Film Noir Frog, gripped by a dirty sense of morality, continues their pledge to clean the city.
‘I am done with Professor Where! Apparently, it’s just not done with me yet.
‘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…
An ageing film producer plans to resurrect his past cinematic successes by revitalising the Carry On franchise with a brand-new film.
Meet Perry.
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.
District 12, Katniss Everdeen, Ryanair.
A love letter to the Big Yin.
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 is the story of a black disabled woman navigating an able-bodied world, striving to hold onto her African and disabled identity.
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.
It began with a show.
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…
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 …
In an afterlife, Gilbert and Sullivan decide to acknowledge Helen Carte’s contribution to their legacy.
In Sonnets From Suburbia, Lady Penelope (AKA actress Penny Peyser) dresses in an Elizabethan costume, prefers to speak in iambic pentameter and rhyme and refuses to leave her house…
Unstoppable 82-year-old Miriam Margolyes returns to the Fringe with her new show.
Middle-aged siblings Vanya and Sonia live in the family home in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Two friends, one party, zero social skills.
FUFC is a heartfelt, poignant and semi-autobiographical play exploring a world upended by the shocking news of a prostate cancer diagnosis.
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…
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…
Scotland’s best comedians in the club that started it all.
Firefighter Micky and investment banker Andrew are choked by their respective blue and white collars.
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 is a coming-of-age musical comedy about staying sexy in the face of rejection.
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…
Have you ever made a mistake that completely alters the course of your life? For Joan, her greatest desire has become her greatest nightmare.
Tortive Theatre is delighted to present the UK premiere of Mickle Maher’s absurdist masterpiece.
Dual personalities meet but don’t recognize each other.
For anyone who has ever had to hold it in to protect their reputation – take a quick break and relieve yourselves.
A teacher’s magical seaside summer holiday is interrupted by an enthusiastic stowaway, Platypus.
Step into the uniquely entertaining world of Frank Sanazi, where comedic singing dictators reign supreme.
From Rifco Theatre, comes an immersive DJ bromance.
The incredible story of middle-aged homeless alcoholic, Myra, living rough on the streets of Dublin.
How is it possible: we all watch this, we all agree, we all shake our heads, yet we all get up tomorrow morning and do it all over again? Matteo and Reggie, fuelled by John’s sugge…
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…
1572.
Cringe Effect unfolds in a Portland Anorexia Rehabilitation Centre where Ce, a long-time anorexia struggler, confides in the audience, embarking on a treatment journey.
“Weird Al” Yankovic and Daniel “Harry Potter” Radcliffe were destined to be together onstage, and now they are! (Sort of.
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…
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 is Kangaroo Court’s debut theatrical production.
Three heroes.
Thot.
They’ve performed with the world’s finest orchestras, soundtracked Hollywood and produced multi platinum-selling records for the likes of Alfie Boe and Luke Evans, but now Juli…
In a land where stories are magic, magicians are storytellers and people are ingredients in spells.
A sell-out season at 2023 Edinburgh Fringe, shortlisted for Best Show in Comedians’ Choice Awards 2023.
We open on Protagonist’s 30th birthday at the Alton Towers, where her life takes an unexpected turn.
How do strippers celebrate Halloween? Why do strippers wear those clear plastic shoes? And what really happens in the VIP room? Stacey Clare (author, The Ethical Stripper), Gypsy C…
The Fringe’s real-life witch is back for his 10th spellbinding year.
Catherine Cohen is back.
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…
New Zealand’s hottest comedy pop-music duo Two Hearts are back – now with more “vow” factor.
With rosé-tinted glasses, award-winning Flat and the Curves piece together a night of slut-drops, jumpsuit blunders and fried chicken-infused afterparties, in their musical booze-…
She’s the Goop-founding, Door-Sliding, Shakespeare-In-Loving, consciously-uncoupling Hollywood superstar.
Fans of The Play That Goes Wrong and Noises Off will love this.
2023 Broadway Baby Award winner Colin Cloud is going to solve the biggest mystery on the planet: You.
The Bardic Breakfasters are back! C’s sensational Shakespearience returns, for our 33rd sell-out Fringe, as ever, a brand-new show with breakfast included! A pleasing plethora of p…
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.
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…
Following last year’s sell-out Edinburgh run, the self-styled hardest-working beefcakes in alcohol-based infotainment are back.
Time to decide once and for all.
Doctor Who is 60.
He’s hungry.
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 …
Fraser Brown and Dee Allum have thrown together a last-minute stand-up shown for an unanticipated one-night stand.
A wild and chaotic alternative extravaganza fresh from Amsterdam’s theatres, featuring a dazzling parade of hilariously smart, silly and sexy international variety acts.
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…
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.
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…
Glory dreams of singing at the world’s most prestigious festival, the only thing standing her way is a mysterious pyramid.
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: White Fishing – a work-in-progress comedy about finding your authenticity.
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…
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, and what an afternoon; Du Beke gives a hilarious and dazzling show filled with humour, dance and song.
Prepare for an extraordinary show as Haus of Gallus combines impeccable journalism with cutting-edge production techniques.
Late-night, done right.
Four loudmouth lords vow to study for three years to win fame for denying their desires.
A Teacher’s Lament is not the revolutionary political statement that we would expect a show of this nature to be.
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 performs in, and curates, a day of unusual old-school Fringe activities. Full listings at ImpatientProductionsUK.com from June 1st.
For nearly two decades, B Dolan toured the world as a rapper and spoken word performer.
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.
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…
Fast-paced comedy magic.
Alice can’t find herself but she is certain she wants to help.
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…
A musical reimagining of Oscar Wilde’s beloved story, The Canterville Ghost: The Musical features an original score and soundtrack.
Join our budding protagonist Pinocchio as he learns some hard lessons about what it takes to be a real boy.
‘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? is a two-person show where the second person changes each night.
Steelworks A Cappella group presents a murder mystery, Vocal Vengeance, which is like an musical version of Cluedo.
One hotel suite, four tenors, two wives, three girlfriends, and a soccer stadium filled with screaming fans.
Steve Jackson – ‘guts and sincerity’ **** (Scotsman) – is returning to Surgeon’s Hall with a new show.
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…
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 by Drew Gill.
When our young hopefuls enter the villa looking for love, they are faced with a whirlwind journey of romance.
What’s the point? Don’t apply logic.
Another in the seemingly endless flow of musicals about unlikely subjects that prove successful.
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…
A strange and emotionally stunted young woman is on an all-consuming mission to be the most special person in every room.
A creeping deadline, combined with creative block and family tensions makes a wacky, hybrid piece.
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…
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 explores the life of Western society’s hallowed offspring.
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…
Princess Plum is about to get kidnapped.
Impeccably written theatre with a biting comedic edge; SLT is an intimate hour of storytelling from your most charming, albeit dysfunctional, friend.
A true story.
One of Scotland’s funniest and most bawdy stand-ups, whose appearance at last year’s Fringe provoked much laughter and uproar.
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…
St Andrews University’s Gilbert and Sullivan Society is in sparkling form with their presentation of this little known show.
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…
Mimic, singer and dancer Sindy Fling literally unwraps the divas of pop – from Monroe to Madonna via Dolly Parton.
‘I think something’s happening to me.
That most middle class of events, the dinner party, can be a night of stimulating conversation, wonderful company and dramatic revelation.
Making it in the business world is tough – even more so when you’re a woman.
Good and Gaslit.
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.
From a troublesome priest to a mystery guest and a very, very late hearse, expect family fallouts, secret affairs and lots of chaos.
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…
The first Cantonese show at this festival is coming! 2011’s funniest person in HK, Tim’s Instagram has 50k+ followers.
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 …
A ridiculous interactive combination of musical comedy, ventriloquism and fingering.
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.
A comedy told by mad people, for mad people.
Ho ho ho ho! Come celebrate that special time of the year with Santa (Ray Badran) and his Elf (Josh Glanc).
His father died at 45.
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.
An NHS staff room.
Join Fiona Walker on her journey as she navigates the cutthroat corporate world beyond university.
A new original jazz musical, set in 1970s Las Vegas.
Character comedy sketch duo Mudfish host their friends in this wild show featuring their favourite sketch, stand-up and short films.
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…
Brooklyn comedians Nate and Ed vent their obsession with early 2010s masculine archetypes (but also some other stuff).
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 is an exploration of grief and the complex nature of growing up in a rural setting.
WIP show from multi award-winning comedian and CEO of the Greeters Guild, Troy Hawke.
A half-live, half-virtual interracial lesbian love story between a white European and a black former refugee.
Kayvan Khazaee, Adrian Hanlon and a special guest will entertain you for an hour of stand up comedy.
You have been selected for re-education in a post-glitch world.
5 monologues.
What’s a woman looking for love to do in the 21st century? Hi, I’m Zoë.
Lizzy Lenco is not right in the head and has the MRI to prove it.
Julian Clary chats about his career and life with our host, Christopher Biggins.
You have been selected for re-education in a post-glitch world.
Our new young conductor is nearly as old as the orchestra.
We spend one third of our lives asleep.
Join The HandleBards for their cycle-powered, four-hander, high-octane version of Shakespeare’s classic comedy.
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.
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 – 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 – ‘Playfully bleak’ (Scotsman) – is an independent, sexually empowered, modern woman.
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 are back to save summer! If there’s a crisis, there’s only one team to call.
An ageing film producer plans to resurrect his past cinematic successes by revitalising the Carry On franchise with a brand-new film.
Hiya! It’s me, Gary, and I’ve listened to the fans who said, ‘Gary, you’re amazin’, dae a chat show!’ Sooo.
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 …
A kids party.
Stumbling upon old photos of the door, Neil Frost unravels the past.
Want to Fika? The end is nigh darlings, and The Lady is ready to play.
In 2009, from his derelict flat in South Wales, Ignacio scored tickets to see his favourite band, Nine Inch Nails, in Los Angeles.
Freak folk comedy to fulfil your heroic destiny.
Actress, dancer, singer, rebel.
His secret to happiness and felicity.
Vibe Shift is a late-night alternative comedy night.
Holy-moly! Up-and-coming Glaswegian comedian Stuart Nixon brings you an hour of fun storytelling. He was on the telly!
An impossible variety show created by John-Luke Roberts.
When I saw the playbill for Jazz Emu: You Shouldn’t Have, I couldn’t get my hands on tickets fast enough.
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.
An unhinged variety show all the way from Los Angeles.
Returning after two sell-out runs at Soho Theatre, global sensation Jazz Emu is back with his virtuoso musical spectacular.
Fresh off his critically acclaimed 2022 Edinburgh Fringe show, Spanking the Monkey: The Etymology of Onanistic Euphemisms (**** (Scotsman)), Professor Richard Fondler returns to th…
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…
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…
Sam Hurst leaps onto the stage in a black sequin suit and skull-covered tie ensemble that screams “entertainer”.
Many moons ago, a superhero of a different kind ruled the Pacific.
Abby Vicky-Russell presents her ‘masterclass in character comedy’ **** (LostInTheatreland.
Bryony’s done with clowning.
Stuart Laws (‘A one-man episode of Arrested Development’ (Fest)) and Matt Sandstorm (unreviewed) are a new two-man comedy duo.
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…
Follow Bug the dog on a surreal journey of music, dance, hypnotism and experimental visual effects.
Olivia aka Big O is delighted to present her second hour of comedy.
Ever been ghosted by a Gemini? Burned by a boy with a moustache? Then this is for you, baby.
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 …
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…
Two Gaulier-trained clowns, Chase Brantley and Nicholas Hemerling, burst out for a night of charming yet meaningless hilarity.
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.
All new and all Jew.
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.
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 …
Plunge into the strange world and grotesque characters of self-help culture, augmented with clown-esque physicality and hectic tech.
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.
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).
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 is stand-up comedy with a fully improvised finale and the only show of its kind.
Part theatre, part stand-up, part PowerPoint Presentation.
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.
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…
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…
Character comedian and stand-up Rhiannon Shaw (‘a cunning comic mind’ (Chortle.
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 may be in the running for the Fringe’s wackiest title and the show itself is an equally pl…
You are on stage, giving a lecture about neuroscience.
Join performance poet Robert Garnham for his new show, Bouncer.
Fast-paced comedy magic.
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.
Meet Old Adam: he’s been in every Gilbert and Sullivan show, but has never quite made it to a lead role.
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.
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 takes Chekhov’s play into the fractured world of today.
Three women.
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 is an incredibly well performed piece of modern opera, with an unfortunately lacklustre story.
Where are you from? The age-old question that mixed-raced people just love to answer.
Alan Bennett reminisces about his life.
A reconstructed fairy tale about Clover, a castle worker who is mistaken for the princess and kidnapped by a sorcerer.
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.
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…
Everyone’s getting married and having babies and Catherine’s got a thesis and a hangover.
Hutch is a hilarious contemporary comedy examining the injustices and absurdities of renting in reduced circumstances.
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…
What happens when you love your life and want to be dead? Join Sadia Gordon with her Fringe debut dark comedy.
Join us for a Wilde ride in this classic farce.
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…
Join Professor Simon Rees for this family-friendly, interactive show exploring the creative and imaginative world of science.
This firecracker of a comedy explores the relationships between four young women embarking on a disastrous camping trip.
Described as a ‘wildly enjoyable ride’ (Cherwell.
In the Old West, three men converge in a saloon to drink and share violent tales.
It’s Halloween night, but everyone is dropping their masks.
Mark Twain was a comic genius, the greatest American humorist of the 19th century, and (in literary terms) of all time.
Tom and Isaac are two mice who have lived inside a cuckoo clock their entire lives.
London, 18th century.
Catfish The Cabaret is an alternative parody of Catfish: The TV Show.
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?…
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 is an award-winning cabaret performance of the life and music of legendary queer Mexican singer Chavela Vargas.
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 …
We are women.
A hilarious and poignant comedy about a girl obsessed with The Eurovision Song Contest.
You’ve been trying to work on your coolness.
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, the captivating landlady of an inn, is wooed by a penniless marquess, a wealthy count and her besotted servant.
Would you rather watch, or be watched? Julia is hosting a dinner party.
Join Sam, a chronically online twentysomething, at the airport in Terminal, directed by Jett Fink and starring Samantha Vita.
“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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Ever wondered what would happen when Girl meets Ghoul? Aubury has the worst job in the underworld – training ghosts.
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, …
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 is the first play to use verbatim theatre to reveal the inner lives of nurses working in the NHS today.
Reconnected with each other at a funeral, Charlotte and Hope question what the meaning of life is.
The Burden of Truth.
From the ‘unhinged’ (EdFringeReview.
A charming, self-obsessed criminal mastermind assembles five eccentric individuals with peculiar skills to rob a world-beloved charity toy maker.
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.
Intergalactic Man of Mystery, Basil Bottler makes his Edinburgh debut in this one-off hour of jokes, songs, poems and dicking about.
We regret to inform you that Dave is back.
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…
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 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.
Comedic and twisted love letter to my younger 20 year old self about all the men who have traumatized and destroyed my self esteem.
‘What would it take for you to eat a real-life human being?’ It’s dinner time in the Abbey stately home.
Mary is dead.
A cappella sensation Semi-Toned are back for their ninth run at the Fringe.
‘The fact that I’m sitting here as a real life vicar actually blows my mind.
A young English doctor rushes an elderly Scottish lady onto a lift, taking her to surgery many floors below.
Palindrome is Cambridge University Musical Theatres Society’s latest Edinburgh Fringe offering.
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.
Genre-bending voyage for every inquisitive soul and smart alec; for the adventurous, the yarn spinners.
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.
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…
A park bench can hold a lifetime of memories, and for Arthur Robinson, one bench does.
‘Alexa, Google how to delete my digital footprint.
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 …
It is March 2020 and the public is demanding action against the coronavirus.
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 …
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…
Toxicity.
A creeping deadline, combined with creative block and family tensions makes a wacky, hybrid piece.
Toxicity.
Fast-paced comedy magic.
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 …
Small town Scotland, September 2014.
Marny’s latest alter ego, Fancy Rat, is an aspiring human being.
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…
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…
Crime and punishment with jelly beans.
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…
‘I tore open your letter and licked the envelope’s seal for any lingering taste of you.
Think it’s a solo stand-up show? Think again.
Come and enjoy this surreal adventure where we might learn some things (?!) and discover who is Blue Peter.
Would you like to live forever? From the wild mind behind Fool’s Moon comes an hour-long quest for eternal youth.
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…
Brooke Finegold is masterful in her hour of live poetry, spoken word and stand up comedy.
Conversational improvisation and carefully crafted comedic bits are intertwined in this mic-bump style, stand-up collaboration between Kyle Bedder and Emerson Young.
A dark visual story from an unknown dimension far away, by the thing called Oddo.
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’s Funny Walks – the droll stroll.
Enjoy a unique flavour of the Fringe and explore the museum after hours.
Become proficient in the principles of improvisation as you apply them to leadership development milestones, personal growth, creative business strategies, and unparalleled communi…
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 …
This musical, comedy, play, gameshow, and sketch show is a rollercoaster ride through Bailey’s world, where scandal, secrets, and absolute scumminess reign supreme.
Observational stand-up comedy and original hip-hop music.
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 …
The country’s best (not most popular) musical comedians present their greatest hits, from a decade of being wildly under appreciated.
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…
Get ready for mischief with this campatious event fuelled by quality wine, low tone, a scrumptious pairing and a big fat singalong.
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.
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…
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.
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.
Residents of Bristleburg, USA: Meet at the bus to begin our exploratory Fringe Festival tour.
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…
Join Bristol’s biggest* (*read: only) satirical tarot card reader, down-to-earth Psychic Beverley, played, written and created by Anna Frances Hamilton.
An unpredictable comedy showcase of the Fringe’s best alternative and experimental comedians.
The online guide to musical comedy returns with its daily showcase of the best acts at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023.
The Steamie is a comedy-drama stage play, written by Tony Roper.
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…
It’s Edinburgh in the 1980s.
Asian Arts Award 2014 - Best Production (for Brush); ***** (ThreeWeeks for The Tiniest Frog Prince in the World, 2016.
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…
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.
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.
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 …
Two Russian artists in exile reveal the cruelty of Soviet life with a good dose of dark humour.
‘Two cousins unalike in dignity, in fair Verona where we lay our scene…’ In 1596, courtship is complicated.
Story of two friends who find themselves facing extreme climate events.
A show all about the tales of the disabled.
Voloz Collective’s production of The Man Who Thought He Knew Too Much is a masterclass in physical theatre.
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…
It’s bingo with loads and loads of prizes.
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…
Is this enough? ‘A fascinating, poignant and extremely entertaining study in deadpan tragicomedy’ (ExeuntMagazine.com). ‘Unlike anything else on the Fringe’ (TheReviewsHub.com).
“One drink.
Vile, vulgar and scabrous, there is an indefatigable and irrepressible sense of humour that accompanies the Glaswegian working class and their spirit.
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…
If there’s one thing that makes a hard worker, it’s desperation.
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 …
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.
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 …
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.
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…
A split-bill stand-up comedy show featuring a daily selection of the best up and coming comedians from Ireland and the UK.
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…
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…
In this mixed-media comedic play, two young New York City comedians pull back the curtain on the dark side of comedy.
Featuring winners of London’s premier new-act comedy competition.
Dave Bibby, ‘madcap musical-character-sketch comedy pioneer’ (BroadwayWorld.
The funniest ride in wrestling returns to Edinburgh but it’s the end of the road for the Pub Wrestling Federation champion.
Emotional balladry, lyrical wizardry, and musical husbandry are the cornerstones of Men With Coconuts, at PBH's Free Fringe @ Liquid Room Annexe/Warehouse.
Accidental enemy of Mother Teresa.
Follow Blodwen across the channel on her mission to cure her broken heart and start a new life in the city of romance.
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…
Award-winning FCT return for their 42nd Fringe with their spooky, kooky production of The Addams Family.
A fun cabaret, stories and songs intertwined about the romance, or not, of travel.
A musical comedy magic show to rock your socks off! Magic, music, comedy, raw sex appeal, zero self-awareness.
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…
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.
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 …
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 Virgin Queen? I don’t think so! Lizzy I has got a son and he might just be a little bit fruity.
Lanessa Long (‘a winning energy’ (Chortle.
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…
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 (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.
In a world of lies, big lies and total whoppers, one way is invent your own even bigger lies.
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.
Upbeat, hilarious magic with heart from fringe legend David Alnwick.
Don’t miss the latest magic and comedy show from ‘charismatic, contemporary and comedic’ ***** (Channel 44) brothers Kane and Abel.
Robert Temple is back.
Claire Woolner, LA-based absurdist comedian, blows hard on the edges of performance art and swims into surrealist clown.
Over 10 years, Chris Cook has brought magical, thought-provoking comedy shows to the Fringe.
Griffin and Jones have decided to change the world.
Bipolar Badass is a one-woman show by Mari (like calamari) Crawford about the humour behind struggling with the illness.
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…
Sean Craig-Turner Not-So-New Comedian of the Year 2019 finalist.
In their last show, Hair, Shelf joked about being mistaken for teenage boys.
A double bill from Cincinnati LAB Theatre.
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…
The harbinger of rock’n’drole returns to Edinburgh for the seventh time with his unique brand of axe-wielding wordplay and silliness.
Irreverent stand-up and sketch from an award-winning character comedian whose writing has been praised as ‘hilarious.
Residing somewhere between a conversation, a debate and group therapy with Salvador Dali, Share both transgresses and redefines normal social relationships, turning human interacti…
A split bill stand-up comedy show featuring two rising stars of the circuit.
Burnham meets Boosh.
Conforming to unrealistic beauty standards, Francesca occupies an erosive industry that triggers a plethora of problems.
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…
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.
A knockout solo show about one woman’s love of pro wrestling.
Brianna Ahlmark saves a horse in under four hours with a gun in her mouth.
In Drunk Fringe, you will see some of the best comedy and variety acts after they’ve had one too many.
Comedians of Europe is a co-operative set up in 2020 by the best european comedians working right now.
‘Extraordinary’ (Daily Mirror).
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…
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…
The most Scottish comedian in history, John ‘Obie’ O’Brien, performing twice daily at the Fringe.
The most Scottish comedian in history, John ‘Obie’ O’Brien, performing twice daily at the Fringe.
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 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…
Wendy and Liam embark on a first date both assume is doomed for failure.
Young and Moxie is the latest magic show to hit the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
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 silly solve-a-long mystery, this is for anyone who wishes their Agatha Christie murders were packed with a few more puns.
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!…
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.
Okay, let’s start at the beginning.
Observational comedy joining three flight attendants from Applesby Airlines as they share with you various colourful characters from their lives.
After a sell-out run in 2022, the multi award-winning, cabaret spectacular La Clique returns, featuring the best of circus, comedy and cabaret.
The Macbeths have killed King Duncan and taken over his kingdom.
A curse causes Nathan to skip into the future whenever he falls asleep.
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.
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…
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 …
A blocked playwright with a looming deadline is haunted by the subject of her last failed show: Ernest Hemingway.
A jukebox musical of what life was like for Jim growing up in 70s Edinburgh.
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.
The Fringe’s shadiest late-night strip joint is back in business.
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…
EdFest award winner presents a left-wing love letter to being queer-ish, mixed race-ish and British-ish.
Anna Friend is sexy and she knows it.
A black hole is a place where gravity pulls so much that even light can’t get out.
The untold “true” story of what happened at the end of WWII.
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.
On a stormy night on Loch Ness, Sam is faced with an impossible decision.
Sydney actor and comedian Charlotte Grimmer uses musical comedy to unpack the intricate world of a psychology session.
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.
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.
‘Have you ever been told that you’re too much? Too loud? Too chaotic? Too ambitious? Too Scottish? I have.
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.
There is secret connection among all of us.
Inspired by Molière’s 17th-century dark comedy, Tartuffe has been rewritten for a modern audience with a feminist twist.
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…
It’s Naomi Paul’s (mostly) Jewish show! From the Baltic to Birmingham, from shamash to shellfish, from Hendon and beyond.
From the maker of Conspiracy Theory: A Lizard’s Tale – **** (BroadwayBaby.
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.
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 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 young intellectual Nico is uncontrollably addicted to museums.
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 is a dark comedy with heart, set on Halloween night.
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.
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.
Twenty-something Audrey is struggling with her latest phobia… the local supermarket.
Bite-size tasters of the best comedy, cabaret, family entertainment and circus, all prepared for you in our glorious Spiegeltent.
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.
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…
By Stephen Karam.
Following her return from Neverland, Wendy Darling, now grown-up, moves to Hollywood to become a writer.
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 is a zany new play about a woman abandoning her chastity pledge in favour of the exciting world of casual sex.
A bin man swaps steel-toed boots for stilettos to chase his dream of becoming a drag queen.
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…
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 is the largest showcase event of Fringe entertainment available at this year’s festival.
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.
A newlywed, early twentysomething couple (Ruby and Nathan) return home from their traumatic honeymoon.
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.
Brand-new, non-verbal immersive comedy show, created by award-winning Belfast comedian and clownarchist, Paul Currie.
A show all about the tales of the disabled.
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 tragicomic tale of two rhyming pirates scuttled on a desert island – sans captain, sans crew, lots of sand.
A raw and unfiltered musical comedy show, tackling difficult and often taboo subjects.
Magic for Animals is a one-woman magic show about agency, consent, and animal rights.
It’s going to be a great day.
Two Interpol agents investigate a series of international art thefts while simultaneously committing the crimes in this madcap comedy.
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 …
We’re bringing the best Irish comedians to this late-night show for some non-pre-watershed comedy.
The amazing, strange-but-true story behind the weird stuff advertised in vintage American comics.
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…
Vaudeville, comedy and cabaret are all on the menu in a five-star feast of first-rate fun.
Comedian David Callaghan brings a groundbreaking multimedia comedy play packed with heartfelt, bittersweet, and hilarious stories of love and loss.
Cornwall’s rising.
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 is a story about the women who volunteered with the Red Cross in WWII.
A personal trainer, aspiring actor and seriously hot mess, Cindy has unresolved mommy issues, childhood trauma and makes horrible choices in men.
‘What’s the worst hangover you ever had? The one that made you say ‘I’m never, ever, drinking again’.
‘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.
From emerging talent Charles Edward Pipe comes an anthology of five dynamic, new, short plays.
Think guineafowl.
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 …
‘Consistently boasting the most interesting line-ups in the country’ (Times).
The dog’s gone! Jen plays six sinful characters who seek him.
A thrilling and hilarious new comedy featuring 1980s music, terrible dancing, hidden gold and guilty secrets.
Jo March really thinks she could be the voice of her generation, or at least, a voice of a generation.
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.
Every child goes inside their own bubble! Seen on China, Romania and Bulgaria’s Got Talent.
Warning: This play deals with a mother’s suicide among other traumatic experiences and contains heavy themes that may be disturbing for some viewers.
50 years on the planet.
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…
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 is a dark comedy, telling the story of Finley Whitmore, whose congenital eye disorder wreaks havoc on his professional and personal life.
Award-winning alternative comedian Dan Lees brings forgotten album covers back to life.
Tragically weird.
Certain Death and Other Considerations is a poor execution of an interesting premise.
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 is a wacky hour of outside-the-box clown comedy that makes you smile from ear to ear.
A one-woman show – with two women.
Join the BXG DXG Mark Henely in this summertime holiday celebration.
Ever been ghosted by a Gemini? Burned by a boy with a moustache? Then this is for you, baby.
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…
Best weekly comedy winner (Perth Fringe 2022) makes its international debut! Anonymously write down your deepest confession and put it in the confession box.
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: 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…
Written and performed by Obehi Janice, Nova follows a Nigerian-American comedian navigating desire, pussy and power.
With Vladimir McTavish and friends.
Two colliding worlds: Italian commedia dell’arte and Eastern traditions with the use of magic, on the international stage.
Guilty or innocent? You decide.
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…
Once upon a time, a load of gays and their cishet best friend walk into a bookshop, looking for love.
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…
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.
This is a story of Chandra, a woman Tamasha troup owner who is struggling to survive the changing audience demands.
Liars & Clowns returns to Edinburgh to showcase the best alternative comedians from around the festival.
A disturbing yet absurdly funny portrait of toxic masculinity.
New Show! Weekly Award Best Circus 2023 Fringe World, As seen in La Soiree, Australia’s Got Talent and iUmor.
Magic Award Adelaide Fringe 2023, 2021 and 2019.
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…
Living in a box is hard.
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.
Brooklyn comedians Nate and Ed vent their obsession with early 2010s masculine archetypes (but also some other stuff).
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 is a late-night alternative comedy night.
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.
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…
Vladiqueer is vampire, but he’s not always been proud of it.
Juggler, water-bender, and part-time deep-thinker Robin Dale presents his award-winning debut show.
‘He was a traitor boy, he killed a dictator boy.
Welcome to the world of Meat Boy, a tale of mayhem, mystery and meat.
For too long the supporting characters of Star Wars have been overshadowed by the popularity of the beloved heroes.
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 is an hour of stand-up comedy, split between up-and-coming comedians Casey Filips and Ollie West.
A call-center call girl struggling to make in-person connections, discovers intimacy and requited love with a mannequin man she rescues from drowning.
An exciting new version of Miles Tredinnick’s original 1999 show.
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…
The only Fringe award entirely decided by the audience.
A young man visits his dying father in the ICU and uncovers a shocking revelation: his father’s secret second family.
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…
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 …
Unseasonable, unreasonable and unsuitable for brats.
‘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…
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 has made it to every comedy semi-final there is and absolutely no further.
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 is back and has evolved.
The planet is melting and life’s spinning out of control.
A debut show from an established act on the UK circuit.
After his execution, Walter Raleigh’s widow carried his head around in a bag for 30 years.
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 is a split-hour stand-up comedy special that fuses traditional stand-up with music and poetry.
Winner of Best Kids Show at Adelaide Fringe 2023.
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 is back and has evolved.
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 –…
After a few years away from the comedy stage, the Scandinavian cult comedian Tomas Ahlbeck returns to the Edinburgh Fringe.
Winner: Adelaide Fringe 2023 Weekly Award – Best Comedy.
Epic scale stunts and mind-blowing magic in a spectacle that swings from edge-of-your-seat astonishment to belly laughs.
“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.
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 is an award-winning comedian as heard on BBC Radio 4.
Family comic theatre and circus show.
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.
Two teams.
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 …
Derry comedian Peter E Davidson returns for his fifth Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Meet Beanie: the love child of George Clooney and a Nespresso machine.
Matty has finally reached a level in Game Land no one else has ever reached: Boss Level.
‘I shall drag myself through the flames of hell; and from the ashes I shall be born anew.
Phil Ellis.
From the creator of Science Magic comes a comedy roleplaying show where the audience partakes in an adventure themselves.
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.
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 is a two-hander written by Brian Parks, directed by Margarett Perry, performed by Daniel Llewelyn-Williams and Matthew Boston.
Yes, it’s a show for babies! A sensory display of colour, sound, light and movement to spark joy and ignite wonder.
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…
‘Who are you Jamie!?’ ‘I’m that bitch!’ Jamie is not in fact, that bitch.
The sell-out, unique comedy experience returns.
Shipwrecked, you’ve washed up on a remote island inhabited only by birds and a smattering of entertainers from other doomed cruises.
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 …
Multiple award-winning gag merchant Masai Graham delivers over 100 naughty jokes in just half an hour.
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.
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.
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.
Holly and Brooke are hooked on each other.
Nominated: Best Kids Show Leicester Comedy Festival 2023.
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! …
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.
Mr Vita performs highly skilled juggling and object manipulation.
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: ‘Hypnotic enough to stop time itself’ ***** (EdFringeReview.
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.
Loudmouth Eve Ellenbogen will tell you pretty much anything, unless you ask about her dead mom.
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 (Jessy Morner-Ritt) is the deranged, desperate owner of a dilapidated Bed and Breakfast.
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, …
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 – 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.
We’ve got news.
What is a ‘hilarious’ (**** (BroadwayWorld.
Quentin Crisp! Florence Jenkins! Einstein! Patricia Highsmith! William McGonagall! Through the centuries, secret Neurodivergent or Autistic people have found respect and love in th…
A fun-filled afternoon show with a revolving line-up of the best children’s and family-friendly performers from around the Fringe.
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, Liverpool-based comedian who was shortlisted in the Musical Comedy Awards 2023, returns to Edinburgh.
Lady Clementine has until her 27th birthday to find The One.
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.
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.
Join the crew of a saucy ship and unleash your inner pirate in the most ridiculously playful adventure comedy you’ve never had.
If there’s one 44th birthday party you want to be going to this year, it’s Bill’s.
Niamh O’Reilly is a Frigid, meaning she’s never been kissed.
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.
Prepare to have your Disney fantasies shattered like an ill-fitting glass slipper.
After a decade of writing jokes, Bazely is out of ideas.
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…
The Edinburgh late-night institution and antidote to woke comedy returns.
The Leeds Tealights bring joy and mirth to the Fringe this year in A Very Special Birthday Party.
Longest running mixed-bill, star-finding show on the Fringe.
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.
Two biys from Cork.
In a world where one man can be one character, Alexander Richmond dares to be twelve of them.
The Blundabus is absolutely packed for Amelia Bayler’s I Work in Customer Service but I’m Actually a Pop Star.
A cowboy rock fantasy.
A ridiculous variety show featuring the visually absurd, the whimsically witty and the wildly beautiful.
A lot of laughs and refreshingly comfortable seating await you at Friend (The One with Gunther), playing at the Gilded Balloon at the Museum.
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…
This is a strange one.
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…
A cheater’s guide to love – Jokes on marriage, divorce, therapy, death and cheating.
Multi award-winning comedian Cheekykita’s one-woman, tour-de-force nonsense ride.
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.
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…
Comedian Ben Fallaci strips down and gets vulnerable in Shower Chair, a one-man show about stepping out of shadows and stepping into yourself.
Warning! This show contains trans joy which some bigots may find distressing.
Music is the key element that triggers Julian’s memories in The Imitator.
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…
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 is a spilt-bill of stand-up comedy performed by up-and-coming comedians Serena Smart and Lucas Jefcoate.
What happens when you mix a Franco-Irish magician with a lot of spare time and inflated sense of self? Tangled d’Illusions.
Success.
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…
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…
Síomha is in her celibate era.
Welcome to paradise.
Jane is a high-school senior.
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 tells the story of Reuben – a young songwriter attempting to combat the accelerated problems the world is facing.
It’s time.
It’s the year 1991; the Soviet Union has collapsed and everyone is ready for a new start.
In 2018, Adam Riches was The Guy Who You Meet Right After You Come Out Of A Long-Term Relationship.
The clock ticks towards zero.
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-…
High on my list of must-see Fringe shows for this year’s festival, Tutu is an explosion of colour, grace, and humour.
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…
A compilation of some of the worst human beings doing comedy.
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!
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…
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 is an incomparable comedy talent with an unmistakable Irish flair! ‘Fearless in ever sense of the word.
A campy variety show that mimics an overenthusiastic kick-off event for a corporate retreat for the fictional company Men-ses Period Panties.
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.
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 is Nicholas Cohen's brutally honest first person (and occasionally third person) account, detailing his own personal heroes journey from Lewisham, South-east Lo…
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…
Oi Oi! Nightwatchman is a 55-minute split-bill from Kit Loyd and Ollie West.
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.
A comparative analysis of rural barn schooling and suburban alternative education in early 21st-century England. For George and the Underbelly keg boys. #ActuallyPrettyDecent
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.
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…
At the tender age of thirty, I mostly associate Tony Blair with my very first childhood experiences of politics.
Do you know the story of Diana? Probably.
Dom Chambers’ unconventional magic has made him an online sensation, garnered fans around the world and landed him on a Broadway stage.
‘An excellent comedy show’ **** (BroadwayBaby.
Winner: Best Kids Show 2022 – UK Kids Comedy Festival.
From SIX (Edinburgh Fringe original cast), Public (Vaults) and several perfect pictures (Instagram) Annabel Marlow makes her solo debut.
Character comedian Lorna Rose Treen has been pretending to be other people for fun since she could dress herself.
The creators of smash-hit The Man Who return with an explosive new show.
‘I felt this pressure to be sexy from the second I got tits.
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…
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…
The holiday meal gone wrong is a classic sitcom episode and genre of comedy, as surprise revelations and drama abound.
If you think you’ve seen it all, you haven’t.
50% Bristolian.
‘Once upon a time, a little girl and a little boy were lost in the woods.
Each human being is a galaxy.
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…
Cathal is 30, flirty, and having a breakdown at his best friend’s wedding.
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.
Winner: Directors’ Choice Award, Sydney Comedy Festival (2021).
Kokoon are a new kind of boy band, combining K-Pop with K-Comedy.
Viral sensation, maestro of musical mayhem and lord of lyrical miracles, Matt Storer presents an award-winning musical comedy concert.
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…
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 …
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.
Following the success of last year’s show, comic songwriter Liz Cotton is back.
Edinburgh Newcomer Award nominee Huge Davies (Cats Does Countdown and Roast Battle), returns with his highly anticipated second show about murder.
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…
Cheap Date bring a crash landing of music, dance, theatre, film and comedy without holding back, in this visual duologue.
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.
Star of Spitting Image (Britbox), Steph’s Packed Lunch (Channel 4) impressionist Luke Kempner brings his one-man British Police Drama to Edinburgh.
This delightfully friendly and dizzyingly enthusiastic show is an informative and fun hour for both kids and their parents.
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…
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 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 …
Enemies.
Shakespeare’s gone awol so his cast must make it up.
More stories in song from this multi award-winning Edinburgh favourite.
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 …
Insane Magic is a thrilling new magic show that will leave you on the edge of your seats.
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.
Live comedy with live animals.
To breed or not to breed? Award-winning writer/performer Joyful Raven wrestles with this questions in her new hit show.
Fringe fave Baby Wants Candy is back! Total Edinburgh Fringe sell-out 2015-2019.
I have collected, for your enjoyment, an anthology of all the weird things I have done in my life to try and make friends.
The Doktor is back! With even more science! More laughs! More Kaboom! Spin the wheel and choose what happens next.
Baby Wants Candy’s hip-hop Hamilton homage returns! Following sold-out runs in Chicago, NYC and LA.
Can love survive when someone dies? ‘No bastard ever warned me that your love life goes down the shitter when someone dies.
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…
I’ve never laughed so much at a someone else’s shortcomings in my life.
Turns out being on telly ain’t all red carpets and glamour.
He’s hungry.
National broadcaster Television 1 has been a proud British institution for 100 years and has played a prominent role in British life and culture.
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.
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…
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…
Ciarán Bartlett is Belfast’s premier musical comedian, known for rapid fire caustic punchlines, filthy songs and mad stories.
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.
A Christmas Carol meets It’s A Wonderful Life meets.
Magical, spellbinding and unashamedly camp, Tim Murray is Witches is a show unlike any other.
Spirit of the Fringe Award winner Släpstick is back.
Aussies Chad and Brad are Pleading Stupidity.
Dazzling divas.
The discussion around war - especially the two world wars - is usually a very difficult and serious subject.
Frankie Thompson and Liv Ello’s Body show is a dystopian cacophony of farce, comedy and tragedy.
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.
This is a feel good musical with banging songs, fantastic performers and countless laughs.
Dave is house band / receptionist at streaming service Stripefy, but he wants more: he dreams of going full-time on reception.
Brand new for 2023! Join magician and mind reader Tom Brace for a trip down memory lane that you simply won’t forget.
What it might be, how we can miss it and how we can find it again.
‘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…
‘Don’t joke about that!’ Gabby’s agent hissed down the phone.
This returning musical is an exceptionally joyful and tremendously funny look into the lives of food delivery drivers.
It’s Friday morning.
Nonbinary whirlwind returns to the Fringe.
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 is at her Grandfather’s shiva where her whole family have come together to pay their respects, including her attractive second cousin.
Staged in George Square’s magical spiegeltent, YUCK puts a feminist spin on traditional circus, packing out the space with shrieks of laughter.
Halloween is still months away, but fear not, Party Ghost is here to suck you right into the deadly holiday spirit.
Winner of the 2021 Platform Presents Playwright’s Prize.
We all know that “life is not what I imagined it to be” depression.
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.
This is a refreshingly new and interesting take on death through the medium of a musical.
Emily’s life is falling apart.
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 details Santos’ journey through their breakup, narrating the tale combining both comic storytelling and song, embodying conversations with their pe…
Breakup Addict depicts the journey of a woman who hits rock bottom after having two simultaneous crash-and-burn relationships with unavailable men.
Extremely famous Hollywood actress Isabel Klein showcases her jaw-dropping talent in her debut solo show.
Welcome to an hour of character comedy with ‘the most awful person at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe’ (Comedy.
This is a brilliant show.
Join comedian Holly Spillar in her muff-busting comedy on sex, pain and the brain.
How to Flirt: The TED XXX Talk is a fun and interactive comedy lecture with a lot going for it.
What’s the worst thing you’ve ever done? I don’t mean skipping-church-because-you’re-too-hungover bad.
Primary Times Children’s Choice Award Winner! Musical-comedy versions of Shakespeare’s greatest works, Brave Macbeth and Juliet & Her Romeo.
'I need tae make ma ain decision, even if it's wrang.
Tartan Tabletop: The Neverending Quest is not your average improv show.
All Terrence wants is to “make it” as a dinosaur entertainer, land a Netflix deal, and get his ex back.
‘17 minutes.
The overall concept is a brilliant one.
One hundred brave (or not so brave) Trojan Soldiers are trapped inside the infamous giant wooden horse, plotting their escape….
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.
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.
In this pathetic comedy about privilege Tom Greaves (BFI Award winner) presents a dark satire about the psychological trauma of his own “privileged” childhood.
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…
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…
I showered before I came.
Through stories, advice and games Trip Carmichael and Dalton Goggles, two blue collar Americans, show you how to ‘Yep your way through life.
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’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 brings Dead Dad Show to the Fringe this year and it is insane, an absolute piss-take, but also very emotional.
Money can’t buy love, but £19.
An innovative solo multimedia theatre piece from Welsh-Iranian performer Roshi Nasehi inspired by her real-life experiences of funny, surreal and intimidating racism.
Join Gary Strange in the London sewers as he encounters stories of bad sex, sad sex and clown sex.
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.
If you think that opera is performed by a bunch of clowns, this is the show for you.
Hello Kitty Must Die is a musical adaptation of the Angela S.
Guffy is a guttural, allegorical tale of the state of our nation.
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…
The stage presence and energy of this clown duo is something you have to see live.
Assembly’s Gala celebrates the opening of our 2023 programme of over 190 shows.
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…
Original music and sharp stand-up comedy epically combust in this hour from comedian Larry Owens.
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…
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.
This show is a love letter to unique families, queer self-discovery and devoted fathers.
Vault Festival People’s Choice Award nominee 2023.
CHOO CHOO! (Or.
The world’s favourite orphan is back, and just like you, she is, unfortunately, a grown-up.
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 …
The premise of Gillian Cosgriff's show Actually, Good is both simple and elegant, revolving around celebrating life's small pleasures.
Globetrotting comedian Nick Wilty has been touring the world for over 30 years, playing festivals, comedy clubs and appearing on TV in every continent.
A Saturn Return is one’s astrological coming of age, propelling major life transformations.
30 Minute Musicals, direct from Hollywood, reports for duty with their fan favourite musical parody of quintessential homoerotic 80s film, Top Gun.
The alternative late-night Fringe experience returns.
Welcome to this live episode of the podcast! Well, sort of.
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.
Lena is on a mission to veganise her tinder dates.
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…
Returning to the Fringe for the fifth time, Hughie Shepherd-Cross debuts his latest play, Ringer.
‘Simply Brilliant.
Leicester Comedy Festival nomination for Best Show 2023.
Scaredy’s working the late shift at the cinema.
A show about the times*.
‘In London I was a gefilte fish out of water, in Hampshire I was Moses, wandering.
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 …
The world is in crisis and so is Sian Clarke.
Public looks like it could be the next big musical phenomenon to have passed through the Fringe.
Much like a dramatisation of a family game of Monopoly, Dough looks at money with a kind of argumentative helplessness.
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.
This is a wickedly fun idea for a production, a retelling of 80s favourite, Die Hard, as a pantomime/musical parody.
For his entire life, performer Mark Vigeant did everything he possibly could to make everyone around him happy.
Imagine two lonely children who have no one to talk to until the Winds of Fate make them next-door neighbours.
Fresh-faced, Midwestern actress Lisa Verlo came to Hollywood looking for fame but found more action on casting couches than onstage.
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.
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.
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 has been the strangest thing I’ve seen so far at the Fringe.
Deal or No Deal meets Doctor Faustus.
Who needs a pair of heels, a coconut, and a doorbell…? The answer: a foley artist.
For Charly, every day is the same.
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,…
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 is one of the most genuine comedians on the Fringe scene.
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.
This must be one of the most genuine selections of heartfelt writing to enjoy this festival.
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…
Farting at a funeral.
Drawing on music hall and vaudeville traditions, Skinner & T’witch’s show combines comedy and satire with folk, flamenco and theatre-style songs.
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…
This groundbreaking piece of theatre is based on an ADHD support group.
A fiercely funny, no-holds-barred comedy about modern life living with Parkinson’s.
Join your favourite galactic gal pals Figs in Wigs for the cosmic game show for astrology lovers, bingo wingers and their sceptic friends.
The story of an American teenager grappling with her dad’s heroin overdose.
Cora is 23, self-obsessed, a compulsive liar* (*harmless bullshitter), and an absolute hot mess.
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…
Self-described musical genius James Love and his sequin-clad showgirl wife Stephanie have been married for 12 years.
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 …
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…
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…
Ancient Greece.
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.
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: old.
One night.
‘Imitation is the highest form of flattery.
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 …
One of Neil Simon’s best-loved comedies.
A washed-up television personality lives out a Dickensian nightmare when they are visited by the ghost of their past.
Jimmy is 34 and has never felt like he belonged.
One of the best Cornish zombie apocalypse comedies ever made.
Because Grindr hookups never quite go to plan.
Stunning, imaginative, inspired, colourful, amusing, brilliantly performed and beautifully sung, this Trial By Jury is Gilbert and Sullivan at its very best.
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…
The world is ending.
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,…
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.
Every family has its drama, and every wedding has its secrets.
A humble shed; four young idealists form a political party to save the world from itself.
Upfront and erect in most of history’s greatest moments, the penis has earned itself a reputation of admiration and revulsion in equal measures.
One man walks into a public bathroom.
Faulty Towers meets Bad Education.
The Griffen Collective present Antiques by Ted Smethurst.
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…
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.
In this comedy romp, audiences will meet a colourful cast of characters who are certain to tickle those funny bones.
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…
Joe Smith is a regular bloke.
Come! Welcome to the inaugural Book Festival Fringe.
‘Virtual demi-god… seeks woman to share his myth.
You know that friend that just won’t stop sleeping with their ex? Theatre Paradok presents a new piece all about that ex.
This show revolves around a fairly well-trodden premise: idealistic young creative seeks similar to make beautiful art with.
Hyenas! won Pick of the Fringe at Edinburgh Fringe 2021 and is a dark comedy jaw dropper.
A fast-moving, shiny new spoken word cabaret.
BAFTA-winning actor, comedian, singer, writer, independence campaigner, panto legend, feminist and socialist; Smith is rarely accused of lacking opinions.
The HandleBards are a cycling theatre company who pedal Shakespeare plays to outdoor venues all across the UK.
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.
Captivate Theatre brings the smash-hit comedy to the Fringe! ‘You gotta concentrate ain’t ya, with two jobs.
‘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.
Aspiring supervillain Ice Cold stumbles across a prophecy that reveals a top-secret mind control signal.
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 …
Even more fast-paced comedy magic from fringe legend David Alnwick.
Even more fast-paced comedy magic from fringe legend David Alnwick.
Hopefully hopeful, The Rest of Our Lives is a joyful morning dose of dance, theatre, circus and games.
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.
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…
Is your family dysfunctional? Well, you haven’t met these fine folk.
Frighthouse presents – The Wheel of Misfortune.
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.
Wanna see a real Greek tragedy? Three sisters.
Returning for a limited run following a sell-out Fringe in 2021! Stand-up is the outlet that keeps you sane.
David and Emma arrive at work on Christmas Eve – the only two people in the office the morning after the Christmas party.
‘I never was so immensely tickled by anything I had ever said before.
The cult of Cicada’s Children has just been discovered.
Based on a wild and hilarious true story, Reservoir Knobs follows the aftermath of a botched supermarket robbery, as the hapless criminals gather in a warehouse to confront an inju…
The pantomime is called Panto She Wrote and it was written by two panto-enthusiasts at the University of Bristol.
Slapstick Picnic would like to cordially invite you to its summer tea party, where marvellous feats of performance and culinary capers await.
Ancient Greece.
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…
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…
Two hilarious and explosive plays written by Steven Berkoff, performed back-to-back by the same actor.
Almost everyone has lost someone, has loved someone.
Worshipped opera singer.
Follow Sherlock Holmes and his incomparable sidekick Dr John Watson on this riveting, hitherto unpublished case.
The year is 1348 and the small Yorkshire village of Bogsfield is about to be hit by the Black Death.
One hour of existential crisis and millennial dread about dating whilst simultaneously destroying your happy childhood memories of Sesame Street.
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.
Do you feel.
Tam O’ Shanter, Tales & Whisky is a comic celebration of the gothic poems of Robert Burns.
A coming-of-age story about falling in and out of love with yourself.
After months of fighting to save her home from developers, Val has finally conceded.
Tie your troubles to the tree, load yourself with glitter and use your wings to fly.
John and May were sixth form lovers, they haven’t seen each other in five years.
Careless follows best friends Sam, a care assistant, and Bryony, a struggling actor.
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.
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…
Chevron Theatre’s A Wilde Life is absolutely hypnotic, hinting at a time of debauchery and a glamour that has long since passed.
Join us for a mom-entous playdate.
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.
In this dark comedy, Ophelia and Gertrude are in limbo and on their way to Hell.
A rock concert in a courtroom.
A dark comedy about a man quite literally living with the consequences of his actions.
Cat is a one-woman, twisted comedy show by Connie Harris.
Everybody needs a break.
This reconstruction of Macbeth for Edinburgh University Shakespeare Society’s annual Shakesperimental play reimagines the narrative within a modern political context.
A one-woman show about Leda, an actor struggling to make it.
In this one-person show, Clive does everything to impress people.
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…
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…
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…
All that glitters is not gold, a message that is incredibly clear in Em Oliver’s Beautiful Nothing.
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…
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…
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 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.
Farting at a funeral.
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…
Everyone needs a little bit of luck in their lives.
In this comedy romp, audiences will meet a colourful cast of characters who are certain to tickle those funny bones.
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.
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.
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…
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 …
A musical reimagining of one of Oscar Wilde’s most beloved stories, The Canterville Ghost: The Musical features an original score and soundtrack.
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.
‘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…
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.
Frankie wants to conform.
Works by Anton Chekhov, translated and adapted by Michael Frayn.
Circuit stand-up Kevin is creating a new show and he’s bringing it to the Fringe so you can watch it for free! ‘Shepherd is an open and honest performer.
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 has survived covid and reappears like a butterfly from the chrysalis.
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…
Dare to be different.
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.
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 …
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)…
At Johnnie Walker Princes Street, we know a thing or two about creating the perfect blend.
Even more fast-paced comedy magic from fringe legend David Alnwick.
Drop your cynical pants at the door and wipe your serious-face off your face – it’s time to tickle your inner child.
Scotland’s professional touring opera company returns with Mozart’s sublime comedy.
A fast, unexpectedly heart-warming play written by Paul Richards.
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.
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 Hot Clown Company is a relatively new troupe that set out to blend sketch comedy and physical theatre with a particular emphasis on clowning.
H and B are a young couple struggling with the pressures of their relationship.
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…
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…
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…
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.
Two terrible twins with a talent for turmoil rule their school and are delighted to have reduced their head teacher to a nervous wreck.
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…
Mean Girls meets Lord of the Flies.
‘They’ve never tried to cover up these scandals.
The After-Dinner Joke doesn’t quite land.
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…
Rowan McCabe knocks on stranger’s doors and writes poems for them, for free, on any subject of their choosing.
Three cavemen debate the nature of life while trying to survive. When one invents the wheel that’s when life really gets hard.
‘Extraordinary’ (Daily Mirror).
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 …
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…
Once upon a time, there was a young girl – not a princess or a pretty girl waiting to be one.
It’s 1998.
Even more fast-paced comedy magic from fringe legend David Alnwick.
Care less.
A coming of age for your 20s.
The story Shakespeare never told.
Start the day with a riot of cray kid-friendly laughter for the whole family. Zany sketches, acrobatics, cirque skills and mayhem.
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.
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, 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…
Jez, Luke, Gary and Mark are die-hard football fans podcasting about the club they love: Third-division Invercreiff FC.
Bite-size tasters of the best comedy, music, family entertainment and circus, all prepared for you in our glorious Spiegeltent.
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…
Award-winning entertainer Kyle D Evans returns with another fast-paced hour of inclusive maths-based family fun.
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…
Emil Ferzola stars in this tragicomic final recording of America’s number one comedy podcast.
Rub-a-dub-dub, The Dummies are back with their ‘splashingly awesome adventure’ (EdinburghFestivalsForKids.
Always packed, this ‘fab lil cabaret party’ (Time Out) returns with Mister Meredith again in charge.
Fresh from a UK tour supporting Adam Ant, Laurie Black invites you for a knees-up around the pianna (ahem, Microkorg).
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…
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…
This celebration of the mating game takes on the truths and myths behind that contemporary conundrum known as: ‘the relationship.
Gecko’s playful story-songs will take you on a journey via ignored characters in Italian renaissance paintings, pig outlaws and tooth fairy admin.
One devilishly handsome magician trapped in a straitjacket.
New Show for 2022.
Fringe legend David Alnwick performs his favourite tricks.
Paul Richards returns as Harvey; always running, always late and now about to get married.
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…
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…
Jess meets Jim.
Paul Richards literally can’t stop drumming; he’s performed all over the world, from huge gigs in China to grotty working men’s clubs, posh corporate gigs to the whole of the UK to…
Danger Dave Reubens is back with an all new comedy magic show and someone is out to get him! Join his perilous journey, packed with edge-of-your-seat stunts and madcap comedy.
The Grumpy Magicians have been successfully entertaining Edinburgh Fringe audiences for over eight years and this year are presenting their new show titled Trust Us, We’re Magician…
Featuring hysterically honest tales and stunning vocals, Rosie returns to Edinburgh with her brand new show full of songs, stories and sass! Whether you’ve had, seen or heard of a …
Long before Private Eye, Charlie Hebdo, and even before Bill Bailey – there was Voltaire.
Tomas McCabe has had one of the most popular mind-reading shows at the Fringe since he first performed here in 2017.
Award-winning entertainer Kyle D Evans returns with another fast-paced hour of inclusive maths-based family fun.
An exciting kids’ show from an Aboriginal comedy star.
Based out of Vancouver, Canada, Shirley Gnome is an unapologetically femme, empowering, uplifting, smart, honest, unhinged and hilarious cabaret performer and songwriter.
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.
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…
Rory wants to pop the question.
Kane and Abel perform comedy and magic based on the cliches of being twins.
Work, love and life are just one long, hard slog for the fish-filleting foursome Pearl, Jan, Shelley and Linda.
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…
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.
A songwriter with severe writer’s block and a looming deadline battles the version of Ernest Hemingway that lives in her head.
A man wakes up drunk, scared and alone, with no idea where he is or how he got there.
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 …
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.
Lori Hamilton's retelling of her eventful life is touching and amusing, despite the whirlwind pacing.
Three Women and Shakespeare’s Will is is a nice little premise for a play.
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, the multi award-winning play, comes to Edinburgh in an entirely fresh production.
BCP return to the Fringe with Mike Leigh’s classic after two sell-out years with Alan Bennett and Alan Ayckbourn.
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.
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…
‘Absurdly talented’ (FringeBiscuit.
1972: The Future of Sex.
One man’s journey to good mental health via a very bad idea.
A ticking clock.
In this powerful one-hour theater piece, Kimleigh Smith takes the audience through a journey that is totally uplifting, totally heartbreaking and totally powerful! Totally! is the …
It is difficult to work out exactly who this play is for.
Completely sold out in 2014 and 2018.
She’s not your average little old lady.
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.
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, …
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…
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.
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.
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.
A coming-of-age story about falling in and out of love with yourself.
Occasionally humorous, this is a well-formed exploration of Wilde’s life, loves and works.
Fifteen Minute Break by Tuppenny Bunters.
The story of three actors who are performing a show to impress the infamous theatre critic, Bob the Leech.
‘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 …
Join us for Tim Whitnall’s monologue masterpiece, telling the story of Eric Morecambe, a national treasure that touched so many of our lives.
Jacky shares her top 10 reasons why she wants to leave the planet, all through performance poetry.
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…
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…
Children, especially toddlers are known to be tyrants.
Runner-up for Best Comedy at Standing Ovation Awards 2021.
The multi award-winning cabaret spectacular, La Clique, features the best of circus, comedy and cabaret.
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…
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…
Breaking down? Lost the manual? Book in for this funny (meta)physical dive into how to keep going.
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…
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…
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.
You’d be forgiven for raising an eyebrow at the provocative title Olives and Blowjobs at Space Triplex.
Life is a game.
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.
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…
Poetry show for dog lovers.
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…
An unexpected event will lead three roommates on an intense journey through the adult industry.
On the sand of his seaside home town, Myles Wheeler monologues about home, hospitals and let’s say hope for the alliteration.
A fierce, femme, fabulous, musical comedy show from the multi award-winning, international cabaret sensation Amber Topaz.
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 is Duck in Arms Theatre’s first production.
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.
Emerging performance ensemble, Los Angeles Theatre Initiative presents a high-energy, interactive show that’s different every night.
This year, international multi award-winning magician Elliot Bibby is supported by his faithful friend Barry the Beach Ball.
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-…
Stacey ‘The Legs’ Clare aka the Ethical Stripper is back with her work wife, Morag, and special guests, with their sell-out show to answer all your stripper-based questions.
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…
Variety died on the 11th of March 2018, the day Ken Dodd died.
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…
Winner, Best Cabaret Variety and Line Up Show, FringeWorld 2021.
Sure, we all get a bit stressed sometimes.
Mary Jo’s boyfriend hijacks a workshop of her critically acclaimed one-woman show, Born MYdentity.
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…
Primary Times Children’s Choice Award winner.
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…
Lobster is not a fish, or an oyster, or a bird, and certainly not a kangaroo.
Are you ready to be dumped on? Prepare to be caught with your pants down as six all-too-relatable characters celebrate their triumphs, lament their griefs and reveal their secrets …
After a girls night out, three friends wind down in the local chippy.
Creme Egg included with ticket.
Zav is a comedy drama, a one-person show set over 20 years in the life of Zav, an ordinary road worker who becomes a successful photographer.
‘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 …
A comic look at the agony of adoption.
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.
Dudley’s favourite space is at Jeanie’s shop.
There are very few taboo subjects left these days, but the one that will eventually come to us all still leaves many people uncomfortable.
The end is nigh.
‘Hilarious’, ‘mesmerising’ and ‘outstanding’ **** (LondonPubTheatres.
A college student offers a scattered recollection of her childhood, her perceived trauma and the chaos leading up to her mother’s recent disappearance.
A character comedy set in Philadelphia about struggling to maintain one’s authenticity while facing inevitable change.
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 …
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.
Calvin is going to revolutionise his life.
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.
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.
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…
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.
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 is the largest showcase event of Fringe entertainment available at this year’s festival.
Back for its 10th year this show bounces with energy.
For the first time in Edinburgh, Australia’s favourite kidult comedy duo, The Listies, present their hilarious adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic – Hamlet.
100,000 characters.
We’re grounded! An international hacking scandal means the planes can’t fly and everyone has to stay where they are.
How quickly can you write a TV show? A month? A week? A day? Felix, Phoebe and Alice have 40 minutes.
Fantastic teatime mess-about with BlundaBus favourites and more! The twinkliest idiots, artists and clowns.
Like all women, Jo has been called her fair share of things, many not so flattering.
Well, hello there! How do you boo? Teenage playwright Jaz Skingle brings her sell-out debut play, Ghost Therapy, to the Edinburgh Fringe.
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…
An award-winning theatrical sightseeing tour around the darker side of Europe’s most haunted city on a classic 1960s Routemaster bus.
Presenting a one-woman show about a planet-saving superhero who’s lost her mojo.
Button lives in an alleyway surrounded by cardboard boxes and items rescued from the bin.
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…
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.
A shameless ode to desolate puppy-love in all its mundane, absurdist glory, featuring toads, sperm-banks and carrots.
1939: Bette returns home knowing she’s to lose, as the press leaked the Oscar winners.
A parody Gogglebox about two slobby Pakistani brothers getting brainwashed by an evil TV.
Since Charles Ross first brought his hilarious show to Edinburgh in 2006, it has established itself as a Fringe favourite.
Woman is sat in a therapist’s office.
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…
Following their sell-out shows in Manchester and London So La Flair make their Edinburgh debut with their cabaret campaign against keeping up culture.
The Original Guru Dudu and the team returns to Edinburgh with our hilarious and engaging tours.
A spoof true-crime documentary* with all the ingredients of your favourite true-crime docs! The mysterious murder of a victim, pushed down the stairs and hidden in the town’s wat…
The continuing story of PD’s perpetually interrupted life.
The Fremonts have been married ten years and have the therapy bills to prove it.
Sharlin Jahan (BBC 4’s The Now Show, BBC Essex Radio) is a Bangladeshi, British, Canadian Comedian.
Winner of Best Children’s Weekly Award, Fringe World 2020.
‘Had all my children howling with laughter’ (Scotsman).
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.
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…
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…
Volunteers needed for very important scientific research*.
Mr Brightside hasn’t left the UK charts in 18 years.
Fringe favourites – New York City comedian Katharyn Henson, ‘kicking some serious comedy ass’ (Scotsman), and internationally touring Ollie Horn, ‘a natural’ (BroadwayBaby.
Variety artiste Ada Campe decided to do some research into her family history during lockdown – and was delighted and intrigued by what she found! Join her for a show about wonde…
In the mid-80s, at 6 months old, my grandparents become my legal guardians.
Naughty Corner Productions’ eighth show promises to be the immersive event of the year.
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.
Get ready for an evening of bombastic bad taste in the killer new show from cult drag superstar Baby Lame.
Dan’s always wanted to be a father.
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 brilliantly expresses the pressure of generational expectations and a small-village mindset.
Following his sold-out, five-star debut show, The Man, Patrick McPherson makes his anticipated return with Colossal.
Matty Grey is back in Edinburgh and going back to Gameland.
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…
The hopelessly flawed Sugarcoated Sisters unleash their multi-million-hit TikTok personas onto the stage for the first time.
You’ve seen football.
You’ve seen football.
Nominated for Best Kids’ Show at this year’s Leicester Comedy Festival 2022.
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 …
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.
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.
Disney villain.
Sutton Coldfield, 1995.
Two teams of comedians – one team depressed, one team anxious.
Cameron Cook pushes character work to incredible new heights in his debut solo show, previously performed to sold-out audiences at Soho Theatre.
Title says it all! (Evil laugh).
We all love a good story.
With not a zombie in sight, we are taken into a sanctuary of “normality” while the outside world rots.
An interactive late-night quiz for musical theatre queens.
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.
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 …
The fun, family, science comedy show is back! New tricks this year include popping a balloon with an orange, a twist on the famous table cloth trick, a device that runs electricity…
Sam Dugmore (The Latebloomers: Scotland!) is locked and loaded as the greatest action hero of all time, unearthing his ruthless man skills to confront his biggest nemesis.
A friendly fun-filled afternoon show with a revolving line-up of the best children’s and family-friendly performers from around the Fringe.
When Ross’ wife leaves him for another woman, he fears he will never find love again.
Winner of Best Magic Adelaide Fringe 2022.
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…
A series of unfortunate events led Riley to realise that there is no place for him in society.
Jack Docherty, BAFTA award-winning star of Scot Squad and Absolutely, returns to the festival with a tender, playful, darkly comic tale, where he grapples with lost youth, love, fa…
The smash-hit, internationally acclaimed, multi sell-out Fringe phenomenon is back with their hilarious combination of an entirely serious adaptation of Macbeth, with an entirely s…
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 is a juggler with 35 years’ experience performing in front of audiences all over the world.
What is the scariest thing in the world? Spiders… heights… whoever wins the conservative party leadership contest? None of the above.
One performer.
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.
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…
America’s Got Talent semi-finalist Dom Chambers makes his Fringe debut with the magically titled Fake Wizard.
Uptight and unlucky in love, Felix is the ‘mate of honour’ for his best friend’s wedding.
Railed is the newest offering from fringe-circuit regulars, the Head First Acrobats hailing from Australia.
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…
Internationally renowned jazz a cappella group The Oxford Gargoyles make their return to the Fringe.
A melancholy artist and a mute architect take a road trip of the soul.
Cluedo, Roald Dahl and one film in particular from 1985.
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…
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…
Welcome to the Church of Ram, where sheep are people, people are sheeple and the apocalypse is just getting started.
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.
Magician Kevin Quantum, trained by Penn & Teller, presents a fast-paced, jaw-dropping show, that guarantees to blow your mind.
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 by Gillian Duffy.
Wes Anderson meets Hitchcock meets spaghetti western in this multi award-winning, intercontinental, inter-genre, cinematic caper of accusations, accidents and accents.
Assembly’s Gala celebrates the opening of our 2022 programme of over 200 shows.
Britain’s most loveable fox takes you on a journey of laughs, storytelling and song in a show for all the family, specially written for the live stage and packed with fun and excit…
Join queer cabaret icon Aidan Sadler as they take you on the award-winning journey to Tropicana! Nothing is safe from ridicule so be led on an exploration of body image, heteronorm…
As part of a continuing physical and mental tailspin, Frankie Boyle suppresses his overarching sense of futility and horror to tell jokes for an hour in the final days of organised…
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…
Join this multi award-winning musical storyteller for another collection of story-songs.
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…
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…
Picture the scene: Fashion week.
Tatum, a university student, becomes the virgin bride of her sweetheart, entering an eternal marriage in the the Mormon church.
Never Let Go is a thrilling, hilarious one-man show the New York Times calls ‘a feat of ingenuity’.
A family show filled with singing, dancing, comedy and even a sea monster.
**** (LondonPubTheatres.
This is not a nice Fringe for comedy.
A dark comedy for the end of days.
A love note to the NHS.
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 is a brand-new piece of warm-hearted comic storytelling by BBC award-winning writer/performer and Fringe favourite Shôn Dale-Jones.
‘No, she’s not my sister.
Sweet sixteen would’ve been alright.
It’s Mr Bean meets The Shining! Don’t be fooled – Jim and Barb are no ordinary elderly couple.
New Perspectives presents The Great Almighty Gill.
The 2014 plan was a simple one, I would Casanova myself around our nation’s capital looking for consenting heterosexual adult males.
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…
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…
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…
Alexander S.
Catriona has a history of making stuff up.
‘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.
A new show from James featuring his captivating mix of theatre, comedy and music.
This is the story of a humble spud Charlotte, who dreams of becoming a stand-up comedian.
Winner: Best Kids Show, 2022 (UK Kids Comedy Festival).
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…
When writer/performer Jonathan Tipton Meyers lost his girlfriend, his business and his identity, he got in his car and drove.
‘A festival mainstay, the always worthwhile Comedy Club 4 Kids should be on the schedule of any self-respecting, chuckle-loving young Fringegoer.
It’s finals week on an unnamed university campus and a professor in English literature is having a bad time of it.
From Gigglemug comedy duo Sam Cochrane and Alex Prescot, Runesical is an amusing, action packed quest based on the role-palying game Runescape.
BFFs Kathy and Stella host Hull’s least successful true-crime podcast.
Welcome to Sad Girls Club, where girls are allowed to be.
It’s been two years since Finn quit his job, came off social media and disappeared.
A new comedy by Bert Tyler-Moore co-creator of The Windsors.
Life is Soft – Martin Creed, Turner prize-winning artist.
Hope’s leaving her home town up north for the bright lights of London.
The Receptionists is a physical comedy show about customer service by two Finnish female clowns.
Mama Love is a one-woman show in which Lea Blair Whitcher plays with the absurdities of the idealised and toxic images of motherhood in which she finds herself enmeshed.
Six Players.
A fast-paced, comic fantasia by two-time Fringe First winner Brian Parks.
Welcome to The Twenty-Sided Tavern, where laughter flows like ale and the story is yours to control.
New show from Edinburgh-based piano virtuouso Will Pickvance (Anatomy of a Piano, Pianohood, First Piano On The Moon).
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…
Brenda (Jacqueline King), a marriage counsellor, is faced with multiple challenges.
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 …
Woman is sat in a therapist’s office.
Finally – the scandalous truth behind EastEnders revealed! Gasp as walk-on actor Tony Coventry lifts the lid and spills his beans! Performed by James Holmes.
Have you ever wondered how people in the past dealt with their periods? If Queen Victoria coasted* through her cramps? What if period dramas really were about.
‘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 …
Pack your calculators, save your spread sheets and set your automatic email reply because Karen from Finance is heading Out of Office! She’s hitting the road and she’s hitting it h…
A robot, an alien and a human.
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 …
My Dad is the most important man in the country* but this isn’t about him.
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…
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.
Actor and writer Kristin Mcilquham can’t seem to finish a list.
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-…
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.
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…
A one-woman parody, brought to you by Moon Loaf.
An Audience With Milly-Liu is a one-man cat-drag, late-night comedy.
Written and performed by Rachel Stockdale.
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…
You can have too many carrots in one show.
Fantastical entertainment like no other.
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…
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.
It’s getting late.
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.
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…
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…
Film Reads Kids takes your favourite childhood movies and completely rewrites with jokes and nonsense.
From the rivers of Venice to the far-off kingdom of Barataria, the University of St Andrews’ Gilbert and Sullivan Society brings The Gondoliers into your home.
Fairies.
Cameron Cook pushes character work to incredible new heights in his debut solo show, previously performed to sold-out audiences at Soho Theatre.
The perfect afternoon show.
After a year and a half off the stage, Chris Cook returns to the Finge for his eighth year with something different every night.
Multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter and stand-up, Paul Dennis brings his music and comedy together for the first time.
Tick Tick could give The Wolf of Wall Street a run for its money when it comes to the frequency of “Fuck”.
This twelve-strong company are enthusiastic, bright young things who sing, sway and beat-box with great spirit.
‘Ahhhh Gaaaa Do Do Do!’ This exciting new comedy takes place behind the scenes at a family entertainment resort, somewhere up North.
Holidays.
Make cabaret queer again! Bursting onto the London scene, Tropicana is the future of queer comedy cabaret.
FunnyHappyStuff.
Britain’s most loveable fox returns to Underbelly with his amazing Family Fun Show.
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.
As seen and heard on Netflix, Union Jack Radio and the Max Turner final.
Meet Shakespeare, but not the Shakespeare you know.
Ever wanted to ask a stripper what she eats for breakfast? What does her self-care routine consist of? What was her favourite subject at school? How about employment conditions dow…
Comedian Isy Suttie (Peep Show) presents a darkly comic tale about the joy and horror of romance.
Ever wanted to ask a stripper what she eats for breakfast? What does her self-care routine consist of? What was her favourite subject at school? How about employment conditions dow…
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.
Following the death of their manager, four bartenders are faced with the impossible task of resurrecting their bar before it is taken over by a massive corporate chain.
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.
Radio 69 is an irreverent queer British comedy set in a radio station in the Scottish borders.
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…
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 by Nottingham New Theatre at theSpace@Surgeon’s Hall does what it says on the tin.
What secret did the Chaplins, Carole Lombard, William Powell and a host of other film stars from the last century share? Witness the mystery unravel in one of the most notorious ho…
Perthshire maverick Gussie McCraig joins No.
When the juggler drops, is it on purpose? Daniel began his career as a busker and is still often found juggling on the Royal Mile.
Claudio loves Hero and Benedick hates Beatrice.
The Guru Dudu team returns to Edinburgh with our hilarious and engaging tours.
The Hyenas are taking you out-out on the hen do of your life! So buckle up and suck into that polyester dress! Expect audience participation, crap karaoke and pray we make it out a…
Jack Docherty, the BAFTA award-winning star of Scot Squad and Absolutely, and one of Scotland’s favourite comic performers, returns to the festival with a tender, playful, darkly c…
It’s all in that title, really.
‘Impressively evocative’ (Chortle.
To do list: house, get partner, career, smokin’ body and family.
In the not too distant future, millionaire and inventor (think Elon Musk with a further attitude problem) Hugh from Hu-Bris industries is launching the first superhuman artificial …
Did you have a birthday in the last year that was spoilt by COVID? Or an anniversary? Or a Christmas.
Interactive, hilarious and a ‘guaranteed great night out’ ***** (BroadwayBaby.
Starring the UK’s only dwarf drag queen.
Fringe legend Dave Alnwick performs exceptional magic.
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.
It’s all in that title, really.
The perfect afternoon show.
A group of teenage friends celebrate after their final exams and look towards the future.
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.
Agent November needs you to be the hero! The Museum of Secrets has been robbed! International cat-burglar Robyn Yew plans to auction off politically sensitive artefacts.
As seen and heard on Netflix, Union Jack Radio and the Max Turner final.
It’s bingo with loads and loads of prizes.
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…
Come join the brilliant Boogie Shoes Silent Disco Walking Disco as they return to their Scottish roots for an immersive dance-walk through the historic streets of Edinburgh.
Siblings Ansel and Gretchen explore the complexities of human connection.
Unearthed! Incredible magic that’s fooled some of the most brilliant and creative people ever to have lived.
In association with Smock Alley Theatre, acclaimed Irish comedian Tadhg Hickey brings you his weird and wonderful part-theatre, part-stand-up comedy show, In One Eye, Out the Other…
1976: Rookie Police Cop Jimmy Johnson is out to avenge his brother’s death.
Deena MP Ronayne’s award-winning debut as a writer takes audiences on an emotional journey ranging from fear and hate to delight and joy.
You are the hero in this immersive, spy-themed escape game.
Winner of Best Ensemble at a Tucson Fringe Festival 2021.
Shades of White is set in 1990s Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA during the year of the 75th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921.
Femme Ta Bouche: a gender-bending cabaret star with cancer, cooped up in rural Arkansas, wants to make a statement.
Celebrate the return to live entertainment with an exciting evening of variety hosted by radio personality Mark McKenzie in the home of the Army.
The untold side to the story of Aladdin’s Jafar and how he went from a selfless royal advisor to a man desperate to make things right again…
Combining childlike wonder, adult cynicism, and Shakespearean gravitas in his impressively compelling story, master storyteller Dennis Elkins poses increasingly difficult questions…
A comedy about four working-class friends, Nick, Dan, Michelle and Lucy.
A comedy play about two veteran local radio DJs finally getting their shot at the big time: the breakfast show on national radio.
One-woman, bilingual (English/French) mask show.
Cathy works at the local leisure centre.
Remember when your religion teacher taught you about ridin’? And the school nurse told you to shave your pits? Or here, discovering your clit the first time? Wait, you haven’t yet?…
King Richard the Lionheart is dead.
A biting and heartfelt one-woman odyssey about what it really means to be loud.
‘Utterly charming’ (Portsmouth Herald,US).
In this new one-man show, with a full cast via video, playwright and performer John Feffer portrays the fall and unlikely rise of a straight man in a comic world.
‘The only thing for you now is to find a good wife.
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.
400 milliliters.
The Receptionists is a physical comedy show about customer service by two Finnish female clowns.
Improvabunga is the totally improvised movie adventure extravaganza.
The residents of Heather Avenue are in lockdown, forced to rely on the phone and Zoom to communicate.
Do you believe in love at first sight? Will has a secret.
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.
Celebrate the return to live entertainment with an exciting evening of variety hosted by radio personality Mark McKenzie in the home of the Army.
In the heart of the British countryside, prophet and visionary Ram of God leads his flock in a life of simple devotion.
What secret did the Chaplins, Carole Lombard, William Powell and a host of other film stars from the last century share? Witness the mystery unravel in one of the most notorious ho…
A new online one-woman show digitally broadcast from East London’s leading drag club, The Glory.
An immersive feel-good experience that comprises personal storytelling and comedy to tell a story about growing up and making a home in the world.
Emma and Sinéad know all that glitters isn’t gold, but when given the opportunity to go from €3.
With Sistas Before Mistas as their rally cry, the girls of St.
A blasphemous dark comedy about the end of the world.
Actors Repertory Theatre Luxembourg presents a linked trio by Erik Abbott, unfolding across the Covid era and portraying stories of the pandemic with laughter and hope.
Murmur is an absurdist audio drama; an experimental ‘sound cartoon’ for the listener.
With only six degrees of separation, we are all connected.
Presenting Bear Hands, new writing by Gatlin Perrin.
Quaker singer-songwriter, poet and eco-worrier, Majk Stokes, brings his quirky humour (and his mild obsession with superheroes) back to the Fringe for an online charity concert com…
A site-specific theatrical performance combining movement and text, featuring two women and two couches in two different cities.
A lighthearted comedy about university student Sophie, and her journey of discovering what it means to be a woman in this world.
Trapped in a manor house, two hapless Glaswegian detectives must investigate the deaths of each family member, but try not to become victims themselves… A time-warp murder myster…
Elaine Liner’s unapologetically satirical play takes liberties for laughs, with the biographies of famous political rivals Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton.
1939: Bette returns home knowing she’s to lose, as the press leaked the Oscar winners.
A writer enters his studio and is visited by five eccentric and imposing characters with the purpose of creating a play that defines the 21st century.
Music is the food of love – and we needed to play on.
An exclusive musical comedy taxi journey, with multiple costume/character changes, frills, frolics, fun and glasses of fizz.
V-Card is a new comedy by Alison Hall about Hazel, a young woman whose friends take it upon themselves to help her resolve her lack of sexual experience when they find out that she…
France 1789.
From the rivers of Venice to the far-off kingdom of Barataria, the University of St Andrews’ Gilbert and Sullivan Society brings The Gondoliers into your home.
It’s only rock’n’roll, till it isn’t.
Fiercely fabulous and fictitious Las Vegas lounge legend, Trudy Carmichael has lived (and nearly died), loved (and often lost) more than most mere mortals, but she gets through all…
Cathy works at the local leisure centre.
‘Laugh-out-loud funny, bold, fascinating, whip-smart’ **** (Everything-Theatre.
From the Britain’s Got Talent 2020 semi-finalist, trained by Penn and Teller, Edinburgh Fringe sell-out.
Ellipsis is an exploration of bereavement, the nature of turning everything into punchlines, and desperately trying to stay afloat amidst the two.
What are dogs really like? Will Matt turn into a dog? In a crazy but true story, Matt Black offers joyful entertainment with surprising dog facts, excellent poems, cheap props and …
Have you ever been at a wedding and forced to accept that today isn’t all about you? You’ve had to fake a smile and mingle with distant relatives you can’t remember the names…
Beverly and husband Laurence are throwing a party for their newlywed neighbours, Tony and Angela.
Broadway / West End veteran Timothy Quinlan exposes the humbling truth about life in musical theatre.
The irrepressible Glummer Twins are back to celebrate the joys, absurdities and indignities of getting older.
Ever thought about what you’d do if the world was going to end? Six friends living on the outskirts of London are caught up in the shenanigans that ensue when a solar flare is anno…
Is there anything more complex than the female mind? In this 21st-century world, every action is just so difficult for people to understand! They’ve liked my photo, do they fancy m…
A light-hearted afternoon of trios, duets and solos from opera and musical theatre, encompassing Mozart to Sondheim.
IKP present a bonkers theatre adventure in this brand-new comedy adaptation of L Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
King Richard the Lionheart is dead.
Sex, thugs and bowling balls.
When exes Claire and Niamh bump into each other for the first time in years while out with their current partners, they have no idea just what they’ve gotten themselves into.
As part of their 2020 UK tour, Threedumb Theatre presents two explosive and comedic short plays written by Steven Berkoff, performed back-to-back by the same one actor.
A small theatre company are performing their murder mystery play, Death at Sea, but during the show, everything goes wrong.
A playful, one-woman comedy about a single mum’s trials and adventures in the year 2000 at the dawn of Internet dating.
A woman on the cusp of turning 30 pours over the last decade of her life.
Son, brother and patient, Graham subsists on a full-fat diet of petty grievances and crosswords.
Just Two Guys have arrived to bring you an experience you won’t forget! Their unique blend of acoustic rock music, comedy, and food creates the most fulfilling musical performanc…
Failure Studies is a new short play by Marco Biasioli.
It’s 1984 and the author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams, is in trouble.
Echoing the crossover concert styles of Liberace and Victor Borge, this world-touring US pianist/singer is a classical musician gone rogue.
Anarchist: noun; a person who rebels against any authority or established order.
Following successful tours of Australia, the USA and the UK, English folk-acoustic duo Skinner and T’witch return to Edinburgh with a live show of original music.
Murder has come to a quiet Yorkshire village where nothing ever happens.
A romantic Greek comedy.
In a world where we ignore any films past Shrek 2.
Using only a deck of cards and a very talented toy rabbit, magician Craig Stephenson has dazzled audiences around the world with his exemplary sleight of hand skills combined with …
Like Disney? Like c*ck? Then you’ll love Happily Ever Poofter! Following a smash-hit UK and international tour, the untold story of a gay fairytale prince – 2019’s hottest musi…
Ever met someone with a great intuition for everyone but themselves? Meet Lori Hamilton.
Diana Diamonte inspires her four boys to explore something we’re all interested in: bodies.
Opera is dying! Can David bring it back to life with his one-man production of La Serva Padrona? Comedy, cocoa and questions of consent collide in this new English version of Pergo…
After years of being agony aunts, they are left feeling agonised! But changing career is not easy, especially in today’s life.
Who was Shakespeare’s true love? Anne Hathaway who seduced the young Will.
A gay man, a straight man and a massage table… Happy Ending introduces you to a simple, perfectly professional massage therapist who goes about his day job never knowing who his …
Join acclaimed mystery maestros Highly Suspect for a hilarious and interactive murder mystery, which you – the audience – must solve! Featuring a fiendish plot, evidence to exa…
Beowulf sets out to save the Danes, redefine heroism and crack some legendary jokes along the way.
Completely sold out in 2014 and 2018.
Now in its 13th year, Forth on the Fringe is the largest showcase event of Fringe entertainment available at this year’s festival.
Told through a series of flashbacks interspersed with the “Last Supper”, The Woman Who Cooked Her Husband is a hilarious exploration of jealousy, humiliation, deceit and betrayal w…
The Edinburgh satirical smash hit returns newly revised and updated! Election 2020.
A talk show with a difference! Join George Monkey along with his primate pal, Cedric as he chats with invited guests in this unique and hilarious talk show featuring some of the be…
Sexy and subversive, audacious and hilarious, this one-woman show puts a knife in the back of traditional fairy tales.
A thrilling intimate showcase sees our hilarious Master of ceremonies introduce a cast of outrageous performers including world-class comedians, astonishing magicians, cabaret croo…
Broken Britain, 1987, Rita and Sue; two teens hungry for adult adventure embark on a wicked journey that takes them on a very raucous ride – literally! You’ll be shocked, you may…
Head down to the Fringe’s shadiest nightspot as The Illicit Thrill is back in the strip-teasing business.
Two friends, Jack and Phil, meet in a hotel, bringing a video camera.
Breaking down? Worn out, but can’t find the manual? Book in for this funny, tender, toolbox talk about how to keep going.
The legendary dark prince of comedy-cabaret has brought his new show to the Edinburgh Fringe.
Winner of the 2018 Kenneth Branagh New Drama Writing award, this comedy about a tragedy locks King Hamlet and Yorick in a battle of wits between two old fools, where only one of th…
Birthdays are magical, especially when you get to celebrate several at the one party! You’re invited to travel through a lifetime of magical birthday experiences and join in the …
Enjoy a plaguey, fiery hour in this informative and interactive one-man show for history-loving kids.
Double Fringe First winners bring Bronte evangelists who fight and bite at West Norwood’s first-ever Jane Eyre convention (Jeremy Kyle meets Comic Con).
Want to enjoy an hour of madcap comedy circus whilst simultaneously instilling in your kids a sense of domestic duty? Look no further – this sell-out show is back and tidying you…
Are you a kid? Do you like music, laughing and whack-a-doodle-noodle craziness? Grab your pet adult and join us! Direct from a UK tour and last year’s sell-out run; we’re back …
Best in Fringe Kids 2019.
With only six degrees of separation, we are all connected.
It’s officially the world’s most sought after tribute to the BBC’s iconic sitcom – and it’s back! Step inside and experience this comedy spectacular from the inside-out a…
Cameron Cook’s debut solo show, previously performed to full houses at Soho Theatre, offers up that rare and sought-after Fringe experience – you see a show, you know next to not…
The perpetrators of 2019’s satirical smash hit Now That’s What I Call Brexit – ‘Searing satire’ **** (BritishTheatreGuide.
When a shipment containing a highly protected Sypher Corp suit goes missing in space, it’s up to John Hawk and a team of space marines to collect the asset, transport it across the…
What do we make with our lives? An artist worries his work has lost its way.
The magic of David Attenborough live! A blue whale swims through the depths.
Works by Anton Chekhov, translated and adapted by Michael Frayn.
Irasshaimasé! Welcome to the store! Meet Keiko.
Seeing how well it did for Greta Thunberg, a budding influencer jumps on the climate change bandwagon in a bid to become the most famous person on Earth.
Disney villain.
She’s the dreamer of dreams.
The remarkably funny and true story of actor Nigel Miles-Thomas putting on the first-ever Pantomime in Los Angeles in 1991.
A new dark comedy about foot-and-mouth disease by Fringe First award winner Emily Jenkins.
From a very young age, Nicola has been determined to prove to her four older siblings, and the world, that she is more than just a little sister.
BAFTA-winning actor, comedian, singer, writer, independence campaigner, panto legend, feminist and socialist, Smith is rarely accused of lacking opinions.
Written With Crayons by Ciara McNiff.
Based on the classic 1956 short film by Albert Lamorisse, the award-winning Lucky Dog bring their brand-new show to Edinburgh Fringe.
A comedic dash through the big-hitters of the Bible, courtesy of the Blockbusters board and in the company of two accomplished storytellers.
LIP Service brings their critically acclaimed production of Samuel Beckett’s tragicomedy Waiting for Godot to Edinburgh from Texas.
They’ve cycled 1500 miles to get to the Fringe, carrying on the back of their bikes all of the set, props and costumes they need for their brand-new show.
Strangely’s folk-punk-cabaret riot returns with new songs and shenanigans.
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.
Join us for a hedonistic hour of weird, funny and confusing entertainment direct from the seething capital of culture and queerness, Berlin.
Scott Walker was one of popular music’s most fascinating and elusive characters.
Daisy MacDade tells the strange-but-true story of her extraordinary experiences as an Edinburgh-based sugarbaby trying to get through university.
In June 2017, one vote changed a village in middle England forever.
Reality TV lurches onto the stage, with four familiar Shakespearean characters competing to win a thousand gold crowns.
Charlotte was a legendary Hollywood props mistress who disappeared from public view decades ago.
After their sell-out success last year with three Alan Bennett plays, BCP return with two of Ayckbourn’s short comedies performed back to back.
David Harmer and Ray Globe recently turned 60.
After their sell-out success last year with three Alan Bennett plays, BCP return with one of Alan Ayckbourn’s most recent tragi-comedies.
The five-time Tony Award and seven-time Drama Desk Award-winning show now revived for 2019.
A scholar and an amnesiac find themselves on the shore of the river Styx.
Served with a smile and a sprinkling of humour, Suzanne brings you a portion of poetry to tickle the taste buds.
French-born Marianne has spent most of her adult life in the UK.
At the age of five she already knew she wanted to play the cello and conquer the world with her red cello case on her back.
John Chesterton works in a world where political correctness is paramount.
Na na na na na na na na Batman! Na na na na na na na na panto! Panto! Batman! Pantooooo! After a sell-out adult pantomime in 2018’s Fringe, WDG is back with a new not-family-frie…
With thrilling stories, silly games, and pervy puppets, Sex Ed is the smartest, slam-bangin’-est cabaret in town.
Riddled Image have been invited to a funeral, but something quickly becomes clear when they arrive: the funeral is for one of them.
‘I ate the divorce papers, Charles.
From Patrick Barlow (The 39 Steps), Ben Hur follows an amateur theatre troupe as they produce the massive tale of the fictional prince and merchant, Judah Ben-Hur.
Waking in the bridal suite on his wedding day, Bill finds a strange girl in his bed.
An agoraphobic phone sex dominatrix goes on a whirlwind journey across the Bavarian countryside – and deep within herself – in order to rescue a friend from the claws of a myth…
YouTube sensation, the Queen, is bringing her unique brand of Christmas messages live to the stage.
Florist’s assistant Seymour becomes a sensation when he discovers an exotic plant with a macabre craving.
In a desperate last-ditch attempt to save their underfunded and dwindling church, two priests come to the conclusion that the best way they can raise funds is by selling the one re…
‘The worst day of our lives might just be the best thing that ever happened to us’.
The Pope makes legal history having his predecessor exhumed and put on trial.
We meet Lily in a therapists office in Manhattan.
The 1980s.
Chic Murray was the comedian’s comedian.
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.
Fraser Gibson spends his time shamelessly promoting himself about town as a way to make a living.
Brecht’s darkly comic play about the ascent of the moronic, childish but charismatic gangster Arturo Ui should be relevant for obvious reasons.
Spin that wheel! Join us for an evening of totally improvised musical comedy where you create the show.
Nick is 14 years old.
A classroom comedy.
You can see a play every day in every theatre.
Shakespeare: Reloaded have reworked this classic Oscar Wilde play into something almost unrecognisable.
Maggie Taylor has the ideal life as an ageing dominatrix.
One of Shakespeare’s funniest comedies brought to you by CYD.
When two ex-government peons decide their next mildly illegal venture is selling bins that supposedly turn plastic into compost, they discover that Amersham has a sordid underbelly…
Everyone has a soundtrack to their life – from the songs that get you up on the dance floor to the ones that get you singing in your car, the songs that get you through hard time…
What do you want to see? A marriage or a funeral? An abandoned spaceship or a creepy dungeon? A murder or a resurrection? In Choose Your Own.
With their astonishing singing vocals, Brenda and Bernie attempt to perform the worlds greatest tribute to the divas show.
Our show tells the story of two women.
They have been dreaming of this since they were young and now the day has finally come.
This is a show about letting others and experiences steal your identity and what to do to get it back. As told by Sharon Stacy Statue.
Ever been called a bitch? Want to escape reality? Or simply want to have a motherf*cking good time? Welcome to the Bitch Ball.
We tell the story of a chance meeting on a train between a wealthy young graduate and a homeless northerner, and how this dramatic mirror casts light on the inequality of our socie…
Tired of the lack of progress in gender equality, Sal and Libby decide to take things into their own hands in the only sensible way they can think of: by starting a terrorist organ…
Man and woman meet, they fall in love and live happily ever after.
Derry comedian Peter E Davidson (The Blame Game, Live at the Sunflower) is back with his third Fringe show and this time.
Alex Hodgson’s Half Past Seven Show gives a muckle tip of his bunnet to some of Scotland’s best variety entertainers.
The RTO will once again endeavour to transcend all the expected orchestral clichés.
Spoof of Enid Blyton’s famous adventure book series The Secret Seven.
The Lashes are three queens on the run from Gaylead.
A young mother-to-be visits her in-laws for a Christmas trip.
On the night before Halloween, three grown siblings witness the cremation of their beloved mother and then spend the remainder of the holiday season arguing over the fate of mum’…
Buzzing is the story of Julie, a 50-something recent divorcee who is wanting to discover herself and “find meaning”.
Simone Belshaw presents Goblin and Fiends, a romp into femininity, idiocy, foxes and omelettes.
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.
For centuries three witches have gathered on the solstice to create a potion to avoid being turned to stone at midnight.
They’ve cycled 1500 miles to get to the Fringe, carrying on the back of their bikes all of the set, props and costumes they need for their brand-new show.
Local band The Mackerel Eaters are searching for their inspiration and motivation in the cultural graveyard of ambition, Galway City.
Steph and Rhona work part-time in dead-end jobs and rent a flat they can’t afford.
Fast-paced, high-energy, physical theatre that features Shakespeare monologues re-imagined.
Chris Cross – The tricky Geordie cheekster returns for his 14th consecutive Fringe, with his unique madcap style of multi award-winning comedy magic, escapology and cunning stunt…
Two terrible twins with a talent for turmoil rule their school with terror and tyranny – until the arrival of a new head teacher with green scaly skin, sharp gnarly fangs and a l…
Trust the teenagers to fall too hard, to act too fast, to think too deep, to drink too much.
An award-winning, one-woman science comedy-musical about the neuroscience of love and loneliness.
A riotous romp through the history of the female body, the patriarchy and the bad science behind the titular gender myth.
Stand-up tantra diving shamelessly into the heart of your matter.
Almost 40 and totally single, Mandy takes us on a hilarious, raw 55-minute rollercoaster ride unearthing the magic elixir for her unmarried soul.
Jennifer B is a must-see! She’s a thirty-something blonde with a red lipstick, a protruding front and an animal instinct.
The Understudies is a completely improvised comedy musical that has enjoyed two successful years at the Edinburgh Fringe (2017 and 2018).
A comic Highland noir whodunnit.
A young and lonely caterpillar, whose eating habits have ballooned him to an impossible size, struggles to turn into a butterfly.
Local celebrity Jeremy Shaw is shot on his way to work one morning.
This comedy is about the crazy antics of an American cast bringing their show Tea for Three to a theatre in Ireland.
Coming from their success at the 2017 All-England Theatre Festival semi-finals, Our Star Theatre Company proudly presents their award-winning comedy, The Last Bread Pudding – a h…
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…
Get ready to raise the roof with Viva’s heaven-sent production! Sister Act is a divine musical comedy that will have you wanting to don a habit and sing along.
Join Viva for a fabulously funny, nostalgic romp back to the swinging 60s! A Slice of Saturday Night is set in a nightclub where young love, teenage dreams, fashion and music are t…
Two girls take on the world of app store dating.
After a hugely successful debut with their show iDENTiTY, Anomaly Theatre Company returns with three new dark comedies scrutinising the world that scrutinises us.
Following last year’s sold-out Edinburgh Fringe run, No Nonsense Productions (It’s a Wonderful Life: **** (EdinburghGuide.
Join us for a naughty night out in which the world of pantomime will be spun on its head in this hilarious, innuendo-filled show packed with sauce, smut and shocks.
The jolly summer hols have arrived at last! Young, brave Lady Iris Bungle and her beloved housekeeper, Mrs Squidgyfeet, find themselves at Hardwick Heights on the edge of Loch Ness…
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.
I’m somewhat sceptical of companies bringing classic plays to the Fringe, be it an average Hamlet or yet another Woyzeck.
Internationally renowned a cappella sensation Semi-Toned return to Edinburgh, following two consecutive sell-out runs at the Fringe.
The Bristol Suspensions are on trial for crimes against a cappella! The 16-piece mixed a cappella group from the University of Bristol are being tried for various a cappella-relate…
Smelling: there’s an app for that.
Mallets takes place on a prissy perfect croquet lawn in Middle England, as the most tranquil of summer afternoons is forced to pay witness to a bloodthirsty grudge match between tw…
The 1950s: a golden era, idyllic, patriarchal.
In an unassuming French restaurant, an American news anchor meets with a man who reveals to her that the 1969 moon landing was faked and this time there’s proof.
Noel Coward and Gertrude Lawrence, one of the most successful partnerships in the 30s and 40s, (dead now unfortunately.
After moving from a tiny village and now currently piled up under a mountain of student debt plus the dizzying heights of life in the city, our postgraduate finds himself chatting …
A cold, clear, moonless night in the middle of winter.
Frances has decided to fly to Dublin to spit on Sister Ina Marsh’s grave.
Alena and Kat are splitting up.
David is a man of a certain age in an uncertain age.
The Visitors is an original play which centres around a night in the life of heroin addict Danny Strand as he attempts to rekindle his old flare for life.
Breaking the 4th Wall was founded by Imelda Reynolds and Frances Moylan.
This year’s hottest product has just hit the city.
Near Bristol, a clueless Swindonian encounters a secluded town with a distaste for strangers.
Broccolini’s creation is a darkly raw absurdist comedy about Red Lady, a symbol and exploration of the female identity.
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…
Wolfgang Borchert.
This Sales Pitch is the only way forward.
This new comedy gives the audience a fly-on-the-wall view of how messy putting on a student Fringe play can be.
Big Spirit Theatre Company brings you, Downtown Shabby.
Award-winning Room 29 Theatre return with this fast-paced Tony Award-winning musical, following an eclectic group of six mid-pubescents that vie for the spelling championship of a …
Steven Berkoff’s irresistible EAST makes an inevitable return to the Festival Fringe, this time in a vibrant and energetic production by HiveMCR.
A hedgehog has spontaneously appeared in Malcolm’s brain.
With touches of Liberace and Victor Borge, this world-touring US pianist/singer is a classical concert artist gone rogue.
After the success of his debut hour, political comedian Don Biswas returns to the festival with a brand-new WIP show: Left-Wing Conspiracy Theorist with Dyspraxia 2.
Korean-ised adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic.
Fresh from a successful UK tour, uplifting, anthemic tunes punctuate stories and conversation, shedding light on mental health with self-deprecating honesty and dark humour.
An evening with the man himself, Bez. Hear tales of the Hacienda, the rise and fall, then rise and fall again of The Happy Mondays, winning Celebrity Big Brother and more.
Award-winning stand-up, cultural icon, author and columnist, with countless TV and radio credits (including I’m A Celebrity.
After a failed mutiny, three sailors find themselves cast adrift on a small piece of wood in the middle of the Atlantic; an angry Welsh doctor, a highly strung English first mate a…
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’.
Quick catch-up: it’s 2026, and we\'ve got four years left to save the world.
Spontaneous Potter Kidz is an entirely improvised Harry Potter comedy play, based on an audience suggestion of a fan fiction title.
Now in it’s 12th year, Forth on the Fringe is the largest showcase of Fringe entertainment available at this year’s festival.
It’s 1984 and the author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams, is in trouble.
Do you want to feel calmer, more focused and relaxed? Imagine a life where daily stress just floats by like a cloud in the sky, not a rain cloud, a nice one, a fluffy one.
Has the science of love made us unlovable? A 21st-century sonneteer, accompanied by a flautist, try to update relationship practice as laid down by Shakespeare’s sonnets.
A funny, touching and self-deprecating account of growing up in 1970s Wolverhampton.
Scotland’s answer to a Tarantino classic.
Expect the unexpected at the Scottish Arts Club.
Winner of Tony and Drama Desk Awards for Best Book, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee has charmed audiences with effortless wit and humour.
A honky-tonk opera by Jo Carol Pierce, ‘the greatest Texas songwriter you’ve never heard of’ (Texas Monthly).
Nowhere has Adam Smith’s Invisible Hand been harder at work than at the festival itself.
In their fabulous, elegantly refurbished and dead-central venue, clutching a stack of freshly minted songs and sketches, cabaret veterans Kit Hesketh Harvey and James McConnel retu…
Right before your very eyes, Susie K.
Multi award-winning, take-no-prisoners, passionate, lyrical, totally honest Scottish comedienne, TV and radio regular, playwright, blogger, bestselling author, columnist and, er, T…
Yes, it’s true! Those tap-dancing, juggling, pink-suited comedians from Tokyo are back at the Fringe for the sixth time! Don’t miss this hilarious, amazingly entertaining show!…
This high-energy, dirty storytelling open mic has been around the world.
Fat Cops invite you to join them in their hot tub for a frothy night of hip-shakin’, garage-groovin’, punk-glam chaos.
Lost in a Book! Too much of a good thing is still too much! When Melissa keeps re-reading her favourite fairy tales at the expense of family and friends, she goes from turning page…
Vanity Airlines holds the prestigious title of Airline of the Year 2012 but how did the most popular airline lose their touch? Is it because the majority of people are flying budge…
When the UK’s finest spy, Bonnie, is sent on a mission in the Swiss Alps, everything goes wrong when she discovers that her arch-rival, Soviet spy L, is at the same hotel with a mi…
Music festival favourite Colonel John Thomas McMustard brings you a show with guests from the world of music, comedy and spoken word.
Existing deep within the mind of writer Jonathan P Sims, two friends debate the legitimacy of platonic relationships between men and women, which leads them (and Jonathan) to obser…
In this side-splitting, screwball comedy, inspired by actual events at the Bremerhaven, Brooklyn, and Central Park Zoos, a community of penguins is hilariously turned upside down b…
Tired of being ignored, attention-seeking Grief takes it upon herself to be seen.
‘Ladies and gentlemen, the performance is about to begin, could I please ask you all to turn your mobile phones ON.
Where can you go to find all the dirty scandals on campus? The Sinners Club is the only radio show where people can call in anonymously and tell the whole university their biggest …
‘People who try to hang on to their individuality always come to a bad end!’ Noun: rhinoceros.
‘The line of the machine.
In the midst of the comedy maelstrom, into which Edinburgh in August descends, I was privileged to enjoy an extraordinary artistic experience.
An uproarious tale of marriage, mischief, jealousy, lies and laundry.
Is the Big Bad Wolf really bad, or just misunderstood and trying to trigger his muddled memory? Could music or something else beginning with M be the answer? Its a mystery that wil…
Our talented performers from every corner of the globe showcase the very best of the Fringe – comedy, circus, magic and burlesque that never fails to please.
UnBEARable is a camp, comedic romp through those irritants in life, modern dating and the joys of living life freely.
A curious assortment of guests attend a dinner party hosted by a mutual acquaintance.
For the romantic, the cynic, and the sick of heart – Love/Sick is a play about the kind of love you won’t find in fairy tales.
The Man From Verona – The Trouble with Harry is that he’s hanging from a Rope by the Rear Window.
On top of their biggest haul, friendly fishermen Deddy and Winchem discover the cursed Red Herring.
Sofia and Florville are madly in love – but a long-standing agreement promises Sofia to another, the son of the great Signor Bruschino.
Where is the worst place to wake up hung-over? Answer: Budapest Airport.
This dark comedy by Mike Bartlett shows the cruelty of human nature through bizarre power play, manipulation and vindictive honesty.
A hand-picked selection of the best performers at the Fringe.
Who hasn’t had a problem they’ve struggled to solve? You struggle, I struggle, and the world struggles.
They are a family.
A regular on Have I Got News For You, Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow, Just a Minute and Stop The Press.
Tired of Tinder? Had it with Hornet? Ghosted on Grindr? You are not alone – come to this combined cabaret, comedy and bingo show.
‘The fun is knowing that every uproarious night will be a unique experience’ (Stage).
The only way to end your night at Edinburgh Fringe! Join high-energy hosts, Griffin and Jones, for an hour(ish) of late-night chaos, decadence, and mischief from some of the very b…
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…
This fiercely feminist solo show from actor and clown Britt Plummer is a charming blend of satire, physical comedy and storytelling.
Queer, political theatre that tells a tale of feminist self-empowerment and delivers a powerful manifesto of self-realisation, erotic positivity and physical fulfilment.
Rub-a-dub-dub, The Dummies are back with some splish-splashing circus set to drown you in tears of laughter.
Grease – the original high school musical that has never dated, with its toe-tapping high-energy mix of raw teenage emotional power, stunning vocals, exceptional dance routines a…
37 years of Scots comedy on the Fringe.
This year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe sees YUCK Circus pull down the pants of the patriarchy in a bares-all, feminist romp.
In the middle of the night, there’s a noise – a snuffling and a shuffling and a splintering of wood.
Mr Fibbers is back and funnier than ever with Back in Tune: a show packed with jokes, games and comedy songs that kids just love.
Sometimes it’s the most unexpected and delightful moments that shape your future.
The play follows Nick: a young, successful artist struggling with his identity and mental health.
The team behind the Bongo Club Cabaret, the Not So Secret Society and the Glasgow Cabaret Festival return to present the very best of Fringe cabaret.
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…
This hour-long performance brings together stacks of audience participation and some mind-bending mathematical concepts, all delivered in an accessible fashion for children and the…
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…
The old saying ‘the show must go on’ should really be reconsidered by this one particularly incompetent wrestling company attempting to put on their first ever event.
Witness the struggle between good and evil, order and chaos, taste and.
Have you ever wondered what your favourite fairy tale characters are up to off-duty? Well, there’s a good chance they’re just like you and me in the break room – simply tryin…
Boy meets girl, they fall in love, and everyone lives happily ever after. If only it were that simple. Hold on to your heart. Cupid is armed and dangerous!
‘Settle in girls, it’s story time!’ Golden Delicious is no ordinary queen, and this far-from-ordinary one-woman show joins the Fringe hot off a streak of sold-out performance…
If you’re a parent looking for a show that you can enjoy as much as your children, you may be looking quite hard.
Top Fringe performers bring you the best variety show in Edinburgh! Elliot Bibby is the former Scottish Magician of the Year and his successful 2018 show was nominated for the Frin…
Twin tricksters Kane & Abel perform magic and comedy inspired by clichés surrounding twins.
The pioneers of slapdash magic are back with another mishmash of magical mayhem! Join them in a world where the jokes come thick and fast, anything is possible and nothing is quite…
Winner: Overall Best Magic Show Adelaide Fringe 2019.
Birgitta and Ester are two lovely ladies from Iceland.
When a package bound for Good Good Island is mistakenly delivered to Bad Bad Island, the Bad Bads find something frighteningly horrible inside: a little girl named Rosa! Unable to …
Though the characters may be familiar, these favourite storybook fables are uproariously derailed in this children’s play of fractured fairy tales.
Amber Topaz, the inaugural Miss Burlesque UK, brings Edinburgh Fringe a burlesqueless theatrical cabaret experience that is personal, informative, and inclusive.
Join The Latebloomers for some late-night Bingo.
Bold, irreverent, moving and hysterical.
Back with more outrageous stunts, jaw-dropping magic and crazy comedy in a new hour-long show that will have you on the edge of your seat and howling with laughter.
Lloyd is the cameraman at Channel 7 News in Northern Michigan.
A brand new play by off-Broadway’s Puffs playwright Matt Cox.
Sexy(ish), musical(ish), bipolar(ish) – no, she’s definitely bipolar (with jazz hands) – Australian sex-pot singing comedian is ‘f*cking nuts – non-stop brilliance – a must…
Chris Read is a talented singer-songwriter performing his debut solo hour at the Fringe this year.
Ellie is living on her own in London, away from Mum in Leeds for the very first time.
Bea’s vagina can narrate, DJ, and dance, but she can’t have sex.
A show about thatching, dogging and a little bit more.
International slut and mouthy, old, ethnic poof, Turan Ali tells outrageously funny true gay stories from around the queer world, some heard on Radio 4.
In this hilarious satire of musical theatre, one story becomes five delightful musicals, each written in the distinctive style of a different master of the form, from Rodgers and H…
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 is a true magician’s magician, with many strings to his bow.
It’s the most pressing question of our time: what’s it like to be white and male in #MeToo America? Luckily for you, Kurt and Bradley have answers! Two years after high school …
After performing at the Brighton and Ludlow Fringes this year, Majk Stokes returns to Edinburgh to bookend the Venue 40 programme.
Al is lonely.
Love! Death! And a pantomime camel! After extensive audience research, we listed the 47 things people demanded in operas and shoehorned them into this show.
The story of two plebs trying to navigate the infamous story of Hamlet with nothing but their wits, songs and wacky behaviour.
In Moment of Truth, James Freedman opens with an air of mystery.
Essays about growing up a Texan cattle-raising milk-drinking gay baptist, to become a barefoot plant-based health coach.
A 50-minute long devised comedy, heading to the Edinburgh Fringe in August 2019.
If you’re looking for a fun & overall solid start to your day, this is your show.
When was the last time you talked about poo? We’re guessing not recently.
Join Tobias Bacon as he lutes and lusts his way through Elizabethan England in this new musical comedy based on genuine Renaissance songs.
Rakish aristocrat and first-time detective Charlie Montague must prevent a murder.
Thomas Jefferson, Charles Dickens and Count Leo Tolstoy find themselves locked in a room with no exit, as they ransack the philosophies of their lives and work, searching for a tru…
Bite-size tasters of the best comedy, music and circus, all prepared for you in our glorious Spiegeltent.
Following sell-out runs in 2016 and 2018 Mason King returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with a brand-new show! As a child Mason always dreamt of mastering the art of sleight of hand.
In an afterlife, Gilbert brags to Sullivan that, as fathers of the modern musical, all new musicals are basically just variations on their own plots! Sullivan challenges him to tel…
Time is ticking for Kate to have a baby.
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.
Poisoned apples.
Hard drugs and hard times are a recipe for mayhem in Saltire Sky’s latest production.
Wayne is a conman.
Saltire Sky’s hit debut show is back.
Joey’s trapped in a maze! Topsy and Turvy have been given the super dooper important task of bringing him back to the Aussie Zoo.
Halleberrylujah! Nobody makes a comeback like Jesus L’Oreal.
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 …
Using only a deck of cards and a toy rabbit, magician Craig Stephenson has been amazing audiences all over the world.
Love.
The Le Monde cabaret show is at the forefront for discerning Fringe-goers and is a must-see of the festival! Relax in our luxurious Dirty Martini Lounge and let us treat you to our…
What are dogs really like? What are people really like? Join Matt Black for joyful entertainment with surprising dog facts, excellent poems, cheap props and Snoopy’s answer to worl…
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…
Stoner comedy is a strange subgenre.
A dark comedy about the young women who had the “honour” of being Adolf Hitler’s food tasters.
Magician Craig Stephenson has dazzled audiences around the world with his exemplary sleight of hand skills combined with devilish psychological illusion.
Get your tipping dollars out and leave your inhibitions at the door as you step into the Fringe’s shadiest nightspot.
Join Scottish Magician of the Year 2018 in this fast-moving show full of laughs and surprises.
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…
Trump’s Fake TV roasts popular culture with mischievous glee.
A feel-amazing, disco, gospel extravaganza chock full of amazingly talented women! And a few bad guys too.
When Shelly, recent grad and marketing whizz, is summoned to the secret headquarters of the world’s largest oil and gas company she thinks she’s hit the big time.
zounds! is a comedy about the Greek gods during the Trojan War, set in the present.
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 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 …
John Doe is having a bad day.
Sex.
In the rigid high society of Georgian England, social mores must be obeyed and, when it comes to courting, the slightest gesture has the power to change everything.
There are only two remaining vacant graves in the family plot – and Uncle John will not miss out on one.
Actors from around the world rehearsed via Skype for four months and then met here in Scotland to put on Shakespeare’s romantic comedy: A Midsummer Night’s Dream! Come join us for …
Come ride on a bus through the streets of Edinburgh as dancers propel themselves along the aisles and hang from the roof.
What do you expect when you go to a holiday resort? Seaside memories, hearty dinners, relaxation and.
European premiere.
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…
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In 1698 Thomas d’Urfey published the smash-hit book of comic songs, Wit and Mirth.
‘Excellent show’ (FringeReview.
Join Bugsy, Fat Sam, Tallulah, Blousey and Dandy Dan for a fun time full of laughs, songs and lots of splurge! A great show for all the family, and is sure to inspire younger membe…
Operatic soprano Louise Geller debuts her innovative show with pianist Alex Norton.
Cherie Blair has been somewhat of an enigma.
Amazing tales, elegantly told.
What a show! With a new cast of talented teens, this fast-paced, hilarious coming-of-age musical with an unforgettable rock score is back at the Rose Theatre.
Powerful forces of greed and deception clash in this explosive adaptation of Ben Johnson’s classic comedy.
‘He that loves pleasure must for pleasure fall’.
A journey to get there – but if there is a whale blocking the way, the path must change.
Forget everything your history teachers told you, not all pirates had beards.
This crowd-pleasing musical is inspired by and features the songs of Elvis Presley.
Hi, I’m Eddy Brimson.
Trips and Falls follows two sisters on a mission to scatter their grandmother’s ashes in the perfect place.
Six actors.
Ellie, Liz and Tig have worked in the factory for a very long time.
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…
Ten friends.
This comedy duo started working together over 20 years ago, touring all over the world with companies including The Lady Boys of Bangkok.
Miss DQ was born to perform and lights up a stage.
Comic dance-theatre conceived and performed by Yukon born ‘Intrepid’ Jen.
The Edinburgh Fringe is the world’s greatest hub for creativity, and many of the world’s top performers congregate here year after year.
Surrealist comedian, author, illustrator and Fringe favourite Olaf Falafel presents his latest book It’s One Giant Leek For Mankind.
Wonderfully weird characters collide as award-winning cabaret comedian Tracey Collins returns with her new show Tina T’urner Tea Lady and Freaks! Fantasy, obsession and loss come…
Shabbat shalom misfits, Reuben Kaye is back in town.
Jazzy / funk supper club at the Grange Club in trendy Stockbridge, 20 minutes from Princes Street.
Set in an Ayrshire guest house in the 1960s, this hilarious comedy follows a week in the life of Mr and Mrs McIlroy who have chosen to revisit where they had spent their honeymoon …
Ginger Monologues is a mixture of stand-up and song.
Come and join Brian and Karl in the intestines for a ridiculous physical comedy.
Those dazzling divas are back, ready to party, celebrating being 21 with The Greatest Show Girls Tour! So let’s hear it for the boys as they transform into 16 of the world’s mo…
Tartuffe or the Hypocrite, the Moliere Classic with a nod to cirque and commedia, is not your average take on Tartuffe! Orgon, the patriarch of the family, has decided to give all …
Lovers, gossips, duels, jealousy, clowns and, of course, lies.
At Thanksgiving, the Blake family gathers at the run-down Manhattan apartment in Chinatown of Brigid Blake and her boyfriend Richard.
At 32 Kate should have so much more: a great career and perfect family.
You may think you know Thor and Loki, but take a whirlwind tour through Norse mythology and you’ll realise their adventures are even funnier and weirder than anything you’ve read o…
Financier? Miser? Witch? A dry-witted tale about the life of Hetty Green, once America’s richest woman.
Martin Bearne is a struggling stand-up comedian (‘killer one-liners’ (Scotsman), ‘like a deranged Milton Jones, only filthier’ (ThreeWeeks)), who gigs around the country, entertain…
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…
You know, the Brothers Grimm weren’t all fairy princesses and happy-ever-afters.
A female superhero-noir comedy about the dangers of love.
Self Portraits plays with notions of gender, sexuality and the effects that time and age have on our bodies, our perception of who we are and who we have been and who we might beco…
This hilarious dark comedy welcomes you into Kurl Up and Dye, a warm and friendly though largely unsuccessful Yorkshire beauticians.
Floyd Central’s production of Ashes by Chris Bundy takes a post-mortem look at death and the life our remains might have in our absence.
Get ready for word-bending, thought-provoking, side-splitting comedy.
After receiving a scathing audience review, failed performer Oskar Schortz saw two options: to deal with it and move on; or to dwell, lament and plan the downfall of his arch-criti…
Two women sit at a wedding.
The alternative late-night Fringe experience returns.
Following on from our success last year, the gin-tasting show is back with comedy and songs interspersing our three free gin tastings.
Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have The 39 Steps, a fast-paced whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theatre!
Stanley ‘Leonardo’ Sappovitz wants to become a comic book artist.
Inspired by true events: a passionate Sue Perkins Superfan, sent to a therapist to deal with her drinking, relays her adventures pursuing Sue.
Join the ultimate mistress of mayhem, JoJo Bellini, as she takes you from the salacious to the sublime.
Almost, Maine is a town so far north that it is almost not even a town.
She’ll batter your haggis and tickle your pickle! Scotland’s best drag queen serves up some deep-fried fierceness in this riotous new show.
One dinghy.
It’s the ruby anniversary of Madness and Paul Putner celebrates the past 40 years as a lifelong fan.
Uber ratings, patisserie and misophonia.
LARP by Berri George (2018 Channel 4 Playwright Award, BBC Hotlist).
All Victor wants is a trophy wife and to start a family.
Are you aware of the devastation that is possible by just one negative thought.
Dress up for a special night at the Grange Club in trendy Stockbridge (following the Vibe Revue Supper Club) – live music and dancing from a range of jazz, pop and funk performer…
James Stuart – or Stuart James – is passed out at his desk as the audience file into the space.
How To Use A Washing Machine is a charming two-hander from emerging company Slam Theatre.
A razor sharp and surreal exploration of mental health and modernity, through the fractured lens of a manic motivational speaker.
Chess and Cristina are multi award-winning duo, The Hiccup Project, often introduced as ‘the lovely hiccup girls’.
Nina is on her multicultural, mixed-up and unfinished journey to matrimony.
TGIF is the best worst episode of Friends you’ll see this summer.
Sex work, madness and climate change.
This is a bizarre, unbelievable, but true story – and a darkly hilarious play.
After a string of five-star sell-out Fringe productions, EUSOG is thrilled to present their latest Edinburgh Fringe show: Sweet Charity! The story follows Charity Hope Valentine, a…
After numerous fires and showbiz bombs, The Grand Carlysle Theatre is amazingly celebrating its 100th anniversary.
Bare Productions return following their sell-out run in Fringe 2018 with a deliciously wicked musical.
At a personal crossroads, Ulysses, an Uber driver, embarks on a yearlong odyssey through the streets of Los Angeles.
***** (FamiliesOnline.
It’s a sell-out audience in the huge space at Assembly Rooms.
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�…
Chores is the story of two typical young rascal boys playing in their messy bedroom.
Fringe debut for new immersive comedy by the makers of Faulty Towers the Dining Experience.
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.
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-…
Become a guest at the surprise wedding reception that’s full of secrets bursting out while unexpected guests burst in, bust up and bust a move.
All the Pigs presents an endearing dark comedy about Alquist, who is suspended in an adolescent mindset trying to start life over, leading him to challenge his beliefs about what i…
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 is a fun and intimate quiz taking place in a dungeon-like cellar that entirely enhances the atmosphere.
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 …
The stage adaptation of the iconic film by Bill Forsyth – all the original humour is retained as Gregory wrestles with his passion and Dorothy takes control.
Sophisticated wit and wordplay as The Two Moronnies lampoon the lampoonable in their unique, energetic musical style.
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…
After getting dragged along to the smelliest, most infamous night club in Edinburgh by her new friends, Frida the Fresher meets Matt, a posh English guy from the rival university.
Award-winning Scottish author Stuart Reid launches his eighth book at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2019 with an exploration of eggy explosions, big bottom burps and his fear of…
The Fantastic Magic Show is a special and unique experience for the children and their parents.
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…
‘If you’re gonna kill a man, better make sure you do it properly.
Damon Runyon’s brilliant Broadway Stories became Guys and Dolls.
Award-winning comedian and UK board-gaming champion James Cook invites you to play board games live on stage. Buckaroo, Guess Who, Hungry Hippos and more, played like never before.
Sell-outs in 2017/18.
All Mr Sand wanted to do was relax and enjoy the breeze of the sea air on his skin, and the sunshine on his face.
The Capulets and the Montagues hate each other but Romeo has something else on his mind.
This is not a 'show' in the generally accepted meaning of the word.
Carol Cates sits on a tall stool strumming away on her ukulele and chatting with the audience as they arrive.
“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.
The crowd is lively, laughing and waiting expectantly for the venue to open.
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 …
A stand-up comedian sees his world fall apart when his wife decides he can no longer mention her onstage.
I can’t believe I hadn’t thought of this title before.
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…
Scotty D, a city boy born and raised in South Detroit, will take you on a journey, showing how karaoke saved his life and how it can save yours, too.
Before 30 follows Chris, a Deliveroo driver trying to make his way in the world.
You’ve seen football.
Extreme Paranormal Ghost Tour is only for those that consider themselves to be very brave, those who are not afraid to venture into some of Edinburgh’s most haunted locations bot…
A hilarious show for the whole family.
Will Jackson is in a bit of a pickle.
Calling kids aged 5 to 100, join our mighty gang! A sensational interactive show, where the worlds of comedy and beatboxing collide with electrifying results.
Two circus sea lions: one is desperate to escape, the other gets off on her daily rub downs from Trevor the trainer.
Meet the pals – Pete, Andy, Linda and Sue – in a hit new comedy based on the true story of Brummy council estate mates, from the sixties to the noughties.
The original and the best! We now have two starting venues (McSorley’s and Grassmarket) with extra tours for the final weekend.
Come see your drag-ony aunt Gloria and let her and some super funny comedians solve all your problems.
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…
Once famed for coal, copper and steel production, Wales’s industry has now ground to a halt.
Liz Lochhead’s un-PC, rude, rhyming cut of Moliere’s classic relocated to a 1940s Scotch living room.
When Dave dies and is sent back to the living, he is only visible to his best friend Jimmy.
Following the death of his predecessor, an established theatre producer takes on the most expensive Broadway musical of all time.
Madame Chandelier guides you through her favourite opera plots, with jokes, dramatic death scenes, and a Nessun Dorma singalong! The joyfully ridiculous and self-proclaimed anti-di…
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…
Spirit of the Fringe Award winners return! This is a string quartet that can really play.
A story of a man who decides to be a dancer.
‘A total highlight’ (Audience review, HighTide Festival 2018).
Friendsical is billed as a ‘musical parody’ of Friends and unfortunately it fails to hit the mark on both counts.
Is it possible to please everyone, all of the time? And at what cost to your family and health? In this fast and frenetic comedy, award-winning writer/performer Paul Richards (‘Thi…
A dazzling, unique horror-comedy from Alan Bissett, the Fringe First-winning creator of The Moira Monologues.
Amanda donated her kidney for her sister.
I have a slight confession of bias.
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…
Greg will give you £5 if you come to this show.
A struggling movie actress and an aspiring horror writer are on the very brink of success – each just a compromise away.
Boys don’t cry – but should they? Ross Smith can’t remember the last time he did and is unsure if he still can.
‘All human life is in shop… there’s not a single aspect of it that’s not covered by at least one partwork magazine (free binder with part one)’.
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.
Possibly the best musical comedy show with live piano and a Romanian performer! It is a 50-minute journey through life.
Winner of Fringe World 2019 Best Children’s Show Weekly Award! The multi award-winning, sell-out sensation of 2018, The Greatest Magic Show is coming to Edinburgh for the first tim…
Horror meets hilarity! Spine-tingling original theatre that is hilariously dark and frighteningly funny.
The university’s oddest professor has made a remarkable discovery.
Britain’s Got Talent approached Mark Bunyan last October to sing on their programme but two days before his London Palladium debut, the BGT lawyers decided that his song about ap…
In this new show, directed by Dan Ayling, we follow Peter as he travels from stuttering schoolboy to bald old git via weekend hippy, bingo caller, punk and speed freak in his incre…
“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…
The popular show with a revolving line-up of performers of all varieties to entertain all the family returns after more shows at festivals worldwide.
The hilarious science show is back with a new food-themed show.
Canadian stand-up Byron Bertram hilariously explores being a black sheep in an all-Chinese high school, dating a Japanese celebrity and travelling to 20 different countries while d…
Bedlam Fringe’s in-house alternative comedy night, back for its fourth year at the Fringe.
Assembly’s Gala celebrates the opening of our 2019 programme of over 200 shows.
You and your family are stuck inside a live-action video game! How will you escape?! Will you: A) Find light switch? B) Go north? C) Explode in a shower of stinking guts? An intera…
Alfie lives with his little brother, Hugo, Mum and George.
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…
A sparkling comedy classic and international hit show from ‘one of the world’s greatest clowns’ (La Repubblica).
Smart and funny observations on a new-found, middle-class lifestyle with ski holidays, through the prism of poor, immigrant, living-in-a-caravan roots.
Colin Cloud is the undisputed rockstar of the Edinburgh Fringe magic world and one of the festival’s greatest success stories of recent years.
May.
From the comfort of her flat, an excitable, precocious, irrepressible woman with a dirty mouth and a lot to say discusses life, her many opinions and her best friend, all the while…
After the success of 2 Become 1, Swipe Right present their deliciously dark musical Scream Phone – directed by Pappy’s Tom Parry! The girls are having a sleepover and you’re like…
The ‘remarkable’ (Scotsman) and bite-sized Jack AG Britton presents Mighty; a TED talk-meets-theatre show that combines comedy, live music and spoken word to ask the big (or li…
Brendan Galileo is determined to make his mark on Irish political life and save the local school of music from being converted into apartments for racehorses, by joining the ranks …
The eminently search-engine-unfriendly Cream Tea and Incest returns to Fringe after a successful outing in 2017, but this time with an all-female cast.
The Cardboard Exotics are back at Fringe with a new offering from writer and cast member Ben Alborough.
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.
Hail Ogg ‘n’ Ugg! Heroes! And ta so much for inventing the dog.
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…
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.
TV producer Izzy (The Windsors, Peep Show, Harry & Paul) has been pathologically tactful all her life.
Bi-Cycle is the low-cardio, sweat-drenched sexual awakening you never knew you needed.
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.
Saul Boyer explodes on stage, a blast of energy and vigorous vocals, as he delights us with a punchy song about being a Jew.
Welcome to The Chicken Appreciation Society and welcome to the mind of meat processor, Comrade Egg.
Last year’s ‘chaotically enjoyable’ (Spectator) sell-out hit Shakespeare adaptation returns.
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…
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.
In 2015, Nicki Minaj was paid approximately $400,000 to appear at a New York City bar mitzvah.
GFH builds on the runaway success of Gabby’s last Edinburgh show and offers a new series of life hacks on today’s dating and partying scene.
It’s been 10 years since Eli was made Head Environment Prefect at high school.
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.
Edinburgh’s 2018 smash hit returns! 2020.
F Scott Fitzgerald’s sparkling, waggish tales of 1939 Hollywood delightfully rendered by LA-born actor Paul Birchard.
Madame George is a psychic in a slump.
It’s a secret epidemic, one that affects every new generation of young people.
‘I’m not going to gamble the happiness I have with you for a chance at happiness with someone else – what’s the point?’ Ollie and Laura have been together for three years, and ar…
Tales of woe, tales of science, tales of curses, tales of defiance.
Tay has returned to her hometown of Dundee for a summer of relaxation, drinking and self-discovery.
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.
Oops, I did it again.
Fiona Goodwin has written and performed this piece as the ultimate coming out story.
Hootingly funny and devilishly clever, Fishbowl is a masterpiece of physical comedy.
Amateur dramatics: the unspoken past of many a Fringe performer.
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…
In the past 20 to 30 years, our world has drastically changed, especially within the realm of politics and culture.
Primary Times Children’s Choice Award winner Brave Macbeth is back.
Meet Melissa.
The framing of Paradise Lodge is odd at first.
Following the global smash success of the multi award-winning Trash Test Dummies and critically acclaimed Splash Test Dummies, comes Dummies Corp’s all-female circus sensation Don’…
Liza, fresh from her Netflix comedy special, has been living it up.
Runaways.
National treasure Christopher Biggins requests the pleasure of you company at his late lunch chat show.
Trauma is never an easy thing to talk about.
In his new hour of stand-up, American comedian Dan Soder addresses the many questions that the mid-30s bring: should he (if given the chance) have kids? Is wanting to be liked a ba…
Some assert that homophobia, for the most part, has been eradicated.
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…
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…
Just cos you’re a kid doesn’t mean you should miss out on the best stand-ups and sketch acts of the Fringe! Just cos you’re an adult at a kids’ show doesn’t mean you can’t also hav…
Wild Swimming is the story of two friends across centuries of change and development.
Ash Phoenix dreams of being a rock star.
Katie Arnstein has brought her joyous mix of caustic wit, a cautionary tale and a call to arms to her first Fringe.
Part stand-up set, part kitchen-sink drama, Pits will take you on a massive Geordie bender of a night out on the Toon, make you laugh until you cannit breathe, and then corner you …
Award-winning Fringe favourites The Owle Schreame return with a wild, rough, raucous and ridiculous reimagining; a version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream from the 1640s, originally a…
Two girls go on a journey.
A show about getting lost and getting found.
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…
Can stand-up save your love life? Self-confessed nice guy Steve thinks so.
Gooooood morning, Edinburgh! Live from Studio B, THSGD Productions presents Arguing On-Air! Talkback radio meets the stage in this three-man show: an intricate and funny rollercoas…
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.
A comedy play that is almost set in the world of a ‘three men walk into a bar’ joke.
In the last years, online dating apps - and the ever-more-absurd scenarios that facilitate - have emerged as a fruitful mine of comic reflections.
Ahoy! Join John Silverman and the crew of The Maiden’s Ruin on their quest for pirate booty in a bawdy tale of love, betrayal, murder and incest! This five-star adult musical-comed…
Award-winning silliness and choose-your-own-adventure poems for the whole family as you work to transform your writing skills.
Double Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Andrew Maxwell (Live at the Apollo; winner: Time Out Live Award, ***** (Herald, for Showtime)) makes his theatre debut playing.
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…
Written and directed by Janet Moran.
The Wardrobe Ensemble is back at the Fringe with a powerfully emotional story of family.
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.
Bees are immediately punished for their stings.
You want to know how the tricks work, but this show will reveal how a magician thinks! John Accardo may be one of America’s rising young talents, but he’s been performing for over …
Two friends, Ed and Sarah, travel to the small squalid bedsit where Ed’s father passed away a few days earlier.
Fat Rascal Theatre should be pleased with their Fringe so far.
***** (Fest).
A reserved English father turned Tantric Masseur.
On a bare stage at Pleasance Upstairs, Bobby & Amy promises storytelling in its purest form.
The smash hit of last year’s festival is back! Join the Kafkateers for their ‘riotously cheerful’ (Chortle.
The cast of Fringe favourite Shakespeare for Breakfast invite you for dinner with a Dickensian twist! Dickens for Dinner returns to Edinburgh for the third year to take on the Vict…
This 50-minute adaptation of Hamlet is one for Shakespeare lovers with short attention spans.
‘The War oan Terror? Whit’s it f*cking like?!’ The world needs a new kind of warrior – a woman, a Russian, a wee Glesca hairy.
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.
Move aside Maleficent, Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch is the new anti-hero tale in town.
It’s 11:24am and day two of Sinead’s hereto disastrous hen party.
‘Extraordinary’ (Mirror).
Perhaps the end of Romeo & Juliet wasn't quite as tragic as we remembered.
Ready to take the Edinburgh Fringe by storm for the fifth year running, hit show The Improv Musical returns! Guaranteed to leave you roaring with laughter with musical mayhem and e…
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…
Returning for a fifth year, Majk Stokes hosts two evenings of music, poetry, comedy and storytelling to round off Venue 40’s Fringe programme for 2018.
Harriet Stand (Hatty to her friends) is auditioning for a part in the critically acclaimed play Life.
Arnold Brown first came to prominence in the early 1980s at Soho’s Comedy Store and later, at the Comic Strip live show, with Alexei Sayle, Rik Mayall and French and Saunders et al…
Bestselling author and most watched poet of all time Neil Hilborn – famous for the internationally successful poems OCD and Joey and The Future, Neil Hilborn’s poems have been vi…
A much-loved comedian for over 25 years, at the peak of her success Ruby bizarrely jumped ship to gain a master’s degree from Oxford in mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, then pr…
Welcome To Night Vale is one of the most downloaded podcasts in the world.
An Alan Bennett one act play originally written for TV in 1978.
The HandleBards have cycled 1,500 miles from London to Edinburgh, carrying on the back of their bikes all of the set, props and costumes necessary to perform Shakespeare’s most fam…
Alan Bennett is a national treasure, and his writings are justly well respected.
Best Show, Funny Women nominee returns with brand-new school rebel stories, spookily accurate (if bonkers) audience readings plus games! ‘Uplifting celebration of humanity’ (Sc…
An interactive night of comedy organised by activist collective Pink Protest to raise money for Help Refugees.
Playwright and comedian Ash Caton performs heroic poems from The Donaldiad – a cycle of fables set between 1946 and 2018.
Curtain rises.
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.
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…
Membership of the local amateur drama society has dwindled to four.
In their 19th year at the Fringe, following previous sell-out productions of West Side Story (2016) and Oliver (2015), Stage 84 proudly presents Sister Act.
Malcolm is in his mid-40s and going to be a grandad.
An Alan Bennett one act originally written for TV in the late 1970s.
An Alan Bennett one act play-originally written for TV in 1982.
The Great Baldini is a magical legend.
Come laugh your (body part)_____ off! A Time Out NY Critics’ Pick written by Billy Mitchell, Villain: DeBlanks is the uproarious improvisational comedy where the cast says words …
Set in the theatrical world of 17th-century London, this classic play celebrates the backstage lives and loves of the first five actresses on the English stage.
Join a couple of Aussies on this off-beat excursion of naughty and ridiculous tales and oddly familiar tunes.
An Irish, black comedy set in 1980s Dublin where the fish factory floor becomes the stage for three women’s stories of one life-changing night.
Shakespeare is an easy sell at the Fringe, namely his comedies, and this production of Much Ado is no exception.
Feel down in the dumps? Come to the Fringe with a desperate desire to re-evaluate your life? No? Well, we have.
Following last year’s Edinburgh Fringe sell-out and newly written for 2018, journey through the ever-changing story of magic featuring misdirection from eras past to today’s mind…
Neil Simon’s hilarious portrait of three couples successively occupying Suite 719 at New York’s Plaza Hotel.
Rose and Leila are two unlikely friends who’ve been thrust together in the most uncertain time of their lives.
Hearing a couple of priests swearing will always be amusing.
Choice was the problem.
When Dave dies and is sent back to the living, he is only visible to his best friend Jimmy.
In an original play by Alex Jones, an awkward Halloween dinner party between friends and a new boyfriend is interrupted by an invader with an unhealthy obsession with horror.
Nick and Mia: two young struggling writers trying to make ends meet who are at the end of their rope, seemingly without a shot in hell of making something for themselves.
Eva is a stand-up comedian.
Edinburgh-raised drag queen Ripley makes his Fringe debut this year with Like A Sturgeon.
Hoghead Theatre Company Returns to the Fringe with their devised piece In Your Own Sweet Way.
Hillary Clinton and other influential women from history sit at her kitchen table in the days following the 2016 presidential election result, drowning their sorrows in chardonnay …
Monday afternoon.
David Harmer and Ray Globe have just turned 60.
Having only been in existence for three years, both Academy and Pitch Fight have already shaken up the UK a cappella scene.
Deep in the heart of a medieval dungeon, two strangers dwell.
Two tales overlap in this National Theatre New View’s Award longlisted dark comedy set in Backmuir Forest, 20 miles outside Dundee.
A social experiment like no other.
A tongue-in-cheek, bursting-at-the-seams (literally), all-female musical cabaret troupe.
When a whale beaches on the London Underground, all hell breaks loose and communication abruptly ceases.
Take away the ability to put a scare into the living and what purpose does a ghost have? Sir Simon has been successfully haunting Canterville Chase for over 300 years, but no amoun…
With touches of Liberace and Victor Borge, this world-touring US pianist/singer is a classical concert artist gone rogue.
This show is for anyone on the outside looking in, wondering how, what, where, when, why and.
There is never a dull moment with Billie.
The acclaimed hit podcast Book Shambles, recorded in front of a live audience! Hosted by Robin Ince who‘ll be joined by a different amazing guest each show.
The legendary late-night variety show returns for one night only! An incredible line-up of cabaret, comedy and music acts from across the Fringe presented by Rhymes with Purple and…
Rory Bremner is the multi-talented impressionist, comedian, satirist, translator, columnist, writer, presenter and actor.
Direct from sell-out performances in London’s glittering West End, the Edinburgh phenomenon and absolute staple is back for an eleventh elephantine year! Tim and Jordan present t…
An eclectic group of six mid-pubescents vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime.
Prepare for the gay and straight worlds to come together, as unlikely friends James Barr and Dan Hudson bring their hugely successful podcast to Edinburgh – live! James will expl…
With his-larger-than life stage presence, Alex brings another absolute treat.
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…
Compared by many to Dudley Moore and Victoria Wood, The Fabulous TT will captivate you with true stories about her life with Robert Burns, David Gest, Michael Jackson and her ambit…
Two people are led to believe they are the second coming, they (and you) need to work out who it is using evidence and stories told by people their past in this (slightly) immersiv…
People think bubbles are for little kids.
Do you have what it takes to become our next Depression Superstar? We’re looking for a super inefficient, dedicated team member to join our established brand.
The enigmatic Doctor Woof, Britain’s furriest drag artiste, and the aromatic Aletia Upstairs, London’s sexiest Cabaret Artiste, combine their unique talents with lashings of gl…
An evening of intimate magic (and comedy) with a master, in a late-night venue, restricted to a small audience – book early to avoid disappointment! John Lenahan has performed ar…
Arguably the UK’s most effective and best known political performer, winning awards for his stage shows and human rights campaigning, including the Amnesty International Freedom of…
The HandleBards are the world’s first cycling theatre company.
Like a piano player in brothel or a chanteuse at an orgy, Sabrina Chap is the fallen woman of cabaret.
A woman who is imprisoned by her husband in their apartment.
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.
The Fear follows the lives of students, Ash, Ferg and Sam as they attempt to navigate their way through the ups and downs of their final year of university whilst struggling to cop…
As we say round here: ‘If they drap the bomb, yer tea’s oot!’.
Comedy Night Cap, presented by Artistic Diversity Alliance, is the perfect comedy show to end your night on! Each night will feature a headline actor from the comedy genre that wil…
A very black comedy – Mikey is a hitman exposed to parts of the brain he never thought he would see.
Mr B returns to his Fringe home at the Voodoo Rooms with another hour of Chap-Hop, lyrical dexterity, music hall musings and musical mucking about.
Death, Dating and I Do.
Mis(s)treated – a dark and twisted comedy about human trafficking and prostitution.
In a world of superheroes and evil masterminds, everyone forgets the henchmen.
Cold Dinner Theatre return to Edinburgh with their new comedy.
THE BACCHANALS A Comedy Tell me what they are those rituals of yours? Mikra Theatricals invite you to draw back the curtain and take a peek backstage, into a world of paranoia, m…
The latest comedy from Theatre with Teeth.
MAD is a new black comedy from Cam Scriven and Daniel Bainbridge.
The Trail to Oregon is based on the 90s video game The Oregon Trail follows an all-American family of five (two parents, two children and the grandpa) as they make their way from M…
Geraldine is a lonely young secretary living with her invalid and overbearing mother.
No Nonsense Productions – It’s a Wonderful Life: ‘A delight’ **** (EdinburghGuide.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
This epic rock comedy tells the story of a young rocker JB, from Kickapoo, journeying to find his counterpart in rock KG, and together they form the band… Tenacious D! Once forme…
UnderOwl Theatre present their debut show: Upcastle Downcastle.
Who hasn’t had a problem they’ve struggled to solve? We struggle, and the world struggles.
Osric Omand and the Story of Hope is a horror-action-comedy that follows Osric Omand and his ex-Nazi caretaker Hans as their institute of monsters suffers an outbreak.
True Arrow presents a series of scenes which readjust the balance of male to female dialogue by putting women front and centre with a multi-rolling cast of four women and one man.
Pyg is a twist on George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion. Cross-dressed cast explore Shaw’s explosive use of language and the impact of dress on gender.
Roses are red, violets are blue, The Bristol Suspensions have a show to do – but what happens when Cupid shoots his arrow into the rehearsal room? Fresh from their US tour, join …
The Pauline Quirke Academy of Performing Arts, Wickford have every right to feel proud of themselves.
Cameron and Maddie meet at a singles night.
Boogie back into the silent era with this glorious mash-up of Charlie Chaplin meets Bee Gees meets Donald Where’s Your Troosers in this interactive tale of love and laughter.
Allow the staff and inmates of the American asylum to guide you through devastatingly unsurprising tales replete with dark humour, absurdity, and truth.
From Off-Broadway to Curry Mallet Village Hall, Kate takes her one-woman shows all over the world.
Maddy and Jim’s relationship is having problems.
A new one-woman show.
Highland Serenade – a retired US naval officer has relocated his family to the Highlands of Scotland.
London sell-out, immersive solo tragicomedy debut by Elina Alminas.
Laurel and Hardy – arguably the best comic duo ever, with never a bad word between them.
Multi award-winning MATE Productions (Best of Liverpool Theatres 2012 and 2014, ***** (MadeUp.
Award-winning Fringe favourites the Owle Schreame return with a wild, rough, raucous and drunken reimagining; a version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream from the 1640s, originally adap…
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.
You’d usually begin with the start, but here the end explodes first.
Two walks a day, food, water and love is enough for dogs, but what about their owners? It’s a complex world in the park and only the dogs can make sense of it all.
Questioning what it means to be desired in a culture obsessed with beauty.
A new comedy drama.
People are going missing.
‘The more I drink in real life, the more my babies are taken away by social services in my Sims life.
The status quo at Grovewood School for Young Ladies is disrupted when scholarship girl Maisy Martin arrives, much to the disgust of her snooty classmates.
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, …
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…
Three men arrive to an audition, only to be trapped there by none other than God himself.
Once upon a time, two fair maidens dragged fairy tales kicking and screaming into the 21st century in this sharp and original review of all things “happily ever after”.
A traumatic event involving her husband and a fish leaves Annabelle feeling emotionally abused and vulnerable, heightening her existing empathy towards the issues of animal cruelty…
Fiesta in sunshine.
Stunningly original Korean update of the classic play returns to Edinburgh.
Internationally renowned a cappella sensation Semi-Toned returns to the Edinburgh Fringe for its sixth consecutive year.
Molière’s classic comedy is reinvented as a dynamic piece of physical performance.
This award-winning show combines humour, audience interaction and dance to highlight the objectification of women in the media.
Koreanised adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic.
‘Zoe.
Inspired by Monica Lewinsky’s reappearance in the media, Blancmontage Theatre Group sets out to find the real story behind the White House intern and her famous relationship with…
Cult comedy spoken word artist Robert Garnham returns to the fringe.
Bizarre is the word that has stalked my mind since watching Bullingdon Revisited.
The RTO has searched far and wide for music to play.
Our story is about a town.
A crazy alphabetical journey through the life of a modern vaudevillian loon.
World premiere.
Mediocre magic.
"A British soldier never runs away from a fight", Tommy Atkins proudly proclaims.
Welcome to Almost, Maine, a town that’s so far north, it’s almost not in the United States, it’s almost in Canada.
All Change is a new bittersweet comedy about growing old.
In their fabulously elegant, refurbished and dead-central venue, clutching a stack of songs and sketches fresh as a mint julep, Kit Hesketh Harvey and James McConnel return to the …
A DJ.
Totally immersive and highly improvised, this two-hour theatrical dining experience returns to Edinburgh inviting audiences to become guests at Will and Kate’s very surprise, not…
The show they couldn’t stop.
When Uther Pendragon passes away England falls without king.
The Gin Chronicles in New York is the latest saga in this well-established series that by now has something of a following.
Born in the UK to a family of Bengali doctors, the early 1990s saw Paul qualifying as a doctor and taking his first steps on the stand-up comedy circuit.
Explore how the Wars of the Roses still has relevance today.
Come and join the members of the First Dates dating agency on their journey into the world of love.
With an AI in every home, people have become increasingly insular, depending on and trusting their obliging personal robots as much as any person.
ETA’s 25th anniversary production of The Front Page, an irresistible comedy with thrills and derring do set in a news room.
Following a successful Edinburgh Fringe debut in 2016, mind control artist Mason King returns for another journey into the inner depths of the human mind.
Marking the centenary of women’s right to vote, Italia Conti Ensemble presents Laura Wade’s adaptation of the groundbreaking Sarah Waters’ novel.
It’s 4am, you’re stuck in the middle of an airport, and you’re downing coffee to stay awake.
It’s Monday night in Warbleswick as the All Star Line Dancing Club meet for their weekly class.
An Archduke assassinated.
Is that a panto I see on the Fringe? Oh yes it is! Join Dick Whittington, his cat and a host of colourful characters on a fun-filled family adventure from Liverpool to London.
A musical comedy adventure, told in tongue-in-cheek style by old Moses himself.
Multi award-winning, Edinburgh-based EGTG, return with this Shakespearean classic.
Theatre On The Edge requests the honour of your presence at the wedding reception of Robert and Issy.
Amy, a cleaner, has found a body in a hotel room.
Whom wilt thou call? What if Shakespeare had written Ghostbusters? Ministers of Grace is a wickedly funny, ruff-and-ready mash-up joyride of one of the best-loved films of all time…
A family-friendly mixed bag ranging from cabaret to comedy via spoken word and theatre.
Greeks, Gorgons and Giggles is a fun way for young people to engage with Greek mythology through comedy, song, live music and movement.
Former PM and cabaret superstar Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho is back.
This is the story of Tinderella on the hunt for a sexy fella.
The alternative late-night Fringe experience returns, to a new home at C aquila amid the hustle and bustle of the Royal Mile.
After getting sacked from the Lesbian Rovers for being too bossy, Viv has a mission: to make five-a-side LGBT football team, Barely Athletic, league winners – and they’ve start…
Life is like jelly – easy to make, but a bit messy without a mould.
This ever-growing Edinburgh Fringe institution is back for its fifth year! With a different line-up of top, hand-picked, Fringe acts every night, join hosts Griffin and Jones for t…
In an alternate universe there lies a place where everything is juxtaposed, where cardboard is classy, where alternative facts become live entertainment while the show is a mere in…
A hand-picked selection of the best performers at the Fringe.
Six friends.
Chris Cook takes a break from the big stage to treat you to an intimate peek inside his imagination.
One woman’s embarrassing journey from child star dreams to inadequate adulthood.
Rub-a-dub-dub, The Dummies are back with some splish-splashing circus set to drown you in tears of laughter.
The buns are burning in The Great Brexit Bake Off as Beatrice battles Benedick, Don Juan’s confused and Hero harassed.
Join the morning chorus of clappy, clippy, cloppy, floppy, flappy sing-song and poem pong.
Torn from their secluded lives, five introverts face experimentation, extroverted aliens and, worst of all, each other.
Big Squirrel return to Edinburgh with their latest award-winning comedy.
Tony Roper’s perennial comedy hit is sure to have you laughing and crying in this nostalgic, sad and very funny play.
‘Best show of 2017’ ***** (WorldMagicReview.
Ever get that sinking feeling that you will never be enough? Take a nose dive into toxic millennial sex and online dating in this brutally honest, highly comic look at a very mille…
ADAM, or Autocrats Destiny Altering Machine, is an absurd government that rules over its empire with an iron fist.
When a mismatched group of rebellious young art students are tasked with another mundane project, they are inspired to do something different.
Irish mind reader Tomas McCabe is back! Following a hugely successful tour of Ireland and debut at last year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Tomas is bringing his show back for a fina…
Everyone has a party trick.
Freddie Folkston plays with magic, words and humour.
Mark Thomas regales us with a peppy portrayal of his health-check on the NHS, in commemoration of 70 years since its inception.
Europe.
Squabbling House Theatre are delighted to present their first piece of original writing: Scratch.
Rosie shares Facts About Love from her own life.
‘Of course I felt sorry for her I’m not f*cking heartless, I didn’t want her, whoever she is, to end up under a bush, god, but I didn’t want it to be me and your stupid f*cking…
The Monster in the Hall by David Greig follows a day in the life of Duck Macatarsney as she cares for her dope-smoking biker father who suffers from multiple sclerosis.
Diagnosed at a young age with an autistic spectrum disorder, Midwestern American comedian Anders Lee brings his signature, sincere and plainspoken manner to the stage as he recount…
The perfect lure for humans.
Award-winning silliness for all the family from one of the nation’s most successful spoken word artists.
It’s Story Slam time! Bristol Improv’s brand new show uses your ideas and experiences as the basis for its improvised stories.
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…
Forget flowers, chocolates or even a home-baked cake.
Goldoni’s boisterous 18th-century Italian comedy collides with 21st-century American pop culture.
‘Ethereal tricks and awesome stunts fall effortlessly from his hands’ **** (TheWeeReview.
It's what Dan Simpson would want.
Dark comedy exploring morality and mortality.
Twelve-year-old Elsa and her cat Igor set off to the shops and discover a small hole in the pavement that is sucking in the air around it.
The pioneers of slapdash magic are back with another mishmash of magical mayhem! These award-winning idiots have become famous for their fast banter, tight chemistry, contagious en…
Twelve full-house Edinburgh Fringe runs.
How far would you go to impress your future mother-in-law? Returning to the Fringe following his previous sell-out run, award-winning poet/teacher/battle rapper Mark brings a show …
Careering from his glittering ex-career as an incomparably successful composer/performer on Broadway, Reuxberre Bereré spends just one preciously distilled hour showcasing on the …
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.
A late-night open mic cabaret night which is open to all Fringe performers: so music, comedy and performance is all on the cards.
Are you ready for the ultimate Fringe party? Drag acts face off against comedians with hilarious and over-the-top performances that will leave you positively shook and gagging for …
Twelve full-house Edinburgh Fringe runs.
‘If we shadows have offended, Think but this, and all is mended.
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…
For his 10th solo Fringe hour, acclaimed stand-up Nick Doody faces a challenge: to come up with a PG-rated show.
These twin tricksters perform magic inspired by cliches surrounding twins.
Losing My Mindfulness offers an amusing and uncomfortable send-up of the self-help nation we have become.
What do you do when you have a best mate who’s so sad he might die? Especially since your friendship is built around a mutual appreciation of 90s hip hop, borderline alcoholism and…
Are you one of the good ones? Did you go to a women’s march? Would you boycott Becky? Tonight someone’s gonna.
An anthology horror show featuring nine modern day tales of terror, death and the supernatural.
Hello darlings - Oohoo bibshkis! Plastic-fantastic Kiki Mellék has arrived and is simply winning at life! So much so, that she wants to share her perfectly, pert pearls of wisdom …
From the Burds that brought you Bawsoot Theatre – inspired by Dylan Thomas’s Under Milk Wood, Moonlight On Leith is a love letter to Edinburgh’s wayward daughter.
Kate’s cast is revolting; fed up of being outnumbered by the audience, they want to make Shakespeare fun to watch by turning the history plays into a rugby game, Romeo and Juliet…
Technology is becoming a greater force within our society; everyday we are becoming more dependent on it.
‘I think it’s high time women let themselves just be women for a change.
Edinburgh Fringe sell-out show in 2017.
Noel Coward’s Red Peppers gives a glimpse into a day in the life of George and Lily Pepper, a husband and wife vaudeville act who are tired of performing the same old song and danc…
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…
Fully immersive, highly interactive and acclaimed internationally, this is the five-star show where Basil, Sybil and Manuel serve a three-course meal alongside a good, strong dollo…
A young couple in crisis realise they need distance from the hypnotic effects of the mass media, which has come to invade their lives.
Returning for it’s 10th year, Forth on the Fringe is the largest showcase event of Fringe entertainment available at this year’s festival.
Art and crime collide in a ‘brush with the law’ from Laughing Mirror.
In an alt-reality Brexit Britain, the Government has outsourced democracy to a TV voting show, pizza is banned for its foreign origins and a visa to France now costs €30 (£300).
He’s dying to get rich.
Heather-Rose Andrews skilfully acts out this minimalist stage version of cult classic Alien.
Four twenty-something-year-old friends come back to their hometown to celebrate the life of Jessica, their best friend’s late wife.
Do you always read the instructions? Does size really matter? Have a problem with your wood? Banging and Screwing solves it all! Follow the instructions as we join Lee and Gary com…
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 Cowperation and The Human League are at war in a bid to rule the planet.
A heart-warming comedy play following Rosie and Vera who are brought together through a ‘befriend the elderly’ scheme.
Fresh from selling out the National Theatre in Oslo.
Basil abandons university to join his Uncle January, an ageing party boy, on the sparsely populated Isle of Muck.
Multi award-winning FCT bring Alan Menken’s smash-hit musical comedy Sister Act to the Fringe.
Traversing Edinburgh in August is sure to invite all sorts of flyerers.
Scottish Comedy Magician of the year, Elliot Bibby, presents McMagic Moments.
Five pop princesses celebrate the power of being yourself.
Just ‘cos you’re a kid, doesn’t mean you should miss out on the best stand-ups and sketch acts of the Fringe! Just ‘cos you’re an adult at a kids’ show, doesn’t mean you can’t also…
Come join the brilliant Boogie Shoes Silent Disco on an immersive dance-walk through the crazy throngs of the Fringe.
**** (TimeOut).
The arrival of an undercover inspector sends officials of a new EU country into a spin.
It’s 1968 and the world is about to change.
The scores are in.
John Chesterton works in a world where political correctness is paramount.
Those that made the cut – featuring some of the best circus acts on the Fringe.
Blind Mirth are St Andrews’ first, best and only improvised comedy troupe.
Two struggling Cher impersonators are disrobed and disheartened in Job-Cher.
Life for the Gods on Mount Olympus isn’t just about lounging around and eating grapes.
A critically-acclaimed comedy about the struggles of working life.
Poking fun at the stale reality of office life, this self aware, tongue-in-cheek comedy follows five polarising workers always teetering on the balance between discipline and despi…
It is the mid-90s, the dot-com millionaires are kings.
Award-winning actor Ingvild Haugstad from Det Andre Teatret tells the story of a person who retreats from the world after losing a soulmate to a freak raspberry accident.
Have you ever laughed so hard you felt like your abs got a workout? Do you enjoy improvisation games? Then, come see Spontaneous Combustion Chicago perform Improv Mania, the intera…
Multi award-winning Naughty Corner Productions bring you their most outrageous show yet! Russia, 2018.
An absurd comedy that blends slapstick, nonsense and existentialism.
Mandrogyny contains many universal themes, including an exploration of self, identity and gender expression.
Halleberrylujah! Having told his backstory in the award-nominated Christ on a Bike and demonstrated the wonders of Pontius Pilates in Cross Fit, your sassy King of the Shoes, Jesus…
After yet another five-star run, EUSOG returns for its 25th year at the Fringe with The Drowsy Chaperone! A satirical masterpiece, paying homage to Jazz Age musicals of the 1920s, …
A man is murdered at a wedding but whodunnit? Three women have motive and means.
Albert thinks something’s a bit off when Big Darren sends him to the shops with a list for a bottle of milk, a pack of J-cloths and three balaclavas.
Simon David bursts onto the stage in a bout of eccentricity that boldly asserts his dominance over the evening.
It’s a day like no other, in a health service like no other.
Daft Jamie invites you to his genteel house of assignation to witness deplorable acts of prostitution and destitution in Victorian Edinburgh.
Enough fantasies of the apocalypse, it’s already here.
John Lennon spent his Scottish boyhood holidays in Durness, Sutherland: not fake news! This thoughtful, comic fable of modern Scotland, adapted from the novel by Scottish Governmen…
It seems that Cardiff-based Hijinx Theatre Company are happy to take risks.
Brothers Barnabus and Donatus of Cambusdonald Abbey are back, now five years on from the events of The Sorcerer’s Tale.
As a group of high school students work towards their English exam, but can’t remember anything about the classic texts they have to memorise, their teacher is forced to fabricate …
Everything in Hal’s life is looking up.
There’s no such thing as vanilla, boring or prudish.
It’s like Dylan Thomas without the nice bits! Mr Brown Presents unveils its debut Fringe show all about the sordid private lives of a small town.
After a sell-out, five-star run in 2016, One Musical to Rule Them All returns to parody everyone’s favourite trilogy about wizards, hobbits and a quest to destroy some magical je…
These miniature comedians will have you rolling in the aisles! Eight brave mini comedians will don the iconic Stand stage to dazzle you with their comic timing, reduce you to tears…
Harriet Beveridge’s show menoPAUSE could be considered uncomfortable by many.
‘My favourite DJ on the planet.
Ever wondered how to do the Rocky Horror show? Need cues for rice and paper? This show will answer all your questions as you join in with the fun.
Guru Dudu returns to Edinburgh with some extra tours by his Village People tour guides.
Evil foreigners are at large, British Dick and his trusty working-class sidekicks face a ticking time bomb to foil a ruthless Latin love thug’s plot before he steals every pearl …
A frantic, romantic comedy by Paul Richards which follows the lives of three intelligent but bored office workers, who also happen to be fire wardens.
Departure Date is a comedy about death that sadly lacks life.
‘How about we go back to mine and baba ganoush?’ Meet Al.
From the writers of Birds of a Feather, Maurice Gran and Laurence Marks, Early Birds tells the incredible yet true story of the birth of one of the nation’s favourite situation c…
When it comes to empowerment, Jaleelah Galbraith believes today’s feminists should look to Sense and Sensibility instead of Single Ladies.
Award-winning cult favourite returns after her sell-out Edinburgh debut with new musical comedy characters including the melodramatic Audrey Heartburn.
Can you spell H-I-L-A-R-I-O-U-S? The Tony Award-winning musical comedy, the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is coming to town! Six awkward tweens vie for the coveted spelli…
Experience all that is great in Scotland.
Tobias Bacon died of love in 1618.
A six-foot woman and a sex doll take on femininity.
Dave and Vince wake up in a morgue.
A new comedic adaptation of a great Greek tragedy by Euripides.
Get your tip dollars out and leave your inhibitions at the door as you step into the Fringe’s shadiest nightspot.
The ubermeister of extreme dark comedy cabaret Frank Sanazi joins forces with his old crooning buddy Deano Stalin for a night of swinging mayhem.
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.
Bite-size tasters of the best comedy, music and circus, all prepared for you in our glorious Spiegeltent.
Bare Productions are a new, fresh Edinburgh-based company comprising of some of the best local talent who have all performed in multiple five-star sell-out shows at the Fringe.
‘I’ve been modelling so long now it’s who I am.
Uncork the champagne! Dress to kill! Party like there’s no tomorrow! Celebrating 20 diamante-decorated years, The Lady Boys of Bangkok Wonder Women Tour will take the Fringe’s nu…
The award-winning Lucky Dog have been playing their successful biopic Hats Off To Laurel and Hardy since 2013.
Three stories meet on stage.
The sell-out comedy tap-dance hit is back at the Fringe! Awfully addictive eccentric performances combine tap, circus and comedy for an unforgettable toe-tapping experience you hav…
Matchmaking mums at the Shanghai marriage market hatch a plan to get their little emperors hitched.
Jasper Red invites you to a special healing session.
‘I limit myself to a quick look every two hours at first.
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.
Frisky are transporting audiences to a fantasy land created by two pre-pubescent girls, Tilly and Inga (played by Camille Dawson and Serena Ramsey).
An atmosphere of fun and weimar cabaret beats envelop us as we enter Beauty at the Circus Hub.
The Matrix, but with bees.
The laugh-out-loud musical tells the timeless story of a recent college grad named Princeton, who moves into a shabby New York apartment all the way out on Avenue Q.
It’s 2005 and somehow Liverpool are back in the European Cup Final.
Two little words and suddenly your whole world changes.
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…
It’s Scotland.
Six actors.
A foray into the absurd with musical sketches, Strong Tea is a pure comedy in the sense that the writers couldn’t quite drum up a coherent plot.
Double Fringe First winners Nutshell return with this world premiere in a co-production with The Byre Theatre.
An Abundance of Tims is, quite clearly, all about Tim.
I was lucky enough to be in the audience when Briefs made their Fringe debut at the Gilded Balloon back in 2011.
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…
Totally immersive and highly improvised, this two-hour theatrical dining experience returns to Edinburgh inviting audiences to become guests at Will and Kate’s very surprise, not…
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The Worst Little Warehouse In London is crammed into The Box, which appears to be an actual shipping crate housed in Assembly Gardens.
Prepare for loud and get ready for louder with some shouty thrown in for good measure.
Winner: VAULT Festival Comedy Award.
Poetry meets stand-up.
Intergenerational circus with lots to say: the personal is political, fury is fun and the acrobatics downright dangerous – especially when life gets in the way.
One-night stands are awkward.
A surreal and anarchic two-woman comedy packed with glitter, bug juice and desperation.
Best of Fest Award: London, Ottawa, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, and Victoria Fringe festivals.
Bron is going on first dates.
A one-woman show, directed by Katharina Reinthaller, telling the comic story of the encounter between modern migrant Cecilia and London – a contemporary El Dorado craved by gener…
With sharp humour and a soulful, soaring voice in a show that illuminates her love-hate relationship with “bad boyfriend” America.
Drifting Towers is a noughties adventure video game set in a bleak futuristic cityscape.
Good morning, America! Welcome to Hanover Middle School, where a pair of teachers are getting down and dirty with today’s lesson.
Scotland’s landowners were in retreat.
Got a problem you can’t solve? Struggling to find satisfaction? Keep finding yourself in a difficult position? Ask Scarlett! Agony Aunt Scarlett Lashes will untangle the bizarre,…
Primary Times Children’s Choice Award winner 2017, Brave Macbeth, is back.
Two lovers.
Don Juan: the world’s greatest lover, the most audacious of men.
New Zealand’s favourite showband return to the Fringe with the world premiere of a new work.
Millennial anxieties are unpacked and explored in devised comedy I’ll Have What She’s Having.
Based on the best-selling series of books by Laura Numeroff, this fast-paced, comedic adaptation embraces the joys of parenting – as told through the eyes of a child and a surpri…
Phil Kay 2.
All month I have spotted Scott Swinton, star of Karaoke Saved My Life, on the streets of Edinburgh, flyering for his show.
Blood, sweat, and.
Sex, drugs, and tea make the world go round for four young flatmates.
There’s chaos in the kitchen when Signor Baffo’s left in charge! How do you make a chicken lay an egg? And how exactly does a sausage roll? Expect plates full of fun, with gene…
In Grandma’s creepy house, deep in the creepy woods, there is a book that’s, well.
Circus Sonas presents: Dirty Tattooed Circus Bastards. Cirque Du Soleil meets Motorhead. A circus show for adults. This show is probably not for you..
ComedySportz is the all-ages, all-action, all-improvised competitive comedy show you don’t want to miss! Two teams compete for your laughs with gags, games, sketches and songs in…
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.
Caution! Nightmare Fuel contains the following: demon birth, gaslighting, cheerleader intestines and vampire cunnilingus.
Tales of woe, tales of science, tales of curses, tales of defiance.
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 �…
Alison Skilbeck tells the linked tales of four women with only a postcode in common.
‘A sneeze is a powerful thing, a dangerous thing, you never know what might happen with a sneeze.
A comedy about the impossible task of making friends.
Rive Productions are shining the light on a condition more common than many realise: vaginismus.
What if you didn’t know you were dead? A dark new comedy.
International superstar Hans, the boy wonder of Berlin, serves up an all-singing, all-tap dancing, accordion-pumping, glittering blitzkrieg of cabaret backed by his three…
Australia’s favourite feather-ruffling, rabble-rousing, cabaret anarchist and neo-punk diva, Yana Alana bares all in this bent night of blues, boobs and blame.
Two funny and disturbing short plays by Caryl Churchill.
Fun and frenetic cabaret revue combining songs, sketches and observations in a hilarious celebration of the world’s biggest arts festival.
Pickle Jar takes us on the journey of an egocentrically flawed central character as she struggles to find her place in the world.
The invincible William Brown considers he is ‘jolly well equal’ to solving most of life’s trickier problems, although devising a plan to get the elder brothers of the Outlaws marri…
Mixing get-on-the-dance-floor music, rap and spoken word, Love Songs explores the personal and political puzzles of our love lives through the autobiographical poems of a hopeless …
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.
Stand-up comedian and school teacher Alex Farrow presents a show about Western philosophy told through his stories of teaching religious studies to Muslim and Christian teenagers i…
A blissfully domestic sitting room in a nameless American suburb is the setting for Brian Parks’ riotous comedy The House.
Edinburgh’s infamous ghosts descend upon The Fireside venue to retell the gruesome stories from the past.
‘The day I’ve been dreading arrives.
This is a show about identity, authenticity and the murky area between the two.
Singing her own parodies of popular songs at her furry pink piano, drag performer Marcia D’Arc brings you crude comedy and witty rhymes enshrined in a shroud of sequins, glitter …
‘The end of the world needn’t be the end of the world!’ Join the last survivors of the global nuclear catastrophe in Lotta Quizeen’s boutique bunker.
Pebble Trust Award Winner, Runner Up Audience Choice Award, Best Comedy by IYAF nominee, Brighton Fringe 2017.
Aussie globetrotting comedian-storyteller Frank Hadchiti and Italian surrealist entertainer Fico Fellini met one damp autumn night at a West Berlin comedy open mic night.
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…
Due to overwhelming demand, Science Magic is back with not one, but two shows every day.
Variety! Comedy! A psychic duck! Join 2018 NATYS winner, Ada Campe, for a show about wonderful women, strange encounters and a fairground mystery that occurred on the Welsh coast m…
The family-friendly version of the UK’s only comedy court returns with a new venue! An improvised show where Steve Bennett invites top comedians to be lawyers, prosecuting and defe…
Balloonatics is the award-nominated, world-travelled family comedy show for anyone crazy about balloons! Scottish comedian Chris Henry guarantees a chaos-filled, fun-packed hour of…
John Lewis is a computer scientist, father of four, social liberal, atheist, and not a retail store.
It’s the day of the referendum and Mary is on a high.
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…
‘Exceptionally talented’ (Advertiser, Adelaide) co-creator of EastEnd Cabaret and Fringe Wives Club makes her solo debut! This biracial, bisexual multi-instrumentalist is an accide…
Starring husband and wife, Rob Rouse (Upstart Crow - BBC2, 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Channel 4) and Helen Rutter (Coronation Street - ITV, Playing with Fire - National Theatre) and based …
Award-winning comedian and UK board-gaming champion James Cook invites you to play board games live on stage.
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.
A brand new wacky comedy musical for all ages! How do you keep life exciting when you live forever? Dracula needs to find something to do now that his arch nemesis has been defeate…
“Arf, Arf, Arffff.
Before The Spice Girls, before The Supremes.
A BonQrz style seminar about how Narin Oz’s disastrous life choices made her decide to be a budgerigar.
Kickstart your festival with Assembly’s renowned opening night gala.
Colin Cloud conjures a cryptic presence as the audience enter to him trapped motionless in a large perspex box.
TV magician Ben Hanlin returns to Edinburgh with his brand-new show.
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.
A pop song musical about the six wives of Henry the Eighth is not, at first glance, something you’d think would necessarily work.
Dystopia is a tricky subject matter to get right in a world obsessed with its own destruction as our current one.
He’s been Annie Lennox, Madonna and Cole Porter to great acclaim.
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.
Robert says he saw strange lights over Tesco car park.
You’ve just been dumped, but you’re stuck on a spaceship, alone with that person.
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…
Hamilton (Lewis) is the epic story of a self-starter who worked a lot harder, by being a lot faster, born and raised in Stevenage, the most successful British F1 driver in the hist…
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…
In this dark one-man comedy we get a glimpse into the world of Main Character and the everyday struggle of his normal life.
We in the L.
Winnie is a vagrant.
Fran, Jo and Ger live in isolation.
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.
Ever since he was a kid, Nick has loved Michael Barrymore.
When Benny Hill died in April 1992, his body lay undiscovered in his flat for two days.
Everything’s Going to be KO begins with an educational psychologist.
Alex Stone is a hotshot lawyer about to make partner, when an urgent call from an old friend drags her back to the town she thought she’d left behind.
The latest Edinburgh Fringe fun from the award-winning and best-selling author Stuart Reid.
Hold onto your shades as the smash hit returns – back by popular demand! We’re putting the band back together for rhythm’n’blues to remember.
Ever feel confused about love? Where to find it and keep it? Do you think you touch yourself too often? Meet Cupid in training as she tests the waters with her flashy love skills: …
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.
Told through spoken word and within timed boxing rounds, Until You Hear That Bell is a story about ten years of amateur boxing and a changing relationship between father and son.
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…
One man’s junk is another man’s treasure.
The cast of Fringe favourite Shakespeare for Breakfast invite you for dinner with a Dickensian twist! Dickens for Dinner returns to Edinburgh after last year’s debut to take on t…
In 2016, Heather Keller, a healthy young vegan runner, was diagnosed with breast cancer and her life changed forever.
Being a small-time drug dealer in Cardiff is tough.
‘Yer a wifie.
What if all the stories you heard were true? Urban legends contained within declassified files are recreated live on stage by master hypnotist Aaron Calvert.
Enemies.
A schoolboy’s dream.
Malcolm doesn’t like animals, which is a problem because his family love them.
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…
The Fun Kids Radio presenters need your help to keep the station on-air and to make the best radio roadshow ever.
The multi award-winning Gingzilla is on a mission to conquer the world! Gingzilla: Glamonster vs the World presents gender equality and femininity from the 1950s to now.
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.
One of Shakespeare’s finest comedies, The Comedy of Errors, in a vigorously fresh and exciting production that offers a delicious mixture of classical text, original musical score,…
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 is the plastic-and-glitter-wearing spiritual sister of shows such as The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
A new play by award-winning Scottish writer Keir McAllister.
“Welcome to Blackpool!” Cockburn beams as her audience files into Summerhall’s Anatomy Lecture Theatre.
Anya Anastasia explodes into the theatre to the ominous sounds of thunderstorms, as she live streams her ascension to the stage.
2020: Time to make Donald Great Again! But can King Nigel Farage the First of England get his trade deal? When will Kim Jong Un stop messing about with missiles? And why has Vladim…
An immersive, downloadable, free, 45-minute audio tour of the Festival Fringe – featuring interviews about its history with many Fringe comedy legends as you walk through the cha…
Tim is acting strangely.
You and your family are stuck inside a live-action video game! How will you escape?! Pick options off the screen in this fun, fear-filled interactive adventure.
Fran wants to want sex.
Robert Bathurst (Cold Feet, Downton Abbey, Toast of London) and Rebecca Johnson (The Trip, The Flood) star in this hilarious and poignant drama of a disastrous attempt to rekindle …
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 …
Ian Stroughair delivers an hour of avante guarde post modern drag, with a voice so powerful he should require a license to operate it.
Jukebox musicals are undeniably hit and miss.
There’s more than meets the mince pies in this appealing homage to 1970s TV Private Eye Jim Rockford, filtered through the lens of classic Ealing comedies and brilliant live roots …
Are you ready?! The multi BAFTA-winning legends Dick and Dom are coming to Edinburgh for the first time in 2018.
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.
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…
Single person monologues have long been a fringe staple, but nevertheless they are incredibly difficult to successfully pull off.
Jerry and Jacks want to be Big Time, but at what cost? They take on a job that they hope will shoot them up the ladder in the organisation.
It’s hard to review Nina’s Got News without revealing what Nina’s news actually is.
Jeremy Stockwell and Chris Larner celebrate British comedy legend Spike Milligan with 90 minutes of laughs, songs, philosophy and utter, utter silliness.
Best Dance: Adelaide and Perth Fringe 2017.
Alan Ledger didn’t want the limelight and he didn’t want the praise.
Strap on your safety goggles.
An incomparable evening of prizes, surprises and so much more as you take part in all your favourite TV game shows to win a big cash prize! You and your team can spin The Wheel Of …
“Bitter Sweet Symphony” by The Verve.
The world is in turmoil.
Becky works in a café in Edinburgh.
Moira Bell – single mum, cleaner, hardest woman in Falkirk, and alter ego of writer/performer Alan Bissett – is back at the Fringe after a storming tour of Scotland.
Lovecraft (Not the Sex Shop in Cardiff) is a one-woman science/comedy/music show.
Help us find out which ghosts haunt our famous underground.
A raincoated man bursts into one of two bunkers in the lower section of the Pleasance Courtyard.
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…
A brand-new play from Danielle Ward, writer of cult Fringe shows Take-A-Break Tales, Psister Psycho, Gutted and Dani Frankenstein.
Hairy, ever so slightly scary tales for kids from the multi award-nominated wizard (alias John Henry Falle) and his arch-enemy, Mandy the Witch Who Lives Under The Sink (Funny Wome…
Optioned for TV by Lime Pictures, Ed Fringe 2018 SELLOUT SHOW, Manchester Theatre Awards 'Best New Play', Stagedoor 'Most Anticipated Show' at VAULT Festival 2019.
A new musical about a day in the life of a plumber’s kingdom – a men’s toilet.
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 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…
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.
For anyone who isn’t already familiar with Loud Poets, you really should be.
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…
Fringe First winner 2017.
Winner: The Pleasance’s Charlie Hartill Award.
From Calum MacInnes, creator of the epic Zero Quest trilogy, comes a brand-new children’s show for 2018.
The Fantastic Magic Show is a special and unique experience for children and their parents.
A big bonkers blast of fun with super-duo Cat (the Spot Bots Mermaid on CBeebies) and Nicko.
Following more successful shows at festivals worldwide, the popular show returns with a revolving line-up of acts selected from the best comedians, cabaret acts, children’s ente…
Superheroes for Kids 3 is the newest version of the hit show.
Direct from Australia for kids of all ages – Game On 2.
If the main attraction doesn’t show up, the kids still want to see a comedy show! So Pete’s gonna make one up and have the kids (and adults) help write, direct, and design it.
What better way for Adrian Plass to celebrate 30 years as a professional writer than to bring a wonderful show to the Fringe.
One of the brightest young talents on the comedy scene, with a fresh and fierce female voice, Lauren Pattison has arrived with her hotly anticipated debut hour about embracing your…
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…
Richard from The Carpenters used to be on top of the world looking down on creation, to the left of (and slightly behind) Karen.
Two pairs of identical twins cause havoc in Shakespeare’s hilarious comedy of mistaken identity.
One man, a piano and an unexpected item in the bagging area… the supermarket trip is explored in musical form with a fun, frantic and family-friendly trolley dash to the conveyor…
Following sell-out UK shows and a recent stint at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, disability rights activist and actor Liz Carr (BBC’s Silent Witness) brings you her TED t…
Next! is a gritty, thought-provoking and poignant comedy illustrating the trials and tribulations of three unequivocally unique and extraordinary individuals.
The multi award-winning Fringe sell-out comedy is returning for it’s final run at Edinburgh Fringe.
Australian drag superstar Courtney Act (RuPaul’s Drag Race, Australian Idol) takes you over the rainbow and down under in her new show.
The HandleBards are the world’s first cycling theatre company.
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…
In October 2016, writer and broadcaster Stuart Maconie walked 300 miles from Jarrow to London, retracing the famous Jarrow Crusade 80 years on, through a divided, complex country t…
Alan Ayckbourn’s comedy for our times.
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.
Ethereal Theatre Company’s Little Shop of Horrors is a powerhouse of zany energy.
Sad Girls is a play about three girls: Miley, Lottie and Flo.
The worldwide smash-hit is back in Edinburgh for one week only.
Lucille and Django are two young yoga leader characters with a surfer-vegan-spiritual vibe and chirpy Australian accents.
Doreen’s One-Minute No-Brainer Lectures have had over 21 million online video views since April 2016.
Whet your appetite and delve into the seductive minds of the new generation in an honest portrayal of all that goes on in the first year of university – the good the bad and the …
Rich Hyde, the Boston cop in the City of Angels… and a body has fallen out of his closet. This satirical look at 1980s cop shows will be sure to have you laughing like it’s 1989!
‘What? This is me? This is my face?’ A new translation of Marivaux’s controversial play, which tackles issues of gender and sexuality.
Theresa is a woman of the Italian high society, married to a respectable husband and lost in a betrayal that initially seems to bring a breath of fresh air to the solitude she has …
A fast-paced dramatic/comedic representation of the stresses of 21st-century student life.
Slap and Tickle, ‘a machine gun of visual joy’ (WritingAboutDance.
The Mantles have issues that probably need to be addressed, only problem being none of them talk to each other, not properly anyway.
An original dark comedy about the original dark couple.
Deep in the medieval dungeons of the Royal Palace, two strangers dwell.
A group of bored friends decide they want to take a show to the Fringe.
Maddie Rice has been put into a difficult position with performing this script.
Peter Gill”s Certain Young Men was first performed at the Almeida Theatre in 1999.
With touches of Liberace and Victor Borge, this world-touring US pianist/singer is a classical concert artist gone rogue.
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…
What happens when you combine juicy reality TV drama and award-winning a cappella? Join the 2016 UK champions, The Bristol Suspensions, to find out… Fresh from their sell-out 201…
Grab a seat, hold on tight and have as much fun as your kids.
Daring, witty and hilarious, RM Productions brings to the Fringe the best professional drag and burlesque act of Scotland – Cherie Triffle for a no holds barred performance.
Irish mind reader Tomas McCabe is back with a new show for 2017! Following a hugely successful tour of Ireland, Tomas is bringing his abilities across the sea to the Edinburgh Frin…
Travel back to the 1920s to examine the beautiful art of failing.
Former Prime Minister and global cabaret superstar Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho is back – and this time she’s hosting a club night! There’ll be non-stop 80s hits from a non-st…
After an eventful year off (got a new laptop, etc), the boy’s back in town with resolutions galore but less courage in his convictions than ever.
Fresh from supporting Jack Whitehall, Rob Beckett and Shappi Khorsandi on sold-out tours, Tom brings his hotly anticipated debut show to the fringe.
On his way home from battle, Brave Macbeth meets the witches who tell him that he will become king.
Raise a glass with us at a brand-new Fringe venue and celebrate the life of Ronald, who died slowly, painfully and fully aware.
Ventriloquist extraordinaire Nina Conti is back with her famous masks, ready to use you as her puppet.
Join Avril as she delves into the everyday using character, stand-up and improv.
Two cabaret favourites – Don One from Birmingham and Claire Benjamin from London – join together for this unusual musical comedy pairing to host a variety show with a twist.
A modern adaptation of the Ancient Greek comedy Lysistrata.
As a white Irish person, reviewing a person of colour’s experience of their treatment in the UK feels disingenuous.
Often Onstage is an offbeat facetious romp that explores the ins and outs of theatre through the medium of dance.
Phil Wang is a son of the British Empire.
A unique cabaret experience brought to you from a stoner’s living room.
If you could ask a psychic a question what would it be? Direct from London’s West End, award-winning ‘“psychic” comedian Peter Antoniou brings his unique skills to peer inside yo…
This is the year 1929, Tom is a happy, wealthy and young broker who lives in London and whose life is about to radically change.
A spectacular show featuring one of the best mime and impersonator artistes in Europe! Be prepared to be stunned by the quickest change artist and mime comedy entertainer Martin Ke…
Mr B returns to his Edinburgh Fringe home at the Voodoo Rooms for a show celebrating a decade of chap-hop.
Mark Watson asked a range of top comedians: ‘what is your bad idea? What show would you like to put on, but never dare?’ Now, one a night, they attempt these projects.
René was raised in London and returned to Germany in 1996.
We are coming to the Festival Fringe with our unique Korean style.
Meet Jim Arrandale, once a household name (he won an Oscar, you know!).
The Fringe’s favourite flâneur returns, as always ‘excellently dry’ (Times) and ‘fresh, accessible and hilarious’ (Guardian), with another serving of his international hit show.
Diva Las Vegas delivers The Sundaes back to Edinburgh for 2017 with the return of their boldest show to date.
Bee, Dee, Jay and Vee – will they ever do lunch? Dee’s a bitch, Jay’s in love (but who with?), Dee’s got Harry’s mother’s dodgy wheelchair to deal with, and Bee worries about eve…
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 is a quirky and peculiar piece of science fiction theatre that doesn’t quite find its feet.
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.
If the boys of Semi-Toned ever tire of a cappella they could always take up comedy.
After spending two years in the wilderness, international treasure Nick Helm (Dave’s Best Joke 2011) crawls his way back from the depths of hell to find the world he once loved has…
Simon Currie’s 6plus1 is a band of seven musicians playing New Orleans jazz, mixing in funk, rock and ska styles with two saxes, two trumpets, trombone, tuba and drums.
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.
Merce used to protest in the streets but now she just gets angry on Facebook.
It’s 1956, when men slayed business on the golf course and women had the dinner waiting.
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…
Comedian/guru Jamie Wood returns with his new show I Am A Tree in Assembly’s enchantingly draped gypsy-chic Omnitorium theatre space.
An evening of performance in the middle of the afternoon.
A spectacular night of comedy to celebrate the middle of the festival from award-winning production company Berk’s Nest, featuring festival favourites, the best new acts and specia…
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.
Annie is just a normal girl with normal problems.
A unique take on Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream from a Russian company dedicated to the Bard.
Coffee is the backbone of modern society.
Space Dogs is a historical comedy drama set in the early days of the Cold War.
Following the success of Engels! The Karl Marx Story, RFT return to the Fringe with a brand-new post-truth alternative history comedy caper.
A new comedy by Dan Freeman starring Sylvester McCoy, Richard Oliver and Robert Picardo. An Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman walk into a joke…
Deep below an English manor house, in which a beloved member of the British royal family sleeps, a young woman is dressed as Shakespeare’s tragic hero Macbeth.
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…
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.
Can Hamlet please come into the diary room? You’ve had regular Big Brother.
Jesus here! Belief in Dad is at an all-time low, but pre-marital sex is at an all-time high.
‘Remember, remember the fifth of November.
Satirical pitch-black comedy chronicling the social media-induced breakdown and homecoming of a D-list celebrity.
The spooky and kooky Addams Family comes to life in this outrageous musical comedy.
Reeling follows our plucky protagonist, Little Fellow, as he heads to the big city to make something of himself, and winds up in a motion picture studio where he is mistaken for th…
Wilde’s much loved masterpiece gets a 1980s revamp.
Emerald Boy – three friends, a police officer and an alien walk into a bar.
The life of Elvis Presley told through 17 women: some enthralled, some appalled, all obsessed! From Tupelo, Mississippi where 12-year-old Elvis wanted a BB gun instead of a guitar,…
Produced by Connie Stride and co-directed by Emily Ashbrook and Elizabeth Bailey, The Tinder Tales excels in making genuine experiences appear visceral.
The idea of taking a serious topic and turning it into a musical is not a new to the Fringe.
A woman, a bear, some cub-support money and questionable morals: What Do Bears Eat? is an irreverent, bizarre and satirical take on the relationship between man and nature.
The biggest Dick in the universe is on a plural mission: murder investigation, self-destruction and solving the riddles of the universe – taking on God, Napoleon and unruly human…
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…
1717 – the inaugural meeting of a secret society where young ladies exercise their minds.
In 1642, theatre was made illegal.
Alice’s clinically diagnosed OCD keeps her slim, out of debt and germ free! But the rituals holding her together might just break her apart.
In a modern cabaret format, Now Here’s A Funny Story is a jaunty romp through the golden age of music hall, often delving into its dark underbelly.
In 1950s Hazlehurst, Mississippi, the Mcgrath sisters have returned home.
A year ago he inherited his father’s crumbling empire, a run-down chip shop in the east end of Glasgow.
I wasn’t really in the mood for this show.
An interactive comedy where the audience uses simple remote controls to choose what happens next on Rob’s blind date! You decide things like: which girl is best for him? What wil…
A festival of fun, friends and freedom.
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…
Charlie Dupré’s Macblair reimagines the political life of Tony Blair as, to quote the production’s marketing, ‘a Shakespearean tragicomedy’.
Shakespeare’s enduring comedy bubbles with youthful wit.
A dark comedy about a fag and his hag.
‘Four dangerously good singers, with a hilarious MC and pianist’ (ThreeWeeks) – All That Malarkey return to the Fringe with an all-new, outrageous music show, flaunting their…
The RTO has had another successful international tour to add to New York, London, Utrecht and Glasgow.
The charming, funny and original musical It Shoulda Been You invites you to a wedding day you’ll never forget, where anything that can go wrong does and love pops up in mysterious …
The Millennial generation goes by many names: Echo Boomers, Peter Pan and now, after the millennial star of the show, Jennaration Y.
Ouroboros is a chaotic solo show in which a parade of grotesque and darkly comic characters are caught in a comedic catastrophe of egomania, thinspiration, selfie-seminars and vega…
When two women are dragged into an underground lair while bombs engulf their city, they dream about getting one last chance to see their family, kiss their loved ones, and punch th…
It’s the Alanis Morrissette tribute show you never knew you needed.
After amazing audiences for two years with groundbreaking Strictly Come Trancing, the Fringe’s first and best hypnotist returns with a brand-new hypnotic experience.
Edinburgh’s BAFTA-winning comedian returns to the Fringe after a summer narrating ITV2’s Love Island and five consecutive sell-out runs.
In her debut show Schaefer employs her vulnerable, whip-smart comedy style to confront her complicated relationship with Jesus, America, and death.
With sell-out shows in 2017 at an all-time high, Kit and McConnel return to the bang-central G&V Hotel with their latest collection: Pheasant Laughter.
Laurel and Hardy remain the most popular comedy double act of all time, on both sides of the Atlantic.
‘Filled almost to excess with cheesy-rom-com-buckets-of-feel-good, this act put a smile on every face’ (TheTab.
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…
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.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
For a theatre piece to be perfect for some people, it has to be horrible for others.
There are lights in the sky.
We like to think of it as a ‘daring exposé revealing the state of contemporary masculinity in a post-feminist milieu’.
A sharp, zany, imaginative comedy from the pen of the prolific award-winning playwright Alan Ayckbourn.
Caterham Rep’s adaptation of Ben Jonson’s classic tale The Alchemist is exactly that: don’t expect any surprises here.
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…
One man’s journeys from cradle to coffin. Age 30, male, looking for love, money and spiritual guidance. Please swipe right.
Ever thought what it was like to be in the most famous film musical of all time? Ponder no further.
He’s dying to get rich.
Two halves of a long-dead acting duo meet again for a sarcastic and witty reunion.
Take eight eager contestants, three feuding judges and one bewildered host and mix together in a small village.
The image of the tortured brooding man, bewitched, bothered and bewildered by some winsome and naïve woman, is long burnt into of literature.
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 …
Six teenagers communicate anonymously and only through the internet.
Set in the venue’s bar, immerse yourself in Berkoff’s biting parody of the world of theatre which pokes fun at the pretensions of thespians and the superficial nature of their life…
Alcohol, drugs, zero-hour contracts and love triangles befall this bunch of misfits, who desperately search for a way out.
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.
After amazing audiences for two years with groundbreaking Strictly Come Trancing, the Fringe’s first and best hypnotist returns with a brand-new hypnotic experience.
Scottish song, music and comedy at its finest.
With a complimentary cocktail on arrival, catch the very best of the Fringe with a hand-picked selection of this year’s top performers.
Just how low can reality TV go? When sinister American cult leader Chuck pitches a gruesome dating show with death as the ultimate prize, a couple of desperate television producers…
Through refreshing and unexpected comedy, Museum by Tina Howe explores the humanity that connects each of us as we journey through our vastly different and unpredictable lives.
Doig, a disgraced businessmen, has fallen into despair.
Fitness has changed over the last four decades.
Gordon and Paul are classic slackers and up until now their lives have consisted of dodgy deals, shady characters, and daytime television.
The sequel to last year’s full house show.
The Pioneers of Slapdash Magic are back for a third year at the Fringe, with a brand new show! Expect illusions, death-defying stunts and magical life hacks, all from the jumbled, …
Everyone put your bins out! Trash Test Dummies are back in Edinburgh! This side-splitting, slapstick comedy circus show delivers a dump truck of hilarity! Winners of Best Children’…
Adapted from Anton Chekhov’s comedy.
Come join us for an afternoon of amazing stunts, mind reading, stand-up comedy and magic that isn’t shit! ‘The Detective’ Ben Cardall (Sherlockian) will reveal your inner thoughts …
After amazing audiences for two years with groundbreaking Strictly Come Trancing, the Fringe’s first and best hypnotist returns with a brand-new hypnotic experience.
Actors from the US, UK and Germany present this theatrical tour de force by Pulitzer winner Stephen Adly Guirgis that makes a case for the redemption of history’s most famous betra…
Variety! Comedy! Magic! A Psychic Duck! Join Ada Campe for a show about spirit waterfowl, wonderful women and a fairground mystery that occured on the Welsh coast many moons ago……
The art of Dada and Surrealism, an ironic, aesthetic cookbook of sweet and savoury ideas overdue a witty theatrical dramatisation.
Lady Elizabeth is a reclusive artist.
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…
Following last year’s smash-hit, these anarchic twin tricksters return to break more rules of the Magicians’ Code of Conduct.
Twelve full-house Edinburgh Fringe runs.
Comedy conjurors Kane & Abel invite you to join them for an evening of close-up magic, comedy and silly stunts.
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…
Award-winning, high-energy storyteller Dommy B returns for his fourth consecutive Fringe with magical tales of monsters and mayhem! ‘Really very inspiring.
The increasingly annual Full Irish is fun in the morning with “Irish” comics. There will be “food” served. This is Irish as redefined by your host Chris O’Neill.
Gecko returns to the Fringe with his playful songs about life’s big things.
Always packed, this ‘fab lil’ cabaret party’ (Time Out) returns for its sixth year.
The man who fooled Penn & Teller hits the Edinburgh Festival to assert himself as the pimp among magicians – or so he thinks! With over 20 years of experience as a professional m…
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, …
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…
New show.
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.
We all know Edinburgh Festival Fringe is filled with bizarre acts and Idea.
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 …
Tom Little won the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2015, was a BBC Radio New Comedy Award finalist, and performed in both the Pleasance Comedy Reserve and Just the Tonic’s B…
Frumpy, single and jobless? What else can a twenty-something woman do but gulp a bittersweet glass of nothing? Fizzing with dark comedy, Beth transforms into the world’s most des…
Instant Sunshine is a unique musical comedy team that has been entertaining audiences for years with their particular blend of humorous, witty songs and hilarious routines.
The Singing Psychic returns! Best Show, Funny Women 2016 nominee.
Take one community centre, three evening classes, six skill-seekers and then stand back! Night class-aholic Karen and newly separated daughter Izzy tackle Zumba.
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.
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.
When a double murder reunites the classmates of St Elizabeth’s Primary School, scores are settled, debts repaid and alliances forged.
Venture Wolf’s production of Lipstick and Scones is a combination of familial drama and comedy that raises questions about love, identity and relationships.
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 has, as you might expect from the title, a very specific target audience.
The Fringe’s shadiest nightspot, the Illicit Thrill is back in the stripteasing business.
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…
Vaudeville, comedy and cabaret are all on the menu in a five-star feast of first-rate fun.
We are all Going to Die is a devised piece by Dead Person Productions.
If you are in search of some polite 1930s garden-party-esque comedy mixed in with a hilariously self-aware performance, this is certainly a play to catch.
What would an unpublished Agatha Christie mystery be like if, by some strange quirk of fate, its editor had given it over to P G Wodehouse for a final literary polish? Well, thanks…
‘Nish Kumar, James Acaster, Tom Allen and Bec Hill are among the big-name comics giving up an hour of their time to bring comedy to the juvenile masses; an inspired idea, and it’s …
A comedy for anyone who’s been single, and then got someone pregnant.
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…
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.
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…
Like Blood From a Cheap Cigar is a personal glimpse inside the intense, damaged relationship between George, a past-his-prime bad boy and Margo, his pretty, significantly younger g…
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…
What is the future of desire? I hoped Neil Frude, a leading lecturer on abnormal psychology, would be able to tell me.
This is what the Edinburgh Festival Fringe is all about.
Devlin’s Daily is back! ‘Dark but delicious’ (Scotsman) Bruce Devlin does what he does best: chat! In luxurious surroundings, let Bruce guide you through the Edinburgh Fringe with …
From four time Canadian Comedy Award nominee and creator of Fringe Hit ONEymoon (***** Victoria Times Colonist ).
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…
Following the accident, Kat’s struggling with the basics of everyday life.
Now in its tenth year, Forth on the Fringe is the largest showcase event of Fringe entertainment available at this year’s festival.
The best holiday of your life! Club Sol will transport you to sunny Spain for an evening of comedy cabaret that you will never forget! Your holiday reps, The Mauve Coats, will pres…
If you feel sceptical about the idea of Macbeth as a comedy for children, let me put your mind at rest.
Bite-size tasters of the best comedy, music and circus, all prepared for you in our glorious Spiegeltent.
Join Sister Mary McArthur as she battles the blues with her unique comedy and variety.
For a play about personified jizz, War of the Sperms is surprisingly unsexy.
A spate of violent murders occur at the Darling’s charming country house.
Based on The Tempest, Wrecked is an absurd political satire chronicling two days in the lives of six pirates and one dead parrot, shipwrecked on a tropical island.
A small group of survivors huddle in a bunker, eating beans and reminiscing on their favourite foods.
10th anniversary at the Festival Fringe, four-star reviews and sell-out shows! This year STAG is returning to the Fringe to present the completely original play: God Ltd.
Edinburgh local chats utter nonsense to a bunch of random strangers on the internet.
When a man and a woman… or a woman and a woman… or a man and a man… or any combination really, love each other very much, they come together – well, not always together.
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…
Napier University Drama Society returns to the musical stage after selling out last year.
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…
Live sitcom from writer of Edinburgh Fringe hit Adrift.
We all have problems in life.
Eddie’s attic’s a mess, junk all over the place, in need of a vacuum, There’s one on his face.
Manwatching is a monologue written by an anonymous woman to be performed by a famous comedian.
You’ll die laughing at this outrageous show about the thing we all have in common.
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 …
Mark is a chemical engineer.
Hopeless goes back to Leyla Josephine’s roots as one of the most interesting young spoken word artists in Scotland.
After huge success in China, highly popular Oxygen Media brings Yayapa, a show for children to learn Chinese history and culture, to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
An immersive audio tour of the Festival Fringe – featuring interviews about its history with many Fringe comedy legends as you walk through the chaos and fun of the 2017 Fringe.
This show is a delight.
Join Edinburgh People’s Theatre and celebrate their 60th Fringe with Sam Cree’s hilarious comedy, Wedding Fever.
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.
The Curious Savage is a timeless American comedy about sanity, family and money. Laughter, love and discovery abound in the quirky world of Mrs. Savage.
From Memphis to Folsom Prison to… Glasgow? This unusual story unfolds with the familiar calm bass baritone, crooning Walk the Line.
The Birds – Aristophanes.
A historical comedy exploring the life of Maximilian I, the last emperor of Mexico.
If you’ve ever wondered what having a mental-health issue feels like then head down to Help!.
All the way from Spain, Grumpy Pants is a hilarious show for the whole family.
Tragic diva Glenda Campari (Nina Baldini) has travelled the world, searching for her favourite fierce females for this world premiere cabaret.
There was something strangely liberating about taking the dark topic of alcoholism and giving it absolutely no reverence.
Theresa is a woman of the Italian high society, married to a respectable husband and lost in a betrayal that initially seems to bring a breath of fresh air to the solitude she has …
Danny has an interview for his dream job as a football reporter at The Times – he just hasn’t told them he’s deaf.
Samantha has just moved into town and is looking forward to her first day of fourth grade, when her cat, Corky, runs away from home.
Harry awakes one morning in the worst possible way – with a head-shattering hangover.
Floating in deep space, an astronaut pleads with his lover to let him back in the airlock.
A ghostwriter and his best friend work tirelessly to create the greatest book ever written.
The silver-tongued Goldilock can see that her days of selling moody goods on the cobbled streets of East End London are numbered.
Following on from his hugely successful tour in the south of England, Tomfoolery has revamped and re-toasted his action-packed Beans on Toast show for his Edinburgh Fringe debut! B…
The Sneeze is a collection of hilarious short plays by the great Russian playwright Anton Chekhov, translated and adapted by Michael Frayn.
(FEAR) grabs your attention as soon as you enter the venue.
Play On! is the hilarious story of a theatre group trying desperately to put on a play in spite of maddening interference from a haughty author who keeps revising the script.
Mopey is a severely anxious adolescent whose isolation is manifested visually as a clown.
Everybody has a dirty little secret.
A darkly comic adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.
Welcome to Ginger Creek, where curious characters and perplexing events are the norm.
Winner Best Comedy at United Solo Festival New York 2016.
Navigating the intricacies of a one-night stand can be a tricky social and biological journey.
The glitz, the glamour, the good times.
Two men enter a forest… Fear meets mythical creature and strange happenings ensue.
Dirty Protest’s Sugar Baby was an entertaining hour of theatre at Paines Plough’s Roundabout, Summerhall.
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.
Gary Dunn is back! Monkey Magic, is his second show at the Edinburgh Fringe and it’s bigger, badder, and even more bananas than the first! With his trusty sidekick Chico the Monk…
They’re back! Why? Money.
Guru Dudu returns to Edinburgh with daily tours of spontaneous flash mobs through the streets, interpretative dance around local landmarks, group singing and lots of fun interactio…
Dad’s floating in the harbour, Nana’s back before a judge, and there’s a guy in his bedroom with a knife, but at least Joe Bacon has a job.
Award-winning theatre company Owle Schreame performs a series of very droll ‘drolls’: short, illegal comedies from the 17th century.
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.
A two-handed, multi-rolling farcical extravaganza written and produced by Bristol-based AWOL Productions.
Megan was looking forward to her hot date with a doctor.
The alternative late-night Fringe experience returns.
Doktor James is sick of living at home and not being taken seriously as a super villain.
The Dark Room is both a literal and moral description.
By Andrew St Clair James. Truth boxes are delivered around the world. What Truth is inside? Should they be opened? Would you want anyone to know your truth?
When a Martian observation pilot and his ship crash lands in the backyard of a redneck Texan’s home, hilarity ensues as they work to re-establish contact with the pilot’s mother sh…
Please note: This show has been moved to a 10:30 timeslot.
Anna and Kathy were best friends.
Nick Cassenbaum’s brand new absurd comedy takes a sideways look at the fake news world.
‘Love is a battlefield’ (Pat Benatar).
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…
“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,…
With a trunk full of characters and a dazzling array of best-loved and original songs performed by one of the most talented multi-instrumental duos around, Beauty and the Beast is …
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…
Grandma is a drug dealer.
Strange physical theatre with soul-lined theatrics and odd feats.
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 …
Three aliens from Mars, fascinated by all things Earthly.
Experience our swanky new venue as we celebrate our 10th Fringe! Still with 70% improvised, every show is different and chaos is king as Basil, Sybil, and Manuel serve a 3-course m…
Meet Diane Chorley, legendary 80s superstar, part-time piccalilli representative and full-time diva.
She’s not a ghost.
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.
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 …
Following a mammoth year of four and five-star reviews, this unbeatable theatrical dining experience sees bride and groom Kate and Will expecting a small party to celebrate their w…
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…
‘This show has it all’ (List).
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 won a scholarship to attend Westminster University to study Journalism.
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 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…
It’s very easy to write a story that grabs someone’s attention.
The washed-up boy band of sketch comedy are back with their first new show in four years.
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…
Sara Juli’s Tense Vagina: An Actual Diagnosis does an excellent job of pushing the boundaries of the relationship between the audience and performer.
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…
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 – 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…
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.
Enjoy some sophisticated wit and word play as The Two Moronnies lampoon the lampoonable in their unique, energetic musical style.
If you are looking for an unpretentious, heart-warming comedy show at the festival, Quarter Life Crisis is where you will find it.
Funnyman Frank Carson blazed a comedy trail for 50 years.
Interrupt the Routine returns as 1940s radio group The Misfits of London for another highly enjoyable adventure of The Gin Chronicles.
Alison Skilbeck’s serio-comic celebration of Shakespeare’s older women, directed by Tim Hardy.
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…
Certain thoughts are inevitable when you hear the title Hans: Mein Camp, and the chances are they will probably be accurate.
Modern Maori Quartet are a good-looking, suave, contemporary Maori showband in the vein of forebears such as the Hi-Marks, Maori Volcanics Showband, Dalvanius and the Fascinations,…
The alternative RSC’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s works might more succinctly be titled Shakespeare: The Pantomime.
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 …
Elsa works in a cafe and eavesdrops on the coffee mornings with the girls as she waitresses.
The show tells the tale of a young girl named Rose who mysteriously goes missing in the tiny town of Grigglewood.
Sam Underwood (Fear The Walking Dead, The Following) is mostly manic, and definitely depressed! Losing Days follows his hilarious and harrowing journey of losing his f*cking mind �…
One-woman stand-up and explorative circus performance discussing life as a pie delivery driver, partly performed on free-standing rotating aerial hoop.
Today’s class is about love, heartbreak and The Little Mermaid.
America, 1863.
Where to start with The Fungasm Game Show? It’s hard to know, when our hosts clearly don’t have a clue either.
The biggest Dick in the universe is on a plural mission: murder investigation, self-destruction and solving the riddles of the universe – taking on God, Napoleon and unruly human…
A delirious investigation of American violence, emptiness and nonsense.
Tom and Daniel are doing an hour of stand-up.
In the 70s and 80s, TV star Johnnie Fancy was everywhere: barking his catchphrases, handing out giant cheques and grinning next to the pop stars of the day.
From a hit season at Adelaide Fringe, Danny Condon finds a grey area between art and science and lifts the lid on some hilarious family dynamics.
Andy Paterson of Fringe and touring hit 3,000 Trees brings you double Fringe First-winning Iain Heggie’s classic 18th century comedy.
All the movies in the Marvel cinematic universe in one hour.
Now in it’s 15th year, ComedySportz UK is the fast-paced improv show where two teams battle it out for the biggest laughs.
Martin “Bigpig” Mor.
Clonely is an adventure in existential sci-fi crisis.
The Clan Mucmor Family Circus Show.
With over 10 million video views online, internet sensation Rodney delivers a one-hour extravaganza filled with silly one-liners, magic, props and music. Fun for all the family!
Work in progress: Narin Oz plays a looney lecturer in this parody lecture exploring the most vile human behaviour and language.
Playback Impro plays back stories from the audience.
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 …
Award-winning author Stuart Reid will be sharing his books, including his latest release Gorgeous George and His Stupid Stinky Stories, and the audience will be expected to bring t…
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.
Cameryn Moore has made a name for herself as one of the Fringe’s great taboo busters, especially on the subject of sex.
How far would you go to achieve your dream? This farcical comedy centres around failing actor Alicia Harding.
Mary is on the edge of a breakdown trying to keep her foul-mouthed three-year-old in preschool.
The alternative stand-up Sean Turner has natural comedic instincts that lead him to areas most comics wouldn’t ever find themselves.
With over 10 million video views online, internet sensation Rodney delivers a one-hour extravaganza filled with silly one-liners, magic, props and music. Fun for all the family!
Sir Michael Caine Award-winning writer and comedian’s new one-man theatre show – a perfect love story in a swimming pool.
In a bustling northern English pub, a witty, bickering landlord and landlady and their twelve regulars masterfully lead you through one of Jim Cartwright’s most moving and exposing…
Hilarious.
Beta-males Nathan D’Arcy Roberts (shortlisted for BBC Radio New Comedy Award, 2016) and Ross Smith (So You Think You’re Funny? Semi-Finalist, 2015) explore identity, nostalgia …
Hoovering Flour Theatre Company’s debut production this year at the Fringe! Once upon a Christmas in a land far, far away Mark and Elizabeth throw a Christmas party which is sure…
In the world premiere of Pulitzer/Tony Award nominee Craig Lucas’s (Prelude to a Kiss, An American in Paris, Amelie) zany and touching new play, three stories collide in a world of…
In the shadow of Arthur’s Seat, Australian cabaret sensation Pamela Shaw launches her spirited child from within.
Tony Roberts is back, he’s loose and ready to blow your mind with cheeky, salacious stand-up, songs, stories and crafty card manipulation.
I remember the time when, several years ago, Out of the Blue came to my school and did an assembly.
From two former students of Philippe Gaulier.
Sadly missed after a decade pushing the daisies, Pauline Goldsmith resurrects her legendary Irish wake.
A risqué and murky journey through the realms of the phenomena known as the f*ckboy.
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…
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.
Having recently won English Comedian of the Year, Josh Pugh has the air of a rising star.
One of the brightest young talents on the comedy scene, with a fresh and fierce female voice, Lauren Pattison has arrived with her hotly anticipated debut hour about embracing your…
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…
Before even starting the show, Sara Schaefer has the advantage of a unique perspective.
Sketch comedy is the medium in which an original voice is most important in order to be successful.
CBeebies’ favourites (Justin’s House, Spot Bots) swashbuckle their way through a hilarious, new adventure of chivalry, swordplay and slips.
The fantastically fun family quiz hosted by one of the UK’s favourite stand-ups is back after last year’s triumphant silliness and mayhem.
Behind every great man stands a great woman.
Kinabalu is an astutely clever and astutely silly hour of stand up from British-Malaysian comic Phil Wang.
After a bumper month at the Fringe last year Jayde Adams comes to a new venue with her latest comedy offering Jayded.
Every act of remembering is an act of storytelling.
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.
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.
The Pleasance Comedy Reserve is back for its 13th year at the Edinburgh Fringe with another four brilliant new acts, handpicked by the Pleasance and supported by the Charlie Hartil…
DIGS, devised by newly formed company Theatre with Legs, offers insight into how the millennials of ‘Generation Rent’ think about community and belonging.
There is a woman sprawled across the keys of a grand piano.
I’ve never seen an hour of stand-up with such a high density of laughter points.
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…
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.
Suzi Ruffell returns with a new hour of thought provoking and hilarious stand-up.
Pip Utton is a veteran of the stage, and of the Edinburgh Festival.
A once in a lifetime opportunity to see the greatest living comic of every generation.
Climate change is massive.
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 …
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 is exactly what you want from a cabaret.
Bunny Boiler is the debut hour from rising star and ever so slightly unhinged comedian Rachel Jackson (BBC Three, Tupperware Party, Scot Squad).
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.
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…
Spies Like Us Theatre’s adaptation of Graham Greene’s classic novel is, quite simply, a joy.
In this much anticipated debut show, Jon Pointing presents Cayden Hunter, an actor who will demonstrate the importance of selflessness and sharing through this (non-participatory) …
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’s Mammoth is a strong example of observational comedy at this year’s Fringe.
The monster gods of comedy and 2016’s winners of Mervyn Stutter’s Spirit of the Fringe award return to Edinburgh.
Come join Jellybean, the biggest kid in the world, as he tries his hardest to get famous.
Please note: This show has been moved to a 10:30 timeslot.
Here’s a heartfelt invitation to experience a never-before-seen mix of climate science, psychology and surrealist dance in which we attempt to remake ourselves just in time for a…
Putting on a Fringe show is, for any performer, a risky endeavour.
There’s a new band in town! Bringing you toe-tapping, hand-clapping, bottom-wiggling tunes full of feel-good factor.
It’s been a particularly tough year for Mark and Fran.
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…
Betts is back, but he’s got a problem.
After an eventful year off (got a new laptop, etc), the boy’s back in town with resolutions galore but less courage in his convictions than ever.
For a show about a break-up, Lloyd Griffith in:Undated has all the comfortable generosity, grossness and joy of a long-term relationship.
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…
What if how I feel about myself and the world at 4am is the truth? What if people really do think I’ve got a disappointing face? What if I take off all my clothes and my lover ju…
Being a millennial in the modern world is hard.
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.
Join your hosts Ross Brierley and Joshua Sadler as they take the late-night chat show to its illogical conclusion.
Superbolt Theatre’s The Jurassic Parks is ridiculous; in the best way possible.
Fresh from supporting Romesh Ranganathan on his nationwide tour, the ‘cynical, astute and impassioned’ (Chortle.
The King is back, long live the King.
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…
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…
Devilish diversions and arcadian amusements to while away the wee hours.
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 …
On first viewing the stage I thought I would try and count all the instruments I could see scattered around waiting to be played.
Warning: this show contains ninjas, not magic.
New York City, 1943.
International cabaret sex god Tomás Ford (Crap Music Rave Party) reaches for international stardom with his biggest, dumbest pop extravaganza yet.
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…
Parents-to-be await their first antenatal class.
Celebrating 50 years of Perry and Croft’s quintessential sitcom, which won the Best One-Liner accolade in a poll of comedians conducted earlier this year by Gold, with the immort…
“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 is a cabaret god; he’ll tell you so himself.
2 Become 1 is a standard Jukebox Musical.
Strap in for the Captain and Raoul’s playfully anarchic bouffon rollercoaster that ventures to the darkest corners of the grotto where the mould festers under the tree.
***** (Time Out, Sydney).
A whimsical story of a pianist and his puppet, it’ll have you falling off your seat in laughter! Packed full of gags, hilarious moments and surprises, the White Face Crew combine p…
The Sugarhill Gang’s Rapper’s Delight prompts an evening of light-hearted, harmless, 80s-inspired fun.
Delving into the lives of a group of teenagers in a tower block at the end of a school day.
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.
“Ah yes.
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 …
Oh no.
You’ve seen him sneaking into places he shouldn’t be, now come and see him where he most definitely should be: live on stage with his sensational new show.
Back after last year’s fantastic show, the Listies are just as wonderfully ridiculous as ever.
The greatest comeback concert ever! Featuring all your favorite groups you’ve never heard of from the 80s to the present day, including Familiar County, Simon Never Said and The …
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…
This extremely famous one-handed actor shares his hilarious encounters with the world.
Assembly’s renowned opening night gala returns to launch our biggest programme yet, with highlights from across our 200 strong season, all rolled into one spectacular package.
This show is dumb.
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…
From a hit season at Adelaide Fringe, Danny Condon finds a grey area between art and science and lifts the lid on some hilarious family dynamics.
Strap in tight to the most rad, bizarre, awe-inspiring comedy and alt-performance rollercoaster at the Fringe! We’re back for our third year with one-off takeovers from your favo…
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.
Winner of the 2016 Eddies Award, the sell-out hit Buzz returns; a hilarious musical journey through the history of the vibrator and a brutally honest story of a singleton’s quest t…
To be surprised by a show at the Fringe is a rare and wonderful thing.
Uplifting, fast-paced and heart-warming, Todd & God tells the tale of how God selected an atheist as her chosen one.
Tall Stories return to Edinburgh for their 20th birthday with an updated version of Future Perfect.
First Prize winner (Gilded Balloon Sitcom Trials 2016) Kate Bowes Renna brings her new satirical comedy to the fringe.
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…
All new! The unplanned, unscripted and unconventional cult comedy show.
Ever wondered what your favourite pantomime characters did before they became famous? Or what they did after their tale ended? Join the irrepressible Dame Dolly and her lovable son…
In a similar way to eating your mum’s homemade soup, sometimes the charm of a show can outweigh the actual content.
Staging Wittgenstein is a difficult production to categorise.
Swan Bake is a riotously trippy and acerbically funny show.
‘I recognise this’Daniella Isaacs was in the newest Sweaty Betty zero gravity leggings, making hemp and cacao energy balls, flanked by her nutribullet.
Richard from The Carpenters used to be on top of the world looking down on creation, to the left of (and slightly behind) Karen.
Within the last few years, the improvised musical has become a standard of the Fringe, with at least four in Edinburgh this summer.
A hilariously naughty cabaret about car accidents, kink and cucumbers.
Amazing tales elegantly told.
It’s time to paint the rainbow and unleash the world’s first one-man gay rom-com cabaret! Hilarious and heartfelt songs meet physical comedy and candid storytelling in one man’s fi…
It’s 1979 and Scottish darts star Jocky Wilson is in America to play an exhibition match.
Hold onto your shades as this smash hit returns – back by popular demand! We’re putting the band back together for a night of rhythm and blues to remember.
Based on the 1984 cult classic, The Toxic Avenger captures everything good about spoof musicals.
In their 12th year, Comedians’ Theatre Company has become synonymous with exciting new writing and pushing comedians’ performance boundaries by casting them in works of theatre.
Join David Edwards as he gives advice concerning how to navigate the messy world of modern-day dating.
The set of this play included a fish tank with a small toy fish that swam around in it.
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…
Amy’s best friend pushes her to go out to last-minute drinks with a hunky model she meets unexpectedly.
Actor-comedian Chris Dingli comes to Edinburgh for a limited run of his hit one-man comedy, Bad Dad, ahead of a US tour.
Clearing out their former local cinema seems like the dream job for two old pals (Andy Gray and Grant Stott), but in the process of stirring memories and re-creating scenes from th…
After eight years on BBC’s River City, Gary’s leaving his role as hairdresser Robbie behind.
Stagger me sideways! King Ubu, usurper to the throne of Baloney, carries a mop instead of a sceptre and dreams of his pâté de dog.
When Sherlock Holmes unknowingly murders his own client, the game is on to track down the criminal mastermind who did it – Holmes himself! But what does Watson’s rent have to do …
Double bill showing two faces of dance.
‘Have you ever seen roses in the salad? I have’ (Bruno Munari).
A quick-fire dystopian comedy following the daily routine of Harper and Collins: two lexicographers imprisoned by the sinister MW Corporation.
The cast of the sell-out Shakespeare for Breakfast are inviting you back for dinner with a Dickensian twist! Join us for a deliciously daring look at this classic British author, w…
When comedian Megan Gogerty is told that she hasn’t got the part of Lady Macbeth, a tragic figure of powerful darkness, because Megan is the human equivalent of a golden retrieve…
From Helsinki, a brand-new speed-dating concept for theatre lovers! First relax, enjoying one of two sparkling comedies about first dates in restaurants from prolific Finnish scree…
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.
Help us find out which ghosts haunt our famous underground vaults.
Weird tales in dark wynds, creepy facts in closes, ghastly details in graveyards and unspeakable truths when we descend underground.
Serán conducidos por el pasado oscuro de Edimburgo y sus alrededores incluyendo el cementerio más encantado del mundo.
After a hugely successful run last year, Science Magic is back at the Edinburgh Fringe.
The UK’s only comedy court is back, but now, for all the family! An improvised show where Steve Bennett invites top comedians to be lawyers, prosecuting and defending members of th…
With comedy, cabaret and fun for all the family to enjoy, the Huggers show returns to Edinburgh.
Poor Lewis just wanted to enjoy a happy birthday, but things just went from bad to worse.
Superheroes for Kids is a silly celebration of comic book superheroes.
After amazing audiences for two years with groundbreaking Strictly Come Trancing, the Fringe’s first and best hypnotist returns with a brand-new hypnotic experience.
Alex returns from his recent tour of New Zealand with another extravaganza showcasing old, new and traditional songs and stories.
Seriously seeing the funny side.
With touches of Liberace and Victor Borge, this world-touring US pianist/singer is a classical concert artist gone rogue.
Two presents working-class life in a northern local, a place of failed aspirations, unfulfilled lives and long-kept secrets.
Attention all shoppers! Make your way down to Southside Social to see best friends in the whole wide world (ever) in this show stopping coming of age story.
Stand-up comedy can be a very demanding form of performance.
After cycling 1,500 miles from London to Edinburgh, the four-strong all-male HandleBards present Shakespeare’s play as you’ve never seen it before – fast-paced, irreverent and bi…
The HandleBards are proud to present their first ever all-female troupe! After cycling 1,000 miles from London to Edinburgh, the four-strong troupe present Shakespeare’s play as yo…
Cut the Chat is a forum to discuss the topics people want to talk about.
This was a hugely disappointing hour of theatre.
Laurel and Hardy’s slapstick comedy still makes people laugh nearly 100 years after they made their first film together.
Welcome to Ginger Creek, where curious characters and perplexing events are the norm.
The Wall is a wonderfully refreshing play from Corby Productions.
The Hearty Toadstool, classic English bed and breakfast, has gone downhill in recent years, but elderly proprietor Lavinia Gerania keeps the place going.
A unique fun-filled, vibrant and interactive riotous adult five-star afternoon variety show, packed with hilarious mime, comedy, innuendo and magic.
Neil Simon’s dark comedy about Evy Meara, a cabaret singer whose career, marriage and health have all been destroyed by alcohol.
The company that brought you Happy Girl and Teenage Dirtbag is back with a new show about digital detoxes, the rise to insta-fame and what it means to really lose yourself online.
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…
Unexpected item in bagging area… Over-worked, under-appreciated, threatened with unemployment, a tin of baked beans that refuses to scan pushes the beleaguered shop assistants of…
Two friends get together to write a comedy musical.
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.
Did you know, the Brothers Grimm collected together over 200 different stories? Why do we only ever hear about Cinders and Snow White? Were the others too scary? Too gruesome? Or a…
Sorcery and sandwiches! Trickery and tea! Bewitchery and banter! The man with the world’s only degree in magic serves up a feast for family fascination.
Stand-up poetry from the beat generation.
Enjoy an afternoon with Liza in an expertly pruned show about flowers, gardens and all things green! From Tip Toe Through The Tulips to Neil Diamond’s You Don’t Bring Me Flower…
They’re back! For seven nights only, with a selection of hot favourites from over 648 years of song, satire and hilarity.
The Handlebards are a unique group, reinventing the concept of the company of travelling players.
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…
Procrastination may confound human progress and productivity, but it also provides the inspiration for Brick by Brick’s fantastic, multimedia clown show.
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.
In this play we’re granted a view into a future version of the world of Peanuts.
Ah, the classic buddy comedy: overdone by definition and yet extremely resilient.
Come see Christina’s triumphant return to the UK this summer as she presents her newest show Me, Myself and Everyone Else.
Lover dead, gun in hand, how did she end up in Tasmania? Our Liverpool born Queen of Cabaret sings up a storm and wisecracks her way through a roller coaster journey of self-discov…
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…
The HandleBards are proud to present their first ever all-female troupe! After cycling 1,000 miles from London to Edinburgh, the four-strong all-female HandleBards present Shakespe…
One comic book fan tries to figure out what the real meaning of his life is by becoming a superhero.
Conman, faith healer and US Army reservist.
You’ve seen the film, now here’s the musical.
We’re All Mad in Here follows the story of Alasdair Carroll, a young gay man living in Edinburgh who comes across an elusive drag club called Curious Appetites.
Comedy duo Ronnie and Jonny split up five years ago and haven’t spoken since.
Come join us for an afternoon of amazing stunts, mind reading, stand-up comedy and magic that isn’t shit! ‘The Empathist’ Ian Harvey Stone (The Devil Without) will open your mind…
Famed for her portrayal of bisexual coke snorting Liberty Baker on Footballers Wives which won her a Screen Nations Award, Phina’s latest challenge is nine characters: black, white…
Two ladies who like tea, cake, gin and playing ukulele.
Moira Bell – single mum, cleaner, hardest woman in Falkirk, and the alter ego of writer/performer Alan Bissett – is back at the Fringe for a limited run after six years’ abse…
Two quirky ladies.
Vera Vera Vera is a black comedy that explores the impact of war on the people back at home.
DON GNU are decked out in hand-knit socks and worn-out sandals and on the hunt for that dang thing called self.
Two quirky ladies.
A tribute to Half Man Half Biscuit’s 30+ years in music.
The dolphin – a remarkably intelligent animal with uncommon sensitivity, full of wonder and curiosity.
The International Shalom Festival is a celebration of the diverse culture, music, art, dance and food of Israel aiming to build cultural bridges and develop international friendsh…
Over the years the infamous Antifolk scene has produced tonnes of phenomenal female talent – Regina Spektor, Laura Marling, Michelle Shocked, Kimya Dawson and many more.
DBTBS is an engaging and succinct piece on what it’s like inside the mind of a woman on a trading floor.
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 revolves around a mercenary company.
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.
Twentieth anniversary performance of David Benson’s Fringe First Award-winning tour de force, showing Kenneth Williams at his funniest and his most badly behaved.
In the summer of 1990, four lads from Liverpool were working on renovating and decorating the palace of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein when they were taken hostage by Saddam and his…
David Payne, having already portrayed C.
Crapappella is an all-singing, all-dancing, altogether groundbreaking, chart smashing, hit music BBC Radio 4 worthy a cappella show.
Sherlock Holmes meets a theatrical farce in this intelligently written double act that sparkles like the Blue Carbuncle.
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.
It’s all in the mind you know.
Waiting is frustrating – more frustrating when you don’t know what you’re waiting for.
The hilarious tribute to the fictitious husband and wife lounge act duo, Dick and Deloris DelRubio.
‘The string is the thing’ – in the centre of the stage there is a giant sculpture.
There are many symbols of class division and expressions of social stratification in this country.
Harold Pinter’s two short plays make only rare appearances nowadays and yet they are rewarding pieces.
A cast of two.
In true Terry Pratchett style, this rendition of Terry Pratchett’s Mort brings along a sly mixture of complex fantasy and comedy.
John Godber’s great play about life in a rundown secondary school where both the teachers and the students have just about given up.
Wrong Tree’s Rumpelstiltskin is a musical retelling of the classic fairy tale of the farmer’s daughter and the mysterious imp.
The songs and wit of those masters of mayhem, mirth and Madeira – timeless comedy legends, Flanders and Swann.
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…
‘When it’s working, you won’t even pay attention to the time; there is no time, there is just that win.
Next on the list of unusual inspirations: Casting Call Woe is a Fringe show based on a blog.
A sculptor is awaiting the arrival of an art dealer when the power fails.
Award-winning Sudden Impulse Theatre Company are marking the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death by bringing his much-loved comedy classic to the Edinburgh Fringe.
Two antifolk-Punk musicians, Depresstival and Tim Loud, bring their melodic, musical whinge fest to Bob’s BlundaBus.
The newly divorced Harry Horner has spread a rumour of his own impotence around the country club.
Four youngsters and their dog battle an unexpected apocalypse on a small Scottish island.
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…
What happens when admiration becomes obsession? When Greg Moncur discovers the music of Johnny Cash, he vows to become his biggest fan.
The tweeting of the birds portends a beautiful day, but the view from the bridge is spoiled by an ominous thick mist.
What do you do when your set crumbles, your actors forget their lines and lighting fails? Cry? Laugh? Or just carry on? Rolling In The Aisle presents a comedy where everything that…
PALP are back with a riotous melange of contemporary comedic parables.
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…
Making international trade deals isn’t easy but it is funny, absurd, ridiculous, stupid, nonsensical, manic, moronic, filthy, terrifying, profane, devastating, and moooo-ving.
That meeting that we’ve all been to.
Clown duo Sasha and Remy want to start their own TV show but something sinister is at work.
‘A brilliant play and another success for Punchline Theatre’ ***** (BroadwayBaby.
Unsure of what to do with your life? Become a nurse.
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.
Rolling in the Aisle Productions presents a classic black comedy full of confusion, cross-dressing and a little bit of darkness.
2016 Brighton Fringe Cabaret award-winners! Don’t leave Edinburgh without witnessing this ‘unbearable’ show! Being female can be an unbearably silly business! The Unbearable Pleasu…
Hey! Ever wondered what happens to TV reality stars when they stop being famous? On the slippery slide from celebrity to no-mark they have some wonderful adventures.
Molière’s classic comedy is reinvented as a piece of high energy physical storytelling, in a new adaptation by Oliver Pengelly and Dawn Wylie.
In the schoolroom of a country estate in the 1800s, Thomasina is discovering the truth about sex.
Lyons Productions returns to Edinburgh with Holes, an apocalyptic farce from Tom Basden, writer of hit TV shows Fresh Meat and Plebs.
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 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.
It’s always disappointing to see an interesting concept marred by poor execution.
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, …
A Colombian/Irish/Englishman takes on identity, the world and why you have to try a Japanese toilet.
A modern-day musical twist on Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice with music by Joshua Salzman and book and lyrics by Ryan Cunningham.
Nine actors recreate raging typhoons, runaway trains, stampeding elephants and over 30 different characters in Mark Brown’s brilliant new stage adaptation of the Jules Verne classi…
Making its European premiere, this Canadian comedy gem packs more ideas and laughs into 40 minutes than most plays triple its length.
Having assembled a crack team of musical legends from across the globe, notorious rock stars Rayguns Look Real Enough are now heading into space to bring home the Best Band in the …
The fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm are turned on their heads in this fast-paced, rollicking ride as two narrators and several actors attempt to combine all 209 stories, ranging …
We will have showstopping compositions from the RTO music competition for unpublished composers.
The children’s show on an actual bus: with a bonkers bus driver, a clueless conductor, a double-decker bus and you.
Warning: highly addictive content! Come see the wackiest, most raucous and addictive show in town! Reefer Madness follows the hilarious journey of two clean-cut kids’ descent into …
Lovdev Barpaga brings his first ever solo show to the fringe in 2016.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Lovdev Barpaga brings his first ever solo show to the fringe in 2016.
Only those blessed with an extraordinary ability and love of language qualify for the Putnam County Spelling Bee.
Currently cabaret in residence at London’s glamorous Crazy Coqs (recently voted best UK cabaret venue), Kit and McConnel return to the bang central G&V Hotel with their latest sh…
Cinema screening of live performance.
The play centres around Sensation Nation, a vocal group founded and led by the unstoppable DD.
Tristram Shandy’s sizzling autobiography, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, has just hit the shelves and the author has announced a nation-wide tour: a theatrica…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
By Joan Greening (ITV’s The Cabbage Patch) from five-star-rated adrunkensailor.
Two ardent fans of the golden era of Hollywood, Elizabeth and Gerri start fan clubs to bring their idols of the silver screen, Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, just a little bit clos…
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…
What’s a boy to do? Puddlescombe Prep, the poshest school in Britain (and therefore, or course, the world), is going to the dogs.
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.
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…
Oddly enough, Grannies with Guns is kind of an anti-Matilda.
School group Centaurs of Attention have an excellent company name and a rather good Fringe show to boot.
After the rapture and his second coming to earth, Jesus Christ finds himself transported to Hell.
Disaster strikes as a beloved vicar is brutally murdered in his church, due to jealousy over his large cucumber.
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…
Love is complicated.
Loosely inspired by The Red Shoes: a compendium of bonkers and brilliant adult fairy tales told through tap dance.
What is it that makes Tim so different from you and I? Apart from being dead, nothing really.
‘It’s R-rated magic at its stunning best’ (TheGlobalGoddess.
After their great success last year, Interrupt the Routine are back with a brand new episode of The Gin Chronicles.
Come let loose and forget about your worries with feasting, music, mayhem, bloody coxcombs and admirable fooling.
What would your dog say if she could talk? Furry angel philosophers Trinny and Kato share their insights on the travails and foibles of the (not always wonderful) humans they love,…
In the Parish Council elections, you win or you die.
From street musician to concert artist and back again, the man who was Marvin Hanglider is celebrating his 60th birthday by becoming a fundraiser for Children in Need.
Join Dracula’s arch-nemesis Professor Van Helsing in a gothic camp vamp romp of biting satire punctuated with sucky songs.
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…
Dark comedy and dynamic verbatim theatre.
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…
Basking in the success of his movie, the two-hit wonder returns to Edinburgh.
We Will Rock You meets Yes Prime Minister in this hilarious story of electioneering by 2015 MP candidate Will Goodhand (Channel 4’s Beauty and the Geek, 99 Club stand-up), featur…
It is a lovely spring day in an urban conurbation.
Paul Wady’s unique and controversial mass autism conversion show returns for a second year.
‘Do you know how they get animals to breed in captivity? They put them in the same cage.
It is 3 March 1960 and Marie’s biggest dream has come true: Elvis Presley has landed in Prestwick Airport, returning from his time in the US army and reeling from the death of hi…
Cinderella wants a night at the ball, Buttons wants Cinderella to notice him and the Ugly Sisters want Cinderella to just stay in her cupboard! Welcome our Fairy Godmother and hey …
With a complimentary cocktail on arrival, catch the very best of the Fringe with a hand-picked selection of this year’s top performers.
Really? Music tricks are the only resource for this group of orphans? They’re losing hope.
Life can be dull. Maybe all you need to spice it up, is a person who doesn’t deal with things in a rational way, who has a different view of the world? Let’s find out.
A vaguely outrageous, psychedelic three-piece hip-hop folk funk outfit, hand-crafting screwball anthems deep in the Scottish Highlands.
Embrace the mystical musical mystery of The Singing Psychic as she reads the songs in your heart! With live audience readings and stories of her extraordinary psychic gifts, this f…
Balthasar’s bemused, Romeo’s a wuss and the Friar’s on the fiddle but Juliet Capulet calls the shots in an ice cream war with the Montagues.
If ever the strength of a story lay in its telling, Chapel Street would be a perfect example.
Shropshire’s independent comedy club finally comes to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe featuring six great comedians with a different line-up every night but always headlined by Telfo…
A show about those people you love to hate.
Diva Las Vegas delivers The Sundaes back to Edinburgh with their boldest show to date.
Let’s just appreciate that title for a moment.
Doktor James is sick of living at home and not being taken seriously as a super villain.
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…
Balthasar’s bemused, Romeo’s a wuss and the Friar’s on the fiddle but Juliet Capulet calls the shots in an ice cream war with the Montagues.
Why Grimsby? by Reuben Ruiz-Daum is a story of secrets, lies and the extremes to which a mother will go in order to secure the hopes and dreams of her daughter.
Alan Bennett has a problem: he can’t stop talking to himself.
Battles? Magic? Princesses? We have it all! Come on down to Paradise Green this August and watch Aladdin! The traditional pantomime with a hint of Big Squirrel magic! A cast of six…
This is a kids show for adults featuring puppets, awkward art attacks and one too many cats.
How We Lost It is a piece about who we are now, where we’ve come from and asks what we’ve lost (and gained) in between.
After cycling 1,500 miles from London to Edinburgh, the four-strong all-male HandleBards present Shakespeare’s play as you’ve never seen it before – fast-paced, irreverent and bi…
A Royal Flush is a dark political comedy turned farce, featuring a princess stuck in a portaloo and a ransoming of The Daily Star.
Have you been mistaken for a pervert? Are you awkward in a sex shop? Do you try to disguise your farts with a cough? Have you ever wondered how scissoring works? Do you enjoy havin…
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…
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? 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 is not your regular drama.
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.
A young troll girl finds herself defending the town from a gang of destructive, deadly dinosaurs! Recruiting allies – a goblin wizard and flame breathing dragon – does she have…
Anglichanka (Englishwoman in Russian) is an exhilarating new comedy show about Abi living in the former Soviet Union in the 90s and her return after 18 years as the first UK comic …
What do drugs, poetry, cancer, Father Christmas and the harmonica have in common? Join Aaron and Andy to find out.
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.
Brother and sister Jack (Durham Revue, So You Think You’re Funny? semi-finalist) and Anna Harris (Bristol Revunions, Fish Finger Fridays) find themselves at another bizarre family …
It’s a party… and you’re invited! Join human jukebox, musical comedy maestro and birthday girl Kirsty for a feel-good celebration of growing older disgracefully.
After 13 years abiding by the magicians’ code of conduct, Kane & Abel will break every rule in the book passed down to them by their grandfather to discover how different their l…
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.
Multi award-winning poet Dominic Berry (seen poeting on BBC and Channel 4) returns after touring Canada and USA with his unforgettable new show about love, loss, and his quest for …
Mind wizard.
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…
London’s favourite spoken word night arrives in Edinburgh.
To celebrate Grainger’s 87th birthday, the best magicians in the universe make their comeback with the greatest maelstrom, extravaganza, tsunami of a magic show the world will ever…
Jack & Karen are sick and tired of playing second fiddle to Will & Grace.
If your name is a lie then what else are you hiding? Join us on a whistle stop romp through The Importance of Being Earnest, a comedy of manners for those who have none.
Chris O Neill serves up samples of ten different acts every day so you can pick your favourites.
The pioneers of slapdash magic are back! These award-winning idiots have become famous for their quick banter, tight chemistry, contagious energy and jaw-dropping, show-stopping wi…
Pitch the diaries, the journals, the travelogues.
This is show about white heroes, nice police and sexy refugees.
Archie Broon likes a challenge.
Meet Frankie.
Raising a laugh and a lump in the throat all at once is a good trick – possibly the best.
Hooray for Love follows the success of Nicky’s 2014 Edinburgh hit, Empty Nest.
‘An absolute master of his stage.
Got the smartphone blues? Stand-up poet Dan Simpson (Glastonbury Festival, Canterbury Laureate) focuses his high-speed fuzzy logic on the screens and machines that rule over our li…
Experience Ada Campe’s unique blend of comedy, magic, regret and shouting in a show that will surprise and entertain everyone – especially vegetarians.
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…
Lady Shona and Natalie Sweeney tend to criminally overshare.
Rik Carranza leads two comedians through an epic debate to finally put to rest which is better, Star Trek or Star Wars.
If your name is a lie then what else are you hiding? Join us on a whistle stop romp through The Importance of Being Earnest, a comedy of manners for those who have none.
Two of Newcastle’s rising stars present two separate half hours of stand up.
The refugee crisis is undoubtedly difficult to discuss.
A semi-improvised stand-up show about mental illness and pest control.
Sean Turner takes his one man show to the Fringe for a month-long run.
Marc Jennings is one of Scotland’s best new comedians.
Back for his seventh Edinburgh Fringe, comedy magician and juggler Robbie Cockburn is here with a brand new stage show Badinage.
Vaudeville, comedy and cabaret are all on the menu in a five-star feast of first-rate fun.
Now in its ninth year, Forth on the Fringe is the largest showcase event of Fringe entertainment available at this year’s festival.
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is one of the most well known stories in the English canon.
Tom Taylor has produced a show so funny at one point I thought my lungs were going to burst.
Ubu assumes the role of Faust in this raucous, rapid-fire puppet comedy.
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…
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.
Comedy, magic, a little bit of chocolate and a lot of danger! Yorkshire magician Craig Stephenson brings his new show to Edinburgh, with its blend of laugh-out-loud comedy and mind…
Hamlet’s got the hump.
Bubble-lovers will rejoice in this fun, immersive spectacle lead by the energetic assistant Ms Squeaky Bottom and the Nutty Professor himself.
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.
After another successful European tour, Frank Sanazi’s comedy-cabaret war machine rolls into Edinburgh, accompanied by his psychopathic daughter Nancy Sanazi, Saddami Davis Jnr, De…
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…
After Magritte is a rip-roaring comedy about ordinary people in a most bizarre situation: a senile woman obsessed with the tuba may or may not be the mother of anyone in the room; …
Not everybody hates The Lounge Kittens.
Showcasing the best the Fringe has to offer.
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…
This is a tale about dogs: specifically Johnny the young puppy piano player in a shady speakeasy in 1920s New York City.
In Shakespeare Syndrome, brought to Edinburgh by the talented Mermaidsgroup from the University of St.
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…
In a world of increasing crime, someone has to fight back against villainy, someone with abilities beyond comprehension: fire breathing, super strength, or the power to produce pot…
JC’s in trouble.
Forever Plaid is one of the most popular musicals in recent history.
Eight decades of music, madness and foreign affairs are scandalously revealed in this tantalizing new one-woman musical comedy cabaret; from femme fatale D’yan’s lusty adventur…
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 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…
‘A festival mainstay for 10 years now, the always worthwhile Comedy Club 4 Kids should be on the schedule of any self-respecting, chuckle-loving young Fringegoer.
Shakespeare Shorts: Hamlet - Shakespeare’s Hamlet condensed into an hour by kids, for kids.
Welcome to the village fête in Llanfairchwaraesboncen, nestled in the South Wales Valleys.
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 is a fantastical, surrealist adventure experienced by a class of school children under the disinterested gaze of their teacher.
Our favourite comedians present their favourite films.
Often, first-time Festival goers arriving in Edinburgh can be paralysed by choice as a result of the sheer volume of shows on offer.
We meet Fred as he wakes up - cute little puppet stretching and yawns ensue.
To make The Auld Alliance, start with a nice big helping of Jane Austen.
Buzz is a new musical from writer Robyn Grant.
Energetic, exotic, eclectic and completely unpredictable; those glamorous Lady Boys are ready with a dazzling new production of the country’s most popular cabaret show.
The Massive Heid and Andy Jumangi present The Pop Bingo Disco! Now in its second year, bawless bingo served with musical treats has been propelled into musical bingo folklore! Not …
Follow the ridiculous antics of social rugby club, Old Fatonians, where foolishness, stupidity and brutal male banter are order of the day.
Did you know, the Brothers Grimm collected together over 200 different stories? Why do we only ever hear about Cinders and Snow White? Were the others too scary? Too gruesome? Or a…
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 …
Previously known for her well received part as a Totally Naff Tart, this is Victoria Jeffrey solo and talking about life.
Welcome to Dreamform.
After cycling 1,500 miles from London to Edinburgh, the four-strong all-male HandleBards present Shakespeare’s play as you’ve never seen it before – fast-paced, irreverent and bi…
Welcome to Matchbox Theatre! Would you please take a moment to check that all mobile phones and other electronic devices are switched on? Your calls are important to us! Photograph…
Writer and performer Emma Jerrold could be described as something of a hot property at this year’s Fringe.
London Cabaret Award-winners Duo Bogof have been making magic since before they were married, and they’re still making magic.
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 -…
Never before have I had to so strongly caution an audience - if you don’t enjoy having all eyes on you, look away now.
Perhaps you aren’t aware of fuckboys.
We begin with a boy meeting a girl.
From the pen of former Royal Court Young Writer, Nick Cassenbaum, comes a brand new absurd comedy for young people about living a dream.
Snuggle in, unwind and let the award-winning a cappella sensations and 2016’s Voice Festival University champions, The Bristol Suspensions, give you a night you won’t forget.
Chris Henry is a frantic comic.
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.
Are you the 99% that won’t stop and help your fellow man in trouble? Are you the 99% who cant break free from the scourge of apathy? Statistics show only 1% patrols the Scottish st…
How does breaking up work in the digital age? Are we really that OK? A comic examination of one woman’s race to the bottom both on and offline and the gap between the two.
New work is at the heart of the Fringe experience; new work by new companies all the more so.
We very rarely think about our own deaths.
Lying seems to be getting more and more fashionable.
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.
Six tweens vie for a spelling championship. They disclose touching stories as they spell their way to victory, hoping they never have to hear the bell that ends their dreams.
Winner of the Tony Triple Crown for Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book, Avenue Q: School Edition is part-flesh, part-felt and packed with heart.
Rod Hunter and Les Sinclair, two of Scotland’s more mature stand-up comedians return for the fifth year in a row with their successful Old Men show.
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…
Tom Jones was born to be hanged.
Lock up your children, goldfish and everything in between as The Scotney Rascals are in town! A pair of wannabe Rock stars with absolutely no following are forced to do comedy.
In the programme, The Shakespeare Club promises to be a somewhat cheesy, yet harmless play about finding oneself through Shakespeare’s characters.
Sex, politics, and puppetry are alive and well in William Shakespeare’s Measure 4 Measure (Abridged).
A dark comedy about a woman who will do anything to stay young who meets a scientist who carries the perfect solution in her pocket.
I Keep a Woman in My Flat Chained to a Radiator.
The set-up is simple: an armchair, a side-table, and a teapot, cup, and saucer.
Shaedates is a show about finding yourself – quite literally.
Ash is a devised piece by a group of Lecoq-trained graduates about the nicotine addiction of a Yorkshireman and his friends and family.
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…
The Ticket by Stephen Stubelt is a modern comedy exploring the myriad of life choices we make casually every day and the destinations to which they lead.
You are about to be transported to the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas where you have the opportunity to be the star of the show! This is the UK’s first and only full production int…
A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Gotham is exactly what it says on the tin.
A daily showcase of the finest stand-up at the Fringe.
What should you do in a zombie apocalypse? Well, according to Rob and Paul, just try to have fun.
Running since 1997, Faulty Towers the Dining Experience has become a Fringe staple and international success.
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…
In a frenzy of blood, sweat, tears and sequins, the Heavens cracked open last night and Peter and Bambi rained down upon us.
First things first.
A History, w Nowell Edmurnds is a surreal examination of celebrity culture which is by turns extraordinarily captivating and deeply funny.
Comedy has a new monster.
Almost every review of Spencer Jones takes the lazy route of saying he’s like Mr Bean meets something/someone wacky.
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…
From the creators of the Faulty Towers Dining Experience, The Wedding Reception is an interactive show which includes a three course meal.
Filled with humour and sorrow, Every Day I Wake Up Hopeful is a play about a man who is considering throwing in the towel.
Smart, funny, original songs from Michael Roulston and Sarah-Louise Young, creators of Cabaret Whore, Julie Madly Deeply and Songs for Cynics.
Ireland’s most lovable idiots bring their mischief and mayhem on tour.
If you could ask a psychic a question what would it be? Direct from London’s West End, award-winning ‘psychic’ comedian Peter Antoniou brings his unique skills to peer inside you…
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.
Winner Best Comedy Weekly Award 2015 Adelaide Fringe.
STV’s Best Children’s Shows, Edinburgh 2015.
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.
The Edinburgh premiere of Event Awards’ Act of the Year 2013 winner, JunNk.
Ettieboo (Ria Lina) presents the best value cabaret money can buy! Each show is different, with a line-up comprised of the best, brightest and most beautiful acts participating at …
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.
Adventure Quest is a dark comedy modelled on the style of old-school Sierra On-Line computer adventure games.
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 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.
‘Exceedingly funny’ ***** (Planet Arts).
Sherlock Holmes, true to its original with all the same characters and tropes that keep fans hooked, but with a twist.
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…
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…
Winner: First and Foremost Entertainment Award, Brighton Fringe 2015.
You’ve seen some comedy.
Every single audience member is given a ping pong ball with Shakespearean tropes written on them upon entry.
Amelia Ryan used to be a mess.
Why can’t they make delicious vegetables? Would a slide be better than my stairs? Who invented the zip? When can I take a bath with a dolphin? Why is water so wet? Why can’t I have…
Deadpan Theatre return to the Fringe after their sell-out success Get Your Sh*t Together, premiered at the Fringe in 2015.
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.
Winner: Best Theatre, Dunedin Fringe.
Claire hates her job.
The best shows at the Edinburgh Fringe are the unexpected ones.
What does it mean to be British? That’s the question that underlies this political, anarchistic play Octopus.
Carlotta is a romance novelist except she’s never been in love.
Animal (Are you a proper person?) is a show about learning who you are and being proud of whatever that might be.
In the future, mimes are no longer physical theatre practitioners and have become the sole operators of the world’s time machines.
Chef: Come Dine With Us! should not in a way be confused with the TV series Come Dine With Me.
Out of the Blue are something of a Fringe staple by now.
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.
Hayley Ellis has Fear of Missing Out (FOMO to the kids).
Critically acclaimed Brown, known for being satirical, grotesque and f*cked, returns to the Fringe.
Emily Lloyd-Saini’s debut hour of stand-up.
Join multi award-winning comedian and scientist Dónal Vaughan as he shows you amazing science tricks using everyday items.
When an error cuts her public benefits, Sarah banks on secular sensibility and starts her own post-rapture pet sitting service.
As cryptic as the title of this show may seem to be, its basic premise is established very early on.
A new, innovative piece of theatre that offers a new perspective into the world of dating and relationships.
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.
What should you do in a zombie apocalypse? Well, according to Rob and Paul, just try to have fun.
Spread your wings of courage and join Big O as she explores the aspects of fear.
The alternative late-night Fringe experience returns.
Hilarious and moving spontaneous show reveals the dramas that transpire when an older TV actress from Hi-De-Hi and a younger classical actor get together and stage their own play.
The classic musical fairy tale, or is it? A chance encounter makes Earnest reflect on how his fairy tale life began.
A comedy of correspondence between recently divorced Jenny and recently imprisoned Gerry.
Middlesbrough’s second-tallest sketch group return with sketches, jokes, songs and a big bag of hammers.
Spoken word behemoth Fat Roland mixes deadpan comedy and surreal stories with wonderfully odd illustrations.
ComedySportz UK is the North West’s top improvised comedy troupe.
Playback Impro plays back moments and stories from the audience.
The Bubble Show your mother warned you about is here! Clothes and bubbles will fly in this cabaret styled story filled with beautiful bubble creations, stripping, slapping, stick f…
Three of Ireland’s best up-and-coming alternative comics.
Brought to you by Northumbria Drama Society, Just a Quick One by Hannah Sowerby, is a mockumentary-style comedy that follows a day at Blackpool’s most controversial cafe: coffee sh…
Playback Impro plays back moments and stories from the audience.
Middlesbrough’s second-tallest sketch group return with sketches, jokes, songs and a big bag of hammers.
After more than 40 years, mummy’s boy Frankie Abbott’s memory is fading while in a care home, still fantasising about guns, girls and gangsters.
Andy Paterson of edfringe and touring hit 3,000 Trees brings you double Fringe First-winning Iain Heggie’s classic 18th century comedy.
Following a break after two years of sell-out shows, And They Played Shang-A-Lang is coming back! This is what life was like growing up in 70s Edinburgh, told through laughter, tea…
Story Pocket Theatre’s Storyteller, Storyteller pits two storytellers against each other in an epic battle of clowning, miming and slapstick comedy.
If you have kids, take them to this show.
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.
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.
This is the story of two men who were very, very good at failing.
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.
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…
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…
Join wannabe DJ Jason on a chemically enhanced trip through the streets of Dublin, stumbling from one misguided misadventure to another.
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…
There’s a specific challenge involved when reviewing autobiographical shows surrounding horrendous personal suffering, in this case performer Karen Hobbs’ diagnosis and treatme…
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 …
The Desperettes are girls dressed as boys, using techniques for picking up women to pick up men.
A stupid, surreal, one-man Sesame Street – preposterous tales from a forgotten cloakroom.
You won’t find many performers at this year’s Fringe trumpeting their lack of uniqueness.
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 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.
It’s difficult trying to describe We Are Ian.
For a fan of legendary lyricist Tom Lehrer this show is a delight.
Shakin’ Shakespeare does an incredible job at presenting the playwright’s work in an accessible and side-splittingly funny way.
This is a pretty great show.
Ushered into our venue we’re greeted by our protagonist, Sean (Hugh Hughes), who gives us a warm handshake and a smile.
It’s always exciting to witness the world premiere of new writing, especially when it’s a British born production.
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…
Between Episode IV and V of Charles Ross’s One Man Star Wars Trilogy, the writer/performer spent some time polling the audience.
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…
“We have a reviewer in tonight” crows a tall, stunning, grotesquely padded and malformed white-painted clown.
Four strangers survive the end of the world and end up stranded in a swan pedalo.
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.
What is meant by being cool? Does anything else matter? Are acronyms in? OOAAFLT mixes contemporary dance with storytelling and comedy to question what is cool these days.
Workplace drama can become pretty intense.
Penny Arcade is a force of nature and NYC’s undisputed underground queen.
A culturally insignificant one man show that delves into the bizarre, compulsive and wonderful nature of humanity.
In this brand new show following sell-outs in 2013, 2014 and 2015, the internationally acclaimed duo bring their unique touch to the world’s greatest music.
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…
This is a wonderfully complex piece; part intertwining story, part vocalised ruminations of Jack Klaff, a Fringe veteran who gives a stunning performance.
Akin to a sort of Galaxy Quest on stage, The Starship Osiris is a non-stop comedic spoof space romp.
The woman wants to marry, the man does not.
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…
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…
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…
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…
Fresh from Cardiff’s The Other Room, difficult|stage bring their unique and highly acclaimed brand of theatre and comedy to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
This child-friendly adaptation is a very funny, high energy, big, bold and bright show that features colourful costumes, crazy characters and a large interactive screen so that nob…
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…
On top of the breakfast (croissant, coffee and strawberries), there is a handful of ten-minute theatre pieces that are eccentric, funny and outrageous.
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 is directed, created and designed by Emily Cairns and is a comic musical cabaret about “Love, Life and Other Stuff”, consisting of a collection of original song…
In the beginning it all seemed so straightforward.
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�…
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 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…
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.
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…
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.
Arriving fresh-faced from Dorset, young sixth-form group Harpoon present their take on Oliver Lansley’s hilarious play Immaculate.
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.
It’s a pretty short drive to Stockbridge, I’ve got a full tank of gas, no cigarettes whatsoever, it’s dark.
In the near future, the government approves a bill to cancel the NHS.
An older man’s plans to marry his naive ward, raised to know nothing of the world, are scuppered when she accidentally falls in love with a young stranger who tips his hat to her i…
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…
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…
Every night of the Fringe there’s something different on at Bedlam.
Currently 38 years old and still not entirely bald, Daniel Kitson returns to the Traverse Theatre with a massive whiteboard, an angle poise lamp, anything up to three ladders, and …
It’s the kids’ turn for some superhero fun.
STV’s Best Children’s Shows, Edinburgh 2015.
Kids! Do you need somewhere to take your adults without them getting bored and getting in a huff? Bring them to Funny Stuff for Happy People, where the adults can have just as good…
This tour is for those who are unafraid to venture into some of Edinburgh’s most haunted locations.
Come see every bubble trick imaginable.
High energy chaos, with balloons and lots of laughs for the whole family. This show is only for people who like being silly and love balloons.
The hugely enjoyable and popular show returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for its sixth successive year.
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.
The hugely enjoyable and popular show returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for its sixth successive year.
The Clan Mucmor Family Fun Show is family fun for all the family. This show is suitable for people of all ages and abilities.
‘Filled almost to excess with cheesy-rom-com-buckets-of-feel-good, this act put a smile on every face’ **** (TheTab.
‘If we shadows have offended, think but this, and all is mended… That you have but slumbered here while these visions did appear…’ With a quarrel raging between Oberon, Kin…
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 cult musical comedy duo return for two nights only! As seen on BBC3 and ABC2, direct from scandalising audience and selling out shows at London’s Soho Theatre, Adelaide Fring…
Lili la Scala (AFVS) hosts this family-friendly variety show in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.
A revival of Peter Schaffer’s bittersweet comedy from the 1960s.
Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff, hero of the historic 2005 victorious Ashes England team, is hitting the road celebrate the 10 years anniversary and share his memories of that long h…
Ten years ago a young girl tottered the cobbles of Edinburgh flyering, when under a full moon she stumbled into becoming a lady, winning awards and flattering reviews as she fell.
Performing some of their classic sketches, some new bits and some bits that will come across as new because they’ve forgotten how they went in the first place.
Irrepressible ponydance return to Edinburgh with a gallop to present their biggest show to date, in collaboration with the brilliant and prolific musician Donal Scullion and his ba…
With touches of Liberace and Victor Borge, this world-touring US pianist/singer is a classical concert artist – gone rogue.
Stand-up poetry for the beat generation.
Rip open your variety packs and let Emily Bee and Danny Ash treat you to a late night sugar high of assorted cabaret delights! Includes comedy, burlesque, circus and more.
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 oozes chocolate from its pores.
The discovery of a room full of abandoned paintings reveals remarkable stories that have long been forgotten.
Everybody knows that all the UK’s problems are caused by Eastern European immigrants with funny names and an annoying habit of working too hard.
Dramatic stand-up performance poetry accompanied by Wallace and Gromit creator Nick Park’s images.
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 is a Kafka-esque tale of persecution of the every-man figure by illogically logical authorities.
Throwing a great party in an amazing house, what could possibly go wrong? Except you’re supposed to be house-sitting.
Following her highly acclaimed one-woman show For the Love of Chocolate, renowned actress, writer and director Amanda Waring returns with a unique and inspirational comedy revue.
Sometimes the best moments in live theatre are those that happen unexpectedly.
The title looked like something from a Victorian sideshow.
Two classic episodes from the 70s sitcom, live on stage.
After rehearsing for months, one actor still has a bit of trouble remembering the production, let alone the lines.
Downton Scabby follows the lives of the Downton when they fall on hard times.
Swingerella used to be Cinderella until her last Prince Charming got her self-harming and she became Swingerella – goddess of fabulousness and high priestess of voodoo.
Welcome to The Bureau, your Political Correctness Guide for the 21st century.
Swingerella used to be Cinderella until her last Prince Charming got her self-harming and she became Swingerella – goddess of fabulousness and high priestess of voodoo.
Hilarious comedy in which gentle and naive professional knitter Stitch attempts to navigate the bright lights of the gay scene in Hull from his sister’s living room sofa.
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), …
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.
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.
Six months into their relationship, Bryony found out that Tim suffered from severe clinical depression.
Barry is charming, flamboyant and has a very ornate vocabulary.
VoiceArc have compacted their production of Le Nozze di Figaro to just 70 minutes of fast furious Figaro fun for the Fringe: Figaro Fugit.
People really do say some weird things on social media.
In his brand new show Cloud will deduce everything about you and explain how he did it, accurately predict your behaviour, turn someone into an actual genius and, quite literally, …
Ever wondered what Jane Austen wrote before Mr Darcy? Ever wanted period drama without the dull bits? You’re in luck! This is Austen without the slow stuff.
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…
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…
Actor comedienne Kate Perry performs her solo character comedy show featuring six costumes, two pairs of glasses and a rubber hat.
Wild at Heart is unapologetically weird.
A new musical from award-winning director Zhao Miao.
‘This is a piece told with such brutal honesty that many wept with laughter.
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…
Murder, melodrama, maniacal mausoleum mayhem (that’s enough Ms Ed).
On a hill above the sleepy village of Wanton looms the hulking shadow of Wanton Manor, ancient homestead of the d’Arce family.
Every year the Fringe is swarming with many improvised shows, with very few original ideas.
‘This will be as true as I can make it.
Enjoying the perks of self-imposed exile in England, the Haggis Queen finds herself suddenly adrift when the Independence Referendum hits and she must decide on which side of the b…
Written by Ireland Professor of Poetry, Paula Meehan, Music for Dogs is a story of survival, set during Ireland’s Celtic Tiger years, and takes place on Dublin’s Burrow beach.
JC’s in trouble.
This show is nuts… if you’ll pardon the pun.
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…
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…
Matt has been losing his best friend Sam to sport for years.
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 …
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…
From the very moment you walk into the space, the aesthetic style of the piece is made abundantly clear.
A stunningly original Korean update of the classic play.
Presented by M+E Theatre.
Something is rotten in the state of Russia.
Free For All is a very clever verse play with a strong political slant, exploring the ideas of choice and social responsibility.
Unemployed bartender Maude is convinced she’s bought a Jackson Pollock for $3 in a junk shop.
If you go to see one show this year at the Fringe, make it A Fistful of Hunny.
All too often, comedy shows at the Fringe can look like they are being either pretentiously clever or simply trying too hard.
This roller coaster of a tale follows a married man’s transcontinental trip to screw an ex-girlfriend.
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.
Scottish song, music and comedy at its finest.
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.
“O God, that I were a man,” Beatrice laments in Much Ado About Nothing’s fourth act.
Following sell-out Fringe production Avenue Q, EUSOG return with the deliciously dark cult comedy Little Shop of Horrors.
In which Peter York, co-inventor of the Sloane Ranger, author of Authenticity is a Con and recovering style guru, introduces his dark, edgy and deeply subversive idea of niceness.
There are three things which are undeniably British: Geoffrey Chaucer, trains and casual drinking.
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…
Every successful show needs a Unique Selling Point – or, put simply, a gimmick.
Here we go again.
During the filming of a live Sunday night third-rate quiz show, tensions between crew members, contestants, and ex-GMTV presenter and troubled prick Steve O’Neill reach tipping poi…
Manchester’s definitive entertainment band, The Jäger Maestros are an authentic German oompah band with a refreshingly modern difference.
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…
This ‘pitch black comedy’ revolves around three unlikely friends sat in a room for what we believe is a friendly get together.
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.
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…
A sharply witty exploration of parenting and schoolgirl obsession.
From the campaign to oust lad comedian Dapper Laughs from his ITV2 show to the banning of feminist stand-up Kate Smurthwaite at Goldsmiths University, the comic’s right to probe, t…
Come and laugh along with the Saga Lout, John Turner, as he entertains you on the subject of growing old disgracefully – being a big mouth show-off is not the exclusive territory…
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 is a challenging Shakespeare play to stage – it requires a deft touch whether you play it for laughs or more seriously.
The Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club has failed to hit the nail on the mark with their latest show Picasso Stole the Mona Lisa.
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…
Some children want to be footballers, rock stars or astronauts.
Exhibit This! is a series of fast-paced scenes and monologues based on 50+ works in New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Vanity Bites Back is a clown show about anorexia.
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…
Students of Cambridge University have reinterpreted Shakespeare’s popular comedy, putting a darker spin on the story.
We celebrate our 20th Birthday this year.
This is what happens when you come up with a good pun and have to tenuously link your show back to it: Inside Simon Hofmeister’s head (here we go) are answers to many of life’s…
Thread Theatre’s production of Alan Ayckbourn’s The Norman Conquests is a boisterous and entertaining farce.
A new comedy about gender conformity and sexual identity.
“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…
Stories old and new for anyone over six who enjoys stand-up comedy without rude words from the man who invented the genre.
One of Scotland’s best-loved comedies.
Stunning open-air theatre in beautiful gardens by one of Scotland’s oldest professional theatre companies.
An ambivalent Cinderella? A blood-thirsty Little Red Riding Hood? An unfaithful Prince Charming? A witch… who raps? They’re all among the cockeyed characters in this fractured …
Multi award-winning, international cabaret darlings Claire Healy (A Bit of an Overshare) and Strangely (Roaring Accordion) have joined forces for a highly interactive, acoustic, ac…
A comedy that ironically centres around two failing comedians should find humour in the ineptness of these characters.
Angelus is a theological comedy taking place in the cavernous space of the Library Theatre in the Royal College of Physicians.
Codpieces are Shakespearean parodies by Perry Pontac told in the form of prefaces and continuations… Meet the wife before Lear decides to share out his kingdom or what happens af…
A river of drink runs through Scotland’s history – plague, murder, temperance and social reform are drenched in six iconic drinks (swallies, as the locals say).
Replicate on stage the chance and excitement of daily life.
The Wedding Reception is billed as an immersive comedy.
‘As long as it looks okay, it doesn’t matter if it’s broken.
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…
There’s trouble afoot, all the Dragons have been quashed, and what’s a young knight to do? Especially, when there’s the trouble-making Oblong with nothing to occupy him.
Little Shakespeare Theatre company presents a fast-paced hilarious play for children by children, except for Bottom that is.
Flash, bang, wallop – what a show! Kipps and Ann were childhood friends.
This show is my interpretation of the Sonnets. Let us together rediscover the comic genius, beauty and tragedy of the greatest love poems ever written in the English language.
Chekhov just got sexy! This hilarious new musical sees some of Anton Chekhov’s best loved characters reimagined and thrown together, dreaming of Moscow.
Award-winning Viva are back for their eighth year, this time with Avenue Q.
The north of England.
Codpieces are Shakespearean parodies, told in the form of prefaces and continuations… Fatal Loins continues with the supposition that if Romeo and Juliet didn’t die, what is in…
Running Torch’s The Wishing-Chair Adventures prides itself on audience interaction.
Wing it, Dusty tells the story of Deirdre and Roni who make the perfect couple.
With this year’s general election behind us and members now in office the return of Posh to the Festival Fringe is timely.
Kit Hesketh-Harvey and James McConnel, (cabaret in residence at the number one UK venue, Piccadilly’s Crazy Coqs) are roosting at this equally elegant, city central space.
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 makes a welcome and very successful return to the Festival Fringe this year adding a further chapter to its interesting history.
A cacophony of foot-stomping bluegrass musical numbers telling the simple story of a very simple community.
Brilliantly acted and superbly written, Bismillah! is one of the best shows I have ever seen at the Fringe or anywhere else.
Fresh from their sell-out show in 2014 Edinburgh Fringe, Saughtonhall Drama brings Cheshire Cats to Edinburgh for its first appearance since its debut in 2006.
Performed by the award-winning, five-star, Norfolk YMT.
The two-hit wonder movie star returns to Edinburgh.
A light-hearted, comical spoof of the dating scene, offering a satirical glance at often stereotypical portrayals of gender.
Interactive, energising, spontaneous comedy magic, with audience participation.
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.
Trevor is back with another late night show.
Since he was a little boy, Raymond has been followed everywhere by his Worry Monster, a purple blob that one day he always hoped would pop but never did.
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…
Harvey Nichols Forth Floor is excited to see the return of Fest on Forth, the very best of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Chris Cook is an unexpected gem of Edinburgh Fringe magicians, and an absolute master of his stage.
Folk music is often known for its depressing lyrics and melancholy tones, so a farcical parody of the genre seems unexpected.
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…
Join multi award-winning comedian Jayde Adams in Kahuzzi! A night chock-full of laughter and featuring the hottest acts from around the festival, all month long.
One-man musical comedy about a young man, Barry, who works in a cafe where he gets told off by his boss but has a real crush on his daughter, the waitress, Mary.
Winner of the 2003 Olivier award for Best New Musical.
The best thing about Terry Pratchett’s work was his ability in world creation.
John Osborne has been performing poetry since 2006 at festivals including Glastonbury, Bestival and Latitude.
Fractals are frequently found in discussions within the realms of science, maths, art and nature.
Mr Susie has one hour to save cabaret.
A series of comedy sketches performed by a talented all-female cast from St Mary’s Calne Senior School.
An original comedy written and performed by real life brother and sister.
Every Brilliant Thing is quite simply brilliant.
She’s performed in Las Vegas, she’s performed in England and now for the first time Samantha appears at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Why wait to celebrate? Australian comedian Sean Murphy’s throwing the ultimate kids’ party at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe! Kids’ Party Confidential is your ticket to all the hi…
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 …
Dominic Berry takes us on a personal journey in his spoken word show inspired by the world of online gaming.
Marie is left broken-hearted after breaking up with her boyfriend Steve.
‘Did you know that the German word gift means poison? It used to mean present – like in English – but then people started using it sarcastically.
Hilarity Bites Comedy Club goes late night, with a midnight show at the Edinburgh Fringe, following two sell-out runs.
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 is a young middle-class blonde rapper-turned-poet.
Culver Academies Theatre performs Luigi Jannuzzi’s collection of short acts and monologues based on art on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC.
Through her indecorous musical storytelling, Cabaret Roulette’s own petite Parisienne powerhouse teaches us everything she knows about love.
Award-winning tricksters Griffin and Jones, famous for their own brand of high energy comedy and slapdash magic, are likely to have you glued to your seats and rolling in the aisle…
Not in the mood for homework? Let our narrators take you on a literary journey, and watch as Homer’s Odyssey is transformed into the style of Dr Seuss.
A joyfully improvised comedy following the adventures of the world’s most beloved partners in crime.
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…
We’ve all got to eat.
Life in America is diverse to say the least.
Join West Country comedian Cerys Nelmes as she entertains you and your children for 45 minutes of onesie fun! Wear your onesie, and have some funsie! There will be music, dancing, …
Enter Jo Romero and company’s darkly twisted world, where comedy blends with horror.
Word shouter Oh Standfast and Cassie Atkinson (E4’s Drifters) offer the absurd observed.
A young teacher hopes to be hired as a literature teacher and coach at a private school for boys.
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 was not only a Beatle, but also a skilled short fiction writer, poet and doodler.
Dancing with Crazies is a wild tale about one woman’s search for love and a place to call home.
The Little Sisters of Hoboken discover that their cook, Sister Julia, Child of God, has accidentally poisoned 52 of the sisters.
Pull up to the bumper and go downtown with Abi and her Labrador* Al Qaeda.
As seen on BBC Rhyme Rocket! There is no dragon scarier in any earthly place.
Stephanie Laing is Chesney Hawkes’ number one fan.
Ever noticed how people look like their dogs? Well, the same goes for bags.
Seymour Stiffs, The Undertaker, invites you into his chapel of unrest.
With wild eyes and a wicked flavour of comedy, Australian trio The Travelling Sisters serve up a bevy of tragically charming characters.
A black comedy directed by Edinburgh award nominee John Gordillo, a stellar cast including Edinburgh award-winning Mick Ferry.
Phantom Owls present the Skylight Theatre production of New York Times best-selling author, acclaimed American humorist, Annabelle Gurwitch’s I See You Made an Effort.
Multiple mistaken identity as confusion and hilarity reign.
Back from their unsuccessful world tour, the singing dictators of dark cabaret have come to Edinburgh.
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.
With wild eyes and a wicked flavour of comedy, Australian trio The Travelling Sisters serve up a bevy of tragically charming characters.
A tale of gold, ghosts and Gary! When you’re as poor as Ali Baba, a cave full of gold can change your life.
Roll up, roll up, Magic Den presents The Magic Circus, an exciting, fun, fast-paced and colourful magic show suitable for all the family.
Boogie on down with sassylicious Vicious Delicious and divatastic Scarlett Belle for a late night disco-cabaret at the historic Caledonian Hotel.
After 15 years in exile, famed barber Sweeney Todd returns to London in search of his wife Lucy.
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…
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 is a witty and intelligent black comedy with psychopathic humour that will chill and charm you in the same sitting.
Sell-out show in 2014 returns to Edinburgh.
Pride and Prejudice through the looking glass! In this offbeat interpretation, Jane Austen meets a Lizzy Bennet who flits between the character and the actress playing her.
A traumatised zookeeper tells the tale of her misadventures with her co-workers and an escaped Tiger who is now their captor… and director.
Now in its eighth year, Forth on the Fringe is the largest showcase event of Fringe entertainment.
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.
Desperately hunting last minute leading man, Lucy Frederick reluctantly presents her father, keen rambler and tropical fish enthusiast Peter Henderson in the lost Russian classic C…
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 …
Tik-sho-ret (‘communication’) Theatre Company have achieved their manifesto of giving a platform to Israeli and Jewish theatre.
It has come to Stephanie’s attention that she is a very silly young woman.
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…
Fancy watching a comedian perform their club set during the world’s largest arts festival? You’re in luck.
Learn the secrets of the cartoonists art with the award-winning creator of Clare in the Community (BBC Radio 4 and the Guardian) and Hamlet (the stage and in and around The Pleasan…
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…
With the help of two opposing lawyers, God is deciding whether or not to send another flood and have humanity start again.
Bear witness to the debauchery and murder of some of the most decrepit puppets to crawl out of a back alley.
Straight out of the Slipper Room, New York City’s legendary variety theatre, comedy master Mel Frye takes you on a wild ride through his long and storied career.
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.
Uncover the linguistic layers of a Russian doll! Hear yourself in Nastya Rybachuk’s contemporary, provocative and witty verses.
Interactive, energising, spontaneous comedy magic, with audience participation.
This ‘pitch black comedy’ revolves around three unlikely friends sat in a room for what we believe is a friendly get together.
Ludwig van Beethoven has written operas, sonatas, and symphonies.
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…
Wet Behind the Ears brings you the finest new comedy talent from across the country.
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…
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.
A masterwork of parallax, Macaroni on a Hotdog gently uncovers its affecting core through a focused 50 mins of understated wit.
Given one last chance to save their theatre society, an eccentric creative team must stage a spectacular sell-out show.
A seamless stage adaptation of book and film, Submarine deserves a round of applause.
1822, Scotland eagerly anticipates the state visit by King George IV, especially the widowed Laird of Hawthornden, Sir Robert Drummond.
What happens when two children’s storytellers arrive at the same place at the same time to tell their stories? And what happens if both of them think they are The Storyteller? A …
Ever noticed how people look like their dogs? Well, the same goes for bags.
The storyline is shallow, the message insubstantial and the script contrived, so you don’t have anything deep to think about.
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…
‘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.
Total sell out Fringe 2014! Book early! As heard on BBC Radio 4 Extra, and seen on Dave Gorman’s UK/Ireland tour.
A slick absurdist piece, PALP’s One Above is an intelligent offering from the young company.
As one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a very common choice for the Fringe.
Napier University Drama Society presents a musical retelling of the Trojan War as their offering to the gods this festival.
This hilarious beginners guide to theology is the funniest presentation of religious concepts imaginable.
Children’s entertainment should be brimming with energy, lovable and over-the-top characters, and enchanting tricks.
“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…
A single mother, a businessman and a 14-year-old girl find themselves trapped together in a mysterious room.
Ostensibly, Worbey and Farrell’s show is a piano recital.
Shakespeare’s classic comedy, as you’ve never seen it before.
‘When April has showered sweetly with his rains, when the west wind has breathed so sweetly through every grove and field.
Rob Mountford, a man saddled with a mess of cultural identity is challenged by the statue of his hero – Thin Lizzy’s Phil Lynott – to tell that rockstar’s swashbuckling sto…
Don’t wear make up to this show.
Weird, wonderful and moving.
A hilarious Tony Award-winning musical that follows six overachieving and awkward adolescents on their quest for the spelling championship of a lifetime.
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.
Is love a many-splendored thing? History, philosophy, science, literature and popular culture all attempt to explain it: but how close do they really get? Steadfast and headstrong …
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a show centered around just that; children taking part in their local spelling competition.
This is a lewd, ridiculous and over the top show that will leave you stunned and cackling.
A ridiculous romp through nearly 500 years of American history, as seen and interpreted through hearts and minds of students from Stow Munroe Falls High School, Stow, Ohio.
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…
Join Orlando on his (or possibly her) time-traveling, gender-bending and occasionally cringe-inducing adventures as he (or she) woos a seductive Russian princess, an obsessed Roman…
In the time of legend in a far off kingdom, things are far from well! Queen Patience Virtue has just come of age and ascended the throne, to find herself beset by the ruthless mani…
This production portrays the tempestuous love affair of two teenagers.
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.
Present day (1976) straight-laced rookie Police Cop Jimmy Johnson is out to avenge his brother’s death, and he’s got to go it alone.
Seymour Stiffs, The Undertaker, invites you into his chapel of unrest.
If you got your idea of adulthood from F.
Qn: How does a man feel about the suffragettes? Ans: Envious! They combined violence with a sense of moral destiny.
Cross Wire.
The popular worldwide hit show returns with another revolving line-up of the best comedians, musical acts, magicians and children’s entertainers for all the family to enjoy toget…
The legal stage is not unlike the theatrical one.
Can comedy change Western misconceptions about Islam? Join Aatif as he makes his Edinburgh Fringe debut with a show that drew critical acclaim and packed houses to the Leicester Sq…
If you got your idea of adulthood from F.
If you got your idea of adulthood from F.
Can comedy change Western misconceptions about Islam? Join Aatif as he makes his Edinburgh Fringe debut with a show that drew critical acclaim and packed houses to the Leicester Sq…
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…
Start off your day with Murray and friends. Comedy, standup, improv, storytelling and fun.
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.
‘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’.
“Just go with the magic,” says one of the three singers on stage to a slightly reluctant compatriot.
Ettieboo (Ria Lina) presents the best value cabaret money can buy! Each show is different, with a line-up comprised of the best, brightest, and most beautiful acts participating at…
Book of Love is without a doubt a special show: Lindsay Benner is sexy, silly and completely charming.
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 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…
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.
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 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�…
From Fine Mess Theatre comes Kyle Ross’ play Islands, an insight into upper-middle class marriage which typifies the lifestyle of the ‘rah’.
Sunshine! Japanese Rakugo Comedy in English! Come for an hour of laughter and leave with a piece of Japan in your heart! Currently on his world tour! ‘This blonde raconteur with …
Sometimes love comes to you and sometimes you have to make it happen.
Sheffy is a lad on a mission.
For those of a squeamish nature, this may not be the best review to read over your breakfast.
In a field on the outskirts of Glastonbury sit Joel and Dave, recent university graduates, taking any work they can find.
When he speaks of his father’s ‘talkative blue eyes’, you know immediately from where Wil Greenway gets his knack for beautiful storytelling.
Amid a cluttered set that looks like a dirty old flat sits Edvard Munch’s The Scream.
Last year Chris Davis performed brilliantly in Drunk Lion and garnered great reviews.
Divided by their differences, two men are united by one similarity: they both have the nasty habit of standing on landmines.
Come to the Globe Playhouse and meet William Shakespeare himself! An enchanting journey through Shakespeare’s most famous characters will start a love for his work that will last a…
Mitch (Eric Sigmundsson) loves movies.
The English Rose of the contemporary cabaret scene, Sue Casson, returns for a second year with another mouth-watering smörgåsbord of song, satire and shortbread.
A blend of music and comedy, Cabaret Nova exhibits some of the Fringe’s up and coming stars.
‘A dog’s dinner of unexpected, absurd, even offensive content.
December 1936, and Broadway star William Gillette, admired the world over for his leading role in the play Sherlock Holmes, has invited his fellow cast members to his Connecticut c…
The first solo show from David Callaghan (BBC New Comedy Awards 2012 and 2013).
Stand-up comedy and theatre rarely interact in meaningful ways.
‘Comedy Club 4 Kids has stand-up from grown-up, high-quality acts like John Robins, Stu Goldsmith and Nish Kumar, who perform their usual sets, just without the swearing or rude bi…
Bob Monkhouse was a complicated and enigmatic man.
Half clown, half rock opera, one-man show Puddles Pity Party is the Fringe debut of viral video star Puddles the Clown.
Vanessa Smythe has a bit of a ‘downer hobby’: she worries about disappearing.
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…
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…
‘The damn sea rolls on as it always has.
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…
Every serious actor wants to do his Hamlet.
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 is one of Jules Verne’s famous adventure novels.
StudioSpace Bristol didn’t set out to make great art - they just want to make you laugh.
Broadway performer and YouTube sensation Christina Bianco takes you on a hilarious musical comedy journey, showing you what led her to become a multi-faceted, multi-voiced party of…
NYC Comic, Abigoliah Schamaun, has devised a talk show where you, the audience, are the star! Armed with a GoPro Camera atop her head, Schamaun will host an hour of games, fire tri…
In her khaki jumpsuit and ponytail, writer-actor Rebecca Crookshank looks like a cute suburban 30-something.
Cryptozoology is the posh word for ‘the pursuit of hidden animals’ – those creatures that are theorised to exist, but haven’t yet been proven to by science.
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.
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…
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…
Word of advice: the four stars you see here are only for the brave at heart.
If you could eradicate the world of pain, what would be your price? A newly written comedy drama set in 1860s Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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…
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, …
Since last year’s sell-out (it was free) show, Jenny has performed internationally (Australia, Asia and Glasgow) and won countless (two) competitions.
Lord Byron: hellraiser, fashionista, sexual predator, poet, punk.
There have only ever been nine Dr Deaths, but with most of his namesakes dead, and the Russian serving 12 life sentences in Siberia, Australia’s own euthanasia doctor Philip Nits…
Faulty Towers The Dining Experience is now an institution.
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.
When you sit down for a show named as ridiculously as Kraftwerk Badger Spaceship, you should be ready for the surreal.
When death looks you in the eye, whom do you turn to? Your psychologist? God? Or Lance Armstrong? Reflecting on Daniel’s real life (and almost death) experiences, The Orchid and th…
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.
If you’re living right, this could happen to you.
‘A real standout from all the stand-up, this is comic improvisation theatre-style.
Seamus O’Rourke’s hilarious look at growing up in rural Ireland in the 70s and 80s with an umbilical cord wrapped tightly around your neck… It follows the life of Padraig Pot…
Ireland’s most lovable idiots bring their mischief and mayhem on tour; a show for the whole family, you can even bring your granny! Brothers Famous Seamus and Sean-tastic will do…
Stuart Bowden’s voice emerges behind a curtain.
There are many productions of reimagined Shakespeare plays that try to add a unique twist to the Bard’s work.
The Addams Family is an updated take on the iconic family of twisted misfits that brings the story forward from where it left off.
Susie is desperate to get married.
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…
Daniel Sinclair is a grim comedy about two friends lying at the bottom of the cracks in society.
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,…
The post-war scientific elite suspect botanical fraud, and want working-class Professor Heslop-Harrison’s scalp – at any cost.
British Exist Theatre Company admit that they sometimes embrace challenging and provocative subjects.
‘Timmy Failure is a winner!’ (Jeff Kinney, author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid).
The songs and wit of those masters of mayhem, mirth and Madeira – timeless comedy legends, Flanders and Swann.
Fantastique and féline, Parisian cabaret star Isabelle Georges returns with her trademark soaring vocals, theatrical delivery and a stunning five-piece band.
Phil Ellis returns with a brand new hour of family fun and a new, much better girlfriend.
In all likelihood, you’ll have already noticed the five star rating attached to this review.
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 is a play about secrets, recycling, and the industry of murder.
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 is an autobiographical story written and performed by Irish actress Sonya Kelly.
An interactive, fun-filled show about four vegetables on the run! Critically acclaimed comedy duos That Pair and Twisted Loaf present an hour of wicked humour, improv, clown and so…
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.
Bryony Kimmings is a theatre maker, performer and actor.
A ‘small but perfectly formed cabaret gem’ (TheatreBubble.
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…
‘They’ve done it again! The champions of the parody musical genre are back!’ (TheatreBlogOnline.
Betty O’Barley and Harry O’Hay invite you to… ‘The best wedding ever, the best wedding yet, the wedding that no one will ever forget.
Captain Morgan is back – and now he is armed with the Sands of Time.
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…
A man who’s recently had a heart transplant thinks that his new heart is talking to him.
‘Yes, 30 may be the new 20 but no one’s told that to my south-facing tits.
While buying a lottery ticket, an overworked office worker meets a host of Wizard of Oz-esque characters.
Hidden up at Basic Mountain, this piece from acclaimed playwright Stephen Belber is real all-American treat.
Shakespeare’s body of work is well-traveled by theatrical patrons – some might say imposingly so.
Storytape is a show recorded onto cassette.
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…
Ian Macpherson is perhaps best known for a joke he came up with years ago: ‘They say you play at _____ twice in your career.
Desperately hunting last minute leading man, Lucy Frederick reluctantly presents her father, keen rambler and tropical fish enthusiast Peter Henderson in the lost Russian classic C…
Desperately hunting last minute leading man, Lucy Frederick reluctantly presents her father, keen rambler and tropical fish enthusiast Peter Henderson in the lost Russian classic C…
Mr Susie has one hour to save cabaret.
The picnic hamper’s packed, it’s time for a jolly adventure in the grand old style of Enid Blyton! Cast yourself back to the 1940s when houses cost thruppence, snuff was tuppen…
The concept of Playback Impro is both a simple and an effective one.
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.
Joanie Little is an honest, open and kookily sexy waitress working in Gabe’s Coffee Shop in Toronto.
Winner of the 2014 Primary Times Children’s Choice Award.
You cannot criticise Rhys Nicholson for a lack of clarity.
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 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 …
Embracing all the great theatrical traditions of silent comedy and vaudeville, Funny Bones Trash is the best kind of children’s show.
A must-see cabaret show starring burly baritone turned delicious diva Robert Hofmann, who is classically trained and now outrageously unchained.
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.
The Park family screening of Jurassic Park goes awry due to a missing video tape.
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.
I would like to preface this review by saying that I think this production could be fantastic.
Now Listen to Me Very Carefully is a semi-autobiographical piece about Andy’s obsession with the film Terminator 2.
An engaging, inventive and deliciously silly ride, Unmythable will appeal to anyone who enjoys either Greek legends or big laughs.
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.
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.
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 presents four short monologues, written and directed by Nick Myles and performed by William McGeough.
Comedy! Circus! Cabaret! at our five venues: C, our powerhouse of performance on Chambers Street.
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…
Go see BLAM! With your eyes.
Colin Cloud is the ultimate rockstar mentalist, or as he styles himself, deductionist.
‘Hi, Eric Swineblade,’ says a bluetooth-enabled gumph-bot at the door, proffering his executive, solutions-providing hand.
What Would Spock Do? is a well-packaged and lovingly-written show held back from greatness only by a loss of potential emotional depth.
As the bombastic theme tune starts playing, waves of nostalgia roll across the audience.
The Church of Malcolm is a live rock gig sprinkled with a Kurt Vonnegut like worldview.
The weird, wacky and wonderful all come together in this fantastically strange new show.
Only in Edinburgh could you start your morning off having breakfast while watching some theatre.
If you’re looking for an enjoyable, happy-go-lucky hour of rhythm and blues entertainment, then look no further than this show.
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 is a neon, cartoon parody of a classical opera, playing with traditional comedic characters and farcical situations in a modern setting.
Two women live alone in an attic, never leaving the confines of those four walls.
Returning to AR Fringe after a 2014 sell-out, sold out off-Broadway, and front page of ThreeWeeks.
Gein’s return to the Edinburgh Fringe once again to showcase their brand of dark sketches.
Join us as we celebrate and launch our 35th Festival Fringe season. Come along for a sneak peek of some of the biggest and most exciting shows we have on offer. Always a sell-out.
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…
Jetting in from Toronto come clown sisters Morro and Jasp, masters of their craft and hilarious to boot.
Before I begin, the audience must be warned that I have not climbed any mountains, sailed round the world single-handed, nor made any scientific contribution to mankind’s knowledge…
If you think that swashbuckling adventures are only for children, think again.
From the author of Alice in Wonderland comes an impossible voyage of an improbable crew to find an imaginary creature! A musical comedy about a ragtag gang of adventurers all tryin…
Direct from NYC, Gideon & Hubcap serve up their unique brand of Stove-Top Folk (on no fewer than ten instruments!), sharing tales of love, apocalypse and death-defying friendship t…
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 …
Out she comes, toes pointed, slim legs scissoring the air, arms pressed stiffly to her sides.
In 1968 the Soviet Union sent the first tortoise into deep space.
This year marks the 10th year the Comedians’ Theatre Company appears at the Fringe.
Boris: World King is a giddy, silly and savagely satirical delight.
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…
“Doesn’t she look lovely?” Louise Mothersole and Rebecca Biscuit coo again and again, spitting irony.
Comedy! Circus! Cabaret! at our five venues: C, our powerhouse of performance on Chambers Street.
Fear is the ultimate fantasy.
Like all great people (Whitney Houston, the Romans) Harry loves a bath.
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” has an exclamation mark in the title, which inevitably garners a certain level of expectation: you want explosive energy and a load of volume.
Set in a West End theatre, the acclaimed hit new musical comes to Edinburgh! Following the lives of the stagiest people in theatre – the Front of House staff – and portraying t…
Time travelling Victorian magic duo Morgan & West unload another boxful of bafflement and impossibility.
This is one of the strangest hours I have ever passed.
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…
The Gospel Inquiry by Sandy Nelson.
There’s a whole lot going on in Derby Day.
Ruaraidh Murray’s new play is a solid - though far from stunning - tale of a marriage turned very sour.
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…
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 has been a feature on the Fringe for over ten years and has a well deserved reputation for slick circus cabaret and variety.
The aptly named Bungabunga Productions have implored you to see this show before they get sued.
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.
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.
When their estranged father dies, twins Nicky and Jake reunite to execute his will.
Tar Baby is a show caught between two worlds, comedy and drama, poignant and silly, white and black.
The Great British Bake Off – what’s not to love? Cake, puns galore and HRH Mary Berry showing her soft spot for gin.
Comedy! Circus! Cabaret! at our five venues: C, our powerhouse of performance on Chambers Street.
In 1885 Sarah Henley throws herself off a bridge.
Holly has watched the world slowly fall apart since the summer of 2012.
Ayckbourn fans will love this comedy of manners from Durham University’s Fourth Wall Theatre.
Fast paced, surreal, theatrical comedy from resident headliners at Noel Faulkner’s Comedy Cafe and Martin Soan’s PTOO, London.
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’.
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.
Storyteller Fiona Herbert (winner, Tall Tales 2012 and 2015) takes you on three adventures, encountering eejits and hissy fits along the way.
Let the storyteller take you to a land of fables and wonder to explore some of the best fairy tales ever told.
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.
What if there is no toilet? Well, you needn’t worry.
Like all good pieces of children’s theatre, The Last of the Dragons does not talk down to children.
Sunset Five puts a quirky British twist on a thrilling heist drama.
Sebastien Rambaud and Yann Coste’s Incredible Drum Show thoroughly deserves its seemingly immodest title.
Global warming, how bad can it really be? That depends on who’s asking.
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.
Amelia Ryan is accustomed to accidents, inclined to insult, prone to gaffs, whoopsies, and boobies.
What I remember most strongly from Richard Parker, a 2011 dark comedy from playwright Owen Thomas, was the heat.
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.
Haste Theatre’s new take on the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur is one full of charm and humour.
As roommates, young London singletons Zoe and Ruth are as mismatched as Peep Show’s Mark and Jeremy.
Tokyo Tapdoare a company of Japanese tap dancers, percussionists, circus artists.
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.
Returning to the Edinburgh Fringe after a sold-out season in 2014.
The Snot Zombies are back! More bogies, books and bottom burps with award-winning author Stuart Reid and his crazy characters, Gorgeous George and Grandpa Jock.
The popular worldwide hit show returns with another revolving line-up of the best comedians, musical acts, magicians and children’s entertainers for all the family to enjoy toget…
Direct from Australia.
Comedy! Circus! Cabaret! at our five venues: C, our powerhouse of performance on Chambers Street.
Comedy! Circus! Cabaret! at our five venues: C, our powerhouse of performance on Chambers Street.
Comedy! Circus! Cabaret! at our five venues: C, our powerhouse of performance on Chambers Street.
Welcome to the last Polish/English wedding before the borders close, where you, the audience, play the role of the wedding guests led by a charismatic Mistress of Ceremonies.
This autobiographical rollercoaster ride of an emerging actor, as he tells his story; which is gripping and hilarious in equal measure, taking you from the back streets of Belfast …
Bri is not who she used to be, so she’s revisiting the five parties that changed her.
What secret did the Chaplins, Carole Lombard, William Powell and a host of other film stars from the last century share? Witness the mystery unravel in one of the most notorious ho…
From the rivers of Venice to the far-off kingdom of Barataria, the University of St Andrews’ Gilbert and Sullivan Society brings The Gondoliers into your home.
Holy-moly! Up-and-coming Glaswegian comedian Stuart Nixon brings you an hour of fun storytelling. He was on the telly!