Into its fourth decade of performances on the Fringe and in the superb setting of The New Town Church (formerly St Andrew’s and St George’s West), Fife-based vocal concert grou…
Experience a captivating evening as Finnish pianist Mianoora Kosonen unveils rarely heard piano works by Finnish composers Jean Sibelius, Leevi Madetoja and Selim Palmgren.
Enter the world of Matilda, the extraordinary girl with a love of books and a mind as sharp as her wit.
Direct from a sell-out West End season.
Step into a musical journey featuring some of the most beloved showtunes from The West End and Broadway, performed by the acclaimed West End Musical Choir, from London’s iconic Wes…
Sekoya is an interdisciplinary trio, harmoniously combining European music with American jazz, to create a sincere genre-defying musical entanglement uniquely their own, focusing o…
Malcolm Hardee Award winner KATG returns to the Fringe with a set of greatest (minor internet) hits of cheerfully offensive comedy songs to prove you CAN say anything anymore, prov…
Here’s a jewel of a show set in Edinburgh’s busy Fringe season.
John McLaughlin (hit songwriter/producer/singer of Johnny Mac and The Faithful) performs songs of his friend and genius Shane MacGowan (The Pogues and The Popes).
Did Neville Chamberlain indisputably fail to keep the peace? Or was he simply the right man, at the wrong time? Experience the final hour leading up to his radio announcement decla…
Immerse yourself in the classic 1920 silent film The Last of the Mohicans.
After last year’s smash hit performance, Edinburgh’s hugely popular community wind band returns with its unique blend of musical genres.
After sell-out performances at last year’s Fringe, the Bohemians are back! Join them for a spectacular evening of Broadway and West End hits, with themes of food, drink and celeb…
Perth Youth Orchestra was founded in 1962 and has showcased generations of talented young musicians.
Be transported to 17th century Venice, Naples.
Come revel in the oversized aspirations of this genre-bending musical head-smash, a jazz-tinged autobiographical one-woman show recounting undiagnosed traumatic brain injury, too m…
Dan Willson (Withered Hand) is joined by a host of very special guests from the world of alternative acoustic, folk and rock for another of his legendary festival line-ups featurin…
Official Fringe sell-out 2024.
The Rock pub has seen better days, more recently, it has seen damp.
Lili Redman (formerly La Scala) is back with seductive Siren, blending dark eclectic songs and life stories in a frank, funny and melancholic musical voyage.
Performance by MIHR Theatre, Armenia’s first contemporary dance company.
A memory: South London reggae pioneer Sutara Gayle AKA Lorna Gee hears her radio debut from Holloway Prison.
The performance celebrates India’s cultural vibrancy through two dynamic showcases.
Trapped in a school locker room during a zombie invasion, three misfit field hockey players face a chaotic, unforgettable night of dark humour, secrets, unlikely friendships and ro…
Scotland’s roots folk/Americana trio Paper Sparrows captivate with their twin-guitar, harmonies and double bass.
Concert pianist Ailsa Aitkenhead presents a moving rendition of Chopin’s virtuosic Ballade No1 in G Minor, and the profound Sonata in B flat D960 by Schubert.
The contestants on this year’s Bake Off have been doing much much worse than usual.
Hellfire gets in the habit in this original comedy rock musical.
VOTE follows three middle-class women, focusing on fictional Mary Abbott, as they discover the Suffragette movement.
Jamaican-Canadian songwriter Duane Forrest presents the UK premiere of his soulful new album.
Amelia Crotchet is a semi-failed classical musician in a double-act with her violin.
Lucy Churchill (aka the leggy blonde with cracking t*ts) brings you her debut one-woman show.
Back-to-back UK ICCA finalists from the University of Leeds, The Songsmiths return for their sixth year at the Fringe.
Set in 1969 in the Suntree Bar, My Sweetheart and Me is a light-hearted romantic comedy stage musical that follows three couples navigating love, heartbreak and hilarity in the fic…
In the closed community of the Tower of London, an identity swap and an arranged marriage are put into play to save the head of a condemned man.
Helen Shapiro Walkin’ Back is based on the early life of UK singer Helen Shapiro.
RadioOctave returns to the Edinburgh Fringe for another unforgettable journey.
The Beatles on the radio.
From sketches to songs, come see these wee comical dafties do what they do best! Fast-paced, witty comedy with clever twists on Scottish culture! The Weegie boys promise raucous la…
First Aid is a girl meets boy medical romcom, ‘As witty as early Tim Rice’ (DailyInfo.
It’s a week until The Edinburgh Fringe, and The Bristol Suspensions still don’t have a show.
Get lost in a new musical every night.
Step into an interdimensional musical tribute inspired by the Discworld Universe created by Sir Terry Pratchett.
For one night only, the Taskmaster NZ star and Lorde’s favourite Kiwi musician (‘That was really nice of her’ – Paul) plays the hits at this year’s Fringe.
1959, Chicago.
What happens when a crazy clown, a guitar-playing cat and a squeezebox therapist walk into a cabaret? Red Flags, of course! Red Flag Cabaret is a cheeky variety show unpacking the …
A journey from electro-mechanical computation to electro-acoustic composition, this piece uses the beauty of music to celebrate scientific evolution and revolution.
NYC’s Tragedy brings the headbangin’ bootyshakin’ back to Fringe! You may openly love/hate disco or metal.
Tree of Dreams is an immersive theatrical experience combining music, object storytelling and live projection.
When the goddess Nüwa creates the world, her twin children, Day and Night become imbalanced.
It is a 90-minute live anime music concert with an interval, featuring high-achieving young musicians performing excerpts from popular anime series such as One Piece, Chibi Maruko-…
Legendary 70s folk-rock pioneers Lindisfarne return to form with a classic five-piece lineup of long-time members fronted by original founding member Rod Clements on vocals, mandol…
The Black Denims are Scotland’s newest country supergroup.
Join Whitburn Band for a dazzling celebration of lights, music and brass in an unforgettable journey through the magic of musical theatre.
Whitburn Band teams up with the inventive duo Wallace & Gromit for a special, live music showing of The Wrong Trousers.
New Zealand concert pianist Charles Whitehead makes his sixth solo appearance at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
A regular sell-out at Edinburgh Fringe (including 2022, 2023 and 2024), Curmudgeon are an Edinburgh-based trio who play (mostly) Scots folk songs and tune sets, and are popular Fri…
Experience the mesmerizing energy of Indian classical rhythm as masterful tabla player Manmohan Dogra returns to the Fringe.
Eric returns with more fast paced, topical and highly enjoyable parody, poetry and blether.
Lose yourself in the hypnotic world of the marimba – probably the biggest xylophone you’ve ever seen.
A children’s party, but for adults.
Made In Scotland partners with Wide Days music convention to showcase a diverse snapshot of some of the country’s most exciting acts.
Through powerful original music and spoken word, a folk-rock band retells Mary Queen of Scots’ story.
A recital of Hindustani classical music.
Ballads.
From the Italian Jacobite court to Edinburgh’s St Cecilia’s Hall, in 1771, Charles Edward Stuart’s personal musicians, Domenico and Francesca Corri, travelled with their brot…
Step into a world of vibrant sound as Celtic violinist Elsa presents her latest stage show, The Gael.
The multi award-winning Scottish improv troupe are back! Men with Coconuts use audience suggestions to create an hour of emotional balladry, lyrical wizardry and musical husbandry.
The five-star, sell-out cabaret Guys Sing Dolls is coming to the Fringe! BBD Productions have gathered four professional male vocalists from across Scotland to perform some of the …
‘Hello, and welcome to this non copyrighted, nondescript life SIMulator game.
Disney’s Newsies Jr is a 60-minute version of the 2012 Broadway musical, based on the 1992 film.
The Tall Pines are a shack-shakin’ duo, Connie Lynn Petruk and Christmas Davis, welding together their love of garage-rock, classic country and vintage soul, to create their own …
Blues, burlesque and blistering satire collide in Sellout – a bold, bawdy and brilliant new show from Fringe favourites Pete Saunders (Dexys Midnight Runners) and Belle de Beauvo…
Emma Morwood, soprano and Ingrid Sawers, piano.
Captivate Theatre is thrilled to bring Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd to the Edinburgh Fringe: a show that extends the stage to the audiences and draws them into its storytelling in a w…
Stepping in… Spilling out: across your parent’s carpet, stepping into the cypher, stepping in solidarity, stepping with strangers in the club.
Edinburgh Fringe premiere! Come From Away has received widespread critical acclaim for its heart-warming story, powerful performances and uplifting music.
Echoes of Ghost Lake tells of photographer Ah-Hua and Rukai youth Daru meeting in the Ghost Lake tribe.
through warm temperatures affirms castor oil’s legacy as a natural remedy, an elixir and a historic source that transcends boundaries.
Fay Fife (Rezillos infamy) brings her alt-country influenced songs to the Voodoo Rooms.
Dan Leith’s brand-new musical comedy show is an uproarious journey through life’s ups and downs.
Maria McAveety, an up-and-coming comedian, is bringing her first stand-up show to the Fringe.
This moving and unconventional song cycle bursts with originality as it examines human connection.
Join BBC Radio presenter, journalist and author, Vic Galloway in conversation with some of Scotland’s most charming independent musical artists in the Leith Depot.
What are synths? Where did they come from? And why are they synonymous with cats in space? Laurie’s got answers.
End your Fringe day with live classical music by candlelight in this beautiful historic church.
Experience unforgettable, high–energy acts in this original, real–life story of exceptional talent emerging from car showrooms.
Take an unforgettable journey through the heart of American musical theatre.
Nearlyweds is a brand-new musical comedy that will have you laughing, crying and singing along! We follow Lily, a people-pleasing Scottish bride as she runs away from her wedding, …
Get ready for an unforgettable night with Mrs C – she’s calling you to join the fun! Prepare yourself for a whirlwind of laughter, infectious tunes, and a good old-fashioned ro…
A magical winter adventure from the author of Shrek.
As the news goes from awful to worse, Attila chronicles his times in poem and song as he has done for more than four decades.
Speckle cannot shake the feeling that something is not right.
It’s Jacqui Randa season! She’s drop dead gorgeous, a talented singer and pianist and has escaped her small country town of Tambo in Central Queensland, Australia.
Having been raised Catholic, I have been in “recovery” for a long time: all those prayers you didn’t actually understand, those many times in that scary confessional and the …
BBC Radio 4 favourite, comedy legend and ‘the 42nd best reason to love Britain’ (The Telegraph), John Shuttleworth is back at the Fringe with more hilarious stories and songs perfo…
Experience a captivating reimagining of Shakespeare’s classic, blending original musical numbers with dark humour.
After years of living in a world where music has been banned and instruments were destroyed, have we lost the soundtrack to life? When The Sweet Nothings find a hidden recording, a…
Escape to the magic of Hundred Acre Wood and join Winnie and friends as the hunt begins, if only they could remember what they were searching for.
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.
East of the sun and west of the moon comes a tale of finding your courage and staying true to yourself.
For fans of Rocky Horror, Beetlejuice, and Ghosts, Ghosted! is a hauntingly hilarious new musical! Struggling with accepting the death of his best friend Mia, Henry attends a paran…
A musical.
In this fast-paced, cabaret-style solo musical comedy, one actress plays six vibrant characters to tell the story of Tomi – a luxury-obsessed teen whose world flips when she disc…
Carnaby House is an eight-storey tower block.
What’s the worst thing someone could do if you were stuck in a packed lift? Sing a showtune, probably.
Aggy isn’t worried.
This award-winning play explores the cultural, social and political significance of Black women’s hair.
The allure, grit and glam of the American musical stage.
Take a journey through Director of Night Owl, Dan Clews’ solo career with a collection of self-penned songs from his critically acclaimed catalogue.
No More Bull is a bold reimagining of the myth of the Minotaur, exploring the complex dynamics of power, resistance and political autonomy.
Join us for a lunchtime concert recital of romantic art-song from France and Germany! Louise Martyn (soprano), Nadanai Laohakunahorn (piano), Robbie Milner (baritone) and Ben Eames…
Hello son.
In its 75th anniversary year, we have forgotten why we have the ECHR.
Have you been gaslit? Do you want a song written about your ex? Are you clown curious? Then this is the show for you! Chanel & the Circus presents their solo clown musical All …
Stand Out – a show created to help our students do just that! Join The Performance Academy Scotland as we welcome you to a variety show to remember! Enjoy a show packed full of d…
Tutti Orchestra: At the Movies.
Having performed at private events and festivals across the Highlands over the last few years, Highland Voices look forward to their third year at the Edinburgh Fringe.
The 2024 sell-out concert returns! Come and see ABBA Odyssey – The Live Concert! This all-seated show features singers who produce the most authentic tribute to the iconic ABBA s…
Enjoy musical satire at its finest: celebrating the mischievous wit of Tom Lehrer, performed by Australian entertainer, singer and pianist, Antony (Dr H) Hubmayer.
Dementia-friendly interactive cabaret celebrating music and memories from musicals, film, the good old days of the dance hall and more! Expect lots of laughs, a hearty singalong an…
Experience the beauty of Indian classical music with an evening concert featuring sarod virtuoso Suhas Mitra and tabla maestro Vijay Kangutkar.
Following more than 200 performances across the globe, Theatre Re, ‘One of the UK’s most admired physical theatre companies’ (Scotsman), returns with its explosive and joyous five-…
The Dales Community Pop Choir is a fun, friendly choir from the beautiful Yorkshire Dales whose 60 members enjoy singing pop music and modern show tunes in three and four-part harm…
Liza – actress, singer, dancer and Broadway star.
KPLesedi Drama and Cultural Crew: VanangwenyaMbira is bringing a kaleidoscope of rhythm, colour and joy to the 2025 Festival Fringe.
Lauren, Nat and Chloe are young adults.
A powerful exploration of how stepdance, Scotland’s percussive dance, was lost.
Sheeps (Al Roberts, Jonno and Liam Williams) are ‘arguably the best sketch group of their generation’ (Guardian), and now they’re inarguably the best Christmas-themed band of the…
No Arnaud Askoy is not Brel but to hear him, to see him, one could believe it.
Accordion and clarinet music from around the world, played with an infectious sense of enjoyment.
Celebrate the songs and stories of Frank Sinatra with award-winning international piano cabaret entertainer Antony (Dr H) Hubmayer.
Turn up the volume for a night of garage punk music in Leith’s newest, coolest Fringe venue! An eclectic line up featuring Edinburgh favourites The Bad Moods and The Screamin’ Kick…
Aberdeen Academy of Performing Arts presents Disney’s Finding Nemo Jr – a musical adaptation of the 2003 Pixar movie.
The music of Sinatra, Goodman, Ella, Nina, Tony and Nat, Glenn Miller, Andy Williams, Sammy Davis Jnr; plus by request, Stevie Wonder, Lennon and McCartney.
Presented by the Queen of the Night and Lady Macbeth – with Cinderella as a last-minute replacement – the “concertino” designed to celebrate opera queens goes off the rails…
Join the hilarious fun as Dr H revives the great satirical songs from the Monty Python era.
One night only! Lewis Costello is a stand-up comedian, writer, presenter and announcer for Blackburn Rovers.
Blue Rose Code presents the finest Scottish folk and roots music you’ll see at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.
Join EMT for a glittering celebration of musical theatre at its best – featuring iconic songs from shows that have scooped the biggest awards in the business! From the Tonys and …
A whole new meaning to voicing your anxieties: the improvised comedy musical based on your worries about the future.
The Beached Boys are returning for a fourth consecutive year to the Edinburgh Fringe with an innovative and brand-new show.
Philip Contini brings to life the timeless love songs of Italian composer Francesco Paolo Tosti (1846-1916) in a heartfelt hour of enchanting 19th and 20th-century Italian melodies…
Dynamic renditions of great jazz tunes from all eras from two award winning performers, Brian Kellock (piano) and Dick Lee (reeds).
Inspired by the film Interstellar (2014), our show time-warps cinema history, intersplicing modern film music with silent cinematography as we travel through cinema history.
Led by Colombian-American Felipe Schrieberg, Feli y Los Malos is a latin-pop quartet blending together funk, boogaloo, blues and Cuban son into something altogether unique playing …
Mr B invented chap-Hop in the summer of 2007, having drunk too much sherry and inadvertently created a new culture.
Join us on these guided tours of the musical treasures on display at St Cecilia’s Hall, Scotland’s oldest concert hall and home to the University of Edinburgh’s Musical Instr…
Folk and pop classics, traditional and contemporary gems from Scotland and beyond, plus self-penned songs in a genre-defying show from ‘…one of the best singers in Scotland…’ (…
Award-winning violinist, vocalist and BBC broadcaster, Seonaid Aitken, and top jazz guitarist Conor Smith present a swingin’ show to celebrate two Jazz icons – French violin ma…
Gilbert and Sullivan meets Shakespeare in this song/dance/play mash-up, developed and performed by multiple National School Theatre Award winners.
Pop is a gig-style musical about a songwriter who leaves their hometown and moves to London to pursue their dream of being heard on the biggest stages.
Get ready for a high-energy, show-stopping musical performed by our incredibly talented young cast! Newsies Jr tells the inspiring true story of young newspaper sellers who stand u…
Rock on with the greatest Billy Joel and Elton John piano cabaret tribute singalong show ever! This is a high-energy, interactive performance that will have you singing, laughing, …
Join Monski Mouse, and her super talented friends, for a live musical singalong cabaret of nursery classics, song, puppetry and bonkers fun for 0-5s and their parents/carers.
An earthy, delicate and devastating concept album about things that vanish; a strange, rich and lyrical exploration of ritual and the underland.
A mysterious beast.
Like protest songs? Neither does Grace Petrie and she’s been singing them for 15 politically disastrous years.
Wizard accordionist Sandy Brechin brings the live version of his hilarious weekly Facebook show Sandy on Sunday to the Fringe for a third year, portraying 10 different well-known c…
Join the company of Rattlepole! to see Shakespeare like never before: completely improvised and accompanied by live music.
He didn’t start the great fire of 1666 but he might light yours.
In Earth Prayers, Carol Ann selects nature poetry from across the ages, from John Clare to Lucille Clifton and Kathleen Jamie, that reflects the fragility of our world and the urge…
Based on the hit film and Broadway show, this feel-good musical comedy will have audiences jumping to their feet! Discover the story of disco diva Deloris Van Cartier, who is place…
This is piano cabaret that rocks! Dine out on a hearty serving of your favourite Meat Loaf pieces as we slice through his back catalogue and digest the finest moments.
Rock on with the greatest Queen piano cabaret tribute singalong show ever! All the hits, fun stories and lots of laughs as you transform from an audience into the world’s greates…
A unique and unforgettable flamenco experience.
A whimsical journey alongside Wee Wennie Wiener, an unlikely hot dog hero searching for inner hot dog truth.
Elegance and Charm of Shanghai, concert led by Professor Wang Yongde with Chinese Erhu artists and Shanghai Yangpu Private Primary School Starlight Children’s art troupe at 2025 …
Fringe First and Total Theatre award-winning Song of the Goat Theatre present an exploration into the origins of Hamlet.
Set against a stunning deep-sea dreamscape, The Legend of Shanhai is a magical musical blending fantasy, adventure and the bittersweet journey of growing up.
Scarlett Smith is an electroacoustic harpist and comedian.
String Cheese Theatre brings you to the dust-choked town of Bluffstone, where farmers are grappling with a famine that plagues their settlement.
Award-winning fiddle/guitar duo, described as ‘utterly enchanting’ by Songlines magazine.
From Leith to Las Vegas, Frankie Mack’s journey is nothing short of extraordinary.
Does what it says on the tin! It’s a singalong pub quiz that tests your knowledge whilst you belt out your favourites with Mister Meredith on piano.
Was Queen Elizabeth I really a virgin? How good was Mary Queen of Scots’ head game? Is that Bram Stoker? Find out in this surprisingly accurate (Horrible Histories inspired) musica…
Comedy, music and conversation.
Blodwen navigates the highs and lows of 9-5 living and starts to plot her escape.
BBD Productions return to the Fringe with their five-star show, winner of Best Theatre Production (TheatreScotland.
Forth Children’s Theatre return for their 44th Edinburgh Fringe production with the rockin’ Andrew Lloyd Webber stage adaptation of School of Rock.
In a ruined theatre, an actor tumbles onto a dark stage.
Get it on with the greatest ABBA piano cabaret tribute singalong show ever! All the hits, fun stories and lots of laughs as you transform from an audience into the world’s greate…
Fife Opera cordially invites you to Mozart’s the Marriage of Figaro, presenting the well-known music and beloved characters in about 90 minutes with no interval.
Blodwen leaves behind rural West Wales for the bright lights of London, discovering a whole new world where there are more people than sheep! Navigating flat sharing, Tinder and th…
‘Best of the Festival and Fringe: Riveting Highland tales fresh from the Gaelic’ (Independent).
Why toddle when you can dance? Join this must-do, award-winning, epic session of bopping, bonkers, beautiful fun.
The old man has kept his post as the sole caretaker of the moon for as long as he or his wife, the old woman, can remember.
Take a trip back to Hawkins, Indiana in 1983 – when times were simpler, hair was bigger and unsupervised children were getting snatched by inter-dimensional creatures.
Julian worked at a magazine.
Michelle Brasier and Chloe Petts host this sell-out Melbourne Comedy Festival late night cult hit as ex-lovers and co-artistic directors of an amateur theatre group looking for its…
The harbinger of rock’n’drole returns to the Fringe with his 9th ‘Must-See Show’ (NowPress.
Serious satirical silliness, songs, democratic participation, immersive existential doom feels in need of a Kabariot.
An emotionally raw blend of memoir and song, Tracey Yarad’s All These Pretty Things is a phoenix-rising-from-the-ashes story, taking the audience from Australia and the fallout o…
In a world struggling to rebuild, a group of survivors come together to find hope, faith and purpose.
‘If Greggs don’t sponsor this woman, they are really missing a trick’ **** (Scotsman).
Edinburgh Award Nominee Huge Davies (Cats Does Countdown, Off Menu podcast, Roast Battle) returns to Edinburgh for an hour-long work in progress.
Featuring NYC comedians Sean Conrad and Denham Demac, this mixed bill musical comedy show spotlights Edinburgh’s best musical comedians every night.
Milly comes from a world without music.
Australia’s award-winning favourites cross the seas with another hilarious cabaret packed with sharp wit, feminist flair and original anthems.
Fresh from supporting the legendary Bill Bailey on tour, the Jennifer Ewan Band bring us their stirring and richly layered mix of compelling original songs, Louisiana blues and old…
Take a regal journey through the incredible music of one of the greatest rock groups of all time with Peter Marchant and the incredible Night Owl Band.
For Albert Camus, the Absurd Hero is embodied in the mythological character of Sisyphus, mayor of Corinth, sentenced by Zeus to the mundane task of pushing a boulder up a hill only…
Edith Piaf and Jacques Brel: two French musical icons who sang of romance and heartbreak and lived passionate, dramatic lives.
From his childhood in the Philippines – a technicolour blur of cartoons and classical music – Jeremy always knew he wanted to be a concert pianist.
Award-winning guitarist Daniel Martinez presents new compositions as well as past works, where dance takes centre stage.
Step into the world of Dunhuang, where the ancient Silk Road meets the present, and centuries-old murals come alive.
Excitement! Drama! Romance! And.
Wes McClintock was born a different colour than most due to a strange occurrence at birth.
Join us on the happiest musical journey of your life as a restless caterpillar meets a rock’n’roll black bird who will make all of her dreams come true.
Following a string of five-star, sell-out productions, Bare Productions return with the electrifying hit Rock of Ages! This high-energy, feel-good musical is packed with powerhouse…
1955.
Journey through time alongside the great women that rocked, from the 1960s to present.
Join a fairytale princess with her sing-a-long show of your favourite animated characters! With enchanting vocals and gorgeous gowns, this new show emulates the magic of the animat…
‘Superb’ (Hot Press, Ireland).
Aberdeen Academy of Performing Art’s production of Disney’s Frozen Jr is based on the Disney film written by Jennifer Lee and directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee.
After three consecutive sold-out runs, the celebration of the 120-million-album selling supergroup returns to Fringe.
A high-octane trip through the music of one of the architects of the punk/new wave movement.
This limited run live band lunchtime sing-along show is a dream come true for musicals fans of all ages, raising the curtain on all your favourite hits from stage and screen.
A mysterious investigation of the great American writer, inspired by his scandalous life and the Black and White ball he hosted at the Plaza Hotel.
The show that NoHo Arts District calls ‘absolutely genius’ (NoHoArtsDistrict.
Relive the music that set off the 80s most nostalgic movie scenes.
From their years as the most successful duo of all time and beyond to their solo hits, journey through the careers of two all-time greats.
A sexy, sassy, orgasmic two-woman musical comedy show, made for you! Yes, you! Created by Mimi Meier and Holly Hart, this show features vignettes about the insanity of womanhood …
Track The Eagles from their early days as Linda Ronstatd’s backing band to their crowning as the 70s biggest band.
An immersive trip through California when a collective of legends changed the world.
Angus Munro and Night Owl Shows present this award-winning show with classics Every Breath You Take, Roxane, Message in a Bottle, Fields of Gold and more.
Journey through the life and music of the 150 million record-selling Piano Man in this uplifting show.
A performance duet of sonic verse, dance, and audience experience that challenges the expectations imposed upon us in society.
This Aberdeen Academy of Performing Arts amateur production of The SpongeBob Musical: Youth Edition is presented in arrangement with Concord Theatricals.
Immerse yourself in the world of 007 and the legendary voices that have accompanied Bond.
The awe-inspiring journey of one of the all-time musical greats delivered by one of the UK’s finest, Angus Munro and Night Owl Shows.
Journey through these two remarkable, intertwined careers.
Frozen Love: A Buckingham Nicks Story, is the true story of Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham’s rocky road to joining Fleetwood Mac.
Walk on the wild side and go off the beaten track with a witty guided tour packed full of stories from Edinburgh’s past and present music scenes.
A revue of Disney hits, following a group of trainees on their first day at a fictional Disney Imagineering Studio.
Uncover the world and music of Dylan in this celebration of one of the greatest songwriters of all time.
Blistering musicality, razor sharp political satire and spectacular masks collide as a prison band of dictators and traitors takes you on an exhilarating journey from tyranny to en…
When the plants come to take over the world and achieve world domination watch out.
Footloose is back! Enjoy this fantastic show and cast as they blast their way through this great musical.
Barry Morgan – Australia’s most celebrated organ salesman.
Avenue Q is back for a fourth year! Our sell-out runs prove how popular this production is.
Rave is set in a night club where we meet Colin and Rosie.
East High is back! Troy, the school jock, tries to win and woo Gabriella, as Sharpay and Ryan try to plot their downfall.
The story of Scotland’s national bard as we see the talent and flawed nature of Burns through his, his wife’s and friends’ eyes.
This internationally acclaimed, award-winning musical follows Elle Woods’ inspiring journey as she challenges stereotypes, snobbery and scandal in pursuit of her dreams.
Country singer Marcy Aurora is out of prison after 20 years for murder, and she’s ready for a comeback.
Marimba meets tap dance in a thrilling fusion of rhythm and melody.
Following sold-out spectacles across London, multi award-winning cabaret artist Aidan Sadler teams up with Soho virtuoso Natasha Panas to present a crazy little modern love letter …
Orange is the New Black’s Julie Lake and songwriter Annie Macleod join forces in Forget-Me-Not, a true story of motherhood, lost love and hauntings set to original music and hear…
Buckle up, folks.
Anja is a 19-year-old college student who just can’t f@%$ing take it anymore.
Stand-up comedy from an actual couple… what could possibly go wrong? After a previous sell-out run at the Fringe, viral sensation Joe McTernan and star of Britain’s Got Talent …
A rock/pop musical inspired by a true life shoe theft.
From Leith to Las Vegas, Frankie Mack’s journey is nothing short of extraordinary.
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 member…
This fast-paced, hilarious coming of age musical is back at the Fringe.
Word’s out on the Aussie bush telegraph: Woody and his crazy friends are rolling out a cabaret experience like no other! Sing, dance, and strum along in a wild musical adventure re…
Joanna has always spoken her mind.
This quirky new musical follows New York newbie Joe on his journey from Ohio to the big city, where he meets long lost friend Bonnie after many years.
Elisa Riddington’s Child of Sunday is an intimate and poignant solo performance that weaves together personal storytelling and music to reflect on themes of faith, resilience and…
Is this a real knife? Is this just fantasy? Enjoy Shakespeare’s spooky tragedy like never before, as six actors deploy wittily rewritten pop classics and uproariously silly comedy …
An immersive, magical and musical whisky experience.
Captivate Matilda is back after a sell-out run in 2024.
The Suit is a story of acceptance, self-discovery and magic.
We transport you to a corporate London where success is measured by profit, power and personal gain.
Join us on this wonderful rags-to-riches story of ambition, loyalty and self-discovery, full of eastern promise.
Wannabe was dreamt up after sorting through a box of childhood junk.
Join kabarett provocateur Bernie Dieter as her gin-soaked haus band soundtracks a debauched night of breathtaking circus, gender-bending aerial and fire-breathing sideshow at its m…
A mini-musical tells of a complex man with a ruthless drive to create and a deep-seated desire to love and be loved.
Halò! Bonjour! Hello! Have you seen the Heebie Jeebies? They are all around you, but you’ve probably never seen them – until now! Take a journey through the seasons with these t…
Even amongst the chaos and pain, there are moments of love and light.
After being pushed over the edge by the most popular kids at school, four-eyed wallflower Nancy Miller cries to the heavens for help! But it is Satan who hears her cry.
Are you worthy of the Goddess’s blessings? Or her wrath? Join Mayuri Bhandari and Kali, the Goddess of Death every day as they navigate the absurdities of Western Yoga culture.
Daniel Martinez launches a new venture: Flamenco Fringe.
Performed entirely by very talented students, Captivate’s production has been seen by an estimated 22,000 people, with sell-out crowds, standing ovations and multiple five-star r…
Combining the spooky, silly and sentimental, this brand-new musical is about confronting the past and knowing when to let go.
A one-character, emotionally charged play by Ian Quackenbush.
In this charming musical, Isabella is a young girl whose teacher has just assigned the final project of her eighth-grade year: research a historical figure and write a paper about …
A thrilling, saucy rendition of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy, Macbeth.
Bringing the magic of the West End to your morning at the Edinburgh Fringe! This charming vocal duo serve up lush harmonies with rich guitar and bass accompaniments, breathing new …
Think Gadsby meets Bloom, and Medusa has the mic.
Lantern Boy follows the Wu family across ancient and modern Shenzhen, China through the stories of two boys – one who begins the fish lantern tradition and another who revives it…
From Drama Desk Award nominees Neil Bartram and Brian Hill, The Theory of Relativity is a joyous and moving look at our surprisingly interconnected lives.
Shaina Taub and Kwame Kwei-Armah’s adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night is an uproarious romp of love, mistaken identity and fierce music.
Acts of Kindness is a docudrama inspired by interviews in El Paso, Texas USA, after a mass shooting that claimed the lives of twenty-three innocent people.
Nunsense: The Mega-Musical version is here! This riotous show is a fundraiser put on by the Little Sisters of Hoboken to raise money to bury sisters accidently poisoned by the conv…
Linda hails from San Francisco, in the shadow of the Golden Gate Bridge.
Come along and enjoy the German Beer Hall experience with sing-a-longs, great music and immersive fun.
In Ancient Greece, Artemis, Athena and Aphrodite have had enough.
Stooges to Pussy Riot, Amebix to X-Ray Spex.
LAMDA presents the next wave of musical theatre talent in a showdown like no other.
With music based on the 2000 comedy classic, Gracie Hart is a clumsy yet brilliant FBI Special Agent who must go undercover as a beauty pageant contestant! Come hear the original s…
The artist Leah McBride is missing, presumed dead.
At the Smits’ family home, Christmas Eve is all about stories from the past.
72 years after a solar superflare destroyed civilisation and sent the human race spiralling toward extinction, a ragtag troupe of post-apocalyptic performers brings sensuality and …
Come along and hear the History of Country music as Nicole Flynn sings her way through the generations of this genre from its early roots to the country classics and superstars’ so…
The buzz-worthy Japanese professional performance group has arrived! With the world’s smallest costumes (just two shoulder pads!), they will deliver an overwhelming musical perfo…
Don’t miss the iconic story of crime, scandal and fame which retains the essence of the original with a modern twist suitable for teen audiences.
A comedy cabaret like no other – exploring the 28-day cycle with music, mischief and menstrual mayhem.
Vicky is furious.
Through everyday conversation, hilarious comedy, and music-hall style songs, we learn from four working-class women about their lives, husbands, technology and the approaching New …
Fringe 2024 sell-out murder-mystery comedy musical returns to the Fringe! Detective Ben Stone is murdered at his own birthday party, snuffed out like a candle on a cake.
Mary Floppins has thrown a shit fit.
‘Storytelling at its best!’ ***** (Playbill).
Award-winning musical comedy revue revealing all about musicals and the people who love them – on both sides of the curtain! Updated for 2025 with new songs.
A new comedy musical coming to the Fringe! Six college friends are tricked into reuniting at the debut Fringe performance of Escape Room: The Show.
Henry Cyril Paget was one of the world’s wealthiest men, until he lost it all by being too damn fabulous.
Buckle up for this laugh-out-loud, turbulence-packed comedy from award-winning comedian Mike McAlpine! Set in Flight Club, where the audience boards an aircraft of absurdity, this …
Do you like comedy? Do you like karaoke? If yes to both, then this is the show for you.
Deage Paxton returns, illuminating his pitch-black palate with a brand-new hour of ‘dark, twisty, and hilarious’ (Felt Nowt Comedy Club) material.
Marnina and Micah just got married, and except for some bed bugs, a judgy couples therapist and their wedding venue burning down, everything was pitch perfect.
In this interactive show for kids of all ages, learn about different popular music genres and how to write a hit song.
A musical stand-up show dealing with life as an Irish male raised in a culture where emotions are things to be avoided.
Falling for Jesus is a mortal sin.
In 15th-century Korea, boy King Danjong was overthrown and poisoned by his ambitious uncle.
Welcome to the mid-noughties world of emo teen and future rockstar, David.
Plug up thy hole! A religious sect in Nebraska wears butt plugs at all times because they believe a wrathful God shall suck the unplugged up, ass-first, to burn on the face of the …
‘Funny, silly, moving, ukelele’ best describes The Phil Monty from award-winning South African comedian Phil de Lange.
Winner of Best Cabaret at Adelaide Fringe, this powerhouse diva belts, banters and bedazzles with her electrifying live vocals, international glamour and camp big-band bangers, rei…
What is love? World premiere musical direct from New York sees literature’s most legendary lovers flirt and fight as they hunt for the truth about love.
Two award-winning comics deal late-night craic in the mid-afternoon, a wild mix of dark, satirical stand-up and musical comedy.
‘Some of the most glorious vocal moments I have ever experienced in a theatre.
It’s been a while but Captivate is bringing back this much-loved family favourite with a fantastic new cast.
It wouldn’t be the Fringe without some Sunshine! Captivate’s five star, vibrant, energetic, emotional, sell-out production is back in the ballroom.
Multi award-winning comedian Nathan Cassidy ‘.
She used to have dreams, now she has a baby.
Set sail for a night of nonstop laughter as top-tier comedians bring the best of cruise ship comedy to shore! This high-energy show delivers the kind of humour you’d expect on a lu…
The Dublin Fringe award-winning trip into the mind of a woman with recently discovered ADHD.
Steve’s Big Dumb Show is part stand-up, part ridiculous songs, part multimedia, part improv and all hilarious! American comedian/musician Steve Goodie has been bringing the biggest…
Berlin’s beloved opera-singing comedian Steph DePrez returns to Fringe after a year of touring Europe and opening for Michelle Wolf.
Stirring, electrifying soundscapes usher you through the cosmos as K Mak fuses live cello, violin, synths, beats and vocals with sumptuous, tailored visuals.
Dave is single.
A solo performance, a raw cry against the brutality of our times.
Drawing from the classic Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare and romantic-themed songs by the ‘king’ Roberto Carlos, in a back-and-forth between the plagiarised love story and the unau…
An award-winning, critically acclaimed comedian returning for his 6th Fringe.
Step into a realm where candlelight dances with defiance.
Chronicling a moment of intergenerational exchange.
Live from New York, it’s Space Weather Girl! What if an alien encounter was more human condition and less lasers? Add some old-time Hollywood charm, a historical “mating program” a…
My great-grandfather spent years of his life trying to trace the link between our family and Renaissance-era keyboardist Orlando Gibbons.
The Taskmaster New Zealand star returns, having told over a thousand jokes and received countless rounds of applause and bouts of laughter.
This nautical musical adventure starring a crew of West End wonderboys was the talk of Fringe 2024.
Lizzie Borden took an axe.
A magical, musical science experiment that turns people into instruments! Two scientists take kids on a wild ride where movement becomes music, turning anything and everything into…
Recent anthropology graduate and feisty redhead Joanie Little is stuck working as a barista, studying the ‘creatures’ (customers) as if she were Jane Goodall, bushwhacking through …
Born in New York City as a closeted kid, Alexis is forced to follow his family to.
Join award-winning writer-comedian Marc Burrows for a multi-media stand up celebration of one of British music’s most iconic and enduring moments, marking 30 years since the Blur v…
The Olivier Award–winning West End hit is back! It’s opening night for the hottest new musical in town.
Elton John’s greatest hits are reimagined by multi award-winning Jess Robinson (Dead Ringers, The Last Leg), renowned for her pitch-perfect impressions.
Humpty Dumpty is dead – was he pushed? Did he jump? Or was it simply a great fall? Enter Jill, a filmmaker with big dreams and an even bigger problem: she’s on trial for egg-icid…
A boy in school set my destiny with nine words, I’m gonna ask him why.
A stand-up turns up to stand-up.
Britain’s Got Talent star Accordion Ryan will sing and play your favourite songs like you’ve never heard them before! Adding in a few of his own hilarious tunes, this show is guara…
Breaking the Musical is a parody and unauthorised (but completely legal) telling of an Australian Olympian’s journey to the 2024 Paris Olympics, written by Australian comedian and …
The biggest girl group of the noughties reunite for the first time since their scandalous split.
Musical meteor Jazz Emu was born to please you.
A charmingly dark, whimsically adult, joyously subversive, musical delight! Starring our titular character, Potty! A singing, talking, tap dancing, potted plant.
Haus of Dylan is an hour of high-energy storytelling, musical-comedy.
Rapping sensation Amelia Hamilton presents her debut hour of comedy.
Introducing Anna Hale: comedian, singer-songwriter, control freak.
Electrifying political gig theatre – Blaze FM is a pirate radio station that keeps on kicking in the midst of court orders, injunctions, shutdowns by DTI, and outright attacks ag…
Will and Noah’s attention spans are so eroded, they can’t even get to the end of their.
Fringe fave Baby Wants Candy is back! Total Edinburgh Fringe sell-out six years running.
When, years ago, a teenage Mitch discovered American comic songwriting legend Tom Lehrer, the course of his life was changed forever.
Three years since her legendary show Is It A Bird?, the cockiest woman in comedy returns, with a guitar on her back and a bounty on her ballbag.
Living your true self is nearly a crime again, so join the OGs of F*ck You Counterculture for a night of radical joy and glitter-encrusted anarchy.
In 2023 TikTok sent a notification to millions of users with Jodie’s face, and the caption ‘Is She Hot?’.
Winner: Critic’s Choice 2024, Perth Fringe.
Tammy Tooth’s midlife crisis hits rock-bottom when an 80s mixed tape sends her back to 1987.
Join multi-award-winning musical comedian and body roll enthusiast Katie Pritchard, as she dresses head to toe in the finest unitard she could make and embarks on this award-nomina…
Baby Wants Candy’s 2024 total sell-out hip-hop hit returns! We improvise an epic musical based on a historical figure/celebrity of your choosing (Genghis Khan, Paul Hollywood, Kim …
Vaudevillian duo Norvil and Josephine present a magical extravaganza for all ages! They’re a magician with a secret and an assistant with a mission in this whimsical comedy music…
Ben’s eager to impress at his job interview, but on the big day he witnesses a mysterious death and picks up the victim’s lanyard – just to keep it safe.
Microsoft Word’s writing assistant, Clippy, has seen the future – and it is bleak.
A hilarious dissection of Black media tropes with satirical sketches, comedic songs and recognisable characters.
How do you rebel against parents who are already rebels? Form a band? Cool.
A new British musical based on the iconic TV series following the fall and rise of captain’s wife Tanya Turner as she schemes to save her marriage and her husband’s career.
Welcome to NVRLND, where the party goes straight on till morning, featuring the biggest 2000s anthems: Britney Spears, Katy Perry, Justin Timberlake, and more! Wendy’s about to get…
Blessed with beauty, wealth and charisma, the Flawless Four – Courtney, Julie, Marcie, and Liz – are the most popular girls in Reagan High school.
Set in the cut-throat world of competitive netball, this cautionary tale explores the consequences of unchecked ambition and the fierce determination of teenage girls.
Cursed with the voice, face and arse of an angel, critically-acclaimed comedian Katie Norris embarks on a personal odyssey into the untamed realms of her imagination.
Hot Mess: a new musical.
A thunderous celebration of rhythm and movement, The Land of Beat fuses traditional Korean percussion, dynamic dance and mesmerizing melodies into an electrifying spectacle.
After being banned from going anywhere abroad (yes, even Benidorm), British tourists are forced to go on holiday to the only place that’ll have ‘em.
Frisky (Frisky & Mannish) is back.
The neon lights aren’t always bright on Broadway, and for every hit there are 50 flops.
Following two sold-out Edinburgh Fringe runs, back-to-back Edinburgh Comedy Award nominations, an acclaimed European tour and a triumphant New York and Melbourne residency, Emmanue…
It’s more than a word – it’s a societal chokehold.
Winner, Best New Comedy at Melbourne Fringe 2024.
The uproarious multi award-winning one-man musical comedy about sperm donation returns to Edinburgh.
Glynis Traill-Nash lives a double life: fashion writer by day, jazz singer by night.
A fully-improvised narrative play in the style of William Shakespeare from Thorn and Petal Stick, alias of veteran improvisers Hal Munger and John Mistele, founders of the first Un…
The ridiculously wild true story that her therapist asked her to stop telling.
Get your dessert spoons ready for this delicious new musical for the whole family! Over the last four decades, Cinderella’s has become the kingdom’s most beloved ice cream company.
Manhattan buskers, cockney con-men, Broadway dreams.
The unauthorised musical parody of Schitt’s Creek, reimagining the beloved fish-out-of-water series with absurd comedy, unhinged characters and hilariously inappropriate twists.
Enter the wickedly enchanted, suburban world of Elysium Court, where perfect lives unravel.
The forgotten story of Amadeus’ genius sister, who performed alongside him to equal acclaim.
An old book, What It Means to Be a Woman, given to Georgia on her sixteenth birthday, becomes the thread connecting three women’s lives: Georgia, now a woman in an unhappy marria…
Get in, we’re taking a road trip.
Award-winning, high-energy family spectacular where four rhythmical misfits turn ordinary junk into extraordinary funk! With explosive drumming, dance, comedy and imagination, this…
Attention girlies, bathroom belters, and car karaoke queens! Choir is back! Gather your crew for the ultimate interactive singing party with Australia’s international vocal coach, …
A new collection of smart, funny and deeply moving story-songs inspired by current affairs, family affairs and affairs of the heart.
Vagabond Skies The Van Gogh Musical: gut-wrenching and uplifting in equal measure, this extraordinary must-see production depicts Vincent’s later years.
I’m a framer who has been trying to be a good person all my life, but as a result, my wife betrayed me, my son died, and I switched to the police force to survive… In a product…
This whimsical allegorical fairytale from China is about the world of food.
A mysterious new musical in which three strangers are summoned to a secluded seaside manor on New Year’s Eve by the enigmatic Mr Dellamort, who leads them through an evening of r…
Tall Child is an hour on the impossibilities of being alive right now.
Join comedy equivalent of sunshine Alex Prescot for a delightful debut hour that’s tailor-made for each audience.
As seen and heard on ITV, BBC Radio5Live and BBC Radio 4, multi award-winning musical comedian Bennet Kavanagh brings his ‘unique and charmingly chaotic’ (TheReviewsHub.
Musical mayhem abounds in a show that has to be seen to be believed.
Meet the guests inside the ADHD brain at this award-winning hilarious cabaret-comedy by Aussie neuro-spicy besties, Jessica Bigg and Eliza Dickson.
You’re cordially invited to the second wedding of David and Katie: confidently codependent, deliriously devoted to a dangerous degree and fully qualified to flaunt a flawless app…
Soda Pop is an alt-comedy tour de force: a multimedia, stream-of-consciousness ride through the mind of a slightly deranged gay man.
Fresh from sell-out success in Australia, Thomas Currie blends powerful vocals, razor-sharp piano, electric cello and witty storytelling in this all-too-relatable late-night cabare…
Deep in the heart of the mysterious Song Society, memories and feelings are filed away to make room for new ones.
Ageing millennial Zara Gladman and her alter-egos – including everyone’s favourite Glasgow West end mum Aileen – take centre stage for a worthy cause: to raise funds for Aile…
The distilled 40-year career of an internationally renowned British Army doctor, presented as a collection of original poems.
Dine out on a hearty serving of your favourite Meat Loaf pieces as we slice through his back catalogue and digest the finest moments.
Join North London’s finest casual singers for an eclectic mix of sensational songs in all manner of styles from folk to funk, all laced with heavenly harmonies.
Enjoy a relaxing hour away from Fringe frenzy with Scotland’s popular Hume Saxophone Quartet.
The glorious return of, by most accounts, the best night out of last year’s Fringe.
Come and see ABBA Odyssey – The Live Concert! This all-seated show features singers who produce the most authentic tribute to the iconic ABBA sound.
Rising indie-folk artist and TikTok star Odie Leigh heads to Edinburgh for a special show at La Belle Angele.
Indulge in the enchanting melodies of this Italian string quartet at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Johnny Mercer Award-winning songwriters, The Bylines, ask the question: can co-habitation and co-creation co-exist? See how this duo navigates good times and bad, as they gig, writ…
Eavesdrop on Medea and Summer’s conversation as their unlikely friendship forms and lives unfold.
A raucous evening of music, comedy and musical comedy hosted by AJ Holmes (Book of Mormon, StarKid) and Caitlin Cook (The Writing on the Stall).
Treasure Planet – James Newton Howard; Mendelssohn – Concerto No.
A range of music from musical theatre, movie themes, popular music and swing.
After sell-out concerts at the Fringe last year, the Bohemians are back, taking you through all aspects of life in their jam-packed, fun-filled concert.
Interested in fashion? Loved Bridgerton’s Queen Charlotte? Then we have the talk for you! Frances Burney (1752-1830) once said of a concert ‘though everybody seems to admire, hardl…
Direct from Cuba, and exclusively for summer 2024, all-star London-based group Tristan Butler y Timba Británica will be joined by world-famous, Grammy Award-winning vocalist, Mayi…
Join Richard for a sublime evening of jazz music and magical storytelling, with tales from London to LA.
Gerard Lane and Dan Taylor were born from a fish taco during wet weather in the rugged Tasmanian highlands.
Every song a classic! Hailed by critics and fans alike as one of the finest songwriters of his generation, Friedman has achieved legendary, pop-icon status for chart-topping hits A…
A pocket of creative activity by instrument makers such as the Stanesby, Potter and Urquhart families, led to a vast output of finely crafted, unique flutes in London, examples of …
Taiwan is a country located in Asia, and many people say that the most beautiful scenery in Taiwan is its people.
Five years ago, Simon’s father dies of cancer.
Suzie Depreli – not a typically Jewish name, is it? – brings you one woman’s passive-aggressive mission to educate the world about what it means to have an Orthodox family that…
John McLaughlin (hit singer/songwriter/producer of Johnny Mac & The Faithful) performs songs of his friend and genius Shane MacGowan (The Pogues and The Popes).
Fringe First and Spirit of the Fringe Award winner Apphia Campbell’s stunning show inspired by the life of Nina Simone, performed by Nicholle Cherrie.
Picked as the Band/Group of the Year in the Hong Kong Music Critics Choice 2022, Sea Island & Ferry is a neo-chamber ensemble featuring members on piano, cello, violin and clar…
Joseph is returning to the Edinburgh Fringe to launch a new EP! This time with a special extended music extravaganza! Along with the new Songs from the Wolf Cabin EP, recorded at t…
Three storytellers, trapped in the Otherworld, must perform their music and stories to earn their freedom.
Award-winning solo performance about women over three generations.
‘I am done with Professor Where! Apparently, it’s just not done with me yet.
Cult comedian returns with an all-new version of their smash-hit comedy show. ‘Hilarious’ (Neil Gaiman). ‘A masterclass’ (Lee Dorrian).
The University of Leeds’ award-winning a cappella group, The Songsmiths, are back for their fifth year at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Exeter University’s Spotlights show choir are returning to Edinburgh Fringe for another musical extravaganza filled with beautiful harmonies, captivating dance and a brilliant li…
We present the 10th anniversary of this acclaimed original musical with sold-out Fringe runs in 2013 and 2014.
Chaos reigns in the courtroom when jilted bride Angelina and her fully frocked bridal party arrive to sue Edwin for abandoning her at the altar.
A multimedia concert experience calling attention to the urgency of the climate crisis through original songs by American musician and songwriter Dan Sheehan.
Life is too complicated – so Riley Nottingham (Thank God You’re Here, Metro Sexual, Manifesto) is giving up choices altogether.
Prom to after-party via generational identity crisis – what if the best night of your life turns into the rest of it? Set to an original score combining pop, funk, jazz and of co…
Twitching the curtain and shining a light on what happens backstage, Jacob Marshall and Shannon Hill’s Technically: A Musical is a show full of inside jokes and caricatures from …
Durham University’s national musical theatre champions are bringing a show full of of iconic musical songs, characters and silliness to Edinburgh this summer! Laugh yourself silly …
Eric Davidson’s Amazin’ Prime Parodies (26 Songs to Make the Whole World Cringe).
A rollercoaster ride through modern and post-modern musicals, rock opera, epics, jukebox theatre and the latest hit shows.
A journey through the golden age of musical theatre.
Catherine, a modern girl in love with Jane Austen’s world, can’t believe her luck when she meets her very own Mr Tilney.
A poignant journey, through chequered showbiz career of Eddie Garrity, interspersed with songs from the new album Wild ‘n’ Free and anecdotes from early glam rock, punk to cabaret.
For one night only, the Taskmaster NZ star and Lorde’s favourite Kiwi musician (‘That was really nice of her’ – Paul) plays the hits at this year’s Fringe.
In March of 2023, TikTok sent a notification to millions of users with a picture of Jodie Sloan’s face, and the words, ‘Is she hot?’, after her comedic song on situational hotness …
In the dimly lit corners of the stage, shadows whisper tales of a young prince: Pippin.
This award-winning one-woman show is about eight diverse characters’ dance with cancel culture and how our mental and spiritual health are connected.
Richard Lewis follows up last year’s hit show A Cabaret called Hamlet by looking at the life of the legendary Liberace.
Britain.
Festival closing service: Vespers.
Music that makes people wanna shake their bones! This trio are known for their unique live show, transporting the audience to a bygone era when witches and black magic were rife.
Nil penna sed usus – not the pen itself, but the skill in using it.
Discover Juniper Lai, a Chinese folk singer and poet.
Firelight Trio is a mighty new group featuring Fatea instrumentalist of the year 2023 Gavin Marwick (fiddle), groovily inventive accordionist/pianist Phil Alexander (Moishe’s Bagel…
A programme exploring guitar music in Europe in the early 19th century, presented by Italian guitarist Luca Soattin.
Songwriter and half of globe-trotting ‘Harry and Chris’ ***** (Sunday Post) has written songs for Disney and Netflix.
A powerful combination of film, text and live performance, Dreams of Peace and Freedom explores the birth of modern human rights after the Second World War.
Join Delhi maestro Manmohan Dogra for a journey through soulful Hindustani classical music, featuring vocal ragas and a tabla solo in Banares style.
From 2024 Sondheim/Jonathan Larson Grant Rooftop Writer and 10th-ranked woman poet in the world Gigi Bella, Big Feelings explores mental health, feminism and the gospel of Taco Bel…
Calling all Dancing Queens! Featuring an all-star cast of the UK’s finest musicians and vocalists, ABBA Gold The Concert is packed with all of ABBA’s greatest hits, stunningly auth…
Simon Leach will perform the First Partita and English Suite, composed by J S Bach, for solo harpsichord. Simon will perform on a 1973 Michael Johnson harpsichord.
Scotland’s hottest new orchestra are back! Since their sold-out shows at last year’s Fringe, Symphonix return to bring together world-class musicians to perform the perfect blend…
Big O returns to explore all stuffs of “sexy”.
Disney fan? Massive raging queer? Then Happily Ever Poofter is for you! Join Prince Henry (the “Only Gay in the Kingdom”) on his hilarious and heart-warming quest for true love! A …
Kerry Ellis (Wicked, We Will Rock You, Anything Goes) and John Owen-Jones (The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, Sweeney Todd) will perform a much-loved selection of classic s…
The Lord is my Shepherd: Sacred song of the English musical renaissance.
Composing Sacred Music: The Next Generation.
‘What is my story? Will you remember me?’ In an ancient land full of legendary heroes and the monsters they fight, how do regular folk live? Beowulf the Musical presents two mediev…
The multi award-winning Men With Coconuts are back for another smash run at the Edinburgh Fringe! Their critically acclaimed show will be an hour of emotional balladry, lyrical wiz…
After being banned from going anywhere abroad, yes even Benidorm, British tourists are forced to go on holiday to the only place that’ll have ‘em.
A journey from traditional Flamenco to the progressive, and cutting-edge modern Flamenco and electronica.
One of Edinburgh’s best nights out, join our legendary Fringe ceilidh for an evening of traditional Scottish music and Highland dancing at Bonnie & Wild.
The Bach Ensemble of Edinburgh return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe at Canongate Kirk for the 12th time with a programme featuring the brilliant young trumpeter Aaron Akugbo pla…
CØLIBRI’s Electronica is like its totem animal: delicate, all finesse and hyperactive.
‘Richly layered contemporary and Louisiana music’ (Herald).
‘Beautifully crafted melodies… telling stories behind each tune… light-hearted and humorous… lively interactions with the audience’ (BroadwayBaby.com).
Faure’s Requiem and Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms – The Howe Street Singers, directed by Les Shankland, perform Faure’s much loved Requiem and equally beautiful Cantique de Jea…
In this work-in-progress show, Baby Belle’s slightly less glamorous sibling Jax Braithwaite will unwrap the experience of Dealing with Tricky Feelings.
In 1735, having left Handel’s opera orchestra, Francesco Barsanti settled in Edinburgh, becoming active with the Edinburgh Musical Society.
This limited run live-band lunchtime sing-along show is a dream come true for musical fans of all ages, raising the curtain on all your favourite hits from stage and screen.
Award-winning, live music variety cabaret from Blues and Burlesque.
Award-winning Laurie Black has officially sold out.
After last year’s successful Fringe debut, legendary accordionist and funnyman Sandy Brechin returns with another hilarious hour of music and comedy in his one-man show, featuring …
From Scotland, Iran, Chile, Brazil, Yemen and Syria comes a multimedia performance exploring culture and displacement.
Five-piece alt country band led by legendary Rezillos’ frontwoman, Fay Fife.
Celebrating 10 years of the Showhawk Duo.
Jazz on the Run is a celebration of friendship, freedom and the power of jazz to uplift the soul.
Step back into the golden age of music with The Great American Songbook Live.
A musical storytelling experience that tells the larger than life story of a dog who lived a very long time.
In Scotland, Billy Connolly is more than just a successful comedian, actor, musician, television presenter, and Knight of the Realm; he’s “the Big Yin”.
The celebrated people’s champion of the modern-folk scene Beans on Toast returns to the Edinburgh Fringe! Accompanied by classically trained Hell’s Angel piano virtuoso King Kill…
Marie-Laure Corben, Dalia Kay, and Eliza Waters' creation, The Weird Sisters, is now being performed at the Fringe following its debut at the Leeds Theatre Festival in July 202…
The theatre is dying, so Jordana Belaiche and Grace O’Keefe are holding a séance to bring back the legendary musical theatre composer, Stephen Joshua Sondheim.
A magical and moral Victorian fairy tale, adapted by Sue Colverd from the original story by Charles Kingsley, including music and songs by David Last, about young chimney sweep Tom…
Northern Ireland’s premier musical comedian brings her hilarious piano-powered comedy to the Fringe.
Award-winning musical comedian and professional overthinker Selena Mersey is in a long-term relationship for the first time in her life.
This is a tale of friendships lost, and learning to live with a present that isn’t as rosy as the past.
A show about being laughed at.
Nominated for Best Composer on the Fringe for Sailing to Tomorrow (Musical Theatre Matters, 2007), Peter D Robinson brings a new setting of Kenneth Steven’s powerful poem.
Join two of the UK’s most exciting new comedians for a hilarious hour of stand-up comedy.
Clann An Drumma’s headline show is a captivating blend of powerful drumming and haunting bagpipes, celebrating Scottish heritage with raw, primal energy.
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…
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.
In their Fringe debut, the UK’s No.
Looking for a fun, interactive activity for all the family? Come and join the UK’s No.
‘How can people on the brink of death experience happiness, write love poems…?’ In 2017, Lenka discovered two notebooks of poems written by her grandmother, then a prisoner in a …
Through haunting original music and rich spoken word, an actor-musician band deliver a feminist retelling of Mary Queen of Scots’ story.
Omigod You Guys! Viva Arts are back with their usual brand of high-quality, energetic musical theatre – this time with this all-singing, all-dancing, feel-good comedy.
Well, it looks like it’s time to get your ears syringed because acclaimed musical comedy duo Flo & Joan are taking to the stage, and they have some quote unquote music and/or c…
From The Craft to Wicked to Hocus Pocus, Murray will have you howling at the moon in a tribute to queerness and how we discover our powers once we find our coven.
Set in modern-day America, this Broadway style musical does not hold back on ambition.
Rachel Sheinkin and William Finn’s musical The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee tells the story of six middle-schoolers growing up and of the relationships they form with eac…
Shapiro is a new musical based on the early life of UK singer Helen Shapiro.
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.
‘If music be the food of love, play on.
It’s been a bumpy few years in UK politics, and one story is particularly comical: Liz Truss’s stint as prime minister.
This world-premiere musical explores how a shared moment of stress among strangers can bring them to form a fast bond.
A whimsical, musical exploration of social versus personal identity from the perspective of a late-identified and diagnosed non-binary autistic person.
Sharing his beautiful guitar playing once again, Jonathan brings another dazzlingly varied programme from around the world, including Tarrega’s Spanish Capricho Arabe, the beauti…
A hilarious musical comedy about a cherished family-run hairdressing salon in Essex.
Reject Me, Already is an original romcom musical where you play the matchmaker! Step into the story of Cameron and Casey, two hopeless romantics looking for their “someone”, th…
Ctrl+Alt+Deceit.
2023’s viral Fringe sell-out parody, Dusk: A Bite-Size Love Story, returns for a music-packed celebration of forbidden love, unexpected drama, baseball, glitter, and teen angst.
Musical sketch comedian Simon Hennessy has over 360k followers and 30 million likes on social media, where viral characters like Remy and Adam from Bumble filmed on his smartphone …
From the producers of last year’s sell-out show Dusk: A Bite-Size Love Story, #NoFilter is a new musical based on real stories, real lives, real conversations and real Instagram fe…
The Bach Ensemble of Edinburgh return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe at Canongate Kirk for the 12th time with a programme featuring exciting young soloists Angela Hicks (soprano)…
Once in a blue moon you take a punt on a show at 11pm and to your surprise, you find pure gold.
Cast ranging in age that give you the very best journey through the landscape of London’s West End hits and Broadway’s masterpieces.
Musical mayhem abounds in a show that has to be seen to be believed.
The Bristol Suspensions take you on a journey through their 10th year as a group – their triumphs, their pressures and everything in between.
1971.
This is a piece of biographical theatre narrated through music.
A Twelfth Night retelling to satisfy your wildest Shakespearian fantasy! Servant Malvolio, a bright and zesty fool, is trying to manifest his rise to Dukedom, to no avail.
Girls aren’t allowed to talk about poo.
TuFlamenco Academy invites you to their fabulous performance Flamenco in Scotland.
If your child loves music or dance, this is a great opportunity to introduce them to something they probably don’t see or do every day, and a fun and visual way to learn about Sp…
Big beats and stand-up comedy join forces for Fringe afterparty antics.
Festival at the Fringe 2024.
Do you like… music? Comedy? Prizes? Dicks, boobs and butts? Laughter? Joy? Fun? Smoking? Aliens? Life and death? Surprises? Guitars? Beautiful harmonies? Philosophy? Dance? Magic…
Barbra – singer, actress, songwriter, producer, philanthropist, superstar – has a story that takes you from Brooklyn, New York City to glitzy Hollywood awards ceremonies.
The harbinger of rock’n’drole returns to the Fringe with his eighth must-see show.
Edinburgh multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer Joe Acheson, brings his acclaimed Hidden Orchestra project to La Belle Angele for an unmissable hometown headliner as part of…
A musical revue, featuring music from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, SpongeBob, Legally Blonde, Grease and loads more! For the students at FPA, it’s our Edinburgh Fringe debut …
Nicknamed ‘the Hendrix of the Kora’, Seckou is celebrated for his ingenious tunings and virtuosity.
Eoghan Collins is an Irish musical comedian who’s been asking himself a lot of questions over the last couple of years.
During her biggest UK stand-up tour to date, Rachel brings her latest show to the Fringe for one night only! Poise is a dazzling hour of the signature blend of stand-up and songs f…
Flesh.
There was a real buzz about this show in 2023.
Deacon Brodie musical theatre production.
Roaring, ragtime, prohibition pianos – a dazzling, duelling mash up of requests, classics and full-on fun. Hosted by the fabulous Tom Harlow.
Nominated for Best Composer on the Fringe for Sailing to Tomorrow (Musical Theatre Matters, 2007), Peter D Robinson brings a variety of music from his musicals and choral works to …
They say you can get lost in a good book.
Organ and Trumpet Fares! A concert of popular and less well-known music for organ and trumpet including the Eurovision song contest theme, played by RSNO principal trumpeter Chris …
Award-winning Edinburgh blues band The Blueswater perform five raucous gigs in the city’s best live music venue, the Jazz Bar.
What belongs in a woman’s trousseau? Something old, something new… a plan of escape? This is a folktale about love, blame, sisters, brothers, rivers and rage; a story woven fro…
Singing sensation Cameron Mills is a Classic Brit Award-nominated, chart-topping young English tenor, whose powerful voice has been described as having velvet-like qualities and ma…
Boom wer on! With guests, naughty and nice, Mr English will host former serial killers, gangsters, as well as facing his own demons through a spiritual journey live on stage.
Join Edinburgh Music Theatre as they bring Broadway to the Edinburgh stage! Performing your favourite musical hits, the talented cast make this a must-see show for all fans of musi…
The UK’s leading Beach Boys tribute act, The Beached Boys return to the Edinburgh Fringe by popular demand for a third successive year! Hear live hits including Surfin’ USA, I Get …
Experience Queen’s legendary hits in this electrifying jukebox musical comedy.
Let me start by saying that I understand there’s an overwhelming number of shows at this year’s Fringe.
Writer of international hit song The Flame (Cheap Trick), Nick Graham and stellar vocalist Livi Graham present their unique and entertaining father/daughter duo.
Born of the voices of past lives and baptized in the dust-bowl dirt, the Gothic Americana music of Heathen Apostles harkens back to a bygone chapter of American history.
Refined Argentinian guitarist and singer Amando Risueño brings with passion music from his country, paying homage to Atahualpa Yupanqui but also to others great musicians like Car…
Join Monski Mouse, and her super-talented friends, for a live musical sing-a-long cabaret of nursery classics, song, puppetry and bonkers fun for 0-5s and their parents/carers.
Performance poet/musician Attila the Stockbroker has been writing and performing since 1980: 4,000 or so gigs in 25 countries so far.
What goes on behind the theatre curtain? Who’s that scampering about backstage? And why have they added Febreze to the dry-ice machine? When Lily bottles her acting audition for …
Alexis Metallinos brings a unique blend of Greek heritage, weaving together the rich Italian and Spanish cultures at the Fringe.
Laureates of international competitions return to Scotland after nine years.
Meet the most famous girl group of all time.
A boot-scootin’ extravaganza! Two-step into a night of twangy tunes in the Grand Ole’ Beer Palace, hotter than a Texas summer with rhinestone-clad performers and country classi…
Driving Towards the Rain / Ajaen kohti sadetta is a Finnish/English physical and verbal encounter that breathes through Adrian Goldman’s poetry over the last 22 years.
Discover a whimsical world of music and language with Singing Willows – A bilingual and musical adventure pour les enfants! Singing Willows is an interactive, musical show filled…
A unique immersive Scottish gathering.
Whether it’s relationship problems, how to word a sensitive work email or the best way to cook a brisket, this Jewish mother has all the answers you need! A joyous, hilarious, inte…
‘David Series has his own voice, both in playing and composition.
What’s the English for ‘Winter is Jealous of the Flowers?’ A word not found in our language, a season between winter and spring: flowers have bloomed but the cold returns.
Enjoy piano musical satire at its finest, celebrating the mischievous wit of Tom Lehrer.
Come have the best night of your life singing karaoke and running into your ex at Monkey Barrel.
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s MA MUsical Theatre Performance and Musical Directing students have taken the Fringe by storm, as always, with their nearly West End-level produc…
After a gap of several years, Fife Opera is delighted to be performing again at the Edinburgh New Town Church.
The Three Sisters brings Karaoke to the Fringe.
A tantalising exploration of death and the search for a purpose in life.
Doug Crossley is diving into his villain era with a work-in-progress comedy storytelling show with songs.
Experience the underwater wonder with Stage Skool LIVE’s Finding Nemo JR.
Embark on a journey through the enchanting realm of dreams and moonlit melodies! Exploring classical works for viola and piano in this concert, the Kosonen Ranieri Duo will evoke t…
Does what it says on the tin! It’s a singalong pub quiz that tests your knowledge whilst you belt out your favourites with Mister Meredith on piano.
Disney’s modern classic is brought to the stage with all of the memorable songs from the film.
Why toddle when you can dance? Join DJ Monski Mouse and her dancers for this award-winning, epic session of bopping, bonkers, beautiful fun.
A queer adaptation of Jason Robert Brown’s The Last Five Years presents an emotionally charged musical following Jamie and Cathy as they fall in and out of love over their turbul…
Blodwen’s back, with a fancy job, a wardrobe full of pencil skirts and a lust for office life (she could find adventure in a paper clip – and does!).
Join the hilarious fun as Dr H revives the great satirical songs from the Monty Python era.
Back for a fifth year with the hottest jazz you’ll see this summer, Tenement Jazz Band continue their exploration of the red hot roots of jazz, ragtime and blues.
Embark on a musical odyssey with One Acchord: That’s Life in Harmony.
Tiger Daughter is a new show by actor/musician Charlene Kaye (Succession, Starkid, SNL) about what happens when you defy your tiger mom’s dreams of you playing Carnegie Hall and be…
Midlife gets a dose of music and magic in this transformational take on Oz.
When a 30-something actress is suddenly aged-out of the industry, she undergoes a wildly unconventional spa treatment to get her old life back.
A Show About Tomorrow is a one-act musical set in the 90s at Bailey’s 21st birthday party, which happens to be in the middle of nowhere.
We’re delighted to be back with a new show featuring some of the greatest music from the big band era.
A thick wad of cash in a brown paper bag, May-December relationships, a sugar daddy straight out of a Martin Scorsese film.
Charity shops are amongst the last bastions of recycling society’s unwanted items for one to stumble across a precious find.
The Theory of Relativity is a joyous and moving look about our surprisingly interconnected lives.
A history of dance floors and joyful regret.
Aloha! For over sixty years the Castle Performing Arts Center has been producing plays, musicals and special events.
When blind-date newbie Aaron is set up with serial-dater Casey, a casual drink at a busy New York restaurant turns into a hilarious high-stakes dinner.
Have you heard? Everybody is talking about the amazing show that hit the Fringe a couple of days ago.
Alfie is an original musical about two boys, their journey through life and experiences in the army.
It’s the year 1954.
Shindig (noun) – a party that is big, loud and noisy. Involves music and dancing, a party that is energetic, wild and crazy.
Hilarious epic 50s rock musical following Shakey Sean (Elvis character) working in an Arbroath egg’n’roll van.
The Herald Angel Award-winning smash hit of modern Scottish theatre returns to the Fringe for a fifth successive year.
Do you remember when long hair and eyeliner was cool? Do you remember Paradise City, where the grass was green and the girls where pretty? Do you remember when your neck pain came …
In this surreal hour of musical comedy and clown, Callum Straford takes you on a genre-bending thrill ride.
‘Funniest show I’ve seen this year!’ (Audience Review).
Pretty Delusional is a coming-of-age musical comedy about a horny hopeless romantic fighting to stay true to herself in the face of rejection.
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…
A teacher’s magical seaside summer holiday is interrupted by an enthusiastic stowaway, Platypus.
Liberate your heart, mind and soul! Bestselling author, Facebook’s Moon Woman invites you to her temple of Venus for a tantric initiation: a psychedelic trip (without substances)…
Nardone’s Academy of Performing Arts has brought its production of Alice in Wonderland to theSpace’s thrust stage in the Upper Theatre this year.
“Weird Al” Yankovic and Daniel “Harry Potter” Radcliffe were destined to be together onstage, and now they are! (Sort of.
Join us as we follow Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Man and Lion along the Yellow Brick Road to self-discovery where the Wizard of Oz is not all he seems.
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…
2023 Mervyn Stutter’s Pick of the Fringe/sold-out run in Edinburgh! ‘A sold-out Fringe classic!’ **** (BritishTheatreGuide.
Thot.
It’s a lot to impress me with comedy songs.
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…
The 2023 Fringe First-winning club/theatre immersive experience returns for eight performances only! Lemon Jelly’s Fred Deakin hosts an interactive joy-ride through his 80s/90s clu…
Frankie Mack – The Vegas Showman electrifies Edinburgh Fringe with a riveting blend of Dean Martin’s suave, Elvis’ allure, Bublé’s depth, and Robbie Williams’ energy.
Based on the novel by Gaston Leroux, The Phantom of the Opera tells the story of a masked figure who lurks beneath the catacombs of the Paris Opera House, exercising a reign of ter…
Join us for a sip of mezcal at this Day of the Dead-style theatrical experience.
Most depicitions of Wallis Simpson and Edward VIII lean towards the negative, generally mired in the kings obfuscation of duty in favour of treating his American divorcée.
The flamenco spot Alba Flamenca extend their long-standing tradition of supporting this very Spanish dance in Scotland.
Sophie meets Goose whilst on a trip to the park, and the pair soon become the best of friends.
Edinburgh’s iconic independent and award-winning music venue showcases the city’s phenomenal local talent with nightly danceable live funk, soul, blues and special jazz performance…
Join award-winning, absolute tornado of a cabaret star Aidan Sadler as they springboard through the top steps to surviving the apocalypse with 80s-inspired synth-wave melodies.
Billy Banana’s Brilliant Bingo, the interactive extravaganza event of the Fringe.
BBD Productions return to the Fringe with their five-star show, which made Best Production lists from London Theatre (2022) and Theatre Scotland (2022 and 2023).
"I just needed to tell my story, my way, just once!" When you think you’ve seen it all, Lauren Laws surprises us with a brilliantly original show.
Leah Coloff is an impressive musician.
Join a fairy-tale princess with her singalong show of your favourite animated characters! With enchanting vocals and gorgeous gowns, this brand-new show emulates the magic of the a…
This crowd-pleasing musical is inspired by and features the songs of Elvis Presley.
A palliative ward in a hospice is hardly a cheery portent for an afternoon at the Fringe.
Award-winning David Hoare returns with another bumper show, brimming with silliness.
Tucked away under the busy streets of Edinburgh is a cellar bar that will make you feel like you’ve teleported to Andalusia.
George Mitchell is at crisis point.
In this one-woman show Ege Öztokat talks, sings and screams about the wonderfully terrible predicament of her existence as a young woman in Turkey.
BANNED is a modern-day musical that follows a group of gender misfits through the events leading up to their debut at a local performing arts festival.
Following the loss of a childhood friend, Evie is on a quest to find the meaning of life and leave behind a legacy before she turns 23.
Walk on the wild side and go off the beaten track with a witty guided tour packed full of stories from Edinburgh’s past and present music scenes.
Helen Wallace, host of Helen’s Mixtape on 365 Radio, opens her email inbox at random to check out new releases submitted by independent artists.
Musical theatre appears to thrive on some of the most unexpected subject matters – the lives of poetic cats, the founding fathers of America, The Jerry Springer Show – so a new…
The world-famous Willy Wonka is opening the gates to his mysterious factory… but only to a lucky few.
Secret Agent Psychic Healer?! This is a hilarious and harrowing true story about the journey of a woman who was working at the CIA and how she became an energy healer/comedian.
Amelia Bayler (Best Newcomer, Scottish Comedy Awards) is on a ‘one-woman mission to make musical comedy cool again’ (Rolling Stone).
I used to have a difficult relationship with Into The Woods; as someone who primarily watches musicals at Fringe, where it is often cut to just the first act, I have felt like I’…
That’s… Brave is a mix of sketch comedy, stand-up comedy and musical comedy, and will answer the question Laura’s parents, aunts and grandparents keep asking her: why comedy?…
The award-nominated, five-star immersive, theatrical whisky tasting from Fringe 2023 is back! Immerse yourself in a captivating journey, as the essence and soul of whisky unfolds t…
Performed entirely by very talented students, Captivate’s production has been seen by an estimated 22,000 people, with sell-out crowds, standing ovations, and multiple five-star …
Captivate Theatre’s Matilda is back after a sell-out run in 2023.
Based on a true story, this Cyndi Lauper-written musical tells the story of Charlie as he fights to save his father’s shoe factory.
Avenue Q is the puppet-based musical following the characters that live on the worst street in the world.
Jonathan Larson’s epic tale of New York bohemians is brought to life by this talented and dedicated cast.
Set in a rave club, we see the lives and battles of a group of friends coming to terms with getting older and the reality of faded dreams and ambitions.
In 2001, the romantic comedy novel Legally Blonde by Amanda Brown captured readers’ hearts, followed by the beloved movie featuring Reese Witherspoon.
Elvis-inspired musical that will have you dancing in your seats! When a strange biker shows up in small-town USA all hell breaks loose! Brilliant show from the New York-based cast …
Morag’s death left a silence in her place.
One of the most popular Stephen Sondheim musicals has hit the Edinburgh Fringe, and it truly shines! Into The Woods is produced by the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAM…
After making a New Year’s resolution to keep a daily diary, hapless photographer for the local paper, Gordon, is oblivious to his new flatmates secretly reading his every written t…
The legend of stage and screen returns to Edinburgh for an intimate on-stage conversation.
Calling all musical lovers! Clara, an employee of furniture store, helps people establish their homes but wrestles with the idea to create a home of her own.
Mr Heo’s cart is his eternal companion, becoming a stage and musical instrument at his disposal anytime, anywhere.
Get a sneak peek of the upcoming new musical based on the cult-classic film, featuring an original score written by Riki Lindhome (Netflix’s Wednesday).
A love letter to the divas and the gays who stan them! Welcome to an original queer comedy musical about Alexis’s childhood as a stan.
Brand-new spoof adult musical with a “happy ending”! Born in Edwardian England, Mary Whitehouse was a religious moral campaigner and thorn in the side of the BBC in the 1960s a…
One teenage girl’s dream of being a pop star was shattered by the dark realities of the music industry: scams, lies, perverts and pedophiles.
A stand-up show from a Geordie powerhouse comic that’s been doing it for 32 years.
As seen on HBO and at Carnegie Hall, join Briony for this lively blend of music and storytelling that gripped audiences in New York.
Following their hugely successful run at last year’s Fringe, CRE8IV are back with their show that encourages you to sing along! You won’t be thrown out for belting out these musica…
Grab your parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, neighbors, and goldfish, and go buy your tickets for the Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group’s production of The 25th Annual Putnam…
The story of one of country music’s most iconic voices: June Carter Cash.
Cambridge Footlight Lily Blundell’s sinful dark comedy musical full of greed, fraud, 1920s jazz and drink.
In this Gatsby adaptation, set to a backdrop of Jazz Age melodies, Jay Gatsby’s pursuit of the American Dream unfolds.
Edinburgh Youth Orchestra performs an exciting programme of orchestral music conducted by Musical Director, Sian Edwards, to celebrate its summer season.
It’s Sleeping Beauty, but the roles are reversed.
A trans boy and his piano’s musical exploration of romantic failure.
The story of a brave teenage girl, Parisa, in modern-day Iran who sets her hijab on fire in public.
Based on a little-known Grimms’ fairytale, Godfather Death is an award-winning and gleefully macabre new musical exploring mortality, healthcare and class.
Audience Q&A with hit-making British record producer Phil Wainman (The Sweet, Mud, XTC, Bay City Rollers, Boomtown Rats and more) and special guests discussing some of the icon…
Child of Sunday examines the trials, tribulations and triumphs of the ordinary people in our communities.
Here There Be Dragons is a musical that premiered at the Players’ Theatre off-Broadway in 2022.
Blues guitar duo Hot Tin Roof consists of Andy singing and playing acoustic and Gavin on electric.
A brand-new, riveting show from JazzMain where the spotlight falls on ‘cool’ jazz that transformed 1950s/60s America.
Award-winning, ‘sensational’ **** (Time Out), unemployed clown Dru Cripps is back inside a tent after last year’s sold-out run.
Daily hour of the best musical comedy at the Fringe, produced by Musical Comedy Guide website (check for line-ups).
Spring Awakening is a musical like no other.
A Giant On The Bridge doesn’t give much away from its description, so I was ready to be surprised.
Through dance, drums and electronic music this duo embark on a journey of chaos, calm and collaborative climax.
Following the last few years of sell-out, five-star shows, the Silent Adventures team are back with even more madness and brand-new adventures to boot.
Catherine Cohen’s new Fringe show will have you asking yourself, “Is she flirting with me specifically?” for the full 60 minute duration.
The Weegie boys are back! Come see what these comical dafties do best.
Twonkey has been bringing his surreal shenanigans to the Fringe for over a decade, and now he’s decided it’s time to up sticks and move to Peru.
Classically trained pianist and stand-up comedian Aidan Jones plays Chopin’s Nocturne in Eb Major and tells stories about heartbreak, murder, MDMA etc.
Timmy won third place in the Seattle International Comedy Competition.
Gay panic.
Sex and relationship education is on the timetable and award-winning drag queen Miss Angela Bra is your supply teacher for this very special lesson on how to handle yourself in any…
Following a disastrous pub crawl, 40-something BFF’s Annie Sup and Angela Bra fall through a lipsync-hole into a parallel dimension of musical comedy tucked full of swords and sa…
Vinney, a Comedian/DJ, uses a sampler to travel through time, raising the hairs on your neck.
Captivate Theatre’s five-star, vibrant, energetic, emotional sell-out production is back and we’re in the Ballroom! Sunshine on Leith by Stephen Greenhorn follows the highs and low…
Korean troupe EG Musical Company present the brand new tear-jerking musical, You and It.
Unmissable live music, mayhem and laughter! Every night is opening night as this team of top improvisers compose brand-new comedy musicals from your title suggestions.
As a child, Chris wanted to be two things: a comedian and a rock star.
House of Life is a place of worship with one goal: happiness for all, at any cost.
Irish Comedy Carnage is coming to the most Irish venue in the whole Fringe! Irish Comedy Carnage is your chance to catch the best Irish acts at the Fringe, at a (semi)civilised ear…
Michael Kunze is actor Mitch Coony in this Hollywood odyssey, where you’re only ever one hit away from a Tom Hanks sex party.
Knockout opera-singing stand-up comedian Steph DePrez is back with a new show about dreams, risks and how exactly Americans learn to be so… loud.
Comedic musical drama by Torrey Shine (Glastonbury, TEDx).
This show is a cheeky, hilarious, mellifluous romp through one singer’s colourful (and true!) past of cult-loving husbands, vampiric record producers, jailbird exes, shaggable th…
Does your life feel like a massive fire in a bin? Well don’t worry – because Kanye West made having a breakdown cool, and now Peter Bazely shows you how to turn your pesky publ…
Armed with her mini keyboard and an opera degree that’s never been useful, Amy Webber is job hunting.
Are you happy? We can help! Five Prime Ministers ago, David Cameron started a Happiness Index to measure how joyful the people of this nation are.
JINKLES CHRIST! A group of former kid detectives return to the scene of their greatest unsolved case: the gruesome murder of their talking dog, Cluebert.
This ‘memorable’, ‘dynamic and vibrant’ show fills the stage with ‘charisma’ and ‘boundless energy’ as ‘natural-born performers’ dance to ‘an upbeat tune of elation’ (Entertainment…
Multi award-winning Irish comedian Paul Marsh is back with his new show about turning 50, marriage and firefighting.
After a sell-out run, Nobody’s Talking About Jamie returns with “Taylor’s Version”.
As we walk into the venue and start finding our seats, some of the cast members are walking around the theatre, warmly greeting everyone.
At four, Otter was so moved by Princess Diana’s death that he wept outside the palace while his father took pictures and laughed.
The Comedy Rooms New Act of the Year 2022 and without doubt one of best musical acts currently on the northern comedy circuit is bringing his solo show to Edinburgh for the first t…
It’s the Black Women Curse.
Mischievous teenager Liu Songsong accidentally travels back to the time of the Tang Dynasty where he saves a young Li Bai, forming a close friendship.
Two award-winning comics deal late-night craic in the mid-afternoon, a wild mix of dark, satirical stand-up and musical comedy.
Two women, two different decades, both on the edge.
Take a magic carpet ride into an enchanted castle of adult fantasies and fairy tale follies.
Covering artists from across the pop music spectrum, Accordion Ryan will sing and play your favourite songs like you’ve never heard them before! Add in a few of his own hilarious t…
For over 30 years Hegley has brought a show to the Fringe with a spattering of favourites, alongside new work, to present to festival-goers.
A hilarious, heartfelt and compelling coming-of-age homage to the 80s.
Ellis wakes up in a turbulent fever dream created by the Gods of Sapphic Desire.
The adventures of blind comedian and folk singer David Eagle: accosted by faith healers, bamboozling aggressive Australians and escaping arrest after a nocturnal accordion-based an…
Does the way you see someone change how you see their story? Does the way you hear someone change whether you are even willing to hear the story at all? HYPER presents a confrontin…
The alternative late-night Fringe experience returns.
Join Australian musical comedian Darby James for his multi-award-winning cabaret about the process of sperm donation.
Award winner Jenny Hart presents her debut Edinburgh show Lezard! A chaotic and uplifting show of side splitting observational stand-up, killer songs and a kazoo solo or two.
A high-risk, high-return dance show.
Love at first sight is easy, letting it through the front door is a goddamn Odyssey.
Multi award-winning live music sensation direct from Australia makes its Edinburgh debut with a celebration of Aussie hit-makers and songs that spurred change throughout history.
We might swing by Satchmo’s, blow out of town on aeolian pipes, hammer blow, tapping toe, jam with the Lotos-Eaters.
‘Dion Owen is undoubtedly a comedian on the cusp of greatness’ (National Post).
Told through paper mementos, A History of Paper is an epic love story.
Mairi Campbell encounters a 400 million-year-old stone, fashioned into a family millstone found on the island of Lismore.
Join this incredible crew of West End leading men as they transform show tunes, rock classics and pop bangers into fabulous sea shanties.
Dating is hard – especially as a newly human, newly single mermaid.
The Olivier Award–winning West End hit is back for a 15th year! Every night is opening night for the hottest new musical in town; there’s just one problem – the writer hasn’t w…
Are you horny for monogamy? Excited to take part in a ménage à deux? A slut for your life partner? Joseph and Laura of Two Hearts feel the same way, and they’re not afraid to s…
With rosé-tinted glasses, award-winning Flat and the Curves piece together bygone years of revelry.
Linus Karp and Joseph Martin of Awkward Productions have an innate talent for honing in on the most ludicrous point of any given situation and turn it into a non-stop laugh-a-secon…
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.
Following last year’s sell-out Edinburgh run, the self-styled hardest-working beefcakes in alcohol-based infotainment are back.
Join Fiddlefox and Baby Shark as they travel to different lands around the world around the world seeking a lost friend, while experiencing the sights and sounds of each culture re…
Potty the Plant is a campy horror musical with vibrant energy, catchy tunes and a quirky storyline.
Join James for an hour of pure nostalgia, stepping back in time with some joyous singalong tunes to take you back to your Primary School days.
The star of Taskmaster New Zealand returns to the Edinburgh Fringe for the third time after sell-out shows in Melbourne, New Zealand and London.
From the company that brought us Potty The Plant, comes Fringe! The Musical, a self-aware parody of the Edinburgh Fringe from the perspective of the hopeful artists that flood into…
Sold-out run, Edinburgh Fringe 2023.
The hotly anticipated debut show from an agricultural icon, likely to cause delight or distress to anyone who becomes involved with her, or her livestock.
Christine established her reputation as one of Europe’s finest interpreters of French song with her smash-hit Piaf.
An Evening Without Kate Bush might not sound like something a fan would desire, but contrary to its title, the show is a dramatic, passionate love-letter to the alt pop superstar t…
Bigger Than The Christmas Turkey is a laugh-out-loud musical hour spent inside the whimsical world of Christian Dart, you’ll hear about his birth weight, less-than-successful love …
The Emu War is a joke.
Amelia Hamilton – Runner up: Komedia New Comedy Award 2024.
Annie Lennox’s transcendent solo album DIVA stands at the centre of this sparkling story about strong, defiant women and the little gay boy who loves them.
Demi Adejuyigbe has promised big things for his debut Fringe show, Demi Adejuyigbe Is Going To Do One (1) Backflip at Pleasance Courtyard: original songs, presentations, bits and …
What if Mary Shelly’s gothic horror classic Frankenstein was resurrected as a campy one-man musical? An interesting premise explored by LampHouse Theatre in their new show playin…
Causing mayhem onstage rather than on the seven seas, Tit Swingers is a show that recounts the tale of the pirate queens Mary Read (Abey Bradbury) and Anne Bonney (Sam Kearney-Edwa…
In 2023, Lou Wall was the first ever lesbian* to go through a breakup.
With nearly 1 million followers and over 400 million views online, musical comedian Anesti Danelis brings you his new comedy special.
Welcome to this Tiny Little Town! Meet the mayor and the townspeople as you embark on this fun and quirky musical.
Isobel and her guitar ask modern life’s essential questions: Is there ever a right time to have a baby? Are you your therapist’s favourite client? Are polyamorous relationships as …
Imagine this: two books, one musical.
Okay, here we go.
After a successful run at the Hollywood Fringe, Joanna Parson has brought their one-person show to the Edinburgh Fringe at the Gilded Balloon Patter House.
I never thought I could be so charmed by a centipede.
The songmeister’s back to tell us how artificial intelligence is no match for good ol’ organic stupidity, and (from experience) how actual intelligence can’t save you from being un…
It’s been a couple of days and I still don’t really know what to make of this show.
The Wee Man is your MC for a night of no-rhymes-barred showdowns as some of the best comedians at the Fringe clash in banging bouts of hip-hop wits.
SILENCE! The Musical is the unauthorised parody musical of The Silence of the Lambs.
Simon and Aaron are Plastic Jeezus, an award-winning, ukulele-pluckin’, deadpan comedy duo performing hilarious (and often surreal) songs and stories, in their own straight-faced w…
Come Dine With Me is a British staple.
Only one person can save the Union now, and it’s comedic historian Ellie MacPherson! Inspired by her historical hall pass, Ellie wants your vote and she’s getting it the only way s…
What if Bette Davis were a witch? In 2019, her evangelical daughter, BD Davis, claimed that her mother was filled with demonic forces that gave her power.
Baby Wants Candy’s total 2023 sell-out hip-hop hit returns! We improvise an epic musical based on a historical figure/celebrity of your choosing (Genghis Khan, Paul Hollywood, Kim …
Get ready for blushful stories of passionate affairs, mischievous gossip and racy romances.
‘American labour icon!? Ridiculous.
Step into an unforgettable family-friendly musical adventure that brings a slice of Australian sunshine to the stage.
Enter the world of university lecturer Cassandra, living in “close-call-apocalypse-averted” times, aka the 2030s.
Nominee: Edinburgh Fringe Best Newcomer (2019).
The Stand 4 Arena.
Finally, a musical about gene editing technology! Two struggling genetics researchers are determined to create the world’s first super-soyabean, but a rival lab will stop at noth…
Following her Off-Broadway debut, Florencia Iriondo comes to Edinburgh to premiere her new, soulful music-storytelling odyssey that explores how love – in all its Platonic expres…
Navigating a legal minefield with comedic flair, Flo and Joan’s One Man Musical is an incredibly and satisfyingly mischievous composition of character and musical comedy.
What if stars held memories from the future? Set at a pivotal time in history, Liminal combines star myths with astronomy, in this story of an astronomer lost in the Longitude Prob…
Through everyday conversation, hilarious comedy, and music-hall style songs, we learn from four working-class women about their lives; husbands, technology and the approaching New …
Inspired by the work of Dr Gabor Maté, this is a play for women who do too much and the men who love them.
After touring the world and making a hit TV show as part of musical comedy duo Garfunkel and Oates, Emmy-nominated actress, comedian, songwriter (and new mom) Riki Lindhome explore…
The Scot and the Showgirl is a song cycle celebrating the best of Broadway and Scotland’s impact on the music industry, following the highs and lows of a long-term relationship, …
Lonely musical composer Randy Thatcher has finally found the confidence to share his magnum opus (to an imaginary audience in his bedroom).
Imagine a bar owned by Love itself.
Theatre for babies is a delicate balancing act; the show needs to be a multisensory experience for the target audience who may not yet be able to follow plot lines or dialogue and …
New stand-up/musical hour from Mark Black.
We come up with a title, they turn it into a one-hour musical — this is the promise the cast of Baby Wants Candy makes every time they get on stage and, boy, do they deliver.
Award-winning flamenco dance from an international duo based in Spain.
Three members of Moishe’s Bagel come together in a new project exploring a shared love of world folk music.
World premiere of Gabriel McDerment’s new mental-health work! As Andrea, a high school senior, fights through the daunting US college application process, she experiences the menta…
Now into its fourth decade of performances on the Fringe and in the superb setting of St.
The Bellshill Salvation Army Band was formed in 1921, its primary function being to support the worship and ministry of their church.
After years of threats Alison Spittle is finally doing it.
Mike Vass and Mairearad Green have been friends for a long time, and have played music together in various combinations over the years.
Contemporary Scottish folk band, The Poozies, have been pushing musical boundaries for over 30 years with a whirlwind of festivals, tours and celebrity occasions.
The Prov Johnstone Band is an eclectic mix of musicians and music.
Niki King is an award-winning singer, songwriter and producer.
Roddy Woomble is widely regarded as one of Scotland’s finest songwriters.
Variety of music including musical theatre, movie themes, swing, and popular songs for all the family.
Jade Anouka’s debut play is a raw and honest exploration of love, loss, and self-discovery.
For over two decades, The Celtic Tenors, have been charming audiences the world over with their rich harmonies and disarming wit, as well as radiating their love for all that is Ir…
Nashville-based international singer-songwriter Stephanie Staples has shared her passionate and contemplative music for over two decades, performing all over the world.
Join everyman Rab McVie as he travels through richly textured, ever-changing painted landscapes, pursuing light in darkness, hope in a torn world.
Join the Bohemians as they take you through an evening of their most iconic musical theatre songs.
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…
An unmissable exclusive performance from legendary Russian-American trumpeter and Jazz Messengers alumnus, Valery Ponomarev, who dramatically escaped 70s USSR and toured the world …
Acclaimed Edinburgh singer Lorna Reid and virtuoso musicians perform swinging and bluesy classic and original songs in the laid back, late night setting of the Jazz Bar.
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.
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…
I’m the Greatest Starr (but no one knows it) takes a musical trip down memory lane as the award-winning Starr Domingue shares the herstory of an aspiring musical theatre performer …
Soulful singer-songwriter Unoma Okudo is distinguished by her unique voice, captivating melodies and stunning lyricism.
This show will involve a strange sense of singing, rambling and reciting dark poetry, all while keeping the audience engaged and confused at the same time.
For nearly two decades, B Dolan toured the world as a rapper and spoken word performer.
Legendary Scottish folk accordionist and wisecracker, Sandy Brechin, accompanied by his loyal stuffed dog on wheels, Roveroller, brings his successful weekly Facebook music and com…
Direct from London’s West End, The Barricade Boys are the UK’s most exciting theatrical vocal group.
Winner of UK Jazz Act Of The Year and Vocalist of the Year at the 2022 Jazz FM awards, Georgia Cécile is at the helm of the new wave of UK jazz crossover artists.
Two of Scotland’s jazz stalwarts, Haftor Medbøe and Konrad Wiszniewski, join forces in a freely improvised excursion that draws deeply on their individual and collective experienc…
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…
Join our budding protagonist Pinocchio as he learns some hard lessons about what it takes to be a real boy.
Verity and Dexter – the perfect love match.
Steelworks A Cappella group presents a murder mystery, Vocal Vengeance, which is like an musical version of Cluedo.
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…
Andy is one of Scotland’s top swing vocalists offering a big band sound production with professional sound and light.
Is Exeter University emerging as the new powerhouse in student musical groups on the Edinburgh Fringe? Let’s not complicate this - the answer is simply but emphatically Yes.
Picture This is a new musical-thriller that follows stop-motion animation filmmaker Mary.
In a holding room, participants wait.
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…
David Rivera and La Båmbula will make you dance with their Caribbean sounds from Puerto Rico and Cuba.
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 …
In August of 2019, Shana Pennington-Baird found herself in Dingle, Ireland, travelling alone, when she had a major health emergency.
The winner of Drag Race hits the Fringe as part of their debut solo tour! Join Danny as they take to the stage with their live band in a show which promises to be bigger, better an…
Inspired by Georges Seurat’s painting, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, Sondheim’s classic follows George as he strives to finish his masterpiece while his ne…
Maddie Carpenter, a pop Americana artist deeply inspired by the sun-soaked landscapes of California, brings her own enchanting songwriting to the forefront alongside a tribute to f…
Cat-Like Tread makes a welcome post-Covid return to the Fringe with this ever-popular jolly romp, a Gilbert and Sullivan classic and a dashed good night out.
Join four friends weighed down by their past and frightened of their future as they take a trip around a natural history museum and explore the big bang, loving difficult parents, …
Gillian Lacey-Solymar, Carrie Penn and Toby Huelin’s Irrepressible, whilst a compelling story seems to rehash old messages without leaving us with a sense that we should do somet…
Already a veteran performer, having toured the world’s stages for a decade, predominantly as a founding member of world-folk band Dallahan and as a highly sought-after session mu…
Celtic Worship is an organic cultural expression of sung worship in Scotland today; an expression following in the footsteps of what has taken place in Scotland for centuries.
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).
An exceptionally enthusiastic and talented youth theatre put on a revival of the 2013 version of Pippin.
15 years.
This new one-person play by leading Samoan writer Sia Figiel vividly tells, through the voices of never-before-heard indigenous characters, the extraordinary story of Robert Louis …
Founded in 1947 at the Rose Street Telephone Exchange, the well-known Edinburgh Telephone Choir is still in fine voice and continues to perform in several concerts each year, raisi…
Su-a Lee is one of Scotland’s most versatile, adventurous, and charismatic cellists.
This dynamic seven-piece band return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for the 12th year to play the back catalogue and the latest album! With the precision and energy of the E Stre…
Hannah is a violinist from Aberdeen, Scotland.
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.
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…
This virtuoso is returning for her fifth year with the Enharmonic Collective.
Ageing violinist Alan Gottlieb has long been content to sit at the back desk of the seconds, coasting his way to retirement.
An afternoon of Gilbert and Sullivan will be performed by singers from English National Opera, Scottish Opera, Welsh National Opera, Opera North, Carl Rosa and D’Oyly Carte.
Local heroes Shooglenifty’s return to the Fringe.
After more than a decade playing together in various line-ups and Glasgow sessions, two of Scotland’s most sought-after musicians, Innes Watson (guitar, fiddle, vocals) and Jarla…
Forty years after their last album.
Strafed by Splendour: Under Paolozzi’s Window.
The Diary of Anne Frank: Her Journey in Music by British Composer Girish Paul is a dramatic concert by the multi-instrumentalist and his virtual orchestra.
Glasgow’s Brian Molley Quartet bring the sunshine of the Rio Carnival to the Fringe, celebrating and reimagining the best of Brazilian jazz.
Christopher Biggins requests your pleasure for our inaugural season of cabaret and chat at this illustrious venue.
A kids party.
Nothing is stronger than female friendship, except maybe the pressures of adulting.
The internationally renowned Choir of St Mary’s Cathedral sings music from coronations and royal occasions past and present.
Tandava – the cosmic dance of Shiva – symbolising time; existence; non-existence and so much more.
In 2009, from his derelict flat in South Wales, Ignacio scored tickets to see his favourite band, Nine Inch Nails, in Los Angeles.
‘The queen of Australian cabaret comedy’ (GlamAdelaide.
Catriona and Chris have their roots in Scottish traditional music.
Spellbinding audio-visual improvisation by internationally acclaimed artists Maria Rud and Tommy Smith.
When I saw the playbill for Jazz Emu: You Shouldn’t Have, I couldn’t get my hands on tickets fast enough.
First charting in 1977 with the punk-era anthem 2-4-6-8 Motorway.
In the dramatic musical A Mirrored Monet, it’s 1916 and the painter Claude Monet struggles to complete his government commission for the Water Lilies.
Returning after two sell-out runs at Soho Theatre, global sensation Jazz Emu is back with his virtuoso musical spectacular.
30 candles for 30 cakes; 900 birthday candles.
Celebrating the rule and reign of the late Queen Elizabeth II, featuring songs from musicals that have played Her Majesty’s Theatre in London’s West End – including Fiddler on th…
Featuring West End performers, this family-friendly musical concert will take you on a journey through some of the most iconic songs from films like Mary Poppins, Aladdin, Toy Stor…
Ladies and gents, this is the moment you’ve waited for! Fringe’s ultimate musical theatre party night has arrived.
New Zealand classical and jazz pianist Charles Whitehead returns to the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe with Piano Masterworks Recital: La Valse, featuring works by Mozart, Bartok, …
A powerful combination of film, text and performance exploring the birth of modern human rights, told through the eyes of Nuremberg prosecutor and champion of the ECHR, David Maxwe…
A fun, interactive and educational show for babies and toddlers.
A fun, interactive and educational show for babies and toddlers.
An abstract representation of the philosophy of Sufism in thrilling choreography.
It’s poetic, musical, funny, moving.
Gig Pigs, Ivo Graham and Alex Kealy’s podcast comes to the Pleasance for one night only! Seated or standing? Support band or drinks? Sing along as loudly as possible or watch in re…
Olivia aka Big O is delighted to present her second hour of comedy.
The music of Simon Bradley is infused by his Donegal roots, the vibrant music scene of 1990s Edinburgh and a career playing fiddle with Asturian stalwarts Llan De Cubel.
Flower arranging becomes a life and death hobby in Little Shop of Horrors, a popular-on-the-circuit science fiction cult musical classic.
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 …
Ben Tomalin, Maisie Fawcett and Sophie Holmes’ Without is an interesting contender at this year’s Fringe Festival in that it has a very strong cast that handles an equally stro…
Join Il Wol Dang in a mesmerizing journey through Korean culture with their 13 musical pieces, a unique fusion of traditional Korean and modern electronic sounds.
A laugh-out-loud, immersive, comedic, heartfelt tribute to Hollywood’s most iconic blonde bombshell.
All new and all Jew.
This double bill is a treat of depth of talent performing across a huge range of scope – all compressed within a single hour.
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.
The Polis are Scotland’s No.
Puppets.
It’s 2006, and David is preparing for the gig of a lifetime: headlining Sticky Floors, the coolest under-16s band night in the Bay Area.
The Night of the Musicals is a dazzlingly fun, exceptionally energetic hour of musical entertainment.
Shing-a-ling what a creepy thing to be happening! The much-loved musical comedy returns in a fast-paced, physical production.
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…
Trio Mágico is Paul Harrison (piano), Mario Lima Caribé (double bass), Stu Brown (drums/percussion): three leading lights of the UK jazz scene brought together by their passion f…
Meet Old Adam: he’s been in every Gilbert and Sullivan show, but has never quite made it to a lead role.
Northbrook is excited to present Made for This! A contemporary musical theatre and dance showcase filled with gripping, comedic and upbeat numbers.
A classic story for a modern age, Les Millénniables is a self-aware and uniting musical, because it satirizes the generational divide, and understands its own ridiculous nature.
The 1990s, when house music exploded! This is a gripping and immersive stage adaptation of excerpts from the cult book Cola Boy.
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…
Bare Productions return following a string of five-star, sell-out Fringe runs with the rousing and heartfelt musical, Little Women.
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.
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.
Fringe First and Spirit of the Fringe award winner Apphia Campbell’s stunning solo show, inspired by the life of Nina Simone.
‘When my grandmother’s sister Agnes was nine years old, she disappeared.
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…
Seven women attend a wake where they discover that their lives are mysteriously intertwined.
Our show will take you on an exciting journey through the world of Broadway showtunes all the way to some of your favourite pop song classics.
This experiment is an audacious performative proposal, an opera of the future where temporalities mix and anachronism plays with history.
The classic musical The Legends of Mountains and Seas is a representative work of the Graduate Institute of Performing Arts of National Taiwan Normal University.
A stunning song cycle by Jason Robert Brown centring human relationships in all their messy beauty.
Brass Colours presents the frenzied life of a brass quartet suddenly disrupted by a genial and unpredictable percussionist.
Part homage to Charlie Kaufman’s 2002 film, part testimony to Gabor Maté’s Myth of Normal, a corporate trainer reluctantly wakes up to the impossibility of society’s invisib…
This evening’s performance will include an eclectic mix of solo and ensemble song and dance pieces from some of the West End’s best-loved musicals.
Sit down, I’ll tell you a story.
A Chorus Line - and what a chorus line! I was wowed by this performance of A Chorus Line presented by the Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group.
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.
2020 the musical follows main characters Emily Goodhand and Adam Pictor, two musical theatre performers who have faced a lot of rejection, finally get their big break in a show tha…
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 double Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee returns with a brand new show about moving to a new area, people he has met and losing his mind.
Palindrome is Cambridge University Musical Theatres Society’s latest Edinburgh Fringe offering.
Theatre Travels and Olivia Ruggiero Productions present Broadway Diva.
A heartfelt, humorous investigation into the things mothers pass onto their daughters – for better or worse.
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…
Lydia Whitbread’s Winging It is a vague yet very intense coming of age musical.
What do William Shakespeare and Johann Sebastian Bach have in common? Sebastian Michael, author of The Sonneteer and Sonnetcast podcaster, is trying to find out, bringing you some …
Expecting a retelling of the Greek myth, the office set is initially a little confusing.
Dancing Mice is a critically-acclaimed Edinburgh phenomenon, a cult success.
The Talentz Musical Theatre Company are bringing all the sparklejinglejolly magic of Elf The Musical.
Phil Bancroft is ‘an internationally renowned saxophonist’ (Jazzwise) best known for his whole-hearted improvisatory style that takes the listener on a powerful emotional journ…
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 …
TuFlamenco Academy invites you to their fabulous performance, Flamenco in Scotland.
From his years as the visionary in Simon and Garfunkel through to his many solo hits, journey through one of the greatest back catalogues of all time.
Combining clown, music and maybe some knitting, Ma explores her journey through motherhood and we see what happens when you not only wear your heart on your sleeve, but the other b…
A wonderful and varied selection of concert band music from 40 musicians featuring music from stage and screen! A free concert with donations to support Edinburgh Direct Aid.
Nosferatu is the mother of all modern vampire films, and provides rich source material for Graeme Stephen’s new composition.
Scottish jazz star Brian Kellock has put together a brand-new line-up to celebrate the music and spirit of one of the living legends of swinging jazz: American rhythm guitarist, vo…
Scotland’s hottest new orchestra! Symphonix brings together 25 world-class musicians to perform the perfect blend of symphony and rock.
Performing their unique take on world music, Paul Chamberlain (accordion) and Michael Haywood (saxophone, violin, whistle and clarinet) return with another thrilling, virtuosic mus…
Ten years ago, the incomparable Nick Helm released his first studio album Hot ‘N’ Heavy to the delighted ears of fans across the globe.
The best way to express what this show represents, is to say it is like a classic cabaret crossed with a night with Mr Rogers.
Formed in 1983 to revive and promote the playing of Scotland’s ‘other’ bagpipes, the LBPS achieved this aim.
Edinburgh Youth Orchestra performs an exciting programme of orchestral music to celebrate its summer season.
Edinburgh-born pianist and composer Ben Shankland is, despite his young age, already gaining recognition on the UK jazz scene.
The Hearth is the stone beneath which a fire burns.
This expressive Edinburgh duo return once again with another passionate programme of music for violin and piano including; Schubert Duo Op 162, Debussy Sonata, Bartok Romanian Danc…
Experience the wonder of the classical guitar through a reflective, thoughtful hour of music exploring the guitars allure and mystery.
Up Close with the Blues with international blues star Giles Robson and featuring Sandy Tweeddale, guitar.
Firelight Trio is a mighty new group featuring accordionist Phil Alexander (Moishe’s Bagel), renowned Scottish fiddle player Gavin Marwick, and Ruth Morris on the beautiful Swedish…
Favourites of the late John Peel, who invited them to perform five sessions for his BBC Radio 1 show as well as featured them many times in his Festive Fifty chart, ballboy are a c…
You’re invited to so much more than dinner.
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…
Scotland’s most authentic The Who tribute take you on an ‘Amazing Journey’ through the greatest songs of the legendary band.
Dusty epitomised the sound of the 60s whether singing swing, soul or ballads but life behind the scenes was not always as polished as the stage persona.
Edinburgh Music Theatre is delighted to present a selection of wonderful songs from newer and lesser-known musicals that have broken out and broken new ground within the last two d…
Dancing Queens: The ABBA Drag Party! Join two of Scotland’s most fabulous Queens for the ultimate ABBA Drag experience! Sing, dance, come and have the time of your life all night l…
Arty is a day-dreaming, inquisitive young polar bear who was born in Scotland but longs to see the world.
In its 40th performing year and 20 years since we’ve been performing musical revues at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Edinburgh Music Theatre takes a little bit of a departure into…
Live music throughout the night headlined by Ariella, bringing the Miami party to Brewhemia’s Beer Palace. A midweek pick-me-up packed with powerhouse vocals and Latin flavour.
Graeme’s new score for The Penalty premiered at HippFest Silent Film Festival in March 2018.
This brilliant accordion and clarinet duo perform an eclectic mix of music with infectious enjoyment - French, jazz, Jewish, traditional, Balkan, tango, etc.
Philip Contini sings your favourite, unforgettable, classic songs of Cole Porter, one of the greatest composer-lyricists of the 20th century, accompanied by the sensational 6-piece…
From cat allergies and fruit preferences, to student life and inverted friendships, this is a coming-of-age musical with a compelling and, at times, chaotic cast of characters navi…
This gender euphoric cabaret is a musical paradise for thems, mens, femmes, and everyone in between.
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.
Beth Nielsen Chapman, a two-time Grammy nominee, inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
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.
Join us in The Live Room every Tuesday in August for our free evening of bingo with a musical twist. Enjoy banter, beats and bawless bingo! 10pm until late.
Exuberant fusion of funky mbalax/Afrobeat rhythms, with undercurrents of ska, rock and Senegalese soul; original songs with impassioned vocals, infectious guitar licks and irresist…
MTO Zendeh Delan’s Journey of Love, inspired by the Sufi allegory of Leyla and Majnun, is an enchanting blend of modern Sufi music and the graceful motions of Sama.
From musical theatre greats, Stephen Schwartz and John Caird, comes a joyous and inspirational musical about parents, children and faith.
Bloody Elle returns to the Traverse for a strictly limited run after award-winning, sell-out TravFest22 performances.
Join Monski Mouse and her super talented friends, for a live musical sing-a-long cabaret of nursery classics, song, puppetry and bonkers fun for 0-5s and their parents.
The premise is simple: two good friends, who happen to also be two excellent musicians, want to spend time with you using great singing, top-notch banter and occasional nonsense.
Nimbus Sextet, one of the most innovative groups in the new wave of UK jazz, is celebrating their critically acclaimed second album, Forward Thinker, released on Acid Jazz Records.
Trailblazing a path as a cello soloist, Juliette Lemoine is exploring and redefining the cello’s role within Scottish traditional music.
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.
If you liked Six, then you will love Fierce.
Enjoy amazing classical music at lunchtime with a ROSL Recital.
The Jennifer Ewan Band performs a stirring mix of compelling original songs, Louisiana blues and old-time Cajun dance music with a Celtic tint.
This year, Jonathan begins and ends with two of Spain’s greatest composers, Albeniz and Granados, and, in between, a majestic Bach Prelude and Allemande, followed by traditional mu…
Kickstart your Fringe day with a ROSL recital, and immerse yourself in amazing classical music performed by some of the finest talent, in comfortable surroundings.
Escape the afternoon crowds and enjoy amazing classical music with a ROSL Recital.
Truss created the self-evidently non-existent concept and blamed it for the fact that her “budget” cost the taxpayer £30bn.
Café L’Arté is a brand-new immersive musical set in real time in a coffee shop.
Experience the soulful sounds of Andalusia with Philip Adie’s Flamenco Guitar Odyssey.
A carefree young girl escapes to Paris and, mesmerised by the bright lights and smoky jazz bars, she falls in love.
Ireland has magnificent spirit, particularly when supported by the French.
It’s 1940 and Bartók goes into exile in the United States, taking with him his 44 duos for two violins, based on Hungarian, Slovakian, Serbian, Romanian or Arabian folk tunes, s…
John Bryden returns to St Mary’s to give two piano recitals on the superb Cathedral Steinway.
The 2006 musical Spring Awakening, based on the book of the same name, tells the story of teenagers at a strict religious school in late 19th century Germany, struggling as they di…
Join us in The Live Room every Monday in August for our free night of live bands.
It’s showtime! Sing along to all your favourite show tunes in this immersive musical megamix experience! With live piano and dazzling cabaret performances get ready for an evenin…
Roo Geddes and Neil Sutcliffe combine their shared experience across classical, folk and jazz to create original music for violin and accordion.
Brian Kellock is one of the UK’s finest and most in-demand jazz pianists, acclaimed for a distinctive, swinging style of playing with classic jazz piano influences at its heart but…
Written and composed by Bethany, Cameron and Natasha Lythgoe, Pandemonium is a biblical musical of mundane proportions built upon a confusing amalgamation and re-telling of stories…
Popular organ music on the mighty Father Willis organ of St Mary’s Cathedral, played by Duncan Ferguson, David Goode and Imogen Morgan.
Struggling to cope with the loss of their drummer, Happier Daze are desperate to make their first big break.
This circus, dance and music show accepts no boundaries.
In 1970s New York, failed actor, Kit, is haunted by his deceased theatre-star mother.
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.
This trio are known for their unique live show, transporting the audience to a bygone era when witches and black magic were rife.
Attempting to retell the story of someone as iconic of the modern age as Steve Jobs will naturally present a challenge, particularly as books and films have combed over every aspec…
Emotional balladry, lyrical wizardry, and musical husbandry are the cornerstones of Men With Coconuts, at PBH's Free Fringe @ Liquid Room Annexe/Warehouse.
This musical, composed by Joel Goodman and Jan Osborne, with a new script by Joan Greening is a journey through the extraordinary life of Alan Turing.
Follow Blodwen across the channel on her mission to cure her broken heart and start a new life in the city of romance.
Award-winning FCT return for their 42nd Fringe with their spooky, kooky production of The Addams Family.
Do you really need to know any more? Look at the title! It’s a singalong pub quiz where you can test your knowledge whilst singing your favourite hits with Mister Meredith.
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.
A powerful, exquisite, beautiful and unforgettable Flamenco experience.
Many people wish to be famous, successful, or simply stand out from the crowd.
Enjoy musical satire at its finest: celebrating the mischievous wit of Tom Lehrer, performed by Australian entertainer, singer and pianist, Antony (DrH) Hubmayer.
In a world of lies, big lies and total whoppers, one way is invent your own even bigger lies.
Written by Kira Mason and directed by Matthew Attwood, Graveyard of the Outcast Dead is a musical play that tells a series of connected Gothic folktales.
The students of Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s MA Musical Theatre programme are a staple at the Fringe, and they never let us down!Edges, a song cycle written by Benj Pasek an…
One of the twentieth century’s most impressive but overlooked figures is revived in this powerful, compelling tour-de-force.
Aristophanes’ wild fantasy, The Birds, has been reimagined as a contemporary musical comedy complete with cuckoo characters and a happy ending that soars above the footlights!
A song cycle inspired by the photographs of Matthew Murphy, 35MM: A Musical Exhibition is a unique concept and the perfect choice for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Why toddle when you can dance? Join DJ Monski Mouse and her dancers for this multi award-nominated, epic session of bopping, bonkers, beautiful fun.
Dogfight follows the exploits of three marines who are about to be deployed in the conflict in Southeast Asia.
In their last show, Hair, Shelf joked about being mistaken for teenage boys.
A journey through the storied soul of Scotland.
The harbinger of rock’n’drole returns to Edinburgh for the seventh time with his unique brand of axe-wielding wordplay and silliness.
A split bill stand-up comedy show featuring two rising stars of the circuit.
Burnham meets Boosh.
Saturday begins early with brunch acoustic singers and live pianos throughout the afternoon.
This is the brand-new album from award-winning comedy songstress Kate Lucas, inspired by #PositiveVibesOnly.
This nostalgic journey through the lives and careers of music legends Carole King and James Taylor is a masterpiece.
For casual Blondie fans, it might be easy to forget how many hits the genre defying band have had over the decades.
Cleopatra Higgins gives a fierce performance in The Whitney Houston Story, along with her band, Higgins sings Whitney Houston’s most recognisable hits while exploring Whitney Hou…
The Aretha Franklin Story is back at Edinburgh Fringe by popular demand, with Cleopatra Higgins of 90s girl group sensation Cleopatra, returning with the Night Owl band to take you…
A nostalgic celebration of the 120 million album-selling supergroup.
Brand-new original musical drama comedy based on the true stories of Jill Morrell and John McCarthy.
An immersive trip through California in the late 60s and 70s when a collective of musical legends changed the world of music.
Following consecutive sold-out performances and subsequent international critical acclaim, Back To Black returns to Edinburgh Festival Fringe to take you on a moving and energizing…
Hannah Richards returns to Edinburgh with the award-winning Night Owl band to tell the story of one of music’s most iconic artists.
Immerse yourself in the world of James Bond and the legendary voices that have accompanied six decades of the world’s most famous spy.
A symbol of the 80s, Dirty Dancing is etched into the memories of a generation and defined by its unforgettable scenes, the mesmerising hips of Patrick Swayze and that infamous lif…
Night Owl Shows delivers a worthy and memorable spectacle with The Billy Joel Story that sees the talented troupe of Angus Munro on piano and vocals, Daniel Watts on drums, Alex Be…
Set in a mythical once-upon-a-time sort of land, Shrek the Musical Jr is the story of a hulking green ogre who, after being mocked and feared his entire life by anything that cross…
It’s Lights Up! on this Fringe debut: a completely improvised musical comedy! Unforgettable characters sing, dance, rap, and harmonise their way through action-packed stories in …
Everybody Sing are delighted to present a musical journey through the decades.
Ripper is an unfortunate example of a show that may have promise, but not quite the ability to realise it.
The internationally renowned classical pianist Marc Corbett-Weaver makes a welcome return to Edinburgh for a dazzling piano recital of great pianistic masterpieces, including the g…
How To Survive and Thrive in an Impossible World – With a Piano! is a self-help, group-therapy show that really doesn’t tell us anything that we haven’t seen before.
A blocked playwright with a looming deadline is haunted by the subject of her last failed show: Ernest Hemingway.
Situated in Scotland’s Inner Hebrides, the Isle of Eigg has a fascinating history of sovereignty.
A jukebox musical of what life was like for Jim growing up in 70s Edinburgh.
The little iceberg holds a secret.
Performed by talented students, Captivate’s production has been seen by an estimated 22,000 people, with sell-out crowds, standing ovations, and multiple five-star reviews.
Dewey Finn, wannabe rock star, decides to earn some cash by posing as a substitute teacher at a prep school.
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.
The show tells the story of Elle Woods, a sorority girl who enrols at Harvard Law School to win back her ex-boyfriend Warner.
Thank You for the Music, a new American musical revue, celebrates the greatest hits from radio, stage and screen.
You'll begin this show painfully aware that you’re sitting in the hall of a secondary school.
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.
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…
Come and join us for a wonderful adventure in Neverland and see how Peter, Wendy, John and Michael battle the Pirates, Mermaids and Native Indians with help from the Lost Boys and …
This musical is based on the concept album by Green Day and centres around Jonny, Tunny and Will as they fight to get out of their boring, mundane lives.
This highly awarded, inspirational true story returns to Edinburgh after an exceptionally successful 2022 visit.
Award-winning flamenco guitarist and composer Daniel Martinez presents a beautifully intimate flamenco guitar concert.
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…
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.
Avenue Q is the puppet-based musical following the people who live on the worst street in the world.
Alan doesn’t understand Carol after they met via a dating app which was organised by bestie Karen, but now Carol has met Tony to complicate matters as she becomes the Queen Of T…
Get off the tourist trail and explore Edinburgh’s music scene with irreverent stories of the performers who have stayed, played and made music in Scotland’s capital city.
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.
Everyone knows about the code-breaking genius of Alan Turing, but behind the mathematical genius lay a man of great passion.
La vie Bohème! I can’t believe it’s been nearly 30 years since the rock musical RENT hit the stage and almost 20 years from the film version.
The story of a girl dreaming of a better life and the children she inspires will have audiences rooting for the “revolting children” who are out to teach the grown-ups a lesson.
Davidson and MacArthur – The Odd Couplet.
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…
Based on one of Grimm’s lesser known fairytales, Godfather Death is a hidden gem and a must-see this Fringe.
Join Talia in a family-friendly venue for an interactive musical journey to some major European cities.
Ronnie Golden: Allo Keith! Remembering Barry Cryer.
Our first impression when seeing Antonio! is that it’s chaotic and hedonistic, a impression that is quickly proven to be correct, but in a gloriously celebratory way.
The award-winning Night Owl ensemble returns with a brand-new show, taking audiences on a journey through the life of Burt Bacharach, a composer who defined the 60s.
The multi award-winning Night Owl Shows ensemble returns to Fringe with a brand-new show that celebrates the life and music of a true icon: the smoky-voiced singer Dusty Springfiel…
Award-winning Daniel Martinez Flamenco Company returns with the stunning flamenco music and dance they are known for.
Compendium of Materia Medica.
A Chinese Bestiary tells such a story of transforming scars into gifts.
Learn traditional Scottish ceilidh dancing in the heart of The Old Town! Live ceilidh band with dance caller to talk you through all the dance moves.
A raw and unfiltered musical comedy show, tackling difficult and often taboo subjects.
Chicago duo, ‘true masters of improvised comedy’ (List), ‘work effortlessly in the straight man/funny woman comic pairing using their unrivaled familiarity to brilliant comedic eff…
It’s going to be a great day.
Edward Bloom’s larger-than-life stories delight everyone – much to the dismay of his pragmatic son, Will.
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…
Captain Macbeth is Vice-President.
A new musical, written by serving Scottish soldiers and veterans, about their own experiences as young soldiers.
Holly Penfield’s eclectic collection of original songs is a heady fusion of blues, rock and pop.
In this original musical, volunteer camp counsellors, Sky and Jess, struggle to keep up with their relationship after being placed in opposite camps.
Nunsense is a hilarious talent show staged by the Little Sisters of Hoboken nunnery, the rest of the sisterhood having succumbed to botulism after eating vichyssoise prepared by Si…
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 …
Ludmilla Dabo, accompanied by Moliere award-winning writer, director and musician David Lescot, sings a moving, intimate and dazzling portrait of the iconic ‘High Priestess of So…
Written/directed by Amanda Bothma; musical direction/piano by Germaine Gamiet; starring Daniel Anderson.
In this multi award-winning show, Kerry Hiles – accompanied by Germaine Gamiet – shines the light on Judy Garland, the undisputed queen of cabaret.
The Drowsy Chaperone kicks off when a die-hard musical theatre fan plays the record (yes, record!) of his favourite show, and the musical magically bursts to life! We are instantly…
When his daughter Elodie is born, Ben realises the closure he thought he’d found with his own long-dead father needs to be re-examined.
1990.
‘Igniting memories of a story that millions can relate to’ (Australian Stage).
Whisky and Witches sees the combination of Danish-born Christine Kammerer’s musical forte with the whimsical storytelling of Jane Ross.
In this delightful family show, storytelling and music combine to create an enchanting performance, evoking Scotland’s northern seashores.
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.
A young Irishman, profoundly affected by his experiences in World War Two, struggles to regain his faith in love and the world as he fights to save his ancestral home – and once-…
It was a long and winding road, but by the time I left David Colvin’s Thunderstruck, I was – well.
When shy Aaron joins the hotel’s ramshackle team, he encounters volatile guests, inept management and even rumours of singing ghosts stalking the corridors.
The story of a lonely and disconnected young office worker who, through a series of minor admin errors, quite accidentally destroys the entire world.
Anna Vanosi’s soulful voice transports you from jazz (Billie Holiday, Doris Day) to pop (Bob Dylan, Björk) tracing a comical, poignant path, as she feels out of step with time.
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…
A magical musical with modern sensibilities, King School of Stamford Connecticut, just north of New York City, presents the grand and classic tale of a virtuous young woman who fin…
Country-rock crooner Sebastian Saint performs a selection of songs exploring what it means to be an American man while sharing intimate stories about life, loss, addiction, sex, an…
Pianist Brian Kellock and trumpeter Colin Steele are amongst Scotland’s foremost jazz musicians.
Get ready to sing your heart out at Sing-a-Long to Smash-Hit Musicals! CRE8IV presents an exhilarating revue show that brings together the best of Broadway’s iconic tunes.
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…
A true story of deception, magic and torture.
This is a story of Chandra, a woman Tamasha troup owner who is struggling to survive the changing audience demands.
The Ostracised Guardian is a musical performance that fuses ancient Kuladevata rituals with modern electronic music, directed by India’s foremost music producer Tenma and performed…
Música Verde (Green Music) is a live looping concert where Mexican singer/songwriter Amanda Tovalin shares her views about nature in the cities with her sonic experimentation.
A woman’s journey as she navigates life through adversity and challenges such as homelessness, addiction, domestic abuse and racism.
An exciting new visual club experience taking you back to the 00s and 90s with singers, dancers, saxophonists, percussion, glow paint and good vibes.
By the end of 1928, all three Fail sisters will be dead: expiring in reverse order, youngest to oldest, from blunt object to the head, disappearance, and finally consumption.
The smash-hit, gig-theatre show returns, charting the true story of Cora Bissett’s rollercoaster journey from 90s indie-kid to wised-up woman.
Brooklyn comedians Nate and Ed vent their obsession with early 2010s masculine archetypes (but also some other stuff).
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.
Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of Beyond Broadway, a spectacular revue show presented by CRE8IV THEATRE CO.
Martha D Lewis and Eve Polycarpou made their first television appearance in 1987.
The competitive club night: the disco where winner stays on.
Vladiqueer is vampire, but he’s not always been proud of it.
For too long the supporting characters of Star Wars have been overshadowed by the popularity of the beloved heroes.
Don Paterson and Graeme Stephen are two of Scotland’s leading guitarists.
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,…
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.
A magical fairy tale for young and old.
Award-winning actor/playwright John Jiler and clarinetist Sweet Lee Odom tell the remarkable story of the youngest child of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.
A show dealing with the trauma of becoming a sexagenarian TikTok sensation.
Amy is an award-winning comedian as heard on BBC Radio 4.
Meet Fran.
Jon Lawrence has entertained thousands of children all over the world over the last ten years with his collection of silly songs which encourage the children to sing, dance, laugh …
I gave you Politics for Bitches and What Would Beyonce Do?! Now brace yourself for my female Book of Mormon.
In a desert of hot flushes – refreshing repartee from award-winning, climacteric comedian.
‘I shall drag myself through the flames of hell; and from the ashes I shall be born anew.
Absolutely not what you are expecting.
Using the back catalogue of The Proclaimers, this jukebox musical follows Davy (Lewis Kerr) and Ally (Kerr McKinley) as they navigate life after serving in the army.
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…
My friend greets me in the queue, waving her ticket in the air.
‘Who are you Jamie!?’ ‘I’m that bitch!’ Jamie is not in fact, that bitch.
We spend a third of our lives in bed.
The 1930’s star tells her own story in her own words.
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.
The incredible Oliver Harris sings the great songs from Les Misérables, Chess, Phantom of the Opera, The Lion King, We Will Rock You and many more.
Meeting at the semi-finals of the BBC New Comedy Awards, they impressed the judges and now they’re heading to Edinburgh with a hilarious hour of stand-up.
Dundee’s loudest band per capita, Fever Peach, brings a freshly squeezed and off-beat surrealist comedy, heartfelt poetry and juicy jams.
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…
Judith Kerr’s Mog the Forgetful Cat, adapted for the stage by The Wardrobe Ensemble.
Following the last few years of sell-out, five-star shows, the Silent Adventures team are back with even more madness and brand-new adventures to boot.
Musical theatre fans – this one’s for you! Edinburgh-based cabaret group, the Little West End Theatre, brings you a night of sass and show tunes.
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.
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, …
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.
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.
Prepare to have your Disney fantasies shattered like an ill-fitting glass slipper.
After a decade of writing jokes, Bazely is out of ideas.
From the makers of KlangHaus, InHaus is another extraordinary leap in the journey of destroying the rule book of gig-going.
The Blundabus is absolutely packed for Amelia Bayler’s I Work in Customer Service but I’m Actually a Pop Star.
2000 years of Scottish History in one hour! In the true style of the old tradition, award-winning actor Michael Nardone (Rome, Line of Duty, Traces) brings history to life with pas…
The vibes of a Havana street party brought to McEwan Hall, this dance troupe from Havana, Cuba are simply stellar, with styles such as street dance, salsa, rumba, afro and contempo…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Join this talented team of award-winning improvisers for an hour of live music and laughter! Every show is opening – and closing! – night as these top comics compose brand new …
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.
Child of Sunday examines the trials, tribulations and triumphs of the ‘ordinary people’ in our communities.
Welcome to paradise.
Jane is a high-school senior.
A new gig-theatre show featuring songs by Kyle Falconer of The View.
A young Jehovah’s Witness comes to terms with his sexuality and finds his feet (and high heels.
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…
Edinburgh solo debut from London’s favourite 75-year-old stand-up comic.
A unique new musical with a fully actor-muso cast, this Charlie Hartill Award finalist blends contemporary pop, soul, and folk music in a dynamic story of convent school life.
Join Mr Toad, Ratty, Badger and friends in a new family musical by Roger McGough, inspired by The Wind in the Willows.
Songs, sketches, a cat! Catnip! is bringing the most unique and exciting comedy music show to the festival this year with his debut, Catnip! Greatest Hits.
Join Brigitte Aphrodite on a wild literary road trip, celebrating Living Legends (And Dead Ones Too) through punk poetry, songs, and stories.
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.
Back In Time for Tea is a concept imagined to challenge the notion of musical genre.
The must-see, Olivier Award-winning West End hit is back! Watch the masters of musical improv create a brand-new musical comedy from scratch at every single performance of this mul…
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…
Davina scouts scallies.
Have you ever felt judged for not having the right body shape? Not eating the right foods or going to the gym? Our Photoshopped world is not always kind to our feelings of self-wor…
From the creators of Moon Dragon, Sea Dragon is the most perfect experience for babies under one at the Fringe in 2023.
Receiving its world premiere at the Fringe is Sound Clash: an urban love story set in a dystopian world of dancehall, where MCs, not MPs, rule the nation! In Sound city, music is c…
From SIX (Edinburgh Fringe original cast), Public (Vaults) and several perfect pictures (Instagram) Annabel Marlow makes her solo debut.
If you think you’ve seen it all, you haven’t.
There are no coincidences.
Winner: Directors’ Choice Award, Sydney Comedy Festival (2021).
Everyone has heard of the 27 Club.
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.
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.
Star of Spitting Image (Britbox), Steph’s Packed Lunch (Channel 4) impressionist Luke Kempner brings his one-man British Police Drama to Edinburgh.
Award-winning musical comedian and viral internet-hit-maker Anesti Danelis returns with his hit comedy concert that will change your life.
From the creators of Moon Dragon, Sea Dragon is the most fun for under 5s.
More stories in song from this multi award-winning Edinburgh favourite.
Fringe fave Baby Wants Candy is back! Total Edinburgh Fringe sell-out 2015-2019.
Baby Wants Candy’s hip-hop Hamilton homage returns! Following sold-out runs in Chicago, NYC and LA.
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.
Following the Scottish premiere of Howard Skempton’s 50 Preludes and Fugues for Organ, Book One, during the 2021 Edinburgh Festival Fringe at St Giles’ Cathedral, Matthew Owens…
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.
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.
Magical, spellbinding and unashamedly camp, Tim Murray is Witches is a show unlike any other.
Spirit of the Fringe Award winner Släpstick is back.
The discussion around war - especially the two world wars - is usually a very difficult and serious subject.
This is a feel good musical with banging songs, fantastic performers and countless laughs.
What it might be, how we can miss it and how we can find it again.
BBD Productions return to the Fringe with their five-star show, which made Best Productions of 2022 lists from London Theatre and Theatre Scotland.
‘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…
USA, 1985: Rookie Police Cop Jimmy Johnson joined the force to protect and serve.
In this poignant and compelling new work, an ambitious manager introduces a new first violinist to a longstanding string quartet with an uncertain future.
Sophie is at her Grandfather’s shiva where her whole family have come together to pay their respects, including her attractive second cousin.
Mozart, via blues, tango and rock’n’roll.
When Adam Lenson was diagnosed with cancer in 2019; it caused all past, present and future versions of him to collide in the oncology department.
Sophie Santos…Is Codependent details Santos’ journey through their breakup, narrating the tale combining both comic storytelling and song, embodying conversations with their pe…
Primary Times Children’s Choice Award Winner! Musical-comedy versions of Shakespeare’s greatest works, Brave Macbeth and Juliet & Her Romeo.
Documenting the stories of care-experienced people, this show embraces all aspects of their life within the care system and the effects of being part of this under-represented comm…
It’s club night and the tracks are spinning.
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.
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…
What’s big, blue, bossy and turns up uninvited? A slightly annoying elephant, of course! One day Sam gets a very big surprise as a tired, hungry, antique-loving, cycling-enthusiast…
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…
Simon David brings Dead Dad Show to the Fringe this year and it is insane, an absolute piss-take, but also very emotional.
Helios is a solo show written and performed by Alexander Wright of Wright and Grainger.
Goya Theatre’s new musical Actually, Love manages to find the sweet spot between being softly tender and incredibly rousing, as it pokes fun at and dismantles various rom-com tro…
Blossoming (You Undo Me) is a straightforward one-person musical about a young Chinese man growing into his queerness and yet it weaves several narrative threads and theatrical for…
Original music and sharp stand-up comedy epically combust in this hour from comedian Larry Owens.
A musically driven experience from the creators of My Beautiful Black Dog and Parakeet.
Three storytellers, trapped in the Otherworld, must perform their music and stories to earn their freedom.
The premise of Gillian Cosgriff's show Actually, Good is both simple and elegant, revolving around celebrating life's small pleasures.
Step into the world of Abandoman and help craft a futuristic three-day music festival in just 60 minutes.
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.
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…
‘Simply Brilliant.
A faded Britannia sits alone in her bedsit, remembering.
Public looks like it could be the next big musical phenomenon to have passed through the Fringe.
This is a wickedly fun idea for a production, a retelling of 80s favourite, Die Hard, as a pantomime/musical parody.
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.
Cam Gavinski: Bonheur has been the strangest thing I’ve seen so far at the Fringe.
Drawing on the sound archive of the University of Edinburgh’s School of Scottish Studies Archives, this exhibition explores creative reuse of the archive by a new generation of a…
Free lunchtime recitals every day from 2nd to 31st August, except Sundays and 16th.
An elaborately costumed dancer performs a tap dance ritual accompanied by a musician.
Konkoba, from Upper Guinea, is a rhythm used to encourage farm workers as they toil with the daba (hoe) in the fields.
Bridging the gap between interactive dance theatre and live music, dancer Taylor Han and cellist Simone Seales create a world where everyone is welcomed into their playful improvis…
An elaborately costumed dancer performs a tap dance ritual accompanied by a musician.
This virtuoso is returning for her fourth year with the Enharmonic Collective.
An elaborately costumed dancer performs a tap dance ritual accompanied by a musician.
Footsteps to Theatre (in association with Cumbria Curtain Call) present a youth production of Lionel Bart’s classic musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist.
Singing sensation Thomas Cameron is a charismatic, Classic Brit Award-nominated tenor, whose powerful voice has been described as having velvet-like qualities and is making ‘wave…
Join the Bohemians in their return to the Fringe and hear an eclectic selection of their favourite Broadway songs.
Join us for a bonnie (and wild!) evening of Scottish Ceilidh Dancing in the heart of Edinburgh.
An elaborately costumed dancer performs a tap dance ritual accompanied by a musician.
Experience the original sounds of this truly unique flamenco artist, bringing the Andalusian air with a flamenco, jazz and Latin American repertoire interpreted in his genuine mann…
An elaborately costumed dancer performs a tap dance ritual accompanied by a musician.
Extreme nonsense from award-winning idiot Dan Lees.
Thomas Farriner (the one who burnt London to a crisp in 1666?) is a fantastic (albeit dead) baker, and we have resurrected him.
Two musicians.
One of The Guardian’s top five shows of 2021 returns for a limited run! Join The Duchess of Canvey on a hilarious journey of self-discovery as she reclaims her place in the heart…
In her fabulous new show The Working Girls of Soho, Josephine Pembroke, creator of Pussies Galore, the infamous club act of the 1990s and darling of the iconic Café de Paris, Heav…
His name is Gavrilo Princip.
Self-described musical genius James Love and his sequin-clad showgirl wife Stephanie have been married for 12 years.
An elaborately costumed dancer performs a tap dance ritual accompanied by a musician.
Two musicians.
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…
An original new musical that puts a bluegrass twist on contemporary musical theatre.
Lighthouse is an upbeat Irish-American musical full of original drinking songs and step dancing numbers.
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.
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 …
This show presents a collective of exciting musical theatre numbers relating to the theme of being unapologetically you and making a lasting impact on the world around you.
When her grandmother dies, Cece spirals into a quarter-life crisis.
A fun, interactive and educational show for babies and toddlers – suitable for the whole family, where wriggling is allowed! Professional violinist and cellist perform a live pro…
Show Me What You’re Maid Of follows a bridal party on the day of Flora’s wedding.
Sally bullied her dad into buying her a fiddle at age five and she has been playing to anyone who will listen ever since.
Four young New Yorkers’ lives intertwine in unexpected ways as they try to figure out life, relationships and whether Cabernet goes with fish.
Set to the last tour of the Tragically Hip, They’ve All Gone and We’ll Go Too explores what it means to be Canadian in an American world, how music can save your life and how the u…
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…
Torn is part verbatim testimony and part jukebox musical: an affectionate and uncompromising love letter to the power of the uterus.
An hour of ill-advised mash-ups and remixes.
Our show will take you on an exciting journey through the world of Broadway showtunes all the way to some of your favourite pop song classics.
Scotland’s music industry social night, Born To Be Wide, presents a celebration of Edinburgh’s scene, past and present.
A fun, interactive and educational show for babies and toddlers where wriggling is allowed! Professional violinist and cellist share their programme of music inspired by animals �…
Kunfetaga means ‘wandering’.
Fringe favourite Leah, the wee powerhouse from Glasgow, is back with this brand-new show.
A fast-moving, shiny new spoken word cabaret.
William’s dream comes true, chosen to play at Mozart’s birthday celebrations.
‘Everything starts with a dream’.
Join Colin MacLeod and friends for an hour’s musical journey through the centre of Edinburgh to discover some of the Celtic music delights, tunes, their stories and the musicians…
Eric Tinker, comedian and strummer, veteran of four Adelaide Fringes, brings his successful show to Edinburgh for the first time! Eric has performed at clubs, pubs and festivals ar…
Be transported into the supernatural world of The Three Seas.
Glasgow’s Brian Molley Quartet collaborate with world-renowned Indian percussionist Krishna Kishor in a highly original, innovative and exhilarating musical fusion.
Exuberant fusion of funky mbalax/Afrobeat rhythms with undercurrents of ska, rock, Senegalese soul; original songs with impassioned vocals, infectious guitar licks and irresistible…
Ranging from the bittersweet to the bawdy, from in-character monologues to heartfelt true confessions.
Let award-winning Scottish troubadour and band (with special guest Kirsten Adamson, daughter of Big Country’s Stuart) transport you to a sepia-stained cantina with songs from his a…
BBD Productions return to the Fringe to premier their new show, Divas, after their five-star sell-out run in 2019.
A personal and collective story about rural depopulation, told through storytelling, live music and theatre.
‘Extreme close up on a mushroom, glowing softly against the forest floor.
A mesmerising concert of West End musical theatre favourites starring Leona Marie.
Smashing Cabinets Theatre’s adaptation of Dave Malloy’s Ghost Quartet is ghost-like and haunting, confusing at times, but generally falls somewhere between the mysteriousness o…
After a sold-out run, The B Collective returns with their exhilarating high-octane show Murder Ballads, adapted from the album by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.
The New Act of the Year 2022 and Musical Comedy Award 2021 finalists debut their salacious cabaret of unbridled fun.
The brilliant accordion and clarinet duo perform much-loved favourites from the musicals with their legendary skill and infectious enjoyment.
If you’re not convinced by the title I have no idea what this is going to do.
Led by Colombian-American Felipe Schrieberg, Feli y Los Malos is a latin-pop quartet blending together blues, boogaloo and Cuban son into something altogether unique.
Frank Foucault is a serious musician now.
Debut Fringe show from one of Ireland’s fastest rising stand-ups, award-winning writer, creator and star of BBC NI sketch series The Paddy Raff Show and host of BBC Three’s Stand U…
Jon Long (star of Radio 4’s Extinction Compendium) is back with more stand-up and songs about our impending doom, with thoughts on how we might yet avoid it.
Are you ready for a wild night of Jungle Cumbia? Los Chichanos bring to the Fringe a live fiesta of psychedelic Latin vibes.
MaMa.
David and Emma arrive at work on Christmas Eve – the only two people in the office the morning after the Christmas party.
The pantomime is called Panto She Wrote and it was written by two panto-enthusiasts at the University of Bristol.
An American divorcee, a besotted Prince and a constitutional crisis – sound familiar? But this was 1936.
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.
The Blueswater return to the Fringe with a special 10th anniversary edition of their award-winning show.
Have you ever noticed how all female leads in historical fiction are.
A musical and a film about Queen and not one show about The Fall? That’s bobbins! One man’s award-winning celebration of the work of the late writer, musician and working-class g…
Set in – you guessed it – Chicago, a young woman named Lulu is looking for job after job.
You Can’t Sing With Us! The Bristol Suspensions are back better than ever with their all-new Fringe set! After winning the UK national championships of collegiate a cappella (and…
When her grandmother dies, Cece spirals into a quarter-life crisis.
The Jennifer Ewan Band performs a stirring mix of heartfelt original songs, Louisiana accordion blues and old-time Cajun dance music with a Celtic tint.
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.
Jonathan’s gorgeous programme starts with two beautiful Villa-Lobos preludes, then dances through a Bach Bourree and Gigue.
Celebrating his 40th anniversary earning his living as a poet/musician, Attila is using this year’s Fringe to launch Heart On My Sleeve, his collected works published by Cherry Red…
A rock concert in a courtroom.
Slap ‘N’ Tickle Theatre Company, founded in 2020 by East 15 Acting School alumni, has created a fabulously entertaining piece of devised theatre that explores sensitive issues …
We live in a crazy world of fear and anxiety! But don’t worry, Dr Theatre is here to solve your problems in a show packed full of fabulous musical theatre songs with all the answ…
Finalist in the 2021 Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year and three-time finalist in the Musical Comedy Awards, Matty “voice of an angel” Hutson is bringing his signature styl…
In this cabaret exploring body standards in the entertainment industry, Abby Rose Morris details her experiences as a plus-size performer while dismantling the ever-present cultura…
A collaborative, devised piece that celebrates clubbing and what it means to young people.
Peter Straker has one of the greatest, sweetest voices in British theatre, a unique performer who has starred in original productions of Hair and Tommy.
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…
The Riverside Theatre Company returns to Edinburgh to take on this Euripides classic.
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.
Join Papageno on his quest to find a magpie feather for the Queen of the Night, encountering a number of his friends, including Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel and Carmen, as well as…
Award-winning musical theatre company The Talentz are bringing festive sparkle to you for our eighth year at the Fringe.
World-renowned songsmith and pianist extraordinaire, John Thorn, returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with a sublime collection of new original songs exploring the meaning of life and t…
Divine Dance presents John the Baptist and the Bees.
If life is about the journey and not the destination, then the passengers on the 15:00 train from London King’s Cross to Edinburgh Waverley don’t know which way to go.
TuFlamenco Academy invites you to their fabulous performance Flamenco in Scotland.
Daily hour of the best musical comedy at this year’s Fringe, produced by the Musical Comedy Guide website (check for daily listings).
On the heels of her highly acclaimed West End tour de force Liza Pulman Sings Streisand, Fascinating Aida’s Liza Pulman returns with her brand-new show and album, The Heart of It.
The songwriting genius of Neil and his writing partners will go down in history as one of the most successful of all time.
Would you save the world if you could? Alexander Fleming’s penicillin was a life-changing discovery that became a world-changing cure.
WhirlyGig by Daniel Padden, co-produced with Catherine Wheels and Red Bridge Arts.
An extraordinary collaboration between dancers from Kibera and Kariobangi, two informal settlements in Nairobi.
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)…
The talented performers of Edinburgh Music Theatre return with an unmissable show of movie musical showstoppers.
Formed in 1982, Edinburgh Music Theatre will be celebrating its big birthday (40 years young!) by performing a musical revue.
At Johnnie Walker Princes Street, we know a thing or two about creating the perfect blend.
Extraordinary concert of French airs de cour and their baroque admirers – Lully, Lambert, Tessier, Purcell, Handel.
This Is Us – The Greatest Showman Tribute you will Never Get Enough of! A show of A Million Dreams, so Come Alive and Rewrite the Stars! Come sing along to This is Me.
A Scottish/African group presenting original songs by composer/playwright, Neo Vilakazi, based in Edinburgh.
Artists Sonia Killmann and Constant Vigier invite you to their house-warming party at the French Institute in Scotland.
Kathputli Colony is India’s biggest community of traditional artists, home to thousands of musicians, dancers, puppeteers and street-performers.
Oh no! The piano has lost its music! But a little girl wants to help the piano find it again, and together they set off on a magical adventure.
A fast, unexpectedly heart-warming play written by Paul Richards.
Join Monski Mouse, special guest cabaret superstar Dusty Limits, and friends for a live musical cabaret of nursery classics, reworked song, puppetry and fun for 0-5s.
The Mystic Chorale have interactively brought their audiences into the singing experience, creating living communities of world song for more than 30 years.
The Embers Collective are teaming up with Stumble Trip Theatre to bring you a collection of wild tales for weird folk.
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.
Gabbi Bolt really hopes her keyboard doesn’t break.
Madagascar Jr is the stage musical version of the 2005 children’s movie, a charmingly simple story of friendship amongst lovable animals.
Minutes before the clock strikes 12, a group of friends rediscover themselves and their goals for the new year.
Following their 2021 five-star Fringe show, Little Shop of Horrors, A-Team are back with a bang (bang)! Bonnie and Clyde is a fast-paced, Tony Award-winning musical which tells the…
Broadcaster Mark Stephen and folk singer Gill Bowman look beyond the haggis and tartan to the real Scotland: stories, secret places and iconic songs.
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…
Clara tells the story of 19th century piano star Clara Schumann.
You‘ve read the books and seen the movies.
Have you ever considered how much easier it would be to stop trying to be a nice person and just be a dick to everyone? You will after watching this show.
Scene Africa celebrates African contributions to world culture through protagonist short stories intertwined with original music, dance routines and physical theatre.
Stop horsing around, grab your wellies and get moo-vin’ and groovin’ as Funbox welcome you to their Funky Farm! Join Anya and Kevin as they escape to the countryside for songs, sil…
By invite, the Windrush Generation came to rebuild Britain following the end of the Second World War.
Affectionate musical comedy on the world’s longest-serving monarch, a thoroughly modern, fully empowered female role model.
The infamous Haus Party is back! Otto & Astrid (from Die Roten Punkte), Berlin’s prince and princess of art rock and Europop host a raucous evening of the very best musical comedy,…
Watch 13-year-old Ahan Dasgupta make his debut with Feynman on Why Do Magnets Attract? Immerse yourself in an afternoon of monologue and drums, as we try to answer this probing que…
The only place to see top Black comedians and cabaret acts from around the globe (who are still able to get in the country or afford travel).
Award-winning flamenco guitarist and composer Daniel Martinez presents a beautifully intimate flamenco guitar concert.
Alan Turing – A Musical Biography.
Fresh from a UK tour supporting Adam Ant, Laurie Black invites you for a knees-up around the pianna (ahem, Microkorg).
Do you really need to know any more? Look at the title! It’s a singalong pub quiz where you can test your knowledge whilst singing your favourite hits with Mister Meredith.
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.
Music is magic.
Cirque Alfonse takes us through a series of surreal farm fables served up with a touch of irreverence, impressive virtuosity and the company’s familiar comic touch.
Why toddle when you can dance? Join DJ Monski Mouse and her dancers for an epic session of bonkers, bopping, beautiful fun.
Flamenco dancer Gabriela Pouso is joined by award-winning flamenco guitarist Daniel Martinez to offer viewers an hour of traditional flamenco music and dance.
Two contrasting elements combine to make Rebel into a spectacular show ideally suited to the vast tent that is Underbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows.
After last year’s comeback concert extravaganza came to a screeching halt, pop diva Yasmine Day has returned to launch her fifth debut album.
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…
The Jennifer Ewan Band performs a stirring mix of heartfelt original songs, Louisiana accordion blues and old-time Cajun dance music with a Celtic tint.
Before he became a stand-up, Alex Leam’s first showbiz career was as a mobile DJ.
Based out of Vancouver, Canada, Shirley Gnome is an unapologetically femme, empowering, uplifting, smart, honest, unhinged and hilarious cabaret performer and songwriter.
An experimental reimagining of Shakespeare’s great play.
Learn your lessons well! Stephen Schwartz’s acclaimed gospel musical gets the Royal (Conservatoire of Scotland) treatment in this fully staged, full-length production.
Paper.
The harbinger of rock‘n’drole returns to Edinburgh with more guitar-wielding wordplay and silliness.
Chloe, Maia and Anna are reunited under the most painful of circumstances, the death of their mother.
Local jazz quartet JazzMain has built its reputation around the 50s and 60s Blue Note Jazz era, closely studying exceptional jazz artists like Dexter Gordon and his contemporaries …
Join Grant and comedy sidekick Mini Dalek on some hilarious lockdown misadventures, epic songs on ukulele and surreal art works as Mini Dalek presents his first art exhibition, Sal…
One of 18 worldwide ‘Best of’ shows selected to participate in the Fringe Encore series, Off-Broadway, at the historic Soho Playhouse in New York City in 2019.
A songwriter with severe writer’s block and a looming deadline battles the version of Ernest Hemingway that lives in her head.
From the brilliant minds behind SiriusXM – Kids, Harry’s Wand (Steve Goodie) and best-selling author of Don’t Feed the Bully (Brad Tassell), comes the Halloween show that every…
Sue Kelvin stars in a tribute show to Bette Midler, covering her life and songs from the perspective of a lifelong fan.
Playwright, composer, actor, singer; Noël Coward defined and shaped the 20th century.
This new folk musical comedy reimagines Jane Austen’s classic novel in modern America with gender-swapped characters.
Murder has come to Rothersdale, where nothing ever happens.
Lori Hamilton's retelling of her eventful life is touching and amusing, despite the whirlwind pacing.
After sell-out performances and five-star reviews from 2016-2019, our performers are excited to return to Edinburgh for their fifth year with a new line-up of songs! Featuring worl…
Lauren Brewer and Will Geraint Drake’s The Single Lady is a musical extravaganza, giving Elizabeth I the same treatment that Hamilton did to the Founding Fathers.
Based on a true story, this new piece of gig theatre is a distinctly female story of motherhood, survival and intergenerational cycles of abuse.
Cynthia grew up playing classical piano in a Colorado town, but she was determined to achieve the keys to success by attending a prestigious New York City music school.
Come join the brilliant Boogie Shoes Silent Disco Walking Party as they return to their Scottish roots for an immersive dance-walk through the historic streets of Edinburgh.
‘Absurdly talented’ (FringeBiscuit.
This cast of professional performers is excited to return for their fifth year with the Best of Broadway! After sell-out performances and rave reviews, this show is sure to be a ho…
A play about love transcending separation.
One man’s journey to good mental health via a very bad idea.
It is difficult to work out exactly who this play is for.
Omigod You Guys! Come and join Stage Avenue for this all-singing, all-dancing, feel-good musical comedy based on the hit movie, Legally Blonde.
Judy Garland is an icon, loved as Dorothy in Oz.
As the daughter of Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth has witnessed, first hand, the consequences of when love goes wrong.
An insistent palm-reading drag queen declares Jenny will never find love, sending her reeling back to a high school match-making scheme that horrifyingly matched her with the bigge…
Following the last few years of sell-out, five-star shows, the Silent Adventures team are back with even more madness and brand-new adventures to boot.
A pianist with superhuman coordination, Los Angeles-based Milen Kirov is an award-winning Bulgarian-American pianist and composer with an inimitable artistic voice and celebrated c…
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.
‘The past isn’t dead, it’s not even past’ (William Faulkner).
A night of comedy featuring top acts from the Fringe, curated and programmed by London’s premier comedy venue Leicester Square Theatre.
BBD Productions return to the Fringe with Big Band Does… Broadway after their five-star sell-out run in 2019.
An original musical with plenty of spark, Vote Macbeth! aims to present a fresh take on the well-worn story of the Scottish play.
Tom Waits depicted the poor, the punks, the hobos and the lost.
Love, song, dance and murder – Domitius retells the tale from an unbiased viewpoint paving the way for audiences to experience that particular reign in Ancient Rome.
Bare Productions return following their five-star, sell-out Fringe 2019 run with the fabulous musical – Kinky Boots.
It’s time for us to play.
Critically acclaimed singer Richard Shelton (Sinatra: Raw, Sinatra and Me, Rat Pack Confidential) returns to Edinburgh’s premier cabaret venue with live backing to entertain you wi…
A musical and a film about Queen and not one show about The Fall? That’s bobbins! One man’s award-winning celebration of the work of the late writer, musician and working-class g…
Turning what we know about morality on its head, Gabrielle James and Joshua Newman’s Living With Sin is an interesting twist on the traditionally 'evil' seven deadly sins…
A profound, thrilling mix of music and storytelling, head/lining is a lyrical deep dive inside the mind of a working-class white lad coming to terms with his life so far; from noxi…
Mark Glentworth returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with his unique biographical musical about a successful musician and composer who suddenly and rapidly suffers a career-sto…
Stevensongs: Stevenson meets the French touch! Setting to music some of the most beautiful poems and letters by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, the French duo Fergessen, di…
The award-winning Daniel Martinez Flamenco Company returns to the Fringe to deliver the truly authentic flamenco music and dance that they are well known for.
Get ready for an evening of parody, poetry and fun as Eric returns with satirical classics, old and new.
Mary Jo’s boyfriend hijacks a workshop of her critically acclaimed one-woman show, Born MYdentity.
Iconic Mexican singer Chavela Vargas – a trailblazer who constantly broke the mold – was edgy in the 1990s and is totally relevant today because her story pushes so many hot to…
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…
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Having written over 200 songs during lockdown exploring some of the more comical aspects of the pandemic, Siobhan Argyle is bringing her sold-out show from Glasgow to the Edinburgh…
Join us on this wonderful, well-known tale of greed and humility as the Beast learns what it is to love and be loved.
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 …
Australia’s award-winning cult-cabaret mischief-makers, circus stars and heart-stopping hooligans Briefs Factory, join forces with much celebrated songbird Sahara Beck.
Comedian Fab La Roche-Francoeur loves the feeling of being surrounded by an audience laughing at his jokes.
Set in late 19th-century Germany, the musical tells the story of teenagers discovering the inner and outer tumult of adolescent sexuality.
At St Cecilia’s school, Peter and Jason have a hidden love affair, but what happens when this is exposed to their family and friends? A riveting piece of musical theatre brought to…
When the three little wolves go out into the world and build themselves a house, their mother warns them to beware the Big Bad Pig.
Once Upon a Midnight Dreary is a macabre new play by the innovative Scottish playwright, Annie James with original music by Singer/Songwriter/Composer Adam Usnami.
Let the ensemble take you on a journey of sound and motion through a modern artistic portrayal of this 1,400 year-old spiritual practice.
Working, from the book by Studs Terkel.
Avenue Q is back after its sell-out 2019 run.
Join Art27 Scotland Artist in Residence Elaine Cheng as she explores the binaries of Hong Kong and China through her new sonic composition, discussion and tales of the life of thos…
Picture this: a musical based on the women of the Manson Family set to the music of Fleetwood Mac.
Bienvenue to Chansons, the musical intercultural cabaret.
Broadway, here we come! The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s production of Little Women is astonishingly professional, from the high quality costumes and stage setting to the ph…
I think I’ve fallen in love.
Back for its 10th year this show bounces with energy.
We all have a mother, and an opinion about how she should be.
With her children leaving home and her marriage on the rocks, comic singer Liz Cotton writes saucy lyrics as a secret hobby to help her cope with life.
Join us on these free guided tours of the musical treasures on display at St Cecilia’s Hall, Scotland’s oldest concert hall and home to the University of Edinburgh’s Musical …
Watch music, theatre and reality collide in this brand-new musical production! Feeling Pretty tells a story of women reclaiming their power.
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.
Joseph Tawadros is a multiple award-winning Oud virtuoso and a larger-than life-character, in both music and personality.
Gethsemane has a wide selection of new, fresh, and contemporary music with rock, acoustic and classical themes.
Timothy Pope is looking through his telescope – but wait, is that a Shark, in the Park!? From the creative team behind the Hairy Maclary show – see all three of Nick Sharratt’s…
From Mozart to Muddy Puddles! Peppa Pig – My First Concert is a fun interactive introduction to a live orchestra with everyone’s favourite Pig family! Join Peppa as she discovers…
The continuing story of PD’s perpetually interrupted life.
The Fremonts have been married ten years and have the therapy bills to prove it.
Following their sell-out 2018 show, UK’s best-selling author Julia Donaldson and a cast of four return with a brand-new show based on her much loved books including The Smartest Gi…
The new award-nominated show from the lively double act – Kieran and Tom bring you the most unimportant hour of your life.
Imagine if Prince and Mae West were best friends.
Four stories; 14 tracks.
They’re back! After years away touring the world, the Olivier Award-winning godfathers of alternative cabaret celebrate their 30th anniversary with a triumphant return to the Fring…
Mr Brightside hasn’t left the UK charts in 18 years.
A young girl wishes that people were more like animals (because they’re nicer and kinder, obviously) and wakes to find herself transformed into a rat! But it’s not just her! All of…
A potty-mouthed romp through this bizarre-but-true story, from cult internet phenomenon and two-hit-wonder Kunt and the Gang.
Musical comedian Chris Iskander is a manly man’s man, man.
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.
Join cult songstress Diane Chorley, and sidekick Milky, as they bring back their iconic 80s nightclub The Flick, where the dancing doesn’t stop, the band keeps playing and the Baby…
Gen Z has arrived.
All Things Must Pass, they say.
Paul Simon is a name that has cemented itself into the ‘hearts and bones’ of audiences all over the world.
The hopelessly flawed Sugarcoated Sisters unleash their multi-million-hit TikTok personas onto the stage for the first time.
Andy Roach, Liverpool-based comedian who was shortlisted in the Musical Comedy Awards 2022, makes his solo Edinburgh debut.
Winner of Underbelly, New Diorama and Methuen Drama’s hit-making Untapped 2022.
The power and poise of a 20th century cultural icon is brought to brilliant life by Apphia Campbell in Black is the Color of My Voice, a deeply moving mix of music and theatre.
Two internationally touring Canadian comedians, Andrew Packer and Jacob Balshin, perform a blend of stand-up and musical comedy with an emphasis on improvised crowd interaction.
One small step for man, one giant pile of rubbish left behind! Man’s dream to reach the stars leaves the world in ruins and disturbs the sleeping dinosaurs.
After moving to London to live within a more diverse community, Livia learns that the self-hate feelings she experienced all her life are internalised racism and survival technique…
Choir of Man is the best night in your local you’ve ever had.
Lanessa has been performing shows all her life.
Musical comedian and viral internet songboy, Anesti Danelis, presents a comedy concert inspired by all of those stupid self-help books.
Sit down, I’ll tell you a story.
Eve’s eyes are green like guacamole, she has posh hair and a freckle on her chin and when she puts her hand on Elle’s arm… This heart-warming and belly-achingly funny story i…
Award-winning performer Michael Kunze makes his Edinburgh solo debut as the world’s greatest rapping pasta chef: Lil Saffron, aka the King of the Kitchen.
Comedian Tom GK has decided to record the greatest album of all time and he has just 50 minutes to prove he’s up to the job.
Father-son stand-up comics Paul and Paul wish life was more like television and they had the power to rewrite and recast the characters in their lives.
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…
One of the twentieth century’s most impressive but overlooked figures is revived in this powerful, compelling tour-de-force.
The Christmas story, Broadway-style.
Bienvenue to Chansons, the musical intercultural cabaret.
A sweaty man runs to a building with a paper full of ideas.
A powerful combination of film, text and performance exploring the birth of modern human rights, told through the eyes of Nuremberg prosecutor and champion of the ECHR, David Maxwe…
Some shows are Fringe standards, you can’t help but think that they’re like the ravens at the Tower of London; that if they weren’t here, everything would come tumbling down.
Now in our 10th year! Smash-hit production, The Improv Musical returns to take the Fringe by storm.
Howl with the hounds and dance on the moors! Kate’s not there, but you are.
World record-breaking beatboxer SK Shlomo makes mad music with his mouth and has performed around the world with legends like Bjork, Ed Sheeran and Rudimental.
Shelf are a musical comedy double act.
A worldwide sensation from Montreal to Beijing, Fills Monkey return with an exhilarating new show.
Using his innate ability to craft songs on the spot, Rob creates a full discography for a fictional artist created by you, the audience.
A magical, charming show of dance and acrobatics which will delight children and adults alike.
The professional pissheads at Shit-faced Showtime return to Edinburgh with their smash-hit festive boozical! After the pesky pestilence scuppered our plans, we’ve decided to give…
Three performers.
This new folk musical seeks to explore our heritage and legacy, weaving two parallel stories; one of a crofter and a wandering soldier in the 18th Century, and one of an old pensio…
Watch multi award-winning impressionist and star of Spitting Image Jess Robinson save the world in under an hour! Join the Edinburgh favourite as you’ve never seen her before – s…
Don’t be fooled by the singing cowboys, this is an incredibly serious play, if only for the fact that the pair of Will Rowland and Eddy Hare have clearly done their research for …
Award-winning comedian and actor Michelle Brasier (Netflix’s Aunty Donna, Double Denim) debuts her critically acclaimed show.
The Ghosting of Rabbie Burns by Gillian Duffy.
Three Performers.
With his warm and immersive musical comedy, Morgan Jay has had multiple TV appearances in the US and amassed over half a million followers on TikTok and over 20 million views acros…
‘The only reason for time is so that everything doesn’t happen at once’ (Albert Einstein).
Join this multi award-winning musical storyteller for another collection of story-songs.
As we all know, COVID was invented to stop people from enjoying live music, but now Two Hearts are here to help us recover from two years of silence.
The Spice Girls of improv return for a fifth triumphant year in their five-star, sell-out, totally improvised musical comedy.
During a bizarre childhood accident, Trevor was drenched head to toe in dragon’s blood.
Join New Zealand’s fastest comedian (5km and 10km) for an enchanting afternoon In the Moonlight.
In aid of the suicide charity CALM, and sound-tracked live with songs from his upcoming second album, the acclaimed beatboxer is back with Breathe: a breathtakingly theatrical disp…
Caste-ing explores the experiences of three black actresses using beatboxing, rap, song and spoken word.
Two men.
Alexander S.
Total Edinburgh Fringe sell-out 2015-2019.
Simon David belongs to the most toxic, self-destructive (and annoying!) demographic there is: the white gay.
Multi award-winning musical comedy duo Flo & Joan are climbing out of their pits, armed with a piano and percussion section to bring you a brand new show of their critically acclai…
From Les Enfants Terribles, award-winning creators of The Trench and Alice’s Adventures Underground, comes this brand-new solo show taking an intimate look at the insidious nature …
An electrifying re-imagining of the ultimate love triangle.
Adapted from the beloved children’s books by Mo Willems, Leonardo! tells the story of a monster who longs to be scary and the big decisions he must make along the way.
An evening of original songs and existential banter from a dark cabaret band with funny hats.
Oh wow, the last two years have been awful haven’t they? So what do we do now? Laugh and pretend it’s definitely fine? Or deal with the trauma of multiple lockdowns, emotional shut…
Alex MacKeith (2020 Musical Comedy Awards winner) delivers his debut show.
What happens when you give a bearded, northern lad with a voice of silk and an ass that won’t quit a loop station and a room at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe? You get an hour of R’…
An autobiographical musical adventure that promises mischief and mash-ups, dresses and divas, and a whole lot of heart.
Three incredible groups from Cuba create a thrilling fusion of cool modern dance styles in this world premiere of breath-taking Cuban dance.
New show from Edinburgh-based piano virtuouso Will Pickvance (Anatomy of a Piano, Pianohood, First Piano On The Moon).
Jakko Jakszyk, guitarist/singer with King Crimson, was born Michael Curran.
Irish gig theatre call to arms.
A fresh and thrilling take on a modern love story from the composer of critically acclaimed Electrolyte.
What happens when you train for something your whole life, only to fail at the crucial moment? This question is the stimulus behind False Start, from acclaimed French-German theatr…
Louis Voler wants his dad, Mike, out of his life – which is difficult as Mike’s just got them sent to jail.
Party with carnage-wielding, mayhem-manifesting, award-winning, human disco ball Katie Pritchard, in her debut musical-comedy hour, as she tries to figure out ‘who she is’ while po…
Returning from a sell-out Fringe in 2019, this interactive show, written especially for under 5’s, tells the story of Bertie the Moon Dragon who misses his cue to send the Moon i…
Having triumphed on Britain’s Got Talent, Jon combines comedy, music and drama in a brand-new show exploring the true story of his television success while secretly fighting for hi…
From the girl who brought you The Girl Who Thought She Was Irish (Edinburgh, 2011), comes Funny Girl, Sad Songs.
Were the good old days really that good? Nostalgia ain’t what it used to be! Australian comic Grant Busé delivers an unforgettable, live music-fuelled deconstruction of our select…
Comedy supergroup Baby Wants Candy presents improvised hip-hop homage to Hamilton! After sold-out runs in Chicago, NY and LA, Shamilton comes to the Fringe! Join Shamilton as we im…
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.
Lily hasn’t heard from John in weeks.
Where do you start if your ultimate goal is a West End and Broadway musical? Revivals often start at Chichester and new concepts here at the Fringe.
A compilation of jokes, poems, and songs about a breakup, breakdown, breakthrough, and everything in-between.
Brian Cox presents She/Her, a multimedia performance of a diverse group of women speaking their truth.
Our story is human, that of a company built on the road, created through encounters, personal tragedies and destinies.
A rapid-fire musical comedy trip through the insanities of the everyday with hooks you’ll be singing in the shower.
A compilation of jokes, poems, and songs about a breakup, breakdown, breakthrough, and everything in-between.
How good is your memory? The night begins with a little laughter and audience participation as we are asked to remember the age old story of Orpheus.
On Your Bike comes with a lot of hype.
The word that most immediately springs to mind is 'joy'.
A tale of the songs that lead us into the future and the ones that call us home; this show is a masterpiece in storytelling and soul.
In 1968 East and West Germany were far from united.
Bounce, bounce, bounce, flip, bounce, bounce, double flip.
Transgressing borders, ethnicity and culture, MOVE is an epic tale of women across the world and how their stories intertwine.
If you asked a 90s kid what they envisioned the 2100s to look like then KID_X would be a close prediction.
Direct from Australia, John Rowe brings his sofa-based entertainment show to the Edinburgh Fringe.
Brickhouse Theatre Company tackle a difficult task: remoulding Emily Bronte’s passionate, intricate and dark Wuthering Heights into a new musical, written and composed by Michael…
Freyja Westdal and Beth Heyward join the ranks of such excellent Fringe female musical comedy acts as Fascinating Aida, Flo & Joan, and EastEnd Cabaret with a smart, funny, che…
BBC radio music aficionado Russell Clarke is making his Edinburgh Fringe debut in a show jam-packed with fascinating rock ‘n’ roll trivia and random connections between the sta…
Ceara Dorman’s one woman play poignantly explores the abuse that countless women were subject to within the Magdalene laundries.
Fringe Fridays at the museum are a magical experience! There’s a plethora of acts which span the genres available at the festival, each act performing a 15 minute taster on a mai…
Just what does it take to make a monster? Is inhumanity truly born simply from reanimation, or is it a product of the already inhumane environment? Re-investigating Mary Shelley’…
Sarah-Louise Young is one of Edinburgh Fringe's most respected and sought after musical variety performers, and it's no stretch of the imagination to see why, as she delive…
A rock guitar-playing punsmith may sound like it has a niche appeal to a certain type of Fringegoer, but Robin Boot’s early afternoon show in Whistlebinkies managed to pull in a …
If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere.
Laurie Black is back and she’s green, keen and featuring a plethora of originally written electro synth space cabaret songs.
Chris Read is a talented singer-songwriter performing his debut solo hour at the Fringe this year.
Starting your hour of stand up with an audio recording of a very sweet sounding child called Albert introducing you on stage might be considered cheating.
The term ‘cabaret’ is harder to pin down than the other show categories for Edinburgh Fringe.
When I walked in to a packed out Finger’s Piano Bar I was greeted with the site of Mister Meredith affably talking to his punters, handing out paper and pens personally, and esta…
An interesting insight into the man who stole Christmas, leader of the ‘doomsday cult that controls eight million lives’.
If you walk into a production of The Last Five Years without any previous knowledge of the show things can get a little confusing.
Whether you bought a ticket for the slightly unnerving image design or for the sheer length of the title, you would be forgiven for rethinking your choice once you notice a dauntin…
Enigma, a new musical presented by Enigma Theatre UK is an exciting piece of historical musical theatre telling the story of a unit of female code breakers in America during World …
It would seem a contradiction in terms that an autobiographical show about one man’s experience with HIV, cancer and mental health issues could have an audience laughing quite so…
There are two challenges at the heart of Fox-tot!, a new work from composer Lliam Paterson and director Roxana Haines for Scottish Opera.
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.
Always a source of top-quality musical theatre at the Fringe, The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, brings us perhaps one of the best ways to spend a morning at Fringe.
It’s very tempting to conclude your musical with a clearcut happy ending, where every loose end is neatly tied and all of your favourite characters ride off into the sunset.
One man, a guitar, and the most venerated love story of all 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…
Uber ratings, patisserie and misophonia.
A mixture of mythology, memory and music.
For those who don’t know, Frisky & Mannish are Fringe royalty.
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.
Tokyo Rose is a complex story, told phenomenally well by a company quickly proving itself to be one of the hottest theatre groups in the country.
Life and death, love and loss, birth and miscarriage are all explored in this visual cycle of life.
Were you to design a concept for a show that ticks all the boxes from your wildest fantasies, if any festival in the world could fulfil your wishes, it’s Edinburgh Fringe.
Following the overwhelming success of this performance last year, it’s back – and this time with a full cast of professional actors.
Carol Cates sits on a tall stool strumming away on her ukulele and chatting with the audience as they arrive.
The crowd is lively, laughing and waiting expectantly for the venue to open.
Nicola and Rosie Dempsey (aka: Flo & Joan) walk out to polite applause before stumbling through the intro bars of their opening number.
Scruffy indie kids have inherited the world and Cora Bissett rules supreme.
Will the Fool ascend the tower to dwell in the chambers of the moon? Will the Hermit jump in a chariot and spin the wheel of fortune? You might discover the answers by checking out…
With First Impressions, Christina Bianco further cements her reputation as the First Lady of Impersonation.
This.
What an honour to have New Zealand’s self-proclaimed ‘only popstars’ at our humble festival.
Friendsical is billed as a ‘musical parody’ of Friends and unfortunately it fails to hit the mark on both counts.
If you’re looking for fun and interactive quiz formats that work well as hour long Edinburgh Fringe shows, then pickings are comparatively slim.
A cabaret with desserts could have been light, fluffy fare but Michelle Pearson isn’t afraid to get into the more bitter ingredients in life.
What do you get when you blend the works of William Shakespeare, with an all singing and dancing musical extravaganza? You get the Elizabethan’s answer to Flight of the Conchords…
Returning to the Fringe for another year Thrones! The Musical Parody is exactly what it says on the tin.
Baby Wants Candy has become almost as much a staple of the Fringe as being slapped in the face with flyers on the Royal Mile.
Since their explosive debut a few years ago, Waiting For The Call Improv (WTFC) and their signature show, Notflix, have been tipped as rising stars.
Ahh, Love Island.
Taking on the voices of a group of monumental and important women throughout history, MARA embodies them physically and vocally with stunningly committed and skillful character wor…
One bright and sunny day, a fish jumps out of a river, and promptly meets a fellow animal with whom he will share the next 46 years of his life.
Everything about Giants Are Fjörd, the Fringe favourite duo’s new show for 2019, is exciting.
B-movies typically have negative connotations.
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.
Part-biographical, part-political, part-musical, part-magical.
A tambourine aficionado from the Midlands, Vikki Stone delights us with this hour of joyful mirth as she delves into modern life as a millennial.
The framing of Paradise Lodge is odd at first.
There are lots of words you can use to describe Jon Long, purveyor of clever gags and witty songs.
Walking up the stairs of the Assembly Roxy is akin to creeping up the creaking steps of Frankenstein’s tower.
Drawing the line between the exaggerated and the tender is no easy feat.
A show unlike anything I’ve seen before, Wildcard Theatre bring award-winning Electrolyte back to the Fringe for a second year running.
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.
It’s hard to make a comedy about the murder of 45,000 women but Holly Morgan does just that, and then some.
As the last notes of La Vie en Rose hang in the air, we jump to our feet to give our enthralling leading lady the standing ovation she so richly deserves.
A charming mixture of mime and music, Woman! Pilot! Pirate? is the endearing tale of Emmy, who believes that Amelia Earhart’s disappearance is nothing more than a conspiracy and …
It may be because of the stage productions and films which I saw growing up, but my innate and core expectation about musical theatre is that it tends to be on the big size, if not…
In a bizarre but glorious amalgamation of all things good, Parakeet stands as a protest piece that calls for greater measures against climate change and, well, a commitment towards…
Post Popular is Lucy McCormick’s attempt to follow-up her fantastic and hugely popular show Triple Threat.
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.
I can’t imagine that anybody has nostalgia for life in their early teen years.
When joining Gerda Stevenson for a performance of extracts from her poetry book Quines, you might be expecting an afternoon of her simply reading her excellent poetry.
Billed as part cabaret, part wannabe warehouse rave, my expectations were prepared.
If you’ve ever felt stuck between two groups, both suspicious of you and neither accepting of the other, you may have the slightest indication of what Koko Brown is trying to com…
Side by Side Theatre Company, serving learning disabled performers from the West Midlands, returns to Paradise in Augustines this year with their adaptation of As You Like It, the …
Set in rural England, this pale ale drenched parable explores village life juxtaposed with urban sprawl.
In a bar in Cambodia, a young Scottish tour guide is telling stories to travellers.
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, …
Tibetan Monks Sacred Dance is a special experience, not quite a religious rite and not quite a performance show as five Tibetan monks from the Tashi Lunpo Monastery in South India …
Six friends.
Adam Larter plays Sir Dance-a-lot, one of the Boogie Knights who has been exiled from a land where disco lovers are persecuted, and where rock ‘n roll and the evil King Gary now …
After their 2015 Edinburgh smash hit Barbu, expectations were high for Cirque Alfonse’s new production, and their new circus spectacular Tabarnak does not disappoint.
At first glance The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland's two collaborative productions with the American Music Theatre Project may seem remarkably similar to last year's pair.
Assassins is a show of rich thematic complexity, difficult harmonies and challenging characterisation.
The bathroom of a student flat is not a place you'd want to spend 5 minutes, let alone an hour.
The Traverse One stage looks more ready for a gig than a piece of theatre, but while music undoubtedly runs through the heart of Cora Bissett's latest, most autobiographical wo…
Haggis, Neeps and Burns is about as Scottish as tartan and the trinity.
Legacy: A Mother’s Song, one of two devised musicals under the ‘Legacy’ banner at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe, is the distinctly less crowd-pleasing of the pair.
Attempting to create a spin-off to one of the most beloved musicals of recent memory is a brave choice, and unfortunately it is a gamble that didn't pay off in this case.
Arthur Smith presents this heartwarming tribute to his dead father, Syd.
Circolumbia returns to the Underbelly Circus Hub, bringing its high-octane cast of singing, dancing circus artists with it.
Have we reached a point where Courtney Act needs no introduction? Beloved winner of this year’s Celebrity Big Brother and previous finalist on American juggernaut Ru Paul’s Dra…
Mandrogyny contains many universal themes, including an exploration of self, identity and gender expression.
True to the show’s name, Richard Shelton gives us an intimate, raw glimpse into Frank Sinatra’s private life.
Simon David bursts onto the stage in a bout of eccentricity that boldly asserts his dominance over the evening.
Like stereotypes, labels generally become meaningless upon scrutiny.
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.
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.
This is one woman’s tale of the many heartbreaks in her life and the lessons she learned from each that allowed her to be able to love herself instead of seeking it in others.
Punk and theatre aren't the strangest of bedfellows, but there is something that often feels false when collectives of art school graduates and professionally-trained actors at…
Though now a household name thanks to a semi-final place in last year’s Britain’s Got Talent, singing impressionist Jess Robinson is a familiar face of the Fringe.
Alexander Wright, our poet for the evening, tells us that this piece was written in The Meadows – the park not very far from Summerhall where they are performing now.
The jig is up! Paul Williams is a quadruple threat – song, dance, comedy and opinion.
As you arrive in the space, the audience is serenaded by a cacophony of sounds which are not precisely music (this is a theme that will become repeated throughout the hour), and on…
FoxDog Studios are back – and they are as witty, quick and entertaining as previous years.
Toujours et Près de Moi is a holographic puppet opera by multi-disciplinary arts company, Erratica.
If you’re wandering around Edinburgh this August looking for a glimpse into year-round Scottish culture, it might be worth popping into the Scottish Storytelling Centre on the Ro…
The magic of New York is effectively captured in 89 Nights, a new musical from Troubadour Stageworks.
The Rocky Horror Night at Frankenstein’s — now in its 17th year — is one of the staple nightlife experiences in Edinburgh.
Tall stories brings an incredibly charming and old school production of one of Oscar Wilde’s lesser known novellas, The Canterville Ghost, that perfectly embodies the spirit - p…
Elf Lyons should be feeling pretty good right now.
Sheeps are officially back, following previous acclaim and an underground status as one of the Fringe's finest sketch groups and then a three year sebatical.
There’s a line in How to Keep Time that sat very deeply in my heart: “All my memories have been rewritten for who you are now.
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…
I was unsure what to expect from this performance, but "a musical about Robert Burns" already had my interest piqued.
Here is something special and unusual: the life and death of Franz Ferdinand, Archduke and heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne, remixed into a cabaret history lecture b…
For almost thirty years, Gandini Juggling has been setting the bar for juggling performances across the world.
I was transfixed.
The secret life of man’s best friend is pondered in BARK: The Musical.
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…
With success in the likes of Shitfaced Shakespeare and Shitfaced Showtime, Magnificent Bastard Productions return to the Fringe with their take on Lionel Bart’s 1960 musical.
Le Gateau Chocolat has brought his background in drag to this kids show, which is a solo act loosely based on Hans Christian Andersen's The Ugly Duckling.
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…
I'm sure that history will suggest otherwise but, after seeing George Steeves perform his one man show, I couldn't help but think that Stevie Wonder must have written his s…
Music Theatre Warwick returns to the festival with their long-form, entirely improvised musical that is a rollicking good time, even if there are a few kinks that need ironing out.
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.
When the cast of Closed Doors were taking their bow, they mentioned that this show existed as a book and as an album, and I immediately wished I had listened to the album.
Erewhon: or, Over the Range is a fantasy novel by Samuel Butler which, first published anonymously in 1872, presented itself as the experiences of its narrator on discovering the m…
There is such a plethora of Donald Trump-inspired shows at Edinburgh Fringe Festival this year, it feels like it should almost become its own genre.
Through the thick haze and wash lights, the three piece band of performers that make up Valerie can just be seen, shimmering like figures from the past.
On a train heading south, the eyes of a tired man meet those of a woman weeping, if only for a moment.
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…
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…
Spring Awakening is a touching and affecting musical.
Ethereal Theatre Company’s Little Shop of Horrors is a powerhouse of zany energy.
The story of Peter Pan is a familiar one for many and The Talentz present a lovely retelling of the classic tale.
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…
Trying to do a hallowed musical such as Les Miserables at the Fringe is a bit of a rigged game.
Fuaigh – Interweaving is a collaborative project about belonging, language loss and home.
In terms of comic legends, and certainly in terms of comic writing, the name of Barry Cryer is right up there.
Our Carnal Hearts is a wicked and totally absorbing cathartic purging experience, exalting the darker shades of humanity that dwell within us all.
The 11:87 Theatre Company’s debut at the Fringe is a new musical following the lives of Sophie and George as they are guided by both angels and demons.
Paul Shapera’s steampunk opera The Dolls of New Albion is a macabre four acts featuring four generations in a small town where the dead can come back to life as human-sized, unwo…
Michael John McCarthy’s Turntable is a project that has been touring Scotland for four years now, with the simple premise that music can help total strangers open up to one anoth…
The idea of taking a serious topic and turning it into a musical is not a new to the Fringe.
Ami and Tami is a reimagined Hansel & Gretel for the modern day.
A Shakespeare comedy done right, this play manages to put a modern twist on the well known classic by filling it with quirky characters that look like they’ve picked right out of…
I think this show is emblematic of a lot of the problems that new musicals at the Fringe tend to have.
The In Conversation series at New Town Theatre in George Street is an hour of chat with a celebrity guest each day.
Circolumbia was formed in order to provide professional opportunities for the graduates of Columbia’s national circus school, Circo Para Todos which provides circus training for …
Suicide: The Musical is a one-man show that discusses male depression and disconnection due to social media.
Porn is a musical that aims to show the emotional side of those working in the adult film industry.
A bed sits in the centre of the huge Lafayette big top at Underbelly’s Circus Hub.
In a tiny stage at the back of Summerhall, The Letter Room, in association with Northern Stage in Edinburgh, brings a feet stomping, hand clapping, spirit raising show to the fring…
The laws of stand up hold that childhood diaries are always good for a laugh.
“Black lives matter!” Hold it there and let that well-known refrain ring in your head, along with the image it conjures up in your mind.
The art and world of burlesque is much loved but one burlesque performer is telling the story they all live – a story of liberation, sensuality and ambition.
What artsy, liberal Fringe-goer cannot help but identify with the image of the sad clown – monochromatic, melancholic, unsure whether to laugh or cry – after the political few…
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 …
You would be forgiven for thinking that a production of The Tales of Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddle-Duck performed in a circus tent might involve people dressed up as the character…
Just Like the Movies is a cheery musical exploring the world of show business as the characters battle to make a statement in a world where success is often decided by major realit…
It’s impossible to miss the irony in the name of the production company behind Priscilla: Queen of the Desert – Car Crash Productions.
Gilbert and Sullivan’s Improbable New Musical: The Fringe Lozenge has, as you might expect from the title, a very specific target audience.
Youth theatre is a weird thing to critique.
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…
Shove on some Dr.
Lady Carol, doyenne of cabaret and comedy ukulele songs for over ten years has reinvented herself and now she’s just Carol Cates.
Light your cigarette, put on your evening clothes and grab a cocktail to enjoy Cat Loud, a sexy cabaret performance that will thrill.
Robert S J Lucas’ new show, X The Musical is set in a vaguely sketched-out dystopian future where politics are the most important thing in the world and everyone is required to v…
There is beautiful music at the heart of Atlantic: America & The Great War.
Woke is a searingly powerful and important one-woman performance about racism in the United States.
If you feel sceptical about the idea of Macbeth as a comedy for children, let me put your mind at rest.
Following a turbulent year of politics and current affairs, this year’s Fringe programme is unsurprisingly loaded with all manner of shows trying to make sense of the world in 20…
Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy teams up with incredibly talented musician John Sampson to bring a unique blend of reading with live music.
As the friend with whom I went to see the show so emphatically said, All We Ever Wanted Was Everything is ‘everything’.
Two beaming faces burst onto stage, accompanied by a guitar, a ukulele and a gloriously shiny accordion.
Detailed, charismatic and humorous, State High Thespian Troupe’s take on the classic Grimm’s fairy tale is an accessible musical for all the family.
Loud Poets is loud.
Sometimes, all a show needs to be good is to be simple and earnestly performed.
Writer Monsay Whitney’s Box Clever is one of the most important shows up at the Edinburgh Fringe this year.
Stalingrad stands as one of the most destructive and horrific battles of the 20th 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.
What’s more important when telling a compelling story of human emotion, feeling or narrative? The answer to this is largely dependent on the viewer’s personal preferences as to…
When viewing a show as celebrated and adored as How to Win Against History there is always the risk that it’ll never be able to live up to the hype.
There is something remarkably welcoming about being handed a free pint with a smile as you walk into a show.
My Leonard Cohen is a soulful and informative show celebrating the life of the recently deceased Canadian musician and poet.
Meet Diane Chorley, legendary 80s superstar, part-time piccalilli representative and full-time diva.
The Patchwork Odyssey is a very unassuming show.
Worklight Theatre return to Edinburgh with their brand new show Fix; a fusion of song, science and soliloquy investigating addiction in the UK today.
Fairytales don’t really make much sense.
Rob Broderick is a one of a kind performer.
Captivate Theatre’s cast of fresh-faced talent do not disappoint in this adaptation of Annie.
Sibling duo Otto & Astrid have abandoned their punk roots in search of commercial success.
The Soweto Gospel Choir was formed in 2002 and embraces the diverse music of South Africa, a country with eleven official languages and subsequent communities.
Cambridge University Musical society hits Edinburgh to redefine the stories of Henry VIII’s six wives through a contemporary pop girl-band SiX.
This little-known musical is tremendous fun in its own right, but the extremely talented and energetic cast of The Great American Trailer Park Musical make it engaging for a full 9…
Mairi Campbell, acclaimed Scottish folk musician, is a joy to listen to.
How far would you go to achieve your heart’s desire? Would you risk your home? Your livelihood? Your family? The Illusion of Truth is a project inspired by tales of the Orishas, …
“A musical about two serial killers,” is how Buried: A New Musical by Colla Voce Theatre describes itself.
There is a lot to like about this package.
The premise of this musical is that four professional actors share their insights into the scary world of auditions.
This slick performance of Robin Hood by Manhattan Children’s Theatre (Edinburgh) will leave you laughing, humming the songs, and with a strange desire to shout ‘Hail King Richa…
Thrill Me: The Leopold & Loeb Story won the first Broadway Baby Bobby Award in 2014 as one of the most outstanding productions of that year’s Festival Fringe.
C Theatre’s production of Robin’s Hood is a silly pantomime style show featuring the classic characters.
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical seems to have become synonymous with the Fringe; their billboards plastering every major walkway across Edinburgh.
Perhaps you’ve heard of The Midnight Beast? Their blend of comic indie-pop-rap began on a humble Youtube channel and moved to Channel Four just a few years later.
In a Fringe riddled with long-form improvisation – especially musicals – this is one of the stand-outs.
Colin the Country Cockatoo is on a mission to reunite all the notes of the stave and save his friends from the dastardly plans of Calando the duck who wants to bring eternal silenc…
Warning: Spoilers, swearing and a hilarious combination of incest and sex jokes.
Luke Kempner takes a Luke in the mirror in this gently funny show, poking fun at himself and the impressions he uses to express himself.
‘This is not an insultive show’, says the amiable and bearded Forbes, relaxing us into a state of lethargy.
Based on how From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads is marketed, one would be justified in expecting it to be a David Bowie tribute act – a musical, tightly knit to the art and mind of…
A Super Happy Story (About Feeling Super Sad) is about a woman’s struggle with depression, told through a simple, storytelling format and soundtracked by original music from Fris…
Manual Cinema is a very special kind of company.
Following the untimely death of their friend Dylan, Polly and Eve are fulfilling his final wishes by travelling around the UK with his ashes in a Wizard Of Oz lunchbox.
Bletherbox provide an alternative insight into the lives of the men who worked and died on the Piper Alpha oil rig.
A pure and exhilarating romp of a good time.
Magnificent Bastard Productions have become a hit at the Fringe throughout the last few years with their productions of Shit-Faced Shakespeare.
Jenny Bede wants a baby.
John Hinton is on a one man mission to make science cool.
On first viewing the stage I thought I would try and count all the instruments I could see scattered around waiting to be played.
Meet Benjamin and James.
The Inevitable Quiet of the Crash is a show whose tagline betrays its true value.
We all saw the coverage of the Egyptian revolution in 2011, but who can say they’ve been in the same room as someone personally involved? Ramy wasn’t just a participant in the …
Reuben Kaye is a cabaret god; he’ll tell you so himself.
The Sleeping Trees feel like the love child of Police Cops and Max and Ivan: high-paced, energetic character comedy with inventive visual effects and impressive teamwork.
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.
Korean performance company GGIRIPROJECT aims to create the perfect collaboration between music and martial arts, a pursuit that has resulted in the catchily-titled Monkey Dance: Th…
Sh!t Theatre are excited to present their ‘mainstream crossover’ hit following their 2016 show Letters to Windsor House that earned them a Fringe First.
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…
At a college songwriting class in Chicago, an end-of-year competition involves the students performing each other’s anonymous submissions for a celebrity guest judge.
This show is dumb.
To be surprised by a show at the Fringe is a rare and wonderful thing.
The New York musical is so much of a trope that it could almost be its own genre.
In a similar way to eating your mum’s homemade soup, sometimes the charm of a show can outweigh the actual content.
The Unmarried is an original piece of writing making its Fringe debut.
Based on the 1984 cult classic, The Toxic Avenger captures everything good about spoof musicals.
A psychic journey, through physical theatre and music, Sun Son Theatre’s Heart of Darkness explores the damage inflicted on a woman by arranged marriage.
Patch of Blue’s production of When We Ran is very much a case of style over substance, substituting complexity for clarity and failing to achieve its ambitious aims.
Sugary pop meets classical opera in Leoe and Hyde’s The Marriage of Kim K.
Six hilarious young women.
The STAC @ Northbrook Showcase featured 14 Musical Theatre Degree students, advertising their many performance talents in just over an hour of song and dance.
The Brighton Academy of Performing Arts uses its Preston Park studio theatre to showcase the talents of its students.
What to wear to a cabaret show where the dress code was “dress for the end of the world or the beginning”? Sorry, my supernova outfit is still in the laundry.
In under thirty minutes Collapse presents a hauntingly hypnotic exploration of Cassandra’ agony as she prophetically laments the collapse of her city.
An umbrella for a sword, a lamp as a tree and a wooden spoon as a nun, are just a few examples for the smart and innovative use of objects in The Tale of the Cockatrice.
On the hottest day of the year, the Warren was worlds apart from the shady alleyways of Victorian London.
‘Where are we going Admiral Ox?’ asks the starry eyed, young space farmer who is really the secret son of an evil galactic overlord with special powers.
Each performance of Blue Heart Theatre’s relationship based plays features five short dramas where the company chooses the first three and the audience the last two.
To tell stories in unexpected ways; that is the promise that Wildkind Theatre makes in their tagline.
A refreshingly innovative take on Mary Shelley’s 19th century novel, Augustus Stephens’ one-man performance effortlessly portrayed mental illnesses through the depiction of Vi…
Being inspired by fairy tales, Gothic themes and the warped imagination of Tim Burton was all-too-clear in the wide and undeniably impressive range of sketches, theatre troupe The …
Settling into a pew at Sweet St Andrew’s along with a small but eager crowd, I had no idea what to expect from I Will Carry You Over Hard Times.
Set in postwar Britain where one of the only distractions from recovery and rationing is the hope brought by the upcoming wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip, this perf…
There is going to be a lot of trouble for everyone when the Swan Liberation Army finally achieve emancipation and turn the United Kingdom into an totalitarian Swan state.
Two decades of drought result in a ban on the use of private toilets, and citizens are forced to pay through the roof to use public amenities, a privilege we currently enjoy in the…
Statistically, January is the month in which tickets to musicals sell best, largely due to the miserable weather and post-Christmas blues.
Are you trying to seduce me Mrs Robinson? With those classic lines memories of the sixties, songs and sexual liberation come flooding back.
Meet Megan and Sophie.
In this lushly hilarious show, noir superstar Joe Black conjures up the atmosphere of the Eldorado; the Berlin nightclub that served as a regular haunt for gay men and women before…
Patti Plinko glances around the stage in search of the next musical instrument.
It shouldn’t take long for you to notice that despite his name, Alfie Ordinary is as far from the boy next door as you’re likely to get.
I was really looking forward to this show.
A bejazzled clunge? A muff, minge, vadge, landing strip or front bottom? Ah, it’s just too much fun delving in the dirty dictionary of lady slang but that’s probably enough for…
An hour of friendly, casual entertainment and standup comedy for kids, with a few ‘jokes’ that only adults would get.
If you’re a budding ecologist who also has a love of physical theatre, Terabac is the show for you.
It is with a plethora of “well”s with which this show must be described: well written, well performed, well timed and very well done.
Richard Carpenter is, for those that remember him at all, a somewhat complicated character.
The premise of Get Fit With Bruce Willis promises a fun-packed frivolous hour of disco, Jimmy Somerville songs, fitness and a Faustian pact with the devil but sadly fails to live u…
Megan Juniper takes us on a quick romp through a date gone wrong, intertwined with fun, catchy songs and important messages for the modern day woman Standing centre stage in a fa…
Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado is a work that is in many ways very problematic, due to its fetishising and cultural stereotyping of the Japanese, written at the height of the …
Blow Off is part concert, part theatre and deals with one woman’s journey to committing an act of terrorism.
Oscar Wilde’s stunning way with words in his classic novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, makes it a challenging piece to bring to the stage.
Sometimes a little simplicity can go a long way in the theatre, and in this case, the title of this piece about the life of composer and performer Ivor Novello is very apt, as it r…
Starting a show with a song containing the lyrics “it’s a stupid idea and it’ll never work” feels somewhat disingenuous when the song’s fully orchestrated and lit.
A masked figure, all in white, carries the biggest drumstick you’ve ever seen and drops it on the biggest drum you’ve ever seen.
In Christeene’s second visit to Edinburgh she performs her latest show – Trigger.
This tragic romance has always been about the individual consequences of divisions in society.
Billed as a “psychological drama conflating classical Greek mystery with jazzical profanity”, Medea: Greece Meets West contains very little Medea and not much more jazz.
The Dean Martin Christmas Show aims to explore the warm relationship between Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra as they appear on the titular Christmas special.
In this new musical, a piece which has flashes of The Picture of Dorian Gray crossed with psycho-dramatic elements of an Edgar Allen Poe ballad, a story of clandestine love, beauty…
Most will only know Colin Hay from his time as the frontman for Men at Work and appearing in an episode of Scrubs.
Created, written, and performed by students from Oxford University, Queenside Productions new musical Pawn is an impressive, if imperfect, piece of new student writing that, whilst…
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, …
From the University of Southampton Gone Rogue theatre company bring Adam Gwon’s 2008 musical Ordinary Days to the Fringe.
Casting one’s mind over the great theatrical titles of our time, there are very few which can compete with the concept suggested by the name of this play by Tale Gate Theatre.
Best of the Bohemians have everything you’d expect from a concert of musical theatre.
Tucked away in the intimate and comfortable setting of the Scottish Arts Club, Canadian singer Daniela Nardi and her group Espresso Manifesto, comprising Ron Davis (piano), Chris J…
Classically-trained Canadian singer Melanie Gall presents this one hour recital of the music of legendary Francophone singers Edith Piaf and Jacques Brel, with songs presented them…
Though there are plenty of shows designed for children at the Fringe, finding shows aimed at the youngest can always be tricky.
Considering the length of most Charles Dickens novels, it’s remarkable that we’ve found ways to abridge them into three hour plays and films.
The number of children’s shows has been increasing every year at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, but so much choice can make it difficult to know which show your kids are going to…
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.
School group Centaurs of Attention have an excellent company name and a rather good Fringe show to boot.
One of the primary aims of The Little Sweep by Benjamin Britten, an opera for children, is to demystify the genre to a younger generation.
Deep Water Theatre Collective mount Bend in the River: a tender, Thornton Wilder-esque look at the modest living of lepers.
The American High School Theatre Festival presents Little Shop of Horrors, a wacky musical journey downtown to Skid Row, a poor run-down neighbourhood where all its residents want …
Dark Heart is a Shrodinger’s Cat of a show, managing to be both hopelessly amateurish and professionally polished at the same time.
In an explosion of energy, raw intensity and emotion, RashDash theatre company shatters preconceptions of the patriarchy.
Sondheim’s most famous flop, Merrily We Roll Along, was his last notable collaboration with Hal Prince.
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.
Rock’n’LOL’s title is a crystal clear statement of intent: Christian Reilly promises to provide both rock and LOL, music and comedy, and, most of the time, he delivers on sol…
Absence of Separation is a tender and evocative play about the frustrating search for the meaning of life.
Raising a laugh and a lump in the throat all at once is a good trick – possibly the best.
Osner enters with a song in which he repeatedly exclaims “don’t label me.
Trust me, Fringe magic still happens.
Racial identity, puberty, sexuality and childhood trauma may not seem like the ideal topics for a one man camp cabaret, but here in Edinburgh anything is possible.
This production of Mary Poppins draws heavily from Disney’s 1964 film, but fails to conjure the same magic.
Now in its third year at the Fringe, I Ran With The Gang written by Liam Rudden for his company LR Stageworks returns this year to the cosy yet lavish surroundings of Le Monde in u…
This well-received hour-long concert showcases the impressive skills of the four-person performance group Samurai Drum IKKI.
The Fringe Festival will always be best used as a place for experimentation and experience building, both for performers and for audiences.
This informal hour long recital, starring singer Elspeth McVeigh and fiddle player Gabi Maas, features a variety of folk songs, or ‘Broadside Ballads’, from 17th to 19th centur…
The British might be renowned for talking and complaining about the weather, but if you come from Fiji there are more heightened concerns than just cold rainy days.
Seemingly at the end of his tether, a teacher sits, tie loose, marking work, clearly frustrated to say the least.
Not everybody hates The Lounge Kittens.
There are plenty of musicals that have versions suitable for younger companies, but Alan Parker’s Bugsy Malone is possibly unique in that it’s a piece that only really works if…
You can tell a lot about a show from its audience.
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…
Like many musical theatre fans, I have a love-hate relationship with Rent.
The Spiegeltent is a far cry from the workhouse and rarely can a setting have been better used than in this stunning production of Lionel Bart’s Oliver! by Captivate Theatre.
If you missed this show all is not lost.
In an intimate space in Space’s Triplex Studios, Eric Davidson awaits you with a ukelele and a book of poetry.
Ross Leadbeater is an alumnus of the all-male Welsh choir Only Men Aloud!, who won the 2008 television show Last Choir Standing.
Buzz is a new musical from writer Robyn Grant.
Previously known for her well received part as a Totally Naff Tart, this is Victoria Jeffrey solo and talking about life.
Assembly’s Supper Club is up against the big, flashy late night circus revues and cabaret shows and sets out to compete with these by presenting many of the very best guest acts …
Johnny and Paddy return with another hour of rip roaring music based satire.
“Side One.
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…
Spring Awakening won an impressive list of Tony, Grammy and Olivier Awards.
The 80s was time of many things; Rubic’s Cubes, cheesy pop.
There are certain shows at the Fringe that build a reputation even during a short run and this one easily falls into that category.
Michael Griffiths is obscenely talented.
The Assembly Gardens Palais Du Variété is a big Spiegeltent to fill, and the high heeled silver spangly boots of David Bowie are big boots to fill.
A solo piece of feminist writing from theatre company Flipping the Bird, Torch looked right up my street.
There something quite exciting about the prospect of a new musical running at an hour without a big stage or fancy lighting or even a band and only three performers.
Standing ovations are rare, but the house rose as one at the at the end of Tom Gill’s Growing Pains in tribute to a remarkable performer and a stunning show.
2016’s been a bit of a bumpy year to say the least so, it was only a matter of time before we started receiving advice from extra-terrestrials.
I imagine Camille O’Sullivan has been called an Irish Chanteuse in reviews more times that you’ve had a flyer thrust at you on the Mile.
2005.
Gillian Cosgriff is an absolute sweetheart with the pipes of a jazz singer and a wicked sense of humour to match.
This year Les Enfants Terribles are gracing us with a show that’s fun but is a hotchpotch of great performers, boring music, missed opportunities and laughs.
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.
While categorised in the Fringe programme under theatre, this work – created and directed by Kai Fischer with contributions from its cast – is certainly not a play, at least in…
What’s your favourite music album? It’s something that not everybody puts a lot of thought into, but for Gabriel Ebulue it’s a make-or-break situation when making a first imp…
Counting Sheep is a theatrical triumph that throws the audience into the centre of the 2014 Ukrainian revolution.
Animal (Are you a proper person?) is a show about learning who you are and being proud of whatever that might be.
James Wilson-Taylor has been discriminated against and enough is enough.
Chef: Come Dine With Us! should not in a way be confused with the TV series Come Dine With Me.
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.
Jennifer Kingwell has a voice like whisky liqueur and a talent on the piano to rival her own hero, Tom Waits.
The proper teaching of sex education remains a rather thorny topic, and this one-woman comedy-drama with songs positions itself to probe some of the more profound issues of this fi…
The gamut of performers at Fringe brings with it a spectrum of experience; from shiny new student companies, powering forward on naive enthusiasm and off-brand energy drinks, to ve…
Daffodils is an unusual show of two halves.
When the polyrhythm is heard in Nzinga Warrior Queen’s opening, you know this isn’t a comedy of manners.
‘Musical’? Check.
A triumphant come-back for sell-out performer Rebecca Perry.
Showstoppers! have a strong reputation preceding them, made evident by the number of people in the packed auditorium murmuring excitedly before the lights go down.
Incredible, hilarious, infectious, amazing.
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…
Wickedly naughty and deliciously dark, Kate’s dual talents as a comedian and singer/songwriter are ripe for consumption.
I should declare an interest here.
This is Manual Cinema’s first visit to the Fringe and they have brought with them a technical and awe-inspiring show that combines live music and shadow puppets.
In terms of their brand of comedy rock, Axis of Awesome fall more into the rock than comedy genre: there’s far more liberal use of a smoke machine than your average musical comed…
Strange Face is Michael Burdett’s story; Drake himself is something of a side character.
The Impromptunes take the first suggestion by the audience and make a musical out of it.
It’s not every day you find yourself leaning forward on your seat due to the sheer suspense of a show.
Swapping her musical trappings for the theatre, Horse McDonald takes to the stage to present an undeniably intriguing and raw, if occasionally sensational, biopic of her own life.
Parris has a seemingly natural knack for creating comedy imbued with emotional depth that doesn’t feel forced or insecure.
After Mafia? and Western? at previous Fringes, comedy trio Sleeping Trees now turn their gaze to the stars.
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.
Beach Comet have secured themselves as masters of a B-movie musical genre, inviting guests aboard a doomed cruise liner for a riotous hour of exaggerated figures and fantastically …
There’s a warm and weird welcome upon arrival at Yeti’s - Demon Dive Bar.
We Live by the Sea is a feel-good tale, exploring the day-to-day life of an autistic teenager in Filey.
It’s always exciting to witness the world premiere of new writing, especially when it’s a British born production.
It’s not too likely that a straight production of The Pirates of Penzance would garner that wide an audience at the Fringe – a Gilbert and Sullivan musical isn’t the most buz…
Gideon Irving is a travelling musician looking for new friends all over the world.
The sheer size of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival means that any performer that manages to distinguish themselves from the wild, multifarious pack is left at a critical crossroad.
With the feel of an interactive workshop rather than a theatrical ‘show’, The Castle Builder is a lo-fi exploration of outsider art that alternates between informal lecture and…
Phil Nichol is a born entertainer.
A totally unique and mind-blowing musical comedy experience, if you’ve never seen or heard of Abandoman before then here is your chance to rectify that.
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…
When he wasn’t writing the books that have captivated children for fifty years, Roald Dahl wrote a collection of gleefully macabre short stories for adults, published in various …
The Improv Musical from the University of Warwick return for their third stint at the Fringe, and while providing some light and silly entertainment, fails to land any punches eith…
The show is a modern adaptation of the famous Arab folk story, in which Aladdin takes his wife Jasmine (her real name is too difficult for a European audience to pronounce) to Gree…
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…
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…
Twist Theatre Company’s R’n’B infused musical adaptation of the infamous Scottish history play, billed as Shakespeare meets Empire, is a messy but still engaging and enjoyabl…
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.
Sarah-Louise Young and Michael Roulston remain on top form with their new laugh-out-loud spin-off Cabaret Whore, in which Young’s comic character La Poule Plombée is finally g…
The Tiger Lillies are a band that everyone should experience at least once in their life times.
Performances on the Rue Pigalle were presumably at times rather challenging, even for the great Edith Piaf; and Nadja Filtzer certainly shared some artistic barricades while taking…
As he shimmied onto stage, Gregoire Aubert’s performance of Queer Side Story could be nothing other than entertaining.
This character-driven play from Moving On Theatre had something for everyone.
It’s a dangerous move to end your fringe show with a cover of Peggy Lee’s Is That All There Is? as you run the risk of audiences leaving with that very question ringing in…
With elements that could have made it great, Hardly Still Walking, Not Yet Flying was sadly let down by others that weren’t quite up to par.
Pulling up a stool in front of the intimate, softly lit stage down in the basement of Komedia, reminiscent of so many NYC music venues, the audience and I settled in to enjoy the…
As soon as Taylo Aluko, in the guise of Paul Robeson, takes to the stage we know we’re in for a treat.
Set when the UK garage scene was at the height of its glory, With a Little Bit of Luck introduces us to 19 year-old Nadia, about to experience her ‘summer of love’ in 2001 and …
The actors in Shit-Faced Showtime have a lot to deal with, a drunk member of their cast, remembering their lines, singing in tune, playing the piano and also dealing with drunk, an…
There aren’t enough superlatives in the English language to describe the great Camille O’Sullivan and her incredible interpretation of the songs of Jacques Brel.
With a name like Confessions Of A Red-Headed Coffeeshop Girl you might expect a raw, bittersweet expose of the disappointments of a young dreamer, crushed by the tsunami of Post-Re…
For one sensational night only, cabaret legend Dusty Limits graced the stage of a very chilly Republic venue on Brighton’s seafront.
She’s played in the West End, sparkled in La Clique and starred as Titania in Shakespeare’s Globe – but now, she’s “in a tent in Brighton, in the middle of a roundabout.
Groomed is an incredibly difficult show to watch but such a necessary one.
Stockhausen’s Inori is an incredibly intense show.
Brighton Fringe 2016 is here: bigger, better and fringier than ever! And who could be better to kick things off at the Warren than Le Gateau Chocolat, the powerhouse baritone wr…
Ricardo Garcia doesn’t introduce himself when he walks on stage: he’s not here to show off, he’s here to guide you through Scotland’s history and folklore with flamenco rhythms.
One of the songs included in Captain of the Lost Waves: Unsolved Mysteries is titled A Song No One Wants to Hear.
While it is laudable to have an open policy for membership of an amateur operatic society the knock-on effects can be dire as demonstrated in Cat-Like Tread’s production of H.
Death Actually sets out to bring ‘lethal puns and dead funny songs’ in a larger than life musical.
Raymondo and his little brother Sparky have been trapped in a cellar for six years.
Vesper Walk describe themselves as a “quirky five to eight piece band performing art-pop music in a gothic style.
The description of The Amazing Sketch Show states that their sketches are ‘some of the funniest, silliest and zaniest sketches’ to be found at this year’s Fringe.
It’s James Sherwood’s first gig of the run, and it tells.
Dutch jazz punk veterans The Ex, have been going for thirty-five years.
An entertaining pantomime-esque show that is great fun for both adults and children.
The overriding resonance of Ponción de Fe can only be described as dynamic.
Youth Music Theatre UK have done something rather remarkable in their new production of Macbeth.
Chap-hop, the hottest trend since hipster beard balm that makes your beard smell like woodsmoke and whisky, hits the Fringe this year in the form of Mr B’s Guide to Modern Life.
With a cast of nearly fifty, there’s no shortage of oom-pah-pah in this dazzling production of Lionel Bart’s Oliver! by Stage 84, The Yorkshire School of Performing Arts.
Swearing more than a band of sailors, the cast of Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour present an entirely candid portrait of female teenage sexuality and lives.
In Violin Variations, Ian Peaston invites the audience to share his passion for experimenting with his electric violin and looping set-up.
This play within a musical aims to show us what life as part of a touring company is really like.
Traveling Showcase from California bring their musical cabaret to the Fringe for the first time as Lydia Trueblood The Black Widow of the Atlantic Coast takes centre stage at the t…
There’s plenty for girls to worry about these days – from tattoos to eating disorders to abusive relationships – and Tanya Holt, a mother herself, deals with the difficulties…
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…
Bringing jazz and Korean traditions together, SE:UM have found the perfect recipe in their atmospheric show Korean Breath.
Pippin is a difficult musical, and in the past has been staged as a fully-fledged acrobatic circus (Les 7 Doigts de la Main did a great job).
Based on an obscure 1991 feature film, Dogfight is a recent musical from the talented composing duo Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, that showtune aficionados may know from Edges, a sho…
For many people today, their impression of Albert Einstein is quite possibly informed by the oft-seen image of his face: tongue sticking out – to all intents and purposes every b…
How can you review Barry Cryer? He’s a British comedy legend, practically an institution.
War is a constant in our lives; a part of the combined human experience that while intensely distressing seems an integral and inherent aspect of what it is to be human.
Ranging from pleasantly slow and soothing to fast and excitable and even angry, the sounds produced by the Chechelele World Music Choir were vibrant and vast.
You can always tell a show is going to be good when its name takes up most of the free space on a ticket.
Imagine a quiz show accompanied by a live band.
A 250-year-old opera is a difficult proposition for the Edinburgh Fringe, where the emphasis is frequently placed on innovation and experimentation.
Welcome to the Edinburgh Spiritual Emergency Support Group.
Beardyman has been a regular Fringe success for several years and it’s easy to see why.
First things first, a notable mention must be awarded to the sterling efforts of the two-piece band.
“In Pirates, there are gems from the first to the last minute.
Closer Than Ever is a revue musical wherein each song takes us to a different scenario within the complex theme of love and relationships.
It can be hard for a children’s show to be entertaining for both adults and children simultaneously, but Captivate Theatre’s latest addition to their Shakespeare series is effo…
Dominic Berry takes us on a personal journey in his spoken word show inspired by the world of online gaming.
This musically infused telling of Five Feet in Front (the Ballad of Little Johnnie Wylo) is a highly energised, yarn spinning hoedown of a play.
Two stand-up (not in the comedic sense) guys riffing on Doctor Who and the origins of programming doesn’t sound scintillating.
Stephen Sondheim’s score for his self-described “black operetta” Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, must rank among his most complex and challenging works, if on…
Pippa Evans is probably the most infectious person you’ll meet at this year’s Fringe.
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’.
Scale is a spoken word piece telling the ancient Scottish legends of the Brahan Seer.
Joy Carter’s stand-up centres around a cute theme that works well for its midday slot.
This one-woman musical show sets out with a pleasant and watchable enough idea.
Block is a production that constantly surprises, though not always in ways that are comforting.
In theory, Eejit of Love is a fun concept: two Irish country bumpkins find themselves swept up in the allure of reality TV, testing their relationship and their own willpower.
Johnny has accidentally told his niece that he can single-handedly stop climate change and so he embarks on a musical adventure with his bandmate Paddy to save the world.
Les Misérables is a musical based on the 1862 French novel by Victor Hugo that tells the tale of an ex convict who flees his parole, meets a generous priest, becomes mayor of a to…
Fans of Rent will love this full length presentation and for those who have never seen it, this is a great opportunity to watch a rip-roaring production.
David Lee Morgan’s Building God is a poetry performance that discusses, deals with, judges and examines past state revolutions and the present state of affairs.
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…
Deciding to paint Ukip leader Nigel Farage as a troubled “anti hero” in a cleverly sarcastic musical romp was always going to be a bit of a treat.
In their Fringe debut, Music Box Theatre present an intimate and impressive production of The Sound of Musicals, a compilation show featuring a smattering of musical theatre favour…
For a youth theatre troupe, Barnum seems an intimidatingly large production.
In a typically idiosyncratic twist Carol-Ann Duffy is collaborating with her ‘favourite’ court musician John Sampson for a reading of work from across her gargantuan oeuvre.
A solid and entertaining piece of Shakespeare that’s well handled by its young cast.
It’s one of the very few natural certainties that as we begin, so we must end – everything that lives, one day, has to die.
The storyline is shallow, the message insubstantial and the script contrived, so you don’t have anything deep to think about.
There’s plenty for girls to worry about these days – from tattoos to eating disorders to abusive relationships – and Tanya Holt, a mother herself, deals with the difficulties…
Is this a music concert? Is it a piece of theatre? Can it be both? Might it be neither? These are the questions that may well fly around your mind after experiencing The Great Down…
A solid production of Rent that will entertain you for an evening but won’t remain with you.
The Fringe is a place for new discoveries – the freshest, young talent rubbing shoulders with the world’s best at their craft.
Working within the rather large shadow of the National Theatre’s verbatim triumph London Road, new Leeds-based company 203 Theatre have hopped on this particular niche musical ba…
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.
Phillip Aughey’s favourite composer is the great pianist Frédéric Chopin and, having been present at a number of recitals of his work last year, he has been motivated to create…
John Cameron and Stephen Trask’s big, ballsy, gender-bending musical detonates upon Greenside’s Royal Terrace stage with a blast that can be heard clear across Edinburgh.
‘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.
It’s hard to find an adjective that fully describes Ally Houston’s Shandy.
Winner of Best Cabaret at the 2014 Adelaide Fringe, Sweet Dreams: Songs by Annie Lennox now makes its Edinburgh debut.
“This is the story of the best week of my life”.
Glasgow based Royal Conservatoire are now in their 11th year of performing in the Fringe with their masters level students and Urinetown is one of this year’s offerings from them.
A blend of music and comedy, Cabaret Nova exhibits some of the Fringe’s up and coming stars.
Declan Zapala is one hell of a talented guitarist.
The second ever Scots Makar (national poet) Liz Lochhead has teamed up with saxophonist Steve Kettley for this nostalgic selection of her favourite poems from a 50-year career.
If you like classical guitar and want to escape the bustling madness that is the Mile at 1pm in the middle of the Fringe, then you are going to enjoy Jonathan Prag’s hour long re…
Following the success of Anatomy of the Piano last year, Will Pickvance is back with an enthralling adaptation of his work for younger theatre-goers.
Though Jane Austen is undoubtedly one of Britain’s most prominent literary names, Persuasion is perhaps her least widely read work.
Word of advice: the four stars you see here are only for the brave at heart.
A regular performer in Edinburgh and confident stage actress, Dillie Keane returns with her ‘first solo show for 557 years’.
The Soweto Spiritual Singers are at the Fringe with two shows, this later one at the Assembly Rooms called The Return, is an uplifting and enjoyable hour of African spirituality.
A perfect balance of circus and ceilidh, this entertaining and talented troupe bring Le Haggis, a show that guarantees to have you clapping along in your seat.
Sketch duo That Pair offer warped children’s entertainment that all adults can enjoy.
Conceived and directed by Guillaume Pigé, Blind Man’s Song follows the imagination of a blind musician at the speed of thought.
If you’re living right, this could happen to you.
In Sketchbombs, Georgina Hurt and Laura Anderson take one of the cornerstones of the British entertainment tradition – the comedy double-act – and give it a fresh and invigorat…
An all female cast takes some of the classic soliloquies and scenes from Shakespeare’s work and deliver them in an almost cabaret, review format, with the addition of new contempor…
Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens follows the unfolding story of a group of misfits working the infamous den of iniquity – Saucy Jacks space bar.
Billed as both musical theatre and performance art, the audience for Brigitte Aphrodite’s My Beautiful Black Dog, her autobiographical account of depression, is likely to bring v…
Ruth Rodgers-Wright plays an excellent Nina Simone in this 70-minute performance that combines many of the musician’s most enduring and striking melodies with the story of her rela…
The Addams Family is an updated take on the iconic family of twisted misfits that brings the story forward from where it left off.
British Exist Theatre Company admit that they sometimes embrace challenging and provocative subjects.
When I was in high school Glee became really popular, and I loved it because it seemed so new and cool and sexy.
Best described as cabaret with some clowning thrown in, Scarlet Shambles: It Used To Be Me is a delightful surprise.
‘I find something that I’m passionate about and then write the comedy around that’.
This is a beautifully funny, and, in parts, heart-wrenchingly honest performance.
Winter Is Coming.
Joanie Little is an honest, open and kookily sexy waitress working in Gabe’s Coffee Shop in Toronto.
If you’re planning on making the trip to see Baby Wants Candy, get your title suggestions ready now! The audience for his fully improvised musical comedy has barely taken their s…
An engaging, inventive and deliciously silly ride, Unmythable will appeal to anyone who enjoys either Greek legends or big laughs.
I think I’ve found my new favourite musical, thanks to Tangram Theatre and their amazing piece on one of the 20th century’s most important scientists.
An atmospheric new musical about witchcraft, betrayal and friendship, Witch is a journey into dark magic, spanning across generations.
Fifty minutes of the classic Rat Pack numbers with a full swing orchestra, bringing a little bit of that onstage banter that the trio are known for, and adding in the two Burelli s…
50 minutes of Britney, Shania Twain, All Saints and the Spice Girls: every 90s girl’s dream.
Jason Robert Brown’s musical The Last Five Years is not an easy undertaking.
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…
Più Theatre have created an honest and thoughtful piece of slick verbatim theatre platforming the voices of young women from across the country.
A cabaret full of birds falling in love with each other? Embrace the madness if you will, and your heart will certainly be warmed by Robert J.
A charming storytelling piece that fuses spoken word and music, Fable from the Flanagan Collective charts the story of ‘J’.
If you’re looking for an enjoyable, happy-go-lucky hour of rhythm and blues entertainment, then look no further than this show.
The legend of Faustus, the man who sold his soul for knowledge, wealth and power is one which has been in the public consciousness for over 500 years.
Jess Robinson is a first class mimic.
Sarah Moore Fitzgerald’s much-loved Young Adult novel Back to Blackbrick is adapted in a technically ambitious production from Patch of Blue.
Western? is like watching your three little brothers playing Cowboys and Indians - with excellent band accompaniment, inventive slapstick and relentless wit.
If The Shuffle Show is anything to go by, life behind the Genius Bar requires a very specific skill-set.
The opening salvo of this musical Game of Thrones pastiche has such brazen, devilish promise that for a while I entertained the possibility of being blown away by it.
Nailed It! is introduced by singer Andrew Strano and keyboardist Loclan Mackenzie-Spencer as being “about life, about love, about relationships”, and they succeed fantastically in …
A really specific, niche or academic inspiration for a show, adapted in a completely unexpected style that still absolutely suits the material with high levels of audience interact…
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.
Of course there would have to be a torrential downpour on the day I viewed Sunshine on Leith, sadly only adhering to the typical fickleness of Scottish weather that betrayed the na…
Sparrow-Folk are Catherine Crowley and Juliet Moody - a female comedy duo who hail from Canberra, Australia.
Yve Blake is fascinated by the lies we tell and has even gone so far as to set up a website where you can anonymously reveal the various untruths you’ve told.
With over two million subscribers to his YouTube channel and fifty two million views and counting for his first Disney parody video After Ever After, Jon Cozart is something of a s…
The Great British Bake Off – what’s not to love? Cake, puns galore and HRH Mary Berry showing her soft spot for gin.
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’.
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.
This is a story of Sarah, a lover of maps and trigonometry.
The life and work of classic children’s author Beatrix Potter is given a sweet folk musical twist in this fun ensemble piece.
Cut the Mustard has what can only be described as an offbeat premise: it’s almost time for a live broadcast during a not-so-popular slot on Icelandic radio.
In its second year at the Fringe, The Improv Musical is a fun, heart-warming comedy by Music Theatre Warwick, despite failing to live up to its improvised appearance.
Kings Hall has been taken over by Summer Hall and transformed into the Canada Hub over the festival, showcasing a series of Canadian acts exploring the issues surrounding Canada’…