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.
Alex Newell first garnered attention on screen in FOX’s critically acclaimed series GLEE as transgender student, Wade “Unique” Adams.
Estonian and Scottish music traditions converge for a night of piping and jazz improvisation at The Hub.
Michael Hastie, Scotland’s number one Michael Bublé tribute, with the world-record breaking big band Jon Ritchie and That Swing Sensation.
The Edinburgh Renaissance Band return for 2024 with a live performance of their ever-popular Viol Rackett Show, our best-loved programme of music and dance from the Middle Ages to …
Going further afield, we have added some real treasures from Eastern Europe and Central America.
Once again, this nine-piece ensemble will deliver the music of Springsteen with precision and energy to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Nicknamed ‘the Hendrix of the Kora’, Seckou is celebrated for his ingenious tunings and virtuosity.
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…
Last year in Edinburgh rocked, so we’re back, baby! Awkward Question Time is the hit show that takes a different panel of comedians and performers from across the Fringe each day…
Alex Leam is an ex-DJ (which isn’t as dodgy as it sounds).
Award-winning LBC radio presenter brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with these in-depth interviews featuring audience questions.
Alex Kitson is an award-winning comedian with a secret.
Part stand-up, part actual pub quiz.
A brand new show from award-winning, working-class queer comedian Sian Davies.
The tales of the dragons are special for many reasons.
In 2024, trans girl Alex (me) started HRT.
Tics Towards Puffection is an in-depth look at Alex Mitchell’s (You Can Laugh, You Know Disabled Comedian of the Year 2023) ever-present desire for perfection, its effect on his li…
The Comedy Rooms New Act of the Year 2022 and without doubt one of best musical acts currently on the northern comedy circuit is bringing his solo show to Edinburgh for the first t…
Abby awoke in hospital after a late miscarriage and, high on anaesthesia, decided to become a comedian.
The ‘almost sexily cerebral’ (**** (Daily Telegraph)) stand-up presents a show about fear, after 2022’s ‘breakneck pace… wonderful new hour’ (**** (List)).
Set in the deep south of USA in 1918 when interracial marriage was illegal, Julia, a black seamstress, and Herman, a white baker, are defying all odds with their secret love.
In 2024, trans-girl Alex feels the most alive she’s ever felt; now she wants to make you feel alive, or die trying.
A rising voice on the circuit, Alex has a natural warmth and delightful conversational style.
The ‘almost sexily cerebral’ (★★★★ - Daily Telegraph) stand-up presents a work-in-progress comedy show about fear, after 2022’s ‘breakneck pace.
Leicester Comedy Festival 2024 Awards Finalist and “without doubt one of best musical acts currently on the northern comedy circuit” Alex Camp is bringing his new solo show to …
Alex Mason brings a work-in-progress version of his debut solo show, Delicate Flower, to Brighton Fringe 2024.
It’s Christmas Eve 2009: seven years into the world-famous boy band’s indefinite “hiatus”, *NSYNC’s Chris Kirkpatrick has until midnight to make a wish that could change his life f…
Elton John claims that Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting. But he’s wrong. For Alex and Maggie, Saturday’s a night for Ghost Hunting in an abandoned school.
The ALBUMS SHOW is BACK.
The Bellshill Salvation Army Band was formed in 1921, its primary function being to support the worship and ministry of their church.
Celebrating 18 years at the Edinburgh Fringe, Scotland’s record-breaking big swing band brings you a night of music and song from the golden age of Swing.
Direct from Broadway, a special one-off benefit performance of Alex Edelman’s award-winning show in honour of the show’s late director, Adam Brace.
The Prov Johnstone Band is an eclectic mix of musicians and music.
Imagine boarding a spaceship travelling at the speed of light with nothing but a guitar.
Variety of music including musical theatre, movie themes, swing, and popular songs for all the family.
‘Oh my God.
Already a veteran performer, having toured the world’s stages for a decade, predominantly as a founding member of world-folk band Dallahan and as a highly sought-after session mu…
The winner of Drag Race hits the Fringe as part of their debut solo tour! Join Danny as they take to the stage with their live band in a show which promises to be bigger, better an…
Back at the Fringe again after a gap of a few years for another trip down memory lane.
Roger O’Sullivan (BBC New Comedy Awards Regional finalist) has had work featured on BBC One, BBC Three, RTÉ and BBC Radio 4.
Two Edinburgh natives join forces for a recital celebrating both familiar favourites and under-performed gems from the classical music repertoire.
The Edinburgh Renaissance Band is back for 2023 with a fresh programme of their ever-popular Viol Rackett Show, the much-loved programme of instrumental music, from the Middle Ages…
Sassy swing and jumping jazz! Enjoy an evening with the classics and more, from Basie, Nestico and Fitzgerald to Earth, Wind and Fire.
This dynamic seven-piece band return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for the 12th year to play the back catalogue and the latest album! With the precision and energy of the E Stre…
The ‘almost sexily cerebral’ (**** (Daily Telegraph)) stand-up presents a work-in-progress comedy show about fear (probably), after 2022’s ‘breakneck pace.
The thing on the floor as you walk into Dance Base’s Studio One – this year under the Assembly umbrella – is not paper.
It’s hard to know how much to say about the content of Nomad, a physical theatre piece by Gözde Atalay, because disorientation was such a strong part of my experience.
A split hour from two stand-ups who happen to be brown women.
Edinburgh Renaissance Band’s New Frontiers.
A wonderful and varied selection of concert band music from 40 musicians featuring music from stage and screen! A free concert with donations to support Edinburgh Direct Aid.
Life been hard lately? Channel this: You can do anything!! Life coach Lex will manifest your deepest wishes, even those you didn’t know you had! Be pitched into radical self-acce…
The music that filled the dance halls during the Big Band era is brought to life again by The Moonlight Serenade Orchestra UK with the Glenn Miller and Big Band Spectacular.
Witness first-hand all of the glamour, passion, excitement and sheer electric atmosphere of the archetypal 1970s Bowie experience.
It’s hard to imagine that any show called, in full, A Shark Ate My Penis: A History of Boys Like Me could be weirder or more fun than it sounds.
Award-winning LBC presenter returns with a series of in-depth interviews featuring his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs and audience questions.
The ‘almost sexily cerebral’ (**** (Daily Telegraph)) stand-up presents a work-in-progress comedy show about fear (probably), after 2022’s ‘breakneck pace.
We’re delighted to be back with a new show featuring some of the greatest music from the big-band era.
The ‘almost sexily cerebral’ (**** (Daily Telegraph)) stand-up presents a work-in-progress comedy show about fear (probably), after 2022’s ‘breakneck pace.
The ‘almost sexily cerebral’ (**** (Daily Telegraph)) stand-up presents a work-in-progress comedy show about fear (probably), after 2022’s ‘breakneck pace.
Join Alex, the astounding magician on his quest for magic and the existential meaning, again.
How does a former DJ turned stand-up comedian cope with a landmark birthday? Well.
Aloft Circus Arts of Chicago (USA) burst onto the Fringe scene with their hit Brave Space last year.
The true judges of any show aimed at children are the children in the audience, and the kids at Lucky Pigeons at Underbelly’s Circus Hub seemed to have a good time.
Seeing the stars spangling Chicago based company Aloft Circus Arts’ posters for Brave Space, last year’s hit, you might wonder – is it as good as all that? The answer is yes,…
The hit streaming show and podcast are live for the first time in Edinburgh.
It was a long and winding road, but by the time I left David Colvin’s Thunderstruck, I was – well.
By the time the lipstick went on, I was hooked.
Not all circus is dance, but Na Djinang Circus’ Common Dissonance certainly is.
‘Oh my God.
Come and revel in the earthy tones of this low member of the clarinet family.
Lovable scamp Alex Hylton has done stand-up for a third of his life.
How can you be yourself when others are watching? Wisdom of the Crowd is the new stand-up comedy show in 2023 from former philosophy teacher Alex Farrow.
24 different award-winning or nominated comedians perform their full shows, recorded for Netflix, Amazon Prime and YouTube. See FringeSpecials.com for listings.
Alex Owen-Hill Asks Himself ‘Is It ADHD?’ is a gloriously ridiculous and uplifting exploration into what it’s like to feel “not normal” your whole life, only to discover there coul…
Alex Kitson is an award-winning comedian.
‘I shall drag myself through the flames of hell; and from the ashes I shall be born anew.
A Christmas Carol meets It’s A Wonderful Life meets.
You might reasonably assume a fairy tale to be set long ago and far away, but master storyteller Niall Moorjiani returns to the genre’s roots.
I Hope Your Flowers Bloom, written and performed by Raymond Wilson and produced by All Those Figs, is an expert fringe show.
Do you love all things 1940s & 1950s? Do you love swing dance and Lindy Hop music? Then you don’t want to miss Miss Jean & The Ragtime Rewind Vintage Swing Band! Taking you on a jo…
Established in 2016, Ragtime Rewind Vintage Swing Band perform vintage music all over the country.
Milne Glendinning Band (MGB) is a cross genre trio featuring vocalist Debra Milne, with guitar maestro Stephen Glendinning, and Michael Clark on bass.
A cross genre trio featuring vocalist Debra Milne, guitar maestro Stephen Glendinning, and Michael Clark on bass.
“I shall drag myself through the flames of hell; and from the ashes I shall be born anew.
“I shall drag myself through the flames of hell; and from the ashes I shall be born anew.
Local comedian and rising star of the stand-up-circuit Alex Mason is bringing a work-in-progress version of his debut solo show, Delicate Flower, to Brighton Fringe.
Local comedian and rising star of the stand-up-circuit Alex Mason is bringing a work-in-progress version of his debut solo show, Delicate Flower, to Brighton Fringe.
Winner of ‘Best Show’ at Leicester Comedy Festival, Alex Hylton returns to Brighton Fringe with a brand-new show for 2023.
Winner of ‘Best Show’ at Leicester Comedy Festival, Alex Hylton returns to Brighton Fringe with a brand-new show for 2023.
Alex Kitson is an award-winning comedian.
Alex Kitson is an award-winning comedian.
How can we stay true to ourselves when others are watching? What do we learn from the crowd’? A new stand-up show for 2023 from Alex Farrow As heard on BBC Radio 4 Extra and BBC S…
How can we stay true to ourselves when others are watching? What do we learn from the crowd’? A new stand-up show for 2023 from Alex Farrow As heard on BBC Radio 4 Extra and BBC S…
Fourteen-year-old David has just been punched in the face by his best friend.
Alex MacKeith goes electric for his second musical comedy show.
Just For Us takes the audience through hilarious anecdotes from Alex Edelman’s life — his Olympian brother AJ, an unconventional holiday season, and a gorilla that can …
Celebrating 18 years at the Edinburgh Fringe, Scotland’s record breaking big swing band brings you a night of music and song from the golden age of Swing.
Contemporary jazz from the Boston-born trumpet player and composer.
One of the most distinguished broadcast journalists in Britain and multi award-winning BAFTA and Emmy recipient, Alex Thomson has worked for Channel 4 for 25 years.
Scotland’s number-one Bublé tribute act, Michael Hastie, and record-breaking Scottish Big Band Jon Ritchie and That Swing Sensation invite you to a night full of seductive songs…
Glaswegian singer/songwriter with soaring vocals and unique lyrics.
The Edinburgh Renaissance Band returns in 2022 with a live performance of their ever-popular Viol Rackett Show, our best-loved programme of instrumental music from the Middle Ages …
The music which filled dance halls during the big band era is brought to life again by The Moonlight Serenade Orchestra UK with the Glenn Miller and Big Band Spectacular.
Once more The Rising look forward to delivering the music of the Boss with passion and precision to Edinburgh Festival Fringe! Following previous festival sell-out shows, this seve…
Human physicality is utterly captivating – it’s why we go to the circus or the cabaret, where narrative and plot take a backseat to simple bodies, and the complex and incredibl…
Join us on a tour through medieval and renaissance Europe, playing period instruments of every kind: cornetts, sackbuts, serpents, viols, rebecs, fiddle, violins, shawms, curtals, …
Sassy swing and jumping jazz! Enjoy an evening with the classics and more, from Basie, Miller and Nestico to Fitzgerald and Earth, Wind and Fire.
Stephane Grappelli-style violinist Alex Yellowlees, virtuoso guitarists Ged Brockie and Mike Nisbet and wonderful double bassist Kenny Ellis.
Returning after a sell-out 2018 show, Tenement Jazz Band continue their exploration of the roots of jazz, ragtime and blues.
Before he became a stand-up, Alex Leam’s first showbiz career was as a mobile DJ.
Full-time comedians, part-time teachers Alex Kitson and Julia Stenton talk the good, the bad and the ugliness of shaping minds.
‘This was such good fun, a lovely team, new games, actual physical danger! See it, Play it, Love it!’ (Tony Slattery).
Paul Richards literally can’t stop drumming; he’s performed all over the world, from huge gigs in China to grotty working men’s clubs, posh corporate gigs to the whole of the UK to…
“You can disappear into the timelessness of motion.
BBD Productions return to the Fringe with Big Band Does… Broadway after their five-star sell-out run in 2019.
Witness first–hand all of the glamour, passion, excitement and sheer electric atmosphere of the archetypal 1970s Bowie experience.
One of the beautiful things about acrobatics is the way human bodies can collaborate in difficult-to-imagine ways.
A triceratops is revived from the dead.
Philosophy Machines is the new stand-up comedy show in 2022 from Alex Farrow.
Alex Hylton is almost absolutely certain he’s in love.
Alex MacKeith (2020 Musical Comedy Awards winner) delivers his debut show.
The Paines Plough Roundabout has become a symbol of the Fringe, developing its own signature style in the process.
The New York Times – America’s “Daily Record” – asked: what’s the worst that could happen to you? Blindness won! Jamie’s not sure it’s that bad.
Railed is the newest offering from fringe-circuit regulars, the Head First Acrobats hailing from Australia.
Braving the smells and humidity of the Niddry Street Hive, Alex Kealy’s The Winner Takes All explains the inner workings and purpose of Silicon Valley and tech monopolies better …
Do you love all things 1940s & 1950s? Do you love swing dance and Lindy Hop music? Then you don’t want to miss Miss Jean & The Ragtime Rewind Vintage Swing Band! Taking you on a jo…
College sophomore Alex tries to sort through the reemergence of an old trauma as she spends time with middle school friends, revisits former stomping grounds, and with help from he…
Triceratopses are revived from the dead, the monster under the bed is back, and we’re going back in time while also in space.
Triceratopses are revived from the dead, the monster under the bed is back, and we’re going back in time while also in space.
LET’S KEEP DANCING!Big Band Burlesque bring a show led by beautiful Belle de Beauvoir and belligerent Beatrix Valhalla.
LET’S KEEP DANCING! Big Band Burlesque bring a show led by beautiful Belle de Beauvoir and belligerent Beatrix Valhalla.
Alex Camp and Dom Hatton-Woods - regulars at comedy clubs across the north-west - present their Fringe debuts in their split show entitled Hard Knock Life.
Alex Camp and Dom Hatton-Woods - regulars at comedy clubs across the north-west - present their Fringe debuts in their split show entitled Hard Knock Life.
The big band is back at the Spiegeltent for their 6th season at the Fringe.
Brighton Jazz Mafia big band combine with Swing Patrol dancers for a Lindy Hop dance spectacular.
Before he became a stand-up, Alex Leam’s first showbiz career was as a mobile DJ.
Before he became a stand-up, Alex Leam’s first showbiz career was as a mobile DJ.
A panel show that is the illegitimate child of improv and stand-up.
A panel show that is the illegitimate child of improv and stand-up.
‘“Stoic” is the new stand-up comedy show in 2022 from Alex Farrow.
‘“Stoic” is the new stand-up comedy show in 2022 from Alex Farrow.
Alex Franklin (Brighton Comedy Award Finalist/ BBC New Comedy Award Nominee) and Andy Watts (Max Turner Prize Winner/ So You Think You’re Funny Runner-Up) have landed, and are re…
Alex Franklin (Brighton Comedy Award Finalist/ BBC New Comedy Award Nominee) and Andy Watts (Max Turner Prize Winner/ So You Think You’re Funny Runner-Up) have landed, and are re…
The music that filled the dancehalls during the Big Band era is brought to life again by The Moonlight Serenade Orchestra UK.
Scotland’s number one Bublé tribute act, Michael Hastie, invites you to a night full of seductive songs and big band classics in a fabulous tribute to the Canadian Crooner and t…
‘Rising star of the British stand-up scene’ (List).
Hop, bounce, jump, wave and sing! Percussion, music, laughter and balloons with Verona’s Musical Balloon Band.
‘Rising star of the British stand-up scene’ (List).
‘Rising star of the British stand-up scene’ (List).
60 minutes, 12 notes and three idiots.
‘This was such good fun.
‘Alex Leam is very dangerous, in a good way’ (Tony Slattery).
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.
Alex Farrow: Philosophy Pig.
Stuck on a broken-down train are: Dave and Alex, two students who have met on the journey; Kate, a young mother who has started her own business; Marc, recently left by his fiancé…
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.
A unique opportunity to enjoy this award winning, ever popular Early Music group, who have performed at every Edinburgh Festival Fringe since 1973.
“Rising star of the British stand-up scene” (The List) Alex Kealy presents a stand-up hour about Silicon Valley, advertising, addiction and monopolies.
“Rising star of the British stand-up scene” (The List) Alex Kealy presents a stand-up hour about Silicon Valley, advertising, addiction and monopolies.
2020 sees The Blues Band Celebrate their 40th year together Paul Jones, Dave Kelly, Tom McGuinness, Rob Townsend and Gary Fletcher.
‘Hot Fuzz’ meets ‘Hamilton’ in this award-winning hip-hopera rap musical from Alex Cofield as he rhymes his way out of his routine rural life and shoots for the stars beyond! Fac…
Straight No Chaser big band combine with Swing Patrol dancers for a Lindy Hop dance spectacular.
Shelf are a musical comedy double act.
“Alex Leam is very dangerous, in a good way” (Tony Slattery) Before he became a stand-up, Alex Leam’s first showbiz career was as a mobile DJ (that couldn’t drive).
“Alex Leam is very dangerous, in a good way” (Tony Slattery) Before he became a stand-up, Alex Leam’s first showbiz career was as a mobile DJ (that couldn’t drive).
“This was such good fun - see it, play it, love it!” (Tony Slattery).
“This was such good fun - see it, play it, love it!” (Tony Slattery).
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.
Friday 14th May 2021, 8pm (doors open at 7.
Please note due to recent Government guidance changes, all HCBB sessions this term starting Jan 2021 will be held online in a 1 to 1 format.
Two hours of big band hits to make your weekend go with a swing from Scotland’s record-breaking big band, Jon Ritchie and That Swing Sensation.
A showcase of musical performances from British Army Musicians presented by Lance Sergeant (LSgt) Connor Deacon and Lance Corporal (LCpl) Andee Birkett, two current serving members…
Stephane Grappelli-style violinist Alex Yellowlees, virtuoso guitarists Ged Brockie and Mike Nisbet and wonderful double bassist Kenny Ellis.
‘Infectious fun’ ***** (FringeReview.
Attitudes towards disability have changed since Jamie’s school made him the first blind hurdler in Glasgow and – let’s face it – the world.
Twice grammy award winner Albert Lee with his band continues to delight audiences with his unique guitar style and soulful voice, delivering a great mixture of Roc…
Twice grammy award winner Albert Lee with his band continues to delight audiences with his unique guitar style and soulful voice, delivering a great mixture of Roc…
After thoroughly impressing with their adaptation of Dracula, TRUESTORY return with another legendary gothic tale as they find all the right parts for an excellent take on Mary She…
Wendy showcases new material from her forthcoming album, featuring her powerful, siren-like voice (the mystical creatures that lured sailors to their death, not a police siren!), c…
Fresh from his recent successful tour, Scotland’s number one Bublé tribute act, Michael Hastie invites you to a night full of seductive songs and big band classics in a fabulous…
We will be picking the very best charts from our vast library to celebrate the golden age of the big bands.
Returning to the Fringe for its fifth year, Inverkeithing Community Big Band promises an incredible evening of exciting jazz and toe-tapping swing from Ellington, Basie and many mo…
The Victorian era is long gone, but to think people once suppressed their inner sick f*ck is a point of fascination for this comedian.
Live, original band as seen at The London Palladium with seven critically acclaimed, original albums and over 2,000 live shows.
Cora is at the festival to see her ex-boyfriend perform.
Alex Hodgson’s Half Past Seven Show gives a muckle tip of his bunnet to some of Scotland’s best variety entertainers.
Come and join Bessy and friends in their new lunchtime chamber music concerts for children! Bring along your own picnic and munch your lunch as Bessy and friends serenade you in ou…
Circus is inherently exciting to watch – the whole point of it is to see human bodies interact with the world in a way you didn’t think was possible.
BBD Productions make their debut at the Fringe with Big Band Does… Broadway.
Chameleon Lady are the latest big noise from Edinburgh with their exciting brand of semi-acoustic pop.
Music of great halls, cathedrals and servants’ quarters is brought to life by the group who have been delighting Fringe audiences since 1973.
Newtongrange Silver Band is a traditional mining village brass band based on the outskirts of Edinburgh, but their repertoire is far from traditional.
Sold-out AMC 2017, 2018! Alex – the Scottish modern day Stephane Grappelli on violin, virtuoso guitarists Ged Brockie and Mike Nisbet plus legendary double bassist Kenny Ellis, p…
An unmissable evening with Edinburgh’s incredible swing, jazz and blues big bands on rotation every Thursday night.
Back at the Fringe again after a gap of a few years for another trip down memory lane.
Tenement Jazz Band return to continue their exploration of the roots of jazz, from ragtime through to the jazz age.
This is part stand-up, part actual pub quiz.
Birmingham Breaking Talent nominee Alex Black puts his teenage heroes to the test as he navigates heartbreak, existential crises and the tribulations of Aldi checkouts by squeezing…
Le Coup, in the Underbelly Circus Hub’s ‘The Beauty’ tent, is perfectly programmed.
I can guarantee that you aren’t ready for For Only An Hour, the brain- and body- and life- and love- child of dancer Phil Sanger.
There are 36 shows at the Fringe by trans performers, according to the TransFringe hashtag on Twitter, and Edalia Day’s Too Pretty to Punch might be the only one that’s both ce…
There is something deeply human and inherently charming about imperfect dance.
This starts off as stand-up, then becomes a pub quiz.
It’s the ruby anniversary of Madness and Paul Putner celebrates the past 40 years as a lifelong fan.
If you’ve ever looked at a field of unbroken snow and wanted to run across it, or a blank piece of paper and wanted to color it, La Galerie is absolutely the circus show for you.
A debut hour of material from one of the fastest-rising acts in the UK.
Alex Kealy’s latest Fringe performance is a politically charged, self-deprecating show based on sound political analysis and funny life anecdotes.
Skylar MacDonald loves facts.
We are living through a renaissance of plays in verse, and if you need proof I can furnish few better than Fires Our Shoes Have Made by Fringe newcomers Pound of Flesh Theatre.
Wild man of the accordion, Sandy Brechin, launches a brand new show of fast and funky traditional tune sets, featuring amazing new compositions from the long-awaited forthcoming th…
A stand-up comedy show about education, religion and modern Britain told through the stories of teaching philosophy to teenagers.
You’d be forgiven for thinking that the Forest in question refers to the cast – a fourteen strong group of graduates from the Moscow Art Theatre School.
What’s better than a one-woman show? A one-woman show with a trapeze hanging from the ceiling, like Chekov’s gun over the mantelpiece.
Faced with the grim reality of life in the genteel English countryside, Alex’s dreams of youthful urban living seem light years away and when a nefarious village plot is revealed, …
Seeing circus never gets old – there’s always something magical about watching human beings doing things you can barely imagine with their bodies.
Baby Wants Candy has become almost as much a staple of the Fringe as being slapped in the face with flyers on the Royal Mile.
Tales of woe, tales of science, tales of curses, tales of defiance.
Journalist Lauren Booth’s first solo show, Accidentally Muslim, promises a journey from ‘Soho hedonism’ to a shocking revelation in a mosque.
A raven mother, in German, is a neglectful one.
Faced with the grim reality of a life of seclusion in the genteel English countryside, Alex’s dreams of youthful urban living seem light years away; but when a nef…
More than double the jokes in the show than minutes spent in your seat.
Foot to the floor comedy courtesy of that funny blind guy.
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…
OUROBOROS PRESENTS THE LATEST IN CUTTING EDGE JAZZ… Award-winning saxophonist Alex Hitchcock returns to York, with his powerhouse quintet that combines a compelli…
Band Of Horses have been a mainstay of indie rock for a decade, with five studio albums, including the Grammy-nominated Infinite Arms, to their name.
The first British tribute band performing the classic songs of Don Williams.
We are SUPER CUMBIA PARTY BAND, a superhero ensemble with an important mission: to remove the sorrow from planet Earth.
A reviewer's job can sometimes be a miserable one.
BA Theatre Arts at GBMet.
Faced with the grim reality of a life of seclusion in the genteel English countryside, Alex’s dreams of youthful urban living seem light years away, and when a nefarious village …
After last year’s “storming show” (The Sunday Times), political comedian and “rising star of the British stand-up scene” (The List) Alex Kealy presents a new hour of comedy about c…
Feeling othered and unwelcome in London, Daisy returns to Poland just before Christmas after almost a decade of absence.
Styling itself as a 'heartfelt and hilarious musical tribute' to the city of Brighton, All Things Brighton Beautiful utterly triumphs as a celebration of everything we love…
The makers of last year's Love Letters to Rappers and the winners of the Brighton Fringe Audience Choice Award 2018 invite you to a moment of reflection as they gather for the …
One of The Guardian’s Best Shows at the Edinburgh Fringe 2018.
For the uninitiated, Massaoke is a huge sing-along party with a brilliant live band, where everyone sings together guided by giant video lyrics, and the crowd is the star of the sh…
Fleetwood Bac, the world’s first and best Fleetwood Mac Tribute Band, are bringing their authentic sound and look to the stage as they perform some of the band’s greate…
Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band are well known in the brass band world.
A Larger than life show from a Larger than life Band.
With their brand new stage show 50 Years of Bowie, Absolute Bowie will take audiences on a musical journey through the iconic singer's ever changing personas.
Directed and written by Suzanne Andrade with film, design and animation by Paul Barritt, The Animals and Children Took to the Street arrives at The Old Market theatre in Brighton.
Take That are proud to present their new musical with a beautiful story written by the Olivier Award winning writer Tim Firth, The Band which is for anyone who grew up with a boyba…
LifeLikeTheatre brings the Orton Diaries to the stage at Rialto Theatre, Brighton and attempts to explore the final months of Orton’s life at the height of the swinging sixties.
Following on from his highly-acclaimed reunion concerts in the USA with Billy Joel’s original touring band and now in its fifth, hugely-successful year, Elio Pace …
The Spirit & Sound of Steely Dan.
Apollo Theatre Company in association with Spike Milligan Productions Ltd presentsThe Goon Show featuring Lance Ellington and his BandBy Spike MilliganFrom the producers…
Bestseller Sam Blake brings you some of the strongest new voices in crime fiction and finds out just how they did it.
Political comedian/ball of anxiety Alex Kealy honks on about love (passionate) and politics (jaded) for show number three.
Southern-rock phenomenon Zac Brown Band and Grammy-nominated Californian vocalist Beth Hart are the latest acts to be announced for this year’s BluesFest, which returns to Th…
Following the huge success of Michael’s previous visits to The U.
Michele Osten and the Not Just Jazz Band are delighted to be debuting at this year’s Fringe! The band, renowned for its vast repertoire covering everything from jazz standards to c…
Returning to the Fringe for its fourth year, Inverkeithing Community Big Band promises an afternoon of exciting jazz and swing.
Relive the era when swing was king, with classic instrumentals and laid-back vocals from Scotland’s popular record-breaking big swing band – everything from Basie to Bublé.
At least three times over the course of Atomic 3001 I found myself contemplating whether choreographer and performer Leslie Mannès was somehow creating the techno beat that her bo…
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…
Newtongrange Silver Band (established 1892) is a traditional mining village brass band but their repertoire is far from traditional.
Our Theatre’s Paradiso is ostensibly a puppetry show about three men of different nationalities, reflecting on the last days of their lives before moving onto paradise.
The last word in Celtic Gypsy Klezmer.
Beautiful heart-wrenching songs, lively cello tunes and lots of laughter from Edinburgh’s own bubbly queen of folk Wendy Weatherby and her all-star band, featuring Fiona Cuthill on…
A bit of fun and a trip down memory lane.
Catriona Morison Mezzo sopranoSimon Lepper Piano Songs by Brahms, Schumann and Mahler.
If you’ve ever felt stuck between two groups, both suspicious of you and neither accepting of the other, you may have the slightest indication of what Koko Brown is trying to com…
Side by Side Theatre Company, serving learning disabled performers from the West Midlands, returns to Paradise in Augustines this year with their adaptation of As You Like It, the …
The music of great halls, cathedrals and servants’ quarters is brought to life by the group who have been delighting Fringe audiences since 1973.
The Edinburgh Renaissance Band are joined by Polyhymnia Dancers in the ever-popular Viol Rackett Show, our best-loved programme of music, song and dance from the Middle Ages to the…
Safe House are back for a fifth year playing their highly acclaimed Allmans Brothers set including classics from the Fillmore East album Whipping Post, In Memory of Elizabeth Reed,…
Welcome to the big band era and beyond! The Sound of Seventeen is a jazz orchestra line-up of saxophones, trumpets, trombones and a four-piece rhythm section bringing you swing, ja…
Lonesome Highway are delighted to bring Sam back to Edinburgh with his wonderful band for their only Scottish show of the year.
Sold out AMC2017! Alex (the Scottish modern day Stephane Grappelli) on violin and virtuoso guitarists Ged Brockie and Mike Nisbet plus legendary double bassist Kenny Ellis, perform…
Manager of Scotland, having previously managed Motherwell, Hibs, Rangers, Birmingham City and Aston Villa among others.
Last year, Chris was finally feeling happy and well-adjusted.
Find out what life is really like as a local newspaper reporter in a rural town, covering hard-hitting stories such as parish council meetings, charity bike rides and dogs winning …
How to Spot an Alien might seem like an obscure skillset for 21st century children, but for Jelly and Jonjo, the two protagonists of Paines Plough’s annual offering for young aud…
The wild man of Scottish accordion is back with his tip-top tunes, frighteningly fast fingering and hilarious hi-jinks and humour, accompanied by his groovin’ five-piece band.
New(ish) for 2018! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
Circolumbia returns to the Underbelly Circus Hub, bringing its high-octane cast of singing, dancing circus artists with it.
Feeling pressured by his success last year with The Elvis Dead, Rob Kemp returns with ten(!) shows stuck to a spinning wheel.
We all remember the feeling of temptation to open the box that we’re not supposed to open as a small child.
Highly interactive show that’s part stand-up, part actual pub quiz.
‘Five stars! Infectious fun’ (FringeReview.
This is the five-piece band’s second consecutive appearance at the Fringe.
Tales of woe, tales of science, tales of curses, tales of defiance.
Stand-up comedian and school teacher Alex Farrow presents a show about Western philosophy told through his stories of teaching religious studies to Muslim and Christian teenagers i…
Political comedian/ball of anxiety Alex Kealy honks on about love (passionate) and politics (jaded) for show number three.
Alex Hylton is unique.
If you’re wandering around Edinburgh this August looking for a glimpse into year-round Scottish culture, it might be worth popping into the Scottish Storytelling Centre on the Ro…
Backup, a mix of puppetry and gestural object theatre, is a half hour of pure delight.
Who is Alex Garner anyway? A comedian, that’s who.
Blind Jamie is taking a long hard look at this blinkered world.
There is nothing so delightful as watching something you assume to be impossible done before your eyes.
Those familiar with the work of the National Theatre of Scotland won’t be surprised by the style or the content of First Snow / Première Neige.
Did someone say drugs, pedos and terrorists? Alex’s twisted outlook will shake your faith in humanity before restoring it ever so slightly, then smashing it once again beyond rep…
Fever Dream Theatre’s BaseCamp promises an immersive experience in the rivalry between two world-class mountain climbers preparing for a joint ascent of a Himalayan mountain.
It’s hard to tell you to go see Huff at Summerhall’s CanadaHub, but I absolutely must.
The Paines Plough Roundabout is an incredibly versatile venue.
Total sell-out 2015, 2016 and 2017! One of the best-known, longest-running and most celebrated improv shows in the world.
No sound, no atmosphere, nobody for miles around.
Alex Edelman’s full name is David Yosef Shimon Ben Illouz Haleivi Alexander Edelman.
You know you’re at a good circus when you expect your jaw to drop, only to realise it’s already on the floor.
Make sure you arrive at Notorious Strumpet & Dangerous Girl a few minutes early; performer Jess Love is thrilled to offer you a coffee, a tea, or a biscuit in the queue.
Did someone say drugs, pedos and terrorists? Alex’s twisted outlook will shake your faith in humanity before restoring it ever so slightly, then smashing it once again beyond rep…
He may not be everyone’s cuppa tea, but “overwhelmingly politically incorrect” (What’s Good, NZ) Alex Williamson knows how to banter.
On the roof of multi-storey car park, two strangers collide.
Written by award-winning writer Tim Firth, The Band is a beautiful story for anyone who grew up with a boyband and how those songs became the soundtrack of their lives.
It's a very difficult thing to talk about Artificial Intelligence Improvisation by Human Machine.
Crawling out from the wreckage of a nasty breakup comes the grotesque figure of Prune.
Ever find yourself singing along to music on the radio and then realising the lyrics are kind of messed up? Do you know the words to all of Eminem’s songs but some bits you rap j…
In the suitably gothic grandeur of the Rialto theatre, David Crawford bounds onto the stage to tell us the tale of H.
Brighton has long been a home for artists, creators and the alternative.
An inspired slice of sketch comedy served up by Laura Curnick and Jack Mosedale, MOTHER is brimming with great ideas and executed by two fantastic comedic talents that should be on…
Welcome, watchers of illusions, to a review that shall dispel your confusion.
Straight No Chaser big band combine with Swing Patrol dancers for a Lindy Hop dance spectacular.
Are you passionate about food, yet in love with Britain at the same time? This show is for you! The craziest Italian, Alex Martini, brings you his debut solo show ‘Mad About Food’.
By popular demand! Original musical journey from 400 AD Boerthelm’s Tun to present day Bom-Bane’s, with portraits of all the colourful inhabitants along the way.
The latest production from Windmill Young Actors attempts to explore the spirit of revolution and a multitude of ambitious ideas with varying degrees of success.
Alex Petrovic (BBC New Comedy Awards, Radio 2, Radio 4 Extra), Fiona Ridgewell (Comedy Knights Finalist 2016, Golden Jester Finalist 2015), and Graeme Collard (Comedy Fun House Gon…
This isn’t the gentle comedy romp through the Lord of the Rings that many may believe from the title.
Joe Wells returns with his unique brand of acerbic political humour about how we all grow increasingly right wing as we age.
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…
Forget Spaceballs, there is a new sci-fi comedy champion in town.
He may not be everyone’s cuppa tea, but “overwhelmingly politically incorrect” (What’s Good, NZ) Alex Williamson knows how to banter.
Are you ready to be part of Justin’s Band? Because BAFTA Award-winning actor Justin Fletcher is going on a Musical Adventure and we would love you to come and play along wi…
Did someone say drugs, pedos & terrorists? Probably not, alas these are just some of the topical/fun themes touched upon in this one hour honesty session.
The 2016 smash hit improv musical returns to Adelaide! Total sell-out Edinburgh Fringe 2015, 2016, 2017.
Peter Combe is back with the fast furious and fabulous Juicy Juicy Green Band with songs from his latest ARIA nominated LIve It Up album plus the old favs.
Alex is a Melbourne based stand-up comedian currently achieving her life long dream of being brave enough to live outside her home state of QLD.
An evening of rapturous dark jazz alternative music from renown artist Jennifer DeGrassi and her band .
No sound, no atmosphere, nobody for miles around.
Constella OperaBallet return to the Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells this November with their award-winning Sideshows.
He may not be everyone’s cuppa tea but ‘overwhelmingly politically incorrect’ (WhatsGood.
Returning after a second highly successful gig in 2016, the Inverkeithing Community Big Band promises an afternoon of riveting jazz and swing.
That Swing Sensation, Scotland’s record-breaking big swing band, with another night of toe-tapping music from the era when swing was king.
A 45-minute showcase of happiness, heartbreak and adventure as told by songwriter Alex.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
This workshop is suitable for anyone looking for a fun afternoon of unfamiliar dances, while still providing challenges for experienced dancers.
Whimsical, surreal, truly inspirational: psychedelic pioneers The Incredible String Band entranced listeners in the late 1960s and early 1970s with their visionary, dream-like so…
A trip down memory lane, hear again 50s to 70s pop and folk hits like Putting on the Style, Amazing Grace, My Old Man’s a Dustman, Wild Rover, Hello Mary Lou, Nobody’s Child, Singi…
In 2017 Alex White has been kicking goals! After a cheeky run through the Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney comedy festivals, this tall drink of water is making his Edinburgh debut! Q…
The contribution of travelling composers and performers to the music of Mediaeval and Renaissance Europe is brought to life by the city’s famous early music group in the vibrant …
2017’s release of Under Stars is the fourth album from one of the biggest young female Scottish artists in the world.
A festival of fun, friends and freedom.
Safehouse are back at the Edinburgh Festival for a third consecutive year playing their highly acclaimed Allman Brothers set including classics from the At Fillmore East album: Whi…
Alex – the Scottish modern-day Stephane Grappelli – on violin, and virtuoso guitarists Ged Brockie and Mike Nisbet plus legendary double bassist Kenny Ellis, perform truly into…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
The king of Celtic ‘ccordion, Sandy Brechin, brings his lightning-fast fingers to the Fringe once again, along with his mad-cap humour, featuring hits from his many albums plus som…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
New for 2017! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
Beautiful heart-wrenching songs, lively cello tunes and lots of laughter from Edinburgh’s own bubbly queen of folk Wendy Weatherby and her all-star band, featuring Fiona Cuthill on…
The laws of stand up hold that childhood diaries are always good for a laugh.
The band feature multi-stringed instrumentalists playing original music and songs in the folk/country rock genre.
A special stripped-down lineup of The Blueswater play an upbeat swampy set of blues songs decided in advance by fans on social media.
The premise of Alex Love - How to win a Pub Quiz is that the audience become participants in a quiz, having been taught how to actually win it (you get the answers right!).
Rock’n’roll in all its facets.
Alex In Shadow from UCLU Runaground proves that puppetry is not just for children.
Award-winning performer Paula Valluerca, aka Madame Señorita, is committed to reconnect with the pleasure of being a totally deluded idiot.
Watch a ‘marvellous stand-up’ (Skinny) funnify the slow-motion explosion that is 2017 liberal democracy.
Original, notable and deplorable characters take to the stage to apologise directly to you for their wrongdoings.
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…
Given that so much of the stand-up comedy you’ll find on the Fringe is blatantly autobiographical—at least to some extent—it’s not surprising that a lot of Jamie MacDonald�…
A pure and exhilarating romp of a good time.
He may not be everyone’s cuppa tea but ‘overwhelmingly politically incorrect’ (WhatsGood.
In 1966, Frank Sinatra performed at the Las Vegas’ Sands Hotel & Casino, accompanied by Count Basie and his orchestra.
Following its 2016 sell-out Belgian tour, the SLJO is back with an all-new set featuring tunes from the golden era of Big Band.
Jazz and Poetry Layer Cake A delicious serving of modern original Jazz and poetry created by the award-winning author John Harvey (author of the bestselling Charlie Resnick series…
Straight No Chaser Big Band combine with JATS swing dance aces Sam and Gabi for a Lindy Hop dance spectacular.
“Anyone else a massive fan of the divine Miss Vogue and her ukulele? Thought so.
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 .
Comedian and vertebrate Alex Kealy presents his second comedy show.
Mrs H and the Sing-Along Band bring their unique family music to Brighton Fringe for the first time.
8 horns, 2 drummers, scratch-DJ and MC.
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…
Mark Gatiss stars in this strictly limited West End transfer of the first major revival of this iconic play in two decades.
Invisible Flash Theatre presents Maddy and the Invisible Band of Groovers Full of audience participation and using storytelling, puppetry and songs to celebrate difference and frie…
Alex returns from his recent tour of New Zealand with another extravaganza showcasing old, new and traditional songs and stories.
Returning after a sell-out gig in 2015, the Inverkeithing Community Big Band promises an afternoon of riveting jazz and swing.
A guitar and organ driven blues trio, the band was formed in 2014 by Dundee-born guitarist Simon Kennedy.
Back at the Fringe again for another trip down memory lane.
Wild man of the accordion and frontman of Burach and the Sensational Jimi Shandrix Experience, Sandy Brechin plays fast and funky favourites from his albums, Out of his Box and Out…
Married multi-instrumentalists from South Africa: that’s what this folk duo define themselves as and it describes them perfectly.
The Alex MacDonald Band plays a unique brand of Scottish folk-rock that has been acclaimed in venues large and small across the country.
Steeped in the funk, soul and jazz traditions, The Groove Band have selected some great classic tunes and given them new life, injecting their own brand of groove, infused with exc…
From sets at the Olympic Closing Ceremony and Brit, MOBO and Mercury awards to live sessions on BBC Two, Sky Arts, BBC Radio 2 and Jazz FM, from collaborations with the likes of Am…
The music, song and dance of the Medieval and Renaissance worlds is brought to life by the city’s famous early music group.
Upstairs Downton and Petting Zoo (‘Improv supergroup’ TimeOut) star creates a staggering array of characters using his mouth, brain, hands and body.
Safehouse return to the festival playing their highly acclaimed Allman Brothers set, including classics from the At the Fillmore East album, Whipping Post, In Memory of Elizabeth R…
Edinburgh singer/songwriter Fiona J Thom brings the Lost Head Band together for the fourth year in a row to perform her songs influenced by the songwriting traditions of the Americ…
Later, considerably ruder and darker shows from internationally acclaimed, award-winning Scottish stand-up comedy meteor.
‘Simply outstanding jazz musicianship’ (Turin International Jazz Festival).
Why do we stop playing? What might make us start again? All those guitars propped up in bedrooms.
Stand-up comedian, HuffingtonPost.
A three-piece version of award-winning band The Blueswater plays a mix of original songs and arranged covers, with a raucous sound reminiscent of Mississippi Hill Country blues.
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…
This highly interactive show is part stand-up, part actual pub quiz.
Bob drives his BlundaBus around Europe looking for adventures.
Alex Hylton has been performing for three years.
Incredible, hilarious, infectious, amazing.
Joining the ranks of slightly nerdy comedians who primarily joke about their non-existent sex lives, So You Think You’re Funny finalist Alex Kealy is a safe bet for some well-tho…
Jamie MacDonald comes from a tradition of endearingly grumpy comics, ranting affably about all of life’s niggles, from racist taxi drivers to obnoxious ramblers.
A selection of pieces dealing with current day issues.
Marilyn Carino’s torchy, existential electro-soul has been likened to “Nina Simone coming back from the dead to front Morcheeba”; her latest album, ‘Leaves, Sadness, Science’ deeme…
Orkestra del Sol’s explosive reinvention of global brass band music has captured imaginations and left a trail of pummeled dance floors across continents.
The trumpet in the history of jazz featuring compositions and arrangements by the kings of jazz as well as new works.
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…
Join Fife’s biggest, most fabulous big band for a sumptuous afternoon of classic tunes from Count Basie to Maynard Ferguson.
Returning to The Brunton (Musselburgh) with original and traditional Scottish folk music, stories and songs delivered with a charismatic stage presence and unique sense of humour.
A toe-tapping evening of music from the era when swing was king with classic instrumentals and laid-back vocals – everything from Basie to Bublé.
Rock’n’roll spectacle! What are you looking for in an American rock band? Energy? Passion? General shenanigans? TMSB is coming to EdFringe! Guitars, keys, harmonies, drums, bass, a…
Back at the Fringe again after a gap of a few years, for another trip down memory lane.
The concept of normality in relation to sanity and the individual is truly fascinating, and Normal Is An Illusion certainly introduces these ideas with thought and contemplation.
London’s brass juggernaut makes its Fringe debut for three shows only, fresh from floor-filling gigs across Europe.
The story of a young man falling in ‘deep shit’ with a notorious gangster is something we see in movies all the time, and the influence of this is clear in Not the Horse.
Richard III is one of the most fascinating Shakespeare plays I know, and it is always interesting to see new interpretations by different companies.
It isn’t just through watching the plays of the Bard that you can get a taste of culture here at the Fringe; the Edinburgh Renaissance Band are bards of a different sort.
Wild man of the accordion and front man of Burach and The Sensational Jimi Shandrix Experience, Sandy Brechin plays fast and funky favourites from his albums Out Of His Box and Out…
Every year the Fringe is swarming with many improvised shows, with very few original ideas.
This adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s short story combines the dark tale of Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime with a slapstick comedy of manners, coming together rather nicely into a silly, ye…
Sebastian was born in Paris, but raised by his adopted parents in the mountains of Tennessee.
Kenny Roach is an artist, lecturer and alcoholic.
This ‘pitch black comedy’ revolves around three unlikely friends sat in a room for what we believe is a friendly get together.
Before the lights go down and the show begins, a voiceover warns us to expect ‘scenes of extreme horror’ as this retelling of Edgar Allan Poe’s gothic tale begins.
Students of Cambridge University have reinterpreted Shakespeare’s popular comedy, putting a darker spin on the story.
Twelfth year at the Fringe! From Billie Holiday to Ray Charles, Lisa sings with passion and humour, with ease and sophistication.
The Rising – A Tribute to Springsteen and the E Street Band.
Nominated for last year’s Edinburgh Comedy Award, Alex’s stupidly ambitious, logistically problematic and potentially disastrous DIY comedy show is back.
The David Latto Band bring their brand of celtic-tinged Americana to AMC@St Bride’s and the Fringe for the first time.
Due to massive demand, six later, quite probably ruder, shows! Scotland’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning comedy half-man-half-Xbox.
‘Simply outstanding jazz musicianship’ (Turin International Jazz Festival).
Site specific theatre is a great way to immerse an audience into the world that the piece creates.
Shakespeare’s bloody and infamous tragedy is a popular choice for many companies, so that new and interesting interpretations are vital for a production to stand out.
The Whisky Anorak return this year with writer and performer John Mark’s new piece of Whisky Theatre.
A comedy that ironically centres around two failing comedians should find humour in the ineptness of these characters.
This acclaimed big band return to the Fringe for the third time, having previously sold out.
Interrupt the Routine takes a trip back in time to the 1940s, where their broadcast of a new radio play The Gin Chronicles is about to begin.
Alex Kealy is a gangly, self-hating comedian trapped inside the body of a gangly, self-hating comedian.
Marty Ross returns to the Fringe this year with a new theatrical storytelling experience.
Folk music is often known for its depressing lyrics and melancholy tones, so a farcical parody of the genre seems unexpected.
Have you ever felt that perhaps you have too much money? That the money you have set aside for a house, a car or that kidney transplant a doctor has told you that you critically ne…
This ‘pitch black comedy’ revolves around three unlikely friends sat in a room for what we believe is a friendly get together.
It’s the early 20th Century, and dancing, drugs and violence are rife in London.
Edinburgh Fringe is often filled with adaptations and remixes of classics, so it is very refreshing to see Tread the Boards Theatre Company bring J.
The Morton Players’ production of Lear’s Daughters attempts to give an insight into the complex characters of Goneril, Regan and Cordelia from Shakespeare’s King Lear by examinin…
As one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a very common choice for the Fringe.
This show invites us to take a look at life in wartime Britain.
In a field on the outskirts of Glastonbury sit Joel and Dave, recent university graduates, taking any work they can find.
Amid a cluttered set that looks like a dirty old flat sits Edvard Munch’s The Scream.
“This is the story of the best week of my life”.
Join Sarah Keyworth (Amused Moose Semi-Finalist) and Alex Hylton, (Macmillan Comedian of the Year Runner-up) as they take on love, sexuality and dating in this debut show.
Mike Wozniak’s probably best known for playing moustachioed misfit Brian in Channel 4’s sitcom Man Down.
There are many productions of reimagined Shakespeare plays that try to add a unique twist to the Bard’s work.
Since marrying the man of her dreams at last year’s Fringe, Alex has been sadly forsaken by her husband, Jim.
Jamie MacDonald is a gentle comic, even when brandishing his white cane as a weapon.
Alex Edelman, New York-based upstart and winner of 2014’s Foster’s Comedy Award for Best Newcomer, returns with another gosh-darned show comprised of jokes and stories about hi…
The idea behind Giant Leap is fascinating: a group of writers attempt to pen Neil Armstrong’s first words as America fakes the 1969 moon landing.
Combining the intensity of a psychological thriller with the power of a theatrical poem is an intriguing notion, but CUT proves its effectiveness as the two come together in this e…
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…
Alex Williamson possesses the confidence and charisma necessary for performing for large crowds, a man who grasps the essence of comedy with a promising career ahead of him.
The weird, wacky and wonderful all come together in this fantastically strange new show.
If you’re planning on making the trip to see Baby Wants Candy, get your title suggestions ready now! The audience for his fully improvised musical comedy has barely taken their s…
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.
Trying to recreate the British music festival environment in a small Edinburgh theatre cannot be easy, but Signature Picture’s Festivus gives it a damn good go.
The Edinburgh Literary Pub Tour is exactly what it says on the tin: an exploration of the streets, the sights and, most importantly, the pubs that have all influenced the city’s ri…
(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…
Work in progress.
or ‘The Show I Wrote As An Excuse To Gain Final Closure From My Failed (And Possibly Imaginary) Relationship With A Poor Unsuspecting Singer And Ensure My Audience Are Complicit In…
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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…
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…
Alex returns to The Brunton with another extravaganza showcasing some songs from his newly released album from Greentrax.
Familiar to many thousands of music fans as the front man in the Scottish rock band Idlewild, Roddy Woomble is also a celebrated solo songwriter and performer.
Come and join us for a show of classic big band music played by this popular band.
Tackling a subject such as ‘the inner landscape of female identity’ is risky – the area is broad and the mission statement itself very vague.
This show by Wales-based company Harnisch-Lacey Dance’s show mixes contemporary dance with breakdancing and elements of parkour.
This show by young company Turn the Key adapts the Nordic legend of the Erl King through movement, live music and puppetry.
Paper Rain by Youth Theatre Georgia is one of those Fringe gems that one can only be glad to discover.
One of the great institutions of Scottish traditional music.
With Fringe sell-out show awards and an appearance in the Guinness Book of Records to their name, Jon Ritchie’s Swing Sensation Big Band makes a welcome return to the Edinburgh Fri…
This show combines lighthearted, clean comedy with some spooky mentalism and a little bit of silliness.
Direct from Melbourne, Australia, The Perch Creek Family Jugband are a band of five energetic multi-instrumentalists and vocalists, four of whom happen to be siblings.
The Waste Land Sisters fuses Chekhov’s The Three Sisters with T.
Some shows take the audience on challenging yet rewarding journeys through layers of meaning, interpretations, and staging.
Grammy Award nominee Alex Meixner presents his debut Fringe show, bringing a unique mix of accordion and trumpet, fusing together high energy, original songs with a collective mix …
La Loba is a mythological woman who wanders the Earth collecting animal bones, bringing dead creatures back to life with her singing, and occasionally laughing at humans.
Here’s the plan: exactly one hundred people come to the event.
Wild man of the accordion and frontman of Burach and The Sensational Jimi Shandrix Experience, Sandy Brechin plays fast and funky favourites from his albums Out of His Box and Out …
Alex Rossi and friends roll a mash-up of traditional blues, the swagger of hip-hop and the high energy of rock’n’roll into three funky hours of music. Special Fringe guests!
Due to massive demand, six extra, later, and quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man/half-Xbox.
Alex Yellowlees and his band take us back in time to the swinging twenties with a collection of hot club swinging jazz tracks, played with a lightness of touch and a lot of skill…
Sumptuously celebrating the golden age of shipboard romance, while forging full steam into the future, Scotland’s premier swing sensation The Loveboat Big Band invite you aboard …
Edinburgh Renaissance Band returns with its ever-popular Viol Rackett Show, our best-loved programme of music, song and dance from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance.
‘I’m blind, living in the dark.
At the beginning of Maria Addolorata, a man and a woman in caricature-like costumes sob uncontrollably and blow their noses.
What happens to the thousands of people who go missing every year? And what happens to the people left behind? How can anyone accept they might never know what happened to their lo…
Based on a short story by children’s author Kenneth Grahame, The Reluctant Dragon re-tells the legend of Saint George and his battle against the dragon.
Duck lives a typical duck existence: she eats snails, swims in ponds and sleeps peacefully at night.
Meet Alex, an incurable romantic with a pair of night vision goggles.
Alex Williamson is energetic.
One of the best known, longest running and most celebrated improv shows in the world.
It’s unclear for a good quarter of the show what Horne is up to.
Pompous orchestra conductor Will finds himself locked out of his house by his wife.
Being visually impaired, Glaswegian stand-up Jamie MacDonald definitely brings a new meaning to “observational humour”.
Up in Pleasance’s intimate stand-up venue Attic, there is one young comedian who is making waves on the comedy scene as he manages to cement himself as a firm Fringe favourite ev…
A celebration of children and young people in the Performing Arts featuring theatre, literature, music and movement.
Wilfred Owen was sent to Craiglockhart Hospital for ‘Nervous Disorders’ in June 1917.
A dress-up sing-along celebration of everyone’s favourite musicals.
Hear the thrilling big band sound of 18-piece jazz ensemble Straight No Chaser as they perform original music from their latest CD: Navigation alongside a new piece commissioned fo…
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.
WitTank have a star in their midst.
Alex returns to The Brunton with another refreshing feast of Scottish songs, humour, stories and fun for all the family to enjoy.
Big band hits to make your weekend go with a swing.
The Rising: a dynamic group of talented musicians who play tribute to Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band. An absolute must for fans of the Boss.
Accompanied by Rona Wilkie (fiddle), Marit Fält (Låtmandola), Kirsty brings Scots traditional material to life and performs her own thought-provoking songs.
Nuala Kennedy has a beautiful lilting voice that suits her ‘cheerful-sounding murder ballad’ songs perfectly.
This modern day Grappelli on violin with virtuoso guitarists Ged Brockie and Mike Nisbet and double bassist Kenny Ellis, perform intoxicating hot club jazz laced with Latin rhythms…
Frontman and songwriter Sandy Brechin played traditional accordion from his albums ‘Out of his Head’ and ‘Out of his Tree’, with backing from cajon, guitar, bass guitar, an…
Wild man of the accordion, Sandy Brechin, plays fast and funky sets from his albums Out of His Box and Out of His Tree, accompanied by bass, guitar and percussion.
Due to massive demand six extra, later, quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man, half-Xbox.
Music, alternately exhilarating and tender, by Edinburgh’s famous 13-strong early music group.
In this musical adaptation of the Canterbury Tales, a family go on a pilgrimage with Father Geoffrey in order to restore their unity after months of tiresome quarrelling.
Edinburgh’s up and coming New Orleans Dixieland jazz band means business.
The Blues Band are acknowledged throughout the world as being the finest and most entertaining purveyors of rhythm and blues.
International experiment sharing a story about a woman called Thyme, with local interpretations.
Alex Kealy and Friends promise an hour of humour.
The Edinburgh Revue are an energetic bunch, never more so than during this show’s opening sketch, a whirlwind rendition of the history of Edinburgh from dinosaurs through William W…
A brand new stand-up show about why a 30-year-old American probably shouldn’t be friends with a 19-year-old boy from Norfolk.
Jessica (whose name isn’t actually Jessica but people at work have been calling her that too long to be corrected) has a theory about love.
If there’s a theme to Free Footlights, a somewhat eclectic collection of stand up bits, monologues and comedy songs from members of the Cambridge Footlights, it’s a streak of self-…
Rolling into Edinburgh with a brand new barnstorming show, The Horne Section will yet again provide the festival’s best musical mayhem.
It’s true: All the nice girls really do like a sailor.
The beginning of What Is the Weight Of Your Desire?, by Czech company VerTe Dance, makes it clear to the audience that they’re walking into a rather typically odd fringe show.
The best allegories can stand on their own two feet.
Shaggy haired and stunningly bearded, Noah Torn launches the Edinburgh Revue Stand-Up Show with a bang.
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.
For the opening 20 minutes of The Trench everything is rhythmic.
How long does it take to write, choreograph and rehearse a musical? For most musicals it’s a long, drawn-out process.
Critics’ Pick (New York Times).
Alex Williamson is definitely not to everyone’s taste.
A H Dance Company’s Habitat is a short but sweet multi-media work that blends contemporary and modern dance, projections and voice-overs to explore the relationship between ident…
As a child, William/Billy plays Cowboys and Indians, takes great pride in his cowboy hat, and wants to grow up to become a cowboy like John Wayne, partly because his father nicknam…
As he confesses in the opening lines of his show, Alex Horne ‘hates stand-up’.
Richard Michael and Family draw from a great songbook indeed, but they can’t be accused of too much deference to their source material.
Dinner and a show: a winning combination.
Locally born John Scott is back at the very club where he made his start in comedy in the late 90’s, now with his second full-length Fringe show.
Another Tarantino Story promises to challenge conventional dance practices while incorporating a multidisciplinary approach to dance theatre.
It was by no means a sell-out show.
Beard may be appearing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for the first time this year, but Rosa Robson and Matilda Wnek aren’t newcomers to the student comedy scene, having worked t…
The intimate setting of Komedia was last night honoured by the presence of a fine old fellow, a quite audacious chap, a man of manners and style.
Hello Sailor.
I fell in love with somebody completely by accident, just by sitting beside them, is a great way to introduce a song.
Angels In Heels opens with high ambitions: a class of sixth formers giggle and misbehave as they and the audience are treated to a brisk history of Manchester from the industrial r…
The concept of Bite Size is a perfectly simple, yet novel one, and the clue really is in the title.
There’s a disconnect between what you see and what you hear at a Preston Reed gig.
For most people, their wedding is the happiest day of their life.
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…
In this one-off show, Andi Neate’s band was small and intimate.
Proof tells the story of Catherine, a young woman coping with the loss of her father Robert, once a brilliant mathematician who revolutionised his field before suffering a mental b…
In the second floor of a pub off Grassmarket, a sweaty singer belts out peculiar variations on show tunes from Oliver! This is Oliver Pissed, as presented by The Sensational Alex S…
Luke Wright doesn’t invite audiences to buy a printed anthology of his work after he performs: he invites them to buy his CD.
Reminiscent of a Rihanna concert, the Tiffin Swing Band starts their set late.
Stand-up works best in a small space.
Dan Nightingale has that rare and slightly unnerving attribute that induces instant familiarity.
By its very name The Fantasist indicates a world of mystery and make-believe.
Using a plethora of multimedia devices and inventive dance sets, Bristol based company, Precarious, show us that all is not well with the world in this monochrome nightmare of mode…
When it comes to titles that are guaranteed to draw a crowd Abie Philbin Bowman is gifted with a sparkling ability to always find a something that teeters on the edge of audaciousl…
You could be forgiven for rolling your eyes at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe programme’s description of singer-songwriter Dean Friedman as ‘legendary’: one single that peaked at #2…
Next to breathing and eating, lying is man’s greatest survival tactic.
Comedy is very personal - some of the best comedians can fall flat if it’s not your style or you’re having a bad day but then some jump out and surprise you right down to your funn…
Delving into someone’s private diary is, more often than not, a cause of great excitement and hilarity unless it’s Anne Frank’s.
This is not a show that actually merits any stars.
From Cambridge’s own dramatic society comes a musical romp that falls short of a few theatrical hurdles but manages to entertain more than once.
The cozy upstairs room of The Quadrant was all-abuzz with the sound of glasses clinking and chitter-chatter, preceding what I hoped would be a night of raucous laughter and merrime…
If given the chance to spend an evening with any individual beyond the grave most would be reluctant to pick the obnoxious, multi-millionaire newspaper tycoon Robert Maxwell unl…
Singing a Different Song was a cosy affair.
You will sing, you will sing and you will fucking dance! A thought akin to this rattled around my head for a number of hours after leaving the Bang Gang.
Following the success of their book Who Writes this Crap, Joel Stickley and Luke Wright transfer their work to the stage and promise us All the rubbish you read in a day rew…
Taking a seat at The Gymnast you become charged with that familiar buzz that you’re about to witness one of the most poignant shows at the fringe.
With an opening that caused me to fear for my general well-being I was apprehensive about what the next two hours would bring.
A gently tumbling visual buffet whose menu is resplendent with clowning, puppetry and magical storms.
The newest company from the renowned Jacques Lecoq school are back for their second year to bring us a delightfully simple and wonderfully sensitive exploration of what is lost and…
Staged in an intimate, archaic room at the rear of a Gothic revival church there was definitely a sense of history conversing when the two musicians welcomed the audience.
This years fringe is host to a few shows that brand themselves as Shakespeare for the ‘iPod Generation.
The bagpipes might be the butt of more jokes at the Fringe than any other subject.
There are reasons to be sceptical coming into When Alice (Cooper) Met (Prince) Harry.
‘An oasis in the Fringe… with bagpipes’ is how piper and most talkative Battlefield Band member Alasdair White described their show.
An evening of music, song and dance from the early Middle Ages to the Renaissance period is probably unlikely to set the pulse racing for most and yet while not exhilarating, the e…
Valery Ponomarev cuts an unassuming figure on stage: he’s a diminutive man who enjoys his own stage banter a touch more than anyone else in the room.
Musical comedy is a risky business.
26-song set divided into two parts in the tall St Cuthbert’s church (which included tea and biscuits at the interval) provided a nostalgic throwback to the 1920s, 30s and early …
This one’s a toughie.
Having lived in Brighton for less than a year, Hanover the musical seemed like a wildly foreign affair for an outsider to the small community above Kemp town, let alone for a relat…
Idiots of Ants absolutely hate the fourth wall.
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.
Patrick Combs once deposited a junk mail cheque for $95,093.
Kieran and Joe may have gone from a trio to a duo since their last trip to the Fringe but fans can rest easy: the loss of a man doesn’t mean a loss of laughs.
For those of us with a palette for traditional and contemporary Scottish folk music, Alistair Ogilvy and Band are here with a special treat.
I couldn’t help feeling somewhat disappointed after leaving an evening of haunting and soulful melodies decidedly un-haunted.
A travel writer returns to Scotland after twenty years travelling the world.
It’s a beautiful day at the Fringe and I’m sat on the top deck of a red bus in the Meadows.
While the circus has received a barrage of bad publicity in recent years and suffered dwindling crowds, NoFit State’s tremendous new experience Bianco proves that the circus can …
The Poozies’ music is delightful enough as it is, but there were a few extra hands on deck for the Celtic folk band’s return to The Queen’s Hall: internationally travelled and re…
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…
The Durham Revue don’t know when to end a sketch.
Watching Alex Hornes Odds is a little bit like being back in your favourite teachers class at school, the one who was able to make even the most difficult and laborious of …
Sometimes music does more than simply entertain you – sometimes it grabs you by the scruff of the neck and makes you sit up and listen.
Frenchman Claude Bourbon’s one-off evening of Medieval and Spanish blues opened with what at first seemed to be a lengthy instrumental number: as fine a demonstration of Bourbon’s …
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.
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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.
Natasha Granger and Kerrie Thompson wrote, produced and star in 90s girl-band musical 2 Become 1, a story about romance, speed dating and the ideal post-night-out meal.
Brighton Fringe has officially launched.
Christmas is the one time of year you can drag your non-theatre-going friends to the theatre.
Fig leaves, female figures and chocolate cake will feature heavily in poet Alex Marsh's Fringe.
Edinburgh man Matthew Macdonald brings Something Wicked This Way Comes to the Fringe this August, following his debut with Who Are Your People? last year.
Broadway Baby is talking to Chris Haigh of the The Jäger Maestros, an oompah band that promises to have crowds laughing, drinking and bouncing.
Alex Brockie is a midlands-based theatre maker whose play about a Mexican-wrestling star fallen on hard times, El Británico, is coming to theSpace this August.
Alex Motswiri Director of African Tree Productions – producers of last year’s hit show The System, talks to Pete Shaw about their new Musical – Magadi – The Bride’s Pric...