The Brighton Academy (TBA) Musical Theatre Degree Showcase.
Stick a pony in your pocket – The Trotters are back and coming to a town near you! The smash hit show Only Fools and Horses The Musical - direct from a record-breaking four-y…
Now in its 15th year - Leicester Square Theatre’s showcase for the UK's best up & coming New Comedians.
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
A musical play from Busy Lizzies Theatre Company and Long Way Home Productions.
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
Idle Women is an original musical created and performed by Busy Lizzies.
Described as ‘the funniest dad on Instagram’, stand-up comedian George Lewis has racked up hundreds of millions of views for his hilarious online sketches ab…
“The world has never had a good definition of the word liberty, and the American people, just now, are much in want of one” Abraham Lincoln1865.
Celeste Ntuli Is a full-time stand-up comedian and actress, she has come a long way since she was discovered performing in a marquee in Durban more than nine years ago.
Women are constantly measuring one another by ideals of thinness/beauty, “best mommy practices”, and keeping a home with a happy partner.
SCOTTISH PREMIERE The boundaries between reality and myth crumble in Crystal Pite and Jonathan Young’s imaginative new dance work.
Taiwan is a country located in Asia, and many people say that the most beautiful scenery in Taiwan is its people.
In 2018, Simon’s father performed a play about his imminent death to cancer and, to Simon’s horror, it was quite good.
A rollercoaster ride through modern and post-modern musicals, rock opera, epics, jukebox theatre and the latest hit shows.
Durham University’s national musical theatre champions are bringing a show full of of iconic musical songs, characters and silliness to Edinburgh this summer! Laugh yourself silly …
A journey through the golden age of musical theatre.
August 1815.
With less than a day until curtains up, the techies must band together to save a show that is falling apart! Will they manage to make the Director’s dream come to life? Will Ligh…
Hilarious epic 50s rock musical following Shakey Sean (Elvis character) working in an Arbroath egg’n’roll van.
A poignant journey, through chequered showbiz career of Eddie Garrity, interspersed with songs from the new album Wild ‘n’ Free and anecdotes from early glam rock, punk to cabaret.
If you enjoy exploring the ups, downs (and sideways!) of human relationships through musical comedy, this show is for you! Characters will be built based off audience suggestions, …
The funniest dad on Instagram has racked up hundreds of millions of views online.
Why is half mask not seen on the West End? Why is Commedia so rarely performed in Italy today? Why do old canovacci not work? Reflecting on the rebirth of Commedia dell’Arte on the…
Grubby Little Mitts presents a new material night dedicated exclusively to sketch comedy! Join the Grubbs with your favourite sketch comedians as they present a scrapbook of madnes…
Join Delhi maestro Manmohan Dogra for a journey through soulful Hindustani classical music, featuring vocal ragas and a tabla solo in Banares style.
Work as a group to bring ensemble musical theatre numbers to life.
A smorgasbord of Frank Zappa classics hand-delivered by those finest purveyors of conceptual continuity, Pygmy Twylyte! Expect pickles, poodles, dental floss, snowballs and stinky …
‘What is my story? Will you remember me?’ In an ancient land full of legendary heroes and the monsters they fight, how do regular folk live? Beowulf the Musical presents two mediev…
A huge gala show with all proceeds going to the Sepsis Trust, celebrating 20 years of the Laughing Horse’s Free Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
This unique show sees Mark McKergow talking about and performing music of the sax giants on the same model vintage saxophones they played! Discover the music made famous by Sidney …
No one understands the complexity and plights of Catholicism like a teenage lesbian, especially one whose only friend happens to be a figment of the 13th-century saint Joan of Arc.
A three-panel painting depicting 122 texts from the last book in the Bible.
This new play by Michael Bryceson focuses on the relationship between a dying father and his son, Charlie.
What does it mean to be English anymore?.
Three of a Kind follows Sam as she juggles her responsibilities as a daughter in modern-day America.
A surreal journey about reconciling with grief through the natural world.
Bea visits her grieving friend Olivia in her ceramic studio.
Late at night at the corner store, your card got declined again.
Through haunting original music and rich spoken word, an actor-musician band deliver a feminist retelling of Mary Queen of Scots’ story.
A hilarious musical comedy about a cherished family-run hairdressing salon in Essex.
Musical mayhem abounds in a show that has to be seen to be believed.
In an afterlife, Gilbert and Sullivan decide to acknowledge Helen Carte’s contribution to their legacy.
Living.
Shapiro is a new musical based on the early life of UK singer Helen Shapiro.
Omigod You Guys! Viva Arts are back with their usual brand of high-quality, energetic musical theatre – this time with this all-singing, all-dancing, feel-good comedy.
The Gardening Club is a new musical that takes place in 1960, Georgia, USA.
Joined by two musicians and two dancers, Brazilian singer/songwriter Giulia Drummond takes us through a ritualistic performance exploring the 22 Major Arcana of the Tarot.
Chaos Theory specialises in sketch, character and general off-the-wall comedy.
The hits of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons performed by UK tribute act The False Seasons.
Seeing hundreds of destitute, neglected orphans on the streets of Bristol, Muller knew he must do something! A poor and ordinary man, Muller pushes through insurmountable difficult…
16-year-old Brit School pianist, guitarist and singer.
Written and performed by comedian Grace Aki, the award-winning solo show makes its international debut at the Edinburgh Fringe! She weaves a blend of storytelling and stand-up for …
Performance poet/musician Attila the Stockbroker has been writing and performing since 1980: 4,000 or so gigs in 25 countries so far.
Come and join us for the original free walking tour of Edinburgh’s historic Old Town and enjoy the stories of the many colourful characters who lived here.
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…
For one week only, this unique and exciting exhibition is not to be missed.
A guided walking tour visiting the sites and haunts of Edinburgh’s literary legends – Walter Scott, Stevenson, Conan Doyle, JK Rowling and others – with Allan Foster, author …
Not for the easily offended, this hilarious brand-new dating show sees the audience play naughty games, five guys compete for a date, and overall chaos.
‘Fantastic!’ (Jools Holland).
Dr Silcox (self-identify as a weak man) returns for his fans to describe ‘what is a women?’ and offer an official apology on behalf of powerful men to women for all the historical …
Jokes from an award-winning comedian who headlines all over the world, followed by jokes based on audience suggestions.
Based on a little-known Grimms’ fairytale, Godfather Death is an award-winning and gleefully macabre new musical exploring mortality, healthcare and class.
Charles Edward Pipe and Co return to the Fringe following last year’s five-star (TheEdinburghReporter.
Captivate Theatre’s Matilda is back after a sell-out run in 2023.
‘A flawless blend of Broadway, games, pop and comedy bliss!’ (Fame Magazine).
1572.
Dive deeper into popular melodies of murder and mayhem in our original musical.
BANNED is a modern-day musical that follows a group of gender misfits through the events leading up to their debut at a local performing arts festival.
Beryl & Clive, a wildly funny comedy about a fabulously unconventional couple breaking all the rules to fulfil their creative dreams.
A 2017 Capital Fringe Best of the Fringe pick, One in Four is a play about four roommates: each one is an alien, and each one believes the other three to be regular degular humans.
Calling all musical lovers! Clara, an employee of furniture store, helps people establish their homes but wrestles with the idea to create a home of her own.
Join Victorian author George Eliot for a cup of tea and a piece of cake in this one-woman show celebrating her life, her world and her work. Complimentary tea and cake provided.
Does cancer change you? Jane was adamant it wasn’t going to change her.
Lonely musical composer Randy Thatcher has finally found the confidence to share his magnum opus (to an imaginary audience in his bedroom).
Come join the University of York’s premier sketch troupe for another fantastic show of absurdist sketch comedy.
A miniature choreography of visual poetry, objects and body parts, Book of Dew weaves a spider web of fantastical fragments: water droplets, a river in the air, glistening stardust…
Here There Be Dragons is a musical that premiered at the Players’ Theatre off-Broadway in 2022.
‘Alright you lot.
Get a sneak peek of the upcoming new musical based on the cult-classic film, featuring an original score written by Riki Lindhome (Netflix’s Wednesday).
Sexy, camp and nepotistic.
A show about love, sex and fear of death.
A laugh-filled journey about finding every group you belong to insufferable.
A teacher’s magical seaside summer holiday is interrupted by an enthusiastic stowaway, Platypus.
The true story of the witches.
A young writer is forced to face Death, his ego and his dying, critical mother after getting stuck in a play of his own creation.
Award-winning David Hoare returns with another bumper show, brimming with silliness.
The award-winning musical comedy revue revealing all about musicals and the people who love them – on both sides of the curtain.
Warning: Dark comedy zone! Enter at your own risk! Emerging from the ashes of her father’s death, Moni Zhang brings you a dark and hilarious comedy show that will leave you gasping…
You’ve seen him on Countryfile, Blue Peter and that episode of Springwatch that the BBC have tried to scrub (scrub!) from the internet.
Designed by best-selling historical author and multi award-winning novelist, Jan-Andrew Henderson, our walks combine the weirdest stories, wickedest humour and wildest history.
The tales of the dragons are special for many reasons.
Being a woman! Being over 40! Sex! Kath has found the solution to these problems.
Three decades since his Edinburgh solo debut, Jewish comedian Ivor Dembina has collected a Pick of the Fringe award and an armful of four-star and five-star reviews.
After losing wife Mina to a sudden accident, Gyujin suffers from memories of his wife that remain throughout the house.
Unmissable live music, mayhem and laughter! Every night is opening night as this team of top improvisers compose brand-new comedy musicals from your title suggestions.
The Alternative Book Club presents a stand-up comedy compilation show about books, where there is absolutely NO required reading.
Bella Humphries: Square Peg – Hotly anticipated stand-up debut about family, farmers and finding out that being yourself is really hard work! Rising star Bella Humphries ‘oozes c…
Andrew Silverwood will be alive on stage in a dead man’s shirt (don’t worry, the man doesn’t want it back).
‘Funny.
Three queer international comedians (Ann Vaida, Annick Adelle and Mari Volar) bring their WIP shows to Edinburgh and band together to make their solo debuts less harrowing.
Kira loves reading.
In this new play from award-winning writer Yilong Liu, a California dad arrives in New York to visit his late son’s last boyfriend to propose an impossible mission: visit all 179 r…
After an encounter with a wildlife enthusiast, the Funny Women Award finalist explores what it means to be a human animal (nightmare, tbh).
Award-winning musical comedy duo Flo & Joan present their own original one-man musical about a very renowned gentleman.
One morning, Gregor Samsa awoke to discover he’d caught the musical theatre bug.
Inspired by the true events of The Great Emu War of 1932, this new comedy musical tells the story of WW1 veterans trying to grow wheat in the Australian outback.
Nominee: Edinburgh Fringe Best Newcomer (2019).
Finally, a musical about gene editing technology! Two struggling genetics researchers are determined to create the world’s first super-soyabean, but a rival lab will stop at noth…
Winner: Best of Fringe Toronto 2023! What does a 31-year-old theatre kid do when a DNA test reveals that his biological parents aren’t quite who he thought they were? Write a music…
Witty, touching, hilarious and unapologetic.
Returning to Fringe for our ninth year, smash-hit production The Improv Musical is coming back to take the Fringe by storm.
Baby Wants Candy’s total 2023 sell-out hip-hop hit returns! We improvise an epic musical based on a historical figure/celebrity of your choosing (Genghis Khan, Paul Hollywood, Kim …
Chantelle Duprée always dreamed of becoming a star! From her “humble” upbringing in an American mid-western town, she decides to travel across the pond to perform a one-woman show…
Award-winning drag king and London’s loveable nature boy, Bi-Curious George, invites you into a raucous celebration of queerness and the animal kingdom.
Time to decide once and for all.
At Bet On It Youth Theatre, aspiring actors will do anything to climb the ladder of success.
Abby awoke in hospital after a late miscarriage and, high on anaesthesia, decided to become a comedian.
After touring the world and making a hit TV show as part of musical comedy duo Garfunkel and Oates, Emmy-nominated actress, comedian, songwriter (and new mom) Riki Lindhome explore…
The Olivier Award–winning West End hit is back for a 15th year! Every night is opening night for the hottest new musical in town; there’s just one problem – the writer hasn’t w…
This women-created news satire stars comedian Maggie Metnick in drag as Chip Johnson, a red-blooded American male pundit on a mission to mansplain the news to women.
Join James for an hour of pure nostalgia, stepping back in time with some joyous singalong tunes to take you back to your Primary School days.
When his mother was diagnosed with cancer, Ricky was faced with a question: Is now the right time to come out? After rave reviews at Edinburgh Fringe 2023, Ricky Sim returns with t…
Assembly’s Gala celebrates the opening of our 2024 programme of over 190 shows.
SILENCE! The Musical is the unauthorised musical parody of the Academy Award-winning film The Silence of the Lambs.
Take a bunch of tuneful strangers.
The Guardian’s Top 50 shows to see! Jillian is back at the Fringe with her yoga mat and blender after a hit premiere at last year’s Fringe and subsequent sell-out runs in New York …
Be inspired by stories of collaboration, creativity and rebellion.
Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World is set to take the roof off The Other Palace this summer.
You don’t have to go Far Far Away to find an unforgettable experience at London’s legendary Eventim Apollo; Shrek the Musical – a Shrektacular stage adaptation of the blockbu…
__Love is An Open Door With You!__ Kick off Pride in London weekend with an exhilarating night at Disney’s Frozen The Musical.
Inspired by the true story of queer French author George Sand and the correspondence shared with her lover Marie Dorval, the world premiere of GEORGE explores a moment in the life …
Sondheim’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece comes to life this summer in a new site-specific production starring Will de Renzy-Martin as George, and Sadie Kempner as Dot.
Minor Characters, Major Problems Step aside, Prince Hamlet, for this is the tale of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two hapless minor characters who find themselves thrus…
This brand-new production of the award-winning West End and Broadway musical tells the inspiring true story of Carole King’s rise to stardom.
After a sold-out UK and Ireland tour, “The Good Women” returns to London for Pridemonth.
It's like "Mrs.
Marie Curie is certain that she can make a name for herself and change the course of science in the progress as she arrives from her native Poland to study at Sorbonne University i…
What’s wrong with you? Self-described shortcomings inspire darkly hilarious and surprisingly heartfelt new musicals every show from the co-creator of five star, multiple Fringe se…
Idle Women is a musical based on the lives of women who worked on canal boats in World War Two.
Joe Burkewood (Shortlisted for Brighton Fringe Best Newcomer) is a drug addict, that no longer takes drugs.
Speak Up! Act Out! in collaboration with Brighton Fringe Academy, are excited to announce an Introduction to Forum Theatre workshop, on May 27th.
A seagull manages to escape from an oil slick, only to lay one last egg and with her dying breath ask Zorba, a harbour cat in Hamburg, to promise that he will hatch the egg and tea…
Two women - Four intertwined stories about relationships, love, and life.
‘Hamilton’ meets ‘Pitch Perfect’: spontaneously Improvised! Imagine a new kind of musical: beatboxers, rappers, actors, singers, dancers and body percussionists - coming together …
Step into the O’Donnell Moonshine Square at this year’s Brighton Fringe! O’Donnell Moonshine is taking over Jubilee Square between 25th - 27th May, showcasing the world of M…
Kira loves reading, visiting the library for a new book is her favourite thing.
You’ve seen him on Countryfile, Blue Peter and that episode of Springwatch that the BBC have tried to scrub (SCRUB!) from the internet.
** No booking for this beautiful show! Just turn up and maybe bring a fiver in your back pocket :) ** **Venue is 18+, sorry :( ** What’s wrong with robot overlords, anyway? Can…
Greetings and salutations! Following smash hit runs in London’s West End, two record-breaking national tours and sell out seasons at London’s The Other Palace, the WhatsOnStag…
Motherhood is a moment in which it is life changing for a woman.
After sell out sessions in March and April, Carmen Collective’s ‘Theatre: Making It and Doing It’ workshop is back, bigger and better than ever!Are you a theatr…
Based on three real Australian self-help books from the 1960s, Yoga for Women, Sex and Yoga and Yoga Over Forty by Nancy Phelan and Michael Volin.
If Ben Elton's Blackadder met Oliver Cromwell and musical theatre, then you would have a funny musical extravaganza called B*rst*rds.
The apocalypse as you’ve never seen it before - undead on stage! Audience suggestions are used to recreate a lost zombie movie where anything could happen! Blending fast-pace…
Tides.
Following critical success from Burnt Lavender, Missing Link Theatre Company has re-emerged with a thought-provoking showcase guaranteed to leave you pondering: Is this where we’…
Grace lives with her husband Vet, a patrol officer on the Texas-Mexico border.
This original post-dramatic showcase is united with trauma, twisted humour, and a cardinal sense of unease.
Join Chichester Festival Theatre as part of our Life After Fringe series, highlighting development opportunities post-Fringe.
An unnerving triple bill showcase for anyone seeking quality discomfort, full of absurdist, post-modern theatricality.
Musical Mayhem Unleashed : Silent Disco, Showdance & Line Dance Extravaganza.
Come join Bobby Prezinsky and Louis George as they debut their split bill comedy show, Best of Greatest Hits GOLD [Platinum Edition].
Being a woman! Being over 40! Sex! Kath has found the solution to all three of these problems.
‘A born comic.
Step into the dystopian world of The Moral Women – a gripping tale of societal regression and feminist resilience.
Step into the glittering yet tyrannical world of Crown Cabaret this May with the extended premiere of Call Me Daddy - The Musical!This dark comedy musical follows the staff of a bu…
From some of Britain’s first women doctors to suffragettes, entrepreneurs to entertainers, artists, music-hall stars, and campaigners, Brighton and Hove has always attracted women …
London stabbings 2017.
A feast of Music Bites at Depot, Lewes, under their Dalliance event.
‘Chaos’ by Laura Lomas A boy brings another boy flowers.
The Hove version of the Brighton tour! An animal rights champion, a rogue policewoman, a doctor who changed the way we thought about mental health are just a few of the woman who h…
Hosted by Hannah Brackenbury and Anna Free, this event showcases funny women doing their thing at the wonderful Cliffe Hall in Lewes.
Black Brighton Market is a place where Black People and People of Colour have the opportunity to sell their art, goods, services and perform to the general public.
Louisa May Alcott’s 1868 classic and moving ‘coming of age’ story is accepted as ‘revolutionary’ and for many years has been one of the most widely read novels.
Brighton improv troupe Tea & Toast presents a warm and witty musical comedy, made up before your eyes.
It’s the 1960s, the world is changing.
After a great session in March, Carmen Collective’s ‘Theatre: Making It and Doing It’ workshop is back, bigger and better than ever!Are you a theatre artist of an…
The only “American” tribute to the four tops touring the UK! Direct from the USA, and back by popular demand, Soul Satisfaction appear live in concert p…
The award-winning The Bridge House Theatre is delighted to invite you to a Three Year Anniversary Celebration this April.
The British Theatre Challenge returns to the Jack Studio Theatre to bring you five new plays, wrapped into one very entertaining evening.
After 10 sold-out West End performances of ‘Death Note the Musical in Concert’, its producers are to stage the European premiere of one of the most popular romantic stories and…
Be part of the emotional journey of Zack Mayo, a fearless young officer candidate, and the captivating Paula Pokrifki, whose fiery spirit matches his own.
Come and watch our Musical Theatre (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase.
Come and watch our Musical Theatre (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase.
Are you a theatre artist of any discipline who wants to:turn your creative idea into a viable production?obtain funding from Arts Council England?build a sustainable career in the …
You’ve seen him on Countryfile, Blue Peter and that episode of Springwatch that the BBC have tried to scrub (SCRUB!) from the internet.
Witty, fierce and fearless.
“If you want something done, ask a busy woman…” Inspired by a true story and based on the hit film, MADE IN DAGENHAM is a powerhouse musical comedy about friendship, love an…
The ultimate showcase of new talent you have to see before they break into the mainstream.
He is one of the greatest entertainers of all time.
He is one of the greatest entertainers of all time.
A new-wave comedy musical in space!Work is normally boring for best friends Thordan and Fourdee, until a new co-worker shakes things up at Ralph’s Space Deli!Writt…
DeValera - Republican? Jazz loving spy! Is DeValera a Republican hero? We reveal the REAL Eamon, jazz lover, Reich spy, transformed with his Himmler glasses.
A spot-on musical done on-the-spotEver seen an improv show where everything is made up on the spot? Or a musical? NO!? Whelp, 2 birds, 1 stone, all that jazz.
Meet Ben and Cyrus, the first gay winners of TV’s biggest reality-dating show.
A HEART FULL OF SONG, is a musical theatre concert featuring lifelong musical favourites, but mixed together with real life stories.
A HEART FULL OF SONG, is a musical theatre concert featuring lifelong musical favourites, but mixed together with real life stories.
Written by the film’s screenwriter Robin Schiff Score: Gwendolyn Sanford and Brandon Jay Director: Kristin Hanggi Musical Director: Emily Marshall Based on the Touchstone fi…
Richard Herring returns to Leicester Square Theatre for his famous podcast, RHLSTP! Richard Herring has enjoyed phenomenal success as a writer and performer and is an …
Before the titular, double-Grammy-awarded opening number begins, we are exposed to a soundscape of cheesy 80s commercials for domestic products that serve to highlight some of the …
A wildly-funny musical about a very serious issue, Rehab the Musical deals with the subject of mental health, fame and addiction, with warmth, compassion, humour and heart.
Being a woman! Being over 40! Sex! Kath has found the solution to all three of these problems.
From the producers of smash-hit Heathers the Musical… A must-see experience in New York and Los Angeles and following a sold-out, critically-acclaimed production in the Asse…
This musical, composed by Joel Goodman and Jan Osborne, with a script by Joan Greening is a journey through the extraordinary life of Alan Turing.
Join us at The Hope Theatre for The Gangsta Baby University: a fundraiser for the play Gangsta Baby!The Gangsta Baby University is set up to give you an intensive-crash course on n…
Nollaig na mBan or Women’s Christmas is celebrated on January 6th.
In 2019, a Women’s Health Taskforce was established by the Department of Health to improve women’s health outcomes and experiences of healthca…
Nollaig na mBan or Women’s Christmas is celebrated on January 6th.
In 2019, a Women’s Health Taskforce was established by the Department of Health to improve women’s health outcomes and experiences of healthca…
Join us at The Hope Theatre for a transformative series of workshops and talks designed to unite and uplift working-class and queer individuals.
Join us at The Hope Theatre for a transformative series of workshops and talks designed to unite and uplift working-class and queer individuals.
Join us at The Hope Theatre for a transformative series of workshops and talks designed to unite and uplift working-class and queer individuals.
For too long the supporting characters of Star Wars have been overshadowed by the popularity of the beloved heroes.
The West End’s number one concert series is back with another feel good, all singing, all dancing Christmas extravaganza! Brought to you by an incredible cast of West End stars, …
ALJO Entertainment presents a brand-new play from Mitchell J.
Now in its 14th year.
It’s Christmas Eve 2009: seven years into the world-famous boy band’s indefinite “hiatus”, *NSYNC’s Chris Kirkpatrick has until midnight to make a wish that could change his life f…
A Rose Original Production Next Christmas, an enchanting adventure awaits.
GOLDA is the remarkable true story of Jewish Ukrainian musician, Golda Amirova, who fled Ukraine following the Russian invasion.
Having just played a career defining headline show in The National Concert Hall, David Keenan is going on the road this winter for his “Geimhreadh G…
Epic and yet intimate, Titanic: The Musical captures the triumph and tragedy of the hopeful passengers on the ill-fated Ship of Dreams In the final hours of 14 April 1912 the RM…
SuperYou Musical, starring Lucie Jones, is an uplifting musical, written and composed by Lourds Lane, that centers around the transformative journey of a comic book artist who disc…
Being a woman.
The brief descriptor of Treason the Musical as “a historic tale of division, religious persecution, and brutality” reads like a modern-day newspaper headline.
The cult classic Bat Boy: The Musical descends on the London Palladium for a Halloween concert with Jordan Luke Gage (Bonnie and Clyde, Heathers) appearing as fans have never seen …
The Working Girls of Soho, takes you on a captivating journey of discovery, meeting the women who made Soho happen.
Presenting the tragicomic theatrical tale of an artist on their life-changing journey to reach Paradise, in search of inspiration for their craft and a renaissance of their spirit.
New Wave Theatre: How To Run AwayThis new play is the dirty, mucky, sweaty second-cousin of Eat, Pray, Love.
Antisemitism: (((a musical))) is an outrageous new show by writer Uri Agnon in his UK theatre debut.
In search of their long-lost mother, two sisters embark on a perilous sea voyage when one of them begins turning into an octopus.
It’s the final weeks of Suhana’s pregnancy.
“Water, water everywhere and not a place to sleep?” Morphea’s home on the canal is being disturbed, so off she sets on a journey.
For sale: feet pics, freshly painted.
The story of a skinny kid from Neasden who became the most famous teenager on the planet and the ‘face of the 1960’s may seem like the stuff of fairy tales, but there i…
USA, 1985: Rookie Police Cop Jimmy Johnson joined the force to protect and serve… But now Jimmy’s in deep, partnered up with a renegade Police Cop and leaned on by a r…
Based on the best-selling Japanese manga series of the same name by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata, this ground breaking musical (Winner Best Musical, Korea Musical Awards) has a s…
It was a low turnout at the intimate Finborough Theatre for John McKay’s Dead Dad Dog, but we were all clearly in the mood for a fun night out.
Bill Kenwright Ltd presents a brand-new production of the award-winning Calendar Girls the Musical, written by Gary Barlow and Tim Firth, featuring a re-imagined book and new music…
James Seabright presents I WISH MY LIFE WERE LIKE A MUSICAL by Alexander S.
A free, open-air celebration to close out the final weekend of the 2023 International Festival.
Retired filmmaker George Lucas (as seen in the long-running cult comedy show, The George Lucas Talk Show) performs a partially interactive, fully improvised one-person theatrical e…
After the success of Failure Studies in 2021/22, Marco Biasioli and Precarious Theatre are back with a brand new show, A Theatre Show.
After the success of Failure Studies in 2021/22, Marco Biasioli and Precarious Theatre are back with a brand new show, A Theatre Show.
Have you heard that the three most stressful life events are bereavement, moving house and divorce? Well, funny story.
Inspired by Georges Seurat’s painting, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, Sondheim’s classic follows George as he strives to finish his masterpiece while his ne…
A musical reimagining of Oscar Wilde’s beloved story, The Canterville Ghost: The Musical features an original score and soundtrack.
When our young hopefuls enter the villa looking for love, they are faced with a whirlwind journey of romance.
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s iconic Love Never Dies returns to London’s West End this August in a star-studded concert at Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
What’s the point? Don’t apply logic.
Part stand-up, part autobiographical theatre, Dead Inside is a rollercoaster ride through the hilarious topics of cancer, suicide and whether it’s possible to overdose on potatoes.
A ridiculous interactive combination of musical comedy, ventriloquism and fingering.
An NHS staff room.
An exceptionally enthusiastic and talented youth theatre put on a revival of the 2013 version of Pippin.
Janey Godley is still alive by popular demand at this year’s Festival Fringe for one night only after her record-breaking Scottish tour and can’t wait to be back doing what she…
Shauna and Robbie are expecting.
How to live a jellicle life: life lessons from the 2019 hit musical ‘cats’ is as bonkers as it sounds, whilst still adding to the philosophical debate on how to live a good lif…
A smorgasbord of Frank Zappa classics hand-delivered by those finest purveyors of conceptual continuity, Pygmy Twylyte! Expect pickles, poodles, dental floss, snowballs and stinky …
Dicks and Tricks is an old-school comedy and magic variety show featuring the puns and knob gags of the Pundance Kid and the magic tricks and illusions of the Flamboyant Chesney Ge…
Stuart Laws (‘A one-man episode of Arrested Development’ (Fest)) and Matt Sandstorm (unreviewed) are a new two-man comedy duo.
It’s Come Dine With Me with a twist, and that twist is murder because apparently that’s what it takes to spice up a dinner party these days.
Hilariously truthful – an unapologetically comic peek into the world of parenting: what comes before, during and after in this rambunctious mix of original songs and sketches fro…
2020 the musical follows main characters Emily Goodhand and Adam Pictor, two musical theatre performers who have faced a lot of rejection, finally get their big break in a show tha…
The Talentz Musical Theatre Company are bringing all the sparklejinglejolly magic of Elf The Musical.
Twice nominated for Young Musician of the Year, acclaimed Edinburgh singer-songwriter Adam Holmes is one of the brightest stars on the UK roots music scene.
If you’ve been handed a flyer for Watch List in the street, you might expect what’s written on it –a show about an insecure police officer on a journey to clean up the street…
‘When light and dark converge, it is an act of creation…’.
Northbrook is excited to present Made for This! A contemporary musical theatre and dance showcase filled with gripping, comedic and upbeat numbers.
Thirteen-year-old Chrissie is a budding climate-change campaigner, but her family just don’t get it! When a huge storm hits her seaside town of Skiddle, Chrissie reluctantly gets…
Palindrome is Cambridge University Musical Theatres Society’s latest Edinburgh Fringe offering.
Bare Productions return following a string of five-star, sell-out Fringe runs with the rousing and heartfelt musical, Little Women.
This evening’s performance will include an eclectic mix of solo and ensemble song and dance pieces from some of the West End’s best-loved musicals.
Ever wondered what would happen when Girl meets Ghoul? Aubury has the worst job in the underworld – training ghosts.
This completely original chamber musical by Shaye Poulton Richards is a darkly charming piece of new writing.
A wonderful and varied selection of concert band music from 40 musicians featuring music from stage and screen! A free concert with donations to support Edinburgh Direct Aid.
I thought I knew what to expect from The Devil’s Passion.
Edinburgh Music Theatre is delighted to present a selection of wonderful songs from newer and lesser-known musicals that have broken out and broken new ground within the last two d…
Euripides’ classic Greek tragedy is breathtakingly reimagined by 25 singers, actors and musicians in this epic production from the National Changgeuk Company of Korea.
Show Up will make up a brand new, toe tapping, hilarious improvised musical based on your suggestions.
Show Up will make up a brand new, toe tapping, hilarious improvised musical based on your suggestions.
The online guide to musical comedy returns with its daily showcase of the best acts at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023.
All the hits from Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons performed by the UK tribute act The False Seasons.
A new dramatic musical with music by Tim Nelson and lyrics by Vincent Aniceto tells the story of a group of everyday people working on the 104th floor of the World Trade Center on …
Dead of Night by Hurly Burly is a traipse through gothic romantic literature in an exploration of the nature of humanity and monsters.
Lewis Carroll is turning in his grave at Tim Nelson’s Alice in Wonderland.
A collaborative Work-In-Progress with an exploding star of the UK musical comedy circuit and a newcomer Canadian comedian.
A collaborative Work-In-Progress with an exploding star of the UK musical comedy circuit and a newcomer Canadian comedian.
Come and join us for the original free walking tour, packed with the rich historical sites and tales of the many colourful characters around the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town.
Written and composed by Bethany, Cameron and Natasha Lythgoe, Pandemonium is a biblical musical of mundane proportions built upon a confusing amalgamation and re-telling of stories…
Award-winner George Zacharopoulos is back with a brand-new show about trying to be less of a garbage human being.
A song cycle inspired by the photographs of Matthew Murphy, 35MM: A Musical Exhibition is a unique concept and the perfect choice for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Accidental enemy of Mother Teresa.
Written by Kira Mason and directed by Matthew Attwood, Graveyard of the Outcast Dead is a musical play that tells a series of connected Gothic folktales.
This musical, composed by Joel Goodman and Jan Osborne, with a new script by Joan Greening is a journey through the extraordinary life of Alan Turing.
June 2021, I had a stroke.
A memoir in song by the Earl of Caladan, trusted adviser to the Padisha Emperor and beloved troubadour-warrior, the bard Gurney Halleck.
Award-winning FCT return for their 42nd Fringe with their spooky, kooky production of The Addams Family.
Hertfordshire-based choir, Classical Chorus look forward to performing a short concert in the beautiful setting of Greyfriars Kirk.
After attending four weddings from four different generations last year, Phil finally figures out the reasons behind his breakdown a decade ago.
A guided walking tour visiting the sites and haunts of Edinburgh’s literary legends; Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, JK Rowling and …
Aristophanes’ wild fantasy, The Birds, has been reimagined as a contemporary musical comedy complete with cuckoo characters and a happy ending that soars above the footlights!
‘Fantastic!’ (Jools Holland).
As seen on Man Like Mobeen, Big Boys and Joe Lycett’s Got Your Back! Dr Silcox offer official apology on behalf of weak men to women for all the historical misconducts caused by po…
For too long the supporting characters of Star Wars have been overshadowed by the popularity of the beloved heroes.
Whisky and Witches sees the combination of Danish-born Christine Kammerer’s musical forte with the whimsical storytelling of Jane Ross.
An exciting new version of Miles Tredinnick’s original 1999 show.
The true-crime podcast with a twist.
The Addams Family, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and it’s every father’s nightmare: Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princes…
Situated in Scotland’s Inner Hebrides, the Isle of Eigg has a fascinating history of sovereignty.
On a whim, a young businessman buys the deed to a ghost town in the California desert, hoping to turn it into a tourist attraction.
The title, Dead Man’s Suitcase, doesn’t give much away and even at the end it’s a little unclear what the message of Felix Westcott’s musical is supposed to be.
A young man visits his dying father in the ICU and uncovers a shocking revelation: his father’s secret second family.
The little iceberg holds a secret.
Chicago duo, ‘true masters of improvised comedy’ (List), ‘work effortlessly in the straight man/funny woman comic pairing using their unrivaled familiarity to brilliant comedic eff…
Set in a mythical once-upon-a-time sort of land, Shrek the Musical Jr is the story of a hulking green ogre who, after being mocked and feared his entire life by anything that cross…
It’s Lights Up! on this Fringe debut: a completely improvised musical comedy! Unforgettable characters sing, dance, rap, and harmonise their way through action-packed stories in …
This intensely personal show is a fascinating performance with hints of a lecture about it and a suggestion that it is really an audience, in this case with Simeon Morris, as he in…
Comedian Connor Ratliff (Dead Eyes, The Marvelous Mrs Maisel) appears as George Lucas, the creator of Star Wars, and interviews guests like a “normal talk show”.
Everybody Sing are delighted to present a musical journey through the decades.
The story of a girl dreaming of a better life and the children she inspires will have audiences rooting for the “revolting children” who are out to teach the grown-ups a lesson.
Stone – Face – Book.
Nunsense is a hilarious talent show staged by the Little Sisters of Hoboken nunnery, the rest of the sisterhood having succumbed to botulism after eating vichyssoise prepared by Si…
David Baddiel presents work-in-progress revivals of his smash-hit stand-up trilogy of ‘Not the.
Jo March really thinks she could be the voice of her generation, or at least, a voice of a generation.
Coming back from their five-star run at the Edinburgh Fringe 2022, the Dead Ducks are an incredibly talented sketch comedy troupe from the University of York.
Four Letter Word – a solo autobiographical account, presented by the performer’s vocals and self-written music, detailing her real life, raw to the bone, experience with domestic…
Alfie and George are two well-loved but aging panto stars, but will this duo last as we reveal the tension between the pair – what will become of them? And will their friendship …
Stuck in Free Fall is a show about Nothing.
Inspired by Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus, featuring original text and music which depict the extreme cruelty resulting from retaliation.
‘He was a traitor boy, he killed a dictator boy.
Elsa McTaggart, a true folk musician and singer/songwriter in every sense of the word, has waited a long time to finally present this stunning show.
Based on one of Grimm’s lesser known fairytales, Godfather Death is a hidden gem and a must-see this Fringe.
It’s time.
We spend a third of our lives in bed.
‘Funny.
Do you like musical comedy? Do you like non-musical comedy? Do you not care, as long as it’s good? Then come enjoy either the first half, the second half, or even all of this show,…
Join this talented team of award-winning improvisers for an hour of live music and laughter! Every show is opening – and closing! – night as these top comics compose brand new …
Loudmouth Eve Ellenbogen will tell you pretty much anything, unless you ask about her dead mom.
Returning for another year, Free Footlights brings the group for an hour of stand-up, songs, sketches and more.
Patrick has many dead friends, which is a huge bummer.
24 different award-winning or nominated comedians perform their full shows, recorded for Netflix, Amazon Prime and YouTube. See FringeSpecials.com for listings.
85% of executed witches were women! Why? The brutal truth of the witch hunts in Scotland, told with humour and empathy.
This new translation by Illya Khodosh of Mikhail Bulgakov’s 1932 adaptation of Gogol’s classic novel, Dead Souls, follows the exploits of Chichikov, a social climbing conman, as …
Dynamic one woman show written and presented by Theresa Cole of Yellow Poppy Theatre wants you to see some personal stories through the eyes of her different characters.
A debut show from an established act on the UK circuit.
Emerging from the ashes of her father’s death, Moni Zhang brings you a dark and hilarious comedy show that will leave you gasping for air.
With such an emotionally heavy title as An Asian Queer Story: Coming Out to Dead People, I was a little worried what to expect from this comedy show.
These three rising stars of the London comedy circuit have come to Edinburgh to do two things: blow their life savings on an Airbnb and perform an hour of mind-melting stand-up com…
After The Act (A Section 28 Musical) is an eye-opening performance about Section 28 a series of laws introduced to the UK in the 1980s that prohibited the “promotion of homosexua…
Join Brigitte Aphrodite on a wild literary road trip, celebrating Living Legends (And Dead Ones Too) through punk poetry, songs, and stories.
This new translation by Illya Khodosh of Mikhail Bulgakov’s 1932 adaptation of Gogol’s classic novel, Dead Souls, follows the exploits of Chichikov, a social climbing conman, as …
I gave you Politics for Bitches and What Would Beyonce Do?! Now brace yourself for my female Book of Mormon.
This is the definitive piece of musical theatre for musical theatre lovers.
The apocalypse as you’ve never seen it before - undead on stage! Audience suggestions are used to recreate a lost zombie movie where anything could happen and anyone could be zom…
Step, if you dare, through the portal of metamorphosis and into this curious kids quest! A quest, around the entire room! Together we scale the majestic bean-bag mountains.
The must-see, Olivier Award-winning West End hit is back! Watch the masters of musical improv create a brand-new musical comedy from scratch at every single performance of this mul…
The Improv Musical returns to Fringe as strong as ever with a silly, fun, toe-tapping show.
Whatever you may think Four Felons and a Funeral is going to be when booking the ticket, I can guarantee that it is wildly different than what happens onstage.
Star of Spitting Image (Britbox), Steph’s Packed Lunch (Channel 4) impressionist Luke Kempner brings his one-man British Police Drama to Edinburgh.
George found himself falling head over heels for Alice, straight down a rabbit hole of fantasy and delusion.
The apocalypse as you’ve never seen it before - undead on stage! Audience suggestions are used to recreate a lost zombie movie where anything could happen and anyone could be zom…
‘You have to look back to see the way forward.
A Christmas Carol meets It’s A Wonderful Life meets.
UK Theatre Award Nominee 2022: Best New Play.
Public looks like it could be the next big musical phenomenon to have passed through the Fringe.
Baby Wants Candy’s hip-hop Hamilton homage returns! Following sold-out runs in Chicago, NYC and LA.
What’s the worst thing you’ve ever done? I don’t mean skipping-church-because-you’re-too-hungover bad.
Glaswegian comedian and popular Twitch streamer Rosco McClelland enters clad in a denim biker vest and a spider’s web tattoo coning one elbow.
USA, 1985: Rookie Police Cop Jimmy Johnson joined the force to protect and serve.
Simon David brings Dead Dad Show to the Fringe this year and it is insane, an absolute piss-take, but also very emotional.
Assembly’s Gala celebrates the opening of our 2023 programme of over 190 shows.
In this poignant and compelling new work, an ambitious manager introduces a new first violinist to a longstanding string quartet with an uncertain future.
The Scottish Gallery presents Wonder Women featuring three exceptional artists who have each had outstanding careers, including a major memorial celebration to the late Dame Elizab…
Researched and designed by best-selling historical author and multi award-winning novelist, J A Henderson, our walks combine the weirdest stories, wickedest humour and wildest hist…
Offering a fresh history of Scottish art since 1750, this exhibition spotlights key artists, all of whom are women.
From the award-winning company behind SiX comes INVASION! An Alien Musical.
Monologues from beyond the grave.
Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Tony Award-winning Evita returns to the West End this summer in an all-star concert at the iconic Theatre Royal Drury Lane, accompanied by …
From the award-winning company behind SiX, On Your Bike and The Man Who Wouldn’t be Murdered comes INVASION! An Alien Musical.
After attending four weddings from four different generations last year, Phil finally figures out the reasons behind his breakdown a decade ago.
After attending four weddings from four different generations last year, Phil finally figures out the reasons behind his breakdown a decade ago.
Monologues from beyond the grave.
After attending four weddings from four different generations last year, Phil finally figures out the reasons behind his breakdown a decade ago.
After attending four weddings from four different generations last year, Phil finally figures out the reasons behind his breakdown a decade ago.
Six Strangers.
Six Strangers.
Who lives in a pineapple on a tour of the UK? Well it’s Nickelodeon’s The SpongeBob Musical based on the cartoon series by Stephen Hillenberg.
BEST COMEDY OF ‘Four New Plays’ curated by Rachel Stockdale & Ben Storey Four New Plays showcases local creatives and the diverse voices in the North East.
BEST COMEDY OF ‘Four New Plays’ curated by Rachel Stockdale & Ben Storey Four New Plays showcases local creatives and the diverse voices in the North East.
SpongeBob and his friends in Bikini Bottom face the total destruction of their undersea world.
Worshipped Opera Singer.
Join us for an evening celebrating songs from the musical The Phantom Of The Opera and much more! Mark Robert Petty Mark has been producing the successful concert series The Crazy…
After their great success last year with ‘Failure Studies’, Marco Biasioli and Precarious Theatre return with A Theatre Show.
‘Run to the Nuns’ is a new, queer musical set in a fictional, modern ‘Nunnery’.
There’s a certain kind of sadness that glows in from the light outside of a window, when the child wakes up from a bad dream and there’s daylight behind the curtains.
About the showTHE JUNGLE COMES TO LIFE IN THIS NEW AND SENSATIONAL MUSICAL EXTRAVAGANZA!WILD (The Musical) is an award-winning Broadway-style musical set in the jungle, with story …
“How do you look the enemy in the eye?” “She endures.
London’s hottest new comedy night returns, headlined by Live at the Apollo regular and star of his own Netflix special, Phil Wang.
About the show Each year Creative Youth’s wonderful team of young people head to Brighton Fringe to judge the best theatre and stand-up comedy shows by performers…
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is one of Roald Dahl’s best known books, which is why the expectations are high for James Brining’s tour.
Escape to a world of pure imagination with ROALD DAHL’S Charlie and The Chocolate Factory – The Musical.
The Scouting movement is an established and respected institution, that hangs on the edge of our cultural understanding, even if we were never a Scout ourselves.
Welcome to the annual Scout Games! Scouts from around the world have gathered to compete but when an intruder threatens to sabotage the competition, it is up to Joe and Ayesha to p…
Five microphones and music stands, a coat rack and assorted instruments.
If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
We are back to lead you in a sing-a-long of hits from all the best musical shows, with a live band of West End theatre musicians backing you.
Comedy is very subjective, and despite reviewing predominantly Birtish comedians who occasionally test the limits of my sensibilities, I have never felt particularly excluded by B…
Nominated for Best Show in the Amused Moose Comedy Awards 2022, Phil Green now brings us his latest work-in-progress show.
Buzzbox Collective presents 2 contemporary theatre double bills.
Is it possible to communicate with the dead? Griffin and Jones intend to find out.
Michael McMillan’s The Front Room: Diaspora Migrant Aesthetics in the Home draws on his critically acclaimed and internationally renowned installation The Front Room, now permane…
Is it possible to communicate with the dead? Griffin and Jones intend to find out.
Michael McMillan’s The Front Room: Diaspora Migrant Aesthetics in the Home draws on his critically acclaimed and internationally renowned installation The Front Room, now permane…
Buzzbox Collective presents 2 contemporary theatre double bills.
After attending four weddings from four different generations last year, Phil finally figures out the reasons behind his own breakdown a decade ago.
Venue B hosts a monthly sell out gig of local young up and coming bands and DJs.
Brighton improv troupe Tea & Toast presents a warm and witty musical comedy, made up before your eyes.
Venue B hosts a monthly sell out gig of local young up and coming bands and DJs.
A seagull manages to escape from an oil slick, only to lay one last egg and with her dying breath asks Zorba, a harbour cat in Hamburg, to promise that he will hatch the egg and te…
VIEWPOINTS is an intensive 3-day physical theatre training process led by international theatre maker Erwin Maas.
VIEWPOINTS is an intensive 3-day physical theatre training process led by international theatre maker Erwin Maas.
Project Female Dance Company presents: ‘WARRIOR WOMEN: Past, Present and Future’ an exploration of how female protest shapes our world.
Project Female Dance Company presents: ‘WARRIOR WOMEN: Past, Present and Future’ an exploration of how female protest shapes our world.
The wild hunt raced through the sky, taking its monstrous regiment of women, led by the goddess Diana, the Lady, to terrorise the world.
The wild hunt raced through the sky, taking its monstrous regiment of women, led by the goddess Diana, the Lady, to terrorise the world.
Scared of commitment? Drink too much coffee? Own an NFT? Audience problems become a unique and oddly uplifting musical on the spot.
In 2018, Simon’s late father performed a one man show about his imminent death to cancer.
In 2018, Simon’s late father performed a one man show about his imminent death to cancer.
Witness the greatest cast ever assembled live on stage, as the world-famous Spitting Image puppets tread the boards of London’s theatreland for the first time ever in IDIOT…
'We don’t in general take to foreigners here… unless they take to us first' With characteristic humour, passion and pathos, Inspector Sands offer a fresh take …
A fantastic 10 piece band dedicated to the Quiet Beatle’s work.
Monologues from beyond the grave.
Step right up to the glamorous and chaotic world of Crown Cabaret! Although the cabaret and burlesque shows are exciting and salacious, ruling the underbelly of the exotic nightcl…
Come and enjoy a night of great comedy to help support women, children, mothers, and babies in some of the world’s most rural, remote communities.
Step right up to the glamorous and chaotic world of Crown Cabaret! Although the cabaret and burlesque shows are exciting and salacious, ruling the underbelly of the exotic nightcl…
A fantastic 10 piece band dedicated to the Quiet Beatle’s work.
Monologues from beyond the grave.
Making the move from its seven-year residency at the Lyric Theatre, Showstopper! The Improvised Musical has opened at the Cambridge Theatre, its new home, where the team will be do…
Spontaneous musical comedy at its absolute finest returns to the West End.
Part stand-up, part autobiographical theatre, Dead Inside takes you on a rollercoaster ride through the hilarious topics of cancer, suicide and whether it’s possible to overdose on…
Part stand-up, part autobiographical theatre, Dead Inside takes you on a rollercoaster ride through the hilarious topics of cancer, suicide and whether it’s possible to overdose on…
Jim Bowen! Joan Collins! Carol Smillie! Are they dead.
Jim Bowen! Joan Collins! Carol Smillie! Are they dead.
If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
Seasoned mavericks, Matt Rudkin and Rikki Tarascas team up to perform their most iconic works in a deft double bill of pitch-perfect satire.
Idle Women - scenes and songs exploring the lives of women on the waterways in WWII.
Idle Women - scenes and songs exploring the lives of women on the waterways in WWII.
Ida Barr is a former star of the British Music Hall.
If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
Meet Eddie, a successful failed actor, now a rap star in the making - except maybe he’s not as talented as he thinks he is.
Meet Eddie, a successful failed actor, now a rap star in the making - except maybe he’s not as talented as he thinks he is.
If you’re feeling playful and curious about immersive theatre, join the Carnie-fun of Caravanserai.
If you’re feeling playful and curious about immersive theatre, join the Carnie-fun of Caravanserai.
‘Hamilton’ meets ‘Pitch Perfect’: spontaneously Improvised! Imagine a new kind of musical: beatboxers, rappers, actors, singers, dancers and body percussionists, come together as …
Do you suffer from allergies, anaemia, asthma, bronchitis, cough, fatigue, hypo-/hyper-glycemia, emphysema, COPD, digestive disorders, headaches, high/low blood pressure, insomnia …
London’s hottest new comedy night kicks off with a mega line-up, headlined by star of Live at the Apollo, Mock the Week and Matilda, Sindhu Vee.
Do you suffer from allergies, anaemia, asthma, bronchitis, cough, fatigue, hypo-/hyper-glycemia, emphysema, COPD, digestive disorders, headaches, high/low blood pressure, insomnia …
Rose Theatre and Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse Theatres in association with Swinging the Lens A Rose Original Production Following her critically-acclaimed production of Richa…
By Nigel Williams Adapted from the novel by William Golding In the midst of a raging war, a group of British school children are left stranded after surviving a devastating plane c…
Disney's iconic Winnie the Pooh, Christopher Robin and their best friends Piglet, Eeyore, Kanga, Roo, Rabbit, and Owl (oh… and don't forget Tigger too!) have come to…
A magical dance-theatre retelling of Kipling’s classic set against the backdrop of the climate crisis.
The country’s biggest sketch competition is back for its seventh year.
The country’s biggest sketch competition is back for its seventh year.
Come and watch our Musical Theatre (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase.
Come and watch our Musical Theatre (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase.
Two main questions flit through your mind as you watch SpitLip’s Operation Mincemeat - firstly ‘God it’s brilliant,’ followed quickly by, ‘how are they allowed to do that…
Letters To My Dead Mother is a one-woman, “autofictional” show about grief.
“I am the Jesus Christ of politics.
Recently bereaved, Paul is haunted by visions of his deceased wife Marie.
Sort Sol presents their third original theatre production, created by Artistic Director, Elizabeth Huskisson.
Imagine being in a new relationship.
We find Lila alone in a hospital for the criminally insane in 1928.
The 4 friends is based on a story, usually named “The Musicians of Bremen” told to the Grimms Brothers by the Haxthausen family and Dorothy Viehmann.
What do Mother Teresa, Napoleon and Hitler have in common? Well, they all have what Hedda Gabler wants most of all.
There is something peculiar about Polly Tips.
VIRGIN-ia is a one-woman play about a sexually motivated virgin.
ToskaToska is a new piece of political physical theatre created by Elizabeth Huskisson, based on the true story of the Khachaturyan sisters who murdered their father; a case that p…
Usually avoid public bathrooms? Here’s one you won’t want to miss! PUBLIC is a pop/rock musical by new and exciting theatre collective, Stroud & Notes.
Janey Godley is ‘still alive, by popular demand’ with a brand-new show for 2023 and can’t wait to be back doing what she does best! Ja…
Janey Godley is ‘still alive, by popular demand’ with a brand-new show for 2023 and can’t wait to be back doing what she does best! Ja…
6-year-old Manny is making his very first guacamole for his dad’s welcome home dinner.
Charlie George Swindon’s finest queer, mixed-race, neurodiverse, working class, ex-Jehovah’s Witness comedian longs for Grace.
A Woman uncovering letters and photographs from her ancestors suddenly asks herself - “My Dead…Do I really know them?”
Ready to get your laugh on? This March, we're bringing you Live at Leicester Square Theatre: a side-splitting lineup of some of the circuit's top comedi…
In 2022, Olga Koch wrote a master’s thesis about reply guys. This is a work-in-progress of a musical based on that thesis. ★★★★ The Guardian ★★★★ The Telegraph
This gig gets weird.
Abseiling lesbians! Queers in classrooms! Perverts panicking parents! And an act of oppression that inspired a generational riot.
Theatre of Gulags is a theatrical installation exploring the dark history of the Soviet Union labour camps, and the full-scale theatres that were built inside them.
On 25th February 2023, a remarkable event will begin in London’s West End.
“Light-hearted, never-to-be-seen-again fun.
What would you do if you came home one day after a long day and found a dead body on your living room floor? Would you freak out and be scared, perfectly calm, or angry? Steph fi…
Tweedy’s Musical Mayhem! TWEEDY - the comedy and slapstick legend and star of Gifford’s Circus, Cirque Berserk and the Cheltenham Everyman pantomime returns…
Tweedy’s Musical Mayhem! TWEEDY - the comedy and slapstick legend and star of Gifford’s Circus, Cirque Berserk and the Cheltenham Everyman pantomime returns…
blurb: Suitable for budding playwrights who want to meet dramaturgical story wizards Eoghan Carrick, Sarah Baxter, Michelle Read and Pamela McQueen to talk about their p…
Charlie is on the wrong end of 35 and her life is shrinking by the day.
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Direct from the USA, Soul Satisfaction are live in concert performing and celebrating the sounds of the Four Tops in their American Four Tops Motown Show delivering all …
Direct from the USA, Soul Satisfaction are live in concert performing and celebrating the sounds of the Four Tops in their American Four Tops Motown Show delivering all …
“This may be the biggestBut it is far from the first sacrifice I’ve made for this houseAnd I’m sure it won’t be the lastBut don’t fret.
Farting at a funeral.
MANIC PIXIE DREAM REN A Film School Dissertation-Induced Meltdown Sentimental: A New Gig Musical Speaking of break-ups, the world’s ending.
Come on in, the water’s fine.
Remixed by Debris Stevenson Directed by Josie Daxter Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps Shakespeare’s much-loved comedy meets reality TV romance in a raucous and…
A man wakes up drunk, scared and alone, with no idea where he is or how he got there.
Richard Herring returns to Leicester Square Theatre for his famous podcast, RHLSTP! Richard Herring has enjoyed phenomenal success as a writer and …
Richard Herring returns to The Leicester Square Theatre for his famous podcast, RHLSTP! Richard Herring has enjoyed phenomenal success as a writer …
In 2018, Simon’s late father performed a one man show about his imminent death to cancer.
It’s the 1960s, the world is changing.
Join the ONCOMM nominated Women’s Writes for three bold short plays written by female playwrights.
The West End theatre event of the year will return for a fifth season by popular demand.
Join award-winning comedian and queen of breakups Rosie Wilby for the launch of the fabulous new paperback edition of her book The Breakup Monologues (Green Tree), which is based o…
There are many stories that are lost or hidden from view, and George Takei’s Allegiance takes one of the shameful moments in American history - the incarceration of Japanese-Amer…
Inspired by the life story of renowned actor and activist George Takei, the UK premiere of the uplifting Broadway Musical, Allegiance, follows the story of the Kimura family and th…
Bells are ringing, dreidels are spinning, the holidays are here again! Leave the remote at home and get your fix of festive film hilarity at the Karaoke Hole with Dragprov’s Nutfli…
Cal McCrystal’s Mother Goose is a self-described silly, fun show with an underlying commentary of failed economic policies that live up to that promise.
“A tantalising look at the world of Rita Hayworth” The Times Considered by many to be the most beautiful woman of her day, Fred Astaire’s all-time favourite dance…
Hey Duggee: The Live Theatre Show is going to be huge! Betty wants to make costumes, Happy wants to sing, Tag wants to make music, Norrie wants to dance, Roly wants jelly and they …
Now in it’s 13th year! Leicester Square Theatre’s showcase for the UK's best up & coming New Comedians The best acts from almost 40 heats com…
On the back of their Edinburgh Festival run and double British Podcast Award nominations, the true crime podcast with a twist of lime takes to the road for its first ful…
Blippi The Musical brings the curious and fun character Blippi off the screen and onto the stage with world-class production, audience engagement and amazing music.
“A Musical Theatre Christmas” returns to The Actors’ Church, presented by Mark Robert Petty.
Bugsy Malone, the 1976 film by Alan Parker charlestons into Alexandra Palace theatre with a tremendous firing of custard pies! The cult classic of the spoof gangster movie reminds …
From Morgan Lloyd Malcolm, writer of the Olivier Award-winning Emilia, comes a brand-new retelling of Charles Dickens’ timeless classic.
Due to the huge demand for the first run of London shows, singer, songwriter, composer and producer, Gary Barlow, has announced the final two West End shows for his critically accl…
AN EVENING OF TERRORTOME WITH GARTH MARENGHI Garth Marenghi, horror literature’s greatest living author, returns from the darkness (figurative darkness -he&rsqu…
Buddy the Elf discovers he is an adopted 'human' baby from New York City and sets off on an adventure to find his biological father who has no idea of his son’s existence…
From hand-jiving to slicked hair, Nikolai Foster’s Grease at the Dominion Theatre is a sprint down memory lane with extra twists.
An incessantly ringing cell phone in a quiet café.
DIRECT FROM THE USA, William Hicks’ AMERICAN FOUR TOPS SHOW It’s the show jam packed with sweet soul music and Motown magic that continues to leave audiences…
Have you ever sat opposite someone on a bus quietly, both on your phones, and not say a word? Perhaps you glance up for a second and smile at each other.
Mixing survivalism with psychoanalysis, Dave Bain’s Last Sales Conference of the Apocalypse is a fractured and confused trip that leaves us with more questions than answers.
Kirsty Taylor’s politically charged rap musical about the cost of living crisis in broken Britain opens in a recreated pawnbroker shop in Bradford.
1929, New York.
Typecasting and a theatre career drove our heroine to insanity.
The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School (BOVTS) is pleased to present its 2022 MFA Graduate Showcase.
Following on from the success of the first event, My Kind of Musical is back with more fat, more songs, more revenge, and more spiralling over whether or not you should feed the bi…
Grant Black and Murray Lachlan Young’s Rehab is an entertaining musical that is full of potential.
Farting at a funeral.
What would you do if you came home one day after a long day and found a dead body on your living room floor? Would you freak out and be scared, perfectly calm, or angry? Steph fin…
What would you do if you came home one day after a long day and found a dead body on your living room floor? Would you freak out and be scared, perfectly calm, or angry? Steph fin…
Drawing on music hall and vaudeville traditions, Skinner & T’witch’s show combines comedy and satire with folk, flamenco and theatre-style songs.
Breathtaking projections of animation by YeastCulture steal this show and a set which is largely conveyed by lighting.
He’s Dead is a dark fantasy choreography asking the unanswerable question: Was Tupac depressed? This conceptual group work uses dance, live action and sound to unearth the unspoken…
The morning after a drunken rendezvous with an old boyfriend, a woman and her friend discuss autonomy, identity and bad sex.
Fiction’s greatest villains, from Hannibal Lecter to Cruella de Vil, are in court for their crimes in a rip-roaring musical comedy that will challenge everything you know about l…
Lighthouse is an upbeat Irish-American musical full of original drinking songs and step dancing numbers.
One of the best Cornish zombie apocalypse comedies ever made.
The year is 1925; the place is New York City.
Treason is the explosive new musical about the gunpowder plot, set to completely blow you away, featuring stunning music by Ricky Allan and book & lyrics by Ricky Allan & K…
Come! Welcome to the inaugural Book Festival Fringe.
Apradhini is a collection of stories about women who have been incarcerated for life for crimes including armed robbery, dacoity and murder.
‘Stand-out dance of the summer’ (Guardian on 201’s Skin).
Scotland’s music industry social night, Born To Be Wide, presents a celebration of Edinburgh’s scene, past and present.
Ancient Greece.
Star of The Stand Up Sketch Show (ITV2), Netflix’s Flinch, Live At The Apollo (BBC Two), Tonight at The London Palladium (ITV), Celebrity Juice (ITV2), Play To The Whistle (ITV),…
This powerful, funny and unflinching drama is about two real-life Florida women whose lives are profoundly changed by their immersion in the world of the other-abled.
If you’re not convinced by the title I have no idea what this is going to do.
Blippi The Musical brings the curious and fun character Blippi off the screen and onto the stage with world-class production, audience engagement and amazing music.
George cooks food while making you laugh.
Life is filled with the queerest things, none more so than the machinations of a mind like KC Finn’s.
Worshipped opera singer.
Award-winning musical theatre company The Talentz are bringing festive sparkle to you for our eighth year at the Fringe.
A musical reimagining of one of Oscar Wilde’s most beloved stories, The Canterville Ghost: The Musical features an original score and soundtrack.
Based on Roald Dahl’s beloved children’s novel, Matilda tells the story of a precocious five-year-old girl who loves books, hates bullies, and is revealed to have telekinetic p…
Based on the popular Scottish folk song, we follow the comic adventures of Maggie played by Jacqueline Hannan, a bus conductress in Fife in her new job.
A show that provides a jellicle discussion about the jellicle aspects of the jellicle cats in CATS and how you can apply them to your life in order to make it truly jellicle.
Dr Reverend Jimmy Goodlove, the 1980s-styled American televangelist, preaches and teaches! Life’s answers are found in the lyrics of Grammy Award-winning album Faith by George Mich…
A rock concert in a courtroom.
We live in a crazy world of fear and anxiety! But don’t worry, Dr Theatre is here to solve your problems in a show packed full of fabulous musical theatre songs with all the answ…
Ancient Greece.
The Riverside Theatre Company returns to Edinburgh to take on this Euripides classic.
Farting at a funeral.
A tragicomedy combining clowning and physical theatre, Boat! follows two friends at sea as they navigate companionship, solitude and altering states of reality.
Daily hour of the best musical comedy at this year’s Fringe, produced by the Musical Comedy Guide website (check for daily listings).
Award-winning comedy from the reigning title holder since 2018.
Rwandan writer and activist Kiki Katese takes to the stage with her all-female drumming group to share the powerful stories of those affected by the Rwandan genocide, in a performa…
Comedians Nigel Lovell (twice UK Pun Championship finalist) and Pete Merre (talkSport, SoccerAM) love Wordle and Leyton Orient and so are used to comedy, tragedy and heartbreak.
Dare to be different.
A smorgasbord of Frank Zappa classics hand-delivered by those finest purveyors of conceptual continuity, Pygmy Twylyte! Expect pickles, poodles, dental floss, muffins, snowballs an…
Formed in 1982, Edinburgh Music Theatre will be celebrating its big birthday (40 years young!) by performing a musical revue.
The America’s Got Talent winner brings his latest smash-hit show to Edinburgh for the first time.
A Scottish/African group presenting original songs by composer/playwright, Neo Vilakazi, based in Edinburgh.
Life is filled with the queerest things, none more so than the machinations of a mind like KC Finn’s.
Women are constantly measuring one another by ideals of thinness/beauty, best mommy practices and keeping a home with a happy partner.
Returning to the West End for the first time since 2019, Kinky Boots is the exhilarating true story about a struggling shoe factory that will lift you higher than any platform boot…
A comical feast that features an original story that is every father’s nightmare; Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a swee…
Based on the hit film, this award-winning musical by Gary Barlow and Tim Firth tells the story of an ordinary group of women in a Yorkshire Women’s Institute who create an artist…
This powerful, funny and unflinching drama is about two real-life Florida women whose lives are profoundly changed by their immersion in the world of the other-abled.
Come join us for the original free walking tour around the heart of Edinburgh’s historic Old Town.
Award-winning comedy from the reigning title holder since 2018.
Music is magic.
Russell Howard, Miranda Hart, Tim Minchin.
Join us for an afternoon of free jazz every Saturday and Sunday during the Fringe at The Grand Cafe.
‘Fantastic!’ (Jools Holland).
Coro 22 returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe to perform the celebratory first part, The Coming of Christ, from Handel’s masterpiece.
Top academics, dangerous ideas and your host comedian Susan Morrison.
A stand-up show to make you think: ‘Maybe I’m not doing so badly after all’.
Join us for free music every Saturday night during the Fringe at Southpour with great acoustic artists playing great pop covers.
Alan Turing – A Musical Biography.
The Welsh optimist returns to the festival, and this year he’s been thinking about the future.
The work is created by Chinese dancer/choreographer Zhibo Zhao, a Chinese National First-Rank Dance Artist now based in London for her PhD research.
A stand-up show to make you think: ‘Maybe I’m not doing so badly after all’.
Returning to Edinburgh Southside’s historic East Crosscauseway, Irene, Kate, Tricia and John once again bring colour with a dash of monochrome to the Whitespace Gallery.
Before audiences step foot into the SpaceUK’s Annexe, a tune from a nearby keyboard drifts out of the theatre and floats down the hall to greet the audience.
Comedians Nigel Lovell (twice UK Pun Championship finalist) and Pete Merre (talkSport, SoccerAM) love Wordle and Leyton Orient and so are used to comedy, tragedy and heartbreak.
Art27’s First Hand: Women Artists combines the work of four award-winning artists who have had residencies at Art27 scotland.
A Romantic Comedy.
Join us for a huge selection of free music every Friday and Saturday night during the Fringe at The Golf Tavern with different rock/pop cover bands with a great selection of music …
A shameless ode to desolate puppy-love in all its mundane, absurdist glory, featuring toads, sperm-banks and carrots.
Drop in daily to enjoy emerging and established artists playing for free at our specially curated lunchtime concerts.
Broadway, here we come! The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s production of Little Women is astonishingly professional, from the high quality costumes and stage setting to the ph…
A night of comedy featuring top acts from the Fringe, curated and programmed by London’s premier comedy venue Leicester Square Theatre.
The story follows a young prince who is accused of attempted murder and sentenced to die as a galley slave, but survives, eventually returning to his homeland, to find that his mot…
Having written over 200 songs during lockdown exploring some of the more comical aspects of the pandemic, Siobhan Argyle is bringing her sold-out show from Glasgow to the Edinburgh…
A guided walking tour visiting the sites and haunts of Edinburgh’s literary legends: Robert Burns, Walter Scott, RL Stevenson, Conan Doyle, JK Rowling, McCall Smith and others, wit…
Two pantomime stars keep complaining about people walking through their dressing room as they prepare for their performance, but not everything is good between them.
A man wakes up drunk, scared and alone, with no idea where he is or how he got there.
Is this a real knife? Is this just fantasy? Enjoy Shakespeare’s spooky tragedy like never before, as six actors deploy wittily rewritten pop classics, uproariously silly comedy and…
Love, song, dance and murder – Domitius retells the tale from an unbiased viewpoint paving the way for audiences to experience that particular reign in Ancient Rome.
Rhythms of India by Dr Radha Krishnan, Arabhi Krishnan and students. Storytelling using complex footwork set to rhythmic music along with facial expressions.
This timeless and enduring classic is about the March sisters’ journey from childhood to maturity during the American Civil War.
Join us for free music every Friday night during the Fringe at The Granary with our house musician playing great acoustic pop covers.
The sparkling eyes.
Gethsemane has a wide selection of new, fresh, and contemporary music with rock, acoustic and classical themes.
This solo performance with award-winning dancer Mikolaj Karczewski is based on personal material, made in collaboration with the obstruction master Palle Granhøj.
Some of the monologues are shorter than others and vary in length and topic but all of the women have some form or variation of anger inside them.
From the company that brought you the sell-out Fringe smash, Sunshine on Leith, Captivate Theatre presents a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family.
Three Women and Shakespeare’s Will is is a nice little premise for a play.
It’s time for us to play.
‘All we have hinges on the worn thread of a memory.
The world will end in seven days.
Returning to the Fringe following a sell-out debut run in 2019, this is a true crime podcast with a twist.
Making its professional debut, In Stitches Theatre Company presents COMEDY IMPROV! A group of 11 improvisers born at Rose Bruford College! You can expect games, stories, questionab…
Chris Bush, Miranda Cooper and Jennifer Decilveo’s Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World is in one word, a celebration.
Making its professional debut, In Stitches Theatre Company presents COMEDY IMPROV! A group of 11 improvisers born at Rose Bruford College! You can expect games, stories, questionab…
Eve’s eyes are green like guacamole, she has posh hair and a freckle on her chin and when she puts her hand on Elle’s arm… This heart-warming and belly-achingly funny story i…
‘Funny.
Stand-up philosophy is like stand-up comedy – except it’s philosophical.
All Things Must Pass, they say.
Boy, you’re an alien.
The Dead Ducks are back and raring to tickle your funny bone! This new generation of funny folk form York’s finest sketch comedy troupe – anyone saying otherwise is selling som…
A potty-mouthed romp through this bizarre-but-true story, from cult internet phenomenon and two-hit-wonder Kunt and the Gang.
Al Lubel talks about his name for fifty-six minutes and about something else for four minutes.
Join us for a huge selection of free music every night of the Fringe at Biddy’s with different rock/folk cover bands and a big selection of music right through the festival.
What if men could really understand what women want? Is it even possible? And if it was, would their heads implode? Join comics Kimberley Datnow and Peter Bazely this summer, as th…
Gabe Mollica brings New York-style comedy line-ups every night to Bar 50.
An original, comedy musical set in a 5 day self-help retreat following a group of people with all sorts of first world problems; such as Paul, a man with severe toxic masculinity, …
Do you ever lay down to sleep only to be visited by the dread of embarrassing memories and intrusive thoughts? This show is for you! Award-winning Irish comedian and star of mega-p…
Join ‘the most renowned sketch troupe of them all’ (Independent) for an hour of stand-up, sketch, song and much more.
An original, comedy musical set in a 5 day self-help retreat following a group of people with all sorts of first world problems; such as Paul, a man with severe toxic masculinity, …
The Alternative Book Club presents an unconventional comedy show about books where there is absolutely no required reading.
Sometimes you’ve just got to listen to your balls.
Fladam (Florence Poskitt and Adam Sowter) are ‘the most amazing hilarious musical comedy duo’ (Harry Whittaker, BBC Radio York).
Now in our 10th year! Smash-hit production, The Improv Musical returns to take the Fringe by storm.
Where do you start if your ultimate goal is a West End and Broadway musical? Revivals often start at Chichester and new concepts here at the Fringe.
Are you a love warrior? Turns out, I am!Hallmark movies might be cheesy and predictable, but they’re the kind of films that help people escape their lives, and during the pandemi…
Star of The Stand Up Sketch Show (ITV2), Netflix’s Flinch, Live At The Apollo (BBC Two), Tonight at The London Palladium (ITV), Celebrity Juice (ITV2), Play To The Whistle (ITV),…
Making A Murderer: The Musical is created by Phil Meaney, and tells the heart-wrenching story of the Avery family and the injustice they suffered at the hands of the American legal…
From voice-straining high notes to limb-spraining high kicks, via on-stage smooches and offstage feuds, award-winning musical revue I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical reveals ever…
Join us for free live music every Wednesday to Sunday during the Fringe at Ghillie Dhu with different indie and rock/pop artists with a great selection of music.
Alex Dawson (Róisin Bevan) is a successful social media guru.
Join this multi award-winning musical storyteller for another collection of story-songs.
Come and celebrate the start of this year’s Free Festival! See samples of all the top shows from this years Free Fest, the night before it begins – and party with the performers,…
Theatre has proved one of the greatest allies of those seeking to speak to truth to power throughout the ages.
Some shows are Fringe standards, you can’t help but think that they’re like the ravens at the Tower of London; that if they weren’t here, everything would come tumbling down.
Facing an existential crisis Anna powered off her phone and dived head first into an Ayahuasca retreat in the Irish wilderness.
Alexander S.
This new folk musical seeks to explore our heritage and legacy, weaving two parallel stories; one of a crofter and a wandering soldier in the 18th Century, and one of an old pensio…
Kazumi is hunting a sea monster.
Irish gig theatre call to arms.
Assembly’s Gala celebrates the opening of our 2022 programme of over 200 shows.
A humorous and sometimes shocking insight into the untold stories of women in Scotland and the fine line they had to walk in an ever-changing climate of politics, religion and magi…
Combining history, humour and horror, this walking tour culminates inside the Covenanter’s Prison – a locked section of a 16th-century walled cemetery.
WORSHIPPED OPERA SINGER.
A one-woman performance about knitting through grief, heartache and depression. All in a pandemic. Knitting or crocheting is encouraged.
WORSHIPPED OPERA SINGER.
PLEASE NOTE THIS SHOW WILL BE AVAILABLE TO STREAM FROM 8th AUGUST.
Thrust into power, Nero, a young Roman Emperor, seeks life as a musician and performer, but a series of threats against his life may prove to be his final act.
With music by ABBA legends Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, and lyrics by the incomparable Sir Tim Rice, the iconic musical Chess returns to the West End for the first time …
MTS presents: The Addams Family Musical in Concert! The elite young performers of Musical Theatre Studio Ltd give you an exciting performance of The Addams Family.
‘My Kind of Musical’ is a collection of original songs and comedy on being a chunky, musical-loving hoe in a world of perfection and exclusivity.
‘An x-rated musical-comedy TED talk about the end of human civilisation’.
A wonderful journey of song, celebrating some of the most iconic female singers and songwriters of the 60s-90s.
Step back in time and experience the dark world of the theatrical seance.
A wonderful journey of song, celebrating some of the most iconic female singers and songwriters of the 60s-90s.
Step back in time and experience the dark world of the theatrical seance.
Nana Rabbit’s Cake-off! Join Nana Rabbit and her friends as they re-enact her most famous adventure yet; The Quest for the Whisk of Destiny! Nana, who was once named ‘The Greatest…
A brand new kickass-pirational pop musical bursts into life as the Fantastically Great Women take to the stage to tell their stories.
There has been much said in books and films about the life and times of Harvey Milk.
We are back to lead you in a sing-a-long of hits from all the best musical shows, with a live band of West End theatre musicians backing you.
‘Hamilton’ meets ‘Pitch Perfect’: spontaneously Improvised! Imagine a new kind of musical: beatboxers, rappers, actors, singers, dancers and body percussionists, come together as …
“Is this a real knife? Is this just fantasy?” Enjoy Shakespeare’s spooky tragedy like never before, as six actors deploy wittily rewritten pop classics, uproariously silly com…
Come and hear about the woman who was instrumental in shaping the sound of the big band era; the woman from south London who became one of the only three women immortalised in Art …
Come and hear about the woman who was instrumental in shaping the sound of the big band era; the woman from south London who became one of the only three women immortalised in Art …
“Is this a real knife? Is this just fantasy?” Enjoy Shakespeare’s spooky tragedy like never before, as six actors deploy wittily rewritten pop classics, uproariously silly com…
Astra’s people snatched their green homeland from the chaos of global eco-collapse.
Astra’s people snatched their green homeland from the chaos of global eco-collapse.
Our hosts Risky Maracas (Rikki Tarascas), Honor Mission and their group of hip cats ensure you get fully immersed in the world epitomised by Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg and Caroly…
Our hosts Risky Maracas (Rikki Tarascas), Honor Mission and their group of hip cats ensure you get fully immersed in the world epitomised by Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg and Caroly…
‘Did you grow up loving Young Adult Fantasy novels (and do you maybe still love young adult fantasy novels)? Are you a ride or die Team Edward or Team Jacob fan? Then this may be t…
‘Did you grow up loving Young Adult Fantasy novels (and do you maybe still love young adult fantasy novels)? Are you a ride or die Team Edward or Team Jacob fan? Then this may be t…
Everything begins with movement.
Funny Women return to Brighton Komedia with a fabulous line-up.
Now in its 20th year, Funny Women return to Brighton Komedia with a fabulous line-up.
Everything begins with movement.
Miracle Theatre brings Carol Ann Duffy’s radical adaption of Everyman right up to date, creating a multi-sensory experience with sizzling sound score (Dom Coyote – Kneehigh), m…
When your time’s up, how will you account for your life on Earth? Everyman is riding high, works hard and plays harder.
We are four friendly comedians and we’ve still got it! Plenty of laughs, stories and craziness. Come and enjoy an hour hanging out with us!
We are four friendly comedians and we’ve still got it! Plenty of laughs, stories and craziness. Come and enjoy an hour hanging out with us!
Come and enjoy a night of great comedy to help support women, children, mothers, and babies in the world’s poorest communities.
One decision creates two wildly different lives in this hilarious, uplifting and 100% improvised musical from top UK performers.
How much can one choice change your life? One decision creates two wildly different lives in this hilarious, uplifting and 100% improvised musical.
An award-winning musical, ‘Clean!’ is a rousing play about the women of laundry hill, Brighton.
Ida Barr is a former star of the British Music Hall.
Clean! The Musical is as unique a musical as you'll find at the Fringe.
What next? If you’re thinking about developing your show, or setting up your own company after the Fringe, but don’t know where to begin, sign up to talk to Jackie Elliman, Leg…
What next? If you’re thinking about developing your show, or setting up your own company after the Fringe, but don’t know where to begin, sign up to talk to Jackie Elliman, Leg…
Scared of commitment? Drink too much coffee? Own an NFT? Audience problems become a unique and oddly uplifting musical on the spot.
What if men could really understand what women want.
What if men could really understand what women want.
My name is George Coppen and life for me is unusual.
My name is George Coppen and life for me is unusual.
Sunday Assembly is a worldwide network of non-religious gatherings that aim to celebrate life and build community through thought-provoking speakers, readings, poems, quiet reflect…
Sunday Assembly is a worldwide network of non-religious gatherings that aim to celebrate life and build community through thought-provoking speakers, readings, poems, quiet reflect…
From some of Britain’s first women doctors to suffragettes, entrepreneurs to entertainers, racing drivers, artists, music-hall stars, and campaigners, Brighton & Hove has always at…
From some of Britain’s first women doctors to suffragettes, entrepreneurs to entertainers, racing drivers, artists, music-hall stars, and campaigners, Brighton & Hove has always at…
A show to make you think: “maybe I’m not doing so badly after all.
A show to make you think: “maybe I’m not doing so badly after all.
Hove has been home to women who have shaken our world.
Hove has been home to women who have shaken our world.
We run comedy nights at this venue all year round but we have something special planned for the Fringe.
Brighton Fringe 2019 People’s Choice Nominee George Sawyer returns with a bunch of stories that may or may not have happened to him or to anyone, ever.
Brighton Fringe 2019 People’s Choice Nominee George Sawyer returns with a bunch of stories that may or may not have happened to him or to anyone, ever.
CAN I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE?!! The world premiere of a brand new kick-asspirational pop musical bursts to life as the Fantastically Great Women take to the stage to …
Come and watch our Musical Theatre (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase
Come and watch our Musical Theatre (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase
Monday, March 28th 7:30pm The Revival: Women & The Word + Q&A Trailer1: https://www.
High energy, fun and witty, The Bean Spillers’ Improvised Musical showcases a wide range of talent, musical knowledge and general mischief.
This is a double bill of monologues navigating grief: Intricate Rituals by Seth Douglas and The Same Rain That Falls on Me by Logan Jones.
The country’s biggest sketch competition is back for it’s sixth year.
The country’s biggest sketch competition is back for it’s sixth year.
Have you always wanted to go to a presentation about ADHD that veers off into the wacky and wonderful world of Neuroscience, Julie Andrews, Cher and Dolly Parton? Well n…
Richard Herring returns to The Leicester Square Theatre for his famous podcast, RHLSTP! Richard Herring has enjoyed phenomenal success as a writer and performer and…
For aficionados of Ibsen this is a production not to be missed; nor should those who just like to wallow in the velvety richness of traditional theatre ignore this rare opportunity…
Tim Walker's brand new play sees the tumultuous political events of recent years played out in a power struggle between two determined women.
The musical gameshow sensation with Chris Hide - spin the wheel to pick a theme or win a big prize!Wednesdays from 9pmTicket link
A farmer, singing cabbages and magicHow do you teach cabbages to sing? Why is magic so dangerous? How did a group of strangers find their way onto a hidden farm? Find ou…
The year is 2021, and the world still doesn’t know what to do with those of us who have decided not to reproduce.
The Documentary No One Asked ForThis absurdly hilarious radio play follows the investigations of a disgraced RTE journalist who has travelled to a strange island off the…
The (Not So) Quick Murder of Man Death over a bag of crisps Sorry, Denny's Dead.
For the first time ever and for one night only South African comedy aces Celeste Ntuli and Thenjiwe Moseley bring their rib cracking stand up comedy to London.
For the first time ever and for one night only South African comedy aces Celeste Ntuli and Thenjiwe Moseley bring their rib cracking stand up comedy to London.
Calling all Rebel Girls and VioletsOn Friday 4th February 2022, XS POP will be tearing up Aatma in the heart of Manchester’s Northern Quarter, to celebrate all of the best women wh…
Now in it’s 12th year.
We never get off at Sloane Square is an adaptation of Helen DeWitt’s novel, The Last Samurai – the story of a mother, Sibylla, who singlehandedly homeschools her son, Ludo, whi…
The hit comedy podcast takes to the stage with a very special, live christmas show! Drunk Women Solving Crime is a true crime podcast with a twist…of lime.
Philip Pullman sets The Book of Dust – La Belle Sauvage twelve years before his epic His Dark Materials trilogy.
Over 300 acts compete for the title of New Comedian of the Year in Leicester Square Theatre‘s hunt for the best new acts in the country.
36 PERFORMANCES ONLY Ralph Fiennes stars in the world premiere stage adaptation of FOUR QUARTETS By T S Eliot ‘Ralph Fiennes triumphs…a magnificent theatrical ex…
Meet some of the shortlisted authors from the An Post Irish Book Awards 2021 at this year’s Dublin Book Festival.
Based on Baz Luhrmann’s epic love story, Moulin Rouge is a larger-than-life electrifying musical.
Over 300 acts compete for the title of New Comedian of the Year in Leicester Square Theatre‘s hunt for the best new acts in the country.
PICTURE IT!MANCHESTER 2021!After 5 years of award-winning, sell-out shows in London, Golden Girls: A Musical is finally on TOUR!We’ll thank you for being a friend for two nights on…
A delightfully funny and touching musical
Juliet is about to kill herself.
An amazing evening of dinner and live music.
Radio City is under threat.
Radio City is under threat.
Corinthian King Sisyphus is tired of the holy powers-that-be controlling his humdrum and repetitive life.
“SOMETIMES YOU NEED TODISCONNECT TO RECONNECT” My Mindset Retreat teaches proven mindfulness techniques that will help you improve your overall physical and emotional we…
Romancero Books con el apoyo de la Oficina de Asuntos Culturales y Cintificos de la Embajada de Espaa en Londres presenta el Festival de Literatura Queer Espaola en Londres - FLQEL…
Learn how to make a lino-cut print from start to finish in a friendly in-person workshop with LGBT+ women, trans and non-binary people, led by Wild Water Art Store’s Gemma Curtis.
The renowned Finborough Theatre is still alive and well as witnessed by its latest production of Jordan Hall’s How To Survive An Apocalypse presented by Proud Haddock.
Out of hard times, something magical can rise.
Please join us for the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School Graduating MFA Actors London Showcase where there will be a selection of monologues and duologues delivered by our …
Come and enjoy a night of great comedy to help support women, children, mothers and babies in the world’s poorest communities.
Capitalism has the city of Dollaropolis in its grasp, and only The Chosen One can extinguish its smog: Karl Kommufist, boy wonder! Can Karl, aided by his best friends Emily and Max…
PICTURE IT! BRIGHTON 2021!After 5 years of award-winning, sell-out shows in London, Golden Girls: A Musical is finally off on it’s long anticipated tour to Brighton!This September …
Capitalism has the city of Dollaropolis in its grasp, and only The Chosen One can extinguish its smog: Karl Kommufist, boy wonder! Can Karl, aided by his best friends Emily and Max…
Capitalism has the city of Dollaropolis in its grasp, and only The Chosen One can extinguish its smog: Karl Kommufist, boy wonder! Can Karl, aided by his best friends Emily and Max…
Capitalism has the city of Dollaropolis in its grasp, and only The Chosen One can extinguish its smog: Karl Kommufist, boy wonder! Can Karl, aided by his best friends Emily and Max…
This panel will explore how female filmmakers in East Asia have fought to promote equality both onscreen and behind the camera, advocating for the importance of diverse representat…
Josh Widdicombe has become one of the most in demand and highly regarded comedians in the UK for both his live stand-up and TV work since his debut gig in 2008.
Over 300 acts compete for the title of New Comedian of the Year in Leicester Square Theatre‘s hunt for the best new acts in the country.
“Arrests of persons of White ethnic appearance accounted for 48% of arrests for a terrorism-related offence” - Home Office (National Statistics-2020).
“Arrests of persons of White ethnic appearance accounted for 48% of arrests for a terrorism-related offence” - Home Office (National Statistics-2020).
“Arrests of persons of White ethnic appearance accounted for 48% of arrests for a terrorism-related offence” - Home Office (National Statistics-2020).
“Arrests of persons of White ethnic appearance accounted for 48% of arrests for a terrorism-related offence” - Home Office (National Statistics-2020).
PICTURE IT! LONDON 2021!Following the announcement of our Brighton shows, due to popular demand we have decided to add a one night only London Preview, exclusively at The Two Brewe…
Richard Herring returns to The Leicester Square Theatre for his famous podcast, RHLSTP! Richard Herring has enjoyed phenomenal success as a writer and performer and…
Starring Maisey Bawden, Anna-Jane Casey, Janie Dee, Nicole Raquel Dennis, Hiba Elchikhe, Kerry Ellis, Gabriela García, Cassidy Janson, Linda John-Pierre, Sophia Nomvete and …
Bienvenue to Chansons, the musical intercultural cabaret.
Farting at a funeral.
Hop, bounce, jump, wave and sing! Percussion, music, laughter and balloons with Verona’s Musical Balloon Band.
A musical adaptation of the masterfully satirical novel Black Snow by Mikhail Bulgakov: When Sergei Leontievich’s bid to take his own life fails, they dramatises their novel whose …
A musical adaptation of the masterfully satirical novel Black Snow by Mikhail Bulgakov: When Sergei Leontievich’s bid to take his own life fails, they dramatises their novel whose …
Learn how to make a lino-cut print from start to finish in a friendly in-person workshop with LGBT+ women, trans and non-binary people, led by Wild Water Art Store’s Gemma Curtis.
Prepare to fall in love with Disney’s FROZEN all over again, as a brand-new theatrical experience arrives in London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane this August.
Multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter and stand-up, Paul Dennis brings his music and comedy together for the first time.
The third generation of York Comedy Society’s premier sketch troupe, The Dead Ducks, are alive and kicking with their new show ‘Ducks out of water’.
The third generation of York Comedy Society’s premier sketch troupe, The Dead Ducks, are alive and kicking with their new show ‘Ducks Out of Water’.
The third generation of York Comedy Society’s premier sketch troupe, The Dead Ducks, are alive and kicking with their new show ‘Ducks out of water’.
For one week only, George Fox and Chris Thorburn are bringing their award-winning comedy off the internet and back to the Monkey Barrel stage for their work-in-progress stand-up sh…
Welcome to Hill Valley! Take an electrifying ride back in time as the 1985 blockbuster film and pop culture phenomenon arrives in London’s West End as a groundbreaking new musical …
Two women on a mission is a full an engaging hour with stand up sets from both Clare Harrison McCartney and Sara Louise Aston.
Two women on a mission is a full and engaging hour with sets from both Clare and Sara.
Two women on a mission is a full an engaging hour with stand up sets from both Clare Harrison McCartney and Sara Louise Aston.
Welcome to undertaker Anna Morgan-Jones’ live Zoom webinar.
"The legendary BBC Radio 4 series hits London’s Underbelly Festival for the first time in this special live residency starring the dream team of Jon Culshaw, Debra Steph…
Lemon Squeeze Productions are presenting a new adaptation of Rossetti’s Women at the Space@Surgeons’ Hall, written and directed by Joan Greening, award-winning writer of ITV si…
This modern adaptation of Little Women, set in London 2019, follows the four sisters: Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy over a weekend, as Jo and Meg go to visit Beth and Amy in their London b…
This modern adaptation of Little Women, set in London 2019, follows the four sisters: Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy over a weekend, as Jo and Meg go to visit Beth and Amy in their London b…
The Scottish-African choir present upbeat, vibrant songs from a new musical set in Scotland and Zimbabwe.
IRL Queer Meditation Sunday 15th August 1pm Finsbury Park.
Workshop : Being of InfluenceDate : Saturday 14th AugustTime : 15:00 - 18:00 UKT / 10am - 1pm ESTLocation : VirtualAudience : LGBTQ+Cost : FREE (Donations accepted) ‘Bei…
The grannies in the show will tell you their life stories through singing and playing the moon guitar.
Award-winning comedian.
A conversation about the past, present and future of women’s playwriting in Scotland.
When the red-suited moustachioed plumber goes missing, the Princess realises she has to break the cycle of her role as “damsel in distress”, turn the tables and go on an advent…
This panel will explore dance, theatre and performance delivered both live and digitally.
Myra is dead; long live Myra! Realising she stands to miss out on the most attention she’ll ever receive, the ‘acid-tongued and funny to the bone’ (Time Out) Myra brings forw…
When the red-suited moustachioed plumber goes missing, the Princess realises she has to break the cycle of her role as “damsel in distress”, turn the tables and go on an advent…
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
Puppetry, shadow theatre, mime and music all contribute to this charming oddity, which Caravan Theatre do indeed perform in a caravan.
The Manchester Revue are proud to present their new sketch show, Free Shot On Entry! Bringing you the best comedy The University of Manchester has to offer, prepare to question eve…
Some inherit from their mothers material possessions.
Researched and designed by best-selling historical author and award-winning novelist J A Henderson, our walks combine the weirdest stories, wickedest humour and wildest history.
Described as a ‘wonderfully chaotic and colourful tragicomedy’ Theatre-19 Presents: John is a particularly silly devised piece at theSpace@Surgeons Hall from a group of Bristol…
This evocative play by Australian playwright Melissa-Kelly Franklin tells the story of a young couple living in a world ravaged by climate change.
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 referential piece of immersive digital theatre set in a flat that’s been possessed – Poltergeist style – by the ghost of pop-cultural masculinities.
A circus performance delivered as an interactive home experience.
A trio of new plays, presented digitally, by Edinburgh Graduate Theatre Group.
Sylvain Émard’s Rhapsodie is a performance event for 20 dancers inspired by the ritual of dance.
A blasphemous dark comedy about the end of the world.
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Améliore: A New Musical is a tale for the modern age, inverting traditional Broadway stereotypes and prioritising the Black, queer, female voice.
This evocative new play by Australian playwright Melissa-Kelly Franklin tells the story of a couple living in a world ravaged by climate change.
Free concerts every lunchtime, Monday to Saturday throughout August.
Améliore: A New Musical is a tale for the modern age, inverting traditional Broadway stereotypes and prioritising the Black, queer, female voice.
This evocative new play by Australian playwright Melissa-Kelly Franklin tells the story of a couple living in a world ravaged by climate change.
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical has been a rip-roaring success since the show started in 2008.
After selling out their 2018 and 2019 Brighton Fringe shows and lighting up The Warren’s Summer Season, Do the Thing are here for you in 2021.
Come and see the Drunk Women Solving Crime record their chart-topping true-crime podcast in front of an intimate audience for their new London residency at the…
After selling out their 2018 and 2019 Brighton Fringe shows and lighting up The Warren’s Summer Season, Do the Thing are here for you in 2021.
Join poet Adam Kammerling as he launches his debut collection Seder, alongside a gang of hyper-talented poets and musicians.
We are back to lead you in a sing-a-long of hits from all the best musical shows, with a live band of West End theatre musicians backing you.
Multiverse Musical is a show with a twist.
Farting at a funeral.
I was five when I first heard them.
A TOTAL REIMAGINING OF THE CLASSIC STORY.
I was five when I first heard them.
Part of The History Bois residency at ONCA barge, this online workshop run by poet, drag king and artist SL Grange is for folks wanting to connect with their Queer tr/ancestors.
Brand-new comedy from the stand-up who cooks on stage.
Brand-new comedy from the stand-up who cooks on stage.
Juliet is about to kill herself.
Juliet is about to kill herself.
Funny Women return to Brighton Komedia with a fabulous line-up.
Sara Segovia Rodao and Lachlan Werner are cuties by nature, cancers by astrological sign and clowns by trade.
We are four friendly comedians and we’ve still got it! Plenty of laughs, stories and craziness. Come and enjoy an hour hanging out with us!
Running through different eras of history, Clean - The Musical wiped the floor with its heartfelt, touching overlapping of stories of seven women who lived in Roundhill, Brighton.
Tl;dr: Two female comedians debut their 30 minute solo shows on one bill.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
This year, as a part of the National Lottery’s Thanks To You week, we are delighted to be hosting a talk about the heritage of our theatre.
Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli are back together again thanks to a sensational musical experience, Judy and Liza.
Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli are back together again thanks to a sensational musical experience, Judy and Liza.
Where do our missing socks go? Do they end up down the plug hole or do they go sunbathing in the Caribbean? Milo thinks that wearing odd socks is embarrassing, so his weird and w…
Where do our missing socks go? Do they end up down the plug hole or do they go sunbathing in the Caribbean? Milo thinks that wearing odd socks is embarrassing, so his weird and w…
This evocative new play by Australian playwright Melissa-Kelly Franklin tells the story of a couple living in a world ravaged by climate change.
From Ladies to ladies, scientists to sportswomen, Kemptown has inspired some incredible women.
From Ladies to ladies, scientists to sportswomen, Kemptown has inspired some incredible women.
This evocative new play by Australian playwright Melissa-Kelly Franklin tells the story of a couple living in a world ravaged by climate change.
Did you know that Hove has been home to women who have shaken our world? From some of Britain’s first women doctors, to suffragettes, to social campaigners, to boundary-shifting en…
This new comedy musical is based upon the little told story of the life of Helen Carte.
Did you know that Hove has been home to women who have shaken our world? From some of Britain’s first women doctors, to suffragettes, to social campaigners, to boundary-shifting en…
After a sold-out debut season at the 2019 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, the world’s first comedy show about sleep apnea is here.
‘Out! Why, what could have taken you out on Tuesday? What did you have to do?’ ‘Nothing.
Join the pop star of the Proletariat, Des Kapital (winner of ‘Gulag’s Got Talent’, ‘The Ex-Soviet Republic Factor’ and ‘Strictly Commune Farming’) for a live, physica…
Ida Barr is a former star of the British Music Hall.
‘It’s not all that glitters is gold, half the story has never been told’ - Bob Marley Lively up yourself and celebrate the story of Jamaica’s global superst…
‘Women Hold Up the Sky’ tells the story of how women activists affected by mining and other forms of large-scale extractives in South Africa, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of …
After selling out their 2018 and 2019 Brighton Fringe shows and lighting up The Warren’s Summer Season, Do the Thing are here for you in 2021.
Locally-composed Cape jazz produced at the foot of Table Mountain.
Moral obligations? Masked men? Ah, the story of Edna and Sarah’s lives.
Join the pop star of the Proletariat, Des Kapital (winner of ‘Gulag’s Got Talent’, ‘The Ex-Soviet Republic Factor’ and ‘Strictly Commune Farming’) for a live, physica…
Based on the winner of Brighton Fringe 2019’s Best New Play, ‘Clean: The Musical’ tells the tales of women of laundry hill area, Brighton since 1870 and is a rousing celebration …
Based on the winner of Brighton Fringe 2019’s Best New Play, ‘Clean: The Musical’ tells the tales of women of laundry hill area, Brighton since 1870 and is a rousing celebration …
Following two previous Edinburgh Fringe sell-out shows, Coily Dart Theatre present another brand-new comedy musical, based upon the little told story of the life of Helen Carte.
‘Women Hold Up the Sky’ tells the story of how women activists affected by mining and other forms of large-scale extractives in South Africa, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of …
Locally-composed Cape jazz produced at the foot of Table Mountain.
Everything about A Red Square is different.
After a sold-out season around Australia, experimental theatre company Pony Cam are bringing their award-winning new work to the UK.
After a sold-out debut season at the 2019 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, the world’s first comedy show about sleep apnea is here.
Traditional, Victorian ‘Old Time Music Hall’ All the songs you love to sing and the jokes you love to hear.
BE THE STAR OF THE SHOW! Celebrate with us in our reserved VIP area in the bar.
Out of the Wings and Inti Press present six new translations from Cuba, Spain, Peru, Brazil, Chile and Portugal.
We open our Out of the Wings winter festivities with an evening of short extracts of translated plays from first-time and early-career theatre translators.
Award-winning genre explorers Encompass Productions return to the White Bear Theatre with Homecoming: A New Theatre Festival.
Where is the glitter and magic, our annual Christmas treat, without the Sugar Plum Fairy or the Snow Queen? With theatre doors closed during these sad times, Scottish Ballet have c…
Deck the halls with holly because Christmas has come early as the biggest stars from London’s West End celebrate the festive season in WEST END MUSICAL CHRISTMAS – LIVE…
Now in it’s 12th year.
There’s no stopping The Showstoppers! With twelve years as an Edinburgh Festival must-see phenomenon, a critically acclaimed West End run and an Olivier Award to their name, …
Over 300 acts compete for the title of New Comedian of the Year in Leicester Square Theatre‘s hunt for the best new acts in the country.
Over 300 acts compete for the title of New Comedian of the Year in Leicester Square Theatre‘s hunt for the best new acts in the country.
Over 300 acts compete for the title of New Comedian of the Year in Leicester Square Theatre‘s hunt for the best new acts in the country.
A one hour Zoom workshop exploring poetry and creative writing in theatre.
Is there anything more complex than the female mind? In this 21st-century world, every action is just so difficult for people to understand! They’ve liked my photo, do they fancy m…
Last year’s sell-out show returns for one week only.
This virtual live event explores the role of theatre and performance in military life, especially in boosting troops’ morale.
Through song and improvisation, Bookends follows two people’s relationship as it changes over time, delving into life and the intricacies of human connection.
A powerful musical about living with dementia.
When exes Claire and Niamh bump into each other for the first time in years while out with their current partners, they have no idea just what they’ve gotten themselves into.
Small Truth Theatre are delighted to announce our DIGITAL CARAVAN THEATRE will be launching on Saturday 15th August 2020, with our first collection of audio plays that are all avai…
Join Rosie Kay as she talks about working in dance and film, from 5 SOLDIERS to Sunshine on Leith.
Following successful tours of Australia, the USA and the UK, English folk-acoustic duo Skinner and T’witch return to Edinburgh with a live show of original music.
‘Fantastic’ (Jools Holland).
The Edinburgh satirical smash hit returns newly revised and updated! Election 2020.
Two fit guys discover they can earn big bucks from tickling.
This show is a musical comedy with adult themes and scantily clad men! It contains steam and lots of bubbles! Billy is a young man, looking for love.
The Edinburgh must-see, Olivier Award-winning (Best Entertainment and Family Show) West End hit returns for an incredible 13th consecutive year! A brand-new musical comedy is creat…
Fresh from sell-out performances in London and Los Angeles, two of the co-creators of Fringe sell-out smash-hit Thrones! The Musical bring you a Harry Potter parody musical that is…
When you type ‘George Lewis’ into Google, the suggestions that follow are pretty boring.
Researched and designed by best-selling historical author and award-winning novelist J A Henderson, our walks combine the weirdest stories, wickedest humour and wildest history.
Academy Award winning actress Whoopi Goldberg is back as Deloris Van Cartier with BAFTA Award winner Jennifer Saunders in the role of Mother Superior as the newly adapted product…
Olivier Award-Winner Giles Terera (Hamilton) leads the cast of Sammy, the major new musical based on the life and career of legendary entertainer Sammy Davis Jr.
Academy Award nominee Jake Gyllenhaal and Tony Award® winner Annaleigh Ashford star in Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece Sunday …
Come and enjoy a night of great comedy to help support women, children, mothers and babies in the world’s poorest communities.
Ireland in the 1930s.
Focusing on the work and lives of older women - both in front and behind the camera - this year’s line-up includes Japanese animation Mix, eco-comedy The Last Mermaid starring Jane…
Stephen Schwartz is the multi-award winning creator of an extraordinary catalogue of songs for stage and screen.
In 1782, the owners of the Zong ship claimed insurance on the lives of the 130 slaves thrown overboard.
A team of top improv comedians are bringing a new monthly show to Manchester this month with The Totally Improvised Musical.
Back for it’s fifth year.
Back for it’s fifth year.
The "Podfather" (Guardian) and "King of the Internet" (Time Out) returns with the award winning Podcast in which he chats with the biggest names in c…
Prepare to see 6 short plays by female identifying playwrights with none of those boring archetypal forms.
Winner: Best New Writing, Buxton Fringe.
It’s 1895 and 24 year old Annie Londonderry has returned victorious to America, hailed as the first woman ever to cycle around the world.
Linda, Brian and Nelly are new to the neighbourhood, everything seems perfect.
As Lin Hwai-Min, founder of the world-renowned Taiwanese company, steps down in 2020, Cloud Gate Dance Theatre brings works from the current and new artistic directors.
A comic valentine to musical theatre.
We’re back! This time with 3 new short plays by female identifying playwrights. Prepare to see plays with female driven narrative and none of those boring archetypal forms!
Traditional, Victorian ‘Old Time Music Hall’ All the songs you love to sing and the jokes you love to hear.
One of Hollywood’s most beloved romantic stories of all time is now coming to the West End! Pretty Woman: The Musical features direction and choreography by two-time To…
We’re kicking off this year’s Reigning Women with a huge night of live music.
by Jake Brunger A comic play about sex and commitment in the 21st century.
Now in it’s 11th year.
Don’t miss the exclusive world premiere of Sleepless, the enchanting romantic musical comedy based on the original screenplay Sleepless in Seattle.
The original ukulele orchestra.
One of the years most talked about and chart-topping comedy podcasts takes to the stage with a very special festive live recording, following a sell out fringe run and s…
Over 300 acts compete for the title of New Comedian of the Year in Leicester Square Theatre‘s hunt for the best new acts in the country.
After three centuries, three witch sisters are resurrected in Salem Massachusetts on Halloween night, and it is up to two teen-agers, a young girl, and an immortal cat …
Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane and Dianne Wiest lead the laughs in this wild comedy that insists you don't have to be a woman to be a mother.
Over 300 acts compete for the title of New Comedian of the Year in Leicester Square Theatre‘s hunt for the best new acts in the country.
Faith - The George Michael Legacy returns with a brand-new production for 2018.
Get into the Hallowe’en spirit and be the first to see Zombies: The Musical, a homegrown comedy in development about star-crossed lovers trying to find each other even in death.
While browsing some of the more risqué websites you may discover some titillating videos of various people trying to get each other to laugh, moan and groan simply by tickling.
The British Theatre Challenge is delighted to be returning to the Jack Studio Theatre with five new plays, wrapped into one very entertaining evening.
The unmissable, Fringe First award-winning show from Kieran Hurley and Gary McNair, featuring an original soundtrack by members of Frightened Rabbit.
Set in the shadow of Brooklyn Bridge on a shabby corner, Brooklyn The Musical is a play-within-a-play staged by a rag-tag bunch of street performers who call themselves the Ci…
The Tower Theatre Company seek to outrage and (somewhat) inspire with their recreation of Dead Funny.
Jon Robyns returns to the Leicester Square Theatre to celebrate the release of his new album, Musical Direction.
The heart-warming and hilarious Broadway show based on the classic movie starring Tom Hanks, comes to The Dominion Theatre for its West End Premier.
Having just celebrated their 60th anniversary, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre bring with them a flood of new and exciting works alongside modern classics in three mixed program…
Over 300 acts compete for the title of New Comedian of the Year in Leicester Square Theatre‘s hunt for the best new acts in the country.
George is a fine and recognised singer/songwriter from the old fishing and mining village of Port Seton in East Lothian.
Tang and Four Dreams are presented by the Shanghai Conservatory of Music.
Join us for a riotous celebration of the Fringe’s best musical comedians! Since 2009, the MCAs have helped to launch the likes of Abandoman, Rachel Parris, Mae Martin, Jay Foreman …
The semi-final of the 2019 Funny Women Awards.
Be spellbound by our magical musical tour conducted by Edinburgh’s very own Capital Concert Band.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
The cruelties of social media could have broken a girl’s spirit.
Zkeletonz are ‘one of the UK’s most innovative and independent bands’ (DestinationNative.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe Participants.
In the far-flung future, a graduate student uncovers the classified records of a vanished scientist/poet known as Captain Redacted, who was sent to explore alternate Earths and doc…
The award-winning Aussie comedian is back with a brand-new show, taking on the end of the world.
This musical theatre applies a double-structured storyline to interpret contemporary understandings of Tang Xianzu, known as Shakespeare of the East.
A contemporary reimagining of classic horror characters.
Charlotte was a legendary Hollywood props mistress who disappeared from public view decades ago.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
This award-winning writer’s powerful one-man show tears through the curtain of manners to reveal the wildlife of neo-liberal Britain.
The Scots Musical Museum, an enormous pop-song survey produced by enterprising publisher James Johnson with Robert Burns, who, enlisted as editor, became crazed with compiling, fix…
French-born Marianne has spent most of her adult life in the UK.
Join Funny Women for a sparkling mix of comedy featuring the brightest new, emerging and established talent at the Fringe.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Brecht’s darkly comic play about the ascent of the moronic, childish but charismatic gangster Arturo Ui should be relevant for obvious reasons.
‘I ate the divorce papers, Charles.
This show follows the journey of a team of podcasters setting out to investigate the disappearance of an iconic infomercial grifter.
Helen Reid, Iyaah Warren, Lucy Pringle, Morag Dempsey (the four Linties) and Scott Murray (the Craw) were in the singing groups Linties and Sangsters, well known throughout Scotlan…
George Michael as you’ve never heard him before… From the producers of sell-out show Simply Bowie, recording artist and West End lead Oliver Darley brings his own inimitable st…
Cora is at the festival to see her ex-boyfriend perform.
This dancing poetry is inspired by Tao Te Ching, which says that the largest square has no corners.
Experience a slice of West End in Edinburgh, with a musical theatre showcase presented by Goldsmiths, University of London’s Musical Theatre Summer School students! Featuring new a…
Jessie and Bebe Cave. Sisters. Working out a new show.
You see a person, she sees the colour blue.
Join everyone’s favourite dynamic duo as Wallace prepares to perform his musical masterpiece My Concerto in Ee Lad with help from his faithful canine companion Gromit.
The economy has crumbled, politics has turned our society on its head.
The multi award-winning Welsh comedian is back with a brand-new live show.
If humanity was on trial, who would be its lawyer? Evaluation centres around a singular condition: held captive by the perfect machine, one human must defend their species and answ…
The Oxford Revue returns with its celebrated Free Fringe variety bill.
Giant Wolf Theatre Company is a group of young artists whose goal is to devise, create and be makers of great theatre.
Tim runs the website Holy Land.
A riotous romp through the history of the female body, the patriarchy and the bad science behind the titular gender myth.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Coming off their sold out shows at Feinstein’s/54 Below in New York City and Rockwell Table and Stage in Los Angeles, this concert version of Dahan and D’Angelo’s emotional and exp…
A smorgasbord of Frank Zappa classics hand-delivered by those finest purveyors of conceptual continuity, Pygmy Twylyte! Expect pickles, poodles, dental floss, muffins, snowballs an…
Lilian, Catherine, Mary and Tam all have one thing in common, they risk their lives to serve their country and save the lives of others.
Based upon an idea by David Gest and Michael Jackson, Robert Burns the Musical by Tish Tindall is the story of love, Scotland and one man’s struggle to redefine his pride of worth.
What happens when we pair up two theatre artists from different backgrounds to co-host a discussion about what makes great theatre in 2019? Douglas Maxwell (Decky Does a Bronco, Ch…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Smelling: there’s an app for that.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Join West End Producer as he auditions special guests for his Free Willy musical.
Karl Theobald (Hang Ups, Plebs, GameFace, Green Wing) is back in his element, making his long-awaited return to the live comedy arena.
Ophelia is Also Dead follows Ophelia telling us the story of her whole life.
The story of Emmeline and Richard Pankhurst and the suffragette movement.
Best of magic, dance, comedy, singing and more.
Talented but troubled Clio has three months to go until the biggest boxing match of her life.
‘Welcome to the Dead Parents Society.
Join us for a magical, marvellous hour of songs from your favourite movie musicals including Les Misérables, The Greatest Showman and some Disney classics.
Transform paper into 3D forms.
Behold, beware, behave! A brand-new sketch show from some comedians you don’t know! Join the Sheffield Revue in an adventure in time and sketch comedy.
Hey, you! Don’t watch that! Watch this! Another stand-up show from some comedians you don’t know! Featuring an amalgam of stand-ups from diverse backgrounds and influences and an M…
Join Amy and a panel of her more famous comedian friends at the recording of a live comedy conversation show.
Whitechapel, 1888.
Top Scots traditional singer/guitarist George Duff performs songs featuring classics by Robert Burns, songs from the coal mining industry and Scottish and Irish traditional songs a…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Based on the classic Scottish folk song, Kelty Clippie follows the comic adventures of a bus conductress in Fife.
The Book of Thel is a new musical adaptation of William Blake’s prophetic poem, written in 1788.
Carole King, Amy Lee, Nina Simone, Judith Weir, Clara Schumann… Historically, it was believed women did not have the required strength to really play the piano and that it was no…
Women are constantly measuring one another by ideals of thinness, beauty, best mummy practices and keeping a happy home with a happy partner.
Lost in a Book! Too much of a good thing is still too much! When Melissa keeps re-reading her favourite fairy tales at the expense of family and friends, she goes from turning page…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Craig and Darren are some nice boys who hit the jackpot when their venue agreed to let them give away free nachos at every performance they do.
Pianist John Bryden, joined for one of the performances by St Mary’s Cathedral Assistant Master of the Music Joseph Beech, plays music by Liszt, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Bach, Mozart…
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…
Let’s journey to Thailand.
Organists Duncan Ferguson, Joseph Beech and John Kitchen perform popular organ works on the Cathedral’s mighty ‘Father’ Willis organ.
A guided walking tour visiting the sites and haunts of Edinburgh’s literary legends: Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, JM Barrie, Alex…
Ever been to a really well-run comedy club? Watch an hour of pro comedy for free instead of the £10 charge outside of the Fringe.
Join us for a huge selection of free acoustic music, duos, bands, singers and more through the day and night on this launch day of Fringe Music on the Grassmarket.
Born in Greece and living in the UK, George is a UK, Europe and Australia comedy club favourite, appearing on BBC One and Sky.
Early Mornings – The Musical is a show about writing a show.
One of the most talked about new comedy podcasts of the last year makes its Fringe debut on the back of its sell-out London residency.
The Welsh optimist returns to the festival – and this year, he’s been trying to escape.
What’s better than one stand-up comedian for free? That’s right, two stand-up comedians for free.
‘Boogie-woogie, slide-guitar master’ **** (Scotsman).
Screwball comedians Dominic Goland and Matthew Tallon (Laugh Factory Chicago, Vodafone Comedy Festival) fight off the Forces of Darkness using the only weapon they’ve got– jokes.
PBH reads from his book, the story of the Free Fringe from 1996 to now: how we became the Fringe’s biggest show provider and the many catastrophes and odd triumphs along the way.
Free Fringe Music.
In this hilarious satire of musical theatre, one story becomes five delightful musicals, each written in the distinctive style of a different master of the form, from Rodgers and H…
Russell Howard, Miranda Hart, Tim Minchin.
The first man in space is back on Earth and facing new temptations.
Sublime tribute to George Michael and last year’s Fringe sell-out show returns.
The legendary BBC Radio 4 series hits the Edinburgh Fringe for the first time in this special live residency starring the dream team of Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Lewis MacLeod and D…
Always a source of top-quality musical theatre at the Fringe, The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, brings us perhaps one of the best ways to spend a morning at Fringe.
I didn’t know what to expect walking into Chalk.
Free Love is the latest manifestation of the Scottish experimental pop duo formerly known as Happy Meals, known for their extraordinary sensual live ceremonies.
William Mastrosimone’s one-act play, Bang, Bang, You’re Dead, is a powerful response to the wave of school killings that have erupted in recent times.
Ten friends.
The true story of how a group of Croydon kids.
Maggie Lalley’s one-woman musical comedy tells the true story of her demented stint as a teen witch.
Nights are dark and lonely at the end of the world.
If a tree falls in a forest, and no one gives a flying f**k, does it really fall at all?… Inspired by Ovid’s myth, ‘Daphne and Apollo’, this ecofeminist drama recasts Daphn…
Five storytellers open a treasure chest.
From The Wind examines Scotland’s relationship with renewable energy.
Stanley ‘Leonardo’ Sappovitz wants to become a comic book artist.
Scathing satire and winner of three Tony Awards, Urinetown takes us to a time of permanent drought.
When Shelly, recent grad and marketing whizz, is summoned to the secret headquarters of the world’s largest oil and gas company she thinks she’s hit the big time.
Celebrating the works of the playwright and poet, Federico García Lorca, Enebro Teatro have brought together select pieces to create an altogether unique play.
A powerful drama interspersed with original songs, looking at the lives of the main protagonists involved in the struggle for the vote between Emmeline Pankhurst’s Suffragettes a…
Anything With A Pulse begins with boy meets girl in a nightclub.
This chat show is the perfect guide to what comedy you should see at the Fringe as host Vladimir McTavish, one of Scotland’s finest stand-ups, introduces this intimate and hilariou…
In an afterlife, Gilbert brags to Sullivan that, as fathers of the modern musical, all new musicals are basically just variations on their own plots! Sullivan challenges him to tel…
Dead Equal is a resplendent feminist perspective on female involvement in combat.
This show explores the story of a girl’s life, her relationship with her environment and the notion that nature can act as a support system in the same way that family and friends …
One man, a guitar, and the most venerated love story of all time.
The night is young and some of the best stand-up comedians at the Fringe are ready to make you laugh, stay up late and definitely have one more drink.
From the absurd to the moving, magical, funny and intriguing.
Four top-quality, fowl-mouthed acts, hand-plucked from around the festival.
Three goddesses are summoned to Earth through an ancient ritual; instead, the heavens send the women your mother hoped you would never become.
At Westerberg High everyone worships the Heathers, the exclusive clique, including misfit member Veronica.
See the very best comedians selected from around the Fringe, with different line-ups every day in this brand-new family friendly lunchtime stand-up showcase, from the people behind…
Tim, Harry and Ella have been sent on a mission – destroy a factory, send a message.
Bringing the best of the festivals to audiences with live and recorded BBC broadcasts.
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).
With millennial nostalgia at its peak, there can be no better time to head to the Edinburgh Fringe and experience Cruel Intentions: The ‘90s Musical.
Shaving the Dead starts with two undertakers waiting at a coffin.
Famous adventurer and posh idiot Jasper Cromwell Jones (played by award-winning comedian Joe Bor) presents an Alternative Book Festival with other weird and wonderful authors.
See the very best comedians selected from across the Fringe, with a different line-up of top comedians at every show.
The Ghillie Dhu’s very own local artists performing every night of the week with a mixture of traditional and popular classics. Come and join us for drams, jigs and reels!
Phoebe Traquair’s vivid arts and crafts murals (painted 1888-1892) include allegorical and religious images, portraits of leading figures, choir and clergy of the day and images of…
Expect a fun night of sharp, well-crafted and mischievous stand-up that will tickle your fancy and your heart if you have one.
What do you get when you blend the works of William Shakespeare, with an all singing and dancing musical extravaganza? You get the Elizabethan’s answer to Flight of the Conchords…
The world is going to sh*t! Or so it seems.
Inside my skin is a rattling beast and when I breathe my last it will emerge.
Numbers starts with Jack (Henry Waddon) in a therapy session on a sparse stage and moves through the chain of events that took him there.
The show brings together a world record holder, an illustrator of the year and a published author: Via Fang (Taiwan) is an award-winning and internationally published illustrator.
Raul Kohli grew up with many heroes.
As a child, George Rigden (Leicester Mercury Comedian of the year nominee 2017) was friends with Uri Geller for two years.
Friendsical is billed as a ‘musical parody’ of Friends and unfortunately it fails to hit the mark on both counts.
Classically trained in musical theatre, comedian, writer and actor Jenny Bede is tired of waiting around for her perfect role.
What would you do if you could go back in time and hand-pick who you would become? One day a man encounters a strange spirit and is offered the opportunity to become someone else, …
See the very best comedians at the Fringe, alongside some of the UK’s best comedy newcomers, at this top-rated comedy selection show.
Croydon’s sixth leading conspiracy theorist attempts to debunk the big myths: JFK, Twin Towers, why British Bake Off went to Channel 4.
An hour of stand-up, songs, sketches and much more, from the Cambridge Footlights – alumni include Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, David Mitchell, Emma Thompson, Richard Ayoade, the ca…
Beach Comet return with a double bill of batshit, smash-hit B-musical comedy featuring never-before-seen material, a live band, nuns and the end of the world.
London Bermondsey’s beloved local comedy show comes to Edinburgh! Hosted by a podgy gay comic from the remote island of Taiwan, this comedy show has, for month after month, enterta…
Multi award-winning US playwright Jonathan Caren’s razor-sharp dark comedy follows four friends on a river-rafting stag party that’s turned upside down when a mysterious woman kaya…
Join Those Big Bois for the award-submitted, The Human Show – a journey inside the mind of one confused specimen and the two voices in his head as they navigate a day in this wei…
Proudly supporting the Free Festival with a selection of four different comics daily.
Dark, bold and razor sharp, Australian comedian Laura Davis is internationally critically acclaimed as one of the most unique comedic voices around.
We are the top-rated walking tour company for English tours in Edinburgh on TripAdvisor and we have put together a special festival friendly walking tour of the Old Town for you to…
Bored of mindless comedy shows? Then come to Stand-Up Philosophy.
Brand-new comedy from the stand-up who cooks on stage.
The University of York’s Dead Ducks take to the Fringe with their brand-new sketch show: York du Soleil.
Free concerts every lunchtime, Monday to Saturday throughout August. Wide range of music from classical to contemporary, traditional Scots and jazz. Full details at cathedral.net
Despite the title, it transpires that Joz Norris is not dead, but is merely busy having a bath.
Researched and designed by best-selling historical author and award winning novelist J A Henderson, our walks combine the weirdest stories, wickedest humour and wildest history.
Family workshop suitable for children aged 3-7 years with parents or carers, but everyone welcome, regardless of age or ability.
Lewis Schaffer is a New York Jewish comic.
‘Funny.
Returning to the Fringe for another year Thrones! The Musical Parody is exactly what it says on the tin.
Biographical performances like LipSync, produced by Cumbernauld Theatre as part of their Invited Guest project, don't always have some obvious, political point to make; they…
Max has done something stupid.
The black box space in Summerhall is perfectly suited to Zanetti Productions’ new one-woman show My Best Dead Friend, at once intimate and epic in its proportions.
George arrives in the city with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
George Fouracres, Wolverhampton’s fancy-pantsiest son, tells stories of a Black Country childhood, sings ancient ballads, becomes occasional grotesques and splatters his odd brain …
Ahoy! Join John Silverman and the crew of The Maiden’s Ruin on their quest for pirate booty in a bawdy tale of love, betrayal, murder and incest! This five-star adult musical-comed…
‘There’s no humour in having so many tumours’.
Drawing the line between the exaggerated and the tender is no easy feat.
Celebrating their final year as Europeans, island monkeys Becca and Louise got invited to the 2018 European Capital of Culture in Malta.
Baby Wants Candy has become almost as much a staple of the Fringe as being slapped in the face with flyers on the Royal Mile.
See a selection of performers from the very best of this year’s Free Fringe Festival shows, in the big gala launch night, party and general great start to this year’s Edinburgh Fri…
Daily diet of live highlights from across the festivals.
The Edinburgh must-see, Olivier Award-winning (Best Entertainment and Family Show) West End hit returns for its 12th consecutive year! A brand-new musical comedy is created from sc…
Best Girl is a story told by the nervous, but likable Annie.
Edinburgh’s 2018 smash hit returns! 2020.
Madame George is a psychic in a slump.
One island, split in two with a thundering crack: half for the fishermen and half for the farmers.
Tales of woe, tales of science, tales of curses, tales of defiance.
When critiquing a musical about the difficulties of being a performer, there’s nothing to do but write a review about the difficulties of being a critic.
Ahh, Love Island.
Edinburgh Fringe has a number of shows that have a real cult status among festivalgoers, and up there with the cultest of them is the self-explanatory Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet…
Ready to take the Edinburgh Fringe by storm for the fifth year running, hit show The Improv Musical returns! Guaranteed to leave you roaring with laughter with musical mayhem and e…
Assembly’s Gala celebrates the opening of our 2019 programme of over 200 shows.
Before Voldemort was He Who Must Not Be Named, he was just Tom Riddle, another moody teen that couldn’t talk to girls.
Yorkshire’s finest Myra DuBois has tragically ‘died’ but on the upside, she’s invited you to the greatest funeral you will ever attend.
Fat Rascal Theatre should be pleased with their Fringe so far.
The framing of Paradise Lodge is odd at first.
EDINBURGH PREVIEW It's 1616.
Fresh from the University of York, this double bill of comedy is the perfect way to celebrate the Great Yorkshire Fringe featuring the infamously impressive improv troup…
Inside my skin is a rattling beast and when I breathe my last it will emerge.
Theatre @DraperHall and Founding Fall Theatre kindly invite you to the Summer edition of their fantastic and unique scratch Theatre evening: Free FallLive music, improvisation arou…
Rahul Kohli grew up with many heroes.
This is not a musical nor is it instructions on how to beat up your dad.
Rahul Kohli grew up with many heroes.
Beach Comet return with a double bill of batshit, smash-hit B-Musical comedy featuring never-before-seen material, a live band, and the end of the world.
Rahul Kohli grew up with many heroes.
More invention, more instruction, more ingredients.
Kaminari UK taiko drummers present their new show Shiki – four seasons.
Basal masks, puppetry and breath-taking original piano music tell a story of a little Moon Child who has to learn to adapt to the strange world of planet Earth.
Five-star sell-out show Edinburgh Fringe 2017-2018 and VAULT Festival 2017-2019 NETFLIX combines the taste profiles of 98 million users to create a perfectly ideal viewi…
Legendary ten-time Grammy Award and NEA Jazz Master winner George Benson is set to dazzle the audiences over two nights at the inaugural Apollo Nights Summer Series as he is joined…
A prequel, vivid unveiling, of the story of the Mad Hatter from the classic tale, Alice in Wonderland.
It’s 2016.
Famous adventurer and posh idiot Jasper Cromwell Jones (played by award-winning comedian Joe Bor) presents an Alternative Book Festival with other weird and wonderful au…
This magnetic bond still holds after more than 40 years of attempted escapes and still loved for their total in-yer-face originality, the contrast between the dea…
The critically-acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe hit.
‘Theatre On Tap’, is a play in a pub, made in a day.
Move over Cats - It's time for a mole! This joyous new musical adaptation of Sue Townsend‘s best-selling book The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾ -The Music…
Witness the transformation of Elisa Doolittle from flower girl to duchess in this timeless comedy about social divide, women's rights and the "education" of the working class.
Mange Tout, Mange Tout, my esteemed and honoured guests! For the first time ever, Trotters Independent Trading Company are unveiling their latest venture – The Cushty Pre-Sho…
One woman, Fiona Clift, presents many women.
We lucked out! On the day we saw The Jungle Book, the sun was high in the sky.
Not monologues, as someone else is being addressed.
In 2016, Blowfish Theatre made a musical about Boris Johnson and Brexit.
An energy-packed performance by the Musical Theatre Degree students at Northbrook MET.
2020.
There’s a shrine outside Anna’s door.
The small English village of Bakewell, Derbyshire is holding its annual baking competition.
It’s back! Horatio Productions’ Science Fiction Theatre Festival returns for a stellar second edition.
Vulvarine is the superhero movie that all teenage girls were missing when they grew up.
Is it possible to communicate with the dead? Griffin and Jones intend to find out.
Lee Miller witnessed with her camera events of WWII, the battles and the lives destroyed in the hope that this horror will not be forgotten.
We’ve curated a showcase featuring some of the best new female comedy talent in the UK today.
Mayor Goodman has been assassinated.
George has been given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet with the mysterious J.
Duration: Approx 2hrs Recommended for ages 11yrs+ Crammed full of adventure, romance, comedy and of course one or two rather brilliant deductions, The Sign of Four is Si…
BA Theatre Arts at GBMet.
Join Psychological Magician Neb in one final bid to resurrect his past career as a musician, combining music with powerful mindreading!
Bodhisattva Kadampa Meditation Centre is offering a free meditation on the beach with Buddhist monk, Gen Thekchen.
Faith – The George Michael Legacy Faith - The George Michael Legacy returns with a brand-new production for 2018/19.
In 1980, Kirk Brandon formed Theatre Of Hate from the ashes of heralded punk band The Pack.
Wednesday 15th May, 7.
Maori believes that seeing a Kotuku/White Heron will bring you good fortune but what if you get kidnapped by a bad one? Hopefully your adventure turns out better than expected and …
Broadcast live from The Old Vic in London, Academy Award-winner Sally Field (Steel Magnolias, Brothers & Sisters) and Bill Pullman (The Sinner, Independence Day) sta…
Come and enjoy a night of great comedy to help support women, children, mothers and babies in the world’s poorest communities.
Two warring houses.
More invention.
Dead Happy? is a one man show about life and our journey towards the inevitable.
Adam is loving being Employment Minister.
It is still one of the best kept secrets in show business that Patricia Routledge trained not only as an actress but also as a singer and had considerable experience and success in…
Come and celebrate life with Sunday Assembly Brighton at our Spiegeltent Special on the theme of ‘Home’, including glorious songs from the Choir With No Name and uplifting stories …
London based violinist Benedict Cruft once again surveys all of Bach’s solo violin music and over two evenings.
A collection of new musical theatre writing telling stories of love, life, adventure and, most importantly, what ‘home’ means to every one of us.
One of The Guardian’s Best Shows at the Edinburgh Fringe 2018.
The 2018 critically-acclaimed Brighton Fringe sell-outs return! Join ‘Do the Thing’ for an unmissable high-risk, high-lunacy, highly (well, entirely) improvised musical.
New British musicals are few and far between nowadays, but the Brighton Fringe is the one place where they are bound to be found.
A bunch of stories that may or may not have happened to me or to anyone.
Five-star sell-out show Edinburgh Fringe 2017-2018 and VAULT Festival 2017-2018.
Following on from their successful visits with The Nutcracker and Storyteller Storyteller, StoryPocket return with David Baddiel’s ANiMALCOLM the Musical.
In the wake of the 2017 #MeToo movement and Brexit Day, Aulos makes its London debut – two powerful plays, both timelier than ever before.
One of the most radically inventive of the original New Wave bands, Gang Of Four were formed in 1977 by four Leeds University students.
THEY’RE COMING TO GET YOU, LONDON Based on George A.
Director: Peter Farrelly Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali Dr.
When Noel Coward warned a certain Mrs Worthington against putting her daughter on the stage, it's highly likely that he didn't have Matilda The Musical in mind at the time.
Sunday 31st March, 7pm Tickets: £15 or £10 concessionsDuration: approx 2hrs including an intervalSuitable for: most ages, but probably most su…
Tuesday 26th March, 7.
On the back of last year’s highly acclaimed production of Fame, Funky Studios return to the Palace stage this year with their next company musical, Dogfight.
Corduroy arrived on the Acid Jazz scene in early 1992.
It's a dismal day at the Addams family's manse, with the ever-approaching storm clouds reflecting the gloomy atmosphere that has beset the household.
MAD Trust in association with Pianoworks West End present SINGEASY does Musical Theatre.
Duration: Approx 2hrs Get ready for an unforgettable evening with a global superstar, as he puts the Boom Boom into your heart in the all new production, Fastlove - A tr…
Have fun learning French! Set in Paris, 'Pinot! The Musical' follows the adventures of Petrov, a young Russian cyclist who dreams of winnng the Tour de France!…
The Wrongs & Rites of Grosvenor SquareIn old Dublin a storm is brewing FITS Seizures, heavy medication and failed relationships.
Back for it’s fourth year.
Traditional, Victorian ‘Old Time Music Hall’ All the songs you love to sing and the jokes you love to hear.
Back for it’s fourth year.
An Evaluation Of Brian What does it mean to be good? Smile C**t, You're Not Dead YetDeath, Cancer, Existential Dread and Laughs An Evaluation Of Brian - Giant'…
The landmark, record-breaking and top-rated television series Only Fools and Horses, written by the late, great John Sullivan becomes a brand-new, home-grown British Musical specta…
An electro rock duo from Orange County formed by Justin Pointer and Tony Kim.
I’m Not Running is an explosive new play by David Hare, premiering at the National Theatre and broadcast live to cinemas.
All Clara (Mackenzie Foy) wants is a key – a one-of-a-kind key that will unlock a box that holds a priceless gift.
Three wayward women are on a hunt for liturgical dance stardom.
Extra encore performance added - Monday 4 February @ 11am - Booking Now Broadcast live from the National Theatre, Ralph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo play Shakespeare&rsquo…
The "Podfather" (Guardian) and "King of the Internet" (Time Out) returns with the award winning Podcast in which he chats with the biggest names in c…
Mark Cortale PresentsBroadway @ Leicester Square Theatre JENNA RUSSELLwith SETH RUDETSKY as music director & hostSunday, 3rd February @ 4pm Olivier Award Winner &…
Mark Cortale PresentsBroadway @ Leicester Square Theatre JUDY KUHNwith SETH RUDETSKY as music director & hostSunday, 3rd February @ 8pm Four Time Tony Nominee Judy K…
Mark Cortale PresentsBroadway @ Leicester Square Theatre JENNA RUSSELLwith SETH RUDETSKY as music director & hostSunday, 3rd February @ 4pm Olivier Award Winner &…
Mark Cortale PresentsBroadway @ Leicester Square Theatre JUDY KUHNwith SETH RUDETSKY as music director & hostSunday, 3rd February @ 8pm Four Time Tony Nominee Judy K…
I’m Not Running is an explosive new play by David Hare, premiering at the National Theatre and broadcast live to cinemas.
Pour yourself a cup of ambition, and head on down to Dolly Parton’s rollicking West End musical!9 TO 5 THE MUSICALis clocking in to the West End - with a strictly limited West En…
Earth’s funniest footwear bring you songs, sketches, socks and violence.
‘If this is what improv can do, you wonder why anyone bothers writing anything down.
Now in its 4th year Sketch Off! is a competition open to any sketch groups & character acts currently performing in the UK as we search for the country's …
Now in its 4th year Sketch Off! is a competition open to any sketch groups & character acts currently performing in the UK as we search for the country's …
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Now in its 4th year Sketch Off! is a competition open to any sketch groups & character acts currently performing in the UK as we search for the country's …
Now in its 4th year Sketch Off! is a competition open to any sketch groups & character acts currently performing in the UK as we search for the country's …
Now in it’s 10th year.
A true music icon; Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons is bringing ‘The Farewell Tour’, to The O2 on 2 December 2018.
From the songwriting team behind the smash-hit Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen and the Academy Award-winning films La La Land and The Greatest Showman, - A Christmas St…
From the people behind the sell-out Pride Improv Festival comes another Loud And Queer: Free Improv Comedy Night showcasing the most exciting improvised comedy from the city's top…
Motown legends The Four Tops and The Temptations announce a UK arena tour this year, stopping at The O2 on Tuesday 27 November 2018.
by Joanne Bogart and Eric Rockwell One story - five mini musicals! This affectionate and hilarious send-up tells one story in five distinctive musi…
Urinetown is a hilarious send-up of greed, love, revolution (and musicals!), in a time when water is worth its weight in gold.
The Dead Daisies are making their highly anticipated return with their Welcome To Daisyland tour.
New Comedian of the Year is the new act competition produced by Leicester Square Theatre with places for over 300 acts.
Are female writers deadlier than the male? What do they think of violence in crime fiction and how do they handle it in their books? Do crime novel have to be bloody? Ou…
A disastrously ill-judged crush on the gentleman next door, an inheritance letter mistakenly sent to the wrong beneficiary; these are the ingenious premises of Lisa Jewe…
Brass, Benjamin Till’s winner of the ‘Best Musical’ in the 2014 UK Theatre Awards, fills the stage at the Union Theatre, Southwark, in its professional London première.
A US submarine crew who, having gone through and been part of a nuclear apocalypse one month previous are now slowly going insane as they try to survive with each other below sea l…
A host of West End performers present the greatest songs from shows that bombed, by Stephen Sondheim, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Lionel Bart, Stephen Schwartz, Stiles & Dr…
Is it possible to communicate with the dead? Magicians Griffin and Jones intend to find out.
Calling all Bingsters! Bing and his friends are coming to Greenwich in the first ever Bing stage show!Join Bing, Sula, Coco and Pando as they find out how to tell stories by preten…
Direct from London's West End, the UK's finest George Michael tribute show.
New Comedian of the Year is the new act competition produced by Leicester Square Theatre with places for over 300 acts.
New Comedian of the Year is the new act competition produced by Leicester Square Theatre with places for over 300 acts.
“She’s my best friend.
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a hugely rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking for all involved.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Susan McNaught (soprano), Taylor Wilson (mezzo) and Robert Melling (pianist) present a recital of beautiful German lieder including the Four Last Songs by Richard Strauss and Fraue…
For three nights only, award-winning musical comedian and star of BBC Two’s The Mash Report, Rachel Parris, presents a late-night jamboree of tunes intended to tickle, including so…
The Edinburgh Piano Duo of Margaret Wakeford and Simon Coverdale present an afternoon concert for young and old on the superb piano found in the welcoming atmosphere and acoustic o…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
16m subscribers.
Tenth anniversary tour celebrating a decade of Big Girls Don’t Cry featuring The East Coast Boys.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Special additional show featuring former Zappa Plays Zappa vocalist/instrumentalist Ben Thomas, who will be opening the show with his own material and then joining the band for.
Stand-up comedy with real food, cooked live using power tools, and then the audience eats it at the end.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Join Funny Women for a sparkling mix of comedy including performances by special guests and the brightest new talent at the Fringe.
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…
Having only been in existence for three years, both Academy and Pitch Fight have already shaken up the UK a cappella scene.
Questing Voles – All’s Well That Ends As You Like It, 2017: ‘a pretty anarchic hour of fun and frolics’ (FringeReview.
Have you ever wondered why you can’t speak to the dead? You aren’t drunk enough silly.
Springing up from the wreckage of his famous car (a Spider), James Dean talks honestly, candidly and sometimes with discomfort about his life.
This unique collaboration between two outstanding groups, Glasgow’s Brian Molley Quartet and the Asin Langa Ensemble from Jodhpur, combines music from Scotland and India to create …
The acclaimed hit podcast Book Shambles, recorded in front of a live audience! Hosted by Robin Ince who‘ll be joined by a different amazing guest each show.
Our budding authors create a marriage of music and words to weave a story of burgeoning romance.
Fresh new band from London bring their summer 2018 tour to Edinburgh, with members having performed at Love Supreme Festival, Secret Garden Party, and Cambridge Folk Festival.
Join Amy and a panel of her far more famous comedian friends in comic conversation.
Anyone unfamiliar with Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book could have been conceivably raised by the same wolves that adopt man-cub Mowgli at the heart of this century-old collecti…
Do you not fit into a box? Olivia (Big O) knows all too well about not fitting in: when kimchi, AKA fire-breathing garlic dragon breath, is your culture’s most famous export, how…
Prepare for the gay and straight worlds to come together, as unlikely friends James Barr and Dan Hudson bring their hugely successful podcast to Edinburgh – live! James will expl…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
A mad inventor applies logic to the absurd and abstract.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Off-the-wall stand-up with sausage.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Orwell That Ends Well is a comedy musical, combining characters and stories from 1984 and Animal Farm.
With recent workshops around the world, this delightful new musical by California composer Tim Nelson is now at the Fringe! Alice’s magical, musical journey with a true Broadway …
13 is a hilarious, coming-of-age musical about discovering that cool is sometimes where we least expect it.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Mis(s)treated – a dark and twisted comedy about human trafficking and prostitution.
A smorgasbord of Frank Zappa classics hand-delivered by those finest purveyors of conceptual continuity, Pygmy Twylyte! Expect pickles, poodles, dental floss, muffins, snowballs an…
A verbatim play created from interviews conducted across America in late 2016, Women for Trump explores why five women were, or were not, persuaded to vote for Donald Trump.
A new comedy drama.
Malones Irish Bars Edinburgh hosts a large variety of live musical acts all day every day throughout the fringe. This begins at 12pm and continues until late at night!
Join us in the depths of the Indian Jungle for an imaginative adventure, with a family-friendly adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s classic story The Jungle Book.
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.
Given how many inhabited his life, Picasso’s Women is but a mere glimpse from one side of the bed into what they endured.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
This epic rock comedy tells the story of a young rocker JB, from Kickapoo, journeying to find his counterpart in rock KG, and together they form the band… Tenacious D! Once forme…
A new musical by Tish Tindall based upon an idea by David Gest, Michael Jackson, and the life and works of Robert Burns.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Oxford’s award-winning, all-female a cappella group is back to take you on a musical journey through time.
Top Scots traditional singer/guitarist George Duff performs songs from his new album The Collier Laddie featuring classics by Robert Burns, songs from the coal mining industry, and…
Ollie has chronic insomnia, a mental and physical illness that affects 10% of people in the UK.
Colin’s life has been a series of well-meaning mishaps and misunderstandings.
Based on the popular traditional folk song, Kelty Clippie follows the comic adventures of a bus conductress in Fife.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Parker has only ever dreamt of being a stand-up comedian.
Django Reinhardt was a musical genius and his influence on generations of guitarists has been immense.
Pianist John Bryden plays music by Ravel, Scriabin, Bach and Schubert on the Cathedral Steinway.
Meet the Tibetan monks from Tashi Lhunpo who are making a Peace Mandala in the Tantric tradition.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
‘Grief is a guest who stays too long.
The multi award-winning political agitators are back at the Traverse with a morning of outstanding new writing and fiery debate.
A converted 1960s caravan hosting installations both insightful and absurd, poetry, puppets and music.
Tibetan Monks Sacred Dance is a special experience, not quite a religious rite and not quite a performance show as five Tibetan monks from the Tashi Lunpo Monastery in South India …
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Inspired by Waiting for Godot, this original piece performed by two women of colour brings new meaning to issues of violence and war, poverty, food, deserts, hopelessness and those…
Join Edinburgh’s secular congregation to celebrate life with pop songs to sing with the house band, talks, poems, reflections, coffee and cake! Special guest speaker and Fringe com…
Organists Daniel Cook (Durham Cathedral), Duncan Ferguson (St Mary’s Cathedral) and Joseph Beech (St Mary’s Cathedral) perform popular organ works on the Cathedral’s mighty ‘Father…
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).
The end of the world is nigh.
‘Boogie-woogie, slide-guitar master’ **** (Scotsman).
The hilarious Welsh optimist returns to the Fringe, working through his latest identity crisis the only way he knows how – with 40 minutes of excellent free comedy.
Experience the joy of live music at the museum as the best young contemporary music talents perform an exciting blend of Scottish pop, traditional Scottish songs and instrumental s…
This worldwide hit show for geeks and non-geeks everywhere returns with a changing line-up of hilarious comedians with a mixture of stand-up comedy and interactive debate to find o…
Your pictures and regrettable digital utterings are public.
Hi! I’m American comedian Chris Laker.
In association with PBH’s Free Fringe, veteran chanteuse Woodstock Taylor and her band of aging gits, Dai Lowe, Bev Wright and Max Scratchmann, bring their mixed bag of songs, poem…
At first glance The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland's two collaborative productions with the American Music Theatre Project may seem remarkably similar to last year's pair.
New(ish) for 2018! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
Russell Howard, Miranda Hart, Tim Minchin.
Improviser Mara Joy (TBC Improv, The Spontaneous Players) is joined by a different special guest every day to create an entirely unique two-person show based off one word from the …
Join us for a huge selection of acoustic music, duos, bands, rock, folk music, singers and more every day and night of the Fringe.
William Whitehurst’s savage and unflinching examination of abuse and isolation is given wings in the shape of Arthur Cork, performed by the award-winning Corin Rhys Jones.
‘I think it’s high time women let themselves just be women for a change.
After a sell-out, five-star run in 2016, One Musical to Rule Them All returns to parody everyone’s favourite trilogy about wizards, hobbits and a quest to destroy some magical je…
Sayara has always wanted to be a leader.
The Oxford Revue returns with its celebrated Free Fringe variety bill.
Born in Scotland, Bon Scott emigrated to Australia and joined rock band AC/DC to become a legend.
Come along and enjoy a fantastic sing-along to the musical classics.
A guided walking tour visiting the sites and haunts of Edinburgh’s literary legends: Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, JM Barrie, Alex…
After last year’s sell-out D Day Dodgers, the Woolly Sheep Theatre Company’s Not Dead Yet! is a one man play which challenges preconceptions about memory loss through real-life…
Four Go Wild in Wellies is a playful look at how friendships are built, broken and mended – a whimsical adventure featuring tents that have a life of their own, bobble hats and o…
Four top-quality fowl-mouthed acts, hand-plucked from around the festival. For the poultry sum of a bucket contribution on eggsit. Guaranteed to be clucking funny.
Join us for a riotous celebration of the Fringe’s best musical comedians! Since 2009, the MCA have helped to launch the likes of Abandoman, Rachel Parris, Mae Martin, Jay Foreman a…
Feeling pressured by his success last year with The Elvis Dead, Rob Kemp returns with ten(!) shows stuck to a spinning wheel.
Is it possible to communicate with the dead? Magicians Griffin and Jones intend to find out.
Typecasting and a theatre career drove our heroine to insanity.
A raucous late night show offering a fabulous selection of the most outrageous queer performers from across the Fringe.
Sublime concert tribute to George Michael, starring Grant Macintosh – ‘soul sensation’ (Sun).
Uncork the champagne! Dress to kill! Party like there’s no tomorrow! Celebrating 20 diamante-decorated years, The Lady Boys of Bangkok Wonder Women Tour will take the Fringe’s nu…
The Cowperation and The Human League are at war in a bid to rule the planet.
‘Funny.
Proudly supporting the Free Festival with a different selection each day of four of the best comics at the Fringe.
This chat show is the perfect way to start your Fringe day, as you spend an hour in the company of one of the finest stand-ups on the Scottish comedy circuit.
Bored of mindless comedy shows? Then come to Stand-Up Philosophy.
“Get your afternoon off to the perfect start with Revill’s Selection.
Fun and frenetic cabaret revue combining songs, sketches and observations in a hilarious celebration of the world’s biggest arts festival.
After touring the world with internationally-received show, Getting Away Scott Free.
Tales of woe, tales of science, tales of curses, tales of defiance.
‘In my view, best new show at Leicester Comedy Festival’ (Tony Booth, Leicester Comedy Festival Judge).
A newly qualified journalist gets his first big break writing for the Maily Dail just as the biggest upset in British politics is about to occur.
Are you, or someone you love, pretending you’re not losing your hearing? Well at 31, Tom GK is losing his.
An American-Scottish duo performs wild long-form improv developed at the renowned iO Theater in Chicago! Jack and Claire is Chicago-based improv comedy duo Claire McFadden and Jack…
Feast on five of the tastiest up-and-coming comedians on the circuit in this stand-up comedy showcase including your award-winning host, Masai Graham (UK Pun Champion 2016).
See the very best comedians selected from across the Fringe with different line-ups at every show and four performances daily.
Tony Award winner Ben Harney (Broadway's Dreamgirls), and writer Mehr Mansuri, lead this musical about an 1850s Virginia slave who ships himself to freedom in a box.
Enjoy an hour of the best up-and-coming one-liner comedians on the circuit in this celebration of puns, one-liners and wordplay.
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe, alongside hot new talent and Fringe newcomers from around the UK, with a different comedy line-up at each show, every day.
An interactive technological comedy adventure with comedian David Callaghan.
Teams of improvisers take on stand-ups on stage, and you get to choose who is funnier. Loser dies. Even better? The show is free.
Three wayward women on a hunt for international liturgical dance stardom.
Showcasing underrepresented working-class comedy voices.
Family workshop suitable for children aged three to seven years with parents or carers.
I realise I’m breaking the Greek code by saying this, but George Michael is Greek is quite possibly the most underwhelming show I’ve ever seen.
Who runs the world? Not this bitch.
Award-winning gag merchant and UK Pun Champion 2016, Masai Graham, delivers over 100 clean jokes in just half an hour.
Award-winning gag merchant and UK Pun Champion 2016, Masai Graham delivers over 100 naughty jokes in just half an hour.
Following more sell-out shows at festivals and theatres worldwide, this hit show returns with a changing line-up of various comedians with hilarious material based on sex and relat…
Perhaps it is because of the multi-show venue, or just the financial realities of bringing any production to the Edinburgh Fringe nowadays, but Peter Darney’s production of Charl…
The Cambridge Footlights present an hour of stand-up, songs, sketches and much more.
A brand new wacky comedy musical for all ages! How do you keep life exciting when you live forever? Dracula needs to find something to do now that his arch nemesis has been defeate…
The show that the greater media cannot entirely accept as real.
For the 4th year, American atheist Bronston Jones reacts to the chaos of his country with a prayer: God Bless ‘Merica, because it’ll take a miracle to fix it.
The magic of New York is effectively captured in 89 Nights, a new musical from Troubadour Stageworks.
Wonderfully unexpected opportunities can occur at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe; even more so at the 'Free' variety.
They say ‘don’t cry over spilt milk’.
A massive whale escapes from prison with the help of a small child.
Rahul Kohli was unperturbed by the small audience on the evening this reviewer attended, likening it to ‘a Theresa May cabinet meeting’.
Kickstart your festival with Assembly’s renowned opening night gala.
It’s the musical they said would never happen! After last year’s award-winning show, he’s back with stories from his life set to music.
Researched and designed by best-selling historical author and award-winning novelist JA Henderson, our walks combine the weirdest stories, wickedest humour and wildest history.
Birds of Paradise’s new musical is a hysterical and at times incredibly thoughtful production that takes a wry and insightful poke at the state of inclusion in modern theatre and…
Sock! Pow! Wham! Earth’s funniest footwear are back with their 10th new show of songs, sketches, socks and violence.
The multi award-winning Fringe cult hit is back.
The Edinburgh must-see, Olivier Award-winning (Best Entertainment and Family Show 2016) West End hit returns for its 11th consecutive year! A brand-new musical comedy is created fr…
What happens to the women that men can’t write? In this showcase of strong female characters, a group of Cambridge’s finest lady and non-binary comics will endeavour to find out.
Adjective: someone called George who is irresistibly beautiful to any gender.
The Free Association – London’s leading improv comedy theatre and school – returns with their smash-hit show Jacuzii.
See a huge selection of this year’s big names, stand-out performers and many of the best free acts in Edinburgh at this one-off launch show and party for the 2018 Free Edinburgh Fr…
Wasabeats Crew present the European premiere of Break Free featuring champion break dancers, each with world titles, who are ready to carve up the floor to reach dizzying new heigh…
2020: Time to make Donald Great Again! But can King Nigel Farage the First of England get his trade deal? When will Kim Jong Un stop messing about with missiles? And why has Vladim…
When George was 12 he fell for the most beautiful, orangest girl in Stockport.
Music Theatre Warwick returns to the festival with their long-form, entirely improvised musical that is a rollicking good time, even if there are a few kinks that need ironing out.
Buried certainly made a splash at the Fringe last year, winning awards left, right, and centre, and deservedly so – Tom Williams and Cordelia O’Driscoll’s new musical is quir…
A Belgian pop star moves to London to steal the job of British pop stars.
Total sell-out in 2015, 2016 and 2017! Updated with new deaths and sexcapades from seventh series.
High-energy actors, colourful puppets, amazing characters and fantastic songs combine to create AnimAlphabet: The Musical.
Marking the centenary of women getting the vote, this exhibition displays together for the first time records of the Scottish authorities and their dealings with the Suffragettes.
For the first time Little Fish Tours is running our Festival Friendly Tour.
The secret life of man’s best friend is pondered in BARK: The Musical.
Traquair’s vivid murals (painted 1888-1892) include religious and allegorical images, portraits of leading figures, the choir and clergy of the day, and images of the natural world…
Total sell-out 2015, 2016 and 2017! One of the best-known, longest-running and most celebrated improv shows in the world.
Before Voldemort was He Who Must Not Be Named, he was just Tom Riddle, another moody teen at Hogwarts.
Deciding to take on Scientology, the notoriously thin skinned and litigation happy “religion”, as the central subject matter of a comedy rock musical is certainly a brave choic…
Nominated Best Performance, Melbourne Fringe.
From the creators of the sell-out hit Buzz: A New Musical.
Daily diet of live highlights from across the festivals.
A former Times Critics’ Choice.
While Henry the 8th fights for his life, his daughter Mary Tudor has a battle of her own: she wants to claim his soon-to-be-empty throne.
I sat through an hour long fever dream yesterday entitled Timpson the Musical, and to get the recommendation out of the way, I would easily go again.
A deliciously dark musical cabaret exquisitely crushing the American dream, delivered with rare power and visceral beauty.
What’s a ‘square go’? Noun: A rammy.
Relive the magic of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons in this remarkable tribute to the most successful band in music history.
During the Shoreline project, locals have been exploring the heritage of Edinburgh’s coast.
Following more successful shows at festivals worldwide, the popular show returns with a revolving line-up of acts selected from the best comedians, cabaret acts, children’s ente…
Inspired by our sister production of Phil Porter's Blink, Squabbling House Theatre are delighted to present the company’s first collection of new writing shor…
Brought together by a voyeuristic relationship that teeters on the verge of stalking, introverted Sophie and eccentric Esther relive the story of how they met.
Rahul Kohli grew up with many heroes.
Direct from total sell outs at the Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh Fringe 2017 and Brighton Fringe 2017, and following sell out Edinburgh Fringe runs in 2015 and 2016 plus a s…
An interactive technological comedy adventure with comedian David Callaghan.
Based on the smash DreamWorks animated motion picture, Madagascar - The Musical follows all of your favourite crack-a-lackin’ friends as they escape from their home in New York’s C…
Magicked! – Everyone loves Harry Potter, and in tribute to the world’s favourite pubescent wizard, this summer, tonight’s show assumes the form of an improvised tribute to Ha…
Written by award-winning writer Tim Firth, The Band is a beautiful story for anyone who grew up with a boyband and how those songs became the soundtrack of their lives.
Standup and improv comedy unite in one explosively funny night! Join us as a group of experienced improvisers weave a (dramatic! funny! exciting!) story in three acts based on the …
Andrew Lloyd Webber is the most successful composer of musicals in history and professional productions of his shows have sold more than 33o million tickets worldwide.
Homecoming is the word that comes to mind when watching this musical.
The Nursery Presents a night of improvised theatre in conjunction with The City of London’s Women: Work And Power programme!We’re excited to present The Maydays Laydays (AKA th…
Is it possible to communicate with the dead? Magicians Griffin and Jones intend to find out.
Half term family theatre fun with Jellyfish Theatre’s production of Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book.
We are back to lead you in a sing-a-long of hits from all the best musical shows, with a live band of West End theatre musicians backing you.
The UK’s leading female comedy community ‘Funny Women’ host a night of fabulous female comedy talent in Brighton’s best comedy venue, Komedia Brighton, featuring a mix of establi…
Earth’s Funniest Footwear are back for their 10th brand new show.
'Is anyone here for Square Peg?', a person dressed in a white protective boiler suit and hard hat asked.
Coming off the back of an international tour of Europe, Australia and New Zealand.
What's your tipple? Pint of lager and a packet of cheese and onion crisps? How about an evening being transported to the White Oak pub where you will meet an eclectic mix of ch…
You’ve been invited into George Egg’s shed.
Apples and Snakes and New Writing South presents.
James Dean.
How can we enhance the impact of a theatre play with live music? An interactive workshop where participants are welcome to bring their own compositions to play or improvise.
An opportunity to see the culmination of three years’ work produced by The Hammond Graduate Musical Theatre Students, in a unique showcase performance for industry…
An energy packed performance by the Musical Theatre Degree students at Northbrook MET.
Comedian David Callaghan brings his newest interactive technological comedy adventure.
Traditional, Victorian ‘Old Time Music Hall’ All the songs you love to sing and the jokes you love to hear.
Come stretch, unwind, strengthen and get to know your body more during a day of yoga, meditation and celebration at Brighton’s newest and most attractive studio.
Tom and Bunny Save the World is a folk musical.
Award-nominated comic Jim Campbell has been busy with a chart-topping podcast, an acclaimed book and his personal life exploding.
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.
Britain is on the brink of nuclear war - how would you spend what might be your last afternoon on Earth? Somewhere in middle-class suburbia, a small group has decided to press on …
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…
From the minds behind Brighton improv titans Off the Cuff and Blanket Fort comes a full-throttle fully-improvised musical performed in full by only two men (plus one on guitar).
You know those brilliant ideas you get after last orders, and then in the morning you’re like, what was I thinking? This show must have been one of them: “Hey guys, what if we …
This is a jam-packed musical comedy performance of fun storytelling rhymes set to an original soundtrack.
Dave Benson Phillips used to be on children’s TV all the time.
For so long the history books have been written by men and about men, and Royal Pavilion guide Louise Preskett aims to correct this imbalance with a 90 minute amble through Brighto…
Sunday Assembly is a global network of non-religious gatherings celebrating life through inspirational speakers, fascinating science, thoughtful readings, raucous pop music, peacef…
Following our 2016 sell-out, smash-hit show, come with us on our next adventure: pirates, mermaids and the search for buried treasure told through original live music, poetry and s…
A new writing comedy exploring what happens when the ‘mad’ women of Shakespeare find themselves dead, together, and angry.
Hove has been home to women whose ideas have shaken up our world - from some of Britain’s first women doctors to suffragettes, from social campaigners to boundary shifting entert…
Join Lord Byron, the most notorious figure from literary history, for a stiff drink.
In this witty, lyrical and unique spoken-word comedy show, Bryon Vincent turns a satirical eye to both his personal and our collective existential crises.
Direct from London’s West End, the UK’s biggest George Michael tribute show.
There comes an awkward point in some friendships when going to the pub is no longer quite enough entertainment.
Who are history’s most powerful women? And how can their stories empower us all today? The brilliant Professor Mary Beard shows us who and how, and the wise and witty Natalie Hay…
Celebrating 20 diamante decorated years, the Lady boys ‘Wonder Women’ tour takes the UK’s number one cabaret show to a new level.
70 years after the Empire Windrush docked, marking the start of Caribbean migration to the UK, comes a new work from Phoenix’s artistic director Sharon Watson with a newly co…
The story of George follows an everyman at a crucial moment.
Following the success of Fantastic Mr.
You Can’t Take it With You is a 1930’s era screwball comedy enthusiastically embraced by Sedos (The Stock Exchange Dramatic and Operatic Society), an amateur company three deca…
I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical sets out to present everything that you could possibly want to know about being a musical theatre performer.
If The Royal Court’s reputation for producing work that’s a little ahem, “arty” has put you off making a visit recently for fear of Death by Pretension, then the enjoyable …
Paul Taylor-Mills, Artistic Director of The Other Palace, will host The Musical Marathon on Sunday 1 April 2018 at 6pm.
1965.
The "Podfather" (Guardian) and "King of the Internet" (Time Out) returns with the award winning Podcast in which he chats with the biggest names in c…
Back for its third year.
Comical, magical and visually stunning.
From humble beginnings in Nutbush, Tennessee, to her transformation into the global Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Tina Turner didn’t just break the rules, she rewrote them.
Mousetrap Theatre Projects is celebrating its 21st Anniversary on Sunday 18th March 2018 at the Prince of Wales Theatre, raising funds to give inspiring theatre experiences to ch…
Don’t miss Bingo Jack this Fringe.
This audio/visual tribute show is an evening of fun, music, harmony and story telling, performed by ‘the Highlights’ 10 piece band and narrated by Roger Stanning (as Harold Harriso…
MESSIAH The Rock Musical makes its Adelaide Fringe return at the iconic Vogue Theatre featuring an exciting and original score, together with stunning visual projections, to hook y…
Claire is growing into the woman she always dreamed of.
The Original and still the BEST “Best of Fringe”.
Think you know everything about the feminist Latin art movement of urban Puerto Rico in the 1970s?!?! Well think again as Sam Simmons turns this world inside out and upside down.
HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO GET WHAT YOU WANT? The all-female camp KILLER cult classic finally makes its way to London following its critical acclaim off-Broadway.
From the group that brought you Jungle Babes Guerilla Music, we invite you to participate in a gutsy collaboration of all things vulnerable.
Girls just want to have fun! And that’s why The Adeladies are back for another year at the Fringe! Enjoy the Fringe’s premier selection of the very best in female comedy, with…
The 2016 smash hit improv musical returns to Adelaide! Total sell-out Edinburgh Fringe 2015, 2016, 2017.
Fresh from his successful 2017 debut solo performance at the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Join this potentially lifesaving journey with beloved cartoonist First Dog on the Moon and prepare for the looming collapse of civilisation and the demise of everything you ever ca…
Lauren and Alicia, hosts of Deviant Women: The Podcast, are set to take you on an eye-opening romp through the lives of two of history’s most outrageous women.
‘It’s about the randomness of life … of how you’re here one minute and gone the next, and how you’d better get relationships established because there’s not much else tha…
We can all recall that one special toy which, even in adulthood, puts a smile on our face when we think of it, and ‘The Velveteen Rabbit Musical Show’ is about such a toy.
Seen regularly around South Australia, The 60 Four is a four-piece Adelaide based group, who are presenting the hottest, freshest 60s tribute act.
Round Pegs Square Holes is a festival of new experiences set to activate Ramsay Place and Colonnades Shopping Centre by invigorating the public realm through innovative and vibrant…
Total sell-out Edinburgh Fringe 2015, 2016, 2017! The hilarious, razor-sharp audience and critical smash hit send-up of HBO’s phenomenally successful Game of Thrones makes its A…
A day to celebrate and share stories of women and how we contribute to the world we live in.
From the House of the Dead is Janáček’s final work and arguably his most powerful.
Following two SOLD OUT Fringe Seasons, Promise Adelaide is delighted to bring you more ‘Musical Moments’.
Rob Broderick, Abandoman’s freestyling frontman, is bringing his new solo show to the Fringe.
Writers of Abbott! The Musical, George Glass invite you to discover the inner workings of the world’s most controversial religion.
This exhibition at Gallery J, proudly shows the diverse nature of clay in the hands of 3 leading contemporary Australian ceramic artists.
Prepare to be taken on a musical journey through time.
Come meet quiet Ivy, who has amazing ideas, and outgoing Bean, who loves to put ideas into action.
Guess who’s back? From the ashes of early 2000’s Australian politics rises Senator Hanson - one woman, one party, one nation, one dream.
Join us in the square for an evening of fun, entertainment, markets and great food.
An exciting new adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s family classic, The Jungle Book, comes to life in this colourful new show brought to you by the team behind Goodnight Mister Tom a…
Al can’t sleep.
Awarded Broadway composer & pianist, John Bucchino, will be performing for the S.
Guilt Free Comedy Roadshow! Featuring Clare Morgan, Richo, Shad Wicka, Caleb Day, Lachlan Gordon and Peter James! A riot of comedic talent from Far North Queensland rolls into Adel…
HEATHERS THE MUSICAL is the darkly delicious story of Veronica Sawyer, a brainy, beautiful teenage misfit who hustles her way into the most powerful and ruthless clique at Westerbe…
WRITTEN BY MICHAEL ROSS Michael Ross’s biting satire delivers a piece very much for our times, reflecting on the dignity and many indignities of labour.
BILLY ‘T’ (William Snell) & his 5 piece band present the Johnny Cash Tribute Show.
Selladoor’s touring production of Flashdance continues to shine light and pizzazz with a strong fusion of two worlds moulded into 80s’ pop glitz and grit.
The 2016 Olivier Award-winners for Best Entertainment and Family Show return to Oxford.
This show is ‘appeeling’ to all.
Bruntwood Prize Judge’s Award winning play of 2015 Parliament Square by James Fritz transfers to the Bush Theatre after its world premier at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Mancheste…
In the early 1960s the Rat Pack quintet (then including Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop) performed in the Sands Casino in Las Vegas.
Your favourite festive film is now a major new musical adapted for the stage by Debbie Isitt, the creator of the much-loved films.
London Musical Theatre Orchestra presents A Christmas Carol.
It is common knowledge that history is written by the winners.
The raucous & uproarious musical that reveals inner secrets & truths of recording audiobooks by star Sarah Naughton incorporates stand-up comedy, dance, immersive theater, and trad…
Constella OperaBallet return to the Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells this November with their award-winning Sideshows.
Free Stand-Up comedy show with all donations given to Lady Parts Justice! Come join at Local 138 on Thursday, 11/2 at 8pm.
ROLLERS THEATRE COMPANY are delighted to present Tony Award-winning Urinetown: a hilarious satire of bureaucracy, big business and musical theatre itself.
ROLLERS THEATRE COMPANY are delighted to present Tony Award-winning Urinetown: a hilarious satire of bureaucracy, big business and musical theatre itself.
“It is a pitch perfect performance and a beautifully-written, perfectly-paced comedy script.
A folk tale for an uneasy nation.
Mad Women in my Attic! is a fantastic romp through showtunes, folk and cabaret songs, celebrating the mentally unstable women that populate music and theatre.
For those who don’t know much about mid-20th century Russian literature – I’m sure there must be one or two – satirical playwright Evgeny Schwartz’s 1943 play, Drakon …
Everyone has another face they hide behind… The National Youth Theatre REP Company invite you into the world of Victorian England, where civilised society meets seedy Soho f…
This is a mating ground.
Given that she’s such a much-loved public entertainer, an all-too-obvious challenge in creating a musical based on the early life of the late Cilla Black—born Priscilla Mari…
If you like murder mysteries and rapid-fire puns, then you’ll love Dead Drunk Detective: Live in the Rotten Flesh.
East 15 is holding auditions for these dynamic MA degrees. For more information email [email protected] with Edinburgh in the email title.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe Participants.
The final anarchic annual two-hour charity variety show celebrating the life and random irresponsibility of the godfather of British alternative comedy, filled with bizarre acts, e…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Jim Everett, AKA Jimmy Francis, is relatively new to comedy.
A panel discussion with Caroline Bowditch (performance artist and choreographer); Dr Ben Fletcher-Watson (University of Edinburgh); Michael Richardson (Heriot-Watt University).
Dino Wiand plays the Yorkshire Ripper, who has been allowed out of prison on a rehab program to perform a stand-up comedy routine, which he uses to discuss his plans for orchestrat…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Following sell-out UK shows and a recent stint at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, disability rights activist and actor Liz Carr (BBC’s Silent Witness) brings you her TED t…
Dino Wiand plays the Yorkshire Ripper, who has been allowed out of prison on a rehab program to perform a stand-up comedy routine, which he uses to discuss his plans for orchestrat…
Have you ever made a mistake that you instantly regretted? And then made that same mistake when you really should know better? Then done it a third time and realised you suffer fro…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
If you like profanity, women and very catchy tunes then Meat Market is for you.
The Accidentals are so excited to be back in Edinburgh performing at the Festival Fringe for their sixth consecutive year! In the past they’ve had three sell-out, five-star runs an…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Chicago meets all-female A Cappella! An original work by The Accidentals, this contemporary A Cappella show brings together the Cell Block Tango and The Barden Bellas in an extrava…
Ethereal Theatre Company’s Little Shop of Horrors is a powerhouse of zany energy.
Irish mind reader Tomas McCabe is back with a new show for 2017! Following a hugely successful tour of Ireland, Tomas is bringing his abilities across the sea to the Edinburgh Frin…
It was the race they said Clinton couldn’t lose.
Cult classic horror movie Evil Dead 2 reinterpreted through the songs of Elvis*.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
The unique & uproarious musical returns to The PIT after a sold out run for ten upcoming performances from August 17th to September 18th.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
A panel of comedians discuss everyone’s favourite topic – women.
The contribution of travelling composers and performers to the music of Mediaeval and Renaissance Europe is brought to life by the city’s famous early music group in the vibrant …
The greatest assets of 13 are also the greatest pitfalls.
John Bryden plays music by Haydn and Schubert in a series of recitals on the Cathedral Steinway.
‘Catchy riffs and rapid-fire word play’ ***** (Kryztoff.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
A celebration of song and dance, this is an international phenomenon that has swept across the globe like a tidal wave of soaring voices and stomping feet.
The life of Elvis Presley told through 17 women: some enthralled, some appalled, all obsessed! From Tupelo, Mississippi where 12-year-old Elvis wanted a BB gun instead of a guitar,…
Have you ever made a mistake that you instantly regretted? And then made that same mistake when you really should know better? Then done it a third time and realised you suffer fro…
The spooky and kooky Addams Family comes to life in this outrageous musical comedy.
The idea of taking a serious topic and turning it into a musical is not a new to the Fringe.
Improvised comedy is always a high stakes game.
Henry’s Show Aaaah The Growing Pains of a Neurotic Jew and Joe’s The Confused Sikh Who Loves Curried Mustard.
This original one-man show entitled Prévert: Piano and Poetry, was created and interpreted by the 20-year-old French concert pianist Alexandre Prévert.
Join Aaron Ayjay as he takes a comedic and sometimes musical journey through dating, marriage, divorce, death and other life experience stuff from his point of view…
Relive the magic of Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons in this remarkable tribute to the most successful band in music history.
In this post-truth era, we desperately need more scientists to critically evaluate evidence for political and corporate claims; we can’t afford to keep losing many of our best wo…
A free lunchtime showcase of established and up and coming acts offering tasters of their shows. Six acts plus MC Alastair Sadler.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
We like to think of it as a ‘daring exposé revealing the state of contemporary masculinity in a post-feminist milieu’.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
The future of classical piano is here! With cutting-edge virtuosity and sleek elegance, this four piano, eight hands ensemble from South Korea blends Beethoven and Chopin seamlessl…
Vibrant Scottish early music group Ensemble Marsyas under dynamic director Peter Whelan has fast made its name with thrilling, captivating music making since its founding in 2011.
Rudyard Kipling’s classic jungle tale is a blend of fear, wonderment, danger and discovery, brought to life by this talented youth group.
Everyone has secrets.
Nominated for best play by the Anti-Trafficking Foundation in 2016.
New for 2017! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
Just how low can reality TV go? When sinister American cult leader Chuck pitches a gruesome dating show with death as the ultimate prize, a couple of desperate television producers…
Doig, a disgraced businessmen, has fallen into despair.
Billed as a uniquely grotesque combination of satire, horror and comedy, Bat Boy: The Musical has a small but dedicated cult following.
Organists Duncan Ferguson (St Mary’s Cathedral), Nicholas Wearne (Birmingham Conservatoire) and Joseph Beech (St Mary’s Cathedral) perform popular organ works on the Cathedral’s mi…
Suicide: The Musical is a one-man show that discusses male depression and disconnection due to social media.
Once you open the door there’s no going back… A late night band rehearsal in Aberlladd goes badly wrong with deadly consequences in this spine-tingling horror musical.
Based on the international bestseller, Pinkalicious the Musical is a delicious romp for children of all ages.
Been over a decade since this multi-award winning comedian played the fringe.
Join the former King’s singer and renowned choral director Simon Carrington and the Reformation Festival Chorus as they present an hour-long programme of inspirational choral music…
Experience the joy of live music at the museum as the best contemporary talents take inspiration from our Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites exhibition to perform traditional …
The man who fooled Penn & Teller hits the Edinburgh Festival to assert himself as the pimp among magicians – or so he thinks! With over 20 years of experience as a professional m…
‘Boogie-woogie.
Come watch and be part of this interactive, fun mixture of stand-up and interactive comedy debate as a compere and a number of the best comedians from around the Fringe converge in…
The underground hit of the Fringe returns to Edinburgh after sell-out shows in Perth, Melbourne and Sydney.
Russell Howard, Miranda Hart, Tim Minchin.
Award-winning comedian off telly and radio dabbles in the occult.
We are Edinburgh Skeptics.
Nocturnal and intimate adventure through American golden age of music.
Gilbert and Sullivan’s Improbable New Musical: The Fringe Lozenge has, as you might expect from the title, a very specific target audience.
They’re back! Why? Money.
Energetic, disturbing and just a bit confusing, Fourth Monkey’s latest offering of physical theatre crashes onto the festival stage in this entertaining if messy and uneven reworki…
Cult classic horror movie Evil Dead 2 reinterpreted through the songs of Elvis*.
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe.
Ian was as attractive to women as a drunk rhino so Channel 4 television handed him over to seduction “gurus” who taught him techniques to find love.
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe.
A guided walking tour visiting the sites and haunts of Edinburgh’s literary legends: Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, JM Barrie, Al…
All the way from Austin, Texas, it’s The Cowgirl Mary Old West Puppet Theatre Show.
It is often difficult to adapt such well-known, childhood tales into innovative experiences for an audience.
***** (FringeGuru.
It’s the launch day of the Free Fringe Festival music stages at Biddy Mulligan’s and the Wee Pub featuring a selection of our favourite musical maestros all day.
It’s the launch day of the Free Fringe Festival music stages at Biddy Mulligan’s and the Wee Pub featuring a selection of our favourite musical maestros all day.
Tragic diva Glenda Campari (Nina Baldini) has travelled the world, searching for her favourite fierce females for this world premiere cabaret.
Bringing the best of the festivals to audiences, with live and recorded BBC broadcasts and activities.
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Almost 50 years after George Romero launched the zombie film genre on a shoestring budget, Night of the Living Dead holds a dear spot in the hearts of horror film fans.
If you are hoping to find your comrades in arms and chant the internationale alongside like-minded people I regret to inform you that you will be disappointed.
Back in the 1960s there were seven of these mobile cinemas made for the Ministry of Technology.
Join an expert local guide for a historical walking tour around Edinburgh’s world-famous Old Town.
Napier University Drama Society returns to the musical stage after selling out last year.
See the very best comedians at the Fringe, alongside some of the UK’s hottest new talent and Edinburgh Fringe newcomers, at this top-rated comedy selection show.
See the very best comedians at the Fringe, alongside some of the UK’s hottest new talent and Edinburgh Fringe newcomers, at this top-rated comedy selection show.
Robert S J Lucas’ new show, X The Musical is set in a vaguely sketched-out dystopian future where politics are the most important thing in the world and everyone is required to v…
The hugely popular show at comedy festivals and theatres worldwide returns for its 10th anniversary year.
Get your afternoon off to the perfect start with Revill’s Selection.
To mark its 10th Anniversary, the worldwide hit show puts on an extra afternoon special.
Award-winning performer Paula Valluerca, aka Madame Señorita, is committed to reconnect with the pleasure of being a totally deluded idiot.
Award-winning gag merchant and UK Pun Champion 2016, Masai Graham, delivers over 100 clean jokes in just half an hour.
Dino Wiand plays the Yorkshire Ripper, who has been allowed out of prison on a rehab program to perform a stand-up comedy routine, which he uses to discuss his plans for orchestrat…
Did you support the #WomensMarch? The only place to march this August is down to this female-led show! A rotating line-up of talented, award-winning, critically acclaimed guests, t…
For the third year, American atheist Bronston Jones sees the state of his nation and mutters ‘God Bless ‘Merica.
What happens when we struggle to do anything? A series of in-development clown and theatre pieces. Themes will include difficulty, struggle, Ludwig Wittgenstein and snakes.
The UK-based comedian returns with new and hilarious anecdotes and jokes from his many comedy journeys around the world.
A near-immersive theatre show encompassing and delving into the lives of six recovering addicts.
Named after a brand of gumboot, this terrific show is loosely linked by an old man’s memories of his days in the mines, where many men were drawn from the townships.
Family workshop suitable for children aged 3-7 years with parents or carers.
Women at War is an interesting piece which explores the gendered dimensions of warfare through a monologue by a female American soldier serving in Afghanistan.
Join the funniest acts in Edinburgh as they share classic jokes handed down to them by their family.
Paul Revill, Bath Comedy Festival New Act of the Year 2014, returns to the Fringe with his debut hour.
“A musical about two serial killers,” is how Buried: A New Musical by Colla Voce Theatre describes itself.
A selection of five of the hottest up-and-coming comedians at the festival in this stand-up comedy showcase extravaganza, with a different line up daily featuring your headliner Ro…
To mark its 10th Anniversary, the worldwide hit show puts on an extra afternoon special.
The Oxford Revue present a rotating cast of the country’s brightest young comedians.
This little-known musical is tremendous fun in its own right, but the extremely talented and energetic cast of The Great American Trailer Park Musical make it engaging for a full 9…
How board games can change your life and save the world.
A group of actors, desperate for their big break, attend an acting workshop hosted by Andrew – an enigmatic but ever so slightly unhinged former C-lister.
A vibrational revolution of being, channeled by a goddess.
One of the least thought out shows on the Fringe, possibly featuring: alternative facts corner, fake news correspondents, pest of the fest and live guests.
Milton Jones is a true wordsmith, often dubbed the master of the one-liner, he is absolutely true to form in his latest Edinburgh Fringe offering.
Apocalypse Now, with its 153 minute running time, multi-million dollar production costs and jungle location, might not seem like the most obvious contender for adaptation into a on…
Critically acclaimed one-man show from award-nominated comedian & award-winning storyteller Marcus Ryan! Sold out Perth, Scarborough and Adelaide 2015, Melbourne 2014/15 and toured…
Rob Broderick is a one of a kind performer.
Peter E Davidson is a wine drinking man adrift in a sea of beer drinkers.
To accompany Dyad’s premiere of The Time Machine, thirteen of Jane Austen’s most celebrated heroines return in Dyad’s acclaimed revisiting of some of literature’s most celebrated w…
One man.
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…
Enjoy an hour of the best up-and-coming one-liner comedians on the circuit in this celebration of puns, one-liners and wordplay.
‘Funny.
A show about being the only remaining singleton in a world full of weddings, mortgages, children, security and a lack thereof.
Award-winning gag merchant and UK Pun Champion 2016, Masai Graham, delivers over 100 naughty jokes in just half an hour.
Tom and Daniel are doing an hour of stand-up.
Feast on five of the tastiest up-and-coming comedians on the circuit in this stand-up comedy showcase including your award-winning host, Masai Graham (UK Pun Champion 2016).
Hello, I’m doing a solo show where I play a synth for a while and read some comedic short stories that I’ve written.
Join Dana Alexander in her fifth Edinburgh Show, as she navigates through the matrix of the modern world of dating.
Vicki is done with degrading retail jobs, fed up of waiting around for Mr Wrong and ultimately ready to get out of bed.
Assembly’s renowned opening night gala returns to launch our biggest programme yet, with highlights from across our 200 strong season, all rolled into one spectacular package.
‘Nick Cope is the indie-surrealist kids’ entertainer Robyn Hitchcock and Syd Barrett, foolishly distracted by cult status, never were.
Korean performance company GGIRIPROJECT aims to create the perfect collaboration between music and martial arts, a pursuit that has resulted in the catchily-titled Monkey Dance: Th…
Within the last few years, the improvised musical has become a standard of the Fringe, with at least four in Edinburgh this summer.
A pure and exhilarating romp of a good time.
This production is based on Gail Carson Levine’s Ella Enchanted, a young adult novel that previously inspired Anne Hathaway’s second turn as a movie princess.
Michelle returns to the Festival with her debut one-woman show, which received five-star reviews across the board on its first sell-out run.
‘Who thinks they are perfect?’ Is the question Danyah Miller poses to the audience at the onset of the performance.
Be there at the launch of the massive 2017 Free Fringe Festival! See an almighty selection of performers! Mingle with the acts and VIP guests! Meet our mad Chicken mascot in person…
Jacuzzi may have been a random title for the Free Association to use for their improvised comedy show, but this hour is indeed relaxed, warm, and bubbly.
Winner of the 2016 Eddies Award, the sell-out hit Buzz returns; a hilarious musical journey through the history of the vibrator and a brutally honest story of a singleton’s quest t…
Two cultures have thrived, one on each side of an impenetrable wall.
George Egg is a hybrid chef and comedian.
Funny Women takes over your lunch hour with a feast of comedy, interviews and highlights from the very best of the Fringe.
Sofie Hagen won an award ages ago and she’s still banging on about it.
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical seems to have become synonymous with the Fringe; their billboards plastering every major walkway across Edinburgh.
Colin the Country Cockatoo is on a mission to reunite all the notes of the stave and save his friends from the dastardly plans of Calando the duck who wants to bring eternal silenc…
This ‘highly energetic laugh-a-minute show’ (TheTab.
Warning: Spoilers, swearing and a hilarious combination of incest and sex jokes.
Iain Stirling’s latest sell out Edinburgh Fringe Festival performance has a lot of Love Island quips, but is truly grounded in Iain’s life experiences.
This show is described as an ‘unrehearsed show-and-tell’ from ‘the best comedians from across the globe’.
How many times in the past year can you say that you felt genuinely sorry for Michael Gove? Or that you felt goose-bumps (the good kind!) when you heard Theresa May speak? Or perha…
Following the untimely death of their friend Dylan, Polly and Eve are fulfilling his final wishes by travelling around the UK with his ashes in a Wizard Of Oz lunchbox.
Researched and designed by best-selling historical author and award winning novelist J A Henderson, our walks combine the weirdest stories, wickedest humour and wildest history.
A former Times critic’s choice.
On this guided walking tour of Edinburgh, an expert guide will show you all the city has to offer.
Painted 1888-1892 and restored in 1998, Traquair’s acclaimed murals illustrate the canticle Benedicite Omnia Opera.
The hugely popular show at comedy festivals and theatres worldwide returns for its 10th anniversary year.
With comedy, cabaret and fun for all the family to enjoy, the Huggers show returns to Edinburgh.
The wildly successful One Man Comedy Men are from Mars Women are from Venus Live! starring Amadeo Fusca.
As a long time fan of daytime cookery shows and comedy in general, the concept of George Egg’s show intrigued me from the get go.
2016 Olivier Award Winners – Best Entertainment and Family Show With nine years as an Edinburgh Fringe must-see phenomenon, a BBC Radio 4 series, a critically acclaimed West End…
Two strangers on a bridge in the dead of night, a game of dominoes & a value ready meal – this is a story of humanity, desperation & hope.
One-of-a-kind act’s debut British tour.
One-of-a-kind act’s debut British tour.
Squeeze some culture into your lunchbreak! Grab a sandwich and join Lightbox Theatre this July for a lunchtime serving of darkly comic gems by some of theatre’s most prominent p…
One-of-a-kind act’s debut British tour.
One-of-a-kind act’s debut British tour.
Taking you beyond the sensory to the subliminal world of Oriental Aesthetics through poetry, music, dance, and visuals. £35 and £18 ticket link: bit.ly/HKSenses
One-of-a-kind act’s debut British tour.
Too fat? Too thin? Never exercise? Gym crazy? Addicted to diets? Hate how you look in the nude? Then this musical revue is for YOU! It’s a riotous evening of fun, flesh and f…
Naughty compare LUKE MEREDITH hops into the jacuzzi at The Free Association as their guest monologist! Prepare for a fast-paced and witty evening of titillating banter and scenes! …
“Some books are so familiar that reading them is like being home again.
Stand up comedy at the Trafalgar tavern, a place that has seen William Gladstone and Charles Dickens dining side-by-side.
The STAC @ Northbrook Showcase featured 14 Musical Theatre Degree students, advertising their many performance talents in just over an hour of song and dance.
The debut production from exciting new improvised theatre company, Sonder.
Lambert is an impossibly small man with an enormous love of writing, who one day decides to set his stories’ characters free in the hope they’ll find a home.
Brighton Fringe free mindful Ki and Aikido taster sessions, everyone welcome! Brighton Ki Society.
We are back to lead you in a sing-a-long of hits from all the best musical shows, with a live band of West End theatre musicians backing you.
‘The Funny Women Awards’ are back at Brighton Fringe! ‘The Funny Women Awards’ has left a massive impression on the UK comedy map, with previous winners and finalists including …
A musical story for children where each character is a musical instrument .
Do you remember Dave Benson Phillips? If you were a child in Britain from the 80s to the early 00s, there’s a fair chance you watched him on TV.
On the hottest day of the year, the Warren was worlds apart from the shady alleyways of Victorian London.
A preview performance of a new jukebox musical is due to take place.
Have you been more naughty or more nice this year? Are you sure?A company of gentlemanly vagabonds introduce themselves with a reminder to relax before the “Art” starts.
In this slightly surreal, politically-charged musical cabaret, seemingly wholesome Scottish lass Cat Loud is still on the prowl for her next big adventure.
A newly-devised piece exploring issues of mental health.
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 …
It’s hard to attend a performance of Footloose without bringing pre-conceived notions with you.
The award-winning team that brought you ‘A Puppet Named Desire’ and ‘Puppetgeist’ return with mayhem, masks, and sock monsters.
Two decades of drought result in a ban on the use of private toilets, and citizens are forced to pay through the roof to use public amenities, a privilege we currently enjoy in the…
One Summer evening in 1952, a 21-year-old Margaret Williams enters a dance hall.
Earth’s funniest footwear return with their hit show of songs, sketches, socks and violence, taking on The Bard himself.
Winner of the 2016 Stella Wilkie Award and the 2016 Eddies Award, BUZZ is a hilarious musical journey through the history of the vibrator and a brutally honest story of a singleton…
Every Wednesday night is ‘Quiz Night’ at Brighton Fringe this year! An intimate, original musical portrait of two friends (with benefits) as they try to avoid discussing real life,…
“The true mystery of the world is the visible .
Will and Heidi are two thoughtful, principled stand-ups who will do anything to get a laugh, including dropping all principles.
It could not have been a better day to go on a stroll around Brighton.
Come to the Brighton Bandstand for some inner peace.
Sunday Assembly is a worldwide network of non-religious gatherings that aims to celebrate life and build community through thought-provoking speakers, readings, poems, quiet reflec…
George Egg, the stand-up comedian who cooks onstage using absurd and innovative techniques, returns.
It’s just like regular bingo, but instead of shouting out numbers we play songs! Each round takes on a different theme of song choices, these could be based on either a decade, g…
Hove has been home to women whose ideas have shaken up our world - from some of Britain’s first women doctors to suffragettes, from social campaigners to boundary shifting entert…
Special first night of Brighton Fringe event - Ligeti Quartet plays ‘Black Angels’ for amplified strings and percussion, which David Bowie named as being among his favourite ‘Top-2…
The utterly hilarious and utterly heartwarming debut hour of stand-up from Robin Morgan (Writer of ‘Have I Got News For You’, ‘Newzoids’, ‘The News Quiz’ and the ‘Now Show’).
Is it possible to communicate with the dead? Magicians Griffin and Jones intend to find out.
In a garden far away, in a world a lot like this one, in a conversation that has already happened, Eddie asks Garland: “What’s it all about?” And Garland answers, “I don’t know.
The title does not playfully refer to the role of women in theatre as available at The Globe with Nell Gwynn at the moment.
The second instalment this Spring of hit theatre festival, Women Redressed.
Who will be crowned this year's winner of the prestigious WeGotTickets Musical Comedy Awards? 'Wonderfully entertaining' (Chortle.
1942.
If you’re looking for a wholesome chapter from The Good Book then this is not the show for you.
The 30-strong London Musical Theatre Orchestra and a host of West End stars will take to the London Palladium stage under the baton of its first guest conductor, the show’s c…
Women Redressed: Act I presents eight short plays from some of the UK’s up and coming playwrights.
Set in 1665 as the great plague sweeps through London, Four Thieves’ Vinegar explores the behaviour of ordinary people in times of disaster and examines which elements of the hum…
The 42nd Theatre Company presents Four Thieves’ Vinegar by Christine Foster.
As part of its Around Town series, The Orchestra Now will be performing a free concert of works by Glinka, Messiaen, and Tchaikovsky.
Half a century after its premiere on The Old Vic stage, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, the play that made a young Tom Stoppard’s name overnight, return…
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…
Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough should be the new tagline for the musical which has just become the 15th longest running show in West End history.
Urinetown is set in a town that is desperately suffering a water shortage following a 20 year drought.
As Sara Pascoe explains, the peculiarities of a ‘job’ as a comedian, that is more ‘craft’ than job equally applies to describing whether something is funny or not.
This adaptation of Khaled Hosseini’s best-seller was written back in 2006, a year before the filmic representation.
Charles Dickens' classic gets the full Broadway treatment buy the Broadway team of Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, Little Mermaid), Lynn Ahrens (Ragtime, Seussical) and Mike…
The Orchestra Now performs a free concert in the Bronx led by conductor JoAnn Falletta.
The Orchestra Now kicks off the 2nd season of its Around Town series with a free concert in Harlem, led by conductor JoAnn Falletta.
Rub shoulders with actors, directors and the winning writers of Britain’s prestigious international playwriting competition for two absorbing evenings of diverse, exciting and si…
Attic Theatre Company presents Great Expectations by Charles Dickens at Merton Arts Space between 30 Nov and 18 Dec.
“Small boys are not to be trusted,” says the titular George’s gleefully malevolent Grandma in this new production—by Dundee Rep’s Associate Artistic Director Joe Dougla…
New English Ballet Theatre returns with a programme showcasing five new works from the UK’s top choreographic talents.
When twenty year old Charles Sorley is killed in action during the First World War, his devastated parents are left with only his letters and poems to remember him by.
If you think The Red Barn will be a nice relaxing audience experience think again and then have another think.
Eleanor wants a child.
A hilarious musical journey through the history of the vibrator and a brutally honest story of a singleton’s quest to fall back in love with herself.
Adam Guettel's hauntingly beautiful musical, based on a true story It’s 1925 in Kentucky and fearless cave explorer Floyd Collins dreams of finding fame and fortune de…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
A lack of antibiotics to treat infection could soon bring us to a post-apocalyptic era where people die from minor injuries, or following routine operations.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Peter Rabbit knows very well that he is not to go into Mr McGregor’s garden, especially as it was there that his father met his untimely end! But he cannot resist, and after severa…
It’s the annual two-hour charity variety show filled with bizarre acts and very alternative comedy which includes the presentation of three annual Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards.
The gloriously grotesque cult-musical opens at New Wimbledon Theatre, complete with the necessarily capitalised X-Factor contestant RHYDIAN starring as The Dentist.
Coming to Edinburgh after shows at Latitude and Machynlleth Comedy Festival, join Amy Annette in a talk show with her far more famous comedy friends; James Acaster, Lolly Adefope, …
In a converted Art school with stairs that spiral around a disused lift shaft leading to a venue which places the audience either side of a promenade stage very close to a versat…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe, alongside hot new talent and Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up at each show, every day, as Laughing Horse’s Come…
This event is an opportunity for you to apply for East 15 Acting School’s MA/MFA in Theatre Directing led by Mathew Lloyd – one of the UK’s foremost authorities on director tra…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Even plays were buried by the bombs of World War I.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Fancy a bit of festive sparkle? Then join Buddy and our cast as we whisk you away to Christmas in New York! Featuring a live band, this promises to be a Sparklejollytwinklejingley …
NT Live forms part of the NT’s Broadcast department which is also responsible for producing digital content covering all aspects of the craft of theatre-making and produces Natio…
One man.
Five woman poets, five unique performances of new writing, one Sunday in one beautiful venue. Please see bowdykitebooks.com for full details on line-up.
You’ve seen the film, now here’s the musical.
Two ladies who like tea, cake, gin and playing ukulele.
LondonTheatre1 says ★★★★★ “Appropriately camp and stagey, but warm and good-humoured, I would happily sit through all of it again.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, specifically for Fringe participants.
For those who couldn’t get down to London to watch the brilliant Tom Hiddleston boast a magnificent Coriolanus at the National Theatre, the Fringe is hosting the next best thing …
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Cinema screening of live performance.
The whole of the 20th century viewed through profound counterculture events and the whisky industry! An abridged history lesson and tutored whisky tasting, the Whisky Anorak way.
Scooby-Doo is the only dog that makes scary fun, loves solving a good mystery and is totally cool.
Bel Canto Voices, Fife’s premier youth choir presents The History of The Musical, featuring highlights from shows by Offenbach to Rodgers and Gershwin to Schoenberg, and showcasi…
The dolphin – a remarkably intelligent animal with uncommon sensitivity, full of wonder and curiosity.
Cinema screening of live performance.
Acclaimed violin and piano duo Sophia Bartlette and Amoret Abis celebrate women composers in an exciting, eclectic mix of genres and great works.
Shoot the Women First revolves around a mercenary company.
Philomusica of Edinburgh give a performance of Vivaldi’s popular Four Seasons.
Following various elements from the classic book by C.
An explosive, brand new musical from platinum selling songwriters Guard and Rice.
spiked, the radical magazine that fights for your right to offend, returns to the Stand for a night of no-holds-barred comedy.
Upstairs Downton and Petting Zoo (‘Improv supergroup’ TimeOut) star creates a staggering array of characters using his mouth, brain, hands and body.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
What do you do when your set crumbles, your actors forget their lines and lighting fails? Cry? Laugh? Or just carry on? Rolling In The Aisle presents a comedy where everything that…
A story of ambition and love, Big Shot captivates with a blend of energy and poignance infused in its music and its characters.
Murderous intentions corrupt adolescent dreams in the chilling story of six teenagers living 20 years apart in an isolated girls’ school.
The descriptor for this Fringe production should appeal to anyone involved in theatre.
Acclaimed violin and piano duo Sophia Bartlette and Amoret Abis celebrate women composers in an exciting, eclectic mix of genres and great works.
The Funny Women Awards have left a massive impression on the UK comedy map, with previous winners and finalists including Bridget Christie, Sara Pascoe, Katherine Ryan, Kerry Godli…
Chinese Women’s Whispers provides an oasis of calm for weary festival goers.
The Women of the Hebrides were famed for their spinning and weaving of fine linen.
Making its European premiere, this Canadian comedy gem packs more ideas and laughs into 40 minutes than most plays triple its length.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
AGAP Theatre’s acclaimed production from Lentfest.
The Ups & Downs Theatre Group was formed in 1995 by three school teachers and no one could have anticipated what an impact the group would have.
Cinema screening of live performance.
Cinema screening of live performance.
Later, considerably ruder and darker shows from internationally acclaimed, award-winning Scottish stand-up comedy meteor.
The Tempest, retold by children whose first language isn’t even English.
Luca Villani – Guitar. Isabel Panè – Soprano. Music by Giordani, Monteverdi, Murray, Pergolesi, Piazzolla, Scarlatti, Tansman, Troup and Villani.
Music + comedy x outstanding talent = Musical Comedy Awards! Fresh from our sold-out final at the iconic Udderbelly on Southbank, ‘wonderfully entertaining’ (Chortle.
The Japanese piano duo returns to the Fringe with a programme of works ranging from classical pieces of Mozart, Schubert and Rachmaninov to Alexander Rosenblatt’s visually vibrant …
Official programme commemorating the 400th year anniversary of the deaths of Tang Xianzu and William Shakespeare.
Cinema screening of live performance.
SUMMER ROCK a new musical will make its world premiere at the Davenport Black Box Theatre, playing for a limited run from August 11th through August 14th.
Cinema screening of live performance.
With live music and stunning harmonies, join some of Edinburgh’s finest vocal talent and enjoy a selection of hits from the jukebox musical.
Will the guys be out of bed in time for their lunchtime show? You bet they will.
A presentation followed by questions and answers about drama school training.
‘We are more than bodies to be fed to a machine.
Imagine you’re fifteen.
Margaret Wakeford and Simon Coverdale present their Fringe fantasy – Schubert’s great late work in F minor, the sylvan and rustic world of Dvorak legends and the Suite Op 52 by Y…
What’s a boy to do? Puddlescombe Prep, the poshest school in Britain (and therefore, or course, the world), is going to the dogs.
Cinema screening of live performance.
Following its woefully short-lived run at the Adelphi Theatre in 2015, the only opportunity to catch this upbeat musical is now in the hands of amateur theatre companies.
What would your dog say if she could talk? Furry angel philosophers Trinny and Kato share their insights on the travails and foibles of the (not always wonderful) humans they love,…
Kids love to be involved when watching a show and we provide you with such a chance! Dance and sing together and even try on traditional ethnic costumes with this group of young da…
It didn’t take me long into this show to realise two things: that this as clearly a piece of community theatre and should be recognised as such and that there is clearly somethin…
John Bryden plays music by Bach and his followers, Robert and Clara Schumann and Beethoven, in a series of recitals on the Cathedral Steinway.
South African sensations return.
Award-winning Badger High School Theater presents Tales from the American Midwest, a series of American folk tales centred around the Midwestern states.
Paul Wady’s unique and controversial mass autism conversion show returns for a second year.
Cinema screening of live performance.
Organists Donald Hunt (St Mary’s Cathedral), Duncan Ferguson (St Mary’s Cathedral) and Peter Backhouse (St Giles’ Cathedral) perform popular organ works on the Cathedral’s mighty ‘…
Hi, I’m Yianni Agisilaou.
Freckleface Strawberry will do anything to get rid of her freckles – from scrubbing them with soap, to caking on makeup and even wearing a ski mask to school! Will her schoolmate…
Kids love to be involved when watching a show and we provide you with such a chance! Dance and sing together and even try on traditional ethnic costumes with this group of young da…
Where Do All The Dead Pigeons Go? This is a production that doesn’t try to answer any of your questions - or refer to pigeons, for that matter, even as a metaphor, throughout the…
Ian Saville has just become the President of the Magic Square; his election is a surprise, and proves divisive to every faction of the magic society.
Experience the joy of live music at the museum with the best contemporary talents from Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales.
In this four person concert drama, a celebrated artist struggles to atone for the sins of his past, while desperately searching for a new future.
The Jazz Bar is packed for this one, and no wonder: this is music you can’t help but tap your feet to.
American cop Frank Law lost his partner two days before retirement.
Cinema screening of live performance.
Here is all the chaos of a Fringe-like show turned into a Fringe show: a farce about two plays being performed by one cast while their unreasonable and definitely shady writer/dire…
Live music throughout the day and night at Stramash, featuring the best Edinburgh-based and visiting musicians.
In addition to their main show, the Cambridge Footlights present an hour of stand-up, songs, sketches and more in association with PBH’s Free Fringe.
Russell Howard, Tim Minchin, Miranda Hart.
As it turns out there are lots of reasons for Marcus to have a long face at the moment, not least because he was born with one.
St Giles’ Cathedral presents a diverse series of musical performances for all tastes, be it choral, sacred, secular, instrumental or folk.
Buzz is a new musical from writer Robyn Grant.
Musical Anthology is a performance of sacred, secular, classical, contemporary and world music with organ, trumpets and voice – Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Purcell, Galuppi, Boëllman…
The film chronicles the rich and tragic history of the Crimean Tatar people from ancient times to the aftermath of the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea.
Welcome to Dreamform.
An “Original Lord of the Rings Parody” One Musical to Rule them All is full of puns, mocks the bits of Lord of the Rings that we all thought were a bit ridiculous and illogical…
Proudly supporting the Free Festival with a selection of four different comics daily.
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe, with a different top-notch comedy line-up each day.
Part of the PBH Free Fringe, Malones will play host to a variety of musicians from across the globe.
A musical based on the iconic family of classic television fame.
I play a keyboard organ and live mix a soundtrack for 50 minutes, and read some comedy over it.
Allan Foster, a writer whose name is practically synonymous with Edinburgh literary tourism, is our guide on the Book Lovers’ Tour, which specialises in introducing tourists to t…
Til’ Death Do Us Part tells the story of David and Alison as they struggle through pressures of married life.
The latest craze is literally nothing.
When deciding on a show to bring to the Fringe, you have two main choices: one, a piece of new writing - exciting and impactful but harder to market - or two, a take on a classic -…
Welcome to Matchbox Theatre! Would you please take a moment to check that all mobile phones and other electronic devices are switched on? Your calls are important to us! Photograph…
Four top quality foul-mouthed acts, hand-plucked from around the festival. For the poultry sum of a bucket contribution on eggsit. Guaranteed to be clucking funny.
Osner enters with a song in which he repeatedly exclaims “don’t label me.
Start your Fringe day with a laugh-and-learn walk through some of Edinburgh’s weirder backstory.
The King School from Stamford, Connecticut is proud to present Shrek The Musical: TYA.
Like many musical theatre fans, I have a love-hate relationship with Rent.
Join a trained festival guide for a historical walking tour around Edinburgh’s world-famous Old Town.
After another successful European tour, Frank Sanazi’s comedy-cabaret war machine rolls into Edinburgh, accompanied by his psychopathic daughter Nancy Sanazi, Saddami Davis Jnr, De…
Cinema screening of live performance.
There is no doubt that Nick Revell is an amusing and witty comic whose capabilities are evident from both long line of positive past reviews and his catalogue on YouTube.
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe, alongside hot new talent and Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up at each show, every day, as Laughing Horse’s Come…
Think you know charades? Think again! Comedy meets game show meets improv, as two teams of Fringe comics hilariously pit their skills and wit against each other, in this hysterical…
All Square is a collection of original photographs taken by Ewan Barry and Audrey Pinard of Téte-a-Téte Foto.
Back again for his fourth time at the Edinburgh Fringe, Australian Rhys Nicholson’s fast-paced, intelligent wit has his audience engaged from the get go.
A very well-structured and well-performed show, delivered from a fantastic up-and-coming comedian.
Evan Desmarais explores the concepts of good and bad, and right and wrong.
South African sensations return.
‘Funny.
In the latest theatrical offering of a Jane Austen themed adaptation, this piece, which is billed as a new musical by Penny Ashton, interweaves thirty-three direct passages from Au…
Ian appeared on a televised seduction course to find love.
Daniel Piper is in four gangs, and he’s going to tell you about them.
Throughout history, every generation has thought they would witness the end of the world.
Ding dong, the witch isn’t dead! And this time it’s definitely cause for celebration! After her previous success as an ‘international cabaret superstar’ Maggie is back in b…
Creative reimagining of Kipling’s The Jungle Book using the expressive colour of circus.
If you find it in your heart to forgive the failings of Masai Graham’s previous show, Aaaaah! It’s 101 Clean Jokes in 30 Minutes, and stuck around for the follow-up, you�…
Unique comedy double act Brian and Krysstal return to the Fringe.
Italian comic Giacinto Palmieri, in this hour of comedy, tries to draw comparisons between himself and renowned misogynist and philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche in their approach to…
Devastatingly original character comedy duo Róisín and Chiara are ‘a pair of improvising geniuses’ and Ones to Watch 2016 (Funny Women).
Family workshop suitable for children aged 3-7 years with parents or carers.
Masai Graham has assembled an act so far from risky that it is bubble wrapped in woefully predictable innuendos, presumably to retain its innocence.
It’s a stand-up comedy show from a stand-up gal about confidence and self-sabotage.
She’s been described as the best African-Czechoslovakian comic on earth.
Two years ago Matt spent six hours in a car with Hollywood star Harvey Keitel.
Paul Revill, Bath Comedy Festival New Act of the Year 2014, returns to the Fringe with his debut hour.
Classic late show Festival comedy fare.
Ever looked at the world around you? Ever thought about your future in that world and decided the only prudent and logical move is to down tequila and dance on rooftops? This is th…
Enjoy an hour of the best up and coming one-liner comedians on the circuit in this celebration of puns, one-liners and wordplay.
Hosted by award-winning comedian and UK board game champion James Cook, the funniest Fringe performers play classic and new board games.
What are a couple of self-deprecating, twenty-something stand-up comediennes to do at the Fringe, if not perform a stand-up act in two halves, in a rather shockingly intimate karao…
Truth is relative, sure, but as far as I’m concerned I’ve got this shit figured out.
Feast on five of the tastiest up-and-coming comedians on the circuit in this stand-up comedy showcase including your award-winning host, Masai Graham.
The Oxford Revue present a rotating cast of the country’s brightest young comedians together with headline acts from the comedy circuit.
Ian appeared on a televised seduction course to find love.
Feast on five of the tastiest up-and-coming comedians on the circuit in this stand-up comedy showcase including your award-winning host, Masai Graham.
‘Funny.
How board games can change your life and save the world. Award-winning comedian James Cook has read the back of the box and is ready to play. Won’t you join him?
Bob drives his BlundaBus around Europe looking for adventures.
A comedy show with pictures, and probably not what Fox Talbot had in mind.
Enter a world with its veil drawn back, where good and evil battle in darkly hilarious style.
Conor lost another friend last year, now he’s on his own.
Sit back and relax as we honour today’s real comedic geniuses – our very own tax-shirking, pig-pumping Westminster massive! Come join in a celebration of the absurdist joy that…
Ettieboo (Ria Lina) presents the best value cabaret money can buy! Each show is different, with a line-up comprised of the best, brightest and most beautiful acts participating at …
Three of Ireland’s best up-and-coming alternative comics.
If you want to see comedy that is a little different, this is for you.
Get your afternoon off to the perfect start with Revill’s Selection.
Twisted Edge Comedy presents the participants of their newly founded stand-up workshops.
For a night of revelry and a hot mix of incredible performances, Lili La Scala’s Another F*cking Variety Show is a tough show to rival.
Spread your wings of courage and join Big O as she explores the aspects of fear.
Following sell-out shows in Adelaide, Melbourne, Darwin, Singapore, Germany and all over the UK, the hugely popular and hilarious show returns for its ninth successive year at the …
It’s always exciting to witness the world premiere of new writing, especially when it’s a British born production.
In a very personal set, Shappi talks growing up in Britain as the child of refugee parents and being English.
Three brilliant, original and hilarious improv acts: DVD Box Set – your new favourite TV show, entirely improvised by a cast of FA players, inspired by an audience suggestion.
Showstoppers! have a strong reputation preceding them, made evident by the number of people in the packed auditorium murmuring excitedly before the lights go down.
The Impromptunes take the first suggestion by the audience and make a musical out of it.
Incredible, hilarious, infectious, amazing.
This decidedly chaotic event includes some of Edinburgh’s best performance artists, with all entertainment at fifteen minutes or less.
Part TED talk, part psychic extravaganza, Tom Binns’ extrasensory expert Ian D Montfort is back at the festival and he’s determined to convince the sceptics the dead are among …
‘Musical’? Check.
The Improv Musical from the University of Warwick return for their third stint at the Fringe, and while providing some light and silly entertainment, fails to land any punches eith…
At the end of his show, Mike Ward took a moment to emphasise the importance of free speech, the vital importance that comedians are free to offend; he even handed out badges to hel…
Be Prepared for a Disney-style musical like you’ve never seen before! We’ll take you to A Whole New World full of princesses, witches, and talking animals, starring in an improvise…
I’m a lover of musical theatre but I’m prepared to be really honest here: the genre is crammed with suitable material for a hilarious and even brutal send-up.
Iain’s latest Fringe offering, Onwards!, focuses on his own experiences to explore life as a twenty-something in 2016.
Beach Comet have secured themselves as masters of a B-movie musical genre, inviting guests aboard a doomed cruise liner for a riotous hour of exaggerated figures and fantastically …
Seann Walsh is a brilliant observational comic, with an ability to tease out the comicality of even the most mundane, everyday occurrence.
The gold from the Great Waverley Train Robbery was never found but, 30 years on, new information has come to light as to its whereabouts.
The Free Association is London’s leading improv powerhouse, and we’re thrilled to bring you our headline show: JACUZZI.
The initial conceit of this show is that we’re all present at the funeral for Rose Matafeo.
Looking like footballer Lionel Messi, and bearing a name that has him often confused with comedian Sean Locke, this year Sean McLoughlin is on the lookout for some fans of his very…
Join us as we celebrate and launch our 36th Edinburgh Festival Fringe season.
A former Times critic’s choice.
The hugely enjoyable and popular show returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for its sixth successive year.
Painted 1888-1892 and restored in 1998, Traquair’s acclaimed murals illustrate the canticle Benedicite Omnia Opera.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Following sell-out shows in Adelaide, Melbourne, Darwin, Singapore, Germany and all over the UK, the hugely popular and hilarious show returns for its ninth successive year at the …
An exhibition about some remarkable female pioneers who lived in Edinburgh’s West End.
A terrifying journey into the lair of the world famous Mackenzie Poltergeist, the best documented supernatural case in history.
The hugely enjoyable and popular show returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for its sixth successive year.
Hit theatre festival Women Redressed is back, running for two nights at Park Theatre.
Jumping from ravaged warzones to recording studios and London’s VIP clubs, Exposure: The Musical sheds a light on the limelight, dissecting the nature of fame and cost of succes…
An extraordinary logistical display of theatre sees The Merchant of Venice taken out onto the streets of Barking; by the people, for the people.
A dark satire on workplace wellness showing that often the people telling you how to live your best life are the ones who don’t know how to do it themselves.
Derailed Theatre’s debut production thrusts us back to Ancient Greece with a disconcertingly familiar whiff of contemporaneous conservative leadership politics.
A prescient play from Caroline Loncq about the European Referendum sees Tory rising star Annie and Labour hack Jim put their party differences aside in a private but passionate deb…
Become autistic.
Is it possible to communicate with the dead? Magicians Griffin and Jones intend to find out.
Taught by established professional performers and University of Brighton staff, this five day course provides intensive training in physical skills and creative approaches for devi…
It’s back! Once again we’re ready to lead you in a sing-along of hits from shows such as Wicked, Mamma Mia, Grease and Oliver and so much more! With a live band backing you and fun…
Clown, dance and sketch collide as multi-award-winning Australian comedian, Tessa Waters, unleashes her new hour of stupidity.
Arrive 14:15 wearing loose, comfortable clothing for the start of the Shin Shin Toitsu Do (Japanese yoga) session at 14:30, where you’ll learn unification of mind and body and natu…
The Funny Women Awards have been scouring the UK and Ireland for the best new female comic talent! Come along and spot the next big thing, help raise funds for domestic violence…
In the heart of the Garden of England, in the small parish of Pluckley, all is not as it seems.
She fought her way into the record business as a teenager and, by the time she reached her twenties, had the husband of her dreams and a flourishing career writing hits for the big…
Imagine if you lived your life according to the values set out in the movie Terminator 2.
Sistas is an uplifting musical journey, of a multi-generational African-American Family.
Earth’s funniest footwear returns with a brand new show of songs, sketches, socks and violence, taking on The Bard Of Avon himself.
Funny Women’s share and gig night is perfect for comedy lovers and beginners.
Touring stand-up George Egg has spent – and, presumably, continues to spend – a lot of his life in hotels the length and breadth of the UK.
Imagine the sounds of the seasons transformed into music.
A clue to the treasure house hidden within this Hove church is the woodcarving of St George at the door.
Three dance theatre masterclasses hosted at the new Nelly Lewis Centre.
Acclaimed violin and piano duo Sophia Bartlette and Amoret Abis return for their third Brighton Fringe recital to celebrate women composers.
“You go to women? Do not forget the whip!”, wrote the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche.
This original musical tells a fairytale about everyday life - the many voices telling us what to do and who to be.
A show inspired by Hetty King (an emblematic, early 20th century drag king), which embraces the possibility of women making connections across stages, in time.
A show inspired by Hetty King (an emblematic early 20th-century drag king), which embraces the possibility of women making connections across stages, in time.
Sunday Assembly is a non-religious coming together of people seeking to make the most of this one life.
Work-in-progress from multi-award-winner celebrating the kick-ass women in our families who stood the test of time despite obstacles via faith, family, culture or the time they liv…
A cabaret piece about what happens when women are given just one hour a day to think about what it is to be a woman.
Learn all about the life and work of a theatre producer! What is a producer? Who are they? What do they do? Could you be a producer? Come along and find out.
We all know the refuge that music and singing can bring.
A work-in-progress of the debut hour from Robin Morgan, star of ‘The Greatest Welshman You’ve Never Heard Of’ (BBC Radio), writer for ‘The News Quiz’ and Laughing Horse New Act of …
Acclaimed for its unique fusions of ancient and modern traditions, and its exquisite choreography inspired by the wealth of spiritual practices found throughout Asia, Cloud Gate Da…
Wilful princesses, Music Hall stars, headstrong courtesans, acrobats, entrepreneurs - Brighton has always attracted women who dare to do things differently.
By popular demand! Hove has been home to women whose ideas have shaken up our world - from some of Britain’s first women doctors to suffragettes; campaigners to boundary-shifting e…
A new exhibition from the archive of Brighton photographer, George Douglas.
In this show Rebecca Vigil and Evan Kaufman interview a couple in the audience about their relationship, then spin an impromptu musical about the couple’s love story.
The atmosphere on New Road was buzzing.
Tragedy and Comedy blend seamlessly together for this series of monologues performed byThe Theatre Workshop.
After a sell-out run in November, Women Redressed returns.
The true story of small-time Old West outlaw Elmer McCurdy, whose body was mummified and became a fixture on carnival sideshows, movies, road races and the TV show, “The Six Mill…
Everyone has a story about Tom, says the narrator.
Eighty new musicals will have their West End premiere this Autumn, each created on the spot by the incredible, multi award-winning musical comedians The Showstoppers.
Families eh? You can’t live with them, you can’t legally murder them for feeling that you have no more in common than a bloodline.
Combining a mixture of dance theatre, audio-description and imaginative storytelling with Casson & Friends’ trademark interactivity; Night at the Theatre is a fun, family adventu…
Smoking Hot Comedy is returning to Reading in its new home of RYND. FREE Entry with Lineup: - Thanyia Moore (MC) - Bob Munro - Sam Mitchell - Ed Day - Joel Henderson
The playwrights, directors, and actors who constitute the loose confederation that is the Village Pub Theatre once again moved in to the more upmarket, city central Traverse Thea…
The Village Pub Theatre’s second evening of short new dramas at the Traverse, in celebration of LGBT History Month, came with a wonderfully louche vibe, thanks to the easy MC-i…
Twenty-four North American singers vie for five top prizes in this prestigious competition, which, now in its 45th year, can rightfully claim to act as a springboard for major care…
It began as one man’s story… became everyone’s music…and is now Broadway’s musical.
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…
(closes on Sunday) A white police officer is accused of pushing a black boy out a window, and this play, directed by Eric Tucker from a script by Barry Malawer, explores the afterm…
Mr.
CLOSE TO YOU, a new musical featuring Burt Bacharach’s songbook, makes its highly anticipated West End transfer to the Criterion Theatre from 3rd October.
WINNER OF 9 TONY AWARDS® INCLUDING BEST MUSICAL! From Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of South Park, and Bobby Lopez, co-creator of Avenue Q, comes a new Broadway musica…
Carole King, the chart-topping music legend, was an ordinary girl with an extraordinary talent.
(previews start on Jan.
Australia is home to many curious creatures; a place where men are macho, except when they put on a frock, heels and make-up to sing along to disco classics.
Pantomime is arguably the most self-aware and self-mocking of theatrical forms, with the most successful shows seeing cast and audience mutually shattering any metaphorical four…
This show says it’s based on John Gray’s pop-culture best seller from the 1990s, and he even appears in two video segments, but it’s mostly a monologue by Peter S…
George Zach is a Greek comedian who took this work in progress show, Greek Tragedy, to the 2015 Edinburgh Fringe.
Emerging feminist theatre company, Sheer Height, present Women Redressed - a brand new theatre festival showcasing 14 pieces of writing – new and old – that put female characte…
Theatrum Vertitatus is very excited to be taking their dark and haunting production of Lanford Wilson’s “Home Free!” to The London Horror Festival this year after 2 successful runs…
Chisa Hutchinson’s two hander about an ailing woman and the Christian nurse she tries to bribe into killing her is a series of ethical skirmishes, but not only about the righ…
(performances start on Oct.
Sex, scandal & showbiz 1940’s style.
The interactive sketch and improv troupe Gentleman Party, which performs regularly at the People’s Improv Theater, takes its act to the Museum of Modern Art.
In anticipation of Douglas Tirola’s documentary “Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon” (to be released on Sept.
This festival — now in it’s second year — gathers some of the city’s finest free stand-up shows under one banner for a week of top-notch comedy at venues in…
Margaret Thatcher truly is the Queen of Soho.
Anarchic annual two-hour charity show celebrating the late Godfather of Alternative Comedy.
Two Japanese-born pianists based in Tokyo and Berlin perform a wide variety of brilliant duets covering Grieg’s much-loved Peer Gynt, the classic duets of Dvorak and Debussy as wel…
Abi Roberts’ Musical CID is the cult comedy confessional show delving into what big names in comedy have on their iPods! Funny, raucous and revealing, for four nights only! Which f…
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a hugely rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking for all involved.
The Fringe Society chats with musical theatre practitioners at the top of their game about making it in the business.
I went into Tim Drain’s show fully prepared for some offensive stuff.
Live art every day.
Live art every day.
Receiving mildly ecstatic acclaim at home, this musical comedy duo are proud to present their debut Edinburgh Fringe show.
A surprisingly funny show made up of a series of bizarre vignettes including film, speeches, dance (there is some dancing in clogs, but nowhere near as you expect from the title), …
A mash-up of dance, music, mobile phones and you! FlashMob begins as a game of words and ends as a dance party for all participants – with audience members interacting with movem…
A composer a day: John Bryden will play music by Elgar, Mozart and Dvorák in three recitals on the Cathedral Steinway.
Theatre Uncut commissions playwrights to respond to current events, then make the resulting plays available online so that anyone can perform them.
Life and death, unlike knitting, doesn’t come with instructions! Hospital patient Marigold is intrigued by her new roomie.
Throwing a great party in an amazing house, what could possibly go wrong? Except you’re supposed to be house-sitting.
Based on the script Mountains and Seas by Gao Xing-Jian, the play premiered at the National Theatre in Taipei, 2013.
One man (Ben).
Combining puppetry, magic and scientific-demonstration, THE ASSEMBLY OF ANIMALS gives a glimpse into the inner workings of a laboratory looking for life in everyday objects.
On Sunday afternoon, myself and around fifteen other people – most of them women – perch ourselves on armchairs in a cosy room in Appletree Writers at The Whole Works, on a qu…
ThreeWeeks’ co-editor Chris Cooke always saw free speech as a fundamental right, but then started arguing that Robin Thicke’s Blurred Lines should be banned.
The Bach Ensemble of Edinburgh, with soloists Robert Dick, Simon Graham, Sheena Jardine and Kate Miguda, return for a fourth time to perform Vivaldi’s ever-popular The Four Seasons…
A culinary conundrum.
Music + comedy x outstanding talent = MCA Showcase! Now in its seventh year, the MCA has provided a launch pad to superstar acts like Frisky and Mannish (2009 finalists), Abandoman…
A romp through the bits of the whisky industry that didn’t quite go to plan.
A unique opportunity to gain insight into how we successfully market shows at the UK’s largest working theatre and as part of the Ambassador Theatre Group.
Death is an important topic and it affects everyone, obviously.
Tibetan Buddhist monks will introduce you to some of the steps from the masked dances, give you the background to their tradition of spirited dialectical debate and teach you the i…
Would you quit your high flying sales job to run a radio station from a Portakabin in a high crime area? Will the station get burnt down by the local kids? Will anybody listen to a…
Join leading makers as we discuss what motivates artists to make theatre and dance for young audiences.
Come and join Pam Lawson, a Little Jazz Bird, as she performs her tribute to the amazing partnership of George and Ira Gershwin, with an hour of timeless songs such as Nice Work If…
Free For All is a very clever verse play with a strong political slant, exploring the ideas of choice and social responsibility.
Think you know charades? Think again! Comedy meets game show meets improv, as two teams of Fringe comics hilariously pit their skills and wit against each other, in this hysterical…
It’s 2015.
Based loosely around Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Storybook Musical follows two best friends, two boys and a sadistic narrator intent on ruining their lives.
Eight Tibetan monks present an exciting performance of sacred masked dance from their New Year festival, interspersed with the mesmerising chant and music of the Buddhist monastic …
An opportunity to meet the Tibetan monks and learn from them the unique tantric art of sand mandala making and butter sculpture.
‘An invaluable body of work that traverses genres and captures untold stories of Kiwi pioneer women’ (NZ Herald, September 2014).
You are cordially invited to a show that celebrates two of the best things in life: weddings and bingo.
Comedians Daniel Kitson, Mark Steel, Mark Thomas and Ivor Dembina join forces to raise money for IMET2000, a charity bringing front-line medical relief to victims of last year’s bo…
Low fidelity musical based on the horror-romantic comic saga by Davide Toffolo with the songs of Tre Allegri Ragazzi Morti, the popular indie band with the skull masks.
For those of you not lucky enough to live in Edinburgh all year round, Village Pub Theatre (VPT) is a regular “let’s put the show on here” brand of new theatre based in the f…
You can always tell a show is going to be good when its name takes up most of the free space on a ticket.
Free Fringe Music all day at the famous Inn on the Mile, at the crossroads at the heart of the Fringe.
Free morning films for the whole family.
Would you quit your high flying sales job to run a radio station from a Portakabin in a high crime area? Will the station get burnt down by the local kids? Will anybody listen to a…
Six superb showcases featuring the very best comedy from across the Fringe.
Dead End” is a two act stage play that takes place in post-apocalyptic America.
Due to massive demand, six later, quite probably ruder, shows! Scotland’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning comedy half-man-half-Xbox.
The Funny Women Awards have been promoting female comic talent for over a decade, and witnessed some fantastic acts who are now major names on the comedy circuit.
ThreeWeeks’ co-editor Chris Cooke always saw free speech as a fundamental right, but then started arguing that Robin Thicke’s Blurred Lines should be banned.
As part of the Edinburgh Book Fringe, for an hour on Sunday afternoon theatre director and performer Morna Burdon takes the audience through a series of real-life stories and songs…
A look at new and original ways of presenting and producing theatre.
The UK desperately needs more scientists and engineers, yet highly qualified, talented and ambitious women are still deserting science.
Join Just Bee Drama as they take you on a fun, emotional journey through the twists and turns of life living with alcoholism.
What is the price of free expression in theatre today? Are concerns about causing offence, security risks, or funding cuts leading to increased self-censorship? And what can the in…
‘Al has one of the best jokes I’ve ever heard’ (Jerry Seinfeld).
The Free Association is proud to present an hour of the finest and funniest improvised comedy on the Fringe.
A place of peace, a sacred space.
First things first, a notable mention must be awarded to the sterling efforts of the two-piece band.
The Whisky Anorak return this year with writer and performer John Mark’s new piece of Whisky Theatre.
This show is wondrously delightful.
Explore the labyrinth of secrets lurking behind the Edinburgh Playhouse foyer doors as the custodians (past and present) of this stunning theatre lead you through the history of a …
A new one-man show from performance maker Josh Gardner.
“Join our storytelling team as they use innovative improve [sic] techniques to craft a narrative from audience members’ true stories,” boasts the Five-a-Side flyer.
Family workshop suitable for children aged three to seven years with parents or carers.
Organists Steven Grahl (Peterborough Cathedral), Duncan Ferguson (St Mary’s Cathedral) and Donald Hunt (St Mary’s Cathedral) perform on consecutive Sundays on the Cathedral’s ‘Fath…
Fairy Tale Theatre: 18 and Over is a collection of original fairy tales with morals and lessons for adults (ie.
Proud to support the Free Festival, The 99 Club brings a selection of some of the best comics at the Fringe.
I wouldn’t normally mention a show’s venue in a comedy review, but David Mills is performing in a gorgeous space in the Voodoo Rooms.
This is a play for fans of Greek tragedy and theatre nerds.
Join West Country comedian Cerys Nelmes as she entertains you and your children for 45 minutes of onesie fun! Wear your onesie, and have some funsie! There will be music, dancing, …
An hour of lunchtime comedy could be worse spent than with this quirky collection of occasionally promising comedians.
‘Al has one of the best jokes I’ve ever heard’ (Jerry Seinfeld).
Experience the joy of live music at the museum.
Alex Furrow, the compere for Oxford Revue Presents, has a lot to contend with, La Belle is a big venue and it must be difficult to pack it out with an eager crowd.
All spit no polish, all show no pony, Goldsmith goes back to the source.
Jay Handley’s first show contained ‘.
A daily challenge to realise the best marketing scheme on the Fringe.
Joy Carter’s stand-up centres around a cute theme that works well for its midday slot.
West Country comedian and MC extraordinaire, Cerys Nelmes, returns to this year’s Fringe with a full run of her popular show, Pick’n’Mix! Cerys MCs an hour of comedy featuring th…
Throughout history every generation has thought they would witness the end of the world.
The beginner’s guide to surviving the Apocalypse, or at least the months between seasons five and six.
Where do letters and parcels go, when – because of an incomplete address, or lack of forwarding address – they can’t be delivered? According to Catherine Expósito and Marli …
Stand-Up Philosophy is a low-key, quirky little Free Fringe show featuring professional philosophers sharing thoughts, answering questions, and trying their hands at comedy.
‘Boogie-woogie.
It’s 11 am – for some, the time for a late, leisurely breakfast.
The hotly anticipated solo debut of a multi award-winning sketch comedian is probably happening elsewhere.
Music all day at the smallest pub in Scotland or probably anywhere. Visit and enjoy.
Bristol Improv return with their hit format Bristol Improv Steals the Show! Everything on stage is completely improvised based on you, the audience! Expect to have your programmes …
After a poor showing at last year’s Fringe, the Free Footlights return this year on top form.
The Nursery together with Freestival is bringing an improv only venue to Edinburgh - a Fringe first! Every night for three weeks, the Holyrood Suite at the Thistle Hotel will trans…
A new human colony, but full of idiots.
Back from their unsuccessful world tour, the singing dictators of dark cabaret have come to Edinburgh.
Musical of Musicals (The Musical!) is being presented by The Kinkaid School of Houston, Texas, as part of The American High School Theatre Festival.
Napier University Drama Society presents a musical retelling of the Trojan War as their offering to the gods this festival.
California to Scotland.
Kooky, french horn-playing, little Miss K from Massachusetts never imagined she’d become a 1950s-style blonde bombshell with shows in New York and Milan, and a residency at Ronni…
James Lovelock (Showstopper, Music Box) and his herd of musical improvisers bring you the silliest musicals ever never written, all improvised from your suggestions.
Oh, hai audience! We’ve got something for youuu! An original parody musical of the funniest disaster in cinematic history, Tommy Wiseau’s The Room, adapted by a BBC-award nomin…
George is a Greek comedian living in the UK.
George is a Greek comedian living in the UK.
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe, alongside hot new talent and Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up at each show, every day, as Laughing Horse’s Come…
A compilation of comedic talent from across the Fringe, two shows a day, and all for free – the Laughing Horse Free Pick of the Fringe showcases some of the best comedic talent t…
Imagine if the hosts of your third favourite TV quiz show were propelled into a thrilling adventure involving: murders, robots, quiche, thumb wrestling and evil water coolers.
Luc Valvona returns to the Fringe with his third full show, featuring multiple instruments and musical technology, and this time his stand-up and funny songs will be based on all t…
Jo Caulifield is sardonic, cutting and fantastically witty.
From now until August 31st, visitors can soak in the buzzing atmosphere at Edinburgh’s premiere music venue.
Imagine if the hosts of your third favourite TV quiz show were propelled into a thrilling adventure involving: murders, robots, quiche, thumb wrestling and evil water coolers.
This is Glasgow-based comedian Harry Garrison’s debut festival show, but with his confident, flawless delivery and natural charm, one would never know.
Chadwick School is proud to have been selected by Zorro Productions to be the first American school to present Zorro, The Musical.
Stand-up comedy: poetry’s idiot relation, right? Performance poetry: comedy’s boring cousin, yes? Let’s find out.
This exhibition in the stunning 17th century Parliament Hall offers insight into the life, history and traditions of Scotland’s Supreme Courts.
Join a woman – and her multiple personalities – on a journey through the twisted corridors of her mind, where you’ll meet some of the mad and quirky women of musical theatre …
Instead of falling down a rabbit hole, Alice has been forcibly committed into a mental institution.
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe, alongside hot new talent and Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up at each show, every day, as Laughing Horse’s Come…
Deciding to paint Ukip leader Nigel Farage as a troubled “anti hero” in a cleverly sarcastic musical romp was always going to be a bit of a treat.
Stand-up comedy: poetry’s idiot relation, right? Performance poetry: comedy’s boring cousin, yes? Let’s find out.
A fantastically funny show for all the family.
Working within the rather large shadow of the National Theatre’s verbatim triumph London Road, new Leeds-based company 203 Theatre have hopped on this particular niche musical ba…
Take part in the Festival’s longest running show at no charge at all.
Book Lovers’ Tour.
Vanessa Smythe has a bit of a ‘downer hobby’: she worries about disappearing.
‘They’ve done it again! The champions of the parody musical genre are back!’ (TheatreBlogOnline.
His name might feature prominently in the title, but prolific Pre-Raphaelite painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti takes a back seat in this new production written by award-winning playwr…
No women present would allow a middle-aged supply teacher and other men who are repeatedly ignored, to weep in peace.
Ettieboo (Ria Lina) presents the best value cabaret money can buy! Each show is different, with a line-up comprised of the best, brightest, and most beautiful acts participating at…
Lewis Schaffer states that although he normally occupies rooms on one of the free fringes during August, for his 2015 run he’s charging folk a fiver.
The games are back in 2015! Different international acts compete for comedy gold.
Though Jane Austen is undoubtedly one of Britain’s most prominent literary names, Persuasion is perhaps her least widely read work.
Jean is sitting in a cafe enjoying a lobster bisque when a phone nearby starts to rings.
Ian Macpherson is perhaps best known for a joke he came up with years ago: ‘They say you play at _____ twice in your career.
It has been four years since Steve Hall last appeared at the Fringe.
British Exist Theatre Company admit that they sometimes embrace challenging and provocative subjects.
Award-winning gag merchant Masai Graham delivers over one hundred jokes in just half an hour.
Book of Love is without a doubt a special show: Lindsay Benner is sexy, silly and completely charming.
With the accompanying subtitle, this show becomes God Bless ‘Merica, Because It’ll Take A Miracle To Fix It; whilst that’s quite a mouthful, it certainly encompasses the sent…
Cynical Sunshine.
One woman, one show, one hour ten minutes and the entire works of Jane Austen to affectionately satirise: New Zealand comedian Penny Ashton’s Promise and Promiscuity is no mean f…
‘Yes, 30 may be the new 20 but no one’s told that to my south-facing tits.
When Norris – one half of the outstanding comedy duo Norris and Parker (Katie Norris and Sinead Parker, directed by Lucia Fox) – learns that she was lured here labouring under …
Epic storytelling, synchronised swimming and subversively simple songs from this Fringe First nominated maker of mischief.
Taking improv to the next level – we improvise the cast! Now in its third year, the Fringe’s free daily improv jam returns for more comedy scenes and games based entirely on audi…
Free trip to space.
Forget typewriters, what would happen if you gave an infinite number of monkeys a camera each? **** (BroadwayBaby.co.uk). **** (Comedy.com).
Family workshop suitable for children aged three to seven years with parents or carers.
The nightly cabaret features a selection of the best festival entertainment with a changing line-up of international and local singers, musicians and entertainment, all in the oak-…
Award-winning gag merchant Masai Graham delivers over one hundred jokes in just half an hour.
Stand-up from award-winning comedians Alasdair Beckett-King (NATYs 2013) and Nick Elleray (Max Turner 2013).
One of Matt Price’s ambitions is to be one of the nicest people in comedy, and man, he’s succeeding.
Storytelling as you’ve never seen it! Join in with Meg Harper’s unique stories! Maybe you’ll be a princess, maybe you’ll be a frog, maybe you’ll even be a giant head louse! Fresh s…
Feast on five of the tastiest up and coming comedians on the circuit in this stand-up comedy showcase, including your award-winning headliner Masai Graham.
There is just something about storyteller Callum Lykan.
‘Demitris Deech is a great story-teller’ (BroadwayBaby.
A high-octane hilarity blast right in your daft face, featuring two of the funniest new comedians on the circuit.
I am not entirely sure why comedians Ben Shannon and Mike Reed decided their set should be forty-eight minutes long, rather than a full hour, but it actually doesn’t really matte…
‘Scripted comedy of the highest quality’ (Buxton Fringe).
“Shout! The Mod Musical” has an exclamation mark in the title, which inevitably garners a certain level of expectation: you want explosive energy and a load of volume.
Set in a West End theatre, the acclaimed hit new musical comes to Edinburgh! Following the lives of the stagiest people in theatre – the Front of House staff – and portraying t…
This is a beautifully funny, and, in parts, heart-wrenchingly honest performance.
There’s been a murrrder! Some criminals put stockings on their heads, now Earth’s funniest Socks get their heads around crime.
A brand new musical is created from scratch at every performance of this multi award-winning show.
I think I’ve found my new favourite musical, thanks to Tangram Theatre and their amazing piece on one of the 20th century’s most important scientists.
Ian Smith is a wonderful comedian with a beautiful imagination.
Like Britain? Too bad, asshole.
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…
Tez talks, and you should listen.
Join us as we celebrate and launch our 35th Festival Fringe season. Come along for a sneak peek of some of the biggest and most exciting shows we have on offer. Always a sell-out.
If you’re planning on making the trip to see Baby Wants Candy, get your title suggestions ready now! The audience for his fully improvised musical comedy has barely taken their s…
LET Award Finalist.
At first it’s almost as if George Dimarelos has chosen to counter any preconceptions about loud Australians by opting for the least dramatic stage entrance possible; he’s alrea…
George Egg has twenty years experience on the comedy circuit.
Set in a West End theatre, the acclaimed hit new musical comes to Edinburgh! Following the lives of the stagiest people in theatre – the Front of House staff – and portraying t…
“Doesn’t she look lovely?” Louise Mothersole and Rebecca Biscuit coo again and again, spitting irony.
Patrick Monahan likes to boogie.
The opening salvo of this musical Game of Thrones pastiche has such brazen, devilish promise that for a while I entertained the possibility of being blown away by it.
The Great British Bake Off – what’s not to love? Cake, puns galore and HRH Mary Berry showing her soft spot for gin.
In its second year at the Fringe, The Improv Musical is a fun, heart-warming comedy by Music Theatre Warwick, despite failing to live up to its improvised appearance.
Painted 1888-1892, Traquair’s acclaimed murals, restored in 1998, illustrate the canticle Benedicite Omnia Opera.
A former Times Critics’ Choice.
Come and visit Edinburgh’s Sistine Chapel, and see the beautiful, scintillating mural scheme by celebrated arts and crafts artist Phoebe Anna Traquair.
Edinburgh’s City of the Dead tour company guide fringe audiences along their graveyard route.
Family workshop suitable for children aged three to seven years with parents or carers.
The world-renowned Sandemans Free Tour shows you the best of Edinburgh, with enthusiastic local guides providing tours in English and Spanish every day of the week! Starting on the…
(closes on Saturday) Presented by the New York Neo-Futurists, this is Colin Summers’s cheerful, affecting, sometimes uncomfortable solo show about an Australian man he’…
The Room is widely acknowledged to be one of the worst movies ever made.
This lively summer festival offers free concerts on Tuesdays on the main stage of Washington Square Park.
(performances start on July 7) Villainous ice skaters, superhero pontiffs, a purple platypus and Napoleon congregate at this summer’s incarnation of the New York Musical Thea…
WAR HAS COME.
(previews start on Saturday; opens on June 29) Having just brought us Moss Hart’s entrancing “Act One,” Lincoln Center offers another piece of showbiz reminiscenc…
The Funny Women Awards have been promoting female comic talent for over a decade and have witnessed some fantastic acts who are now major names on the comedy circuit.
An eclectic mix of songs, scenes and ensemble numbers from the world of musical theatre accompanied by a live band.
Join us for an hour of Boj-a-boom fun with Dave Benson-Philips! Read, make and play in this musical themed family event featuring Boj (as seen on CBeebies)!
A short festival of four fantastic plays for young people performed by young actors over three nights.
See the best in live performance for and by young people (and open to everyone!) at Venue B, Brighton’s only dedicated venue for young people. Check our website for full details.
Look how we’ve evolved! Learn about women in policing.
Join life-sized cranky Hildegaard Von Nettles, Prince Dandelion and wicked Belladonna in their herbal adventures.
Please arrive by 9:45am wearing loose, comfortable clothing such as a tracksuit or gi for the start of the Shin Shin Toitsu Do (Japanese Yoga) session at 10am where you will learn …
One man.
Award-winning workshops by all-female improv troupe Short & Girlie Show.
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…
“Women Who Wank” : A Fool’s attempt to untwist Herstory.
West End On Sea bring London’s theatre stars to Brighton.
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…
Once a year the dead rise from their graves and dance with the living in an ecstatic frenzy and this year you get to watch.
Simon Lovat’s 2013 hit one-man show returns to Brighton! Experience the world of funeral directing in all its bizarre humour and pathos when Francis Putlock visits your home for an…
VOTE FOR ME is a musicalized Presidential debate where you pick the winner.
This performance takes a critical look at contemporary trends in Western spirituality.
Sunday Assembly is a non-religious coming together of people seeking to make the most of this one life.
Discover some of Brighton’s secular heroes and heroines with Valerie Mainstone, local historian and Chair of Brighton Secular Humanists.
Wilful princesses, music-hall stars, headstrong courtesans, acrobats and entrepreneurs.
The epic of Greek Mythology performed by Herbie and 7-piece band MUSIC BOX, two solo vocalists, 20-piece choir and narrator.
Lynn Ruth Miller is 80 years old.
MUSICAL BABBLE For twelve years, MJ Paranzino, composer and director has commissioned New Choral Music for Brighton Fringe.
Alice has lost her cat, but when her search leads her to the library, Alice discovers more than she could ever imagine.
From Ladies to ladies, scientists to sportswomen, Kemptown has inspired some incredible women.
Funny Women, the UK’s leading female comedy community, curates a weekend to give women a helping hand to find their funny.
Uproarious fun from Brighton’s own seafront stars of slapstick silliness. Plus extra puppet mischief, some bubbles, balloons and a museum treasure trail.
Regency Square and its surroundings was developed for people who wanted to have fun! In this walk we shall look at how changing ideas of leisure created the square that we know tod…
It is the year 2042.
You will sing.
FOUR PLAY is an exhibition of limited edition prints produced in collaboration between Unlimited design studio and a collective of 40 fantastic contemporary illustrators, artists a…
The year is 2042: Hollywood is dead, the film industry buckled under the weight of hefty blockbuster films.
Join our friendly team of eclectic instrument experts in an Aladdins cave of musical instruments! We have a whole range of FREE musical events planned throughout the month of May …
Join a woman – and her multiple personalities – on an unusual journey along the twisted corridors of her mind, where you shall meet the mad women of musical theatre, and celebr…
Thirty years ago there was a late-night drinking spot in Soho called The Piano Bar.
The folks at Jack NYC have tapped into a rich vein of quirky performance from Philadelphia.
Buttery Brown Monk are a dynamic trio that deliver old-school, sketch extravagance.
This foundation, which nurtures exceptional young singers, presents two alumni of the 2010 competition in recital.
There’s one thing I hate about musical theatre, which is especially common with “amateur” productions – there’s seemingly no way of stopping audiences full of family an…
Shaina Stigler and Natalie Wall have assembled this weekend conference in Brooklyn to address underlying sexism in the comedy industry, with panels and many excellent lineups for s…
(in previews; opens on Thursday) Hillary Rodham Clinton has yet to declare a presidential bid, but the Australian brothers Paul and Michael Hodge have announced the candidacy of th…
The musical improvisers Rebecca Vigil and Evan Kaufman interview a couple in the audience about their relationship, then spin an impromptu musical about the couple’s love sto…
American film actor and comedian Bill Murray allegedly fields offers of work via a voice mailbox which, according to Wikipedia, “he checks infrequently”.
As the cast of Bat Boy: The Musical bowed and smiled at the audience, I tried to ask myself what I had just seen.
Among its many valuable activities, the George London Foundation presents a series of recitals at the Morgan Library & Museum, including artists who have been winners of the fo…
Sigmund is drowning in debt, crippled by cocaine addiction and surrounded by madness.
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…
Attending this bawdy, ridiculous, unauthorized parody of the harebrained sitcom “Saved by the Bell” is a bit like going to a midnight screening of “The Rocky Horr…
The long-ago “Star Search” champion Sam Harris proves again, in his solo show, that he’s a winner, singing and talking about showbiz, outsider angst, suicide atte…
This friendly, formulaic jukebox show about the New York-born singer-songwriter might as well be called “Brooklyn Girl,” so closely does it adhere to the template of th…
The strapping man inside the shaggy green suit is the Tony winner Shuler Hensley, and his Grinch is magnificent, a charismatic showman of a menace who will never truly frighten the…
The writers Jo Firestone, Josh Sharp and Aaron Jackson return with another quickly assembled jukebox musical for their audience to perform.
Upon entering Mr.
Kendra Cunningham hosts these three impressive young talents from the Park Slope area for half-hour sets.
In a departure from its usual format, A Play, a Pie and a Pint this week plays host to (and co-commissioned) Theatre Uncut 2014, a political theatre company producing short plays…
Robin Montague hosts these stand-up shows featuring some of the top female talents in the business, including Sasheer Zamata, Michelle Wolf, Sara Schaefer, Emmy Blotnick, Aparna Na…
This show about two drag queens aboard a cruise ship, pretending to be real women, is a little “Some Like It Hot,” a little “Anything Goes” and a lot of goo…
This on-target revue applies the time-honored principles of improv sketch comedy to the creation of instant song-and-dance shows.
Connor Ratliff and Shaun Diston return with a special Halloween edition of their “Star Wars”-inspired variety show.
Blackshaw Theatre Company presents Duncan Gates’ new play, Fetch, as part of ‘Halloween Tales’, a spooky 3-day theatre event at The Selkirk Pub in Tooting Broadway.
Join a woman -and her multiple personalities - on an unusual journey along the twisted corridors of her mind, where you shall meet some of the mad and quirky women of musical theat…
On the day that a Harlem block is officially renamed George Carlin Way, the comedian’s daughter, Kelly Carlin, gathers friends and fans to celebrate and honor the great Mr.
Starring Dean Chisnall as Shrek, Richard Blackwood as Donkey, Neil McDermott as Lord Farquaad and Carley Stenson as Princess Fiona; Shrek The Musical brings the charac…
Starring Dean Chisnall as Shrek, Richard Blackwood as Donkey, Neil McDermott as Lord Farquaad and Carley Stenson as Princess Fiona; Shrek The Musical brings the charac…
The satirical women’s magazine Reductress presents this all-lady lineup, hosted by Anna Drezen.
(previews start on Sept.
(previews start on Sept.
Wake up to Bach and a little Shostakovich in the beautiful setting of St Mary’s Cathedral.
The Free Fringe invites all Fringe performers, wherever they’ve been performing, to its end of Fringe event. Mingle, wind down, dance, drink and reflect. Second annual event.
Beyond the Veil and Amina Muslim Women’s Resource Centre host an evening of short films highlighting issues around forced marriage and violence against women.
Gershwin fans will enjoy this programme of carefully selected tunes as well as biographical readings, including letters between Gershwin and his brother and collaborator Ira.
It seems arbitrary, if not foolish, to award a star rating to something like the Malcolm Hardee Awards Show.
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a hugely rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking for all involved.
The Bach Ensemble of Edinburgh, with soloists Robert Dick, Simon Graham, Sheena Jardine and Kate Miguda, return for a third time to perform Vivaldi’s ever-popular The Four Seasons.
Meet the Tibetan monks from Tashi Lhunpo, who will introduce you to the traditions of Buddhist monastic art.
Come and meet the Tibetan monks from Tashi Lhunpo Monastery, who will give you the chance to try your hand at some of the unique traditions of Tantric Buddhism’s monastic art: sand…
Kindred Spirits is an endearing story about the trials and tribulations of two boys who pledged a lifelong friendship that takes them through into adulthood, only to be torn apart …
A young woman sits on the floor in a bright upper room in the Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, a large rucksack with a sleeping roll dumped by her side.
Australian comic George Dimarelos’s first full-length show at the Fringe is a solid effort, with his conversational style and obvious talent for observational comedy showing a lo…
The Fringe Society chats with musical theatre practitioners at the top of their game about making it in the business.
Ever had a burning desire to see radio entertainment being made in the studio? Me neither.
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Kindred Spirits is an endearing story about the trials and tribulations of two boys who pledged a lifelong friendship that takes them through into adulthood, only to be torn apart …
Inspired by the extraordinary tenth century Aberdeenshire gospel book, Richard Ingham leads an evening of plainsong, reels and electronic soundscapes.
Free Thinking, BBC Radio 3’s Arts and Ideas programme, in Edinburgh for cutting-edge debate, conversation and interviews about the ideas shaping our lives today.
Does the Fringe work for women? What images and messages do we see and hear? Are women fairly represented? Join us for a conversation about where women stand in the world’s large…
Who would you rather be: a tap-dancing alien or a singing tomato? Biff! Bash! Bosh! Join comic trio Topsy Turvy for 40 minutes of silliness, slapstick and mayhem - sketch comedy fo…
Set in a mythical once upon a time land, Shrek the Musical is the story of a hulking green ogre who, after being mocked and feared, retreats to an ugly swamp to exist in happy isol…
The Funny Women Awards have been promoting female comics for over a decade, and we’ve seen some fantastic acts pass through our doors who are now major names on the comedy circui…
This smashing revue tracks five groovy gals as they come of age during those liberating days that made England swing! Join this non-stop journey through the infectious and soulful …
Why are women deserting sciences in droves? Is it unconscious bias, a lack of aspiration, lack of confidence - or just lack of ability? Are we failing our daughters, or is this jus…
A new dark, comedy farce set in a dingy, small-town hair dressing salon; called Dead Ends Beauty Boutique.
Barbara Allen, along with her husband Steve and friends take the audience on a musical tour that showcases Barbara’s experience as a Christian vocalist.
A place of peace, an open sacred space.
“I wasn’t cut out to be cursed,” Jill tells us at the start of The Box.
Part history lesson, part guided whisky-tasting, Moonshine, Medicine and the Mob offers a fascinating insight into a key period in American history: Prohibition.
Dead in the Water takes the odd story of Operation Mincemeat - where Welsh vagrant Glyndwr Michael’s body was dumped by MI5 off the coast of Spain, complete with documents iden…
Perfect way for under sixes to burn off energy at this fun musical and animal filled session. Bang the drums, sing the retro songs and dance the dances inside the musical zoo.
Michelle McManus returns to the Festival, after her sell-out show last year which received five-star reviews across the board.
Roddy swaps his designer suit and expensive shoes for waterproofs and walking boots and takes off on an unexpected and life-changing journey.
The promotional blurb for Dead Fresh warns you that missing the secret of this dark comedy (or perhaps missing the comedy itself – there’s some pronoun confusion in there) ‘c…
This talk is ideal for theatre-makers of all kinds who create work from scratch and want to find out more about how the National Theatre develops work.
Updating Greek myths and tinkering with texts is a finicky process; how to maintain the spirit of the original while providing an audience with something new? Yet this new produc…
6 people.
Four Stories Four Songs is a hilarious show based on the music EP of the same name by Emmet O’Malley, which was released in 2014.
World renowned Bristol Old Vic Theatre School (BOVTS) runs acting, stage management and technical theatre courses.
Agatha Christie has been working with critically-acclaimed improvised comedy ‘living legends’ (ThreeWeeks, 2013) in order to adapt her latest detective novel into an interactiv…
Robin Hood, revered as the people’s champion, stole from the rich to give to the poor and thwarted Nottingham’s tyrannical Sheriff.
Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society have brought their leisurely afternoon stroll Sunday in the Park with George to this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
The nineteenth century marked the golden age of death in art.
Organists Duncan Ferguson (St Mary’s Cathedral), Robert Sharpe (York Minster), and Donald Hunt (St Mary’s Cathedral) perform on consecutive Sundays on the Cathedral’s ‘Father…
In Hong Kong, thousands of people – poor families, students, white-collar workers – live in dystopian-sounding “sub-divided units” that sometimes only amount to 50 square f…
The acts chosen from the London competition earlier this year are as varied as they are talented, representing the old and well-loved to the new and exciting.
Due to massive demand, six extra, later, and quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man/half-Xbox.
Word Power Books hosts free daily events with writers and activists from around the world in Edinburgh’s only independent and radical bookshop.
The wobbly comedian performs five dates of her award-winning show to tie in with her new book, also called What the **** is Normal?! Each show will be followed by a Q&A about the b…
Professor Richard Weston’s enchanting images of gemstones from around the world, surrounded by award winning gemmologist Stephen Turner’s examples of mother nature’s most preciou…
Bored with Berkoff? Choking on Chekhov? Fed-up with Feydeau? “Don’t sleep in the subway, darlin’, don’t stand in the pouring rain.
George Galloway is best known as the fiercely pro-Palestinian Respect Party MP for West Bradford.
A romp through the bits of the whisky industry that didn’t quite go to plan.
The Scottish Diaspora Tapestry is a visual tribute to Scotland’s global legacy, crafted by volunteer embroiderers in 25 countries across the globe.
‘London’s ultimate interactive club night’ (Time Out).
A man has come to see a psychic.
Spitfire! is a spiffing new show from the team behind the award-winning multi-five-star BattleActs! Independent on Sunday Top 10 Comedy.
There is no time more funny, moving and awkward than high school.
If you have 10 minutes to spare and your busy festival schedule has taken you near the Royal Mile, have a look at this exhibition.
I’m not a particularly sentimental person when it comes to plays.
The double Fringe First winners return with new short plays to get people thinking, talking and taking action.
The premise for this clever improvised show is to poach from the best of the Fringe.
Very often at the Fringe one can feel short changed by titles; titles that promise this or that and yet deliver so pitifully little.
Come along and join The Ruffitybuffs, Tara Twinkle, Cara Crinkle and all of their friends in their fantastic free show of music song and dance.
The Story of Medieval England From 1066 to 1485 at Roughly Nine Years and Two Jokes Per Minute Incorporating The Hundred Years War as a Football Match and of Course Scottish Indepe…
The Kipple and the Lomax present, in honour of the independence debate, the anarchic, independent spirit of Merseyside and its populace, in word and music.
This comedy workshop will get your kids writing their own jokes and performing them onstage - all within an hour! Course leader Paul B Edwards is a hugely experienced professional …
The future.
(performances start on Aug.
From bold brass to fabulous fiddlers, soprano soloists to singer/songwriters, enjoy daily live music performances at the museum, showcasing the best contemporary talents from Scotl…
Ben Champion is turning into his dad.
Cracker: noun, a thin dry biscuit that is often salty and usually eaten with cheese.
Musical comedy meets character comedy in the debut solo show from stand up and improviser, Jacky Wood.
Immediate, sense engaging theatre.
‘Boogie-woogie.
Monkey Poet: Shit Flinging is a show much more savoury than its name suggests.
Russell Howard, Miranda Hart and Tim Minchin .
A thousand years of roman history in under an hour.
With so much improvised comedy around, every group needs a USP.
Sarah Parker wakes up in an empty room.
Hang on.
Fringe musicals are often incredibly hard to get right but with a score as sizzling as the sun on the beach and some incredibly skilled performers, Riptide: The Slasher Musical hit…
‘By equating the conditions of Depression-era America with those of today, writer/performer Randy Noojin invests his one-man show about Woody Guthrie with topicality and urgency, r…
Using a fiendishly elaborate (and highly unnecessary) system of generating audience suggestion, Waiting for the Call invent an improvised musical based on ideas from the peculiar m…
This young and energetic company have tried to create a sketch show with a storyline.
Family workshop suitable for children aged 3-7 years with parents or carers.
Imagine the complete works of Oscar Wilde thrown into a box, shaken about a good bit and then dropped all over the floor.
The brilliant London comedy club comes to Edinburgh.
The word of God over the ages: from Hernan Cortés to Barack Obama. And skipping three centuries in between.
Last year I bought myself a ukulele but I have to confess that most of the time it looks really cute hanging on my wall.
For a free sketch show you can’t go wrong with Oxford Revue’s free accompaniment to its main show.
As seen on Russell Howard’s Good News, the award-winning, Perrier-nominated, Amused Moose Top 10 Comedy Show 2013, ‘gifted comic’ (Sunday Times) returns with a new show about l…
Itison presents seven superb showcases featuring the very best comedy from across the Fringe.
The Cambridge Footlights bring you a daily hour of free stand-up comedy.
If Jay Handley had spent as much time running his business as he did writing this show he wouldn’t be unemployed now and you would have one less thing to see at this year’s Fringe.
Bring on the Apocalypse is a bad-ass adventure of teeth-shattering proportions where ex-MMA fighter O’Mahony kicks the door of political correctness off its hinges.
“A girl.
Taking on the literary giant that is George Orwell’s 1984 is a notoriously difficult task, and The Stevenage Lytton Youth Thursday Group have bitten off a little more than they…
Join two of the UK’s finest emerging talents, Fern Brady (8 out of 10 Cats – ‘Wicked, close to the bone gags’ Stage, ‘Obnoxious, rude, and utterly brilliant’ ThreeWeeks…
This tour is a brilliant way to explore the history of Edinburgh’s famous Royal Mile.
The world-renowned Sandemans Free Tour shows you the best of Edinburgh, with enthusiastic local guides providing tours in English and Spanish every day of the week! Starting on the…
Award-winning comedian James Cook tells the often hilarious, surprising and surreal true story of being the voice between pop records.
Flying High Theatre Company’s adaptation of The Jungle Book is a charming lunchtime production, faithfully recreating its source material and providing entertaining moments of ph…
Celebrating 20 years.
‘Let’s see what comes out of my mouth’ is something Bronston Jones says before almost every show.
When improvisers from critically-acclaimed hits Showstoppers and Austentatious find themselves entangled on the improv stage, only their puppet friends can unravel the tales gaggin…
With an enviable variety of excellent voices and a real commitment to his physicality, Simon Jay skilfully portrays the various characters crammed into the tragic life story of his…
Free Fall is Luca Cupani’s first stand up show and an hour of comedy similar in its rambled, improvised form to Ross Noble’s earlier work.
Infinity Repertory Theatre update Shakespeare’s comedy to the 21st century as a musical with a rollicking rock’n’roll aim in mind.
A show which does not allow us to forget the contradictions of a civil and democratic society.
Family workshop suitable for children aged 3-7 years with parents or carers.
In this retelling of Euripides’ tragedy, the Trojan War has ended but the women of Troy are still to discover their fates and more tragedies.
Luke Speirs’ new musical presents a love triangle between three best friends and the fallout of their relationships as a result of Tom’s (Sam Rich) unrequited love for Drew (Luke S…
Escape the thunderous thrill of the High Street! Unwind and enjoy inspiring music and stunning architecture in the medieval heart of Edinburgh.
Every night see our pick of the filthiest acts at the Fringe.
This is the show you’ll be telling people about in five years time.
There are no actors in this show.
This one man show follows Friar Lawrence (Richard Kurnow) a year on from the deaths of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, now living in bitter exile and earning his keep in an apo…
“Death is very inconsiderate.
Scotland, a land steeped in myth and legend.
Painted in 1888-1892, Traquair’s acclaimed murals, restored in 1998, illustrate the canticle Benedicite Omnia Opera.
Dan Willis has been obsessed with zombies for a decade.
Sometimes the proof of a great show comes from hints that your body gives you: your face hurts because you’ve been grinning so much, a consistent silent laughter that you are d…
Straight from the Middle East: an energetic, fast paced, improvised play.
Stand-up comedian Clara Electra brings her first ever solo show to the Edinburgh Fringe.
A host of top comedians from across the Fringe battle it out for the audience’s approval and such.
Luke Benson hosts 99 Club’s pick of the Fringe with a free hour of comedy that shows off the talents (and faults) at this year’s festival.
Like The Mighty Boosh in a minor key, Dead Ghost Star present a weird and wonderful double act of surreal, whimsical and thoroughly endearing comedy.
Launching a season of outdoor performances in the courtyard at the Pear Tree with buskers, musicians, cabaret, comedy and much, much more. And it’s all free! www.freefestival.co.uk
Live and let die blares from the speakers as Marc Burrows circles the room, high-fiving everyone in sight.
Dingos and wombats and kookaburras, oh my! The Olympics are coming to Oz! The year, 1939.
Four on Demand is a free lunchtime showcase for the standup skills of host Alex Hoyle, ‘the Bad Boy of Niceness’, actor and comedian Becky Brunning (Six Steps to Joy), and co…
“When a man starts a war against the State, it’s a war he cannot win,” says our nominal hero Willie McKay at the point in this play when the writer presumes we will sympathis…
Gambit Theatre’s offering at the Fringe is a theatrical exploration of two real-life conmen and more specifically, identity imposters.
A terrifying journey into the lair of the world famous Mackenzie Poltergeist, the best documented supernatural case in history.
The Fringe’s late-summer position in the calendar means that few of those who visit the Scottish capital ever experience one particular form of indigenous theatre — pantomime…
Following on from last year’s acclaimed show Awkward Hawk, Paul Duncan McGarrity (Amused Moose finalist 2011) looks at the power of schadenfreude, embarrassment, and how being hi…
In his Edinburgh debut, operatic maverick Oberon White presents a one-man show like no other.
Gillian Hardie and Keddy Sutton are living proof of the versatility and sheer hilarity of female comedians.
Through drama, music and dance Magadi - The Bride Price takes the audience on a celebratory tour of the beauty of African customs.
Some Fringe clichés exist for a reason.
You’ve probably seen the posters featuring a half-naked man covered in oil- exactly what Herman Hesse had in mind when he wrote his classic philosophical novel.
How board games can change your life and save the world.
Feast on five of the tastiest up-and-coming comics in this stand-up showcase.
The award-winning sketch group, as heard on their own BBC Radio 4 series, present brand new sketches and old favourites packed into a fun-filled free-for-all show.
Ever wondered what a conversation with a real-life ghost would be like? In this interesting take on the supernatural genre, writer/performer Lydia Nicholson shows her afterlife i…
Kudos to any improv troupe for even attempting the month-long exercise in uphill walking and sleep-deprivation that is the Fringe.
A confessional comedy performance by literary translator and writer Petra Kindler, on the joys and perils of cross-cultural creative work, surviving homemade hurricanes and the cha…
The Dead Pony Society are going nowhere; quite literally, they’re performing sketches on a stationary bus for two weeks.
‘A bearded fantasist’ **** (Time Out).
Who needs a man when you have 50 Shades of Grey? This certainly became the chain of thought for millions of women across the UK as they sheepishly dashed out to stores to grab a…
This year will be the biggest year ever for Ginger Ale Comedy as we relaunch the show in partnership with some of Scotland’s best emerging promoters, who run both established stand…
In 1914 George joined the war.
Offensive and outrageous comedy.
“Are you ready to party?!” blares the PA at the start of the show and the audience roars in the agreement.
Everything seemed against this performance from the start.
Laughing Horse Comedy presents a stand-up show featuring the very best comedians selected from across the Fringe.
In this era of electronic messaging devices, where nothing texted or emailed seems personal, permanent or important, there is something romantic about a tangible, hand-written le…
Is your family nuts like mine? Ever wondered what’s really going on in your family? Through exuberant, poignant songs and stories, New York Times and BBC featured comedian/singer…
The title of Masai Graham’s show gives the impression that it is a grand test of comedic athleticism, hinting at a Tim Vine like mania.
Intelligent comedy with a puerile twist, Scott Jeffery and Matt T Woodward take turns to do 25 minutes stand-up each, daily tossing a coin to decide who goes first.
Last year’s cult hit is back! A director has written a musical about some snakes on a plane.
David Crawford is dressed in HP Lovecraft’s favourite outfit for this one-man storytelling.
Taking improv to the next level, we improvise the cast! A daily impro jam that absolutely anyone can take part in, whether experienced veteran or enthusiastic newcomer.
Carol Robson is a wonderwoman.
Ian Fox: The Unsearchables is an interactive quiz show that asks the questions you can’t Google.
See the very best comedians at the Fringe, alongside some of the UK’s best newcomers, at this top-rated comedy selection show.
‘Funny.
Is Amusia a fantasia of amusement, or does it really mean something quite different? Musical comedian Luc Valvona plays a selection of his songs and then tries to sell you his CDs.
Back for a fourth year at the Fringe - an hour of sharp gags, intelligent observations and blisteringly quick improvised raps from three of the circuit’s best comedians.
Each day different international acts compete for comedy gold.
An original multi-media performance, this could be one of the oddest hours of your life. Come with an open mind, leave with a broken one. @electricdada
Tom’s an award-winning comedian, thirty-something accountant and big, friendly nerd.
Jonny Pelham is affable and tells some thoughtful stories about his life, with original punchlines, great timing, and a good sense of narrative.
It is possible to do feminist comedy very, very well.
Abi Roberts’ Musical CID is a new comedy confessional show that delves into what the biggest names in comedy have in their record collections and on their iPods.
No one expects to watch a musical set in a dog parlour with a canine duel – or, more precisely, ‘The Amazing New York State Poodle Fighting Championship’ – as its climax.
Growing up as a kid in the 1970s, my first experiences of academic lectures were either snatches of TV programmes aimed at those studying courses with the Open University (thankful…
One of the best known, longest running and most celebrated improv shows in the world.
Emma arrives at a new school and runs the gauntlet of finding out how friendships are made and the game of cliques is played.
I arrived at the Pleasance courtyard a little after 10am and I admit I was a little reluctant to wake up so early while on Fringe time.
Triumphantly sailing into Edinburgh come Audacious Productions with their frankly magnificent production The Odyssey: An Epic Musical Epic.
80 years old and behaving like someone a quarter of her age, Lynn Ruth Miller is certainly not your typical OAP.
The students from Music Theatre Warwick join a hoard of performers hoping to entertain at the Fringe with an improvised musical.
Since forming in 2005 in Aberdeen, the Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre have performed internationally and on television around the UK.
Award-winning comedian Dr George Ryegold is back to celebrate his triumphal return to the medical elite with the truth about stockings and economics plus Greek mythology, drugs, th…
Standing centre stage in a dress and a dodgy blonde wig, Mark Grist jokes that this is what two guys with Arts Council funding really look like.
In Mr.
The big launch night for this years’ Free Festival! See a show with the best of this years’ free Fringe performers, mingle with the acts and VIPs and dance the night away.
Join us as we celebrate and launch our 34th Festival Fringe season.
To celebrate the completion of a five year redevelopment project, this exhibition, within the splendid Parliament Hall, gives an insight into the life, history and traditions of th…
From an initial four to a now fuller six, Bridget Fraser has written a stunning set of monologues that appear at first hand to have little connection to each other but actually r…
Outrageous, shocking and disgusting that women over a certain age should even attempt to create a comedy sketch show?Not at all.
Follow the adventures and mis-adventures of Sally Bowles in this raucous and risqué musical comedy, set in the seedy underworld of 1930’s Berlin.
For 30 years, the Urban Bush Women have blazed a trail, combining spirited dance, probing text and a special sense of community that makes audience members feel like one of the tri…
(previews begin on July 15; opens on July 20) As one of the original stars of Charles Ludlam’s “The Mystery of Irma Vep,” the actor Everett Quinton has long since…
Alhambra Theatre: 26th Jun 7pm.
Atmospheric, dramatic and intensely colorful, the music of George Benjamin is always a visceral experience.
Listen to the Changing Tunes Band and MJ’s Liberty Choir.
A celebration of children and young people in the Performing Arts featuring theatre, literature, music and movement.
The Funny Women Awards have been promoting female comics for over a decade, and we’ve seen some fantastic acts pass through our doors who are now major names on the comedy circui…
This was by far one of the most outstandingly bizarre pieces of theatre I have ever seen; I am still not entirely sure what I actually witnessed, but I know that I liked it.
A co-hosted event between the Institute of Development Studies and Pathways of Women’s Empowerment (an international research and communications programme), What if Women Ruled t…
This Land of our Fathers was built on coal, its rivers of mingled blood and sweat have forever darkened it, relieved only by death.
Ever thought about running your own Brighton Fringe venue? Then this panel discussion is for you! Hear about the practicalities, pleasures and pitfalls of running a venue from a va…
What kind of music do you like? We got it.
2 big days, several SECRET locations and a mash-up of live music and epic performance! Special guest stars, festival fever, dance off, skate jams and all the weird and wonderful�…
Presented by Theoretical Zombiologist Doctor Austin, discover how a Zombie brain works in this spoof lecture, featuring interactive demonstrations and a multi-media presentation.
Prof Buteyko discovered in the ‘50s that people who develop chronic symptoms breathe more than the physiological optimal norm of 3-4 litres per minute.
Ki Workshop: 10.
Ki Workshop: 10.
A dress-up sing-along celebration of everyone’s favourite musicals.
Comic Book Babylon is the candid and amusing odyssey of one comic fan’s quest to get his dream job and becoming the first British member of the DC editorial staff.
Kasper’s Puppet Theatre presents a magical fairytale for children.
This is one of the oddest true stories you will ever hear.
Clutching a handful of books, Robin Ince takes to the stage to welcome the audience into his world of lurid literature from across the ages.
If you like food, you’ll like this.
Loose moraled, skintight cabaret-comedy-performance-mash up featuring the most audacious women of Brighton Fringe.
From Ladies to ladies, scientists to sportswomen, Kemp Town has inspired some incredible women.
Wilful princesses, Music Hall stars, headstrong courtesans, entrepreneurs, Brighton has always attracted women who dare do things differently.
Playwright Werner Schwab was just 35 when he died from what must have been quite a drinking spree after a New Year’s Eve party in 1994.
Nominated - 2013 Dave’s Comedy festival, Geoff debuts a hilarious new hour.
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.
Sunday Assembly is a global network of super people who want to make the most of this one life we know we have.
Connor Ratliff, an Upright Citizens Brigade regular, embodies the filmmaker George Lucas for this costume-friendly talk show, which counts down to Star Wars Day (on Sunday).
Following sell out shows, The Improv Musical returns to Warwick Arts Centre for what promises to be another fantastic performance.
(previews start on May 16; opens on June 10) On Nov.
This popular Off Broadway play brilliantly melds HBO’s “Girls” with Louisa May Alcott’s “Little Women.”
‘Above the Stag’ (ATS) is one of the most distinctive and necessary production houses in London.
Perhaps the greatest sequel ever told, COOL RIDER, the cult musical sequel is BACK and in the West End for one week only.
Peter Grosz and John Lutz, writers at “Late Night With Seth Meyers,” begin their show with several two-person scenes, and improvise the rest.
Urinetown is both bleak and brilliant.
Edinburgh’s revered Traverse Theatre has, for many years, defined itself as “Scotland’s new writing theatre”, regularly giving over its stages to a variety of new voices …
The ultimate girls night out!Hot Flush! The MusicalThe outrageous new musical! or The outrageous musical returns! (if it’s been before).
Based on the much-loved Oscar-winning film, Once is an extraordinary, original and irresistibly joyous celebration of love, friendship and music.
Adapted from the ever-popular children’s book by Roald Dahl, Matilda the Musical has been a spectacular since it first opened to packed audiences at the Cambridge Theatre, London…
Lisa Tierney-Keogh’s sensitive, static drama set on an Irish farm comprises three intertwined monologues.
Irreverent, mischievous, packed full of side‑splittingly funny songs and eye‑popping sets, I CAN’T SING! is the irrepressible new musical comedy that goes behi…
“No one dreams of becoming an Usher!” Cry the desperate stars of Ushers: The Front Of House Musical, as they face up to yet another night of flogging ice creams and programmes …
(in previews; opens on April 3) The “Avenue Q” veteran Stephanie D’Abruzzo heads the cast of this new show, written by Michael Roberts and directed by Christopher…
Kevin Murphy and Laurence O’Keefe’s rowdy guilty-pleasure musical isn’t as mordant as the 1988 cult movie that inspired it.
What can I possibly say that isn’t said by the title of this production? Here’s one thing: It’s not exactly great theater, but I’d still rather see “C…
The Book of Mormon comes from South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, and Avenue Q co-creator Robert Lopez.
One of the most award-winning shows on stage today, Billy Elliot the Musical has won the hearts of millions since it opened in London’s West End and has gone on to c…
When it comes to potential for satire, E.
This revue, considering its provenance (its lyricist and choreographer, Ruthe Ponturo, conceived it after being dumped by her husband), is surprisingly spry, ni…
Close of Fringe event for all performers no matter what venue or organisation. Come to famous Jam House: mingle, drink, celebrate, wind down, live music. First annual event.
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking.
The WeGotTickets MCA return to the Cowbarn for two showcases of the UK’s best emerging and established musical comedy acts.
Two hour charity variety show includes presentation of three annual Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards.
The MCA promotes five acts in one evening with the intention of increasing their exposure in a lively environment, with a healthy sense of competition to aid the fun.
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be hugely rewarding, but is also a mammoth undertaking.
After a very successful debut last year, the Bach Ensemble of Edinburgh, with soloists Robert Dick, Simon Graham, Sheena Jardine and Kate Miguda, perform Vivaldi’s ever-popular The…
There was barely an empty seat in Canongate Kirk for this concert and the Bach Ensemble of Edinburgh rose to the occasion with a programme to match the unsettled Edinburgh weather.
It’s hard to go wrong with a musical that combines time travel, romance, and two best friends seeking adventure.
Theatre Uncut is one of the few good things that has come out of the knock to public spending put in place in 2010, said to be the worst since World War II: it is from these cuts t…
There is no dragon in The Dragon and George.
Ettieboo (Ria Lina) presents the best value for money cabaret can buy! Each show is different, with a line-up comprised of the best and brightest cabaret, comedy, circus and burle…
I was warned that Vampire Hospital Waiting Room was wonderful and weird but that you had to embrace it - I would encourage any potential audience member to apply this mantra to the…
Join the banter with some of the most outspoken writers in independent Scottish publishing.
Robert Scott’s trek through the Antarctic would seem a fairly improbable subject for a comedic musical.
This living, timeless story unfolds from the depths of a Tango song.
Manchester’s top improv troupe is back for its fifth Edinburgh outing.
The mischievous musical medic showcases some of the most popular parody songs from the former duo’s fourteen years together (made suitable for a lunchtime audience).
Winner of a record eight Toscar short film awards, hilarious musical parody Miserable Lesbians now comes to the stage in an expanded, outrageous version direct from New York.
Cash prizes! Top Acts! Bingo! Musical Comedy Awards hosts Horse & Louis present the best of the Fringe and the chance to win a bucket of money in a game of visual bingo!
This show returns after a sell-out 2012 Fringe.
Frances Cooper (soprano) and Anne Lewis (mezzo-soprano) guide you through the Elements of Etiquette, the courtesy and decorum of a bygone era, aided by Mozart, MacMillan and Bernst…
Middlesbrough’s second-tallest sketch group are back with their spookiest show yet.
As part of the American High School Theatre Festival at Church Hill Studio Theatre in Bruntsfield, Van Buren High School brought to life the colourful and well-loved characters fro…
Society has crumbled, zombies are on the loose - what do you do next? A) Search for food, B) try to find other people or C) go see some bad comedians late at night with an underwri…
Unfortunately, it still seems remarkable enough for a comedy show’s bill to be entirely populated by women that the Funny Women Pop-Up Fringe marketed their lineup as such.
To present such a talk upon the ins and outs of theatre at its bare business-driven bones is both innovative and opportune during the fracas of the Fringe, when an attentive audien…
Star of Fringe favourite The Good, The Bad and The Cuddly, Siôn James, ‘utterly charming .
In the style of Noises Off, the fictional Black Rubix Theatre (actually some of the students in the Queen Mary Theatre Company) attempts to put on what they think is a biting satir…
The Blueswater is the 12-piece band behind award-winning show Blues!, and they will be performing a limited run of five shows at the enigmatic Venue 45.
Living a homeless existence in Wei Village during the late Qing Dynasty, the poor, fumbling Ah Q is faced day after day with his own short comings.
The End is an apocalyptic comedy.
Acclaimed show where you, the audience, provide true stories for the performers.
A break-up sped up by a mythbeast.
A unique opportunity to gain insight into how we successfully market shows at the UK’s largest working theatre and as part of the Ambassador Theatre Group.
With an admittedly clever pun for a title, this misplaced family comedy misses the mark in its attempt to entertain, both musically and humorously.
Z Theatre Company consists of a bunch of likeable first year drama students from Hull University.
Meet the National Theatre studio and literary department and find out more about how the National Theatre develops work.
Organists Duncan Ferguson (St Mary’s Cathedral), Tim Byram-Wigfield (St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle) and Donald Hunt (St Mary’s Cathedral) perform on consecutive Sundays on…
WARNING: The front two rows will get wet! Thrust into the peculiar and fast-paced world of theatre, the scene is set immediately for us: a young ambitious playwright (Iftach Jeffre…
Organists Duncan Ferguson (St Mary’s Cathedral), Simon Johnson (St Paul’s Cathedral) and Nicholas Wearne (St Mary’s Cathedral), perform on consecutive Sundays on the Cathedral’s ma…
World Power Books is Scotland’s most famous radical independent bookshop, situated in the heart of Edinburgh, and host of the Edinburgh Book Fringe.
Youth string ensemble South West Camerata, a JUTP Music ensemble perform Vivaldi Four Seasons with poetry recitations at St Giles’ Cathedral on Friday 9th August at 12.15pm.
Due to massive demand six extra, later, quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man, half-Xbox.
Join writers, comedians and activists from around the world in Word Power Books, Edinburgh’s independent radical bookshop.
Generally speaking, stand-up showcases are the sorts of show that offer the worst of both worlds, since audiences have to either sit through some desperately unfunny jokes from sta…
When the German playright Frank Wedekind completed his expressionist play in 1891, it sparked controversy, censorship and rage.
A participatory workshop led by Colin Watkeys, Director of Festivals in Edinburgh (Hill Street Solo Theatre) and London (Face to Face Festival) and award-winning solo performers Cl…
From the moment they step on stage, there’s no denying that Katie Norris and Sinead Parker have talent.
Creased Productions’ Rough Theatre brings to the stage two of Beckett’s lesser known plays, Rough for Theatre I and II, in simple but effective style.
Theatre Uncut is a shoe-string operation aiming to provide immediate dramatic response to current crises.
International experiment sharing a story about a woman called Thyme, with local interpretations.
From the first number, it’s clear that the cast of Gilbert & Sullivan The Musical are talented.
Setting up within the whitewashed walls of Greyfriars Church, Nitekirk is a gentle affair.
Fringe First, Herald Angel, Spirit of the Fringe award winners Theatre Uncut return with a brand new collection of short plays to get people thinking, talking and taking action on …
This Life Chose Me: A Ninja Musical written/performed by Katie Wilbert.
It’s said that the Devil has all the best tunes, but why shouldn’t the Godless also enjoy the fun and sense of community that comes from gathering on a Sunday morning to enjoy coff…
Explore the Traverse Theatre’s dynamic 50-year history through a series of talks by theatre practitioners and scholars, illuminating founding days and reflecting on the Traverse�…
Three ethnic minorities also referred to as illegal immigrants by the home office, rejected by their own mothers will try to create laughter before their deported back to Southall,…
Austen reconstructed! Jane Austen, a woman ahead of her time, created some of literature’s most celebrated characters and defined her era.
Ethics and morality aren’t typically seen as trendy when it comes to comedy, poetry and performance; they are often seen as unfun and old-hat.
Matt set up a new school, and like all good schools this one has a bar.
Four superb showcases featuring the very best comedy from across the Fringe.
Two pm - neighbours changed Wi-Fi password.
In addition to their main shows, the Cambridge Footlights present an hour of stand-up, songs and monologues in association with the Free Fringe.
Multi five-star, Time Out Critic’s Choice, Smirnoff Hot Picks.
Head to the magnificent Grand Gallery to celebrate the Museum’s collections through daily live music performances, from Renaissance to the best young contemporary Scottish tal…
Luke Toulson is very ambivalent about his children.
From Oxford University come the Butless Chaps, a sketch group brimming with talent and clever ideas.
It’s raining outside and our host – Stuart Laws – is on a mission to entertain us.
Reluctant hedonist and professional snowboarder has it all.
London’s up-and-coming comedy club brings you some of the finest comedians from the London comedy circuit. Different line-up each day, all hosted by Joe Bains.
Imagine if Edgar Allan Poe and Marie Antoinette presented an hour of painfully terrible stand up, inviting guests to join them to plug their equally terrible shows, read poetry and…
Ever wondered what’s really going on in your family?! Through exuberant songs, sketches and stories NYTimes/BBC-featured comedian/singer/songwriter Jonathan Prager celebrates th…
The plethora of shows promising a ‘fresh take’ on a much lauded classic has reached fever pitch and it wouldn’t be surprising if a new Adaptation category was inserted into t…
Time Out Critics’ Choice.
Watching actors improvise can be the most fun thing ever.
Gorge yourself silly on the Brighton Comedy Festival Squawker Award winner and finalist.
How did two Africans, one Asian and a Mancunian end up at The Espionage Lizard lounge? .
Of all the ukulele workshops I’ve ever been to, this was by far the best, and let me tell you, I’ve uked a fair bit in my time.
There’s social unrest in the North, disease in the South.
To seekers of silliness, salutations! Set aside those pesky cognitive processes awhile and join four fully certified adults on a stand-up comedy adventure.
A to Z Improv Comedy, like most shows of its type, includes many of the classic improv games and therefore runs the risk of being too similar to a host of other shows available.
If there’s a theme to Free Footlights, a somewhat eclectic collection of stand up bits, monologues and comedy songs from members of the Cambridge Footlights, it’s a streak of self-…
Despite claiming to encapsulate the very finest entertainment at the Fringe, this show is only average at best.
Unfortunately, this three piece act had dwindled to two by the time I saw their performance, however Jack Campbell and Robbie Ormrod were 100% funny enough to carry the show by the…
Hook up to the intensive comedy unit for revitalising laughter and life saving fun on the Free Fringe’s biggest stage.
Jane Austen’s stories speak to every generation, everyone can identify with at least one of her enthralling characters.
In Static, a man in his early twenties describes growing up.
What happens to the innocent when a war is lost? Troy has fallen, the wooden horse has unleashed its deadly cargo, the men lie slaughtered and the Greek army stands triumphant.
Rolling into Edinburgh with a brand new barnstorming show, The Horne Section will yet again provide the festival’s best musical mayhem.
Russell Howard, Miranda Hart, Julian Clary.
Ian Rankin once described a John Hunt blues set like ‘Seasick Steve in a science lab.
George Galloway arrives on stage chewing gum and wearing a military style jacket.
Welcome to the Calorie Galaxy, in which Tina Sederholm’s protagonist Evie struggles under a regime of browbeating and humiliation, all in the pursuit of a narrow waist.
Prepare to fill a bucket with mighty treasures as four strapping yet amusing Midlands men crack open a case of vintage silliness in a greatest hits show that’s been refined just fo…
In the bowels of The Jazz Bar, John Hunt perches on his stool clutching a guitar, his ageless face cast in red shadows.
It’s the 1930’s and a few years have passed since Carl Dunham, the fabled showman brought King Kong from the jungle to New York.
This show is something of a smorgasbord of family entertainment.
Four Walls playfully follows the story of Sara, a girl who wakes up to her slippers farting, her mirror talking back to her and her kettle boiling at the brim.
Brothers and sisters of the Fringe, discard your differences and heed the Brethren’s call.
As Told By productions in collaboration with Greenwich Theatre have brought a new piece of musical theatre to Fringe this year.
Expertly treading the line between cheese and charm is this new musical from Augment Productions.
Get set for some irreverent fun as Paul Revill returns with his comic selection.
Revill’s Selection is an hour of very friendly comedy, with Paul Revill hosting and three unannounced acts every day.
Often, the key to a good improvised comedy show is making sure that the audience forgets that what’s happening on stage is in fact improvised.
Jen Carnovale will be talking about stuff into a microphone with you watching and she can’t wait! ‘.
Proudly supporting the Free Festival, the 99 Club brings a selection of four different comics every day.
Cheeky late night songs! Luc Valvona sings you a selection of his funny, witty and sometimes downright filthy songs on the ukulele, guitar and mandolin, and then tries to sell you …
After 20 years of trying to sing and dance, Chris finally realised how ridiculous he’d been.
French, Australian, Jewish, Arctic comedian Eric Hutton’s 2012 show was selected as one of the ‘best free shows at the Fringe’ by TheScotsman.
You’ve just received the news that the capital has been struck by a horde of flesh-eating limb draggers, with the power to infect and eradicate the human race from existence.
Four comedians.
TaleGate Theatre have adapted Nicholas Allan’s beloved children’s book into a new funny and energetic musical, which ticks all the boxes for a children’s show, apart from the fact …
The hit show returns after more sell-out shows around the world.
In a spoken word account – I would assume non-fictional, though this is never made clear – Laurel Lockhart tells us of her time in New York as she tries to hit it big in the gr…
We Will Be Free is an historical tale beginning in 1834 and is based on the true story of George and Betsy Loveless, prominent members of the Tolpuddle Martyrs.
Sign on to Sh!t Theatre’s JSA: ‘a curious though immensely likeable duo who merge stand-up with physical theatre and biting socio-political satire .
An hour long comedy show featuring five different acts talking about sex? After a few pints this starts to seem like a great idea and I would recommend the show to any finding them…
Rhys will tell some brilliant jokes, do some incredible poems and then leave.
Australian comedians Eric Hutton and Jen Carnovale present a selection of their favourite Fringe acts.
Watching Three Women is immensely frustrating.
Maureen Younger presents a solo stand-up show, as part of the Scottish Comedy Festival, which is based around her view of herself as an outsider, both on the comedy circuit and gen…
Throughout Galloway’s campaigning life football has remained a consuming passion.
An in-depth and correct analysis of man and his obsessions with sex, violence, money, sex, war, breasts and sex.
Writing a review for Quite Nice Theatre’s Snakes the Musical is an interesting concept, as the musical hasn’t actually happened yet.
Tricity Vogue’s voice has a peculiar tone that suggests everything she says is really an innuendo.
Scottish dancing for all the family.
As humble a turnout as it was, Paul Revill was very grateful and welcomed us warmly.
A selection of the best in new comedy at the Fringe, alongside some top headliners picked from Fringe shows, national competitions and around the world.
The very best comedians selected from across the Fringe.
See the very best comedians at the Fringe, alongside the UK’s best newcomers, at this top-rated comedy selection show.
Cabaret legend and TO&ST finalist Dusty Limits celebrates the crazed pursuit of joy and truth.
Feast on five of the tastiest up-and-coming comedians on the circuit including your award-winning headliner Masai Graham.
Like a Noel Coward and Gertrude Lawrence for the modern era, Harry Blake and Alice Keedwell breathe new life into the musical comedy genre.
Each night see four exciting new acts performing ten-minute sets.
Powered by the enigmatic personalities of compère Chris Turner, David Elms and Adam Hess, AAA Batteries is a show brimming full of energy, improvised humour and finely tuned routi…
Ian Fox has come up with a fairly novel twist on observational comedy: his show centres on a series of photographs shown on television screens around the room so that the audience …
Step into the world of Frank Von Nippleman.
Tomie James has travelled from Ireland to make a good point: we’re putting an awful lot of rubbish into our bodies.
In just under an hour Paul Duncan McGarrity (Amused Moose finalist 2011) is made to feel awkward by castles, the French Metro and Ugandan rebels.
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.
Jody Kamali is a comedian, a clown and based on his YouTube repertoire, an impressive character actor.
The funniest show (with a saucepan).
Three young talented comics take over with a show full of improvisation, riffing and household observations.
First of all, it’s important that you ignore the title of this show because it has absolutely nothing to do with what you’ll be watching.
Fringe favourites Four Screws Loose return with an explosion of comedy not to be missed! ‘Had me crying with laughter’ ***** (ThreeWeeks).
As refreshing and witty as ever, Spring Day returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with a new show which takes some of the best bits of her 2011 Fringe appearance whilst offering…
‘Wicked punch lines have the audience falling over themselves with laughter, thinking: “I can’t believe she said that!” They absolutely loved her, no doubt you will too.
Every twenty years or so, comedy re-vamps itself.
This inventive piece of devised physical theatre is the rousing story of a group of female workers in 1910 who went on strike from their jobs as chain-makers, demanding higher pay …
No wires - no script! A completely improvised 50s radio-play adventure, unique every day.
Ever wondered what radio DJs chat about when they’re off-air? No, me neither - but it turns out the topic provides a wealth of material for James Cook’s one-man show about the tria…
Stand-up comedy that fulfils the Edinburgh Festival Fringe’s diversity requirements all in one fantastic show.
The very best comedians selected from across the Fringe.
At the beginning of his show Ant Dewson delivers a short warning to those who don’t appreciate overtly crude humour: leave now.
The Games are back in 2013! Different international acts compete daily for comedy gold.
Alan is surrounded by idiots; fortunately, he’s one of them.
New solo show from cheeky diva Tricity Vogue with ukulele tunes and salacious anecdotes - a song for every calamitous liaison.
In the past Kevin Shepherd has apparently used his Fringe shows as a kind of confessional, finding thoughtful humour in his past social and legal misdemeanours.
Character comedy is slowly but surely leeching into stand-up.
A mad mish-mash of absurdism and warped nostalgia, encountering the Bob Blackman Appreciation Society felt more akin to my psyche bleeding out into the back room of an old boozer t…
Addressing race related issues for an hour can potentially be very uncomfortable.
Wild, raucous and full of Fringe spirit.
‘Somewhere between Flight of the Conchords’ parody and Tim Minchin’s witty word-play lies home-grown talent Robert Taylor’ (Theatre Press).
It may have just been that I was a good 20 years younger than most of the audience, but I felt like I’d gone back in time with Rosie Wilby’s Is Monogamy Dead?With frequent refe…
Satisfying energetic children can be a task for even the most patient of adults, but CeilidhKids seem to have found a simple but effective solution to combine family bonding with c…
Award-winning comics seek comedy geeks, hungry for the new stuff.
The Big Man’s back.
Ian Saville, a self-professed ‘socialist magician’, takes you through the history of money and communism by the medium of magic in a free show that pulls off some rather exquis…
Heard of screenwriter William Goldman’s rule about Hollywood? ‘Nobody knows anything.
Inveterate gagster Ivor Dembina **** (Guardian) chaperones you through an hour of comedy, music, guest and surprises, news and reviews all in collusion with the Orchestra of An…
Tricity Vogue gets her kicks from having somebody strum her ukulele that sits on top of her head.
As one of the earliest Holmes stories and not one of the best known, the Sign of Four is perhaps not the best of choices for a theatrical adaptation.
To give a show this title, considering the easy barbs that could be made at its expense, is perhaps brave.
One of The Scotsman’s Top Ten free shows of 2012.
‘I invented anger’ bellows Michael Legge, as soon as he comes on stage.
‘Fame is a mask that eats into the face’.
This show is about suicide and death.
Middle-aged women: an endangered species.
Take Two Every Four Hours is a heart wrenching tale of friendship in the face of illness.
James will never leave his hospital bed.
How long does it take to write, choreograph and rehearse a musical? For most musicals it’s a long, drawn-out process.
In an attempt to answer the question, ‘What is justice?’, Professor of Philosophy, John Rawls (Alexander Wickens), travels back in time to ask the great philosophers of the las…
Scotsman’s Top 5 Comedy Show at the Fringe 2012 and winner of Best Show at Dave’s Leicester Comedy Festival 2011, Dr George Ryegold is back with all the characteristic grace and hu…
A brotherhood of racist skinheads is the only way of life that Adam and his fellow gang members know.
It’s the morning after the fall of man.
Critics’ Pick (New York Times).
If you are attracted by the glittering diversity of shows offered by the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, then this is one for you.
Join us as we celebrate our 33rd year and launch into another season of the Fringe’s best shows. The gala gives you a sneak peek at a selection of shows from our 2013 programme.
Join us as we celebrate our 32nd year and rocket into another season of the Fringe’s best shows.
The title is probably the most interesting thing about this adaptation of Lysistrata, but any potential that it implies is sadly missed by the show itself.
Experienced local guides show you historic places of the Royal Mile, its buildings, narrow closes and secret gardens, describing how its people lived and died, its famous character…
Churches are great: not only is a marvellous acoustic found within those imposing stone walls, but visitors also feel an inherently peaceful atmosphere upon entry.
Escape the thunderous thrill of the High Street! Unwind and enjoy tranquillity, inspiring music and stunning architecture in the medieval heart of Edinburgh.
It could be deemed ironic that our group was thrice threatened with murder before our tour had kicked off.
Situated on the historic Royal Mile, open from 9am – 3am every day.
History, horror and a terrifying journey into the lair of the world-famous Mackenzie Poltergeist, the best documented supernatural case in history.
Whistlebinkies really wants you to know they have free live music.
If you find yourself staggering down the Royal Mile at 2am desperately looking for a drink, there is a string of late-night live music bars ready to keep your liver happy and suppl…
Like so many shows at the moment, Om Nom Nominous lures in punters with a ridiculous name.
A dramatically slapdash but musically vibrant joy ride through the glory days of the Detroit music label founded by Berry Gordy.
After selling out their 2018 and 2019 Brighton Fringe shows and lighting up The Warren’s Summer Season, Do the Thing are here for you in 2021.
A modern Scotland where for many of today’s youth the problem of knife and drug crime is rife is the basis for this potent musical by writer/director/producer Finn Anderson which i…
This gig is a total surprise – just what the Fringe should be.
(performances start on July 7) Summer will become just that much more harmonious when this festival opens its 11th season.
The Black Country Cider Lions’ compere Rob Kemp reminds us near the start of the gig that the room we are in is bespoke.
The Edinburgh Festival has some unusual venues – that is a well-known fact amongst regular Fringe-goers, as avid audience members hop from university building to converted wareho…
Heather Newton and Ernest Merrys critically acclaimed 2005 Fringe hit returns to bring you more holy milk, Hellish whores and stitch-inducing laughs.
A melting pot of youthful talent all wrestle for attention in this production, which features heavy emphasis on individual players with some standout solo performances.
A soggy Sunday afternoon spent in a cosy tent with the rain pitter-pattering on the roof felt much better than the battle of brollies it took to get there.
The Plastic Seat Company’s debut show is a promising mix of comedy sketches, which take great delight in referencing pop culture of today.
Advertised in the Fringe guidebook as ‘David Kelly is Shameless’, the show turned out to be rebranded as ‘David Kelly and Laura Carr Have No Shame’.
The title doesnt exactly sell the show as an evening of mirth and anarchy.
Sarah Archer’s adorable daughter invites us into the venue and welcomes her mother onto the stage, a fitting introduction for an adorable show.
Shakespeare can be hard to do at the Fringe, and even harder to do in an hour.
Returning after their 2007 sell-out Fringe hit, One Night Stand are back and better than ever.
This was the title of the only performance kindly suggested by a witty member of tonight’s audience.
We are in the American Deep South.
When someone tells you their new musical is about the life of Kennedy’s killer, Lee Harvey Oswald, it’s practically impossible not to draw comparisons with Sondheim’s Assassins.
Its a hard job to get a small, mostly drunken, late night audience on your side.
Bobby Carroll has perhaps been doing stand up so long that he’s become a bit bitter.
Openly admitting his show was a ‘work in progress’ and should not be judged on the quality of all of the material, there seemed no need for excuses as Damian Kingsley ushered u…
‘Success’ is an inventive, endearing and beautifully observed pastiche of self-help seminars.
I entered this show tentatively.
Located in the small but cosy performance space underneath the main café area of Captain Taylor’s Coffee House, Life or Something Like it sees Mancunian singer-songwriter Claire…
Evil - The Musical details the lives of seven evil villains as they battle Guy Super and endeavor to become the most evil of all.
Amrik Virk looks like a laugh to be with.
Probably our best knowledge of Victorian farce comes from WS Gilbert’s topsy-turvy world of the Savoy operas, where an absurd premise leads with impeccable logic to an even more …
Staged by Word Alive and hosted by the congregation at Charlotte Chapel, this exhibition tells you everything you need to know about the Good Book and its influence on Christianity…
Ill be the first to admit that whenever I see dance shows at the fringe, I expect to see groundbreaking dance from around the world, but have never expected much from Scotlands…
Who am I? What price, fame? What is reality? These are just some of the inane issues dredged up to validate this otherwise empty narrative.
Satirical portraits of Adolf Hitler have been around since Charlie Chaplin’s ‘The Great Dictator’, through ‘The Producers’, to the Mr T Experience’s ‘Even Hitler Had A Girlfriend’.
‘Funny’s funny, except when it’s not’ seems to be the general message of this compilation show.
Woody Allen’s words that “it is impossible to experience one’s death objectively and still carry a tune,” leapt into my head after Bereavement: the Musical.
Doug Segal delivers a perplexing array of mind-blowing, mind-reading tricks modulating gradually to a standing ovation climax.
After introducing himself four times Arnie Pie gave a bit about his stage name before launching into the set that can define the rest of his show in two words: racial comedy.
In an interview for the seminal concert movie Stop Making Sense, Talking Heads frontman David Byrne, acting as the interviewer in his own interview asks himself, ‘I don’t think…
At some point in the creation of this production, somebody decided that they were better at writing than Euripides.
One cannot help but feel , when offered lesser-known tales from the Brothers Grimm, that there is probably a reason that they are not so popular.
A typical Edinburgh stand-up by Richard Coughlan in the back room of an easily hidden pub, this is truly a gem hidden amongst the Fringe.
Straight from The Royal Court, Anupama Chandrasekhars poignant drama about the impact of one girls sex life on the rest of India cant help but provoke.
The Free Paint and Play Ukulele Workshop with Tricity Vogue is exactly as described.
What do you get if you cross Jack Dee with Paul Daniels? - Piff the Magic Dragon!Piff-Tacular is a magic show and stand-up gig all in one, which despite featuring a cute puppy, is …
The Yurt Locker is naturally intriguing as a venue and thus when the three performers of Cracking Yolks took to the stage they were playing to an almost full house of casual punter…
Since the Free Fringe is so often dominated by comedy, a little free theatre can come as a pleasant surprise, especially when it’s good.
Lewis Schaffer’s schtick is that he is an ex New York Jew making his way in this strange foreign land and hating every minute of it.
Franny Winters and her husband Harm Groespecker bound on stage to the music from The Avengers.
The concept of Bite Size is a perfectly simple, yet novel one, and the clue really is in the title.
With a razor-sharp tongue and ever sharper wit – think 1940s American reporter meets cocktail bar swagger – David Mills delivers an hour of comedy that you may mistake for an h…
Based on the best-selling book by John Gray, this one-man educational show starring Ian Houghton is like a much funnier (and much cheaper) relationship counseling session.
The problems started right from the word go.
If you’re looking for a cheeky musical stop to begin your night at the Fringe, then head to the Gothic room in the Three Sisters for the most bizarre Ukulele banter in town.
Five new students arrive at university for a year of alcohol-fueled partying.
‘Well Done You’ calls itself a character sketch show, but Lucy Trodd and Ruth Bratt are in character even when not doing sketches.
The premise of Mace and Burton’s show draws quite a crowd into the Medina.
This theatre/dance offering from the University of South Florida lacks subtlety and feels overly affronting in its clumsy and somewhat confused form.
There could be an incredible musical story in the tragic rise and fall of Mary, Queen of Scots, leading from her ascension to the throne to her eventual abdication, imprisonment fo…
George’s Marvellous Medics is a sketch show about medics by medics, with a few Olympics pieces thrown in too, as well as a scattering of quite random ones.
Initially I had high hopes for this young company.
A co-production with Vertical Line and Greenwich theatre, Take Two Every Four Hours is a work in progress by Henry Regan and Ross Stanley.
Angus and Cameron have clearly worked hard putting this sketch show together but the results are far from entertaining.
In this free one-woman show, Clara Lilly shares a string of stories collected from ten years of hitchhiking.
Funny Women is a very respectable and enjoyable competition, highlighting the best up-and-coming female comedy acts from around the UK.
For all the atrocities of the Second World War, it was a fertile period for great songs.
With so much free fringe it’s can be a daunting prospect wading through the guide to find what’s worthwhile.
‘Just had a moment of self-awareness there,’ Ryan Withers stopped halfway through a joke to announce.
The GirlBand Improv was an entirely enjoyable experience but not quite what I expected.
Lisa Tierney-Keogh’s Four Last Things is an evocative, but turbid, journey through the Irish country landscape and all unspoken things.
If you are a first time visitor to this piece you may be forgiven expecting something different.
When she sees a stranger die in a café, Jean hardly thinks before answering his ringing phone.
This comedy thriller by Israeli duo Elephant and the Mouse has a plot twist so delicious that giving it away would be murder.
On first reading, the show’s title may sound almost childlike, reading like the name of a children’s music book.
The big songs of stage and screen are being presented at the Laughing Horse Free Festival by the Cabaret Freaks.
Daniel Sloss delivers a supposedly darker, meaner show in his later slot but most of his material is relatively clean, geared towards an audience who can laugh at him as well as wi…
35MM is subtitled ‘a musical exhibition’.
Budding musical thespians aim to be what is called a ‘triple-threat’, developing extreme talent in the three areas of musical theatre - acting, singing and dancing.
Devvo, the internet sensation, brings his unique brand of stand-up to the Fringe after a successful string of MC gigs across the UK.
When the only woman of the four brought out a loaf of sliced bread, I have to say I did predict the oncoming joke.
Shakespeare’s plays have been reinterpreted again and again throughout the years; from ballet to Bollywood, I’ve seen my fair share.
Behind The Truth is an endearing but frustrating show.
Through the ages war has often been defined by physical conflict and soldiers on the battlefield, however the true impact is of course far more encompassing.
You’d be hard pressed to find a free hour of comedy at the Fringe as well-structured and thoughtful as ‘Stitches’.
In 1966, when the only definition of a hard drive was the jaunt to Edinburgh from London with a dodgy minibus full of props and costumes, and the beer at the venues was tuppence a …
‘I haven’t played original stuff for a while’ was Austen George’s mumbled apology to the Acoustic Music Centre audience after encountering difficulty remembering his chords…
Dr Ryegold returns to Edinburgh with a new show that wouldn’t be amiss on Radio 4.
Edinburgh show titles are fascinating.
How many US Presidents does it take to run a country? Three, apparently - and in the late 90s that was Bill, Billy and Hillary Clinton.
Unlike His Ghostly Heart, another play on the Fringe which is played out in the dark, where the stage is darkened and the audience can make out the actors forms, in Don Qui…
Out with the old and in with the new.
It’s a tough crowd to play to but Lucy Cox wins them around easily with her charming repertoire of comedy songs and savage black humour during her show Attractive Audience Requir…
George in the Dragons Den is an odd mix of child and adult humour; a two hander, it markets itself as a topical tour de force where pantomime meets Monty Python, however desp…
Im pretty sure that if you decoded the earliest cave paintings they would be about the differences between men and women.
In 1993 Bosnia broke free from Yugoslavia during the war that raged there, destroying some of the country’s best known architecture and costing many lives.
Mr McFall’s Chamber highlight an integral part of Scottish culture, proving there’s far more to folk music than twee tunes and the Braveheart soundtrack.
The man behind the YouTube ‘smash’ Masturbation Gary Stark is having a funny look at sex, drugs and getting old at his gig in the Laughing Horse Free Festival.
They stand huddled together in the corner of the dimly lit stage, faces blank, bodies motionless.
Cubicle Four is comprised of a trio of duologues set in the eponymous hospital cubicle.
Barry and Ian are two estranged brothers in their late middle-age.
Part of a four day festival of unique and inspiring work from young artists based in London.
Thomas Annand and David Day have come all the way from Ireland to prove that there’s far more to African drumming than monotonous banging.
Dead Cat Bounce embody all that a concept rock band should.
Dont let the Edinburgh Academy theatre and the audience of grandmas put you off the scent: this is a professional production of an off-Broadway show.
With only three months from concept to stage (not even enough time to make the official printed Fringe programme), and just ten days in rehearsals to put it together, Scott Mills T…
Z Theatre company are a bunch of schoolgirls who sing very nicely and try to put a new spin on the Kennedy assassination.
Him and Me’s circus of estranged acts consists mainly of them with the occasional homemade video thrown in for good measure.
Another year, another series of words that shouldnt be followed by the musical: The Musical.
Comedian Neil Dagley is Flange Krammer; German Olympic skiing sensation and interminable ladies’ man.
The youth of Captivate Drama’s front of house staff and their venue at the Edinburgh Academy led me to expect a school play.
neTTheatre are an experimental Polish physical theatre company, who here produce what they describe as ‘the Clinic of Dreams’.
Bang Bang Youre Dead is largely based on a shooting in Oregon in 1998, in which a fifteen-year old boy killed his parents and then two of his fellow high school pupils, injuring …
Having been ushered onto the top deck of a bus, itself a surreal beginning to a show experience, I was unsure what to expect from ‘Stand Up, Woman.
Dating George Orwell is a one woman play that looks at the unhealthy relationship between a teenage girl and the books that she has become engrossed in.
Trapped by an inability to communicate properly in the real world, the six characters of Chat seek refuge and a place to unveil their deepest secrets in the anonymous world of an i…
In the press blurb for his show Middle-Aged, Useless and Talented Nick Hayman compares himself to Tommy Cooper and Norman Wisdom.
Adam Larter splatters onto his stage like paint from Jackson Pollock’s paintbrush, ungainly and definitely not graceful as he crashes all over the place.
Wet Paint is made up of two magicians, Ben Hart and Neil Kelso, with ‘ideas so fresh they’re still wet’.
Those looking for a dose of the unexpected, who enjoy wandering off the beaten track, will be delighted by Lach’s Antihoot.
This free show at the fringe consists very simply of two fairly promising comedians, Mark Diamond and Darren Walsh, alternatively delivering stand up performances.
Call me strange, but watching this show twice (in English and in Japanese) has been my most fascinating theatre experience in a long time.
What makes a lot of cash in the Musical Theatre? Juke Box musicals: Mamma Mia, We Will Rock You, Jersey Boys.
Part of the Laughing Horse Free Festival, comedian and photographer Ian Fox delivers an hour of very amusing entertainment through a selection of photos.
Dirty Filthy Rich wants to make you stinking, filthy rich.
The notoriously foul-mouthed Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppets have toned down their act for this family friendly show.
Maurice Cock and Belvedere Bagg model their show as a lesson in how to act.
Four separate, distinct pieces captivate and hold the audience for the full hour, exploring different relationships through some of the most jaw-dropping performance I have ever se…
Andy and The Prostitutes play one dirty trick by billing their foul-mouthed ditties as a musical but Andy and co.
Sitting in the dark, cave-like venue of the Hive where the smell of alcohol and sweat still pervades from late-night clubbing and the floors are still just a little bit sticky, it …
Hamlet! The Musical has been around for a few years now, since being first introduced to the Fringe in 2001.
Gein’s Family Giftshop adopts a very particular style of dark humour.
You know something’s different about a show when the people in the first three rows - also known as the slosh pit - are issued with cheap Scotland-branded ponchos.
Writing a show is a difficult enough task; to then both act and direct said show is worthy of a titan.
You’ve got to bless the Edinburgh audience, they are a godsend for bad comedians.
Not quite a film night and not quite a variety show, sketch comedy troupe The Beta Males play host to a feast of entertainment from some of the Fringe’s finest comedy acts while …
The gimmick for this showcase show is that it’s meant to be ‘Yorkshire’ comedy, whatever that may be.
With so much improvised comedy at the Fringe nowadays it’s difficult to know what to see.
This play promises a quick and basic guide to the development of western theatre.
Its all too easy and all too dangerous to dismiss the Free Fringe.
Sometimes a gig feels like visiting an old friend - the audience have never seen the comedian before, but we have seen comics like him and he’s had audiences like us.
A stellar performance from an all-singing, all-dancing cast of miscreants and their formidable opponents from the local neighbourhood watch, Asbo: the Musical is the story of Darre…
Euna Park produced an excellent performance in St.
What is the opposite of subtle? A thesaurus will give you antonyms like ‘obvious’, ‘loud’, ‘lucid’, ‘crass’.
Pam Ford presents a friendly and funny stand-up show focussing on her past career as a hairdresser.
In the shadow of Edinburgh Castle lies a very beautiful St Cuthbert’s Parish Church.
The classic tale that is Hamlet has been reborn into a contemporary musical and it tries to be a lively fun-filled show.
Widely regarded as one of Roald Dahl’s most beloved children’s books of all time, George’s Marvellous Medicine has certainly bottled up an impressive thirty-two years of shel…
What a fantastic premise for a show; based on your suggestions the cast will serve up a brand new, fresh musical in front of your eyes.
Anyone who has ever played in an orchestra in the presence of a violin diva, I guarantee that you will love this show.
At the age of seven, Sorrow (Helen George), saw her parents brutally murdered by members of the Bewley family.
The title of this particular show may lead you to expect certain things that the final product fails to deliver in every way.
Fringe-veterans Scottish Dance Theatre, this year celebrating their 25th birthday, return to Zoo in fine fettle with a mixed bill of three works, two of which showcase choreography…
Returning to the Edinburgh Fringe after their Australian sojourn is EastEnd Cabaret.
Pam Lawson has a crush.
Something consistently excellent about Belt Up’s productions is their dedication to preserving the illusion.
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.
This full house was eager to be entertained by a certain caped crusader.
The Trojan Woman was the final part of the Eurpides Trilogy for the City Dionysia festival in 415BC in an Athens giddy on the extremes of democracy and empire shortly after she utt…
It promised to be a fun show.
Richard and Max have been best friends since high school, where they bonded over their respective social flaws.
This one’s a toughie.
Welcome to the fabulous Glasvegas is a musical which originally debut in 1977 from the pen of legendary film composer Patrick Doyle.
Having lived in Brighton for less than a year, Hanover the musical seemed like a wildly foreign affair for an outsider to the small community above Kemp town, let alone for a relat…
This is fast-moving musical treatment of the bubonic plague of London performed by a bouyant cast of young actor/singers, but the strong and vibrant performances all round are let …
Socks playing guitar.
I really wanted to like this show.
Stella Graham’s routine is fun and original: she recounts amusing anecdotes of good and bad things she has done and the audience have to decide if she should go to heaven or hell.
This show is comedy flying by the seat of its pants: not exactly improvised, but certainly thrown together.
It’s impossible to review a musical about Tony Blair without acknowledging that there are two competing productions about his leadership tenure in town.
James Christopher’s tactic of combining the show titles of award-winning comedians seems a strange choice.
The sense of apprehension in the auditorium as the audience settles is at odds with an early afternoon show, but not surprising when one considers that we are about to witness Bela…
Mark Cooper-Jones is a Geography teacher.
Dr Ettrick-Hogg is the very macho compere for this evening of male stand-ups talking about manly things and being generally masculine.
The central premise of the play is that there is an afterlife which everyone goes to after they die.
Matthew Collins is a travel journalist and single parent, although not necessarily in that order.
Simply and elegantly staged, George Orwells Coming Up For Air is a breath of fresh air in the middle of all of the over dressed, multi-media, post-modern shows which seem to have…
The idea of performing an improvised musical is not a new one, and is always likely to enthrall a late-night audience who can never quite comprehend how skillfully their new ideas …
Five people are compelled to join a fat club due to self deprecation and the search for a sex life.
Lynn Ruth Miller is approaching eighty-years old and she’s on a mission to prove to us all that aging is amazing through a series of real-life stories and a mix of classic pop so…
This fast paced, quick-fire sketch show has the audience rolling in the aisles.
Downstairs in a night club that makes an awkward bedfellow for performance, youll find seasoned actress & comedienne, Sarah Louise-Young conjuring up three very distinct characte…
Fringe favourites Belt Up return with their highly acclaimed The Boy James, now transferred to the entirely new venue of C Nova, where up several flights of stairs the audience is …
Bringing his YouTube sensation to the Fringe, Australian comic John Robertson’s show The Dark Room is basically a ‘choose your own adventure’ computer game in which selected …
There’s something of a dichotomy going on in Jihad The Musical, and I’m not sure whether I should be deeply offended, or laughing my socks off.
First, a warning: This event has been slightly mis-advertised.
Fringe regulars may remember the moment towards the beginning of last year’s Festival, when performers, media and audiences alike slowly caught wind of the London riots, followin…
‘Colour and light’ exclaims Georges, and this production takes that seriously.
Men of Character describes itself as two one-man sketch shows that overlap with one another with an overarching plot line.
I’m one of those people.
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.
The epitome of Hollywood glamour, Grace Kelly’s perfect face beams at you from a screen as you enter the space.
Its easy to lie into a computer keyboard, isnt it? Its also frighteningly easy to tell the truth more of the truth that perhaps you should.
This is the story of the women of Troy, the day after the Greeks have captured the city using their Trojan horse.
Based on the famous 1970’s porn flick of the same name (but with less sex and more satire), small-town girl Debbie Benton dreams of making it as a cheerleader (and marine biologist…
Alzheimer’s The Musical is a peek into the lives of those who might be getting slightly older in body but who are most definitely young at heart.
During this free children’s show in Maggies Chambers at the Three Sisters Pub, Phil the Shepherd introduces himself throughout as he tries to put his sheep, or children, to sleep.
James and Craig - the comedy duo behind Best Days of Our Lives - earn their stars as much through likeability as humour.
After starting with an epic video and launching straight into fast paced one liners, it’s clear that this parody show has the objective of mocking every action film we have ever …
It isn’t often as a reviewer that you come across a show with absolutely no redeeming qualities whatsoever.
I lowered my expectations dramatically during the opening scene of Xenu is Loose when the smoke effect obliterated the audience’s view of the action for at least a couple of minute…
Jonathan Prager’s performance is a mixture of spoken anecdotes and original songs with both lyrics and score written by himself and performed with accompaniment from Ben, his ver…
That Tom Binns’ now revered earlier creation, Ivan Brackenbury, has polarised opinion over the last few Fringes is undoubted.
Burke and Hare A Musical Play is based on the true story of Edinburghs notorious murderers William Burke and William Hare.
Given the perpetual debate concerning the over-commercialisation of the Fringe that has been prominent this year, it is with a great sigh of relief that events such as the Malcolm …
Follow Donna Wannabe and Katherine Withakay (yes, really) through the trials, tribulations and transfers of flying to Las Vegas all performed in astonishing tongue-in-cheek oper…
Nine members of the Scottish Dance Theatre company take to the stage to dance.
The infectious enthusiasm of this comedy duo is apparent from the off, their chaotic get-in generating a fair few belly-laughs.
A10-strong cast from the Scottish Dance Theatre start off this performance with a still-life scene, a sculptural montage, in which all the characters appear in the same light.
Io Theatre’s take on the Tony Blair years is a satirical view of his leadership, set to a bitingly funny score.
With 101 Comedy Club seeing different up and coming comedians performing every night in four ten minute sets, it is perhaps unfair to form a complete judgement based on one night a…
There can surely be no more fitting venue for the Hanover the Musical! than the Hanover Community Centre, with community and the surrounding area the ideas at the heart of this wil…
Someone should tell Danny McChrystal that having a blokish demeanour and a regional accent doesn’t make you a comedian.
There are actually plenty of comedy options at the Fringe if you want to avoid the ‘affable young bloke in jeans and a t-shirt telling jokes’ but perhaps none further removed t…
‘I thought it was a magic show.
Kunt’s on Daytime TV warns that it’s not for the easily offended.
Musical Of Musicals (The Musical) is performed by the Woodlands High School Theatre, Texas, as part of the American High Schools Theatre Festival.
Rosie Wilby is a funny lady.
It’s a breath of fresh air to watch something as ambitious – perhaps too ambitious – as The Untold Theatre Company’s brand-new full-length original musical, Grim.
Panning for Gold is a performance about love: finding love, losing love, and moving on.
Stick Stock Stone Dead is a piece written and performed entirely by the under 18-year-olds of the CrazySchemeTheatre company, and while the show is a decent first attempt at physic…
From the start, you know that Tomás Ford isn’t your ordinary late night showman.
Would Like to Meet highlights in its description its daily change of acts which apparently brings ‘fresh appeal’ to the show every day.
Felix Zschieschow and Megan Clifton return to the stage as comedy duo ‘Grandma’, and given the evening of continuously bizarre situations that the pair find themselves in, i…
Set on the private island of recently deceased music mogul Morgan Tremain, where all the people he had a grudge with in his life have been assembled for the reading of his will, Mu…
It ought to be mentioned from the beginning that Tim’s Turnbull’s Tales of Terror aren’t particularly terrifying, but it soon becomes apparent that actual thrills and chills aren’t…
Ideally Edgar Allan Poe’s works should be read in the dead of night, in an armchair by a crackling fire with the slow tap of wintry branches against the window.
Graham Whistler’s show from last year’s Fringe returns, again mainly focusing on his cerebral palsy.
Salem is a production that attempts to do something dangerous - to perform a piece of theatre about a historical event that has already been covered by a really well-known play.
I can’t help thinking that somebody, somewhere must have watched Oliver Maltman’s show, Little Black Book, before he brought it up to Edinburgh; but clearly didn’t have the balls t…
Arguments and Nosebleeds is becoming a little nugget of tradition, a one-off poetry performance — now in its third year — that gives a platform to a host of Scottish poets, alo…
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead is based upon the two characters who appear sporadically in Hamlet.
After several sell-out Fringe shows and a run of worldwide appearances that have seen them tour almost continuously for the last four years, Dead Cat Bounce have honed their dysfun…
The improv group Racing Minds want to tell you a story.
According to the women of Greenham, sex is power, sex gives women leverage and sex makes men vulnerable.
Gordon Ramsey Sex Dwarf eaten by badgers.
Here was the biggest audience yet.
In her white shirt, grey knee length skirt and black brogues, Sara Pascoe looks like a schoolgirl.
The Agitated Acupuncturist Returns To Find It is utterly bizarre.
One problem that I find with comedy is making sure that everyone’s tastes are catered to.
George’s Marvellous Medicine had the children in the audience bemused at some points and enthralled at others.
I imagine as a children’s performer you’re probably prepared for a great deal.
It’s a beautiful day at the Fringe and I’m sat on the top deck of a red bus in the Meadows.
This ensemble sketch show promises in its promotional material to be as funny as the ‘first Neolithic wedgie’: a good indication of the level of comic maturity this young troupe ha…
A Bogan is an Antipodean term for a somewhat uneducated, mullet-wearing, hard-rock loving man.
I attended this production as possibly the only person who was not a blood relative or class mate of someone connected to the show.
The show is set entirely to parodies of songs from well-known musicals and classic 80s pop hits.
This show will make you leave the theatre trembling.
I had high expectations of Bloodbath The Musical - everything from their high-profile casting to glossy programme gives the impression they’ve spent some money on this show, and th…
I was just about getting weary of anything with The Musical after it when I went in to see this show by StoppedClock.
Few talents serve a stand-up better than audience rapport and I’m happy to say that Matt Tiller has it in spades.
Jennifer Lusk’s new piece of writing is a one-woman show recalling a time in the Second World War when a young nurse had a photograph taken of her in an underground station by a …
I wish all science lectures could be musical.
From what I can gather, this show is set at a wedding reception.
This musical does not have a linear narrative, but presents a series of scenes and songs showing events that take place during the last year of high school.
Farting at a funeral could be quite funny.
Knot Theory presents a new piece of writing about the decline of a suburban family in a piece of new writing by Niki Orfanou.
When in the first ten minutes of the show there have already been several jokes about vaginas and a song essentially about paedophilia, it quickly dawns that few sacred cows are go…
Sarah-Louise Young channels four very different, equally hilarious and rather odd women in this cabaret spectacular.
How can a full house of adults be entertained for an hour by a couple of grey socks in a tartan Punch & Judy tent? Ask Kev Sutherland, the writer and performer, who returns for fo…
In their free hour, Steve N Allen and Ria Lina read extracts from Agony Aunt pages and attempt to provide better advice using songs along with suggestions from the audience.
Is The Daily Mail Dead Yet? is a stand up comedy show which is intended to be a hilariously liberal attack against the Mail and other similar voices of outdated, emasculated racist…
The perplexingly named One-Eyed Men are the very genial trio of Alex, Sam and Ben.
Yianni, an Australian Greek, describes his show as ‘hyperlogical’.
Ok, let’s get this out of the way at the start.
I went into Sex Ed! a little wary.
Hillbilly hilarity can prove difficult to digest at the best of times, but this musical feast, based on the cult film by South Park creator Trey Parker, offers a light-hearted appr…
Prince Philip supposedly coined the word ‘dontopedology’ in describing his talent for ‘opening one’s mouth and putting one’s foot in it’, and in this free show at Espio…
As the Phantom of the Opera music played a cloaked figure appeared, sang along for a few bars before ripping off the cloak to reveal he had a Henry Hoover for a head.
Cambridge Touring Theatre’s Alice the Musical is a great example of children’s fringe theatre, with simple set designs embellished by the high enthusiasm of the actors.
Five students meet for the first time in the flat they are to share for their first year of university.
I am not the first and certainly won’t be the last reviewer to write about Six Women Standing Against A White Wall at this year’s Fringe.
DugOut Theatre’s Inheritance Blues has already proven to be a winner, picking up ISDF 2012 Festgoers’ Choice Award.
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…
Nine - The Musical tells the story of Guido Contini, a fictional movie director in 1960s Italy, as he goes through a mid-life crisis.
As you enter the bar you are encouraged to take a drink; do, you’ll need it.
This summer’s clutch of blockbuster popcorn-bait has been dominated by the four colour heroes of the comic book.
Professor Kaos exclaims truimphantly that he has the ‘most popular show in the Fringe!’ and with good cause.
For Free and Easy it pays to be very early at the Stand, or that wont just be the venue name.
Four by Four is in fact, two by two: four plays have been paired up and alternated on the four days they are scheduled.
Theatre Corsair opens its doors to a space that is transformed seamlessly into an apartment where the lives of three women collide in this site-specific performance of The Dead Mem…
I’m not sure if I agree with Eric Gudmunsen’s sentiment that ‘Cheap laughs are better than no laughs’ after his alternative evening of late night comedy at Captain Taylor�…
You have to hand it to this motley crew of Ottawa teenagers - feminism is a tough topic to broach in youth theatre.
While not the slickest show this side of the Royal Mile, Sh!it Theatre’s Job Seekers Anonymous was definitely something extraordinary.
Sameena Zehra, the writer and performer of Tea With Terrorists, has led an extraordinary life and has been raised by an extraordinary family but her collection of stories, no matte…
“Alice in Wonderland,” by Lewis Carroll, has the potential to be turned into a musical for all the family.
There’s a familiar traditional-northern-comic style about Kevin Dewsbury as he welcomes the audience to the room above the Meadows Bar, mixed with a bit of laddish banter.
A bizarre hybrid of Avid Merrion and Bob Fossil, Mark Davison’s Mr Susan is immature, crude and downright silly.
Based loosely on Ibsens When We Dead Awaken, Dead follows artist Pauric Fermoy back to Ireland, his pretty young wife in tow.
In the wonderful location of the top deck of a stationary Edinburgh bus, two comedians try to find their feet on the comedy circuit.
This one-woman comedy show takes you to the frustrated post apocalypse world where woman has inherited the Earth.
Mike ‘Dr Blue’ McKeon is a real Blues caricature.
Four Screws Loose blow preconceptions of the Free Fringe wide apart with their dazzling debut show, Latecomers Will Be Shot.
‘Come in girls, sit anywhere you like.
The old adage ‘a problem shared is a problem halved’ is not one that Hannah Ringham subscribes to.
I was sitting behind a woman and her two children for this performance.
Yorkshire’s helpful heroes take their inept phone-in advice service to the road.
Neil LaBute’s companion plays Land of the Dead and Helter Skelter explore a sudden change in life situations, portrayed through the lives of two couples.
Lewis Schaffer’s show is called Free Until Famous.
The obvious, but often overlooked difficulty with one act plays is their length.
Attending free shows at the Fringe is something of a lottery.
One of the best things about the Fringe is its ability to throw up unexpected surprises; ducking into a pub to escape the worst ravages of the Scottish summer, it’s not uncommon …
You may recognise these two from TV.
Two short plays by the same playwright Paul Richards collectively titled A Little Light Theatre had a lightness of touch that brought ordinary people facing dramatic episodes to li…
The students in this house-share face questions typical to their situation, like how do you split a broadband bill? Or does never doing the washing up make you a git? However, they…
Leaving a theatre and having to critique a performance for potential visitors, despite knowing that it will never be recreated in that way again, is an undoubtedly difficult task.
Cheepiyak Theatre Company present their adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s well loved classic ‘The Jungle Book.
This play is a masterpiece.
At the start of this show Billy Watson talks about cocks and pubes and soon moves on to describe a tedious pursuit of pussy, which would presumably not be half as tedious if he eve…
Fans of Garrison Keillor will know the territory covered by this show, the semi-folksy world of Lutheran Minnesota.
They say the art of comedy is timing; it is therefore ironic that in a show about time we aren’t given enough of it to enjoy the jokes.
What can a reviewer say about a musical that’s different every night? By extension, what can a reviewer say about any show, since surely no two performances are the same? If you�…
Three for Free is a fun and friendly showcase of new acts, featuring Alex Kealy and Patrick Morris, plus a special guest every day.
Jackson Voorhaar’s set details the things he loves and loathes.
‘I was going to have a cucumber down my pants’ says compere Marc Smethurst, removing a cucumber from his pants, ‘but there’s a reviewer in tonight.
The premise is simple: a group of people meet in a park.
Qoya is a women’s movement practice that combines yoga, free dance and sensual movement to bring women back into their bodies, to remember our essence is wise, wild and free.
It’s the annual two-hour charity variety show filled with bizarre acts and very alternative comedy which includes the presentation of three annual Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards.
Old and new beats meet performance poetry paying tribute to South Africa’s legends.
Theatre-making manifestos always make me wary, in part because I'm inherently suspicious of portentous artists in any field: "The aim is not to depict the real, but to mak…
Editor-in-Chief, Richard Beck, spoke to Playwright Nick Maynard (NM), Director Scott Le Crass (SLC) and actors Stewart Dylan-Campbell (SDC) and Aiden Kane (AK) about the play about...
Director John Mitton tells tell us about this year's , The British Theatre Challenge, the plays and the writers.
Music Theatre International (MTI) has announced a fantastic competition for secondary schools and sixth form colleges throughout the UK.
Greenside makes a dramatic move to The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) on George Street for 2024 Fringe.
VAULT, the creators of VAULT Festival have found their new London home which will open in Spring 2024 with VAULT Festival returning in the Autumn.
A coveted Bobby has been presented to five shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year.
Isabella Thompson enjoyed meeting the cast of Bed: The Musical and chatting to them about their rehearsal process. Here are some extracts from the interview.
Four women.
We talked to Phil Green about his background and his show, Four Weddings & A Breakdown at the Edinburgh Fringe.
James Haddrell, Artistic Director of Greenwich Theatre, and the cast: Brandon Kimaryo, who plays Davey (Male, aged 17), and Kerrie Taylor who plays Anita (Female, aged 53) talk abo...
Does technology have a role in live performance? In 2014 The Old Market’s #TOMtech season blasted into Brighton, exclusively showcasing performances shaped by technology.
The Old Market are excited to announce that they have managed to raise £1,057 for Brighton Women’s Centre throughout their Reigning Women season.
This week culminates in International Women’s Day on Friday 8th March and The Old Market’s fiery mini-season, Reigning Women, has never seemed so relevant.
Ditch the messy arts and crafts this half-term and entertain your little darlings with the best live family friendly performances Brighton and Hove have to offer instead.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year (apart from Brighton Fringe, of course) and there are plenty of delightful performances to entertain you this winter.
Welcome to our top 5 picks from the third year of Brighton HorrorFest, the spooktacular celebration from Sweet of all things that go bump in the night.
The Rolls-Royce of English comedies, Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband, brings an act of political sin into the heart of the English home.
All this week we've got some fantastic offers on your favourite West End shows. Check back daily for the latest offers.
Barry Humphries is our masterfully seasoned emcee and cabaret diva Meow Meow our chanteuse in this risqué, sophisticated and seductive tribute to the jazz-infused music of the Wei...
Booking for Matilda has been extended until 19th February 2019.
Tickets go on sale at 12pm today for the world premiere of TINA - The Tina Turner Musical, which opens at London's Aldwych next Spring.
Ever since their debut in 2015 with Weekend Rockstars Middle Child Theatre have been rewriting what musical theatre can be with their distinctive gig-theatre genre.
Having received rave reviews for The Secret Life of Humans as well as supporting dozens of other theatre companies at the Fringe and beyond, the New Diorama Theatre has made a name...
Having made their Fringe debut last year with The Life and Times of Lionel, theatre company Forget About The Dog are back with their new show, 100 Ways to Tie a Shoelace.
In 2005 it was revealed that author JT LeRoy was in fact a hoax – written by Laura Albert but played in person by her sister in law Savannah Knoop.
The Scottish Storytelling Centre is, in its own words, ‘a vibrant arts venue with a seasonal programme of live storytelling, theatre, music, exhibitions, workshops, family events...
Leyla Josephine is a performance artist and writer from Glasgow.
Could virtual reality and interactive media become a staple of the Fringe programme? Housed in Assembly Rooms on George Street, FuturePlay is an artist-led technology festival that...
Like A Prayer is a theatrical essay about personal faith in which six nuns deliberate attitudes towards the big questions of life. We spoke to Corinne via an email Q&A.
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...
Karen and Katy Koren are thrilled to announce that Gilded Balloon will expand into the heart of Edinburgh’s New Town, as they embark upon an exciting new partnership with the Ros...
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.
After the short run at the Royal Court Theatre sold out in just one day, Jez Butterworth’s epic, new play The Ferryman will transfer to the West End.
For the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe free shows will return to The Counting House venue on West Nicolson Street, following a one year hiatus with the venue being programmed under a paid s...
Our Winter Sale promotion is now live and we have a number of amazing deals & offers.
Audiences have only six weeks left to see the critically acclaimed West End production of Sir Ronald Harwood’s The Dresser which brings together a multi award-winning cast and cr...
This week Greenwich Theatre opens its eagerly awaited new studio space with the world premiere of a new play, presented in partnership with emerging company CultureClash Theatre.
Award-winning theatre company Bucket Club are melding together playful theatre with a live techno score for Fossils, a sceptical quest for the Loch Ness Monster at the Pleasance Do...
How To Win Against History has been awarded the prestigious Bobby Award, Broadway Baby’s sixth star awarded to the very cream of Fringe performances.
The Many Doors of Frank Feelbad is a brave and engaging work about how children and families process and communicate grief.
Do you work well under pressure? How about life-or-death pressure? Nuclear Family gives you the chance to find out by inviting the audience to mount an enquiry about a pair of sibl...
How to Win Against History is a new musical about Henry Cyril Paget, an eccentric, cross-dressing marquis who was written out of history by his family.
I Got Superpowers for my Birthday by Katie Douglas is an action-packed fantasy adventure about the pains of growing up and learning you can shoot fire from your fingertips.
If you were to list Every Brilliant Thing about life, what would you include? This is the idea behind Duncan Macmillan’s critically acclaimed play, broaching the subject of menta...
Matthew Lewis (Harry Potter film series, The Syndicate) and Niamh Cusack (Heartbeat, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time) will appear in Unfaithful by Owen McCafferty...
Theatre Ad Infinitum have become a fixture of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, having won two Stage Awards, two Argus Angels, and a Guardian Best of EdFringe.
In the 1960s, NASA funded scientists set out to try and teach dolphins to speak.
Natasha Granger and Kerrie Thompson wrote, produced and star in 90s girl-band musical 2 Become 1, a story about romance, speed dating and the ideal post-night-out meal.
The Tumanishvili Film Actors Theatre has been bringing Georgian theatre to Edinburgh for nearly 20 years, filling theatres and getting critical acclaim for foreign-language theatre...
A comedy about German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche and his troubled relationship with women wowed audiences at the Leicester Comedy Festival.
Numerous award-winning companies will be joining us again at this year at Brighton Fringe in the ever astounding Dance and Physical Theatre category.
A key Brighton Fringe venue, The Marlborough is located in one of the oldest public houses in the city.
It’s the second year for the Rialto Theatre at the Brighton Fringe but it’s already gaining a reputation as a home for local talent.
Edinburgh venue St Stephen’s Stockbridge returns in 2016 as the latest addition to the C venues stable.
Universal Arts announced this week that they are thrilled to be bringing BBC Radio 4 star Lach on board to produce and programme shows at the New Town Theatre (96 George St) for Th...
Brighton Fringe has officially launched.
Award-winning theatre director Thom Southerland has been appointed Artistic Director of London’s Charing Cross Theatre.
The night Freddie Mercury and Kenny Everett smuggled Princess Diana into an iconic gay venue is the stuff of legend.
Following Thursday’s first preview of the West End production of Motown the Musical, due to public demand, a further 200,000 tickets are released for sale taking bookings at the ...
London Theatre Workshop has announced that after two successful years located above the Eel Brook Pub in Fulham, the company is relocating to an exciting new venue in Central Londo...
Greenwich Theatre’s spring season is being themed for the first time to promote and celebrate young female theatre makers, some at the start of their careers but others already e...
Bananaman the Musical will mark the live action debut of the Man-of-Peel.
Christmas is the one time of year you can drag your non-theatre-going friends to the theatre.
Richard O'Brien is the author of several plays and four books of poetry.
L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq in Paris is one of the world's most influential theatre schools.
Wojtek: The Happy Warrior is a physical theatre ensemble retelling of the real-life story of a Syrian bear who joined the Polish army to fight in World War II.
Annie Ryan is the founder and Artistic Director of The Corn Exchange.
Mix ‘N’ Pick Theatre is reinventing the rooftops of Princes Mall this summer with the Boxsmall Festival, providing fun-packed interactive theatre shows for children every half ...
Intending to improvise over 20 back-to-back on-the-spot musicals this year, Baron Sternlook's Improvised Musical returns - with an enormous cast and full ensemble! Broadway Baby ch...
Broadway Baby talks to Fourth Monkey, the biggest company at the fringe with a huge team of 80 actors and 10 crew! This year they are bringing a plethora of Grimm tales.
Greenwich Theatre has a long and successful association with the Edinburgh Fringe, but why does a London Theatre have such a keen interest in a festival hundreds of miles away from...
Broadway Baby talks to Tension Square.
Broadway Baby chats to Gemma Wilson and Anna Thomas-Jones from The Well-Behaved Women about their upcoming show Dog Play Dead.
LOST & Found: A Musical Revue at LOST Theatre promises to be a one-night-only mash up of gender stereotypes in musical theatre.
Have a thing for iambic pentameter and ghosts of politician's past? Then this might be the show for you! Broadway Baby finds out more.
The UK’s largest reviewer of live arts performance, Broadway Baby, has come out in support of the Theatre Charter – a campaign for good behaviour in UK theatres.
Who isn't a sucker for a good production company name? That's right - no one.
Family-friendly Story Pocket Theatre is a new company bringing Arabian Nights to the Edinburgh Fringe. Pete Shaw grabbed a moment of their rehearsal period to ask some questions.
The Edinburgh Fringe has more than its fair share of household-name comedians and high profile actors generating many column inches in the press, but at the heart of the festival a...