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Frankie Boyle Work In Progress Shows at Leicester Square Theatre & Museum Of Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 1st Dec 2024
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
Frankie Boyle Work In Progress Shows at Leicester Square Theatre & Museum Of Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 1st Dec 2024
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
Frankie Boyle Work In Progress Shows at Leicester Square Theatre & Museum Of Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 1st Dec 2024
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
At Home With Will Shakespeare
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 20th - 26th Aug 2024
Fringe legend Pip Utton (Adolf, Bacon, Dickens, Churchill, Dylan, Maggie, Einstein, Hunchback) is Shakespeare in this moving and comic romp through Will’s life, including some of h…
Shakespeare's Mothello and Other Parodies
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on the Mile
- 19th - 24th Aug 2024
Follow the adventures of Mothello, a mothman version of Othello, who can’t quite get his words out, as they explore the world of Shakespeare’s plays.
European Union Youth Orchestra: Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh International Festival
- Usher Hall
- 16th Aug 2024
BEANBAG CONCERT SERIES The European Union Youth Orchestra leads an educational expedition across the instruments of the grand ensemble.
Attila the Stockbroker: 14 Days, 14 Completely Different Shows
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Bannermans
- 5th - 18th Aug 2024
Performance poet/musician Attila the Stockbroker has been writing and performing since 1980: 4,000 or so gigs in 25 countries so far.
Bad Shakespeare
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Riddles Court
- 5th - 10th Aug 2024
Nature versus nurture? Are villains born or bred? Can they ever find true redemption? Theater OCU explores Shakespeare’s most villainous characters – Macbeth, Iago, Aaron, Tamora…
One-Person Shows / Solo Shows: Daily Picks of the Fringe
- Listing Spoken Word / Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Doghouse Hotel
- 3rd - 25th Aug 2024
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…
After Shakespeare – Richard III
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpaceTriplex
- 2nd - 24th Aug 2024
The tumultuous life of Richard III: not the villain of Shakespearean lore, but loyal brother to a king, devoted husband and father, and eventually reluctant monarch.
ShakeItUp: The Improvised Shakespeare Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Patter House
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2024
Shakespeare hasn’t written anything new for an age, so we thought we would give him a hand.
Dragon Shows for Babies
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- LifeCare Centre
- 1st - 20th Aug 2024
The tales of the dragons are special for many reasons.
Polishing Shakespeare
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Rooms
- 1st - 25th Aug 2024
A dotcom billionaire pays an esteemed American theatre company to translate Shakespeare into English (Wait.
Shakespeare for Breakfast
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C ARTS | C venues | C aurora
- 31st Jul - 25th Aug 2024
The Bardic Breakfasters are back! C’s sensational Shakespearience returns, for our 33rd sell-out Fringe, as ever, a brand-new show with breakfast included! A pleasing plethora of p…
Sh!t-faced Shakespeare®: Much Ado About Nothing
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance at EICC
- 31st Jul - 25th Aug 2024
The five-star, multi sell-out Fringe phenomenon is back with its hilarious combination of an entirely serious adaptation of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing and an absolutely s…
Abby Wambaugh: The First 3 Minutes of 17 Shows
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 31st Jul - 26th Aug 2024
Abby awoke in hospital after a late miscarriage and, high on anaesthesia, decided to become a comedian.
Sh!t-faced Shakespeare® A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 10th Jul - 7th Sep 2024
This year, Sh!t-faced Shakespeare® are pouring their legendary cock-eyed chaos into the Bard-shaped vessel that is A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Sh!t-faced Shakespeare®: A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 10th Jul - 7th Sep 2024
This year, Sh!t-faced Shakespeare® are pouring their legendary cock-eyed chaos into the Bard-shaped vessel that is A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Sh!t-faced Shakespeare® A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 10th Jul - 7th Sep 2024
This year, Sh!t-faced Shakespeare® are pouring their legendary cock-eyed chaos into the Bard-shaped vessel that is A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Impromptu Shakespeare
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Open Air Theatre (BOAT)
- 14th May 2023 - 19th May 2024
Sad that Shakespeare hasn’t written anything new for over 400 years? Well, hold onto your doublets, ruffs and trunk hose.
A Complete Idiot's Guide to New Zealand
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Caroline of Brunswick
- 18th - 26th May 2024
In this insider’s guide to his eccentric homeland, award-winning comedian Sully O’Sullivan answers all the questions about New Zealand you didn’t know to ask in the first pla…
The Queen, Shakespeare and Me
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Temple Bar / Laughing Horse @ The Walrus (Raised Room)
- 8th May 2023 - 15th May 2024
Affectionate musical comedy tribute to the world’s longest-serving monarch - a thoroughly modern, fully empowered female role model who headed up a country & united a commonwealt…
Rubbish Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet
- Listing Children’s Shows
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 6th - 6th Apr 2024
Enemies.
Rubbish Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet
- Listing Children’s Shows
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 6th - 6th Apr 2024
Enemies.
Shakespeare's Fool
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- New Wimbledon Theatre
- 8th - 10th Feb 2024
Will ‘Cavaliero’ Kempe was one of the finest performers of the Elizabethan age.
Baked Shakespeare: As You Like It
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose
- 21st - 27th Aug 2023
Popular South African production, Baked Shakespeare, is coming to the Edinburgh Fringe! Baked Shakespeare – a group of professionally trained actors – performing Shakespeare ho…
Sh!t-faced Shakespeare®: Much Ado About Nothing
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 9th Aug - 9th Sep 2023
“I do love nothing in the world so well as BOOZE - is not that strange?" Sh!t-faced Shakespeare® is back home at Leicester Square Theatre with an all-new…
Musical Comedy Guide Showcase
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Tang Dynasty
- 8th - 17th Aug 2023
The online guide to musical comedy returns with its daily showcase of the best acts at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023.
Death by Shakespeare
- Review
- ★★★★
- Katerina Partolina Schwartz
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Niddry St
- 12th Aug, 2023
Hurly Burly’s Death by Shakespeare is a stylised ode to Shakespeare, that lifts and showcases his best-known characters in a tumultuous yet entrancing way.
Australia: A Whinging Pom's Guide
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Legends
- 5th - 27th Aug 2023
The funny side of Australia.
Sheldrake on Shakespeare: Live!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Paradise in The Vault
- 4th - 12th Aug 2023
Much more a comedy gig than a lecture, James Sheldrake brings the spirit of his podcast (Sheldrake on Shakespeare) to Edinburgh for an hour of anecdote, insight, performance, analy…
Mister Shakespeare
- Review
- ★★★★
- Frank Delaney
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Hill Street Theatre
- 28th Aug, 2023
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 Shakespeare
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpaceTriplex
- 4th - 26th Aug 2023
What happens to Shakespeare’s best-loved heroes and most reviled villains after the curtain falls? Come and join a host of familiar Shakespearean characters as they reflect back on…
The Real William Shakespeare... As Told by Christopher Marlowe
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Rebecca Vines
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Riddles Court
- 6th Aug, 2023
Christopher Marlowe is forever fated to be associated with his peer and likely chum William Shakespeare.
A Complete Idiot's Guide to New Zealand
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn
- 4th - 27th Aug 2023
In this insider’s guide to his eccentric homeland, award-winning Kiwi comedian Sully O’Sullivan answers all the questions about New Zealand you didn’t know to ask in the first plac…
Marcus Ryan – The Hitchhiker's Guide to Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Eastside
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2023
International, crowd-favourite vagabond, Marcus Ryan (BBC, ABC, Amazon, WatchMojo, SiriusXM), has sold out tours on six continents and 50+ countries.
A Spaniard's Guide to Learning Shakespeare
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ 32 Below
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2023
Ever wondered what would happen if Alejandro Murrieta (aka Zorro) decided to become a Shakespearean actor at the Globe in London? Well, imagine if his son decided to do a show acti…
24 Shows in 24 days: Live at the Big Cave
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2023
24 different award-winning or nominated comedians perform their full shows, recorded for Netflix, Amazon Prime and YouTube. See FringeSpecials.com for listings.
Shakespeare for Breakfast
- Review
- ★★★★
- Jasmine Arden-Brown
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C ARTS | C venues | C aurora
- 10th Aug, 2023
Wakey wakey, eggs and Shakey!Or rather, a free croissant with Shakespeare.
A Leftie's Guide to Why Everyone Hates Lefties
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Mash House
- 3rd - 13th Aug 2023
Jack is an unashamedly stereotypical left-wing, working-class, socialist comedian.
A Guide to Therapy for Terrible People
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Aces and Eights
- 2nd Aug 2023
What does it mean to be a terrible person? Why do we think these horrible things about ourselves? Joe is struggling with therapy.
Upstart! Shakespeare's Rebel Daughter Judith
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose
- 2nd - 27th Aug 2023
What if Shakespeare had a daughter who inherited his wit and creativity? A retelling of the life of Judith Shakespeare, Upstart gives voice to a feminist born before her time.
Migrant Shakespeare
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C ARTS | C venues | C aquila
- 2nd - 6th Aug 2023
Think you know your Shakespeare? Think again! This is Shakespeare as you’ve never seen him before – “trippingly on the tongue”.
A Guide to Therapy for Terrible People
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Aces and Eights
- 2nd Aug 2023
What does it mean to be a terrible person? Why do we think these horrible things about ourselves? Joe is struggling with therapy.
Sh!t-faced Shakespeare®: Romeo and Juliet
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance at EICC
- 2nd - 27th Aug 2023
The smash-hit, internationally acclaimed, multi sell-out Fringe phenomenon is back! With a genuinely inebriated cast member each night, no two shows are ever the same in this rauco…
Shakespeare Up Late: A Right Royal Visit
- Review
- ★★★★
- Jasmine Arden-Brown
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C ARTS | C venues | C aquila
- 12th Aug, 2023
I advise you arrive early and treat yourself to a pre-show pint (or two) because it’s that kind of show!I mean this in the best possible way.
Smashing Shakespeare
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon at the Museum
- 2nd - 15th Aug 2023
Primary Times Children’s Choice Award Winner! Musical-comedy versions of Shakespeare’s greatest works, Brave Macbeth and Juliet & Her Romeo.
Improvised Rubbish Shakespeare – The Incomplete Works
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 2nd - 28th Aug 2023
Shakespeare’s gone awol so his cast must make it up.
ShakeItUp: The Improvised Shakespeare Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 2nd - 13th Aug 2023
Shakespeare hasn’t written anything new for an age, so we thought we’d give him a hand.
Impromptu Shakespeare
- Listing Comedy
- Durham Fringe Festival
- Palace Green Stretch Tent / The Assembly Rooms Theatre
- 28th - 29th Jul 2023
Sad that Shakespeare hasn’t written anything new for over 400 years? Well, hold onto your doublets, ruffs and trunk hose.
Impromptu Shakespeare
- Listing Comedy
- Durham Fringe Festival
- Palace Green Stretch Tent / The Assembly Rooms Theatre
- 28th - 29th Jul 2023
Sad that Shakespeare hasn’t written anything new for over 400 years? Well, hold onto your doublets, ruffs and trunk hose.
Durham Shakespeare Festival - A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Listing Theatre
- Durham Fringe Festival
- Palace Green Stretch Tent
- 27th - 30th Jul 2023
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM by William Shakespeare Shakespeare’s best-lived comedy presented in a magical new production by award-winning Durham-based Elysium Theatre Company.
Durham Shakespeare Festival - A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Listing Theatre
- Durham Fringe Festival
- Palace Green Stretch Tent
- 27th - 30th Jul 2023
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM by William Shakespeare Shakespeare’s best-lived comedy presented in a magical new production by award-winning Durham-based Elysium Theatre Company.
Two bards and a Songbird - William Shakespeare and Robert Burns in song
- Listing Music
- Durham Fringe Festival
- Cafédral
- 26th - 29th Jul 2023
A unique celebration of song, inspired by the two bards - William Shakespeare and Robert Burns, and performed by Jessa Liversidge.
Durham Shakespeare Festival - MACBETH
- Listing Theatre
- Durham Fringe Festival
- Palace Green Stretch Tent
- 26th - 29th Jul 2023
MACBETH by William Shakespeare Shakespeare’s thrilling drama of the power of evil presented by award-winning Durham-based Elysium Theatre Company.
Mister Shakespeare - An Incomplete Work
- Listing Theatre
- Durham Fringe Festival
- Palace Green Stretch Tent
- 26th - 27th Jul 2023
A lot is known of The Bards plays but what of the man ? Mister Shakespeare explores the different facets of his personality:The lover, The Husband, The Son, The Entrepreneur throug…
Two bards and a Songbird - William Shakespeare and Robert Burns in song
- Listing Music
- Durham Fringe Festival
- Cafédral
- 26th - 29th Jul 2023
A unique celebration of song, inspired by the two bards - William Shakespeare and Robert Burns, and performed by Jessa Liversidge.
Durham Shakespeare Festival - MACBETH
- Listing Theatre
- Durham Fringe Festival
- Palace Green Stretch Tent
- 26th - 29th Jul 2023
MACBETH by William Shakespeare Shakespeare’s thrilling drama of the power of evil presented by award-winning Durham-based Elysium Theatre Company.
Mister Shakespeare - An Incomplete Work
- Listing Theatre
- Durham Fringe Festival
- Palace Green Stretch Tent
- 26th - 27th Jul 2023
A lot is known of The Bards plays but what of the man ? Mister Shakespeare explores the different facets of his personality:The lover, The Husband, The Son, The Entrepreneur throug…
Sh!t-faced Shakespeare®: Much Ado About Nothing
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 5th Jul - 9th Sep 2023
“I do love nothing in the world so well as BOOZE- is not that strange?" Sh!t-faced Shakespeare® is back home at Leicester Square Theatre with an all …
Sh!t-faced Shakespeare®: Much Ado About Nothing
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 5th Jul - 9th Sep 2023
Sh!t-faced Shakespeare® is back home at Leicester Square Theatre with an all new production of their hit show Sh!t-faced Shakespeare®: Much Ado About Nothing.
Shit-faced Shakespeare®: Much Ado About Nothing
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 7th Jun - 9th Sep 2023
“I do love nothing in the world so well as BOOZE- is not that strange?" Shit-faced Shakespeare® is back home at Leicester Square Theatre with an all …
Sheldrake on Shakespeare: Live!
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
- Multiple Venues
- 2nd Jun - 23rd Jul 2023
Much more a comedy gig than a lecture, James Sheldrake brings the spirit of his podcast (Sheldrake on Shakespeare) to the stage for an hour of anecdote, insight, performance, analy…
Impromptu Shakespeare
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Open Air Theatre (BOAT)
- 14th May 2023
Sad that Shakespeare hasn’t written anything new for over 400 years? Well, hold onto your doublets, ruffs and trunk hose.
The Queen, Shakespeare and Me
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Temple Bar / Laughing Horse @ The Walrus (Raised Room)
- 8th - 31st May 2023
Affectionate musical comedy tribute to the world’s longest-serving monarch - a thoroughly modern, fully empowered female role model who headed up a country & united a commonwealt…
A Guide to Therapy for Terrible People
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Caxton Arms
- 8th - 13th May 2023
What does it mean to be a terrible person? Why do we think these horrible things about ourselves? Joe is struggling with therapy.
A Guide to Therapy for Terrible People
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Caxton Arms
- 8th - 13th May 2023
What does it mean to be a terrible person? Why do we think these horrible things about ourselves? Joe is struggling with therapy.
A Cosmologists Guide to Life and Love
- Listing Spoken Word
- Brighton Fringe
- The Caxton Arms
- 7th - 28th May 2023
Many of the questions that Cosmologists attempt to answer are grand, noble, big questions about the nature of the Universe itself.
A Cosmologists Guide to Life and Love
- Listing Spoken Word
- Brighton Fringe
- The Caxton Arms
- 7th - 28th May 2023
Many of the questions that Cosmologists attempt to answer are grand, noble, big questions about the nature of the Universe itself.
A Spaniards guide to Shakespeare
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Presuming Ed’s
- 6th - 19th May 2023
Ever wondered what would happen if Alejandro De La Vega aka Zorro decided to become a Shakespearean actor at the Globe in London? Well, imagine if his son decided to do a show acti…
A Spaniards guide to Shakespeare
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Presuming Ed’s
- 6th - 19th May 2023
Ever wondered what would happen if Alejandro De La Vega aka Zorro decided to become a Shakespearean actor at the Globe in London? Well, imagine if his son decided to do a show acti…
Charlie Berens: Midwest Survival Guide Tour
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 8th Oct 2022
Charlie Berens live at Leicester Square Theatre.
Shakespeare Festival 2022
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton
- St Nicholas Rest Garden
- 21st Aug - 4th Sep 2022
After sell-out seasons for the last two years, The One Fell Swoop Project returns for its third slightly shorter three-week run this summer.
Shakespeare's Fool
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 15th - 20th Aug 2022
William ‘Cavaliero’ Kempe was one of the finest performers of the Elizabethan age.
Musical Comedy Guide Showcase
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 14th - 28th Aug 2022
Daily hour of the best musical comedy at this year’s Fringe, produced by the Musical Comedy Guide website (check for daily listings).
Impromptu Shakespeare
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose
- 14th - 28th Aug 2022
Sad that Shakespeare hasn’t written anything new for over 400 years? Well, hold onto your doublets, ruffs and trunk hose.
William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Stockbridge Church
- 11th - 13th Aug 2022
The children of Cargilfield School present an abridged version of Shakespeare’s classic love story, performed in the round in Shakespeare’s original language.
A Young Girl's Guide to Madness
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on North Bridge
- 8th - 27th Aug 2022
Have you ever felt isolated and confused about the world? Surrounded by judgement, pressure and horrifically high beauty standards, Jess confesses her innermost thoughts to you all…
My Own Private Shakespeare
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Riddles Court
- 5th - 27th Aug 2022
From a single fateful phone call taken reluctantly from the toilet, a Shakespearean actor finds his world collapsing around him.
A Time Traveler's Guide to the Present
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on North Bridge
- 5th - 27th Aug 2022
A mysterious broadcast from the future causes 85% of the world to abandon their friends and family forever.
Shakespeare's Fool
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpaceTriplex
- 5th - 13th Aug 2022
William ‘Cavaliero’ Kempe was one of the finest performers of the Elizabethan age.
Three Women and Shakespeare's Will
- Review
- ★★★
- Rebecca Vines
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 11th Aug, 2022
Three Women and Shakespeare’s Will is is a nice little premise for a play.
Smashing Shakespeare
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Rose Theatre
- 5th - 27th Aug 2022
Primary Times Children’s Choice Award winner.
Charmian Hughes: She! Immortal Horror Queen's Guide to Life
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 4th - 28th Aug 2022
Live! Laugh! Liquidate! is the message 8-year-old Charmian got from Hammer film She.
Smashing Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 3rd - 14th Aug 2022
Oh no.
Shakespeare for Kids: This Rough Magic
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C ARTS | C venues | C aquila
- 3rd - 28th Aug 2022
How do you cause a shipwreck or conjure goddesses at will? Tricksy spirit Ariel has you covered.
An Idiom's Guide to the Galaxy
- Listing Theatre / Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C ARTS | C venues | C aquila
- 3rd - 28th Aug 2022
Son and father-in-law duo, Dave Watt and Pretty Good Nick, invite you to jump on their absurd comedy bandwagon as they explore the world of idioms.
Shit-faced Shakespeare: Macbeth
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance at EICC
- 3rd - 28th Aug 2022
The smash-hit, internationally acclaimed, multi sell-out Fringe phenomenon is back with their hilarious combination of an entirely serious adaptation of Macbeth, with an entirely s…
Shakespeare for Breakfast
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C ARTS | C venues | C aquila
- 3rd - 28th Aug 2022
The Bardic Breakfasters are back! C’s sensational Shakespearience returns for our 31st Fringe, with free coffee and croissants! A pleasing plethora of pentameter, puns and pastry.
Guide to Surviving Masculinist Territory
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 3rd - 28th Aug 2022
An audio walk through the streets of Edinburgh.
Migrant Shakespeare
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C ARTS | C venues | C digital
- 1st - 5th Aug 2022
Think you know your Shakespeare? Think again! This is Shakespeare as you’ve never seen him before – ‘trippingly on the tongue’… Migrant actors take on the Bard, reinterpr…
Sh!tfaced Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 6th Jul - 10th Sep 2022
The smash-hit, internationally acclaimed, award-winning, multi sell-out fringe phenomenon is back at Leicester Square Theatre with their version of Romeo and Juliet.
Sh!t-faced Shakespeare®: Romeo and Juliet
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 6th Jul - 8th Sep 2022
The smash-hit, internationally acclaimed, award-winning, multi sell-out fringe phenomenon is back at Leicester Square Theatre with their version of Romeo and Juliet.
Sh!t-faced Shakespeare®: Romeo and Juliet
- Review
- ★★★★
- Katerina Partolina Schwartz
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 16th Jul, 2022
William Shakespeare has been kind enough to leave behind a plethora of quotes about drinking.
Migrant Shakespeare
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- C ARTS | C venues | C digital
- 6th May - 5th Jun 2022
Think you know your Shakespeare? Think again! This is Shakespeare as you’ve never seen him before – ‘trippingly on the tongue’.
Migrant Shakespeare
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- C ARTS | C venues | C digital
- 6th May - 5th Jun 2022
Think you know your Shakespeare? Think again! This is Shakespeare as you’ve never seen him before – ‘trippingly on the tongue’.
Sh*t-faced Shakespeare®: Romeo and Juliet
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- UK Regional & Tours
- Farnham Maltings
- 21st Oct 2021
This show has been rescheduled from Thu 22 October 2020Sh*t-faced Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet The smash-hit, internationally acclaimed, multi sell-out fringe phenome…
Shakespeare's Mad Women
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- The Lion And Unicorn
- 19th - 23rd Oct 2021
Juliet is about to kill herself.
English-Italian Version Of THE COMEDY OF ERRORS/ LA COMMEDIA to be Presented by The Blind Cupid Shakespeare Company
- Listing Theatre
- The Greater Manchester Fringe
- GMF Digital Events
- 13th - 30th Sep 2021
https://www.blindcupidshakespearecompany.com/
English-Italian Version Of THE COMEDY OF ERRORS/ LA COMMEDIA to be Presented by The Blind Cupid Shakespeare Company
- Listing Theatre
- The Greater Manchester Fringe
- GMF Digital Events
- 13th - 30th Sep 2021
https://www.blindcupidshakespearecompany.com/
English-Italian Version Of THE COMEDY OF ERRORS/ LA COMMEDIA to be Presented by The Blind Cupid Shakespeare Company
- Listing Theatre
- The Greater Manchester Fringe
- GMF Digital Events
- 13th - 30th Sep 2021
https://www.blindcupidshakespearecompany.com/
English-Italian Version Of THE COMEDY OF ERRORS/ LA COMMEDIA to be Presented by The Blind Cupid Shakespeare Company
- Listing Theatre
- The Greater Manchester Fringe
- GMF Digital Events
- 13th - 30th Sep 2021
https://www.blindcupidshakespearecompany.com/
Shakespeare's Fool
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Rebecca Vines
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Symposium Hall
- 21st Aug, 2021
Fringe roulette is part of what keeps us coming back year after year.
Impromptu Shakespeare
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Museum of Comedy
- 15th - 28th Aug 2021
Hold onto your doublets, ruffs and trunk hose! The Bard is back.
Impromptu Shakespeare
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 15th - 28th Aug 2021
Sad that Shakespeare hasn’t written anything new for over 400 years? Well, hold onto your doublets, ruffs and trunk hose.
Impromptu Shakespeare
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Museum of Comedy
- 15th - 28th Aug 2021
Hold onto your doublets, ruffs and trunk hose! The Bard is back.
William Shakespeare's Henry V
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Player
- 13th - 14th Aug 2021
King Henry, recently come to the British throne, sets forth to claim the throne of France.
Clown Nipples and Nice Try (Two Solo Shows - Works in Progress)
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Etcetera Theatre
- 8th - 15th Aug 2021
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
Nice Try and Clown Nipples (Two Comedy Solo Shows)
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Etcetera Theatre
- 8th - 15th Aug 2021
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
Clown Nipples and Nice Try (Two Solo Shows - Works in Progress)
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Etcetera Theatre
- 8th - 15th Aug 2021
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
Shakespeare's Schoolroom Live
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Online
- 7th - 31st Aug 2021
Interactive Virtual Museum Tour live from Shakespeare’s Schoolroom and Guildhall in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Migrant Shakespeare
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C ARTS | C venues | C digital
- 6th - 28th Aug 2021
Think you know your Shakespeare? Think again! This is Shakespeare as you’ve never seen him before.
Shakespeare's Schoolroom Live
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Player
- 6th - 14th Aug 2021
Interactive Virtual Museum Tour live from Shakespeare’s Schoolroom and Guildhall in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Sherlock's Secret Challenge – The Puzzle Solving Game That Shows You The City
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Outside The Conan Doyle Pub
- 6th - 30th Aug 2021
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 Sip With Vodka: A Russian Guide to Becoming a Real Housewife and Making it in America
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C ARTS | C venues | C digital
- 5th - 6th Aug 2021
Hilarious and heartfelt story about a Russian immigrant named Natasha who moves with her son to NYC in the hopes of becoming a Real Housewife and cabaret star.
Shakespeare's "All's Well That Ends Well"
- Listing Theatre
- UK Regional & Tours
- Old Wardour House
- 30th Jul - 1st Aug 2021
After the rip-roaring success of Twelfth Night, Troubadour Stageworks is back and bigger than ever with this summer’s outdoor tribute to the bard! All’s Well That Ends Well …
Twelfth Night by Shakespeare's Wanderers
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
Award-nominated Shakespeare’s Wanderers are delighted to present a new production of Twelfth Night, which will take audiences back to the roaring twenties for an evening of romance…
Russell Brand - Our Little Lives: Shakespeare & Me Live Stream
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Streaming Events
- 14th Jul 2021
Russel Brand takes some life lessons from William Shakespeare.
Audience Choice - Shakespeare's Globe 2021 Season
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre
- 18th Jul - 28th Aug 2021
What’s it like to go to the theatre and not know what you’re going to see? Across the summer and for three performances only, it will be up to you to vote for which of …
Shit-Faced Shakespeare: Much Ado About Nothing
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The McElderry
- 28th Jun - 11th Jul 2021
The genius combination of an hour-long Shakespeare play with a single drunken cast member hurled into the mix for the audience’s delight and delectation.
Shakespeare’s Mad Women
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The Oil Shed
- 21st - 22nd Jun 2021
Juliet is about to kill herself.
Shakespeare’s Mad Women
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The Oil Shed
- 21st - 22nd Jun 2021
Juliet is about to kill herself.
ShakeItUp: The Improvised Shakespeare Show
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The McElderry
- 19th - 28th Jun 2021
Shakespeare hasn’t written anything new for an age, so we thought we’d give him a hand.
ShakeItUp: The Improvised Shakespeare Show
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The McElderry
- 19th - 28th Jun 2021
Shakespeare hasn’t written anything new for an age, so we thought we’d give him a hand.
Sh!t-faced Shakespeare®: Macbeth
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 16th Jun - 11th Sep 2021
“By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes.
Sara Segovia and Lachlan Werner are making shows (WORK IN PROGRESS)
- Listing Comedy
- UK Regional & Tours
- The Miller
- 15th Jun 2021
Sara Segovia Rodao and Lachlan Werner are cuties by nature, cancers by astrological sign and clowns by trade.
A Mutineer’s Guide to Modern-Day Piracy
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Streaming
- 15th - 27th Jun 2021
Inspired by the world’s most fearsome female pirates, two modern-day political mutineers join forces to take down an all-powerful tech billionaire and inspire a lost generation.
A Mutineer’s Guide to Modern-Day Piracy
- Review
- ★★★★
- Sascha Cooper
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Streaming
- 20th Jun, 2021
Whether we care to admit it or not, in some way, shape or form, we are all intrigued by pirates.
Charmian Hughes: She! Immortal Horror Queen's Guide To Love
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Caroline of Brunswick
- 11th - 13th Jun 2021
How a Hammer Horror film became the biggest influence on young Charmian’s life with darkly hilarious consequences.
Charmian Hughes: She! Immortal Horror Queen's Guide To Love
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Caroline of Brunswick
- 11th - 13th Jun 2021
How a Hammer Horror film became the biggest influence on young Charmian’s life with darkly hilarious consequences.
Clown Nipples and Nice Try (Two Solo Shows - Works in Progress)
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Caxton Arms
- 7th - 27th Jun 2021
Tl;dr: Two female comedians debut their 30 minute solo shows on one bill.
Clown Nipples and Nice Try (Two Solo Shows - Works in Progress)
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Caxton Arms
- 7th - 27th Jun 2021
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
Impromptu Shakespeare
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The Oil Shed
- 5th Jun - 11th Jul 2021
Hold onto your doublets, ruffs and trunk hose! The Bard is back.
Impromptu Shakespeare
- Review
- ★★★★
- Sascha Cooper
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The Oil Shed
- 5th Jul, 2021
Impromptu Shakespeare had all the right ingredients for a good night out, as well as a genuine love for William Shakespeare's language, plays and the characters involved.
Shakespeare (She/Her)
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- theSpaceUK
- 28th May - 27th Jun 2021
Shakespeare’s 21st-century females.
Shakespeare (She/Her)
- Review
- ★★★★
- Sascha Cooper
- Brighton Fringe
- theSpaceUK
- 4th Jun, 2021
Those who know of William Shakespeare will probably recognise several of his intricate plots.
Impromptu Shakespeare
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton
- The Warren Outdoors
- 20th - 23rd Aug 2020
Bursting with love, poetry, comedy, tragedy, mistaken identity and everything in-between.
THE COMPLETE WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE* *But Just The Deaths (and the gory bits too)
- Review
- ★★★★
- Rebecca Vines
- Online & Broadcast
- The Space UK
- 18th Aug, 2020
This jaunty little potter through the more gruesome elements of Shakespeare’s works really ‘gets’ the tone needed for this strange 2020 hybrid of live theatre / film / desper…
Madame Chandelier’s Rough Guide to the Opera
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 8th - 9th Aug 2020
In proud association with Camden Fringe; Whether you love opera or need to know more so you can pretend you do, Madame Chandelier has a show for you.
A Time Traveler's Guide to the Present
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on North Bridge
- 7th - 29th Aug 2020
One traveler is catapulted on a journey through space-time, only to find himself on a desperate hunt to reconnect with those he left back home.
Amorous Tales of Shakespeare
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on the Mile
- 7th - 22nd Aug 2020
Who was Shakespeare’s true love? Anne Hathaway who seduced the young Will.
Shitfaced Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton
- The Warren Outdoors
- 6th Aug - 6th Sep 2020
The genius combination of a one hour long Shakespeare play with a single drunken cast member hurled into the mix for the audience’s delight and delectation.
Impromptu Shakespeare
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 5th - 31st Aug 2020
Bursting with love, poetry, comedy, tragedy, mistaken identity and everything in between, Impromptu Shakespeare brings you an entirely new and unique “Shakespeare” play inspired by…
Shit-Faced Shakespeare: Much Ado Nothing
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Bristo Square
- 5th - 31st Aug 2020
They have toured the world, won multiple awards, broken onto London’s West End, survived nine consecutive Edinburgh Fringes and once received a zero-star review in The Times! They …
William Shakespeare's Macbeth
- Listing Theatre
- Online & Broadcast
- The South Devon Players Theatre & Film Company
- 28th Jun 2020
William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” A full costumed production of Shakespeare’s classical tragedy, This production is the full uncut script, set in a post-apocalyptic Scotland.
Sh!t-faced Shakespeare®: Macbeth
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 24th Jun - 12th Sep 2020
“By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes.
Sh!t-faced Shakespeare®: Macbeth
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 24th Jun - 12th Sep 2020
“By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes.
Sh!t-faced Shakespeare: Macbeth
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 24th Jun 2020 - 11th Sep 2021
Sh!t-faced Shakespeare® is back for the 5th year at Leicester Square Theatre and it’s going to be a bloodbath, with their all-new production of Macbeth.
A Quick Guide to Ruining Your Life
- Listing Comedy
- UK Regional & Tours
- Bradford Playhouse
- 28th - 28th Feb 2020
An award winning play by Laura Harper - From the outside, Dawn has it all; nice house, fast car, great friends and family, and a new job out in sunny Dubai.
Madame Chandelier's Rough Guide to the Opera
- Listing Comedy
- UK Regional & Tours
- Kings Arms
- 18th - 19th Jan 2020
In a camp fusion of comedy, cabaret and opera, Madame Chandelier guides you through her favourite opera plots, with jokes, drinking games, and a Nessun Dorma sing-along! Having sto…
ShakeItUp: The Improvised Shakespeare Show
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- The Hen & Chickens Theatre
- 14th Oct - 11th Nov 2019
Shakespeare hasn’t written anything new for an age, so we thought we would give him a hand…Using his language, your audience suggestions and our overactive imaginations, we cre…
Sh*t-faced Shakespeare®: A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- UK Regional & Tours
- Farnham Maltings
- 3rd Oct 2019
Sh*t-faced Shakespeare®: A Midsummer Night's Dream.
William Shakespeare's Macbeth
- Listing Theatre
- UK Regional & Tours
- Barnfield Theatre Ltd / The Loco Klub / The Watermark
- 7th - 21st Sep 2019
Returning home from war, Macbeth encounters three mysterious women, whose prophecy of kingship, sets in motion his ambition, and ultimately his fall into madness and blood.
Come Dine with Mr Shakespeare
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on North Bridge
- 20th - 24th Aug 2019
Reality TV lurches onto the stage, with four familiar Shakespearean characters competing to win a thousand gold crowns.
My Other Self: The Evolution of Shakespeare's Richard III
- Listing Theatre
- Camden Fringe
- Cockpit Theatre, Marylebone
- 19th - 23rd Aug 2019
A bold new adaptation of three of Shakespeare’s most blood soaked plays.
Questions for Quiz Shows
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 17th Aug 2019
Cora is at the festival to see her ex-boyfriend perform.
Baba Brinkman's Rap Guide to...
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 15th - 26th Aug 2019
Evolution premiered in 2009 and won a Scotsman Fringe First award: ‘Intelligent, informative, and hugely entertaining’ (Chortle.
A Poet's Guide to Surviving the Apocalypse
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Place
- 15th - 19th Aug 2019
The economy has crumbled, politics has turned our society on its head.
Will, or Eight Lost Years of William Shakespeare's Life
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Royal Terrace
- 12th - 24th Aug 2019
England, 1585.
The Ruff Guide to Shakespeare
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Studios
- 7th - 17th Aug 2019
A glorious celebration of the work of the world’s greatest playwright.
Relational (or A Writer's Misguided Guide to Loves Lost and Found)
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on the Mile
- 6th - 10th Aug 2019
Existing deep within the mind of writer Jonathan P Sims, two friends debate the legitimacy of platonic relationships between men and women, which leads them (and Jonathan) to obser…
Clowns, Lovers, Women in Pants and Shakespeare
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Nicolson Square
- 5th - 10th Aug 2019
What makes Shakespeare funny after 400 years? Theatre OCU (Bad Shakespeare, Fringe 2016 and 2018) explores, answers and celebrates the giddy mysteries of love and romance in scenes…
Fifty Shades of Shakespeare
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Niddry St
- 5th - 9th Aug 2019
Shakespeare at his most sexy and salacious! A physically dynamic ensemble perform a musical, lyrical mash-up that explores love, sex and relationships in some of the Bard’s most fa…
Shakespeare on a Shoestring: The Comedy of Errors!
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Paradise in Augustines
- 5th - 10th Aug 2019
Last seen on the Fringe with their 2017 adaptation of Cymbeline, Shakespeare on a Shoestring is the next generation of the Fringe First Award-winning Shoestring Players.
Death by Shakespeare
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Niddry St
- 5th - 9th Aug 2019
A chorus of bawdy spirits lead you through this physically dynamic amalgamation of Shakespeare’s finest death scenes.
Guerilla Shakespeare: As You Like It
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- 301-303 Railton Rd
- 4th Aug 2019
On Sunday 4th August, a cast who have just met an hour beforehand will give a completely unrehearsed performance of As You Like It at a secret pop up location in south London!
Australia: A Whinging Pom's Guide
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Liquid Room Annexe/Warehouse
- 3rd - 24th Aug 2019
The funny side of Australia.
A Thatcher's Guide to Dogging in Bungay
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Bar Bados Complex
- 3rd - 24th Aug 2019
A show about thatching, dogging and a little bit more.
Last Life: A Shakespeare Play
- Review
- ★★★★
- Freddie Green
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Infirmary Street
- 17th Aug, 2019
Last Life feels like a social experiment.
A Pessimist's Guide to Being Happy
- Review
- ★★★★
- Stuart Mckenzie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Mirth Meltdown @ 52 Canoes
- 15th Aug, 2019
If Dr.
Shakespeare! The Panto
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on the Mile
- 2nd - 17th Aug 2019
A side-splitting flashback to the 16th century, where the Bard of Avon is holding auditions for his newest show – a pantomime.
First Time at the Fringe: A Newcomers Guide
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 2nd - 2nd Aug 2019
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Musical Comedy Guide Showcase
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Mash House
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
Free daily hour-long showcase of the best musical comedy at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, courtesy of the Musical Comedy Guide website (check for full listings).
Sarah Johnson's Guide to (Im)Practical Parenting
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Heroes @ Dragonfly
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
After last year’s sell-out smash hit Mum’s Going to Ibiza, Sarah returned home to her two wonderful children and noticed they were losing the art of play due to excessive technolog…
Shawn Jay's Fun Guide to Nihilism
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Bier Keller
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
Shawn Jay is a wandering vagabond philosopher searching for the meaning of life.
Madame Chandelier's Rough Guide to the Opera
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ City Cafe
- 1st - 18th Aug 2019
Madame Chandelier guides you through her favourite opera plots, with jokes, dramatic death scenes, and a Nessun Dorma singalong! The joyfully ridiculous and self-proclaimed anti-di…
Baba Brinkman's Rap Guide to Culture
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose
- 31st Jul - 26th Aug 2019
Music, poetry, art, science, politics, relationships, strange behaviors found in a species of (mostly) hairless primate.
Rubbish Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 31st Jul - 26th Aug 2019
Runaways.
Shakespeare in the Garden: The Comedy of Errors
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C south
- 31st Jul - 26th Aug 2019
Enjoy alfresco Shakespeare in the C south gardens.
Impromptu Shakespeare
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 31st Jul - 26th Aug 2019
Bursting with love, poetry, comedy, tragedy, mistaken identity and everything in-between, Impromptu Shakespeare brings you an entirely new and unique Shakespeare play inspired by a…
Shit-Faced Shakespeare: Macbeth
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Bristo Square
- 31st Jul - 26th Aug 2019
They have toured the world, won multiple awards, broken onto London’s West End, survived eight consecutive Festival Fringes and once received a zero-star review in The Times! They …
The Cabinet of Madame Fanny Du Thé
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 31st Jul - 26th Aug 2019
Tales of woe, tales of science, tales of curses, tales of defiance.
Shakespeare Up Late!
- Review
- ★★
- Jane Prinsley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C aquila
- 17th Aug, 2019
This 50-minute adaptation of Hamlet is one for Shakespeare lovers with short attention spans.
Shakespeare for Breakfast
- Review
- ★★★★
- Hannah Crofts
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C viva
- 15th Aug, 2019
Shakespeare for Breakfast is a great show to start your day… and that’s not just because of the complimentary coffee and pastries!It’s the 28th year C theatre have put on a S…
Shakespeare for Kids: Fools and Bottoms
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C viva
- 31st Jul - 26th Aug 2019
A perfect introduction to Shakespeare’s beloved clowns.
R'n'J: The Untold Story of Shakespeare's Roz and Jules
- Review
- ★★
- Ali Schultz
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose
- 6th Aug, 2019
Perhaps the end of Romeo & Juliet wasn't quite as tragic as we remembered.
Sh!t-faced Shakespeare®: Macbeth
- Listing Comedy
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- The White Rose Rotunda
- 25th - 28th Jul 2019
The smash-hit, internationally-acclaimed, award-winning, multi sell-out fringe phenomenon is back at The Great Yorkshire Fringe with its brand new production for 2019: M…
Sh*tfaced Shakespeare: Hamlet
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 24th Jul - 14th Sep 2019
Sh*t-faced Shakespeare is back for 2019 and they promise to be wilder, funnier, gorier, more outrageous and drunker than ever before! These Fringe legends have toured the world, br…
Impromptu Shakespeare
- Listing Theatre
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- 22nd - 23rd Jul 2019
Bursting with love, poetry, comedy, tragedy, mistaken identity and everything in-between, Impromptu Shakespeare brings you an entirely new and unique Shakespeare play in…
Shakespeare's Sonnets
- Listing Theatre
- UK Regional & Tours
- Whitefield Garrick Theatre
- 10th - 11th Jul 2019
Shakespeare’s Sonnets: Poetry-Theatre on Love and Creation – is a unique theatrical work of Shakespeare’s lyrical creation of the sonnets adapted for stage.
Sh*t-faced Shakespeare®: Hamlet
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 19th Jun - 14th Sep 2019
The smash-hit, internationally acclaimed, award-winning, multi sell-out fringe phenomenon is back in London with TWO new shows for 2019: Taming of the Shrew an…
Sh*t-faced Shakespeare®: Hamlet
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 19th Jun - 14th Sep 2019
The smash-hit, internationally acclaimed, award-winning, multi sell-out fringe phenomenon is back in London with TWO new shows for 2019: Taming of the Shrew an…
Baba Brinkman's Rap Guide to...
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The Blockhouse
- 26th May - 2nd Jun 2019
Baba Brinkman’s Rap Guide Series began in 2009 with Fringe First Winner ‘Rap Guide to Evolution’, “Astonishing and brilliant” (NY Times), now making its Brighton debut (26/27…
Paul Duncan McGarrity: A Practical Guide to Attacking Castles
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Black Dove
- 24th May 2019
From the age of sieges and chivalry comes a show about medieval love, adrenaline junkies and an insane quest for glory.
Eliza von Poppins presents... A Practically Perfect Guide to Living
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The Burrow
- 23rd - 27th May 2019
Do you want to know how to solve your problems and become practically perfect in every way? Whenever you are in a stew, just ask “What would Julie Andrews do?” Eliza von Poppins …
BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The Blockhouse
- 20th - 21st May 2019
BA Theatre Arts at GBMet.
A Self Help Guide to Being in Love with Jeremy Corbyn
- Listing Spoken Word
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Theatre Box
- 10th - 13th May 2019
When BBC Slam Champion, Jess Green joined the Labour Party at university she doubled the number of members who met weekly in the Liverpool Philharmonic pub.
Be Not Afeard: A Sensory Telling of Shakespeare's The Tempest
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The Blockhouse
- 9th - 12th May 2019
Be not afeard.
Shit-faced Shakespeare: Macbeth
- Review
- ★★★★
- Faye Butler
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The Hat
- 8th May, 2019
We are greeted by host, James Murfitt, who arrives dressed in sparkly trousers and a disco ball top hat, and explains that the show might be a little “illegal, illicit, illogical…
Impromptu Shakespeare
- Review
- ★★★
- Monica Yell
- Brighton Fringe
- Rialto Theatre
- 29th May, 2019
Consisting of a small team of incredibly brave actors, Impromtu Shakespeare sees them improvising an entire 'Shakespeare' play based on audience suggestions.
A Shakespeare Showcase
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Open Air Theatre (BOAT)
- 5th May 2019
Aspire’s youth performers present an energetic, dynamic adaptation of one of Shakespeare’s most loved comedies: ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’.
A Cosmologist's Guide to Life and Love
- Listing Spoken Word
- Brighton Fringe
- Sweet Werks 2
- 5th - 26th May 2019
A funny, poignant and uplifting account of what cosmology, and those who study it, have to say about the more earthly matters of life and love.
The Cabinet of Madame Fanny Du Thé
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Theatre Box
- 4th - 6th May 2019
One of The Guardian’s Best Shows at the Edinburgh Fringe 2018.
Madame Chandelier's Rough Guide to the Opera
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant
- 3rd - 4th May 2019
Madame Chandelier’s Rough Guide to the Opera is everything you never knew was funny about opera.
Sh*t-faced Shakespeare®: Taming of the Shrew
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 17th Apr - 1st Jun 2019
The smash-hit, internationally acclaimed, award-winning, multi sell-out fringe phenomenon is back in London with TWO new shows for 2019: Taming of the Shrew and Hamlet.
Sh*t-faced Shakespeare®: Taming of the Shrew
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 17th Apr - 1st Jun 2019
The smash-hit, internationally acclaimed, award-winning, multi sell-out fringe phenomenon is back in London with TWO new shows for 2019: Taming of the Shrew and Hamlet.
Sh*t-faced Shakespeare®: The Taming of the Shrew
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 17th Apr - 1st Jun 2019
The smash-hit, internationally acclaimed, award-winning, multi sell-out fringe phenomenon is back in London with TWO new shows for 2019: Taming of the Shrew and Hamlet.
Shakespeare for Breakfast
- Review
- ★★★★
- C. M. Cromie
- London Fringe
- Canal Cafe Theatre
- 18th Mar, 2019
"Not one for the puritans" is a phrase often used to describe avant-garde Shakespeare productions.
Shakespeare Schools Festival
- Listing Children’s Shows
- London Fringe
- Greenwich Theatre
- 30th Oct - 2nd Nov 2018
Shakespeare Schools Foundation is proud to present the world’s largest youth drama festival at Greenwich Theatre.
A Guide For The Homesick
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Trafalgar Studio 2
- 16th Oct - 24th Nov 2018
A tender and bittersweet play about conscience and connection.
Fringe Guide to Running a Venue
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 26th Aug 2018
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a hugely rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking for all involved.
A Shakespeare Song
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Andrew’s and St George’s West, George St
- 26th Aug 2018
Cantica Alba, the Edinburgh-based, ten-voiced, a cappella ensemble, directed by Michael Harris, return for their annual Fringe performance.
Secret Cinema presents William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Secret Location
- 24th - 25th Aug 2018
At Secret Cinema, we take the essence of the film and build a living, breathing world that you can be a part of.
The Whole of Shakespeare
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on the Mile
- 21st - 25th Aug 2018
Artists of pantomime and clownery Mikhail Kukota and Igor Chekhov are graduates of the Russian State Institute of Performing Arts.
A Show About Shows About Show Biz
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Nicolson Square
- 20th - 25th Aug 2018
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…
Shakespeare Catalysts
- Review
- ★★★
- Catriona Scott
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 25th Aug, 2018
Before I begin this review, I would like to clarify, as James Beagon (co-director and actor) did at the start of the show, that Aulos Productions’ Shakespeare Catalysts is a work…
A Romantic's Guide to the Apocalypse: A New Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on North Bridge
- 13th - 18th Aug 2018
What happens if you find the love of your life at the end of the world? This hilarious and moving new musical follows Jack who discovers that the world will end in one week.
Ladylike: A Modern Guide to Etiquette
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Bristo Square
- 13th - 27th Aug 2018
Fresh from sell-out seasons and rave reviews in New Zealand and Australia, comedian Louise Beuvink is coming to Edinburgh for the first time with her smash-hit show Ladylike: A Mod…
A Beginner's Guide to Populism
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpaceTriplex
- 13th - 25th Aug 2018
Getting power is easy.
Entertainment and Publishing Contracts: A Guide for the Wannabe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 9th - 16th Aug 2018
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Bad Shakespeare
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Nicolson Square
- 6th - 11th Aug 2018
Nature versus nurture? Are villains born or bred? Can they ever find true redemption? Theater OCU explores Shakespeare’s most villainous characters – Macbeth, Iago, Aaron, Tamora…
Musical Comedy Guide Showcase
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Globe Bar
- 5th - 26th Aug 2018
Free daily hour-long showcase of the best musical comedy at this year’s Edinburgh Festival, courtesy of the Musical Comedy Guide website (check for full listings).
Shakespeare Shorts – Much Ado About Nothing
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Niddry St
- 4th - 11th Aug 2018
The buns are burning in The Great Brexit Bake Off as Beatrice battles Benedick, Don Juan’s confused and Hero harassed.
A Self-Help Guide to Being in Love With Jeremy Corbyn
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Bourbon Bar
- 4th - 25th Aug 2018
When Jess Green joined the Labour Party at university she doubled the number of members who met weekly in the Liverpool Philharmonic pub.
The Show Between Shows Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- BrewDog Lothian Rd
- 4th - 25th Aug 2018
New(ish) for 2018! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
Australia: A Whinging Poms Guide
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Liquid Room Annexe/Warehouse
- 4th - 25th Aug 2018
The funny side of Australia.
Little Shakespeare
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Infirmary Street
- 3rd Aug 2018
Two of Shakespeare’s most famous scenes fantastically performed by the 15 to 20-year-old children from two of China’s schools, Shanghai International Studies University and For…
A Modern Guide to Heroism and Sidekickery
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- ZOO Charteris
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2018
A superhero story that refuses to be a comic book.
Rob Kemp's Wheel of Shows
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Monkey Barrel / Monkey Barrel Comedy Club
- 3rd - 26th Aug 2018
Feeling pressured by his success last year with The Elvis Dead, Rob Kemp returns with ten(!) shows stuck to a spinning wheel.
A Virgin's Guide to Rocky Horror
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Hill Street Theatre
- 3rd - 26th Aug 2018
Ever wondered how to do the Rocky Horror show? Need cues for rice and paper? This show will answer all your questions as you join in with the fun.
Shakespeare Shorts – The Taming of the Shrew
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Niddry St
- 3rd - 10th Aug 2018
Kate’s cast is revolting; fed up of being outnumbered by the audience, they want to make Shakespeare fun to watch by turning the history plays into a rugby game, Romeo and Juliet…
Macbeth Without the Shakespeare Bollocks Tour
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Coates Cafe
- 5th - 19th Aug 2018
Following on from last year’s successful stand-up show of the same name, Bruce Fummey will take a small group in a people carrier to hear the real story of this much maligned Sco…
Shakespeare in the Garden: As You Like It
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C south
- 2nd - 27th Aug 2018
Enjoy al fresco Shakespeare in the C south gardens.
The Cabinet of Madame Fanny Du Thé
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Mockingbird
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
Tales of woe, tales of science, tales of curses, tales of defiance.
Impromptu Shakespeare
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
Bursting with love, poetry, comedy, tragedy, mistaken identity and everything in-between, Impromptu Shakespeare brings you an entirely new and unique Shakespeare play inspired by a…
Laurence Clark: An Irresponsible Father's Guide to Parenting
- Review
- ★★★★
- Jane Beeston
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Theatre
- 17th Aug, 2018
When I heard the Radio 5 live interview with Laurence Clark at the end of July, I was immediately struck by the sense that this was a really nice guy: level-headed, easy-going, art…
Paul Duncan McGarrity – A Practical Guide to Attacking Castles
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
From the age of sieges and chivalry comes a show about medieval love, adrenaline junkies and an insane quest for glory.
Shakespeare for Kids: Under the Greenwood Tree
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C south
- 2nd - 27th Aug 2018
Meet William Shakespeare and some of his fabulous friends on a mission to change the world! Adventure, suspense and lots of laughs.
A Beginner's Guide to Bondage
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ City Cafe
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
A funny, naughty romp through the world of BDSM.
Shakespeare for Breakfast
- Review
- ★★★
- Jodie McVicar
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C
- 9th Aug, 2018
For the 27th run of this Edinburgh Fringe staple, C Theatre have utilised a cast of four to present this contemporary pidgin adaptation of The Taming of the Shrew.
Shit-Faced Shakespeare: Hamlet
- Review
- ★★★
- Jane Beeston
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Bristo Square
- 18th Aug, 2018
If you haven’t already heard of this band of bawdy, Bardy performers, it prompts the question, “Is this your first time to the Fringe?” If the answer is yes - what have you b…
Laurence Clark: An Irresponsible Father’s Guide to Parenting
- Listing Comedy
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- The Basement
- 28th Jul 2018
Join Laurence as he tackles important issues, like how best to balance crutches on his son’s baby walker to make him look like a Dalek! Laurence starred in BBC One…
Sh*t-faced Shakespeare - Hamlet
- Listing Comedy
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- The White Rose Rotunda
- 25th - 28th Jul 2018
The smash-hit, internationally acclaimed, award-winning, multi sell-out fringe phenomenon is back at ‘The Great Yorkshire Fringe’ with their latest production of Haml…
Sh*t-faced Shakespeare®: Romeo and Juliet
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 20th Jun - 1st Sep 2018
The smash-hit, internationally acclaimed, award-winning, multi sell-out fringe phenomenon is back in London with TWO new shows for 2018: The Merchant of Venice and Romeo…
A Modern Guide to Heroism & Sidekickery
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Theatre Box
- 26th - 28th May 2018
A superhero story that refuses to read like a comic book.
Baba Brinkman's Rap Guide to Consciousness
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Latest Music Bar
- 22nd - 23rd May 2018
Fringe First winner and “peer-reviewed rapper” Baba Brinkman explores the scientific study of consciousness in his latest hip-hop comedy.
Baba Brinkman: Rap Guide to Climate Chaos
- Listing Spoken Word
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Studio
- 21st - 21st May 2018
A hit off-Broadway and at the Paris Climate Conference, Baba Brinkman’s hip-hop manifesto on global warming politics and economics offers a twist on the world’s hottest topic.
A Musical History of 24 George St, Brighton - and Other Shows
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- Bom-Bane’s Music Cafe
- 18th May - 3rd Jun 2018
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.
Shit-faced Shakespeare: Hamlet
- Review
- ★★★
- Johanna Makelainen
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The Hat
- 12th May, 2018
Shit-faced Shakespeare is one of those things you either love or hate, a bit like Stilton cheese or anchovies.
BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows
- Review
- ★★★★
- Carmen Dupre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Theatre Box
- 9th May, 2018
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…
A Beginner's Guide to Bondage
- Review
- ★★★★
- Louisa Lord
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant
- 14th May, 2018
Fifty Shades of Grey was the bestselling book that gripped the world with its stories about Mr Grey and his sexual appetite for pain and pleasure.
Shakespeare’s Mad Women (A Love Letter to Shakespearean F*ckboys)
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Sweet Werks 2
- 5th - 6th May 2018
A new writing comedy exploring what happens when the ‘mad’ women of Shakespeare find themselves dead, together, and angry.
Sh*t-faced Shakespeare®: The Merchant of Venice
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 18th Apr - 2nd Jun 2018
The smash-hit, internationally acclaimed, award-winning, multi sell-out fringe phenomenon is back in London with TWO new shows for 2018: The Merchant of Venice and Romeo…
Shit-faced Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 18th Apr - 2nd Jun 2018
The multi sell-out fringe phenomenon is back in London for 2018 with two new shows kicking off with The Merchant of Venice (18th April - 2nd June).
Mr Goodbars Guide to Good Drinking
- Listing Events
- Adelaide Fringe
- Mr Goodbar
- 14th - 15th Mar 2018
Hands-on Cocktail Masterclass Series! Shake, muddle and stir your way through time, mastering the techniques and discovering the science that is mixology.
Shit-faced Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet
- Listing Comedy
- Adelaide Fringe
- Gluttony
- 10th - 18th Mar 2018
★★★★★ Broadway Baby ★★★★ Time Out ★★★★ Metro (UK) ★★★★ WhatsOnStage (UK) ★★★★ London Theatre This multi-award winning, interactive, cult-…
The Hitchhiker's Guide to The Family
- Listing Theatre
- Adelaide Fringe
- Holden Street Theatres
- 10th - 18th Mar 2018
Join acclaimed British writer-performer & newly crowned BBC Poetry Slam Champion Ben Norris as he battles the UK’s most notorious service stations & the perils of lower league fo…
Australia: A Whinging Poms Guide
- Listing Comedy
- Adelaide Fringe
- The Belgian Beer Cafe Oostende
- 9th - 18th Mar 2018
The funny side of Australia.
A Modern Guide to Heroism & Sidekickery
- Listing Comedy
- Adelaide Fringe
- RAJOPOLIS at Raj House / Stirling Fringe
- 4th - 18th Mar 2018
A superhero story that refuses to read like a comic book.
Impromptu Shakespeare plus Will Luera and Friends/United
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
- The Nursery Theatre
- 2nd Dec 2017
Impromptu Shakespeare create an entirely new and unique ‘Shakespeare’ play Will Luera has flown in from Boston to perform with a crack team of players United is an improvisation sh…
Side Shows
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Sadler’s Wells Theatre
- 25th - 26th Nov 2017
Constella OperaBallet return to the Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells this November with their award-winning Sideshows.
Impromptu Shakespeare plus United
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
- The Nursery Theatre
- 4th Nov 2017
Impromptu Shakespeare create an entirely new and unique ‘Shakespeare’ play on the spot, inspired by audience suggestion.
Impromptu Shakespeare plus Joe Bill, Heather Urquhart and Jules Munns
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
- The Nursery Theatre
- 7th Oct 2017
Impromptu Shakespeare create an entirely new and unique ‘Shakespeare’ play on the spot, inspired by audience suggestion.
Fringe Guide to Running a Venue
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 27th Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Sustainable Shows: Emerging Trends
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 23rd Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
A Pitch-Piper's Guide to the Melody
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on the Mile
- 21st - 26th Aug 2017
In their Fringe debut, Exeter’s mixed contemporary a cappella group showcase their unique style in a series of unmissable shows.
Shakespeare's Big Brother
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Paradise in Augustines
- 14th - 18th Aug 2017
Can Hamlet please come into the diary room? You’ve had regular Big Brother.
Shakespeare on a Shoestring: Cymbeline!
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Paradise in Augustines
- 14th - 19th Aug 2017
Shoestring returns! The next generation of the Fringe First Award-winning Shoestring Players bring their trademark fast-paced and irreverent take on Shakespeare’s most troubled p…
Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C
- 13th - 19th Aug 2017
Shakespeare’s enduring comedy bubbles with youthful wit.
US Tour Booking For Small And Independent Shows
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 10th - 21st Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Little Shakespeare
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- New Town Theatre
- 10th Aug 2017
Two of Shakespeare’s most famous scenes fantastically performed by the nine to 16-year-old children from two of China’s schools, Chongqing Foreign Language School and Chongqing…
Live Shows in an Internet Media Age
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 9th Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Shakespeare's Hamlet
- Review
- ★★★
- Caitlin Powell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on the Mile
- 11th Aug, 2017
Ghost Light Players have brought an animalistic Hamlet to theSpace on the Mile with fervour and intensity.
Sixth Night: Shakespeare For Those With Short Attention Spans
- Review
- ★★★★
- Caitlin Powell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on the Mile
- 10th Aug, 2017
Where there is Fringe, there is Shakespeare, and Rolling In The Aisle Productions have returned to Edinburgh with a fresh faced, family friendly adaptation of Shakespeare’s Twelf…
The Show Between Shows Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 52 Canoes (Grassmarket)
- 6th - 26th Aug 2017
New for 2017! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
The Stage Manager’s Guide to Dating Assholes
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Venue 13
- 5th - 26th Aug 2017
Tells the story of three stage managers: the Drill Sergeant, the Cheerleader and the One Who Can’t Get Her Shit Together.
Peter Brush: A Worm's Guide to Immortality
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Banshee Labyrinth
- 5th - 27th Aug 2017
Comedy’s Peter Brush presents a story about trying to contact the dead, the dog they sent into space, the folk singer that sent him on (yet another) existential crisis, and how h…
Australia: A Whinging Pom's Guide
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Liquid Room Annexe/Warehouse
- 5th - 26th Aug 2017
The funny side of Australia.
Australia: A Whinging Pom's Guide
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Liquid Room
- 5th - 26th Aug 2017
The funny side of Australia.
Smashing Shakespeare
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre
- 4th - 14th Aug 2017
Musical comedy versions of Macbeth, and Romeo and Juliet.
Will Shakespeare's ImproMusical
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- SpaceTriplex
- 4th - 26th Aug 2017
A cast of expert improvisers promise a fast-paced, tuneful turn on the Bard’s works as if Shakespeare met Sondheim.
Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Central Hall
- 4th - 9th Aug 2017
Exploring all of the potential love triangles the original story has to offer, the world’s most beloved couple receives a fresh, re-imagined staging as told through the eyes of the…
Wanna Dance With Somebody! Or, A Guide To Managing Social Anxiety Using Theoretical Physics
- Review
- ★★★★
- Gillian Bain
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Zoo Southside
- 11th Aug, 2017
With one of the longest titles you’ll come across it feels as though this show will have a lot to unpack.
Death by Shakespeare
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on Niddry St
- 4th - 12th Aug 2017
A chorus of bawdy spirits lead you through this physically dynamic amalgamation of Shakespeare’s finest death scenes, which fuse together familiar characters and scenes to create a…
Shakespeare for Kids: Toil and Trouble
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C south
- 3rd - 28th Aug 2017
Meet William Shakespeare, and some of his fabulous friends for a truly magical experience.
Shakespeare in the Garden: The Tempest
- Review
- ★★★
- Uri Inspector
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C south
- 23rd Aug, 2017
Of all Shakespeare’s plays, The Tempest demands the most obvious and taxing effort of imagination from the audience.
Madame Señorita: 25 Different Shows, Come Every Day!
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Award-winning performer Paula Valluerca, aka Madame Señorita, is committed to reconnect with the pleasure of being a totally deluded idiot.
The Idiot's Guide to Kink
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom
- 3rd - 12th Aug 2017
Want to spice up your love life? Not sure what S&M stands for? Fifty Shades of Grey made you angry and confused? Never fear! Ros Ballinger is here to guide you through the weird, w…
A Pessimist's Guide to Being Happy
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Moriarty’s
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Are you, do you know, or have you been a pessimist? Are you, have you been, or do you want to be happy? This is the stand-up comedy show for you! Matt Duwell – ‘Grand ideas, infe…
Aaaaaaargh! Macbeth… Without the Shakespeare Bollocks
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club 5 & 6
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Bruce’s comic observations probe deep into medieval Scotland.
Impromptu Shakespeare
- Review
- ★★★
- Millie Bayswater
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 11th Aug, 2017
Returning for yet another year at the Fringe Impromptu Shakespeare bring us a fun little romp of an hour, packed a plenty with witty one-liners and every Shakespearean trope under …
Reduced Shakespeare Company – William Shakespeare's Long Lost First Play (Abridged)
- Review
- ★★★
- Lily Lindon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 9th Aug, 2017
The alternative RSC’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s works might more succinctly be titled Shakespeare: The Pantomime.
Margaret Thatcher Queen of Game Shows
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Gardens
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
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…
The Idiot's Guide to Kink
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Newsroom Bar & Eatery
- 3rd - 12th Aug 2017
Want to spice up your love life? Not sure what S&M stands for? Fifty Shades of Grey made you angry and confused? Never fear! Ros Ballinger is here to guide you through the weird, w…
Shakespeare for Breakfast
- Review
- ★★★★
- Kay Tee
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C
- 6th Aug, 2017
A morning staple of the festival Fringe, Shakespeare for Breakfast (with its customary coffee and croissant) has provided a fun twist on the Bard’s classics at C venues for over …
Baba Brinkman's Rap Guide to Consciousness
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Kay Tee
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Studios
- 8th Aug, 2017
Canadian rapper Baba Brinkman has explored several of the world’s biggest talking points – from evolution to climate change – and now he’s back for more.
Shit-Faced Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Kay Tee
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, George Square
- 13th Aug, 2017
Some things seem as traditional to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe as being bombarded with flyers on the Royal Mile.
Impromptu Shakespeare and The Maydays’ Happily Never After
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- The Nursery Theatre
- 21st Jul 2017
Impromptu Shakespeare improvise a new & unique Shakespeare play on the spot from audience suggestions, while The Maydays present Happily Never After – a dark, twisted musical tal…
Bom-Bane's Musical History of 24 George St, Brighton & Other Shows
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- Bom-Bane’s Music Cafe
- 18th May - 3rd Jun 2017
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 …
Shakespeare's Henry IV: A Pub Wake
- Listing Theatre
- UK Regional & Tours
- Multiple Venues
- 14th May - 1st Jun 2017
Join Falstaff, Hal and the regulars at the Boar’s Head Tavern to raise a glass to the dear departed.
Shit-faced Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet
- Review
- ★★★
- Julia French
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Main House
- 20th May, 2017
“Swear not by the moon, the inconstant moon, Lest that thy love prove likewise variable.
A Pessimist's Guide to Being Happy
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Caroline of Brunswick
- 14th - 17th May 2017
Are you, have you been or do you know a pessimist? Are you, have you been, or do you want to be happy? This is the stand-up comedy show for you! Matt Duwell is happy and he is ill-…
A Comedian's Guide to Sigmund Freud
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent: Bosco
- 14th May 2017
Do you struggle to tell the difference between your ego and superego? University lecturer turned stand-up comedian Alex Sergeant has the answer.
Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre Do Shakespeare
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Studio
- 13th - 14th May 2017
Earth’s funniest footwear return with their hit show of songs, sketches, socks and violence, taking on The Bard himself.
From Muses to Music: The Sonnets by The Shakespeare Heptet
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- St Mary’s Church
- 11th - 13th May 2017
Blending many influences, The Shakespeare Heptet’s distinct sound is alluring and wholly contemporary, providing a stunning soundtrack to the sonnets.
BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Studio 3
- 8th - 9th May 2017
“The true mystery of the world is the visible .
Rap Guide to Consciousness
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Aidan Stark
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Studio 2
- 31st May, 2017
Predicting the next big show on the Fringe circuit is a little like trying to squeeze a champagne cork back into the bottle after it’s popped.
Transgender Shakespeare
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Friends’ Meeting House
- 6th - 16th May 2017
Introduced in last year’s Brighton Fringe, Rory and Simon are back, still struggling with the age-old problem of family communications.
A Brief Guide to Tracking the Migration Patterns of the Eurasian Tree Sparrow
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Sweet Waterfront 2
- 5th - 13th May 2017
I, Marjorie Willmott (MA, PhD, MpDA), invite you to my very interesting and very important introductory lecture.
The Idiot's Guide to the World
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Studio 2
- 4th - 26th May 2017
‘The Idiot’s Guide to the World’ is a clown show that explores a variety of physical comedy genres.
Shit-faced Shakespeare: Much Ado About Nothing
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Bennett Bonci
- London Fringe
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 14th Apr, 2017
Shit-faced Shakespeare is the Fringe favourite combination of high theatre and falling-down drunkenness.
The Guide to Good Orgasm Management
- Review
- ★★
- Charlie Pilbeam
- Brighton
- Sweet Dukebox
- 30th Mar, 2017
Whilst it never quite delivers the climax you expect from a show with such a title, The Guide To Good Orgasms offers a certain charm that makes it impossible not to smile throughou…
The Shoreditch Improv Festival Sunday Funday Shows
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
- The Water Poet
- 19th Feb 2017
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…
A Pacifist's Guide to the War on Cancer
- Review
- ★★★
- Simon Ximenez
- West End
- Dorfman Theatre
- 21st Oct, 2016
When the voice of Bryony Kimmings - writer and director of this piece and “performance artist by trade” - asks at the start “how could you make a show about illness and death wit…
A Guide to Second Date Sex
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- The Bread & Roses
- 20th - 22nd Oct 2016
Six outfits, gulp of Echo Falls, a push-up bra and eight cigs.
A Gambler’s Guide to Dying
- Review
- ★★★★
- Paul Fisher Cockburn
- Edinburgh
- Traverse Theatre
- 18th Oct, 2016
This one-man show, written and performed by Gary McNair, won lots of praise during its initial run as part of the 2015 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Fringe Guide to Running a Venue
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central@Infirmary Street
- 28th Aug 2016
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Consort of Voices Presents – Shakespeare Songs
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Canongate Kirk
- 27th Aug 2016
Consort of Voices return to Canongate Kirk for our eighth consecutive year at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Shakespeare Tonight
- Review
- ★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Paradise in Augustines
- 25th Aug, 2016
In Shakespeare Tonight, the famous playwright gives his first ever television performance on a talk show with host Martina, only to be confronted by his so-called ‘enemy’, huma…
Comedian's Guide to Autism
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 20th - 28th Aug 2016
Kirk Smith is the author of Rice Krispies with Ketchup, and his podcast Autastic is ranked number four on the iTunes self-help charts.
Solo Shakespeare, Macbeth: Hecate's Poison
- Review
- ★★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Quaker Meeting House
- 19th Aug, 2016
Hecate’s Poison is a one-woman version of Macbeth, performed by Players Tokyo’s T.
Simon Lukacs Shows His Range
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Southside Social
- 15th - 23rd Aug 2016
Upstairs Downton and Petting Zoo (‘Improv supergroup’ TimeOut) star creates a staggering array of characters using his mouth, brain, hands and body.
Lady Shakespeare
- Review
- ★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Paradise in The Vault
- 19th Aug, 2016
This one-woman show by playwright Lois Blanco involves Spanish actress Paula Blanco alternately playing William Shakespeare, a range of Shakespeare’s individual female characters…
Daniel Sloss: So? (Late Shows)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Venue150 at EICC
- 12th - 27th Aug 2016
Later, considerably ruder and darker shows from internationally acclaimed, award-winning Scottish stand-up comedy meteor.
Into the Shadows of Shakespeare – Free
- Review
- ★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on the Mile
- 13th Aug, 2016
The Tempest, retold by children whose first language isn’t even English.
The Shakespeare Monologues for Auditions
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central@Infirmary Street
- 8th Aug 2016
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
A Fool’s Paradise: 30 Shakespeare Scenes in 60 Minutes
- Review
- ★★★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Venue 13
- 13th Aug, 2016
For a fast-paced, fun show filled with audience interaction, A Fool’s Paradise might be for you.
Shakespeare on Love
- Review
- ★★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- SpaceTriplex
- 8th Aug, 2016
Shakespeare on Love offers a heartwarming performance given by a group of Milwaukee high school students: the brainchild of their two English teachers.
Australia: A Whinging Poms Guide
- Review
- ★★★
- Sarah Virgo
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Liquid Room Annexe
- 10th Aug, 2016
“All the Australians in the room put your hands up,” a splattering of us raise our hands, and little do we realise that Dan Willis will heavily rely on us to make up a good pro…
Little Shakespeare
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Spotlites
- 6th Aug 2016
Official programme commemorating the 400th year anniversary of the deaths of Tang Xianzu and William Shakespeare.
Shakespeare Shorts – Romeo and Juliet
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on Niddry St
- 6th - 13th Aug 2016
Balthasar’s bemused, Romeo’s a wuss and the Friar’s on the fiddle but Juliet Capulet calls the shots in an ice cream war with the Montagues.
Shakespeare Shorts – Romeo and Juliet
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on Niddry St
- 6th - 13th Aug 2016
Balthasar’s bemused, Romeo’s a wuss and the Friar’s on the fiddle but Juliet Capulet calls the shots in an ice cream war with the Montagues.
Shakespeare Shorts – Hamlet
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on Niddry St
- 5th - 12th Aug 2016
Hamlet’s got the hump.
Shakespeare Syndrome
- Review
- ★★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Infirmary Street
- 8th Aug, 2016
In Shakespeare Syndrome, brought to Edinburgh by the talented Mermaidsgroup from the University of St.
Shakespeare Shorts – Hamlet
- Review
- ★★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on Niddry St
- 12th Aug, 2016
Shakespeare Shorts: Hamlet - Shakespeare’s Hamlet condensed into an hour by kids, for kids.
Bad Shakespeare
- Review
- ★★★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Infirmary Street
- 10th Aug, 2016
Something of a misnomer, Bad Shakespeare does not reflect the quality of the acting or of the performance.
The Shakespeare Club
- Review
- ★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Venue45
- 9th Aug, 2016
In the programme, The Shakespeare Club promises to be a somewhat cheesy, yet harmless play about finding oneself through Shakespeare’s characters.
Arthur Smith – Mindlessness: A Beginner's Guide
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 5th - 21st Aug 2016
Want to find peace of mind but can’t be arsed to get up early for yoga? Would rather be in the pub than chanting naked up a mountain? Worried your spiritual journey may involve bus…
Shakespeare in the Garden: Twelfth Night, or What You Will
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues - C south
- 4th - 29th Aug 2016
Will poor Viola ever find her twin brother Sebastian? Expect adventure, suspense and lots of laughs.
Margaret Thatcher Queen of Game Shows
- Review
- ★★★★★
- William Heraghty
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Gardens
- 8th Aug, 2016
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…
The Play's the Thing: Shakespeare for Kids
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues - C south
- 4th - 29th Aug 2016
William Shakespeare is back for his 400th anniversary, but he needs your help with his newest play.
Bob Slayer: 24 Hour Shows
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus
- 4th - 29th Aug 2016
Bob drives his BlundaBus around Europe looking for adventures.
Impromptu Shakespeare
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 13th Aug, 2016
Every single audience member is given a ping pong ball with Shakespearean tropes written on them upon entry.
The Ruff Guide to Shakespeare
- Review
- ★★★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Gardens
- 12th Aug, 2016
Fun for parents and children alike, The Ruff Guide to Shakespeare is a brilliant introduction to Shakespeare: the man and his plays.
William Shakespeare's Long Lost First Play (abridged)
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 11th Aug, 2016
In a festival saturated with comedy shows about Shakespeare, the Reduced Shakespeare Company continue to reign supreme as the undisputed masters at reimagining the Bard into hilari…
A Lady's Guide to the Art of Being a Wingman
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 3rd - 28th Aug 2016
The Desperettes are girls dressed as boys, using techniques for picking up women to pick up men.
Shakin' Shakespeare
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon at the Museum
- 17th Aug, 2016
Shakin’ Shakespeare does an incredible job at presenting the playwright’s work in an accessible and side-splittingly funny way.
Shakespeare for Breakfast
- Review
- ★★★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues - C
- 11th Aug, 2016
What Edinburgh Fringe would be complete without a trip to Shakespeare for Breakfast? Now in its 25th year at the festival, the group have not lost their touch.
Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppets Do Shakespeare
- Review
- ★★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 16th Aug, 2016
Possibly the most ridiculous show at the Edinburgh Fringe, the Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppets are in their ninth year and were greeted with a sell-out audience.
Shit-Faced Shakespeare
- Review
- ★★★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, George Square
- 24th Aug, 2016
The Edinburgh Fringe ‘smashed’-hit Shit-Faced Shakespeare returns in its seventh year to perform Measure for Measure in its unorthodox and unique inebriated manner.
Shakespeare's Avengers Assembleth: Age of Oberon
- Listing Theatre
- UK Regional & Tours
- Blue Orange Theatre
- 30th Jul 2016
Oberon’s gone mad.
Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre Do Shakespeare
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Studio
- 22nd May 2016
Earth’s funniest footwear returns with a brand new show of songs, sketches, socks and violence, taking on The Bard Of Avon himself.
Tom Goodliffe is Full of Beans: A Comedian's Guide to Coffee
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Caroline of Brunswick
- 21st May - 5th Jun 2016
An award-winning comedian and writer for BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz, Tom brews up his brand new show all about coffee.
Shit-faced Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice
- Review
- ★★★★★
- James Price
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Main House
- 21st May, 2016
For those of you who have yet to encounter the fringe phenomenon that is Shit-Faced Shakespeare, this is a show that does exactly what it says on the tin.
Wanna Dance with Somebody! Or a Guide to Managing Social Anxiety Using Theoretical Physics
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Studio 3
- 19th - 22nd May 2016
Josh is good at dancing, but not at people.
Shakespeare in the Garden
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Pavilion Gardens Cafe
- 18th - 20th May 2016
2016 commemorates 400 years since Shakespeare’s death and the BRIT School mark this event with their annual Shakespeare season at Brighton Fringe.
Transgendered Shakespeare
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Friends’ Meeting House
- 14th - 28th May 2016
Communication? Between a father and a child? How difficult can that be? Communication? Between a father and a transgender child? How much of a nightmare can that be? After 400 ye…
Shakespeare's Avengers Assembleth: Age of Oberon
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Rialto Theatre
- 11th - 15th May 2016
Ever wondered what would happen if Shakespeare was kidnapped by a crazed fairy king in an enchanted forest? With the fate of the Bard and his mystical infinity quill in the balance…
Valentines Shows
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- Littlefield / Magnet Theater / The Stand
- 9th - 14th Feb 2016
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…
Fringe Guide to Running a Venue
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 27th Aug 2015
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a hugely rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking for all involved.
Dopeness: A Guide to Hip-Hop
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Cowgatehead
- 24th - 31st Aug 2015
Sunil Patel (Chortle nominee, the Ice Cube of comedy) and Daryl Perry (the Nicki Minaj of comedy) will manhandle you through a rushed history of hip hop.
Mr B's Guide to Modern Life
- Review
- ★★★
- Tuesday McPhail
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Voodoo Rooms
- 26th Aug, 2015
Chap-hop, the hottest trend since hipster beard balm that makes your beard smell like woodsmoke and whisky, hits the Fringe this year in the form of Mr B’s Guide to Modern Life.
The HandleBards: Secret Shakespeare
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Bedlam Theatre
- 18th - 26th Aug 2015
Join the HandleBards on their bikes and cycle to a secret location in Edinburgh for a Fringe experience unlike any other.
Mark Thompson's A Space Traveller's Guide to the Solar System
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Assembly Rooms
- 16th Aug 2015
Is it possible for one person to journey around the solar system in the space of a human lifetime? This show is as much about the alien worlds in our planetary neighborhood as it i…
The Jeremy Kyle Show Does Shakespeare
- Review
- ★★★★
- Catriona Scott
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Chiquito (venue 294)
- 19th Aug, 2015
A young girl swears she will kill herself if her parents won’t let her date her boyfriend.
Daniel Sloss: Dark: Extra Shows!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Venue150@EICC
- 14th - 29th Aug 2015
Due to massive demand, six later, quite probably ruder, shows! Scotland’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning comedy half-man-half-Xbox.
Shakespeare in the Garden: Cheer Up, Hamlet
- Review
- ★★★★
- Emily Blackwell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Famous Spiegeltent
- 23rd Aug, 2015
It can be hard for a children’s show to be entertaining for both adults and children simultaneously, but Captivate Theatre’s latest addition to their Shakespeare series is effo…
Shakespeare Shorts – Macbeth
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on Niddry St
- 8th - 15th Aug 2015
Macbeth’s afraid of his missus, the witches think they’re on Masterchef and a pair of murderers want Banquo’s head on a platter.
Australia: A Whinging Pom's Guide
- Review
- ★
- Sarah Gough
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Liquid Room Annexe
- 23rd Aug, 2015
If Dan Willis is targeting the annoying Australian Uncle demographic with his show Australia: A Whinging Pom’s Guide, he’s got it completely spot on.
The Bartender's Guide to Idiots
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 8th - 12th Aug 2015
Brett Blake is an expert on idiots, purely due to the fact that he is one! As his mates would say, he would be the captain of the stupid ship.
Mrs Shakespeare
- Review
- ★★★★
- Oliver Lennard
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Paradise in The Vault
- 13th Aug, 2015
Mrs Shakespeare is a bold and thought provoking show about a woman struggling to find her own identity in a male-dominated world, as told by a gender-bent reincarnation of William …
Shakespeare in the Garden: Brave Macbeth
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Famous Spiegeltent
- 7th - 31st Aug 2015
Brave Macbeth returns to The Famous Spiegeltent in St Andrew Square after a successful run in 2014.
Shakespeare in the Garden: Romantic Romeo
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Famous Spiegeltent
- 7th - 31st Aug 2015
Romeo loves Juliet, but does she love him too? Romantic Romeo gets its debut this year in the Famous Spiegeltent as part of Captivate’s musical Shakespeare series.
Death by Shakespeare
- Review
- ★★★★
- Catriona Scott
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on Niddry St
- 15th Aug, 2015
“My conscience hath a thousand several tongues, and every tongue brings in a several tale”.
Shakespeare's Avengers Assembleth: Age of Oberon
- Review
- ★★★★
- Catriona Scott
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Royal Terrace
- 12th Aug, 2015
When William Shakespeare is kidnapped by Oberon, the fairy king, it is up to his team of Avengers to rescue him and keep Oberon from re-writing his plays (and the sonnets.
Shakespeare Shorts – Comedy of Errors
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on Niddry St
- 7th - 14th Aug 2015
Multiple mistaken identity as confusion and hilarity reign.
A Jam-Maker's Guide to Self-Preservation
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on the Mile
- 7th - 15th Aug 2015
The NHS is in a bit of a pickle! But don’t worry, let the award-winning MDs Medical Revue prescribe you a healthy dose of humour.
Padraig Potts’ Guide to Walking
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Spotlites
- 6th - 31st Aug 2015
Seamus O’Rourke’s hilarious look at growing up in rural Ireland in the 70s and 80s with an umbilical cord wrapped tightly around your neck… It follows the life of Padraig Pot…
A Gambler's Guide to Dying
- Review
- ★★★★
- Dixon Baskerville
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Traverse Theatre
- 16th Aug, 2015
Performed and written by Gary McNair, A Gambler’s Guide to Dying is a story told by a young boy, charting his grandfather’s extraordinary life of gambling.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Family
- Review
- ★★★★
- Marni Appleton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Cowgate
- 20th Aug, 2015
“He is my father… somehow,” says Ben Norris, cutting to the heart of a feeling many people have at some point in their lives.
The Play's the Thing: Shakespeare for Kids
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues - C south
- 6th - 31st Aug 2015
Come to the Globe Playhouse and meet William Shakespeare himself! An enchanting journey through Shakespeare’s most famous characters will start a love for his work that will last a…
Erich McElroy's Imperfect Guide to Picking the Perfect President
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 6th - 30th Aug 2015
American comic Erich McElroy presents a brand new hour of stand-up.
Shakespeare in the Garden: What You Will
- Review
- ★★★
- Suzanna Swanson-Johnston
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues - C south
- 14th Aug, 2015
Shakespeare’s body of work is well-traveled by theatrical patrons – some might say imposingly so.
Rap Guide to Climate Chaos
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon
- 5th - 31st Aug 2015
Global warming, how bad can it really be? That depends on who’s asking.
Shakespeare Untold: Romeo and Juliet (The Party Planner's Tale)
- Review
- ★★★★
- Alexander Gillespie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 8th Aug, 2015
Adapting Romeo and Juliet for a younger audience is by no means an easy feat.
Shit-Faced Shakespeare
- Review
- ★★★★
- Catriona Scott
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, George Square
- 13th Aug, 2015
In Macbeth, Act II, Scene 3, the Porter states “Drink [.
The Underbelly Radio Shows
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly Med Quad
- 5th - 28th Aug 2015
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…
Shakespeare Untold: Double Bill
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 5th - 31st Aug 2015
Celebrate Shakespeare’s Globe’s Fringe debut by seeing both Shakespeare Untold shows (The Party Planner’s Tale based on Romeo and Juliet and The Pie Maker’s Tale based on Titus And…
Shakespeare for Breakfast
- Review
- ★★★★
- J W Close
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues - C
- 10th Aug, 2015
Shakespeare for Breakfast is to Fringe as dawn is to day: whilst you could technically have one without it, it really wouldn’t feel very right.
The Thinking Drinkers' Guide to the Legends of Liquor
- Review
- ★★★★
- J W Close
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 13th Aug, 2015
If nothing else, Ben McFarland and Tom Sandham have cracked the formula for Fringe success: a crackingly funny show, interesting facts and (perhaps most importantly) lashings of bo…
Shakespeare Untold: Titus Andronicus (The Piemaker's Tale)
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 8th Aug, 2015
‘One-man Titus Andronicus for Kids’ sounds like one of those joke titles you suggest to late-night improv troupes.
Thinking Drinkers' Guide to the Legends of Liquor
- Review
- ★★★★
- Stephanie Bartlett
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- The Turn Pot
- 1st Aug, 2015
Ben and Tom are the Thinking Drinkers, a pair of sharply tuxedoed bartenders intending to lead their audience’s through their search for history’s best drinkers.
Joe Calarco's 'Shakespeare's R&J'
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Tabard Theatre
- 30th Jun - 8th Aug 2015
“Shakespeare’s R&J” is an exciting and refreshing new adaptation of Shakespeare’s original love story.
Shows for Days
- Listing Theatre
- Off Broadway
- Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, Lincoln Center
- 31st May 2015
(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…
Shit-faced Shakespeare
- Review
- ★★★★
- Lucy Skinner
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Main House
- 29th May, 2015
I first heard of Shit-faced Shakespeare when I performed my first Edinburgh Fringe play back in 2013; it was one of those plays that ‘everyone was talking about’ and of course …
The Improverts - Exam Shows
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh
- Teviot Debating Hall, Teviot Row House
- 14th - 15th May 2015
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…
Shakespeare in the Garden
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Pavilion Gardens Cafe
- 12th - 15th May 2015
The BRIT School returns to Brighton Fringe with their annual Shakespeare season. This year the plays performed will be ‘The Comedy of Errors’, ‘Coriolanus’ and ‘Henry V’.
Mrs Shakespeare
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Lois Zoppi
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Main House
- 10th May, 2015
William Shakespeare has been reincarnated as a woman and is the cause of confusion and frustration for her therapist, Henry.
The Colin Hoult Shows
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Theatre Box
- 7th - 25th May 2015
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…
My Grandfather’s Guide to Life
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Otherplace at the Basement: Main Space
- 5th - 6th May 2015
My grandfather used to be old.
Je Suis (Fool's Guide to Cliff Edges)
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Exeter Street Hall
- 2nd - 30th May 2015
The fool steps off a cliff.
MC Wikko Presents: A General Guide to Existence...and Stuff
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Studio
- 2nd - 30th May 2015
Do you ever gaze at the stars and wonder what it all means? Well, help is at hand because ‘the Bard of Lewisham’ is back and he’ll be tackling everything about everything and…
Rap Guide to Religion
- Listing Theatre
- Off Broadway
- SoHo Playhouse
- 1st Feb 2015
Baba Brinkman’s solo show is like the best TED talk ever, but with musical breaks.
The Improverts - London Shows
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
- The Hen & Chickens Theatre Bar
- 9th - 10th Jan 2015
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…
Kilstein: A Peoples Guide to Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- Magnet Theater
- 3rd Nov 2014
Jamie Kilstein promises a night of “smart, non-hateful” improv and stand-up based on the social and political stories from audience members.
Fringe Guide to Running a Venue
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 22nd Aug 2014
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a hugely rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking for all involved.
Reduced Shakespeare Company in The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) (Revised)
- Review
- ★★★
- Megan Dalton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 31st Aug, 2014
This fun and fast production attempts to abridge the complete works of Shakespeare into the space of an hour.
Interpreting Shakespeare with Ian McDonald and Liz Carruthers
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 16th Aug 2014
Led by poet and translator Ian McDonald and director Liz Carruthers, this practical workshop will explore innovative ways of adapting Shakespeare and other works of fiction.
Story Shakespeare: Much Ado About Nothing
- Review
- ★★★★
- Aron Penczu
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues - C too
- 31st Aug, 2014
The Year Out Drama Company’s adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing begins with a game of charades and its brisk humour quickly melts away my scepticism.
Shakespeare in Song
- Review
- ★★★
- Hannah Lucy Baker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Cuthbert’s Church
- 14th Aug, 2014
Shakespeare in Song attempts to bring the works of Shakespeare to life using songs from through the centuries and chosen complimentary verses.
Shakespeare's Greatest Hits
- Review
- ★★★
- Aron Penczu
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Cuthbert’s Church
- 19th Aug, 2014
Shakespeare’s Greatest Hits does pretty much what it says on the tin: runs through some of the Bard’s best-known monologues and soliloquies, from Jaques’ “All the world’s…
Daniel Sloss – Really...?! Extra Shows
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Venue150@EICC
- 8th - 23rd Aug 2014
Due to massive demand, six extra, later, and quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man/half-Xbox.
Shakespeare, His Wife and the Dog
- Review
- ★★★★
- Kyung Oh
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 10th Aug, 2014
After a successful career in London as a playwright and actor, William Shakespeare has returned home to his wife in Stratford.
William Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Church Hill Theatre
- 4th - 9th Aug 2014
In the surreal world of Ephesus, mistaken identities and mishaps abound as Antipholus of Syracuse and his servant Dromio encounter their Ephesan doppelgangers, each unaware of the …
An American's Guide to Being Like, Totally British
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- George Next Door
- 2nd - 24th Aug 2014
Thirty-one years ago, a girl was born somewhere in suburban America.
Critical! (A Sociopath’s Guide to Influencing Edinburgh Fringe Reviewers)
- Review
- ★★★
- Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Spotlites @ The Merchants’ Hall
- 5th Aug, 2014
How to review a Fringe show whose cast kidnaps and threatens a theatre critic at gunpoint? Will any positive comments be interpreted as surrendering to the demands of terrorists? W…
The Thinking Drinkers' Guide to the Legends of Liquor
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Famous Spiegeltent
- 1st - 25th Aug 2014
Alcohol: One minute a soul mate, the next a psychopath; it can be both creative muse and pesky mischief-maker.
Shakespeare's Avengers Assembleth
- Review
- ★★★★
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Royal Terrace
- 12th Aug, 2014
The scene is Renaissance Europe.
The Shakespeare Revue
- Review
- ★★★
- Emma Gibson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on the Mile
- 2nd Aug, 2014
Those familiar with Shakespeare and fans of musicals will enjoy Emanuel Theatre Company’s fun romp that mashes the two genres together.
Shakespeare's Villains
- Review
- ★★★
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on the Mile
- 12th Aug, 2014
The California Shakespeare Ensemble’s exploration of Shakespeare’s greatest villains reminds us why the Bard can’t be beat.
Australia: A Whinging Poms Guide
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Chalky’s
- 1st - 24th Aug 2014
The funny side of Australia.
Bob Graham's Travel Guide for Agoraphobics
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn
- 1st - 23rd Aug 2014
They say it’s what’s on the inside that counts, which is good as Bob has an exquisite spleen.
Shakespeare in the Garden: A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Review
- ★★★
- Kayleigh Blair
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues - C south
- 5th Aug, 2014
This production of Shakespeare’s classic and well loved comedy is set in the pretty garden of a church.
A Virgin's Guide To... Rocky Horror
- Review
- ★★★
- Richard Beck
- Edinburgh Fringe
- New Town Theatre
- 13th Aug, 2014
“This is not The Rocky Horror Show stage production” - a significant point of clarification in the Fringe programme lest anyone might think that this is the real thing.
Reduced Shakespeare Company in The Complete History of Comedy (abridged)
- Review
- ★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 19th Aug, 2014
The title of Reduced Shakespeare’s show is accurate to the point of pedantry.
Baba Brinkman - The Rap Guide to Religion
- Review
- ★★★★
- Rivkah Brown
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon
- 2nd Aug, 2014
The bringing together of incongruous generic and thematic elements (my favourite being Bereavement: The Musical) is nothing new.
Shakespeare for Breakfast
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues - C
- 1st Aug, 2014
With a free croissant and tea in hand, Shakespeare for Breakfast almost had me sold before kick-off.
The Player's Advice to Shakespeare
- Review
- ★★★★
- Grace Knight
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues - C nova
- 2nd Aug, 2014
Brian K.
Sh*t-Faced Shakespeare
- Review
- ★★★
- Ed Barnes
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Bristo Square
- 11th Aug, 2014
Sh*t faced Shakespeare is a show that revolves entirely around its own unique concept - get a cast of classically trained actors, get one of them drunk, and let hilarity ensue.
Children's Shows and Workshops
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton Fringe
- Academy of Creative Training / The Old Market
- 31st May - 1st Jun 2014
A celebration of children and young people in the Performing Arts featuring theatre, literature, music and movement.
Shit-Faced Shakespeare
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Main House
- 23rd - 30th May 2014
An entirely serious Shakespeare play .
The Greatest Shows on Earth
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 17th May 2014
A dress-up sing-along celebration of everyone’s favourite musicals.
The Shakespeare Heptet Fringe Show
- Review
- ★★★★
- Felicity Harris
- Brighton Fringe
- The Blue Man
- 4th Jun, 2014
As a Bard-olator, I was keen to see this show.
The Urban Survival Guide
- Review
- ★★★★
- Thomas Wolfe
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hobgoblin
- 15th May, 2014
The Urban Survival Guide is an hour of stand up with Tony Marrese that equips you with unique street knowledge that will help you escape the many confrontations of modern existence…
The Colin Hoult Shows
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Burrow at The Warren
- 5th - 25th May 2014
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 Gentlemans Guide to Love and Murder
- Listing Theatre
- Broadway
- Walter Kerr Theater
- 2nd Oct 2013 - 22nd Dec 2015
Playing eight different victims of a sweet-faced killer (Bryce Pinkham) in Edwardian England, Jefferson Mays sings, dances, prances and generally makes infectious merriment in this…
Fringe Guide to Running a Venue
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 23rd Aug 2013
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking.
Fringe Guide to Running a Venue
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 23rd Aug 2013
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be hugely rewarding, but is also a mammoth undertaking.
Xaablargh the Conqueror's Guide to Humons
- Review
- ★★★
- Eleri Boyesen
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2013
‘If you have long been befuddled by humon behaviour’ the publicity states, then alien anthropologist, Xaablargh, can clear the air.
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare - Abridged
- Review
- ★★
- Madeleine Ash
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2012
Thirty-seven Shakespeare plays, three actors, less than two hours.
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Abridged
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th - 20th Aug 2013
An hysterically funny, fast paced, witty, tongue-in-cheek romp through the nooks and crannies of Shakespeare’s 37 comedies and tragedies, performed through the hearts and funny b…
The School of Night's Spontaneous Shakespeare
- Review
- ★★★
- Joseph Cunningham
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 20th Aug, 2013
Cards on the table: this is an incredibly impressive show.
Shelf Life: Lotta Quizeen's Guide to Managing the Modern Home
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th - 17th Aug 2013
Fold fitted sheets, design perfect desserts and create consummate canapés! A rich but practical diet of the responsibilities, realities and rituals of domesticity to entertain, ed…
Story Shakespeare: Pericles
- Review
- ★★★★
- Ella Moran-Jones
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug, 2013
Year Out Drama Company, in association with Stratford-upon-Avon College, present one of Shakespeare’s rarely performed plays.
The Human Being's Guide to Not Being a Dick About Religion
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th - 24th Aug 2013
Bored of the religion vs science debate, Matt Thomas attempts to resolve the conflict once and for all.
Daniel Sloss - Stand-Up (Extra Shows!)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th - 24th Aug 2013
Due to massive demand six extra, later, quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man, half-Xbox.
BiDiNG TiME - Various Shows
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th - 24th Aug 2013
International experiment sharing a story about a woman called Thyme, with local interpretations.
The High-Schooler's Guide to the Galaxy
- Review
- ★
- Sam Waddicor
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2013
Claiming to ‘hilariously’ address the issues of high-school and create a helpful guide, Memorial High School from Houston Texas have come to the Fringe Festival with their show ent…
The Horne Section Live in a Cow - Extra Shows
- Listing Comedy / Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd - 24th Aug 2013
Rolling into Edinburgh with a brand new barnstorming show, The Horne Section will yet again provide the festival’s best musical mayhem.
Honest Iago and Three Other Choice Villains from Shakespeare
- Review
- ★★
- Melissa Lawford
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th Aug, 2013
Natalie Burgess and Richard Smithies work through the principal monologues of four of Shakespeare’s major tragedies: Othello, Hamlet, Richard III and King Lear.
Death by Shakespeare
- Review
- ★★
- Joseph Cunningham
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 6th Aug, 2013
I found Hurly Burly’s ‘best of Shakespeare deaths’ a thoroughly educational experience: I learnt that Shakespearean ‘best of’ simply does not work.
Aaron Twitchen's Princess Guide to Dating
- Review
- ★★★★
- Beth Cochrane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2013
Fabulous, glamorous and hilarious, Aaron Twitchen’s Princess Guide to Dating is one of the better Free Fringe shows you will see this year.
Impromptu Shakespeare
- Review
- ★★★★
- Andrea Valentino
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Aug, 2013
Having been a stalwart of English-language culture for over four centuries, William Shakespeare’s favourite dramatic motifs are surely common knowledge to at least most of the coun…
Iain Stirling: At Home - Extra Shows
- Listing Comedy / Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 23rd Aug 2013
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.
Shakespeare's Cymbeline
- Review
- ★★★
- Emma Steedman
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2013
Cymbeline is not one of Shakespeare’s most eminent plays and is seldom performed.
Obie: A Comedian's Guide to Improving Your Memory.
- Listing Comedy / Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
As well as being one of Scotland’s headline comedians Obie also runs memory training workshops.
The Thinking Drinkers Guide to Alcohol
- Review
- ★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 24th Aug, 2012
I am still amused at the bravery (idiocy?) which compelled the thinking drinking duo to pull me out of the crowd to participate in their show, Broadway Baby lanyard clearly visible…
Shakespeare for Breakfast
- Review
- ★★★★
- Kai Sedgwick
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2012
Messing with Shakespeare is par for the course at the Fringe.
The Thinking Drinker's Guide to Alcohol
- Review
- ★★★
- Lene Korseberg
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd Aug, 2013
Ben McFarland and Tom Sandham give us The Thinking Drinker’s Guide to Alcohol, an hour-long show packed with spirit-related information, inappropriate banter and, of course, the …
Shakespeare for Breakfast
- Review
- ★★★★
- Melissa Lawford
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd Aug, 2013
C Theatre Company gives George Alexander Louis’ recent entry into the world a brilliant twist.
Shit-faced Shakespeare
- Review
- ★★★★
- Maeve Scullion
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Warren: Main House
- 3rd Aug, 2013
A year from their 2012 debut, the hype surrounding Shit-faced Shakespeare continues to saturate the Fringe.
A Real Man's Guide to Sainthood
- Review
- ★★★★
- Margarita Semsi
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2012
A Real Man’s Guide to Sainthood is a show ‘about men’ or, more specifically, it is a show about one man - St George the dragon slayer.
A Guide To Sexual Misery
- Review
- ★★
- Natasha Long
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2008
Wolfgang Weinberger introduces his show as a lecture and perhaps that should have been the hint that this would be about as informative and as funny as secondary school sex-educati…
Infanta: User's Guide
- Review
- ★★★★
- Alice Trueman
- Brighton Fringe
- 31st May, 2008
Through a babble of dialogue from a seemingly mad woman, the audience went through alterations of reaction; from the bored to the captivated, and from confidants to unintentional v…
Shakespeare For Breakfast
- Review
- ★★★★
- Natasha Long
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd Aug, 2008
For the seventeenth year, C theatre gives festival-goers the chance to start the day with a croissant, coffee and a boisterous but brilliant slice of the Bard.
The Big Bite-Size Breakfast /Matinee Shows
- Review
- ★★★★
- Pete Shaw
- Brighton Fringe
- 3rd May, 2009
The concept of Bite Size is a perfectly simple, yet novel one, and the clue really is in the title.
Silent Shakespeare
- Review
- ★★★★
- Greg Smith
- Henley Fringe
- 22nd Jul, 2012
Silent Shakespeare attempts to give meaning to some of his most famous characters, but without words.
Daniel Sloss - Extra Shows!
- Review
- ★★★★
- Frankie Goodway
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2012
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…
Shakespeare for Breakfast
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
The Bardic Breakfasters are back! C’s Shakespearean sensation returns for its twentieth sellout edition.
Rap Guide to Human Nature
- Review
- ★★★★
- Tony Challis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2010
Here is a extremely entertaining show that conveys more scientific and theoretical information than any other show I have seen.
The Shakespeare Conspiracy
- Review
- ★★★★
- Tom King
- London Fringe
- 21st Nov, 2012
We live in the age of the cultural mash-up, of old names reimagined into new forms.
The Rap Guide To Evolution
- Review
- ★★★★
- Leon Conrad
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2009
There are big names behind this show which starts with some stunning visual film sequences from the Wellcome Trust.
Shakespeare Shorts or What's in a Name?
- Review
- ★★★
- Alex Forsyth
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th Aug, 2008
This years fringe is host to a few shows that brand themselves as Shakespeare for the ‘iPod Generation.
Shakespeares R and J
- Review
- ★★★
- Alan Chorley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th Aug, 2008
The play opens with four American boarding school boys preparing for the start of their day and we are then taken briefly through it, from church through their daily classes.
Upstaging: A Modern Guide to Acting for Gentlemen and Gentleladies - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Joanna Alpern
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2012
Maurice Cock and Belvedere Bagg model their show as a lesson in how to act.
A Beginners Guide To Bondage
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Caroline of Brunswick
A funny, naughty romp through the world of fetish.
Slacker's Guide to Western Theatre
- Review
- ★★
- Theo Barnes
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2010
This play promises a quick and basic guide to the development of western theatre.
Shakespeare Bingo: Titus!
- Review
- ★★
- Laurie Coldwell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2011
Shakespeare, you say? With bingo? Such subversion excites me.
A Beginner's Guide To Betting
- Review
- ★★★
- Laura Clenshaw
- Brighton Fringe
- 20th May, 2012
Vladimir McTavish reminisces over his gambling follies in 2011; that lead him to despair over a betting addiction; that lured him in with beginner’s luck; that proceeded to tease…
5-Step Guide to Being German - Free
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Josie Humber
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2011
A show entitled 5 Steps To Being German screams of being packed with old stereotypes and heard-it-all-before jokes of Nazis and efficient trains.
A Beginner's Guide to German Humour!
- Review
- ★★★★
- Pete Shaw
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 23rd Aug, 2007
Who knew the Germans could be funny? Yes, the butt of most lack-of-humour gags for several decades have actually been laughing at the English all this time.
Heath Franklin's Chopper in A Hard Bastard's Guide to Life
- Review
- ★★★
- Cerys Mather
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 6th Aug, 2012
Heath Franklin’s Chopper claims to be the ‘International Ambassador of Hard’.
Story Shakespeare: Love's Labour's Lost
- Review
- ★★★★
- Kieran Corcoran
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2011
Anybody who thinks that you can perform Love’s Labour’s Lost without doing something serious to the script probably hasn’t read the play.
Shakespeare Shattered
- Review
- ★★★
- Alan Chorley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 20th Aug, 2009
Shakespeare Shattered is performed by the Mainstage Theatre, Washington, as part of the American Highschool Theatre Festival.
Shakespeare For Breakfast
- Review
- ★★★★
- John C Kennedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 6th Aug, 2009
With the curtain going up at 10am, Shakespeare for Breakfast is certainly one for the early birds, but is full of all the right ingredients to wake you up, cure a bad hangover and …
Shakespeare's Queens: She-Wolves and Serpents
- Review
- ★★★★
- Jon Stapley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2012
The prospect of Shakespeare at the Fringe is often met with a due sense of trepidation.
An Indie Boy's Guide to Sex and Girls
- Review
- ★★
- Wayne Cleworth
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Aug, 2012
Marc Burrows borrows from the 90s genre of Britpop all he needs to know about sex and girls.
A British Guide to World Peace
- Review
- ★★
- Pete Shaw
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2007
A British Guide to World Peace is Toby Mitchell’s third in a trilogy of ‘British Guide’ shows that started with ‘French Pop’ in 2005 and then ‘World Religion’ last year.
Shakespeare for Breakfast
- Review
- ★★★★
- Pete Shaw
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st Aug, 2007
If ever there was a perfectly matched pair, like a pie and a pint, a horse and cart or Edinburgh and rent-scalping, then surely Shakespeare is now inexorably linked with Breakfast.
Fairy Liquid And The Burst Bubble ... And Other Science Shows
- Review
- ★★★★
- Kathryn Mack
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th Aug, 2009
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.
Shakespeare for Breakfast
- Review
- ★★★★
- Theo Barnes
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2010
Shakespeare for Breakfast now has something of an unassailable reputation at the Fringe.
A Timetraveller's Guide to Surviving Childhood
- Review
- ★★★★
- Louise Hemfrey
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2011
This was a hilarious, fun and candy-full show.
The Shakespeare Conspiracy
- Review
- ★★★
- Rob Marks
- London Fringe
- 9th Jun, 2011
When Martin’s best friend is murdered by a shadowy assassin, he discovers he’s at the heart of a 400-year-old conspiracy involving the RSC, Shakespeare’s most nefarious villain and…
A Guide to Second Date Sex
- Review
- ★★★★
- Andy Currums
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2012
A terrifyingly authentic portrayal of the awkwardness and obstacles we all face when sleeping with a new sexual partner for the first time.
Jane Austen's Guide To Pornography
- Review
- ★★★★
- Robin T. Barton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 26th Aug, 2009
Pornography, we are educationally informed in this piece, means the writing of harlots.
A British Guide To World Religions
- Review
- ★★★★
- Pete Shaw
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2006
Religious belief is a funny thing - so much so that duo Toby Mitchell and Sarah Thomas Lane have devised an hour long comedy show to describe it.
The Red Bus Puppet Shows
- Review
- ★★★
- Kai Sedgwick
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2012
It’s a beautiful day at the Fringe and I’m sat on the top deck of a red bus in the Meadows.
Sh*t-faced Shakespeare
- Review
- ★★★★
- Jock Maitland
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th Aug, 2012
This pretty much does what it says on the tin.
Shit-Faced Shakespeare
- Review
- ★★★
- Amy Holtz
- Brighton Fringe
- 6th May, 2013
Someone was plied with Echo Falls and Premium French Lager before curtains up - and it ain’t Puck (though I’d pay to see him have a crack at it later on in the run).
Passion, Pints and Potatoes - An Irish Guide to Life
- Review
- ★★
- Larry Bartleet
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Aug, 2012
At the start of this amateurish pub stand-up set, we are told the reasoning behind its name.
Dan Nightingale: The 11 and a 1/2 Ill-conceived Edinburgh Shows of Dan Nightingale
- Review
- ★★★★
- Wayne Cleworth
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 6th Aug, 2012
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…
Story Shakespeare: All's Well That Ends Well
- Review
- ★★
- Helene Cloete
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 14th Aug, 2012
The story of Helena and her faithless husband, Bertram, has puzzled theatregoers for centuries.
Shakespeares Passions
- Review
- ★★
- Terry Gilliland
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th Aug, 2006
Shakespeare’s Passions is a one-man play devised by David Owen-Bell and performed by Bruce Morrison.
Shakespeare for Breakfast
- Review
- ★★★★
- Fritzie Andrade
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2006
C Theatre presents their latest Shakespearean adaptation, Taming of the Shrew, breakfast included, of course.
Five outstanding EdFringe shows scoop a Broadway Baby Bobby in 2023
- Feature
- Pete Shaw
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Aug, 2023
A coveted Bobby has been presented to five shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year.
The Ultimate Bumper Guide To Brighton Fringe 2023
- Feature
- Elanor Parker
- Brighton Fringe
- 11th May, 2023
We've scoured the Brighton Fringe listings to bring you our picks for Brighton Fringe 2023 in categories including comedy, improv, interactive shows, and more.
4 Family Friendly Shows in Brighton This Half Term
- Feature
- Elanor Parker
- Brighton
- 16th Feb, 2019
Ditch the messy arts and crafts this half-term and entertain your little darlings with the best live family friendly performances Brighton and Hove have to offer instead.
5 Brighton Shows To Entertain You This Christmas
- Feature
- Elanor Parker
- Brighton
- 11th Dec, 2018
It’s the most wonderful time of the year (apart from Brighton Fringe, of course) and there are plenty of delightful performances to entertain you this winter.
5 Brighton HorrorFest Shows To Sink Your Teeth Into This October
- Feature
- Elanor Parker
- Brighton
- 17th Oct, 2018
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.
The Brighton Fringe Guide For... Sci-Fi Geeks
- Feature
- Elanor Parker
- Brighton Fringe
- 4th May, 2018
Do you always listen out for the screeching sound of the TARDIS? Have you dreamed of captaining the Enterprise to boldly go where no one has gone before? Does other people’s lack...
The Brighton Fringe Guide For...Foodies
- Feature
- Elanor Parker
- Brighton Fringe
- 1st May, 2018
Know your camembert from your comté? Your seitan from your soy? If you serve your steak on a Himalayan salt block or enjoy covering your chargrilled cauliflower with chermoula the...
Black Friday Deals on West End Shows
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- West End
- 23rd Nov, 2017
All this week we've got some fantastic offers on your favourite West End shows. Check back daily for the latest offers.
Eight shows heading to Brighton Fringe with the support of Greenwich Theatre
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- Brighton Fringe
- 27th Apr, 2017
Greenwich Theatre is set to have an unprecedented profile at this year’s Brighton Fringe, with no less than eight productions heading for The Warren either co-produced or support...
Brighton Fringe: 10 Shows to Book Before They Sell-Out
- Feature
- Nicholas Abrams
- Brighton Fringe
- 11th Apr, 2017
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.
Two Tired for Shakespeare? Try the Handlebards Energetic Cycling Performances
- Feature
- Lauren Moreau
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 24th Aug, 2016
It’s been 400 years since William Shakespeare shuffled off to wherever he is now, and the Fringe guide is filled with his plays—possibly even more productions than usual, which...
Shakespeare Syndrome's Catriona Scott on Macbeth's Rorschach Test
- Feature
- Alexander Gillespie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 24th Aug, 2016
How do you tell a story using Shakespeare’s characters and make it original? How do you tell a story about Shakespeare himself for that matter? For Catriona Scott, playwright of ...
“I Invented Bloody Mackenzie” Reveals Edinburgh Tour Guide
- Feature
- Sophia Charalambous
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2016
Anyone who thinks Edinburgh amounts to the Fringe festival, a castle and a zoo with two Chinese pandas clearly hasn’t discovered its gruesome history: while Jack the Ripper was k...
Patrick Turpin: A Performers Guide to Romance at the Fringe
- Feature
- Patrick Turpin
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Jul, 2016
Thinking of getting some leg-over whilst in the Scottish capital? Funny man Patrick Turpin is here with a four-step programme to ensure you get the right release.
The Carer's Tom Kinninmont on Brian Cox, Shakespeare, and script executives
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 28th Jun, 2016
Screenwriter, producer and director Tom Kinninmont’s latest feature film, The Carer, starring Brian Cox, made its European premiere at 2016 Edinburgh International Film Festival.
Interview: Transgendered Shakespeare
- Feature
- Nicholas Abrams
- Brighton Fringe
- 7th May, 2016
On his 400th anniversary, can Shakespeare help a father and child explore each other’s worlds? We talked to Rory and Simon Waterfield discussing how the bard inspired their ...
Unmissable shows at Brighton Fringe this year
- Feature
- Nicholas Abrams
- Brighton Fringe
- 7th Mar, 2016
Brighton Fringe has officially launched.
Five Christmas Shows You Shouldn’t Miss In London This Year
- Feature
- Pete Shaw
- London Fringe
- 20th Dec, 2015
Christmas is the one time of year you can drag your non-theatre-going friends to the theatre.
The Brighton Fringe Marketing Guide
- Feature
- Pete Shaw
- Brighton Fringe
- 1st Jan, 2004
Broadway Baby Publisher, Pete Shaw, offers a comprehensive guide to marketing your show at the Brighton Fringe with tips on budgets, creating a press release, social media and bran...
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