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Captain Dencade: the Lost (Now Found) Episode

Captain Dencade: the Lost (Now Found) Episode

Witness the classic Captain Dencade in this special sci-fi screening. 

An Afternoon with Clinton Baptiste

An Afternoon with Clinton Baptiste

Britain’s foremost clairvoyant medium psychic from Peter Kay’s Phoenix Nights brings you a ‘best of’ from his UK tours. 

Bill Bailey: Thoughtifier

Bill Bailey: Thoughtifier

Direct from a sell-out West End season. 

Kunt and the Gang

Kunt and the Gang

Malcolm Hardee Award winner KATG returns to the Fringe with a set of greatest (minor internet) hits of cheerfully offensive comedy songs to prove you CAN say anything anymore, prov… 

Auntie Empire

Auntie Empire

Auntie is a sweet old dear and a jolly good raconteur. 

Nick Mohammed is Mr Swallow: Show Pony

Nick Mohammed is Mr Swallow: Show Pony

After a sell-out 2023 UK tour and extended run in London’s West End, Taskmaster loser Nick Mohammed returns to the Fringe as his critically acclaimed alter-ego Mr. 

Scottish Comedy Legends: Susie McCabe

Scottish Comedy Legends: Susie McCabe

When Susie McCabe downed her electrician’s tools to commit full-time to becoming a comedian, the construction industries loss was stand-up comedy’s gain. 

Grizzly Jim and The Gary Chronicles, A Collection of Adventurous Verse

Grizzly Jim and The Gary Chronicles, A Collection of Adventurous Verse

Grizzly Jim’s been a hunter all of his life, no quarter given nor none taken. 

Ray Fordyce: Quincunx

Ray Fordyce: Quincunx

Quincunx is Ray Fordyce’s favourite word. It means a pattern of five and there are five areas of his life he want’s to talk about and how they all connect. 

Terry Pratchett's Men at Arms

Terry Pratchett's Men at Arms

All is not well with either the Guild of Assassins or the Guild of Clowns, whose city locations adjoin. 

Scottish Comedy Legends: Jonathan Watson

Scottish Comedy Legends: Jonathan Watson

Jonathan Watson?is a Scottish actor best known for the football comedy Only an Excuse?. 

Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story

Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story

Fresh from her world tour, the People’s Princess is back at the Fringe! Do you know the story of Diana? Probably. 

Damp

Damp

The Rock pub has seen better days, more recently, it has seen damp. 

The Bear

The Bear

As well as being world-famous for classical full-length works like The Seagull, Uncle Vanya and The Cherry Orchard, Anton Chekhov was widely renowned for his short comedic plays kn… 

The Unexpected Mayfly

The Unexpected Mayfly

The Unexpected Mayfly follows a nobody – a man struggling with the search for purpose in his monotonous life. 

Scottish Comedy Legends: Andy Cameron

Scottish Comedy Legends: Andy Cameron

They are two words that are misused far too often these days but in the case of Andy Cameron, the description of comedy legend is totally justified. 

George, Don't Do That... The Joy of Joyce Grenfell

George, Don't Do That... The Joy of Joyce Grenfell

From nursery school to cocktail parties, Joyce Grenfell conjured colourful characters for our pleasure. 

An Awesome Exit

An Awesome Exit

A glorious spoof of the RAF. 

The C Word

The C Word

Back by popular demand! The C Word is a radical awakening to the extreme objectification, competition, and overall nonsense women face today. 

Date, Desire, Divorce

Date, Desire, Divorce

Diana Stewart and Damian Corcoran perform as different older couples in four romantic tragi-comedies by Edinburgh writer Malcolm Windsor. 

What Are You Laughing At?

What Are You Laughing At?

Jump on board and let me take you down that bumpy road that we call life. 

The Colour Red

The Colour Red

Michael is a man who has decided that the best thing to do is to end his life. 

If You Don't Laugh

If You Don't Laugh

If You Don’t Laugh, you’ll cry. 

A Bad Taste Show

A Bad Taste Show

Feast yourselves on an irreverent meal of a comedy sketch show. 

Hairy B*stard

Hairy B*stard

Meet Magenta. 

Chickens

Chickens

Chickens is a sharp comedy-drama that explores the chaos of love, life and obsession. 

As We Face the Sun

As We Face the Sun

As We Face the Sun is a moving and uplifting exploration of friendship and the passage of time. 

Use Your Words!

Use Your Words!

A one-woman show about a new mother struggling with the responsibility of caring for a tiny human. 

Bake Off: The Great British Pantomime

Bake Off: The Great British Pantomime

The contestants on this year’s Bake Off have been doing much much worse than usual. 

Royal Pigeon Mail

Royal Pigeon Mail

A comedy set in a post office using carrier pigeons in the run-up to a debate on whether to keep the pigeon post alive or not. 

For the Plot

For the Plot

Could you go on a reality dating show? Could you and your useless friends convince the producers that you’re actually cool and marketable? Could you be honest with yourself about… 

This Play Sucks!

This Play Sucks!

A brand-new, bite-sized absurdist comedy that you can really sink your teeth into! Small-time Scottish criminals, Cammy and Lee are no strangers to running into a spot of bother in… 

Nuns of Fury!

Nuns of Fury!

Hellfire gets in the habit in this original comedy rock musical. 

Romeo and Juliet – A Tardigrade Tale

Romeo and Juliet – A Tardigrade Tale

In the fluorescent glow of a conference hall, two PhD souls collide – entwined by love, yet divided by rival labs. 

Troy Hawke (WIP)

Troy Hawke (WIP)

Nascent, speculative and unprepared ideas from the founding member of the Greeters Guild that will undoubtedly change before forming the nucleus of the next worldwide sell-out tour… 

4's a Crowd (Or What Not to Do When Stuck in a Bunker During the Apocalypse)

4's a Crowd (Or What Not to Do When Stuck in a Bunker During the Apocalypse)

Ever wondered what happens when a LadBible-loving geezer, a pretentious C-List actor, a sadomasochist Wotsit-lover and an overbearing faux-liberal billionaire get thrown under the … 

Pantomeo and Juliet

Pantomeo and Juliet

Now that the dust (and lawsuits) from last year’s adventures have settled, things are (finally) looking up for the St Andrews Pantomime Club. 

Saving Sophie

Saving Sophie

A London flat: a suitcase, sofa, coffee table, half-eaten tuna sandwich on it. 

Kings on Thrones

Kings on Thrones

Seven men are trapped in toilet cubicles within purgatory. 

Perfect Harmony: Amelia Crotchet and Friends

Perfect Harmony: Amelia Crotchet and Friends

Amelia Crotchet is a semi-failed classical musician in a double-act with her violin. 

Accident Avoidance Training for Cutlery Users: Advanced and Improvers

Accident Avoidance Training for Cutlery Users: Advanced and Improvers

With fork-related accidents up by 7% and the teaspoon declared hazardous (size-to-injury wise), there has never been a better time to polish your cutlery safety awareness. 

Lucy Churchill: Big B**bs Long Legs

Lucy Churchill: Big B**bs Long Legs

Lucy Churchill (aka the leggy blonde with cracking t*ts) brings you her debut one-woman show. 

A Play About Feet

A Play About Feet

A Play About Feet is a dark comedy about love, ambition and terrible decisions. 

Unravel

Unravel

There is no journey more uncertain than new parenthood, especially when you’ve never been given an example. 

Time and Time Again

Time and Time Again

Time and Time Again is an exploration of migration, friendship, and identity. 

Scapegoat

Scapegoat

New Year’s Eve, 2007. 

Werewolf – The Game: The Show!

Werewolf – The Game: The Show!

The town of Stubbins is plagued by a beast, one that roams at night, tearing through livestock, howling to the skies – a werewolf. 

Watch Me Die!

Watch Me Die!

Crack out the pre-drinks for Shakespeare after dark. 

My Sweetheart and Me

My Sweetheart and Me

Set in 1969 in the Suntree Bar, My Sweetheart and Me is a light-hearted romantic comedy stage musical that follows three couples navigating love, heartbreak and hilarity in the fic… 

The Zoo Story

The Zoo Story

The American dream meets the American nightmare on a bench in Central Park. 

Dirty Money

Dirty Money

A dynamic, fast-paced musical about desperation, deception and a daring prison break. 

Human Nature

Human Nature

In the seemingly peaceful town of Little Heath, the shocking murder of a local boy pulls seven unsuspecting residents into an emergency meeting. 

Pirates of the Aca-ribbean

Pirates of the Aca-ribbean

AcadePitch Productions presents a fantasy swashbuckling adventure filled with music, conflict and an unlikely romance. 

Famous Lost Birds

Famous Lost Birds

A down-on-his-luck impressionist, desperate for a meaty role that will satisfy his artistic cravings, is hired by a man on the run to swindle his blind, dying mother with the ultim… 

Hurricane Party

Hurricane Party

In the heart of Louisiana where hurricane parties are a way of life, three high school friends, a decade after graduation, find themselves in their hometown as a hurricane rolls in… 

Caligari

Caligari

Willkommen to Weimar Germany, where our nameless narrators draw you into the haunting show of Caligari and their sleepwalker and servant Cesare who does their every bidding. 

Bipolar Badass

Bipolar Badass

The Neurodiverse Review Bounce Emerging Artist Award 2023 recipient, Bipolar Badass, is a dark comedy that tells the story of Mari being diagnosed with bipolar. 

Blooming

Blooming

A queer love story but no one dies at the end? Welcome to the world of Blooming! Follow the adventures of Ophelia the hopeless romantic, Zaria the daydreamer, and Dera the compassi… 

Weegie Hink Ae That?

Weegie Hink Ae That?

From sketches to songs, come see these wee comical dafties do what they do best! Fast-paced, witty comedy with clever twists on Scottish culture! The Weegie boys promise raucous la… 

First Aid

First Aid

First Aid is a girl meets boy medical romcom, ‘As witty as early Tim Rice’ (DailyInfo. 

The Other Guys: Bad Academic Practice

The Other Guys: Bad Academic Practice

After a three-year hiatus, St Andrews’ infamous a cappella sensation The Other Guys are storming the Fringe once again – and yes, they’ve spent those years sweeping the Scottish … 

Cutting the Brakes

Cutting the Brakes

The play follows Danny Fraser, a millionaire who is miserable despite having it all. 

Shitebag

Shitebag

The people make the place. 

Lost the Plot: An Improvised Musical

Lost the Plot: An Improvised Musical

Get lost in a new musical every night. 

Bad Immigrant

Bad Immigrant

It’s a roller disco about immigration. 

Oh Hillary

Oh Hillary

Rejected by Hillary Clinton at Yale, he now trashes her nightly on Fox News! When ‘Mommy’ announces her presidential run, conservative pundit Chet Bigsley’s carefully construct… 

Drinking With Grandma

Drinking With Grandma

Grandma was complicated. 

A Tribute to the Band

A Tribute to the Band

Step into an interdimensional musical tribute inspired by the Discworld Universe created by Sir Terry Pratchett. 

No Room at the Inn

No Room at the Inn

Grouchy innkeeper Isaac isn’t expecting anymore guests. 

Glass House

Glass House

Glass House explores the grimy underbelly of the human beast with unwavering intimacy. 

Burns Banter – Your Bard

Burns Banter – Your Bard

Burns Banter – Your Bard! is a deep dive into the parts of Robert Burns life the scholars don’t want you to know about. 

Red Flag Cabaret

Red Flag Cabaret

What happens when a crazy clown and a guitar-playing pussy cat walk into a cabaret? Red Flags, of course! Red Flag Cabaret is a cheeky variety show unpacking the absurdities of mod… 

Bondi(e) Sands

Bondi(e) Sands

Looking for the perfect tan or a fresh manicure? Visit Princess and Pandora’s Perfect Parlour and Stacey’s Salon. 

The Trial: In Absurdia

The Trial: In Absurdia

Kafka meets Monty Python when mild-mannered accountant Jo is arrested abroad for a nonsensical crime. 

Maybe This Time

Maybe This Time

Love is. 

Cry-Baby

Cry-Baby

Everything’s perfect in Baltimore until squeaky-clean Alison falls for Cry-Baby and he teaches her to ‘kiss with tongues’. 

Holy Matrimony

Holy Matrimony

A speed dating event at a church turns queer in more ways than one. 

Th'Air BnB

Th'Air BnB

A two-handed comedy play set in a Southend flat that’s being let out via Airbnb. 

Operation: Destroy Beff Jezos

Operation: Destroy Beff Jezos

Aliens, incels, robots. 

Wish You Were Here

Wish You Were Here

Set in a small town in Fife, Wish You Were Here follows a trio of working-class young men who are brought together for the first time in three years. 

Robocop vs The Terminator vs Gabriel Featherstone

Robocop vs The Terminator vs Gabriel Featherstone

‘Wild, inventive comedy for fans of Emo Philips and Nick Lutsko’ (Chris Thorburn, Breaking The News). 

The Long Goodbye Bye Bye

The Long Goodbye Bye Bye

Famous one-hit wonders The Femme Fatales are back in the news for the wrong reasons. 

Tragedy: All Metal Tribute to the Bee Gees and Beyond – Disco's Revenge

Tragedy: All Metal Tribute to the Bee Gees and Beyond – Disco's Revenge

NYC’s Tragedy brings the headbangin’ bootyshakin’ back to Fringe! You may openly love/hate disco or metal. 

Daisy Pulls It Off

Daisy Pulls It Off

Daisy Meredith is the first scholarship student to attend the Grangewood School for Girls. 

London is Great

London is Great

This show, while full of laughter and storytelling, takes the audience on a journey through both the highs and the lows of life in one of the world’s most iconic cities: London. 

The Alternative Black Comedy Showcase

The Alternative Black Comedy Showcase

Top black international comedy acts who are still able to get into the country or afford accomodation. 

The Players of Diadon

The Players of Diadon

In a far-off kingdom, King Diadon spends each night watching his life story performed by a company of players. 

I Listened to 100 Covers of Creep So You Don't Have To!

I Listened to 100 Covers of Creep So You Don't Have To!

Ever listen to a cover of a song and think: wow, what a funky fresh jam! I feel like I’ve grown as a person!? What if you listened to a hundred? Chris presents an oddball comedy sl… 

CS Lewis' the Screwtape Letters

CS Lewis' the Screwtape Letters

The most critically acclaimed production of CS Lewis’ masterpiece is back! This award-winning satirical comedy that is now touring the UK for its 13th year. 

Scottish Comedy Legends: Greg McHugh

Scottish Comedy Legends: Greg McHugh

Trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, Edinburgh born Greg is the creator, writer and star of the?highly popular television series Gary: Tank Commande… 

Eric Davidson's Traditional Pish and Chips

Eric Davidson's Traditional Pish and Chips

Eric returns with more fast paced, topical and highly enjoyable parody, poetry and blether. 

Knickers Cabaret

Knickers Cabaret

Knickers Cabaret is your one-stop shop for fresh, funny and flirty comedy! After a sell-out run at Brighton Fringe in 2024, we’re bringing the chaos to Edinburgh! With a killer lin… 

Kiell Smith-Bynoe V Ed MacArthur: String V SPITTA

Kiell Smith-Bynoe V Ed MacArthur: String V SPITTA

A children’s party, but for adults. 

No Shakespeare

No Shakespeare

Inspired by a true story, this meta-theatrical dive into Italian culture follows desperate actors scrambling to stage a Fringe show. 

Adam Riches and John Kearns are Ball and Boe – For Three Nights Only

Adam Riches and John Kearns are Ball and Boe – For Three Nights Only

Ballads. 

Uh Huh: The Janice and Frank Story

Uh Huh: The Janice and Frank Story

From viral online success to Scottish comedy household name, Brido Hingwy has created characters that are recognisable to people the world over. 

Help! I'm Trapped in a One-Woman Show

Help! I'm Trapped in a One-Woman Show

Alone in the world – as only a widow can be – Broadway actor, Kate Skinner’s moving journey through love, loss and online dating at 70. 

Naivety, Love and My Poor Interpretations of the Social Order on a Rainy Day

Naivety, Love and My Poor Interpretations of the Social Order on a Rainy Day

A show about society and my poor interpretations of it, the naivety that I miss having and the things that are loving and concerning and good – by the way, I’m contractually obli… 

Just Tricks – David Taylor

Just Tricks – David Taylor

100% amazing, mind frying magic tricks performed by magician David Taylor. 

Men with Coconuts

Men with Coconuts

The multi award-winning Scottish improv troupe are back! Men with Coconuts use audience suggestions to create an hour of emotional balladry, lyrical wizardry and musical husbandry. 

Lymphomaniac

Lymphomaniac

Lymphomaniac is a raw, honest and hilariously unfiltered look at life during and after cancer. 

C U Later, Simulator

C U Later, Simulator

‘Hello, and welcome to this non copyrighted, nondescript life SIMulator game. 

Pat Cahill presents St Julian's Social Club

Pat Cahill presents St Julian's Social Club

I have recently counted my friends and was found wanting. 

Anti-Gone

Anti-Gone

When corsets meet foot binding, Chinese shadow puppetry collides with Greek tragedy, funeral drums awaken political ghosts, and the past refuses to stay buried. 

Lost Paws

Lost Paws

Two cats. 

Hood

Hood

After an elaborate, routine heist at a masquerade suddenly goes wrong, Robin and their band – the Merry Men – find themselves in trouble. 

Pope Benedict the IX

Pope Benedict the IX

The (mostly) true story of the first gay pope in the Middle Ages. 

Rizzmaster

Rizzmaster

Winner of the Eduard Brenton Award for Least Credible Award at the Glasgow International Comedy Festival 2025, the self-proclaimed Rizzmaster, Eduard Brenton, brings his whacky com… 

Blues and Burlesque Sellout

Blues and Burlesque Sellout

Blues, burlesque and blistering satire collide in Sellout – a bold, bawdy and brilliant new show from Fringe favourites Pete Saunders (Dexys Midnight Runners) and Belle de Beauvo… 

Mothers

Mothers

A verbatim multigenerational exploration into what it means to be a mother. 

John Shuttleworth: Raise the Oof

John Shuttleworth: Raise the Oof

BBC Radio 4 favourite, comedy legend and ‘the 42nd best reason to love Britain’ (The Telegraph), John Shuttleworth is back at the Fringe with more hilarious stories and songs perfo… 

Eelmageddon

Eelmageddon

The world is over: rancid eels reign! Intrepid Fools unleash their freakishly fanciful third Fringe show. 

Mel McGlensey is Normal

Mel McGlensey is Normal

Mel McGlensey is Normal is a late-night choose your own adventure style hour. 

Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night

Set 12 days after Christmas, perhaps the party has gone on just a little too long? Perhaps the guests are a tad hungover? Perhaps they’ve left it almost too late to find true lov… 

King

King

King tells the story of Geok Yen, a public relations executive who seemingly has it all – a stable job and a boyfriend who is about to propose. 

Hingin' Oan Fir Googsie by John McColl

Hingin' Oan Fir Googsie by John McColl

Celebrated Scottish actor Jimmy Chisholm (Braveheart, River City, RSC, London West End) stars in this compassionate and darkly funny tale of confusion, friendship and love against … 

Ben Goldsmith: CrimeLandTown

Ben Goldsmith: CrimeLandTown

‘An insane amount of fun’ (TheWeeReview. 

Dan Leith: Defiling Gravity

Dan Leith: Defiling Gravity

Dan Leith’s brand-new musical comedy show is an uproarious journey through life’s ups and downs. 

Saria Callas

Saria Callas

This sexy, camp, pop-filled tragicomedy unpacks aspirations of becoming a singer while growing up where it is forbidden for women to sing. 

The Theory of Relativity

The Theory of Relativity

This moving and unconventional song cycle bursts with originality as it examines human connection. 

Laurie Black: Deadly Synths

Laurie Black: Deadly Synths

What are synths? Where did they come from? And why are they synonymous with cats in space? Laurie’s got answers. 

Afro Acrobatic Art

Afro Acrobatic Art

Acrobatic arts. Dance, drumming, comedy, music. Stage craft for theatrical performance, street shows, workshops and educational presentations. 

The Car Showroom Poet

The Car Showroom Poet

Experience unforgettable, high–energy acts in this original, real–life story of exceptional talent emerging from car showrooms. 

Nearlyweds the Musical

Nearlyweds the Musical

Nearlyweds is a brand-new musical comedy that will have you laughing, crying and singing along! We follow Lily, a people-pleasing Scottish bride as she runs away from her wedding, … 

On the Harmful Effects of Tobacco

On the Harmful Effects of Tobacco

World-famous Russian playwright Anton Chekhov is best known for his major works including: Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters and The Seagull. 

Iago Speaks

Iago Speaks

At first glance, Iago Speaks appears to follow the events immediately after Shakespeare’s Othello. 

Cody and Beau: A Wild West Story

Cody and Beau: A Wild West Story

Cody and Beau have two things on their mind: becoming cowboys and. 

Settle!

Settle!

Get ready for an unforgettable night with Mrs C – she’s calling you to join the fun! Prepare yourself for a whirlwind of laughter, infectious tunes, and a good old-fashioned ro… 

Wet Dream With Jesus

Wet Dream With Jesus

Louisiana – home of Mardi Gras, Southern hospitality, and purity culture. 

Soul Sucking

Soul Sucking

Our parents worked to live. 

Clever Comedy Chicago

Clever Comedy Chicago

A one-of-a-kind alternative comedy showcase straight from the Windy City itself. 

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

It is what it is, the course of true love never did run smooth. 

Lost Property

Lost Property

Set on a morning tram commute, Lost Property is a one-woman show following Alice, an unrelenting optimist, on a quest to reclaim a lost possession. 

Milk on the Side: a Barista Musical

Milk on the Side: a Barista Musical

Baristas Amy and Callum are back from a sell-out show at the Glasgow International Comedy Festival but they’re still stuck navigating the coffee-ground trenches. 

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Join us for a delightfully preposterous romp through the enchanted forest, where fairies meddle in the affairs of foolish mortals. 

Jess Carrivick: For Your Consideration

Jess Carrivick: For Your Consideration

A character comic ‘gearing up to conquer’ (Dawn French). 

Out of My Wheelhouse

Out of My Wheelhouse

Like watching Whose Line Is It Anyway masquerading as a theatrical play. 

Going

Going

A train grinds to a halt after a suicide. 

Raiders of the Local Adventure

Raiders of the Local Adventure

Grab your fedora, holster your puns and come join Raiders of the Local Adventure. 

The Honest Magician

The Honest Magician

Magicians are professional liars. 

Prudence Play

Prudence Play

Prudence Play is a one-woman-many-voices serio-comedy starring a young catholic nun having an identity (gay-as-hell) crisis. 

16 Summers

16 Summers

One Gen Xer’s nostalgic coming-of-age tale traversing the building blocks of his identity. 

Proud Father, Exhausted Dad

Proud Father, Exhausted Dad

Warren Martin, the architect of his own troubles, strives to be a perfect father but barely manages to be adequate, a fact obvious to everyone except for himself. 

Phil Ellis: Soppy Stern

Phil Ellis: Soppy Stern

Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee 2023 and Malcolm Hardee, Chortle and Entertainment Wow Award winner, Phil Ellis returns with a brand-new hour of stand-up, silliness and a lot of hea… 

Consumption

Consumption

Charlie and Vic are a married couple living in the suburbs, trying to keep themselves secluded from the outside world. 

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A "Confessional" of a Recovering Catholic

Having been raised Catholic, I have been in “recovery” for a long time: all those prayers you didn’t actually understand, those many times in that scary confessional and the … 

Note of Concern

Note of Concern

When two childhood friends, distant strangers to each other now, find themselves trapped in the classroom of their least favourite teacher at a 10 year high school reunion, they ca… 

Pain Killer

Pain Killer

After losing two family members in the same week, Eve wonders if God is a sadistic prick or if life holds deeper meaning. 

The 39 Steps

The 39 Steps

Arkle’s affectionate take on the Buchan classic of espionage and daring-do. 

Hahaha–Hamlet

Hahaha–Hamlet

Experience a captivating reimagining of Shakespeare’s classic, blending original musical numbers with dark humour. 

Yellow

Yellow

Twelfth Night meets The Thick of It in a modern-day reimagining of what might have become of Malvolio after his fall from grace. 

The Beat Goes On

The Beat Goes On

David Harmer and Ray Globe, the irrepressible Glummer Twins, are back with an irreverent trawl through the eight decades that made them what they are today. 

Casino?

Casino?

Casino? follows the lives of four restaurant workers down on their luck struggling in a minimum wage job in a capitalist world gone mad. 

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Shakespeare comedy telling the tale of love, magic and mistaken identities. 

James Campbell's Comedy 4 Kids: Reducks

James Campbell's Comedy 4 Kids: Reducks

James invented the idea of proper stand-up for children in 2001. 

I Didn't Know I Was Polish

I Didn't Know I Was Polish

Kaitlyn has spent the past two years soaking in the magic of Paris, but her time is running out. 

Ghosted! A New Musical

Ghosted! A New Musical

For fans of Rocky Horror, Beetlejuice, and Ghosts, Ghosted! is a hauntingly hilarious new musical! Struggling with accepting the death of his best friend Mia, Henry attends a paran… 

Moonswing

Moonswing

Leanne, Lucy and Richard spent their childhoods wondering about the moon and promised to one day live there, together. 

Waiting for Elvis

Waiting for Elvis

March 3, 1960. 

The Exterminator

The Exterminator

A Tenant’s life is uprooted when a Squatter boldly declares her living space as his own, exploring colonisation, occupation and displacement through a microcosm of Britain. 

Play On

Play On

Play On is a dark comedy following two estranged siblings forced to complete an escape room together after attending their mother’s funeral, in order to receive her last will and t… 

American Football: An Improv Comedy Show

American Football: An Improv Comedy Show

American Football (Improv). 

Jake Roche: Neporrhoids!

Jake Roche: Neporrhoids!

A musical. 

Florence

Florence

Have you ever longed to be somebody else? This compelling, witty, tragi-comic play brings to life the idiosyncrasies of the contemporary art world. 

Kazakh Princess Diaries

Kazakh Princess Diaries

In this fast-paced, cabaret-style solo musical comedy, one actress plays six vibrant characters to tell the story of Tomi – a luxury-obsessed teen whose world flips when she disc… 

Eight Storeys of Love and Heartbreak

Eight Storeys of Love and Heartbreak

Carnaby House is an eight-storey tower block. 

The Bristol Suspensions: Ten Things I Sung About You

The Bristol Suspensions: Ten Things I Sung About You

It’s a week until The Edinburgh Fringe, and The Bristol Suspensions still don’t have a show. 

Mussolini

Mussolini

24 July 1943. 

Doing Time With Lavinia

Doing Time With Lavinia

Lavinia Draper, alcohol-soaked performer of a certain age, maintains her dream despite the struggle. 

10 Stories High

10 Stories High

What’s the worst thing someone could do if you were stuck in a packed lift? Sing a showtune, probably. 

Will You Be Praying the Entire Flight?

Will You Be Praying the Entire Flight?

Will You Be Praying the Entire Flight? is a comedy about how a Hasidic woman and a secular woman change after a six-hour flight sitting next to each other. 

I'm Not Saying We Should, But What If We Did?

I'm Not Saying We Should, But What If We Did?

Violence against women is declared a national emergency, and celebrity politicians with their absurdist policies are at an all-time high. 

Down the Hole

Down the Hole

Juul, anxious and plagued by compulsions, discovers their fetish for choking. 

18+ Magic: The Magic Show Your Mum Shouldn't See

18+ Magic: The Magic Show Your Mum Shouldn't See

Shocking tricks, filthy laughs and jaw-dropping sleight-of-hand – this is not your average magic show. 

Myrtle Throgmorton: Me and Parky

Myrtle Throgmorton: Me and Parky

The certified old trout and original bag-for-life is back! Following The Ancient Heckler in 2015 and Stuffed and Mounted in 2017, Myrtle Throgmorton is still blethering on about Bu… 

Ding Dong! Avon Calling

Ding Dong! Avon Calling

Four ladies, one Costa coffee, a bleached moustache and a dream. 

The Drop of a Hat

The Drop of a Hat

Hilarious and thought provoking in equal measure, The Drop of a Hat is a three-man comedy about an unlikely friendship formed in occupied France. 

Tim Kenneth Kicks the Bucket

Tim Kenneth Kicks the Bucket

When their philosophy professor, Tim Kenneth, suffers a meltdown in class, obnoxious prankster Scooter and teacher’s pet Pencil embark on an odyssey through the suburbs of New Je… 

The Kids with Nae Hame

The Kids with Nae Hame

Remember the Kids from Fame? It’s time to meet the Kids with Nae Hame. 

Saloon Girls

Saloon Girls

Saloon Girls is a dark comedy set in a 19th-century saloon and brothel of the Great American West. 

Business Casual: Cowboys

Business Casual: Cowboys

Cowboys tells the story of a gunslinging hero seeking revenge on the gang who killed his family. 

Adam Riches Presents Sean Bean Reading Le Morte d’Arthur Out Loud for an Hour

Adam Riches Presents Sean Bean Reading Le Morte d’Arthur Out Loud for an Hour

Not sure what else I can add here? Medieval heartstab Sean Bean is going to read 15th century Middle English tome Le Morte d’Arthur out loud, for an hour. 

Comedians Beer Mat Flipping Championship

Comedians Beer Mat Flipping Championship

Eight top comedians compete to see who is the champion beermat flipper 2025! Sikisa, Stuart Laws and Matt Sandstorm host comedy’s premier sporting event, with eight guest comedians… 

Jonno: I Know I Can Become Good At This

Jonno: I Know I Can Become Good At This

Hello son. 

Thirsty

Thirsty

‘All I’ve ever wanted is to be a sexy Irish twink from Manchester. 

Luke Rollason, Luke Rollason, Let Down Your Hair

Luke Rollason, Luke Rollason, Let Down Your Hair

Trained bushbaby, BAFTA winner and Disney Prince heartthrob of Extraordinary (Disney+) descends from his ivory (Fairtrade) tower to glisten your eyes with this monument to creativi… 

The Biscuit Tin and the Biscuit

The Biscuit Tin and the Biscuit

How do we get what we want? When we get it, will we really want it? Mark Stringer’s a philosopher, stand-up comedian and project manager. 

How Can(t) I Help?

How Can(t) I Help?

GP receptionists AKA the gatekeepers from hell. 

All the Boys I Blocked

All the Boys I Blocked

Have you been gaslit? Do you want a song written about your ex? Are you clown curious? Then this is the show for you! Chanel & the Circus presents their solo clown musical All … 

Rumourville

Rumourville

Have you heard the gossip? The improvised story of a small town where a rumour ruins all: romance, reputation and petty revenge!  With audience suggestions setting up the action, … 

Garbanzo

Garbanzo

Ever wanted to play some mediocre piano but ended up dressed as an environmentalist cow? Garbanzo is a laughter-inducing, matriarchal extravaganza. 

Shannon Matthews The Musical The Movie Film Screening

Shannon Matthews The Musical The Movie Film Screening

Film screening! Foul-mouthed mother-from-hell Karen Matthews is fed up being a nobody, until she hatches a cunning plan for a shot at the big time. 

Terry Pratchett's Monstrous Regiment

Terry Pratchett's Monstrous Regiment

Polly has to become a boy in a hurry. 

Emily Wilson: Undressed

Emily Wilson: Undressed

Nominee for Best Newcomer, Edinburgh Fringe 2022. 

Winsie Chen: I'm Not a Feminist – Part 2

Winsie Chen: I'm Not a Feminist – Part 2

Chinese ex-banker turned tech-burnout Winsie Chen spirals through feminism, fertility and failure in a stand-up hour that’s painfully funny, emotionally sharp and politically adjac… 

Rob Kemp: Beatlesjuice – WIP

Rob Kemp: Beatlesjuice – WIP

Cult classic comedy horror movie Beetlejuice retold through the songs of The Beatles. 

Margolyes and Dickens: More Best Bits

Margolyes and Dickens: More Best Bits

‘Please, sir, I want some more. 

An Unwasted Evening – The Genius of Tom Lehrer

An Unwasted Evening – The Genius of Tom Lehrer

Enjoy musical satire at its finest: celebrating the mischievous wit of Tom Lehrer, performed by Australian entertainer, singer and pianist, Antony (Dr H) Hubmayer. 

Bec Hill: Guess Who's Bec, Bec Again? Bec Hill's Bec! (Tell a Friend.)

Bec Hill: Guess Who's Bec, Bec Again? Bec Hill's Bec! (Tell a Friend.)

Hey! Did you miss me? I missed you. 

The Really Terrible Orchestra

The Really Terrible Orchestra

Dum dum dum dummmmm! The Really Terrible Orchestra are celebrating their 30th birthday, with very special guest Prue Leith! It’s sure to be a blast, but will the winds have enough … 

BED: A One Man Show

BED: A One Man Show

Set entirely on a bed, Boy attempts to pursue his dreams of becoming a stand-up comedian, travelling the world and finding true love, all whilst confined to his bedroom’s four wall… 

Sheeps: A Very Sheeps Christmas – Live in Concert! In the Summer!

Sheeps: A Very Sheeps Christmas – Live in Concert! In the Summer!

Sheeps (Al Roberts, Jonno and Liam Williams) are ‘arguably the best sketch group of their generation’ (Guardian), and now they’re inarguably the best Christmas-themed band of the… 

Crocodile Tears

Crocodile Tears

When viewership tanks for the latest season of a survival TV game show, the producers realise they must go to extreme lengths to make sure the show doesn’t get cancelled – no m… 

Something Blue

Something Blue

On what should be the happiest day of her life, a bride mysteriously disappears, leaving chaos in her wake. 

1 Very Silly Old Man with Magical Rhymes

1 Very Silly Old Man with Magical Rhymes

After completely selling-out his 2024 show and winning Best Family Show at Aberdeen’s Fringe Festival, Sid is back with his interactive journey of comedy, magic, song, poetry and d… 

Railway 200: The Show

Railway 200: The Show

A comical, educational and entertaining look back at our railways from the past 200 years. 

Ray Badran: King of the Table

Ray Badran: King of the Table

Ray Badran is back with the iconic late-night table tennis tournament: Friday 8th and 15th, featuring some of the best comedians of the Fringe battling it out to see who is King of… 

Frank Sinatra – Our Way

Frank Sinatra – Our Way

Celebrate the songs and stories of Frank Sinatra with award-winning international piano cabaret entertainer Antony (Dr H) Hubmayer. 

Letters from Exes

Letters from Exes

If you’ve ever received a weird message from someone you’ve dated, you’re not alone – this sort of thing has been going on for centuries. 

Tamar Broadbent: Plus One

Tamar Broadbent: Plus One

Musical comedy about fertility tests, failed birth plans and the impressive feat of giving up wine for nine months. 

Three Queens from the Opera

Three Queens from the Opera

Presented by the Queen of the Night and Lady Macbeth – with Cinderella as a last-minute replacement – the “concertino” designed to celebrate opera queens goes off the rails… 

A Monty Python Cabaret Singalong Circus

A Monty Python Cabaret Singalong Circus

Join the hilarious fun as Dr H revives the great satirical songs from the Monty Python era. 

Lewis Costello: Full Kit

Lewis Costello: Full Kit

One night only! Lewis Costello is a stand-up comedian, writer, presenter and announcer for Blackburn Rovers. 

Broads in the Attic

Broads in the Attic

A comedy variety show in search of a roommate! Celia and Mavis (Diana Aydin and Mikayla Sherfy) are two zany old NYC broads, who secretly live in an Edinburgh attic and maybe kille… 

Catching a Cheese Pervert: A Frances Francis Mystery

Catching a Cheese Pervert: A Frances Francis Mystery

Who’s committing lewd public acts with Francis’s cheese? Eat free cheese and watch self-improving heiress, Frances Francis, try to unmask the culprit. 

Mr B The Gentleman Rhymer: B-Curious

Mr B The Gentleman Rhymer: B-Curious

Mr B invented chap-Hop in the summer of 2007, having drunk too much sherry and inadvertently created a new culture. 

Bitter Baby

Bitter Baby

What does it take to forget your past? A darkly funny, emotionally raw one-woman show exploring what happens when academia, sex work, autism and identity collide. 

Merrily Merrily Merrily

Merrily Merrily Merrily

In Merrily Merrily Merrily, three friends gather for a boozy night of laughter and existential debates, unraveling the mysteries of love, the universe, God, and the proper way to e… 

Captain Narwhal’s Pirates vs French Dinosaurs

Captain Narwhal’s Pirates vs French Dinosaurs

Captain Narwhal’s happy band are at it again, stealing treasure from the local town. 

Much Ado About Pirates

Much Ado About Pirates

Gilbert and Sullivan meets Shakespeare in this song/dance/play mash-up, developed and performed by multiple National School Theatre Award winners. 

Welcome to Puppetsville

Welcome to Puppetsville

Puppets. 

Ecce Romani on a Shoestring!

Ecce Romani on a Shoestring!

Latin class: Loved it or hated it? The Hopkins School’s Shoestring Ensemble stages all 27 chapters of this classic Latin textbook’s narration in English! Wolves! Soldiers! A di… 

Billy Joel and Elton John – Singalonga Cabaret

Billy Joel and Elton John – Singalonga Cabaret

Rock on with the greatest Billy Joel and Elton John piano cabaret tribute singalong show ever! This is a high-energy, interactive performance that will have you singing, laughing, … 

Dragged Through the Mud

Dragged Through the Mud

Skinny Minnie is the most (in)famous woman in showbiz! From Primadonna to pariah, she’s had, and lost, it all. 

The Conjuring Coach

The Conjuring Coach

As a high school basketball coach for over 30 years, I use my passion for sports to create a show that captivates and entertains my audience. 

365 Days/365 Plays

365 Days/365 Plays

Three performers take on 20+ characters in 45 minutes in a performance that asks: who controls the narrative? In 2003, playwright Suzan-Lori Parks tasked herself with writing a pla… 

The Children

The Children

In the aftermath of a nuclear meltdown at the power plant they helped build, two retired scientists have abandoned their home for a seaside cottage outside the contamination zone. 

Effie Jean in Tahiti

Effie Jean in Tahiti

Princess Effie Jean has made a bargain with Proteus, the Old Man of the Sea and now she’s stuck in Tahiti guarding his jewels. 

Cold, Dark Matters

Cold, Dark Matters

Colin has moved to Cornwall. 

Grace Petrie: This Is No Time To Panic!

Grace Petrie: This Is No Time To Panic!

Like protest songs? Neither does Grace Petrie and she’s been singing them for 15 politically disastrous years. 

Rattlepole!

Rattlepole!

Join the company of Rattlepole! to see Shakespeare like never before: completely improvised and accompanied by live music. 

The Virtuous Burglar

The Virtuous Burglar

A classic farce by Nobel Prize-winning playwright Dario Fo, full of mishaps, misunderstandings and mayhem. 

Das Schnitzel

Das Schnitzel

Daz Schnitzels are three siblings all the way from Deutschland performing their production for the audience! Roland, Brother Hans and only sister Schnitz are a marching band travel… 

Otway

Otway

John Otway is an English singer-songwriter who has built a sizeable cult audience through extensive touring, a surreal sense of humour and a self-deprecating underdog persona. 

Charles ii: Living Libido Loca

Charles ii: Living Libido Loca

He didn’t start the great fire of 1666 but he might light yours. 

Jason Thurston's Acting MasterClass with Jason Thurston

Jason Thurston's Acting MasterClass with Jason Thurston

Join PROFESSIONAL actor Jason Thurston for a lesson in learning the act of acting. 

Three Can Keep a Secret

Three Can Keep a Secret

Top of the Hollywood Fringe 2024 nominee! It was supposed to be an easy score. 

1 Hour Straitjacket Escape Magic Show

1 Hour Straitjacket Escape Magic Show

One devilishly handsome magician doing magic in a straitjacket. 

Meat Loaf – Just the Best Bits Singalonga Cabaret

Meat Loaf – Just the Best Bits Singalonga Cabaret

This is piano cabaret that rocks! Dine out on a hearty serving of your favourite Meat Loaf pieces as we slice through his back catalogue and digest the finest moments. 

Romance on Repeat

Romance on Repeat

Romance on Repeat: Lizzie has always dreamed of a whirlwind romance like in the movies. 

A Magic Morning!

A Magic Morning!

Looking for family fun during the Fringe? This is it! Madcap magical mischief and great fun with one of Edinburgh’s most entertaining magicians. 

Queen – A Night at the Cabaret Opera

Queen – A Night at the Cabaret Opera

Rock on with the greatest Queen piano cabaret tribute singalong show ever! All the hits, fun stories and lots of laughs as you transform from an audience into the world’s greates… 

Cornermen

Cornermen

When Mickey, Joey and Drew realise they’re in financial dire straits, they hatch a plan to find the next big thing in boxing. 

Jazz à la Carte

Jazz à la Carte

We invite you to our quaint Brass-erie for a sumptuous supper of only the choicest cuts of traditional jazz. 

Daisy M Stone: Well, This is Sketchy

Daisy M Stone: Well, This is Sketchy

Enjoy a cocktail of comedy monologues, poetry and sketches, all shaken into a one-woman show. 

The Professional Showoff

The Professional Showoff

Andy, aka The Professional Showoff, can’t decide what to be – so he does it all. 

Sam King – Tricks and Stuff

Sam King – Tricks and Stuff

Soap. 

Any Objections?

Any Objections?

Scarlett Smith is an electroacoustic harpist and comedian. 

Absurd: A Live Cabaret Panel Show

Absurd: A Live Cabaret Panel Show

Fun, joyous, raucous… absurd! Join magicians Ava Beaux, Kane and Abel for riotous games and cabaret acts. 

Donkey

Donkey

Donkey! John Spillane performs stand-up (dressed as a Donkey) in Laughing Horse’s Horse Box. 

Sex, Drugs and Conscious Souls

Sex, Drugs and Conscious Souls

A pastor and a prostitute walk into a bar. 

Bluffstone is Starvin'

Bluffstone is Starvin'

String Cheese Theatre brings you to the dust-choked town of Bluffstone, where farmers are grappling with a famine that plagues their settlement. 

Get Thee to a Nursery

Get Thee to a Nursery

Get thee to a… nursery? In this original comedy, a gang of four-year-olds are cursed by the spirit of Shakespeare for shredding his beloved Folio. 

Frankie Mack Showman – The Next Stage: From Leith to...

Frankie Mack Showman – The Next Stage: From Leith to...

From Leith to Las Vegas, Frankie Mack’s journey is nothing short of extraordinary. 

The Limerence

The Limerence

Returning to Edinburgh with her second show, Lizzy Lenco dives headfirst into the chaos of love, with its highs, lows, and ridiculous obsessions. 

#1 Greatest Hit Rock'n'Roll Magic Show

#1 Greatest Hit Rock'n'Roll Magic Show

Arron Jones was on Britain’s Got Talent. 

Regina Vagina

Regina Vagina

Was Queen Elizabeth I really a virgin? How good was Mary Queen of Scots’ head game? Is that Bram Stoker? Find out in this surprisingly accurate (Horrible Histories inspired) musica… 

The Daily Strum

The Daily Strum

Comedy, music and conversation. 

Achtung! The Superkrauts Are Coming!

Achtung! The Superkrauts Are Coming!

Lederhosen, laughs and all-out lunacy! The Superkrauts – Strack and Adams – serve up a riotous mix of absurd physical comedy, toe-tapping German hits, and playful audience anti… 

Escape the Rat Race

Escape the Rat Race

Blodwen navigates the highs and lows of 9-5 living and starts to plot her escape. 

God, the Devil and Me

God, the Devil and Me

Gabe is a perfectly average teenager, with perfectly average problems. 

Trash Test Dummies Circus

Trash Test Dummies Circus

Everyone put your rubbish out, tonight’s bin night and the Trash Test Dummies are on duty! This award-winning, side-splitting, slapstick comedy, circus routine retakes the househ… 

Wizards of Armillaria: The Death of Magic

Wizards of Armillaria: The Death of Magic

The latest riotous comedy from Edinburgh’s own, The Dead Parrot Collective, who return to the Fringe this year with a few tricks up their (wizard) sleeves. 

We'll Get Back to You

We'll Get Back to You

Why is this woman named Viva applying for a job? She doesn’t even know what they do here! Bestselling author Rob Bell’s new play begins with this disruptive presence and gradua… 

School of Rock – The Musical

School of Rock – The Musical

Forth Children’s Theatre return for their 44th Edinburgh Fringe production with the rockin’ Andrew Lloyd Webber stage adaptation of School of Rock. 

Mark Silcox: The Gold Trader

Mark Silcox: The Gold Trader

Dr Silcox will start gold trading with a £500 account, and will keep his audience entertained with his charming life stories as the trades progress through the show and over the w… 

Growing Pains

Growing Pains

Growing Pains is a comic look at the best and worst of the British education system. 

You Have Failed Me for the Last Time

You Have Failed Me for the Last Time

Supervillain Friedrich von Fittervach dreams of ruling the world from his remote volcano base. 

Comedy Hypnosis Show: The Hypnotist Live

Comedy Hypnosis Show: The Hypnotist Live

Join one of the UK’s top hypnotists as you have your imaginations unlocked and realities transformed, all through the power of hypnosis. 

Calendar Girls

Calendar Girls

When Annie’s husband John dies of leukaemia, she and best friend Chris resolve to raise money for a new settee in the local hospital waiting room. 

Anarchy Cabaret Presents: West End New Act of the Year Showcase 2025

Anarchy Cabaret Presents: West End New Act of the Year Showcase 2025

Now into its fourth amazing year, The WENAOTY is a comedy competition that was set up to give a profile to acts who were hampered by the pandemic. 

ABBA – Singalonga Cabaret

ABBA – Singalonga Cabaret

Get it on with the greatest ABBA piano cabaret tribute singalong show ever! All the hits, fun stories and lots of laughs as you transform from an audience into the world’s greate… 

Seltzer Boy

Seltzer Boy

Finally, a one-man show that’s brave enough to ask the question: why can’t we, as humans, get enough of fizzy beverages? On a sweltering summer day, Seltzer Boy can only find relie… 

The Big Day

The Big Day

Glasgow holds a music festival – The Big Day. 

1902

1902

Penned by award-winning writer Nathan Scott-Dunn and returning to mark Hibernian FC’s 150th Anniversary, 1902 delves into the world of Scottish football, telling the story of Hiber… 

Little Circus

Little Circus

The greatest frustration is not doing everything. 

A Christmas Carol: A One-Woman Family Christmas Panto – in August!

A Christmas Carol: A One-Woman Family Christmas Panto – in August!

A hilarious, energetic pantomime based on Dickens’ favourite Christmas tale. 

1 Date: The Dating Party Game Show (Free!)

1 Date: The Dating Party Game Show (Free!)

This hilarious brand-new dating show sees the audience play naughty games, four guys compete for a date and overall chaos! If you love to laugh, compete and join in a sing-along, t… 

Ben Macpherson Does Poems at Adults

Ben Macpherson Does Poems at Adults

Edinburgh Fringe Anti-Slam Champion Ben Macpherson has poems. 

Shakespeare the Panto

Shakespeare the Panto

Imagine the most well-loved Shakespeare characters plopped into the same Tudor world where Shakespeare’s rival Robert Greene rewrites history in the style of a British pantomime. 

Blodwen's in Town

Blodwen's in Town

Blodwen leaves behind rural West Wales for the bright lights of London, discovering a whole new world where there are more people than sheep! Navigating flat sharing, Tinder and th… 

Pandora: A Tragicomic Greek Romp

Pandora: A Tragicomic Greek Romp

A classic tale of boy meets girl. 

Four Horses

Four Horses

When Pestilence accidentally kills Death, the whole world stops. 

Lost in Translation does PG Potter

Lost in Translation does PG Potter

What would happen if you took the script from Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, ran it through an online translator a dozen times and then read the results live on stage in… 

Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (30 Plays in 60 Minutes)

Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (30 Plays in 60 Minutes)

A variety show that melds together a myriad of different genres, each connected by audience interaction. 

Oz

Oz

After her sister’s death, Beth is thrust into a surreal version of The Wizard of Oz, where the yellow brick road has been sold to foreign investors, the Scarecrow delights in ignor… 

Abracadabra Family-Friendly Magic Show

Abracadabra Family-Friendly Magic Show

Be amazed as Alex, a sold-out Fringe children’s performer, brings his signature charm and energy to create an unforgettable experience. 

Pando

Pando

A philosophical comedy set in video game worlds. 

Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical

Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical

Take a trip back to Hawkins, Indiana in 1983 – when times were simpler, hair was bigger and unsupervised children were getting snatched by inter-dimensional creatures. 

The Lady Boys of Bangkok – Glow Up Tour

The Lady Boys of Bangkok – Glow Up Tour

Time to get you glow on as the Ladyboys Glow Up the Edinburgh Fringe! A show like no other show performed by “show girls” like no other girls. 

100 Julian Sterns, Ranked by Hotness Alone

100 Julian Sterns, Ranked by Hotness Alone

Julian worked at a magazine. 

Comedians on Stage Auditioning for Musicals

Comedians on Stage Auditioning for Musicals

Michelle Brasier and Chloe Petts host this sell-out Melbourne Comedy Festival late night cult hit as ex-lovers and co-artistic directors of an amateur theatre group looking for its… 

Ali Brice Presents Eric Meat Gets the Chop

Ali Brice Presents Eric Meat Gets the Chop

After an enforced sabbatical, Eric Meat is back at the office he calls home. 

Roger O'Sullivan: Fekken

Roger O'Sullivan: Fekken

Is it possible to usurp a rural patriarch? To defeat him in a Tekken style tournament? To overcome trauma through multimedia comedy and 90s nostalgia? Join BBC New Comedy Awards no… 

Magicians Twin Feats

Magicians Twin Feats

30 years after being pulled out of class to partake in twin studies, Kane & Abel take you inside the mystical, magical and hilarious world of life as a twin. 

Robin Boot's Rockomedy: Punny for Nothing

Robin Boot's Rockomedy: Punny for Nothing

The harbinger of rock’n’drole returns to the Fringe with his 9th ‘Must-See Show’ (NowPress. 

David Alnwick: Objectively the Best Magician

David Alnwick: Objectively the Best Magician

15 year Edinburgh Fringe veteran David Alnwick returns with fast-paced, hilarious magic. 

Jimmy Made Parole

Jimmy Made Parole

Join ex-con Jimmy as he brings you along to get ready for his first date since he got out of prison that morning. 

Hypnosis: Live and Direct

Hypnosis: Live and Direct

Looking for something wildly different and ridiculously fun? This adults-only comedy hypnosis show delivers nonstop laughs, unexpected twists and unforgettable moments. 

Personal Statement

Personal Statement

When the stakes are high and the future is on the line, what are the stories we tell about ourselves? In Personal Statement, twenty-three American students enter a brutal college a… 

Alex Kouvatas presents Game Night Live!

Alex Kouvatas presents Game Night Live!

Do you remember the classic games Simon Says, Two Truths and a Lie, and I Spy? Well, now it’s your turn to play! Join Alex for an exciting hour-long interactive game show, where … 

Wait, What Is This?

Wait, What Is This?

Come and have a gander at our comic two hander! Full to the brim with raunchy, riotous rhyme, a plot so chaotic, you’ll lose all sense of time. 

Angle of the North: Natalie Durkin

Angle of the North: Natalie Durkin

‘If Greggs don’t sponsor this woman, they are really missing a trick’ **** (Scotsman). 

Alex Kouvatas: How to Fail as a Magician in 55 Minutes

Alex Kouvatas: How to Fail as a Magician in 55 Minutes

Five years of Fringe shows, burlesque acts, children’s performances and yet… the magic still doesn’t work. 

Huge Davies: Free Work in Progress

Huge Davies: Free Work in Progress

Edinburgh Award Nominee Huge Davies (Cats Does Countdown, Off Menu podcast, Roast Battle) returns to Edinburgh for an hour-long work in progress. 

Dave Reubens – The Magic Game

Dave Reubens – The Magic Game

The chaotic game show where two audience teams compete in exciting challenges, with mind-blowing magic along the way. 

The Best Musical Comedy of Edinburgh

The Best Musical Comedy of Edinburgh

Featuring NYC comedians Sean Conrad and Denham Demac, this mixed bill musical comedy show spotlights Edinburgh’s best musical comedians every night. 

Ego Tourism: Taoism in the Wild

Ego Tourism: Taoism in the Wild

What does Taoism – the ancient, mischievous and subversive philosophy – look like in modern Western life? Rule one: Words fail, humor rules. 

David Alnwick: The Dare Witch Project

David Alnwick: The Dare Witch Project

One-man found-footage horror, live on stage. 

Friz Frizzle's Funny Turn

Friz Frizzle's Funny Turn

Friz has been crafting parody songs for over two decades. 

The Great Mysterio

The Great Mysterio

A tribute to the greatest magician who never lived. 

Bilal Rashid: The Pros and Cons of Joining ISIS

Bilal Rashid: The Pros and Cons of Joining ISIS

Bilal Rashid’s debut show is an unapologetic exploration of modern life, identity and absurdity. 

The Feminine Urge to Disappear

The Feminine Urge to Disappear

The Feminine Urge to Disappear is a hot pink play about the lengths that women have to go to feel safe in the workplace. 

Identity Theft: What to Expect When You're Unsuspecting

Identity Theft: What to Expect When You're Unsuspecting

What do if identity stolen? = YOU? Bernadette* joins you for this seminar where we learn to spot trouble before it strikes. 

Hot Ghoul Summer

Hot Ghoul Summer

The cult sensation is back! Anitha Sri (Bath New Act of the Year Finalist, Get Up Stand Up Semi-Finalist) and Katie Kamola (‘Dark, irreverent and acerbic’ (Comedy. 

Downward Spiral: The Benji's Mind Show

Downward Spiral: The Benji's Mind Show

The Benji’s Mind Show is a talk show set in the mind of a young man named Benji. 

To Be a Prince

To Be a Prince

For as long as there has been the fairytale Princess, there has been the fairytale Prince. 

Bibbity Bobbity Bondi

Bibbity Bobbity Bondi

Australia’s award-winning favourites cross the seas with another hilarious cabaret packed with sharp wit, feminist flair and original anthems. 

Operation Blank

Operation Blank

Someone has dropped an atom bomb on Copenhagen. 

BOMBSHELL

BOMBSHELL

BOMBSHELL follows three sparkly Vegas showgirls who put up environmentally-conscious cabaret acts in a rundown nightclub called Club Fistfight. 

School's Out Comedy Club with Philip Simon

School's Out Comedy Club with Philip Simon

A hilariously bonkers, award-winning show where children (and maybe even a few parents) take to the stage to share their favourite jokes. 

A Highly Suspect Murder Mystery: The Death of the Great Detective

A Highly Suspect Murder Mystery: The Death of the Great Detective

Sherlock Holmes is dead! But can the killer really be Dr Watson, Mrs Hudson, Inspector Lestrade or Mycroft Holmes? The game’s afoot in a mystery that’s more than mere elementary. 

Dots

Dots

Nominated for IATCHK Performer of the Year and HK Theatre Libre Outstanding Lead Actress. 

Absurd Hero

Absurd Hero

For Albert Camus, the Absurd Hero is embodied in the mythological character of Sisyphus, mayor of Corinth, sentenced by Zeus to the mundane task of pushing a boulder up a hill only… 

When We Were Young

When We Were Young

This five-star production tells a powerful and hilarious story about the realities of gang culture and young team mentality in Glasgow during the 90s, as we follow the lives of one… 

Cabin Fever

Cabin Fever

After a sell-out Fringe run in 2024, Fresh !nk Theatre Company returns with a sky-high spectacle! This must-see two-person show is a hilarious theatrical journey set 30,000 feet ab… 

Baby CEO

Baby CEO

When she discovers that her dad has stolen her identity, she has to face who she really is. 

Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote

Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote

The cult hit returns to the Fringe! Don’t miss an interactive screening of the classic Murder, She Wrote episode, A Fashionable Way to Die, following last year’s riotous presen… 

Lolo's Boyfriend Show

Lolo's Boyfriend Show

Lolo lands a dream-come-true European tour. 

Born Blue

Born Blue

Wes McClintock was born a different colour than most due to a strange occurrence at birth. 

Life Would Be Pretty Dull Without Sex, Raves and MDMA

Life Would Be Pretty Dull Without Sex, Raves and MDMA

Sex? Yes, please. 

Rock of Ages

Rock of Ages

Following a string of five-star, sell-out productions, Bare Productions return with the electrifying hit Rock of Ages! This high-energy, feel-good musical is packed with powerhouse… 

Webber!

Webber!

Obsessed with becoming a Lord, Webber makes a Faustian pact with the eternal spirit of Ruining Everything. 

All Shook Up

All Shook Up

1955. 

Brief Tales

Brief Tales

Brief Tales, a memoir in underpants. 

1 Irish 1 English: Evenings

1 Irish 1 English: Evenings

Join us at 21:40 for a stand-up comedy show featuring English comedian Ollie Fox and Irish comedian Reece Kidd. 

Baron Vordenburg's Guide to the Paranormal

Baron Vordenburg's Guide to the Paranormal

We cordially invite you, monster hunter, to an unforgettable night. 

Best of Cabaret 2025

Best of Cabaret 2025

Best of Cabaret from the Fringe returns for a 5th year with an all-star diverse rotating cast of international seasoned artists in the genre. 

PSA: Pelvic Service Announcement

PSA: Pelvic Service Announcement

The show that NoHo Arts District calls ‘absolutely genius’ (NoHoArtsDistrict. 

How to Become a Movie Star?

How to Become a Movie Star?

Felix Culpa Theatre Company successively produced The Woman He Lived With **** (One4Review. 

Gross Domestic Product

Gross Domestic Product

Finlay McGowan, consultant, has woken up tied to a chair. 

How to Drive Yourself Crazy

How to Drive Yourself Crazy

A sexy, sassy, orgasmic two-woman musical comedy show, made for you! Yes, you! Created by Mimi Meier and Holly Hart, this show features vignettes about the insanity of wom­anhood … 

The Lounge Suite

The Lounge Suite

A comic cabaret in five movements, about love, loss and pies. 

Trust Me, I'm from Essex

Trust Me, I'm from Essex

When Lindsay Lucas-Bartlett was growing up in Southend-on-Sea, sharing a home with her abusive bipolar father and drug addict brother, her dreams of escaping the stereotypical Esse… 

A Highly Suspect Murder Mystery: The Betray-tors

A Highly Suspect Murder Mystery: The Betray-tors

It’s the nation’s favourite game of murder, exile and ridiculous twists. 

Blip

Blip

After a tough conversation with his dad, Tom discovers a newly-opened portal in his bathroom mirror. 

Chunky Jewellery

Chunky Jewellery

Two friends, one year, two births, a death, 18 bursts of laughter, 34,000 tears (each) and one piece of chunky jewellery. 

Little Boxes

Little Boxes

An award-winning solo show by Joann Condon (Little Britain). 

The Naked Neds

The Naked Neds

Paul’s about to be a dad, but doubt clouds his excitement. 

A Murder in Motley

A Murder in Motley

After a murder is committed in Jacobean London by a man wearing motley, two playing fools from different productions must prove their innocence with the help of a bard, an innkeepe… 

Ma Joyce's Tales from the Parlour

Ma Joyce's Tales from the Parlour

The story of a mixed-race Liverpudlian great-grandmother of Nigerian and Irish heritage celebrating her birthday, recalling a rollercoaster of memories – from her childhood in a … 

Supermarket 86

Supermarket 86

Supermarket 86 follows five girls who get stuck in a supermarket overnight, all connected in ways they may not yet realise. 

Reach for the Stars

Reach for the Stars

When the BBC directors try to hold auditions for the channel, disaster happens as they put the auditionees through their paces. 

Hatches, Matches and Dispatches

Hatches, Matches and Dispatches

The hilarious follow-up to Alan Cochrane’s play Ne’er the Twain performed by EPT, the only company to have been at every Edinburgh Festival Fringe ever! It is 1924, one year after … 

Little Shop of Horrors

Little Shop of Horrors

When the plants come to take over the world and achieve world domination watch out. 

Barry Morgan's Home Organ Party Experience!

Barry Morgan's Home Organ Party Experience!

Barry Morgan – Australia’s most celebrated organ salesman. 

Frank Sanazi: Songs for Swinging Leaders

Frank Sanazi: Songs for Swinging Leaders

As the world teeters on the brink of global annihilation, who better to restore a new world order than the ultimate swinging dictator himself? Frank Sanazi storms back into Edinbur… 

Legally Blonde

Legally Blonde

This internationally acclaimed, award-winning musical follows Elle Woods’ inspiring journey as she challenges stereotypes, snobbery and scandal in pursuit of her dreams. 

Goodbye Postie

Goodbye Postie

Goodbye Postie follows the story of two lads, Postie and Sparkie, living in Dumfries together. 

The Deadmouse and Peabrain Dreams

The Deadmouse and Peabrain Dreams

The hilarious tragedy of unachievable dreams. Stuck in a rural town in the middle of nowhere, two sisters fight against the calamity of their circumstances to win The Xfactor. 

King Arthur's Body

King Arthur's Body

Young King Arthur is ready for a wizardly lesson in the erotic arts. 

Johnny White Really-Really: am/pm

Johnny White Really-Really: am/pm

Writing blurbs isn’t easy. 

Charming

Charming

Cinderella wants a divorce?! Prince Charming’s already trying day is about to get worse. 

Comedy Club 4 Kids

Comedy Club 4 Kids

Since 2005 we’ve showcased our favourite stand-ups, sketch acts and cabaret stars, at gigs that are ‘really funny’ ***** (Fest), ‘fabulous’ ***** (ThreeWeeks), and ‘just right’ ***… 

Boxed In

Boxed In

Trapped in a bleak, cold, featureless room utterly devoid of natural light, A is a young woman teetering on the brink of collapse. 

Who's Gonna Tell Her?

Who's Gonna Tell Her?

Aubrey and her boyfriend are finally alone together. 

Mr Woody's Last Lesson: Confessions of a Teacher

Mr Woody's Last Lesson: Confessions of a Teacher

Buckle up, folks. 

The Imitator

The Imitator

Winner – United Solo Theatre Festival, New York, Best International Show 2024. 

3 White Guys Named John

3 White Guys Named John

Ever felt the hand of fate giving you a shove? Andrea Coleman has. 

Lioness

Lioness

Just a game? An Amazon All or Nothing documentary – but without the sponsorship money. 

Joe McTernan and Abi Carter-Simpson: Near Mrs

Joe McTernan and Abi Carter-Simpson: Near Mrs

Stand-up comedy from an actual couple… what could possibly go wrong? After a previous sell-out run at the Fringe, viral sensation Joe McTernan and star of Britain’s Got Talent … 

Beggared

Beggared

Beggared tells the story of a privileged white South African whose life collapses into homelessness. 

Frankie Mack Showman – The Next Stage: The Leith San Siro

Frankie Mack Showman – The Next Stage: The Leith San Siro

From Leith to Las Vegas, Frankie Mack’s journey is nothing short of extraordinary. 

0.1% Accurate: Magdalena the Fortune Teller Show

0.1% Accurate: Magdalena the Fortune Teller Show

Step right up for a fortune-telling experience that’s barely accurate, but definitely unforgettable. 

Do Astronauts Masturbate in Space?

Do Astronauts Masturbate in Space?

In an overpopulated Britain, a law called the Parental Act requires everyone to obtain a license to have children. 

Failsafe

Failsafe

Ivy and Jones, two deadbeat, dead-end 20-somethings are looking for a way out. 

Best of the Fest Daytime

Best of the Fest Daytime

Bite-size tasters of the best comedy, cabaret, family entertainment and circus, all for you to enjoy in the heart of the New Town, in the beautiful Assembly Rooms Ballroom on Georg… 

Some Masterchef Sh*t

Some Masterchef Sh*t

Man-meat meets mental health in this dark comedy. 

Messy Magic Adventure

Messy Magic Adventure

Circus! Slapstick! Cleaning products! Spray and Wipe try their very best to keep things clean but can’t stop making messes. 

Nick It for Munich

Nick It for Munich

Nick it for Munich is a hilarious one-person show about Jamie, a dreamer determined to make it to Euro 2024. 

Wenches!

Wenches!

In 1423 Berlin, two peasants find themselves at the center of hysteria, hypocrisy and impending doom. 

Lucy Pearman: Lunartic

Lucy Pearman: Lunartic

The Moon dreams of stardom so she’s popped down to perform her new show. 

Late Night with Terry Wogan

Late Night with Terry Wogan

Terry Wogan is back from the dead as part of his ongoing attempts to return to light entertainment, no matter the cost. 

Jack Docherty in The Chief – Still No Apologies

Jack Docherty in The Chief – Still No Apologies

BAFTA award-winning star of Scot Squad, The Chief, and Absolutely, returns to the Fringe after a 2024 sell-out run. 

Gimme a Sign!

Gimme a Sign!

Welcome to comedian Bailey Swilley’s ghost tour, complete with tales of haunted tampons, magical spells and life lessons on family expectations, grief and growing up. 

Articulate

Articulate

What happens when two overly interconnected share houses go head-to-head in an epic, highly anticipated boardgame showdown? The miniature trophy prize and the prospect of a framed … 

Macbeth: The Musical

Macbeth: The Musical

Is this a real knife? Is this just fantasy? Enjoy Shakespeare’s spooky tragedy like never before, as six actors deploy wittily rewritten pop classics and uproariously silly comedy … 

Feltman: World’s First Hot Dog

Feltman: World’s First Hot Dog

Before sliced bread, there was the hot dog! Actor, playwright, historian and former Feltman’s hot dog brand owner Michael Quinn brings this true story to life, performing every r… 

Summer Fling

Summer Fling

A farmer. 

You're Fired! The Musical

You're Fired! The Musical

We transport you to a corporate London where success is measured by profit, power and personal gain. 

Amazing Prize Family Comedy Bingo

Amazing Prize Family Comedy Bingo

It’s bingo with loads and loads of prizes. 

Grooming My Ass

Grooming My Ass

Picture this: you’re seventeen. 

Amy Webber: Wannabe

Amy Webber: Wannabe

Wannabe was dreamt up after sorting through a box of childhood junk. 

Happy Ending Street

Happy Ending Street

It’s time the bottom of the food chain fought back… with our lasses. 

XXX Revue

XXX Revue

Rude, nude with anarchic attitude. 

Woman in the Arena

Woman in the Arena

A funny, moving and uplifting one-sided conversation about neurodivergence, trauma, dead bodies and other lighthearted topics. 

Goodness Me

Goodness Me

Goodness Me is a one-woman-and-a-Furby dramedy about millennial struggles, unexpected consequences and the crushing weight of responsibility. 

Chickadee

Chickadee

A female street clown accidentally becomes famous overnight at Chickadee TV Studios as Chickadee the Sexy Clown. 

The Lolita Apologies

The Lolita Apologies

In this one-act play, a young woman in a liminal space confronts a series of famous men whose poor adaptations of Lolita have done Nabokov’s story, and women at large, a great diss… 

I Was a Teenage She-Devil

I Was a Teenage She-Devil

After being pushed over the edge by the most popular kids at school, four-eyed wallflower Nancy Miller cries to the heavens for help! But it is Satan who hears her cry. 

The Show with Matt Leazer and MJ Hughes

The Show with Matt Leazer and MJ Hughes

Join actor-poet-clown-director-sexpot, Matt Leazer and sexy-power-ranger-Elton-John-jumpsuit-wearing-music lady, MJ Hughes for a late-night talk show! Matt and MJ had three options… 

Shaun Guff: Enuff is Enuff (WIP)

Shaun Guff: Enuff is Enuff (WIP)

My name is Shaun Guff and I’ve hit rock bottom so you don’t have to. 

Corrie

Corrie

Coming up on Corrie: yet another scene in the local pub, someone’s up the duff and two Kiwis figure out if they got their Manchester accents down in time! Five episodes, two acto… 

The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon

The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon

Two narrators attempt to recreate all 209 fairytales of the Brothers Grimm in a wild, fast-paced extravaganza. 

The Real Australia

The Real Australia

Play On Productions invites you to step into a day in the life of modern Australia with The Real Australia, a new work inspired by the best moments of Australian reality TV. 

#11th Annual Haters Ball

#11th Annual Haters Ball

Fresh from selling out at Fringe World Perth, it’s the 11th Annual Haters Ball! Four headline comedians battle for the prestigious title of Master Hater, roasting your suggestions. 

Lydia Bennet Works in Finance

Lydia Bennet Works in Finance

The youngest sister from Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Lydia Bennet, has always been a footnote in someone else’s love story. 

LIVE MANGA

LIVE MANGA

Winner of Best Male Performer at Asian Arts Awards 2024! The internationally acclaimed LIVE MANGA from Japan returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe! Physical performance duo GABE… 

I Killed My Roommate

I Killed My Roommate

Do you ever feel like the worlds conspiring to annoy you? Meet Liv whose anger issues are put to the ultimate test by her nightmare roommate. 

Arachne

Arachne

Arachne is a bold, hilarious solo show that sets the ancient Greek myth of Athena and Arachne (the first spider) in the American South. 

An Actor in Search of a Plot

An Actor in Search of a Plot

A riotous one-man show that follows an out-of-work actor hired by an eccentric film producer to find the next Bond movie plot. 

Cheers, Mom! Eulogy for a Living Parent

Cheers, Mom! Eulogy for a Living Parent

A wild, hilarious solo show about grief, love and mommy issues. 

The Church of John Spillane

The Church of John Spillane

Irish madman John Spillane is back with his 100% improvised stand-up show! As seen on BBC, RTE, WWE, Comedy Central and host of Ladbible Ireland. 

Be A Wolf

Be A Wolf

You don’t have to be afraid of the dark. 

Sad Girl Songs

Sad Girl Songs

Think Gadsby meets Bloom, and Medusa has the mic. 

A Minor Theft

A Minor Theft

‘I think pregnant woman are ugly. 

Zero Lives Left

Zero Lives Left

Join Benjie Wrubel for his Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut as he makes light of the darkness inside his head. 

Late Night Lehrer – with Caspar Phillipson

Late Night Lehrer – with Caspar Phillipson

Your late-night host at the piano takes a sharp look at international current affairs and life’s absurdities through the lens of Tom Lehrer’s shockingly timely songs. 

How to Win 5 Grand on the Internet

How to Win 5 Grand on the Internet

In 2023, my dad died. 

HARDLOVE

HARDLOVE

This dark, sexy comedy follows the one-night stand of an unlikely couple. 

Joan Collins Blocked Me on Twitter

Joan Collins Blocked Me on Twitter

Theodore Emory Jones, one of England’s finest thespian exports (in his opinion), arrives in Hollywood with the sole burning desire of starring in the Dynasty reboot. 

Courier

Courier

One courier. 

Unprofessional

Unprofessional

Guy is a jobbing actor whose blind enthusiasm, sub-par ability and unhealthy obsession with Matt Damon leaves him in a rut. 

Wannabes

Wannabes

You’re 17. 

Of Fire and Flame

Of Fire and Flame

Romantasy. 

Nunsense: The Mega-Musical

Nunsense: The Mega-Musical

Nunsense: The Mega-Musical version is here! This riotous show is a fundraiser put on by the Little Sisters of Hoboken to raise money to bury sisters accidently poisoned by the conv… 

Linda Merriweather: The Golden Gate Meets Arthur's Seat

Linda Merriweather: The Golden Gate Meets Arthur's Seat

Linda hails from San Francisco, in the shadow of the Golden Gate Bridge. 

Bloody Influencers

Bloody Influencers

How far would you go for fame? Bloody Influencers is an award-winning one-woman comedy with a dark twist about an insta queen who is trapped in the false world of social media. 

Nina from Our Town Goes to NYC

Nina from Our Town Goes to NYC

A solo performer brings 14 unique characters to life in this powerful, multi-layered production. 

The Olympians

The Olympians

In Ancient Greece, Artemis, Athena and Aphrodite have had enough. 

Witches? In Salem?

Witches? In Salem?

Welcome to Salem Village, where wealthy landowners want your land, local magistrates want your confession, unpopular reverends want your respect, but more importantly, your firewoo… 

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

LAMDA presents the next wave of musical theatre talent in a showdown like no other. 

Miss Congeniality: The Unauthorised Musical Concert

Miss Congeniality: The Unauthorised Musical Concert

With music based on the 2000 comedy classic, Gracie Hart is a clumsy yet brilliant FBI Special Agent who must go undercover as a beauty pageant contestant! Come hear the original s… 

Dear Chuck

Dear Chuck

Trapped in between childhood and adulthood, teenagers all go through their own unique but shared struggles. 

In the Black

In the Black

Every wolf starts as a cub. 

3 Kidneys No Colon

3 Kidneys No Colon

3 Kidneys No Colon is a show detailing the medical diaries (or rather… diarrheas) of Dave who suffers from chronic kidney disease, ulcerative colitis and has had multiple organ t… 

Harriet the Spy

Harriet the Spy

I am a spy with a notebook. 

Medium Dead

Medium Dead

Bennie really puts the ghost in ghostwriter. 

Sheepish

Sheepish

Chaotic, ridiculous and oddly tender exploration of identity and purpose – through the eyes of Dolly the Sheep. 

UnTethered

UnTethered

An autobiographical comedy that follows a queer, demisexual woman as she attempts to transcend her fears so she can find true love. 

Loose Threads

Loose Threads

Imagine being forced to hear Mr Brightside on repeat for six hours – going mad yet? Bored to tears? Wondering what you did in a past life to deserve this? For one cloakroom atten… 

Kafka for Beginners

Kafka for Beginners

A poet languishes in solitary confinement for “heresy,” under relentless pressure to “recant”. 

The Comedy of Err-ARRS!

The Comedy of Err-ARRS!

Step into Tortuga, the most notorious pirate haven in the Caribbean where the sun is hot, the rum flows and the laughs are as wild as the waves! This swashbuckling re-imagining of … 

Top of the World

Top of the World

Audrey has everything under control. 

Strangers With Benefits

Strangers With Benefits

Tired of Tinder? Once upon a time, we trolled Craigslist Casual Encounters for the ‘M seeks F for DL meet-up’ ads. 

Chris Dinwoodie: Pure Magic, Man

Chris Dinwoodie: Pure Magic, Man

After a sold-out run at the 2024 festival, Glasgow’s number one comedy-magician returns to the Fringe with an exciting new show combining his award-winning sleight of hand magic … 

Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice

This isn’t your grandmother’s Austen! Bold, surprising, boisterous and timely, this Pride and Prejudice for a new era explores the absurdities and thrills of finding your perfect (… 

Sponsored by The Void

Sponsored by The Void

Fresh from its sold-out premiere in Seattle, this psychosexual queer feminist horror comedy explores despair, agency and women’s erotic relationship with The Void. 

Scaramouche Jones

Scaramouche Jones

Written by Justin Butcher. 

People We Bury Alive

People We Bury Alive

Rita is an immigrant. 

LA Baby

LA Baby

A darkly comedic tale of Davies’ nine years in LA, where she arrives full of comedy aspirations but leaves with absurd stories and survival skills. 

Crime of Pass-ee-on

Crime of Pass-ee-on

Entirely set in an interrogation room, three expats are being investigated for the murder of their friend, Emilie Dubois, after getting caught stealing evidence from a camera store… 

Powerful

Powerful

A comedy cabaret cocktail by one woman who thrives on live connection with you! What’s it about? Grabbing life by the t**ts and creating your own narrative. 

How Not to Fund a Honeymoon

How Not to Fund a Honeymoon

The problem: Gwen and Charlie are strapped for cash. 

The Cyclops

The Cyclops

Odysseus is trying to get home after ten long years of war. 

Pour Decisions

Pour Decisions

A cabaret bar. 

Go With The Flow

Go With The Flow

A comedy cabaret like no other – exploring the 28-day cycle with music, mischief and menstrual mayhem. 

The Great Divinator: Touched by Spirits

The Great Divinator: Touched by Spirits

Fake moustache! Real mindreading! Vintage vibes and outrageous spirit-flirting blends. 

Blind Fury: The Untold Story of the Queen of Hearts

Blind Fury: The Untold Story of the Queen of Hearts

Vicky is furious. 

She's Behind You

She's Behind You

What happens when Scotland’s premier dame, Johnny McKnight, collaborates with award-winning director John Tiffany? It results in a riotous, heartfelt journey into the wild world of… 

Big Red

Big Red

Georgina Musgrave is Big Red: Queensland’s terrifying, hilarious, disgusting, lesbian ex-wrestling sensation!! This adopted Queenslander (via London) brings the pain, maim and brai… 

Leslie Ewing-Burgesse: Behemoth

Leslie Ewing-Burgesse: Behemoth

A new show from your favourite (she hopes?!) London-based, 6’3 Canadian, existential, green-haired, silly, spooky, formerly imaginary, formerly cursed, alternative comedian. 

Hands Up!

Hands Up!

Two armed robbers have interrupted Billy and Elise’s morning to steal. 

Shiva for Anne Frank

Shiva for Anne Frank

A celebration of Jewish Identity, girlhood, and community mourning. 

RACKS

RACKS

Every autumn, Runyon Grammar teams up with the neighbouring boys’ school for their annual musical. 

CatGPT: Feline and Feral

CatGPT: Feline and Feral

I’m L3NT1L, robo-kitty, taxidermy survivor and leading feline life coach. 

The Birthday Party: A Theatrical Catastrophe

The Birthday Party: A Theatrical Catastrophe

The Oscar-winning director, William Friedkin decided to mount a star-studded new production of Harold Pinter’s first play, The Birthday Party, in LA. 

Paul Campbell: The Lost Tapes of Somerfield

Paul Campbell: The Lost Tapes of Somerfield

In possibly the first show of the dead supermarket comedy genre, Paul looks at how, as a socially isolated sixth former, he found solace in the aisles of 00s supermarket Somerfield… 

Dru Cripps: Juicy Bits

Dru Cripps: Juicy Bits

Multi award-winning ‘sensational’ ***** (Time Out), clown Dru Cripps brings his rapidly selling out ad hoc and critically acclaimed Loopstation based shenanigans to a cargo contain… 

Priscillified: Drag, Disco and Desert Drama

Priscillified: Drag, Disco and Desert Drama

Two-time Fringe World Best Cabaret and Variety Show winner Dean Misdale returns with their brand-new show Priscillified. 

Big Little Sister

Big Little Sister

1999. 

Going Coastal with Donald McGinty

Going Coastal with Donald McGinty

Character comedy parody show! TV host Donald McGinty brings his award-nominated* show to the Fringe! Donald is here to tell you all about his time as host of the nation’s fifteenth… 

Tia Kofi Presents The Final FronTia Live

Tia Kofi Presents The Final FronTia Live

Geeks unite! Join Drag Race UK winner and self-proclaimed Queen of the Nerds, Tia Kofi and an extra special guest for The Final FronTia Live! We’ll be diving deep into the world … 

Role Play (or the Hottest Day in Belgian History)

Role Play (or the Hottest Day in Belgian History)

Aspiring performer/sexual being Cameron Murphy swiped right on a Belgian tourist in Los Angeles. 

Adam Jones and Jess Lo: Daddy Issues

Adam Jones and Jess Lo: Daddy Issues

Adam and Jess, two memorable new comedians based in Bristol are performing in Edinburgh for the first time. 

Her Raving Mind

Her Raving Mind

EL is not well. 

Narin Oz: Inner Child(ish)

Narin Oz: Inner Child(ish)

Narin Oz is not good at real life. 

Ask A Stripper: Pulling Back the G-String

Ask A Stripper: Pulling Back the G-String

Ever had a burning question about one of the world’s most misunderstood professions? Join real-life, quick-witted and unshakable strippers as they peel back the stereotypes to reve… 

200 Puns in One Hour with Roger Swift

200 Puns in One Hour with Roger Swift

The 2024 sold-out show returns. 

The Steamie

The Steamie

Through everyday conversation, hilarious comedy, and music-hall style songs, we learn from four working-class women about their lives, husbands, technology and the approaching New … 

The Detective's Demise

The Detective's Demise

Fringe 2024 sell-out murder-mystery comedy musical returns to the Fringe! Detective Ben Stone is murdered at his own birthday party, snuffed out like a candle on a cake. 

Nick Everritt: Shadow

Nick Everritt: Shadow

Nick Everritt (British Comedian of the Year 2023 runner-up) is a weird, alternative, deadpan stand-up comedian who pretends to be a serial killer for the entertainment of others. 

Italian Horror Stories

Italian Horror Stories

Italian Horror Stories by Grand Guignol de Milan is a unique physical theater experience that reimagines the Italian inspirations behind Dracula, Frankenstein, and The Woman in Bla… 

Eccentrics Return – Guerilla Autistics Show Year 11

Eccentrics Return – Guerilla Autistics Show Year 11

So good he wants to do it again. 

I Wish My Life Were Like a Musical

I Wish My Life Were Like a Musical

Award-winning musical comedy revue revealing all about musicals and the people who love them – on both sides of the curtain! Updated for 2025 with new songs. 

Escape Room: The Musical

Escape Room: The Musical

A new comedy musical coming to the Fringe! Six college friends are tricked into reuniting at the debut Fringe performance of Escape Room: The Musical. 

How to Win Against History

How to Win Against History

Henry Cyril Paget was one of the world’s wealthiest men, until he lost it all by being too damn fabulous. 

Jokes I Rescued from the Future (by Telling Them Now)

Jokes I Rescued from the Future (by Telling Them Now)

Ivo’s Edinburgh Fringe debut offers a playful dive into the chaos of our modern world through a show full of absurdist jokes. 

9/11 Birds and the Bees

9/11 Birds and the Bees

Based within two blocks of the attacks, Sofia May takes the audience through the extremely unique and absurd experience of being a child survivor of 9/11. 

Wiki with a Wengeance: Isles of Silly

Wiki with a Wengeance: Isles of Silly

How to make sense of our silly world? Mapping and naming every pebble we discover, old-timey explorers and modern Wikis alike. 

Playback

Playback

It’s 2013. 

I Kissed Batman

I Kissed Batman

It’s Halloween and the Rugby Team are throwing the party of the century. 

We Forgive You: The Confessional

We Forgive You: The Confessional

Wanna get something off your chest? This is the perfect show for you. 

The Mothman Cometh

The Mothman Cometh

Darkness, we’re told to fear it. 

Mike McAlpine: First Class Ticket

Mike McAlpine: First Class Ticket

Buckle up for this laugh-out-loud, turbulence-packed comedy from award-winning comedian Mike McAlpine! Set in Flight Club, where the audience boards an aircraft of absurdity, this … 

A Hundred Percent No Anxiety Comedy Show – Peter Bazely

A Hundred Percent No Anxiety Comedy Show – Peter Bazely

Best Newcomer nominee Bazely performed last year’s show about having a Breakdown while having more anxiety than he’d ever had. 

Couplet: Honey Honey Moon Moon

Couplet: Honey Honey Moon Moon

Marnina and Micah just got married, and except for some bed bugs, a judgy couples therapist and their wedding venue burning down, everything was pitch perfect. 

Adam Riley: Late-night Comedy in the Afternoon

Adam Riley: Late-night Comedy in the Afternoon

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… 

Yes, We're Related

Yes, We're Related

Dysfunctional sisters Sara and Saskia must confront the unpredictable stages of grief. 

A Small Town Northern Tale

A Small Town Northern Tale

A Y2K-drenched coming-of-age comedy-drama: ASTNT follows David’s move from the city to a small Northern town where being the only Black kid means fitting in isn’t an option. 

Mat Wills: My Wife Took My Dad to a Brothel (I Drove)

Mat Wills: My Wife Took My Dad to a Brothel (I Drove)

Love, laughter, and life’s unexpected turns! Comedian Mat Wills delivers a brutally honest, yet heartwarming hilarious take on family, love, social taboos, the absurd realities o… 

And How Does That Make Me Feel?

And How Does That Make Me Feel?

A musical stand-up show dealing with life as an Irish male raised in a culture where emotions are things to be avoided. 

Olaf Falafel's Stupidest Super Stupid Show – New Improved Recipe

Olaf Falafel's Stupidest Super Stupid Show – New Improved Recipe

Winner of the Best Kids’ Show at the 2024 Leicester Comedy Festival. 

JEEZUS!

JEEZUS!

Falling for Jesus is a mortal sin. 

Alfie Brown: Popular Comedian

Alfie Brown: Popular Comedian

I was on Live at the Apollo, I got loads of stars in The Guardian. 

3 Chickens Confront Existence

3 Chickens Confront Existence

In this surrealist and hilarious production, three factory farm chickens passionately explore their impossible situation – awaiting their imminent trip to the broiler. 

Su Mi: THISMOTHERPHUCKER

Su Mi: THISMOTHERPHUCKER

THISMOTHERPHUCKER is a public nuisance. 

Kevin Quantum: Unbelievable Magic for Non-Believers

Kevin Quantum: Unbelievable Magic for Non-Believers

Sceptical? Good. 

David's One-Man Band (F*ck You, Steven)

David's One-Man Band (F*ck You, Steven)

Welcome to the mid-noughties world of emo teen and future rockstar, David. 

Hole!

Hole!

Plug up thy hole! A religious sect in Nebraska wears butt plugs at all times because they believe a wrathful God shall suck the unplugged up, ass-first, to burn on the face of the … 

Phil de Lange: The Phil Monty

Phil de Lange: The Phil Monty

‘Funny, silly, moving, ukelele’ best describes The Phil Monty from award-winning South African comedian Phil de Lange. 

Barbara Fernandez presents: Everything But Standup

Barbara Fernandez presents: Everything But Standup

Welcome to the cabaret asylum – a revolving lineup of oddball character acts, singers, magicians, clowns. 

Monsterrrr! with Trygve Wakenshaw

Monsterrrr! with Trygve Wakenshaw

Argh! A monster! A hideous, evil monster! With nasty claws, bristles and horns. 

Foxdog Studios: Robo Bingo 2.0

Foxdog Studios: Robo Bingo 2.0

Fresh bingo, new robots and lower quality prizes. 

Apocalipsync

Apocalipsync

After captivating audiences with cult physical theatre show Un Poyo Rojo, Argentine sensation and social media star Luciano Rosso returns with Apocalipsync, a high-energy solo show… 

James Phelan – The Man Who Was Magic

James Phelan – The Man Who Was Magic

‘Magic is in his bones. 

Tomás Bepalo: What Gets Better?

Tomás Bepalo: What Gets Better?

A dark comedy exploring my chaotic life as a neurodivergent, nonbinary person navigating sex, dating, family and loneliness. 

The Rudest Science Show for Kids

The Rudest Science Show for Kids

The man behind Science Magic is back with a brand new science show looking at the gross side of biology. 

The Time Painter

The Time Painter

A play that captures the joy and sorrow of memory using just a table and a single sheet of paper, The Time Painter creates a dreamlike world where memory, dreams, history and reali… 

Billy Banana's Brilliant Bingo – Kids Show

Billy Banana's Brilliant Bingo – Kids Show

Billy Banana’s Brilliant Bingo returns after last year’s smash hit! Fun for all the family! A high energy interactive extravaganza of a show. 

Mr Sleepybum's Dream Machine

Mr Sleepybum's Dream Machine

Winner: Best Kids Show Leicester Comedy Festival 2025. 

Robin Morgan: Storytime!

Robin Morgan: Storytime!

Robin Morgan (Mock the Week) hosts a comedy show for kids and adults alike. 

Ray Fordyce's Imaginatively Titled Variety Show

Ray Fordyce's Imaginatively Titled Variety Show

Ray Fordyce is back once again to host a variety show filled with comedy and entertainment from across the world. 

SHUNGA ALERT

SHUNGA ALERT

Warning: adults only! An X-rated documentary-comedy about the sexual culture of Japan. 

Game on 3

Game on 3

Matty Grey is back in Edinburgh and going back to Gameland. 

A Poem and a Mistake

A Poem and a Mistake

A grad student’s confrontation with her professor over the fifty sexual assaults in Ovid’s Metamorphoses sparks a magical yet terrifying transformation shattering both their ideas … 

Cameron Sinclair Harris: PLANETS!!!

Cameron Sinclair Harris: PLANETS!!!

Are we alone in the universe? If we could speak to the planets, what would they say back? Cameron Sinclair Harris, earthling, non-binary deviant and fully qualified astronaut will … 

Explosive Science Show!

Explosive Science Show!

‘Everything a science show should be, and more!’ ***** (SeeSawMag. 

World's Greatest Lover – The New Musical

World's Greatest Lover – The New Musical

What is love? World premiere musical direct from New York sees literature’s most legendary lovers flirt and fight as they hunt for the truth about love. 

2 Guys 1 Pub

2 Guys 1 Pub

Two award-winning comics deal late-night craic in the mid-afternoon, a wild mix of dark, satirical stand-up and musical comedy. 

Barbara Fernandez Singing, Sagging and Shagging

Barbara Fernandez Singing, Sagging and Shagging

A cheeky, hilarious, mellifluous romp through one singer’s colourful past of cult-loving husbands, wacky producers and shaggable therapists, with lusty vocals in bra busting styl… 

BATSU!

BATSU!

Edinburgh, are you ready? Warriors, are you ready? Created in New York and Chicago, BATSU! returns to the Fringe after a wildly successful, sold-out 2024 run. 

Foxdog Studios: Robo Bingo Kids

Foxdog Studios: Robo Bingo Kids

Ages 8 to 8,000: the thrills of bingo, robot frogs and low-cost prizes for the whole family. 

Daisy Doris May: Big Night Out

Daisy Doris May: Big Night Out

Calling all VIPs. 

Paratroopers

Paratroopers

Frank Fletcher, long-time senior MP for Cackby North has suddenly died. 

Mary, Queen of Rock!

Mary, Queen of Rock!

The Queen of Rock is back! The year is 1561. 

Tom Simons - Alright?

Tom Simons - Alright?

Tom Simons is going to stand in a room in Scotland and make you laugh. 

Love Hunt

Love Hunt

Forget foxes, bargains, or Jeremy – this is the biggest hunt of them all. 

Bobby Prezinsky Hosts Your Office Christmas Party (WIP)

Bobby Prezinsky Hosts Your Office Christmas Party (WIP)

Follow a desperate and naïve aspiring TV personality as he tries to break into showbiz. 

Nathan Cassidy: Piracy

Nathan Cassidy: Piracy

Multi award-winning comedian Nathan Cassidy ‘. 

Great Times at Fringe

Great Times at Fringe

Cory and Kevin bring their hit NYC variety show to Edinburgh – a curated line-up of the best Fringe comedians every night. 

MADONNA ON THE ROCKS

MADONNA ON THE ROCKS

She used to have dreams, now she has a baby. 

Jokers on Deck

Jokers on Deck

Set sail for a night of nonstop laughter as top-tier comedians bring the best of cruise ship comedy to shore! This high-energy show delivers the kind of humour you’d expect on a lu… 

101 Ways to Annoy Your Parents... and Other Really Old People

101 Ways to Annoy Your Parents... and Other Really Old People

Coming Back to Edinburgh in 2025. 

Wummy

Wummy

A whirlwind one-woman comedy play following a wannabe yummy mummy on her mission to have it all. 

#1 Final Diddy Party

#1 Final Diddy Party

Ain’t no party like a Diddy Party – a compilation of the festival’s freakiest comedians in a big party atmosphere. 

Death Threat

Death Threat

Death Threat is an hour-long comedy solo show. 

Dopa-Mean Girl

Dopa-Mean Girl

The Dublin Fringe award-winning trip into the mind of a woman with recently discovered ADHD. 

The Faustus Project

The Faustus Project

An actor makes a deal with the devil. 

Why I Stayed...? A Gothic Review of Life?

Why I Stayed...? A Gothic Review of Life?

My goal is to talk to my ‘self’ and tell it the story of insecurities and prejudices I had before my life turned to shambles. 

Science Magic – Messy Mayhem

Science Magic – Messy Mayhem

The fun, family science show is back again. 

1 and Only Absolute Burlesque and Cabaret

1 and Only Absolute Burlesque and Cabaret

Seven sell-out years, 100 outstanding performers, thousands of returning audience members – we are back! Home of the homegrown hotties will return with a bigger and even better c… 

A City Cabaret

A City Cabaret

Nestled within the heart of a beautiful speakeasy, this dazzling cabaret show will unfold like a vibrant dream. 

@Sassy Backbone Cabaret

@Sassy Backbone Cabaret

Back after our massive sell out run in 2024, Sassy Backbone Cabaret brings back an evening of the best acts in burlesque, cabaret, magic and much more. 

Eric Barry: No Homo

Eric Barry: No Homo

Eric Barry is a straight man. 

101 Naughty Jokes in 30 Minutes

101 Naughty Jokes in 30 Minutes

Award-winning gag-merchant and three-time Joke of the Fringe winner, Masai Graham, delivers over 100 naughty jokes in half an hour. 

8 Ways to Break a Glass (With an American Opera Singer)

8 Ways to Break a Glass (With an American Opera Singer)

Berlin’s beloved opera-singing comedian Steph DePrez returns to Fringe after a year of touring Europe and opening for Michelle Wolf. 

Elixir Revived

Elixir Revived

Cirque du Soleil meets Magic Mike. 

Flick

Flick

Flick is a nurse, Mark has cancer, the kind you can’t come back from. 

Jonah Non Grata

Jonah Non Grata

Inspired by the Book of Jonah – and probably God – award-winning shunt veteran, Mitchell and Webb writer, John Finnemore’s Souvenir Programmer (and Keith Darren Dean in Ghosts)… 

DeliaDelia! The Flat Chested Witch!

DeliaDelia! The Flat Chested Witch!

‘Particularly funny’ (Vulture. 

Sluts With Consoles

Sluts With Consoles

Is that a joystick in your pocket or are you pleased to see us? Armed with plasmids, melee weapons and enough energy drinks to kill a small dog, Player One and Player Two are on a … 

Two Pints

Two Pints

In their Dublin local, two old friends meet regularly for good conversation, good craic and more than a few good pints. 

Colours Run

Colours Run

‘I loved this brilliant new working-class play’ ***** (Edinburgh Evening News). 

FATAL FLOWER

FATAL FLOWER

FATAL FLOWER, an ode to the hysterical woman. 

Karen Houge: DREAMGIRL

Karen Houge: DREAMGIRL

Do you trust strangers? Together with Karen Houge – our DREAMGIRL – we’re going to find out. 

300 Paintings

300 Paintings

In 2021, Sydney comedian Sam Kissajukian decided to quit stand-up, rent an abandoned cake factory, and become a painter. 

DESPERATE WEE GAY BOY

DESPERATE WEE GAY BOY

DESPERATE WEE GAY BOY dives headfirst into the whirlwind life of Ollie, a chaotic but lovable Scot navigating London’s queer nightlife. 

Rich Hardisty: POP

Rich Hardisty: POP

In 2011, fresh out of a psychiatric facility, Rich Hardisty flies to NYC with no money or plan, hoping to find his biological father. 

Best of Edinburgh Fringe for Kids

Best of Edinburgh Fringe for Kids

A fun-filled afternoon show with a revolving line-up of the best children’s and family-friendly performers from around Edinburgh and the Fringe. 

Derek Mitchell: Goblin

Derek Mitchell: Goblin

Dark, theatrical comedy meets nostalgia in Goblin, written and performed by Derek Mitchell. 

PAINKILLERS

PAINKILLERS

PAINKILLERS delves into physical and emotional pain through magic tricks and romantic memories. 

Cheese and Guava or Romeo and Juliet

Cheese and Guava or Romeo and Juliet

Drawing from the classic Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare and romantic-themed songs by the ‘king’ Roberto Carlos, in a back-and-forth between the plagiarised love story and the unau… 

Cyclopath Stand Up and Songs

Cyclopath Stand Up and Songs

An award-winning, critically acclaimed comedian returning for his 6th Fringe. 

A Night of Drama

A Night of Drama

People of Edinburgh: grab a peel. 

Furiozo: Man Looking for Trouble

Furiozo: Man Looking for Trouble

**** (Age). 

Comics vs Kids

Comics vs Kids

Comics vs Kids returns with a show full of jokes, silliness, interaction and special guests. 

The Horniest Girls in New York City

The Horniest Girls in New York City

Riley Stark and Tess Lancaster are The Horniest Girls in New York City. 

Pat Rascal: Space Gravy

Pat Rascal: Space Gravy

This absurd comedy about one boy’s dream to send Yorkshire to space returns after a critically acclaimed preview run. 

Kirsty Mann – Corpse (WIP)

Kirsty Mann – Corpse (WIP)

A real-life ghost story from award-winning writer-comedian, Kirsty Mann. 

Elephant in the Room

Elephant in the Room

Babar, king of the elephants and one of the most adored childhood cartoons around the world, is almost 94 years old and is currently having a little problem. 

Hill and Jones Comedy Catastrophe

Hill and Jones Comedy Catastrophe

It won’t be alright on the night. 

Cheekykita – Batshit

Cheekykita – Batshit

Multi award-winning Cheekykita is Batshit! Set in woods in Manchester, there’s a bat with songs, dances and daftness. 

Encounter

Encounter

Live from New York, it’s Space Weather Girl! What if an alien encounter was more human condition and less lasers? Add some old-time Hollywood charm, a historical “mating program” a… 

Jane Eyre Wasn't a Whore

Jane Eyre Wasn't a Whore

A rom-com/period piece unlike anything else! While on her quest to become a working actor in New York City, Anne Brauer gets caught up in a situationship of gothic proportions. 

Sibet Partee: Behind

Sibet Partee: Behind

Stand-up meets striptease in Behind, a fever dream of dick, desire and delusion. 

Paul Currie: Dada Dojo

Paul Currie: Dada Dojo

Dada Dojo will definitely be a happening, free-form, immersive, comedy art clownarchist experiment by a Belfast-born non-sensical, bisexual, non-binary clown with a healthy beard a… 

Swan?

Swan?

The dark and ugly sister to the movie Black Swan. 

Neil Frost: The Door

Neil Frost: The Door

It’s 1985. 

Paldem

Paldem

Megan and Kevin are close friends bonded by their love of takeaways, Rick and Morty and Jeremy Paxman – a match made in adult heaven. 

Vacuum Girl

Vacuum Girl

Vacuum Girl is a live presentation of a television pilot that follows a woman living through surreal dissociations in New York. 

Juan Solo's Excellent Adventures in Space!

Juan Solo's Excellent Adventures in Space!

Join Live at the Apollo’s Ignacio Lopez (aka Juan Solo) on a daring journey through the galaxy, in his rust bucket of a ship, the Millennial Falcon! Juan has been tasked with rec… 

Late John with Tonight Spillane!

Late John with Tonight Spillane!

Join host John Spillane for the ultimate Fringe afterparty! Credits include BBC, RTE, WWE, Comedy Central and he’s the host of Ladbible Ireland. 

Alice Tovey: Glass Houses

Alice Tovey: Glass Houses

Just before her wedding, Alice’s father returned home from prison. 

Mushroomification (Legs, Legs, Legs)

Mushroomification (Legs, Legs, Legs)

Mushroomification: Legs, Legs, Legs is a new play that tells the story of a talking mushroom, desperate to break away from the constrictive, authoritarian mycelium and become an in… 

Kris Killed Pop

Kris Killed Pop

Kristin is pretty sure she is the one who killed her dad. 

Sizeable Chunks with Peter E Davidson

Sizeable Chunks with Peter E Davidson

Life is massive. 

Going Soft

Going Soft

Bar-L is Glasgow’s hottest attraction – an immersive prison themed bar. 

Let Me Be the Cool Aunt

Let Me Be the Cool Aunt

She’s classy, she’s fun, her brother happens to have a son – Sophie Banister is the cool aunt! Following her journey moving across the world while her brother becomes a dad, … 

Cat Cohen: Broad Strokes

Cat Cohen: Broad Strokes

In 2023, Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Cat Cohen (young, beautiful, without flaw) randomly had a stroke. 

Scott Turnbull presents... Surreally Good

Scott Turnbull presents... Surreally Good

When the sun goes down the weirdos come out to play. 

22: Brooke's Time Space Sequins

22: Brooke's Time Space Sequins

NY Comedian/Moth Champion’s non-fiction NYE campaign (fast-paced wordplay, reference-filled mental pop-culture Broadway musical): changes her life New Year’s Day. 

Don't Tell Dad About Diana

Don't Tell Dad About Diana

Dublin, 1997. 

The Dundee Busker – Folk’n’Jokes

The Dundee Busker – Folk’n’Jokes

A one-man comedy and folk music show featuring Eric Gudmunsen, a seasoned entertainer who has recently become a TikTok sensation with multiple millions of views and likes. 

Roast Me! Praise Me!

Roast Me! Praise Me!

Bobby Sheehan and Mark Henely are veterans of the New York City Roast Battle Scene. 

Tom Mayhew: What On Earth Are We Doing? (WIP)

Tom Mayhew: What On Earth Are We Doing? (WIP)

Tom Mayhew (as heard on BBC Radio 4) tries to work out what this all is. It could be anything. 

Family Fortunes (But for Bad People)

Family Fortunes (But for Bad People)

Remember Family Fortunes? This is like that, but nasty. 

Medusa Uncut: A New Musical

Medusa Uncut: A New Musical

They tried to kill her – they missed. 

The Listies: Make Some Noise

The Listies: Make Some Noise

Back by POOPular demand. 

...Earnest?

...Earnest?

Fans of The Play That Goes Wrong and Noises Off will love this. 

A Jaffa Cake Musical

A Jaffa Cake Musical

Time to decide once and for all. 

ROTUS: Receptionist of the United States

ROTUS: Receptionist of the United States

Hands up who loves freedom! Chastity Quirke is White House receptionist, ex-Chapter President of Kappa Gamma Zeta, and a proud Republican. 

Kathy Maniura: The Cycling Man

Kathy Maniura: The Cycling Man

Middle-aged and newly single, he’s spent the salary of an NHS nurse in Decathlon and he’s on the verge of a breakdown. 

Brown Girls Do It Too: Mama Told Me Not to Come

Brown Girls Do It Too: Mama Told Me Not to Come

Poppy and Rubina have sex and aren’t ashamed to talk about it. 

Confessions of a Redheaded Coffeeshop Girl

Confessions of a Redheaded Coffeeshop Girl

Recent anthropology graduate and feisty redhead Joanie Little is stuck working as a barista, studying the ‘creatures’ (customers) as if she were Jane Goodall, bushwhacking through … 

Falling: A Disabled Love Story

Falling: A Disabled Love Story

Aaron walks with a cane, and everyone asks ‘what happened?’. 

Shakespeare for Breakfast

Shakespeare for Breakfast

The Bardic Breakfasters are back with a brand-new show, with breakfast included! A pleasing plethora of pentameter, puns and pastry. 

Parody of the Rings

Parody of the Rings

At the local cinema, all hell breaks loose when the ushers misplace the DVDs of The Lord of the Rings trilogy – every single copy! With only the soundtracks left in hand, the tea… 

Ada and Bron: The Origin of Love

Ada and Bron: The Origin of Love

Newcomers Ada and Bron invite you to third wheel an unmissable hour of weirdo soulmates and ‘hilarious doomed romances’ (Chortle. 

Mojo and Jimmy: The Totally Awesome Magic Show

Mojo and Jimmy: The Totally Awesome Magic Show

When the annual ‘Totally Awesome Magic Show’ in HappyVale takes an unexpected twist, Mojo and Jimmy must rise to the occasion in a thrilling, laugh-out-loud adventure to save the f… 

A Stan Is Born!

A Stan Is Born!

Born in New York City as a closeted kid, Alexis is forced to follow his family to. 

F.U.D.S

F.U.D.S

Stoners. 

Doktor Kaboom: Under Pressure!

Doktor Kaboom: Under Pressure!

Be amazed by the power of pressure – and what it can teach us! Doktor Kaboom’s new show is fit to burst with astonishing live science experiments, stand-up comedy and lessons in … 

Jess Robinson: Your Song

Jess Robinson: Your Song

Elton John’s greatest hits are reimagined by multi award-winning Jess Robinson (Dead Ringers, The Last Leg), renowned for her pitch-perfect impressions. 

The Uncrackable Case

The Uncrackable Case

Humpty Dumpty is dead – was he pushed? Did he jump? Or was it simply a great fall? Enter Jill, a filmmaker with big dreams and an even bigger problem: she’s on trial for egg-icid… 

Patrick Monahan: The Good, the Pat and the Ugly

Patrick Monahan: The Good, the Pat and the Ugly

Cancel culture is fast approaching. 

Lorna Rose Treen: 24 Hour Diner People

Lorna Rose Treen: 24 Hour Diner People

Award-winning character comedian Lorna Rose Treen has made a diner. 

Jain Edwards: She-Devil

Jain Edwards: She-Devil

Jain isn’t like other girls. 

Michelle Brasier: It's a Shame We Won't Be Friends Next Year

Michelle Brasier: It's a Shame We Won't Be Friends Next Year

A boy in school set my destiny with nine words, I’m gonna ask him why. 

Do You Accept These Charges?

Do You Accept These Charges?

A bad boy? Hot. 

The Crawl

The Crawl

In this explosive physical comedy, two swimmers go head-to-head in the race of a lifetime – on a stage with no water. 

Degenerate

Degenerate

The vampire’s guide to hot girl decay. 

Accordion Ryan's Pop Bangers

Accordion Ryan's Pop Bangers

Britain’s Got Talent star Accordion Ryan will sing and play your favourite songs like you’ve never heard them before! Adding in a few of his own hilarious tunes, this show is guara… 

Theo Mason Wood: Legalise Kissing

Theo Mason Wood: Legalise Kissing

A genre-defying mix of stand-up, surreal storytelling and live techno anthems – this is comedy like you’ve never seen before. 

Fast Fringe: Family Edition

Fast Fringe: Family Edition

So many comedians, so little time! In this unmissable Fringe institution, 12 top comedy and variety acts perform ridiculously short sets in one furiously fast-paced showcase, hoste… 

Breaking the Musical

Breaking the Musical

Breaking the Musical is a parody and unauthorised (but completely legal) telling of an Australian Olympian’s journey to the 2024 Paris Olympics, written by Australian comedian and … 

Out of the Box

Out of the Box

This family-friendly comedy show is packed with surprises as Darryl and his mysterious box take you on a whirlwind of wonder. 

Girl Pop!

Girl Pop!

The biggest girl group of the noughties reunite for the first time since their scandalous split. 

The Kids Always Win

The Kids Always Win

Sick of grown-ups being know-it-alls? Do you want to win prizes? This game show is for you! Join Tom Whiston, ***** (ThePhoenixRemix. 

There's Something Seriously Wrong With Cyrus

There's Something Seriously Wrong With Cyrus

A heartfelt and uplifting one-man show about an Indian-Persian gay man navigating the complexities of his identity. 

Fly, You Fools!

Fly, You Fools!

From the creators of smash-hit Hold On To Your Butts comes a new UK premiere! Three actors and a Foley artist band together – in fellowship – to perform a live, shot-for-shot p… 

Playing Love. An Episcopal Sex Comedy

Playing Love. An Episcopal Sex Comedy

Proposal Day – four theologians at a sleepy seminary are soon to be ordained. 

In the Land of Eagles

In the Land of Eagles

Her and Grandpa are different and not the same. 

Woody Fu: One Man John Wick

Woody Fu: One Man John Wick

John Wick. 

Jazz Emu: The Pleasure is All Yours

Jazz Emu: The Pleasure is All Yours

Musical meteor Jazz Emu was born to please you. 

r/Conspiracy

r/Conspiracy

r/Conspiracy is a play for messy girls, hungry sleuths, and the chronically online. 

Potty the Plant

Potty the Plant

A charmingly dark, whimsically adult, joyously subversive, musical delight! Starring our titular character, Potty! A singing, talking, tap dancing, potted plant. 

Dylan Adler: Haus of Dy-lan

Dylan Adler: Haus of Dy-lan

Haus of Dylan is an hour of high-energy storytelling, musical-comedy. 

Knight, Knight

Knight, Knight

A knight pulls a sword from a stone and, as the prophecy foretold – becomes king. 

House Party

House Party

One young woman from East London is on a mission to bring back house parties. 

Amelia Hamilton: Forget Me Not

Amelia Hamilton: Forget Me Not

Rapping sensation Amelia Hamilton presents her debut hour of comedy. 

Beth Wants The D

Beth Wants The D

A comedy about all the times Beth May has thought about killing herself! This autobiographical one-woman show puts you in the splash zone of death and delusion as Beth journeys thr… 

Anna Hale: Control Freak

Anna Hale: Control Freak

Introducing Anna Hale: comedian, singer-songwriter, control freak. 

jessica aszkenasy: TITCLOWN

jessica aszkenasy: TITCLOWN

What is art?? Am I a genius?? Both of these questions I will be answering ‘yes’ to in my show. 

The Spy Who Went to Rehab

The Spy Who Went to Rehab

The UK debut of Gregg Ostrin’s critically acclaimed play. 

Tom Brace Saws Himself in Half

Tom Brace Saws Himself in Half

Houdini. 

The Improv Musical

The Improv Musical

Returning for our 10th year, smash-hit production The Improv Musical is coming back to take the Fringe by storm. 

Dead Man Talking

Dead Man Talking

Comedians Elliot Weber (Dead Dad) and Joshua Emerson (Dead Mom) want to make you laugh with jokes about death and grief. 

Amy Mason: Behold!

Amy Mason: Behold!

When Amy Mason got hacked, she lost her number, bank account and social media access. 

FLUSH

FLUSH

April Hope Miller’s debut play is a fiercely relevant and urgent exploration of the sanctity of sisterhood, set within the seemingly mundane yet magical space of the ladies bathroo… 

Ben Moor: A Three Thing Day

Ben Moor: A Three Thing Day

Ben has a show opening later, but first he has a family meeting, and before that there’s a funeral. 

Will & Noah: Too Much Time on Their Phones

Will & Noah: Too Much Time on Their Phones

Will and Noah’s attention spans are so eroded, they can’t even get to the end of their. 

Jackie!!!

Jackie!!!

Sex, drugs and coercive control. 

Christian Dart: Gumshoe!

Christian Dart: Gumshoe!

A grizzled New York detective embarks on his final, most deadly and most ridiculous case yet. 

Spy Movie: The Play!

Spy Movie: The Play!

Agent Blonde has 24 hours to save the world. 

Baby Wants Candy

Baby Wants Candy

Fringe fave Baby Wants Candy is back! Total Edinburgh Fringe sell-out six years running. 

Rory Marshall: Pathetic Little Characters

Rory Marshall: Pathetic Little Characters

Rory Marshall has dug deep into his extremely sad and pathetic soul to create an hour of extremely sad and pathetic characters. 

Mitch Benn: The Lehrer Effect

Mitch Benn: The Lehrer Effect

When, years ago, a teenage Mitch discovered American comic songwriting legend Tom Lehrer, the course of his life was changed forever. 

Joz Norris: You Wait. Time Passes.

Joz Norris: You Wait. Time Passes.

Comedians’ Choice Award winner (Best Show 2019), Joz Norris has finally completed his life’s work, and he’s ready to unveil it to the world. 

Emma Holland: Don't Touch My Trinkets

Emma Holland: Don't Touch My Trinkets

Let me take you on a tour through my personal gallery, there’s all kinds of treasures and wares. 

Hail Mary, None of the Grace

Hail Mary, None of the Grace

Mary Kennedy, yes one of those Kennedys, third cousins twice removed; all of the tragedy, none of the money. 

Seating Plan

Seating Plan

What if you were sat next to the love of your life and just didn’t know it? Stuck beside each other at a dinner party year after year. 

Jordan Gray: Is That a C*ck in Your Pocket, or Are You Just Here to Kill Me?

Jordan Gray: Is That a C*ck in Your Pocket, or Are You Just Here to Kill Me?

Three years since her legendary show Is It A Bird?, the cockiest woman in comedy returns, with a guitar on her back and a bounty on her ballbag. 

Jodie Sloan: Is She Hot?

Jodie Sloan: Is She Hot?

In 2023 TikTok sent a notification to millions of users with Jodie’s face, and the caption ‘Is She Hot?’. 

Odds Are

Odds Are

Ever feel like the universe has it in for you? Acclaimed storyteller Smita Russell unpacks a real-life mystery full of misfortune and truths stranger than fiction. 

Mel & Sam: The Platonic Human Centipede

Mel & Sam: The Platonic Human Centipede

Winner: Critic’s Choice 2024, Perth Fringe. 

How To Kill Your Landlord

How To Kill Your Landlord

How To Kill Your Landlord is a fatal comedy of errors focusing on three young housemates. 

Hold On To Your Butts

Hold On To Your Butts

Following its critically acclaimed UK Tour and West End debut, the Fringe 2024 smash hit returns! Two actors and a Foley artist perform a live, shot-for-shot parody of the greatest… 

Benny Shakes: Slugageddon!

Benny Shakes: Slugageddon!

Slugs, slugs and more slugs! Can you help Benny defeat the slug army with a piano made of vegetables, delicious compost and a final showdown with the boss? Interactive and multimed… 

Mel McGlensey is Motorboat

Mel McGlensey is Motorboat

Batten down the hatches and seal your porthole! It’s time for the silliest, most outrageous, naughty and nautical show ever made about someone who is part boat, part woman. 

A.L.Ex and the ImproBots: How to Train Your Robot

A.L.Ex and the ImproBots: How to Train Your Robot

Hilarious, fast-paced science theatre for the whole family with real robots, games and storytelling. 

LEI – LDN

LEI – LDN

London’s calling, but is Chardaye ready? LEI – LDN follows Chardaye, a mixed-race 17-year-old with a sharp tongue and a lot to say. 

Homo(sapien)

Homo(sapien)

Joey is a Bad Gay™. 

Katie Pritchard: I Kiss the Music

Katie Pritchard: I Kiss the Music

Join multi-award-winning musical comedian and body roll enthusiast Katie Pritchard, as she dresses head to toe in the finest unitard she could make and embarks on this award-nomina… 

Shamilton! The Improvised Hip-Hop Musical

Shamilton! The Improvised Hip-Hop Musical

Baby Wants Candy’s 2024 total sell-out hip-hop hit returns! We improvise an epic musical based on a historical figure/celebrity of your choosing (Genghis Khan, Paul Hollywood, Kim … 

Brendan Tran: HOLE IN THE WALL L'HOPITAL

Brendan Tran: HOLE IN THE WALL L'HOPITAL

If you’ve ever experienced loss, then this show was made for you. 

Sophia Wren: Princess Melancholy

Sophia Wren: Princess Melancholy

Is Sophia performing stand-up comedy or are we just witnessing an acute psychotic episode? Either way, once she’s getting attention, she doesn’t care. 

Siblings: Dreamweavers

Siblings: Dreamweavers

Award-winning character comedians and IRL Sisters, Maddy and Marina Bye (Byes), are back. 

PALS

PALS

Female-led and female-produced, PALS is a Scottish adventure-comedy play telling the story of four, crude, chaotic yet completely normal gal pals as they embark on a camping trek i… 

Norvil & Josephine: Rabbits Out of the Hat

Norvil & Josephine: Rabbits Out of the Hat

Vaudevillian duo Norvil and Josephine present a magical extravaganza for all ages! They’re a magician with a secret and an assistant with a mission in this whimsical comedy music… 

Biscuit Barrel: The 69-Sketch Show

Biscuit Barrel: The 69-Sketch Show

69 sketches in an hour! The UK’s fastest sketch show returns for its sixth year, featuring new sketches for 2025. 

BAIRNS

BAIRNS

Lottie’s just made the mother of all promises and needs to grow up. 

Well Behaved Women

Well Behaved Women

It’s 1883. 

Lily Blumkin: Nice Try

Lily Blumkin: Nice Try

From The Daily Show’s Lily Blumkin comes a hilarious solo show about growing up and getting worse. 

Elouise Eftos: Australia's First Attractive Comedian

Elouise Eftos: Australia's First Attractive Comedian

You’ve had a lifetime of lame anecdotes from all the average-looking comedians, but the reviews are in – self-deprecation is dead! It’s time to hear from Australia’s First … 

The Unstoppable Rise of Ben Manager

The Unstoppable Rise of Ben Manager

Ben’s eager to impress at his job interview, but on the big day he witnesses a mysterious death and picks up the victim’s lanyard – just to keep it safe. 

Mark Vigeant: The Best Man Show

Mark Vigeant: The Best Man Show

You’re cordially invited to this interactive polyamorous wedding reception, where the groom’s brother delivers a speech you’ll never forget! It starts out fun and silly, with… 

Jack Offerman's Big Uncut Flick

Jack Offerman's Big Uncut Flick

Buckle up, buttercup! In Jack Offerman’s Big Uncut Flick, a quirky 1970s small-town broadcast unravels into a chaotic collision of campy commercials, outrageous characters and a gr… 

A Shoddy Detective and the Art of Deception

A Shoddy Detective and the Art of Deception

A laugh-out-loud slapstick whodunnit featuring four actors, a dozen characters and a whole load of chaos. 

Douglas Widick: Paperclip

Douglas Widick: Paperclip

Microsoft Word’s writing assistant, Clippy, has seen the future – and it is bleak. 

Colette Gregory: Black Best Friend

Colette Gregory: Black Best Friend

A hilarious dissection of Black media tropes with satirical sketches, comedic songs and recognisable characters. 

Footballers' Wives: The Musical

Footballers' Wives: The Musical

A new British musical based on the iconic TV series following the fall and rise of captain’s wife Tanya Turner as she schemes to save her marriage and her husband’s career. 

It's Gonna Blow!

It's Gonna Blow!

Pompeii. 

Rose + Bud

Rose + Bud

Derry Freshers’ Week, closeted Bud is in for a rollercoaster of tequila, tiaras and transitioning. 

Apocalypse Cabaret: Songs for the End of the World

Apocalypse Cabaret: Songs for the End of the World

A lonely karaoke jockey is the sole survivor at the end of the world, and decides to go out singing. 

Jawbreaker: The Musical

Jawbreaker: The Musical

Blessed with beauty, wealth and charisma, the Flawless Four – Courtney, Julie, Marcie, and Liz – are the most popular girls in Reagan High school. 

Lady Macbeth Played Wing Defence

Lady Macbeth Played Wing Defence

Set in the cut-throat world of competitive netball, this cautionary tale explores the consequences of unchecked ambition and the fierce determination of teenage girls. 

Ozzy Algar: Speed Queen

Ozzy Algar: Speed Queen

We are in the Speed Queen, the last launderette on the Isle of Wight! In here, Pet the ancient washerwoman divines the fates of her customers through their dirty laundry, and a sto… 

The Remarkable Ben Hart

The Remarkable Ben Hart

A brand new mind-bending theatrical experience. 

Katie Norris: Go West, Old Maid

Katie Norris: Go West, Old Maid

Cursed with the voice, face and arse of an angel, critically-acclaimed comedian Katie Norris embarks on a personal odyssey into the untamed realms of her imagination. 

Hot Mess

Hot Mess

Hot Mess: a new musical. 

The Mayor and His Daughter: A Genuine Appreciation of Comedy

The Mayor and His Daughter: A Genuine Appreciation of Comedy

The Mayor and his daughter are in crisis. 

Love Me Like a Chai Tea Latte

Love Me Like a Chai Tea Latte

Spilling the chai at his new book launch! Here Sanjay Lago’s neuro-delicious mind takes you on a whirlwind of love, identity and Bollywood-fuelled daydreams. 

Level Up!

Level Up!

What if life were a game? In a world where billionaires race to colonise space, Trump coins give you extra lives and making cows meditate saves the planet, it can be hard to know i… 

Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares

Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares

A love letter to people pleasers everywhere. 

Toussaint Douglass: Accessible Pigeon Material

Toussaint Douglass: Accessible Pigeon Material

Hello friend. 

Mat Ricardo: The Extraordinary Gentleman

Mat Ricardo: The Extraordinary Gentleman

‘Undoubtedly one of the greatest variety artists working today’ (Scotsman) returns with his five-star, sell-out, one-man circus cabaret. 

Charlie Caper – The Future

Charlie Caper – The Future

Winner of Sweden’s Got Talent – Charlie Caper returns with a magic spectacle full of robots. 

Brits Abroad: Banned

Brits Abroad: Banned

After being banned from going anywhere abroad (yes, even Benidorm), British tourists are forced to go on holiday to the only place that’ll have ‘em. 

Ellen Turnill Montoya is Mr Handsome

Ellen Turnill Montoya is Mr Handsome

A handful of playful props and physical buffoonery in an illustrated world. 

Frisky's Reshuffle

Frisky's Reshuffle

Frisky (Frisky & Mannish) is back. 

Motorhome Marilyn

Motorhome Marilyn

Michelle Collins makes her Edinburgh Fringe debut in Motorhome Marilyn, a dark comedy by Ben Weatherill. 

The Strongest Girl in the World

The Strongest Girl in the World

Gather round the campfire for this funny and nostalgic play about love, loss and summer camp. 

Arthur Hull's FLOP: The Best Songs From The Worst Musicals Ever Written

Arthur Hull's FLOP: The Best Songs From The Worst Musicals Ever Written

The neon lights aren’t always bright on Broadway, and for every hit there are 50 flops. 

Jumper Bumps

Jumper Bumps

What happens when the thing you wished for your whole life turns out to be your worst nightmare? Eris wants a baby. 

Cara and Kelly are Best Friends Forever For Life

Cara and Kelly are Best Friends Forever For Life

Cara and Kelly are best friends, soulmates even. 

Nate Kitch: Something Different!!!!!

Nate Kitch: Something Different!!!!!

2024’s Best Newcomer and Malcolm Hardee Award nominee returns, let’s see what happens now. 

Eat The Rich (but maybe not me mates x)

Eat The Rich (but maybe not me mates x)

If there’s one thing worse than classism and the disparity of wealth in this country… It’s FOMO. 

Broken Planet Show

Broken Planet Show

The absurd cabaret of apocalyptic proportions. 

Circus The Show

Circus The Show

‘A must-see spectacle!’ (GlamAdelaide. 

The Greatest Magic Show

The Greatest Magic Show

‘This is the show to see!’ **** (Entertainment-Now. 

Robyn Reynolds: What Doesn't Kill You

Robyn Reynolds: What Doesn't Kill You

Winner, Best New Comedy at Melbourne Fringe 2024. 

The Alphabet of Awesome Science

The Alphabet of Awesome Science

Join Aussie Professors Lexi Con and Noel Edge (the Word Nerd and the Science Freak) for thrilling voyage through the alphabet – where fascinating words inspire spectacular scienc… 

Virtuoso

Virtuoso

The Man. 

Little Squirt

Little Squirt

The uproarious multi award-winning one-man musical comedy about sperm donation returns to Edinburgh. 

In These Shoes

In These Shoes

Glynis Traill-Nash lives a double life: fashion writer by day, jazz singer by night. 

Olivia McLeod Is Unrepresented

Olivia McLeod Is Unrepresented

Mmm. 

Kayleigh Jones: I Fed My Dad to a Pelican

Kayleigh Jones: I Fed My Dad to a Pelican

The ridiculously wild true story that her therapist asked her to stop telling. 

An Ode To The Casting Director

An Ode To The Casting Director

‘Had me in peals of laughter. 

STARDUST Starring Star Dust (In Person)

STARDUST Starring Star Dust (In Person)

A glitter-soaked cabaret meltdown from a fallen icon with nothing left to lose – except the will to perform, her accoutrements and possibly her marbles. 

Crapp's River

Crapp's River

The unauthorised musical parody of Schitt’s Creek, reimagining the beloved fish-out-of-water series with absurd comedy, unhinged characters and hilariously inappropriate twists. 

Frances Floats

Frances Floats

Frances Mercanti-Anthony is a Broadway actor who fell in love with a burly, bearded Maine man at age 40 and moved from the bustling suburbs of New Jersey to the rural coast of Main… 

Elysium

Elysium

Enter the wickedly enchanted, suburban world of Elysium Court, where perfect lives unravel. 

The FootballActress

The FootballActress

An autobiographical one-woman drama-comedy show blending comedy characterisation and football performance to tell the unique journey of Lucia Mallardi, a Berlin-based Italian forme… 

Sins of the Mother

Sins of the Mother

Jim is dying. 

One Kiss

One Kiss

An old book, What It Means to Be a Woman, given to Georgia on her sixteenth birthday, becomes the thread connecting three women’s lives: Georgia, now a woman in an unhappy marria… 

The Box Show

The Box Show

Award-winning, high-energy family spectacular where four rhythmical misfits turn ordinary junk into extraordinary funk! With explosive drumming, dance, comedy and imagination, this… 

Sink or SING!

Sink or SING!

Attention girlies, bathroom belters, and car karaoke queens! Choir is back! Gather your crew for the ultimate interactive singing party with Australia’s international vocal coach, … 

Hot Concrete: Too Hot (and Too Concretey) for TV

Hot Concrete: Too Hot (and Too Concretey) for TV

Guests! Prizes! Definitely no vengeful ghosts! Henry and Charlie are putting the past behind them to record their live TV chat show. 

An Adequate Abridgement of Boarding School Life as a Homo

An Adequate Abridgement of Boarding School Life as a Homo

Bobby Award-winning comedy following Johnny, an 18-year-old at an all-boys boarding school. 

Chokeslam

Chokeslam

A knockout solo show about one woman’s love of pro wrestling. 

Yer Ma's a Rocket: Sophie Rose McCabe

Yer Ma's a Rocket: Sophie Rose McCabe

Edinburgh-born, separated mum Sophie is a pure rocket who theatrically combines stand-up, skits, characters, stories (and even rap!) on the madness of modern parenting, mental heal… 

Assembly Gala Launch supported by Aubin

Assembly Gala Launch supported by Aubin

Assembly’s Gala celebrates the opening of our 2025 programme of over 230 shows. 

A Thousand Rainy Mornings

A Thousand Rainy Mornings

Murder, arson and traumatic tragedy abound in this groundbreaking new drama by soon to be award-winning playwright Sebastian Maroun. 

Luke Osey: The Magic Hangover

Luke Osey: The Magic Hangover

Luke Osey (co-creator of sell-out sensation 1 Hour of Insane Magic) had the craziest night of his life last night. 

Cecilia Gentili's Red Ink

Cecilia Gentili's Red Ink

God won’t give up on Cecilia Gentili. 

Blandy

Blandy

It’s 1746 and Mary is desperately and dangerously single. 

Hannah Morton: Cha Cha Real Smooth

Hannah Morton: Cha Cha Real Smooth

You’re invited to Lachlan-Thomas’ sixth birthday party hosted by your favourite children’s party entertainer, Hannah Banana! Hannah is a writer, performer and most importantly, a c… 

#Hysteria: A History of Human Sexuality with Callaghans Questions

#Hysteria: A History of Human Sexuality with Callaghans Questions

Why hello children! This is your Governess and I am here to prepare you future duchesses for your wedding night with, your cousin, the Duke. 

The Burton Brothers: 1925

The Burton Brothers: 1925

The only sketch comedy show set entirely in the year 1925! The Burton Brothers make their Edinburgh Fringe debut, after sell out seasons across Australia. 

Falling in Love with Mr Dellamort

Falling in Love with Mr Dellamort

A mysterious new musical in which three strangers are summoned to a secluded seaside manor on New Year’s Eve by the enigmatic Mr Dellamort, who leads them through an evening of r… 

Susan Harrison: Should I Still Be Doing This?

Susan Harrison: Should I Still Be Doing This?

Award-winning character-comedian Susan Harrison presents a brand-new show, featuring a host of joyfully bizarre characters including an unconfident Sindy doll, a woman who’s swallo… 

Rugburn

Rugburn

Celebrity designer Mat Sanders’ fabulously designed existence implodes spectacularly when sudden betrayal triggers a hysterical, one-man meltdown. 

The Last Mad Man

The Last Mad Man

In the not-too-distant future, ecological catastrophe has ripped society’s flesh clean off and civilization is nothing but a rancid husk. 

The End of the Line

The End of the Line

‘Incredibly funny and genuine in its expression of human connection’ (TheBroadOnline. 

Clean Your Plate!

Clean Your Plate!

Aged four, Augustin never finished his food. 

Rowling in It

Rowling in It

After surviving last summer’s TERF Wars playing JK Rowling in the show that had ‘Edinburgh running scared’ (Telegraph), award-winning actress/writer, Laura Kay Bailey, returns to t… 

Holly Spillar: Tall Child

Holly Spillar: Tall Child

Tall Child is an hour on the impossibilities of being alive right now. 

The Horse of Jenin

The Horse of Jenin

A universal story of resilience and imagination, written and performed by Palestinian comedian and actor Alaa Shehada. 

Bennet Kavanagh: Crank Up the Volume!! (To a Reasonable Volume)

Bennet Kavanagh: Crank Up the Volume!! (To a Reasonable Volume)

As seen and heard on ITV, BBC Radio5Live and BBC Radio 4, multi award-winning musical comedian Bennet Kavanagh brings his ‘unique and charmingly chaotic’ (TheReviewsHub. 

Alice Cockayne: Licensed. Professional. Trained. Qualified.

Alice Cockayne: Licensed. Professional. Trained. Qualified.

Ratty wig girl. 

Late to the Party: The ADHD Hour

Late to the Party: The ADHD Hour

Meet the guests inside the ADHD brain at this award-winning hilarious cabaret-comedy by Aussie neuro-spicy besties, Jessica Bigg and Eliza Dickson. 

Single Use

Single Use

Tired of washing out your hummus pot? Sick of sorting through your plastic? Yep! Ella, a karaoke-loving procrastinator with a taste for Deliveroo, felt the same – until her water… 

Dead Air

Dead Air

Since Alfie’s dad died, he’s visited everyone’s dreams but hers. 

Funny Though

Funny Though

Clare Noy is an actress known for falling over in The Play That Goes Wrong and in Peter Pan Goes Wrong. 

The City of Ladies

The City of Ladies

Offbeat comedy exploring the radical ladies of the past through puppetry, drag and special hats. 

David and Katie Get Re-Married

David and Katie Get Re-Married

You’re cordially invited to the second wedding of David and Katie: confidently codependent, deliriously devoted to a dangerous degree and fully qualified to flaunt a flawless app… 

Parker Callahan: Soda Pop

Parker Callahan: Soda Pop

Soda Pop is an alt-comedy tour de force: a multimedia, stream-of-consciousness ride through the mind of a slightly deranged gay man. 

A Family Fairy Tale: Lost in the Woods

A Family Fairy Tale: Lost in the Woods

Back by popular demand for it’s third Fringe run! This fast-paced, chaotic comedy of confusion is a winner with all audiences. 

Furniture Boys

Furniture Boys

In this absurdist comedy from writer-performer Emily Weitzman, boyfriends are armchairs, lampshades and futons. 

Basically Nocturnal

Basically Nocturnal

Fresh from sell-out success in Australia, Thomas Currie blends powerful vocals, razor-sharp piano, electric cello and witty storytelling in this all-too-relatable late-night cabare… 

Nerds

Nerds

This new musical comedy dives into the deeper connection (and no, not just the Bluetooth kind) between two of the most iconic inventors of the digital age. 

Ted Milligan: United

Ted Milligan: United

Crubchester United Football Club are at rock bottom: relegated to non-league. 

Miss Brexit

Miss Brexit

Extravagant musical satire about young migrants surviving in a place that no longer welcomes them. 

Count Dykula

Count Dykula

Butch loner Count Dykula loves her life, even though she’s technically dead. 

Brainsluts

Brainsluts

Brainsluts: a slang term used for participants of clinical drugs trials. 

The Fit Prince (who gets switched on the square in the frosty castle the night before (insert public holiday here))

The Fit Prince (who gets switched on the square in the frosty castle the night before (insert public holiday here))

The King is dead and the Prince is unmarried – if he doesn’t find someone soon, he must forfeit the crown! In NYC, baker Aaron Butcher is butchering his career as a family baker. 

The Brilliance of Broken Glass: Button

The Brilliance of Broken Glass: Button

NY Comedian/Moth StorySLAM Champion Brooke’s a former literal child. 

Lesbian Space Crime

Lesbian Space Crime

Astronaut Albright is accused of criminal activity against her ex-wife, heralding the dawn of space-crime and a new era for queer representation. 

Don Toberman: Ping Pong Champ

Don Toberman: Ping Pong Champ

An award-winning clown showdown where Don Toberman – played by Gaulier-trained performer Chase Brantley – takes on the entire audience in a pantomime ping-pong championship for… 

The Electric Cabaret

The Electric Cabaret

The alternative late-night Fringe experience returns. 

Jamie Leonard: Wonder Boy

Jamie Leonard: Wonder Boy

From sold-out shows across the UK to performing for the Saudi Royal Family, Jamie Leonard brings his most exciting show yet to the Fringe. 

Zara Gladman is… Aileen: Cameron’s Gap Year Fundraiser

Zara Gladman is… Aileen: Cameron’s Gap Year Fundraiser

Ageing millennial Zara Gladman and her alter-egos – including everyone’s favourite Glasgow West end mum Aileen – take centre stage for a worthy cause: to raise funds for Aile… 

Funz and Gamez rebootz

Funz and Gamez rebootz

The smash-hit, Edinburgh Comedy Award-winning Funz and Gamez is back with a brand-new show and brand-new group of misfits, lead by your Edinburgh Comedy Award-winning host Phil Ell… 

Joe Kent-Walters is Frankie Monroe: DEAD!!! (Good Fun Time)

Joe Kent-Walters is Frankie Monroe: DEAD!!! (Good Fun Time)

Yorkshire’s biggest bastard and Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer 2024 is back! This time he’s dead… dead good! And also, dead. 

Who Tiff Monalisa?

Who Tiff Monalisa?

A Pan-Africanist painter, Eda, is cajoled by his friend and former agent Reki to go steal some of Da Vinci’s works that are presumably on tour in an art museum in Nigeria. 

This Is What It's For

This Is What It's For

Johnny Mercer Award-winning songwriters, The Bylines, ask the question: can co-habitation and co-creation co-exist? See how this duo navigates good times and bad, as they gig, writ… 

2/3rds of a Threesome (and Friends)

2/3rds of a Threesome (and Friends)

A raucous evening of music, comedy and musical comedy hosted by AJ Holmes (Book of Mormon, StarKid) and Caitlin Cook (The Writing on the Stall). 

Gareth 'Complete Nonsense' Rees: Maybe Rain Dear

Gareth 'Complete Nonsense' Rees: Maybe Rain Dear

Death. 

Emergency Poncho: Going In Dry

Emergency Poncho: Going In Dry

Gerard Lane and Dan Taylor were born from a fish taco during wet weather in the rugged Tasmanian highlands. 

Simon David: Dead Dad Show

Simon David: Dead Dad Show

Five years ago, Simon’s father dies of cancer. 

Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story

Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story

Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story is a joyful reimagining of the Princess of Wales' life, told with wildly speculative poetic licence. 

At Home With Will Shakespeare

At Home With Will Shakespeare

Fringe legend Pip Utton (Adolf, Bacon, Dickens, Churchill, Dylan, Maggie, Einstein, Hunchback) is Shakespeare in this moving and comic romp through Will’s life, including some of h… 

Elliot Bibby’s Magical Mashup

Elliot Bibby’s Magical Mashup

A night of magical mayhem – this ain’t your typical magic show. 

Pretty Little Lawyers

Pretty Little Lawyers

In this new comedy, five law students attempt to figure out which one of them “dunnit” when their eccentric tutor Richard Branston-Blackwell drops dead at the annual second-year di… 

Birthday Fish

Birthday Fish

Birthday Fish is an absurdist physical exploration of the feeling of being a ‘fish out of water’. 

Black Velvet

Black Velvet

‘You know, I never liked flowers for graves. 

Hysterical

Hysterical

Five “mad” women perform for a seemingly “sane” audience. 

Art

Art

Serge has bought a painting. 

I'll Drink to That!

I'll Drink to That!

Welcome to the uproarious world of Wild Rumpus Jazz Co, where laughter, dance and shared moments converge in a one-of-a-kind performance. 

ScotlandsFest: The Queen’s Bahookie, and Other Tales From Scotland’s Castles – Robin Laing

ScotlandsFest: The Queen’s Bahookie, and Other Tales From Scotland’s Castles – Robin Laing

Who saw the Queen’s Bahookie? Which castle had an annual rent of one red rose? Which maiden was most feared by Scottish aristocrats? Which job is worse – turnbrochie or pigeon-… 

The Division of Labour

The Division of Labour

A short caprice in gaslighting. 

Show How It's Thespian

Show How It's Thespian

Show How It’s Thespian (SHIT) is an acting masterclass you should be honoured to attend. 

The Cruelty-Free Confessions of Hannah Blake

The Cruelty-Free Confessions of Hannah Blake

The Cruelty-Free Confessions of Hannah Blake is a darkly comedic tale and vivid portrait of a vegan serial killer who fears that her daughter will inherit her horrific legacy. 

Thicker Than Water

Thicker Than Water

Michael ‘Mickey’ Conlon has just been released from prison, he’s always sworn his innocence and upon returning to his family home in Muirhouse, Edinburgh this is proving to not b… 

Tomorrow, Maybe

Tomorrow, Maybe

Tomorrow, Maybe is a comedy about the doctor Joanne trying to help a patient who has been the victim of meaningless bureaucracy. 

Film Noir Frog

Film Noir Frog

Film Noir Frog, gripped by a dirty sense of morality, continues their pledge to clean the city. 

Professor Where

Professor Where

‘I am done with Professor Where! Apparently, it’s just not done with me yet. 

Bachelorette Bash

Bachelorette Bash

‘Til death us do party! Before her single life ends, Sally just wants to hang with her friends, but who the f*ck is the sheep? And why is it hunting them?! Sally’s wedding looks on… 

Can't Stop Carrying On

Can't Stop Carrying On

As an ageing film producer plans to resurrect his past cinematic successes, an audience are invited to share his memories and triumphs as he flicks through his back catalogue of wo… 

Death, The Devil and The Fablemaker

Death, The Devil and The Fablemaker

Meet Perry. 

Laura Rose: BUSHPIG

Laura Rose: BUSHPIG

An autobiographic comedic feast following stories from growing up on an Australian pineapple farm, misadventures abroad, Laura’s crazy family, and her forever loving husband. 

74th Annual Sunger Games

74th Annual Sunger Games

District 12, Katniss Everdeen, Ryanair. 

*Smoke Not Included

*Smoke Not Included

*Smoke Not Included. 

The Academy Trust: Under New Management!

The Academy Trust: Under New Management!

‘Should I hand in my notice?’ A question that resonates with every teacher, and Rachel is no exception. 

SOS BRN

SOS BRN

How are you supposed to deal with a tragedy? In Brian’s case, step one is obviously to drink heavily and then hope that somehow step two reveals itself. 

101 Ways to Annoy Your Parents and Other Really Old People – The Christmas Special

101 Ways to Annoy Your Parents and Other Really Old People – The Christmas Special

It’s all in the title (hahahahahahahaha). 

The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

Have a Wilde afternoon in the company of our would-be Earnests, their would-be lovers and the indomitable Lady Bracknell. 

Sir Love E Dove

Sir Love E Dove

Sir Love E Dove is a grand actor of legendary status. 

Last Orders

Last Orders

Kenneth starts his first day and manager Chris has big plans for the McGonagle Tavern: clean the place up, serve gourmet dishes, but above all else make the place a stylish and tra… 

Wish You Were Here

Wish You Were Here

You’re only as good as your worst day. 

Matt Winning: Solastalgia (Work in Progress)

Matt Winning: Solastalgia (Work in Progress)

Everyone’s favourite climate academic and comedian Dr Matt Winning tests new ideas about climate change. 

Glastonbury

Glastonbury

Glastonbury promises a dream of youth, but after the pandemic, the characters return to seek out an anchor to the past but encounter revelations far beyond their expectations under… 

Barracking

Barracking

Barracking imagines the inner walls of the modern-day debate chamber, and what it takes to get yourself inside. 

Prime Meat

Prime Meat

Prime Meat is a horror comedy that follows Esme and Chris Stockton who, five years ago, moved to the idyllic Cotswold village of Raperton-on-the-Water. 

Cabin Fever

Cabin Fever

If you are looking for a funny family show, Cabin Fever by Fresh !nk Theatre Company at theSpace @ Sugeon's Hall is a show where kids will get the jokes (most of them) and adul… 

Singing the Diaphragm Blues and Other Sexual Cacophonies

Singing the Diaphragm Blues and Other Sexual Cacophonies

Singing the Diaphragm Blues and Other Sexual Cacophonies explores the tragic, hilarious and baffling road of silence travelled by women in Western culture. 

NeuroChatter

NeuroChatter

One woman taking on the role of her three alter-egos in this tragi-comic psychodrama. 

More of a Question Than a Comment (WIP)

More of a Question Than a Comment (WIP)

Camilla is obsessed with stories, great stories, the greatest stories ever told. 

Riley Nottingham Needs Your Help

Riley Nottingham Needs Your Help

Life is too complicated – so Riley Nottingham (Thank God You’re Here, Metro Sexual, Manifesto) is giving up choices altogether. 

Bouncers & Shakers

Bouncers & Shakers

We welcome you to a vision of the 80s urban nightlife: stag nights and hen dos; drunken crying girls and gallons of booze! In this world, nightclubs and cocktail bars pulsing with … 

Shakespeare's Mothello and Other Parodies

Shakespeare's Mothello and Other Parodies

Follow the adventures of Mothello, a mothman version of Othello, who can’t quite get his words out, as they explore the world of Shakespeare’s plays. 

Tweeds

Tweeds

The Tweeds, an eclectic group of privileged students, are out hunting when the newest member accidentally shoots the club president, Babette, in the head. 

Sammy Blew Up a Toilet

Sammy Blew Up a Toilet

New Scottish writing: Sammy Blew Up a Toilet is a whimsical, heart-warming and partly autobiographical play set around the early years of school. 

We Kidnapped an Artist

We Kidnapped an Artist

What ruins a good game night? Losing all the vowels in Scrabble? Flipping the Monopoly board after going bankrupt? Accidentally kidnapping someone? It’s definitely the last one, is… 

Babe Alien

Babe Alien

Whales sometimes make hit songs that get repeated through the ocean. 

In Our Defense

In Our Defense

Remember your first day of university? The people you met? The awkward small talks you had? It doesn’t have to be like that. 

The Evolutionary and Inescapable Rotting of Girlhood

The Evolutionary and Inescapable Rotting of Girlhood

Feminine human beings begin the process of metamorphosis around 10 years of age. 

How To Give Up on Your Dreams

How To Give Up on Your Dreams

Embark on Meg Chizek’s hilariously chaotic quest for perfection, while she follows her dreams and discovers life’s true meaning! As she twirls through rejection, conformity and eve… 

Why Do We Lie?

Why Do We Lie?

Why do we as humans lie? It’s in our nature, is it not? There’s a whole host of justifications, like not hurting someone’s feelings, protecting others, giving the illusion of… 

Skeleton Crew

Skeleton Crew

A workplace comedy about a pirate crew. 

Technically: A Musical

Technically: A Musical

Twitching the curtain and shining a light on what happens backstage, Jacob Marshall and Shannon Hill’s Technically: A Musical is a show full of inside jokes and caricatures from … 

This Porno Does Not Pass the Bechdel Test

This Porno Does Not Pass the Bechdel Test

‘The chance to win the night of your dreams with semi-famous porn star Lance Hardwood. 

Jezahel – Vampires Can't Weld

Jezahel – Vampires Can't Weld

If you like theatre, darling. 

idiots... GAY idiots

idiots... GAY idiots

According to hosts Grace Fool and Jennifer Schmennifer, this country is founded on Gay idiots—and quite right too! With live singing, drag, character comedy, lip-syncing and clow… 

The Mort Hoose

The Mort Hoose

An unpleasant reunion follows another unpleasant reunion as five school friends catch-up on old times. 

ScotlandsFest: The History of Art in 100 Limericks – Angus Reid

ScotlandsFest: The History of Art in 100 Limericks – Angus Reid

There’s a room in the Tate where the goths go/ And solitary men of the cloth know/ That there they can tune/ Into black on maroon/ And swoon in the gloom of a Rothko. 

The Normal Formal

The Normal Formal

Normal Al Yankovic attempts to retain a sense of decorum and decency as his line-up of acclaimed alternative comedians cause chaos. 

Undecided: A Musical Misadventure

Undecided: A Musical Misadventure

Durham University’s national musical theatre champions are bringing a show full of of iconic musical songs, characters and silliness to Edinburgh this summer! Laugh yourself silly … 

Katzenmusik

Katzenmusik

Katzenmusik (German, n. 

Eric Davidson's Amazin' Prime Parodies (26 Songs to Make the Whole World Cringe)

Eric Davidson's Amazin' Prime Parodies (26 Songs to Make the Whole World Cringe)

Eric Davidson’s Amazin’ Prime Parodies (26 Songs to Make the Whole World Cringe). 

Sent from my Phone

Sent from my Phone

Saturday night. 

The Kids With Nae Hame

The Kids With Nae Hame

Remember the Kids from Fame? It’s time to meet the Kids with Nae Hame. 

Wild 'n' Free

Wild 'n' Free

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. 

Tit(s) for Tat

Tit(s) for Tat

Five girls, one friendship, and a therapist named Fanny. 

Bad Habit

Bad Habit

In the name of the Father, the Son, and the free trip to California. 

The Spilling Cup

The Spilling Cup

Sasha is slowly realising that her period symptoms may not be normal. 

Well Played

Well Played

Broadway, 1955. 

Love Is Blind: The Improvised Musical

Love Is Blind: The Improvised Musical

If you enjoy exploring the ups, downs (and sideways!) of human relationships through musical comedy, this show is for you! Characters will be built based off audience suggestions, … 

My God Is Julie Andrews

My God Is Julie Andrews

Mel and Jack, two halves of the punk duo Diatomix, return to their college town after a year of touring the worst venues known to man. 

Hot Girl Summer

Hot Girl Summer

Being single in her mid-twenties… how hard can it be? Post-breakup, Tilly jets off on a girls’ trip to Barcelona and impulsively lands a job in London. 

Jodie Sloan: Is She Hot? (WIP)

Jodie Sloan: Is She Hot? (WIP)

In March of 2023, TikTok sent a notification to millions of users with a picture of Jodie Sloan’s face, and the words, ‘Is she hot?’, after her comedic song on situational hotness … 

When Vincent Met John

When Vincent Met John

When Vincent Met John is a historical encounter few could have anticipated. 

Messianic Moments and Cosmic Conversations with Barbara Heller

Messianic Moments and Cosmic Conversations with Barbara Heller

This award-winning one-woman show is about eight diverse characters’ dance with cancel culture and how our mental and spiritual health are connected. 

Zero Trust Architecture

Zero Trust Architecture

No. 

Nature of the Beast

Nature of the Beast

Danny has met the love of his life, Nat. 

ENDHOE

ENDHOE

It’s no surprise that Endo just got promoted to CEO of Anna’s body. 

The Devil Went Down To Gorgie

The Devil Went Down To Gorgie

Do you want to hear a scary story? Mac and Beth will try anything to speed up their work team bonding session. 

B*tch Circle

B*tch Circle

Bitch Circle is a dark, brutal triple-header comedy from hell by Berlin’s brainiest bitches: Get ready for Sep’s black searing wit, Sofia’s innocent, yet twisted, humour and Abi’s … 

Logan, a One-Woman Show (Because Only One of Us Survived)

Logan, a One-Woman Show (Because Only One of Us Survived)

The true story of my brother’s murder so of course, it’s comedy. 

Deadheads

Deadheads

Miriam works in finance in Singapore. 

Chris Read: The Back Line

Chris Read: The Back Line

Songwriter and half of globe-trotting ‘Harry and Chris’ ***** (Sunday Post) has written songs for Disney and Netflix. 

Regina Vagina

Regina Vagina

Was Queen Elizabeth I really a virgin? Was the Spanish Armada lead by a giant inflatable penis? How good was Mary Queen of Scots’ head game? Find out in this surprisingly accurate … 

Trevor Gertonson Live – I'm Sad: Gothic Observations You Never Asked For

Trevor Gertonson Live – I'm Sad: Gothic Observations You Never Asked For

International touring comedian, writer, podcaster, musician, and actor Trevor Gertonson is bringing his stand-up special to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. 

Ben Target: LORENZO

Ben Target: LORENZO

Ben Target is a critically-acclaimed performance artist and multi award-winning comedian (yawn), but in 2020 he gave this up to become the live-in carer for an irascible octogenari… 

Afrobit

Afrobit

TTOJO as company in the past has practically demonstrated capacity and ability in management of shows both locally and internationally. 

Aardvark Comedy with Dylan Clarke

Aardvark Comedy with Dylan Clarke

Aardvark Comedy returns to the Edinburgh Fringe following a successful run in 2023. 

Fanboy

Fanboy

Joe has always been a nerd. 

Men With Coconuts

Men With Coconuts

The multi award-winning Men With Coconuts are back for another smash run at the Edinburgh Fringe! Their critically acclaimed show will be an hour of emotional balladry, lyrical wiz… 

Suchandrika Chakrabarti: Doomscrolling

Suchandrika Chakrabarti: Doomscrolling

In her second solo show, Suchandrika (Writer for BBC One’s Have I Got News For You and Radio 4; Funny Women ‘One To Watch’) tries to explain our chronically-online era to her niece… 

In Conversation with… Terry Christian

In Conversation with… Terry Christian

Broadcaster, TV presenter, journalist, author, Manchester music authority. 

Baby Belle: DTF (Work in Progress)

Baby Belle: DTF (Work in Progress)

In this work-in-progress show, Baby Belle’s slightly less glamorous sibling Jax Braithwaite will unwrap the experience of Dealing with Tricky Feelings. 

Rat House

Rat House

Welcome to Hackton! Cyclists can’t get to Hackton library, literacy rates are dropping, cyclists can barely name a single book, library membership is dwindling and Hackton counci… 

Sandy Not Just On Sunday

Sandy Not Just On Sunday

After last year’s successful Fringe debut, legendary accordionist and funnyman Sandy Brechin returns with another hilarious hour of music and comedy in his one-man show, featuring … 

Jazz on the Run

Jazz on the Run

Jazz on the Run is a celebration of friendship, freedom and the power of jazz to uplift the soul. 

Artificially Intelligent Procrastinating Pundit

Artificially Intelligent Procrastinating Pundit

Denzil de Cristo uses pedantry, puns and parodies to ponder the future. 

Dear Billy

Dear Billy

In Scotland, Billy Connolly is more than just a successful comedian, actor, musician, television presenter, and Knight of the Realm; he’s “the Big Yin”. 

Defective Inspector: A Stitch in Time

Defective Inspector: A Stitch in Time

The latest chapter in the theatrical saga of ex-detective Richard P Cooper, who now finds himself sucked into a time-bending sci-fi caper! In an impromptu trip to the future, Richa… 

Richard Duffy is Asleep: A Retrospective

Richard Duffy is Asleep: A Retrospective

We spend one third of our lives asleep. 

The Passion of Andrea 2

The Passion of Andrea 2

Upon entering the theatre, you're greeted by an array of massive sacks hanging above the stage, each differing in colour, texture, and shape. 

Summoning Sondheim

Summoning Sondheim

The theatre is dying, so Jordana Belaiche and Grace O’Keefe are holding a séance to bring back the legendary musical theatre composer, Stephen Joshua Sondheim. 

Michelin Star

Michelin Star

Michelin Star: two couples, three affairs, four courses. 

Teresa Livingstone: Delighted

Teresa Livingstone: Delighted

Northern Ireland’s premier musical comedian brings her hilarious piano-powered comedy to the Fringe. 

The Book of Joan

The Book of Joan

No one understands the complexity and plights of Catholicism like a teenage lesbian, especially one whose only friend happens to be a figment of the 13th-century saint Joan of Arc. 

Sitting Pretty With Kitty

Sitting Pretty With Kitty

Sitting Pretty is a camp, fun-filled, happy-hearted show with northern powerhouse, beautician, astrologist, therapist and cabaret performer, Kitty Cassis. 

Selena Mersey: Madonna/Whore

Selena Mersey: Madonna/Whore

Award-winning musical comedian and professional overthinker Selena Mersey is in a long-term relationship for the first time in her life. 

Remythed

Remythed

Do you mind if we tell you some stories? Remythed takes the myths and legends from the backgrounds of its performers and reshapes, reforms, and retells them. 

The Good Iranian

The Good Iranian

Salam, y’all! Arsalan Akhavan’s funny and uplifting one-man show interweaves myths from the Persian Book of Kings (Shahnameh) with true-life stories about growing up Iranian in the… 

The Ballad of Steve Jobs and Buck Taskaroo

The Ballad of Steve Jobs and Buck Taskaroo

Steve Jobs is a visionary. 

Cult Classic(k)

Cult Classic(k)

Grab your Kombucha and get ready to live your best life with wellness influencer and the reigning queen of good vibes only, Mia Culpa, as she takes you on her signature transformin… 

Tom Whiston: The Dandy Daniels

Tom Whiston: The Dandy Daniels

This is a tale of friendships lost, and learning to live with a present that isn’t as rosy as the past. 

Comedians Beer Mat Flipping Championship

Comedians Beer Mat Flipping Championship

Eight top comedians compete to see who is the champion beermat flipper 2024! Sikisa, Bell Hull and Stuart Laws host comedy’s premier sporting event, with eight guest comedians co… 

Blake Everett: Freak Behaviour

Blake Everett: Freak Behaviour

A show about being laughed at. 

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)

A sophisticated and symbolic exploration and portrayal of the poignant literary works of Shakespeare? Not really. 

Mitzi Fitz's Glitzy Bitz

Mitzi Fitz's Glitzy Bitz

From the ‘unhinged’ (EdFringeReview. 

#40sandsingle – The Early Morning Cabaret Comedy Show!

#40sandsingle – The Early Morning Cabaret Comedy Show!

Dr. 

Mitzi Fitz (WIP)

Mitzi Fitz (WIP)

Get ready for the wildest acting seminar you’ve ever attended! In her 42 years in showbiz, Mitzi Fitz has seen and done it all. 

Cobin Millage and Liam GreenJacket: Craic and Cake

Cobin Millage and Liam GreenJacket: Craic and Cake

A compilation of chaos. 

A Tale of Two Fitties

A Tale of Two Fitties

Join two of the UK’s most exciting new comedians for a hilarious hour of stand-up comedy. 

Deniz Goktas: Direct from Istanbul

Deniz Goktas: Direct from Istanbul

With his successful column he occupied in the Uykusuz Comics Magazine and his critically acclaimed podcast series Deniz Göktas’a Ayiracak Vaktim Yok’ (eng. 

Oedipus Doesn't Live Here Anymore

Oedipus Doesn't Live Here Anymore

Muthaf**ka! Literally. 

Would You Like a Bag?

Would You Like a Bag?

Park yourself behind the counter and take stock during this heartfelt devised comedy. 

A Cinderella Panto

A Cinderella Panto

Previous Cinderella stories? They’re behind you! In this unique fairy-tale twist, Bristol’s Pantomime Society cordially invites you on a magical journey, guaranteed to be an ab… 

Just Aretha

Just Aretha

Just Aretha is the story of a black disabled woman navigating an able-bodied world, striving to hold onto her African and disabled identity. 

The Detective’s Demise

The Detective’s Demise

New murder-mystery comedy musical debuting at the Fringe! Detective Ben Stone is murdered at his own birthday party, snuffed out like a candle on a cake. 

Death(s) at Sea

Death(s) at Sea

A drama group are performing their new murder-mystery play, but despite their best efforts, everything goes wrong! Their play, a thrilling murder mystery set on a small ship carryi… 

Midnight Cowboy Radio

Midnight Cowboy Radio

It’s Labor Day in Kentucky! Time for your favourite late-night-radio-talk-show host, to give you life advice on the air of Midnight Cowboy Radio, entertaining you for those long dr… 

Gilbert and Sullivan's Improbable New Musical: ...and Helen

Gilbert and Sullivan's Improbable New Musical: ...and Helen

In an afterlife, Gilbert and Sullivan decide to acknowledge Helen Carte’s contribution to their legacy. 

Sonnets from Suburbia

Sonnets from Suburbia

After a sold-out run at the Hollywood Fringe Festival (Winner of the Encore! Award) Lady Penelope, the Los Angeles laureate of iambic pentameter and rhyme brings her songs, sonnets… 

A Brief Case of Crazy

A Brief Case of Crazy

Thomas is a remarkable, unconventional introvert – typically fiddling and fumbling his way through a 9 to 5 job, occasionally looking up to admire his wide-eyed and equally shy c… 

Night Train

Night Train

A young woman, Maia (Soraya Pouilly), awakens tied to a chair and blindfolded. 

To Be A Prince

To Be A Prince

“What does it mean to be a prince?” This question is at the heart of To Be A Prince, the latest production by Grownup Playhouse, featured at Paradise in The Vault @ The Annexxe… 

Flo & Joan: The Joan & Flo Show

Flo & Joan: The Joan & Flo Show

Well, it looks like it’s time to get your ears syringed because acclaimed musical comedy duo Flo & Joan are taking to the stage, and they have some quote unquote music and/or c… 

Defective Inspector: An American Odyssey

Defective Inspector: An American Odyssey

Prepare for a hilarious hour of (unconvincing) romance, (sloppy) action and (tenuous) espionage! Don’t miss the debut whirlwind comedy from The Defectors. 

Good Girl

Good Girl

Rhiannon knows exactly what men want, and from naughty schoolgirl to eager-to-please tradwife, she’ll make all your filthiest fantasies come true. 

Accidental Pop: Now That's What I Call Safety!

Accidental Pop: Now That's What I Call Safety!

Alright, stop, collaborate and listen! Safety expert Ian Crawford is back with a brand-new presentation. 

Tim Murray Is Witches

Tim Murray Is Witches

From The Craft to Wicked to Hocus Pocus, Murray will have you howling at the moon in a tribute to queerness and how we discover our powers once we find our coven. 

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

This classic Victorian adventure sees the fabulously wealthy Phileas Fogg come across a cascade of eccentric characters and exotic places, all because of a wager. 

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Rachel Sheinkin and William Finn’s musical The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee tells the story of six middle-schoolers growing up and of the relationships they form with eac… 

Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (30 Plays in 60 Minutes)

Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (30 Plays in 60 Minutes)

Unlike anything you’ve ever seen before, and you’ll never see it the same way again! As a viewer, you have the power to choose how the show will unfold each evening. 

The Beat Goes On

The Beat Goes On

David Harmer and Ray Globe, the irrepressible Glummer Twins, are back with an irreverent trawl through the eight decades that made them what they are today. 

Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility

By Kate Hamill and based on the novel by Jane Austen… a playful adaptation, with a fresh female voice. 

Twelfth Night Fever

Twelfth Night Fever

‘If music be the food of love, play on. 

The Techtonics: 44 Days of Liz Truss (A Cappella)

The Techtonics: 44 Days of Liz Truss (A Cappella)

It’s been a bumpy few years in UK politics, and one story is particularly comical: Liz Truss’s stint as prime minister. 

Delivering the Impossible

Delivering the Impossible

Would you like to rule the world? Then you need to know about swamps, pirate ships and Sigmund Freud. 

Stiff

Stiff

Ever been in a situation where you need to get rid of something fast, but haven’t got a clue how to do it? This black comedy play is all about when nice turns to naughty then end… 

Seven Steps to Feel Completely Happy Again

Seven Steps to Feel Completely Happy Again

The seven stages of grief are a familiar concept to those who are grieving, have grieved or will grieve. 

Flat 2

Flat 2

Two couples move into a flat together. 

It's OK, I Still Think You're Great

It's OK, I Still Think You're Great

Two chairs, a table and a back wall filled with train tickets, polaroid selfies, drama posters and a cardboard cutout of Shakespeare – is this a re-creation of my university flat… 

Nina Rose Carlin: Seeking Representation

Nina Rose Carlin: Seeking Representation

As a smiling Nina Rose Carlin appears on stage with a suitcase, she asks for a one-way ticket to Tinseltown. 

Baby Belle: Young, Dumb and Full of Autism

Baby Belle: Young, Dumb and Full of Autism

A whimsical, musical exploration of social versus personal identity from the perspective of a late-identified and diagnosed non-binary autistic person. 

Bucket List

Bucket List

Ghosts have the most appalling quality of life. 

Bachelor Girls

Bachelor Girls

War! What’s it good for? Lesbians, apparently… This tragi-comedy follows the relationships between four queer women anticipating the end of the war in a bomb shelter turned bac… 

Fringe – The Musical

Fringe – The Musical

A hilarious musical comedy about a cherished family-run hairdressing salon in Essex. 

Look What We've Done

Look What We've Done

Following sold-out shows in Manchester, Helio Collective debuts at Fringe with a fresh take on how we talk about our planet’s future. 

Reject Me, Already

Reject Me, Already

Reject Me, Already is an original romcom musical where you play the matchmaker! Step into the story of Cameron and Casey, two hopeless romantics looking for their “someone”, th… 

Love and Freindship!

Love and Freindship!

Love and Freindship (fear not, deliberate misspelling) is a Regency romp through the adventures of Laura, a young woman on the quest for love. 

Ctrl+Alt+Deceit!

Ctrl+Alt+Deceit!

Ctrl+Alt+Deceit. 

Dusk: A Bite-Size Celebration

Dusk: A Bite-Size Celebration

2023’s viral Fringe sell-out parody, Dusk: A Bite-Size Love Story, returns for a music-packed celebration of forbidden love, unexpected drama, baseball, glitter, and teen angst. 

Notice Box

Notice Box

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 … 

Accommo-dating

Accommo-dating

One birthday. 

13th Morning

13th Morning

Our 13th Morning comes, naturally, after the Twelfth Night. 

Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense

Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense

A country house weekend takes a turn for the worse when Bertie Wooster, loveable layabout, must play matchmaker for his newt-loving friend Gussie Fink-Nottle. 

Escher's Children

Escher's Children

Paradox becomes reality in this suspenseful journey tracking philosophy, art and David Bowie. 

Joz Norris: You Wait. Time Passes. (Work-in-Progress)

Joz Norris: You Wait. Time Passes. (Work-in-Progress)

Comedians’ Choice Award-winner Joz Norris has completed his life’s work, and he’s finally ready to unveil it to the world. 

Roger McGough: Alive and Gigging

Roger McGough: Alive and Gigging

Touring his Alive and Gigging show, covering the Mersey-soaked sound of his quintessential 60s start, through to tender meditations on fatherhood and family, and on to political se… 

Tales from a British Country Pub

Tales from a British Country Pub

Once in a blue moon you take a punt on a show at 11pm and to your surprise, you find pure gold. 

In Conversation with… Andy Cameron

In Conversation with… Andy Cameron

They are two words that are misused far too often these days, but in the case of Andy Cameron, the description of ‘comedy legend’ is totally justified. 

Alexa, Play

Alexa, Play

Alexa, Play, a comedy, follows the weekly meetings of Alexas Anonymous, a support group run by one very motivated Alexa. 

Hardly Working

Hardly Working

Trust, truth, and tequila. 

Singing Sands

Singing Sands

Singing Sands is a touching yet dark comedy about how the death of a loved one can sometimes be the only way to restore old bonds. 

Addiction: The Truth

Addiction: The Truth

Kevin McCarron is an experienced stand-up comedian, and a Doctor of Philosophy. 

Otway

Otway

John Otway is an English singer-songwriter who has built a sizeable cult audience through extensive touring, a surreal sense of humour and a self-deprecating underdog persona. 

My Pretties

My Pretties

Come and join Turnip Fish Theatre Company in their Edinburgh Fringe debut! A story about the unlikely friendship of next-door neighbours, Agatha and Cassandra. 

How Dead Am I?

How Dead Am I?

Late at night at the corner store, your card got declined again. 

Dick.

Dick.

Dick. 

Le Wine Club

Le Wine Club

Anna Lou is back in her wine bar to talk wine and let you in on her darkest secrets. 

Letters From My Dad (Who Is Dead)

Letters From My Dad (Who Is Dead)

This new play by Michael Bryceson focuses on the relationship between a dying father and his son, Charlie. 

VEGAS

VEGAS

Poppy and Freddie wake up in the 'honeymoon suite' of a bed and breakfast in Slough. 

I'll Die Laughing

I'll Die Laughing

This London/LA hybrid’s wickedly funny, naughty, yet deeply disturbing story, penetrates to the heart of survival. 

Dinner

Dinner

You are invited to Dinner! Hostess extraordinaire Paige is throwing a dinner party to celebrate her husband’s philosophical bestseller being published. 

Bye Bye Baby

Bye Bye Baby

Heartbreak. 

100% My Type On Paper

100% My Type On Paper

Sammy and Clyde are on their first date. 

Malvolio's Fantasy

Malvolio's Fantasy

A Twelfth Night retelling to satisfy your wildest Shakespearian fantasy! Servant Malvolio, a bright and zesty fool, is trying to manifest his rise to Dukedom, to no avail. 

Fellanies: Say Ur Prayers (a bit)

Fellanies: Say Ur Prayers (a bit)

Biblical. 

Wet Feet

Wet Feet

Wet Feet tells the story of an encounter between two men in a gay sauna that lasts longer than your typical steamy dalliance. 

Anna Soden: It Comes Out Your Bum (WIP)

Anna Soden: It Comes Out Your Bum (WIP)

Girls aren’t allowed to talk about poo. 

A Genuine Appreciation of Comedy

A Genuine Appreciation of Comedy

The Mayor and His Daughter (not pictured – though we are writing this) are desperate to make it in show business. 

if I live until I be a man

if I live until I be a man

1483: The young princes Edward and Richard are taken to the Tower of London by their uncle Richard in preparation for Edward’s coronation. 

Being Henrietta

Being Henrietta

Life is awful. 

The Chaos Queens of Reykjavik

The Chaos Queens of Reykjavik

Icelandic comedians Lovísa Lára and Mekkin Roff join forces to bring you a sharp hour of stand-up comedy. 

Harvey Nichols Variety Show

Harvey Nichols Variety Show

Join us in the Forth Floor Brasserie of Harvey Nichols Edinburgh, to experience the best of the Fringe. 

LIVE MANGA

LIVE MANGA

Twelve years from the 2012 Fringe Street Events, GABEZ return with their international award-winning performance Live Manga! GABEZ create non-verbal performance based on mime. 

Manchild

Manchild

Award-winning stand-up comedian Diederik Zuurmond does a lot of jokes, some impressions and a song to tackle all the tough topics of the day, including the cosmos, cum-brain and of… 

Mary, Jack and Jane – The Queer Adventure

Mary, Jack and Jane – The Queer Adventure

Queer northern comedians Mary Cross, Jack Horsefield and Jane Postlethwaite bring you a hilarious three-way split bill of stand-up comedy. 

The Nadia Quinn Show!

The Nadia Quinn Show!

Do you like… music? Comedy? Prizes? Dicks, boobs and butts? Laughter? Joy? Fun? Smoking? Aliens? Life and death? Surprises? Guitars? Beautiful harmonies? Philosophy? Dance? Magic… 

Charlie Chaplin’s Late-Night Cinema

Charlie Chaplin’s Late-Night Cinema

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… 

Robin Boot's Rockomedy: Master of Punnets

Robin Boot's Rockomedy: Master of Punnets

The harbinger of rock’n’drole returns to the Fringe with his eighth must-see show. 

Paradok Platform: Daily Routine at the Farcical Castle

Paradok Platform: Daily Routine at the Farcical Castle

‘Darling, your wicked brother The Duke greased me up in butter and rolled me down a hill. 

The Poldark Show – Stage Hypnotist

The Poldark Show – Stage Hypnotist

Poldark, Master Stage Hypnotist: Bringing intrigue and wonder to the Festival Fringe for the first time. 

Why Can't You Be More Like Me!

Why Can't You Be More Like Me!

After 30 years of marriage, Larry and Lucy wrestle with the fundamental questions of monogamy in this first-of-its-kind whirlwind cross between stand-up comedy and live couples the… 

Hot Rubber

Hot Rubber

I’m not sure who came up with Hot Rubber’s concept of combining the children’s table-top racing game Scaletrix with a stand up comedy variety show, but after watching the sho… 

Emma Sidi Is Sue Gray

Emma Sidi Is Sue Gray

Character comedian Emma Sidi is back at the Edinburgh Fringe. 

Bluffing Your Way in Ballet

Bluffing Your Way in Ballet

Bluffing Your Way in Ballet pirouettes its fast-paced and irreverent way through the history of ballet. 

Don Quixote

Don Quixote

‘This double act is unmissable’ ***** (WestEndBestFriend. 

What Matters(?)

What Matters(?)

Eoghan Collins is an Irish musical comedian who’s been asking himself a lot of questions over the last couple of years. 

Rachel Parris: Poise

Rachel Parris: Poise

During her biggest UK stand-up tour to date, Rachel brings her latest show to the Fringe for one night only! Poise is a dazzling hour of the signature blend of stand-up and songs f… 

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Kind Of...!

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Kind Of...!

Edinburgh Youth Theatre’s version of Shakespeare’s most performed play is a unique take on a story you know well. 

Keep It Dark

Keep It Dark

You’re cordially invited to learn dark, blue secrets and experiences from the life and perspective of a Muslim(ish), British, Pakistani female straddling two cultures, two lives an… 

In Conversation with… Chick Young

In Conversation with… Chick Young

Legendary Scottish TV/radio football pundit and journalist, the man who is almost as good at being Chick Young as Jonathan Watson in Only an Excuse? For the past 50 years Chick has… 

Jewels

Jewels

1348. 

Margolyes & Dickens: The Best Bits

Margolyes & Dickens: The Best Bits

Icon, legend and star, Miriam Margolyes takes to the stage once more in an homage to her favourite author, Charles Dickens. 

Kit Loyd: Frenzy (WIP)

Kit Loyd: Frenzy (WIP)

Oi Oi! Kit Loyd brings you 50 minutes of one-man physical sketch comedy. 

Drag Queen Wine Tasting

Drag Queen Wine Tasting

Get ready for mischief with this campatious event fuelled by four delicious wines, low tone, a scrumptious pairing and a big fat singalong. 

Mark Black and the Ewart Bros: The Drink. The Drugs. The Scratchcairds. Podcast Live!

Mark Black and the Ewart Bros: The Drink. The Drugs. The Scratchcairds. Podcast Live!

Boom wer on! With guests, naughty and nice, Mr English will host former serial killers, gangsters, as well as facing his own demons through a spiritual journey live on stage. 

Hot Goss: Double Feature

Hot Goss: Double Feature

Bold reimaginings of classic tales by queer, and POC misfits! Saadiya Ali’s Real Housewives of Bible serves up feminist, funny twists on ancient stories. 

The Spanish Gentleman Juggler

The Spanish Gentleman Juggler

A highly skilled gentleman juggler comedy show for all ages. 

We Will Rock You Young@Part

We Will Rock You Young@Part

Experience Queen’s legendary hits in this electrifying jukebox musical comedy. 

Sketchy

Sketchy

Expect talking toothbrushes, competitive siblings and a variety of funny sketches full of heart and absurdity. 

How to Mate: The Ted XXX Talk

How to Mate: The Ted XXX Talk

Steve Porters (Daisy Doris May) is back with his second instalment of his Ted XXX talks: How to Mate. 

Fernando and His Llama Friend

Fernando and His Llama Friend

It’s tough being a deaf kid. 

200% and Bloody Will Be Thy End

200% and Bloody Will Be Thy End

Star-cross’d storytellers take you through multiple anarchic, humorous and contradictory re-enactments of a midsummer night they’d rather forget. 

Namaste Blisters

Namaste Blisters

Becoming a yoga teacher was life-changing for Kym Nelson, who decided to swap her hedonistic lifestyle for a more ethical one. 

Mom's Room

Mom's Room

Mom’s Room: the place you go to play, dress up, and find treasures while the parents are away. 

Caravan Club And Its Not-Got-A-Mucky-Bum Star

Caravan Club And Its Not-Got-A-Mucky-Bum Star

When disaster hits Blighty’s biggest caravan club, can a total cow of a party dancer save the day? Missy’s convinced she’s got the talent. 

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

Middle-aged siblings Vanya and Sonia live in the family home in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. 

Two Friends and Social Anxiety

Two Friends and Social Anxiety

Two friends, one party, zero social skills. 

FUFC

FUFC

FUFC is a heartfelt, poignant and semi-autobiographical play exploring a world upended by the shocking news of a prostate cancer diagnosis. 

Queer Tales for Autistic Folk WIP

Queer Tales for Autistic Folk WIP

You find a door. 

Hamlet Hears a Who

Hamlet Hears a Who

I will not, shall not, cannot say / That Hamlet’s tale has had it’s day / At breakneck speed we will provide / Laughter, love and homicide / Hamlet as per is overwrought / But … 

Amazing Prize Family Comedy Bingo

Amazing Prize Family Comedy Bingo

It’s bingo with loads and loads of prizes. 

The Ruffian on the Stair

The Ruffian on the Stair

It’s sixty years since Joe Orton’s The Ruffian on the Stair, was broadcast as a radio play and now his unmistakable style is brought to life by Edinburgh Graduate Theatre Group… 

Loose Ends

Loose Ends

A street trader from Glasgow and a runaway from Skye meet in unusual circumstances! Through miscommunication and comic interaction their relationship is formed. 

Bad Shakespeare

Bad Shakespeare

Nature versus nurture? Are villains born or bred? Can they ever find true redemption? Theater OCU explores Shakespeare’s most villainous characters – Macbeth, Iago, Aaron, Tamora… 

You Hold a Pole Everyday

You Hold a Pole Everyday

Outstanding Performance of a Solo Show (NY Innovative Theatre Award Nomination). 

Inside The Robot: Kids in Control!

Inside The Robot: Kids in Control!

The world’s only theatrical escape room! You are the crew of a time-travelling robot and everything has gone wrong. 

The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Picture of Dorian Gray

An exhilarating new spin on Oscar Wilde’s Victorian classic. 

Shubba Gump Shrimp Co

Shubba Gump Shrimp Co

When it comes to true stories, dark observations and raw stand-up, Shubba has it covered! Come see Edinburgh’s beloved comic in his first-ever solo show this Fringe! Shubba will be… 

Armed Robbery and Suicidal Intent

Armed Robbery and Suicidal Intent

Agnes curated her perfect death, but the thing she couldn’t plan for was a teenage burglar entering her house as she’s facing oblivion. 

The Dream of Being a Madame

The Dream of Being a Madame

Two Girls, Two Destinies: to become a madame or independent? Exploring female independence and traditional expectations, inspired by the playwright’s real-life experiences. 

Paradok Platform: The Dink Rodgers Show

Paradok Platform: The Dink Rodgers Show

Dink Rodgers has won two Emmys, three Grammys and 84 Oscars. 

To Free a Mockingbird

To Free a Mockingbird

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 … 

The Honeys: The Retro Drag Girl Group of Your Dreams!

The Honeys: The Retro Drag Girl Group of Your Dreams!

Meet the most famous girl group of all time. 

Tycho: Mankind's First Hotel on the Moon!

Tycho: Mankind's First Hotel on the Moon!

New, dark comedy exploring how suffocating hiding the truth can be. 

Rachel Creeger: Ultimate Jewish Mother

Rachel Creeger: Ultimate Jewish Mother

Whether it’s relationship problems, how to word a sensitive work email or the best way to cook a brisket, this Jewish mother has all the answers you need! A joyous, hilarious, inte… 

The Alternative Comedy Memorial Society (ACMS)

The Alternative Comedy Memorial Society (ACMS)

A lush greenhouse for comedy’s finest weirdest blooms, and literal good gig, back for our thirteenth Fringe with yet more high-end foolishness, Permitted Heckles and a bountiful … 

Another Unwasted Evening – The Genius of Tom Lehrer

Another Unwasted Evening – The Genius of Tom Lehrer

Enjoy piano musical satire at its finest, celebrating the mischievous wit of Tom Lehrer. 

Naked Truth

Naked Truth

Opened to critical acclaim in London’s West End and adapted from the novel of the same name by Johnny Tait, this is an extreme satire on false-celebrity culture. 

Influenced

Influenced

With seven nominations and two wins at the Durham Drama Festival 2024 (including Best Actor), Influenced is a cautionary tale of online influencers and their world of unchecked pow… 

Mother Nature

Mother Nature

Planet Earth needs a pep talk, and who better to do it than the woman who started it all? Rife with hot flashes, unresolved asteroid trauma, and still carrying a torch for those de… 

Absurd: A Live Cabaret Panel Show

Absurd: A Live Cabaret Panel Show

Fun, joyous, raucous… absurd! Join magicians Ava Beaux, Kane & Abel for a riotous evening of wacky games and cabaret performances. 

Arron Jones: One Hour Straitjacket Escape Magic Show

Arron Jones: One Hour Straitjacket Escape Magic Show

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… 

Al Lubel Talks About His Name for 57 Minutes and About Something Else for 3 Minutes

Al Lubel Talks About His Name for 57 Minutes and About Something Else for 3 Minutes

I (Al Lubel) talk about my name for 57 minutes and about something else for 3 minutes. 

No More Mr Nice Gay (Work in Progress)

No More Mr Nice Gay (Work in Progress)

Doug Crossley is diving into his villain era with a work-in-progress comedy storytelling show with songs. 

Kenice Mobley's Don't Kill Yourself Yet

Kenice Mobley's Don't Kill Yourself Yet

Kenice Mobley has always been a bit depressed, going so far as to plan her funeral when she was a kid. 

Secrets – A Magic Show

Secrets – A Magic Show

‘One to watch in the world of magic’ (List). 

Of Course You Are, We All Are

Of Course You Are, We All Are

A pathological bureaucrat. 

Katie Davison: 60 Minute Millionaire

Katie Davison: 60 Minute Millionaire

Become a millionaire in just 60 minutes, with tips from Mr MoneyBags himself, Steve Boobis*. 

Pali and Jay's Ultimate Asian Wedding DJ Roadshow

Pali and Jay's Ultimate Asian Wedding DJ Roadshow

From Rifco Theatre, comes an immersive DJ bromance. 

A Highly Suspect Murder Mystery – The Great British Bloodbath

A Highly Suspect Murder Mystery – The Great British Bloodbath

Iced to death at the nation’s favourite baking competition?! Catching the killer won’t be a piece of cake! Award-winning mystery maestros Highly Suspect return to the Fringe with… 

Stepping Out

Stepping Out

The play charts the lives of seven women and one man attempting to tap their troubles away at a weekly dancing class. 

The Half-Cocked Sketch Show

The Half-Cocked Sketch Show

‘The brains and talent behind Half-Cocked Theatre have undoubtedly carved a niche in the world of sketch comedy with their latest offering’ **** (LiveLondonPost. 

You Deserve It

You Deserve It

Six affluent socialites convene for a night of excess in a luxurious Edinburgh penthouse. 

Light

Light

A solo show exploring life and light. 

Identity Theft: What to Expect When You're Not Suspecting

Identity Theft: What to Expect When You're Not Suspecting

You’re at risk of identity theft! Unless you come to this very informative, interactive, luxury seminar in which I, Bernadette (Agnes Carrington), invite you to experience the extr… 

Napoleon's 100 Days

Napoleon's 100 Days

Andy D tells the story of Little Boney’s second coming. 

Bot Brothers: A Story of Our Times

Bot Brothers: A Story of Our Times

Two robo-clones, born of a mad professor and separated by family and class, must find a way to love where all odds are against them. 

Serious Nonsense

Serious Nonsense

Funny, horrible and just a little bit naughty, purveyor of playful poetry, Ben Macpherson (BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 2), returns to the Fringe with this perfect gateway into the after… 

Trash Test Dummies Circus

Trash Test Dummies Circus

Everyone put your rubbish out, tonight’s bin night and the Trash Test Dummies are on duty! This award-winning, side-splitting, slapstick comedy, circus routine retakes the househ… 

Magic Faraway Cabaret

Magic Faraway Cabaret

The real-deal variety show with an infectiously joyous atmosphere returns for its 12th year with Mister Meredith in charge. 

Arron Jones: Rockstar Magician

Arron Jones: Rockstar Magician

Can a magician be a rockstar? Rockstar Magician Arron Jones couldn’t possibly say, but yes. 

James Ross Does Guess Who

James Ross Does Guess Who

Remember childhood-favourite Guess Who? It’s that, but based on vibes and played with you, the lovely audience. 

Edinburgh's Pandas Were Just Weegies in Disguise!

Edinburgh's Pandas Were Just Weegies in Disguise!

When Edinburgh’s pandas go missing on their journey back to China, suspicion falls on the ferocious Glasgow gangster Big Urqy. 

The Basement Entertainer

The Basement Entertainer

Katelyn locked herself in a basement years ago, oops. 

Wilford Wellman’s Wellbeing

Wilford Wellman’s Wellbeing

Wilford Wellman is unwell. 

Zelda and Hadley: Together at Last

Zelda and Hadley: Together at Last

The entirely fictional absolutely true story of what happens when F Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway’s wives have had enough of their husbands’ philandering ways and get even … 

David Alnwick: Comedian Magician

David Alnwick: Comedian Magician

Upbeat, hilarious magic with heart from Fringe legend David Alnwick. 

Markus Birdman – We Are All in the Gutter, but Some of Us Are Looking at the Gutter

Markus Birdman – We Are All in the Gutter, but Some of Us Are Looking at the Gutter

Candid and hilarious new stand-up hour, talking about who I am, in an era where people are really keen to hear about who you are, so long as who you are is something they want to h… 

I Am Your Tribute

I Am Your Tribute

An interactive choose-your-own-adventure cabaret! Love them or hate them, tribute acts are here to stay. 

Tom Little: Show Me Some Bloody Respect

Tom Little: Show Me Some Bloody Respect

‘A properly talented comic. 

Ticket to Wonderland

Ticket to Wonderland

Bumping into your ex at work covered in baby vomit can be awkward. 

Take Me to Your Leader

Take Me to Your Leader

Deep in the Scottish Highlands lies Nebula Inc, a private space research facility fronted by egomaniacal billionaire Amadeus Klein. 

Sam Dodgshon's Memory is Full

Sam Dodgshon's Memory is Full

Sam Dodgshon has been collecting photos. 

Derek Mitchell: Goblin

Derek Mitchell: Goblin

Dark narrative character comedy about Eliot, an emo kid with an imaginary goblin who just wants to be loved. 

Anarchy Cabaret Presents: West End New Act of the Year Showcase 2024

Anarchy Cabaret Presents: West End New Act of the Year Showcase 2024

Featuring winners of London’s premier new-act comedy competition. 

Blodwen's in Business

Blodwen's in Business

Blodwen’s back, with a fancy job, a wardrobe full of pencil skirts and a lust for office life (she could find adventure in a paper clip – and does!). 

Tiger Daughter or: How I Brought My Immigrant Mother Ultimate Shame

Tiger Daughter or: How I Brought My Immigrant Mother Ultimate Shame

Tiger Daughter is a new show by actor/musician Charlene Kaye (Succession, Starkid, SNL) about what happens when you defy your tiger mom’s dreams of you playing Carnegie Hall and be… 

Away Went the World

Away Went the World

Will everything go disastrously wrong in an AI-dominated world? We’re about to find out! It’s 225 years After Download, and life in Outpost Canaan feels like a never-ending loop. 

A Show About Tomorrow

A Show About Tomorrow

A Show About Tomorrow is a one-act musical set in the 90s at Bailey’s 21st birthday party, which happens to be in the middle of nowhere. 

Full Frontal Lobe

Full Frontal Lobe

Lizzy Lenco is not right in the head, and has the MRI to prove it. 

Pineapple Princess

Pineapple Princess

One woman. 

The Magic of Love

The Magic of Love

Join Alex as he makes his fourth consecutive appearance at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and finally answers the question of how he became a magician. 

Becky Goodman: The Day My Sugar Daddy Dumped Me

Becky Goodman: The Day My Sugar Daddy Dumped Me

A thick wad of cash in a brown paper bag, May-December relationships, a sugar daddy straight out of a Martin Scorsese film. 

The Dreamer – Live

The Dreamer – Live

‘Magic is in his bones. 

Kane & Abel: Magician Twinpossible

Kane & Abel: Magician Twinpossible

Kane & Abel return with magic and comedy based on being twins. 

Jake Baker: Rule Breaker!

Jake Baker: Rule Breaker!

A rule-breaker, a risk taker, a wave-maker and a convention-shaker – all phrases never before used to describe Jake Baker. 

Chris Cook: The Art of Taking Part

Chris Cook: The Art of Taking Part

Celebrated magician and storytelling comedian, Chris Cook hosts an evening of magic, games and mischief. 

Sanctified Trash: The Life and Times of Mona Mae

Sanctified Trash: The Life and Times of Mona Mae

Mona Mae is a Juicy Jurassic Southern Belle transplanted in Scotland. 

Seussical Jr.

Seussical Jr.

Aloha! For over sixty years the Castle Performing Arts Center has been producing plays, musicals and special events. 

First Date

First Date

When blind-date newbie Aaron is set up with serial-dater Casey, a casual drink at a busy New York restaurant turns into a hilarious high-stakes dinner. 

1 Date: The 18+ Game Show (Free!)

1 Date: The 18+ Game Show (Free!)

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. 

Jessica Aszkenasy: BRA SHOW (WIP)

Jessica Aszkenasy: BRA SHOW (WIP)

An “alternative comedy” show about bras, more specifically about not being able to find the right one. 

Achtung!! The Germans Are Coming! Second Coming

Achtung!! The Germans Are Coming! Second Coming

Wacky German jokemeister Jürgen’s comedy collision is back for a second helping of schnitzel schwitzen! Along with comedy friends and pros! Following a successful Edinburgh Festiv… 

I'd Like a Job Please

I'd Like a Job Please

Shady wellness gurus, audacious business bros and one desperate graduate collide in this hilarious hour of brand new comedy. 

Abracadabra Family Friendly Magic Show

Abracadabra Family Friendly Magic Show

Join Alex the Magician for an exciting children’s magic show, back for its fourth year at the Edinburgh Fringe. 

Aaa Shiny! (Married with ADHD)*

Aaa Shiny! (Married with ADHD)*

Does everyone have ADHD? What’s it like being married to a space cadet? Lots of asides are a sign of ADHD! ‘Acidic wit’ **** (Edinburgh Reporter). 

Sir Dickie Benson Interacts With the Audience Whether They Like It or Not

Sir Dickie Benson Interacts With the Audience Whether They Like It or Not

Sir Dickie is the last Hollywood hellraiser. 

A Magic Morning!

A Magic Morning!

Bring the kids for magical mischief with one of Edinburgh’s favourite magicians! Tim Licata astounds audiences throughout Scotland with his brand of delightful deception. 

The Shakey Shakey Hips (The Musical)

The Shakey Shakey Hips (The Musical)

Hilarious epic 50s rock musical following Shakey Sean (Elvis character) working in an Arbroath egg’n’roll van. 

Aerosmith to ZZ Top – The A to Z of Hair Metal with Steve McLean

Aerosmith to ZZ Top – The A to Z of Hair Metal with Steve McLean

Do you remember when long hair and eyeliner was cool? Do you remember Paradise City, where the grass was green and the girls where pretty? Do you remember when your neck pain came … 

Callum Straford: Mozart-182

Callum Straford: Mozart-182

In this surreal hour of musical comedy and clown, Callum Straford takes you on a genre-bending thrill ride. 

Hajar J. Woodland: First Love

Hajar J. Woodland: First Love

A love story told through powerhouse ballads, popular hits and original songs. 

An Audience with Teena World Tour 2024

An Audience with Teena World Tour 2024

Due to popular demand, the very famous Teena will be kicking off her 2024 World Tour in Edinburgh! Expect comedic anecdotes from her celebrity life, live musical numbers (covers & … 

2lian Stern Keeps 2rying

2lian Stern Keeps 2rying

‘Funniest show I’ve seen this year!’ (Audience Review). 

Ryan Kenny: Some Words, In An Order, On A Stage

Ryan Kenny: Some Words, In An Order, On A Stage

Ryan Kenny brings alternative comedy to Edinburgh, blending music, props, and sharp wit. 

F*ckboy

F*ckboy

An exploration of gender dysphoria, bodily autonomy and celebrity crushes from a non-binary perspective. 

Mr.Tumor

Mr.Tumor

Scientifically accurate dark comedy about a cancer development. 

The Best of Scottish Comedy

The Best of Scottish Comedy

Scotland’s best comedians in the club that started it all. 

To Watch a Man Eat

To Watch a Man Eat

Firefighter Micky and investment banker Andrew are choked by their respective blue and white collars. 

Comedy Club 4 Kids

Comedy Club 4 Kids

Since 2005, Comedy Club 4 Kids has been getting the best stand-ups, sketch acts and cabaret stars from the international circuit to do their thing for an audience of children (aged… 

Pretty Delusional

Pretty Delusional

Pretty Delusional is a coming-of-age musical comedy about a horny hopeless romantic fighting to stay true to herself in the face of rejection. 

Tom Hearn Live: How Fabulous is That?!

Tom Hearn Live: How Fabulous is That?!

It’s an Edinburgh debut for viral comedian Tom Hearn! This Canadian Comedy Award winner brings his comedic prowess to the Fringe stage, with jaw-dropping musical performances and… 

If I Only Could

If I Only Could

These young actors have energy and plenty of charisma and the script has many flashes of originality and fun – the death scene of the older sister Joan is cleverly done, as is th… 

Hunchback Variations

Hunchback Variations

This is the perfect Fringe show. 

Dissociation

Dissociation

Dual personalities meet but don’t recognize each other. 

The Interval

The Interval

For anyone who has ever had to “hold it in” to protect their reputation, take a quick break and relieve yourselves. 

Miss English's Holiday by Action Theatre (Italy)

Miss English's Holiday by Action Theatre (Italy)

A teacher’s magical seaside summer holiday is interrupted by an enthusiastic stowaway, Platypus. 

Frank Sanazi's Mein Way

Frank Sanazi's Mein Way

Step into the uniquely entertaining world of Frank Sanazi, where comedic singing dictators reign supreme. 

Myra's Story

Myra's Story

The incredible story of middle-aged homeless alcoholic, Myra, living rough on the streets of Dublin. 

A Play by John

A Play by John

For lovers of absurdist theatre, A Play by John at theSpace @ Surgeons’ Hall is not to be missed. 

Solve Along A Murder She Wrote

Solve Along A Murder She Wrote

The cult hit returns to the Fringe with an interactive screening of another classic Murder, She Wrote episode, Paint Me a Murder, following last year’s riotous presentation of Sing… 

The Italians in England by Action Theatre (Italy)

The Italians in England by Action Theatre (Italy)

1572. 

Cringe Effect

Cringe Effect

Cringe Effect unfolds in a Portland Anorexia Rehabilitation Centre where Ce, a long-time anorexia struggler, confides in her audience about her treatment journey. 

AL! The Weird Tribute (and How Daniel Radcliffe Got Mixed Up in This Nonsense)

AL! The Weird Tribute (and How Daniel Radcliffe Got Mixed Up in This Nonsense)

“Weird Al” Yankovic and Daniel “Harry Potter” Radcliffe were destined to be together onstage, and now they are! (Sort of. 

What The Veck? Songs in the Key of Strife!

What The Veck? Songs in the Key of Strife!

What happens when a songwriter invites innocent bystanders on the streets of Edinburgh to share their most embarrassing memories and comedic confessions? They end up in his show th… 

A Highly Suspect Murder Mystery – The Fringe Fatality

A Highly Suspect Murder Mystery – The Fringe Fatality

Agatha Mystery’s The Rat-Trap makes its Fringe debut! But will it be curtains for the show when an actor is gruesomely murdered? Award-winning mystery maestros Highly Suspect ret… 

It's a Mystery!

It's a Mystery!

Tim Benzie, the acclaimed creator and host of Solve Along A Murder She Wrote, returns to the Fringe with his hilarious and moving one-man show: a deep dive into the enduring appeal… 

Shotgunned

Shotgunned

Shotgunned is Kangaroo Court’s debut theatrical production. 

Mistakes Were Made: Haunted Hospital

Mistakes Were Made: Haunted Hospital

Three heroes. 

Ajahnis Charley: Thots and Prayers

Ajahnis Charley: Thots and Prayers

Thot. 

Music, Mayhem and a Mezzo

Music, Mayhem and a Mezzo

They’ve performed with the world’s finest orchestras, soundtracked Hollywood and produced multi platinum-selling records for the likes of Alfie Boe and Luke Evans, but now Juli… 

1 Murder: The Mind-Reading Lawyer

1 Murder: The Mind-Reading Lawyer

Fringe veteran mind reader, Tomas McCabe, is back with a show that combines his trademark mentalism with a courtroom drama. 

The Crow, (The Princess), and The Scullery Maid

The Crow, (The Princess), and The Scullery Maid

In a land where stories are magic, magicians are storytellers and people are ingredients in spells. 

Late Night With Terry Wogan

Late Night With Terry Wogan

Terry Wogan is back from the dead as part of his ongoing attempts to return to light entertainment no matter the cost. 

Werewolves of London (Work in Progress)

Werewolves of London (Work in Progress)

From the creators of Big Zeus Energy (nominated for Best Debut Show 2023, Leicester Comedy Festival; sell-out five-star show, Edinburgh Fringe 2023) a new work-in-progress clown an… 

Driver's Seat: Obsessive Compulsive Disaster

Driver's Seat: Obsessive Compulsive Disaster

When you’re eight, monsters live under your bed. 

Oral Tradition

Oral Tradition

Ancient Ulsterwomen used sex as a weapon, and they made plenty of noise about it! Snarly-yet-lyrical modern Ulsterwoman Dr. 

no no no please no god no, nevermind i'm fine

no no no please no god no, nevermind i'm fine

You don’t need to see a show about a life-changing hallucinogenic experience. 

Squires

Squires

Squires is a very funny play, perfect for its 11:45 morning slot. 

Patsy Byrne is Dead! (B*tch Eat B*tch)

Patsy Byrne is Dead! (B*tch Eat B*tch)

Sexy, camp and nepotistic. 

Eccentrics Assemble – Guerilla Autistics Year 10

Eccentrics Assemble – Guerilla Autistics Year 10

Are you eccentric? Take the test as Quentin Crisp introduces Emily Dickinson, Spike Milligan, Screaming Lord Sutch, Patricia Highsmith and a cast of legendary Outsiders. 

Aidan Sadler: Melody

Aidan Sadler: Melody

Join award-winning, absolute tornado of a cabaret star Aidan Sadler as they springboard through the top steps to surviving the apocalypse with 80s-inspired synth-wave melodies. 

Jaz Mattu Returns

Jaz Mattu Returns

Jaz Mattu goes back home to live with his dad in Kent to focus on his comedy career. 

Passing Likeness

Passing Likeness

Step back into the Edinburgh of the eighteenth century! Passing Likeness is a new verse drama by local writer Ash Caton. 

Ne'er the Twain

Ne'er the Twain

What happens when you’re a Leither, or from Edinburgh and you’re told it’s the same thing! Join us, back in 1919, in a tenement on Leith Walk at the exact spot of the boundar… 

Doped

Doped

Reconnect Theatre’s Doped at the Hill Street Theatre is a fascinating and delightfully crazy study of the relationship between three guys that questions the nature of friendship,… 

Billy Banana's Brilliant Bingo – Kids Show

Billy Banana's Brilliant Bingo – Kids Show

Billy Banana’s Brilliant Bingo, the interactive extravaganza event of the Fringe. 

please DON'T see our show

please DON'T see our show

After a group of Zumba-lovers discover that it’s easier to book a Fringe venue than it is to hire out a rehearsal space in their local parish rooms, drastic measures must be taken. 

Galahad Takes a Bath

Galahad Takes a Bath

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

Blues and Burlesque

Blues and Burlesque

What do you get when you combine blues with burlesque? A sad stripper? A naked blues singer? At the Blues and Burlesque cabaret, the answer is a delightful cocktail of Pete Saunder… 

Ex Life

Ex Life

From an illegal rave in an abandoned vagina museum to the PTA cheese and wine – mid-life dating with the mindset of a teen is a wild ride. 

A Balloon Will Pop at Some Point During This Play

A Balloon Will Pop at Some Point During This Play

If you took every thought you’ve ever had about your life, every comedy sketch you’d ever seen and the vast, inky blackness of space and put them all into a blender: you’d pr… 

Barbara (and Kenneth)

Barbara (and Kenneth)

"I just needed to tell my story, my way, just once!" When you think you’ve seen it all, Lauren Laws surprises us with a brilliantly original show. 

Jack Goes to Therapy: A (Somewhat) Romantic Comedy

Jack Goes to Therapy: A (Somewhat) Romantic Comedy

Jack is a 29-year-old Kindergarten teacher and a hopeless romantic. 

Bonding

Bonding

Stephen has always wanted to be James Bond. 

Guru Dudu's Silent Disco Walking Tours

Guru Dudu's Silent Disco Walking Tours

Guru Dudu and the team return to Edinburgh with our hilarious, engaging tours. 

Help! My Vagina Is Trying to Kill Me!

Help! My Vagina Is Trying to Kill Me!

Help! My Vagina Is Trying to Kill Me! is a dark, comedic solo show that explores one woman’s journey of navigating STDs, miscarriages and pre-cervical cancer, all while learning to… 

Chris Cross: Not Playing With a Full Deck

Chris Cross: Not Playing With a Full Deck

A whirlwind of comedy, cabaret and tricks like no other. 

Get Thee to a Nursery

Get Thee to a Nursery

Alex Norcott and the team at Exi Attica have created a show that is quintessentially Fringe and unashamedly Shakespeare. 

Boogie Silent Disco Walking Tours with a Scottish Twist

Boogie Silent Disco Walking Tours with a Scottish Twist

After five sell-out years at the Edinburgh Fringe, come join Roo and her Boogie Shoes Silent Disco Walking Party as they return for an immersive dance-walk adventure through the hi… 

Unseen

Unseen

Grab your “all access” pass into the mysterious world of Broadway’s backstage! Follow veteran “star dresser” Pam as she works her magic through complex costume changes, confrontati… 

La Clique

La Clique

Now in its 20th year, La Clique essentially created the genre of sexy circus cabaret at the Fringe. 

1000% Musical Comedy from David Hoare

1000% Musical Comedy from David Hoare

Award-winning David Hoare returns with another bumper show, brimming with silliness. 

Dante and the Robot

Dante and the Robot

Alone in his miserable bedsit in a busy, bustling metropolis, Dante’s only companion is a house robot named She-bot. 

Four More Short Plays Loosely Linked by the Theme of Crime

Four More Short Plays Loosely Linked by the Theme of Crime

Charles Edward Pipe and Co return to the Fringe following last year’s five-star (TheEdinburghReporter. 

Checking In

Checking In

George Mitchell is at crisis point. 

Best of the Fest: Daytime

Best of the Fest: Daytime

Bite-size tasters of the best comedy, cabaret, family entertainment and circus, all for you to enjoy in the heart of the New Town, in the beautiful Assembly Rooms Ballroom on Georg… 

Antidepressed

Antidepressed

In this one-woman show Ege Öztokat talks, sings and screams about the wonderfully terrible predicament of her existence as a young woman in Turkey. 

An Evening With Mere Mortals

An Evening With Mere Mortals

Two thrilling adventures in a double feature inspired by Hollywood blockbusters. 

River Time!

River Time!

Virginia Woolf, Ophelia and ADHD. 

They May Have Even Eaten Ham!

They May Have Even Eaten Ham!

Naomi Paul’s (mostly) Jewish show! From the Baltic to Birmingham, from shamash to shellfish, to Hendon and beyond. 

God, the Devil and Me

God, the Devil and Me

God, the Devil and Me is a brave new comedy exploring and average teenage life… if you’re best friends with God and the Devil that is. 

Any Day Now

Any Day Now

Following the loss of a childhood friend, Evie is on a quest to find the meaning of life and leave behind a legacy before she turns 23. 

Plague, Poo 'n' Punishment

Plague, Poo 'n' Punishment

Back by popular demand after last year’s sell-out success. 

My Brain is Soup, Your Hands Are the Spoons

My Brain is Soup, Your Hands Are the Spoons

An absurdist character-comedy show from a helpless clown. 

Anti-Heroine

Anti-Heroine

Join Anti-Heroine through several encounters with Manchester’s night-life and dating scene as she teeters on the edge of adulthood. 

Wyld Woman: The Legend of Shy Girl

Wyld Woman: The Legend of Shy Girl

Shy people, you there? This hilarious and tender tale follows Shy Girl’s ambitious attempt to open up (emotionally, spiritually, uh. 

Laughable

Laughable

Facing medical misadventures in the mecca of wellness, former Texan and recovering Jehovah’s Witness, Stacie Burrows, clings to her piano searching for Zen amongst LA’s quakes … 

The Wellbrick Centre on Roswell Drive

The Wellbrick Centre on Roswell Drive

Musical theatre appears to thrive on some of the most unexpected subject matters – the lives of poetic cats, the founding fathers of America, The Jerry Springer Show – so a new… 

A Spy's Awakening

A Spy's Awakening

Secret Agent Psychic Healer?! This is a hilarious and harrowing true story about the journey of a woman who was working at the CIA and how she became an energy healer/comedian. 

Amelia Bayler: Easy Second Album

Amelia Bayler: Easy Second Album

Amelia Bayler (Best Newcomer, Scottish Comedy Awards) is on a ‘one-woman mission to make musical comedy cool again’ (Rolling Stone). 

Something To Believe In

Something To Believe In

It’s like confession without the guilt. 

The Comedy Games with Coach Mon

The Comedy Games with Coach Mon

After a gold medal run at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Coach Mon is pumped for a spectacular sports extravaganza, but her athletes have disappeared! How can The Com… 

Sardines

Sardines

Have you ever wondered what would happen if your favourite poets from the 1800s got stuck in an inflatable life raft in the middle of the ocean with no nautical know-how and a frac… 

Best of Kids Comedy: The Big Show!

Best of Kids Comedy: The Big Show!

The biggest laughs from the biggest little-person-friendly comedy stars! We drove our clown car around town and picked up the funniest in family-friendly comedy to make one enormou… 

Edward Aczel – Running on Empty

Edward Aczel – Running on Empty

Aczel does his best, but it isn’t going to offer a solution to the unbearable lightness of being – as planned. 

That's... Brave

That's... Brave

That’s… Brave is a mix of sketch comedy, stand-up comedy and musical comedy, and will answer the question Laura’s parents, aunts and grandparents keep asking her: why comedy?… 

Illicit Thrill: Generation XXX

Illicit Thrill: Generation XXX

The Fringe’s shadiest nightspot, the Illicit Thrill is back in the strip-teasing business. 

Sushi Tap Show 2024

Sushi Tap Show 2024

We’re back! Jolly performers from Japan will take you on a journey through a dazzling world of rhythm, tap dance and comedy! Sushi Tap Show is a non-stop ride of entertainment as c… 

The Gentleman of Shalott

The Gentleman of Shalott

In his tower on an island in the river, Martuni weaves, masturbates and keeps fit. 

And They Played Shang-A-Lang

And They Played Shang-A-Lang

Jukebox musical about what life was like growing up in 70s Edinburgh. 

Wiki Knows Best – Micro Islands

Wiki Knows Best – Micro Islands

A one-woman show – part comedy, part edutainment, part love letter to the world at large and Europe in particular. 

Steve Otis Gunn is Uncomfortable

Steve Otis Gunn is Uncomfortable

Steve Otis Gunn has been uncomfortable since 1991, when he realised he didn’t know what to do with his arms. 

Disco Dick

Disco Dick

What’s a more embarrassing way to come out? Your mum walking in on you and your secret girlfriend in bed, or you dad finding your new strap on? How about both? Fran’s unfortunate m… 

Funny Guy

Funny Guy

A twisted exploration of the fragile underpinnings of love, friendship, and ambition. 

The Things I Did While Waiting For You To Fall Back In Love With Me

The Things I Did While Waiting For You To Fall Back In Love With Me

A funeral you can’t keep your inappropriate self from laughing through: this one-person show is a love letter to the humiliating experience of becoming a grown up, and the way gr… 

A Cosmologist's Guide To Life and Love

A Cosmologist's Guide To Life and Love

Astrophysicist Dr Julian Mayers asks whether studying the Universe gives us any insight into earthly matters of life, death and love. 

Cinderella

Cinderella

Your face will hurt from smiling so much when watching the Bay Area’s most prestigious troupe of Commedia dell’arte characters perform an original version of Cinderella. 

Verbal Diary

Verbal Diary

After making a New Year’s resolution to keep a daily diary, hapless photographer for the local paper, Gordon, is oblivious to his new flatmates secretly reading his every written t… 

The Hippie from Grimsby

The Hippie from Grimsby

A comical blend of balanced chaos and aligned lunacy, the stories of a modern-day hippie, a funky wizard, a professor of funk, but most of all, an insanely wild and must-see comedi… 

Shower Chair

Shower Chair

Shower Chair is an hour long comedic play about mistakes, growing up, and learning how to save life from going down the drain. 

Over Her Dead Body

Over Her Dead Body

Dive deeper into popular melodies of murder and mayhem in our original musical. 

Kenny Goes to Sleep

Kenny Goes to Sleep

A one-man variety show / dreamscape filled with original characters, music and general absurdity written and performed by Los Angeles comedian Kenny Gray. 

Telephone

Telephone

You hear a rumour. 

An Evening with Dame Granny Smith

An Evening with Dame Granny Smith

The legend of stage and screen returns to Edinburgh for an intimate on-stage conversation. 

The Selkie

The Selkie

Local lads Finlay and Ciaran are working the last ferry to the Isle of Bute, trying to distract themselves from the unusual happenings on board. 

Yes, We're Related

Yes, We're Related

A year after the death of their mother, with her fiancée Mark (Jack Huckin) in tow, Saskia (Eleanor Griffiths) and Sarah (Florence Lace-Evans) reunite for a party to commemorate t… 

The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew

No one likes Katherina Minola. 

Meaty Sue's Big Farma

Meaty Sue's Big Farma

Meaty Sue’s parents have gone to the big barbecue in the sky and her impending wedding day is missing her elusive estranged Big Brother Big Farma Phil. 

My Little Phobia

My Little Phobia

Emily Markoe wrote a totally normal comedy show. 

Jess Carrivick: Attention Seeker (WIP)

Jess Carrivick: Attention Seeker (WIP)

Almost a nepo baby and a BBC child star of the noughties, Jess Carrivick’s career peaked at aged 10, but Hollywood never rang. 

My Mother Doesn't Know I'm Kinky

My Mother Doesn't Know I'm Kinky

A sexy story filled with drama and comedy, love and lust. 

The Momma Drama presents Stretchmarks!

The Momma Drama presents Stretchmarks!

The Momma Drama presents the hilarious and heartfelt show: Stretchmarks! An original play written by mums for mums, about the adventure of a lifetime: motherhood. 

Drop Dead Gorgeous: A New Musical (Work-in-Progress Concert Series)

Drop Dead Gorgeous: A New Musical (Work-in-Progress Concert Series)

Get a sneak peek of the upcoming new musical based on the cult-classic film, featuring an original score written by Riki Lindhome (Netflix’s Wednesday). 

Bits 'N' Pieces

Bits 'N' Pieces

Tommy, Matty and Dougie look to ditch the day job for the disco. 

Dead Mom Play

Dead Mom Play

This is a beautiful play. 

Waitin 4 Gaia

Waitin 4 Gaia

A play on Beckett’s Godot, two fools sit on a bench not sure if they exist, not sure if the rest of the world exists and waiting on something. 

Liars and Clowns: A Late Night Comedy Show

Liars and Clowns: A Late Night Comedy Show

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… 

Alexis Sakellaris: A STAN IS BORN!

Alexis Sakellaris: A STAN IS BORN!

A love letter to the divas and the gays who stan them! Welcome to an original queer comedy musical about Alexis’s childhood as a stan. 

Mary Mary Quite Contrary

Mary Mary Quite Contrary

Brand-new spoof adult musical with a “happy ending”! Born in Edwardian England, Mary Whitehouse was a religious moral campaigner and thorn in the side of the BBC in the 1960s a… 

One in Four

One in Four

A 2017 Capital Fringe Best of the Fringe pick, One in Four is a play about four roommates: each one is an alien, and each one believes the other three to be regular degular humans. 

Simply Grimm

Simply Grimm

What do you do when your flight has been delayed for the fourth time as you’re heading to the Fringe? You could be grim or Simply Grimm – a fun filled, highly energetic romp thro… 

Tartan Tat

Tartan Tat

Meet the staff of Tartan Treasures, a tourist-trap gift shop on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile selling Jimmy Hats, Highland cows and knock-off wands. 

Devon Drew: Pop Star

Devon Drew: Pop Star

One teenage girl’s dream of being a pop star was shattered by the dark realities of the music industry: scams, lies, perverts and pedophiles. 

An Unexpected Hiccup

An Unexpected Hiccup

Caught in a storm and looking for help, Murdo knocks on the door of a dark, old house and the family inside seems to be expecting him. 

More Proper Jokes

More Proper Jokes

A stand-up show from a Geordie powerhouse comic that’s been doing it for 32 years. 

A Naff Play About Spies

A Naff Play About Spies

Three agents are given a vital mission. 

ZAP

ZAP

In the similar style of the wildly popular The Play that Goes Wrong, this production follows a company of actors attempting to perform 7 different shows at once and everything star… 

Dear Annie, I Hate You

Dear Annie, I Hate You

Based on writer-performer Sam Ipema’s life, Dear Annie, I Hate You is the story of Sam and her brain aneurysm, Annie. 

My Grandmother's Eyepatch

My Grandmother's Eyepatch

What happens when a lovable idiot holds a memorial service for a long-deceased family member? In this off-the-wall comedy, award-winning NYC-based clown Julia VanderVeen leads the … 

H'allo

H'allo

Hello. 

Auld Cheeky

Auld Cheeky

The best of the best of the best of the best of the best of the best of the Scottish comedy circuit, plus guests. 

Mish Mash

Mish Mash

A hodge-podge of comedians, clowns, and weirdos of every variety: a playful potpourri of all the hysterical humans we’ve befriended during the Fringe. 

English[bird] in New York

English[bird] in New York

As seen on HBO and at Carnegie Hall, join Briony for this lively blend of music and storytelling that gripped audiences in New York. 

Villains: A Dizney in Drag Parody

Villains: A Dizney in Drag Parody

Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who is the evilest of them all? Well come find out for yourself in The Hairy Godmothers’ new sinful sequel. 

Lonesome Tonight

Lonesome Tonight

Chris has been having horrid thoughts – thoughts that led to his break-up with Anya, thoughts that have since kept him from reaching out to Len. 

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Grab your parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, neighbors, and goldfish, and go buy your tickets for the Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group’s production of The 25th Annual Putnam… 

Fancy Rat

Fancy Rat

In a kingdom where laughter is forbidden, one rat, and a fancy one at that, attempts to bring joy and merriment to this grim realm before it’s too late. 

Will BF: Moon Team IIIV

Will BF: Moon Team IIIV

Everyone loves the 1979 movie phenomenon Moon Team, but loves to hate its 1999 reboot. 

The Man Who Wouldn't Be Murdered

The Man Who Wouldn't Be Murdered

Cambridge Footlight Lily Blundell’s sinful dark comedy musical full of greed, fraud, 1920s jazz and drink. 

The Kaye Hole Hosted by Reuben Kaye

The Kaye Hole Hosted by Reuben Kaye

Late-night, done right. 

I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change

I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change

After their successful run in Wolverhampton, the Wolverhampton Grand Theatre decided to bring one of the longest-running off-Broadway revues, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Chan… 

Sian Hutchinson: Tick My Box

Sian Hutchinson: Tick My Box

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. 

Big Scary Cat

Big Scary Cat

A group of stereotypically attractive and slightly dim young people trapped in a fun fair haunted house. 

Apricot

Apricot

Apricot is a dark comedy set in modern day London. 

Dominic Frisby: Shaping the Earth – A Light-Hearted History of Mining

Dominic Frisby: Shaping the Earth – A Light-Hearted History of Mining

Dominic Frisby presents a lecture (with funny bits) about the extraordinary history of mining. 

That's Not My Name

That's Not My Name

This is not a show about mental health. 

R.U.R. Rossum's Universal Robots

R.U.R. Rossum's Universal Robots

The play that introduced the word ‘Robot’ to the world: where the creation of artificial beings revolutionises labour and industry. 

MANikin

MANikin

It’s lonely at the top, especially at the top of Scotland. 

Go to Your Womb

Go to Your Womb

A comedy show starring comedian Toni Nagy and her 13-year old daughter Adelia Aldrich. 

Jack Docherty in The Chief – No Apologies

Jack Docherty in The Chief – No Apologies

The BAFTA-winning star of Scot Squad and cult classic Absolutely, returns to the Fringe as Scotland’s favourite cop. 

Where Are We Going With This?

Where Are We Going With This?

In this touching debut, two university students meet on a bench at 2am after a bad night out. 

Here There Be Dragons: A Musical Quest

Here There Be Dragons: A Musical Quest

Here There Be Dragons is a musical that premiered at the Players’ Theatre off-Broadway in 2022. 

TERF

TERF

Jo led a blessed life. 

So Young

So Young

Thumbing through a record collection, having a glass of wine, remembering the old times. 

Inevitable

Inevitable

Same procedure as every year! Brenda presents a performance exploring the trendiness of body preservation in a way that’s both engaging and absurd. 

Dru Cripps: Druniversal Credit

Dru Cripps: Druniversal Credit

Award-winning, ‘sensational’ **** (Time Out), unemployed clown Dru Cripps is back inside a tent after last year’s sold-out run. 

Colman Hayes: Should I Go On? (WIP)

Colman Hayes: Should I Go On? (WIP)

Colman Hayes looks back at his life and questions absolutely everything. 

Two Mums

Two Mums

Award-winning playwright Shaun Prendergast’s play Two Mums tells the story of Lucinda. 

Musical Comedy Guide Showcase

Musical Comedy Guide Showcase

Daily hour of the best musical comedy at the Fringe, produced by Musical Comedy Guide website (check for line-ups). 

Back Seat

Back Seat

What would you do when trapped in a life or death situation with yourself? An endearing two-hander between strangers in a taxishare devolves into a hilarious, unnerving, and moving… 

Dirty After Dark

Dirty After Dark

Dirty After Dark! A late-night X-Rated stand-up comedy show. 

Furiozo: Man Looking for Trouble

Furiozo: Man Looking for Trouble

The name Furiozo murmurs through the festival as a ‘must-see' show and usually when this happens, it’s cause to be cautious. 

KAREN

KAREN

Sarah Cameron-West’s Karen is an electrifying explosion of female rage and comedic prowess that follows a loveable underdog who faces off with her arch nemesis in the aftermath o… 

Ask A Stripper: No Holes Barred

Ask A Stripper: No Holes Barred

Ask a Stripper challenges you to rethink everything you know about stripping and sex work. 

Ben Hart: HeX

Ben Hart: HeX

There’s no question that Ben Hart is an international sensation. 

Catherine Cohen: Come For Me

Catherine Cohen: Come For Me

Catherine Cohen’s new Fringe show will have you asking yourself, “Is she flirting with me specifically?” for the full 60 minute duration. 

My Greatest Period Ever

My Greatest Period Ever

With a heart of gold, a silver tongue and a steel-trap wit, Lucy combines her experience as as a folk singer, Human Biology teacher and Sexual Health Educator to ‘edutain’ one and … 

Olaf Falafel’s Stupidest Super Stupid Show So Far

Olaf Falafel’s Stupidest Super Stupid Show So Far

The comedy show comedians take their kids to is back and even more stupider! Join stupid comedian and children’s author Olaf Falafel for an hour of kid’s comedy which will be the s… 

Catherine McCafferty: (Not) That Bad

Catherine McCafferty: (Not) That Bad

Catherine McCafferty is (Not) That Bad. 

Rosalie Minnitt: Clementine

Rosalie Minnitt: Clementine

The critically acclaimed sell-out hit of the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe returns for a limited run. 

Dr Dolittle Kills a Man (and Reads Extracts From His New Book)

Dr Dolittle Kills a Man (and Reads Extracts From His New Book)

Dr. 

Simon Hall: 4 Big Cs

Simon Hall: 4 Big Cs

A tale of comedy, Covid, cancer and some complete and utter c*nts! Four years ago Simon went through a break up and decided to try comedy. 

Ada Campe: Big Duck Energy

Ada Campe: Big Duck Energy

Ever felt down? Like you’re swimming upstream? Like life isn’t all its quacked up to be? You’re not alone! Join award-winning cabaret star Ada Campe for a few flights of fanc… 

Cabaret of Filth

Cabaret of Filth

Come inside the Cabaret of Filth and indulge in a night of pure debauchery, comedians, burlesque and drag in this comedy riot! Will contain nudity, filthy comedy, anti-establishmen… 

Plotters

Plotters

It’s a Grave Business. 

Timmy Booth's Manhole

Timmy Booth's Manhole

Timmy won third place in the Seattle International Comedy Competition. 

Magic & Crazy Stunts with Frisco Fred

Magic & Crazy Stunts with Frisco Fred

Fred brings his A-game to give you a fun-filled show with comedy, magic, juggling (and maybe some video stunts. 

Intelligent Bisexual Woman

Intelligent Bisexual Woman

Gay panic. 

Alfie Brown: Open Hearted Human Enquiry

Alfie Brown: Open Hearted Human Enquiry

The award-winning comedian Alfie Brown is back with his first show since the fabric of his reality disintegrated. 

Angela Bra: Social Calendar Girl

Angela Bra: Social Calendar Girl

Sex and relationship education is on the timetable and award-winning drag queen Miss Angela Bra is your supply teacher for this very special lesson on how to handle yourself in any… 

Cobin Millage: Fifteen Pints With a Wax Figure of Renowned Painter Pablo Picasso

Cobin Millage: Fifteen Pints With a Wax Figure of Renowned Painter Pablo Picasso

Cobin Millage brings his second, and possibly final, show to the Edinburgh Fringe. 

Dom Chambers: Magic Hunt

Dom Chambers: Magic Hunt

Dom Chambers bursts on stage, pumped up for a night that promises magic. 

Seymour Mace – Looking Stupid, Dressing Up and Saying C*nt a Lot: 35 Years of Being a Fool

Seymour Mace – Looking Stupid, Dressing Up and Saying C*nt a Lot: 35 Years of Being a Fool

A lifetime being a professional f*cking lunatic that enjoys swearing in front of people. 

Wordy Wordy Words

Wordy Wordy Words

Sid Ozalid – Scotland’s top dyslexic comedy poet. 

You're SO F**king Croydon!

You're SO F**king Croydon!

‘It was my nemesis, I hated Croydon with a real vengeance. 

101 Ways to Annoy Your Parents and Other Really Old People

101 Ways to Annoy Your Parents and Other Really Old People

Title says it all! *Evil laugh*. 

Mr Sleepybum

Mr Sleepybum

Nominee: Best Kids Show – Leicester Comedy Festival 2024. 

Peter E Davidson: Manifest Density

Peter E Davidson: Manifest Density

Top Derry comic Peter E Davidson returns with his sixth Edinburgh special. 

Circus Sonas Presents: Down with Gravity

Circus Sonas Presents: Down with Gravity

What goes up, must come down… but not necessary in the way that you expected. 

Comics vs Kids

Comics vs Kids

Beloved UK comic and kids comedian Nik Coppin returns to the Fringe with his show full of jokes, interaction, chaos, mayhem, his own hand-drawn cartoons and special guests. 

the Curve

the Curve

The story of 30 years as an acrobat, this one-woman variety show stitches together acrobatics, dance, physical comedy and spoken word to form the image of life as a circus performe… 

Annie and Angela's Dumbgenz and Dragqueenz

Annie and Angela's Dumbgenz and Dragqueenz

Following a disastrous pub crawl, 40-something BFF’s Annie Sup and Angela Bra fall through a lipsync-hole into a parallel dimension of musical comedy tucked full of swords and sa… 

Singin' I'm No a Billy, He's a Tim

Singin' I'm No a Billy, He's a Tim

A play exploring ethnic identity, Singin’ I’m No a Billy, He’s a Tim is a phenomenon in Scotland where it has sold out countless nationwide tours. 

Wild West Rodeo

Wild West Rodeo

Anything goes at this late-night variety show hosted by Australia’s cult-favourite improv group Snake Pit featuring Edinburgh’s biggest acts of today and tomorrow. 

Pull My Goldfinger

Pull My Goldfinger

Bond is dead. 

001– Laughing Matters (Work in Progress)

001– Laughing Matters (Work in Progress)

I left Israel to live in Berlin, because it is ironically safer. 

Yoga and Sex... for Women (Over 40)

Yoga and Sex... for Women (Over 40)

Being a woman! Being over 40! Sex! Kath has found the solution to these problems. 

Mr Diagonal – Join the Dots

Mr Diagonal – Join the Dots

Mr Diagonal, prime minister of pop, always cuts a dash and declines to cut corners. 

Low Effort Sketches: As Described

Low Effort Sketches: As Described

Join multi award-winning sketch duo Low Effort Sketches for their highly anticipated debut hour! Alice and Andy perform silly, fourth-wall breaking sketches and deploy ‘weapons-gra… 

The Totally Improvised Musical

The Totally Improvised Musical

Unmissable live music, mayhem and laughter! Every night is opening night as this team of top improvisers compose brand-new comedy musicals from your title suggestions. 

Ross Purdy Dances in the Cultural Sewer

Ross Purdy Dances in the Cultural Sewer

Australian comedian Ross Purdy attempts to perform the most culturally significant show the Earth has ever seen with his chaotic brand of alternative anti-comedy. 

Science Magic: Crazy Gadgets

Science Magic: Crazy Gadgets

Science tricks you can do at home. 

200 Puns in One Hour with Roger Swift

200 Puns in One Hour with Roger Swift

The comedic prop-pun lunatic Roger Swift shoots out 200 puns in one hour! With his trademark crazy homemade props, audio cues and PowerPoint slides. 

DRUM

DRUM

‘A civilization flourishes when men plant trees under which they themselves never sit. 

Absolute Nickhead (Kirk In Progress)

Absolute Nickhead (Kirk In Progress)

Nick Kirk (West End New Act Finalist 2023) presents his first solo show featuring one man, no hair and a cast of supporting characters unpicking what life is like when you’re hitti… 

Beast

Beast

It’s Jordan Barr’s Edinburgh Fringe debut! She’s a Melbourne-based stand-up and Triple J presenter. 

Chris Turner: Childish

Chris Turner: Childish

As a child, Chris wanted to be two things: a comedian and a rock star. 

Leni's Last Lament

Leni's Last Lament

The name of Leni Riefenstahl is destined to echo forever down the years as one of the facilitators of Nazism. 

ComedySportz

ComedySportz

Two teams. 

Bone Man Rides Again

Bone Man Rides Again

Bone Man has returned to ride once again. 

Experiment Human

Experiment Human

‘One of the most unique and unusual stories being told on stage’ (LostInTheatreland. 

DeliaDelia! The Flat-Chested Witch!

DeliaDelia! The Flat-Chested Witch!

Amando Houser who is ‘particularly funny’ (Vulture) invites you to an unhinged and absurd clown hour of self discovery. 

House of Life

House of Life

House of Life is a place of worship with one goal: happiness for all, at any cost. 

Bex Turner: Bexual Healing

Bex Turner: Bexual Healing

It’s a pun, although some of the characters might be witty and off the wrist. 

Murder Inc

Murder Inc

Every night, it’s a raucous, improvised, made-to-order murder with Murder Inc – where the audience chooses the setting, the characters, and even the motives. 

Irish Comedy Carnage

Irish Comedy Carnage

Irish Comedy Carnage is coming to the most Irish venue in the whole Fringe! Irish Comedy Carnage is your chance to catch the best Irish acts at the Fringe, at a (semi)civilised ear… 

Michael Kunze: Infinity Mirror

Michael Kunze: Infinity Mirror

Michael Kunze is actor Mitch Coony in this Hollywood odyssey, where you’re only ever one hit away from a Tom Hanks sex party. 

11 Lessons on Being Loud (from an American Opera Singer)

11 Lessons on Being Loud (from an American Opera Singer)

Knockout opera-singing stand-up comedian Steph DePrez is back with a new show about dreams, risks and how exactly Americans learn to be so… loud. 

Don't Stop Believing: Theatric Remix of 1980s

Don't Stop Believing: Theatric Remix of 1980s

Comedic musical drama by Torrey Shine (Glastonbury, TEDx). 

Laurence Tuck: Dark/Twisted/Nerdy/Awkward

Laurence Tuck: Dark/Twisted/Nerdy/Awkward

The title of the show says it all. 

Adam Riley: Late-night Comedy in the Afternoon

Adam Riley: Late-night Comedy in the Afternoon

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… 

Tea Wade: MANDRILL

Tea Wade: MANDRILL

Tea Wade’s MANDRILL is an hour where we find ourselves learning as well as laughing as we’re taken on a journey through time that becomes a compilation on how social norms that… 

Wrong! A F*cked Up Game Show

Wrong! A F*cked Up Game Show

50% game show, 50% comedy show, 100% f*cked up! A celebration of dark humor, cancellable offenses, and questionable decisions that takes everything you know about game shows and tu… 

Barbara Fernandez Singing, Sagging and Shagging

Barbara Fernandez Singing, Sagging and Shagging

This show is a cheeky, hilarious, mellifluous romp through one singer’s colourful (and true!) past of cult-loving husbands, vampiric record producers, jailbird exes, shaggable th… 

Children Are Stinky

Children Are Stinky

***** (EdinburghFestivalsForKids. 

Loose Lips by Lucy Frederick

Loose Lips by Lucy Frederick

OMG, have you heard. 

Polishing Shakespeare

Polishing Shakespeare

A dotcom billionaire pays an esteemed American theatre company to translate Shakespeare into English (Wait. 

Ahh I Appear to Be Having a Breakdown – The Debut Hour From Peter Bazely

Ahh I Appear to Be Having a Breakdown – The Debut Hour From Peter Bazely

Does your life feel like a massive fire in a bin? Well don’t worry – because Kanye West made having a breakdown cool, and now Peter Bazely shows you how to turn your pesky publ… 

The Greatest Magic Show

The Greatest Magic Show

‘A Rollicking Roller-Coaster Ride!’ ****½ (TheWest. 

Cheryl-Lee Fast: Hypnotic Love

Cheryl-Lee Fast: Hypnotic Love

Cheryl-Lee Fast invites you on a comedic journey of hypnotic love. 

Really Good Exposure

Really Good Exposure

Skins actress Megan Prescott – aka Katie F*cking Fitch – writes and stars in her debut solo show. 

Amy Webber: no previous experience

Amy Webber: no previous experience

Armed with her mini keyboard and an opera degree that’s never been useful, Amy Webber is job hunting. 

Jonny & the Baptists: The Happiness Index

Jonny & the Baptists: The Happiness Index

Are you happy? We can help! Five Prime Ministers ago, David Cameron started a Happiness Index to measure how joyful the people of this nation are. 

Solve It Squad

Solve It Squad

JINKLES CHRIST! A group of former kid detectives return to the scene of their greatest unsolved case: the gruesome murder of their talking dog, Cluebert. 

Rachel Fairburn: Side Eye

Rachel Fairburn: Side Eye

Rachel Fairburn is back with seven deadly characters. 

My Last Two Brain Cells

My Last Two Brain Cells

The award-winning, 7th highest rated comedy of the Edinburgh Fringe 2023 returns! When disaster strikes in Gary’s brain, it’s up to his brain cells to try and fix everything. 

1 Cent Comedy presents: Normal Dysfunctional Family (Game Show)

1 Cent Comedy presents: Normal Dysfunctional Family (Game Show)

A comedy game show where comedians battle each other using childhood trauma and the audience decide who had the worst parents. 

Science Magic: Messy Mayhem

Science Magic: Messy Mayhem

Science tricks you can do at home. 

Mad Ron's Character Comedy Carnage

Mad Ron's Character Comedy Carnage

Join Uxbridge’s third-hardest man, Mad Ron (Reginald D Hunter tour support) and special guests for an hour of character-comedy stand-up. 

Game On 4 – Boss Level

Game On 4 – Boss Level

Matty Grey is heading back to Game Land one final time. 

BATSU!

BATSU!

Edinburgh, are you ready? Warriors, are you ready? Created in New York and Chicago, BATSU! returns to the Fringe after a riotous, sell-out 2023. 

3HAMS

3HAMS

3HAMS is produced by Charlie Traisman and Makena Miller. 

Funny Bones

Funny Bones

In Funny Bones, a clown contemplates life, death, and other laughing matters. 

Best of Edinburgh Fringe for Kids

Best of Edinburgh Fringe for Kids

A friendly fun-filled afternoon show with a revolving line-up of the best children’s and family-friendly performers from around the Fringe, for all the family to enjoy together. 

Family Fortunes (But for Bad People)

Family Fortunes (But for Bad People)

Remember Family Fortunes? This is like that, but for horrible people. 

999 Problems

999 Problems

Multi award-winning Irish comedian Paul Marsh is back with his new show about turning 50, marriage and firefighting. 

DISCOunt: The Disco Variety Show

DISCOunt: The Disco Variety Show

DISCOunt: The Disco Variety Show featuring disco dance numbers, comedy, drag, burlesque, music and did we mention disco?! Based on a love and deeply inaccurate knowledge of the 70s… 

Hot Concrete: Too Hot (and Too Concretey) for TV

Hot Concrete: Too Hot (and Too Concretey) for TV

It’s not often you get to be in the audience for a pilot TV show, let alone a live chat show witha warm-up act, special guests, commercial breaks and several references to pastco… 

Friend (The One With Gunther)

Friend (The One With Gunther)

One barista, 10 seasons, 70 minutes! All 236 episodes of Friends retold through the eyes of Gunther, Central Perk’s “seventh Friend”. 

DIVA: Live From Hell!

DIVA: Live From Hell!

Following a critically acclaimed, sell-out run at the Turbine Theatre, Luke Bayer gives a tour-de-force performance in this blood-stained love letter to Broadway – a solo musical… 

Otter Lee: Princess Syndrome

Otter Lee: Princess Syndrome

At four, Otter was so moved by Princess Diana’s death that he wept outside the palace while his father took pictures and laughed. 

Paddy the Irishman – How Lucky Can One Man Get

Paddy the Irishman – How Lucky Can One Man Get

A fully packed hour of entertainment. 

Cheekykita: An Octopus, The Universe 'n' Stuff

Cheekykita: An Octopus, The Universe 'n' Stuff

Multi award-winning comedian Cheekykita’s one-woman, tour-de-force nonsense ride from sea to space. 

W.W. Double D – What Would Dolly Do? A Dolly Parton Tribute Cabaret!

W.W. Double D – What Would Dolly Do? A Dolly Parton Tribute Cabaret!

In this cabaret experience, Tora Himan transforms the stage into a glittering tribute with WW Double D – What Would Dolly Do? A Dolly Parton Tribute Cabaret! Featuring sequins, r… 

Jeromaia Detto: MUSH

Jeromaia Detto: MUSH

Winner: Best Comedy Weekly Award Adelaide Fringe 2024. 

Improv: Spontadeity

Improv: Spontadeity

Improvised mythological madness! A changing line-up of improvisers perform scenes, games and challenges from audience suggestions: creating tragedies and epics on the spot, all wit… 

YUCK Circus

YUCK Circus

YUCK are back with their sell-out show. 

Ben Goldsmith: CrimeLandTown

Ben Goldsmith: CrimeLandTown

CrimeLandTown is an affectionate one-man character comedy spoof of the Italian-American gangster epic. 

Alex Camp: Songs About Love and Food

Alex Camp: Songs About Love and Food

The Comedy Rooms New Act of the Year 2022 and without doubt one of best musical acts currently on the northern comedy circuit is bringing his solo show to Edinburgh for the first t… 

Mr Chonkers Presents… Piggy Time

Mr Chonkers Presents… Piggy Time

Piggy Time is a mixed-bill show featuring the funniest and weirdest comedy acts of the Fringe. 

REVENGE: After the Levoyah

REVENGE: After the Levoyah

Nick Cassenbaum’s two-hander comedy heist, directed by Emma Jude Harris, romps through 2018 Jewish Essex. 

Rob Madge: My Son's a Queer (But What Can You Do)

Rob Madge: My Son's a Queer (But What Can You Do)

Rob Madge has a seven-step plan to throw the perfect Disney parade, and nobody would DARE to rain on it (unless instructed to do so by the stage directions). 

2 Guys 1 Pub

2 Guys 1 Pub

Two award-winning comics deal late-night craic in the mid-afternoon, a wild mix of dark, satirical stand-up and musical comedy. 

1 Cent Comedy presents: Moni Zhang: Asian Daddy, Dead

1 Cent Comedy presents: Moni Zhang: Asian Daddy, Dead

Warning: Dark comedy zone! Enter at your own risk! Emerging from the ashes of her father’s death, Moni Zhang brings you a dark and hilarious comedy show that will leave you gasping… 

Adam Riches: Jimmy

Adam Riches: Jimmy

In 1974, Jimmy Connors was the greatest tennis player on Earth. 

James Rowland Dies at the End of the Show

James Rowland Dies at the End of the Show

There’s an irony in James Rowland Dies at the End of the Show being performed in what was once an anatomy lecture theatre. 

Is This Thing On?

Is This Thing On?

So La Flair and MissMatch’s Is This Thing On? follows flatmates Liz, a musician (Megan Keaveny) and Mary, a poet, (Ellie Campbell) through their tumultuous relationship navigatin… 

Pure Imagination – A Willy Wonka Parody and Comedy Magic Show

Pure Imagination – A Willy Wonka Parody and Comedy Magic Show

Get ready to experience the extraordinary as Willy Wonka’s son, Andy Wonka, takes centre stage in Edinburgh for the world premiere of the Pure Imagination comedy magic show! This p… 

1 Cent Comedy presents: Black Widows

1 Cent Comedy presents: Black Widows

Welcome to the dark side of laughter, where our comics don’t give a damn about your comfort zone. 

Josh Makinda Is Probably Fine

Josh Makinda Is Probably Fine

Josh Makinda is bringing his debut solo show to the Edinburgh Fringe! Australian, Kenyan-ethnicity, but NYC-based, Josh has been wowing audiences the world over with his unique bra… 

Gamble

Gamble

Gamble is a glittering, glamorous peek into the spectacular world of online gambling. 

1 Hour of Insane Magic: After Dark

1 Hour of Insane Magic: After Dark

After their sell-out sensation at the Edinburgh Fringe 2023, Insane Magic are back. 

Accordion Ryan's Pop Bangers

Accordion Ryan's Pop Bangers

Covering artists from across the pop music spectrum, Accordion Ryan will sing and play your favourite songs like you’ve never heard them before! Add in a few of his own hilarious t… 

Turbo Town

Turbo Town

Whatever you have planned, sack it off. 

Namaste Bae: Blessings and Kombucha

Namaste Bae: Blessings and Kombucha

A healing ceremony unlike any you’ve ever experienced brought to you by the New Age satirical guru taking social media by storm. 

Drama Chameleon

Drama Chameleon

A hilarious, heartfelt and compelling coming-of-age homage to the 80s. 

Piskie

Piskie

Presented initially as a lecture on the paranormal by self-confessed skeptic, Dr Ouida Burt PhD, Piskie is really about one person’s struggle with childhood trauma and the easily… 

Diary of a Gay Disaster

Diary of a Gay Disaster

Ellis wakes up in a turbulent fever dream created by the Gods of Sapphic Desire. 

David Eagle: The Eagle Is Candid

David Eagle: The Eagle Is Candid

The adventures of blind comedian and folk singer David Eagle: accosted by faith healers, bamboozling aggressive Australians and escaping arrest after a nocturnal accordion-based an… 

American Two in One Comics

American Two in One Comics

America is the land of the free, home of the brave and homeland of two of the freest, bravest men to ever live: Mark Henely and Chris Warren. 

Burnout Paradise

Burnout Paradise

Four performers mount four treadmills. 

Bill's 44th

Bill's 44th

Brought to expressive life by the puppeteering skills of Andy Manjuck and Dorothy James, Bill is set to celebrate his 44th birthday by making some of the punchiest punch ever mixed… 

Situations and Confr/plications

Situations and Confr/plications

Logic, you say? Thank you. 

The Faustus Project

The Faustus Project

Half Trick Theatre company certainly knows how to entertain. 

Psychobitch

Psychobitch

When tasked by her tech CEO fiancé to explain the four times she has cried in public since they started dating, overachieving journalist Anya Samuel can’t help but bring her A-gam… 

HYPER

HYPER

Does the way you see someone change how you see their story? Does the way you hear someone change whether you are even willing to hear the story at all? HYPER presents a confrontin… 

The Unburdening of Dolly Diamond

The Unburdening of Dolly Diamond

Therapy, a game the whole family can play. 

The Good, The Bad and The Irish

The Good, The Bad and The Irish

The Good the Bad and the Irish has been performing at the Fringe for the last 14 years! We’re the original Irish comedy show with regular weekly clubs in Edinburgh and many sellout… 

Medicine Woman

Medicine Woman

Medicine Woman is a Venezuelan healer, in town for one night only to conduct a shamanic healing ceremony that will change your vibe forever. 

Every Brilliant Thing

Every Brilliant Thing

Ten years on from the play’s debut, a new production of the smash-hit comes to Roundabout, directed by Duncan Macmillan and performed by Jonny Donahoe. 

Sour Candi

Sour Candi

In a South London police station, Candi relives her recent love affair. 

Nerine Skinner: The Exorcism of Liz Truss

Nerine Skinner: The Exorcism of Liz Truss

If you're known for impersonating a particular public figure, it can be difficult to shake that typecasting; a fact Nerine Skinner is all too aware of. 

Forked

Forked

Jeanette Peh – a highly Westernised Singaporean junior college valedictorian – decides to abandon law school to follow her dreams of studying acting in London, where she will h… 

CHALLENGE

CHALLENGE

Japanese comedian NON STYLE Akira Ishida teams up with actors and performers to present a non-verbal comedy show with traditional Japanese sword fighting. 

Luke Nixon and Jim Midge: Work In Progress

Luke Nixon and Jim Midge: Work In Progress

Luke Nixon and his character Jim Midge present a work in progress. 

The Electric Cabaret

The Electric Cabaret

The alternative late-night Fringe experience returns. 

1 in a Chameleon

1 in a Chameleon

How do we uncover our true colours in a world full of reasons to hide? A life-affirming, thought-provoking comedy about trying to blend in everywhere yet belonging nowhere, from en… 

Adventures! Journey Through Dungeons with Dragons

Adventures! Journey Through Dungeons with Dragons

From the creator of Science Magic comes a comedy roleplaying show where the audience partakes in an adventure themselves. 

Viv Gee: Age Against the Machine

Viv Gee: Age Against the Machine

A trawl through the bemused and bewildered mind of a middle-aged teenager coming to terms with aging, technology and reading glasses. 

OUTPATIENT

OUTPATIENT

To say this is the funniest RomCom I've seen about Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis might be faint praise; to say this is one of the funniest shows I've seen about death is a… 

Simon Hall – Unhappily Ever After

Simon Hall – Unhappily Ever After

We all know the fairy tales and their immortal final line: happily ever after… But that isn’t real life. 

Little Squirt

Little Squirt

Join Australian musical comedian Darby James for his multi-award-winning cabaret about the process of sperm donation. 

Becky Fury: Great British C*nts

Becky Fury: Great British C*nts

Award-winning Becky Fury (her real name) investigates the challenging identity that is being British-ish. 

Son of a Bitch

Son of a Bitch

Written and performed by award-winning comedian, actor and writer Anna Morris, Son of a Bitch is a brutally honest and darkly funny monologue about a woman who is caught on camera … 

Jenny Hart: Lezard

Jenny Hart: Lezard

Award winner Jenny Hart presents her debut Edinburgh show Lezard! A chaotic and uplifting show of side splitting observational stand-up, killer songs and a kazoo solo or two. 

Off the Cuff: Stand-Up Comedy Magic

Off the Cuff: Stand-Up Comedy Magic

Chris Dinwoodie is a five-time Scottish magic champion. 

300 Paintings

300 Paintings

Winner of eight Australian Fringe Festival awards. 

Projection

Projection

‘If men are such visual creatures, why can’t they see my texts?!’ Be thrown into the intricacies of contemporary relationships with Projection. 

The Ceremony

The Ceremony

‘Hilarious, moving, provocative. 

Lynn Faces

Lynn Faces

There’s a band set up on stage, but this is no ordinary music show. 

Girls Really Listen To Me

Girls Really Listen To Me

Madeleine is pretty much the worst sixteen year old you can meet. 

The Leeds Tealights: It's Your Own Time You're Wasting

The Leeds Tealights: It's Your Own Time You're Wasting

This time you’ve really crossed the line. 

Kitty and Shirley’s Teen Dream Magazine Comedy Sleepover

Kitty and Shirley’s Teen Dream Magazine Comedy Sleepover

A stand-up split bill with a difference: It’s set in the teen-magazine sleepover dream world. 

Summer of Harold

Summer of Harold

Admiration. 

Fan/Girl

Fan/Girl

Sparked by a conversation with a childhood friend that unearthed a long-forgotten obsession with football, Bryony wondered why all the girls she knew stopped playing football in th… 

VL

VL

Two figures in matching eye-popping day glo tracksuits burst into the arena. 

I'm Almost There

I'm Almost There

Love at first sight is easy, letting it through the front door is a goddamn Odyssey. 

3 Chickens Confront Existence

3 Chickens Confront Existence

Three factory farm chickens attempt to find a greater sense of purpose by engaging each other in a series of philosophical debates, games, feuds and emotional experiments while awa… 

Identities

Identities

Happy boobs. 

Main Character Energy

Main Character Energy

This is Temi’s show. 

The Bookies

The Bookies

A routine day at a rundown bookmakers on an Edinburgh high street. 

Will Pickvance: Wonky

Will Pickvance: Wonky

We might swing by Satchmo’s, blow out of town on aeolian pipes, hammer blow, tapping toe, jam with the Lotos-Eaters. 

BI-TOPIA

BI-TOPIA

Join Sam, a self-confessed people-pleaser, on the battlefield as he embarks on his biggest mission yet. 

Dave Durkom: Durkin' 9 to 5 (WIP)

Dave Durkom: Durkin' 9 to 5 (WIP)

He has over 150 million views on social media. 

The Prince Andrew Tate Appreciation Hour

The Prince Andrew Tate Appreciation Hour

A compilation of some of the worst human beings doing comedy. 

Alex Berr: How to Kill a Mouse (WIP)

Alex Berr: How to Kill a Mouse (WIP)

Alex doesn’t want to be a scientist anymore. 

Mat Wills: My Wife Took My Dad to a Brothel (I Drove)

Mat Wills: My Wife Took My Dad to a Brothel (I Drove)

A very funny sex-positive comedy show for people with genitals and a good sense of humour. 

Karismaa's Divorce Party

Karismaa's Divorce Party

Ever had your heart broken? Ever cried in the shower then slipped into a bath crying? Ever had your tarot read by a divorcee from Essex who says ‘babes’ a lot with a GNVQ in Le… 

Cyrano

Cyrano

“Why do we keep telling the old stories?” asks the titular character of Virginia Gay’s adaptation. 

Dildos and Body Parts

Dildos and Body Parts

Dating is hard – especially as a newly human, newly single mermaid. 

Aaalternative Comedy Club

Aaalternative Comedy Club

Teknicolour Smoof’s alternative comedy club comes to the Edinburgh Fringe with five different comedians each day. 

Woo Woo – A Sketch Comedy Show

Woo Woo – A Sketch Comedy Show

Woo Woo – a derogatory term used in relation to those with unconventional beliefs that are outlandishly mystical, supernatural or unscientific. 

TERF

TERF

Jo led a blessed life. 

An Adequate Abridgement of Boarding School Life as a Homo
BOBBY WINNER

An Adequate Abridgement of Boarding School Life as a Homo

Not the longest-titled show at the Fringe, but surely in the top ten, An Adequate Abridgement of Boarding School Life as a Homo, at Just the Tonic, Cave, must also rate as one of t… 

Weather Girl

Weather Girl

Emotional, environmental, and existential crises collide in the whirlwind hour or so of the Brian Watkins-penned Weather Girl. 

Life or Death

Life or Death

Boasting a dark comedic style that blends ironic misdirection and irreverent commentary into a biting one-liner format, Zetina has been described as Scotland’s answer to Anthony Je… 

Doktor Kaboom: Man of Science!

Doktor Kaboom: Man of Science!

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s Doktor Kaboom! The good Doktor’s newest show fuses astonishing live science experiments, stand-up comedy, and lessons in empowerment, for an… 

Two Hearts: Til Death Do Us Hearts

Two Hearts: Til Death Do Us Hearts

Are you horny for monogamy? Excited to take part in a ménage à deux? A slut for your life partner? Joseph and Laura of Two Hearts feel the same way, and they’re not afraid to s… 

Flat and the Curves: Rosé-Tinted

Flat and the Curves: Rosé-Tinted

With rosé-tinted glasses, award-winning Flat and the Curves piece together bygone years of revelry. 

Gwyneth Goes Skiing

Gwyneth Goes Skiing

Linus Karp and Joseph Martin of Awkward Productions have an innate talent for honing in on the most ludicrous point of any given situation and turn it into a non-stop laugh-a-secon… 

The Importance of Being... Earnest?

The Importance of Being... Earnest?

Fans of The Play That Goes Wrong and Noises Off will love this. 

Colin Cloud: Consequences

Colin Cloud: Consequences

As you walk into McEwan Hall to find your seat, Colin sits blindfolded mid-stage, hands gently resting on his thighs. 

Shakespeare for Breakfast

Shakespeare for Breakfast

The Bardic Breakfasters are back for our 33rd Fringe, with a brand-new show, breakfast included! The Tempest meets 10 Things I Hate About You and High School Musical in a teen rom-… 

Jazz Emu: Knight Fever

Jazz Emu: Knight Fever

Musical supernova Jazz Emu (Telegraph’s 26th Funniest Comedian of the 21st Century) is back with a brand-new show, with a full live band, The Cosmique Perfectión. 

The Alphabet of Awesome Science

The Alphabet of Awesome Science

Join Professors Lexi Con and Noel Edge (the Word Nerd and the Science Freak) for a thrilling voyage through the alphabet – where fascinating words inspire spectacular science! It… 

Thinking Drinkers: The Booze-ical

Thinking Drinkers: The Booze-ical

Following last year’s sell-out Edinburgh run, the self-styled hardest-working beefcakes in alcohol-based infotainment are back. 

A Jaffa Cake Musical

A Jaffa Cake Musical

A Jaffa Cake Musical by Gigglemug’s Sam Cochrane is a new musicalisation of a rather absurd scenario that on the surface seems to be an example of a corporation trying to evade p… 

John Luke Roberts: John-Luke-A-Palooza!

John Luke Roberts: John-Luke-A-Palooza!

John-Luke Roberts does every solo comedy show he’s ever done in a row, and then goes back to the first one and does them again until the Fringe runs out. 

Singin' I'm No a Billie, She's a Tim

Singin' I'm No a Billie, She's a Tim

The Billy and Tim brand is one of the most successful touring Scottish theatre shows of the modern era and now they’re back with a brand-new re-write of the original show, but this… 

Rita Lynn: Life Coach

Rita Lynn: Life Coach

Think you’ve hit rock bottom, then realize you’re nowhere near? Become a life coach. 

Tom Brace: The Ride 4D

Tom Brace: The Ride 4D

Forget Disney World! Book a ticket for a new kind of Magic Kingdom. 

Knight, Knight

Knight, Knight

The music that welcomes us in is a mix of standard mediaeval fare and the more contemporary Angel, by PinkPantheress which set the tone of what we’re about to experience in Knigh… 

The Long Run

The Long Run

A joyful, captivating comedy about love, cancer and running for a really long time. 

Juliet Cowan: F*ck Off and Leave Me Alone

Juliet Cowan: F*ck Off and Leave Me Alone

In her debut stand-up hour actor, writer and comedian Juliet Cowan delivers a hilarious gut punch which is part teenage confessional, part middle-aged rallying cry. 

Derek Mitchell: Double Dutch

Derek Mitchell: Double Dutch

Derek Mitchell identifies as Dutch. 

Character Flaw

Character Flaw

Alight with a wholesomely chaotic energy from the start, Philippa ‘Pip’ Dawson opens with a late dash onto the stage, as the opening lights and music fade into the background. 

Potty the Plant

Potty the Plant

Potty the Plant is a campy horror musical with vibrant energy, catchy tunes and a quirky storyline. 

The Kids Always Win

The Kids Always Win

Tired of grown-ups being know-it-alls? Do you want to win prizes? Kids Always Win is a game show where the kids always win. 

Alexander Bennett: Emotional Daredevil

Alexander Bennett: Emotional Daredevil

Take a risk. See this show.  

The Screen Test

The Screen Test

It’s the 1930s and Betsy Bitterly is dying to be a Hollywood star. 

My Mother Had Two Faces: Reflections on Beauty, Aging and Acceptance

My Mother Had Two Faces: Reflections on Beauty, Aging and Acceptance

Presented in pseudo-fairytale style, this one-woman dramatic comedy dares to expose what lies beneath the mask of the perfect mother. 

Skank Sinatra

Skank Sinatra

Glamorous, hilarious and fiercely clever Jens Radda explodes on the Edinburgh scene with a brilliant comedy cabaret. 

The Last Laugh

The Last Laugh

The dressing room set may be spooky, but the uncanny element is the actors’ supernatural embodiment of Tommy Cooper, Eric Morecombe and Bob Monkhouse. 

Ryan Cullen: Cullen in the Name Of!

Ryan Cullen: Cullen in the Name Of!

If Milton Jones is the Obi-Wan Kenobi of one-liners, then Ryan Cullen is Darth Vader. 

Henry Rowley: Just Literally

Henry Rowley: Just Literally

Online comedy sensation Henry Rowley (1. 

Tartan Tabletop in a Dungeons & Dragon Comedy: The Never-Ending Quest – The Return

Tartan Tabletop in a Dungeons & Dragon Comedy: The Never-Ending Quest – The Return

A quest that began at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2023, and completed a sold-out run, returns for a sequel – the popular Dungeons & Dragons podcast team lands at the Fringe with … 

Mutant Olive 2.0

Mutant Olive 2.0

(Mommy’s a whore, Daddy’s a hitman). 

Fringe! The Musical

Fringe! The Musical

From the company that brought us Potty The Plant, comes Fringe! The Musical, a self-aware parody of the Edinburgh Fringe from the perspective of the hopeful artists that flood into… 

Glitch

Glitch

It’s the 10-year high school reunion. 

Look After Your Knees

Look After Your Knees

A new solo performance by Funny Women finalist Natalie Bellingham using comedy, storytelling, movement and interaction to celebrate being human in all its banality, sprinkled with … 

PALS

PALS

Any Scot has experienced that feeling where the solution to overcoming one of life's minor criss seems to be to go bouncing up a Munro somewhere in the highlands. 

Michelle Brasier: Legacy

Michelle Brasier: Legacy

Sold-out run, Edinburgh Fringe 2023. 

Mojo and Jimmy: The Comedy Magic Spectacular

Mojo and Jimmy: The Comedy Magic Spectacular

A comedy magic adventure for the whole family! The annual comedy-magic extravaganza in Happyvale takes an unexpected turn into a thrilling adventure to rescue the forest! Experienc… 

Katie Norris: Farm Fatale

Katie Norris: Farm Fatale

The hotly anticipated debut show from an agricultural icon, likely to cause delight or distress to anyone who becomes involved with her, or her livestock. 

Sorry (I Broke Your Arms and Legs)

Sorry (I Broke Your Arms and Legs)

Sam Wilson, Class 8C, is obviously the correct choice for Head Boy. 

Toy Stories, or How Not to Make a Living as an Artist

Toy Stories, or How Not to Make a Living as an Artist

Toy Stories is a fascinating mishmash of conflicting art forms and topics. 

Stuart Daulman: Wow!

Stuart Daulman: Wow!

As seen on Stamptown (Australia). 

Mad Ron and Jerry

Mad Ron and Jerry

Join Mad Ron (Reginald D Hunter tour support) and Jerry Bakewell (as seen on Britain’s Got Talent) for a madcap hour of surreal game show and stand-up entertainment. 

Christian Dart: Bigger Than The Christmas Turkey

Christian Dart: Bigger Than The Christmas Turkey

Bigger Than The Christmas Turkey is a laugh-out-loud musical hour spent inside the whimsical world of Christian Dart, you’ll hear about his birth weight, less-than-successful love … 

Lover, Fighter, Rapper, Writer

Lover, Fighter, Rapper, Writer

Amelia Hamilton – Runner up: Komedia New Comedy Award 2024. 

Barbies and Drillas

Barbies and Drillas

‘Hey, we’re not students anymore – who the f*ck stole my avocado?!’ A comedy about five housemates gloriously wasting their youth as they try to avoid the hell of growing up. 

Mum and I Don't Talk Anymore by Milanka Brooks

Mum and I Don't Talk Anymore by Milanka Brooks

A funny, candid and poignant solo show about the unique and crazy relationship between Milanka and her flamboyant Serbian mother, Lela. 

The Room Upstairs

The Room Upstairs

Invisible illnesses. 

The Improv Musical

The Improv Musical

Returning to Fringe for our ninth year, smash-hit production The Improv Musical is coming back to take the Fringe by storm. 

Serious Theatre from Serious People

Serious Theatre from Serious People

Charlotte Anne-Tilley and Mabel Thomas reveal their skills as actors in Serious Theatre from Serious People at Gilded Balloon Patter House. 

Metroland Live: The Box

Metroland Live: The Box

Sell-out cult shows in the North East; acclaimed short films; their own web series – now Metroland debut at the Edinburgh Fringe. 

Demi Adejuyigbe Is Going To Do One (1) Backflip

Demi Adejuyigbe Is Going To Do One (1) Backflip

Demi Adejuyigbe has promised big things for his debut Fringe show, Demi Adejuyigbe Is Going To Do One (1) Backflip at Pleasance Courtyard: original songs, presentations, bits and … 

Frankenstein (On a Budget)

Frankenstein (On a Budget)

What if Mary Shelly’s gothic horror classic Frankenstein was resurrected as a campy one-man musical? An interesting premise explored by LampHouse Theatre in their new show playin… 

Assembly Gala Launch

Assembly Gala Launch

Assembly’s Gala celebrates the opening of our 2024 programme of over 190 shows. 

Chokeslam

Chokeslam

“You will leave a wrestling fan. 

It's the Economy, Stupid!

It's the Economy, Stupid!

A famous quote coined as part of the US 1992 election campaign, and a stark reminder that when it comes to voting intentions, the public are prone to vote with their pockets. 

44 Sex Acts In One Week

44 Sex Acts In One Week

A fruity apocalyptic rom-com from the razor-sharp pen of Fringe First winner David Finnigan. 

Lorna Rose Treen: Skin Pigeon

Lorna Rose Treen: Skin Pigeon

A year after inexplicably winning Dave’s Funniest Joke of the Fringe, and therefore killing comedy (Sun), Lorna Rose Treen brings her sell-out debut character comedy show back to t… 

Lou Wall: The Bisexual's Lament

Lou Wall: The Bisexual's Lament

In 2023, Lou Wall was the first ever lesbian* to go through a breakup. 

Mel McGlensey is Motorboat

Mel McGlensey is Motorboat

Batten down the hatches and seal your porthole! It’s time for the silliest, most outrageous, naughty and nautical show ever made about someone who is part boat, part woman. 

Anesti Danelis: Artificially Intelligent

Anesti Danelis: Artificially Intelligent

With nearly 1 million followers and over 400 million views online, musical comedian Anesti Danelis brings you his new comedy special. 

Jake Roche: Neporrhoids

Jake Roche: Neporrhoids

A (mostly) true story of the meteoric rise and devastating fall of chart-topping boyband member Jake Roche, who is definitely not a “nepo baby”, a “one hit wonder”, nor “completely… 

Tiny Little Town

Tiny Little Town

Welcome to this Tiny Little Town! Meet the mayor and the townspeople as you embark on this fun and quirky musical. 

Isobel Rogers: How to Be Content

Isobel Rogers: How to Be Content

Isobel and her guitar ask modern life’s essential questions: Is there ever a right time to have a baby? Are you your therapist’s favourite client? Are polyamorous relationships as … 

Buckets of Blood – Fairy Tales Not For Kids

Buckets of Blood – Fairy Tales Not For Kids

In the 19th century, the original stories of the Brothers Grimm were scarier, more bloodthirsty and disturbing. 

Ginger Johnson Blows Off!

Ginger Johnson Blows Off!

Join comedian, crash mat and winner of Drag Race UK Ginger Johnson as she swaps her stilettos for safety goggles and takes a death-defying leap from the runway to the real world. 

Good Luck, Cathrine Frost!

Good Luck, Cathrine Frost!

Smash-hit, one-woman show from the award-winning Det Andre Teatret is coming to Edinburgh! Nominated for Best Theatre Play by the prestigious Hedda award. 

Luke Rollason, Luke Rollason, Let Down Your Hair

Luke Rollason, Luke Rollason, Let Down Your Hair

Luke Rollason is back at the Fringe with Luke Rollason, Luke Rollason, Let Down Your Hair, and all is right in the world. 

Squidge

Squidge

Squidge is a debut solo show that follows Daisy (Tiggy Bayley): a begrudged teaching assistant in Lower Sydenham looking after a troubled boy at primary school. 

Burning Down the Horse

Burning Down the Horse

Welcome, soldiers! How often do you think about the Greek Empire? How about the Trojan War? In this production by Fishing 4 Chips, you get to step into the famous wooden horse in B… 

Gracie and the Start of the End of the World (Again)

Gracie and the Start of the End of the World (Again)

The most sparkly and relatable Jellyfish you will see this year, or probably any year really. 

Kafka's Metamorphosis: The Musical! With Puppets!

Kafka's Metamorphosis: The Musical! With Puppets!

Imagine this: two books, one musical. 

Ladies Who Ranch

Ladies Who Ranch

We heard your pleas. 

16 Postcodes

16 Postcodes

Twenty years, 16 postcodes, one city. 

Sisyphean Quick Fix

Sisyphean Quick Fix

Krista lives in London. 

Rory Cargill: Television 1

Rory Cargill: Television 1

100 years of television in one hour. 

Our Little Secret: The 23andMe Musical

Our Little Secret: The 23andMe Musical

A re-discovery of self-identity. 

Ian Lockwood: The Farewell Tour

Ian Lockwood: The Farewell Tour

Okay, here we go. 

Alison Larkin: Grief... A Comedy

Alison Larkin: Grief... A Comedy

Alison Larkin opens her show with a truth: people cope with grief in different ways; some by drinking to excess, some by turning to drugs, others become depressed, a few will throw… 

A Transcriber's Tale

A Transcriber's Tale

After a successful run at the Hollywood Fringe, Joanna Parson has brought their one-person show to the Edinburgh Fringe at the Gilded Balloon Patter House. 

Mitch Benn: The World's Cleverest Idiot

Mitch Benn: The World's Cleverest Idiot

The songmeister’s back to tell us how artificial intelligence is no match for good ol’ organic stupidity, and (from experience) how actual intelligence can’t save you from being un… 

Gang Bang

Gang Bang

Hughie Shepherd-Cross’ Gang Bang follows the events triggered by mafia boss Don Lambrini taking the wrong boat out of Sicily and ending up in Blackpool. 

Shitty Mozart

Shitty Mozart

It’s been a couple of days and I still don’t really know what to make of this show. 

Why Did I Crush My Balls? And Other Tales from the Generation of Too Much

Why Did I Crush My Balls? And Other Tales from the Generation of Too Much

It’s gonna be a bloody night! This dude has taken his crazy kink to a whole new level. 

The Wee Man's Comedian Rap Battles

The Wee Man's Comedian Rap Battles

The Wee Man is your MC for a night of no-rhymes-barred showdowns as some of the best comedians at the Fringe clash in banging bouts of hip-hop wits. 

Paul Currie – TEET

Paul Currie – TEET

TEET makes a welcome return after its 2021 debut (during the weird quiet post-Covid Fringe). 

The Old Queen's Head

The Old Queen's Head

Who’s your go to? Your ride or die? Your best friend? Your mum? Not David. 

The Queen's Head

The Queen's Head

Enter the flamboyant depths of a Victorian Music Hall… When Albert Baggley, the founder of The Queen’s Head, mysteriously disappears, two burlesque numbers, devastated dames, a g… 

Worse Than You

Worse Than You

Confronted with her fear of being unlovable and forever misunderstood an overly self-aware comedian puts together the biggest show of her life. 

SILENCE! The Musical – The Unauthorised Parody of The Silence of the Lambs

SILENCE! The Musical – The Unauthorised Parody of The Silence of the Lambs

SILENCE! The Musical is the unauthorised parody musical of The Silence of the Lambs. 

Plastic Jeezus: Leave Them Wanting Less

Plastic Jeezus: Leave Them Wanting Less

Simon and Aaron are Plastic Jeezus, an award-winning, ukulele-pluckin’, deadpan comedy duo performing hilarious (and often surreal) songs and stories, in their own straight-faced w… 

Ellie MacPherson: Babe Lincoln

Ellie MacPherson: Babe Lincoln

Only one person can save the Union now, and it’s comedic historian Ellie MacPherson! Inspired by her historical hall pass, Ellie wants your vote and she’s getting it the only way s… 

Beyond Krapp

Beyond Krapp

Cormac wanted a funeral no one could forget: knock-knock jokes for the opening prayers, a roll call of his shags for the First Reading, his cutout of Zendaya escorted to the altar … 

The Beatbox Collective: What's Your Sound?

The Beatbox Collective: What's Your Sound?

Witness mind-blowing sounds, beats, sketches and vocal agility performed by international touring beatboxers and world champions, The Beatbox Collective. 

Reels of Regret: Confessions of a Failed Filmmaker

Reels of Regret: Confessions of a Failed Filmmaker

You know those people who tell you to aim for the moon and you’ll land on the stars? Yeah, those people are a**holes. 

Ni Mi Madre

Ni Mi Madre

An over-the-top Brazilian with too much botox scrambles to raise her queer son in a backwards American culture where children get time outs instead of chancletas. 

Lewis Fuller – Ungentlemanly Conduct

Lewis Fuller – Ungentlemanly Conduct

Lewis Fuller’s Ungentlemanly Conduct promises a lively evening filled with daring and flirtatious displays of magic and talent. 

Shamilton! The Improvised Hip-Hop Musical

Shamilton! The Improvised Hip-Hop Musical

Baby Wants Candy’s total 2023 sell-out hip-hop hit returns! We improvise an epic musical based on a historical figure/celebrity of your choosing (Genghis Khan, Paul Hollywood, Kim … 

The Cancer Comedy Cabaret

The Cancer Comedy Cabaret

Embark on a raw, transformative journey through one man’s battle with cancer. 

Yoga with Jillian: The Guardian Top 50 Shows to See!

Yoga with Jillian: The Guardian Top 50 Shows to See!

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 … 

Jobsworth

Jobsworth

Bea works three full-time jobs. 

Huge Davies: Album For My Ancestors (Dead)

Huge Davies: Album For My Ancestors (Dead)

Nominee: Edinburgh Fringe Best Newcomer (2019). 

Julie Flower: Grandma's Shop

Julie Flower: Grandma's Shop

Clothes. 

Katie Pritchard: I Kiss The Music

Katie Pritchard: I Kiss The Music

The Stand 4 Arena. 

Crispr! The Musical

Crispr! The Musical

Finally, a musical about gene editing technology! Two struggling genetics researchers are determined to create the world’s first super-soyabean, but a rival lab will stop at noth… 

Showtime!

Showtime!

Em Hoggett brings her twist on the one-woman cabaret show to C Venue. 

Abrasion

Abrasion

A one-woman show (written and starring Meg-Rose Dixon) following a diagnosis journey set at the anniversary of her surgery. 

Erin Farrington – Think Better: Manifesting Money, Real Estate and Hot People

Erin Farrington – Think Better: Manifesting Money, Real Estate and Hot People

Ugly? Poor? Does your life suck ass? Or do you just think it does?! Learn how to manifest a better life by simply just thinking hard and good. 

Broken Planet: The Absurd Cabaret of Apocalyptic Proportions

Broken Planet: The Absurd Cabaret of Apocalyptic Proportions

A subversive live experience developed by artists from around the globe. 

One-Man Musical by Flo & Joan

One-Man Musical by Flo & Joan

Navigating a legal minefield with comedic flair, Flo and Joan’s One Man Musical is an incredibly and satisfyingly mischievous composition of character and musical comedy. 

Vera's Truth

Vera's Truth

Vera Ballero is an ambitious journalist from Paris, and the famous host of The Shivering Truth, a news programme from Berlin that is intensely focused on global tragedies. 

You Can't Escape an Aussie Boy

You Can't Escape an Aussie Boy

Hailed by the company as ‘loud, obnoxious and darkly humorous’, one is left wondering what happened to those elements in You Can’t Escape an Aussie Boy. 

The Steamie

The Steamie

Through everyday conversation, hilarious comedy, and music-hall style songs, we learn from four working-class women about their lives; husbands, technology and the approaching New … 

Virtuoso

Virtuoso

WINNER ‘Take a Chance Adelaide’ Award, Adelaide Fringe 2024. 

Before Fame

Before Fame

Or: what not to do when you discover one of the world’s greatest pop duos in a village hall. 

The Chairs Revisited

The Chairs Revisited

Following five-star success with Miss Julie (*****, ThreeWeeks) and The Nine Lives of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (*****, CafeBabel. 

A.L.Ex and The ImpRobots Present: An AI Show for Kids!

A.L.Ex and The ImpRobots Present: An AI Show for Kids!

Sixty minutes of hilarious fast-paced interactive science theatre for the whole family featuring real robots, AI, and laughs. 

Riki Lindhome: Dead Inside

Riki Lindhome: Dead Inside

After touring the world and making a hit TV show as part of musical comedy duo Garfunkel and Oates, Emmy-nominated actress, comedian, songwriter (and new mom) Riki Lindhome explore… 

The Brilliance of Broken Glass: Button

The Brilliance of Broken Glass: Button

New York Comedian/Moth StorySLAM Champion Brooke weaves award-winning storytelling, poetic narrative, wry comedy to fashion a uniquely styled, kaleidoscopic identity exploration an… 

Scaffolding

Scaffolding

Sheridan is having a bad day. 

Slash

Slash

Murder? Mystery? Toilets?! Slash is a new black comedy whodunnit set in the toilets at a school reunion. 

The Sex Lives of Puppets

The Sex Lives of Puppets

Blind Summit – makers of Fringe hits The Table and Citizen Puppet – pull back the covers on puppet sexuality in contemporary Britain. 

Circus, Break!

Circus, Break!

Our circus is one big family. 

Antonio’s Revenge

Antonio’s Revenge

If your idea of entertainment is brutal violence, the rattle of hi-falutin’ Jacobean verse, pervy sex and lots and lots of blood, then this is the show for you. 

At Least I’m Not Bald

At Least I’m Not Bald

A darkly comic one-woman show created by writer-performer and cancer survivor, Valery Reva. 

Per-Verse

Per-Verse

Embark on a confessional voyage through love, sex, and dating with this no-holds-barred one-woman show with bite, that blends stand-up, poetry, storytelling and physical comedy. 

Corpse Flower

Corpse Flower

Threepenny Collective’s Corpse Flower at C Venues Aquila is a weird piece, though not in a negative sense, but in its amalgamation of multiple elements and curious happenings tha… 

We Forgive You, Patina Pataznik

We Forgive You, Patina Pataznik

Jake and Liv deserve the world. 

Jamie Denbo: Beverly Live!

Jamie Denbo: Beverly Live!

Jamie Denbo, writer/producer (Grey’s Anatomy), presents her alter ego Beverly (meddling mother to all) as she takes audiences on a comedic rollercoaster ride through her golden yea… 

Mark Black: The Drink. The Drugs. The Scratchcairds.

Mark Black: The Drink. The Drugs. The Scratchcairds.

New stand-up/musical hour from Mark Black. 

1 Hour of Insane Magic

1 Hour of Insane Magic

After a sell-out sensation at the Edinburgh Fringe 2023, Insane Magic are back even bigger and even more Insane! Witness some of the most incredible acts of magic from ‘three of th… 

Naomi Grossman: American Whore Story

Naomi Grossman: American Whore Story

Emmy-nominated actress, Naomi Grossman made a name for herself as Pepper on American Horror Story, the fan-favourite and first crossover character. 

Barbaren Barbies: A Wild Women Circus

Barbaren Barbies: A Wild Women Circus

These Barbies are fun! As you walk in, you'll notice a podium featuring the bottom half of a mannequin. 

Baby Wants Candy

Baby Wants Candy

We come up with a title, they turn it into a one-hour musical — this is the promise the cast of Baby Wants Candy makes every time they get on stage and, boy, do they deliver. 

The Last Incel

The Last Incel

Jamie Syke’s eloquent drama is a marvellous leap into the pernicious ends of the incel subculture as it plumbs the depths of the grimy forum world with fresh eyes. 

The Improverts

The Improverts

The Fringe’s longest running improvised comedy group returns to its home at Bedlam Theatre for it’s 35th year! Performing (almost) every night of the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe… 

Spy Movie: The Play!

Spy Movie: The Play!

Agent Blonde, Jane Blonde, has to save the world from an evil, criminal genius. 

Pop Off, Michelangelo!

Pop Off, Michelangelo!

Get ready to meet a version of Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci like never before in Pop Off, Michelangelo! Travel back to Renaissance Florence, where the two young artists are b… 

Joe Kent-Walters is Frankie Monroe: LIVE!!!

Joe Kent-Walters is Frankie Monroe: LIVE!!!

Here he is! Yorkshire’s biggest bastard. 

Peter Fleming Meets Doctor Who!

Peter Fleming Meets Doctor Who!

Doctor Who is 60. 

Paddy Young: Hungry, Horny, Scared

Paddy Young: Hungry, Horny, Scared

He’s hungry. 

Ian Smith: Crushing

Ian Smith: Crushing

Multi award-winning comedian Ian Smith (BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz and co-host of the Northern News podcast) presents a new show about stress, love and driving a tank with your … 

I Am Unprepared

I Am Unprepared

Fraser Brown and Dee Allum have thrown together a last-minute stand-up shown for an unanticipated one-night stand. 

The Jam Society

The Jam Society

A wild and chaotic alternative extravaganza fresh from Amsterdam’s theatres, featuring a dazzling parade of hilariously smart, silly and sexy international variety acts. 

Happily Ever Poofter

Happily Ever Poofter

Disney fan? Massive raging queer? Then Happily Ever Poofter is for you! The legendary smash-hit parody musical is back! Join Prince Henry – the only gay in the Kingdom – on his… 

Karen's Diner on Tour

Karen's Diner on Tour

At our pop-up you will be greeted and waited upon by rude waiters who in return are expecting you to give it full Karen. 

Vroni and the Seppls: Bavarian Traditions

Vroni and the Seppls: Bavarian Traditions

Beer drinking! Bavarian traditions! Learn about Oktoberfest rituals and how to sing the famous Ein Prosit song! Welcome to this funky Bavarian show performed by Vroni Holzmann, acc… 

Are You Worthy?

Are You Worthy?

Glory dreams of singing at the world’s most prestigious festival, the only thing standing her way is a mysterious pyramid. 

Jerry Sadowitz proudly presents... Last Year's Show!

Jerry Sadowitz proudly presents... Last Year's Show!

Not For Anyone returns! Please note that I might just do card tricks and say nothing for a whole hour or I might just do the usual ‘screaming fascist’ schtick. Or both. No refunds. 

Rozarina Larsen Presents: Whitefishing

Rozarina Larsen Presents: Whitefishing

Rozarina Larsen presents: White Fishing – a work-in-progress comedy about finding your authenticity. 

Jordan Gray: Is it a Bird?

Jordan Gray: Is it a Bird?

After a sold-out run at the 2022 Fringe, a historic performance at The London Palladium, a game-changing set on Friday Night Live, and a triumphant season at the Melbourne Comedy F… 

Garry Starr: Greece Lightning

Garry Starr: Greece Lightning

Winner of four Fringe Awards in 2022 An overzealous idiot performs all of Greek mythology in order to save his Hellenic homeland from economic ruin. 

An Afternoon with Anton Du Beke and Friends

An Afternoon with Anton Du Beke and Friends

An Afternoon with Anton Du Beke and Friends, and what an afternoon; Du Beke gives a hilarious and dazzling show filled with humour, dance and song. 

Breaking News!

Breaking News!

Prepare for an extraordinary show as Haus of Gallus combines impeccable journalism with cutting-edge production techniques. 

The Kaye Hole Hosted by Reuben Kaye

The Kaye Hole Hosted by Reuben Kaye

Late-night, done right. 

Love's Labour's Lost

Love's Labour's Lost

Four loudmouth lords vow to study for three years to win fame for denying their desires. 

A Teacher's Lament

A Teacher's Lament

A Teacher’s Lament is not the revolutionary political statement that we would expect a show of this nature to be. 

Dr Bonk's Macarbaret

Dr Bonk's Macarbaret

Scotland’s silliest surgeon, Dr Bonk, presents the Macarbaret: an evening of drag, burlesque, music, comedy and medical mayhem, starring the not-so-good doctor and an all-sorts ass… 

Mark Watson's Churchfest

Mark Watson's Churchfest

Mark Watson performs in, and curates, a day of unusual old-school Fringe activities. Full listings at ImpatientProductionsUK.com from June 1st. 

B Dolan – Modified Warrior

B Dolan – Modified Warrior

For nearly two decades, B Dolan toured the world as a rapper and spoken word performer. 

Singing Sands

Singing Sands

Singing Sands is a touching yet dark comedy about how the death of a loved one can sometimes be the only way to restore old bonds. 

Happily Ever Poofter

Happily Ever Poofter

Disney fan? Massive raging queer? Then Happily Ever Poofter is for you! The legendary smash-hit parody musical is back! Join Prince Henry – the only gay in the Kingdom – on his… 

David Alnwick: Secret Magic Show

David Alnwick: Secret Magic Show

Fast-paced comedy magic. 

We're All Mad Here

We're All Mad Here

Alice can’t find herself but she is certain she wants to help. 

Does My Fanny Look Big in This?

Does My Fanny Look Big in This?

Have you ever been riding a homosapien and asked (internally): ‘OMG am I squashing this person like a double decker bus’? Or stumbled mentally upon ‘Please lord, let me have shaved… 

The Canterville Ghost: The Musical

The Canterville Ghost: The Musical

A musical reimagining of Oscar Wilde’s beloved story, The Canterville Ghost: The Musical features an original score and soundtrack. 

Pinocchio! The Panto

Pinocchio! The Panto

Join our budding protagonist Pinocchio as he learns some hard lessons about what it takes to be a real boy. 

Rock Bottom

Rock Bottom

‘You don’t know what to be, or not to be’ – Shakespeare’s best loved clown, Bottom, is reimagined in Fresh Life Theatre’s one-person show. 

Hey Pamela? Yes Pamela?

Hey Pamela? Yes Pamela?

Hey Pamela? Yes Pamela? is a two-person show where the second person changes each night. 

Vocal Vengeance: A Murder on the Stage Floor

Vocal Vengeance: A Murder on the Stage Floor

Steelworks A Cappella group presents a murder mystery, Vocal Vengeance, which is like an musical version of Cluedo. 

A Comedy of Tenors

A Comedy of Tenors

One hotel suite, four tenors, two wives, three girlfriends, and a soccer stadium filled with screaming fans. 

50 – End of the Road?

50 – End of the Road?

Steve Jackson – ‘guts and sincerity’ **** (Scotsman) – is returning to Surgeon’s Hall with a new show. 

Parsons and Emslie: Always a pleasure, never a chore, be good to yourself, alright?

Parsons and Emslie: Always a pleasure, never a chore, be good to yourself, alright?

Two of the comedy circuit’s loveliest boys, Joseph Parsons (‘one to watch’ (Times), shortlisted for BBC New Comedy Award) and Joseph Emslie (Runner Up Leicester Mercury Comedian 20… 

Twelfth Night

Twelfth 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… 

Hole

Hole

Hole by Drew Gill. 

Aca-Villa: The Love Island Musical

Aca-Villa: The Love Island Musical

When our young hopefuls enter the villa looking for love, they are faced with a whirlwind journey of romance. 

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard

What’s the point? Don’t apply logic. 

The TUNEabomber

The TUNEabomber

Another in the seemingly endless flow of musicals about unlikely subjects that prove successful. 

A-Catastrophe!

A-Catastrophe!

What songs would soundtrack your disaster movie? Come and join Birmingham University’s A Cappella Groups as we debate; do catastrophes need intense action soundtracks? Can we rea… 

Messhead

Messhead

A strange and emotionally stunted young woman is on an all-consuming mission to be the most special person in every room. 

A Working Title

A Working Title

A creeping deadline, combined with creative block and family tensions makes a wacky, hybrid piece. 

The Other

The Other

If your walls could talk, what would they say? This solo show dives into the history of an immigrant family, following their decision to move into a new house in the hope to mend t… 

The Leading Lady Club

The Leading Lady Club

You’re invited to a private meeting of The Leading Lady Club! At this meeting, the women are sharing their experiences with dating apps, heartbreak, self-defense, workplace interac… 

The Last Vagabonds

The Last Vagabonds

The Last Vagabonds explores the life of Western society’s hallowed offspring. 

Conversations We Never Had, as People We'll Never Be

Conversations We Never Had, as People We'll Never Be

Have you ever wondered what your life would look like without the memory of the person who changed the way you see the world? In the depths of heartbreak, Gina takes a pill that sh… 

Save the Princess

Save the Princess

Princess Plum is about to get kidnapped. 

Silly Little Things

Silly Little Things

Impeccably written theatre with a biting comedic edge; SLT is an intimate hour of storytelling from your most charming, albeit dysfunctional, friend. 

(James) Blunt Instrument

(James) Blunt Instrument

A true story. 

In Conversation with… Tam Cowan

In Conversation with… Tam Cowan

One of Scotland’s funniest and most bawdy stand-ups, whose appearance at last year’s Fringe provoked much laughter and uproar. 

The Impresario

The Impresario

It’s 1930 – silent movies are out and talkies are in! The once-successful film producer turned theatre impresario, Mr Scruples, has been given the gruelling task of bringing op… 

The Sorcerer

The Sorcerer

St Andrews University’s Gilbert and Sullivan Society is in sparkling form with their presentation of this little known show. 

BattleActs!

BattleActs!

BattleActs! is an award-winning, five-star, late-night improvised comedy show that has been tickling Fringe audiences’ funny bones for more than a decade! Featuring an all-star cas… 

The Marilyn Monroe Burlesque Show

The Marilyn Monroe Burlesque Show

Mimic, singer and dancer Sindy Fling literally unwraps the divas of pop – from Monroe to Madonna via Dolly Parton. 

Punk

Punk

‘I think something’s happening to me. 

We Are, in Fact, the Problem

We Are, in Fact, the Problem

That most middle class of events, the dinner party, can be a night of stimulating conversation, wonderful company and dramatic revelation. 

this is a scam.

this is a scam.

Making it in the business world is tough – even more so when you’re a woman. 

Good and Gaslit

Good and Gaslit

Good and Gaslit. 

The Rampant Rise of Willy of Normandy

The Rampant Rise of Willy of Normandy

It’s 1066 as you’ve never seen it before! Following the death of popular King of England Edward the Confessor, Harold Godwinson takes the throne. 

In Memoriam

In Memoriam

From a troublesome priest to a mystery guest and a very, very late hearse, expect family fallouts, secret affairs and lots of chaos. 

Luke McQueen and Mark Silcox: Songs With My Father

Luke McQueen and Mark Silcox: Songs With My Father

A father approaching his 60th birthday learns to sing and dance for the first time, in a desperate attempt to create a hit single that will make enough money for his son to finally… 

Still Surviving In Hong Kong – Cantonese Comedy Show

Still Surviving In Hong Kong – Cantonese Comedy Show

The first Cantonese show at this festival is coming! 2011’s funniest person in HK, Tim’s Instagram has 50k+ followers. 

Kiki: Deathbed Cabaret

Kiki: Deathbed Cabaret

Following a sell-out 2022 run at Glasgow’s Oran Mor, acclaimed chanteuse Christine Bovill conjures Kiki de Montparnasse, the celebrated model and painter, as she relives her glory … 

The Finger Show – An Adultish Musical Comedy Smorgasbord

The Finger Show – An Adultish Musical Comedy Smorgasbord

A ridiculous interactive combination of musical comedy, ventriloquism and fingering. 

Emma and Harry

Emma and Harry

If you like it you really shouldn’t put a ring on it because it turns out I actually hate you and want to get a divorce. 

We're All Mad Here

We're All Mad Here

A comedy told by mad people, for mad people. 

It's Christmas Time

It's Christmas Time

Ho ho ho ho! Come celebrate that special time of the year with Santa (Ray Badran) and his Elf (Josh Glanc). 

Is This the End of Edward J Payne?

Is This the End of Edward J Payne?

His father died at 45. 

Cox and Box

Cox and Box

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. 

Free Medical Advice

Free Medical Advice

An NHS staff room. 

CCTV

CCTV

Join Fiona Walker on her journey as she navigates the cutthroat corporate world beyond university. 

Black Martini

Black Martini

A new original jazz musical, set in 1970s Las Vegas. 

Mudfish and Friends: Half Past Midnight

Mudfish and Friends: Half Past Midnight

Character comedy sketch duo Mudfish host their friends in this wild show featuring their favourite sketch, stand-up and short films. 

Emotionally Unreasonable

Emotionally Unreasonable

Have you ever felt threatened when someone shows you their engagement ring? Have you ever been to a wedding and thought, ‘these people should NOT be getting married?!’ Me too, exce… 

Men Who Are Being Preserved in Oil (with Nate and Ed)

Men Who Are Being Preserved in Oil (with Nate and Ed)

Brooklyn comedians Nate and Ed vent their obsession with early 2010s masculine archetypes (but also some other stuff). 

Live (Nude) Girls

Live (Nude) Girls

Catherine McCafferty (Crush on Hulu) and Ellory Smith (3x Emmy Nominated) will perform at Edinburgh’s Free Fringe crafting two separate, equally bizarre, half hours of comedy. 

Under the Mirrie Dancers

Under the Mirrie Dancers

Under the Mirrie Dancers is an exploration of grief and the complex nature of growing up in a rural setting. 

Troy Hawke: Work in Progress

Troy Hawke: Work in Progress

WIP show from multi award-winning comedian and CEO of the Greeters Guild, Troy Hawke. 

Gate Number 5

Gate Number 5

A half-live, half-virtual interracial lesbian love story between a white European and a black former refugee. 

A Collection of Nothing

A Collection of Nothing

Kayvan Khazaee, Adrian Hanlon and a special guest will entertain you for an hour of stand up comedy. 

The Glitch

The Glitch

You have been selected for re-education in a post-glitch world. 

A Perfectly Average Glimpse into a Perfectly Average Day

A Perfectly Average Glimpse into a Perfectly Average Day

5 monologues. 

Hi, I'm Zoë...

Hi, I'm Zoë...

What’s a woman looking for love to do in the 21st century? Hi, I’m Zoë. 

Lizzy Lenco: Full Frontal Lobe

Lizzy Lenco: Full Frontal Lobe

Lizzy Lenco is not right in the head and has the MRI to prove it. 

Julian Clary in Conversation with Christopher Biggins

Julian Clary in Conversation with Christopher Biggins

Julian Clary chats about his career and life with our host, Christopher Biggins. 

The Glitch

The Glitch

You have been selected for re-education in a post-glitch world. 

The Really Terrible Orchestra

The Really Terrible Orchestra

Our new young conductor is nearly as old as the orchestra. 

Richard Duffy is Asleep: A Retrospective

Richard Duffy is Asleep: A Retrospective

We spend one third of our lives asleep. 

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Join The HandleBards for their cycle-powered, four-hander, high-octane version of Shakespeare’s classic comedy. 

The 5th Alternative Black Comedy Showcase

The 5th Alternative Black Comedy Showcase

Our fifth year! Back with top Black international comedy acts, prize games, cabaret and giving a token straight white male comic a chance they rarely get. 

A Preoccupation with Romantic Love

A Preoccupation with Romantic Love

Approaching her 30th birthday, after ten years of failed romances, Laura meets with the six ghosts who have broken her heart to exorcise them for good. 

Jenny Ryan: Out of the Box

Jenny Ryan: Out of the Box

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… 

Ashley Manning – Candyfloss (Work In Progress)

Ashley Manning – Candyfloss (Work In Progress)

Ashley Manning – ‘Playfully bleak’ (Scotsman) – is an independent, sexually empowered, modern woman. 

Michael and Hilary Whitehall

Michael and Hilary Whitehall

Michael and Hilary Whitehall have escaped the antics of their son Jack and are bringing their hit podcast The Wittering Whitehalls live to The Prestonfield on Saturday 19th August. 

Flat Cap and Whippet

Flat Cap and Whippet

Flat Cap and Whippet are back to save summer! If there’s a crisis, there’s only one team to call. 

Can't Stop Carrying On

Can't Stop Carrying On

An ageing film producer plans to resurrect his past cinematic successes by revitalising the Carry On franchise with a brand-new film. 

Gary Tank Commander: Gary Talks (Yous Listen)

Gary Tank Commander: Gary Talks (Yous Listen)

Hiya! It’s me, Gary, and I’ve listened to the fans who said, ‘Gary, you’re amazin’, dae a chat show!’ Sooo. 

Zoë Padley / The Wrong Numba: THE WRöNG PLANET..!?

Zoë Padley / The Wrong Numba: THE WRöNG PLANET..!?

You’ve been specially selected to join the journey of re-civilisation where we can escape the multi-torture of earth and join together in a new imagining of how life may be in our … 

String V SPITTA

String V SPITTA

A kids party. 

Neil Frost: The Door

Neil Frost: The Door

Stumbling upon old photos of the door, Neil Frost unravels the past. 

Amrita Dhaliwal: A Lady that Fikas

Amrita Dhaliwal: A Lady that Fikas

Want to Fika? The end is nigh darlings, and The Lady is ready to play. 

Ignacio Lopez – Nine Ig Fails

Ignacio Lopez – Nine Ig Fails

In 2009, from his derelict flat in South Wales, Ignacio scored tickets to see his favourite band, Nine Inch Nails, in Los Angeles. 

Plague Stone Party: Farewell, Tor

Plague Stone Party: Farewell, Tor

Freak folk comedy to fulfil your heroic destiny. 

April Small: Bloody Medea!!

April Small: Bloody Medea!!

Actress, dancer, singer, rebel. 

Leo Mohr: The Bilboquet Theory

Leo Mohr: The Bilboquet Theory

His secret to happiness and felicity. 

Vibe Shift

Vibe Shift

Vibe Shift is a late-night alternative comedy night. 

Heavy Para

Heavy Para

Holy-moly! Up-and-coming Glaswegian comedian Stuart Nixon brings you an hour of fun storytelling. He was on the telly! 

Cabaret Impedimenta

Cabaret Impedimenta

An impossible variety show created by John-Luke Roberts. 

Jazz Emu's Pleasure Garden

Jazz Emu's Pleasure Garden

When I saw the playbill for Jazz Emu: You Shouldn’t Have, I couldn’t get my hands on tickets fast enough. 

Colin Cloud: After Dark
BOBBY WINNER

Colin Cloud: After Dark

Let’s just get this out the way: Colin Cloud’s After Dark is the most powerful, impressive and poignant magic and mentalist show I’ve ever seen. 

Mr Chonkers Presents: Piggy Time

Mr Chonkers Presents: Piggy Time

An unhinged variety show all the way from Los Angeles. 

Jazz Emu: You Shouldn't Have

Jazz Emu: You Shouldn't Have

Returning after two sell-out runs at Soho Theatre, global sensation Jazz Emu is back with his virtuoso musical spectacular. 

Shagadelic: The Origins of Slang Words for Doing It

Shagadelic: The Origins of Slang Words for Doing It

Fresh off his critically acclaimed 2022 Edinburgh Fringe show, Spanking the Monkey: The Etymology of Onanistic Euphemisms (**** (Scotsman)), Professor Richard Fondler returns to th… 

Beautiful Magicians Club presents Battle Magic Cabaret

Beautiful Magicians Club presents Battle Magic Cabaret

What do you get when you mix rap battles cabaret, and an open mic, and then throw in the title of Cabaret God with an audience vote? Top Fringe cabaret stars try out their new mate… 

Big Cuck, Little Cuck

Big Cuck, Little Cuck

Making their Edinburgh debut, Leeds based stand-up weirdos Kyle Bedder (tall, thin, unhinged) and Dan Powell (short, fat, depressed) present Big Cuck, Little Cuck: a 60-minute expl… 

Magical AF!

Magical AF!

Sam Hurst leaps onto the stage in a black sequin suit and skull-covered tie ensemble that screams “entertainer”. 

GUSH

GUSH

Abby Vicky-Russell presents her ‘masterclass in character comedy’ **** (LostInTheatreland. 

Bryony Byrne: A Clown Tries to Write a Play (WIP)

Bryony Byrne: A Clown Tries to Write a Play (WIP)

Bryony’s done with clowning. 

Preppers – A Comedy About the Apocalypse(s)

Preppers – A Comedy About the Apocalypse(s)

Stuart Laws (‘A one-man episode of Arrested Development’ (Fest)) and Matt Sandstorm (unreviewed) are a new two-man comedy duo. 

Pub Choir – This Worked At Home

Pub Choir – This Worked At Home

Pub Choir is the low-effort, high-return show of your dreams! Led by the living sunbeam Astrid Jorgensen, become the music legend you’ve always dreamed of, even if your voice is ap… 

Dog Dies Under Porch – A Comedy!

Dog Dies Under Porch – A Comedy!

Follow Bug the dog on a surreal journey of music, dance, hypnotism and experimental visual effects. 

Adventures of the Singing Acupuncturist 7: Big O Asks – What is Sexy?

Adventures of the Singing Acupuncturist 7: Big O Asks – What is Sexy?

Olivia aka Big O is delighted to present her second hour of comedy. 

Closure at a Self-Serve Checkout

Closure at a Self-Serve Checkout

Ever been ghosted by a Gemini? Burned by a boy with a moustache? Then this is for you, baby. 

An Evening with Michael Fry and Killian Sundermann

An Evening with Michael Fry and Killian Sundermann

Experience a unique and occasionally surreal evening of laughter from Ireland’s favourite internet comedians Michael Fry and Killian Sundermann, bringing their jokes, sketches and … 

Femme Natale Theatre

Femme Natale Theatre

Hilariously truthful – an unapologetically comic peek into the world of parenting: what comes before, during and after in this rambunctious mix of original songs and sketches fro… 

Fruit Salad

Fruit Salad

Two Gaulier-trained clowns, Chase Brantley and Nicholas Hemerling, burst out for a night of charming yet meaningless hilarity. 

4 Big Cs

4 Big Cs

Simon Hall started performing comedy in 2020, yeah, that 2020! Since then, performing has not got any easier and life has continually tried to block his progress. 

Joe Jacobs – TurboFleshSuck5000

Joe Jacobs – TurboFleshSuck5000

All new and all Jew. 

Call Me Suicidal

Call Me Suicidal

When Death calls for Liv, she doesn’t expect her to be such a bitch. Call Me Suicidal is an exploration into the inconvenience of being alive.  

Park Bench

Park Bench

What if, for 40 minutes, we stop focusing on the humans that go places, and bring our attention to the place itself? The location, a bench, inside a park, inside a borough, inside … 

Comrie Sf: Ultramarine

Comrie Sf: Ultramarine

Plunge into the strange world and grotesque characters of self-help culture, augmented with clown-esque physicality and hectic tech. 

Come Die with Me: The Murder Mystery Musical Parody

Come Die with Me: The Murder Mystery Musical Parody

It’s Come Dine With Me with a twist, and that twist is murder because apparently that’s what it takes to spice up a dinner party these days. 

Puppets

Puppets

Puppets. 

Ashley Barnhill: Skullduggery

Ashley Barnhill: Skullduggery

Warning: Chappelle’s opener Ashley Barnhill takes you to the dark side with Skullduggery Scamps! ‘She is the most diabolical b*tch I’ve ever seen’ (Dave Chappelle). 

Little Shop of Horrors

Little Shop of Horrors

Shing-a-ling what a creepy thing to be happening! The much-loved musical comedy returns in a fast-paced, physical production. 

Big Smoke Comedy

Big Smoke Comedy

Big Smoke Comedy is stand-up comedy with a fully improvised finale and the only show of its kind. 

Grief Lightning: A Satire in 78 Slides

Grief Lightning: A Satire in 78 Slides

Part theatre, part stand-up, part PowerPoint Presentation. 

In Conversation with… Ray Bradshaw

In Conversation with… Ray Bradshaw

One of Britain’s emerging, truly talented comedians, a multi award-winning stand-up who spent recent months touring with sell-out shows in Australia and New Zealand. 

Will Adamsdale: Melanjolly – A Show of Just Songs

Will Adamsdale: Melanjolly – A Show of Just Songs

Hear ye! Yonder comes yon Perrier winner from ages ago with another questionable career swerve! Tonight only, hear the entire musical oeuvre (10 songs , three nearly finished)! Gat… 

Luke Manning: One Manning Show

Luke Manning: One Manning Show

Sharp, silly and sublime solo character comedy from Luke Manning, formerly one half of veteran Fringe sketch duo, In Cahoots, and a writer-performer for BBC Radio 4’s Sketchtopia a… 

Rhiannon Shaw: Wedding Night

Rhiannon Shaw: Wedding Night

Character comedian and stand-up Rhiannon Shaw (‘a cunning comic mind’ (Chortle. 

A Young Man Dressed as a Gorilla Dressed as an Old Man Sits Rocking in a Rocking Chair for 56 Minutes and Then Leaves... 14

A Young Man Dressed as a Gorilla Dressed as an Old Man Sits Rocking in a Rocking Chair for 56 Minutes and Then Leaves... 14

One performance only. Turn up early, sell-out expected. 

Do Rhinos Feel Their Horns or Can They Not See Them Like How We Can't See Our Noses

Do Rhinos Feel Their Horns or Can They Not See Them Like How We Can't See Our Noses

Do Rhinos Feel Their Horns or Can They Not See Them Like How We Can't See Our Noses may be in the running for the Fringe’s wackiest title and the show itself is an equally pl… 

Blizzard

Blizzard

You are on stage, giving a lecture about neuroscience. 

Robert Garnham, Bouncer

Robert Garnham, Bouncer

Join performance poet Robert Garnham for his new show, Bouncer. 

David Alnwick: Secret Magic Show

David Alnwick: Secret Magic Show

Fast-paced comedy magic. 

The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man

The thought of invisibility, and the advantages it could bring to someone, has captured the imagination of millions since HG Wells’ classic story was first published. 

Gilbert and Sullivan's Nightmare

Gilbert and Sullivan's Nightmare

Meet Old Adam: he’s been in every Gilbert and Sullivan show, but has never quite made it to a lead role. 

iHands: A Life Less Lived

iHands: A Life Less Lived

Join self-proclaimed theatre “impresario’” Israel Hands as he brings his own unique touch to his latest production, A Life Less Lived, starring the hapless Richard Bridgerton. 

It's a Mystery!

It's a Mystery!

Tim Benzie, the acclaimed creator and host of Solve Along A Murder She Wrote presents a new one-man show: a hilarious and moving exploration of the enduring appeal of murder myster… 

Three Sisters and Them

Three Sisters and Them

Three Sisters and Them takes Chekhov’s play into the fractured world of today. 

Violets and Vinegar

Violets and Vinegar

Three women. 

Pressure Cooker

Pressure Cooker

Pressure Cooker: The kettle boils, the lights come up, and we find ourselves watching four sixth-year med students treating a patient. 

My Life Online

My Life Online

My Life Online is an incredibly well performed piece of modern opera, with an unfortunately lacklustre story. 

Constrictor

Constrictor

Where are you from? The age-old question that mixed-raced people just love to answer. 

Alan Bennett's Cocktail Sticks

Alan Bennett's Cocktail Sticks

Alan Bennett reminisces about his life. 

Towering Issues

Towering Issues

A reconstructed fairy tale about Clover, a castle worker who is mistaken for the princess and kidnapped by a sorcerer. 

Les Millénniables

Les Millénniables

A classic story for a modern age, Les Millénniables is a self-aware and uniting musical, because it satirizes the generational divide, and understands its own ridiculous nature. 

The Crisp Review: Live

The Crisp Review: Live

Comedian and crisp connoisseur Adam Evans presents The Crisp Review: Live, nominated for Best Theatre and Best Newcomer at the Greater Manchester Fringe 2022! The show documents th… 

Nevernatal

Nevernatal

Everyone’s getting married and having babies and Catherine’s got a thesis and a hangover. 

Hutch

Hutch

Hutch is a hilarious contemporary comedy examining the injustices and absurdities of renting in reduced circumstances. 

SUSPS: The A Cappella ‘Friends’ Show

SUSPS: The A Cappella ‘Friends’ Show

Where Friends meets Pitch Perfect! The Bristol Suspensions tell a story of friendship and scandal using chart-topping hits, familiar characters, and funky choreography… not to me… 

I'm Having Distressing Thoughts

I'm Having Distressing Thoughts

What happens when you love your life and want to be dead? Join Sadia Gordon with her Fringe debut dark comedy. 

The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

Join us for a Wilde ride in this classic farce. 

Nation

Nation

How come this Northern reprobate lives in a beautiful villa in the Cote D’Azur? And so we hear the tale of how an “on-the-spectrum” drifter in Paris starts throwing himself into th… 

Not a Load of Bumfuzzle and Faradiddle

Not a Load of Bumfuzzle and Faradiddle

Join Professor Simon Rees for this family-friendly, interactive show exploring the creative and imaginative world of science. 

1 Tent, 4 Girls

1 Tent, 4 Girls

This firecracker of a comedy explores the relationships between four young women embarking on a disastrous camping trip. 

The Importance of Being Nihilists

The Importance of Being Nihilists

Described as a ‘wildly enjoyable ride’ (Cherwell. 

Varmints

Varmints

In the Old West, three men converge in a saloon to drink and share violent tales. 

Vino Veritas

Vino Veritas

It’s Halloween night, but everyone is dropping their masks. 

Mark Twain's The Stolen White Elephant

Mark Twain's The Stolen White Elephant

Mark Twain was a comic genius, the greatest American humorist of the 19th century, and (in literary terms) of all time. 

Hickory

Hickory

Tom and Isaac are two mice who have lived inside a cuckoo clock their entire lives. 

The School for Scandal

The School for Scandal

London, 18th century. 

Catfish the Cabaret

Catfish the Cabaret

Catfish The Cabaret is an alternative parody of Catfish: The TV Show. 

Accident Avoidance Training Workshop – Intermediate

Accident Avoidance Training Workshop – Intermediate

If you were under attack by a rampaging rhino, trapped upside down in a wheelie bin full of water, or under attack by an unidentified flying cutlery item (UFCI), could you survive?… 

Attachment: The Leech Show

Attachment: The Leech Show

The premise of Attachment: The Leech Show is very simple: it’s a play devised and performed for the sole benefit of impressing a single specific audience member; a prominent thea… 

Becoming Chavela

Becoming Chavela

Becoming Chavela is an award-winning cabaret performance of the life and music of legendary queer Mexican singer Chavela Vargas. 

Ordinary Days

Ordinary Days

Ordinary Days is the captivating story of what happens when frazzled and uptight student Deb loses the notebook that contains all her notes for her thesis somewhere on the streets … 

60 Minutes of Mood Swings

60 Minutes of Mood Swings

We are women. 

Unstitching

Unstitching

A hilarious and poignant comedy about a girl obsessed with The Eurovision Song Contest. 

Yellow Corners

Yellow Corners

You’ve been trying to work on your coolness. 

And the Beat Goes On

And the Beat Goes On

David Harmer and Ray Globe, the irrepressible Glummer Twins, are back with an irreverent trawl through the eight decades that made them what they are today. 

Mirandolina

Mirandolina

Mirandolina, the captivating landlady of an inn, is wooed by a penniless marquess, a wealthy count and her besotted servant. 

Gaze

Gaze

Would you rather watch, or be watched? Julia is hosting a dinner party. 

Terminal: A Play About 0 Planes, 1 Person, and a 6-Hour Delay

Terminal: A Play About 0 Planes, 1 Person, and a 6-Hour Delay

Join Sam, a chronically online twentysomething, at the airport in Terminal, directed by Jett Fink and starring Samantha Vita. 

Only Hitmen and Scammers Make Phone Calls

Only Hitmen and Scammers Make Phone Calls

“Who just sits and waits?” Nate and Quinn take residence in an abandoned warehouse to await details of their next job, just a phone and each other for company, wiling away the time… 

Watch List

Watch List

If you’ve been handed a flyer for Watch List in the street, you might expect what’s written on it –a show about an insecure police officer on a journey to clean up the street… 

SCOTS

SCOTS

The musical history lesson that no one asked for but everyone needs! A Play, A Pie and A Pint shares the true(ish) story of our nation: its past, present and future, its triumphs a… 

My Neighbours Are Kind of Weird?

My Neighbours Are Kind of Weird?

Meet Livvie, a spoilt influencer-podcaster who, after inviting her seemingly nice (and potentially trendy!) new neighbours round for a drink, finds herself embroiled in a supernatu… 

Childlike

Childlike

Straight out of college, antsy-yet-determined comedian Caitlin Jones navigates the audience on a tell-all nostalgia trip – the mishaps of teenage life, queer romance and self dis… 

Dead End Job

Dead End Job

Ever wondered what would happen when Girl meets Ghoul? Aubury has the worst job in the underworld – training ghosts. 

Comics vs Kids: The Super Showdown

Comics vs Kids: The Super Showdown

Beloved comic and kids entertainer Nik Coppin brings his new show to the Fringe full of jokes, silliness, his own drawn cartoons, competitions based around Disney and superheroes, … 

Memento Mori Bitches

Memento Mori Bitches

Come see a humorous solo with a TEDtalk-meets-Sesame-Street vibe about end of life planning, starring ‘a hilarious puppet sidekick and wholesome audience interplay’ (FringeBiscuit. 

Tending

Tending

Tending is the first play to use verbatim theatre to reveal the inner lives of nurses working in the NHS today. 

If You Were to Die Tomorrow

If You Were to Die Tomorrow

Reconnected with each other at a funeral, Charlotte and Hope question what the meaning of life is. 

The Burden of Truth

The Burden of Truth

The Burden of Truth. 

Posey Mehta: Mitzi Fitz’s Glitzy Bits

Posey Mehta: Mitzi Fitz’s Glitzy Bits

From the ‘unhinged’ (EdFringeReview. 

How To Rob a Millionaire (In Five Easy Steps)

How To Rob a Millionaire (In Five Easy Steps)

A charming, self-obsessed criminal mastermind assembles five eccentric individuals with peculiar skills to rob a world-beloved charity toy maker. 

Snake Oil

Snake Oil

The Burton Brothers are Australia’s best sibling comedy duo! Hailing all the way from Melbourne, the Burton Brothers are real life brothers and sketch comedians. 

Basil Bottler: Wank In Progress

Basil Bottler: Wank In Progress

Intergalactic Man of Mystery, Basil Bottler makes his Edinburgh debut in this one-off hour of jokes, songs, poems and dicking about. 

Zoe Coombs Marr: The Opener

Zoe Coombs Marr: The Opener

We regret to inform you that Dave is back. 

The Only Punk Rocker in the Village

The Only Punk Rocker in the Village

The Only Punk Rocker in the Village is set in North Clare in the late 1970s, where a teenager’s discovery of punk rock turns his life upside down – causing consternation, shock a… 

#MeToo, a one-woman show

#MeToo, a one-woman show

Sex cults with fake feminism, pretend shamans, Burning Man, Lower East Side “nightclub photographers” and Tinder f*ck boys all make an appearance in this educational and hilari… 

Losing the Plot

Losing the Plot

Losing The Plot is a new queer jukebox musical comedy, jam-packed with top hits from the 70s and 80s, Originally performed in Manchester and has now come to the Fringe this year. 

Red Flag(s)

Red Flag(s)

Comedic and twisted love letter to my younger 20 year old self about all the men who have traumatized and destroyed my self esteem. 

All is Pink in West Berkshire County

All is Pink in West Berkshire County

‘What would it take for you to eat a real-life human being?’ It’s dinner time in the Abbey stately home. 

In Loving Memory of Mary Mort

In Loving Memory of Mary Mort

Mary is dead. 

Semi-Toned Presents: Castaway

Semi-Toned Presents: Castaway

A cappella sensation Semi-Toned are back for their ninth run at the Fringe. 

Sit or Kneel

Sit or Kneel

‘The fact that I’m sitting here as a real life vicar actually blows my mind. 

33 to 04

33 to 04

A young English doctor rushes an elderly Scottish lady onto a lift, taking her to surgery many floors below. 

Palindrome: The Musical

Palindrome: The Musical

Palindrome is Cambridge University Musical Theatres Society’s latest Edinburgh Fringe offering. 

Everyone’s Worried About Eve

Everyone’s Worried About Eve

All About Eve? More like, Everyone’s Worried About Eve! The new sitcom! It’s Eve‘s birthday but for some reason this year feels different and Eve doesn’t quite know why. 

Wiki Knows Best – Mythical Islands

Wiki Knows Best – Mythical Islands

Genre-bending voyage for every inquisitive soul and smart alec; for the adventurous, the yarn spinners. 

Sealed

Sealed

Searching for escape from her mind and body, an anti-heroine finds solace in a seal skin that allows her to remove herself from her responsibilities on land as a young mother. 

A Cabaret called Hamlet

A Cabaret called Hamlet

What do Shakespeare, Beethoven and Jerry Lee Lewis have in common? Edinburgh-based musician/songwriter Richard Lewis unites all three, along with many other diverse musicians, in a… 

Goodbye Christopher Robinson

Goodbye Christopher Robinson

A park bench can hold a lifetime of memories, and for Arthur Robinson, one bench does. 

Garage Warriors

Garage Warriors

‘Alexa, Google how to delete my digital footprint. 

Brain Freeze

Brain Freeze

What’s the worst thing about cancer? The intrusive medical stuff or the emotional rollercoaster that it sends you on? Join Patient as she navigates sex, friendship and life like … 

Corona Daze

Corona Daze

It is March 2020 and the public is demanding action against the coronavirus. 

Canadian Famous

Canadian Famous

Seasoned stand-up comedian, actor and improviser Braydon Lynch (Just For Laughs Toronto, Cowbell Comedy) takes you on a wild journey through the trials and tribulations of growing … 

The Paddock

The Paddock

It’s rapid-fire-alternative-mixed-bill night The Paddock! An assault on the senses with a colourful, eclectic showcase of some of the most innovative comedians at this year’s fes… 

Auto-Engrain: A One-Woman Show

Auto-Engrain: A One-Woman Show

Toxicity. 

A Working Title

A Working Title

A creeping deadline, combined with creative block and family tensions makes a wacky, hybrid piece. 

Auto-Engrain: A One-Woman Show

Auto-Engrain: A One-Woman Show

Toxicity. 

David Alnwick: Secret Magic Show

David Alnwick: Secret Magic Show

Fast-paced comedy magic. 

Aidan Sadler: Melody

Aidan Sadler: Melody

Join award-winning queer cabaret icon Aidan Sadler as they take you on a journey to the end of the world! Nothing is safe from ridicule, so be led on an exploration of normalising … 

For Better, For Worse

For Better, For Worse

Small town Scotland, September 2014. 

Marny Godden: Fancy Rat

Marny Godden: Fancy Rat

Marny’s latest alter ego, Fancy Rat, is an aspiring human being. 

Alex Martini: Life's a Pitch

Alex Martini: Life's a Pitch

Life been hard lately? Channel this: You can do anything!! Life coach Lex will manifest your deepest wishes, even those you didn’t know you had! Be pitched into radical self-acce… 

King of More: #FOMO Clinic

King of More: #FOMO Clinic

Do you ever experience the feeling of missing out? The Fringe confuses you – where to go, what to choose? Worry not! After a sold out BlundaGarden show A Divination in 2022, Dr K… 

Annabel Bashford: Clink Clank Clonkerty Clonk

Annabel Bashford: Clink Clank Clonkerty Clonk

Crime and punishment with jelly beans. 

Fest on Forth

Fest on Forth

Harvey Nichols hosts a fantastic line-up of comedy and cabaret taking place Sunday evenings in August, featuring a line-up of the best acts performing at the Edinburgh Festival Fri… 

Revolting Arts Club: Smutty Letters

Revolting Arts Club: Smutty Letters

‘I tore open your letter and licked the envelope’s seal for any lingering taste of you. 

Su Mi: Banana Beard

Su Mi: Banana Beard

Think it’s a solo stand-up show? Think again. 

Padley, Strauss and Woolf: Blue Peter (Bloop Eater?!)

Padley, Strauss and Woolf: Blue Peter (Bloop Eater?!)

Come and enjoy this surreal adventure where we might learn some things (?!) and discover who is Blue Peter. 

Paulina Lenoir: Puella Eterna

Paulina Lenoir: Puella Eterna

Would you like to live forever? From the wild mind behind Fool’s Moon comes an hour-long quest for eternal youth. 

RODEO!

RODEO!

HOWDY! After a year of sell-out London shows the lawless late-night mixed-bill comedy show celebrates with a four-night Fringe run, featuring Paddy Young and a motley crew of outla… 

The Town Cryer

The Town Cryer

Brooke Finegold is masterful in her hour of live poetry, spoken word and stand up comedy. 

Method Vs Madness

Method Vs Madness

Conversational improvisation and carefully crafted comedic bits are intertwined in this mic-bump style, stand-up collaboration between Kyle Bedder and Emerson Young. 

Oddo the Starless

Oddo the Starless

A dark visual story from an unknown dimension far away, by the thing called Oddo. 

The Edinburgh Fridge Show

The Edinburgh Fridge Show

Come and hear from SMEG, the most poetic fridge on the fringe! 45 minutes of character comedy, silly poems and the best props you’ll ever see in your life! What’s in the fridge? Ev… 

Phil Kay – Funny Walks

Phil Kay – Funny Walks

Phil Kay’s Funny Walks – the droll stroll. 

Hayfever

Hayfever

Tomato soup. 

Museum Late: Fringe Fridays

Museum Late: Fringe Fridays

Enjoy a unique flavour of the Fringe and explore the museum after hours. 

Better Results with Yes, And

Better Results with Yes, And

Become proficient in the principles of improvisation as you apply them to leadership development milestones, personal growth, creative business strategies, and unparalleled communi… 

The Bubblegum Gumdrop Show

The Bubblegum Gumdrop Show

Music, games and colourful clowns collide! After touring across several elementary schools and festivals in Chicago, Bubblegum Gumdrop and her best friend, Babblebum Boopbop, have … 

Bailey J Mills: Unfiltered + Scummy

Bailey J Mills: Unfiltered + Scummy

This musical, comedy, play, gameshow, and sketch show is a rollercoaster ride through Bailey’s world, where scandal, secrets, and absolute scumminess reign supreme. 

Culture Savage

Culture Savage

Observational stand-up comedy and original hip-hop music. 

RODEO!

RODEO!

This is RODEO! After a year of sell-out London shows the lawless late-night mixed-bill comedy show celebrates with a four-night Fringe run, featuring Paddy Young and a motley crew … 

Jonny & The Baptists: Ten Thankless Years

Jonny & The Baptists: Ten Thankless Years

The country’s best (not most popular) musical comedians present their greatest hits, from a decade of being wildly under appreciated. 

Rachel Parris: Work in Progress

Rachel Parris: Work in Progress

The BAFTA-nominated comedian, The Mash Report (BBC2) star, Live at the Apollo (BBC1) star and viral sensation, presents a work-in-progress hour of her signature blend of stand-up a… 

Drag Queen Wine Tasting

Drag Queen Wine Tasting

Get ready for mischief with this campatious event fuelled by quality wine, low tone, a scrumptious pairing and a big fat singalong. 

You Wouldn’t Like Me When I’m Angry

You Wouldn’t Like Me When I’m Angry

Holly Hall’s character comedy show explores our frustrating and sometimes hilarious inability to express our anger as you navigate the anxiety-ridden ups and downs of life. 

Frank Sanazi's Comedy Blitzkrieg

Frank Sanazi's Comedy Blitzkrieg

Experience a full-on comedy attack of the senses as Frank brings his unrelenting mix of dark humour and extreme renditions back to the festival, in his new home within the vaults o… 

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Stephen Sondheim’s hilarious musical romp tells the bawdy story of a slave and his attempts to win his freedom by helping his young master woo the girl next door. 

A Shark Ate My Penis: A History of Boys Like Me

A Shark Ate My Penis: A History of Boys Like Me

It’s hard to imagine that any show called, in full, A Shark Ate My Penis: A History of Boys Like Me could be weirder or more fun than it sounds. 

Bristleburg Town Hall

Bristleburg Town Hall

Residents of Bristleburg, USA: Meet at the bus to begin our exploratory Fringe Festival tour. 

Help! I Think I'm a Nationalist

Help! I Think I'm a Nationalist

Seamas Carey (‘the comic causing uproar in Cornwall’ (Guardian)) makes his Scottish debut with the controversial, hilarious and provocative comedy show Help! I Think I’m A Nation… 

Psychic Bev's Tarot Bonanza

Psychic Bev's Tarot Bonanza

Join Bristol’s biggest* (*read: only) satirical tarot card reader, down-to-earth Psychic Beverley, played, written and created by Anna Frances Hamilton. 

Do Not Resuscitate

Do Not Resuscitate

An unpredictable comedy showcase of the Fringe’s best alternative and experimental comedians. 

Musical Comedy Guide Showcase

Musical Comedy Guide Showcase

The online guide to musical comedy returns with its daily showcase of the best acts at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023. 

The Steamie

The Steamie

The Steamie is a comedy-drama stage play, written by Tony Roper. 

A Trilogy: box.

A Trilogy: box.

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… 

Shakers

Shakers

It’s Edinburgh in the 1980s. 

At That Time, Byeon

At That Time, Byeon

Asian Arts Award 2014 - Best Production (for Brush); ***** (ThreeWeeks for The Tiniest Frog Prince in the World, 2016. 

Edinburgh's Quickest Pub Quiz

Edinburgh's Quickest Pub Quiz

Fan of a pub quiz? Test your knowledge under time pressure with this exciting, entertaining and at times farcical format, that’s already a hit at the prestigious Gleneagles Townhou… 

Cruelty

Cruelty

Bringing alive the sights and sounds of the street, this darkly comic new play follows a young insomniac as he journeys through the bright lights of the city at night. 

There’s a Leak!

There’s a Leak!

While out walking with her sarcastic cat Igor, 12-year-old Elsa notices a tiny hole in the middle of the street that is sucking in air. 

Athena

Athena

En garde! Can fierce competitors also be friends? Featuring on-stage fencing and verbal repartee, this funny, fast-paced, touching play explores the lives of two teenage girls, as … 

The Last of the Soviets

The Last of the Soviets

Two Russian artists in exile reveal the cruelty of Soviet life with a good dose of dark humour. 

Rosaline and Juliet

Rosaline and Juliet

‘Two cousins unalike in dignity, in fair Verona where we lay our scene…’ In 1596, courtship is complicated. 

7 Years: A Love Story

7 Years: A Love Story

Story of two friends who find themselves facing extreme climate events. 

What're You Looking At!

What're You Looking At!

A show all about the tales of the disabled. 

The Man Who Thought He Knew Too Much

The Man Who Thought He Knew Too Much

Voloz Collective’s production of The Man Who Thought He Knew Too Much is a masterclass in physical theatre. 

Awake, Gay and Writing a Play

Awake, Gay and Writing a Play

Preaching the word to thousands in football stadiums and evangelising undercover in China, amidst 30 years of door-knocking, and all the while the sound of sexuality was knocking l… 

Amazing Prize Family Bingo

Amazing Prize Family Bingo

It’s bingo with loads and loads of prizes. 

The Alternative Comedy Memorial Society (ACMS)

The Alternative Comedy Memorial Society (ACMS)

A crucible in which we will forge comedy’s golden future and literal good gig, back for our 12th Fringe with yet more high-end foolishness, Permitted Heckles and a ludicrous, bount… 

Mark Dean Quinn: Is This Enough

Mark Dean Quinn: Is This Enough

Is this enough? ‘A fascinating, poignant and extremely entertaining study in deadpan tragicomedy’ (ExeuntMagazine.com). ‘Unlike anything else on the Fringe’ (TheReviewsHub.com). 

Constellations

Constellations

“One drink. 

Faces of Glasgow

Faces of Glasgow

Vile, vulgar and scabrous, there is an indefatigable and irrepressible sense of humour that accompanies the Glaswegian working class and their spirit. 

Wait!

Wait!

Theatre Haddangse has returned with Wait!, a heartwarming children’s play about a girl (Bada) creating a vibrant adventure of her own while she yearns for her fisherman dad to retu… 

The Rejects

The Rejects

If there’s one thing that makes a hard worker, it’s desperation. 

Kingdom

Kingdom

Set 28 years in the future, Kingdom is a comedy which imagines a dystopia where Scotland has become independent but subsequently divided, women have finally risen up against years … 

Absurd: A Live Cabaret Panel Show

Absurd: A Live Cabaret Panel Show

Fun, silly, raucous… absurd! Join magician host Ava Beaux and magical team captains Kane and Abel, for an array of whacky games and cabaret acts. 

The Lock-In Cabaret

The Lock-In Cabaret

Back for its eighth year, this chaotic institution is the only way to end your night at Edinburgh Fringe! Join high-energy hosts, Griffin and Jones, for an hour(ish) of late-night … 

Top of the Kochs: Karaoke with Olga Koch

Top of the Kochs: Karaoke with Olga Koch

Come have the best night of your life singing karaoke and running into your ex at Monkey Barrel. Hosted by Fringe’s karaoke queen/alleged mezzo-soprano Olga Koch. 

Serial Killer Cabaret

Serial Killer Cabaret

Notorious for their crimes, what if the likes of Charles Manson turned their “talents” towards showbiz? Hosted by Lucifer themself, this cabaret promises to thrill and entertain au… 

Aardvark: Comedy Compilation Show

Aardvark: Comedy Compilation Show

A split-bill stand-up comedy show featuring a daily selection of the best up and coming comedians from Ireland and the UK. 

Trash Test Dummies

Trash Test Dummies

Everyone put your rubbish out, tonight’s bin night and the Trash Test Dummies are on duty! This award-winning, side-splitting, slapstick comedy circus routine takes the household w… 

Luke Osey: Immature Magic

Luke Osey: Immature Magic

Back from his hit show – Drunk Magic – Osey’s back again! In Immature Magic, Luke takes you on his journey from writing for the top magicians in the world, to becoming a perfor… 

Quitting Comedy

Quitting Comedy

In this mixed-media comedic play, two young New York City comedians pull back the curtain on the dark side of comedy. 

Anarchy Cabaret Presents: West End New Act of the Year Showcase 2023

Anarchy Cabaret Presents: West End New Act of the Year Showcase 2023

Featuring winners of London’s premier new-act comedy competition. 

Dave Bibby: Baby Dinosaur

Dave Bibby: Baby Dinosaur

Dave Bibby, ‘madcap musical-character-sketch comedy pioneer’ (BroadwayWorld. 

Wrestling with The Champ: Smiledriver

Wrestling with The Champ: Smiledriver

The funniest ride in wrestling returns to Edinburgh but it’s the end of the road for the Pub Wrestling Federation champion. 

Men With Coconuts

Men With Coconuts

Emotional balladry, lyrical wizardry, and musical husbandry are the cornerstones of Men With Coconuts, at PBH's Free Fringe @ Liquid Room Annexe/Warehouse. 

Second Helping: Two Dead Lovers, Dead Funny

Second Helping: Two Dead Lovers, Dead Funny

Accidental enemy of Mother Teresa. 

Blodwen's in Paris

Blodwen's in Paris

Follow Blodwen across the channel on her mission to cure her broken heart and start a new life in the city of romance. 

A Midsummer Dream in Auld Reekie

A Midsummer Dream in Auld Reekie

Leitheatre’s 39th year on the Fringe features a brand-new adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, set firmly in downtown Edinburgh with a cast of locals taking you through the… 

The Addams Family – A New Musical

The Addams Family – A New Musical

Award-winning FCT return for their 42nd Fringe with their spooky, kooky production of The Addams Family. 

Roving Mad: Travel to Odd Places in Story and Song

Roving Mad: Travel to Odd Places in Story and Song

A fun cabaret, stories and songs intertwined about the romance, or not, of travel. 

Arron Jones: Rockstar Magician

Arron Jones: Rockstar Magician

A musical comedy magic show to rock your socks off! Magic, music, comedy, raw sex appeal, zero self-awareness. 

The Feminist's Handbook for Eastern Europe

The Feminist's Handbook for Eastern Europe

Seven songs tell the story of a young woman born in independent, post-occupation Estonia and the Soviet residue that restrains feminist progress by polluting the minds of some of h… 

Rosie Sings: My Vagina's Priceless!

Rosie Sings: My Vagina's Priceless!

Whether you’ve had, seen or heard of a vagina, Rosie is here to remind you that Google is not a doctor and to justify her own urinary incontinence. 

Arron Jones: One-Hour Straitjacket Escape Magic Show

Arron Jones: One-Hour Straitjacket Escape Magic Show

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 … 

An Unwasted Evening – The Genius of Tom Lehrer

An Unwasted Evening – The Genius of Tom Lehrer

Enjoy musical satire at its finest: celebrating the mischievous wit of Tom Lehrer, performed by Australian entertainer, singer and pianist, Antony (DrH) Hubmayer. 

The Grumpy Magicians Present: If All Else Fails, Read the Instructions

The Grumpy Magicians Present: If All Else Fails, Read the Instructions

The Grumpy Magicians present: If All Else Fails, Read the Instructions. 

The Fruity Prince

The Fruity Prince

The Virgin Queen? I don’t think so! Lizzy I has got a son and he might just be a little bit fruity. 

(o) (o)

(o) (o)

Lanessa Long (‘a winning energy’ (Chortle. 

Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (30 Plays in 60 Minutes)

Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (30 Plays in 60 Minutes)

Los Angeles Theatre Initiative returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind!! Comedy, drama, romance, horror and more all collide in this au… 

Abracadabra With An Apple Magic Show

Abracadabra With An Apple Magic Show

Join the funalicious Alex with more than a decade of being a master magician, bringing a children’s magic show! Filled with fun, laughs and stories that entangle together in one aw… 

Ruth Hunter: The Ruth is on Fire

Ruth Hunter: The Ruth is on Fire

Ruth Hunter (So You Think You’re Funny first runner-up, skin owner and Irish person) presents a new show of fun, spooky and very good stand-up comedy. 

Lights! Donkey! Action!

Lights! Donkey! Action!

In a world of lies, big lies and total whoppers, one way is invent your own even bigger lies. 

The Lady Boys of Bangkok – Party Queens Tour 2023

The Lady Boys of Bangkok – Party Queens Tour 2023

Let’s take the party into 2023 and come join our Party Queens tour with 16 of the world’s most glamorous and beautiful showgirls. 

david alnwick is a magician.

david alnwick is a magician.

Upbeat, hilarious magic with heart from fringe legend David Alnwick. 

Magician Twinpossible

Magician Twinpossible

Don’t miss the latest magic and comedy show from ‘charismatic, contemporary and comedic’ ***** (Channel 44) brothers Kane and Abel. 

The Hypnotist: Red Raw

The Hypnotist: Red Raw

Robert Temple is back. 

A Retrospection

A Retrospection

Claire Woolner, LA-based absurdist comedian, blows hard on the edges of performance art and swims into surrealist clown. 

Chris Cook Asked a Robot to Write Him a Five-Star Show and This Is What It Said

Chris Cook Asked a Robot to Write Him a Five-Star Show and This Is What It Said

Over 10 years, Chris Cook has brought magical, thought-provoking comedy shows to the Fringe. 

Griffin and Jones: A Life-Changing Magic Show!

Griffin and Jones: A Life-Changing Magic Show!

Griffin and Jones have decided to change the world. 

Bipolar Badass

Bipolar Badass

Bipolar Badass is a one-woman show by Mari (like calamari) Crawford about the humour behind struggling with the illness. 

Billy and The Situation

Billy and The Situation

Get Fyred up for gym, tan, laundry, bromance, and betrayal as stand-up comedians and New Jersey girlies, Jenny Gorelick and Gabby Bryan, take on NJ’s baddest boys in this caution… 

Comedy With a Dry Surreal Geordie Bloke Part Zwei

Comedy With a Dry Surreal Geordie Bloke Part Zwei

Sean Craig-Turner Not-So-New Comedian of the Year 2019 finalist. 

Shelf: Teenage Men

Shelf: Teenage Men

In their last show, Hair, Shelf joked about being mistaken for teenage boys. 

The Relationship Plays: Married Life and Sibling Rivalry

The Relationship Plays: Married Life and Sibling Rivalry

A double bill from Cincinnati LAB Theatre. 

Sean and Daro Flake It 'Til They Make It

Sean and Daro Flake It 'Til They Make It

Looking for a way out of their humdrum lives in the outskirts of Glasgow, straight-laced Sean, fresh from dropping out of uni, and the gallus Daro, overflowing with charisma and bu… 

Robin Boot's Rockomedy: Seventh Pun of a Seventh Pun

Robin Boot's Rockomedy: Seventh Pun of a Seventh Pun

The harbinger of rock’n’drole returns to Edinburgh for the seventh time with his unique brand of axe-wielding wordplay and silliness. 

Ted Milligan: The Finished Product (A Work in Progress)

Ted Milligan: The Finished Product (A Work in Progress)

Irreverent stand-up and sketch from an award-winning character comedian whose writing has been praised as ‘hilarious. 

Trevor Lock: Share

Trevor Lock: Share

Residing somewhere between a conversation, a debate and group therapy with Salvador Dali, Share both transgresses and redefines normal social relationships, turning human interacti… 

Angles of the North

Angles of the North

A split bill stand-up comedy show featuring two rising stars of the circuit. 

Nocturnal Animals

Nocturnal Animals

Burnham meets Boosh. 

Who's Been a Naughty Chops?

Who's Been a Naughty Chops?

Conforming to unrealistic beauty standards, Francesca occupies an erosive industry that triggers a plethora of problems. 

Bedlam Late

Bedlam Late

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… 

Woah! These Guys are Funny

Woah! These Guys are Funny

When these two stud muffins met for the first time, they realised they had one mission: how do we get one audience member to say this was ‘good’ comedy. 

Chokeslam

Chokeslam

A knockout solo show about one woman’s love of pro wrestling. 

Dillis

Dillis

Brianna Ahlmark saves a horse in under four hours with a gun in her mouth. 

Drunk Fringe

Drunk Fringe

In Drunk Fringe, you will see some of the best comedy and variety acts after they’ve had one too many. 

Best of European Comedy – Comedians of Europe

Best of European Comedy – Comedians of Europe

Comedians of Europe is a co-operative set up in 2020 by the best european comedians working right now. 

The Greatest Magician

The Greatest Magician

‘Extraordinary’ (Daily Mirror). 

The Great Yawning Maw of Death

The Great Yawning Maw of Death

Brilliantly weird, award-winning Fred Ferenczi bestraddles the great yawning maw of death in brand-new show, a show that’s has been awaited with huge anxiety by all fans and his la… 

The Bag of Cats present: Nine Lives

The Bag of Cats present: Nine Lives

How do you act at work? How do you act at home? How do you act when everything goes wrong? Nine Lives is a long-form improvised comedy show exploring the different masks we all wea… 

Obie: Scottish Comedian Extraordinaire

Obie: Scottish Comedian Extraordinaire

The most Scottish comedian in history, John ‘Obie’ O’Brien, performing twice daily at the Fringe. 

Obie: Scottish Comedian Extraordinaire

Obie: Scottish Comedian Extraordinaire

The most Scottish comedian in history, John ‘Obie’ O’Brien, performing twice daily at the Fringe. 

The Academy Trust

The Academy Trust

Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the school gates? Why do people become teachers and then leave so soon? With schools being asked to become multi-academy trusts, the scho… 

A Highly Suspect Murder Mystery – Murder on the Disorient Express

A Highly Suspect Murder Mystery – Murder on the Disorient Express

A legendary detective killed aboard a famous train – but who had locomotive for murder? Award-winning mystery maestros Highly Suspect return with a new hilarious interactive murd… 

The Bad Daters

The Bad Daters

Wendy and Liam embark on a first date both assume is doomed for failure. 

Young and Moxie

Young and Moxie

Young and Moxie is the latest magic show to hit the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. 

Too Big For Her Britches

Too Big For Her Britches

A hilarious and heartbreaking dark comedy driven by 20 characters and 11 original songs, in which the heroine, Luna, endeavours to disentangle herself from bad decisions and an ove… 

A Highly Suspect Murder Mystery – Murder at the Movies

A Highly Suspect Murder Mystery – Murder at the Movies

A silly solve-a-long mystery, this is for anyone who wishes their Agatha Christie murders were packed with a few more puns. 

The Caper Trail

The Caper Trail

Or: How not to pull off a jewel heist! A charming yet slightly overconfident cat-burglar plans to pull off his final job – stealing a cursed ruby on the night before his wedding!… 

The Canonized Club: The Curious Lives and Deaths of the Saints

The Canonized Club: The Curious Lives and Deaths of the Saints

It’s 1969 and Pope Paul VI, much to the chagrin of many holy spirits, has made an announcement that puts into question the existing canon of Catholic saints. 

Bad Play

Bad Play

Okay, let’s start at the beginning. 

Attendants

Attendants

Observational comedy joining three flight attendants from Applesby Airlines as they share with you various colourful characters from their lives. 

La Clique

La Clique

After a sell-out run in 2022, the multi award-winning, cabaret spectacular La Clique returns, featuring the best of circus, comedy and cabaret. 

Macbeth by the Sea

Macbeth by the Sea

The Macbeths have killed King Duncan and taken over his kingdom. 

A Year and a Day

A Year and a Day

A curse causes Nathan to skip into the future whenever he falls asleep. 

Solve Along A Murder She Wrote

Solve Along A Murder She Wrote

Cult-hit event Solve Along A Murder She Wrote comes to Edinburgh with an interactive screening of the classic Murder, She Wrote episode, Sing a Song of Murder. 

Sad-Vents

Sad-Vents

Bold, unapologetic, and certainly unique, Sad-Vents is a really terrific example of innovative theatre that invites its audience into a space which is as unsettling as it is empowe… 

Runaway

Runaway

Beyond Borders presents their debut play Runaway, a semi-biographical story wrapped in a generous coat of unapologetic humour, exploring themes of home, belonging and finding your … 

Brain Hemingway

Brain Hemingway

A blocked playwright with a looming deadline is haunted by the subject of her last failed show: Ernest Hemingway. 

And They Played Shang-A-Lang

And They Played Shang-A-Lang

A jukebox musical of what life was like for Jim growing up in 70s Edinburgh. 

Frighthouse Presents: The Wheel of Misfortune

Frighthouse Presents: The Wheel of Misfortune

The Wheel of Misfortune returns to the Fringe with new stories and new quirky tales full of funnies and frights, all presented by the Games Master. 

Illicit Thrill – Licensed to Strip

Illicit Thrill – Licensed to Strip

The Fringe’s shadiest late-night strip joint is back in business. 

Marc Burrows in the Glom of Nit

Marc Burrows in the Glom of Nit

Comedian, author, and journalist (New Statesman, Big Issue, Independent) Marc Burrows returns from the culture wars to ask ‘who am I?’ and ‘why is everything like this?’ An hour of… 

Becky Fury: Identity

Becky Fury: Identity

EdFest award winner presents a left-wing love letter to being queer-ish, mixed race-ish and British-ish. 

I'm Sexy and I Know It

I'm Sexy and I Know It

Anna Friend is sexy and she knows it. 

The Kaye Hole Hosted by Reuben Kaye

The Kaye Hole Hosted by Reuben Kaye

A black hole is a place where gravity pulls so much that even light can’t get out. 

Ay Up, Hitler!

Ay Up, Hitler!

The untold “true” story of what happened at the end of WWII. 

How to Eat a Bear

How to Eat a Bear

Mark and Dave set out to prove to the world that they are adults by doing the most obvious thing: killing and eating a bear. 

The Lady of the Loch

The Lady of the Loch

On a stormy night on Loch Ness, Sam is faced with an impossible decision. 

Initial Consult

Initial Consult

Sydney actor and comedian Charlotte Grimmer uses musical comedy to unpack the intricate world of a psychology session. 

Conversations with Mandela

Conversations with Mandela

Join master storyteller, Rob Redenbach, as he recounts his journey from outback Australia to working in South Africa with the bodyguard team of Nelson Mandela. 

Reach for the Stars

Reach for the Stars

When the directors call for auditions for the actors, comedy and mayhem ensues as this young cast bring energy, talent and enthusiasm to the stage. 

Lost and Found

Lost and Found

‘Have you ever been told that you’re too much? Too loud? Too chaotic? Too ambitious? Too Scottish? I have. 

Perrin Pang – Here Lies

Perrin Pang – Here Lies

2023 sees the debut of wannabe comedian Perrin Pang, as he performs his first written stand-up comedy musical bullshit that is nowhere as good as the top comedians in the field. 

King of More: Veza

King of More: Veza

There is secret connection among all of us. 

Tartuffe, the Imposter: A Feminist Reimagining

Tartuffe, the Imposter: A Feminist Reimagining

Inspired by Molière’s 17th-century dark comedy, Tartuffe has been rewritten for a modern audience with a feminist twist. 

Ivy Paige – Burlesque Bombshell

Ivy Paige – Burlesque Bombshell

Edinburgh’s favourite showgirl invites you to her boudoir in a brand-new show from ‘One of the New Queens of British Burlesque’ (Mail On Sunday), bursting with bewitching burle… 

They May Have Even Eaten Ham!

They May Have Even Eaten Ham!

It’s Naomi Paul’s (mostly) Jewish show! From the Baltic to Birmingham, from shamash to shellfish, from Hendon and beyond. 

Marlon Solomon: How to Be an Antisemite

Marlon Solomon: How to Be an Antisemite

From the maker of Conspiracy Theory: A Lizard’s Tale – **** (BroadwayBaby. 

Something Educational

Something Educational

In their final year, a group of friends at a boarding school in the Scottish Highlands are all waiting to be told off for their various antics. 

Paddy Englishman, Paddy Irishman and Paddy...?

Paddy Englishman, Paddy Irishman and Paddy...?

In Declan Croghan’s tense and hilarious black comedy, Anto and Kevin find their Irish past crashing in on their new and quiet London lives. 

Until Death

Until Death

Until Death is a solo theatre and clown show with a touch of circus, set in a hospital where time collapses and humans panic in moments of death and existence. 

The Museum Trip

The Museum Trip

The young intellectual Nico is uncontrollably addicted to museums. 

What The Veck? Songs in the Key of Strife!

What The Veck? Songs in the Key of Strife!

What happens when a songwriter invites innocent bystanders on the streets of Edinburgh to share their darkest, most embarrassing thoughts? They end up as part of his show that same… 

Dickie Must Die

Dickie Must Die

Dickie Must Die is a dark comedy with heart, set on Halloween night. 

Blues and Burlesque

Blues and Burlesque

Following sell-out runs in Perth and Adelaide, this award-winning live music cabaret is back from London’s West End with their star-studded revue. 

Beehavioural Problems: Something Something Autism

Beehavioural Problems: Something Something Autism

As comedian Stephen Catling ambles onto stage, clad in a novelty dog head, it's apparent that we're sitting in an absurdist comedy show. 

Top of the World

Top of the World

Twenty-something Audrey is struggling with her latest phobia… the local supermarket. 

Best of the Fest Daytime

Best of the Fest Daytime

Bite-size tasters of the best comedy, cabaret, family entertainment and circus, all prepared for you in our glorious Spiegeltent. 

Dead Man's Suitcase

Dead Man's Suitcase

The title, Dead Man’s Suitcase, doesn’t give much away and even at the end it’s a little unclear what the message of Felix Westcott’s musical is supposed to be. 

The GottaGo Room: An Escaping-a-Room Thingy

The GottaGo Room: An Escaping-a-Room Thingy

Escape rooms: everyone’s favourite activity to do when you’re going to a birthday party hosted by a virgin or when your company is forcing you to go under the threat of contract te… 

The Humans

The Humans

By Stephen Karam. 

Wendy, My Darling

Wendy, My Darling

Following her return from Neverland, Wendy Darling, now grown-up, moves to Hollywood to become a writer. 

One Week in Magaluf

One Week in Magaluf

ERA Productions returns to the Fringe this year with a familiar act that sees the lively quartet of Megan (Mia Taylor), Nicole (Catherine Hutchinson), Amy (Abi Price) and Olivia (M… 

Sex Diaries of an Ex-Catholic

Sex Diaries of an Ex-Catholic

Sex Diaries of an Ex-Catholic is a zany new play about a woman abandoning her chastity pledge in favour of the exciting world of casual sex. 

Wasteman

Wasteman

A bin man swaps steel-toed boots for stilettos to chase his dream of becoming a drag queen. 

Dusk: A Bite-Size Love Story

Dusk: A Bite-Size Love Story

If you still chuckle at those Twilight memes making fun of Kristen Stewart’s awkward portrayal of Bella Stark, or harbour some nostalgia for the immortal (and problematic) YA ser… 

Midnight Building

Midnight Building

Following an NYC preview run, Midnight Building is a contemporary drama that is guaranteed to spark debate and make you question your morals. 

Forth on the Fringe

Forth on the Fringe

Forth on the Fringe is the largest showcase event of Fringe entertainment available at this year’s festival. 

Love, Monty

Love, Monty

London bachelor Monty Button-Purse spies Gracie at his friend’s New Year Ball 1922, and is determined to woo her through the flourish of his penmanship. 

Soul Mate

Soul Mate

A newlywed, early twentysomething couple (Ruby and Nathan) return home from their traumatic honeymoon. 

Comedy Striptease

Comedy Striptease

The best, most daring stand-up comedians from the festival showcase their skills but if they can’t make you laugh. 

Ronnie Golden: Allo Keith! Remembering Barry Cryer

Ronnie Golden: Allo Keith! Remembering Barry Cryer

Ronnie Golden: Allo Keith! Remembering Barry Cryer. 

Paul Currie: Shtoom

Paul Currie: Shtoom

Brand-new, non-verbal immersive comedy show, created by award-winning Belfast comedian and clownarchist, Paul Currie. 

What're You Looking At!

What're You Looking At!

A show all about the tales of the disabled. 

The Portable Dorothy Parker

The Portable Dorothy Parker

The year is 1943 and famed wit Dorothy Parker sits in her New York apartment, sifting through her works and deciding which will make it into the new anthology ‘The Portable Dorot… 

The Wreck of the Queen Thomasina

The Wreck of the Queen Thomasina

The tragicomic tale of two rhyming pirates scuttled on a desert island – sans captain, sans crew, lots of sand. 

Queen and Sober

Queen and Sober

A raw and unfiltered musical comedy show, tackling difficult and often taboo subjects. 

Magic for Animals

Magic for Animals

Magic for Animals is a one-woman magic show about agency, consent, and animal rights. 

Rise and Grind

Rise and Grind

It’s going to be a great day. 

2-Faces

2-Faces

Two Interpol agents investigate a series of international art thefts while simultaneously committing the crimes in this madcap comedy. 

Whipped Up!

Whipped Up!

Whipped Up! is an interactive performance for the trickiest of audience members – babies! Whipped Up! follows an eager-to-please 50s-style diner server on their first day on the … 

Irish Comedy Showcase

Irish Comedy Showcase

We’re bringing the best Irish comedians to this late-night show for some non-pre-watershed comedy. 

Paul Zenon in Monkey Business

Paul Zenon in Monkey Business

The amazing, strange-but-true story behind the weird stuff advertised in vintage American comics. 

Leather Lungs: Higher Love

Leather Lungs: Higher Love

Celebrate all things bitch and high-pitch! After winning Best Cabaret Weekly Awards in 2020 and 2021 at Adelaide Fringe, the queen of falsetto and stiletto is storming into Edinbur… 

Vive La Variete

Vive La Variete

Vaudeville, comedy and cabaret are all on the menu in a five-star feast of first-rate fun. 

Everything That's Me Is Falling Apart

Everything That's Me Is Falling Apart

Comedian David Callaghan brings a groundbreaking multimedia comedy play packed with heartfelt, bittersweet, and hilarious stories of love and loss. 

Tre

Tre

Cornwall’s rising. 

Baby Bingo (and Toddlers Too)

Baby Bingo (and Toddlers Too)

A comedy show where your little one won’t derail everything, in fact, you’ll be hoping they’ll do all the things that normally embarrass you, loudly and proudly. 

Donut Dollies

Donut Dollies

Donut Dollies is a story about the women who volunteered with the Red Cross in WWII. 

Cat Sh!t Crazy

Cat Sh!t Crazy

A personal trainer, aspiring actor and seriously hot mess, Cindy has unresolved mommy issues, childhood trauma and makes horrible choices in men. 

The Fear

The Fear

‘What’s the worst hangover you ever had? The one that made you say ‘I’m never, ever, drinking again’. 

The Adventures of Supernova de Loutherbergh

The Adventures of Supernova de Loutherbergh

‘When I thought of my favourite Spielberg films I’d want my life’s adventure to be like, I hoped for maybe Back to the Future or, I don’t know, ET, not Jaws. 

Five Short Plays Loosely Linked by the Theme of Crime

Five Short Plays Loosely Linked by the Theme of Crime

From emerging talent Charles Edward Pipe comes an anthology of five dynamic, new, short plays. 

Mawaan: Songs About Birds (WIP)

Mawaan: Songs About Birds (WIP)

Think guineafowl. 

Julian Stern Keeps Trying

Julian Stern Keeps Trying

Los Angeles-based comedian Julian Stern (Fringe 2022’s Absolute Friendship, McSweeney’s, Maxim Magazine, Playstation) returns to Fringe with an hour of stand-up and musical comedy … 

The Midnight Show

The Midnight Show

‘Consistently boasting the most interesting line-ups in the country’ (Times). 

A Multitude of Sins: A Dog Gone Mystery

A Multitude of Sins: A Dog Gone Mystery

The dog’s gone! Jen plays six sinful characters who seek him. 

Gold!

Gold!

A thrilling and hilarious new comedy featuring 1980s music, terrible dancing, hidden gold and guilty secrets. 

Drop Dead

Drop Dead

Six strangers. 

Women

Women

Jo March really thinks she could be the voice of her generation, or at least, a voice of a generation. 

Shiitake Nights: Absurd Cabaret

Shiitake Nights: Absurd Cabaret

Glasgow’s collective of clowns, comedians and creatures of calamity come together to take you on their sell-out tour of pure imagination around the moon and back. 

Adventure Bubble Show with Milkshake

Adventure Bubble Show with Milkshake

Every child goes inside their own bubble! Seen on China, Romania and Bulgaria’s Got Talent. 

Keroseno and Finito: Cock O'Clock

Keroseno and Finito: Cock O'Clock

Warning: This play deals with a mother’s suicide among other traumatic experiences and contains heavy themes that may be disturbing for some viewers. 

Old Dog, New Tricks

Old Dog, New Tricks

50 years on the planet. 

Marmalade

Marmalade

This offbeat comedy follows the lives of two girls at university as they talk friendship, sex and identity, whilst forming an unlikely connection with the Jehovah’s Witnesses livin… 

Stuck In The Mud

Stuck In The Mud

You know that feeling when you bump into the person you’re cheating on your partner with, just to find out he’s also cheated on you with her but she’s your couples therapist?… 

Take The Bins Out

Take The Bins Out

Take The Bins Out is a dark comedy, telling the story of Finley Whitmore, whose congenital eye disorder wreaks havoc on his professional and personal life. 

Dan Lees: The Vinyl Countdown

Dan Lees: The Vinyl Countdown

Award-winning alternative comedian Dan Lees brings forgotten album covers back to life. 

Two Cats on a Date

Two Cats on a Date

Tragically weird. 

Certain Death and Other Considerations

Certain Death and Other Considerations

Certain Death and Other Considerations is a poor execution of an interesting premise. 

Ed: The New, Totally Unofficial, Ginger-Inclusive Parody Sketch Show

Ed: The New, Totally Unofficial, Ginger-Inclusive Parody Sketch Show

Accompanied by a glittering live band and fresh from two sold-out London and Cambridge runs, don’t miss the Fringe premiere of Ed, charting the story of a ginger pop sensation. 

Banana

Banana

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

Swan Song

Swan Song

A one-woman show – with two women. 

An American Christmas with the BXG DXG

An American Christmas with the BXG DXG

Join the BXG DXG Mark Henely in this summertime holiday celebration. 

Closure at a Self-Serve Checkout

Closure at a Self-Serve Checkout

Ever been ghosted by a Gemini? Burned by a boy with a moustache? Then this is for you, baby. 

The Listies Make Some Noise

The Listies Make Some Noise

An insane mixtape of silly songs, stupid sketches and crazy clowning! For over a decade the award-winning Listies have toured the world doing shows for literally gazillions of kidu… 

The Confessional

The Confessional

Best weekly comedy winner (Perth Fringe 2022) makes its international debut! Anonymously write down your deepest confession and put it in the confession box. 

Growing Up Ringside

Growing Up Ringside

Mina (Comedy Central, STOMP, MTV) returns with her highly acclaimed multimedia show weaving together hilarious and heartfelt stories from her New York upbringing as the daughter of… 

Janitor/Manager and How to Have an Affair Without Really Trying

Janitor/Manager and How to Have an Affair Without Really Trying

Janitor/Manager: Inspired by the expression ‘If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere’, Sean Conrad booked a one-way flight to NYC to become a stand-up comedian and quickl… 

Nova

Nova

Written and performed by Obehi Janice, Nova follows a Nigerian-American comedian navigating desire, pussy and power. 

60 Minutes About Scotland

60 Minutes About Scotland

With Vladimir McTavish and friends. 

Green Bird

Green Bird

Two colliding worlds: Italian commedia dell’arte and Eastern traditions with the use of magic, on the international stage. 

This Is Your Trial (Unleashed)

This Is Your Trial (Unleashed)

Guilty or innocent? You decide. 

1 Billion Songs Please!

1 Billion Songs Please!

After his sell-out Edinburgh 2022 run with his show 100 Songs in an Hour, David Hoare (Musical Comedy Awards, Audience Favourite Prize 2021) returns with another bumper show bursti… 

Queer Street

Queer Street

Once upon a time, a load of gays and their cishet best friend walk into a bookshop, looking for love. 

Square Peg

Square Peg

This intensely personal show is a fascinating performance with hints of a lecture about it and a suggestion that it is really an audience, in this case with Simeon Morris, as he in… 

Reflected

Reflected

Ready to peel back the layers? Join everyone’s favourite anti-hero for a delve into dysfunction, disaster and danger with an up-close and personal session. 

Corona Cha Tamasha

Corona Cha Tamasha

This is a story of Chandra, a woman Tamasha troup owner who is struggling to survive the changing audience demands. 

Liars & Clowns: A Late Night Comedy Show

Liars & Clowns: A Late Night Comedy Show

Liars & Clowns returns to Edinburgh to showcase the best alternative comedians from around the festival. 

Furiozo: Man Looking for Trouble

Furiozo: Man Looking for Trouble

A disturbing yet absurdly funny portrait of toxic masculinity. 

Bubble Show for Adults Only 2

Bubble Show for Adults Only 2

New Show! Weekly Award Best Circus 2023 Fringe World, As seen in La Soiree, Australia’s Got Talent and iUmor. 

Barry Potter and the Magic of Wizardry

Barry Potter and the Magic of Wizardry

Magic Award Adelaide Fringe 2023, 2021 and 2019. 

Attack of the 36 Triple-G Woman

Attack of the 36 Triple-G Woman

Natalie Perlin (New York Comedy Festival Comic To Watch; New York’s Funniest Stand-Up; Carolines On Broadway Breakout Artist) stars in an uproarious evening of glamour and gallow… 

Abbey's Box

Abbey's Box

Living in a box is hard. 

Trust

Trust

People You Know Productions are going for a cross between Posh, and an Agatha Christie novel, except that nobody here actually wants to work out who the killer is. 

Men Who Are Being Preserved in Oil (with Nate and Ed)

Men Who Are Being Preserved in Oil (with Nate and Ed)

Brooklyn comedians Nate and Ed vent their obsession with early 2010s masculine archetypes (but also some other stuff). 

I Killed My Ex

I Killed My Ex

Boasting the tagline, “who hasn’t thought about killing an ex?”, Emilie Biason’s I Killed My Ex shows us about the practical difficulties involved in such an endeavor. 

Vibe Shift

Vibe Shift

Vibe Shift is a late-night alternative comedy night. 

How to Become Ridiculously Well-Read (In About 50 Minutes)

How to Become Ridiculously Well-Read (In About 50 Minutes)

Have you ever wanted to know every book ever? Well if Leo doesn’t read all the books in one night (entirely in song) the demon will burn everything. 

Spend the Night with Tiffany Black

Spend the Night with Tiffany Black

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… 

High School Fangsical

High School Fangsical

Vladiqueer is vampire, but he’s not always been proud of it. 

What Does Stuff Do?

What Does Stuff Do?

Juggler, water-bender, and part-time deep-thinker Robin Dale presents his award-winning debut show. 

Julius Caesar: The Musical

Julius Caesar: The Musical

‘He was a traitor boy, he killed a dictator boy. 

Meat Boy

Meat Boy

Welcome to the world of Meat Boy, a tale of mayhem, mystery and meat. 

The Extras Strike Back: A Musical Tribute to the Forgotten Heroes of Star Wars

The Extras Strike Back: A Musical Tribute to the Forgotten Heroes of Star Wars

For too long the supporting characters of Star Wars have been overshadowed by the popularity of the beloved heroes. 

F*ckboy Fairytales

F*ckboy Fairytales

Watch Eleanor’s love life unfold, as she escapes the grasp of her ex-boyfriend and finds liberation in the dating game. 

Long-Distance Roommates

Long-Distance Roommates

Long-Distance Roommates is an hour of stand-up comedy, split between up-and-coming comedians Casey Filips and Ollie West. 

Calling in Love

Calling in Love

A call-center call girl struggling to make in-person connections, discovers intimacy and requited love with a mannequin man she rescues from drowning. 

Topless: The One Woman Musical

Topless: The One Woman Musical

An exciting new version of Miles Tredinnick’s original 1999 show. 

Martin bearne: Mixed Ability Actor

Martin bearne: Mixed Ability Actor

Sick of delivering one liners to disinterested pub-goers, Martin Bearne has broken free of the shackles of conventional comedy and is once again soaring on the wings of his first t… 

Fringe Act of the Year

Fringe Act of the Year

The only Fringe award entirely decided by the audience. 

Bad Blood: A One-Man Musical

Bad Blood: A One-Man Musical

A young man visits his dying father in the ICU and uncovers a shocking revelation: his father’s secret second family. 

The Mighty Kids Beatbox Comedy Show Strikes Back!

The Mighty Kids Beatbox Comedy Show Strikes Back!

Hey kids and kidults, cool cats and dancing dogs, Jarred and Hobbit are back with an all-new action-packed hoopla! Guaranteed LOLs and interactive fun for the entire family (OK, ma… 

Ada Campe: Naval Gazing

Ada Campe: Naval Gazing

Ahoy! Sail away with cabaret legend and variety artiste Ada Campe for an adventure on the high seas – and a show that puts the merry in maritime, the naughty in nautical and the … 

Grotto

Grotto

Unseasonable, unreasonable and unsuitable for brats. 

Ruby McCollister: Tragedy

Ruby McCollister: Tragedy

‘New York downtown legend’ (Time Out) Ruby McCollister (Curb Your Enthusiasm, Search Party) presents Tragedy, her one-woman show exploring her life-long addiction to making her lif… 

An Evening with Christopher Bliss

An Evening with Christopher Bliss

Join Shropshire’s worst novelist for an evening of dipping, chipping and sipping as he dips into his oeuvre of two-page novels, chips away at life’s big questions and sips hot … 

Eva Bindeman: Semi Killer

Eva Bindeman: Semi Killer

Eva Bindeman has made it to every comedy semi-final there is and absolutely no further. 

One's a Musical Comedian and One Isn't

One's a Musical Comedian and One Isn't

Do you like musical comedy? Do you like non-musical comedy? Do you not care, as long as it’s good? Then come enjoy either the first half, the second half, or even all of this show,… 

Science Magic: Messy Mayhem

Science Magic: Messy Mayhem

Science Magic is back and has evolved. 

Charlie Vero-Martin: Picnic

Charlie Vero-Martin: Picnic

The planet is melting and life’s spinning out of control. 

Deage Paxton: Impersonable – Free

Deage Paxton: Impersonable – Free

A debut show from an established act on the UK circuit. 

My Father's Nose

My Father's Nose

After his execution, Walter Raleigh’s widow carried his head around in a bag for 30 years. 

A Lovely Day to Be Online

A Lovely Day to Be Online

Singer-songwriter and self-obsessed internet addict Connor Morel fronts a live three-piece band in this original gig-theatre show that asks: are we doing the internet right? Is the… 

In the Sh*t

In the Sh*t

In the Sh*t is a split-hour stand-up comedy special that fuses traditional stand-up with music and poetry. 

101 Ways to Annoy Your Parents... And Other Really Old People

101 Ways to Annoy Your Parents... And Other Really Old People

Winner of Best Kids Show at Adelaide Fringe 2023. 

666 Black Widows: The Web of Dark Comedy

666 Black Widows: The Web of Dark Comedy

The night is dark and full of laughs with Black Widows, where the boldest female comedians come to push boundaries and tackle taboo topics. 

Science Magic: Crazy Gadgets

Science Magic: Crazy Gadgets

Science Magic is back and has evolved. 

Dirty Tattooed Cabaret

Dirty Tattooed Cabaret

If Motörhead had sex with Cirque du Soleil and Dita Von Teese this is what you’d get! From the team that brought you the highly acclaimed Dirty Tattooed Circus Bastards Show –… 

Scandinavian Jesus

Scandinavian Jesus

After a few years away from the comedy stage, the Scandinavian cult comedian Tomas Ahlbeck returns to the Edinburgh Fringe. 

Reuben Solo: Palindrome

Reuben Solo: Palindrome

Winner: Adelaide Fringe 2023 Weekly Award – Best Comedy. 

Kevin Quantum: Momentum

Kevin Quantum: Momentum

Epic scale stunts and mind-blowing magic in a spectacle that swings from edge-of-your-seat astonishment to belly laughs. 

Hersterectomy

Hersterectomy

“What if you meet the right man down the line? You might change your mind!” “Why waste a good pair of ovaries?” Carmel is a lesbian with no interest in having children. 

Wildcat's Last Waltz

Wildcat's Last Waltz

If you had told me that halfway through Wildcat’s Last Waltz, I’d be witnessing a Northern grandmother and three audience members performing wild dance moves combined with yoga… 

Amy Webber: No Previous Experience

Amy Webber: No Previous Experience

Amy is an award-winning comedian as heard on BBC Radio 4. 

FailFailFailFailWin

FailFailFailFailWin

Family comic theatre and circus show. 

The Thinking Drinkers Pub Quiz: Fancy Another Round?

The Thinking Drinkers Pub Quiz: Fancy Another Round?

After a 2022 sell-out run, the world’s funniest alcohol experts are back in quizness with a brand-new show that serves up five discerning drinks for everyone. 

ComedySportz

ComedySportz

Two teams. 

Comedy Club 4 Kids

Comedy Club 4 Kids

Back for our 18th Fringe, we remain adamant that just because you’re six, you shouldn’t miss out on the festival’s best stand-ups and sketch acts! And just because you’re an adult … 

#BigDerryEnergy with Peter E Davidson

#BigDerryEnergy with Peter E Davidson

Derry comedian Peter E Davidson returns for his fifth Edinburgh Festival Fringe. 

Coffee Kid

Coffee Kid

Meet Beanie: the love child of George Clooney and a Nespresso machine. 

Game On: Boss Level

Game On: Boss Level

Matty has finally reached a level in Game Land no one else has ever reached: Boss Level. 

Alex Franklin: I Must Reach the Summit, Please God I Must Reach the Summit

Alex Franklin: I Must Reach the Summit, Please God I Must Reach the Summit

‘I shall drag myself through the flames of hell; and from the ashes I shall be born anew. 

Phil Ellis's Excellent Comedy Show

Phil Ellis's Excellent Comedy Show

Phil Ellis. 

Adventures! Journey Through Dungeons With Dragons

Adventures! Journey Through Dungeons With Dragons

From the creator of Science Magic comes a comedy roleplaying show where the audience partakes in an adventure themselves. 

The Ice Hole: A Cardboard Comedy

The Ice Hole: A Cardboard Comedy

They say a picture can tell a thousand words, but it turns out that if it is drawn on cardboard, it can tell a thousand more. 

The Church of Princess Cassandra

The Church of Princess Cassandra

Is anybody really listening to you? Under the cover of mid-to-late afternoon, a group meet with just one thing on their mind. 

Shortlist

Shortlist

Shortlist is a two-hander written by Brian Parks, directed by Margarett Perry, performed by Daniel Llewelyn-Williams and Matthew Boston. 

Bubba-Licious

Bubba-Licious

Yes, it’s a show for babies! A sensory display of colour, sound, light and movement to spark joy and ignite wonder. 

Accordion Ryan's Pop Bangers

Accordion Ryan's Pop Bangers

Covering artists from all across the pop-music spectrum, Accordion Ryan will sing and play your favourite songs like you’ve never heard them before! Add in a few of his own hilario… 

Nobody's Talking About Jamie

Nobody's Talking About Jamie

‘Who are you Jamie!?’ ‘I’m that bitch!’ Jamie is not in fact, that bitch. 

Comedy in the Dark

Comedy in the Dark

The sell-out, unique comedy experience returns. 

Burdwurld

Burdwurld

Shipwrecked, you’ve washed up on a remote island inhabited only by birds and a smattering of entertainers from other doomed cruises. 

An Afternoon with the Ladies of the Cliff Richard Fan Club, Sutton Coldfield, 1995

An Afternoon with the Ladies of the Cliff Richard Fan Club, Sutton Coldfield, 1995

Step back in time to 1995 and come join a hilarious taster session of the Cliff Richard Fan Club! Our group of ladies will welcome you, make you laugh (and maybe cry too) and even … 

101 Naughty Jokes in 30 Minutes

101 Naughty Jokes in 30 Minutes

Multiple award-winning gag merchant Masai Graham delivers over 100 naughty jokes in just half an hour. 

Angela Bra: MicroRAVE

Angela Bra: MicroRAVE

Her daughter’s left for uni and singer/songwriter, rising star on social media and part-time primary school music teacher Angela Bra is home alone. 

BATSU!

BATSU!

Long, long ago, in the Land of the Rising Sun, four Warriors used the power of laughter to capture Batsu no Akuma, the Spirit of Punishment, within a sacred gong. 

Alexis Dubus: 3-Star Show

Alexis Dubus: 3-Star Show

After 20 years on the circuit, Alexis Dubus, easily one of the comedians of his generation, is ready to deliver the greatest 3-star comedy experience ever staged. 

Hooked: Mr Sister

Hooked: Mr Sister

Holly and Brooke are hooked on each other. 

Mr Sleepybum

Mr Sleepybum

Nominated: Best Kids Show Leicester Comedy Festival 2023. 

SalFUNNI's Laughterparty

SalFUNNI's Laughterparty

It’s time for a Laughterparty with students from the University of Salford! SalFUNNI is back with a brand-new line up of comedians for an hour of stand-up, sketch and shenanigans! … 

Italian Stallion Story

Italian Stallion Story

Palermo is clear about his sexual experiences and reminiscences of his teenage years in Rome, where he honed the art of picking up tourists and getting laid. 

The Spanish Gentleman Juggler

The Spanish Gentleman Juggler

Mr Vita performs highly skilled juggling and object manipulation. 

Annie and Angela's Disco Divorce Party

Annie and Angela's Disco Divorce Party

Forty, single and ready to mingle; join lifelong friends Annie Sup and Angela Bra for a drag-powered musical comedy celebrating friendship and new beginnings on a virtual bar crawl… 

Whisk(e)y Wars

Whisk(e)y Wars

Whisk(e)y Wars: ‘Hypnotic enough to stop time itself’ ***** (EdFringeReview. 

Second Chancers

Second Chancers

A mad mix of characters apply to a dating show for over 35s and end up in a trash-reality nightmare! This hysterical show is guaranteed to give you the feel-good vibes. 

Eve Ellenbogen: Dead Mom Stuff

Eve Ellenbogen: Dead Mom Stuff

Loudmouth Eve Ellenbogen will tell you pretty much anything, unless you ask about her dead mom. 

AL! The Weird Tribute (And How Daniel Radcliffe Got Mixed Up in This Nonsense)

AL! The Weird Tribute (And How Daniel Radcliffe Got Mixed Up in This Nonsense)

Combining two of his great loves – Weird Al Yankovic and Harry Potter – Steve Goodie creates an all-out musical performance with some killer lyrics and accordion skills. 

Joy's Bed and Breakfast

Joy's Bed and Breakfast

Joy (Jessy Morner-Ritt) is the deranged, desperate owner of a dilapidated Bed and Breakfast. 

Cabaret in the Dark

Cabaret in the Dark

Ever wonder what it’s like to see a show… without actually seeing it? This piece plunges the audience into darkness, allowing them to step into the shoes of their hosts, VICS, … 

Aussies Abroad

Aussies Abroad

Come and see three rising stars of Australian comedy as Kyle Dolan, Anno Gomes and Jon Walpole perform a split hour of comedy! Aussies Abroad showcases three diverse comedic styles… 

Irish Comedy Invasion

Irish Comedy Invasion

Irish Comedy Invasion – We’ll be bringing together the best Irish acts, all of whom are performing their shows at the Fringe, and getting them to do their funniest club sets. 

Hooky Productions: There's a Monkion in Your Attic

Hooky Productions: There's a Monkion in Your Attic

We’ve got news. 

Dru Cripps: Pickle Bin

Dru Cripps: Pickle Bin

What is a ‘hilarious’ (**** (BroadwayWorld. 

Eccentrics Unite! The Guerilla Autistics and Neurodiverse Show – Year Nine

Eccentrics Unite! The Guerilla Autistics and Neurodiverse Show – Year Nine

Quentin Crisp! Florence Jenkins! Einstein! Patricia Highsmith! William McGonagall! Through the centuries, secret Neurodivergent or Autistic people have found respect and love in th… 

Best of Edinburgh Fringe for Kids

Best of Edinburgh Fringe for Kids

A fun-filled afternoon show with a revolving line-up of the best children’s and family-friendly performers from around the Fringe. 

Sascha LO: Brat

Sascha LO: Brat

Notorious spoilt brat, Sascha LO, presents a very silly comedy show featuring 45 minutes of massive ego, self-entitlement and gen Z feminism. 

Andy Roach – Laughing at Conspiracy Theories

Andy Roach – Laughing at Conspiracy Theories

Andy Roach, Liverpool-based comedian who was shortlisted in the Musical Comedy Awards 2023, returns to Edinburgh. 

Rosalie Minnitt: Clementine

Rosalie Minnitt: Clementine

Lady Clementine has until her 27th birthday to find The One. 

How (Not) to Cope – WIP

How (Not) to Cope – WIP

How is anyone supposed to deal with the death of a loved one? Isaac Kean’s answer is to write a “woe is me” tragicomedy. 

Frank Lavender: Be Funny

Frank Lavender: Be Funny

Club-comic Frank Lavender springs forward from the smoky concert halls of yesteryear offering modern audiences one promise; a laugh a minute or their money back. 

Max Norman: A Pirate's Life For Me

Max Norman: A Pirate's Life For Me

Join the crew of a saucy ship and unleash your inner pirate in the most ridiculously playful adventure comedy you’ve never had. 

Bill's 44th

Bill's 44th

If there’s one 44th birthday party you want to be going to this year, it’s Bill’s. 

Frigid

Frigid

Niamh O’Reilly is a Frigid, meaning she’s never been kissed. 

2nd Picture of Dorian Gray

2nd Picture of Dorian Gray

Nine bubbly teenagers all dressed in white, a reverberating baritone saxophone and an accordion fill the stage around an empty white picture frame mounted on a white easel. 

Dizney in Drag: Once Upon a Parody

Dizney in Drag: Once Upon a Parody

Prepare to have your Disney fantasies shattered like an ill-fitting glass slipper. 

AI Jesus – Peter Bazely with Special Guest(s)

AI Jesus – Peter Bazely with Special Guest(s)

After a decade of writing jokes, Bazely is out of ideas. 

A Spaniard's Guide to Learning Shakespeare

A Spaniard's Guide to Learning Shakespeare

Ever wondered what would happen if Alejandro Murrieta (aka Zorro) decided to become a Shakespearean actor at the Globe in London? Well, imagine if his son decided to do a show acti… 

Hate 'n' Live

Hate 'n' Live

The Edinburgh late-night institution and antidote to woke comedy returns. 

The Leeds Tealights: A Very Special Birthday Party

The Leeds Tealights: A Very Special Birthday Party

The Leeds Tealights bring joy and mirth to the Fringe this year in A Very Special Birthday Party. 

Big Value Comedy Show

Big Value Comedy Show

Longest running mixed-bill, star-finding show on the Fringe. 

101 Psychos: We turn Insanity into Hilarity

101 Psychos: We turn Insanity into Hilarity

Sanity? Overrated! Let your inner-psycho run wild! Our line-up of audacious comedians takes on the wild world of mental health with humour, wit and raw honesty. 

The Young-ish Offenders

The Young-ish Offenders

Two biys from Cork. 

One Man 12 Angry Men

One Man 12 Angry Men

In a world where one man can be one character, Alexander Richmond dares to be twelve of them. 

Amelia Bayler: I Work in Customer Service but I’m Actually a Pop Star

Amelia Bayler: I Work in Customer Service but I’m Actually a Pop Star

The Blundabus is absolutely packed for Amelia Bayler’s I Work in Customer Service but I’m Actually a Pop Star. 

Coral Bevan: Wayne Wayneson's Rock Hard

Coral Bevan: Wayne Wayneson's Rock Hard

A cowboy rock fantasy. 

Lost Cabaret: Nonsense in the Night

Lost Cabaret: Nonsense in the Night

A ridiculous variety show featuring the visually absurd, the whimsically witty and the wildly beautiful. 

Friend (The One with Gunther)

Friend (The One with Gunther)

A lot of laughs and refreshingly comfortable seating await you at Friend (The One with Gunther), playing at the Gilded Balloon at the Museum. 

House of Life

House of Life

In what could be crowned the most uplifting show of the Fringe, The House of Life aka Ben Welch and Laurence Cole from Sheep Soup combine preaching, live music, comedy and all roun… 

Dom – The Play

Dom – The Play

This is a strange one. 

Kravitz, Cohen, Bernstein and Me

Kravitz, Cohen, Bernstein and Me

Multi award-winning Kiwi/Canadian/Jewish comedienne, Deb Filler, goes on a hilarious musical quest meeting ‘The Three Lennys’, even singing The Beatles in Yiddish! We’re transfixed… 

How to Cheat on Your Husband

How to Cheat on Your Husband

A cheater’s guide to love – Jokes on marriage, divorce, therapy, death and cheating. 

Cheekykita: An Octopus, The Universe 'n' Stuff

Cheekykita: An Octopus, The Universe 'n' Stuff

Multi award-winning comedian Cheekykita’s one-woman, tour-de-force nonsense ride. 

Truly Madly Baldy

Truly Madly Baldy

Truly, Madly, Baldy is a hilarious two-hander comedy based on the brutally honest stories of people who suffer from the hair-loss condition Alopecia. 

Vampire's Ball: Ultimate Halloween Party!

Vampire's Ball: Ultimate Halloween Party!

Brad’s 12-year-old daughter came home from the Halloween dance and said, ‘They only played three total Halloween songs!’ Three? Brad was incensed, so he and Steve wrote nine origin… 

Ben Fallaci: Shower Chair

Ben Fallaci: Shower Chair

Comedian Ben Fallaci strips down and gets vulnerable in Shower Chair, a one-man show about stepping out of shadows and stepping into yourself. 

Bertie Hodd: Dad Jokes

Bertie Hodd: Dad Jokes

Warning! This show contains trans joy which some bigots may find distressing. 

The Imitator

The Imitator

Music is the key element that triggers Julian’s memories in The Imitator. 

A Slice of Elvis

A Slice of Elvis

Join comedian Mike McAlpine on his fretful, compulsive and hilarious escapades as Elvis tribute artist Mikelvis! Mike is a well-travelled journeyman on the international tribute ci… 

The Witching Hour

The Witching Hour

Fancy a cackle with the coven? Steph Aritone (Roast Battle UK finalist), Ginnia Cheng (BBC New Comedy Award shortlist) brew up The Witching Hour – a female-led compilation stand-… 

Smart and Dumber

Smart and Dumber

Smart and Dumber is a spilt-bill of stand-up comedy performed by up-and-coming comedians Serena Smart and Lucas Jefcoate. 

Tangled d'Illusions

Tangled d'Illusions

What happens when you mix a Franco-Irish magician with a lot of spare time and inflated sense of self? Tangled d’Illusions. 

Michael Kunze: Infinity Mirror

Michael Kunze: Infinity Mirror

Success. 

Emotionally Unreasonable

Emotionally Unreasonable

Maria DeCotis’ Emotionally Unreasonable is a mildly funny stand-up routine that breaks every so often into really sophisticated pieces of musical comedy that quickly become a tru… 

Aaaaargh! Tear This Flyer Into Tiny Little Bits and Weep in the Green Room as You Realize Your Hatred Only Makes Him Stronger

Aaaaargh! Tear This Flyer Into Tiny Little Bits and Weep in the Green Room as You Realize Your Hatred Only Makes Him Stronger

In a world where comedy is everything to everyone, and punching down is taboo, it’s time to punch back! The Corrupt Comedy Establishment killed Bob Hecklestein’s girlfriend, murder… 

The Coil's Lament

The Coil's Lament

Síomha is in her celibate era. 

Cloud 9

Cloud 9

Welcome to paradise. 

Teacher's Pet

Teacher's Pet

Jane is a high-school senior. 

Ask a Stripper: The VIP Experience

Ask a Stripper: The VIP Experience

Stacey “The Legs” Clare (author of The Ethical Stripper) is back with her work-wife, Morag (Gypsy Charms), to answer all your burning questions. 

Endless Sunset Oblivion

Endless Sunset Oblivion

Endless Sunset Oblivion tells the story of Reuben – a young songwriter attempting to combat the accelerated problems the world is facing. 

International House of Vape: Redefining Theatre Experience

International House of Vape: Redefining Theatre Experience

It’s time. 

Pleasure Little Treasure

Pleasure Little Treasure

It’s the year 1991; the Soviet Union has collapsed and everyone is ready for a new start. 

Adam Riches is The Guys Who...

Adam Riches is The Guys Who...

In 2018, Adam Riches was The Guy Who You Meet Right After You Come Out Of A Long-Term Relationship. 

Jacob Hatton: Touchdown!

Jacob Hatton: Touchdown!

The clock ticks towards zero. 

Ben Target: LORENZO

Ben Target: LORENZO

Award-winning performance artist and comedian of Fringes gone by, Ben Target, welcomes us with coffee on arrival into the Anatomy Lecture Theatre at Summerhall, a delightfully old-… 

Tutu

Tutu

High on my list of must-see Fringe shows for this year’s festival, Tutu is an explosion of colour, grace, and humour. 

The Opera Comedy Show

The Opera Comedy Show

Wagner turned up to 11! A hilarious dive into the ridiculous world of opera and life as a Valkyrie and Rheinmaiden, peppered with hits from Puccini and Verdi from Berlin’s thrill… 

The Prince Andrew Tate Appreciation Hour

The Prince Andrew Tate Appreciation Hour

A compilation of some of the worst human beings doing comedy. 

Doing Bits

Doing Bits

The Three Sisters’ very own Fringe variety show! Join us every day to see a variety of different performers showcase snippets of their Fringe shows. Hosted by Tom Harlow! 

Braingystics: Sieze the Mind

Braingystics: Sieze the Mind

Warning: Reading this description is legally considered consent to rewire your brain! Most humans only use 10% of their brain! Who is using the other 90%?! We will teach you to reg… 

Plague, Poo n' Punishment

Plague, Poo n' Punishment

Edinburgh’s gruesome past is brought to life by two actors (as seen on CBBC’s Saturday mash up) in this hilarious show for all the family. 

Michael Porter: Love and Brain Damage

Michael Porter: Love and Brain Damage

Michael Porter is an incomparable comedy talent with an unmistakable Irish flair! ‘Fearless in ever sense of the word. 

The Retreat

The Retreat

A campy variety show that mimics an overenthusiastic kick-off event for a corporate retreat for the fictional company Men-ses Period Panties. 

Oddity Comedy

Oddity Comedy

This is Oddity Comedy: A show so funny, even the name is fun to say! We are a comedy showcase featuring the best alternative acts on the UK circuit. 

The Death of Molly Miller

The Death of Molly Miller

First featured as a radio drama on BBC Radio 4, The Death of Molly Miller now takes to the stage with its plucky hostage comedy that addresses pertinent social issues. 

Life with Oscar

Life with Oscar

Life With Oscar is Nicholas Cohen's brutally honest first person (and occasionally third person) account, detailing his own personal heroes journey from Lewisham, South-east Lo… 

Dugsi Dayz

Dugsi Dayz

Four students find themselves stuck in dugsi detention – what did they do to end up here? And is there any chance of them getting on? Salma, Yasmin, Munira, and Hani each see the… 

Nightwatchman

Nightwatchman

Oi Oi! Nightwatchman is a 55-minute split-bill from Kit Loyd and Ollie West. 

Sting-Along With Brad!

Sting-Along With Brad!

Everyone come over to Sting’s house for a karaoke party! But when we arrive, an obstinate, grouchy and mic-hogging Sting wants all the attention for himself. 

Plans: A Traditional Commedia Dell’Arte

Plans: A Traditional Commedia Dell’Arte

A comparative analysis of rural barn schooling and suburban alternative education in early 21st-century England. For George and the Underbelly keg boys. #ActuallyPrettyDecent  

JezO's Car-Crash Magic Show

JezO's Car-Crash Magic Show

Car-Crash Magic is a debut Edinburgh Fringe show presented by JezO, winner of the Family Entertainer of the Year Competition 2022 and member of the prestigious Magic Circle. 

Potty the Plant

Potty the Plant

Answering the question, “what if Avenue Q took place in a hospital?” Potty The Plant is a dark, tongue in cheek, comedic musical that subverts our expectations time and time ag… 

TONY! [The Tony Blair Rock Opera]

TONY! [The Tony Blair Rock Opera]

At the tender age of thirty, I mostly associate Tony Blair with my very first childhood experiences of politics. 

Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story

Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story

Do you know the story of Diana? Probably. 

Dom Chambers: A Boy and His Deck

Dom Chambers: A Boy and His Deck

Dom Chambers’ unconventional magic has made him an online sensation, garnered fans around the world and landed him on a Broadway stage. 

Biscuit Barrel: The 69-Sketch Show

Biscuit Barrel: The 69-Sketch Show

‘An excellent comedy show’ **** (BroadwayBaby. 

Marcel Lucont: Les Enfants Terribles – A Gameshow For Awful Children

Marcel Lucont: Les Enfants Terribles – A Gameshow For Awful Children

Winner: Best Kids Show 2022 – UK Kids Comedy Festival. 

Annabel Marlow... is this okay??

Annabel Marlow... is this okay??

From SIX (Edinburgh Fringe original cast), Public (Vaults) and several perfect pictures (Instagram) Annabel Marlow makes her solo debut. 

Lorna Rose Treen: Skin Pigeon

Lorna Rose Treen: Skin Pigeon

Character comedian Lorna Rose Treen has been pretending to be other people for fun since she could dress herself. 

The Life Sporadic of Jess Wildgoose

The Life Sporadic of Jess Wildgoose

The creators of smash-hit The Man Who return with an explosive new show. 

Please Love Me

Please Love Me

‘I felt this pressure to be sexy from the second I got tits. 

The Great Ruckus

The Great Ruckus

Award-winning writer Izzy Tennyson returns to the Edinburgh Fringe in the shadow of her previous show Brute to tell the story of two dissimilar sisters who must navigate strained r… 

Ted Hill: Tries and Fails to Fix Climate Change

Ted Hill: Tries and Fails to Fix Climate Change

Oftentimes when you go to a stand-up show, a comedian will attempt or fix or comment on a problem in the world, at least by providing a series of observations that you can’t real… 

Crash and Burns: A New Comedy

Crash and Burns: A New Comedy

The holiday meal gone wrong is a classic sitcom episode and genre of comedy, as surprise revelations and drama abound. 

Bowjangles: Dracula in Space

Bowjangles: Dracula in Space

If you think you’ve seen it all, you haven’t. 

Jody Kamali: Things We Do for Love

Jody Kamali: Things We Do for Love

50% Bristolian. 

Lost in the Woods

Lost in the Woods

‘Once upon a time, a little girl and a little boy were lost in the woods. 

Be My Guest

Be My Guest

Each human being is a galaxy. 

The Baron and the Junk Dealer

The Baron and the Junk Dealer

From the creators of The George Lucas Talk Show, an original play about two fugitives – a mysterious aristocrat and a paranoid junk merchant – stranded on a desolate planet, wa… 

Best Man

Best Man

Cathal is 30, flirty, and having a breakdown at his best friend’s wedding. 

Tom Moran is a Big Fat Filthy Disgusting Liar

Tom Moran is a Big Fat Filthy Disgusting Liar

What’s the worst lie you’ve told? How far would you go to keep it a secret? Tom is a charismatic people-pleaser, an expert in empathy, but someone who struggles with the truth. 

Michelle Brasier: Reform

Michelle Brasier: Reform

Winner: Directors’ Choice Award, Sydney Comedy Festival (2021). 

Kokoon

Kokoon

Kokoon are a new kind of boy band, combining K-Pop with K-Comedy. 

Matt Storer: Hot Nonsense

Matt Storer: Hot Nonsense

Viral sensation, maestro of musical mayhem and lord of lyrical miracles, Matt Storer presents an award-winning musical comedy concert. 

Kathy Maniura: Objectified

Kathy Maniura: Objectified

Kathy Maniura is ready to be objectified – by which she means pretend to be a bunch of objects live on stage!! In her debut solo show, this award-winning character comedian bring… 

Almost Adult

Almost Adult

Packed into a very small room on Chambers Street, Almost Adult certainly didn’t win the venue lottery, but once settled into your seat Charlotte Anne-Tilley’s protagonist Hope … 

Attenborough and His Animals

Attenborough and His Animals

Clownfish Theatre’s Jonathon Tilley and Jess Clough-Macrae overact the premise of this kid-friendly show, to the delight of kids and grown-ups alike. 

Last Stand on Honey Hill

Last Stand on Honey Hill

Following the success of last year’s show, comic songwriter Liz Cotton is back. 

Huge Davies: Whodunnit

Huge Davies: Whodunnit

Edinburgh Newcomer Award nominee Huge Davies (Cats Does Countdown and Roast Battle), returns with his highly anticipated second show about murder. 

Lucy and Friends

Lucy and Friends

Lucy McCormick may think she's the diva of her feral, budget cabaret of brazen filth but the real joy is taking part in the push and pull of being in an audience under her spel… 

Dirty Words

Dirty Words

Cheap Date bring a crash landing of music, dance, theatre, film and comedy without holding back, in this visual duologue. 

Chatham House Rules

Chatham House Rules

The Chatham House Rule is an agreement which allows those in power to share ideas with impunity: the discussion itself can be reported upon, but names are protected. 

Luke Kempner in Gritty Police Drama: A One-Man Musical

Luke Kempner in Gritty Police Drama: A One-Man Musical

Star of Spitting Image (Britbox), Steph’s Packed Lunch (Channel 4) impressionist Luke Kempner brings his one-man British Police Drama to Edinburgh. 

The Alphabet of Awesome Science

The Alphabet of Awesome Science

This delightfully friendly and dizzyingly enthusiastic show is an informative and fun hour for both kids and their parents. 

Johnny White Really-Really: Catland

Johnny White Really-Really: Catland

Once upon a time I was the best blurb writer in the business – really, I was a wonder! But as time weighed down on me and all my afternoons began to expand and contract, I starte… 

Rosco McClelland: Bring Out Your Dead

Rosco McClelland: Bring Out Your Dead

Glaswegian comedian and popular Twitch streamer Rosco McClelland enters clad in a denim biker vest and a spider’s web tattoo coning one elbow. 

Rita Lynn

Rita Lynn

Rita Lynn is a one-woman show from the creative brain of Louise Marwood, a hilariously dark comedy and cautionary tale following Imogen, a spiralling addict, who is teetering over … 

Rubbish Romeo and Juliet

Rubbish Romeo and Juliet

Enemies. 

Improvised Rubbish Shakespeare – The Incomplete Works

Improvised Rubbish Shakespeare – The Incomplete Works

Shakespeare’s gone awol so his cast must make it up. 

Daniel Cainer's Jewish Chronicles

Daniel Cainer's Jewish Chronicles

More stories in song from this multi award-winning Edinburgh favourite. 

Ian Smith: Crushing

Ian Smith: Crushing

Multi award-winning comedian Ian Smith (BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz and co-host of the Northern News podcast) presents a new show about stress, love and driving a tank with your … 

1 Hour Of Insane Magic

1 Hour Of Insane Magic

Insane Magic is a thrilling new magic show that will leave you on the edge of your seats. 

Scott Murphy: About a Buoy

Scott Murphy: About a Buoy

Everyone’s favourite sailing instructor is back, and ready to rock the boat (but only if everyone’s wearing a buoyancy aid, and comfortable getting splashed. 

Petting Zoo Comedy

Petting Zoo Comedy

Live comedy with live animals. 

Breed or Bust

Breed or Bust

To breed or not to breed? Award-winning writer/performer Joyful Raven wrestles with this questions in her new hit show. 

Baby Wants Candy

Baby Wants Candy

Fringe fave Baby Wants Candy is back! Total Edinburgh Fringe sell-out 2015-2019. 

Grace Jarvis: This Is the Last Goldfish That I Am Going to Eat for You

Grace Jarvis: This Is the Last Goldfish That I Am Going to Eat for You

I have collected, for your enjoyment, an anthology of all the weird things I have done in my life to try and make friends. 

Doktor Kaboom and the Wheel of Even More Science!

Doktor Kaboom and the Wheel of Even More Science!

The Doktor is back! With even more science! More laughs! More Kaboom! Spin the wheel and choose what happens next. 

Shamilton! The Improvised Hip Hop Musical

Shamilton! The Improvised Hip Hop Musical

Baby Wants Candy’s hip-hop Hamilton homage returns! Following sold-out runs in Chicago, NYC and LA. 

I Love You, Now What?

I Love You, Now What?

Can love survive when someone dies? ‘No bastard ever warned me that your love life goes down the shitter when someone dies. 

Green Fingers

Green Fingers

A deliciously Dahl-esque treat from madcap duo Fladam (Flo Poskitt and Adam Sowter), about a boy born with gunky, green fingers! Is he really rotten, or just misunderstood? Maybe t… 

Josh Weller: Age Against The Machine

Josh Weller: Age Against The Machine

I’ve never laughed so much at a someone else’s shortcomings in my life. 

Jon Courtenay: Mental Flavour

Jon Courtenay: Mental Flavour

Turns out being on telly ain’t all red carpets and glamour. 

Paddy Young: Hungry, Horny, Scared

Paddy Young: Hungry, Horny, Scared

He’s hungry. 

Joe and Rory: Television 1

Joe and Rory: Television 1

National broadcaster Television 1 has been a proud British institution for 100 years and has played a prominent role in British life and culture. 

Jingle Street

Jingle Street

This new Chordstruck Theatre production is a feel-good, comedy musical cram packed with hilarious original jingles, as well as a message for a better world. 

Ben Hart: Jadoo

Ben Hart: Jadoo

As we enter the dimly-lit environs of the gorgeous Spiegeltent Palais du Variété, the scent of incense hangs in the air, music plays, and ornate lighting hangs low around the sta… 

Leila Navabi: Composition

Leila Navabi: Composition

The Welsh, brown, gay, Gen-Z comedian presents her debut hour: an audacious punk musical-comedy show about the dubious ethics of artistically exploiting marginalised identities for… 

Ciaran Bartlett: Machine Gun of Filth

Ciaran Bartlett: Machine Gun of Filth

Ciarán Bartlett is Belfast’s premier musical comedian, known for rapid fire caustic punchlines, filthy songs and mad stories. 

Chloe Radcliffe: Cheat

Chloe Radcliffe: Cheat

Chloe Radcliffe has cheated in almost every relationship she has been in, and it’s a trend she can’t seem to kick to the curb. 

Chriskirkpatrickmas: A Boy Band Christmas Musical

Chriskirkpatrickmas: A Boy Band Christmas Musical

A Christmas Carol meets It’s A Wonderful Life meets. 

Tim Murray is Witches

Tim Murray is Witches

Magical, spellbinding and unashamedly camp, Tim Murray is Witches is a show unlike any other. 

Scherzo

Scherzo

Spirit of the Fringe Award winner Släpstick is back. 

Pleading Stupidity

Pleading Stupidity

Aussies Chad and Brad are Pleading Stupidity. 

Madame Chandelier's Opera Party for Kids

Madame Chandelier's Opera Party for Kids

Dazzling divas. 

Crizards: This Means War

Crizards: This Means War

The discussion around war - especially the two world wars - is usually a very difficult and serious subject. 

Frankie Thompson and Liv Ello: Body Show

Frankie Thompson and Liv Ello: Body Show

Frankie Thompson and Liv Ello’s Body show is a dystopian cacophony of farce, comedy and tragedy. 

Bad Teacher

Bad Teacher

Bad Teacher is a solo show by Erin Holland with contributions from other teachers that follows Holland’s character through a hectic day in the life as a drama teacher. 

Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder

Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder

This is a feel good musical with banging songs, fantastic performers and countless laughs. 

MUSIC

MUSIC

Dave is house band / receptionist at streaming service Stripefy, but he wants more: he dreams of going full-time on reception. 

Tom Brace: A Trick Down Memory Lane

Tom Brace: A Trick Down Memory Lane

Brand new for 2023! Join magician and mind reader Tom Brace for a trip down memory lane that you simply won’t forget. 

Mitch Benn: The Point

Mitch Benn: The Point

What it might be, how we can miss it and how we can find it again. 

Salamander

Salamander

‘A funny, powerful and poignant tribute to the full dignity and humanity of women whose way of life is still often stigmatised and “othered”, 40 years on’ (Joyce McMillan, Scotsman… 

Gabby Killick: Conversations With My Agent

Gabby Killick: Conversations With My Agent

‘Don’t joke about that!’ Gabby’s agent hissed down the phone. 

On Your Bike

On Your Bike

This returning musical is an exceptionally joyful and tremendously funny look into the lives of food delivery drivers. 

Katherine and Pierre

Katherine and Pierre

It’s Friday morning. 

Andrew O'Neill – Geburah

Andrew O'Neill – Geburah

Nonbinary whirlwind returns to the Fringe. 

Otto & Astrid's Joint Solo Project

Otto & Astrid's Joint Solo Project

Berlin’s prince and princess of art rock and Europop, Otto and Astrid, spent years arguing about which songs should appear on their much-anticipated fifth Die Roten Punkte album. 

Sophie Sucks Face

Sophie Sucks Face

Sophie is at her Grandfather’s shiva where her whole family have come together to pay their respects, including her attractive second cousin. 

YUCK Circus

YUCK Circus

Staged in George Square’s magical spiegeltent, YUCK puts a feminist spin on traditional circus, packing out the space with shrieks of laughter. 

Party Ghost

Party Ghost

Halloween is still months away, but fear not, Party Ghost is here to suck you right into the deadly holiday spirit. 

Nuclear Children

Nuclear Children

Winner of the 2021 Platform Presents Playwright’s Prize. 

Tea and Milk

Tea and Milk

We all know that “life is not what I imagined it to be” depression. 

Glom Glom and the Musical Monster Millipede

Glom Glom and the Musical Monster Millipede

Step, if you dare, through the portal of metamorphosis and into this curious kids quest! A quest, around the entire room! Together we scale the majestic bean-bag mountains. 

Death Suits You

Death Suits You

This is a refreshingly new and interesting take on death through the medium of a musical. 

Summer Camp for Broken People

Summer Camp for Broken People

Emily’s life is falling apart. 

Slash

Slash

The Blond (Emily Allan) and The Dark Haired One (Leah Hennessey) attempt to transcend the banality of identity and the terror of consciousness through cosplay, anglophilia, critica… 

Sophie Santos… is Codependent

Sophie Santos… is Codependent

Sophie Santos…Is Codependent details Santos’ journey through their breakup, narrating the tale combining both comic storytelling and song, embodying conversations with their pe… 

Breakup Addict

Breakup Addict

Breakup Addict depicts the journey of a woman who hits rock bottom after having two simultaneous crash-and-burn relationships with unavailable men. 

SHOWSTOPPER

SHOWSTOPPER

Extremely famous Hollywood actress Isabel Klein showcases her jaw-dropping talent in her debut solo show. 

Lucinda Spragg: An Additional Evening With

Lucinda Spragg: An Additional Evening With

Welcome to an hour of character comedy with ‘the most awful person at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe’ (Comedy. 

It's a Motherf**king Pleasure

It's a Motherf**king Pleasure

This is a brilliant show. 

Holly Spillar: Hole

Holly Spillar: Hole

Join comedian Holly Spillar in her muff-busting comedy on sex, pain and the brain. 

How to Flirt: The TED XXX Talk

How to Flirt: The TED XXX Talk

How to Flirt: The TED XXX Talk is a fun and interactive comedy lecture with a lot going for it. 

The Four Worst Things I've Ever Done

The Four Worst Things I've Ever Done

What’s the worst thing you’ve ever done? I don’t mean skipping-church-because-you’re-too-hungover bad. 

Smashing Shakespeare

Smashing Shakespeare

Primary Times Children’s Choice Award Winner! Musical-comedy versions of Shakespeare’s greatest works, Brave Macbeth and Juliet & Her Romeo. 

Alba

Alba

'I need tae make ma ain decision, even if it's wrang. 

Tartan Tabletop in a Dungeons & Dragons Comedy: The Never-Ending Quest (Ends Aug 27th)

Tartan Tabletop in a Dungeons & Dragons Comedy: The Never-Ending Quest (Ends Aug 27th)

Tartan Tabletop: The Neverending Quest is not your average improv show. 

Terrence the T-Rex

Terrence the T-Rex

All Terrence wants is to “make it” as a dinosaur entertainer, land a Netflix deal, and get his ex back. 

waiting for a train at the bus stop

waiting for a train at the bus stop

‘17 minutes. 

The Importance of Being... Earnest?

The Importance of Being... Earnest?

The overall concept is a brilliant one. 

Burning Down The Horse

Burning Down The Horse

One hundred brave (or not so brave) Trojan Soldiers are trapped inside the infamous giant wooden horse, plotting their escape…. 

Le Wine Club

Le Wine Club

Join chanteuse and sommelier Anna Lou in her wine bar as she invites you to discover the world of wine and solve the mystery of her lover’s death. 

Jesus L'Oreal: Nails It!

Jesus L'Oreal: Nails It!

Halle-berry-lujah! Award-nominated fitness and lifestyle guru, Jesus L’Oreal (He/Hymn) is heaven scent to promote his workout video, Get the Jordan Look. 

Goodbye Uncle Fudgey

Goodbye Uncle Fudgey

In this pathetic comedy about privilege Tom Greaves (BFI Award winner) presents a dark satire about the psychological trauma of his own “privileged” childhood. 

Dahlia Wilde: Oh My God Particle Show!

Dahlia Wilde: Oh My God Particle Show!

What if Beatrice came through space and time to find her long-lost Dante? Now researching the sequel to his Inferno at the Large Hadron Collider? Dahlia Wilde – Walt Disney Writi… 

How to Be Dumped: A Sort of Magic Show

How to Be Dumped: A Sort of Magic Show

The world is desperate for more one-man musical-comedy magic mind-reading shows about a break-up in your early thirties, and actor and magician Sam Lupton (Wicked, Avenue Q) is mor… 

Alice Cockayne: I Showered Before I Came

Alice Cockayne: I Showered Before I Came

I showered before I came. 

The Power of Yep

The Power of Yep

Through stories, advice and games Trip Carmichael and Dalton Goggles, two blue collar Americans, show you how to ‘Yep your way through life. 

Asexuality!

Asexuality!

What does it mean to be a man in the 21st century? How does toxic masculinity affect those of us assigned male at birth? What’s so great about sex, and why won’t people shut up abo… 

Chelsea Hart – Damet Garm: How I Joined a Revolution

Chelsea Hart – Damet Garm: How I Joined a Revolution

Chelsea Hart’s Damet Garm: How I Joined A Revolution is a relaxed and measured show, that is quite restrained in the anger that underwrites it. 

Simon David: Dead Dad Show

Simon David: Dead Dad Show

Simon David brings Dead Dad Show to the Fringe this year and it is insane, an absolute piss-take, but also very emotional. 

Unforgettable Girl

Unforgettable Girl

Money can’t buy love, but £19. 

Ramalama Ding Dong

Ramalama Ding Dong

An innovative solo multimedia theatre piece from Welsh-Iranian performer Roshi Nasehi inspired by her real-life experiences of funny, surreal and intimidating racism. 

Clown Sex

Clown Sex

Join Gary Strange in the London sewers as he encounters stories of bad sex, sad sex and clown sex. 

Cowboys and Lesbians

Cowboys and Lesbians

In a world where queer characters are often two-dimensional, Cowboys And Lesbians pokes brilliant fun at romantic cliches while creating a sparklingly camp coming-of-age romcom. 

A Comedy of Operas

A Comedy of Operas

If you think that opera is performed by a bunch of clowns, this is the show for you. 

Hello Kitty Must Die

Hello Kitty Must Die

Hello Kitty Must Die is a musical adaptation of the Angela S. 

Guffy

Guffy

Guffy is a guttural, allegorical tale of the state of our nation. 

Help Yourself

Help Yourself

Have you ever felt like you didn’t have the words? Have you ever felt like you wanted to say the exact right thing, but couldn’t? Have you ever wanted to make someone stop crying a… 

Don Quixote

Don Quixote

The stage presence and energy of this clown duo is something you have to see live. 

Assembly Gala Launch

Assembly Gala Launch

Assembly’s Gala celebrates the opening of our 2023 programme of over 190 shows. 

Not Our Crime, Still Our Sentence

Not Our Crime, Still Our Sentence

A vital new comedy play by Glaswegian playwright Mikael Philippos about the real struggles, judgement and most importantly, laughs, a family affected by the incarceration of a love… 

Larry Owens Live

Larry Owens Live

Original music and sharp stand-up comedy epically combust in this hour from comedian Larry Owens. 

Playing Latinx

Playing Latinx

Do you have what it takes to be a successful Latinx? Half stand-up, half Latinx grab bag of stereotypes, this fun, politically incorrect seminar will coach the audience on how to b… 

Blowhole

Blowhole

Meet Him. 

Hot as Hell

Hot as Hell

Becky, whose best (and only) friend is a demon in a Ouija board, takes us to her first high-school party: filled with horror, karaoke, and awkward interactions. 

Welcome to The Big Show

Welcome to The Big Show

This show is a love letter to unique families, queer self-discovery and devoted fathers. 

My Last Two Brain Cells

My Last Two Brain Cells

Vault Festival People’s Choice Award nominee 2023. 

Choo Choo! (Or... Have You Ever Thought About ****** **** *****? (Cos I Have))

Choo Choo! (Or... Have You Ever Thought About ****** **** *****? (Cos I Have))

CHOO CHOO! (Or. 

Grown Up Orphan Annie

Grown Up Orphan Annie

The world’s favourite orphan is back, and just like you, she is, unfortunately, a grown-up. 

Me, Myself and Mary (Queen of Scots)

Me, Myself and Mary (Queen of Scots)

From award-winning writer Raymond Friel, Me, Myself and Mary (Queen of Scots) is a one-woman play with a cast of thousands! Join citizen historian and proud Shetlander Mary Fraser … 

Gillian Cosgriff: Actually, Good

Gillian Cosgriff: Actually, Good

The premise of Gillian Cosgriff's show Actually, Good is both simple and elegant, revolving around celebrating life's small pleasures. 

Nick Wilty: Veteran Comedian

Nick Wilty: Veteran Comedian

Globetrotting comedian Nick Wilty has been touring the world for over 30 years, playing festivals, comedy clubs and appearing on TV in every continent. 

Saturn Return

Saturn Return

A Saturn Return is one’s astrological coming of age, propelling major life transformations. 

30 Minute Musicals: Top Gun

30 Minute Musicals: Top Gun

30 Minute Musicals, direct from Hollywood, reports for duty with their fan favourite musical parody of quintessential homoerotic 80s film, Top Gun. 

The Electric Cabaret

The Electric Cabaret

The alternative late-night Fringe experience returns. 

Spin

Spin

Right here. 

Sunsets

Sunsets

Welcome to this live episode of the podcast! Well, sort of. 

Get Blessed!

Get Blessed!

Put the fun back into funeral! Award-winning writer-performer Niamh Denyer is funeral celebrant Áine Reilly, here to teach you the art of the perfect send off. 

Meat Cute

Meat Cute

Lena is on a mission to veganise her tinder dates. 

Cecilia Delatori: Rock Spinster

Cecilia Delatori: Rock Spinster

Silver Stand-Up 2023 winner, Fringe First winner (Tonight I’m Entertaining Richard Gere) and Airbnb’s five-star ‘gem of a guest’, Cecilia Delatori brings her debut full-length musi… 

Ringer

Ringer

Returning to the Fringe for the fifth time, Hughie Shepherd-Cross debuts his latest play, Ringer. 

TINK

TINK

‘Simply Brilliant. 

Mad Ron: Crime School

Mad Ron: Crime School

Leicester Comedy Festival nomination for Best Show 2023. 

Scaredy Fat

Scaredy Fat

Scaredy’s working the late shift at the cinema. 

Robbie McShane: It's All This These Days

Robbie McShane: It's All This These Days

A show about the times*. 

A Gefilte Fish Out of Water

A Gefilte Fish Out of Water

‘In London I was a gefilte fish out of water, in Hampshire I was Moses, wandering. 

The Last Show Before We Die

The Last Show Before We Die

Ell and Mary have been dead for three years, but now they’ve come back to life (and the stage) with one question on their minds: how do you know when it’s the end? Inspired by … 

iCON

iCON

The world is in crisis and so is Sian Clarke. 

Public – The Musical

Public – The Musical

Public looks like it could be the next big musical phenomenon to have passed through the Fringe. 

Dough

Dough

Much like a dramatisation of a family game of Monopoly, Dough looks at money with a kind of argumentative helplessness. 

Junk Monkey

Junk Monkey

Have you ever had an all-consuming infatuation? Have you ever lied to a crush? Have you ever betrayed your boyfriend for a woman?Junk Monkey’s Olivia Mcleod has. 

A Good Panto Die Hard

A Good Panto Die Hard

This is a wickedly fun idea for a production, a retelling of 80s favourite, Die Hard, as a pantomime/musical parody. 

Mark Pleases You

Mark Pleases You

For his entire life, performer Mark Vigeant did everything he possibly could to make everyone around him happy. 

Indoor Kids

Indoor Kids

Imagine two lonely children who have no one to talk to until the Winds of Fate make them next-door neighbours. 

Hollywoodn't

Hollywoodn't

Fresh-faced, Midwestern actress Lisa Verlo came to Hollywood looking for fame but found more action on casting couches than onstage. 

The Brilliance of Broken Glass

The Brilliance of Broken Glass

Are you always what you were? New York Comedian and Moth StorySLAM champion’s debut hour blends award-winning storytelling and comedic tales examining identity. 

Temporarily Yours

Temporarily Yours

Italian actress and writer, Greta Zampi has created an incredibly engaging show in Temporarily Yours that is thought-provoking and emotional theatre at its best. 

Knock, Knock

Knock, Knock

Four TikTok comedy stars try their hand at stand up comedy this year at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, hosted by Coco Sarel and stars Steven Mckell, Ayamé Ponder and Henry Rowley. 

Cam Gavinski: Bonheur

Cam Gavinski: Bonheur

Cam Gavinski: Bonheur has been the strangest thing I’ve seen so far at the Fringe. 

Edmonds

Edmonds

Deal or No Deal meets Doctor Faustus. 

The Booth

The Booth

Who needs a pair of heels, a coconut, and a doorbell…? The answer: a foley artist. 

Lady Dealer

Lady Dealer

For Charly, every day is the same. 

In|Secure

In|Secure

Do we really tell the truth about war on social media? What are the limits one puts on another’s suffering? Who has permission to complain, and who deserves to feel guilt? A new,… 

Magic Gareth: Level Up!

Magic Gareth: Level Up!

One-up your Fringe game this festival by adding mind-blowing magic, a grumpy unicorn and 10 XP! Take a chance, believe in the magic (and yourself)! Magic Gareth returns with this m… 

Avital Ash Workshops Her Suicide Note

Avital Ash Workshops Her Suicide Note

Avital Ash is one of the most genuine comedians on the Fringe scene. 

ADULTS

ADULTS

Kieran Hurley's Adults was like being taken for a 1 hour and 20 minute gripping joyride, which consisted of belly laughs and thrills throughout. 

Tickety Boo

Tickety Boo

This must be one of the most genuine selections of heartfelt writing to enjoy this festival. 

Sandy Brechin and Friends

Sandy Brechin and Friends

He’s back! After two years of forced solitary accordion squeezing at home, and to the huge relief of his neighbours, Sandy returns to the A Club once again, upgraded, biceps bulgin… 

The Bean Spillers: The Improvised Musical

The Bean Spillers: The Improvised Musical

Farting at a funeral. 

Skinner & T'witch: Folk, Flamenco and Theatre-Style Songs

Skinner & T'witch: Folk, Flamenco and Theatre-Style Songs

Drawing on music hall and vaudeville traditions, Skinner & T’witch’s show combines comedy and satire with folk, flamenco and theatre-style songs. 

Viva GlasVegas Burlesque Showcase

Viva GlasVegas Burlesque Showcase

Join Glasgow’s very own GlasVegas Showgirl Roxy Stardust, fresh from her explosive tour of the Isle of Mingulay, as she presents an hour of burlesque performance featuring a host… 

Buzzing Anonymous

Buzzing Anonymous

This groundbreaking piece of theatre is based on an ADHD support group. 

Parky Players: Shake It Up

Parky Players: Shake It Up

A fiercely funny, no-holds-barred comedy about modern life living with Parkinson’s. 

Figs in Wigs: Astrology Bingo

Figs in Wigs: Astrology Bingo

Join your favourite galactic gal pals Figs in Wigs for the cosmic game show for astrology lovers, bingo wingers and their sceptic friends. 

Sunny Makes a Scene

Sunny Makes a Scene

The story of an American teenager grappling with her dad’s heroin overdose. 

Poles: The Science of Magnetic Attraction

Poles: The Science of Magnetic Attraction

Cora is 23, self-obsessed, a compulsive liar* (*harmless bullshitter), and an absolute hot mess. 

#FOMO Clinic

#FOMO Clinic

Do you ever experience the feeling of missing out? Maybe the Fringe makes you confused – where to go, what to choose with so many options? Worry not! Dr King of More is here to h… 

Live, Laugh, Love

Live, Laugh, Love

Self-described musical genius James Love and his sequin-clad showgirl wife Stephanie have been married for 12 years. 

Practically Perfect! Julie Andrews from Broadway to Hollywood

Practically Perfect! Julie Andrews from Broadway to Hollywood

Practically Perfect! takes a light-hearted and affectionate look at the many aspects of Julie Andrews’ career and personal life, exploring the contrast between the public face of… 

Antigone: The Musical

Antigone: The Musical

Ancient Greece. 

Raw Sex Appeal

Raw Sex Appeal

A Londoner travels to America finding himself amongst incels, or, men who hate women. 

That's a Bit of Sheer Luck! – A Sherlock Holmes Parody

That's a Bit of Sheer Luck! – A Sherlock Holmes Parody

That’s A Bit of Sheer Luck! – A Sherlock Holmes Parody. 

Matt and Ben

Matt and Ben

‘Imitation is the highest form of flattery. 

Jesus L'Oreal: Nailed It!

Jesus L'Oreal: Nailed It!

Halle-berry-lujah! Your sassy, dyslexic King of the shoes is heaven scent in a cloud of Febreze to tell you how he came to be the fabulous influencer that he is whilst setting the … 

Barefoot in the Park

Barefoot in the Park

One of Neil Simon’s best-loved comedies. 

Past Life

Past Life

A washed-up television personality lives out a Dickensian nightmare when they are visited by the ghost of their past. 

How My Light Is Spent

How My Light Is Spent

Jimmy is 34 and has never felt like he belonged. 

Apocalypse Kernow

Apocalypse Kernow

One of the best Cornish zombie apocalypse comedies ever made. 

Why I Hate My Penis

Why I Hate My Penis

Because Grindr hookups never quite go to plan. 

Trial by Jury
BOBBY WINNER

Trial by Jury

Stunning, imaginative, inspired, colourful, amusing, brilliantly performed and beautifully sung, this Trial By Jury is Gilbert and Sullivan at its very best. 

Guilty: A Legal Musical Comedy

Guilty: A Legal Musical Comedy

Fiction’s greatest villains, from Hannibal Lecter to Cruella de Vil, are in court for their crimes in a rip-roaring musical comedy that will challenge everything you know about l… 

How to Be a Person When the World Is Ending

How to Be a Person When the World Is Ending

The world is ending. 

The Coven

The Coven

Margaret, a young witch of great ambition but limited skill, holds a witch coven with her friends, Lawrence, who can’t tell the difference between magic and life hacks and Emily,… 

Cheeky Girls

Cheeky Girls

Edinburgh-based dark comedy collective The Counterminers are back for their third Fringe, putting on a new-writing piece by Florence Carr-Jones – Cheeky Girls. 

Plus One

Plus One

Every family has its drama, and every wedding has its secrets. 

Party

Party

A humble shed; four young idealists form a political party to save the world from itself. 

Antiques

Antiques

The Griffen Collective present Antiques by Ted Smethurst. 

Kiki Mellék: Wonder Woman

Kiki Mellék: Wonder Woman

Kiki Mellék (international, sparkling wrecking ball of magnificent bombast and mayhem) whirls back to Edinburgh with her new, all dancing, all lip-syncing, all revealing tribute t… 

Dot Dot Dot Dash

Dot Dot Dot Dash

Count Horoch Zadelski, dashing member of the Polish Underground, makes a daring escape from Nazi-occupied Europe with the Gestapo hot on his most-wanted heels. 

Voices in my Head

Voices in my Head

In this comedy romp, audiences will meet a colourful cast of characters who are certain to tickle those funny bones. 

An Evening With Mr Noel Howard

An Evening With Mr Noel Howard

William Roby stars as centenarian cabaret artist Mr Noel Howard in this solo show about a veteran performer who at a hundred-and-something (his actual age is revealed in the show i… 

Average Joe

Average Joe

Joe Smith is a regular bloke. 

Phil Kay & Stacey Clare: Book Festival Fringe Launch Show

Phil Kay & Stacey Clare: Book Festival Fringe Launch Show

Come! Welcome to the inaugural Book Festival Fringe. 

Personals

Personals

‘Virtual demi-god… seeks woman to share his myth. 

Water Fruit Loops

Water Fruit Loops

You know that friend that just won’t stop sleeping with their ex? Theatre Paradok presents a new piece all about that ex. 

A Non-Emergency

A Non-Emergency

Two ambulance care assistants, five extraordinary patients, a rickety ambulance plus minimal training add up to one lively dramatic journey! This dark comedy reveals what actually … 

New Labour

New Labour

The adventures and misadventures of a group of graduates working in a North London call centre: Alice wants to be a singer, Liam wants to travel, Rob wants to make a killing and Sa… 

The Last Romantic

The Last Romantic

This show revolves around a fairly well-trodden premise: idealistic young creative seeks similar to make beautiful art with. 

Hyenas!

Hyenas!

Hyenas! won Pick of the Fringe at Edinburgh Fringe 2021 and is a dark comedy jaw dropper. 

Word Up

Word Up

A fast-moving, shiny new spoken word cabaret. 

In Conversation with… Elaine C Smith

In Conversation with… Elaine C Smith

BAFTA-winning actor, comedian, singer, writer, independence campaigner, panto legend, feminist and socialist; Smith is rarely accused of lacking opinions. 

Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night

The HandleBards are a cycling theatre company who pedal Shakespeare plays to outdoor venues all across the UK. 

The Rain Men

The Rain Men

The Rain Men. 

Andrea Spisto: El Dizzy Beast

Andrea Spisto: El Dizzy Beast

Are you just a teenage dirtbag, baby? Wanna watch weird vids and drink morning coffee with me, maybe? This is a show about a queer, autistic, Latinx, caterpillar on the edge. 

One Man Two Guvnors

One Man Two Guvnors

Captivate Theatre brings the smash-hit comedy to the Fringe! ‘You gotta concentrate ain’t ya, with two jobs. 

A Hundred Words for Snow

A Hundred Words for Snow

‘It’s a bit weird to be sitting at the Arctic Circle chatting to a fit boy with your dad’s ashes in your backpack. 

Freedam

Freedam

Aspiring supervillain Ice Cold stumbles across a prophecy that reveals a top-secret mind control signal. 

Robert Temple: The Hypnotist – Red Raw

Robert Temple: The Hypnotist – Red Raw

A brand-new show where volunteers from the audience unlock their imaginations and create a once-in-a-lifetime show of improvised comedy under the influence of hypnosis – live on … 

Gilbert and Sullivan's Nightmare

Gilbert and Sullivan's Nightmare

It’s awards night and the longest serving member of the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company might just get the recognition he thinks he deserves. 

The Bush

The Bush

Writer, actor and theatre-maker, Alice Mary Cooper, presents new show The Bush, following the success of her previous solo work Waves, described by the Observer as ‘a miniaturist g… 

Making Exceptions

Making Exceptions

Is your family dysfunctional? Well, you haven’t met these fine folk. 

Frighthouse Presents: The Wheel of Misfortune

Frighthouse Presents: The Wheel of Misfortune

Frighthouse presents – The Wheel of Misfortune. 

Harry Baker: Unashamed

Harry Baker: Unashamed

World Poetry Slam Champion Harry Baker’s heart and humour has been watched by millions online and allowed him to perform all over the world, until suddenly he couldn’t. 

Isabelle Farah: Ellipsis

Isabelle Farah: Ellipsis

Returning for a limited run following a sell-out Fringe in 2021! Stand-up is the outlet that keeps you sane. 

David Alnwick: Secret Magic Show

David Alnwick: Secret Magic Show

Even more fast-paced comedy magic from fringe legend David Alnwick. 

David Alnwick: Secret Magic Show

David Alnwick: Secret Magic Show

Even more fast-paced comedy magic from fringe legend David Alnwick. 

The Rest of Our Lives

The Rest of Our Lives

Hopefully hopeful, The Rest of Our Lives is a joyful morning dose of dance, theatre, circus and games. 

Last Night

Last Night

David and Emma arrive at work on Christmas Eve – the only two people in the office the morning after the Christmas party. 

The Diary of a Nobody

The Diary of a Nobody

‘I never was so immensely tickled by anything I had ever said before. 

Cicada's Children

Cicada's Children

The cult of Cicada’s Children has just been discovered. 

Antigone: The Musical

Antigone: The Musical

Ancient Greece. 

Mason King – Mind Games

Mason King – Mind Games

Mind reader Mason King returns to the Edinburgh Fringe for another journey into the inner depths of your mind! In this brand new mind reading, magic and mentalism show, Mason invit… 

The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

Following their five-star production of Dylan Thomas’s Under Milk Wood in 2019 and powerful staging of Sophocles’ Antigone in 2018, this ‘strong and capable ensemble’ (Edin… 

Dog / Actor

Dog / Actor

Two hilarious and explosive plays written by Steven Berkoff, performed back-to-back by the same actor. 

Love, Loss and Dating

Love, Loss and Dating

Almost everyone has lost someone, has loved someone. 

Julie: The Musical

Julie: The Musical

Worshipped opera singer. 

Sherlock's Excellent Adventure

Sherlock's Excellent Adventure

Follow Sherlock Holmes and his incomparable sidekick Dr John Watson on this riveting, hitherto unpublished case. 

Plague

Plague

The year is 1348 and the small Yorkshire village of Bogsfield is about to be hit by the Black Death. 

Puppets

Puppets

One hour of existential crisis and millennial dread about dating whilst simultaneously destroying your happy childhood memories of Sesame Street. 

Cake and Violence

Cake and Violence

Do you feel. 

Tam O' Shanter, Tales & Whisky

Tam O' Shanter, Tales & Whisky

Tam O’ Shanter, Tales & Whisky is a comic celebration of the gothic poems of Robert Burns. 

Val from Anfield

Val from Anfield

After months of fighting to save her home from developers, Val has finally conceded. 

The Olive Tree

The Olive Tree

Tie your troubles to the tree, load yourself with glitter and use your wings to fly. 

100 Seconds to Midnight

100 Seconds to Midnight

John and May were sixth form lovers, they haven’t seen each other in five years. 

Careless

Careless

Careless follows best friends Sam, a care assistant, and Bryony, a struggling actor. 

Hobnobs and Fruitcake

Hobnobs and Fruitcake

Alex loves church because it has Hobnobs and singing, and she’s not allowed either at home because one, she’s tone-deaf, and two, she’s diabetic. 

Rapunzel

Rapunzel

Escape on a fantastic adventure this summer with Rapunzel – an exhilarating, heart-warming production about one girl’s longing to break free from her imposed lockdown and final… 

A Wilde Life

A Wilde Life

Chevron Theatre’s A Wilde Life is absolutely hypnotic, hinting at a time of debauchery and a glamour that has long since passed. 

Stretchmarks!

Stretchmarks!

Join us for a mom-entous playdate. 

Kelty Clippie: The Musical

Kelty Clippie: The Musical

Based on the popular Scottish folk song, we follow the comic adventures of Maggie played by Jacqueline Hannan, a bus conductress in Fife in her new job. 

Gertrude and Ophelia in Hell

Gertrude and Ophelia in Hell

In this dark comedy, Ophelia and Gertrude are in limbo and on their way to Hell. 

Medea the Musical

Medea the Musical

A rock concert in a courtroom. 

Cat

Cat

Cat is a one-woman, twisted comedy show by Connie Harris. 

Happy Place

Happy Place

Everybody needs a break. 

The Macbeth Inquiry

The Macbeth Inquiry

This reconstruction of Macbeth for Edinburgh University Shakespeare Society’s annual Shakesperimental play reimagines the narrative within a modern political context. 

Fake It Till You Make It

Fake It Till You Make It

A one-woman show about Leda, an actor struggling to make it. 

The Boy With a Thousand Faces

The Boy With a Thousand Faces

In this one-person show, Clive does everything to impress people. 

Faith: The Gospel According to George Michael

Faith: The Gospel According to George Michael

Dr Reverend Jimmy Goodlove, the 1980s-styled American televangelist, preaches and teaches! Life’s answers are found in the lyrics of Grammy Award-winning album Faith by George Mich… 

Glister

Glister

A smorgasbord of Viking gods, an enchanting Norse soundscape and a pair of wise-cracking ravens accompany a Yorkshire lass on her journey from childhood to motherhood, revealing my… 

Who the F**k Is Don Quixote?

Who the F**k Is Don Quixote?

Can fiction save you from reality? Aimlessly wandering and trapped in her nine-to-five, Rachel is inadvertently catapulted through a rift in the space-time continuum, landing in th… 

Beautiful Nothing

Beautiful Nothing

All that glitters is not gold, a message that is incredibly clear in Em Oliver’s Beautiful Nothing. 

A Toe Tale

A Toe Tale

When faced with the drama and indignities of growing up, five toes must contend with smelly socks, ballet injuries and a dose of existential dread in their journey to discover what… 

Contact

Contact

Welcome to Pharmtec, the fastest-growing dietary supplement provider in the country! More specifically, welcome to its customer-facing contact centre, where a crack team awaits eve… 

The Horse's Mouth

The Horse's Mouth

Welcome to The Horse’s Mouth! We’ve got comedy on tap! Watch our hero work his first shift at the pub, and meet the rather strange bunch of regulars he encounters along the way, ea… 

A Shoddy Detective and the Art of Deception

A Shoddy Detective and the Art of Deception

A bumbling detective is called upon to uncover the mystery of a priceless stolen painting, but when he cannot solve it himself he is forced to enlist the help of an old nemesis. 

The Bean Spillers: The Improvised Musical

The Bean Spillers: The Improvised Musical

Farting at a funeral. 

Semi-Toned Presents: Lost in Time

Semi-Toned Presents: Lost in Time

Internationally renowned a cappella sensation Semi-Toned return to Edinburgh, following four consecutive sell-out runs at the Fringe! This time, the boys in burgundy want to attemp… 

Fly Me to the Moon

Fly Me to the Moon

Everyone needs a little bit of luck in their lives. 

Voices in my Head

Voices in my Head

In this comedy romp, audiences will meet a colourful cast of characters who are certain to tickle those funny bones. 

One Week in Magaluf

One Week in Magaluf

When Amy, Megan, Nicole and Olivia decide to go on a week-long girls holiday to Magaluf, some of them are excited for sun, sex and sangria. 

Mr Brake Down: The Headmaster Will See You Now

Mr Brake Down: The Headmaster Will See You Now

A special school assembly harking back to the grand old days of the bawdy British boarding school, hosted by drag king and self-proclaimed “Head” Master Mr Brake Down. 

Bella Donna

Bella Donna

From award-winning director and acclaimed playwright, Laura J Harris, Bella Donna is an original queer comedy filled with unexpected twists and turns and more than its fair share o… 

Imprints

Imprints

Should I shave off my beard, and grow a pencil-thin, rock-style goatee? Is it OK to fall asleep in a bin, if it’s comfortable? What would you do if I died? In the midst of all the … 

The Canterville Ghost: The Musical

The Canterville Ghost: The Musical

A musical reimagining of one of Oscar Wilde’s most beloved stories, The Canterville Ghost: The Musical features an original score and soundtrack. 

Shall I Compare Thee

Shall I Compare Thee

Does the human race crave love or hate? Technology has moulded the relationships of the 21st century – perhaps it’s time to look back in order to move forward. 

The Best Ideas Happen in the Toilet

The Best Ideas Happen in the Toilet

Frankie wants to conform. 

Lucid

Lucid

What. 

Chips and Ice Cream

Chips and Ice Cream

‘Charlie, why is every light in the fucking house on??’ What happens when you have a son? How does manhood move through generations? Who decides what a “good dad” really means? Chi… 

I Dreamed a Dream: The Hunt for a Husband

I Dreamed a Dream: The Hunt for a Husband

Desperate to fulfil her mother’s wish of finding a husband, Rebecca Anderson explores love and a whole bunch of other stuff in her debut at the Edinburgh Fringe. 

The Sneeze by Anton Chekhov, Translated and Adapted by Michael Frayn

The Sneeze by Anton Chekhov, Translated and Adapted by Michael Frayn

Works by Anton Chekhov, translated and adapted by Michael Frayn. 

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

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 … 

The Really Terrible Orchestra

The Really Terrible Orchestra

The Really Terrible Orchestra has survived covid and reappears like a butterfly from the chrysalis. 

Little Drummer Boy

Little Drummer Boy

Imagine having a passion, a calling, being so good and in love with something you wanted to do it forever – that was me as a child when it came to drumming but sadly it wasn’t th… 

In Conversation with... Paul Sinha

In Conversation with... Paul Sinha

Born in the UK to Bengali doctors, the early 1990s saw Paul qualify as a doctor and take his first steps on the stand-up comedy circuit. 

Grumpy Pants

Grumpy Pants

A children’s show that entertains parents alongside kids with a mix of perfectly crafted juggling routines, clowning, physical comedy and fork throwing! Grumpy Pants invites the … 

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

A group of eclectic pre-teens (played by just as eclectic adults) learn that winning (and losing) isn’t everything as they spell their way through a series of (potentially made-up)… 

Pick of the Fringe by Johnnie Walker Princes Street

Pick of the Fringe by Johnnie Walker Princes Street

At Johnnie Walker Princes Street, we know a thing or two about creating the perfect blend. 

The Marriage of Figaro

The Marriage of Figaro

Scotland’s professional touring opera company returns with Mozart’s sublime comedy. 

David Alnwick: Secret Magic Show

David Alnwick: Secret Magic Show

Even more fast-paced comedy magic from fringe legend David Alnwick. 

Garry Starr's Loose Units

Garry Starr's Loose Units

Drop your cynical pants at the door and wipe your serious-face off your face – it’s time to tickle your inner child. 

Little Git

Little Git

A fast, unexpectedly heart-warming play written by Paul Richards. 

Mr.B: Twerp in Progress

Mr.B: Twerp in Progress

The Chap Himself returns to the Fringe armed with his beats, rhymes, manners and some small instruments for a strictly limited run of Chap-Hop recitals. 

Hot Clown Sex

Hot Clown Sex

The Hot Clown Company is a relatively new troupe that set out to blend sketch comedy and physical theatre with a particular emphasis on clowning. 

My Other Half

My Other Half

H and B are a young couple struggling with the pressures of their relationship. 

Calendar Girls the Musical

Calendar Girls the Musical

Based on the hit film, this award-winning musical by Gary Barlow and Tim Firth tells the story of an ordinary group of women in a Yorkshire Women’s Institute who create an artist… 

The Addams Family: A New Musical

The Addams Family: A New Musical

A comical feast that features an original story that is every father’s nightmare; Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a swee… 

Nell Gwynn

Nell Gwynn

Jessica Swale’s Nell Gwynn charts the rise of an unlikely heroine from her roots in Coal Yard Alley to her success as Britain’s most celebrated actress and her hard-won place in th… 

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

A howl in the night! A terrifying corpse! A suspicious bearded man! A chaotic cast of larger-than-life characters threaten the heir to the fortune. 

Our Teacher's a Troll

Our Teacher's a Troll

Two terrible twins with a talent for turmoil rule their school and are delighted to have reduced their head teacher to a nervous wreck. 

Fiji

Fiji

Inspired by shocking true events, Fiji is a gripping two-hander that blends true crime with romantic comedy to deliver a thrill-ride as hilarious and warm as it is fascinatingly da… 

Numbers

Numbers

Mean Girls meets Lord of the Flies. 

Accidental Death of an Anarchist

Accidental Death of an Anarchist

‘They’ve never tried to cover up these scandals. 

A Highly Suspect Murder Mystery

A Highly Suspect Murder Mystery

Following a 2021 sell out run, acclaimed mystery maestros Highly Suspect return to the Fringe with a new duo of hilarious and interactive murder mysteries, which you – the audien… 

The After-Dinner Joke

The After-Dinner Joke

The After-Dinner Joke doesn’t quite land. 

The Lock-In Cabaret

The Lock-In Cabaret

Back for its seventh year at Edinburgh Fringe, this chaotic institution is the only way to end your night at Edinburgh Fringe! Join high-energy hosts, Griffin and Jones, for an hou… 

Door-to-Door Poetry: Nationwide

Door-to-Door Poetry: Nationwide

Rowan McCabe knocks on stranger’s doors and writes poems for them, for free, on any subject of their choosing. 

The Philosophy of Cavemen

The Philosophy of Cavemen

Three cavemen debate the nature of life while trying to survive. When one invents the wheel that’s when life really gets hard. 

The Greatest Magician

The Greatest Magician

‘Extraordinary’ (Daily Mirror). 

Dolly Diamond's Bosom Buddies

Dolly Diamond's Bosom Buddies

Award-winning, sharp-tongued cabaret diva Dolly Diamond returns to Edinburgh for only a limited number of nights of inimitable Dolly-style cabaret at The House Of Oz – with some … 

Waiting for Hamlet

Waiting for Hamlet

The story Shakespeare never told. 

Crazy Comedy Company

Crazy Comedy Company

Start the day with a riot of cray kid-friendly laughter for the whole family. Zany sketches, acrobatics, cirque skills and mayhem. 

The Weird Sisters

The Weird Sisters

A tale of three Highland sisters who live in a shack in the woods disconnected from society, each of them with different views on how they should be living their lives. 

The Lady Boys of Bangkok – Summer of Fun Tour

The Lady Boys of Bangkok – Summer of Fun Tour

Bold, glamorous and sassy, your festival favourites are back with their most sensational show yet! A must-see new production for 2022 with plenty of fun-filled comedy and outrageou… 

There’s Nothing Quite Like Spaghetti Bolognese!

There’s Nothing Quite Like Spaghetti Bolognese!

There’s nothing quite like Spaghetti Bolognese, the most dazzling bowl of pasta in all your days! Join Penny for an unforgettable dinner in this show that is fun for all the fami… 

Best of the Fest Daytime

Best of the Fest Daytime

Bite-size tasters of the best comedy, music, family entertainment and circus, all prepared for you in our glorious Spiegeltent. 

Irrational Me

Irrational Me

Why do we still have a headache after taking a 1p aspirin which disappears when we take a 50p one? And why are we attracted to a 2-for-1 meal discount but fail to save for a pensio… 

Griffin and Jones: Idiot Magicians

Griffin and Jones: Idiot Magicians

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… 

Bathroom of a Bar on Bleecker

Bathroom of a Bar on Bleecker

Emil Ferzola stars in this tragicomic final recording of America’s number one comedy podcast. 

Splash Test Dummies

Splash Test Dummies

Rub-a-dub-dub, The Dummies are back with their ‘splashingly awesome adventure’ (EdinburghFestivalsForKids. 

Magic Faraway Cabaret with Mister Meredith

Magic Faraway Cabaret with Mister Meredith

Always packed, this ‘fab lil cabaret party’ (Time Out) returns with Mister Meredith again in charge. 

Laurie Black: Dystopiano

Laurie Black: Dystopiano

Fresh from a UK tour supporting Adam Ant, Laurie Black invites you for a knees-up around the pianna (ahem, Microkorg). 

Terrence the T-Rex

Terrence the T-Rex

All Terrence wants is to earn a living as a dinosaur impersonator, have his talents appreciated by the world, land a Netflix deal, embark on a US tour, and design a line of branded… 

The Magician, the Mind Reader and the Nerd

The Magician, the Mind Reader and the Nerd

Three of the Fringe’s biggest variety performers come together for an extra-sensational show! Witness the best magic, mind-reading and nerd-ity the Fringe has to offer, all in on… 

I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change

I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change

This celebration of the mating game takes on the truths and myths behind that contemporary conundrum known as: ‘the relationship. 

Man With a Guitar Plays Story Songs

Man With a Guitar Plays Story Songs

Gecko’s playful story-songs will take you on a journey via ignored characters in Italian renaissance paintings, pig outlaws and tooth fairy admin. 

1 Hour Straitjacket Escape Magic Show

1 Hour Straitjacket Escape Magic Show

One devilishly handsome magician trapped in a straitjacket. 

David Alnwick: Famous Magician

David Alnwick: Famous Magician

New Show for 2022. 

David Alnwick: Good Afternoon, Magic

David Alnwick: Good Afternoon, Magic

Fringe legend David Alnwick performs his favourite tricks. 

Harvey Greenfield is Getting Married

Harvey Greenfield is Getting Married

Paul Richards returns as Harvey; always running, always late and now about to get married. 

The Richard Osman Fan Club

The Richard Osman Fan Club

After airing nearly 2,000 episodes since it was first broadcast in 2009, Pointless has become a regular family favourite and made a nationwide star out of its intelligent and amiab… 

Just a Magic Show

Just a Magic Show

A perfect show to start your day! Card tricks, mind-reading, all the magic show stuff! Magician, on stage, doing magic in a magic show; what more do you want? Oh and it’s literally… 

Return of the Maths with Kyle D Evans

Return of the Maths with Kyle D Evans

Award-winning entertainer Kyle D Evans returns with another fast-paced hour of inclusive maths-based family fun. 

Sean Choolburra: Didj and Dance!

Sean Choolburra: Didj and Dance!

An exciting kids’ show from an Aboriginal comedy star. 

Shirley Gnome: Decoxification

Shirley Gnome: Decoxification

Based out of Vancouver, Canada, Shirley Gnome is an unapologetically femme, empowering, uplifting, smart, honest, unhinged and hilarious cabaret performer and songwriter. 

Daniel Zindler Drops

Daniel Zindler Drops

When the juggler drops, is it on purpose? Daniel Zindler began his career as a busker and is still often found juggling on the Royal Mile. 

Animal Form

Animal Form

Can four youthful specimens of the human race successfully attract a mate in the wild? Join the learned professor and expert on animal behaviour as he observes the strange mating r… 

The Bank Where Your Ex Works

The Bank Where Your Ex Works

Rory wants to pop the question. 

Twinpossible

Twinpossible

Kane and Abel perform comedy and magic based on the cliches of being twins. 

Ladies Day

Ladies Day

Work, love and life are just one long, hard slog for the fish-filleting foursome Pearl, Jan, Shelley and Linda. 

Jinkx Monsoon: She's Still Got It! (with Major Scales)

Jinkx Monsoon: She's Still Got It! (with Major Scales)

It took little time for Assembly’s Spielgeltent Palais Du Variété to evolve into a glittering exhibition of luminous flair and seduction, teased out by one of Drag Race’s mos… 

Heroes, Revised

Heroes, Revised

What defines a hero in the 21st century? Is it machismo and the ability to rescue people from burning buildings, or can we rethink what we mean by heroism to take in compassion, co… 

A Lady Does Not Scratch Her Crotch

A Lady Does Not Scratch Her Crotch

Once upon a time, there was a young girl – not a princess or a pretty girl waiting to be one. 

Fan/Girl

Fan/Girl

It’s 1998. 

David Alnwick: Secret Magic Show

David Alnwick: Secret Magic Show

Even more fast-paced comedy magic from fringe legend David Alnwick. 

Chris Cook: Reflections

Chris Cook: Reflections

Care less. 

So Close...

So Close...

A coming of age for your 20s. 

A Highly Suspect Murder Mystery

A Highly Suspect Murder Mystery

A Highly Suspect Murder Mystery is an interactive Shakespeare-based whodunnit where the audience (with help from the cast) is tasked with solving the murder. 

Brain Hemingway

Brain Hemingway

A songwriter with severe writer’s block and a looming deadline battles the version of Ernest Hemingway that lives in her head.  

You're Dead, Mate

You're Dead, Mate

A man wakes up drunk, scared and alone, with no idea where he is or how he got there. 

Done to Death, By Jove!

Done to Death, By Jove!

The Great British Detective tradition! Holmes and Watson meet Poirot and Miss Marple (alongside the usual suspects) in a spoof homage – who murdered Lady Fanshawe!? Why have the … 

Plan V: The Joyful Cult of Pussy Worship

Plan V: The Joyful Cult of Pussy Worship

Part stand-up, part TED talk, part Vagina Monologue, this sex-positive solo show dives deep into the ancient art of going down, and what it takes to make the pussy purr. 

North Star (What I Listened to Instead of My Intuition)

North Star (What I Listened to Instead of My Intuition)

Lori Hamilton's retelling of her eventful life is touching and amusing, despite the whirlwind pacing. 

Three Women and Shakespeare's Will

Three Women and Shakespeare's Will

Three Women and Shakespeare’s Will is is a nice little premise for a play. 

Robert Miles

Robert Miles

Robert Miles is a quirky one-liner comedian. Also an outstanding ventriloquist. Robert Miles is also in a double act with Cyril the squirrel in a stand-up comedy show. 

Art

Art

Art, the multi award-winning play, comes to Edinburgh in an entirely fresh production. 

Abigail's Party

Abigail's Party

BCP return to the Fringe with Mike Leigh’s classic after two sell-out years with Alan Bennett and Alan Ayckbourn. 

Dirty Tricks – How the Illusionati Rule the World

Dirty Tricks – How the Illusionati Rule the World

The Great Baldini (Emperor of Illusion/Maharajah of Mystery) is a magical legend, a relict of the music halls, a performer of the old school. 

La Serva Padrona

La Serva Padrona

Since 2020, Coronavirus has threatened to kill opera! Can David save it with his one-man production of La Serva Padrona? Baroque meets funk in this new English version of Pergolesi… 

Music, Mayhem and a Mezzo

Music, Mayhem and a Mezzo

‘Absurdly talented’ (FringeBiscuit. 

1972: The Future of Sex

1972: The Future of Sex

1972: The Future of Sex. 

We Are What We Overcome

We Are What We Overcome

One man’s journey to good mental health via a very bad idea. 

Locked In

Locked In

A ticking clock. 

What Broke David Lynch?

What Broke David Lynch?

It is difficult to work out exactly who this play is for. 

The Importance of Being Earnest as Performed by Three F*cking Queens and a Duck

The Importance of Being Earnest as Performed by Three F*cking Queens and a Duck

Completely sold out in 2014 and 2018. 

Doris Does The Edinboiger Fridge

Doris Does The Edinboiger Fridge

She’s not your average little old lady. 

Bee Master

Bee Master

Good Heavens! Brother Barnabus has found himself in a sticky situation! Join him in this one man show. 

Laurel and Chaplin: Before They Were Famous

Laurel and Chaplin: Before They Were Famous

Laurel and Chaplin: Before They Were Famous. 

Things We (Never) Learned in Sex Ed

Things We (Never) Learned in Sex Ed

Let’s talk about sex, maybe? Or, maybe not? After having radically different experiences with Sex Ed, Lindsay and Lea try to figure out exactly what they were supposed to learn, … 

Trudy Carmichael Presents: The Improvised One-Woman Show!

Trudy Carmichael Presents: The Improvised One-Woman Show!

Forget your troubles and let Las Vegas lounge legend Trudy Carmichael (along with her astounding accompanist) entertain you in her daring one-of-a-kind immersive musical event! Eve… 

Flesh

Flesh

Whilst it may be apt to stage John Montgomery and Derek Batchelor’s Flesh - a musical about Burke and Hare - at Surgeon’s Hall, the novelty stops there. 

War of the Worlds (On a Budget)

War of the Worlds (On a Budget)

Step aside HG Wells, take a break Jeff Wayne, back to your trailer Tom Cruise, Lamphouse is tackling War of the Worlds and they’re doing it. 

Dried Apricots

Dried Apricots

A one-woman show that is absolutely not a drama because Young Woman’s life is not sad! In three days, her first novel, a bodice-ripper, comes out. 

Head Girl

Head Girl

A coming-of-age story about falling in and out of love with yourself. 

The Masks of Oscar Wilde

The Masks of Oscar Wilde

Occasionally humorous, this is a well-formed exploration of Wilde’s life, loves and works. 

The Thinking Drinkers Pub Quiz

The Thinking Drinkers Pub Quiz

Before the Thinking Drinkers even begins, the audience experiences a feeling which is very rare at Edinburgh Fringe: ‘This show is value for money!’Provided with a bag containi… 

1902

1902

Saltire Sky is back! The multi award-winning 1902 takes an access-all-areas approach to working-class life in Scotland as we follow four young wannabe football hooligans in their q… 

Cherub Spring: A Political Satire

Cherub Spring: A Political Satire

Children, especially toddlers are known to be tyrants. 

Badgers Can't Be Friends

Badgers Can't Be Friends

Runner-up for Best Comedy at Standing Ovation Awards 2021. 

La Clique

La Clique

The multi award-winning cabaret spectacular, La Clique, features the best of circus, comedy and cabaret. 

Apartness

Apartness

A multimedia hybrid, part live stand-up, part film, featuring Sylvester McCoy, Linda Marlowe and introducing Eleanor May Blackburn in a tale of two isolated souls and their devilis… 

Trouble on Six

Trouble on Six

If you were conceived to fix your parent’s marriage, obsess over whether people like you, and have visited your dad in prison, then this show is for you! Left to raise himself by… 

Self Service

Self Service

Breaking down? Lost the manual? Book in for this funny (meta)physical dive into how to keep going. 

Hey, That's My Wife!

Hey, That's My Wife!

Hey That’s My Wife! is a comedic spin on the classic works of Tennessee Williams and Arthur Miller that follows two advertising executives, Charlie Moore and Roger Sloan, as they… 

Everything That's Me Is Falling Apart

Everything That's Me Is Falling Apart

Using a mixture of animation, visualisation technology, a live camera and a toy train, comedian David Callaghan brings a groundbreaking comedy play packed with heartfelt, bitterswe… 

Faulty Towers The Dining Experience

Faulty Towers The Dining Experience

Be part of the action as Basil, Sybil and Manuel serve up mayhem on a plate alongside a three-course meal and two hours of non-stop laughter. 

Olives and Blowjobs

Olives and Blowjobs

You’d be forgiven for raising an eyebrow at the provocative title Olives and Blowjobs at Space Triplex. 

The Circle of Life

The Circle of Life

Life is a game. 

Madame Chandelier's Opera House Party

Madame Chandelier's Opera House Party

Have you ever wondered where the divas go, in between getting married or getting killed, night after night at the opera house? Madame Chandelier’s Opera House Party, of course. 

Utter Mess!

Utter Mess!

In the attempt to create an absurd enigmatic clown performance, and in search for meaning and connection, a company of artists end up in Tokyo’s Museum of Lost Things, where nothin… 

Pauline Holmes Goes to the Dogs

Pauline Holmes Goes to the Dogs

Poetry show for dog lovers. 

Illicit Thrill: Close Encounters

Illicit Thrill: Close Encounters

The Fringe’s shadiest late-night strip joint is back and we have missed you! Join the illicit crew complete with their trademark ‘no f*cks’ attitude, as they welcome audiences back… 

S-ex-iety

S-ex-iety

An unexpected event will lead three roommates on an intense journey through the adult industry. 

Boy Ant

Boy Ant

On the sand of his seaside home town, Myles Wheeler monologues about home, hospitals and let’s say hope for the alliteration. 

Amber Topaz: Greying Still Slaying

Amber Topaz: Greying Still Slaying

A fierce, femme, fabulous, musical comedy show from the multi award-winning, international cabaret sensation Amber Topaz. 

Frank Sanazi's Das Vegas Nights

Frank Sanazi's Das Vegas Nights

The Prince of Dark Comedy Cabaret returns to Edinburgh with his all new Vegas-style show at the Fringe, accompanied by his singing dictators Dean Stalin and Saddami Davis Junior (T… 

Greg

Greg

Greg is Duck in Arms Theatre’s first production. 

Dick

Dick

Amputation is the only way! Dick ‘One Man in 100,000’, a comic tragedy of hope over death, tells Richard Stamp’s shock diagnosis of penis cancer. 

Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind (30 plays in 60 minutes)

Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind (30 plays in 60 minutes)

Emerging performance ensemble, Los Angeles Theatre Initiative presents a high-energy, interactive show that’s different every night. 

Elliot Bibby and the Magical Beach Ball

Elliot Bibby and the Magical Beach Ball

This year, international multi award-winning magician Elliot Bibby is supported by his faithful friend Barry the Beach Ball. 

Growing Up Ringside: A One-Woman Show by Mina Liccione

Growing Up Ringside: A One-Woman Show by Mina Liccione

Mina (Comedy Central, STOMP) returns with her acclaimed multimedia show weaving together hilarious and heartfelt stories from her New York upbringing as the daughter of an Italian-… 

Macbeth: The Musical

Macbeth: The Musical

Is this a real knife? Is this just fantasy? Enjoy Shakespeare’s spooky tragedy like never before, as six actors deploy wittily rewritten pop classics, uproariously silly comedy and… 

Tickled: The Ken Dodd Story

Tickled: The Ken Dodd Story

Variety died on the 11th of March 2018, the day Ken Dodd died. 

Harvey Greenfield is Running Late

Harvey Greenfield is Running Late

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… 

The Kaye Hole Hosted by Reuben Kaye

The Kaye Hole Hosted by Reuben Kaye

Winner, Best Cabaret Variety and Line Up Show, FringeWorld 2021. 

OCD Me

OCD Me

Sure, we all get a bit stressed sometimes. 

#MineToo

#MineToo

Mary Jo’s boyfriend hijacks a workshop of her critically acclaimed one-woman show, Born MYdentity. 

Lag: A Zoomsical Comedy

Lag: A Zoomsical Comedy

Named one of the 19 Unmissable Online Theatre Experiences by American Express Essentials Magazine, Lag: A Zoomsical Comedy is the world’s first original musical created to be perfo… 

Smashing Shakespeare

Smashing Shakespeare

Primary Times Children’s Choice Award winner. 

Debra Stephenson: The Many Voices of Debra Stephenson

Debra Stephenson: The Many Voices of Debra Stephenson

Take a trip with Debra (Dead Ringers, Spitting Image, The Imitation Game, Bad Girls) as she hurtles through time in a multiverse of musical icons from Billy Holliday to Billie Eili… 

The Tragicomical 'Istory of 'Arry and the Long March of Civilisation

The Tragicomical 'Istory of 'Arry and the Long March of Civilisation

‘Arry Everyman has had all the crap careers in history: cannibal pot stirrer, medieval plague sniffer, lizard war cannon fodder, undandy highwayman, popper of anchovies into small … 

Too Fat for China

Too Fat for China

A comic look at the agony of adoption. 

The Deil's Awa!

The Deil's Awa!

The Deil’s Awa, a roistering tale of smugglers in the East Neuk of Fife, written by Alan Cochrane, award-winning playwright, and dedicated to Edinburgh People’s Theatre. 

Tangible

Tangible

Dudley’s favourite space is at Jeanie’s shop. 

The Funny Thing About Death

The Funny Thing About Death

There are very few taboo subjects left these days, but the one that will eventually come to us all still leaves many people uncomfortable. 

Alternate Endings

Alternate Endings

The end is nigh. 

An Audience with Stuart Bagcliffe

An Audience with Stuart Bagcliffe

‘Hilarious’, ‘mesmerising’ and ‘outstanding’ **** (LondonPubTheatres. 

Have You Seen This Woman?

Have You Seen This Woman?

A college student offers a scattered recollection of her childhood, her perceived trauma and the chaos leading up to her mother’s recent disappearance. 

Queen of Fishtown

Queen of Fishtown

A character comedy set in Philadelphia about struggling to maintain one’s authenticity while facing inevitable change. 

Down to Earth

Down to Earth

What if Christ returned and we all missed it? From an award-winning theatrical duo, Down to Earth is the entirely untold and untrue story of Gene Christ: a veteran park ranger and … 

Oracle: Do You Want to See the Future?

Oracle: Do You Want to See the Future?

A jaw-dropping mind-reading show that will have you grinning from ear to ear, scratching your head in bafflement, and wondering if you might just have seen a glimpse of the future. 

Wilf

Wilf

Calvin is going to revolutionise his life. 

Nympho

Nympho

‘He’s seen my Foo Foo. 

Love Me or I'll Kill Myself

Love Me or I'll Kill Myself

Join Faith, a young woman addicted to Love, on a quest into the dark heart of its enchantments – and if there’s any life worth living without them. 

Don't Say Macbeth

Don't Say Macbeth

GOYA Theatre Company’s Don’t Say Macbeth is a fast-paced show filled with well-balanced satire that pokes fun at and spoofs the theatre and musical industry. 

School's Out Comedy Club

School's Out Comedy Club

Let Philip Simon keep your little ones giggling more than that time they saw their teacher’s dirty washing on Google Classroom! Created during lockdown to entertain the children bo… 

The Late Harness Rebellion

The Late Harness Rebellion

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… 

Three by Nigro

Three by Nigro

Three by Nigro. 

A Shoddy Detective and the Art of Deception

A Shoddy Detective and the Art of Deception

A bumbling detective is called upon to uncover the mystery of a priceless stolen painting, but when he cannot solve it himself he is forced to enlist the help of an old nemesis. 

Forth on the Fringe

Forth on the Fringe

Forth on the Fringe is the largest showcase event of Fringe entertainment available at this year’s festival. 

And They Played Shang-A-Lang

And They Played Shang-A-Lang

Back for its 10th year this show bounces with energy. 

The Listies: Hamlet – Prince of Skidmark

The Listies: Hamlet – Prince of Skidmark

For the first time in Edinburgh, Australia’s favourite kidult comedy duo, The Listies, present their hilarious adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic – Hamlet. 

One-Man Lord of the Rings

One-Man Lord of the Rings

100,000 characters. 

Grounded: A Sitcom

Grounded: A Sitcom

We’re grounded! An international hacking scandal means the planes can’t fly and everyone has to stay where they are. 

Stretched

Stretched

How quickly can you write a TV show? A month? A week? A day? Felix, Phoebe and Alice have 40 minutes. 

BlundaBuskers: (Who Knows What?)

BlundaBuskers: (Who Knows What?)

Fantastic teatime mess-about with BlundaBus favourites and more! The twinkliest idiots, artists and clowns. 

Boy Crazy Psycho Slut

Boy Crazy Psycho Slut

Like all women, Jo has been called her fair share of things, many not so flattering. 

Ghost Therapy

Ghost Therapy

Well, hello there! How do you boo? Teenage playwright Jaz Skingle brings her sell-out debut play, Ghost Therapy, to the Edinburgh Fringe. 

Dolly Diamond's Hi T

Dolly Diamond's Hi T

It’s time to spend a glorious afternoon with Dolly Diamond, the Queen of the Dessert, as she regales you with some salacious stories and songs, while you sit back and enjoy a delic… 

Fright Bus Service

Fright Bus Service

An award-winning theatrical sightseeing tour around the darker side of Europe’s most haunted city on a classic 1960s Routemaster bus. 

Elementa

Elementa

Presenting a one-woman show about a planet-saving superhero who’s lost her mojo. 

Risas de Papel

Risas de Papel

Button lives in an alleyway surrounded by cardboard boxes and items rescued from the bin. 

Apartness

Apartness

A multimedia hybrid, part live stand-up, part film, featuring Sylvester McCoy, Linda Marlowe and introducing Eleanor May Blackburn in a tale of two isolated souls and their devilis… 

Curtains

Curtains

The Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group is back at Paradise Green with a musical whodunit by Kander and Ebb, the pair behind Chicago and Cabaret. 

Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History

Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History

A shameless ode to desolate puppy-love in all its mundane, absurdist glory, featuring toads, sperm-banks and carrots. 

Bette Davis Ain’t for Sissies

Bette Davis Ain’t for Sissies

1939: Bette returns home knowing she’s to lose, as the press leaked the Oscar winners. 

The Woke Box

The Woke Box

A parody Gogglebox about two slobby Pakistani brothers getting brainwashed by an evil TV. 

Paul Dennis: Ashes to Mashes

Paul Dennis: Ashes to Mashes

The continuing story of PD’s perpetually interrupted life. 

The Failure Cabaret

The Failure Cabaret

The Fremonts have been married ten years and have the therapy bills to prove it. 

Sharlin vs The United Kingdom (A Love Story)

Sharlin vs The United Kingdom (A Love Story)

Sharlin Jahan (BBC 4’s The Now Show, BBC Essex Radio) is a Bangladeshi, British, Canadian Comedian. 

Prehysterical

Prehysterical

Winner of Best Children’s Weekly Award, Fringe World 2020. 

The Adventures of Sleepyhead

The Adventures of Sleepyhead

‘Had all my children howling with laughter’ (Scotsman). 

Strictly Come Barking

Strictly Come Barking

Fab-u-lous! A new high-energy physical comedy about a lonely old man and a homeless dog who become friends and enter the world of ballroom dancing. 

The Return of the Mighty Kids Beatbox Comedy Show

The Return of the Mighty Kids Beatbox Comedy Show

Are you a kid? Do you like music, laughing and whack-a-doodle-noodle craziness? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then grab your pet adult and join us! Award-winning c… 

101 – What Women Want!

101 – What Women Want!

What if men could really understand what women want? Is it even possible? And if it was, would their heads implode? Join comics Kimberley Datnow and Peter Bazely this summer, as th… 

Raves R Us

Raves R Us

Naughty Corner Productions’ eighth show promises to be the immersive event of the year. 

Leith Social

Leith Social

Leith Social offers a rotation of different comedic, musical and cabaret acts under the roof of The Pitt Street Market, hosted by Cornish comedian Sam Lake. 

Final Baby Girl!

Final Baby Girl!

Get ready for an evening of bombastic bad taste in the killer new show from cult drag superstar Baby Lame. 

Patience: Zero

Patience: Zero

Dan’s always wanted to be a father. 

Steve and Tobias Versus Death

Steve and Tobias Versus Death

Tobias hates mash and Steve hates Tobias, but when they discover their mom to be patient zero in a world of flesh-eating zombies, the torn apart brothers get pieced back together, … 

(Le) PAIN

(Le) PAIN

‘(Le) PAIN brilliantly expresses the pressure of generational expectations and a small-village mindset. 

Colossal

Colossal

Following his sold-out, five-star debut show, The Man, Patrick McPherson makes his anticipated return with Colossal. 

Game On 3

Game On 3

Matty Grey is back in Edinburgh and going back to Gameland. 

Life's a Drag

Life's a Drag

Winner of Best Cabaret and Variety Show at Fringe World 2022 Life’s a Drag takes you on a reality-shaking rollercoaster ride of what it really takes to be a queen! Australian vocal… 

Sugarcoated Sisters: Bittersweet

Sugarcoated Sisters: Bittersweet

The hopelessly flawed Sugarcoated Sisters unleash their multi-million-hit TikTok personas onto the stage for the first time. 

ComedySportz UK

ComedySportz UK

You’ve seen football. 

ComedySportz UK

ComedySportz UK

You’ve seen football. 

The Discount Comedy Checkout: Improvised Family Show

The Discount Comedy Checkout: Improvised Family Show

Nominated for Best Kids’ Show at this year’s Leicester Comedy Festival 2022. 

Will Tell and the Big Bad Baron

Will Tell and the Big Bad Baron

Inspired by tales of Sir Lancelot and Robin Hood, plucky heroine Will Tell disguises herself as a knight and rides off on a chivalric quest to rescue her freedom-fighting dad from … 

Sean Logan: Full Spectrum

Sean Logan: Full Spectrum

Jaw dropping piano whiz and star of BAFTA-winning Harmonic Spectrum film, Sean Logan presents funky and furious keyboard acrobatics with musings on life as a neurodiverse musician. 

Lottie Plachett Took a Hatchett

Lottie Plachett Took a Hatchett

A camp play on the Lizzie Borden case, Lottie Plachett Took a Hatchet is a comedy about axe murder, sexual depravity, and the installation of a toilet. 

Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch

Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch

Disney villain. 

Anxiety vs Depression: A Comedy Game Show – Pay What You Can

Anxiety vs Depression: A Comedy Game Show – Pay What You Can

Two teams of comedians – one team depressed, one team anxious. 

It All

It All

Cameron Cook pushes character work to incredible new heights in his debut solo show, previously performed to sold-out audiences at Soho Theatre. 

101 Ways to Annoy Your Parents... and Other Really Old People!

101 Ways to Annoy Your Parents... and Other Really Old People!

Title says it all! (Evil laugh). 

Horrible History for Adults (Or Those That Think They Are!)

Horrible History for Adults (Or Those That Think They Are!)

We all love a good story. 

Living a Little

Living a Little

With not a zombie in sight, we are taken into a sanctuary of “normality” while the outside world rots. 

Les Quizerables

Les Quizerables

An interactive late-night quiz for musical theatre queens. 

Attenborough and His Animals

Attenborough and His Animals

Clownfish Theatre has returned to the Edinburgh Fringe with an updated version of their show which saw sell-out audiences in 2019 as well as similar success in Adelaide. 

Olaf Falafel’s Super Stupid Show

Olaf Falafel’s Super Stupid Show

Join comedian and children’s author Olaf Falafel for an hour of really stupid kids’ comedy plus a drawing lesson and possibly something that involves fishing, ducks, bumbags and … 

TA DA – The Ramblings of a Magician

TA DA – The Ramblings of a Magician

Winner of Best Magic Adelaide Fringe 2022. 

Kevin P Gilday: Spam Valley

Kevin P Gilday: Spam Valley

Critically acclaimed writer and performer Kevin P Gilday (Suffering from Scottishness, Sonnet Youth) takes a verbal sledgehammer to lazy stereotypes and attempts to deconstruct wha… 

The Life of Riley

The Life of Riley

A series of unfortunate events led Riley to realise that there is no place for him in society. 

One-Man Star Wars™ Trilogy

One-Man Star Wars™ Trilogy

Since Charles Ross first brought his hilarious show to Edinburgh in 2006, it has established itself as a Fringe favourite. 

In PurSUEt

In PurSUEt

Woman is sat in a therapist’s office. 

Accordion Ryan's Pop Bangers

Accordion Ryan's Pop Bangers

Covering artists from all across the pop music spectrum, Accordion Ryan will sing and play your favourite bangers in a way you’ve never heard them before! Having played in venues a… 

How to Keep Up With the Kardashians

How to Keep Up With the Kardashians

Following their sell-out shows in Manchester and London So La Flair make their Edinburgh debut with their cabaret campaign against keeping up culture. 

Guru Dudu's Silent Disco Walking Tours

Guru Dudu's Silent Disco Walking Tours

The Original Guru Dudu and the team returns to Edinburgh with our hilarious and engaging tours. 

Ben Hart: Wonder

Ben Hart: Wonder

Ben Hart is already a star by any measure, having headlined his own BBC shows and reached the final of a certain UK-based TV talent show, but when Hart enters the vast stage of the… 

Mat Ricardo: The Extraordinary Gentleman

Mat Ricardo: The Extraordinary Gentleman

Mat Ricardo is a juggler with 35 years’ experience performing in front of audiences all over the world. 

The Importance of Being... Earnest?

The Importance of Being... Earnest?

What is the scariest thing in the world? Spiders… heights… whoever wins the conservative party leadership contest? None of the above. 

Man of 100 Faces

Man of 100 Faces

One performer. 

The Black Blues Brothers

The Black Blues Brothers

Black Blues Brothers have quickly gained the reputation as one of the go-to circus-based acts on the Fringe, and, after witnessing this spectacle, it’s not hard to see why. 

Famous Puppet Death Scenes

Famous Puppet Death Scenes

Behold: the eternal masterwork of puppetry for adults returns to Edinburgh! Willingly undergo a heart-wrenching parade of theatrical demises that will severely exacerbate your fear… 

Dom Chambers: Fake Wizard

Dom Chambers: Fake Wizard

America’s Got Talent semi-finalist Dom Chambers makes his Fringe debut with the magically titled Fake Wizard. 

Confetti

Confetti

Uptight and unlucky in love, Felix is the ‘mate of honour’ for his best friend’s wedding. 

Railed

Railed

Railed is the newest offering from fringe-circuit regulars, the Head First Acrobats hailing from Australia. 

Magic Gareth's Magic Eye

Magic Gareth's Magic Eye

Magic Gareth returns to the Pleasance Courtyard with Magic Eye! Expect some kick-ass, eye-bending magic and a whole load of nonsense (and balloons)! This brand-new show from the mi… 

The Oxford Gargoyles: Jazz A Cappella

The Oxford Gargoyles: Jazz A Cappella

Internationally renowned jazz a cappella group The Oxford Gargoyles make their return to the Fringe. 

Who Here's Lost?

Who Here's Lost?

A melancholy artist and a mute architect take a road trip of the soul. 

Tom Brace: Embrace the Impossible!

Tom Brace: Embrace the Impossible!

Cluedo, Roald Dahl and one film in particular from 1985. 

Irvine Welsh's Porno

Irvine Welsh's Porno

The highly anticipated world premiere of Irvine Welsh's Porno catches up with the lives of Renton, Sickboy, Begbie & Spud, fifteen years after their appearance in TRAINSPOT… 

Charlie Russell Aims to Please

Charlie Russell Aims to Please

As the title Charlie Russell Aims to Please suggests, the entire show is an amalgamation of various theatre techniques from musical to slapstick to the dramatic in Russell’s atte… 

Ram of God

Ram of God

Welcome to the Church of Ram, where sheep are people, people are sheeple and the apocalypse is just getting started. 

Lightweight

Lightweight

The true story of a complicated young woman’s attempts to survive anorexia and maintain a debilitatingly positive attitude in post 9/11 New York City. 

Kevin Quantum: Dark Matter

Kevin Quantum: Dark Matter

Magician Kevin Quantum, trained by Penn & Teller, presents a fast-paced, jaw-dropping show, that guarantees to blow your mind. 

Fascinating Aïda

Fascinating Aïda

They’re back at last! Britain’s greatest cabaret trio return with their smash-hit show guaranteed to put ‘a massive smile on your face and a spring in your step’ (Scotsman). 

The Ghosting of Rabbie Burns

The Ghosting of Rabbie Burns

The Ghosting of Rabbie Burns by Gillian Duffy. 

The Man Who Thought He Knew Too Much

The Man Who Thought He Knew Too Much

Wes Anderson meets Hitchcock meets spaghetti western in this multi award-winning, intercontinental, inter-genre, cinematic caper of accusations, accidents and accents. 

Two's Company

Two's Company

Two’s Company is Gillian Duffy’s take on rekindled romance and finding new direction in later life, following 55-year-old Maureen as she navigates life after her second divorce… 

Joz Norris: Blink

Joz Norris: Blink

If Joz Norris is no longer a comedian, then why is he still very good at making people laugh? You see, at some point in recent history, after an unfortunate experience with a non-s… 

Les Dawson: Flying High

Les Dawson: Flying High

With a forensic talent for pinpointing the precise foibles, flaws and faults of a character and an uncanny capacity for evoking their vocal DNA, Jon Culshaw gives new life to one o… 

Fashion Spies

Fashion Spies

Picture the scene: Fashion week. 

REDEEMher – How I Screwed Up My Perfect Mormon Life

REDEEMher – How I Screwed Up My Perfect Mormon Life

Tatum, a university student, becomes the virgin bride of her sweetheart, entering an eternal marriage in the the Mormon church. 

Never Let Go: An Unauthorized Retelling of James Cameron’s Titanic

Never Let Go: An Unauthorized Retelling of James Cameron’s Titanic

Never Let Go is a thrilling, hilarious one-man show the New York Times calls ‘a feat of ingenuity’. 

Pirates and Princesses vs Sea Monsters

Pirates and Princesses vs Sea Monsters

A family show filled with singing, dancing, comedy and even a sea monster. 

Vermin

Vermin

**** (LondonPubTheatres. 

Activities of Daily Living

Activities of Daily Living

This is not a nice Fringe for comedy. 

Motherload!

Motherload!

A dark comedy for the end of days. 

Badass

Badass

A love note to the NHS. 

Fanboy

Fanboy

Fringe-first award winner Joe Sellman-Leava (Labels, Monster) is back at the Fringe with his new work Fanboy in which he explores his relationship with his past and future self. 

Still Floating

Still Floating

Still Floating is a brand-new piece of warm-hearted comic storytelling by BBC award-winning writer/performer and Fringe favourite Shôn Dale-Jones. 

Fire Signs

Fire Signs

‘No, she’s not my sister. 

PASH

PASH

Sweet sixteen would’ve been alright. 

The Anniversary

The Anniversary

It’s Mr Bean meets The Shining! Don’t be fooled – Jim and Barb are no ordinary elderly couple. 

The Great Almighty Gill

The Great Almighty Gill

New Perspectives presents The Great Almighty Gill. 

Sticky Door

Sticky Door

The 2014 plan was a simple one, I would Casanova myself around our nation’s capital looking for consenting heterosexual adult males. 

Classic!

Classic!

Despite Kindles and Netflix and Twitter and Podcasts, our collective love of books will never die; at least, if the audience of Classic! at Pleasance Courtyard is anything to go by… 

Twisted Tales

Twisted Tales

Who is the bandaged man, obsessively in love and held captive inside an upmarket flat, counting down the seconds until it’s time for Her to return and the ‘thing I can’t say’ to be… 

Feeling Afraid as If Something Terrible Is Going to Happen

Feeling Afraid as If Something Terrible Is Going to Happen

According to The Stage’s recently departed Scotland editor, Thom Dibden, comedy first overtook theatre as the largest proportion of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe’s programme du… 

I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical

I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical

Alexander S. 

How to Be a Better Human

How to Be a Better Human

‘2019. 

The Girl Who Was Very Good At Lying

The Girl Who Was Very Good At Lying

Catriona has a history of making stuff up. 

Changing the Sheets

Changing the Sheets

‘D’you wanna come back to mine?’ New comedy about what we say to each other when the lights are off and no one else is listening. 

Learning to Fly

Learning to Fly

A new show from James featuring his captivating mix of theatre, comedy and music. 

Freddie Hayes: Potatohead

Freddie Hayes: Potatohead

This is the story of a humble spud Charlotte, who dreams of becoming a stand-up comedian. 

Marcel Lucont: Les Enfants Terribles – A Gameshow for Awful Children

Marcel Lucont: Les Enfants Terribles – A Gameshow for Awful Children

Winner: Best Kids Show, 2022 (UK Kids Comedy Festival). 

Masterclass

Masterclass

Featuring the savagely comedic feminist discourse of Adrienne Truscott with the slippery dramaturgy of Brokentalkers, Masterclass parodies the “great male artist” to within an in… 

We Are Traffic: An Uber Adventure

We Are Traffic: An Uber Adventure

When writer/performer Jonathan Tipton Meyers lost his girlfriend, his business and his identity, he got in his car and drove. 

Comedy Club 4 Kids

Comedy Club 4 Kids

‘A festival mainstay, the always worthwhile Comedy Club 4 Kids should be on the schedule of any self-respecting, chuckle-loving young Fringegoer. 

Speed Dial

Speed Dial

It’s finals week on an unnamed university campus and a professor in English literature is having a bad time of it. 

RuneSical

RuneSical

From Gigglemug comedy duo Sam Cochrane and Alex Prescot, Runesical is an amusing, action packed quest based on the role-palying game Runescape. 

Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder

Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder

BFFs Kathy and Stella host Hull’s least successful true-crime podcast. 

Sad Girls Club

Sad Girls Club

Welcome to Sad Girls Club, where girls are allowed to be. 

The Intervention

The Intervention

It’s been two years since Finn quit his job, came off social media and disappeared. 

What the Heart Wants

What the Heart Wants

A new comedy by Bert Tyler-Moore co-creator of The Windsors. 

Life Is Soft

Life Is Soft

Life is Soft – Martin Creed, Turner prize-winning artist. 

The Queen's Cartoonists

The Queen's Cartoonists

Six Players. 

One of Two

One of Two

There’s significant anger in One of Two; a sense of injustice felt by a young man whose experience of the not-so-subtle cruelties and discrimination endured by disabled people is… 

Spoons

Spoons

Brenda (Jacqueline King), a marriage counsellor, is faced with multiple challenges. 

Bad Teacher

Bad Teacher

I’m sure we can all remember seeing our teachers feeling the pressure on the cusp of parents evening, and as we’re beginning to realise in light of the unprecedented events of … 

Boris the Third

Boris the Third

‘They all knew the person I was when they gave me the part,’ Harry Kershaw complains, words that ring hollow and true, in a prophetic sort of manner, a common feeling that we … 

Surfing the Holyland

Surfing the Holyland

Erin Hunter’s Surfing the Holyland is a dynamic and fast-paced one-woman show in which she tells the autobiographical story of her year living in Tel Aviv, the colourful cast of … 

Charlotte Johnson: My Dad and Other Lies

Charlotte Johnson: My Dad and Other Lies

My Dad is the most important man in the country* but this isn’t about him. 

Mythos: Ragnarok

Mythos: Ragnarok

In this high-impact dark comedy half-brothers Odin and Loki must overcome primordial giants, rival Gods and Goddesses, and their own ambitions – in their quest to seize power ove… 

Out to Lunch

Out to Lunch

Well-written, though lacking in some areas, Out to Lunch is an enjoyable watch for anyone interested in a slice of wacky humour. 

Ki and Dee – On the Sesh

Ki and Dee – On the Sesh

Ki and Dee – On the Sesh. 

Headcase

Headcase

Actor and writer Kristin Mcilquham can’t seem to finish a list. 

Moira in Lockdown

Moira in Lockdown

It must be a baker’s dozen years since Scottish author, playwright and performer Alan Bissett first introduced us to Moira Bell, his much-loved tribute to the hard-working, hard-… 

Flanders and Swann

Flanders and Swann

Direct from London’s glittering West End, the boys are back with the songs and wit of those masters of mayhem and mirth: timeless musical comedy legends Flanders and Swann. 

Liv Ello: SWARM

Liv Ello: SWARM

There are 250,000 different species of flies - which one are you? SWARM is an experimental, dark comedy exploring the connection between expressions of white privilege and the beha… 

Lucinda Spragg: An Evening With

Lucinda Spragg: An Evening With

A one-woman parody, brought to you by Moon Loaf. 

An Audience With Milly-Liu

An Audience With Milly-Liu

An Audience With Milly-Liu is a one-man cat-drag, late-night comedy. 

Fat Chance

Fat Chance

Written and performed by Rachel Stockdale. 

It's Always the Quiet Ones

It's Always the Quiet Ones

In a brightly lit cottage on a dark, dreary night, a desperate architect and a gormless schoolteacher make panicked last-minute touches to their home while they wait for a long-ant… 

7 Seventeen-Year-Olds in a Screwed-Up World

7 Seventeen-Year-Olds in a Screwed-Up World

You can have too many carrots in one show. 

Cab-arette Showtour

Cab-arette Showtour

Fantastical entertainment like no other. 

Witch? Women in Shadow and Flame

Witch? Women in Shadow and Flame

A humorous and sometimes shocking insight into the untold stories of women in Scotland and the fine line they had to walk in an ever-changing climate of politics, religion and magi… 

Children's Underground Ghost Show

Children's Underground Ghost Show

Who haunts our world-famous underground vaults? Join Minging Annie from Edinburgh’s past and explore what is it like to have been trapped beneath the city streets for 400 years. 

Tour of Terror

Tour of Terror

It’s getting late. 

Hot Dog Play

Hot Dog Play

Hot Dog has just been dumped by her girlfriend, Dumpling, and now she must candidly examine what it means to live in a post-Dumpling world. 

Dickin' Around

Dickin' Around

What does it take to satiate a heartbroken 20-something homosexual with a penchant for deep-diving into the sensory stimuli he finds along the way? In this hour-long piece, Michael… 

Willy’s Lil Virgin Queen

Willy’s Lil Virgin Queen

Award-winning actress and playwright Terra Taylor Knudson uses wit, anecdotes, and creative conjecture to weave Shakespeare’s works into her own coming-of-age story, and illustra… 

Tick Tick

Tick Tick

Tick Tick could give The Wolf of Wall Street a run for its money when it comes to the frequency of “Fuck”. 

Somebody Special – The Aca-Betrayal

Somebody Special – The Aca-Betrayal

This twelve-strong company are enthusiastic, bright young things who sing, sway and beat-box with great spirit. 

The Bank Job

The Bank Job

What are the ingredients for a bank robbery comedy? A ragtag criminal gang, a double serving of double-crossing, a training montage, and many pairs of dark sunglasses. 

Bard in the Yard: The Scottish Play

Bard in the Yard: The Scottish Play

Meet Shakespeare, but not the Shakespeare you know. 

Tickbox

Tickbox

In a moving one-woman show, Lubna Kerr explores race, heritage, gender and health in the context of her and her family's experiences as a Pakistani family in Glasgow. 

Police Cops: Badass Be Thy Name

Police Cops: Badass Be Thy Name

For regular fringegoers this year, there are markedly few of the regular staple performers returning to contribute to the semblance of normality the festival is offering up. 

A Highly Suspect Murder Mystery

A Highly Suspect Murder Mystery

Highly Suspect is a highly novel theatrical experience in which four actors take on the roles of supporting players from the Sherlock Holmes stories - Watson, Le Strade, Mycroft an… 

Semi-Toned Presents: A Study in Burgundy

Semi-Toned Presents: A Study in Burgundy

Set in the wonderfully open, socially-distanced and drinks-to-your-seats Garden Theatre of theSpaceuk’s Symposium Hall, the a capella group Semi-Toned return to the Fringe with f… 

Madhouse

Madhouse

Madhouse by Nottingham New Theatre at theSpace@Surgeon’s Hall does what it says on the tin. 

Afterparty

Afterparty

A group of teenage friends celebrate after their final exams and look towards the future. 

Corpsing

Corpsing

For a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe entitled Corpsing you might be forgiven for thinking it’s a comedy about laughing out of place. 

Moonlight On Leith

Moonlight On Leith

Moonlight on Leith, by Emilie Robson and Laila Noble, at theSpaceTriplex is inspired by the ‘Save Leith Walk’ campaign; a grassroots movement seeking to preserve the historic s… 

Femme Ta Bouche

Femme Ta Bouche

Femme Ta Bouche: a gender-bending cabaret star with cancer, cooped up in rural Arkansas, wants to make a statement. 

Tropicana

Tropicana

Billed as ‘the future of queer comedy cabaret’ Tropicana is Aidan Sadler’s 80’s solo show of classic queer hits at the suitably late hour of 23:15 at theSpaceTriplex. 

Sunshine on Leith

Sunshine on Leith

Captivate Theatre returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year with their production of Sunshine on Leith, at Multistory, first performed in 2014 and twice thereafter. 

Isabelle Farah: Ellipsis

Isabelle Farah: Ellipsis

Ellipsis is an exploration of bereavement, the nature of turning everything into punchlines, and desperately trying to stay afloat amidst the two. 

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. 

Will Gompertz: Double Art History – The Sequel

Will Gompertz: Double Art History – The Sequel

Will Gompertz feels like an old friend, not because I have ever met him, but because I have grown up with his inciteful and interesting contributions as the BBC’s arts editor. 

The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

Brecht’s darkly comic play about the ascent of the moronic, childish but charismatic gangster Arturo Ui should be relevant for obvious reasons. 

Dark Play or Stories for Boys

Dark Play or Stories for Boys

Nick is 14 years old. 

The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

Shakespeare: Reloaded have reworked this classic Oscar Wilde play into something almost unrecognisable. 

Buzzing

Buzzing

Buzzing is the story of Julie, a 50-something recent divorcee who is wanting to discover herself and “find meaning”. 

Comedy Hypnotist and Mentalist Mark Knight

Comedy Hypnotist and Mentalist Mark Knight

Mark Knight had the honour of performing to a packed-out room, clearly up for a fun Friday night of Mind Reading and Hypnosis – any Edinburgh performer’s dream scenario. 

Men Chase Women Choose

Men Chase Women Choose

A riotous romp through the history of the female body, the patriarchy and the bad science behind the titular gender myth. 

Vinyl Encore

Vinyl Encore

AW King and Paul Vitty have written an entertaining and poignant theatre piece, enhanced with live music, which digs under the skin of a rock star’s ego and internal drive, as tw… 

Noir Hamlet

Noir Hamlet

Pour a glass of whisky, settle into the sounds of a sax solo and join ‘Little H’ for a new noir take on Shakespeare's famous tragedy, Hamlet. 

Mojo

Mojo

I’m somewhat sceptical of companies bringing classic plays to the Fringe, be it an average Hamlet or yet another Woyzeck. 

In PurSUEt

In PurSUEt

A show about a Sue Perkins stan who has a life-size cardboard cut-out of the former Great British Bake Off presenter and an unwavering belief that she “will be glad to have someb… 

EAST

EAST

Steven Berkoff’s irresistible EAST makes an inevitable return to the Festival Fringe, this time in a vibrant and energetic production by HiveMCR. 

21 Futures by Olly Hawes

21 Futures by Olly Hawes

At the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, there is a work by the artist Robert Montgomery, a large piece of signage that declares ‘THERE WILL BE NO MIRACLES HERE’. 

Spike Smith: A Retrospective

Spike Smith: A Retrospective

In the midst of the comedy maelstrom, into which Edinburgh in August descends, I was privileged to enjoy an extraordinary artistic experience. 

The Hypnotist – Live and Outrageous

The Hypnotist – Live and Outrageous

Robert Temple is performing the only traditional hour-long hypnosis show in Edinburgh Fringe this year, so if you’re looking for a show where any number of people can volunteer t… 

YUCK Circus

YUCK Circus

This year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe sees YUCK Circus pull down the pants of the patriarchy in a bares-all, feminist romp. 

The 27 Club

The 27 Club

The play follows Nick: a young, successful artist struggling with his identity and mental health. 

Here Comes the Tide, There Goes the Girl

Here Comes the Tide, There Goes the Girl

Here Comes the Tide, There Goes the Girl is one of four plays presented by CalArts at venue 13 this year and is steeped in their tradition of producing original material that stret… 

The Two Magicians with Kane & Abel

The Two Magicians with Kane & Abel

Edinburgh Fringe's premier magical twins, Kane and Abel, return for their sixth run here in their regular home as the flagship magicians of PBH's Free Fringe venue the Liqu… 

Idris Stanton – Wham Glam Circus Man!

Idris Stanton – Wham Glam Circus Man!

If you’re a parent looking for a show that you can enjoy as much as your children, you may be looking quite hard. 

The Rude Awakening: Sex, Shame and Liberation

The Rude Awakening: Sex, Shame and Liberation

Amber Topaz, the inaugural Miss Burlesque UK, brings Edinburgh Fringe a burlesqueless theatrical cabaret experience that is personal, informative, and inclusive. 

Chris Read: Little Man

Chris Read: Little Man

Chris Read is a talented singer-songwriter performing his debut solo hour at the Fringe this year. 

Cauliflower

Cauliflower

Ellie is living on her own in London, away from Mum in Leeds for the very first time. 

#Dave Alnwick: Literally the Best Magician

#Dave Alnwick: Literally the Best Magician

Dave Alnwick, a veteran of the Edinburgh Fringe magic circuit, is one of the more visually striking performers you're likely to see here. 

#Dave Alnwick: Actual Magic

#Dave Alnwick: Actual Magic

Dave Alnwick is a true magician’s magician, with many strings to his bow. 

James Freedman: Moment of Truth

James Freedman: Moment of Truth

In Moment of Truth, James Freedman opens with an air of mystery. 

Stepping Out

Stepping Out

Stepping Out, performed by Stage Avenue Performing Arts at theSpace @ Nidry Street, is a serviceable production of the British comedy originally written in 1984 by Richard Haaris. 

Frank Sanazi – Ocean's Nein

Frank Sanazi – Ocean's Nein

With a blast of Darth Vader’s Imperial March, the tone is set before Pete Cunningham’s highly celebrated alter ego, the cult smash and ‘King of Dark Cabaret’, Frank Sanazi … 

Fawlty Towers Live Themed Dinner Show

Fawlty Towers Live Themed Dinner Show

The Fawlty Towers Live Themed Dinner Show is one of two similar events happening at this year's Edinburgh Fringe; both themed dinners based on the legendary iconic 1970s sitcom… 

Stoned, Stupid and Stuck (A Californian Fairytale)

Stoned, Stupid and Stuck (A Californian Fairytale)

Stoner comedy is a strange subgenre. 

Paul Zenon: Trust Me!

Paul Zenon: Trust Me!

Paul Zenon is one of the UK’s most beloved and sought-after magicians – a veteran of TV shows, corporate events, and high end cabaret, as well as becoming a regular guest on th… 

A Grave Situation

A Grave Situation

This World War II farce is a good choice for a 25-strong company to showcase their talents, with a wide range of roles on show. 

Dreamgun: Film Reads

Dreamgun: Film Reads

Dreamgun: Film Reads are back at the Fringe and ready to ruin your childhood! At a time when podcasts are very on trend and live recordings are foisted upon an unsuspecting public … 

Bitch, Antigone

Bitch, Antigone

Noises Off meets Antigone with a lot of great dick jokes thrown in for good measure! Bitch, Antigone from Australia’s Out Cast Theatre and writer Steven Dawson, is a hilarious go… 

Cherie – My Struggle

Cherie – My Struggle

Cherie Blair has been somewhat of an enigma. 

The Domestic

The Domestic

To make a piece of gig theatre work, you need to find a musical genre or vibe that can imbue the show with energy, and you need to find a story and a storyteller that can harness t… 

Chris Cook: Consequences

Chris Cook: Consequences

The Edinburgh Fringe is the world’s greatest hub for creativity, and many of the world’s top performers congregate here year after year. 

The Kaye Hole

The Kaye Hole

Shabbat shalom misfits, Reuben Kaye is back in town. 

Seasoned Professionals

Seasoned Professionals

It’s probably worth clarifying in the first sentence of this review that I was not expecting to be drawn into the bureaucratic complexities of being the Easter Bunny whilst at th… 

Table Manners with Jessie Ware

Table Manners with Jessie Ware

Uber ratings, patisserie and misophonia. 

Apollo: Take 111

Apollo: Take 111

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

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. 

The Black Blues Brothers

The Black Blues Brothers

It’s a sell-out audience in the huge space at Assembly Rooms. 

Faulty Towers the Dining Experience

Faulty Towers the Dining Experience

The Faulty Towers Dining Experience boasts that they have recently served their one millionth customer worldwide, and with an experience this hilarious, engaging and insulting, it�… 

Jekyll and Hyde

Jekyll and Hyde

If you’ve seen anything that A Slightly Isolated Dog has done, you’ve arguably seen all of it, and that is in no way a bad thing. 

Atomic Saloon Show

Atomic Saloon Show

Welcome to the Atomic Saloon: a place where the beer is flowing and anything goes, so long as you can afford it…Madam Boozy Skunkton is our host for the evening – the straight-… 

Melinda Hughes: Off the Scale

Melinda Hughes: Off the Scale

Melinda Hughes is a prodigious cabaret vocalist and political satirist who brings her new show Off The Scale to this year’s Fringe, backed by a wonderful three-piece band. 

Les Quizérables

Les Quizérables

Les Quizérables is a fun and intimate quiz taking place in a dungeon-like cellar that entirely enhances the atmosphere. 

Art Heist

Art Heist

Heist films are great, aren’t they? Whether it’s the effortless style of the The Italian Job or the precision of an Ocean’s film, heist movies amaze by tricking the audience … 

Bismillah! An ISIS Tragicomedy

Bismillah! An ISIS Tragicomedy

The premise of Bismillah! An Isis Tragicomedy, in the Fringe guide, "a story of radicalisation, disenfranchisment and the rock band Queen" was compelling enough to want t… 

Superstar

Superstar

A one-handed show about making a one-handed show might be becoming a little passé at the Fringe but there is at least one final offering you should devour before you write the gen… 

Ask A Stripper

Ask A Stripper

This is not a 'show' in the generally accepted meaning of the word. 

Carol Cates: Tell Tale

Carol Cates: Tell Tale

Carol Cates sits on a tall stool strumming away on her ukulele and chatting with the audience as they arrive. 

Girl Bully

Girl Bully

“Why do you think you’re a bitch?” Warning—the first question you’ll be asked upon arriving at Rock Rising’s Girl Bully might invoke a mini existential crisis. 

It's Miss Hope Springs

It's Miss Hope Springs

The crowd is lively, laughing and waiting expectantly for the venue to open. 

Tilda Swinton Answers an Ad on Craigslist

Tilda Swinton Answers an Ad on Craigslist

Tilda Swinton (pronounced Swin-tone): human actress, alien from Jupiter or mystical spirit guide? Perhaps we’ll never know – this show certainly does little to provide us with … 

Fix Us

Fix Us

Fix Us, presented by the BareFace Collective playing at the Underbelly Cowgate, is a defiant and inspiring look at how theatre and role play can help all of us to find our true sel… 

Yours Sincerely

Yours Sincerely

Will Jackson is in a bit of a pickle. 

Gobby

Gobby

How did the first person to watch Phoebe Waller-Bridge perform Fleabag feel; confused, enlightened, so profoundly altered they could barely put words to it? Jodie Irvine’s origin… 

Electric

Electric

Two young women from different sides of Dublin city attending the same festival meet in the girls' toilets (always the best place to make new friends) and strike up a connectio… 

Friendsical: A Parody Musical About Friends

Friendsical: A Parody Musical About Friends

Friendsical is billed as a ‘musical parody’ of Friends and unfortunately it fails to hit the mark on both counts. 

Son of Dyke

Son of Dyke

I have a slight confession of bias. 

Unexpected Item in the Bagging Area

Unexpected Item in the Bagging Area

Have you ever been to a supermarket and thought, “Hey, I really wish the staff would sing more?" Well, Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society are here to make that wis… 

Do Our Best

Do Our Best

The Girl Guide Promise, an oath taken by all Guides and Brownies, highlights how a girl guide member must always do their best, be true to themselves and develop their beliefs. 

Letter to Boddah
BOBBY WINNER

Letter to Boddah

“Will they or won’t they go through with it?” That is the consuming question that hovers for an hour over Letter to Boddah, written and directed by Sarah Nelson and performed… 

Girl Scouts vs Aliens

Girl Scouts vs Aliens

If there was an alien invasion of planet earth who would you want to represent the human race? Politicians, David Attenborough, The cast and crew of Stranger Things? What about a g… 

Colin Cloud: Sinful

Colin Cloud: Sinful

Colin Cloud is the undisputed rockstar of the Edinburgh Fringe magic world and one of the festival’s greatest success stories of recent years. 

Cream Tea and Incest

Cream Tea and Incest

The eminently search-engine-unfriendly Cream Tea and Incest returns to Fringe after a successful outing in 2017, but this time with an all-female cast. 

Ricky Riddlegang and the Riddle Gang

Ricky Riddlegang and the Riddle Gang

The Cardboard Exotics are back at Fringe with a new offering from writer and cast member Ben Alborough. 

Shattered

Shattered

This one woman show featuring Diana Varco sees her shape shift effortlessly into 35 different characters, as she narrates the journey of her self discovery through trauma. 

Testament of Yootha

Testament of Yootha

Those not lucky enough to have enjoyed the naff golden years and dubious social content of 1970s and 80s television may not immediately understand the appeal of a one-woman show ab… 

A Womb of One's Own

A Womb of One's Own

Part party, part PSHE lesson and part coming-of-age rom-com, A Womb of One’s Own is a heartfelt love letter to women’s bodies everywhere. 

Bi-Cycle

Bi-Cycle

Bi-Cycle is the low-cardio, sweat-drenched sexual awakening you never knew you needed. 

Reuben Kaye

Reuben Kaye

Kaye dazzles, a heady combination of eyelashes and rhinestones, a force to be reckoned with as he greets each of his guests on the way in and on the way out of his show. 

Jew...ish

Jew...ish

Saul Boyer explodes on stage, a blast of energy and vigorous vocals, as he delights us with a punchy song about being a Jew. 

Flanders and Swann

Flanders and Swann

In the queue for Flanders and Swann, I was struck (but not entirely surprised) that the audience were of a higher age demographic than any of the other 250 or so Edinburgh Fringe s… 

Murder on the Dancefloor

Murder on the Dancefloor

Death on the depressing dancefloor that is the job and house hunting game – certainly not the most ideal outcome for a 21 year old just trying to live. 

Hughie

Hughie

Tucked away upstairs at The Gilded Balloon, nestling right at the heart of comedy central, is an absolute gem which is a must-see for any devotees of real theatre. 

Not Quite

Not Quite

It’s a secret epidemic, one that affects every new generation of young people. 

From Judy to Bette: The Stars of Old Hollywood

From Judy to Bette: The Stars of Old Hollywood

Rebecca Perry’s one-women tribute to four icons of the Golden Age of cinema is a cheery and bouncy hour celebrating Bette Davis, Judy Garland, Betty Hutton and Lucille Ball. 

It's Britney, Bitches

It's Britney, Bitches

Oops, I did it again. 

A Very British Lesbian

A Very British Lesbian

Fiona Goodwin has written and performed this piece as the ultimate coming out story. 

Fishbowl

Fishbowl

Hootingly funny and devilishly clever, Fishbowl is a masterpiece of physical comedy. 

The Red

The Red

Debuting as a writer and director, TV’s Marcus Brigstocke – known for his comedy and occasional film roles – brings us The Red, a play informed by his own experience battling… 

It'll Be Alt-Right on the Night

It'll Be Alt-Right on the Night

In the past 20 to 30 years, our world has drastically changed, especially within the realm of politics and culture. 

Paradise Lodge

Paradise Lodge

The framing of Paradise Lodge is odd at first. 

The Rebirth of Meadow Rain

The Rebirth of Meadow Rain

Trauma is never an easy thing to talk about. 

A Partnership

A Partnership

Some assert that homophobia, for the most part, has been eradicated. 

The National Trust Fan Club

The National Trust Fan Club

The National Trust Fan Club is what happens if you imagine a Dave Gorman show delivered by your bouncy Auntie Joyce and her preoccupation with how to pronounce ‘scone’ (to rhym… 

Beach Body Ready

Beach Body Ready

In our current day and age with consuming media in whatever shape it may take, it’s not difficult to find an advert, article or commentary about the body and how we should look i… 

Wild Swimming

Wild Swimming

Wild Swimming is the story of two friends across centuries of change and development. 

Phoenix

Phoenix

Ash Phoenix dreams of being a rock star. 

Sexy Lamp

Sexy Lamp

Katie Arnstein has brought her joyous mix of caustic wit, a cautionary tale and a call to arms to her first Fringe. 

Shakespeare for Breakfast

Shakespeare for Breakfast

Shakespeare for Breakfast is a great show to start your day… and that’s not just because of the complimentary coffee and pastries!It’s the 28th year C theatre have put on a S… 

My Best Dead Friend

My Best Dead Friend

The black box space in Summerhall is perfectly suited to Zanetti Productions’ new one-woman show My Best Dead Friend, at once intimate and epic in its proportions. 

Lobster

Lobster

In the last years, online dating apps - and the ever-more-absurd scenarios that facilitate - have emerged as a fruitful mine of comic reflections. 

Boar

Boar

Stage mist and ethereal warfare sounds are the backdrop to this wonderful hour of bloodthirsty battle and adventure, with a cast of thousands resonating through the medium of Lewis… 

The Last of the Pelican Daughters

The Last of the Pelican Daughters

The Wardrobe Ensemble is back at the Fringe with a powerfully emotional story of family. 

Blind Date

Blind Date

Have you ever been on a Tinder date? Picture that in front of a live audience, where only one of the participants knows what’s going on. 

Vulvarine: A New Musical

Vulvarine: A New Musical

Fat Rascal Theatre should be pleased with their Fringe so far. 

Bobby & Amy

Bobby & Amy

On a bare stage at Pleasance Upstairs, Bobby & Amy promises storytelling in its purest form. 

Shakespeare Up Late!

Shakespeare Up Late!

This 50-minute adaptation of Hamlet is one for Shakespeare lovers with short attention spans. 

I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical

I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical

When critiquing a musical about the difficulties of being a performer, there’s nothing to do but write a review about the difficulties of being a critic. 

Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch

Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch

Move aside Maleficent, Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch is the new anti-hero tale in town. 

R'n'J: The Untold Story of Shakespeare's Roz and Jules

R'n'J: The Untold Story of Shakespeare's Roz and Jules

Perhaps the end of Romeo & Juliet wasn't quite as tragic as we remembered. 

Me and My Doll

Me and My Doll

This interesting two-hander from writer and director Lucy Bird paints a raucous, vivid picture of a lonely life, that of wage-slave Kate, played by Dru Stephenson, and what happens… 

Alan Bennett's Say Something Happened

Alan Bennett's Say Something Happened

Alan Bennett is a national treasure, and his writings are justly well respected. 

Kill the Beast: Director's Cut

Kill the Beast: Director's Cut

Acclaimed comedy troupe Kill the Beast returns to the Fringe with a new show that is a bizarre mash up of Poltergeist and The Room. 

Our Man in Havana

Our Man in Havana

The widely acclaimed ex-Young Pleasance physical theatre ensemble Spies Like Us returned to the Festival Fringe this year with not only one show but two brilliant shows in an adapt… 

Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

Shakespeare is an easy sell at the Fringe, namely his comedies, and this production of Much Ado is no exception. 

Holy Sh*t

Holy Sh*t

Hearing a couple of priests swearing will always be amusing. 

Like a Sturgeon

Like a Sturgeon

Edinburgh-raised drag queen Ripley makes his Fringe debut this year with Like A Sturgeon. 

In Your Own Sweet Way

In Your Own Sweet Way

Hoghead Theatre Company Returns to the Fringe with their devised piece In Your Own Sweet Way. 

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… 

How to Be a Bad Girl

How to Be a Bad Girl

Like a piano player in brothel or a chanteuse at an orgy, Sabrina Chap is the fallen woman of cabaret. 

Alfred Hitchcock's Writers' Room

Alfred Hitchcock's Writers' Room

You do not often look around an audience during a show and see barely any unsmiling faces; scarcer still, there is unanimous overheard praise afterwards. 

Liz

Liz

There is no denying the writers’ talent; both Louis Pattison and Harry Style have created a highly enjoyable script and score rich in farcical humour and lighthearted silliness, … 

Seven Ways to Calm the F**k Down

Seven Ways to Calm the F**k Down

University is the best time of your life, isn’t it? So what do you do when every day is a struggle? In Seven Ways to Calm the Fuck Down, directed by Ruth Berry, 3BUGS Fringe Thea… 

Bullingdon Revisited

Bullingdon Revisited

Bizarre is the word that has stalked my mind since watching Bullingdon Revisited. 

Shell Shock

Shell Shock

"A British soldier never runs away from a fight", Tommy Atkins proudly proclaims. 

The Gin Chronicles in New York

The Gin Chronicles in New York

The Gin Chronicles in New York is the latest saga in this well-established series that by now has something of a following. 

Sob Story

Sob Story

Six friends. 

Mark Thomas – Check Up: Our NHS at 70

Mark Thomas – Check Up: Our NHS at 70

Mark Thomas regales us with a peppy portrayal of his health-check on the NHS, in commemoration of 70 years since its inception. 

Arr We There Yet?

Arr We There Yet?

When a show opens with the introduction of Captain Skidmark sailing the seven seas upon the good ship, Red Rubber Duckie, you know exactly the level of humour to expect for the nex… 

Door-to-Door Poetry

Door-to-Door Poetry

Forget flowers, chocolates or even a home-baked cake. 

Dan Simpson: Worried Face Emoji

Dan Simpson: Worried Face Emoji

It's what Dan Simpson would want. 

Breaking the Magicians' Code With Kane & Abel

Breaking the Magicians' Code With Kane & Abel

This is one of those shows where to review too closely is to spoil the experience for future audiences, so I’ll stick to the abstract. 

Paper Dolls

Paper Dolls

Paper Dolls is advertised as a one-man show, but the person standing in front of us for the next hour isn't the show’s performer, writer, director and producer Shaun Nolan; r… 

Losing My Mindfulness

Losing My Mindfulness

Losing My Mindfulness offers an amusing and uncomfortable send-up of the self-help nation we have become. 

Sex Waitress

Sex Waitress

Sex Waitress catapults us forward to the year 2020, in which a dystopian London has emerged from female empowerment and consent campaigns, to a society in which misogynists and sex… 

Framed!

Framed!

Art and crime collide in a ‘brush with the law’ from Laughing Mirror. 

One Woman Alien

One Woman Alien

Heather-Rose Andrews skilfully acts out this minimalist stage version of cult classic Alien. 

The Importance of Being Earnest as Performed by Three F*cking Queens and a Duck

The Importance of Being Earnest as Performed by Three F*cking Queens and a Duck

Melbourne’s Out Cast Theatre company, using ‘bits of Mr Oscar Wilde’, as stated on the flyer, return a sort-of version of The Importance of Being Earnest to the Edinburgh Fri… 

The Meeting

The Meeting

Traversing Edinburgh in August is sure to invite all sorts of flyerers. 

Honey's Happening

Honey's Happening

It’s 1968 and the world is about to change. 

Job-Cher

Job-Cher

Two struggling Cher impersonators are disrobed and disheartened in Job-Cher. 

Dusty Limits: Mandrogyny

Dusty Limits: Mandrogyny

Mandrogyny contains many universal themes, including an exploration of self, identity and gender expression. 

Virgin

Virgin

Simon David bursts onto the stage in a bout of eccentricity that boldly asserts his dominance over the evening. 

The Flop

The Flop

It seems that Cardiff-based Hijinx Theatre Company are happy to take risks. 

menoPAUSE

menoPAUSE

Harriet Beveridge’s show menoPAUSE could be considered uncomfortable by many. 

Departure Date

Departure Date

Departure Date is a comedy about death that sadly lacks life. 

It Is a Truth...

It Is a Truth...

When it comes to empowerment, Jaleelah Galbraith believes today’s feminists should look to Sense and Sensibility instead of Single Ladies. 

Michelle McManus: Reloaded

Michelle McManus: Reloaded

Michelle McManus has become a household name around these parts, and what she delivers is neither groundbreaking nor surprising – but it is still an hour deserving high acclaim. 

Shackleton's Stowaway

Shackleton's Stowaway

Making their debut at the Festival Fringe, Stolen Elephant Theatre bring to life one of the great voyages of the Heroic Age of Antarctic exploration in Shackleton’s Stowaway. 

Girl World

Girl World

Frisky are transporting audiences to a fantasy land created by two pre-pubescent girls, Tilly and Inga (played by Camille Dawson and Serena Ramsey). 

Little Death Club

Little Death Club

An atmosphere of fun and weimar cabaret beats envelop us as we enter Beauty at the Circus Hub. 

Romeo and/or Juliet

Romeo and/or Juliet

Ryan North’s hilarious choose-your-own-adventure-style version of Hamlet, To Be Or Not To Be, first published in 2013, proved so successful that in 2016 Romeo and/or Juliet follo… 

Briefs: Close Encounters

Briefs: Close Encounters

I was lucky enough to be in the audience when Briefs made their Fringe debut at the Gilded Balloon back in 2011. 

Pamela's Palace

Pamela's Palace

It is the Salon of the Year event at Scissor’s Palace and Pamela, ‘Best Stylist of 1996 before she had a breakdown’, is the ambitious owner who dreams of attaining the covete… 

The Worst Little Warehouse in London

The Worst Little Warehouse in London

The Worst Little Warehouse In London is crammed into The Box, which appears to be an actual shipping crate housed in Assembly Gardens. 

I'll Have What She's Having

I'll Have What She's Having

Millennial anxieties are unpacked and explored in devised comedy I’ll Have What She’s Having. 

Karaoke Saved My Life

Karaoke Saved My Life

All month I have spotted Scott Swinton, star of Karaoke Saved My Life, on the streets of Edinburgh, flyering for his show. 

The Cat's Mother

The Cat's Mother

One of the most valuable functions of theatre is to offer us a way to explore difficult issues without fear of blame without fear of censure. 

Marie

Marie

With the aid of a tea towel, a glass, and a stool, Sarah MacGillivray skilfully portrays a wide variety of characters in a modern re-telling of the story of Mary, Queen of Scots �… 

Skin a Cat

Skin a Cat

Rive Productions are shining the light on a condition more common than many realise: vaginismus. 

Pickle Jar

Pickle Jar

Pickle Jar takes us on the journey of an egocentrically flawed central character as she struggles to find her place in the world. 

Mat Ricardo vs the World

Mat Ricardo vs the World

When you’re considered the best at what you do, some of us might rest on our laurels but Mat Ricardo wants (indeed, needs) new challenges. 

The House

The House

A blissfully domestic sitting room in a nameless American suburb is the setting for Brian Parks’ riotous comedy The House. 

Tales from the Fireside

Tales from the Fireside

Edinburgh’s infamous ghosts descend upon The Fireside venue to retell the gruesome stories from the past. 

A Joke

A Joke

It was irresistible, I suppose: part way through Dan Freeman’s absurdist play A Joke, the acclaimed Scottish actor John Bett turns to his co-stars to start a joke with: "Doc… 

Chores

Chores

Direct from winning the Weekly Award for Best Children’s Show at the Adelaide Fringe, circus performers Derek Llewellin and Julian Roberts have brought their fun show to Edinburg… 

Angry Alan by Penelope Skinner

Angry Alan by Penelope Skinner

Walking into the dark depths of the Big Belly at Underbelly, my expectations are low as I take my seat and note there’s a leak in the roof above my chair. 

Lucille and Cecilia

Lucille and Cecilia

“Arf, Arf, Arffff. 

Colin Cloud: Psycho(Logical)

Colin Cloud: Psycho(Logical)

Colin Cloud conjures a cryptic presence as the audience enter to him trapped motionless in a large perspex box. 

Card Ninja

Card Ninja

A humble deck of cards, a ninja (well, a likeable Kiwi), a lofty-heighted venue and audience participation, all added up to an hour well spent at the Gilded Balloon today. 

Six

Six

A pop song musical about the six wives of Henry the Eighth is not, at first glance, something you’d think would necessarily work. 

Where the Hell is Bernard?

Where the Hell is Bernard?

Dystopia is a tricky subject matter to get right in a world obsessed with its own destruction as our current one. 

Dracula

Dracula

This is not your grandmother’s Dracula, which may be immediately obvious when you walk into the theatre to the sounds of a Queen song. 

Lights Over Tesco Car Park

Lights Over Tesco Car Park

Robert says he saw strange lights over Tesco car park. 

Hunch

Hunch

Hunch, one of two productions from DugOut Theatre this festival (along with Songlines at the Pleasance Courtyard) continues the company’s new approach of single-person storytelli… 

Adulting

Adulting

Hot from winning Adelaide Fringe Best Cabaret Weekly Award 2018, Tash York tempts us with this scintillating hour of song and expertly woven vignettes based on the concept of Adult… 

Love Song to Lavender Menace

Love Song to Lavender Menace

We in the L. 

Timpson: The Musical

Timpson: The Musical

I sat through an hour long fever dream yesterday entitled Timpson the Musical, and to get the recommendation out of the way, I would easily go again. 

Everything Is Going to Be KO

Everything Is Going to Be KO

Everything’s Going to be KO begins with an educational psychologist. 

Shakespeare for Breakfast

Shakespeare for Breakfast

For the 27th run of this Edinburgh Fringe staple, C Theatre have utilised a cast of four to present this contemporary pidgin adaptation of The Taming of the Shrew. 

Bottom

Bottom

Willy Hudson’s heart-filled, charming and hysterical one man show storms the stage at Summerhall and sheds light on the hugely under-discussed areas of gay sexual politics with d… 

Bowjangles: Excalibow

Bowjangles: Excalibow

Excalibow features a String quartet consisting of Mitch McGugan (first violin), Ollie Izod (violin), Bertie Anderson (viola), and Ezme Gaze ('cello) who are all talented musici… 

Bubble Show for Adults Only

Bubble Show for Adults Only

This is one of two offerings at the Fringe this year from Iulia Benze and Kurt Murray, featuring high energy physical movement, bubble art and audience interaction. 

Scientology the Musical

Scientology the Musical

Deciding to take on Scientology, the notoriously thin skinned and litigation happy “religion”, as the central subject matter of a comedy rock musical is certainly a brave choic… 

Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens

Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens

Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens is the plastic-and-glitter-wearing spiritual sister of shows such as The Rocky Horror Picture Show. 

Ruth Cockburn – Love Letters from Blackpool

Ruth Cockburn – Love Letters from Blackpool

“Welcome to Blackpool!” Cockburn beams as her audience files into Summerhall’s Anatomy Lecture Theatre. 

Anya Anastasia: The Executioners

Anya Anastasia: The Executioners

Anya Anastasia explodes into the theatre to the ominous sounds of thunderstorms, as she live streams her ascension to the stage. 

UNCONDITIONAL

UNCONDITIONAL

There’s a lot going on in the world at the moment, isn’t there? So many stories needing to be told, so many national myths being rewritten, so much is constantly changing that … 

Iconic – A Brief History of Drag

Iconic – A Brief History of Drag

Ian Stroughair delivers an hour of avante guarde post modern drag, with a voice so powerful he should require a license to operate it. 

We've Got Each Other

We've Got Each Other

Jukebox musicals are undeniably hit and miss. 

Thor and Loki

Thor and Loki

Thor and Loki is a wildly silly parody adaptation of the Ragnarok myth that is heaps of fun – even if it does go on a bit. 

My Left / Right Foot – The Musical

My Left / Right Foot – The Musical

Birds of Paradise’s new musical is a hysterical and at times incredibly thoughtful production that takes a wry and insightful poke at the state of inclusion in modern theatre and… 

The Egg Is a Lonely Hunter

The Egg Is a Lonely Hunter

Single person monologues have long been a fringe staple, but nevertheless they are incredibly difficult to successfully pull off. 

Nina's Got News by Frank Skinner

Nina's Got News by Frank Skinner

It’s hard to review Nina’s Got News without revealing what Nina’s news actually is. 

My Left Nut

My Left Nut

“Bitter Sweet Symphony” by The Verve. 

Chihuahua

Chihuahua

Becky works in a café in Edinburgh. 

Drenched

Drenched

A raincoated man bursts into one of two bunkers in the lower section of the Pleasance Courtyard. 

Finding Fassbender

Finding Fassbender

The Fringe is all about first impressions; the opening minutes of a free stand up show, the six word spiel spurted at you by flyerers with an outstretched hand, the carefully chose… 

Yummy

Yummy

Yummy is what it says on the tin – a gooey, delicious, and extremely well-crafted sequence of performances from an ensemble of drag queens who are masters of their respective cra… 

Maureen Lipman Is 'Up for It'

Maureen Lipman Is 'Up for It'

Maureen Lipman more than qualifies for National Treasure status; she’s shared the stage with everyone from Olivier to Hugh Jackman and has appeared in Oscar winning movies and na… 

Stand and Deliver

Stand and Deliver

There is something sad about leaving Stand and Deliver, accompanied by the sound of the Adam Ant song referenced in the title of the show. 

Loud Poets: The Fantastical Game Show Spectacular

Loud Poets: The Fantastical Game Show Spectacular

For anyone who isn’t already familiar with Loud Poets, you really should be. 

Buried: A New Musical

Buried: A New Musical

Buried certainly made a splash at the Fringe last year, winning awards left, right, and centre, and deservedly so – Tom Williams and Cordelia O’Driscoll’s new musical is quir… 

Nina Conti: In Therapy

Nina Conti: In Therapy

Nina Conti’s In Therapy is a hysterical and intelligent piece of improvised comedy that plays with the idea of what would happen if we actually said our uncensored thoughts out l… 

Plan B for Utopia

Plan B for Utopia

How do we start a conversation about a better future without sounding like dreamers? This is the question that Joan Clevillé Dance’s Plan B For Utopia tries to answer as its nar… 

The Staff Room

The Staff Room

It is really reassuring to see an honest piece about the hard work of being a teacher, whilst also avoiding a bland generic sanctifying of all teachers. 

Little Shop of Horrors – The Musical!

Little Shop of Horrors – The Musical!

Ethereal Theatre Company’s Little Shop of Horrors is a powerhouse of zany energy. 

Lucille & Django's Totally Restorative Yoga Retreat!

Lucille & Django's Totally Restorative Yoga Retreat!

Lucille and Django are two young yoga leader characters with a surfer-vegan-spiritual vibe and chirpy Australian accents. 

Fleabag

Fleabag

Maddie Rice has been put into a difficult position with performing this script. 

Certain Young Men

Certain Young Men

Peter Gill”s Certain Young Men was first performed at the Almeida Theatre in 1999. 

I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change

I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change

I Love you, You’re Perfect, Now Change is earnestly performed by a youthful and small cast – the reason for scraping the second star – but the uninspired script and the overa… 

Nina Conti: In Your Face

Nina Conti: In Your Face

Ventriloquist extraordinaire Nina Conti is back with her famous masks, ready to use you as her puppet. 

Mixed Brain

Mixed Brain

As a white Irish person, reviewing a person of colour’s experience of their treatment in the UK feels disingenuous. 

The Play

The Play

Unafraid to show the peaks and troughs of getting over an upsetting event, TheForgottenMoose Theatre Company put on an endearing performance of their original piece: The Play. 

Red Button

Red Button

Red Button is a quirky and peculiar piece of science fiction theatre that doesn’t quite find its feet. 

The Murderous Philanthropist of Croydon Town

The Murderous Philanthropist of Croydon Town

I like improv as much as anyone, but part of what makes improv work as well as it does is the spontaneity of it all. 

Semi-Toned: Stay Tuned

Semi-Toned: Stay Tuned

If the boys of Semi-Toned ever tire of a cappella they could always take up comedy. 

Rhapsodes

Rhapsodes

Back for another year, Adam Meggido and Sean McCann of Showstoppers! fame return to wow us with what is possibly the most impressive improvisational feat at the Fringe. 

Tatterdemalion

Tatterdemalion

Solo comedy show Tatterdemalion’s Henry Maynard is charming, ridiculous, adorably pathetic and completely enchanting as he frolics about excitedly miming out conversation to audi… 

Jamie Wood: I Am a Tree

Jamie Wood: I Am a Tree

Comedian/guru Jamie Wood returns with his new show I Am A Tree in Assembly’s enchantingly draped gypsy-chic Omnitorium theatre space. 

Terry Pratchett's Wyrd Sisters

Terry Pratchett's Wyrd Sisters

This play is an abridged version of the stage adaptation of late novelist Terry Pratchett’s sixth Discworld book which is in itself a parody of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. 

Twenty Something

Twenty Something

Morning People Productions’ self-written and self-directed Twenty Something is a wonderful, shrewd new play about the whirlwind of realities and disappointments in young adult li… 

Me, as a Penguin

Me, as a Penguin

Tom Wells’s Me, as a Penguin, performed this August by Exeter University Theatre Company, is both a fun and melancholy look at loneliness, love and family. 

The Tinder Tales

The Tinder Tales

Produced by Connie Stride and co-directed by Emily Ashbrook and Elizabeth Bailey, The Tinder Tales excels in making genuine experiences appear visceral. 

2016 the Musical

2016 the Musical

The idea of taking a serious topic and turning it into a musical is not a new to the Fringe. 

An Audience With Ted Pendleton

An Audience With Ted Pendleton

It is an interesting idea to stage a comedic play about the backstage conversations that take place between stage hands, in the shadow of the performer that they work for, but this… 

Bubble Show for Adults Only

Bubble Show for Adults Only

I wasn’t really in the mood for this show. 

Courtney Act: The Girl from Oz

Courtney Act: The Girl from Oz

From a shared sovereign and a shaky colonial past, to endless daytime reruns of Neighbours and Home and Away on channel 5, plus cricket, Kylie and Rupert Murdoch; Australian export… 

Macblair

Macblair

Charlie Dupré’s Macblair reimagines the political life of Tony Blair as, to quote the production’s marketing, ‘a Shakespearean tragicomedy’. 

The Naked Magicians

The Naked Magicians

I think a naked magic show is a brilliant idea; two magicians with no way to hide anything up their sleeves, in their pockets (or anywhere else) amazing us with their skill at slei… 

Labels

Labels

The superfluous orations of Joe Sellman-Leava see his one-man act deliver strong discourse aimed at unboxing the confines that social tags put upon our species. 

Wild Bore

Wild Bore

For a theatre piece to be perfect for some people, it has to be horrible for others. 

Church Blitz

Church Blitz

There are lights in the sky. 

The Alchemist

The Alchemist

Caterham Rep’s adaptation of Ben Jonson’s classic tale The Alchemist is exactly that: don’t expect any surprises here. 

Sixth Night: Shakespeare For Those With Short Attention Spans

Sixth Night: Shakespeare For Those With Short Attention Spans

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… 

We Are Not a Muse

We Are Not a Muse

The image of the tortured brooding man, bewitched, bothered and bewildered by some winsome and naïve woman, is long burnt into of literature. 

Break Up (We Need to Talk)

Break Up (We Need to Talk)

Five hours is a long time for everyone – it’s a long time for a viewer, it’s a long time for an actor, and it’s a long time to have an excruciating conversation about your … 

Departure Lounge

Departure Lounge

Set in the airport returning home after a lads’ holiday to Malaga, Departure Lounge takes a look at the fragility of hegemonic masculinity and its effects on teenage life. 

Paul Dabek – Encore!

Paul Dabek – Encore!

Dabek is an old-school showman; his banter is honed to a bleeding edge and you can easily imagine him holding forth on classic Saturday night TV, perhaps as a guest on The Paul Dan… 

I'm Always the Bridesmaid

I'm Always the Bridesmaid

Halfway through David Tsonos’ tedious and rambling show, a former boyfriend, one of the many trotted out as a manifested recollection from the trio of bridesmaids, appears before… 

The Amorous Ambassador

The Amorous Ambassador

There’s nothing that says ‘Edinburgh Festival Fringe’ quite like the portrayal of sex on stage: that said, compared with many of the thousands of shows in Edinburgh this August, … 

Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum!

Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum!

Sondheim’s fast-paced lyrics are hard to perform well, even for an experienced Broadway star, and it is rare that I have seen an amateur production that manages to do him justice… 

City Love

City Love

City Love provides an honest and hard-hitting look at relationships, starting with a chance encounter between two young London professionals on a night bus. 

Egg

Egg

We all know Edinburgh Festival Fringe is filled with bizarre acts and Idea. 

[title of show]

[title of show]

The ambiguity and space for misunderstanding in [title of show]’s name and concept are such that it is entirely possible it could put audience members off, but the University of … 

Craig: Deception

Craig: Deception

In a dark, sweaty room on an unusually warm Edinburgh summer day, the odds are already stacked against any act trying to hold an audience’s attention. 

Communism: The Musical!

Communism: The Musical!

If you are hoping to find your comrades in arms and chant the internationale alongside like-minded people I regret to inform you that you will be disappointed. 

Lipstick and Scones

Lipstick and Scones

Venture Wolf’s production of Lipstick and Scones is a combination of familial drama and comedy that raises questions about love, identity and relationships. 

The OS Map Fan Club

The OS Map Fan Club

Helen Wood delivers a bizarre, amiable love letter to the ordnance survey in The OS Map Fan Club. 

Gilbert and Sullivan's Improbable New Musical: The Fringe Lozenge

Gilbert and Sullivan's Improbable New Musical: The Fringe Lozenge

Gilbert and Sullivan’s Improbable New Musical: The Fringe Lozenge has, as you might expect from the title, a very specific target audience. 

Stuck in ze Bunker With You

Stuck in ze Bunker With You

Frank Sinazi, the “Leader of the Iraq Pack”, is a smooth-talking American entertainer who will not only occasionally burst into song, but also into some loud episodes of a slig… 

We Are All Going to Die

We Are All Going to Die

We are all Going to Die is a devised piece by Dead Person Productions. 

A Charlie Montague Mystery: The Man with the Twisted Hip

A Charlie Montague Mystery: The Man with the Twisted Hip

If you are in search of some polite 1930s garden-party-esque comedy mixed in with a hilariously self-aware performance, this is certainly a play to catch. 

A Charlie Montague Mystery: The Game's a Foot, Try the Fish

A Charlie Montague Mystery: The Game's a Foot, Try the Fish

What would an unpublished Agatha Christie mystery be like if, by some strange quirk of fate, its editor had given it over to P G Wodehouse for a final literary polish? Well, thanks… 

Cross Fit

Cross Fit

Picture Jesus in jelly shoes, sweat bands and a glittery loin cloth performing a fitness class and you have Cross Fit, the bonkers ‘service’ hosted by Jesus L’Oreal Christ an… 

Fox and Hound Presents 1 in 2 Chance

Fox and Hound Presents 1 in 2 Chance

As her lead character, Helen Fox explains that one out of every two people in the UK born after 1960 will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. 

Stiff Dicky

Stiff Dicky

Theatre aiming to portray the lives of millennials is so often completely wrong and patronising (no, we don’t say the word ‘rad’ any more, or believe that wearing snapbacks i… 

Lord Dismiss Us

Lord Dismiss Us

Scottish award-winning playwright and novelist Glenn Chandler’s best-known work might be television detective series Taggart, but he also has a string of successful plays and pro… 

The Future of Desire

The Future of Desire

What is the future of desire? I hoped Neil Frude, a leading lecturer on abnormal psychology, would be able to tell me. 

Elixir

Elixir

This is what the Edinburgh Festival Fringe is all about. 

Confessions of a Personal Trainer

Confessions of a Personal Trainer

Have you ever wondered how the rich and shameless work out? Katie Kopajtic invites us through the closed golden doors of a luxury New York gym club in Confessions of a Personal Tra… 

Brave Macbeth

Brave Macbeth

If you feel sceptical about the idea of Macbeth as a comedy for children, let me put your mind at rest. 

War of the Sperms

War of the Sperms

For a play about personified jizz, War of the Sperms is surprisingly unsexy. 

Someone Dies at the End

Someone Dies at the End

A small group of survivors huddle in a bunker, eating beans and reminiscing on their favourite foods. 

The Lady Boys of Bangkok – Who Runs the World Tour

The Lady Boys of Bangkok – Who Runs the World Tour

Glamour, glitter and girls - The Lady Boys of Bangkok is a fabulous collection of performers who lip sync and dance to feel good songs opening with Gloria Gaynor’s First Be A Wom… 

Frigid: A Musical Worth Melting For

Frigid: A Musical Worth Melting For

Napier University Drama Society returns to the musical stage after selling out last year. 

Sugar Baby

Sugar Baby

Sugar Baby satirised the food industry with one eyebrow firmly raised, mocking both the trend of ‘clean eating’ for which vegan titans like ‘Deliciously Ella’ are increasin… 

MANWATCHING

MANWATCHING

Manwatching is a monologue written by an anonymous woman to be performed by a famous comedian. 

Trumpus Interruptus: The Impeachment of Donald J Trump

Trumpus Interruptus: The Impeachment of Donald J Trump

A panoply of productions about Brexit, Trump and alt-right politics are gracing this year’s Edinburgh Fringe – Trumpus Interruptus is Mea Culpa Theater’s contribution to the … 

Hopeless

Hopeless

Hopeless goes back to Leyla Josephine’s roots as one of the most interesting young spoken word artists in Scotland. 

The Humours of Bandon

The Humours of Bandon

This show is a delight. 

iDENTiTY

iDENTiTY

While most sketch shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe play up to their comic roots, Anomaly Theatre Company are adding a touch of the macabre with their dystopian show iDENTiTY. 

Help!

Help!

If you’ve ever wondered what having a mental-health issue feels like then head down to Help!. 

Scribbles

Scribbles

There was something strangely liberating about taking the dark topic of alcoholism and giving it absolutely no reverence. 

(FEAR)

(FEAR)

(FEAR) grabs your attention as soon as you enter the venue. 

Was it good for you?

Was it good for you?

Navigating the intricacies of a one-night stand can be a tricky social and biological journey. 

Sugar Baby by Alan Harris

Sugar Baby by Alan Harris

Dirty Protest’s Sugar Baby was an entertaining hour of theatre at Paines Plough’s Roundabout, Summerhall. 

Oil!

Oil!

This new piece of writing is an enjoyable, silly slice of sitcom, covering the last few days of student life amidst a diverse bunch of friends. 

DROLL

DROLL

Award-winning theatre company Owle Schreame performs a series of very droll ‘drolls’: short, illegal comedies from the 17th century. 

Company

Company

Company, Sondheim’s second Tony Award winner, is a difficult show to get right: it’s disjointed, complex, and built on subject matter that can be uncomfortable to look at. 

The Dark Room for Kids

The Dark Room for Kids

The Dark Room is both a literal and moral description. 

Rachel Parris: Keynote

Rachel Parris: Keynote

Rachel Parris has been invited back to her old school to speak at prize giving, but what is she going to say? Is she even a role model at all? Rather than prepare for this speech a… 

Faulty Towers The Dining Experience

Faulty Towers The Dining Experience

“Manuel, please sit the guests down,” from the very first sentence, you know this is not going to be any ordinary evening meal – and I’m already clutching my glass of wine,… 

Just William's Luck

Just William's Luck

Adapting well-loved source material can be a tricky art, but Shedload Theatre have managed to maintain the essence of Richmal Crompton’s Just William stories in this riotous hour… 

Wolf Meat

Wolf Meat

Grandma is a drug dealer. 

Djuki Mala

Djuki Mala

Djuki Mala, formerly known as the Chooky Dancers, rose to fame ten years ago with a viral YouTube video of Aboriginal dancers performing Zorba the Greek in homage to a Greek woman … 

Mars Actually

Mars Actually

Three aliens from Mars, fascinated by all things Earthly. 

Diane Chorley: Rhythm of Live

Diane Chorley: Rhythm of Live

Meet Diane Chorley, legendary 80s superstar, part-time piccalilli representative and full-time diva. 

Daniel Piper's Day Off

Daniel Piper's Day Off

Daniel Piper’s Day Off is a one man comedy show that goes through the different anxieties one feels when calling in sick to work. 

Dave Johns: I, Fillum Star

Dave Johns: I, Fillum Star

It is a real privilege to get to spend time with Dave Johns for an hour as he recounts the rollercoaster that he has experienced since being cast as the lead part in Ken Loach’s … 

Prom Kween

Prom Kween

From the producers of bold, subversive and wonderfully camp comedy musicals: Margaret Thatcher: Queen of Soho and How to Win Against History, Prom Kween certainly has a lot going f… 

Performers

Performers

One figure doesn’t appear in Performers, Irvine Welsh and Dean Cavanagh’s new play inspired by some of the behind-the-scenes stories surrounding the making of 1970 cult film Pe… 

Jack Rooke: Happy Hour

Jack Rooke: Happy Hour

Jack Rooke won a scholarship to attend Westminster University to study Journalism. 

Curse of the Mummy

Curse of the Mummy

To fully appreciate Curse of the Mummy, one cannot take it seriously as a musical or a drama, which may have been a source of contention amongst some audience members on the night … 

Fag/Stag

Fag/Stag

Fag/Stag written and performed by Aussie duo Jeffrey Jay Fowler and Chris Isaacs, explores what it means to have your best mate by your side when you’re stuck being your worst se… 

The Prophetic Visions of Bethany Lewis

The Prophetic Visions of Bethany Lewis

It’s very easy to write a story that grabs someone’s attention. 

Perhaps Perhaps Quizás

Perhaps Perhaps Quizás

I have a great admiration for clowning; whilst superficially there is most certainly a stereotype of the heavily made-up children’s entertainer doing nothing more than blowing up… 

Tense Vagina: an actual diagnosis

Tense Vagina: an actual diagnosis

Sara Juli’s Tense Vagina: An Actual Diagnosis does an excellent job of pushing the boundaries of the relationship between the audience and performer. 

Seven Crazy Bitches

Seven Crazy Bitches

Shakespeare may have had his seven ages of man but Holly Morgan presents the seven ages of (wo)man in Seven Crazy Bitches, a ‘standing up cabaret’ or ‘standaret’ performanc… 

Dr Zeiffal, Dr Zeigal and the Hippo That Can Never Be Caught

Dr Zeiffal, Dr Zeigal and the Hippo That Can Never Be Caught

You don’t need to be a hippo expert to help Dr Zieffal and Dr Ziegal catch a hippo in Edinburgh – all you need are the right tools and to keep your eyes peeled! The Hippo that … 

Raton Laveur

Raton Laveur

Raton Laveur – meaning raccoon – is an original, bold, black comedy brought to us by Australian theatre company Fairly Lucid Productions, who are making their debut at the Edin… 

Enterprise

Enterprise

Americana Ad Absurdum Productions certainly lives up to its name by combining America’s most-loved export, free-market capitalism, with some surreal and absurdist humour. 

Quarter Life Crisis

Quarter Life Crisis

If you are looking for an unpretentious, heart-warming comedy show at the festival, Quarter Life Crisis is where you will find it. 

The Gin Chronicles at Sea

The Gin Chronicles at Sea

Interrupt the Routine returns as 1940s radio group The Misfits of London for another highly enjoyable adventure of The Gin Chronicles. 

And For My Next Trick

And For My Next Trick

It’s a fair statement to make that there are both straight-up sceptics and those who actively try to believe when it comes to magic, but the fact still remains that an audience f… 

Hans: Mein Camp

Hans: Mein Camp

Certain thoughts are inevitable when you hear the title Hans: Mein Camp, and the chances are they will probably be accurate. 

Reduced Shakespeare Company – William Shakespeare's Long Lost First Play (Abridged)

Reduced Shakespeare Company – William Shakespeare's Long Lost First Play (Abridged)

The alternative RSC’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s works might more succinctly be titled Shakespeare: The Pantomime. 

Impromptu Shakespeare

Impromptu Shakespeare

Returning for yet another year at the Fringe Impromptu Shakespeare bring us a fun little romp of an hour, packed a plenty with witty one-liners and every Shakespearean trope under … 

The Fungasm Gameshow

The Fungasm Gameshow

Where to start with The Fungasm Game Show? It’s hard to know, when our hosts clearly don’t have a clue either. 

Lilith: The Jungle Girl

Lilith: The Jungle Girl

This acclaimed show from award-winning Australian theatre company Sisters Grimm clearly aims to put the “lion” back in George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion, through a startlingly … 

Tom and Bunny Save the World

Tom and Bunny Save the World

The novelty musical gets its fair share of traction over the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Fat Rascal Theatre are attempting to stake their claim as rulers of the field. 

Nerdf*cker: a solo play with bad boundaries

Nerdf*cker: a solo play with bad boundaries

Cameryn Moore has made a name for herself as one of the Fringe’s great taboo busters, especially on the subject of sex. 

Out of the Blue

Out of the Blue

I remember the time when, several years ago, Out of the Blue came to my school and did an assembly. 

TUTU: Dance in All Its Glory

TUTU: Dance in All Its Glory

The dance world can sometimes take itself a little too seriously, it often seems to be too caught up in technical comparisons to just enjoy itself, however, Chicos Mambo is the opp… 

Colin Cloud: Dare

Colin Cloud: Dare

The Fringe is full of mind readers but Colin Cloud’s framing device of presenting his skills as deduction and manipulation creates a whole different feel. 

Josh Pugh: A Boy Named Pugh

Josh Pugh: A Boy Named Pugh

Having recently won English Comedian of the Year, Josh Pugh has the air of a rising star. 

The Cambridge Footlights International Tour Show 2017: Dream Sequence

The Cambridge Footlights International Tour Show 2017: Dream Sequence

When an Edinburgh Fringe virgin asks a seasoned Fringe-lover (that’s me, by the way) for show recommendations there are a number of shows I always highlight before reviews have e… 

Sara Schaefer: Little White Box

Sara Schaefer: Little White Box

Before even starting the show, Sara Schaefer has the advantage of a unique perspective. 

Gein's Family Giftshop: Volume 3

Gein's Family Giftshop: Volume 3

Sketch comedy is the medium in which an original voice is most important in order to be successful. 

Catriona Knox: Adorable Deplorable

Catriona Knox: Adorable Deplorable

Behind every great man stands a great woman. 

Phil Wang: Kinabalu

Phil Wang: Kinabalu

Kinabalu is an astutely clever and astutely silly hour of stand up from British-Malaysian comic Phil Wang. 

Jayde Adams is Jayded

Jayde Adams is Jayded

After a bumper month at the Fringe last year Jayde Adams comes to a new venue with her latest comedy offering Jayded. 

Flesh and Bone

Flesh and Bone

Imagine William Shakespeare wrote Attack the Block and you get Flesh and Bone, a tale of an East London tower block and it’s residents. 

Natalie Palamides: LAID

Natalie Palamides: LAID

The Edinburgh Fringe debut of LA-based comedian Natalie Palamides will not be what you expect but it will be one of the best things you see at the festival this year. 

DIGS

DIGS

DIGS, devised by newly formed company Theatre with Legs, offers insight into how the millennials of ‘Generation Rent’ think about community and belonging. 

Anya Anastasia: Rogue Romantic

Anya Anastasia: Rogue Romantic

There is a woman sprawled across the keys of a grand piano. 

Rhys James: Wiseboy

Rhys James: Wiseboy

I’ve never seen an hour of stand-up with such a high density of laughter points. 

Rose Matafeo: Sassy Best Friend

Rose Matafeo: Sassy Best Friend

Despite failing to romantically woo Matthew in the front row, who resolutely resisted her bookish clumsiness and snazzy jacket, Rose Matafeo delivers a tour-de-force performance in… 

Angela Barnes: Fortitude

Angela Barnes: Fortitude

After sold out Fringe shows in 2014 and 2015, Angela Barnes is back with a new routine that is, at times, remarkably and worryingly prescient. 

Pip Utton's Greatest Hits

Pip Utton's Greatest Hits

Pip Utton is a veteran of the stage, and of the Edinburgh Festival. 

Kiri Pritchard-McLean: Appropriate Adult

Kiri Pritchard-McLean: Appropriate Adult

Kiri Pritchard-McLean creates a universe in the hot box room: dangling planets hang from the ceiling, and she wears a starry skirt and planet earrings to orbit her black-and-white … 

Tom Lucy: Needs to Stop Showing Off in Front of His Friends

Tom Lucy: Needs to Stop Showing Off in Front of His Friends

When you’re genetically blessed with an unthreatening physique and the voice of Frank Spencer, comedy cannot go much more in your favour. 

The Lulu Show: Life on the Never-Never

The Lulu Show: Life on the Never-Never

The Lulu Show: Life on the Never-Never is exactly what you want from a cabaret. 

Goodbear

Goodbear

As their hotel receptionist alter-egos, Henry Perryment and Joe Barnes help us check into The Hotel Après Vie for an hour of horror movie-themed entertainment. 

Sean Patton: Number One

Sean Patton: Number One

Flatulence, fornication and filth; Sean Patton brings his show Number One to Edinburgh armed with a New Orleans attitude and an unashamed subject matter of all things vulgar and bo… 

Our Man in Havana

Our Man in Havana

Spies Like Us Theatre’s adaptation of Graham Greene’s classic novel is, quite simply, a joy. 

Iain Stirling: U OK Hun? X

Iain Stirling: U OK Hun? X

Iain Stirling’s latest sell out Edinburgh Fringe Festival performance has a lot of Love Island quips, but is truly grounded in Iain’s life experiences. 

Ed Gamble: Mammoth

Ed Gamble: Mammoth

Ed Gamble’s Mammoth is a strong example of observational comedy at this year’s Fringe. 

Tessa Coates: Primates

Tessa Coates: Primates

Putting on a Fringe show is, for any performer, a risky endeavour. 

Sisters: White Noise

Sisters: White Noise

In their Fringe debut comedy hour Sisters hit the ground running with a fast paced, intensely dark and gut bustingly funny show of sketches, skits, and more jokes about live stream… 

Lloyd Griffith in:Undated

Lloyd Griffith in:Undated

For a show about a break-up, Lloyd Griffith in:Undated has all the comfortable generosity, grossness and joy of a long-term relationship. 

John Robins: The Darkness of Robins

John Robins: The Darkness of Robins

Having developed a strong reputation at the Fringe in previous years, John Robins remains a safe bet for sarcastic, pithy self-loathing, although he seems to have a lost a little o… 

Baba Brinkman's Rap Guide to Consciousness

Baba Brinkman's Rap Guide to Consciousness

Canadian rapper Baba Brinkman has explored several of the world’s biggest talking points – from evolution to climate change – and now he’s back for more. 

The Jurassic Parks

The Jurassic Parks

Superbolt Theatre’s The Jurassic Parks is ridiculous; in the best way possible. 

Richard Herring: Oh Frig, I'm 50!

Richard Herring: Oh Frig, I'm 50!

The King is back, long live the King. 

Ingrid Oliver: Speech!

Ingrid Oliver: Speech!

Ingrid Oliver delivers an hour of speeches in Speech! From a TED talk to the ramblings of a right-wing shock-jock, and all manner of voices in between, the connecting thread betwee… 

Butt Kapinski

Butt Kapinski

When a show’s success or failure supposedly rests almost entirely on the skills and willingness of its audience, the trust and confidence placed between performer and viewer is t… 

Games and After Liverpool by James Saunders

Games and After Liverpool by James Saunders

Thought-provoking theatre and assured acting are on offer at this show, which is split into two plays, both written by the late playwright James Saunders, a one-time mentor to Tom … 

Wereldband: Släpstick

Wereldband: Släpstick

On first viewing the stage I thought I would try and count all the instruments I could see scattered around waiting to be played. 

The Complete History of Europe (More or Less)

The Complete History of Europe (More or Less)

From the Bronze Age to Brexit, get ready to laugh and learn with More or Less Theatre as they present to you a whistle-stop tour through European history that can be enjoyed by bot… 

A Hundred Different Words for Love

A Hundred Different Words for Love

“I’m aware there isn’t much art made about love, so I thought I’d nip in and nail the definitive article before anyone else could. 

Reuben Kaye

Reuben Kaye

Reuben Kaye is a cabaret god; he’ll tell you so himself. 

2 Become 1

2 Become 1

2 Become 1 is a standard Jukebox Musical. 

How to Be a Sissy with Percy Q Shun

How to Be a Sissy with Percy Q Shun

The Sugarhill Gang’s Rapper’s Delight prompts an evening of light-hearted, harmless, 80s-inspired fun. 

That’s Life on Lisgar

That’s Life on Lisgar

That’s Life on Lisgar is a story of family fissures and the intimate workings of life as a daughter of a Portuguese family in Canada. 

Sarah, Sky and Seven Other Guys

Sarah, Sky and Seven Other Guys

“Ah yes. 

Shakespeare for Breakfast

Shakespeare for Breakfast

A morning staple of the festival Fringe, Shakespeare for Breakfast (with its customary coffee and croissant) has provided a fun twist on the Bard’s classics at C venues for over … 

Eggs Collective Get A Round

Eggs Collective Get A Round

Oh no. 

The Listies Make You LOL

The Listies Make You LOL

Back after last year’s fantastic show, the Listies are just as wonderfully ridiculous as ever. 

Brexit the Musical

Brexit the Musical

How many times in the past year can you say that you felt genuinely sorry for Michael Gove? Or that you felt goose-bumps (the good kind!) when you heard Theresa May speak? Or perha… 

Douze

Douze

This show is dumb. 

Avocado!

Avocado!

In today’s climate of brunching, Instagram-obsessed millennials, and in a time where avocado-hand and avocado-shaped walkie-talkies are an actual reality, there is plenty of oppo… 

(More) Moira Monologues

(More) Moira Monologues

Time has not withered Moira Bell, Alan Bissett’s 2009 tribute to the hard-working, hard-playing, straight-talking working class women of Scotland, and Falkirk in particular. 

Siren

Siren

To be surprised by a show at the Fringe is a rare and wonderful thing. 

Todd & God

Todd & God

Uplifting, fast-paced and heart-warming, Todd & God tells the tale of how God selected an atheist as her chosen one. 

Future Perfect

Future Perfect

Tall Stories return to Edinburgh for their 20th birthday with an updated version of Future Perfect. 

Pulled

Pulled

Have you ever worked up with hazy memory of what may have happened the previous night? These two Irish lasses certainly have and it hits them with equal levels shame as it does pri… 

Indie as F*ck

Indie as F*ck

In a similar way to eating your mum’s homemade soup, sometimes the charm of a show can outweigh the actual content. 

Staging Wittgenstein

Staging Wittgenstein

Staging Wittgenstein is a difficult production to categorise. 

Swan Bake

Swan Bake

Swan Bake is a riotously trippy and acerbically funny show. 

Hear Me Raw

Hear Me Raw

‘I recognise this’Daniella Isaacs was in the newest Sweaty Betty zero gravity leggings, making hemp and cacao energy balls, flanked by her nutribullet. 

The Improv Musical

The Improv Musical

Within the last few years, the improvised musical has become a standard of the Fringe, with at least four in Edinburgh this summer. 

The Toxic Avenger

The Toxic Avenger

Based on the 1984 cult classic, The Toxic Avenger captures everything good about spoof musicals. 

Once Were Pirates

Once Were Pirates

The set of this play included a fish tank with a small toy fish that swam around in it. 

Matt Forde: A Show Hastily Rewritten in Light of Recent Events – Again!

Matt Forde: A Show Hastily Rewritten in Light of Recent Events – Again!

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… 

Underground Extreme Paranormal Ghost Tour

Underground Extreme Paranormal Ghost Tour

Renowned for being an especially haunted city, Edinburgh has many mysterious secrets lurking beneath the cobbled façade of what we wrongly assume to be ground level. 

My Dog's Got No Nose

My Dog's Got No Nose

Stand-up comedy can be a very demanding form of performance. 

The Magic Cave of Salamanca

The Magic Cave of Salamanca

This was a hugely disappointing hour of theatre. 

The Wall

The Wall

The Wall is a wonderfully refreshing play from Corby Productions. 

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

The Spelling Bee is a beloved American pastime, encouraging good sportsmanship and the pleasure of taking part; however, deep down it becomes clear every contestant has a thirst fo… 

Penetrating Europe, or Migrants Have Talent

Penetrating Europe, or Migrants Have Talent

Molodyi Teatre combine verbatim accounts of migration from the Ukraine to the UK with a Britain’s Got Talent pastiche in a bizarre satire of modern-day xenophobia. 

The HandleBards: Richard III

The HandleBards: Richard III

The Handlebards are a unique group, reinventing the concept of the company of travelling players. 

Shakespeare Tonight

Shakespeare Tonight

In Shakespeare Tonight, the famous playwright gives his first ever television performance on a talk show with host Martina, only to be confronted by his so-called ‘enemy’, huma… 

Procrastinate

Procrastinate

Procrastination may confound human progress and productivity, but it also provides the inspiration for Brick by Brick’s fantastic, multimedia clown show. 

Reefer Madness

Reefer Madness

Reefer Madness is an adaptation of a PSA film from 1936 of the same name – famous for being embarrassingly awful – that warned parents of the dangers of marijuana. 

Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead

Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead

In this play we’re granted a view into a future version of the world of Peanuts. 

Keep it Real

Keep it Real

Ah, the classic buddy comedy: overdone by definition and yet extremely resilient. 

Death and the Data Processor

Death and the Data Processor

The Cock and Bull’s Death And The Data Processor follows the adventures of office worker Ian, whose murders of two co-workers lead him into the strange world of Harton, a communi… 

In Defence of Hitler!

In Defence of Hitler!

This is a time-traveller’s lark in which the two protagonists, Johan and Stefan, travel back in time to 1933 Germany after having had a debate over whether or not they would kill… 

Shoot the Women First

Shoot the Women First

Shoot the Women First revolves around a mercenary company. 

Dame Nature – The Magnificent Bearded Lady

Dame Nature – The Magnificent Bearded Lady

Apparently, even circuses nowadays feel a need to satisfy the public’s desire to glimpse behind the scenes, to smell the greasepaint and discover how the magic happens. 

Of Wardrobes and Rings

Of Wardrobes and Rings

David Payne, having already portrayed C. 

Holmes & Watson: The Farewell Tour

Holmes & Watson: The Farewell Tour

Sherlock Holmes meets a theatrical farce in this intelligently written double act that sparkles like the Blue Carbuncle. 

The Baffling Adventures of Question Mark Man

The Baffling Adventures of Question Mark Man

What if punctuation marks were superheroes? During this show, we follow Question Mark Man as he tries to rescue his love interest Becky from the evil Captain Conundrum. 

Jumping the Barriers

Jumping the Barriers

There are many symbols of class division and expressions of social stratification in this country. 

Family Voices and Victoria Station

Family Voices and Victoria Station

Harold Pinter’s two short plays make only rare appearances nowadays and yet they are rewarding pieces. 

Terry Pratchett's Mort

Terry Pratchett's Mort

In true Terry Pratchett style, this rendition of Terry Pratchett’s Mort brings along a sly mixture of complex fantasy and comedy. 

Rumpelstiltskin

Rumpelstiltskin

Wrong Tree’s Rumpelstiltskin is a musical retelling of the classic fairy tale of the farmer’s daughter and the mysterious imp. 

The Mikado

The Mikado

St Andrews Gilbert and Sullivan Society with Mermaids Performing Arts return to the Festival Fringe with their typically entertaining style of presenting Gilbert & Sullivan, this t… 

Casting Call Woe

Casting Call Woe

Next on the list of unusual inspirations: Casting Call Woe is a Fringe show based on a blog. 

Droll

Droll

Drolls, Brice Stratford tells us in the show’s scholarly introduction, were originally performed by half-drunk actors in covert locations on raucous evenings during the Puritan I… 

Three Jumpers

Three Jumpers

The tweeting of the birds portends a beautiful day, but the view from the bridge is spoiled by an ominous thick mist. 

Bouncers

Bouncers

John Godber’s fluid exploration of British society, drinking culture and nightlife in the 1980s is a fast-paced romp through fragments of characters’ lives, from upper-class ch… 

Novel Experiments in Living

Novel Experiments in Living

In the opening tableau, the stage is littered with a collection of bodies sprawled all over the stage, all paper white overalls and unsettling masks. 

Holes by Tom Basden

Holes by Tom Basden

Lyons Productions returns to Edinburgh with Holes, an apocalyptic farce from Tom Basden, writer of hit TV shows Fresh Meat and Plebs. 

The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew

It’s often hard to find anything particularly original about an original adaptation of any of Shakespeare’s great plays these days, but The Taming of the Shrew done in traditiona… 

The Wives of Others

The Wives of Others

The spaghetti-strewn finery of a New York dinner party is transformed into a scene of untold carnage in The Wives Of Others - a gleefully bloody comedy by Tom Stuchfield. 

The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man

It’s always disappointing to see an interesting concept marred by poor execution. 

I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change

I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change

UCLU Musical Theatre Society’s Fringe production of the Joe Dipietro’s fast paced musical comedy is an incredibly entertaining and fast paced journey into the world of dating, … 

The Lion in Winter

The Lion in Winter

One World Actors Centre’s fringe production of James Goldman’s historical black comedy The Lion in Winter is a valiant attempt to bring the acclaimed play to the festival stage… 

Made in Dagenham the Musical

Made in Dagenham the Musical

Following its woefully short-lived run at the Adelphi Theatre in 2015, the only opportunity to catch this upbeat musical is now in the hands of amateur theatre companies. 

The Female Question

The Female Question

Here is a play with an interesting premise: what would Shakespeare’s female characters say if they had the chance to address their playwright? Would they be unhappy with the trea… 

Grannies With Guns

Grannies With Guns

Oddly enough, Grannies with Guns is kind of an anti-Matilda. 

Frogs

Frogs

School group Centaurs of Attention have an excellent company name and a rather good Fringe show to boot. 

Journeys

Journeys

A Spaniard, a Frenchman, an Englishwoman and an Italian get on a train and treat us to a series of energetic and amusing clowning sketches that weave together the stories of the in… 

The Gin Chronicles: A Scottish Adventure

The Gin Chronicles: A Scottish Adventure

After their great success last year, Interrupt the Routine are back with a brand new episode of The Gin Chronicles. 

The Accidental Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Accidental Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

As a fan of Arthur Conan Doyle’s enigmatic and famously hyper-intelligent super sleuth, I was intrigued to see this production by the appropriately-named Tobacco Tea Theatre Comp… 

Sherlock

Sherlock

Bablake Theatre’s take on the character of Sherlock delivers a few laughs, though it offers nothing new to the already long list of pastiches and homages the detective has receiv… 

Chapel Street

Chapel Street

If ever the strength of a story lay in its telling, Chapel Street would be a perfect example. 

Escape from the Planet of the Day That Time Forgot

Escape from the Planet of the Day That Time Forgot

Let’s just appreciate that title for a moment. 

Dead Wright

Dead Wright

Here is all the chaos of a Fringe-like show turned into a Fringe show: a farce about two plays being performed by one cast while their unreasonable and definitely shady writer/dire… 

A Royal Flush

A Royal Flush

A Royal Flush is a dark political comedy turned farce, featuring a princess stuck in a portaloo and a ransoming of The Daily Star. 

Not the Horse

Not the Horse

Almost twenty years ago, Guy Ritchie changed the landscape of British cinema with his love letter to the charismatic psychopaths of the East End underbelly Lock, Stock and Two Smok… 

Growth

Growth

The stellar reputation of Paines Plough’s championing of new writing for the theatre means that each new offering is welcomed with a great deal of anticipation. 

Where Do All the Dead Pigeons Go?

Where Do All the Dead Pigeons Go?

Where Do All The Dead Pigeons Go? This is a production that doesn’t try to answer any of your questions - or refer to pigeons, for that matter, even as a metaphor, throughout the… 

Contactless

Contactless

Contactless is not your regular drama. 

Every Brilliant Thing

Every Brilliant Thing

Duncan MacMillan and Jonny Donahoe’s Every Brilliant Thing (which first came to the Fringe in 2014) has the largest cast you’ve ever seen for a one man show. 

The Harry and Chris Show

The Harry and Chris Show

World champion slam poet Harry Baker returns to the Fringe, accompanied by his talented friend Chris Read on guitar for a spoken word/acoustic fusion set. 

Paul Dabek – Look at Me!

Paul Dabek – Look at Me!

Paul Dabek is back in the spotlight at the Free Fringe and, without giving anything away; this is man who really knows how to make the most of a spotlight. 

Good Grief

Good Grief

A Free Fringe double bill of stand-up with no particular theme, Irish comedians Keith Fox and Ger Staunton underwhelm with their unassuming stage presence and only mildly amusing h… 

A Lizard Goes a Long Way

A Lizard Goes a Long Way

Raising a laugh and a lump in the throat all at once is a good trick – possibly the best. 

Mark Thomas: The Red Shed

Mark Thomas: The Red Shed

Mark Thomas’ new one-man-play blends spoken word and storytelling to create a compelling, intimate and rousing performance that lifts the spirit in this pitch perfect personal an… 

Undercover Refugee

Undercover Refugee

The refugee crisis is undoubtedly difficult to discuss. 

Making Monsters

Making Monsters

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is one of the most well known stories in the English canon. 

The Game's a Foot, Try the Fish

The Game's a Foot, Try the Fish

Tom Taylor has produced a show so funny at one point I thought my lungs were going to burst. 

Knowing EU

Knowing EU

Although this show might have been more useful to see before the EU referendum, Knowing EU’s straightforwardness pushes to one side all the unclear statistics and hot headed deba… 

What Kind of Fool Am I?

What Kind of Fool Am I?

Helen Wood’s one-woman show is a journey of self-discovery complete with a bit of psychology, personality quizzes and a sense of fun. 

The Nutty Professor and His Amazing Magic Bubble Show

The Nutty Professor and His Amazing Magic Bubble Show

Bubble-lovers will rejoice in this fun, immersive spectacle lead by the energetic assistant Ms Squeaky Bottom and the Nutty Professor himself. 

Milkshake!

Milkshake!

Milkshake! is the latest serving of magi-comic madness for the under-tens from master of mayhem Seska, who bounds onto the stage in a white suit, aviators and furry ushanka hat. 

You Tweet My Face Space

You Tweet My Face Space

Ever wondered, or perhaps dreaded, what it would be like if your search history could talk? With a host of zany characters and one wonderfully surreal party, You Tweet My Face Spac… 

Everybody Hates The Lounge Kittens

Everybody Hates The Lounge Kittens

Not everybody hates The Lounge Kittens. 

One Musical to Rule Them All

One Musical to Rule Them All

An “Original Lord of the Rings Parody” One Musical to Rule them All is full of puns, mocks the bits of Lord of the Rings that we all thought were a bit ridiculous and illogical… 

A Dog's Tale

A Dog's Tale

This is a tale about dogs: specifically Johnny the young puppy piano player in a shady speakeasy in 1920s New York City. 

Shakespeare Syndrome

Shakespeare Syndrome

In Shakespeare Syndrome, brought to Edinburgh by the talented Mermaidsgroup from the University of St. 

Cabaret Whore Presents... La Poule Plombée

Cabaret Whore Presents... La Poule Plombée

Bursting with musical variety and talent, razor-sharp lyrics and incredible chemistry, Sarah-Louise Young and Michael Roulston return to this year’s Fringe with Cabaret Whore Pre… 

Doug Segal: I Can Make You Feel Good

Doug Segal: I Can Make You Feel Good

It’s apt, if a little predictable, that the pre-show music Doug Segal selects for his latest Fringe show is the classic James Brown track I Feel Good. 

Vivaldi for Breakfast!

Vivaldi for Breakfast!

Vivaldi for Breakfast is an interesting attempt to dramatise the enigmatic life of notorious Baroque composer, Antonio Vivaldi, as he worked in the famous Pietà orphanage for youn… 

Shakespeare Shorts – Hamlet

Shakespeare Shorts – Hamlet

Shakespeare Shorts: Hamlet - Shakespeare’s Hamlet condensed into an hour by kids, for kids. 

I'm Doing This for You

I'm Doing This for You

The premise of the show is deceptively simple, and the clue is in the title: what a woman would do or go through for a man who she wholeheartedly loves, even though he has already … 

Juice Straws Are Bleak

Juice Straws Are Bleak

Juice Straws Are Bleak is a fantastical, surrealist adventure experienced by a class of school children under the disinterested gaze of their teacher. 

All in the Timing

All in the Timing

Often, first-time Festival goers arriving in Edinburgh can be paralysed by choice as a result of the sheer volume of shows on offer. 

Meet Fred

Meet Fred

We meet Fred as he wakes up - cute little puppet stretching and yawns ensue. 

The Auld Alliance

The Auld Alliance

To make The Auld Alliance, start with a nice big helping of Jane Austen. 

Buzz: A New Musical

Buzz: A New Musical

Buzz is a new musical from writer Robyn Grant. 

The Country Wife

The Country Wife

The Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club’s adaptation of the restoration era comedy The Country Wife moves the action to modern American suburbia, but keeps the period’s … 

Victoria Jeffrey: Dancing With Jack

Victoria Jeffrey: Dancing With Jack

Previously known for her well received part as a Totally Naff Tart, this is Victoria Jeffrey solo and talking about life. 

Broken Fanny

Broken Fanny

Writer and performer Emma Jerrold could be described as something of a hot property at this year’s Fringe. 

Ros & Guil R Dead

Ros & Guil R Dead

When deciding on a show to bring to the Fringe, you have two main choices: one, a piece of new writing - exciting and impactful but harder to market - or two, a take on a classic -… 

Guru Dudu's Silent Disco Walking Tours

Guru Dudu's Silent Disco Walking Tours

Never before have I had to so strongly caution an audience - if you don’t enjoy having all eyes on you, look away now. 

F*ckboys for Freedom

F*ckboys for Freedom

Perhaps you aren’t aware of fuckboys. 

Love, Lies and Taxidermy

Love, Lies and Taxidermy

We begin with a boy meeting a girl. 

Chris Henry: Chris' World

Chris Henry: Chris' World

Chris Henry is a frantic comic. 

Dirty Glitter

Dirty Glitter

Dirty Glitter, a cop comedy-thriller, tells the story of a duo of private investigators: the confident and logical Murphy, along with the bumbling and eccentric Valmont. 

The Life and Times of Lionel

The Life and Times of Lionel

New work is at the heart of the Fringe experience; new work by new companies all the more so. 

A Matter of Life and Death

A Matter of Life and Death

We very rarely think about our own deaths. 

All the Things I Lied About

All the Things I Lied About

Lying seems to be getting more and more fashionable. 

Our Man

Our Man

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. 

Love Me Tinder Cabaret

Love Me Tinder Cabaret

A short and sweet performance that makes use of popular romantic tracks to tackle the trials and troubles of online dating and the accompanying creeps who come with the app, Love M… 

The Shakespeare Club

The Shakespeare Club

In the programme, The Shakespeare Club promises to be a somewhat cheesy, yet harmless play about finding oneself through Shakespeare’s characters. 

I Keep a Woman in My Flat Chained to a Radiator

I Keep a Woman in My Flat Chained to a Radiator

I Keep a Woman in My Flat Chained to a Radiator. 

An Evening with CS Lewis

An Evening with CS Lewis

The set-up is simple: an armchair, a side-table, and a teapot, cup, and saucer. 

Shaedates: or How I Learned to Love Myself

Shaedates: or How I Learned to Love Myself

Shaedates is a show about finding yourself – quite literally. 

Ash

Ash

Ash is a devised piece by a group of Lecoq-trained graduates about the nicotine addiction of a Yorkshireman and his friends and family. 

Finders Keepers

Finders Keepers

Hot Coals Theatre have put together a slick physical comedy, full of beat-perfect gags leaving you laughing out loud at the flick of an eyebrow, whilst some of the more grotesqu… 

A Midsummer Night's Dream in Gotham

A Midsummer Night's Dream in Gotham

A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Gotham is exactly what it says on the tin. 

Faulty Towers the Dining Experience

Faulty Towers the Dining Experience

Running since 1997, Faulty Towers the Dining Experience has become a Fringe staple and international success. 

Promise and Promiscuity: A New Musical by Jane Austen and Penny Ashton

Promise and Promiscuity: A New Musical by Jane Austen and Penny Ashton

In the latest theatrical offering of a Jane Austen themed adaptation, this piece, which is billed as a new musical by Penny Ashton, interweaves thirty-three direct passages from Au… 

Peter and Bambi Heaven: The Magic Inside

Peter and Bambi Heaven: The Magic Inside

In a frenzy of blood, sweat, tears and sequins, the Heavens cracked open last night and Peter and Bambi rained down upon us. 

In Tents and Purposes

In Tents and Purposes

First things first. 

A History, w Nowell Edmurnds

A History, w Nowell Edmurnds

A History, w Nowell Edmurnds is a surreal examination of celebrity culture which is by turns extraordinarily captivating and deeply funny. 

Spencer Jones is The Herbert in Proper Job

Spencer Jones is The Herbert in Proper Job

Almost every review of Spencer Jones takes the lazy route of saying he’s like Mr Bean meets something/someone wacky. 

Hurricane Michael

Hurricane Michael

Hurricane Michael is the kind of production I come to Fringe to see: a very specific, niche show, seemingly outside of my interests, that is found to be a surprisingly charming hou… 

The Wedding Reception

The Wedding Reception

From the creators of the Faulty Towers Dining Experience, The Wedding Reception is an interactive show which includes a three course meal. 

Every Day I Wake Up Hopeful

Every Day I Wake Up Hopeful

Filled with humour and sorrow, Every Day I Wake Up Hopeful is a play about a man who is considering throwing in the towel. 

Lili La Scala: Another F*cking Variety Show

Lili La Scala: Another F*cking Variety Show

For a night of revelry and a hot mix of incredible performances, Lili La Scala’s Another F*cking Variety Show is a tough show to rival. 

Dolly Wants to Die

Dolly Wants to Die

To say Dolly Wants to Die is a dark comedy is like saying water is wet: the irreverent jokes come left, right and centre, but only a few of them properly hit their target. 

Bricking It

Bricking It

Several years ago, a couple of wannabe stand-ups decided to do a Free Fringe show based around some of the odd things their respective fathers had said and done down the years. 

Your Mother's Vagina

Your Mother's Vagina

Rhombus Ensemble’s Your Mother’s Vagina is a whirlwind of subject matter wrapped up in the lives of its two protagonists: Layla and Sue Anne. 

Femmetamorphosis

Femmetamorphosis

Femmetamorphosis is an easy going play that explores the relationships of five very different characters as they help one of their own through a nasty break up. 

Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother in the Case of a Study in Blood

Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother in the Case of a Study in Blood

Sherlock Holmes, true to its original with all the same characters and tropes that keep fans hooked, but with a twist. 

Trash Test Dummies

Trash Test Dummies

There’s an anarchic edge to the Trash Test Dummies – as might be expected from a circus troupe who go on to perform a succession of tricks and humorous gymnastics using that mo… 

The Listies 6D (Twice as Good as 3D)

The Listies 6D (Twice as Good as 3D)

There are many children’s shows at the Fringe that seem to follow the formula of throwing a couple of popular franchises together with whatever kids currently like, before adding… 

Impromptu Shakespeare

Impromptu Shakespeare

Every single audience member is given a ping pong ball with Shakespearean tropes written on them upon entry. 

Amelia Ryan: Lady Liberty

Amelia Ryan: Lady Liberty

Amelia Ryan used to be a mess. 

Predrinks | Afterparty

Predrinks | Afterparty

Deadpan Theatre return to the Fringe after their sell-out success Get Your Sh*t Together, premiered at the Fringe in 2015. 

2 Become 1

2 Become 1

I attribute quite a lot of my adult personality to my love affair with girl power and how swept away I got in all things noughties. 

Wil Greenway: The Way the City Ate the Stars

Wil Greenway: The Way the City Ate the Stars

The best shows at the Edinburgh Fringe are the unexpected ones. 

Octopus

Octopus

What does it mean to be British? That’s the question that underlies this political, anarchistic play Octopus. 

Animal (Are You a Proper Person?)

Animal (Are You a Proper Person?)

Animal (Are you a proper person?) is a show about learning who you are and being proud of whatever that might be. 

Chef: Come Dine With Us!

Chef: Come Dine With Us!

Chef: Come Dine With Us! should not in a way be confused with the TV series Come Dine With Me. 

Out of the Blue

Out of the Blue

Out of the Blue are something of a Fringe staple by now. 

Airswimming

Airswimming

Charlotte Jones’ debut play, Airswimming, is a poignant, one-act portrayal of the lives of two women in St Dymphna’s Hospital for the Criminally Insane. 

[Title of Show]

[Title of Show]

As cryptic as the title of this show may seem to be, its basic premise is established very early on. 

Tomás Ford’s Craptacular!

Tomás Ford’s Craptacular!

Tucked away in Grassmarket, the Sweet is an innocuous venue which this year plays host to one of the most random, madcap events I have ever seen at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. 

Storyteller, Storyteller

Storyteller, Storyteller

Story Pocket Theatre’s Storyteller, Storyteller pits two storytellers against each other in an epic battle of clowning, miming and slapstick comedy. 

Pub Quiz for Kids with Patrick Monahan

Pub Quiz for Kids with Patrick Monahan

If you have kids, take them to this show. 

Eurobeat

Eurobeat

The UK may have had some issues with its European neighbours recently in the political world but perhaps all we need is a little bit of glitter and pop to bring us all together. 

Lovely Lady Lump

Lovely Lady Lump

Part monologue, part stand-up show, Lana Schwarcz (writer, actor, puppeteer and comedian) shares her experience of breast cancer with honest emotion and cheesy one-liners. 

They Built It. No One Came.

They Built It. No One Came.

This is the story of two men who were very, very good at failing. 

Brendon Burns and Colt Cabana Do Comedy and Commentary to Bad Wrestling Matches!

Brendon Burns and Colt Cabana Do Comedy and Commentary to Bad Wrestling Matches!

I’m sure we’re all used to growing the Fringe brochure and seeing shows with enigmatic titles which tell you nothing about the eventual content. 

The Doug Anthony All Stars (DAAS) Live on Stage!

The Doug Anthony All Stars (DAAS) Live on Stage!

Australian musical trio Doug Anthony All-Stars were the anarchic kings of the alternative comedy scene in the late 80s and early 90s, achieving considerable success with such sleep… 

Colin Cloud: Exposé

Colin Cloud: Exposé

At last year’s Fringe, Colin Cloud packed out the house with his show Kills where, amongst the baffling displays of supernatural prowess, he killed and resurrected an audience me… 

William Shakespeare's Long Lost First Play (abridged)

William Shakespeare's Long Lost First Play (abridged)

In a festival saturated with comedy shows about Shakespeare, the Reduced Shakespeare Company continue to reign supreme as the undisputed masters at reimagining the Bard into hilari… 

Karen Hobbs: Tumour Has It

Karen Hobbs: Tumour Has It

There’s a specific challenge involved when reviewing autobiographical shows surrounding horrendous personal suffering, in this case performer Karen Hobbs’ diagnosis and treatme… 

Dracula

Dracula

Performed with high energy and boundless amounts of enthusiasm, Let them Call it Mischief’s irreverent and fast paced take on Bram Stoker’s Gothic horror story is decent fun, if … 

Jake Yapp is One in a Million

Jake Yapp is One in a Million

You won’t find many performers at this year’s Fringe trumpeting their lack of uniqueness. 

The Club

The Club

Before the play starts, you can glean some idea of where this hour is headed from the onstage desk: bottles of wine and vodka, a line of cocaine, a singed teddy bear and a dildo ar… 

Nel

Nel

Nel is a charming little love letter to cinema that follows foley artist, Nel, on her misadventures with her insufferable aunt, demanding boss and a hopeful screenwriter. 

We Are Ian

We Are Ian

It’s difficult trying to describe We Are Ian. 

The Remains of Tom Lehrer (Performed by Adam Kay)

The Remains of Tom Lehrer (Performed by Adam Kay)

For a fan of legendary lyricist Tom Lehrer this show is a delight. 

Shakin' Shakespeare

Shakin' Shakespeare

Shakin’ Shakespeare does an incredible job at presenting the playwright’s work in an accessible and side-splittingly funny way. 

Epic Love and Pop Songs

Epic Love and Pop Songs

This is a pretty great show. 

The Duke

The Duke

Ushered into our venue we’re greeted by our protagonist, Sean (Hugh Hughes), who gives us a warm handshake and a smile. 

Paper Hearts the Musical

Paper Hearts the Musical

It’s always exciting to witness the world premiere of new writing, especially when it’s a British born production. 

The Thinking Drinkers: Around the World in 80 Drinks

The Thinking Drinkers: Around the World in 80 Drinks

The Thinking Drinkers are back at the Fringe and this year they’re serving up a whistle stop tour of the world’s boozy traditions, mixing up a cocktail of historical facts, fil… 

One Man Star Wars™ Trilogy

One Man Star Wars™ Trilogy

Between Episode IV and V of Charles Ross’s One Man Star Wars Trilogy, the writer/performer spent some time polling the audience. 

The D-List

The D-List

Shrapnel theatre’s new Fringe show The D-List attempts to address the issues of celebrity and fame in the modern day world of Twitter, reality TV and a culture that idolises thos… 

Skrimshanks

Skrimshanks

“We have a reviewer in tonight” crows a tall, stunning, grotesquely padded and malformed white-painted clown. 

Swansong

Swansong

Four strangers survive the end of the world and end up stranded in a swan pedalo. 

Often Onstage

Often Onstage

At its most fundamental, theatre could be described as a series of entrances and exits, with a variety of complex journeys thrown in between the two to spice things up. 

Tracy

Tracy

Workplace drama can become pretty intense. 

Don’t Panic! It’s Challenge Anneka

Don’t Panic! It’s Challenge Anneka

Being both a chronic worrier and a huge fan of television from the 1990s, I had high hopes for Don’t Panic! It’s Challenge Anneka: a one woman show that uses the programme, Challen… 

Beyond Price

Beyond Price

This is a wonderfully complex piece; part intertwining story, part vocalised ruminations of Jack Klaff, a Fringe veteran who gives a stunning performance. 

The Starship Osiris

The Starship Osiris

Akin to a sort of Galaxy Quest on stage, The Starship Osiris is a non-stop comedic spoof space romp. 

All Aboard the Marriage Hearse

All Aboard the Marriage Hearse

The woman wants to marry, the man does not. 

Goggles

Goggles

Goggles is a simple, quirky and deeply endearing devised piece in which comedy double-act ThisEgg explore the complexities of love and friendship through that most profoundly alleg… 

Ubu on the Table

Ubu on the Table

La Pire Espèce have been rummaging in the cupboards: in Ubu on the Table coffee pots, cutlery, a glass jug and drawers full of unassuming objects populate the cast in an energetic… 

Letters to Windsor House

Letters to Windsor House

Picture the scene: two women in letterbox face paint — a pair of punkish, postmodern clowns — sit on a couple of threadbare armchairs underneath an enormous screen, sipping bee… 

Royal Vauxhall

Royal Vauxhall

With a script and songs by Desmond O’Connor, this new musical tells the tale of the legendary night that TV superstar, Kenny Everett and rock god, Freddie Mercury dressed Lady Di… 

Cautionary Kate

Cautionary Kate

With an energetic physicality and endearing vulnerability, Katie Sherrard’s hungover mess of a character walks the audience through the familiar state of trying simultaneously to… 

Big Bite-Size Breakfast Show

Big Bite-Size Breakfast Show

On top of the breakfast (croissant, coffee and strawberries), there is a handful of ten-minute theatre pieces that are eccentric, funny and outrageous. 

Our Writer

Our Writer

There is a theory in literary circles that, at some point in the writing process, the characters will take on a life of their own and as such, will dictate their journey to the wri… 

Triple Entendre: Love, Life and Other Stuff

Triple Entendre: Love, Life and Other Stuff

Triple Entendre is directed, created and designed by Emily Cairns and is a comic musical cabaret about “Love, Life and Other Stuff”, consisting of a collection of original song… 

Adam & Eve and Steve

Adam & Eve and Steve

In the beginning it all seemed so straightforward. 

Madwomen in the Attic

Madwomen in the Attic

The Madwoman in the Attic is a famous piece of feminist literary criticism that dissects the feminine ideal and its opposite, as exemplified by the relationship between Jane Eyre�… 

Holmes for Rent

Holmes for Rent

From Benedict Cumberbatch on the TV to Robert Downey Jr on the big screen, Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic Victorian novels Sherlock Holmes have been brought back so many times, and… 

Company

Company

Company is a musical so of its time that a string of directors over the past decade have struggled with the problem of whether to present it as an unchanged period piece or contemp… 

Shakespeare for Breakfast

Shakespeare for Breakfast

What Edinburgh Fringe would be complete without a trip to Shakespeare for Breakfast? Now in its 25th year at the festival, the group have not lost their touch. 

A Series of Unfortunate Breakups

A Series of Unfortunate Breakups

From Mountview London graduate’s company Some Riot Theatre, A Series of Unfortunate Breakups is a rollercoaster of storylines and emotions that impresses and moves in equal measu… 

Jerry Finnegan’s Sister

Jerry Finnegan’s Sister

Written in the 90s, Jerry Finnegan’s Sister presents the iconic ‘girl next door’ story without being self-conscious and with a great deal of laughter. 

Immaculate

Immaculate

Arriving fresh-faced from Dorset, young sixth-form group Harpoon present their take on Oliver Lansley’s hilarious play Immaculate. 

Ushers: The Front of House Musical

Ushers: The Front of House Musical

I’m a lover of musical theatre but I’m prepared to be really honest here: the genre is crammed with suitable material for a hilarious and even brutal send-up. 

The Blues Brothers – Live

The Blues Brothers – Live

It’s a pretty short drive to Stockbridge, I’ve got a full tank of gas, no cigarettes whatsoever, it’s dark. 

Stack

Stack

Mix together a dollop of Alan Partridge, a squirt of Bear Grylls and a spoonful of Stephen Toast and what do you get? Celebrity explorer, Stackard Banks! Stack is a hilarious comed… 

The Toyland Murders

The Toyland Murders

Like a family-friendly version of Sin City with hand puppets, The Toyland Murders follows the adventures of Inspector McGraw (Becca Jones) and her deputy as they attempt to track d… 

1 Last Dance With My Father

1 Last Dance With My Father

Njambi McGrath’s 1 Last Dance With My Father sells itself as a dark comedy telling the story of her Kenyan upbringing and her violent relationship with her father. 

Ricky Tomlinson: Guilty My Arse

Ricky Tomlinson: Guilty My Arse

He promises that next year he’ll bring his comedy show to the Fringe, but right now Ricky Tomlinson has serious matters to discuss. 

The Graduettes

The Graduettes

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. 

For the Love of Chocolate

For the Love of Chocolate

For the Love of Chocolate oozes chocolate from its pores. 

Party

Party

Party isn’t that sort of party; well, it sort of is, and maybe it should be, but overall it isn’t – though it might be after it’s finished. 

A Traffic Jam on Sycamore Street

A Traffic Jam on Sycamore Street

A Traffic Jam On Sycamore Street is a Kafka-esque tale of persecution of the every-man figure by illogically logical authorities. 

Backstage in Biscuit Land

Backstage in Biscuit Land

Sometimes the best moments in live theatre are those that happen unexpectedly. 

The Marvellous Mechanical Mesmerist

The Marvellous Mechanical Mesmerist

The title looked like something from a Victorian sideshow. 

Tall Women in Clogs

Tall Women in Clogs

A surprisingly funny show made up of a series of bizarre vignettes including film, speeches, dance (there is some dancing in clogs, but nowhere near as you expect from the title), … 

Not the Horse

Not the Horse

The story of a young man falling in ‘deep shit’ with a notorious gangster is something we see in movies all the time, and the influence of this is clear in Not the Horse. 

I Gave Him an Orchid

I Gave Him an Orchid

Sarah Calver begins her spirited, witty show with a disclaimer: this show is ideally watched in Berlin at 10pm while a couple of pints down. 

Inglorious Insinuations of Insanity

Inglorious Insinuations of Insanity

Barry is charming, flamboyant and has a very ornate vocabulary. 

Devious Comments

Devious Comments

People really do say some weird things on social media. 

Threesome

Threesome

Threesome follows the rocky road to a triple tryst as married thirtysomethings Sam and Kate (Chris Willoughby and Gemma Rook) attempt to spice up their faltering relationship by in… 

Jean-Luc Picard and Me

Jean-Luc Picard and Me

Recent cinematic reboots notwithstanding, there’s arguably at least one generation of television viewers for whom Star Trek’s starship captain of choice is not James Tiberius K… 

Wild at Heart

Wild at Heart

Wild at Heart is unapologetically weird. 

Hooray for All Kinds of Things

Hooray for All Kinds of Things

Sandy Nelson’s comic play examines the intriguing events of the 2010 Reykjavik Municipal elections, in which comedian and actor, Jon Gnarr, became the Mayor of Iceland’s capital, d… 

The Society of Strange

The Society of Strange

Every year the Fringe is swarming with many improvised shows, with very few original ideas. 

The Tobolowsky Files

The Tobolowsky Files

‘This will be as true as I can make it. 

ACOrN: A Crunch or None

ACOrN: A Crunch or None

This show is nuts… if you’ll pardon the pun. 

Supertown

Supertown

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… 

Heads

Heads

When two precocious, self-important students uncover a student-teacher relationship scandal at their private school, they plan to exploit it for their own gain and, in so doing, ho… 

The King of Monte Cristo

The King of Monte Cristo

The best humour is the kind which refers to shared experiences Luckily, The King of Monte Cristo picks up on the stereotypes and personalities familiar to anyone who’s worked in … 

Lord Arthur Savile's Crime

Lord Arthur Savile's Crime

This adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s short story combines the dark tale of Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime with a slapstick comedy of manners, coming together rather nicely into a silly, ye… 

A Matter of Life and Debt

A Matter of Life and Debt

From the very moment you walk into the space, the aesthetic style of the piece is made abundantly clear. 

The Flying Ship

The Flying Ship

Something is rotten in the state of Russia. 

Free for All

Free for All

Free For All is a very clever verse play with a strong political slant, exploring the ideas of choice and social responsibility. 

A Fistful of Hunny

A Fistful of Hunny

If you go to see one show this year at the Fringe, make it A Fistful of Hunny. 

Can't Spell Right

Can't Spell Right

All too often, comedy shows at the Fringe can look like they are being either pretentiously clever or simply trying too hard. 

Buckle Up

Buckle Up

Buckle Up is a trip on board the world’s worst airline, as technical difficulties, drunken pilots and a terrorist plot threaten to cause major delays. 

Title of Show

Title of Show

The title of [Title of Show] tells you quite a lot about what you need to know! This musical, within a musical, within a musical writes itself as it plays out. 

Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

“O God, that I were a man,” Beatrice laments in Much Ado About Nothing’s fourth act. 

The Canterbury Tales

The Canterbury Tales

There are three things which are undeniably British: Geoffrey Chaucer, trains and casual drinking. 

The Greatest Stories Never Told

The Greatest Stories Never Told

Setting the evening’s tone from the outset, the audience take their seats while the actors prep onstage, cycling through an exaggerated array of warmup exercises that any perform… 

Rhymes with Orange

Rhymes with Orange

Every successful show needs a Unique Selling Point – or, put simply, a gimmick. 

A Little Respect

A Little Respect

Here we go again. 

D.I.M.

D.I.M.

A lovely, heart-warming, funny musical that doesn’t take itself too seriously but at the same time manages to mash up so many genres of music that it would be silly to not take t… 

Real Life Becomes a Rumour

Real Life Becomes a Rumour

This ‘pitch black comedy’ revolves around three unlikely friends sat in a room for what we believe is a friendly get together. 

The Kitchen Sink by Tom Wells

The Kitchen Sink by Tom Wells

The sweet and earnestly acted production of Tom Wells’ The Kitchen Sink at The Space @Surgeons’ Hall depicts a young Hull family whose emotions run hot and cold. 

Wendy Hoose by Johnny McKnight

Wendy Hoose by Johnny McKnight

Glasgow-based Birds of Paradise Theatre Company is arguably Scotland’s most innovative and ground-breaking theatre company when it comes to exploring disability and producing ful… 

The Accidental Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Accidental Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s most famous creation is given a shaky new lease of life in this parody adventure by Tobacco Tea. 

The Comedy of Errors

The Comedy of Errors

The Comedy of Errors is a challenging Shakespeare play to stage – it requires a deft touch whether you play it for laughs or more seriously. 

Picasso Stole the Mona Lisa

Picasso Stole the Mona Lisa

The Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club has failed to hit the nail on the mark with their latest show Picasso Stole the Mona Lisa. 

The Diary of Thomas Pooler

The Diary of Thomas Pooler

Lewis Dunn tells us at the end of his performance that he set out to create this show after reading a harsh review of a stand-up comedian at last year’s Fringe, so he’s probabl… 

Vanity Bites Back

Vanity Bites Back

Vanity Bites Back is a clown show about anorexia. 

Strawberries in January

Strawberries in January

Four people with a few more mutual friends than they might expect trip round one another in Strawberries in January, a play that mixes and matches the tropes of romantic comedies w… 

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Students of Cambridge University have reinterpreted Shakespeare’s popular comedy, putting a darker spin on the story. 

The Norman Conquests

The Norman Conquests

Thread Theatre’s production of Alan Ayckbourn’s The Norman Conquests is a boisterous and entertaining farce. 

Robin Ince's Reality Tunnel

Robin Ince's Reality Tunnel

“The thing I was going to show you – well there’s a few things to show you – but I want to tell you something else first,” says Robin Ince some time into this intellectua… 

Showbiz, or, Repeat Until Funny

Showbiz, or, Repeat Until Funny

A comedy that ironically centres around two failing comedians should find humour in the ineptness of these characters. 

Angelus

Angelus

Angelus is a theological comedy taking place in the cavernous space of the Library Theatre in the Royal College of Physicians. 

The Wedding Reception

The Wedding Reception

The Wedding Reception is billed as an immersive comedy. 

Noises Off

Noises Off

Having ventured far away from the Fringe into a tucked away little village hall in a particularly small auditorium, the first thing that you clasp your eyes on is the absolutely re… 

The Wishing-Chair Adventures

The Wishing-Chair Adventures

Running Torch’s The Wishing-Chair Adventures prides itself on audience interaction. 

Posh

Posh

With this year’s general election behind us and members now in office the return of Posh to the Festival Fringe is timely. 

God's Waiting Room

God's Waiting Room

Many religions insist that humanity was created in God’s image; others argue that, throughout history, the process has been the other way round. 

Roaring Boys

Roaring Boys

Roaring Boys makes a welcome and very successful return to the Festival Fringe this year adding a further chapter to its interesting history. 

Bismillah! An ISIS Tragicomedy

Bismillah! An ISIS Tragicomedy

Brilliantly acted and superbly written, Bismillah! is one of the best shows I have ever seen at the Fringe or anywhere else. 

The Gin Chronicles

The Gin Chronicles

Interrupt the Routine takes a trip back in time to the 1940s, where their broadcast of a new radio play The Gin Chronicles is about to begin. 

Fausted

Fausted

Dr Sara Chris (Sam Wheatley) is a frustrated eco-activist who wants to help save the world; after an ill-advised deal with the Devil she achieves the power to get what she wants, b… 

Chris Cook: Truth or Dare

Chris Cook: Truth or Dare

Chris Cook is an unexpected gem of Edinburgh Fringe magicians, and an absolute master of his stage. 

Hearts of Folk

Hearts of Folk

Folk music is often known for its depressing lyrics and melancholy tones, so a farcical parody of the genre seems unexpected. 

Desperately Seeking Sugar

Desperately Seeking Sugar

If you love The Apprentice, you’ll be disappointed to discover that despite brandishing Lord Alan Sugar across their posters, Practical Magic’s Desperately Seeking Sugar has li… 

Terry Pratchett's Eric

Terry Pratchett's Eric

The best thing about Terry Pratchett’s work was his ability in world creation. 

Reconciling

Reconciling

Fractals are frequently found in discussions within the realms of science, maths, art and nature. 

Every Brilliant Thing

Every Brilliant Thing

Every Brilliant Thing is quite simply brilliant. 

Mrs Shakespeare

Mrs Shakespeare

Mrs Shakespeare is a bold and thought provoking show about a woman struggling to find her own identity in a male-dominated world, as told by a gender-bent reincarnation of William … 

Up Your Game: The Downfall of a Noob

Up Your Game: The Downfall of a Noob

Dominic Berry takes us on a personal journey in his spoken word show inspired by the world of online gaming. 

Health Under Fire

Health Under Fire

If you are a fan of comedy, film noir, or just free shows in general, you should probably check out Health Under Fire. 

Harry Baker – The Sunshine Kid

Harry Baker – The Sunshine Kid

Harry Baker is a young middle-class blonde rapper-turned-poet. 

Thrill-Seeking Pianist WLTM Like-Minded Audience for NSA Fun and Good Times

Thrill-Seeking Pianist WLTM Like-Minded Audience for NSA Fun and Good Times

Some cabaret performers attempt to lull you into a false sense of security about what they do, but thankfully any audience finds out quickly enough what they’re going to get from… 

Never Mind the Pollocks

Never Mind the Pollocks

Jim Higo and Miki Higgins present their double act poetry, comedy and sketch show which is intended to be ‘a satirical look at culture and the arts’. 

John Lennon: In His Own Write

John Lennon: In His Own Write

John Lennon was not only a Beatle, but also a skilled short fiction writer, poet and doodler. 

Stephanie Laing: Nincompoop

Stephanie Laing: Nincompoop

Stephanie Laing is Chesney Hawkes’ number one fan. 

Katie O’Kelly’s Counter Culture

Katie O’Kelly’s Counter Culture

Counter Culture is a very clever show; so clever that it took me halfway through it to realise that the title is quite a good joke. 

Buzzology

Buzzology

What better combination is there for a feel-good show than a group of men singing a cappella Britney and a book of alpaca facts? London-based singers and all-round fun guys, the Bu… 

Guru Dudu's Silent Disco Walking Tour

Guru Dudu's Silent Disco Walking Tour

Everything I love about the Edinburgh Fringe can be summed up by a group of people rocking out to the guitar solo in Bohemian Rhapsody in the middle of the street with little or no… 

The Rules: Sex, Lies and Serial Killers

The Rules: Sex, Lies and Serial Killers

The Rules: Sex, Lies and Serial Killers is a witty and intelligent black comedy with psychopathic humour that will chill and charm you in the same sitting. 

You Look Tasty! (A Play by A. Tiger)

You Look Tasty! (A Play by A. Tiger)

A traumatised zookeeper tells the tale of her misadventures with her co-workers and an escaped Tiger who is now their captor… and director. 

How to Read Minds and Influence People

How to Read Minds and Influence People

Doug Segal opens the show with a unique and refreshing approach to mentalism - it’s easy, you can do it too, and here’s how. 

The Lady Boys of Bangkok – Beauties and the Beats Tour

The Lady Boys of Bangkok – Beauties and the Beats Tour

Now running for just over 17 years and seen by one million people, the Lady Boys are most certainly back in town and after all these years you would think it would be hard to keep … 

5 Kilo Sugar

5 Kilo Sugar

Tik-sho-ret (‘communication’) Theatre Company have achieved their manifesto of giving a platform to Israeli and Jewish theatre. 

Blues and Burlesque: Happy Hour

Blues and Burlesque: Happy Hour

Created by the wonderful Pete Saunders and his lovely ladies Miss Vicious Delicious and the delightful Scarlet Belle, Blues and Burlesque: Happy Hour offers an enchanting evening o… 

Grossed Out Game Show

Grossed Out Game Show

Dressed in a suit emblazoned with the sort of multicoloured exclamations that you would often find in comic books, Matty Grey’s eye-catching attire alone sets the tone for this m… 

The Hampstead Murder Mystery!

The Hampstead Murder Mystery!

When High Court Justice Sir Horace Fewbanks is found dead, Detective Inspector Chippenfield and Detective Sergeant Rolfe are on the case to find the killer. 

Real Life Becomes a Rumour

Real Life Becomes a Rumour

This ‘pitch black comedy’ revolves around three unlikely friends sat in a room for what we believe is a friendly get together. 

The Bastard Queen!

The Bastard Queen!

NSDF darlings of 2014 Naughty Corner are back with their winning original play The Bastard Queen! Set at the end of the world, the play sees five young people fight for survival an… 

Happy Birthday Without You

Happy Birthday Without You

It is difficult to know where to start with Violet Fox’s autobiographical show about her fraught relationship with her mother – I’ll take a note from her and start at the beg… 

Bear Hug

Bear Hug

Billed as a rom-com, Bear Hug looked to be a pretty safe bet for some laughs – described as a story about how coming out is easy but how getting back in is harder. 

Macaroni on a Hotdog

Macaroni on a Hotdog

A masterwork of parallax, Macaroni on a Hotdog gently uncovers its affecting core through a focused 50 mins of understated wit. 

Submarine

Submarine

A seamless stage adaptation of book and film, Submarine deserves a round of applause. 

Thirteen (13)

Thirteen (13)

The storyline is shallow, the message insubstantial and the script contrived, so you don’t have anything deep to think about. 

Ozymandias

Ozymandias

Interviewed by Broadway Baby, Hugh Train explained how Ozymandias was generated through free writing around the words of Shelley’s poem until eventually the “nonsensical rambl… 

Leapin' Louie's Wild West Spectacular

Leapin' Louie's Wild West Spectacular

‘Awesome’ is a terrible word, but there’s no shame using it – in the truest sense – to describe Leapin’ Louie and his lethal range of doohickeys. 

One Above

One Above

A slick absurdist piece, PALP’s One Above is an intelligent offering from the young company. 

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

As one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a very common choice for the Fringe. 

Horseplay – The Troy Musical

Horseplay – The Troy Musical

Napier University Drama Society presents a musical retelling of the Trojan War as their offering to the gods this festival. 

The Ascension of Mrs Leech

The Ascension of Mrs Leech

This hilarious beginners guide to theology is the funniest presentation of religious concepts imaginable. 

The Nutty Professor and his Amazing Magic Bubble Show

The Nutty Professor and his Amazing Magic Bubble Show

Children’s entertainment should be brimming with energy, lovable and over-the-top characters, and enchanting tricks. 

An Illuminating Yarn

An Illuminating Yarn

“It’s amazing how therapeutic knitting can be,” says one of the three characters in An Illuminating Yarn, a one-act play by Jane Pickthall, produced by Newcastle’s Button Box… 

Worbey and Farrell's House Party

Worbey and Farrell's House Party

Ostensibly, Worbey and Farrell’s show is a piano recital. 

I Got Dressed in Front of My Nephew Today

I Got Dressed in Front of My Nephew Today

Don’t wear make up to this show. 

The Quentin Dentin Show

The Quentin Dentin Show

The Quentin Dentin Show is an extraordinary and eccentric dark comedy rock musical, which sees main characters Nat and Keith’s relationship on the rocks and their lives in a rut. 

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a show centered around just that; children taking part in their local spelling competition. 

Distinguished Gentlemen (But Really Just a Couple of ***ts)

Distinguished Gentlemen (But Really Just a Couple of ***ts)

This is a lewd, ridiculous and over the top show that will leave you stunned and cackling. 

Two From Texas: New Plays in Performance

Two From Texas: New Plays in Performance

Why go to the trouble of raising the funds and making the trip to the International Collegiate Theatre Festival, only to present plays nobody back home would want to see, much less… 

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. 

The Dock Brief

The Dock Brief

The legal stage is not unlike the theatrical one. 

Eggs

Eggs

You are informally invited to the quarter-life crisis convention; please be aware that firecracker wit, excessive metaphors, discussion of masturbation and mephedrone, fiercely int… 

Peter Antoniou – Happy Medium

Peter Antoniou – Happy Medium

The show is called Happy Medium, and Peter Antoniou introduces himself early into it as a ‘Comedium’, but these excellent puns are far from the best part of this show. 

We Can Make You Happy

We Can Make You Happy

‘A good way to be happy’, Alice Keedwell tells us, is ‘you’ve got to silence the critic inside your head for a moment or two’. 

Doris, Dolly and the Dressing Room Divas

Doris, Dolly and the Dressing Room Divas

“Just go with the magic,” says one of the three singers on stage to a slightly reluctant compatriot. 

Book of Love

Book of Love

Book of Love is without a doubt a special show: Lindsay Benner is sexy, silly and completely charming. 

501 Things I Do in My Bedroom

501 Things I Do in My Bedroom

Nicola Wren’s one-woman show describes the hundreds of modern-day anxieties we all face in the dating world due to social media and technology. 

Out of the Blue

Out of the Blue

Out Of The Blue could well be classed as Fringe veterans, returning year after year over the past decade for an afternoon of singing, dancing and suggestive hip-wiggling to guarant… 

Penny Arcade: Longing Lasts Longer

Penny Arcade: Longing Lasts Longer

With her bright red hair and black-lined eyes, Penny Arcade looks like some sort of cartoon superhero – and she has the commanding stage presence you’d expect of one too. 

Promise and Promiscuity: A New Musical by Jane Austen and Penny Ashton

Promise and Promiscuity: A New Musical by Jane Austen and Penny Ashton

One woman, one show, one hour ten minutes and the entire works of Jane Austen to affectionately satirise: New Zealand comedian Penny Ashton’s Promise and Promiscuity is no mean f… 

Jack Rooke: Good Grief

Jack Rooke: Good Grief

Jack Rooke: Good Grief could probably win a prize for ‘comedy show with the least likely to be funny subject matter ever that actually turns out to be absolutely hilarious�… 

Islands

Islands

From Fine Mess Theatre comes Kyle Ross’ play Islands, an insight into upper-middle class marriage which typifies the lifestyle of the ‘rah’. 

Love in the Time of Gilmore Girls

Love in the Time of Gilmore Girls

Sometimes love comes to you and sometimes you have to make it happen. 

Night + Daze

Night + Daze

Sheffy is a lad on a mission. 

Sing for Your Life

Sing for Your Life

For those of a squeamish nature, this may not be the best review to read over your breakfast. 

Checkpoint 22

Checkpoint 22

In a field on the outskirts of Glastonbury sit Joel and Dave, recent university graduates, taking any work they can find. 

Wil Greenway – For the Ground that Grew Me

Wil Greenway – For the Ground that Grew Me

When he speaks of his father’s ‘talkative blue eyes’, you know immediately from where Wil Greenway gets his knack for beautiful storytelling. 

The Lost Art of Lost Art

The Lost Art of Lost Art

Amid a cluttered set that looks like a dirty old flat sits Edvard Munch’s The Scream. 

Violence of the Lambs

Violence of the Lambs

Last year Chris Davis performed brilliantly in Drunk Lion and garnered great reviews. 

Mitch’s Movie Pitches

Mitch’s Movie Pitches

Mitch (Eric Sigmundsson) loves movies. 

Cabaret Nova

Cabaret Nova

A blend of music and comedy, Cabaret Nova exhibits some of the Fringe’s up and coming stars. 

The Last Laugh

The Last Laugh

Stand-up comedy and theatre rarely interact in meaningful ways. 

The Man Called Monkhouse

The Man Called Monkhouse

Bob Monkhouse was a complicated and enigmatic man. 

Puddles Pity Party

Puddles Pity Party

Half clown, half rock opera, one-man show Puddles Pity Party is the Fringe debut of viral video star Puddles the Clown. 

In Case We Disappear – Free

In Case We Disappear – Free

Vanessa Smythe has a bit of a ‘downer hobby’: she worries about disappearing. 

Rossetti's Women

Rossetti's Women

His name might feature prominently in the title, but prolific Pre-Raphaelite painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti takes a back seat in this new production written by award-winning playwr… 

101 Reasons Why I #@%$ Katie Hopkins

101 Reasons Why I #@%$ Katie Hopkins

Though billed as theatre, 101 Reasons Why I #@%$ Katie Hopkins is essentially a lecture on odious media figure Katie Hopkins, complete with biography and PowerPoint presentation, b… 

Charlie and the Philosorappers

Charlie and the Philosorappers

If someone had told me months ago that, not only was I going to see a man perform rap battles, beat poetry and strange silent skits based on philosophy, but that I was actually goi… 

Gary Busey's One-Man Hamlet as Performed by David Carl

Gary Busey's One-Man Hamlet as Performed by David Carl

Every serious actor wants to do his Hamlet. 

Bobalong

Bobalong

Amiable hosts Dingo (Joshan Chana) and Dog (Thomas Fraser) present surreal sketches and storytelling in this enjoyable and inventive show that will sometimes be lost on younger aud… 

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days is one of Jules Verne’s famous adventure novels. 

Oddity

Oddity

StudioSpace Bristol didn’t set out to make great art - they just want to make you laugh. 

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

In her khaki jumpsuit and ponytail, writer-actor Rebecca Crookshank looks like a cute suburban 30-something. 

Charolais

Charolais

The woman who invented the most efficient method of slaughtering an animal was a vegetarian, we are told as the lights come up on Charolais. 

be-dom: The Beat Bang!

be-dom: The Beat Bang!

Going to a percussion based show at the Fringe could go one of two ways: it’ll either be a case of just watching people hit things for an hour, or it’ll be a veritable fiesta f… 

Marriage

Marriage

Adapted from Nikolai Gogol’s original play by Tom Parry – one third of Fringe favourites Pappy’s – Marriage stars the cream of Edinburgh’s crop: Ben Clark (also of Pappy’s), Ad… 

Twisted Cabaret

Twisted Cabaret

Word of advice: the four stars you see here are only for the brave at heart. 

I Went To A Fabulous Party...

I Went To A Fabulous Party...

During the 2014 Edinburgh Fringe, What A Gay Play gained a certain amount of attention, given that its late-night scheduling and blatant use of the cast’s flesh on the flyers sug… 

International Stud

International Stud

Originally a one-act play consisting of five scenes, The International Stud premiered Off-Off-Broadway in 1978 and later became the first part of Harvey Fierstein’s landmark work, … 

Faulty Towers The Dining Experience

Faulty Towers The Dining Experience

Faulty Towers The Dining Experience is now an institution. 

Invisible Woman

Invisible Woman

A superb one-woman show from Kate Cook, Invisible Women tells of the thrilling adventures of a repressed housewife and sometime poet turned WWII operative. 

Kraftwerk Badger Spaceship

Kraftwerk Badger Spaceship

When you sit down for a show named as ridiculously as Kraftwerk Badger Spaceship, you should be ready for the surreal. 

Nell Gwyn: An Epilogue

Nell Gwyn: An Epilogue

This one-woman show presents Nell Gwyn, mistress of King Charles II, as she regales the audience with her lot in life – actor, lover and whore. 

Cat Loud's Big Night In

Cat Loud's Big Night In

If you’re living right, this could happen to you. 

Stuart Bowden: Wilting in Reverse

Stuart Bowden: Wilting in Reverse

Stuart Bowden’s voice emerges behind a curtain. 

Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night

There are many productions of reimagined Shakespeare plays that try to add a unique twist to the Bard’s work. 

The Addams Family

The Addams Family

The Addams Family is an updated take on the iconic family of twisted misfits that brings the story forward from where it left off. 

Remember Doctor Bubble – the Bubble Magician

Remember Doctor Bubble – the Bubble Magician

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… 

We're Not Dogs

We're Not Dogs

What is love? Is it the crazy infatuations of our teenage years, the strength to make a failing marriage work or the instant bond between parent and child? Or is it something else,… 

Jesus Camp: The Musical Comedy

Jesus Camp: The Musical Comedy

British Exist Theatre Company admit that they sometimes embrace challenging and provocative subjects. 

Anil Desai – Impressions of a Hindude

Anil Desai – Impressions of a Hindude

In all likelihood, you’ll have already noticed the five star rating attached to this review. 

Ocean Going Idiot

Ocean Going Idiot

Rob Coleman’s Ocean Going Idiot is less of a piece of theatre and more an hour’s friendly chat about a largely failed adventure in the top room of a pub. 

The Double Life of Malcolm Drinkwater

The Double Life of Malcolm Drinkwater

The Double Life of Malcolm Drinkwater is a play about secrets, recycling, and the industry of murder. 

A Gambler's Guide to Dying

A Gambler's Guide to Dying

Performed and written by Gary McNair, A Gambler’s Guide to Dying is a story told by a young boy, charting his grandfather’s extraordinary life of gambling. 

How to Keep an Alien

How to Keep an Alien

How to Keep an Alien is an autobiographical story written and performed by Irish actress Sonya Kelly. 

The Fabulous Punch and Judy Show

The Fabulous Punch and Judy Show

Punch and Judy has been a long running stalwart of beachside entertainment for the whole family – but whatever you do, don’t bring the kids to this live-action adaptation. 

Fake It 'til You Make It

Fake It 'til You Make It

Bryony Kimmings is a theatre maker, performer and actor. 

Get Your Shit Together

Get Your Shit Together

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… 

Captain Morgan 2: The Sea of Souls
BOBBY WINNER

Captain Morgan 2: The Sea of Souls

Captain Morgan is back – and now he is armed with the Sands of Time. 

65 Days of Tracy the Marquis Mannequin

65 Days of Tracy the Marquis Mannequin

Serving in many ways as an exploration of grief, mental illness and the intricacies of the bond between mothers and daughters - all wrapped up in a one-woman show - 65 Days of Trac… 

Fault Lines

Fault Lines

Hidden up at Basic Mountain, this piece from acclaimed playwright Stephen Belber is real all-American treat. 

Shakespeare in the Garden: What You Will

Shakespeare in the Garden: What You Will

Shakespeare’s body of work is well-traveled by theatrical patrons – some might say imposingly so. 

39 Steps by Patrick Barlow

39 Steps by Patrick Barlow

It’s fitting that, given how this is the centenary of its original publication by Edinburgh-based publisher Blackwood’s, that at least one version of John Buchan’s classic th… 

The Everlasting Book Tour: Where Literature, Comedy And Ian Macpherson Collide

The Everlasting Book Tour: Where Literature, Comedy And Ian Macpherson Collide

Ian Macpherson is perhaps best known for a joke he came up with years ago: ‘They say you play at _____ twice in your career. 

Playback Impro

Playback Impro

The concept of Playback Impro is both a simple and an effective one. 

Idiots

Idiots

The act of judging is at the centre of The Idiot, Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s 19th century masterpiece about a naïve and simple minded prince in St Petersburg. 

Confessions of a Redheaded Coffeeshop Girl

Confessions of a Redheaded Coffeeshop Girl

Joanie Little is an honest, open and kookily sexy waitress working in Gabe’s Coffee Shop in Toronto. 

Rhys Nicholson – Forward

Rhys Nicholson – Forward

You cannot criticise Rhys Nicholson for a lack of clarity. 

This Will End Badly

This Will End Badly

After a rave reception for his controversially-named Fringe debut last year, Awkward Conversations With Animals I’ve F*cked, Rob Hayes has penned another one-man show. 

Jeff Green: Happiness

Jeff Green: Happiness

Jeff Green wastes no time in getting to the meaning behind the title, asking the ever-relevant question “What am I doing with my life?” Surely at 50, Green knows what he wants … 

Funny Bones Trash

Funny Bones Trash

Embracing all the great theatrical traditions of silent comedy and vaudeville, Funny Bones Trash is the best kind of children’s show. 

The Pie-Eyed Piper of Hamilton

The Pie-Eyed Piper of Hamilton

Pantomime is not just for Christmas, according to Òran Mór, whose take on the genre is a wonderfully satirical look at the corridors of power. 

Jurassic Park

Jurassic Park

The Park family screening of Jurassic Park goes awry due to a missing video tape. 

Giant Leap

Giant Leap

The idea behind Giant Leap is fascinating: a group of writers attempt to pen Neil Armstrong’s first words as America fakes the 1969 moon landing. 

The Year of The Hare

The Year of The Hare

I would like to preface this review by saying that I think this production could be fantastic. 

Unmythable

Unmythable

An engaging, inventive and deliciously silly ride, Unmythable will appeal to anyone who enjoys either Greek legends or big laughs. 

Fully Committed Starring Marcus Brigstocke

Fully Committed Starring Marcus Brigstocke

In posh Manhattan restaurant-ese, the phrase “fully committed” means “really, really full for the next two months, so don’t even try for a table. 

The School of Night: Rhapsodes

The School of Night: Rhapsodes

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. 

Tate Postmodern

Tate Postmodern

The Tate Postmodern has everything you would expect to from a contemporary art gallery: a whole host of hipster credentials, disinterested security and an overpriced gift shop by t… 

Mistaken: A Quartet of Plays for One Actor

Mistaken: A Quartet of Plays for One Actor

Mistaken presents four short monologues, written and directed by Nick Myles and performed by William McGeough. 

Sex Rated G

Sex Rated G

Advertised as ‘A One-Woman Play With A Man In’, I had preconceptions about this show that involved transgender, cross-dressing, and insightful anecdotes about sexual orientatio… 

BLAM!

BLAM!

Go see BLAM! With your eyes. 

Colin Cloud: Kills

Colin Cloud: Kills

Colin Cloud is the ultimate rockstar mentalist, or as he styles himself, deductionist. 

Damien Slash: Übermen

Damien Slash: Übermen

‘Hi, Eric Swineblade,’ says a bluetooth-enabled gumph-bot at the door, proffering his executive, solutions-providing hand. 

What Would Spock Do?

What Would Spock Do?

What Would Spock Do? is a well-packaged and lovingly-written show held back from greatness only by a loss of potential emotional depth. 

Get Your Own Back: Live!

Get Your Own Back: Live!

As the bombastic theme tune starts playing, waves of nostalgia roll across the audience. 

The Terrible Tale of the Twiddly Widdlies

The Terrible Tale of the Twiddly Widdlies

The weird, wacky and wonderful all come together in this fantastically strange new show. 

Big Bite Size Breakfast Show

Big Bite Size Breakfast Show

Only in Edinburgh could you start your morning off having breakfast while watching some theatre. 

The Blues Brothers – Live

The Blues Brothers – Live

If you’re looking for an enjoyable, happy-go-lucky hour of rhythm and blues entertainment, then look no further than this show. 

Festivus

Festivus

Trying to recreate the British music festival environment in a small Edinburgh theatre cannot be easy, but Signature Picture’s Festivus gives it a damn good go. 

The Secretary Turned CEO

The Secretary Turned CEO

The Secretary Turned CEO is a neon, cartoon parody of a classical opera, playing with traditional comedic characters and farcical situations in a modern setting. 

Gein's Family Giftshop: Volume 2

Gein's Family Giftshop: Volume 2

Gein’s return to the Edinburgh Fringe once again to showcase their brand of dark sketches. 

Victoria Wood + Me

Victoria Wood + Me

A deep familiarity with the beloved UK television star portrayed in the warm and witty solo comedy Victoria Wood + ME isn’t necessary to enjoy the vibrant impersonation of her by… 

Morro and Jasp Do Puberty

Morro and Jasp Do Puberty

Jetting in from Toronto come clown sisters Morro and Jasp, masters of their craft and hilarious to boot. 

Captain Morgan 1: The Sands of Time
BOBBY WINNER

Captain Morgan 1: The Sands of Time

If you think that swashbuckling adventures are only for children, think again. 

Nailed It!

Nailed It!

Nailed It! is introduced by singer Andrew Strano and keyboardist Loclan Mackenzie-Spencer as being “about life, about love, about relationships”, and they succeed fantastically in … 

The Bad Arm: Confessions of a Dodgy Irish Dancer

The Bad Arm: Confessions of a Dodgy Irish Dancer

Out she comes, toes pointed, slim legs scissoring the air, arms pressed stiffly to her sides. 

10x10x10

10x10x10

This year marks the 10th year the Comedians’ Theatre Company appears at the Fringe. 

Boris: World King

Boris: World King

Boris: World King is a giddy, silly and savagely satirical delight. 

Citizen Puppet

Citizen Puppet

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… 

Women's Hour

Women's Hour

“Doesn’t she look lovely?” Louise Mothersole and Rebecca Biscuit coo again and again, spitting irony. 

Zanna, Don't

Zanna, Don't

What would the word be like if homosexuality was the norm? Zanna Don’t is here to answer that question and bleed the concept dry, long after the amusement has left the building. 

Shout! The Mod Musical

Shout! The Mod Musical

“Shout! The Mod Musical” has an exclamation mark in the title, which inevitably garners a certain level of expectation: you want explosive energy and a load of volume. 

Jamie Wood – O No!

Jamie Wood – O No!

This is one of the strangest hours I have ever passed. 

Bump

Bump

When two particles collide – or bump together – they are forever marked by each other: inseparable, unified, joined at the hip, like star-crossed lovers whose destinies are hen… 

Derby Day

Derby Day

There’s a whole lot going on in Derby Day. 

Allie

Allie

Ruaraidh Murray’s new play is a solid - though far from stunning - tale of a marriage turned very sour. 

May I Have the Bill Please? by Robin Mitchell

May I Have the Bill Please? by Robin Mitchell

Like every other animal on the planet, humans need to eat in order to survive, but arguably no other species has developed such complicated social etiquettes around the consumption… 

Facebooked!

Facebooked!

You know those moments that happen on the bus, or in the street, where you eavesdrop on someone’s conversation and gain a brief window into their world? Do you ever think that yo… 

La Clique and The Famous Spiegeltent presents VELVET

La Clique and The Famous Spiegeltent presents VELVET

La Clique has been a feature on the Fringe for over ten years and has a well deserved reputation for slick circus cabaret and variety. 

When Blair had Bush and Bunga

When Blair had Bush and Bunga

The aptly named Bungabunga Productions have implored you to see this show before they get sued. 

Hair Peace

Hair Peace

Inspired by her participation in beauty pageants last year, Victoria Melody became fascinated by the origins of the hair that made up her glamorous hair extensions. 

Munch

Munch

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Loot

Loot

There’s a huge difference between comedy and black comedy that seems to have eluded the Lincoln Company in their production of Joe Ortons’s Loot. 

Scattered

Scattered

When their estranged father dies, twins Nicky and Jake reunite to execute his will. 

Tar Baby

Tar Baby

Tar Baby is a show caught between two worlds, comedy and drama, poignant and silly, white and black. 

The Bakewell Bake Off: A New Musical

The Bakewell Bake Off: A New Musical

The Great British Bake Off – what’s not to love? Cake, puns galore and HRH Mary Berry showing her soft spot for gin. 

Swing By Around 8

Swing By Around 8

Ayckbourn fans will love this comedy of manners from Durham University’s Fourth Wall Theatre. 

Adam Long's Dickens Abridged

Adam Long's Dickens Abridged

When I consider Charles Dickens, a man whose life was seemingly a stumble from one tragedy to the next, I tend not to think ‘comedy stage show material’. 

To She or Not to She

To She or Not to She

A slow-burn comic piece of theatre about theatre, To She or Not to She will have you chuckling all the way though, and absorbing the deeply felt feminist message without notice. 

Flossy and Boo's Curiosity Shop

Flossy and Boo's Curiosity Shop

Double act Flossy and Boo present their curiosity shop, a magical hour of stories inspired by an eclectic collection of novelty objects in their mobile cart. 

Felicity Ward: What If There Is No Toilet?

Felicity Ward: What If There Is No Toilet?

What if there is no toilet? Well, you needn’t worry. 

The Last of the Dragons

The Last of the Dragons

Like all good pieces of children’s theatre, The Last of the Dragons does not talk down to children. 

The Sunset Five

The Sunset Five

Sunset Five puts a quirky British twist on a thrilling heist drama. 

Fills Monkey: Incredible Drum Show

Fills Monkey: Incredible Drum Show

Sebastien Rambaud and Yann Coste’s Incredible Drum Show thoroughly deserves its seemingly immodest title. 

Detention

Detention

Hijinks and flying kicks abound in this piece of non-verbal physical comedy from the Hong Kong-based Tang Shu-wing Theatre Studio, last unleashed on an unsuspecting Fringe in 2012. 

A Storm in a D Cup

A Storm in a D Cup

Amelia Ryan is accustomed to accidents, inclined to insult, prone to gaffs, whoopsies, and boobies. 

Richard Parker

Richard Parker

What I remember most strongly from Richard Parker, a 2011 dark comedy from playwright Owen Thomas, was the heat. 

These Troubled Times

These Troubled Times

Troy Diana’s comedy These Troubled Times focuses on Charles (John Curtis), an openly gay man who arrives at his brother’s family home to babysit his niece and nephew. 

The Hideout

The Hideout

Haste Theatre’s new take on the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur is one full of charm and humour. 

The Frida Kahlo of Penge West

The Frida Kahlo of Penge West

As roommates, young London singletons Zoe and Ruth are as mismatched as Peep Show’s Mark and Jeremy. 

Sushi Tap Show 2

Sushi Tap Show 2

Tokyo Tapdoare a company of Japanese tap dancers, percussionists, circus artists. 

Shakespeare for Breakfast

Shakespeare for Breakfast

Shakespeare for Breakfast is to Fringe as dawn is to day: whilst you could technically have one without it, it really wouldn’t feel very right. 

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