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.
Social media sensation Christopher Hall tells of his life, as a ‘boy who’s a bit girly really’.
Social media sensation Christopher Hall tells of his life, as a ‘boy who’s a bit girly really’.
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…
SCOTTISH PREMIERE The boundaries between reality and myth crumble in Crystal Pite and Jonathan Young’s imaginative new dance work.
Songwriter and author Jez Lowe grew up singing the coal-mining songs of his native County Durham.
Direct from Broadway!Starring Mary Bridget Davies as Janis, this multi award-winning show is an extraordinary musical journey paying homage to Janis Joplin and her biggest musical …
One night in an old museum, an employee tragically committed suicide for reasons unknown, an event witnessed by three colleagues.
District 12, Katniss Everdeen, Ryanair.
Singer-songwriters Nina Blaszczyk and Phil Baggaley bring you a collection of beautiful original songs inspired by the poems of Donna Ashworth.
Exeter University’s Spotlights show choir are returning to Edinburgh Fringe for another musical extravaganza filled with beautiful harmonies, captivating dance and a brilliant li…
In this summer, a story shall journey from China to the UK, from East to West.
Thief.
Recent drawings and paintings on show by Edinburgh artist Ginny Elston.
BEANBAG CONCERT SERIES Recline on beanbags while The Hallé and Sir Mark Elder deconstruct the composition of Mahler’s iconic Fifth Symphony.
An hour of mind-bending semi-improvised physically inflected comedy from dancer/comedian Lewys Holt.
‘If music be the food of love, play on.
Tellus Theatre presents Night Train, an exciting physical-theatre production.
Embarking on a journey of self-discovery following her autism diagnosis, Chameleon grapples with the complexities of love, identity and - most importantly - soggy chips.
It’s a one-night stand for the Fannies’ ‘hilarious stream-of-consciousness double act’ (Entertainment-Focus.
Big beats and stand-up comedy join forces for Fringe afterparty antics.
Relive the golden age of Hollywood as our cinema pianist improvises a film score to Charlie Chaplin’s best silent films including The Gold Rush (1925) – live! During the silent f…
A fun card game event in which everyone competes for the much in-demand, much-loved and really really cheap Tofgam trophy.
Reinvigorate your musical soul with classic jazz piano including Joplin’s The Entertainer, Brubeck’s Take Five and Gershwin’s iconic showstopper Rhapsody in Blue – by encha…
Join the greatest comedians from across the globe as they blur the line between arteFACT and arteFICTION in a wholly improvised set, prompted by genuine artefacts housed in the Nat…
Edinburgh Youth Theatre’s version of Shakespeare’s most performed play is a unique take on a story you know well.
Alexis Metallinos brings a unique blend of Greek heritage, weaving together the rich Italian and Spanish cultures at the Fringe.
Two friends, one party, zero social skills.
Performance poet/musician Attila the Stockbroker has been writing and performing since 1980: 4,000 or so gigs in 25 countries so far.
Kick off your International Festival in style with Festival Director Nicola Benedetti and handpicked music icons.
The play charts the lives of seven women and one man attempting to tap their troubles away at a weekly dancing class.
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…
Why toddle when you can dance? Join DJ Monski Mouse and her dancers for this award-winning, epic session of bopping, bonkers, beautiful fun.
Sold-out run: Edinburgh Fringe (2017-2023).
The comedy game show where the audience play along! Quip, quiz and draw your way to victory as we find the funny in everything! Artistic talent not required.
Terry Wogan is back from the dead as part of his ongoing attempts to return to light entertainment no matter the cost.
Returning to Edinburgh for the third year in a row! Liars and Clowns is a jam session for comedians, with a revolving door showcasing the best alternative comedy from around the fe…
Join team captains Aaron Wood and Hannah Campbell as they pit top comedians against each other through a variety of games chosen by you! Expect stand-up, absurd challenges and a wh…
After a gold medal run at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Coach Mon is pumped for a spectacular sports extravaganza, but her athletes have disappeared! How can The Com…
Two boys meet.
The Pigeons are up against the clock! Running Out of Time! is The Milky Pigeons’ debut full-length sketch-comedy show.
Join us on these 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 Instr…
On an endless summer night, love’s joys and complications play out in triple-time.
When you were younger you’d look at adults and think they had it all figured out.
Emmy® award winner Jacki Thrapp teaches you how to sell out your Fringe show in an immersive pyramid scheme parody paired with a side of manipulation and capitalism in this once-i…
PEOPLE OF EDINBURGH, prepare to cry so hard you accidentally laugh! Feast on a buffet of hardship and despair, where COMEDIANS lay down their jokes, don the fashion of 18th-century…
A stunning mixed-bill of new and established acts.
Prepare to have your minds blown in this late-night line-up of the best magic, comedy and variety the Fringe has to offer! Late Night Magic brings you a brand-new cast of magicians…
In and Out Comedy is a compilation show made up of the most exciting up-and-coming talent that the comedy circuit has to offer.
A tale of comedy, Covid, cancer and some complete and utter c*nts! Four years ago Simon went through a break up and decided to try comedy.
The tales of the dragons are special for many reasons.
Paradise Palms’ infamous late-night cabaret returns for its 10th year at the Fringe! An intoxicating blend of crushed red velvet, cuddly toys, neon, strong cocktails and loveable r…
Looking for dark and dirty jokes but want to go to bed early? Then look no further! Join Adam Riley for an hour of flaps-to-the-wall stand-up from the man they couldn’t cancel beca…
The Late Night Party Boyz, have messed up.
As a teacher, if you don’t laugh you’ll cry, so come and cry with laughter! Award-winning comedian Daniel Delby, an ex-teacher turned full-time comedian as he shares hilarious stor…
Edinburgh veteran Andrew Roper is surrounded by teenagers with massive social media followings.
Scottish Highland and Island musical traditions collide with brand-new compositions by folk band Breabach.
A comedy show that is perfect for date night with friends or partners.
Two years is how long it takes me to write a proper show.
‘Witty, yet painfully authentic’ (The Student), Lights Out is an intimate, real-time conversation following two sisters, as they slowly move from playful banter, such as hypothetic…
A hilarious, heartfelt and compelling coming-of-age homage to the 80s.
Sex and relationship education is on the timetable and award-winning drag queen Miss Angela Bra is your supply teacher for this very special lesson on how to handle yourself in any…
How do we uncover our true colours in a world full of reasons to hide? A life-affirming, thought-provoking comedy about trying to blend in everywhere yet belonging nowhere, from en…
We all know the fairy tales and their immortal final line: happily ever after… But that isn’t real life.
He’s your typical 90s teenage boy.
Following their five-star, fan-favourite run at the Fringe last year, OOTB are back again for their 20th year with tighter harmonies, crazier choreography and enough high notes to …
Winner: 2023 Best Theatre Award.
The disability Taskmaster! Ever tried drawing with your feet? Made your lunch one-handed? Had a go at audio description? It’s trickier than you think! The perfect way to spend your…
Abby awoke in hospital after a late miscarriage and, high on anaesthesia, decided to become a comedian.
Social media sensation Christopher tells of his life, as a ‘boy who’s a bit girly really’.
When his mother was diagnosed with cancer, Ricky was faced with a question: Is now the right time to come out? After rave reviews at Edinburgh Fringe 2023, Ricky Sim returns with t…
Ridiculous things always happen to Harriet, but this year it’s out of control.
This VAULT Festival Show of the Week nominee tells the story of UK communities losing their homes to coastal erosion.
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 …
The spectre returns to the feast for a fresh new hour of wailing and moaning.
Stamptown presents Stamptown Comedy Night Sold Out Run: Soho Theatre (2021-2024) Sold Out Run: Edinburgh Fringe (2017-2023) A raunchy, chaotic, full-on fe…
Devised from Oscar Wilde’s prison letters to his lover, written during his charge of ‘gross indecency,’ this show unfolds in a queer club scene where freedom and expression unite p…
This year, Sh!t-faced Shakespeare® are pouring their legendary cock-eyed chaos into the Bard-shaped vessel that is A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
This year, Sh!t-faced Shakespeare® are pouring their legendary cock-eyed chaos into the Bard-shaped vessel that is A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
This year, Sh!t-faced Shakespeare® are pouring their legendary cock-eyed chaos into the Bard- shaped vessel that is A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
This year, Sh!t-faced Shakespeare® are pouring their legendary cock-eyed chaos into the Bard-shaped vessel that is A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Striking Performance Poetry, Disarming comedy, and a celebration of Gender Fluidity from a Transwoman playfully establishing her voice.
In the lead up to Refugee Week, Refugee Action are bringing together some of the UK’s top comics for an evening of stand-up comedy, raising money to support the im…
Contralto? Baritone? No Limits! No Preconceptions! (No Clue).
A stellar night of live comedy set in the city’s favourite local hang-out, Edinburgh Street Food.
“Out of the Box” is a Family friendly comedy show featuring world-class juggling, contagious laughs, and a show-stopping finale starring a toothbrush.
Vaudevillian duo Norvil & Josephine present their magical extravaganza.
TONY winner and Grammy Nominee Lena Hall is set to bring her latest one woman show “Little Career of Horrors,” to London’s Cadogan Hall.
If you’ve never seen Shakespeare performed Aussie style, this is your chance.
PEOPLE OF BRIGHTON, prepare to cry so hard you accidentally laugh! Feast on a buffet of hardship and despair, where COMEDIANS lay down their jokes, don the fashion of 18th century …
London Gaita Social Club is an urban collective that plays and celebrates the afro-indigenous musical traditions of Colombia.
Emily is finally ready to come out as a transgender woman.
“I’ve always had a passion for stand-up comedy, and I’m thrilled to be gearing up for my first solo show.
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…
Fresh on the heels of his critically acclaimed memoirs, Nailing It, Montana’s transatlantic messenger returns with new rants, knife-edge observations, thrilling mu…
Fresh on the heels of his critically acclaimed memoirs, Nailing It, Montana’s transatlantic messenger returns with new rants, knife-edge observations, thrilling mu…
This eye-opening play shines a light on plight of four brilliant young women fighting for the same rights as their male peers at Cambridge University in 1896.
Blue Badge Bunch Produced by Ingenious Fools, Created by Benny Shakes 7+ recommended, All Ages welcome Step into a world of rip-roaring laughter and learning with “Blue Badge Bunch…
Experience Brighton Blue, where music, culture and history intertwine in a mesmerizing performance.
Step into a world of enchantment and rhythm with "Night at the Harem" – an exquisite bellydance extravaganza show! Immerse yourself in the allure o…
Kate Daniels has a beautiful voice perfectly suited to the elegance of Gershwin, as well as an enchanting way of dropping nuggets of biographical detail.
Award-winning Irish comedians, Marty Gleeson and Roger O’ Sullivan (BBC New Comedy Awards nominees, Leicester Square New Comedian Finalist & Unexplained Legends Podcast) invite you…
Lukey Newms presents a New Talent Night, headlined by one of the hottest talents on the circuit, Onojie Idemudia.
The hottest, fiercest cabaret in Brighton! An all-Australian, all-female cast of superstars unites for an electrifying night of entertainment.
The Christmas story, Broadway-style.
A queer retelling of A Midsummers Night’s Dream set in the 1970’s is set to hit the Debating Chamber on the 3rd, 4th and 5th of May.
‘What country, friends, is this?’ At a moonlit cafe surrounded by the sea, Olivia sings a lament to her lost brother, watched on by faded crowd.
VAULT FESTIVAL 2023 SHOW OF THE WEEK NOMINEE ★★★★★ Broadway World “This town is falling apart.
A fundraising night of theatre, music, comedy and celebration for our great pal Michael Patrick.
Award-winning Flabbergast Theatre bring a rambunctious approach to Shakespeare’s much-loved comedy, an exhilarating and hilarious show in which Goblins run amok, the King and Que…
Adapted and directed by Eliot Giuralarocca, Chekhov’s short stories remain as memorable and bracing as jumping into a cold plunge pool after a hot sauna! Performed by a company of…
The Emmy, Golden Globe and Olivier award-winning actor Brian Cox, makes his return to the London stage in Spring 2024 starring in Long Day’s Journey Into Night.
Emma Rice is a genius - we know this from her stage adaptations of classic texts - but when it comes to a wholly original play written by Rice herself, how does she fare?The play i…
After crushing it opening for Russell Howard’s SOLD-OUT UK Tour, Steve Hall and Steve Williams are in town with a double dose of fantastic stand up.
After crushing it opening for Russell Howard’s SOLD-OUT UK Tour, Steve Hall and Steve Williams are in town with a double dose of fantastic stand up.
The incomparable Sheridan Smith returns to musical theatre in the world premiere of Opening Night from the creative minds of Rufus Wainwright, one of the most acclaimed songwriters…
Mortal SinChallenging authority in 1960s rural Ireland.
Eleanor Rhode’s new production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the RSC is a child’s-eye Shakespeare; a tale told in either the boring black and white of adult discourse or a …
Come and join us for an evening of script in hand readings from our new writing programme – Stage Write.
Amy Johnson had her ambitions and she flew at them.
ChoirCo is the UK’s biggest a cappella choir.
21st Century Cox brings you a Night of Cosmic Comedy! Once again, the land of Monstopia is under threat, and it’s up to Monster Enthusiast Osric Omand and his ex-Nazi caretaker Ha…
Peppa Pig is back in her oinktastic brand new live show, Fun Day Out! Join Peppa, along with her family and friends as they go to the zoo and also the beach for a special party- it…
To celebrate 30 years of the PDC World Darts Championship, some of the biggest names in the sport will take to the stage in London for a night that no darts fan will wan…
Sam Tallent (“the absurd voice of a surreal generation”- The Denver Post) is a comedian, novelist and host of the Chubby Behemoth Podcast.
A story of the people who work while the majority sleep.
Redbridge Creates’ Shakespeare production this year is Twelfth Night, brought to you by the same team who produced Macbeth and last year’s Romeo and Juliet, using the same imagin…
Join Chris on his (un)wellness journey of discovery (of procrastination methods), personal development (of his anxious thoughts) and self-help(lessness), as he wades sar…
A one-act theatrical monologue with music telling the tales of the remarkable life of Marie Curie; the woman, the mother, the widow, the scientist, the Nobel prize winner, who shat…
Natasha Rea fearlessly smashes down barriers and raises awareness of bipolar disorder in this captivating one-woman show, based on the critically acclaimed Amazon bestseller “Me,…
“Shisha lounges are an essential part of the Muslim experience bruv, like the Fillet o Fish” Chunkyz Shisha Lounge is a home away from home for Jihad, Rashid and Asif, …
This is the electric, funny and raw autobiographical debut by Declan Bennett.
Direct from the West End, and the iconic London Palladium, Whitney – Queen of the Night is a celebration of the music and life of one of the greatest singers of all time: Whi…
Join the HandleBards at the Actors Church for a hilarious, high-octane production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Four of the West End’s leading names join the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra in Battersea Park for an evening of showtunes like no other.
Join Chris on his (un)wellness journey of discovery (of procrastination methods), personal development (of his anxious thoughts) and self-help(lessness), as he wades sarcastically …
A carefully considered celebration of the trailblazing musician Nina Simone.
Grab your dancing shoes ‘cos the 20s are here to stay! Swing classics and Prohibition-era hits from some of the finest talents in the country.
A carefully considered celebration of the trailblazing musician Nina Simone.
In 1971, Juliane Koepcke, 17 years of age, was the sole survivor of the LANSA Flight 508 plane crash.
Is Exeter University emerging as the new powerhouse in student musical groups on the Edinburgh Fringe? Let’s not complicate this - the answer is simply but emphatically Yes.
Roger O’Sullivan (BBC New Comedy Awards Regional finalist) has had work featured on BBC One, BBC Three, RTÉ and BBC Radio 4.
Where would school theatre be without A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Twelfth Night? The latter is certainly a popular Shakespeare play for drama educators, with its saga of shipwr…
A captivating one-woman show, based on the critically acclaimed Amazon bestseller Me, Myself and Bipolar Brenda.
Raucous, wild and an incy bit different – this one-hour compilation show with a changing nightly lineup, gives you a fabulous cross section of Fringe mayhem in one wild bite-size…
Jenny Ryan – better known as the dream-crushing brainbox The Vixen on the hit ITV quiz The Chase – breaks away from teatime telly and invites you to an evening of song, storyte…
Join The HandleBards for their cycle-powered, four-hander, high-octane version of Shakespeare’s classic comedy.
Orange Claw Hammer take the music of Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band and bend it into shape for the 21st century.
‘Who do you think is a better drinker, the Chinese god or the foreign god?’ ‘Do gods talk about fatalism even when they drink too much?’ Combining installation art, theatre, photog…
Let’s get 100 people in a room for a quiz night like no other.
Straight from the 2022 Pleasance Reserve, Dee Allum (BBC New Comedian Finalist, Chortle Best Newcomer Nominee) and Katie Green (Funny Women finalist, tour support for Jonathan Van …
‘Who do you think is a better drinker, the Chinese god or the foreign god?’ ‘Do gods talk about fatalism even when they drink too much?’ Combining installation art, theatre, photog…
Back again after sell-out shows in 2019, swing jazz sensations Out of the Blue Jazz will be performing the ever-popular Great American Songbook, a classic mix of great lyrics, grea…
A Night of the Mind – Fraser Penman, the world’s most unique hypnotist, is an international stage hypnotist and mentalist.
A laugh-out-loud, immersive, comedic, heartfelt tribute to Hollywood’s most iconic blonde bombshell.
Blue Dragon.
‘Drop by drop we take the poison of men til we become immune.
Character comedian and stand-up Rhiannon Shaw (‘a cunning comic mind’ (Chortle.
The Night of the Musicals is a dazzlingly fun, exceptionally energetic hour of musical entertainment.
An hour of sharp-tongued humour, risqué songs and jaw-dropping physical feats.
In true Fringe spirit, The Oxford Belles bounced back from interruption to deliver an hour of punchy girl-power anthems partly marred by issues with balance and mixing.
It’s a one night stand for the Fannies (‘hilarious stream-of-consciousness double act’ (Entertainment-Focus.
Journey along ancient song lines with The Bardesse, everywoman time-travelling troubadour, as your guide.
Our show will take you on an exciting journey through the world of Broadway showtunes all the way to some of your favourite pop song classics.
Come and enjoy this surreal adventure where we might learn some things (?!) and discover who is Blue Peter.
The N205 arrives.
The N205 arrives.
Ross Wilson, aka Blue Rose Code, writes songs straight from, and to, the heart.
Imaginary celebrity Vaginus Hemmingway invites you to stave off the humdrum horror of the ongoing apocalypse with an evening of elegant debauchery at the fabled Cabaret Rathole –…
Imaginary celebrity Vaginus Hemmingway invites you to stave off the humdrum horror of the ongoing apocalypse with an evening of elegant debauchery at the fabled Cabaret Rathole –…
Residents of Bristleburg, USA: Meet at the bus to begin our exploratory Fringe Festival tour.
Immerse yourself in Dvořák’s lively Eighth Symphony in this evening of music and conversation, presented in the round.
A new dramatic musical with music by Tim Nelson and lyrics by Vincent Aniceto tells the story of a group of everyday people working on the 104th floor of the World Trade Center on …
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 …
Dead of Night by Hurly Burly is a traipse through gothic romantic literature in an exploration of the nature of humanity and monsters.
Join Nicola Benedetti and artists from across the 2023 opening weekend for an evening of music celebrating community.
Peaks and Valleys is a 3-4 piece band, performing original music in an intimate pub basement setting.
From the moment Zach Zucker's comedy alter ego Jack Tucker walks out on stage to introduce Stamptown, the audience knows they're in for something truly special.
Dara is not a ghost.
The Ludarch returns with their game design show! Come summon forth a brand-new game from the realms of the imagination: from the initial concept, through brainstorming and rough de…
Why toddle when you can dance? Join DJ Monski Mouse and her dancers for this multi award-nominated, epic session of bopping, bonkers, beautiful fun.
Burned Out follows a nurse who is barely making ends meet.
JazzMain presents Blue Note Nights.
Join Colin “WhiskyForager” every night for an extra-special flight of three fantastic single malts from his private reserve collection.
Take The Bins Out is a dark comedy, telling the story of Finley Whitmore, whose congenital eye disorder wreaks havoc on his professional and personal life.
A show dedicated to Mr Segway, the man who invented the Segway, all performed entirely on Segways.
A WIP comedy-cabaret show, tracking one woman’s life from the same night every year of her life, from childhood sleepovers to first sexual experiences and her changing relationship…
Liars & Clowns returns to Edinburgh to showcase the best alternative comedians from around the festival.
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…
Kirsty Lynch and Jimi Longmuir present 3 Out of 4 Twats, a late-night mixed bill with two very special guests every evening.
Surviving the streets of Coventry in his NAF NAF jacket, discovering the gay scene in 90s Soho, exploring the lonely aisles of Hobbycraft, Declan Bennett’s electric, funny and raw …
Winner of the 2023 Edinburgh Untapped Award, One Way Out is a powerful exploration of the injustices suffered by the Windrush generation, through the lens of four boys from South L…
Forget rabbits out of hats.
Returning for its fourth year, Henry Ginsberg presents a possibly anarchic, probably slightly depraved and almost certainly alcohol-fuelled showcase of the best stand-up comedy fro…
My oh my, you’re in for a treat with Giddy Aunt Improv! These young whippersnappers are putting on a show full of silly games, sketches, songs and more, all made up on the spot and…
Will Hall: Mild Peril – Rising star Will Hall (seen on BBC Three and Channel 4) brings 45 minutes of his ‘electrically witty’ (BroadwayBaby.
Looking for dark and dirty jokes but want to go to bed early? Then look no further! Join Adam Riley for an hour of flaps-to-the-wall stand-up from the man they couldn’t cancel beca…
Philipp Kostelecky brings the festival’s best acts together for a late-night extravaganza! No rules, no regulations – it’s late night so anything goes.
24 different award-winning or nominated comedians perform their full shows, recorded for Netflix, Amazon Prime and YouTube. See FringeSpecials.com for listings.
Paradise Palms’ infamous late-night cabaret returns with the usual intoxicated blend of raucous stage antics, cocktails and beautifully behaved rowdiness.
Join Chris on his (un)wellness journey of discovery (of procrastination methods), personal development (of his anxious thoughts) and self-help(lessness), as he wades sarcastically …
With such an emotionally heavy title as An Asian Queer Story: Coming Out to Dead People, I was a little worried what to expect from this comedy show.
Kirsty Lynch and Jimi Longmuir present 3 Out of 4 Twats, a late-night mixed bill with two very special guests every evening.
Join the best-joke-list-bothering, holey-cheese-flinging, diaphragm-jiggling comedian as he presents a hostess trolley full of stuff he finds funny.
A ridiculous variety show featuring the visually absurd, the whimsically witty and the wildly beautiful.
An improvised comedy extravaganza of tales of gods and monsters, heroines and heroes, mundane and mythological beings all made up on the spot each day from audience suggestions.
City trader, Olly, still recovering from the death of his boyfriend, Sam, has a chance encounter with homeless teenager Aaron.
Newly promoted FID detective LaRhonda Parker is assigned to investigate the death of a Black motorist during a traffic stop involving her husband’s ex-partner, Boyd Sully, a 29-yea…
Get on the Lash! Just in time for last orders.
‘Mum, I’m a lesbian.
Sikisa’s Hear Me Out is a wonderful hour of stand-up that raises the roof with material that leaves you with a smile on your face and a spring in your step.
‘In London I was a gefilte fish out of water, in Hampshire I was Moses, wandering.
So! Come up to the lab and see what’s on the slab! Our infamous Rocky Horror themed nights are back at the world-famous Frankenstein! Give yourself over to absolute pleasure by j…
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 disability Taskmaster! A hilarious, interactive game show where each game represents a different disability, giving kids and grown-ups the chance to learn about autism and cere…
Sitting at the front of the queue, an hour before the show started, I was stung by a bee.
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…
Since we were formed in 1983, we’ve believed in doing things differently.
There is just something so wholesome about Priya Hall’s Grandmother’s Daughter.
Adele brings all her very best new jokes, ideas and wisdom to Durham.
Adele brings all her very best new jokes, ideas and wisdom to Durham.
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM by William Shakespeare Shakespeare’s best-lived comedy presented in a magical new production by award-winning Durham-based Elysium Theatre Company.
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM by William Shakespeare Shakespeare’s best-lived comedy presented in a magical new production by award-winning Durham-based Elysium Theatre Company.
Bored of the same-old Summer Saturday nights? Fed up with listening to your neighbour’s kids screaming in the garden? Want to get away from the topless chanting lads who invade B…
Eine Nacht im Weimar!Music, Tanzen und Kabbarett!Come and join us for the heady days of Berlin in the 1920’s.
About the show Ever wondered what would happen if you got your divorced parents back together again for a day? BóNJ is a “bitofalaugh,” “intri…
Continuing their residency at The Courtyard Theatre. Come and enjoy an evening of live performances. Monologues, Duologues, Music, Spoken Word/Poetry, Stand Up Comedy + more.
About the show Celebrate the opening of the 15th festival with an exhilarating night of music and dance including two special guest performances from companies AXIOM and…
Your classic, uncensored, alcohol-fuelled noughties sitcom.
Three queer space explorers search for a new planet in this wacky sci-fi adventure! The year is 2150, and the Earth is nearly burnt out.
Come and join us for an evening of script in hand readings from our new writing programme – Stage Write.
Join us Under the Archway for a day of aerial performances from the incredible team from Blue Moon Circus.
If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
A dramatic retelling of the life of Jeremy Segway.
Nominated for Best Show in the Amused Moose Comedy Awards 2022, Phil Green now brings us his latest work-in-progress show.
Venue B hosts a monthly sell out gig of local young up and coming bands and DJs.
Venue B hosts a monthly sell out gig of local young up and coming bands and DJs.
It’s been a year since Sophie disappeared from David’s life.
It’s been a year since Sophie disappeared from David’s life.
“Mum, forgot to tell you - I’m a lesbian.
Alvin and Chin are good friends but very different.
Alvin and Chin are good friends but very different.
“Mum, forgot to tell you - I’m a lesbian.
A deeply moving, fast-paced true story of catastrophe, survival and love from Britain’s home front: these uniquely told stories intertwine and unfold to take you on a journey you…
A deeply moving, fast-paced true story of catastrophe, survival and love from Britain’s home front: these uniquely told stories intertwine and unfold to take you on a journey you…
Let Lilly Buchanan whisk you away for an evening of decorum and debauchery. A night of dancing and singing, and one or two risqué strip teases…
Let Lilly Buchanan whisk you away for an evening of decorum and debauchery. A night of dancing and singing, and one or two risqué strip teases…
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.
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…
If the encore of a show entails audience members chucking white tennis socks at you, would you consider it a success? You might, if the tennis socks were props for an avalanche so …
If you’ve ever wanted to defy gravity, run away with the circus, or simply love hanging around upside down.
If you’ve ever wanted to defy gravity, run away with the circus, or simply love hanging around upside down .
The brilliant Blue Moon Youth and Adult Circus Companies are all set to thrill; as they spin, twist, dance and fly.
The brilliant Blue Moon Youth and Adult Circus Companies are all set to thrill; as they spin, twist, dance and fly. FREE Enjoy this spectacular display of aerial circus skills
Carousel is excited to bring Blue Camel Club to Brighton Fringe for this very special event, hosted in the Caravanserai pop-up festival.
Carousel is excited to bring Blue Camel Club to Brighton Fringe for this very special event, hosted in the Caravanserai pop-up festival.
The latest stand-up fledglings from Jill Edwards Stand-Up Comedy Course at Brighton’s Komedia take to the stage for their very first time in our electric atmosphere ‘New Act Nigh…
Adele brings all her very best new jokes, ideas and wisdom to Brighton.
Adele brings all her very best new jokes, ideas and wisdom to Brighton.
BLUE was Derek Jarman’s final film.
Brace yourself.
Brace yourself.
Celebrate the start of Brighton Fringe 2023 by joining us at the Caravanserai launch.
Celebrate the start of Brighton Fringe 2023 by joining us at the Caravanserai launch.
Join the revellers as mother nature envelops the Globe Theatre for Shakespeare’s deliciously disruptive and intoxicating comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
A generational rift leads to father and son at odds, with the fate of the family at risk.
Generation Games is a double bill featuring two one-act plays: A Certain Term by Michael McManus and I F_ _ _ _ _ n’ Love You by Charlie Ross Mackenzie.
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.
Comedy Bloomers returns in 2023 with a lovely lineup of comedy talents.
This town is falling apart.
A dramatic retelling of the life of Jeremy Segway.
A brand new production for all ages fusing puppetry, storytelling and live music.
Tiler Peck turns up the heat with this handpicked showcase of talent.
“The disability ‘Taskmaster’!” A hilarious gameshow where each game represents a different disability, giving kids and grown ups the chance to learn about Autism and Cerebral P…
Come and join us for an evening of script in hand readings from our new writing programme – Stage Write.
Come and join us for an evening of script in hand readings from our new writing programme – Stage Write.
TV’s Priya Hall brings you her new WIP all about her 2021 breakdown. Expect cats, breakdowns and BIG REALISATIONS.
Loser-in-love Lewis has met a girl online.
Worst Foot Forward is the comedy-trivia podcast all about failure, celebrating the worst things in the world.
This award-winning wild child musical thunders through Meat Loaf’s legendary powerhouse anthems including I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That), Paradise By The …
It’s electrified audiences in London, New York, Toronto and Germany, and won the audience-voted Evening Standard Award for Best New Musical.
Three queer space explorers search for a new planet in this wacky sci-fi adventure! The year is 2150, and the Earth is nearly burnt out.
Three queer space adventurers, Jed, Ellis and Alma, search for a new planet in this wacky sci-fi adventure! The year is 2150, and the Earth is nearly burnt out.
“I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here” Is an intense durational performance focused on desire, gaze, and hysteria.
Nocturne: A late night cabaret featuring the very best in entertainment from across the UK.
Striking Performance Poetry, Disarming comedy, and a celebration of Gender Fluidity from a part-time Transwoman playfully establishing her voice.
An evening of live performances. Monologues, Duologues, Music, Spoken Word/Poetry, Stand Up Comedy + more.
Come spend one special winters evening in East Londons favourite hole, The Glory.
Off Broadway Comedy Club by Giggle GaggleThe Off Broadway Comedy Club is Brightons newest comedy night.
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…
ONE NIGHT OF QUEEN Performed by GARY MULLEN AND THE WORKS In 2000, Gary Mullen won ITV’s “Stars In Their Eyes” Live Grand Final, with the larges…
Ed Night - who you might have seen seen on BBC Three, ITV2 and Comedy Central - will be bringing an hour of brand-new jokes along with ‘one of the country’s top new comedy acts’, T…
Come and join us for a special evening of script in hand readings from our new writing programme – Stage Write.
Navy Blue, the colour of workers’ overalls is an existential cry of protest, a dance/voice-over/visual performance choreographed by Oona Doherty and cast to Rachmaninov’s Piano…
Coming to Sadler’s Wells in September as part of its world tour, A Night At The Kabuki is a retelling of Romeo and Juliet to original recordings of songs by Queen.
"Maybe there's something wrong with both of us.
Take a trip into one of Shakespeare’s classic comedies, in this version 12 actors will play over 20 roles. Set in a modern Britain, tackling love in many sources.
One voice.
A concert of contemporary classical chamber music featuring both compositions by musicians who served in the armed forces, and new work composed in response to the works of these …
Building on his award-winning London debut, the new extended show Music of the Night is a feast for the eyes, ears and soul.
Benny Bonanza: Blue Brisbane Boy is the debut Fringe show for Australia’s best poet you’ve never heard of! From the creator of the Fringe gem Doo Wop Art Flop – Pay what you want…
A concert of new music for solo piano.
Burnt Out – one Australian’s experience of our changing climate.
The quiz with just one question! Ollie Horn challenges a different comedian friend each show to a deceptively difficult game of putting things in order.
This show presents a collective of exciting musical theatre numbers relating to the theme of being unapologetically you and making a lasting impact on the world around you.
One night.
‘Blue Balloons Pink’ is an exciting piece of new writing which made it’s debut at Brighton Fringe in May.
Our show will take you on an exciting journey through the world of Broadway showtunes all the way to some of your favourite pop song classics.
‘Blue Balloons Pink’ is an exciting piece of new writing which made it’s debut at Brighton Fringe in May.
John and James’ Tantric Night Out is a conventionally attractive new comedy show from the people behind Final Cut and BIG SHOP.
John and James’ Tantric Night Out is a conventionally attractive new comedy show from the people behind Final Cut and BIG SHOP.
Nick had a bit of breakdown in 2021, but now he’s coming back strong! Hilarious and inventive stand-up, as seen and heard on BBC2, BBC3, and BBC Radio 4.
The HandleBards are a cycling theatre company who pedal Shakespeare plays to outdoor venues all across the UK.
Nick had a bit of breakdown in 2021, but now he’s coming back strong! Hilarious and inventive stand-up, as seen and heard on BBC2, BBC3, and BBC Radio 4.
Taylor & Leigh return to the festival with blisteringly hot country blues.
Join the greatest comedians from across the globe as they blur the line between arte-fact and arte-fiction in a wholly improvised set, prompted by genuine artefacts housed in the N…
‘100% my type on paper.
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…
Old Fruit Jar Productions are back with a fresh take on one of Shakespeare's classics! After a storm destroys all hope for a relaxing cruise across the ocean, Vi…
Debut Fringe show from one of Ireland’s fastest rising stand-ups, award-winning writer, creator and star of BBC NI sketch series The Paddy Raff Show and host of BBC Three’s Stand U…
‘100% my type on paper.
A carefully considered celebration of the trailblazing musician Nina Simone.
David and Emma arrive at work on Christmas Eve – the only two people in the office the morning after the Christmas party.
Freedom is a powerful word.
Cinema’s greatest hits performed by an award-winning a cappella group! From international competitions to sell-out shows, singing powerhouses Sweet Nothings have done it all.
Slap ‘N’ Tickle Theatre Company, founded in 2020 by East 15 Acting School alumni, has created a fabulously entertaining piece of devised theatre that explores sensitive issues …
We live in a crazy world of fear and anxiety! But don’t worry, Dr Theatre is here to solve your problems in a show packed full of fabulous musical theatre songs with all the answ…
When 18-year-old Eliza doesn’t come home one night, her family and friends are forced to confront their own issues and insecurities in an attempt to find out what has happened to…
The gals are back for one night only! Join The Fannies laughing at life from PMT to HRT, fuelled on G’n’T and B&H.
Mind reader Mason King returns to the Edinburgh Fringe for another journey into the inner depths of your mind! In this brand new mind reading, magic and mentalism show, Mason invit…
Based on a true story, Silent Night is set in an Anderson shelter on Christmas Eve in 1940.
Five couples – three human, one fairy, and one mythical – find their relationships sorely tested, intimately probed and indecently exposed when a troupe of amateur theatricals …
After my last Fringe appearance (August, 2016), I had to step away from Edinburgh and consider how to be less devastatingly funny.
From the makers of Legs and Logs.
Michael and Tony are in the “Waste Management Business”.
Michael and Tony are in the “Waste Management Business”.
Top Comedy Pick, NY Times (2022).
Liz Lochhead’s slick modern take on a sadly relevant ancient tale is brought to life with intelligent staging and a ferociously powerful central performance from Adura Onashile.
Tuesday Night Sleeping Club: a night-and-action radio.
Join award-winning Jewish comedian Rachel Creeger for a wander down a rocky road paved with the best of intentions.
Paradise Palms’ infamous buffet of raucous cabaret and queer performance alongside comedy, spoken word and the darn-right ridiculous.
There is a real physicality in music.
There will be cake.
Local jazz quartet JazzMain has built its reputation around the 50s and 60s Blue Note Jazz era, closely studying exceptional jazz artists like Dexter Gordon and his contemporaries …
Fade In: Heidi sits at her desk writing the blurb for this show.
A disquieting and darkly funny play which shines a light on the state of mental health services in modern Britain.
Why toddle when you can dance? Join DJ Monski Mouse and her dancers for an epic session of bonkers, bopping, beautiful fun.
What colour is the sound of a cello? How do you show the taste of an apple? A colourful, complex solo performance exploring autobiographical experiences of synaesthesia.
Allyson June Smith and Daisy Earl are two of the highest regarded female comedians in the industry.
Blue loves the sea.
Henry Ginsberg (FHM Stand-Up Hero, Reading Festival New Act Of The Year) presents a possibly anarchic, probably slightly depraved and almost certainly alcohol-fuelled showcase of t…
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 …
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…
Let Philip Simon keep your little ones giggling more than that time they saw their teacher’s dirty washing on Google Classroom! Created during lockdown to entertain the children bo…
Mr Brightside hasn’t left the UK charts in 18 years.
Watch the German Comedy Ambassador give everything a good rinse and witness him wring sense out of the nonsensical.
On your marks, get set, science! Join popular YouTubers and children’s TV presenters Maddie Moate and Greg Foot (as seen on Cbeebies’ Maddie’s Do You Know? and CBBC’s Blue Peter) f…
‘Russell’s mum believes the whole pandemic is one huge elaborate excuse to get Bradley Walsh more airtime on British TV and Russell is just grateful for a chance to catch up on the…
An improvised comedy extravaganza of tales of gods and monsters, heroines and heroes, mundane and mythological beings all made up on the spot each day from audience suggestions.
Henry Ginsberg (FHM Stand-Up Hero, Reading Festival New Act Of The Year) presents a possibly anarchic, probably slightly depraved and almost certainly alcohol-fuelled showcase of t…
One of the (many) great things about Fringe is that new comics, who don’t yet have an hour’s worth of material, can buddy up to put on a show — Chris Hall and Mark Bittleston…
Unfiltered compilation show, where the hecklers are being heckled.
The Christmas story, Broadway-style.
After selling out at the Adelaide Fringe, Liars and Clowns comes to Edinburgh to showcase the best alternative, underground and weird acts from around the festival.
Full of post-Covid fallout, antibodies and menopausal rage, Daphna Baram emerges out of her safe cave into her 50s, to find out what is left of our world as we knew it.
Leith Social offers a rotation of different comedic, musical and cabaret acts under the roof of The Pitt Street Market, hosted by Cornish comedian Sam Lake.
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…
As the discourse on trans people becomes more toxic in the UK – comedian, trans woman and nuisance Jen Ives is here to sort it all out, hun.
Who says poetry is box office poison? Fresh from wowing crowds opening for The Libertines and John Cooper Clarke, Luke Wright serves up banger after banger at the hottest late nigh…
Well-written, though lacking in some areas, Out to Lunch is an enjoyable watch for anyone interested in a slice of wacky humour.
Pack your calculators, save your spread sheets and set your automatic email reply because Karen from Finance is heading Out of Office! She’s hitting the road and she’s hitting it h…
The disability Taskmaster! A hilarious rip-roaring game show with humour for all ages, where kids join in the games and learn about disability! Hosted by Benny Shakes, with co-host…
It’s the late night comedy gameshow that put’s the ‘dick’ in dictionary.
Explosive, gag-packed comedy from Leicester Comedy Festival Award nominees returning to the Fringe following their acclaimed 2021 run.
Camden Fringe presents SongTeller - A one off, immersive celebration of the finest emerging LGBTQ+ songwriters London has to offer.
Camden Fringe presents SongTeller - A one off, immersive celebration of the finest emerging LGBTQ+ songwriters London has to offer.
Official Selection: New York Times Great Performers List (2020).
"What happens when you combine holy water and squash? Capers," Jonathan Sayer promises us during Mischief Comedy's Mischief Movie Night.
For the last eighteen years Out of the Blue has built a vibrant reputation as one of the finest acapella groups at Edinburgh.
Join CJ Hopkins in his show ‘The Art of Fitting Out’.
Join CJ Hopkins in his show ‘The Art of Fitting Out’.
Blue loves the sea.
Out of the Wings returns to the Omnibus for its annual festival of theatre from the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking worlds.
As Shirley and Dwight bury their mother, they remember their upbringing in 1980s Chapeltown, Leeds differently.
BLUE is about the quest for spiritual meaning in our modern secular and cynical age.
Experience Shakespeare’s best-loved comedy in the heart of Covent Garden with the award-winning Iris Theatre.
One of the stars of season 2 and 3 of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, Veronica Green is coming to the Maddermarket Theatre in Norwich, presented by Something Fab Productions.
“THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE NEVER DID RUN SMOOTH.
“Have you ever felt so sad you thought you’d never be happy again?” Charles, Billie and Alex live in the same house but they never see each other.
Night of 1000 proudly present: Night of 1000 Queens! A truly regal clubbing spectacular, hosting tribute to pop royalty.
‘My daughter had a party.
Night of 1000 proudly present: Night of 1000 Queens! You are cordially invited to a truly regal clubbing spectacular as Night Of 1000 hosts tribute to pop royalty.
‘My daughter had a party.
What is going on out there? Thrice vaccinated, twice covided and hit by heavy menopause, Daphna Baram emerges out of her safe cave into her fifties, to check out the world after Co…
What is going on out there? Thrice vaccinated, twice covided and hit by heavy menopause, Daphna Baram emerges out of her safe cave into her fifties, to check out the world after Co…
Simon Hall brings his manic energy and style to Brighton Fringe in his new show Simon Hall is Completely Fine.
Join us for two days of speakers, workshops and conversation at the University of Brighton.
Join us for two days of speakers, workshops and conversation at the University of Brighton.
Acclaimed Irish comedian Tadhg Hickey, “outstanding physical and comedic performer” (The Scotsman), brings you his weird and wonderful part theatre, part stand-up comedy show, ‘I…
Acclaimed Irish comedian Tadhg Hickey, “outstanding physical and comedic performer” (The Scotsman), brings you his weird and wonderful part theatre, part stand-up comedy show, ‘I…
‘Blue Balloons Pink’ by Daisy Roe is an exciting piece of new writing making its debut at Brighton Fringe.
‘Blue Balloons Pink’ by Daisy Roe is an exciting piece of new writing making its debut at Brighton Fringe.
“Legendary cock lobster.
“Legendary cock lobster.
Fish Out Of Water is a fresh, multi-disciplinary outdoor dance performance, which explores themes of belonging, otherness, displacement, and migrancy.
Fish Out Of Water is a fresh, multi-disciplinary outdoor dance performance, which explores themes of belonging, otherness, displacement, and migrancy.
Join us for a night of live music to uplift your soul! Featuring original music from Standing Phase (formerly The Woodville) bringing their unique blend of soul, with funky underto…
Join us for a night of live music to uplift your soul! Featuring original music from Standing Phase (formerly The Woodville) bringing their unique blend of soul, with funky underto…
Out to cause absolute pandemonium, Marcus Megastar’s bringing the party to Brighton with “The Music Of The Night” ’22 Fringe Showcase.
Out to cause absolute pandemonium, Marcus Megastar’s bringing the party to Brighton with “The Music Of The Night” ’22 Fringe Showcase.
A Trans Fairy Tale at the Latest Music Bar was a fairytale that focused on the most unsuspecting of characters - the Fairy Godmother.
Think you know the truth about Fairy Tales? Meet.
BARBARA BROWNSKIRT’S BIG NIGHT OUT.
The latest stand-up fledglings from Jill Edwards Stand-Up Comedy Course at Brighton’s Komedia take to the stage for their very first time in our electric atmosphere ‘New Act Nigh…
We’ve all had rough nights, but this one is one of the roughest.
We run comedy nights at this venue all year round but we have something special planned for the Fringe.
Still recovering from the weekend? As usual, you get online and start flicking through social media to see what have your friends been up to.
The first rule of character comedy is as follows: Be yourself! Unfortunately, young Daniel Wakeling hasn’t really figured out who he is yet.
The first rule of character comedy is as follows: Be yourself! Unfortunately, young Daniel Wakeling hasn’t really figured out who he is yet.
Join The Lion and Lobster & Mic Records as we celebrate live music with our Open Mic Night event - Fringe Edition.
Join The Lion and Lobster & Mic Records as we celebrate live music with our Open Mic Night event - Fringe Edition.
Tadhg Hickey introduces you to Feargal; a downtrodden but cheery man who fulfilled his lifelong dream of becoming an alcoholic.
Dust-sheets cover what little furniture there is in the expansive room of Dr Felix Kersten (Michael Lumsden), trusted personal physiotherapist to Reichsfuehrer Heinrich Himmler (Ri…
Meet Dolly: a 20-something Londoner with one hell of a temper.
SUNDAY SOCIAL AT THE RVT WITH MISS PENNY AND VILEDA MOPPESunday Social at The RVT is a unique mix of world-class cabaret and fantastic DJs.
As the discourse on trans people becomes more toxic in the UK comedian, trans-woman & nuisance Jen Ives is here to sort it all out, hun.
SUNDAY SOCIAL AT THE RVT WITH LOLA LASAGNE AND SON OF A TUTUSunday Social at The RVT is a unique mix of world-class cabaret and fantastic DJs.
A powerful new play about womanhood, blackness and healing by award-winner writer and performer Julene Robinson (The Witcher, Netflix; Get up, Stand Up!, London West End).
Friday March 4th from 8pmGARAGE, HAPPY HARDCORE, DRUM & BASSDRESS CODE - BUCKET HATS, SHELL SUITS & 90/00S CLUBWEARFREE ENTRY AND GLOWSTICKSBRING A JAM SANDWICHPurchase VIP…
The Documentary No One Asked ForThis absurdly hilarious radio play follows the investigations of a disgraced RTE journalist who has travelled to a strange island off the…
The classic movie from the 1970’s involving John Travolta donning a white suit to wow audience members as he dances the funky chicken to the iconic Bee Gees soundtrack has now Broo…
Calling all Rebel Girls and VioletsOn Friday 4th February 2022, XS POP will be tearing up Aatma in the heart of Manchester’s Northern Quarter, to celebrate all of the best women wh…
SUNDAY SOCIAL AT THE RVT WITH LOLA LASAGNE AND BRENDA LABEAUSunday Social at The RVT is a unique mix of world-class cabaret and fantastic DJs.
The critically acclaimed LIKE A STURGEON show is back at The Royal Vauxhall Tavern for a Burns Night like no other!Join RIPLEY as the First Minister of Scotland, Nicola S…
SUNDAY SOCIAL AT THE RVT WITH DANNY BEARD AND TANYA HYDESunday Social at The RVT is a unique mix of world-class cabaret and fantastic DJs.
Winner of Best Actor and Bewley’s Little Gem awards at Dublin Fringe, and nominated Best New Play at the Irish Times Theatre Awards, Aonghus Óg McAnally ret…
Winner of Best Actor and Bewley’s Little Gem awards at Dublin Fringe, and nominated Best New Play at the Irish Times Theatre Awards, Aonghus Óg McAnally ret…
Brighton Fringe is at a crossroads and the future is in our hands to shape it into what we both want and need it to be.
SUNDAY SOCIAL AT THE RVT WITH THE D.
Bringing top improv comedy to Shoreditch “Sprout”, veterans of two sell-out Edinburgh festivals shows, will be presenting “Whose Line Is It Anyway” type games, scenes and sto…
SUNDAY SOCIAL WITH MARY MAC AND SOOZ KEMPNER On Sunday 9th January we welcome back the actual Queen of Scotland and defender of the haggis, Mary Mac and our hugely popular new…
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Join CJ Hopkins in his debut show The Art of Fitting Out.
Come and join us for a game night!—You will ideally need 2 devices with internet access to play along with us—Games Available;Jackbox Party Packs 1-7Gartic Phone—Ticket link
"Part gig, part festival, part immersive adventure" - Lauren Laverne "Secret Cinema for live music" - London Live "Best Covid Safe Live Music Event 2020&qu…
There are few things worth travelling the length of the Jubilee Line for on a cold and wet rush-hour on a December night.
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The official Homotopia Festival laid-back vibes closing party.
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…
Tune in for an evening of conversation with RTÉ Radio 1’s cultural guru, Seán Rocks.
Boy out the City at Battersea’s Turbine Theatre is a solo piece performed by Declan Bennett.
This year Halloween falls on a Sunday and we are going all spooky on your cabaret asses, it will be bats in the belfry and monsters in the mash as we welcome Pixie Poltergeist Poli…
Join The Clapham Grand’s Showteam & London’s finest drag acts in a SPOOKTACULAR celebration of everything we love about Halloween in pop culture!Expect dragtastic numbers from your…
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This Sunday we welcome back the Iron Bru Queen of Scotland and defender of the haggis, Mary Mac and our hugely popular new star Sooz Kempner to Sunday Social, plus DJs Simon Le Van…
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There’s nowhere quite like Sunday Social at The RVT with it’s mix of world-class cabaret and amazing DJs.
Come and join us for a game night!—You will ideally need 2 devices with internet access to play along with us—Games Available;Jackbox Party Packs 1-7Gartic Phone—Ticket link
SUNDAY SOCIAL WITH THE DAME EDNA EXPERIENCE AND SON OF A TUTUSunday Social at The RVT is a unique mix of world-class cabaret and fantastic DJs with a crowd like no other.
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.
Sunday 3rd October we welcome back two of our most popular drag stars to Sunday Social, Poppycock and Mrs Moore plus DJs Simon Le Vans and the return of Craig Jones.
Known from Soho before Corona and on Zoom during Corona.
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Ladies Night at Monks Park Working Mens ClubAdvance tickets are 10 - On the night they will be 15FRIDAY 01st OCTOBER 2021 doors open at 19:00 show starts at 20:30A fun packed eveni…
Another lovely comedy evening, this time with Russell Arathoon, In 2018 Russell made his Edinburgh Fringe debut with his critically acclaimed show The Curious Incidents Of The Gay …
Learn how to make a lino-cut print from start to finish in a friendly in-person workshop with LGBT+ women, trans and non-binary people, led by Wild Water Art Store’s Gemma Curtis.
SUNDAY SOCIAL WITH MARY MAC AND LOLA LASAGNEThis Sunday we welcome back the Queen of Scotland Mary Mac and the Brighton Belle Lola Lasagne to Sunday Social, plus DJs Simon Le Vans …
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.
Come and join us for an open mic night!Ticket link
PIE Entertainment Ltd Presents A SLIGHTLY NAUGHTY NIGHT OUT Prepare to have your ribs, and everything else, tickled, as comedian Paul Eastwood brings h…
In May this year, under the guise of making the UK the safest place in the world to go online the government passed the Online Safety Bill which removes any content deemed as havin…
A Country Night In Nashville recreates the scene of a buzzing Honky Tonk in downtown Nashville, perfectly capturing the energy and atmosphere of an evening in the home o…
Solitude can be a beautiful thing.
SUNDAY SOCIAL WITH DAVE LYNN AND KARLA BEAR PLUS LIMITED FREE TICKETS FOR RVT MEMBERSThis Sunday we welcome to The RVT the drag legend that is Dave Lynn and the amazing Karla Bear,…
A Mindfulness session with the wonderful Sally!Ticket link
Come and get FILTHY IN PEACH at The Bitten Peach’s CLUB NIGHT at Colours Hoxton! PARTY + POP UP PERFORMANCES from 10pm-2am featuring an Asian cabaret dreamhouse of FILTHY FA…
A new monthly LGBTQ+ quiz for North London comes to Islington on Wednesday 15th September at The Angelic.
SUNDAY SOCIAL WITH DANNY BEARD AND HOLESTARThis Sunday we welcome back the incredible Danny Beard and the amazing Holestar to Sunday Social, plus DJs Simon Le Vans and guest TBC.
“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…
“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…
Marcus Hercules, Artistic Director of Hercules Productions, is the one-man wonder behind Prison Games, currently live on-stage at The Pleasance in north London having previouslybee…
SUNDAY SOCIAL WITH SOOZ KEMPNER AND MRS MOOREThis Sunday we welcome back the incredible Sooz Kempner and the amazing Mrs Moore to Sunday Social, plus DJs Simon Le Vans and guest TB…
‘Singing sensation’ Thomas Cameron is a Classic Brit Award-nominated, chart-topping young English tenor, whose powerful voice has been described as having velvet-like qualities…
‘Singing sensation’ Thomas Cameron is a Classic Brit Award-nominated, chart-topping young English tenor, whose powerful voice has been described as having velvet-like qualities…
‘Singing sensation’ Thomas Cameron is a Classic Brit Award-nominated, chart-topping young English tenor, whose powerful voice has been described as having velvet-like qualities…
‘Singing sensation’ Thomas Cameron is a Classic Brit Award-nominated, chart-topping young English tenor, whose powerful voice has been described as having velvet-like qualities…
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Big Night OutCreated & hosted by Grace n Mads Big Night Out is a night of queer performances.
BANK HOLIDAY SUNDAY SOCIAL WITH MARY MAC AND KARLA BEAR It’s the August Bank Holiday weekend and there’s nowhere quite like Sunday Social for world-class cabaret and amazing D…
Join us for an evening of games, and to have some fun! This event will be hosted on Discord.
QCC’s popular Enby and Trans + Online Social is back! Join Lindsay for this space for transgender, non-binary, gender non-confirming, intersex and questioning individuals to h…
We will not tolerate the hate speech & violence inflicted upon us and the murder of our lovers, friends & our LGBTQIA+ families /communities.
Find your place on the path to The Clapham Grand for our LION KING MOVIE NIGHT Weve already given you Mamma Mia, but were roaring back to full capacity Movie Nights here at T…
Fairies.
Learn how to make a lino-cut print from start to finish in a friendly in-person workshop with LGBT+ women, trans and non-binary people, led by Wild Water Art Store’s Gemma Curtis.
60-minutes, 12 characters, 7,500 words & One Actress! A fast-paced comedy with a love triangle, a case of mistaken identity, and a pair of yellow stockings! During the first lock…
60-minutes, 12 characters, 7,500 words & One Actress! A fast-paced comedy with a love triangle, a case of mistaken identity, and a pair of yellow stockings! During the first lock…
Ed and Bunny delve into the downsides of being highly evolved sentient beings in a culturally (in)sensitive post-pandemic wasteland/wonderland.
SUNDAY SOCIAL WITH DANNY BEARD AND SON OF A TUTUThis Sunday we welcome back the incredible Danny Beard and the amazing Son of a Tutu to Sunday Social, plus DJs Simon Le Vans and gu…
Ed and Bunny delve into the downsides of being highly evolved sentient beings in a culturally (in)sensitive post-pandemic wasteland/wonderland.
The seaweed is always greener down at The Clapham Grand such wonderful things surround you, at one of our Movie Nights! Leave the human world and transport yourselves Under T…
A Night at the Opera: critically-acclaimed pianist Andrew Wright performs attractive arrangements by Liszt and others, taken from operas by Wagner, Mascagni, Bellini and Rossini.
The third generation of York Comedy Society’s premier sketch troupe, The Dead Ducks, are alive and kicking with their new show ‘Ducks out of water’.
We Do Good Disco PresentsThe All Out Dynasty Extravaganza Party!To celebrate all things Dynasty we are having a super glam party upstairs in the Carrington Lounge at Ninth Life in …
Come join Sophia Stardust, Coco Couture and Tiana Biscuit for an evening of delightIf you are booking from your friends separately and wish to be seated together please E-mail us i…
The third generation of York Comedy Society’s premier sketch troupe, The Dead Ducks, are alive and kicking with their new show ‘Ducks Out of Water’.
The third generation of York Comedy Society’s premier sketch troupe, The Dead Ducks, are alive and kicking with their new show ‘Ducks out of water’.
Come and join us as we discuss photography!Bring your favourite photo to talk about or talk about any photographers you enjoyOr even bring personal photography!Ticket link
QCC’s popular Enby and Trans + Social is finally going IRL!! Join Sophie (She/They) at popular QCC meet-up spot Mercato Metropolitano for this space for transgender, non-binar…
Tues Night @ Social Club is one of those 'Marmite' shows that some people would consider their worst nightmare, while others could consider it tailor-made for them.
In a world where a life worth living is only available online, X has his access and posting rights revoked.
"On your marks, get set, science! Join popular YouTubers and children’s TV presenters Maddie Moate and Greg Foot (as seen on Cbeebies’ Maddie’s Do You Know? …
In a world where a life worth living is only available online, X has his access and posting rights revoked.
Following the recent United Nations climate report, which has been described as a “code red for humanity,” it is more important than ever that we explore the issue of the clima…
Sunday Social with Mrs Moore and The Vixens This Sunday we welcome back Woe Addams and Pixie Polite from The Vixens and the legend that is Mrs Moore to Sunday Social at The Ro…
As the public discourse on trans people becomes more toxic in the UK, comedian and trans woman Jen Ives is here to sort it all out, hun.
Nominated for Best Debut Show at Leicester Comedy Festival 2020 Explosive, gag-packed debut from Your Dad’s Mum.
Nominated for Best Debut Show at Leicester Comedy Festival 2020 Explosive, gag-packed debut from Your Dad’s Mum.
Nominated for Best Debut Show at Leicester Comedy Festival 2020 Explosive, gag-packed debut from Your Dad’s Mum.
Friday night is cocktails and party night at flock - and with a fantastic pop singer who will cover the musicals, pop and disco classics and she can.
ITS GREAT TO BE BACK.
The improv comedy supergroup behind Monday Night Improv at The Stand Comedy Club, Glasgow, bring you an hour of improvised comedy madness every afternoon in what can only be descri…
One of the Fringe’s most renowned and best-selling shows is back for their 17th run at the festival! Expect vocal acrobatics, eclectic repertoires and ludicrous choreography! Wheth…
Devine Tension Presents Swan Night Only at The Swan (Fuller’s Pub and Restaurant) Intimate drag extravaganza, featuring River Medway & Sophia Stardust.
Award-winning comedian.
Come and join us as we discuss Left Handed Awareness!Ticket link
One of the Fringe’s most renowned and best-selling shows is back for their 17th run at the festival! Expect vocal acrobatics, eclectic repertoires and ludicrous choreography! Wheth…
Moderated by Sandy Hsiu-chih Lo, curator of Green Island Human Rights Art Festival in Taiwan, this webinar will look into how the Festival enabled the artistic expression of …
With caller Ken Gourlay and ceilidh band.
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.
InHouse Theatre and Assembly invite you back to your favourite haunt for a strong drink and a stranger-than-fiction ghost story.
Songs from much-loved Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals are reimagined under music director Wayne Marshall in a new staging by Kim Criswell.
Raul Kohli was going to do a show about how blind faith is rational in 2020.
Celebrate the return to live entertainment with an exciting evening of variety hosted by radio personality Mark McKenzie in the home of the Army.
Celebrate the return to live entertainment with an exciting evening of variety hosted by radio personality Mark McKenzie in the home of the Army.
Absurdist take on philosophy and language.
In association with Smock Alley Theatre, acclaimed Irish comedian Tadhg Hickey brings you his weird and wonderful part-theatre, part-stand-up comedy show, In One Eye, Out the Other…
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.
In a not-so-distant future lingers the bitter aftertaste of a déjà vu, the theatres are empty, meeting places and cultural venues are no longer permitted, physical contact is pro…
Local jazz quartet JazzMain has built its reputation around the 1950s and 60s Blue Note jazz era by closely studying exceptional jazz artists like Dexter Gordon and his contemporar…
Music is the food of love – and we needed to play on.
Watch German Comedy Ambassador give everything a good rinse and witness him wring sense out of the nonsensical.
Night on Boob Mountain is a surreal and raucous teen horror gig theatre show set on the island of Teendom.
Award-nominated Shakespeare’s Wanderers are delighted to present a new production of Twelfth Night, which will take audiences back to the roaring twenties for an evening of romance…
TFN: SATURDAYS BUSIEST NAKED NIGHT OUT IN THE UK TFNS NO ORDINARY PARTY!!!SATURDAY 14th August 2021, 9 pm - 2.
Is there an issue with capturing plays from the second half of the twentieth century that deal with gay issues of the period? The Southwark Playhouse recently managed a production …
Striking performance poetry, disarming comedy, and a celebration of gender fluidity from a Transwoman playfully establishing her own voice.
Washed up in Illyria after a ship wreck, Viola decides that the best course of action is to dress up as a eunuch and go work for the Count Orsino.
Get ready for a fiesta like no other as our ★★★★ (The Times, The Stage)raucous 2019 production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream returns with piñ…
Shakespeare’s comedy of mistaken identity, music and the madness of love, Twelfth Night, finds new life this summer in the Globe Theatre.
New festival East London Shakespeare Festival launches this summer with an outdoor production of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, July 1st - August 1st in Waltham Forest & Wanstead.
New festival East London Shakespeare Festival launches this summer with an outdoor production of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, July 1st - August 1st in Waltham Forest & Wanstead.
Will Hall (as seen on BBC Three and Channel 4) and Sharlin Jahan (BBC Asian Network) present a brand new work in progress split bill.
Will Hall (as seen on BBC Three and Channel 4) and Sharlin Jahan (as heard on Union Jack Radio) present a brand new work in progress split bill.
Join us for a night of celebration! Featuring music from The Woodville, with their blend of soul/funk and gospel influences, playing songs from their forthcoming album.
Join us for a night of celebration! Featuring music from The Woodville, with their blend of soul/R&B playing songs from their forthcoming album - guest artist Mark Edwards on piano…
Fresh after lockdown and appearing on Britain’s Got Talent, award-winning newcomer Josh Baulf comes to Brighton! The show hilariously tackles relationships, childhood and drunken n…
Fresh after lockdown and appearing on Britain’s Got Talent, award-winning newcomer Josh Baulf comes to Brighton! The show hilariously tackles relationships, childhood and drunken n…
Brighton Fringe is at a crossroads and the future is in our hands to shape it into what we both want and need it to be.
William Shakespeare’s masterpiece and most popular comedy ‘Twelfth Night’, an amazing rounded play for actors and audience alike.
St Ann's Well Gardens in Hove was the perfect idyllic setting for Drama Impact's version of William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.
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…
Sara Segovia Rodao and Lachlan Werner are cuties by nature, cancers by astrological sign and clowns by trade.
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.
!CALLING OUT ACROSS BORDERS! Radio Calais refugee solidarity DJ set.
!CALLING OUT ACROSS BORDERS! Radio Calais refugee solidarity DJ set.
WAY OUT is an exhibition of a new body of work by Stanley Donwood.
From the award-winning, female narrative-led theatre company (LouReviews Spirit of the Online Fringe Award 2021, ★★★★★ Voice Magazine ) - comes another raw and evocative …
From the award-winning, critically-acclaimed female narrative-led theatre company (LouReviews Spirit of the Online Fringe Award 2021, ★★★★★ Voice Magazine ) - comes anoth…
As dusk falls, the indigenous tribes of Brighton & Hove gather at their favourite watering holes.
As dusk falls, the indigenous tribes of Brighton & Hove gather at their favourite watering holes.
WAY OUT is an exhibition of a new body of work by Stanley Donwood.
In a world where a life worth living is only available online, X has his access and posting rights revoked.
In a world where a life worth living is only available online, X has his access and posting rights revoked.
As the public discourse on trans people becomes more toxic in the UK, comedian and trans-woman Jen Ives is here to sort it all out, hun.
The West End’s only sit down disco with London’s best drag diva DJs playing camp classics all nightTicket link
As the public discourse on trans people becomes more toxic in the UK, comedian and trans-woman Jen Ives is here to sort it all out, hun.
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…
Friday 14th May 2021, 8pm (doors open at 7.
An intimate evening of conversation and song hosted by Greg Barnett, Monday Night at the Apollo will see some of the West End’s best-known performers sing an eclectic mix of …
The Blue Hearts Variety Show in support of NHS Charities together showcases the exceptional talent of those in the performing arts and allows us to hear the experiences of the incr…
Traditional, Victorian ‘Old Time Music Hall’ All the songs you love to sing and the jokes you love to hear.
Fresh from his sold out headline show in Belfast’s SSE Arena, Northern Ireland comedy sensation Paddy Raff takes his popular brand of stand-up & musical comedy…
To celebrate International Trans Day of Visibility on 31st March, Studio 3 Arts in Barking and Dagenham are proud to present its first ever online festival of trans visibility, …
To celebrate International Trans Day of Visibility on 31st March, Studio 3 Arts in Barking and Dagenham are proud to present its first ever online festival of trans visibility, cur…
Chris, Lucy, Hervey and Mandy are stuck in a waiting room.
To celebrate International Trans Day of Visibility on 31st March, Studio 3 Arts in Barking and Dagenham are proud to present its first ever online festival of trans visibility, cur…
Chris, Lucy, Hervey and Mandy are stuck in a waiting room.
To celebrate International Trans Day of Visibility on 31st March, Studio 3 Arts in Barking and Dagenham are proud to present its first ever online festival of trans visibility, cur…
This show has been rescheduled from 17 April 2020.
To celebrate International Trans Day of Visibility on 31st March, Studio 3 Arts in Barking and Dagenham are proud to present its first ever online festival of trans visibility, cu…
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We open our Out of the Wings winter festivities with an evening of short extracts of translated plays from first-time and early-career theatre translators.
Westcliff High School for Boys’s troupe of players from all year groups brings the late 19th century tradition of Music Hall back to life with some wonderful old songs, glorious …
Fresh from his sold out headline show in Belfast’s SSE Arena, Northern Ireland comedy sensation Paddy Raff takes his popular brand of stand-up & musical comedy…
Join us for an evening of variety entertainment hosted by DJ, radio presenter and military husband Chris Keen.
An evening of poetry and spoken word curated and hosted by Tim Marriott and guests.
A screening of short films curated by Soldiers’ Arts Academy, hosted by Román Baca.
The Coming Out Play is a 40-minute one-woman play that follows the twenty-six-year-old and sucre-sweet Lucy Moran as she travels to her parents’ house to tell them that not only …
Back from sell-out shows in 2019, this band are swing jazz sensations, Out of the Blue Jazz, who will be performing the ever-popular Great American Songbook in the style of iconic …
Closing the first day of army@thevirtualfinge on Monday 11th of August was an online short film screening and Q&A with Phil Spencer, available to watch online in full.
It’s either a mid-conversation pick-up or a recording error that opens Jane Martin’s monologue, Lockdown Drag-Out, in which she appears as the plummy and plumpy Audrey Stanton …
The 72-year-old cabaret performer Nigel Osner knows a thing or two about ageing and self-isolating during the pandemic.
‘Infectious fun’ ***** (FringeReview.
With caller/dance teacher Ken Gourlay, ceilidh band and piper.
Two idiots at the BBC are making another Blue Planet, but how do you know what a fish is if you’ve never left your office? Put on your polar ice caps and climb aboard an adventure …
The genius combination of a one hour long Shakespeare play with a single drunken cast member hurled into the mix for the audience’s delight and delectation.
The kid’s back with another hour of lo-fi stand-up comedy to chill or study to.
Your favourite camp aerobics class is back, sack and crack! Voted No.
“Are you sure that we are awake? It seems to me that yet we sleep, we dream.
Curimba Trio is the latest project of pianist and composer Sam Watts in collaboration with guitarist Jurandir Santana and percussionist Adriano Adewale.
In 1869 Girton College Cambridge became the first college to admit women.
Fresh from his sold out headline show in Belfast’s SSE Arena, Northern Ireland comedy sensation Paddy Raff takes his popular brand of stand-up & musical comedy…
A show by poet and theatre maker Cecilia Knapp supported by the Arts Council.
PAUL MERTON & SUKI WEBSTER’S IMPRO NIGHT Paul Merton and Suki Webster present a night of fast, and fabulously funny improvised games, scenes, stories and laug…
Traditional, Victorian ‘Old Time Music Hall’ All the songs you love to sing and the jokes you love to hear.
Join us at The Museum of Comedy as we showcase the best of emerging and established collaborative comedy talent.
Join Dian Cathal, an immigrant of country and gender, in an attempt to prove their hypothesis: that Trans jokes can be funny.
We’re kicking off this year’s Reigning Women with a huge night of live music.
From the city that gave you Billy Connolly, Kevin Bridges and Frankie Boyle, celebrate Burns Night with a line-up of the top names showcasing the Whyte & Mackay Glas…
From the city that gave you Billy Connolly, Kevin Bridges and Frankie Boyle, celebrate Burns Night with a line-up of the top names showcasing the Whyte & Mackay Glas…
In the country of Illyria, twins Viola and Sebastian find themselves shipwrecked and separated after a violent storm, leaving them both believing the other to be dead.
Be swept off your feet and experience real wonder at Christmas with the best from the world of magic & mind-reading and the most amazing up and coming local talent.
Evening Standard Award winner Tyrone Huntley joins Paul Taylor-Mills in an intimate Night Cap.
Stage sensation Whitney - Queen of the Night will return to London’s Savoy Theatre for two festive special performances – following its sold out West End debut there this year.
PAUL MERTON & SUKI WEBSTER’S IMPRO NIGHT Paul Merton and Suki Webster present a night of fast, and fabulously funny improvised games, scenes, stories and laug…
Wednesday 6th November, 8pm Tickets: £22 Duration: approx 2hrs including an intervalSuitable for: ages 16+.
As well as being the all-round entertainer we all know and love from the telly, Count Arthur Strong is also a lifelong fan of astronomy, since having been given a micros…
As well as being the all-round entertainer we all know and love from the telly, Count Arthur Strong is also a lifelong fan of astronomy, since having been given a micros…
Hits & Misses with his Electric Band The “Empty Pockets” After touring for the last year in the USA with his band the Empty Pockets, Al has decided to bring this s…
Sh*t-faced Shakespeare®: A Midsummer Night's Dream.
The British Theatre Challenge is delighted to be returning to the Jack Studio Theatre with five new plays, wrapped into one very entertaining evening.
Join us at The Museum of Comedy as we showcase the best of emerging and established collaborative comedy talent.
Written, created and performed by Isabella Bliss, international star of both screen and stage.
Join 60's hitmakers - The Dreamers, formerly Freddie & the Dreamers as they recreate their hits including, I'm Telling You Now, You Were Made For Me, If Yo…
Thomas Cameron is a Classic Brit Award-nominated tenor, whose vibrant voice has been described as having velvet-like qualities.
Dance the night away to your favourite songs from the musicals – featuring live music from Amusical house band Dave and The Quavers, plus guest DJ sets from the best comedians in…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
‘The best artist we’ve ever had in session’ (BBC Radio Scotland).
One of Shakespeare’s funniest comedies brought to you by CYD.
100% my type on paper.
Take a deep dive into the minds of a group of children.
What is Caledonian Soul? Ross Wilson (AKA Blue Rose Code) will, with help from some very special guests, attempt to answer this question by offering his unique take on generations …
‘Lively, thrilling and spectacular.
This is your chance to bring the whole family and sing along with the fantastic and versatile Massaoke Band, guided by giant video lyrics, as they raise the curtains on your favour…
Should schools be the main engines of social mobility? Or are teachers being tasked with a responsibility that truly belongs to the government? Is the education system supporting t…
Cora is at the festival to see her ex-boyfriend perform.
Six strong Norwegian voices offering a cappella arrangements ranging from jazz, pop, Scandinavian folk music to classical pieces.
This is your chance to sing along with the fantastic and versatile Massaoke band, guided by giant video lyrics, as they raise the curtains on all your favourite show tunes includin…
Nominated for Best New Show at this year’s Leicester Comedy Festival.
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.
Performed with marikiscrycrycry, originally created/performed with Dwayne Antony, Out is about shapeshifting in a bid to fit in; to be black enough, straight enough, Jamaican enoug…
Three alternating concert programmes over multiple days featuring music by Scottish composers and settings of Scottish poetry.
Speaking Out: A Conversation with John Bercow.
How do you climb a tree without worrying about the fall? Why do you dream up the monsters in the shadows? Kirsty Law’s Young Night Thought binds Scots folklore, song, film, artwork…
Arising out of Berlin and Hollywood open stages, this group showcase raises a fist with one hand and holds a glass with the other against the fact that the world we live in is a co…
Two alternating programmes featuring music by Scottish composers and settings of Scottish poetry.
Trans Pennine is a funny, fast-paced and emotional play about family disagreements, gender-identity, and caravan holidays.
Three of Scotland’s leading contemporary jazz groups each play a 40-minute set in one stunning concert with world-class musical guests from India and Shetland.
Six actors, neon tutus and the unmistakable lyrics of Agadoo.
After a hit Fringe show in 2017, RadioOctave are back in Edinburgh! There’s lots to look forward to as we take you on a journey of love – exploring the highs and lows of this pow…
Chameleon Lady are the latest big noise from Edinburgh with their exciting brand of semi-acoustic pop.
Fabulous swing jazz band.
Join Viva for a fabulously funny, nostalgic romp back to the swinging 60s! A Slice of Saturday Night is set in a nightclub where young love, teenage dreams, fashion and music are t…
Keane & Doyle have been spies, wizards, witches and cosmological assassins.
Join Dian Cathal, an immigrant of country and gender, in an attempt to prove their hypothesis: that Trans jokes can be funny.
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.
Sold-out run: Melbourne International Comedy Festival (2019).
A fundraiser for your new favourite production company’s mental health partnership with CALM, providing and raising awareness for services to support performers at the Fringe.
Tom McNab, technical adviser on Chariots of Fire, delivers extracts from his play 1936 using extensive coverage of Riefenstahl’s Olympia film.
A night of Romanian traditional music with songs from Maria Tanase, Ileana Sararoiu, Liviu Vasilica, Surorile Osoianu and many more.
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…
Taylor & Leigh return to the Fringe, bringing soulful Country Blues.
Queen are in Edinburgh and they’re here to rock in a brand-new show guaranteed to blow your mind.
This fiercely feminist solo show from actor and clown Britt Plummer is a charming blend of satire, physical comedy and storytelling.
Award-winning jazz vocalist, washboarder and early jazz historian Ali resurrects the original outspoken blues and jazz divas who shaped today’s music via their passionate and dange…
This is part stand-up, part actual pub quiz.
Maureen Younger is feeling at odds with the world.
Boy meets girl, they fall in love, and everyone lives happily ever after. If only it were that simple. Hold on to your heart. Cupid is armed and dangerous!
Inspired in part by Andy Kaufman, Mitch Hedberg, Steven Wright, Tommy Cooper and Jaques Tati, Dino’s surrealist madcap experimental stand-up comedy is the catalyst to tell various …
Follow Tytyl and Mytyl as they embark on an adventure in search of their grandparents and the Blue Bird of Happiness.
Why toddle when you can dance?! Selling out shows around the world; come find out why.
Actors from around the world rehearsed via Skype for four months and then met here in Scotland to put on Shakespeare’s romantic comedy: A Midsummer Night’s Dream! Come join us for …
Fans (and foes) of Eat Pray Love will love this Just For Laughs Award-nominated show which takes you on the hilarious journey of what “finding yourself” actually looks like.
Stepping Out, performed by Stage Avenue Performing Arts at theSpace @ Nidry Street, is a serviceable production of the British comedy originally written in 1984 by Richard Haaris.
Award-winning comedian and radio presenter Philipp Kostelecky brings the best acts of the Fringe together for one of the latest shows of the festival.
Green and Blue is a touching and thoughtful production about two police officers patrolling opposites sides of the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland durin…
Friday Night Sinner! is a one-woman, horror-comedy musical about a Jewish, sexually repressed, newly married maniac (stick to what you know).
Join the greatest comedians from across the globe as they blur the line between arteFACT and arteFICTION in a wholly improvised set prompted by genuine artefacts housed in the Nati…
In response to the #MeToo movement, Boxed Out uses verbatim (or interview-based theatre) to explore how people of all ages are experiencing gender, gender norms and gender stereoty…
With caller Ken Gourlay, ceilidh band and piper.
‘Don’t let the bastards grind you down – I know whose faces I’ve got in my sights, the bastards that put the gun in my hands.
Global sensation Gingzilla – the award-winning, bearded belle of the Fringe’s most debaucherous ball – and the utterly iconic Late Night Lip Service are back! Featuring heart…
‘Too young to stay in, too old to go out!’ Nigel Osner casts a quizzical eye over life’s challenges for those that little bit older.
Written/performed by John McCann and directed by Erasmus Mackenna, who brought you last year’s Scotsman Fringe First Award-winning play DUPed.
Returning for its second year, Henry Ginsberg (FHM Stand-Up Hero, Reading Festival New Act of the Year) presents a possibly anarchic, probably slightly depraved and almost certainl…
A unique musical comedy where Noam Osband and Bianca Jaconetty sing original music about sex and love based on Wikipedia.
Award-winning comedian and UK board-gaming champion James Cook invites you to play board games live on stage. Buckaroo, Guess Who, Hungry Hippos and more, played like never before.
As seen on BBC Three and Channel 4.
Bedlam Fringe’s in-house alternative comedy night, back for its fourth year at the Fringe.
An accidental one-woman show! Standing in the wreckage of a five-piece sketch troupe, one comedian is determined to keep going.
It’s a fact of life that any standup on the Fringe who is neither white nor straight is likely required to spend at least part of their show addressing it.
The ever-evolving show returns! Still trying to be good, still failing.
Laura Monmoth returns to the Fringe with an hour of charming – yet quite frankly silly – multimedia nonsense.
After three years of one-off genre-bending shows to sold-out crowds in Bristol, the cult smash Chubby White’s Variety Night make their Fringe debut.
Britain’s Got Talent approached Mark Bunyan last October to sing on their programme but two days before his London Palladium debut, the BGT lawyers decided that his song about ap…
At the Edinburgh Festival Fringe it can often feel very hard to be alone.
‘His stand-up is some of the cleverest, funniest and most unassuming comedy I’ve encountered’ ***** (AYoungerTheatre.
Following an epiphany in the Van Gogh Museum, Fry takes a twisted wander through art history.
Runaways.
“Nothing makes a woman feel more like a girl than a man who sings like a boy.
Two provincial louts perform grotty comedy sketches.
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…
Award-winning Fringe favourites The Owle Schreame return with a wild, rough, raucous and ridiculous reimagining; a version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream from the 1640s, originally a…
Tales of woe, tales of science, tales of curses, tales of defiance.
Good comedy doesn’t come out of a comedian being happy, right? Wrong! Suzi Ruffell proves her own point wrong when she begins her show, Dance Like Everyone’s Watching, by sayin…
Winner of Amused Moose National New Comic and Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year makes his Fringe debut after performing as part of the prestigious Pleasance Comedy Reserve in …
In the past 20 to 30 years, our world has drastically changed, especially within the realm of politics and culture.
Somewhat new to the interactive theatre scene, and a little suspicious of what I would find, Adam Riches: The Beakington Town Hall Murders was an unexpected delight.
Out of the Wings presents its fourth annual festival, exploring untapped theatre from the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking world.
A man is a two-face, a worrisome thing who will leave you to sing, the blues in the night.
Thomas Cameron is a Classic Brit Award nominated tenor, whose vibrant voice has been described as having ‘velvet-like qualities’.
Winner of Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of The Year, Amused Moose National New Comic and Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year makes his Fringe debut after perfor…
A tale of friendship, love and rivalry over thirty years from award-winning playwright Elinor Cook.
We are very excited and privileged to welcome Alistair to play for the opening of York’s Arts Barge.
SUZI RUFFELL Suzi’s last three Edinburgh shows were complete sell outs, got heaps of great reviews, were recommended by The British Comedy, The Scotsman and The Su…
Four millennials looking for sex, love and a well-located flat find themselves caught in a complex game of rivalry, desire and seduction.
It’s 2016.
As humans propel themselves towards the “the singularity,” the theoretical point when humans and technology converge, Dutch choreographer and digital designer David Mid…
Golden Globe-winner Clive Owen (Closer, Children of Men) returns to the West End for the first time in 18 years to play Rev.
Friday Night Sinner! is a one-woman, horror-comedy musical about a Jewish, sexually repressed, newly married maniac (stick to what you know).
Blue is a new abstract fairy tale for adults underlining why it’s important to reach out when you’re ‘not OK’.
Pirate Pearl lives aboard the good ship Mirabel with her crusty old Grandpa Bert.
The creator of (and team captain on) ‘Dara O’Briain’s Go 8 Bit’ bangs on about video games for an hour.
Monsteers Artistry Presents: All The Ladies Mic Night! All the Ladies Mic Night Includes Live Performances from Sarah Dorsett, Pippa Lea, Lauren Garnder, Christine Maia …
Fresh from Edinburgh Festival as part of the prestigious Pleasance Comedy Reserve, this multi-award-winning comedian brings his debut show to Brighton Fringe.
On one hand, Moving Pieces Theatre Company has a bold mission statement: ‘We combine performing arts with the containment of psycho-therapeutic practices and emergent ideas relatin…
Two idiots at the BBC are making another Blue Planet, but how do you know what a fish is if you’ve never left your office? Put on your polar ice caps and climb aboard an adventure …
Fireball of the cabaret apocalypse, avantguardian, all singing, all raging wonder.
BA Theatre Arts at GBMet.
It is the year 2030 and our hero encounters a crack in the fabric of space and time.
An interesting addition to the Fringe schedule, The Hunters of Ghost Hall's paranormal premise, pitch-black stage and eerie soundtrack seems to lend itself more to a Halloween …
The legendary Brighton-based Blues Corporation are back for another sizzling night of funky blues and soul, with a set including original numbers, and new arrangements of classics …
Secrets.
Which way do you swing? Are you for pulling out or re-entering? Join the mass debate with Brighton’s legendary all-male cabaret burlesquers, Der Wunderlich Revue: Johnny MacAul…
It’s hard to resist chocolate in any shape or form, but it’s downright impossible when you’re talking about Le Gateau Chocolat.
Saturday 11th May, 7.
Party with us all evening at this one-off ‘Fringe City Night’ extravaganza! Join the night creatures, the weird and the wonderful in a celebration showcase of the very best of Brig…
Kate is discovering what it really means to be a wife in her close-knit Christian community.
“So if Matt and I have officially had sex then why does it still hurt? I still don’t get what’s so amazing about it, how can women even come from it - when is that supposed to …
Swing into the 60s as FF Flashback returns! Get interactive with our deluxe photo-booth and walkabout performers.
One of The Guardian’s Best Shows at the Edinburgh Fringe 2018.
A fun, fabulous and flamboyant cabaret-style drag event in the heart of Brighton to celebrate the young LGBTQIAPP+ community.
Late Night Gimp Fight compile their best material from the last ten years to provide a crude and raucous evening of entertainment.
Character comedians and real-life sisters Maddy and Marina Bye are back, physically bigger and mentally smaller then ever before, presenting their sell-out 2018 show ‘Siblings: Act…
In this show of songs and character vignettes, Nigel Osner casts his perceptive and somewhat mischievous gaze over the poignance and ridiculousness of clinging to the illusion of y…
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.
Once upon a time there was a fairy godmother.
The Jerry Hall Show' is a bizarre narrative comedy, based loosely on the life of celebrity Jerry Hall.
Rich Hall’s critically acclaimed new show begins its second leg of touring.
THEY’RE COMING TO GET YOU, LONDON Based on George A.
A night of stand up comedy from two of the country’s best up and coming comedians.
After appearances on the likes of Mock the Week and Live at the Apollo, Suzi Ruffell has had a massive year.
Check-in/Check-out is devised by Outside Edge’s ensemble of professional actors in recovery.
A Larger than life show from a Larger than life Band.
The curious little owl is back, and this time she’s ready to discover the wonders of night-time, from the big, bright moon to the bats in the sky and the foxes dee…
When Doris & Delilah wake up to find something strange &sparkly has fallen from the sky, they are inspired to put on the world’s greatest magic show.
Paul McCaffrey has recently appeared on major UK tours with two of Britain’s foremost stand ups, Sean Lock and Kevin Bridges – playing to more than half…
Traditional, Victorian ‘Old Time Music Hall’ All the songs you love to sing and the jokes you love to hear.
A brand new comedy show about being a man and being a woman.
Archaeologists from the Museum of Comedy are excited to reveal their discovery of an ancient comedy artefact: the remains of the long-thought-mythical Mark Bunyan have b…
Archaeologists from the Museum of Comedy are excited to reveal their discovery of an ancient comedy artefact: the remains of the long-thought-mythical Mark Bunyan have b…
Whyte & Mackay Glasgow International Comedy Festival Burns Night Comedy Gala 2019 From the city that gave you Billy Connolly, Kevin Bridges and Frankie Boyle, celebr…
From the city that gave you Billy Connolly, Kevin Bridges and Frankie Boyle, celebrate Burns Night with a line-up of the top names showcasing the Whyte & Mackay Glas…
by Jon Bradfield & Martin Hooper songs by Jon Bradfield directed by Andrew Beckett designed by David Shields Celebrating 10 years of Above The Stag Theatre&ap…
After delighting audiences at last years Kids Comedy Club event at Piece Hall, ComedySportz return to the Spiegeltent this Christmas for more all action, all improvised comedy fun!…
The Long Nose Puppets are back! Their eclectic mix of original songs, beautiful hand-made puppets and gentle stories for the very young does not disappoint.
Join us at The Museum of Comedy as we showcase the best of emerging and established collaborative comedy talent.
Mourning is an important part of any family death but this can differ a huge amount depending on where you or your family are from.
From the people behind the sell-out Pride Improv Festival comes another Loud And Queer: Free Improv Comedy Night showcasing the most exciting improvised comedy from the city's top…
Book now for next year's fabulously filthy adult panto at Above The Stag Theatre.
The brutality of family life and the subjectivity of memory are explored in the emotionally raw and richly funny Moonlight, directed by Olivier Award winner Lyndsey Turner, in whic…
CSzUK in collaboration with Salford University present a night of Improv, Sketch and Stand Up.
An hour of sensational Improvised Comedy.
Final London shows added.
“If music be the food of love, play on…” In Shakespeare’s bittersweet comedy genders blur, boundaries are crossed and the world is turned upside down, all with music as the engin…
The Three Inch Fools bring their innovative productions of two of Shakespeare’s most infamous and iconic plays to The George Inn on the South Bank, London’s Shakespearean heart.
Worbey & Farrell are internationally acclaimed concert pianists with a wicked sense of humour.
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a hugely rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking for all involved.
You are invited to a real-life, late-night, end-of-Fringe prom! So dress up fancy, get your dad to drop you off at Assembly High – the only high school inhabited by all your favo…
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…
Welcome To Night Vale is one of the most downloaded podcasts in the world.
The HandleBards have cycled 1,500 miles from London to Edinburgh, carrying on the back of their bikes all of the set, props and costumes necessary to perform Shakespeare’s most fam…
Last Leg host Adam Hills prepares for an upcoming book tour by reading some selected chapters of his best-selling autobiography Best Foot Forward.
Colin Hoult’s ‘masterclass in character comedy’ (Time Out).
A play about women who take to the skies.
From Show Boat to Showman, there’s always Another Op’nin, Another Show about the sparkling self-obsessed world of musical theatre! And why not? Some of the best shows are all a…
The funky gentlemen, who have been thrilling Edinburgh audiences with their unique brand of funky soul music, are teaming up with Greenside Venues to bring you six electrifying eve…
Three lovers.
The American comedian and creator of The Jeselnik Offensive comes to London two nights only with his brand new hour, Funny Games.
After last year’s sold-out, five-star run, Exeter University’s Spotlights Show Choir are back at the Fringe with another set of musical hits! With songs ranging from classics l…
Lewis is numbing himself in his video world, dropping into the rabbit hole of his imagination.
The Way Out is a dark absurdist comedy based on the frustration of living in the modern age.
December, 1979.
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…
A sweet late-night mix of up-and-coming sketch, stand-up and character comedy hosted by Eleanor Colville. Join the revels. ‘Catch her while you have the chance’ (BroadwayBaby.com).
Nigel Osner takes a quizzical look at the challenges and opportunities for those no longer young.
This show is for anyone on the outside looking in, wondering how, what, where, when, why and.
Taylor & Leigh return to the Fringe, bringing soulful Country Blues.
Graham Fellows has performed as the comic character John Shuttleworth for over 25 years on stage, TV and radio, delighting audiences throughout the UK with his songs and quirky tak…
Ever wanted a lock-in with the cream of the UK’s comedy circuit in a cool cabaret bar late at night at the Edinburgh Fringe? Hell yeah! Well your dreams have just come true.
Russell Arathoon presents his debut hour.
Award-winning vocalist Ali transports you to the underground prohibition era with her gorgeously characterful and distinctive voice and a stunning five-piece band of outrageous mus…
What is Caledonian Soul? Ross Wilson (aka Blue Rose Code) will attempt to answer this question with the help of a 14-piece band and some well-known musical friends.
Award-winning Fringe favourites the Owle Schreame return with a wild, rough, raucous and drunken reimagining; a version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream from the 1640s, originally adap…
Follow an eclectic group of twenty-somethings as they navigate wacky text messages, misleading profile pictures and awkward dates in search of true love.
Love, hysteria and deception reign in this Victorian reimagining of Shakespeare’s classic.
Trans Pennine is a funny, fast-paced, and emotional play about family disagreements, gender-identity, and caravan holidays.
Set in October of 1978, eight women end up together in an abandoned house where Lenora Stark supposedly murdered her parents 13 years ago.
Fiesta in sunshine.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Mr McFall’s Chamber are acquiring a formidable and deserved reputation for adventurous programming.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
The Edinburgh Comedy Award winner, Live at the Apollo star, the Lidl Enya, the broken Bublé… DAVID O’DOHERTY headlines.
This art exhibition highlights one of the world’s most pressing environmental problems: the inability of humankind to effectively cope with the disposal of the vast amounts of ho…
A raunchy, chaotic and full-on Fringe experience, Stamptown Comedy Night is a late-night variety show featuring the best comedy and cabaret on the international scene! Hosted by Za…
‘I simply cannot wait to see more of their magic’ ***** (Tribe).
Tom McNab, technical adviser on the film Chariots of Fire, gives a short, sharp history of the Olympic games to raise funds for the Eric Liddell Centre – a dementia care charity …
The Night With.
‘It was strange because at the time I wasn’t really looking for anybody, so when you see somebody.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Chris Difford celebrates the release of his autobiography with some very special shows.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Anorexia takes centre stage in this emotional piece devised by eating disorder sufferers and survivors.
Stamptown presents: Late Night Disco Fight! The anarchic creation of four critically acclaimed performers from four different corners of the globe (Scotland, South Korea, Norway an…
Going to bed so soon? But the night has just begun! Enjoy some Late-Night LOLs with some of the best comedians at the Fringe.
Makes, Bakes and Outtakes.
Ferocious queens and fierce divas of the world, rejoice! Gingzilla, the giant, ginger, award-winning Glamonster, returns to host Late Night Lip Service, featuring the Fringe’s wild…
What is going on in the small town of Leftfield? Are haunted houses, possibly fake but definitely walking Egyptian Mummies and a small localised Zombie Apocalypse proof of the p…
A late-night open mic cabaret night which is open to all Fringe performers: so music, comedy and performance is all on the cards.
No man is an island.
‘If we shadows have offended, Think but this, and all is mended.
New(ish) for 2018! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
The Monster in the Hall by David Greig follows a day in the life of Duck Macatarsney as she cares for her dope-smoking biker father who suffers from multiple sclerosis.
With caller Ken Gourlay, a ceilidh band and piper.
LOBN play a selection of classic soul and funk songs along with some highly acclaimed original material.
Every night, a rising star of the comedy scene will curate their own night of comedy.
Junky Fam, Edinburgh’s summit of groove excellence, take the drums, bass and guitar to their limits in delivering the heaviest, hardest, fastest, weirdest funk you’ve ever heard.
Henry Ginsberg presents a possibly anarchic, probably slightly depraved and almost certainly alcohol-fuelled showcase of the best stand-up comedy at this year’s Fringe.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Take a man out of his daily routine, throw in a variety of incidents, and he’ll always end up out of place.
Feeling pressured by his success last year with The Elvis Dead, Rob Kemp returns with ten(!) shows stuck to a spinning wheel.
Reviewing Mr.
Why toddle when you can dance!? Sell-out shows around the world, come find out why DJ Monski Mouse is a hit with under fives and their parents/carers.
Join the greatest comedians from across the globe as they blur the line between arte-fact and arte-fiction in a wholly improvised set, prompted by genuine artefacts housed in the N…
A variety show of absurdist comedy.
@izzybaby1991: ‘You’re invited to a very special 27th birthday party.
We all have some evil in us: there is a Mr Hyde to our Dr Jekyll, a yin to our yang, a fig roll to our jaffa cake.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Following his army demob, Elvis Presley joins Frank Sinatra’s 1960 Timex TV show special.
Two funny and disturbing short plays by Caryl Churchill.
Award-winning comedian and UK board-gaming champion James Cook invites you to play board games live on stage.
Join Lily and Patrick at the premiere of their brand new, live dating show that connects singles and tests couples.
Mildly anticipated new show from the ‘delightfully silly’ (Time Out), Josh Widdicombe’s XFM Show regular, who has also been heard on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 4 Extra.
Oxford’s premier all-male a cappella sensation are back for their 15th year in a row! With over 16 million hits on YouTube, the Fringe’s biggest selling student show is sure to bri…
Tales of woe, tales of science, tales of curses, tales of defiance.
Forty-five minutes of free (or £5 guaranteed entry) stand-up from a comedian who’s fresh out of the Cambridge Footlights and hoping this isn’t all a terrible mistake.
Australian comedian Ross Voss’s show in the form of a basketball game! Four quarters of 12 minutes of comedy! Each quarter is different, from more about me to storytelling, longe…
Twat Out Of Hell features comedian Gary G Knightley (as seen on Channel 4, BBC Three and the West End) performing his debut solo show.
The Rocky Horror Night at Frankenstein’s — now in its 17th year — is one of the staple nightlife experiences in Edinburgh.
Never Vera Blue is a brave and commendable production, which interrogates the effects of gaslighting in an emotionally abusive relationship.
Is the comedy gene something you can inherit from your parents? If so then Siblings: Acting Out sisters Maddy and Marina Bye have been blessed with it in spades.
Multi-award winning playwright Henry Naylor returns to the fringe with a stunning two-hander set in Nazi Germany that is both incredibly poignant and unnervingly timely.
Hip hop dance tale from the proud past of the South Wales valleys.
Spencer Percival has one claim to fame.
Friendly Cornish giant Matt Price was going out with a woman.
Late Night features one-off takeovers from the best of the fest, cabarets stuffed to the gunnels with LOLs, and even a couple of token straight white comedy dudes! Weird, hilarious…
If you don’t have anxiety, I don’t think you’re concentrating! Suzi is worried about everything – from someone breaking into her flat, to human rights across the globe, to her ca…
Come support some brave new writers while they investigate our fears!The list of our fears is rather long, and some of these accounts are actually based in true events b…
Suzi Ruffell loves doing stand-up - and it shows.
Spencer Percival has one claim to fame.
Spencer Percival has one claim to fame.
Join us on a journey of music and dance telling the story of York's community Tang Hall.
A night of queer improvised comedy with Zeal at the Chateau, South London’s brand new queer arts space opening in July! FREE ENTRY.
Award winning comedian and actor Omid Djalili, known for his legendary stand-up performances, has extended his UK tour for the fourth time, due to overwhelming demand and is at t…
Magicked! – Everyone loves Harry Potter, and in tribute to the world’s favourite pubescent wizard, this summer, tonight’s show assumes the form of an improvised tribute to Ha…
The Welsh singing legend, who is known for hits such as Delilah and What New Pussycat is.
Standup and improv comedy unite in one explosively funny night! Join us as a group of experienced improvisers weave a (dramatic! funny! exciting!) story in three acts based on the …
Join us for our summer showcase fundraising gala at Brighton Open Air Theatre on July 3rd for an extravagant evening of everything Fringe! See all your Fringe favourites from our 2…
Energetic, playful stand-up comedy from Manchester-born comedian Russell Arathoon.
Judith leaves her ex-boyfriend a desperate message on his answerphone saying that she is not coping with their break-up, that she has brought razor blades & some henna in order to …
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…
The Nursery Presents a night of improvised theatre in conjunction with The City of London’s Women: Work And Power programme!We’re excited to present The Maydays Laydays (AKA th…
Our last Friday night dancing at the legendary Spiegeltent this season.
Our last Friday night dancing at the legendary Spiegeltent this season.
Thick & Tight, a dance duo like no other, bring all the drama, musicality, farce and face you can cram into a show.
Mind-blowing escapology and magical mayhem are unleashed by Covent Garden’s cheekiest and funniest street performer! For humans 8-80+ Having escaped from chains at festivals in …
Broadway Actor and Streamy Award Winner Todrick Hall announces his new world tour Todrick Hall American: The Forbidden Tour.
Two English gentlemen (or are they?) pull surprises out of the hat (and the audience).
In his new show Nigel Osner casts a quizzical eye over life’s challenges for those, shall we say, just that little bit older.
Jerry Hall bursts her way into Brighton Fringe, in this riot of a cabaret developed at Soho Theatre.
There’s a word for a girl like you.
The University of Brighton’s Drama Society served up laughs in their rendition of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night.
The Stealth Aspies Company - the world’s first performance collective entirely run by autistic adults.
Grab a mediocre coffee from the vending machine and make your way into the all-too-familiar world of the office worker.
A stylish adventure into the film noir-ish world of Ingrid’s memories and imagination.
Traditional, Victorian ‘Old Time Music Hall’ All the songs you love to sing and the jokes you love to hear.
Join us for our one-off Fringe City night-time special.
Equity represents over 43,000 members across the industry.
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.
Rich Hall’s critically acclaimed new show begins its second leg of touring.
‘Out of Order’ is a show about addiction, abstinence and being an “addict”.
The Lyric and Filter’s riotous reinterpretation of one of Shakespeare’s best loved plays comes to Oxford after its critically-acclaimed London and international festival runs.
The intention of Shakespeare’s plays is writ large under the titles.
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…
Tax can be stressful, but it doesn’t have to be.
Brighton Fringe’s most reliably unusual auteur returns with a new adventure from the peculiar world of Mr Twonkey.
Stand-up comedy from Manchester-born comedian, Russell Arathoon.
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…
Come and cheer on our latest stand-up fledglings from Jill Edwards Comedy Workshops at Brighton’s Komedia.
It was a balmy Sunday evening at the end of another warm and sunny weekend and many in the audience seem to have to enjoyed the weekend (and perhaps the wine) a bit too much by the…
There’s little to evoke more anxiety and dread than the phrase ‘Traditional Family Christmas’.
Sick of democracy? Well here’s the chance to vote it out! Poets Mark Grist and Tim Clare’s new show puts the power in the hands of the audience.
Why toddle when you can dance? Join our resident dj-mumma, Monski Mouse and her Dancers for an hour of bopping family fun.
Why toddle when you can dance! Parents and under-5s are let loose on the dance floor in the friendliest of discos.
There comes an awkward point in some friendships when going to the pub is no longer quite enough entertainment.
Twat Out of Hell features comedian Gary G Knightley, as seen on Channel 4, BBC3 and the West End, performing his debut solo show.
The washed-up boy band of sketch comedy are returning to Brighton with their first new show in four years.
A sensational line-up of Fringe favourites assemble to launch Brighton Fringe 2018.
The launch of Brighton Fringe 2018 at The Warren.
The Lyric and Filter’s riotous reinterpretation of one of Shakespeare’s best loved plays, A Midsummer Night’s Dream returns to the Lyric for two performances only…
You loved them in last year’s smash hit, sell out show at Mary’s Poppin.
Send off Adelaide Fringe 2018 with RCC at Big River Motel with headline act Booka Shade Check in. Unpack & forget about a good nights sleep #BigRiverMotel
No 2 Ways takes you on the ultimate BEE GEES bender.
Back for a third year join hosts Marcel and Lewis for an awesome range of comedy acts from across the festival, at the funnest Late Show in town.
Soak up the atmosphere at the Adelaide Night Market and be amazed by the spectacular Parade of Light.
Inside out Dance club host a series of events showcasing some of Australia’s best underground DJs and Live acts.
Adelaide’s premier Rock/Metal band MATTERHORN presents a special one night only fringe show, A NIGHT OF ROCK/METAL WITH MATTERHORN.
SMASH HIT of 2017 is BACK!! Grossed Out Game Show is riotously noisy fun for kids aged 5-13 years.
Back for a ninth year in a row and still Adelaide’s favorite past time hits the stage and rolls the cage for another year of Bogan Bingo.
Your Friday night is in top hands at The Junction, especially if you fancy kicking things off with a few hard-earned drinks.
Winner: Barry Award Melbourne International Comedy Festival Everyone’s favourite sardonic straight shooter, Rich Hall, returns! After a sell-out Fringe season in 2016 the crank…
You may have seen comedians sweat on stage, but this is a line-up show with a difference! Hosted by ex-academic, ex-corporate lawyer, banjo player and sort-of-for-a-bit-one-tim…
Why toddle when you can dance?! Selling out shows around the world, come find out why Adelaide’s own, DJ Monski Mouse is a hit with the under fives and their parents/carers.
Australia’s biggest and most authentic Bon Jovi Tribute Show is here! This show captures the essence of what this great band is about, the passion & hunger of the early years and t…
Adelaide’s dirty little secret is back and this time she’s coming to you! Join the ukulele toting grandma on her latest life journey through love, lust and body parts.
The ★★★★½ (Weekend Notes) cult Fringe hit, [Late Night] GameShow is back with a rotating line up of Fringe Celebrity guests all competing to be the best at winning the gam…
A variety show of absurdist comedy.
Who’s up for a game? Throughout Fringe we’ll be playing games like Zombicide, Secret Hitler, Mysterium and more! The games will be different each night so check out brainhac.
Commemorating the queen of soul, Aretha Franklin, local soul cover band Master Blaster present a selection of her greatest hits such as ‘Respect’, ‘Chain of Fools’, and ‘…
Award Winning Adam Hall & the Velvet Playboys bring the dance Party! Bring your dancing shoes! 6 piece band with full horn section featuring the music of Prince, Bruno Mars, Marvin…
From Gypsy to Grease, Annie to Lion King – no musical is safe! UK Drag icon Jonny Woo and Olivier winner Le Gateau Chocolat return with their sell-out fringe hit.
Join Adelaide’s premier pirate band Captain Hellfire and The Wretched Brethren alongside insatiable performers for an evening of swashbuckling! Captain and his crew regale you wi…
Having “hiccuped” his way to fame in 2015 with the Australian National Anthem at a baseball game, 9 year old Ethan Hall will perform a solo event to showcase his singing abilities …
1952 When Hester Collyer is found by her neighbours in the aftermath of a failed suicide attempt, the story of her tempestuous affair with a former RAF pilot &the breakdown of her …
‘A NIGHT OF CREAM’ the tribute show dedicated to 1960s British rock power trio, Cream.
Stamptown Comedy Night is a raunchy, chaotic and full-on fringe experience featuring the best comedy, cabaret and circus.
The Hearth welcomes you to a night of readings on the theme of ‘Masquerade’.
Local singer with a very authentic French touch, Louise Blackwell, and band The French Set, are some of Adelaide’s finest jazz musicians, including Mark Ferguson on keys, Julian Fe…
For almost all of his life, Harley Breen has avoided full-time employment.
For one night only, Gordon Southern will deliver a hilarious preview performance before his main show A Man for Two Seasons with funny man Thomas Green as MC along with special gue…
Performing hilarious family-friendly improvised games – like you’d see on Whose Line is It Anyway? – Maestro pits Australia’s best improvisers against each other in a winner-ta…
Based on Shakespeare’s popular comedy, Britten’s opera follows the consequences of a falling-out between the fairy-king Oberon and his queen, Tytania.
After his fall from grace, lawyer Kane returns to the family sheep station for the first time in ten years.
Fusing her songwriting talent with stand up to great effect, Jude Perl’s Let’s Hang Out is an hour of social commentary, catchy tunes, and ever so graceful lamenting of weird thing…
Late Night Party Boyz present their 2018 debut.
The guys and girls from Sourced Up Talent present a night of murder and mystery.
Welcome to 1960.
Cameron is one of the most exciting & hilarious rising comedy stars in Australia.
Join Adelaide’s premier swing dancing school for a night of dance through the 1920s, 30s and 40s! Students of the school of all levels will showcase the dances of the era including…
“Miles ahead of the rest” – The Clothesline “5-stars” – GlamAdelaide Sold out in 2017 and back by popular demand, this all Adelaide-based production sees a complete p…
Open for good time, not a long time, we’re kicking off the opening night of Adelaide Fringe 2018 with our biggest party yet.
The Old Married Couple may be married but they’re certainly not old.
Bitch Night is Edinburgh’s premier female and man-bitch friendly variety night, returning monthly with a spectacular lineup to Cabaret Voltaire!
Following its sold out run as part of Bristol Old Vic’s 250th Anniversary season, Jeremy Irons and Lesley Manville reprise their roles in Richard Eyre’s acclaimed produ…
Bitch Night is Edinburgh’s newest female friendly (man-bitches too) variety night!
Mischief Theatre, the award-winning company behind The Play That Goes Wrong, Peter Pan Goes Wrong and The Comedy About A Bank Robbery return to their comedy roots with Mischief Mov…
Constella OperaBallet return to the Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells this November with their award-winning Sideshows.
Launching their 2017-18 concert season, the Reid Consort performs Rachmaninov’s serene All Night Vigil (Vespers) on Saturday 11 November, 7.
Adapted and directed by Gavin McAlinden and set in modern music Festival culture; this is a radical reimagining of Shakespeare’s tale of youth, love, sex, drugs, music, mistaken …
Adapted and directed by Gavin McAlinden and set in modern music Festival culture; this is a radical reimagining of Shakespeare’s tale of youth, love, sex, drugs, music, mistaken …
Three elegant women musicians from Suzhou, costumed in Whispering Lotus Chi-pao will give us a concert on Chinese guqin, zheng, dizi and xiao (bamboo flute and end-blown bamboo flu…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Bec Hill provides the jokes.
Up the dark, dark stairs, upon the bloody gallows of soft rock, through the oubliette of cheese, into the torture chamber of disco, you are welcomed to the Late Night Pop Dungeon.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
One of Scotland’s most respected musicians and a versatile keyboard improviser in all styles, Richard Michael BEM brings his dazzling fingers and presentation skills to the fore in…
What better way for Adrian Plass to celebrate 30 years as a professional writer than to bring a wonderful show to the Fringe.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Russell Arathoon brings his previous sold out debut stand up show to London.
The HandleBards are the world’s first cycling theatre company.
The Other Guys from the University of St Andrews return to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for the third time, with more energy and excitement than ever before.
Will Hutton is one of Britain’s best-known public intellectuals.
The Other Guys return to the Fringe with their show All Night Long with more charm, energy and dulcet tones than you can shake a stanky leg at.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Data Night is a fun, frothy feminist fable mixing clever and silly in the same test tube.
Moisés Kaufman, recipient of the National Medal of Arts from President Obama, speaks about creating new work for the theatre.
Parlour Games is a classy, original and nostalgic piece of theatre brought to us by Tooth+Nail, a company comprised of four talented Jacques Lecoq graduates.
Have you ever been shat on by the blue bird? The great rebirth of public shaming continues to evolve.
A unique take on Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream from a Russian company dedicated to the Bard.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
The Polis are Scotland’s number one Police tribute act.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Vaccines save lives.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
A Shakespeare comedy done right, this play manages to put a modern twist on the well known classic by filling it with quirky characters that look like they’ve picked right out of…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Edinburgh sibilings Taylor & Leigh return to the Fringe after last year’s sell-out show, bringing their blisteringly-hot country blues.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Vocals and guitar are performed live (Phil and Dave), along with complex backing tracks to provide a full band sound experience.
Award-winning vocalist Ali transports you to the underground prohibition era.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
The monstrous new comedy show by Sallyann Fellowes, is full of true and extraordinary tales.
Last Fringe 1,444 people read the entire Chilcot Report in a garden shed next to a double-decker bus.
Where there is Fringe, there is Shakespeare, and Rolling In The Aisle Productions have returned to Edinburgh with a fresh faced, family friendly adaptation of Shakespeare’s Twelf…
New for 2017! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
A midnight cabaret featuring “the wildest acts from across the Fringe” is setting itself up for some pretty high standards.
Award-winning comedian Rahul Kohli picks up to five of the best upcoming acts on the circuit right now, for a late-night comedy extravaganza! Including some very secret special gue…
Award-winning comedian Rahul Kohli picks up to five of the best upcoming acts on the circuit right now, for a late-night comedy extravaganza! Including some very secret special gue…
Spencer Percival has one claim to fame.
The king of late-night comedy is back.
The Warwick Revue are back with a brand new show that’s nothing like you’ve ever seen before.
Why toddle when you can dance?! It’s time to get heads, shoulders, knees and toes bopping along to lashings of swing, pop, rock, latin and more! Selling out shows around the world,…
Written by award winning playwright Elinor Cook, Out of Love is a stunning piece of new writing which conveys the absolute power of female friendship, something which is often over…
Whip out some dancing shoes and get ready to whirl around a dance floor at the fantastic event that is Ceilidhs in Lauriston Hall brought to the Fringe by Edinburgh Ceilidhs.
With one of the longest titles you’ll come across it feels as though this show will have a lot to unpack.
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.
A black comedy dealing with complicated lives, loves and buried secrets.
Founded by Avalon Rathgeb, Fall Out is tap-dancing like you’ve never seen before.
According to Baptist ministers in America, transpeople are going to Hell – a fact that Nicci is fine with, since apparently the Devil wears Prada.
People watching is bloody brilliant, isn’t it? Let’s take a good look at those spectacular nobodies, anybodies and busybodies.
Date night: the time when friends, family and lovers come together (though not all together) to spend time, catch up and share stories.
The washed-up boy band of sketch comedy are back with their first new show in four years.
Award-winning performer Paula Valluerca, aka Madame Señorita, is committed to reconnect with the pleasure of being a totally deluded idiot.
Tai the Comedybawse lives in a real life rap video, but is it OK for gangsters to have mid-life crises? Trans-Gangster is a comedic journey through urban wit, music, and one-liners…
Deliciously dark re-workings, told through stand-up and live art.
Raucous, fraternal comedy from award-winning sketch trio.
One in One Out spans Davina’s journey from losing a parent and partner to gaining an enormous new nephew and several new partners.
Hello everyone! I am a UK-based new-ish comedian Yuriko Kotani from Japan.
After a sold out debut season, Australian comedian Daniel Muggleton returns to Edinburgh in 2017.
Milton Jones is a true wordsmith, often dubbed the master of the one-liner, he is absolutely true to form in his latest Edinburgh Fringe offering.
I remember the time when, several years ago, Out of the Blue came to my school and did an assembly.
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…
Suzi Ruffell returns with a new hour of thought provoking and hilarious stand-up.
What if how I feel about myself and the world at 4am is the truth? What if people really do think I’ve got a disappointing face? What if I take off all my clothes and my lover ju…
Strap in tight to the most rad, bizarre, awe-inspiring comedy and alt-performance rollercoaster at the Fringe! We’re back for our third year with one-off takeovers from your favo…
Single father Mark Forward has decided the time has come for him to be appreciated as a comedian.
For the 16th year, twice a week during the festival, Frankenstein’s pub is taken over by Frank N Furter and the gang for Rocky Horror Night! It’s a raucous fun-filled evening o…
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…
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 …
This show is described as an ‘unrehearsed show-and-tell’ from ‘the best comedians from across the globe’.
Anthem for Doomed Youth is the hilarious new debut hour from Ed Night.
To a comedian, the structure of their Fringe hour is often held too preciously.
Originally opened in 1763, St Cecilia’s Hall is the oldest purpose-built concert hall in Scotland.
The smash hit comedy musical comes to the Edinburgh Playhouse for the very first time! Join the girls on a hen night you wont forget, with fantastic songs from 1960s - today! Gua…
pencer Percival has one claim to fame.
Fun, interactive games for the whole family that have delighted audiences at some 6,500 shows in streets and squares in 30 countries across the world! Created in Catalonia, the wei…
Giles Cooper by arrangement with Metropolitan Grand Lodge presents ‘Sunday Night at the London Palladium’ – a night of variety to celebrate 300 years since the fo…
Jim Steinman’s Bat Out of Hell - the Musical comes to the London Coliseum in Summer 2017, after opening at the Manchester Opera House from 17 February 2017.
Following her success of last year’s Edinburgh Fringe, Penelope brings her unique combination of stand-up, character comedy and songs in this nationwide tour of ‘I was a penis.
Join us for our one-off Fringe City night-time special, celebrating the Brighton Fringe finale weekend.
Warning: this review contains numerous cheesy James Bond puns.
Stand-up comedy from Manchester-born comedian, Russell Arathoon.
A magical journey through the dark and beautiful night until the black bird sings again to welcome a new day.
Wear something tighter and brighter for a daytime disco with Brighton’s queen of themes.
Two English gentlemen (or are they?) pull surprises out of the hat and out of the audience.
With the election and the possible demise of the National Health Service just around the corner, Pretty Villain Productions could not have picked a better time to showcase Joe Penh…
Join us for a show-stopping night of music and dance, as we shimmy through the hits of ‘Chicago’, ‘Cabaret’ and ‘Sweet Charity’, before turning up the heat for our classic burlesqu…
Comedy sketch show featuring contemporary characters in Brighton and beyond.
Sexy provocateur Veronica Blacklace is back with seasoned cabaret talent and fresh faces from her own burlesque school.
For 14 years the poets and rappers of Brighton have been locked in an epic struggle.
Idiot Child throws everything into this show, quite literally: glitter, mojitos, frazzles and mini chedders, balloons, badges, sweets, music, stories, nudity and endless energy.
We wear the consequences of our decisions like a bad shirt.
Italian Photographer Andrea Pucci is based in London and his photographs combine long exposures with accelerating rhythms of bright reflections.
Described as an esoteric St Trinian’s for the queer cabaret generation, Carnesky’s Finishing School has been helping people discover and hone their creative talent since 2010.
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 …
Set in postwar Britain where one of the only distractions from recovery and rationing is the hope brought by the upcoming wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip, this perf…
Saturday night late dancing at the legendary Spiegeltent.
A name as loaded with dark, romantic foreboding as Poe’s Last Night incurs comparison with the titles of Poe’s own works; it suggests mystery, a locked room of buried secrets.
A social history of Brighton & Hove’s largest taxi company, formed by a group of drivers in 1936 using a brand new concept which changed the taxi industry all over England, spreadi…
We are presented with two bodies: a loud Jamaican dance hall music and disco lights.
Every Wednesday night is ‘Quiz Night’ at Brighton Fringe this year! An intimate, original musical portrait of two friends (with benefits) as they try to avoid discussing real life,…
The latest fledglings from Jill Edwards Comedy Workshops at Brighton’s Komedia take the stage in our electric ‘New Act Night’.
Sofie Hagen is a Danish feminist comedian, who once badmouthed a cop - not on purpose.
“The true mystery of the world is the visible .
Things could not get any worse for Mitchell, who just lost his girlfriend, his apartment, and his job.
Will and Heidi are two thoughtful, principled stand-ups who will do anything to get a laugh, including dropping all principles.
In 1812 Spencer Percival became the first, and only, British Prime Minister ever to be assassinated.
Why toddle when you can dance! Parents and under-5s are let loose on the dance floor in this friendliest of discos.
“Blurring the lines between burlesque and performance art, their prodigious dumb shows are an unparalleled joy in British variety” (This Is Cabaret).
I wasn’t entirely sure what I’d witnessed after walking out of BLINDFOLD: The Night of the Hunt, a surreal play by Greek company THE.
Pick of the Fringe Launch Night Special, kicked off Brighton Fringe at The Warren with fragments of 7 shows.
Out of this World is action packed theatre from acclaimed writer and director Mark Murphy.
All Cried Out is an intimate, interactive immersive encounter.
It’s said that one first eats with one’s eyes.
Amanda Holden heads a phenomenal cast in this wonderfully funny and heart-warming comedy which charts the lives of seven women and one man attempting to tap their troubles away at …
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…
7pm-8pm Kicking-off the evening’s shenanigans will be… Comedy Shenanigans, who are Irish comedians Aislinn (Best Female Improviser – Improvaganza 2015) and Noel (Best Improv…
Come and see the short pieces we’ve selected to shortlist for our Showcase competition at The Hen & Chickens, 30th January at 7pm.
Inspired by one of Britain's greatest ever comedy series, this 2 hour interactive production is set in a restaurant where you the audience are the diners.
Combining theatre, technology and a cinematic soundtrack, Give Me Back My Broken Night takes you on a walk through the city streets, inviting you to imagine the future of your area…
Explore the future on the silver screen with a night of short films from Hothouse artists and guest filmmakers.
Join us for the legendary gameshow and comedy night. Take part in hilarious challenges to win prizes and enjoy comedy from some of the funniest alternative comedians in the UK.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Mediterraneo is bringing Africa, Cuba and southern Italy to Summerhall for a huge festival edition of their world music concert.
Omid Djalili’s not used to a four o’clock crowd.
Simon Munnery marks his 30th year of Fringe shows with an unmissable, one-off gala.
Looking for peace and tranquillity? You are welcome to join us for an hour’s quiet time and enjoy some stillness, scripture, music, poetry and prayer appropriate for the Year of Me…
A unique fun-filled, vibrant and interactive riotous adult five-star afternoon variety show, packed with hilarious mime, comedy, innuendo and magic.
The BBC Asian Network return to Edinburgh for a fourth year, hosting an evening of the best Asian talent from across the festivals.
A songwriting partnership, forged in the wilds of Scotland.
DON GNU are decked out in hand-knit socks and worn-out sandals and on the hunt for that dang thing called self.
As hilarious as it is poignant, Lost in Blue is an individual and gripping story from one of the UK’s top storytellers.
Social networks really aren’t – social, that is.
On October third, 1849, Edgar Allen Poe was found delirious on the streets of Baltimore, Maryland.
With stand-up, character comedy and a sprinkling of original songs, BBC Radio 4 TV critic Penelope (BBC’s Goodnight Sweetheart and Fist of Fun and BBC Radio 2’s Sony nominated King…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Upstairs Downton and Petting Zoo (‘Improv supergroup’ TimeOut) star creates a staggering array of characters using his mouth, brain, hands and body.
Bob Slayer invites his audience to come play board games aboard the top floor of the fun-spurring remodelled double-decker Blundabus, affectionately named Brenda.
Sam Mitchell and Cressida Wetton: two comedians for the price of none! A free show featuring two promising performers doing half an hour each: Sam Mitchell (2015 BBC New Comedy Awa…
Hospitals can be surreal places at night.
Hey! Ever wondered what happens to TV reality stars when they stop being famous? On the slippery slide from celebrity to no-mark they have some wonderful adventures.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Following extraordinary interest in his 2016 Fringe show, Blue Rose Code has added a second gig at AMC @ St Bride’s for the Fringe.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Taylor & Leigh return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with their sell-out show of blisteringly hot country blues.
‘I feel like I’ve been forever a child of exile, a wanderer.
Stories to Tell in the Middle of the Night is both exactly what it says it whilst also proving to something rather different altogether.
Later, considerably ruder and darker shows from internationally acclaimed, award-winning Scottish stand-up comedy meteor.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Currently cabaret in residence at London’s glamorous Crazy Coqs (recently voted best UK cabaret venue), Kit and McConnel return to the bang central G&V Hotel with their latest sh…
Freaky Family are back! Aki Remally, Jamie Graham and Allan Ferguson head this groundbreaking band traversing funk, jazz, hip hop beats and groove sensibility.
Deep blue is the most popular colour in the world. Artist Hilary Hope Guise investigates the endless meanings of the colour itself. Tea, coffee and pastries afterwards.
When they go out at all, they terrorise our streets and are a nuisance in our neighbourhoods.
A group of performers, writers, politicians and you plan to stage a reading of the Chilcot Report.
A really insightful talk about how we harness the power of games and game play to ensure better learning opportunities for all our children.
How do we roll out digital content across new platforms? How can games and gaming work in other sectors? How do we join the digital dots? Should we be looking at new ways of utilis…
Cinema screening of live performance.
A twelve-year-old girl writes a poem.
A group of performers, writers, politicians and you plan to stage a reading of the Chilcot Report.
Coatsink discuss their VR development journey over the past three years.
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.
Love is complicated.
A vaguely outrageous, psychedelic three-piece hip-hop folk funk outfit, hand-crafting screwball anthems deep in the Scottish Highlands.
Acclaimed Scottish jazz singer Mary May and her top-drawer band follow their highly successful previous two shows with a set of Billie Holiday’s best-loved ballads.
Linda Larkin is the creation of comedian Sam Savage.
Frantic, fun and frivolous, this fast-paced one-man show is an entertaining comic thriller of Cold War intrigue and Scrabble.
A journey in poems and stories across Burma, Egypt and Nicaragua through the eyes of a human rights worker.
Qualifying as a doctor in 2015, Aaron chose to leave the medical field to deliver this fast-paced, edge of your seat experience that showcases his mastery in mind control, hypnosis…
Celebrate good times! Come on! The Geordie Giant brings an upbeat hour of observational and joke-filled stand-up about our drinking culture and nights out.
Where a show like Mind Games has to shine is in the mind reading and Aaron Calvert has chosen some lovely tricks that suitably stun the participants onstage and the audience alike.
In an hour that mixes spoken word and storytelling, Zöe Murtagh explores the symptoms and stigmas faced by anxiety sufferers in a show co-written with Victoria Copeland.
Lower Swell is having its summer festival! Come and be a part of the village as character comedian Dave Lemkin brings to life all the guest speakers: Colin Jackson, a self-employed…
Fiesta in sunshine.
‘My job as a comedian’, Tommy Tiernan clarifies at the beginning of his set, ‘is to undermine reality’.
Cinema screening of live performance.
Games are more than just fun for babies and small children, taking up most of their time in the first years of their life.
Released from the family basement after 300 years, alleged cannibal James Douglas (1697-1715) invites you to join him and his guests for a depraved late night horror show splattere…
Top ratings aren’t always just about putting on a remarkable production, although 5 Out of 10 Men is that.
Ever wondered what takes a girl so long to get ready on a night out? This girl will tell you! Written and performed by Eme Essien, this hilarious new one-woman show invites viewers…
Celebrating 400 years of William Shakespeare, the award-winning ST@UIBE company from Beijing presents Shakespeare’s classic tale of love and misunderstanding in a refreshing new …
A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Gotham is exactly what it says on the tin.
Spiders by Night is one of the more intimate Fringe shows: two monologues about spiders and mental health difficulties.
Why toddle when you can dance? Get glam and get dancing at this international hit, retro-fabulous vintage disco for under-5s (babies under 6 months can go free).
With caller Ken Gourlay, ceilidh bands Flaming Heather, HLI, Scott Leslie, Willie Fraser and piper.
On average, 12 men take their own life every single day.
Literature narrows the gap between diverse nations.
Will poor Viola ever find her twin brother Sebastian? Expect adventure, suspense and lots of laughs.
While acknowledging his immense talent, some reviewers have accused Steen Raskopoulos of going through the motions, trotting out the same tired routines he’s been spinning for…
US writer, actor and stand-up Joe DeRosa makes his highly anticipated UK debut.
Hi, Lee here.
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…
Sam Kissajukian (really funny prick), Jen Carnovale (crackin’ lass), and Kyle Legacy (what) bring you the funniest acts from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in a hysterical lunchtime…
Enter the fascinating mind of Edgar Allan Poe.
I’ve left theatres in all sorts of states from elation to depression, anger to jubilation, in tears and totally numb.
Join the best comedians from across the globe as they blur the line between arteFACT and arteFICTION in an improvised set prompted by genuine objects found in the National Museum o…
Aidan Goatley’s stand-up show isn’t, despite its title, about ELO; indeed, there’s no obvious guarantee that he will get round to telling us why he chose one of that band’s…
Bob drives his BlundaBus around Europe looking for adventures.
Just one glance at this year’s stuffed-to-bursting wedge of a programme is enough to see that there are bewildering array of performance disciplines represented at this year’s …
Out of the Blue are something of a Fringe staple by now.
From award-winning character comedians Andrew McBurney (SYTYF finalist 2013) and Jack Kirwan, plus filmmaker Damien Hyde, comes a dark, original and very funny live show.
Suzi Ruffell greeted the audience at the door with a charming and cheeky smile on her face, perfectly setting the tone for her hour of standup.
Lords of Strut is hands-down the most fun I’ve had at Fringe this year.
The self-empowerment of interesting American women from history is a dramatic premise that instantly arrests your attention.
A loophole in Irish law allows for the legal of consumption of Class-A drugs for 24 hours, and the youth of Dublin are not going to let Yokes Night slip by without taking full adva…
With referendum fever sweeping the country, Haggis’s face was on every TV.
Get down to Frankenstein every Wednesday for a Rocky Horror Night you’ll never forget! Come up to the lab and see what’s on the slab as Brad, Janet and Dr Frank-N-Furter give i…
A celebration of sex through song! Using his unique brand of satirical striptease stand-up, let Australian musical comedian Grant Busé take you on a joyous taboo-tackling explorat…
Asthmatic newcomer and 2015 So You Think Your Funny finalist Ed Night is coming to ruin Edinburgh.
Every night of the Fringe there’s something different on at Bedlam.
Norma’s forced to hold her inaugural Keep Out of My Box meeting at work, a tiny box office, because staffing’s tight with the Fringe! Direct from New Zealand, Torum Heng delights i…
This hilarious comedy sketch follows comic-actor duo Curly (Paul F Taylor) and Short (Rebecca Shorrocks) through a night of trying to prove they can act– Curly’s laminated CV i…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Step into an oasis of calm, and escape the hustle and bustle of the festival.
Peter is a lonely socially awkward dysfunctional mess, looking for love, and tonight he has a date with Kate.
New solo show written & performed by Elaine Fellows.
Nick Hall’s one-man cold war thriller is an active piece, darting through London, Amsterdam, and under the Iron Curtain to the heart of the Soviet Union, all in the pursuit of a …
With its clipped accents, simmering tension, undulating music and themes of mental anguish and sexual tension, Terence Rattigan’s The Deep Blue Sea is quintessentially old-school…
Twelfth Night, the opening show in this season’s Bard in the Botanics, takes place outdoors in Glasgow’s beautiful Botanic Gardens.
A prescient play from Caroline Loncq about the European Referendum sees Tory rising star Annie and Labour hack Jim put their party differences aside in a private but passionate deb…
Character comedian Nick Hall brings a one-man Cold War thriller to Brighton.
A night of debauchery at the hands of Kat Lil and a whole rabble of Skellies, there in numbers like never before! Immerse yourself in the land of the carnival.
The talented cast of the PLOS production of Betty Blue Eyes are under no illusions about who is likely to win the hearts of audiences at their London amateur premiere next week –…
A spectacular, psychedelic and sparkly daytime disco with Brighton’s queen of themes.
An innovative creative space for babies to listen, to explore, to build, to watch, to lie down, to look and to touch.
Two English gentlemen (or are they?) pull surprises out of the hat (and the audience).
Award-winning comedian James Cook has read the back of the box and is ready to play.
Join us for our one-off Fringe City night-time special, as part of the Fringe All-Nighter.
A tender and ridiculous show that clambers up your drainpipe with a rose between its teeth.
The course of true love doesn’t run smooth for long in this Shakespearian comedy.
After a sell-out show last year, Double-Oh Heaven returns to the Spiegeltent! Expect Bond Girl burlesque, skilled circus acts and show-stopping live renditions of classic 007 theme…
Blue Man Group features three enigmatic bald and blue characters who take the audience through a multi-sensory experience that combines theatre, percussive music, art, science and …
Brighton and Hove’s very own LGBT choir swing open the doors of St George’s Church, Kemptown for a medley of songs.
The acclaimed theatrical phenomenon is Broadway’s Tony®-winning best play.
Welcome to an evening of fun and entertainment featuring the fantastic poet Alice Denny, cocktails, raffle prizes and more.
In this lecture, Danny Dorling considers how the UK, one of the 25 richest countries in the world, has become one of the most unequal and is on course to win the ‘global race’ to b…
Josh is good at dancing, but not at people.
Bridging a gap of 80 years between author George Orwell’s early life in Paris and a social experiment by Guardian journalist Polly Tonybee in London, Down & Out In Paris And L…
Join Curly for an evening of his classic high brow solo sketches.
Dance until the late hours.
“Actually” Gay Men’s Chorus are celebrating their 10th anniversary with performances dating back to the very beginning.
The star of BBC’s ‘Dead Ringers’ and ‘The Impressions Show’, ITV’s ‘Newzoids’, ‘Coronation Street’ and ‘Bad Girls’ takes to the stage for an evening of comedy, music and impression…
It’s time to spot future stars, as the latest fledglings from Jill Edwards’ comedy workshops at Komedia take the stage for their first time.
Why toddle when you can dance! Parents and under 5s are let loose on the dance floor in this friendliest of discos.
A social history of Brighton and Hove’s largest taxi company, formed by a group of drivers in 1936 using a brand new concept which changed the taxi industry all over England, sprea…
The week’s most illustrious guest here is the German baritone Matthias Goerne, a powerfully dramatic Lied interpreter, who on Wednesday presents a recital of songs by Schuman…
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…
Local thespians in Brighton may be familiar with the Academy of Creative Training (ACT), which strives to offer instruction to the ordinary individual who dreams of a life on the…
A magnificent week at 57th and Seventh begins with *Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax giving a rare performance of all five Beethoven cello sonatas in the Stern Auditorium (Friday at 8 p.
(previews start on Sunday; opens on April 27) The Roundabout revives Eugene O’Neill’s “play of old sorrow, written in tears and blood.
Josh Gondelman, a comedian and writer for HBO’s “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,” hosts a special show as part of the Jewish Museum’s after-hours series…
Mr.
Combining a mixture of dance theatre, audio-description and imaginative storytelling with Casson & Friends’ trademark interactivity; Night at the Theatre is a fun, family adventu…
Steve N Allen (MC): “Apollo-quality live comedy” - ThreeWeeks Rhodders: Award winning radio presenter Rosie Holt: “disgustingly talented” - TheatreWales.
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…
For the next installment of this always excellent show hosted by Mr.
Christopher, fifteen years old, stands beside Mrs Shears' dead dog.
Following a sell-out West End run in 2014 and a triumphant stay at the Dominion Theatre earlier this year, Michael Flatley’s Lord Of The Dance: Dangerous Games returns t…
An opening act for the universally beloved Brian Regan, Mr. Zimmerman is an endearing young absurdist with a clever approach to observational stand-up.
Trinity Church’s annual festival gets under way after Christmas.
Rashad Jennings of the New York Giants hosts this celebrity-studded fundraiser, which benefits his literacy and community outreach charity.
Jon Glaser hosts this fundraiser for a local elementary school with a stacked line-up, including Janeane Garofalo, John Hodgman, Wyatt Cenac, Andy Blitz, Scott Adsit, Eugene Mirman…
In support of the comedian Erik Bergstrom, a master of dry one-liners who was recently diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, 100 comedians will perform their favorite gags to ra…
(previews start on Tuesday; opens on Nov.
Come and watch Sam Savage stick a wig on her head and call herself Linda Larkin.
How does a plane journey, alcohol, parenthood, tattoos and a hit from the 70’s prove that recovery can have a happy ending? Join Aidan for a journey to happiness.
How does a plane journey, alcohol, parenthood, tattoos and a hit from the 70’s prove that recovery can have a happy ending? Join Aidan for a journey to happiness.
Chris Rose hosts this free monthly show at Livestream Public, and as the venue’s name suggests, the event will also be livestreamed.
Settle back and enjoy another big night in with the Silver Darlings.
‘If we shadows have offended, think but this, and all is mended… That you have but slumbered here while these visions did appear…’ With a quarrel raging between Oberon, Kin…
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a hugely rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking for all involved.
Article 12 (UNCRC) says adults must listen to and take account of children’s views and their creative expression should be valued.
Church Night takes place as a monthly variety show in Washington DC, where they attract large crowds every night.
Dramatic stand-up performance poetry accompanied by Wallace and Gromit creator Nick Park’s images.
The BBC Asian Network return to Edinburgh for a third year, hosting an evening of the best Asian talent from across the festivals.
Humour is essential in our everyday lives and defines our humanity.
Humour is essential in our everyday lives and defines our humanity.
Join Sue Perkins for BBC Two’s Festival highlights show, with live music, discussions, performance and comedy.
Heather has the voice of an angel with the power of a hurricane.
Classical Music Concert @ connected - musical miscellany with the Rasaratnams. Enjoy a relaxing evening in an intimate venue with a selection of solo and chamber works.
Stella Hall is an agent of social and artistic change.
From the Royal Botanic Gardens you can see (when it isn’t raining) almost all of central Edinburgh, the Athens of the north.
American jazz and soul singer, Coco Rouzier, debuts her long-awaited original album at the Fringe! It’s soul music with jazzy phrasing and timing! ‘Coco is the Real Thing!’ (Je…
Hench-souled Pilsner socialist talks career, climate, breakup and the 1%.
Stella Hall is an agent of social and artistic change.
How do you cope when you are at your wits’ end? Is there hope in the darkness? Out of Darkness, an improvised and interactive Playback Theatre production by students from Taylor …
The moment Jack Lukeman enters the stage, it’s clear this is going to be a fantastic show.
A theatrical proposal filled with poetry.
Students of Cambridge University have reinterpreted Shakespeare’s popular comedy, putting a darker spin on the story.
Ian Hall and Bruce Edhouse (both former Dave’s Leicester Comedy Festival award winners) present a daft but affectionate tribute to some of the great comedy double acts of our time.
Ross Wilson of Blue Rose Code has gone through quite a transformative journey in the past 18 months.
Should you listen to an MP3 player when you swim? Is there such a thing as a Digital Marketing Rock Star? Do children benefit from pretending to work in KFC? No, no and no.
A cheeky dollop of late night variety, hosted by the witty and playful ukulele strumming, close harmony singing trio – The Martini Encounter.
Due to massive demand, six later, quite probably ruder, shows! Scotland’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning comedy half-man-half-Xbox.
Should you listen to an MP3 player when you swim? Is there such a thing as a Digital Marketing Rock Star? Do children benefit from pretending to work in KFC? No, no and no.
Frank N Furter and the gang are back for the 14th year of Rocky Horror themed fishnet fun and frolics at the one and only world famous Frankenstein! So Dammit Janet! Dress to impre…
Sketch Club 7 has six members.
Much what it says on the tin, Edinburgh’s Gin Night of Literature and Liquor waltzes you through the history of gin distilling and the drink’s use and abuse by the literary world’s…
In Poker Night Blues, Williams’ masterpiece A Streetcar Named Desire is undone – dismantled and distilled to its essential elements.
St Patrick’s parishioners invite you to spend some time reflecting on the mysteries of Christian faith, and so be renewed in body and soul for our day to day activities in this wor…
One of the biggest names in crime writing, McDermid’s novels have been translated into 30 languages and sold over 10 million copies worldwide.
Oliver Suddon, comedian and broadcaster, hosts a relaxing evening of comedy and music with a variety of selected performers from the Fringe and creates radio broadcast inserts for …
Simply Blue is a four-part a cappella group from Bishops Diocesan College, Cape Town.
Warwick Hargreaves (guitar/vocals) and Tina Fullerton (double bass/vocals).
The Nursery together with Freestival is bringing an improv only venue to Edinburgh - a Fringe first! Every night for three weeks, the Holyrood Suite at the Thistle Hotel will trans…
Parlour Games is a playful piece of physical theatre inspired by silent films and gothic novels.
Perhaps Shakespeare’s most famous comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream has the potential to either be comedic gold or irritating lip-service, depending on the quality of the cast …
Dressed in a suit emblazoned with the sort of multicoloured exclamations that you would often find in comic books, Matty Grey’s eye-catching attire alone sets the tone for this m…
Join Kelly and his feverish take on love, life and letting go! ‘Deliciously unnerving’ (Guardian).
No matter who you are, where you come from or if you’ve danced The Gay Gordon before, the Ceilidhs in Lauriston Hall will inject a traditional Scottish night into your Fringe exper…
Loud, crude and primarily drunk, Gloria Hole has been entertaining crowds of boisterous gays for 27 years.
Every night of Fringe there’s something different on at Bedlam.
Shakespeare’s classic comedy, as you’ve never seen it before.
Picture this.
Come and watch Sam Savage stick a wig on her head and call herself Linda Larkin.
Peculiar Spectacles’ Somebody Out There Loves Me is another theatrical examination of the trials and tribulations of online dating.
As one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a very common choice for the Fringe.
An a cappella concert with a unique sense of indigenous African rhythms, beats and sounds all of which are vocally generated. A musical journey into the spirit of Ghana.
A giant leap in the continuing musical journey of OUT of ABINGDON, back from Australia for their third Fringe! This soulful Australian duo combines intricate melodies and driving r…
Prosumer aka Achim Brandenburg has a fever for Chicago’s Jack flavour with a vision, passion and knowledge which makes Prosumer a guardian of house music history and one of the f…
A solid and entertaining piece of Shakespeare that’s well handled by its young cast.
If you’re living right, this could happen to you.
Sheffy is a lad on a mission.
Like or hate Facebook, you’re guaranteed to love this all-female social media inspired comedy improv show.
I’m pretty certain this is the first comedy show I’ve ever been to with an audience dance break.
It has been four years since Steve Hall last appeared at the Fringe.
A non-stop hour of nonsensical family fun from madcap double act Chris and Cammy.
Lance Corporal James Randall is sitting in a living room strewn with desert sand and an abandoned maroon beret by the television.
Out Of The Blue could well be classed as Fringe veterans, returning year after year over the past decade for an afternoon of singing, dancing and suggestive hip-wiggling to guarant…
Late Night Laughs at Lunch brings you the funniest acts at the Fringe, we looked so you don’t have to.
Bobby Mair, Tim Renkow and Dylan Gott roll out some of the darkest jokes at the Fringe.
Upon first meeting Kelly Kingham, you’d hardly believe he was a newcomer.
There are many productions of reimagined Shakespeare plays that try to add a unique twist to the Bard’s work.
Back in the day, Saturday night TV was the thing to stay in for.
Hench-souled Pilsner socialist talks career, climate, breakup and the 1%.
Effervescent comic and sometime Irish TV face Niamh Marron delivers an unpolished and often forced hour of fairly standard comedy material with occasional witty zingers being the o…
Holly has watched the world slowly fall apart since the summer of 2012.
Noun (Doh-dek-uh-hee-drun).
Fast paced, surreal, theatrical comedy from resident headliners at Noel Faulkner’s Comedy Cafe and Martin Soan’s PTOO, London.
Who knew that bartending could be so interesting? In his debut show at the Fringe, Chris Betts, a Canadian comic with what can only be described as a beard to die for (which you ca…
‘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.
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…
Scottish Comedian Of The Year Award winner returns to the Fringe with his debut hour.
You cannot criticise Rhys Nicholson for a lack of clarity.
Strikingly staged, deftly acted and simultaneously hard-hitting and bitingly funny.
Improvisation in any context can be challenging, but throw in some Shakespeare and an incredibly complex collection of rhyming structures and it seems nigh on impossible.
One of the challenges of reportage theatre – works in which the words and experiences of real people are edited and put into the words of actors – is to justify the process as …
In this debut performance, Miss Bellini will play, sashay, season and sauté an evening of song and salacious sensations that will pique your senses and get your juices flowing wit…
Set in the Spanish war, The Night Watch is a gripping period drama.
Stuyvesant Cove Park, which abuts the East River, is home to over 100 native plants and dozens of native birds.
Fast Forward, an unconventional new-music ensemble, concludes its residency at the Stone on July 5 in two sets that feature mixed instruments, including violin (Tom Chiu) and somet…
The four founding members of the Upright Citizens Brigade – Matt Besser, Amy Poehler, Ian Roberts and Matt Walsh – began performing together 25 years ago.
Every month, a group of writers from the UCB select a comedian to host one episode of their own talk show, then build an entirely original program around that performer.
Iris Theatre’s promenade production of Shakespeare’s comedy Twelfth Night is a sumptuous romp around and inside the magnificent St Paul’s Actors’ Church in Covent Garden…
Bucolic, picnic-friendly settings and a programming philosophy that balances hedonism and exploration have made this festival a must for music lovers.
The storytellers Adam Wade, Tricia Rose Burt and David Crabb and the musician Ann Klein take over this regular variety show; this month’s subtitle is “Drawing Nekkid Me…
(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…
Singer/harpist Magdalena Reising is back with her unique blend of jazz/folk fusion with a hint of tango with her international Blue Cafe Jazz Ensemble.
As part of what Vulture calls its city-wide “pop culture extravaganza,” it presents this jam-packed night of comedy, with performances from Kevin Barnett, Wyatt Cenac, …
Bond girl burlesque, skilled circus acts and show-stopping live renditions of classic 007 themes, served with a dash of titillation and a double measure of glamour.
Jon Fisch presents this look at writers and performers from New York-based late-night shows, with comedy from Jeff Maurer of “Last Week Tonight,” Travon Free of “…
The Victorian Music Hall, vulgar, jingoistic, patriotic, slightly naughty to downright rude, with a mix of songs still sung and loved today.
See the best in live performance for and by young people (and open to everyone!) at Venue B, Brighton’s only dedicated venue for young people. Check our website for full details.
Jeremy Wein hosts this unpredictable variety show, with a mix of stand-up, storytelling and more from Ophira Eisenberg, Kevin Allison, James III, Carla Rhodes and Liam McEneaney.
Built in 1766 as a glamourous Georgian Ballroom in the Old Steine, it was the place to be seen for Brighton’s fashionable crowd! The building later became the Chapel to the Royal P…
Brighton and Hove’s very own LGBT choir swing (or maybe that should be sing) open the doors of St George’s Church in Kemp Town for a free, informal showcase of their diverse cu…
A festival favourite founded by its current producer in 1989 in Queens Park.
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…
Jesse Thorn, host of NPR’s pop-culture interview program “Bullseye,” hosts this exemplary night of stand-up comedy, with stand-up from Aisha Tyler, Maria Bamford,…
Scottish Comedian Of The Year 2013, Larry Dean brings his first solo show to the Brighton Fringe.
An evening of polls, puns and psephology, spin, sleaze and swingometers, battling past the ballot box with a cabaret cabinet packed with a parliamentary portfolio of political ente…
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…
The latest fledglings from Jill Edwards Comedy Workshops at Brighton’s Komedia take the stage in our electric New Act Night.
Come and watch Sam Savage stick a wig on her head and call herself Linda Larkin.
Deep in the forest, faeries wait .
(previews start on Tuesday; opens on June 10) Most theater professionals have little love for technical rehearsals: long and tedious days of focusing lights and perfecting sound cu…
(performances start on Friday) In Nicholas Wright’s volatile two-character play, the South African psychologist Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela (played by Noma Dumezweni), who wrote …
Why toddle when you can dance! Parents and under 5s are let loose on the dance floor in this friendliest of discos.
Kick off the Spiegeltent season in spectacular style.
All five original members of the influential Canadian sketch troupe reunite for a night of live sketch comedy.
As part of the visual artist Carolee Schneemann’s season at the Artist’s Institute, in which she focuses on the body, Miriam Katz hosts this all-female stand-up show de…
Meet Helena & Hermia, two teenagers addicted and dependent on social media.
If you like a night in but want to go out … Join sketch duos TiTs and Bosh & Babbs for an evening of contagious comedy.
Jean-Luc Lagarce’s beautiful, incantatory play is about a company of three performers who cling to art and shredded dignity as they hoof from stage to ever more pathetic stag…
Kurt Braunohler and Kristen Schaal, hosts of the long-running variety show “Hot Tub,” return to New York to reclaim Littlefield’s Monday night comedy spot for an …
Take the Rubbish Out, Sasha is the first of three plays in this season of A Play, A Pie and A Pint from Russia and Ukraine, curated by playwright Nicola McCartney who also direct…
This night of stand-up raises funds for Bideawee, an animal welfare organization that rescues and adopts dogs and cats around New York.
(previews start on March 11; opens on March 22) Expect lots of cakes and ale, though very few actors, when Bedlam offers two versions of Shakespeare’s comedy in repertory, bo…
Jon Stewart hosts this annual star-studded fund-raiser for autism programs nationwide.
American film actor and comedian Bill Murray allegedly fields offers of work via a voice mailbox which, according to Wikipedia, “he checks infrequently”.
Nick Kroll and John Mulaney will be in character as Gil Faizon and George St.
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…
In the past two decades, there has been a thrilling surge of contemporary dance coming from Israel, completely disproportionate to the size of the small nation.
This Apollo tradition returns with performances by Abdel R.
(previews start on Sept.
Robin Montague hosts these stand-up shows featuring some of the top female talents in the business, including Sasheer Zamata, Michelle Wolf, Sara Schaefer, Emmy Blotnick, Aparna Na…
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.
92nd Street Y is going back to the well to open its season with Bach’s spectacular, daunting six solo violin sonatas and partitas: Christian Tetzlaff played the same program …
The satirical women’s magazine Reductress presents this all-lady lineup, hosted by Anna Drezen.
Jen Kirkman, a performer based in Los Angeles, brings a show of brand new stories and jokes to Brooklyn.
Dick Lee’s commission for this year’s Commonwealth Games, a suite for jazz quintet using musical ideas from around the Commonwealth, with words from Edinburgh Makar Ron Butlin.
This well-known, local band simply enjoy entertaining their audiences.
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a hugely rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking for all involved.
Settle back and enjoy ‘a big night in with the Silver Darlings’.
Entering their 106th year on the Edinburgh amateur musical theatre scene and fresh from their sell-out run of Grease in March, The Bohemians present an evening of songs and music f…
Late Night Gimp Fight have spent the last five years violating the British comedy circuit, picking up awards and infections along the way.
Australian chanteuse and cabaret royalty Ali McGregor returns with her cult hit show.
A fun, flirtatious dating gameshow whereby four lucky single girls are given the opportunity to win a date with one of 20 stand-up comedians! Each comic is armed with a light; if o…
Relive the angst of young unrequited love, the nerves of amateur actors who have to perform for the Duke or risk being hanged, and the mischief and mayhem caused by the fairies.
Zig zag down to see five comedians give indispensable life advice that you will probably heckle and forget by the morning. Danny Dyer said, ‘5 stars. Proper inspiring’.
A witty piece of throwback theatre, Games of Love and Chance is quite the delight.
One performance only! ‘Several of the best one-liners you will hear.
A rare treat of the Fringe is being able to speak your mind in a venue without having the talent shout you down.
The Edinburgh Fringe is brimming with acts from Down Under, but you probably won’t witness any more authentic than Susie and Mel in their storytelling show Back Out From The Outb…
Practical workshop about making experimental multi-artform performance.
Get Over It Productions present their all-female psychedelic shakedown of Shakespeare’s most captivating comedy.
The world’s only stand-up/improv/tattoo-chat comedy show returns with host comedian Billy Kirkwood.
Night School is an odd ‘show’ that seems to hover somewhere between an entertaining lecture and a TED talk.
Enjoy a fascinating fashion show exhibiting beautiful garments made from colourful organic cotton and ethical eri-silk fabric handwoven by vulnerable indigenous women and survivors…
From the band behind award-winning show Blues! comes a selection of not quite family friendly blues songs that couldn’t be picked for the show.
Bringing a show to the Fringe is a daunting prospect even for established theatre companies.
Nick Helm’s Two Night Stand in the Grand is an epic comedy rock show worthy of its massive venue.
Joseph is wiling away his days in a tea shop looking for inspiration.
The must-see cult chat show where three comedians reveal their worst on-stage moments to BBC Radio 4’s Viv Groskop.
This musical adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s short story Destiny and a Blue Coat is a sweet little tale, focusing on miller’s daughter Abbie Pollin (Lauren Potter) and her snari…
Chloë Moss’ 2008 play about two women reunited after getting out of prison is confidently revived by SUDS in Eliza Gearty and Tom Herbert’s searing production.
The singers are out of breath.
Due to massive demand, six extra, later, and quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man/half-Xbox.
Taylor & Leigh return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with their blisteringly hot country blues.
In 2012, Mark Watson’s Edinborolympics caused controversy by having comedians throw pineapples at audience members.
Blue Rose Code is not folk music.
Frankenstein celebrates its 13th year of The Rocky Horror Picture Show party.
George Galloway is best known as the fiercely pro-Palestinian Respect Party MP for West Bradford.
Riding with Night opens with an ensemble of black-cloaked figures, their faces masked, and a voiceover providing an epilogue to the play we are about to see.
Join playwright Clare Duffy for a practical workshop about the challenges of combining live interaction and scripted drama.
Join the gang as they sweep you down to the grand old days of London, packed full of extreme patriotism and purpose, The Music Hall Menagerie promises singing, dancing, comic caper…
Shirley Lauro’s drama All Through the Night opens badly, but it gets better.
Edinburgh singer/songwriter Zoë performs an original programme of her compelling, charismatic music, with joy, pain, love and humour, accompanying herself on piano.
Late night adventures from some of Ireland’s brightest, rowdiest and most fearless comedians take on the challenge of a very late compilation show in the Fringe’s best venue.
Nick Hall: Helmet is a splice of easy going, bittersweet stand-up from a man in his early thirties re-evaluating his life.
It’s time to bring improv comedy bang up to date.
In this hour of fine free comedy Joe Well combines his two greatest loves; political satire and zombies.
It’s the Late Night Dark Show - take that title as a hint.
The BBC’s big screen at Potterrow brings you the latest action from the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow – including the Closing Ceremony on Sunday 3rd.
With caller Ken Gourlay and ceilidh bands Flaming Heather, HLI, Scott Leslie, Willie Fraser and piper.
‘Let’s see what comes out of my mouth’ is something Bronston Jones says before almost every show.
Infinity Repertory Theatre update Shakespeare’s comedy to the 21st century as a musical with a rollicking rock’n’roll aim in mind.
Tripped Theatre’s stylised adaptation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream fits one of the Bard’s most famous and fun plays into the space of one hour, with only four…
Butterfly in Shades of Blue follows two characters through 17 years of their lives; the audience is privy to the life-changing conversations which occur between the couple.
Character comedy from YouTube sensation Damien Slash.
Much as if I’d been with real-life evangelists, I imagine, I left this show wondering what on earth had just happened.
The Seussification of a Midsummer Night’s Dream sees an all female cast embark on a speedy but delightful adaptation of Shakespeare’s comedy.
The ubermeister of dark comedy cabaret’s war machine rolls into Edinburgh.
Ray Gunn and Luke Reel were expecting to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame but a misunderstanding about the eligibility criteria means that they’re going to have to f…
In a totalitarian state, a writer of controversial literature is about to be killed by an executioner, and he’s expecting him.
A sturdy tweed jacket hangs on a coat hanger, overlooking the sparse stage.
Dingos and wombats and kookaburras, oh my! The Olympics are coming to Oz! The year, 1939.
The Nomads Tent presents a selling exhibition of handcrafted glass and ceramics from workshops across Iran, Turkey and the UK.
Why toddle when you can dance, dance, dance! Parents and under fives are let loose on the dance floor in this friendliest of discos.
This production of Shakespeare’s classic and well loved comedy is set in the pretty garden of a church.
The fastest and funniest globe-trotting impressionist returns for more comedy action, laughable adventures and romance in this mix of stand-up and stories featuring over 50 movie s…
To tell the truth, I’m a little bit scared of Dr.
Four men and a duck make up AsaNisiMasa’s Going Out West.
A taut piece of modern drama about broken homes and broken lives, Red Tap/Blue Tiger marks Richard Vincent’s successful return to theatre and sees the emergence of exciting young…
Out of the Blue, Oxford’s all male a capella group, have many things to offer.
A video highlighting Tommy Rowson’s previous misdemeanours introduced the audience to this apologetic reprobate, and what follows is a self-examination into how he can refine his…
Like any sketch show there is often a sense that the evening may play out something like lucky dip.
David Morgan has two obsessions in his life: TV and the Internet.
Linda Marlowe and Sarah Louise Young present a surreal take on the blunt reality of the night bus service.
A sign for the Walton Street Working Men’s Club hangs on one wall, on the other a set of gold and pink lametta streamers.
An epic march through Paris searching for the grave of someone called Jean-Paul Satre just to please an ex-girlfriend is one of the many very funny and brilliantly recounted tales …
Seriously.
Zoe McDonald’s one-woman show is a masterpiece of characterisation, and a very successful piece of comedy.
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.
You can never predict what’s going to happen next when it comes to the Oxford Imps – and that’s precisely what makes their show such a great success.
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.
This three-week festival brings free performances of music, dance and spoken word to the plazas of Lincoln Center.
Singer/harpist Magdalena Reising is back with her unique blend of jazz/folk fusion with her international Blue Cafe Jazz Ensemble.
A celebration of children and young people in the Performing Arts featuring theatre, literature, music and movement.
The comedy stylings of Kat Bond & Lorna Shaw make up this fantastic double-act who received lovely press at Edinburgh 2012 with ‘Happy to Help’.
An atmospheric candlelit cafe-style setting for the captivating vocals and harp of Magdalena Reising with the impeccable musicianship and versatility of Loius Durra (piano) and Gra…
Magician and mentalist Peter Campbell-Wells invites you to tap into your inner psychic with an assortment of absurd and daffy mental party games.
Ever thought about running your own Brighton Fringe venue? Then this panel discussion is for you! Hear about the practicalities, pleasures and pitfalls of running a venue from a va…
What kind of music do you like? We got it.
2 big days, several SECRET locations and a mash-up of live music and epic performance! Special guest stars, festival fever, dance off, skate jams and all the weird and wonderful�…
Fast-paced (at times), laborious (occasionally), well-observed (in some places), far-fetched (in others).
Rainbow Chorus, Brighton and Hove’s very own LGBT choir, swing open the doors of St George’s Church in Kemp Town for a free, informal showcase of their diverse current repertoi…
Premiering in the UK, ‘The Night Witches’ is an intriguing, fictionalised account of the first all-female bomber squadron.
A dress-up sing-along celebration of everyone’s favourite musicals.
It’s never too late to ‘find the funny’; if you dare.
We are a comedy impro troupe based in Bournemouth.
The latest new comics from Jill Edwards Comedy Workshops at Komedia take to the stage.
The latest fledglings from Jill Edwards Comedy Workshops at Brighton’s Komedia take the stage in our electric New Act Night.
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.
Why toddle when you can dance, dance, dance! DJ Monski Mouse and her team bring high energy smiling in a fabulous retro music and dance event for parents and children under 5.
Everyone in Brighton & Hove knows the name of Streamline Taxis, but did you know how it all started in 1936 with a group of cab drivers trying to improve the trade, and their servi…
I love a bit of late night showbiz.
The Gimps bring the very best of their depraved award-winning minds to Brighton.
(previews start on May 16; opens on June 10) On Nov.
“Blues in the Night” is a compilation revue, a tribute to the black performers and music of Harlem in the 1920s and 30s.
After multiple sell-out smash hit shows in 2010/2011, the twisted showcase of dark and delicious variety returns to the cow.
Wyatt Cenac, a former “Daily Show” correspondent, hosts this reliably great weekly show.
(in previews; opens on May 4) Whether it’s the treadmill in “Kinky Boots” or the trapeze in “Pippin,” it’s hard not to see certain sequences on …
The hue of blue is immediately recognizable, as are the characters, thanks to the ubiquity that comes with commercials, Jay Leno and the like.
A common factor in the best sitcoms–and dramas, for that matter–are situations from which the characters can’t escape, most notably from each other: the binds of family (t…
For those not familiar with this Shakespearian classic, it opens with a shipwreck which leaves a brother and sister stranded on the coast of an island called Illyria.
Twelfth night is a time of chaos, mess and topsy-turvy.
Tony Law presents a deeply hidden, powerfully meaningful show for night-time freaks.
‘Spine tingling, carefully crafted arrangements, intriguing harmonies, voices that breathe together’ (Scott Murray).
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking.
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be hugely rewarding, but is also a mammoth undertaking.
Nighttime.
Charlie is back with a wild cabaret of musical, magical drum-smashing mayhem, accompanied by Judd (Booze for Baby) Jones, Edie Wakefield and wild frontman for an 80s rock band car…
CatSoup are a troupe of four young men who bring an original collection of sketches to the stage.
A riotous evening of laughter, live music and a magical story that may or may not be true. A real-life fairy tale followed by a right old knees up.
Whatever Gets You Through The Night is a wide-spanning arts project: an album, a film, a stage show and a book have all come together under the umbrella heading of ‘somewhere in …
Martinis and moonlight, roulette and romance, blackjack and burlesque, showgirls and sophistication, cabaret and cool at Scotland’s swingin’, award-winnin’ vintage club night.
Outdoor performance combining contemporary and classical Indian dance, classical music composed by Ash Madni and elements of audience participation.
Fresh from YouTube and Top 40 success, St Andrews’ The Other Guys bring their hilarious parodies, exquisite musicality and suspect dance moves for one night only in a show that won…
Cards on the table: this is an incredibly impressive 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.
Power Games pays homage to the classic notion of the Fatal Flaw in its depiction of a banker’s fall from grace.
Care for and refresh your voice, body and imagination - led by full time East 15 staff.
Exhibition telling the story of the march to the Battle of Flodden (1513), the battle itself and its aftermath, with special reference to Edinburgh and the return of the Tradesmen’…
Due to massive demand six extra, later, quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man, half-Xbox.
Exhibited beyond a red rope barrier, a woman lies in her bed.
A haunting glimpse into one family’s past, Last One Out is a bittersweet tale of loss, memory and grief.
See the Portrait Gallery come alive with Scottish comedy greats after hours.
Edinburgh’s up and coming New Orleans Dixieland jazz band means business.
International experiment sharing a story about a woman called Thyme, with local interpretations.
This performance starts outside Assembly Hall, where a blackboard instructs us to write our name on a sticker and wear it.
Featured as part of the American High School Theatre Festival, St.
Advertised as A Midsummer Night’s Dream with the music of Gilbert and Sullivan, A Midsummer Night’s Savoy is actually a bizarre tale of love and trickery, with only tenuous lin…
School Night joins the ranks of late night, best of the fest numbers at Pleasance Courtyard, the setup being the audience are the pupils and the comedians the teachers, all there t…
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.
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Rolling into Edinburgh with a brand new barnstorming show, The Horne Section will yet again provide the festival’s best musical mayhem.
At only thirty minutes long, La Poeme may seem short in length, but the performance manages to fit as many engaging images into this short time span as is humanly possible.
Although listed as a children show and only 25 minutes long, this beautiful but simple production certainly made an impact on the audience members, no matter what their age was.
Out of His Skin supposedly tells the tale of a man who, bored with the monotony of everyday life, embarks on a journey to find his place in the world, taking ever increasing risks …
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…
With caller Ken Gourlay and ceilidh bands Flaming Heather, HLI, Scott Leslie, Willie Fraser and piper.
Gothic fairies .
I probably should have guessed from the name, but there was nothing that could have prepared me for what Frank Sanazi’s musical comedy had in store.
The explosive duo Ketch! and HIRO-PON all the way from Japan are set to blow audiences away with their furious and action packed show Rock On!.
Uninitiated to the world of sweaty, foot-stamping organised dance most of us would rather watch Scottish Highland music than participate in it.
The food’s great in Edinburgh, isn’t it? You’ve got all those stalls selling gourmet hot dogs and falafel, every venue has its own cafe - I’m even sitting in a coffee shop …
A commanding, busty Titania sits with her changeling child as drab fairies dance woozily around her to crackly swing music.
Australian comedians Eric Hutton and Jen Carnovale present a selection of their favourite Fringe acts.
Kevin Dewsbury is a bloke.
Flying drum kits, levitating ironing boards and swinging divas.
A wave of all-male a cappella groups has come to the forefront, appearing in all manner of reality shows including Britain’s Got Talent, which last year featured the Oxford group…
Pete Cain, London’s wicked working class hero brings his manifesto for the future of the United Kingdom to the Assembly Rooms, in an attempt to solve each of his audience member�…
Rich Hall becomes immeasurably funnier if you try not to laugh at him.
Let Ali McGregor (‘La Clique’ and ‘Opera Burlesque’) with Saxon McAllister guide you through the festival’s finest stand-up comedians, burlesque dancers, sideshow acts, and musicia…
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.
Anil Desai is a very personable and talented impressionist.
Tired of playing soulless corporate gigs and run-of-the-mill crowd pleasers at the weekend, Geoff Norcott is taking the plunge with this show, his first where he talks about what h…
Foil, Arms and Hog are an Irish sketch comedy trio who combine innovative ideas with silliness and boyish charm.
From the moment you walk into the room, the mood is set.
We see a lot of Rich Hall on panel shows these days: QI, Have I Got News For You?, Eight out of Ten Cats, Never Mind The Buzzcocks.
Join Rich and his virtuoso musical mates, Ronnie Golden, Rob Childs, Nick Pynn, Antonio Forccionne (‘nuff said) for a mashup of music, comedy and gratuitous coloration.
For the last ten years, Out Of The Blue has been entertaining Edinburgh crowds with great success.
‘You can tell the bits, but can never complete the picture.
One of The Scotsman’s Top Ten free shows of 2012.
The name Ontroerend Goed packs a punch.
‘Revealing, thought provoking and at times hilarious’ reads the flyer.
Verbatim shows have hit this year’s Fringe like a storm.
With his sex offender specs and wiry frame, Sam Fletcher is a high-octane Jarvis Cocker.
Now in their fifth year of performing at the Fringe, Late Night Gimp Fight is NewsRevue’s dirtier younger sister.
It begins in Kubrick fashion, with a giant gimp face in space accompanied by Strauss’ celebrated Also Sprach Zarathustra, implying the stratospheric status the gimps have achieve…
Halfway through this likeable but ill-conceived show, Gráinne Maguire recounts an anecdote of her short-lived stint as a primary school teacher.
A miraculous story, beautifully told by a charmingly hairy idiot.
The Fringe doesn’t offer many opportunities for a bit of a breather, which is why Neal’s Yard Remedies have created a Festival Chill-Out Zone for the duration of the festival.
Given that the original award-winning novel by Mark Haddon is told from the very singular, focused perspective of a 15-year-old boy on the autistic spectrum, it’s surprising that…
Blue Beard is a nasty man with a nasty plan: he cuts the throats of the women he marries.
It’s an old cliché that there is nothing more boring than listening to someone talking about their dreams.
Returning after their 2007 sell-out Fringe hit, One Night Stand are back and better than ever.
The Duke of Illyria, Orsino, is madly and unrequitedly in love with the Lady Olivia.
The experience of watching the blue girl in Tretchikoff’s masterpiece The Chinese Girl break out of her frame to entertain an audience was exactly what I was waiting for in this …
As an avid fan of old noir movies, crooked cops, and general hard-boiled quick witted cynicism, needless to say I was looking forward to this show.
A multi-talented ensemble present, through music, song and dance, the stories of Tantalus, Narcissus and Sisyphus, three men sentenced to eternal frustration for offending the gods…
The inevitable has happened, a comedy show dedicated to the social network site that is Facebook.
At the opening of The Blue Dragon, Pierre introduces Chinese calligraphy and the beauty of simple images inscribed in a perfect square.
Jazz is a study of madness, perhaps.
Although dangerously like an extended Russian Eurovision entry, Above the Clear Blue Skys stadium rock surrealist take on the standard a capella ensemble is an entertaining and i…
An am-dram production in a church hall, this show comes from another world entirely to even the worst of fringe shows: a world where a serviceable witch’s hat can be made from a …
At the age of 18, Allegra Levy is already a considerably more compelling performer than handfuls of Parky regulars.
Written and devised by the cast, Social Husbandry Inc.
Songs For a New World is a perennially popular Fringe favourite, a revue of cabaret numbers by Jason Robert Brown loosely themed around the American experience.
I fell in love with somebody completely by accident, just by sitting beside them, is a great way to introduce a song.
“I am hungry!” declares Fat, shortly after the play begins.
If you’ve ever been anywhere near the Fens you’ll probably have realised that they’re fucking mental, but if unlike me you haven’t visited Spalding’s Springfields Centre for a fun …
The duo of Ian Millar on tenor and soprano saxes and Dominic Spencer on (electric) piano play a standards-based set at the Radisson Hotel every lunchtime (though, 12:30 is breakfas…
Based on Conrad’s novel, The Secret Agent, transplanting its protagonist to modern-day Soho, attaching the story to a real alleged bomb plot on the London Eye, incorporating so…
A terrible crime sends Leila and Lee running into the Scottish highlands.
In 1999, Anna Bagenholm became trapped under ice after a skiing accident.
The beginning of this production of Shakespeares most bitter- sweet comedy is stunning.
The concept of Bite Size is a perfectly simple, yet novel one, and the clue really is in the title.
Irish trio Foil, Arms and Hog, or Sean Finegan, Conor McKenna and Sean Flanagan to their parents, barely leave the stage for the duration of this dizzying hour of sketch comedy.
BBC: Radio 1’s Fun and Filth Cabaret returns to the Fringe with its hosts Scot Mills and Nick Grimshaw.
Ford and Akram are versatile and genuinely likable performers with an excellent character dynamic; Akram is confident and arrogant, walking all over the intelligent but overwhelmin…
Parents Evening promises an hour of character-based sketch comedy in a school setting, which is already an idea devoid of originality, but is handled particularly poorly.
Late Night Laughs is a simple compilation of stand-ups, tonight held together by the bizarrely attired MC Paul Sweeney.
Neither hilarious nor haunting, the claim this play makes to such titles falls as flat as the claim that it is a comedy.
There was a rumour in the 16th century that it was not Shakespeare who wrote his plays, but rather a group of underground artistic intellectuals named The School of Night.
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…
Most school kids don’t want to read Shakespeare.
Steve Hall, part of the sketch comedy show We are Klang, is an appealing comic.
Written, directed and performed by Gari Jones, Wretch is clearly a deeply personal project.
Before the lights had barely dimmed, the main actor confidently strode on stage and began the central monologue of how his life in Hull was bad.
The Shack Comedy Club is a new venue just beginning to find its feet.
When it comes to unusual instruments, the harp probably is somewhere in the top 5.
The surreal, imaginative landscape of Chris Harrison’s Last Night Things Happened is a journey to the implausible, back-flipping through the nonsensical, spiraling into the whims…
Raise the Roof started IYAF 2013 with a bang.
A delightful hour of salacious and cheeky comedy, Larry Dean: Out Now! is a hilarious window into the life of Larry.
The plot of One Night Stand is, unsurprisingly, the repercussions of a drunken work night out for two colleagues who wake up in the same bed.
In this experimental theatre piece .
Courage Performers, a youth performing arts club from Wiltshire, presents a very strong rendition of the Shakespeare classic ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ with a Second World W…
This lively bunch of performers from Kett Sixth Form College in Norwich have put together a piece of theatre about the dangers of over indulging in alcohol.
Dream Pill is a tale of modern slavery.
Viva Youth Theatre have an excellent record of success at the Fringe.
Stuart Goldsmith can win an audience over in seconds.
Thom Tuck looks and sounds like a cross between David Mitchell and a long-lost sixth form teacher famed for getting a bit drunk.
One of the joys of the Edinburgh Fringe is that every year there are new adaptations of Shakespeares plays, which often throw up new ideas and new ways of looking at these old fa…
The Chyngton Youth Academy made up of 11 to 15 year olds performs this seasonal Shakespeare favourite with enthusiasm and fervour.
In a cargo crate at the end of Grassmarket, Metis Arts are rehearsing the future.
Smooth and soulful jazz from this talented duo slowly hypnotises the audience into silence.
This young group, made up of four women and one man, perform six differently themed dance routines using a variety of styles and techniques.
Rich Hall is familiar to most of us mainly through his work as a comedian on TV, particularly on panel shows.
This is one of Shakespeares most beautiful plays.
There have been countless different interpretations of Shakespeare over the years, many of these attempting new, humorous spins on the classic plays to invoke reactions from jaded …
Terry Alderton is a surrealist stand-up.
William (Josef Salvat) is about to perform for the first time in his one-man show and finds himself looking back at his life.
A Midsummer Nights Dream is one of Shakespeares most popular plays and theres probably hardly a day when it isnt performed somewhere in the world.
Shakepeare’s romantic comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, is one of his most popular works, so it’s not surprising that the majority of hands are up when The Pantaloons ask their au…
You have to go to extreme lengths to make a version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream stand out.
The Night of the Big Wind is an innovative puppetry performance inspired by the book of the same title, written by Peter Carr.
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…
There’s a predictable brilliance about Out Of The Blue which explains why this troupe from Oxford are selling out only two days into their month-long run at C Venues this year.
This is a very unusual and enjoyable production.
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.
Bluebird is the story of Jimmy, a London taxi driver the various people – ‘fares’ – he meets.
Original and intelligent, Rachel Stubbings presents her live agony-aunt show.
Alzheimer’s The Musical is a peek into the lives of those who might be getting slightly older in body but who are most definitely young at heart.
The School of Night may take their name from an intellectually exclusive Elizabethan collective but what this improvisational group performs is high culture made accessible to the …
In recent years Gordonstoun School has put on entertaining versions of some of Shakespeares darker plays (Macbeth That Old Black Magic and Hamlet Shadow Of A Man).
Now I’m all for messing with Shakespeare.
Ideally Edgar Allan Poe’s works should be read in the dead of night, in an armchair by a crackling fire with the slow tap of wintry branches against the window.
Thanks to the Five Pound Fringe, you dont need to be spending huge wads of cash to see quality stand-up.
The set is nothing more than a small section of floor and two chairs.
This is no ordinary cabaret.
A large, colourful advert is projected across the stone wallin front of us, ‘these women are doing their bit - learn to make munitions’.
Imagine being sat in a stand-up comedy show where the comedian in question makes one faintly amusing joke.
For this reviewer, Out Of The Blue is one of the shows in my schedule that I look forward to with some confidence that it’s going to be good.
It’s a beautiful day at the Fringe and I’m sat on the top deck of a red bus in the Meadows.
Dennis Potter’s small but disturbing play which intrudes on seven children larking about on a wartime summer’s day is now a staple of community theatre.
A group of college friends and associated mates head to a festival, expecting a proper night of drink, drugs and dancing.
‘I’ll keep you alive.
En route to The Picture House, the Fringe’s home to the UK’s biggest burlesque night, there was just one day left of London’s golden games.
It takes a lot of guts for a relatively unknown, strange-looking young comic to wander out on stage and challenge the audience from the off, but that’s what Andrew Lawrence does.
What makes for a memorable show? What transforms an enjoyable night out into an unforgettable experience? It’s not always possible to assess the permanence of a performance upon …
To get through the third night of BBC Radio 1’s Fun and Filth Cabaret you needed a strong stomach or a repressed gag reflex as the show went truly dirty in pursuit of the utterly…
BBC Radio 1’s Fun and Filth Cabaret is the perfect late-night entertainment show: the cream of the Fringe’s weird and wonderful crop is given short slots to impress a sizeable …
Opening the show with some very impressive and fast-paced wordplay, Matt Rudge sets the bar high and despite occasional lulls in energy, manages to be consistently funny throughout…
Peter Tate writes, directs and stars in this cacophony of self-indulgence.
Mr Price (Scott Baxter) has had a very significant role in an election or so it would seem.
Matt Forde is a chatty, friendly man who quickly gets an audience on board.
Editors note: Realising that I did this production a great injustice by only awarding 3 stars the first time around, (Maybe the show I saw before was just too dire), I’ve re-visite…
With its poetic language and truthful performances, Night Time is one of the most professionally done Fringe shows I’ve seen in some time.
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…
After an evening of song recitals from Soprano Rachael Wheatley and Pianist Ingrid Sawers, I left late, feeling very chilled out.
The claws may not be fully out for this night of name dropping and gossip mongering with the Queen of Dynasty, but there’s certainly still a lot of fun to be had, especially if t…
Much of the Shakespeare at the Fringe this year has been performed with a twist: musicals, dance, physical theatre, spin-offs, the playwright’s words given new meanings or even tak…
Making a second visit to the Fringe, Out Of The Blue are the Oxford-based all male a cappella group somewhere between Eminem and Gregorian Chant.
A Little Night Music is one of Sondheim’s most exquisitely written shows- somewhere between Wilde’s comedies of manners and Chekhov and Ibsen’s simpering naturalism.
The intense naturalism of this piece is realised in the staging.
The Sexual Awakening of Peter Mayo is the story of a sexually repressed man accidentally stumbling onto the world of swinging and no-frills sex after a text goes awry.
Hamlet is such a murky, obstinate text that so refuses definitive interpretation that a point is sometimes made that Shakespeare probably created a play greater than himself.
With the stereotypical, “Ooh Matron!” persona as articulated by the likes of Alan Carr and the distinct lack of engagement with sexuality as espoused by Simon Amstell and his i…
I have faint memories of being taken to a children’s dance and movement class when I was about two.
With the sun outside glaring through the windows, this is a tough place for Australian Jo Loth to perform her cabaret about mental health, charting the highs and lows of her person…
A Little Night Music promised a delightful evening of choice piano pieces associated with the night-time.
Taking Flight theatre’s interpretation of the raucous and farcical Shakespearian classic captured perfectly the sense of carnival at the play’s heart, in their open-access adap…
To be fair, the programme and the press release had provided an Artistic Health Warning which pointed out that the 5633 Theatre Company accepted no responsibility for complete …
The Games at Zoo Roxy (I mention the venue for your convenience as I fully expect you to go within 24hrs of reading this) masquerades as an unearthed Aristophanes play, but shares …
‘Ed Night stands at the dawn of the new age of stand-up’ (Fest).
Edinburgh’s Old Town breathes history, sometimes with a roar, and sometimes with a whisper.
We talk to Lama Alfard about her career in comedy.
VAULT, the creators of VAULT Festival have found their new London home which will open in Spring 2024 with VAULT Festival returning in the Autumn.
A coveted Bobby has been presented to five shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year.
Ginny Hogan and Nick Pupo are two New-Yorkers who will be debuting their solo comedy shows Regression and Addicted at Edinburgh Fringe this year.
Simon Ximenez talks with Alistair Hall, whose success with his gripping one-man play Declan, was one of the few positive outcomes of lockdown.
Sikisa Bostwick-Barnes’ Her Me Out will be premiering at Edinburgh Festival Fringe this August - you may have seen Sikisa on the BBC or Live at The Apollo, or even received legal...
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 ...
Copstick is back at Surgeons' Hall chatting to Martha McBrier, Darcie Silver, Pope Lonergan and Lisa Frischemeier.
Kate Copstick chats to Paul Wady of Stealth Aspies about questioning labels on the topic of autism.
Kate Copstick presents episode 1 of Slaughtered at The Surgeon's Hall with President Obonjo and Zach Zucker.
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.
Caitlin is a one-woman play by Mike Kenny about Dylan Thomas and his wife's tempestuous life together, written entirely from her point of view.
The Warren once again joined with Brighton Fringe to celebrate the opening of Brighton Fringe 2018 with a fantastic free firework display on Thursday 3rd May.
All this week we've got some fantastic offers on your favourite West End shows. Check back daily for the latest offers.
Meik Wiking is the CEO of the Happiness Research Institute in Copenhagen and author of The Little Book of Hygge.
Behind every tyrannical leader is a complicit partner rolling their eyes, and in this new show from comedian Catriona Knox they get a voice.
The Scottish Storytelling Centre is, in its own words, ‘a vibrant arts venue with a seasonal programme of live storytelling, theatre, music, exhibitions, workshops, family events...
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.
If all drugs were legal for twenty four hours, what would you do? It really happened - in Ireland, 2015.
Buddy Wakefield is a three-time world champion spoken-word artist, featured on the BBC, HBO’s Def Poetry Jam, ABC Radio National, and signed to Ani DiFranco’s Righteous Babe Re...
Rachel McCrum, inaugural BBC Scotland Poet In Residence in 2015, has just wrapped up the last shows of Rally & Broad, a spoken word, music and live lit events series she ran with J...
We talk to the kid-rocking, dance-loving DJ Monski Mouse about her disco-dancing extravaganza perfect for under fives (and their parents too)
Brighton Fringe’s month long arts festival kicks off this Friday, 6 May, with several unmissable shows and a spectacular fireworks display at The Warren.
Edinburgh venue St Stephen’s Stockbridge returns in 2016 as the latest addition to the C venues stable.
Brighton Fringe has officially launched.
The night Freddie Mercury and Kenny Everett smuggled Princess Diana into an iconic gay venue is the stuff of legend.
Brighton Fringe is asking people in Sussex to give the gift of joy this Christmas by helping the Fringe put on its first ever opening night parade.
Christmas is the one time of year you can drag your non-theatre-going friends to the theatre.