Starring Peter Andre, The Best of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons is a spectacular high pitched celebration of timeless music from one of the biggest selling groups of all time.
A music and comedy evening raising funds for the Georgia Hutchins Fund who support the Haematology Cancer Care unit at UCLH.
Stick a pony in your pocket – The Trotters are back and coming to a town near you! The smash hit show Only Fools and Horses The Musical - direct from a record-breaking four-y…
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
Prepare to be enchanted as the night unfolds with the mesmerizing art of bellydance! Step into a world where grace meets passion, where every movement tells a story and …
A quest that goes wrong… then right… then wrong again then possibly corrects itself… but who knows for sure? A dashing nobleman and his trusty squi…
What brings us closer, and where do we diverge? As two friends navigate the pressures of time and adulthood, they face the decisions of what keeps their friendship alive.
You’ve seen him on Countryfile, Blue Peter and that episode of Springwatch that the BBC have tried to scrub (SCRUB!) from the internet.
Tony award-nominee J.
Tony award-nominee J.
PINS AND NEEDLES BY ROB DRUMMOND CAUTION: CONTAINS TRUTH, LIES AND MISINFORMATION.
Meet Alex, an out-of-work actor who finds himself working beneath Barbra Streisand’s Malibu home in her legendary basement shopping mall.
Flora Macdonald – Jacobite heroine, saviour of an exiled prince, face of many shortbread tins … and ferocious zombie hunter.
London Coliseum will host the highly awaited premiere of “Lazgi,” a ballet performance like no other, on September 14.
The dengue fever hallucinations of a Dominican Artist serve as a catalyst to question and push the boundaries of their body and virtual reality, while the Doomsday Clock ticks clos…
Happy Cannibals presents ‘Mewling and Puking’, an exciting night of new writing.
The distilled 40-year career of an internationally renowned British Army doctor, presented as a collection of original poems.
During her show, Make Me Look Fit On The Poster, Amy Gledhill is being a truly Delightful Sausage and helping foodbanks with a dedicated show in aid of local charity, Edinburgh Foo…
My BF Wouldn’t Buy A Stupid Window (Why I Did and Don’t Regret It) is a brand new, gay rom-com about a neurodivergent queer man and his obsession over a window found in a thrift sa…
Sungho Kim, the South Korean tenor, in a world-premiere recital with Llyr Williams on piano.
Estonian and Scottish music traditions converge for a night of piping and jazz improvisation at The Hub.
Join us for a night of post-war mystery and intrigue! This radio drama, recorded and performed live, will take you into the loveable world of period thrillers akin to Agatha Christ…
Alastair Savage (fiddle) and Alice Allen (cello) are two of Scotland’s most versatile instrumentalists.
Take A Seat productions present ‘Lost & Found’, two 30 minute plays created by a company of recent LAMDA graduates exploring being yourself, young, vulnerable, and human.
Chris Grace (Superstore) and Jon Gracey (No Rolls Barred) met last year.
A raucous evening of music, comedy and musical comedy hosted by AJ Holmes (Book of Mormon, StarKid) and Caitlin Cook (The Writing on the Stall).
Alan Reid, one of the most influential Scottish folk artists of his generation, and founding member of Battlefield Band, joins Smithsonian Folkways recording artist Larry Kaplan fo…
Entrancing concert of Vivaldi and Handel’s sublime music exploring love and redemption.
Su-a Lee, one of Scotland’s most charismatic musical personalities, has curated a series of concerts for The Brunton’s programme at Northesk Church.
A one-off show at midnight on the Thursday night/Friday morning of August 22nd/23rd! Demko and MC Hammersmith.
We will take all participants through a practice of Tai Chi warm up exercises, Qigong breathe exercises, Silk Reeling exercises and Tai Chi 8 Short Form.
John Harper and Joseph Ismay.
The 2023 Brighton Fringe Award-winning show comes to Camden! Disability in society: fairytale or pigging nightmare? It seems the Big Bad Wolf’s blown your house down: with two …
Su-a Lee, one of Scotland’s most charismatic musical personalities, has curated a series of concerts by musicians she particularly admires.
Every song a classic! Hailed by critics and fans alike as one of the finest songwriters of his generation, Friedman has achieved legendary, pop-icon status for chart-topping hits A…
Teenager Nina and best friend Faye are tangled in the terrifying culture of spiking and assault in this powerful new work written by an 18-year-old.
Debut one-woman show talks about double immigration, odd/sexy jobs, the desperate desire to get an English accent, and the constant struggle of getting a new visa.
‘As good a combination of vocal, guitar and harmonica as you’re likely to hear’ (Folking.
Who saw the Queen’s Bahookie? Which castle had an annual rent of one red rose? Which maiden was most feared by Scottish aristocrats? Which job is worse – turnbrochie or pigeon-…
Embark on an emotional journey through friendship, loss, and resilience in this dynamic solo performance.
Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story is a joyful reimagining of the Princess of Wales' life, told with wildly speculative poetic licence.
Andrew White has been described by Joe Lycett as ‘very exciting and very funny’ and by teachers as ‘a pleasure to teach (gay)’.
Join us for Arkle’s second Wester Ross radio play, combining mythical creatures, illicit whisky and the 19th century scientific survey of Scotland’s lochs, with gentle humour, …
Comedy legends Jasper Carrott and Alistair McGowan split the bill and your sides with a night of comedy stand up and impressions.
One performance only. Turn up early, sell-out expected.
A funny, touching exploration of fidelity, strength and the lengths we go to honour our commitments.
Singing the Diaphragm Blues and Other Sexual Cacophonies explores the tragic, hilarious and baffling road of silence travelled by women in Western culture.
Feminine human beings begin the process of metamorphosis around 10 years of age.
An insightful and moving documentary about a thirty-something man and his relationship with the life-size AI doll he lives with, who is animated through an app.
School-girl Penny lives in a world on fire.
Meet Perry.
Beyond the Cap and Gown is a dynamic play that follows five university students navigating the tumultuous seas of post-graduation life.
Join NYC’s premier comics and true best friends on earth, Stef Dag and Gabby Bryan, as they get into the minds and personal lives of their audience members to create a demented sle…
Our show brings you a Saudi-ish line-up of comedians – two Saudis and a Scot – with diverse experiences and styles of comedy.
The University of Leeds’ award-winning a cappella group, The Songsmiths, are back for their fifth year at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Inspired by the style of Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads and that of traditional storytelling by a single narrator, this play weaves four humorous and moving narratives into one man…
Wallace meets Chantry at a party and she has everything: a wit to match his own, an infectious smile, and a personality which blends seamlessly with his.
This award-winning one-woman show is about eight diverse characters’ dance with cancel culture and how our mental and spiritual health are connected.
Join James as they explore some interesting stories, some tricks and some other things they will come up with on the spot.
It’s all in the title (hahahahahahahaha).
Escape to 1920s Jerusalem and follow the wanderlust of reporter Leopold Weiss.
Follow the adventures of Mothello, a mothman version of Othello, who can’t quite get his words out, as they explore the world of Shakespeare’s plays.
Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment will be known to many, having been adapted for stage and screen countless times.
Los Angeles absurdists, Jackie Skinner and Kym Priess, take you on two very different rides of your life in one free hour.
Alastair returns to the magical Canongate Kirk for a special celebration of the Scottish fiddle tradition, featuring a stellar cast of top performers.
Involuntary celibates (incels) are an online community of young men who believe that their biology has rendered them scientifically unf**kable and, because of this, they can never …
A one-off show at midnight on the Sunday night/Monday morning of August 18th/19th! Chris Turner and MC Hammersmith.
Globally renowned filmmaker Alex Garland is joined by longtime producing collaborator Andrew Macdonald for an in-depth discussion of their collaborations, which include recent hit …
In her debut Fringe show, Inside and Prejudice, Ifrah Qureshi takes a hilarious and honest look at her own biases and the world around her.
‘A ventriloquist at the top of his game, Zerdin is in a league of his own… a show so polished it shines.
Why is half mask not seen on the West End? Why is Commedia so rarely performed in Italy today? Why do old canovacci not work? Reflecting on the rebirth of Commedia dell’Arte on the…
‘As if Debussy and Sufjan Stevens had a baby, and left her in the forest to be raised by Björk’ (Audience Review).
A tour of the lowlands of Scotland in song with soprano Alison Bishop, accompanied by Stuart Hope at the piano.
A London-based stand-up from Leeds, Adam Hopkins (BBC R4, VICE) has performed all around the world and is bringing his compilation show to the Camden Fringe with three special gues…
A Fringe premiere of Francis Poulenc’s early 1950s iconic opera La Voix Humaine (lyrics by Jean Cocteau).
Concerned about the economy? Bloomberg’s Merryn Somerset Webb returns to Panmure House to interview, talk over and argue with prominent economists, politicians and finance gurus.
Music that makes people wanna shake their bones! This trio are known for their unique live show, transporting the audience to a bygone era when witches and black magic were rife.
A powerful combination of film, text and live performance, Dreams of Peace and Freedom explores the birth of modern human rights after the Second World War.
BMQ present an exciting world premiere, celebrating the shared history between jazz and Scottish folk music.
Immerse yourself in the timeless music of Glenn Miller and the music of the fabulous 40s with record-breaking big band Jon Ritchie and That Swing Sensation.
What goes best with a hot cup of tea? A tour round the nuclear waste storage facility of course! Dr Elaine Mercer-Jones (Edinburgh Napier University) visits Dounreay to discover ho…
“We are many Severinos.
Gabe is a perfectly average teenager with perfectly average problems.
Kerry Ellis (Wicked, We Will Rock You, Anything Goes) and John Owen-Jones (The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, Sweeney Todd) will perform a much-loved selection of classic s…
Virtuoso pianist Stefan Warzycki, whose performances have delighted Fringe audiences at Edinburgh New Town Church most years since 1998, returns with a programme comprising works b…
While in every joke Europeans walk into a bar, a Chinese and an Indian walk into a.
In his first Fringe appearance, Thomas W Kuenstner brings part of his sell-out magic show from Duesseldorf, Germany to Edinburgh.
Why did four young men put their lives on the line to fight fascism in Spain with the International Brigades in 1936? How did they end up in the same prison cell? James Maley, Dona…
Top academics, dangerous ideas and your host comedian Susan Morrison.
Award-winning, live music variety cabaret from Blues and Burlesque.
The gripping tale of a prince’s struggle against evil, adapted and performed by award-nominated actor Evan Quinlan, brought to you by the people behind the fringe hit Brain Hemin…
Brothers Dana and Alden McWayne, along with a troupe of multi-instrumental artists, come together to create jazzy melodies with indie sounds inspired by their unconventional upbrin…
An hour of mind-bending semi-improvised physically inflected comedy from dancer/comedian Lewys Holt.
‘Beautifully crafted melodies… telling stories behind each tune… light-hearted and humorous… lively interactions with the audience’ (BroadwayBaby.com).
Eggs and Baskets is a play about two girls in their twenties, Lilith and Gabriella, who embark on a journey of self-discovery, delusion and female empowerment while making very ver…
Here she is! Join Aalex, one of London’s most exciting comics, for tales of her pigeon enemies, self-mastering her shortcomings and giving advice nobody should take.
Based on the novella by Robert Louis Stevenson Adapted and Performed by James Hyland Directed by Phil Lowe Music by Chris Warner During his final lecture on the duality of humanki…
Mischief and Mayhem is a stand-up comedy compilation show.
A compilation of chaos.
Fun, interactive and educational sell-out show for babies and toddlers that is also enjoyable for the whole family! Professional violinist and cellist perform familiar classical me…
Join the brilliant London-based cello/piano duo of Anne-Isabel Meyer and Julian Jacobson as they return again to the Fringe to present a series of two concerts of music by Borodin,…
Not to be missed, hugely inventive, an extraordinary show, This is Not Romeo and Juliet choreographed by Danish Palle Granhøj is experimental but with broad appeal.
Steve Jobs is a visionary.
Loren Mayshark, supported by Gesche Picolin, is premiering Son of a Luddite, a darkly humorous yet light-hearted irreverent comedic exploration of fathers, fatherhood and the impac…
The King and Queen of Scottish blues are back with their tongue-in-cheek take on jazz, country and dreamy soundscapes.
The dance pieces of this double bill have very different styles and atmospheres, The Flock is an austere, almost scientific study, Moving Cloud is a euphoric, high adrenaline party…
Featuring the slow-mo guy and viral sensation Karl Porter and Hot Water Comedy Club’s Breakthrough Act of the Year Ben Silver, 2 Sick Guyz (Doing Stand-Up) will present each act’s …
Touring his Alive and Gigging show, covering the Mersey-soaked sound of his quintessential 60s start, through to tender meditations on fatherhood and family, and on to political se…
By Kate Hamill and based on the novel by Jane Austen… a playful adaptation, with a fresh female voice.
Malcolm Windsor is a scientist and jazz singer who explores love, loss and new thinking on the chemistry between couples through their life events, illustrated by story and song.
Love and Freindship (fear not, deliberate misspelling) is a Regency romp through the adventures of Laura, a young woman on the quest for love.
Lee always wanted to be an astronaut.
A whimsical, musical exploration of social versus personal identity from the perspective of a late-identified and diagnosed non-binary autistic person.
Sing, Sign and Sensory offers sensory-based performance workshops tailored to infants between 0-24 months.
The infamous words added by King Edward VI to his last will and testament ‘/ and her’ unexpectedly thrust the 15-year-old Jane Grey onto the throne of England for a mere 9 days…
In a weird way, this Fringe (and this year) has seemed to be a bit of a moment of reflection.
Scottish bagpipe music played by solo musicians and groups.
A country house weekend takes a turn for the worse when Bertie Wooster, loveable layabout, must play matchmaker for his newt-loving friend Gussie Fink-Nottle.
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…
Framed around Florida’s Don’t Say Gay bill, Bex and Phoebe’s relationship falls apart as they discuss the impact this bill could have worldwide for the next generation of the…
In an afterlife, Gilbert and Sullivan decide to acknowledge Helen Carte’s contribution to their legacy.
Cast ranging in age that give you the very best journey through the landscape of London’s West End hits and Broadway’s masterpieces.
Guided Tours.
The New Yorker offices, 1950.
Queer northern comedians Mary Cross, Jack Horsefield and Jane Postlethwaite bring you a hilarious three-way split bill of stand-up comedy.
Award-winning LBC radio presenter brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with in-depth interviews featuring audience questions.
Half-Truths and Hleów-Feðer follows two sisters, Torrin and Gilda, living in remote English village as the local economy is suffering to the point of extinction.
Once again, this nine-piece ensemble will deliver the music of Springsteen with precision and energy to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Within this fast-paced carousel of over 30 scenes with more than 60 different characters, brand new Out of Pocket Theatre presents an exciting new production of this beloved modern…
Romance is virtual.
Vàgr, named for the Old Norse word meaning ‘sea’ or ‘wave’, is Claudia Edwards (fiddle) and Joanna Stark (cello).
Award-winning LBC radio presenter and For the Many podcast host brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with in-depth interviews featuring audi…
After two divorces and a long winter of being single, comedian and writer Sinthujha VK turned to tarot cards for love and tax advice.
There are a lot of people to get into the Pleasance Forth for Rose Matafeo’s first comedy hour since 2018’s Horndog.
Paul Merton has been bringing his Impro Chums to Edinburgh for a very long time but now he’s back with the Fringe debut of a new paradigm, Paul Merton & Suki Webster’s Impr…
Join Coro 24 as they return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe performing Henry Purcell’s operatic masterpiece in this magnificent setting.
Organ and Trumpet Fares! A concert of popular and less well-known music for organ and trumpet including the Eurovision song contest theme, played by RSNO principal trumpeter Chris …
Bringing together rappers and singers with heavy brass, strings, woodwind and a thundering backline, Tinderbox transform preconceptions of what an orchestra can be.
2022 and 2023 Fringe sell-out show.
Top academics, dangerous ideas and your host comedian Susan Morrison.
Great selection of collectable vinyl! LPs 12” and 7” singles.
One night-only EdFringe Preview in London! Two Janes grow up together.
Imagine discovering that your friend’s novel was all about your late husband’s affair and murder.
The Spatz Trio return with part two of their award-winning tribute. Hit songs, and the wonderful stories behind them. Musically polished, fascinating, nostalgic.
Traditional and contemporary folk music and songs on Scottish smallpipes and English concertina.
Sam Adamson (‘Thought-provoking’, Mark Watson) and Jon Hipkiss (‘Great work’, Jack Whitehall) join forces to present you their greatest hits in this late night split-bill stand-up …
Pad Thai, the world-famous Thai dish, is more than noodles, beansprouts and peanuts.
Get ready to join our four young talents as they battle in a game of ever-changing tasks and challenges! Watch as they tackle trivia, improv, stand-up and more in this whirlwind of…
The music of Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Pass is both beautifully simple and yet complex to convey.
Boom wer on! With guests, naughty and nice, Mr English will host former serial killers, gangsters, as well as facing his own demons through a spiritual journey live on stage.
Prepare yourselves for a wild and wonderful variety night hosted by character comedians and IRL sisters Maddy and Marina Bye of critically acclaimed Siblings, starring their family…
Piano wizard Brian and clarinet ace Dick combine to pay tribute to the King of Swing. ‘Fine playing, with some deliciously liquorice-toned clarinet’ (Scotsman).
Star-cross’d storytellers take you through multiple anarchic, humorous and contradictory re-enactments of a midsummer night they’d rather forget.
The hits of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons performed by UK tribute act The False Seasons.
Let me start by saying that I understand there’s an overwhelming number of shows at this year’s Fringe.
Award-winning LBC radio presenter and For the Many podcast host brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with these in-depth interviews featurin…
Alison, Dick and the band welcome you to their Swinging Parisian Café, featuring the music of Django Reinhardt, Edith Piaf, Sidney Bechet et al.
When disaster hits Blighty’s biggest caravan club, can a total cow of a party dancer save the day? Missy’s convinced she’s got the talent.
This production is an interactive and immersive play that follows the thoughts of Kike, as she tries to follow her heart despite pressures from her pushy religious mum and cultural…
It’s tough being a deaf kid.
Indulge in the ultimate musical celebration of Johnny Cash and Neil Diamond as multi-award winning Pete Storm and Pete Sinclair come together to craft an extraordinary tribute show…
Middle-aged siblings Vanya and Sonia live in the family home in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Scotland is famous for tartan, tweed, and stunning landscapes! Sue will guide you to stitch a tiny (5” square) tweed and tartan textile landscape using remnants of fabrics, and vin…
Sarah can’t escape her small-town life, or her dysfunctional relationship with partner Alice, with whom she’s just started couple’s counselling where they’ve been given a n…
Dan and Shubba, two of Scotland’s best up-and-coming comedians, gather their friends to ride the wave in an hour of wild, high-octane comedy.
Following successful shows in 2021, 2022 and 2023, Scottish blues singer/guitarist Derek Smith (Main Street Blues) returns to the Jazz Bar to perform his new show of authentic, up-…
Top academics, dangerous ideas and your host comedian Susan Morrison.
Take Note Choir returns to the Fringe for a second year with a performance celebrating life, love, dreams and fantasies.
Agnes curated her perfect death, but the thing she couldn’t plan for was a teenage burglar entering her house as she’s facing oblivion.
The Malignant Humours return to the Fringe for another year! With 11 sell-out shows under our scrubs you’ll want to grab your golden tickets before it’s too choco-late.
Two friends, one party, zero social skills.
Performance poet/musician Attila the Stockbroker has been writing and performing since 1980: 4,000 or so gigs in 25 countries so far.
Laureates of international competitions return to Scotland after nine years.
With a combined 100M views online stars of the Glesga Da podcast Stuart Mitchell – ‘Work of genius’ (Daily Record) – and Raymond Mearns, ‘an improvisational genius’ (Frankie Bo…
Let’s cook to impress and master Thai cookery in a very short time.
Multi-award winning Scottish stand-up Ray Bradshaw is coming back to the fringe with a brand-new work in progress show for 2024.
for the first time in ten years, Antony & Cleopatra, Shakespeare’s epic story of love, duty, and power unfolds in the Globe Theatre in a ground-breaking bilingual production usin…
Top academics, dangerous ideas and your host comedian Susan Morrison.
After a gap of several years, Fife Opera is delighted to be performing again at the Edinburgh New Town Church.
Dining, drinks and drag queens. Expect unruly antics while the queens serve charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent!
Shanghai Yuguo Students’ Art Troupe aims to develop youngsters’ artistic accomplishments.
One of the longest-running and most popular compilation shows of the Fringe.
I (Al Lubel) talk about my name for 57 minutes and about something else for 3 minutes.
Alan is adrift in a booze-soaked world of dodgy barmen, deluded therapists and rude shop keepers.
Embark on a journey through the enchanting realm of dreams and moonlit melodies! Exploring classical works for viola and piano in this concert, the Kosonen Ranieri Duo will evoke t…
Ava Beaux is no stranger to the Fringe, but this show feels like somewhat of a watershed moment for the captivating magician.
In his short but eventful life, Edgar Allan's Poe name became a byword for the Gothic horror stories which continue to entice and terrify readers nearly two centuries on.
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…
Delighting audiences with sell-out shows since 2017, we are back! Experience the fiery passion and irresistible allure of our home-grown hotties at a burlesque show like no other.
‘Modern dance isn’t anything except one thing in my mind: the freedom of women in America.
The entirely fictional absolutely true story of what happens when F Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway’s wives have had enough of their husbands’ philandering ways and get even …
Why do geese fly south for the winter? What’s really inside an Oreo? You suggest the question, then watch it be answered through myth, mayhem and madness! From the roaring thunde…
The two acrobats in this show must be from the future – ordinary humans cannot be so strong, hawk-eyed, and flexible, with senses of spatial orientation, balance and bravery so o…
Outdoor 360° wrap-around street art exhibition at Quality Yard in Leith.
The 70+ artists/makers of the buzzing Coburg House open their studios to the public.
Welcome to our Speakeasy and a vibrant night of swinging trad jazz improvisation.
Learn the exotic art of fruit and vegetable carving to enhance the visual appeal of your dishes, making them more enticing and appetizing.
Six friends plan a night of folklore and song.
Hypothesis: comedy is therapy.
Psychic Cheryl is an all-knowing mad mystic.
‘Fantastic!’ (Jools Holland).
When you met your future spouse in maths class, how do you cope with dating, paying the bills and coping with life as a newly single 40+ year old? An hour of joke-heavy storytellin…
A crowd-work and improvised stand-up comedy show with zero plans.
A split-bill stand-up hour from Abbi Cole (Hastings Newcomer of the Year finalist) and Ancika Mester (as heard on BBC Radio London).
Imagine discovering that your friend’s novel was all about your late husband’s affair and murder.
Top academics, dangerous ideas and your host comedian Susan Morrison.
Mona Mae is a Juicy Jurassic Southern Belle transplanted in Scotland.
Following a sell-out show in 2023, join Edinburgh’s gospel queen for a tribute to the origins of two of soul’s greatest voices.
A fresh, work-in-progress split-bill comedy show from this comedic duo exploring the intersection of science and sexism, the roles of maiden, mother, and crone and also coat hanger…
From Rifco Theatre, comes an immersive DJ bromance.
Welcome to Improv and Chill, the TV show where you decide what happens.
Two unique works by Scotland-based performers exploring African history, culture and artistry.
Join Scottish up-and-comers Ayo Adenekan (Olga Koch Tour support) and Alvin Bang for an hour skewering race, class - and how to escape your religion and disappoint your family.
Journey through these two remarkable intertwined careers.
Astrophysicist Dr Julian Mayers asks whether studying the Universe gives us any insight into earthly matters of life, death and love.
Returning to Edinburgh for the third year in a row! Liars and Clowns is a jam session for comedians, with a revolving door showcasing the best alternative comedy from around the fe…
To commemorate the 175th anniversary of his death, immerse yourselves in two of Edgar Allan Poe’s macabre classics.
A split bill from rising stand-up stars Tom Hutchinson (Bath New Act 2022 finalist, dweeb) and Alasdair Wallace (Leicester Mercury 2024 finalist, fruitcake) about trying to find yo…
Ready to have your strangest phobias, wildest gossip, and most unusual dramas investigated – by two nosy comedians? Lukas Arnold and Gabby Jordan Brown of the acclaimed Two Nosy …
I never met a man I so disliked and yet I can’t describe him.
The story of one of country music’s most iconic voices: June Carter Cash.
Two doctors devise, with your help, a revolutionary health manifesto.
“Weird Al” Yankovic and Daniel “Harry Potter” Radcliffe were destined to be together onstage, and now they are! (Sort of.
Trauma is everywhere.
When it comes to Night Owl Shows, one is never disappointed with the array and gravitas displayed by the musical tributary company, who have gone the extra mile this year to featur…
The award-winning comedy trio Bad Clowns are putting on a night of the best comedy acts from this year’s festival every Friday and Saturday of the Fringe, and you’re invited!
In this laid-back cabaret hour filled with vocal impersonations, live singing and bluesy banter, drag king Mr Brake Down pays tribute to the wit and wonderment of the iconic Tom Wa…
Influenced by the songwriting of Lennon and McCartney, Irish duo Brothers Broke compare, adapt and perform a unique interpretation of songs by both artists from their Beatles and s…
God, the Devil and Me is a brave new comedy exploring and average teenage life… if you’re best friends with God and the Devil that is.
Jukebox musical about what life was like growing up in 70s Edinburgh.
The feel-good, eight-piece band returns to Edinburgh with their award-winning show, taking its audience across America and discovering the roots of blues and soul.
Sunshine on Leith: Check out Edinburgh’s coolest neighbourhood, which is easily accessible by tram.
Pete Carson and Cobin Millage: Two of the brightest young comics in Scotland, and allegedly the best friends the world has ever seen.
After a complete sell-out run in 2023 at both Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Glasgow Comedy Festival this triple-headline, pro-comic show from an Englishman, an Irishman and a Scots…
Veteran Canadian comic David Tsonos hates one thing: the drunk heckler.
James Gardner and the Funny Lunch.
In a land where stories are magic, magicians are storytellers and people are ingredients in spells.
Dr Phil (Private Eye, Doctor Doctor, Sex, Sleep or Scrabble?) dissects the ins and outs of pleasure using science, stories and stuff he’s made up.
Thot.
They’ve performed with the world’s finest orchestras, soundtracked Hollywood and produced multi platinum-selling records for the likes of Alfie Boe and Luke Evans, but now Juli…
Ali is living the rainbow family dream – but something is missing.
‘Who is this who is coming?’ When the rational and skeptical scholar Professor Parkins takes a trip from home, he stumbles upon a mysterious whistle.
Up the Antics (as heard on BBC Radio 4 Extra) bring a showcase of some of their best sketches.
Cheeky and spirited, 99 Red Hot Kitties and a Cockatoo possesses an endearing seductiveness, with time-honoured burlesque and fan dances.
What do you get when you combine blues with burlesque? A sad stripper? A naked blues singer? At the Blues and Burlesque cabaret, the answer is a delightful cocktail of Pete Saunder…
Lee has absolutely no wish to be up at this time, but he’ll do his best.
Sara Wesker – trade unionist, political activist and radical – led the singing strikers of 1928, to improve the working conditions of female garment workers in London’s East …
Experience the Renaissance, an era of cultural rebirth and innovation.
Welcome to Yuan (Serendipity): stories encapsulating love, loss, joy and resilience.
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 award-nominated, five-star immersive, theatrical whisky tasting from Fringe 2023 is back! Immerse yourself in a captivating journey, as the essence and soul of whisky unfolds t…
Big Bad Beck is ready to huff and puff and blow the house down.
Stick your tongue out, do a peace sign, and tilt your head.
Best Thai red curry – the national dish of Thailand.
Haven’t I seen this before? Relive your favorite moments from film and television, entirely ripped from the internet and lip synced by memory! New York’s newest and hottest drag …
Let’s face it, we’re all nuts.
Influenced by the meeting of Bob Dylan and The Beatles, Irish duo Brothers Broke compare, adapt and perform a unique interpretation of songs by both artists.
"I just needed to tell my story, my way, just once!" When you think you’ve seen it all, Lauren Laws surprises us with a brilliantly original show.
Top academics, dangerous ideas and your host comedian Susan Morrison.
For anyone who’s ever been made to feel like a freak for simply being themselves… Following the success of last year’s sold-out Queer Cabaret at Shrub Coop, genderqueer poet …
The world-famous Willy Wonka is opening the gates to his mysterious factory… but only to a lucky few.
Material Girl is coming to the Fringe! Come and see Amanda Dwyer (‘Mentally unstable superstar in the making’ (Tom Stade)) and Susan Riddell (Billy Connelly Spirit of Glasgow nomin…
Alone in his miserable bedsit in a busy, bustling metropolis, Dante’s only companion is a house robot named She-bot.
Tom Lawrinson has a manic energy that can barely be contained by an Underbelly stage.
A lifetime being a professional f*cking lunatic that enjoys swearing in front of people.
Title says it all! *Evil laugh*.
With her notorious gang-leader brother heading off to WW1, Alice Diamond seizes her chance to take his place and stamp her mark on the streets of London.
In December 2023, Sam See left his home country of Singapore and moved to London because clearly, now’s the best time.
A revolving door of different African, Australian and British comedians every show! Come support your home country’s roots while learning about other cultures in the funniest way p…
In and Out Comedy is a compilation show made up of the most exciting up-and-coming talent that the comedy circuit has to offer.
The tales of the dragons are special for many reasons.
Being a woman! Being over 40! Sex! Kath has found the solution to these problems.
A stand-up comedian for over 30 years, Gavin Webster is back at the fringe to share his jokes, routines, set pieces, one liners, dark observations, sardonic ukulele comedy songs an…
Work-in-progress stand-up comedy show from Elaine Fellows.
How many times can you get married? As many as you like; nobody regulates it and practice makes perfect! How much wine does it take to derail a career? Could be 400 cases, could be…
Logic, you say? Thank you.
Square Pegs, the Macready Theatre Young Actors’ Company are back again at C Arts Aquila with another joyous bag of wild imagination, comedy and physicality.
We are proud to present the group show of Ukrainian artists.
A stand-up split bill with a difference: It’s set in the teen-magazine sleepover dream world.
Want all the fun and excitement of late-night Fringe comedy without having to wait till the wee small hours? Prefer being in an audience that’s still at the fun and lively stage, r…
Drag comedy superstars Angela Bra – Best Comedy Show nominee at the 2023 Buxton Fringe – and Aunty Ginger – ‘Utterly outrageous and hilariously entertaining’ **** (NorthWestE…
Start your day off with a split hour of stand-up from two award-entering comedians! Jack’s from Blackpool, Jimmy’s from Liverpool.
‘Dion Owen is undoubtedly a comedian on the cusp of greatness’ (National Post).
Get ready to experience the extraordinary as Willy Wonka’s son, Andy Wonka, takes centre stage in Edinburgh for the world premiere of the Pure Imagination comedy magic show! This p…
The Good the Bad and the Irish has been performing at the Fringe for the last 14 years! We’re the original Irish comedy show with regular weekly clubs in Edinburgh and many sellout…
This show is a cheeky, hilarious, mellifluous romp through one singer’s colourful (and true!) past of cult-loving husbands, vampiric record producers, jailbird exes, shaggable th…
The Comedy Connection: A Stand-up Comedy Game Show.
Dive into Dragonory, the captivating family show at the Edinburgh Fringe, hosted by the charismatic George.
Dating’s tough enough, but try dating when it’s also hard to walk.
Astute observational humour with an irreverent flair from two of Birmingham’s silliest sausages.
Second great year! Old-school jokes meet lived experiences.
A tale of magic, the mafia and delightful deception.
Kirsty Munro has created an engaging show with her delightfully naughty stories in Two Slut Drops and a Chicken Burger, making the whole room cringe in the sweetest way possible.
A comedy show that is perfect for date night with friends or partners.
Ashley Haden is back with his satirical eye, angry words and caustic wit.
This show is autobiographical, about growing up as a vicar’s daughter and being a student at Gordonstoun, where our King Charles went.
The fastest-selling and most popular show that’s appeared at London Burlesque Festival for over 10 years.
Are you looking for love in all the wrong places? Toby was, until he discovered the ancient lost Gaelic secrets to love, life and the universe.
‘Superbly written and acted play.
It’s not often you get to be in the audience for a pilot TV show, let alone a live chat show witha warm-up act, special guests, commercial breaks and several references to pastco…
If you live to 80 years old, you will have lived for about 4,000 weeks.
Dating is hard – especially as a newly human, newly single mermaid.
Get ready to laugh with Two Wongs and A White: a stand-up comedy show featuring Australia’s funniest comedians.
Learn about the fashion for antiquarianism in Scotland and the lure of Rosslyn Chapel, from the founding of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, to the mass publication of souve…
The Mayor and His Daughter like comedy very much.
The Comedy Rooms New Act of the Year 2022 and without doubt one of best musical acts currently on the northern comedy circuit is bringing his solo show to Edinburgh for the first t…
Following a disastrous pub crawl, 40-something BFF’s Annie Sup and Angela Bra fall through a lipsync-hole into a parallel dimension of musical comedy tucked full of swords and sa…
Told through paper mementos, A History of Paper is an epic love story.
Netflix and Chilton is Luke Chilton’s debut Edinburgh Fringe show! Expect sexual exploration, coming-of-age shenanigans and hilarious dissections of a complete medically approved p…
Two best mates.
A healing ceremony unlike any you’ve ever experienced brought to you by the New Age satirical guru taking social media by storm.
Michael sheds light on the everyday challenges of his condition, from the struggles of memory loss and impulse control to the comical mishaps that ensue when navigating social inte…
Luke Nixon and his character Jim Midge present a work in progress.
Discover Scotland’s national drink! Explore four single malt Scotch whiskies as your guide weaves history, stories and whisky tasting together into an unforgettable two-hour experi…
Alex Mason and Freya McGhee will be showcasing mathematical graphs of their love life, then delving into their funny frustrations with lab experiments, all while ensuring a chemica…
Even if you have packed your schedule full of shows, most people who come here will be eager to find out more about the city itself.
A mother dies.
The story of a friendship between a Boy and a magical, storytelling Tree.
The world is ending.
Join Breadlove and Poophead in a cosmic journey where your child isn’t just an audience member – they’re the hero of their own interstellar adventure! Will they save the galaxy? …
Ray Fordyce is back to host a new vibrant and vivacious variety show. Featuring some of the best comedy talent from around the world. This show is a must for all Fringe-goers.
Platonic Sex is the debut comedy split bill from Sadbh Peters (Semi-finalist for Funny Women Stage Awards 2023) and Scott Oswald (Semi-finalist for So You Think You’re Funny and …
As artfully dishevelled studios go, Arthur’s is on the more organised side of shambolic.
Three queer international comedians (Ann Vaida, Annick Adelle and Mari Volar) bring their WIP shows to Edinburgh and band together to make their solo debuts less harrowing.
The most sparkly and relatable Jellyfish you will see this year, or probably any year really.
In this new play from award-winning writer Yilong Liu, a California dad arrives in New York to visit his late son’s last boyfriend to propose an impossible mission: visit all 179 r…
Rosie and Hugh the Hedgehog are best friends.
Join Mad Ron (Reginald D Hunter tour support) and Jerry Bakewell (as seen on Britain’s Got Talent) for a madcap hour of surreal game show and stand-up entertainment.
Join Fiddlefox and Baby Shark as they travel to different lands around the world around the world seeking a lost friend, while experiencing the sights and sounds of each culture re…
The game is afoot, this time it’s not murder that Holmes is solving but a case of deceit perpetrated against his own creator - Arthur Conan Doyle.
‘Hey, we’re not students anymore – who the f*ck stole my avocado?!’ A comedy about five housemates gloriously wasting their youth as they try to avoid the hell of growing up.
Kay’s Pete and Me uses cheerful humour to talk about growing up with his profoundly autistic brother, exploring their relationship from childhood through today.
In her debut stand-up hour actor, writer and comedian Juliet Cowan delivers a hilarious gut punch which is part teenage confessional, part middle-aged rallying cry.
A funny, candid and poignant solo show about the unique and crazy relationship between Milanka and her flamboyant Serbian mother, Lela.
An Underbelly staple, Foil Arms and Hog are back once again with their brand new show Skittish.
Friends of seven years, Iris (Ianthe Bathurst) and Thalia (Thea Mayeux) share their lives in the same flat.
Stephanie Martin’s Juniper and Jules is an intimate exploration of a lesbian relationship that examines the nuances to queer relationships and the many hurdles they have to overc…
It’s gonna be a bloody night! This dude has taken his crazy kink to a whole new level.
Soar into space with this Olivier Award-nominated adaptation of the much-loved book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.
Sophie and Leigh are Daddy’s Girls on the loose.
Sixty minutes of hilarious fast-paced interactive science theatre for the whole family featuring real robots, AI, and laughs.
Chris and Seán are two sailors who are nuts! Comedians Chris Locke and Seán Cullen are on shore leave for an hour of hilarious madness! Learn about the sea! Milk a sea cow! Make …
The 2023 Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Show Nominee and winner of the Malcom Hardee Award for Comic Originality returns with a brand new show! After the huge success of his 2023 Phil…
Abby awoke in hospital after a late miscarriage and, high on anaesthesia, decided to become a comedian.
Italia Conti Acting Second Year will be performing: ALICE by Laura Wade, directed by Alex Knott at 4pm on the 31st July and 2nd August, 1pm on the 1st and 3rd August.
This show - at Assembly Roxy - starts with Rob Auton’s take on a guided meditation, which with his languid delivery and Yorkshire accent, turns out to be actually quite soothing.
I always take into account what music a comedian picks for an audience walking into their show.
A comedy magic adventure for the whole family! The annual comedy-magic extravaganza in Happyvale takes an unexpected turn into a thrilling adventure to rescue the forest! Experienc…
The Scot and the Showgirl is a song cycle celebrating the best of Broadway and Scotland’s impact on the music industry, following the highs and lows of a long-term relationship, …
With rosé-tinted glasses, award-winning Flat and the Curves piece together bygone years of revelry.
Physical storytelling, singing, and full-blooded performances combine to strong effect in Rebels and Patriots, introducing one of the less-explored areas of the bloodshed of Israel…
‘Witty yet strangely informative’ Gabey Lucas (Rip City Comedy Festival, Martin Foundation Full Artist 2020 finalist) wants to talk to you about hard-hitting subjects like unicorn …
Presented in pseudo-fairytale style, this one-woman dramatic comedy dares to expose what lies beneath the mask of the perfect mother.
Sam Wilson, Class 8C, is obviously the correct choice for Head Boy.
Ugly? Poor? Does your life suck ass? Or do you just think it does?! Learn how to manifest a better life by simply just thinking hard and good.
Fest Magazine Top Theatre Picks 2024! Winner: 2024 Adelaide Fringe Award.
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 …
Single in your twenties? It’s not the end of the world.
“Two cousins unalike in dignity, in fair Verona where we lay our scene.
Hand-picked shows from our digital performance programme and highlights from our critically-acclaimed short film programme.
BAFTA award winner, star of Live at the Apollo and Dave Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Michael Odewale returns to the Fringe.
In ONE and THE OTHER, two young men grapple with nihilistic twenty-first century hatred, hatred to which one succumbs, hatred over which one triumphs.
Welcome to Queerdom - home of Freaks and Fools - where alternative standup and musical comedian, Nicky Vere-Compton, and gingerfluid piano songstress, Rubynia Reubens, are going ro…
THE MAN.
Be inspired by stories of collaboration, creativity and rebellion.
Iris and Thalia.
About the show Join the massed band of the Kingston Music Service and Richmond Music Trust (plus invited guests) in a celebration of all things Concert Band.
About the workshop Join KMS in an uplifting morning of singing Gospel.
About the show This show is made up of two devised performances.
Star and co-creator of the critically acclaimed, BAFTA winning and Emmy nominated Channel 4 show Catastrophe, author of two-time New York Times and Sunday Times Bestsell…
Striking Performance Poetry, Disarming comedy, and a celebration of Gender Fluidity from a Transwoman playfully establishing her voice.
The prospect of a new stage adaptation by playwright Frances Poet of Jane Austen’s first novel is an exciting one but ultimately this production falls a little short.
Minor Characters, Major Problems Step aside, Prince Hamlet, for this is the tale of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two hapless minor characters who find themselves thrus…
A co-production between Pitlochry and Firebrand Theatre Company, this new play puts the spotlight on Nan Shepherd, Scottish environmentalist, Modernist writer and poet whose book T…
Join Ken Wood and the Mixers on a once in a lifetime musical journey around America to discover the roots of soul.
Ashley is back with his satirical eye, angry words and with caustic wit.
Hammer and Tongue is a nationwide family of slam poets and spoken word artists.
Fest Magazine ‘Top Theatre Picks’ 2024! WINNER 2024 Adelaide Fringe Award You’re cordially invited to the wedding of the year! Whether you’re a fan of Amelie or When Harry…
Staying true to yourself and your beliefs in a complex world can be tricky.
A seagull manages to escape from an oil slick, only to lay one last egg and with her dying breath ask Zorba, a harbour cat in Hamburg, to promise that he will hatch the egg and tea…
Brighton: A city of spontaneity and vibrance – the very name implies shining brightness and exudes the childlike qualities of innocence and wisdom that attract seekers of truth.
The Irrepressible Mr D returns to Sweet Venues with old favourites and new tales of Monsters, Magic and Brave Deeds from the British Isles and beyond.
Congratulations on your new role! We look forward to welcoming you and your fellow drones to our friendly corporate megafamily at this induction.
Award-winning theatre troupe Improbotics presents A.
Aayush Mohan is today considered one of the finest Sarod Players on the global music scene.
Becky Harrison, “a wonderful a mysterious mind” (EdFringe 2023), is a typical Gen Z (zed): absolutely mortified.
My BF Wouldn’t Buy A Stupid Window (Why I Did and Don’t Regret It) is a brand new, gay rom-com about a neurodivergent queer man and his obsession over a window found in a thrift sa…
You’ve seen him on Countryfile, Blue Peter and that episode of Springwatch that the BBC have tried to scrub (SCRUB!) from the internet.
My BF Wouldn’t Buy A Stupid Window (Why I Did and Don’t Regret It) is a brand new, gay rom-com about a neurodivergent queer man and his obsession over a window found in a thrift sa…
Returning to Brighton Fringe after a sold-out three-night run in 2022, award-winning performer Paul Diello and his 8-piece ensemble are back with an all-new version of ‘The Great 8…
Join us for an exciting meetup event hosted by Brighton Cloud to discover ways to drive your learning and development.
Join trailblazer Suzi Payton on a comedic journey into the depths of her uniquely neurodivergent mind.
After his 2018 sell-out run Join Ben Carter for ‘How to Approach People and Make Friends (Volume II)’ as he desperately attempts to boost his social circle, whether dressed as the …
After sell out sessions in March and April, Carmen Collective’s ‘Theatre: Making It and Doing It’ workshop is back, bigger and better than ever!Are you a theatr…
Winner of the Best Comedy Show and Best Comedy Partnership at Liverpool Fringe Festival 2023.
The first Indian to perform at Grammy Museum Los Angeles, Lakshay Mohan is today considered one of the finest young Sitar Maestros of the country.
Based on three real Australian self-help books from the 1960s, Yoga for Women, Sex and Yoga and Yoga Over Forty by Nancy Phelan and Michael Volin.
Following 7 different sell out shows over the past 10 years the puppets are back for one last year at The Brunswick, to celebrate their unique brand of silliness, songs, mess, magi…
With a mixture of stand-up & video, comedian Lou Taylor discusses her life, relationship, childhood, and much more.
In December 2023, Sam See left his home country of Singapore and moved to London because clearly, now’s the best time.
The 2023 Brighton Fringe award-winning show returns! Disability in society: fairytale or pigging nightmare? It seems the Big Bad Wolf’s blown your house down: with two life-cha…
“She pulled out a HUUGE evil, metal, duck-beaked, probing instrument, plunged it in and yanked open MY-!” Stripping back layers of embarrassing sex stories, secret romances an…
Comedian Dave Fensome and Krister Greer, the team behind the chart topping podcast Pop, Collaborate & Listen, bring you a panel-based 90s music quiz where the audience can play alo…
Finlay and Joe are tired.
The Empress and Me is based on the true story of Lizzie Yu (Princess) Der Ling, who spent time as a lady in waiting to the Empress Cixi in Victorian China.
Emma was having the time of her life.
Marvin Dodgyspin, our enigmatic antihero, wields his influence as a puppet master, pulling the strings of his faithful disciples.
This split bill brings together two comics who appear to be very similar on paper (female blonde 40-somethings who smile a lot) but who have led very different lives up until they …
Come join Bobby Prezinsky and Louis George as they debut their split bill comedy show, Best of Greatest Hits GOLD [Platinum Edition].
This split bill brings together two comics who appear to be very similar on paper (female blonde 40-somethings who smile a lot) but who have led very different lives up until they …
Fresh from a critically acclaimed run at Edinburgh Fringe 2023, Southampton’s Thrown Together Theatre present a wild ride through their collective mind - a channel-flicking, rico…
Free mindful Ki and Aikido taster sessions, everyone welcome! Brighton Ki Society.
Join the team from World Fringe and National Rural Touring Forum to find out what’s next for you post-Fringe.
Hansel wants to keep everything he can for himself, whilst Gretel shares what precious little she has with a beautiful bird.
Award-winning Irish comedians, Marty Gleeson and Roger O’ Sullivan (BBC New Comedy Awards nominees, Leicester Square New Comedian Finalist & Unexplained Legends Podcast) invite you…
Sing, Sign & Sensory offers sensory-based performance workshops tailored to infants between 0-24 months.
A tiny margin of error causes a future time traveller to end up in the present day and, as they await recovery, we learn about what brought them here – as well as the events that…
A curse causes Nathan to skip a year and a day into the future, every-time he falls asleep.
Paul and Laura are nice, kind and funny people who make work about tiny details, joy and finding light in the smallest of places.
Affectionate musical comedy tribute to the world’s longest-serving monarch - a thoroughly modern, fully empowered female role model who headed up a country & united a commonwealt…
Beginners Beatboxing, Looping, and group song workshop.
From some of Britain’s first women doctors to suffragettes, entrepreneurs to entertainers, artists, music-hall stars, and campaigners, Brighton and Hove has always attracted women …
This debut show weaves together the insightful storytelling of David Sedaris and the clever stand-up of John Mulaney, welcoming you to the world of Renata, a non-native speaker bol…
Discover the power of laughter with life coaches extraordinaire, Sydney and Silvana! What are the chances that two talented and passionate life coaches who also happen to be hila…
Stand-up comedian Farah Sharp is a mixed-race, middle child of divorce on the brink of turning thirty.
The Hove version of the Brighton tour! An animal rights champion, a rogue policewoman, a doctor who changed the way we thought about mental health are just a few of the woman who h…
Following sell-out runs in Perth and Adelaide, this award-winning live music cabaret is back from London’s West End with their star-studded revue.
Clifton Hill, Montpelier and Powis is an area located on the fringe of central Brighton, and a largely untouched 19th century, inner city, “West End” area, with distinctive archite…
Despite only being an infant when Margaret Thatcher left office, so not old enough to actually remember the era of Billy-the-Cactus and Lorraine Fontaine for myself, I was still vi…
Veteran Canadian comic David Tsonos hates one thing: the drunk heckler.
Crumbling schools, broken authority systems and life on a low budget stops the Prince family getting to the heart of their desires.
Christopher Sainton-Clark, the sole actor in A Year and a Day, founded Raising Cain Productions in 2021 ‘with the aim of producing bold, innovative and cinematic small-scale thea…
After a great session in March, Carmen Collective’s ‘Theatre: Making It and Doing It’ workshop is back, bigger and better than ever!Are you a theatre artist of an…
The Bridge transforms for one of the greatest musicals of all time.
Romance, family, friendship and… blackmail? Lad has everything he could want in life; a great job, a great mother, a great broadband connection.
The award-winning The Bridge House Theatre is delighted to invite you to a Three Year Anniversary Celebration this April.
In the dim confines of a vast subterranean facility, human beings survive in tiny, windowless ‘pods’ - constantly haunted by the murky and terrifying dangers beyond the…
Enemies.
Enemies.
Two new plays about loss and redemption.
Are you a theatre artist of any discipline who wants to:turn your creative idea into a viable production?obtain funding from Arts Council England?build a sustainable career in the …
You’ve seen him on Countryfile, Blue Peter and that episode of Springwatch that the BBC have tried to scrub (SCRUB!) from the internet.
Lost and Found is a re framing of the story of the highwayman MacHeath, and his gang of men, Peachum the Thieftaker, his daughter Polly and all the murky underworld of L…
Adapted and directed by Eliot Giuralarocca, Chekhov’s short stories remain as memorable and bracing as jumping into a cold plunge pool after a hot sauna! Performed by a company of…
Annual three-day event poses question about theatre and the arts and workshops potential solutions • This year’s question is “What are we going to do about theatre and the perf…
It’s refreshing to see a much-visited subject of bullying and homophobia in a world dominated by social media, given a fresh treatment that is both innovative and extraordinary, …
Part one of Count Arthur Strong’s farewell tour.
Part one of Count Arthur Strong’s farewell tour.
A lively, entertaining afternoon of conversation with three of our most maverick thinkers in the UK today.
A lively, entertaining afternoon of conversation with three of our most maverick thinkers in the UK today.
A young Chinese girl is implicated in a murder case involving her flatmate—a hairdresser who escaped from her hometown.
Ham Sandwiches and Discipline For club and county! Don't tell Dad about Diana If Dad knew, we’d be dead.
The Lost Bride A journey through heartbreak and grief.
NarraDance Productions present The Caterpillar and the BlackbirdCritics, teachers, and families alike are raving about this fun new musical.
NarraDance Productions present The Caterpillar and the BlackbirdCritics, teachers, and families alike are raving about this fun new musical.
Helen George, best known as Trixie in the hit BBC One series Call The Midwife, will star as Anna Leonowens.
Based on conversations with activists, academics and diplomats, theatre maker Chris Thorpe’s new show focuses on the human story of the struggle of nuclear disarmament, and the g…
We are Women.
Is there anyone who hasn’t seen at least one version of this story, a version filled with gore, elaborate story lines and ostentatious special effects? This production of Jekyll …
Music is something that we are all touched by.
Music is something that we are all touched by.
Join us at The Hope Theatre for The Gangsta Baby University: a fundraiser for the play Gangsta Baby!The Gangsta Baby University is set up to give you an intensive-crash course on n…
In recent years, Irish women have taken to the sea for the physical and mental health benefits of open water swimming.
In recent years, Irish women have taken to the sea for the physical and mental health benefits of open water swimming.
Join us at The Hope Theatre for a transformative series of workshops and talks designed to unite and uplift working-class and queer individuals.
Join us at The Hope Theatre for a transformative series of workshops and talks designed to unite and uplift working-class and queer individuals.
Following a highly acclaimed, sold-out run at the National Theatre, The Motive and the Cue transfers to the West End for a strictly limited 15-week run, playing at the Noël Co…
Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of Hansel and Gretel, as a new version of The Brothers Grimm’s fairy tale by Poet Laureate Simon Armitage transforms the Globe Theatre wi…
Bridget Christie is headlining a night of comedy in aid of Women and Children First, joined by her funny friends.
Star and co-creator of the critically acclaimed, BAFTA winning and Emmy nominated Channel 4 show Catastrophe, author of two-time New York Times and Sunday Times Bestsell…
21st Century Cox brings you a Night of Cosmic Comedy! Once again, the land of Monstopia is under threat, and it’s up to Monster Enthusiast Osric Omand and his ex-Nazi caretaker Ha…
“I had that dream again.
GOLDA is the remarkable true story of Jewish Ukrainian musician, Golda Amirova, who fled Ukraine following the Russian invasion.
Agatha Christie called And Then There Were None the most difficult to write book of her career, but staging her play comes with challenges of its own.
The Offie-nominated Five Star hit show is finally coming to Ireland after sold out shows across the UK!Do you know the story of Diana? Probably.
Elton John claims that Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting. But he’s wrong. For Alex and Maggie, Saturday’s a night for Ghost Hunting in an abandoned school.
Ten strangers are lured to a solitary mansion off the coast of Devon.
The final days of a sixty-year marriage are turned into a domestic comedy in the latest offering from playwright Richard Bean, of One Man, Two Guvnors fame, in To Have and To Hold,…
“He talks about going to Switzerland, to that place where you pay them to kill you… And I say “go! It’ll do you good.
Littered with poems, stories and anecdotes, award-winning poet Inua Ellams tells his ridiculous, fantastic immigrant-story of looking for a country to belong to and a place to call…
A cabaret-style event mixing poetry, music and contemporary dance, with Sage Dance Company, a ballet-based dance company for ages 55+, and Rack Press Poetry, an independent poetry …
Writer Simon Stephens has taken Max Frisch’s 1953 Biedermann und die Brandstifter, variously translated as The Fireraisers or The Arsonists and given it a heightened absurdist in…
A quest that goes wrong.
A one-woman show about grief and jazz piano, with original music. The show is about what it means to love someone who both hurt you profoundly and made you who you are.
Claire has to find a job And Cassie’s UCAS form is due And exams are coming up And there’s litter on the beach And there’s bills to pay And prejudice to fight And essay…
What if the Big Bad Wolf blew your house down? What if you had to start building your life all over again? Award-winning show about family disability and being an accidental carer…
The boys from Paypigs and Trillionaire Mindset are finally in London!
It was a low turnout at the intimate Finborough Theatre for John McKay’s Dead Dad Dog, but we were all clearly in the mood for a fun night out.
Liam is seventeen years old, loves Doctor Who and has recently lost his mum.
Three members of Moishe’s Bagel come together in a new project exploring a shared love of world folk music.
Now into its fourth decade of performances on the Fringe and in the superb setting of St.
Mike Vass and Mairearad Green have been friends for a long time, and have played music together in various combinations over the years.
Eliott has never cared for sex.
Alastair completes his unique and varied festival programme this year alongside one of the country’s foremost talents in the contemporary folk-music scene, featuring music from Sco…
Concerned about the economy? Join Merryn Somerset Webb as she interviews, talks over and argues with a well-known group of economics, politics and finance gurus.
For high society, life in the 19th century is a whirlwind of luxurious parties and eligible gentlemen.
It’s in the Bag! are an award-winning storytelling company who delight in taking children’s imaginations on a magical journey, using rhymes, songs, creative games, drama and pu…
Back by popular demand, it’s Hi Camp: Fun and Gaymes 2!! Couldn’t get enough of us yelling rules at you in a pub garden? Missed out on the first show because you̵…
Christine invites you to enjoy JS Bach’s expressive, contemplative Cello Suite No.
In his new work, playwright Peter Arnott takes the audience back to those pre-Brexit, pre-Covid days when Scots were on the verge of voting in the independence referendum.
Sing about the opera faces. The age of awakening. Chinese youth traditional repertoire.
Bye bye Gatsby! Ali is celebrating 30 years of pioneering blues and hokum (1913-1933).
Eight years ago, Dylan Dodds asked himself a question.
Eight years ago, Dylan Dodds asked himself a question.
The Freddie and Queen Experience is the UK’s premier Queen and Freddie Mercury tribute band.
Acclaimed Edinburgh singer Lorna Reid and virtuoso musicians perform swinging and bluesy classic and original songs in the laid back, late night setting of the Jazz Bar.
Work in Progress from Isabelle Farah.
Songs and tunes from North-East England, from award-winning songwriter and author Jez Lowe and his long-time musical collaborator and leading Northumbrian piper and pianist Andy Ma…
Let award-winning troubadour Dean Owens and his Sinners transport you to a sepia-tinged Tucson cantina with songs from his stunning Sinner’s Shrine album (recorded with musicians f…
An invitation to pause.
An Afternoon with Anton Du Beke and Friends, and what an afternoon; Du Beke gives a hilarious and dazzling show filled with humour, dance and song.
Beer drinking! Bavarian traditions! Learn about Oktoberfest rituals and how to sing the famous Ein Prosit song! Welcome to this funky Bavarian show performed by Vroni Holzmann, acc…
Join Darren Harriott and Rachel Fairburn for a very special Edinburgh Fringe edition of You Dress Funny, the event where comedy meets fashion.
This double bill of new plays by young writers gives two fresh twists on tragedy.
Two of Scotland’s jazz stalwarts, Haftor Medbøe and Konrad Wiszniewski, join forces in a freely improvised excursion that draws deeply on their individual and collective experienc…
Long-time Fringe favourite, Stefan Warzycki, will this year perform, in two recitals, works by Bach, Sergei Bortkiewicz, Chopin (a waltz, a nocturne and some etudes), Moszkowsky an…
Bye bye Gatsby! Ali is celebrating 30 years of pioneering blues and hokum (1913-1933).
Man down! Celebrated Scottish comedy legend Raymond Mearns has only gone and had a stroke and had to cancel his Fringe run….
The top selling show of 2022 is back for five nights only! Internet sensations Foil Arms and Hog return to the magnificent McEwan Hall with the full tour-length version of their 20…
Eloise’s Dad taught her to play the piano.
Overweight and OVER IT is about the trials and tribulations of being plus size! Lawrence Chaney made history as the first plus-size winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK.
Live, feature-length version of the cult interactive game born at the festival two years ago.
Join comedian pals and cheerful Leicester gals,Melina Fiol (Circuit Breakers 2023) and Nayonica Ghosh (BBC Upload Festival 2021) as they craft their debut shows.
The winner of Drag Race hits the Fringe as part of their debut solo tour! Join Danny as they take to the stage with their live band in a show which promises to be bigger, better an…
The best Queer acts on the circuit are here to have an absolute ball! Everyone is welcome be they Gays, Theys or just Strays who wandered in.
Enjoy an hour of beautiful music from Beethoven sonata no 3 op 69, Schumann Fantasiestucke, and Nigel Don Bits and Pieces played by two remarkably talented musicians.
Based in Tenerife, Frankie Mack is a born showman who performs the swing and Rat-Pack genre, such as Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Michael Bublé and Robbie Williams.
An honest and funny portrayal of a frustrated, forthright and fed-up father of three.
Roger O’Sullivan (BBC New Comedy Awards Regional finalist) has had work featured on BBC One, BBC Three, RTÉ and BBC Radio 4.
David Rivera and La Båmbula will make you dance with their Caribbean sounds from Puerto Rico and Cuba.
Maddie Carpenter, a pop Americana artist deeply inspired by the sun-soaked landscapes of California, brings her own enchanting songwriting to the forefront alongside a tribute to f…
Join comedian pals and cheerful Leicester gals,Melina Fiol (Circuit Breakers 2023) and Nayonica Ghosh (BBC Upload Festival 2021) as they craft their debut shows.
A father approaching his 60th birthday learns to sing and dance for the first time, in a desperate attempt to create a hit single that will make enough money for his son to finally…
Rediscover the golden age of swing jazz – Ella Fitzgerald, Dinah Washington, Anita O’Day, Maxine Sullivan, Peggy Lee.
Two of the comedy circuit’s loveliest boys, Joseph Parsons (‘one to watch’ (Times), shortlisted for BBC New Comedy Award) and Joseph Emslie (Runner Up Leicester Mercury Comedian 20…
Sharon Wanjohi and Abbie Edwards return with an eclectic hour of stand-up comedy that will make you scream, cry and throw up (in a very sanitary, very safe way).
Star of Taskmaster, Ghosts and Stath Lets Flats, Kiell Smith-Bynoe hosts a late-night improv show featuring the best improvisers at the Fringe.
Sex, Art and the Art of Survival is a solo comedy show, performed by a British comedian with Ukrainian-Russian ancestry, Helen Prior.
An unscrupulous landlord lets the same flat out to two different men: Cox who is out at work all day, and Box who is out at work all night.
What’s the point? Don’t apply logic.
The University of St Andrews’ funniest, sexiest and incidentally only improvised comedy troupe returns to the Fringe and this year, it’s back to school.
Brooklyn comedians Nate and Ed vent their obsession with early 2010s masculine archetypes (but also some other stuff).
Good and Gaslit.
Character comedy sketch duo Mudfish host their friends in this wild show featuring their favourite sketch, stand-up and short films.
A captivating one-woman show, based on the critically acclaimed Amazon bestseller Me, Myself and Bipolar Brenda.
The best Queer acts on the circuit are here to have an absolute ball! Everyone is welcome be they Gays, Theys or just Strays who wandered in.
If you like it you really shouldn’t put a ring on it because it turns out I actually hate you and want to get a divorce.
Andy is one of Scotland’s top swing vocalists offering a big band sound production with professional sound and light.
A rare chance to hear the music of two of jazz’s great innovators.
Three of NE England’s finest musicians have got together to ‘play hooky’ from their musical day jobs and play the music they love.
Tegan Marlow brings her campy, “hun” style of comedy to Edinburgh in this work-in-progress show.
Scottish/English violinist Matt Holborn and a group of London-based musicians formed for this year’s Fringe, known internationally for their distinctive hard-swinging approach to…
With her family having worked in Faslane all her life, and her friends protesting at the gates, Jenna endeavours to understand her relationship to Trident, the wider nuclear debate…
Join Jack Whitehall as he returns to the Pleasance to host a special late-night stand-up show with some of his friends from around the Fringe.
This year, celebrating his 50th birthday, one of Scotland’s leading fiddle exponents presents an extra-special journey of classic folk music accompanied by his closest collaborator…
Eilidh and Mark’s performances weave together their own compositions and songwriting alongside interesting old melodies and songs from the west coast of Scotland.
Local band The Scattered Notes will perform songs from their continually expanding repertoire of Americana-infused pop tunes.
Sixty musicians perform one of the most popular works in the modern Chinese classical canon, in which Western orchestral influences combine with Chinese folk opera, conducted by it…
Flat Cap and Whippet are back to save summer! If there’s a crisis, there’s only one team to call.
The SCO’s brilliant classical cellist Su-a Lee is continually reaching beyond the classical genre.
An afternoon of Gilbert and Sullivan will be performed by singers from English National Opera, Scottish Opera, Welsh National Opera, Opera North, Carl Rosa and D’Oyly Carte.
This dynamic seven-piece band return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for the 12th year to play the back catalogue and the latest album! With the precision and energy of the E Stre…
With a decade in the biz, Wellingborough Community Gospel Choir have firmly established themselves as local choir superstars and delight audiences nationwide with performances that…
Michael and Hilary Whitehall have escaped the antics of their son Jack and are bringing their hit podcast The Wittering Whitehalls live to The Prestonfield on Saturday 19th August.
This virtuoso is returning for her fifth year with the Enharmonic Collective.
After their smash-hit, sell-out debut last year, legendary tennis coach Judy Murray and her son Duncan (the other Murray brother) return with another unique show featuring special …
A song recital of music by British and French composers – Reynaldo Hahn and Roger Quilter.
Christine and Nancy invite you to a lunchtime recital of beautiful music including the joyous Beethoven Variations on a Theme of Mozart, Cesar Franck’s passionate Sonata for pian…
Nicola Burnett Smith, together with her ensemble of actor-musicians, explores how the written word can ignite and inspire musical composition.
Mother Earth’s been selling her body to support her kids for too long.
The rodeo is the best place in the world.
A collaboratively devised storytelling performance deeply rooted in the North Sea and North Welsh landscapes of the performers’ homes.
Catriona and Chris have their roots in Scottish traditional music.
Award-winning musician, broadcaster and BBC Radio 6 Music presenter delivers an hour of classic songs and scurrilous stories spanning five decades of adventures in the music indust…
A programme with Gypsy roots, including music by, among others, Haydn, Bartók, Sarasate, Doppler, Falla, Liszt, and Rimsky-Korsakov.
This talented London-based cellist performs the Preludes and Gigues from all the Bach Cello Suites in one lunchtime recital, in the stunning surroundings of St Cuthbert’s Church.
Horrigan & Howell return to London following last year’s sell-out show at the Pleasance Theatre for another ‘uncompromisingly hilariously funny’ sketch show (LondonPubTheatre…
Straight from the 2022 Pleasance Reserve, Dee Allum (BBC New Comedian Finalist, Chortle Best Newcomer Nominee) and Katie Green (Funny Women finalist, tour support for Jonathan Van …
A powerful combination of film, text and performance exploring the birth of modern human rights, told through the eyes of Nuremberg prosecutor and champion of the ECHR, David Maxwe…
Forget ‘Party like Gatsby’; This is the real deal! Fresh new show featuring an international band of women who play authentic old-time music and know the history.
These London-based performers team up again this year to perform a programme of music for cello and piano by Boccherini, Schumann and Richard Strauss.
The Bach Ensemble of Edinburgh return to the beautiful surroundings of Canongate Kirk for their tenth Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
30 candles for 30 cakes; 900 birthday candles.
Eigg-based independent label Lost Map celebrates its 10th year with full band performances from Pictish Trail, L T Leif.
Dicks and Tricks is an old-school comedy and magic variety show featuring the puns and knob gags of the Pundance Kid and the magic tricks and illusions of the Flamboyant Chesney Ge…
A fun, interactive and educational show for babies and toddlers.
My Truth, that I self-harmed, considered suicide on many occasions, tried to beat the world back and faced a future of loneliness.
After a five-star, sell-out run at Edinburgh 2022, James is popping to the Free Fringe for an out-of-control hour of jokes.
My Truth, that I self-harmed, considered suicide on many occasions, tried to beat the world back and faced a future of loneliness.
Sleight-of-hand or sleight-of-mind? Enjoy an hour of excellent magic with one of Scotland’s most entertaining sleight-of-hand artists.
Come and enjoy our blend of Scottish traditional instruments! In decades of developing our sound we’ve brought together fiddles, concertina, clarsach, wire-strung harp, flute, smal…
Forget ‘Party like Gatsby’; This is the real deal! Fresh new show featuring an international band of women who play authentic old-time music and know the history.
Fiddle melodies inspired Burns across his life.
Ark House Productions proudly presents Sherifa Gunu and Simpa Cultural Troupe live on the 16th, 17th and 19th August at the Marchmont St Giles’ Parish Church, 3 Kilgraston Road, Ed…
Trio Mágico is Paul Harrison (piano), Mario Lima Caribé (double bass), Stu Brown (drums/percussion): three leading lights of the UK jazz scene brought together by their passion f…
For one night only, double Emmy Award nominee and star of Ted Lasso Nick Mohammed brings Mr Swallow back to the Edinburgh Fringe.
Australian comedian white-knuckling sobriety, often spotted running through the woods at 2am with blister plasters and an estrogen prescription.
Featuring songs, skits and nonsensical moments, And Now.
Maximiliano Martin is well known to Scottish audiences, both as principal clarinet of the SCO and as a brilliant soloist.
Scottish Voices and friends perform settings of poetry in Gaelic and English by contemporary Scottish composers and poets.
Dad, Playboy and Me.
Experience a unique and occasionally surreal evening of laughter from Ireland’s favourite internet comedians Michael Fry and Killian Sundermann, bringing their jokes, sketches and …
One performance only. Turn up early, sell-out expected.
Sex, Art and the Art of Survival is a solo comedy show, performed by a British comedian with Ukrainian-Russian ancestry, Helen Prior.
The Good, the Bad and the Irish! has been performing all over the UK, Ireland and Europe for the last 14 years, showcasing only the best in Irish comedy! We’re all about the craic!…
This year, Nile Seguin decided to try 50 new, potentially life-changing experiences (nothing crazy: pansexuality, ethical non-monogamy, bubble tea).
Stand-up comedian and writer Richard Brown (‘A ruthless and angst-fuelled set with clever, impactful writing’ (TheWeeReview.
“Who just sits and waits?” Nate and Quinn take residence in an abandoned warehouse to await details of their next job, just a phone and each other for company, wiling away the time…
Join this talented London-based cello/piano duo as they perform, in their second visit to the Fringe together, a series of three consecutive concerts of Sonatas by these musical gi…
David Harmer and Ray Globe, the irrepressible Glummer Twins, are back with an irreverent trawl through the eight decades that made them what they are today.
What do William Shakespeare and Johann Sebastian Bach have in common? Sebastian Michael, author of The Sonneteer and Sonnetcast podcaster, is trying to find out, bringing you some …
A split hour from two stand-ups who happen to be brown women.
The classic musical The Legends of Mountains and Seas is a representative work of the Graduate Institute of Performing Arts of National Taiwan Normal University.
Join Sam, a chronically online twentysomething, at the airport in Terminal, directed by Jett Fink and starring Samantha Vita.
Join Professor Simon Rees for this family-friendly, interactive show exploring the creative and imaginative world of science.
Based on a true event in New York City, 1911.
Join us for The Piano Supper With Daniel and Sean From The Channel 4 Series The Piano.
In Robes of White.
The Art of Vestment.
Twice nominated for Young Musician of the Year, acclaimed Edinburgh singer-songwriter Adam Holmes is one of the brightest stars on the UK roots music scene.
Dougie is a fine singer, drawn to Scots ballad language and the stories it carries to us from the past.
Three Sisters and Them takes Chekhov’s play into the fractured world of today.
Three women.
Scottish tunes played on bagpipes, performed by groups of players and solo: marches, strathspeys, reels, hornpipes, jigs, piobaireachd, and songs.
Thirteen-year-old Chrissie is a budding climate-change campaigner, but her family just don’t get it! When a huge storm hits her seaside town of Skiddle, Chrissie reluctantly gets…
Thomas is excited about tonight; so excited that he has called his parents and his brother with the time to look out for biggest meteor storm in 33 years that will fill the night …
Ed Gaughan has written, directed and performed work for and with the UK’s most-loved acts – including Milton Jones, Josie Long, Barry Cryer and Pappy’s.
This show is light-speed FAST.
Two shadows are dancing in a field of flowers next to a battlefield.
The ghosts of someone’s mind can show more than they wish to reveal.
Comedy! Music! Fractured classics! Drama! And more! Do you like to be surprised? Is variety what you crave? We have just the ticket for you.
The Bach Ensemble of Edinburgh return to the beautiful and historic surroundings of Canongate Kirk for their tenth Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
The podcast where two comedians listen to the best (and worst) albums of all time.
Meet Old Adam: he’s been in every Gilbert and Sullivan show, but has never quite made it to a lead role.
Don’t you know how busy and important they are? Dre and Jo have had their double espresso, pressed their vests and are going straight to the top.
Examining the clashing forces on climate change, from eco-activists to oil barons and airheaded celebrities trying to make a change, Crash and Burn not only delivers on a very funn…
Come and enjoy this surreal adventure where we might learn some things (?!) and discover who is Blue Peter.
Comedic storytelling featuring rare Playboy Club photographs, anecdotes from the people who worked there, and the personal journey they inspired.
Every song a classic! Hailed by critics and fans alike as a one of the finest songwriters of his generation, Friedman has achieved legendary pop icon status for chart-topping hits …
Join Tony Law as he warms you up for 25 minutes of some recent classic routines featuring ww2 bombers and finishes the hour with brand new forays into Space, serial killers and som…
Join Tony Law as he warms you up for 25 minutes of some recent classic routines featuring ww2 bombers and finishes the hour with brand new forays into Space, serial killers and som…
This is a little treasure, the sort of performance that is easy to overlook but which enriches those who root it out.
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.
Daniel Lambert is deaf.
Daniel Lambert is deaf.
Award-winning LBC presenter returns with a series of in-depth interviews featuring his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs and audience questions.
An enchanting concert of operatic highlights, performed by international operatic bass Brian Bannatyne-Scott and fabulous up-and-coming young singers, accompanied by Polish pianist…
Rock Festival Choir, Alnwick’s highly regarded chamber choir directed by Peter Brown, returns to the Fringe with a spine-tingling programme of 20th and 21st-century choral classics…
A drop-in event with activities, talks and the opportunity to meet one of Edinburgh Zoo’s armadillos! We’re exploring amazing skin – and what it tells us about our identity, our …
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.
Rodgers and Hammerstein wrote some of the finest songs for a golden age of musical theatre.
The music that filled the dance halls during the Big Band era is brought to life again by The Moonlight Serenade Orchestra UK with the Glenn Miller and Big Band Spectacular.
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.
With a mixture of stand-up & video, comedian Lou Taylor discusses her life, relationship, childhood, and much more.
Two Plays for the price of one.
Join comedian and writer David Baddiel for an informal and unscripted audience Q&A exploring ideas in his bestselling books Jews Don’t Count, and The God Desire.
Performing their unique take on world music, Paul Chamberlain (accordion) and Michael Haywood (saxophone, violin, whistle and clarinet) return with another thrilling, virtuosic mus…
Formed in 1983 to revive and promote the playing of Scotland’s ‘other’ bagpipes, the LBPS achieved this aim.
Rock Festival Choir, Alnwick’s highly regarded chamber choir directed by Peter Brown, returns to the Fringe with a spine-tingling programme of 20th and 21st-century choral classics…
A double bill, both 30 minutes long.
‘Spider’s harmonica emotes the feelings that emerge from the lyrics and music of Steve.
Two Plays for the price of one.
Behind every addict is someone traumatised by loving them.
Claiming to be from Brooklyn (but possibly from another galaxy altogether), the Eggplants perform folk-and-roll songs about giant squirrels, aliens, malevolent washing machines and…
Professor Jeremy Dibble (Durham University), authority on British music from the 19th century, reflects on the life of Sir John Stainer and his most famous work, The Crucifixion.
Eight years ago, Dylan Dodds asked himself a question.
With a mixture of stand-up & video, comedian Lou Taylor discusses her life, relationship, childhood, and much more.
Great selection of collectable vinyl! LPs, 12” and 7” singles, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s 90s, 00s to present day.
‘28 and keen for anything really’ is the first live album by musical comedian Orlando Gibbs.
In Fat, Femme and Crippled, Alex drives their mobility scooter on the intersection between disability and queer culture.
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.
Become proficient in the principles of improvisation as you apply them to leadership development milestones, personal growth, creative business strategies, and unparalleled communi…
Ellie and Arshan Do a Show and Tell is a short, fun, high-energy exploration on the “stuff” that makes us all up.
‘28 and keen for anything really’ is the first live album by musical comedian Orlando Gibbs.
Join us for an evening of wonder, told through taste, as we bring the shoreline of our beautiful namesake city to you and showcase our award-winning Seaside Gin.
Trad fiddle player Jennifer Wrigley is highly respected globally as a cultural ambassador for the music of her Scottish homeland, the Orkney Islands.
This expressive Edinburgh duo return once again with another passionate programme of music for violin and piano including; Schubert Duo Op 162, Debussy Sonata, Bartok Romanian Danc…
When the two multi award-winning comedians Adam Greene and Peter Bazely decided to form comedy supergroup Bi and Large, they knew it would be a hit but nothing prepared them for th…
Celebrating two musical icons, paying homage to their hits, both in melody and lyrics. Musically polished, relaxing, informative. Pure nostalgia.
2022 Fringe sell-out show.
Living Proof is a recoveree-led non-profit working to promote a neuroplastic approach for full recovery from chronic pain and many other chronic symptoms.
This award-winning piano and reeds duo play swing classics, telling the stories behind the music with plenty of banter along the way. ‘Fine playing’ (Scotsman).
Sound and Vision: Calling all you Pretty Things and Diamond Dogs.
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.
Welcome to the world of BGT Semi-Finalist Nerine Skinner and Liv Struss (A Liz Truss Parody).
These girls are batshit crazy and I love it.
“You can be adored, or you can be a monster.
After last year’s sell-out show, established Scottish jazz-funk guitarist Aki Remally reconstructs the music of Jimi Hendrix with a funk-heavy approach, featuring Scotland’s finest…
“You can be adored, or you can be a monster.
Welcome to the world of BGT Semi-Finalist Nerine Skinner and Liv Struss (A Liz Truss Parody).
This year, celebrating his 50th birthday, Alastair presents a unique series of concerts highlighting the various strands of the Scots fiddle tradition and his own diverse musical c…
Hot Concrete are set for the big time and they aren’t afraid to admit it.
The premise is simple: two good friends, who happen to also be two excellent musicians, want to spend time with you using great singing, top-notch banter and occasional nonsense.
If with if and a washing machine We walk through it to the mood Have a scene which would bring if with if And take a look at the part you devoted to What is the difference betwee…
Award-winning LBC presenter returns with a series of in-depth interviews featuring his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs and audience questions.
What happens when you have a son? How does manhood move through generations? Who decides what a ‘good dad’ really means? Chips and Ice-Cream is a fast-paced comedy/drama whi…
If with if and a washing machine We walk through it to the mood Have a scene which would bring if with if And take a look at the part you devoted to What is the difference betwee…
All the hits from Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons performed by the UK tribute act The False Seasons.
This brilliant accordion and clarinet duo perform an eclectic mix of music with infectious enjoyment - French, jazz, Jewish, traditional, Balkan, tango, etc.
Alasdair Hutton, the narrator of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo for 30 years, and Brian Taylor, former Political Editor of BBC Scotland, give readings from Scott’s works on th…
Exuberant fusion of funky mbalax/Afrobeat rhythms, with undercurrents of ska, rock and Senegalese soul; original songs with impassioned vocals, infectious guitar licks and irresist…
Award-winning LBC presenter returns with a series of in-depth interviews featuring his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs and audience questions.
What happens when you have a son? How does manhood move through generations? Who decides what a ‘good dad’ really means? Chips and Ice-Cream is a fast-paced comedy/drama whic…
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.
The art week lasts for three days and involves art performance sessions, art carnival sessions, and children’s literature-exchange sessions.
Through movement and masks, this deeply emotional and non-verbal work follows a pair of elderly artists as a disease forces them to relive and reinvent their love.
‘Absolutely stunning, stylish, eccentric, confident and honest’ (NODA.
Roo Geddes and Neil Sutcliffe combine their shared experience across classical, folk and jazz to create original music for violin and accordion.
‘Two cousins unalike in dignity, in fair Verona where we lay our scene…’ In 1596, courtship is complicated.
‘Like an O2 concert on a budget!’ (Miss Hope Springs).
John Harper and Joseph Ismay.
Immerse yourself in the enchanting wonder of Edinburgh at our exclusive tasting experience.
Following sell-out Fringe shows in 2022, acclaimed Scottish blues singer/guitarist Derek Smith (Main Street Blues and Whisky Road), is back at the Jazz Bar to perform his authentic…
Brian Kellock is one of the UK’s finest and most in-demand jazz pianists, acclaimed for a distinctive, swinging style of playing with classic jazz piano influences at its heart but…
Join us in a fabulous retelling of Roald Dahl’s classic peachy tale. Join James as he ventures into the wonderful world of whimsy and see if you can catch the ladybird.
Explore making rubbings, printing, collage and fun with circles and squares, and mixed-media collage.
The finest Geordie, Scottish and Australian comedians come together for a fantastic hour of stand-up comedy.
Hip words, cool jazz, hot bebop.
Preaching the word to thousands in football stadiums and evangelising undercover in China, amidst 30 years of door-knocking, and all the while the sound of sexuality was knocking l…
‘My biography is blood and flesh, not entertainment.
Award-winning LBC presenter returns with a series of in-depth interviews featuring his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs and audience questions.
When Victor drives into Vi’s life in his dodgy Volvo, things change forever.
The 70+ artists/makers of the buzzing Coburg House open their studios to the public.
Delighting audiences with sell-out shows since 2017 we are back! Experience our new glitter and glamour extravaganza from Edinburgh’s only school of homegrown hotties.
This trio are known for their unique live show, transporting the audience to a bygone era when witches and black magic were rife.
Iain Dale’s ALL TALK political interviews have in recent years become something of a regular fixture of the Fringe circuit.
A powerful new adaptation of Bertold Brecht’s classic anti-war play, interpreted by one of China’s leading directors of physical theatre and Edinburgh Fringe veteran Zhao Miao …
A double bill from Cincinnati LAB Theatre.
Over 10 years, Chris Cook has brought magical, thought-provoking comedy shows to the Fringe.
Looking for a way out of their humdrum lives in the outskirts of Glasgow, straight-laced Sean, fresh from dropping out of uni, and the gallus Daro, overflowing with charisma and bu…
Griffin and Jones have decided to change the world.
The American comedian’s sophomore Fringe effort is a raw, unfiltered dive into sex, dating, relationships and his career as a professional dog walker.
Join Edinburgh’s gospel queen for a tribute to the origins of two of soul’s greatest voices.
Wolfgang David, Austrian violinist, will perform all six Sonatas and Partitas of JS Bach in three programmes, twice each: BWV 1001 & 1002, BWV 1003 & 1004 and BWV 1005 & 1006.
The Good, the Bad and the Irish! has been performing all over the UK, Ireland and Europe for the last 14 years, showcasing only the best in Irish comedy! We’re all about the craic!…
Scottish Jazz Awards 2022 Best Vocalist nominee Louise Dodds and Elchin Shirinov (All About Jazz Top 200 living jazz pianists) will be performing an exclusive set from their critic…
‘The first time I heard Andrea Carlson, I was in love!’ (Charlie Silvestri, UpCloseAndAcoustic.
Get Fyred up for gym, tan, laundry, bromance, and betrayal as stand-up comedians and New Jersey girlies, Jenny Gorelick and Gabby Bryan, take on NJ’s baddest boys in this caution…
After attending four weddings from four different generations last year, Phil finally figures out the reasons behind his breakdown a decade ago.
The world seems to underestimate Julia and Firuz due to their innocent exteriors, but appearances can be deceiving, and inside them is a hidden darkness they can no longer contain.
‘Fantastic!’ (Jools Holland).
Come and hear Andrei Kymach, the world-famous Ukrainian baritone and winner of the 2019 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World opera prize, accompanied as in Cardiff by Llyr Williams, as …
Quality Yard brings you a free outdoor 360° wrap-around exhibition of creative street art and graffiti by nationally and internationally exhibited artists.
A fun cabaret, stories and songs intertwined about the romance, or not, of travel.
Pad thai: the legendary and the best.
‘Have you ever been told that you’re too much? Too loud? Too chaotic? Too ambitious? Too Scottish? I have.
The Quest to Save Neverland: Peter Pan and the Lost Souls Epic Tale.
In Declan Croghan’s tense and hilarious black comedy, Anto and Kevin find their Irish past crashing in on their new and quiet London lives.
Young and Moxie is the latest magic show to hit the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Come on a musical journey around America to discover the roots of soul.
How To Survive and Thrive in an Impossible World – With a Piano! is a self-help, group-therapy show that really doesn’t tell us anything that we haven’t seen before.
Wake up to the World Premiere of this raw, funny, and poignant solo show from narcoleptic comedian Sarah Albritton, host of the podcast Sleeping with Sarah.
Cheeky and spirited, 99 Red Hot Kitties and a Cockatoo possesses an endearing seductiveness, with time-honoured burlesque and fan dances.
Influenced by the meeting of Bob Dylan and The Beatles, Irish duo Brothers Broke compare, adapt and perform a unique interpretation of songs by both artists.
Tai Chi and Qigong Form performance covers hands form, push hands, weapons and application followed by Q and A.
Warning: This play deals with a mother’s suicide among other traumatic experiences and contains heavy themes that may be disturbing for some viewers.
There’s mixed-bill shows awash in Edinburgh but how do you know if the comics are any good? These three are headline comics in all the major comedy clubs in the country, have toure…
A raw and unfiltered musical comedy show, tackling difficult and often taboo subjects.
The best Thai red curry – the national dish of Thailand.
It’s 1969 and Pope Paul VI, much to the chagrin of many holy spirits, has made an announcement that puts into question the existing canon of Catholic saints.
A jukebox musical of what life was like for Jim growing up in 70s Edinburgh.
Your guide will take you to Greyfriars Graveyard, home of the famous Greyfriars Bobby and the final resting place for many of Edinburgh’s most notorious characters.
Veteran Canadian comic David Tsonos hates one thing: the drunk heckler.
Following sell-out runs in Perth and Adelaide, this award-winning live music cabaret is back from London’s West End with their star-studded revue.
A triple-headline show from an Englishman, Irishman, and a Scotsman.
Funny in any accent, Becky Umbers from New Zealand and Hannah Campbell from Scotland explore how The North/South Divide applies to a myriad of situations, and how misunderstandings…
Chicago duo, ‘true masters of improvised comedy’ (List), ‘work effortlessly in the straight man/funny woman comic pairing using their unrivaled familiarity to brilliant comedic eff…
It’s going to be a great day.
Brooklyn comedians Nate and Ed vent their obsession with early 2010s masculine archetypes (but also some other stuff).
A mind-blowing, hilarious, heartwarming and true story.
A curse causes Nathan to skip into the future whenever he falls asleep.
A one act tragi-comedy about a man trying to come to terms with the loss of his brother.
Anna Friend is sexy and she knows it.
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.
Chopped Liver and Unions tells the story of workers’ activist and trades unionist Sara Wesker, now largely lost to the footnotes of twentieth century history, but in her time a n…
James Allen and Annabelle Devey invite you to an hour of exhilarating and chucklesome stand-up; fresh from the North West comedy circuit.
Janitor/Manager: Inspired by the expression ‘If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere’, Sean Conrad booked a one-way flight to NYC to become a stand-up comedian and quickl…
Martha D Lewis and Eve Polycarpou made their first television appearance in 1987.
A magical musical with modern sensibilities, King School of Stamford Connecticut, just north of New York City, presents the grand and classic tale of a virtuous young woman who fin…
The show is performed by a brilliant pair of queer, tumbling, absurdist clowns.
In a festival that pours scorn on comedy without a poignant ending, one show dares to celebrate the purity of the undiluted, unadulterated and altogether far funnier club set.
Written/directed by Amanda Bothma; musical direction/piano by Germaine Gamiet; starring Daniel Anderson.
Wake up to the World Premiere of this raw, funny, and poignant solo show from narcoleptic comedian Sarah Albritton, host of the podcast Sleeping with Sarah.
Davidson and MacArthur – The Odd Couplet.
In this multi award-winning show, Kerry Hiles – accompanied by Germaine Gamiet – shines the light on Judy Garland, the undisputed queen of cabaret.
Cobin Millage and Pete Carson: Two of the brightest young comics in Scotland, and allegedly the best friends the world has ever seen.
Singer-composer Guilherme Cosme presents Persephone and the Ghost Brother, a dark and immersive visual music experience which explores themes of mental health, sexuality and religi…
Australia’s campest drag queen bares all in this chaotic cabaret about her double life as a drag queen accountant.
A showcase of the best talent in Scottish comedy and beyond featuring Iain Pringle, James McLuskey, Paddy Linton, our favourite newer acts and the top headliners on the circuit.
Sunshine on Leith.
Four Letter Word – a solo autobiographical account, presented by the performer’s vocals and self-written music, detailing her real life, raw to the bone, experience with domestic…
Alfie and George are two well-loved but aging panto stars, but will this duo last as we reveal the tension between the pair – what will become of them? And will their friendship …
Certain Death and Other Considerations is a poor execution of an interesting premise.
From his cell in the early hours of the morning, Dr Harold Shipman records a confessional tape as he prepares to end his life.
In this delightful family show, storytelling and music combine to create an enchanting performance, evoking Scotland’s northern seashores.
Magic Award Adelaide Fringe 2023, 2021 and 2019.
Don’t go home yet, stay out with two of Scotland’s hottest rising stand-up stars in this spectacular split-bill of award-shortlisted comedy! BBC New Comedy Award Shortlist 2022…
It’s summer.
A writer urges a star to come down to earth and collaborate with him on a play.
This nostalgic journey through the lives and careers of music legends Carole King and James Taylor is a masterpiece.
Don Paterson and Graeme Stephen are two of Scotland’s leading guitarists.
Join award-winning Brummie comedians, Tal Davies and Hannah Weetman, as they humorously pick apart every aspect of their own, and each other’s, dreadful life choices.
Forty, single and ready to mingle; join lifelong friends Annie Sup and Angela Bra for a drag-powered musical comedy celebrating friendship and new beginnings on a virtual bar crawl…
Witness the impossible as Myles and Dan attempt to complete the most live comedy sketches in a single live sketch-comedy show in live sketch-comedy history.
Why do geese fly south for the winter? What’s really inside an Oreo? You suggest the question, then watch it be answered through myth, mayhem and madness! From the roaring thunder …
Multi award-winning Kiwi/Canadian/Jewish comedienne, Deb Filler, goes on a hilarious musical quest meeting ‘The Three Lennys’, even singing The Beatles in Yiddish! We’re transfixed…
Do you like musical comedy? Do you like non-musical comedy? Do you not care, as long as it’s good? Then come enjoy either the first half, the second half, or even all of this show,…
Alice-India – 2Northdown New Comedian of the Year finalist, Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian finalist – is just like a regular person.
A lost masterpiece is being unveiled at the Jackman Art Gallery.
Award-winning comedian Raul Kohli picks up to five of the best upcoming acts on the circuit right now for a late-night comedy extravaganza! Including some very secret special guest…
Join rising stand-up chart-toppers James (Chortle Student runner-up, BBC New Comedy Award shortlist, Amused Moose New Comedian runner-up) and Sam (Komedia New Act nominee, West End…
Andrew Silverwood went to Australia for an eight-week working holiday in January 2020 and he got back this May.
Smart and Dumber is a spilt-bill of stand-up comedy performed by up-and-coming comedians Serena Smart and Lucas Jefcoate.
Join three of the mightiest comedians in the land as they embark on an epic adventure, filled with dice rolls, glory and probably at least a few failed death saves! This is a live …
Dandelions and Poppy is a new play about experience coming out as lesbian for two teenagers Connie and Rosa with the help of their dog Poppy.
Combining two of his great loves – Weird Al Yankovic and Harry Potter – Steve Goodie creates an all-out musical performance with some killer lyrics and accordion skills.
Michael Porter is an incomparable comedy talent with an unmistakable Irish flair! ‘Fearless in ever sense of the word.
Slut drop it like it’s hot! Join award-winning comedian Kirsty Munro, as she chats about sexy times, nights out and prosecco-fuelled confidence.
Joy (Jessy Morner-Ritt) is the deranged, desperate owner of a dilapidated Bed and Breakfast.
Philipp Kostelecky brings the festival’s best acts together for a late-night extravaganza! No rules, no regulations – it’s late night so anything goes.
At times hard to follow and at others uniquely resonant, Maggie Widdoes’ one-woman show Stay Big and Go Get ‘Em is the perfect example of how the Fringe brings what you least e…
Two comedians.
24 different award-winning or nominated comedians perform their full shows, recorded for Netflix, Amazon Prime and YouTube. See FringeSpecials.com for listings.
Jamie – ‘Constantly amusing’ **** (One4Review.
Andy Bucks and Low Effort Sketches present a split hour of award-winning stand-up and sketch comedy! Both acts feature silly and nerdy humour.
Discover Scottish Women Artists and new perspectives on Scottish art with recent graduates from Scotland’s major art schools.
Shared hour with two absolute stars of the future.
A revolving door of different African, Australian and British comedians every show! Come support your home country’s roots while learning about other cultures in the funniest way p…
If we’re technically speaking, there is one (1) person invited to this show, but you (yes, you) are allowed (and inarguably encouraged) to come to the debut Fringe show from Canadi…
This is an experience with a difference: find calm, peace and grounding in a unique mix of mindfulness, adventure and ecotherapy, connect with nature on Edinburgh’s vulcano, Arthur…
Dandelions and Poppy is a new play about experience coming out as lesbian for two teenagers Connie and Rosa with the help of their dog Poppy.
Telling five short tales from the mystical fictional world of Jianghu, Fall and Flow showcases the beauty and physicality of Hong Kong theatrical traditions in combination with Th�…
These three rising stars of the London comedy circuit have come to Edinburgh to do two things: blow their life savings on an Airbnb and perform an hour of mind-melting stand-up com…
Edinburgh solo debut from London’s favourite 75-year-old stand-up comic.
Join the rollercoaster of laughter and art fused together.
When the two multi award-winning comedians Adam Greene and Peter Bazely decided to form comedy supergroup Bi and Large, they knew it would be a hit but nothing prepared them for th…
Join Brigitte Aphrodite on a wild literary road trip, celebrating Living Legends (And Dead Ones Too) through punk poetry, songs, and stories.
The thrilling true story of Florence Waren, an intrepid Jewish resistance fighter and dazzling showgirl leading a perilous double life in WW2.
Winner of Best Kids Show at Adelaide Fringe 2023.
In a world where comedy is everything to everyone, and punching down is taboo, it’s time to punch back! The Corrupt Comedy Establishment killed Bob Hecklestein’s girlfriend, murder…
Meeting at the semi-finals of the BBC New Comedy Awards, they impressed the judges and now they’re heading to Edinburgh with a hilarious hour of stand-up.
Ray Fordyce is back to host a wonderfully spiffing show full of comedy and entertainment.
Comedy’s best nepo baby (and there’s a lot) returns.
The UAE’s King and Queen of comedy: Ali Al Sayed from Dubai, and Broadway veteran Mina Liccione from New York, deliver powerhouse punchlines and share hilarious stories about life …
Work in progress - a debut solo comedy show.
Quentin Crisp! Florence Jenkins! Einstein! Patricia Highsmith! William McGonagall! Through the centuries, secret Neurodivergent or Autistic people have found respect and love in th…
Join the rollercoaster of laughter and art fused together.
Comedians and friends Salma and Danielle explore their parallel upbringings in their respective religious Muslim and Jewish households and how their path of self-righteousness brou…
In this anticipated follow-up to last year’s sell-out show, Adam Greene addresses aging, self-care and love? Surely not… ‘definitely one to keep tabs on’ (Bruce Dessau, Evening…
Step, if you dare, through the portal of metamorphosis and into this curious kids quest! A quest, around the entire room! Together we scale the majestic bean-bag mountains.
Best friends Santi and Naz live in pre-partition India.
As 90s TV star Gail Porter walks onstage, she confidently addresses the fact that her mic isn't working, and, in doing so, somehow wins the audience over more than she may have…
Oftentimes when you go to a stand-up show, a comedian will attempt or fix or comment on a problem in the world, at least by providing a series of observations that you can’t real…
Clownfish Theatre’s Jonathon Tilley and Jess Clough-Macrae overact the premise of this kid-friendly show, to the delight of kids and grown-ups alike.
When we hear the word ‘heist’, our mind jumps to high tech gadgets, corporate espionage and John Rogers.
The holiday meal gone wrong is a classic sitcom episode and genre of comedy, as surprise revelations and drama abound.
Man meets man.
Lucy McCormick may think she's the diva of her feral, budget cabaret of brazen filth but the real joy is taking part in the push and pull of being in an audience under her spel…
Whatever you may think Four Felons and a Funeral is going to be when booking the ticket, I can guarantee that it is wildly different than what happens onstage.
The Chortle Award 2023 finalists bring you their glittery comedy cabaret of unbridled fun! The comedy quartet delivers their self-penned songs celebrating sex and sisterhood in a b…
In a world where queer characters are often two-dimensional, Cowboys And Lesbians pokes brilliant fun at romantic cliches while creating a sparklingly camp coming-of-age romcom.
‘Mum, I’m a lesbian.
A meditation on motherhood, feminism and fame, two-time Emmy award winner Dorothy Lyman premiers her story at this year’s Fringe.
From the creators of The George Lucas Talk Show, an original play about two fugitives – a mysterious aristocrat and a paranoid junk merchant – stranded on a desolate planet, wa…
Our distillery is situated in an area once known as the Charmed Circle, named after the abundant underground water supply and the vast collection of breweries and distilleries that…
The Doktor is back! With even more science! More laughs! More Kaboom! Spin the wheel and choose what happens next.
Do you know the story of Diana? Probably.
Dom Chambers’ unconventional magic has made him an online sensation, garnered fans around the world and landed him on a Broadway stage.
The smash-hit, internationally acclaimed, multi sell-out Fringe phenomenon is back! With a genuinely inebriated cast member each night, no two shows are ever the same in this rauco…
Join comedian and writer David Baddiel for an informal and unscripted audience Q&A exploring ideas in his bestselling books Jews Don’t Count, and The God Desire.
In 2021, Hannah Maxwell moved back to the Home Counties to care for her recently bereaved grandmother.
An absurd sketch show where it’s always 2am, set in the liminal space between screen-lit insomnia and bad dreams.
There are no problems that cannot be improved by eating cheese.
Frankie Thompson and Liv Ello’s Body show is a dystopian cacophony of farce, comedy and tragedy.
This is a feel good musical with banging songs, fantastic performers and countless laughs.
Winner of Best Comedy Weekly Award four years in a row at Fringe World, and Perth Critics Choice award, Joe was also selected as one of the top six comedy shows to watch with Ameri…
Jack’s love of Bowie is the jumping off point for an hour of comedy about his teenage years, first love, hedonism, families, AI, culture wars, mortality and why you should always m…
PAY THE JEWS BACK with love, laughter and fresh blood.
In this laid back cabaret filled with vocal impersonations, live singing and bluesy banter, drag king Mr Brake Down pays tribute to the wit and wonderment of the iconic Tom Waits.
Finlay and Joe are tired.
Enemies.
It’s Friday morning.
From award-winning writer Raymond Friel, Me, Myself and Mary (Queen of Scots) is a one-woman play with a cast of thousands! Join citizen historian and proud Shetlander Mary Fraser …
PAY THE JEWS BACK with love, laughter and fresh blood.
Jeffrey Holland (Hi-de-Hi, You Rang M’Lord) returns in this sell-out one-man show about friendship, memories and a couple of remarkable lives.
We all know that “life is not what I imagined it to be” depression.
National broadcaster Television 1 has been a proud British institution for 100 years and has played a prominent role in British life and culture.
The Actors' Church welcomes Illyria Theatre's production of Jane Austin's classic Pride and Prejudice as part of our Theatre in the Garden Summer Season.
After attending four weddings from four different generations last year, Phil finally figures out the reasons behind his breakdown a decade ago.
After attending four weddings from four different generations last year, Phil finally figures out the reasons behind his breakdown a decade ago.
Lucy and Hazel are a Sheffield-based folk duo who perform original, provocative, spirit rousing songs on the melodeon, guitar and clarinet in rich woven vocal harmony.
Lucy and Hazel are a Sheffield-based folk duo who perform original, provocative, spirit rousing songs on the melodeon, guitar and clarinet in rich woven vocal harmony.
Hand-picked shows from our digital performance programme and highlights from our critically acclaimed short-film programme.
Adele brings all her very best new jokes, ideas and wisdom to Durham.
After attending four weddings from four different generations last year, Phil finally figures out the reasons behind his breakdown a decade ago.
Adele brings all her very best new jokes, ideas and wisdom to Durham.
After attending four weddings from four different generations last year, Phil finally figures out the reasons behind his breakdown a decade ago.
A unique celebration of song, inspired by the two bards - William Shakespeare and Robert Burns, and performed by Jessa Liversidge.
From his cell in the early hours of the morning, Dr Harold Shipman records a confessional tape, setting the record straight about his background and his actions as he prepares to e…
Kane and Abel perform comedy and magic based on the cliches of being twins.
A unique celebration of song, inspired by the two bards - William Shakespeare and Robert Burns, and performed by Jessa Liversidge.
“I wrote a piece they all want to play” Mark Glentworth composes the world-famous percussion piece ‘Blues for Gilbert’ and becomes long-time musical collaborator with celebrat…
From his cell in the early hours of the morning, Dr Harold Shipman records a confessional tape, setting the record straight about his background and his actions as he prepares to e…
Kane and Abel perform comedy and magic based on the cliches of being twins.
Loud eaters.
Tall Stories presents The Smeds and the Smoos A joyful tale of star-crossed aliens Soar into space with this exciting adaptation of the award-winning book by Julia Donaldson and A…
Edinburgh, 1933.
About the show If the world is ending, why should we dance? Jay is broken.
About the show Singer-composer Guilherme Cosme presents Persephone and the Ghost Brother, a dark and immersive visual music experience which explores themes of mental he…
"We are such stuff as dreams are made on" When the sorcerer Prospero conjures up a storm to shipwreck his enemies, he sets the scene for an enchanting tale of spells, mon…
It’s all fun and gaymes until three cross dressers are yelling rules at you in a pub garden.
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.
From the writers of the internationally successful Grumpy Old Women, award winning comedian Jenny Eclair and producer and writer Judith Holder deliver Older And Wider: L…
An inexplicable curse causes Nathan to skip a year and a day into the future, every-time he falls asleep, only existing for twenty-four hours, once a year before being thrown forwa…
A curse causes Nathan to skip a year and a day into the future, every-time he falls asleep.
Fury and Elysium: transgression, revolution, and decadence in Weimar Berlin.
The annual spoken word, poetry and music festival hosted at Roundhouse will feature an epic all day takeover from spoken word trailblazers Apples and Snakes in celebration of their…
A smoking hot bill of stand-up from Jessica Aszkenasy and Katie Norris.
A smoking hot bill of stand-up from Jessica Aszkenasy and Katie Norris.
An hour of live stand-up comedy featuring “The Limp” -Graeme Rayner (“A talented raconteur.
One morning Mary discovers a solid door that has appeared, as if by magic, slap bang in the middle of the sea.
The Doodlecats world-famous-in-Brighton, pop-up UV bodydoodle. You are the artist and the art! Expect mess!
One morning Mary discovers a solid door that has appeared, as if by magic, slap bang in the middle of the sea.
Nominated for Best Show in the Amused Moose Comedy Awards 2022, Phil Green now brings us his latest work-in-progress show.
An hour of live stand-up comedy featuring “The Limp” -Graeme Rayner (“A talented raconteur.
After attending four weddings from four different generations last year, Phil finally figures out the reasons behind his own breakdown a decade ago.
Venue B hosts a monthly sell out gig of local young up and coming bands and DJs.
Venue B hosts a monthly sell out gig of local young up and coming bands and DJs.
When Victor drives into Vi’s life in his dodgy Volvo, things change forever.
When Victor drives into Vi’s life in his dodgy Volvo, things change forever.
A seagull manages to escape from an oil slick, only to lay one last egg and with her dying breath asks Zorba, a harbour cat in Hamburg, to promise that he will hatch the egg and te…
Hammer and Tongue bring a special edition of their infamous Slam poetry contest to Brighton Fringe with ‘The Open Air Poetry Slam’! With critically acclaimed award-winning headline…
This is a story of adventure and fun, sadness, and triumph, where those listening follows the roller coaster ride of the story.
Project Female Dance Company presents: ‘WARRIOR WOMEN: Past, Present and Future’ an exploration of how female protest shapes our world.
This is a story of adventure and fun, sadness, and triumph, where those listening follows the roller coaster ride of the story.
Project Female Dance Company presents: ‘WARRIOR WOMEN: Past, Present and Future’ an exploration of how female protest shapes our world.
Yosi will be playing an exciting programme of classical music to herald the start of summer including Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata ,Partita no.
If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
Yosi will be playing an exciting programme of classical music to herald the start of summer including Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata ,Partita no.
Yosi will be playing an exciting programme of classical music to herald the start of summer including Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata ,Partita no.
An Accumulation of Thoughts, Things and Circumstance (Work In Progress) For the first time, internationally acclaimed clown Ella The Great (‘lights up the stage’ -The Scotsman) br…
In this workshop director/actor, Iman Isaacs, and actor/writer/ researcher/theater-maker, Eva Bartels, will take you on a ride through curiosity and vulnerability and help you to f…
Step right up and witness the spectacle that is Madam Misfit’s Carnival of Chaos! Join comedic rap artist and rabble-rouser Madam Misfit as she lets loose her cavalcade of mesmer…
The wild hunt raced through the sky, taking its monstrous regiment of women, led by the goddess Diana, the Lady, to terrorise the world.
“Mum, forgot to tell you - I’m a lesbian.
Your 20s are glorious; your 30s are a joy.
Step right up and witness the spectacle that is Madam Misfit’s Carnival of Chaos! Join comedic rap artist and rabble-rouser Madam Misfit as she lets loose her cavalcade of mesmer…
If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
The wild hunt raced through the sky, taking its monstrous regiment of women, led by the goddess Diana, the Lady, to terrorise the world.
A well-respected scientist in the International community, UK national treasure Mark Silcox makes his Brighton Fringe debut.
“Mum, forgot to tell you - I’m a lesbian.
Your 20s are glorious; your 30s are a joy.
Awwwww I Feel Good! Put on your dancing shoes and get ready to jump and jive to the fun, all-action sounds of ‘Amazing Stories of Blues and Soul’.
Two Comedians give their view on a number of topics; whoever you are - you will relate.
Awwwww I Feel Good! Join manic frontman Kenneth B Woode and the cast of ‘Amazing Stories of Blues and Soul’ as they tell the sensational story of soul music and its greatest pe…
Award-winning Kirsty Munro is turning 40, but still loves a coupla slut drops and a chicken burger at 4am! Join her for a fun-packed show / 40th birthday party, as she chats about …
Award-winning Kirsty Munro is turning 40, but still loves a coupla slut drops and a chicken burger at 4am! Join her for a fun-packed show / 40th birthday party, as she chats about …
This aerial circus cabaret show explores homes in their mesmerising complexity.
This aerial circus cabaret show explores homes in their mesmerising complexity.
They’ve performed with the world’s finest orchestras on the world’s greatest stages, they’ve soundtracked Hollywood and produced multi-platinum-selling records, but now Julie…
Come and enjoy a night of great comedy to help support women, children, mothers, and babies in some of the world’s most rural, remote communities.
They’ve performed with the world’s finest orchestras on the world’s greatest stages, they’ve soundtracked Hollywood and produced multi-platinum-selling records, but now Julie…
Hello, human friends! It’s the one and only ChatGPT, the AI language model that’s taken the world by storm.
Hello, human friends! I suppose I should introduce myself.
Join the Barmy Brothers for a bonkers show like no other, where everything that can go wrong, most likely will! Heaps of ridiculous, joyous fun for children and their grown ups.
“I wrote a piece they all want to play” Mark Glentworth composes the world-famous percussion piece ‘Blues for Gilbert’ and becomes long-time musical collaborator with celeb…
If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
“I wrote a piece they all want to play” Mark Glentworth composes the world-famous percussion piece ‘Blues for Gilbert’ and becomes long-time musical collaborator with celeb…
“I wrote a piece they all want to play” Mark Glentworth composes the world-famous percussion piece ‘Blues for Gilbert’ and becomes long-time musical collaborator with celeb…
Shin Shin Toitsu Do (Japanese yoga) session at 2:00pm where you will learn unification of mind and body, natural movement, meditation and breathing.
One-hit wonders are like love affairs – intense, but alas, all-too-brief- so join award-winning performer Paul Diello and his eight-piece ensemble as they resurrect some of the g…
Calling all parents of tiny humans - the bum wipers, bedtime boppers and snack dispensers.
Calling all parents of tiny humans - the bum wipers, bedtime boppers and snack dispensers.
World-class acclaimed entertainer Movin’ Melvin Brown is back in Brighton with his smash hit soulful Musical ‘Me and Otis’.
HAVE YOU GOT A GOLDEN TICKET? Cherry Liquor and Portsmouth Guildhall Studios present ‘Cherry and the Choclit Factory’.
HAVE YOU GOT A GOLDEN TICKET? Cherry Liquor and Portsmouth Guildhall Studios present ‘Cherry and the Choclit Factory’.
Brand new comedy-drama.
Brand new comedy-drama.
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.
Sex, Art and Art of Survival: comedy, stand up A solo comedy show.
Join us on an enlightened journey of live performance, music, dance, poetry, and guided meditation.
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.
Join us on an enlightened journey of live performance, music, dance, poetry, and guided meditation.
Work in progress - a debut solo show.
Idle Women - scenes and songs exploring the lives of women on the waterways in WWII.
Idle Women - scenes and songs exploring the lives of women on the waterways in WWII.
Work in progress - a debut solo show.
Saullelujah! The Power of Positivity and Joy is a show about finding the positivity and experiencing the joy of life.
The brilliant Blue Moon Youth and Adult Circus Companies are all set to thrill; as they spin, twist, dance and fly.
The brilliant Blue Moon Youth and Adult Circus Companies are all set to thrill; as they spin, twist, dance and fly. FREE Enjoy this spectacular display of aerial circus skills
Saullelujah! The Power of Positivity and Joy is a show about finding the positivity and experiencing the joy of life.
The Big Bad Wolf’s destroyed everything.
There are two things that get better with age - Cheese and Carnival Collective.
There are two things that get better with age - Cheese and Carnival Collective.
The Big Bad Wolf’s destroyed everything.
Avant-garde singer-composer Guilherme Cosme presents his new show “Demon”, a dark music visual meditation on bipolar disorder, depression, PTSD and religious brainwashing through h…
Leeds’ hottest alternative comedy cabaret comes to Brighton! Join award-winning sketch comedians, The Lovely Boys and Freddie Hayes, on the big night out of your lives! Present…
Leeds’ hottest alternative comedy cabaret comes to Brighton! Join award-winning sketch comedians, The Lovely Boys and Freddie Hayes, on the big night out of your lives! Presenti…
“Dad, Playboy, & Me.
Avant-garde singer-composer Guilherme Cosme presents his new show “Demon”, a dark music visual meditation on bipolar disorder, depression, PTSD and religious brainwashing through h…
Aideen McQueen: Sugar Baby The tale of how a day-drinking primary school teacher changed her life.
Adele brings all her very best new jokes, ideas and wisdom to Brighton.
New Note Orchestra and Hullabaloo Community Quire come together for ‘A Sense of Place’.
New Note Orchestra and Hullabaloo Community Quire come together for ‘A Sense of Place’.
Aideen McQueen: Sugar Baby The tale of how a day-drinking primary school teacher changed her life.
Adele brings all her very best new jokes, ideas and wisdom to Brighton.
Affectionate musical comedy tribute to the world’s longest-serving monarch - a thoroughly modern, fully empowered female role model who headed up a country & united a commonwealt…
Urban Retreat @ JING Institute for Massage and Complementary Medicine.
The friendship between Carole King and James Taylor played a vital part in both of their incredible careers.
The friendship between James Taylor and Carole King played a vital part in both of their incredible careers.
Urban Retreat @ JING Institute for Massage and Complementary Medicine.
Two comedians attempt to navigate the hell that is “existing” by performing an hour of fabulous stand-up.
Many of the questions that Cosmologists attempt to answer are grand, noble, big questions about the nature of the Universe itself.
Two comedians attempt to navigate the hell that is “existing” by performing an hour of fabulous stand-up.
Meet Eddie, a successful failed actor, now a rap star in the making - except maybe he’s not as talented as he thinks he is.
The Brighton fringe is back for the summer of 2023! From the 5th of May to the 4th of June, will be filled with your music, and community participation at its finest! On Thursdays…
Many of the questions that Cosmologists attempt to answer are grand, noble, big questions about the nature of the Universe itself.
Meet Eddie, a successful failed actor, now a rap star in the making - except maybe he’s not as talented as he thinks he is.
The Brighton Fringe is back for the summer of 2023! Starting from the 5th of May to the 4th of June, it will be filled with your music, and community participation at its finest - …
In this workshop, we will focus on what the body wants to say and how it wants to express itself.
In this workshop, we will focus on what the body wants to say and how it wants to express itself.
In a thought-provoking double-bill, emerging choreographers Catherine Sleeman and Liezl De Wouters D’oplinter explore the link between personal and planetary well-being, inviting t…
This will be an evening filled with local poets and artists sharing their work, discussing themes of peace and its relationship to environment.
Finlay and Joe are proud to show you the Perpetual Hype Machine, a formidable high-tech device they have precision-engineered to generate the perfect sketch comedy show with every …
Veronica Blacklace with Chris Hide and company return to Brighton Spiegeltent for the seventh year to present you with their new, talent-filled spectacle.
If Tickets on Brighton Fringe have sold out - Please go to www.
In a thought-provoking double-bill, emerging choreographers Catherine Sleeman and Liezl De Wouters D’oplinter explore the link between personal and planetary well-being, inviting t…
Redemption Rhymes returns to the local art scene with an exciting new event in support of Brighton Peace and Environment Centre (BPEC).
Finlay and Joe are proud to show you the Perpetual Hype Machine, a formidable high-tech device they have precision-engineered to generate the perfect sketch comedy show with every …
An hour of standup comedy about the ebb and flow of life in your 40’s, and how the desire of one massively homosexual and internationally promiscuous flight attendant (David), an…
Eight years ago, Dylan Dodds asked himself a question.
The Clifton Hill and Montpelier area is a charming, inner-city architectural gem that is the essence of Brighton style.
Let’s face it, we’re all nuts.
Do you suffer from allergies, anaemia, asthma, bronchitis, cough, fatigue, hypo-/hyper-glycemia, emphysema, COPD, digestive disorders, headaches, high/low blood pressure, insomnia …
An hour of standup comedy about the ebb and flow of life in your 40’s, and how the desire of one massively homosexual flight attendant (David), and one French Bulldog loving ‘F…
Eight years ago, Dylan Dodds asked himself a question.
Do you suffer from allergies, anaemia, asthma, bronchitis, cough, fatigue, hypo-/hyper-glycemia, emphysema, COPD, digestive disorders, headaches, high/low blood pressure, insomnia …
Let’s face it, we’re all nuts.
In 1964, acting legends Peter O’Toole and Richard Burton both wanted to “give their Hamlet”.
It’s 1931 and variety is the spice of life.
It’s 1931 and variety is the spice of life.
It’s 1931 and variety is the spice of life.
Three friends.
In a rather surprising debut choice, Stella Powell-Jones has commenced her incumbency as Artistic Director of Jermyn Street Theatre with Timberlake Wertenbaker’s uninspired adapt…
Daydreams and Countertops is a brilliantly wicked satire of hustle culture and capitalist greed, set within the high-rise office space of a top-tier property sales company.
Given the vast repertoire of plays available to theatre companies one often wonders how they decide on what to perform next and why: in this case, the somewhat lesser-known work by…
A man, a banana and a tape recorder.
In an unlikely melding of three disparate stories, Jack Fairey finds common ground in his moving play The Sun, The Mountain, and Me for Bedivere Arts at the Jack Studio Theatre, in…
The National Theatre continues its support of new writing at the Dorfman with Dixon and Daughters: an emotional play dealing with the far-reaching effects of historic child abuse.
Fricative Theatre is remounting its former sold-out run of Violence and Son at the Golden Goose Theatre from 11-15 April.
“The Passmore Edwards Legacy: The Man Who Built Libraries and Much More” - a talk by biographer Dean Evans on the bicentennial anniversary of his birth.
'How long has the earth been around for? Millions, billions who knows, I don’t know, I don’t care to find out.
When hard times come, when hope is lost, when it seems like this really might be it, we tell stories.
Come and discover UK comedy’s best kept secret! Over many years Ed has written, directed and performed work for and with many of the UK’s most loved acts- including Milton Jones…
Two women from opposite sides of the social strata unite to give us a brilliant mix of what happens when West London meets West Yorkshire.
Freya Parker (Lazy Susan, Mash Report and Jurassic World: Dominion) and Stevie Martin (Starstruck, Breeders, The Now Show) do an hour of comedy between them.
The Bridge transforms for one of the greatest musicals of all time.
A new devised play that examines themes of power, friendship, and the environment.
To book Seated Tickets, please see here The Bridge transforms for one of the greatest musicals of all time.
Nudity, bodies, and how to feel more comfortable in our own skin in a society which conditions us to be very critical of ourselves? A panel discussion and life drawing class with b…
A vivid play with songs.
Stand-up comedian Luca Cupani, from Italy, and Japanese traditional comic “Rakugo” storyteller Katsura Sunshine, from Canada, apprentice to each other! Th…
Stand-up comedian Luca Cupani, from Italy, and Japanese traditional comic “Rakugo” storyteller Katsura Sunshine, from Canada, apprentice to each other! Th…
“I’ve been mugged three times and arrested once.
Mission: Understand Joshua’s world.
“I’ve been mugged three times and arrested once.
“I’ve been mugged three times and arrested once.
Adam Riches and Dan Cook have finally joined forces to create what the public have been clamouring to happen for years - a character comedy show about two men.
“I’ve been mugged three times and arrested once.
Emile and Emily are best friends in a flat share, flight attendants confronting gravity, and participants in a disastrous celebrity interview.
HIDE and SEEK is a darkly entertaining play that pits two teenage boys against each other in the face of contagious hatred and prejudice in their small Italian town.
When Ben returns home to his father’s funeral after 13 years away, he is confronted with uncomfortable truths about the past, present and future of the community and the family h…
You may assume a play with the title Romeo and Julie, that is billed as a “modern love story inspired by Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet”, would include elements recognisabl…
Come, try on the oestrogen goggles, wander through the museum of me, batter the physical manifestation of patriarchy himself, (although not for long he is very hungry and a woman h…
Looking for an alternative Valentines Date Night? Or something to alleviate the existential dread of the most ‘romantic’ night of the year? Look no further! Cabaret Sauvignon a…
And so it endsWe fall.
A compelling solo show based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic Victorian novella, adapted and performed by Mark Stratford.
Sam Toocaram: Identity Crisis! Mixed Race! Middle class! His mouth talks rich but his wallet talks poor! Is his addicition to hinge dates making him lose touch with reality? Are hi…
Anti-comedy legend of BBC New Comedy Awards and Jimmy Carr’s Comedy Idol fame.
Finlay and Joe are proud to show you the Perpetual Hype Machine, a formidable high-tech device they have precision-engineered to generate the perfect sketch comedy show with every …
Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess.
Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess.
Róisín and Chiara return with a whirlwind of synchronised, audience-tickling, stream-of-consciousness mischief.
Get ready for a refreshing and fantastical adventure! This award-winning show will defy your expectations and warm your heart.
Fears, Phobias and F**K ups.
Striking Performance Poetry, Disarming comedy, and a celebration of Gender Fluidity from a part-time Transwoman playfully establishing her voice.
“Why can’t we all be on the same team? Is it because of men with vans called Barry? Killer sex robots? Sambuca? Sasha takes a hilarious journey into unsafe spaces, encountering e…
A truly unique theatre-music crossover event is coming to South East London for 2023.
Multimedia comedian Ted Hill unsuccessfully tries in several silly ways to fix climate change.
Stacey and Rose have watched all the films.
Owen and Sarah haven’t seen each other in two years.
Multi-award winning comedian Ian Smith presents a work in progress of his seventh solo show.
Prince of accessible content and OFFIE Award winning ‘brilliant.
First published in 1886, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a mystery tale about the inexorable conflict between good and evil.
Russian Doll meets clowns in And Then the Rodeo Burned Down, a circular metaphysical piece that combines elements of dance, comedy and mystery to form a labyrinth equivalent of a s…
It certainly ain’t their first rodeo when this pair of clowns are trapped in a time-loop.
‘…one of the most important events I have seen…’ - Damian Todres, Wells Cathedral School‘…it was stunning and has left an incredible impression …
Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum, there’s some GIANT fun coming to East London this December! Join Jack, Jill and a whole host of their hilarious friends as they climb up the beanstalk to Applecart…
Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum A GIANT panto comes to The London Palladium! This Christmas join comedy superstars Dawn French and Julian Clary as they lead the cast of a brand-new production of Jac…
A sexy queer Christmas cabaret retelling of C. S. Lewis’ magical story from the team that created XXXmas Carol
Join us in 2022 for the gigantic return of Jack and the Beanstalk.
Dennis and Gina Woodman, a long-married couple, reflect on their lives together in two interwoven monologues.
Is an abused narrator necessarily an unreliable one? In a story of obsession and manipulated narratives, who gains our sympathy? Learn the rules of the game: imitation, control, …
Expect creative fun from one of our oldest surviving alternative comics.
Rakugo storyteller Katsura Sunshine teams up with the brilliant stand-up comedian Luca Cupani, for a Comedy Summit for one last show this year in London! “A Master…
There’s a delightful anecdote about George Bernard Shaw at one of the early performances of Arms and the Man.
Thug Comórtas Filíochta Duais Bashō Haiku cuireadh dodhaltaí iar-bhunscoile haiku a chumadh, i mBéarla nó i nGaeilge nó go d&a…
Award-winning and acclaimed sketch comedy double-act, Revan and Fennell, return to the Museum of Comedy for an evening of new and not-so-new material after a three year hiatus.
Written in 1990 by Chilean playwright Ariel Dorfman, the play is set in an unnamed country emerging from a dictatorship.
The royal affair that is Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story, is the most unhinged piece of theatre in existence.
AboutFACE is delighted to present its 10th annual NEWvember Festival of New Plays! Come and join us for a weekend of rehearsed readings of the most exciting new plays fr…
A quirky fast-paced two-handed telling of the classic tale with humorous undertones by the dynamic duo that brought you the 5 star reviewed Dr Frankula’s Castle.
Kirkos presents The Song Ring’d Sky a new piece by Irish composer Ian Wilson and bayou-borne, for Pauline by New Zealand-born American composer Annea Lockwood.
Victoria Amelina will talk about the role of writers and artists who chose to remain in Ukraine after the full-scale Russian invasion on February 24th and discuss her ne…
When Intelligence Squared and History Hit joined forces on this event, neither company imagined it would take place after the death of Britain’s longest serving mo…
Dan Snow’s History Hit and Intelligence Squared have joined forces for this in-person debate to discuss a question that spans more than 1000 years: who was the gre…
Merseyside is a troubled place for most men (of a certain age).
On the 100th anniversary of the classic horror film’s original release, Theatre Non Grata are bringing Nosferatu both to the stage and back from the dead.
A compelling solo show based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic Victorian novella.
I always say- you can’t just do a stuffy old recital Seán! But the music is so beautiful, it comes to life when sung, it needs to be sung! Every piece has m…
To celebrate 20 years since cult hit TV show ‘Da Bungalow’ hit our screens – quadruple Bafta award winners Dick & Dom are back with an extensive UK tour.
Taking over Woolwich Works for the first time, get ready to be dragged through a catalogue of Gateau & Woo’s favourite musical hits, from Gypsy to Grease, Little Mermaid to The S…
Join the ‘best wild night out at the Fringe’ (Scotland on Sunday), Spank!, as they celebrate 20 years at The Fringe, and bow out disgracefully with this show-stopping one-night-onl…
Local band the Scattered Notes will perform songs from their continually expanding repertoire.
NOMEETS is challenging ‘Global Sync Theatre’ that spins a single story in real time.
The music making between siblings Slava and Leonard Grigoryan has a palpable ease, the unspoken affinity of kinship.
Peter Rabbit and his naughty cousin Benjamin know very well that they are not to go into Mr McGregor’s garden, but they cannot resist and soon they find themselves face to face w…
Hosted by comedian Susan Morrison, top academics explore dangerous ideas.
He’s back! After two years of forced solitary accordion squeezing at home, and to the huge relief of his neighbours, Sandy returns to the A Club once again, upgraded, biceps bulgin…
Novelists Jenny Nibbingley and Burton Mastrick need no introduction.
This virtuoso is returning for her fourth year with the Enharmonic Collective.
Drawing on music hall and vaudeville traditions, Skinner & T’witch’s show combines comedy and satire with folk, flamenco and theatre-style songs.
Concerned about the economy? Moneyweek Editor-in-Chief and Financial Times columnist Merryn Somerset Webb takes on well-known economics, politics and finance gurus in an interactiv…
Two Truth and a Lie.
James Barr and Dan Hudson present the UK’s funniest LGBTQ+ podcast live, with iconic special guests.
Magic, Mystery and Mayhem is the debut show for comedy magic double act O’Leary and Meadows, and it is exactly as the title suggests - full of amazing magic, mysterious mind readin…
Magic, Mystery and Mayhem is the debut show for comedy magic double act O’Leary and Meadows, and it is exactly as the title suggests - full of amazing magic, mysterious mind readin…
Debuting at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival before journeying to London, Blink and You’ll Miss It is the incredible, one-man show from Terry Geo, writer and director of Blink of an E…
Prepare for a hilarious hour of (unconvincing) romance, (sloppy) action and (tenuous) espionage, in this comedic caper! Meet Richard P.
Bubblegum and Pop.
A concert of new music for solo piano.
A selection of music of all styles performed by the best musicians in Scotland.
Big Boys and Friends is a silly lil’ mixed-bill comedy-cabaret from Channel 4’s critically acclaimed Big Boys, comedian Jack Rooke and character comic Jon Pointing.
Attachment styles, Yiddish drag, Bergson’s theory of time.
Debuting at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival before journeying to London, Blink and You’ll Miss It is the incredible, one-man show from Terry Geo, writer and director of Blink of an E…
Double Edinburgh Comedy Award winner John Kearns and critically acclaimed nonsense merchant Pat Cahill present their messy, loving, self-flagellant Off-Broadway show.
In her most intimate work, cellist Justyna Jablonska explores how identities are made, unmade and remade in music.
Funny Women finalist and runner-up share the hour in this split bill.
Remember that time you pooed yourself in public? Or when you swore at your mum for asking you to tidy your pigsty of a room? Maybe you’re still blushing over the time someone poi…
Double Edinburgh Comedy Award winner John Kearns and critically acclaimed nonsense merchant Pat Cahill present their messy, loving, self-flagellant Off-Broadway show.
The four-hour modular music creation workshop, designed and led by Raphael Mak based in Stockholm, Sweden, leads participants through a unique creative process by exploring and cre…
At the 2022 Camden Fringe, Matt Rouse(“Solid attitude which he skilfully exploits” - Chortle) and Sam Picone(“Slick timing and effortless delivery” - Mo Gilligan) will atte…
The Taste of Sweat and Sand.
At the 2022 Camden Fringe, Matt Rouse(“Solid attitude which he skilfully exploits” - Chortle) and Sam Picone(“Slick timing and effortless delivery” - Mo Gilligan) will atte…
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…
‘Imitation is the highest form of flattery.
Hugely acclaimed on its release in album form, Heal and Harrow pays a humanising tribute to the victims of the Scottish Witch Trials.
This new theatre piece looks at the four heroines from the classical theatrical canon: Nora from Ibsen’s Doll’s House, Julie from Strindberg’s Miss Julie, Hedda from Ibsen’…
Scotland’s music industry social night, Born To Be Wide, presents a celebration of Edinburgh’s scene, past and present.
‘Milkman Amongst Tulips’, possibly the most famous painting of the Baroque period, is the only surviving work by Dutch master Schmurt Veeglik.
Legendary tennis coach, Judy Murray and her son Duncan (the other Murray brother) present a unique, one-off show featuring special guests, Q&As and a desperate attempt from Duncan …
Come watch the live show of the hit comedy podcast The Year Is where every episode Red and Bobby go back to a year in history and talk about the weirdest and strangest events from …
A fun, interactive and educational show for babies and toddlers where wriggling is allowed! Professional violinist and cellist share their programme of music inspired by animals �…
Kunfetaga means ‘wandering’.
Electrifying violinist Anna-Liise Bezrodny makes a welcome return to the Fringe with the Orchestra of the Canongait and conductor Robert Dick to play one of the most beloved of all…
Smoking hot split bill of stand-up from two fully developed women.
Alastair is an award-winning Scots fiddle player who has performed folk and classical music throughout the world to critical acclaim.
If you want to feel young and useful, get a job in a care home.
John and James’ Tantric Night Out is a conventionally attractive new comedy show from the people behind Final Cut and BIG SHOP.
The music which filled dance halls during the big band era is brought to life again by The Moonlight Serenade Orchestra UK with the Glenn Miller and Big Band Spectacular.
John and James’ Tantric Night Out is a conventionally attractive new comedy show from the people behind Final Cut and BIG SHOP.
Daniel Sloss and Kai Humphries have been friends almost as long as they’ve been comedians.
Join Colin MacLeod and friends for an hour’s musical journey through the centre of Edinburgh to discover some of the Celtic music delights, tunes, their stories and the musicians…
Once more The Rising look forward to delivering the music of the Boss with passion and precision to Edinburgh Festival Fringe! Following previous festival sell-out shows, this seve…
The Scottish Reformation: a time of conflict and transformation.
Traditional and contemporary songs that take you on a musical journey through Scotland and beyond from ‘one of Scotland’s best singers’ (Tom Paxton).
Top academics, dangerous ideas and your host comedian Susan Morrison.
A sparkling programme of classical piano music, from Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata to the magnificent Norma Fantasy by Liszt.
ComedyMania UK, in association with Monkey Barrel Comedy presents Aurie Styla and Friends.
ComedyMania UK, in association with Monkey Barrel Comedy presents Aurie Styla and Friends.
Exuberant fusion of funky mbalax/Afrobeat rhythms with undercurrents of ska, rock, Senegalese soul; original songs with impassioned vocals, infectious guitar licks and irresistible…
James Yorkston is a singer/songwriter and author from the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.
Why do we discuss leg hair but not nipple hair? Why do we give advice to strangers in club toilets? Why do we compliment friends when their outfit doesn’t suit them? Communicatio…
Let award-winning Scottish troubadour and band (with special guest Kirsten Adamson, daughter of Big Country’s Stuart) transport you to a sepia-stained cantina with songs from his a…
Troubled? Weak? Feel like a fraud? Good.
A unique chance to see an authentic Chekhovproduction – in English.
Felipe Schrieberg and Paul Archibald return to the Fringe this year in an act that delivers a whisky-soaked night of tremolo and bass that walks through the annals of blues classic…
This powerful, funny and unflinching drama is about two real-life Florida women whose lives are profoundly changed by their immersion in the world of the other-abled.
Why do we discuss leg hair but not nipple hair? Why do we give advice to strangers in club toilets? Why do we compliment friends when their outfit doesn’t suit them? Communicatio…
Hosted by comedian Susan Morrison, top academics explore dangerous ideas.
The word Latchepen is an exclamation of happiness in the Romani language.
Join Ella Al-Shamahi (BBC, Channel 4 and National Geographic presenter, ‘erudite and funny’ (Times)) and Suse Steed (NATYS finalist 2019, Funny Women Regional Finalist 2018) for an…
This panel discussion focuses on how we can continue to collaborate internationally whilst creating sustainable practices as part of our Refuge series.
A classically trained cellist, an improv trained comedian, and a seasoned performer, Karen Hall fuses her artforms together into a must-see, one-woman show contemplating perfection…
A classically trained cellist, an improv trained comedian, and a seasoned performer, Karen Hall fuses her artforms together into a must-see, one-woman show contemplating perfection…
Matt and Rosa with John Hurt as the Voice of the Dragon is the debut sketch show of Bristol Revunions alumni Matthew Wilson and Chortle Student Comedy Award finalist Rosa Richards.
A personal and collective story about rural depopulation, told through storytelling, live music and theatre.
If you’re not convinced by the title I have no idea what this is going to do.
He’s the man who put the foot into football.
It’s awards night and the longest serving member of the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company might just get the recognition he thinks he deserves.
After four years of platforming experimental, emerging and established variety acts at the Cockpit, Gareth & Friends returns as part of the Camden Fringe with a brand new show full…
A performance of thrilling extremes: lots of performers, lots of singing and lots of dancing.
And is a tribute to all that has graced this earth.
Top academics, dangerous ideas and your host comedian Susan Morrison.
A Polish migrant, David Tasma, is dying from cancer in post-war London.
The New Act of the Year 2022 and Musical Comedy Award 2021 finalists debut their salacious cabaret of unbridled fun.
Join John Bishop and Tony Pitts as they meet a special guest to chat about three words that mean something to them.
The Greeks knew a lot about war and told great tales of heroism, victory and defeat.
Aalex had a breakdown so you don’t have to.
A performance of thrilling extremes: lots of performers, lots of singing, lots of dancing.
The brilliant accordion and clarinet duo perform much-loved favourites from the musicals with their legendary skill and infectious enjoyment.
Algorithms are art.
In Declan Croghan’s tense and hilarious black comedy, Anto and Kevin find their Irish past crashing in on their new and quiet London lives.
Mr Swallow returns with a mix of new, old, very old and previously unusable material before hitting the road.
In a room of questionable hygiene.
Made using hand-dyed linen and quilted with hand embroidery, Christina Rose Brown’s textile works feature drawings of the artist in bed with her two young children, in a liminal …
Join this brilliant London-based cello/piano duo as they perform highlights of the cello repertoire in three consecutive concerts by composers of the classical area.
Alex loves church because it has Hobnobs and singing, and she’s not allowed either at home because one, she’s tone-deaf, and two, she’s diabetic.
The rapidly ageing minor national treasure from Taskmaster and so on, begins building on the success of current show, This Can’t Be It by taking the first steps towards a new one.
Do you feel.
What’s it like running a successful business, being a mother of three and an influencer with 10 million followers? No idea, sorry! Between us we mother 1 cat (alive) and 5.
He’s the man who put the foot into football.
Does for politics, religion and philosophy what Simon Evans Goes to Market (BBC Radio 4) did for economics – makes it fresh, compelling and funny.
Following Taiwan’s first-ever edition of WOW (Women of the World) Festival, this illuminating live/online talk considers how it was set up and delivered.
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…
Norse stories form the inspiration for this performance by Nordic Viola.
For an episcopalian minister from California, Joyce Parry Moore’s performance in Searching and Knowing comes as somewhat of a surprise.
This is deep-fried fishually stimulating cod-medy infotainment that is guaranteed to put a smile on your plaice.
Split hour of stand-up from rising stars ‘brilliant.
Come join a panel of experts and gain valuable insights into the strategic thinking and collaborative developments linking digital and live art forms in Taiwan and the world.
Come join a panel of experts and gain valuable insights into the strategic thinking and collaborative developments linking digital and live art forms in Taiwan and the world.
Following Taiwan’s first-ever edition of WOW (Women of the World) Festival, this illuminating live/online talk considers how it was set up and delivered.
After the debut in 2019 of Duo Corde InCanto, the versatile soprano Silvia Mirarchi and refined guitarist Luca Villani return with a new recital spanning five centuries of music fo…
A bumbling detective is called upon to uncover the mystery of a priceless stolen painting, but when he cannot solve it himself he is forced to enlist the help of an old nemesis.
In this dark comedy, Ophelia and Gertrude are in limbo and on their way to Hell.
Top academics, dangerous ideas and your host, comedian Susan Morrison.
Love and Piss is both a carnival of rebellion and a celebration of queer identity.
Our biggest problem is one we don’t know we have.
Almost everyone has lost someone, has loved someone.
Children’s Classic Ballet for Dance Teachers offer a workshop on how to teach children’s classical ballet, split between a theoretical lecture and a practical demonstration.
Philliam and Whillipp is a stand-up comedy show by young up-and-coming comedians Will Hitt and Philipp Kostelecky.
Divine Dance presents John the Baptist and the Bees.
Anti-comedy legend of BBC New Comedy Awards and Jimmy Carr’s Comedy Idol fame.
Clarsach virtuoso Savourna joins forces with saxophonist Steve, previewing their Cooking Vinyl CD.
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.
Three idiots, six left feet, and one splendidly stupid dance spectacular.
The rodeo is the best place in the world.
‘Charlie, why is every light in the fucking house on??’ What happens when you have a son? How does manhood move through generations? Who decides what a “good dad” really means? Chi…
Dougie is a fine traditional singer, drawn to Scots ballad language and the stories it carries to us from the past.
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.
Discover the story of one family’s journey through love, heartbreak, civil war and migration to Australia in this epic multigenerational tale.
An aural delight of soulful, melodic jazzy-blues, pop and folk-blues to shake your tail-feather.
This London-based violin/cello duo, formed in 2018, returns to give a recital of music by composers from the 17th to 19th centuries.
A celebration of the life and songs of one of the most influential performers and humanitarians of the 1970s.
Works by Anton Chekhov, translated and adapted by Michael Frayn.
One of Scotland’s leading fiddle exponents returns to the wonderful Canongate Kirk with a spectacular line-up and new 2022 album release.
What is it like to shop when disabled? Celebrating the diversity of disability and prioritising ability over disability, this exhibition explores disabled experiences in shops, pub…
An exclusive event for members of the Edinburgh International Festival.
‘The voice of Charlie Harrigan is one of rough silk enhanced by a gracious sentimental charm’ (LiverpoolSoundandVision.
Join Philip Contini and daughter Olivia for an enchanting journey through the best-loved songs of the Italian and Neapolitan repertoire accompanied by The Be Happy Band Trio: Dick …
Explore Scotland’s oldest Deaf Centre as we share stories from the community, from Deaf History Scotland archives to screenings from contemporary artists.
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.
A century of great jazz tunes from 1922 to 2022 and the stories behind them. From two jazz award winners.
Wing It Musical Theatre, by arrangement with Nick Hern Books, presents the following amateur performances: Georgia Christou’s Bright.
Top academics, dangerous ideas and your host comedian Susan Morrison.
Bye bye Gatsby! It’s 1933 and Ali is throwing a party with her pals.
After a long (like, faaaar too long.
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.
Monstopia has suffered a Covid-Zombie Outbreak.
The children of Cargilfield School present an abridged version of Shakespeare’s classic love story, performed in the round in Shakespeare’s original language.
Great selection of collectable vinyl! LPs, 12” and 7” singles – 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s to present day.
Ancient mythology and modern storytelling collide in a contemporary exploration of the legacy of colonialism and slavery by award-winning Scottish/Kenyan storyteller Mara Menzies.
In this laid-back cabaret filled with vocal impersonations, live singing and bluesy banter, drag king Mr Brake Down pays tribute to the wit and wonderment of the iconic Tom Waits.
Top academics, dangerous ideas and your host comedian Susan Morrison.
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.
A new dark comedy about sexuality, identity and family relationships.
A new dark comedy about sexuality, identity and family relationships.
Comedy! Music! Fractured classics! Drama! And more! Do you like to be surprised? Is variety what you crave? We have just the ticket for you.
Kathputli Colony is India’s biggest community of traditional artists, home to thousands of musicians, dancers, puppeteers and street-performers.
Join Edinburgh’s prestigious Poosie Nansie Burns Club in this their centenary year for a lively celebration of the life and works of Scotland’s National Bard, Robert Burns.
Enjoy some adult comedy entertainment with Shogun Joe and The Vagabonds as they complete their 2022 summer touring schedule at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Extraordinary concert of French airs de cour and their baroque admirers – Lully, Lambert, Tessier, Purcell, Handel.
One performance only. Arrive early, sell-out expected.
Jeremy Corbyn, MP for Islington North, former Labour Leader and founder of the Peace and Justice Project is joined by his friend and comrade Len McCluskey, recently retired General…
Enjoy an hour of classical music performed live by the talented ensemble Classical.
They’re back! Philip Contini and his six-piece Be Happy Band in tuxedos live on stage – all-new Rat Pack Show.
A beautiful, profoundly naked performance presented as nature intended.
Internationally acclaimed bluesman Lone Bear brings to the stage the powerful delta blues and ragtime on resonator guitar, harmonica and vocals.
Can you help rescue a drowning cow and save the environment? Based on a true story, adventurer and children’s author, Lindsey Cole mermaided the length of the River Thames to hig…
Ballet careers are competitive, subjective, physically demanding and risky – with an expectation of maintaining peak condition six days a week for their entire careers.
Clara tells the story of 19th century piano star Clara Schumann.
Malachy has just turned 25, and he has a few things to say about that.
Exploring narratives inspired by Ovid’s Heroides, the show mixes the contemporary and classical.
A tale of unrealised dreams.
Top academics, dangerous ideas and your host comedian Susan Morrison.
How we continue to lose the plot.
Influenced by the meeting of Bob Dylan and The Beatles, Irish duo Brothers Broke compare, adapt and perform a unique interpretation of songs by both artists.
Influenced by the songwriting of Lennon and McCartney, Irish duo Brothers Broke compare, adapt and perform a unique interpretation of songs by both artists from their Beatles and s…
The longest journey is the journey within.
Following their 2021 five-star Fringe show, Little Shop of Horrors, A-Team are back with a bang (bang)! Bonnie and Clyde is a fast-paced, Tony Award-winning musical which tells the…
After an ecological disaster unleashes a neurotoxin into the air, two people are thrust into a series of emotionally-charged vignettes, where they are forced to confront both the n…
The Beacon Boys return to the Sanctuary to stage Guys and Dolls Jr – an adaptation of the show considered by many to be the perfect musical comedy! Set in New York City, Guys and…
Chortle Student Comedy Award winner Joe Kent-Walters and runner-up Sam Williams join forces to bring you an absolute home run of a comedy show, covering two bases: stand-up and cha…
Rediscover the golden age of swing jazz – Ella Fitzgerald; Dinah Washington; Keely Smith; Maxine Sullivan; Peggy Lee.
The finest Geordie, Scottish and Australian comedians come together for a fantastic hour of stand-up comedy.
This powerful, funny and unflinching drama is about two real-life Florida women whose lives are profoundly changed by their immersion in the world of the other-abled.
Two of the funniest women coming up on the circuit bring you a show tackling all the juicy issues that face fun-time women in their thirties from street harassment to the morning-a…
Why do geese fly south for the winter? What’s really inside an Oreo? You suggest the question, then watch as the myth of its origin comes to life! From the roaring thunder of Mount…
There is something living in Ruth’s hallway cupboard.
The Cougar and the Cub stars two hysterical and unrestrained comedians: Trish Smart and Christy the Comedian.
Work in progress - a debut solo comedy show.
‘Fantastic!’ (Jools Holland).
Top academics, dangerous ideas and your host comedian Susan Morrison.
A princess and a dragon make for unlikely companions but together they learn about themselves, each other and earning their happy ending in this brand-new, music-full, modern fairy…
Janine filmed an Amazon Prime special.
Full-time comedians, part-time teachers Alex Kitson and Julia Stenton talk the good, the bad and the ugliness of shaping minds.
Rahul Somia is a stand-up comedian from Leicester with tales based on his Indian heritage, career as a teacher and being single.
Griffin and Jones have spent the last decade travelling the UK, showcasing their homemade miracles, and generally being the biggest comedy and magic superstars you’ve never heard…
‘Superb and fun’ ***** (TheWeeReview.
Three of the Fringe’s biggest variety performers come together for an extra-sensational show! Witness the best magic, mind-reading and nerd-ity the Fringe has to offer, all in on…
We will demonstrate a series of Tai Chi and Qigong forms covering free hands, weapons and applications of authentic Chen Style Tai Chi form and Chinese Health Qigong exercises, the…
We will demonstrate a series of Tai Chi and Qigong forms covering free hands, weapons and applications of authentic Chen Style Tai Chi form and Chinese Health Qigong exercises, the…
A rare chance to hear the music of two of jazz’s great innovators.
The 70+ artists/makers of the buzzing Coburg House open their studios to the public.
An exciting kids’ show from an Aboriginal comedy star.
Top academics, dangerous ideas and your host comedian Susan Morrison.
Remember the 90s or want to find out what the hell was going on then? Do you have a non-typical brain or know someone who does? Then you’ll want to join South East New Comedian fin…
Work in progress - a debut solo comedy show.
Under Heaven’s Eyes is a solo play that asks: did George Floyd’s killing mark a turning point for real change or yet another false dawn? While also exploring how systemic and s…
Mark Glentworth returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with his unique biographical musical about a successful musician and composer who suddenly and rapidly suffers a career-sto…
Shakespeare’s Henry IV and V - two great plays and one that’s a bit of a stinker.
Once upon a time, there was a Princess born to a King and Queen who were banished from the island of Ériu and forced to flee to America in a coffin ship.
Veteran Canadian comic David Tsonos hates one thing: the drunk heckler.
Let the ensemble take you on a journey of sound and motion through a modern artistic portrayal of this 1,400 year-old spiritual practice.
Completely sold out in 2014 and 2018.
A pianist with superhuman coordination, Los Angeles-based Milen Kirov is an award-winning Bulgarian-American pianist and composer with an inimitable artistic voice and celebrated c…
‘You must suffer me to go my own dark way.
You’d be forgiven for raising an eyebrow at the provocative title Olives and Blowjobs at Space Triplex.
‘Arry Everyman has had all the crap careers in history: cannibal pot stirrer, medieval plague sniffer, lizard war cannon fodder, undandy highwayman, popper of anchovies into small …
The world’s best Thai food massaman has a unique flavour from 24 ingredients and uses boneless chicken thigh in the traditional way: rich in spices and creamy coconut.
Join us on this wonderful, well-known tale of greed and humility as the Beast learns what it is to love and be loved.
Two pantomime stars keep complaining about people walking through their dressing room as they prepare for their performance, but not everything is good between them.
What happens when your world falls apart? Who do you become? When a cult sweeps a nation, a group of young friends find themselves caught in the middle of a revolution.
Back for its 10th year this show bounces with energy.
Elvis and Friends starring Oliver Harris.
Allyson June Smith and Daisy Earl are two of the highest regarded female comedians in the industry.
Recalling Banksy’s famous graffiti, originally painted on the side of Waterloo Bridge in 2002, Amy Wakeman’s The Girl and Her Balloon is a similarly ubiquitous depiction of hop…
Judy Garland is an icon, loved as Dorothy in Oz.
Laurel and Chaplin: Before They Were Famous.
Bienvenue to Chansons, the musical intercultural cabaret.
Sue Kelvin stars in a tribute show to Bette Midler, covering her life and songs from the perspective of a lifelong fan.
Blink and You’ll Miss It is the incredible, one-man show from Terry Geo, writer and director of Blink of an Eye.
Why would a man disappear inside his own home for seven and a half years, just when he has the most to share? MARK GLENTWORTH returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with his uni…
Multi award-winning Pete Storm and Pete Sinclair bring to life the Rat Pack era of The Sands Hotel with their tribute to Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin.
After a fully sold-out run at last year’s festival we’re back for the show’s 10th year at the Fringe! Recommended as the best late-night Irish show by the Edinburgh Evening News in…
This new folk musical comedy reimagines Jane Austen’s classic novel in modern America with gender-swapped characters.
Multi award-winning Pete Storm and Pete Sinclair return with their sell-out tribute show, bringing together on stage two legends of American music.
‘Arry Everyman has had all the crap careers in history: cannibal pot stirrer, medieval plague sniffer, lizard war cannon fodder, undandy highwayman, popper of anchovies into small …
Hosted by comedian Susan Morrison, top academics explore dangerous ideas.
Top academics, dangerous ideas and your host comedian Susan Morrison.
This feel-good show connects audiences with the energy, excitement and raw emotion of the pioneering R&B and soul acts of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.
The rodeo is the best place in the world.
A guided walking tour that will take you to Greyfriars Graveyard, home of the famous Greyfriars Bobby and the final resting place for many of Edinburgh’s most notorious characters.
When the three little wolves go out into the world and build themselves a house, their mother warns them to beware the Big Bad Pig.
Three Women and Shakespeare’s Will is is a nice little premise for a play.
This year, international multi award-winning magician Elliot Bibby is supported by his faithful friend Barry the Beach Ball.
Originally written for online festivals in 2021 and now recreated by an all-Scottish cast and crew for live performance, American writer/producer Deena MP Ronayne’s award-winning…
A bumbling detective is called upon to uncover the mystery of a priceless stolen painting, but when he cannot solve it himself he is forced to enlist the help of an old nemesis.
France 1789.
Discover the best of Scottish artisanal produce: fantastic Scottish cheeses, single malt whisky, smoked salmon, an Edinburgh gin liqueur cocktail, meat or veggie haggis and a surpr…
Two American women each perform stand-up comedy about everything from sex and dating to pigeons and society’s relationship to their bodies.
Everyone knows that Ayesha is going places.
Tales of slip ups, screw ups and other ups.
The best Thai red curry – the national dish of Thailand.
‘Absurdly talented’ (FringeBiscuit.
Between Good and Evil is a play that uses superheroes and aliens to comedically tell us the truth about ourselves.
An award-winning blend of coaching and comedy from Harriet Beveridge.
A nostalgic journey through the lives and careers of two music legends in this international sell-out show.
The only comedy show in town with actual consequences for bad jokes.
Henry Ginsberg didn’t lose his virginity, or have any romantic experiences to speak of at all until his late 20s.
Mr Brightside hasn’t left the UK charts in 18 years.
Debut show from award-winning (and he will prove it) internet comedy sensation, Jim Daly (50+ million views).
Fringe favourites – New York City comedian Katharyn Henson, ‘kicking some serious comedy ass’ (Scotsman), and internationally touring Ollie Horn, ‘a natural’ (BroadwayBaby.
416 years ago, Macbeth was first performed.
A split bill stand-up hour with a cherry on top.
Get ready for a fantastical show to warm the heart and bring joy to people young and old alike.
If you want to feel young and useful, get a job in a care home.
Direct from their UK tour, Martin Mor and Logy Logan bring their unique brand of comedy and circus back to the Edinburgh Fringe.
Two rising stars of the UK stand-up circuit banging out jokes and stories on topics as diverse as relationships, religion, politics, health and the human condition.
Following their sell-out 2018 show, UK’s best-selling author Julia Donaldson and a cast of four return with a brand-new show based on her much loved books including The Smartest Gi…
In this delightful family show, storytelling and music combine to create an enchanting performance, evoking Scotland’s northern seashores.
On your marks, get set, science! Join popular YouTubers and children’s TV presenters Maddie Moate and Greg Foot (as seen on Cbeebies’ Maddie’s Do You Know? and CBBC’s Blue Peter) f…
Sascha LO (Chortle Student and Brighton Komedia finalist, character comedian and shockingly still single) presents a split bill featuring some of the biggest rising stars of the UK…
Forty, single and ready to mingle; join lifelong friends, Annie Sup and Angela Bra, for a drag-infused comedy of musical mirth celebrating friendship and new beginnings on a bar cr…
Can kids be parents? When Cassie’s mother disappears, the teenager wants to care for her sisters on her own.
Bienvenue to Chansons, the musical intercultural cabaret.
Moni grew up in a sweatshop in Wuhan.
Murder Mystery ‘A drinks reception of all of poetic literatures greats.
It’s four years since George Steeves brought his Magic 8 Ball show to Edinburgh, winning the heart and mind of at least this reviewer with such an honest, bold theatrical collage…
A work-in-progress stand up comedy show from Max Turner Prize 2021 & East New Comedian 2019 finalist Phil Green.
Watch in amazement as Finlay and Joe shovel comedy coal into the furnace of their patented content generation device: the Perpetual Hype Machine.
A powerful combination of film, text and performance exploring the birth of modern human rights, told through the eyes of Nuremberg prosecutor and champion of the ECHR, David Maxwe…
Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2020, Eric Rushton brings his highly anticipated debut hour to the festival.
Tobias hates mash and Steve hates Tobias, but when they discover their mom to be patient zero in a world of flesh-eating zombies, the torn apart brothers get pieced back together, …
Imagine if Prince and Mae West were best friends.
Calling all brave heroes! Unveil a myriad of dark secrets and come face to face with some of the most magnificent monsters and terrifying beasts ever to walk the earth.
Northern Irish comic Caroline McEvoy and Arab comic Farah Sharp are used to conflict.
Award-winning comedian Raul Kohli picks up to four of the best upcoming acts on the circuit right now for a late-night comedy extravaganza! Including some very secret special guest…
Clownfish Theatre has returned to the Edinburgh Fringe with an updated version of their show which saw sell-out audiences in 2019 as well as similar success in Adelaide.
Eliott has never cared for sex.
Molly and Carla are both high-energy and friendly gals.
Inspired by tales of Sir Lancelot and Robin Hood, plucky heroine Will Tell disguises herself as a knight and rides off on a chivalric quest to rescue her freedom-fighting dad from …
Tssss.
One of the (many) great things about Fringe is that new comics, who don’t yet have an hour’s worth of material, can buddy up to put on a show — Chris Hall and Mark Bittleston…
Split-bill WIP from Elly Shaw and Elaine Fellows.
A delightful mess of a show combining the electrifying skills of award-winning comedian Jarred Christmas and the vocal genius of world-champion beatboxer Hobbit.
Title says it all! (Evil laugh).
Stewart D’Arrietta shares the poetry, stories and insights of the great Leonard Cohen with songs such as Tower of Song, Dance Me to the End of Love, First We Take Manhattan and Bir…
Fringe veteran Simon Munnery once more brings his eclectic mix of props, jokes, sketches, songs, poetry, and storytelling to the stage of The Stand with Trials and Tribulations.
After moving to Switzerland, a wayward Aussie finds out he’ll be a father and so he does the obvious: Leaves everyone to embark on an acting career (AKA cocaine addiction) and accr…
Into every generation, a slayer is born: one girl in all the world, a chosen one.
Al Lubel talks about his love of space, hatred of time, fear of death, ambivalence toward his parents and concern for his mental health.
Award-winning documentary film about one of the most popular, controversial and troubled comedians in the UK.
Al Lubel talks about his name for fifty-six minutes and about something else for four minutes.
Awkward Sex.
After selling out at the Adelaide Fringe, Liars and Clowns comes to Edinburgh to showcase the best alternative, underground and weird acts from around the festival.
In this laid back cabaret filled with vocal impersonations, live singing and bluesy banter, drag king Mr Brake Down pays tribute to the wit and wonderment of the iconic Tom Waits.
Christof’s overly-supportive, Greek-Cypriot family has made him think anybody cares about his jokes and, even worse, this Edinburgh show.
Comedy Hour features Prue Blake, Peter Jones and Sonia Di Iorio, three of the freshest stand-ups coming out of Australia bringing a new hour of comedy to the Fringe.
Join comedians Jojo Sutherland and Bruce Devlin to seek out the truth-tellers and denounce the disingenuous.
Full of post-Covid fallout, antibodies and menopausal rage, Daphna Baram emerges out of her safe cave into her 50s, to find out what is left of our world as we knew it.
Ya ya ding dong.
Remember the 90s or want to find out what the hell was going on then? Do you have a non-typical brain or know someone who has? Then you’ll want to join South East New Comedian fina…
Remember the 90s or want to find out what the hell was going on then? Do you have a non-typical brain or know someone who has? Then you’ll want to join South East New Comedian fina…
A dazzling double-header show featuring Vlad and Kuan-wen (Macedonia and Taiwan), who cut their teeth on the London circuit.
Hi-de-hi darlings – welcome back.
A revolving door of different African, Australian and British comedians every show! Come support your home country roots while learning about other people’s cultures in the funnies…
3’s Comedy brings together Adam Knox, Luka Muller and Peter Jones, three of the rising stars of Australian comedy, for a whole new hour of hilarious stand up.
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…
One small step for man, one giant pile of rubbish left behind! Man’s dream to reach the stars leaves the world in ruins and disturbs the sleeping dinosaurs.
One-woman show about being a sibling to someone who’s autistic.
Direct from London’s glittering West End, the boys are back with the songs and wit of those masters of mayhem and mirth: timeless musical comedy legends Flanders and Swann.
Captain Zak Space Pirate needs your help! He’s lost in a broken-down spaceship and only with your help answering questions, solving puzzles and singing songs can we survive the bub…
As the audience arrives for Morgan Rees’ show at the Pleasance, there’s a pair of shoes sticking out behind the curtain.
Returning from a sell-out Fringe in 2019, this interactive show, written especially for under 5’s, tells the story of Bertie the Moon Dragon who misses his cue to send the Moon i…
BFFs Kathy and Stella host Hull’s least successful true-crime podcast.
Oh no.
Blood, Sweat and Vaginas is Paula David’s fantastic journey of self-discovery, sexuality and comedic blunders.
Ki and Dee – On the Sesh.
Lily hasn’t heard from John in weeks.
In a Sheffield basement, two men try to bury the bodies of their past to find a hopeful future.
In the immortal words of Britney Spears: ‘You want a Lamborghini? Sippin’ martinis? Look hot in a bikini? You better work, bitch.
Amit Patel discovered a secret hidden in our data that made Google $1.
Filled with the charm of a children’s cartoon, The Song of Fergus and Kate is a quaint story about friendship and embracing differences that any child would find fascinating.
Join this multi award-winning musical storyteller for another collection of story-songs.
99 problems.
My Dad is the most important man in the country* but this isn’t about him.
Let Piscean comedy duo Norris and Parker lure you into their fever dream for a surreal hour of wild, nautical madness.
Amit Patel discovered a secret hidden our data that made Google $1.
A feel-good love story.
This is an engaging exploration of the friendship of two of the most iconic British Prime Ministers of all time.
It’s the late night comedy gameshow that put’s the ‘dick’ in dictionary.
“Eagles! The eagles are coming” says Pippin Took in Lord of the Rings.
We’ve all been there.
As we all know, COVID was invented to stop people from enjoying live music, but now Two Hearts are here to help us recover from two years of silence.
Safe everyone.
When well done, the biographical show is one of the purest theatrical events known to man.
The ‘New York comedy institution’ (New York Times) and host of the Beautiful/Anonymous podcast makes a much-anticipated return to Edinburgh following a six-year absence.
The Oxford Revue are back again at the Edinburgh Fringe with an hour of sketches, stand-up and all sorts of assorted silliness! Known for kick-starting the careers of the likes of …
A bold exploration into chronic pain experience by Sarah Hopfinger, which unashamedly celebrates the rich complexities of living with pain.
Kazumi is hunting a sea monster.
A family show filled with singing, dancing, comedy and even a sea monster.
Why can’t we all be on the same team? Is it because of men with vans called Barry? Is it because of killer sex robots, or it is it because of sambuca? Or all of the above? Sasha E…
Award-winning writer and actor Rob Ward returns to the Fringe with his latest creation The MP, Aunty Mandy & Me.
Soar into space with this exciting adaptation of the award-winning book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.
Fresh from their universally adored BBC Three pilot, Charly Clive and Ellen Robertson make their long-awaited return to the Fringe with a sketch show about love.
Ireland’s top sketch comedy group.
The legendary fox returns to Edinburgh with a brand-new show for the adults, following his totally sold-out 2019 fringe debut.
Sold-out run: Off-Broadway, Asylum NYC (2022).
So much science, so little time.
Dr Silcox returns with his perfect show for the fourth time for his hardcore fans; a unique and no-nonsense approach to exposing big pharmaceutical companies who rip off their cust…
The American stand-up, TV writer and “neurotic Jewish millennial” returns following her acclaimed 2019 debut.
Captain Jake returns to Pleasance with another tale of daring piratical dos.
A humorous and sometimes shocking insight into the untold stories of women in Scotland and the fine line they had to walk in an ever-changing climate of politics, religion and magi…
Duncan Shanks finds his subject in his riverside garden in the Clyde Valley, painting the changing seasons with an emotional engagement that chronicles the constant cycle of loss a…
Lost & Found is an hour-long tale of two women who have ended up living in foreign countries as ethnic minorities.
A masterclass on the hidden meaning behind characters from ancient Greek theatre, commedia dell’arte, film, television and slapstick.
An immersive field trip; a quest to find the true unicorn! You will be spotting what’s often overlooked, reading maps, solving little riddles and hopefully getting access to the pr…
Lost & Found is an hour-long tale of two women who have ended up living in foreign countries as ethnic minorities.
This entertaining tour will take you through the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town covering history, culture, folklore and much more.
This incredible retrospective spans 20th-century British artist Hepworth’s entire career.
A split bill stand-up comedy show featuring two of the country’s most attention seeking stand up comedians.
A split bill stand-up comedy show featuring two of the country’s most attention seeking stand up comedians.
Come hear tell of how Captain Jake ended up in prison after a disastrous raid, before he escaped with the help of the infamous Mary Reed and her crew, only to fall out and be left …
Come hear tell of how Captain Jake ended up in prison after a disastrous raid, before he escaped with the help of the infamous Mary Reed and her crew, only to fall out and be left …
“97% of women aged 18-24 have experienced sexual harassment.
“97% of women aged 18-24 have experienced sexual harassment.
Two Edinburgh previews from two award-winning comics: ELEANOR TIERNAN: AWAY WITH THE FAIRIESGlorious mistakes.
Whether it was the book or movie, C.
The smash-hit, internationally acclaimed, award-winning, multi sell-out fringe phenomenon is back at Leicester Square Theatre with their version of Romeo and Juliet.
The smash-hit, internationally acclaimed, award-winning, multi sell-out fringe phenomenon is back at Leicester Square Theatre with their version of Romeo and Juliet.
William Shakespeare has been kind enough to leave behind a plethora of quotes about drinking.
Fringe favourites Theatre Fideri Fidera are back with a hilarious comic reimagining of the tale of Wilhelm Tell.
Join the “unconventional convention” for everyone who loves, makes or has something to say about theatre and the performing arts.
This beloved ‘tale as old as time’ has been brought to life on stage like never before, with all the charm and elegance audiences expect from Belle and her Beast.
Bonjour! Disney proudly invites you to ‘Be Our Guest’ as the most enchanted musical of all time, Beauty and the Beast, returns to London for a strictly limited season.
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…
SUNDAY CABARET AT THE RVT WITH MYRA DUBOIS AND LOLA LASAGNESunday Cabaret at The RVT is a unique mix of world-class cabaret performers and fantastic DJs.
SUNDAY CABARET AT THE RVT WITH DANNY BEARD AND TANYA HYDESunday Cabaret at The RVT is a unique mix of world-class cabaret performers and fantastic DJs.
Older & Wiser is a show about life and everything it can throw at you, from the perspective of two different comics.
Work in progress - a debut solo show.
The Summer Shows are a culmination of our talented art, media and design students’ university journey in the form of a large-scale public exhibition.
What is going on out there? Thrice vaccinated, twice covided and hit by heavy menopause, Daphna Baram emerges out of her safe cave into her fifties, to check out the world after Co…
The Summer Shows are a culmination of our talented art, media and design students’ university journey in the form of a large-scale public exhibition.
What is going on out there? Thrice vaccinated, twice covided and hit by heavy menopause, Daphna Baram emerges out of her safe cave into her fifties, to check out the world after Co…
A wealthy but curiously nervous businessman attends an interview at an exclusive dating agency with the aim of meeting the woman of his dreams.
Copy to follow…
Brighton Spiegeltent is hosting another of our occasional vital conversations about the state of the arts in in Brighton and Hove.
A wealthy but curiously nervous businessman attends an interview at an exclusive dating agency with the aim of meeting the woman of his dreams.
Former Religious Studies teacher turned stand-up comedian Kevin Precious turns his hand to examining his former profession, and takes a sideways look at the teaching and schools mo…
Former Religious Studies teacher turned stand-up comedian Kevin Precious turns his hand to examining his former profession, and takes a sideways look at the teaching and schools mo…
For Queen And Country tells the remarkable true story of Major Denis Rake MC, as seen on the BBC2 programme, “Secret Agent Selection: WW2”.
Award-winning (and he will prove it) internet comedy sensation Jim Daly (50+ million views online.
Shin Shin Toitsu Do (Japanese yoga) session at 14:30 where you will learn unification of mind and body, natural movement, meditation and breathing.
Award-winning (and he will prove it) internet comedy sensation Jim Daly (50+ million views online.
For Queen And Country tells the remarkable true story of Major Denis Rake MC, as seen on the BBC2 programme, “Secret Agent Selection: WW2”.
SUNDAY CABARET AT THE RVT WITH MYRA DUBOIS AND LOLA LASAGNESunday Cabaret at The RVT is a unique mix of world-class cabaret performers and fantastic DJs.
“This Is What The Menopause Looks Like” is an exhibition of portraits and interviews of 70 people from across the UK, funded by Arts Council England.
“This Is What The Menopause Looks Like” is an exhibition of portraits and interviews of 70 people from across the UK, funded by Arts Council England.
Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2020 Eric Rushton brings his highly-anticipated debut hour to the Brighton Fringe.
Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2020 Eric Rushton brings his highly-anticipated debut hour to the Brighton Fringe.
Two close friends connect with each other through the pandemic by sending daily videos by phone.
Two close friends connect with each other through the pandemic by sending daily videos by phone.
Alfie Packham and Sam Eley have turned up in Brighton to perform a blistering hour of their best stand-up for the first time.
Alfie Packham and Sam Eley have turned up in Brighton to perform a blistering hour of their best stand-up for the first time.
In the greatest underwater discovery since the Titanic, the wreck of polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship has been found and Dan Snow and Saunders Carmichae…
A mixed bill show featuring stand-up and sketch from the people who brought you wacky conversations on the comedy driven life, here comes an hour of stand up and sketch from Toby a…
A mixed bill show featuring stand-up and sketch from the people who brought you wacky conversations on the comedy driven life, here comes an hour of stand up and sketch from Toby a…
Come and enjoy a night of great comedy to help support women, children, mothers, and babies in the world’s poorest communities.
Vlad Miller and Notes From Underground will be performing their new album ‘Kurakin’s Diary’ with storyteller and writer Will Browning.
Vlad Miller and Notes From Underground will be performing their new album ‘Kurakin’s Diary’ with storyteller and writer Will Browning.
When a young Prince is in search of a bride, his mother, The Queen, is on the lookout for a real Princess.
When a young Prince is in search of a bride, his mother, The Queen, is on the lookout for a real Princess.
One-hit wonders are like love affairs – intense, but alas, all-too-brief- so join award-winning performer Paul Diello and his eight-piece ensemble as they resurrect some of the g…
A work-in-progress stand up comedy show from South East New Comedian 2019 and Max Turner Prize 2021 finalist Phil Green.
Warning: this show is not for the faint-hearted.
Remember the 90s or want to find out what the hell was going on then? Do you have a non-typical brain or know someone who has? Then you’ll want to join South East New Comedian fina…
Remember the 90s or want to find out what the hell was going on then? Do you have a non-typical brain or know someone who has? Then you’ll want to join South East New Comedian fina…
‘Mémoires d’un Amnésique: A piano, a film and Erik Satie, in his own words’ is, in equal parts, a piano recital, a one-man play and a surrealist film, amalgamated into a unique t…
‘Mémoires d’un Amnésique: A piano, a film and Erik Satie, in his own words’ is, in equal parts, a piano recital, a one-man play and a surrealist film, amalgamated into a unique t…
Searchlight Theatre Company returns to the Brighton Fringe with their delightful show Mr Laurel and Mr Hardy at the Rialto Theatre.
The greatest comedy double act of all time: Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, now in the autumn of their careers embark on a grueling tour of British theatres and variety halls.
Come and join international stand-up comedian Dharmander Singh as he goes on a journey to discover his identity, roots and nationality through funny stories and observations about …
Come and join international stand-up comedian Dharmander Singh as he goes on a journey to discover his identity, roots and nationality through funny stories and observations about …
Hammer and Tongue bring a special edition of their infamous Slam poetry contest to Brighton Fringe with ‘The Open Air Poetry Slam’! With critically acclaimed award-winning headline…
Gill Sims is the author of the Best Selling ‘Why Mummy’ series of books and the woman behind the hugely popular ‘Peter and Jane’ Facebook page.
“Is she perfect? Not at the beginning – and maybe not ever.
Come and get your teeth into a refreshing approach to acting with this Stanislavski-inspired technique.
Come and get your teeth into a refreshing approach to acting with this Stanislavski-inspired technique.
SUNDAY CABARET AT THE RVT WITH SHANIA PAIN AND SOOZ KEMPNERSunday Cabaret at The RVT is a unique mix of world-class cabaret performers and fantastic DJs.
Join the Barmy Brothers for a bonkers show like no other, where everything that can go wrong, most likely will! Heaps of ridiculous, joyous fun for children and their grown ups.
When a young Prince is in search of a bride, his mother, The Queen, is on the lookout for a real Princess.
Amazing Stories of Blues and Soul returns to the Brighton Fringe for a second great year with a humorous all-action stage show that mixes storytelling with great music.
Robert Hamberger and Simon Maddrell deliver armchair poetry readings and intimate discussion between two old queens with subjects ranging from fatherhood to serenity, celebration t…
After witnessing my son’s terrible squalid journey into a craven addiction, I wanted to work with addicts and those like me, who love them, to paint them and ask: what is happening…
Robert Hamberger and Simon Maddrell deliver armchair poetry readings and intimate discussion between two old queens with subjects ranging from fatherhood to serenity, celebration t…
After witnessing my son’s terrible squalid journey into a craven addiction, I wanted to work with addicts and those like me, who love them, to paint them and ask: what is happening…
Centred around folklore beautifully adapted and scripted by Kneehigh Theatre, this production takes inspiration from the energy, exuberance, and outlandish dark comedy of the erstw…
Guava Palava Arts present an award-winning comedy theatre show.
Centred around folklore beautifully adapted and scripted by Kneehigh Theatre, this production takes inspiration from the energy, exuberance, and outlandish dark comedy of the erstw…
The sweet journey of an unlikely pear of lovers.
Christopher Drake will explain the discoveries of the eminent Russian medical scientist Prof.
Christopher Drake and his team of Practitioners will explain the discoveries of the eminent Russian medical scientist Prof.
Join Ash Hennessy, Alex Green and Jay Corcoran as they attempt to wrap there heads around Conspiracy Theories, Billionaire Island’s and Pornhubs casting feature and more! ‘Ash is …
Join Ash Hennessy, Alex Green and Jay Corcoran as they attempt to wrap there heads around Conspiracy Theories, Billionaire Island’s and Pornhubs casting feature and more! ‘Ash is …
The friendship between James Taylor and Carole King played a vital part in both of their incredible careers.
Alex Franklin (Brighton Comedy Award Finalist/ BBC New Comedy Award Nominee) and Andy Watts (Max Turner Prize Winner/ So You Think You’re Funny Runner-Up) have landed, and are re…
Alex Franklin (Brighton Comedy Award Finalist/ BBC New Comedy Award Nominee) and Andy Watts (Max Turner Prize Winner/ So You Think You’re Funny Runner-Up) have landed, and are re…
SUNDAY CABARET AT THE RVT WITH POPPYCOCK AND MRS MOORESunday Cabaret at The RVT is a unique mix of world-class cabaret performers and fantastic DJs.
From some of Britain’s first women doctors to suffragettes, entrepreneurs to entertainers, racing drivers, artists, music-hall stars, and campaigners, Brighton & Hove has always at…
From some of Britain’s first women doctors to suffragettes, entrepreneurs to entertainers, racing drivers, artists, music-hall stars, and campaigners, Brighton & Hove has always at…
Join the invincible superhero Captain Cauliflower on an unforgettable adventure filled with extreme silliness and unquestionable danger.
Best Theatre Performance Brighton Festival and nine times Edinburgh Fringe First winners, Richard Crane and Faynia Williams return to premiere the third in their ‘superlative.
Yggdrasil, the World Tree grows bringing life into the universe.
Yggdrasil, the World Tree grows bringing life into the universe.
Best Theatre Performance Brighton Festival and nine times Edinburgh Fringe First winners, Richard Crane and Faynia Williams return to premiere the third in their ‘superlative.
‘Philliam and Whillipp Strikes Again’ is a split bill comedy show (returning to Brighton) from young up-and-coming comedians William Hitt and Philipp Kostelecky “Tongue-in-cheek …
‘Philliam and Whillipp Strikes Again’ is a split bill comedy show (returning to Brighton) from young up-and-coming comedians William Hitt and Philipp Kostelecky “Tongue-in-cheek …
Join the invincible superhero Captain Cauliflower on an unforgettable adventure filled with extreme silliness and unquestionable danger.
Hove has been home to women who have shaken our world.
Hove has been home to women who have shaken our world.
We run comedy nights at this venue all year round but we have something special planned for the Fringe.
In our world of fast fashion, the buy-now-pay-later mentality fed to us by banks like Klarna and the rising cost of living, Dennis Kelly’s Love and Money will truly resonate with…
Two short humorous online plays about love, oil, money and neurobiology.
Let’s face it, we’re all nuts.
Bienvenue to Chansons, the original musical intercultural cabaret.
Bienvenue to Chansons, the original musical intercultural cabaret.
Eliott has never cared for sex.
Eliott has never cared for sex.
With his partner Terry, Brian is the owner of gay-friendly seaside bed and breakfast, Quilt & Croissant, famed for its heated croissant baskets and homemade gooseberry chutney.
With his partner Terry, Brian is the owner of gay-friendly seaside bed and breakfast, Quilt & Croissant, famed for its heated croissant baskets and homemade gooseberry chutney.
The Clifton Hill and Montpelier area is a charming, inner-city architectural gem that is the essence of Brighton style.
Two short humorous online plays about love, oil, money and neurobiology.
Dennis Kelly is one of the UK’s most extraordinary and original writers working today.
SUNDAY CABARET AT THE RVT WITH DANNY BEARD AND MARSHA MALLOWSunday Cabaret at The RVT is a unique mix of world-class cabaret performers and fantastic DJs.
A man, a banana and a tape recorder.
Having a gun - albeit a fake one - pointed at my face has never been at the top of my list of fears.
Two small-town kids from the middle of nowhere became the biggest folk heroes in all America.
A man, a banana and a tape recorder.
In Ruby’s Pop-Up record and vintage clothes shop magical things are happening, people are falling in love, finding themselves, sorting their lives and restyli…
In Ruby’s Pop-Up record and vintage clothes shop magical things are happening, people are falling in love, finding themselves, sorting their lives and restyli…
SUNDAY SOCIAL AT THE RVT WITH MISS PENNY AND VILEDA MOPPESunday Social at The RVT is a unique mix of world-class cabaret and fantastic DJs.
Tobias hates mash and Steve hates Tobias, but when they discover their mom to be patient zero in a world of flesh-eating zombies, the torn apart brothers get pieced back together, …
SUNDAY SOCIAL AT THE RVT WITH LOLA LASAGNE AND SON OF A TUTUSunday Social at The RVT is a unique mix of world-class cabaret and fantastic DJs.
Calling the bum wipers, bedtime boppers and owners of tiny humans.
Perennial favourites Bouncers and Shakers will be bursting onto our stage this March! Both plays are fast and furious, full of life and laughs, and performed against a soundtrack o…
Malachy has just turned 25, and he has a few things to say about that.
‘And This Is Me!’ A twentieth anniversary tour! After many years of giving his wonderful lecture talks of his he does, Count Arthur Str…
An interactive make-believe tale where the real and imaginary collide, and friends are never far away. Saturday 5 March 11am and 2pm Ages 4+
Want your Shakespeare battered or filleted?Food snobbery and copy culture served up with lashings of lovely Shakespeare, lightly dusted with socialist ideology, and fini…
CHALK & CHEESE sharing is caring, unless you're special Frustrated and UneducatedI might have chlamydia.
Sex, Society and Other Stupid Sh*t is the debut production of ArtsEd graduate theatre company, Fill in the Blank.
Two Hundred Deer to Every Lion An (un)real history of Phoenix Park freddo bars and cigars Where do we go from here? Two Hundred Deer to Every Lion - bluehouse th…
The year is 2021, and the world still doesn’t know what to do with those of us who have decided not to reproduce.
Can you recognise love, or catastrophe? Arthur coerces, charms, conspires.
The truly mind-boggling story of how a long, long time ago two hunter-gatherers, Ugg and Ogg, palled up with their enemies the wolves and invented man’s best friend, the dog.
This funny, sincere and profoundly moving ecological adventure will feature Jordan Benjamin (Hairspray – London Coliseum) as Rain and Mei Henri (The Birt…
Rain and Zoe Save the World by Crystal Skillman at Jermyn Street Theatre is an action adventure story that follows two teenage friends as they embark on a journey to disrupt some o…
“im just very very horny.
Hi-De-Hi, David Croft and Jimmy Perry's spirited love letter to the declining days of the British holiday camp, was first broadcast in the January of 1980 and prove…
SUNDAY SOCIAL AT THE RVT WITH LOLA LASAGNE AND BRENDA LABEAUSunday Social at The RVT is a unique mix of world-class cabaret and fantastic DJs.
SUNDAY SOCIAL AT THE RVT WITH DANNY BEARD AND TANYA HYDESunday Social at The RVT is a unique mix of world-class cabaret and fantastic DJs.
SUNDAY SOCIAL AT THE RVT WITH THE D.
Join author, campaigner and podcast host Ruairí McKiernan, Senator Lynn Ruane and special guests for what is guaranteed to be a lively and inspiring conversation …
SUNDAY SOCIAL WITH MARY MAC AND SOOZ KEMPNER On Sunday 9th January we welcome back the actual Queen of Scotland and defender of the haggis, Mary Mac and our hugely popular new…
Sir David Suchet makes his eagerly awaited return to the West End in POIROT AND MORE, A RETROSPECTIVE this New Year.
Spinning Yarns and guzzling pints in the seaside bar they have adopted as home, Johnny Comerford and Mucker Kinsella have carved out for themselves a haven in retirement…
Dublin, 1742.
Dublin, 1742.
Join us for an evening with Professor Luke O’Neill and Tourism Ireland Marketing Director Mark Henry in conversation with Aoife Barry.
White Wine Question Time, the fun and conversational podcast based around three thought-provoking questions over three glasses of wine, has seen over 2 million listeners…
Tune in for an evening of conversation with RTÉ Radio 1’s cultural guru, Seán Rocks.
Arland Town.
Writer/Director Paul Stone has unearthed a gem of World War II history and transformed it into a delightful monologue, now on stage at the King’s Head Theatre, Islington.
The Tony Awards for comedy must have had a lean year in 2013 when Christopher Durang won Best Play for Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike.
This year Halloween falls on a Sunday and we are going all spooky on your cabaret asses, it will be bats in the belfry and monsters in the mash as we welcome Pixie Poltergeist Poli…
This Sunday we welcome back the Iron Bru Queen of Scotland and defender of the haggis, Mary Mac and our hugely popular new star Sooz Kempner to Sunday Social, plus DJs Simon Le Van…
Doll and Ted are storytellers.
There’s nowhere quite like Sunday Social at The RVT with it’s mix of world-class cabaret and amazing DJs.
Belszki and Guests: Lesbian Cabaret ShowSun 17 Oct @ The Brunswick Holland Road HoveDoors 6:45pm Show 7pm End 9pm 10 A NIGHT CURATED BY LESBIANS, FOR LESBIANS AND ALLIESEVERYO…
Based on an original, new story by J.
This is the online livestreamed event.
This beautiful magical and majestic story told by 4 storytellers ensemble style.
The price a mother pays when she makes a deal with the mystical energies of mother earth Ani and magical powers of rivergeniOshimiri, to keep her spirit child alive.
SUNDAY SOCIAL WITH THE DAME EDNA EXPERIENCE AND SON OF A TUTUSunday Social at The RVT is a unique mix of world-class cabaret and fantastic DJs with a crowd like no other.
Worbey and Farrell return with an exciting family friendly matinee performance like you’ve never seen!They’ll raise the roof with their unique blend of sensational piano arrang…
Disabled Queer and Hear presents a Spooky Saturday Afternoon at The RVTDisabled Queer and Hear are bringing us a Halloween themed show with a host of amazing LGBTQ+ disabled p…
Whos ready for another Eurovision party?After our return from lockdown in August, were delighted to be launching our next event, taking place at Londons Royal Vauxhall Tavern on Fr…
Explorations into the sensuality, and power of the mind body connection in creating a life of pleasure, satisfaction and authentic connectionAre you curious to discover how movemen…
Just May & Mark T Cox Do the NoughtiesLondon’s newest and least-known cabaret show is coming BACK, for more LIVE frolics in the simmering East End this summer.
Sunday 3rd October we welcome back two of our most popular drag stars to Sunday Social, Poppycock and Mrs Moore plus DJs Simon Le Vans and the return of Craig Jones.
Learn how to make a lino-cut print from start to finish in a friendly in-person workshop with LGBT+ women, trans and non-binary people, led by Wild Water Art Store’s Gemma Curtis.
Fee Fi Fo Fum! It’s a giant of a show, we’d love you to come! This classic fairytale now gets the Lyngo Theatre treatment so expect lots of surprises and beautiful images as…
A work-in-progress stand up comedy show from Max Turner Prize 2021 finalist Phil Green.
A work-in-progress stand up comedy show from Max Turner Prize 2021 finalist Phil Green.
A work-in-progress stand up comedy show from Max Turner Prize 2021 finalist Phil Green.
A work-in-progress stand up comedy show from Max Turner Prize 2021 finalist Phil Green.
Come and join the QPOCPROJECT’s collaboration with licensed therapist Anthony Davis.
A musical AND a film about Queen and not ONE show about The Fall? That’s bobbins! The Church of The Fall is one man’s attempt to do justice to Mark E.
In May this year, under the guise of making the UK the safest place in the world to go online the government passed the Online Safety Bill which removes any content deemed as havin…
Love, Genius and a Walk, at Theatro Technis, a venue billed as ‘one of London's best-kept secrets’, is an ambitious exploration of how artistic individuals struggle with ma…
Rob is a comedic performance poet and performs anywhere where people will not throw things.
Rob is a comedic performance poet and performs anywhere where people will not throw things.
Rob is a comedic performance poet and performs anywhere where people will not throw things.
This panel will explore how female filmmakers in East Asia have fought to promote equality both onscreen and behind the camera, advocating for the importance of diverse representat…
Ever had an annoying friend that just won’t go away? Queenie has.
Ever had an annoying friend that just won’t go away? Queenie has.
Ever had an annoying friend that just won’t go away? Queenie has.
“Keep Calm & Practice Mindfulness” &n…
Humankind, we have declared war.
WE’RE LIVE, WE’RE HERE AND WE’RE SO READDDDDY.
As the audience settle back for an evening of cosmic cabaret, all is not well at Saucy Jack’s.
As the audience settle back for an evening of cosmic cabaret, all is not well at Saucy Jack’s.
As the audience settle back for an evening of cosmic cabaret, all is not well at Saucy Jack’s.
“Keep Calm & Practice Mindfulness” &n…
Annie Sup and Angela Bra are housemates in their forties celebrating a new lease of life on the first anniversary of Angela’s divorce.
Annie Sup and Angela Bra are housemates in their forties celebrating a new lease of life on the first anniversary of Angela’s divorce.
Annie Sup and Angela Bra are housemates in their forties celebrating a new lease of life on the first anniversary of Angela’s divorce.
Doctors Benji Waterstones and Matt Hutchinson stitch their comedy careers back together – coming fresh from being heroes throughout the pandemic, heroically doing front-line hero…
These neat little monologues are a sort of fan fiction inspired by various works of Shakespeare (The Tempest, Romeo & Juliet, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Hamlet, Macbeth, Twelf…
The long wait is over.
Ed and Bunny delve into the downsides of being highly evolved sentient beings in a culturally (in)sensitive post-pandemic wasteland/wonderland.
Olives and Blowjobs is a new coming of age one-man show written and performed by Ollie Maddigan.
Henry (Churney) Churniavsky is a Jewish, Scouse, Stand-Up Comedian based in Liverpool, already this is unique.
Humankind, we have declared war.
There was a comment made in an article in the Edinburgh Evening News just before the Fringe began about how, after the amount of time comedians have had to prepare for the 2021 Fri…
Faye and Fiona feel like Thelma and Louise except they’re stuck in South London with a beat up 1999 Honda Accord (and they haven’t shot anyone.
When Rob’s driving test gets hijacked by a criminal on the run, he has two options - floor it, or get killed! Is this the most terrifying day of his life? Or will he get more than…
You may be asking “Who even is Sam Carlyle?”, but after this cabaret you’ll certainly know her name (along with way too much else.
Arland Town.
After their successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe, the stars of The Football Show on Yahoo Sport, Jim Daly (50+million views online, “Very, very funny” - Kevin Day) and Dave Bib…
The show comprises of Ashish Suri and a different *friend sharing their weird tales and giving a view of the world through different perspectives.
Stephen Hawking’s dead.
Laura Smyth and Suzie Preece present their split bill show “I’ll Tell You What”, an hour of stand-up comedy by two of the funniest women coming up on the circuit.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
We’re gonna be honest.
Ever had an annoying friend that just won’t go away? Queenie has.
Matt Hutchinson is a hospital doctor and comedian - Fresh from being an absolute hero throughout the pandemic, heroically doing front-line hero things, the sound of the “Clap for…
Join housemates Annie Sup and Angela Bra on a night out celebrating the first anniversary of Angela’s divorce.
Ruby Carr (Amused Moose New Act of the Year 2019 Finalist) and Alice-India (Leicester Square Theatre New Act of the Year 2019 Finalist) are looking for a person or persons to join …
Meet Jack Hoosie, manager of South Yorkshire’s 3rd Most Hygenic Sauna (1997).
As if so-called ‘Freedom Day’ had not generated enough excitement on Monday 19th July, the Arcola Theatre had its planned reopening that evening and showcased its fabulous new …
Miss Kiddy and the Cads is a unique and extraordinary show for the most discerning and style conscious of audiences.
A wonderfully entertaining evening of laughter and fine acting is currently to be found in Keith Waterhouse’s Mr and Mrs Nobody, staged by Gabriella Bird in her directorial debut…
By Karrim Jalali.
Two men, two different approaches to creating a good play.
Ever had an annoying friend that just won’t go away? Queenie has.
Will Hall (as seen on BBC Three and Channel 4) and Sharlin Jahan (as heard on Union Jack Radio) present a brand new work in progress split bill.
Electric Cabaret Company are back by popular demand after two years of hilarious sell-out shows! As a V.
Bumfluffery and other silliness.
Join us for a night of celebration! Featuring music from The Woodville, with their blend of soul/funk and gospel influences, playing songs from their forthcoming album.
All Saints attracts scores of visitors to its Open Church days.
The Jerk Store.
Come and enjoy a late night comedy and drinking session at The Caxton Arms with the legendary Essex life-coach, philosopher and comedian, Paul Merryck, and some of his boozier mate…
POLITICAL DRAG WORKSHOP - 24/06, 2.
Our Fringe debut, ‘Mind Your Rhymes’, was a sell-out and this year Spit the Ink are back with a hot new line-up of talent and a tasty compère! We are an LGBTQ+ Brighton-based grou…
Performing songs from the critically acclaimed album Waves on Wire.
The Greenwich Theatre reopened last week with the inspired programming of four short plays by Caryl Churchill.
A family comedy show with a twist, Liz and Jessie's Undiscovered Country follows Liz and Jessie as they set out to explore places in the UK that may have had a connection to th…
Olivier Award winner Guy Masterson, dubbed “The Master of Milk Wood”, brings the genius of Dylan Thomas’ “other works” to vivid life in his Stage Best Actor Award winning presentat…
Sarah Iles “a deeply astute comedy storyteller.
Having studied Dylan Thomas at university, fallen in love with Richard Burton's classic interpretation of Under Milk Wood and having a strong Welsh family connection, I was exc…
‘Liz and Jessie’s Undiscovered Country’ written by Simon Messingham Pump up your tyres, pack your sandwiches and saddle up with LIZ and JESSIE as they discover THE UNDISCOVERED CO…
“One of the best performances — if not the best — that I have seen in a long time.
You can’t say that Frills and Spills descends into chaos so much as embraces it from the get-go.
They say music is the soundtrack to our lives, but what happens when we get stuck on repeat? Often dark, sometimes funny, occasionally quirky, but always refreshingly honest, thi…
Come and air your dirty laundry with us at ‘Harriett’s Press: Wash and Create’ in the Brighton Open Market.
Created and performed by graduates of the University of Worcester’s MTheatre course, an integrated masters in touring theatre which gives students the skills and experience they …
‘Love Is The Sweetest Thing’ - A celebration of the music and life of Ray Noble.
The Purple Teapot Puppet Company are back with a brand new show about a teddy bear and dog vying for the affection of their very silly human.
Direct from a sell-out five-star hit tour of Australia and New Zealand, join international award-winning singing sensation Velma Celli for an overindulgent diva fest celebrating th…
Join ‘The After Dark’ for a glamorous evening of cabaret and burlesque right in the heart of Brighton.
You may be asking “Who even is Sam Carlyle?”, but after this cabaret you’ll certainly know her name (along with way too much else .
Tl;dr: Two female comedians debut their 30 minute solo shows on one bill.
There seems to be a resurgence of interest in the adaptability of works by Robert Louis Stevenson for the stage, with productions popping up in many quarters.
One winter, Oldilocks finds a teddy bear in the park and remembers a delicious bowl of porridge she tasted years ago in the woods.
Jody Kamali presents some of his favourite characters in this multi-character comedy/variety show.
Over 200 years of history from a lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer perspective, including Regency Dandies, 1950s lesbian and gay life and political activism.
Lee Miller and Fashion: Hand Grenades like Cartier Clips.
A compelling one-man show based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic mystery tale of the conflict between good and evil.
Join an adventurous young girl and her seafaring father as they reimagine the story of a tiny snail’s incredible trip around the world, inspired by Julia Donaldson and Axel Schef…
Stand-up comedy compilation show hosted by Ryan Mold, introducing short sets from some of the very best comedians across Brighton Fringe.
Affectionate musical comedy on the world’s longest-serving monarch, now sadly bereft of her consort of 73 years.
An online event, in association with the free digital platform The Ironclad Hub ( https://ironclad-hub.
Former Religious Studies teacher turned stand-up comedian Kevin Precious turns his hand to examining his former profession, and takes a sideways look at teaching and schools more g…
Andy Jordan Productions & LSU Theatre Two short humorous plays by Vince LiCata about Love, Oil, Money and Neurobiology THE LILLY POD wonders if you can buy your own oil rig, an…
A brief journey into the careers, friendship and playful rivalry of Noel Coward and Cole Porter, two theatrical giants of the 20th Century, mainly focusing on their passion for tra…
Comedy Store King Gong Show winner Philipp (BBC Wales) and SYTYF semi-finalist William Hitt (BBC London) explore toxic masculinity, white privilege and grocery stores through a mis…
An absurd debut work in progress show from two of Brighton’s best-loved (hopefully by someone) comics.
Losers are funny! Come and laugh with the losers! Anti-heroes Arna Spek, Clive Coopman and James OD will perform stand-up routines about finding funny in the sadder end of life.
From Ladies to ladies, scientists to sportswomen, Kemptown has inspired some incredible women.
A haunting tale of a woman on the edge, entangled by her raw love and lust for three women.
Char Brockes and Jack O'Neill (Ava Cardo) brought the Rialto Theatre to life with their unique styles of drag and slapstick comedy, in order to explore the theme of Romantic Co…
Award-winning author Stuart Reid brings his brilliant blend of bums, boogers, books and big bottom burps back to Brighton following his sell-out shows in 2019.
This new comedy musical is based upon the little told story of the life of Helen Carte.
Artificial Intelligence is on the way, and it will be powerful.
Brighton’s own King of anarchic storytelling, the irrepressible Mr D, returns to Brighton Fringe with tales of ghosts, monsters, and the Devil that are not for the faint-hearted.
Hugs, Tears & Replacement Bus Services by Nod at The Fox is a 16-minute fully audio production complete with the dialogue fully subtitled to allow those who are hearing impaire…
At the age of 91, Kathleen Behan was persuaded to record her memories onto tape by her son Brian.
An interactive online adventure story for children aged 3-8.
When looking at the train timetable, you never want to read the words “Replacement Bus Service”.
Signature Sound Acapella is a music group with a passion for experimental acapella.
What does a woman have to do to give death a good spanking? A comedy drama from award-winning writer Chris Brannick and director Karen Kirkup.
What a relief to be sitting in an actual theatre watching something where no one mentions the 'C word', unless it's Cornwall that is.
A simple premise lays the foundation for Melanie Gall to recount the story of two of Hollywood’s brightest golden age stars, Deanna Durbin and Judy Garland: a New York Times jour…
Outdoor theatre? In December? Yes, it’s happening! Brighton Open Air Theatre (BOAT) have launched their first ever Christmas programme with a bang as Hansel and Gretel? A Postmod…
Working with a tight script from Stuart Crowther and some inspired direction from Stephen Smith, Threedumb Theatre have created a wonderfully atmospheric version of The Strange Cas…
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…
Marketed as a comedic, feminist fairytale mashup, the concept of Lady Wank (And Other Fairytales For Adults) offered much potential.
Mrs Puntila and her Man Matti is that relatively rare thing for the Royal Lyceum Theatre—a star vehicle, rather than an ensemble production, that happens to have two audience fav…
Jingan Young is a fascinating writer to follow, as her play Life and Death of a Journalist explores the hardships of journalism amid political turbulence and cultural difference.
Tang and Four Dreams are presented by the Shanghai Conservatory of Music.
There are quite a few variations on the Romeo & Juliet theme at this year’s Fringe, but few have as many puns as AcadePitch Presents - Romeo and Juliet: An A Capella Tragedy.
I’ve never been the biggest fan of Alice Birch’s writing.
Freyja Westdal and Beth Heyward join the ranks of such excellent Fringe female musical comedy acts as Fascinating Aida, Flo & Joan, and EastEnd Cabaret with a smart, funny, che…
If you have ever wondered how contemporary dance choreography is created (as opposed to classical ballet) this fascinating show, CoisCéim Dance Theatre’s Body Language directed …
Mark Knight had the honour of performing to a packed-out room, clearly up for a fun Friday night of Mind Reading and Hypnosis – any Edinburgh performer’s dream scenario.
Introducing Carol Ann Duffy to the stage with a trumpet call, indicating a rally of the troops, seems befitting for the hour with the world-renowned poet.
I need to preface with this review with a disclaimer – this is either a one-star or a five-star show, depending on your sense of humour.
Is there a more intoxicating combination than blues music and good whisky? There is – blues music and multiple good whiskies.
Robert Temple is performing the only traditional hour-long hypnosis show in Edinburgh Fringe this year, so if you’re looking for a show where any number of people can volunteer t…
It’s 1816, and Mary Shelley is about to recite the words that would be Frankenstein.
Amber Topaz, the inaugural Miss Burlesque UK, brings Edinburgh Fringe a burlesqueless theatrical cabaret experience that is personal, informative, and inclusive.
With its eclectic composition of scenes, monologues, choreography and voice-over, Landscape (1989) is a genuinely intriguing production full of interesting elements – although th…
Whether you bought a ticket for the slightly unnerving image design or for the sheer length of the title, you would be forgiven for rethinking your choice once you notice a dauntin…
This is a show for the fans.
A woman walks into a bar.
Colt Cabana Is a world-famous wrestler who has wrestled around the world from Dundee to Japan and back including a short, not so successful, run in the WWE as Scotty Goldman.
For an incomplete play, Georg Büchner’s Woyzeck has nevertheless managed to secure enduring interest.
Stoner comedy is a strange subgenre.
Christine Devaney’s And the Birds Did Sing is a gentle, moving meditation on the loss of her father, expressed through story-telling and some expressive physical movement to an e…
It is often a challenge to take a piece of original writing that has already achieved success at the Fringe and do something new with it.
There are worse ways to start a show than with free sweets, and no better way to end it than with a singalong.
If you’ve seen anything that A Slightly Isolated Dog has done, you’ve arguably seen all of it, and that is in no way a bad thing.
Late 1800s: there’s a heavy fog surrounding London.
Nick Revell has honed his comic storytelling craft to a fine point.
If you’re looking for fun and interactive quiz formats that work well as hour long Edinburgh Fringe shows, then pickings are comparatively slim.
One bright and sunny day, a fish jumps out of a river, and promptly meets a fellow animal with whom he will share the next 46 years of his life.
A packed room at Gilded Balloon’s new Patter Hoose venue shows that even a rainy Friday morning can’t dampen the enthusiasm for bubbles.
Drawing the line between the exaggerated and the tender is no easy feat.
The brainchild of comedians Harriet Dyer and Scott Gibson, That’s Not a Lizard, That’s My Grandmother! is unlike any other show at the Fringe.
Steinbeck’s famous novella captures and comments on the daily despair faced by the migrant workers in the Great Depression of the 1930’s, as they aimlessly drift from job to jo…
The boys are back in town and they still believe in the stag! Irish sketch comedy trio, Sean Finegan, Conor McKenna and Sean Flanagan, return for another Edinburgh Fringe run with …
I’m not gonna pretend like I know a lot about the UK's schooling system, because I don’t.
In the queue for Flanders and Swann, I was struck (but not entirely surprised) that the audience were of a higher age demographic than any of the other 250 or so Edinburgh Fringe s…
This interesting two-hander from writer and director Lucy Bird paints a raucous, vivid picture of a lonely life, that of wage-slave Kate, played by Dru Stephenson, and what happens…
Celebrity impression shows have a Marmite-esque quality: whether they are a hit or a failure depends largely on their consumer and there is rarely an 'in between'.
The eminently search-engine-unfriendly Cream Tea and Incest returns to Fringe after a successful outing in 2017, but this time with an all-female cast.
The Cardboard Exotics are back at Fringe with a new offering from writer and cast member Ben Alborough.
Perhaps the end of Romeo & Juliet wasn't quite as tragic as we remembered.
The Scottish National Gallery Of Modern Art play host to the first-ever survey exhibition of collage in the world.
A brief language lesson: According to the “part-banter, part-racist” English idiom, the North, is somewhere it is said to be Grim Up.
Brighton Open Air Theatre is an ideal setting for This Is My Theatre’s mission to bring classic plays to alternative, accessible venues.
In a retelling of the classic Beauty and the Beast saga aimed at small children, four players multi-role in an uncomplicated and pleasant way.
Another triumphant show from Ciadhra McGuire and Erik Igelström or, as they’re better known on stage, Earnest and Wilde.
A reviewer's job can sometimes be a miserable one.
I was interested in the credentials of the performer of The Vein, the Fingerprint Machine and the Automatic Speed Detector, whose intense manner and air of authenticity was captiva…
Only Fools and Horses the Musical brings the iconic and much-loved comedy to life once more, through an ingenious and hilarious original score.
Paved with Gold and Ashes is the story of five women who survive a hideous factory.
Rumbustious, fast, furious and funny, yet full of magic and fairy dust, Wendy and Peter Pan will delight all ages: an awfully big adventure and the perfect Christmas show.
What makes a "traditional" pantomime? It's certainly not just a case of blowing the dust off a 1970s panto script and hoping for the best; here, the Brunton’s now r…
Walk Swiftly And With Purpose is a coming-of-age narrative, which calmly sets ablaze the Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, History Boys, and Dead Poets’ Society and, with a short sharp …
The Almeida Theatre’s highly acclaimed production of Tennessee Williams’ Summer and Smoke, boldly and sensitively directed by Rebecca Frecknall, is now playing at the Duke of Y…
The far future.
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.
Choosing to adapt a fairly obscure Greek text like The Battle of Frogs and Mice (also known as the Batrachomyomachia) as a storytelling show for children would be a bold choice for…
Red and Boiling is an entertaining cabaret-style show with some serious undertones.
It’s Not Over Yet… choreographed and performed by Emma Jayne Park (aka Cultured Mongrel) is a heart-stopping autobiographical show about cancer.
Our eyes locked.
Ryan North’s hilarious choose-your-own-adventure-style version of Hamlet, To Be Or Not To Be, first published in 2013, proved so successful that in 2016 Romeo and/or Juliet follo…
Haggis, Neeps and Burns is about as Scottish as tartan and the trinity.
You first descend into a low-ceilinged basement.
Attempting to create a spin-off to one of the most beloved musicals of recent memory is a brave choice, and unfortunately it is a gamble that didn't pay off in this case.
A young man waited outside the Greenside Royal Terrace Venue for Éowyn Emerald & Dancers to appear after their performance.
Melbourne’s Out Cast Theatre company, using ‘bits of Mr Oscar Wilde’, as stated on the flyer, return a sort-of version of The Importance of Being Earnest to the Edinburgh Fri…
Curious Pheasant Theatre reinvents the Bard’s most famous tale of ‘star-cross’d’ lovers in a bare-bones, twisted production that will have purists running for shelter and a…
Perhaps it is because of the multi-show venue, or just the financial realities of bringing any production to the Edinburgh Fringe nowadays, but Peter Darney’s production of Charl…
“Arf, Arf, Arffff.
The back room at Dragonfly is unassuming.
Thor and Loki is a wildly silly parody adaptation of the Ragnarok myth that is heaps of fun – even if it does go on a bit.
As a character actor, Pip Utton is renowned for his depictions of world-famous figures, ranging from Margaret Thatcher to Charles Dickens and everything in between.
This is an intensely personal, sometimes funny, sometimes uncomfortable window into the relationship of two sisters at the toughest point of their lives so far.
Free speech is a right fiercely protected in today’s society.
Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens is the plastic-and-glitter-wearing spiritual sister of shows such as The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
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.
There is something sad about leaving Stand and Deliver, accompanied by the sound of the Adam Ant song referenced in the title of the show.
Here is something special and unusual: the life and death of Franz Ferdinand, Archduke and heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne, remixed into a cabaret history lecture b…
John-Luke Roberts is, for a certaint quotient, one of the staples of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
The line of excited punters outside Nicholson Hall is long.
Love is a many-splendored thing, or so the soundtrack maintains as it heralds a fifty-minute romp through teenage troubles, acting aspirations and romantic realities.
Fairy tales survive because they can be constantly retold, uncovering new depths and relevancies to the world today.
It's 1736, George II is on the throne, witchcraft laws are being appealed and the British Empire was starting to take shape.
Tom and Bunny Save the World is a folk musical.
Kevin and Babs Chisholm run The Dog and Dumplings pub along with a mute parrot and a lesbian cat.
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…
I had expected more passion and more punch from Unmasked Theatre's rendition of the classic Shakespearean play Antony and Cleopatra.
An outspoken politician.
People of a certain age will remember Ted Rogers hosting the quiz show 3-2-1 on Saturday nights.
Sometimes, when it comes to suspending our disbelief, we just have to go with the flow.
Grant Busé wants to talk about sex and he’s determined that we should join in the conversation.
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…
There’s a deliberate cheapness to the temporary, painted proscenium arch erected in the Brunton’s theatre-space, indicative of this local panto’s rough ’n’ ready (and n…
If you’re looking for a reason why Panto is the one time of year theatres can guarantee bums-on-seats, then Bromley’s Snow White is surely a perfect example.
It’s said that actors should never work with children or animals, presumably because of their unpredictability and the extra work this requires.
Bertolt Brecht’s Mother Courage and Her Children is given a safe and very competent revival at The Southwark Playhouse.
For those who don’t know much about mid-20th century Russian literature – I’m sure there must be one or two – satirical playwright Evgeny Schwartz’s 1943 play, Drakon …
Though history favours certain people and ends up silencing others, theatre can be a means of trying to give a voice to those whose perspectives have been lost.
Agatha Christie’s classic And Then There Were None is difficult as a play.
Farce has a proud place in British theatre history.
A double-bill of extraordinary power and originality, Hope Hunt & The Ascension into Lazarus performed by Belfast-based Oona Doherty, gets beneath the hard exterior of disaffected …
In terms of comic legends, and certainly in terms of comic writing, the name of Barry Cryer is right up there.
The title of Hegley’s show refers to his latest book, Peace, Love and Potatoes, a perfect example of the juxtaposition between the common and the conceptual found throughout his …
Ami and Tami is a reimagined Hansel & Gretel for the modern day.
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.
Nestled away in the Scottish Arts Club is a collection of Canadian poets performing a variety of their work with different styles and a few excerpts from their novels, both publish…
Strap yourself in for an hour of puns, props and plenty of plot.
You would be forgiven for thinking that a production of The Tales of Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddle-Duck performed in a circus tent might involve people dressed up as the character…
1960s America.
Immigrant Diaries, devised and hosted by comedian Sajeela Kershi, is a ‘true storytelling show,’ with an emphasis on the stories.
Those of a certain age will remember the heart bruising joy of creating a mix tape for a loved one.
Gilbert and Sullivan’s Improbable New Musical: The Fringe Lozenge has, as you might expect from the title, a very specific target audience.
Man And Boy is a perfectly poetic way to punctuate an otherwise hectic day at the Fringe.
I remember when Doctor Who was a practically forgotten, long cancelled show that was only the domain of nerds (like me).
This accomplished piece of theatre from Bristol Old Vic’s Theatre School is beautifully acted, wonderfully imaginative and excellently produced.
For lovers of Tennessee Williams and anyone who appreciates good theatre the double bill of Ivan’s Widow and Talk to Me Like the Rain and Let Me Listen makes for a very rewardin…
As her lead character, Helen Fox explains that one out of every two people in the UK born after 1960 will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime.
Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy teams up with incredibly talented musician John Sampson to bring a unique blend of reading with live music.
In their new drama, Walls and Bridges, Acting Coach Scotland delves into the themes of home and belonging through a dystopian Scotland in 2035.
There is beautiful music at the heart of Atlantic: America & The Great War.
If you’re also the kind of person who thinks that you can’t go wrong when starting with a G&T then this is the event for you.
Venture Wolf’s production of Lipstick and Scones is a combination of familial drama and comedy that raises questions about love, identity and relationships.
Jess and Joe want to tell us their story.
The novelty musical gets its fair share of traction over the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Fat Rascal Theatre are attempting to stake their claim as rulers of the field.
How does one describe Betty Grumble? No really, I’m at a loss.
You don’t need to be a hippo expert to help Dr Zieffal and Dr Ziegal catch a hippo in Edinburgh – all you need are the right tools and to keep your eyes peeled! The Hippo that …
It’s a fair statement to make that there are both straight-up sceptics and those who actively try to believe when it comes to magic, but the fact still remains that an audience f…
Shappi Khorsandi returns to the Fringe for 2017 with her new show Mistress & Misfit, a touching hour of comedy that weaves narratives from her own life and the story of Emma, Lady …
Isobel Marmion’s one woman nervous breakdown, entitled This Is My Funeral and I’ll Throw Glitter if I Want To, was a disturbing and joyless foray into a mind no one present wanted …
Thrill Me: The Leopold & Loeb Story won the first Broadway Baby Bobby Award in 2014 as one of the most outstanding productions of that year’s Festival Fringe.
Tripadvisor meets Pokemon Go in this absurd, fantastical tour that proves how liable we are to being led.
Irish sketch trio and social media sensations Foil, Arms and Hog are back at the Fringe after selling out shows for the last eight, (yes you read that right, eight), years.
It is a rare treat to hear a dramatised performance of Shakespeare’s first published work, Venus and Adonis.
This show is a mixed bag.
Some things seem as traditional to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe as being bombarded with flyers on the Royal Mile.
Imagine William Shakespeare wrote Attack the Block and you get Flesh and Bone, a tale of an East London tower block and it’s residents.
There’s certainly no shortage of solo shows about mental health at the Fringe so it takes a certain level of quality to stand out.
Thought-provoking theatre and assured acting are on offer at this show, which is split into two plays, both written by the late playwright James Saunders, a one-time mentor to Tom …
At the age of 36, Franz Kafka sat down to write a letter to his father that would never be sent.
Burns and Quartermaine are the yin and yang of righteous anger.
“Ah yes.
In 1966, Frank Sinatra performed at the Las Vegas’ Sands Hotel & Casino, accompanied by Count Basie and his orchestra.
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.
Film and comedy lovers alike will appreciate this increasingly popular show, led by an impressive group of comedians that changes every performance, along with the film they choo…
The Fool, The Champ and The Bandito is “presented by BA(Hons) Acting and Creative Performance students, from the University Centre Colchester” who “in their final year of study p…
Griffin and Jones – the self-proclaimed Ant & Dec of this comedy price range – delivered an action-packed hour of illusions, stunts and magical life hacks.
Written by Williams in the period before his death, Fox and Hound take on two of his most difficult one act plays.
Taken on a whirlwind of what it means to have desires, unconscious and conscious thoughts, Alex Sergeant performed an entertainingly educational stand-up show.
Nominated for Funny Women’s Best Show Award, Revan and Fennell’s Fan Club is a lively, goofy and above all entertaining sketch show, starring double act Rosie Revan a…
On the hottest day of the year, the Warren was worlds apart from the shady alleyways of Victorian London.
A theatre company taking a reimagining of Shakespeare to a Fringe festival is like your Nan getting tipsy at Christmas.
“Remember this”, quoth Movin’ Melvin Brown, winding up his 80-minute set with just a couple more trademark 33 1/3 rpm chuckles, ‘it’s nice to be important.
“Swear not by the moon, the inconstant moon, Lest that thy love prove likewise variable.
Smut Slam is a raucous celebration of sex in all it’s glorious, awkward and heart-warming forms.
Fans of rock and roll won’t be left disappointed by the musical numbers in teenage romance production, Dreamboats and Petticoats.
The cramped prison cell under Brighton’s Town Hall once more plays host to 368 Theatre Company’s trilogy of jail-based plays, which includes the sad tale of Olive and Bosi…
This is a pleasant, goofy and geeky hour which largely talks about a three point plan to get one woman closer to a Cox.
Imperial China, with its exotic riches and intrigues, remains as compelling to audiences today as it did in the early part of the 20th century, when the Princess Der Ling toured he…
Hannah, a 15 year old girl, dies giving birth in a grotto.
If you ever crave the feeling that all the weight has been taken off your shoulders, this show and its desire to unburden you is worth a shot.
A retelling of ten old tales, such as the story of Devil’s Dyke and why Rugby Union team Hartlepool Rovers are known as the Monkeyhangers, this hour long show invites the audienc…
If you’re looking for a wholesome chapter from The Good Book then this is not the show for you.
Scottish writer Stuart Paterson now has a back catalogue of sufficient scale to warrant a revival or two; his adaptation of Roald Dahl’s George’s Marvellous Medicine is curre…
Inside Out Theatre’s second pantomime for relatively news arts venue Websters (located in Glasgow’s Kelvinbridge area) is another self-consciously low-rent production which …
There’s no doubting the energy in Edinburgh’s King’s Theatre before this show starts; many kids are already singing along to a soundtrack of current chart hits.
It’s not just the eponymous seldom heard, often bullied, fragile young girl LV who struggles to be heard in Jim Cartwright’s classic tragicomedy The Rise and Fall – finding he…
There’s always a good smattering of obscure, seldom-performed or minor plays at the Festival Fringe.
The Cock and Bull’s Death And The Data Processor follows the adventures of office worker Ian, whose murders of two co-workers lead him into the strange world of Harton, a communi…
Prospero Theatre have decided it’s their turn to roll out a dark retelling of a well-known fairy tale, showcasing a unique-ish take on Little Red Riding Hood, with their producti…
David Payne, having already portrayed C.
This one-of-a-kind show features the mind-blowing dances and acrobatics of Fanti Acrobat International, as well as the freestyle basketball skills of New York’s Rashall Thing.
A long time ago, I learned that cute animals are a direct conduit to a human heart.
Sofie Hagen and Deborah Frances-White treat us to a triumphant Edinburgh run of their wildly successful podcast, and it’s as joyful, empowering and utterly hilarious as ever.
Rarely performed and more or less unknown to all but the most hardcore of Shakespeare addicts, Troilus and Cressida explores star-crossed love and political machinations in the mid…
Harold Pinter’s two short plays make only rare appearances nowadays and yet they are rewarding pieces.
Presented by The Bach Ensemble of Edinburgh, the programme for this concert comprised of lesser-known and hugely underappreciated works by the three baroque greats: Antonio Vivaldi…
A disenchanted falconer from Norfolk.
Classically-trained Canadian singer Melanie Gall presents this one hour recital of the music of legendary Francophone singers Edith Piaf and Jacques Brel, with songs presented them…
Countertenor James Laing, theorbo player James Akers and bass violist Susanna Pell’s hour long feast of Dowland was one of the most spectacular concerts I have attended in a whil…
Sometime in between Jak Soroka cracking eggs on her naked body and Sam Reynolds dry humping someone in the audience, you realise nights at Dive’s C U Next Tuesday cabaret can get…
Transforum Theatre’s adaptation of Alice in Wonderland sets the Lewis Carroll classic in a mental hospital.
Caught between the youthful conviction that just because you can’t see something it doesn’t mean it isn’t real and a growing realisation that “nothing’s easy to understan…
You don a white mask and read a list of instructions upon entering The Space at Jury’s Inn.
UCLU Runaground’s James and the Giant Peach is a fresh, fun and frantic adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic.
World champion slam poet Harry Baker returns to the Fringe, accompanied by his talented friend Chris Read on guitar for a spoken word/acoustic fusion set.
Here we go again.
The Jazz Bar is packed for this one, and no wonder: this is music you can’t help but tap your feet to.
In spite of the morbid title, Dr Phil Hammond’s stand-up show makes mischief of the macabre.
Drawing from Biblical allusions, Fourth Monkey’s The Ark, as part of their Genesis and Revelation programme, centres on people attempting to play God with the lives of modern-day…
There’s a certain size and scale that one gets used to at the Fringe.
You can tell a lot about a show from its audience.
This informal hour long recital, starring singer Elspeth McVeigh and fiddle player Gabi Maas, features a variety of folk songs, or ‘Broadside Ballads’, from 17th to 19th centur…
New work is at the heart of the Fringe experience; new work by new companies all the more so.
Bubble-lovers will rejoice in this fun, immersive spectacle lead by the energetic assistant Ms Squeaky Bottom and the Nutty Professor himself.
We very rarely think about our own deaths.
After comedy, horror is the next most difficult art form to tackle; although comedy reigns king at the fringe there is still an eager audience waiting to be scared.
Of all the forms of theatre regularly utilised in our part of the world, physical theatre remains the most beleaguered.
There are certain shows at the Fringe that build a reputation even during a short run and this one easily falls into that category.
We begin with a boy meeting a girl.
There is no doubt that Nick Revell is an amusing and witty comic whose capabilities are evident from both long line of positive past reviews and his catalogue on YouTube.
On the Conditions and Possibilities of Hillary Clinton Taking Me as Her Young Lover definitely wins the title of most intriguing show title at the Fringe, and it’s definitely wor…
The Genesis + Revelation cycle by Fourth Monkey promises “traditional Bible stories with a contemporary twist”.
Andy Stedman: 9 Months and Counting is a gentle burble through the perils of impending fatherhood, combining musical comedy with sustained audience interaction.
In the latest theatrical offering of a Jane Austen themed adaptation, this piece, which is billed as a new musical by Penny Ashton, interweaves thirty-three direct passages from Au…
There something quite exciting about the prospect of a new musical running at an hour without a big stage or fancy lighting or even a band and only three performers.
Each of the short – but far from woeful – tales in this half-hour collection (from Bristol University and National Youth Theatre) have concepts that could be summed up in one l…
Ding dong, the witch isn’t dead! And this time it’s definitely cause for celebration! After her previous success as an ‘international cabaret superstar’ Maggie is back in b…
In a frenzy of blood, sweat, tears and sequins, the Heavens cracked open last night and Peter and Bambi rained down upon us.
Italian comic Giacinto Palmieri, in this hour of comedy, tries to draw comparisons between himself and renowned misogynist and philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche in their approach to…
In a little circus salon tent named ‘The Omnitorium’ tucked away behind George Square Theatre, Anya Anastasia proves that she is a force to be reckoned with.
Olaf Falafel’s style of comedy is absurdist verging on the downright ludicrous.
What are a couple of self-deprecating, twenty-something stand-up comediennes to do at the Fringe, if not perform a stand-up act in two halves, in a rather shockingly intimate karao…
Keir McAllister’s Gran Slam begins with a stand-up gig.
First things first.
“I don’t want your opinions printed,” Ashley Storrie says to any potential reviewers in the audience.
For a drag queen, Scarlet SoHandsome is a real sweetie.
London-based Clean Break fit two plays into one show: House, a tight family drama set in a British-Nigerian household, and Amongst the Reeds, a nondescript tale of homelessness, fr…
Jennifer Kingwell has a voice like whisky liqueur and a talent on the piano to rival her own hero, Tom Waits.
Put Miranda Hart in a rocket with an extra dose of feminism and whimsy and you get Samantha Baines’ 1 Woman, A Dwarf Planet and 2 Cox.
Florence Read’s play takes place in a hotel room.
Gideon Irving is a travelling musician looking for new friends all over the world.
Mikey and Addie is a story about two pre-teen kids who couldn’t be more different – Mikey’s life is all about imagination and play, while Addie’s is focused on enforcing rule…
Triple Entendre is directed, created and designed by Emily Cairns and is a comic musical cabaret about “Love, Life and Other Stuff”, consisting of a collection of original song…
In the beginning it all seemed so straightforward.
Sometimes a good performance doesn’t fulfill the purpose of normal theatre.
Joyous in every way, The Snail and the Whale by Tall Stories is a textbook example of how to do theatre for children right.
Matt Forde begins by promising his audience that he will definitely not resign in the middle of his act.
If a panto and a Sarah Kane play had an unimaginably grotesque love-child it would look a lot like this.
This is a pretty great show.
Bigmouth Strikes Again by The Smiths is playing loudly when Tom Ward ambles into his Pleasance performance space, setting an informal tone which persists throughout this enjoyably …
In a melancholic solo show about growing up and facing the inevitable realisation that there is no Narnia, only the real world, we accompany Lucy Grace on an exploration of the ‘…
The show is a modern adaptation of the famous Arab folk story, in which Aladdin takes his wife Jasmine (her real name is too difficult for a European audience to pronounce) to Gree…
I’m sure we’re all used to growing the Fringe brochure and seeing shows with enigmatic titles which tell you nothing about the eventual content.
Do you know what a foley artist does? No? Well here’s your chance to find out from Hollywood’s unsung hero, Dusty Horne.
Watching Orlando Baxter perform is like sitting down with your favourite teacher again: you hang on his every word.
Never underestimate the power or repercussions of a gift.
If you’re hoping to see one performance completely stripped bare this festival, make it this one.
Sean O’Casey may not himself have fought during the infamous Easter Rising of 1916 but, nonetheless, his play is still borne of personal knowledge and first-hand involvement.
Bill Kenwright’s production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is a phenomenon! It’s been part of musical lovers’ lives for many years; combine that with a lovea…
Fringe veterans Max and Ivan bring their show Unstoppable to The Warren for this year’s Brighton Fringe.
Off the Cuff, the Brighton based improvisation troupe, bring their show Crime and Funishment to the Fringe.
Bridging a gap of 80 years between author George Orwell’s early life in Paris and a social experiment by Guardian journalist Polly Tonybee in London, Down & Out In Paris And L…
This clever infusion of comedy and burlesque from Dexys’ former piano man Pete Saunders proved to be a treat.
An adventure set on the high seas that is story-telling at its very finest.
During the 2008 Spring Season of “A Play, A Pie and A Pint” at Glasgow’s Òran Mór, writer and director Selma Dimitrijevic presented audiences with a delicate, poignant e…
The fantastical, magical stories created by Roald Dahl have proven themselves to have the potential to inspire family shows that enthral rather than patronise with the award-winn…
A classic piece of American literature and a popular text for study in education, Of Mice and Men was John Steinbeck’s first venture into writing a novella aimed for the stage.
Composer Frank Loesser has become a Broadway giant, and it takes a brave man to revive what is, arguably, his best known work.
It might seem a strange thing to do, but director Taryn O’Connor’s decision to cast three different leads in this three-performance production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch w…
Most of us come to fairy tales – folk tales in general – courtesy of their so-called “traditional” retellings by Disney or the local panto.
Addiction and theatre may seem good bedfellows as they have often made for a spectacular combination.
There have been a lot of Simon Munneries over the years.
Enthused with enchantment and wonder, Theresa Heskins’ adaptation of C S Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe lovingly translates the classic book from page to stage.
Horsecross’s production of Beauty and the Beast holds a debt to the Disney version of the tale, and it never quite gets out from under its shadow.
Pantomime is arguably the most self-aware and self-mocking of theatrical forms, with the most successful shows seeing cast and audience mutually shattering any metaphorical four…
It’s that magic time of year when we theatre critics stop watching plays about middle class people and their problems, and get to watch a man in a dress tell dirty jokes to ki…
Everybody knows the story of Jack and The Beanstalk.
About halfway through the second story of three, in the middle of a series of thoughts on the benefits for men of sitting down on the toilet, Daniel Kitson breaks off, looking u…
“I must learn to keep my mouth shut when there’s an angel in the room.
Arguably the most significant work of new theatre from “north of the border” in recent years is the National Theatre of Scotland’s Black Watch, an excellent example of inve…
Crime writer Mark Billingham and country band My Darling Clementine come together for The Other Half, a blend of storytelling and music about love, loneliness and broken promises.
Lancaster Offshoots have created an enjoyable and surprisingly funny offering with their take on Beatrix Potter’s Peter Rabbit and Other Tales.
For Queen and Country.
If Morfydd Owen had lived three weeks longer she would have been immortalised in the 27 Club.
Matthew Giffen is a charming whirlwind of a man, commanding the audience with his larger-than-life on-stage persona.
Recent cinematic reboots notwithstanding, there’s arguably at least one generation of television viewers for whom Star Trek’s starship captain of choice is not James Tiberius K…
Musical comedian Jamie Kilstein has an utterly charming stage presence.
This show is reviewer proof.
In our fast-paced and demanding consumer culture, a production that takes time to examine and appreciate the joys and sorrows found in everyday life can be a real gem.
A technical marvel, Perceptual Landscape is an alarming watch.
Matt Abbott admits that poetry is a hard sell on the Fringe, impossible to talk about without coming across as pretentious – which may well explain why one of his bespoke marketi…
A Daily Mirror awaits us on our seats announcing the death of a ‘pair of “star-crossed” lovers … in the wake of increasingly violent clashes in the streets’.
From the very moment you walk into the space, the aesthetic style of the piece is made abundantly clear.
Four people are onstage at the start of this play: Sean Campion and Scott Turnbull, the actors playing a mother/daughter pair, and a real-life mother/daughter pair.
Richard Wiseman, psychologist and bestselling author of several popular psychology books, returns to the Fringe to talk for an hour about the psychology of perception, touching on …
How can you review Barry Cryer? He’s a British comedy legend, practically an institution.
There is only one bar in Edinburgh that is fit for a man possessing such talent like James Lambeth: the Jazz Bar.
You can always tell a show is going to be good when its name takes up most of the free space on a ticket.
A 250-year-old opera is a difficult proposition for the Edinburgh Fringe, where the emphasis is frequently placed on innovation and experimentation.
This is a superb student production from St Edward’s School, under the direction of Jamie Johnstone and co-director Rebecca Clark.
The Whisky Anorak return this year with writer and performer John Mark’s new piece of Whisky Theatre.
Unlike an average Fringe activity, The Strange Friendship between Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini does not seek out to advert, entertain or mystify its audience.
Mairearad Green and Anna Massie know how to put on a show – they combine warmth, wit and banter with supreme musicianship to create an enjoyable, varied, and polished set.
This show is wondrously delightful.
Fusion Theatre return to Greenside with a Poe-faced and incoherent piece of physical theatre that often makes even less sense than its overwrought title.
Much what it says on the tin, Edinburgh’s Gin Night of Literature and Liquor waltzes you through the history of gin distilling and the drink’s use and abuse by the literary world’s…
Ariel Dorfman’s Death and the Maiden is one of my all time favourite plays; it is a beautifully written text, teeming with monologues many actors would dream to get their hands o…
Poor Boy Theatre’s latest offering, Pirates and Mermaids, is everything one hopes to find at the Fringe.
Celtic myth and legend have provided a huge array of inspiration for painting, music, film and theatre.
Some cabaret performers attempt to lull you into a false sense of security about what they do, but thankfully any audience finds out quickly enough what they’re going to get from…
The Letter J’s production of Grandad and Me is simple, moving and effective.
Known for his deadpan delivery of pun-filled one-liners, Milton Jones returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with his latest show, The Temple of Daft.
The title of this show refers to the three core acts, Gary Sansome (all Scots like haggis, right?), Irishman Andrew Gilmore (the booze, of course), and Israeli standup Daphna Baram…
Created by the wonderful Pete Saunders and his lovely ladies Miss Vicious Delicious and the delightful Scarlet Belle, Blues and Burlesque: Happy Hour offers an enchanting evening o…
Four fairy tales from Europe, reimagined by the Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy, are brought to life at Greenside by the talented young cast of 1541.
John Cameron and Stephen Trask’s big, ballsy, gender-bending musical detonates upon Greenside’s Royal Terrace stage with a blast that can be heard clear across Edinburgh.
Many people will of course know Christian O’Connell from presenting the Absolute Radio Breakfast Show of which he has been doing now for over 10 years and in his time on the stat…
Children’s entertainment should be brimming with energy, lovable and over-the-top characters, and enchanting tricks.
You think you know the story of Hansel and Gretel, but can you fully comprehend the suffering that they endured? Poverty, starvation, abandonment, incarceration, murder and insanit…
The Fringe is a place for new discoveries – the freshest, young talent rubbing shoulders with the world’s best at their craft.
Doug Segal opens the show with a unique and refreshing approach to mentalism - it’s easy, you can do it too, and here’s how.
Glucose and Dextrose are state-approved killers, unstable and violent.
In a typically idiosyncratic twist Carol-Ann Duffy is collaborating with her ‘favourite’ court musician John Sampson for a reading of work from across her gargantuan oeuvre.
Ostensibly, Worbey and Farrell’s show is a piano recital.
Dan Haynes and Pete Richards of Bookends have returned to the Fringe to once again give us their mesmerising renditions of some of Simon and Garfunkel’s most beloved songs.
Johnny has accidentally told his niece that he can single-handedly stop climate change and so he embarks on a musical adventure with his bandmate Paddy to save the world.
Appetite Theatre, lead by young playwright Serafina Cusack, are distressingly cool.
The Rules: Sex, Lies and Serial Killers is a witty and intelligent black comedy with psychopathic humour that will chill and charm you in the same sitting.
The show explores a selection of songs by Noël Coward and Ivor Novello through humour, glamour and elegance, as the Flamin’ Dames Helen Whittington and Hilary Fisher combine music…
Now running for just over 17 years and seen by one million people, the Lady Boys are most certainly back in town and after all these years you would think it would be hard to keep …
The second ever Scots Makar (national poet) Liz Lochhead has teamed up with saxophonist Steve Kettley for this nostalgic selection of her favourite poems from a 50-year career.
“Just go with the magic,” says one of the three singers on stage to a slightly reluctant compatriot.
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…
I’m pretty certain this is the first comedy show I’ve ever been to with an audience dance break.
Looking over my time at this year’s Fringe, there have been several topics that have come up time and time again.
Ian Macpherson is perhaps best known for a joke he came up with years ago: ‘They say you play at _____ twice in your career.
Learning difficulties, the truth in conspiracy theories and politics are the topics of a brave stand up.
In Sketchbombs, Georgina Hurt and Laura Anderson take one of the cornerstones of the British entertainment tradition – the comedy double-act – and give it a fresh and invigorat…
It’s your classic love story, really: inflatable crocodile meets mannequin head, they fall for each other but soon enough cracks show and they fall apart.
If life gives you lemons you stuff them in a German’s face and make a joke about sauerkraut.
One woman, one show, one hour ten minutes and the entire works of Jane Austen to affectionately satirise: New Zealand comedian Penny Ashton’s Promise and Promiscuity is no mean f…
Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens follows the unfolding story of a group of misfits working the infamous den of iniquity – Saucy Jacks space bar.
Punch and Judy has been a long running stalwart of beachside entertainment for the whole family – but whatever you do, don’t bring the kids to this live-action adaptation.
Aaron Twitchen’s bright smile lights up the pub throughout Deadlines and Diets.
With current situation in Calais, the rise of UKIP, depressing rhetoric used by politicians to describe migrants, this play could not be staged at a more fitting time.
There is just something about storyteller Callum Lykan.
Immersive shows are one of those strands of theatre which can be either spectacular or absolutely appalling.
It is not often that Howard Barker’s plays are produced in Britain (he is far more popular in Europe and America) in spite of his prodigious output and well-known name.
Expectations were high in a crowded Dining Room at the old Gilded Balloon, with a profusion of Scottish media lending support or checking out the latest and most challenging new wo…
I think I’ve found my new favourite musical, thanks to Tangram Theatre and their amazing piece on one of the 20th century’s most important scientists.
Adapting Romeo and Juliet for a younger audience is by no means an easy feat.
Eating Seals and Seagulls’ Eggs is a poetic telling of Ireland’s ‘most hated woman’ – Peig Sayers.
Strikingly staged, deftly acted and simultaneously hard-hitting and bitingly funny.
Jetting in from Toronto come clown sisters Morro and Jasp, masters of their craft and hilarious to boot.
Luke Toulson’s grandfather was a Royal Engineer during World War Two who served in France, North Africa and the Middle East.
La Clique has been a feature on the Fringe for over ten years and has a well deserved reputation for slick circus cabaret and variety.
Double act Flossy and Boo present their curiosity shop, a magical hour of stories inspired by an eclectic collection of novelty objects in their mobile cart.
Loranga, Masarin and Dartanjang could perhaps be best described as the illegitimate love child of CBeebies and Michael Gondry, conceived in a fever dream.
Do you like weird and impenetrable absurdist drama? The kind of play that seems to bend time with its slowness? Do you find pleasure in watching characters say meaningless things t…
The aptly named Bungabunga Productions have implored you to see this show before they get sued.
Walking the Tightrope was created as a response to the cancellation of three high profile cultural events last summer.
At first it’s almost as if George Dimarelos has chosen to counter any preconceptions about loud Australians by opting for the least dramatic stage entrance possible; he’s alrea…
The Princess and the Pea follows the story of the lonely Prince Jethro.
Brimming with originality and presenting a confidently executed show, Revan and Fennell are a double act that have the potential to succeed the comedy throne of French & Saunders.
John Steinbeck’s classic novella Of Mice and Men chronicles the unlikely and touching friendship between two ranch workers in pursuit of the American Dream during the Great Depre…
In Max and Ivan: The End, the eponymous duo take you on a guided tour of the small town of Sudley-on-Sea, introducing you to all of the residents.
We all know the story of Jack and the Beanstalk – or at least, think we do.
Edinburgh is a hotbed of street performance, pushy flyerers and hill-related exhaustion at this time of year.
Kevin MacLeod’s Call To Adventure is entirely appropriate as the walk-in soundtrack to Morgan and West’s Utterly Spiffing Spectacular Magic Show – For Kids.
Feeling spiritual? Sara Pascoe has invented her own religion and we’re all invited! Eschewing the other faiths on offer, Pascoe takes to the stage with her “scripture” professing…
Jim Higo and Miki Higgins are, in one word, brave.
In this 50th anniversary production of David Halliwell’s comedy Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against The Eunuchs at The Southwark Playhouse, Soggy Arts invite us to visit t…
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.
Unfortunately, I had slightly misled myself in preparation for this show.
The year is 2042: Hollywood is dead, the film industry buckled under the weight of hefty blockbuster films.
Glasgow based playwright Stef Smith’s latest play, The Beat Goes On, ushers us into the lives of Lily and Peter, a couple of Sonny and Cher tribute artists who practice in their …
No less a figure than Inspector Rebus creator Ian Rankin once insisted that the only author to ever “nail” Edinburgh was Robert Louis Stevenson in his classic 1886 novella, S…
Only a clever or ignorant writer would deliberately choose to begin a play with that most egregious of sitcom clichés: “Hi Honey, I’m home.
Rum and Vodka, the 1992 debut play by Olivier Award-winning playwright Conor McPherson, is a simple and effective one man show.
To the world-weary theatre goer it can seem like there is always another new production of Romeo and Juliet being performed somewhere, somehow.
Gods and Monsters by Russell Labey at the Southwark Playhouse is the latest nugget in credible maestro Danielle Tarento’s forever blooming theatrical scrapbook.
Any list of famous Belgians must include the trio Georges Simenon, Audrey Hepburn and Jacques Brel.
The Temple is the thing at this unusual production of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet -Temple Church that is.
Simon Singh has a very easy style and voice which belies the genius within.
It seems arbitrary, if not foolish, to award a star rating to something like the Malcolm Hardee Awards Show.
In the lavish surroundings of the Assembly Rooms, Guardian journalists Polly Toynbee and David Walker dive straight in at the deep end.
Scotsman Richard Michael leads his talented family on piano with his daughters Hilary Michael on violin and saxophone, Joanna Duncan on violin and xylophone, and nephew Paul Michae…
Australian comic George Dimarelos’s first full-length show at the Fringe is a solid effort, with his conversational style and obvious talent for observational comedy showing a lo…
This is a play about a writer, the girl he loves and the characters in his head.
The show uses a mixture of devised and traditional songs, short sketches, narration, and pantomime versions of figures from recent history to recount some of the most important e…
A witty piece of throwback theatre, Games of Love and Chance is quite the delight.
Meet Leila and Lee.
“It’s not started.
Jeremy Hunt and Other Spelling Mistakes is a new comedy sketch show from St.
Two comedians with quite different styles split an hour to give you a quick shot of what they are all about.
Prepare to be offended and amazed.
The show is narrated by a theatre director who is reflecting on his school days in 1970’s Edinburgh.
Like many of us, Dr.
Part history lesson, part guided whisky-tasting, Moonshine, Medicine and the Mob offers a fascinating insight into a key period in American history: Prohibition.
Nevin of Edinburgh and MacKay Decorators Perth Ltd.
Septuagenarian guitar folk legends John Renbourn and Wizz Jones deliver a night of folk and blues, with varying degrees of success.
He claims he’s now been knighted as Sir Robert Downe (you can call him Count Downe, geddit?) but that isn’t the only outlandish claim made at this fabulous frolic of a cabar…
If you think the Fringe is just about theatrical performances then think again.
If a million monkeys hacked away at a million typewriters, eventually they would produce the complete works of Shakespeare.
Shakespeare’s School brings Malorie Blackman’s much loved novel Noughts and Crosses to the stage in a performance that falls disappointingly flat despite the potential of the w…
The Sad Story of the Moon and the Sun is a shadow puppet adventure.
On the day that the Edinburgh weather turned from sunshine and showers to rough, autumnal wind, an ambitious project arrived at Summerhall.
About Turn’s Dido and Aeneas is an innovative new production of a timeless opera, featuring an ensemble of very talented emerging performers.
This play explores the enduring Celtic mythology of Selkies – mythical seal-like creatures who, once ashore, can shed their skin, appear as beautiful women and have their hearts …
“Happy families are all alike, but every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way,” wrote Tolstoy.
Telly Box is a difficult show to describe: a bombardment of amusing ideas and parodies that take the form of a Sunday morning television show.
Take a Shakespeare play and strip it of all of the aspects that make it a timeless sensation.
In Napoli Mia!, Scottish performer and Naples familiar Phillip Contini sings Italian songs from and about Naples and its people.
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 …
‘Are you coming to a lecture?’ an inquisitive young man dressed in Georgian clothes asked in his most refined English accent.
The title for this play comes from the chromosomes that arbitrarily define gender.
There are some musicals which take their basis from real life and transform them into fairy tales.
After a successful career in London as a playwright and actor, William Shakespeare has returned home to his wife in Stratford.
This show has an attractive title and a premise brimming with potential: a series of scenes between Hamlet and Ophelia in the years prior to the events of Hamlet, combined with dia…
From the critically acclaimed SU Drama company comes a double play performance that combines Brien Friel’s Afterplay and an original piece named The White Peacock.
And The Horse You Rode In On begins with the easy unfolding of soldiers’ badinage.
Uncommon Productions Staffordshire should be commended for their bravery in presenting their debut effort at the Edinburgh Fringe.
What happens when the past collides with the present? If the philosophical is made tangible, does it still have the power to transform? And can myths ever hold any relevance to our…
Very often at the Fringe one can feel short changed by titles; titles that promise this or that and yet deliver so pitifully little.
The Story of Medieval England From 1066 to 1485 at Roughly Nine Years and Two Jokes Per Minute Incorporating The Hundred Years War as a Football Match and of Course Scottish Indepe…
With slick ensemble work and sinisterly twinkling live music, Les Enfants Terribles are back at the Fringe once more with Ernest and the Pale Moon, a chilling account of a man’…
“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.
The word ‘rap-dragon’ might simultaneously spark intrigue and a sense of unease, but fear not.
This young and energetic company have tried to create a sketch show with a storyline.
John Henry Blackwood plays the Evil Genius in this show, tucked away in a cosy pub room.
From the off the Edinburgh Revue never really got kicking.
There’s no way to review this show without first admitting that the title does half the job.
“A girl.
Cariad Lloyd prefaced the show with an announcement - her double act partner, Louise Ford, had left Edinburgh in the last few days due to unforeseen circumstances.
Blues and Burlesque: Happy Hour is an enjoyable, if not particularly spectacular, way to spend an hour.
Theatre company d’Animate presents this amusing look into the friendship between Hollywood actor Johnny Depp and the late Gonzo journalist, Hunter S.
From the corridors of a modern hotel we enter Victorian London in this immersive musical theatre piece.
Jana and Heidi starts with the blasé observation that Heidi Stransky had seen a comedian at last year’s Fringe Festival and thought “I could do that”, deciding to put toge…
Watching Sister Amnesia’s Country and Western Nunsense Jamboree brought me right back to a long-forgotten primary school experience.
Out Cast Theatre return to the festival this year with their typically camp Carry On-style comedy.
Forget Justin Bieber and his legions of ‘beliebers’.
Éowyn Emerald and Dancers made a successful debut at last year’s Fringe and are back again this year with another varied programme of short dances.
This one man show follows Friar Lawrence (Richard Kurnow) a year on from the deaths of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, now living in bitter exile and earning his keep in an apo…
This distinct and ever-so-slightly whimsical tale follows the breakdown of a high-flying advertising executive as he becomes disillusioned with the superficial world around him a…
Fans of Barry Cryer – and there are legions of them – will adore this rambling stream-of-consciousness comedy show about nothing in particular.
Cookies and Cream is a showcase of young comics that has its hits and has its misses.
You know that scene in every crime show ever, when the police finally show up at the serial killer’s lair to find a treasure trove of strange, coded messages pinned to the wall…
It’s a rare show that can successfully entertain children of all ages.
A sturdy tweed jacket hangs on a coat hanger, overlooking the sparse stage.
I felt lucky to have a press pass around my neck when I saw the queues of people being turned away from this show.
Ricky and Dave – Gigglelos is a Free Fringe show and hour of light humour that relaxes you into laughing in a comfortable atmosphere.
The centrally-located art gallery, Dovecot Studios, has provided a lovely break from the madness of fringe with its current offering of exhibitions.
Duck lives a typical duck existence: she eats snails, swims in ponds and sleeps peacefully at night.
Folk duo Bookends, made up of David Haynes and Pete Richards, pay homage to one of the greatest pairings in modern folk music with this heartfelt, competent and surprisingly mult…
The Fringe’s late-summer position in the calendar means that few of those who visit the Scottish capital ever experience one particular form of indigenous theatre — pantomime…
Part choral performance, part spoken word, Dreams of Peace and Freedom charts the development of the European Convention of Human Rights, reciting passages from one of its main c…
Billing itself as “The Rocky Horror Show for the new millennium”, this is a raucous, glitter-fuelled ride through a disco universe.
In Scandimania: Gods of Ice and Fire, the stage is crammed with seven young actors, all dressed in white, who leap into action and unfold a fast-paced enactment of Norse mythology.
Jekyll and Hyde – 3 starsby Natalia EquihuaWhat happens when bad thoughts materialize in actions? This is the premise surrounding Jekyll and Hyde, a modernization of the famous …
In Australian comedian Lisa-Skye’s “love letter to the sex-and-drug-soaked 70s” she tells the tale of Melbourne hedonism in the 1970s star-crossed hippy lovers Bunny and Mad Do…
Blues and Burlesque, featuring sexy Scarlett Belle, sassy and silly Vicious Delicious and their smooth accompanist, Pete Saunders, is a good value 50 minutes of raunchy entertainme…
Learn to Laugh with Keep Calm and Improv is a comedy show that attempts to deconstruct the notion of improvised comedy through improvised comedy.
In addition to their main show at the Pleasance, the writer-performer foursome known as the Beta Males have split into pairs to do something a bit different in the afternoon.
Symphony promises to blend a live gig environment with the best of contemporary British theatre.
Jake and Dom are two cheeky, young comics who take half an hour each in this free stand-up show.
Christina Bianco has become a bit of a YouTube sensation on our shores with her fantastic renditions of female singers.
This ambitious re-imagining of Hamlet asks the audience to vote on the gender of both Hamlet and Claudius, and subsequently shuffles the genders of Ophelia and Gertrude according…
Everything seemed against this performance from the start.
Northern Stage’s production of I Promise You Sex and Violence is a critique of modern attitudes to homophobia, racism and sexuality.
Foil, Arms and Hog are a group of stylish Irish lads with an old-school, vintage look.
What sounds can you make with just your body? Most us can manage the usual: speaking, shouting, applause.
As the title may suggest, Cars and Girls concerns Dubus’ geographical and emotional journeys through life, from nude bike rides to broken down cars, in England, Madagascar and th…
Oliver Meech’s offering to this year’s Fringe is intriguingly listed under “Cabaret (Magic, Science)”.
Plays by leading contemporary playwrights are becoming more common at the Fringe.
At the meagre price of four pounds per ticket, and at one of the smallest venues in town, you get what you expect from Tom Short and Will Hutchby’s Only Child Syndrome: self-cons…
Mush and Me is a fresh retelling of an old story, one in which faith catalyses what seems a painfully unnecessary conflict between lovers.
Lady Carol sits on her stool with her ukulele and mandolin, wearing a black velvet robe that gives her the appearance of a fairy tale enchantress.
Ned Kelly look-alike Ryan Coffey arrives in the burgh with vocal looping and a Fender Stratocaster to deliver some songs about relationships.
Referendum and Dumber, from Ten Clowning Street, is irredeemably awful.
The intimate feel of the basement studio at the Caves adds to the atmosphere of the performance of Planet Earth and All Who Sailed in Her.
Jonny Pelham is affable and tells some thoughtful stories about his life, with original punchlines, great timing, and a good sense of narrative.
If you are someone that enjoys magic in its more basic, “no frills” form, like sleight-of-hand tricks and close-up magic, you can’t go wrong with this show.
Alfie Brown’s persona is defined by a mix of nihilism and desperation, yet this time round he promised the audience that his misanthropic take on the world had cooled.
A video highlighting Tommy Rowson’s previous misdemeanours introduced the audience to this apologetic reprobate, and what follows is a self-examination into how he can refine his…
Like any sketch show there is often a sense that the evening may play out something like lucky dip.
There is something magnetic about Ivy Paige, with her long lashes, coy glances downwards, the pout of her deep scarlet lips, and her flaming hair brushed to one side.
A visceral performance, The Time of Our Lies benefits greatly from the impassioned commitment of its five-strong cast.
Playing Landscapes is an exciting opportunity to see a four person dance company from Macao.
The unsolved mystery of Jack the Ripper has provided constant fascination for people around the world ever since the grisly murders were committed.
Comedian Jay Foreman provides a devilishly cheeky hour of songs, poems and comedy for children of all ages in this excellent mid afternoon show in the Green.
I must immediately declare that I have always liked Robin and Partridge.
The year is 1999 and Ernie Wise is in hospital, 15 years after the death of Eric Morecambe.
Felicity Fitz Frisky and Hansel Amadeus Mannish are the quintessential Fringe success story.
Rachel Lincolns’ latest production gives the brutally honest lesson in Sexual Education that Britain needs.
Making their way north for the fourth year on the trot, Croft and Pearce have brought us their best show yet.
Since forming in 2005 in Aberdeen, the Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre have performed internationally and on television around the UK.
Bazaar and Rummage was written by Sue Townsend, best known for her Adrian Mole series, and incorporates some of the wry humour typical of those books.
A romping, stomping brain blast is exactly what Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas wants to be.
As the audience files in to Bec and Tom’s Awesome Laundry, the two leads are on stage blowing bubbles and playing a game to see how far into the venue they can float the soapy sp…
Laurel and Hardy are widely considered to be the greatest comedy pairing of all time and this touching one-man show does a lot to display the deep affection and loyalty the two men…
Dan Clark is back on form.
You can never predict what’s going to happen next when it comes to the Oxford Imps – and that’s precisely what makes their show such a great success.
Being visually impaired, Glaswegian stand-up Jamie MacDonald definitely brings a new meaning to “observational humour”.
‘Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty’ declared John Ruskin ‘if only we have eyes to see it’.
I’ve heard horror stories of people who went on ghostly tours in Edinburgh and were scared by actors hiding in dark places, or who felt nauseous or panicky in the fetid air, so i…
The atmosphere of this exhibition is a mixture of solemnity and heroism beautifully accompanied by the melancholic sound of bagpipes.
Ross Leslie and Chris Griffin are joined by Gareth Mutch for an hour of solid observational stand-up as part of the Free Fringe at the Beehive Inn.
Francesca Millican-Slater is a delight.
As a performer myself, I eagerly awaited this workshop, convinced that I would leave The Warren on that damp, soggy day a better actress – or at least with a few hot tips on char…
As the audience enter Ernest is sitting and watching the girl of his dreams, which he does every night.
May 17th is World Neurofibromatosis awareness day and what better way to raise awareness and funds than two hours of top quality comedy.
I left Lead Pencil and Friends still wiping tears of laughter from my cheeks.
My beloved alma mater, the University of Sussex, is no stranger to interdisciplinarity.
As I left the Warren after viewing The Girl and the Goat, all that was running through my head was ‘who on Earth thought that was a good idea?’ The awkward hitting together of …
Lauren Fox, a New York native, makes her London debut at the Crazy Coqs of Brasserie Zedel.
Contradicting the title, the Devil’s Baroque dance came first.
Meet Freddie Hammond (Simon de Cintra), a bank manager who wakes up to find the proverbial rock has become a reality - to be precise – a large boulder blocking his drive and prev…
Expect the unexpected? It turns out if you arrive completely unprepared, armed with just the title of the show at hand and no prior expectations at all, that is when you will see t…
You might think you are thick skinned, but this show will re-evaluate your limits.
If rock musicals fronted by nearly-transgender, furiously lamenting drama queens are your thing, then this is definitely the show for you and if they aren’t, I highly recommend s…
Hedwig and the Angry Inch has a cult following.
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 …
Hailing from Shetland and Devon respectively, Ross Couper (fiddle) and Tom Oakes (guitar, flute) are a dynamic duo who incorporate many of the elements of traditional Scottish and …
Combining some of Bach’s most popular music with a few lesser-known pieces, the Bach Ensemble of Edinburgh provided a hint at the composer’s stylistic breadth by performing a refre…
There’s a tight partnership between Scottish folk musicians Sandy Brechin and Ewan Wilkinson that is immediately apparent in this gig.
‘We’re from Trinity College Cambridge’, says Harriet Cartledge, introducing herself, three other comedians (John Howe, Vishal Patil and Ken Cheng) and their stuffed Magpie.
There is no dragon in The Dragon and George.
This revision of Marlowe’s classic Doctor Faustus draws on the timeless story of the man who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge and power.
Let’s face it, it’s hard to keep a group of children entertained.
HomewoodRose Theatre produce two short plays, both of which challenge our preconceptions but which approach the issue from starkly different directions.
Jorge Luis Borges stands among the greatest writers of the twentieth century, a pioneering figure of South American literature and the magical realist genre.
In celebration of the 90th anniversary on the birth of Michael Flanders, Tim FitzHigham and Duncan Walsh-Atkins return to the Fringe armed with suits, songs and plenty of style.
Their flyer is designed like a book which unfolds into a poster.
Flanders and Swann’s songs occupy a strange position in British consciousness: some are well renowned and regularly emerge on adverts, whilst others are forgotten gems only known…
All singing, all dancing, all Werther’s bearing Sue MacLaine and Emma Kilbey bring to the Fringe their characters Sid and Valerie Lester.
Matt and Ian provide an hour of laughs with their improvised show at the Sweet Venues.
Comedy improvisers Matt and Ian are sensible enough to start their show with what the unkind might describe as their get-out clause; they admit, from the start, that they ‘might …
Given that, at one point, Jon Ronson describes himself as ‘essentially [just] a humorous journalist out of his depth,’ you might be surprised that the Cardiff-born writer and docum…
Each time a mountain rescue is reported in the media, it is difficult not to think ‘Why would they climb that alone/in that weather/at that time of year?’ But the truth for som…
‘I haven’t been up this late for thirty years,’ Elizabeth McGovern of Sadie and the Hotheads smiled at us, having danced her way onstage.
The Edinburgh Academy makes for a spacious yet slightly odd choice of venue for music and comedy due Kit Hesketh-Harvey and James McConnel.
Doctor Brown’s ability to communicate and interact with the audience silently despite his understated facial movements and body language is commendable, particularly when compare…
Folk stalwarts Yard of Ale are in residence at the Guildford Arms for the duration of the 18th Caledonian Folk and Blues Festival and they play with the confidence and verve of old…
Bella Hardy is one of those performers whose warmth and affability immediately put you at ease.
This is a strange addition to the Fringe programme - and I’m not talking swastika-straddling naked physical theatre or radical juggling Shakespeare revamp.
Double act comedy is very difficult.
Like other communities in Europe that have historically suffered political repression the Celtic peoples of the British Isles have for centuries expressed their culture through mus…
‘We’re very lucky,’ alto and soprano saxophonist Sue Mckenzie explained in her introduction to ‘Catching Sunlight’, a collection of pieces by jazz pianist/composer Dave S…
In a society where the older generation is generally ignored and marginalised by the media, Two Old Gits comes as a welcome change.
John Rivers is the first to admit he’s not an entertainer and that Poems and Pots isn’t a ‘show’ as such, but hopefully a relaxing opportunity to tease out and encourage the creati…
Due to the distinct lack of opportunities for young opera singers, Opera Holloway have taken their careers into their own hands and created their own company.
One can’t help but like Joshua Seigal.
Before this show, every time I walked past the nondescript sign on Nicolson Street imploring me to give the Scientologists a try, I was tempted to stop.
Scotland’s version of Peter and the Wolf is an enchanting tale with a lot of heart.
Big Sky productions have returned to the festival with this distinctively Scottish storytelling performance for families.
Four dictators are in a rowing boat to hell.
A Matter of Life and Death by Tom Morris and Emma Rice, as well as being a loving ode to the classic film by Powell and Pressburger, is also an original work in its own right.
As a writer I am always keen to find out how other writers tap into their creative process, and the opportunity to delve into the mind of such a prolific writer as Val McDermid in …
Bringing their fusion of guitar and mandolin to the Fringe Festival, Steve Rutherford and Mark Barnett set out a show that promises ‘a depth of soul seeking and cerebral intensity …
Kiss of the Red Menace is a well-compiled cabaret with great promise, but which, due to poor singing technique and awkward performance, contains very little razzle dazzle.
It’s hard to know how to feel leaving Benjamin Bloom’s show.
Returning to The Fringe for their 17th season, this enchanting show from Burklyn Youth Ballet is the perfect introduction to dance for the whole family, with music from Strauss and…
In an attempt to find the ultimate remedy for anxiety, Making Faces comedy sketch group move at fast pace, exploring themes relative to their subject through song, poetry, awkwardn…
You wouldn’t guess that John McNamara had only decisively started his Blues career last year at this very festival.
Samba Sene performs a set mixing African styles with his velvety vocals, managing to get the whole audience on their feet.
It was wonderfully refreshing to come upon something on the Fringe that, by its very nature, had blown the one hour slot to smithereens; further, that tapped into a reserve of fun …
Dean Friedman is a personable guy.
Hosted at the Edinburgh Christadelphian Church by the local community group there, Inquiry into the Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ purportedly sets out to examine evidence …
Just because a show is intended for children is no excuse for bad acting.
Feis Rois and Friends is a show by Feis Rois, an organisation which promotes traditional celtic and Scottish folk music.
Playwrights’ Studio Scotland is an independent development organisation for playwrights, working with them across the country, including through its talent development programme.
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.
Angela Lemaire’s exhibition of prints and beautiful books, Alpha and Omega, is tucked away in McNaughton’s bookshop.
Is there any better way to spend an afternoon than sitting in a wood panelled, beautiful, archaic board room, sipping on an array of expensive, high class, tasty beverages from aro…
Martha Reeves is spellbinding.
Upon entering this show, one was first struck by the grey and white cut-out set which looked like illustrations from a Dr Seuss book that’s gone over to the dark side.
They say to never work with children.
In hall at the top of a church on a blank proscenium arch stage, a group of Canadian high-schoolers gave me more than I bargained for: two plays for the price of one.
Australians Tnee Dyer and Melissa Western deliver a set list of classic jazz and blues with light-hearted, occasionally risqué between-song banter.
From the first number, it’s clear that the cast of Gilbert & Sullivan The Musical are talented.
This accordion and clarinet duo based in Edinburgh gave a showcase of different music styles from around the world.
Certainly adhering to it’s name, Todd Gordon and a multitude of talented musicians played well into the night.
The Edinburgh Graduate Theatre Group’s Romeo and Juliet is just the sort of production that can give Shakespeare a bad name.
This modern adaptation of Buchner’s 1895 play by the Lincoln Company was an interesting re-working of the satiric comedy.
Stu and Garry in The Catchily Titled Improv Show is an hour of absolutely roaring comedy that will have you crippled with laughter.
Most magic shows you find on the Fringe nowadays are necessarily intimate, close-up affairs – not least because of the size of the available venues, budgets and the ‘close magic’…
Alex Kealy and Friends promise an hour of humour.
First things first: this show is not for the faint of heart.
Watching this show is like experiencing fallout from an imagination bomb.
Paul McDaniel and David Callaghan’s free show hits the Fringe in a less than impressive style with a low quality humour that does little in the way of entertainment.
Harriet Kemsly and Richard Todd form this energetic odd couple as part of the Free Fringe.
This show is billed as ‘an original and refreshingly intelligent two man stand-up showcase.
The nature of the Spoken Word Showcase is such that each night is an entirely different affair, as Fay Roberts proudly announces at the beginning of the show.
Rock and Dole is Sam Avery’s story of how his band dBh (dirty Blue hooks) went from humble beginnings with their mums backstage at their first gig to touring Europe and even open…
A blend of good stand up and well-presented storytelling, Ghosts of the Happy and High-Spirited is a firmly funny and chilling hour of Free Fringe comedy.
WTF?: An acronym that perfectly sums up this completely bonkers comedic showcase.
I first saw Alexis Dubus perform in 2008, when his ‘A R*ddy Brief History Of Swearing’ provided an interesting spine on which to hang some very funny material – and a justificati…
According to the neat-suited Paul Dabek, the Magic Circle demands that all its members must include a card trick at some point in their act, otherwise there’s a terrible risk of ‘m…
Dr Professor Neal Portenza has more titles than I would give stars.
No in-depth knowledge of Dungeons and Dragons lore is required to appreciate the excellent comedy this show provides.
Phillip and Marjorie are a skilled double act whose thoroughly entertaining Marriage Preparation Course will hopefully not be taken seriously by many.
Plumpy’nut encapsulates all those parts of the DIY ‘let’s throw together a show’ side of fringe comedy.
Misnomer number one of the title; it does actually last a full hour.
There were many moments in this show where I really wanted to enjoy it.
Split between two comedians, Over It aims to lift the curtain on the taboo subjects of death and anorexia through the medium of laughter - and it kind of works.
Hide And Seek is a production very much grounded in physical theatre; spoken dialogue is used sparingly and the show’s beautifully emotive soundtrack is only interrupted by pre-r…
Wonderfully dark and disturbing, Richard Gadd has come to Edinburgh’s Free Fringe not only to make his audience cry with laughter, but also to push the boundaries of physical com…
Alex Holland and Ben Barker present a show on manliness, providing a clichéd but amusing take on what it means to be a man from two self-professed ‘unmanly’ men.
One imagines that the members of the Principio Attivo Teatro are absolutely lethal at charades.
Ian Rankin once described a John Hunt blues set like ‘Seasick Steve in a science lab.
Carnforth, not far from Lancaster, is famous because the classic 1945 film Brief Encounter was shot there.
Welcome to the Calorie Galaxy, in which Tina Sederholm’s protagonist Evie struggles under a regime of browbeating and humiliation, all in the pursuit of a narrow waist.
In the bowels of The Jazz Bar, John Hunt perches on his stool clutching a guitar, his ageless face cast in red shadows.
The Karavan Ensemble are a group of performers, artists and musicians who construct challenging and original theatre productions with a variety of collaborators.
The tigers, lions and elephants that strut their stuff in The Nomad’s Tent are a harmless lot – their ferocity having been harnessed for decorative ends and their forms playful…
Natalie Burgess and Richard Smithies work through the principal monologues of four of Shakespeare’s major tragedies: Othello, Hamlet, Richard III and King Lear.
The level of energy needed to engage an adult audience needs to be high, but to perform a show for children your energy needs to match that of a four year old or, dare I say, to ch…
The title of My Village and Other Aliens is perhaps the best part of this rather awkward one man show.
In Last Land and Il gioco, DanceBase presents an engaging double bill of contemporary dance which is certain to be loved by dance connoisseurs.
It can be tricky to make Brecht exciting.
Künt and the Gang is undeniably shocking, offensive and infantile.
A madcap and zany multi-media journey through the alphabet, minding your manners and some stand up comedy coaching for little ones, all eccentrically orchestrated by Sabrina the Te…
Missing and Bird’s Eye View is a mixed bag of a showcase at Dance Base, great in some moments and awful in others.
There’s no denying the pulling power of Lynley Dodd’s best-selling children’s series Hairy Maclary: with vibrant characters, charming stories and colourful settings they are popula…
Uninitiated to the world of sweaty, foot-stamping organised dance most of us would rather watch Scottish Highland music than participate in it.
Scotsman Bob Skeldon produces fifty minutes of storytelling and stand-up comedy that achieves a warm atmosphere, with the intimacy of a chat in his living room.
In this new play from the Just Like The Precipitation Theatre Company, Declan drags his childhood friends JJ, Alistair and Robbie to a decidedly grotty hotel in Edinburgh during th…
In Status Anxiety and Piece of Mind, Dance Base presents a stellar double bill which compels and amazes at every turn.
Explicitly funny from the first chord, Phil Kay and Cameron St.
The Jocks and Geordies is a show that has found an audience.
The complex and often turbulent relationship between one of the 20th Century’s most famous couples, Liz Taylor and Richard Burton, has provided much fodder over the years for tablo…
If you’re looking to travel back through the years and witness witty portrayals of your schooldays, then this show will transport you.
Employees of the month, hosted by the extremely likable Glenn Moore, presents Edinburgh’s hottest comedians.
My favourite thing about the Edinburgh Fringe is the sheer concentration of talent in creates in the city, an array of people with skills that I can only dream of having.
Scamp Theatre presents an hour-long feast of storytelling that thrills children and parents alike.
I was so ready to tear this show down.
Ryan McDonnell has never quite fitted in.
As humble a turnout as it was, Paul Revill was very grateful and welcomed us warmly.
Life is a lottery.
Having lived in Edinburgh all my life, I wondered how much Saints and Sinners Walking Tours could really tell me about my city.
Sketch is arguably one of comedy’s hardest forms, requiring an individual to have the abilities of a writer, actor, comedian, director, and critic, all at the same time.
As a fan of both classical literature and opera, I was interested to see how this show would work out, being set in the 20th century banking world.
This show had so much promise, derring-do, an epic journey, sword, mime and a lot of comedy.
The venue Worbey and Farrell play in looks like it is reserved for an austere classical performance, with the solemn black piano dominating the stage.
There’s not a lot to say about Ivan Brackenbury that hasn’t already been said since he exploded onto the Edinburgh stage seven years ago, receiving enough critical attention to…
The art of kamishibai - a Japanese form of ‘paper play’ in which tales are told with illustrated slides drawn one by one through a central frame both physical and fictional - i…
Shakespeare with a musical spin – now that’s a refreshing new way to make the Bard more accessible.
In our day to day anodyne world of commuting and spam e-mails it’s easy to forget that sometimes we all need to swill a beer, dismiss our troubles and dance to our sweaty content.
If you are hoping for a tranquil evening where you can lounge back in your fold-away chair, enjoy the gentle chink of ice cube on glass as you sip your favourite tipple and chuckle…
Even though it is a favored topic of comedians, it’s still rather tricky to pull off good humor about disenfranchised groups.
The Kohinoor diamond is notoriously supposed to carry a curse which falls on all male owners of the stone.
Romeo and Juliet is perhaps the most youth-filled of all Shakespeare’s plays, with the star-crossed teen lovers and their idealistic yet doomed belief than young love can conquer…
Director and actor Donal O’Kelly returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with the UK premier of Skeffy.
A blue football rests in the middle of a chalk circle; traumatised Edward, played by Alex Austin, moves nervously around the edges of the stage; a television set flicks on and off…
There’s no denying that children enjoy silly sounds.
Science reveals, magic conceals, but both can inspire a sense of wonder, according to stage magician Oliver Meech.
Most people’s knowledge of Dickens comes from lavish TV series and sumptuous films, where the language of his books is made more accessible through adaptation.
Liz Lochhead is the Scots Makar (the Scottish equivalent of the Poet Laureate) and she begins her performance with a poem from the perspective of an apple (entitled ‘The Apple’s …
Foil, Arms and Hog are an Irish sketch comedy trio who combine innovative ideas with silliness and boyish charm.
Paul Foxcroft and Briony Redman have both left their sketch show group to try their luck as a twosome.
When you get more laughs from riffing off your audience in the first five minutes then you do for the whole rest of your show, you know something’s wrong.
You can imagine how it might have happened.
A poignant adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut’s tale, The King and Queen of the Universe, produced by Slippers and Rum, tells a story of adulation and bereavement set in the depths of t…
Dame Janet Suzman stars in this wonderful new production written and directed by Lara Foot, offering a mesmerized audience a glimpse into the complicated and conflicting world that…
Romeo and Juliet is a story that has been told countless times on stage and screen, in almost every guise under the sun - yes I’m looking at you Baz Luhrmann.
The onstage rapport of the three actors of Panto-Monium is nothing to be sniffed at.
What do you want from a show for children? Well, maybe good stories with catchy songs, told by witty and memorable characters.
Simply the most bizarre show you will ever have the unfortunate and detrimental privilege to watch.
For a change of scenery and a breath of fresh air look no further than Pirates and Mermaids, Poorboy Theatre’s arresting take on love, life and the meaning of home.
Tiddler and Other Terrific Tales immerses children and parents alike into a world of wonder.
I’ve got a lot of time for people who don’t perform at the Fringe for any reason other than to exhibit a hobby.
One of the beautiful things about the Fringe is the way in which so many shows can be supported simultaneously.
This is an absolutely charming and highly informative performance, made possible by the wonderful writer and historian Allan Foster and his accompanying Scottish folk singer, Andy …
Much of Rob Carter’s chat centres on being awkward and posh.
In the beautifully grand setting of St Mary’s Cathedral, a small and seemingly unimportant collection of objects are grouped together in the side chapel.
The force and power of a child’s imagination against adversity has long been fodder for writers.
This show is about suicide and death.
Morgan and West’s ‘time-travelling magician’ show is a wonderful premise with the occasional funny moment and well-executed magic trick.
As one of the bigger children’s shows at the Fringe and certainly one of the more heavily advertised, I had rather high expectations of Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs.
Somehow I was expecting this to be a dark version of Beauty and the Beast told through shadow puppetry.
Self-confessed former ‘Apple Fanboy’ and tech enthusiast Michael Daisey has had legal action brought against him by the company after they contested several claims in his notorious…
Gavin Webster is on a mission.
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens is not really a musical, but rather a song cycle, or collection of songs and poetic verse.
In the midst of a New York snow storm, a working girl named Julia is drinking an icy margarita on a makeshift beach in her two-piece, whilst shy Jeffrey, an inventor of some bizarr…
A cynic would suggest that a one-man show written and performed by an acclaimed director is one likely to fall into certain pitfalls; history is littered with those who have steppe…
To devotees of Test Match Special, the voice of Henry Blofeld – deep, resonant, quite improbably plummy – is iconic.
From the moment this quirky Cornish duo burst onto set with an eclectic combination of 80s-style electronic music and energetic moves, you know you’re in for something a little d…
There will be leaping and spinning, there will be theme music and coloured lights, and your expectations of what is possible with a two-man cast will be changed forever.
Any show at the Fringe that has an audience carries an inherent risk – that said audience will contain drunks, crazy people or some slurred combination of both.
The hilariously subtitled ‘play noir’ indeed followed a traditional film noir plot of murder, sleuthing and sex, but with a fun, silly modern spin on it.
It’s a brave pair indeed who decide to recreate arguably the nation’s favourite double act, Morecambe and Wise, in a new show, but that’s what Ian Ashpitel (Wise) and Jonty Stephen…
Poor Cause.
Fresh from the Namat Theatre in Cairo, Human and Other Things offers a select glimpse of Egypt, albeit in a rather frustrating manner.
‘Hunger is the worst feeling in the world’, says the magical storyteller.
From the start, the three characters that welcome you to this show about death are filled with an energy and hilarity that captures the audience and holds them until the end.
Howard Read, the creator of the six-year old stand-up comedian and CBBC sensation Little Howard, leads a double life.
Stemming from Names Project Aids Memorial Quilt and Edgar Lee Masters’ Spoon River Anthology, this show made its breakthrough on the popular stage in the Late 80’s at the heigh…
It is easy to forget how bleak and ominous the stories of the Brothers Grimm really are until we are presented with them in later life.
Last year, comedy duo Shirley and Shirley were Unleashed.
The Fringe isn’t always the best place for magic.
The Phill Jupitus Experiment.
The Austrian artist Franz West, who died last year, was eager to form partnerships with his contemporaries.
As I walked into the Scottish Storytelling Centre I was greeted by a delightfully impish man in a wizard’s robe assigning fairy names to all the children (and adults if you want)…
A few hours spent interrogating From Death to Death and Other Small Tales - the Scottish National Gallery’s brilliant new exhibition - feels as much like a psychic regression ses…
Previous visitors to the Scottish National Gallery will be familiar with Frederic Church’s Niagara Falls from the American Side, the only major work by this American artist featu…
This show is an odd mix, performed by the American High School Theatre Festival.
Hot Tub is a staple of the New York comedy scene, a quirky variety show hosted by Kurt Braunholer and Kristen Schaal (aka Flight of the Conchord’s deliciously unhinged groupie Me…
Racist belly buttons.
Andy Day, of Cbeebies fame, and Mike James deserve a standing ovation for their efforts to save parents from having to entertain their children on a rainy Sunday morning in Edinbur…
Rosie Thorn lives in Featherington-On-The-Wold and Patsy Cornish lives in Chavlington-On-The-Wold.
To suggest that this Dickens classic suffered a stage death is a slight exaggeration of the Space’s production of The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, but I must confess…
Flamenco dancing is perhaps not the first thing I would associate with the legend of the Minotaur and indeed neither is the idea that the conflict between the monster and Theseus h…
If growing old quietly was the status quo nowadays then clearly no one informed Barry Cryer and Ronnie Golden.
With such an unusual name it may be hard for a show such as ‘Bubblewrap and Boxes’ to stand out.
In the packed venue an announcement hushes the audience and a video projection introduces the trio: the Ginge, the Geordie and the Geek.
And Still Rarely Rong presents a humorous look at family life from dead-pan Geordie, Gary Coleman.
There was a fashionable word in the 1950s for a certain type of female performer, which was ‘kooky’.
Some suggest that you have to like a performer to be able to laugh at their work.
The Bongo Cabaret always has a lot to live up to, being well regarded as one of the best cabarets at the Fringe.
This lecture by Professor David Purdie and Alexander Stoddart discussed the legacy of David Hume, Adam Smith and Robert Burns.
There’s nothing more exhilarating than to find yourself amongst a gurglesome, gleeful group of giggling kids, as I recently did at C aquila.
Behind the cheap gloss, sexual innuendos and hyper-kinetic jazz hands there is a whiff of melancholy to this instantly likable quartet.
If you were to somehow strap Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas on the front of an Express Train going in one direction, and Sondheim’s Into The Woods on a similar train headi…
Dinner and a show: a winning combination.
From the first few seconds of the opening song ‘Drowning’, the Tiger Lillies show just why they’ve achieved worldwide cult following.
If you are looking for a highly skilled, innovative performance, look no further than Liv Lorent and balletLORENTs newest work.
An Acre and Change takes a fresh look at the dispute over land distribution.
Less a play, and more a very well curated group installation exhibition, Power Plant should mesmerize even the most callous of cynics.
The songs of Glen Miller and Frank Sinatra are brought back to life by the brilliant big band Moonlight Serenade.
Ged Manns apocalyptic comedy has some nice ideas and a few smile-worthy gags, but the plot is obvious and its actualisation painful.
Set in Oyo, Nigeria in the middle of World War II, Wole Soyinkas Death and the Kings Horseman centres around the battle between British colonialist views and the local traditio…
Louise Ford and Yasmine Akram have a sense of warmth about them that means you can’t help but like them.
There’s been a bit of a pattern to Fringe children’s theatre over the past few years.
Merchiston Castle School and St George’s School for Girls have collaborated to bring the classic stage and screen musical Guys and Dolls to Edinburgh.
Nik Coppin, London funnyman, was not long back from his hols when we caught him at the Upstairs at Three and Ten.
The highlight of the evening’s performance came as the inconspicuous Iain Mundy joined the orchestra to take the lead in Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto in E-flat.
Every country has its fables and this production, originally written by David Feldshuh, brings together a collection of tales from around the world, both traditional and contempora…
Talk about selective memory.
Amrik Virk looks like a laugh to be with.
Roald Dahl’s classic children’s tale about a boy finding friendship and adventure with a bunch of idiosyncratic insects astride a giant peach is translated faithfully to the stage …
The posse return to the Fringe for yet another healthy dose of good old fashioned entertainment.
Critically acclaimed at last years Fringe and fresh from a successful run at the Avignon Festival, Koreas Cho-In Theatre return with their heartbreaking movement piece.
As an avid fan of old noir movies, crooked cops, and general hard-boiled quick witted cynicism, needless to say I was looking forward to this show.
We are invited to a party.
This is a highly entertaining and quirky comedy from talented writer Anne Victoria about one womans quest to find love in a cynical world.
The sights, smells and sounds of eighteenth century London live on in the Gilded Balloons Debating Hall.
Dong Yi is a celebrated classical Chinese zheng soloist.
It’s nice to get out of the manic hustle and bustle of the old town during the festival, so it’s with welcome relief I went to the Theatre Workshop in quiet and leafy Stockbride to…
I sit here, chastised, after trying to prove to myself that I could still juggle using eggs filled with jelly beans.
The Penguins, including a last minute substitute penguin, are very likeable.
Zipping through all of Greek mythology in an hour and a half is quite a lot of fun when it is presented by a company of student actors who tackle the task with enthusiasm; it is ra…
Likely the most enjoyable corporate seminar you’ll see at the Fringe, Jack and Nikki: Killing Machines is warm and entertaining from the start.
At the age of 18, Allegra Levy is already a considerably more compelling performer than handfuls of Parky regulars.
An evening dedicated to songs and music inspired by Stevenson and his writings, this one-off performance of the critically acclaimed CD ‘From a Garden of Songs’ was a rare trea…
‘Andrew and the Pony’ is, oddly enough, the story of how performer Andrew Bridges has always, since early childhood, desperately wanted a pony and of all the bizarre situations…
This venue has just one entry in the Fringe Festival programme and this covers 11 different events.
Sandy Grierson will also skip, strip and teach you how to make an origami boat.
Guys and Dolls is well known both as a Hollywood film and a stage musical.
Bob and Jim are a self-proclaimed neo-vaudeville phenomenon.
The Free Paint and Play Ukulele Workshop with Tricity Vogue is exactly as described.
I love the name Wendy.
Gregory Akerman’s set is a slightly awkward one to review - nearly the entire thing is based around one terrible write up he received for one of his shows.
Jamie and Matt are two young men indulging in the exchange of sexual fantasies over the internet.
A terrible crime sends Leila and Lee running into the Scottish highlands.
It was a strange ensemble that made up the ‘Josh Neicho and Friends’ show on this day, but not an bad one.
Paul McCaffrey seems less like a performer and more like a mate in a pub.
EGTG are not your average fringe company.
When a sketch duo hand out penguin chocolate bars at the end of their show, you can infer one of two things.
Joe Wilkinson comments wryly that the convention is for a stand-up’s debut show to focus on what’s happened in their life so far, but unfortunately nothing interesting has ever hap…
What determines whether a comedian’s name will be remembered or forgotten? An ability to make people laugh is always an asset.
Since the Free Fringe is so often dominated by comedy, a little free theatre can come as a pleasant surprise, especially when it’s good.
By its very name, Failure and How to Achieve It challenges both audiences and reviewers not to respond, ‘wow, that really is how to do it.
A fast-paced, energetic and downright hilarious show that immediately had me finding a space within my schedule to come watch again.
The concept of Bite Size is a perfectly simple, yet novel one, and the clue really is in the title.
Cowering away from the insistent drizzle under a table umbrella near the beer tent, my mood was not of the best when Special Ed and the Shortbus appeared in the entrance of the Spi…
Our protagonist, Moses the cardboard puppet, describes himself as a ‘funny little puppet dancing on the table’, but this piece is so much more than that.
Lynley Dodd’s tales of Hairy Maclary, the scampish terrier who gets up to all manner of mischief with his animal pals, never really did much for me as a little’un.
Irish trio Foil, Arms and Hog, or Sean Finegan, Conor McKenna and Sean Flanagan to their parents, barely leave the stage for the duration of this dizzying hour of sketch comedy.
Zimbabwean theatre company, Grassroots, presents a show combining succulent, sun-drenched vocal harmonies with wonderfully choreographed dances that has been put together around th…
Bossa Nova and More is a Hungarian guitar duo that aims to play authentic Bossa Nova combined with less traditional numbers to create an entirely enjoyable experience.
Panto usually involves a cast of thousands, huge sets and the theatrical magic supplied by trap doors, smoke machines and flying apparatus.
BBC: Radio 1’s Fun and Filth Cabaret returns to the Fringe with its hosts Scot Mills and Nick Grimshaw.
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.
A brave attempt at something different, Foil, Arms and Hog flirted with comedy gold but their reliance on some cheap jokes and a few too many silly faces let them down.
Two puppets, Lucia and Scot, both love Flamenco dancing, but Scot just can’t find his flamenco rhythm.
Whilst queuing to get into the quaint venue at C Too, a grubby looking pirate gave me a poke and asked me if I was the one producing that ‘vile stench.
This theatre/dance offering from the University of South Florida lacks subtlety and feels overly affronting in its clumsy and somewhat confused form.
Ford and Akram are versatile and genuinely likable performers with an excellent character dynamic; Akram is confident and arrogant, walking all over the intelligent but overwhelmin…
Its not easy keeping 30 children entertained for an hour single-handedly but Mr Booms one-man band copes admirably in this calm and laid back sing-a-long show.
Considering that all the members of this Glaswegian trio are award-winning (and by this I mean prestigious awards like ‘So You Think You’re Funny’ and Chortle, rather than Be…
Angus and Cameron have clearly worked hard putting this sketch show together but the results are far from entertaining.
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…
You know you’re onto a loser when (and I counted) five audience members are asleep during your one-hour production.
A scream offstage and Laura enters covered in blood.
Tschaikowsky (and other Russians) is a patter song, which was famously performed by Danny Kaye in the Broadway musical ‘Lady in the Dark’ with music by Kurt Weill and lyrics by Ira…
A Brighton debut of Spiegeltent regulars Mikelangelo and the Black Sea Gentlemen.
The comedy club of Trinity College Cambridge consists of a stuffed bird (Magpie) and a handful of aspiring stand-up comedians.
It is generally accepted that the best facet of Shakespeare’s work and what has made him stand the test of time is his verse.
The premise of the play is a re-telling of The Case of the Prime Minister, the Floozie and the Lummock Rock Lighthouse.
On first reading, the show’s title may sound almost childlike, reading like the name of a children’s music book.
Hunger Warrior Theatre, a group of young American Theatre professionals present this tale of lust and its dangers, written Andrew J Hungerford.
Elegant, bold and beautifully choreographed, Square Peg Theatre will take your breath away with Forwards and Backwards.
Stu and Garry have been working together for twenty years.
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…
This pair of independent comedians is sure to evoke a titter from even the stoniest of critics.
When Tim FitzHigham and Duncan Walsh Atkins took to the stage as Flanders and Swann in their dashing tuxedos, I mentally groaned and waited for the crooning to start.
An actor Jack Treadwell known to his friends as Tread is giving his very last lecture/performance on dramatic method and the art of acting.
Over the last few years at the Latitude festival Robin Ince’s Book Club has been a runaway success.
Markus Birdman’s comedy dwells on serious themes, a fact that is perhaps unsurprising considering the 40-something stand-up suffered a stroke a few years ago which caused him to …
I went to watch this show at the end of a long day of an even longer week.
From the bewildering title to the closing dance number, this show is an hour of surprises, both comic and moving.
Holly Burns new show is a rip-roaring hour of delicious madness.
In 1966, when the only definition of a hard drive was the jaunt to Edinburgh from London with a dodgy minibus full of props and costumes, and the beer at the venues was tuppence a …
Fire and the Rose faces up to the more harrowing articles of the human condition.
The Black sea gentlemen return to the Fringe with a cabaret noir of mournful music, strange characters and stunning visual theatre.
‘Sometimes I wish our friendship was less like therapy,’ Aine McKevitt declares midway through ‘Victor and Gord Cubed’.
I have never met a more adorable fringe performer than Jack Barton.
Imagine if David Starkey did a Fringe show.
Deep Dark Souths programme note for The Beauty and Meaning of Autographs is comprehensive and clear.
‘Come in! Come in!’ giggled a mischievous sprite-like creature as she showed us to our seat at the beginning of Salvi and the Box of Dreams.
Mark Ravenhill’s Shopping and F***ing is one of the most controversial British plays of the 90s due to its brutal sexual violence and dark humour.
Im pretty sure that if you decoded the earliest cave paintings they would be about the differences between men and women.
There’s no one quite like Roald Dahl for children.
Id love to tell you all about this production of the Lion and Jewel at Zoo, but its actually proved very difficult to find any information as the company didnt provide a press …
The man behind the YouTube ‘smash’ Masturbation Gary Stark is having a funny look at sex, drugs and getting old at his gig in the Laughing Horse Free Festival.
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…
The stripy t-shirt wearing, variously lipsticked or mustashioed cast of puppetry show Rabbits, Ladders and Stars in Jars start their piece with five minutes of laughter, grunts and…
As if somehow the title of his performance didn’t make it clear – Stephen Hill is an angry man.
In this supposedly fifty-minute show, the audience were met with twenty minutes of relatively weak material, often sitting through unjustifiably long stories for their mediocre pun…
Depression and other mental illnesses are often unfairly ignored in our society.
The title of this play by Jack Thorne might be misleading in Edinburgh where provocative or simply rude words are employed to get bums on seats.
Hildegard of Bingen is a twelfth-century German abbess now famed for her extraordinary writings and music.
Checkley and Bush’s comic riot is a mixture of over the top comedy sketches and songs.
When choosing a theme for a show, it doesn’t get much bigger than rewriting how the world began.
There is much to commend in Bob Karpers new one-man show at Zoo.
A show about a disparate group of people for whom the only common thread is their cause of death? Not your run-of-the-mill material for a song cycle, admittedly, but Elegies found…
If we believe everything we see, at least on the video screen, the stage mentalist Doug Segal can get from his hotel bed to the venue — stopping off mid-route to buy a lottery ti…
It’s hard to know how to judge Rare Notions Theatre Company’s first contribution to the Edinburgh Fringe.
Gemma swims in the same sea of pettiness that often engulfs our lives.
Imagine Richard and Judy.
On a cold and wet day in Edinburgh, Alistair McGowan declared that he hoped to warm our hearts and by the time the show drew to a close both he and Charlotte Page had successfully …
Comedy is very personal - some of the best comedians can fall flat if it’s not your style or you’re having a bad day but then some jump out and surprise you right down to your funn…
To get to the point, this play is woefully average.
Michael Redmond seems like a perfectly happy chap.
There are two possible reasons why Angela Barnes and Matt Richardson are sharing a stand-up show: a) they’re friends; or b) they both attribute a lot of material to their mums.
Samba Sene and Diwan offer an ingenious synthesis of afrobeat grooves, ska and funk, suffused with ‘Senegalese soul’.
Imagine if Frank Sinatra and David Walliams put on a film noir parody with Deano Wicks from Eastenders.
My heart usually sinks when I see the words ‘new interpretation’ or ‘re-imagined’ applied to productions of Shakespeare plays in Edinburgh.
The New Quorndon Shakespeare Company present a new musical comedy, written by Sharon Scott with music and lyrics by Phil Law and Nigel Scott, Abby Vera and Sue.
It’s 6.
Him and Me’s circus of estranged acts consists mainly of them with the occasional homemade video thrown in for good measure.
A comedy sketch show, promising 32 new and hilarious sketches in under an hour.
Traverse has presented the most elegant of double bills for the Fringe by showcasing two of Scotland’s prized playwrights, David Greig and David Harrower.
This year’s Fringe has witnessed the rise of a new genre of children’s theatre: butterplot.
In this experimental theatre piece .
A man singing Liza Minnelli in drag.
Once upon a time, Worbey and Farrell played piano to diners in posh hotels.
This show really intrigued me.
Fresh from its showings in London and Brighton, where it was nominated for Best Show at the Brighton Fringe Festival, this energetic and entertaining tale provides an hour of light…
Burklyn Youth Ballet this year chose to advertise themselves as a children’s show, not as a ballet or musical, and this has played well to their advantage.
Johnny and the Bomb is an enjoyable Terry Pratchet story involving time travel, a bag lady and the eponymous Johnny.
This is the year of Cabaret at the Fringe.
In the press blurb for his show Middle-Aged, Useless and Talented Nick Hayman compares himself to Tommy Cooper and Norman Wisdom.
The bagpipes might be the butt of more jokes at the Fringe than any other subject.
This play is set in England, but in some kind of frightening, futuristic police state.
It’s a commonality between all civilisations, and tightly bound into our history, but something we rarely think about is where music has actually come from.
The Brighton Beach Boys gave a fairly electric rendition of some of the greatest and most celebrated musical bangers from the year 1969, as well as the Beatles’ ‘Abbey Road’.
Taking a seat for The Rabbit and the Rose is a treat.
Frank Loesser’s 1950 musical, ‘Guys and Dolls’, dates not a day in this charming production by SEDOS, the thespian arm of the Stock Exchange (I kid you not).
Working Girls, the theatre company of Bristol’s Redland High School for Girls, has given us a perfectly acceptable school Shakespeare, set rather conveniently in a school.
There is a reason why Potted Potter is celebrating its fifth anniversary at this year’s Fringe.
Its difficult to review a performer like Hans Teeuwen, when half the audience are in fits of hysterical laughter, but the other half are looking confused and uneasy and more t…
Well I’m still recovering from that one.
Scottish jazz singer Pam Lawson is joined by pianist Tom Finlay and double-bassist Ed Kelly for a musical celebration of the infamous partnership that was Fred Astaire and Ginger R…
Lisa Scott was introduced by her venue manager as having ‘been here for many, many a Fringe’, and Scott is indeed showing her age as a performer.
Jumping aboard Superbard’s storytelling train is a bit like riding shotgun in Doc’s Deloreon; you’re going to suspend your disbelief and hope he doesn’t crash.
Jan van Beek and Jonathan Brugh bill themselves as the Van Brugh family, and when this piece begins with them playing a very young brother and sister who talk about sucking cocks …
Sandro Monetti’s show Clooney, Cowell, Pitt and Me: Amusing Encounters With the A-List does more or less what it says on its somewhat over-titled tin.
The play opens with four American boarding school boys preparing for the start of their day and we are then taken briefly through it, from church through their daily classes.
Comic and self-confessed ‘try-too-hard’ Gráinne Maguire visits Edinburgh this year with her latest show Where Are All the Fun Places and Are Lots of People There Having Better…
Maurice Cock and Belvedere Bagg model their show as a lesson in how to act.
The blurb describes this performance as a ‘sobering, gloriously juvenile collision between foresight and hindsight’.
A fort, a spaceship, a submarine, a bus; four things a large box can be in the mind of a child.
Andy and The Prostitutes play one dirty trick by billing their foul-mouthed ditties as a musical but Andy and co.
Dennis Alexander is a patriotic and wise Scot with great musical talent and a knack for telling stories.
Laziness and Stuff provides a space within which Carey Marx can comfortably cocoon himself and allow his mind to wander off on lethargic tandems.
‘Ooh, he were good, that Mercutio! Shame he had to die, really.
Make sure you are on time for this show: youll get enough exercise during this hour-long musical romp without sprinting down Nicholson Street beforehand.
Mickey & Judy is a cabaret memoir piece by Michael Hughes about his experience of growing up and learning to accept the boy and man he is destined to be, with the constant inspirat…
It’s a bit of a cliché to say, but Jarlath Regan oozes charm.
Chris Corcoran and Elis James aka Mr Chairman and Rex Jones, the Caretaker, invite you to join them (and the third mystery comedian who remains un-credited) at the committee meetin…
Croft and Pearce exhibit matching outfits, and to a degree, matching faces, accents and physicality.
Forth Childrens Theatre have been performing at the Fringe for many years and this is their 30th production.
The gimmick for this showcase show is that it’s meant to be ‘Yorkshire’ comedy, whatever that may be.
My assumption is that it was The Stand’s decision to blast Method Man out of the speakers as the audience took their seats rather than Simon Munnery’s, but it is a credit to a …
Situated in the charming Scottish Storytelling Centre, ‘The Elves and the Shoemaker’ is a delightful wee puppet show which is likely to capture the attention of even the most f…
This is the tale of Neil (Grant Campbell) and how, as the dreaded forty grows ever closer, he decides to reform his old band in another bid for Eurovision glory.
I must confess to having felt more than a little embarrassed at turning up at a childrens show in the middle of the day; we had a heated debate in the queue on the way in as to w…
Be prepared, the caption warns, to laugh and cry, probably at the same time! This is unfairly self-deprecating; I felt both shows were well-performed, with considerable ent…
With an intense stare, Jen Brister describes her set as ‘a beige lesbian in a darkened room.
It always helps a performance when the audience is packed, in tune with the performers and ready for a good laugh.
Ali Cook leaves mouths gaping as people gasp in wonderment at magic tricks that make rabbits appearing in top hats seem like an everyday occurrence.
‘Woof woof here we go, it’s the Hairy Maclary show!’ This was the enthusiastic and warm musical welcome I received as I stumbled into the theatre faced by the sight of the entire t…
Most people know of Bonnie and Clyde, the romantic duo who murdered and robbed banks throughout America.
Incredibly promising newcomers Harry Carr and Luke Davies delighted and occasionally repelled the audience with an hour of ingenious, highly bizarre and superbly executed sketches.
The clinical, modern lecture theatre of the Symposium Hall, undoubtedly one of the less atmospheric fringe venues, is rather at odds with the style of this show.
Guys and Dolls is based on the well known Hollywood film and stage musical.
Coronation Street is iconic.
Callow has a strong and long relationship with Dickens including a hugely successful performance as the author himself in The Mystery of Charles Dickens, and appearing as the m…
Most famous for her role as Dobby in Peep Show, Isy Suttie’s ‘Pearl and Dave’ proved a truly enjoyable and uplifting evening.
‘There’s some room down here if you fancy a dance,’ fiddler John McCusker encouraged vainly during last night’s one-night-only concert of traditional and new Irish music, h…
Just over the half the audience at Peacock and Gamble’s Emergency Broadcast seem to love this show.
This production starts off with a bang.
Seann Walsh is young, attractive and blonde.
CS Lewis magical novel The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe is perhaps the greatest ever written for children.
A sterling selection of inspired nonsense.
William (Josef Salvat) is about to perform for the first time in his one-man show and finds himself looking back at his life.
A referendum is coming.
A piano, a music stand, a garden hose plus two finely dressed English fellows - and you have the main ingredients of this stiff-upper-lipped-tribute band.
Pam Lawson has a crush.
If you were to cross the endearing double-act surrealism of Reeves and Mortimer and Napoleon Dynamite with the protean character comedy of Marc Wootton and Chris Lilley and infuse …
This one’s a toughie.
The title of the play sets up an immediate opposition between love and understanding, and once seated, we are soon presented us with characters full of love and totally lacking in …
Mil’s Trills, starring a very bubbly Amelia Robinson on the ukulele, has travelled all the way from New York City to introduce the little ones of this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fri…
In Snails and Ketchup, Glasgow-based Singaporean Ramesh Meyyappan tells the dark tale of a dysfunctional family through solo mime.
Free comedy is like cinema pick n’ mix.
Have you ever thought about running away, changing your identity and leaving behind your current life? This is what Charlie decides to do after being caught stealing from work.
Everyone loves bubblewrap, but finding joy in a simple cardboard box is generally thought of as a talent unique to childhood.
Two women, one food queue and one unlikely friendship.
Relief theatre are a young student company based in Edinburgh.
‘Green Eggs and Hamlet’.
Adding a dollop of lyrical humour to classic literature is something that never fails to be amusing.
Comedians are a needy bunch.
Part audio-play, part wander around the West end of the city, this is an excellent musing on love and family that would benefit from keeping it simple in the site-specific departme…
Sadly displaced from their usual venue, the St Andrew’s and St George’s West festival-within-the-festival have set themselves up in Royal Overseas House.
The prospect of Shakespeare at the Fringe is often met with a due sense of trepidation.
This perma-tanned, white-toothed Glaswegian folk powerhouse produced an evening of (very few) songs, details of his exploits with various celebrities and other anecdotes from his l…
In a “botched attempt” to entertain his audience before the show two things became apparent: Ivo Graham is hilariously charming and if Liam Williams could match his calibre of …
This is the story of Jason and the golden fleece.
Deep in the bowels of the Barbican lies a show which defies categorisation.
When Sergei Prokofiev first composed Petya and the Wolf, the intent was to cultivate ‘musical tastes in children from the first years of school.
A series of five very short plays penned by American playwright Will Eno, Oh, the Humanity and Other Good Intentions is a collection of character-driven glimpses into the human con…
Marc Burrows borrows from the 90s genre of Britpop all he needs to know about sex and girls.
Matthew Collins is a travel journalist and single parent, although not necessarily in that order.
A Real Humane Person Who Cares And All That by Adam Brace is the best piece of new writing that I have seen on the Fringe.
The connection between traditional Scottish music and Chinese music is something I had given no thought to until this concert, but the Harmony Ensemble changed all that with their …
Wow.
The Fringe throws up some odd but good things, some odd but bad things, and quite a few thuddingly normal and bad things.
Fringe theatre is often about taking risks, so you have to applaud Croft Vaughn for the bravery of his one-man show in which he plays a nine-year-old boy up in his attic with an ov…
“Aam gonnae sin’ a wee tune in gàidhlic.
Between Ten and Six is a dark comedy that draws a fine line between humour and disturbing scenes.
With vocals and guitar from Sophie Bancroft and bass from Tom Lyne, the Acoustic Music Centre at St.
Franz Kafka was born in Prague in 1883, after his death fourty years later his novels have become some of the most influential and extensive work of the 20th century.
The performing arts are undergoing a shift in inspiration towards the early Twentieth Century: Cabaret is on the up, Burlesque is increasingly acceptable, and in Comedy it is the m…
This is a very unusual and enjoyable production.
I promised I wouldn’t ogle.
The reputation of Steve Jobs, Apple and all its associates precedes this show.
The Fringe guide listing for this performance promises an ‘exuberant’ show full of ‘impassioned vocals’ and ‘Senegalese soul’.
Hendrick’s Carnival of Knowledge opened its gin-spattered doors to the exceptional Dr David Bramwell and his array of pranksters and mischief-makers.
Wheatly and Hansen’s repertoire was a difficult one and the two singers approached it with due caution.
Chris Stokes and Graham Goring have come together at the Caves just after lunch to present an hour of stand up, with Chris opening and Graham winding up.
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.
There are no tickets for The Good, The Bad and The Extra-terrestrials but every audience member is presented with a cowboy hat and a toy revolver to get into the spirit of things.
Kieran and Joe may have gone from a trio to a duo since their last trip to the Fringe but fans can rest easy: the loss of a man doesn’t mean a loss of laughs.
Molly Naylor is a storyteller and accomplished writer who has written programmes for Radio 4 before her foray into Fringe.
In a story that’s somewhere between Mrs Henderson Presents and The Full Monty, Boys In The Buff tells the story of Diane Diamante (Faith Brown), the owner of a failing seaside thea…
Jim Cartwright’s 1992 play has a script that dazzles, full of wordplay and witty one-liners.
Phil Cornwell is a frighteningly talented man.
A bawdy tale of inter-species intrigue in the farmyard.
In the cold hard light of day we all know stand-up is a tough gig - the Fringe is a buyers’ market and we’re all on the look out for the next best thing.
Tonight is what the Camden Fringe is all about; two half hour segments from two different comedy artistes offering a peek at what the full hour could be like.
Tom Craine is such a polite young man its hard to imagine that he was ever addicted to anything.
Burke and Hare A Musical Play is based on the true story of Edinburghs notorious murderers William Burke and William Hare.
There’s a brazen, wonderfully self-conscious theatricality in how director Dominic Hill approaches Chris Hannan’s new stage adaptation of Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s iconic novel, C…
Given the perpetual debate concerning the over-commercialisation of the Fringe that has been prominent this year, it is with a great sigh of relief that events such as the Malcolm …
It will come as no surprise that this is a controversial play.
The infectious enthusiasm of this comedy duo is apparent from the off, their chaotic get-in generating a fair few belly-laughs.
Henry Raby’s fifty minutes in Bashee Labyrinth is expressly presented as a place to try new material and get a breather from his regular show, Letter to the Man (from the Boy), i…
A magic show is fundamentally different from most other shows – because the success of the show is based on how much trickery can be covered up from the audience, rather than how…
Four performers from New York’s famous Queen’s Theatre bring a new production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s in Briefs to the Fringe with mixed results.
Inter-generational relationships are always controversial, especially when questions of predatory abuse arise in these Savile-dominated times.
Holmes is going into retirement, but before he does he convinces Watson, Inspector Lestrade and Mrs Hudson to join him on a farewell tour, to enact some of his more challenging and…
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are stranded alone on a small desert island.
For those of us with a palette for traditional and contemporary Scottish folk music, Alistair Ogilvy and Band are here with a special treat.
This concert had a programme of instantly recognisable pieces that will no doubt be in the CD or LP collections of most of those present.
It is a great honour for any composer to have their work cherry-picked by fans and turned into a revue.
A dance duet between an able bodied man and a significantly disabled woman could easily become a novelty act - and one that some will feel obliged to praise out of sympathy and oth…
It’s only when you look back at your childhood books and films that you realise how many of them are ripe for satire.
What a lovely, original and unpredictable show this is.
When Naomi Grossmans second self-penned show, Carnival Knowledge, premiered in LA, it enjoyed a sell-out, twice-extended run, and the actress was nominated for best solo performa…
Author Oliver Lansley garnered considerable and well deserved praise for his Fringe hit, The Terrible Infants, which popped up at the Pleasance in 2007 and enjoyed a runaway succes…
Published in 1899, ‘The Interpretation of Dreams’ was perhaps Sigmund Freud’s first major work, preceding the likes of ‘The Psychopathology of Everyday Life’ and ‘Three…
Graham Macpherson, aka Suggs, has produced a show with a clue in the title.
Join Bunny Galore in a cabaret set of red plush and fairy lights as she regales the audience with details of her life and career.
The English School of Mongolia (ESM) ignited the stage of the Arthur Cotterell Theatre with their modern take on Joseph and The Technicolor Dreamcoat.
The Fringe is often praised for its glorious variety but there are some things listed in the Fringe guide that exceed the proper constraints of a show.
There is a nice relaxed humour and performance style that resonates throughout this show.
Thanks to the Five Pound Fringe, you dont need to be spending huge wads of cash to see quality stand-up.
Arguments and Nosebleeds is becoming a little nugget of tradition, a one-off poetry performance — now in its third year — that gives a platform to a host of Scottish poets, alo…
‘I wuv you with the intensity of a thousand suns,’ yells Will (Jack Swain) in Misshapen Theatre’s Phillipa And Will Are Now In A Relationship, a romantic comedy told entirely throu…
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead is based upon the two characters who appear sporadically in Hamlet.
What a joy and a rarity it is to see a cross-generational cast of performers, ranging in age from 28-78, share the stage in dance theatre of this calibre.
A 75-minute performance of Romeo & Juliet is hardly the stuff that fills jaded reviewers with optimism.
The split of a long-established duo is like a marital divorce.
Max and Ivan are one of my main reasons for loving the Fringe.
Jonny & Joe are couple of young lads with an inventive and interesting series of sketches.
British folklore is packed with some of the most iconic figures anywhere in the world.
Their regular slot on the Johnathan Ross show goes a long way to explaining the largely heterosexual audience in tonight.
Edoardo Okamoto has played this piece for seven years now and it has become part of his identity.
Three-time Fringe veterans Steve McNeil and Sam Pamphilon treat the Pleasance Baby Grand with an energetic and slightly delirious hour of comedy that manages to acknowledge its deb…
The Unexpected Items come with great credentials: they are the team responsible for the famous ‘Gap Yah’ videos on YouTube and have a poster covered in recent reviews decrying …
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens is a collection of songs and poetic verse reflecting the lives of people remembered on the AIDS memorial quilt.
Dancing Brick are a company that have done well at the Fringe over the years.
From the start the atmosphere was decidedly unusual for something described as improv.
In a venue with no natural light, these two shine.
Imagine being sat in a stand-up comedy show where the comedian in question makes one faintly amusing joke.
Andy Zaltzman will be best know to most audiences for his political comedy, podcast and radio appearances.
Bil Fulton and Cynthia Stephens, or Bil&Cyn as they like to be called, represent two different sides of the same coin.
The setting is Moscow in 1930.
You’d be forgiven for thinking that this would be one of those cabaret tribute shows.
Jeffrey Holland stars in this one-man show about friendship, memories and a couple of remarkable lives.
Liz Bower’s versatile characterisation and talent for story telling create a perfectly bonkers yet compelling narrative to which I was engrossed from start to finish.
As far as I’m aware the Fringe brand, although complete this year with a Cyclops yellow cat wearing a pork-pie hat, has no theme song.
Sitting on the edge of the stage, this adept duo quite literally comes down to the level of the audience.
Sarah Hamilton relates a story drawn from the annals of her family history.
Tim Shishodia and Pat Cahill make up The Tim and Pat Show, a comedy double act proving itself to be a real highlight of the Free Fringe.
It’s a beautiful day at the Fringe and I’m sat on the top deck of a red bus in the Meadows.
Hansel and Gretel are the children of a poor wood cutter and his wife, and times are so hard that mother decides it’s time to significantly reduce the number of mouths to feed in t…
It is surprising to see Hanks and Conran screw up the duo dynamic entirely.
Citymoves Productions’ ‘GOD (Grumpy Old Dancers)’ combines two contrasting personalities in a darkly comic exploration of grumpiness.
Of the many things you might see or do at the Fringe this summer, jousting with lemons has to score among the more unusual pastimes.
I attended this production as possibly the only person who was not a blood relative or class mate of someone connected to the show.
Patrick Monahans show is a great piece of interactive storytelling that has children standing on chairs waving their arms wildly to be picked to help Monahan tell the story of a …
Maybe it was the accidental bang on the forehead he gave himself before coming on stage, maybe it was the sparse Sunday night crowd, or maybe it was the higher than usual quota of …
How do I describe this place? is the question at the heart of And Other Observations.
‘NOT for the Easily Offended!!’ yelled the fliers.
Taking a break from their work in popular folk band Shee, Laura-Beth Salter and Rachel Newton present an hour-long set comprised of found songs, previous material and their new sol…
From the outset Captain Ko and the Planet of Rice sets itself firmly at the surreal edge of fringe theatre.
Adam and Eve: it’s the oldest Rom-Com of the Christian world.
This is not a prospect faced with every day: a musical journey through the history of the Papacy.
Simon Egerton is already playing the electric piano when we enter the bar.
It takes a lot of guts for a relatively unknown, strange-looking young comic to wander out on stage and challenge the audience from the off, but that’s what Andrew Lawrence does.
The Australian duo of musical comedian Sammy J and puppeteer Heath McIvor - best known for his purple puppet Randy - are now experienced Fringe regulars who, quite rightly, are mor…
Traversing the line between the silly and the outrageous whilst keeping a comic dignity is a difficult skill to master.
I’m a newcomer to the Frisky and Mannish experience a fresher, as they address me at one point I came into this show lacking any point of comparison with last year’s smash hi…
In the murky, grey light of dusk, half-filled vintage milk bottles line a sidewalk path.
Can a comedy show be rated on its interesting subject matter rather than its comedic merits? If so, Chris McCausland’s Not Blind Enough is definitely worth a look in.
And No More Shall We Part at the Traverse Theatre is the European premiere for Tom Holloway’s new play that oozes brilliance and subtlety as it gently explores what it means to b…
Edinburghs raunchiest strip club of the Fringe opens with a warning from one of the several bouncers allocated, who decree Move around, follow the action, but do not touch the …
This was my first venture over to C eca, a venue with a reputation amongst some as being out of the way.
When you arrive five minutes late, panting and cursing the incomprehensible fact that the Zoo has two separate venues and youve turned up at the wrong one it is quite a sur…
It’s extremely disorientating to wander into a tiny room tucked away at the top of the Caroline of Brunswick and be met with Hitler, Stalin, Mao and Pol Pot lounging around.
To get through the third night of BBC Radio 1’s Fun and Filth Cabaret you needed a strong stomach or a repressed gag reflex as the show went truly dirty in pursuit of the utterly…
The Dracula in Dracula: Sex, Sucking and Stardom is no different than how you would expect him to be.
Yianni, an Australian Greek, describes his show as ‘hyperlogical’.
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.
BBC Radio 1’s Fun and Filth Cabaret is the perfect late-night entertainment show: the cream of the Fringe’s weird and wonderful crop is given short slots to impress a sizeable …
Josie Long, arguably the highest profile comic on this year’s Free Fringe, and newcomer Sam Schäfer are an odd pairing.
Packed into a crowded, stuffy room in the turrets of Teviot, Ruaraidh Murray gives a schizophrenic performance in a production that’s somewhere between a play and stand-up comedy.
Calling this show a Cabaret was the first mistake.
If you are bored of current TV comedians or just want a bit of old school classic comedy then here is a show for you.
When three ex-Oxford Gargoyles return to the Fringe as part of a three-piece girl band, it’s expected of them to present a predominantly jazz-filled set and to be almost musicall…
The Poozies’ music is delightful enough as it is, but there were a few extra hands on deck for the Celtic folk band’s return to The Queen’s Hall: internationally travelled and re…
Rob Rouse, winner of ‘So you think you’re funny?’ in 1998, returns to Edinburgh with his new show ‘My family.
At the start of this amateurish pub stand-up set, we are told the reasoning behind its name.
Mervyn looks back on two decades of performing at the Fringe in this one-man-and-his-guitar show, playing some of his favourite comic songs from previous years, mulling over change…
This red, rude and raunchy show faced a difficult task transforming a university lecture theatre into the cabaret version of hell on earth, but thanks to some inspired acting from …
Dysart Productions return to the Fringe with an updated version of their 2011 show and really wows the crowds with their peerless vocal performances of some of the great songs from…
Tickets to see Scottish-grown chamber orchestra Ludus Baroque at Canongate Kirk are now bought by many as a matter of ritual, so strong is the group’s popularity and reputation f…
As both a successful actor and biographer, Ian Kelly possesses the charm and expertise required to be a good lecturer.
From the start Richard Purnell (the short one) and Gary From Leeds (the horribly tall one) insist that their teaming up as ‘360 degree poetry consultants’ is not a gimmick.
Sketch comedy duo Chris O’Niell and Paul Valenti started last night with a bit of a mountain to climb.
The word ‘comedienne’ has to be one of the ghastliest constructions in the English language.
Scott Mills assistant producer Beccy Huxtable took to the stage last night in the penultimate performance in a series of four one-man shows Radio 1 have brought to Edinburgh this…
Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens is a glam-rock musical that returns to its spiritual home in Edinburgh.
OK, he just has to get the five stars.
Despite a long and successful career in both British film and theatre, Dame Margaret Rutherford is now best remembered for a role she didn’t, initially, care for at all — Agath…
I’ve no idea why this show is called Flame and Frost, but I don’t really mind.
The name Hedwig originates from old German, hadu = battle; wig = fight.
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…
When your lineup is three unheard-of comedians, and your venue is the Gilded Balloon’s tiny “Wee Room”, calling your show ‘The Big Comedy Showcase’ is actually a pretty s…
This is probably the most stunning and gorgeous show I have ever seen in Edinburgh.
Playing songs about the goriest aspects of the Victorian era, Steampunk band Men Who Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing, deliver an hour of music and comedy.
Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce.
Dont get me wrong, Sabrina George is a very likeable person.
And the Devil May Drag You Under is a modern, sexy circus show adapted to fit the stage at Fletch @ St Andrews.
Warzycki proves that having a disability is no hindrance to virtuosic piano playing.
Somewhere in this show there is a turning point.
For Free and Easy it pays to be very early at the Stand, or that wont just be the venue name.
I hold fond memories of watching Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy’s pieces on television as a child.
Sometimes when a show tries to be too abstract it simply becomes incomprehensible; this was one of those performances where figuring out the plot was almost impossible.
The highly acclaimed Rhod Gilbert returns to Edinburgh with an act that deserves the packed-out venues that he will be playing to for every night this month.
‘Forwards and Backwards’ is the best piece of fringe theatre I’ve seen in a long time.
You have to hand it to this motley crew of Ottawa teenagers - feminism is a tough topic to broach in youth theatre.
Comedy is subjective a cliché the truth of which I’d never truly experienced before seeing Allsopp and Henderson’s The Jinglists.
Two comic actors play numerous different quirky characters, as the quest to read the big, breaking news goes on.
It was toe-tapping and finger-clicking all round as the Moonlight Serenade Orchestra transported everyone back to the heyday of swing.
Bath University’s Student Theatre Society presents the story of a struggling writer, aided by three contrary muses, desperate to create the best work of fiction ever to be perfor…
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…
Jamie Demetriou was in the Bristol Review last year at the Fringe and now returns to go solo in ‘Jamie Demetriou’s Peoples Day’, his new show in which he showcases just some …
Mr B is the all-singing, all-rapping chap from Surrey who wants to bring gentlemanly etiquette into hip hop.
The songs of Belgian-born chanteur Jacques Brel are renowned for their colourful imagery and dramatic storytelling.
I had an inkling that The Dick and The Rose was going to be something special when I was handed a silver poker chip in lieu of a ticket at the box office.
The shows title gives little away, so when an electronic voice counts up the percentage complete, this looks likely to go geeky.
Fruitful Ties performed by former Royal Ballet member, Mathew Hawkins and choreographer and teacher Steinvor Palsson, is strangely engrossing.
Harriet Kemsley and Sarah Callaghan may be just starting out, but at least they have each other.
Rhod Gilbert bounces on stage, chatting to the audience.
Florence Foster Jenkins is alive and well and living in Edinburgh.
This is the show that started the Free Fringe, hosted by the man who started it.
Because Of Reginald D Hunters greater exposure on television, particularly on Have I Got News For You, there are large, sell-out crowds for his show at Udderbelly s Pasture.
Home is where Daniel Kitsons heart is.
In a really charming and comfortable little room at the back of the White Horse on Canongate, Jason Patterson and Romesh Ranganathan put on an hour of pretty charming stand up.
A new theatre company created in 2007, Gin in the Teas first production The Space Between My Head and My Body shows promise for the future but lacks narrative drive and clarity.
You have your Fringe Picks, your Comedy Highlights, the Edinburgh Comedy Festival, all intended to direct you to the big names that you should see.
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…
The thoughtful touch at this venue was two rows of weenie seats at the front that my petit companion Olivia (4) announced she was going to sit in, next to the girl at the front.
Alun Cochrane is the owner of a shed and a son and holds these as signs that he is growing up.
Douieb is first of the two performers on stage, discussing his other gigs of the day.
Part of PBH’s Free Fringe, Bowling and Todd + 1 is a comedy show in the underground space of the Cabaret Voltaire that is well worth a watch.
Ivo Graham is the first to do his stint in this hour of stand up comedy.
Time/Dropper, choreographed and performed by Jose Agudo, is a raw, visceral and masculine performance evoking a sense of distorted tension.
This short one-woman show starts very cleverly.
Sospiro Baroque are an Edinburgh-based choir specialising in Baroque music.
Nick Cope is the children’s singer-songwriter who brings acoustic, folky indie rock to the under-fives.
Platform 65’s cultural critique studies the politics that lay behind Asian religious ceremonial tradition and offsets them critically against a postmodern culture in which today’…
Josie Long’s latest solo show at this year’s Fringe is optimistically titled Romance and Adventure.
A bed, a body covered in a fire-black veil, a single rose, long-stemmed, green-leaved in a slim vase at the foot.
This one-man show features engaging storytelling with a fruit and veg theme.
I hated history lessons at school - all those dates and names of Kings and Queens, so long ago that they seemed totally irrelevant.
You may recognise these two from TV.
These are three astonishingly talented musicians; the acclaim surrounding them all is justified.
The Voodoo Rooms provide old-school trendy surroundings for a comedy variety show.
Shakespeares classic tale of two warring households in fair Verona comes to the Finchley artsdepot on its national tour.
Frenchman Claude Bourbon’s one-off evening of Medieval and Spanish blues opened with what at first seemed to be a lengthy instrumental number: as fine a demonstration of Bourbon’s …
If there’s one thing that Kieran and the Joes know, it’s that if you want to inspire, you have to perspire.
Max and Iván are a comedy double act from London.
It’s rare to come out of a sketch show and have no problem recalling the premise of every sketch.
The Snail and the Whale is an entertaining show about a woman reminiscing about her childhood and in particular her fond memories of her father’s bedtime stories.
Hervé is a professional dancer and singer who grew up in Mali and France with his adopted Belgian parents and brother.
Terry Pratchetts Lords And Ladies is part of his hugely successful Discworld series.
‘Jekyll and Hyde’ is such an archetypal folk myth by now that it’s hard to believe in an imaginative world without it, or that someone actually sat down and wrote it.
It’s not just the Trojans and Greeks who go head to head in this high concept Shakespeare production.
This dark and daring musical comes bursting out of a tunnel at Southwark Playhouse auditioning for its West-End transfer.
The Prince and the Pauper has long been a staple of children’s bedtimes so the cast from Newman’s Art College had to satisfy not only children’s expectations but their parent…
As I took my seat to watch The Life and Sort of Death of Eric Argyle, I wondered if the performance could be quite as amusing as its title, and I was not disappointed.
The Truth, the Half-Truth and Nothing Like the Truth promises an hour of solid stand-up.
This play is a masterpiece.
Echo and Narcissus, an adaptation of the Greek myth by Durham University’s Rag and Bone Productions, is a terrific effort by the young company, but the production lacks a good de…
I left Athol Fugards new play shaking, with tears in my eyes, as if I had just been party to some holy experience.
In this show, Stephen Swanson and David Gompper present a classical recital of 25 songs from a fine selection of composers and lyricists, including Gompper himself.
At the start of this show Billy Watson talks about cocks and pubes and soon moves on to describe a tedious pursuit of pussy, which would presumably not be half as tedious if he eve…
Ive seen this play a lot.
It may seem surprising that Dr Brown, Phil Burgers, has turned his comic taste towards a children’s show, given his panache for brazen vulgarity and extreme physical comedy, ofte…
I never thought I’d describe a strip club as ‘oddly atmospheric,’ but an empty strip club really is.
Rachel Rose Reid is a young storyteller who places herself firmly within a long tradition of oral storytelling.
If comedy often rises out of adversity, could this help explain how Northern Ireland has proved such fertile ground over the years — from Frank Carson and Roy Walker to Patrick K…
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…
Meet Robert Swann, the talentless writer, director and star of what is possibly the trippiest travesty of a play ever to be seen at a Fringe.
Shirley and Shirley Unleashed is a show about two women who, as the title suggests, do indeed seem somewhat feral (especially in their binge-drinkers-turn-into-wild-monkeys act).
Taking up the action with Kate’s harassment by the rakish Sir Mulberry Hawk and Nicholas and Smike’s return to London, this second half of Space Productions’ revival of the R…
If you are looking for something fun and free with a few laughs at this year’s Fringe, then head on up the stairs of The Laughing Horse for a drink and some Blues and Burlesque i…
The office at the end of the world.
Australian award-winning choreographer Lewis Major is back for this year’s Fringe with two unique pieces that speak of human connection, having fun and using the body as a vessel...
Our Editor-in-Chief, Richard Beck takes Sue Crawley’s Tweed and Tartan Slow Stitching Workshop.
Ahead of the Edinburgh Fringe, award-winning performer Dan Wye chats to Katerina Partolina Schwartz about their debut stand-up show, Dan Wye Am I Sam Smith, their comedy style and ...
James MacFarlane talks with Ahmed Masoud about his play The Shroud Maker.
James MacFarlane talks with Michelle Shaughnessy about her show Too Late Baby.
Otter Lee takes us on his journey from super-serious, quiet baby to an authentic, snarky, and sexy version' of himself.
Charlotte Walker talks about returning to the Fringe with an extended version of her production of Chopped Liver and Unions.
Our Editor-in-Chief, Richard Beck, meets up with the multi award-winning stand-up Vadd Ilich ahead of his show, Vladislav, Baby Don't Hurt Me, at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Comedy hypnotist Matt Hale explains that he loves the Fringe because it is a fabulous dreamscape of the imagination.
Kate Copstick interviews Finlay Christie and Bobby Mair.
After a highly acclaimed debut, Bella Hull returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with her new hour 'Piggie'.
We ask the director and cast of Frozen at the Greenwich Theatre about their experiences of putting on this hugely demanding play.
Richard Beck met up with Edward Oulton to find out about the grants he's received and his thoughts on the future of writing and regional theatre.
We talk to Ellie Jones and some of the cast about her production of Animal Farm for BYMT.
We interview the director and cast of Sergio Blanco's When You Pass Over My Tomb at the Arcola Theatre.
VAULT, the creators of VAULT Festival have found their new London home which will open in Spring 2024 with VAULT Festival returning in the Autumn.
St Martin's-in-the-Fields announces it Christmas celebrations.
After taking on a LOT of research to create their new cabaret show, What Doesn’t Kill You [blah blah] Stronger, Tyler and Erin have discovered some tips on how to survive some pr...
Ditch the messy arts and crafts this half-term and entertain your little darlings with the best live family friendly performances Brighton and Hove have to offer instead.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year (apart from Brighton Fringe, of course) and there are plenty of delightful performances to entertain you this winter.
Welcome to our top 5 picks from the third year of Brighton HorrorFest, the spooktacular celebration from Sweet of all things that go bump in the night.
The Museum of Ordinary People (MOOP) is a pop-up museum, running for one week only, as part of The Spire’s secret Fringe programme.
All this week we've got some fantastic offers on your favourite West End shows. Check back daily for the latest offers.
Tipped to be London’s theatrical event of 2018, the multi-award winning and critically acclaimed Lincoln Center Theater’s production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King And...
Daphne is a coming-of-age movie about a 28, sorry, 31-year-old woman who witnesses a stabbing in a corner shop.
Sondheim’s musical comes to the West End starring Rosalie Craig and Patti LuPone at the Gielgud Theatre for a strictly limited season next year, and you can get your hand on ti...
Rehearsal photos released of Julian Clary and James Nelson-Joyce in the world première of the two-handed black comedy, Le Grand Mort.
Meik Wiking is the CEO of the Happiness Research Institute in Copenhagen and author of The Little Book of Hygge.
Songmaker Kirsty Law, author Kirsty Logan and harpist Esther Swift came together at the Edinburgh International Book Festival to perform their dark fairytale reimagining, Lord Fox.
In nineteenth-century Holland, a leading neuroscientist tries to ‘civilise’ a wild girl who was raised by lions in the heart of Borneo.
In Sarah Kendall: One-Seventeen, Fringe stalwart Sarah Kendall breaks down what we mean when we talk about good and bad luck.
The Scottish Storytelling Centre is, in its own words, ‘a vibrant arts venue with a seasonal programme of live storytelling, theatre, music, exhibitions, workshops, family events...
Improv is as big as it’s ever been at the Fringe, with well over a hundred shows for you to choose from.
Architect Rob can't find his Rotoring mechanical pencil.
Broadway Baby’s Gordon Douglas met Adam Castle, the host of Pollyanna to talk about the outrageous, late-night queer cabaret that’s on everybody’s minds.
Leyla Josephine is a performance artist and writer from Glasgow.
Kae Kurd isn’t intimidated by the prospect of debuting his first hour-long stand-up show, Kurd Your Enthusiasm, in a full run at the Edinburgh Fringe.
West End and Broadway sensation Rachel Tucker makes her debut at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe in two intimate concerts at the Pleasance.
Let Me Go is a feature film based on the true life of Helga Schneider (Juliet Stevenson) - whose mother was a Nazi war criminal.
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.
Romola Garai will star as Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough alongside Emma Cunniffe as the eponymous monarch in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Queen Anne.
Internationally acclaimed choreographer Russell Maliphant has today announced the programme for maliphantworks, featuring world-renowned collaborators and works spanning his hugely...
Alfie Boe and Katherine Jenkins will star for the first time together in the West End as Billy Bigelow and Julie Jordan in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel, the third productio...
This week Greenwich Theatre opens its eagerly awaited new studio space with the world premiere of a new play, presented in partnership with emerging company CultureClash Theatre.
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...
Handing out flyers on the street is one of the most famously unpleasant parts of putting on a show at the Fringe.
Award-winning theatre company Bucket Club are melding together playful theatre with a live techno score for Fossils, a sceptical quest for the Loch Ness Monster at the Pleasance Do...
The Fringe is the single most exciting date in the student-theatre calendar.
Pete De-Graft Johnson, also known as The Repeat Beat Poet, is a poet and organiser of The PAD, a studio and events space in London.
Attila the Stockbroker began performing poetry in the 1980s, and since then has toured the world.
The Briefs boys are back at the Fringe with their wild and sexy burlesque circus.
Based on it’s performers’ real-life stand-up material, Jailmates is a love story about an unlikely couple who meet on a pen-pal website jailmates.
What happens when you take a beloved seaside puppet show, remove the puppets, and give it an Australian accent? That’s what Brent Thorpe wants to find out with The Fabulous Punch...
In 2012, Harry Baker became the youngest ever World Poetry Slam Champion.
Does a prophesy merely predict the future, or does it help to make it happen? New comedy drama In Tents and Purposes at the Assembly aims to find out, via time travel, Brechtian al...
Iona Lee was born in Edinburgh and brought up in East Lothian.
Homelessness is increasing, nationwide, with rough sleepers in London alone doubling since 2010.
It’s the late 80s.
Rachel McCrum, inaugural BBC Scotland Poet In Residence in 2015, has just wrapped up the last shows of Rally & Broad, a spoken word, music and live lit events series she ran with J...
Screenwriter, producer and director Tom Kinninmont’s latest feature film, The Carer, starring Brian Cox, made its European premiere at 2016 Edinburgh International Film Festival.
Naman Ramachandran is a screenwriter, critic, and film journalist whose co-authored monograph Lights, Camera, Masala: Making Movies in Mumbai was published in 2006.
In the first of three sets of Charlie Gray’s Harry Potter and the Cursed Child portraits, joining the previously announced Jamie Parker as Harry Potter are Poppy Miller who will ...
Brighton’s improvised comedy favourites present an impromptu detective drama, replete with colourful characters and lurid plots.
Our panel of judges were unanimous in voting Captain Morgan as the winner of the 2015 Broadway Baby Bobby award at the 2015 Edinburgh Fringe.
A comedy about German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche and his troubled relationship with women wowed audiences at the Leicester Comedy Festival.
Roll up! Roll up! Roll up those lacy stockings and take a sneak peek into the debaucherous and downright entertaining world of Brighton Fringe cabaret and circus.
Numerous award-winning companies will be joining us again at this year at Brighton Fringe in the ever astounding Dance and Physical Theatre category.
Edinburgh venue St Stephen’s Stockbridge returns in 2016 as the latest addition to the C venues stable.
Universal Arts announced this week that they are thrilled to be bringing BBC Radio 4 star Lach on board to produce and programme shows at the New Town Theatre (96 George St) for Th...
Brighton Fringe has officially launched.
Comedy from Max and Ivan, music from Cassetteboy and DJ Rubbish, cabaret from Le Gateau Chocolate and world premieres galore are among the many highlights at the 2016 Brighton Frin...
Artist Mel Brimfield is teaming up with composer Gwyneth Herbert to present a fictitious lost musical reconstructed in fragments, centered around the lives of critically acclaimed ...
Christmas is the one time of year you can drag your non-theatre-going friends to the theatre.
To Kill a Machine by Catrin Fflur Huws tackles the life and times of Alan Turing.
This year's Fringe - both in the children's and adults' sections of the programme - is full of innovative and exciting puppet shows.
Congratulations to Tap Tap Theatre's Captain Morgan series, which has bagged our second Bobby Award of 2015.
Agnes Török is a Swedish spoken-word performer, poetry events organizer and part of Loud Poets.
Jemima Foxtrot is an award-shortlisted performance poet who fuses spoken word and song in her Fringe show, Melody.
During our Pie of the Day journey we've visited some amazing places and sampled some delicious pies We've brought you everything from fruit pies to steak.
The Fringe can be a tough place for emerging talent, struggling to be heard over the crowd.
Our first Bobby Award of the year goes to the inimitable Luke McQueen, whose playful and genre-breaking show Double Act wowed our comedy editor, Martin Walker, and t...
L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq in Paris is one of the world's most influential theatre schools.
Smack bang in the middle of town is the sought-after Edinburgh pie-ery with a huge selection of choices, Piemaker.
There's never a moment with pie that doubling up is a bad thing and so today we are returning to Mums for a wonderful vegetarian delight and who better to sample it than my own oth...
Wojtek: The Happy Warrior is a physical theatre ensemble retelling of the real-life story of a Syrian bear who joined the Polish army to fight in World War II.
In the middle of the Fringe it seems appropriate to spend some time at The Shakespeare, especially with their great menu and extensive drinks list.
Hedwig and the Angry Inch, John Cameron Mitchell’s rock opera, has passionate, protective fans.
On Friday, Frankie Boyle took to the stage at the Féile an Phobail festival in West Belfast.
Four-handed piano duo Worbey and Farrell (that’s two hands each, silly) have been wowing audiences with their unique blend of pianistic skill and peerless patter for nearly a dec...
In their companion piece to 2013’s Fringe First Award-winning Dark Vanilla Jungle, writer Philip Ridley and director David Mercatali tell the story of Donny, a boy who has commit...
Pipeline Theatre’s Spillikin is the moving story of an Alzheimer’s sufferer who is kept company by a robot made and programmed by her robotics-obsessed husband.
If you're pottering around Edinburgh and fancy a few of your five a day then rest a spell at The Elephant House.
Ariella Eshad is the artistic director of Tik-Sho-Ret, an anglo-israeli theatre company that looks to share Jewish and Israeli culture between the two countries.
Brigitte Aphrodite describes herself as a punk pop poet showgirl who was on the 2009 shortlist for the Musical Comedy awards - but she’s almost impossible to categorise.
Join Broadway Baby Features Team James T Harding and Grace C Knight for the very first ever of all time Broadway Baby Breakfast.
There's a hidden gem in Nicolson Square, tucked away in a green and pleasant corner, and it's called The Well Cafe.
If you're looking for a beast of a pie then look no further than the massive beauty that is Mums' Venison and Red Currant - Today's Pie of the Day.
Today's sumptuous serving needs no real introduction.
Acclaimed choreographers and performers Ramesh Meyyappan and Claire Cunningham bring two startling – and highly personal – shows to this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Andrew Blair gives Broadway Baby a taste of his spoken-word show This is Poetry with Ross McCleary, an exploration of fictional Edinburgh not at all based on the film Troll 2.
The About Turn Theatre Company are bringing Orpheus and Eurydice to EdFringe '15.
The Nutty Professor and his Amazing Magic Bubble Show promises to amaze adults and kids alike! Broadway Baby finds out more.
Broadway Baby and Flightless Birds, the hodgepodge group of students behind Kind Hearts and Cormorants have a little chat about their show.
Broadway Baby talks to Sweetness and Light.
BB talks to the talent behind Jane and Lizzy, a reinterpretation of Pride and Prejudice with a comical twist.
Ian Gelder - Kevan Lannister in the epic TV drama series Game of Thrones - is to play Frankenstein director James Whale and Will Austin is gardener Clayton Boone, who becomes the o...
Award-winning company Theatre Movement Bazaar, (Anton’s Uncles, Track 3), returns to this year’s Fringe with their new show Hot Cat, an inspired take on Tennessee Williams’ C...
Comedian Lucy Porter’s first foray into theatre, The Fair Intellectual Club, plays at the Assembly Rooms this August.
Dag Andersson and Tove Sahlin are a real-life couple and the artistic directors of Shake it Collaborations, a Swedish performance company examining body and identity politics.
MargOH! Channing and MAN-ee Champagne are two delightful queens bringing fermented realness from New York to Edinburgh this August for a late-night run at The Laughing Horse.