvised comedy is a difficult art to master. 

BBC: Jazz House

BBC: Jazz House

Stephen Duffy presents The Jazz House on BBC Radio Scotland. 

Edinburgh Renaissance Band: Thistles and Roses

Edinburgh Renaissance Band: Thistles and Roses

Music, alternately exhilarating and tender, by Edinburgh’s famous 13-strong early music group. 

Patrick Monahan and Bob Slayer Set a World Record!

Patrick Monahan and Bob Slayer Set a World Record!

It was wonderfully refreshing to come upon something on the Fringe that, by its very nature, had blown the one hour slot to smithereens; further, that tapped into a reserve of fun … 

A Play With Songs ... and Music and Film and Dance

A Play With Songs ... and Music and Film and Dance

Playwrights’ Studio Scotland is an independent development organisation for playwrights, working with them across the country, including through its talent development programme. 

The Gramophone Jazz Band's Late Night Speakeasy

The Gramophone Jazz Band's Late Night Speakeasy

Edinburgh’s up and coming New Orleans Dixieland jazz band means business. 

Robin Ince - Importance of Being Interested

Robin Ince - Importance of Being Interested

The British geneticist and evolutionary biologist J B S Haldane once stated his suspicion that ‘the Universe is not only queerer than we suppose, but queerer than we can suppose’. 

The Blues Band

The Blues Band

The Blues Band are acknowledged throughout the world as being the finest and most entertaining purveyors of rhythm and blues. 

Danny the Champion of the World - Plays for Children

Danny the Champion of the World - Plays for Children

When you’re looking for a kids’ show at the Fringe, there are a few names which ought to be a safe bet and, of these, none more so than Roald Dahl. 

That's Not How You Spell Pedantic

That's Not How You Spell Pedantic

Life’s not easy when you’re a pedant; not that you see yourself as being pedantic, according to Jim Higo, a self-described ‘punk poet, social commentator and general irritant’. 

Brian Appleton's History of the World in 3 Darts

Brian Appleton's History of the World in 3 Darts

Musical history has been unfair to Brian Appleton, the rock musicologist who claims to have been instrumental in the development of prog rock, The Smiths and Phil Collins. 

BiDiNG TiME - Various Shows

BiDiNG TiME - Various Shows

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

Everything That Happened in the 20th Century, Seen Through the Eyes of a Liar

Everything That Happened in the 20th Century, Seen Through the Eyes of a Liar

Mike Shephard likes his history and, as a cash-conscious volume-drinker, the prices of rounds of drinks have always easily segued for him into historical anecdotes from the relevan… 

British Vocal Jazz Festival

British Vocal Jazz Festival

Manhattan has The Carlyle, London has Ronnie’s, Edinburgh has Le Monde playing host to the finest jazz singers - Carol Kidd, Gwyneth Herbert, Clare Teal, Joe Stilgoe, Niki King, To… 

Chops

Chops

Chops is not a piece of naturalistic theatre, but then that’s hardly to be expected, given that this ‘linguistic farce’ by Brooklyn-based artist Kirin McCrory, performed by an all-… 

One Last Thing

One Last Thing

A host of eclectic characters emerge in this electrifying play / poem. 

Death Ship 666

Death Ship 666

Death Ship 666 is Airplane meets Titanic; an exuberant rollercoaster ride of humorous grotesques, which revels in its own clichés and absurdities. 

The Sunday Assembly

The Sunday Assembly

It’s said that the Devil has all the best tunes, but why shouldn’t the Godless also enjoy the fun and sense of community that comes from gathering on a Sunday morning to enjoy coff… 

Ginger Nation

Ginger Nation

Canadian Shawn Hitchins bounces onto the stage with puppy-like energy, rushing straight into a ‘blond, brunette and a ginger’ joke to make the point that, as ‘a person of primary c… 

Little Jazz Bird

Little Jazz Bird

Jazz vocalist Victoria Bennett has a talent for interpretation and a whimsical approach to melody. 

Young & Strange - Magic, Illusion and a Hate for Each Other

Young & Strange - Magic, Illusion and a Hate for Each Other

Most magic shows you find on the Fringe nowadays are necessarily intimate, close-up affairs – not least because of the size of the available venues, budgets and the ‘close magic’… 

First World Problems - Free

First World Problems - Free

Two pm - neighbours changed Wi-Fi password. 

Other Voices: Spoken Word Cabaret

Other Voices: Spoken Word Cabaret

This all-female spoken word cabaret claims to offer ‘a veritable smorgasbord of poetry’; yet even though it is, to a certain extent, a daily-changing ‘sampler’ of numerous performa… 

The News at Kate 2013: World Inaction

The News at Kate 2013: World Inaction

Earlier this year Kate appeared on ITV’s This Morning. This is the opposite of that show. Real issues, satire and amazing guests from comedy and politics. www.katesmurthwaite.co.uk 

Magic Faraway Cabaret

Magic Faraway Cabaret

Now enjoying its third year in Edinburgh, the Magic Faraway Cabaret has a reputation for presenting the best burlesque, variety and sideshow skills available in the Scottish capita… 

Magic Faraway Cabaret

Magic Faraway Cabaret

Cabarets are, by their very nature, fluid and changeable beasts, especially those in Edinburgh which act as convenient samplers of what’s available elsewhere on the Fringe. 

One Step Before the Fall

One Step Before the Fall

One of a trio of pieces that make up the Czech dance showcase at this year’s fringe, One Step Before the Fall uses a contemporary style to explore the life of Muhammad Ali. 

Charmian Hughes: Odd One In

Charmian Hughes: Odd One In

From being a Nazi war criminal’s daughter and only girl in boys school to snogging politician Chris Huhne and a bishop. 

Paul Savage - Cheerful Shambles

Paul Savage - Cheerful Shambles

Paul Savage sometimes lies awake at night, convinced he’s a sitcom character. 

Paul F Taylor Presents The Greatest Show In The World Ever

Paul F Taylor Presents The Greatest Show In The World Ever

Paul F Taylor is like a puppy: he has very fluffy hair, oodles of energy and even when he slips up, we still like him. 

Another New World

Another New World

Disaster in the Arctic. 

Alexis Dubus - Cars And Girls (2013 version)

Alexis Dubus - Cars And Girls (2013 version)

I first saw Alexis Dubus perform in 2008, when his ‘A R*ddy Brief History Of Swearing’ provided an interesting spine on which to hang some very funny material – and a justificati… 

Chris Coltrane: Compassion is Subversive

Chris Coltrane: Compassion is Subversive

Last year, with Activism is Fun, comedian Chris Coltrane explained how he had returned to political action after years of apathy, not least because – thanks to the likes of direc… 

Paul Dabek - Stand Up and Be Conjured

Paul Dabek - Stand Up and Be Conjured

According to the neat-suited Paul Dabek, the Magic Circle demands that all its members must include a card trick at some point in their act, otherwise there’s a terrible risk of ‘m… 

Greg Proops: The Smartest Man In The World

Greg Proops: The Smartest Man In The World

Is Greg Proops the smartest man in the world? Well, his 2013 Fringe show would certainly make you believe it. 

The Weegies Have Stolen the One O'Clock Gun

The Weegies Have Stolen the One O'Clock Gun

Comedian Robin Cairns is famous throughout Scotland. 

On the One Hand

On the One Hand

Paper Birds’ On the One Hand looks and feels a lot like a John Lewis advert. 

Pick a Card, Any Card (No, Not That One!)

Pick a Card, Any Card (No, Not That One!)

  • Listing
    • Cabaret and Variety / Cabaret and Variety
  • Edinburgh Fringe
  • 3rd - 24th Aug 2013

Close-up card magic with a true English gentleman. Hear tall tales of a magician learning his craft and be confounded by events which are not easily explained. 

The Horne Section Live in a Cow - Extra Shows

The Horne Section Live in a Cow - Extra Shows

Rolling into Edinburgh with a brand new barnstorming show, The Horne Section will yet again provide the festival’s best musical mayhem. 

We Are All Orange Ghosts

We Are All Orange Ghosts

Popular culture often gets derided by critics because, unlike many of the so-called ‘great’ works of art (you know, the ones that allegedly make you look good when ‘appreciat… 

The World Has Gone Mad

The World Has Gone Mad

Award-winning Kevin Short’s new play about the perverse realities of life. 

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

‘A tour de force on the Fringe’, ***** (RemoteGoat. 

Björn Gustafsson

Björn Gustafsson

From the start, I must point out that I fully accept that standing up on a stage, making people laugh in a foreign language, even if it’s the ‘lingua franca’ of the western world (… 

Orkney Jazz at the Guildford

Orkney Jazz at the Guildford

New Orleans to Dixie to swing and more. 

In Tune With Dementia

In Tune With Dementia

It has been said that the one ‘mercy’ dementia offers is that the person who has it doesn’t know they do; so it is with the emotive subject of this solo play written and perf… 

The Loveboat Big Band Summer Love-In

The Loveboat Big Band Summer Love-In

It’s true: All the nice girls really do like a sailor. 

Godspell

Godspell

Stephen Schwartz’s musical about Jesus might not be quite as famous as Andrew Lloyd Webber’s counterpart, but it’s just as notorious. 

Jazz Bar Music

Jazz Bar Music

Edinburgh’s famous quadruple award-winning music venue hosts Fringe shows daily and also promotes its own superb jazz and funk programme. 

Gay Straight Alliance

Gay Straight Alliance

In some 4,000 High Schools across the US, you’ll find a Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) group. 

French Kiss

French Kiss

One of the delights of the Fringe is that it can throw up the unexpected; so, for example, the first time I hear a delightfully bad-taste joke about a recent double suicide in one … 

One of Us Might Be Famous - Free

One of Us Might Be Famous - Free

Four comedians. 

We, Object

We, Object

‘We, Object. 

Macbeth

Macbeth

Returning to, and re-staging, the “classics” is not without challenges, not least because they were often originally written at a time when actors were considerably cheaper to hire… 

Alistair Green: Ping Pong

Alistair Green: Ping Pong

Ping Pong is an energetic game usually involving two or four people, but this latest stand-up show from Alistair Green is very much a one-man endeavour, with the only significant b… 

Rick Kiesewetter: Chink

Rick Kiesewetter: Chink

Identity is a complicated matter for Rick Kiesewetter; not least because, as he points out from the start, his Asian face doesn’t match most people’s expectations of his adoptive f… 

One Giant Leap

One Giant Leap

There, in the midst of the darkness, sits the earth, glowing eerily, surrounded by silence. 

The Year I Was Gifted

The Year I Was Gifted

The anthemic song ‘We’ve Gotta Get Out Of This Place’ by The Animals sets the scene for this one-woman, biographical monologue by the writer and performer Monica Bauer. 

Orkney Jazz at The Guildford

Orkney Jazz at The Guildford

New Orleans to dixie to swing. 

Jazz Bar Music

Jazz Bar Music

Edinburgh’s famous, multiple award-winning atmospheric music venue hosts all kinds of shows all day from 1pm, and stages its own fantastic programme of high-quality modern jazz, la… 

I'm With the Band

I'm With the Band

The best allegories can stand on their own two feet. 

Paul Dennis: Almost Blunted Purpose - Free

Paul Dennis: Almost Blunted Purpose - Free

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Vive – Jazz A Cappella

Vive – Jazz A Cappella

Vive is a six-part a cappella jazz vocal ensemble from London that creates original songs and reworks old favourites. 

Gay Straight Alliance

Gay Straight Alliance

Nominally, a Gay Straight Alliance is a pupil-based group found in some (though sadly too few) US schools, which meets regularly to discuss issues around homosexuality in order to … 

Sandel

Sandel

‘I’ll save you yet,’ says the precocious Antony Sandel to the object of his desires, David Rogers. 

Kevin Dewsbury Out Now

Kevin Dewsbury Out Now

Kevin Dewsbury is a bloke. 

Adrienne Truscott's Asking for It: A One-Lady Rape About Comedy Starring Her Pussy and Little Else!

Adrienne Truscott's Asking for It: A One-Lady Rape About Comedy Starring Her Pussy and Little Else!

I was so ready to tear this show down. 

Paul Pirie: Me

Paul Pirie: Me

‘Hilariously brutal’ (Chortle. 

The Greatest Liar in All the World

The Greatest Liar in All the World

The Greatest Liar in All the World is an extension/parallel exploration of children’s favourite Pinocchio. 

It Goes Without Saying

It Goes Without Saying

When Broadway veteran and world-famous mime Bill Bowers starts his show talking about sitting in a Hollywood make-up truck at three in the morning, with Hugh Grant to his left and … 

Way Back

Way Back

Beachy Head in East Sussex has the tallest chalk sea cliffs in Britain, offering some fabulous views along the south east coast and across the English Channel. 

Paul Foot: Words

Paul Foot: Words

Paul Foot, the backwards-haircut (short on top, long on the sides) staple of comedy panel shows, brings his slurring style of delivery and love for all things surreal to the Fringe… 

Burton's Last Call

Burton's Last Call

Nearly 30 years after his death, Richard Burton still stands tall among the ghosts of Hollywood, the poor boy from a Welsh mining village whose acting talent and ambition took him … 

Tyke Rider: A Yorkshire Lass's Driving Adventure from the City of Angels to Graceland via the Big Easy

Tyke Rider: A Yorkshire Lass's Driving Adventure from the City of Angels to Graceland via the Big Easy

It was the 13th century Persian poet, Islamic jurist and theologian known to the English-speaking world as Rumi who said that ‘travel brings power and love back into your life’… 

Luke Wright: Essex Lion

Luke Wright: Essex Lion

‘Officer don’t be a Benny/the thing we saw was MGM-y. 

Roll It in Sequins

Roll It in Sequins

There’s a playful, rough-round-the-edges physicality throughout this new show by Megan Heffernan and Sophie Fletcher. 

Iain Stirling: At Home - Extra Shows

Iain Stirling: At Home - Extra Shows

Having bought a house with his girlfriend the Edinburgh-born comic explores how a decision that comes from a place of love can lead to such fear and uncertainty. 

Aberdeen vs Glasgow vs The World - Final Round - Free

Aberdeen vs Glasgow vs The World - Final Round - Free

First of all, it’s important that you ignore the title of this show because it has absolutely nothing to do with what you’ll be watching. 

Phone Whore: A One Act Play With Frequent Interruptions

Phone Whore: A One Act Play With Frequent Interruptions

Truth and taboo collide in this intimate visit with a phone sex operator. 

The Pyramids of Margate

The Pyramids of Margate

While the BBC’s iconic sci-fi series Doctor Who is currently one of the biggest, most popular shows on television at the moment - and it’s likely to be everywhere this November, wh… 

Oliver Meech: When Magic and Science Collide

Oliver Meech: When Magic and Science Collide

Science reveals, magic conceals, but both can inspire a sense of wonder, according to stage magician Oliver Meech. 

Robin (A One-Man Comedy)

Robin (A One-Man Comedy)

In this rather indie-style, little comedy, Robin is a lonely continuity announcer with only his imagination to comfort him. 

Rob Lloyd: Who, Me

Rob Lloyd: Who, Me

This is not the first time Doctor Who has been put on trial. 

Kevin Shepherd: Confess Nothing - Free

Kevin Shepherd: Confess Nothing - Free

In the past Kevin Shepherd has apparently used his Fringe shows as a kind of confessional, finding thoughtful humour in his past social and legal misdemeanours. 

Paul Gannon Aint Afraid Of No Ghost

Paul Gannon Aint Afraid Of No Ghost

If you, like me, are skeptical on the subject of the existence of ghosts, go and see Paul Gannon Ain’t Afraid Of No Ghost. 

Shall We Just See This One?

Shall We Just See This One?

It’s a stand-up comedy show. At half 11 in the morning. In a tent. Two comedians. We’re not seeing anything else at that time. It’s a yurt tent apparently. Let’s definitely go.  

Desperately Seeking the Exit / Free Festival

Desperately Seeking the Exit / Free Festival

Heard of screenwriter William Goldman’s rule about Hollywood? ‘Nobody knows anything. 

Joe Munrow: Jazz Monkey

Joe Munrow: Jazz Monkey

Joe Munrow takes you on a hilarious ramble as the stand-up details his quest to find, from the observational to the surreal, his true comedy voice. 

The Oxford Gargoyles - Jazz a Cappella!

The Oxford Gargoyles - Jazz a Cappella!

The beautifully black-tied Gargoyles return with an unmissable show, performing an eclectic mix of jazz, pop, soul and Disney! ‘Stand-out a cappella group of the Fringe’ ***** (Fr… 

This Was the World and I Was King

This Was the World and I Was King

The force and power of a child’s imagination against adversity has long been fodder for writers. 

The Alleycats: Contemporary a Cappella

The Alleycats: Contemporary a Cappella

You’d be forgiven for assuming that the top British universities these days offer a BA (Hons) course in A Cappella Singing and you’d also be forgiven for assuming that that mea… 

Jonny & the Baptists: Bigger Than Judas

Jonny & the Baptists: Bigger Than Judas

Jonny & The Baptists have in the past, unfairly in my opinion, been likened to Tenacious D. 

Paul Currie: The Sticky Bivouac

Paul Currie: The Sticky Bivouac

Feast your eyes and teeth on the bizarre, absurd and delicate world of Paul Currie. 

Amateur Transplants: Adam Kay Is Going For A Number One

Amateur Transplants: Adam Kay Is Going For A Number One

With a show that is definitely not for the easily offended, Adam Kay reels off a series of his inimitable brand of parody songs with expert comedic timing and the hilarity that onl… 

Baby Wants Candy: The Completely Improvised Full Band Musical!

Baby Wants Candy: The Completely Improvised Full Band Musical!

How long does it take to write, choreograph and rehearse a musical? For most musicals it’s a long, drawn-out process. 

Nick Helm: One Man Mega Myth

Nick Helm: One Man Mega Myth

Nick Helm has endured pain and suffering to become the greatest living example of not giving up the world has ever known and he will entertain you until it kills him. 

Baby Wants Candy: The Completely Improvised Full Band Musical!

Baby Wants Candy: The Completely Improvised Full Band Musical!

Critics’ Pick (New York Times). 

Scott Agnew - Something's Gotta Give

Scott Agnew - Something's Gotta Give

There’s a point in every show when stand-up Scott Agnew drops what he calls ‘the G bomb’; that is, he mentions that he’s gay. 

Paul McCaffrey: Name in Lights

Paul McCaffrey: Name in Lights

Witty, full of puns, and anything but uninteresting, Name in Lights is a free-flowing performance that bears an aura of genuineness. 

Dan Nightingale: Love in the Time of Cholesterol

Dan Nightingale: Love in the Time of Cholesterol

Dan Nightingale wants us to like him. 

The Oxford Gargoyles - Jazz a Cappella

The Oxford Gargoyles - Jazz a Cappella

Perfectly passable vocal jazz group The Oxford Gargoyles are becoming something of a Fringe institution, celebrating their eighth Festival and fifteenth anniversary this year. 

Bin Laden: The One Man Show
BOBBY WINNER

Bin Laden: The One Man Show

What if I told you that Adolf Hitler was going to do a reading of Mein Kampf for a small audience, offering you tea and biscuits while you sit together and discuss his ideology? No… 

Paul Zerdin: No Strings

Paul Zerdin: No Strings

When a performer reaches a certain level of stardom, the reviews may come in easier than ever before; with prime venue, time slots and media attention, life is made all that much e… 

Gráinne Maguire's One Hour All Night Election Special

Gráinne Maguire's One Hour All Night Election Special

Halfway through this likeable but ill-conceived show, Gráinne Maguire recounts an anecdote of her short-lived stint as a primary school teacher. 

The World of Palms

The World of Palms

Showcasing the current state of knowledge concerning the biodiversity of the spectacular palm family, this exhibition takes you on a journey through the discovery, collection, stud… 

Jewellery of the World

Jewellery of the World

Jewellery of the World is far more than its name would suggest. 

Jewellery of the World

Jewellery of the World

Galerie Mirages presents a stunning selling exhibition showcasing exclusive jade jewellery, Roman glass, Polish designer, trade beads, tribal collection, pearls, lapis lazuli, turq… 

How the World Wags

How the World Wags

Croydon’s amateur dramatics club brings to the Fringe a perfectly nice but mediocre sketch show. 

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Given that the original award-winning novel by Mark Haddon is told from the very singular, focused perspective of a 15-year-old boy on the autistic spectrum, it’s surprising that… 

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Part I

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Part I

To suggest that this Dickens classic suffered a stage death is a slight exaggeration of the Space’s production of The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, but I must confess… 

The Improverts

The Improverts

It’s not that The Improverts aren’t funny. 

Eat $h*t: How Our Waste Can Save the World

Eat $h*t: How Our Waste Can Save the World

Eat $h*t has a strong environmental presence and the message is clear: our excrement could save the world if we could just leave behind the taboo and get over our poo phobia. 

I am Google

I am Google

I am Google is listed as Comedy, Interactive and Stand-up. 

One Night Stand: An Improvised Musical

One Night Stand: An Improvised Musical

Returning after their 2007 sell-out Fringe hit, One Night Stand are back and better than ever. 

Creation and All That Jazz

Creation and All That Jazz

Ged Mann’s apocalyptic comedy has some nice ideas and a few smile-worthy gags, but the plot is obvious and its actualisation painful. 

Alan Hudson's Not So Secret World of Magic

Alan Hudson's Not So Secret World of Magic

Alan Hudson tries something a little different with this magic show, choosing to weave his tricks around a story of how he came to be at the Fringe in the first place. 

Laurent Piron - Unusual Day

Laurent Piron - Unusual Day

Are our lives ruled by fate or chance? It’s hard to decide most of the time but even harder when a stage magician is making the seemingly impossible happen before your eyes. 

Presidential Suite: a Modern Fairy Tale

Presidential Suite: a Modern Fairy Tale

Based on the Strauss-Kahn case in New York 2011, a small and talented cast enact the possible events that might have followed after the initial alleged assault and before the start… 

The Drowsy Chaperone

The Drowsy Chaperone

You may have heard of a play-within-a-play but a musical-within-a-musical is another matter entirely. 

That Old Noir Magic - A Film Noir Jazz Journey Into Night, in Story and Song

That Old Noir Magic - A Film Noir Jazz Journey Into Night, in Story and Song

As an avid fan of old noir movies, crooked cops, and general hard-boiled quick witted cynicism, needless to say I was looking forward to this show. 

Allotment

Allotment

At the heart of Allotment is a simple, visual metaphor: the burial and later uncovering of objects in the earth that clearly mirrors the suppression and later resurrection of memor… 

Kev Orkian in Concert - The World's Favourite Foreigner

Kev Orkian in Concert - The World's Favourite Foreigner

Kev Orkian of Britain’s Got Talent! fame has toured the world and performed for royalty. 

The Pauly Show - Episode One

The Pauly Show - Episode One

The Pauly Show – Episode One, is a brilliant idea on paper: a stand up comedian with a ramshackle sitcom pilot live on stage. 

Helmsman Pete: Postcards From The Edge Of The World!

Helmsman Pete: Postcards From The Edge Of The World!

An hour can be a long time. 

Best in the World

Best in the World

The Northern Stage at St Stephen’s is a rather wonderful room, and the Unfolding Theatre Company’s Best in the World – directed by Annie Rigby, written by Carina Rodney and p… 

The Loveboat Big Band Album Launch Extravaganza

The Loveboat Big Band Album Launch Extravaganza

Hello Sailor. 

Songs For a New World

Songs For a New World

Songs For a New World is a perennially popular Fringe favourite, a revue of cabaret numbers by Jason Robert Brown loosely themed around the American experience. 

Andi Neate Band & Guests

Andi Neate Band & Guests

“I fell in love with somebody completely by accident, just by sitting beside them,” is a great way to introduce a song. 

Jazz at Lunchtime

Jazz at Lunchtime

The duo of Ian Millar on tenor and soprano saxes and Dominic Spencer on (electric) piano play a standards-based set at the Radisson Hotel every lunchtime (though, 12:30 is breakfas… 

More Lives Than One - Oscar Wilde

More Lives Than One - Oscar Wilde

An hour long performance constructed out of the colourful and controversial life, ambitions and writings of Oscar Wilde was always going to be an evening well spent. 

Superbard Starts to Save the World

Superbard Starts to Save the World

George Lewkowicz’s Superbard Starts to Save the World never quite finds its feet despite game attempts by the show’s creator to inject life into its rather confused narrative. 

Paul McCaffrey: Pills'n'Thrills and Belly Laughs

Paul McCaffrey: Pills'n'Thrills and Belly Laughs

Paul McCaffrey seems less like a performer and more like a mate in a pub. 

Paul Dabek - Nothing Up My Sleeve!

Paul Dabek - Nothing Up My Sleeve!

Can a magician’s hand really be faster than the human eye? Paul Dabek may well use that serious question as an excuse for a simple physical joke, but by the end of this excellent… 

The Big Bite-Size Breakfast /Matinee Shows

The Big Bite-Size Breakfast /Matinee Shows

The concept of Bite Size is a perfectly simple, yet novel one, and the clue really is in the title. 

To The End Of The World

To The End Of The World

From the moment you arrive at the top floor of C SoCo, be prepared to be whisked into the whirlwind of energy created by this tightly drilled ensemble. 

From Houdini to Potter

From Houdini to Potter

Yorkshire-born Chris Cassells seems such a trustworthy young man that it’s somewhat disconcerting to realise that he’s already recognised as a rising star among the UK’s stag… 

Lost World

Lost World

Arthur Conan Doyle’s story of The Lost World is brought to life using live animation and music by the members of The Paper Cinema. 

Men of The World

Men of The World

John Godber is generally a safe bet in terms of production. 

Jazz Lunchtime, Jazz Dinnertime

Jazz Lunchtime, Jazz Dinnertime

Sat in the dark, coolly lit basement bar, listening to some jazz and propping up the bar, it’s strange to think it’s only lunchtime. 

Wild Allegations

Wild Allegations

Matthew John Curtis is famous. 

One Touch of Venus

One Touch of Venus

‘One Touch of Venus’ is Kurt Weill’s most ‘commercial’ American score, attached to a kind of variation on the Pygmalion theme, in which an ancient statue of Venus, brough… 

Paul Dabek Presents Thurston

Paul Dabek Presents Thurston

This is a one-man show with a difference: the actor is also a magician. 

Dear World

Dear World

‘Dear World’ is one of those problem musicals, beloved by its creator Jerry Herman but, like his other sickly child ‘Mack and Mabel’, never quite taking off. 

Ryan Withers - One Woman Showe - Free

Ryan Withers - One Woman Showe - Free

‘Just had a moment of self-awareness there,’ Ryan Withers stopped halfway through a joke to announce. 

Paul Zerdin: Sponge Fest

Paul Zerdin: Sponge Fest

Say what you will about ventriloquists, there’s no denying their talent. 

Xavier Toby: Binge Thinking

Xavier Toby: Binge Thinking

A dinner party and a stand-up comedy performance might not seem to have much in common - and, in social terms, they don’t - but Xavier Toby gamely welcomed his first Edinburgh au… 

My Stepson Stole My Sonic Screwdriver

My Stepson Stole My Sonic Screwdriver

Like much of the comedy currently clogging up Edinburgh, Toby Hadoke’s latest show is fundamentally about the man on stage, about his life experiences and his personal relationsh… 

Wedding Band: A Comedy by Charlie Baker

Wedding Band: A Comedy by Charlie Baker

For most people, their wedding is the happiest day of their life. 

Anna the Slut and the (almost) Chosen One

Anna the Slut and the (almost) Chosen One

Hunger Warrior Theatre, a group of young American Theatre professionals present this tale of lust and its dangers, written Andrew J Hungerford. 

Daniel Sloss - Extra Shows!

Daniel Sloss - Extra Shows!

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

The Andi Neate Band

The Andi Neate Band

In this one-off show, Andi Neate’s band was small and intimate. 

Asher Treleaven: Matador

Asher Treleaven: Matador

Matador, you say? As in, red capes and bulls and Spanish people? For an hour? And it’s comedy?Thankfully, the matador pretence is dropped in the first ten minutes of Asher Trelea… 

The Grotesque World of St Ursula's School for the Unwanted

The Grotesque World of St Ursula's School for the Unwanted

This remarkable show features a host of wonderfully grotesque characters and is written and performed by the talented Simon McCoy. 

Constance & Sinestra

Constance & Sinestra

When someone sits down to write a musical, it’s rare that they dream up a piece of work that is befitting to a small performance space, shying away from spotlights and microphones … 

Clinton the Musical

Clinton the Musical

How many US Presidents does it take to run a country? Three, apparently - and in the late 90s that was Bill, Billy and Hillary Clinton. 

Colin Hoult: Enemy of the World

Colin Hoult: Enemy of the World

David Tennant and Robert Peston walk into a bar. 

The Sensational Alex Salmond Gastric Band presents Oliver Pissed

The Sensational Alex Salmond Gastric Band presents Oliver Pissed

In the second floor of a pub off Grassmarket, a sweaty singer belts out peculiar variations on show tunes from Oliver! This is Oliver Pissed, as presented by The Sensational Alex S… 

One Man and His Masks - Arthur: Britain's Making

One Man and His Masks - Arthur: Britain's Making

Imagine if David Starkey did a Fringe show. 

Tiffin Swing Band

Tiffin Swing Band

Reminiscent of a Rihanna concert, the Tiffin Swing Band starts their set late. 

God’s Pottery Saves The World

God’s Pottery Saves The World

It is an absolute delight to be able to report that Jeremiah Smallchild and Gideon Lamb have returned to the den of iniquity, incontinence, drug-peddling and pederasty that is the … 

Fat Kitten vs. the World

Fat Kitten vs. the World

Bright and sparky comedy group Fat Kitten take the art of improvisation to a whole new level in what they call a ‘vicious improv match to the death’. 

Stories from the Middle

Stories from the Middle

Contrary to what some critics might suggest, it’s not a comfortable experience seeing someone ‘coming off the rails’ on stage, especially when they’re clearly talented and … 

Paul Ricketts - Ironic Infinity

Paul Ricketts - Ironic Infinity

Paul Ricketts is a natural storyteller. 

Doug Segal: How to Read Minds and Influence People

Doug Segal: How to Read Minds and Influence People

If we believe everything we see, at least on the video screen, the stage mentalist Doug Segal can get from his hotel bed to the venue — stopping off mid-route to buy a lottery ti… 

Magdalena Reising - Blue Cafe Jazz

Magdalena Reising - Blue Cafe Jazz

When it comes to unusual instruments, the harp probably is somewhere in the top 5. 

Daughter of a Cuban Revolutionary

Daughter of a Cuban Revolutionary

Cuba. 

Vladimir McTavish: A Scottish History of the World

Vladimir McTavish: A Scottish History of the World

Where better to hear about Scottish history and the current state of affairs than the SNP Club that becomes Stand II for the duration of the festival? Scottish comedy stalwart Vlad… 

Paul Kirby Trio

Paul Kirby Trio

Those looking for a bit of relief from the frenetic pace of the Festival can find it underground, in the idiosyncratic Jazz Bar on Chambers Street. 

Songs For A New World

Songs For A New World

Jason Robert Brown’s American song-cycle is a Fringe favourite with student companies. 

Age of the Geek

Age of the Geek

You know you’ve experienced a genuine one-man Fringe show when the guy who’s been performing on stage for the previous 50 minutes has to jump down, run to the tech desk at the … 

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

Follow Phileas Fogg and his adorable madcap valet, Passepartout, as they race against time to circumnavigate the world in just 80 days. 

Lloyd Langford: One Day in the Life of Lloyd Owen Langford

Lloyd Langford: One Day in the Life of Lloyd Owen Langford

Talented Welsh comedian Lloyd Langford has the infectious ability to find hilarity and absurdity in the banality of his everyday routine. 

The Last Days of Judas Iscariot

The Last Days of Judas Iscariot

Is Judas Iscariot the ultimate fall-guy, unfairly damned for his necessary role in what was once called The Greatest Story Ever Told? Is his sin — of “selling out the Son of Go… 

One Night Stand

One Night Stand

The plot of One Night Stand is, unsurprisingly, the repercussions of a drunken work night out for two colleagues who wake up in the same bed. 

The Pajama Men: In the Middle of No One

The Pajama Men: In the Middle of No One

The Pajama Men are impossible to describe, or do justice do, in a review. 

Til Death Do Us Part

Til Death Do Us Part

I have a confession to make: I did not plan on attending this performance. 

One Hour Only

One Hour Only

As the lights dimmed for the start of One Hour Only, video projections and voice-overs appeared on stage, calling the audience to attention as the characters set the scene for the … 

Paul Gilbody

Paul Gilbody

The Jazz Bar’s crowd on Sunday the 12th August was a bit of a mix. 

One Up One Down

One Up One Down

In this highly energetic performance, dancer-actor John Macaulay welcomes the audience and ushers them in, attempting to build up a friendly rapport. 

Des Clarke: Final Destination

Des Clarke: Final Destination

Particularly when compared to the polite folk of Edinburgh, Glaswegians have a reputation for talking. 

Songs for a New World

Songs for a New World

Fresh from the American High School Theatre Festival, this talented group of students give a simple, classy performance of the Jason Robert Brown song cycle. 

Executive Stress / Corporate Retreat

Executive Stress / Corporate Retreat

Taking immersive theatre to the next level, Applespiel have launched into this year’s Fringe with a set of corporate seminars, designed to improve everyone’s awareness of thems… 

All Human One Man Magic Show

All Human One Man Magic Show

Mario Morris presents his comedy magic show, the All Human One Magic Show at Zoo Southside. 

Scotland in Song

Scotland in Song

It’s no small challenge to summarise a country and its history in a single hour, which is perhaps why Carolyn Anona Scott and Jack Foster instead choose to pay ‘homage’ to Sc… 

Beowulf - A Thousand Years of Baggage

Beowulf - A Thousand Years of Baggage

If there’s a book you’re guaranteed to come across in a literature degree, it’s Beowulf. 

Conference of Strange

Conference of Strange

Conference of Strange is in the form of a lecture, and it’s 30 minutes (not an hour as billed), and it opens with a woman ironing a projection screen, and then the air, and then … 

Chris Martin: No. Not That One

Chris Martin: No. Not That One

Three years ago, at my first Fringe, I saw Chris Martin do a fifteen-minute free set in a basement room. 

An Evening With Dementia

An Evening With Dementia

In his book about the onset of his wife’s dementia, former ITN journalist John Suchet explained that the one ‘mercy’ he could see about the condition was that the person with… 

Stewart Lee - Carpet Remnant World

Stewart Lee - Carpet Remnant World

Stewart Lee’s 2012 show had already had quite an airing before it came to The Assembly Rooms for the Fringe. 

Lisa Scott Sings Blues and Jazz

Lisa Scott Sings Blues and Jazz

Lisa Scott was introduced by her venue manager as having ‘been here for many, many a Fringe’, and Scott is indeed showing her age as a performer. 

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

There are some novels so enduring, that their stories can be told again and again in any medium, whether that be written word, stage or film. 

Tiernan Douieb vs the World

Tiernan Douieb vs the World

Tiernan Douieb is an interesting comedian. 

Paul Merton's Silent Clowns

Paul Merton's Silent Clowns

Paul Merton introduces a selection of silent film classics, featuring Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd and Laurel & Hardy. 

Battlefield Band

Battlefield Band

‘An oasis in the Fringe… with bagpipes’ is how piper and most talkative Battlefield Band member Alasdair White described their show. 

Cycle One (60º)

Cycle One (60º)

As promised in the blurb, In-Transit Dance Company deliver a fast-paced and energetic dance performance, to the degree that at times the onstage action is almost dizzying. 

This Is Soap

This Is Soap

This is Soap takes improv comedy to a new level - forget sketch shows, musicals or short-form games. 

Party Worth Crashing

Party Worth Crashing

Where Theatre In Heights’ production of this new musical is strongest is in its capacity to entertain. 

Re-Animator The Musical

Re-Animator The Musical

You know something’s different about a show when the people in the first three rows - also known as the slosh pit - are issued with cheap Scotland-branded ponchos. 

Love Child

Love Child

Love Child is the story of two women - a mother and daughter - who have never met; the former gave the latter away at her birth, the daughter returns to seek out her lost parent. 

Edinburgh Renaissance Band's Treasure Chest

Edinburgh Renaissance Band's Treasure Chest

An evening of music, song and dance from the early Middle Ages to the Renaissance period is probably unlikely to set the pulse racing for most and yet while not exhilarating, the e… 

A One Man Hamlet

A One Man Hamlet

What is Hamlet if not a man that stands alone and, in his isolation from others, tries to discover truth where validation is impossible?If you think about it this way, perhaps the … 

World War Wonderful!

World War Wonderful!

The Wonderful Sisters are a singing trio cabaret act from Australia who welcome us to their show with a charming three part harmony song, ‘Down in Louisiana. 

New Rope String Band

New Rope String Band

Musical comedy is a risky business. 

Big Band Swing

Big Band Swing

26-song set divided into two parts in the tall St Cuthbert’s church (which included tea and biscuits at the interval) provided a nostalgic throwback to the 1920s, 30s and early … 

The Lonely One

The Lonely One

This production is intended as a Hitchcock-esque thriller, but even with strong storytelling techniques, the level of suspense is disappointing. 

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

I must start with two clear statements. 

The Wonderful World of Wilfredo

The Wonderful World of Wilfredo

Embracing the wonderful world of Wilfredo feels like it’s going to be quite an arduous task once this misfortunate creature greets you, but how wrong you can be. 

The Curious Couple from Coney

The Curious Couple from Coney

The exquisitely moustached showman Donny Vomit was just 14, visiting an Oklahoma County Fair, when he saw a man swallow a long balloon. 

If I ruled the World

If I ruled the World

If I Ruled the World is a 20-minute, interactive audio performance set in Brighton Station. 

Little Jazz Bird

Little Jazz Bird

The transition from Chambers St into the depths of The Jazz Bar feels almost like crossing between continents. 

Liam and Owen - A Cracking One Off Show!

Liam and Owen - A Cracking One Off Show!

Free comedy is like cinema pick n’ mix. 

Irreconcilable Differences

Irreconcilable Differences

There’s one small, very special audience that most of us will be legally obliged to join at some point in our lives — a jury. 

A British Guide to World Peace

A British Guide to World Peace

A British Guide to World Peace is Toby Mitchell’s third in a trilogy of ‘British Guide’ shows that started with ‘French Pop’ in 2005 and then ‘World Religion’ last year. 

When Holidays Attack

When Holidays Attack

Given the importance many people put on their annual holiday — the glittering gift to themselves for enduring the hard slog of everyday life for the rest of the year — there�… 

One Man Lord of the Rings

One Man Lord of the Rings

First, a confession: I am a Lord of the Rings film fanatic, nay zealot. 

Principal Parts

Principal Parts

Principal Parts is a play within a play. 

Montmorency

Montmorency

There’s a long tradition of the gentleman thief - not least in Edinburgh, the city of Deacon Brodie - so it probably seemed apt to bring to the Fringe an adaptation of Eleanor Up… 

Riot! The Musical

Riot! The Musical

Fringe regulars may remember the moment towards the beginning of last year’s Festival, when performers, media and audiences alike slowly caught wind of the London riots, followin… 

Pam Ann - One World Alliance

Pam Ann - One World Alliance

Please ensure your seat is in the upright position and that your tray tables are securely stowed. 

Showchoir! The Musical

Showchoir! The Musical

I’m one of those people. 

Fairy Liquid And The Burst Bubble ... And Other Science Shows

Fairy Liquid And The Burst Bubble ... And Other Science Shows

Science Shows for Schools have take three of their popular science presentations for schools and turned them into a 50 minute production for children at the Zoo Aviary. 

Red Shoes

Red Shoes

Glasgow’s Tramway has a reputation for cutting-edge visual and performing arts; so it’s something of a radical change for them to join Glasgow’s other theatrical venues with … 

Enough Already

Enough Already

Written and animated by the alleged French “polymath” François Sarhan, Enough Already incorporates live music, theatre and film in a frustratingly pretentious, paralysingly du… 

In Time o' Strife

In Time o' Strife

The Pathhead Halls on the corner of Commercial Street and Broad Wynd, Kirkcaldy, Fife were built in 1882, originally as a theatre and music hall although one room was later used fo… 

Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment

There’s a brazen, wonderfully self-conscious theatricality in how director Dominic Hill approaches Chris Hannan’s new stage adaptation of Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s iconic novel, C… 

Let The Right One In

Let The Right One In

There is one word that, quite deliberately, is never uttered by anyone on stage during the National Theatre of Scotland’s Let The Right One In—vampire. 

Calum's Road

Calum's Road

Although based on true events, the story of Calum’s Road is so unique that it comes with a strong sense of some greater story being told, one of mythical proportions. 

Running On The Cracks

Running On The Cracks

Children’s and young adult’s fiction have long been populated by orphans, characters who are both usefully free from parental restraints while also cut adrift from the traditio… 

Hotel World

Hotel World

The play is set largely in and around a hotel, part of the Global Hotel chain. 

Harold and Maude

Harold and Maude

Inter-generational relationships are always controversial, especially when questions of predatory abuse arise in these Savile-dominated times. 

PCUK - A Midsummer Night's Remix

PCUK - A Midsummer Night's Remix

Now I’m all for messing with Shakespeare. 

Paul Foot - Kenny Larch Is Dead

Paul Foot - Kenny Larch Is Dead

There are actually plenty of comedy options at the Fringe if you want to avoid the ‘affable young bloke in jeans and a t-shirt telling jokes’ but perhaps none further removed t… 

Alistair Ogilvy and Band

Alistair Ogilvy and Band

For those of us with a palette for traditional and contemporary Scottish folk music, Alistair Ogilvy and Band are here with a special treat. 

Any Objections?

Any Objections?

Can you do anything of theatrical note in under 10 minutes? Is there a place for a theatrical equivalent of flash fiction, whether as a testing ground for new writers or as a form … 

Fork - Electro Vocal Circus

Fork - Electro Vocal Circus

Presumably the mention of Katrina and the Waves, Lulu or Bucks Fizz will have a reader questioning why they’re making an appearance in a review about a cappella electro singing. 

Markee De Saw & Bert Finkle

Markee De Saw & Bert Finkle

When does real life stop and the cabaret begin? Or the cabaret stop and real life return? On this occasion, Markee de Saw and Bert Finkle offer no simple or easy answers in this in… 

Activism Is Fun

Activism Is Fun

Chris Coltrane is the first to admit that any political radicalism he might once have possessed had faded over time, thanks in part to a depressing sense of powerless after the UK … 

Paul McCaffrey: Saying Something Stupid

Paul McCaffrey: Saying Something Stupid

Paul McCaffrey can very much be categorised as an observational comedian. 

Macbeth

Macbeth

Arguably the most famous Scottish story written by an Englishman is re-imagined as One Flew Over The Cuckoo Nest by the National Theatre of Scotland, and showcases a remarkable sol… 

An Audience With Tomás Ford - Free

An Audience With Tomás Ford - Free

From the start, you know that Tomás Ford isn’t your ordinary late night showman. 

Paul Foot: Still Life

Paul Foot: Still Life

At one point in this freewheeling show, Paul Foot pulls out a heap of colourfully illustrated flashcards and asks us to yield to the ‘glimpses’ of jokes they contain. 

Rob James: Magicana

Rob James: Magicana

The downside of performing in a multi-show venue must surely be that you may have very little time to set up a show beforehand — often little more than 10 minutes — while alway… 

The World's Greatest Walking Tour of Edinburgh

The World's Greatest Walking Tour of Edinburgh

At the beginning of this tour we’re on Lothian Street and Cuth when our guide boldly informs us that we are on Lothian Road. 

Arguments and Nosebleeds - Free

Arguments and Nosebleeds - Free

Arguments and Nosebleeds is becoming a little nugget of tradition, a one-off poetry performance — now in its third year — that gives a platform to a host of Scottish poets, alo… 

Irish Shorts One

Irish Shorts One

Comprised of two one-act plays, The Words Upon The Window-Pane (W. 

The Oxford Gargoyles - Jazz A Cappella

The Oxford Gargoyles - Jazz A Cappella

The Oxford Gargoyles are making their debut appearance at the Fringe this year, in their show which, as the title suggests, brings Jazz and a-cappella together. 

Jazz A Cappella - The Oxford Gargoyles

Jazz A Cappella - The Oxford Gargoyles

You’ve got plenty of selection for Oxford based A Cappella groups at the fringe, all of whom seem to converge en masse at C venues. 

John Paul Jones

John Paul Jones

Jean Paul Jones is an eighteenth-century US naval commander with Scottish roots; and this is the musical of his life. 

Paul Merton’s Impro Chums

Paul Merton’s Impro Chums

Paul Merton, Lee Simpson, Suki Webster, Richard Vranch and Jim Sweeney improvise for an hour using suggestions from the audience. 

The Oxford Gargoyles: Jazz a Cappella!

The Oxford Gargoyles: Jazz a Cappella!

It can be difficult, in a festival crammed with a cappella acts, to tell the talented from the dross. 

One Man and His Masks - Boudicca: Britain's Dreaming

One Man and His Masks - Boudicca: Britain's Dreaming

British folklore is packed with some of the most iconic figures anywhere in the world. 

Sex, Lies & An 80s Tribute Band

Sex, Lies & An 80s Tribute Band

A travel writer returns to Scotland after twenty years travelling the world. 

Anton's Uncles

Anton's Uncles

Whether you know much about Chekhov or not, Anton’s Uncles still has something for you. 

6.0: How Heap And Pebble Took On The World And Won

6.0: How Heap And Pebble Took On The World And Won

Dancing Brick are a company that have done well at the Fringe over the years. 

Paul Zerdin - Sponge Fest Revisited

Paul Zerdin - Sponge Fest Revisited

Paul Zerdin is clearly an accomplished ventriloquist. 

Another New World

Another New World

This was not quite the show I was expecting. 

Palimpsest One

Palimpsest One

Palimpsest One is a bit of an odd beast. 

I Am, I Am

I Am, I Am

Take two of Cambridge’s Footlights, give them guitars, throw them in front of a crowd full of people and watch the magic happen. 

One Fine Day

One Fine Day

A one-man show is a terrifying prospect for any actor. 

Paul Sinha: 'Extreme Anti-White Vitriol'

Paul Sinha: 'Extreme Anti-White Vitriol'

Paul Sinha has yet to really breakout, although he’s been building a solid stand-up foundation over the years at the Fringe. 

A British Guide To World Religions

A British Guide To World Religions

Religious belief is a funny thing - so much so that duo Toby Mitchell and Sarah Thomas Lane have devised an hour long comedy show to describe it. 

The Red Bus Puppet Shows

The Red Bus Puppet Shows

It’s a beautiful day at the Fringe and I’m sat on the top deck of a red bus in the Meadows. 

Have a Nice Life

Have a Nice Life

In these increasingly cash-strapped times putting on any musical on the Fringe is worthy of praise, even if — with a cast of six accompanied by electric piano and drums — the d… 

Nggrfg

Nggrfg

As a show, NGGRFG has one obvious problem: people are either uncertain how to say it, or are simply reluctant to say out loud the two words it represents, because — quite underst… 

Just a Gigolo

Just a Gigolo

Among the delights of the Fringe are the opportunities it occasionally presents to see quality performers in more intimate, personal projects. 

Moll Flanders

Moll Flanders

It’s been said before, it will be said again, people will say it for years and years to come. 

The World According to Bertie

The World According to Bertie

This piece is an adaption of Alexander McCall Smith’s popular novel which follows the lives of the residents of 44 Scotland Street. 

End of the World Show 2012

End of the World Show 2012

The End of the World Show is an entertaining whirl through the world’s major religions and their approaches to the eponymous End-Times, written and performed by comedian Mark Spe… 

The History of Jazz Piano

The History of Jazz Piano

Part lecture, part concert, Richard Michael takes us on a whistle-stop tour of jazz, from its humble beginnings in the tunes of Scott Joplin to the more experimental Dave Brubeck a… 

What The World Needs

What The World Needs

Oh Dear. 

The World Over

The World Over

No one could accuse St Andrews Mermaids for lack of ambition. 

Legs 11

Legs 11

In an increasingly categorised Fringe (this year added Spoken Word to an already multi-colour-coded Fringe programme), it can still be a delight to come upon a show that just doesn… 

Sammy J and Randy - The Inheritance

Sammy J and Randy - The Inheritance

The Australian duo of musical comedian Sammy J and puppeteer Heath McIvor - best known for his purple puppet Randy - are now experienced Fringe regulars who, quite rightly, are mor… 

McNeil and Pamphilon: Which One Are You?

McNeil and Pamphilon: Which One Are You?

Traversing the line between the silly and the outrageous whilst keeping a comic dignity is a difficult skill to master. 

Outside

Outside

Nick and Andrew are brothers, but that doesn’t mean they’re alike. 

And No More Shall We Part

And No More Shall We Part

And No More Shall We Part at the Traverse Theatre is the European premiere for Tom Holloway’s new play that oozes brilliance and subtlety as it gently explores what it means to b… 

The One-Eyed Men's Friendship Formula - Free

The One-Eyed Men's Friendship Formula - Free

The perplexingly named One-Eyed Men are the very genial trio of Alex, Sam and Ben. 

There's Only One Lord Byron

There's Only One Lord Byron

The poet Bryon was famously described by one of his countless paramours as ‘mad, bad and dangerous to know’. 

Lick & Chew - The World Is Just Enough

Lick & Chew - The World Is Just Enough

Lick and Chew are a boy/girl duo taking you through a whirlwind series of sketches held together nicely by an underlying travel theme. 

Anything But (A One-Woman Play)

Anything But (A One-Woman Play)

Agnes, played by Abi Tedder, is hosting a wake for the father who abandoned her as a child. 

I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change!

I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change!

I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change is a director’s dream. 

Kin

Kin

Three tables, each filled with the paraphernalia of different daytime meals; on each table, there’s an hourglass, progressively smaller. 

Barry Morgan's World of Organs

Barry Morgan's World of Organs

Barry Morgan’s act rests heavily on double entendre. 

The Long and the Short of It

The Long and the Short of It

From the start Richard Purnell (the short one) and Gary From Leeds (the horribly tall one) insist that their teaming up as ‘360 degree poetry consultants’ is not a gimmick. 

Uninvited

Uninvited

As I walked into the theatre. 

The Chris and Paul Show

The Chris and Paul Show

Sketch comedy duo Chris O’Niell and Paul Valenti started last night with a bit of a mountain to climb. 

Alistair Green: Jack Spencer - Why Anything?

Alistair Green: Jack Spencer - Why Anything?

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… 

Murder, Marple and Me

Murder, Marple and Me

Despite a long and successful career in both British film and theatre, Dame Margaret Rutherford is now best remembered for a role she didn’t, initially, care for at all — Agath… 

The One That Doesn’t Speak: Silent But Deadly

The One That Doesn’t Speak: Silent But Deadly

Kicking off BBC Radio 1’s series of four one-off, one-man shows by Scott Mills, Nick Grimshaw and the team at this year’s festival, The One Who Doesn’t Speak presented an eclect… 

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

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

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

Paul Chowdhry - What's Happening White People

Paul Chowdhry - What's Happening White People

Describing his genre as ‘racist comedy’ and insisting that the show is not funny, Paul Chowdhry presents 55 minutes of offensive material that is often as uncomfortable as it i… 

Other Voices: Alternative Spoken Word Cabaret

Other Voices: Alternative Spoken Word Cabaret

Other Voices promised much — ‘comedy, politics, naughty lyrics, free sweets… And a veritable smorgasbord of poetry antics’, but the most significant terminology on its titl… 

The Way of the World

The Way of the World

Updating Shakespeare into modern dress may be de rigeur, but it takes a lot of nerve to do the same with restoration comedy, much of the appeal of which for modern audiences - and … 

Joan Collins: One Night With Joan

Joan Collins: One Night With Joan

The claws may not be fully out for this night of name dropping and gossip mongering with the Queen of Dynasty, but there’s certainly still a lot of fun to be had, especially if t… 

The Mysterious World of Clovis Van Darkhelm

The Mysterious World of Clovis Van Darkhelm

Ever wondered if magic can really happen? Do ghosts exist? What actually is Anthropology? Clovis Van Darkhelm has some answers, though they may not be exactly what you were expecti… 

To Become One Flesh

To Become One Flesh

Four young men and women in their underwear lay in a pool of dim light. 

Edward Reid: Living the Dream One Song at a Time

Edward Reid: Living the Dream One Song at a Time

Like a Glaswegian Louie Spence, Edward Reid bounds through an hour of anecdotes and musical numbers with enough campness and glitter to make you think you’ve accidentally stumble… 

Barry And Stuart: Part-Time Warlocks

Barry And Stuart: Part-Time Warlocks

The show’s title gives little away, so when an electronic voice counts up the percentage complete, this looks likely to go geeky. 

Garrett Millerick: Which One's Fergal?

Garrett Millerick: Which One's Fergal?

Garrett Millerick impersonates different characters from standard British life in Which One’s Fergal? Millerick only had three audience members and was performing at the back of a … 

One Man Star Wars Trilogy

One Man Star Wars Trilogy

One Man Star Wars Trilogy delivers exactly what the title promises. 

Sammy J: Skinny Man, Modern World

Sammy J: Skinny Man, Modern World

Sammy J is an Australian comedy singer-songwriter who interweaves stories from his own life with jaunty numbers on the piano, occasionally sipping on his carton of juice as a Frenc… 

Casablanca: The Gin Joint Cut

Casablanca: The Gin Joint Cut

Casablanca: The Gin Joint Cut comes to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with a strong pedigree and reputation, built on its debut as part of Glasgow’s Òran Mór’s iconic A Play, … 

Only One Wing

Only One Wing

Two storytellers kick start the play as a fairytale, but with a difference like none other we have seen before. 

The One Hour Plays

The One Hour Plays

With so much excellent improvisation at the Fringe, it must be difficult to compete. 

Songs For A New World

Songs For A New World

The artistic mode known as the musical usually rests on the foundation of a dramatic plot, with passionate music marking the profound and emotive elements of the production’s story… 

Paul Tonkinson – The Anti Mid-Life Crisis

Paul Tonkinson – The Anti Mid-Life Crisis

Many comics wouldn’t risk starting a show chatting about their hernia, but Tonkinson quickly gets up close and personal with his audience and their experiences. 

Bye Bye World

Bye Bye World

Olga and Dino are leaving their lives behind. 

Paul Kelly

Paul Kelly

Australian singer-songwriter Paul Kelly played to a packed Queen’s Hall with his own brand of low-key folk-rock, featuring only him and his nephew Dan Kelly, who played guitar an… 

One Man Lord of the Rings

One Man Lord of the Rings

The creator of One Man Star Wars returned to the Fringe last year to put on One Man Lord of the Rings - a certain hit for all who are fans of the book, and one that clearly has had… 

Alun Cochrane. Owner of a Shed. And a Son. Thinks the World is Wonky.

Alun Cochrane. Owner of a Shed. And a Son. Thinks the World is Wonky.

Alun Cochrane is the owner of a shed and a son and holds these as signs that he is growing up. 

Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs

Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs

The Glasgow King’s Theatre panto, which last year marked its half century, is a much-loved institution in the city. 

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

I live in Edinburgh and choose to go to this throughout the year because it is so good week after week. 

Rob Deering - The One

Rob Deering - The One

Rob Deering presents an exponentially better performance than the few silly guitar songs he delivered when I last saw him take to the stage. 

The One Hour Plays

The One Hour Plays

The idea behind The One Hour Plays is that through audience involvement a script can be written, cast and performed with the appropriate costumes, props and music in under an hour. 

Damien Crow: The World According to Damien Crow

Damien Crow: The World According to Damien Crow

Mid-afternoon, an audience of just 10 people is not what most standups would want to see in front of them. 

Chris Cross: Loose Cannon 2012

Chris Cross: Loose Cannon 2012

There are many things you can say about Chris Cross; that he’s a shrinking violet is not one of them. 

Land of the Dead / Helter Skelter

Land of the Dead / Helter Skelter

Neil LaBute’s companion plays Land of the Dead and Helter Skelter explore a sudden change in life situations, portrayed through the lives of two couples. 

Dick! Comes Again: Bigger, Longer, Harder!

Dick! Comes Again: Bigger, Longer, Harder!

Are you back for more Dick, or are you inexperienced in these areas? Of course I’m referring to the madcap world of adult panto at the Leicester Square Theatre. 

The Dick Gaughan Band (feat The Bevvy Sisters)

The Dick Gaughan Band (feat The Bevvy Sisters)

Sometimes music does more than simply entertain you – sometimes it grabs you by the scruff of the neck and makes you sit up and listen. 

Company

Company

Following last year’s success with Sunday in the Park With George, The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s OneAcademy Productions have returned to the work of Stephen Sondheim in… 

Alan Bissett: The Red Hourglass

Alan Bissett: The Red Hourglass

‘O wad some Power the giftie gie us/To see oursels as ithers see us!’ wrote Robert Burns in his famous poem To A Louse, apparently inspired by seeing the insect roaming over th… 

One Rogue Reporter

One Rogue Reporter

One Rogue Reporter describes its presenter Rich Peppiatt’s progression from Daily Star lackey to vehement tabloid terror. 

One-Man Star Wars Trilogy

One-Man Star Wars Trilogy

I have to begin by saying that I am incredibly thankful to my flatmate, Adam, for taking the time to give me a brief rundown of all the Star Wars films prior to my arrival in Edinb… 

Part A

Part A

Everyone’s been to a house party at some point but can anyone say they left the party as sober as when they arrived?. 

A Clockwork Orange

A Clockwork Orange

Do you love Alex? Let me tell you, if you are going to put A Clockwork Orange on, the audience simply has to love Alex. 

Ward and Bartlett's Double Impact

Ward and Bartlett's Double Impact

If comedy often rises out of adversity, could this help explain how Northern Ireland has proved such fertile ground over the years — from Frank Carson and Roy Walker to Patrick K… 

Jackson Voorhaar's One True Love(s) - Free

Jackson Voorhaar's One True Love(s) - Free

Jackson Voorhaar’s set details the things he loves and loathes. 

One Minute Birdwatching - Free

One Minute Birdwatching - Free

The premise is simple: a group of people meet in a park. 

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Part II

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Part II

Taking up the action with Kate’s harassment by the rakish Sir Mulberry Hawk and Nicholas and Smike’s return to London, this second half of Space Productions’ revival of the R… 

In Memory of the Ladies of Jazz

In Memory of the Ladies of Jazz

Feel the Spirit at Centennial Park Cemetery as you travel along your own ‘journey’ at the awakening of the ladies of Jazz and Gospel. 

Total Immediate Collective Imminent Terrestrial Salvation

Total Immediate Collective Imminent Terrestrial Salvation

It was the title, I must admit, which first attracted me to review Total Immediate Collective Imminent Terrestrial Salvation; its promise of combining "stage action and illust… 

The Rosary Sonatas: Part I

The Rosary Sonatas: Part I

Dubbed the ‘queen of the Baroque violin’, Rachel Podger is a remarkable, inspirational musician, bringing together immaculate technical prowess with a fresh, creative approach … 

The Rosary Sonatas: Part II

The Rosary Sonatas: Part II

Famed for both the power and the poetry of her period performances, British violinist Rachel Podger has led many of the world’s finest early music ensembles. 

La Reprise Histoire(s) du theatre (I)

La Reprise Histoire(s) du theatre (I)

Theatre-making manifestos always make me wary, in part because I'm inherently suspicious of portentous artists in any field: "The aim is not to depict the real, but to mak… 

The Rosary Sonatas: Part III

The Rosary Sonatas: Part III

Exceptional Baroque violinist Rachel Podger concludes her three-concert exploration of Biber’s mystical Rosary Sonatas with the most celebratory, joyful music in the entire work. 

The World Pun Championships

The World Pun Championships

The World Pun Championships! Comedians compete against each other in the ultimate battle of wits! Hosted by Taylor Goodwin the Guinness World Record for Most Jokes told in an Hour … 

Frozen: Where Right and Wrong Melt Into One

Frozen: Where Right and Wrong Melt Into One

We ask the director and cast of Frozen at the Greenwich Theatre about their experiences of putting on this hugely demanding play. 

Five outstanding EdFringe shows scoop a Broadway Baby Bobby in 2023

Five outstanding EdFringe shows scoop a Broadway Baby Bobby in 2023

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

Bigger than Dolly Parton

Bigger than Dolly Parton

Kate Copstick meets ​Natalie Perlin, the 36GGG woman, while trying hard not to stare at her breasts; Natalie's that is. 

One on One With The Portuguese Papi!

One on One With The Portuguese Papi!

James Macfarlane sits down with André De Freitas to discuss his Edinburgh debut What If, some of the best advice he's received from his peers and the unexpected moment that got hi... 

Alice Malseed Aims to GIve Women a Voice, One Play at a Time

Alice Malseed Aims to GIve Women a Voice, One Play at a Time

Four women. 

Mythos: Ragnarok: One on One with Ed Gamester

Mythos: Ragnarok: One on One with Ed Gamester

James Macfarlane was lucky enough to speak to Ed Gamester, the brains (and brawn) behind the fan favourite Edinburgh Fringe 2022 show Mythos: Ragnarok. 

4 Family Friendly Shows in Brighton This Half Term

4 Family Friendly Shows in Brighton This Half Term

Ditch the messy arts and crafts this half-term and entertain your little darlings with the best live family friendly performances Brighton and Hove have to offer instead. 

5 Brighton Shows To Entertain You This Christmas

5 Brighton Shows To Entertain You This Christmas

It’s the most wonderful time of the year (apart from Brighton Fringe, of course) and there are plenty of delightful performances to entertain you this winter. 

5 Brighton HorrorFest Shows To Sink Your Teeth Into This October

5 Brighton HorrorFest Shows To Sink Your Teeth Into This October

Welcome to our top 5 picks from the third year of Brighton HorrorFest, the spooktacular celebration from Sweet of all things that go bump in the night.  

Black Friday Deals on West End Shows

Black Friday Deals on West End Shows

All this week we've got some fantastic offers on your favourite West End shows. Check back daily for the latest offers. 

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

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

Greenwich Theatre is set to have an unprecedented profile at this year’s Brighton Fringe, with no less than eight productions heading for The Warren either co-produced or support... 

Brighton Fringe: 10 Shows to Book Before They Sell-Out

Brighton Fringe: 10 Shows to Book Before They Sell-Out

With Easter on the horizon it’s time to turn attention to Brighton Fringe with a look at some shows that are likely to sell out. Book early – you have been warned. 

​Brexit and Nazi Art: Interview with Ten Storey Love Song’s Paul Smith

​Brexit and Nazi Art: Interview with Ten Storey Love Song’s Paul Smith

Bobby Winner Ten Storey Love Song (adapted by Luke Barnes from the Richard Milward novel) is a play cum techno gig about five wretched tower-block inhabitants who deserve better fr... 

Tim Carlsen on the Real-life Homelessness Behind One Day Moko

Tim Carlsen on the Real-life Homelessness Behind One Day Moko

One Day Moko is a devised solo show following the life of a homeless busker and the characters he meets in his daily life. 

Interview: ​Natasha Granger & Kerrie Thompson from 90s Girl-band Musical ​2 Become 1

Interview: ​Natasha Granger & Kerrie Thompson from 90s Girl-band Musical ​2 Become 1

Natasha Granger and Kerrie Thompson wrote, produced and star in 90s girl-band musical 2 Become 1, a story about romance, speed dating and the ideal post-night-out meal. 

SpaceDating: Stories from Around the World

SpaceDating: Stories from Around the World

Today Broadway Baby is having a chat with Katie Merritt, whose company is performing Stories from Around the World this Fringe! 

One-man play sweeps the board at Brighton Fringe Awards

One-man play sweeps the board at Brighton Fringe Awards

Groomed, a powerful play about child abuse written and performed by Patrick Sandford ex-artistic director of Southampton’s Nuffield Theatre, swept the board at the Brighton Fring... 

SpaceDating: It Just Takes One

SpaceDating: It Just Takes One

Broadway Baby chews the fat with It Just Takes One - something that ought to appeal to any fans of The IT Crowd or The Office. 

Unmissable shows at Brighton Fringe this year

Unmissable shows at Brighton Fringe this year

Brighton Fringe has officially launched. 

Bigger and better than ever: Brighton Fringe 2016

Bigger and better than ever: Brighton Fringe 2016

Comedy from Max and Ivan, music from Cassetteboy and DJ Rubbish, cabaret from Le Gateau Chocolate and world premieres galore are among the many highlights at the 2016 Brighton Frin... 

​Sarah McIntosh: 11 hours of James Plays in one day? Challenge Accepted.

​Sarah McIntosh: 11 hours of James Plays in one day? Challenge Accepted.

It’s been nearly two years since The James Plays made their considerable impression at the 2014 Edinburgh International Festival and today audiences have the opportunity to spend... 

Five Christmas Shows You Shouldn’t Miss In London This Year

Five Christmas Shows You Shouldn’t Miss In London This Year

Christmas is the one time of year you can drag your non-theatre-going friends to the theatre. 

James Plays Playwright Rona Munro does Christmas at the Traverse

James Plays Playwright Rona Munro does Christmas at the Traverse

Rona Munro, writer of the three James Plays – critically acclaimed and popular with audiences at the 2014 Edinburgh International Festival – has a new collaboration with Stephe... 

​‘My first foray into the world of drama’ - Spoken-Word Legend Luke Wright

​‘My first foray into the world of drama’ - Spoken-Word Legend Luke Wright

Luke Wright is a British poet, performer and broadcaster. 

Steffan Alun: Edinburgh Is The World’s Largest Green Room

Steffan Alun: Edinburgh Is The World’s Largest Green Room

Stand Up Steffan Alun has a fair few things to say about stepping up to stand up at the Free Fringe. 

‘Did you All Come in the One Car?’ - Worbey and Farrell Interview

‘Did you All Come in the One Car?’ - Worbey and Farrell Interview

Four-handed piano duo Worbey and Farrell (that’s two hands each, silly) have been wowing audiences with their unique blend of pianistic skill and peerless patter for nearly a dec... 

Choreographers Claire Cunningham and Ramesh Meyyappan talk Hieronymus Bosch and Madame Butterfly

Choreographers Claire Cunningham and Ramesh Meyyappan talk Hieronymus Bosch and Madame Butterfly

Acclaimed choreographers and performers Ramesh Meyyappan and Claire Cunningham bring two startling – and highly personal – shows to this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe. 

Three Minute Interview: Dandy Darkly

Three Minute Interview: Dandy Darkly

New York City's "rapid-fire raconteur of sex and death" returns to Edinburgh with a brand new show, where it’s fair to say he’s decidedly Trigger Happy! 

Going To Space: One Above

Going To Space: One Above

Broadway Baby and PALP have a chat about One Above. 

Going To Space: The Jäger Maestros Oompah Band

Going To Space: The Jäger Maestros Oompah Band

Broadway Baby is talking to Chris Haigh of the The Jäger Maestros, an oompah band that promises to have crowds laughing, drinking and bouncing.  

Glasgow: Arches LIVE festival to present self-help theme this October

Glasgow: Arches LIVE festival to present self-help theme this October

Arches LIVE, the annual festival of new performances and artwork by some of Scotland’s most exciting creative talent returns to Glasgow’s The Arches this October. 

The Doctor Austin Three Minute Interview

The Doctor Austin Three Minute Interview

Doctor Austin of the renowned Zombie Institute for Theoretical Studies, based in the University of Glasgow, has come to educate the Edinburgh Fringe about the inevitable Zombie Apo... 

The David Leddy Three Minute Interview

The David Leddy Three Minute Interview

Described as a “theatrical maverick” with “a propensity for fearless experiment” by the Financial Times, writer-director David Leddy returns to Edinburgh with two productio... 

The Liam Rudden Three Minute Interview

The Liam Rudden Three Minute Interview

Game-keeper turned poacher? Liam Rudden may be Entertainment Editor for the Edinburgh Evening News, but he also has decades’ experience as a writer and director for the stage–i... 

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