The star of BBC’s The Mind of Herbert Clunkerdunk and of BBC's Mister Winner comes to you on tour with his irresistibly madcap show.
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
FKPE presents Matt Friend LiveMatthew Friend is an old soul living inside a 25-year-old comedian/actor/impressionist's body.
FKP Scorpio presents Matt Friend Matthew Friend is an old soul living inside a 25-year-old comedian/actor/impressionist's body.
Recently described by Chortle as a mix between Jack Dee and Frank Skinner wrapped in a Mod’s fashion sense, Matt is taking his debut show on tour.
Recently described by Chortle as a mix between Jack Dee and Frank Skinner wrapped in a Mod’s fashion sense, Matt Bragg is taking his debut show on tour.
“The world has never had a good definition of the word liberty, and the American people, just now, are much in want of one” Abraham Lincoln1865.
Direct from Broadway!Starring Mary Bridget Davies as Janis, this multi award-winning show is an extraordinary musical journey paying homage to Janis Joplin and her biggest musical …
One night in an old museum, an employee tragically committed suicide for reasons unknown, an event witnessed by three colleagues.
Exeter University’s Spotlights show choir are returning to Edinburgh Fringe for another musical extravaganza filled with beautiful harmonies, captivating dance and a brilliant li…
Everyone’s favourite climate academic and comedian Dr Matt Winning tests new ideas about climate change.
A poignant journey, through chequered showbiz career of Eddie Garrity, interspersed with songs from the new album Wild ‘n’ Free and anecdotes from early glam rock, punk to cabaret.
In this summer, a story shall journey from China to the UK, from East to West.
Scottish singer/songwriter, based in Sweden, finally back home.
Recent drawings and paintings on show by Edinburgh artist Ginny Elston.
A smorgasbord of Frank Zappa classics hand-delivered by those finest purveyors of conceptual continuity, Pygmy Twylyte! Expect pickles, poodles, dental floss, snowballs and stinky …
A huge gala show with all proceeds going to the Sepsis Trust, celebrating 20 years of the Laughing Horse’s Free Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Join Rosie as she ponders whether she is a national treasure, a little prick, or somewhere in between! This show is guaranteed to be full of unapologetic cheekiness, nonsensical fu…
An hour of mind-bending semi-improvised physically inflected comedy from dancer/comedian Lewys Holt.
Following ten years of sold-out shows in London’s West End, Matt Forde (Spitting Image, The Last Leg) returns to Edinburgh for two live podcasts.
‘If music be the food of love, play on.
Tellus Theatre presents Night Train, an exciting physical-theatre production.
Musical sketch comedian Simon Hennessy has over 360k followers and 30 million likes on social media, where viral characters like Remy and Adam from Bumble filmed on his smartphone …
This is not a musical.
It’s a one-night stand for the Fannies’ ‘hilarious stream-of-consciousness double act’ (Entertainment-Focus.
Big beats and stand-up comedy join forces for Fringe afterparty antics.
From Bach to The Beatles and beyond, South Australian cellist/songwriter William Jack presents a free (non-ticketed) multi-style cello recital in the heart of Edinburgh.
Chaos Theory specialises in sketch, character and general off-the-wall comedy.
Relive the golden age of Hollywood as our cinema pianist improvises a film score to Charlie Chaplin’s best silent films including The Gold Rush (1925) – live! During the silent f…
Join the greatest comedians from across the globe as they blur the line between arteFACT and arteFICTION in a wholly improvised set, prompted by genuine artefacts housed in the Nat…
Edinburgh Youth Theatre’s version of Shakespeare’s most performed play is a unique take on a story you know well.
Written and performed by comedian Grace Aki, the award-winning solo show makes its international debut at the Edinburgh Fringe! She weaves a blend of storytelling and stand-up for …
Performance poet/musician Attila the Stockbroker has been writing and performing since 1980: 4,000 or so gigs in 25 countries so far.
Kick off your International Festival in style with Festival Director Nicola Benedetti and handpicked music icons.
Come and join us for the original free walking tour of Edinburgh’s historic Old Town and enjoy the stories of the many colourful characters who lived here.
Edinburgh Live’s number one pick of the Free Fringe is back for a third year! A devilishly handsome magician trapped in a straitjacket, mind-melting magic, show-stopping laughs and…
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…
Not for the easily offended, this hilarious brand-new dating show sees the audience play naughty games, five guys compete for a date, and overall chaos.
26 boxes full of joy and fun.
Sold-out run: Edinburgh Fringe (2017-2023).
Can a magician be a rockstar? Rockstar Magician Arron Jones couldn’t possibly say, but yes.
It’s not a late show, it’s a cult.
Terry Wogan is back from the dead as part of his ongoing attempts to return to light entertainment no matter the cost.
Join Fringe-favourite comedian Vladimir McTavish and a daily guest host for the return of the Fringe’s sell-out chat and comedy show – with big laughs about the latest Fringe and…
The original late-night show returns with stellar line-ups of your favourite acts from the festival, hosted by the best MCs in the country, every single night of the Fringe.
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…
Join team captains Aaron Wood and Hannah Campbell as they pit top comedians against each other through a variety of games chosen by you! Expect stand-up, absurd challenges and a wh…
Six comedians.
A musical soirée breathing life into the timeless allure of the legendary divas of jazz.
Alternative comedy takes over Bedlam Fringe! See the most exciting acts from all over the UK in a curated lineup of one-off weirdness.
Box of Frogs, Birmingham’s premier improv group, brings you a helping of high-octane improvised comedy nonsense, based entirely on your suggestions.
‘This is late-night comedy at its finest’ **** (BroadwayBaby.
Dubbed ‘an intellectually-driven stand up comedy king’ by the Australian press, Matt Davis brings his internationally minded approach to take on challenging topics.
On an endless summer night, love’s joys and complications play out in triple-time.
The world’s best late show comes to the Fringe for the first time! Altitude Comedy Festival (Winner of Best Overseas Festival) boasts previous performers that include.
PEOPLE OF EDINBURGH, prepare to cry so hard you accidentally laugh! Feast on a buffet of hardship and despair, where COMEDIANS lay down their jokes, don the fashion of 18th-century…
Seven dates, one night: will Sooz find the new love of her life, or will it become the worst night of her life? Booze-soaked and unlucky in love, Sooz has had enough.
A comedy storytelling show about sobriety, impulse control, and growing up from acclaimed comedy veteran Matt Davis (USA).
A stunning mixed-bill of new and established acts.
The night is young and 3’s Comedy: Late Nights is going to bring you an electrifying mix of crowd work and stand-up comedy.
A few years ago I got punched in the face by a lady on the train.
Prepare to have your minds blown in this late-night line-up of the best magic, comedy and variety the Fringe has to offer! Late Night Magic brings you a brand-new cast of magicians…
The tales of the dragons are special for many reasons.
Paradise Palms’ infamous late-night cabaret returns for its 10th year at the Fringe! An intoxicating blend of crushed red velvet, cuddly toys, neon, strong cocktails and loveable r…
Looking for dark and dirty jokes but want to go to bed early? Then look no further! Join Adam Riley for an hour of flaps-to-the-wall stand-up from the man they couldn’t cancel beca…
The Late Night Party Boyz, have messed up.
As a teacher, if you don’t laugh you’ll cry, so come and cry with laughter! Award-winning comedian Daniel Delby, an ex-teacher turned full-time comedian as he shares hilarious stor…
You’ve heard of Fleabag? Now award-winning comedian/improviser Matt Castellvi debuts his first Fringe solo, Dirtbag! Come out and see an unforgettable night of dirty jokes, dating …
Classically trained pianist and stand-up comedian Aidan Jones plays Chopin’s Nocturne in Eb Major and tells stories about heartbreak, murder, MDMA etc.
The best comedians at the Fringe that have caught the eyes of the Jones Bootmaker ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards judges.
One guest.
Scottish Highland and Island musical traditions collide with brand-new compositions by folk band Breabach.
A comedy show that is perfect for date night with friends or partners.
‘Funny.
I’m an Australian comedian.
It’s not late.
After an encounter with a wildlife enthusiast, the Funny Women Award finalist explores what it means to be a human animal (nightmare, tbh).
This is an admission of ‘holy sh*t.
The unmissable sell-out smash-hit comedy hypnosis show with 80s party vibes returns! Remixed for 2024! With multiple sell-out Fringe runs and 50 million+ views online, enjoy from s…
Abby awoke in hospital after a late miscarriage and, high on anaesthesia, decided to become a comedian.
Sell-out cult shows in the North East; acclaimed short films; their own web series – now Metroland debut at the Edinburgh Fringe.
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 …
After two sell-out Fringe runs, this marvelous Manc is back with his best show yet.
The spectre returns to the feast for a fresh new hour of wailing and moaning.
Nazereth Love Jones the number one representative for Hip Hop an RnB performing live.
Stamptown presents Stamptown Comedy Night Sold Out Run: Soho Theatre (2021-2024) Sold Out Run: Edinburgh Fringe (2017-2023) A raunchy, chaotic, full-on fe…
This year, Sh!t-faced Shakespeare® are pouring their legendary cock-eyed chaos into the Bard-shaped vessel that is A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
This year, Sh!t-faced Shakespeare® are pouring their legendary cock-eyed chaos into the Bard-shaped vessel that is A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
This year, Sh!t-faced Shakespeare® are pouring their legendary cock-eyed chaos into the Bard- shaped vessel that is A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
This year, Sh!t-faced Shakespeare® are pouring their legendary cock-eyed chaos into the Bard-shaped vessel that is A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Picture this: a dystopian future where Andrew Lloyd Webber has sole control over UK theatre funding.
Hello, Box Office is a violently funny absurdist comedy.
In the lead up to Refugee Week, Refugee Action are bringing together some of the UK’s top comics for an evening of stand-up comedy, raising money to support the im…
“Out of the Box” is a Family friendly comedy show featuring world-class juggling, contagious laughs, and a show-stopping finale starring a toothbrush.
If you’ve never seen Shakespeare performed Aussie style, this is your chance.
PEOPLE OF BRIGHTON, prepare to cry so hard you accidentally laugh! Feast on a buffet of hardship and despair, where COMEDIANS lay down their jokes, don the fashion of 18th century …
Experience the first on-screen adventure of everyone’s favourite archaeologist/action hero, with live orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall.
Step into a world of enchantment and rhythm with "Night at the Harem" – an exquisite bellydance extravaganza show! Immerse yourself in the allure o…
Kayleigh’s debut hour is the intricate true story of how she found out her real dad is not the man named on her birth certificate.
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…
Serious comic Ryan Hill and loveable idiot Ben Jones present their Sketch Show Goes Wrong play combining original material, tributes to comedy greats and much more silliness! Hill…
‘A born comic.
Beach Box presents an exciting line up of Sauna Rituals & events, featuring special guests to expertly guide you in a thermal journey.
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…
Lukey Newms presents a New Talent Night, headlined by one of the hottest talents on the circuit, Onojie Idemudia.
‘Too Late, Baby’ (WORK IN PROGRESS) is the second comedy hour from acclaimed Canadian stand up comedian Michelle Shaughnessy.
‘Too Late, Baby’ (WORK IN PROGRESS) is the second comedy hour from acclaimed Canadian stand up comedian Michelle Shaughnessy.
Matt Lowes brings his debut solo stand up show “Matt Lowes: In Your Endo” to Brighton Fringe for 2023.
The Christmas story, Broadway-style.
A queer retelling of A Midsummers Night’s Dream set in the 1970’s is set to hit the Debating Chamber on the 3rd, 4th and 5th of May.
‘What country, friends, is this?’ At a moonlit cafe surrounded by the sea, Olivia sings a lament to her lost brother, watched on by faded crowd.
A fundraising night of theatre, music, comedy and celebration for our great pal Michael Patrick.
Award-winning Flabbergast Theatre bring a rambunctious approach to Shakespeare’s much-loved comedy, an exhilarating and hilarious show in which Goblins run amok, the King and Que…
Matt Mathews’ live show is nothing short of a bona fide barn burner, guaranteed to provide bountiful belly laughs for all who attend.
Mathews’ live show is nothing short of a bona fide barn burner, guaranteed to provide bountiful belly laughs for all who attend.
The Emmy, Golden Globe and Olivier award-winning actor Brian Cox, makes his return to the London stage in Spring 2024 starring in Long Day’s Journey Into Night.
Matt Green, THAT GUY you’ve seen on Twitter being funny about politics, has embarked on his debut national tour with a hilarious stand up show featuring lots of jokes about politic…
The incomparable Sheridan Smith returns to musical theatre in the world premiere of Opening Night from the creative minds of Rufus Wainwright, one of the most acclaimed songwriters…
A lively, entertaining afternoon of conversation with three of our most maverick thinkers in the UK today.
Matt Forde (Spitting Image, HIGNFY, British Scandal, The Last Leg, The Royal Variety Performance) explores the dark comedy horror that is British politics, ahead of the …
A lively, entertaining afternoon of conversation with three of our most maverick thinkers in the UK today.
Wide Open 2 here looking 4 one more Notice Box You're that lad from TikTok right? Wide Open - Joe MurphyConor and Alex have amazing sex.
The SpidersOld is the Web we WeaveCornucopia Jones Wants You to Succeed!Even You Could Have It All All The Spiders - Dermot Doyle The Spiders is a musical about large …
Brand-new show from everyone's favourite gobby Manc Princess and Edinburgh Comedy Awards' Best Newcomer nominee.
Brand-new show from everyone's favourite gobby Manc Princess and Edinburgh Comedy Awards' Best Newcomer nominee.
Eleanor Rhode’s new production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the RSC is a child’s-eye Shakespeare; a tale told in either the boring black and white of adult discourse or a …
Come and join us for an evening of script in hand readings from our new writing programme – Stage Write.
The Royal Court Variety Lunch Club runs throughout the year on Wednesday afternoons in the main theatre and is open to anyone who wants to enjoy an afternoon of entertai…
Stephen Jones, the self-proclaimed rugby prodigy of the small Welsh village Aberfan, has just made the kick of his life.
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…
To celebrate 30 years of the PDC World Darts Championship, some of the biggest names in the sport will take to the stage in London for a night that no darts fan will wan…
Brand-new show from everyone's favourite gobby Manc Princess and Edinburgh Comedy Awards' Best Newcomer nominee.
Sam Tallent (“the absurd voice of a surreal generation”- The Denver Post) is a comedian, novelist and host of the Chubby Behemoth Podcast.
A story of the people who work while the majority sleep.
Redbridge Creates’ Shakespeare production this year is Twelfth Night, brought to you by the same team who produced Macbeth and last year’s Romeo and Juliet, using the same imagin…
A soiree of delights.
Natasha Rea fearlessly smashes down barriers and raises awareness of bipolar disorder in this captivating one-woman show, based on the critically acclaimed Amazon bestseller “Me,…
Direct from the West End, and the iconic London Palladium, Whitney – Queen of the Night is a celebration of the music and life of one of the greatest singers of all time: Whi…
For sale: feet pics, freshly painted.
Join the HandleBards at the Actors Church for a hilarious, high-octane production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Matt Forde (Spitting Image, HIGNFY, British Scandal, The Last Leg, The Royal Variety Performance) explores the dark comedy horror that is British politics, ahead of the …
Four of the West End’s leading names join the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra in Battersea Park for an evening of showtunes like no other.
BBC New Comedy Award-nominated Kayleigh Jones wants to tell you why she fed her dad to a pelican.
Grab your dancing shoes ‘cos the 20s are here to stay! Swing classics and Prohibition-era hits from some of the finest talents in the country.
Comedian Matt Storrs (San Francisco SketchFest) makes his Edinburgh Fringe debut with his critically acclaimed solo show Portly Lutheran Know-It-All.
Is Exeter University emerging as the new powerhouse in student musical groups on the Edinburgh Fringe? Let’s not complicate this - the answer is simply but emphatically Yes.
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.
Where would school theatre be without A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Twelfth Night? The latter is certainly a popular Shakespeare play for drama educators, with its saga of shipwr…
A captivating one-woman show, based on the critically acclaimed Amazon bestseller Me, Myself and Bipolar Brenda.
Raucous, wild and an incy bit different – this one-hour compilation show with a changing nightly lineup, gives you a fabulous cross section of Fringe mayhem in one wild bite-size…
An NHS staff room.
All.
Box of Frogs, Birmingham’s premier improv group, brings you a helping of high-octane improvised comedy nonsense, based entirely on your suggestions.
Jenny Ryan – better known as the dream-crushing brainbox The Vixen on the hit ITV quiz The Chase – breaks away from teatime telly and invites you to an evening of song, storyte…
Join The HandleBards for their cycle-powered, four-hander, high-octane version of Shakespeare’s classic comedy.
Orange Claw Hammer take the music of Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band and bend it into shape for the 21st century.
Comedian Matt Forde is joined by Deputy Labour Leader, Angela Rayner for a special live podcast in McEwan Hall. Join Angela as she delves into her political career.
Join jazz drummer and composer Domo Branch for an open jam at The Hub.
‘Who do you think is a better drinker, the Chinese god or the foreign god?’ ‘Do gods talk about fatalism even when they drink too much?’ Combining installation art, theatre, photog…
Let’s get 100 people in a room for a quiz night like no other.
‘Who do you think is a better drinker, the Chinese god or the foreign god?’ ‘Do gods talk about fatalism even when they drink too much?’ Combining installation art, theatre, photog…
A smorgasbord of Frank Zappa classics hand-delivered by those finest purveyors of conceptual continuity, Pygmy Twylyte! Expect pickles, poodles, dental floss, snowballs and stinky …
New show from that guy (@mattgreencomedy) you’ve seen on Twitter being funny about politics, featuring jokes about politics and jokes not about politics.
A Night of the Mind – Fraser Penman, the world’s most unique hypnotist, is an international stage hypnotist and mentalist.
A laugh-out-loud, immersive, comedic, heartfelt tribute to Hollywood’s most iconic blonde bombshell.
‘Drop by drop we take the poison of men til we become immune.
Character comedian and stand-up Rhiannon Shaw (‘a cunning comic mind’ (Chortle.
The Night of the Musicals is a dazzlingly fun, exceptionally energetic hour of musical entertainment.
An hour of sharp-tongued humour, risqué songs and jaw-dropping physical feats.
It’s a one night stand for the Fannies (‘hilarious stream-of-consciousness double act’ (Entertainment-Focus.
The double Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee returns with a brand new show about moving to a new area, people he has met and losing his mind.
Our show will take you on an exciting journey through the world of Broadway showtunes all the way to some of your favourite pop song classics.
A wonderful and varied selection of concert band music from 40 musicians featuring music from stage and screen! A free concert with donations to support Edinburgh Direct Aid.
From Bach to The Beatles and beyond, South Australian musician/songwriter William Jack presents a free (non-ticketed) multi-style cello recital in the heart of Edinburgh.
The N205 arrives.
Of all the “edgy” topics comedians are afraid to talk about, the most taboo of all is failure.
The N205 arrives.
An exclusive event for members and supporters of Edinburgh International Festival.
Enjoy a unique flavour of the Fringe and explore the museum after hours.
Join Rosie as she ponders whether she is a national treasure, a little prick, or somewhere in between! This show is guaranteed to be full of unapologetic cheekiness, nonsensical fu…
Imaginary celebrity Vaginus Hemmingway invites you to stave off the humdrum horror of the ongoing apocalypse with an evening of elegant debauchery at the fabled Cabaret Rathole –…
What makes a Japanese woman with four degrees, including a PhD, an unlikely loser? Better Never Than Late is a hilarious one-woman show by Nobumi Kobayashi (Nobby).
What makes a Japanese woman with four degrees, including a PhD, an unlikely loser? Better Never Than Late is a hilarious one-woman show by Nobumi Kobayashi (Nobby).
Imaginary celebrity Vaginus Hemmingway invites you to stave off the humdrum horror of the ongoing apocalypse with an evening of elegant debauchery at the fabled Cabaret Rathole –…
Sketch duos Rompers and Cowtools present a split hour of sketch comedy.
Work in Progress from that guy (@mattgreencomedy) you’ve seen on Twitter being funny about politics.
Work in Progress from that guy (@mattgreencomedy) you’ve seen on Twitter being funny about politics.
Following an eight-year sold-out residency in London’s West End, Matt Forde (Spitting Image, The Last Leg) returns to Edinburgh for two live podcasts: with Humza Yousaf and Kate Fo…
2 nights of hilarious stand up comedy in aid of the Scottish Huntingtons Association, with excellent Scottish up and coming comedians at the ready to make you laugh whilst raising …
Dead of Night by Hurly Burly is a traipse through gothic romantic literature in an exploration of the nature of humanity and monsters.
How do you summarise a whole life? Is it in the knick knacks and curios we collect? Do the objects we surround ourselves with truly represent who we are inside? And even if you lov…
Described by top showbusiness writer Mark Richie from the Stage Newspaper as ‘an impressive vocal performer’ and ‘his tribute to Tom Jones is one of the best he’s had the pleasure …
It’s not a late show, it’s a cult.
Join Nicola Benedetti and artists from across the 2023 opening weekend for an evening of music celebrating community.
Come and join us for the original free walking tour, packed with the rich historical sites and tales of the many colourful characters around the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town.
Edinburgh Live’s number-one pick of the Free Fringe 2022 returns! A devilishly handsome magician trapped in a straitjacket, mind-melting magic, show-stopping laughs and unexpected …
A musical comedy magic show to rock your socks off! Magic, music, comedy, raw sex appeal, zero self-awareness.
Griffin and Jones have decided to change the world.
From the moment Zach Zucker's comedy alter ego Jack Tucker walks out on stage to introduce Stamptown, the audience knows they're in for something truly special.
Bedlam’s own alternative comedy night is back! See the most exciting acts from all over the Fringe in an old Gothic church-turned-theatre, featuring comedy, music and cabaret, with…
June 2021, I had a stroke.
Dara is not a ghost.
A revolving line-up of some of the best established and up-and-coming comedians from around the Fringe in a late show full of fun and laughter.
Living in a box is hard.
Written and performed by award winning and critically acclaimed character and sketch comedian Sian Hutchinson, this updated revamped version of Sian’s solo show ‘Tick My Box’ achie…
Anna Vanosi’s soulful voice transports you from jazz (Billie Holiday, Doris Day) to pop (Bob Dylan, Björk) tracing a comical, poignant path, as she feels out of step with time.
Join Fringe-favourite comedian Vladimir McTavish and a daily guest host for the return of the Fringe’s sell-out chat and comedy show – with big laughs about the latest Fringe and…
Written and performed by award winning and critically acclaimed character and sketch comedian Sian Hutchinson, this updated revamped version of Sian’s solo show ‘Tick My Box’ achie…
Join Colin “WhiskyForager” every night for an extra-special flight of three fantastic single malts from his private reserve collection.
WARNING This satirical semi-animated video is dangerously anarchic and non-PC: If triggered please watch with a first-aider on standby.
‘This is late-night comedy at its finest’ **** (BroadwayBaby.
A WIP comedy-cabaret show, tracking one woman’s life from the same night every year of her life, from childhood sleepovers to first sexual experiences and her changing relationship…
Liars & Clowns returns to Edinburgh to showcase the best alternative comedians from around the festival.
Stuck in Free Fall is a show about Nothing.
The Fringe’s #1 late night show returns in all its glory with stellar lineups of your favourite acts from across the festival every night.
‘Funny.
Forget rabbits out of hats.
Returning for its fourth year, Henry Ginsberg presents a possibly anarchic, probably slightly depraved and almost certainly alcohol-fuelled showcase of the best stand-up comedy fro…
My oh my, you’re in for a treat with Giddy Aunt Improv! These young whippersnappers are putting on a show full of silly games, sketches, songs and more, all made up on the spot and…
This is one small set for Matt, one giant leap for Matt’s kind (ie science geeks).
Looking for dark and dirty jokes but want to go to bed early? Then look no further! Join Adam Riley for an hour of flaps-to-the-wall stand-up from the man they couldn’t cancel beca…
Returning for another year, Free Footlights brings the group for an hour of stand-up, songs, sketches and more.
The night is young and 3’s Comedy: Late Nights is here to make you laugh with an electrifying mix of crowd work and stand-up comedy.
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.
A late night version of the sell-out unique show.
24 different award-winning or nominated comedians perform their full shows, recorded for Netflix, Amazon Prime and YouTube. See FringeSpecials.com for listings.
Paradise Palms’ infamous late-night cabaret returns with the usual intoxicated blend of raucous stage antics, cocktails and beautifully behaved rowdiness.
I never met my biological father.
A debut show from an established act on the UK circuit.
The total sell-out show 2005-2022 returns with a brand-new line-up.
Dion Owen is a professional Canadian comedian and true Cyclopath.
A ridiculous variety show featuring the visually absurd, the whimsically witty and the wildly beautiful.
I quit drinking in 2019.
A hilarious and life-affirming story about how one free session with a life coach and a death threat changed Matt Price’s perspective on everything.
As Mark Black visits the doctors for looking for a diagnosis, he takes us through the chaos with a set written by ADHD itself.
Matt is an NHS doctor – what a hero! Also a fast-rising comedian, finalist in the Leicester Square New Comedian and Hackney Empire New Act competition.
I advise you arrive early and treat yourself to a pre-show pint (or two) because it’s that kind of show!I mean this in the best possible way.
Dominique Solerno’s The Box Show is a well-conceived theatrical piece which sees this talented and versatile performer performing a plethora of different characters, all from wit…
That humour has rarely trodden a more cobbled path than in recent years makes the mean streets of Edinburgh an especially apposite place for the good, the bad, and the downright ug…
So! Come up to the lab and see what’s on the slab! Our infamous Rocky Horror themed nights are back at the world-famous Frankenstein! Give yourself over to absolute pleasure by j…
Brand-new show from everyone’s favourite gobby Manc Princess and Edinburgh Comedy Awards’ Best Newcomer nominee.
In his debut, Dan Jones takes the audience through his struggles with love without borders.
The sold-out NYC hit from award-winning actor Grant Lancaster comes to Fringe! Follow Grant on an outrageous journey home from the mountains of Thailand, all while handling an undi…
Viral sensation, maestro of musical mayhem and lord of lyrical miracles, Matt Storer presents an award-winning musical comedy concert.
As hypnotist Matt Hale enters the stage to '80s music, in '80s clothing, it is apparent this is going to be a very '80s hypnosis show.
Since we were formed in 1983, we’ve believed in doing things differently.
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM by William Shakespeare Shakespeare’s best-lived comedy presented in a magical new production by award-winning Durham-based Elysium Theatre Company.
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM by William Shakespeare Shakespeare’s best-lived comedy presented in a magical new production by award-winning Durham-based Elysium Theatre Company.
Bored of the same-old Summer Saturday nights? Fed up with listening to your neighbour’s kids screaming in the garden? Want to get away from the topless chanting lads who invade B…
Eine Nacht im Weimar!Music, Tanzen und Kabbarett!Come and join us for the heady days of Berlin in the 1920’s.
Continuing their residency at The Courtyard Theatre. Come and enjoy an evening of live performances. Monologues, Duologues, Music, Spoken Word/Poetry, Stand Up Comedy + more.
About the show Celebrate the opening of the 15th festival with an exhilarating night of music and dance including two special guest performances from companies AXIOM and…
Ria Jones and Ceri Dupree.
Ria Jones and Ceri Dupree.
Your classic, uncensored, alcohol-fuelled noughties sitcom.
Come and join us for an evening of script in hand readings from our new writing programme – Stage Write.
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.
Work in Progress from that guy (@mattgreencomedy) you’ve seen on Twitter being funny about politics.
It’s been a year since Sophie disappeared from David’s life.
Work in Progress from that guy (@mattgreencomedy) you’ve seen on Twitter being funny about politics.
It’s been a year since Sophie disappeared from David’s life.
Join Fringe favourite comedians Vladimir McTavish, Jay Sodagar and (occasionally) Dave Chawner for Brighton Fringe’s hilarious chat and comedy show: The Early Late Show.
Join Fringe favourite comedians Vladimir McTavish, Dave Chawner and Jay Sodagar for Brighton Fringe’s brand new chat and comedy show: The Early Late Show.
Written and performed by award winning character and sketch comedian Sian Hutchinson, this is your chance to see the new updated revamped version of Sian’s solo show ‘Tick My Box’ …
Written and performed by award winning character and sketch comedian Sian Hutchinson, this is your chance to see the new updated revamped version of Sian’s solo show ‘Tick My Box’ …
A deeply moving, fast-paced true story of catastrophe, survival and love from Britain’s home front: these uniquely told stories intertwine and unfold to take you on a journey you…
A deeply moving, fast-paced true story of catastrophe, survival and love from Britain’s home front: these uniquely told stories intertwine and unfold to take you on a journey you…
A frantic, comedic story about a man trying to please everyone.
A frantic, comedic story about a man trying to please everyone.
Let Lilly Buchanan whisk you away for an evening of decorum and debauchery. A night of dancing and singing, and one or two risqué strip teases…
Let Lilly Buchanan whisk you away for an evening of decorum and debauchery. A night of dancing and singing, and one or two risqué strip teases…
Dragons Den meets Whose Line is it Anyway! We ask three stand-ups to give presentations on companies that we’ve made up that make products that don’t exist.
Dragons Den meets Whose Line is it Anyway! We ask three stand-ups to give presentations on companies that we’ve made up that make products that don’t exist.
If the encore of a show entails audience members chucking white tennis socks at you, would you consider it a success? You might, if the tennis socks were props for an avalanche so …
Acid Box promotions are thrilled to be taking over Caravanserai, showcasing the best in psychedelic sounds.
Acid Box & Abyss presents the Caravanserai Super Fuzz Weekender! Brighton’s masters of all things psychedelic bring you a line up ready to melt minds and take you to other dimensi…
In May we are celebrating all things Eurovison so our Variety Lunch Club is getting a Eurovision Special!Sam Avery will be brining Eurovision themed acts to the stage to…
The latest stand-up fledglings from Jill Edwards Stand-Up Comedy Course at Brighton’s Komedia take to the stage for their very first time in our electric atmosphere ‘New Act Nigh…
Matt is the son of Jamaican and English parents and is an NHS doctor.
Matt is the son of Jamaican and English parents and is an NHS doctor.
Meet Eddie, a successful failed actor, now a rap star in the making - except maybe he’s not as talented as he thinks he is.
Meet Eddie, a successful failed actor, now a rap star in the making - except maybe he’s not as talented as he thinks he is.
The Late Show at The Forge is THE place to be for late night laughs at Brighton Fringe.
Brace yourself.
The Late Show at The Forge is THE place to be for late night laughs at Brighton Fringe.
Brace yourself.
Do you suffer from allergies, anaemia, asthma, bronchitis, cough, fatigue, hypo-/hyper-glycemia, emphysema, COPD, digestive disorders, headaches, high/low blood pressure, insomnia …
Celebrate the start of Brighton Fringe 2023 by joining us at the Caravanserai launch.
Do you suffer from allergies, anaemia, asthma, bronchitis, cough, fatigue, hypo-/hyper-glycemia, emphysema, COPD, digestive disorders, headaches, high/low blood pressure, insomnia …
Celebrate the start of Brighton Fringe 2023 by joining us at the Caravanserai launch.
Join the revellers as mother nature envelops the Globe Theatre for Shakespeare’s deliciously disruptive and intoxicating comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Matt Rife is one of the hottest up-and-coming standups in comedy.
Join Matt Gallagher and Tom Bellingham for their first ever live show of P1! Matt and Tommy are two diehard F1 fans, here to bring you all the latest news, reaction, …
Comedy Bloomers returns in 2023 with a lovely lineup of comedy talents.
Matt Hutchinson is the son of Jamaican and English parents and is an NHS doctor.
Come and join us for an evening of script in hand readings from our new writing programme – Stage Write.
Come and join us for an evening of script in hand readings from our new writing programme – Stage Write.
FEET PICS AREN'T FREE! For sale: feet pics, freshly painted.
Award-winning comedian and lecturer Matt Stellingwerf presents ‘Criminologist’ an hour of comedy, stories and science about crime, punishment and everything in between.
Come on in, the water’s fine.
Nocturne: A late night cabaret featuring the very best in entertainment from across the UK.
An evening of live performances. Monologues, Duologues, Music, Spoken Word/Poetry, Stand Up Comedy + more.
This Seems Ambitious is the debut hour from Amused Moose National Breakthrough Comedian of the Year, and double Pleasance Reserve Nominee Dan Jones.
The Royal Court Variety Lunch Club runs throughout the year on Wednesday afternoons in the main theatre and is open to anyone who wants to enjoy an afternoon of entertai…
The Royal Court Variety Lunch Club runs throughout the year on Wednesday afternoons in the main theatre and is open to anyone who wants to enjoy an afternoon of entertai…
Come spend one special winters evening in East Londons favourite hole, The Glory.
Off Broadway Comedy Club by Giggle GaggleThe Off Broadway Comedy Club is Brightons newest comedy night.
ONE NIGHT OF QUEEN Performed by GARY MULLEN AND THE WORKS In 2000, Gary Mullen won ITV’s “Stars In Their Eyes” Live Grand Final, with the larges…
Ed Night - who you might have seen seen on BBC Three, ITV2 and Comedy Central - will be bringing an hour of brand-new jokes along with ‘one of the country’s top new comedy acts’, T…
Come and join us for a special evening of script in hand readings from our new writing programme – Stage Write.
There are wallies everywhere and half of them are running the country.
Coming to Sadler’s Wells in September as part of its world tour, A Night At The Kabuki is a retelling of Romeo and Juliet to original recordings of songs by Queen.
Take a trip into one of Shakespeare’s classic comedies, in this version 12 actors will play over 20 roles. Set in a modern Britain, tackling love in many sources.
One voice.
Building on his award-winning London debut, the new extended show Music of the Night is a feast for the eyes, ears and soul.
Clare Harrison McCartney makes light of having to mask her neurological disorders in society.
Clare Harrison McCartney makes light of having to mask her neurological disorders in society.
This show presents a collective of exciting musical theatre numbers relating to the theme of being unapologetically you and making a lasting impact on the world around you.
One night.
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…
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…
‘Imitation is the highest form of flattery.
Our show will take you on an exciting journey through the world of Broadway showtunes all the way to some of your favourite pop song classics.
The Late Shift is the one Fringe stand-up comedy show you do not want to miss! New York City is the stand-up comedy capital of the world.
Has your relationship with science lost its spark? Lacking the right chemistry? Join stand-up comedian and scientist Matt Hobs as he rediscovers the joy of science – finding the …
John and James’ Tantric Night Out is a conventionally attractive new comedy show from the people behind Final Cut and BIG SHOP.
John and James’ Tantric Night Out is a conventionally attractive new comedy show from the people behind Final Cut and BIG SHOP.
Scottish singer/songwriter based in Sweden, finally back home.
From Bach to The Beatles and beyond, renowned South Australian musician/songwriter William Jack presents a free (non-ticketed) multi-style cello recital in the heart of Edinburgh.
The HandleBards are a cycling theatre company who pedal Shakespeare plays to outdoor venues all across the UK.
Taylor & Leigh return to the festival with blisteringly hot country blues.
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.
Join the greatest comedians from across the globe as they blur the line between arte-fact and arte-fiction in a wholly improvised set, prompted by genuine artefacts housed in the N…
The best comedy comes from tragedy.
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.
Old Fruit Jar Productions are back with a fresh take on one of Shakespeare's classics! After a storm destroys all hope for a relaxing cruise across the ocean, Vi…
Life is filled with the queerest things, none more so than the machinations of a mind like KC Finn’s.
David and Emma arrive at work on Christmas Eve – the only two people in the office the morning after the Christmas party.
Cinema’s greatest hits performed by an award-winning a cappella group! From international competitions to sell-out shows, singing powerhouses Sweet Nothings have done it all.
We live in a crazy world of fear and anxiety! But don’t worry, Dr Theatre is here to solve your problems in a show packed full of fabulous musical theatre songs with all the answ…
When 18-year-old Eliza doesn’t come home one night, her family and friends are forced to confront their own issues and insecurities in an attempt to find out what has happened to…
The gals are back for one night only! Join The Fannies laughing at life from PMT to HRT, fuelled on G’n’T and B&H.
Following an eight-year sold-out residency in London’s West End, Matt Forde (Spitting Image, The Last Leg) returns to Edinburgh for two live podcasts, with one special guest each n…
Based on a true story, Silent Night is set in an Anderson shelter on Christmas Eve in 1940.
Comedians Nigel Lovell (twice UK Pun Championship finalist) and Pete Merre (talkSport, SoccerAM) love Wordle and Leyton Orient and so are used to comedy, tragedy and heartbreak.
Five couples – three human, one fairy, and one mythical – find their relationships sorely tested, intimately probed and indecently exposed when a troupe of amateur theatricals …
Michael and Tony are in the “Waste Management Business”.
Michael and Tony are in the “Waste Management Business”.
A smorgasbord of Frank Zappa classics hand-delivered by those finest purveyors of conceptual continuity, Pygmy Twylyte! Expect pickles, poodles, dental floss, muffins, snowballs an…
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.
Experience the romantic passion of the music of Rachmaninov, performed by the best young classical musicians out there – all ROSL prizewinners.
Top Comedy Pick, NY Times (2022).
The America’s Got Talent winner brings his latest smash-hit show to Edinburgh for the first time.
Life is filled with the queerest things, none more so than the machinations of a mind like KC Finn’s.
Join “Johnny Depp”, preteen heart-throb turned wino forever, for a retrospective on every film in his entire career, even the ones we didn’t watch, in order to ask.
Join “Johnny Depp”, preteen heart-throb turned wino forever, for a retrospective on every film in his entire career, even the ones we didn’t watch, in order to ask.
Enjoy a relaxing concert of music from one of the kings of jazz and his contemporaries as performed by ROSL prize-winners; some of the finest international classical musicians arou…
Tuesday Night Sleeping Club: a night-and-action radio.
A post-lunch concert of romantic and passionate music of Chopin and his contemporaries, performed by the finest international classical talent from ROSL’s renowned Annual Music C…
Jay Handley blows off steam in a show heavy on audience interaction.
Paradise Palms’ infamous buffet of raucous cabaret and queer performance alongside comedy, spoken word and the darn-right ridiculous.
Matt Forde (Have I Got News For You, Spitting Image, The Last Leg) is joined by former Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
This powerful, funny and unflinching drama is about two real-life Florida women whose lives are profoundly changed by their immersion in the world of the other-abled.
Come join us for the original free walking tour around the heart of Edinburgh’s historic Old Town.
Russell Howard, Miranda Hart, Tim Minchin.
Friendly Cornishman Matt Price tried to win a boxing trophy for his grandad.
Fade In: Heidi sits at her desk writing the blurb for this show.
Join us for an afternoon of free jazz every Saturday and Sunday during the Fringe at The Grand Cafe.
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…
Join us for free music every Saturday night during the Fringe at Southpour with great acoustic artists playing great pop covers.
The Welsh optimist returns to the festival, and this year he’s been thinking about the future.
Flamenco dancer Gabriela Pouso is joined by award-winning flamenco guitarist Daniel Martinez to offer viewers an hour of traditional flamenco music and dance.
Comedians Nigel Lovell (twice UK Pun Championship finalist) and Pete Merre (talkSport, SoccerAM) love Wordle and Leyton Orient and so are used to comedy, tragedy and heartbreak.
Join us for a huge selection of free music every Friday and Saturday night during the Fringe at The Golf Tavern with different rock/pop cover bands with a great selection of music …
Drop in daily to enjoy emerging and established artists playing for free at our specially curated lunchtime concerts.
I think I’ve fallen in love.
‘This is late-night comedy at its finest’ **** (BroadwayBaby.
Are emotional shackles holding you back? Join Tamás on a journey from childhood in an overprotective family in conservative Hungary to standing on his own feet as an adult in libe…
A parody Gogglebox about two slobby Pakistani brothers getting brainwashed by an evil TV.
Get a taste of some of the best new comedy talent on the Scottish circuit! Kathleen Hughes (So You Think You’re Funny? Finalist 2022) hosts three fantastic acts with new line-ups e…
Rhythms of India by Dr Radha Krishnan, Arabhi Krishnan and students. Storytelling using complex footwork set to rhythmic music along with facial expressions.
With razor-sharp guitar licks, twinkling keys and a mysterious brass element, The Tin Knees’ sound can be stripped back to two words: poorly defined.
Join us for free music every Friday night during the Fringe at The Granary with our house musician playing great acoustic pop covers.
A ground-breaking piece of comedic theatre that asks a simple question: Is it possible to please everyone, all of the time? And at what cost to your family and health? In this fast…
Henry Ginsberg (FHM Stand-Up Hero, Reading Festival New Act Of The Year) presents a possibly anarchic, probably slightly depraved and almost certainly alcohol-fuelled showcase of t…
The night is young and three of the best stand-up comedians from Australia are ready to make you laugh, stay up late and definitely have one more drink.
The Late Late Irish Show is a compilation show featuring Ireland’s best comedians.
Join Fringe-favourite comedians Vladimir McTavish and Jay Sodagar for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe’s brand new chat and comedy show.
Has it really been 10 years since Sheeps first performed in Edinburgh? No.
Matt is the son of Jamaican and English parents and is an NHS doctor.
Matt is the son of Jamaican and English parents and is an NHS doctor.
Nina Gilligan is a so-called ‘late developer’.
My nickname is Taco – the first girl I ever kissed thought I looked Mexican.
‘Russell’s mum believes the whole pandemic is one huge elaborate excuse to get Bradley Walsh more airtime on British TV and Russell is just grateful for a chance to catch up on the…
‘Funny.
Stand-up philosophy is like stand-up comedy – except it’s philosophical.
Established as one of the best shows of the Fringe.
Henry Ginsberg (FHM Stand-Up Hero, Reading Festival New Act Of The Year) presents a possibly anarchic, probably slightly depraved and almost certainly alcohol-fuelled showcase of t…
Unfiltered compilation show, where the hecklers are being heckled.
The Christmas story, Broadway-style.
Join us for a huge selection of free music every night of the Fringe at Biddy’s with different rock/folk cover bands and a big selection of music right through the festival.
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.
Gabe Mollica brings New York-style comedy line-ups every night to Bar 50.
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.
‘The best late-night show on the Fringe’ (Scotsman) returns in all its glory, featuring a stellar line-up of the very best acts from across the festival every night.
Matt is the son of Jamaican and English parents and is an NHS doctor.
Do you ever lay down to sleep only to be visited by the dread of embarrassing memories and intrusive thoughts? This show is for you! Award-winning Irish comedian and star of mega-p…
Join ‘the most renowned sketch troupe of them all’ (Independent) for an hour of stand-up, sketch, song and much more.
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.
I’ve been fired from 14 jobs in my life – I’m starting to think that I might be the problem? I’ll tell you some of the stories and you can tell me what you think.
Debut stand-up hour from Mancunian ray of sunshine, Josh Jones.
Total sell-out 2005-2019 returns with a brand new line-up.
Clare Harrison McCartney is a neurodiverse comedian.
Who says poetry is box office poison? Fresh from wowing crowds opening for The Libertines and John Cooper Clarke, Luke Wright serves up banger after banger at the hottest late nigh…
I reviewed Forde’s 2019 show Brexit, Pursued by a Bear and wrote of how his political comedy was as therapeutically valuable as it was satirically satisfying.
Clare Harrison McCartney is a neurodiverse comedian.
Well-written, though lacking in some areas, Out to Lunch is an enjoyable watch for anyone interested in a slice of wacky humour.
Join us for free live music every Wednesday to Sunday during the Fringe at Ghillie Dhu with different indie and rock/pop artists with a great selection of music.
Alex Dawson (Róisin Bevan) is a successful social media guru.
Live show based on the book Hot Mess: What On Earth Can We Do About Climate Change.
Come and celebrate the start of this year’s Free Festival! See samples of all the top shows from this years Free Fest, the night before it begins – and party with the performers,…
It’s the late night comedy gameshow that put’s the ‘dick’ in dictionary.
Camden Fringe presents SongTeller - A one off, immersive celebration of the finest emerging LGBTQ+ songwriters London has to offer.
Camden Fringe presents SongTeller - A one off, immersive celebration of the finest emerging LGBTQ+ songwriters London has to offer.
Official Selection: New York Times Great Performers List (2020).
"What happens when you combine holy water and squash? Capers," Jonathan Sayer promises us during Mischief Comedy's Mischief Movie Night.
Total sell-out 2005 - 2019 returns with a brand-new line-up.
A one-woman performance about knitting through grief, heartache and depression. All in a pandemic. Knitting or crocheting is encouraged.
When you’ve witnessed the worst things imaginable, the world can never be the same again.
When you’ve witnessed the worst things imaginable, the world can never be the same again.
As Shirley and Dwight bury their mother, they remember their upbringing in 1980s Chapeltown, Leeds differently.
Tick Box Other is a collection of new short plays that take a closer look at the ups and downs of considering life without children.
Experience Shakespeare’s best-loved comedy in the heart of Covent Garden with the award-winning Iris Theatre.
One of the stars of season 2 and 3 of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, Veronica Green is coming to the Maddermarket Theatre in Norwich, presented by Something Fab Productions.
“THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE NEVER DID RUN SMOOTH.
Night of 1000 proudly present: Night of 1000 Queens! A truly regal clubbing spectacular, hosting tribute to pop royalty.
Night of 1000 proudly present: Night of 1000 Queens! You are cordially invited to a truly regal clubbing spectacular as Night Of 1000 hosts tribute to pop royalty.
Join Fringe favourite comedians Vladimir McTavish, Dave Chawner and Jay Sodagar for Brighton Fringe’s brand new chat and comedy show: The Early Late Show.
Join us for a night of live music to uplift your soul! Featuring original music from Standing Phase (formerly The Woodville) bringing their unique blend of soul, with funky underto…
Join us for a night of live music to uplift your soul! Featuring original music from Standing Phase (formerly The Woodville) bringing their unique blend of soul, with funky underto…
Out to cause absolute pandemonium, Marcus Megastar’s bringing the party to Brighton with “The Music Of The Night” ’22 Fringe Showcase.
Out to cause absolute pandemonium, Marcus Megastar’s bringing the party to Brighton with “The Music Of The Night” ’22 Fringe Showcase.
BARBARA BROWNSKIRT’S BIG NIGHT OUT.
Shyness *isn’t* nice but it can stop you from doing all the things in life you’d like to.
Shyness *isn’t* nice but it can stop you from doing all the things in life you’d like to.
The latest stand-up fledglings from Jill Edwards Stand-Up Comedy Course at Brighton’s Komedia take to the stage for their very first time in our electric atmosphere ‘New Act Nigh…
We’ve all had rough nights, but this one is one of the roughest.
We run comedy nights at this venue all year round but we have something special planned for the Fringe.
Still recovering from the weekend? As usual, you get online and start flicking through social media to see what have your friends been up to.
Join The Lion and Lobster & Mic Records as we celebrate live music with our Open Mic Night event - Fringe Edition.
Join The Lion and Lobster & Mic Records as we celebrate live music with our Open Mic Night event - Fringe Edition.
Dust-sheets cover what little furniture there is in the expansive room of Dr Felix Kersten (Michael Lumsden), trusted personal physiotherapist to Reichsfuehrer Heinrich Himmler (Ri…
Book yourself a session with a member of the Brighton Fringe Box Office team who can talk you through all aspects of the reporting system, including checking your ticket sales, set…
Book yourself a session with a member of the Brighton Fringe Box Office team who can talk you through all aspects of the reporting system, including checking your ticket sales, set…
Meet Dolly: a 20-something Londoner with one hell of a temper.
A powerful new play about womanhood, blackness and healing by award-winner writer and performer Julene Robinson (The Witcher, Netflix; Get up, Stand Up!, London West End).
Friday March 4th from 8pmGARAGE, HAPPY HARDCORE, DRUM & BASSDRESS CODE - BUCKET HATS, SHELL SUITS & 90/00S CLUBWEARFREE ENTRY AND GLOWSTICKSBRING A JAM SANDWICHPurchase VIP…
The Documentary No One Asked ForThis absurdly hilarious radio play follows the investigations of a disgraced RTE journalist who has travelled to a strange island off the…
The Royal Court Variety Lunch Club runs throughout the year on Wednesday afternoons in the main theatre and is open to anyone who wants to enjoy an afternoon of entertai…
The classic movie from the 1970’s involving John Travolta donning a white suit to wow audience members as he dances the funky chicken to the iconic Bee Gees soundtrack has now Broo…
Calling all Rebel Girls and VioletsOn Friday 4th February 2022, XS POP will be tearing up Aatma in the heart of Manchester’s Northern Quarter, to celebrate all of the best women wh…
The critically acclaimed LIKE A STURGEON show is back at The Royal Vauxhall Tavern for a Burns Night like no other!Join RIPLEY as the First Minister of Scotland, Nicola S…
Winner of Best Actor and Bewley’s Little Gem awards at Dublin Fringe, and nominated Best New Play at the Irish Times Theatre Awards, Aonghus Óg McAnally ret…
Winner of Best Actor and Bewley’s Little Gem awards at Dublin Fringe, and nominated Best New Play at the Irish Times Theatre Awards, Aonghus Óg McAnally ret…
Bringing top improv comedy to Shoreditch “Sprout”, veterans of two sell-out Edinburgh festivals shows, will be presenting “Whose Line Is It Anyway” type games, scenes and sto…
Come and join us for a game night!—You will ideally need 2 devices with internet access to play along with us—Games Available;Jackbox Party Packs 1-7Gartic Phone—Ticket link
"Part gig, part festival, part immersive adventure" - Lauren Laverne "Secret Cinema for live music" - London Live "Best Covid Safe Live Music Event 2020&qu…
There are few things worth travelling the length of the Jubilee Line for on a cold and wet rush-hour on a December night.
BirminghamFriday 19th November, The Nightingale Club Were finishing this year with a bang and pleased to announced the return of MAX to the U.
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The official Homotopia Festival laid-back vibes closing party.
Tune in for an evening of conversation with RTÉ Radio 1’s cultural guru, Seán Rocks.
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BOO BITCHES! It’s spooky season, and we’ve lined up a horrible concoction of shocking live shows from some of the deadliest drag around! On October 30 we bring you a spooky,…
Spirit Box is a frightful, new, paranormal horror play about identity, isolation and ghosts.
Come and join us for a game night!—You will ideally need 2 devices with internet access to play along with us—Games Available;Jackbox Party Packs 1-7Gartic Phone—Ticket link
The Royal Court Variety Lunch Club runs throughout the year on Wednesday afternoons in the main theatre and is open to anyone who wants to enjoy an afternoon of entertai…
Known from Soho before Corona and on Zoom during Corona.
Ladies Night at Monks Park Working Mens ClubAdvance tickets are 10 - On the night they will be 15FRIDAY 01st OCTOBER 2021 doors open at 19:00 show starts at 20:30A fun packed eveni…
Another lovely comedy evening, this time with Russell Arathoon, In 2018 Russell made his Edinburgh Fringe debut with his critically acclaimed show The Curious Incidents Of The Gay …
Come and join us for an open mic night!Ticket link
PIE Entertainment Ltd Presents A SLIGHTLY NAUGHTY NIGHT OUT Prepare to have your ribs, and everything else, tickled, as comedian Paul Eastwood brings h…
A Country Night In Nashville recreates the scene of a buzzing Honky Tonk in downtown Nashville, perfectly capturing the energy and atmosphere of an evening in the home o…
Come and get FILTHY IN PEACH at The Bitten Peach’s CLUB NIGHT at Colours Hoxton! PARTY + POP UP PERFORMANCES from 10pm-2am featuring an Asian cabaret dreamhouse of FILTHY FA…
A new monthly LGBTQ+ quiz for North London comes to Islington on Wednesday 15th September at The Angelic.
‘Singing sensation’ Thomas Cameron is a Classic Brit Award-nominated, chart-topping young English tenor, whose powerful voice has been described as having velvet-like qualities…
‘Singing sensation’ Thomas Cameron is a Classic Brit Award-nominated, chart-topping young English tenor, whose powerful voice has been described as having velvet-like qualities…
‘Singing sensation’ Thomas Cameron is a Classic Brit Award-nominated, chart-topping young English tenor, whose powerful voice has been described as having velvet-like qualities…
‘Singing sensation’ Thomas Cameron is a Classic Brit Award-nominated, chart-topping young English tenor, whose powerful voice has been described as having velvet-like qualities…
Come join us for some quizzing Time: 18:00 - 21:00Ticket link
Big Night OutCreated & hosted by Grace n Mads Big Night Out is a night of queer performances.
Join us for an evening of games, and to have some fun! This event will be hosted on Discord.
Being an international, multi-award-winning magician means performing at all times of the day – On stage or online.
We will not tolerate the hate speech & violence inflicted upon us and the murder of our lovers, friends & our LGBTQIA+ families /communities.
Find your place on the path to The Clapham Grand for our LION KING MOVIE NIGHT Weve already given you Mamma Mia, but were roaring back to full capacity Movie Nights here at T…
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…
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…
Hop, bounce, jump, wave and sing! Percussion, music, laughter and balloons with Verona’s Musical Balloon Band.
Fairies.
Box and Cox, a celebrated 19th-century farce by Maddison Morton, puts centre stage the efforts of scheming landlady, Mrs Bouncer, to double her money by renting the same room to tw…
Box and Cox, a celebrated 19th-century farce by Maddison Morton, puts centre stage the efforts of scheming landlady, Mrs Bouncer, to double her money by renting the same room to tw…
60-minutes, 12 characters, 7,500 words & One Actress! A fast-paced comedy with a love triangle, a case of mistaken identity, and a pair of yellow stockings! During the first lock…
Multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter and stand-up, Paul Dennis brings his music and comedy together for the first time.
60-minutes, 12 characters, 7,500 words & One Actress! A fast-paced comedy with a love triangle, a case of mistaken identity, and a pair of yellow stockings! During the first lock…
An hour of stand-up from two rising-stars in the world of comedy.
The seaweed is always greener down at The Clapham Grand such wonderful things surround you, at one of our Movie Nights! Leave the human world and transport yourselves Under T…
A Night at the Opera: critically-acclaimed pianist Andrew Wright performs attractive arrangements by Liszt and others, taken from operas by Wagner, Mascagni, Bellini and Rossini.
Come join Sophia Stardust, Coco Couture and Tiana Biscuit for an evening of delightIf you are booking from your friends separately and wish to be seated together please E-mail us i…
A late-night show that doesn’t reward you for being a bit of a prick? That’s us.
Tues Night @ Social Club is one of those 'Marmite' shows that some people would consider their worst nightmare, while others could consider it tailor-made for them.
Join Late Stage Comedy as we put on five evenings featuring some of the best up-and-coming comics from across the East Midlands and beyond! Each night will be full of laughs and fe…
IRL Queer Meditation Sunday 15th August 1pm Finsbury Park.
Workshop : Being of InfluenceDate : Saturday 14th AugustTime : 15:00 - 18:00 UKT / 10am - 1pm ESTLocation : VirtualAudience : LGBTQ+Cost : FREE (Donations accepted) ‘Bei…
Nominated for Best Debut Show at Leicester Comedy Festival 2020 Explosive, gag-packed debut from Your Dad’s Mum.
Nominated for Best Debut Show at Leicester Comedy Festival 2020 Explosive, gag-packed debut from Your Dad’s Mum.
The grannies in the show will tell you their life stories through singing and playing the moon guitar.
Are you ready to explore the night with Dance Base’s immersive late-night exhibition? Linked with Dance Base unwrapped, the experience will include the work of Fran.
Nominated for Best Debut Show at Leicester Comedy Festival 2020 Explosive, gag-packed debut from Your Dad’s Mum.
Friday night is cocktails and party night at flock - and with a fantastic pop singer who will cover the musicals, pop and disco classics and she can.
ITS GREAT TO BE BACK.
The improv comedy supergroup behind Monday Night Improv at The Stand Comedy Club, Glasgow, bring you an hour of improvised comedy madness every afternoon in what can only be descri…
Devine Tension Presents Swan Night Only at The Swan (Fuller’s Pub and Restaurant) Intimate drag extravaganza, featuring River Medway & Sophia Stardust.
Still the original, wildest and latest of the late-night comedy shows at the Fringe, Late’n’Live is back for its 33rd year, showcasing unadulterated comedy mayhem to tickle the fan…
Concerts include: Saxophonist Jonathan Radford and pianist Ashley Fripp perform with some brilliant arrangements of some of Gershwin’s contemporaries, culminating with a show stopp…
Award-winning comedian.
Chopin is the inspiration for our post-lunchtime recitals.
Veteran comic Matt Green returns to the Camden Fringe with his new show Look Up.
Following sell out shows in 2017-2019 and making dozens of viral comedy videos during lockdown, Matt returns to the Camden Fringe with an hour of new jokes and stories mixed with s…
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
InHouse Theatre and Assembly invite you back to your favourite haunt for a strong drink and a stranger-than-fiction ghost story.
Songs from much-loved Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals are reimagined under music director Wayne Marshall in a new staging by Kim Criswell.
We’re gonna be honest.
We’re gonna be honest.
The Manchester Revue are proud to present their new sketch show, Free Shot On Entry! Bringing you the best comedy The University of Manchester has to offer, prepare to question eve…
Shôn Dale-Jones’ playful, honest and heartfelt show about love, creativity and family combines magnetic storytelling with a dreamscape of animation, film and original music.
Shôn Dale-Jones’ new show was going to be all about love.
You will need a group of 2-5 detectives, internet access on your phone, your brain and your legs! We’ll provide the specialist kit.
Music is the food of love – and we needed to play on.
‘Doctors Benji Waterstones and Matt Hutchinson stitch their comedy careers back together – coming fresh from being heroes throughout the pandemic, heroically…
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…
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 …
Night on Boob Mountain is a surreal and raucous teen horror gig theatre show set on the island of Teendom.
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…
Free concerts every lunchtime, Monday to Saturday throughout August.
Every Tuesday, come down to Bar CMYK in Wimbledon for South London’s only weekly LGBTQIA+ comedy night.
Award-nominated Shakespeare’s Wanderers are delighted to present a new production of Twelfth Night, which will take audiences back to the roaring twenties for an evening of romance…
TFN: SATURDAYS BUSIEST NAKED NIGHT OUT IN THE UK TFNS NO ORDINARY PARTY!!!SATURDAY 14th August 2021, 9 pm - 2.
Is there an issue with capturing plays from the second half of the twentieth century that deal with gay issues of the period? The Southwark Playhouse recently managed a production …
Washed up in Illyria after a ship wreck, Viola decides that the best course of action is to dress up as a eunuch and go work for the Count Orsino.
Get ready for a fiesta like no other as our ★★★★ (The Times, The Stage)raucous 2019 production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream returns with piñ…
Shakespeare’s comedy of mistaken identity, music and the madness of love, Twelfth Night, finds new life this summer in the Globe Theatre.
New festival East London Shakespeare Festival launches this summer with an outdoor production of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, July 1st - August 1st in Waltham Forest & Wanstead.
New festival East London Shakespeare Festival launches this summer with an outdoor production of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, July 1st - August 1st in Waltham Forest & Wanstead.
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.
Join us for a night of celebration! Featuring music from The Woodville, with their blend of soul/R&B playing songs from their forthcoming album - guest artist Mark Edwards on piano…
William Shakespeare’s masterpiece and most popular comedy ‘Twelfth Night’, an amazing rounded play for actors and audience alike.
St Ann's Well Gardens in Hove was the perfect idyllic setting for Drama Impact's version of William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.
This 6-piece live music band play original material interwoven with all the classic disco & funk tracks, guaranteed to get your feet moving, your hands clapping and your spirit sin…
This 6-piece live music band play original material interwoven with all the classic disco & funk tracks, guaranteed to get your feet moving, your hands clapping and your spirit sin…
Sara Segovia Rodao and Lachlan Werner are cuties by nature, cancers by astrological sign and clowns by trade.
My last show was all about my family and almost nothing about me.
My last show was all about my family and almost nothing about me.
Tl;dr: Two female comedians debut their 30 minute solo shows on one bill.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
As dusk falls, the indigenous tribes of Brighton & Hove gather at their favourite watering holes.
As dusk falls, the indigenous tribes of Brighton & Hove gather at their favourite watering holes.
The West End’s only sit down disco with London’s best drag diva DJs playing camp classics all nightTicket link
A groundbreaking one-man piece of comedic theatre that asks a simple question: Is it possible to please everyone, all of the time? And at what cost to your family and health? In th…
A groundbreaking one-man piece of comedic theatre that asks a simple question: Is it possible to please everyone, all of the time? And at what cost to your family and health? In th…
Dust off the glitter balls and dig out your best outfit, your 2021 Brighton Fringe experience starts here! What better way to celebrate the return of live performance than with a s…
Dust off the glitter balls and dig out your best outfit, your 2021 Brighton Fringe experience starts here! What better way to celebrate the return of live performance than with a s…
The Late Show was a comedy night that lit up The Warren with much needed silliness, laughter and joy with the return of live shows.
The world famous (infamous?) Late Show returns to The Warren for the best in late-night laughs every Thursday, Friday and Saturday throughout the Fringe.
Friday 14th May 2021, 8pm (doors open at 7.
An intimate evening of conversation and song hosted by Greg Barnett, Monday Night at the Apollo will see some of the West End’s best-known performers sing an eclectic mix of …
Book yourself a session with a member of the Brighton Fringe Box Office team who can talk you through all aspects of the reporting system, including checking your ticket sales, set…
Find out more about how the Brighton Fringe box office works from our Box Office Manager, Ellie Brayne-Whyatt.
£74 Family Ticket (2 Adults, 2 Children)£23 Adult £20.
This show has been rescheduled from 17 April 2020.
We open our Out of the Wings winter festivities with an evening of short extracts of translated plays from first-time and early-career theatre translators.
Please note that Tier 2 regulations mean that only members of the same household or support bubble may meet together indoors.
Well, 2020 has been a load of old baubles but the gang from the Court will put the smiles back on your faces with this year’s Christmas show - The Royal Court Selection Box!&…
Join us for an evening of variety entertainment hosted by DJ, radio presenter and military husband Chris Keen.
An evening of poetry and spoken word curated and hosted by Tim Marriott and guests.
Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist Billy’s 12th Fringe appearance.
Enjoy a relaxing concert of music from one of the kings of jazz and his contemporaries.
A screening of short films curated by Soldiers’ Arts Academy, hosted by Román Baca.
Experience the romantic passion of the music of Rachmaninov.
A post-lunch concert of the romantic and passionate music of Chopin and his contemporaries, performed by the finest international classical talent from ROSL’s renowned Annual Mus…
Closing the first day of army@thevirtualfinge on Monday 11th of August was an online short film screening and Q&A with Phil Spencer, available to watch online in full.
The genius combination of a one hour long Shakespeare play with a single drunken cast member hurled into the mix for the audience’s delight and delectation.
The kid’s back with another hour of lo-fi stand-up comedy to chill or study to.
3’s Comedy brings together Luka Muller, Peter Jones and a mystery guest; three of the rising stars of Australian comedy for a whole new hour of hilarious stand-up.
Established as one of the best shows of the Fringe.
The night is young and three of the best stand-up comedians from Australia and around the world are ready to make you laugh, stay up late and definitely have one more drink.
Born and bred in Manchester and just your atypical northern bloke, Josh Jones is taking the circuit by storm.
Matt Hutson is a sweet, sensitive boy with too many feelings and a heart of gold.
“Are you sure that we are awake? It seems to me that yet we sleep, we dream.
Curimba Trio is the latest project of pianist and composer Sam Watts in collaboration with guitarist Jurandir Santana and percussionist Adriano Adewale.
Following an acclaimed season at the Edinburgh Festival, the multi award-winning comedian takes to the road with a brand-new nationwide tour.
Following an acclaimed season at the Edinburgh Festival, the multi award-winning comedian takes to the road with a brand-new nationwide tour.
Due to the phenomenal success of the first two seasons of Sunday Favourites at The Other Palace, Lambert Jackson are thrilled to present the star-filled line-up of their third seas…
A show by poet and theatre maker Cecilia Knapp supported by the Arts Council.
PAUL MERTON & SUKI WEBSTER’S IMPRO NIGHT Paul Merton and Suki Webster present a night of fast, and fabulously funny improvised games, scenes, stories and laug…
A groundbreaking one-man piece of comedic theatre that asks a simple question: Is it possible to please everyone, all of the time? And at what cost to your family and he…
A groundbreaking one-man piece of comedic theatre that asks a simple question: Is it possible to please everyone, all of the time? And at what cost to your family and he…
Matt Hoss is a man on a mission.
Join us at The Museum of Comedy as we showcase the best of emerging and established collaborative comedy talent.
Musical theatre sensation Lucie Jones, star of hit musical Waitress, performs her first West End solo concert at the historic Adelphi Theatre on Sunday 16 February 2020 at 7pm.
We’re kicking off this year’s Reigning Women with a huge night of live music.
From the city that gave you Billy Connolly, Kevin Bridges and Frankie Boyle, celebrate Burns Night with a line-up of the top names showcasing the Whyte & Mackay Glas…
From the city that gave you Billy Connolly, Kevin Bridges and Frankie Boyle, celebrate Burns Night with a line-up of the top names showcasing the Whyte & Mackay Glas…
In the country of Illyria, twins Viola and Sebastian find themselves shipwrecked and separated after a violent storm, leaving them both believing the other to be dead.
Be swept off your feet and experience real wonder at Christmas with the best from the world of magic & mind-reading and the most amazing up and coming local talent.
Evening Standard Award winner Tyrone Huntley joins Paul Taylor-Mills in an intimate Night Cap.
Edinburgh Comedy Award and double BAFTA-nominated professional idiot Spencer Jones is back with his brand-new show.
Stage sensation Whitney - Queen of the Night will return to London’s Savoy Theatre for two festive special performances – following its sold out West End debut there this year.
PAUL MERTON & SUKI WEBSTER’S IMPRO NIGHT Paul Merton and Suki Webster present a night of fast, and fabulously funny improvised games, scenes, stories and laug…
After three centuries, three witch sisters are resurrected in Salem Massachusetts on Halloween night, and it is up to two teen-agers, a young girl, and an immortal cat …
Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane and Dianne Wiest lead the laughs in this wild comedy that insists you don't have to be a woman to be a mother.
The prospect of a two-act monologue that lasts around two and a quarter, an interval, is perhaps daunting for both the actor and aficionados of the genre alike.
And she grew to be a girl, my daughter, my Mary.
Sh*t-faced Shakespeare®: A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Join us at The Museum of Comedy as we showcase the best of emerging and established collaborative comedy talent.
Written, created and performed by Isabella Bliss, international star of both screen and stage.
Join 60's hitmakers - The Dreamers, formerly Freddie & the Dreamers as they recreate their hits including, I'm Telling You Now, You Were Made For Me, If Yo…
Thomas Cameron is a Classic Brit Award-nominated tenor, whose vibrant voice has been described as having velvet-like qualities.
Dance the night away to your favourite songs from the musicals – featuring live music from Amusical house band Dave and The Quavers, plus guest DJ sets from the best comedians in…
The cruelties of social media could have broken a girl’s spirit.
How do you inspire the kids that just don’t want to learn? A critical pedagogy that uses real-life examples can help says Neil Speirs (University of Edinburgh), who reckons that …
Charlotte was a legendary Hollywood props mistress who disappeared from public view decades ago.
‘The best artist we’ve ever had in session’ (BBC Radio Scotland).
This award-winning writer’s powerful one-man show tears through the curtain of manners to reveal the wildlife of neo-liberal Britain.
One of Shakespeare’s funniest comedies brought to you by CYD.
‘I ate the divorce papers, Charles.
This show follows the journey of a team of podcasters setting out to investigate the disappearance of an iconic infomercial grifter.
‘Lively, thrilling and spectacular.
This is your chance to bring the whole family and sing along with the fantastic and versatile Massaoke Band, guided by giant video lyrics, as they raise the curtains on your favour…
Stitching together a personal narrative where he is often playing the fool, Matt Davis jokes about even the largely accepted norms of language, nationality and global or regional c…
Cora is at the festival to see her ex-boyfriend perform.
This is your chance to sing along with the fantastic and versatile Massaoke band, guided by giant video lyrics, as they raise the curtains on all your favourite show tunes includin…
Following a five-year sell-out residency in London, Matt Forde (as seen on Have I Got News For You, Mock the Week, The Royal Variety Performance and Question Time) returns to Edinb…
The Oxford Revue returns with its celebrated Free Fringe variety bill.
Dan Cadey and Gary Knightley’s multipurpose chicken box boasts a lunchtime set menu of succulent ‘not-so-secret recipe’ stand-up, along sides of ‘should this be in here’ musical co…
Three alternating concert programmes over multiple days featuring music by Scottish composers and settings of Scottish poetry.
How do you climb a tree without worrying about the fall? Why do you dream up the monsters in the shadows? Kirsty Law’s Young Night Thought binds Scots folklore, song, film, artwork…
Arising out of Berlin and Hollywood open stages, this group showcase raises a fist with one hand and holds a glass with the other against the fact that the world we live in is a co…
A smorgasbord of Frank Zappa classics hand-delivered by those finest purveyors of conceptual continuity, Pygmy Twylyte! Expect pickles, poodles, dental floss, muffins, snowballs an…
Two alternating programmes featuring music by Scottish composers and settings of Scottish poetry.
Three of Scotland’s leading contemporary jazz groups each play a 40-minute set in one stunning concert with world-class musical guests from India and Shetland.
Six actors, neon tutus and the unmistakable lyrics of Agadoo.
After a hit Fringe show in 2017, RadioOctave are back in Edinburgh! There’s lots to look forward to as we take you on a journey of love – exploring the highs and lows of this pow…
Join West End Producer as he auditions special guests for his Free Willy musical.
Join Viva for a fabulously funny, nostalgic romp back to the swinging 60s! A Slice of Saturday Night is set in a nightclub where young love, teenage dreams, fashion and music are t…
Best of magic, dance, comedy, singing and more.
Keane & Doyle have been spies, wizards, witches and cosmological assassins.
Fresh from a successful UK tour, uplifting, anthemic tunes punctuate stories and conversation, shedding light on mental health with self-deprecating honesty and dark humour.
Join us for a magical, marvellous hour of songs from your favourite movie musicals including Les Misérables, The Greatest Showman and some Disney classics.
Behold, beware, behave! A brand-new sketch show from some comedians you don’t know! Join the Sheffield Revue in an adventure in time and sketch comedy.
Hey, you! Don’t watch that! Watch this! Another stand-up show from some comedians you don’t know! Featuring an amalgam of stand-ups from diverse backgrounds and influences and an M…
Fringe Fridays at the museum are a magical experience! There’s a plethora of acts which span the genres available at the festival, each act performing a 15 minute taster on a mai…
Sold-out run: Melbourne International Comedy Festival (2019).
Enjoy a relaxing concert of music from one of the kings of jazz and his contemporaries performed by Royal Over-Seas League prize-winners, some of the finest international classical…
A fundraiser for your new favourite production company’s mental health partnership with CALM, providing and raising awareness for services to support performers at the Fringe.
A night of Romanian traditional music with songs from Maria Tanase, Ileana Sararoiu, Liviu Vasilica, Surorile Osoianu and many more.
A man and a woman fall in love.
The original, wildest and latest of the late-night comedy shows is back for its 33rd year, showcasing unadulterated comedy mayhem to tickle the fancy of every twisted night owl.
Experience the romantic passion of the music of Rachmaninov and his contemporaries, performed by the best young classical musicians out there, all Royal Over-Seas League prize-winn…
A post-lunch concert of the romantic and passionate music of Chopin and his contemporaries, performed by the finest international classical talent from Royal Over-Seas League’s r…
Taylor & Leigh return to the Fringe, bringing soulful Country Blues.
Craig and Darren are some nice boys who hit the jackpot when their venue agreed to let them give away free nachos at every performance they do.
Pianist John Bryden, joined for one of the performances by St Mary’s Cathedral Assistant Master of the Music Joseph Beech, plays music by Liszt, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Bach, Mozart…
Queen are in Edinburgh and they’re here to rock in a brand-new show guaranteed to blow your mind.
Have you ever been, or felt, late? Maybe you’re not alone.
Award-winning jazz vocalist, washboarder and early jazz historian Ali resurrects the original outspoken blues and jazz divas who shaped today’s music via their passionate and dange…
Following their run of sell-out lunchtime acoustic blues shows in Fringe 2018, Whisky Road are back with their lunchtime acoustic blues show.
This is part stand-up, part actual pub quiz.
Organists Duncan Ferguson, Joseph Beech and John Kitchen perform popular organ works on the Cathedral’s mighty ‘Father’ Willis organ.
Ever been to a really well-run comedy club? Watch an hour of pro comedy for free instead of the £10 charge outside of the Fringe.
Join us for a huge selection of free acoustic music, duos, bands, singers and more through the day and night on this launch day of Fringe Music on the Grassmarket.
The Welsh optimist returns to the festival – and this year, he’s been trying to escape.
What’s better than one stand-up comedian for free? That’s right, two stand-up comedians for free.
The pioneers of slapdash magic are back with another mishmash of magical mayhem! Join them in a world where the jokes come thick and fast, anything is possible and nothing is quite…
Free Fringe Music.
Boy meets girl, they fall in love, and everyone lives happily ever after. If only it were that simple. Hold on to your heart. Cupid is armed and dangerous!
Russell Howard, Miranda Hart, Tim Minchin.
‘This is late-night comedy at its finest’ **** (BroadwayBaby.
Actors from around the world rehearsed via Skype for four months and then met here in Scotland to put on Shakespeare’s romantic comedy: A Midsummer Night’s Dream! Come join us for …
Spencer bought a new looper, but he can’t beatbox.
Award-winning comedian and radio presenter Philipp Kostelecky brings the best acts of the Fringe together for one of the latest shows of the festival.
Matt is the longest standing member on the entertainment team at The Angels Share, performing every Friday night since May 2014.
Free Love is the latest manifestation of the Scottish experimental pop duo formerly known as Happy Meals, known for their extraordinary sensual live ceremonies.
Friday Night Sinner! is a one-woman, horror-comedy musical about a Jewish, sexually repressed, newly married maniac (stick to what you know).
Join the greatest comedians from across the globe as they blur the line between arteFACT and arteFICTION in a wholly improvised set prompted by genuine artefacts housed in the Nati…
‘Don’t let the bastards grind you down – I know whose faces I’ve got in my sights, the bastards that put the gun in my hands.
Global sensation Gingzilla – the award-winning, bearded belle of the Fringe’s most debaucherous ball – and the utterly iconic Late Night Lip Service are back! Featuring heart…
This chat show is the perfect guide to what comedy you should see at the Fringe as host Vladimir McTavish, one of Scotland’s finest stand-ups, introduces this intimate and hilariou…
The night is young and some of the best stand-up comedians at the Fringe are ready to make you laugh, stay up late and definitely have one more drink.
Four work colleagues reunite after 30 years, in this delightful intergenerational analysis of motherhood.
Told through an enticing striptease of revelations, this poignant and funny solo performance is a complex and deeply felt examination of life’s unplanned turns, deliberate shifts, …
Four top-quality, fowl-mouthed acts, hand-plucked from around the festival.
See the very best comedians selected from around the Fringe, with different line-ups every day in this brand-new family friendly lunchtime stand-up showcase, from the people behind…
Travelling to Edinburgh all the way from the US, Val Dunn and Jenna Kuerzi present a show managing to totally embody the spirit of this fringe festival.
Returning for its second year, Henry Ginsberg (FHM Stand-Up Hero, Reading Festival New Act of the Year) presents a possibly anarchic, probably slightly depraved and almost certainl…
Famous adventurer and posh idiot Jasper Cromwell Jones (played by award-winning comedian Joe Bor) presents an Alternative Book Festival with other weird and wonderful authors.
See the very best comedians selected from across the Fringe, with a different line-up of top comedians at every show.
The Ghillie Dhu’s very own local artists performing every night of the week with a mixture of traditional and popular classics. Come and join us for drams, jigs and reels!
In 2012 I wrote a diary on a deck of playing cards, one for each week.
Phoebe Traquair’s vivid arts and crafts murals (painted 1888-1892) include allegorical and religious images, portraits of leading figures, choir and clergy of the day and images of…
A unique musical comedy where Noam Osband and Bianca Jaconetty sing original music about sex and love based on Wikipedia.
Expect a fun night of sharp, well-crafted and mischievous stand-up that will tickle your fancy and your heart if you have one.
Bedlam Fringe’s in-house alternative comedy night, back for its fourth year at the Fringe.
Is it possible to please everyone, all of the time? And at what cost to your family and health? In this fast and frenetic comedy, award-winning writer/performer Paul Richards (‘Thi…
The world is going to sh*t! Or so it seems.
Once famed for coal, copper and steel production, Wales’s industry has now ground to a halt.
Inside my skin is a rattling beast and when I breathe my last it will emerge.
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.
For most of 2017 I received taunting messages from a fake Facebook account.
Henry Wilkinson: See Me at Lunch is an hour-long, one-man, hyper-immersive, character comedy extravaganza.
What would you do if you could go back in time and hand-pick who you would become? One day a man encounters a strange spirit and is offered the opportunity to become someone else, …
See the very best comedians at the Fringe, alongside some of the UK’s best comedy newcomers, at this top-rated comedy selection show.
Croydon’s sixth leading conspiracy theorist attempts to debunk the big myths: JFK, Twin Towers, why British Bake Off went to Channel 4.
An hour of stand-up, songs, sketches and much more, from the Cambridge Footlights – alumni include Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, David Mitchell, Emma Thompson, Richard Ayoade, the ca…
London Bermondsey’s beloved local comedy show comes to Edinburgh! Hosted by a podgy gay comic from the remote island of Taiwan, this comedy show has, for month after month, enterta…
Here Comes Your Man is a lovely hour of storytelling from a bright new talent Matt Hoss.
Join Those Big Bois for the award-submitted, The Human Show – a journey inside the mind of one confused specimen and the two voices in his head as they navigate a day in this wei…
Proudly supporting the Free Festival with a selection of four different comics daily.
Established as one of the best shows of the Fringe.
One man.
We are the top-rated walking tour company for English tours in Edinburgh on TripAdvisor and we have put together a special festival friendly walking tour of the Old Town for you to…
Bored of mindless comedy shows? Then come to Stand-Up Philosophy.
Ania is a bright young comedian and YouTube star making waves (finalist: Chortle Student Awards, 2Northdown New Act Competition; check the blue tick!).
After three years of one-off genre-bending shows to sold-out crowds in Bristol, the cult smash Chubby White’s Variety Night make their Fringe debut.
Matt Hobs is a proud Bristolian, Doctor of Science and silly sausage.
Free concerts every lunchtime, Monday to Saturday throughout August. Wide range of music from classical to contemporary, traditional Scots and jazz. Full details at cathedral.net
Family workshop suitable for children aged 3-7 years with parents or carers, but everyone welcome, regardless of age or ability.
Multi award-winning Matt brings a brand-new ‘high wattage’ (Guardian) show to Edinburgh.
Lewis Schaffer is a New York Jewish comic.
‘Funny.
2018 Best Musical nominee (MusicalTheatreReview.
Matt Price was asked to work on a writing project with a former criminal.
At the Edinburgh Festival Fringe it can often feel very hard to be alone.
‘His stand-up is some of the cleverest, funniest and most unassuming comedy I’ve encountered’ ***** (AYoungerTheatre.
EU leaders swap negotiations for disco, tassels and glitter in this ‘razor sharp blend of burlesque and comedy’ (EdFestMag.
Following an epiphany in the Van Gogh Museum, Fry takes a twisted wander through art history.
Runaways.
National treasure Christopher Biggins requests the pleasure of you company at his late lunch chat show.
Matt Forde’s reputation as one of our finest political satirists moves into even more assured territory with this caustic and superbly angry hour of impressions and observations.
Humble Pi explores the greatest mathematical near-misses and mishaps involving planes, trains and autocorrect.
See a selection of performers from the very best of this year’s Free Fringe Festival shows, in the big gala launch night, party and general great start to this year’s Edinburgh Fri…
Daily diet of live highlights from across the festivals.
Award-winning Fringe favourites The Owle Schreame return with a wild, rough, raucous and ridiculous reimagining; a version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream from the 1640s, originally a…
As punishment for his self-aggrandising craftiness and deceitfulness, Sisyphus was forced to roll an immense boulder up a hill only for it to roll down whenever it neared the top, …
Total sell-out 2010-2018 returns with a brand-new line-up.
This 50-minute adaptation of Hamlet is one for Shakespeare lovers with short attention spans.
Winner of Amused Moose National New Comic and Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year makes his Fringe debut after performing as part of the prestigious Pleasance Comedy Reserve in …
Spencer Jones took last year’s Edinburgh Fringe off, but did he waste his time idling? Not a chance.
In the past 20 to 30 years, our world has drastically changed, especially within the realm of politics and culture.
We first encounter the witty Yorkshire whirlwind that is Rosie Jones, as she bops along to what we assume is a silent disco, as she is adorned with massive red headphones.
(And I feel fine (but not all the time)).
Total sell-out 2010-2018 returns with a brand-new line-up.
Matt Green returns to the Camden Fringe after sell out shows in 2017 and 2018 with a brand new hour of jokes and stories.
Inside my skin is a rattling beast and when I breathe my last it will emerge.
Theatre @DraperHall and Founding Fall Theatre kindly invite you to the Summer edition of their fantastic and unique scratch Theatre evening: Free FallLive music, improvisation arou…
Join Britain’s leading political comedian as he once again promises his last show as an EU citizen (maybe).
A man is a two-face, a worrisome thing who will leave you to sing, the blues in the night.
Thomas Cameron is a Classic Brit Award nominated tenor, whose vibrant voice has been described as having ‘velvet-like qualities’.
Winner of Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of The Year, Amused Moose National New Comic and Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year makes his Fringe debut after perfor…
Big Box Aliens is an alternative comedy experience like no other.
We are very excited and privileged to welcome Alistair to play for the opening of York’s Arts Barge.
Famous adventurer and posh idiot Jasper Cromwell Jones (played by award-winning comedian Joe Bor) presents an Alternative Book Festival with other weird and wonderful au…
Golden Globe-winner Clive Owen (Closer, Children of Men) returns to the West End for the first time in 18 years to play Rev.
Friday Night Sinner! is a one-woman, horror-comedy musical about a Jewish, sexually repressed, newly married maniac (stick to what you know).
This magnetic bond still holds after more than 40 years of attempted escapes and still loved for their total in-yer-face originality, the contrast between the dea…
Returning to the UK after one of the most talked about concerts in 2018, ‘Quincy Jones - A Life In Song’ which The Times called ‘a ritzy extravaganza’, and …
As part of Nomad Festival @ Greenwich pop-up Rotunda Theatre.
Monsteers Artistry Presents: All The Ladies Mic Night! All the Ladies Mic Night Includes Live Performances from Sarah Dorsett, Pippa Lea, Lauren Garnder, Christine Maia …
The pioneers of slapdash magic are back with another mishmash of magical mayhem! Join them in a world where the jokes come thick and fast, anything is possible, and nothing is quit…
Fresh from Edinburgh Festival as part of the prestigious Pleasance Comedy Reserve, this multi-award-winning comedian brings his debut show to Brighton Fringe.
Chuckle.
Dr Jones Funny Bones is coming to Brighton with a show for the whole family.
Fireball of the cabaret apocalypse, avantguardian, all singing, all raging wonder.
BA Theatre Arts at GBMet.
It is the year 2030 and our hero encounters a crack in the fabric of space and time.
Bodhisattva Kadampa Meditation Centre is offering a free meditation on the beach with Buddhist monk, Gen Thekchen.
It’s hard to resist chocolate in any shape or form, but it’s downright impossible when you’re talking about Le Gateau Chocolat.
'Should I stay or should I go now? If I go, there will be trouble, and if I stay it will be double.
Three, as the song goes, is a magic number.
A frantic, comedic story about a man trying to please everyone.
Saturday 11th May, 7.
Party with us all evening at this one-off ‘Fringe City Night’ extravaganza! Join the night creatures, the weird and the wonderful in a celebration showcase of the very best of Brig…
New parent? You’re probably in need of a laugh.
Kate is discovering what it really means to be a wife in her close-knit Christian community.
Matt Price was asked to work on a writing project with a former criminal.
Adam is loving being Employment Minister.
Fresh from a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe, musician, performer and writer Matt McGuinness presents his debut show as part of a UK tour.
“So if Matt and I have officially had sex then why does it still hurt? I still don’t get what’s so amazing about it, how can women even come from it - when is that supposed to …
Late Night Gimp Fight compile their best material from the last ten years to provide a crude and raucous evening of entertainment.
Come celebrate the start of Brighton’s festival season with a bang, and get a taste of what’s coming up over the month of May to boot.
Following a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2018, and off the back of a countrywide tour, musical comedy duo and sisters Flo & Joan are here to try an…
THEY’RE COMING TO GET YOU, LONDON Based on George A.
The whole thing is a mess and only one person can sort it out.
A night of stand up comedy from two of the country’s best up and coming comedians.
A Larger than life show from a Larger than life Band.
The curious little owl is back, and this time she’s ready to discover the wonders of night-time, from the big, bright moon to the bats in the sky and the foxes dee…
The Royal Court Variety Lunch Club will run throughout the year on Wednesday afternoons in the main theatre and is open to anyone who wants to enjoy an afternoon of ente…
After a stupid medieval dad makes a bargain with a witch, his descendants must pay a terrible price.
Whyte & Mackay Glasgow International Comedy Festival Burns Night Comedy Gala 2019 From the city that gave you Billy Connolly, Kevin Bridges and Frankie Boyle, celebr…
From the city that gave you Billy Connolly, Kevin Bridges and Frankie Boyle, celebrate Burns Night with a line-up of the top names showcasing the Whyte & Mackay Glas…
Guests to be confirmed Following sell-out Christmas Special’s in 2016 and 2017 which featured Ed Balls, Alastair Campbell, Nick Clegg and Anna Soubrey.
Join us at The Museum of Comedy as we showcase the best of emerging and established collaborative comedy talent.
Mourning is an important part of any family death but this can differ a huge amount depending on where you or your family are from.
The Box of Delights wowed audiences and critics last time round and returns to Wilton’s this Christmas, back by popular demand for a limited run of 45 performances.
From the people behind the sell-out Pride Improv Festival comes another Loud And Queer: Free Improv Comedy Night showcasing the most exciting improvised comedy from the city's top…
Why did the gay man cross the road? For attention.
The brutality of family life and the subjectivity of memory are explored in the emotionally raw and richly funny Moonlight, directed by Olivier Award winner Lyndsey Turner, in whic…
CSzUK in collaboration with Salford University present a night of Improv, Sketch and Stand Up.
An hour of sensational Improvised Comedy.
Final London shows added.
“If music be the food of love, play on…” In Shakespeare’s bittersweet comedy genders blur, boundaries are crossed and the world is turned upside down, all with music as the engin…
The Three Inch Fools bring their innovative productions of two of Shakespeare’s most infamous and iconic plays to The George Inn on the South Bank, London’s Shakespearean heart.
Birmingham’s premiere improv group bring you a night of high-octane improvised comedy nonsense, based entirely on your suggestions.
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a hugely rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking for all involved.
You are invited to a real-life, late-night, end-of-Fringe prom! So dress up fancy, get your dad to drop you off at Assembly High – the only high school inhabited by all your favo…
Friday Night Live For Jamie’s SDR Join some of your Royal Court favourites for an evening of music and comedy to raise funds for Jamie Denson’s SDR fu…
Welcome To Night Vale is one of the most downloaded podcasts in the world.
Special additional show featuring former Zappa Plays Zappa vocalist/instrumentalist Ben Thomas, who will be opening the show with his own material and then joining the band for.
The HandleBards have cycled 1,500 miles from London to Edinburgh, carrying on the back of their bikes all of the set, props and costumes necessary to perform Shakespeare’s most fam…
Colin Hoult’s ‘masterclass in character comedy’ (Time Out).
From Show Boat to Showman, there’s always Another Op’nin, Another Show about the sparkling self-obsessed world of musical theatre! And why not? Some of the best shows are all a…
Having only been in existence for three years, both Academy and Pitch Fight have already shaken up the UK a cappella scene.
After last year’s sold-out, five-star run, Exeter University’s Spotlights Show Choir are back at the Fringe with another set of musical hits! With songs ranging from classics l…
Lewis is numbing himself in his video world, dropping into the rabbit hole of his imagination.
December, 1979.
The nation’s favourite pub philosopher turned pop-up publican, brings his unique comedy genius to the Edinburgh Fringe, serving up his satirical brew of no-nonsense banter for thre…
Matt Griffo from Chicago is an internationally touring musical comedian, combining music with comedic lyrics.
A sweet late-night mix of up-and-coming sketch, stand-up and character comedy hosted by Eleanor Colville. Join the revels. ‘Catch her while you have the chance’ (BroadwayBaby.com).
Rosie Jones is a comedian with a penchant for being mischievous.
Taylor & Leigh return to the Fringe, bringing soulful Country Blues.
Fresh new band from London bring their summer 2018 tour to Edinburgh, with members having performed at Love Supreme Festival, Secret Garden Party, and Cambridge Folk Festival.
Ever wanted a lock-in with the cream of the UK’s comedy circuit in a cool cabaret bar late at night at the Edinburgh Fringe? Hell yeah! Well your dreams have just come true.
Do you not fit into a box? Olivia (Big O) knows all too well about not fitting in: when kimchi, AKA fire-breathing garlic dragon breath, is your culture’s most famous export, how…
Prepare for the gay and straight worlds to come together, as unlikely friends James Barr and Dan Hudson bring their hugely successful podcast to Edinburgh – live! James will expl…
The whole thing’s a mess and only one person can sort it out.
Off-the-wall stand-up with sausage.
After many years of coming to the Fringe, Barbara Nice knows the frustration of not being able to find the right show for you.
Russell Arathoon presents his debut hour.
Award-winning vocalist Ali transports you to the underground prohibition era with her gorgeously characterful and distinctive voice and a stunning five-piece band of outrageous mus…
Mis(s)treated – a dark and twisted comedy about human trafficking and prostitution.
A smorgasbord of Frank Zappa classics hand-delivered by those finest purveyors of conceptual continuity, Pygmy Twylyte! Expect pickles, poodles, dental floss, muffins, snowballs an…
Award-winning Fringe favourites the Owle Schreame return with a wild, rough, raucous and drunken reimagining; a version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream from the 1640s, originally adap…
Malones Irish Bars Edinburgh hosts a large variety of live musical acts all day every day throughout the fringe. This begins at 12pm and continues until late at night!
Triumphant return after successful AMC 2017 gigs.
Love, hysteria and deception reign in this Victorian reimagining of Shakespeare’s classic.
Set in October of 1978, eight women end up together in an abandoned house where Lenora Stark supposedly murdered her parents 13 years ago.
The Greenock-based local luminary tells stories of love, life and laughter with well-crafted songs.
Fiesta in sunshine.
Matt Hutson is a delicate flower in a harsh world.
A play in 10 short scenes.
Ollie has chronic insomnia, a mental and physical illness that affects 10% of people in the UK.
Colin’s life has been a series of well-meaning mishaps and misunderstandings.
This art exhibition highlights one of the world’s most pressing environmental problems: the inability of humankind to effectively cope with the disposal of the vast amounts of ho…
Following five years of sell-out London shows, Matt Forde’s Political Party returns to Edinburgh for two live shows! Previous guests include: Tony Blair, Nigel Farage, Michael Port…
A raunchy, chaotic and full-on Fringe experience, Stamptown Comedy Night is a late-night variety show featuring the best comedy and cabaret on the international scene! Hosted by Za…
Enjoy an hour of relaxing and evocative music from one of the greatest jazz composers and his contemporaries.
‘I simply cannot wait to see more of their magic’ ***** (Tribe).
The Night With.
Pianist John Bryden plays music by Ravel, Scriabin, Bach and Schubert on the Cathedral Steinway.
Matt’s been doing stand up for 15 years and he’s got pretty good at it, delighting audiences at clubs and festivals across the world.
Experience some of the most virtuosic classical music ever written by Rachmaninov and his contemporaries.
A post-lunch interlude with one of the greatest composers for piano, exploring the fire and gentility of Chopin and his contemporaries.
Organists Daniel Cook (Durham Cathedral), Duncan Ferguson (St Mary’s Cathedral) and Joseph Beech (St Mary’s Cathedral) perform popular organ works on the Cathedral’s mighty ‘Father…
Stamptown presents: Late Night Disco Fight! The anarchic creation of four critically acclaimed performers from four different corners of the globe (Scotland, South Korea, Norway an…
Going to bed so soon? But the night has just begun! Enjoy some Late-Night LOLs with some of the best comedians at the Fringe.
The hilarious Welsh optimist returns to the Fringe, working through his latest identity crisis the only way he knows how – with 40 minutes of excellent free comedy.
Experience the joy of live music at the museum as the best young contemporary music talents perform an exciting blend of Scottish pop, traditional Scottish songs and instrumental s…
This worldwide hit show for geeks and non-geeks everywhere returns with a changing line-up of hilarious comedians with a mixture of stand-up comedy and interactive debate to find o…
Ferocious queens and fierce divas of the world, rejoice! Gingzilla, the giant, ginger, award-winning Glamonster, returns to host Late Night Lip Service, featuring the Fringe’s wild…
The pioneers of slapdash magic are back with another mishmash of magical mayhem! These award-winning idiots have become famous for their fast banter, tight chemistry, contagious en…
Maxine Jones, 62, has left home on a bicycle to become a nomad.
Hi! I’m American comedian Chris Laker.
A late-night open mic cabaret night which is open to all Fringe performers: so music, comedy and performance is all on the cards.
In association with PBH’s Free Fringe, veteran chanteuse Woodstock Taylor and her band of aging gits, Dai Lowe, Bev Wright and Max Scratchmann, bring their mixed bag of songs, poem…
One went to a south London private school, one went to a Catholic School in Glasgow’s East End.
‘If we shadows have offended, Think but this, and all is mended.
New(ish) for 2018! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
Russell Howard, Miranda Hart, Tim Minchin.
Improviser Mara Joy (TBC Improv, The Spontaneous Players) is joined by a different special guest every day to create an entirely unique two-person show based off one word from the …
Join us for a huge selection of acoustic music, duos, bands, rock, folk music, singers and more every day and night of the Fringe.
The original, wildest and latest of the late-night comedy shows is back for its 32nd year, showcasing unadulterated comedy mayhem to tickle the fancy of every twisted night owl.
The Oxford Revue returns with its celebrated Free Fringe variety bill.
Every night, a rising star of the comedy scene will curate their own night of comedy.
Junky Fam, Edinburgh’s summit of groove excellence, take the drums, bass and guitar to their limits in delivering the heaviest, hardest, fastest, weirdest funk you’ve ever heard.
Henry Ginsberg presents a possibly anarchic, probably slightly depraved and almost certainly alcohol-fuelled showcase of the best stand-up comedy at this year’s Fringe.
‘This is late-night comedy at its finest’ **** (BroadwayBaby.
Four top-quality fowl-mouthed acts, hand-plucked from around the festival. For the poultry sum of a bucket contribution on eggsit. Guaranteed to be clucking funny.
Feeling pressured by his success last year with The Elvis Dead, Rob Kemp returns with ten(!) shows stuck to a spinning wheel.
Reviewing Mr.
Join the greatest comedians from across the globe as they blur the line between arte-fact and arte-fiction in a wholly improvised set, prompted by genuine artefacts housed in the N…
A variety show of absurdist comedy.
We all have some evil in us: there is a Mr Hyde to our Dr Jekyll, a yin to our yang, a fig roll to our jaffa cake.
A raucous late night show offering a fabulous selection of the most outrageous queer performers from across the Fringe.
‘Funny.
Proudly supporting the Free Festival with a different selection each day of four of the best comics at the Fringe.
This chat show is the perfect way to start your Fringe day, as you spend an hour in the company of one of the finest stand-ups on the Scottish comedy circuit.
Bored of mindless comedy shows? Then come to Stand-Up Philosophy.
“Get your afternoon off to the perfect start with Revill’s Selection.
After touring the world with internationally-received show, Getting Away Scott Free.
From the questionable mind of Rory Jones comes a show of galactic proportions.
Join your hosts, Ross Brierley and Joshua Sadler, as they bring the UK’s finest spoof chat show and chaotic cabaret back to the Fringe.
Join Lily and Patrick at the premiere of their brand new, live dating show that connects singles and tests couples.
‘In my view, best new show at Leicester Comedy Festival’ (Tony Booth, Leicester Comedy Festival Judge).
More perverted, more depressed, more jokes.
An American-Scottish duo performs wild long-form improv developed at the renowned iO Theater in Chicago! Jack and Claire is Chicago-based improv comedy duo Claire McFadden and Jack…
Feast on five of the tastiest up-and-coming comedians on the circuit in this stand-up comedy showcase including your award-winning host, Masai Graham (UK Pun Champion 2016).
See the very best comedians selected from across the Fringe with different line-ups at every show and four performances daily.
Tony Award winner Ben Harney (Broadway's Dreamgirls), and writer Mehr Mansuri, lead this musical about an 1850s Virginia slave who ships himself to freedom in a box.
Enjoy an hour of the best up-and-coming one-liner comedians on the circuit in this celebration of puns, one-liners and wordplay.
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe, alongside hot new talent and Fringe newcomers from around the UK, with a different comedy line-up at each show, every day.
Dr Matt Winning is thinking about starting a family but wonders if he should.
Laugh it Off Comedy presents Matt Watson and Friends.
Sanderson Jones is back! After six years building the worldwide Sunday Assembly movement, the comedian, and activist has returned to the Fringe with the first, only and best secula…
Showcasing underrepresented working-class comedy voices.
Two actors play 25 characters in this Edinburgh and London hit transplanted to a specially created 1940s-style venue unique to this show, celebrating the 50th birthday of Croft and…
Family workshop suitable for children aged three to seven years with parents or carers.
How did this dentist get arrested by armed police? Want to hear the story of all stories? This is it! After a sell-out world tour and release of his bestselling book Gobsmacked, Mi…
Who runs the world? Not this bitch.
Award-winning gag merchant and UK Pun Champion 2016, Masai Graham, delivers over 100 clean jokes in just half an hour.
Award-winning gag merchant and UK Pun Champion 2016, Masai Graham delivers over 100 naughty jokes in just half an hour.
Following more sell-out shows at festivals and theatres worldwide, this hit show returns with a changing line-up of various comedians with hilarious material based on sex and relat…
Perhaps it is because of the multi-show venue, or just the financial realities of bringing any production to the Edinburgh Fringe nowadays, but Peter Darney’s production of Charl…
The Cambridge Footlights present an hour of stand-up, songs, sketches and much more.
We’re offering the finest upcoming comedians on the UK circuit at a bargain price.
For the 4th year, American atheist Bronston Jones reacts to the chaos of his country with a prayer: God Bless ‘Merica, because it’ll take a miracle to fix it.
Wonderfully unexpected opportunities can occur at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe; even more so at the 'Free' variety.
They say ‘don’t cry over spilt milk’.
A massive whale escapes from prison with the help of a small child.
The Rocky Horror Night at Frankenstein’s — now in its 17th year — is one of the staple nightlife experiences in Edinburgh.
Matt Rees returns to Edinburgh with his highly anticipated debut Happy Hour.
The Free Association – London’s leading improv comedy theatre and school – returns with their smash-hit show Jacuzii.
See a huge selection of this year’s big names, stand-out performers and many of the best free acts in Edinburgh at this one-off launch show and party for the 2018 Free Edinburgh Fr…
Wasabeats Crew present the European premiere of Break Free featuring champion break dancers, each with world titles, who are ready to carve up the floor to reach dizzying new heigh…
Total sell-out 2010-2017 returns with a brand-new line-up.
Lolly (BBC Three/Comedy Central) lampoons political figures in this character comedy/burlesque hybrid show.
For the first time Little Fish Tours is running our Festival Friendly Tour.
Traquair’s vivid murals (painted 1888-1892) include religious and allegorical images, portraits of leading figures, the choir and clergy of the day, and images of the natural world…
Friendly Cornish giant Matt Price was going out with a woman.
Nominated Best Performance, Melbourne Fringe.
Robert Bathurst (Cold Feet, Downton Abbey, Toast of London) and Rebecca Johnson (The Trip, The Flood) star in this hilarious and poignant drama of a disastrous attempt to rekindle …
Daily diet of live highlights from across the festivals.
A former Times Critics’ Choice.
Late Night features one-off takeovers from the best of the fest, cabarets stuffed to the gunnels with LOLs, and even a couple of token straight white comedy dudes! Weird, hilarious…
Total sell-out 2010-2017 returns with a brand-new line-up.
Fringe debut from the award-winning Of Mice.
Come support some brave new writers while they investigate our fears!The list of our fears is rather long, and some of these accounts are actually based in true events b…
During the Shoreline project, locals have been exploring the heritage of Edinburgh’s coast.
Following more successful shows at festivals worldwide, the popular show returns with a revolving line-up of acts selected from the best comedians, cabaret acts, children’s ente…
Remember that bit in Silence of the Lambs when Bob the prison guard finally faces up to his feelings for co-worker Janine? Me neither, but this isn’t a film on Netflix: it’s an…
Ultra-topical comedy and presenter of Unspun.
The Welsh singing legend, who is known for hits such as Delilah and What New Pussycat is.
A night of queer improvised comedy with Zeal at the Chateau, South London’s brand new queer arts space opening in July! FREE ENTRY.
Adele Cliff is no mindless follower, a point she’s very keen to address.
Award winning comedian and actor Omid Djalili, known for his legendary stand-up performances, has extended his UK tour for the fourth time, due to overwhelming demand and is at t…
The Welsh singing legend, who is known for hits such as Delilah and What New Pussycat is.
IT’S TIME TO GET FILTHY!!! Vinegar Strokes - Drag Superstar and star of Olivier Nominated West End Musical EVERBODY’S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE is coming back to …
Fifteen Minutes is the debut hour of critically acclaimed comedian Rosie Jones (8 Out Of 10 Cats, Silent Witness).
Magicked! – Everyone loves Harry Potter, and in tribute to the world’s favourite pubescent wizard, this summer, tonight’s show assumes the form of an improvised tribute to Ha…
See this Welsh singing legend, known for hits such as Delilah and What's New Pussycat, perform LIVE! The rhythm and soul supremo has been wowing crowds for over fifty years and…
The Welsh singing legend, who is known for hits such as Delilah and What New Pussycat is.
The Welsh singing legend, who is known for hits such as Delilah and What New Pussycat is.
The Welsh singing legend, who is known for hits such as Delilah and What New Pussycat is.
Standup and improv comedy unite in one explosively funny night! Join us as a group of experienced improvisers weave a (dramatic! funny! exciting!) story in three acts based on the …
The Welsh singing legend, who is known for hits such as Delilah and What's New Pussycat, will grace the Racecourse stage on July 27, as part of the much-loved Music Showcase.
Join us for our summer showcase fundraising gala at Brighton Open Air Theatre on July 3rd for an extravagant evening of everything Fringe! See all your Fringe favourites from our 2…
Led by Drama Prefect, Beatrice Swordy, and her team, Black Box devising is an improvisation work created by Year 7 - 9 students over the last two terms, drawing inspirat…
Energetic, playful stand-up comedy from Manchester-born comedian Russell Arathoon.
Judith leaves her ex-boyfriend a desperate message on his answerphone saying that she is not coping with their break-up, that she has brought razor blades & some henna in order to …
The Nursery Presents a night of improvised theatre in conjunction with The City of London’s Women: Work And Power programme!We’re excited to present The Maydays Laydays (AKA th…
Our last Friday night dancing at the legendary Spiegeltent this season.
Our last Friday night dancing at the legendary Spiegeltent this season.
Bachelor of Arts is one comedian’s attempt to find a use for the most useless of tertiary degrees and perhaps, in the process, prove that a BA is not as worthless as you might thin…
An hour of maximum warp, work in progress, nonsense from a deeply troubled idiot.
A light-hearted, inventive way of exploring the distinctions and limitations of thinking inside the box and thinking outside the box.
Thick & Tight, a dance duo like no other, bring all the drama, musicality, farce and face you can cram into a show.
The pioneers of slapdash magic are back with another mishmash of magical mayhem! These award-winning idiots have become famous for their fast banter, tight chemistry, contagious en…
Coming off the back of an international tour of Europe, Australia and New Zealand.
The University of Brighton’s Drama Society served up laughs in their rendition of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night.
Matt’s been doing stand up for 15 years and he’s got pretty good at it.
A stylish adventure into the film noir-ish world of Ingrid’s memories and imagination.
Comedy magician Stu Turner and comedian and ventriloquist Phil Reid come together for an hour of stand-up, magic, and variety.
Come stretch, unwind, strengthen and get to know your body more during a day of yoga, meditation and celebration at Brighton’s newest and most attractive studio.
Join us for our one-off Fringe City night-time special.
In 2014 Mark Bittlestone came out as gay, as if being an orphan wasn’t funny enough! Which is worse? Losing both your parents in awful circumstances or being gay? Sadly, Mark Bitt…
Relax and enjoy Julie’s warm, expressive voice with Michael’s superb piano interpretations.
By popular demand! Original musical journey from 400 AD Boerthelm’s Tun to present day Bom-Bane’s, with portraits of all the colourful inhabitants along the way.
A split bill musical/absurdist stand up comedy show.
Sophisticated Mischief DJs Nick T (TG, Merkaba My Brighton, Below Lucky Voice) and Peter von Sleaze (TG, Cabaret Boheme, Below Lucky Voice) play the best old and new music vibes, f…
The Lyric and Filter’s riotous reinterpretation of one of Shakespeare’s best loved plays comes to Oxford after its critically-acclaimed London and international festival runs.
From the questionable mind of Rory Jones (All-Ireland Poetry Slam Champion 2015) comes a debut show of galactic proportions.
The intention of Shakespeare’s plays is writ large under the titles.
Rouge your knees, shine your shoes and prepare to enter a razzling dazzling world of Swing! From the decadent 20s Jazz age, the glamourous 30s, the spirit of the 40s, to the rebels…
Join Lolly and special guest(s) in an hour of stand up & character comedy.
A knight of the realm steals money from pensioners, the NHS is sold off to the highest bidder and Olly Murs live tweets a ‘terror incident’ from inside Selfridges.
Brighton Fringe’s most reliably unusual auteur returns with a new adventure from the peculiar world of Mr Twonkey.
Stand-up comedy from Manchester-born comedian, Russell Arathoon.
Mozart masterpieces performed in the wonderful acoustics and historic setting of the Chapel Royal.
Bringing us four short scenes, Puck’s Players – consisting of Bill Poulton, Phillip Lee and Aaron Thaddeus Lee – were able to exhibit outstanding versatility as performers, d…
Come and cheer on our latest stand-up fledglings from Jill Edwards Comedy Workshops at Brighton’s Komedia.
Friendly Cornish Giant Matt Price was going out with a woman.
It was a balmy Sunday evening at the end of another warm and sunny weekend and many in the audience seem to have to enjoyed the weekend (and perhaps the wine) a bit too much by the…
There’s little to evoke more anxiety and dread than the phrase ‘Traditional Family Christmas’.
Matt Duwell is a Snowflake, and he is owning that label (despite thinking labels are pejorative).
There comes an awkward point in some friendships when going to the pub is no longer quite enough entertainment.
The washed-up boy band of sketch comedy are returning to Brighton with their first new show in four years.
A day in the life of an idiot.
A sensational line-up of Fringe favourites assemble to launch Brighton Fringe 2018.
The launch of Brighton Fringe 2018 at The Warren.
The “slightly soiled bearpit of a show” (G Scene) returns.
The Royal Court Variety Lunch Club will run throughout the year on Wednesday afternoons in the main theatre and is open to anyone who wants to enjoy an afternoon of ente…
The Lyric and Filter’s riotous reinterpretation of one of Shakespeare’s best loved plays, A Midsummer Night’s Dream returns to the Lyric for two performances only…
You loved them in last year’s smash hit, sell out show at Mary’s Poppin.
In ‘Little White Box’, Sara employs her vulnerable, whip-smart comedy style to confront her complicated relationship with Jesus, America, and death.
Send off Adelaide Fringe 2018 with RCC at Big River Motel with headline act Booka Shade Check in. Unpack & forget about a good nights sleep #BigRiverMotel
No 2 Ways takes you on the ultimate BEE GEES bender.
Back for a third year join hosts Marcel and Lewis for an awesome range of comedy acts from across the festival, at the funnest Late Show in town.
Soak up the atmosphere at the Adelaide Night Market and be amazed by the spectacular Parade of Light.
The Original and still the BEST “Best of Fringe”.
After three highly successful years in Adelaide The very best in late-night Fringe Comedy is back! Four top-notch comedians are picked from venues across the Fringe especially f…
Adelaide’s premier Rock/Metal band MATTERHORN presents a special one night only fringe show, A NIGHT OF ROCK/METAL WITH MATTERHORN.
Since 2002 the locally produced, original Rhino Room Late Show has been a ‘must see’ late night Fringe event for comedy fans and Fringe artists alike.
Back for a ninth year in a row and still Adelaide’s favorite past time hits the stage and rolls the cage for another year of Bogan Bingo.
Your Friday night is in top hands at The Junction, especially if you fancy kicking things off with a few hard-earned drinks.
Fresh from his successful 2017 debut solo performance at the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Matt Byrne’s latest all-auction comedy sees the Hott Family out to burst the Real Estate bubble, as white-shoed Red Hott, wise-cracking wife Smokin’ Hot, bombshell daughter Pip…
Peter Jones (a writer for Channel 10’s The Project) is up here! Peter is making his Adelaide Fringe debut after being named one of the New Faces To Watch by the Herald Sun at the M…
Hey, I’m Aidan.
Australia’s biggest and most authentic Bon Jovi Tribute Show is here! This show captures the essence of what this great band is about, the passion & hunger of the early years and t…
3’s Comedy brings together Adam Knox, Luka Muller & Peter Jones, three of the rising stars of Australian comedy for a whole new hour of hilarious stand-up.
The ★★★★½ (Weekend Notes) cult Fringe hit, [Late Night] GameShow is back with a rotating line up of Fringe Celebrity guests all competing to be the best at winning the gam…
A variety show of absurdist comedy.
Commemorating the queen of soul, Aretha Franklin, local soul cover band Master Blaster present a selection of her greatest hits such as ‘Respect’, ‘Chain of Fools’, and ‘…
From Gypsy to Grease, Annie to Lion King – no musical is safe! UK Drag icon Jonny Woo and Olivier winner Le Gateau Chocolat return with their sell-out fringe hit.
Inside the Infinity Box, reality expands—seemingly without limit—in all directions.
AWARD WINNING and SOLD OUT in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 & 2017 Matt Tarrant returns to Adelaide with a BRAND NEW SHOW! Featuring the worlds best magic, mentalism and storytel…
‘A NIGHT OF CREAM’ the tribute show dedicated to 1960s British rock power trio, Cream.
Stamptown Comedy Night is a raunchy, chaotic and full-on fringe experience featuring the best comedy, cabaret and circus.
Two men, one apartment.
The Hearth welcomes you to a night of readings on the theme of ‘Masquerade’.
Local singer with a very authentic French touch, Louise Blackwell, and band The French Set, are some of Adelaide’s finest jazz musicians, including Mark Ferguson on keys, Julian Fe…
In similar fashion to the Variety Jam shows that happen all year round, the Adelaide Fringe edition of Variety Jam brings music, comedy, magic and more.
After sell out shows at FRINGE WORLD and Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Matt Stewart (RAW Comedy winner, ABC TV, Do Go On Podcast) is back with a brand new show.
For one night only, Gordon Southern will deliver a hilarious preview performance before his main show A Man for Two Seasons with funny man Thomas Green as MC along with special gue…
Based on Shakespeare’s popular comedy, Britten’s opera follows the consequences of a falling-out between the fairy-king Oberon and his queen, Tytania.
Downbeat Student Award and APRA/ AMCOS PDA winning pianist/ composer Matthew Sheens, along with his Jazz Ensemble - direct from New York, will perform exclusively in Adelaide at St…
After his fall from grace, lawyer Kane returns to the family sheep station for the first time in ten years.
The world-touring, crazy stunt people from Dislocate are back with their brand new show, 3 Speed Crunch Box Rebooted.
Guilt Free Comedy Roadshow! Featuring Clare Morgan, Richo, Shad Wicka, Caleb Day, Lachlan Gordon and Peter James! A riot of comedic talent from Far North Queensland rolls into Adel…
Late Night Party Boyz present their 2018 debut.
TOM JONES & THE DIVA’S- Performed by Joe Guidace and Susie Jay (2016 Australia’s Got Talent Finalists) This show is full on, non-stop pulsating music, brilliant costumes and…
The guys and girls from Sourced Up Talent present a night of murder and mystery.
Welcome to 1960.
WRITTEN BY MICHAEL ROSS Michael Ross’s biting satire delivers a piece very much for our times, reflecting on the dignity and many indignities of labour.
BILLY ‘T’ (William Snell) & his 5 piece band present the Johnny Cash Tribute Show.
Open for good time, not a long time, we’re kicking off the opening night of Adelaide Fringe 2018 with our biggest party yet.
Bitch Night is Edinburgh’s premier female and man-bitch friendly variety night, returning monthly with a spectacular lineup to Cabaret Voltaire!
The central metaphor running through Frank McGuinness’s 2012 monologue The Match Box is almost breath-taking in its simplicity; it’s that all of us, all of our lives, are ultim…
Littlefield NYC is proud to present “Generous Laughs,” a charity comedy show benefiting the Pride Fund to End Gun Violence, featuring some of New York City’s most exciting come…
Following its sold out run as part of Bristol Old Vic’s 250th Anniversary season, Jeremy Irons and Lesley Manville reprise their roles in Richard Eyre’s acclaimed produ…
Bitch Night is Edinburgh’s newest female friendly (man-bitches too) variety night!
Mischief Theatre, the award-winning company behind The Play That Goes Wrong, Peter Pan Goes Wrong and The Comedy About A Bank Robbery return to their comedy roots with Mischief Mov…
Constella OperaBallet return to the Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells this November with their award-winning Sideshows.
Comedian & hoop-dancer Mimi Fischer (from The Chris Gethard Show) is 64 years young & announcing her first solo show: A Late Bloomer.
Launching their 2017-18 concert season, the Reid Consort performs Rachmaninov’s serene All Night Vigil (Vespers) on Saturday 11 November, 7.
Free Stand-Up comedy show with all donations given to Lady Parts Justice! Come join at Local 138 on Thursday, 11/2 at 8pm.
In this hilarious solo show, one woman plays over 25 different characters from inside a kitchen cupboard.
Adapted and directed by Gavin McAlinden and set in modern music Festival culture; this is a radical reimagining of Shakespeare’s tale of youth, love, sex, drugs, music, mistaken …
Adapted and directed by Gavin McAlinden and set in modern music Festival culture; this is a radical reimagining of Shakespeare’s tale of youth, love, sex, drugs, music, mistaken …
Three elegant women musicians from Suzhou, costumed in Whispering Lotus Chi-pao will give us a concert on Chinese guqin, zheng, dizi and xiao (bamboo flute and end-blown bamboo flu…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Hilarious jokes and stories from one of Camden’s funniest taxpayers.
Up the dark, dark stairs, upon the bloody gallows of soft rock, through the oubliette of cheese, into the torture chamber of disco, you are welcomed to the Late Night Pop Dungeon.
The final anarchic annual two-hour charity variety show celebrating the life and random irresponsibility of the godfather of British alternative comedy, filled with bizarre acts, e…
Hilarious and horrifying true story of a simple poet’s bus journey with a body-mutilating beheading bandito.
One of Scotland’s most respected musicians and a versatile keyboard improviser in all styles, Richard Michael BEM brings his dazzling fingers and presentation skills to the fore in…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Jim Everett, AKA Jimmy Francis, is relatively new to comedy.
Dino Wiand plays the Yorkshire Ripper, who has been allowed out of prison on a rehab program to perform a stand-up comedy routine, which he uses to discuss his plans for orchestrat…
Russell Arathoon brings his previous sold out debut stand up show to London.
Dino Wiand plays the Yorkshire Ripper, who has been allowed out of prison on a rehab program to perform a stand-up comedy routine, which he uses to discuss his plans for orchestrat…
The HandleBards are the world’s first cycling theatre company.
If you like profanity, women and very catchy tunes then Meat Market is for you.
The Other Guys from the University of St Andrews return to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for the third time, with more energy and excitement than ever before.
The Other Guys return to the Fringe with their show All Night Long with more charm, energy and dulcet tones than you can shake a stanky leg at.
Irish mind reader Tomas McCabe is back with a new show for 2017! Following a hugely successful tour of Ireland, Tomas is bringing his abilities across the sea to the Edinburgh Frin…
It was the race they said Clinton couldn’t lose.
Data Night is a fun, frothy feminist fable mixing clever and silly in the same test tube.
Following four years of sell-out London shows, Matt Forde’s political interview returns to Edinburgh for one show only with special guest, Alistair Darling.
John Bryden plays music by Haydn and Schubert in a series of recitals on the Cathedral Steinway.
Bee, Dee, Jay and Vee – will they ever do lunch? Dee’s a bitch, Jay’s in love (but who with?), Dee’s got Harry’s mother’s dodgy wheelchair to deal with, and Bee worries about eve…
Direct from The Brighton Fringe – an autobiographical romp through a midlife diagnosis of ADHD in the Times journalist Emma Mahony.
A unique take on Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream from a Russian company dedicated to the Bard.
Henry’s Show Aaaah The Growing Pains of a Neurotic Jew and Joe’s The Confused Sikh Who Loves Curried Mustard.
This original one-man show entitled Prévert: Piano and Poetry, was created and interpreted by the 20-year-old French concert pianist Alexandre Prévert.
Join Aaron Ayjay as he takes a comedic and sometimes musical journey through dating, marriage, divorce, death and other life experience stuff from his point of view…
In her debut show Schaefer employs her vulnerable, whip-smart comedy style to confront her complicated relationship with Jesus, America, and death.
A free lunchtime showcase of established and up and coming acts offering tasters of their shows. Six acts plus MC Alastair Sadler.
A Shakespeare comedy done right, this play manages to put a modern twist on the well known classic by filling it with quirky characters that look like they’ve picked right out of…
Elgar songs for solo and trio featuring Judith Gardner Jones and pianist Richard J Lewis, with Madeleine Trépanier, and Alicia Pettit.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
If you’re feeling adventurous after lunch, come along to these virtuoso performances of the great Romantic composer, Rachmaninov.
Edinburgh sibilings Taylor & Leigh return to the Fringe after last year’s sell-out show, bringing their blisteringly-hot country blues.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Award-winning vocalist Ali transports you to the underground prohibition era.
Hilarious jokes and stories from one of Camden’s funniest taxpayers.
Nominated for best play by the Anti-Trafficking Foundation in 2016.
Where there is Fringe, there is Shakespeare, and Rolling In The Aisle Productions have returned to Edinburgh with a fresh faced, family friendly adaptation of Shakespeare’s Twelf…
A post-lunch interlude with one of the greatest composers for piano, exploring the fire and the gentility of Chopin’s works.
New for 2017! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
A midnight cabaret featuring “the wildest acts from across the Fringe” is setting itself up for some pretty high standards.
Organists Duncan Ferguson (St Mary’s Cathedral), Nicholas Wearne (Birmingham Conservatoire) and Joseph Beech (St Mary’s Cathedral) perform popular organ works on the Cathedral’s mi…
Been over a decade since this multi-award winning comedian played the fringe.
‘Still the best late night show on the Fringe’ (Scotsman) is back for its 31st year! Different shows every night, but always the same recipe: one hilarious compere, four amazing ac…
New show.
Award-winning comedian Rahul 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 gue…
Experience the joy of live music at the museum as the best contemporary talents take inspiration from our Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites exhibition to perform traditional …
The man who fooled Penn & Teller hits the Edinburgh Festival to assert himself as the pimp among magicians – or so he thinks! With over 20 years of experience as a professional m…
With the overwhelming amount of options at the Fringe, Bite-Size allows one to see several short and sweet plays in the space of an hour.
Award-winning comedian Rahul 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 gue…
The Pioneers of Slapdash Magic are back for a third year at the Fringe, with a brand new show! Expect illusions, death-defying stunts and magical life hacks, all from the jumbled, …
Ballot Box from Tea and Tonic productions may be categorised under ‘New Writing,’ but it fails to provide an original scope on Brexit.
Come watch and be part of this interactive, fun mixture of stand-up and interactive comedy debate as a compere and a number of the best comedians from around the Fringe converge in…
Come and spend an hour with us if you like! Third place in the Musical Comedy Awards 2017, Matt Hutson sings intense anthems about love, loss, friendship and the extent to which he…
The underground hit of the Fringe returns to Edinburgh after sell-out shows in Perth, Melbourne and Sydney.
Russell Howard, Miranda Hart, Tim Minchin.
Award-winning comedian off telly and radio dabbles in the occult.
We are Edinburgh Skeptics.
The Warwick Revue are back with a brand new show that’s nothing like you’ve ever seen before.
Hilarious and horrifying true story of a simple poet’s bus journey with a body-mutilating beheading bandito.
Writer Monsay Whitney’s Box Clever is one of the most important shows up at the Edinburgh Fringe this year.
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe.
Ian was as attractive to women as a drunk rhino so Channel 4 television handed him over to seduction “gurus” who taught him techniques to find love.
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe.
Spencer Jones is a genius but I’m not sure why.
It’s the launch day of the Free Fringe Festival music stages at Biddy Mulligan’s and the Wee Pub featuring a selection of our favourite musical maestros all day.
Local singer and guitarist Matt Dunn entertains every Friday at Angels Share. His style and repertoire caters to a wide audience.
It’s the launch day of the Free Fringe Festival music stages at Biddy Mulligan’s and the Wee Pub featuring a selection of our favourite musical maestros all day.
Tragic diva Glenda Campari (Nina Baldini) has travelled the world, searching for her favourite fierce females for this world premiere cabaret.
Almost 50 years after George Romero launched the zombie film genre on a shoestring budget, Night of the Living Dead holds a dear spot in the hearts of horror film fans.
Walking into the Krua Thai Cookery School is like being welcomed into a friend’s home.
Back in the 1960s there were seven of these mobile cinemas made for the Ministry of Technology.
Join an expert local guide for a historical walking tour around Edinburgh’s world-famous Old Town.
See the very best comedians at the Fringe, alongside some of the UK’s hottest new talent and Edinburgh Fringe newcomers, at this top-rated comedy selection show.
See the very best comedians at the Fringe, alongside some of the UK’s hottest new talent and Edinburgh Fringe newcomers, at this top-rated comedy selection show.
Date night: the time when friends, family and lovers come together (though not all together) to spend time, catch up and share stories.
The hugely popular show at comedy festivals and theatres worldwide returns for its 10th anniversary year.
This show is so much more than a tale of two gays: it is a tale of success.
Following a script left by his late Grandfather, Bennet Kavanagh (winner of the King Gong at the London Comedy Store, runner-up in the Reading Comedy Festival New Act of the Year) …
Get your afternoon off to the perfect start with Revill’s Selection.
The washed-up boy band of sketch comedy are back with their first new show in four years.
To mark its 10th Anniversary, the worldwide hit show puts on an extra afternoon special.
Award-winning performer Paula Valluerca, aka Madame Señorita, is committed to reconnect with the pleasure of being a totally deluded idiot.
Award-winning gag merchant and UK Pun Champion 2016, Masai Graham, delivers over 100 clean jokes in just half an hour.
Dino Wiand plays the Yorkshire Ripper, who has been allowed out of prison on a rehab program to perform a stand-up comedy routine, which he uses to discuss his plans for orchestrat…
For the third year, American atheist Bronston Jones sees the state of his nation and mutters ‘God Bless ‘Merica.
What happens when we struggle to do anything? A series of in-development clown and theatre pieces. Themes will include difficulty, struggle, Ludwig Wittgenstein and snakes.
The UK-based comedian returns with new and hilarious anecdotes and jokes from his many comedy journeys around the world.
A near-immersive theatre show encompassing and delving into the lives of six recovering addicts.
Raucous, fraternal comedy from award-winning sketch trio.
Family workshop suitable for children aged 3-7 years with parents or carers.
A show about climate change from comedian and environmental economist Matt Winning describing how global warming is destroying both the planet and his life.
Join the funniest acts in Edinburgh as they share classic jokes handed down to them by their family.
Paul Revill, Bath Comedy Festival New Act of the Year 2014, returns to the Fringe with his debut hour.
A selection of five of the hottest up-and-coming comedians at the festival in this stand-up comedy showcase extravaganza, with a different line up daily featuring your headliner Ro…
To mark its 10th Anniversary, the worldwide hit show puts on an extra afternoon special.
My Dad is known by West Country Police as Anthony Price, AKA the Weed Fairy.
Established as one of the best shows of the Fringe. Four comedians, different to the early show. Two hours with tomorrow’s comedy stars. ‘Top value, top comedy’ (List).
Wakefield’s poet son may have a self-confessed tendency for lewd social observation but Matt Abbott is also an unpretentious recorder of life in the raw, with a talent for coming…
The Oxford Revue present a rotating cast of the country’s brightest young comedians.
How board games can change your life and save the world.
A group of actors, desperate for their big break, attend an acting workshop hosted by Andrew – an enigmatic but ever so slightly unhinged former C-lister.
One of the least thought out shows on the Fringe, possibly featuring: alternative facts corner, fake news correspondents, pest of the fest and live guests.
Milton Jones is a true wordsmith, often dubbed the master of the one-liner, he is absolutely true to form in his latest Edinburgh Fringe offering.
Tony Roberts is back, he’s loose and ready to blow your mind with cheeky, salacious stand-up, songs, stories and crafty card manipulation.
Critically acclaimed one-man show from award-nominated comedian & award-winning storyteller Marcus Ryan! Sold out Perth, Scarborough and Adelaide 2015, Melbourne 2014/15 and toured…
Peter E Davidson is a wine drinking man adrift in a sea of beer drinkers.
One man.
Ding dong the witch is back! Multi award-winning Fringe sensation Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho returns with the most fabulous game show of all! Join the Iron Lady for songs, gam…
Enjoy an hour of the best up-and-coming one-liner comedians on the circuit in this celebration of puns, one-liners and wordplay.
‘Funny.
Award-winning gag merchant and UK Pun Champion 2016, Masai Graham, delivers over 100 naughty jokes in just half an hour.
Tom and Daniel are doing an hour of stand-up.
Feast on five of the tastiest up-and-coming comedians on the circuit in this stand-up comedy showcase including your award-winning host, Masai Graham (UK Pun Champion 2016).
Join Dana Alexander in her fifth Edinburgh Show, as she navigates through the matrix of the modern world of dating.
Vicki is done with degrading retail jobs, fed up of waiting around for Mr Wrong and ultimately ready to get out of bed.
Matt was a DJ (Secret Garden Party, tracks played on XFM), then a doctor, but he decided that was making his parents too proud, so now he’s a comedian.
Matt Richardson is a firecracker.
Join your hosts Ross Brierley and Joshua Sadler as they take the late-night chat show to its illogical conclusion.
Strap in tight to the most rad, bizarre, awe-inspiring comedy and alt-performance rollercoaster at the Fringe! We’re back for our third year with one-off takeovers from your favo…
Matt Forde is a consummate professional, with sharp observations and confident crowd work, it’s just a shame this show lacks the biting satire expected from political comedy at t…
This show is a mixed bag.
For the 16th year, twice a week during the festival, Frankenstein’s pub is taken over by Frank N Furter and the gang for Rocky Horror Night! It’s a raucous fun-filled evening o…
Be there at the launch of the massive 2017 Free Fringe Festival! See an almighty selection of performers! Mingle with the acts and VIP guests! Meet our mad Chicken mascot in person…
Jacuzzi may have been a random title for the Free Association to use for their improvised comedy show, but this hour is indeed relaxed, warm, and bubbly.
It’s time to think outside the box, go crazy, go skydiving or just go to a different pub this Friday.
Before even starting the show, Sara Schaefer has the advantage of a unique perspective.
This show is described as an ‘unrehearsed show-and-tell’ from ‘the best comedians from across the globe’.
Total sell-out 2010-2016 returns with a brand-new line-up.
Anthem for Doomed Youth is the hilarious new debut hour from Ed Night.
A former Times critic’s choice.
On this guided walking tour of Edinburgh, an expert guide will show you all the city has to offer.
Painted 1888-1892 and restored in 1998, Traquair’s acclaimed murals illustrate the canticle Benedicite Omnia Opera.
The hugely popular show at comedy festivals and theatres worldwide returns for its 10th anniversary year.
With comedy, cabaret and fun for all the family to enjoy, the Huggers show returns to Edinburgh.
The smash hit comedy musical comes to the Edinburgh Playhouse for the very first time! Join the girls on a hen night you wont forget, with fantastic songs from 1960s - today! Gua…
Join your hosts Ross Brierley and Joshua Sadler as they take the late night chat show to its illogical conclusion.
Two strangers on a bridge in the dead of night, a game of dominoes & a value ready meal – this is a story of humanity, desperation & hope.
Few people can turn the (vividly graphic) tale of a dead rabbit into stand-up, but Sasha Ellen is somebody who’s learned the hard way to take life’s hurdles with an incontrover…
Naughty compare LUKE MEREDITH hops into the jacuzzi at The Free Association as their guest monologist! Prepare for a fast-paced and witty evening of titillating banter and scenes! …
Giles Cooper by arrangement with Metropolitan Grand Lodge presents ‘Sunday Night at the London Palladium’ – a night of variety to celebrate 300 years since the fo…
Stand up comedy at the Trafalgar tavern, a place that has seen William Gladstone and Charles Dickens dining side-by-side.
Stevenage.
Join us for our one-off Fringe City night-time special, celebrating the Brighton Fringe finale weekend.
Warning: this review contains numerous cheesy James Bond puns.
Stand-up comedy from Manchester-born comedian, Russell Arathoon.
A magical journey through the dark and beautiful night until the black bird sings again to welcome a new day.
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.
An improvised rock documentary is a tall order, and Jack Left Town sets out with boundless enthusiasm, a strong absurdity curve and sick air guitar to deliver, even if some areas a…
Brighton Fringe free mindful Ki and Aikido taster sessions, everyone welcome! Brighton Ki Society.
David Attenborough meets clowning in this low-budget romp through the Earth’s depleted natural world.
Join us for a show-stopping night of music and dance, as we shimmy through the hits of ‘Chicago’, ‘Cabaret’ and ‘Sweet Charity’, before turning up the heat for our classic burlesqu…
A new relaxing lunchtime concert.
‘Late to the Party’ is an autobiographical romp on a mid-life diagnosis of ADHD and Dyslexia in two women.
Join Classical Folk for a lunchtime concert of beautiful and fun music - Classical, Folk (English and around the world) and gypsy - with a seasoning of parlour songs.
Sexy provocateur Veronica Blacklace is back with seasoned cabaret talent and fresh faces from her own burlesque school.
Described as an esoteric St Trinian’s for the queer cabaret generation, Carnesky’s Finishing School has been helping people discover and hone their creative talent since 2010.
What better recipe for bleary-eyed parents early on a Sunday morning, than a timeless tale of a happy couple saving their food from pesky seagulls?Young children were especially en…
An original musical & gastromonical journey from the 5th Century settlement of Boerthlelm’s Tun to Brighton in 1795, with affectionate portraits of the colourful inhabitants of 24 …
Matt returns to Brighton for the ninth year running with a show bursting with new jokes, new ideas and absolutely no nudity.
Daniel Searle takes you through a poetic journey through several of the terrible lunches he’s made in his office kitchen - covering bad sandwiches, overgrown pasta parcels, attempt…
Saturday night late dancing at the legendary Spiegeltent.
A name as loaded with dark, romantic foreboding as Poe’s Last Night incurs comparison with the titles of Poe’s own works; it suggests mystery, a locked room of buried secrets.
Sophisticated Mischief DJs Nick T (TG, Merkaba My Brighton, Below Lucky Voice) and Peter von Sleaze (TG, Cabaret Boheme, Below Lucky Voice) play the best old and new music vibes, f…
Every Wednesday night is ‘Quiz Night’ at Brighton Fringe this year! An intimate, original musical portrait of two friends (with benefits) as they try to avoid discussing real life,…
The latest fledglings from Jill Edwards Comedy Workshops at Brighton’s Komedia take the stage in our electric ‘New Act Night’.
Sometimes in comedy, as in life, things don’t go as planned.
“The true mystery of the world is the visible .
Will and Heidi are two thoughtful, principled stand-ups who will do anything to get a laugh, including dropping all principles.
Come to the Brighton Bandstand for some inner peace.
“Blurring the lines between burlesque and performance art, their prodigious dumb shows are an unparalleled joy in British variety” (This Is Cabaret).
The utterly hilarious and utterly heartwarming debut hour of stand-up from Robin Morgan (Writer of ‘Have I Got News For You’, ‘Newzoids’, ‘The News Quiz’ and the ‘Now Show’).
I wasn’t entirely sure what I’d witnessed after walking out of BLINDFOLD: The Night of the Hunt, a surreal play by Greek company THE.
The legendary late show returns.
Pick of the Fringe Launch Night Special, kicked off Brighton Fringe at The Warren with fragments of 7 shows.
It’s said that one first eats with one’s eyes.
As part of its Around Town series, The Orchestra Now will be performing a free concert of works by Glinka, Messiaen, and Tchaikovsky.
3pm-4pm The first show of the day will feature about as wide a variety of improvisation styles as one could ask for, with three groups that could not be more different from each o…
7pm-8pm Kicking-off the evening’s shenanigans will be… Comedy Shenanigans, who are Irish comedians Aislinn (Best Female Improviser – Improvaganza 2015) and Noel (Best Improv…
Come and see the short pieces we’ve selected to shortlist for our Showcase competition at The Hen & Chickens, 30th January at 7pm.
The Orchestra Now performs a free concert in the Bronx led by conductor JoAnn Falletta.
The Orchestra Now kicks off the 2nd season of its Around Town series with a free concert in Harlem, led by conductor JoAnn Falletta.
With her unique blend of Pop, Jazz and Country, Norah Jones has made a career for herself that rivals that of her legendary father.
Combining theatre, technology and a cinematic soundtrack, Give Me Back My Broken Night takes you on a walk through the city streets, inviting you to imagine the future of your area…
Explore the future on the silver screen with a night of short films from Hothouse artists and guest filmmakers.
Witness a couple meeting for the first time, on a bench in a park near the sea.
Join us for the legendary gameshow and comedy night. Take part in hilarious challenges to win prizes and enjoy comedy from some of the funniest alternative comedians in the UK.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Mediterraneo is bringing Africa, Cuba and southern Italy to Summerhall for a huge festival edition of their world music concert.
It’s the annual two-hour charity variety show filled with bizarre acts and very alternative comedy which includes the presentation of three annual Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards.
Renowned pianist Martin Cousin performs a recital of Rachmaninov to fill the post-lunch relaxation mood. Tea, coffee and pastries included afterwards.
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe, alongside hot new talent and Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up at each show, every day, as Laughing Horse’s Come…
Omid Djalili’s not used to a four o’clock crowd.
A unique fun-filled, vibrant and interactive riotous adult five-star afternoon variety show, packed with hilarious mime, comedy, innuendo and magic.
In a world of plenty, the only currency is attention, and attention is what defines media.
The BBC Asian Network return to Edinburgh for a fourth year, hosting an evening of the best Asian talent from across the festivals.
Two ladies who like tea, cake, gin and playing ukulele.
Mendelssohn and Webern, peformed by the Solem Quartet. Tea, coffee and other refreshments afterwards.
Starting a show with a song containing the lyrics “it’s a stupid idea and it’ll never work” feels somewhat disingenuous when the song’s fully orchestrated and lit.
Following three years of sell-out London shows Matt Forde’s Political Party returns to Edinburgh for a one-off special! Previous guests include: Tony Blair, Nigel Farage, Michael P…
DON GNU are decked out in hand-knit socks and worn-out sandals and on the hunt for that dang thing called self.
The dolphin – a remarkably intelligent animal with uncommon sensitivity, full of wonder and curiosity.
On October third, 1849, Edgar Allen Poe was found delirious on the streets of Baltimore, Maryland.
spiked, the radical magazine that fights for your right to offend, returns to the Stand for a night of no-holds-barred comedy.
Upstairs Downton and Petting Zoo (‘Improv supergroup’ TimeOut) star creates a staggering array of characters using his mouth, brain, hands and body.
After a mere 23 years on the worldwide comedy circuit and at the tender age of 55, JoJo Smith presents her debut solo show.
Hospitals can be surreal places at night.
Making its European premiere, this Canadian comedy gem packs more ideas and laughs into 40 minutes than most plays triple its length.
Taylor & Leigh return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with their sell-out show of blisteringly hot country blues.
Stories to Tell in the Middle of the Night is both exactly what it says it whilst also proving to something rather different altogether.
Later, considerably ruder and darker shows from internationally acclaimed, award-winning Scottish stand-up comedy meteor.
The Tempest, retold by children whose first language isn’t even English.
Enjoy an indulgently refreshing, mix of luxuriant guitar music.
Currently cabaret in residence at London’s glamorous Crazy Coqs (recently voted best UK cabaret venue), Kit and McConnel return to the bang central G&V Hotel with their latest sh…
A late night with the prize-winning Ferio Saxophone Quartet, performing Glass, Nyman and Lago in the midnight hours. Includes a glass of wine afterwards.
A late-night spectacular of this Fringe favourite! Acts and audiences are plunged into darkness to create one of the most unique and unforgettable comedy experiences.
One of Britain’s most promising folk artists, Highland-born Rachel Sermanni comes to Summerhall’s Dissection Room.
Will the guys be out of bed in time for their lunchtime show? You bet they will.
Blood on the hammer, rats in the cellar and another package from the postman.
Cinema screening of live performance.
A twelve-year-old girl writes a poem.
It is a lovely spring day in an urban conurbation.
Chopin and the romantics.
Love is complicated.
John Bryden plays music by Bach and his followers, Robert and Clara Schumann and Beethoven, in a series of recitals on the Cathedral Steinway.
Join Dracula’s arch-nemesis Professor Van Helsing in a gothic camp vamp romp of biting satire punctuated with sucky songs.
Award-winning Badger High School Theater presents Tales from the American Midwest, a series of American folk tales centred around the Midwestern states.
ThreeWeeks’ Editor’s Choice Award winner Kate Smurthwaite hosts the Free Fringe’s relaxed and intimate late-night comedy showcase.
Organists Donald Hunt (St Mary’s Cathedral), Duncan Ferguson (St Mary’s Cathedral) and Peter Backhouse (St Giles’ Cathedral) perform popular organ works on the Cathedral’s mighty ‘…
On paper, this show sounds excellent.
Hi, I’m Yianni Agisilaou.
Late‘n’Live, ‘The best late night show on the Fringe’ (Scotsman), celebrates three decades of unpredictable comedy mayhem this year, and we’ve got no intention of stoppin…
Thai cookery workshop by executive chef Rujira Herd, who will reveal her trade secrets.
Hailing from Hardin-Simmons University in Texas, The Shadow Box is a reflection of the stages of grief, represented through a series of linked vignettes and monologues.
Big Bite is celebrating it’s 10-year Fringe anniversary with a ‘best of’ showcase: although an enjoyable selection of short pieces - effectively boiling down to long sketches…
Humour can be dissected as a frog can, but the thing dies in the process… or so EB White would have you believe, but we’re doing it anyway! A stand-up show with comedians Matt …
Experience the joy of live music at the museum with the best contemporary talents from Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales.
Celebrate good times! Come on! The Geordie Giant brings an upbeat hour of observational and joke-filled stand-up about our drinking culture and nights out.
American cop Frank Law lost his partner two days before retirement.
‘The attractively impish Matt Winning’ (Guardian) returns with a show within a show and more utter nonsense.
Live music throughout the day and night at Stramash, featuring the best Edinburgh-based and visiting musicians.
In addition to their main show, the Cambridge Footlights present an hour of stand-up, songs, sketches and more in association with PBH’s Free Fringe.
The pioneers of slapdash magic are back! These award-winning idiots have become famous for their quick banter, tight chemistry, contagious energy and jaw-dropping, show-stopping wi…
Russell Howard, Tim Minchin, Miranda Hart.
Fiesta in sunshine.
Cinema screening of live performance.
The film chronicles the rich and tragic history of the Crimean Tatar people from ancient times to the aftermath of the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea.
Proudly supporting the Free Festival with a selection of four different comics daily.
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe, with a different top-notch comedy line-up each day.
Part of the PBH Free Fringe, Malones will play host to a variety of musicians from across the globe.
Released from the family basement after 300 years, alleged cannibal James Douglas (1697-1715) invites you to join him and his guests for a depraved late night horror show splattere…
Tom Jones was born to be hanged.
Ever wondered what takes a girl so long to get ready on a night out? This girl will tell you! Written and performed by Eme Essien, this hilarious new one-woman show invites viewers…
‘This is late night comedy at its finest’ **** (BroadwayBaby.
Celebrating 400 years of William Shakespeare, the award-winning ST@UIBE company from Beijing presents Shakespeare’s classic tale of love and misunderstanding in a refreshing new …
The latest craze is literally nothing.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Gotham is exactly what it says on the tin.
Four top quality foul-mouthed acts, hand-plucked from around the festival. For the poultry sum of a bucket contribution on eggsit. Guaranteed to be clucking funny.
Spiders by Night is one of the more intimate Fringe shows: two monologues about spiders and mental health difficulties.
Join a trained festival guide for a historical walking tour around Edinburgh’s world-famous Old Town.
Anybody who finds themselves rooting for a couple in a film or show will love the responsibility handed out by Ae-Ja Kim in Our Man.
Local singer and guitarist Matt Dunn entertains every Friday at Angels Share. His style and repertoire caters to a wide audience.
There is no doubt that Nick Revell is an amusing and witty comic whose capabilities are evident from both long line of positive past reviews and his catalogue on YouTube.
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe, alongside hot new talent and Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up at each show, every day, as Laughing Horse’s Come…
Literature narrows the gap between diverse nations.
Think you know charades? Think again! Comedy meets game show meets improv, as two teams of Fringe comics hilariously pit their skills and wit against each other, in this hysterical…
A very well-structured and well-performed show, delivered from a fantastic up-and-coming comedian.
Evan Desmarais explores the concepts of good and bad, and right and wrong.
Will poor Viola ever find her twin brother Sebastian? Expect adventure, suspense and lots of laughs.
‘Funny.
2016’s been a bit of a bumpy year to say the least so, it was only a matter of time before we started receiving advice from extra-terrestrials.
Ian appeared on a televised seduction course to find love.
Too often Joan of Arc is depicted as a very quiet, very pure young woman who keeps her gaze firmly on her feet or to the Heavens: not very fun at all.
Ding dong, the witch isn’t dead! And this time it’s definitely cause for celebration! After her previous success as an ‘international cabaret superstar’ Maggie is back in b…
The funny, friendly Cornish giant reclaims the word ‘retard’.
Sam Kissajukian (really funny prick), Jen Carnovale (crackin’ lass), and Kyle Legacy (what) bring you the funniest acts from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in a hysterical lunchtime…
If you find it in your heart to forgive the failings of Masai Graham’s previous show, Aaaaah! It’s 101 Clean Jokes in 30 Minutes, and stuck around for the follow-up, you�…
Unique comedy double act Brian and Krysstal return to the Fringe.
Devastatingly original character comedy duo Róisín and Chiara are ‘a pair of improvising geniuses’ and Ones to Watch 2016 (Funny Women).
Family workshop suitable for children aged 3-7 years with parents or carers.
Enter the fascinating mind of Edgar Allan Poe.
Masai Graham has assembled an act so far from risky that it is bubble wrapped in woefully predictable innuendos, presumably to retain its innocence.
It’s a stand-up comedy show from a stand-up gal about confidence and self-sabotage.
Established as one of the best shows on the Fringe.
She’s been described as the best African-Czechoslovakian comic on earth.
Two years ago Matt spent six hours in a car with Hollywood star Harvey Keitel.
Paul Revill, Bath Comedy Festival New Act of the Year 2014, returns to the Fringe with his debut hour.
Classic late show Festival comedy fare.
Enjoy an hour of the best up and coming one-liner comedians on the circuit in this celebration of puns, one-liners and wordplay.
Hosted by award-winning comedian and UK board game champion James Cook, the funniest Fringe performers play classic and new board games.
I’ve left theatres in all sorts of states from elation to depression, anger to jubilation, in tears and totally numb.
Sometimes you wonder if you need the context of a previous comedian’s shows to really ‘get’ their most recent work.
Huddled underground in a nuclear bunker, Three Men in a Boot attempt to recreate history as best they can whilst staving off hunger (and potentially another Ice Age).
Truth is relative, sure, but as far as I’m concerned I’ve got this shit figured out.
Feast on five of the tastiest up-and-coming comedians on the circuit in this stand-up comedy showcase including your award-winning host, Masai Graham.
Join the best comedians from across the globe as they blur the line between arteFACT and arteFICTION in an improvised set prompted by genuine objects found in the National Museum o…
The Oxford Revue present a rotating cast of the country’s brightest young comedians together with headline acts from the comedy circuit.
Ian appeared on a televised seduction course to find love.
Feast on five of the tastiest up-and-coming comedians on the circuit in this stand-up comedy showcase including your award-winning host, Masai Graham.
Pernilla Holland’s debut solo show is an ambitious but bumpy foray into character comedy.
‘Funny.
How board games can change your life and save the world. Award-winning comedian James Cook has read the back of the box and is ready to play. Won’t you join him?
Bob drives his BlundaBus around Europe looking for adventures.
A comedy show with pictures, and probably not what Fox Talbot had in mind.
Bronston Jones: God Bless ‘Merica (Again).
Enter a world with its veil drawn back, where good and evil battle in darkly hilarious style.
Gillian Cosgriff is an absolute sweetheart with the pipes of a jazz singer and a wicked sense of humour to match.
Ettieboo (Ria Lina) presents the best value cabaret money can buy! Each show is different, with a line-up comprised of the best, brightest and most beautiful acts participating at …
A catharsis of cultural creativity from our capital city! Each evening, host and hero of the Edinburgh music scene, Paul Montague, will bring you an eclectic mix of performances an…
Spencer Jones is once more going full tilt in the surrealism stakes, and the result is a fantastically strange success.
What’s your favourite music album? It’s something that not everybody puts a lot of thought into, but for Gabriel Ebulue it’s a make-or-break situation when making a first imp…
“I don’t want your opinions printed,” Ashley Storrie says to any potential reviewers in the audience.
Three of Ireland’s best up-and-coming alternative comics.
Lewis Macleod’s impersonation skills are unlike anything I’ve seen - though they are like plenty of things you will have heard.
If you want to see comedy that is a little different, this is for you.
For 10 nights only, multi award-winning comedian Matt Richardson brings his show Bangerang to the Fringe.
Get your afternoon off to the perfect start with Revill’s Selection.
For a drag queen, Scarlet SoHandsome is a real sweetie.
Death is a funny thing when you think about it: it’s the only certain thing in this world yet the majority of us deny its existence, but as performer Liz Rothschild points out, i…
Beth Vyse’s show opens in a truly Fringe fashion: handing out ping pong balls to the audience, dressed in a voluminous blonde wig and a huge pair of joke-shop boobs, singing alon…
From award-winning character comedians Andrew McBurney (SYTYF finalist 2013) and Jack Kirwan, plus filmmaker Damien Hyde, comes a dark, original and very funny live show.
Twisted Edge Comedy presents the participants of their newly founded stand-up workshops.
Spread your wings of courage and join Big O as she explores the aspects of fear.
Following sell-out shows in Adelaide, Melbourne, Darwin, Singapore, Germany and all over the UK, the hugely popular and hilarious show returns for its ninth successive year at the …
A status as Fringe favourite and a viral stint for her infamous “Trump is a cunt” sign at the businessman’s visit to the Trump Turnberry golf resort mean that Janey Godley’…
Almost every review of Spencer Jones takes the lazy route of saying he’s like Mr Bean meets something/someone wacky.
In terms of their brand of comedy rock, Axis of Awesome fall more into the rock than comedy genre: there’s far more liberal use of a smoke machine than your average musical comed…
Three brilliant, original and hilarious improv acts: DVD Box Set – your new favourite TV show, entirely improvised by a cast of FA players, inspired by an audience suggestion.
Jamali Maddix creates a buzz when he enters the stage, and why not? He’s a cool guy.
Deliciously Stella is what you expect her to be: if you’ve seen the Instagram account which has become a viral hit with its piss-take of ‘fitspiration’ and other smug hashtag…
Lords of Strut is hands-down the most fun I’ve had at Fringe this year.
I have binge-watched six series of RuPaul’s Drag Race on Netflix and I love drag queens.
This decidedly chaotic event includes some of Edinburgh’s best performance artists, with all entertainment at fifteen minutes or less.
Matt Forde begins by promising his audience that he will definitely not resign in the middle of his act.
At the end of his show, Mike Ward took a moment to emphasise the importance of free speech, the vital importance that comedians are free to offend; he even handed out badges to hel…
Total sell-out 2010-2015 returns with a brand new line-up.
A loophole in Irish law allows for the legal of consumption of Class-A drugs for 24 hours, and the youth of Dublin are not going to let Yokes Night slip by without taking full adva…
I’ve been mulling over more scholarly words to describe Neal Portenza and his show, but I honestly cannot fight the urge to call it batshit.
Callisto: A Queer Epic is a thoughtful piece of theatre which explores social conflicts that coincide with the queer lifestyle.
With referendum fever sweeping the country, Haggis’s face was on every TV.
Get down to Frankenstein every Wednesday for a Rocky Horror Night you’ll never forget! Come up to the lab and see what’s on the slab as Brad, Janet and Dr Frank-N-Furter give i…
Rowena Hutson owes her feminist outlook on life to action heroes of the 1980s.
Parris has a seemingly natural knack for creating comedy imbued with emotional depth that doesn’t feel forced or insecure.
Beach Comet have secured themselves as masters of a B-movie musical genre, inviting guests aboard a doomed cruise liner for a riotous hour of exaggerated figures and fantastically …
Thirty seconds in and an audience member is on the stage already: Lolly Adefope doesn’t mess around.
A celebration of sex through song! Using his unique brand of satirical striptease stand-up, let Australian musical comedian Grant Busé take you on a joyous taboo-tackling explorat…
Houdini came to Newport twice in the early twentieth century - not a piece of information you’d find at the top of Houdini’s Wikipedia page, but of utmost significance to young Ala…
Dark humour isn’t in short supply this Fringe - in case you hadn’t noticed, celebrity and political news of late has had a tangible effect on performers.
Asthmatic newcomer and 2015 So You Think Your Funny finalist Ed Night is coming to ruin Edinburgh.
Every night of the Fringe there’s something different on at Bedlam.
The Free Association is London’s leading improv powerhouse, and we’re thrilled to bring you our headline show: JACUZZI.
Max & Ivan are celebrating the anniversary of when they met – and having in recent years become a staple of the Fringe, it’s easy to understand why.
Standing defiantly under the glare of a neon working men’s club sign, Kiri Pritchard-Mclean tackles schema in a bold and impressive solo hour.
Norma’s forced to hold her inaugural Keep Out of My Box meeting at work, a tiny box office, because staffing’s tight with the Fringe! Direct from New Zealand, Torum Heng delights i…
It’s not too likely that a straight production of The Pirates of Penzance would garner that wide an audience at the Fringe – a Gilbert and Sullivan musical isn’t the most buz…
It’s not every day you find yourself leaning forward on your seat due to the sheer suspense of a show.
This hilarious comedy sketch follows comic-actor duo Curly (Paul F Taylor) and Short (Rebecca Shorrocks) through a night of trying to prove they can act– Curly’s laminated CV i…
A former Times critic’s choice.
The hugely enjoyable and popular show returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for its sixth successive year.
Painted 1888-1892 and restored in 1998, Traquair’s acclaimed murals illustrate the canticle Benedicite Omnia Opera.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Following sell-out shows in Adelaide, Melbourne, Darwin, Singapore, Germany and all over the UK, the hugely popular and hilarious show returns for its ninth successive year at the …
The hugely enjoyable and popular show returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for its sixth successive year.
Peter is a lonely socially awkward dysfunctional mess, looking for love, and tonight he has a date with Kate.
Nick Hall’s one-man cold war thriller is an active piece, darting through London, Amsterdam, and under the Iron Curtain to the heart of the Soviet Union, all in the pursuit of a …
Bringing a host of exceptional exclusive artists from around the globe along with their authentic comedy carnival atmosphere! Russell Square will be transformed into the home of …
Twelfth Night, the opening show in this season’s Bard in the Botanics, takes place outdoors in Glasgow’s beautiful Botanic Gardens.
A night of debauchery at the hands of Kat Lil and a whole rabble of Skellies, there in numbers like never before! Immerse yourself in the land of the carnival.
Izzard, Brand, Hardee - comedian Charmian’s had steaming hot cuppas with them all.
Arrive 14:15 wearing loose, comfortable clothing for the start of the Shin Shin Toitsu Do (Japanese yoga) session at 14:30, where you’ll learn unification of mind and body and natu…
Join us for our one-off Fringe City night-time special, as part of the Fringe All-Nighter.
A tender and ridiculous show that clambers up your drainpipe with a rose between its teeth.
The course of true love doesn’t run smooth for long in this Shakespearian comedy.
A chaotic hour of games, awful songs and confusion.
After a sell-out show last year, Double-Oh Heaven returns to the Spiegeltent! Expect Bond Girl burlesque, skilled circus acts and show-stopping live renditions of classic 007 theme…
The acclaimed theatrical phenomenon is Broadway’s Tony®-winning best play.
Welcome to an evening of fun and entertainment featuring the fantastic poet Alice Denny, cocktails, raffle prizes and more.
The perfect start to your night at Brighton Fringe.
I hope for Harvey Keitel’s sake that he isn’t aware of this show taking place.
Join Curly for an evening of his classic high brow solo sketches.
Dance until the late hours.
“We are in uncharted territory when we sit with death,” Liz Rothschild says in her one-woman show, Outside the Box: A Live Show About Death.
Enjoy the mellow voice of Julie Roberts, and the superb accompaniment of Michael Hinton on grand piano, in a relaxed programme of jazz and Latin standards.
“Actually” Gay Men’s Chorus are celebrating their 10th anniversary with performances dating back to the very beginning.
Performed previously to North London audiences by writer Seth Jones, Polly tells the story of Benjamin, a down-on-his-luck toymaker who begins to love his favourite creation (Polly…
The star of BBC’s ‘Dead Ringers’ and ‘The Impressions Show’, ITV’s ‘Newzoids’, ‘Coronation Street’ and ‘Bad Girls’ takes to the stage for an evening of comedy, music and impression…
It’s time to spot future stars, as the latest fledglings from Jill Edwards’ comedy workshops at Komedia take the stage for their first time.
Free alternative comedy from Matt Hutson (Runner-up in Preston Comedian of the Year) and David McIver (Selected for the BBC New Comedy award 2015).
The misery of two men working for the municipality, in a town that is still using the bucket toilet system.
The misery of two men working for the municipality in a town that is still using the bucket toilet system.
Join Brighton Comedy Festival Squawker Awards finalist Paul Jones, as he presents his guide to parenting for nerds.
A work-in-progress of the debut hour from Robin Morgan, star of ‘The Greatest Welshman You’ve Never Heard Of’ (BBC Radio), writer for ‘The News Quiz’ and Laughing Horse New Act of …
Fancy more Fringe? Join us for the best in laid-back, late-night entertainment at The Warren.
They say you should never meet your heroes.
Local thespians in Brighton may be familiar with the Academy of Creative Training (ACT), which strives to offer instruction to the ordinary individual who dreams of a life on the…
(previews start on Sunday; opens on April 27) The Roundabout revives Eugene O’Neill’s “play of old sorrow, written in tears and blood.
Josh Gondelman, a comedian and writer for HBO’s “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,” hosts a special show as part of the Jewish Museum’s after-hours series…
Mr.
Britain’s Got Talent winners, Attraction, bring their production of The Box to the London Palladium, for one night only on 10 March 2016.
As part of the Concerts at One series, Trinity Wall Street is presenting an imaginative festival titled “Revolutionaries: The Late Works of Beethoven and Ginastera,” pa…
Combining a mixture of dance theatre, audio-description and imaginative storytelling with Casson & Friends’ trademark interactivity; Night at the Theatre is a fun, family adventu…
Steve N Allen (MC): “Apollo-quality live comedy” - ThreeWeeks Rhodders: Award winning radio presenter Rosie Holt: “disgustingly talented” - TheatreWales.
Smoking Hot Comedy is returning to Reading in its new home of RYND. FREE Entry with Lineup: - Thanyia Moore (MC) - Bob Munro - Sam Mitchell - Ed Day - Joel Henderson
Valentine’s Day may have a cheesy reputation, but the heart-filled holiday has inspired plenty of great live comedy for devoted couples, optimistic daters and determinedly si…
For the next installment of this always excellent show hosted by Mr.
FreddyG hosts this free late-night stand-up show at an up-and-coming Astoria space. Headliners include Aparna Nancherla and Mike Recine.
Being in London can be a tiring business.
Christopher, fifteen years old, stands beside Mrs Shears' dead dog.
An opening act for the universally beloved Brian Regan, Mr. Zimmerman is an endearing young absurdist with a clever approach to observational stand-up.
Trinity Church’s annual festival gets under way after Christmas.
Rashad Jennings of the New York Giants hosts this celebrity-studded fundraiser, which benefits his literacy and community outreach charity.
Jon Glaser hosts this fundraiser for a local elementary school with a stacked line-up, including Janeane Garofalo, John Hodgman, Wyatt Cenac, Andy Blitz, Scott Adsit, Eugene Mirman…
In support of the comedian Erik Bergstrom, a master of dry one-liners who was recently diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, 100 comedians will perform their favorite gags to ra…
(previews start on Tuesday; opens on Nov.
Gibney Dance brings back its DoublePlus series, in which well-known choreographers present the work of emerging and under-exposed artists.
Edinburgh Fringe sensation, BAFTA nominee, 2015 New Act of the Year runner up and double BARRY UK winner for best show and best performer, Spencer Jones brings his prop comedy crea…
Theatrum Vertitatus is very excited to be taking their dark and haunting production of Lanford Wilson’s “Home Free!” to The London Horror Festival this year after 2 successful runs…
Dapper Laughs is a British comedian, actor, presenter, writer and Viner.
Not all live comedy is presented in this way.
This adventurous cellist, a musical pioneer who has brought classical music into alternate spaces for over a decade, offers spontaneous performances of the Bach suites at different…
Chris Rose hosts this free monthly show at Livestream Public, and as the venue’s name suggests, the event will also be livestreamed.
Receiving 5-stars in Edinburgh, “Late with Lance!” plays the Arts Theatre for one night only and he’s invited Jackman & Minnelli to be his special guests.
This festival — now in it’s second year — gathers some of the city’s finest free stand-up shows under one banner for a week of top-notch comedy at venues in…
Settle back and enjoy another big night in with the Silver Darlings.
‘If we shadows have offended, think but this, and all is mended… That you have but slumbered here while these visions did appear…’ With a quarrel raging between Oberon, Kin…
Anarchic annual two-hour charity show celebrating the late Godfather of Alternative Comedy.
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a hugely rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking for all involved.
Night and Day, I’ve Got You Under My Skin, Everytime You Say Goodbye.
I went into Tim Drain’s show fully prepared for some offensive stuff.
The Graduettes starts with a great farce premise: flatmates wake up on Christmas morning to find their home robbed and their landlady dead on the floor.
Live art every day.
Live art every day.
Receiving mildly ecstatic acclaim at home, this musical comedy duo are proud to present their debut Edinburgh Fringe show.
Rhapsody in Blue, Embraceable You, Summertime, I Got Rhythm and more – Gershwin’s greatest hits remastered by virtuoso pianist Viv McLean.
A composer a day: John Bryden will play music by Elgar, Mozart and Dvorák in three recitals on the Cathedral Steinway.
Jack BK’s original written piece deals with class struggles, privilege and ignorance in a clear and effective way.
Church Night takes place as a monthly variety show in Washington DC, where they attract large crowds every night.
Death Actually sets out to bring ‘lethal puns and dead funny songs’ in a larger than life musical.
Stylish musical nightcap.
It’s clear that the sketch trio made of Oli Gilford, Edd Cornforth and Jake Shoolheifer have good comic potential, and bounce nicely off each other.
In Owen Jones: The Politics of Hope, Jones proves himself to be an engaging and eloquent speaker without any airs of pretension.
The BBC Asian Network return to Edinburgh for a third year, hosting an evening of the best Asian talent from across the festivals.
One man (Ben).
Susan Harrison and Andrew Gentilli are clearly good improvisers, and their joint credentials imply that BEINGS should be a highly entertaining and swift hour of long form improv co…
Join Sue Perkins for BBC Two’s Festival highlights show, with live music, discussions, performance and comedy.
Matthew Giffen is a charming whirlwind of a man, commanding the audience with his larger-than-life on-stage persona.
She brought Tom Jones to tears on BBC’s The Voice.
Heather has the voice of an angel with the power of a hurricane.
ThreeWeeks’ co-editor Chris Cooke always saw free speech as a fundamental right, but then started arguing that Robin Thicke’s Blurred Lines should be banned.
Classical Music Concert @ connected - musical miscellany with the Rasaratnams. Enjoy a relaxing evening in an intimate venue with a selection of solo and chamber works.
A culinary conundrum.
From the Royal Botanic Gardens you can see (when it isn’t raining) almost all of central Edinburgh, the Athens of the north.
Hench-souled Pilsner socialist talks career, climate, breakup and the 1%.
A stand-up comedy and beat box collaboration.
Cutting straight to the chase, Alistair and Edd embark on an hour of joke-telling aimed solely at making you laugh.
Prepare to be amazed by QUATTRO cello quartet from New Zealand, in their brilliant transcription of Shostakovich’s searing 8th quartet.
The moment Jack Lukeman enters the stage, it’s clear this is going to be a fantastic show.
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…
Would you quit your high flying sales job to run a radio station from a Portakabin in a high crime area? Will the station get burnt down by the local kids? Will anybody listen to a…
Free For All is a very clever verse play with a strong political slant, exploring the ideas of choice and social responsibility.
Think you know charades? Think again! Comedy meets game show meets improv, as two teams of Fringe comics hilariously pit their skills and wit against each other, in this hysterical…
Robert Sanders and James Sidgwick have created a lightly entertaining musical around superhero tropes and aesthetic, making for cute if not somewhat pantomime-esque hour and a half…
Matt Forde’s Political Party comes to Edinburgh for one night only, following a complete sell-out London run with guests including; Alastair Campbell, Nigel Farage, Michael Porti…
A theatrical proposal filled with poetry.
You are cordially invited to a show that celebrates two of the best things in life: weddings and bingo.
Comedians Daniel Kitson, Mark Steel, Mark Thomas and Ivor Dembina join forces to raise money for IMET2000, a charity bringing front-line medical relief to victims of last year’s bo…
Students of Cambridge University have reinterpreted Shakespeare’s popular comedy, putting a darker spin on the story.
Free Fringe Music all day at the famous Inn on the Mile, at the crossroads at the heart of the Fringe.
Free morning films for the whole family.
Would you quit your high flying sales job to run a radio station from a Portakabin in a high crime area? Will the station get burnt down by the local kids? Will anybody listen to a…
A cheeky dollop of late night variety, hosted by the witty and playful ukulele strumming, close harmony singing trio – The Martini Encounter.
Critically acclaimed and loved by audiences across North America and the UK, Canadian born, Oxford-dwelling Miriam Jones will open the Connected Arts Festival in 2015.
Award-winning maths comedian and Rubik’s cube world record holder Matt Parker is once more forming a maths + comedy venn diagram with lively stand-up and mind-boggling maths.
Due to massive demand, six later, quite probably ruder, shows! Scotland’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning comedy half-man-half-Xbox.
ThreeWeeks’ co-editor Chris Cooke always saw free speech as a fundamental right, but then started arguing that Robin Thicke’s Blurred Lines should be banned.
Four hands – two pianos – one flute.
Melvin is movin’ in all directions – song, dance, tap, comedy, and some of the best entertainers around might just join in the fun.
Frank N Furter and the gang are back for the 14th year of Rocky Horror themed fishnet fun and frolics at the one and only world famous Frankenstein! So Dammit Janet! Dress to impre…
‘Al has one of the best jokes I’ve ever heard’ (Jerry Seinfeld).
Mendelssohn, Schumann and romantic composers performed by international award-winning musicians Solem Quartet, Ruben Palma (cello), and pianists Jan Hugo, James Sherlock, Alexander…
The Free Association is proud to present an hour of the finest and funniest improvised comedy on the Fringe.
No amount of advance research can prepare you for Comedians’ Cinema Club.
A place of peace, a sacred space.
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.
Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet, Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde, and the obsessive passion of Janacek’s Intimate letters: a lethal late night musical potion with Stephen de Pledge …
A new one-man show from performance maker Josh Gardner.
Sketch Club 7 has six members.
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…
Come and join Mr Cooper Sullivan as he tells the tale of how he became embroiled in a murder which takes him on a wild adventure that will have you giggling the whole way though.
Running Torch’s The Wishing-Chair Adventures prides itself on audience interaction.
In Poker Night Blues, Williams’ masterpiece A Streetcar Named Desire is undone – dismantled and distilled to its essential elements.
Music by Chopin and other romantic composers performed by international award-winning musicians including cellist Matthew Sharp, Catherine Kwak, pianists Jan Hugo, James Sherlock, …
Family workshop suitable for children aged three to seven years with parents or carers.
Organists Steven Grahl (Peterborough Cathedral), Duncan Ferguson (St Mary’s Cathedral) and Donald Hunt (St Mary’s Cathedral) perform on consecutive Sundays on the Cathedral’s ‘Fath…
As the son of legendary folk-rock star Roy Harper, and one-time member of New Wave pop band Squeeze, Nick has a lot to live up to.
This double bill of new writing by Tom Coash brings us to Cairo, where we’re welcomed with dates and hookah pipes.
Sometimes circumstances conspire to flummox a band’s gigging intentions: NeWt’s trombonist’s lip was injured and swollen, such that “I can’t play some of the notes the tunes need!”…
Proud to support the Free Festival, The 99 Club brings a selection of some of the best comics at the Fringe.
I wouldn’t normally mention a show’s venue in a comedy review, but David Mills is performing in a gorgeous space in the Voodoo Rooms.
Join West Country comedian Cerys Nelmes as she entertains you and your children for 45 minutes of onesie fun! Wear your onesie, and have some funsie! There will be music, dancing, …
Moderately anticipated debut hour of idiosyncratic nonsense from Winning (The Comedy Zone 2013, finalist BBC New Comedy Awards 2012, winner Hilarity Bites New Act 2011, finalist Ch…
An hour of lunchtime comedy could be worse spent than with this quirky collection of occasionally promising comedians.
Oliver Suddon, comedian and broadcaster, hosts a relaxing evening of comedy and music with a variety of selected performers from the Fringe and creates radio broadcast inserts for …
Izzard, Brand, Hardee – Charmian’s had hot steaming cuppas with them all! Tales of the notorious Tunnel Club, Frank Skinner’s avocado, Arnold Brown’s sandwiches, Glastonbur…
‘Al has one of the best jokes I’ve ever heard’ (Jerry Seinfeld).
Experience the joy of live music at the museum.
Alex Furrow, the compere for Oxford Revue Presents, has a lot to contend with, La Belle is a big venue and it must be difficult to pack it out with an eager crowd.
Where the who’s who of comedy and comedy’s new breakout stars love to perform and audiences love to be.
All spit no polish, all show no pony, Goldsmith goes back to the source.
Jay Handley’s first show contained ‘.
A daily challenge to realise the best marketing scheme on the Fringe.
Joy Carter’s stand-up centres around a cute theme that works well for its midday slot.
West Country comedian and MC extraordinaire, Cerys Nelmes, returns to this year’s Fringe with a full run of her popular show, Pick’n’Mix! Cerys MCs an hour of comedy featuring th…
The original and very best late night comedy show presents its 29th year of unadulterated comedy mayhem! Expect the unexpected from the very best comedians on the Fringe! Comperes …
Award-winning tricksters Griffin and Jones, famous for their own brand of high energy comedy and slapdash magic, are likely to have you glued to your seats and rolling in the aisle…
Stand-Up Philosophy is a low-key, quirky little Free Fringe show featuring professional philosophers sharing thoughts, answering questions, and trying their hands at comedy.
Ed Gamble is a man who plays by the rules – his rules, which he probably has laminated and stuck up somewhere around the house.
The hotly anticipated solo debut of a multi award-winning sketch comedian is probably happening elsewhere.
Maxine (RTE, BBC R4, Embarrassing Mother, Invisible Woman) plans to move back to the UK after raising sons in Ireland.
Music all day at the smallest pub in Scotland or probably anywhere. Visit and enjoy.
Bristol Improv return with their hit format Bristol Improv Steals the Show! Everything on stage is completely improvised based on you, the audience! Expect to have your programmes …
After a poor showing at last year’s Fringe, the Free Footlights return this year on top form.
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.
Local singer and guitarist Matt Dunn entertains every Friday at Angels Share. His style and repertoire caters to a wide audience.
The Nursery together with Freestival is bringing an improv only venue to Edinburgh - a Fringe first! Every night for three weeks, the Holyrood Suite at the Thistle Hotel will trans…
A new human colony, but full of idiots.
The good times are here! The Canadian Rasta is back in Edinburgh once again. Settle in for some serious laughs.
Renny Krupinski’s script is an ambitious one: chronicling the lives of one family across three generations, The Alphabet Girl aims to show the destruction of family values and the …
Outside a cardboard box? Then how do you think inside it? This and other conundrums solved with heartfelt storytelling, clowning, and double walled chipboard.
Perhaps Shakespeare’s most famous comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream has the potential to either be comedic gold or irritating lip-service, depending on the quality of the cast …
Kooky, french horn-playing, little Miss K from Massachusetts never imagined she’d become a 1950s-style blonde bombshell with shows in New York and Milan, and a residency at Ronni…
Children’s entertainment should be brimming with energy, lovable and over-the-top characters, and enchanting tricks.
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe, alongside hot new talent and Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up at each show, every day, as Laughing Horse’s Come…
A compilation of comedic talent from across the Fringe, two shows a day, and all for free – the Laughing Horse Free Pick of the Fringe showcases some of the best comedic talent t…
Luc Valvona returns to the Fringe with his third full show, featuring multiple instruments and musical technology, and this time his stand-up and funny songs will be based on all t…
From now until August 31st, visitors can soak in the buzzing atmosphere at Edinburgh’s premiere music venue.
Aberfeldian self-taught fiddler and singer-songwriter, Elsa Jean McTaggart, enters stage left, playing electric fiddle and wearing red tartan skirt, and jaunty baker boy hat.
In theory, Eejit of Love is a fun concept: two Irish country bumpkins find themselves swept up in the allure of reality TV, testing their relationship and their own willpower.
Stand-up comedy: poetry’s idiot relation, right? Performance poetry: comedy’s boring cousin, yes? Let’s find out.
This exhibition in the stunning 17th century Parliament Hall offers insight into the life, history and traditions of Scotland’s Supreme Courts.
Loud, crude and primarily drunk, Gloria Hole has been entertaining crowds of boisterous gays for 27 years.
Every night of Fringe there’s something different on at Bedlam.
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe, alongside hot new talent and Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up at each show, every day, as Laughing Horse’s Come…
Shakespeare’s classic comedy, as you’ve never seen it before.
Picture this.
Stand-up comedy: poetry’s idiot relation, right? Performance poetry: comedy’s boring cousin, yes? Let’s find out.
A fantastically funny show for all the family.
As one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a very common choice for the Fringe.
An a cappella concert with a unique sense of indigenous African rhythms, beats and sounds all of which are vocally generated. A musical journey into the spirit of Ghana.
Take part in the Festival’s longest running show at no charge at all.
‘This is late night comedy at its finest’ **** (BroadwayBaby.
Prosumer aka Achim Brandenburg has a fever for Chicago’s Jack flavour with a vision, passion and knowledge which makes Prosumer a guardian of house music history and one of the f…
A solid and entertaining piece of Shakespeare that’s well handled by its young cast.
If you’re living right, this could happen to you.
Sheffy is a lad on a mission.
Job losses, painful break ups and junk food - set to music! Get Your Shit Together is the perfect pick me up for 20-somethings in a similar situation, or just a nice dose of Schade…
Vanessa Smythe has a bit of a ‘downer hobby’: she worries about disappearing.
Low energy comedian Peter Brush brings his awkward persona to rest upon matters of death and religion with a surprisingly lighthearted tone.
Tumbling across the stage with the energy of ten children’s birthday parties, Playhouse International (Romania and Australia) create a completely chaotic environment which is bound…
Ettieboo (Ria Lina) presents the best value cabaret money can buy! Each show is different, with a line-up comprised of the best, brightest, and most beautiful acts participating at…
Lewis Schaffer states that although he normally occupies rooms on one of the free fringes during August, for his 2015 run he’s charging folk a fiver.
The games are back in 2015! Different international acts compete for comedy gold.
I’m pretty certain this is the first comedy show I’ve ever been to with an audience dance break.
‘God, what a day’ is the first thing said to us by Scaramouche Jones, the red-nosed, white-faced clown who – sensing the ghosts of an audience in his dressing room – decide…
The freshest bad boys of the East London comedy scene present to you an array of superlative comedy talent and show snippets for your pleasure.
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.
Award-winning gag merchant Masai Graham delivers over one hundred jokes in just half an hour.
Mae Martin is an absolute gem on the Free Fringe.
With the accompanying subtitle, this show becomes God Bless ‘Merica, Because It’ll Take A Miracle To Fix It; whilst that’s quite a mouthful, it certainly encompasses the sent…
Cynical Sunshine.
Late Night Laughs at Lunch brings you the funniest acts at the Fringe, we looked so you don’t have to.
Lunch is a puzzling piece of theatre.
Bobby Mair, Tim Renkow and Dylan Gott roll out some of the darkest jokes at the Fringe.
Epic storytelling, synchronised swimming and subversively simple songs from this Fringe First nominated maker of mischief.
When I was in high school Glee became really popular, and I loved it because it seemed so new and cool and sexy.
Outside a cardboard box? Then how do you think inside it? This and other conundrums solved with heartfelt storytelling, clowning, and double walled chipboard.
Taking improv to the next level – we improvise the cast! Now in its third year, the Fringe’s free daily improv jam returns for more comedy scenes and games based entirely on audi…
Matt is a comic, and like many comics he was excruciatingly lonely.
Forget typewriters, what would happen if you gave an infinite number of monkeys a camera each? **** (BroadwayBaby.co.uk). **** (Comedy.com).
Family workshop suitable for children aged three to seven years with parents or carers.
Lance Jonathan (Peter Michael Marino) has had enough of sitting around as understudy on his dads’ ship the S.
An adventure through a moral maze.
Award-winning gag merchant Masai Graham delivers over one hundred jokes in just half an hour.
Stand-up from award-winning comedians Alasdair Beckett-King (NATYs 2013) and Nick Elleray (Max Turner 2013).
One of Matt Price’s ambitions is to be one of the nicest people in comedy, and man, he’s succeeding.
There are many productions of reimagined Shakespeare plays that try to add a unique twist to the Bard’s work.
Storytelling as you’ve never seen it! Join in with Meg Harper’s unique stories! Maybe you’ll be a princess, maybe you’ll be a frog, maybe you’ll even be a giant head louse! Fresh s…
Feast on five of the tastiest up and coming comedians on the circuit in this stand-up comedy showcase, including your award-winning headliner Masai Graham.
There is just something about storyteller Callum Lykan.
‘Demitris Deech is a great story-teller’ (BroadwayBaby.
Back in the day, Saturday night TV was the thing to stay in for.
Hench-souled Pilsner socialist talks career, climate, breakup and the 1%.
Established as one of the best shows on the Fringe. Four different comedians to the earlier show. Two hours, four acts for £10 or less. ‘Top comedy, top value’ (List).
A high-octane hilarity blast right in your daft face, featuring two of the funniest new comedians on the circuit.
Katherine Ryan makes it clear from the moment she wanders onto the stage and discusses the logic behind R&B song Smell Yo Dick that she doesn’t give a rat’s ass what you think.
I am not entirely sure why comedians Ben Shannon and Mike Reed decided their set should be forty-eight minutes long, rather than a full hour, but it actually doesn’t really matte…
On any given night during the Edinburgh Fringe there are dozens of funny comics standing on stage talking about the life and loves of a performer.
Iain Stirling has an excellent way of working a crowd.
David Elms brings his muted comedic style in the form of musical vignettes.
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.
FUBAR Radio and Underbelly present The Underbelly Radio Shows recorded live from 12:30pm each day at Ermintrude, Underbelly hosts a series of live radio broadcasts brought to you b…
2015 has surely been a bumper crop for satire.
“Did she fall or was she pushed?” posits the Mad Hatter (Annie Neat), as Three Mugs of Tea embark on their consumerist take on Alice in Wonderland.
Blind Summit bring a mastery of puppetry to the stage, layering meta-narrative upon verbatim performance upon crime headline in an original look at the aftermath of the Jack and th…
Improvisation in any context can be challenging, but throw in some Shakespeare and an incredibly complex collection of rhyming structures and it seems nigh on impossible.
Following his sell-out Edinburgh 2014 run Matt Forde, now widely acknowledged as the country’s leading political comedian returns with a brand new show tackling some of the many …
Feminasty is a rollercoaster of irreverent, witty humour with a real agenda at hand.
Total sell-out 2010-2014 returns with a brand new line-up.
In this debut performance, Miss Bellini will play, sashay, season and sauté an evening of song and salacious sensations that will pique your senses and get your juices flowing wit…
Set in the Spanish war, The Night Watch is a gripping period drama.
Painted 1888-1892, Traquair’s acclaimed murals, restored in 1998, illustrate the canticle Benedicite Omnia Opera.
A former Times Critics’ Choice.
Come and visit Edinburgh’s Sistine Chapel, and see the beautiful, scintillating mural scheme by celebrated arts and crafts artist Phoebe Anna Traquair.
Escape the thunderous thrill of the High Street! Unwind and enjoy tranquillity, inspiring music and stunning architecture in the medieval heart of Edinburgh.
Family workshop suitable for children aged three to seven years with parents or carers.
The world-renowned Sandemans Free Tour shows you the best of Edinburgh, with enthusiastic local guides providing tours in English and Spanish every day of the week! Starting on the…
Before the podcast officially begins, we’re invited to watch a clip of Yorkshire born and bred actor Mark Addy in action.
Tom Stade seems to have gone out of his way to be anything but the Canadian stereotype.
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…
Skippyjon Jones is a Siamese cat who believes he’s a Chihuahua.
The four founding members of the Upright Citizens Brigade – Matt Besser, Amy Poehler, Ian Roberts and Matt Walsh – began performing together 25 years ago.
Every month, a group of writers from the UCB select a comedian to host one episode of their own talk show, then build an entirely original program around that performer.
Iris Theatre’s promenade production of Shakespeare’s comedy Twelfth Night is a sumptuous romp around and inside the magnificent St Paul’s Actors’ Church in Covent Garden…
Bucolic, picnic-friendly settings and a programming philosophy that balances hedonism and exploration have made this festival a must for music lovers.
(previews start on Saturday; opens on June 29) Having just brought us Moss Hart’s entrancing “Act One,” Lincoln Center offers another piece of showbiz reminiscenc…
Prize-winning young pianist Madelaine Jones presents an eclectic programme of music, from Georgian keyboard sonatas to contemporary Norwegian pieces.
As part of what Vulture calls its city-wide “pop culture extravaganza,” it presents this jam-packed night of comedy, with performances from Kevin Barnett, Wyatt Cenac, …
Bond girl burlesque, skilled circus acts and show-stopping live renditions of classic 007 themes, served with a dash of titillation and a double measure of glamour.
Jon Fisch presents this look at writers and performers from New York-based late-night shows, with comedy from Jeff Maurer of “Last Week Tonight,” Travon Free of “…
See the best in live performance for and by young people (and open to everyone!) at Venue B, Brighton’s only dedicated venue for young people. Check our website for full details.
Jeremy Wein hosts this unpredictable variety show, with a mix of stand-up, storytelling and more from Ophira Eisenberg, Kevin Allison, James III, Carla Rhodes and Liam McEneaney.
Nathan Willcock, Chortle Student Comedy Award Runner Up 2013, works out his debut show.
Please arrive by 9:45am wearing loose, comfortable clothing such as a tracksuit or gi for the start of the Shin Shin Toitsu Do (Japanese Yoga) session at 10am where you will learn …
A festival favourite founded by its current producer in 1989 in Queens Park.
The Improverts are back for two Exam Specials in the Teviot Debating Hall! A different combination of players will take to the stage each night for a round of high-class, high-ener…
Jesse Thorn, host of NPR’s pop-culture interview program “Bullseye,” hosts this exemplary night of stand-up comedy, with stand-up from Aisha Tyler, Maria Bamford,…
London-based, Australian professional circuit comedians Johnny Kats and Matt Dwyer, introduce an hour of stand-up comedy - with special guest appearances from other London-based an…
The weekend starts Thursdays at the Spiegeltent with Club Click DJs playing a slinky mix of funky soul, R&B and dirty disco.
An evening of polls, puns and psephology, spin, sleaze and swingometers, battling past the ballot box with a cabaret cabinet packed with a parliamentary portfolio of political ente…
Star of ‘Derek’, ‘Being Human’ and ‘Carnival of Monsters’ returns to the Brighton Fringe with two entirely new shows: Sit on the Ledge and Jump Down to the Ground (7, 2…
Ongoing idiosyncratic nonsense from Winning.
The latest fledglings from Jill Edwards Comedy Workshops at Brighton’s Komedia take the stage in our electric New Act Night.
This performance takes a critical look at contemporary trends in Western spirituality.
A brand new show from the 2012 Fringe Review Pick of the Fringe.
Discover some of Brighton’s secular heroes and heroines with Valerie Mainstone, local historian and Chair of Brighton Secular Humanists.
Deep in the forest, faeries wait .
(performances start on Friday) In Nicholas Wright’s volatile two-character play, the South African psychologist Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela (played by Noma Dumezweni), who wrote …
Fancy a drink? Join us for a laidback, late-night jaunt at the beautiful Basement.
Kick off the Spiegeltent season in spectacular style.
The Tinker Box is a small vehicle for great expression; a travelling gallery for the spoken word.
As part of the visual artist Carolee Schneemann’s season at the Artist’s Institute, in which she focuses on the body, Miriam Katz hosts this all-female stand-up show de…
Meet Helena & Hermia, two teenagers addicted and dependent on social media.
If you like a night in but want to go out … Join sketch duos TiTs and Bosh & Babbs for an evening of contagious comedy.
The actor Steve Schirripa hosts this mega-watt standup show to benefit Madison Square Garden’s Garden of Dreams Foundation, which supports underprivileged children and their …
Kurt Braunohler and Kristen Schaal, hosts of the long-running variety show “Hot Tub,” return to New York to reclaim Littlefield’s Monday night comedy spot for an …
This night of stand-up raises funds for Bideawee, an animal welfare organization that rescues and adopts dogs and cats around New York.
(previews start on March 11; opens on March 22) Expect lots of cakes and ale, though very few actors, when Bedlam offers two versions of Shakespeare’s comedy in repertory, bo…
Jon Stewart hosts this annual star-studded fund-raiser for autism programs nationwide.
American film actor and comedian Bill Murray allegedly fields offers of work via a voice mailbox which, according to Wikipedia, “he checks infrequently”.
Nick Kroll and John Mulaney will be in character as Gil Faizon and George St.
Always Different, Always Funny! After a sell out run at Edinburgh Fringe 14 and comedy residents during term time Edinburgh University, The Improverts are performing two shows in L…
This Apollo tradition returns with performances by Abdel R.
(previews start on Sept.
Kendra Cunningham hosts these three impressive young talents from the Park Slope area for half-hour sets.
Hannibal Buress hosts this popular stand-up show in the Knitting Factory’s front room. Seats fill up hours ahead of showtime, with patrons hoping to catch a big-name star.
In a New York subway carriage Lula, a white woman encounters Clay, a black male.
92nd Street Y is going back to the well to open its season with Bach’s spectacular, daunting six solo violin sonatas and partitas: Christian Tetzlaff played the same program …
The satirical women’s magazine Reductress presents this all-lady lineup, hosted by Anna Drezen.
“Twisted &demented and so energetic”“Unique theatrical brilliance.
Jen Kirkman, a performer based in Los Angeles, brings a show of brand new stories and jokes to Brooklyn.
Wake up to Bach and a little Shostakovich in the beautiful setting of St Mary’s Cathedral.
The Free Fringe invites all Fringe performers, wherever they’ve been performing, to its end of Fringe event. Mingle, wind down, dance, drink and reflect. Second annual event.
This well-known, local band simply enjoy entertaining their audiences.
It seems arbitrary, if not foolish, to award a star rating to something like the Malcolm Hardee Awards Show.
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a hugely rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking for all involved.
Settle back and enjoy ‘a big night in with the Silver Darlings’.
Late Night Gimp Fight have spent the last five years violating the British comedy circuit, picking up awards and infections along the way.
Australian chanteuse and cabaret royalty Ali McGregor returns with her cult hit show.
Scottish Independence special.
A young woman sits on the floor in a bright upper room in the Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, a large rucksack with a sleeping roll dumped by her side.
China Box Arts Project (CBAP) is a China themed multimedia arts project based on Konghou, a traditional Chinese instrument similar to the harp.
Relive the angst of young unrequited love, the nerves of amateur actors who have to perform for the Duke or risk being hanged, and the mischief and mayhem caused by the fairies.
Four hands - one piano - Bach chorales - Kurtag - Frank Zappa.
Following the success of their Beethoven Recital Series, this dynamic new duo returns to the Fringe for a second time to showcase sonatas for Cello and Piano by Beethoven and Brahm…
Zig zag down to see five comedians give indispensable life advice that you will probably heckle and forget by the morning. Danny Dyer said, ‘5 stars. Proper inspiring’.
Scottish Independence special.
Hobbit is an acclaimed beat boxer.
One performance only! ‘Several of the best one-liners you will hear.
Free Thinking, BBC Radio 3’s Arts and Ideas programme, in Edinburgh for cutting-edge debate, conversation and interviews about the ideas shaping our lives today.
Practical workshop about making experimental multi-artform performance.
Get Over It Productions present their all-female psychedelic shakedown of Shakespeare’s most captivating comedy.
Who would you rather be: a tap-dancing alien or a singing tomato? Biff! Bash! Bosh! Join comic trio Topsy Turvy for 40 minutes of silliness, slapstick and mayhem - sketch comedy fo…
The world’s only stand-up/improv/tattoo-chat comedy show returns with host comedian Billy Kirkwood.
In the ironically grand setting of the Assembly Rooms, Owen Jones gave a rallying and convincing cry against the establishment.
Night School is an odd ‘show’ that seems to hover somewhere between an entertaining lecture and a TED talk.
The Poozies singer-songwriter, fresh from her flawless performances on prime time TV’s The Voice, (including a duet with her mentor Sir Tom Jones).
Tempest flute trio amaze and beguile with their magical programme blending music by Bernstein, Debussy, Ellington Chick Correa and Tempest commissions.
A place of peace, an open sacred space.
“I wasn’t cut out to be cursed,” Jill tells us at the start of The Box.
From the band behind award-winning show Blues! comes a selection of not quite family friendly blues songs that couldn’t be picked for the show.
Septuagenarian guitar folk legends John Renbourn and Wizz Jones deliver a night of folk and blues, with varying degrees of success.
Fiona Talkington presents a special edition of the cult show for music-lovers with inquisitive ears.
Janacek Piano Sonata From the Street, Pohadka (Fairy Tale) and Bartok 5th String Quartet with Yelian He cello, Yasmin Rowe piano.
Nick Helm’s Two Night Stand in the Grand is an epic comedy rock show worthy of its massive venue.
The must-see cult chat show where three comedians reveal their worst on-stage moments to BBC Radio 4’s Viv Groskop.
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.
Music by Chopin and other romantic composers performed by international award-winning musicians including cellist Yelian He, pianists Carson Becke, Sophia Dee, Yasmin Rowe, James S…
Bold Sammy wakes in a cell; battered, bruised and a long way from home. The usual. Only this time he’s blind. An adaptation of James Kelman’s Booker Prize winning novel.
Chloë Moss’ 2008 play about two women reunited after getting out of prison is confidently revived by SUDS in Eliza Gearty and Tom Herbert’s searing production.
Organists Duncan Ferguson (St Mary’s Cathedral), Robert Sharpe (York Minster), and Donald Hunt (St Mary’s Cathedral) perform on consecutive Sundays on the Cathedral’s ‘Father…
Fauré’s Requiem, composed in the late 1880s, is a short piece lasting 35 minutes, performed in Latin, and created for orchestra, organ, male and female chorus and two soloists…
Due to massive demand, six extra, later, and quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man/half-Xbox.
Word Power Books hosts free daily events with writers and activists from around the world in Edinburgh’s only independent and radical bookshop.
Taylor & Leigh return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with their blisteringly hot country blues.
Alex Yellowlees and his band take us back in time to the swinging twenties with a collection of hot club swinging jazz tracks, played with a lightness of touch and a lot of skill…
Professor Richard Weston’s enchanting images of gemstones from around the world, surrounded by award winning gemmologist Stephen Turner’s examples of mother nature’s most preciou…
Frankenstein celebrates its 13th year of The Rocky Horror Picture Show party.
The Scottish Diaspora Tapestry is a visual tribute to Scotland’s global legacy, crafted by volunteer embroiderers in 25 countries across the globe.
Spitfire! is a spiffing new show from the team behind the award-winning multi-five-star BattleActs! Independent on Sunday Top 10 Comedy.
Riding with Night opens with an ensemble of black-cloaked figures, their faces masked, and a voiceover providing an epilogue to the play we are about to see.
If you have 10 minutes to spare and your busy festival schedule has taken you near the Royal Mile, have a look at this exhibition.
Billing their series of gigs as Playtime, some of Edinburgh’s finest Jazzers are creating very interesting and enjoyable music in the intimate space of The Outhouse’s attic.
Sixpiece Americana-tribute band Flagstaff have created an evening of infectious, good-natured, toe-tapping fun in the environs of the Jazz Bar.
Shirley Lauro’s drama All Through the Night opens badly, but it gets better.
The premise for this clever improvised show is to poach from the best of the Fringe.
Come along and join The Ruffitybuffs, Tara Twinkle, Cara Crinkle and all of their friends in their fantastic free show of music song and dance.
Kate is back hosting the Free Fringe’s late night comedy showcase and you’re invited! Join her, and three or four of her favourite comedians from around the Fringe, for the biggest…
The Scottish Arts Club in Edinburgh’s Rutland Square hosts a series of five encounters with Scotland’s greatest masters of prose and poetry.
The Story of Medieval England From 1066 to 1485 at Roughly Nine Years and Two Jokes Per Minute Incorporating The Hundred Years War as a Football Match and of Course Scottish Indepe…
The Kipple and the Lomax present, in honour of the independence debate, the anarchic, independent spirit of Merseyside and its populace, in word and music.
This comedy workshop will get your kids writing their own jokes and performing them onstage - all within an hour! Course leader Paul B Edwards is a hugely experienced professional …
The future.
Late and Loud presents BBC Radio’s Edith Bowman and Chris Stark along with TV funny man Russell Kane for a series of Jukebox takeovers.
Set in Edinburgh’s Globe Bar, Mark Cooper-Jones embarks on an hour long reminder to all of us that Geography is much more than just colouring in.
From bold brass to fabulous fiddlers, soprano soloists to singer/songwriters, enjoy daily live music performances at the museum, showcasing the best contemporary talents from Scotl…
Ben Champion is turning into his dad.
Proudly the only performance poet on the Fringe circuit with two hearts, the “Ginger Nigel Havers of spoken word” Richard Tyrone Jones presents an hour of witty, candid and spe…
Late night adventures from some of Ireland’s brightest, rowdiest and most fearless comedians take on the challenge of a very late compilation show in the Fringe’s best venue.
A shared hour from Matt Winning (The Comedy Zone 2013, finalist BBC New Comedy Awards 2012, winner Hilarity Bites New Act 2011, finalist Chortle Student Comedy Awards 2010 and 2011…
Cracker: noun, a thin dry biscuit that is often salty and usually eaten with cheese.
Musical comedy meets character comedy in the debut solo show from stand up and improviser, Jacky Wood.
Immediate, sense engaging theatre.
Monkey Poet: Shit Flinging is a show much more savoury than its name suggests.
Russell Howard, Miranda Hart and Tim Minchin .
A thousand years of roman history in under an hour.
With so much improvised comedy around, every group needs a USP.
The original and best late night comedy show presents its 28th year of unadulterated comedy mayhem! Expect the unexpected from the very best comedy acts on the Fringe! And after al…
In the bowels of Banshee Labyrinth lurk the most unlikely of creatures, and none more terrifying nor outlandish as Richard Tyrone.
‘By equating the conditions of Depression-era America with those of today, writer/performer Randy Noojin invests his one-man show about Woody Guthrie with topicality and urgency, r…
In this hour of fine free comedy Joe Well combines his two greatest loves; political satire and zombies.
A very ambitious performer, Guy Combes was not content with the idea of simply telling jokes.
This young and energetic company have tried to create a sketch show with a storyline.
Family workshop suitable for children aged 3-7 years with parents or carers.
Thirteenth year and cannot be beat, Edinburgh’s favourite late night stand-up comedy show in Edinburgh’s favourite venue, the intimate cabaret bar.
Soldier Box is a new play brought to this year’s Fringe by New Celt Productions, a company that amalgamates the talents of both Queen Margaret and Napier university’s recent grad…
The brilliant London comedy club comes to Edinburgh.
The word of God over the ages: from Hernan Cortés to Barack Obama. And skipping three centuries in between.
Last year I bought myself a ukulele but I have to confess that most of the time it looks really cute hanging on my wall.
For a free sketch show you can’t go wrong with Oxford Revue’s free accompaniment to its main show.
As seen on Russell Howard’s Good News, the award-winning, Perrier-nominated, Amused Moose Top 10 Comedy Show 2013, ‘gifted comic’ (Sunday Times) returns with a new show about l…
The Cambridge Footlights bring you a daily hour of free stand-up comedy.
If Jay Handley had spent as much time running his business as he did writing this show he wouldn’t be unemployed now and you would have one less thing to see at this year’s Fringe.
It’s the Late Night Dark Show - take that title as a hint.
Join two of the UK’s finest emerging talents, Fern Brady (8 out of 10 Cats – ‘Wicked, close to the bone gags’ Stage, ‘Obnoxious, rude, and utterly brilliant’ ThreeWeeks…
This tour is a brilliant way to explore the history of Edinburgh’s famous Royal Mile.
The world-renowned Sandemans Free Tour shows you the best of Edinburgh, with enthusiastic local guides providing tours in English and Spanish every day of the week! Starting on the…
Starting with a childhood game, Kid explores the complex relationship between mother and child through simple lighting and sound design, extraordinary movement and unbelievable ima…
Award-winning comedian James Cook tells the often hilarious, surprising and surreal true story of being the voice between pop records.
Celebrating 20 years.
‘Let’s see what comes out of my mouth’ is something Bronston Jones says before almost every show.
With an enviable variety of excellent voices and a real commitment to his physicality, Simon Jay skilfully portrays the various characters crammed into the tragic life story of his…
Free Fall is Luca Cupani’s first stand up show and an hour of comedy similar in its rambled, improvised form to Ross Noble’s earlier work.
Infinity Repertory Theatre update Shakespeare’s comedy to the 21st century as a musical with a rollicking rock’n’roll aim in mind.
Family workshop suitable for children aged 3-7 years with parents or carers.
Comedic musicians Bowjangles present their TV parody On The Box! Non-stop humour, rousing songs and energetic dance routines from this rebellious string quartet will leave you in s…
Tripped Theatre’s stylised adaptation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream fits one of the Bard’s most famous and fun plays into the space of one hour, with only four…
Bits & Box tells the story of a grown man who can’t quite cope with some of the aspects of grown-up life and so resorts to playing in a giant cardboard box with his best friend i…
Escape the thunderous thrill of the High Street! Unwind and enjoy inspiring music and stunning architecture in the medieval heart of Edinburgh.
Every night see our pick of the filthiest acts at the Fringe.
This is the show you’ll be telling people about in five years time.
The Magic Box exhibition by Calum Colvin is aptly named, his vivid digital prints and transparencies are a treasure trove of visual puns and historical references applied to the po…
Scotland, a land steeped in myth and legend.
Painted in 1888-1892, Traquair’s acclaimed murals, restored in 1998, illustrate the canticle Benedicite Omnia Opera.
The Seussification of a Midsummer Night’s Dream sees an all female cast embark on a speedy but delightful adaptation of Shakespeare’s comedy.
The ubermeister of dark comedy cabaret’s war machine rolls into Edinburgh.
Sometimes the proof of a great show comes from hints that your body gives you: your face hurts because you’ve been grinning so much, a consistent silent laughter that you are d…
Straight from the Middle East: an energetic, fast paced, improvised play.
Stand-up comedian Clara Electra brings her first ever solo show to the Edinburgh Fringe.
If you’ve ever watched anything by John Robertson before you’ll know just how zany and energetic he can be, which is the perfect reason why he makes a great host for The Stand …
A host of top comedians from across the Fringe battle it out for the audience’s approval and such.
Luke Benson hosts 99 Club’s pick of the Fringe with a free hour of comedy that shows off the talents (and faults) at this year’s festival.
We got your late night funny covered! Come and witness a fresh batch of Festival Fringe comedians every night.
In a totalitarian state, a writer of controversial literature is about to be killed by an executioner, and he’s expecting him.
Launching a season of outdoor performances in the courtyard at the Pear Tree with buskers, musicians, cabaret, comedy and much, much more. And it’s all free! www.freefestival.co.uk
Live and let die blares from the speakers as Marc Burrows circles the room, high-fiving everyone in sight.
Aiming to cover ninety years of Blues in sixty minutes is a mightily ambitious endeavour.
The Maryhill Dinosaur is the true and heart warming story of a mentally ill man called Arthur who thinks he is a dinosaur.
Following on from last year’s acclaimed show Awkward Hawk, Paul Duncan McGarrity (Amused Moose finalist 2011) looks at the power of schadenfreude, embarrassment, and how being hi…
In his Edinburgh debut, operatic maverick Oberon White presents a one-man show like no other.
Established as one of the most exciting shows at the Fringe, Big Value brings you the best of the breakthrough talent.
This production of Shakespeare’s classic and well loved comedy is set in the pretty garden of a church.
The fastest and funniest globe-trotting impressionist returns for more comedy action, laughable adventures and romance in this mix of stand-up and stories featuring over 50 movie s…
Lunch. A rare luxury for some of us.
How board games can change your life and save the world.
To tell the truth, I’m a little bit scared of Dr.
Feast on five of the tastiest up-and-coming comics in this stand-up showcase.
The award-winning sketch group, as heard on their own BBC Radio 4 series, present brand new sketches and old favourites packed into a fun-filled free-for-all show.
The God Box is a show which is well worth seeing.
A new character show from the TV warm up to The Graham Norton Show and Mock The Week.
Actor and writer Justin Butcher’s Scaramouche Jones is a feat in storytelling: both performer and tale performed are equally and utterly compelling.
A confessional comedy performance by literary translator and writer Petra Kindler, on the joys and perils of cross-cultural creative work, surviving homemade hurricanes and the cha…
‘A bearded fantasist’ **** (Time Out).
Thomas Pocket presents: Me (Oscar Jenkyn-Jones) is the debut solo show from exciting young absurdist Oscar Jenkyn-Jones.
This year will be the biggest year ever for Ginger Ale Comedy as we relaunch the show in partnership with some of Scotland’s best emerging promoters, who run both established stand…
Offensive and outrageous comedy.
The grotesque, charming and lovable global singing sensation is stripped away layer by layer to reveal a deeply complex character which lurks beneath.
Everything seemed against this performance from the start.
Laughing Horse Comedy presents a stand-up show featuring the very best comedians selected from across the Fringe.
The title of Masai Graham’s show gives the impression that it is a grand test of comedic athleticism, hinting at a Tim Vine like mania.
Intelligent comedy with a puerile twist, Scott Jeffery and Matt T Woodward take turns to do 25 minutes stand-up each, daily tossing a coin to decide who goes first.
Older women are often see-through.
BAFTA nominated Big Babies star performs his debut Edinburgh show.
David Crawford is dressed in HP Lovecraft’s favourite outfit for this one-man storytelling.
Taking improv to the next level, we improvise the cast! A daily impro jam that absolutely anyone can take part in, whether experienced veteran or enthusiastic newcomer.
Carol Robson is a wonderwoman.
Ian Fox: The Unsearchables is an interactive quiz show that asks the questions you can’t Google.
See the very best comedians at the Fringe, alongside some of the UK’s best newcomers, at this top-rated comedy selection show.
‘Funny.
Is Amusia a fantasia of amusement, or does it really mean something quite different? Musical comedian Luc Valvona plays a selection of his songs and then tries to sell you his CDs.
Back for a fourth year at the Fringe - an hour of sharp gags, intelligent observations and blisteringly quick improvised raps from three of the circuit’s best comedians.
Each day different international acts compete for comedy gold.
An original multi-media performance, this could be one of the oddest hours of your life. Come with an open mind, leave with a broken one. @electricdada
Tom’s an award-winning comedian, thirty-something accountant and big, friendly nerd.
Like any sketch show there is often a sense that the evening may play out something like lucky dip.
Matt Forde loves politics, and he’s going to make sure that you do too - whether you want to or not.
Dan Jones: New Kid is a character-based stand up show in which Jones’ hopeless characters try desperately to entertain and showcase their talents.
Linda Marlowe and Sarah Louise Young present a surreal take on the blunt reality of the night bus service.
Banterous and dangerous, this night of eclectic stand-up comedy is in the hands of three very capable performers.
The big launch night for this years’ Free Festival! See a show with the best of this years’ free Fringe performers, mingle with the acts and VIPs and dance the night away.
To celebrate the completion of a five year redevelopment project, this exhibition, within the splendid Parliament Hall, gives an insight into the life, history and traditions of th…
Listen to the Changing Tunes Band and MJ’s Liberty Choir.
A celebration of children and young people in the Performing Arts featuring theatre, literature, music and movement.
The comedy stylings of Kat Bond & Lorna Shaw make up this fantastic double-act who received lovely press at Edinburgh 2012 with ‘Happy to Help’.
Ever thought about running your own Brighton Fringe venue? Then this panel discussion is for you! Hear about the practicalities, pleasures and pitfalls of running a venue from a va…
What kind of music do you like? We got it.
2 big days, several SECRET locations and a mash-up of live music and epic performance! Special guest stars, festival fever, dance off, skate jams and all the weird and wonderful�…
Premiering in the UK, ‘The Night Witches’ is an intriguing, fictionalised account of the first all-female bomber squadron.
Prof Buteyko discovered in the ‘50s that people who develop chronic symptoms breathe more than the physiological optimal norm of 3-4 litres per minute.
Ki Workshop: 10.
Ki Workshop: 10.
A dress-up sing-along celebration of everyone’s favourite musicals.
It’s Sunday lunch,and where the roast should be,there’s a tofu casserole! Butcher Albert’s table’s set for a monumental clash of values,knives and hearts.
Something Underground Theatre: Winner, Best New Play Brighton Fringe 2012.
Fringe Review’s ‘Pick of the Fringe’ Matt Green returns to Brighton with another brilliant show.
Matt Dwyer has experienced both sides of the fat-coin.
The latest new comics from Jill Edwards Comedy Workshops at Komedia take to the stage.
The latest fledglings from Jill Edwards Comedy Workshops at Brighton’s Komedia take the stage in our electric New Act Night.
Master character comedian and star of ‘Derek’ and ‘Being Human’ performs all his critically acclaimed, sell-out, weirdly wonderful comedy shows, fresh from his hit Radio 4 series.
Join us for a Late Breakfast of international award-winning new plays.
“Music at the Heart of the City”.
String, Styrofoam, and a very large cardboard box – this is a show like no other.
Spiegeltents are the ultimate portable dancehall, which have been touring the world with their special blend of magic, glamour and escapism for more than 100 years.
The Gimps bring the very best of their depraved award-winning minds to Brighton.
(previews start on May 16; opens on June 10) On Nov.
“Blues in the Night” is a compilation revue, a tribute to the black performers and music of Harlem in the 1920s and 30s.
After multiple sell-out smash hit shows in 2010/2011, the twisted showcase of dark and delicious variety returns to the cow.
Wyatt Cenac, a former “Daily Show” correspondent, hosts this reliably great weekly show.
(previews start on April 11; opens on April 16) As the city amends its policing policies and settles lawsuits contesting the New York Police Department’s stop-and-frisk tacti…
A common factor in the best sitcoms–and dramas, for that matter–are situations from which the characters can’t escape, most notably from each other: the binds of family (t…
For those not familiar with this Shakespearian classic, it opens with a shipwreck which leaves a brother and sister stranded on the coast of an island called Illyria.
Twelfth night is a time of chaos, mess and topsy-turvy.
Tony Law presents a deeply hidden, powerfully meaningful show for night-time freaks.
Close of Fringe event for all performers no matter what venue or organisation. Come to famous Jam House: mingle, drink, celebrate, wind down, live music. First annual event.
‘Spine tingling, carefully crafted arrangements, intriguing harmonies, voices that breathe together’ (Scott Murray).
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking.
It was wi’ some trepidation ‘at Ah installed myself at a table, pint in hain, fur a thee hoors burns’ session.
Two hour charity variety show includes presentation of three annual Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards.
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be hugely rewarding, but is also a mammoth undertaking.
Nighttime.
Charlie is back with a wild cabaret of musical, magical drum-smashing mayhem, accompanied by Judd (Booze for Baby) Jones, Edie Wakefield and wild frontman for an 80s rock band car…
Whatever Gets You Through The Night is a wide-spanning arts project: an album, a film, a stage show and a book have all come together under the umbrella heading of ‘somewhere in …
Ettieboo (Ria Lina) presents the best value for money cabaret can buy! Each show is different, with a line-up comprised of the best and brightest cabaret, comedy, circus and burle…
I was warned that Vampire Hospital Waiting Room was wonderful and weird but that you had to embrace it - I would encourage any potential audience member to apply this mantra to the…
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 …
Manchester’s top improv troupe is back for its fifth Edinburgh outing.
The mischievous musical medic showcases some of the most popular parody songs from the former duo’s fourteen years together (made suitable for a lunchtime audience).
Martinis and moonlight, roulette and romance, blackjack and burlesque, showgirls and sophistication, cabaret and cool at Scotland’s swingin’, award-winnin’ vintage club night.
Cash prizes! Top Acts! Bingo! Musical Comedy Awards hosts Horse & Louis present the best of the Fringe and the chance to win a bucket of money in a game of visual bingo!
This show returns after a sell-out 2012 Fringe.
Fresh from YouTube and Top 40 success, St Andrews’ The Other Guys bring their hilarious parodies, exquisite musicality and suspect dance moves for one night only in a show that won…
Middlesbrough’s second-tallest sketch group are back with their spookiest show yet.
Adrenalin-fuelled performances by Aurora Percussion duo of thrilling cutting-edge music by living composers – what percussion does best.
Nick discusses plans for his funeral with a majestic PowerPoint presentation. Will also talk about sport, hobbies etc. Bring a sandwich. #lunchtime. www.freefestival.co.uk
Bella Hardy is one of those performers whose warmth and affability immediately put you at ease.
There’s something very likeable about Irish singer and songwriter Damien Dempsey, but the adulation he inspires is a little confusing.
Written by celebrated folk musician Alan Reid, storytelling and songs relate the tale of this controversial and extraordinary 18th-century Scots mariner.
Cards on the table: this is an incredibly impressive show.
With a psychologist explore your subconscious.
Star of Fringe favourite The Good, The Bad and The Cuddly, Siôn James, ‘utterly charming .
After a long day trotting around Edinburgh from venue to venue, taking chances on shows that turn out to be rubbish, take yourself down to The Royal Over-Seas League and ease away …
The Blueswater is the 12-piece band behind award-winning show Blues!, and they will be performing a limited run of five shows at the enigmatic Venue 45.
Late Junction hosts a special show with interviews and live performances by musicians appearing at the Edinburgh Festivals.
Verity Sharp hosts a special show with interviews and live performances by musicians appearing at the Fringe and others for this night only.
Any venue that gives out wine on entry is likely to endear itself to the audience, but ROSL on Princes Street is endearing even without such generosities; a delightful space lined …
This production by Akhmeteli State Dramatic Theatre is a lesson on how not to stage a drama in a foreign language.
This concert was part of the first in a series of 30 at the Royal Overseas League that showcase the talents of musicians supported by the ROSL.
Year Out Drama Company, in association with Stratford-upon-Avon College, present one of Shakespeare’s rarely performed plays.
I’m not sure what Chopin had for lunch, but it would appear it was full of beans.
Performance artist and Cystic Fibrosis sufferer, Martin O’Brien, explores the relationship between endurance and chronic illness in Mucus Factory, a five-hour piece commissioned …
A break-up sped up by a mythbeast.
Dreamland Theatre makes an impressive debut with this imaginative interpretation of a traditional fairy tale.
Perhaps I’m experiencing a cappella fatigue, but the singers at this show did nothing to wow me particularly.
Z Theatre Company consists of a bunch of likeable first year drama students from Hull University.
Organists Duncan Ferguson (St Mary’s Cathedral), Tim Byram-Wigfield (St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle) and Donald Hunt (St Mary’s Cathedral) perform on consecutive Sundays on…
Organists Duncan Ferguson (St Mary’s Cathedral), Simon Johnson (St Paul’s Cathedral) and Nicholas Wearne (St Mary’s Cathedral), perform on consecutive Sundays on the Cathedral’s ma…
Good children’s theatre should appeal to the inner kid in every adult as well as every actual child.
Mr Lyan and the Rebel Dining Society explore the future of food and drink.
There’s no denying Scottish jazz singer Carol Kidd has a sweet voice, although it takes a few songs to settle down this evening.
Due to massive demand six extra, later, quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man, half-Xbox.
Looking for stagecraft and charisma is an odd part of reviewing a music show.
See the Portrait Gallery come alive with Scottish comedy greats after hours.
The Les Clochards combine high-jinx, cheeky-chappy, faux-Francais, ‘Allo ‘Allo, theatrics with a level of musical inventiveness and professionalism that can only have come from…
Edinburgh’s up and coming New Orleans Dixieland jazz band means business.
Generally speaking, stand-up showcases are the sorts of show that offer the worst of both worlds, since audiences have to either sit through some desperately unfunny jokes from sta…
Looking at an empty, upturned cathedral setting, with the scent of incense wafting around the room and quiet choral music playing in the background, I was unsure what to expect fro…
American violist Christine Rutledge and British award-winning pianist David Gomper offer a little afternoon serenity in the midst of the festival hubbub.
International experiment sharing a story about a woman called Thyme, with local interpretations.
This world premiere production reinvents the classic Greek myth into a tense, violent, fast paced modern adaptation.
Australians Tnee Dyer and Melissa Western deliver a set list of classic jazz and blues with light-hearted, occasionally risqué between-song banter.
Spoken word and rap artist Charlie Dupre comes on stage to the strains of cello and violin, an accompaniment that is perhaps a little at odds with his casual hip-hop style and deli…
Featured as part of the American High School Theatre Festival, St.
Setting up within the whitewashed walls of Greyfriars Church, Nitekirk is a gentle affair.
Pandora,Goddess of Yorkshire,dishes the dirt on her punters,fellow strippers and herself through stand-up comedy and hilarious parodied cabaret.
Advertised as A Midsummer Night’s Dream with the music of Gilbert and Sullivan, A Midsummer Night’s Savoy is actually a bizarre tale of love and trickery, with only tenuous lin…
School Night joins the ranks of late night, best of the fest numbers at Pleasance Courtyard, the setup being the audience are the pupils and the comedians the teachers, all there t…
Patricia Selonk stars as Laura - a 40 year-old-woman, grappling with a deteriorating neurological disease - in this exciting production from Armazem Theatre Company, part of this y…
Three ethnic minorities also referred to as illegal immigrants by the home office, rejected by their own mothers will try to create laughter before their deported back to Southall,…
Ethics and morality aren’t typically seen as trendy when it comes to comedy, poetry and performance; they are often seen as unfun and old-hat.
Matt set up a new school, and like all good schools this one has a bar.
Two pm - neighbours changed Wi-Fi password.
The original and late night Fringe show presents its 27th year of unadulterated comedy mayhem.
In addition to their main shows, the Cambridge Footlights present an hour of stand-up, songs and monologues in association with the Free Fringe.
Multi five-star, Time Out Critic’s Choice, Smirnoff Hot Picks.
Head to the magnificent Grand Gallery to celebrate the Museum’s collections through daily live music performances, from Renaissance to the best young contemporary Scottish tal…
Luke Toulson is very ambivalent about his children.
From Oxford University come the Butless Chaps, a sketch group brimming with talent and clever ideas.
In its ninth year; the best late stand-up in an intimate, wee venue.
Reluctant hedonist and professional snowboarder has it all.
There is nothing wrong with the message of this show from the Italian company, Scarlattineteatro, but then neither is it particularly original.
London’s up-and-coming comedy club brings you some of the finest comedians from the London comedy circuit. Different line-up each day, all hosted by Joe Bains.
Time Out Critics’ Choice.
Watching actors improvise can be the most fun thing ever.
Gorge yourself silly on the Brighton Comedy Festival Squawker Award winner and finalist.
How did two Africans, one Asian and a Mancunian end up at The Espionage Lizard lounge? .
For its 12th year Comedy Zoo’s Late Show moves to the Cabaret Bar, providing Pleasance Courtyard with a dose of raucous late-night stand-up.
Of all the ukulele workshops I’ve ever been to, this was by far the best, and let me tell you, I’ve uked a fair bit in my time.
To seekers of silliness, salutations! Set aside those pesky cognitive processes awhile and join four fully certified adults on a stand-up comedy adventure.
A to Z Improv Comedy, like most shows of its type, includes many of the classic improv games and therefore runs the risk of being too similar to a host of other shows available.
If there’s a theme to Free Footlights, a somewhat eclectic collection of stand up bits, monologues and comedy songs from members of the Cambridge Footlights, it’s a streak of self-…
Unfortunately, this three piece act had dwindled to two by the time I saw their performance, however Jack Campbell and Robbie Ormrod were 100% funny enough to carry the show by the…
Hook up to the intensive comedy unit for revitalising laughter and life saving fun on the Free Fringe’s biggest stage.
In Static, a man in his early twenties describes growing up.
Rolling into Edinburgh with a brand new barnstorming show, The Horne Section will yet again provide the festival’s best musical mayhem.
Russell Howard, Miranda Hart, Julian Clary.
Early afternoon gigs are generally seen as low-profile, low-quality slots in the hierarchy of festival scheduling, but sometimes they can hide events that definitely shouldn’t be…
Welcome to the Calorie Galaxy, in which Tina Sederholm’s protagonist Evie struggles under a regime of browbeating and humiliation, all in the pursuit of a narrow waist.
Prepare to fill a bucket with mighty treasures as four strapping yet amusing Midlands men crack open a case of vintage silliness in a greatest hits show that’s been refined just fo…
This show is something of a smorgasbord of family entertainment.
Brothers and sisters of the Fringe, discard your differences and heed the Brethren’s call.
Get set for some irreverent fun as Paul Revill returns with his comic selection.
Revill’s Selection is an hour of very friendly comedy, with Paul Revill hosting and three unannounced acts every day.
Gothic fairies .
Jen Carnovale will be talking about stuff into a microphone with you watching and she can’t wait! ‘.
Proudly supporting the Free Festival, the 99 Club brings a selection of four different comics every day.
I probably should have guessed from the name, but there was nothing that could have prepared me for what Frank Sanazi’s musical comedy had in store.
Cheeky late night songs! Luc Valvona sings you a selection of his funny, witty and sometimes downright filthy songs on the ukulele, guitar and mandolin, and then tries to sell you …
French, Australian, Jewish, Arctic comedian Eric Hutton’s 2012 show was selected as one of the ‘best free shows at the Fringe’ by TheScotsman.
Four comedians.
The hit show returns after more sell-out shows around the world.
We Will Be Free is an historical tale beginning in 1834 and is based on the true story of George and Betsy Loveless, prominent members of the Tolpuddle Martyrs.
Vegas Underground stood in front of a huge screen as a cartoon designed to put us in the mood for a night of Rat Pack-style music appeared behind them.
The food’s great in Edinburgh, isn’t it? You’ve got all those stalls selling gourmet hot dogs and falafel, every venue has its own cafe - I’m even sitting in a coffee shop …
Milton Jones enters, characteristically via scooter, clad in a blue print shirt, orange trousers, orange shoes, and hair which defies gravity.
An hour long comedy show featuring five different acts talking about sex? After a few pints this starts to seem like a great idea and I would recommend the show to any finding them…
A fairytale for grown-ups … don’t let truth get in the way of magic! Join commuter Sam on his unexpected quest to help The Knight find his voice and rescue The Lady.
This is late night comedy at its finest.
Rhys will tell some brilliant jokes, do some incredible poems and then leave.
A commanding, busty Titania sits with her changeling child as drab fairies dance woozily around her to crackly swing music.
Australian comedians Eric Hutton and Jen Carnovale present a selection of their favourite Fringe acts.
Maureen Younger presents a solo stand-up show, as part of the Scottish Comedy Festival, which is based around her view of herself as an outsider, both on the comedy circuit and gen…
The Late Show attracts a lot more of a local audience than most Fringe events and there is a sense that it doesn’t necessarily mind separating itself somewhat from the hustle and b…
Vive is a six-part a cappella jazz vocal ensemble from London that creates original songs and reworks old favourites.
This is a tale of two love stories running parallel: one between the cats Puss and Tabs; and the other between their owners, the hero and heroine.
An in-depth and correct analysis of man and his obsessions with sex, violence, money, sex, war, breasts and sex.
Tricity Vogue’s voice has a peculiar tone that suggests everything she says is really an innuendo.
Scottish dancing for all the family.
As humble a turnout as it was, Paul Revill was very grateful and welcomed us warmly.
A selection of the best in new comedy at the Fringe, alongside some top headliners picked from Fringe shows, national competitions and around the world.
The very best comedians selected from across the Fringe.
See the very best comedians at the Fringe, alongside the UK’s best newcomers, at this top-rated comedy selection show.
Cabaret legend and TO&ST finalist Dusty Limits celebrates the crazed pursuit of joy and truth.
Feast on five of the tastiest up-and-coming comedians on the circuit including your award-winning headliner Masai Graham.
Each night see four exciting new acts performing ten-minute sets.
Powered by the enigmatic personalities of compère Chris Turner, David Elms and Adam Hess, AAA Batteries is a show brimming full of energy, improvised humour and finely tuned routi…
Ian Fox has come up with a fairly novel twist on observational comedy: his show centres on a series of photographs shown on television screens around the room so that the audience …
Step into the world of Frank Von Nippleman.
Three-quarters into this heavily autobiographical show, Canadian comic, singer-songwriter and actor Phil Nichol launches into a story about breaking his penis during a one-night st…
Tomie James has travelled from Ireland to make a good point: we’re putting an awful lot of rubbish into our bodies.
Let Ali McGregor (‘La Clique’ and ‘Opera Burlesque’) with Saxon McAllister guide you through the festival’s finest stand-up comedians, burlesque dancers, sideshow acts, and musicia…
In just under an hour Paul Duncan McGarrity (Amused Moose finalist 2011) is made to feel awkward by castles, the French Metro and Ugandan rebels.
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…
Having bought a house with his girlfriend the Edinburgh-born comic explores how a decision that comes from a place of love can lead to such fear and uncertainty.
Jody Kamali is a comedian, a clown and based on his YouTube repertoire, an impressive character actor.
The funniest show (with a saucepan).
Anil Desai is a very personable and talented impressionist.
Three young talented comics take over with a show full of improvisation, riffing and household observations.
First of all, it’s important that you ignore the title of this show because it has absolutely nothing to do with what you’ll be watching.
All the way from Soweto, South Africa, The Soil is a three-part SATMA award-winning a cappella group with a mission to warm the hearts of even the frostiest Edinburgh native.
As refreshing and witty as ever, Spring Day returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with a new show which takes some of the best bits of her 2011 Fringe appearance whilst offering…
‘Wicked punch lines have the audience falling over themselves with laughter, thinking: “I can’t believe she said that!” They absolutely loved her, no doubt you will too.
Every twenty years or so, comedy re-vamps itself.
No wires - no script! A completely improvised 50s radio-play adventure, unique every day.
Ever wondered what radio DJs chat about when they’re off-air? No, me neither - but it turns out the topic provides a wealth of material for James Cook’s one-man show about the tria…
Stand-up comedy that fulfils the Edinburgh Festival Fringe’s diversity requirements all in one fantastic show.
The very best comedians selected from across the Fringe.
At the beginning of his show Ant Dewson delivers a short warning to those who don’t appreciate overtly crude humour: leave now.
The Games are back in 2013! Different international acts compete daily for comedy gold.
New Zealand comic actors Emma Newborn and Amelia Guild have brought to the Fringe a show about life on a Kiwi farm, as told through the eyes of its resident dogs.
Let’s get the obvious joke out of the way first: this show is certainly value for money.
Alan is surrounded by idiots; fortunately, he’s one of them.
New solo show from cheeky diva Tricity Vogue with ukulele tunes and salacious anecdotes - a song for every calamitous liaison.
Foil, Arms and Hog are an Irish sketch comedy trio who combine innovative ideas with silliness and boyish charm.
In the past Kevin Shepherd has apparently used his Fringe shows as a kind of confessional, finding thoughtful humour in his past social and legal misdemeanours.
Character comedy is slowly but surely leeching into stand-up.
Starbird is a delightful show, performed by two charismatic women, ably assisted by some very cute starchick puppets.
A mad mish-mash of absurdism and warped nostalgia, encountering the Bob Blackman Appreciation Society felt more akin to my psyche bleeding out into the back room of an old boozer t…
Addressing race related issues for an hour can potentially be very uncomfortable.
From the moment you walk into the room, the mood is set.
Wild, raucous and full of Fringe spirit.
Satisfying energetic children can be a task for even the most patient of adults, but CeilidhKids seem to have found a simple but effective solution to combine family bonding with c…
Award-winning comics seek comedy geeks, hungry for the new stuff.
Consisting of four different acts each night, Big Value Comedy Late seeks to bring its audience variety and humour in equal measure whilst also giving them a sample of some of the …
The Big Man’s back.
Ian Saville, a self-professed ‘socialist magician’, takes you through the history of money and communism by the medium of magic in a free show that pulls off some rather exquis…
Karli Evans and Kat Roma Greer of Australia’s Rue de La Rocket company come to the Fringe with a show which, though billed as theatre, could easily be mistaken for a sketch comed…
Heard of screenwriter William Goldman’s rule about Hollywood? ‘Nobody knows anything.
Inveterate gagster Ivor Dembina **** (Guardian) chaperones you through an hour of comedy, music, guest and surprises, news and reviews all in collusion with the Orchestra of An…
Tricity Vogue gets her kicks from having somebody strum her ukulele that sits on top of her head.
The Hot Box is where you look hot. The little window between being a total slob, and being all dressed up with nowhere to go. Everyone has one. This show is about that.
‘You can tell the bits, but can never complete the picture.
To give a show this title, considering the easy barbs that could be made at its expense, is perhaps brave.
One of The Scotsman’s Top Ten free shows of 2012.
The name Ontroerend Goed packs a punch.
‘Revealing, thought provoking and at times hilarious’ reads the flyer.
‘I invented anger’ bellows Michael Legge, as soon as he comes on stage.
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.
A raucous hour of satirical stand-up, politics has never been so entertaining.
Stand-up variety shows at the fringe can often be hit-and-miss, but this one just gets it spot on.
There seems to be an alarming number of a cappella groups at this year’s Fringe, so standing out as something rather special is all the harder.
Total sell-out 2010-2011, returns with a brand new line-up.
Now in their fifth year of performing at the Fringe, Late Night Gimp Fight is NewsRevue’s dirtier younger sister.
It begins in Kubrick fashion, with a giant gimp face in space accompanied by Strauss’ celebrated Also Sprach Zarathustra, implying the stratospheric status the gimps have achieve…
The Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra is a charming ensemble of ten ukulele players and one double bass player.
If you thought you’d seen it all before, think again: Le Gateau Chocolat is here to shake up your festival.
Halfway through this likeable but ill-conceived show, Gráinne Maguire recounts an anecdote of her short-lived stint as a primary school teacher.
A miraculous story, beautifully told by a charmingly hairy idiot.
Born Australian, with Ghanaian heritage, Matt Okine does a great job at poking fun of racial stereotypes and racial epithets within society, drawing upon a wide range of topics for…
One complaint reserved by many locals is that the Festival attracts a lot of sorts born with silver spoons in their mouths, or, as Joe Bor’s climber creation puts it, the sort wh…
Experienced local guides show you historic places of the Royal Mile, its buildings, narrow closes and secret gardens, describing how its people lived and died, its famous character…
Churches are great: not only is a marvellous acoustic found within those imposing stone walls, but visitors also feel an inherently peaceful atmosphere upon entry.
Escape the thunderous thrill of the High Street! Unwind and enjoy tranquillity, inspiring music and stunning architecture in the medieval heart of Edinburgh.
Situated on the historic Royal Mile, open from 9am – 3am every day.
Whistlebinkies really wants you to know they have free live music.
If you find yourself staggering down the Royal Mile at 2am desperately looking for a drink, there is a string of late-night live music bars ready to keep your liver happy and suppl…
Like so many shows at the moment, Om Nom Nominous lures in punters with a ridiculous name.
This gig is a total surprise – just what the Fringe should be.
Given that the original award-winning novel by Mark Haddon is told from the very singular, focused perspective of a 15-year-old boy on the autistic spectrum, it’s surprising that…
The Black Country Cider Lions’ compere Rob Kemp reminds us near the start of the gig that the room we are in is bespoke.
The Edinburgh Festival has some unusual venues – that is a well-known fact amongst regular Fringe-goers, as avid audience members hop from university building to converted wareho…
The Plastic Seat Company’s debut show is a promising mix of comedy sketches, which take great delight in referencing pop culture of today.
A collection of six 10-minute plays all presented in an hour.
Advertised in the Fringe guidebook as ‘David Kelly is Shameless’, the show turned out to be rebranded as ‘David Kelly and Laura Carr Have No Shame’.
Sarah Archer’s adorable daughter invites us into the venue and welcomes her mother onto the stage, a fitting introduction for an adorable show.
Shakespeare can be hard to do at the Fringe, and even harder to do in an hour.
Returning after their 2007 sell-out Fringe hit, One Night Stand are back and better than ever.
The Duke of Illyria, Orsino, is madly and unrequitedly in love with the Lady Olivia.
Its a hard job to get a small, mostly drunken, late night audience on your side.
Bobby Carroll has perhaps been doing stand up so long that he’s become a bit bitter.
Openly admitting his show was a ‘work in progress’ and should not be judged on the quality of all of the material, there seemed no need for excuses as Damian Kingsley ushered u…
‘Success’ is an inventive, endearing and beautifully observed pastiche of self-help seminars.
Located in the small but cosy performance space underneath the main café area of Captain Taylor’s Coffee House, Life or Something Like it sees Mancunian singer-songwriter Claire…
A production by Scorch Theatre of a somewhat dated play by Alan Ball, the writer of Six Feet Under and American Beauty, which explores the differences between the sexes.
Amrik Virk looks like a laugh to be with.
Staged by Word Alive and hosted by the congregation at Charlotte Chapel, this exhibition tells you everything you need to know about the Good Book and its influence on Christianity…
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.
‘Funny’s funny, except when it’s not’ seems to be the general message of this compilation show.
Doug Segal delivers a perplexing array of mind-blowing, mind-reading tricks modulating gradually to a standing ovation climax.
After introducing himself four times Arnie Pie gave a bit about his stage name before launching into the set that can define the rest of his show in two words: racial comedy.
In an interview for the seminal concert movie Stop Making Sense, Talking Heads frontman David Byrne, acting as the interviewer in his own interview asks himself, ‘I don’t think…
One cannot help but feel , when offered lesser-known tales from the Brothers Grimm, that there is probably a reason that they are not so popular.
A typical Edinburgh stand-up by Richard Coughlan in the back room of an easily hidden pub, this is truly a gem hidden amongst the Fringe.
Straight from The Royal Court, Anupama Chandrasekhars poignant drama about the impact of one girls sex life on the rest of India cant help but provoke.
If there’s one near-forgotten art form due for a revival – along with storytelling and morris dancing – it’s surely ventriloquism.
Sandy Grierson will also skip, strip and teach you how to make an origami boat.
Titan Knight sure knows how to put on a show.
If you’ve ever been anywhere near the Fens you’ll probably have realised that they’re fucking mental, but if unlike me you haven’t visited Spalding’s Springfields Centre for a fun …
The Free Paint and Play Ukulele Workshop with Tricity Vogue is exactly as described.
What do you get if you cross Jack Dee with Paul Daniels? - Piff the Magic Dragon!Piff-Tacular is a magic show and stand-up gig all in one, which despite featuring a cute puppy, is …
The beginning of this production of Shakespeares most bitter- sweet comedy is stunning.
The Yurt Locker is naturally intriguing as a venue and thus when the three performers of Cracking Yolks took to the stage they were playing to an almost full house of casual punter…
Paul McCaffrey seems less like a performer and more like a mate in a pub.
Imprints is a delicate and well thought out production that subtly addresses a serious disease while gracefully demonstrating its damage on a strong and loving relationship.
Lewis Schaffer’s schtick is that he is an ex New York Jew making his way in this strange foreign land and hating every minute of it.
The concept of Bite Size is a perfectly simple, yet novel one, and the clue really is in the title.
This concert proved to be a bit of a gem.
With a razor-sharp tongue and ever sharper wit – think 1940s American reporter meets cocktail bar swagger – David Mills delivers an hour of comedy that you may mistake for an h…
It is unclear why, forty years after the release of the original, Get Carter requires a transfer to stage.
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.
The problems started right from the word go.
If you’re looking for a cheeky musical stop to begin your night at the Fringe, then head to the Gothic room in the Three Sisters for the most bizarre Ukulele banter in town.
BBC: Radio 1’s Fun and Filth Cabaret returns to the Fringe with its hosts Scot Mills and Nick Grimshaw.
‘Well Done You’ calls itself a character sketch show, but Lucy Trodd and Ruth Bratt are in character even when not doing sketches.
The premise of Mace and Burton’s show draws quite a crowd into the Medina.
The French have a word for it, and that word is ‘chanson’.
The little upstairs room at the Quadrant in which we, Matt Green’s audience, squeeze ourselves is packed.
Late Night Laughs is a simple compilation of stand-ups, tonight held together by the bizarrely attired MC Paul Sweeney.
Inventive and skilful storytelling elevate the meeting of Abel and Cain to an imaginative and captivating performance, which Raphael Rodan and Anastasis Sarakatsanos deliver with c…
Initially I had high hopes for this young company.
It’s surprising to find Hit Comet in the Comedy section of the Fringe Guide as the heartfelt friendship at the core of the piece is far more successful than some of the comic ele…
Angus and Cameron have clearly worked hard putting this sketch show together but the results are far from entertaining.
With pre-festival recommendations from The Guardian and The Scotsman as well as a slot at one of the Fringe’s most prestigious theatres, performances of Ten Plagues have been pac…
In this free one-woman show, Clara Lilly shares a string of stories collected from ten years of hitchhiking.
For all the atrocities of the Second World War, it was a fertile period for great songs.
With so much free fringe it’s can be a daunting prospect wading through the guide to find what’s worthwhile.
‘Just had a moment of self-awareness there,’ Ryan Withers stopped halfway through a joke to announce.
The GirlBand Improv was an entirely enjoyable experience but not quite what I expected.
Neither hilarious nor haunting, the claim this play makes to such titles falls as flat as the claim that it is a comedy.
There was a rumour in the 16th century that it was not Shakespeare who wrote his plays, but rather a group of underground artistic intellectuals named The School of Night.
The Music Box, a new play by Cambridge University’s Emma Stirling is not only bad, but bad for theatre.
There has always been a fascination in the double-act.
The big songs of stage and screen are being presented at the Laughing Horse Free Festival by the Cabaret Freaks.
Daniel Sloss delivers a supposedly darker, meaner show in his later slot but most of his material is relatively clean, geared towards an audience who can laugh at him as well as wi…
A young women of 22, recently left unemployed by her beloved ‘Aquatown’ of Luton, reveals her inner thoughts, imaginations and desires to a new pet goldfish, Toby.
Budding musical thespians aim to be what is called a ‘triple-threat’, developing extreme talent in the three areas of musical theatre - acting, singing and dancing.
Devvo, the internet sensation, brings his unique brand of stand-up to the Fringe after a successful string of MC gigs across the UK.
Behind The Truth is an endearing but frustrating show.
You’d be hard pressed to find a free hour of comedy at the Fringe as well-structured and thoughtful as ‘Stitches’.
Two years ago Richard Tyrone Jones a healthy, gym-going, performance poet was diagnosed with chronic heart failure on the eve of his thirtieth birthday.
Most school kids don’t want to read Shakespeare.
It’s a tough crowd to play to but Lucy Cox wins them around easily with her charming repertoire of comedy songs and savage black humour during her show Attractive Audience Requir…
As you can probably infer from the band’s name, Balkan Beat Box are bending the conventions of the Eastern-European folk genre, and are bringing it bang up to date.
‘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.
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.
Self deprecation seems to be the dish of the day for this afternoon’s stand up as Damion Larkin presents a showcase of all the problems he deals with on a daily basis.
Barry and Ian are two estranged brothers in their late middle-age.
The Shack Comedy Club is a new venue just beginning to find its feet.
Compered by Brighton’s Dave Thompson in his mighty velvet suit, The Late Show gave Fringe goers an opportunity to shelter from the crowded bars and fast food stalls in order to e…
Thomas Annand and David Day have come all the way from Ireland to prove that there’s far more to African drumming than monotonous banging.
Upon entering the Wee Coo venue tucked away to the side of the Udderbelly behemoth, Catriona Knox has transmogrified into the imposing Greek waitress that typifies many a holiday t…
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.
Five years in the making and almost stopped by the Japanese earthquake earlier this year, Siro-A blitz the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with outstanding visual trickery.
After the bustle of Princes Street and the Royal Mile with their American Indian/Celtic/Oriental drumming combos and hundreds of flyers, the last thing I expected in the middle of …
The surreal, imaginative landscape of Chris Harrison’s Last Night Things Happened is a journey to the implausible, back-flipping through the nonsensical, spiraling into the whims…
Raise the Roof started IYAF 2013 with a bang.
Him and Me’s circus of estranged acts consists mainly of them with the occasional homemade video thrown in for good measure.
The plot of One Night Stand is, unsurprisingly, the repercussions of a drunken work night out for two colleagues who wake up in the same bed.
Comedian Neil Dagley is Flange Krammer; German Olympic skiing sensation and interminable ladies’ man.
Having been ushered onto the top deck of a bus, itself a surreal beginning to a show experience, I was unsure what to expect from ‘Stand Up, Woman.
Dating George Orwell is a one woman play that looks at the unhealthy relationship between a teenage girl and the books that she has become engrossed in.
To have a tagline from Emma Thompson, undoubtedly a belle of British cinema, is to wield a hefty endorsement.
In the press blurb for his show Middle-Aged, Useless and Talented Nick Hayman compares himself to Tommy Cooper and Norman Wisdom.
Courage Performers, a youth performing arts club from Wiltshire, presents a very strong rendition of the Shakespeare classic ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ with a Second World W…
When contemplating whether to see Matt Forde: Eyes to the Right, Nose to the Left make sure you’ve read up on your politics and politicians from recent years, as without some kin…
Adam Larter splatters onto his stage like paint from Jackson Pollock’s paintbrush, ungainly and definitely not graceful as he crashes all over the place.
Wet Paint is made up of two magicians, Ben Hart and Neil Kelso, with ‘ideas so fresh they’re still wet’.
Those looking for a dose of the unexpected, who enjoy wandering off the beaten track, will be delighted by Lach’s Antihoot.
There aren’t many taboos left in comedy.
Viva Youth Theatre have an excellent record of success at the Fringe.
This free show at the fringe consists very simply of two fairly promising comedians, Mark Diamond and Darren Walsh, alternatively delivering stand up performances.
What makes a lot of cash in the Musical Theatre? Juke Box musicals: Mamma Mia, We Will Rock You, Jersey Boys.
Part of the Laughing Horse Free Festival, comedian and photographer Ian Fox delivers an hour of very amusing entertainment through a selection of photos.
Dirty Filthy Rich wants to make you stinking, filthy rich.
Maurice Cock and Belvedere Bagg model their show as a lesson in how to act.
This is a very abbreviated, comic production of the eighteenth century novel by Henry Fielding.
Sitting in the dark, cave-like venue of the Hive where the smell of alcohol and sweat still pervades from late-night clubbing and the floors are still just a little bit sticky, it …
You’ve got to bless the Edinburgh audience, they are a godsend for bad comedians.
The gimmick for this showcase show is that it’s meant to be ‘Yorkshire’ comedy, whatever that may be.
One of the joys of the Edinburgh Fringe is that every year there are new adaptations of Shakespeares plays, which often throw up new ideas and new ways of looking at these old fa…
The Chyngton Youth Academy made up of 11 to 15 year olds performs this seasonal Shakespeare favourite with enthusiasm and fervour.
With so much improvised comedy at the Fringe nowadays it’s difficult to know what to see.
Its all too easy and all too dangerous to dismiss the Free Fringe.
Sometimes a gig feels like visiting an old friend - the audience have never seen the comedian before, but we have seen comics like him and he’s had audiences like us.
A Professor tries to find his daughter, Sophie, after the first failed attempt of making a double of her left haunting consequences.
Richard Marsh as his self-styled character, Richard, steals the audience away from the busy and crowded public spaces of the fringe, setting his own pace.
What is the opposite of subtle? A thesaurus will give you antonyms like ‘obvious’, ‘loud’, ‘lucid’, ‘crass’.
Pam Ford presents a friendly and funny stand-up show focussing on her past career as a hairdresser.
This is one of Shakespeares most beautiful plays.
There have been countless different interpretations of Shakespeare over the years, many of these attempting new, humorous spins on the classic plays to invoke reactions from jaded …
The title of this particular show may lead you to expect certain things that the final product fails to deliver in every way.
Returning to the Edinburgh Fringe after their Australian sojourn is EastEnd Cabaret.
A show entitled 5 Steps To Being German screams of being packed with old stereotypes and heard-it-all-before jokes of Nazis and efficient trains.
It promised to be a fun show.
This one’s a toughie.
Following the interweaving stories of a community in 1940s Austria, Tales from the Vienna Woods largely focuses on the domestic disputes of the characters rather than the effects o…
Matt Forde’s latest show - Get The Political Party Started - is a continuation of his unique brand of political analysis meets lad culture.
A Midsummer Nights Dream is one of Shakespeares most popular plays and theres probably hardly a day when it isnt performed somewhere in the world.
Shakepeare’s romantic comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, is one of his most popular works, so it’s not surprising that the majority of hands are up when The Pantaloons ask their au…
I really wanted to like this show.
Stella Graham’s routine is fun and original: she recounts amusing anecdotes of good and bad things she has done and the audience have to decide if she should go to heaven or hell.
This show is comedy flying by the seat of its pants: not exactly improvised, but certainly thrown together.
James Christopher’s tactic of combining the show titles of award-winning comedians seems a strange choice.
The sense of apprehension in the auditorium as the audience settles is at odds with an early afternoon show, but not surprising when one considers that we are about to witness Bela…
You have to go to extreme lengths to make a version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream stand out.
Mark Cooper-Jones is a Geography teacher.
Dr Ettrick-Hogg is the very macho compere for this evening of male stand-ups talking about manly things and being generally masculine.
The Night of the Big Wind is an innovative puppetry performance inspired by the book of the same title, written by Peter Carr.
Bridge Markland performs his own version of Goethes Faust in a maverick combination of blank verse and pop song.
Matthew Collins is a travel journalist and single parent, although not necessarily in that order.
Lynn Ruth Miller is approaching eighty-years old and she’s on a mission to prove to us all that aging is amazing through a series of real-life stories and a mix of classic pop so…
Downstairs in a night club that makes an awkward bedfellow for performance, youll find seasoned actress & comedienne, Sarah Louise-Young conjuring up three very distinct characte…
This is a very unusual and enjoyable production.
Bringing his YouTube sensation to the Fringe, Australian comic John Robertson’s show The Dark Room is basically a ‘choose your own adventure’ computer game in which selected …
In Any More Legroom?, Liverpool John Moores University showcases its recent graduates’ dissertation dance pieces.
Men of Character describes itself as two one-man sketch shows that overlap with one another with an overarching plot line.
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.
‘Carry On meets Hilary Mantel’ is such a genius promotional tag line that it’s difficult to resist being drawn through the doors to this Reformation Rumble.
It’s hard to get excited about Matt Green, but it’s even harder not to be taken in by his confidence and easy charm.
Alzheimer’s The Musical is a peek into the lives of those who might be getting slightly older in body but who are most definitely young at heart.
During this free children’s show in Maggies Chambers at the Three Sisters Pub, Phil the Shepherd introduces himself throughout as he tries to put his sheep, or children, to sleep.
James and Craig - the comedy duo behind Best Days of Our Lives - earn their stars as much through likeability as humour.
It isn’t often as a reviewer that you come across a show with absolutely no redeeming qualities whatsoever.
Babushka’s tale is brought to life with a tatty cloth backdrop, wooden frames and props that litter the stage waiting to be used like playthings from a child’s toy box.
Jonathan Prager’s performance is a mixture of spoken anecdotes and original songs with both lyrics and score written by himself and performed with accompaniment from Ben, his ver…
The tale of an orphan - sheltered by her rich aunt, charming the snobs she meets with her sense of fun - Pollyanna is a relentlessly idealistic story.
Blend together a serving of Anchorman, a dollop of The 39 Steps, a couple of bad B movies, a talented cast of individuals, a smattering of comedy accents and you get The Monster Hu…
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 …
The School of Night may take their name from an intellectually exclusive Elizabethan collective but what this improvisational group performs is high culture made accessible to the …
Follow Donna Wannabe and Katherine Withakay (yes, really) through the trials, tribulations and transfers of flying to Las Vegas all performed in astonishing tongue-in-cheek oper…
Surreal humour is usually considered to be at odds with a comedic mainstream, though many who are named practitioners of the surreal are some of the most broadly watched of comics.
The infectious enthusiasm of this comedy duo is apparent from the off, their chaotic get-in generating a fair few belly-laughs.
In recent years Gordonstoun School has put on entertaining versions of some of Shakespeares darker plays (Macbeth That Old Black Magic and Hamlet Shadow Of A Man).
With 101 Comedy Club seeing different up and coming comedians performing every night in four ten minute sets, it is perhaps unfair to form a complete judgement based on one night a…
Blues can be a difficult act to pull off.
Now I’m all for messing with Shakespeare.
Someone should tell Danny McChrystal that having a blokish demeanour and a regional accent doesn’t make you a comedian.
Billed as “a heart-warming tale of smack heads, pimps and psychotic medics”, I really wasn’t sure how I was going to feel about ‘Talk to Frank’.
‘I thought it was a magic show.
Kunt’s on Daytime TV warns that it’s not for the easily offended.
If you’d never seen Matt Kirshen before, as he begins his set you’d be forgiven for thinking you were merely watching an overly enthusiastic sound technician, such is his affab…
This was the event to wrap up all of the weird, wacky and wonderful treats that the Hendrick’s Carnival of Knowledge had put on over the past five days.
Panning for Gold is a performance about love: finding love, losing love, and moving on.
From the start, you know that Tomás Ford isn’t your ordinary late night showman.
Having just won ITV’s Show Me the Funny the previous night, Patrick Monahan’s mood was one of pure ecstasy as he was pushed past a queuing audience into the venue two minutes b…
Would Like to Meet highlights in its description its daily change of acts which apparently brings ‘fresh appeal’ to the show every day.
Ophelia is a strange concept: take what is widely considered to be Shakespeare’s masterpiece and try and rewrite it yourself, using lines from the original plus a couple of other…
It ought to be mentioned from the beginning that Tim’s Turnbull’s Tales of Terror aren’t particularly terrifying, but it soon becomes apparent that actual thrills and chills aren’t…
Ideally Edgar Allan Poe’s works should be read in the dead of night, in an armchair by a crackling fire with the slow tap of wintry branches against the window.
Graham Whistler’s show from last year’s Fringe returns, again mainly focusing on his cerebral palsy.
Arnica 9CH is an exposé of a dancer’s private life and the consequences she faces from her determined efforts to meet the level of perfection expected of a dancer.
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…
Jean Paul Jones is an eighteenth-century US naval commander with Scottish roots; and this is the musical of his life.
The improv group Racing Minds want to tell you a story.
To base a show around the theme of evening classes is an interesting concept and one which has not been trialled very extensively anywhere, let alone at the Edinburgh Festival.
Musicals are a challenge to perform on a budget at the best of times but the problem is made worse when the performance space is absurdly tiny.
Gordon Ramsey Sex Dwarf eaten by badgers.
The production of choice for Phoenix Company tells one man’s love story through the coupling of multimedia and dance.
Imagine being sat in a stand-up comedy show where the comedian in question makes one faintly amusing joke.
The Agitated Acupuncturist Returns To Find It is utterly bizarre.
Call it morbid curiosity, but I was keen to see quite what Neil & Christine Hamilton were going to do at the Fringe.
I imagine as a children’s performer you’re probably prepared for a great deal.
It’s a beautiful day at the Fringe and I’m sat on the top deck of a red bus in the Meadows.
With an empty spotlight where the physical form of Dr Jacopo Annese should have stood, his recorded voice introduces the audience to the case of Henry Molaison, ‘the most famous …
A group of college friends and associated mates head to a festival, expecting a proper night of drink, drugs and dancing.
A Bogan is an Antipodean term for a somewhat uneducated, mullet-wearing, hard-rock loving man.
Making sure that I arrived exactly five minutes early, as instructed by the lady at the box office, I promptly passed my telephone details to a stranger and had left the venue in n…
Few talents serve a stand-up better than audience rapport and I’m happy to say that Matt Tiller has it in spades.
From what I can gather, this show is set at a wedding reception.
Farting at a funeral could be quite funny.
What makes for a memorable show? What transforms an enjoyable night out into an unforgettable experience? It’s not always possible to assess the permanence of a performance upon …
Knot Theory presents a new piece of writing about the decline of a suburban family in a piece of new writing by Niki Orfanou.
Sarah-Louise Young channels four very different, equally hilarious and rather odd women in this cabaret spectacular.
In their free hour, Steve N Allen and Ria Lina read extracts from Agony Aunt pages and attempt to provide better advice using songs along with suggestions from the audience.
The perplexingly named One-Eyed Men are the very genial trio of Alex, Sam and Ben.
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…
Yianni, an Australian Greek, describes his show as ‘hyperlogical’.
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 …
Prince Philip supposedly coined the word ‘dontopedology’ in describing his talent for ‘opening one’s mouth and putting one’s foot in it’, and in this free show at Espio…
Opening the show with some very impressive and fast-paced wordplay, Matt Rudge sets the bar high and despite occasional lulls in energy, manages to be consistently funny throughout…
In Muscle, five men, ranging from young to old, explore and play a variety of male characters that challenge what it is it to be a man.
The Little Mermaid was never going to be the easiest text to adapt to the stage, especially in light of the Broadway production’s recent failure to delight audiences under the se…
Matt Forde is a chatty, friendly man who quickly gets an audience on board.
Editors note: Realising that I did this production a great injustice by only awarding 3 stars the first time around, (Maybe the show I saw before was just too dire), I’ve re-visite…
As the Phantom of the Opera music played a cloaked figure appeared, sang along for a few bars before ripping off the cloak to reveal he had a Henry Hoover for a head.
From the moment the audience is met at the entrance by the overenthusiastic Mr Alesbottom, it becomes clear that the duo are desperate for us to like them.
With its poetic language and truthful performances, Night Time is one of the most professionally done Fringe shows I’ve seen in some time.
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…
After an evening of song recitals from Soprano Rachael Wheatley and Pianist Ingrid Sawers, I left late, feeling very chilled out.
As you enter the bar you are encouraged to take a drink; do, you’ll need it.
Professor Kaos exclaims truimphantly that he has the ‘most popular show in the Fringe!’ and with good cause.
The claws may not be fully out for this night of name dropping and gossip mongering with the Queen of Dynasty, but there’s certainly still a lot of fun to be had, especially if t…
For Free and Easy it pays to be very early at the Stand, or that wont just be the venue name.
Muirne Bloomer and Emma O’Kane march and stamp across the space with mocking routines of Swan Lake in this production that takes a sour look into how a career in ballet can be to…
I’m not sure if I agree with Eric Gudmunsen’s sentiment that ‘Cheap laughs are better than no laughs’ after his alternative evening of late night comedy at Captain Taylor�…
Piazzolla Late proved to be a charming evening of classical music performed by two rising stars of the classical music scene.
Much of the Shakespeare at the Fringe this year has been performed with a twist: musicals, dance, physical theatre, spin-offs, the playwright’s words given new meanings or even tak…
A Little Night Music is one of Sondheim’s most exquisitely written shows- somewhere between Wilde’s comedies of manners and Chekhov and Ibsen’s simpering naturalism.
Sameena Zehra, the writer and performer of Tea With Terrorists, has led an extraordinary life and has been raised by an extraordinary family but her collection of stories, no matte…
The intense naturalism of this piece is realised in the staging.
There’s a familiar traditional-northern-comic style about Kevin Dewsbury as he welcomes the audience to the room above the Meadows Bar, mixed with a bit of laddish banter.
A bizarre hybrid of Avid Merrion and Bob Fossil, Mark Davison’s Mr Susan is immature, crude and downright silly.
In the wonderful location of the top deck of a stationary Edinburgh bus, two comedians try to find their feet on the comedy circuit.
This one-woman comedy show takes you to the frustrated post apocalypse world where woman has inherited the Earth.
Mike ‘Dr Blue’ McKeon is a real Blues caricature.
The old adage ‘a problem shared is a problem halved’ is not one that Hannah Ringham subscribes to.
The title’s unnecessary exclamation mark is testament to the relentless glee on show in London Gay Men’s Chorus latest musical jaunt.
Lewis Schaffer’s show is called Free Until Famous.
Anna Morris has crafted a wonderful hour of entertainment that I highly recommend.
The obvious, but often overlooked difficulty with one act plays is their length.
Flesh Eating Tiger is a frequently over-complicated little beast but one that prides itself on confusing its audience.
Attending free shows at the Fringe is something of a lottery.
You may recognise these two from TV.
The Voodoo Rooms provide old-school trendy surroundings for a comedy variety show.
Impressive set design promises a fresh and cutting-edge take on the foul conditions of the trenches during World War I for four men.
Most people are accustomed to the standard Chinese ornaments and decorations in their local takeaway.
At the start of this show Billy Watson talks about cocks and pubes and soon moves on to describe a tedious pursuit of pussy, which would presumably not be half as tedious if he eve…
Fans of Garrison Keillor will know the territory covered by this show, the semi-folksy world of Lutheran Minnesota.
A Little Night Music promised a delightful evening of choice piano pieces associated with the night-time.
Taking Flight theatre’s interpretation of the raucous and farcical Shakespearian classic captured perfectly the sense of carnival at the play’s heart, in their open-access adap…
They say the art of comedy is timing; it is therefore ironic that in a show about time we aren’t given enough of it to enjoy the jokes.
Three for Free is a fun and friendly showcase of new acts, featuring Alex Kealy and Patrick Morris, plus a special guest every day.
Jackson Voorhaar’s set details the things he loves and loathes.
‘I was going to have a cucumber down my pants’ says compere Marc Smethurst, removing a cucumber from his pants, ‘but there’s a reviewer in tonight.
Jimmy McGhie may sweat away two litres in his hour stand up, but it’s worth it for the amount of people he wins over.
The premise is simple: a group of people meet in a park.
‘Ed Night stands at the dawn of the new age of stand-up’ (Fest).
It’s the annual two-hour charity variety show filled with bizarre acts and very alternative comedy which includes the presentation of three annual Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards.
Old and new beats meet performance poetry paying tribute to South Africa’s legends.
Edinburgh’s Old Town breathes history, sometimes with a roar, and sometimes with a whisper.
We talk to Ellie Jones and some of the cast about her production of Animal Farm for BYMT.
VAULT, the creators of VAULT Festival have found their new London home which will open in Spring 2024 with VAULT Festival returning in the Autumn.
A coveted Bobby has been presented to five shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year.
Mervyn Stutter talks to us about his 31st year at the Fringe, how things have changed and his show, Pick of the Fringe
Our Editor-in-Chief, Richard Beck, talks to Dennis Elkins about his life and Trilogy at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Matt Hale talks about his career and his debut show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, TOP FUN! 80s Hypnosis Spectacular.
In this Valentine's Special we talk to comedian Matt Hoss about what would be on his Valentine's playlist, how to book a tour after Edinburgh Fringe and what to get a vegan for Val...
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 Warren once again joined with Brighton Fringe to celebrate the opening of Brighton Fringe 2018 with a fantastic free firework display on Thursday 3rd May.
All this week we've got some fantastic offers on your favourite West End shows. Check back daily for the latest offers.
In his Fringe show Two Little Ducks, UK spoken-word artist and activist Matt Abbott uses poetry to explore contemporary politics.
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...
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.
For the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe free shows will return to The Counting House venue on West Nicolson Street, following a one year hiatus with the venue being programmed under a paid s...
If all drugs were legal for twenty four hours, what would you do? It really happened - in Ireland, 2015.
What do you do if you have to have a circumcision at age 27? Well if you’re Dave Chawner, you write an Edinburgh show about it.
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...
Brighton Fringe’s month long arts festival kicks off this Friday, 6 May, with several unmissable shows and a spectacular fireworks display at The Warren.
Edinburgh venue St Stephen’s Stockbridge returns in 2016 as the latest addition to the C venues stable.
Brighton Fringe has officially launched.
The night Freddie Mercury and Kenny Everett smuggled Princess Diana into an iconic gay venue is the stuff of legend.
Brighton Fringe is asking people in Sussex to give the gift of joy this Christmas by helping the Fringe put on its first ever opening night parade.
Christmas is the one time of year you can drag your non-theatre-going friends to the theatre.
Matt Tedford’s drag incarnation as Margaret Thatcher started life as a simple Halloween joke but has since taken on a bit of a life of her own, winning him Best Male Performer at...
Richard O'Brien is the author of several plays and four books of poetry.
On Friday, Frankie Boyle took to the stage at the Féile an Phobail festival in West Belfast.
Well-travelled poet Carys ‘Matic’ Jones brings Professional Nomad: What Happens When a Gap Year Becomes a Gap Decade? to Clerk's Bar this August.
Have a thing for iambic pentameter and ghosts of politician's past? Then this might be the show for you! Broadway Baby finds out more.
Director Alexandra Spencer-Jones of Action to the Word made her name with her all-male production A Clockwork Orange, currently touring with Glynis Henderson Productions.