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Tennis

Tennis

DON McEnroe and Björn GNU face each other once again in the ultimate duel we all have been waiting for! A nerve-wracking battle of finger knitting, tango wrestling, dirty tricks a… 

Sawdust Symphony

Sawdust Symphony

Carpentry and circus collide. 

The Flock and Moving Cloud

The Flock and Moving Cloud

This August, Scottish Dance Theatre set the stage on fire with two of their most physically daring and dynamic works in an unforgettable evening of dance by two of the most-excitin… 

Fernando and His Llama Friend

Fernando and His Llama Friend

It’s tough being a deaf kid. 

Comala, Comala

Comala, Comala

Join us for a sip of mezcal at this Day of the Dead-style theatrical experience. 

Common Is As Common Does: A Memoir

Common Is As Common Does: A Memoir

Fringe favourites 21Common return for a dance spectacular, mashing karaoke carnage and feats of physical endurance with chucking-out time at the Grand Ole Oprey. 

Galahad Takes a Bath

Galahad Takes a Bath

‘I got very little, little to no media training, so. 

Morag, You're a Long Time Deid

Morag, You're a Long Time Deid

Morag’s death left a silence in her place. 

The Signalman

The Signalman

Witness to a horrifying tragedy, a signalman is haunted by a mysterious figure standing by a railway tunnel. 

James Whale: Beyond Frankenstein

James Whale: Beyond Frankenstein

From Frankenstein to The Invisible Man, James Whale directed some of the greatest movies of all time. 

Bambiland (written by Elfriede Jelinek)

Bambiland (written by Elfriede Jelinek)

In the game of televised warfare, it is unclear who’s allowed to say ‘we’ anymore. 

Horizon Showcase: Little Wimmin

Horizon Showcase: Little Wimmin

Figs in Wigs are back and this time they’ve got their period (dresses). 

Horizon Showcase: TOM

Horizon Showcase: TOM

In a holding room, participants wait. 

Dances Like a Bomb

Dances Like a Bomb

Dances Like a Bomb is a dance and physical theatre piece by Irish Dance Company Junk Ensemble. 

My Best Judys

My Best Judys

Come and enjoy a night in celebration of one of the world’s most beloved entertainers, the one Ms Judy Garland. 

Andronicus Synecdoche presented by Song of the Goat Theatre

Andronicus Synecdoche presented by Song of the Goat Theatre

Inspired by Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus, featuring original text and music which depict the extreme cruelty resulting from retaliation. 

Optimistic: Elizabeth Holmes

Optimistic: Elizabeth Holmes

Elizabeth Holmes claims her biotechnology will revolutionise medicine – and people believe her. 

CREEKSHOW

CREEKSHOW

Writer/performer Jenny Witzel tells her story of living on a boat in an “up-and-coming” neighbourhood in South-East London. 

Climb

Climb

A guitar, microphone and stool wait expectantly on an empty stage. 

La codista / The queuer

La codista / The queuer

La codista / The queuer is a deceptively simple show about a woman who waits in line for other people. 

Banana

Banana

Banana is a wacky hour of outside-the-box clown comedy that makes you smile from ear to ear. 

Tourist

Tourist

Travellers! Come along the journey of your life to the land of holiday wishes, dreams. 

The Van Paemel Family

The Van Paemel Family

Discover this iconic Flemish play by Cyriel Buysse. 

Harvest

Harvest

A dance performance exploring the working body across two seemingly distant sectors: agriculture and dance. 

Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy

‘Breathtaking, heart-stopping, terrifying’ ***** (Cherwell. 

Funeral

Funeral

After a slow and rocky start, Ontroerend Goed’s Funeral becomes an emotionally resonant space for processing a person’s grief. 

Gerry Carroll – Young

Gerry Carroll – Young

Gerry Carroll – Young. 

Why English?

Why English?

‘Why do I speak English??’ I have been asked this in an accusatory manner. 

Report to an Academy

Report to an Academy

Report To An Academy is not Franz Kafka’s best work, but Robert McNamara brings the elusive central character with precision and animal rage that is very watchable. 

Groovicle

Groovicle

Dancer and performer Elliot Minogue-Stone presents pop art, contemporary dance and cabaret in his brand-new mish-mash show, Groovicle at Zoo Southside. 

The Insider

The Insider

Look into the human face of greed – live acting, visuals and a binaural soundscape that gives you the chills. 

Sad Book

Sad Book

‘Stand-out dance of the summer’ (Guardian on 201’s Skin). 

Civilisation

Civilisation

Jaz Woodcock-Stewart from award-winning company Antler collaborates with choreographer Morgann Runacre-Temple. 

Dreamsick

Dreamsick

‘I think I might be ill. 

Afterhours Comedy: Amused Moose Comedy

Afterhours Comedy: Amused Moose Comedy

‘Awesome late-night hilarity’ (ThreeWeeks) will be too good to miss. 

The Relentless Approach of Better Times

The Relentless Approach of Better Times

The Relentless Approach of Better Times is Emma Smith’s testimony to the importance of galvanised positive action in response to forced mass migration, climate change and political… 

40/40

40/40

Kat is a woman (has been for quite a while now). 

Walk-Man

Walk-Man

It’s a day like any other. 

Art27's Firsthand Z pierwszej reki

Art27's Firsthand Z pierwszej reki

Firsthand is an audiovisual artwork – an outcome of residency by artists Marta Adamowicz and Robert Motyka on the concept of home through the connections with the remembered and … 

Art27's Blood Red Lines

Art27's Blood Red Lines

Blood Red Lines was developed with and performed by victims and survivors of the tragedies of South Armagh, border counties and Dublin in the darkest days of the Irish Conflict. 

The Rainbow – A Rehearsed Reading of a New Adaptation

The Rainbow – A Rehearsed Reading of a New Adaptation

Originally published in 1915, The Rainbow was extraordinarily ahead of its time as Lawrence explores the experiences of three generations of Polish women living in Nottinghamshire … 

Heroes

Heroes

Heroes. 

Art27's From the Heart of the Incident

Art27's From the Heart of the Incident

From the Heart of the Incident is the extraordinary story of Dr Issam Bassalat Hijjawi, a highly respected and much-loved Edinburgh medical doctor and Palestinian activist held in … 

sanni-leena

sanni-leena

Jazz, pop, classics. 

All Over

All Over

A poetic, subtle and witty dance performance on conventions, expectations and perception. 

Art27's Saber Came to Tea

Art27's Saber Came to Tea

Saber Came to Tea is an entertaining short play with original music and magic that tells the story of one young woman’s defiant stand against the constraining social norms of her f… 

Maternity

Maternity

‘I’m still waiting for my child. 

This Is Your Captain Speaking

This Is Your Captain Speaking

After years of patching up a rapidly deteriorating airport on an island lost in a Foie Gras scandal, Lick is staring down the propeller of a cargo plane. 

Saved

Saved

Saved is a multi-layered, retro-mechanical music show built around rescued 70s home organs. 

Runners

Runners

“You can disappear into the timelessness of motion. 

Far Gone

Far Gone

A Roots Mbili Theatre and Sheffield Theatres co-production. 

Megalith

Megalith

Rocks. 

Art27's From the Horse's Mouth

Art27's From the Horse's Mouth

Join Art27 Scotland Artist in Residence Elaine Cheng as she explores the binaries of Hong Kong and China through her new sonic composition, discussion and tales of the life of thos… 

Johnny Got His Gun

Johnny Got His Gun

A grenade hits Joe Bonham in WW1. 

Raging Mother

Raging Mother

We all have a mother, and an opinion about how she should be. 

Rocky!

Rocky!

Award-winning political theatre based on the movie about the harmless, loser boxer Rocky, who against all odds defeats his own inferiority and unreasonable loser life. 

Apocalypse How?

Apocalypse How?

Zkeletonz are ‘one of the UK’s most innovative and independent bands’ (DestinationNative. 

Un Poyo Rojo

Un Poyo Rojo

Argentinian dance music greets us as we enter the space for two-man physical theatre experience Un Poyo Rojo, but the vast majority of the show takes place in silence. 

Looping: Scotland Overdub

Looping: Scotland Overdub

Billed as part Brazilian street dance and part Scottish ceilidhe with everyone invited to share the dance floor and a whisky, this suggested a rather more joyful, carnivalesque exp… 

Black Holes

Black Holes

An Afrofuturist history of the universe from the Big Bang to dreamshout death. 

Ritualia

Ritualia

Scottish Dance Theatre’s Ritualia shakes tradition to its core in this bold re-imagining of Nijinska’s 1920s ballet, Les Noces. 

Not Today's Yesterday

Not Today's Yesterday

Not Today’s Yesterday. 

Nightshifter

Nightshifter

Combining Temper Theatre’s signature fluid muscular movement, fragmented imagery and soul-shaking soundscapes, Nightshifter attends to a world in desperate need of emergency care. 

Inka

Inka

When two scientists struggle to parent their youngest son, they create Inka. 

Happiness for All

Happiness for All

Be a passenger on our cliche-free poem/song journey tonight: relationships, nature, places and much more! It’s alternative. 

Staged

Staged

Circus is inherently exciting to watch – the whole point of it is to see human bodies interact with the world in a way you didn’t think was possible. 

it will come later

it will come later

A stripped back, thrilling and edgy contemporary dance work. 

I Swallowed a Moon Made of Iron

I Swallowed a Moon Made of Iron

A requiem for our digital age from Toronto/Macau composer Njo Kong Kie (winner, 2018 Toronto Theatre Critics Award, Best New Musical). 

Raiders of the Grey Gold

Raiders of the Grey Gold

The dream of old age and the fear of reaching it! In a battle against time, the Danish theatre company Don Gnu throw themselves into a physical and blazing acrobatic quest for the … 

Put Your Best Face On

Put Your Best Face On

Lola’s funny, confident, and always striving for perfection. 

A Rock'n'Roll Suicide!

A Rock'n'Roll Suicide!

Ziggy Stardust takes us on a Tragical Mystery Tour through the life of a nearly-was rock star! Drama, tragedy and hilarity ensue to a live rocking backdrop. 

Apollo: Take 111

Apollo: Take 111

James Stuart – or Stuart James – is passed out at his desk as the audience file into the space. 

Intolerable Side Effects

Intolerable Side Effects

Millennial-female-clown rabbit Diane wants to find love but she’s having some serious problems with her contraception. 

Conversations With Van Gogh

Conversations With Van Gogh

Conversations With Van Gogh – Hannah has lost faith in everything and everyone, except maybe Vincent van Gogh; but if all life is creation, then surely she can find the meaning o… 

Super Human

Super Human

Super Human explores and pushes the limits of the human body. 

How to Use a Washing Machine

How to Use a Washing Machine

How To Use A Washing Machine is a charming two-hander from emerging company Slam Theatre. 

Lovely Girls

Lovely Girls

Chess and Cristina are multi award-winning duo, The Hiccup Project, often introduced as ‘the lovely hiccup girls’. 

Are we not drawn onward to new erA – Ontroerend Goed

Are we not drawn onward to new erA – Ontroerend Goed

What’s done is done. 

Muse 90401

Muse 90401

Muse 90401 is a one-woman show written by, and starring, internationally acclaimed actress Fadik Sevin Atasoy. 

SHINE

SHINE

Your daughter is missing. 

STYX

STYX

A mixture of mythology, memory and music. 

Too Pretty to Punch

Too Pretty to Punch

There are 36 shows at the Fringe by trans performers, according to the TransFringe hashtag on Twitter, and Edalia Day’s Too Pretty to Punch might be the only one that’s both ce… 

The Creation Myths of China

The Creation Myths of China

The shows are based on Chinese classical myths of the very beginning of the world. 

Holy $#!% It's Music and Comedy With Matt Griffo

Holy $#!% It's Music and Comedy With Matt Griffo

Matt Griffo from Chicago is an internationally touring musical comedian, combining music with comedic lyrics. 

Distinction

Distinction

ZOO Venues in conjunction with DanceXchange and Dance4 present a series of new choreographic works from emerging artists in the Midlands. 

Autóctonos II

Autóctonos II

A quintet between pianist/composer and four dancers, Autóctonos II questions belonging to a group, in this society of endurance, indifference and productivity. 

There She Is

There She Is

When a whale beaches on the London Underground, all hell breaks loose and communication abruptly ceases. 

The Fun Club Presents...

The Fun Club Presents...

I’m not sure how to explain The Fun Club Presents… Three performers – Sara Page, Franny Anne Rafferty and Alistair McPhail – in a room, all in animal face-paint, talk obliq… 

Pie Equals Square

Pie Equals Square

A mad inventor applies logic to the absurd and abstract. 

All These Things

All These Things

For one day only! Live Art Bistro take on ZOO Southside, doing what they do best: presenting 12 hours of transgressive and experimental performance by world-renowned artists. 

She Taught Me How to Breathe Again

She Taught Me How to Breathe Again

A one-to-one performance for a group of individuals. 

A Life on the Silk Road

A Life on the Silk Road

The National Theatre of China have brought their visually stunning production of Life On The Silk Road to Zoo Southside. 

What The Moon Saw

What The Moon Saw

A magical journey around the world. 

How to Drink Wine Like a Wanker

How to Drink Wine Like a Wanker

We’ve all encountered the wine wankers’ insufferable diatribe. 

Zugunruhe

Zugunruhe

Zugunruhe (zoo-gun-rue): an ornithology term for ‘migratory restlessness in birds’. 

Step Into Africa IV 

Step Into Africa IV 

Back at the festival for the fourth time, 34/18 Youth Dance Company perform Step Into Africa IV. 

Bluff

Bluff

‘Our world is in order, a world in which there are unchangable truths that are valid to everybody. 

The Half Moon Shania

The Half Moon Shania

Punk and theatre aren't the strangest of bedfellows, but there is something that often feels false when collectives of art school graduates and professionally-trained actors at… 

Dep

Dep

ĐẸP is a Vietnamese word that translates as ‘beautiful’, and is also the starting point for Dam Van Huynh’s dance work that explores the nature of the human condition, tak… 

Violet

Violet

Violet is starting to forget. 

It's Alright, Everything's Okay

It's Alright, Everything's Okay

Sometimes we feel sad. 

Stoel (Chair)

Stoel (Chair)

Choreographic duet from three years ago. 

Dreamland

Dreamland

‘Dreamland tackles pressing social and political issues with bracing theatricality’ (Jesse Briton, Bear Trap Theatre). 

Century Song

Century Song

A woman stands downstage right, a spotlight illuminating her from one side. 

Re: Production

Re: Production

Karen and Tom met and married when they were really young. 

As Far as We Are

As Far as We Are

If the impression of an accelerated overall situation ending in a crash is manifested, the mutation to the crash-test dummy has begun. 

Last Hive

Last Hive

The Matrix, but with bees. 

The Welcome Revolution

The Welcome Revolution

‘There’s something about the UK, you don’t welcome people. 

Kidding

Kidding

When did you last speak to your Mum? Last week? Last year? We’ve been asking everyone from grandparents to schoolkids. 

Istanbul: You'll Never Walk Alone

Istanbul: You'll Never Walk Alone

It’s 2005 and somehow Liverpool are back in the European Cup Final. 

Elsie Thatchwick

Elsie Thatchwick

‘Dearest Elsie, if you’re reading this, I’m dead. 

Process Day

Process Day

A sensory experience transforming dancers into sleek, androgynous, nocturnal beings guided through shadows by a futuristic techno soundtrack. 

Profundis

Profundis

Profundis choreographed by Israeli-born Roy Assaf, is amusingly and slickly performed by the National Dance Company Wales but is more of a ‘five-finger exercise’ for dance stud… 

The Lucky Durhams: The First Day of the Somme

The Lucky Durhams: The First Day of the Somme

This play, set against the historically accurate backdrop of the first day of the Somme, features fictitious soldiers from the Durham Pals regiment, preparing for the big push. 

On One Condition

On One Condition

On One Condition draws on stories from Dan Daw’s lived experiences, asking us to question our own perceptions of normal while offering a stripped back look at the world we live in. 

Folk

Folk

Folk is Caroline Finn’s first piece for the Cardiff-based National Dance Company Wales since becoming its Artistic Director two years ago. 

Edgar and Me

Edgar and Me

Charlotte has a pen pal, but he sends her his letters from death row. 

Fagin's Twist

Fagin's Twist

‘High energy, precision crafted choreography creates a dark twist on a classic tale’ **** (Stage). 

One Step Before the Fall

One Step Before the Fall

‘Theatrical knock-out’ (Times). 

#JeSuis

#JeSuis

#JeSuis is an edgy new choreographic work by renowned British dancer Aakash Odedra. 

TuTuMucky

TuTuMucky

Powerful and complex, TuTuMucky explores how we’re shaped by the world around us, searches for peace in chaos, and celebrates revolt against the regiments of modern daily life. 

The Narrator

The Narrator

A story about secrets, about the unspeakable truth, about being a woman. 

Yu Kyung-hwa and E-Do

Yu Kyung-hwa and E-Do

E-Do is an ensemble of six incredibly talented musicians who combine traditional and contemporary rhythms with consummate ease. 

We Need to Talk About Bobby (Off EastEnders)

We Need to Talk About Bobby (Off EastEnders)

EastEnders fans will remember experiencing shock and upheaval at the revelation that the culprit of a long-running murder whodunnit was 10 year old Bobby Beale. 

You Are Not the One Who Shall Live Long

You Are Not the One Who Shall Live Long

You are asked to explain a purpose, statement of intention and concept. 

Aladdin

Aladdin

This ‘professional ballet company in microcosm’ (Scotsman) tells the tangled tale of Aladdin and his famous lamp condensed into a delightful hour. 

Wind-Up

Wind-Up

Czech dance in its ultimate form. 

Mine

Mine

They say a mother’s love is unconditional, but can you truly still love your child after they commit the most heinous of crimes? Put The Book Down’s Mine brings to light the ex… 

After 4 – Over the Moon

After 4 – Over the Moon

In Korea when somebody dies, people say they have gone ‘over the moon’ or ‘crossed the river’. 

Beam

Beam

This is one of Granny’s stories. 

Last of Their Generation

Last of Their Generation

‘The more I try to remember her, the more I’ve forgotten her. 

Action at a Distance

Action at a Distance

Confronting head-on complex ethical dilemmas that co-exist with modern Western imperialism, this new play written by Rory Horne is urgent, engaging and also deeply entertaining. 

Batacchio

Batacchio

Award-winning contemporary circus company mixes breathtaking acrobatics, original music, magic tricks and unexpected illusions in a fantastical journey to the spectacular comedies … 

A Great Fear of Shallow Living

A Great Fear of Shallow Living

A good storytelling piece is lovely. 

Edison

Edison

Static Assembly attempt to give us an insight into the lives and rivalry of Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla but really just leaves the audience confused. 

Tribe

Tribe

Temper Theatre once again return to Edinburgh to gift audiences with a performance well worth three times the ticket price. 

Space Rocket Oddity Man

Space Rocket Oddity Man

Floating in deep space, an astronaut pleads with his lover to let him back in the airlock. 

The Bearpit

The Bearpit

Glimpses of a toxic relationship. 

Wanna Dance With Somebody! Or, A Guide To Managing Social Anxiety Using Theoretical Physics

Wanna Dance With Somebody! Or, A Guide To Managing Social Anxiety Using Theoretical Physics

With one of the longest titles you’ll come across it feels as though this show will have a lot to unpack. 

Gossip

Gossip

Gossip, blather, misinformation and rumours are a cross-cultural phenomenon of humanity. 

And Now…

And Now…

‘Thought-provoking, visually beautiful and totally engaging’ **** (EdinburghGuide. 

Luna Park

Luna Park

When reading the marketing blurb for Luna Park, I must confess I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect. 

Terra Incognita

Terra Incognita

Lightning-fast, cinematic style sequences skilfully bound together with fluid, muscular movement, vivid lighting and soul-shaking soundscapes. 

My Month of Mother's Ruin

My Month of Mother's Ruin

When adult life isn’t going to plan sometimes you have to take charge and do something about it. 

Taiwan Season: Sounds of Taiwan

Taiwan Season: Sounds of Taiwan

Three expert musicians from France, Japan and Taiwan blend the sounds of three of the world’s most distinctive string instruments: erhu, sitar and cello. 

Rubber

Rubber

Pentire Street Productions are proud to debut their unique two-person immersive drama at the Edinburgh Fringe. 

Scorched

Scorched

The setting is intimate, and encroaching on the personal space of a frail man, in a battered armchair listening to the television (news of the Gulf War is on – the year is 1991) … 

Stamp

Stamp

Hosted by the love child of Sandi Toksvig and Frank N Furter, Stamp is a cheeky, challenging game show where you make the rules. 

Bang! To the Heart

Bang! To the Heart

I you are looking for a bombastically visual hip hop dance show, and you don’t mind a nonsensical and cliché plot, this is the show for you. 

Whiteout

Whiteout

‘Bringing a thrillingly muscular energy. 

Wunderbar

Wunderbar

The two performers could be anyone; strangers or siblings, friends or lovers. 

Feel-Link

Feel-Link

Airida Gudaite and Laurynas Žakevicius represent a new generation of Lithuanian dancers and choreographers. 

The Blind Date Project

The Blind Date Project

Desperate and looking for love, Anna (AFI award-winner Bojana Novakovic, star of Rake and Shameless) is a woman at a karaoke bar waiting for a date. 

Operation Love Story

Operation Love Story

Mission accepted. 

Generation Zero

Generation Zero

The difficult relationship between political and personal affairs are addressed in the devastating drama Generation Zero. 

The Murderer

The Murderer

Through innovative movement and a thought-provoking script, Clown Funeral’s dark yet comedic The Murderer comments intelligently on society’s inability to forgive and forget, by … 

Moscow Boys

Moscow Boys

Combining clownesque joy with jaw-dropping skill, a quartet of multi-talented virtuosos escapes the critical eye of their instructor and embarks on a musical journey from Tchaikovs… 

MOONFACE

MOONFACE

Adulthood. 

Smother

Smother

Hip Hop is a strange medium with which to tackle the homosexual experience. 

Dawns Ysbrydion / Ghost Dance

Dawns Ysbrydion / Ghost Dance

Ghost Dance, or Dawns Ysbrydion as is the Welsh title, uses three female dancers to explore the parallels between the displacement of Native Americans and the Ghost Dance of 1890 �… 

The Ted Bundy Project

The Ted Bundy Project

Killing most of an hour, and murder to sit through, The Ted Bundy Project does bait-and-switch on its audience. 

Rowan James: Easy for You to Say

Rowan James: Easy for You to Say

Rowan is a hip hop and punk-inspired poet diagnosed with a specific learning difficulty and speech impediment, often disabled by other people’s perceptions. 

Artificial Things

Artificial Things

This is the first year of the ‘iF Platform’ – a new showcase featuring the UK’s top disabled artists and integrated arts companies. 

Last Man Standing

Last Man Standing

For those who like their dance without frills, Last Man Standing provides an hour of unrelenting raw movement. 

For Now, I Am

For Now, I Am

Following on from Brew’s acclaimed Remember When which recalled his past an elite ballet dancer, For Now I am engages directly with his body as it is now, 18 years on since his lif… 

YAMA

YAMA

There is dance and there is Scottish Dance Theatre. 

Dreaming in Code

Dreaming in Code

Award-winning choreographer Tamsin Fitzgerald and Eddie Kay for Frantic Assembly present Dreaming in Code, an explosive, visceral, brand new double bill performed by one of the UK�… 

Tribe

Tribe

I was slightly apprehensive when going to review Tribe, having seen a lot of pretentious, uninspiring, or just simply bad physical theatre and dance pieces this Fringe. 

Far Far Away

Far Far Away

Prince Charming is down in the dumps, Cinderella can’t find her fairy godmother, Little Red Riding Hood has wandered out of the forest, and the Wolf seems more interested in doin… 

Quiet Violence

Quiet Violence

The room smells of Deep Heat. 

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

‘Choreographed by Robert Royce and Joanne Whitehill, this Alice captures the zany adventure in Lewis Carroll’s original story in a package that appeals to even the youngest audie… 

Correction

Correction

This is a mesmerising, funny and well-crafted example of modern choreography, which explores what you can achieve when you are put under restrictions. 

Hula House

Hula House

Hula House, created by Permanently Visible Productions, is an immersive, semi-interactive look at the life of sex workers. 

How to Be Fat

How to Be Fat

A solo comedy show for anybody, ideally a fat one. 

Tristissimo

Tristissimo

Nothing can take a turn for the worse as quickly as a perfect day. 

Transit Cabaret

Transit Cabaret

Transit Cabaret by Six Faux Nez is described as ‘A silent show, like a silent movie, a clever, poetic and festive mix of music, gesture and underground cabaret-theatre. 

The Communist Threat

The Communist Threat

A hotel room in Vienna, 1950. 

Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons

Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons

123,205,750. 

Joan, Babs & Shelagh too

Joan, Babs & Shelagh too

Joan, Babs & Shelagh too is a difficult play. 

Taiwan Season: Self and Others

Taiwan Season: Self and Others

Formosa Circus Art company blends circus, dance and theatre skills. 

Liberation

Liberation

Paint is thrown onto the naked body, as art and theatre combine in an explosion of colour and movement. 

A Study on the Stillness of Love

A Study on the Stillness of Love

This is a show with an ambitious script, which shows real emotional intelligence. 

Police Cops

Police Cops

Present day (1976) straight-laced rookie Police Cop Jimmy Johnson is out to avenge his brother’s death, and he’s got to go it alone. 

The American Soldier

The American Soldier

We must be nearly at saturation point with plays and particularly monologues about war veterans. 

A Sudden Burst of Blinding Light

A Sudden Burst of Blinding Light

This piece of new writing from Ben Maier is the latest addition to the succession of plays at this year’s Fringe which in some way seek to deal with issues of mental health. 

Discoteque Machine

Discoteque Machine

Discoteque Machine, brought to us by Gianmarco Pozzoli and Alice Magione is a morphsuits show. 

Beyond the Body

Beyond the Body

Takibox’s Beyond the Body is an intriguing exploration of physicality, a performance that promises to look towards an extension, a transcending of state. 

Last Chance Romance

Last Chance Romance

Entering into a world of 1950s dating, Last Chance Romance is a fun hour for any adult. 

An Invitation

An Invitation

Jo Fong’s An Invitation is about as elusive and complex as a performance at the Fringe is likely to get. 

SPIN

SPIN

This show by Wales-based company Harnisch-Lacey Dance’s show mixes contemporary dance with breakdancing and elements of parkour. 

La Loba

La Loba

La Loba is a mythological woman who wanders the Earth collecting animal bones, bringing dead creatures back to life with her singing, and occasionally laughing at humans. 

The Curious Incident of the Frog in My Sightline

The Curious Incident of the Frog in My Sightline

The Curious Incident Of The Frog In My Sightline is curious indeed. 

Harry the King

Harry the King

This is a solid performance of a classic play which, while it doesn’t amount to a re-telling in anything but the literal sense, does a creditable job of rendering the whole thing w… 

Mmm Hmmm

Mmm Hmmm

The lights go down and, from out of the dark, a sound comes. 

The Enchanted Forest Adventure

The Enchanted Forest Adventure

The simple pleasure of play is at the heart of Brooke Laing’s enchanting storytelling. 

re:Fujisan

re:Fujisan

Japanese dance company LaN-T003 have been to the Fringe several times before, bringing with them an eccentric blend of video art, physical theatre and quirky slapstick. 

Tabularasa

Tabularasa

Combining contemporary and African dance, four dancers put on an impressive physical display in Kaneish Dance Theatre’s Tabula Rasa. 

Pss Pss

Pss Pss

‘Pss’ is one of those sounds that extends beyond itself. 

Chlorine

Chlorine

From a cool, air-conditioned distance, the 3 Reasonable Women’s Chlorine is a thematically jam-packed, A-Level drama-mare of a show. 

Please Don't Cry (At My Funeral)

Please Don't Cry (At My Funeral)

Please Don’t Cry (At My Funeral) isn’t exactly the show advertised. 

The Exchange

The Exchange

In a deserted bar in a dusty town somewhere in the Australian outback, a barman prepares himself for the drudgery of a long day. 

Café Ruse

Café Ruse

Café Ruse is a kooky, energetic piece of theatre that’s quite unlike anything else I’ve seen on the Fringe. 

Bitesize Chekhov

Bitesize Chekhov

Taking a bite into Chekhov is no mean feat at the best of times. 

God's Own Country

God's Own Country

“Gossip,” we’re told, “travels fast in a valley. 

Beans On Toast

Beans On Toast

Patch of Blue return to the Edinburgh Fringe with their scrumptious offering of Beans on Toast: a triumph of simplicity which still captures the imagination and the heart. 

Riders

Riders

Lenka Vagnerová and Company have two shows on at this year’s Fringe, Riders and La Loba. 

The Warriors: A Love Story

The Warriors: A Love Story

Arcos describe themselves as a ‘multimedia dance company’ and they certainly deliver. 

Super Tramp

Super Tramp

Super Tramp is based on the real life of Shane Fox who, at the age of fifteen, was told a piece of information that changed his life forever. 

Pioneer

Pioneer

Curious Directive have hit the Fringe this year with epic sci-fi drama Pioneer, a space-exploration thriller of stunning proportions. 

You, Me and the World

You, Me and the World

You know that scene in every crime show ever, when the police finally show up at the serial killer’s lair to find a treasure trove of strange, coded messages pinned to the wall… 

Reach for the Stars

Reach for the Stars

Three talentless directors try to find new performers for their TV company. 

Ctrl+Alt+Delete

Ctrl+Alt+Delete

Why can’t people, for once, not act the clichés they are? Meet Amy Jones, 25 from Brixton. 

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