Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
Rita, Sue and Bob Too is a twisted, dark and hilarious comedy drama that tells the story of Rita and Sue, two working class girls from a rundown Bradford council estate …
The comedian behind Knee Deep In Life is known as Laura Belbin, she’s the perfect tonic in a world of perceived perfection and filtered happiness.
Wrong Tree presents a newly devised show: Too Close to the Sun.
‘They come over here.
Star of Taskmaster, Ghosts, and Stath Lets Flats, Kiell Smith-Bynoe brings his unmissable improvised comedy show back to the Fringe for one week only! Featuring the very best impro…
Canada’s Allyson June Smith is Little Smith Sunshine.
From David Hume to Robert Burns, Blind Harry to Muriel Spark, James Boswell to Margaret Oliphant, meet the congenial ghosts of famous Edinburgh writers at their fireside, and hear …
Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Show nominee 2023 Ian Smith returns with a limited work in progress run.
Well, hello there, Mary Queen of Scots and Bonnie Prince Charlie! With award-winning author, storyteller and drama teacher Barbara Henderson, the Stuarts leap from the page in this…
Unlike anything you’ve ever seen before, and you’ll never see it the same way again! As a viewer, you have the power to choose how the show will unfold each evening.
Relive the golden age of Hollywood as our cinema pianist improvises a film score to Charlie Chaplin’s best silent films including The Gold Rush (1925) – live! During the silent f…
Performance poet/musician Attila the Stockbroker has been writing and performing since 1980: 4,000 or so gigs in 25 countries so far.
Start each morning with this curated variety showcase, featuring the very best solo shows at the Fringe! Rotating daily line-ups include storytelling, theatre, clown, cabaret, spok…
The legend of stage and screen returns to Edinburgh for an intimate on-stage conversation.
Alfred North Whitehead characterised the European philosophical tradition as ‘a series of footnotes to Plato’.
Watch Chris Tavener battle his intrusive thoughts through the medium of witty, satirical songs.
Real people.
Legendary double act Fiasco Job Job, Arthur Smith and Phil Nice, having surprisingly beaten the visitation of the grim reaper, reunite for one final time to celebrate their 40th an…
The world-famous Willy Wonka is opening the gates to his mysterious factory… but only to a lucky few.
The tales of the dragons are special for many reasons.
What if an Edwardian lady ghost was also a hard-boiled private detective? What if that detective loved the Muppets? Can a comedy show ever match the joy of getting to stroke a nice…
American comedian, Clayton Smith, makes his Fringe debut with a solo stand-up show that is cerebral, raunchy, heartfelt and quintessentially American.
Join the UK’s most energetic-yet-simultaneously-downbeat double act as they record the pilot for their groundbreaking TV chat show.
Grace Mulvey wants to be a human adult who has fun.
This show is about death, being cool before then and giving a f*ck.
Forget Disney World! Book a ticket for a new kind of Magic Kingdom.
This is an admission of ‘holy sh*t.
It’s gonna be a bloody night! This dude has taken his crazy kink to a whole new level.
Abby awoke in hospital after a late miscarriage and, high on anaesthesia, decided to become a comedian.
A clean, award-winning parody of a personal development seminar for Gen Z-ers to Boomers.
Have you experienced the intensity of being famous without any of the perks? Been doppelgäng-banged to the point you no longer exist? Lube up for this deep dive into fame and misf…
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 …
Kara, Mickey and Pol go to Spain to recapture the holiday of their misspent youth 32 years ago.
‘Too Late, Baby’ (WORK IN PROGRESS) is the second comedy hour from acclaimed Canadian stand up comedian Michelle Shaughnessy.
‘Too Late, Baby’ (WORK IN PROGRESS) is the second comedy hour from acclaimed Canadian stand up comedian Michelle Shaughnessy.
The winner of Sweden’s Got Talent is back with Magical after selling out at the Edinburgh Fringe and at last years FRINGE WORLD.
She's loud, she swears, she's inappropriate, and she's the comedian behind the social media antics of Knee Deep In Life.
Ryan Calais Cameron’s For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy, is now in its fourth run and second West End transfer with a brand new cast, and it …
The culmination of a two-year project working with carers, who are often excluded from cultural activities because of their responsibilities, Heart of Care is an artwork made up of…
Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Show Nominee 2023 Ian Smith (as heard on BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz and co-hosting the Northern News podcast) presents a show about stress, love and …
Paul Smith is back with a brand new tour! ‘Joker’ is his biggest and funniest tour show to date in which the scouse funny man mixes his trade mark audience i…
Multi award-winning comedian Ian Smith (BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz and co-host of the Northern News podcast) presents a new show about stress, love and driving a tank with your …
Bye bye Gatsby! Ali is celebrating 30 years of pioneering blues and hokum (1913-1933).
Perthshire farmer and comedian Jim Smith dons the checked shirt again as he returns with his 2022 smash-hit stand-up show telling tales of Scottish rural life.
Bye bye Gatsby! Ali is celebrating 30 years of pioneering blues and hokum (1913-1933).
Pam Ford Stand-Up Comedian has worked in a care home before and after the pandemic and has met many amazing “oldies” with amazing life stories to tell.
Star of Taskmaster, Ghosts and Stath Lets Flats, Kiell Smith-Bynoe hosts a late-night improv show featuring the best improvisers at the Fringe.
A rare chance to hear the music of two of jazz’s great innovators.
Must Be This Gay To Ride is a one-woman comedy play centring around queerness, relationships, and choosing how we define ourselves.
Must Be This Gay To Ride is a one-woman comedy play centring around queerness, relationships, and choosing how we define ourselves.
Must Be This Gay To Ride is a one-woman comedy play centring around queerness, relationships, and choosing how we define ourselves.
These sessions, kindly funded by The Friends of Panmure House, are delivered by leading experts exploring less commonly approached aspects of Smith’s life and works.
Join LBC legend Iain Dale and his partner in crime, former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, for one of five unique live versions of their smash-hit political podcast For the Many.
Join LBC legend Iain Dale and his partner in crime, former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith for one of five unique live versions of their smash-hit political podcast For the Many.
Join LBC legend Iain Dale and his partner in crime, former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith for one of five unique live versions of their smash-hit political podcast For the Many.
Gallus Stooshie is a modern Scottish dance troupe here to make ceilidhs cool again.
Join Charlie Jackson, the improvising clown, on his first foray into written solo comedy with a show that promises to take you on a strange and wonderful journey into the mind of T…
Join LBC legend Iain Dale and his partner in crime, former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith for one of five unique live versions of their smash-hit political podcast For the Many.
Join Charlie Jackson, the improvising clown, on his first foray into written solo comedy with a show that promises to take you on a strange and wonderful journey into the mind of T…
Join Charlie Jackson, the improvising clown, on his first foray into written solo comedy with a show that promises to take you on a strange and wonderful journey into the mind of T…
Join LBC legend Iain Dale and his partner in crime, former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith for one of five unique live versions of their smash-hit political podcast For The Many.
Charlie Dinkin is a WGGB Award-winning writer, comedian and star of cult hit sketch podcast SeanceCast.
Charlie Dinkin is a WGGB Award-winning writer, comedian and star of cult hit sketch podcast SeanceCast.
Hot Concrete are set for the big time and they aren’t afraid to admit it.
This gender euphoric cabaret is a musical paradise for thems, mens, femmes, and everyone in between.
Hot Concrete are set for the big time and they aren’t afraid to admit it.
Hot Concrete are set for the big time and they aren’t afraid to admit it.
By turns funny, emotional and at times disturbing, “Too Soon?” follows stand-up comedian Ash Khan who suffered a very public breakdown while presenting an award at the 2007 BAFTAs.
By turns funny, emotional and at times disturbing, “Too Soon?” follows stand-up comedian Ash Khan who suffered a very public breakdown while presenting an award at the 2007 BAFTAs.
Voloz Collective’s production of The Man Who Thought He Knew Too Much is a masterclass in physical theatre.
The winner of Sweden’s Got Talent is back with Magical: a beautiful, multi award-winning magic show.
Los Angeles Theatre Initiative returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind!! Comedy, drama, romance, horror and more all collide in this au…
A hilarious and heartbreaking dark comedy driven by 20 characters and 11 original songs, in which the heroine, Luna, endeavours to disentangle herself from bad decisions and an ove…
A comedy show where your little one won’t derail everything, in fact, you’ll be hoping they’ll do all the things that normally embarrass you, loudly and proudly.
24 different award-winning or nominated comedians perform their full shows, recorded for Netflix, Amazon Prime and YouTube. See FringeSpecials.com for listings.
The planet is melting and life’s spinning out of control.
Join Brigitte Aphrodite on a wild literary road trip, celebrating Living Legends (And Dead Ones Too) through punk poetry, songs, and stories.
Winner: Best Newcomer – Melbourne International Comedy Festival (2021).
Multi award-winning comedian Ian Smith (BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz and co-host of the Northern News podcast) presents a new show about stress, love and driving a tank with your …
Forster & Smith are a mindreader and magician respectively.
Forster & Smith are a mindreader and magician respectively.
The extraordinary story of the first woman to cycle around the world.
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.
Charlie Phillip’s life in photography is mirrored in his stories.
A BLACK@SUSSEX ARTIST TALK Charlie Phillip’s life in photography is mirrored in his stories.
Charlie Partridge performs as Klaus from Stuttgart “Sonic Clown, Vocal Looping, Beat Boxing and Occasional Smut.
A BLACK@SUSSEX ARTIST TALK Charlie Phillip’s life in photography is mirrored in his stories.
If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
”There are Edinburgh Fringe legends and then there is Arthur Smith” Bruce Dessau (The Times) This is Arthur Smith’s love letter to the world of comedy and the playground of the…
”There are Edinburgh Fringe legends and then there is Arthur Smith’ Bruce Dessau” (Times).
Fierce, funny, and wonderfully frank, Poppy and Rubina have sex and they aren’t ashamed to talk about it.
Powercut Theatre is bringing their playful tongue-in-cheek satire, Duty of Care, to Brighton Fringe.
Powercut Theatre is bringing their playful tongue-in-cheek satire, Duty of Care, to Brighton Fringe.
Multi-award-winning comedian Ian Smith (BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz and The Now Show) returns with a work in progress of his seventh solo show.
Multi-award-winning comedian Ian Smith (BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz and The Now Show) returns with a work in progress of his seventh solo show.
The Online Bicycle Museum has arranged for vintage bicycles, tricycles and pedal cars to be displayed at various locations around Brighton and Hove.
Gino Bartali, Tour de France winner and one of the most beloved Italian athletes of all time, had a secret life.
From the creators of the award-winning Jersey Boys.
'I found a king in me and now I love you I found a king in you and now I love me' Father figures and fashion tips.
Bola Agbaje’s Olivier Award-winning remarkable debut GONE TOO FAR! returns to the London stage in 2023 for the first time since becoming a GCSE set text.
What’s the only thing proven to change the world? That’s right: issue-led fringe theatre.
A North-West writer explores growing up queer in rural England and the climate emergency.
Paul Smith is back with a brand new tour! ‘Joker’ is his biggest and funniest tour show to date in which the scouse funny man mixes his trade mark audience i…
Paul Smith is back with a brand new tour! ‘Joker’ is his biggest and funniest tour show to date in which the scouse funny man mixes his trade mark audience i…
Charlie George Swindon’s finest queer, mixed-race, neurodiverse, working class, ex-Jehovah’s Witness comedian longs for Grace.
The planet is melting and life is spinning out of control but maybe Charlie can save it all with a nice picnic.
Uncle AdolfHow could we be so blind?A Quiz Too FarSome people take quizzing too far.
Fin Taylor is back on the road with a brand new trunk of painfully funny stand-up for 2023.
Fin Taylor is back on the road with a brand new trunk of painfully funny stand-up for 2023.
After a sold-out run at London’s Vault Festival, Irish stand-up Comedian Mairead Doyle-Heffernan is back with stories from her hilariously colourful journey to a white wedding.
Multi-award winning comedian Ian Smith presents a work in progress of his seventh solo show.
Fin Taylor is not afraid to speak his mind, and his recent set Daddy Self-Care is proof of that.
How did a Cyclist, an Accountant, and the Cardinal of Tuscany join forces to pull off one of the most remarkable rescue operations of the Second World War? A new musical based on t…
Charlie Berens live at Leicester Square Theatre.
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…
Few will perhaps have heard of Annie Londonderry, but after seeing Freya Catrin Smith and Jack Williams’ Ride, it will be practically impossible to forget the name.
Sketch comedy that encompasses the horrid, the dark, the bizarre and the stupid.
Set to the last tour of the Tragically Hip, They’ve All Gone and We’ll Go Too explores what it means to be Canadian in an American world, how music can save your life and how the u…
BAFTA-winning actor, comedian, singer, writer, independence campaigner, panto legend, feminist and socialist; Smith is rarely accused of lacking opinions.
For centuries philosophers have asked the question, Who am I? But it’s now time to ask, Am I Sam Smith? Through the camp ecstasy of comedy cabaret, Dan Wye, creator of Séayoncé, …
Edinburgh’s favourite Guardian-approved naughty boy is back! And he’s bringing with him a brand-new hour of painfully funny stand-up for 2022.
If you don’t like that guy who always has a funny story then this might not be for you. Mark will make you laugh, make you think and possibly ask you to give him some space.
Multi award-winning comedian and critically acclaimed loud Northerner Ian Smith (as heard on BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz and The Now Show – and seen on Comedy Central Live) retur…
Join LBC legend Iain Dale and partner in crime, former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith for one of five unique live versions of their smash-hit political podcast.
Join LBC legend Iain Dale and his partner in crime, former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith for one of five unique live versions of their smash-hit political podcast For The Many.
Join LBC legend Iain Dale and his partner in crime, former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith for one of five unique live versions of their smash-hit political podcast For The Many.
After his last sell-out tour, Perthshire farmer and comedian Jim Smith returns with a brand-new show telling tales of Scottish rural life.
Bye bye Gatsby! It’s 1933 and Ali is throwing a party with her pals.
Join LBC legend Iain Dale and his partner in crime, former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith for one of five unique live versions of their smash-hit political podcast For The Many.
Just what is the Edinburgh Fringe? Some say it’s the world’s greatest uncensored platform for freedom of expression; some see it as a free market, money-driven fun-fest.
Join LBC legend Iain Dale and his partner in crime, former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith for one of five unique live versions of their smash-hit political podcast For The Many.
They’re back! Philip Contini and his six-piece Be Happy Band in tuxedos live on stage – all-new Rat Pack Show.
Having temporarily put down their pens and picked up guitars, this crime-writing super-group – Mark Billingham, Val McDermid, Chris Brookmyre, Luca Veste, Doug Johnstone and Stua…
Having grown up working in his family’s Memphis barbecue restaurant, US comedian Charlie Vergos is 100% southern on the surface, but his understated intelligence and wandering year…
After a sold-out run at London’s Vault Festival, Irish stand-up Comedian Mairead Doyle-Heffernan makes her Camden Fringe debut with stories from her hilariously colourful journey…
After a sold-out run at London’s Vault Festival, Irish stand-up Comedian Mairead Doyle-Heffernan makes her Camden Fringe debut with stories from her hilariously colourful journey…
A rare chance to hear the music of two of jazz’s great innovators.
There are some things as regular at the Fringe as Biblical downpours and overpriced street food.
Allyson June Smith and Daisy Earl are two of the highest regarded female comedians in the industry.
Emerging performance ensemble, Los Angeles Theatre Initiative presents a high-energy, interactive show that’s different every night.
A comic look at the agony of adoption.
Variety artiste Ada Campe decided to do some research into her family history during lockdown – and was delighted and intrigued by what she found! Join her for a show about wonde…
Writer and performer Paul Black brings his theatre show Self-Care Era to the Fringe for the first time.
Ever wondered if what you are seeing and hearing is real? Feel like your trust in the audio-visual spectrum has been shaken? Charlie explores the increasing dangers – and benefit…
After a sold-out run at London’s Vault Festival, Irish stand-up Comedian Mairead Doyle-Heffernan makes her Fringe debut with stories from her hilariously colourful journey to a w…
Christof’s overly-supportive, Greek-Cypriot family has made him think anybody cares about his jokes and, even worse, this Edinburgh show.
High-octane character comedy from one of the UK’s foremost TV sketch comedians, as seen in the BAFTA-winning series Horrible Histories, Class Dismissed and People Just Do Nothing…
As the title Charlie Russell Aims to Please suggests, the entire show is an amalgamation of various theatre techniques from musical to slapstick to the dramatic in Russell’s atte…
There’s inherent absurdity in an industry which charges elderly people and their families countless thousands of pounds for care but pays a pittance to the often-underqualified s…
A stand-up performance of extracts from the works of some of the great writers of the past from Ireland, with no particular theme, just wonderful material full of humour and pathos…
Wes Anderson meets Hitchcock meets spaghetti western in this multi award-winning, intercontinental, inter-genre, cinematic caper of accusations, accidents and accents.
Are you ready to rock? Poppy & Charlie, young acoustic brother - sister duo from the Northeast.
Are you ready to rock? Poppy & Charlie, young acoustic brother - sister duo from the Northeast.
Wes Anderson meets Hitchcock meets spaghetti western in this multi award-winning, intercontinental, inter-genre, cinematic caper of accusations, accidents and accents.
Welcome to the wonderful world of Sir Charlie stinky Socks – the brave little knight with the heart of gold, who just happens to be celebrating his 15th anniversary this year…
Charlie Partridge performs as Klaus from Stuttgart “Sonic Clown, Vocal Looping, Beat Boxing and Occasional Smut.
My 75 years at the Edinburgh FringeFor the 75th birthday of the Edinburgh Fringe Arthur Smith writes a love letter to this playground of his imagination and recalls some of the tri…
There’s something truly life-affirming about theatre that entertains and makes you think.
For over forty years, writer and comedian Arthur Smith has been at the forefront of new and emerging comedy.
A lot has changed for Paul in recent years.
Join Ambra for our first IRL collective tarot reading! During this intuitive collective reading, well ask the tarot for guidance on what actions we can take to shift and deep…
In this workshop brought to you by queer writing collective, Sapphic Writers, well be exploring what makes sapphic (writing from the perspective of a queer woman or non-binary pers…
Legendary Status Quo lead singer Francis Rossi shares the extraordinary secrets of his 50-plus years in rock’n’roll in this intimate evening of chat and music.
A comedy spoken word show about gender, the media and not fitting any of the boxes, full of explosive movement, original songs and kickass video projection.
In this workshop brought to you by queer writing collective, Sapphic Writers, well be exploring what makes sapphic (writing from the perspective of a queer woman or non-binary pers…
Multi-award-winning comedian Ian Smith (BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz and The Now Show) presents some new ideas (and some old ones) through a mixture of theatrical techniques, such…
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.
A brand new work-in-progress stand up show from a rising comedy star and very old baby.
A brand new work-in-progress stand up show from a rising comedy star and very old baby.
A brand new work-in-progress hour from former BBC Comedy staff writer and very old baby Charlie Dinkin.
One-woman, bilingual (English/French) mask show.
Charlie is a kleptomaniac – the doctor told her.
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.
Presented by comedian and financial writer Dominic Frisby, this one-hour feature documentary also stars Jimmy Carr, Al Murray, Shazia Mirza, Henning Wehn and Arthur Smith.
The story of an ordinary man who lived through extraordinary times.
We used to give out free samples of cheese at Fortnum and Masons but weren’t allowed to have any ourselves.
An eclectic hour of stand up comedy from Sharon Wanjohi (Chortle Student Finalist) and Abbie Edwards (as heard on BBC Radio 4 Extra) that WILL make you laugh like you’d read a sl…
An eclectic hour of stand up comedy from Sharon Wanjohi (Chortle Student Finalist) and Abbie Edwards (as heard on BBC Radio 4 Extra) that WILL make you laugh like you’d read a sl…
We used to give out free samples of cheese at Fortnum and Masons but weren’t allowed to have any ourselves.
Enter a dreamlike world where the ordinary appears extraordinary.
Sara Segovia Rodao and Lachlan Werner are cuties by nature, cancers by astrological sign and clowns by trade.
Tl;dr: Two female comedians debut their 30 minute solo shows on one bill.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
The story of an ordinary man who lived through extraordinary times, told with love, laughter and song.
I can tell you how this coronavirus started, straight off the bat.
The story of an ordinary man who lived through extraordinary times, told with love, laughter and song.
I can tell you how this coronavirus started, straight off the bat.
Legendary Status Quo lead singer Francis Rossi will share the extraordinary secrets of his 50-plus years in rock’n’roll when he takes to the stage for an int…
This lockdown is definitely going to be over by December, right? Join award-winning punslinger Darren Walsh for some “stand-up covidy”, a ‘…
This lockdown is definitely going to be over by December, right? Join award-winning punslinger Darren Walsh for some “stand-up covidy”, a ‘best of&rsqu…
A woman tries to reconcile her identity as a Canadian-born child of British parents living in the United States while she desperately tries to score a ticket to the final show of C…
Louis Prima (Sicilian-American, 1930’s-1950’s, comedy-jazzer), Keely Smith and band stormed Las Vegas.
This jaunty little potter through the more gruesome elements of Shakespeare’s works really ‘gets’ the tone needed for this strange 2020 hybrid of live theatre / film / desper…
What would happen if Ludwig van Beethoven met Albert Ammons!? They might play classical and boogie-woogie piano for each other, exchange anecdotes and musical facts, or perhaps eve…
Brighton resident and local legend Al Start is heading to the beach this Summer with an array of stories and songs for kids and their grown-ups.
The 72-year-old cabaret performer Nigel Osner knows a thing or two about ageing and self-isolating during the pandemic.
Broken Britain, 1987, Rita and Sue; two teens hungry for adult adventure embark on a wicked journey that takes them on a very raucous ride – literally! You’ll be shocked, you may…
Rockin’ blues, stomping boogie-woogie and silky soul jazz! Pianist/vocalist Daniel Smith delivers class and variety, explosive dynamism, classic songs and dry humour.
Come see 30 plays in 60 minutes! Created by Greg Allen of the Neo-Futurists Theatre and performed by students from The Bishop’s School in La Jolla, California.
Ross is a father of four cool guys and still the coolest guy in town.
Baker (GameDay Warm-Up and Glory Hunters co-host on talkSPORT) is Devonshire and proud.
A lot has changed for Paul in recent years.
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.
Guaranteed to be the only comedy show about Spolia.
BAFTA-winning actor, comedian, singer, writer, independence campaigner, panto legend, feminist and socialist, Smith is rarely accused of lacking opinions.
Edinburgh’s biggest comedy event returns! Book early to avoid disappointment.
For one night only, the Chortle Award-winning ladies and gentlemen of Austentatious swap their bonnets and breeches to raise money for Waverley Care! Join them as they improvise a …
Folk and Americana from Scotland and the heart.
Cora is at the festival to see her ex-boyfriend perform.
Scotland’s most celebrated fiddle band Blazin’ Fiddles will be joined by the twice-voted Scots Singer of the Year and two-time BBC Radio 2 Folk Award nominee Emily Smith for a …
The Edinburgh Fringe exists as a kind of suspended adolescence allowing creatives to live the experience of their art being the most important thing in the world.
Nowhere has Adam Smith’s Invisible Hand been harder at work than at the festival itself.
Following his first national tour in 2018, which saw him go from circuit act to one of the biggest selling names in UK stand-up in less than a year, Paul Smith returns w…
In the midst of the comedy maelstrom, into which Edinburgh in August descends, I was privileged to enjoy an extraordinary artistic experience.
Cinema Arts presents a rare screening of the last silent film ever made by Charlie Chaplin.
Louis Prima, Sicilian-New Orleanian, 1930s-1950s, comedy-jazzer, sung by Philip Contini: ‘his genius makes him so special’ (Scotsman).
The comedy heist of the year! Hot off the London circuit, Will Preston (South Coast Comedian of the Year semi-finalist) and Ben Peel (So You Think You’re Funny? semi-finalist and s…
If you were to ask every magician performing at Edinburgh Fringe who their favourite magician performing at Edinburgh Fringe is, you could expect the majority of them to respond in…
How do you find love if you’re too ugly for Love Island? According to Nicola’s mother you contact the Daily Mail.
High-energy powerhouse standup for purists featuring big laughs from a road-hardened pro.
Comic dance-theatre conceived and performed by Yukon born ‘Intrepid’ Jen.
Have you ever closed your eyes and tried to imagine a new colour? Lucy is a little grey girl in a little grey world who escapes to a land of colour through her stories.
Rakish aristocrat and first-time detective Charlie Montague must prevent a murder.
In Bed With My Brother spend the largest portion of this, notably their third Edinburgh show, conducting a kind of aural warfare on their audience.
There are 36 shows at the Fringe by trans performers, according to the TransFringe hashtag on Twitter, and Edalia Day’s Too Pretty to Punch might be the only one that’s both ce…
‘Too young to stay in, too old to go out!’ Nigel Osner casts a quizzical eye over life’s challenges for those that little bit older.
Limbo: The Twelve is one of the latest pair of musicals from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, allowing a group of talented young performes the opportunity to perform an origina…
You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown! 1946: Charlie Brown is born in the mind of his creator, Charles Schulz.
The story of an ordinary man who lived through extraordinary times, told with love, laughter and song.
What would happen if the lost papers of a genius were recovered in the modern day? Four actors present a dramatisation of the life and works of Adam Smith, performed in the house i…
Tokyo Rose is a complex story, told phenomenally well by a company quickly proving itself to be one of the hottest theatre groups in the country.
Limbo: City of Dreams charges itself with the difficult task of cramming an entire world into its hour-long runtime.
The planet is messed up.
In the last year Luka has lost 60lbs, a grandparent and the roof of his house.
How personal is too personal? What topics are off limits? American comedians Jeanne Whitney, Carter Morgan and Mike Lemme met in Paris trying to answer those very questions.
After attending the festival in 1994 as a young boy to watch his mother Angie Le Mar perform, Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year nominee Travis Jay is bringing his own show to …
Robbie McShane with his first ever girlfriend and his new pals feels he is now in the position to give the knowledge onto others, like some pathetic God or something.
Childhood memories can sometimes be blurry but you never forget your first school trip, especially when it turns into a permanent stay in Cote d’Ivoire.
Josie Long has spent twenty years being a beacon of hope amongst the cynical cruelty of stand-up comedy.
Boys don’t cry – but should they? Ross Smith can’t remember the last time he did and is unsure if he still can.
Two award-winning comics in one show! We can’t tell you who they are.
At the Edinburgh Festival Fringe it can often feel very hard to be alone.
Trauma is never an easy thing to talk about.
In a festival where comedians eager to share their personal histories, foibles and perspectives on the world can oft seem ten-a-penny, it makes a pleasant change of pace to spend a…
Charlie returns with more historical comedy, characters and stand-up.
Multi award-winning comedian Ian Smith (BBC3’s Sweat the Small Stuff, Dave’s The Magic Sponge podcast) returns with his sixth solo show.
For All I Care is, first and foremost, the story of two women.
Post Popular is Lucy McCormick's attempt to follow-up her fantastic and hugely popular show Triple Threat.
Tales of woe, tales of science, tales of curses, tales of defiance.
Taking on the voices of a group of monumental and important women throughout history, MARA embodies them physically and vocally with stunningly committed and skillful character wor…
Existing is exhausting.
Multi-award winning comedian Ian Smith (BBC3’s Sweat the Small Stuff, Dave’s The Magic Sponge podcast) returns with his sixth solo show.
It’s 1976, we meet three women from very different backgrounds, who, together with their husbands, are comrades in the African National Congress (ANC).
Multi-award-winning comedian Ian Smith (BBC Three’s ‘Sweat the Small Stuff’, Dave’s ‘The Magic Sponge’) returns to Brighton with a work in progress of his sixth solo show.
BA Theatre Arts at GBMet.
World premiere of this fresh, funny, fantastical story starring award-winning comedian, singer and dancer Charlie Baker (‘Harry Hill’; Sky1, ‘Dog Ate My Homework’; CBBC, ‘Doctor Wh…
Have you ever witnessed a couple’s divorce? When these people are your parents, your life turns upside down, especially if you’re 8-years-old.
One of The Guardian’s Best Shows at the Edinburgh Fringe 2018.
The comedy heist of the year! Hot off the London circuit, Will Preston (semi-finalist, South Coast Comedian of the Year) and Ben Peel (semi-finalist, So You Think You’re Funny? an…
In this show of songs and character vignettes, Nigel Osner casts his perceptive and somewhat mischievous gaze over the poignance and ridiculousness of clinging to the illusion of y…
Charlie is a kleptomaniac - the doctor told her.
Tragedy is for Tall People How (not) To Write For Television Starship Valentine SPACE JUST GOT A LOT SEXIER Tragedy is for Tall People - Charisma CheckTune i…
Patrick Gale is one of the UK's most popular writers and he is the author of sixteen novels including the bestsellers 'Rough Music', 'Notes From An E…
Join us for an evening with prize-winning author Colm Tóibín as he discusses 'Mad, Bad, Dangerous to Know : The Fathers of Wilde, Yeats and Joyce&apos…
Two shows only! Award-winning jazz vocalist, washboarder and early jazz historian Ali resurrects the original outspoken blues and jazz divas who shaped today’s music via their pass…
Ronnie and Maggie have been a regular feature around the Midlothian folk scene for a number of years.
Written by actor Christopher Saul, (currently Pompey in IMPERIUM at The Gielgud Theatre), based this play on recordings he made of his Grandmother, Flo, in 1969.
Its 1969 and Flo looks back on her life in London from the Boer War to the Summer of Love.
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…
Come find yourself in the woods again amongst shadow puppetry, masks and magic in A Collection of Grimm’s Fairy Tales, Too.
The far future.
For one night only, the award-winning cast of Austentatious swap their bonnets and breeches in aid of Waverley Care.
Ukelear Fusion, the resident ukulele band of the University of St Andrews Music Society, makes their Fringe debut! This ensemble of fun-loving, nerdy, ukulele-toting friends perfor…
Downhome blues, stomping boogie-woogie, rhythmic New Orleans piano, hard bop classics with searing guitar evoking the good-time speakeasy atmosphere.
Edinburgh’s biggest comedy event returns.
Nigel Osner takes a quizzical look at the challenges and opportunities for those no longer young.
And we can learn from them.
3am Waitress by UK company Rogueplay is billed as "merging physical theatre with dance and aerial circus", but may be better described as a duo acro-dance piece since the…
Hello! I’m Charlie Miller, and I was in Budgie the Little Helicopter.
Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the rest of the Peanuts gang navigate the joys and pitfalls of childhood. Humorous, full of fun and fabulous musical numbers.
You do not often look around an audience during a show and see barely any unsmiling faces; scarcer still, there is unanimous overheard praise afterwards.
A dramatic representation of the life of Adam Smith, supported by Kirkcaldy 4 All.
Advanced technology indistinguishable from magic! Robots of varying complexity, from AI research platforms to homemade junkbots, interact with international magician Charlie Caper …
Piracy is not just a man’s trade in this thrilling piece Care Not, Fear Naught from Temporarily Misplaced Productions.
Heather and Harry is a romantic yarn detailing the story of Heather, an angel cast out of heaven by her misogynist rapping boyfriend Zeus, of Greek mythology fame.
The bathroom of a student flat is not a place you'd want to spend 5 minutes, let alone an hour.
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.
After their 2015 Edinburgh smash hit Barbu, expectations were high for Cirque Alfonse’s new production, and their new circus spectacular Tabarnak does not disappoint.
New(ish) for 2018! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
Assassins is a show of rich thematic complexity, difficult harmonies and challenging characterisation.
Legacy: A Mother’s Song, one of two devised musicals under the ‘Legacy’ banner at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe, is the distinctly less crowd-pleasing of the pair.
Arthur Smith presents this heartwarming tribute to his dead father, Syd.
Feeling pressured by his success last year with The Elvis Dead, Rob Kemp returns with ten(!) shows stuck to a spinning wheel.
Punk and theatre aren't the strangest of bedfellows, but there is something that often feels false when collectives of art school graduates and professionally-trained actors at…
Trev Tokabi, from the Ivory Coast, has a knack for putting himself in compromising situations! If you have a mate, friend, partner, homeboy, homegirl, brother, sister, husband, wif…
Stand-up comedy showcase produced by Los Angeles based stand-up comic Kirk Smith.
Bare Productions are a new, fresh Edinburgh-based company comprising of some of the best local talent who have all performed in multiple five-star sell-out shows at the Fringe.
Now in its eleventh year, Blackwell’s Writers at the Fringe brings you, once again, the best in Scottish writing.
Tales of woe, tales of science, tales of curses, tales of defiance.
Stand-up comedians Neil O’Rourke (Irish Comedian of the Year 2017 finalist) and Patrick Spicer (Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2018 nominee) are (p)residents of the coolest…
There are too many shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
The Worst Little Warehouse In London is crammed into The Box, which appears to be an actual shipping crate housed in Assembly Gardens.
On March 20th, 7:13pm.
Twice featured on BBC Radio 4’s Pick of the Week.
World premiere of this fresh, funny, fantastical story starring award-winning comedian, singer and dancer Charlie Baker (Harry Hill’s Tea Time, Dog Ate My Homework, Doctor Who) and…
Tessa Waters is an experienced Fringe act, falling into a large group of fantastically-exuberant physical comedians who enliven any number of venues from large to small over the mo…
Many people firmly believe that the circus discipline of Tightwire must in fact be an illusion or a magic trick.
Dystopia is a tricky subject matter to get right in a world obsessed with its own destruction as our current one.
Cleaning out her grandmother's old basement after her death, amongst the usual detritus a woman finds a tape recorder and an accompanying tape which tells the kind of story usu…
Elf Lyons should be feeling pretty good right now.
Demi Lardner feels the need, at one point in their most recent show, to unveil a banner listing their previous accomplishments and awards they have won.
At first sight it would seem that Boondog Theatre's latest outing at the Edinburgh Fringe is somewhat ironically titled.
Multi award-winning comedian Ian Smith (BBC Three’s Sweat the Small Stuff, Dave’s The Magic Sponge podcast) returns.
Don Rodolfo opens his debut fringe hour duelling with an unseen coat rack.
A master of audience coersion, Kate Berlant mines her best material from audience response rather than her own resources.
As the audience file in Rose Matafeo is playing table tennis with members of the front row, in a gimmick that does not factor into the later story at any point.
Snowflake.
Sheeps are officially back, following previous acclaim and an underground status as one of the Fringe's finest sketch groups and then a three year sebatical.
Welcome to The 24/7 Club, where everyone was born on the 24th July! Party with Zelda Fitzgerald, Amelia Earhart and more in Charlie V Martin’s new solo show about her birthday.
The final resting place of the work and artefacts of Scotland’s most creative writers: Robert Burns, Walter Scott and Robert Louis Stevenson.
John-Luke Roberts is, for a certaint quotient, one of the staples of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
The Edinburgh Fringe is the sort of place where you expect to see experimental, strange and unusual performances, and Paper Doll Militia’s Egg will certainly satisfy audiences lo…
Dark Horse covers lots of ground and it is evidently the result of Keyworth tirelessly exploring multiple comic avenues.
After an absence of two years, the Perthshire farmer returns to Edinburgh with another trailer load of tales of rural life and how country people view the outside world.
Ian Smith is multi-award winning comedian.
Direct from London’s world-famous jazz club, The Ronnie Scott’s All Stars, led by the club’s musical director, take to the stage to celebrate two giants of jazz…
Ian Smith (BBC3's Sweat the Small Stuff) is a multi-award winning comedian, fuelled by 35p energy drinks.
Join storyteller Cathianne Hall and actor Jowanna Rose in a double bill as they journey from the opening titles of a 1960’s girl-about-town sitcom to the party from Hell, explori…
Witness a free recording of 2 brand new radio comedies!https://www.
Ian Smith is a multi-award-winning comedian; this is a work in progress of his fifth solo show.
In his new show Nigel Osner casts a quizzical eye over life’s challenges for those, shall we say, just that little bit older.
By popular demand! Original musical journey from 400 AD Boerthelm’s Tun to present day Bom-Bane’s, with portraits of all the colourful inhabitants along the way.
Bringing us four short scenes, Puck’s Players – consisting of Bill Poulton, Phillip Lee and Aaron Thaddeus Lee – were able to exhibit outstanding versatility as performers, d…
Come and celebrate the arrival of the Brighton & Hove Property Consortium’s Charity Cycle Ride with the Mayor of Brighton & Hove as they cross the finish line in New Road to mark t…
Rising stand-up comedians Neil O’Rourke (Irish Comedian of the Year 2017 Finalist) and Patrick Spicer (Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2018 Nominee) are the (p)residents of …
Gallery Lock-In is a makeshift gallery space tucked away in the backstreets behind the beachfront.
Nominated for Best Comedy at Fringe World 2016 & selling out all 23 shows at Edinburgh Fringe 2016 & 2017.
Ross Wilson & The Peaceniks deliver a blistering set of hits from the 5 decades spanning Ross’ spectacular career as singer, songwriter and producer.
Personally selected by Chris Rock to be a special guest on his Total Blackout arena tour, James is one of only four Australian comedians ever to perform on CONAN and the only Austr…
They have 99 problems and alcohol consumption is 97 of them.
The initial impression of this show is that it’s going to be an hour of magic with a bit of banter and it’s exactly that but it’s also wonderful.
Too Many Zooz are a busking phenomenon born in the subways of New York City.
It’s 36 years since Andrea Dunbar’s breakthrough play announced the all-too-brief flowering of a new writing talent – “a genius straight from the slums,” as the Mail on S…
Constella OperaBallet return to the Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells this November with their award-winning Sideshows.
EPIC is a theater troupe for actors living with (and without) developmental disabilities such as autism.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Jim Everett, AKA Jimmy Francis, is relatively new to comedy.
Degrees Of Error, best known for Murder, She Didn’t Write, present to you their latest creation.
With nearly £500,000 raised for Waverley Care, Edinburgh’s biggest comedy event returns with an all-star cast and special guest hosts Rob Beckett and Russell Kane.
For one night only, the Chortle Award-winning ladies and gentlemen of Austentatious swap their bonnets and breeches to raise money for Waverley Care.
Comedians regularly perpetuate the idea that they sacrifice part of themselves for their art.
Debut stand-up hour from Ben Shannon about cats, growing up and being easily distracted.
An escaped POW’s battle for survival whilst on the run in war-torn Italy, as his wife and son wait for news in England.
The Amazing Clinic of Armour and Smith is an amusing farce about a doctor’s waiting room filled with patients in desperate need of solutions to their relationship problems.
Sam Simmons is a dad now.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
“What did you expect? This is immersive theatre.
For a theatre piece to be perfect for some people, it has to be horrible for others.
Downhome blues, stomping boogie-woogie, foot-tapping New Orleans piano, hard bop classics and exciting originals evoking the good-time atmosphere of the speakeasy.
New for 2017! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
Luke Stephen feels as though life is passing him by.
David McIver is a refreshing breath of air in every sense.
Speed, brevity, honesty and the denial of preconception, TML brings you on a rollicking, multi-genre journey of 30 plays in 60 minutes.
The laws of stand up hold that childhood diaries are always good for a laugh.
The amount a show takes liberties with narrative should be directly compensated by how much it has to say.
The North is as hostile, unforgiving and beautiful as the land to which it dedicates its hour-long runtime.
If you are in search of some polite 1930s garden-party-esque comedy mixed in with a hilariously self-aware performance, this is certainly a play to catch.
What would an unpublished Agatha Christie mystery be like if, by some strange quirk of fate, its editor had given it over to P G Wodehouse for a final literary polish? Well, thanks…
There is beautiful music at the heart of Atlantic: America & The Great War.
Award-winning performer Paula Valluerca, aka Madame Señorita, is committed to reconnect with the pleasure of being a totally deluded idiot.
Canadian comedian Dylan Gott performs a brand-new hour of stand-up comedy about being a virgin until 23 (he’s 31 now) and how that affected attempting a long distance open relation…
Nominated for Best Comedy 2016 by Fringe World, with 23 sell-out shows at the Edinburgh Fringe.
A musical fable of how the Giant’s Causeway came to be built, when the Irish giant Finn McCool, with the help of his clever wife Oona, battled wits with the mighty Scottish giant…
Steen Raskopoulos makes no effort to be cool on stage.
2016 saw JoJo Smith dip her toe into the Fringe waters with a brief run of her first solo show I was Mick Jones’ Bank Clerk.
Debut stand-up hour from Ben Shannon about cats, growing up and being easily distracted.
The hottest comedy act of 2047 comes back from the future to prove that que sera, sera very funny.
Despite the title, it’s quite clear from this hour of absurdist comedy that nobody is making Australian cult comic star Demi Lardner do anything.
Gracefool Collective’s This Really Is Too Much blends dance, spoken word and physical comedy in a devised expressionistic theatre piece; revealing the absurd realities of life fr…
Fairytales don’t really make much sense.
Nobody wants to be lectured.
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…
You want stories? JoJo has a lifetime’s worth.
What’s more important when telling a compelling story of human emotion, feeling or narrative? The answer to this is largely dependent on the viewer’s personal preferences as to…
Putting on a Fringe show is, for any performer, a risky endeavour.
Amy’s best friend pushes her to go out to last-minute drinks with a hunky model she meets unexpectedly.
Satire can often be found at the root of absurdism.
Nestled in what seems, somewhat appropriately, to be a shipping container in the Pleasance Courtyard, two creatures on a journey with no origin point or destination try to figure e…
Double Denim haven’t made their fringe debut easy for themselves, starting their show at nearly midnight and performing in perhaps the ugliest room in any of the major venues.
Perhaps you thought, as admittedly I did, that Ian Smith’s 2017 show title was making some kind of reference to the much used and abused colloquial term for “special snowflake�…
When a show’s success or failure supposedly rests almost entirely on the skills and willingness of its audience, the trust and confidence placed between performer and viewer is t…
A Super Happy Story (About Feeling Super Sad) is about a woman’s struggle with depression, told through a simple, storytelling format and soundtracked by original music from Fris…
Entertainment combined harvester Charlie Baker (Harry Hill’s Teatime Sky 1, O2 Comedy Gala Channel 4, EastEnders) sings his nostalgic love letter to pop music of the 80s, 90s and …
Sketch comedy is the medium in which an original voice is most important in order to be successful.
The initial experience one is met with when the lights dim for Seanmhair (pronounced shen-a-var) is breathtaking.
To a comedian, the structure of their Fringe hour is often held too preciously.
Following the success of Manchester ADP’s “Scripts Aloud” – monthly evenings of script in hand performances - we are excited to bring to you “No Scripts Allowed!” Four teams devi…
This major exhibition tells the real story of the rise and fall of the Jacobites.
Short and Curly do not do things by halves.
Whatever Happened to Vandal Raptor? is a perfect demonstration of a performance as protest, performance as change, and how one person can make a difference by creating a space…
Short and Curly do not do things by halves.
Ian Smith (BBC3’s Sweat the Small Stuff, BBC1’s The Ark) is an award-winning comedian.
There is no such thing as magic, something a nerd might be keen to point out.
Tom Taylor returns with his one person particularly posh whodunnit featuring Charles Montague, a posh dandy womanizer who is one of those people who you can’t work out quite why …
York’s legendary comedy club makes a welcome return to the Great Yorkshire with four laughter-packed shows featuring the cream of the UK’s comedy circuit.
For the School Colours is an interestingly educational piece of theatre about a forgotten pioneer of school-based children’s literature made popular by Enid Blyton and J.
An hour long sketch show full of ‘Art’, egotism and arses, WMD Makes Everything Better demonstrates puerile humour at its best.
Fear-tre of Fear is an hour of laugh out loud irreverent stories bringing the mundane into thrilling perspective or, more terrifyingly, providing a fantastical bent to horrors of m…
World-travelled Canadian comedian, Dylan Gott (JFL42, Canadian Comedy Awards, iChannel), performs an hour of hilarious stand-up comedy that blends skilled storytelling with observa…
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 …
An escaped POW’s battle for survival whilst on the run in war-torn Italy, as his wife and young son wait for news in England.
What is the meaning of life? Do aliens exist? And how many is too many raisins? This show will answer a maximum of one of these questions.
“The true mystery of the world is the visible .
David McIver is one of the most fun guys around these days.
Comedian and vertebrate Alex Kealy presents his second comedy show.
Ian Smith (BBC3’s ‘Sweat the Small Stuff’, BBC1’s ‘The Ark’) is an award-winning comedian.
Soviet Russia, 1937.
There’s much to admire, to even love, in Douglas Maxwell’s new play at Edinburgh’s Royal Lyceum; a script full of humour and subtle characterisation, if not always …
Improvised shows are always an exciting watch, no-one knows exactly what to expect.
Whilst it never quite delivers the climax you expect from a show with such a title, The Guide To Good Orgasms offers a certain charm that makes it impossible not to smile throughou…
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…
With a face like the Edvard Munch painting The Scream and limbs flying everywhere like a jointed wooden puppet, Dutch comic Hans Teeuwen begins his show with a burst of freestyl…
Edinburgh’s biggest comedy event returns with an all-star cast, and special guest hosts to be announced! Always a complete sell-out, book early to avoid disappointment.
After a sell-out concert last year SONIC return with saxophonist Paul Towndrow and trumpeter Ryan Quigley to perform Charlie Parker and Clifford Brown’s stunning albums from the …
Upstairs Downton and Petting Zoo (‘Improv supergroup’ TimeOut) star creates a staggering array of characters using his mouth, brain, hands and body.
Corelli Theatre Company in association with Greenwich Theatre presents Just, by Ali Smith and directed by Lucy Cuthbertson.
Bringing together leading experts, writers and narrative designers across multiple entertainment verticals, the VR Writers Room focuses on the cross sector knowledge sharing opport…
Later, considerably ruder and darker shows from internationally acclaimed, award-winning Scottish stand-up comedy meteor.
The play centres around Sensation Nation, a vocal group founded and led by the unstoppable DD.
For one night only, the Chortle Award-winning ladies and gentlemen of Austentatious swap their bonnets and breeches to raise money for Waverley Care.
Downhome blues, stomping boogie-woogie, foot-tapping New Orleans piano, hard-bop classics and exciting originals evoking the good-time atmosphere of the speakeasy.
Wonderful magic from the winner of Sweden’s Got Talent.
Mark Smith (Russell Howard’s Good News) returns to Edinburgh with a new show and Lord have mercy is he excited.
Stand-up comedian, HuffingtonPost.
Comedian Paul Johnson guides his two sons through first loves, playground fights, youth sports and the timeless longing to fit in and be one of the cool kids – an urge Paul still…
It’s clearly an uncomfortable time of life for Jo Caulfield; a succession of musical heroes have died, she’s moved from middle-class Morningside to somewhat more “cosmopolita…
Want to find peace of mind but can’t be arsed to get up early for yoga? Would rather be in the pub than chanting naked up a mountain? Worried your spiritual journey may involve bus…
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…
Now in its ninth year, Blackwell’s Writers at the Fringe brings you once again the best in Scottish writing.
A half-hearted attempt to write the most controversial show of all time, which you can experience in dazzling 3D using your own equipment, i.
Bob drives his BlundaBus around Europe looking for adventures.
Princes of Main return with another sketch show chock-a-block with odd characters, witty one liners and silliness.
A unique exhibition telling the little known but inspirational story of socks.
Seeing Care Takers is like watching all the episodes of a fabulous five-part drama series in one sitting.
Groovy! Woah! Pierre Novellie is not cool but he is trying.
Star of BBC’s Scot Squad, Chris Forbes, asked people to describe him in one word.
She put her hopes and dreams on hold supporting him and helping him achieve his.
Soviet Russia, 1937.
One of Hollywood’s most successful stars, Charlie Sheen, will share his passion for acting, producing and writing up close and personal in an on-stage interview with British …
Blues harmonica and booze harmonica legend Blind Charlie Harwood makes his Brighton debut after 35 years of licking the blues.
An evening filled with stories, duets and short plays, reworked and retold to delight, surprise and entertain.
“An evening filled with stories, duets and short plays, reworked and retold to delight, surprise and entertain.
“Politics doesn’t have to be dull.
SHE had HER hopes and dreams on hold supporting HIM and HIS.
She’s played in the West End, sparkled in La Clique and starred as Titania in Shakespeare’s Globe – but now, she’s “in a tent in Brighton, in the middle of a roundabout.
His teacher believes Jamie is being bullied because he’s gay.
A play set around a poker game may not sound like the most interesting watch but Patrick Marber’s script contributes character, excitement and intensity towards an engaging…
After watching End Of The Rainbow, what I learnt most about Garland was the effect that she had on her audience.
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…
There have been a lot of Simon Munneries over the years.
(performances start on Jan.
At the end of her show Margaret Cho pulls onstage a pianist and a guitar player and sings: “I wanna kill my rapist.
A show not for the cowardly or shy, this Flea Theater piece, devised by the incoming artistic director, Niegel Smith, and Elastic City’s founder, Todd Shalom, is “…
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), …
In Silver Darlings, celebrated writer Alexander McCall Smith has joined forces with innovative Scottish composer James Ross, to write a song cycle about Scotland and the sea.
Jo Brand, Phill Jupitus, Mark Thomas, Susan Calman, Bridget Christie, Liz Lochhead, Arthur Smith, Jo Caulfield, Fred MacAulay and Angela Barnes.
It’s town meets country as the Perthshire farmer performs his debut Edinburgh Fringe show.
Edinburgh’s biggest comedy event returns with an all-star cast with special guest hosts Adam Hills and Marcus Brigstocke.
A madcap vaudeville style comedy set during the Alaskan gold rush of 1896.
Due to massive demand, six later, quite probably ruder, shows! Scotland’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning comedy half-man-half-Xbox.
If the name isn’t familiar, the tunes will be.
Elaine C Smith the comedienne, actress, singer, writer, raconteur, political activist and star of Rab C Nesbitt returns to the Fringe with a new one woman show – a brilliant mix …
WGGB is the TUC affiliated union for writers negotiating terms, agreements and conditions with BBC, ITV, C4, PACT and TMA.
More and more people don’t want children.
Mark Smith (Nick Helm’s Heavy Entertainment, Russell Howard’s Good News, car owner) is back with a brand new show.
Daniel Smith Blues Piano.
We all love a good story! Multi award-winning singer-songwriter Mike Willis and his rovin’ band transport you to the smoky mountains of America.
A care worker.
Have you ever felt that perhaps you have too much money? That the money you have set aside for a house, a car or that kidney transplant a doctor has told you that you critically ne…
Mark Smith (Nick Helm’s Heavy Entertainment, Russell Howard’s Good News, car owner) is back with a brand new show.
Joan, Babs & Shelagh too is a difficult play.
Get ready for a perfect afternoon of musical fun! Johnny and the Raindrops are a sensational family friendly live band who play jump up and down, rocking and rolling, can’t sit d…
If someone had told me months ago that, not only was I going to see a man perform rap battles, beat poetry and strange silent skits based on philosophy, but that I was actually goi…
Having been turned away from a packed venue on the day I was originally scheduled to attend, I was anticipating great things on my return the next day.
A starry evening with the most famous child star you’ve never heard of.
Now in its eight year, Blackwell’s Writers at the Fringe brings you once again the best in Scottish writing.
Multi-award winning performer Gabriel Bisset-Smith will take you on a journey of intergalactic travel, strange sexual positions, bizarre dance routines, Kanye West and unhinged mur…
Ian Smith is a wonderful comedian with a beautiful imagination.
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…
Wonders at Dusk is not just a magic show; it is a magical experience.
Charlie Baker blends song with stand-up, as he intersperses his versions of one hit wonders with tales from his life.
Watercolours, oils and prints of Scottish landscapes and wildlife by artist Leo du Feu and Susan Smith. Open daily. www.rosl.org.uk
(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…
What title could be more succinct? Cars and Girls is the story of a young man’s freewheeling adventures in life – looking for excitement, for love and for meaning.
A head-stretching hip hop voyage through the history of thought.
“I normally hate audience participation,” says the man sitting next to me.
A lively evening of newly-written pieces in different genres, performed fresh for Brighton Fringe.
The Improverts are back for two Exam Specials in the Teviot Debating Hall! A different combination of players will take to the stage each night for a round of high-class, high-ener…
Star of ‘Derek’, ‘Being Human’ and ‘Carnival of Monsters’ returns to the Brighton Fringe with two entirely new shows: Sit on the Ledge and Jump Down to the Ground (7, 2…
Godlight Theater Company has adapted Donn Pearce’s novel, a story about a charismatic rebel slapped with a stint on a Florida chain gang, reiterating its themes of repression…
Bryan Tucker, one of the head writers on “Saturday Night Live,” hosts this showcase of some of his fellow writers from the long-running show.
Jon Stewart hosts this annual star-studded fund-raiser for autism programs nationwide.
Natasha Rothwell, Alison Rich, Meredith Scardino, Claire Mulaney and Katie Rich — all writers at “Saturday Night Live” — host this Academy Awards-themed imp…
Some of the best writers for “Saturday Night Live” leave the sketches behind for a night of entirely improvised comedy.
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…
When Ms.
Alter Ego charges in with another winning production.
How much Charlie Chaplin really wrote the score for “Modern Times” is debatable, but the genius of his 1936 reflection on industry and the Depression is not.
The satirical women’s magazine Reductress presents this all-lady lineup, hosted by Anna Drezen.
Edinburgh’s biggest comedy event featuring an all star cast, with special guest hosts to be confirmed! Previous years have included Jon Richardson and Kevin Bridges among others.
WGGB is the TUC affiliated union for writers negotiating terms, agreements and conditions with BBC, ITV, C4, PACT and theatre organisations.
You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown is a Broadway musical based on the Peanuts comic strip, featuring familiar characters like Lucy, Snoopy and Schroeder.
Pam Ford has taken 40 years to be happy in her skin, she wants everyone to discover their best bits, and get happy right now, what a great way to start the day with a lunchtime sho…
Two of Scotland’s greatest jazz artists, saxophonist Tommy Smith and pianist Brian Kellock, team up for this unique late night Fringe show they’ll perform 100% unplugged in the b…
It would be unfair to describe Arthur Smith Sings Leonard Cohen Vol.
Returning to an even bigger venue this year, sketch duo McNeil and Pamphilon reprise their geekalicious gameshow for this year’s Fringe: once again McNeil and Pamphilon Go 8 Bit …
Due to massive demand, six extra, later, and quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man/half-Xbox.
Alzheimer’s is a disease close to the hearts of many people, as it affects so many of such a wide variety of ages, cultures and societies.
The Josh Smith Not What You Expected Show will carry on to reflect on the well-being of everyday life.
Is minimum alcohol pricing making our health worse? Dr Angus Bancroft (University of Edinburgh) reckons so.
The twists and turns of the topsy-turvy world of Alice in Wonderland are well known and loved by many, enshrined in literary pop culture.
Down-home blues, stomping boogie-woogie, foot-tapping New Orleans piano/vocals, hard-bop classics and exciting originals evoking the good-time atmosphere of the speakeasy.
Too Cool to Care is the story of Ware’s life as a carer for a father with Alzheimer’s and a wheelchair-bound mother.
“You don’t know what heckling is!” screams Michael Legge at a woman in the first row, cutting down her contention that the Northern-Irish comedian is lovely.
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…
There’s nothing I would like to do more than go for a pint with Giacinto Palmieri and discuss Wagner.
From the off the Edinburgh Revue never really got kicking.
Unicornucopia is James Ross’s insane and breakneck hour of Free Fringe stand-up, in which he rattles with hilarious speed through topics of colleagues, love, dreams and some hila…
I’m not worried that you won’t have a great time at my show though .
Curious Directive have hit the Fringe this year with epic sci-fi drama Pioneer, a space-exploration thriller of stunning proportions.
In the recent explosion in popularity of a cappella it seems like you can’t walk up the Royal Mile without tripping over a group of symmetrically dressed singers who’ve lost th…
In this farcical one-hour romp through the troves of storybook tropes, Fringe sketch regulars Casual Violence treat the audience to a kids-show-for-adults style adventure into a wo…
Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic tale is given a family-friendly and wonderfully whimsical adaptation in this new production by Fourth Monkey.
With three decades of performing under her belt, Elaine C.
With more raucous energy than a crate of Red Bull sprinkled with cocaine, Rob Cawsey and Gabe Bisset Smith under the collective guise Guilt & Shame bring their new show Going Strai…
Much like a comedian, only more hilarious, Charlie O’Connor promises laughter, confusion, merriment, and pungent hair envy in his sparkledragon of a show.
SmallWar, a piece adapted from actual accounts of events and experiences from conflicts spanning from WWI to Afghanistan, is an interestingly understated exploration of the emotion…
Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind has been running in various iterations since 1988, with an ever-changing roster of extremely short “plays.
There is no doubt that an audience of a certain age will fondly remember the two famous actors starring in You’re Never Too Old, although audiences of any age could not fail to e…
With a strange, original and interesting production, Tomás Ford brings his Patrick Bateman of the Fringe to the Mash House to tell a one-man-musical tale of double crossing deceit…
Northern Stage’s production of I Promise You Sex and Violence is a critique of modern attitudes to homophobia, racism and sexuality.
Heading to a bookshop in the middle of the fringe festival might seem an obvious choice to get a little peace and quiet.
One of the lesser known but better versed performers in The Stand’s programme at this year’s Fringe, Alistair Green’s show Well Nobody’s Twisting Your Arm is a no-frills …
Stepping into some pretty big comedy shoes, Cambridge Footlights have brought a fast-paced sketch and improv show to this year’s Fringe.
Felicity Fitz Frisky and Hansel Amadeus Mannish are the quintessential Fringe success story.
The chatty Yorkshire patter of Ian Smith’s comedy offers an incredibly relatable show in the Pleasance comedy programme at this year’s festival.
Having taken the Fringe by storm last year with their debut piece The Boy Who Kicked Pigs, young and incredibly talented theatre company Kill The Beast returns to The Pleasance wit…
The king of surrealist stand-up, Sam Simmons, brings his incredible and irreverent style to the Udderbelly in Death of a Sails Man, the gut-achingly funny tale of a windsurfer lost…
Vampires never seem to go out of fashion.
Fierce, fast, farcical and ferocious, The Beta Males certainly pack a punch in their new show Happenstance.
Up in Pleasance’s intimate stand-up venue Attic, there is one young comedian who is making waves on the comedy scene as he manages to cement himself as a firm Fringe favourite ev…
The double helix structure of DNA is knowledge that today we take for granted.
Eager to entertain, all-female group Improv Noir follow the well-trodden formula of inviting ideas from the audience as to a place and a character then spend the next hour creati…
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…
These acoustic comedians return to the Henley Fringe with their assortment of quirky songs and music.
A one-woman cabaret show presenting the life of Anita Boult, a jobbing musical actress trying to cope with life in New York city.
A dark-comedy about the lives of the Rogers and their relationship problems.
Creator Tom Ward-Thomas has written a two-act comedy that peers into the lives of passengers commuting to Cornwall.
Stalwarts of the Henley Fringe Festival, Falcon Grange are back for their seventh year with another smooth show.
Like many men of his generation, Simon Feilder talks about his insecurities about being a single man, but unlike a lot of them he spices his show up with multi-media presentation…
Outrageous, shocking and disgusting that women over a certain age should even attempt to create a comedy sketch show?Not at all.
A celebration of children and young people in the Performing Arts featuring theatre, literature, music and movement.
The brilliantly funny Myq Kaplan celebrates the release on Netflix of his new special, “Small, Dork, and Handsome,” with performances from Chris Gethard, Aparna Nancher…
Josh Smith embarks on yet another show that includes the unfortunate events that happen daily and yet he shares them.
Calling all crime fiction fans and aspiring writers! Three best-selling crime authors - Elizabeth Haynes, Lesley Thompson and Lisa Cutts - who started out with Myriad – the prize…
‘Writing is a shared experience’ asserts Sussex novelist Peter Jones on the Rottingdean Writers Group website, a notion that contrasts with what is perhaps most people’s sens…
Love talking about books? Writing your own? For writers: come along to the morning session to seek advice and share experiences with fellow aspiring novelists and a panel of indust…
A dress-up sing-along celebration of everyone’s favourite musicals.
Following a successful run at festivals such as Edinburgh Fringe 2013 and various venues around the UK and Ireland, join Ireland’s tallest comedian at Brighton Fringe 2014.
Master character comedian and star of ‘Derek’ and ‘Being Human’ performs all his critically acclaimed, sell-out, weirdly wonderful comedy shows, fresh from his hit Radio 4 series.
A dance party for kids and social event for adults too.
What is it like to be obsessed with a 15 hours long cycle of late Romantic operas sung in German? Giacinto Palmieri loves Richard Wagner’s “Ring of the Nibelung” so much that he to…
(previews start on May 1; opens on May 18) Medea is one woman who won’t be receiving a mother’s day card.
Perhaps the greatest sequel ever told, COOL RIDER, the cult musical sequel is BACK and in the West End for one week only.
Roald Dahl’s deliciously dark tale of young Charlie Bucket and the mysterious confectioner Willy Wonka comes to life in “a lavish feast of a musical” (The Guardian) di…
With an apology for being faithful to Steinbeck’s racist language both written in the programme and announced at the start, the team behind Of Mice and Men are clearly concerned …
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.
The Playhouse, one of Edinburgh’s grandest venues, played host to the annual Comedy Gala; the biggest show of the festival boasting some of the biggest names in comedy.
I never expected not to ‘get’ a children’s show.
Charlie is back with a wild cabaret of musical, magical drum-smashing mayhem, accompanied by Judd (Booze for Baby) Jones, Edie Wakefield and wild frontman for an 80s rock band car…
Angus: Weaver of Grass is an unusual and beautiful production that weaves together music, puppetry, and mask into a visual and aural spectacle.
As hour-long, mountain-top, star-studded, musical comedy extravaganzas go, this was a rather low-key affair.
Finally Josh Smith’s From Top to Bottom Show comes to Edinburgh after his recent sell-out performances! ‘Had our audience in stitches’ (Creswell Social Club).
3Bugs Theatre Company return to the Fringe with a new adaptation of this classic children’s story.
Somewhat of a fringe legend, Omid Djalili has graced many a theatre on his national tours over the last 20 years since he performed his very first Edinburgh Fringe show.
Page to stage adaptations are nothing new but a sixty-three year old comic strip developing into a stage musical is certainly unconventional.
In amongst the more controversial theatre on at the Fringe this year we have emerging playwright Sophie Foster’s new work, which dissects the media culture surrounding suspected …
Scotland’s version of Peter and the Wolf is an enchanting tale with a lot of heart.
The Cold War is over, but this time America lost.
Children and adults alike will be familiar with Roald Dahl’s timeless story of Fantastic Mr Fox.
With an admittedly clever pun for a title, this misplaced family comedy misses the mark in its attempt to entertain, both musically and humorously.
The Jazz Bar is not what first comes to mind as a Fringe hotspot but this small, classy venue continues to offer the eclectic, high quality gigs it programmes throughout the year.
Mario Kart, Street Fighter and Bomber Man are all names that strike nostalgic excitement into the hearts of many of a certain generation.
Due to massive demand six extra, later, quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man, half-Xbox.
A unique evening with the actress, comedienne, singer, political campaigner and raconteur, sharing intimate and hilarious recollections from her hugely successful autobiography Not…
Ageing is something that transforms us all on the outside and on the inside, but the whole process is much worse if you happen to be a woman.
International experiment sharing a story about a woman called Thyme, with local interpretations.
The idea of using rap as a linguistic art form to present a ‘playful reimagining’ of many of Shakespeare’s finest work is something young Charlie Dupré successfully pulls of…
Spoken word and rap artist Charlie Dupre comes on stage to the strains of cello and violin, an accompaniment that is perhaps a little at odds with his casual hip-hop style and deli…
Arthur Smith resembles Leonard Cohen in more ways than one.
Brand new one-man sketch show, crafted and blended like a fine brandy… of comedy. ‘It’s rare and refreshing to see sketches this bold and this clever’ (MooneyOnTheatre.com).
Rolling into Edinburgh with a brand new barnstorming show, The Horne Section will yet again provide the festival’s best musical mayhem.
Jenny Bede (Best Newcomer, Musical Comedy Awards 2013) and Jessie Cave (Writer/Performer of last year’s sell-out, 5-star Bookworm) each see what they can do in 30 minutes.
The world of PR is one ripe for comedy gold, Izzy Tennyson’s new play has taken this, using it not only for its humour but also to paint a dark portrait of the professional world…
Écoute Theatre Company bring a new voice to UK’s carers in this thought provoking verbatim performance.
Genuinely scary theatre can be hard to get right but this young theatre company has hit the balance of scares and gags bang on in this exciting and innovative show.
Les Labyrinthes’ Adam Smith Le Grand Tour is an interesting and thought-provoking exploration into the life and ideas of Adam Smith – key figure of the Scottish Enlightenment.
The Jocks and Geordies is a show that has found an audience.
Yasmin Reza’s modern masterpiece is here brought to life in the most frenetic, extreme and exciting way.
An irreverent history from Henry VIII to Bonnie Prince Charlie. ‘You will be hard-pressed to find a more engaging performer on the Fringe. Do go and see this show’ (Chortle.co.uk).
Join Ireland’s tallest comedian as he unravels the world through his unique point of view. Join Charlie on his surreal journey of devilment and hilarious stand-up.
Taking the story of four elderly women who have been entangled in a freak attack by a murder of crows and take refuge in the Coronet Cinema this is a strange, intriguing and entert…
Affable and slightly confused, Lucy Frederick invites you to join her in her tireless quest to be the cool kid in town. From onesies to dubstep … where is cool hiding these days?
It’s an old trick seen may times before: someone crawls along the floor, someone films them sideways and they look, on camera, like they are climbing up a wall.
Once a week during the Fringe, Blackwell’s is hosting evenings dedicated to celebrating Scotland’s rich literary scene.
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.
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 …
There are tons and tons of sketch shows on at the Fringe this year, meaning that it is easy for them to get lost amongst the crowd.
Mixed Doubles is billed as ‘An Entertainment on Marriage’ and so it is, specifically marriage grown old and a little bit stale.
This series of free events gives the public a chance to see, listen to and meet Scottish literary performers, from poets to crime novelists, folk musicians to a-capella singers; a …
Geoff Cotton’s show is a mix of sketches, comedy songs, stand-up and satire.
Following their successful Pleasance run at the Fringe last year, BEASTS once again return with their inimitable brand of absurdist, ridiculous sketch comedy.
Award-winning comedian and ‘Devon’s answer to Sinatra’ (Guardian), sings the 13 biggest selling UK singles from the last 13 years.
With a show that is definitely not for the easily offended, Adam Kay reels off a series of his inimitable brand of parody songs with expert comedic timing and the hilarity that onl…
Stand-up variety shows at the fringe can often be hit-and-miss, but this one just gets it spot on.
Ian Smith is the first to admit that Anything is perhaps too generically named, so the audience are forgiven for being apprehensive.
Pattie Brewster is a normal girl desperately in need of three things: friends, cat food and a crash course in Microsoft PowerPoint.
With his show Intensive Carey, this Fringe favourite returns after a one year hiatus with the story of how he almost died, a number of times, by having a heart attack.
A young lad with a winsome demeanour entered the room and high-fived everyone in the audience.
The scene a producer’s office in that place where men sit waiting to throw money at the moon.
Based on a true story, Sophie Pelhams one-woman show about coping with bipolar disorder is sensitively disturbing and, surprisingly, also fantastically funny.
The Fringe cliché about performing to an audience of two men and a dog is every company’s nightmare.
Doubtless the lure of this event is the promise of hot chocolate to round off the day and it doesn’t disappoint.
This show is really fun: three performers in some barebones theatre - ultimate Fringe style, nothing but a black box - telling a comic version of Treasure Island.
This group of students from Oxford’s Trinity College presumably came to the conclusion that you can’t go far wrong with Noel Coward.
As a play that deals with an important piece of Brighton’s rich and colourful historical fabric, the setting of Hove Town Hall is disappointingly inadequate.
While Arthur Smith protests that he’s no longer on the sauce, the format and sheer unpredictability of this concept seem like they were conceived on some booze-addled bender.
At the risk of sounding completely unprofessional, I would like to summate that Charlie Baker’s new stand up show Freshly Baked is ‘alright.
When DeAnne Smith entered the stage dressed in an adorable ensemble, picks up her ukulele and started singing a tune that sounded like it had been lifted from the soundtrack of 500…
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.
The concept of Bite Size is a perfectly simple, yet novel one, and the clue really is in the title.
In the year before the centenary of World War I this production puts us in the middle of the conflict in France.
On a trip to France for a vintage car rally, four friends convene in a farmhouse - only two of them bring plus ones, making for a comedy of manners that speeds along as fast as any…
A collection of four short plays looking at different elements of life and love, each presents its own element of the comic brought about from the tragic and vice versa.
The Fringe Festival may be the home of the new and outrageous but that doesn’t mean there isn’t room for some classic hits as well.
This seemingly seasoned sketch show quartet has the promise of a fully entertaining set, but though the performers are in sync with each other and each other, their material could …
With a combination of music, song and puppetry The Golden Cowpat recounts the story of Betty the cow in the style of an old episode of Jackanory.
John Godber is generally a safe bet in terms of production.
Mick Foley has a hardcore fan base.
35 mm is a musical exhibition combining photographic art with song.
Stand-up comedy is never an easy option and Daniel Simonsen certainly had his work cut out for him in attempting to do so with little by way of preparation.
The Royal Overseas League on Princes Street is well-known for showcasing up-and-coming musical talent.
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.
The premise of Battle of Britain is very simple and one that has been done to death: which is the better half of Britain, the North or the South? For the purpose of this exercise w…
Shooting Stars presentation of Much Ado About Nothing is given a modern and youthful interpretation.
‘Just had a moment of self-awareness there,’ Ryan Withers stopped halfway through a joke to announce.
With a sell out show and standing room only, the expectation for Mark Restuccia’s set was high.
Three young lads in search of comedy gold, No Poofs No Piano comprises of sketches and quips with typical schoolboy humour.
Silent Shakespeare attempts to give meaning to some of his most famous characters, but without words.
The premise of the play is a re-telling of The Case of the Prime Minister, the Floozie and the Lummock Rock Lighthouse.
For most people, their wedding is the happiest day of their life.
Shrew’s Who? is an attempt at role reversal of Shakespeare’s The Taming of The Shrew.
Old St Paul’s Church Hall is the understated setting for this musical’s week-long run and there is no venue more appropriate for a show with no pretentions of grandeur.
Nice to see some music listed on the Fringe Festival and a good chance to savour something other than theatre.
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…
Ladies Day charts the lives of four women working in a fish-filleting factory.
Visiting Time opens dramatically in a hospital room.
She Stoops To Conquer is perhaps the best-known work of Oliver Goldsmith.
From the bewildering title to the closing dance number, this show is an hour of surprises, both comic and moving.
The premise of the show is that This Is your Life is doing a special on Kenny Moon, comedian.
The Two Worlds of Charlie F is a rare example of a play in which fiction and reality collide to create something very special indeed.
In the second floor of a pub off Grassmarket, a sweaty singer belts out peculiar variations on show tunes from Oliver! This is Oliver Pissed, as presented by The Sensational Alex S…
The Bane trilogy - a one man tribute to film noir and American gangsters featuring hitman Bruce Bane who ‘always gets his man’ in a series of perilous exploits - is a cult hit …
An exploration of modern society and our responses to it, Life Is Too Good To Be True is a one-man show presented by the Netherlands’ Het Geluid (The Noise).
Stand up comedian Stephen Grant hilariously analyses the problems of modern society.
The magnificent Merchants’ Hall on Hanover Street provides a setting too grandiose in the extreme for Best Rest Theatre Company’s production of their new play, ‘Frank and Fer…
Michael Redmond seems like a perfectly happy chap.
‘How do you come out as straight?’ Dan Student asks the early evening audience at Fingers Piano Bar.
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Stan Skinny admits that this show is a work in progress, having only started writing it a matter of weeks ago.
The GRV would be well-advised to put out some more signs advertising where this five-pound Fringe venue actually is, because when you eventually find it, there’s some real classics…
Young writer Tim Foley is an exceptional talent.
15% of The Seagull is a playful and tongue-in-cheek deconstruction of the theatrical process.
Olsson Theatre’s The Ride of the Bluebottles is a dark and funny play which explores the ins-and-outs of band politics.
This show is comedy flying by the seat of its pants: not exactly improvised, but certainly thrown together.
Doubling as a launch for her new book about her Norfolk-dwelling protagonist and his ferret friends and as a one-woman performance for young children, Eve Stebbing’s show is doin…
Wes Zaharuk is a man with experience.
Double Edge provides excellent entertainment here in the damp, sweaty attic of Underbelly, the ideal venue for their immersive piece set in a 1930’s Princeton speakeasy.
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.
Having seen the Janus Theatre Company productions of Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens, perhaps my expectations were simply too high for Mephistopheles …
The premise of A Cry Too Far From Heaven is fairly simple: a former executioner in New Zealand delves into the past, a time before the complete abolition of capital punishment came…
Jim Cartwright’s 1992 play has a script that dazzles, full of wordplay and witty one-liners.
It’s hard to get excited about Matt Green, but it’s even harder not to be taken in by his confidence and easy charm.
This show is narrated by a cat.
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…
A boy finds a balloon on the streets of Paris.
There are many things that make for a successful comedian.
To base a show around the theme of evening classes is an interesting concept and one which has not been trialled very extensively anywhere, let alone at the Edinburgh Festival.
Screaming Inside is a one man show depicting a year in the life of a self titled ‘lone ranger of the technology department.
There is something vaguely terrifying about Charlie Chuck, real name David Kear.
In a venue with no natural light, these two shine.
It’s a beautiful day at the Fringe and I’m sat on the top deck of a red bus in the Meadows.
Andrew Lawrence is an angry man with a lot to get off his chest this festival.
More than forty talented and enthusiastic performers sing and dance a medley of Broadway show tunes, on and off the stage.
Above all else, Charlie Pickering is an engaging storyteller - even if that contradicts the premise of his Edinburgh show, in which he struggles to write his autobiography.
A sizeable crowd took the brave decision to bring their 6-year-olds to the Gilded Balloon for an hour of bum jokes on Sunday morning.
It is either brave or it is foolish to attempt to put on such a well-worn classic as Dracula in pursuit of success at the Fringe.
Reprising their 2007 Fringe First show, Hangman, influential dance-theatre company Do-Theatre, part of Assembly’s Russian Season, must be confident of similar success five years …
The Portobello Youth Theatre is made up of schoolchildren aged 8-13 and it’s great that a youth theatre is allowed the chance to get Fringe theatre experience.
‘Sorry I dropped the knives a couple of times,’ Perico Circus Express winces.
Sticking with the name that they have made famous over the last 20 years but going for what they described as ‘more casual’ jeans and shirt attire, The Pajama Men’s Improv Sh…
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…
Dave McNeill oozes conviction.
Rocket Science is easier and much funnier than it sounds.
When the doors only open fifteen minutes after the stated start time, it doesnt bode well, but this show is worth the wait.
For Free and Easy it pays to be very early at the Stand, or that wont just be the venue name.
Elephant Man was born in Benoit Hattet’s mind some 25 years ago and his devotion to the project - he is the writer, director, designer and actor - is clear in every aspect of thi…
Webster explains the show as a plethora of different things and it certainly is.
Belfast company At Large Theatre’s new production is good fun at times but it’s unclear - I think even to the actors - who it’s for and why they are performing it.
Two comic actors play numerous different quirky characters, as the quest to read the big, breaking news goes on.
Bruce Devlin interviews guests and lets them strut their stuff before an appreciative audience.
The lights dimmed as I was pounding my second coffee and 3rd mini donut and with the opening line “What happens in this room stays in this room; like Fight Club”, the promising…
Longley quickly explains the plan for his show, that he calls A Joke is Just A Joke.
Narrator Avis Sherman (Michael Legge) introduces the plan twelve twisted tales.
This is Glasgow-based pianist Sebastian Thirlway’s third Fringe appearance and he clearly enjoys being here.
The shows title gives little away, so when an electronic voice counts up the percentage complete, this looks likely to go geeky.
Harriet Kemsley and Sarah Callaghan may be just starting out, but at least they have each other.
Fandom turns dark in this comic tale of a pop idol, his fervent fans, and the quest for survival.
Rhod Gilbert bounces on stage, chatting to the audience.
Starting from a theme of love, and her love life problems, Lucy decided to make things less complicated by searching out the bare necessities.
Josie Longs effervescent cheeriness and excitement at all this world has to offer turns geeky, untouched topics in comedy goldmines.
Many comics wouldnt risk starting a show chatting about their hernia, but Tonkinson quickly gets up close and personal with his audience and their experiences.
Andy Zaltzman’s main topic is always politics, meaning he can cover the audience’s democratic disillusionment, teachers’ pay, and the immigration issue in just a few linked sentenc…
Starting with a song, Felix Dexter quickly moved onto gags, explaining the slightly racially dramatic title, and covering issues of black stereotypes.
Douieb is first of the two performers on stage, discussing his other gigs of the day.
There are some shows where you have to wonder ‘what is this person doing here, and more importantly why?’ Simon Lilley and Asli Akby have entered this show in the Fringe, payin…
To perform a Bette Midler tribute show is risky.
Mark Thomas’ new show is certainly a departure from his usual lambasting of politicians and furious campaigning.
Pat Burtscher has more charm than sense.
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.
Based on true stories of child immigrants sent to Australia, this performance takes us from the Quays of London onto a voyage of discovery and into the imagination of Jennifer Lark…
Phill Jupitus asked us here to ask him questions.
Edinburgh Fringe Best Newcomer nominee and New Act of the Year (NATYS) award winner, Bilal Zafar, returns with a brand-new show about how he spent a year working in a care home for…
A coveted Bobby has been presented to five shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year.
Simon Ximenez talks with Alistair Hall, whose success with his gripping one-man play Declan, was one of the few positive outcomes of lockdown.
Ditch the messy arts and crafts this half-term and entertain your little darlings with the best live family friendly performances Brighton and Hove have to offer instead.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year (apart from Brighton Fringe, of course) and there are plenty of delightful performances to entertain you this winter.
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Betrayal, money, power, politics and love.
Edinburgh is Festival City for good reason, and amongst all the theatre, comedy, books and arts there's even a Scottish Gin Festival.
In 2011, Neil Hilborn’s poetry slam team placed first in the US College Poetry Slam.
As part of the Edinburgh International Festival the Royal Court was invited to present a series of rehearsed readings by playwrights from Chile, China, Cuba, Lebanon, Palestine and...
As the Edinburgh International Festival and its Fringe celebrate their 70th anniversaries, Broadway Baby’s James T.
Greenwich Theatre is set to have an unprecedented profile at this year’s Brighton Fringe, with no less than eight productions heading for The Warren either co-produced or support...
With Easter on the horizon it’s time to turn attention to Brighton Fringe with a look at some shows that are likely to sell out. Book early – you have been warned.
Broadway Baby's Senior Critic Simon Smith looks back over 2016, a year in which we took what we've learned for more than a decade as the biggest reviewer on the Fringe and turned o...
Bobby Winner Ten Storey Love Song (adapted by Luke Barnes from the Richard Milward novel) is a play cum techno gig about five wretched tower-block inhabitants who deserve better fr...
The elderly residents of a care home just off the A1 are waiting to die, some of them less quietly than others.
Brighton Fringe has officially launched.
Christmas is the one time of year you can drag your non-theatre-going friends to the theatre.