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.
Join us at __*How Sweet The Sound*__ for a breathtaking evening of gospel rhythms and passionate displays from some of Europe’s most gifted gospel artists.
Performance poet/musician Attila the Stockbroker has been writing and performing since 1980: 4,000 or so gigs in 25 countries so far.
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…
The tales of the dragons are special for many reasons.
Abby awoke in hospital after a late miscarriage and, high on anaesthesia, decided to become a comedian.
Star and co-creator of the critically acclaimed, BAFTA winning and Emmy nominated Channel 4 show Catastrophe, author of two-time New York Times and Sunday Times Bestsell…
AWARD-WINNING VERSE COMEDY DOUBLE BILL! Rogue Shakespeare® present a unique double bill: 1.
This split bill brings together two comics who appear to be very similar on paper (female blonde 40-somethings who smile a lot) but who have led very different lives up until they …
This split bill brings together two comics who appear to be very similar on paper (female blonde 40-somethings who smile a lot) but who have led very different lives up until they …
Monty Python meets Taylor Swift.
Hollywood Fringe’s Sold-Out Comedy Sweet Nothings Comes to the Barons Court Theatre!American playwright Raegan Payne’s four award-winning short comedies take audiences through …
Star and co-creator of the critically acclaimed, BAFTA winning and Emmy nominated Channel 4 show Catastrophe, author of two-time New York Times and Sunday Times Bestsell…
A free, open-air celebration to close out the final weekend of the 2023 International Festival.
World-class entertainer Brown returns from his five-star musical A Man, A Magic, A Music presenting a dazzling journey through Sam Cooke’s life: The King of Soul Music.
To loathe one’s very being and yet to hold it fast, to fondle the snake that devours us until it has eaten our hearts away.
Exeter’s award-winning all-female a cappella group take to the stage with sensational singing, dancing and an enticing murder mystery.
What a remarkable and fluid performance full of depth and charisma!Mister Shakespeare is a detailed tale penned by Michael Barry, that shows Shakespeare at work in his lodgings.
After a sell-out run at last year’s Fringe, multi award-winning Irish comedian Danny O’ Brien is back with a nostalgia-packed high-energy stand-up show bringing the big laughs to t…
Get ready to dive into a rabbit hole of the best jokes in the world – star of Live at the Apollo and sell-out sensation Gary Delaney is back! One of the most sought-after joke wr…
24 different award-winning or nominated comedians perform their full shows, recorded for Netflix, Amazon Prime and YouTube. See FringeSpecials.com for listings.
Horatio’s friends tell him he needs to open up, but he feels he has nothing to confess.
Italian actress and writer, Greta Zampi has created an incredibly engaging show in Temporarily Yours that is thought-provoking and emotional theatre at its best.
If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
Expect a genre blending and dazzling performance by Comedian, Actor, Clown, Charlotte Fox who brings sassy, psychedelic and surreal comedy antics to the stage.
World-class acclaimed entertainer Movin’ Melvin Brown is back in Brighton with his smash hit soulful Musical ‘Me and Otis’.
Created using verbatim interviews with four women who became friends through the shared experience of raising families in 1960s, 70s and 80s Toxteth; the play looks at the previous…
What a beautiful Noise, it’s got a beautiful sound it’s got a beautiful beat! Get on board for one night only for that night out you have been dreaming of!&n…
What a beautiful Noise, it’s got a beautiful sound it’s got a beautiful beat! Get on board for one night only for that night out you have been dreaming of!&n…
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.
My Dad is the most important man in the country* but this isn’t about him.
Hi, my name is Ray and I’m an Australian stand-up comedian who lives in London.
Multi award-winning musical comedy duo Flo & Joan are climbing out of their pits, armed with a piano and percussion section to bring you a brand new show of their critically acclai…
Monday, May 30th 7:30pm Making Sweet Tea + Q&A Trailer: https://www.
The South London Jazz Orchestra brings you big band favourites from the whole history of Jazz - as well as some more surprising choices - in an evening of Funk, Latin, and of cours…
The South London Jazz Orchestra brings you big band favourites from the whole history of Jazz - as well as some more surprising choices - in an evening of Funk, Latin, and of cours…
Stand-up comedy show with a mash-up of music, sketches and characters.
Stand-up comedy show with a mash-up of music, sketches and characters.
‘Sweet Relief’ follows a young boy, Dill, showcasing his sketch comedy ideas to his drama class; ideas he had kept to himself ‘till now.
‘Sweet Relief’ follows a young boy, Dill, showcasing his sketch comedy ideas to his drama class; ideas he had kept to himself ‘till now.
Follows Dill, a student stuck in drama class, despite a hidden desire to become a comedian.
‘Sweet Relief’ follows a young boy, Dill, showcasing his sketch comedy ideas to his drama class, ideas he had kept to himself till now.
‘Sweet Relief’ follows a young boy, Dill, showcasing his sketch comedy ideas to his drama class, ideas he had kept to himself till now.
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.
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.
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.
A comedy that tells the story of Charlotte Brontë’s romance with Arthur Bell Nicholls.
A comedy that tells the story of Charlotte Brontë’s romance with Arthur Bell Nicholls.
Charlotte Green, writer of Lest We Forget, and James Robert Moore, writer of POSTERBOY, join us for a chat about the process of developing their plays and their ambitions…
Lying not too far beneath the CV19 surface of 2020 lie a series of news events that seem to epitomise our times.
A musical journey of struggles with gluten, exercise, waitressing, vegetables and many more incredibly important issues.
Cora is at the festival to see her ex-boyfriend perform.
Kilara Sen, a female Japanese comedian from Tokyo, won’t wear surgical masks like other Japanese! This is her debut one-hour show on the Fringe.
After a string of five-star sell-out Fringe productions, EUSOG is thrilled to present their latest Edinburgh Fringe show: Sweet Charity! The story follows Charity Hope Valentine, a…
Charlotte MacDonald and Scott McPherson’s comedy partnership is underpinned by a no-nonsense and fun attitude to life! Experience a comedy show where you, the audience, can leave y…
Sarah Jane Morris with her unique and powerful voice celebrates John Martyn illuminating his life and art in her new show Sweet Little Mystery.
Charlotte is so excited to be back at the Great Yorkshire Fringe with her second show.
York’s legendary comedy club makes a welcome return to the Great Yorkshire Fringe with four laughter-packed shows on Friday and Saturday nights featuring the cream…
York’s legendary comedy club makes a welcome return to the Great Yorkshire Fringe with four laughter-packed shows on Friday and Saturday nights featuring the cream…
It’s 1976, we meet three women from very different backgrounds, who, together with their husbands, are comrades in the African National Congress (ANC).
BA Theatre Arts at GBMet.
Now in its 18th successive year, this stunning 100% live show combines first class music with the slickest choreography and an amazing band, to deliver truly outstanding…
Through her own brilliant interpretive vocal talents, Sarah Jane will be illuminating the work of John Martyn in her new show Sweet Little Mystery, accompanied by her regular colla…
Friday 12th April, 7.
It's 1992.
At Peafield Hospital for the Elderly, staff enjoy a slower pace of life than that of their bed-ridden patients, but a surprise inspection from HIQA forces them to make l…
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…
Hoghead Theatre Company Returns to the Fringe with their devised piece In Your Own Sweet Way.
Sweet Nothings are back and better than ever.
An evening of poetry and music given by John Coutts and Ayman Jarjour.
Nominated for Scotland’s Blues Act of the Year, award-winning Glasgow-based singer Charlotte Marshall returns for two dates at The Merchant’s Hall in 2018.
This is the loving story of the friendship between a pig named Wilbur and a little grey spider named Charlotte.
New(ish) for 2018! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
Feeling pressured by his success last year with The Elvis Dead, Rob Kemp returns with ten(!) shows stuck to a spinning wheel.
Tango-Korean music band, Gena Tango, presents a new look at tango through Korean eyes in a joyful musical experience that combines the urgent passion of Argentinian tango with trad…
One of Britain’s leading one-liner comics returns with another onslaught of lean, expertly crafted gaggery.
The debut hour from the future of Scottish stand-up.
Charlotte is a born and bred Yorkshire lass and award winning musical comedian described as “a cross between Tim Minchin and Victoria Wood”.
Get your free tickets for an exciting new radio sitcom pilot recording at the Museum of Comedy, hosted by Juliette Burton and National Film and Television School.
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.
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…
This is how your night at the Fringe ends: not with a whimper, but a bang! Join the hottest up-and-coming acts from all across Brighton Fringe for our late night revue.
SOLD OUT SHOWS at previous Adelaide Fringe Festival.
Halfwit Theatre presents Sweet Charity, a Broadway classic which follows the misadventures of the gullible and guileless Charity Hope Valentine, a dance hostess at the Fandango bal…
Constella OperaBallet return to the Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells this November with their award-winning Sideshows.
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.
Back due to popular demand! Gary thinks a good joke should be like a drunk Glaswegian, short and punchy.
Exeter’s longest-running all female a cappella group are back for their fourth year, ready to give the boys a run for their money! Performing songs sung by men, but with the style …
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Helpmann award winner Michael Griffiths is Annie Lennox.
Two dates at The Merchants Hall in 2017 for this award-winning Glasgow-based singer, as Charlotte Marshall makes a triumphant return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with her soul-…
New for 2017! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
Poppy and Will love to play in their garden and observe the fascinating wildlife.
This is how your night at the Fringe ends: not with a whimper, but a bang! Join the hottest up-and-coming acts from all across the Edinburgh Fringe for our late-night revue.
An hour of comedy from two up-and-comers, Micky Overman – ‘a keen comic mind’ (Chortle.
Award-winning performer Paula Valluerca, aka Madame Señorita, is committed to reconnect with the pleasure of being a totally deluded idiot.
In a world on the edge of breakdown, words start to crumble.
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…
Time-bending Ruby lives parallel lives: one an eighties boxer, one a computer coder for a modern-day startup; battling sexism and expectations in both decades.
In a world on the edge of breakdown, words start to crumble.
‘Sweet Responsibility’ a comedy drama about friendship and family.
The Brighton Academy of Performing Arts uses its Preston Park studio theatre to showcase the talents of its students.
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 …
“The true mystery of the world is the visible .
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…
Upstairs Downton and Petting Zoo (‘Improv supergroup’ TimeOut) star creates a staggering array of characters using his mouth, brain, hands and body.
Later, considerably ruder and darker shows from internationally acclaimed, award-winning Scottish stand-up comedy meteor.
Award-winning Glasgow-based singer Charlotte Marshall returns to live action with her soul-funk-blues and R’n’B band the 45s at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this August.
You don a white mask and read a list of instructions upon entering The Space at Jury’s Inn.
Gary Delaney has been touring all over the UK for months.
Gary thinks a good joke should be like a drunk Glaswegian: short and punchy.
This is how your night at the Fringe ends: not with a whimper, but a bang! Join the hottest up-and-coming acts from all across the Edinburgh Fringe for our late-night revue.
Exeter’s first, all female a cappella group are getting vocal about breakups.
Over scrabble, Jenni and David discuss their excitement about meeting their ‘perfect’ baby; then receive the news that the pregnancy is high-risk.
In 1930s, post-recession Mississippi, a young woman’s husband returns home following the outbreak of a fire at a nearby cotton gin; suddenly, a huge workload lands right in his l…
Ding dong, the witch isn’t dead! And this time it’s definitely cause for celebration! After her previous success as an ‘international cabaret superstar’ Maggie is back in b…
Bob drives his BlundaBus around Europe looking for adventures.
Life has given Australian performance artist Bron Batten what she calls ‘theatrical lemons’.
This is how your night at the Fringe ends: not with a whimper, but a bang! Join the hottest up-and-coming acts from all across Brighton Fringe for our late night revue.
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…
Mr.
‘Cocking a snook at learned prejudices .
Due to massive demand, six later, quite probably ruder, shows! Scotland’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning comedy half-man-half-Xbox.
Listening to Charlotte Green talk for an hour on any subject is an enjoyable way to spend any afternoon, but hearing her talk about her long and distinguished career as a newsreade…
This is how your night at the Fringe ends, not with a whimper, but a bang! Join us as we present the hottest up and coming acts from all across the Fringe for our late night revue.
Following the huge success of last year’s debut Fringe run, Exeter’s finest all-female a cappella group is back! Sassy, sensational and just that little bit sweet, these girls …
Winner of Best Cabaret at the 2014 Adelaide Fringe, Sweet Dreams: Songs by Annie Lennox now makes its Edinburgh debut.
Immersive shows are one of those strands of theatre which can be either spectacular or absolutely appalling.
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…
In the UK, the hirsute bear of a man that is US comic Rob Delaney is probably better known for being the Comedy King of Twitter (and for starring alongside Sharon Horgan in Chann…
Mr. Delaney became a global sensation with his never-ending stream of wry, smutty tweets; onstage, he’s a likable storyteller with an affinity for silly filth.
(previews start on Saturday; opens on June 29) Having just brought us Moss Hart’s entrancing “Act One,” Lincoln Center offers another piece of showbiz reminiscenc…
The 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…
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…
What if bad girls ruled the world? US-born, Dublin-based singer, actress and MC Lady Grew presents a Cabarave show from songs born of collaborations with various Irish electronic p…
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…
The show is narrated by a theatre director who is reflecting on his school days in 1970’s Edinburgh.
It’s 1944 and the Red Cross have finally been permitted to visit Terezín, an internment camp for artistic Jews in Czechoslovakia.
The Other Guys: Afternoon Delight is an enjoyable and light hearted a capella show.
In John O’Farrell’s 25 Years of Writing Stupid Jokes, he tells the story of his comedy career: first as a writer on the likes of Spitting Image and Have I Got News for You a…
Due to massive demand, six extra, later, and quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man/half-Xbox.
Ernest Hemingway - Boxer, bullfighter, soldier … romantic? Naomi Wood explores the four marriages, inflammatory letters, billet-doux and sensual telegrams that reveal the softer…
Al Murray’s One Man, One Guvnor is only in its preview stages, but already it is a spectacularly funny set.
This is an inventive telling of the best folk tales, ghost stories and family anecdotes from a region rich in history.
The St Andrews Revue’s offering to this year’s Fringeis everything student comedy should be.
University of Exeter’s all-girl a cappella group proudly presents our first show at the Fringe.
For any unassuming festival goer in search of a laugh, there are a whole host of shows willing to part him from ten scottish pounds and provide no such thing.
Accompanying Paul Savage on his quest to find every joke in the Bible is an enjoyable way to spend an hour.
If you like a capella, see this show.
James Loveridge’s Funny Because It’s True is indeed funny and is presumably also true.
Blues and Burlesque: Happy Hour is an enjoyable, if not particularly spectacular, way to spend an hour.
With The Onion of Bigotry, A History of Hatred Black Dingo Productions and the Kielty Brothers have created an engaging and largely enjoyable piece of theatre.
With five minutes or so of light-hearted banter at the top the show, Simon Caine successfully had the audience not only relaxed, but ripe with anticipation.
Once Pathos: Can You Kill for Love? hits its stride, it is an enjoyable and moving performance.
This is a one man production of Voltaire’s Candide, a satire about a young man who believes firmly that this is the “best of all possible worlds”, despite the increasingly ho…
At the risk of damning Fred McAuley with faint praise, this is an extremely competent set.
On the day that I saw it, The Durham Revue was a victim of its own small audience.
Out of the Blue, Oxford’s all male a capella group, have many things to offer.
Mark Nelson instantly puts me at ease as he bounds onstage.
Oliver Meech’s offering to this year’s Fringe is intriguingly listed under “Cabaret (Magic, Science)”.
The Church of Zirconium is a piece of new writing by Will Farrell and Milo Gough which invites us into the world of a poorly run cult populated by the charmingly gormless, the easi…
This is how your night at the Fringe ends, not with a whimper, but a bang! Join Peter Antoniou as he presents the hottest up and coming acts from all across the Fringe for our late…
The African Sahara, a wrecked plane, a stranded pilot and a vastness of sand.
The title of this show is not nearly the best thing about it, but it alone should be enough to send you scurrying straight to the box office.
Here’s the thing: if you are going to base a stand up show around ways in which you and your father are different, it had better be something pretty special to avoid falling into…
Paul Chowdry is perhaps one of the most interesting comedians at the Fringe this year.
For those familiar with the actual Julie Birchill, literary wunderkind and hedonistic hellraiser, the content of Tim Fountain and Mike Bradwell’s play will contain few surprises …
Corked is a nostalgic and affectionate romp through Chris Kent’s childhood and formative years.
The show opens with Dolan asking whether anybody in the audience is married.
Alex Williamson is energetic.
Full disclosure: I came very close to tears during Hardeep is Your Love.
“You’ve proved my point: nobody has any respect for me”, McCaffery laments as four latecomers traipse across his stage to their seats, interrupting his flow.
Aaaand Now for Something Completely Improvised is a solid hour of good fun.
It is 1997, and Princess Diana has just died, leaving the country in a state of hysteria.
Durham University Light Opera Group’s production of How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying is a masterfully polished piece of theatre.
In an ideal world, I would use the word “meta” to describe this show.
NewsRevue 2014 is impressive, very impressive.
You can’t help but wonder how many people fall in love with Camille O’Sullivan during her show each night.
A celebration of children and young people in the Performing Arts featuring theatre, literature, music and movement.
Seth Herzog’s long-running, always excellent variety show is one of the classiest affairs in downtown comedy.
A dress-up sing-along celebration of everyone’s favourite musicals.
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.
A unique opportunity to hear these extraordinary works prior to their outing at the BBC Proms.
With close to one million Twitter followers, Delaney has been named the ‘Funniest person on Twitter’ by Comedy Central and is one of America’s most exciting US stand-ups.
You will have absolutely no idea how to feel about this show upon entering, but you’ll know – having read this review – it’s a solid four star performance, and you should p…
Due to massive demand six extra, later, quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man, half-Xbox.
Looking at an empty, upturned cathedral setting, with the scent of incense wafting around the room and quiet choral music playing in the background, I was unsure what to expect fro…
International experiment sharing a story about a woman called Thyme, with local interpretations.
Australians Tnee Dyer and Melissa Western deliver a set list of classic jazz and blues with light-hearted, occasionally risqué between-song banter.
If you have any preconceived notions of what a juggling show ought to be, you should probably drop them here.
Rolling into Edinburgh with a brand new barnstorming show, The Horne Section will yet again provide the festival’s best musical mayhem.
I was not too surprised to read that The Project was specially created for the Edinburgh Fringe: it has that ‘experimental’ feel.
For thirty five minutes, dancer Tony Mills does not leave the confines of his squash court, drawn in red lines on the floor.
“I wuv you” murmured a girl on the dance floor as she collapsed into a boy’s arms.
Julien Cottereau wins over his audience within seconds.
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.
Exposed is one of the slickest productions I have seen.
This is how your night at the Fringe ends, not with a whimper, but a bang! Join the hottest up-and-coming acts from all across the Fringe for our late night revue.
New Zealand comic actors Emma Newborn and Amelia Guild have brought to the Fringe a show about life on a Kiwi farm, as told through the eyes of its resident dogs.
This is the Edinburgh debut for Anglo-Spanish physical theatre company Teatro en Vilo, and they have made their arrival with panache.
There are various ways you can sell your comedy show in the Fringe programme.
Australian acrobatic quartet Casus start their performance as they mean to go on: with an unshowy display of brilliance.
Welcome to the biggest show to end your Fringe day with! Join amazing acts from all across the fabulous festival for a revue that changes every night! Comedy, magic, music, burlesq…
Much of Rob Carter’s chat centres on being awkward and posh.
Gary Delaney gets straight to the point of this one-man performance, declaring ‘I’ve just written some new jokes - this isn’t a ‘my dad’s dead’ kind of show.
Poopiedoopiedoop began on a highly optimistic note.
Barry Castagnola has summed up all of the most depressing things about Fringe comedy with his newest character.
Glenn Wool’s show opens with a rock video of moshing puppets.
There are some plays where one longs to discover what happened after the final curtain fell and others where things seem quite satisfactorily resolved.
Katzenjammer dont fit into a Fringe category all that easily.
Jay Sodagar came on stage apologising.
When DeAnne Smith entered the stage dressed in an adorable ensemble, picks up her ukulele and started singing a tune that sounded like it had been lifted from the soundtrack of 500…
Start a play with the dulcet tones of Jeremy Kyle castigating some hapless father and you’re making a statement: this play will be unlike the home life of our dear Queen.
The concept of Bite Size is a perfectly simple, yet novel one, and the clue really is in the title.
Sometimes your dreams coming true can be the very worst thing that could happen to you.
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…
Sometimes it’s better to leave a production which is intended to be a musical revue concert in its original form rather than try and turn it into a full blown musical.
What would you do if your partner began to spend a lot of time with someone you never met? There’d be trouble.
On a cold and wet day in Edinburgh, Alistair McGowan declared that he hoped to warm our hearts and by the time the show drew to a close both he and Charlotte Page had successfully …
Imagine a story with two puppets struggling for consciousness, a sinister East-End Orator, and an arty pinch of German Expressionism and what do you have? A modern fairytale that a…
There is surely a rich vein of theatre in exploring why people choose, despite advice, to stay in dangerous areas affected by major natural disasters.
This is Macbeth as you’ve never seen it before, through the eyes of Lady Macbeth’s surprisingly up-beat lady-in-waiting (de Bruijn).
Northern Theatre Company take the classic musical Sweet Charity and transpose it into the gay scene of modern day New York with an almost entirely male cast.
It’s an intriguing concept, though not a new one: if you could write a letter to your future self what would you want to tell them? Henry Raby, poet and performer, uses the idea …
Deep in the cellars of the Café Voltaire a science experiment is taking place.
Linda Marlowe’s one-woman shows have become something of a fixture at the Fringe.
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.
‘Carry On meets Hilary Mantel’ is such a genius promotional tag line that it’s difficult to resist being drawn through the doors to this Reformation Rumble.
It will come as no surprise that this is a controversial play.
What a lovely, original and unpredictable show this is.
When at least half the audience refuse to clap at the end of a comedy show and then gather in groups outside to discuss how they hated it you can say one of two things about the sh…
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.
Daarrling you simply must see A Dirty Martini.
Most comedy shows, like most reviews, come with some kind of inbuilt narrative, some trajectory from A to B that allows the performer to hook on their best jokes, anecdotes and obs…
When a group came into his show mistaking it for the one on next door, Matt Panesh, aka Money Poet, didn’t bat an eyelid.
As far as I’m aware the Fringe brand, although complete this year with a Cyclops yellow cat wearing a pork-pie hat, has no theme song.
Hudson & Hackett are two young women with an established entertainment background (Hudson presents Brainiac, whilst Hackett has written for ‘Smack the Pony’), and they come togethe…
A family gathers together to stage an intervention for an alcoholic son.
I imagine as a children’s performer you’re probably prepared for a great deal.
It’s a beautiful day at the Fringe and I’m sat on the top deck of a red bus in the Meadows.
No one could accuse St Andrews Mermaids for lack of ambition.
Chris Henry would be the first person to admit that the words “we need to talk” do not inspire confidence.
A play about the search for elusive maths formulas sounds about as exciting as handing out flyers at midnight in the pouring rain.
“Has anyone been watching the Olympics?” called out story tellers Macastory at the beginning of the show.
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…
It’s what a performer does in adversity which really shows their true colours.
I have faint memories of being taken to a children’s dance and movement class when I was about two.
Clues that Comedian Dies In The Middle of Joke would not be a typical show appeared early.
A coveted Bobby has been presented to five shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year.
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.
As one of the heavy hitters at Brighton Fringe, Sweet Venues have announced they doubling their number of spaces in 2018 with two new venues.
All this week we've got some fantastic offers on your favourite West End shows. Check back daily for the latest offers.
Kae Kurd isn’t intimidated by the prospect of debuting his first hour-long stand-up show, Kurd Your Enthusiasm, in a full run at the Edinburgh Fringe.
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.
Snuff Box Theatre’s BLUSH is a two-hander exploring revenge porn and the violence that can overflow from feelings of inadequacy.
Back again with two new spaces at the Waterfront Hotel on King’s Road, Sweet Venues promises a line-up of scintillating theatre, eye watering comedy, risqué cabaret and more liv...
Brighton Fringe has officially launched.
Christmas is the one time of year you can drag your non-theatre-going friends to the theatre.
Broadway Baby talks to Exeter's sassiest all-female a cappella group!