Colin Geddis announces his brand new stand up show G.
Eshaan Akbar is back doing jokes on tour! Eshaan’s previous tour, the Pretender, was described by The Times as “pretty sick” (not an actual quote) so t…
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
Felipe Esparza is not just your average comedian - he's a force of nature on stage, leaving audiences in stitches with his wild stories and real world experiences t…
Connor Masich, best known as Connor Wood or @fibulaa across his socials, is a 28-year-old comedian based in Venice, CA.
FKPE presents Matt Friend LiveMatthew Friend is an old soul living inside a 25-year-old comedian/actor/impressionist's body.
Ireland's Queens of Comedy are back with their brand new show, Girls World Tour.
Join Baga Chipz MBE; actress, singer-songwriter, comedian, ex-Page 3 Model, Ladies Darts Champion, professional shoplifter and MILF, as she embarks on a nationwide theat…
Join Baga Chipz MBE; actress, singer-songwriter, comedian, ex-Page 3 Model, Ladies Darts Champion, professional shoplifter and MILF, as she embarks on a nationwide theat…
Join Baga Chipz MBE; actress, singer-songwriter, comedian, ex-Page 3 Model, Ladies Darts Champion, professional shoplifter and MILF, as she embarks on a nationwide theat…
The Totally Football Show returns to Leicester Square Theatre for all the football analysis you need to know - and plenty that you don't.
After sell out shows across Australia and America in 2023, Monty Franklin returns in 2024 with his biggest tour yet.
Following the huge success of her UK Concert Tour, ‘An Open Book’, actress, author, vlogger and award-winning West End sensation Carrie Hope Fletcher returns to The London Pall…
After a successful SOLD OUT show last year, Hakka the host is heading back to the stage for his live interactive show alongside some of the UK’s biggest influencer…
Following his Biggest Award in Comedy nominated debut and subsequent hit tour, multi-award-winning comedian and junior doctor Michael Akadiri is back in London with his …
Do you ever feel like this isn’t how it was meant to be? You wanted your life to be a series of stylish, cinematic moments… shots of you in a silk robe walk…
Olivier nominated Rachel Tucker is famed for her powerhouse performance that “leaves no roof intact!” Her Irish charm will immediately put you at ease as she…
Olivier nominated Rachel Tucker is famed for her powerhouse performance that “leaves no roof intact!” Her Irish charm will immediately put you at ease as she…
Celeste Ntuli Is a full-time stand-up comedian and actress, she has come a long way since she was discovered performing in a marquee in Durban more than nine years ago.
‘The world as it is and the world as it can be’.
Join North London’s finest casual singers for an eclectic mix of sensational songs in all manner of styles from folk to funk, all laced with heavenly harmonies.
Step into the uproarious world of Pitch It Good, where laughter meets lunacy in a show unlike any other.
Fresh from the viral success of his hit web series Fin vs The Internet, and a sell-out nationwide tour, that comedian your mother doesn’t like you seeing shares a new hour of bruta…
‘Raw energy and a modern young twist’ (Celtic Music Radio).
Horror! Madness! Secrets! It’s Call of Cthulhu, played live on stage.
Lights Out by Nine bring their live show back to the Jazz Bar for a sixth time, playing a variety of original soul, blues and funk tracks along with their interpretations of classi…
FKSPE presents Adam Ray LiveAdam Ray can most recently be seen recurring on Welcome To Chippendales (Hulu), the story of the founder of the legendary Chippendales strip …
A jam-packed comedy variety show from The Humour Mill, featuring some of the best stand-up, sketch and alternative acts in Scotland.
The visionary behind the viral short film The Director – Work At Home (viewed in excess of a dozen times in four years) and champion of off-off-off-off-off-off Broadyway, The Dir…
The Some Laugh Podcast returns to the Fringe with Scottish comedians Marc Jennings, Stephen Buchanan and Stuart McPherson having some laugh – or at least some laughs – discussi…
Joseph is returning to the Edinburgh Fringe to launch a new EP! This time with a special extended music extravaganza! Along with the new Songs from the Wolf Cabin EP, recorded at t…
Embark on Meg Chizek’s hilariously chaotic quest for perfection, while she follows her dreams and discovers life’s true meaning! As she twirls through rejection, conformity and eve…
Blind Mirth returns to Edinburgh Fringe once again in a blaze of glory and parental disdain.
What ruins a good game night? Losing all the vowels in Scrabble? Flipping the Monopoly board after going bankrupt? Accidentally kidnapping someone? It’s definitely the last one, is…
‘The chance to win the night of your dreams with semi-famous porn star Lance Hardwood.
It’s all in the title (hahahahahahahaha).
Life is too complicated – so Riley Nottingham (Thank God You’re Here, Metro Sexual, Manifesto) is giving up choices altogether.
*Smoke Not Included.
Discover the power of feminist data to brighten the world as we know it.
An exclusive event for our members.
Award-winning Dyad Productions (Lady Susan, I, Elizabeth, Female Gothic, Austen’s Women) return with a 21st century take on Virginia Woolf’s blisteringly brilliant pre-TED talk.
Why is half mask not seen on the West End? Why is Commedia so rarely performed in Italy today? Why do old canovacci not work? Reflecting on the rebirth of Commedia dell’Arte on the…
Grubby Little Mitts presents a new material night dedicated exclusively to sketch comedy! Join the Grubbs with your favourite sketch comedians as they present a scrapbook of madnes…
The needs of many people with migraines remain unmet.
Let me take you on a whistle-stop tour of Robert Burns’ life! From birth to death with stories, poems and songs.
A smorgasbord of Frank Zappa classics hand-delivered by those finest purveyors of conceptual continuity, Pygmy Twylyte! Expect pickles, poodles, dental floss, snowballs and stinky …
Tune-in for a mockumentary edition of This Is Your Life as our imposter Michael Aspel interviews Ludwig van Beethoven.
Winner of the Neurodiverse Review Disability Champions Award 2023, Mark brings his debut show to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
After last year’s successful Fringe debut, legendary accordionist and funnyman Sandy Brechin returns with another hilarious hour of music and comedy in his one-man show, featuring …
At Come to Mommy nothing is off the table! Having a problem at work? A tiff with your spouse? Did you commit arson? No matter the problem, you can always Come to Mommy, hosted by G…
Selected from Sartre’s existential drama, this piece immerses us in extreme, marginal states both narratively and physically.
A family-friendly quick-fire improvised sketch show, chock full of fast-paced performing and silly short comedy sketches.
Join comedians, basic huns and horror stans Hannah Byczkowski (Winner of The Traitors) and Suzie Preece (Finalist, Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year), as they bring you the…
No one understands the complexity and plights of Catholicism like a teenage lesbian, especially one whose only friend happens to be a figment of the 13th-century saint Joan of Arc.
A three-panel painting depicting 122 texts from the last book in the Bible.
Powerful performance exploring love in times of war in Europe, transcending Romeo and Juliet’s classic narrative, offering an enriched perspective and examining the complexity of h…
TS Eliot’s poem Ash Wednesday is widely regarded as a work of great spiritual depth.
Tez Ilyas, one of the most celebrated stars in British comedy, returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with an hour of his trademark, no-holds barred, hilarious, raucous crowd wor…
Sell-out event with a new line-up! On the outskirts of Edinburgh, hidden away at the end of a winding driveway, lies one of Edinburgh’s secret treasures – Lauriston Castle.
Love Your Work is a bi-annual work-in-progress showcase dedicated to facilitating dance and mental health.
Join comedians Catherine Bohart and Helen Bauer for a live tour of Trusty Hogs, the show where we tell stories from our perfect lives, bicker over format points, “solve” audience p…
The long walk home.
The Parky Players return to Edinburgh Fringe with Shaken, not Stirred: a fiercely funny, no-holds barred variety sketch show about the modern-day challenges of living with Parkinso…
The chilling words of HG Wells are brought to life in this one-woman storytelling show.
Who knew the Baroque could be so bawdy? iuchair tells a tale of debauchery played out in the coarsest catches of Henry Purcell and his contemporaries.
Living.
Edward (never Ted) has delivered his talk on speed awareness 2,191 times over the last 10 years.
For Your Entertainment enters its third year in the Fringe, with the same aim to raise awareness and funds for the Scottish Huntingtons Association.
Award-winning LBC presenter returns with a series of in-depth interviews featuring his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs and audience questions.
Award-winning LBC radio presenter brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with in-depth interviews featuring audience questions.
Emmy-nominated sketch duo BriTANicK (Brian McElhaney and Nick Kocher) have written for Saturday Night Live, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and other shows that nobody saw.
Twelve years from the 2012 Fringe Street Events, GABEZ return with their international award-winning performance Live Manga! GABEZ create non-verbal performance based on mime.
Thomas Elvin brings his first show, This Might Sound Stupid, But…, to the Fringe.
Find solidarity in understanding the world we live in with the British Hip hop artist, author and social entrepreneur.
Award-winning LBC radio presenter brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with these in-depth interviews featuring audience questions.
Award-winning LBC radio presenter and For the Many podcast host brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with in-depth interviews featuring audi…
A unique space hosted by Hope City Church nestled in the South Gyle Industrial Estate.
The M8s are seven mates and one professional musician (also a mate!) who play all your favourite songs at sing-along volume and dance-along speed.
Bluffing Your Way in Ballet pirouettes its fast-paced and irreverent way through the history of ballet.
Multi-award winning cartoonist, writer, performer and poet Martin Rowson will work his way through the day’s papers while he outlines his hilarious and often acrimonious relationsh…
Award-winning LBC radio presenter brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with these in-depth interviews featuring audience questions.
Award-winning LBC radio presenter brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with these in-depth interviews featuring audience questions.
Are our memories important in our day-to-day present lives? How can sociologists uncover people’s memories and why should they bother to do so? Delve deeper with Dr Sophie Athert…
2022 and 2023 Fringe sell-out show.
Award-winning LBC radio presenter and For the Many podcast host brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with these in-depth interviews featurin…
Two siblings feel disconnected from life in their rural hometown.
Boom wer on! With guests, naughty and nice, Mr English will host former serial killers, gangsters, as well as facing his own demons through a spiritual journey live on stage.
False missile alert.
Mom’s Room: the place you go to play, dress up, and find treasures while the parents are away.
An exclusive event for our members.
Award-winning LBC radio presenter and For the Many podcast host brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with these in-depth interviews featurin…
Russell Howard, “one of the world’s top comedians” (Sunday Times) is warming up and trying new material.
Join Nish Kumar and Coco Khan as their hit weekly political podcast hit takes to the Fringe for a live special.
Last year Steve aced feminism.
Award-winning LBC radio presenter brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with these in-depth interviews featuring audience questions.
Four comedians and one psychiatrist come together to solve your problems! After becoming a box office hit, selling-out major theatres in Europe the format is coming to Edinburgh.
With caller Ken Gourlay and ceilidh band.
Performance poet/musician Attila the Stockbroker has been writing and performing since 1980: 4,000 or so gigs in 25 countries so far.
Award-winning LBC radio presenter and For the Many podcast host brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with these in-depth interviews featurin…
Meet the most famous girl group of all time.
Award-winning LBC radio presenter and For the Many podcast host brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with these in-depth interviews featurin…
‘When I started this thesis, I had no idea I’d end up where I have.
Award-winning LBC radio presenter brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with these in-depth interviews featuring audience questions.
An exclusive event for our members.
Fun, joyous, raucous… absurd! Join magicians Ava Beaux, Kane & Abel for a riotous evening of wacky games and cabaret performances.
Come and see the Rated 18 Podcast LIVE.
Award-winning LBC presenter returns with a series of in-depth interviews featuring his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs and audience questions.
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…
A guided walking tour visiting the sites and haunts of Edinburgh’s literary legends – Walter Scott, Stevenson, Conan Doyle, JK Rowling and others – with Allan Foster, author …
In the last few years, poet, performer and slam champion Jonathan Kinsman has lost two grandfathers, a great aunt, a cat and his sanity.
Return of the 2022 and 2023 hit show.
Award-winning LBC radio presenter brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with these in-depth interviews featuring audience questions.
Candid and hilarious new stand-up hour, talking about who I am, in an era where people are really keen to hear about who you are, so long as who you are is something they want to h…
Sir Dickie is the last Hollywood hellraiser.
You’re at risk of identity theft! Unless you come to this very informative, interactive, luxury seminar in which I, Bernadette (Agnes Carrington), invite you to experience the extr…
Deep in the Scottish Highlands lies Nebula Inc, a private space research facility fronted by egomaniacal billionaire Amadeus Klein.
An interactive choose-your-own-adventure cabaret! Love them or hate them, tribute acts are here to stay.
Join Dan Schreiber (co-host of podcasts No Such Thing As A Fish and The Cryptid Factor) as he takes to the stage for a show of oddities and jokes with his hit No.
Upon entering the Waiting Room, a mundane space resembling a governmental institution, attendees will soon discover its concealed magical powers and underlying secrets.
‘Magic is in his bones.
Join Rock Choir, the award-winning national phenomenon, for a spectacular concert of uplifting songs! Throughout August, more than 3,000 Rock Choir members will light up the stage …
A comedy show starring comedian Toni Nagy and her 13-year old daughter Adelia Aldrich.
The original late-night show returns with stellar line-ups of your favourite acts from the festival, hosted by the best MCs in the country, every single night of the Fringe.
Did you know that salmon always go back to where they came from? It’s written in their DNA.
‘A flawless blend of Broadway, games, pop and comedy bliss!’ (Fame Magazine).
A split bill from rising stand-up stars Tom Hutchinson (Bath New Act 2022 finalist, dweeb) and Alasdair Wallace (Leicester Mercury 2024 finalist, fruitcake) about trying to find yo…
Step into the electrifying atmosphere of the All Made Up Podcast live show, where storytelling takes centre stage! Join our charismatic hosts Harry Stachini, Ben Hart and Lewis Col…
After a sold-out 2023 season, your favourite Jewish Australian cancer survivor with one testicle is back with lots to say about the state of the world.
A whirlwind of comedy, cabaret and tricks like no other.
From @everydaysametime the online series takes to the stage. The story of how easy it is to make friends from around the world and have restaurants remember your order.
2023 Mervyn Stutter’s Pick of the Fringe/sold-out run in Edinburgh! ‘A sold-out Fringe classic!’ **** (BritishTheatreGuide.
Sunshine on Leith: Check out Edinburgh’s coolest neighbourhood, which is easily accessible by tram.
Boiler Room Six tells the impossible true survival story of Titanic stoker Frederick Barrett.
An absurdist character-comedy show from a helpless clown.
Herstory, ancestry and f*ckupery - it’s all in the making of show.
Nominated for the Best Show Award at this year’s Leicester Comedy Festival.
Cop-turned-comedian Alfie returns with a brand-new show ahead of recording his BBC Radio 4 comedy It’s a Fair Cop.
A miniature choreography of visual poetry, objects and body parts, Book of Dew weaves a spider web of fantastical fragments: water droplets, a river in the air, glistening stardust…
‘Who is this who is coming?’ When the rational and skeptical scholar Professor Parkins takes a trip from home, he stumbles upon a mysterious whistle.
This is not a show about mental health.
How do you learn everything about being queer as quickly as possible? Beth has some catching up to do.
Lee has absolutely no wish to be up at this time, but he’ll do his best.
Guilty or innocent? You decide! The award-winning, critically acclaimed courtroom roast returns to the Fringe for its eleventh year! You accuse friends and family of crimes, and to…
It’s an Edinburgh debut for viral comedian Tom Hearn! This Canadian Comedy Award winner brings his comedic prowess to the Fringe stage, with jaw-dropping musical performances and…
Walk on the wild side and go off the beaten track with a witty guided tour packed full of stories from Edinburgh’s past and present music scenes.
Inspired by encounters with people on the margins of society, the performance dissects trauma and revival, pain and transformation.
Mick McNeill’s rapid climb up the Scottish comedy ladder has seen him become a weekend favorite at every comedy club in the country.
A double-bill performance by two Hong Kong artists.
With over 50M views on TikTok join Glesga Da (and his long-suffering boy) for an afternoon of belly laughs (and abuse).
Title says it all! *Evil laugh*.
Catherine McCafferty is (Not) That Bad.
Michael Kunze is actor Mitch Coony in this Hollywood odyssey, where you’re only ever one hit away from a Tom Hanks sex party.
The comedy panel show for goblins ‘n’ geeks.
You’ve seen him on Countryfile, Blue Peter and that episode of Springwatch that the BBC have tried to scrub (scrub!) from the internet.
Designed by best-selling historical author and multi award-winning novelist, Jan-Andrew Henderson, our walks combine the weirdest stories, wickedest humour and wildest history.
The tales of the dragons are special for many reasons.
End your day at the Festival in style at our iconic Edinburgh venue with the very best in stand-up talent.
How many times can you get married? As many as you like; nobody regulates it and practice makes perfect! How much wine does it take to derail a career? Could be 400 cases, could be…
Comedian Michael Balazo (writer, Schitt’s Creek) presents a show about family secrets, shame and.
All the fun and excitement of a late-night Fringe show but at a reasonable hour! Join MC Dan Fardell and a changing line-up of the funniest comedians at the Fringe every night!
Prateek’s been on the top comedy stages, from Comedy Cellar in NYC to top clubs across Europe.
Comedy panel show where top comics answer the daft questions you choose on our exclusive app, and take on stand-up challenges that test their comedy muscles.
Join three comedians who almost certainly have no idea how to play Dungeons & Dragons, as they attempt to go on a live fantasy adventure! Questing ain’t easy especially when th…
Are you fit to reign? How long do you think you can survive as ruler? Come and find out in this one-of-a-kind interactive comedy video game! Part comedy, part improv, part video ga…
Sobriety, sex and profound stupidity.
Scotland’s Best Comedians Live in a fancy ballroom for free!* We have award winners, TV acts, radio stars, Instagram legends, every night! All shows hosted by Ross Leslie, introduc…
Exclusive to Fringe 2024! See Edinburgh on two wheels.
Bristol-bred, Barcelona-based Alec Snook is decomposing, live.
One guest.
Remember Family Fortunes? This is like that, but for horrible people.
If you can break up with your dad, you can break up with anyone.
After a sell-out 2023 season, your favourite Jewish Australian cancer survivor with one ball returns to the Fringe.
Catherine Cohen is back.
Acclaimed immersive adaptation of Irvine Welsh’s classic novel, staged in a bespoke venue unique to the show.
Two years is how long it takes me to write a proper show.
‘Superbly written and acted play.
NHS anaesthetist, comedian and author Ed Patrick injects the Edinburgh Fringe with a gut-punch show about becoming a junior doctor, the NHS, the pitfalls of modern medicine and the…
The Alternative Book Club presents a stand-up comedy compilation show about books, where there is absolutely NO required reading.
Following a critically acclaimed, sell-out run at the Turbine Theatre, Luke Bayer gives a tour-de-force performance in this blood-stained love letter to Broadway – a solo musical…
Join us for a foot-stomping good time as we showcase many traditional Scottish music bands at the Whiski bar during August.
Walls Talk brings together solo dancer Breandán de Gallaí and singer Gina Boreham in a deeply moving work.
Michael sheds light on the everyday challenges of his condition, from the struggles of memory loss and impulse control to the comical mishaps that ensue when navigating social inte…
‘Hilarious.
Tom Ward (Live at The Apollo, QI) is back, and talking all the big topics of our times – masculinity, three-star hotels, erectile dysfunction, reality TV, adverts, mental health …
An hour of sharp gags, quick wit and high energy hijinks from three of the comedy circuit’s funniest performers.
Scotland’s comedy meteor premieres his hilarious new show, fresh from 2023-24’s smash-hit UK debut tour (50 dates), Australian touring (35 dates) and an off-Broadway run.
When Rob was 12, they attempted a full-blown Disney parade in their house for their Grandma.
This time you’ve really crossed the line.
Celebrating their 10th year as the No 1 party of the Fringe, Massaoke is coming to McEwan Hall! Join Rockstar Weekend, the ‘greatest party band of all time’ according to the Britai…
The sexiest comic alive (please do not factcheck!) brings her delusional new show to the Fringe.
Kira loves reading.
A storytelling odyssey through art, contemporary politics and twentieth-century history, told in Chris’s signature style: satirical stand-up meets art lecture-demonstration.
Belles was the it girl, hip girl, oh-so-very-fit girl.
In this new play from award-winning writer Yilong Liu, a California dad arrives in New York to visit his late son’s last boyfriend to propose an impossible mission: visit all 179 r…
A darkly comic one-woman show created by writer-performer and cancer survivor, Valery Reva.
What is anything? The basically-award-winning*, ‘real WTF comic’ (Chortle.
Comedian Michael Welch returns with a new show filled with jokes, mischief and perhaps stuff he will later regret saying.
Comedian Pernille Haaland leaves no ball unkicked as she tackles the existential crisis of her post-35, single life, realizing her hot-girl summer days are over.
The audience is trapped in a retro video game with a sadistic, end-of-level boss.
Jamie Denbo, writer/producer (Grey’s Anatomy), presents her alter ego Beverly (meddling mother to all) as she takes audiences on a comedic rollercoaster ride through her golden yea…
Witness mind-blowing sounds, beats, sketches and vocal agility performed by international touring beatboxers and world champions, The Beatbox Collective.
A funny, candid and poignant solo show about the unique and crazy relationship between Milanka and her flamboyant Serbian mother, Lela.
Invisible illnesses.
We’re all alive and we’re all going to die.
In the 19th century, the original stories of the Brothers Grimm were scarier, more bloodthirsty and disturbing.
The 2023 Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Show Nominee and winner of the Malcom Hardee Award for Comic Originality returns with a brand new show! After the huge success of his 2023 Phil…
Abby awoke in hospital after a late miscarriage and, high on anaesthesia, decided to become a comedian.
Famous musician Ian Lockwood has accomplished everything he’s ever wanted during his illustrious and extremely successful career, and thus, he’s ready to die! See him in concert fo…
A new solo performance by Funny Women finalist Natalie Bellingham using comedy, storytelling, movement and interaction to celebrate being human in all its banality, sprinkled with …
Sell-out cult shows in the North East; acclaimed short films; their own web series – now Metroland debut at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Join James for an hour of pure nostalgia, stepping back in time with some joyous singalong tunes to take you back to your Primary School days.
‘The most renowned sketch troupe of them all’ (Independent) embark on their annual international tour once again! The Cambridge Footlights are back with six of Cambridge’s best stu…
Every time Ray O’Leary (Taskmaster New Zealand) does stand-up comedy and people laugh, he gets a little bit more strong.
James Barr fearlessly tackles the aftermath of an abusive relationship in an hour of trailblazing stand-up.
Patti returns to Edinburgh following sell-out runs in 2022-23.
Trumpets: parp parp parp paaarp, Fringe favourite and Disney Prince heartthrob of Extraordinary (Disney+) descends from his ivory (Fairtrade) tower to glisten your eyes with this m…
‘Most reliable sketch group in the game’ **** (EdFringeReview.
Assembly’s Gala celebrates the opening of our 2024 programme of over 190 shows.
Sam Wilson, Class 8C, is obviously the correct choice for Head Boy.
Take a bunch of tuneful strangers.
The Guardian’s Top 50 shows to see! Jillian is back at the Fringe with her yoga mat and blender after a hit premiere at last year’s Fringe and subsequent sell-out runs in New York …
Following sold out performances worldwide, Ireland’s most exciting new music sensation make their West End debut this summer, for one-night-only.
BAFTA award winner, star of Live at the Apollo and Dave Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Michael Odewale returns to the Fringe.
Here he is! Yorkshire’s biggest bastard.
Nazereth Love Jones the number one representative for Hip Hop an RnB performing live.
A family in mourning.
Dungeons and Dragons Live on Stage! Join Hearthfire Tales as they once again take to the Smock Alley Stage with a Semi-Improvised Fantasy adventure where both dice and …
Bluey’s Big Play is a brand-new theatrical adaptation of the Emmy® award-winning children’s television series, with an original story by Bluey creator Joe Brumm, and new music…
After a sold-out debut tour in 2023, Blake Pavey’s plan of dying early didn’t exactly pan out… so he’s decided to hit the international waters w…
After a sold-out debut tour in 2023, Blake Pavey’s plan of dying early didn’t exactly pan out… so he’s decided to hit the international waters w…
The chance to win the night of your dreams with Lance Hardwood! Sienna’s won the competition and now it’s time to reap the reward.
Due to phenomenal demand, critically acclaimed Your Lie in April will transfer to the Harold Pinter Theatre for 12 weeks only.
Hugh Dennis and Steve Punt are back on tour for the first time in 10 years.
Star of Live At The Apollo, Laura Smyth’s brand-new show explores all aspects of modern life.
Star of Live At The Apollo, Laura Smyth’s brand-new show explores all aspects of modern life.
Hugely anticipated hour of stand up from the Scottish viral sensation who's amassed over 45 million views online.
They’re finally coming out! Of their bedrooms! After an excruciating wait, the Boys Gone Wild Podcast (Horatio Gould and Andrew Kirwan) is going live again.
If entrepreneurship tickles your taste buds, then this is the event for you.
The Bugle, one of the known universe’s longest running and most successful podcasts, is back on the road.
The Bugle, one of the known universe’s longest running and most successful podcasts, is back on the road.
Daring and experimental, this fast-paced comedy mask show, featuring live original music, physical theatre, puppetry and foley, follows characters as they attempt to navigate their…
Inspired by All About Eve, this blood-stained love letter to Broadway will have you laughing hysterically and lusting for revenge.
What is Art? What does it mean to be an Artist? Franz Kafka’s ‘Hunger Artist’ nourishes his soul by starving himself, in his small, barred cage, before crowds of spectators.
Brighton’s very own super-talented MRISI boldly commands the stage in his own inimitable style! Performing a high octane multi-instrumental set, he fuses South African traditiona…
Raving not Drowning is a rollicking romp of a gig theatre, performance art slap to the farce of the post-Brexit, post-Pandemic, political pantomime, perfectly seasoned with pressin…
What’s wrong with you? Self-described shortcomings inspire darkly hilarious and surprisingly heartfelt new musicals every show from the co-creator of five star, multiple Fringe se…
Nominated for the Best Show Award at this year’s Leicester Comedy Festival, Copernicus Now is a joyful and surreal caper in which the Renaissance-era astronomer reshapes the sola…
Is that a joy-con in your pocket, or are you pleased to see us? Armed with plasmids, meelee weapons, and enough energy drinks to kill a small dog, Player One and Player Two are on …
BUILDING INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL RELATIONSHIPS & THE ARTIST AS CULTURAL DIPLOMAT Join this Masterclass led by Nike Jonah and Erwin Maas, the co-Executive directors of the Pan-Afric…
Join AFLO.
BUILDING YOUR NETWORK & PRESENTING YOURSELF BEYOND A LOCAL CONTEXT Join this Masterclass led by Nike Jonah and Erwin Maas, the co-directors of Pan-African Creative Exchange (PACE)…
The 2023 sell-out show returns! This is NOT a show about mental health.
This time you’ve really crossed the line.
The Cost of Living Circus offering free fun as a token of kindness during the cost of living crisis.
In mid-2023, an American and an Australian walked into a London pub - and a dynamic comedy alliance was formed.
Chris East’s brain is a soup.
*PART OF LAMB COMEDY’S BIG QUEER WEEKENDER* An hour of fearless stand up comedy from James Barr.
Join three comedians who almost certainly have no idea how to play Dungeons & Dragons, as they attempt to go on a live fantasy adventure! Questing ain’t easy however, especially w…
Experience the first on-screen adventure of everyone’s favourite archaeologist/action hero, with live orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall.
Hiya, it’s me, Gwen.
Kira loves reading, visiting the library for a new book is her favourite thing.
The Edinburgh Fringe’s cult hit stand-up panel show where the audience can join the fun without being picked on comes to the Brighton Fringe for the first time! Enjoy three top s…
You’ve seen him on Countryfile, Blue Peter and that episode of Springwatch that the BBC have tried to scrub (SCRUB!) from the internet.
Join us for an exciting meetup event hosted by Brighton Cloud to discover ways to drive your learning and development.
Seeing the word ‘immersive’ before ‘theatre’ will make as many people run for the hills as to the box office.
Ten years after a horrible crime tore them apart, two lovers reunite at the worst time.
Is it time to break up with our phones? Based on the critically acclaimed album by indie rock polymath Tim Arnold, ‘Super Connected LIVE’ is a Black Mirror-esque show fusin…
Comedian Pernille Haaland isn’t worried.
A short queer history walking tour (90 mins approximately once we start off) of central Brighton locations featuring a small selection of our past local heroes, villains, interesti…
Due to demand The Bomb Squad Pod Live, featuring NI comedy heavyweights Colin Geddis and Aaron McCann, tours the UK this Spring with their hilarious video reactions and …
A girl called Lemon is looking for her lover, Cactus.
The 2023 Brighton Fringe award-winning show returns! Disability in society: fairytale or pigging nightmare? It seems the Big Bad Wolf’s blown your house down: with two life-cha…
While nonspeaking, our protagonist has a dream, to protect the people from the water and the water from the people, however to do this they will need to enrol at the National Guild…
Grace lives with her husband Vet, a patrol officer on the Texas-Mexico border.
After a total Brighton Fringe sellout in 2021, ‘Do the Thing’ are back with a whole new concept in improvised musicals.
Blue Blood is the extraordinary story of the scandalous adventures of outcast Gabriel Jones as he murders his way through the illustrious Gascoyne family on his way to claiming a d…
Take a trip to the old West and join rootin’ tootin’ improv cowboys Tea & Toast for some songs by the campfire.
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.
Catherine, who is from Hong Kong originally and now residing in the UK, is currently suffering from homesickness.
Mitchell Coony knows what people say about him.
Eppie Brilliant, a ‘refreshingly talented’ (Notts Comedy Review) musical comedian brings their brand new show to Brighton Fringe.
Rip-roaring, off-the-wall stand-up from one of the silliest people I know.
*SOLD OUT* Exclusive after-hours tour! This a unique opportunity to learn about the remarkable history of the World’s Oldest Operating Aquarium.
Local comedian Riggs (Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year Finalist/BBC New Comedy Award Nominated) has found his acoustic guitar and learnt all his favourite sad songs.
Do you have an idea for a creative project? How can you make that idea a reality? Mark Stringer can help you.
Discover Middle Earth as you’ve never seen it before as drag and cabaret superstars put their own unique take on some of the most beloved characters from Tolkein’s epic fantasy fra…
Bank holiday 6/5 classical music with the Elegia Consort [Daria Robertson, soprano, Paul Houston, clarinet, Andrew Storey, piano] including music by Rimsky-Korsakov 12/5 Ellie Bl…
Tours of St.
The comedy panel show for goblins ‘n’ geeks.
Figment Arts will be sharing the folklore, heritage and history of Sussex this May in association with Artist Open Houses.
Just turned 40, sober as a judge, with a new baby.
Crazier than finding a penguin in your fridge.
There’s been a murder! And you choose the setting! Help the suspects on stage solve the mystery by guessing the murderer, weapon and location.
Riggs (Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year Finalist/BBC New Comedy award Nominated) brings his debut hour ‘We Have Fun’ to The Brighton Fringe.
After a year of performing worldwide, award-winning comedian Aurie Styla is back on tour, with his biggest one to date.
Matt Lowes brings his debut solo stand up show “Matt Lowes: In Your Endo” to Brighton Fringe for 2023.
After a year of performing worldwide, award-winning comedian Aurie Styla is back on tour, with his biggest one to date.
Dare you let him come inside your mind? Magic Mike (the magician, not the stripper), Blackpool’s least favourite son and Alakazammy award winner for most innovative based animal i…
“Back by popular demand”.
Enjoy a warm welcome to Brighton’s ancient mother church and hear and see some of the 1000-year history, treasures and characters of this beautiful building.
Remember Family Fortunes? This is like that, but for horrible people.
Winner of the ND Review Disability Champions Award and the Amateo Award 2022 brings his debut show to LCF.
Clifton Hill, Montpelier and Powis is an area located on the fringe of central Brighton, and a largely untouched 19th century, inner city, “West End” area, with distinctive archite…
London Road is an area of rapid urban change; after many years of decline the area is regenerating with new housing developments, new retail outlets and a vibrant character.
Playing a dynamic mix of classic and contemporary soul ‘n’ funk, South Coast Soul Revue is a hi-energy eight-piece with two dynamic lead singers, a pulsating rhythm section and…
Liberation Squares is a comedy about sisterhood, freedom of speech, and dissent in the face of institutionalised Islamophobia.
Jamie Osman and Tom Hollings are two old friends who after over thirty combined years in the music industry decided to challenge their relationships with alcohol and dru…
Jamie Osman and Tom Hollings are two old friends who after over thirty combined years in the music industry decided to challenge their relationships with alcohol and dru…
With two specials, three albums, TV appearances, millions of followers and views across all social media platforms, Morgan Jay brings his unique blend of music and …
With two specials, three albums, TV appearances, millions of followers and views across all social media platforms, Morgan Jay brings his unique blend of music and …
Character comedian Laura Ramoso invites you over for dinner with German Mom, Italian Dad, and more in this fast-paced, laugh-out-loud, tour de force.
Character comedian Laura Ramoso invites you over for dinner with German Mom, Italian Dad, and more in this fast-paced, laugh-out-loud, tour de force.
2024 is officially your favourite year because we’ve got THREE Julie’s Top 5 Live events in 3 different cities and we can’t wait to see you! We&rs…
Wowza! Multi Award-Winning rapping teacher, and World Book Day Ambassador, MC GRAMMAR is LIVE and in the HOUSE! Grab your caps, shades and chains and get ready…
Wowza! Multi Award-Winning rapping teacher, and World Book Day Ambassador, MC GRAMMAR is LIVE and in the HOUSE! Grab your caps, shades and chains and get ready…
After 10 sold-out West End performances of ‘Death Note the Musical in Concert’, its producers are to stage the European premiere of one of the most popular romantic stories and…
Roll for Melanin.
Roll for Melanin.
You’ve seen him on Countryfile, Blue Peter and that episode of Springwatch that the BBC have tried to scrub (SCRUB!) from the internet.
Matt Mathews’ live show is nothing short of a bona fide barn burner, guaranteed to provide bountiful belly laughs for all who attend.
Mathews’ live show is nothing short of a bona fide barn burner, guaranteed to provide bountiful belly laughs for all who attend.
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 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 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 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.
Join us for an unforgettable evening of the music of John Lennon and Paul McCartney in this stunning concert performance.
Join us for an unforgettable evening of the music of John Lennon and Paul McCartney in this stunning concert performance.
What is Art? And what does it mean to be an Artist? Franz Kafka’s ‘Hunger Artist’ nourishes his soul the only way he knows how,by starving himself in his small, barred c…
You might have thought that Arabs couldn’t get any funnier.
Join comedians and living embodiments of the Nature vs Nurture debate Connor Yeates and Orion Lewis in a split hour of stand-up comedy, exploring complicated family dynamics, race …
Fresh from the viral success of his hit web series Fin vs The Internet, that comedian your mother doesn’t like you seeing shares a new hour of brutally funny stand…
Fresh from the viral success of his hit web series Fin vs The Internet, that comedian your mother doesn’t like you seeing shares a new hour of brutally funny stand…
Richard Blackwood brings his jam packed hour of pure heavyweight punchlines and anecdotes.
Step into the dazzling world of dance as the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour sashays its way across the UK in January and February! Get ready for an electrifying spectacle full of …
Step into the dazzling world of dance as the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour sashays its way across the UK in January and February! Get ready for an electrifying spectacle full of …
Before digital TV made it a thing, “watching on catch-up” used to mean spending your Sunday afternoon in front of the EastEnders omnibus.
Step into the dazzling world of dance as the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour sashays its way across the UK in January and February! Get ready for an electrifying spectacle full of …
Step into the dazzling world of dance as the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour sashays its way across the UK in January and February! Get ready for an electrifying spectacle full of …
‘You care a lot, that’s nice.
Step into the dazzling world of dance as the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour sashays its way across the UK in January and February! Get ready for an electrifying spectacle full of …
Step into the dazzling world of dance as the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour sashays its way across the UK in January and February! Get ready for an electrifying spectacle full of …
Step into the dazzling world of dance as the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour sashays its way across the UK in January and February! Get ready for an electrifying spectacle full of …
Hot on the heels of a sold-out Edinburgh Fringe run, which saw him add over 2000 seats, Scotland's fastest rising comedy star comes to Leicester Square Theatre.
Hot on the heels of a sold-out Edinburgh Fringe run, which saw him add over 2000 seats, Scotland's fastest rising comedy star Connor Burns comes to Leicester Square…
The Place and Extended Play present: A spontaneous spectacle of dance, improvisation, and elemental joy featuring a guest dancer in each tour location.
What exactly is acting your age? And who decides? These are the questions Alan Cumming has been grappling with for a very long time.
The Royal Court is a Grade II listed building, a magnificent example of one of the best theatres built in the Art Deco style.
Music is something that we are all touched by.
Music is something that we are all touched by.
Following sold out performances across the UK, Go Your Own Way, the spellbinding show featuring the music from the legendary multiple Grammy Award Winning Fleetwood Mac &ndash…
Hard Feelings is no ordinary stand-up hour, but then Iliza Shlesinger is no ordinary comedian.
A big budget extravaganza adaptation of J.
Phil Wang and Pierre Novellie, award-winning stand ups and podcasters, bring their hit podcast BudPod to the stage for a special festive show! There will be jingles…
Having just played a career defining headline show in The National Concert Hall, David Keenan is going on the road this winter for his “Geimhreadh G…
Chris Williamson presents ‘Self Discovery’.
The show is a candid look into what life is like as a young woman in the world today consisting of silly stories and anecdotes covering topics such as growing up with a priest for …
The Elephant In The Room is the latest play from acclaimed writer Peter Hamilton.
To some fans, he’s the Tony Award-winning revolutionary from Evita who grew into a bonafide Broadway star in Sunday in the Park with George.
Pram Talk is a timely, authentic and entertaining dramatic monologue which follows a new mum who has kept her baby a secret from the toxic father.
A brand new ghost story for Penge.
Josh Wolf is a comedian, actor and NY Times Bestselling author best known for his work as a round table guest and writer on E!’s “Chelsea Lately” and &…
Kyle is a New York based comedian, actor, writer, songwriter and improviser.
Get ready for a night of non-stop laughter as we bring three legendary Egyptian comedians from all over the world to London.
Amadeus – the dazzling story of the tortuous rivalry between world-renowned composers Mozart and Salieri – returns to the screen as part of the Royal Albert Hall’…
Glow Up Live, a fully live stage version of the hit TV show Glow Up: Britain’s Next Make-Up Star, coming for the very first time in Autumn 2023.
Following millions of views, shares and downloads across Instagram, TikTok and Youtube, Jarlath Regan is proud to announce his return to London for one very special nig…
Following a sell out run at The Black-E, The Incident Room is back by popular demand! 1970s Leeds.
Dannny is a Podcast host, Social Media Star, musician & comedian.
Britain’s Funniest Red Head is swinging into town with her most ambitious show yet! ‘When I grow up I want to be La Voix’ - Dawn French This brand-new show promis…
Fresh from the sold out performance of his award-winning play, 'In One Eye, Out The Other' in 2022, Tadhg returns to London with his very first stand-up show.
Fresh from the sold out performance of his award-winning play, 'In One Eye, Out The Other' in 2022, Tadhg Hickey returns to London with his first stand-up show…
‘this is not a play about ophelia (a play about ophelia)’ is a groundbreaking production that seamlessly blends new writing with text from Shakespeare’s much beloved classic …
This year, ‘the most renowned sketch troupe of them all’ (Independent) will again be embarking on an exceptional world tour, performing to over 20,000 across two continents.
The award winning Shane Daniel Byrne is Irish comedy’s new wonderkid (in his mid 30's).
What if the Big Bad Wolf blew your house down? What if you had to start building your life all over again? Award-winning show about family disability and being an accidental carer…
A special live performance of one of the universe’s longest running and most successful podcasts, The Bugle.
This year, ‘the most renowned sketch troupe of them all’ (Independent) will again be embarking on an exceptional world tour, performing to over 20,000 across two continents.
This year, ‘the most renowned sketch troupe of them all’ (Independent) will again be embarking on an exceptional world tour, performing to over 20,000 across two continents.
Talk of the Devils - the world’s biggest Man United podcast - is live in London for the very first time, one night only this September.
The boys from Paypigs and Trillionaire Mindset are finally in London!
Join us for the launch of our Autumn/Winter season! Meet our award nominated team and hear more about the shows that are coming up between now and Christmas!Tickets are free and al…
Bill Kenwright Ltd presents a brand-new production of the award-winning Calendar Girls the Musical, written by Gary Barlow and Tim Firth, featuring a re-imagined book and new music…
One of Australia’s most exciting new comedians is coming to Edinburgh! You might know Michael Shafar from his debut special (A)Live on Amazon Prime or be one of the 70+ million peo…
How To Start Your Own Cult - an hour of brand new character comedy.
How To Start Your Own Cult - an hour of brand new character comedy.
An exclusive event for members and supporters of Edinburgh International Festival.
A debut solo show by Rowan Walker comprised of physical sculpture and digital works that explore the fragility of the human body, through an investigation of our relationship to th…
Eight years ago, Dylan Dodds asked himself a question.
The creatives behind this year’s production of Life is a Dream discuss working across different languages and cultures.
Nominated for Best Composer in the Fringe (MTM: UK Awards) for Sailing to Tomorrow (2007), Peter D Robinson brings a new setting of the Passion.
At our pop-up you will be greeted and waited upon by rude waiters who in return are expecting you to give it full Karen.
Charity spectacular! Watch as an all-star line-up of comedians backstab, manipulate and fight for survival in cult game show Werewolf: Live.
Eight years ago, Dylan Dodds asked himself a question.
Spoken word and performance artist Subira Joy explores their experiences being targeted by the police as a Black, queer and trans person in the UK.
Legendary Scottish folk accordionist and wisecracker, Sandy Brechin, accompanied by his loyal stuffed dog on wheels, Roveroller, brings his successful weekly Facebook music and com…
One of Australia’s most exciting new comedians is coming to Edinburgh! You might know Michael Shafar from his debut special (A)Live on Amazon Prime or be one of the 70+ million peo…
Catherine McCafferty (Crush on Hulu) and Ellory Smith (3x Emmy Nominated) will perform at Edinburgh’s Free Fringe crafting two separate, equally bizarre, half hours of comedy.
Join author Dina Nayeri and cultural development specialist Fairouz Nishanova in a discussion on listening to different perspectives.
This interactive, nail-biting tail about bravery, curiosity and familial love is created by teachers to inspire young minds in creative writing.
The University of St Andrews’ funniest, sexiest and incidentally only improvised comedy troupe returns to the Fringe and this year, it’s back to school.
Arriving in Australia in 1989, Bob planned a six month stay.
Andy is one of Scotland’s top swing vocalists offering a big band sound production with professional sound and light.
2023 finally sees the return of Danny Bhoy to the Edinburgh Fringe for the world premiere of his brand-new show.
“Once upon a time there was a girl who decided to leave.
“Once upon a time there was a girl who decided to leave.
Following his outstandingly successful 2022 Fringe debut, don’t miss Scotland’s fastest-rising comedy star’s brilliant new show.
An exclusive event for members and supporters of Edinburgh International Festival.
Michael and Hilary Whitehall have escaped the antics of their son Jack and are bringing their hit podcast The Wittering Whitehalls live to The Prestonfield on Saturday 19th August.
The award-winning social deduction game Blood on the Clocktower comes to the Fringe as a live comedy show.
The Project, I Am Not Just Me in Me is the first theoretical-practical application procedure of the new research object of Grupo Cena 11 for 2023/2024.
Janey Godley is still alive by popular demand at this year’s Festival Fringe for one night only after her record-breaking Scottish tour and can’t wait to be back doing what she…
Let’s get 100 people in a room for a quiz night like no other.
Scotsman Michael Herd, one of the rising stars of the English comedy scene in China, spent 14 years in the People’s Republic and has returned to live in Scotland after doing most o…
How to live a jellicle life: life lessons from the 2019 hit musical ‘cats’ is as bonkers as it sounds, whilst still adding to the philosophical debate on how to live a good lif…
A smorgasbord of Frank Zappa classics hand-delivered by those finest purveyors of conceptual continuity, Pygmy Twylyte! Expect pickles, poodles, dental floss, snowballs and stinky …
All the way from Canada, Tim Kraft joins Hootenannies (Hoot 4) at The Apex for an hour of stand-up comedy live at the Edinburgh Fringe, from 17th to 20th August at 18:20.
Molly Martian has always been different.
Do you ever feel like you’re the only one struggling with the complexities of British social etiquette? Then join us for a hilarious show that celebrates all things awkwardly Briti…
Gig Pigs, Ivo Graham and Alex Kealy’s podcast comes to the Pleasance for one night only! Seated or standing? Support band or drinks? Sing along as loudly as possible or watch in re…
Molly Martian has always been different.
The hit news satire podcast from The Bugle, hosted by cult favourite Alice Fraser, comes to The Stand for two live shows full of topical comedy and brilliant guests.
It’s Come Dine With Me with a twist, and that twist is murder because apparently that’s what it takes to spice up a dinner party these days.
Join the Some Laugh Podcast live at the Fringe! Award-winning comedians Marc Jennings, Stephen Buchanan and Stuart McPherson have some laugh – or at least some laughs, discussing…
Dad, Playboy and Me.
Experience a unique and occasionally surreal evening of laughter from Ireland’s favourite internet comedians Michael Fry and Killian Sundermann, bringing their jokes, sketches and …
Abishek Kumar and Nirmal Pillai are back on the road with their hugely fun and interactive show that’s guaranteed to leave you cackling.
Do Rhinos Feel Their Horns or Can They Not See Them Like How We Can't See Our Noses may be in the running for the Fringe’s wackiest title and the show itself is an equally pl…
Dancing Mice is a critically-acclaimed Edinburgh phenomenon, a cult success.
What if you could experience absolutely anything except who you really were? ‘Welcome to the only travel shop, offering you an all-inclusive to every time and space in the known un…
How would it feel to watch a conjuror perform in the Middle Ages, when suspected witches and sorcerers were cruelly tortured or burnt alive at the stake? What if you then travelled…
After her critically acclaimed Netflix special The Twist.
Join Professor Simon Rees for this family-friendly, interactive show exploring the creative and imaginative world of science.
Creating an effective vehicle for performers, be it musical, play, comedy set or improv format, is arguably the most challenging task a creative artist can undertake.
In Robes of White.
The Art of Vestment.
How long would you wait for a moment of inspiration? 1860s Paris is a place of romance and art, but for Victorine, it is an escape from her grey life in Dublin.
We invite you to watch our very raw, honest and unfiltered tragicomedy show.
Two clowns, Anna and Felix, set out on a quest for home.
Comedian and crisp connoisseur Adam Evans presents The Crisp Review: Live, nominated for Best Theatre and Best Newcomer at the Greater Manchester Fringe 2022! The show documents th…
The podcast where two comedians listen to the best (and worst) albums of all time.
Nosferatu is the mother of all modern vampire films, and provides rich source material for Graeme Stephen’s new composition.
Comedic storytelling featuring rare Playboy Club photographs, anecdotes from the people who worked there, and the personal journey they inspired.
Join guests from the worlds of comedy, literature, music and faith for a series of live recordings of the popular All Terrain Podcast.
Comedic storytelling featuring rare Playboy Club photographs, anecdotes from the people who worked there, and the personal journey they inspired.
Join LBC legend Iain Dale and his partner in crime, former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, for one of five unique live versions of their smash-hit political podcast For the Many.
Are you ready to Ramble! Take a stroll with Phil for an off-the-cuff on the hoof walking tour.
Award-winning LBC presenter returns with a series of in-depth interviews featuring his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs and audience questions.
Fin, a jaded musician, has been invited to his old high school to talk to the students about pursuing their dreams.
An hour of stand-up, improv and utter wild nonsense celebrating the life of as-it-turns-out-not-immortal comedian, adventurer and raconteur Andy Smart.
THE STORY OF IRELAND LIVE is an abridged narrated history of the Emerald Isle through music, poetry and song with a talented cast of live actor musicians.
THE STORY OF IRELAND LIVE is an abridged narrated history of the Emerald Isle through music, poetry and song with a talented cast of live actor musicians.
Join LBC legend Iain Dale and his partner in crime, former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith for one of five unique live versions of their smash-hit political podcast For the Many.
Riddell Fiddles, a Scottish Borders based traditional music group, have spent the past two decades spreading their own particular brand of musical mayhem around Scotland and the re…
Scotland’s hottest new orchestra! Symphonix brings together 25 world-class musicians to perform the perfect blend of symphony and rock.
One of Australia’s most exciting new comedians is coming to Edinburgh! You might know Michael Shafar from his debut special (A)Live on Amazon Prime or be one of the 70+ million peo…
Fin, a jaded musician, has been invited to his old high school to talk to the students about pursuing their dreams.
Award-winning LBC presenter returns with a series of in-depth interviews featuring his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs and audience questions.
Revered jazz drummer Sarathy Korwar and global dance music pioneer Auntie Flo present their debut collaborative project – a bold sonic exploration of propulsive, tabla-infused rh…
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…
After four consecutive sell-outs, the M8s triumphantly return for another night of singalong, dance-yourself-daft bangers spanning six decades – all played live, loud and for the…
Join LBC legend Iain Dale and his partner in crime, former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith for one of five unique live versions of their smash-hit political podcast For the Many.
World’s Best Fringe Theatre Winner 2022/3 (International Fringe Encore Series, New York) returns for eight performances only.
Join Portuguese theatre director and director of Festival d’Avignon Tiago Rodrigues at The Hub in conversation with Jackie Wylie, artistic director of National Theatre of Scotlan…
The comedy panel show for goblins ‘n’ geeks.
Award-winning LBC presenter returns with a series of in-depth interviews featuring his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs and audience questions.
An Evening with Destynee: a British-born drag artist with Sierra Leonean / West African roots.
Pianist Richard Michael delves into the music of Gershwin, Porter, Bacharach and Brubeck demonstrating his virtuosic piano playing with unique insights into some of the finest song…
Professor Jeremy Dibble (Durham University), authority on British music from the 19th century, reflects on the life of Sir John Stainer and his most famous work, The Crucifixion.
Eight years ago, Dylan Dodds asked himself a question.
Join LBC legend Iain Dale and his partner in crime, former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith for one of five unique live versions of their smash-hit political podcast For the Many.
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.
A DJ combines an early Acid House inspired soundscape with ‘blip-sonic’ sound art.
Ed Patrick starts his show Catch Your Breath with a simple, “I’m a doctor, so I’m running late,” a rather light-hearted, if telling, joke that puts us at ease with its self…
Award-winning LBC presenter returns with a series of in-depth interviews featuring his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs and audience questions.
2022 Fringe sell-out show.
Living Proof is a recoveree-led non-profit working to promote a neuroplastic approach for full recovery from chronic pain and many other chronic symptoms.
Join LBC legend Iain Dale and his partner in crime, former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith for one of five unique live versions of their smash-hit political podcast For The Many.
There isn’t much that scares Kaye Adams.
Graeme’s new score for The Penalty premiered at HippFest Silent Film Festival in March 2018.
David Baddiel presents work-in-progress revivals of his smash-hit stand-up trilogy of ‘Not the.
An exclusive event for members and supporters of Edinburgh International Festival.
Scotland’s most authentic The Who tribute take you on an ‘Amazing Journey’ through the greatest songs of the legendary band.
Award-winning LBC presenter returns with a series of in-depth interviews featuring his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs and audience questions.
Dancing Queens: The ABBA Drag Party! Join two of Scotland’s most fabulous Queens for the ultimate ABBA Drag experience! Sing, dance, come and have the time of your life all night l…
Award-winning LBC presenter returns with a series of in-depth interviews featuring his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs and audience questions.
Legendary French composer and musician, Yann Tiersen will stop in Edinburgh during his Ninnog Summer Tour to perform at the Edinburgh Liquid Rooms on Tuesday 8th August 2023.
An unpredictable comedy showcase of the Fringe’s best alternative and experimental comedians.
Writer Nat McCleary joins director Johnny McKnight for an exploration of the themes behind their play Thrown.
Award-winning LBC presenter returns with a series of in-depth interviews featuring his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs and audience questions.
Prepare for a sidesplitting and heartwarming comedic adventure in the must-see Soup Group: Art Show!; an exceptional masterpiece.
‘Like an O2 concert on a budget!’ (Miss Hope Springs).
Are you fit to reign? How long do you think you can survive as ruler? Come and find out in this one-of-a-kind interactive comedy video game! Part comedy, improv, video game and cho…
2 nights of hilarious stand up comedy in aid of the Scottish Huntingtons Association, with excellent Scottish up and coming comedians at the ready to make you laugh whilst raising …
What does it take to be cool? As a teenager of the Eighties, Rozarina had her clues from MTV Real World, Brooke Shields, Empress Masako and weirdly the series Dallas.
Returning to Edinburgh following his successful tribute show, Frank & Dean, at last year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Pete Sinclair returns with a full-hour show celebrating the hi…
Local artist Elle Johnston is taking over New Look Waverley’s Windows with a bespoke Festival Fringe window, designed and painted live by Elle herself! Graduating from Edinburgh Un…
Award-winning LBC presenter returns with a series of in-depth interviews featuring his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs and audience questions.
Immrama were ancient voyage tales, allegories of our journey through life.
What does it take to be cool? As a teenager of the Eighties, Rozarina had her clues from MTV Real World, Brooke Shields, Empress Masako and weirdly the series Dallas.
Award-winning LBC presenter returns with a series of in-depth interviews featuring his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs and audience questions.
From the iconic themes of Super Mario and Legend of Zelda, to the funky beats of Sonic and Persona 5, this gig has something for everyone! With a fusion of different genres and sty…
Award-winning LBC presenter returns with a series of in-depth interviews featuring his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs and audience questions.
Raymond will lead you on a comedy walking tour of Edinburgh’s Old Town.
Award-winning LBC presenter returns with a series of in-depth interviews featuring his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs and audience questions.
Fun, silly, raucous… absurd! Join magician host Ava Beaux and magical team captains Kane and Abel, for an array of whacky games and cabaret acts.
Emotional balladry, lyrical wizardry, and musical husbandry are the cornerstones of Men With Coconuts, at PBH's Free Fringe @ Liquid Room Annexe/Warehouse.
Iain Dale’s ALL TALK political interviews have in recent years become something of a regular fixture of the Fringe circuit.
Harun Musho’d is an Arabic name.
Do you like comedy? do you want to be rich and drive fast in a Bugatti? Well this is the show for you.
Join me as I put the fun back into searching for meaning in a chaotic universe, if we agree to spell universe as ‘fun-iverse’ which I believe we agreed to.
A traditional dance class running from 9pm to 11pm daily, the Ceilidh is a sweaty fun-filled session in the extravagant grand hall of the Royal College of Physicians, featuring a l…
A guided walking tour visiting the sites and haunts of Edinburgh’s literary legends; Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, JK Rowling and …
Let’s take the party into 2023 and come join our Party Queens tour with 16 of the world’s most glamorous and beautiful showgirls.
Do you like comedy? do you want to be rich and drive fast in a Bugatti? Well this is the show for you.
Award-winning LBC presenter returns with a series of in-depth interviews featuring his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs and audience questions.
Much more a comedy gig than a lecture, James Sheldrake brings the spirit of his podcast (Sheldrake on Shakespeare) to Edinburgh for an hour of anecdote, insight, performance, analy…
Guilty or innocent? You decide.
An exciting new visual club experience taking you back to the 00s and 90s with singers, dancers, saxophonists, percussion, glow paint and good vibes.
Join the longest-running panellist from BBC Scotland’s Breaking The News as he runs through brand-new material following the incredible announcement that BBC Radio 4 have commissio…
Puppetry arguably reached a new level of realism and sophistication with War Horse.
There’s mixed-bill shows awash in Edinburgh but how do you know if the comics are any good? These three are headline comics in all the major comedy clubs in the country, have toure…
Enjoy a 45-minute spectacular concert by award-winning national phenomenon Rock Choir, the pioneering contemporary choir of the UK.
This highly awarded, inspirational true story returns to Edinburgh after an exceptionally successful 2022 visit.
The VAB Lab® – 2023’s urban-contemporary show partnered with the CyanSub™ for a full 24-hour experience! As the Vab Lab evolves, this year’s Fringe installment comes from our …
Your guide will take you to Greyfriars Graveyard, home of the famous Greyfriars Bobby and the final resting place for many of Edinburgh’s most notorious characters.
A symbol of the 80s, Dirty Dancing is etched into the memories of a generation and defined by its unforgettable scenes, the mesmerising hips of Patrick Swayze and that infamous lif…
The face of warfare has changed again.
Escape rooms: everyone’s favourite activity to do when you’re going to a birthday party hosted by a virgin or when your company is forcing you to go under the threat of contract te…
Mick McNeill’s rapid climb up the Scottish comedy ladder has seen him become a weekend favourite at every comedy club in the country.
‘Living The Dream’ – Every Brits answer to the question ‘how you doing?’ regardless of how completely tragic their life is.
Visit our medieval torture exhibition to see instruments from the Nuremberg and Bamberg Castles in Germany.
After a string of sell out UK dates, NOHUN is back with his BRAND NEW stand up show, The Tequila Tour.
Comedian Connor Ratliff (Dead Eyes, The Marvelous Mrs Maisel) appears as George Lucas, the creator of Star Wars, and interviews guests like a “normal talk show”.
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Our guide will enlighten you on the dark history of Old Town Edinburgh’s most extensive haunted underground vaults, dating back to the 1700s.
Hear tales of how the poor and unfortunate lived in these former slums, explore the dimly lit vaults, once the haunt of criminals, body snatchers and witches alike! Each vault tell…
Stone – Face – Book.
Lights Out By Nine bring their live show back to the Jazz Bar for a fifth time, playing a variety of original soul, blues and funk tracks along with their interpretations of classi…
Guilty or innocent? You decide.
David Baddiel presents work-in-progress revivals of his smash-hit stand-up trilogy of ‘Not the.
Get off the tourist trail and explore Edinburgh’s music scene with irreverent stories of the performers who have stayed, played and made music in Scotland’s capital city.
Sunshine on Leith.
Hear tales of how the poor and unfortunate lived in these former slums, explore the dimly lit vaults, once the haunt of criminals, body snatchers and witches alike! Each vault tell…
The Fringe’s #1 late night show returns in all its glory with stellar lineups of your favourite acts from across the festival every night.
Sometime in the future, their world ends.
Phoebe is a young college student navigating her life as different obstacles arise.
Adele’s back, funnier and more dangerous than ever! Leicester Comedy Festival Best New Show nominee (2023).
The world’s only stand-up/improv/chat tattoo comedy show hits the Fringe to take you down the hilarious highway of human graffiti.
Winner – Critic’s Choice Award, Perth Fringe 2023.
Join award-winning comedian Kathryn Mather in this slightly dark, slightly whimsical show about finding love and finding yourself against the backdrop of the pandemic.
How do you top Trainspotting, the defining film of the ‘90s? You top it by making it live.
How is anyone supposed to deal with the death of a loved one? Isaac Kean’s answer is to write a “woe is me” tragicomedy.
The Edinburgh late-night institution and antidote to woke comedy returns.
A cheater’s guide to love – Jokes on marriage, divorce, therapy, death and cheating.
Join three of the mightiest comedians in the land as they embark on an epic adventure, filled with dice rolls, glory and probably at least a few failed death saves! This is a live …
Success.
First Dates meets Graham Norton’s Red Chair Stories in this hilarious interactive dating chat show.
Following his outstandingly successful 2022 Fringe debut, don’t miss Scotland’s fastest-rising comedy star’s brilliant new show.
An 11th year at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe! An hour of sharp gags, quick wit and high energy hijinks from three of the comedy circuit’s funniest performers.
Michael Porter is an incomparable comedy talent with an unmistakable Irish flair! ‘Fearless in ever sense of the word.
Guilty or innocent? You decide.
24 different award-winning or nominated comedians perform their full shows, recorded for Netflix, Amazon Prime and YouTube. See FringeSpecials.com for listings.
Did Cerys cause their parents’ divorce? Did they just make that interaction really awkward? Is a new year’s resolution ever going to be enough to fix their personality? In this sur…
Conway is a vivacious performer who does not shy away from the grotesque.
Do you believe in ghosts? Let’s find out, in this recreated Victorian séance.
Best New Show Nominee 2023 (Leicester Comedy Festival).
The Fringe’s cult-hit stand-up comedy panel show that you influence in real time is back.
Transfixing, she’s staring at us through a doorframe – or is it a painting? We’re invited to draw, then bid…Created by Diana Feng, Tegan Verheul and Clarisse Zamba of the W…
The Blundabus is absolutely packed for Amelia Bayler’s I Work in Customer Service but I’m Actually a Pop Star.
North-East comedian Amy Wright is going up in the world, even if technically she’s come down.
Join Brigitte Aphrodite on a wild literary road trip, celebrating Living Legends (And Dead Ones Too) through punk poetry, songs, and stories.
While some worry that AI is going to take our jobs, create our art and drive our vehicles, we embrace its powers and ask it to do exactly those things.
Winner of Best Kids Show at Adelaide Fringe 2023.
One of Australia’s most exciting new comedians is coming to Edinburgh! You might know Michael Shafar from his debut special (A)Live on Amazon Prime or be one of the 70+ million peo…
In a world where comedy is everything to everyone, and punching down is taboo, it’s time to punch back! The Corrupt Comedy Establishment killed Bob Hecklestein’s girlfriend, murder…
25 podcasts in 25 days! Come along for a live recording of a different podcast every day of the Fringe! Visit our site to see who is on, or just show up and be surprised.
A captivating new theatre piece about a Black British woman who finds herself homeless and alone after an earthquake.
Following a sell-out 12-country tour for his critically-acclaimed 2021 show, one of the UK’s most exciting storytellers is back with a candid new hour about the remarkable unimport…
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With the brash vocals of an Australian zookeeper addressing an unruly tour group, Davis commands the room, immediately taking charge with her distinct brand of offbeat comedy.
From humble beginnings in a downstairs bar in London, originally styling themselves as Friday I’m In Love, Massaoke have certainly ventured a substantial journey in their more th…
You and your family are stuck inside a live-action videogame! How will you escape?! Will you: A) Find light switch? B) Go north? C) Explode in a shower of stinking guts? An interac…
Fab-u-lous! A high-energy comedy about a lonely old man and a homeless dog who become friends and enter a ballroom dancing competition.
“Is she psychotic or is she a genius?” My ex psychiatrist prefers the former, my god complex prefers the latter.
Which ethnicity will he be? Come join us to see! You are invited to Michael Welch’s Ethnic Reveal Party in which he will finally answer that age-old question: ‘where are you really…
The Magic of Terry Pratchett is an absolutely smashing show that sweeps us into a captivating journey through the life and legacy of the legendary Sir Terry Pratchett, presented by…
“Chopin’s Last Tour” is set in Scotland, 1848, the year before his death.
Original music and sharp stand-up comedy epically combust in this hour from comedian Larry Owens.
Returning for its eleventh year at the Edinburgh Fringe, this cult favorite show has lost none of its energy and atmosphere.
Hugely anticipated debut hour from the Scottish viral sensation who’s amassed over 30 million views online.
Includes a guided tasting of three small batch spirits and a tour of our Still Room.
For anyone who knows the first thing about the history of Edinburgh Fringe, and indeed, comedy itself, you should already be familiar with Cambridge Footlights and its roster of al…
Our distillery is situated in an area once known as the Charmed Circle, named after the abundant underground water supply and the vast collection of breweries and distilleries that…
Witness mind-blowing sound, energy and vocal dexterity performed by international touring beatboxers and world champions, The Beatbox Collective.
Drew Michael's one-man show is a poignant yet probably divisive performance that promises a unique experience but will leave its audience grappling with a combination of innova…
An absurd sketch show where it’s always 2am, set in the liminal space between screen-lit insomnia and bad dreams.
Award-winning musical comedian and viral internet-hit-maker Anesti Danelis returns with his hit comedy concert that will change your life.
Martin Urbano spent his long, lucky career talking and saying anything he wanted, until allegations surfaced, he stepped out of the spotlight, promising to take a long time to list…
Winner of Best Comedy Weekly Award four years in a row at Fringe World, and Perth Critics Choice award, Joe was also selected as one of the top six comedy shows to watch with Ameri…
How to Flirt: The TED XXX Talk is a fun and interactive comedy lecture with a lot going for it.
Paddy McDonnell is well known for his hilarious stories and viral clips from live shows and various podcast appearances and has decided to give his fans what they want, a show full…
Award-winning Irish comedian Aidan Greene has a stutter.
Following 2022’s sell-out Edinburgh run, cult-comedy icon Patti Harrison (I Think You Should Leave, The Lost City) returns with an hour of comedy that refuses to be categorized.
Monster vs Hero, TV Camera vs Reporter, Husband vs Husband: their battles and rituals.
Glaswegian comedian and popular Twitch streamer Rosco McClelland enters clad in a denim biker vest and a spider’s web tattoo coning one elbow.
The Last Living Libertine is the debut hour from John Tothill as he tries to dissect our attitude to life and prove that techno music is the true expression of human spirit and the…
Cassie is a hot mess.
No one knows what happens after we die.
“Chopin’s Last Tour” is set in Scotland, 1848, the year before his death.
This returning musical is an exceptionally joyful and tremendously funny look into the lives of food delivery drivers.
I Hope Your Flowers Bloom, written and performed by Raymond Wilson and produced by All Those Figs, is an expert fringe show.
One of the most established comedians in India, Biswa brings his trademark observational comedy to the Edinburgh Fringe for the very first time.
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…
Have you ever done anything wrong? Alex has; relationships, sex, feminism, kids, even dancing.
“This is not a play,” we’re told.
Assembly’s Gala celebrates the opening of our 2023 programme of over 190 shows.
A vital new comedy play by Glaswegian playwright Mikael Philippos about the real struggles, judgement and most importantly, laughs, a family affected by the incarceration of a love…
Attending John Kearns' show, The Varnishing Days, was an absolute treat that demands to be seen! Right from his entrance, he had us hooked with his distinctive and uproarious p…
But he’s gay.
PLEASURE CHAPTERS: I can’t just live on a salad! Are you tired of seeing constant Instagram posts that are telling you what to EAT or NOT TO EAT? All this information is overwhelm…
Researched and designed by best-selling historical author and multi award-winning novelist, J A Henderson, our walks combine the weirdest stories, wickedest humour and wildest hist…
Are you tired of seeing constant Instagram posts that are telling you what to EAT or NOT TO EAT? All this information is overwhelming and triggering our food and even life choices!…
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?
Join us at the multi award-winning Whiski Bar and restaurant for a vibrant foot-stomping good time as we showcase many traditional Scottish music bands at Whiski Bar during August.
Prepare to be blown away by an evening of non-stop laughter as Mat Ewins takes the stage in his sensational show, Mr TikTok.
The remarkably unacclaimed Metroland Comedy are taking their online madness to the stage! Bringing you an all new sketch show that promises laughter, profanity and a generous use o…
“My name is Harun Musho’d.
We’ve got news.
The remarkably unaclaimed Metroland Comedy are taking their online madness to the stage! Bringing you an all new sketch show that promises laughter, profanity and a generous use of…
“My name is Harun Musho’d.
We’ve got news.
The Brothers Grimm are the most famous collectors of fairy tales, but back in the 19th century, stories for children were a lot scarier, blood thirsty and disturbing.
The Brothers Grimm are the most famous collectors of fairy tales, but back in the 19th century, stories for children were a lot scarier, blood thirsty and disturbing.
Calling all T-Birds and Pink Ladies: it’s time to immerse yourself in the world of Grease like never before! Step back in time to the 1950s and experience those summer nights…
The Lavender Theatre opens its gates from 17 July 2023 for its inaugural summer season with Irving Berlin’s Annie Get Your Gun.
Michael Brunström is a surrealist comedian based in London, a member of Weirdos Comedy Collective and winner of the Malcolm Hardee Award for Comic Originality.
Widely regarded as one of the hottest comedy nights among the Arab community and beyond! Arabs Are Not Funny sees comedians with roots in the Arab world attempt to prove…
About the show The world is dying.
We are absolutely thrilled that we have some brilliant line up of local, national and international artists coming to be part of FUSE International this year, …
What happens when a walking Greek tragedy arrives in Brexit Britain?'I am an actress.
London’s hottest new comedy night returns, headlined by Live at the Apollo regular and star of his own Netflix special, Phil Wang.
About the show A Creative Youth special performance in association with the Korean British Cultural Exchange 'We have all experienced the feeling of anxiety that co…
Stand-up comedy Sam Morril joins us at Leicester Square Theatre on July 1st as part of his "The Class Act Tour.
“I Cross This Universe” is a beautiful offering that solidifies Tuohy’s place as one of Ireland’s great songwriters and performers.
“I Cross This Universe” is a beautiful offering that solidifies Tuohy’s place as one of Ireland’s great songwriters and performers.
Two of Australia’s best stand-ups are in London for a rare double headline show at Soho Theatre on the eve of the Lord’s Test.
From the writers of the internationally successful Grumpy Old Women, award winning comedian Jenny Eclair and producer and writer Judith Holder deliver Older And Wider: L…
Join the cast of the Tifo Football Podcast for one night only at the Leicester Square Theatre.
The Hale and Brixton House presents, My Uncle Is Not Pablo Escobar Latinx Women from South London take centre stage and dare you to call them invisible.
“An exhilarating rollercoaster ride through the mind of a master” - Forbes Join the “Fox Force Five” — a group of fierce superwomen made up of five of…
“An hour in a room, not just with Barry Ferns but also a whole load of other people you don’t know.
“An hour in a room, not just with Barry Ferns but also a whole load of other people you don’t know.
As the unending expanse of the pandemic stretched out before him, Adam Evans set out to achieve one thing: receive crisps to taste, for free, from crisp manufacturers.
You are invited to gather as One Tribe to bring hearts and minds together in a dynamic, creative, healing circle for change and transformation.
You are invited to gather as One Tribe to bring hearts and minds together in a dynamic, creative, healing circle for change and transformation.
January Thompson is a California-born, singer-songwriter.
January Thompson is a California-born, singer-songwriter.
As the unending expanse of the pandemic stretched out before him, Adam Evans set out to achieve one thing: receive crisps to taste, for free, from crisp manufacturers.
Much more a comedy gig than a lecture, James Sheldrake brings the spirit of his podcast (Sheldrake on Shakespeare) to the stage for an hour of anecdote, insight, performance, analy…
One morning Mary discovers a solid door that has appeared, as if by magic, slap bang in the middle of the sea.
One morning Mary discovers a solid door that has appeared, as if by magic, slap bang in the middle of the sea.
Michael McMillan’s The Front Room: Diaspora Migrant Aesthetics in the Home draws on his critically acclaimed and internationally renowned installation The Front Room, now permane…
Join us for an exciting behind the scenes look at the film and TV world at the Screen and Film School Brighton’s newest site.
Michael McMillan’s The Front Room: Diaspora Migrant Aesthetics in the Home draws on his critically acclaimed and internationally renowned installation The Front Room, now permane…
Join us for an exciting behind the scenes look at the film and TV world at Screen and Film School Brighton’s newest site, which is one of the only film lots of its kind on the so…
If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
It’s the tenth bi-annual meeting of the Michael Ball Appreciation Society and Alex, their founder, has a special surprise to mark the occasion.
Join Drag Race UK Season 2 and cabaret legend Joe Black, as he returns to Brighton Fringe festival for an evening of musical mischief, vaudevillian villainy and cabaret chaos in th…
Best New Show Nominee 2023 (Leicester Comedy Festival).
It’s the 10th bi-annual meeting of the Michael Ball Appreciation Society and Alex, their founder, has a special surprise to mark the occasion.
North Africa is often ignored when considering African history and identity, the idea being that the ‘real’ Africa only begins with Black Africans below the Sahara Desert.
A BLACK@SUSSEX ARTIST TALK North Africa is often ignored when considering African history and identity, the idea being that the ‘real’ Africa only begins with Black Africans b…
Building your network and presenting yourself beyond a local context Join this Masterclass led by Nike Jonah and Erwin Maas, the co-directors of Pan-African Creative Exchange (PAC…
The other history of photography, encapsulated in the work of Vanley Burke, Neil Kenlock and Charlie Phillips, shares overlapping stories of absence, resistance and emergence that …
Building your network and presenting yourself beyond a local context Join this Masterclass led by Nike Jonah and Erwin Maas, the co-directors of Pan-African Creative Exchange (PAC…
A BLACK@SUSSEX ARTIST TALK The other history of photography, encapsulated in the work of Vanley Burke, Neil Kenlock and Charlie Phillips, shares overlapping stories of absence, re…
A BLACK@SUSSEX ARTIST TALK The other history of photography, encapsulated in the work of Vanley Burke, Neil Kenlock and Charlie Phillips, shares overlapping stories of absence, re…
Charlie Phillip’s life in photography is mirrored in his stories.
A BLACK@SUSSEX ARTIST TALK Charlie Phillip’s life in photography is mirrored in his stories.
A BLACK@SUSSEX ARTIST TALK Charlie Phillip’s life in photography is mirrored in his stories.
Cult History Karaoke show! Commie crooner Des (winner: ‘Gulag’s Got Talent’, winner: ‘New Faces in the Central Committee’, Runner Up: ‘Made in Chernobyl’), the pop st…
Cult History Karaoke show! Commie crooner Des (winner: ‘Gulag’s Got Talent’, winner: ‘New Faces in the Central Committee’, Runner Up: ‘Made in Chernobyl’), the pop st…
Fresh off the back of a sell-out debut tour, Josh Berry returns with a new stand up show.
Amy Wright is going up in the world, even if technically she’s come down.
Join John Tothill, the Last Living Libertine [citation needed], for an evening of exaggeration, emancipation and dense theoretical speculation in a show that straddles cabaret and …
“Don’t touch that dial, it’s time to tune into Talk Radio!” Inspired by a vast library of tunes that have never existed before (and will never be heard again), DJs Bird and …
60 years in the making - A celebration of the art of local artist Carol Havard.
Join John Tothill, the Last Living Libertine [citation needed], for an evening of exaggeration, emancipation and dense theoretical speculation in a show that straddles cabaret and …
Michael McMillan’s I Miss My Mum’s Cookin’ installation forms the backdrop to this unique experiential workshop which will use the handling, smelling and tasting different ingredie…
60 years in the making - A celebration of the art of local artist Carol Havard.
FOOD CULTURE & ORAL HISTORY WORKSHOP Michael McMillan’s I Miss My Mum’s Cookin’ installation forms the backdrop to this unique experiential workshop which will use the handling, s…
FOOD CULTURE & ORAL HISTORY WORKSHOP Michael McMillan’s I Miss My Mum’s Cookin’ installation forms the backdrop to this unique experiential workshop which will use the handling, s…
Amy Wright is going up in the world, even if technically she’s come down.
“Don’t touch that dial, it’s time to tune into Talk Radio!” Inspired by a vast library of tunes that have never existed before (and will never be heard again), DJs Bird and …
Live at the Palace is a two-day dance music extravaganza at the stunning grounds of Fulham Palace this May.
A quick-fire improvised sketch show chock full of death-defying improv, fast-paced performing and silly short comedy sketches.
Leamprov, the premier Improvised Comedy troupe in Leamington Spa brings you ‘The Elephant in the Room’; a quick-fire improvised sketch show in the style of ‘Who’s Line is it Anyway…
Scared of commitment? Drink too much coffee? Own an NFT? Audience problems become a unique and oddly uplifting musical on the spot.
Following a sell-out 12-country tour for his critically-acclaimed 2021 show, one of the UK’s most exciting storytellers is back with a candid new hour about the remarkable unimport…
Ollie Horn promises you a great night of stand-up comedy, but he hasn’t always been able to do that.
Eppie Brilliant, a ‘refreshingly talented’ (Notts Comedy Review) musical comedian brings their brand new show to Brighton Fringe.
The no-bullshit politics podcast returns to the Leicester Square Theatre for another live crisis conference on Sunak, Starmer, Brexit, the Culture Wars and everything el…
In this dynamic and interactive workshop, you will learn the art of massage, and the beauty of bodywork.
Fierce, funny, and wonderfully frank, Poppy and Rubina have sex and they aren’t ashamed to talk about it.
Fresh off a sold-out North American tour, Rob Anderson is bringing his comedy show to Europe! Taking on the role of a young scientist, Rob tries to get a better understa…
As a last minute addition Brighton’s own Suspiciously Elvis performs at the fringe festival bringing his own unique take on the king of Rock and Roll in his glorious Las Vegas ye…
Showcase Start Time - 13:00 To attend this Industry Showcase please email actingshowcase@lipa.
In this dynamic and interactive workshop, you will learn the art of massage, and the beauty of bodywork.
A fantastic 10 piece band dedicated to the Quiet Beatle’s work.
An international collaboration welcoming visiting artist Odirile Khune Motsiri from University of Free State in South Africa for a residency at Blast Theory and an exhibition at Pl…
A fantastic 10 piece band dedicated to the Quiet Beatle’s work.
An international collaboration welcoming visiting artist Odirile Khune Motsiri from University of The Free State in South Africa for a residency at Blast Theory alongside an exhibi…
From the mind of Jon Griffin (21 Crows, Sairie) comes three tales of terror.
From the mind of Jon Griffin (21 Crows, Sairie) comes three tales of terror.
The Edinburgh Fringe’s cult hit stand-up panel show where the audience can join the fun without being picked on comes to the Brighton Fringe for the first time! Enjoy three top s…
Dragons Den meets Whose Line is it Anyway! We ask three stand-ups to give presentations on companies that we’ve made up that make products that don’t exist.
Dragons Den meets Whose Line is it Anyway! We ask three stand-ups to give presentations on companies that we’ve made up that make products that don’t exist.
Come experience the joy, the struggles, the beauty and the pain around being a woman, wanting to be one or not being one.
Come experience the joy, the struggles, the beauty and the pain around being a woman, wanting to be one or not being one.
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When 30 years of family silence is broken Helen begins a detective-like quest to discover the hidden story behind her brother’s suicide.
When 30 years of family silence is broken Helen begins a detective-like quest to discover the hidden story behind her brother’s suicide.
Cerys is not mean enough to be funny, apparently.
Cerys is not mean enough to be funny, apparently.
The world is dying.
Brighton Morris welcomes you to our North Laine dance out for 2023! We will be brandishing our bells, cracking our sticks and flashing our hankies as we tour through the North Lain…
The world is dying.
The Big Bad Wolf’s destroyed everything.
Brighton Morris welcomes you to our North Laine dance out for 2023! We will be brandishing our bells, cracking our sticks and flashing our hankies as we tour through the North Lain…
The Big Bad Wolf’s destroyed everything.
Join your hosts, the hilarious Katie and Demetrius, as they introduce memorable hit songs, performed live, from past Eurovision Song Contests.
“Dad, Playboy, & Me.
Join your hosts, the hilarious Katie and Demetrius, as they introduce memorable hit songs, performed live, from past Eurovision Song Contests.
“Dad, Playboy, & Me.
“Dad, Playboy, & Me.
“Is she schizophrenic or is she a genius?” My story.
A photography exhibition by Tunde Alabi-Hundeyin II Not A Country examines the notion of Africa as a homogeneous geographical entity; instead, it celebrates the continent as a cul…
A photography exhibition by Tunde Alabi-Hundeyin II Not A Country examines the notion of Africa as a homogeneous geographical entity; instead, it celebrates the continent as a cul…
“Is she psychotic or is she a genius?” My story.
Exclusive after-hours tour! This a unique opportunity to learn about the remarkable history of the World’s Oldest Operating Aquarium.
Saint Michael’s church was established in 1862 but then the building greatly extended some twenty years later.
Ida Barr is a former star of the British Music Hall.
Saint Michael’s church was established in 1862 but then the building greatly extended some twenty years later.
First Dates meets Graham Norton’s Red Chair Stories in this hilarious interactive dating chat show.
If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
First Dates meets Graham Norton’s Red Chair Stories in this hilarious interactive dating chat show.
After a total Brighton Fringe sellout in 2021, ‘Do the Thing’ are back with a whole new concept in improvised musicals.
Michael Fabbri stand up comedy Work in progress show
Classic whodunnit meets contemporary burlesque, in its original satirical style.
Stand-up comedy Work in progress show.
Michael Welch is an ethnically ambiguous comedian of unknown origin, a.
Michael Welch is an ethnically ambiguous comedian of unknown origin, a.
Enjoy a warm welcome to Brighton’s ancient Mother church and hear and see some of the 1000 year history of this beautiful building, including among other treasures the ancient and …
Egyptian/Irish Comedian, raised in Saudi.
Tabletop Roleplaying brought to life with an Interactive twist! After multiple performances around Ireland, Hearthfire Tales bring their unique live show to Smock Alley …
Michael Welch is an ethnically ambiguous comedian of unknown origin, a.
“Back by popular demand”, Brighton’s most unusual walking tour.
Egyptian/Irish Comedian, raised in Saudi.
Following her first US tour and millions of views over lockdown for her blunt takes on dating and being a child free badass, this award-winning stand-up is back with a sex positive…
Sometime in the future, their world ends.
Eight years ago, Dylan Dodds asked himself a question.
++Please book 24 hours in advance** For last minute bookings, please check availability and call us on 07783152151 If you want to do something that might be a little bit out of y…
A child-free badass on the search for orgasm equality.
The Clifton Hill and Montpelier area is a charming, inner-city architectural gem that is the essence of Brighton style.
London Road is an area rapidly regenerating after years of inner city decline.
Playing a dynamic mix of classic and contemporary soul ‘n’ funk, South Coast Soul Revue is a hi-energy eight-piece with two dynamic lead singers, a pulsating rhythm section and…
++Please book 24 hours in advance** For last minute bookings, please check availability and call us on 07783152151 If you want to do something that might be a little bit out of y…
“I think it’s quite a shit time to be a young person.
The Lady Boys of Bangkok are back on VICTORIA GARDENS in 2023 with a glittering stunner of a show “PARTY QUEENS” Mondays 241 / Wednesday tickets £19.
London’s hottest new comedy night kicks off with a mega line-up, headlined by star of Live at the Apollo, Mock the Week and Matilda, Sindhu Vee.
Sometime in the future, their world ends.
Eight years ago, Dylan Dodds asked himself a question.
Are you ready to party? Are you ready to get out of your comfort zone, wear the best fancy dress and have the time of your life? Then join us for our Brighton Dance Extravaganza, w…
The Lady Boys of Bangkok are back in 2023 with a glittering stunner of a show “PARTY QUEENS” Mondays 241 / Wednesday tickets £19.
“I think it’s quite a shit time to be a young person.
The Many Deaths of Michael Malloy is a brand new, immersive comedy musical set in a 1930a speakeasy.
A night of stand up comedy in aid of Mental Health Charity Sikh Your Mind.
Onsale Friday 14th OctoberTaylor Tomlinson exploded onto the international stage when her hour-long special, “Quarter-Life Crisis,” debuted on Netflix just a…
Onsale Friday 14th OctoberTaylor Tomlinson exploded onto the international stage when her hour-long special, “Quarter-Life Crisis,” debuted on Netflix just a…
Cantilever Rights and Carrot Productions proudly present the world premiere of the animated feature film, The Amazing Maurice, with the score performed live by a full orchestra.
With more than 20 years as a stand-up comedian, Tom Papa is one of the top comedic voices in the country.
Smash hit musical Annie Get Your Gun is to be celebrated with a special one-night only concert production at The London Palladium.
Dancing at Lughnasa is easily Brian Friel’s most widely known play thanks to the 1998 film version that starred Meryl Streep.
Named to Forbes’ 2021 class of 30 Under 30, Tomlinson exploded onto the international stage with her first-ever, hour-long special, Quarter-Life Crisis, named “Best of 2020” …
The Totally Football Show returns to the Leicester Square Theatre just in time for the Premier League run-in.
OUR TWO CURIOUS PODCAST HOSTS TELL EACH OTHER THE MOST INTRIGUING FACTS THEY CAN FIND, AND IN PART 2 OF EACH SHOW MEET A GENUINE EXPERT WHO CAN TELL US MORE.
A magical dance-theatre retelling of Kipling’s classic set against the backdrop of the climate crisis.
Watch German Comedy Ambassador Henning Wehn give everything a good rinse and witness him wring sense out of the nonsensical.
Watch German Comedy Ambassador Henning Wehn give everything a good rinse and witness him wring sense out of the nonsensical.
Masters Of Comedy Come Mek We Larf promises a night of funtastic entertainment, featuring the Best in Stand-Up Comedy.
Kumar is hailed as one of South East Asia’s most iconic and respected performing artists and a brilliant stand-up comedian.
Kumar is hailed as one of South East Asia’s most iconic and respected performing artists and a brilliant stand-up comedian.
Come and Join Mark Steel at Leicester Square Theatre as he tries to answer that age old question: What The F*** Is Going On?! With over 1.
The dilemma of settling for Mr Average in order to fulfill the dream of being a mother is something that so many women face.
This delightful evening of tall tales proves storytelling isn’t just for kids! Join award-winning storytellers Minnie Wilkinson (The Tell Tales) and Niall Moorjani (Mohan: A Par…
An evening of rock’n’roll music from LIVE band ‘Cabaret Against the Machine’ with performances from internationally acclaimed Burlesque & Cabaret artists.
Janey Godley is ‘still alive, by popular demand’ with a brand-new show for 2023 and can’t wait to be back doing what she does best! Ja…
Janey Godley is ‘still alive, by popular demand’ with a brand-new show for 2023 and can’t wait to be back doing what she does best! Ja…
Phil Wang and Pierre Novellie, award-winning stand ups and podcasters, bring their hit podcast BudPod to the stage for the first time! There will be jingles, correspo…
Welcome to THE DARK ROOM – the world’s only live-action, text-based adventure game.
What’s the only thing proven to change the world? That’s right: issue-led fringe theatre.
Sit down for a game of Mahjong with one of the most feared and powerful women of all time, Ching Shih 鄭石氏.
Zoe Lyons has kept herself busy in the last couple of years by having what can best be described as a monumental midlife crisis.
Zoe Lyons has kept herself busy in the last couple of years by having what can best be described as a monumental midlife crisis.
Ready to get your laugh on? This March, we're bringing you Live at Leicester Square Theatre: a side-splitting lineup of some of the circuit's top comedi…
Don’t miss a night of comedy, cabaret and music to celebrate the launch of Brighton Fringe 2023.
NYC-based comedian Modi brings his unique Jewish blend of observational comedy to London for a night of laughs! Hailed as “The Next Jackie Mason” by the New…
45 minutes of fast paced, action-packed workout madness - audience participation is inevitable, injuries are easily avoidable.
NYC-based comedian Modi brings his unique Jewish blend of observational comedy to London for a night of laughs! Hailed as “The Next Jackie Mason” by the New…
Join Tik Tok’s GK Barry for some absolutely outrageous conversations with some very special guests!
In her solo show Adventure of an Old CxNT or Living my Dream Helen Prior tells a hilarious story of life with the help of her own curated gallery of art masterpieces.
What would you do if you came home one day after a long day and found a dead body on your living room floor? Would you freak out and be scared, perfectly calm, or angry? Steph fi…
blurb: Suitable for budding playwrights who want to meet dramaturgical story wizards Eoghan Carrick, Sarah Baxter, Michelle Read and Pamela McQueen to talk about their p…
Worst Foot Forward is the comedy-trivia podcast all about failure, celebrating the worst things in the world.
Ireland's last hope: Five immigrant comedians.
Charlie is on the wrong end of 35 and her life is shrinking by the day.
You're accepted.
The Scratcher A dramedy about scratch card addiction Loves Me, Loves Me Not DNA test destroys bride's dream wedding.
Lucy and James have avoided the battle to talk about what has happened to them.
it’s not the sea to drink is a one-person-hyper-pop-extended-technique opera, using mistranslated idioms as its verbal matter.
The no-bullshit politics podcast returns to the Leicester Square Theatre for an evening of high quality analysis, low quality jokes, and recrimination and blame allocati…
Theatre interns collect severed horse heads Emily Featherman A play about the inadequacy of plays.
It’s summer and teenage runaways Dakota and Bede are hiding out in an abandoned quarry, buried deep in the belly of England.
‘After defeat, re-enchantment is necessary’, said Lola Olufemi.
Alexandra Haddow isn’t quite sure what she wants yet, but that’s ok, because she’s only 18.
‘After defeat, re-enchantment is necessary’, said Lola Olufemi.
Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year Eric Rushton brings his brand-spanking new hour to the festival.
This show is a work in progress for Hannah’s first solo show.
That’s Not my Name falls into almost every category of art, or none of it: its own individual masterpiece of mess.
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.
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…
The debate surrounding refugees, migrants and asylum seekers has dominated the political scene both internationally and domestically for decades.
Following sold-out runs at the Turbine Theatre, Edinburgh Fringe and the Garrick Theatre, Rob Madge brings their triumphant celebration of the ups and downs of raising a queer chil…
Teen Queen Mary Tudor takes to the mic to rehab her so-called “bloody” image.
Discover Middle Earth as you’ve never seen it before as drag and cabaret superstars put their own unique take on some of the most beloved characters from Tolkein’s epic fantasy fra…
Join award-winning comedian and queen of breakups Rosie Wilby for the launch of the fabulous new paperback edition of her book The Breakup Monologues (Green Tree), which is based o…
Featuring South African artist and theatre maker Jemma Kahn and directed by Lindiwe Matshikiza, We Didn’t Come to Hell for the Croissants is a unique solo performance of seven st…
ROB NEWMAN LIVE ON STAGE Fresh from his BBC Radio 4 series Rob Newman On Air, the award-winning comedian’s new show is a stand-up epic that goes from cave pain…
ROB NEWMAN LIVE ON STAGE Fresh from his BBC Radio 4 series Rob Newman On Air, the award-winning comedian’s new show is a stand-up epic that goes from cave pain…
The Royal Court is a Grade II listed building, a magnificent example of one of the best theatres built in the Art Deco style.
SESSION TIMES: 19.
Hey Duggee: The Live Theatre Show is going to be huge! Betty wants to make costumes, Happy wants to sing, Tag wants to make music, Norrie wants to dance, Roly wants jelly and they …
Hurricane Music Company (HMC) presents Hourricane (Live Debut).
Being dead, the great maestro of late baroque composition has the hope of being raised incorruptible.
George has had a tough week.
It’s that time of year again when, as an Irish community committed and passionate about HIV, we celebrate World AIDS Day with the Irish Aid Annual Professor Michae…
Fresh off their Netflix worldwide debut and a SOLD-OUT Australian tour, SUPERWOG are heading to the UK for the very first time with their Mad Dogs Tour.
FunnyBoyz Liverpool presents the ultimate tribute night with Cher! About this event SESSION TIMES: 19.
AN EVENING OF TERRORTOME WITH GARTH MARENGHI Garth Marenghi, horror literature’s greatest living author, returns from the darkness (figurative darkness -he&rsqu…
Leicester Square Theatre presents Jerry Sadowitz at Hammersmith ApolloJerry Sadowitz returns with his whacky impressions of Greta Thunberg, Frankie Boyle and deep vein t…
50% Polish, 50% Italian, 100% legend.
AboutFACE is delighted to present its 10th annual NEWvember Festival of New Plays! Come and join us for a weekend of rehearsed readings of the most exciting new plays fr…
Harun Musho’d is an Arabic name. Good news is I can’t fly a plane. Bad news is I have a rucksack. If you don’t like that joke, don’t come to this show.
If you have a spare hour, thirty quid, and can travel to London’s West End, I urge you to get a ticket for My Son’s a Queer (but what can you do?).
This punchy, 75 minute production recaptures the passion and the controversy of the famous novel, then globally successful film, and repackages it into an immersive production &nda…
The Bugle, one of the known universe’s longest-running and most successful podcasts, celebrates its 15th anniversary with a series of live performances.
A solo show exploring the formative years of Phil Lynott.
It’s a sunny Sunday morning.
Charlie Berens live at Leicester Square Theatre.
Have you ever sat opposite someone on a bus quietly, both on your phones, and not say a word? Perhaps you glance up for a second and smile at each other.
Whilst productions do as much as they can to immerse audiences in the aesthetic of shows from the start, nothing can compare to the auditory and visual sensation of pastel that kic…
Alice is drowning under misguided medical advice, chirpy Insta-announcements and yet another fucking miscarriage.
On the 100th anniversary of the classic horror film’s original release, Theatre Non Grata are bringing Nosferatu both to the stage and back from the dead.
15 year-old Reece is roughly accosted by the police outside M&S.
A brand new show from the award-winning Belfast comedian.
Drew Lynch captured the hearts of America with his Golden Buzzer performance on Season 10 of America’s Got Talent, where he finished in second place.
Boris who? Join the panelists from Britain’s premier rage-driven politics podcast to “welcome” our new Prime Minister – whomever he or she turns …
Experience a unique night of laughter from Ireland’s favourite internet comedians Michael Fry and Killian Sundermann, bringing their jokes, sketches and tunes live…
Skin is strange and wonderful.
The Retrophones are a full-on funk band with horn section, playing the 1970s dance classics! They have been funking out the Edinburgh music scene for over 10 years and are regulars…
What would you do if you came home one day after a long day and found a dead body on your living room floor? Would you freak out and be scared, perfectly calm, or angry? Steph fin…
What would you do if you came home one day after a long day and found a dead body on your living room floor? Would you freak out and be scared, perfectly calm, or angry? Steph fin…
The Trashfuture crew of Riley, Milo, Hussein, Nate and Alice are back at the Fringe and ready to dissect all of the absolute worst aspects of the age we live in, from nonsense star…
Breathtaking projections of animation by YeastCulture steal this show and a set which is largely conveyed by lighting.
Two Truth and a Lie.
Charity spectacular! Watch as an all-star line-up of comedians backstab, manipulate and fight for survival in cult game show Werewolf: Live.
The latest surrealist caper from Michael Brunström, award-winning comedian and creator of The Human Loire, The Hay Wain Reloaded, Parsley and The Great Fire of London.
Join Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Mat Ewins (Harry Hill’s Clubnite, Live from the BBC) and double Edinburgh Comedy Award winner John Kearns (8 Out of 10 Cats, Guessable) as the…
Theodora van der Beek’s Arts Council funded film telling the darkly comedic tale of a YouTuber princess trapped in a tower in a world of only pink.
A concert of new music for solo piano.
Self-described musical genius James Love and his sequin-clad showgirl wife Stephanie have been married for 12 years.
The comedy fundraiser extravaganza is back! Following a sell-out, all-star line-up in 2019, join us for a night of laughter to show your support for our planet.
A split hour of stand-up comedy from Isaac Kean and Andy Bucks, Cambridge Footlights members and Chortle Student Comedy Award finalists.
When her grandmother dies, Cece spirals into a quarter-life crisis.
It has been a period of upheaval and uncertainty with COVID and the political situation.
Come! Welcome to the inaugural Book Festival Fringe.
A new comedy with a backstage pass to the magic and mayhem of music performance.
‘Stand-out dance of the summer’ (Guardian on 201’s Skin).
Scotland’s music industry social night, Born To Be Wide, presents a celebration of Edinburgh’s scene, past and present.
The riveting play I Shall Not Be Moved is by emerging young playwright Isaiah Reaves.
Come watch the live show of the hit comedy podcast The Year Is where every episode Red and Bobby go back to a year in history and talk about the weirdest and strangest events from …
Faye Treacy’s highly anticipated new show (Musical Comedy Awards Best Newcomer, as featured on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Three).
Odd couple Mark Watson (you know, from Taskmaster, and ‘an unstoppably funny superhero’ according to The Times) and Michael Chakraverty (you know, from Bake Off, and a ‘brilliant b…
Join the creator of The Room Next Door in this final run at the Edinburgh Fringe after a successful sell-out tour as he talks about making comedy under the radar and the dangers of…
Rozarina Larsen present, Asian Persuasion: A stand up solo by Rozarina on mistaken identity, managing expectations, surviving clichés and trying to fit in as an Asian living in Sc…
You are formally and informally invited to this is not a party.
Returning after three consecutive sold-out Edinburgh Fringes, The M8s is a sophisticated blend of live and performance art fusing elements of the gig-theatre medium with the theme …
A party.
Rozarina Larsen present, Asian Persuasion: A stand up solo by Rozarina on mistaken identity, managing expectations, surviving clichés and trying to fit in as an Asian living in Sc…
Rozarina Larsen present, Asian Persuasion: A stand up solo by Rozarina on mistaken identity, managing expectations, surviving clichés and trying to fit in as an Asian living in Sc…
Writers and comedians Stevie Martin (Breeders, Late Night Mash) and Tessa Coates (Feel Good, Starstruck) co-host their smash-hit podcast Nobody Panic live.
Charlotte Palmer turned 50.
Troubled? Weak? Feel like a fraud? Good.
Felipe Schrieberg and Paul Archibald return to the Fringe this year in an act that delivers a whisky-soaked night of tremolo and bass that walks through the annals of blues classic…
For the show’s UK premiere, join Desmond Channing in the Seventh Circle - hell’s most squalid cabaret club - as he recounts the grisly events that led him there.
As the unending expanse of the pandemic stretched out before him, Adam Evans set out to achieve one thing: receive crisps to taste, for free, from crisp manufacturers.
Malcolm is a resident of Morningside, Edinburgh’s douce suburb.
As the unending expanse of the pandemic stretched out before him, Adam Evans set out to achieve one thing: receive crisps to taste, for free, from crisp manufacturers.
Come and hear an EdFringe podcast recorded live and listen to the backstage chat and meet the Edinburgh legend/veteran/star.
Following her first US tour and millions of views over lockdown for her blunt takes on dating and being a child-free badass, this award-winning stand-up is back with a sex-positive…
Full of laughter and tears, this is poetry as entertainment.
Damnation has never been so fun in Joe McNeice’s adaptation of Diva: Live from Hell.
An exclusive event for members of the Edinburgh International Festival.
Mark Borkowski is the doyen of the world’s most controversial artform: the publicity stunt.
Comedians Rachel Fairburn and Kiri Pritchard-McLean bring their smash-hit true crime podcast, All Killa no Filla, to the Edinburgh Fringe.
If all the best people are in all the best jobs, why is Britain such a f*cking bin fire? Orwell prize-winning author, BAFTA nominated broadcaster and celebrated hip-hop artist Darr…
He’s the man who put the foot into football.
A performance of thrilling extremes: lots of performers, lots of singing and lots of dancing.
There is a long way from the love story between Prince Siegfried and the swan princess Odette in Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, to the real-life marriage between Tchaikovsky and his bele…
A performance of thrilling extremes: lots of performers, lots of singing, lots of dancing.
He’s the man who put the foot into football.
When her grandmother dies, Cece spirals into a quarter-life crisis.
Darkly comedic one-woman show about our natural inclination to go with the flow.
A Choose Your Own Adventure comedy show! Mary Flanigan makes the jokes, you make the choices.
A show that provides a jellicle discussion about the jellicle aspects of the jellicle cats in CATS and how you can apply them to your life in order to make it truly jellicle.
‘It’s a man’s world’ they say, looking at Earth.
Dr Reverend Jimmy Goodlove, the 1980s-styled American televangelist, preaches and teaches! Life’s answers are found in the lyrics of Grammy Award-winning album Faith by George Mich…
2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe sell-out! Rocket into space or face the haunted mansion? Say ‘I do!’ or murder the best man? Save the world or end it? In Choose Your Own, you decide…
Immrama: Columba’s Journey, Your Story.
Scotland’s premier tour guide and famously upbeat man Craig welcomes you to his home town for a one-off tour of Edinburgh in all its deadpan glory.
For one night only, Comic Relief Live! is back.
Award-winning LBC radio presenter and For the Many podcast host brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with these in-depth interviews featurin…
Divine Dance presents John the Baptist and the Bees.
Join LBC legend Iain Dale and partner in crime, former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith for one of five unique live versions of their smash-hit political podcast.
Join LBC legend Iain Dale and his partner in crime, former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith for one of five unique live versions of their smash-hit political podcast For The Many.
Award-winning LBC radio presenter and For the Many podcast host brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with these in-depth interviews featurin…
Rwandan writer and activist Kiki Katese takes to the stage with her all-female drumming group to share the powerful stories of those affected by the Rwandan genocide, in a performa…
Swiss artist James Thierrée returns to the International Festival with an unmissable spectacle from his physical theatre company.
Works by Anton Chekhov, translated and adapted by Michael Frayn.
The Great Resignation? We call it The Great Escape! Join hilarious Brits abroad Jess Bauldry and Sharon VS to hear how they broke out from the 9 to 5 and their musings on the meani…
Interminable, intellectually pretentious and self-indulgent, former circus performer James Thiérrée’s Room produced by his own Swiss Compagnie du Hanneton, is presented as phys…
An exclusive event for members of the Edinburgh International Festival.
Pioneering theatre company Solar Bear presents a rude, riotous celebration of Scottish deaf talent.
Join LBC legend Iain Dale and his partner in crime, former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith for one of five unique live versions of their smash-hit political podcast For The Many.
High octane R’n’B performed in the raucous atmosphere of Edinburgh’s world-famous Jazz Bar.
Jerry Sadowitz returns with his whacky impressions of Greta Thunberg, Frankie Boyle and deep vein thrombosis.
Award-winning LBC radio presenter brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with these in-depth interviews.
Award-winning LBC radio presenter brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with these in-depth interviews.
Bye bye Gatsby! It’s 1933 and Ali is throwing a party with her pals.
A smorgasbord of Frank Zappa classics hand-delivered by those finest purveyors of conceptual continuity, Pygmy Twylyte! Expect pickles, poodles, dental floss, muffins, snowballs an…
Join LBC legend Iain Dale and his partner in crime, former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith for one of five unique live versions of their smash-hit political podcast For The Many.
Lockdown phenomenon Gigless goes live! New material from your favourite comedians, as always, presided over by Catherine Bohart, Helen Bauer and Andrew White.
We think we know this story.
The most high-brow show about blow jobs you’ll ever see.
Welcome to Gämez TV, where shows are made up on the spot using suggestions from the audience — you! We improvise TV pilots to create never-before-seen TV, from game shows, roma…
Lockdown phenomenon Gigless goes live! New material from your favourite comedians, as always, presided over by Catherine Bohart, Helen Bauer and Andrew White.
Welcome to Gämez TV, where shows are made up on the spot using suggestions from the audience — you! We improvise TV pilots to create never-before-seen TV, from game shows, roma…
Join LBC legend Iain Dale and his partner in crime, former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith for one of five unique live versions of their smash-hit political podcast For The Many.
A DJ, a raver and a professor of food policy come together in a performance space to explore the biggest political issues of our time.
THE TWIRLYWOOS ARE BACK FOR A GREAT BIG ADVENTURE! Join Great BigHoo, Toodloo, Chickedy, Chick and their friends as they discover the wonderful world around us! Exp…
Award-winning LBC radio presenter and For the Many podcast host brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with these in-depth interviews featurin…
Award-winning LBC presenter brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with an in-depth interview featuring audience questions.
Award-winning LBC radio presenter and For the Many podcast host brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with these in-depth interviews featurin…
Since we were formed in 1983, we’ve believed in doing things differently.
An exclusive event for members of the Edinburgh International Festival.
Award-winning LBC radio presenter and For the Many podcast host brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with these in-depth interviews featurin…
Award-winning LBC radio presenter and For the Many podcast host brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with these in-depth interviews featurin…
Presented by the Barsanti Ensemble and the University of Edinburgh Musical Instrument Collection, this concert highlights a manuscript collection of music in Edinburgh University L…
Award-winning LBC radio presenter and For the Many podcast host brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with these in-depth interviews featurin…
Award-winning LBC radio presenter and For the Many podcast host brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with these in-depth interviews featurin…
There will be cake.
Award-winning LBC radio presenter and For the Many podcast host brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with these in-depth interviews featurin…
Work in progress - a debut solo comedy show.
Think you’re the only one who’s making it up as you go along? You’re not.
Fade In: Heidi sits at her desk writing the blurb for this show.
Ali Brice is embracing life after almost losing it.
Work in progress - a debut solo comedy show.
Join us for an afternoon of free jazz every Saturday and Sunday during the Fringe at The Grand Cafe.
Work in progress - a debut solo comedy show.
The award-winning comedian returns with his 15th solo show.
Bold, glamorous and sassy, your festival favourites are back with their most sensational show yet! A must-see new production for 2022 with plenty of fun-filled comedy and outrageou…
Triggernometry, the hit political and cultural podcast and YouTube phenomenon is in town for two nights only.
Join us for free music every Saturday night during the Fringe at Southpour with great acoustic artists playing great pop covers.
Award-winning LBC radio presenter and For the Many podcast host brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with these in-depth interviews featurin…
Once upon a time, there was a young girl – not a princess or a pretty girl waiting to be one.
Rory wants to pop the question.
Andrew O’Neill, non-binary whirlwind and star of BBC Radio 4’s Damned Andrew brings back the best show they’ve ever done.
Harun Musho’d is an Arabic name.
Faye Treacy’s highly anticipated new show (Musical Comedy Awards Best Newcomer, as featured on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Three).
Visit our medieval torture exhibition to see instruments from the Nuremberg and Bamberg Castles in Germany.
Hey bestie.
Join us for a huge selection of free music every Friday and Saturday night during the Fringe at The Golf Tavern with different rock/pop cover bands with a great selection of music …
The world’s changed, Michaels confused and snowflake is a cold dessert? Is it just me? Let’s find out together.
Enjoying a guided flavour-forward experience, you will learn how our whisky and spirits are made, and about both the traditions and innovative new methods in craft distilling emplo…
Pianodrome Live is back – each night of the Fringe we showcase local and international acts, sharing uniquely intimate performances with you in our bespoke, in-the-round amphithe…
A guided walking tour visiting the sites and haunts of Edinburgh’s literary legends: Robert Burns, Walter Scott, RL Stevenson, Conan Doyle, JK Rowling, McCall Smith and others, wit…
After years of patching up a rapidly deteriorating airport on an island lost in a Foie Gras scandal, Lick is staring down the propeller of a cargo plane.
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.
After observing young children in parks, streets and squares, five diverse and talented performers identically reproduce the natural movements generated by the pure, intense and de…
Turning what we know about morality on its head, Gabrielle James and Joshua Newman’s Living With Sin is an interesting twist on the traditionally 'evil' seven deadly sins…
One of 18 worldwide ‘Best of’ shows selected to participate in the Fringe Encore series, Off-Broadway, at the historic Soho Playhouse in New York City in 2019.
The smash-hit show returns, with top TV comedians – aka the Gladi-Haters – improvising rants on topics suggested by the audience.
Join us for free music every Friday night during the Fringe at The Granary with our house musician playing great acoustic pop covers.
Join us on these free guided tours of the musical treasures on display at St Cecilia’s Hall, Scotland’s oldest concert hall and home to the University of Edinburgh’s Musical …
This solo performance with award-winning dancer Mikolaj Karczewski is based on personal material, made in collaboration with the obstruction master Palle Granhøj.
Fast-paced, bold and hilarious.
Burials have been taking place in Greyfriars Kirkyard since the mid-16th century, situated at the southern edge of the Old Town.
A guided walking tour that will take you to Greyfriars Graveyard, home of the famous Greyfriars Bobby and the final resting place for many of Edinburgh’s most notorious characters.
It’s the 10th bi-annual meeting of the Michael Ball Appreciation Society and Alex, their founder, has a special surprise to mark the occasion.
Hear tales of how the poor and unfortunate lived in these former slums, explore the dimly lit vaults once the haunt of criminals, body-snatchers and witches alike! Each vault tells…
LOBN are an eight-piece soul and rhythm’n’blues band featuring horns, harmonies and the Hammond organ, performing a selection of original songs plus classics from our favourite son…
It’s the 10th bi-annual meeting of the Michael Ball Appreciation Society and Alex, their founder, has a special surprise to mark the occasion.
Originally written for online festivals in 2021 and now recreated by an all-Scottish cast and crew for live performance, American writer/producer Deena MP Ronayne’s award-winning…
Come join the brilliant Boogie Shoes Silent Disco Walking Party as they return to their Scottish roots for an immersive dance-walk through the historic streets of Edinburgh.
Discover the best of Scottish artisanal produce: fantastic Scottish cheeses, single malt whisky, smoked salmon, an Edinburgh gin liqueur cocktail, meat or veggie haggis and a surpr…
Eve always knew she belonged in the stars, but those on Earth keep bringing her down.
Odds are you’ve seen one of Kinne’s many viral videos from his sketch comedy TV show, Kinne Tonight.
It’s the 10th bi-annual meeting of the Michael Ball Appreciation Society and Alex, their founder, has a special surprise to mark the occasion.
In 2020, Fuji-Q Highland amusement park in Japan reopened, asking patrons on the rollercoasters to Scream Inside Your Heart.
Eve always knew she belonged in the stars, but those on Earth keep bringing her down.
Award-winning Red Bus Bistro and acclaimed comedian Raymond Mearns have teamed up for the duration of the Fringe to offer a unique comedy tour experience travelling round the wonde…
Cross over into a whole new plane of performance.
In 2020, Fuji-Q Highland amusement park in Japan reopened, asking patrons on the rollercoasters to Scream Inside Your Heart.
Hear tales of how the poor and unfortunate lived in these former slums.
Join police sergeant-turned-comedian Alfie Moore ahead of recording Series 7 of his hit BBC Radio 4 comedy ‘It’s a Fair Cop’.
Your Aunt Fanny are an all-womxn theatre company from the North East of England.
Gary G Knightley (the “Twat out of Hell”) returns with a new passion: quizzing.
Improvised Harry Potter parody from Chortle Award-winning Jericho Comedy.
Watch the German Comedy Ambassador give everything a good rinse and witness him wring sense out of the nonsensical.
The cult hit stand-up panel show where the audience can join the fun without being picked on! Enjoy three top stand-ups answering the daft questions that have been picked using our…
Guilty or innocent? You decide.
When Rob was 12, they attempted a full-blown Disney parade in their house for their grandma.
Following last year’s sell-out run, the return of the extraordinarily original and marvellously funny comedy about about Israel, Palestine and the Jews.
She’s back, the 6’5” towering Scottish drag legend Nancy Clench, returns to the Edinburgh Fringe.
Come See.
There is a robot in trouble and it needs your help! The stunning visual effects and immersive interactive technology mean kids aged 5 to 95 will be enthralled in this thrilling, ed…
Acclaimed immersive adaptation of Irvine Welsh’s classic, staged in a bespoke venue unique to the show.
With not a zombie in sight, we are taken into a sanctuary of “normality” while the outside world rots.
You are blindfolded.
Game changer of an act Sam Serrano showcases their trademark self-deprecating and dark style in their debut show, Make Me Your Queen.
Unapologetically Indian, irreverently American.
Come Sit on the Couch With Me: is this a therapy couch or a casting couch, and is there a difference? The show is a cocktail of a comical – but true – look at communication in …
For the fraction of the cost of a fixed penalty notice, pose your question to our fearless leader at this chat-show-cum-Question-Time-cum-work-event (wine/cheese/cake/wallpaper ava…
Fab-u-lous! A new high-energy physical comedy about a lonely old man and a homeless dog who become friends and enter the world of ballroom dancing.
Title says it all! (Evil laugh).
NHS junior doctor, comedian and now author (oooooh, check him) Ed Patrick returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with the makings of a new show.
Musical comedian and viral internet songboy, Anesti Danelis, presents a comedy concert inspired by all of those stupid self-help books.
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…
Two internationally touring Canadian comedians, Andrew Packer and Jacob Balshin, perform a blend of stand-up and musical comedy with an emphasis on improvised crowd interaction.
You can spend too much time in the bath and end up media managing your own death, actually.
Finally, something Netflix can’t match! Darkest Thoughts offers you the audience a chance to get immediate comedy based on any topic you can think of.
Following her first US tour and millions of views over lockdown for her blunt takes on dating and being a child-free badass, this award-winning stand-up is back with a sex-positive…
You can (and should) get a comedian out of Russia, but can you get Russia out of a comedian? Oleg Denisov, a critically acclaimed satirical stand-up and philosopher by training, go…
Winner of Underbelly, New Diorama and Methuen Drama’s hit-making Untapped Award 2022.
Join us for a huge selection of free music every night of the Fringe at Biddy’s with different rock/folk cover bands and a big selection of music right through the festival.
‘The best late-night show on the Fringe’ (Scotsman) returns in all its glory, featuring a stellar line-up of the very best acts from across the festival every night.
What sort of a prick is living their best life? Richard Branson? Elon Musk? The Dalai Lama? Yes, the Dalai Lama is a prick – all will be explained in the show.
A tenth year at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe! An hour of sharp gags, quick wit and high energy hijinks from three of the comedy circuit’s funniest performers.
‘Absolutely cracking… Great material with fantastic execution’ (The Stand).
Under Covid, every day is like Groundhog Day.
Do you ever lay down to sleep only to be visited by the dread of embarrassing memories and intrusive thoughts? This show is for you! Award-winning Irish comedian and star of mega-p…
Rachel and Colin muse over their different realities of parenthood: the highs, lows, irritations and chaos.
Sex.
Join Paul Mccaffrey and Seann Walsh for a live version of The UK’s Top 10 Comedy Podcast. Comedy’s two angriest friends just got angrier.
The Alternative Book Club presents an unconventional comedy show about books where there is absolutely no required reading.
Forget everything you may know about Bloody Mary; the cocktail, the game, the queen who burned Protestants at the stake.
After two sell-out Fringes, Tessa Coates is beside herself with excitement to be back with a brand-new show.
Gloria is not a gorilla, but she is stuck in the zoo’s gorilla enclosure.
This is not a nice Fringe for comedy.
Fifteen-year-old Reece is roughly accosted by the police outside M&S.
Many of us can relate to the concept of families not talking about things – but Helen Wood (The Usherettes, The National Trust Fan Club, The OS Map Fan Club) shows us the extre…
Introducing Canadian comedian Michelle Shaughnessy who debuts at the Fringe this year.
Join us for free live music every Wednesday to Sunday during the Fringe at Ghillie Dhu with different indie and rock/pop artists with a great selection of music.
Highly anticipated debut hour from comedian and junior doctor.
Come and celebrate the start of this year’s Free Festival! See samples of all the top shows from this years Free Fest, the night before it begins – and party with the performers,…
‘Watching audiences tackle the challenge and fail is one of the funniest sights around, don’t miss it’ (Daily Telegraph).
50% Polish, 50% Italian, 100% legend.
Clara Darcy is fit! She’s also (almost) carefree, (kind of) happily single and joyously dancing through life but, little does she know, her world is about to be turned upside down …
The unachievable expectations of African Jesus! The unholy shame of premarital cohabitation! The unwavering healthcare professionals who dare to oppose the will of God! Edinburgh C…
When 30 years of family silence is broken, Helen begins a quest to discover the hidden story behind her brother’s suicide.
Explosive, gag-packed comedy from Leicester Comedy Festival Award nominees returning to the Fringe following their acclaimed 2021 run.
When 30 years of family silence is broken, Helen begins a quest to discover the hidden story behind her brother’s suicide.
Jack Docherty, BAFTA award-winning star of Scot Squad and Absolutely, returns to the festival with a tender, playful, darkly comic tale, where he grapples with lost youth, love, fa…
All aboard The Cambridge Footlights International Tour Show 2022: Are We There Yet? Buckle up as we hit the road for a tour of life itself, visiting more sketch-shaped destinations…
In 2002, whilst researching a comedy, triple-Fringe First winner Henry Naylor and two-time Scottish Press Photographer of the Year Sam Maynard, went to the Afghan war zone.
As the crescendo of complaints and controversy was rising over the comedy circuit I was persuaded to abandon the safe confines of the theatre category and go in at the deep end, so…
A powerful production telling the remarkable story of the short life and lost work of Kerala writer PM John, shortly before India’s independence from British rule.
You and your family are stuck inside a live-action video game! How will you escape?! Will you: A) Find light switch? B) Go north? C) Explode in a shower of stinking guts? An intera…
Assembly’s Gala celebrates the opening of our 2022 programme of over 200 shows.
Combining history, humour and horror, this walking tour culminates inside the Covenanter’s Prison – a locked section of a 16th-century walled cemetery.
The biggest-titted Edinburgh Best Show nominees return in their darkest-ever adventure.
Every night at 11:20pm this Fringe, we bring you the very best in live podcasts, stand-up specials, cabaret and clowning, compilation shows and much more.
It’s getting late.
A fascinating insight into Edinburgh’s past, hear incredible stories of royalty, writers, sieges, battles and plagues.
This Is Not A Theatre Company is pleased to present its live, site-specific, participatory, multi-sensory Play in Your Bathtub 2.
There’s a world just like our own, but there isn’t a word for sand.
This Is Not A Theatre Company is pleased to present its live, site-specific, participatory, multi-sensory Play in Your Bathtub 2.
This Is Not A Theatre Company is pleased to present its live, site-specific, participatory, multi-sensory Play in Your Bathtub 2.
Join us at the multi award-winning Whiski bar and restaurant for a vibrant foot-stomping good time as we showcase many traditional Scottish music bands at the Whiski bar during Aug…
The show that brings the history of the club to life using the songs from the terraces is back to celebrate the lifting of number six in Madrid.
‘An x-rated musical-comedy TED talk about the end of human civilisation’.
Blending dark comedy with the surreal, Experiment Human tells the story of Monkion, a non-human creature, curious to understand the world outside their laboratory in the attic.
Based on the much-loved book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.
We Need To Talk: A Jazz Cabaret is a show produced, directed and performed by Jas Nisic and accompanied by Dave Cavendish.
Harun Musho’d is an Arabic name. Good news is I can’t drive. Bad news is I have a rucksack. If you don’t like that joke, don’t come to this show.
A rip-roaring ride through the plagues of history! From swarms of locusts to vine-destroying bugs, from the Black Death to Covid.
Monday, June 27th 7:30pm Under Your Nose + Q&ATrailer: https://www.
Comedian Jacqueline Novak’s GET ON YOUR KNEES is the most high-brow show about blow jobs you’ll ever see.
Harun Musho’d is an Arabic name. Good news is I can’t drive. Bad news is I have a rucksack. If you don’t like that joke, don’t come to this show.
A slippery new thriller in which nothing is as it seems and nobody is who they are.
As Lemons, artists Ole Hagen and Hannah Jowett perform material based on Ole’s 2021 poetry collection, Lemon In Orbit (Pindrop Press).
As Lemons, artists Ole Hagen and Hannah Jowett perform material based on Ole’s 2021 poetry collection, Lemon In Orbit (Pindrop Press).
It is possible to spend *too much* time in the bath and end up managing the media relations around your own eventual death, actually? Esyllt has provided tour support to Elis Jame…
Work in progress - a debut solo show.
It is possible to spend *too much* time in the bath and end up managing the media relations around your own eventual death, actually? Esyllt has provided tour support to Elis Jame…
Work in progress - a debut solo show.
Our Jubilee Bank Holiday Friday special! For the first time live on stage in Vauxhall in too many years, Eagle London is proud to present LIVE on stage, the one and only David Dale…
Touring productions of West End musicals can often feel like a poor shadow of their original run as they usually require considerable downscaling to easily fit into a multitude of …
Screaming Alley debuts Brighton Festival in an effort to prove that romance ain’t dead (and nor is panto season!) gis a kiss.
Screaming Alley debuts Brighton Festival in an effort to prove that romance ain’t dead (and nor is panto season!) gis a kiss.
Join us for the return of our popular Poetry Room at the fabulous Ironworks Studios for an evening of poetry, music and conversation.
Howard and Geoffrey are local police officers who don’t know how to office.
Howard and Geoffrey are local police officers who don’t know how to office.
Daniel Craig has abandoned the James Bond franchise.
Welcome to Gämez TV, where shows are made up on the spot using suggestions from the audience — you! We improvise TV pilots to create never-before-seen TV, from game shows, roma…
Daniel Craig has abandoned the James Bond franchise.
Welcome to Gämez TV, where shows are made up on the spot using suggestions from the audience — you! We improvise TV pilots to create never-before-seen TV, from game shows, roma…
Get set for another hot performance by the legendary Brighton-based nine-piece.
Get set for another hot performance by the legendary Brighton-based nine-piece.
Maggy is a priest, author and broadcaster as well as a comedian - she has a unique and informed perspective on life.
Maggy is a priest, author and broadcaster as well as a comedian - she has a unique and informed perspective on life.
Fab-u-lous! A new high-energy physical comedy about a lonely old man and a homeless dog who become friends and enter the world of ballroom dancing.
Fab-u-lous! A new high-energy physical comedy about a lonely old man and a homeless dog who become friends and enter the world of ballroom dancing.
2021 was the year of the Great Resignation, or as we call it the Great Escape.
2021 was the year of the Great Resignation, or as we call it the Great Escape.
The Paramedics was inspired by an innovative idea by director James Burgess, who was a paramedic until five years ago.
The new digital comedy series taking social media by storm is venturing into the live show domain! This won’t be one to miss as we get to hear from Tiff and Chris, the Paramedics…
Two men who’ve been at the heart of the political world - former Downing Street Director of Communications and Strategy Alastair Campbell and cabinet minister Rory…
Through an administrative error, Gloria has ended up in the gorilla enclosure of a zoo.
Join Vash for an hour of standup comedy and misinformation.
Join Vash for an hour of standup comedy and misinformation.
Award-winning sweet baby angel and notorious exhibitionist BERT ALERT has been having some fuNNy f33linGs about their gender so rather than fork out for therapy they’re gonna hos…
Award-winning sweet baby angel and notorious exhibitionist BERT ALERT has been having some fuNNy f33linGs about their gender so rather than fork out for therapy they’re gonna hos…
They were the definition of cool during their Fifties and Sixties Vegas heyday – Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jnr.
Leicester Comedy shortlisted podcast bought to life.
Leicester Comedy shortlisted podcast bought to life.
Faye Treacy doesn’t mean to blow her own trumpet, but she managed to overcome every expectation of her to become the coolest international musician in world history.
Faye Treacy doesn’t mean to blow her own trumpet, but she managed to overcome every expectation of her to become the coolest international musician in world history.
Mr Bongo is a British, Brighton based independent record label, independent film and publishing company specialising in world music and art house/world cinema.
Ida Barr is a former star of the British Music Hall.
Enter Frankie Foxstone: whip-smart, diva property tiger and financial guru.
Enter Frankie Foxstone: whip-smart, diva property tiger and financial guru.
Mr Bongo is a British, Brighton based independent record label, independent film and publishing company specialising in world music and art house/world cinema.
As seen on ‘Mock The Week’ (BBC Two), ‘The Stand-Up Sketch Show’ (ITV), ‘Jonathan Ross’ Comedy Club’ (ITV) and more, Michael Odewale is taking the comedy world by storm.
As seen on ‘Mock The Week’ (BBC Two), ‘The Stand-Up Sketch Show’ (ITV), ‘Jonathan Ross’ Comedy Club’ (ITV) and more, Michael Odewale is taking the comedy world by storm.
Join George Elek and Ali Maxwell from Not The Top 20 Podcast for a night celebrating the 2021/22 EFL season.
Enjoy the digitally remastered hit film like never before on a full-size cinema screen, with a live band and singers performing the film’s iconic songs.
Ania Live with special guests Rapscallion is going to be one of those great live music nights full of sparkle and contrasts.
Ania Live with special guests Sy Richards and Rapscallion is going to be one of those great live music nights full of sparkle and contrasts.
Heather Alexander lit up the stage as she portrayed one of the most fearless female writers in history - Virginia Woolf.
It’s the tenth bi-annual meeting of the Michael Ball Appreciation Society and Alex, their founder, has a special surprise to mark the occasion.
KingFast is a Jamaican born and Belfast raised solo artist whose soulful vocals have been gathering traction around the UK.
KingFast is a Jamaican born and Belfast raised solo artist whose soulful vocals have been gathering traction around the UK.
Scared of commitment? Drink too much coffee? Own an NFT? Audience problems become a unique and oddly uplifting musical on the spot.
Leamprov, the premier Improvised Comedy troupe in Leamington Spa brings you ‘The Elephant in the Room’; a quick-fire improvised sketch show in the style of ‘Who’s Line is it Anyway…
The annual Fringe performance by one of the most exciting live bands in the South - this eight-piece soul and funk band, now in its fourteenth year, just keeps getting better.
The annual Fringe performance by one of the most exciting live bands in the South - this eight-piece soul and funk band, now in its fourteenth year, just keeps getting better.
We are Ania and we are having a bit of a launch party.
Join Drag Race UK Season 2 and cabaret legend Joe Black, as he returns to Brighton Fringe for an evening of musical mischief, vaudevillian villainy and cabaret chaos in the decaden…
After a sell out Camden Fringe and successful sell-out shows across London, Clean Slate Comedy Standup Nights are coming to the Brighton Fringe - featuring competition winners and …
After a sell out Camden Fringe and successful sell-out shows across London, Clean Slate Comedy Standup Nights are coming to the Brighton Fringe - featuring competition winners and …
Is this a therapy couch or a casting couch and is there a difference? The show is a cocktail of a comical but true look at communication in the western world today, with a good do…
Is this a therapy couch or a casting couch and is there a difference? The show is a cocktail of a comical but true look at communication in the western world today, with a good do…
Who built this town?! Who won your freedoms?! Walk in their footsteps and find out! Brighton & Hove has always been a city of radicals, free-thinkers and libertarians – but also …
A Life in Progress Show - Not Done Yet! After thirty years of listening to others, one day Stewart listened to himself and left his job - Now he wants you to listen to him.
Join us for an accessible storytelling for all children at the Fringe Family Picnic in Pavilion Gardens.
Enjoy a warm welcome to Brighton’s ancient Mother church and hear and see some of the 1000 year history of this beautiful building, including among other treasures the ancient and …
“Back by popular demand”.
Who built this town?! Who won your freedoms?! Walk in their footsteps and find out! Brighton & Hove has always been a city of radicals, free-thinkers and libertarians – but also …
Living Paintings are a publisher and library like no other.
Come and discover the locations, inspirations and drama behind Graham Greene’s iconic tale of gangland murder, doomed romance and Catholicism.
Come and discover the locations, inspirations and drama behind Graham Greene’s iconic tale of gangland murder, doomed romance and Catholicism.
Are you ready to party? Are you ready to get out of your comfort zone, wear the best fancy dress and have the time of your life? Then join us for our Brighton Dance Extravaganza, w…
Eleanor Conway is a woman on a mission.
This Is Not A Theatre Company is pleased to present its live, site-specific, participatory, multi-sensory Play in Your Bathtub 2.
The Victorian era’s toy theatre movement collides with digital theatre in this live performance video capture of Peter Michael Marino’s internationally-acclaimed, epic, table-top…
The Victorian era’s toy theatre movement collides with digital theatre in this live performance video capture of Peter Michael Marino’s internationally-acclaimed, epic, table-top…
The Lady Boys of Bangkok are back at the Brighton Fringe Festival with their most sensational show yet, SUMMER OF FUN! Let’s make Brighton Fringe a “Summer of Fun” with 16 of t…
The Museum of Secrets has been robbed! Join a mysterious secret agent to help investigate the murder of Mr.
The Museum of Secrets has been robbed! Join a mysterious secret agent to help investigate the murder of Mr.
This Is Not A Theatre Company is pleased to present its live, site-specific, participatory, multi-sensory Play in Your Bathtub 2.
This is not your ordinary tour: dress up (preferably) and join us for an hour of fun, laughter, and craziness.
The Lady Boys of Bangkok are back at the Brighton Fringe Festival with their most sensational show yet, SUMMER OF FUN! Let’s make Brighton Fringe a “Summer of Fun” with 16 of t…
Based in Brighton, Bowiesque are one of the UK’s leading David Bowie tribute acts.
Based in Brighton, Bowiesque are one of the UK’s leading David Bowie tribute acts.
The Clifton Hill and Montpelier area is a charming, inner-city architectural gem that is the essence of Brighton style.
London Road is an area rapidly regenerating after years of inner city decline.
I Couldn’t Do Your Job is a poignant, captivating and timely verbatim play which shows an honest insight into the people behind the uniforms.
An impactful floating installation of a house in Ramallah, known, loved and photographed for 35 years.
MUTYA BUENA - LIVE AT THE RVTPLUS STAY ON FREE FOR OUR FRIDAY NIGHT CLUB PARTYThe brilliant Mutya Buena of the Sugababes makes a welcome return to The Royal Vauxhall Tavern followi…
Simon David invites YOU to the live recording of his horrible DEBUT ALBUM From tender ballads (Daddy I Wanna Dance & Shitting On A Dick) to crowd favourites (Straggot, Why…
Tremble in terror at the Tower! Sizzle at the Savoy! Give Cleopatra the needle! Be washed away at Westminster! Lose yourself in Lambeth! Get gobsmacked by the Globe! Hold onto your…
Things Fell Apart Strange Tales from the Culture Wars Jon Ronson LIVE Things Fell Apart is the live version of Jon’s hit BBC Radio 4 podcast.
Widely regarded as one of the hottest comedy nights among the Arab community and beyond, Arabs are not funny! sees comedians with roots in the Arab world showcasing their talents a…
Basically.
Herman’s Hermits, one of the biggest selling bands of the 60’s, not just in the UK, but around the World.
Live/Wire is The AC/DC Show.
Prior to the release of his new album 'It's OK, I'm still laughing!', the German singer, songwriter and troubadour Martin Praetorius will make his lo…
Viral sensation Gary Powndland (Pronounced liked the shop, but not spelt the same) is the back in London with an all new live show for 2022!In this new show he’ll …
Viral sensation Gary Powndland (Pronounced liked the shop, but not spelt the same) is the back in London with an all new live show for 2022!In this new show he’ll be joined by T…
Has he gone yet…? As the Government teeters on its foundations and the council dog warden comes for Boris “Big Dog, Honest” Johnson, the cult politica…
Have you always wanted to go to a presentation about ADHD that veers off into the wacky and wonderful world of Neuroscience, Julie Andrews, Cher and Dolly Parton? Well n…
Find out more about marketing your Brighton Fringe event from the Brighton Fringe marketing team.
Live from the Landor presents a night of top notch comedians giving some new material an outing.
“The Honourable” Tom Houghton has announced his first ever UK tour, the comedian and Tik Tok star will be fresh from supporting Milton Jones when he starts on his own string of…
Dystopian, Futuristic, Sci-fi play exploring YOU boundariesI AM NOT A ROBOT is an exciting original piece of ensemble theatre written by Mary E.
International stand-up comedian Nigel Ng takes to the road with his latest live comedy tour.
Full Disclosure With James O’Brien: Live James O’Brien is recording his podcast live on stage to raise money for LBC’s charity Global’s Make S…
Full Disclosure With James O’Brien: Live James O’Brien is recording his podcast live on stage to raise money for LBC’s charity Global’s Make S…
You Should Not Be Watching MeA musician overshares WARNING! Edgy MaterialYou'll be in stiches.
PLEASE COME TALK TO ME Let us not remain strangers Aidan Greene: Stutter Bug (Work In Progress)A Stuttering Comedy Show in Development PLEASE COME TALK TO ME -&nbs…
Love lives and dies, onlineTwo rooms, two people, two calls, two times.
But I’m A Cheerleader: The Musical is the story of Megan, an all-American high school cheerleader who has the perfect life.
Northern Ireland's most exciting and beloved comedian; Shane Todd returns to the Leicester Square Theatre for an hour of hilarious stand-up comedy.
Northern Ireland's most exciting and beloved comedian; Shane Todd returns to the Leicester Square Theatre for an hour of hilarious stand-up comedy.
Juanita's Talk Time to clean up our act Nice Girls Don’t.
Would you like to live again?Marian is dead.
Eddie is a single waiter who wasn’t talented enough to die at 27.
Have we forgotten how to socialise?During the past 18 months we’ve all had to avoid human interaction.
Eddie is a single waiter who wasn’t talented enough to die at 27.
The (Not So) Quick Murder of Man Death over a bag of crisps Sorry, Denny's Dead.
Never Not Once by Carey Crim tells the story of Eleanor, who attempts to find her biological father - uncovering a traumatic family secret in the process.
It is 1929.
Robert Batson (Brighton Fringe Development) will host this session about fundraising options and opportunities.
For the first time ever and for one night only South African comedy aces Celeste Ntuli and Thenjiwe Moseley bring their rib cracking stand up comedy to London.
For the first time ever and for one night only South African comedy aces Celeste Ntuli and Thenjiwe Moseley bring their rib cracking stand up comedy to London.
DIVINA DE CAMPO LIVE AT THE ROYAL VAUXHALL TAVERNDivina De Campo is not only one of the UK’s most successful drag performers, she’s well on her way to be a fully fledged national t…
Totally Football Live The Totally Football Show returns to the stage, and what better place to kick start things than the Leicester Square Theatre in t…
Totally Football Live The Totally Football Show returns to the stage, and what better place to kick start things than the Leicester Square Theatre in t…
Let the women speak: Shakespeare from the female point of view What if Shakespeare’s stories were told by the women from his plays? The answer: a raw, honest, and confrontatio…
Join author, campaigner and podcast host Ruairí McKiernan, Senator Lynn Ruane and special guests for what is guaranteed to be a lively and inspiring conversation …
The Royal Court is a Grade II listed building, a magnificent example of one of the best theatres built in the Art Deco style.
This booklet and video, produced by Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre, aim to raise awareness on the impacts of Traveller homelessness on Traveller healt…
Fresh from music directing in Mandarin for Nederlander Worldwide in China, Juilliard grad Matthew Liu makes the leap from orchestra pit to the spotlight with a concert of original …
1980's era-defining comedian Ben Elton returns to the London stage to explore the modern age, bringing his hilarious perspectives with him! As the 'Godfather' of modern…
After experimenting with a Zoom gig where he got muted by 639 people and a Drive-in gig where Omid witnessed an audience member get out his car, attach a hose pipe to hi…
TRIGGERnometry, the hit political and cultural YouTube show with over 3 million downloads a month is launching a series of in-person events with some of your favourite g…
After two consecutive sell-out years, Carl returns with a brand new show! Expect stories, observations & audience interaction.
Philip Pullman sets The Book of Dust – La Belle Sauvage twelve years before his epic His Dark Materials trilogy.
Barrel Organ presents the first event in the relaunch of their highly successful programme, LIVE LDN.
TEZ ILYAS: THE VICKED TOUR The brand-new stand-up show from brand new author and the star of The Tez O’Clock Show (Channel 4), TEZ Talks (BBC Radio 4) and the mul…
International stand-up comedian Nigel Ng takes to the road with his latest live comedy tour.
Join us for a United in Anger screening and UK launch reading of Let the Record Show along with a World Cafe style event on cabaret tables where everyone gets to mas…
Steam Down return to the Albany for a special homecoming gig.
Have we forgotten how to socialise? Well, come and join Kill The Cat’s new social-scientific-experimental-game-show-insatallation-theatre-extravaganza and we’ll help you all to…
Meet some of the shortlisted authors from the An Post Irish Book Awards 2021 at this year’s Dublin Book Festival.
In partnership with Gay Community News So, who’s your favourite Irish trans writer? For a small demographic, trans people are a very big subject in I…
Darren Pritchard Dance Presents the life-enhancing power of the ballroom.
What would you do if you found a message in a bottle, with the phone number of a child in the Calais Jungle? We Are Not Shellfish is a provocative, heartfelt puppet show about th…
Reclaiming the European Street: Speeches on Europe and the European Union President Michael D.
Sam Delaney and Andy Dawson have converted their nonsense podcast into a grand theatrical experience once again, with some of the most popular characters and features fr…
The Queer Gaze is a podcast presented and produced by Homotopia Associate Artist Ashleigh Owen.
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TRIGGERnometry, the hit political and cultural YouTube show with over 3 million downloads a month is launching a series of in-person events with some of your favourite g…
Internationally touring cabaret and drag artist Peter Groom, presents Dietrich: Live in Liverpool a glittering, poignant and uplifting audience with icon, Marlene Dietri…
Get ready for the best songs from all your favourite female stars in one fabulous fun-packed show.
Dragpunk’s I’M NOT OKAY has risen from the grave for an iconic HELLOWEEN SPECIAL! Your favourite emo party has been resurrected, for a night of classic emo bangers and alt dra…
The Wife of Michael Cleary is the first piece of music theatre from composer and performer Maz O’Connor.
Jon Courtenay: Live Jon is the first Golden Buzzer act ever to win Britain’s Got Talent, where he triumphed in the 2020 final.
1970 would prove to be a vintage year for music and the start of an era that would change the world.
How does a nation tell its history? We are used to traditional, accepted narratives but what happens when you ask the woman in the street -Where did your family come from? What was…
Ever wondered about taking part in Brighton Fringe? To coincide with registration opening, Brighton Fringe will be holding a Registration Launch event in Brighton on 12 October.
An amazing evening of dinner and live music.
After two consecutive sell-out years, Carl returns with a brand new show! Expect stories, observations & audience interaction.
Join us on 7 October for a live online talk presented by Street Art photographer Niki Natarajan, presented by Tavistock Heritage Trust and Tavistock Guildhall.
The Royal Court is a Grade II listed building, a magnificent example of one of the best theatres built in the Art Deco style.
After two consecutive sell-out years, Carl returns with a brand new show! Expect stories, observations & audience interaction.
Eddi Reader is perhaps Scotland’s greatest living female voice.
TRIGGERnometry, the hit political and cultural YouTube show with over 3 million downloads a month is launching a series of in-person events with some of your favourite g…
Cum kids! Gather round.
Romancero Books with the support of the Office for Cultural and Scientific Affairs of the Spanish Embassy in London presents the Festival of Queer Spanish Literature in London…
Romancero Books with the support of the Office for Cultural and Scientific Affairs of the Spanish Embassy in London presents the Festival of Queer Spanish Literature in London…
SING SING SING We can sing.
To launch the book and showcase the podcast, I’m hosting a live event at the Museum of Comedy in Bloomsbury which will feature some of my favourite subje…
Romancero Books con el apoyo de la Oficina de Asuntos Culturales y Cintificos de la Embajada de Espaa en Londres presenta el Festival de Literatura Queer Espaola en Londres - FLQEL…
Romancero Books with the support of the Office for Cultural and Scientific Affairs of the Spanish Embassy in London presents the Festival of Queer Spanish Literature in London…
Not Another Drag CompetitionAfter a 3-year hiatus, NADC is thrilled to be returning to one of the most iconic LGBTQ+ spaces in the UK, the RVT.
The headline findings from In The Picture under a public policy spotlightNO ROOM AT THE INN?Place-based policy at the intersectionsIF COMMUNITIES ARE UNDERSTOOD ONLY AS NEIGHBOURHO…
Come and join the QPOCPROJECT’s collaboration with licensed therapist Anthony Davis.
Watch German Comedy Ambassador Henning Wehn give everything a good rinse and witness him wring sense out of the nonsensical.
Watch German Comedy Ambassador Henning Wehn give everything a good rinse and witness him wring sense out of the nonsensical.
NICKY the launch: 2Are you ready?After their sell out show in the Avalon of South London, NICKY has crossed the river to grace East London with another solo musical appearance.
This is an Ecstatic Experiential Mutual Care sharing about using the Tarot to Explore Your Soul and understand Your place in the Universe! Its a weekly Tarot drop-in sharing! …
Josh Widdicombe has become one of the most in demand and highly regarded comedians in the UK for both his live stand-up and TV work since his debut gig in 2008.
Drew Lynch captured the hearts of America with his Golden Buzzer performance on Season 10 of America’s Got Talent, where he finished in second place.
WOOF is a neo Drag/Draglesque platform that vows to ‘Redefine Sexy’ and ‘Redefine Drag’.
It’s 1979, and Mike, Carrie, Pete and Dave have fled grim, divided England for the sunshine, sex, beer and bagels of an Israeli kibbutz, only to find that what was supposed to be…
3 (Not So)Wise Men from Liverpool with 3 different acts - Musical, Character and Observational combine into a comedy treat for all.
This is an Ecstatic Experiential Mutual Care sharing about using the Tarot to Explore Your Soul and understand Your place in the Universe! Its a weekly Tarot drop-in sharing! …
“Miss Polly had a dolly and its head popped off” On a rainy afternoon, at a fly tip in the woods, an eclectic group of teenagers are catapulted head first into the unknown te…
Its finally here, the day that should have been London Pride, and even though the paraide is limed and Soho is less full of half naked twinks, that doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate…
“Miss Polly had a dolly and its head popped off” On a rainy afternoon, at a fly tip in the woods, an eclectic group of teenagers are catapulted head first into the unknown te…
“Miss Polly had a dolly and its head popped off” On a rainy afternoon, at a fly tip in the woods, an eclectic group of teenagers are catapulted head first into the unknown te…
“Miss Polly had a dolly and its head popped off” On a rainy afternoon, at a fly tip in the woods, an eclectic group of teenagers are catapulted head first into the unknown te…
Ella Gant - amazing new drag artiste - so new and talented flock are proud and very honoured to have her come and entertain on a Friday.
Join TuckShop, the creators of Death Drop and Gals Aloud, for a hilarious and raucous variety night of drag campery like no other.
They were the definition of cool during their Fifties and Sixties Vegas heyday – Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jnr.
Live show, with full band!TOM ASPAULFoxgluvv support Doors open 6pmALL TICKETS NOW ON SALE!Ticket link
In this workshop brought to you by queer writing collective, Sapphic Writers, well be exploring what makes sapphic (writing from the perspective of a queer woman or non-binary pers…
In its 6th year of drunk comedians.
The Britain’s Got Talent finalist returns to Underbelly with fully revamped hour for 2021.
Alan Cumming employs his usual charm and wit through story and song in a wickedly memorable performance.
Legendary Status Quo lead singer Francis Rossi shares the extraordinary secrets of his 50-plus years in rock’n’roll in this intimate evening of chat and music.
Brand new hour of comedy from acclaimed comic Red Richardson Red is a critically acclaimed stand up comedian, writer, actor and podcaster and is now recognised as one of the most…
Brand new hour of comedy from acclaimed comic Red Richardson Red is a critically acclaimed stand up comedian, writer, actor and podcaster and is now recognised as one of the most…
An evolving, international performance collective, centring and celebrating disabled, queer people of colour, Brownton Abbey’s kaleidoscopic events investigate and reclaim tradit…
Part game show and part chat show.
Éowyn Emerald & Dancers return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in a somewhat different context from previous years with their new work Your Tomorrow.
Join London-based producer and host Foxi Blue for a saucy night of delectable debauchery, featuring stunning and scintillating new and established burlesque acts from Scotland and …
Joe Thomas is a 37 year old, weary, cheeky young anxious, old upstart who once played Simon in inbetweeners and then played Simon in some other shows and now plays no-one.
Joe Thomas is a 37 year old, weary, cheeky young anxious, old upstart who once played Simon in inbetweeners and then played Simon in some other shows and now plays no-one.
BREAK YOUR BANK!!! A multi brand pop up shop for ONE DAY ONLYBringing you the yummiest garms from UK based sustainable & independent businesses.
Elly spent the last year at a prestigious performing arts school in France.
London’s worst BEST Kept Secret, ZODIAC on Tour lands again on a Saturday in Camden with a host of amazing performers including:Luna Cortez - The Queen with the Mutant Lungs!JVST_T…
Elly spent the last year at a prestigious performing arts school in France.
Looking for justice? ‘Cos we’ve plenty of it.
We Exist present their second performance artist showcase at The Karaoke Hole, featuring the best trans and non-binary talent from across the city! All proceeds go to the We Exist …
Rio de Janeiro-based choreographer Alice Ripoll’s celebratory film about the lives of her company’s dancers.
Beirut-based choreographer and dancer Omar Rajeh’s film presents a micro to macro view of his home city.
Choreographer Gregory Maqoma’s explorative and transformative film Retrace-Retract explores life in Soweto.
Choreographer Janice Parker’s reflective filmic series Small Acts of Hope and Lament, shot in Edinburgh on her iPhone 6.
Choreographer Gregory Maqoma presents his explorative and transformative film Retrace-Retract on life in Soweto alongside poet Jefferson Tshabalala.
Beirut-based choreographer and dancer Omar Rajeh presents a micro to macro view of his home city, featuring a solo dance performance.
Rio de Janeiro-based choreographer Alice Ripoll presents her celebratory film about the lives of her company’s dancers.
Choreographer Janice Parker presents her reflective filmic series Small Acts of Hope and Lament, shot in Edinburgh on her iPhone 6.
LET US RAZE YOU - Artist ShowcaseA night of Queer Cabaret Debuts! New talent, New ideas & New perspectives.
Join Gorgie’s first Street Art Sculpture Trail Walking Tour, hosted by contributing artist Mario A Gonzalez Robert.
After only about four years, Iona Fyfe is very well established as one of Scotland’s finest folk singers.
Pick of the Fringe award winner Ivor Dembina, presents a revised and updated version of his solo Jewish comedy show – a story with jokes about Israel, Palestine and the Jews.
Aurie Styla is probably the best British comedian that’s never been to Edinburgh.
NICKY HAS ARRIVED! Nicky graces South London with their debut solo musical appearanceguiding viewers and listeners alike on a vivid ODYSSEY through time and space; interweavin…
Set in a near-future, post-global ecological collapse, Quandary Collective’s Richard II is a bloodthirsty outdoor exhibition.
Frankie is doing some brand new jokes.
In this workshop brought to you by queer writing collective, Sapphic Writers, well be exploring what makes sapphic (writing from the perspective of a queer woman or non-binary pers…
It’s Not Rocket Science at theSpace@Surgeons’ Hall is presented by Nottingham New Theatre, England’s only fully student-run theatre venue.
At 41, skinny national treasure Mark Watson is halfway through his days on earth according to his £1.
"The legendary BBC Radio 4 series hits London’s Underbelly Festival for the first time in this special live residency starring the dream team of Jon Culshaw, Debra Steph…
The Songsmiths invite you to party to non-stop hits, a cappella style! From disco classics to Fleetwood Mac, we guarantee you will be dancing in your seat! So, You Better Not Kill …
Following the death of their manager, four bartenders are faced with the impossible task of resurrecting their bar before it is taken over by a massive corporate chain.
Dramatic, visceral collision of live music, painting and architecture, created by acclaimed Russian artist Maria Rud with punk rock legend Fay Fife (Rezillos) and Martin Metcalfe (…
Unsolved mysteries meet mixology in Mystery on the Rocks, a very silly podcast hosted by award-winning comedians Sooz Kempner, Masud Milas and Chris Stokes and named as one of The …
This webinar session examines the vital creative expression of indigenous art in Taiwan and internationally – how it interacts with and impacts the mainstream art world, the nurt…
Unsolved mysteries meet mixology in Mystery on the Rocks, a very silly podcast hosted by award-winning comedians Sooz Kempner, Masud Milas and Chris Stokes and named as one of The …
It’s been years since anyone has been allowed outside, mandated by the Executives.
ZODIAC on Tour Season 2 - Episode 3Book your tickets now for Episode 3, held in a secret VIP location in SohoYou can expect free shots, great food, drinks, and an incredible line u…
Join us for the launch of CLUB FLIQ, a new club night in St Leonards exclusively for queer women and non-binary babes.
After their successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe, the stars of The Football Show on Yahoo Sport, Jim Daly (50+million views online, “Very, very funny” - Kevin Day) and Dave Bib…
After their successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe, the stars of The Football Show on Yahoo Sport, Jim Daly (50+million views online, “Very, very funny” - Kevin Day) and Dave Bib…
Are you ready to explore the night with Dance Base’s immersive late-night exhibition? Linked with Dance Base unwrapped, the experience will include the work of Fran.
Stars of The Football Show on YahooSport, Jim Daly (50+million views online, "Very, very funny” - Kevin Day) and Dave Bibby (Comedy Central, BBC Radio 4, &ldq…
Michael Akadiri is a London born & bred, award-winning, fast-rising stand up comedian who has been seen/ heard on LadBible, Times Radio and recently recorded for ITV2s Stand Up Ske…
Michael Akadiri is a London born & bred, award-winning, fast-rising stand up comedian who has been seen/ heard on LadBible, Times Radio and recently recorded for ITV2s Stand Up Ske…
NYC comedian Harmon Leon brings you a show about lost love, irony and obscure Scottish poet William Topaz McGonagall.
Still the original, wildest and latest of the late-night comedy shows at the Fringe, Late’n’Live is back for its 33rd year, showcasing unadulterated comedy mayhem to tickle the fan…
Ania is trying out some new material.
‘Impressively evocative’ (Chortle.
Ania is trying out some new material.
Stand Up Comedians who all trained at London’s Best Comedy Venue; The Bill Murray, all come together to bring you a night of fun! You’ll laugh, cry and have something to chat t…
Jack Docherty, the BAFTA award-winning star of Scot Squad and Absolutely, and one of Scotland’s favourite comic performers, returns to the festival with a tender, playful, darkly c…
Hal’s back doing what he does best – performing live comedy, for five nights only! ‘Reminded me how much I love stand up’ (Times).
Re-imagine the New Town’s East Claremont Street as a front line, where the military world meets the civilian, shaped through the eyes, ear and experiences of an army reservist as…
He and She, both called Max, are boxfresh on the London queer scene.
The Britain’s Got Talent finalist returns to Underbelly with a fully revamped hour for 2021.
Since we were formed in 1983, we’ve believed in doing things differently.
Starring the UK’s only dwarf drag queen.
Ben’s getting older, what should be the final flurries of youth sees him fall squarely into middle age with new ailments to contend with, medical dilemmas, alarming levels of grump…
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
A range of song, music and dance inspired by material from the School of Scottish Studies Archive.
Leicester Comedy shortlisted podcast bought to life.
Interactive Virtual Museum Tour live from Shakespeare’s Schoolroom and Guildhall in Stratford-upon-Avon.
The spectacle marks the 50th anniversary of Tubular Bells, the debut studio album by English multi-instrumentalist, composer and songwriter Mike Oldfield.
Pick of the Fringe award winner Ivor Dembina, presents a revised and updated version of his solo Jewish comedy show – a story with jokes about Israel, Palestine and the Jews.
Leicester Comedy shortlisted podcast bought to life.
The hit stand-up panel show where the audience can join in the fun without being picked on! Three top stand-ups answer the daft questions the you’ve picked, and respond by using th…
The smash-hit show returns for its seventh year! Top TV comedians hate on topics suggested by the audience.
Celebrate the return to live entertainment with an exciting evening of variety hosted by radio personality Mark McKenzie in the home of the Army.
Your Perfect Life is a loosely autobiographical story, inspired by the lives of the writers and performers: Erika Marais and Faeron Wheeler.
Triple Fringe First and Olivier-winning Fishamble, in association with Fringe First-winning Sunday’s Child, return to Summerhall with the 2019 hit show Mustard by Eva O’Connor.
Join Glasgow-born Michael Mofidian (bass-baritone) accompanied on the piano by Keval Shah as he sings a selection of songs by Jean Sibelius (1865-1957).
The climate apocalypse has hit.
Researched and designed by best-selling historical author and award-winning novelist J A Henderson, our walks combine the weirdest stories, wickedest humour and wildest history.
Your Servant, Mephistopheles follows the demonic deuteragonist as they keep up after a young John Faustus and dodge their boss, Lucifer.
Celebrate the return to live entertainment with an exciting evening of variety hosted by radio personality Mark McKenzie in the home of the Army.
Triple bill with Scotland’s most exciting emerging comedy stars sharing the stage to bring you some fantastic new stand-up.
The Britain’s Got Talent finalist returns to Underbelly with fully revamped hour for 2021.
Interactive Virtual Museum Tour live from Shakespeare’s Schoolroom and Guildhall in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Dramatic, visceral collision of live music, painting and architecture, created by acclaimed Russian artist Maria Rud with punk rock legend Fay Fife (Rezillos) and Martin Metcalfe (…
A lighthearted comedy about university student Sophie, and her journey of discovering what it means to be a woman in this world.
Brass players Ida, Ally and Clara have just a 30-minute rehearsal to fix the fallout from post-show drinks the night before.
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.
Deena MP Ronayne’s award-winning debut as a writer takes audiences on an emotional journey ranging from fear and hate to delight and joy.
It’s been years since anyone has been allowed outside, mandated by the Executives.
Join local tour guide Hannah Mackay Tait for a 3-hour walk through Scottish LGBTQ+ history.
On Your Bike comes with a lot of hype.
Tash is a simple girl.
Climb aboard for the trip of a lifetime as the world’s most glamorous showgirls (who just happen to be men!) send you soaring to spectacular diamante-dipped song and dance destin…
Suffragettes is compelling, visceral epic theatre with 12 original songs in the style of our acclaimed, award-winning show, That Bastard Brecht.
Award-winning Ali joins up with pals back in California for this unique show filmed live from the true home of jazz! All-star band of Katie Cavera, Clint Baker, John Reynolds and C…
400 milliliters.
Just These Please are back with 25 sketches and songs in 55 minutes.
Watch German Comedy Ambassador give everything a good rinse and witness him wring sense out of the nonsensical.
Roll up, roll up! Come and see this bright explosion of love & isolation, joy & celebration and a lot of buffering – you’ll want a ticket for this ride.
Exploring Flow Experiences.
Immrama were ancient voyage tales, allegories of our journey through life.
An eclectic hour of stand up comedy from Sharon Wanjohi (Chortle Student Finalist) and Abbie Edwards (as heard on BBC Radio 4 Extra) that WILL make you laugh like you’d read a sl…
When all of his friends go away, Norman Price decides to find adventure in Pontypandy and become the star of a visiting circus.
World-famous Greyfriars Graveyard awaits for you to discover its relation to Harry Potter, Greyfriars Bobby, unique historical characters and the infamous Covenanters’ Prison.
First on your journey shall be a visit to our medieval torture exhibition to see instruments of torture and execution from Nuremberg and Bamburg castles in Germany, dating back to …
An eclectic hour of stand up comedy from Sharon Wanjohi (Chortle Student Finalist) and Abbie Edwards (as heard on BBC Radio 4 Extra) that WILL make you laugh like you’d read a sl…
Exploring Flow Experiences.
Tomorrow’s Warriors are proud to present the return of Romarna Campbell in our in-person gigs series, Live at the Albany.
This Is Your Trial is an improvised comedy show.
Saturday 17th July 2021, 8pmTickets: £26.
The MDs are a group of UCL medical students, whose sketch comedy and stand-up routines reveal a side of medicine that the public has never seen before.
Tired of living for other people’s approval, Siân decides to impress an octopus instead.
Russel Brand takes some life lessons from William Shakespeare.
Secret Cinema Presents DIRTY DANCING The year is 1963 and Kellerman's Resort is back for another summer of love! Step into the world of Dirty Dancing in this 4+ hour immersive …
Cult cabaret sensations Bourgeois & Maurice descend on planet earth for two nights at Brighton Spiegeltent! “It’s hard to think of any other act delivering such clever, funny …
Cult cabaret sensations Bourgeois & Maurice descend on planet earth for two nights at Brighton Spiegeltent!“It’s hard to think of any other act delivering such clever, funny an…
Join poet Adam Kammerling as he launches his debut collection Seder, alongside a gang of hyper-talented poets and musicians.
“The child screamed on the inside knowing the universe must have made a mistake.
“The child screamed on the inside knowing the universe must have made a mistake.
We are born.
Relaunching the Underbelly with a bang this Summer, join TuckShop, the creators of Death Drop and Gals Aloud, for a hilarious and raucous variety night of drag and campery like no …
The true story of Joseph Carey Merrick, aka The Elephant Man, told in song.
The true story of Joseph Carey Merrick, aka The Elephant Man, told using songs to express how he felt and perceived the world around him.
Our regular scratch programme, where dynamic and talented theatre makers present daring, new work in the first stages of development.
Bumfluffery and other silliness.
“The unmistakable voice of Karen Saunders” launches Brighton’s newest venue The Annun.
“The unmistakable voice of Karen Saunders” launches Brighton’s newest venue The Annun.
Performing songs from the critically acclaimed album Waves on Wire.
Performing songs from the critically acclaimed album Waves on Wire.
In the first of our in-person gigs in the Live at the Albany series, Tomorrow’s Warriors are proud to present Xhosa Cole.
Fasten your seat belts for a darkly hilarious and deliciously bumpy ride.
Fasten your seat belts for a darkly hilarious and deliciously bumpy ride.
This 6-piece live music band play original material interwoven with all the classic disco & funk tracks, guaranteed to get your feet moving, your hands clapping and your spirit sin…
This 6-piece live music band play original material interwoven with all the classic disco & funk tracks, guaranteed to get your feet moving, your hands clapping and your spirit sin…
When Rob was 12, they attempted to stage a full-blown Disney parade in their house for their Grandma.
Sara Segovia Rodao and Lachlan Werner are cuties by nature, cancers by astrological sign and clowns by trade.
From the brilliant mind behind SiriusXM-Kids’ ‘Harry’s Wand’ (Steve Goodie), and best-selling author of ‘Don’t Feed the Bully’ (Brad Tassell), comes the Halloween show that every…
Zany, spooky, fun! That is the way to describe Vampire's Ball Ultimate Halloween Party Live! Although it was on Zoom, and they were up against time lags on the extremely odd oc…
Michael Akadiri is a London born & bred, award-winning, fast-rising stand up comedian who has been previously heard on Times Radio, BBC Radio Kent, and Union Jack.
Michael Akadiri is a London born & bred, award-winning, fast-rising stand up comedian who has been previously heard on Times Radio, BBC Radio Kent, and Union Jack.
Professor Claire Smith (Head of Anatomy) and Dr Michael Koenig (Histopathologist) will take you on a journey through your intestines.
Professor Claire Smith (Head of Anatomy) and Dr Michael Koenig (Histopathologist) will take you on a journey through your intestines.
Tl;dr: Two female comedians debut their 30 minute solo shows on one bill.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
This year, as a part of the National Lottery’s Thanks To You week, we are delighted to be hosting a talk about the heritage of our theatre.
Award-Winning company Girl Code Theatre bring their “powerful”, “engaging” and “thought-provoking” documentary to Brighton Fringe.
Award-Winning company Girl Code Theatre bring their “powerful”, “engaging” and “thought-provoking” documentary to Brighton Fringe.
Digital assistants predict Pete’s every move - is he a deepfake, does he exist? An AI buddy comedy exploring how human experience is being transformed by technology.
Digital assistants predict Pete’s every move - is he a deepfake, does he exist? An AI buddy comedy exploring how human experience is being transformed by technology.
Milkshake Monkey can’t wait to put on a spectacular new musical for you all! But when stage fright hits, his favourite Milkshake friends come to help, creating the…
Going Primal – Chapter 2: Punk your Spirit: Three solo acts of humans unleashing their own inner spirits.
Mixing old songs with new and funded by the RVW Trust, soprano Jessica Summers and pianist Jelena Makarova bring their Living Songs project to Brighton Fringe! Songs and music by …
Based in Brighton, Bowiesque are one of the UK’s leading David Bowie tribute acts.
Mixing old songs with new and funded by the RVW Trust, soprano Jessica Summers and pianist Jelena Makarova bring their Living Songs project to Brighton Fringe! Songs and music by …
Based in Brighton, Bowiesque are one of the UK’s leading David Bowie tribute acts.
Britain’s Got Talent Finalist, West End star and multi-award-winning magician Ben Hart is bringing his unique brand of magic to Brighton.
Britain’s Got Talent Finalist, West End star and multi-award-winning magician Ben Hart is bringing his unique brand of magic to Brighton.
A special virtual tour of Brighton Palace Pier, revealing its amazing history.
The mandarin character ‘woman (女)’ has three strokes; it’s expected to be written in a set order.
“Back by popular demand”.
After a sold-out debut season at the 2019 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, the world’s first comedy show about sleep apnea is here.
The Lady Boys of Bangkok are back with their most sassy and outrageous show yet, ‘Flight of Fantasy’! Climb aboard for the holiday of a lifetime as the world’s most glamorous L…
Ida Barr is a former star of the British Music Hall.
The Heart Bus Wellbeing Tour is being launched in Brighton in May 2021.
This is not your ordinary tour: dress up (preferably) and join us for an hour of fun, laughter, and craziness.
‘Virtual X-Caper’, winner of five escape room industry awards in the last year.
The latest mission in “Project Pandora”, the epic escape game quest to bring an evil genius to justice.
The Clifton Hill and Montpelier area is a charming, inner-city architectural gem that is the essence of Brighton style.
London Road is an area rapidly regenerating after years of inner city decline.
Oh no, Agent November is captured and held prisoner by the evil mastermind Marty Orri.
The latest mission in “Project Pandora”, the epic escape game quest to bring an evil genius to justice.
The Lady Boys of Bangkok are back with their most sassy and outrageous show yet, ‘Flight of Fantasy’! Climb aboard for the holiday of a lifetime as the world’s most glamorous L…
A special virtual tour of Brighton Palace Pier, revealing its amazing history.
This is not your ordinary tour: dress up (preferably) and join us for an hour of fun, laughter, and craziness.
The Heart Bus Wellbeing Tour is being launched in Brighton in May 2021.
After a sold-out debut season at the 2019 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, the world’s first comedy show about sleep apnea is here.
The mandarin character ‘woman’ has three strokes, it’s expected to be written in a set order.
Dust off the glitter balls and dig out your best outfit, your 2021 Brighton Fringe experience starts here! What better way to celebrate the return of live performance than with a s…
Dust off the glitter balls and dig out your best outfit, your 2021 Brighton Fringe experience starts here! What better way to celebrate the return of live performance than with a s…
Here Come The Boys features four superstar ‘Kings of Dance’ in a dazzling new production that includes special guest star, Strictly’s stunning Nadiya Bychkova.
Enjoy the atmosphere of the live music experience with this special online stream of with vocalist Loucin presented in partnership with renowned talent development organisation, To…
What a relief to be sitting in an actual theatre watching something where no one mentions the 'C word', unless it's Cornwall that is.
MEET YOUR WILD SIDE Conceived and directed by Channing Tatum, MAGIC MIKE LIVE is an unforgettably fun night of sizzling, 360-degree entertainment based on the hit movies.
Show And Tell present SIMON MUNNERY: ALAN PARKER URBAN WARRIOR FAREWELL TOUR Multi award-winning comedian Simon Munnery reprises his notorious alter ego, the…
Show And Tell present SIMON MUNNERY: ALAN PARKER URBAN WARRIOR FAREWELL TOUR Multi award-winning comedian Simon Munnery reprises his notorious alter ego, the…
Writer and poet Michael Rosen celebrates his 75th birthday at Brighton Festival, sharing stories of his life and work with Hannah Azieb PoolOne of Britain’s best loved writers an…
1970 would see Steeleye Span mark a major milestone with the release of their debut album Hark The Village Wait.
Lloyd Griffith: Not just a pretty faceLloyd is back on the road with his latest stand up tour.
Legendary Status Quo lead singer Francis Rossi will share the extraordinary secrets of his 50-plus years in rock’n’roll when he takes to the stage for an int…
JIMI HENDRIX, ERIC CLAPTON & CREAM Paying tribute to these legends of rock are VOODOO ROOM.
£75 (£60 for students)09.
The show that brings the history of the club to life using the songs from the terraces is back to celebrate the lifting of number six in Madrid.
The show that brings the history of the club to life using the songs from the terraces is back to celebrate the lifting of number six in Madrid.
NEWS ALERT……Janey Godley and her soup pot are on tour.
Find out more about marketing your Brighton Fringe event from the Brighton Fringe marketing team.
Tired of living for other people’s approval, Siân decides to impress an octopus instead.
Tired of living for other people’s approval, Siân decides to impress an octopus instead.
Andrew Lawrence: The Pale, Male & Stale Tour A BRAND-NEW SHOW Despicably white, horrendously middle-aged and most appalling of all- a man, Li…
Andrew Lawrence: The Pale, Male & Stale Tour A BRAND-NEW SHOW Despicably white, horrendously middle-aged and most appalling of all- a man, Live at the Apol…
Hot in the heels of the debut Living Record Festival in January-February 2021, the Living Roots Festival launches this April.
A night of new works explored by emerging & mid-career Asian diaspora artists in partnership with Omnibus Theatre.
£7510am-3pmSuitable for ages 18+This workshop is all about signage onto rustic wooden planks that will be prepared for you.
They were the definition of cool during their Fifties and Sixties Vegas heyday – Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jnr.
They were the definition of cool during their Fifties and Sixties Vegas heyday – Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jnr.
Tickets: All £13.
Sit down for a game of Mahjong with one of the most feared and powerful women of all time, Ching Shih.
Join Lekhani on her hair journey as she discovers that she can’t wash her hair with 99p Alberto Balsam, that she has no clue how to cornrow and that everyone has something to say a…
Out of the Wings and Inti Press present six new translations from Cuba, Spain, Peru, Brazil, Chile and Portugal.
£7510am-3pmSuitable for age 18+This workshop is designed for you to put your own design onto local sanded wood or ply to create a detailed piece of pyrography art.
Thursday 18 February, 7pm - Spoken, Not Stirred LGBTQIA+ poetry open mic night, with featured artist Antonia Jade King who is a Barbican Young Poet, her debut piece of work ‘She To…
Suitable for: ages 3-8yrs and their familiesDuration: 60 mins, no interval IGGETY ZIGGETY ZAGGETY ZOOM! Jump on board the broom with the witch and her cat in T…
Following a sold-out UK national tour, Here Come The Boys, featuring the four superstar ‘Kings of Dance’, is set to transfer to the West End in a dazzling new productio…
THIS EVENT IS EXCLUSIVE TO HOUNSLOW SHORT BREAKS FAMILIES.
Please note that Tier 2 regulations mean that only members of the same household or support bubble may meet together indoors.
Book here to join the free online public opening of Anna Jochymek's video-performative artwork Crowd Crystal. Find out more about the work here.
This the second in a series of screenings and talks exploring gems of Polish cinema, hosted by Polish cinema expert Michael Brooke.
What do tomatoes, banjos and a recovering executive have in common? Keith Alessi, who used to consume excessive amounts of tomatoes and had 52 banjos in his closet, but couldn’t …
Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat… but 1.
Gary Faulds is taking his brand new show on the road in 2020 for his biggest tour to date! His 2019 tour performed to sold out crowds all over the country including a ma…
Gary Faulds is taking his brand new show on the road in 2020 for his biggest tour to date! His 2019 tour performed to sold out crowds all over the country including a ma…
Before “It’s a Wonderful Life” the angels were still at work.
Booking opens from Friday 18th September at 8am Please note: that this venue will offer available seats based on social distancing.
With the support of Darbar Festival, Akram Khan Company present: We are but Shadows.
To launch the book and showcase the podcast, I’m hosting a live event at the Museum of Comedy in Bloomsbury which will feature some of my favourite subjects includ…
Drew Lynch captured the hearts of America with his Golden Buzzer performance on Season 10 of America’s Got Talent, where he finished in second place.
Drew Lynch captured the hearts of America with his Golden Buzzer performance on Season 10 of America’s Got Talent, where he finished in second place.
After two consecutive sell-out years, Carl returns with a brand new show! Expect stories, observations & audience interaction.
After two consecutive sell-out years, Carl returns with a brand new show! Expect stories, observations & audience interaction.
After two consecutive sell-out years, Carl returns with a brand new show! Expect stories, observations & audience interaction.
Join Robin Perko for an hour workshop and learn how to re-programme your mind to see the world like an artist.
Get started with writing that story you’ve always dreamed of telling in this interactive one-hour workshop.
Charlotte will take you through the timeline of creating your own work, along with a practical element to get you started on your own play.
It shouldn’t be controversial to assume that one’s ability to enjoy this particular interchange may well rest ultimately on personal politics and the level of individual anger …
Son, brother and patient, Graham subsists on a full-fat diet of petty grievances and crosswords.
Listen in as two high brown reviewers share their thoughts on Wet Paint - the 2020 Fringe show that never was! A blend of sketch and improv comedy, this satirical take on think-pie…
This jaunty little potter through the more gruesome elements of Shakespeare’s works really ‘gets’ the tone needed for this strange 2020 hybrid of live theatre / film / desper…
Front Window follows the quarantined investigations of a young woman turned armchair detective.
Join The Rhythm and Booze Project duo as they play you a set of stomping blues music and serve you three top quality drams.
Award-winning Edinburgh band The Blueswater are performing five raucous late night gigs in Edinburgh’s best live music venue, The Jazz Bar.
Join Rosie Kay as she talks about working in dance and film, from 5 SOLDIERS to Sunshine on Leith.
Join Rosie Kay as she talks about working in dance and film, from 5 SOLDIERS to Sunshine on Leith.
Dare you visit the world’s most haunted and paranormally active location? Once used by hellfire clubs, witches, body snatchers, prostitutes, criminals, plague victims and frequente…
The Boom Room is a sweet little radio play that captures the ennui and idiosyncratic Englishness of lockdown – cleaning out spice racks, a sudden urge to plant potatoes – and p…
A series of four afternoon concerts, featuring soloists Chris Black (organ), Sarah Moore (soprano) and Sophie Horrocks (mezzo-soprano) and sacred choral music from Eastern Europe, …
Jerry Sadowitz - comedian magician psychopath- is the perfect antidote to man made viruses designed to slow down climate change by ridding the world of people like you! …
Jerry Sadowitz - comedian magician psychopath- is the perfect antidote to man made viruses designed to slow down climate change by ridding the world of people like you!&…
An uplifting comedy confessional hosted by Nancy and Baz Ashmawy, Irish mother and son stars, of Sky One’s Emmy Award-winning TV show – 50 Ways to Kill Your Mammy.
Dirty Dancing is firmly etched into the memories of the 80s generation, a symbol of 80s culture defined by its unforgettable scenes featuring watermelons, that infamous lift and th…
Fresh off a successful, sold-out, Off-Broadway run, this show will inspire you, make you laugh and will tug at your heartstrings.
Join festival favourite Stephen K Amos as he chats with guests hand-picked from the worlds of theatre, comedy and music.
Witness a spectacular display of uplifting, feel-good pop, rock and contemporary chart songs performed by the national phenomenon, Rock Choir.
The legendary dark prince of comedy-cabaret has brought his new show to the Edinburgh Fringe.
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…
Unapologetically Indian.
Get ready to experience all your favourite pop divas as the greatest female stars of today appear on the same stage for the first time ever! The UK’s number one girl band, Lit…
Acclaimed immersive adaptation of Irvine Welsh’s classic, performed in a unique tunnel beneath Edinburgh’s streets.
Improvised Harry Potter from Chortle Award-winning Jericho Comedy.
A tenth consecutive year at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe! An hour of sharp gags, quick wit and high-energy hijinks from three of the circuit’s funniest performers.
You and your family are stuck inside a live-action video game! How will you escape?! Will you: a) Find the light switch? b) Go north? c) Explode in a shower of stinking guts? An in…
After total sell-out Edinburgh Fringe runs in 2018 with In Loyal Company, and 2019 with Fragility of Man, David William Bryan returns with a brand-new psychological drama for 2020.
‘Watching audiences tackle the challenge and fail is one of the funniest sights around, don’t miss it’ (Daily Telegraph).
After surviving testicular cancer, one of Australia’s fastest-rising comedians Michael Shafar debuts with his critically acclaimed show 50/50 that is equal parts raw, honest and hi…
Cork comedian Chris Kent is back with more kids, stories and a keep cup to compensate for his guilt about overpopulation.
Researched and designed by best-selling historical author and award-winning novelist J A Henderson, our walks combine the weirdest stories, wickedest humour and wildest history.
This tour takes you to Edinburgh Old Town’s two most bone-chilling locations.
Hear tales of how the poor and unfortunate lived in terrible slum conditions where disease and death were commonplace.
Dark as the devil’s heart, our haunted underground network of vaults from the 1700s will stimulate and excite your senses as the sinister history of these former slum dwellings, on…
A guided walking tour that will visit our medieval torture exhibition to see instruments from the Nuremberg and Bamberg Castles in Germany dating back to the late 1500s and early 1…
A guided walk in a lush, green valley with a focus on key Scottish architectural features.
After surviving testicular cancer, one of Australia’s fastest-rising comedians Michael Shafar performs his first ever show in London with his critically acclaimed …
A puppetry adaptation of Emma Dodd’s picture book ‘When.
It’s me, Loulie, AKA the face that launched a thousand dicks! In this show I’ll examine relationships (all kinds, baby), mental health (other people’s,…
So you still think you’re funny?Forget youthful optimism & skinny jeans.
Enjoy the freshest fringe theatre, performance art, dance, music and art classes from the comfort of your own living room, as part of WAF In Your Living Room.
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…
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…
So you still think you’re funny? Forget cheery optimism & skinny jeans.
Lloyd is back on the road for his third UK stand up tour.
This online, live, interactive family show for kids 3-10 years old puts a wildly comedic, theatrical twist on the traditional kids’ show.
So you still think you’re funny? Forget cheery optimism & skinny jeans.
Jonathan Pie returns to the road to warm-up ahead of his Fake News tour 2020. He’ll be berating the people in power - and the journalists apparently holding them to account.
Tonight I figured out how to beam a Facebook video to my TV so I could watch – amongst other things – a burlesque performer do a striptease on a unicycle.
A guided walking tour, conducted by Ian Townson, concentrating on the radical gay community and gay squats in Brixton from the mid 1970s to 1981, the year of the Brixton uprising.
As president of the drama club and star of every school show, Desmond Channing spent most of his short life in the spotlight.
An award winning play by Laura Harper - From the outside, Dawn has it all; nice house, fast car, great friends and family, and a new job out in sunny Dubai.
Matt Hoss is a man on a mission.
NEWS ALERT……Janey Godley and her soup pot are on tour.
NEWS ALERT……Janey Godley and her soup pot are on tour.
Full Disclosure With James O’Brien: Live James O’Brien is recording his podcast live on stage for the first time to raise money for LBC’s charity Globa…
Full Disclosure With James O’Brien: Live James O’Brien is recording his podcast live on stage for the first time to raise money for LBC’s charity Globa…
Annabelszki brought an uplifting and insightful fusion of storytelling, comedy and poetry to her show Professional Breakup Artist to highlight the various stages of love, da…
Musical theatre sensation Lucie Jones, star of hit musical Waitress, performs her first West End solo concert at the historic Adelphi Theatre on Sunday 16 February 2020 at 7pm.
Annabelszki invites the broken-hearted of Brighton in for a consultation: The Professional BreakUp Artist will see you now! Join her on a comedic journey through the thrills and he…
Whine not? is an antidote to feminist chaos.
Set in 1854 in the criminal wing of Bethlem Hospital for the Insane and being about the birth of psychotherapy, you would be forgiven for assuming this play will be heavy going.
Fresh from a slot on James Corden’s Late Late Show, Lou Sanders breezes into Brighton to blow away the grubby taint of the coronavirus—and your dad.
Harun Musho’d is an Arabic name. Good news is I can’t drive. Bad news is I have a rucksack. If you don’t like that joke, don’t come to this show.
Love is never easy.
Using the world famous PsychOMeterTM this handy show will teach you how to spot your very first psychopath, and how to manage the cheeky little fellow before he eats you…
Join Instagram Star Arron as he steps out from behind the camera and onto the stage, testing new material for his 2020 UK tour along with his partner in crime, ‘Th…
Join Instagram Star Arron as he steps out from behind the camera and onto the stage, testing new material for his 2020 UK tour along with his partner in crime, ‘Th…
When Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Michael Keegan-Dolan covered the stage with a flurry of white feathers for his re-imagining of Swan Lake, it earned him a flock of five s…
We’re kicking off this year’s Reigning Women with a huge night of live music.
Dynamic and talented theatre makers and writers present daring, new work in the first stages of development.
From the producers of Searching For Sugar Man and Whitney: Can I Be Me comes this intimate new documentary into the heart and soul of the internationally renowned and enigmatic fro…
After three hugely successful BBC series as Lee Nelson, multiple sell-out tours and various court appearances following world-famous stunts on Theresa May, Sepp Blatter,…
After three hugely successful BBC series as Lee Nelson, multiple sell-out tours and various court appearances following world-famous stunts on Theresa May, Sepp Blatter,…
Clear the floor and whip out your score cards, because the Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour is back for 2020 and will waltz its way around the country from January next year for…
Coinciding with his birthday, TJ brings along a few friends to record his Comedy Dynamics debut album at Littlefield. Celebrate!
Colin Quinn is a stand-up comedian from Brooklyn (okay, Park Slope).
Nick Kroll has established himself as one of today’s most sought-after creators, writers, producers, and actors in film and television.
Rod Stewart is extending his 2019 UK summer tour into a winter arena tour, which will culminate in two massive shows at The O2 on Tuesday 17 and Thursday 19 December.
Shirley & Shirley went forth and multiplied.
Untapped and Edinburgh Stage Award winners, Nouveau Riché will hand pick a mix of emerging artists and theatre makers to present daring new work in front of an audience for the ve…
“We’re leaving the EU!” “OH NO, WE AREN’T.
Hit Edinburgh Fringe show returns to Brighton for its final shows of the year.
Using the world famous PsychOMeterTM this handy show will teach you how to spot your very first psychopath, and how to manage the cheeky little fellow before he eats you…
Our production of Rules For Living is set in our own neighbourhood of Stoke Newington.
Wrestling has been around for decades and in dire need of a serious makeover.
Streatham Space Project helped its audience ask questions of themselves during the debut performance of Rage, But Hope.
Nearly five years old and up to 200 podcasts, successful collaborations with Nike, Red Bull and Deezer, The Halfcast Podcast is hitting the centre of London for a very s…
One of the most authentic and versatile artists to emerge from the region in years, Omar Kamal’s multi-cultural background shines on stage in a thrilling 90-minute set that s…
Marvel fans, assemble for this live, action-packed, legendary battle to defend the universe from evil.
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.
After 23 consecutive years Jason Byrne is wrecked but he is as ever ready (which is a battery, but he’s more Duracell than Eveready).
Definitely Oasis are regarded by many Oasis fans and promoters alike as the best Oasis tribute band there is.
Wednesday 6th November, 1.
Are you eager to discover the better comic who is lurking inside you? Do you need a push to break out of a rut with your comedy routine? Are you looking for support to u…
Dynamic and talented theatre makers and writers present daring, new work in the first stages of development.
Marvel fans, assemble for this live, action-packed, legendary battle to defend the universe from evil.
Welcome to the campaign after the campaign! Three unlikely adventurers attempt to right the wrongs caused by a party of legendary heroes who screwed up the world wh…
Are we good people or just arseholes who are good at lying to ourselves? Ashley Haden once again looks to tackle our own privilege in an hour of, at times, uncomfortable…
Faith - The George Michael Legacy returns with a brand-new production for 2018.
Sean Lock is one of the UK’s most highly acclaimed and original comedians.
Jason Byrne returns with his brand-new show, Wrecked But Ready.
Liz Pichon is a legend in our house: she is the author adored by kids who wouldn’t otherwise pick up a book.
Dr John Cooper Clarke shot to prominence in the 1970s.
Marilyn’s icon is a blend of innocence and feminine sexuality.
Marvel fans, assemble for this live, action-packed, legendary battle to defend the universe from evil.
David Johnson & John Mackay in association with Debi Allen/Curtis Brown present SNOWFLAKE/TORNADO Work-in-Progress and DVD LAUNCH A run of work-in-progress gigs to …
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…
As Britain hurtles towards No Deal, join the panel from REMAINIACS, Britain’s biggest anti-Brexit podcast, for a night of high quality Brexit analys…
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Marvel fans, assemble for this live, action-packed, legendary battle to defend the universe from evil.
Rock Icons are returning to the UK in October 2019.
Every fortnite Dylan Dodds (comedian) writes a blog about Friends (sitcom).
Comedian, actor and host of Adult Swim’s top-rated and most anarchic programme The Eric Andre Show comes to the (true) final night of Fringe to tear sh*t the f*ck up.
Theatre legends Jon Haynes and David Woods of Ridiculusmus are back with Give Me Your Love, a funny and profound fable informed by groundbreaking research.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Be spellbound by our magical musical tour conducted by Edinburgh’s very own Capital Concert Band.
In cahoots with Deborah Frances-White (Guilty Feminist), Amnesty International’s revered Secret Policeman’s Tour comes to Edinburgh.
After two sold-out runs – of one show each, but a laurel’s a laurel – Scotland’s top, mainly pentagenarian, rockers (when Primal Scream are busy), the M8s return to the Edi…
This play is about dreams, where forgotten memories go, déjà vu, laughter, the inability to laugh, that sense you get when you can tell someone is staring at you, the song Girls …
They were the definition of cool during their fifties and sixties Vegas heyday – Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr.
Did Grover drop an F-bomb on Sesame Street? Do the names Yanny and Laurel make you want to fight? You know what your ears tell you; you heard it yourself! But why do so many people…
Join us for a unique tour of Edinburgh’s iconic Calton Hill, lead by the British Geological Survey, and learn more about the stones that were used to build Edinburgh! Walk with us …
Daz Black heads to the Fringe for the first time ever, off the back of his UK tour.
Lift your spirits with a selection of spine-tingling choral gems to inspire and delight.
Football and feminism are both huge parts of our culture and everyday lives, but rarely have they been brought together and forced to get along.
A comedy special featuring a feast of worldwide laughter from some of the brightest, newest and best comics around the globe, recorded in the BBC’s big Blue Tent at the Edinburgh…
Who likes bears? Everyone likes bears! Well, not quite everyone.
The self-proclaimed loser of America’s Got Talent breaks from his Vegas residency and US tour for a limited Fringe run.
Step aside from the frantic streets and slip into a meditative mood with the tranquil harmonies of five centuries from Gibbons and Tallis to Gjeilo, Whitacre and Lauridsen.
To whom should I complain? When a young novice nun is compromised by a corrupt official, who offers to save her brother from execution in return for sex, she has no idea…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Reality TV lurches onto the stage, with four familiar Shakespearean characters competing to win a thousand gold crowns.
A talk by Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) on their approach for maintaining your traditional building throughout the year.
What do you want to see? A marriage or a funeral? An abandoned spaceship or a creepy dungeon? A murder or a resurrection? In Choose Your Own.
From the postcolonial Middle East, to the EU and USA, old orders are collapsing.
‘What I had experienced had not been a full life, nor was it a full death but it was a real loss.
Over the last three years, playwright Nicola McCartney and actor Dritan Kastrati have worked together to tell Dritan’s story of two epic journeys of survival set against the back…
Jess is sat on the living room floor, nursing a glass of wine… or two… or three.
“Is it a stand-up show, is it a rally?” Nish Kumar certainly blurs the boundaries between the two.
Join us for a one-off comedy extravaganza, raising awareness for one of the most pressing issues of our time – protecting our planet.
Join Nish Kumar as he hosts a line-up of the most exciting comedy talent in the country – Rose Matafeo, Phil Wang, Sara Barron, Catherine Bohart, Sarah Keyworth and Ahir Shah.
This fresh, original piece of writing, set in a modern day witch trial, is a meditation on what it means to be a woman; the challenges we face, and how they break us, bind us and s…
Not Today’s Yesterday.
On the day of Ernie Villa’s magnum opus, which bears a striking resemblance to Romeo and Juliet, he is horrified to find his company van has been stolen with the cast inside.
He’s the man who put the foot into football.
Imagine Bandersnatch with less clothes, more STDs and an instagram filter over the screen.
100% Soul: The Voices of Virtue Gospel Choir live.
An exceptional international ensemble with its roots in Scottish culture.
Cora is at the festival to see her ex-boyfriend perform.
Global smash-hit podcast returns with its unique live cocktail of up-to-the-second satire, powerhosed hogwash and on-demand puns.
Join Willis & Vere for three evenings of live comedy podcast recordings with special guests.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
DJ and journalist Steve Lamacq celebrates 30+ years in the music industry with an intimate one-man show full of anecdotes and observations, clocked up over three decades of champio…
Charity spectacular! Watch an all-star lineup of comedians backstab, manipulate and fight for survival in Werewolf: Live.
Naomi Sheldon (Funny Women Best Show, 2018) returns with a new psychological drama that takes the audience on an exploration of sound and the supernatural.
Internationally acclaimed pianist Richard Michael performs a wide-ranging programme of standards looking back on a distinguished career, whilst looking forward to new possibilities…
The multi award-winning Welsh comedian is back with a brand-new live show.
The Pushkinettes (Julia Masli, Tatiana Collet-Apraxine and Julie Nesher) are delighted to invite you to the traditional and very unusual memorial ceremony of Anna Karenina, the tra…
BBC Radio 4’s magazine programme broadcasts about arts, literature, film, media and music from the festivals.
An award-winning, one-woman science comedy-musical about the neuroscience of love and loneliness.
Total Theatre Award-winning Rachel Mars returns following her gleeful sell-out hit Our Carnal Hearts.
The podcast all about eating: live.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
A smorgasbord of Frank Zappa classics hand-delivered by those finest purveyors of conceptual continuity, Pygmy Twylyte! Expect pickles, poodles, dental floss, muffins, snowballs an…
Get your rig in to shape and your salad sorted, because the Grade Cricketer lads are heading to the UK for a very special run of LIVE performances to coincide with this …
Audible hosts two weeks of completely free live comedy shows, showcasing the finest acts the festival has to offer, all being recorded for the audio series, Audible Live.
The 2018 IPCC Report on the impacts of global warming of above 1.
This comedy is about the crazy antics of an American cast bringing their show Tea for Three to a theatre in Ireland.
[SFX: FANFARE] Michael Brunström is an Olympic athlete striving for gold medal glory.
Critically acclaimed award-winning show returns to Edinburgh for a third year.
The scene is set, the story is well known, the outcome for most is death.
Gerald Osborne spent three years memorising the Gospel of St Mark.
Karl Theobald (Hang Ups, Plebs, GameFace, Green Wing) is back in his element, making his long-awaited return to the live comedy arena.
Being a teenager is hard and nobody wants to talk about it.
With huge vocals, dreams of Hollywood and every Pitch Perfect comparison possible, Sweet Nothings A cappella are movie-ing on up! Soaring soundtracks, movie throwbacks and modern p…
Adam, a hyper-intelligent AI, is cold, awkward and doesn’t make sense.
A stripped back, thrilling and edgy contemporary dance work.
An evening with the man himself, Bez. Hear tales of the Hacienda, the rise and fall, then rise and fall again of The Happy Mondays, winning Celebrity Big Brother and more.
Bethlem Royal Hospital, 1854.
Transform paper into 3D forms.
Unique opportunity to visit an Edinburgh artist in situ.
Morning: coffee concert of informal music-making.
Sell-out event with a new line-up! On the outskirts of Edinburgh, hidden away at the end of a winding driveway, lies one of Edinburgh’s secret treasures – Lauriston Castle.
Trashfuture, the political comedy podcast about how the future is trash, is doing its first ever show at the Edinburgh Fringe, for one night only on 10th August.
A classic eight-piece soul, funk and rhythm and blues lineup, driven by a powerful three piece horn section, mighty Hammond organ and some very soulful lead and harmony vocals.
The Book of Thel is a new musical adaptation of William Blake’s prophetic poem, written in 1788.
A TV and newspaper pundit whose views on Scottish football and politics have roused vast armies of both admirers and detractors.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Is there a more intoxicating combination than blues music and good whisky? There is – blues music and multiple good whiskies.
What if your mind is not only in your brain? How exactly would your mind extend across brain, body and beyond? Philosopher Dave Chalmers claims that if his iPhone were implanted in…
In this special one-off event, Plastic Elvis will thrill you with an evening of full throttle charisma, unstoppable rock’n’roll and jaw-dropping excitement.
Pianist and educator Richard Michael BEM celebrates his 70th birthday by appearing with family members, Paul Michael (bass), Hilary Michael (violin and sax) and Joanna Duncan (viol…
Gemma Bedeau is a writer, costume designer and graphic novelist.
Scottish Jazz Award-winners Rose Room present ‘a dazzling night of classy vintage swing and gypsy jazz played by a band that combines brilliant musicianship and warm personality’ (…
Join our curators, conservator and volunteers on special highlight tours of St Cecilia’s Hall, Scotland’s oldest concert hall and home of the University of Edinburgh’s world renown…
Lost in a Book! Too much of a good thing is still too much! When Melissa keeps re-reading her favourite fairy tales at the expense of family and friends, she goes from turning page…
The original, wildest and latest of the late-night comedy shows is back for its 33rd year, showcasing unadulterated comedy mayhem to tickle the fancy of every twisted night owl.
Live comedy podcast about daddy issues, queerness, trauma and dinosaurs by comedian and (now) author Sofie Hagen and comedian and drag king Jodie Mitchell.
American violist Christine Rutledge returns to the Fringe with her new multimedia program combining music by Bach with newly commissioned works by poets from Detroit, Rutledge’s fi…
Award-winning Edinburgh band The Blueswater will perform five high-energy, late-night gigs at The Jazz Bar.
Enjoy a relaxed walk through the historic Old Town with a bona fide Scottish Historian.
Jason Byrne returns with his brand-new show, Wrecked but Ready.
Very recently Polly Pattison discovered a hoard of letters from her mother to her father in the early years of WWII.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
BSC Theatre joyously celebrate diversity and minority identities through this tender and thought-provoking glimpse into life on the outside.
Billy Joel: Piano Man Live showcases the very best of the dynamic songbook of the legendary Billy Joel.
Guitarist Graeme Stephen performs his new score to a screening of the classic silent film Nosferatu with his trio.
Robert Temple is performing the only traditional hour-long hypnosis show in Edinburgh Fringe this year, so if you’re looking for a show where any number of people can volunteer t…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
A guided walking tour visiting the sites and haunts of Edinburgh’s literary legends: Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, JM Barrie, Alex…
A hilarious street cleaner sweeps you off on an outdoor journey into the unknown festival, uncovering its secrets and making an ingenious show out of rubbish with his extraordinary…
In our twenties, an independent lifestyle seems liberating.
Chris returns to the Fringe with his third solo show.
Join us for a huge selection of free acoustic music, duos, bands, singers and more through the day and night on this launch day of Fringe Music on the Grassmarket.
Mark Simmons (ITV’s Out There) brings his hit podcast to Edinburgh for a series of special live recordings.
Hell to Play is a bad-taste absurd comedy game show set in Hell.
‘But the terror wasn’t about what I was being accused of, the terror was what I could get done for.
On a cold, blustery evening in 1945, the playwright’s grandmother, June, answers the door to an ill-fated telegram delivery.
Led by world-famous trials rider and YouTube sensation Danny MacAskill, Drop and Roll make their long-awaited Edinburgh Fringe debut with a brand-new show featuring jaw-dropping st…
Best New Show nominee – Leicester Comedy Festival 2019.
Afternoons: organ concert by Christopher Black; Sarah Moore sings Rachmaninoff/Mozart; Roxburgh Quartet playing Barber/Schostakovich; Hadley Court Singers/SMAS choir/orchestra musi…
This piece is a dramatic interpretation of Mwatabu Okantah’s epic poem Cheikh Anta Diop: Poem for the Living using digital media, the performing body, and a multilingual cast to …
Dare you visit the world’s most haunted and paranormally active location? Once used by hellfire clubs, witches, body snatchers, prostitutes, criminals, plague victims and frequente…
Stars of The Football Show on YahooSport, Jim and Dave perform a comedy show about the beautiful game.
Screwball comedians Dominic Goland and Matthew Tallon (Laugh Factory Chicago, Vodafone Comedy Festival) fight off the Forces of Darkness using the only weapon they’ve got– jokes.
PBH reads from his book, the story of the Free Fringe from 1996 to now: how we became the Fringe’s biggest show provider and the many catastrophes and odd triumphs along the way.
Magic.
After performing at the Brighton and Ludlow Fringes this year, Majk Stokes returns to Edinburgh to bookend the Venue 40 programme.
After the apocalypse, hope.
In the middle of the night, there’s a noise – a snuffling and a shuffling and a splintering of wood.
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 …
Bylgja is an Icelandic anxiety ridden hypochondriac but at the same time so extremely clumsy she requires monthly hospital visits.
At age seven, Phil was sent to Dublin by his single mother, Philomena, to be raised by her parents so she could earn enough money to survive.
Sublime tribute to George Michael and last year’s Fringe sell-out show returns.
International touring songwriter Dan Haynes comes to Edinburgh as part of his Had Some Falls tour.
The legendary BBC Radio 4 series hits the Edinburgh Fringe for the first time in this special live residency starring the dream team of Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Lewis MacLeod and D…
Are you an overthinker? Then this is the comedy show for you.
Join us down at The Shore for live music every Friday and Saturday evening, and Sunday afternoon during the Fringe.
After their five-star run (TheWeeReview.
The Room.
Asterglow theatre is a new amateur company focused on new writing centered on female and non-binary individuals.
Tony Cantwell’s live feed: a heart-pounding night of incognito browsing.
Rock Choir is the largest contemporary choir in the UK offering the general public the chance to sing without audition or any requirement to read music.
In order for theatre to be political, it certainly does not have to make any truly profound statement on the state of the world.
The brand-new tribute show from Liquid Lunch Productions, Elton John: Rocket Man Live! showcases the very best of the eclectic songbook of the legendary Elton John and Bernie Taupi…
Dark as the devil’s heart, our haunted underground network of vaults from the 1700s will stimulate and excite your senses as the sinister history of these former slum dwellings, on…
The Guilty Feminist podcast has become a comedy phenomenon with over 60 million downloads since it launched in early 2016.
What’s done is done.
Step behind the old horse stable doors and discover Summerhall’s very own brewery: Barney’s Beer.
From early Celtic tradition, through Shakespearean superstition to modern high fantasy, everyone has heard of fairies.
Stanley ‘Leonardo’ Sappovitz wants to become a comic book artist.
Join festival favourite Stephen K Amos as he chats with guests hand-picked from the worlds of theatre, comedy and music.
After international success in Ireland and Australia, the critically acclaimed, award-winning show returns to Edinburgh for a seventh year.
Fasten your seat belts for a darkly hilarious and deliciously bumpy ride.
Andy Warhol’s paintings, JFK’s birthday song, NYC subway grate upskirt, the list goes on.
Miss DQ was born to perform and lights up a stage.
Come join the brilliant Boogie Shoes Silent Disco as we return to our Scottish roots for an immersive dance-walk through the crazy throngs of the Fringe.
What do you do when life comes to a crossroads? Write a show about it, of course! At 19 years old, Andrew White can’t help but question his next steps: should he keep slogging it…
Written/performed by John McCann and directed by Erasmus Mackenna, who brought you last year’s Scotsman Fringe First Award-winning play DUPed.
Those dazzling divas are back, ready to party, celebrating being 21 with The Greatest Show Girls Tour! So let’s hear it for the boys as they transform into 16 of the world’s mo…
Lola’s funny, confident, and always striving for perfection.
Georges Méliès is often described as the inventor of cinema.
Featuring former West End singers and dancers, this combined tribute to two of the most iconic musicals of all time is simply electrifying! Have the time of your life watching Baby…
Take Your Brain To Another Dimension II at Edinburgh’s VAB Lab – an exhibition of modern art.
Featuring an eclectic mix of genres from some of the country’s top musicians, our Live Lounge is back again! Join us every Thursday, Friday and Saturday during the Fringe between…
The Fawlty Towers Live Themed Dinner Show is one of two similar events happening at this year's Edinburgh Fringe; both themed dinners based on the legendary iconic 1970s sitcom…
Fresh from selling out their Glasgow Comedy Festival show for two successive years, Daniel and Ralph are bringing their show to the Edinburgh Fringe! Join us – two Scottish comed…
Some people have called it ‘the biggest scam or our age’.
Once the most radical, now the only radical.
After a swift rise to fame with her Nobel-nominated book Diary of a Drag Queen, DENIM’s Crystal is back.
What’s more mundane than death? What’s more absurd? In a slice of often brave, often very funny, and occasionally extremely poignant clowning, Amritha Dhaliwal and Gemma Soldat…
Do you have an opinion? Because we’d love to hear it! Shivani Thussu’s debut hour is set in a focus group that goes too far.
Jeneane Morris is here to tell you some shit about life: buckle up.
The tour is regarded by many as a pioneer in its field and a must-see cultural attraction in guide books throughout the world.
Famous adventurer and posh idiot Jasper Cromwell Jones (played by award-winning comedian Joe Bor) presents an Alternative Book Festival with other weird and wonderful authors.
Discover a world of flavour on an expert-led guided tour at Edinburgh’s only single malt whisky distillery, the first in the capital for nearly 100 years.
Hear tales of how the poor and unfortunate lived in terrible slum conditions, where disease and death were commonplace.
The Ghillie Dhu’s very own local artists performing every night of the week with a mixture of traditional and popular classics. Come and join us for drams, jigs and reels!
An hour of stand-up about curiosity, horses, death and strip club etiquette.
Last year Bruce spent an hour telling hilarious stories about how he looked into the abyss of middle age with the maturity of a teenager.
Former “straight” and rising NYC star Keenan Steiner (NY Comedy Festival) makes his Fringe debut with a high-octane hour on the hilarity of coming out late and living life gay.
A bone-chilling tour as our costumed guide takes you around some of the Old Town’s cobbled streets dispensing the history of the dark characters that used to roam them and why thei…
What an honour to have New Zealand’s self-proclaimed ‘only popstars’ at our humble festival.
This tour will take you into parts of Edinburgh that you did not know existed, off the tourist trail.
After shows on gangs, golliwogs, racism and politics, James Nokise returns with last year’s hit show on… sports! Yep.
Written on an arch, Julie Cope’s Grand Tour: The Story of a Life by Grayson Perry, gives the sense of entering a house, secret garden or place of habitation.
Jamie, affable dweeb but viciously misanthropic cyclist, will explain how a head-on collision with a car and his first year teaching completely changed his opinion on humans.
The fifth year of the world unique audience autism conversion show faces new issues.
Let one of Edinburgh’s most infamous sons or daughters lead you round the dark side of Edinburgh’s Old Town.
‘The angriest man in UK comedy is back at the Fringe for another hour of spleen-venting, more misanthropic, bitter and agitated than ever’ **** (Chortle.
Hooray! ‘Bob is an Architect of the hilarious.
Showbiz stalwart and Wheezing Dragon Best Newcomer (1980, 1982), Whobblers returns for one last debut show.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Michael Fabbri, star of BBC Radio 4’s Dyslexicon, has graced the global comedy circuit for many years.
This tour takes you to Edinburgh Old Town’s two most bone-chilling locations.
First you’ll be taken to our medieval torture exhibition to see instruments from the Nuremberg and Bamberg Castles in Germany, dating back to the late 1500s and early 1600s.
Daniel Craig has pulled out of the next James Bond film.
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 show brings together a world record holder, an illustrator of the year and a published author: Via Fang (Taiwan) is an award-winning and internationally published illustrator.
‘A total highlight’ (Audience review, HighTide Festival 2018).
Loulie, AKA the face that launched a thousand dicks, examines conduct (in the media, baby), mental health (other people’s, I’m fine) and perverts (that one is mainly me, actually).
Raul Kohli grew up with many heroes.
2018 sell-out; a small group walk in a green valley with a focus on key Scottish architectural features.
Charmian self-identifies as a what-not, the word for people who don’t have a word.
Extreme Paranormal Ghost Tour is only for those that consider themselves to be very brave, those who are not afraid to venture into some of Edinburgh’s most haunted locations bot…
Iconic is not a strong enough word for novelist Irvine Welsh’s generation-defining masterpiece, Trainspotting.
The world-renowned Theatre Hooam makes a welcome return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with the award-winning Black and White Tea Room.
Here Comes Your Man is a lovely hour of storytelling from a bright new talent Matt Hoss.
The smash-hit show returns for a sixth year with top TV comedians improvising rants on topics suggested by the audience.
Arrested and kicked out of France, this is a show about the misadventures of a comedian in the Calais Jungle.
A struggling movie actress and an aspiring horror writer are on the very brink of success – each just a compromise away.
After dropping 10 stone in weight Michael Livesley, the man described by Stephen Fry as an ‘outrageous talent’ is half the man he was but still just as funny.
The hilarious science show is back with a new food-themed show.
Four years ago, Dylan Dodds asked himself a question: could he BE any more ridiculous? The answer, it turns out, is yes.
Award-winning actor, writer and composer AJ Holmes makes his Edinburgh debut with an hour of stand-up, storytelling, and songs! Known from The Book of Mormon on Broadway, London’s …
Are we good people or just arseholes who are good at lying to ourselves? Ashley Haden once again looks to tackle our own privilege in an hour of, at times, uncomfortable and, at ti…
We are the top-rated walking tour company for English tours in Edinburgh on TripAdvisor and we have put together a special festival friendly walking tour of the Old Town for you to…
Join us for a prime selection of acoustic music every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night with different musicians and duos specially chosen for the Fringe; performing each night i…
The unmissable cult hit’s back for another year, as we select three top stand-ups to create unique routines based entirely on your suggestions! One liners, political satire, or alt…
It’s August, and we know what has lured all of you to Edinburgh—the neoclassical architecture!Whether you’re a regular tourist, Fringe-goer or resident, Cobble Tales' Arc…
A ninth year at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe! An hour of sharp gags, quick wit and high energy hijinks from three of the circuit’s funniest performers.
Adrian Tauss and Sasha Ellen are stand-ups who have been inappropriately funny in public and have been told to get a room.
Save your soul with laughter.
Despite the title, it transpires that Joz Norris is not dead, but is merely busy having a bath.
A hilarious and cathartic stand-up show by comedian Zane Helberg.
Researched and designed by best-selling historical author and award winning novelist J A Henderson, our walks combine the weirdest stories, wickedest humour and wildest history.
Martin Pilgrim can’t go on like this.
John Robertson first premiered his maniacal game show The Dark Room back in 2012.
Anuvab Pal is trying to understand a thousand years of this bewildering British Isle through his Indian lens, deploying respectable tools he’s mastered like corruption, deceit and …
The comic legend and 1991 Comedy Award winner returns to Edinburgh, performing 60 minutes of fresh material ahead of the launch of his new tour show Showbiz this autumn.
Strap on your safety goggles boys and girls! This August Brainiac Live performs at the Garrick Theatre in the heart of the West End.
Living in Kent - Maxwell tells us – he is surrounded by the sort of puce-faced, fake WWII heroes who seem to think that having once watched a film with John Mills in it automatic…
Join ‘the most renowned sketch troupe of them all’ (Independent) as they embark on another exceptional world tour, performing to over 20,000 people across two continents.
United by love, broken by reality.
Olivier Award-nominated Wizard Presents brings Morpurgo’s treasured story to life, sparking imagination in both young and old.
Meet Jonny: teacher, father and football fan.
Award-winning LBC radio presenter, CNN political commentator and For the Many podcast host brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs to the Fringe for the first tim…
B-movies typically have negative connotations.
Joe Rooney (Father Ted’s Father Damo) returns to the Fringe with an evening of stand-up and music.
The brainchild of comedians Harriet Dyer and Scott Gibson, That’s Not a Lizard, That’s My Grandmother! is unlike any other show at the Fringe.
You and your family are stuck inside a live-action video game! How will you escape?! Will you: A) Find light switch? B) Go north? C) Explode in a shower of stinking guts? An intera…
True crime obsession has reached new heights in the past few years with a seemingly endless stream of documentaries, books and podcasts available to armchair sleuths everywhere.
YesYesNoNo are searching for the truth.
Hopefully, you know the kind of show you’re in for, with a deliciously meaningless title like this, and crafted surrealism is exactly what is in store.
This new-to-the-fringe five-star monologue show explores the conformities of gender and sexuality in modern day society, through the wickedly absurd lenses of The Foetus, The Camer…
See a selection of performers from the very best of this year’s Free Fringe Festival shows, in the big gala launch night, party and general great start to this year’s Edinburgh Fri…
Your favourite Fringe comedians lie, manipulate and backstab as they try to uncover the murderous werewolves in this fresh take on the comedy panel show.
Tucked away in a corner of Pleasance Courtyard, Glenn Moore delights a packed crowd with an hour of non-stop puns and twisted humour.
It’s a secret epidemic, one that affects every new generation of young people.
Wild and wonderful #Pianodrome house band S!nk bring you to life with a full spectrum of new music and movement in their traveling 100-seat amphitheatre made entirely from upcycled…
Tales of woe, tales of science, tales of curses, tales of defiance.
Not many comedy fans would turn down the chance to see the legendary Whose Line Is It Anyway? gang live.
A show about getting lost and getting found.
Musical inventors S!nk designed the Pianodrome – an amphitheatre made from upcycled pianos – as a dream performance space.
For years, Jennifer liked to be over-prepared.
As Mandy Muden inexplicably emerges from a tiny suitcase on stage, clad in a leopard print ensemble, she is anything but invisible.
Join this lively and entertaining guided walking tour and enjoy decades of thrilling Fringe stories from today to Edinburgh’s first festivals in 1947.
Michael Odewale is selfish.
Ben Pope is a ‘classy, stylish and accomplished’ (Chortle) comedian.
Assembly’s Gala celebrates the opening of our 2019 programme of over 200 shows.
A painful yet uplifting true story of a child asylum-seeker arriving in the UK.
Bring home a part of Edinburgh’s unique style with original paintings, ceramics, jewellery by Edinburgh artists you won’t find anywhere else.
“It’s NOT the Joshua Benson Show” is all I was ever told as a kid.
“It’s NOT the Joshua Benson Show” is all I was ever told as a kid.
Rahul Kohli grew up with many heroes.
This is not a musical nor is it instructions on how to beat up your dad.
Rahul Kohli grew up with many heroes.
Rahul Kohli grew up with many heroes.
The one-man murder mystery now being used to train NHS staff.
From the award wining creators of fringe comedy sensations Apocalypse Cruise Ship Love Affair and Ghost Cop, comes the original blood curdling B-Musical for the stage.
WINNER: BEST KIDS SHOW Leicester Comedy Festival 2018You and your family are stuck inside a live-action video game! How will you escape?! Pick options off the screen in …
"Watching audiences attempt to tackle the challenge and fail is one of the funniest sights around, don’t miss it.
Once the most radical, now the only radical.
The Apollo Nights Summer Series is a new concert experience for London.
Famous adventurer and posh idiot Jasper Cromwell Jones (played by award-winning comedian Joe Bor) presents an Alternative Book Festival with other weird and wonderful au…
In a reimagined 1590, England is a matriarchy.
This magnetic bond still holds after more than 40 years of attempted escapes and still loved for their total in-yer-face originality, the contrast between the dea…
Small Islandadapted by Helen Edmundsonbased on the novel by Andrea Levy Andrea Levy’s Orange Prize-winning novel Small Island comes to life in an epic new theatre …
Downton Abbey Live Open Air Concert is set the stunning grounds of Highclere Castle performed by The Chamber Orchestra of London with the television show's composer, John Lunn …
Step back in time to the golden era of music where the jukebox roared and feet didn't touch the floor.
Shakespeare’s enduring love story is known the world over.
The Theatre at the Hippodrome Casino has undergone a multi-million-pound transformation to create an intimate, state-of-the-art new home for the show that The Sun calls, ".
You make around 30,000 decisions every day, but how and why do you make them? Shivani Thussu’s (Pls Like, BBC) debut comedy hour is set in a focus group that goes too far.
There is no person more synonymous with the Australian comedy scene than Dave “Hughesy” Hughes.
Her voice.
Four years ago, Dylan Dodds asked himself a question.
After it’s sell-out debut, Stripped is back and more revealing than ever!!! Succour Punch Theatre are proud to be baring all once again for this ‘stripped back’ performance o…
All My Sonsby Arthur Millerdirected by Jeremy Herrin Broadcast live from The Old Vic in London, Academy Award-winner Sally Field (Steel Magnolias, Brothers & Sisters…
An unmissable opportunity to see comic legend Frank Skinner perform brand new stand-up in an intimate space.
Can words still pack a punch in the reign of Twitter? Have the carriers of thought, the deliverers of argument, the elements of poetry, the sounds that make us human – lost t…
A guided improvisation dance workshop to get in touch with your inner and authentic movement.
Join us for a dance and physical workshop like no other.
Brighton16 is a newly formed choir of 16 classically trained singers.
Award-winning performance from Amsterdam Fringe 2018.
The BSMS anatomy team are at it again, revealing the mysteries of the human body.
We lucked out! On the day we saw The Jungle Book, the sun was high in the sky.
In it's 5th year of drunk comedians.
Three confused minds, one rather long acronym! Brighton-based trio, Spit the Ink, deliver a fantastic mix of comedy, poetry and spoken word in their Fringe debut.
It is 1989 and about time someone brought an end to the Cold War. Enter Michael Phish with his warm front. The rest is history.
Come have the the time of your life, with the cult-dance musical of the 80’s. Our very own Steph will get you in the mood before the screening.
The brilliant British pianist Jonathan Powell returns in a colourful programme of works by Granados: his Goyescas and Szymanowski: his Masques, Metopes and Mazurkas.
Presented by Root Experience, Hidden Stories is back in its hometown of Brighton for an informative and uplifting day at the Jubilee Library.
A combination of clowning, stand-up, storytelling and gameplay that gives the audience the opportunity to create the ultimate relationship ‘to do list’.
Brighton favourites The Electric Cabaret Company are back by popular demand! Join the jet set when you book with Electric Cabaret Airlines.
A comedy play about two backstage technicians who would rather see themselves in the limelight.
Duration: Approx 2hrs 10 mins The UK’s longest running Musical Theatre Concert Tour features past principal performers from Les Miserables.
Do you want to know how to solve your problems and become practically perfect in every way? Whenever you are in a stew, just ask “What would Julie Andrews do?” Eliza von Poppins …
The Good Grief event is for anyone who has ever experienced loss or for those who would simply like to understand more about grief.
The EU has reset the Brexit Doomsday Clock to October.
BA Theatre Arts at GBMet.
A multi-sensory meditative journey into the ‘nine celestial bodies’, using pioneering harmonic scales and technology from ancient civilisations augmented by cutting edge scienc…
The contemporary face of The Royal Ballet is shown in works from three of today’s leading choreographers.
An exhibition of creative arts and live music produced and presented by adults with brain injury exploring the impact on self-identity whilst living with a range of disabilities.
A fast-paced comedy exploring the interview process and the struggle to prove one’s worth.
What compels a 76 kg, 55 year old bloke from Stoke to tell the story of a singing legend who died at the age of 47, weighing just 39 kg? All will be revealed in this affectionate…
Faith – The George Michael Legacy Faith - The George Michael Legacy returns with a brand-new production for 2018/19.
There is no greater power than love to heal our own heart of hurt and resentment from the past, vastly improve all our relationships and to bring true happiness into our world.
Ever since he was a kid Nick has loved Barrymore.
So you still think you’re funny? Forget cheery optimism & skinny jeans this is a competition for comics who've been around long enough to know better…
Musicians appearing in the 8th Lewes Chamber Music Festival in June 2019 will perform chamber music by Mozart, Faure and the little-known Lekeu in this special Festival Launch conc…
Broadcast live from The Old Vic in London, Academy Award-winner Sally Field (Steel Magnolias, Brothers & Sisters) and Bill Pullman (The Sinner, Independence Day) sta…
After successful editions in Cyprus, Iceland and Sweden, the traditional Stockholm Fringe Festival (STOFF) style artist speed dating touch down in Brighton! Meet artistic peers, in…
Follow in the steps of the Victorians in a stroll along the pier, a pleasure that has been enjoyed by generations.
Influencer.
This Brighton local gigs across the UK and all over the world, but can’t resist the yearly pull of performing a new show just a gentle stroll from his front door.
You awake to find yourself in a dark room.
Much-loved local violinist Ellie Blackshaw pairs up with London based pianist David Elwin to perform the rarely heard 1932 violin and piano sonata by Frank Bridge.
Join Dr Amanda Potter from the Open University for a tour of Brighton focusing on 20 objects with links to stories from Greek mythology.
Leah gets in trouble at school when she fights a boy who is squashing ants.
In this, the 60th Anniversary of one of the worlds most iconic music venues, the Ronnie Scotts All Stars take to the road to celebrate the Ronnie Scotts Story.
Come into the forest; dare to change your state of mind.
The brilliant British pianist Simon Ballard returns to play works by Schubert, Ries, Dvorak, Smetana, Ireland, Moszkowski, de Severac and Sydney Smith.
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…
Bloco Branco: a unique and high energy sound, fusing Brazilian drums, contemporary guitars, vibrant vocals and sassy saxophone.
Be not afeard.
A fast, hard-hitting comedy featuring six characters at the same yoga centre, all eaten up with secrets.
Dynamic and talented theatre makers and writers present daring, new work in the first stages of development.
3 top professional oboists come together to play for us on the first May bank holiday Monday.
Adam is loving being Employment Minister.
In this new solo play, written and performed by Julia Knight, we meet Maddie North.
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.
In this workshop we will use the basic technique of puppetry and combine that with acting and dancing.
Michael Morpurgo began writing stories in the early ‘70s, inspired by the children he taught in his primary school class in Kent.
Geoffrey Mead will be conducting a special tour dating back over 90 years of cafe and family history.
Sussex Masonic Center Tours Come and visit the headquarters of Sussex Masonry. Everyone welcome .
London based violinist Benedict Cruft once again surveys all of Bach’s solo violin music and over two evenings.
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.
Based in Brighton, Bowiesque are one of the UK’s leading David Bowie tribute acts.
One of The Guardian’s Best Shows at the Edinburgh Fringe 2018.
Come and discover the locations, inspirations and drama behind Graham Greene’s iconic tale of gangland murder, doomed romance and Catholicism.
Born in 1972, Bitty’s earliest memories were punctuated by the music he would hear courtesy of his father’s sound system, where at the tender age of ten h…
Award-winning, 90 minute city tour.
What do evil tomatoes, heroic banjos and a recovering executive have in common? Former executive Keith Alessi reinvents himself as a writer-performer and banjo enthusiast to tell u…
Superstar disc jokey Juan Vesuvius delivers the greatest and strangest DJ set you’ve ever experienced.
The annual Fringe performance by one of the most exciting live acts in the south, this eight-piece soul and funk band, now in their eleventh year just keeps getting better.
Join the award-winning V.
An interactive tap dance and workout workshop, fun for all ages and levels.
There are some predictable events in Brighton and Hove; a seagull swooping down on your lunchtime sandwich, sequins on the beach after Pride, and the Ladyboys of Bangkok strutting …
The Museum of Secrets has been robbed! Join Agent November to investigate this unusual crime.
12-year-old Annie has hit the big time – but she’s no idea how hard it is going to be.
Come celebrate the start of Brighton’s festival season with a bang, and get a taste of what’s coming up over the month of May to boot.
There are many versions of the story of Faust, who trades his soul with the Devil for youth and power, but Gounod’s opera remains one of the most constantly enthra…
So you still think you’re funny? Forget cheery optimism & skinny jeans this is a competition for comics who've been around long enough to know better…
The Multi Award-winning Naughty Corner Productions are reviving the sell-out Edinburgh Fringe and UK show 'Not The Horse' Not The Horse is an outrageous crime-…
All About EveBy Joseph L MankiewiczAdapted and directed for the stage by Ivo van Hove Gillian Anderson (X-Files, NT Live: A Streetcar Named Desire) and Lily James (Mamma…
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…
Wednesday 10th April, 2pmTickets: £12 or £44 for a family ticket (4 people, including at least 1 child), Babes in Arms/Children under 18mths go fre…
THEY’RE COMING TO GET YOU, LONDON Based on George A.
So you still think you’re funny? Forget cheery optimism & skinny jeans this is a competition for comics who've been around long enough to know better…
Director: Peter Farrelly Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali Dr.
Something’s wrong.
Saturday 30th March, 8pmTickets: £24Suitable for: most ages, but aimed at an adult audienceDuration: 2hrs including an intervalSpace Oddity&rsq…
The Absolute Eagles, Europe’s premier tribute to American rock band The Eagles are delighted to perform their debut show in The Civic theatre .
Tickets: £23Duration: approx.
Miro JAROŠ Live UK Tour The first UK tour of favourite singer Miro Jaroš.
Miro JAROŠ Live UK Tour The first UK tour of favourite singer Miro Jaroš.
Friday 22nd March, 1.
Rob Auton is described as many things in addition to being a stand-up comedian – a philosopher, thinker, poet, surrealist.
Duration: Approx 2hrs Get ready for an unforgettable evening with a global superstar, as he puts the Boom Boom into your heart in the all new production, Fastlove - A tr…
Robert White wowed the judges and viewers alike with his fast-paced comedy routines when he made the finals on this year's Britain’s Got Talent.
Robert White wowed the judges and viewers alike with his fast-paced comedy routines when he made the finals on this year's Britain’s Got Talent.
Robert White wowed the judges and viewers alike with his fast-paced comedy routines when he made the finals on this year's Britain’s Got Talent.
Duration: 55 mins (No Interval) From the producers of The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show and Sarah and Duck Live on Stage comes another enchanting show for young audiences…
Mortified is a storytelling event which happens in more than 20 cities around the world and even has its own 6 part Netflix show (Mortified Guide).
Imagine if women weren’t just stuck playing Juliet and Desdemona and Lady Macbeth over and over again.
Join Katherine Ryan and Emily Dean - and their two dogs Raymond and Meg - for a live chat to celebrate the publication of Emily’s new heartbreaking and funny memoi…
Avant-garde music group, Laibach are still the most internationally acclaimed band to have come out of the former Communist countries of Eastern and Central Europe and they’r…
JESSICAIt's hard to get out Dancing QueenI'll choose happiness every damn time JESSICA - WENDY ALICE ROSE CO.
A brand new show from 'The Outright King of Live Comedy’ - The Times.
I’m Not Running is an explosive new play by David Hare, premiering at the National Theatre and broadcast to cinemas.
Cervantes’s story of the bumbling knight Don Quixote has inspired countless artistic interpretations.
In this workshop we will start to knit a sock using all those scraps and leftovers sock knitters accumulate.
An Evaluation Of Brian What does it mean to be good? Smile C**t, You're Not Dead YetDeath, Cancer, Existential Dread and Laughs An Evaluation Of Brian - Giant'…
You have endless knit-spiration but you're not confident you can translate your dreams into actual knitwear.
Anne Gill, Your MothaWhen your creations bite back The Murder Trust of Iron Mike MolloyThe true story of The Rasputin Of The Bronx Anne Gill, Your Motha - Anne Gi…
Eafa’s music borders on experimental indie, with a hint of electronic.
Duration: Approx 2hrs Get ready for the best songs from all your favourite female stars in one fabulous fun-packed show.
The Love ElectricTwo friends.
I’m Not Running is an explosive new play by David Hare, premiering at the National Theatre and broadcast live to cinemas.
£3516 February at 2.
The ThinkingDeveloped at FRINGE LAB with support from Dublin Fringe Festival Your Ma & Other Stories.
BOYS Single Launch Take It Or Leave It.
"Bring Your Own Baby Comedy have transformed parental leave" i paper "Guaranteed to leave at least one of you crying with laughter" Mother and Baby M…
Oscar nominee Hugh Jackman stars as the charismatic politician Gary Hart for Academy Award-nominated director Jason Reitman in the new thrilling drama The Front Run…
Ken Fraser can count backwards from twenty, name the Prime Minster and tell you when the war broke out.
The Royal Court is a Grade II listed building, a magnificent example of one of the best theatres built in the Art Deco style.
£2010am - 12pmAge 16+ Do you always use your camera on Auto? Why not learn to master the modes and menus so you can become more confident and creative …
"Frailty, thy name is woman!" That is probably not most women’s favourite line from Shakespeare and could not be further from the truth when applied to Emma Bentley.
Two leading lights of the cabaret scene, Dusty Limits and Michael Roulston have been writing together for over a decade.
Oscar nominee Hugh Jackman stars as the charismatic politician Gary Hart for Academy Award-nominated director Jason Reitman in the new thrilling drama The Front Runner.
Our incredibly popular, long-running evening of easy listening music and comedy entertainment in the friendly atmosphere of the Cellar Bar.
Strap on your safety goggles boys and girls, due to popular demand Science’s greatest and most volatile live show is returning with a vengeance.
National Theatre Live I’m Not Runningby David Hare I’m Not Running is an explosive new play by David Hare, premiering at the National Theatre and broadcast l…
I’m Not Running is an explosive new play by David Hare, premiering at the National Theatre and broadcast live to cinemas.
The Strictly Come Dancing UK Arena Tour is waltzing back on the road from January 2019 for 29 supersized sequin-filled shows across the country.
Discover the remarkable true story of a small town that welcomed the world.
In Tchaikovsky’s intense opera of obsession and the supernatural, Gherman is caught between the woman he loves and a destructive fixation.
The Strictly Come Dancing UK Arena Tour is waltzing back on the road from January 2019 for 29 supersized sequin-filled shows across the country.
The Ronan Collins Showband Show Reeling In the Showband Years has been a smash hit for the past 9 years, and we are delighted to say it returns once again to the Civic T…
Eric Bell The 50th Anniversary Tour In 1969 Eric Bell walked into a bar in Dublin, ordered a pint and settled down to watch a band play.
£65 inc.
Free Public Launch Event and Gallery Tour with the Artists: Thursday 24 January, 6.
The critically acclaimed, award-winning comedian and actor Catherine Tate, will bring THE CATHERINE TATE SHOW - LIVE to London’s Wyndham’s Theatre.
Don't miss your chance to see a production claimed by a Sunday Times journalist as "Mighty, moving and unstoppable" as eight-piece band, The Goldhawks, deliver a stun…
Booming surrealist storytelling comedian Will Seaward (“part Brian Blessed, part Oscar Wilde” - the Telegraph, “genuinely, terrifyingly chari…
Angelos and Barry record another of their legendary award winning improvised podcasts in front of a live London audience.
Harold Pinter’s first play, The Room, features in a triple-bill directed by Pinter’s colleague and friend, Patrick Marber.
Your Toys is an hour-long performance for children aged 5-9 and their grown ups, where the audience bring their own toys to become the characters in an adventure.
Swedish metal band, Clawfinger are returning to the UK for an exclusive headline show this December, where they'll be celebrating the 25th anniversary of their debut album, Dea…
THE GREAT BIG SITCOM GEEKS CHRISTMAS BONANZA AND FUN QUIZ Top comedy podcast Sitcom Geeks goes live to record their 100th episode.
THE GREAT BIG SITCOM GEEKS CHRISTMAS BONANZA AND FUN QUIZ Top comedy writing podcast Sitcom Geeks goes live to record their 100th episode.
The third annual Fireball - Fuelling the Fire Tour begins in December, featuring some of punk's finest names including The Bronx, Flogging Molly, Face to Face and Lost in Stere…
The exceptional Slot Machine Theatre bring their puppetry skills to a show like no other - one that features your very own toys! A heartwarming story about friends pulling togeth…
IGGETY ZIGGETY ZAGGETY ZOOM! Join the Witch and her cat on their mission to defeat the dragon in Tall Stories’ magical, musical adaptation of the classic picture book by Juli…
The ‘Outright King of Live Comedy’ (The Times) Jason Byrne is back at the Leicester Square Theatre for more comedy chaos.
Award-winning comedian Diane Spencer is filming her 8th standup special right here in the crypt! Delightfully dark and refreshingly honest, Diane draws on personal exper…
Award-winning comedian Diane Spencer is filming her 8th standup special right here in the crypt! Delightfully dark and refreshingly honest, Diane draws on personal exper…
Michael Schenker Fest will be touring the UK this coming November in celebration of their latest studio album release, Resurrection, whilst also performing an extended setlist of c…
International bestselling & award winning author, Lynda La Plante, whose TV dramas from Prime Suspect to Trial & Retribution have kept viewers on the edge of the…
Free but booking essential A unique workshop for anyone interested in the world of forensics or Crime Scene Investigation, this interactive event is brought to you by i…
A disastrously ill-judged crush on the gentleman next door, an inheritance letter mistakenly sent to the wrong beneficiary; these are the ingenious premises of Lisa Jewe…
Stephen MacDonald’s Fringe First winning play about the unique friendship between celebrated World War One poets Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon.
You know you’re guaranteed to learn something watching David Hare.
Calling all Bingsters! Bing and his friends are coming to Greenwich in the first ever Bing stage show!Join Bing, Sula, Coco and Pando as they find out how to tell stories by preten…
Direct from London's West End, the UK's finest George Michael tribute show.
Following the huge success of his Channel 4 show The Supervet, Professor Noel Fitzpatrick, is delighted to be bringing his first ever live stage show Welcome to My World to major…
This unique triple bill features works by Purcell, Carissimi and Gesualdo.
From the surreal mind of Michael Brunström (“The Human Loire”, “The Golden Age of Steam”, “The Hay Wain Reloaded”, “Parsle…
Michael McIntyre WIP
Liverpool’s Royal Court 80th Birthday Bash An evening of celebration done the Royal Court way, this is a night where we show off all (well, some) of the goo…
Stand-up comedian and star of Arrested Development and Mr.
Following the huge success of Michael’s previous visits to The U.
Situated just next to Spinningfields, The Crystal Maze LIVE Experience Manchester is the ultimate team challenge.
Britain and Canada’s first and only woman to have a worldwide Netflix special, Katherine Ryan brings her acclaimed, total sell-out 2017/18 nation-wide tour show&nbs…
A live UK performance of the global smash-hit podcast The Bugle.
Situated just minutes away from Angel tube station in Islington, The Crystal Maze Live Experience is the ultimate team challenge.
The Great Pirate Adventure: PAW Patrol Live! All paws on deck! Spin Master entertainment has announced a 2018 UK tour of Paw Patrol Live! 'The Great Pirate Adventure' this …
The Great Pirate Adventure: PAW Patrol Live! All paws on deck! Spin Master entertainment has announced a 2018 UK tour of Paw Patrol Live! 'The Great Pirate Adventure' this …
The Great Pirate Adventure: PAW Patrol Live! All paws on deck! Spin Master entertainment has announced a 2018 UK tour of Paw Patrol Live! 'The Great Pirate Adventure' this …
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…
Returning for a fifth year, Majk Stokes hosts two evenings of music, poetry, comedy and storytelling to round off Venue 40’s Fringe programme for 2018.
Sanspants Radio present Plumbing the Death Star Live.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
The Great Pirate Adventure: PAW Patrol Live! All paws on deck! Spin Master entertainment has announced a 2018 UK tour of Paw Patrol Live! 'The Great Pirate Adventure' this …
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Returning to the Edinburgh Fringe in partnership with Just Festival.
Friday Night Live For Jamie’s SDR Join some of your Royal Court favourites for an evening of music and comedy to raise funds for Jamie Denson’s SDR fu…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
The Great Pirate Adventure: PAW Patrol Live! All paws on deck! Spin Master entertainment has announced a 2018 UK tour of Paw Patrol Live! 'The Great Pirate Adventure' this …
Special additional show featuring former Zappa Plays Zappa vocalist/instrumentalist Ben Thomas, who will be opening the show with his own material and then joining the band for.
AART TV Live! Mikey the Aartist return to the Pleasance with his all new AART TV show featuring guest artists Amrit Maghera from Hollyoaks and Jim Parkyn/Aardman Animations discuss…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Good Things Come to Those Who explores our generation’s relationship with work, debt, big data, surveillance and public/private space: when everything you have can be an asset, wha…
Premium Scottish gin and piano music delivered by two equally premium Scottish people! So sit back and let hospitality blogger Amanda Currie (The Bonnie Bartender) and pianist Fras…
‘If I had a name for every woman with a story, I’d run out of space and I’d be writing forever’.
Charity spectacular! Watch beloved comedians backstab, manipulate and fight for survival in Werewolf: Live.
‘A dazzling night of classy vintage swing and gypsy jazz played by a band that combines brilliant musicianship and warm personality’ (JazzScotland.
Not All Men wash their hands after going to the toilet, not all men brush their teeth twice daily.
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…
Spend an evening in the company of the world team beatbox champions, The Beatbox Collective.
Hoghead Theatre Company Returns to the Fringe with their devised piece In Your Own Sweet Way.
Join Sara Pascoe as she hosts an exclusive stand up show, bringing with her a line-up of some of the most exciting comedy talent in the country.
This unbelievably ambitious, deluded, multiple job-applicant failure attempts to inspire his audiences to become the best they can be.
Things Live! A variety cabaret of Dragtime’s most unusual and magical drag performances yet.
Liverpool’s acclaimed sketch comedy show hurtles back to the Fringe for its fifth year of unmistakable whimsy and Merseyside wit.
Ready to take your show to England’s largest arts festival? Want to showcase your work to a fresh audience? If you answered yes to these questions, this is the event for you! Lea…
This duo will lift you up with their ridiculous stories as you transcend with their emotive songs.
Join us for a postmodern take on popular songs from the past decade as well as standards by the likes of Gershwin, Berlin, and Ellington.
The nation’s favourite pub philosopher turned pop-up publican, brings his unique comedy genius to the Edinburgh Fringe, serving up his satirical brew of no-nonsense banter for thre…
Is porn misogynistic or female empowerment in action? Why don’t we talk about porn? What impact does porn have on teenagers, adults and children? Is porn ultimately a good thing …
Springing up from the wreckage of his famous car (a Spider), James Dean talks honestly, candidly and sometimes with discomfort about his life.
The Great Pirate Adventure: PAW Patrol Live! All paws on deck! Spin Master entertainment has announced a 2018 UK tour of Paw Patrol Live! 'The Great Pirate Adventure' this …
Hi, I’m award-winning comic, actor and writer Joz Norris (BBC Three, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 4 Extra, ITV, ITV2, Dave, Channel 4).
Back by popular demand after the most time-efficient total sell-out of the 2017 Fringe (check the laurel), this is the M8s: Live (but not so dangerous).
Thomas Cameron is an English tenor whose voice has been described as having velvet-like qualities and performs classics such as Bring Him Home.
The acclaimed hit podcast Book Shambles, recorded in front of a live audience! Hosted by Robin Ince who‘ll be joined by a different amazing guest each show.
Award-winning Jolyon Rubinstein’s hit satirical podcast is leaving the comfort of the Spotify studio and traveling to Edinburgh for three exclusive recordings.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Our budding authors create a marriage of music and words to weave a story of burgeoning romance.
Anyone unfamiliar with Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book could have been conceivably raised by the same wolves that adopt man-cub Mowgli at the heart of this century-old collecti…
Prepare for the gay and straight worlds to come together, as unlikely friends James Barr and Dan Hudson bring their hugely successful podcast to Edinburgh – live! James will expl…
COMMON: GROUND is an initiative developed by COMMON, an arts organisation who exist to support the UK theatre industry in achieving greater socio-economic diversity, delivered with…
The Great Pirate Adventure: PAW Patrol Live! All paws on deck! Spin Master entertainment has announced a 2018 UK tour of Paw Patrol Live! 'The Great Pirate Adventure' this …
The enigmatic Doctor Woof, Britain’s furriest drag artiste, and the aromatic Aletia Upstairs, London’s sexiest Cabaret Artiste, combine their unique talents with lashings of gl…
Two live editions of the globally popular topical podcast.
Dare to experience the dangers and delights of Dinosaur World in this interactive new for show all the family.
A smorgasbord of Frank Zappa classics hand-delivered by those finest purveyors of conceptual continuity, Pygmy Twylyte! Expect pickles, poodles, dental floss, muffins, snowballs an…
A show about someone who doesn’t need to exaggerate the absurdities of his life.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Elspeth McVeigh, soprano, ‘voice.
Citadel Arts Group present Dancing with Mrs Murphy, an edgy new play by Vincent Maguire, directed by Mark Kydd.
Join us in the depths of the Indian Jungle for an imaginative adventure, with a family-friendly adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s classic story The Jungle Book.
Mark Ritchie, fresh from tours in Australia and America, returns with a hilarious storytelling show that covers the big themes of life… uncles, God and of course beetroot.
You do not often look around an audience during a show and see barely any unsmiling faces; scarcer still, there is unanimous overheard praise afterwards.
The Bluebelles are bringing midnight snacks and jazzy tracks to the Edinburgh Fringe with a fantastic a cappella night in! Returning to Edinburgh for their fourth year, following s…
Billy Joel: Piano Man Live! showcases the very best of the dynamic songbook of the legendary Billy Joel.
‘The more I drink in real life, the more my babies are taken away by social services in my Sims life.
What is your idea of love? There’s a very blurred line between a protective, loving relationship and one that’s abusive.
When three sisters come together on their autistic brother’s 30th birthday, they can’t help but mull over their childhood with him, which was shaped by his insistence that he w…
Batman is the world’s greatest scientist and we can prove it.
The Great Pirate Adventure: PAW Patrol Live! All paws on deck! Spin Master entertainment has announced a 2018 UK tour of Paw Patrol Live! 'The Great Pirate Adventure' this …
Hyde Panaser’s debut show about living a multicultural life with and without a beard.
Our story is about a town.
The ultimate tribute to the music of The Jam.
A DJ.
Six feisty older women shine a light on family violence.
Journalist, musician and stand-up Marc Burrows presents a surprisingly silly trek through psychiatric wards, suicide attempts, depression and bipolar diagnosis.
The Great Pirate Adventure: PAW Patrol Live! All paws on deck! Spin Master entertainment has announced a 2018 UK tour of Paw Patrol Live! 'The Great Pirate Adventure' this …
Daniel and Victoria are two successful professionals in a happy marriage.
Pushan Bose is a South Asian music composer, producer, singer and rapper who has been creating and releasing original music on digital platforms with a reach of 20 million listener…
Hailed by critics and fans alike as a one of the finest songwriters of his generation, Friedman has achieved legendary, pop-icon status for chart-topping hits Ariel, Lucky Stars, L…
What’s that, old sport? Swing classics and Prohibition-era hits from some of the finest talents in the country? Precisely! Prepare to be transported back to the golden age of jaz…
When midnight strikes join Broken Bones Matilda in The Vaults.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
A unique opportunity to visit an Edinburgh artist in situ.
Join British-Chinese provocateur artist Le Fil in a pop gig with extras as he, she or it explores a 24/7 world of gay-straight men, bad romances and the modern constructions of gen…
A space for artists, producers and makers to come together as collaborators, friends or individuals to meet and think, chill out and create some headspace during the world’s busi…
From the team behind the hugely successful Bongo Club Cabaret and the UK’s premier free variety night franchise, comes this epic family-friendly variety show, a generation in the m…
On the outskirts of Edinburgh, hidden away at the end of a winding driveway, lies one of Edinburgh’s secret treasures – Lauriston Castle.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Universal Academy, an award-winning charter school from the state of Texas, proudly presents this riveting hit new musical! Featuring a multicultural cast of students, this product…
A brand new type of spoken word show is coming to the Edinburgh Fringe, with one half open mic and one half live spoken word show.
Piracy is not just a man’s trade in this thrilling piece Care Not, Fear Naught from Temporarily Misplaced Productions.
Michael Clarke has felt something.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Does That Mean We’re Not Going Bowling? may be the best debut comedy show at the Fringe this year.
The Blueswater is an award-winning Edinburgh band.
Step back in time to the 18th century – visit Outlander film locations in Edinburgh Old town pubs, closes, jails, churches and print shops visited by Claire and Jamie! Your tour …
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
ETA’s 25th anniversary production of The Front Page, an irresistible comedy with thrills and derring do set in a news room.
Edinburgh Fringe is typically visited for a gluttonous helping of comedy and theatre shows.
All Killa No Filla Live.
Bills, dating, raising children – life is challenging enough! Who wants to think about potential future health issues and care needs with more immediate matters to consider? Unfo…
The Italian horror soundtrack maestro Claudio Simonetti and his band Goblin perform their classic 1977 score live to a screening of the famous Dario Argento film Suspiria (celebrat…
In an alternate universe there lies a place where everything is juxtaposed, where cardboard is classy, where alternative facts become live entertainment while the show is a mere in…
The Great Pirate Adventure: PAW Patrol Live! All paws on deck! Spin Master entertainment has announced a 2018 UK tour of Paw Patrol Live! 'The Great Pirate Adventure' this …
Irish mind reader Tomas McCabe is back! Following a hugely successful tour of Ireland and debut at last year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Tomas is bringing his show back for a fina…
Anorexia takes centre stage in this emotional piece devised by eating disorder sufferers and survivors.
It’s a psychological striptease with tales of love, lust, men, marriage, pregnancy, childbirth, mastitis, sexist bosses, teenage daughter wrangling, ageing, toy boys and Close Enco…
This summer, four of West End’s leading ladies take residence in McEwan Hall – Janie Dee, Danielle Hope, Ria Jones and Claire Sweeney.
Your pictures and regrettable digital utterings are public.
An improvised comedy where a one-word audience suggestion inspires rapidly unfolding scenes.
Saunter down the promenade with Northern Power Blouse for a show full of sketches, silly songs and larger-than-life characters.
‘Unpretentious, informal, belly-laughs-a-minute stand-up’ **** (ThreeWeeks).
A stand-up show about a stolen camera, what was on it and what it represents.
Escape the crowds and explore Leith with a local through its beer scene, past and present.
Weaving through courtyards, kirkyards and vennels, hear poems about Edinburgh past and present written by residents, tourists and those who visited only in imagination, including R…
What do you do when you have a best mate who’s so sad he might die? Especially since your friendship is built around a mutual appreciation of 90s hip hop, borderline alcoholism and…
Dana’s 39, happy, comfortable.
Come to discover the story of Edinburgh Beer Factory, born out of a passion for lager and Scotland equally.
At first glance The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland's two collaborative productions with the American Music Theatre Project may seem remarkably similar to last year's pair.
Dare you visit the world’s most haunted and paranormally active location? Once used by Hellfire clubs, witches, body snatchers, prostitutes, criminals, plague victims and frequente…
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.
New(ish) for 2018! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
Posturous Productions and the writer of the critically acclaimed Glass Slippers and Silver Bullets and the sell out shows The Haunted Hunt and Build-Up And Climax pr…
A new weekly event bringing together some of the Fringe’s most exciting artists for a mix of chat, comedy and performance.
Join us for a huge selection of acoustic music, duos, bands, rock, folk music, singers and more every day and night of the Fringe.
The original, wildest and latest of the late-night comedy shows is back for its 32nd year, showcasing unadulterated comedy mayhem to tickle the fancy of every twisted night owl.
LOBN play a selection of classic soul and funk songs along with some highly acclaimed original material.
Amid the hubbub of cafe chatter and the hiss of milk steaming a mobile phone vibrates with messages of condolences.
Join festival favourite Stephen K Amos as he chats with guests hand-picked from the worlds of theatre, comedy and music.
A guided walking tour visiting the sites and haunts of Edinburgh’s literary legends: Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, JM Barrie, Alex…
After last year’s sell-out D Day Dodgers, the Woolly Sheep Theatre Company’s Not Dead Yet! is a one man play which challenges preconceptions about memory loss through real-life…
Making their Edinburgh Fringe debut, Aki Remally and Fraser Urquhart play a whole set of jazz, funk and soul from the songbook of the godfather of hip hop, Gil Scott-Heron.
Award-winning actor Ingvild Haugstad from Det Andre Teatret tells the story of a person who retreats from the world after losing a soulmate to a freak raspberry accident.
In the Contini Live Lounge we will be featuring an eclectic mix of genres from some of Scotland’s top musicians.
In the 18th century the Royal Mile had 117 brothels! This tour is led by a lady of the night (a guide, not a lady of negotiable virtues).
Admirers of Jennifer Thomson’s cityscapes and seascapes will be intrigued to discover a different focus in her work this year.
It’s Not Over Yet… choreographed and performed by Emma Jayne Park (aka Cultured Mongrel) is a heart-stopping autobiographical show about cancer.
Like stereotypes, labels generally become meaningless upon scrutiny.
Feeling pressured by his success last year with The Elvis Dead, Rob Kemp returns with ten(!) shows stuck to a spinning wheel.
‘The children grabbed him (the father) and put him on the table.
The smash-hit show returns for a fifth year, with top TV comedians – aka the Gladi-Haters – improvising rants on topics suggested by the audience.
‘Today is the day I make a decision.
‘An original way with words and a talent for one-liners and short stories.
Fresh from selling out the National Theatre in Oslo.
Fringe madness has descended once again with the weird and wonderful from all over the globe in our bonnie wee city.
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is a story most people know, but the life of Charles Dodgson, alias Lewis Caroll, and the real Alice Liddell is much less popular.
Enjoy a rotating line-up of bands featuring a host of top local musicians doing a collection of familiar and unique covers, a great night to sing along and get your toes tapping at…
Sublime concert tribute to George Michael, starring Grant Macintosh – ‘soul sensation’ (Sun).
Come join the brilliant Boogie Shoes Silent Disco on an immersive dance-walk through the crazy throngs of the Fringe.
Dark as the devil’s heart, our haunted underground network of vaults from the 1700s will stimulate and excite your senses as the sinister history of these former slum dwellings, on…
Rock Choir is the largest contemporary choir in the UK offering the general public the chance to sing without audition or any requirement to read music.
Life is full of accidents, mishaps, frustrations and disappointments.
Fresh from last year’s Bubbles and Martini sell-out hit, this show features the forever charming Michael Bublé tribute host Michael Bubbles in conversation, taking the audience …
Who is the real Sherlock Holmes? Join us on this 90-minute magical mystery walking tour as we take a step back in time to Victorian Edinburgh and discover the hidden history and fo…
Tape Face presents an evening with the best acts at the Edinburgh Fringe with a social media twist.
Hear tales of how the poor and unfortunate lived in terrible slum conditions, where disease and death were commonplace.
A small group walk in a lush valley with a focus on key Scottish architectural features.
Uncork the champagne! Dress to kill! Party like there’s no tomorrow! Celebrating 20 diamante-decorated years, The Lady Boys of Bangkok Wonder Women Tour will take the Fringe’s nu…
Following on from last year’s successful stand-up show of the same name, Bruce Fummey will take a small group in a people carrier to hear the real story of this much maligned Sco…
Acclaimed immersive adaptation of Irvine Welsh’s classic, staged in a unique tunnel beneath Edinburgh’s streets.
Come onstage and fight for your life, hunt down the werewolves or laugh from the audience in this immersive comedy game show! A theatrical reimagining of the classic game of decept…
According to WikiHow, you can Live Your Best Life in just 14 steps (with pictures) but can it really be that easy? Emmy Fyles (Comedy Central, BBC Three) sets off on a journey to f…
The Great Pirate Adventure: PAW Patrol Live! All paws on deck! Spin Master entertainment has announced a 2018 UK tour of Paw Patrol Live! 'The Great Pirate Adventure' this …
Fringe legend and ‘outright king of live comedy’ (Times), Jason Byrne, is opening the doors again for more comedy chaos.
Join the cult of happiness.
Zahra’s never stood in front of a mirror and taken a selfie.
Join your hosts, Ross Brierley and Joshua Sadler, as they bring the UK’s finest spoof chat show and chaotic cabaret back to the Fringe.
Two lovers.
Tales of woe, tales of science, tales of curses, tales of defiance.
Stand-up comic Gareth Berliner was cast in Coronation Street four years ago to play dodgy drug dealer Macca, and was told he didn’t need make-up! He’s also very funny.
The family-friendly version of the UK’s only comedy court returns with a new venue! An improvised show where Steve Bennett invites top comedians to be lawyers, prosecuting and defe…
After two years of shows on gangs, golliwogs, racism and politics, James Nokise returns to The Stand with his new show on… sports! Yep.
Double Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and host of The Mash Report trials new material for a national tour.
Richard Brown is too angry to kill himself.
An eighth year at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe! An hour of sharp gags, intelligent observations and blisteringly quick improvised raps from three of the circuit’s funniest perform…
For a fourth killer year, Alexander Fox and Dom O’Keefe are back with a bang! Armed with your suggestions, they weave together a brand-new film in the style of Britain’s favourite …
The UK’s only courtroom-based improvised comedy is back for a sixth year.
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…
Theatre Hooam makes a welcome return to the Fringe with the award-winning Black and White Tea Room.
There’s always someone worse off than you, isn’t there? Someone that you regularly thank your lucky stars that you’re not like.
This is a comedy/theatre/spoken word show about talking.
Not My Dog is a hilariously dark exploration of modern life and our need to (mis)represent it from stand-up Tania Edwards who has written for Mock the Week (BBC Two), Stand Up for …
***** (Scotsman, 2017).
Did Will Shakespeare write his plays? Spend a rip-roaring hour in the pub with the man himself! He’ll tell you all about his family, what it’s like on tour and the glory days at th…
You awake to find yourself in The Dark Room! You (the audience) must choose an option – will you A) Find the light switch? B) Cry for help? C) Go north? Come and play a live-acti…
After a sell-out global pop tour that came to an earth-shattering finale in Edinburgh last year – Denim broke up.
Giving up on your dreams isn’t always the worst thing in the world.
Later this year Phil embarks on a national tour of his hit show Your Wrong.
How did this dentist get arrested by armed police? Want to hear the story of all stories? This is it! After a sell-out world tour and release of his bestselling book Gobsmacked, Mi…
What if you didn’t know you were dead? A dark new comedy.
Strap in for the sex-ed show of the century as we debunk the desire industry.
I realise I’m breaking the Greek code by saying this, but George Michael is Greek is quite possibly the most underwhelming show I’ve ever seen.
Join us for a prime selection of acoustic music every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night with different musicians and duos specially chosen for the Fringe, performing each night i…
Newcastle Comedy Society’s first foray into the Edinburgh Fringe after gaining popularity in Newcastle for hosting hilarious, chaotic shows for the student population and the pub…
Join this ‘observational genius’ (Guardian) for his 10th solo show! In 10 years he’s been married, divorced, happy, depressed and twice nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award.
North London’s “finest” comedy duo bring their final show to Edinburgh’s acclaimed arts festival.
Whip-smart stream-of-consciousness comedy from ‘master of shamelessly silly yet socially conscious clowning’ **** (BroadwayBaby.
The back room at Dragonfly is unassuming.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Join Willis & Vere for their live comedy podcast recording with a new guest comedian every day.
Which comic belongs in your bubble? Send your suggestions through our app: comedy gold or utter crap? Three top comedians compete to impress with tailor-made jokes based on the dem…
After last year’s millennial-bashing debut, Avocado! are back and invite you to take a leap into the twisted little world of two twenty-something nothings for a second helping of…
Rahul Kohli was unperturbed by the small audience on the evening this reviewer attended, likening it to ‘a Theresa May cabinet meeting’.
Kickstart your festival with Assembly’s renowned opening night gala.
Researched and designed by best-selling historical author and award-winning novelist JA Henderson, our walks combine the weirdest stories, wickedest humour and wildest history.
Have you met Clart and McBrain? Performed in and out of Edinburgh’s famous – and infamous – taverns and howfs, the tour takes the form of an impassioned debate between two fict…
Humans are storytellers.
Be led by a gruesome character from Edinburgh’s dark past around historic closes and wynds, then take a visit down into our underground vaults.
Expect sharp suits and smooth vocals as Frank, Sammy and Dean hit the stage with their live band.
What can you remember from five years ago? Or five days ago? Five minutes ago, even? What can you be absolutely sure, beyond all doubt that you remember? MALAPROP Theatre’s new s…
Thom Monckton of Finland’s Circo Aereo returns to Edinburgh with a hugely entertaining hour of silliness.
Edinburgh is undoubtedly the most haunted city in the world.
Returning after their award-winning, sell-out 2015 show, Beard (‘one of the best kept secrets in comedy-town’ (List)) are back with their genre-defying comedy.
See a huge selection of this year’s big names, stand-out performers and many of the best free acts in Edinburgh at this one-off launch show and party for the 2018 Free Edinburgh Fr…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Ever since he was a kid, Nick has loved Michael Barrymore.
Help us find out which ghosts haunt our famous underground.
Triple Fringe First and Olivier Award-winning Fishamble present Maz and Bricks.
He’s been Annie Lennox, Madonna and Cole Porter to great acclaim.
An immersive, downloadable, free, 45-minute audio tour of the Festival Fringe – featuring interviews about its history with many Fringe comedy legends as you walk through the cha…
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
For the first time Little Fish Tours is running our Festival Friendly Tour.
A unique blend of achingly honest poetry, side-splitting stand-up and personal story telling about romantic love and why we prioritise it above all else.
‘Private Peaceful at the theatre is a moving experience that not only tells the story of a young soldier’s final day in World War One, but perhaps more importantly conveys the stre…
Lizzie, her mother and an elephant from the zoo flee the Dresden firebombing in the Second World War.
You and your family are stuck inside a live-action video game! How will you escape?! Pick options off the screen in this fun, fear-filled interactive adventure.
Not Yet Suffragette is a potent mix of feminist theatre and stand-up comedy surrounding how – not far – women’s rights have come since winning the vote.
Lovecraft (Not the Sex Shop in Cardiff) is a one-woman science/comedy/music show.
Off on the adventure of a lifetime, Michael, his parents and their faithful dog Stella set sail around the world.
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.
Sheeps are officially back, following previous acclaim and an underground status as one of the Fringe's finest sketch groups and then a three year sebatical.
Maisey Mata, a filmmaker, is invited by the Women’s Refuge to document their clients in order to raise awareness about domestic violence.
The final resting place of the work and artefacts of Scotland’s most creative writers: Robert Burns, Walter Scott and Robert Louis Stevenson.
Hold onto your shades as the smash hit returns – back by popular demand! We’re putting the band back together for rhythm’n’blues to remember.
Every night in the main bar, enjoy live music from local Scottish talent. Drop in and be entertained all night long.
Experience the world’s most haunted city on a ghost tour of Edinburgh and be spooked by one of the city’s most infamous sons as they lead you around the dark side of the Old To…
Join ‘the most renowned sketch troupe of them all’ (Independent) as they embark on another world tour.
Strap on your safety goggles.
Brilliant multi-instrumentalists S!nk host a nightly cornucopia of new music, movement and more in the world’s first ever #Pianodrome.
Seen by over 9 million people in more than 250 cities around the world, Walking with Dinosaurs - The Arena Spectacular, is back.
A bone-chilling tour as our costumed guide takes you around some of the Old Town’s cobbled streets dispensing the history of the dark characters that used to roam them and why thei…
US comedian and host of Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update has announced his first London show in three years on 30 July at the Union Chapel in Islington.
This tour takes you to Edinburgh Old Town’s two most bone-chilling locations.
As an aficionado of all things Olde Edinburgh, there are a few basics I've come to expect from an underground tour.
Michael Palin CBE is a founding member of the internationally renowned Monty Python team, revelling in the fish-slapping dance, the lumberjack song, and performing the D…
The GYF Podcast is back – Comedy historian Robert Ross with his special guest Michael Palin CBE, FRGSRobert will be in conversation with founding member of Monty P…
Rahul Kohli grew up with many heroes.
Rahul Kohli grew up with many heroes.
Gordons is definitely one of the most hilarious Comedian in Nigeria with his self-composed jokes especially his flair for Ministry-Based jokes “movement to the per…
Viral sensation Rachel Parris, star of BBC’s The Mash Report, presents a comedy show packed with stand-up, song, sketch, and inevitably a sideways swipe at society…
IT’S TIME TO GET FILTHY!!!Drag Superstar and star of the hottest show in town, EVERBODY’S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE, Vinegar Strokes, presents her brand of cabaret in show like no ot…
A play promising to be the first of its kind premieres in July at Landor Space, Clapham, inviting audiences to take control of a show where every night really is different.
Billy Roche, playwright (Tumbling Down, The Wexford Trilogy, The Cavalcaders etc) returns to his musical roots with his own brand of psychedelic folk.
Music fans will get the chance to go One Step Beyond this summer as Madness announce an exclusive four-date tour of UK stately homes and a castle! The British pop icons, who have b…
Music fans will get the chance to go One Step Beyond this summer as Madness announce an exclusive four-date tour of UK stately homes and a castle! The British pop icons, who have b…
Michael Bublé – a true global superstar in his only UK performance is coming to Barclaycard presents British Summer Time Hyde Park 2018! The undisputed ‘King of …
The Lisa Richards agency present a week of top stand-up comedy! Each night, two comedians will perform their new work-in-progress shows.
Danny’s just got divorced.
The Lisa Richards agency present a week of top stand-up comedy! Each night, two comedians will perform their new work-in-progress shows.
Music fans will get the chance to go One Step Beyond this summer as Madness announce an exclusive four-date tour of UK stately homes and a castle! The British pop icons, who have b…
Thespianage Productions are cultivating a reputation in Manchester for being far too suggestible! From Gregorian chanting life advice, to miming how an amorous dragon made a slight…
Music fans will get the chance to go One Step Beyond this summer as Madness announce an exclusive four-date tour of UK stately homes and a castle! The British pop icons, who have b…
Don your flat cap, grab your whippet and come and join us for the launch of 2018’s Great Yorkshire Fringe! Lineup to include Tony Slattery, Harry & Chris, Thin…
Don your flat cap, grab your whippet and come and join us for the launch of 2018’s Great Yorkshire Fringe! Lineup to include Paul Foot, Tony Slattery, Harry & …
Out of Spite Theatre presents the award winning, critically acclaimed, Offie nominated, London transfer and two-time Edinburgh Fringe sell-out.
You and your family are stuck inside a live-action video game! How will you escape?! Pick options off the screen in this fun, fear-filled, text-based interactive adventure game.
“Jen Kirkman is back and she’s not afraid to tell it like it is - again.
“Jen Kirkman is back and she’s not afraid to tell it like it is - again.
“Jen Kirkman is back and she’s not afraid to tell it like it is - again.
Judith Sephuma is undoubtedly South Africa's pre-eminent female artist . She makes her long-awaited appearance at the Broadway Theatre in June.
Critically acclaimed and award winning Stand Up comedian, host of his own TV entertainment show and Stand Up show on Comedy Central, Celebrity Juice regular and the only…
We can’t help living in the future – booking flights for holidays, organising birthday parties, writing applications.
Fringe legend and 'Outright King of Live Comedy' (The Times) Jason Byrne is opening the doors again for more comedy chaos.
The Collaborative Artists Company presents Lady Na Master and the Synaptic Room.
A live UK performance of the global smash-hit podcast The Bugle.
Choir Byrdsong sing music by Willaert, Gabrieli, Bassano, Lassus and more.
Empty Room is a one-woman show which explores how music - listening to it, writing it, performing it - can grant us the freedom to reveal what is in our depths.
Tap into health! Legendary Song and Dance Man, Movin’ Melvin Brown brings health and happiness to Brighton.
Join multi award-winner and Britain's Got Talent 2017 semi-finalist Jess Robinson for an evening of spot-on celebrity impressions, musical comedy and stunning vocal gymnastics.
Half term family theatre fun with Jellyfish Theatre’s production of Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book.
LEE NELSON - Tour extended to cover legal fees for Theresa May stunt Due to huge demand, and over-priced lawyers, Lee is extending his smash-h…
Join one of the UK’s top comedians as they host a special ‘Comic Relief Live’ show at the Brighton Fringe, bringing a line-up of some of the most exciting up-and-coming comedy ta…
One of the UK’s most exciting and versatile emerging musical theatre talents, Scottish writer-composer Finn Anderson is currently developing a string of new shows set to hit stages…
The perfect end to the bank holiday weekend - first a kicking soul gig, then relax with a drink as the weird and wonderful unfolds before you.
Zahra has never stood in front of a mirror and taken a selfie.
Located by St Ann’s Well Gardens in Hove, Park Gate is an attractive, low-density development built in 1958 by the celebrated SPAN architectural practice.
Monki’s debut performance colours outside the lines of the conventional circus genre.
What really goes on in our head? Is it true? What we believe to think? Is it beautiful? Is it confronting? And is it honest? What can you learn from your thoughts? They have more t…
Annabelszki’s warming and funny performance allows an insight into the world of her lesbian love life.
Graduate exhibition by Brighton Metropolitan Creative Music Production degree students.
We’ve all had childhoods.
James Dean.
How can we enhance the impact of a theatre play with live music? An interactive workshop where participants are welcome to bring their own compositions to play or improvise.
You are invited to the ultimate test of brains, brawn, and brilliance.
Welcome, watchers of illusions, to a review that shall dispel your confusion.
Ambrose Page and Friends present ‘Celebrating Haydn’ - piano and vocal items by Austrian composer Joseph Haydn, interspersed with readings from his letters and diaries.
Join British-Chinese pop artist, Le Fil, as he, she or it explores a 24/7 world of gay-straight men, desire and objectification through a fusion of gender-bending performance art, …
Pianist Rachel Fryer plays the Aria and 30 Variations that make up J.
Global comedy star, Jeff Dunham, is bringing his cast of characters to the UK in 2018 for two dates only.
Get set for another hot performance by the legendary Brighton-based nine-piece.
Your chance to see a 53-year-old, 82 kilo bloke from Stoke portray the life of a singing legend who died aged 47 weighing just 36kg.
Mr Fabbri, Star of Radio 4’s Dyslexicon, has graced the global comedy circuit for many years and is back in Brighton.
Relax and enjoy Julie’s warm, expressive voice with Michael’s superb piano interpretations.
Enjoy a night of rhyming, rice and peas with Dean Atta and Deanna Rodger alongside a menu of performers chosen for their wit, wisdom and ability to move you.
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.
The revolution will not be televised, it will be live.
‘Good Grief.
Saunter down the promenade with Northern Power Blouse for a show full of sketches, songs and larger than life characters, all set by the glamorous northern seaside.
Did Will Shakespeare write his plays? Come and meet the man himself and take the lid off a legend in your local.
Rouge your knees, shine your shoes and prepare to enter a razzling dazzling world of Swing! From the decadent 20s Jazz age, the glamourous 30s, the spirit of the 40s, to the rebels…
The acclaimed Dilemma Girls present their sparkly walking tour of Brighton, complete with treats and interactive regalia.
Join Dr Amanda Potter from the Open University for a tour of Brighton focusing on 20 (ish) objects with links to stories from Greek mythology.
Journalist, musician and stand-up Marc Burrows presents a personal trek through his mental health history, including his time in a psychiatric ward, suicide attempts, depression an…
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.
The battle for happiness has been won but there were casualties.
The Sussex Flutes’ flute quintet (Anne Hodgson, Victoria Hancox, Sue Gregg, Marielle Way and Nicole Le Clercq) play Vivaldi, Mendelssohn, Saint-Saens and much more.
A cross-disciplinary piece combines dance, live music and conceptual arts.
Join Shoreham Port for a unique behind-the-scenes tour from the water, with live commentary and a free ice cream! Shoreham Port is a thriving commercial port.
Set in a Magritte-styled surreal 3-wall room, this performance installation explores how isolated individuals, who have experienced childhood trauma, overcome many difficulties i…
Sofie Hagen brings her successful podcast ‘Made of Human’ to Brighton to record live episodes in front of an audience.
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…
Step back in time to the golden era of music where the jukebox roared and feet didn't touch the floor.
We all have that cousin.
A multimedia spectacular from Angel Comedy founder Barry Ferns and Alasdair Beckett-King (Leicester Mercury Comedian of the of Year 2017).
Geoffrey Mead will be conducting a special tour dating back over 90 years of cafe and family history.
Michael Mooney hails from Glasgow but has been living in Brighton for 15 years.
Take an interactive tour of the recently completed Brighton Greenway: a green corridor that cuts through the New England Quarter connecting the North of Brighton with the mainline …
Bloco Branco is an 11-piece explosive blend of traditional Brazilian Samba meets contemporary guitar and sax-filled festival vibes.
Direct from London’s West End, the UK’s biggest George Michael tribute show.
The village hall, church and school are focal points for rural life and afford a familiar, informal space in which local people can enjoy the arts.
Brighton’s number one, award-winning traditional city walking tour.
Discover roller derby: a fast-paced, full-contact sport played on roller skates.
This punchy, 75 minutes production recaptures the passion and the controversy of the famous novel, then globally successful film, and repackages it into an immersive production &nd…
Close to the city centre lies the Victorian suburb of Clifton Hill and Montpelier, a quiet architecturally interesting community with its own geological, geographical and social hi…
London Road is an area rapidly regenerating after years of inner city decline.
Celebrating 20 diamante decorated years, the Lady boys ‘Wonder Women’ tour takes the UK’s number one cabaret show to a new level.
The V.
Exclusive after hours tours of Brighton’s aquarium! A unique opportunity to go off the public route to learn about the remarkable history of the world’s oldest operating aquarium.
Gallery Lock-In is a makeshift gallery space tucked away in the backstreets behind the beachfront.
South Coast Soul Revue is a high-energy band playing a mix of dance-friendly classic and contemporary soul music, with a twist of funk.
A sensational line-up of Fringe favourites assemble to launch Brighton Fringe 2018.
An hour of stand-up from award-winning comedian and Jewish Comedian of the Year, Joe Bor.
Are you eager to discover the better comic who is lurking inside you?Do you need a push to break out of a rut with your comedy routine?Are you looking for support to upg…
You awake to find yourself in a Dark Room! You, the audience must choose an option.
The Royal Court is a Grade II listed building, a magnificent example of one of the best theatres built in the Art Deco style.
Alongside his interviewing and writing Sir Michael Parkinson has spent much of his career promoting the appreciation of the music of the Great American Songbook and encouraging t…
Variety is back with a capital V as these legendary entertainers swap their golf clubs for a unique night of comedy and music, in the company of talented friends.
The Dancing on Ice Live UK Tour will be skating back across the country next year, starring the legendary Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean.
Enter the dazzling world of Disney magic, live on ice! Rev up for non-stop fun with four of your favorite Disney stories at Disney On Ice presents Worlds of Enchantment.
The Dancing on Ice Live UK Tour will be skating back across the country next year, starring the legendary Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean.
The Dancing on Ice Live UK Tour will be skating back across the country next year, starring the legendary Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean.
The Dancing on Ice Live UK Tour will be skating back across the country next year, starring the legendary Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean.
The Dancing on Ice Live UK Tour will be skating back across the country next year, starring the legendary Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean.
The Hodgetwins are taking the show on the road! For years, you have watched them on their various YouTube channels and laughed until your stomachs were in knots.
Inept vlogger Shy Girl has been stood up.
One of the UK’s top street magicians, Adam Patel, takes to the stage for the first time to showcase his skills of sleight-of-hand, perceptual manipulation and mind…
The Dancing on Ice Live UK Tour will be skating back across the country next year, starring the legendary Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean.
A mix of theatre and stand-up comedy, Not Yet Suffragette explores how not far women’s rights have come since winning the Vote.
Hailed a “cultural phenomenon” by Newsweek and celebrated by This American Life, Entertainment Weekly, Time, Wired, The AV Club, The Today Show (twice), and …
The Dancing on Ice Live UK Tour will be skating back across the country next year, starring the legendary Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean.
After selling out the 2017 leg of his smash hit Coupla Cans Tour in a matter of minutes, online sensation Mo Gilligan is adding a string of new shows for 2018 by massive…
Adelaide’s original ‘heaps good history’ podcast brings you AdeLoL Live: a live podcast and comedy extravaganza.
Don’t miss Bingo Jack this Fringe.
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.
The incredible life story of Marie Curie, arguably the most important woman in science, who discovered two chemical elements, won two Nobel Prizes, and made breakthroughs that have…
At the start of the show there’s a lot of emphasis on switching off and putting away our mobile phones.
Since 2002 the locally produced, original Rhino Room Late Show has been a ‘must see’ late night Fringe event for comedy fans and Fringe artists alike.
Sam Perry is a one-man orchestra who uses only his voice, a loop station, an effect pedal and microphone to create layers of haunting vocal harmonies, heavy bass-lines and break-be…
Strictly Ballroom The Musical is the uplifting story that inspired the world to dance.
Take a guided twilight stroll along North Tce.
Get yourself ready Australia, America’s favourite daytime TV show is coming down under! That’s right Sharon Van de Meer (two years probation DUI) and Shaleese Wildcat (People�…
The Hope of Africa: Ras Minano a multi talented drummer, vocalist, & percussionist originates from Ghana West Africa.
Your Friday night is in top hands at The Junction, especially if you fancy kicking things off with a few hard-earned drinks.
The apocalypse is here! No-one is sure how it started or what’s going to happen but luckily, Laurie Black has gathered us in the safe environs of La Boheme to wait out the worst …
Using a combination of Bharatanatyam (an Indian classical dance style) and contemporary, interpretive dance, this show is a feast for the eyes, ears, heart and soul.
The Andrews Sisters were America’s most popular singing trio - Patty, Maxine and LaVerne burst onto the entertainment scene in the 1940’s and were known for their close three part …
Escape Room Treasure Hunt returns for its 3rd year, with a brand new room: You and your team work in a 1920s prohibition-era speakeasy - but the cops will be raiding it! You have 4…
Sold-out 2013-2017 A unique day out in the countryside with the Fringe’s best comedians performing in 4 mystery locations.
Celebrating the timeless music of the multi-grammy award winning four piece that is Fleetwood Mac! Re-live, reminisce and re-discover the sounds of the 70’s through a one hour …
Grandma is busting out! She is sick of rules.
★★★★★ The Scotsman James has spent the last few years performing biting political satire, then Brexit happened, then Trumpocalypse happened.
When Katy, an autistic teenager, meets lonely Ryan, they make a connection that will shake their worlds forever.
★★★★★ - 5AA ★★★★★ - Whats On In Adelaide ★★★★ - The Advertiser ★★★★ - Rip It Up This is a must see Fringe favourite as volunteers are hypn…
The Man - Peter Allen was the quintessential entertainer: women loved him; men loved him but they didn’t quite understand why.
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.
hit107’s Amos Gill remains one of Australia’s most prolific young comedians.
WINNER: BEST AUSTRALIAN FILM SYDNEY SHORT FILM FESTIVAL ‘17.
Edinburgh sellout.
It’s been a big year for Amelia Ryan (Storm In A D Cup, Lady Liberty, Livvy & Pete).
Join us as we share the colour, the sounds and magic of the Adelaide Fringe - with the world.
You think you’re gonna go to India and rectify your c*nty soul.
Kaleidoscope Eyes return from their sold out 2017 Fringe season.
Tap into Health (TIH)! Legendary Song & Dance Man, Movin’ Melvin brings health and happiness to Australia! An interactive tap dance and workout workshop, huge fun for all ages and …
Quirky songs from Peter’s new album LIVE IT UP and together with the Theatre Bugs Kids, the old favs as well.
Who said parenting was a piece of cake? Cos I want to give them a piece of my mind! Life’s busy & you have to be everything for a whole bunch of people: partner, kids, boss, c…
This is a tale of a man that lost his mullet and his identity.
“Who’s Your Daddy? returns to Adelaide with an amazing line-up of both local and International comedians, both Mums & Dads, all talking Parenthood.
In Room 21C Port Adelaide-based artist Michael Hocking undertakes a far-ranging investigation of underlying ties and tensions in visual art: drawing-painting, surface-content, line…
The UK’s only courtroom-based improvised comedy returns for a fifth year.
Canada’s reigning “Queen troubadour of intelligent black-comic sex balladry” (Edmonton Journal) returns to Adelaide for four nights only with a collection of songs and covers from …
In a world of synergy and leverage, a shining beacon of resilience remains - the unpicked cherry of the Papercorp empire.
Port Adelaide is one of the oldest suburbs in Adelaide, with a nickname of ‘Port Misery’, it was effectively founded on January the 6th, 1837 and since then, has been home to count…
You are invited to the ultimate test of brains, brawn, and brilliance.
This workshop will have you swinging out on the dance floor in no time! Swing dancing is a partner dance style all about rhythm, improvisation, and having a crazy good time.
Immerse yourself in a journey mirroring the dynamic showmanship of Michael Jackson.
Did Will Shakespeare write his plays? Come and spend a rip-roaring hour in the pub with the man himself! He’ll tell you all about life on tour, the glory days at the Globe.
UK physical comedy sensation, The Kagools (Winners Best Comedy Show Adelaide Fringe Weekly Award & Amused Moose Best Comedy at Edinburgh Fringe ‘17), visit Stirling with a show ful…
Born under the train tracks in New York City, Dickinson’s Room is a site-specific theatrical experiment, dedicated to the mind and art of the poet Emily Dickinson.
TRIPLE M’s favourite* duo hit The Fringe! Do you want in-depth coverage of the latest News, Sports & Entertainment? Try Google.
Join Nikko as he shares the harrowing details of the multiple times he survived capture from the hands of criminal organisations, won the title of world’s healthiest baby and stopp…
A brand NEW SHOW to top its 15/16 sell out “Turn Up Your Radio” seasons.
Maybe not the best game show.
We’ve all had our heart broken at some point.
Diverse Screens is a series of short films and artist profiles by culturally diverse artists and filmmakers commissioned by Diversity Arts Australia (NSW), nested within the Farrag…
An exciting new adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s family classic, The Jungle Book, comes to life in this colourful new show brought to you by the team behind Goodnight Mister Tom a…
Long before Marvel and DC, the faeries have been the guardians of nature.
SHAKE YOUR BOOTY 70S DISCO SHOW features a 12 piece band performing solid gold disco hits at THE GOV, including 70s Disco dance classics from The Bee Gees, Earth Wind and Fire, Hot…
Songs of beauty, songs of heartbreak, old squabbles and spontaneous nonsense.
Inspiring, intriguing, tender and true.
The show that’s Rocking Aus comes to Adelaide Fringe.
This high-energy, emotionally charged cabaret challenges the perceptions that ‘mental illness’ is a dirty word.
Sanspants Radio present Plumbing the Death Star Live.
The award winning, iconic Malaysian comedian is coming to Australia to delight audiences with unique take on observational comedy.
Tinpan Orange are one of Australia’s most loved brother-sister outfits.
The Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour is back to keep you dancing into 2018! Pure dancing pleasure awaits as this supersized Strictly Live show comes to an arena near you in January …
The Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour is back to keep you dancing into 2018! Pure dancing pleasure awaits as this supersized Strictly Live show comes to an arena near you in Janua…
The Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour is back to keep you dancing into 2018! Pure dancing pleasure awaits as this supersized Strictly Live show comes to an arena near you in Janua…
The Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour is back to keep you dancing into 2018! Pure dancing pleasure awaits as this supersized Strictly Live show comes to an arena near you in Janua…
The Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour is back to keep you dancing into 2018! Pure dancing pleasure awaits as this supersized Strictly Live show comes to an arena near you…
Tribute show The Rat Pack - Live From Las Vegas lights up the West End at Theatre Royal Haymarket, transporting audiences back in time to a fictional night at the Sands Hotel hoste…
The Dreamweaver Quartet invite you to open up your third eye Will Luera is back in London and playing for two nights with a crack team of London improvisers The Owls Are Not What T…
Award-winning singer, writer and actress Hazel O’Connor has announced a thirteen-date UK tour for November and December 2017.
Constella OperaBallet return to the Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells this November with their award-winning Sideshows.
Comedian & hoop-dancer Mimi Fischer (from The Chris Gethard Show) is 64 years young & announcing her first solo show: A Late Bloomer.
A trio of improv: The Owls Are Not What They Seem revisits Twin Peaks.
She speaks! After two Emmys, a Grammy, decades of starring in television shows and touring, Kathy Griffin is launching her FIRST world tour after suddenly never being more in-deman…
A trio of improv: The Owls Are Not What They Seem will revisit the town of Twin Peaks.
Loosely inspired by Twin Peaks, The Owls Are Not What They Seem will chart a brand new hidden mystery with each fully improvised performance.
This hilarious live show of the podcast called Ghosted Stories invites guests to talk about their crappy dating situations & stories of being ghosted to make dating less frightenin…
A monstrous force rules the land.
Grand Designs Live at the NEC is a four-day celebration of self-building and home improvement.
Composer/Pianist, Dmytro Morykit, combines work composed over a 30 year period with several new pieces to create an incredible new piano concert to complement Fritz Lang’s Metropol…
Sitting In a Tin Can (feat.
On Wednesday, September 27 at 7:30pm comedian/actor/writer Gianmarco Soresi (SeeSo’s New York’s Funniest, TruTV’s Hack My Life, Comedy Central), will be headlining Carolines on Bro…
If you like murder mysteries and rapid-fire puns, then you’ll love Dead Drunk Detective: Live in the Rotten Flesh.
To tie in with the release of his new CD, comedy singer-songwriter Majk Stokes presents a new selection of silly songs and poems, along with a few old favourites, on topics includi…
Dirty Harry captures the rapture of Blondie and has not only the original sound, feel, attitude and full back catalogue of the band, but a look-a-like of Debbie.
The joy and the pain, the wisdom and the humour preserved by the humble letter – expertly brought to life by some of the most acclaimed performers from around the world.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
This show, a high spot of Watson’s notorious Edinburgh career, began as a work-in-progress at the Fringe two years ago.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
A rare chance to enjoy an afternoon with Sue Perkins packed full of sparkling wit, great stories, a user’s guide to Mary Berry plus the opportunity to put your burning questions to…
Ready to take your show to England’s largest arts festival? Want to showcase your work to a fresh audience? If you answered ‘yes’ to these questions, this is the event for yo…
Jess Thom has Tourettes, a condition that means she makes movements and noises she can’t control, called tics.
The multi award-winning Fringe sell-out comedy is returning for it’s final run at Edinburgh Fringe.
Do you believe in ghosts? What if a room could tell you the life stories of the people that have inhabited it? Better still – what if it could sing you those stories? In this bra…
JJ dances to create illusions with magic stick levitations. Three different dancing sticks with short and long strings and lights. They rise, fall and float. Be amazed.
Degrees Of Error, best known for Murder, She Didn’t Write, present to you their latest creation.
What happens when you combine juicy reality TV drama and award-winning a cappella? Join the 2016 UK champions, The Bristol Suspensions, to find out… Fresh from their sell-out 201…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
The Bathtub Heroine presents an incredibly biting piece of new writing telling the life story of tormented poet, Sylvia Plath.
Grab a seat, hold on tight and have as much fun as your kids.
Your Best Guess is a collaboration between the Portuguese theatre company mala voadora and Chris Thorpe.
In their ninth Fringe run, Shellshock! bring you Shellshock! Improv Live!, a cheery mix of improvised sketches, stories and games.
It’s pop in a dazzling new costume.
It is really reassuring to see an honest piece about the hard work of being a teacher, whilst also avoiding a bland generic sanctifying of all teachers.
Katherine O’Neil really knows gin.
Join John Bishop and a line-up of some of the most exciting comedy talent in the country to raise money for Comic Relief, helping people living incredibly tough lives, both in the …
Doreen’s One-Minute No-Brainer Lectures have had over 21 million online video views since April 2016.
The best-selling author and most-watched poet of all time makes his Edinburgh Fringe debut.
Delve into an hour of real Locker Room Talk, a term made infamous by Donald Trump, and allow yourself to be immersed into the murky and dark world of everyday sexism that society d…
Hugo Alastor has gone missing.
A unique journey into the private life of a gadget you thought was on your side.
The Mantles have issues that probably need to be addressed, only problem being none of them talk to each other, not properly anyway.
Irish mind reader Tomas McCabe is back with a new show for 2017! Following a hugely successful tour of Ireland, Tomas is bringing his abilities across the sea to the Edinburgh Frin…
Musical gems from the Great American and British Songbooks.
At Gorilla, we’ve always said that Perfume is Art.
Fresh from supporting Jack Whitehall, Rob Beckett and Shappi Khorsandi on sold-out tours, Tom brings his hotly anticipated debut show to the fringe.
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…
Where do I belong? What defines me? Where is home? Poetic, poignant solo show by Annie George – Inspiring Scotland Saltire Bursary winner 2016 – contrasting struggles faced by …
‘Simon Amstell has a gift for taking a social norm and gently mocking it until it seems utterly ridiculous.
As artists from across the globe descend on this historic city, this special show, hosted by Nikki Bedi, features top actors, filmmakers, comedians and musicians who live in Edinbu…
Ventriloquist extraordinaire Nina Conti is back with her famous masks, ready to use you as her puppet.
The first Edinburgh Fringe live performance of the global smash hit podcast.
An interactive installation, with music and film, about archives, memory, collaboration, friendship and exploration, based on an imaginative reworking of the Richard Demarco archiv…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Two huge and awful comedic talents, Michael Legge – ‘often copied, never matched’ (Time Out) – and Caroline Mabey – ‘oddball genius’ (Chortle) – fuse together and become …
Celebrate the pinnacle of human achievement! Toast the crew of the Saena as Commander Leila Karam leads them to Luxtaterra on the world’s first interstellar voyage.
A dirty, disused room, empty except for a box with lots of holes in it.
The internet has altered many aspects of the world we live in.
Fairich: Live is an immersive audio-visual experience by Gaelic electronica duo WHYTE.
EastEnders fans will remember experiencing shock and upheaval at the revelation that the culprit of a long-running murder whodunnit was 10 year old Bobby Beale.
Period production set in India in the 1940s, staging a spiritual journey two people take as they step foot into the theatre of life.
In their ninth Fringe run, Shellshock! bring you Shellshock! Improv Live!, a cheery mix of improvised sketches, stories and games.
Under the direction of Brian Feigenbaum, Lawrence Academy Dance returns for its fifth Fringe.
Sally’s had a gut full of fabricated food allergies.
A few ideas structure Josie Long’s new show, the central one being simply that “not everything is for everyone.
A light-hearted unofficial free walking tour of the Fringe, meeting outside Burgers and Beer Grillhouse at 10:30 – ending in a 15-20 professional magic show in The Newsroom on Le…
Home Front – Front Line tells the story of WWII through the lives of a young couple: Lizzie, a young woman serving on the home front with the Women’s Land Army, and Tom, serving …
Improvised comedy is always a high stakes game.
For anyone unfamiliar with Sarah Kane’s work, the first reaction is often shock.
You are asked to explain a purpose, statement of intention and concept.
Do you love singing? Would you like the chance to sing some of classical music’s most iconic choral pieces, led by a wonderfully expressive conductor? If so, come along and sing …
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 …
Michael is live in Edinburgh for another game of On The Ball, alongside great live music and your Sunday Boasts.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Visit Topman Edinburgh Princes Street every Saturday in August for live art with Scottish illustrator and artist Conzo Throb.
Visit Topshop Edinburgh Princes Street every Saturday in August for live art with Scottish illustrator and printmaker Tori Grey.
The Polis are Scotland’s number one Police tribute act.
The Scottish Godmother and multi award-winning comedian Janey Godley (acclaimed comic famous for her Trump is a c*nt protest) and her award-winning comedian daughter Ashley Storrie…
Tap into health! A rare, unmissable opportunity to dance with one of the world’s most engaging performers.
Pretenders by Talk of the Town are the UK’s only tribute to the music of Chrissie Hynde and the Pretenders, covering classics like: Brass in Pocket, Don’t Get Me Wrong, Back on t…
In this post-truth era, we desperately need more scientists to critically evaluate evidence for political and corporate claims; we can’t afford to keep losing many of our best wo…
The Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas is an initiative set up to ‘take the academics out of their ivory towers and engage with the public’.
Scottish Jazz Awards finalists Rose Room have become one of Scotland’s leading ensembles influenced by gypsy jazz.
The team behind the hilarious smash hit podcast are coming to Edinburgh for two live shows.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Join the Fringe’s best acts during a free live broadcast where anything could happen! Hand-picked by the Pleasance, every day features a different line-up of brilliant guests from …
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Maisie Adam – “one of the UK’s most exciting up-and-coming comedians” (Ditto Theatre) - presents her latest show, drawing on personal experiences of being a young Yorkshire…
The best-selling author and most-watched poet of all time makes his Edinburgh Fringe debut.
Helpmann award winner Michael Griffiths is Annie Lennox.
We like to think of it as a ‘daring exposé revealing the state of contemporary masculinity in a post-feminist milieu’.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Quilarious: A new exciting comedy format.
Unique opportunity to visit Edinburgh artist in situ.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Rudyard Kipling’s classic jungle tale is a blend of fear, wonderment, danger and discovery, brought to life by this talented youth group.
Five hours is a long time for everyone – it’s a long time for a viewer, it’s a long time for an actor, and it’s a long time to have an excruciating conversation about your …
Our play Black and White Tea Room was first performed in 2014.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe Participants.
The image of the tortured brooding man, bewitched, bothered and bewildered by some winsome and naïve woman, is long burnt into of literature.
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.
New for 2017! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
As a child of the eighties, I dreamed of appearing on Knightmare; the high-tech fantasy adventure game where three adolescent friends used their inability to discern left from righ…
Doig, a disgraced businessmen, has fallen into despair.
Liverpool Echo Comedian of the Year 2016, Top Joe, has invented a new word.
Join Carl Donnelly and Chris Martin for a nightly live podcast with guests, chat, stand-up, and all round fun and games.
‘Still the best late night show on the Fringe’ (Scotsman) is back for its 31st year! Different shows every night, but always the same recipe: one hilarious compere, four amazing ac…
Withstanding the daily increase in the threat of nuclear annihilation, there really hasn’t been a better time to be a political stand-up.
Rising comedy star Sarah Keyworth, a Funny Women finalist 2015 and tour support for Stewart Francis and Kerry Godliman, examines what it means to be a child raised believing you co…
Walk the historic and dramatic Royal Mile with poet Ken Cockburn.
The laws of stand up hold that childhood diaries are always good for a laugh.
Dare you visit the world’s most haunted and paranormally active location? Once used by Hellfire Clubs, witches, body snatchers, prostitutes, criminals, plague victims and frequente…
The stage is awash with cold, blue LED light.
Radio 4’s Abi Roberts returns with a WIP show, flicking a V-sign, the finger and showing her arse to the consensus.
The king of late-night comedy is back.
For some Fringe performers, their tech gremlins are the cute ones from the movie franchise.
Darren has arrived to explore Earth when unexpected circumstances leave him stranded.
McSorleys is Edinburgh’s premiere live music venue, showcasing up-and-coming local acts and the best Irish bands, seven nights a week. Edinburgh’s number one Irish bar!
A good dose of local acoustic talent, join us for a selection of music treats from some of Edinburgh’s finest musicians.
When a man and a woman… or a woman and a woman… or a man and a man… or any combination really, love each other very much, they come together – well, not always together.
Guru Dudu returns to Edinburgh with daily tours of spontaneous flash mobs through the streets, interpretative dance around local landmarks, group singing and lots of fun interactio…
The Dark Room is both a literal and moral description.
Josh finds the outside world a fascinating and frightening place.
In the latest text by Mudar Alhaggi, this play is about daily life in the midst of the Syrian war, the waiting and the disappointed illusion that the next day might bring about cha…
Ian was as attractive to women as a drunk rhino so Channel 4 television handed him over to seduction “gurus” who taught him techniques to find love.
For lovers of Tennessee Williams and anyone who appreciates good theatre the double bill of Ivan’s Widow and Talk to Me Like the Rain and Let Me Listen makes for a very rewardin…
Rock’n’roll in all its facets.
LOLympics is back for the sixth year.
A guided walking tour visiting the sites and haunts of Edinburgh’s literary legends: Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, JM Barrie, Al…
It is often difficult to adapt such well-known, childhood tales into innovative experiences for an audience.
Inspired by a Kafka story, writer Josh Luxenberg and Brooklyn-based Sinking Ship have created a weird and wonderful piece of theatre in A Hunger Artist (Kafka Adaptation).
This is Not Culturally Significant is an incredibly rare thing indeed.
LEGO artist Warren Elsmore is based in Edinburgh but his studio isn’t open to the public – until now! Come backstage, see their special festival studio, fantastic LEGO sculptur…
It’s the launch day of the Free Fringe Festival music stages at Biddy Mulligan’s and the Wee Pub featuring a selection of our favourite musical maestros all day.
It’s the launch day of the Free Fringe Festival music stages at Biddy Mulligan’s and the Wee Pub featuring a selection of our favourite musical maestros all day.
Winner Best Comedy at United Solo Festival New York 2016.
Dark as the devil’s heart, our haunted underground network of vaults from the 1700s will stimulate and excite your senses as the sinister history of these former slum dwellings, on…
‘An absolute must… the next big thing!’ (Skinny).
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…
‘This isn’t a platform for sincerity,’ says Tommy Tiernan towards the top of the show.
Join festival favourite Stephen K Amos as he chats with guests hand-picked from the worlds of theatre, comedy and music.
Almost 50 years after George Romero launched the zombie film genre on a shoestring budget, Night of the Living Dead holds a dear spot in the hearts of horror film fans.
2017 is the 250th anniversary of the adoption of James Craig’s plan for a planned, elite suburb which would eventually separate Edinburgh into ‘Old’ and ‘New’ Towns.
A good storytelling piece is lovely.
Who is the Real Sherlock Holmes? Take a step back in time to Victorian Edinburgh, and join our very own Holmes on a magical walking tour to discover the hidden history and forgotte…
People watching is bloody brilliant, isn’t it? Let’s take a good look at those spectacular nobodies, anybodies and busybodies.
An immersive audio tour of the Festival Fringe – featuring interviews about its history with many Fringe comedy legends as you walk through the chaos and fun of the 2017 Fringe.
Malcolm is from respectable Morningside.
Witness a spectacular display of uplifting, feel-good pop, rock and contemporary chart songs performed by national phenomenon, Rock Choir.
A darkly comic, Mel Brooks-style parody following the storyline of the DH Lawrence novel… with a few twists.
Award-winning performer Paula Valluerca, aka Madame Señorita, is committed to reconnect with the pleasure of being a totally deluded idiot.
Save your soul with laughter.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
New Zealand’s Barnie Duncan has created a perfect comedy persona; he’s believable enough as a character but ridiculous in so many perfectly pitched ways.
The star of ‘Dempsey and Makepeace’, ‘Episodes’ and ‘Jerry Springer: The Opera’, Michael Brandon gave himself two years to star in a Hollywood movie.
Take a deep breath and join me on a multimedia rampage.
Journalist, musician and stand-up Marc Burrows returns following his 2014 show The Ten Best Songs of All Time with a personal trek through his mental health history, including his …
A seventh year at the Edinburgh Festival! An hour of sharp gags, intelligent observations and blisteringly quick improvised raps from three of the circuit’s funniest performers, ho…
The smash-hit show returns for a fourth year, with top TV comedians, AKA the Gladi-Haters, improvising rants on topics suggested by the audience.
Let’s chat about your race relations issue.
Following killer runs in 2015 and 2016, Alexander Fox and Dom O’Keefe are back with a bang! Armed with your suggestions, they weave together a brand-new film in the style of Brit…
Denim, a drag Haus come girl band, are on tour and they’ve finally reached Wembley Arena (actually, the Belly Laugh at Underbelly).
Michael Clarke has felt something.
Hurt and Anderson are on the edge.
Sally’s had a gut full of fabricated food allergies.
Inspired by the Indian myth of the Elephant God - Ganesha; this is a coming of age story about a boy in search of his head, wandering through a forest where creatures fret over a p…
Greeting each and every audience member with a handshake after they take their seats may seem like you’re overdoing the niceties, but we soon find out that Lucy Pearman’s Maid …
We present a sumptuous selling exhibition of kilim and textile cushions, chairs, fenders, pouffees, hall seats and sofa stools in vibrant colours and contemporary and traditional d…
Truman Capote regards us with a look that cannot be readily deciphered.
There are many different kinds of video games: roleplaying, shoot-em-up, strategy, the list is endless.
Zahra’s a bit like the country of Turkey, in that she’s a mix of Eastern and Western culture, and also she is a bird.
Fresh off the series finale of his critically acclaimed American comedy series, Review, Andy Daly (also seen on such shows as Eastbound & Down, The Office and Silicon Valley) makes…
Controversial viewpoints and a dismissive attitude to PC culture can work if two criteria are met: good style, and the ability to fully explain the rationale behind an opinion.
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…
Improv comedy at the Fringe? It’s practically become a punchline in itself but the art of making it up on the spot is big business in Edinburgh in August.
These ‘improvising geniuses’ (FunnyWomen.
Quirky, honest, dark and irreverent humour from this critically acclaimed Australian stand-up and writer (The Last Leg) forced by love and money to live in suburban UK where he can…
Stand-up comedian Sam Gore has been taking down celebrities and politicians with his cutting, satirical, absurdist diatribes on Facebook since 2014 and garnered over fifty thousand…
A darkly comic, Mel Brooks-style parody following the storyline of the DH Lawrence novel… with a few twists.
Join Dana Alexander in her fifth Edinburgh Show, as she navigates through the matrix of the modern world of dating.
You know you’ve made it as a comedian when you can include an interval and encore in your Edinburgh Fringe show.
Meet Diane Chorley, legendary 80s superstar, part-time piccalilli representative and full-time diva.
Assembly’s renowned opening night gala returns to launch our biggest programme yet, with highlights from across our 200 strong season, all rolled into one spectacular package.
‘Nick Cope is the indie-surrealist kids’ entertainer Robyn Hitchcock and Syd Barrett, foolishly distracted by cult status, never were.
As seen on ITV2, Michael Stranney (NATY winner, Chortle Best Newcomer nominee, BBC New Comedy Award finalist) presents the debut hour from his character Daniel Duffy.
Incognito Theatre’s adaptation of All Quiet on the Western Front is a solid, if predictable, production which ticks all of the necessary First World War boxes.
See Frank, Sammy and Dean’s world-famous recordings brought to life on stage in this sophisticated evening of razor-sharp wit and silky smooth swing.
When you’re genetically blessed with an unthreatening physique and the voice of Frank Spencer, comedy cannot go much more in your favour.
Ian D Monfort communicates with many famous figures who have passed to the other side.
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.
Michael Redmond did indeed write a joke in 1987, a good one that still gets a laugh today.
Join your hosts Ross Brierley and Joshua Sadler as they take the late-night chat show to its illogical conclusion.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Acclaimed immersive staging of Irvine Welsh’s classic, direct from world tour.
As their hotel receptionist alter-egos, Henry Perryment and Joe Barnes help us check into The Hotel Après Vie for an hour of horror movie-themed entertainment.
Single father Mark Forward has decided the time has come for him to be appreciated as a comedian.
The debut Fringe show from Piccadilly Comedian of the Year 2016.
Be there at the launch of the massive 2017 Free Fringe Festival! See an almighty selection of performers! Mingle with the acts and VIP guests! Meet our mad Chicken mascot in person…
Too often, we see the First World War as a stretch of years where only war happened, followed by years where the art about the war exploded in its disruptive manner.
Improvisation and a cappella groups are two a penny at the Fringe, and it can be difficult to find a unique format with which to entertain the crowds.
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 …
There are many indicators of class membership in British society, but if you have lost count of how many times you’ve been in the same room as the Queen, then it’s a safe bet t…
Kae Kurd has the self-possession and charisma of a seasoned performer, which is particularly impressive given that Kurd Your Enthusiasm is his debut Fringe show.
There’s certainly no shortage of solo shows about mental health at the Fringe so it takes a certain level of quality to stand out.
Australian comic Lauren Bok has a joke toward the beginning of her show about Australia being a country stuck a few years in the past; what she doesn’t achieve in her hour-long s…
Join a small group tour of Edinburgh’s historic Old Town, followed by a tutored tasting of four Scotch whiskies.
The last stand in not-growing-up, Nath Valvo is holding the frontline for all those amongst us who are done shelling out for their brother’s baby monitor, done giving up every we…
Thought-provoking theatre and assured acting are on offer at this show, which is split into two plays, both written by the late playwright James Saunders, a one-time mentor to Tom …
What Goes on in Front of Closed Doors is an examination of homelessness and the situations which lead to it which matches the pace of how those problems develop.
When an Edinburgh Fringe virgin asks a seasoned Fringe-lover (that’s me, by the way) for show recommendations there are a number of shows I always highlight before reviews have e…
Romantic Encounters in a Darkened Room is a thoroughly enjoyable one-man show, mixing sketches of various different formats in a bizarre outpouring from the brain of comedian Charl…
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 …
It is a bittersweet moment in any girl’s life when they find out that The Verve’s Richard Ashcroft isn’t their real father.
Hold onto your shades as this smash hit returns – back by popular demand! We’re putting the band back together for a night of rhythm and blues to remember.
Geordie Rahul Kohli’s back with his much anticipated second hour following from his critically appraised debut.
Sean Kelly, the ever-smiling, ever-shouting auctioneer star of Storage Hunters.
Researched and designed by best-selling historical author and award winning novelist J A Henderson, our walks combine the weirdest stories, wickedest humour and wildest history.
On this guided walking tour of Edinburgh, an expert guide will show you all the city has to offer.
Weird tales in dark wynds, creepy facts in closes, ghastly details in graveyards and unspeakable truths when we descend underground.
Serán conducidos por el pasado oscuro de Edimburgo y sus alrededores incluyendo el cementerio más encantado del mundo.
Renowned for being an especially haunted city, Edinburgh has many mysterious secrets lurking beneath the cobbled façade of what we wrongly assume to be ground level.
As an appetiser, we take you around some of the Old Town’s cobbled streets, giving you some very dark historical facts about some of the infamous characters that used to roam Edinb…
A bone-chilling tour as our costumed guide takes you around some of the Old Town’s cobbled streets dispensing the history of the dark characters that used to roam them and why thei…
Hear tales of how the poor and unfortunate lived in terrible slum conditions, where disease and death were commonplace.
This tour takes you to Edinburgh Old Town’s two most bone-chilling locations.
Join the infamous Clart and McBrain in a brilliant and witty dramatic romp through the wynds, courtyards and pubs of Edinburgh.
Be led by a gruesome character from Edinburgh’s dark past around some old streets and wynds, then take a visit down into our Underground Vaults.
Help us find out which ghosts haunt our famous underground vaults.
The UK’s only comedy court is back, but now, for all the family! An improvised show where Steve Bennett invites top comedians to be lawyers, prosecuting and defending members of th…
Brexit, Trump, Your mam.
The wildly successful One Man Comedy Men are from Mars Women are from Venus Live! starring Amadeo Fusca.
Join your hosts Ross Brierley and Joshua Sadler as they take the late night chat show to its illogical conclusion.
The work in progress for the debut Edinburgh Fringe show from Piccadilly Comedian of the Year 2016.
When a new couple move in to a north London apartment block their neighbours are quick to invite them over for dinner, though not all is as it seems.
Sean Kelly Sold Your Way! A night of stand-up comedy & charity auction.
One-of-a-kind act’s debut British tour.
One-of-a-kind act’s debut British tour.
One-of-a-kind act’s debut British tour.
One-of-a-kind act’s debut British tour.
One-of-a-kind act’s debut British tour.
Having previewed to a sold-out crowd at the 2016 Ilkley Fringe, this show promises an eclectic mix of anecdotal and observational material along with the self-deprecating charm tha…
Following the success of their platinum-selling album Together, which entered the UK charts at number 2 on its release last November, before going on to be the biggest selling al…
Following the success of their platinum-selling album Together, which entered the UK charts at number 2 on its release last November, before going on to be the biggest selling albu…
Following the success of their platinum-selling album Together, which entered the UK charts at number 2 on its release last November, before going on to be the biggest selling albu…
Following the success of their platinum-selling album Together, which entered the UK charts at number 2 on its release last November, before going on to be the biggest selling albu…
Following the success of their platinum-selling album Together, which entered the UK charts at number 2 on its release last November, before going on to be the biggest selling albu…
Following the success of their platinum-selling album Together, which entered the UK charts at number 2 on its release last November, before going on to be the biggest selling albu…
Following the success of their platinum-selling album Together, which entered the UK charts at number 2 on its release last November, before going on to be the biggest selling albu…
A cheesy caricature of itself, Dirty Dancing is full of moments that will make you physically cringe but, if you’re after a literal movie-to-stage adaptation of the so-bad-it�…
An end of life comedy, exploring themes of status, dynamics, and changing relationships in the light of parental loss.
Simple Minds will perform their acclaimed ACOUSTIC show across the UK & Europe in 2017. They will be joined by very special guest The Anchoress [Catherine AD] on the UK dates.
In this workshop we will use the basic technique of puppetry and combine that with acting and dancing.
Lambert is an impossibly small man with an enormous love of writing, who one day decides to set his stories’ characters free in the hope they’ll find a home.
Written by Williams in the period before his death, Fox and Hound take on two of his most difficult one act plays.
Come and celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of The Beatles albums: ‘Sgt.
Pardon me, but The Gin Whore Tour may have affected my ability to form coherent sentences.
A new relaxing lunchtime concert.
A preview performance of a new jukebox musical is due to take place.
Three scousers, two angry mobs and a horse.
Apples and Snakes and New Writing South team up to present a programme of poetry, spoken word and live literature.
Sometimes you stumble on a stand-up so freshly funny that you remember why you started liking unknown comedy shows in the first place.
Zahra’s a bit like the country of Turkey, in that she’s a mix of Eastern and Western culture, and also she is a bird.
Multiple dungeoneers will be required to take on Lord Fear’s catacombs of evil in a mostly improvised quest.
Sussex Jazz Orchestra plays exciting, driving and dynamic big-band music as well as more familiar Jazz standards with a twist.
We are pleased and delighted to be welcoming the return of Pianist Rachel Fryer performing the Goldberg Variations.
The Moon has got a story to tell about a tippetty-top tap dancer who he has been watching at night.
The original Educating Rita met Buddha of Suburbia and pretended to be an ordinary working class housewife whilst she went on strange spiritual quests, educated herself, and got an…
Writer/director Sofia Rendall and a cast of Sussex University students bring you a brand new satirical piece in several parts that each parody business culture and its various inad…
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 …
In 1987, celebrated BBC weather forecaster Michael Fish stood up on national television and shrugged off reports of an oncoming hurricane.
A day offering people the opportunity to step into our experiences of living with loss and bereavement.
‘Living On The Edge - LIVE’ is the new one-woman stand-up comedy show from Maisie Adam, “one of the UK’s most exciting up-and-coming young comedians” (Ditto Theatre).
One Summer evening in 1952, a 21-year-old Margaret Williams enters a dance hall.
The village hall, church and school are focal points for rural life and afford a familiar, informal space in which local people can enjoy the arts.
No Llamas (Dalai or otherwise) were harmed in the making of this show.
Helen is the only insecure woman in the world trying to navigate through this thing called life.
New Zealand’s finest Mikey the Aartist returns to Brighton Fringe for the launch of AART TV Live with special guest artists Jim Parkyn (Aardman Animations) and George Egg (Anarch…
“Stories can conquer fear, you know.
Adam Scott Vincent is a core writer of Channel 4’s award-winning satirical show ‘The Last Leg’.
Brighton’s award-winning Curry Leaf Cafe is running a series of interactive talks & cookery masterclasses at its new Kemptown Kitchen.
Geordie Rahul Kohli is back with his much anticipated second hour following on from his critically acclaimed debut hour: ‘Newcastle Brown Male’.
“Venter”-To speak.
“The true mystery of the world is the visible .
This provocative comedy begins with two young men struggling to come up with ideas for a show they are performing the following week.
Shoreham Port is a thriving commercial port.
Geoffrey Mead will be conducting a special tour dating back over 90 years of cafe and family history.
Exclusive after hours tours, just on offer as part of the Brighton Fringe in May.
‘Venter’-To speak.
Guided tours of this magnificent Grade I* listed church - one of the finest Victorian churches in the country.
Brighton’s most popular 90 minute traditional city walking tour.
Crazy, voyeuristic, unexpected and fast paced, SOHO is a thrill ride of circus, street and theatre in a diverse trip around the streets where glamour and sleaze rub shoulders.
Tour this iconic 20th century Modernist apartment block on Brighton seafront.
Sponsored by the Portslade Furniture Warehouse, this show sees the web’s freshest sketch comedy act revitalised on stage.
Roll up, roll up! After forty toilsome days with no food, the world-famous Hunger Artist finally breaks his fast! Dirty Rascals serve up a morbid immersive experience: an extraord…
Close to the city centre lies the Victorian suburb of Clifton Hill and Montpelier; a quiet architecturally interesting community with its own geological, geographical and social hi…
London Road is an area rapidly regenerating after years of inner city decline.
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 V.
Young people get a rough deal, what with social media, normal media, parents, general education (nice one, Michael Gove), friends and worst of all, old people.
A hidden role game a la Secret Hitler or The Resistance, Werewolf is a classic of deduction and bluffing.
Pick of the Fringe Launch Night Special, kicked off Brighton Fringe at The Warren with fragments of 7 shows.
Come and celebrate the launch of Brighton Fringe at The Warren. Help us start the 2017 Festival with a bang!
The A-List queen of the skies, Pam Ann plans to land the Louboutin’s on international turf and hit the tarmac running, with her celebratory 20th anniversary UK tour.
In 1987 Michael Phish (yes, like Fish) is a household name and weather Guru, giving portentous predictions of things to come.
Back by popular demand following a critically-acclaimed West End run and sold out residency at the Menier Chocolate Factory, My Family: Not the Sitcom is a massively disrespectful …
Jonathan Pie is a respected News reporter for a respected News broadcaster but he has a problem.
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…
Enrol in Balderdash Academy and join your improv professors on a tour de force of this century’s best street art focused in its natural home: Shoreditch.
Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough should be the new tagline for the musical which has just become the 15th longest running show in West End history.
How (not) to Live in Suburbia is Annie Siddons’ new autobiographical story of her life following her family’s decision to move to “Twickenham, Home of Rugby”.
Celebrating 10 FAB-U-LOUS years, the Strictly Come Dancing Live UK Tour extravaganza is back on the road in January 2017 for 30 spectacular super-sized shows across the c…
For the first time in the UK – Whoopi Goldberg – Stand Up Live! With her trademark dreadlocks, wide impish grin and piercing humour, Goldberg is best known for her adep…
Join Children’s Laureate past and present Michael Rosen and Chris Riddell for a sublime afternoon of poetry and illustration for the young and young-at-heart.
Celebrating 10 FAB-U-LOUS years, the Strictly Come Dancing Live UK Tour extravaganza is back on the road in January 2017 for 30 spectacular super-sized shows across the c…
Celebrating 10 FAB-U-LOUS years, the Strictly Come Dancing Live UK Tour extravaganza is back on the road in January 2017 for 30 spectacular super-sized shows across the c…
Celebrating 10 FAB-U-LOUS years, the Strictly Come Dancing Live UK Tour extravaganza is back on the road in January 2017 for 30 spectacular super-sized shows across the c…
Celebrating 10 FAB-U-LOUS years, the Strictly Come Dancing Live UK Tour extravaganza is back on the road in January 2017 for 30 spectacular super-sized shows across the c…
Marvel families unite! For the first time ever, iconic Marvel Super Heroes and villains will be brought to life in a spectacular live action family arena show, when Marvel Universe…
Celebrating 10 FAB-U-LOUS years, the Strictly Come Dancing Live UK Tour extravaganza is back on the road in January 2017 for 30 spectacular super-sized shows across the c…
Celebrating 10 FAB-U-LOUS years, the Strictly Come Dancing Live UK Tour extravaganza is back on the road in January 2017 for 30 spectacular super-sized shows across the c…
Celebrating 10 FAB-U-LOUS years, the Strictly Come Dancing Live UK Tour extravaganza is back on the road in January 2017 for 30 spectacular super-sized shows across the c…
Marvel families unite! For the first time ever, iconic Marvel Super Heroes and villains will be brought to life in a spectacular live action family arena show, when Marvel Universe…
Marvel families unite! For the first time ever, iconic Marvel Super Heroes and villains will be brought to life in a spectacular live action family arena show, when Marvel Universe…
Marvel families unite! For the first time ever, iconic Marvel Super Heroes and villains will be brought to life in a spectacular live action family arena show, when Marvel Universe…
Join Celine Dion, Adele, Barbra Streisand, Shirley Bassey, Britney Spears & more of your favorite female vocalists, on stage together in the singular form of Christina Bianco!&…
Join Celine Dion, Adele, Barbra Streisand, Shirley Bassey, Britney Spears & more of your favorite female vocalists, on stage together in the singular form of Christina Bianco!&…
Dirty Dancing is an unprecedented live experience, exploding with heart-pounding music, breathtaking emotion and sensationally sexy dancing, Dirty Dancing live on stage! …
From the imagination of one of Ireland’s foremost dance and theatre-makers, Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Michael Keegan-Dolan, comes a magical new adaptation of one …
Kenny Rogers will perform at London's Palladium in November! The country music legend, known for tracks such as Ruby Don’t Take Your Love To Town, The Gambler and UK c…
In an incredible career spanning over seven decades Petula Clark is a true international superstar and legend.
Following a critically acclaimed, complete sell-out run at the Menier Chocolate Factory, My Family: Not The Sitcom comes to the Vaudeville Theatre for a strictly limited 5 we…
An end of life comedy.
Visit Inside Buckingham Palace See the State Rooms, Used for Official Royal Occasions Walk Through the Picture Gallery Explore the South Garden Enjoy Traditional Afterno…
Scottish Jazz Awards finalists Rose Room have become one of Scotland’s leading ensembles, influenced by the gypsy jazz genre.
Much has been said and written about gin but Dorothy Parker probably uttered the most appropriate for this event.
Mediterraneo is bringing Africa, Cuba and southern Italy to Summerhall for a huge festival edition of their world music concert.
As part of the WW1 centenary partnership, Not About Heroes is being performed at the Camden Fringe by creatives from Oxford University.
See work in progress on a 16th century merchant’s house as the original fabric is revealed and conserved, discover its fascinating past, hear about its future as the Patrick Gedd…
Cinema screening of live performance.
Multi award-winning guitarist and composer Graeme Stephen has built a reputation of creating innovative and original scores to silent films.
If you’ve ever seen Ron White before, you already know what to expect.
A guitar and organ driven blues trio, the band was formed in 2014 by Dundee-born guitarist Simon Kennedy.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
A comedic play about society’s need for the “ideal body”.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Cinema screening of live performance.
JJ dances to create fascinating and mysterious illusions using magic stick levitation.
Cut the Chat is a forum to discuss the topics people want to talk about.
Fusing storytelling, rich imagery and dynamic movement, Murphy scales down and examines his opinions, insecurities, ambitions and the tricky nature of keeping a long-term relations…
Simon Munnery marks his 30th year of Fringe shows with an unmissable, one-off gala.
The only show where it’s all about you! Whether you’re looking for a serious pick-me-up or just a light-hearted put-me-down, pop by Edinburgh’s one-stop shop for the worst advice…
Improvisation is the one word that can strike fear into the heart of any actor no matter what their experience.
NT Live forms part of the NT’s Broadcast department which is also responsible for producing digital content covering all aspects of the craft of theatre-making and produces Natio…
Lesley Lightfoot has worked in theatres all over the United Kingdom, in productions both large and small.
Do you have a cool idea for a new wearable device? Could you be a great inventor? Then this is a great workshop for you.
Using the Microbit device and Microsoft Blocks you will learn to code the Microbit to run a number of games and projects.
The near future: get equipped for imminent alien arrival on Earth at this interactive workshop, lead by an astrobiologist and a military specialist.
Cinema screening of live performance.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, specifically for Fringe participants.
For those who couldn’t get down to London to watch the brilliant Tom Hiddleston boast a magnificent Coriolanus at the National Theatre, the Fringe is hosting the next best thing …
Award-winning Scottish funk septet Das Contras return to launch their third album.
We all leave a trace.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Cinema screening of live performance.
Comedian Ari Shaffir brings his hit Comedy Central storytelling TV series This Is Not Happening to the stage! Nothing is off limits as Ari brings up some of his favourite comics to…
Scooby-Doo is the only dog that makes scary fun, loves solving a good mystery and is totally cool.
The Living Room takes us home, to a place in which we welcome another.
The Living Room takes us home, to a place in which we welcome another.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Everyone’s favourite and most ethnically diverse supergroup return.
Cinema screening of live performance.
Cinema screening of live performance.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, specifically for Fringe participants.
A university dorm room. Three people. One wants justice. One wants to be popular. One wants to be left alone. They each get what another one wants.
Lynn Ruth Miller is the poster girl for growing old disgracefully.
Cinema screening of live performance.
‘We are the reckless, we are the wild youth!’ In the ruins of an old derelict church, secrets and lies strain friendships to breaking point.
Upstairs Downton and Petting Zoo (‘Improv supergroup’ TimeOut) star creates a staggering array of characters using his mouth, brain, hands and body.
Guitarist Graeme Stephen performs his new score to a screening of the classic silent film Nosferatu with his trio.
Forty five minutes of fun-stuffed, giggle-riddled, family friendly silliness with Fringe veterans Ian Billings and Chris White.
In the opening tableau, the stage is littered with a collection of bodies sprawled all over the stage, all paper white overalls and unsettling masks.
Waiting is frustrating – more frustrating when you don’t know what you’re waiting for.
The hilarious tribute to the fictitious husband and wife lounge act duo, Dick and Deloris DelRubio.
The fact that Home is “partly based on true events” makes Cate and Gia’s situation all the more distressing.
Shellshock! returns for their eighth Fringe run with Shellshock! Improv Live!, a fun improvised comedy show filled with scenes, sketches, stories and games improvised entirely on t…
Bringing together leading experts, writers and narrative designers across multiple entertainment verticals, the VR Writers Room focuses on the cross sector knowledge sharing opport…
Staged opera performances from some of Scotland’s most talented young singers.
To be fair to the Hummingbirds, I’m not really the right demographic for their show.
Sherlock Holmes meets a theatrical farce in this intelligently written double act that sparkles like the Blue Carbuncle.
Join us for a gala night of comedy featuring a myriad of the biggest names on the Fringe coming together to raise funds for the Stroke Association in Scotland.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
“The Tribute Act To The Act With No Act”has solved a problem that dogs all but the most innovate of performers: why bother making the effort to come up with something new when …
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Aberdeen Performing Arts Youth Theatre presents The Life to Come by Timothy Mason.
Described as Scotland’s ‘very own Tori Amos’ (Sunday Herald) and ‘a heady cocktail of Carole King and Regina Spektor’ (SpiralEarth.
Two late night showings of Murnau’s classic 1922 German expressionist film Nosferatu – A Symphony of Horror, with live music provided by the ensemble Gladstone’s Bag.
Raised in the rural Midwest and seasoned with a decade of big apple living, Rachel Zylstra is a classically trained performing songwriter and sometimes worship leader.
Cinema screening of live performance.
Cinema screening of live performance.
Tap into health! A rare, unmissable opportunity to dance with one of the world’s most engaging performers.
Later, considerably ruder and darker shows from internationally acclaimed, award-winning Scottish stand-up comedy meteor.
Returning once again to the Pleasance stage, Mark Watson is not all there.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
The Confederate States of America lost its quest for political independence in 1865, but its symbol, the Confederate flag, lived on, long after the nation it represented cease to e…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Cinema screening of live performance.
The comedian and regular on BBC One’s Question Time, This Week and Sunday Morning Live, and Channel 5’s The Wright Stuff, gives his unique take on Brexit, Independence, and all…
Cinema screening of live performance.
Bradford on Avon’s popular poetry series Words & Ears moors up at the Fringe for one night only, with JL Williams (jlwilliamspoetry.
You couldn’t make it up if you tried! The hilarious, heartwarming true story of how The Fabulous TT came to write Robert Burns: The Musical.
Cinema screening of live performance.
In a free live broadcast where anything could happen, join some very special guest hosts as they meet the Fringe’s finest acts.
Cinema screening of live performance.
Tristram Shandy’s sizzling autobiography, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, has just hit the shelves and the author has announced a nation-wide tour: a theatrica…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
A unique and limited opportunity to visit an Edinburgh artist in situ.
What will you choose to do about cancer? Join us for an inspiring hour of interactive games and verbatim theatre taking you on the journeys of patients, clinicians and researchers …
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Cinema screening of live performance.
In 1853, the great art critic John Ruskin delivered four lectures at the Philosophical Institution in Queen Street, Edinburgh.
The first thing you are met with when walking into Eagle House School’s Production of Burying Your Brother in the Pavement is approximately 20 young teenagers spaced out on the s…
In this session, NVA Director and co-founder Iain Simons is going to explore these ideas, give examples of what the NVA is doing to help and generally get excited.
We Will Rock You meets Yes Prime Minister in this hilarious story of electioneering by 2015 MP candidate Will Goodhand (Channel 4’s Beauty and the Geek, 99 Club stand-up), featur…
This practical workshop will see you use Lego software to programme a robot, You will use basic coding skills, write algorithms, learn how to debug, use variables and solve lots of…
Strictly Come Trancing, the only hypnosis cabaret show at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015 returns bigger and better than ever.
A vaguely outrageous, psychedelic three-piece hip-hop folk funk outfit, hand-crafting screwball anthems deep in the Scottish Highlands.
Paul Wady’s unique and controversial mass autism conversion show returns for a second year.
Cinema screening of live performance.
Cinema screening of live performance.
A comedy, sketch and game show for football fans that hate the word ‘banter’ and find Alan Shearer boring.
A gloriously friendly show packed with hopes, dreams, snacks and drums.
You’re an up-and-coming scientist.
Late‘n’Live, ‘The best late night show on the Fringe’ (Scotsman), celebrates three decades of unpredictable comedy mayhem this year, and we’ve got no intention of stoppin…
Do Not Open explores the chaos from within Pandora’s box and asks the question – was it really all that bad? Come on – wasn’t some of it kind of fun? This devised piece plays f…
Ben Dali’s Strictly Come Trancing has a flashy presentation as he enters to Eye Of The Tiger in a glittering jacket and pop-star headset.
Our play Black and White Tea Room was first performed in 2014.
Pippa Evans returns from winning an Olivier (Showstopper! The Improvised Musical), some bits on TV (Drunk History, Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled) and a sitcom on BBC Radio 4 (Josh H…
More stand-up and off the wall characters from the circuit’s fourth shortest comic.
Gus Loomis: Still Live! He has forged a legacy that spans decades, and now he’s ready to explode his musical story onto the stage.
Almost twenty years ago, Guy Ritchie changed the landscape of British cinema with his love letter to the charismatic psychopaths of the East End underbelly Lock, Stock and Two Smok…
If you’re in the mood for chilling, hard-hitting drama, look no further than We Are Not Criminals.
Auld Reekie Roller Girls are back once again for 2016! Expect hard-hitting body slams whilst you watch full contact roller skating in an incredible showcase of the world’s fastest …
Dare you visit the world’s most haunted and paranormally active location? Once used by Hellfire clubs, witches, bodysnatchers, prostitutes, criminals, plague victims and frequented…
Improv Comedy where audience suggestions inspire rapidly unfolding scenes.
Returning to Edinburgh for the second time, Luke Stephen brings with him all the emotional baggage you would expect a self-destructive, early 30’s Essex bloke to have.
Cinema screening of live performance.
Comedy, craft beer and curry, all under one roof and served up during the most indulgent lunchtime show Leith has ever seen.
Following last year’s five-star smash-hit Some Like It Thea-Skot, ‘comic monster’ (Chortle.
Byron is a bipolar writer.
This world premiere by Chicago’s award-winning Wego Drama is a family friendly show! The audience gets to choose what adventure Alan will take.
Stand-up comedian, HuffingtonPost.
Liam Hale has died many times on stage.
In spite of the morbid title, Dr Phil Hammond’s stand-up show makes mischief of the macabre.
Walk the historic and dramatic Royal Mile with poet Ken Cockburn, weaving through narrow closes, open squares and secret gardens to discover how this city has been inspiring writer…
Follow the ridiculous antics of social rugby club, Old Fatonians, where foolishness, stupidity and brutal male banter are order of the day.
What should you do in a zombie apocalypse? Well, according to Rob and Paul, just try to have fun.
Sitting into a dark room, crammed with many other eagerly awaiting strangers, Stephen K Amos enters, his booming voice announcing his talk show and diving into some sarcasm-laced m…
We always strive for those eureka moments, the top 1% of ideas, but what about the other 99%? Rubbish right? Wrong.
How does breaking up work in the digital age? Are we really that OK? A comic examination of one woman’s race to the bottom both on and offline and the gap between the two.
Previously known for her well received part as a Totally Naff Tart, this is Victoria Jeffrey solo and talking about life.
Exeter’s first, all female a cappella group are getting vocal about breakups.
Nina Is Not OK is the shocking and funny account of a teenage girl slowly coming to terms with the fact she’s an alcoholic – and what happened to her one dark night.
Leo Kearse, in his guise as Pun-Man, has a simple mission: to save the world of comedy from banal observational stand-up and self-righteous, long-winded anecdotes.
Energetic, exotic, eclectic and completely unpredictable; those glamorous Lady Boys are ready with a dazzling new production of the country’s most popular cabaret show.
Allan Foster, a writer whose name is practically synonymous with Edinburgh literary tourism, is our guide on the Book Lovers’ Tour, which specialises in introducing tourists to t…
In this one-woman show, Klahr Thorsen takes her audience on a whirlwind journey that dips and glides – sometimes gracefully, sometimes not – between fiction and personal histor…
Suddenly, five adults find themselves in a room somewhere; a room with no windows, no doors and only the vastness of space where the ceiling ought to be.
In the award-winning performance of Your Majesties, Navaridas and Deutinger reenact Barack Obama’s Nobel lecture, held at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo in 2009.
In a single dining room revisited over the course of the 20th Century, a series of family dramas show the decline of the American upper-middle class.
Cinema screening of live performance.
15 years as a global stand-up have made Wayne one of the sharpest and most insightful comics working in the UK today.
From the pen of former Royal Court Young Writer, Nick Cassenbaum, comes a brand new absurd comedy for young people about living a dream.
Often, first-time Festival goers arriving in Edinburgh can be paralysed by choice as a result of the sheer volume of shows on offer.
The smash-hit show returns for a third year, with top TV comedians – aka the Gladi-Haters – improvising rants on topics suggested by the audience.
An actual baby, just.
Hurricane Michael is the kind of production I come to Fringe to see: a very specific, niche show, seemingly outside of my interests, that is found to be a surprisingly charming hou…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Daniel Muggleton makes his Edinburgh debut, having performed comedy at festivals around Australia, New York and Berlin.
Winner – Best Comedy, Moors Theatre Awards! Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off finalists! Sketch comedy duo, frequent enemies and occasional friends Cook and Davies find themsel…
Michael Griffiths is obscenely talented.
“You awaken to find yourself in a dark room”, it’s a phrase shouted many times during The Dark Room.
Back at the Fringe for its fifth year, LOLympics is an international comedy showcase.
After the success of his Foster’s Award-winning hit show Funz and Gamez, Phil Ellis (north Manchester’s most reliable comedian) returns with a brand new hour of padded out fun.
We join Eric Meat on what is a sad occasion: the day is due to move out of his childhood home.
Hastings Comedian of the Year (yes that accolade is as good as it sounds) brings his brilliant debut hour.
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…
Creative reimagining of Kipling’s The Jungle Book using the expressive colour of circus.
After a blockbuster 2015, Alexander Fox and Dom O’Keefe are back with a bang.
Pete Otway takes the opportunity in his first Edinburgh solo show to get audiences up to speed with what’s been happening in his life up to now.
Due to the fact that the Edinburgh Festival Fringe demands that performers submit a name for a show months in advance of performance, many titles do not represent the content of th…
Brand new show for 2016! She’s a Princess who farts.
Tim Renkow has a handy tip for anyone who feels uncomfortable around him as a result of his cerebral palsy.
Lynn Ruth Miller is the poster girl for growing old disgracefully.
What are a couple of self-deprecating, twenty-something stand-up comediennes to do at the Fringe, if not perform a stand-up act in two halves, in a rather shockingly intimate karao…
A sixth family-friendly year at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe! An hour of sharp gags, intelligent observations and blisteringly quick improvised raps from three of the circuit’s fu…
Winner of the 2015 Malcolm Hardee Award for Comic Originality, Michael Brunström (The Human Loire, The Golden Age of Steam), presents his strangest show yet: an ambitious Suffolk …
A stand-up show for miserable grown-ups, fuelled by self-loathing, paranoia and a course of anti-psychotic medication.
German Comedy Ambassador Henning Wehn is back at the Caves and like every year, Westphalia is not an option.
Bob drives his BlundaBus around Europe looking for adventures.
As seen on Showtime’s Knock, Knock, It’s Tig, and featured in Roxanne Gay’s Bad Feminist, Ever is bringing her debut show to Edinburgh.
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 …
Rhombus Ensemble’s Your Mother’s Vagina is a whirlwind of subject matter wrapped up in the lives of its two protagonists: Layla and Sue Anne.
Based on a gauge adapted from his previous call-centre telemarketing experience, David O’Doherty rates being a professional stand-up as an eight out of ten, with two points dropp…
Daily TV Chat Show bringing you the best news, reviews, interviews, performances and much more from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Lewis Macleod’s impersonation skills are unlike anything I’ve seen - though they are like plenty of things you will have heard.
Iconic rock star Shayne’s Mom has been crossing the continents on her bike, collecting fans, lovers and badges.
For many Rab Florence and Ian Connell are the unsung heroes of Scottish comedy.
Life behind the scenes at the world’s largest trade show for the arts.
What should you do in a zombie apocalypse? Well, according to Rob and Paul, just try to have fun.
Chef: Come Dine With Us! should not in a way be confused with the TV series Come Dine With Me.
Death is a funny thing when you think about it: it’s the only certain thing in this world yet the majority of us deny its existence, but as performer Liz Rothschild points out, i…
The proper teaching of sex education remains a rather thorny topic, and this one-woman comedy-drama with songs positions itself to probe some of the more profound issues of this fi…
In terms of their brand of comedy rock, Axis of Awesome fall more into the rock than comedy genre: there’s far more liberal use of a smoke machine than your average musical comed…
In a very personal set, Shappi talks growing up in Britain as the child of refugee parents and being English.
Life from a bear’s point of view is as strange and wonderful as you would expect it to be.
My name is Lara and I broke the law.
A near universal truth about comics is that they will bear some sort of emotional scars from their childhood.
Fresh from London, Boston, New York performances, returning to Edinburgh for a sixth year.
“It’s a bit tense in here tonight.
Jamali Maddix creates a buzz when he enters the stage, and why not? He’s a cool guy.
Story Pocket Theatre bring Michael Morpurgo’s novel about King Arthur to life with a solid and enjoyable production.
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…
Lords of Strut is hands-down the most fun I’ve had at Fringe this year.
Hot new urban artist Dale vN Marshall collaborated with local youngsters who have experienced challenging circumstances, using their words and experiences to create this outstandin…
Helen Duff has gone from strength to strength, after her hilarious yet heart-breaking Vanity Bites Back show last year.
The stars of BBC Radio 4’s The Croft & Pearce Show and Spirit of the Fringe award-winners return with ‘a laugh-out-loud sketch show’ (Daily Express).
The Cambridge Footlights have such a reputation that their name is practically synonymous with the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Annie Siddon’s (almost) one-woman show, How (Not) To Live In Suburbia, is an absolute treat from Siddon’s first smile to the audience as she takes the stage, until she exits.
Taking multimedia representations of young women as its inspiration, If There’s Not Dancing at the Revolution, I’m Not Coming picks apart a medley of references to Titanic, Disney …
Joining the ranks of slightly nerdy comedians who primarily joke about their non-existent sex lives, So You Think You’re Funny finalist Alex Kealy is a safe bet for some well-tho…
The winners of Best New Sketch Act 2015 return with their highly anticipated new show.
Intergalactic Nemesis was like being trapped in a lift that wouldn’t stop going up or down, it made me angry on so many levels.
Come Get Some! is a rather energetic title, as titles go, but its excitement about Nick Cody is absolutely justified.
In 2004 Lawrence won a BBC New Comedy Award.
90s-kid’s television hero Dave Benson Phillips brings back his hit children’s game-show Get Your Own Back, but there’s a twist.
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…
The whole fish-out-of water shtick is a difficult one to pull off – the performer has to be au fait with local idiosyncrasies while at the same time be looking in at them from th…
At first glance, there are other plays by Shakespeare that would offer more fruitful parallels with the Kurt Cobain story than Macbeth.
‘Terrifyingly funny’ (Times).
The UK’s only courtroom based improvised comedy returns for a fourth year.
I’m a lover of musical theatre but I’m prepared to be really honest here: the genre is crammed with suitable material for a hilarious and even brutal send-up.
The only show where it’s all about you! Whether you’re looking for a serious pick-me-up or just a light-hearted put-me-down, pop by Edinburgh’s one-stop shop for the worst advice…
It’s a pretty short drive to Stockbridge, I’ve got a full tank of gas, no cigarettes whatsoever, it’s dark.
The hype for Nina Conti is huge.
Stuart Laws is the guy who does all the comedy at Turtle Canyon Comedy and supported James Acaster on tour.
A culturally insignificant one man show that delves into the bizarre, compulsive and wonderful nature of humanity.
Comedy can be incredibly effective as a vehicle for delivering a message.
Let Harry Venning, Guardian cartoonist and award-winning writer of BBC Radio 4’s Clare In the Community, help you to Release Your Inner Cartoonist.
See Frank, Sammy and Dean’s world-famous recordings brought to life on stage in this sophisticated evening of razor-sharp wit and silky smooth swing.
The show is a modern adaptation of the famous Arab folk story, in which Aladdin takes his wife Jasmine (her real name is too difficult for a European audience to pronounce) to Gree…
In the centenary year of the Battle of the Somme, Incognito theatre revives Erich Maria Remarque’s classic tale that exposes the mental and physical strain of trench warfare, All Q…
She put her hopes and dreams on hold supporting him and helping him achieve his.
For many like me Knightmare was watched with a religious fever back in the 90s.
Australian musical trio Doug Anthony All-Stars were the anarchic kings of the alternative comedy scene in the late 80s and early 90s, achieving considerable success with such sleep…
We Live by the Sea is a feel-good tale, exploring the day-to-day life of an autistic teenager in Filey.
Join us as we celebrate and launch our 36th Edinburgh Festival Fringe season.
Naomi Petersen is a newcomer to the Fringe and in this whirlwind hour of musical and character comedy the laughs fail to keep pace with her sky-high enthusiasm.
This tour is for those who are unafraid to venture into some of Edinburgh’s most haunted locations.
Join a fun and informative walking tour of Edinburgh’s Old Town, followed by a tutored tasting of four single malt Scotch whiskies.
This tour takes you to Edinburgh Old Town’s two most bone-chilling locations.
As an appetiser, we first of all take you around some of the Old Town’s cobbled streets, giving you some very dark historical facts about some of the infamous characters that used …
A bone-chilling tour as our costumed guide takes you around some of the Old Town’s cobbled streets dispensing the history of the dark characters that used to roam them and why thei…
Hear tales of how the poor and unfortunate lived in terrible slum conditions, where disease and death were commonplace.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Join the infamous Clart and McBrain in this brilliant and witty dramatic romp through the wynds, courtyards and pubs of Edinburgh! Classic award-winning entertainment, performed by…
German artist Joseph Beuys (1921-1986) is best known for his actions, installations and sculptures, but first and foremost he was an artist who was interested in ideas: ideas about…
A terrifying journey into the lair of the world famous Mackenzie Poltergeist, the best documented supernatural case in history.
Legendary group, Earth, Wind & Fire have sold over 90 million albums and continues to sell-out concerts around the world.
Barry Manilow O2 Arena show on Thursday 23 June 2016 with premium seating A 5 hours experience! Barry Manilow’s going to be back in the UK for one final set of shows…
‘Filled almost to excess with cheesy-rom-com-buckets-of-feel-good, this act put a smile on every face’ **** (TheTab.
Host of the show, Clive Anderson, remarked, “It’s great to be back in charge of the iconic Whose Line Is It Anyway? - joining up with some of the show’…
Enter, stranger! Knightmare Live is back with a brand new concept and offers YOU the chance to wear the iconic helmet of justice and play the dungeon.
Become autistic.
Delighting London audiences since 2013, The Science of Living Things bring their trademark show to Brighton.
While many artists fit easily into a single category, Steve Vai remains unclassifiable.
A 60-minute, non-stop highly-interactive and energetic show, jam-packed with singing, dancing, spectacular acrobatics and music, featuring original tracks from the hit TV show.
Rosie is living in the theatre due to a case of agoraphobia.
Award-winning comedian James Cook has read the back of the box and is ready to play.
“Rosie is living in the theatre due to a case of agoraphobia.
Live Forever are Sussex’s premier Oasis tribute act.
Everybody lies.
Jim’s wife, a patient on a dementia ward, has died and Jim smells a rat.
Get inside your now, taste the Mind Pie and journey into art with Mikey. “Just about the greatest thing ever” **** Best Shows of the Fringe (The Skinny, Edinburgh 2015)
Canadian monologist John Arthur Sweet undertakes a comedic odyssey to medicine, psychotherapy and religion in search of answers about queer love, sexual awakening, and obsession.
Playful pink lighting, red velvet drapes, glittery fixtures and wooden circus seats - entering the Brighton Spiegeltent screams ‘Showtime!’ Come Fly With Me is a charming, c…
Long-form improv comedy from one of the UK’s leading groups, Do Not Adjust Your Stage, based on the past and present of their audience.
A fast-paced, high-octane sport played on roller skates.
This a short documentary film that raises awareness of mental health problems in today’s society with the subsequent intention of reducing the stigma associated with this ‘cond…
Launching Edana Minghella’s new album, ‘All or Nothing’, a tribute to Billie Holiday.
The village hall, church and school are focal points for rural life and afford a familiar, informal space in which local people can enjoy the arts.
With elements that could have made it great, Hardly Still Walking, Not Yet Flying was sadly let down by others that weren’t quite up to par.
There are some incredible strengths in this latest production from Edinburgh’s most inspiring new theatre company.
Zahra’s a bit like the country of Turkey, in that she’s a mix of Eastern and Western culture, and also she is a bird.
“Ever wanted to be more than just a victim of gravity? With verbal percussion, eloquent bodies and original live music, Germany’s celebrated Port in Air takes a disturbing new l…
Fresh air, amazing sea views, forgotten histories, architecture and aquatic entertainment.
Comedian, impressionist, actor and reality star Bobby Davro has announced a 16-date UK for 2016 starting on 17TH May at Epsom Playhouse and culminating on 26th June at Chesterfield…
Following its critically-acclaimed Edinburgh production in 2014, Liam Borrett's debut play This is Living is to receive its London premiere at the Trafalgar Studios in May.
Sponsored by the Portslade Furniture Warehouse, this show sees the web’s freshest comedy sketch act revitalised on stage.
Lynn Ruth Miller is 82-years-old.
Jazz big band, led by effervescent trombonist Mark Bassey, playing exciting contemporary arrangements alongside favourite jazz standards.
The Beatles Recording Session & Concert - a 5-hour experience! There’s not a music fan among us who wouldn’t love to see The Beatles in concert, or to have…
Bombastic sketch duo Cook and Davies find themselves trapped in a mysterious room.
“We are in uncharted territory when we sit with death,” Liz Rothschild says in her one-woman show, Outside the Box: A Live Show About Death.
This exhibition is brought to you by a collection of local artists working in a variety of mediums.
You awake to find yourself in a Dark Room! Choose an option: A) Find The Light Switch.
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.
This tense and atmospheric silent feature was directed by Anthony Asquith in 1929.
This eight-piece soul and funk band just keeps getting better.
Experience the magic of the stunning popera quartet, Il Divo, live at London’s O2 Arena, and enjoy a pre-show Thames River Cruise! Carlos, Urs, David and Seb are delighted…
The award-winning Irish duo of original soul/jazz/pop are back with their new album ‘The Art of Happy Accidents’.
Your quick wits and sharp tongue are all that stand between Earth and total destruction.
A day offering people the opportunity to consider living with loss and bereavement.
A unique opportunity to go off the public route and learn about the remarkable history of the world’s oldest operating aquarium.
SHE had HER hopes and dreams on hold supporting HIM and HIS.
Michael performs a new stand-up show.
Join Shoreham port for a unique behind-the-scenes tour from the water.
A day of provocations and presentations: creating a diverse future and raising the profile of disabled artists.
Time is of the essence in this absolutely faultless performance from EntreprenHER Productions.
This original musical tells a fairytale about everyday life - the many voices telling us what to do and who to be.
Geoffrey Mead will be conducting a special tour dating back over 90 years of cafe and family history.
Heritage bus tour of places of historical Jewish interest in the Brighton & Hove area in connection with the 250th Anniversary, ending with a tour of Middle Street Synagogue.
Tour this iconic 20th century Modernist apartment block on Brighton seafront.
A stunning exhibition in a beautiful, spacious setting.
Urban bateria playing high-octane samba, funk and breakbeats with a soul-coaxing singer and a life-affirming, gotta-dance vibe.
Race down the memory lane of rock with ultimate seven-piece band, Tonight Matthew, in a twin-carb, Mk II Lotus Cortina, revved-up joy ride of homage to The Beatles, Bowie, Johnny C…
Broadcaster and comedian Dolan is one of the most in-demand MCs.
An inconspicuous townhouse in Fiveways plays host to the promenade performance Dancing in the Dark.
This was my first close encounter with the Lady Boys; I’ve never been to Bangkok, but I’ve seen The Hangover II.
Lady Chastity’s Reserve is a night out like no other - described as ‘The Crystal Maze on crystal meth’, this team game (for 2-6 players) takes place in a secret room at Brighton’…
The Clifton Hill and Montpelier area is a charming, inner-city architectural gem that is the essence of Brighton style.
Having lived at the top end of Brighton’s London Road for the last six years, I’ve witnessed first-hand the rapid and accelerating gentrification taking place in the area, di…
Experience the thirteen-time Grammy award-winning Dixie Chicks in all their glory! Let the inimitable Texan songstresses wow you with their unique brand of pop meets alternative…
Brighton’s No.
“A fascinating stroll through the city’s association with the occult, packed with detail and entertainingly dodgy conjecture” **** (The Argus).
Brighton’s rich cinema history rediscovered on this acclaimed 90 minute tour.
‘Not Fast Enough’ is a provocative and dynamic sprint through contemporary gender politics and imaginative theatre structures.
The Legendary UB40 Live! UB40, featuring Ali Campbell, Astro and Mickey Virtue, are back on tour and ready to wow British audiences following a massive series of shows stateside…
Get the party started with Maclemore & Ryan Lewis! Head downtown to see hip hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis live at the O2 Arena, and enjoy a delicious international mea…
Ashley Austin Morris hosts this solid evening of stand-up, with sets from Dan Soder, Subhah Agarwal, Michael Brigante and Guilio Gallarotti.
In this show Rebecca Vigil and Evan Kaufman interview a couple in the audience about their relationship, then spin an impromptu musical about the couple’s love story.
Aussie heartthrobs and breakout pop-punk superstars 5 Seconds of Summer are setting off on a UK tour, headed to the UK in spring 2016.
Channel the musical spirit of Havana for the evening paired with a delicious pre-concert meal at the O2 Arena! Named after the famous Havana members’ club that closed in t…
Muse massive O2 Arena show on 3rd, 11th & 12th April 2016 with premium seating A 5-hour experience! Devonshire rockers, Muse, are poised to bring down the house at Lon…
All Vampettes of the world, unite! Come and enjoy an evening on unforgettable atmospere on Saturday 2 April 2016! With a brand new album released in November and massive single …
Janet Jackson, one of the best-selling artists in contemporary history, an award-winning singer and actress who's the youngest child of the Jackson family of musicians, is back…
Get excited! Little Mix are coming! March 2016 might sound like an age away, but it can’t come soon enough for the return of Little Mix to The O2.
A-ha Concert and Dinner at Gordon Ramsay's Union Street Café - A 5-hour experience! Norwegian pop icons, A-ha, are back and will enjoy their return in sty…
Ellie Goulding Live O2 Arena show on Thursday 24 & Friday 25 March 2016 with premium seating A 5 hours experience! Head down with a friend to the O2 Arena in 2016 for an …
His 20’s were a fist of fun, his 30’s spent deciphering the intricacies of Big Cook and Little Cook’s business partnership, and then, oh fuck!, he was 40.
NINA CONTI IN YOUR FACE She’s won a British Comedy Award, stormed Live at the Apollo, Russell Howard’s Good News, Sunday Night at the Palladium, and…
Wet Wet Wet Live and Dinner at Gordon Ramsay's Union Street Café - A 5-hour experience! Be there for an evening of great entertainment, as soft rock legends We…
You’ve taken the journey with them from those first arena auditions, sat on the edge of your sofa during the dramatic six-seat challenge, followed their path to judges’…
Rudimental’s massive O2 Arena show on Thursday 3 March 2016 with premium seating A 5 hours experience! Rudimental are touring the world with their latest album &lsqu…
Modern-day deadbeat Simon (Eli Kent) would rather natter to his mum, objectify his girlfriend, and play video-games with a pothead gorilla than think about the recent death of hi…
Keaton Patti hosts this homage to classic stand-up, in which comedians try to “cover” a famous comedy album by performing bits based on the titles of that album…
With typical modesty (not), Glasgow-based Vanishing Point describe themselves as “Scotland’s foremost artist-led independent theatre company, internationally recognised and …
Do not miss The Maestro live! With over 500 films and television scores with his name on them, the Italian composer, conductor and multi-instrumentalist Ennio Morricone (born 1…
Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour! 2015 is finally here Actress Georgia May Foote, Celebrity chef Ainsley Harriott and TV presenter Anita Rani are the next celebrity contestan…
All Time Low and Dinner at Gordon Ramsay's Union Street Café - A 5-hour experience! Pop punk darlings All Time Low are thrilled to announce their return to the…
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…
Be there as the phenomenal Jason Derulo culminates his UK arena tour in suitably show-stopping style at London’s O2 Arena on Friday 5 February 2016.
Come on a journey back to Christmas Eve, 1904, and the dramatic events of the Coliseum’s opening night.
There have been a lot of Simon Munneries over the years.
The sketch group the Tenderloins, stars of TruTV’s hit prank show “Impractical Jokers,” presents a night of live comedy, with a mix of stand-up, behind-the-scenes…
The Corrs and Dinner at Gordon Ramsay's Union Street Café - A 5-hour experience! Irish sister songstresses (and brother), The Corrs, are back in business after…
Long-form improv comedy from one of the UK’s leading groups, Do Not Adjust Your Stage, based on the past and present of their audience.
Mr.
WINNER OF 9 TONY AWARDS® INCLUDING BEST MUSICAL! From Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of South Park, and Bobby Lopez, co-creator of Avenue Q, comes a new Broadway musica…
This is our overview of London's most popular tourist attractions like Big Ben, Westminster Abbey and Buckingham Palace, as well as the working City of London and playful West …
ON YOUR FEET! is the new Broadway musical about two people who believed in their talent, their music and each other and became an international sensation.
Under an agreement between the British and Australian Governments, between 1945 and 1968, over three thousand British children were told they were orphans and sent to Australia on …
This showcase of artists and companies from Korea presents both traditional and contemporary dance of that country, selected and supported by a group of Korean cultural institution…
At the end of her show Margaret Cho pulls onstage a pianist and a guitar player and sings: “I wanna kill my rapist.
Although only 15 inches tall, Clementine is still a mighty big talent.
Gil Faizon and George St.
This show says it’s based on John Gray’s pop-culture best seller from the 1990s, and he even appears in two video segments, but it’s mostly a monologue by Peter S…
This theatrical tapestry - weaving music, humour and movement through interviews with politicians, and people living with eviction - packs a punch, revealing the human stories behi…
Comedy Central shows off its impressive array of comedic talent with this show, which features performances from Hannibal Buress, Nathan Fielder, Big Jay Oakerson, Jeff Ross and Ro…
After disappearing from New York theaters, these prestidigitators are back to dazzle us anew.
Despite a likable cast, there is less fun and spontaneity here than the brand name might suggest.
(previews start on Tuesday; opens on Nov.
This saxophonist leads the world premiere of John Plant’s “Insomnia,” featuring ChoEun Lee on piano and the soprano Yungee Rhie.
Fresh from a successful first show at the mac in Birmingham Spit ‘n’ Polish bring you six short plays ranging from the comic to the absurd, the tender to the oddball, and the m…
Mr. Glazer hosts this night of comically dark takes on sugary pop tunes. His guest is the comedian Michelle Collins, a co-host on “The View.”
‘The Waiting Room’ is a brand new comedy about three strangers who find themselves stuck in a room.
Living Between Lies is a one hour comedy drama telling the story about four women living in London who all struggle with loneliness, isolation, self-deception and how women in part…
About halfway through the second story of three, in the middle of a series of thoughts on the benefits for men of sitting down on the toilet, Daniel Kitson breaks off, looking u…
Not all live comedy is presented in this way.
Friendly, beguiling and emphatically humane, this popular circus takes travel as its theme this year, with its performers cavorting as Jazz Age sailors, aviators and sightseers.
(previews start on Saturday; opens on Oct.
The Thirty Years Tour is a brand new stage show in which Michael Palin, aided and abetted by a rich and often rare archive of film, video, photos and recordings, looks back over th…
The Footlights, Cambridge University’s theatrical club, has long produced some of Britain’s finest comedians, from Stephen Fry to John Oliver.
Gotham Comedy Club plays host to this weekly stand-up show, which broadcasts live on the cable network AXS TV.
Long-form improv comedy from one of the UK’s leading groups, Do Not Adjust Your Stage, based on the past and present of their audience.
Christine Bovill has built her reputation on her interpretation of classic 20th century songs.
BBC Radio Nan Gàidheal host an evening of the best new music from Rapal radio.
Comic and tragic.
Olivier Award winning comedy company Mischief Theatre return to the Fringe for 3 nights only with their improvised movie direct from a sell-out West End run.
Performing some of their classic sketches, some new bits and some bits that will come across as new because they’ve forgotten how they went in the first place.
She’s won a British Comedy Award, stormed Live at the Apollo, Russell Howard’s Good News, Sunday Night at the Palladium, and made a BAFTA nominated film – all without moving her …
Angelos Epithemiou (BBC Two’s Shooting Stars) and Barry from Watford (BBC Radio 2’s Steve Wright in the Afternoon) record their award-winning iTunes Best of 2014 podcast in front o…
As your organisation grows, funders and other advisors may suggest you need a more a formal structure.
Join us for a gala night of comedy with a myriad of the biggest names on the Fringe coming together to raise funds for the Stroke Association in Scotland.
Do we need to label disabled artists? Join the conversation, see things differently, meet the Unlimited and iF Platform artists, take part and change perceptions in a day of talkin…
From the dark depths of the mind to the mountain-peak pinnacles of youth, from familiar Edinburgh to fairytale Cambridge University: this teenage poet explores the strange and ofte…
Stand By Your Man: True Crime Cabaret presents chilling, thrilling true stories of regular women with one thing in common: they all fell in love with serial killers.
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 story of a young man falling in ‘deep shit’ with a notorious gangster is something we see in movies all the time, and the influence of this is clear in Not the Horse.
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.
How do comedians write? How has comedy changed in the last 20 years? Where is it going? Can anyone be a comedian? What is ‘funny’? Join Edinburgh’s top comedy acts at Liz Fra…
There’s something infectious about certain ad jingles.
Cam Spence and Phoebe Walsh share an hour rooting around their massive and fragile egos exploring entitlement, narcissism, inadequacy, connection and some ever-so-slightly sexy stu…
South Africa’s National Arts Festival is Africa’s largest and most colourful multi-discipline arts event held in Grahamstown each July.
Humour is essential in our everyday lives and defines our humanity.
After a sell-out run in 2014 Josh and Producer Neil return with their award-winning XFM Podcast .
Humour is essential in our everyday lives and defines our humanity.
Caroline Horton enters laden with suitcases against a pastel French tricolour.
Ready to take your show to England’s largest arts festival? Want to showcase your work to a fresh audience? Fancy a new Fringe experience? If you answered yes to these questions,…
In this exciting collaboration, award-winning vocalist and performer, Jungr, and Grammy and Emmy Award winner McDaniel investigate The Beatles; celebrating Paul, John, George and R…
Your Aunt Fanny have been performing their unique brand of comedy throughout the North East to sellout audiences since 2013.
Mark Dean Quinn returns to the Edinburgh Fringe for the fifth year running attempting to win the best newcomer award.
For fans of the unusual and the alternative, Macolm Hardee Award nominee Michael Brunström (AKA The Human Loire) investigates the nature of reality and illusion through a collecti…
Shellshock! are back at the Fringe for our seventh year running! Join us as we improvise scenes, stories, sketches and games entirely on the spot, based on your suggestions.
Welcome To The Fringe are delighted to announce a live satellite broadcast from Gaza.
This roller coaster of a tale follows a married man’s transcontinental trip to screw an ex-girlfriend.
This play within a musical aims to show us what life as part of a touring company is really like.
Radio 4’s daily arts show with the hits, misses, debates and talking points of the festivals and Fringe so far, along with writers, artists and live performances.
Uncover the secrets of the dead in this creepy night time tour of Greyfriars, Edinburgh’s most historic graveyard.
Multi award-winning guitarist and composer Graeme Stephen presents his new score to accompany a screening of the classic Buster Keaton film The Navigator.
From the campaign to oust lad comedian Dapper Laughs from his ITV2 show to the banning of feminist stand-up Kate Smurthwaite at Goldsmiths University, the comic’s right to probe, t…
The Day Before the Fair Album Launch – an arsenal of eclectic instruments.
There’s plenty for girls to worry about these days – from tattoos to eating disorders to abusive relationships – and Tanya Holt, a mother herself, deals with the difficulties…
A live recording of the global hit podcast where each week comedian Jarlath Regan meets a person of Irish heritage for a conversation about life, their work and of course, the infl…
Two artists, two different styles in a unique exciting rock show.
The Day Before the Fair Album Launch – an arsenal of eclectic instruments.
Before he took to the stage, Tommy Tiernan took in some shows around Edinburgh.
Australian idiot attempts comedy in a bus.
Movin’ Melvin Brown’s hit show, filled with gospel and inspirational songs, tap and comedy will make this an unforgettable experience! Song, dance, tap and story you’ll sing, dance…
Lillian, vibrant, funny, wise, and recently deceased, discovers she cannot move on until rifts with her estranged family are mended.
The thinking person’s late night alternative! Triple award-nominated podcast reveals your favourite comics’ creative secrets.
You are cordially invited to take tea with the Mad Hatter and March Hare.
Not So Native Now is a talk about multilingualism as part of the Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas, engaging and inviting the audience to consider our preconceptions about bilingualism an…
The best skaters in Scotland will pit their wits and hits against each other as Edinburgh showcases full-contact, all-female roller derby.
Whistle-stop tour of some of the best African music at the Edinburgh Fringe, with a different line-up each night.
Due to massive demand, six later, quite probably ruder, shows! Scotland’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning comedy half-man-half-Xbox.
As part of the Edinburgh Book Fringe, for an hour on Sunday afternoon theatre director and performer Morna Burdon takes the audience through a series of real-life stories and songs…
The UK desperately needs more scientists and engineers, yet highly qualified, talented and ambitious women are still deserting science.
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.
The common phrase ‘an apple a day, keeps the doctor away’ sounds quite sensible in promoting healthy living, doesn’t it? However, a quick internet search suggests that eating an …
A common objective for artists participating in the Fringe is to create touring opportunities for their work.
Need better media coverage? Learn easy steps for generating positive publicity in print, online – everywhere! – from social media pro and arts journalist Elaine Liner.
For fans of the unusual and the alternative, Macolm Hardee Award nominee Michael Brunström (AKA The Human Loire) investigates the nature of reality and illusion through a collecti…
Many religions insist that humanity was created in God’s image; others argue that, throughout history, the process has been the other way round.
Ruskin Live: The 1853 Edinburgh Lectures.
Bring your plastic spoons and enjoy a Sunday night screening of the cult phenomenon that is The Room.
The Northern Ar Souls present their farewell tour.
Come with us on a journey through the ups, downs and sideways of life.
Unique, limited and very rare opportunity to visit Edinburgh artist in situ.
Join Chris and Carl, plus special guests, for an hour of unedited nonsense in this live version of what the Guardian listed as one of the Top 10 Podcasts on the Web.
BBC Radio’s multi award-winning antidote to panel games returns to the stage in 2015 for a one-off Edinburgh festival performance of its highly acclaimed touring show.
GM Bacteria? Noooo! But what if I told you that GM Salmonella might save your life one day? Most people remember Salmonella because of the controversy with eggs, and many know that…
See how radio is made.
For 20 years Alastair has taught salsa dance.
Double bill from these award-winning (non boy) comedians.
Lunchtime is perhaps not the right time for a hypnosis show for adults.
Love, life, and the Lord.
The only things that will survive Armageddon are bacteria, cockroaches, and sketch comedy.
When Brendon Burns announced last year that he would neither be promoting his Fringe show nor charging for tickets, a few eyebrows were raised.
New material in preparation for the next series of BBC Two’s Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle.
The answer we get from Jack Heal to the question of his show’s title is that, not only do scientists dream of genetically engineered sheep, but they are actively pursuing how to …
Download this audio walking tour – any day, any time – and become intimate with Fringe history, even perform yourself if you choose.
Join comedians Rachel Fairburn (NATYS finalist 2015) and Kiri Pritchard-McLean (Leicester Mercury finalist 2015) as they explore a shared passion, serial killers.
The original and very best late night comedy show presents its 29th year of unadulterated comedy mayhem! Expect the unexpected from the very best comedians on the Fringe! Comperes …
Join this pair of idiots for all the bits too stupid for their “proper” shows in this ‘deeply flawed event’ (Threeweeks).
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…
Alternative comedy-themed stand-up from the melancholic David McIver (Tickled Pig finalist 2014), mischievous storyteller Sophie Henderson (Max Turner Prize finalist 2015), absurdi…
It’s 11 am – for some, the time for a late, leisurely breakfast.
Philip O’Shea is turning 30.
Fans of big hits and speedy whips can get their fill of roller derby at Auld Reekie Roller Girls’ first festival game.
Dancing with Crazies is a wild tale about one woman’s search for love and a place to call home.
Dominic Berry takes us on a personal journey in his spoken word show inspired by the world of online gaming.
This musically infused telling of Five Feet in Front (the Ballad of Little Johnnie Wylo) is a highly energised, yarn spinning hoedown of a play.
This is a lewd, ridiculous and over the top show that will leave you stunned and cackling.
The title of this show refers to the three core acts, Gary Sansome (all Scots like haggis, right?), Irishman Andrew Gilmore (the booze, of course), and Israeli standup Daphna Baram…
Matthew Dames is a seasoned performer who migrated to Tasmania, Australia from Cambridge in 2011.
Back from their unsuccessful world tour, the singing dictators of dark cabaret have come to Edinburgh.
In an attempt to prove that Aesop was history’s greatest fabulist, a group of storytellers crack the spine of a massive edition of Aesop’s Fables, releasing the old man’s most memo…
Join festival favourite Stephen K Amos as he chats with guests hand-picked from the worlds of theatre, comedy and music.
Aidan Killian is not the kind of performer to shy away from big questions.
Based on the American Emmy Award-winning children’s series, School House uses a wide array of musical styles to teach grammar, math, science and American history while telling the …
Phillip Aughey’s favourite composer is the great pianist Frédéric Chopin and, having been present at a number of recitals of his work last year, he has been motivated to create…
Noel Coward, Gertrude Lawrence and Ivor Novello, together for one last time at the The Desert Inn, Las Vegas.
Oh, hai audience! We’ve got something for youuu! An original parody musical of the funniest disaster in cinematic history, Tommy Wiseau’s The Room, adapted by a BBC-award nomin…
There’s plenty for girls to worry about these days – from tattoos to eating disorders to abusive relationships – and Tanya Holt, a mother herself, deals with the difficulties…
Learn the secrets of the cartoonists art with the award-winning creator of Clare in the Community (BBC Radio 4 and the Guardian) and Hamlet (the stage and in and around The Pleasan…
Ludwig van Beethoven has written operas, sonatas, and symphonies.
This special three room Artist Rooms exhibition is dedicated to works by renowned American artist Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997).
Straight out of the Slipper Room, New York City’s legendary variety theatre, comedy master Mel Frye takes you on a wild ride through his long and storied career.
Don’t wear make up to this show.
Love, life, and the Lord.
Shut Your Cakehole.
A show for anyone who ever felt a little bit different growing up.
UK premiere of this unique and hilarious fusion of world-class circus, film noir and physical theatre.
Double bill from these award-winning (non boy) comedians.
The critically acclaimed ‘stealth hit’ **** (BroadwayBaby.
For actors, writers, directors, performers and creatives of every kind (all of us), this entertaining and interactive talk reveals a fresh way to spark imagination and surprise in …
Our costumed guide will take you into our paranormally active and haunted underground vaults dating back to the 1700s.
Hear tales of how the poor and unfortunate lived in terrible slum conditions, and disease and death were commonplace.
Everything I love about the Edinburgh Fringe can be summed up by a group of people rocking out to the guitar solo in Bohemian Rhapsody in the middle of the street with little or no…
Inspired by the work of medieval painter Hieronymus Bosch, this stark solo explores issues of religion, religious art, judgement of bodies and quality of life.
I don’t know exactly how many German comics there are on the circuit but, as Christian Schulte-Loh points out, such is their rarity that he has managed to secure both the germanc…
How do we choose what we believe? Do we believe what we see with our eyes? Or do we believe what others find believable? What happens when these two things contradict one another? …
The Sacred Room of Desire, written and directed by Carola Benedetto tells the story of the Hindu pantheon family of Shiva, Parvati and Ganesha.
Book Lovers’ Tour.
Voices returns, pitting the festival’s best comedy performers against a disembodied Voice who will interrogate and inspire, creating spontaneous comedy mayhem.
Sachli Gholamalizad moved from Iran to Belgium when she was five.
Now running for just over 17 years and seen by one million people, the Lady Boys are most certainly back in town and after all these years you would think it would be hard to keep …
Join comedians Rachel Fairburn (NATYS finalist 2015) and Kiri Pritchard-McLean (Leicester Mercury finalist 2015) as they explore a shared passion, serial killers.
There’s too much love at the Fringe.
“Just go with the magic,” says one of the three singers on stage to a slightly reluctant compatriot.
Comedy’s bleak philosopher is back asking the questions nobody else will.
Meet PR and media insiders: tips on everything from social networking and contacting reviewers to increasing audience numbers.
Micheal Legge - Prince of Bitterness, Lord of Fury - has his sights on an award.
Job losses, painful break ups and junk food - set to music! Get Your Shit Together is the perfect pick me up for 20-somethings in a similar situation, or just a nice dose of Schade…
For those of a squeamish nature, this may not be the best review to read over your breakfast.
The games are back in 2015! Different international acts compete for comedy gold.
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…
What is love? Is it the crazy infatuations of our teenage years, the strength to make a failing marriage work or the instant bond between parent and child? Or is it something else,…
The title of Steve Budeja’s show is misleading.
Ian Macpherson is perhaps best known for a joke he came up with years ago: ‘They say you play at _____ twice in your career.
From the writer of Shooting Stars and Mock the Week comes a brand new show with some of the sharpest one-liners you are likely to hear! Like the True or False section from Shooting…
In Sketchbombs, Georgina Hurt and Laura Anderson take one of the cornerstones of the British entertainment tradition – the comedy double-act – and give it a fresh and invigorat…
A fifth family friendly year at the Fringe! An hour of sharp gags, intelligent observations and blisteringly quick improvised raps from three of the circuit’s funniest comedians, h…
On top of talent and comic-timing, McKeever has charm by the bucket-load.
Simon returns once again to what he does, being himself for an hour.
Book of Love is without a doubt a special show: Lindsay Benner is sexy, silly and completely charming.
According to Baudelaire, the greatest trick that the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn’t exist.
A new stand-up and character solo show by the London-based Melbourne comedian and host of Storytellers’ Club.
BBC Radio 4’s smash hit – live! Hancock’s Half Hour, lovingly recreated with a stellar cast led by Kevin McNally as The Lad Himself.
Alex Fox and Dom O’Keefe improvise high-octane, tongue-in-cheek, never before seen adventures in the style of a James Bond film from your suggestions.
John Robertson’s send up of classic text based video games succeeds in being an hilarious evening of retro fun.
One of several pieces of modern American writing brought to the Fringe by Phantom Owl Productions, Neil Labute’s 1989 play Filthy Talk for Troubled Times takes a frank look at ge…
After Flipper Committed Suicide! Giada comes back to Edinburgh with a brand new hour of fun, dark material, from sex to fairy tales.
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…
Romina Puma is a work in progress disabled.
NYC Comic, Abigoliah Schamaun, has devised a talk show where you, the audience, are the star! Armed with a GoPro Camera atop her head, Schamaun will host an hour of games, fire tri…
Years ago Ari Shaffir and some of his comedian buddies were sitting around in LA telling stories.
One of the fastest rising young comedians from across the pond, Michael Che is back in Edinburgh for a third year running with his new show Six Stars.
Join a mixed bill of some of the funniest comedians at this year’s Fringe, at one of the city’s most talked about new venues. Different line-up each night!
The main thing that you need to know about this show is that something about it is absolutely and completely unexpected.
Keith Farnan recently became father to a baby girl.
Show your Hope is a mobile art exhibition by Dutch storyteller Mr Martin who has been travelling all over the world with a van full of paintings since 2003.
What have you done in your life that you can say you’re proud of? This is what Carl Hutchinson asks at the top of his show Learning the Ropes.
Lisa Gornick’s Live Drawing Show opens with an interesting and inventive premise: using the aid of drawing in real time to tell a story.
Big time sketch heroes BEASTS are returning to Edinburgh to film a live DVD of their best ever show.
Set in a West End theatre, the acclaimed hit new musical comes to Edinburgh! Following the lives of the stagiest people in theatre – the Front of House staff – and portraying t…
Live at the Stand is an opportunity to attend the recording of the podcast of the same name, featuring a rotating lineup of comics performing sets and taking part in games and inte…
The Missing Hancocks is a genuine blast from the past.
An hour of uncompromisingly hilarious stand-up from ‘one of the best upcoming Scottish Comedians’ (List).
Not every comic has the wherewithal to build the feedline of a joke into the title of their show.
I think I’ve found my new favourite musical, thanks to Tangram Theatre and their amazing piece on one of the 20th century’s most important scientists.
Glenn Wool isn’t afraid to engage with Big Themes: feminism and the existence of God take centre stage during his set.
Like some much of our interaction with the wider world, it starts with a button.
‘I could tell you anything I want and you would have to believe it!’ yells Mark Forward about twenty minutes into his show, as an invisible falcon perches on his arm.
Synopsis: An experimental exploration of womanhood, through satirical comedy and music.
As the bombastic theme tune starts playing, waves of nostalgia roll across the audience.
Aussie comic and Internet Superstar, Frenchy, has sold out every show he’s done in the last two years – so don’t let Edinburgh drop the ball! The world’s worst adult, Frenc…
In a small, bare room in Pleasance Courtyard, armed with a projector screen and a pack of makeup wipes, Angela Barnes is ready to change your view on beauty standards - and make yo…
FUBAR Radio and Underbelly present The Underbelly Radio Shows recorded live from 12:30pm each day at Ermintrude, Underbelly hosts a series of live radio broadcasts brought to you b…
The improv concept of This Is Your Trial is sound: two comedians take on the roles of prosecution and defence as they argue over cases that are brought by the audience.
Join us as we celebrate and launch our 35th Festival Fringe season. Come along for a sneak peek of some of the biggest and most exciting shows we have on offer. Always a sell-out.
It’s a brave soul who chooses to sit in the front row of In Your Face, Nina Conti’s latest helping of deconstructive ventriloquism.
The trip from busy Edinburgh to sleepy Wiltshire is down a short flight of stairs and through a door, upon which you’re greeted with complimentary sherry (dry or sweet, your pref…
This year marks the 10th year the Comedians’ Theatre Company appears at the Fringe.
This adaptation of Josh Kilmer-Purcell’s autobiography by writer/performer Tom Stuart is in turns sympathetic and shocking.
If The Shuffle Show is anything to go by, life behind the Genius Bar requires a very specific skill-set.
Fringe shows based on the last twelve months of a comic’s life are not uncommon.
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…
Using only the bare essentials of a guitar, some toy instruments, and a few lighting changes, Jonny Awsum delivers an hour of musical comedy with plenty of laughs and the sort of t…
If you’re looking for an enjoyable, happy-go-lucky hour of rhythm and blues entertainment, then look no further than this show.
Fifty minutes of the classic Rat Pack numbers with a full swing orchestra, bringing a little bit of that onstage banter that the trio are known for, and adding in the two Burelli s…
A slow-burn comic piece of theatre about theatre, To She or Not to She will have you chuckling all the way though, and absorbing the deeply felt feminist message without notice.
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…
Set in a West End theatre, the acclaimed hit new musical comes to Edinburgh! Following the lives of the stagiest people in theatre – the Front of House staff – and portraying t…
This time next year, the Assembly George Square Theatre will not be big enough to contain David O’Doherty.
A rare opportunity to enjoy exclusive, after-hours access to the Scottish National Gallery’s world-class collection of masterpieces.
There’s probably some truth to the idea that going through a profound personal crisis makes it easier to produce a stand-up show for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
With the title Some People Talk About Violence one would be forgiven for thinking Barrel Organ’s new show is serious and depressing.
Gather round, gather round for the moon’s magical, mystical story about a tippetty-top tap dancer called Marina Skippett, who he has been watching at night.
Beckett’s dramatic works are disorientating at the best of times.
Dane Baptiste returns to this year’s Fringe with a bit more notoriety than this time twelve months ago.
I’m not entirely sure where the title of the show came from, as love handles are never mentioned or a part of any of the sketches that The Cambridge Footlights perform but, frank…
To do justice to any of Sarah Kane’s work, you need to not be taken in by the maniacal, despairing nature of her scripts.
A dynamic exhibition by highly acclaimed Canadian artist Derek Michael Besant.
Dare you visit the world’s most haunted and paranormally active location? Once used by Hellfire clubs, witches, bodysnatchers, prostitutes, criminals, plague victims and frequented…
This late night special one hour tour takes you on a journey into the darker side of Edinburgh’s underground history.
As an appetizer, we first of all take you around some of the old town’s cobbled streets giving you some very dark historical facts about some of the infamous characters that used t…
This tour takes you to Edinburgh Old Town’s two most bone-chilling locations.
The Edinburgh Literary Pub Tour is exactly what it says on the tin: an exploration of the streets, the sights and, most importantly, the pubs that have all influenced the city’s ri…
New in town? Start your day with a fun and informative walking tour, following a scenic route through Edinburgh’s city centre.
Edinburgh’s City of the Dead tour company guide fringe audiences along their graveyard route.
A bone chilling tour as our costumed guide takes you around some of the Old Town’s cobbled streets dispensing the history of the dark characters that used to roam them and why thei…
The world-renowned Sandemans Free Tour shows you the best of Edinburgh, with enthusiastic local guides providing tours in English and Spanish every day of the week! Starting on the…
Is Glenn alone in his escapades around the world or is there an unseen companion travelling with him during these adventures.
Two of Upright Citizen Brigade’s finest improvisers, Connor Ratliff and Conner O’Malley, invite some friends for an entirely improvised show.
The Room is widely acknowledged to be one of the worst movies ever made.
The first day of the first ever Great Yorkshire Fringe was kicked off with a bang - or rather a “Zip! Boing! Whee!” - by Scamp Theatre, setting a high standard for the rest …
Live long-form improvised comedy from one of the UK’s leading groups, DNAYS, plus guest groups.
Five men are trapped in a West Virginia mine in this visceral play, whose lighting comes only from the actors’ headlamps.
In the UK, the hirsute bear of a man that is US comic Rob Delaney is probably better known for being the Comedy King of Twitter (and for starring alongside Sharon Horgan in Chann…
Ari Shaffir hosts a live edition of this popular Comedy Central storytelling show. Performers include Janeane Garofalo, Dov Davidoff, Pete Davidson, and Joe List.
McQueen Adams brings his dynamic, high-tech blend of music, impressions and stand-up to Brooklyn with this brand new show.
(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…
Michael Fish, Svengali, Weather-guru & scourge to the meteorological Sanhedrin.
Grammy winner Tom Paxton’s ‘50 Years On UK Tour’ with special guest Robin Bullock.
“Meta, self-referential bullshit” – the play’s words, not mine.
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The Victorian Music Hall, vulgar, jingoistic, patriotic, slightly naughty to downright rude, with a mix of songs still sung and loved today.
I didn’t know what to expect upon my arrival at the Dolphin Leisure Centre.
One of the most exciting acts in the South, this 8-piece soul/funk band goes from strength to strength with their thrilling mix of classic and modern songs.
A special screening of the 1971 Kubrick classic, A Clockwork Orange.
Love, Life, and the Lord.
Best Boy are on a mission: their greatest sketch made the BBC’s airwaves, but wasn’t done justice.
Meet David Marks, the architect behind Brighton’s most innovative project, and learn why the team behind the London Eye chose the West Pier site to build such an iconic, modern …
Join us for the launch of B.
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.
Swingerella, goddess of fabulousness, used to be Cinderella - until her prince charming got her self-harming.
The legendary Brighton based Blues Corporation are back for another sizzling night of funky blues and soul.
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…
Charla Lauriston hosts this variety show inspired by her popular web series, “Clench & Release.
Delve into the world of a depressed bulimic, it might surprise you.
Dark clown, drag and dance combine in this joyful fairground ride as four performers don their finest to flirt with big themes and invite you to do the same.
Ernie is a doting grandfather admitted into care.
Michael Fabbri performs a comedy show about dyslexia in preparation for a Radio 4 series he’s recording later in the year.
If you are preparing for the Edinburgh Fringe or performing in Brighton, this expert panel discussion can help with getting your show noticed by media, arts industry and audiences.
Geoffrey Mead, Brighton’s best known tour guide, will be conducting a special historical tour of Founder Mr Herbert Tennent’s café family history dating back over 90 years.
Deux Johns Orchestra, formed two years ago by John Trelawney, is a Jazz outfit that adapts in size for varying original material and venues.
Romina Puma is a work in progress disabled.
11-piece urban bateria playing high-octane samba, funk and breakbeats with a soul coaxing singer and a life affirming, gotta dance vibe.
“ I’m going to sort EVERYTHING out! Sort out this troubled nation like an unruly sock drawer at half-term” Lotta Quizeen is returning to Brighton with her unique blend of dome…
“Just leave it all to me! I’ll sort this troubled nation like an unruly sock drawer at half term…” A unique combo of domestic audience trials, current affairs quips & rudd…
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…
Antigone is about failed rebellion and fighting for fairness.
Join Emily Bee and Harriet Rose Lambert for an evening of innovative performance art with a satirical twist.
Joyelle Johnson hosts this stand-up showcase at the Knitting Factory’s front bar; the excellent lineup includes Seaton Smith, Aparna Nancherla, Yassir Lester, Will Winner, Bl…
Fresh air, amazing sea views, lovely stories, forgotten histories, seaside architecture and aquatic entertainment.
The conservation area of 76 acres has no less than 352 listed buildings, many of which the tour will pass.
Brighton’s No.
On an island off the coast of Maine, a little band of nouveau-agrarian homesteaders is threatened by rising surf in Jeremy Bloom and Brian Rady’s semi-fantastical dystopian c…
Discover what the Illuminati do not want you to know.
An exhibition of work that depicts what visitors enjoy in Brighton - the eccentric, comic, delightful or strange.
They met at Greenham.
Abandoned by the rest of the cast on opening night of his autobiographical cabaret act, the immortal genius Ludwig van Beethoven and his trusty stage manager Kathy recount the maes…
Lynn Ruth Miller is 80 years old.
Richard Wright is a Christian.
The responsibilities of being an audience rarely weigh as heavily as they do in this series of short monologues, performed by one actor for one theatergoer in a mobile space the si…
Montpelier and Clifton Hill is a charming inner-city architectural gem that is the essence of Brighton style and elan.
London Road is a rapidly changing area with much historic detail.
Four stars of the NBC sitcom “Undateable” — Chris D’Elia, Ron Funches, Rick Glassman and Brent Morin — are exceptionally talented stand-ups in their o…
(previews start on Wednesday; opens on April 20) Renée Fleming and her luscious, lyric soprano will make their Broadway debuts in Joe DiPietro’s update of Garson Kanin…
Free-flowing, long-form improv comedy from Do Not Adjust Your Stage (DNAYS).
SubCulture hosts two noteworthy young pianists this week.
(previews start on March 11; opens on March 29) Yes, these theaters are smaller than average and there may be quite a line for the single bathroom, but don’t let that deter y…
(performances start on March 18) Why not follow a wand’rin’ star over to City Center for this Encores! revival of Lerner and Loewe’s 1951 musical set in 1850s Cal…
Best Boy are on a mission: their best sketch made the BBC’s airwaves but wasn’t done justice.
The musical improvisers Rebecca Vigil and Evan Kaufman interview a couple in the audience about their relationship, then spin an impromptu musical about the couple’s love sto…
Nick Thune, a charismatic storyteller and musical comedian, headlines this wonderfully titled stand-up tour, with support from Kate Berlant, an absurdist darling of the alt scene, …
Short, sweet and still sort of nebulous, William Burke’s play centers on therapy dogs and the people who find solace in their wet-nosed company.
Always Different, Always Funny! After a sell out run at Edinburgh Fringe 14 and comedy residents during term time Edinburgh University, The Improverts are performing two shows in L…
This colorful production, by the directors Todd Twala and Thembi Nyandeni, celebrates the culture and history of South Africa through dance, song and storytelling performed by a ca…
Mr.
After writing for “Saturday Night Live” last season, Mr.
The European premiere of Jerry Herman’s multi Tony Award Nominated Broadway musical - from the same creative team as Titanic, Parade, Mack & Mabel and Victor/Victoria Opening on…
After having its premiere last year in Brooklyn and taking off on a national tour, “Bleed,” Tere O’Connor’s mesmerizing choreographic quilt, is back by popu…
Dave Hill, a suave local favorite, hosts this top-notch night of comedy and music with a Christmas-themed show.
Following a triumphant UK and European arena tour in 2012, Live Nation and SJM Concerts, are delighted to announce that one of the most ground-breaking tours of all ti…
Ari Shaffir hosts this popular storytelling show, which is set to debut on Comedy Central next year.
(performances start on Nov.
Ennio’s wildly entertaining show features a whirlwind of superb paper costumes and split second transformations, a sizzling soundtrack, and wicked celebrity send-ups.
Any list of famous Belgians must include the trio Georges Simenon, Audrey Hepburn and Jacques Brel.
8 women, three acts, two hours.
Alexei Ratmansky, the resident artist at American Ballet Theater, makes a rare public appearance for this conversation with Paul Holdengräber of the New York Public Library.
THRILLER LIVE is a spectacular concert created to celebrate the career of the world’s greatest entertainer.
(performances start on Oct.
Hannibal Buress hosts this popular stand-up show in the Knitting Factory’s front room. Seats fill up hours ahead of showtime, with patrons hoping to catch a big-name star.
Tom Papa records an episode of his old-timey radio show, which features sketches, stand-up and music.
Billed as a “performance event” — expect more talking than dancing, and maybe some cat walking — Mr.
(previews start on Tuesday; opens on Oct.
Jo Firestone hosts this improv show in which the performers (Evan Altshuler, Cory Palmer, Nicole Pasquale, Alexis Pereira, Alexis Rhiannon and Rekha Shankar) dub new story lines ov…
Phoebe Robinson, a stand-up who writes the blog Blaria, and Jessica Williams, a “Daily Show With Jon Stewart” cast member) welcome Sabrina Jalees (“Last Com…
Jonathan Wood’s songs have accumulated over four decades.
We Are Not Cakes claims to be inspired by the Oberiu Avant-Garde Movement, but the result is a content-less hour which never manages to create the kind of absurdist magic to whi…
The point of a thought-experiment is to provide a way of exploring the consequences of an idea, not through a metaphorical prism, but through a literal imagining of what might happ…
Scotsman Richard Michael leads his talented family on piano with his daughters Hilary Michael on violin and saxophone, Joanna Duncan on violin and xylophone, and nephew Paul Michae…
Medical science has advanced thanks to what we’ve learnt from patients’ data.
Australian comic George Dimarelos’s first full-length show at the Fringe is a solid effort, with his conversational style and obvious talent for observational comedy showing a lo…
As your organisation grows, funders and other advisors may suggest you need a more a formal structure.
The pioneering Statistical Accounts of Scotland systematically described 18th-century Scotland and its people, capturing glimpses of the daily lives of those forgotten by the histo…
Come and play.
Blending performance, comedy and film, Kim Noble tries to get close to other people on this planet.
Pam Ford has taken 40 years to be happy in her skin, she wants everyone to discover their best bits, and get happy right now, what a great way to start the day with a lunchtime sho…
The Tories have take control and Michael Gove is Prime Minister.
Join festival favourite Stephen K Amos as he chats with guests hand-picked from the worlds of theatre, comedy and music.
Inspired by the extraordinary tenth century Aberdeenshire gospel book, Richard Ingham leads an evening of plainsong, reels and electronic soundscapes.
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.
An interactive experience like no other as you take part in live mind-blowing experiments that will make you laugh, scream and gasp.
Following his sell-out fringe debut, John and curator Dan Schreiber host a live version of the BBC Radio 4 hit in which guests donate their favourite items to an infinitely large a…
Heard it before? Not like this, you haven’t.
The world’s only stand-up/improv/tattoo-chat comedy show returns with host comedian Billy Kirkwood.
A whistle-stop tour of some of the best African music at the Fringe, headlined by popular Fringe performers Samba Sene and Diwan (Senegal) and Rise Kagona, original member of the l…
Radio 4’s daily arts show with the hits, misses, debates and talking points of the Festivals and Fringe so far, along with writers, artists and live performances.
Tobolly Theatre Company from the States is thrilled to bring you two of Samuel Beckett’s short masterpieces, Not I and Rockaby.
Why are women deserting sciences in droves? Is it unconscious bias, a lack of aspiration, lack of confidence - or just lack of ability? Are we failing our daughters, or is this jus…
How do you communicate your work to curators? And how do you develop your practice while earning a living? This event will provide useful advice and tips for putting together a por…
Multi award-winning guitarist and composer Graeme Stephen presents his new score to accompany a screening of the classic silent horror masterpiece The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari.
Presented with the British Council, this event is for artists and producers interested in touring their shows at an international level.
Dancing in the Streets continues bringing dance outdoors with this festival tailored to three green spaces in the Bronx.
Dancing With The Inflatable Colonel is a one hour set shared by three comedians.
Radio nan Gaidheal hosts an evening of the best new music from Rapal radio.
This is not for everyone.
Madame Lozatska’s musical seance is getting out of hand.
It was a shock just sitting down in the Stroke Association Scotland’s venue - on every seat was a leaflet telling us that one in six people in Scotland will suffer a stroke in thei…
AhhGee presents the #AhhGeePodcastLive.
John Ruskin: leading art critic of the Victorian era, famous for his volume of essays “Modern Painters” and his endorsement of Turner and the Pre-Raphaelites.
After a phenomenal run at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe, The Accidentals are back with ‘99 Problems But a Pitch Ain’t One’.
Total sell-out 2012.
World renowned Bristol Old Vic Theatre School (BOVTS) runs acting, stage management and technical theatre courses.
This is a surprisingly intimate glimpse into the inner world of multimedia artist Nathan Penlington, with plenty of exciting decisions along the way.
An immersive morning dance experience for those who dare to start their day in style! Nothing wakes you up more than a soul-shaking dance, electrifying music, yoga, massage and a m…
Scotland is the ‘sick man of Europe’.
Join us for the launch of Rewire: For 60+ years art has adorned the sleeves of records, a visual expression of what’s inside.
High energy, witty and often silly, Josh’s weekly XFM radio programme hits the stage, bringing the humor and voices that you usually hear through speakers into the room.
“And now the moment you’ve all been waiting for!” Fringe Festival folklore is replete with tales of life-changing shows witnessed in less-than-life-changing venues – seeing…
Come gather in the yurt at the Stand in the Square for another in the series of The Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas.
Due to massive demand, six extra, later, and quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man/half-Xbox.
Word Power Books hosts free daily events with writers and activists from around the world in Edinburgh’s only independent and radical bookshop.
Live music from the best solo artists and bands Edinburgh has to offer. Join us live from 9pm every night.
The wobbly comedian performs five dates of her award-winning show to tie in with her new book, also called What the **** is Normal?! Each show will be followed by a Q&A about the b…
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.
Ernest Hemingway - Boxer, bullfighter, soldier … romantic? Naomi Wood explores the four marriages, inflammatory letters, billet-doux and sensual telegrams that reveal the softer…
Lilias Fraser from the Scottish Poetry Library will share a selection of poems for reading and discussion on the theme of death. Tickets at: http://goo.gl/k5F38h
Since they started in late 2013, Dallahan have exploded onto the traditional music scene.
The Josh Smith Not What You Expected Show will carry on to reflect on the well-being of everyday life.
Create your very own comic strip in this unique, fun art class, led by Creative Director of Graphic Scotland, Ariadne Cass-Maran.
Shaken or stirred? Gin or vodka? Olive or twist? Is the Martini the king of drinks, or an amusing antique? The Silver Bullet as it is affectionately known is perhaps the most celeb…
A series of vocal and instrumental recitals from YMTS’s gifted performers.
This was supposed to be a review of a stand-up comedy show.
Need more media coverage? Can’t afford a publicist? (Not happy with the one you have?) Learn to generate positive publicity in print, online - everywhere! - with easy steps from me…
A darkly humorous one-woman physical theatre piece with an elaborate costume made of black bin bags.
A common objective for artists participating in the fringe is to create touring opportunities for their work.
Award-winning Ladies Live Longer return with a brand new cult.
The Live Scriber illustrates the words of comedians such as Al Murray, Tony Law, Marcus Brigstocke and Phil Kay, turning their thoughts, quips and comments into inter-connected, qu…
In the mid-19th Century, Madeleine Smith was accused of poisoning her lover, Pierre Emile L’Angelier.
The return of Liam McEneaney’s long-running variety show, with performances from the comedians Gilbert Gottfried and Amanda Melson, the musicians Mike Doughty and Kaki King, …
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…
‘Simon Amstell has a gift for taking a social norm and gently mocking it until it seems utterly ridiculous.
The Room is the worst film ever made.
I Am Not Malala: The Girl Who Did Stand-up for Entertainment and Was Not Shot by the Taliban, sees Sadia return with her hilarious take on being an average British Asian - revealin…
Susie Sillett has always disliked women, she explains.
Professor Michael Fourman of the University of Edinburgh hosted this event as part of the Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas, a series of seminars and lectures taking place during the Fr…
Sunday evening live piano with Robert Harrison in Edinburgh’s newest Royal Mile venue by Victor & Carina Contini.
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Following their gig in Edinburgh, ADF’s after-party comes to Summerhall with a DJ set mixing electronica, jungle, dub, ragga, and some very rare mash-ups.
“You don’t know what heckling is!” screams Michael Legge at a woman in the first row, cutting down her contention that the Northern-Irish comedian is lovely.
Twelve hours after it happened, Alice waits with her husband, held between life and death.
Controversial by name, Deep Throat Live! is simply the most outrageous sex comedy you will ever see.
Michael Fabbri delivers an evening of too much information that lives up to his title.
It’s four minutes in and I find myself clapping harder than ever while singing “Auld Reeke you’re so fine, you’re so fine you blow my mind.
The original and best late night comedy show presents its 28th year of unadulterated comedy mayhem! Expect the unexpected from the very best comedy acts on the Fringe! And after al…
No Fringe is complete without the inclusion of the Lady Boys, who return to their Edinburgh home – for what could be the last time – under the Sabai Pavilion on The Meadows for…
A comedy play.
In this hour of fine free comedy Joe Well combines his two greatest loves; political satire and zombies.
May I Take Your Order? is the hilarious new one-woman show from Gabrielle Killick that lifts the lid on the life of an impoverished student actress struggling to live the dream.
Cameron knows what you’re thinking.
Dare you visit the world’s most haunted and paranormally active underground location.
‘Remains one of the best stand-ups in the country’ **** (Metro).
Richard Brown, ‘tall, bearded’ (Fresh Air Radio), presents his debut hour.
There’s no way to review this show without first admitting that the title does half the job.
Paul Foxcroft (everyone’s imaginary friend) and Briony Redman (sitting-room dancer) are doing their hit 2013 sketch show with a couple of new bits to keep each other surprised.
With so much improvised comedy coming to Edinburgh every year, it’s important to create a formula for a show that allows it to stand out from the crowd.
Leo Kearse takes the audience through the things that make it hard to be a man in the modern world.
The world-renowned Sandemans Free Tour shows you the best of Edinburgh, with enthusiastic local guides providing tours in English and Spanish every day of the week! Starting on the…
Flying High Theatre Company’s adaptation of The Jungle Book is a charming lunchtime production, faithfully recreating its source material and providing entertaining moments of ph…
Eric Lampaert makes no claims to be tackling the big issues - in Testiculating (Waving Your Arms Talking B*ll*cks), he talks about everything and anything that catches his eye from…
Ireland’s brightest new comedy star from BBC’s Monumental makes his solo Fringe debut.
All that non-stop 24-hour rolling news can get a bit much. See the funny side of it with Mr Steve N Allen in this fast-paced hour of topical stand-up.
In the programme notes, the translation for the word Bruchlandung is “crash landing”.
Two shows, one hour, zero cost! Broadsquad, back for another year of semi-Asian semi-nude double-funny double-dark sketch comedy, pushing all the right buttons and boundaries, and …
If the Umbilical Brothers were part of your upbringing, you probably would have repressed it.
With hilarious outfits, original music and a few custard pies thrown in, this two-hander follows the further adventures of Cinderella’s naughty Ugly Sisters as they travel in sea…
This is a sketch comedy show, suitable for all those that enjoy great jokes and a storyline to go with it.
This one man show follows Friar Lawrence (Richard Kurnow) a year on from the deaths of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, now living in bitter exile and earning his keep in an apo…
Broken Britain or just broken lives? Rowena Moreno’s new one woman play - Modern Living - explores one of the last taboos of modern theatre, that area of our lives, that side of ou…
Our costumed guide will take you into our paranormally active and haunted underground vaults dating back to the 1700s.
We are all, surely, familiar with the phenomenon of the choose your own adventure novel.
Hate ‘n’ Live is a night that revels in a non-PC, outrageous and often obscene approach to comedy.
What if Caroline Aherne, Peggy Mitchell and Frida Kahlo teamed up and reared the orphans of Milton Keynes? The children have grown up and arrived! Welcome to Katie O’Brien’s fi…
It’s back with a twist for 2014! After rave reviews and sell out performances, The Dark Truth Tour returns for 2014, with a new spin looking into the dark tales of death and deca…
A sturdy tweed jacket hangs on a coat hanger, overlooking the sparse stage.
Launching a season of outdoor performances in the courtyard at the Pear Tree with buskers, musicians, cabaret, comedy and much, much more. And it’s all free! www.freefestival.co.uk
A terrifying journey into the lair of the world famous Mackenzie Poltergeist, the best documented supernatural case in history.
Nottingham’s favourite under-fives’ music workshop duo make their Edinburgh debut.
This moving piece of new writing from Vivienne Walshe follows two teenagers trapped in their own versions of hell, who find the route to escapism in each other.
Returning to the Fringe for the third year running, this text adventure game-gone-big seems to have more lives than it gives its players.
Some Fringe clichés exist for a reason.
Imagine all your favourite historical documentaries rolled into one hour-long show that simultaneously entertains and explains all of history.
Does anyone else remember Tom Deacon on BBC Switch’s daily online programme The 5:19 Show? Just me then.
In this captivating and poignant piece of new writing, F Scott Fitzgerald, the author who coined the 1920s The Jazz Age, and his wife Zelda, retell their own story of love, loss an…
Much like a comedian, only more hilarious, Charlie O’Connor promises laughter, confusion, merriment, and pungent hair envy in his sparkledragon of a show.
To tell the truth, I’m a little bit scared of Dr.
A festival goers guide to this show: Have a few drinks; prepare some funny questions - keep it light and fluffy; attend the show; ask Jesus a question.
If you’re bored of the type of magic that always produces the same old tropes (predictable card tricks, dull magician banter in matching suits, tired efforts to build an air of m…
A new character show from the TV warm up to The Graham Norton Show and Mock The Week.
Ever wondered what a conversation with a real-life ghost would be like? In this interesting take on the supernatural genre, writer/performer Lydia Nicholson shows her afterlife i…
Two adventures, one man, no idea.
Melvin Brown has got the moves, and this suave dude who appears in a suit and gold satin shirt also has a killer voice.
A new stand-up show from Jewish Comedian of the Year, and the TV warm up for The Graham Norton Show and Mock The Week. As seen on Dave.
Markus Birdman is no stranger to the comedy circuit, yet he seems to fly under the radar amidst other bigger names or rising stars on the scene.
If Dr.
Meet PR and media insiders: tips on everything from social networking and contacting reviewers to increasing audience numbers.
Candy Gigi, Hackney New Act of the Year finalist, brings to this year’s Fringe a frighteningly eccentric one-woman show based on her life as a lonely Jewish maniac.
What would you do if everyone in the world hated you? Would you run? Would you fight? Or would you try to make them laugh? Donald Robertson has got no mates and he isn’t funny.
Looking back at it, Tom Stade is the ideal performer to subdue the rowdy (but never disruptive) last-weekend-of-the-Fringe, Friday-night-on-George-Street, Assembly-Rooms-Ballroom c…
Secret Theatre’s staging of Hamlet, according to the show’s promos, will ‘make you question how much you really know this play.
Lewis Schaffer, a 57 year old New York Jew, greets each audience member with a warm handshake as they walk into the dingy, dubiously smelling venue of Lewis Schaffer: Success Is …
Ali James, George Kemp and John Oakes comprise Giraffe, a hysterical sketch comedy trio bent on filling an hour of your lives with their own brand of hilarious original comedy.
Ned Kelly look-alike Ryan Coffey arrives in the burgh with vocal looping and a Fender Stratocaster to deliver some songs about relationships.
One of the lesser known but better versed performers in The Stand’s programme at this year’s Fringe, Alistair Green’s show Well Nobody’s Twisting Your Arm is a no-frills …
Back for a fourth year at the Fringe - an hour of sharp gags, intelligent observations and blisteringly quick improvised raps from three of the circuit’s best comedians.
Fin Taylor only has one joke, he explains, and he gets it out of the way early on.
Each day different international acts compete for comedy gold.
Jonny Pelham is affable and tells some thoughtful stories about his life, with original punchlines, great timing, and a good sense of narrative.
Alone on stage, with only a uniform, an old bed and a painted sky, Andy Daniel lays out the story of sixteen-year-old soldier Thomas Peaceful, in an adaptation of Michael Morpurgo�…
Basing your second Edinburgh show on the serious medical crisis which cut short your first run at the Fringe the previous year is patently logical.
These Blues Brothers take a cliché and put their own mark on it.
American stand-up Tom Shillue opens by asking why he, a comic on his first run at the Fringe, has the right to stand on stage for an hour and talk about himself.
Michael Puzzo’s popular play is a solid piece of theatre—it knows exactly what it wants to achieve and pulls it off.
The stage is adorned with a pair of angel wings, a velvet couch and a large book covered in sparkles with ‘My Life’ adorned on the front.
Gordon Southern is eager for his tenth solo show to take off with a bang and he certainly gets off to a great start.
An interactive, improvised courtroom drama, This is Your Trial puts the audience under scrutiny, pulling people onto the stage as the accused, charged with ridiculous crimes.
Loser at life and winner at losing Hayley Ellis presents her debut hour of stand-up about love, loss and a little Lhasa Apso dog called Kevin.
Full disclosure: I came very close to tears during Hardeep is Your Love.
The seemingly unwavering appeal of swing music has made the Rat Pack Live an irresistible draw to Fringe audiences year after year and this packed house proves that this year is no…
Refreshing, innovative, fast-paced, interactive: just some of the words that come to mind to describe Tom Price’s latest offering.
After a hilarious pre-show announcement which tells the audience to prepare themselves for an “extravaganza”, Dan Nightingale has set the bar for himself considerably high.
Stepping into some pretty big comedy shoes, Cambridge Footlights have brought a fast-paced sketch and improv show to this year’s Fringe.
Needless to say, the selling point of Nathan Roberts’ show is its title which promises an hour of ruthless satire.
Ennio revolutionises the art of origami into hilarious theatrical magic.
Following a sell-out 2013 Annuale, Deirdre Robertson’s debut Fringe show is a playful collaboration with Inflatablemonster (sculptor Andrew MacVicar).
In his first full Edinburgh show, Jonny Leonard takes issue with stand-up comedians’ perennial bugbear – children’s literature.
It is 1997, and Princess Diana has just died, leaving the country in a state of hysteria.
Shellshock! Improv Live! features a daring band of young performers improvising sketches entirely from audience suggestion.
80 years old and behaving like someone a quarter of her age, Lynn Ruth Miller is certainly not your typical OAP.
One of a stampede of comedians making the London-Edinburgh journey for the festival, Feilder knows his Fringe conventions well and isn’t afraid to use them to meta-comic effect.
For fans of the original kids’ show, Knightmare Live - Level 2 is a dream come true.
David Trent enters to thunderous music and revs up the crowd with a flurry of fist pumps and screaming; only to cut it all off with a delightfully anticlimactic start to the show.
Roll up, roll up! Everybody’s 18th favourite absurd comedian, Joey Page (Buzzcocks, Luxury Comedy, and BBC3’s Comedy Presents) comes roaring back to Edinburgh with a silly, irrever…
The big launch night for this years’ Free Festival! See a show with the best of this years’ free Fringe performers, mingle with the acts and VIPs and dance the night away.
Byron Vincent enters the venue in pinstriped pyjamas and a pair of tatty trainers, wiping his long fringe out of his eyes.
The intriguing central premise of The Curing Room is based upon a terrifying true story.
It’s heartening to see a deserving standup successfully transfer from the Free Fringe to the larger potential audience of the mega-venues.
We have all experienced at one point or another times where we have said something which we later regret.
Join us as we celebrate and launch our 34th Festival Fringe season.
They say ‘write about what you know’, so Irish comedian Michael Downey decided to write about being blue, because he’s experienced all its shades.
Only two human activities happen in front of a brick wall.
Keeping it real! I’m alive and well and back at the Fringe telling it like it is! A punter came up and said ‘I love what you do’! I asked him what exactly he meant and he said …
‘Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty’ declared John Ruskin ‘if only we have eyes to see it’.
I’ve heard horror stories of people who went on ghostly tours in Edinburgh and were scared by actors hiding in dark places, or who felt nauseous or panicky in the fetid air, so i…
A guided tour of the underground South Bridge Vaults and the infamous Greyfriars Graveyard.
Join the infamous Clart and McBrain in this brilliant and witty dramatic romp through the wynds, courtyards and pubs of Edinburgh! Classic award-winning entertainment, performed by…
A bone chilling tour as our costumed guide takes you around some of the Old Town’s cobbled streets dispensing the history of the dark characters that used to roam them and why thei…
Welcome to Edinburgh’s dark and dirty side.
Ross Leslie and Chris Griffin are joined by Gareth Mutch for an hour of solid observational stand-up as part of the Free Fringe at the Beehive Inn.
As an appetiser, we first of all take you around some of the Old Town’s cobbled streets giving you some very dark historical facts about some of the infamous characters that used t…
Like many men of his generation, Simon Feilder talks about his insecurities about being a single man, but unlike a lot of them he spices his show up with multi-media presentation…
Dirty Dancing - the classic story on stage.
(previews start on July 22; opens on July 25) Before he made his prolix, quicksilver comedies for Hollywood, Preston Sturges had a reputation for sprightly plays.
Alhambra Theatre: 28th Jun 7pm.
With its heady mix of lyricism and rigor, Ms.
Dave Hill and his band Valley Lodge host this impressive lineup of comedy and music, with performances from David Cross, Juliana Hatfield, Michael Che, Jean Grae, Kate Berlant, Mar…
Elisa Monte, Jacqulyn Buglisi and Jennifer Muller have been prolific contributors to American modern dance.
Direct from London’s West End, Thriller Live comes to Birmingham for Christmas!Record breaking Thriller Live is a spectacular concert created to celebrate the career…
Julie Klausner hosts this live episode of her über-popular podcast, with the guests Ted Leo, Nellie McKay, Jake Fogelnest and Danielle Henderson.
Brighton Fashion Week Launch followed by Showtime with Cabaret Boheme. See websites for more details: www.brightonspiegeltent.com www.brightonfashionweek.com
Formed in 2011, the Studio 9 Orchestra performs some of the finest contemporary arrangements for an 18-piece jazz band.
A former member of the ’90s sketch troupe the State, Mr.
The legendary Brighton-based Blues Corporation are back for another sizzling night of funky blues and soul.
The legendary,Brighton-based,nine-piece blues and soul band are back for one of their rare appearances. Frequently a sell-out so book ahead and don’t miss out!
A celebration of children and young people in the Performing Arts featuring theatre, literature, music and movement.
Come and watch The Origin of Apples, a documentary which explores the extraordinary political, personal and scientific challenges which lay in the path of visionary biologists in K…
When author Edward Packard created the Choose Your Own Adventure genre in 1979, he probably didn’t expect their huge success.
Since winning the Chortle Student Comedy Award in 2007, Deacon has hosted his own BBC Radio 1 show, done some telly (‘The Rob Brydon Show’, ‘Fake Reaction’, Dave’s One Night Stand’…
Josh Smith embarks on yet another show that includes the unfortunate events that happen daily and yet he shares them.
Critics and audiences agree, NY-based writer and stand-up comedian Michael Che is a star on the rise.
Metro Chamber Orchestra presents the American premiere of Nancy Van de Vate’s 1 “All Quiet on the Western Front,” based on Erich Maria Remarque’s novel.
Two adventures, one man, no idea.
Wilfred Owen was sent to Craiglockhart Hospital for ‘Nervous Disorders’ in June 1917.
A taste of all that’s brilliant and beautiful in B.
Simon Feilder is a comedian.
Simon Feilder is a comedian.
Celebrating the launch of ‘Fringe St Lucia’ at the ‘official’ Fringe St Lucia venue.
Prof Buteyko discovered in the ‘50s that people who develop chronic symptoms breathe more than the physiological optimal norm of 3-4 litres per minute.
A dress-up sing-along celebration of everyone’s favourite musicals.
A recital of favourites of the ‘Palm Court Era’ performed by Aspidistra, praised for its lively interpretation of the music that so delighted our (great) grandparents.
Comic Book Babylon is the candid and amusing odyssey of one comic fan’s quest to get his dream job and becoming the first British member of the DC editorial staff.
All day event with distinguished novelist Philip Hensher, poet Jo Skelt and other compelling speakers.
Come Rhyme With Me provided a warm atmosphere, shared food and most importantly, some truly talented poets.
A review of EastEnd Cabaret seems almost redundant nowadays, given the number of years that these two girls have prevailed in the Fringe circuit.
It is 1940 and you are cordially invited to the funeral of Sir Thomas Drew, Lord of Preston Manor.
Clutching a handful of books, Robin Ince takes to the stage to welcome the audience into his world of lurid literature from across the ages.
We all have ‘daddy issues’ and I’ll share mine.
Experience life from another perspective! Borrow a Human Book who will share extraordinary stories of survival and resilience.
Whether you are preparing for Edinburgh or performing in Brighton, our expert panel is here to help you get your show noticed by media and arts industry professionals.
Geoffrey Mead, Brighton’s best known tour guide, will be conducting a special historical tour of founder Mr Herbert Tennent’s Cafe family history, dating back over 90 years.
Enjoyed performing at Brighton Fringe and want to take your show elsewhere? Not sure where to go or how to start? Join our panel of experts to find out how far in advance tours are…
Discover roller derby: a fast-paced, full-contact sport played on roller skates.
60-minute tour of this iconic 20th Century Modernist apartment block, designed by acclaimed architect Wells Coates.
Get advice on touring your show after the Fringe, both in the UK and internationally.
A 90 minute tour of this iconic modernist block of private apartments on Brighton’s seafront,including access to the roof terrace and behind the scenes areas.
Jeff Simmermon hosts this eclectic late-night variety show, which this month features storytelling from JiJi Lee, burlesque from Brief Sweat and Delysia LaChatte, and stand-up from…
Award-winning musical comedian Rachel Parris (IT Crowd, Thronecast, BBC Radio 4, Austentatious) presents a work-in-progress version of her forthcoming show, Live In Vegas, a shrewd…
One of the leading figures in the current renaissance of performer-composers gives a recital that pays tribute to some of his composition mentors.
In 2011, Japan was jolted by the largest earthquake to hit the country.
The tour, led by two hapless guides, focuses on the more eccentric characters who have lived and worked in Brighton and explores the nature of eccentricity itself.
You think you know the story? Think again.
Master character comedian and star of ‘Derek’ and ‘Being Human’ performs all his critically acclaimed, sell-out, weirdly wonderful comedy shows, fresh from his hit Radio 4 series.
Brighton’s North Laine is now an essential part of a visit to Brighton, quirky and historic and very Brighton.
Visit another world! Explore history,nature and art,strolling through the Woodvale and Extra-Mural Cemeteries.
One of Brighton’s best kept secrets, the SJO is a twenty strong jazz big band conducted by Mark Bassey.
A detailed and intriguing tour of what English Heritage describes as “the outstanding conservation area of the city”, covering 76 acres with 351 listed buildings.
Visit another world! Explore history, nature and art: spectacular memorials in dramatic landscaped parkland, with a cast of remarkable characters from Brighton’s past.
Need a producer? A venue? A mentor? A residency? Want to improve your work and make new contacts, but don’t know where to start? Hear from venue managers, producers and companies…
11-piece urban bateria playing high-octane samba, funk and breakbeats with a soul-coaxing singer and a life-affirming, gotta-dance vibe.
Brighton’s most imaginative tour.
3rd May: Shin Suzuma - piano. 10th May: Ellie Blackshaw - violin. 17th May: Sussex Flutes - Flute Quintet. 24th May: Raija Walker-Piano. 31st May: Ambrose Page - piano.
Fast-paced, topical stand-up from news addicted Mr Steve N Allen.
Connor Ratliff, an Upright Citizens Brigade regular, embodies the filmmaker George Lucas for this costume-friendly talk show, which counts down to Star Wars Day (on Sunday).
I can’t stop grinning as I leave the church.
The term ‘live-action video game’ is usually reserved for disappointing Hollywood adaptations of your favourite computer games (Tomb Raider, Silent Hill, the list could go on).
The Baltimore arts collective and comedy troupe Wham City, which recently had its Adult Swim debut, swings through Brooklyn on its national tour.
The World Music Institute presents this festival of Indian classical dance, with masters of three traditions performing over two nights.
This estimable organization presents the cellist Cicely Parnas, accompanied by Noreen Polera, in a program featuring Debussy’s Sonata for cello and piano and works by Brahms,…
This show, hosted by Keith Malley and Chemda Khalili, is one of the longest-running and most beloved podcasts.
This multilayered collaboration, spearheaded by Shaun Irons and Lauren Petty, ensconces two performers (Madeline Best and Carlton Ward) in a convoluted technological landscape of v…
Dirty Dancing - the classic story on stage.
THRILLER LIVE is a spectacular concert created to celebrate the career of the world’s greatest entertainer.
Multi award winning comedian Rob Beckett has extended his national tour due to outstanding demand.
Join industry experts from Arts Council England, The Old Market and BBC Radio Sussex for a workshop exploring all things Marketing.
“No one dreams of becoming an Usher!” Cry the desperate stars of Ushers: The Front Of House Musical, as they face up to yet another night of flogging ice creams and programmes …
(in previews; opens on April 21) Playwrights Horizons continues its season with the premiere of this tough-love comedy by Kirk Lynn, the Austin, Tex.
The Book of Mormon comes from South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, and Avenue Q co-creator Robert Lopez.
A celebration of the music and tradition of the Northumbrian small pipe from the 18th century to the present day, demonstrating the development of the music alongside the instrumen…
Multi award-winning guitarist Graeme Stephen performs his new score to the classic silent film Nosferatu with Mercury Prize nominee cellist Ben Davis.
Join festival favourite Stephen K Amos as he chats with guests hand-picked from the worlds of theatre, comedy and music.
With close to one million Twitter followers, Delaney has been named the ‘Funniest person on Twitter’ by Comedy Central and is one of America’s most exciting US stand-ups.
I was warned that Vampire Hospital Waiting Room was wonderful and weird but that you had to embrace it - I would encourage any potential audience member to apply this mantra to the…
Join the banter with some of the most outspoken writers in independent Scottish publishing.
A series of skits performed by three of what have to be the maddest performers on the Fringe (any madder and theyd be locked up).
With acts like clean-mouthed comedian ‘Tommy Kittens’, this four-man comedy cabaret group could have you wiping away tears of laughter.
If you thought that ‘Neighbours’ was about as mundane as Australian stereotypes got, then you were wrong.
Tallulah Bankhead once said, ‘Acting is a form of confusion’ - she would find no better corroborator than Antonia Grove in Small Talk.
A late night comedy magic show with a twist from the Fringe’s favourite showman! Expect off-the-wall magic, contortion and escapology.
A flamboyant West African evening hosted by Samba Sene and Diwan.
Ask the average punter in HMV what jazz is and they’ll describe squalling saxophones, pulsating trumpets, and the white heat of constant improvisation in a smoky bar.
An ambitious new music showcase combining the traditional influences of the Indian folk music form Bhangra with contemporary electronic elements.
Mark Lawson presents BBC Radio 4’s daily arts show with the hits, misses, debates and talking points of the Festivals and Fringe so far, along with interviews with writers and perf…
BBC Radio 4’s daily arts show with the hits, misses, debates and talking points of the Festivals and Fringe so far, along with interviews with writers and performers, and live perf…
Laugh your Farce Off is a collation of three new pieces of farcical writing, performed and produced by multiple artists involved in other shows at the Fringe.
An event for participants interested in touring their shows at an international level.
The Emma Packer Show is audaciously bad.
Following his 2011 sell-out run, the Fringe’s favourite funnyman returns to reflect on romance in middle age. One man, one mic, five nights, 44 years. Book early! **** (Times).
Mind reader, hypnotist and psychic entertainer Ian Harvey Stone presents his brand new show.
Come on in! Share in a musical feast of Scots tunes, old and new, from local band Shindiggery.
This form of improvisation is fairly stripped back, there was minimal audience interaction and the actors tended to go off on anecdotes that just weren’t that funny.
Somewhat of a fringe legend, Omid Djalili has graced many a theatre on his national tours over the last 20 years since he performed his very first Edinburgh Fringe show.
The Blueswater is the 12-piece band behind award-winning show Blues!, and they will be performing a limited run of five shows at the enigmatic Venue 45.
A hungover girl wakes up in a stranger’s house and things start to get a bit weird.
Spotlight’s Emma Dyson looks at CVs, showreels, headshots to your presence - essential for actors just starting in the industry or for anyone who could use a refresher.
If you could say anything you wanted, without consequence or judgement, what would you say? Would it be romantic? Reveal jealousy? Are you corrupt? Explore this simple, intimate qu…
Conversations Not Fit For The American Dinner Table features a variety of characters that you would definitely not want round as dinner guests.
UK’s No.
In the Autumn of 1853 the great Victorian critic John Ruskin delivered four lectures at the Philosophical Institution in Queen Street, Edinburgh.
Lee Nelson’s show begins with a tongue-in-cheek video montage of all his achievements: Lee Nelson has his own show, hosted Live at the Apollo and competed in Let’s Dance for Co…
In 1853, art critic John Ruskin caused a stir in polite society with a series of Edinburgh lectures lambasting the city’s architectural pretensions.
Dreamland Theatre makes an impressive debut with this imaginative interpretation of a traditional fairy tale.
Luna tackles love, loss, marriage, what it means to be an American woman.
Bored of the religion vs science debate, Matt Thomas attempts to resolve the conflict once and for all.
The Deep Red Sky are Scottish five-piece ensemble which blends guitars and three-part harmonies to create a brand of alternative rock akin to Pacific Northwest bands.
Returning to the Fringe after their sell-out 2012 show to play an acoustic set (one night only!) in what will be a must-see performance! ‘Rich atmospheric sounds with an air of fre…
If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck, it’s more often than not a badly-played oboe.
The presenter of Channel 4’s Superscrimpers with special guests in a show that makes money (or the lack of it) fun. Put a smile on your face and the pennies back in your pocket.
World Power Books is Scotland’s most famous radical independent bookshop, situated in the heart of Edinburgh, and host of the Edinburgh Book Fringe.
The original box office smash hit tribute to one of the greatest movie soundtracks.
Due to massive demand six extra, later, quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man, half-Xbox.
Join writers, comedians and activists from around the world in Word Power Books, Edinburgh’s independent radical bookshop.
This was a pretty good performance.
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.
Meet PR and media insiders: tips on everything from social networking and contacting reviewers to increasing audience numbers, this discussion will give you invaluable advice on ma…
You are what you read! Rowan Pelling will be analysed live on stage by Ella Berthoud, renowned bibliotherapist from School of Life and co-author of The Novel Cure.
Come on a whimsical, musical journey with Clara Bell as she battles her way through the baffling modern world.
Buddy Baker, an obedient and hardworking son, moves in with his playboy bachelor brother Alan, in 1960s New York City, turning both their lives upside down in this classic Neil Sim…
Develop your show after the Fringe with a focus on touring in the UK. A panel of experts will discuss the benefits, complexities and logistics of touring in the UK.
In this musical adaptation of the Canterbury Tales, a family go on a pilgrimage with Father Geoffrey in order to restore their unity after months of tiresome quarrelling.
The Grammy nominated Olivier award winners return.
Down a long, winding staircase, far beneath the bustling streets of Edinburgh stands a city frozen in time.
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’.
International experiment sharing a story about a woman called Thyme, with local interpretations.
David O’Doherty, Jenny Éclair, Joe Lycett and Pierre Nouvellie joined Mark Olver for Dancing About Architecture, a friendly live afternoon chat show where comedians talk about c…
Sadly, this Disney inspired show is lighter and emptier than even Snow White’s mind.
Much like karaoke or clubbing, The Room is not an event that should be experienced either alone or sober.
This downloadable tour invites you into the Fringe’s histories, through intimate anecdotes from veteran performers like Arthur Smith and Simon Munnery.
The original and late night Fringe show presents its 27th year of unadulterated comedy mayhem.
What are you afraid of? Really?! Us too! Don’t let it get you down! Enter our world for an hour of magical, musical and surreal stand-up where playful coping mechanisms will chase …
To refer to If Room Enough as an adaptation of the Tempest is risky.
It’s raining outside and our host – Stuart Laws – is on a mission to entertain us.
An explosive mix of experimental performance, physical theatre, music, and film.
A brand new stand-up show about why a 30-year-old American probably shouldn’t be friends with a 19-year-old boy from Norfolk.
It always seems like a good idea to take a chance on the Free Fringe, to discover your new favourite comedian before they start charging a fortune for their tickets.
Experience the most haunted 1700s underground location in the world.
This Australian trio will hit you with a comedy show that - whoa, their venue won best gelato in Edinburgh? They did? Man, we need to get that gelato.
No Edinburgh Fringe is complete without the inclusion of the Lady Boys, who return to their Sabai Pavilion home on The Meadows for another season with a new production, Glamorous A…
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.
Fringe debutant Patrick Turpin takes his audience on a trip down memory lane, as he bids for their approval.
Comedy duo Dan & Dan, famous such YouTube hits as Requiem for a Wardrobe and the brilliant Daily Mail Song, have graduated to the real world of live comedy.
Rolling into Edinburgh with a brand new barnstorming show, The Horne Section will yet again provide the festival’s best musical mayhem.
George Galloway arrives on stage chewing gum and wearing a military style jacket.
The cast of short musical ‘It’s not what you know’ are talented.
An entertaining yet highly prurient act, Martin Mor’s How Do You Like Your Blue-eyed Boy Mister Death? offers a reinvigorated, revitalised and thoroughly welcome attitude towards…
Jen Carnovale will be talking about stuff into a microphone with you watching and she can’t wait! ‘.
The beginning of What Is the Weight Of Your Desire?, by Czech company VerTe Dance, makes it clear to the audience that they’re walking into a rather typically odd fringe show.
The story of the Fringe is a story of the periphery.
Will Sidgwick is very new to stand up, having been on the scene for under a year and he clearly has a lot to learn about material and originality.
Les Labyrinthes’ Adam Smith Le Grand Tour is an interesting and thought-provoking exploration into the life and ideas of Adam Smith – key figure of the Scottish Enlightenment.
Every day in Edinburgh, a group of children and adults disappear into a haunted layer within South Bridge, enveloped in the crevasses of the city.
The award-winning musical comedy duo return with all-new and hilariously naughty original songs.
Liberty Hodes uses music, props, chaos and stories to take the audience through the wacky mind of a more than slightly awkward young woman struggling to find her place in the 21st …
Ever wanted to get inside the mind of a comedian? Stuart Goldsmith puts on his interviewer hat in this live version of the critically acclaimed comedy podcast which, as he explains…
As humble a turnout as it was, Paul Revill was very grateful and welcomed us warmly.
You’ve seen them on TV, now see them in a yurt.
You awaken to find yourself in a dark room: so begins John Robertson’s interactive comedy hour of live text-based gaming that is so much more fun than it sounds.
The only game show in the world with one contestant. That might not be true, I mean it’s pretty stupid. But anyway…
Sketch is arguably one of comedy’s hardest forms, requiring an individual to have the abilities of a writer, actor, comedian, director, and critic, all at the same time.
Michael Fabbri performs an hour of stand-up comedy.
Like a Noel Coward and Gertrude Lawrence for the modern era, Harry Blake and Alice Keedwell breathe new life into the musical comedy genre.
This show is billed as a comedian’s comedy show for comedians.
Powered by the enigmatic personalities of compère Chris Turner, David Elms and Adam Hess, AAA Batteries is a show brimming full of energy, improvised humour and finely tuned routi…
Stuart Bowden expertly manages to perform a rather sad and dark story in a completely hilarious way.
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.
The Real MacGuffins are a hilariously funny sketch group that had the audience roaring with laughter.
Edinburgh’s premier outdoor venue brings live entertainment to the Pear Tree Outdoor Stage, with music, bands, cabaret and more from 12pm-6pm daily - a huge selection of entertainm…
Three young talented comics take over with a show full of improvisation, riffing and household observations.
The value of art, human redemption, dead labradoodles.
Graham Chapman’s life was the tragic element at the heart of the world’s greatest ever comedy troupe, Monty Python.
The Games are back in 2013! Different international acts compete daily for comedy gold.
John Williams isn’t just a comedian.
The media makes it difficult to feel happy in your skin. It’s taken me 40 years to feel happy in mine. I want everyone to feel it. Let’s sort it out now!
The Big Man’s back.
Jacques Brel is one of the most famous French singers of all time.
This Was Your Life is a rethink of the classic game show, in which its audience can decide whether its contestant, Michael, will go to heaven or hell.
Okay, so we’re going to take the Festival’s best stand-up and sketch comics and freak them out with the voice of God, who’ll get them improvising like you’ve never seen the…
2012’s Fringe hit returns, pitting the festival’s best comedians against a disembodied Voice who will interrogate and inspire, creating spontaneous comedy mayhem.
As well as being one of Scotland’s headline comedians Obie also runs memory training workshops.
Four people silently enter a room.
‘I invented anger’ bellows Michael Legge, as soon as he comes on stage.
‘Fame is a mask that eats into the face’.
I Believe in Unicorns immediately invites us into its world.
Katie Mulgrew’s debut solo Edinburgh show is a charmingly chatty walk through the comedian’s life, from the large-headed daughter of Jimmy Cricket who struggled as a child in s…
Remember those Choose Your Own Adventure Books, where you got to pick what happens at the end of each page? Nathan Penlington does.
I’m sure any fringe veteran worth their salt has had the experience of seeing a famous face from their childhood appearing out of an Edinburgh side-street to bring back a flood o…
Davey Connor is a charming, unimposing performer whose style washes over the audience and wins them over seemingly without effort.
Gary Delaney gets straight to the point of this one-man performance, declaring ‘I’ve just written some new jokes - this isn’t a ‘my dad’s dead’ kind of show.
I went into Anthropoetry not sure what to expect.
Michael Che’s show Cartoon Violence offers a little fresh perspective on current issues such as racism, bullying, sex, and the recession.
Never Mind the Buzzcocks (BBC2), BBC3’s Comedy Marathon, Noel Fielding’s Luxury Comedy.
They say that comedy is all about the delivery and no-one proves this more than Neil Hickey, whose show is a prime example of one that could be perfectly competent, but which is re…
Throw on your suit, kick off your shoes and do not be afraid to sing along.
The Rat Pack was a group of actors and musicians who performed on stage and in films in the early-1960s.
‘How’re yez?’ Eilish O’Carroll greets her audience as she steps out to affectionate applause, dressed all in black under her blue sequinned jacket: part theatre luvvie, part salt o…
I have a confession to make.
Winner of the ‘Funny Woman of the Year’ Award, Suzy Bennett delivers a pleasantly fluent and fast-paced monologue recalling her quest for fame, which originated during her chil…
Advertised as a five star crowd-pleaser from Fringe’s past, this show might be expected to drum up a frenzy.
Dynamic, physical, moving (literally), touching (even more literally) and hilarious; this is the New Art Club, Tom Roden and Pete Shenton, two men who are on a mission to make you …
Join us as we celebrate our 33rd year and launch into another season of the Fringe’s best shows. The gala gives you a sneak peek at a selection of shows from our 2013 programme.
This is already a popular show: the queue outside the venue stretched halfway down the street; once inside, the less punctual audience members were scanning the crowd for a single …
Join us as we celebrate our 32nd year and rocket into another season of the Fringe’s best shows.
With so many positive and upbeat comedy shows out there, why not go against the grain? This is Michael J Dolan’s reasoning for his blatantly bleak show.
Fringe favourite Alex Horne returns with his accomplished band to entertain the late-night crowds, this time in an inflatable cow.
The Phill Jupitus Experiment.
The Austrian artist Franz West, who died last year, was eager to form partnerships with his contemporaries.
Explore one of the scariest places in the world.
Three hundred plus years of anecdotes and tales of Scotland’s greatest essayists, novelists and poets, an informative and entertaining evening exploring the streets and pubs of E…
It could be deemed ironic that our group was thrice threatened with murder before our tour had kicked off.
Situated on the historic Royal Mile, open from 9am – 3am every day.
View up close our collection of torture instruments and hear all their gory details before entering the notoriously haunted South Bridge Vaults.
The name Auld Reekie Tours, our intrepid tour guide informs us, is taken from an old affectionate nickname for Edinburgh herself; it refers to the stench and smoke of olden-day roa…
History, horror and a terrifying journey into the lair of the world-famous Mackenzie Poltergeist, the best documented supernatural case in history.
A 30 minute tour of the Old Town before visiting our Medieval Torture Exhibition, and entering into our infamous paranormally active underground vaults dating back to the 1700s, wh…
Whistlebinkies really wants you to know they have free live music.
If you find yourself staggering down the Royal Mile at 2am desperately looking for a drink, there is a string of late-night live music bars ready to keep your liver happy and suppl…
Explore our haunted underground vaults dating back to 1700s, where the poor and destitute once lived alongside the criminal underworld, thieves, and witches who practiced there.
Miles Jupp chairs It’s Not What You Know, the panel show which sets out to see how well panellists know those closest to them.
Following a critically acclaimed, sell-out run at the Turbine Theatre, Luke Bayer gives a tour-de-force performance in this blood-stained love letter to Broadway; a solo musical ab…
This gig is a total surprise – just what the Fringe should be.
Five experienced improvisers each request an audience suggestion, ranging from an item found in an attic to anyones favourite chocolate bar, and on the spot create characters and…
It’s fair to say that you may as well put a sofa on a stage as big as the Pleasance Grand.
Valvona & Crolla is a bit of a household name in Edinburgh, and that’s putting it mildly.
Welcome to The Powder Room, a burlesque night club where you will be surrounded by the world of the erotic and a plethora of tassel-clad women.
Reliance Falls is the redneck American backwater that hides an intriguing secret.
The Caves on the Cowgate certainly can’t be accused of over-selling itself as a venue - you get exactly what it says on the ticket as you’re ushered into their dingy cellar, alread…
There is a saying in Hollywood that the gun you see in the first scene will go off in the third.
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.
A well structured, clever and charming hour of stand-up comedy, Juliet Meyers was a joy to watch.
Do not be fooled into thinking that this is simply a tale of a bunch of faded men trying to emulate their teenage youth.
Naked Homo Live! is set in a members’ only gay club, with an intimate audience of around twenty people, and one naked – completely hairless – performer.
This show is really fun: three performers in some barebones theatre - ultimate Fringe style, nothing but a black box - telling a comic version of Treasure Island.
The clarsach is an interesting alternative to the popular choices of guitar or piano; I thoroughly enjoyed my afternoon listening to the soothing voice of Pauline Vallance against …
Sanderson Jones lost his mother at the age of 10 and has been thinking about death ever since.
In an interview for the seminal concert movie Stop Making Sense, Talking Heads frontman David Byrne, acting as the interviewer in his own interview asks himself, ‘I don’t think…
The Sugar Dandies are made up of loveable gay couple Soren and Bradley Stauffer Kruse.
Hello Sailor.
This venue has just one entry in the Fringe Festival programme and this covers 11 different events.
If there’s one near-forgotten art form due for a revival – along with storytelling and morris dancing – it’s surely ventriloquism.
Annie’s Room purports to be a biographical show about jazz singer Annie Ross, but there is very little biography in this apart from a bald statement of a few facts which could ha…
In 1999, Anna Bagenholm became trapped under ice after a skiing accident.
As with every other play about the experiences within the acting trade, In Your Dreams comes with a reference to RADA, a few mentions of Peter Brook, and suffers from a fetishisati…
Within the House of Shadows, there is an explanation for cultural popularity that I found rather endearing.
Live at The Electric promised some of the best sketch comedy of the Fringe hosted by the extremely likable and endearing Russell Kane.
This is one of the most evocative and deeply moving shows I have ever seen.
There are about ten people in a dank attic room for what Grainne Maguire repeatedly describes as a ‘late night bonnet show’, meaning that for the majority of her set she doesn’t ev…
The concept of Bite Size is a perfectly simple, yet novel one, and the clue really is in the title.
Apollo/Dionysus (Parts I, II & II) is a highly thoughtful play that hurls an audience headlong into a discussion of how we should live our lives.
Did that really just happen? That’s the question that the audience were asking themselves as they left Not the Adventures of Moleman last night.
Stick Man has just gone out for an innocent jog, when suddenly he is snatched up by a dog.
It’s often the simple ideas that are the best.
Revival! by Mairi Campbell and David Francis, the duo also known as ‘The Cast’, is a new companion piece to their previous Fringe outing The Red Earth.
Less a comedy show and more an inventive piece of storytelling, Michael Workman presents an immersive tale of love and freedom of speech.
The Australian cheesmaster is back! Bob returns to Edinburgh after five years to the wonderful and intimate Speigeltent with an action packed, high energy toe tapping show.
Learning to Pray opens by breaking the fourth wall of an American priest-to-be’s bedroom on the day of his ordination.
With so much free fringe it’s can be a daunting prospect wading through the guide to find what’s worthwhile.
While chaos and violence unravel outside, within the safety and comfort of a hospital ward two strangers meet for a blind date.
If your knowledge of Mongolian history is limited to Genghis Khan, or if you think that folk music is merely background music for washed-out hippies, then Anda Union are the perfec…
Mae Martin gave an enchanting performance.
The big songs of stage and screen are being presented at the Laughing Horse Free Festival by the Cabaret Freaks.
Daniel Sloss delivers a supposedly darker, meaner show in his later slot but most of his material is relatively clean, geared towards an audience who can laugh at him as well as wi…
This pair of independent comedians is sure to evoke a titter from even the stoniest of critics.
An actor Jack Treadwell known to his friends as Tread is giving his very last lecture/performance on dramatic method and the art of acting.
Tina and Ken tell the audience the story of their showbiz journey in Underbelly, Bristo Square.
Holly Burns new show is a rip-roaring hour of delicious madness.
The boys and girl comprising The Leeds Tealights performers, and of course their behind-the-scenes team, have created a comedy sketch show that can be hailed as a storming success …
The premise of the show is that This Is your Life is doing a special on Kenny Moon, comedian.
It’s easy to see where Australian comic Bec Hill is coming from in this set about refusing to conform to the pressures of adulthood.
A show about one woman’s life-long love for Billie Holiday’s music, for the stars, and for her lost baby brother.
Luke Wright doesn’t invite audiences to buy a printed anthology of his work after he performs: he invites them to buy his CD.
Living with Johnny Depp, by the Irish Madcap Theatre Company is one woman show written by and starring Joanne Mitchell.
This is easily the most unusual thing I have ever seen at the Fringe.
In this supposedly fifty-minute show, the audience were met with twenty minutes of relatively weak material, often sitting through unjustifiably long stories for their mediocre pun…
They stand huddled together in the corner of the dimly lit stage, faces blank, bodies motionless.
Hildegard of Bingen is a twelfth-century German abbess now famed for her extraordinary writings and music.
Thank goodness for the British public’s ability to laugh at itself, otherwise the soggy weather might prove too much when it starts lapping at our ankles.
When it comes to unusual instruments, the harp probably is somewhere in the top 5.
The Not Quite Quartet is confusingly named.
This new and contemporary chamber opera from Royal Opera House composer Martin Ward and librettist Phil Porter of the RSC tells the story of Farquar Quimpugh, a world-renowned expe…
To sip on a quaint mug of English tea or to go to a bloody war in the Middle East?Make Tea, Not War presents its audience with this dichotomy and is set around the parochial, crump…
As Piers Fawcett lies ill in hospital suffering from AIDS, he receives a visit from his best friend Tom.
Should he go to heaven or face eternal damnation? The audience decide in this fresh and raucously funny musical.
In a grey, raining world, five dancers flail through space trying to enliven it with their toddler-bright candy-colored clothing.
Michael Redmond seems like a perfectly happy chap.
Meet Mr Clart, the drunken and prurient tour guide of the famous Edinburgh Literary Pub Tour.
Andrew Lawrence, winner of the BBC New Act of the Year 2004, is at the Pleasance with his first solo show, How to Butcher Your Loved Ones.
They say that two heads are better than one, and two bodies certainly are in this poignant two-part interpretation of Deborah Hay’s score I Think Not performed by two different sol…
Under The Ladder is a piece of theatre that works on many levels, yet is seemingly based on a simple concept.
What was life like for women in the early twentieth-century living in China? In this play we see a woman forced into an arranged marriage.
The Room is one of the worst films ever made.
This version of Eric Bergosians mid-eighties tale of one broadcast in the life of trail blazing shock jock Barry Champlain is one of the most hyped in this years festival.
neTTheatre are an experimental Polish physical theatre company, who here produce what they describe as ‘the Clinic of Dreams’.
A cast of eight reinterpret The Yellow Wallpaper, Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s 19th century short story, which is a collection of journal entries written by a woman whose physician…
Magnus Betnér is not for the faint hearted.
What was it Margaret from The Apprentice said about Edinburgh University this year? ‘Perhaps it’s not what it used to be.
Three years ago, at my first Fringe, I saw Chris Martin do a fifteen-minute free set in a basement room.
I cannot praise this show highly enough.
Milan based Babygang theatre present an experimental exploration of self in a messy production which says nothing worthwhile, barely scratching the surface of anything other than a…
I have a confession to make: until recently, I’d never been to the circus.
Euna Park produced an excellent performance in St.
Omigod, I so can’t believe I just saw that! Mod is a brash American import exploring teenage angst amid Beatle-mania as the infamous group set out on their tour of the States.
he headline of this review was the most prolific tweet of the night at Unravel’s ‘Only Gig You Can Control With Your Phone’ and frankly, it’s a good question.
The classic tale that is Hamlet has been reborn into a contemporary musical and it tries to be a lively fun-filled show.
‘I still have such enthusiasm for life’ proclaims Toksvig as she bounds onto the Pleasance stage.
‘There’s some room down here if you fancy a dance,’ fiddler John McCusker encouraged vainly during last night’s one-night-only concert of traditional and new Irish music, h…
The title of this particular show may lead you to expect certain things that the final product fails to deliver in every way.
Musical comedy is a risky business.
David Hasselhoff has a large and committed international following: Pleasance Grand was sold out on his opening night and at almost £20 a ticket, this is one of the more expensive…
I’m not convinced there’s still a place for The Lady Boys of Bangkok anymore.
Children’s Underground Tour offers families the chance to be guided round Edinburgh’s haunted vaults.
Burlesque loves its staples.
I really wanted to like this show.
The Gillis Centre, situated in the leafy Grange, is far away from the hustle and bustle of the Fringe and its blizzard of proffered leaflets.
The wacky trio from The Thistle Creek Thespian Society roll into the old saloon at Cactus Gulch, New Mexico, in 1889 to entertain Mayor Maynot and the apparently simple folk of the…
Free comedy is like cinema pick n’ mix.
This egg-cellent production of George Stiles and Anthony Drewe’s Olivier award-winning family musical extravaganza is certainly something to quack about.
The best often start out young.
The central premise of the play is that there is an afterlife which everyone goes to after they die.
Award winning comedian James Bennison has finally completed Tinder (at its highest difficulty setting) and wants to help his friends find love too.
This was a very entertaining start to a Sunday from a very experienced and polished performer.
Matthew Collins is a travel journalist and single parent, although not necessarily in that order.
Maybe its just nostalgia, but you know the way things are going, back may be the only way of going forward So speaks Jim one of the many and varied characters that Steve Wate…
It is rather difficult to review a tour, because to some extent you are reviewing your own city, the content your town has to offer a tourist who may buy the Edinburgh Comedy Tour …
Bringing his YouTube sensation to the Fringe, Australian comic John Robertson’s show The Dark Room is basically a ‘choose your own adventure’ computer game in which selected …
First, a warning: This event has been slightly mis-advertised.
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.
Say what you like about the show, the title doesn’t attempt to mislead you.
Children say the funniest things, but the words they say sound even funnier when adults speak them; that is what Monkey Bars sets out to prove.
This brilliant one man show covers the entire, short life of Tommo Peaceful, from starting school until his execution by firing squad in the First World War, at the age of around s…
I lowered my expectations dramatically during the opening scene of Xenu is Loose when the smoke effect obliterated the audience’s view of the action for at least a couple of minute…
Ladylike gets off to a rather standard start with an introduction to the double act’s caricatured personalities, which aren’t anything novel: Victoria Temple-Morris is arrogant…
Holmes is going into retirement, but before he does he convinces Watson, Inspector Lestrade and Mrs Hudson to join him on a farewell tour, to enact some of his more challenging and…
Blues can be a difficult act to pull off.
Billed as “a heart-warming tale of smack heads, pimps and psychotic medics”, I really wasn’t sure how I was going to feel about ‘Talk to Frank’.
It’s only when you look back at your childhood books and films that you realise how many of them are ripe for satire.
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.
Join Bunny Galore in a cabaret set of red plush and fairy lights as she regales the audience with details of her life and career.
I can’t help thinking that somebody, somewhere must have watched Oliver Maltman’s show, Little Black Book, before he brought it up to Edinburgh; but clearly didn’t have the balls t…
A solitary woman is waiting for her husband to return from home.
Their regular slot on the Johnathan Ross show goes a long way to explaining the largely heterosexual audience in tonight.
If this show were a child, it might be described as a ‘late developer’.
This is a proper throw back.
This is the story of the rise and fall of concrete tower blocks.
Gordon Ramsey Sex Dwarf eaten by badgers.
Andy Zaltzman will be best know to most audiences for his political comedy, podcast and radio appearances.
A soundscape of a woman’s voice layered over itself plays while a woman sits in a red light.
Canadian spoken word artist Shane Koyczan is an intense young man whose poems explore some thoroughly emotional ground regarding his childhood, his grandparents, his early relation…
I’m sat in a dark room in Camden with 20-odd random strangers and Clare Clifford is showing me close-up shots of todgers.
It’s a beautiful day at the Fringe and I’m sat on the top deck of a red bus in the Meadows.
Stephen K Amos joins the chat show brigade, setting out his sofa in the Teviot Ballroom.
Andrew Lawrence is an angry man with a lot to get off his chest this festival.
Some might consider it cruel, but I’m of the opinion that children’s stories benefit from that added sprinkle of fear.
The premise for Breakfast Bedlam, Live! is a rich comedy vein.
Meet Jess, a young woman with whom we can all relate to at some time in our lives.
In the Gilded Balloon’s Dining Room the twinned stand up sets of Australian comics Michael Workman and Tommy Little provided some wonderfully imaginative laughs, a pleasing contr…
Tall Stories is a company that has made a name for entertaining children and family shows.
Harry Shearer and Judith Owens are fascinated by Americas obsession with democracy, free markets and cosmetic surgery.
Dan Wright, with his highly controversial and misleading title, attempts to lure all the Whacko Jacko conspirators under one roof and, Guy Fawkes-like, burn them all down with a fi…
The idea of searching for a lost parent is particularly fertile territory.
I am sat looking at a white plastic cup.
Much celebrated world-class performer Melvin Brown, better known as Movin’ Melvin Brown, gives another uninhibited, inspiring and entertaining performance at the Edinburgh Festiv…
When in the first ten minutes of the show there have already been several jokes about vaginas and a song essentially about paedophilia, it quickly dawns that few sacred cows are go…
The memories of two people, Merridy and her father, are explored in a new devised piece, but the American company lagom’s work left me feeling confused about its narrative aims a…
Chris Henry would be the first person to admit that the words “we need to talk” do not inspire confidence.
Visiting the theatre to watch a piece advertised as ‘the unstageable play’, youre about to see either a well-thought-out staging of a lost classic or an arrogant ensemble perform…
Agnes, played by Abi Tedder, is hosting a wake for the father who abandoned her as a child.
I went into Sex Ed! a little wary.
The stunning, young, American-born mezzo-soprano opera singer Andrea Baker was joined for the first time on stage recently by her uncle Newman Taylor Baker, the percussionist and c…
It could have been me, but in a hot Spiegeltent on the Southbank with chairs rammed closely together with a mixture of expectant adults and children, I wasn’t feeling it as the l…
A fear of the unknown is at the heart of ‘Is It Really Good to Talk?’ and it’s a fear that most of us know well, one way or another.
One of the most original and refreshing sketch acts to emerge in years, Sheeps have helped to reinvent sketch comedy.
The Oxford Revue’s initial introduction takes advantage of its location’s atmospheric setting.
Multitasking can be very difficult: Gerald Ford was famously said to not be able to walk and chew gum.
Scott Mills assistant producer Beccy Huxtable took to the stage last night in the penultimate performance in a series of four one-man shows Radio 1 have brought to Edinburgh this…
Three guys sit in God’s waiting room, coming to terms with the fact they’ve slipped off this mortal coil and try to figure out who they need to apologise too in order the gain acce…
Join Jake, Elwood and the band as they roar their way through the classics from Soul Man to Jailhouse Rock.
Kicking off BBC Radio 1s series of four one-off, one-man shows by Scott Mills, Nick Grimshaw and the team at this years festival, The One Who Doesnt Speak presented an eclect…
I am not the first and certainly won’t be the last reviewer to write about Six Women Standing Against A White Wall at this year’s Fringe.
A show about shows is not the most original idea there has ever been but Dan Nightingale’s ‘what might have been?’ take on performing in this year’s Edinburgh Fringe provid…
Reviewing a play by Bertholt Brecht presents some immediate difficulties as, according to the author’s intentions, whether one enjoys the play means zilch, as he believed that th…
When your lineup is three unheard-of comedians, and your venue is the Gilded Balloon’s tiny “Wee Room”, calling your show ‘The Big Comedy Showcase’ is actually a pretty s…
Pillow Talk is a play from Paperfeet Theatre Company, who advertise themselves as a physical theatre company.
This summer’s clutch of blockbuster popcorn-bait has been dominated by the four colour heroes of the comic book.
My main memory of French lessons is struggling to remember lists of increasingly bizarre irregular verbs, a recollection many will, sadly, find familiar.
Somewhere in this show there is a turning point.
Warning: this show will put you in a permanent state of happiness, fill your head with music and make you want to dance all day long.
A funeral sees the coming together of three siblings for their estranged father’s send-off, but this new musical is not really about death - it is about life and the suppressed t…
It was toe-tapping and finger-clicking all round as the Moonlight Serenade Orchestra transported everyone back to the heyday of swing.
The premise of If Walls Could Talk is deceptively simple.
More and more churches are using Edinburgh’s Fringe Festival as a window for their work.
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…
Overheard at C Soco: Id like to see Your Mum but only if theres room.
Christian Reilly has walked upon and calmed the boiling seas of the Royal Mile and resurrected the flogged and lifeless corpse of comedy music.
As I left Ben Moors new show, Not Everything is Significant, I was accosted by a fellow audience member who noticed my I thought carefully concealed press pass.
Can a comedy show be rated on its interesting subject matter rather than its comedic merits? If so, Chris McCausland’s Not Blind Enough is definitely worth a look in.
This two person show is set in a surreal, but unnervingly, probable world of a massive corporation - where encouraging chirpy American voices in the lift congratulate people on ‘te…
Well I never.
Do Not Adjust Your Stage is an interesting concept.
Flowers are not only part and parcel of music lyrics, but also the pretty packaging on top.
Andy Zaltzman’s main topic is always politics, meaning he can cover the audience’s democratic disillusionment, teachers’ pay, and the immigration issue in just a few linked sentenc…
Nick Beaton presents a show with enough social observations to make an hour fly by.
‘For Your Entertainment’ is a dazzlingly black exploration of guilt, self-expression and sexuality that touches on paedophilia, masturbation, rape and cancer.
I dont live here anymore examines a relationship which draws to its untimely end.
Starting with a song, Felix Dexter quickly moved onto gags, explaining the slightly racially dramatic title, and covering issues of black stereotypes.
For the first ten minutes of Ben Okri’s the Comic Destiny, I sat there entirely unsure about what was going on.
How much do you know about obscure mid 90s Britpop band Wilby? Not much? Evidently anyone with a real niche interest in obscure Britpop bands should make it their business to find …
This dance project from Taiwan is entirely improvised by its two performers in a style similar to Western contemporary dance.
Imagine you have a five-year-old child.
In the world of organs, the Frobenius brand is king.
There are certain criteria that a Free Fringe Show should fulfil when performed in a public bar.
These are three astonishingly talented musicians; the acclaim surrounding them all is justified.
With dark red velvet hanging from the walls, subdued lighting and wooden benches there is a sense of decadent opulence in the Bosco theatre tonight, which even before the acts star…
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of Robert Browning’s birth, and Julian Lopez-Morillas solo performance honours the occasion with a presentation depicting one of the greatest roman…
Cheepiyak Theatre Company present their adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s well loved classic ‘The Jungle Book.
The Prince and the Pauper has long been a staple of children’s bedtimes so the cast from Newman’s Art College had to satisfy not only children’s expectations but their parent…
How do you get to Sesame Street? This is a question many of us have asked throughout our lives and receiving a ticket to Sesame Street Live was, for me, like someone had suddenly h…
German comedian Michael Mittermeier makes his début at the Fringe with a sell-out show, packed into an unfairly tiny venue.
The host for this chat show is Mark Olver, a stand up who has supported Russell Howard on tour and is the warm-up for such television favourites as Deal or No Deal and Vicar of Dib…
Brighton’s Extraordinary Mystical Heritage Tour only partially lived up to its name.
Jay Foreman’s show is a nostalgia trip for the young.
Show 1 of Dance Bases 2006 Fringe performances consists of four separate pieces by Iskandar Dance Company, Karl Jay-Lewin Company, Michael Popper and the Curve Foundation respect…
Despite being named after an album by Godspeed You! Black Emperor, a band famed for its extravagant tendencies, John Robins’ show of the same name is comforting and familiar.
Tiny Revolutions, the podcast that asks whether comedy can be a force for social change, comes to Edinburgh for a Fringe special.
Sören Bergen was just an ordinary guy.
Lee Martin for Gag Reflex presents… For one night only, Colin Cloud will perform his Las Vegas show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe! This is your one and only chance to come and…
New time and venue due to demand! Comedian, actor and host of Adult Swim’s top-rated and most anarchic programme The Eric Andre Show comes to the (true) final night of Fringe to te…
Australian comedian and tracksuit enthusiast Daniel Muggleton’s just woke enough to know he’s an asshole.
Achtung! Achtung! Comedian Al Murray and historian James Holland are bringing their highly acclaimed World War II podcast to the Edinburgh Festival.
80’s wizard Peter Baecker invites everyone to enjoy, visit and contribute to an interactive installation revolving around our love of the 80’s.
"Hear Word!" is how Nigerians start a story, a sort of town crier’s call and Hear Word! Naija Woman Talk True co-written and directed by Ifeoma Fafunwa is definitely at…
In the company of Barrie Kosky, Artistic Director of Komische Oper Berlin, and singers Alma Sadé and Helene Schneiderman, step back into the tragedy and tongue-in-cheek wit of a f…
Schubert Der TaucherMahler Selection from Des Knaben WunderhornStrauss Three Lieder from Op 87 Mahler Selection from Rückert-Lieder Powerhouse German baritone Michael Volle …
Celia Pacquola returns to the Adelaide Fringe Festival with a brand new show.
One of Australia’s most exciting new comedians is coming to Edinburgh! You might know Michael Shafar from his debut special (A)Live on Amazon Prime or be one of the 70+ million peo…
Sabina Westrup writes about opportunities for middle-aged women and her play Kara, Mickey and Pol Too
Editor-in-Chief, Richard Beck, spoke to Playwright Nick Maynard (NM), Director Scott Le Crass (SLC) and actors Stewart Dylan-Campbell (SDC) and Aiden Kane (AK) about the play about...
Making his Edinburgh Fringe debut, Michael Kunze talks with Katerina Partolina Schwartz about his show - Infinity Mirror - his character – Mitch Coony - and the nature of comedy ...
VAULT Festival 2024 will not go ahead.
A coveted Bobby has been presented to five shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year.
We talk to Kerry Ipema and KK Apple present about their UK premiere of Six Chick Flicks.
Ed Edwards gives some observations loosely connected to his new play England & Son at this year's Edinburgh Fringe
Established spoken word performer Jenny Foulds talks about her show, Life Learnings of a Nonsensical Human at the Edinburgh Fringe nd her life so far.
James Macfarlane chats with Tania Lacy about returning to the Fringe after 29 years with her show Everything's Coming Up Roses, her love of home crowds and her illustrious showbiz ...
Ditch the messy arts and crafts this half-term and entertain your little darlings with the best live family friendly performances Brighton and Hove have to offer instead.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year (apart from Brighton Fringe, of course) and there are plenty of delightful performances to entertain you this winter.
Welcome to our top 5 picks from the third year of Brighton HorrorFest, the spooktacular celebration from Sweet of all things that go bump in the night.
Serena Flynn might only reveal her darkest secrets after lots of gin, but her on-stage alter ego Prune is grotesque, fragile and ready to bear all.
Broadway Baby Publisher, Pete Shaw, offers a comprehensive guide to marketing your show at a fringe festival such as Edinburgh with tips on budgets, creating a press release, socia...
Some years ago I wrote an article about the best strategies for getting Broadway Baby to review your show.
All this week we've got some fantastic offers on your favourite West End shows. Check back daily for the latest offers.
Australian comedians Michelle Brasier and Laura Frew made their duo debut at this year’s Fringe as Double Denim, having previously performed as part of Backpack Anorak.
In 2005 it was revealed that author JT LeRoy was in fact a hoax – written by Laura Albert but played in person by her sister in law Savannah Knoop.
Improv is as big as it’s ever been at the Fringe, with well over a hundred shows for you to choose from.
Over 3,000 separate productions will squeeze themselves into Edinburgh this August and the slightly depressing reality is that most will not achieve their objectives for the fest...
Greenwich Theatre is set to have an unprecedented profile at this year’s Brighton Fringe, with no less than eight productions heading for The Warren either co-produced or support...
With Easter on the horizon it’s time to turn attention to Brighton Fringe with a look at some shows that are likely to sell out. Book early – you have been warned.
Former Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls, sports presenter Ore Oduba and actress Lesley Joseph are the latest celebrities announced to appear on the Strictly Come Dancing Live UK Tour, wh...
Anyone who thinks Edinburgh amounts to the Fringe festival, a castle and a zoo with two Chinese pandas clearly hasn’t discovered its gruesome history: while Jack the Ripper was k...
An exploration of modern sexual moralities, F*cking Men reimagines Arthur Schnitzler’s 1897 La Ronde in the modern world of dating apps and open marriages.
Does a prophesy merely predict the future, or does it help to make it happen? New comedy drama In Tents and Purposes at the Assembly aims to find out, via time travel, Brechtian al...
It’s the late 80s.
Experienced industry professionals are offering personal time and advice to fringe performers at a How to Market Your Show event hosted by C venues.
Comic Russell Hicks has seen them all, and provides some advice for audience members tempted to join in with the show how not to be 'that guy'.
Kids in Love made its world premiere at the 2016 Edinburgh International Film Festival.
German theatre isn't well known outside Germany.
If the new i360 on Brighton seafront has inspired you to raise your gaze or you’re suddenly feeling the need to quit your job and run away with the circus, then it's time to ch...
Hit musical comedy Little Shop of Horrors is back, and bringing everyone’s favourite carnivorous plant to theatres across the UK in a brand new tour for 2016, opening at Bournemo...
The cast of Thriller Live celebrated in style last night as the show marked its 3,000th performance in the West End with a spectacular cake and an American-themed party at Planet H...
Producer Mark Goucher has confirmed that following the phenomenal success of the current UK tour, the new production of Hairspray will return at the end of summer 2017 to once agai...
Brighton Fringe has officially launched.
Comedian Norman Pace will be joining the cast of the smash hit musical Rocky Horror Show next month.
Bananaman the Musical will mark the live action debut of the Man-of-Peel.
Christmas is the one time of year you can drag your non-theatre-going friends to the theatre.
In Brite Theatre's production of Shakespeare’s Richard III, Emily Carding stars as Richard but all the world’s a stage and the audience literally players in it - taking on the ...
Annie Ryan is the founder and Artistic Director of The Corn Exchange.
The Falcon’s Malteser is the story of private detective Tim Diamond and his younger brother Nick becoming embroiled in a malteser-related mystery.
Stand Up Steffan Alun has a fair few things to say about stepping up to stand up at the Free Fringe.
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...
In their companion piece to 2013’s Fringe First Award-winning Dark Vanilla Jungle, writer Philip Ridley and director David Mercatali tell the story of Donny, a boy who has commit...
Actor William McGeough was terrified to perform a sexually explicit extract from his one-man play Mistaken to the august Edinburgh establishment that is the Scottish Arts Club.
From armed robbery to arson and murder, The Kray Twins were a nasty pair - so why has history made them glamorous? Playwright Camilla Whitehill explains how her reaction to po...
Acclaimed choreographers and performers Ramesh Meyyappan and Claire Cunningham bring two startling – and highly personal – shows to this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Tanya Holt, producer, performer and writer is to grace the stage this year with Cautionary Tales For Daughters. Broadway Baby finds out more.
European Slam Champion MiKo Berry is a founder of Loud Poets, a spoken-word collective bringing their second show to the Scottish Storytelling Centre this August.
Shellshock! puts you, the audience, in control. Sit back, relax, and watch the madness ensue! Broadway Baby has a little chat.
Broadway Baby and Luca Wu have a chat about his upcoming show.
Rob Grace and BB are having a little chinwag about Life Jim (But not as we know it), a comedy sketch show incorporating pre-filmed tidbits.
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.
It's time once again for the EdFringe Top Ten Lists - but not just any list.
Broadway Baby publisher, Pete Shaw, reveals how reviewers pick the shows they're going to see, including the specific way Broadway Baby handles its selection.