The Some Laugh Podcast returns to the Fringe with Scottish comedians Marc Jennings, Stephen Buchanan and Stuart McPherson having some laugh – or at least some laughs – discussi…
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.
Catherine, a modern girl in love with Jane Austen’s world, can’t believe her luck when she meets her very own Mr Tilney.
Carmen, a fiery, magnetic seductress, draws the soldier Don José into a turbulent love affair.
Mary Stuart and Elizabeth I return as undead, washed-up drag queens when a powerful force opens the gates to the present.
The female snake spirit Bai Suzhen longs to be human.
A fabulous afternoon of opera highlights, in a wonderful New Town venue.
Join Coro 24 as they return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe performing Henry Purcell’s operatic masterpiece in this magnificent setting.
After a gap of several years, Fife Opera is delighted to be performing again at the Edinburgh New Town Church.
A brand-new miniature opera exploring deforestation through scenes from five ancient stories that centre on what happens when you mess with trees.
Opera needs a hero.
St Andrews University’s Gilbert and Sullivan Society is in sparkling form with their presentation of this little known show.
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.
An unscrupulous landlord lets the same flat out to two different men: Cox who is out at work all day, and Box who is out at work all night.
Downtown Edinburgh, 2023.
‘Drop by drop we take the poison of men til we become immune.
Meet Old Adam: he’s been in every Gilbert and Sullivan show, but has never quite made it to a lead role.
An enchanting concert of operatic highlights, performed by international operatic bass Brian Bannatyne-Scott and fabulous up-and-coming young singers, accompanied by Polish pianist…
Physical theatre combines with original music as 7th century Chinese Buddhist monk and scholar Xuanzang embarks on a spiritual quest to India, seeking the answer to the question, �…
Classical singer Ciara brings the magic of the silver screen to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with her concert Cinema Paradiso.
The Baroness narrates her eventful riches-to-rags life story with the help of opera and operetta arias, Lieder, and maybe the odd song from a musical.
This is a glorious experience from the opening theme tune, through commercial breaks, down to the 'traditional' preview of the next episode.
Fantastic, infamous and intimate late-night mess-about with all your favourites and more! The twinkliest idiots, witches and clowns.
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…
Dazzling divas.
Uplifting and bold, Tones is one-man’s lyrical life story growing up in the ends, exploring black identity in a UK culture obsessed with class and race.
Stunning, imaginative, inspired, colourful, amusing, brilliantly performed and beautifully sung, this Trial By Jury is Gilbert and Sullivan at its very best.
Full of fantastic music, scheming fairies and hapless peers, the University of St Andrews Gilbert and Sullivan Society is proud to present Iolanthe.
It’s awards night and the longest serving member of the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company might just get the recognition he thinks he deserves.
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…
For an episcopalian minister from California, Joyce Parry Moore’s performance in Searching and Knowing comes as somewhat of a surprise.
Come and enjoy a free afternoon concert from quality performers for your delight lasting approximately an hour.
Since 2020, Coronavirus has threatened to kill opera! Can David save it with his one-man production of La Serva Padrona? Baroque meets funk in this new English version of Pergolesi…
Have you ever wondered where the divas go, in between getting married or getting killed, night after night at the opera house? Madame Chandelier’s Opera House Party, of course.
Based on a popular wuxia (chivalry and martial arts) novel by genre-master Liang Yu Sheng, the story follows a series of unfortunate events set into motion by men hungry for the le…
There’s always two sides to every story, even fairy tales.
The master of straight-shooting, straight-talking, gimmick-free stand-up is back! ‘Possibly the most important comic of his generation’ **** (Mat Ewins).
There are two challenges at the heart of Fox-tot!, a new work from composer Lliam Paterson and director Roxana Haines for Scottish Opera.
Dead Equal is a resplendent feminist perspective on female involvement in combat.
The University of St Andrews Gilbert and Sullivan Society makes their regular contribution to the Festival Fringe, this year with HMS Pinafore.
A woman stands downstage right, a spotlight illuminating her from one side.
There have been by my count no less than six adaptations of Macbeth at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2016, yet the China Anhui Opera Institute’s offering may be the most unusual.
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 …
A short and well-formed chamber opera, which shows lots of potential, but needs to pick up on the details.
St Andrews Gilbert and Sullivan Society with Mermaids Performing Arts return to the Festival Fringe with their typically entertaining style of presenting Gilbert & Sullivan, this t…
Opera Mouse is a pleasant Canadian import presented as a one-woman puppet show by Melanie Gall.
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.
The Garden is an off-site performance that takes place a short walk away from the Traverse Theatre.
A 250-year-old opera is a difficult proposition for the Edinburgh Fringe, where the emphasis is frequently placed on innovation and experimentation.
“In Pirates, there are gems from the first to the last minute.
Though Jane Austen is undoubtedly one of Britain’s most prominent literary names, Persuasion is perhaps her least widely read work.
The rise of feminist critique in the world of opera has given life to some fascinating discussions.
The Secretary Turned CEO is a neon, cartoon parody of a classical opera, playing with traditional comedic characters and farcical situations in a modern setting.