Persistent Shadows is a narrative-driven piece of work exploring the historical, political and social landscape of Britain throughout the 1980s and drawing parallels to issues face…
In Trust Me, I’m from Essex, Lindsay Lucas-Bartlett will take you on a journey through life growing up in notorious Essex, England.
Catherine Bohart’s back and ready to talk about her feelings (again).
A jaw-dropping true story set on the Coral Sea, Australia.
‘Who is this who is coming?’ When the rational and skeptical scholar Professor Parkins takes a trip from home, he stumbles upon a mysterious whistle.
Pretty Delusional is a coming-of-age musical comedy about staying sexy in the face of rejection.
Arguments and poo! Sex and swearing! Blood, sweat, tears and giant rabbits! Life on the set of Teletubbies might not have been quite as you imagined… Nikky Smedley played LaaLaa …
Gritty, powerful and daringly revolutionary, Cruel Britannia: After Frankenstein is a transgender reimagining of Shelley’s seminal novel, set in the year of our Lord 1980.
Our unique tour sets out to inform and entertain as we take you into both the Old and New towns, giving you a real sense of the two sides of Edinburgh; revealing some of the secret…
The original detective story.
‘Mr.
‘She comes towards me on the floor; always approaching; never coming nearer; always visible as if by moonlight whether the moon shines or not.
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…
Eileen has cleared her loft.
Jasmine Alice is an internationally acclaimed vocalist who will take you on a thrilling musical journey through the life of the iconic Celine Dion.
What do we keep? What do we let go? Join Eileen as she rummages through a hundred years worth of possessions that have accumulated in her loft.
Scotland’s greatest bands/artists can often disappear under the title of UK artists.
Comedian Andrew Mayer talks about his all-time best and worst dates (both with the same woman), and a third date with her many years later.
Returning after a total sell-out run in 2019, Fragility of Man follows one man’s epic, lifelong battle with the justice system.
Vanlord is a lens into the intriguing world of vanlife told by a guy with wheel estate all over the world.
With this new comedy show, the Amused Moose Best Debut Show winner revisits the unsolicited feedback she once received; ‘Louise Atkinson – sounds good, looks like a mess’; and di…
A transatlantic middle-aged Jewish atheist divorcee walks into a bar.
In 1994, Vladimir McTavish won the Strathmore Water Comedy Award on his first appearance at the Edinburgh Fringe.
The incredible true story of missing WWII soldier Arthur Robinson, written and performed by his great-nephew David William Bryan.
Jessie Cave opens up about a number of things: social anxiety and monogamy, couple’s therapy and parenting failures.
It’s in the Bag! are an award-winning storytelling company who delight in taking children’s imaginations on a magical journey, using rhymes, songs, creative games, drama and pu…
Sam and Rosie are off on their holidays.
We all make mistakes, but rarely do they change the course of history.
Perthshire farmer and comedian Jim Smith dons the checked shirt again as he returns with his 2022 smash-hit stand-up show telling tales of Scottish rural life.
Welcome to the Last Thursday Club! An evening of theatre, comedy and storytelling hosted by acclaimed writer-performers and poolitzer prize winners Roann Hassani-McCloskey and Jame…
It’s 20 years since the Iraq War and Jenan wants to talk about it.
Have you heard that the three most stressful life events are bereavement, moving house and divorce? Well, funny story.
Keeping stand-up weird since 2013, Harriet Dyer is everything I love about the Fringe.
Work in Progress from Isabelle Farah.
The true story of a Queer, British, South Asian sex worker under pressure to marry his cousin.
‘You’re the one with the identity crisis mum, not us!’ Middle-class, middle-aged, multicultural mother of millennial sons Sudha invites her boys to ‘crack open a cold one’ and shar…
Lured into metaphorical deep water by a mixture of intrigue and desire, a bewildered Emory Holdridge grapples with life on the remote but stunningly beautiful West Coast of Scotlan…
Once upon a time, she walked the length of Aotearoa New Zealand.
Dark.
After delivering three captivating performances on BGT, a golden buzzer and winning the show, Axel took the title in style and has since gone on to perform at the Royal Variety Per…
Acclaimed Canadian comedian J Murphy has been on some very strange dates.
After performing The Story of Captain James Cook in 2022, Tim Hunter returns to the Fringe to narrate and perform songs taken from his latest concept album, The Progressive Campaig…
If you ever wondered where mysticism and rock and blues meet, look no further.
Broken Instruments was inspired by the book Violins of Hope by James A Grymes.
The Ageing Folks are back! After a sell-out run in 2022, your favourite comedians over 40 return, older but triumphant.
Old movies saved Mel Byron’s life a few Fringes ago and they can save yours too.
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…
Following sold-out shows at the Adelaide Fringe, Comedy of Terrors is coming to Edinburgh.
This beautiful folktale transports the listener back to life in Shetland in the 1800s, exploring crofting, fishing and other traditions.
In this hilarious and heartfelt one-woman show, comedian Kassie Thornton goes on a rollercoaster of self-discovery, as she navigates coming out and coming into herself.
Arriving in Australia in 1989, Bob planned a six month stay.
Nikki Lowe is a stand-up comedian who spent the last year touring as the Female Emcee for the Magic Mike Live North American Tour.
Existing Kirsty fans know she could take her audience on an emotional rollercoaster from happy to sad, betrayed to raunchy.
Jamie Keddie: Twenty Hamsters.
A collaboratively devised storytelling performance deeply rooted in the North Sea and North Welsh landscapes of the performers’ homes.
Freak folk comedy to fulfil your heroic destiny.
This play depicts the trials and tribulations of accessing justice from the perspective of an idealist.
Ivo Graham dips a greedy toe into the theatre/therapy section, poring over the usuals (relationships, responsibilities, regrets) without any promise of logic or laughter.
This acclaimed one-woman show is a rollicking extravaganza, told by a gal who has seen a few things.
‘Who do you think is a better drinker, the Chinese god or the foreign god?’ ‘Do gods talk about fatalism even when they drink too much?’ Combining installation art, theatre, photog…
Join us for a groundbreaking play that gives voice to the unheard experiences of gay men’s experiences of intimate partner violence (IPV).
Scotsman Michael Herd, one of the rising stars of the English comedy scene in China, spent 14 years in the People’s Republic and has returned to live in Scotland after doing most o…
Last year’s critically acclaimed show is back for a limited run.
All the way from Canada, Tim Kraft joins Hootenannies (Hoot 4) at The Apex for an hour of stand-up comedy live at the Edinburgh Fringe, from 17th to 20th August at 18:20.
‘Who do you think is a better drinker, the Chinese god or the foreign god?’ ‘Do gods talk about fatalism even when they drink too much?’ Combining installation art, theatre, photog…
A fun, interactive and educational show for babies and toddlers.
A fun, interactive and educational show for babies and toddlers.
Adventurers! All aboard for this award-winning narrative odyssey navigating ancient myth, family history, and writer-performer Rajan Sharma’s own unique experience crewing on a D…
Astonished when my cheerful and dynamic mother committed suicide in 2018, I felt a numbed anguish.
Olivia aka Big O is delighted to present her second hour of comedy.
The Princesse de Polignac, patron of the arts.
Dad, Playboy and Me.
It’s Duff’s first show post-baby and.
Through stand-up, stories, bits, jokes, japes and gags (with a minimum of three goofs), Kate will talk about being a weird lady with the heart of a lad and the wide-set V of a maje…
Chris Cantrill (half of twice Edinburgh Comedy Award nominated double act, The Delightful Sausage) returns with a work-in-progress show about his rude son, upsetting pensioners on …
What do we keep? What do we let go? Join Eileen as she rummages through a hundred years’ worth of possessions that have accumulated in her loft.
The 1990s, when house music exploded! This is a gripping and immersive stage adaptation of excerpts from the cult book Cola Boy.
United in their determination to support their country during World War Two, four young women join the Land Army.
Two of Charles Dickens’ creepy tales – with a comic twist.
Zany, fast-paced and poignant, Furious is a wildly honest and hilarious roller-coaster ride of a solo show.
Mark Twain was a comic genius, the greatest American humorist of the 19th century, and (in literary terms) of all time.
Emma and Lucy are lost in Tulgey Wood, a mysterious forest full of weird and wonderful creatures.
Stand-up Eleanor Morton presents new ideas as she works towards her next show.
‘When my grandmother’s sister Agnes was nine years old, she disappeared.
Award-winning writer, performer, Moth host, show-off and Mac in Chicken Run 1 and 2, Lynn takes us through the dangers of too many cats, the mystery of Nana Mouskouri, and how it c…
Join us for a free, fun, family-friendly guided walk filled with fascinating and moving historical and contemporary stories through Edinburgh’s Old Town.
Bruce Fummey has spent fifteen years creating comedy and Scottish history-themed comedy shows for festivals around the world.
Two clowns, Anna and Felix, set out on a quest for home.
Oscar shortlisted and Emmy nominated stand-up comedian Kiran Deol is hospitalized after a stranger smashes a bottle on her face.
A performance from acclaimed composer/songwriter Gareth Williams, lyrically transforming iconic final pages from Scottish fiction into brand-new ‘literary chamber pop’ songs.
The critically acclaimed Fringe 2022 smash hit returns to Edinburgh for two final shows.
Sit down, I’ll tell you a story.
Kicked out of opera school for being too much of a prima donna, Tony Pasquier took to earning his living as a singer-cum-comedian.
Journey along ancient song lines with The Bardesse, everywoman time-travelling troubadour, as your guide.
How would it feel to watch a conjuror perform in the Middle Ages, when suspected witches and sorcerers were cruelly tortured or burnt alive at the stake? What if you then travelled…
Nestled in a dim-lit basement within a stone archway, Paradise in The Vault feels like the perfect venue to indulge in some late evening fairytales, and from the moment the cast co…
Stand-up, writer, actor and Edinburgh native Eleanor Morton presents a brand-new one-off character show, displaying a full range of accents and coats for one night only.
This one-act educational outreach play for 5-10 year olds and their families follows Bumble, a honeybee, on an adventure to find a bee balm flower.
Are things feeling hectic? In need of some sacred space? Lost in wonder is an immersive storytelling experience, offering you a micro-sabbath experience while you’re in Edinburgh.
Ed Gaughan has written, directed and performed work for and with the UK’s most-loved acts – including Milton Jones, Josie Long, Barry Cryer and Pappy’s.
Chris Cantrill (half of twice Edinburgh Comedy Award nominated double act, The Delightful Sausage) returns with a work-in-progress show about his rude son, upsetting pensioners on …
Born in Yugoslavia, raised in Croatia, and having lived in Ukraine and Russia, Igor is now back home in Croatia, which has, in his absence (and without his immediate approval), joi…
After years of torment from an evil spirit, the goodly Reverend Mister Jennings can take it no longer and takes the decision to confide in philosophic physician, Dr Martin Hesseliu…
A thought-provoking exploration into the nature of communication and consent.
It’s 1723 and writing while Black could get a girl hanged in Virginia.
Ready for an hour of enchanted storytelling with the fairies and jinns? Join us for some magical adventures with heroes and royalty of myth and legend.
Kevin Daniel is a simple Glasgow boy who moved to England in 2000 to make his fortune.
Amy Murray wants to break down all the taboos about womanhood, so she has now created a piece called Red Aphrodite that she will share through Edinburgh Deaf Festival.
Fàilte Gu BSL (Welcome to BSL) is an immersive showcase of Gaelic and Scots signed-songs celebrating different aspects of traditional culture.
A new hour of stand-up by the wee guy with the glasses from Glasgow.
The Hearth is the stone beneath which a fire burns.
Join Rosie as she ponders whether she is a national treasure, a little prick, or somewhere in between! This show is guaranteed to be full of unapologetic cheekiness, nonsensical fu…
An ‘imaginative and emotional’ storytelling and poetry show with ‘several laugh-out-loud routines’ by ‘fabulous performer of spoken word’ **** (NorthWestEnd.
Eight years ago, Dylan Dodds asked himself a question.
Two Scottish comedy legends, who’ve chalked up over 40 years of live gig experience between them, are back for two performances only at the Fringe, delivering a guaranteed, great h…
Ed Patrick starts his show Catch Your Breath with a simple, “I’m a doctor, so I’m running late,” a rather light-hearted, if telling, joke that puts us at ease with its self…
After his much younger girlfriend leaves him for a better-looking, richer, more successful friend, Searles dissolves into a gibbering, chain-smoking, suicidal insomniac! In despera…
Join us for an evening of wonder, told through taste, as we bring the shoreline of our beautiful namesake city to you and showcase our award-winning Seaside Gin.
John Cambo Cambridge lived with David Bowie at Haddon Hall when he had his first hit-record Space Oddity and toured Scotland with him in Junior’s Eyes.
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.
Arty is a day-dreaming, inquisitive young polar bear who was born in Scotland but longs to see the world.
Gie’s Peace sees Morna Burdon take audiences on a journey of courage, creativity and resilience as she highlights women worldwide who have found daring, inventive, courageous way…
Living Proof is a recoveree-led non-profit working to promote a neuroplastic approach for full recovery from chronic pain and many other chronic symptoms.
It’s 1940.
Max Campbell (The Crown, The Chelsea Cowboy, Blurred) stars in this award-winning, one-man play by John O’Keefe, wherein the actor tells the story by becoming each of the story’s c…
Bob Marley – How Reggae Changed the World is a show that is not only thought-provoking but stirs emotion too.
Strasbourg, 1518.
Bloody Elle returns to the Traverse for a strictly limited run after award-winning, sell-out TravFest22 performances.
Inspired by a traditional folk play from Lancaster, Betty Brown Bags and her musical sidekick Billy celebrate the strength and resilience of Northern working-class culture.
‘The real deal.
This is a heartfelt piece, in which a group of intrepid teens set out to discover monsters… and discover them in the last place they thought to look.
Three shows only! You remember Teletubbies, don’t you? Maybe you grew up with the programme… Did you ever wonder why it was so successful and who was bringing those well-loved …
A new take on old words, Auld Lang Sing is a new show written by Siobhan Argyle and performed by students of Glasgow Acting Academy.
The candid and comical tale of a mad tranny from Burnley in the north of England; how a little boy who secretly wore their sister’s dresses, moved to Berlin, became a Drag King, gr…
Above the ground, she waits.
I Am Mark: A Daring New Staging of Mark’s Gospel.
Story of two friends who find themselves facing extreme climate events.
Manikin is Saltire Sky’s latest production, following on from their acclaimed show – 1902.
Greco-American pop artist and songwriter, Angelica, makes her Fringe debut with Myth – a nine-song concert which tells the story of a “situationship” from start to finish.
Immerse yourself in the enchanting wonder of Edinburgh at our exclusive tasting experience.
Organised fun is one of those phrases that can evoke different emotional responses from people.
The finest Geordie, Scottish and Australian comedians come together for a fantastic hour of stand-up comedy.
Falkirk’s hardest woman faces her greatest challenge yet: surviving a pandemic with only vodka, fags and her BFF Babs on Zoom.
When the flints of the old strike with the new, what story can be lit from the sparks? The ancient ballad of Tam Lin is reimagined in a near-future dystopian Scotland, exploring th…
The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is famous for glitz, glitter and glamour, but it started with megaphones and violence.
If someone tells you they love you, it’s rude to ask why.
We all make mistakes, but rarely do they change the course of history.
“Be bold, be bold / But not too bold / Lest that your heart’s blood should run cold.
How do you choose between two things you love? Particularly if one of those things is literally (fictionally) magical.
Accidental enemy of Mother Teresa.
‘The real deal.
Fringe version of the five-star hit comedy show by Leslie Gold (American) and Nick Kirk (not), with a different guest comedian each show.
A guided walking tour visiting the sites and haunts of Edinburgh’s literary legends; Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, JK Rowling and …
Join Alex, the astounding magician on his quest for magic and the existential meaning, again.
Moira’s back in this Fringe First-winning sequel.
I’m more of a casual Eva fan.
A comedy show celebrating the highs and lows of marriage, in all its forms.
The funny side of Australia.
Thinky Winky explores the comedy and psychology of how we make up, and then change our minds.
Marlon’s a Jew.
Storytellers from a range of backgrounds, ages and cultures share stories of LGBTQ+ lives past, present and future.
A journey through the storied soul of Scotland.
June 2021, I had a stroke.
Sex shops, Robodebt, and roller coasters! ‘Unfailingly funny’ **** (Artshub.
She’s had it all her life and finally comedian Pauline Eyre is ready to celebrate her body.
Fresh off his TV debut, Padraig brings his hilarious show Bi-Sexual Healing to the Fringe.
Leicester Comedy Festival Award nominee Jon Hipkiss returns to the Edinburgh Fringe for the first time in four years with a brand-new show.
A memoir in song by the Earl of Caladan, trusted adviser to the Padisha Emperor and beloved troubadour-warrior, the bard Gurney Halleck.
One hour of stand-up comedy from three comedians.
Writer and solo performer, Zoë Kim, leads the play, oscillating between Mother and Daughter, unraveling a candid semi-autobiographical story about our love languages and how we of…
Our unique tour sets out to inform and entertain as we take you into both Old and New Town, giving you a real sense of the two sides of Edinburgh and revealing some of the secrets …
Your guide will take you to Greyfriars Graveyard, home of the famous Greyfriars Bobby and the final resting place for many of Edinburgh’s most notorious characters.
Top Scottish comedian Raymond Mearns is back at The Beehive, doing what he does best! A totally unique mix of improvisational comedy, audience interaction, sharp observations and b…
Comedian, author, and journalist (New Statesman, Big Issue, Independent) Marc Burrows returns from the culture wars to ask ‘who am I?’ and ‘why is everything like this?’ An hour of…
Award-winning author Oliver Mol’s debut is a true, funny and heartbreaking tale about his 10-month migraine, recovery in Australia and job on the railway when there were no other o…
Getting out of a toxic relationship is hard, especially when you happen to be dating Jesus Christ.
Join master storyteller, Rob Redenbach, as he recounts his journey from outback Australia to working in South Africa with the bodyguard team of Nelson Mandela.
Another year older but still none the wiser, Gary returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with stories and jokes that have earned him his reputation as one of Scotland’s top comed…
Fresh from Vietnam, a past colony of France for more than 100 years, comes an expat Parisian to give you a better perspective on the global epidemic: French Bashing.
Jay Z famously said ‘Once a good girl goes bad, they’re gone forever’.
Scottish Comedian of the Year finalist.
Childhood tales of flying boats inspired Brian to travel the world.
All jokes.
Hear tales of how the poor and unfortunate lived in these former slums, explore the dimly lit vaults, once the haunt of criminals, body snatchers and witches alike! Each vault tell…
Don’t go home yet, stay out with two of Scotland’s hottest rising stand-up stars in this spectacular split-bill of award-shortlisted comedy! BBC New Comedy Award Shortlist 2022…
Scotland’s greatest bands/artists can often disappear under the title of UK artists.
Interactive storytelling with audience participation and improvisation about loss, community, our human need for connection, and the pain and humour of the journey.
The poignant tale of a writer and musician, Jon Lawrence, who walked 500km over five deserts on five continents to grieve for his father and raise money for a cancer charity.
Our guide will enlighten you on the dark history of Old Town Edinburgh’s most extensive haunted underground vaults, dating back to the 1700s.
Hear tales of how the poor and unfortunate lived in these former slums, explore the dimly lit vaults, once the haunt of criminals, body snatchers and witches alike! Each vault tell…
Award-winning storytelling.
Most of us are carrying honesty grenades.
Mistakes are bound to happen.
A beautifully hilarious stand-up about the memories of his dad’s best stories, Netflix star John Franklin intends to keep you laughing as he weaves tales of his father’s life advic…
Whilst Colleen Lavin’s Do The Robots Think I'm Funny? is an interesting experiment and indicative of our fascination with AI, it’s not a particularly well-structured or fun…
Time.
The amazing, strange-but-true story behind the weird stuff advertised in vintage American comics.
By the time the lipstick went on, I was hooked.
In Grandfather Frog’s Tales of the Meadow there are stories about rabbits, chipmunks, foxes and even skunks! Grandfather Frog knows the important stuff about everybody who lives ar…
Adult Content is a show that presents various life stories in and out of the world of sex work – funny, sad, shocking, and follows the unbelievable places the business has led Mr…
Step into the world of neurodivergence with Pip and experience a captivating journey through her life with ADHD.
‘Igniting memories of a story that millions can relate to’ (Australian Stage).
In this delightful family show, storytelling and music combine to create an enchanting performance, evoking Scotland’s northern seashores.
The Gardener has agreed to look after their friend’s allotment.
A guitar, microphone and stool wait expectantly on an empty stage.
Ailsa Dixon, Bob Mitchell and Jackie Ross, three leading storytellers with a fierce love of their native north-east of Scotland invite you to a fast moving and light-hearted homage…
It was a long and winding road, but by the time I left David Colvin’s Thunderstruck, I was – well.
Sultry Irish comedian Mike Rice is working through some brand-new stories and jokes about cows, the Dali Lama, insomnia and the power of the human mind.
Fresh off his first comedy album, Abbas Wahab makes his Fringe debut with an original stand-up show about leaving the corporate world, poorly navigating your 30s and balding.
Comedian.
Scotland is a land of myths and legends.
The Comedy Arcade: competitive anecdotes game.
Rites of Passage, two stories connected with a search for identity and acceptance: a young black man living in the UK, dealing with the daily cultural, and social political issues …
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…
Australia’s campest drag queen bares all in this chaotic cabaret about her double life as a drag queen accountant.
Living in a box is hard.
One in six men don’t have a single close friend, and more than half wish they had more friends.
Join writer-performer Bissett as Moira: cleaner, single mum and the hardest woman in Falkirk, as she protects her wee Pepe from a neighbour’s dug, seduces a teacher in the school…
Welcome to the world of Meat Boy, a tale of mayhem, mystery and meat.
A mind-blowing, hilarious, heartwarming and true story.
A priest blesses a bucket of mud in a lawyer’s office.
Indulge in Curry Gelato, a side-splitting comedy show that serves up a unique blend of Indian roots and Italian upbringing.
A new hour of stand-up by the wee guy with the glasses from Glasgow.
Fresh from punching the the big C in the face, though now barren and slightly menopausal, Icelandic comedian Bee brings her first hour-long show to the Edinburgh Fringe.
Why do geese fly south for the winter? What’s really inside an Oreo? You suggest the question, then watch it be answered through myth, mayhem and madness! From the roaring thunder …
In Greek mythology, the Muses were the daughters of Mnemosyne, goddess of memory, by her nephew, Zeus.
Andrew Silverwood went to Australia for an eight-week working holiday in January 2020 and he got back this May.
As seen on BBC’s Live at the Apollo, American transplant Spring Day provides dark comedy for nice people.
In October 2022, Richard Cobb was on honeymoon in Cuba.
Working-class comedian Tom Mayhew returns to the Fringe with a show about dreams and endless hope.
A new hour of stand-up comedy and storytelling from globe trotting Irishman Martin Mor.
You are cordially invited to a comedy show! Comedians and married couple Katharyn Henson (USA) and Mark O’Keeffe (IRE) met at the Fringe in 2019, had a lockdown wedding in Melbourn…
Witty, raw and powerful, Nick Pupo’s Addicted is a story of trust, friendship, forgiveness and brutality.
Take a gonzo dive into a world of sex dungeons, meth and so much more with NYC comedian Katharyn Henson.
I quit drinking in 2019.
Cal, we all love a drink, but nobody likes a drunk.
The popular show returns with comedians from around the Fringe of all styles, genders and varieties doing their best material based around the subject of sex and relationships.
Derry comedian Peter E Davidson returns for his fifth Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Filthy.
Watson is alone.
The ‘storytelling genius’ ***** (Scotsman) returns with a greatest hits compilation featuring the best and funniest stories and routines from her best Fringe shows.
I never met my biological father.
A revolving door of different African, Australian and British comedians every show! Come support your home country’s roots while learning about other cultures in the funniest way p…
Ancestry takes an unexpected turn when a DNA test, a trip to Ellis Island, and some late-night googling leads American stand-up comedian Patrick Hastie to question the truth about …
From the creators of Moon Dragon and Sea Dragon, Dragon Tales is the magical interactive storytelling show for children aged 4-6 years old.
An Aussie vagabond’s gruelling pilgrimage: 1,000km+ Camino de Santiago, surviving 40 days of blisters, snorers and dodgy WiFi in search of life’s answers and wine! Award-winning co…
10th great year! Edinburgh’s funniest, and most successful ever kosher comedy show.
Following a sell-out 12-country tour for his critically-acclaimed 2021 show, one of the UK’s most exciting storytellers is back with a candid new hour about the remarkable unimport…
A huge amount of fun and laughs are to be had with James Cook’s new stand-up show, Anonymously Viral.
A glimpse into the fascinating world of van life, narrated by a globetrotting Canadian guy with wheel estate all around the world.
From the sweatshops of Wuhan to the stages of Berlin, Moni Zhang is bringing you a show that’s equal parts comedic and cathartic.
New show from the UK’s favourite and funniest Jewish comedian.
American Cheese, despite what the international propaganda would have you believe, is the best cheese to melt over a burger.
Leah Renee, stand-up comedian and recovering ascetic, makes audiences laugh, cry and cringe in her comedy show about the hidden cost of playing it safe and the unexpected delight i…
At times hard to follow and at others uniquely resonant, Maggie Widdoes’ one-woman show Stay Big and Go Get ‘Em is the perfect example of how the Fringe brings what you least e…
jD Shapiro is the writer of Robin Hood: Men in Tights.
Jessie Cave works up a new show about the complexities of motherhood, social anxiety and heartbreak.
Will Hall: Mild Peril – Rising star Will Hall (seen on BBC Three and Channel 4) brings 45 minutes of his ‘electrically witty’ (BroadwayBaby.
Join the crew of a saucy ship and unleash your inner pirate in the most ridiculously playful adventure comedy you’ve never had.
Australian comedian David Quirk quit comedy in 2017.
Join Octopus on a fantastical, crazy and silly adventure from the bottom of the ocean all the way to space and in-between! High-energy interactive fun with dancing cats, silly song…
Host of the global smash-hit podcast Have A Word, star of Live at the Apollo and Dave’s Best Joke of the Fringe winner is back with a brand-new hour of stand-up.
Embark on a delightful journey with a timid Romanian lad as he stumbles into a vortex of awkward situations.
Bryan’s spent the last 10 years of his life running and realized he has no idea if he actually likes it or not.
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…
Acclaimed Canadian comedian J Murphy has been on some very strange dates.
A cheater’s guide to love – Jokes on marriage, divorce, therapy, death and cheating.
Dynamic one woman show written and presented by Theresa Cole of Yellow Poppy Theatre wants you to see some personal stories through the eyes of her different characters.
‘A love letter to my mother that I’ll never send.
The only stand up comedy show at the Fringe with jokes, stories and a definitive list of my favourite smells from last year.
Join award-winning Brummie comedians, Tal Davies and Hannah Weetman, as they humorously pick apart every aspect of their own, and each other’s, dreadful life choices.
International, crowd-favourite vagabond, Marcus Ryan (BBC, ABC, Amazon, WatchMojo, SiriusXM), has sold out tours on six continents and 50+ countries.
In 5 Mistakes That Changed History, host Paul Coulter establishes the self-evident premise, that this will be something of a comical TED Talk about some fascinating moments that sh…
85% of executed witches were women! Why? The brutal truth of the witch hunts in Scotland, told with humour and empathy.
This sequel to 1 Ball Show began three months after the 2022 Fringe favourite ended it’s sold-out run, when NYC comedian Terence Hartnett (Caroline’s on Broadway) found out that hi…
Endless Sunset Oblivion tells the story of Reuben – a young songwriter attempting to combat the accelerated problems the world is facing.
Northern Irish comedian Caroline is the dumbest smart girl you’ll ever meet.
These three rising stars of the London comedy circuit have come to Edinburgh to do two things: blow their life savings on an Airbnb and perform an hour of mind-melting stand-up com…
Fancy some razor-sharp wit? If so, this is for you.
After a fantastic Edinburgh Fringe run last year, Eddie Mullarkey brings you a new, frank, cutting and very funny hour of observations and adventures.
Sleeping Beauty is not awakened by true love’s first kiss, as some of you may already know.
Michael Porter is an incomparable comedy talent with an unmistakable Irish flair! ‘Fearless in ever sense of the word.
Emily Walsh still doesn’t know if she wants kids, but if given the choice she’d like to be the dad.
New Year, new you! Come laugh with Brooke, as she trips and falls trying to make our world a better place, fighting Spacetime continuum, economy, patriarchy, fertility, generations…
Four students find themselves stuck in dugsi detention – what did they do to end up here? And is there any chance of them getting on? Salma, Yasmin, Munira, and Hani each see the…
He was a household name.
The Northern Irish Comedy Protocol is a showcase highlighting the best brand-new comedy talent from the new explosion in Northern Irish comedy (that is probably more of a triggerin…
Enjoy this gift of a show by Alfie Packham, who’s here to unwrap love, death and less thematic stuff like shoplifting, football and milk.
Candace tells the story of her unusual childhood in Memphis, Tennessee-raised by a single dad who loves the banjo and reading Karl Marx.
Putting on Mulan 64 times when you’re too hungover to teach.
A Scot who has escaped from Australia after 16 years with stories to tell about her life as an ex-cougar in Australia.
Kirsty Lynch and Jimi Longmuir present 3 Out of 4 Twats, a late-night mixed bill with two very special guests every evening.
The popular show returns with comedians from around the Fringe of all styles, genders and varieties doing their best material based around the subject of sex and relationships.
Kirsty Lynch and Jimi Longmuir present 3 Out of 4 Twats, a late-night mixed bill with two very special guests every evening.
Friend, fan, or foe of Gyles Brandreth, there’s probably one thing upon which all can agree: the man simply cannot stop talking.
Returning after sell-out runs in 2018 and 2019, In Loyal Company is the incredible true story of missing WWII soldier Arthur Robinson, written and performed by his great-nephew Dav…
Newly married, Schalk feels older, wiser and much more mature (possibly), but all he wants is to stay “hip with the youth”.
The Magic of Terry Pratchett is an absolutely smashing show that sweeps us into a captivating journey through the life and legacy of the legendary Sir Terry Pratchett, presented by…
50% Bristolian.
Pip is a whimsical hour of stand-up from Icelandic comedian Laufey Haralds.
The Hive is not the most pleasant venue to endure during a Fringe show.
Everyone has heard of the 27 Club.
Debut hour from Geordie rising star with a show all about class, chaos and coming out.
A spooky show of terrible tales, bothersome books and gruesome goings on! The Haunted Bookshop has a story for everyone.
Following the success of last year’s show, comic songwriter Liz Cotton is back.
Jonny told the nation his biggest secret.
Soup is a stand up hour kicking off with tales of a ‘Soup Sharing’ WhatsApp group and its tyrannical leader.
The simple ‘good vs bad’ narrative is present in just about every aspect of our culture and society.
Brand-new show from everyone’s favourite gobby Manc Princess and Edinburgh Comedy Awards’ Best Newcomer nominee.
Head to the bottom of the sea for a dramatic aquatic adventure! Join Professor Flotsam and Dr Wright in their brand new submarine as they look for the strangest creatures in the de…
More stories in song from this multi award-winning Edinburgh favourite.
In 1886, following the death of her husband and child, Sarah Winchester purchased an unfinished farmhouse near San Francisco.
To breed or not to breed? Award-winning writer/performer Joyful Raven wrestles with this questions in her new hit show.
There are no problems that cannot be improved by eating cheese.
Straight outta Wagga Wagga, Australia – the star of hit show Aborigi-LOL makes his Fringe debut with a swag of gut-bustingly funny stories, fun facts and big laughs.
Actress-comedian Lubna Kerr explores her family’s journey, sharing the challenges encountered with humour and emotion.
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…
A fly-on-the-padded-wall account of the mental health world that also busts some myths (there are no padded walls).
Who were the Vikings? Where did they come from? And most importantly.
It’s very common to leave a comedy show with a new perspective or having learnt something.
Returning with a work in progress after a sell-out Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated run in 2022.
Alright bab!? Debut stand-up hour from one of the most exciting voices to come out of Brum in recent years.
Who amongst us hasn’t uttered the phrase, “I can’t believe you’ve done this!?” whilst laughing with a friend over a particularly embarrassing story.
Bronwyn Sweeney’s show Off Brand talks about how important branding is, not only for products, but for comedians too.
Yooo! Darren’s brand-new show is all about how his life has changed for the better (yay!).
Join Odin and Loki in their struggle to overcome primeval giants, rival gods and goddesses, and each other’s ambitions in this hard-hitting, dark comic adaption of Norse mythology.
We all know that “life is not what I imagined it to be” depression.
Mozart, via blues, tango and rock’n’roll.
From a producer on Silicon Valley and Beavis and Butt-head comes an irreverent true story about belly dance, cancer, fiddling, beekeeping, and a psychotic deathbed wish.
Nathan wants to live in the moment but the past has a way of finding him.
Gripping and emotionally charged, Forests is an experimental Fringe performance not to be missed.
Paddy McDonnell is well known for his hilarious stories and viral clips from live shows and various podcast appearances and has decided to give his fans what they want, a show full…
Trapped in the Peruvian rainforest, having survived a plane crash and a fall of 10,000 feet, Juliane is utterly alone and hopelessly lost.
Berlin, February 1933.
This cabaret-style show features musical, fun and comedic life lessons based on Pulitzer-nominated memoir by celebrity entrepreneur Clint Arthur.
A show about finding out who you are when your TV show ends and your “real life” begins.
Where does beauty go when the beholder has no eye? Comedian Richard Wheatley returns to the Fringe with his new show, as he ridicules the perplexing paradoxes of a blind man in the…
Drew Michael's one-man show is a poignant yet probably divisive performance that promises a unique experience but will leave its audience grappling with a combination of innova…
In 2021, Hannah Maxwell moved back to the Home Counties to care for her recently bereaved grandmother.
Sprouting out from a geyser of the primordial soups o' being comes Growler – The 82-year old drum banging, shamanic vulva.
The sold-out NYC hit from award-winning actor Grant Lancaster comes to Fringe! Follow Grant on an outrageous journey home from the mountains of Thailand, all while handling an undi…
Think you know your Shakespeare? Think again! This is Shakespeare as you’ve never seen him before – “trippingly on the tongue”.
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.
Globetrotting comedian Nick Wilty has been touring the world for over 30 years, playing festivals, comedy clubs and appearing on TV in every continent.
Have you ever fallen in love with someone across the globe only to be held captive in your own country? From award-winning artist Britt Plummer comes a painfully relatable and hear…
This intimate evening of storytelling and song thrillingly investigates the most deranged and dramatic person in Greta’s life – herself.
‘In London I was a gefilte fish out of water, in Hampshire I was Moses, wandering.
A few days ago I saw a little boy slapping a wall.
The meteorite shook the ground as it landed, igniting a chorus of barking dogs.
Welcome to the (near) future.
For his entire life, performer Mark Vigeant did everything he possibly could to make everyone around him happy.
Are you always what you were? New York Comedian and Moth StorySLAM champion’s debut hour blends award-winning storytelling and comedic tales examining identity.
You might reasonably assume a fairy tale to be set long ago and far away, but master storyteller Niall Moorjiani returns to the genre’s roots.
Kirsty Mann (Funny Women Awards finalist) has a secret, and this is a confession: she’s a doctor.
When Cirque du Soleil offer you a Las Vegas residency as the first comedian to perform with them, you don’t say no.
The first Salem witch to confess and household slave to the Parris family, Tituba vividly described supernatural apparitions and denounced community members, resulting in many bein…
Reformed people-pleaser Jo is 36, single, living in a houseshare with five strangers off the internet (humble brag!) so is ready to take on the big-boy topics, from the world melti…
James has been touring his storytelling theatre shows for half his adult life.
Who haunts our world-famous vaults? Join Minging Annie from Edinburgh’s past and explore what it’s like being trapped beneath the city streets for 400 years.
Stand-up comedy about getting married, being middle of the road and trying to be more honest.
In the blurb for his latest show Scary Times, Christopher Macarthur-Boyd promises to cover topics including going for a walk.
Famous for a reason… Old Town graveyards and underground. Experience them on our unstoppable scare-fest through Edinburgh’s most horrifying secrets. Are you brave enough?
Uair den t-saoghal is beag fios a bha aig mòran dhaoine air beul-aithris na Gàidhlig taobh a-muigh na Gàidhealtachd fhèin.
Real reviews for Tom Little: ‘He’s the real deal.
Anna Mann is back! The acclaimed actress, singer and welder (gotta have a back up) returns after five long years to tell the incredible story of her life in the arts in this, her f…
Stories! One magical night with the best solo theatre makers and storytellers in the Fringe, nay, Britain! Nay, the world! The Last Thursday Club is a London institution so Fringe …
Celtic sensation Jasmine Power from West Wales takes you on an ethereal musical journey at the piano with her own magnificent cinematic pop songs.
Join Geoff Robb, winner of the 2018 Brighton Fringe Live Music Award, for an evening of magical storytelling and guitar mastery that promises to transport you into the forest.
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…
Tim performs songs he composed for Frederick McKinnon’s musical about Captain James Cook, and tells the story of the 18th-century explorer.
Recently it has felt like grief is all around us.
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…
What would you do if you reached a moment in your life that made you question everything about yourself? Walk almost 1,000 kilometres across northern Spain? Well, that’s what one m…
One day you’re a student at a protest and the next you’re a 30-something middle manager who still doesn’t know what they want to be when they grow up.
The Taste of Sweat and Sand.
Apradhini is a collection of stories about women who have been incarcerated for life for crimes including armed robbery, dacoity and murder.
Elliot Wengler, host of Lolbot Wars (‘Nice ideas, likeable performer.
When junior doctor Wendy joins an into-the-wild expedition, the weather, hunger and, well, strangeness of the group all take their toll on her grip of reality.
Anne, life coach for over 20 years, takes the essence of her book Stop the Bus! onto the festival stage.
Science communication that engages the heart as well as the mind.
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 �…
Smoking hot split bill of stand-up from two fully developed women.
‘I think I might be ill.
Maryellen barrels through fiercely feminist and seriously silly stand-up and storytelling littered with laughs (an alliteration).
Explore environmental icon Rachel Carson’s nature in this wildly inventive solo show from fellow Pittsburgher Elise Robertson, who uses puppets, found objects, and stage wizardry…
Faye Treacy’s highly anticipated new show (Musical Comedy Awards Best Newcomer, as featured on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Three).
Star of The Stand Up Sketch Show (ITV2), Netflix’s Flinch, Live At The Apollo (BBC Two), Tonight at The London Palladium (ITV), Celebrity Juice (ITV2), Play To The Whistle (ITV),…
Meet Australian Outback restaurant owner Sheila and journey through her life with stories, song, bush verse, photographs and mouth-watering recipes.
Award-winning writer, performer, Moth host, professional show-off and voice of Scottish plasticine chicken, Lynn, with the help of her celebrity guests, shows how the casual tales …
If you want to feel young and useful, get a job in a care home.
Ivory, tortoiseshell, human teeth – you can make jewellery out of almost anything.
Angela Barnes (Mock The Week, Live at the Apollo, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and former chair of BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz) has good intentions but trying to live your best …
Christine Bovill’s award-winning Paris established her reputation as one of Europe’s finest interpreters of French song.
A one-man comedy show of stand-up, music, time travel and bespoke poetry.
Every song a classic! Hailed by critics and fans alike as a one of the finest songwriters of his generation, Friedman has achieved legendary, pop-icon status for chart-topping hit…
Live podcast with celebrity guests! Join Lynn (Scottish and mouthy) Neil (quiet and brooding) and the one and only Chesney Hawkes (frankly adorable) for chat, live music, temporary…
In a city just like yours, hope is in short supply.
A personal and collective story about rural depopulation, told through storytelling, live music and theatre.
Join Ella Al-Shamahi (BBC, Channel 4 and National Geographic presenter, ‘erudite and funny’ (Times)) and Suse Steed (NATYS finalist 2019, Funny Women Regional Finalist 2018) for an…
Real reviews for Tom Little: ‘He’s the real deal.
Are you reading this? Wow.
Daddy issues taken too far, or not far enough? Kate’s only issue is that Bruce refuses to submit himself to a DNA test to (dis)prove once and for all that I am his daughter.
The verbal battle between Cain and Lucifer.
‘I never was so immensely tickled by anything I had ever said before.
Take songs that stop conversations, a voice that could stop wars and a fiddle that stops at nothing, and you have the icon Elsa McTaggart.
A musical coming-of-age journey.
Tam O’ Shanter, Tales & Whisky is a comic celebration of the gothic poems of Robert Burns.
The zig-zag semi-autobiographical journey of a spoiled Chinese daughter trying to cope with cultural shocks and sexual liberations away from her family’s supervision back in Chin…
There’s a point beyond burnout where all you can do is laugh and Deirdre O’Kane has well and truly reached it.
Join Shetland’s Barry Nisbet on a voyage of danger, beauty, heartache and hope.
Immrama: Columba’s Journey, Your Story.
Set in – you guessed it – Chicago, a young woman named Lulu is looking for job after job.
Scotland’s premier tour guide and famously upbeat man Craig welcomes you to his home town for a one-off tour of Edinburgh in all its deadpan glory.
Cannibalism, werewolf trials, deceit and murder.
If you don’t like that guy who always has a funny story then this might not be for you. Mark will make you laugh, make you think and possibly ask you to give him some space.
If you were given a chance to travel back in time, would you take it? This story starts when a letter arrives from someone who is believed to be dead.
Dr Reverend Jimmy Goodlove, the 1980s-styled American televangelist, preaches and teaches! Life’s answers are found in the lyrics of Grammy Award-winning album Faith by George Mich…
Join us for a free, fun, family-friendly guided walk filled with fascinating and moving historical and contemporary stories through Edinburgh’s Old Town.
Philliam and Whillipp is a stand-up comedy show by young up-and-coming comedians Will Hitt and Philipp Kostelecky.
After my last Fringe appearance (August, 2016), I had to step away from Edinburgh and consider how to be less devastatingly funny.
Captain Ali, the famously heroic explorer of time, space and all reality.
This one-act play is a historical drama that tells the true story of a catastrophic, man-made disaster that killed 2,200 people in 1889 when a dam containing 20 million tons of wat…
In this diverse and friendly stand-up show, Europe’s funniest comedians come together with the most well-travelled acts from the rest of the world! They will recall their most outl…
We think we know this story.
Ancient mythology and modern storytelling collide in a contemporary exploration of the legacy of colonialism and slavery by award-winning Scottish/Kenyan storyteller Mara Menzies.
Join award-winning comedians Rachel Creeger and Philip Simon for a live recording of one of ‘the best podcasts to listen to right now’ (iNews).
Investigated over 24 murders and eight shootings.
A fiercely powerful and critically acclaimed show about a brutally shocking story; Chris’ father was murdered in 2011.
The Embers Collective are teaming up with Stumble Trip Theatre to bring you a collection of wild tales for weird folk.
NYC comedian Harmon Leon (VICE) lives a double life.
Captain Ali, the famously heroic explorer of time, space and all reality.
Texas, July 2021.
Jason recently lost his father, Paddy Byrne.
Two terrible twins with a talent for turmoil rule their school and are delighted to have reduced their head teacher to a nervous wreck.
Davina is searching for a long-lost family member.
The Wyrd Systers present In the Small Hours.
Interdisciplinary dance artist, Kristen Helen Poppe, explores defining yourself when you feel undefinable.
The finest Geordie, Scottish and Australian comedians come together for a fantastic hour of stand-up comedy.
Paul Savage wanted to do a fun, silly show but shows about trauma win awards.
With a busted knee, a burst eardrum and heroic reveries replaced by painkillers and words like ‘ouch’, ‘pardon’ and ‘I’m down here!’, Todd reckons he has one last chance to reinv…
A fabulous show for the kids and the very young at heart.
When an old woman discovers a set of mysterious notebooks in the nursing home, she’s sucked into the story of a 20-something who can’t catch a break.
Aural Picnic: Fill your ears with tasty tales.
A comedic storytelling show with four true stories: a monkey bite, a bus trip, an arrest, and a mugging.
Captain Ali, the famously heroic explorer of time, space and all reality.
‘Elsa is one of these very few people with a distinctive enough voice to do the music and songs of Eva Cassidy justice’ ***** (Tom King, Southside Advertiser).
How do you choose between two things you love? Particularly if one of those things is literally (fictionally) magical.
There’s nothing quite like Spaghetti Bolognese, the most dazzling bowl of pasta in all your days! Join Penny for an unforgettable dinner in this show that is fun for all the fami…
Real reviews for Tom Little: ‘He’s the real deal.
Before audiences step foot into the SpaceUK’s Annexe, a tune from a nearby keyboard drifts out of the theatre and floats down the hall to greet the audience.
Why do geese fly south for the winter? What’s really inside an Oreo? You suggest the question, then watch as the myth of its origin comes to life! From the roaring thunder of Mount…
Think you’re the only one who’s making it up as you go along? You’re not.
Rahul Somia is a stand-up comedian from Leicester with tales based on his Indian heritage, career as a teacher and being single.
‘Wonderfully inventive, consistently funny’ (Time Out).
I Miss Amy Winehouse is the first solo hour from writer / comedian / journalist Suchandrika Chakrabarti (shortlisted for the inaugural VAULT FIVE scheme, regular writer on BBC Radi…
An exciting kids’ show from an Aboriginal comedy star.
Dial back to the Californian cool jazz of yesteryear by listening to the songs and story of Julie.
Twitter sensation Sooz (BBC Radio 4, BT Sport, BBC Radio 5 Live) got a PlayStation, the first adult console, in 1998 and finally felt grown-up.
The award-winning comedian returns with his 15th solo show.
Where are the knights of yesteryear? A masterclass in barebones storytelling, Debbie Cannon’s one-woman Green Knight has us spellbound.
Debut show from Sarah Southern who pulls the curtain back on gossip and political scandal.
‘Smart character comic’ (Scotsman) and Funny Women Awards finalist, Kirsty has a secret, and this is a confession.
Friendly Cornishman Matt Price tried to win a boxing trophy for his grandad.
Ali Brice is embracing life after almost losing it.
Faye Treacy’s highly anticipated new show (Musical Comedy Awards Best Newcomer, as featured on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Three).
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.
Scotland’s greatest bands/artists can often disappear under the title of UK artists.
Best Actor, Hollywood Fringe 2019.
Based on a true story, this new piece of gig theatre is a distinctly female story of motherhood, survival and intergenerational cycles of abuse.
Hans the Storyteller, Reynard the Fox, and Gripp the Raven give a hilarious new telling of the classic fairy tale, The Pied Piper of Hamelin.
Our unique tour sets out to inform and entertain as we take you into both the Old and New towns, giving you a real sense of the two sides of Edinburgh; revealing some of the secret…
A queer one-person musical featuring music, ideas and lives classified as ‘degenerate’ by the Nazis as well as original songs.
Incredible songwriter and entertainer, Neil Diamond has wooed the world with 38 singles in the top 10, and 10 number one hits! Timeless classics that are as relevant today as they …
Good Heavens! Brother Barnabus has found himself in a sticky situation! Join him in this one man show.
A mysterious broadcast from the future causes 85% of the world to abandon their friends and family forever.
The year is 1889 and intrepid journalist Nellie Bly is about to embark on her biggest adventure yet: racing around the world to beat Jules Verne’s famous fictional hero, Phileas …
Mark’s Gospel is our most authentic portrait of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus.
‘The past isn’t dead, it’s not even past’ (William Faulkner).
Fifteen Minute Break by Tuppenny Bunters.
Jacky shares her top 10 reasons why she wants to leave the planet, all through performance poetry.
Mutch returns to the Fringe for a special Work in Progress show.
As a teenager, Joey didn’t expect to be in a hospital bed from a near-death penis injury with three traumatic surgeries, two clumsy catheters and one overwhelming desire to wreak…
Free show! Jim fights the mundane and holds no punches.
Join the longest-running panellist on BBC Scotland’s Breaking the News for his new show! Endorsed by Hollywood superstar Will Ferrell.
True stories, sharp gags and a big beard – Gallagher returns to Fringe following his sold-out run last time out! From growing up in Ireland, to travelling the world and everythin…
Mike Rice is struggling with adult life.
On the sand of his seaside home town, Myles Wheeler monologues about home, hospitals and let’s say hope for the alliteration.
Award-winning storytelling.
‘Marvellously dramatic dancer’ (New York Times) Laura Careless tells stories of forgotten female rulers of England before Elizabeth I.
Tuesday morning, 3am.
I saw a Mario-themed stag do yesterday.
Stacey ‘The Legs’ Clare aka the Ethical Stripper is back with her work wife, Morag, and special guests, with their sell-out show to answer all your stripper-based questions.
After touring all over Europe, Mike Rice brings his electric hour show to Edinburgh.
Free show! Jim fights the mundane and holds no punches.
Reach across the mortal plane! A budding clairvoyant is haunted by the spirit of Victoria Woodhull, the unsung heroine of the Suffrage movement who was ultimately written out of hi…
At twenty-six years old, New York comedian Brandon Barrera understands that the best way to ‘find the funny’ is by doing everything for the story.
Join police sergeant-turned-comedian Alfie Moore ahead of recording Series 7 of his hit BBC Radio 4 comedy ‘It’s a Fair Cop’.
A light-hearted stand-up comedian living in NYC looks back on his rambunctious 90s childhood in the Deep South.
Scottish Comedian of the Year finalist 2021.
Between Good and Evil is a play that uses superheroes and aliens to comedically tell us the truth about ourselves.
There are very few taboo subjects left these days, but the one that will eventually come to us all still leaves many people uncomfortable.
How do you live your best ho life? Have you accidentally become your parents? These are the questions NYC-based comedian Ann Chun (SF Chronicle, Timeout) explores in her solo show …
Hear tales of how the poor and unfortunate lived in these former slums.
Aidan Goatley is not jealous of Romesh Ranganathan.
Scotland is a land of myths and legends.
What if Christ returned and we all missed it? From an award-winning theatrical duo, Down to Earth is the entirely untold and untrue story of Gene Christ: a veteran park ranger and …
Occupying Eden is a multi-species performance in which an imagined ecological paradise is co-created.
If someone happened to wander into the Scottish Storytelling Centre in Edinburgh knowing nothing about Puppet State Theatre Company’s The Man Who Planted Trees, they’d certainl…
A guided walking tour that will take you to Greyfriars Graveyard, home of the famous Greyfriars Bobby and the final resting place for many of Edinburgh’s most notorious characters.
Scotland was once full of magical beasts, absolutely full of them: bog goblins, dragons, naughty fairies, brownies, bony-backed horsemen.
Bienvenue to Chansons, the musical intercultural cabaret.
Princess Gayatri seeks to preserve her father’s legacy and the survival of her people.
Are emotional shackles holding you back? Join Tamás on a journey from childhood in an overprotective family in conservative Hungary to standing on his own feet as an adult in libe…
How do clowns get pregnant? There is no obvious punch line for Little Parts, a clown who has always been pregnant, yet who is not sure if she’ll ever give birth.
Hear tales of how the poor and unfortunate lived in these former slums, explore the dimly lit vaults once the haunt of criminals, body-snatchers and witches alike! Each vault tells…
This is the story of Bob Hecklestein, a boy born without a sense of humour, who learned to overcome his disability and grew up to become the world’s greatest heckler.
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.
Left alone while her family searches for the missing herd, a Neolithic girl seeks comfort in imaginary friends.
There’s always two sides to every story, even fairy tales.
Jimmy has a debt to his dying mother he’ll do anything to pay off, a paranoid mystery caller setting his life on fire and a walking, smooth-talking gambling addiction that genuin…
New York comedians Wyatt Feegrado (Bettor Days on Hulu, Amazon Prime), Lukas Arnold (2 million+ followers on Tiktok) and Otter Lee (Fairview on Comedy Central) present an afternoon…
When Rob got on his ship, he didn’t know he would never reach his destination.
American comedian from Texas offers a rollercoaster of health and staying present pursuits from London to Tokyo to monasteries to tofu and brown rice.
The book-themed comedy compilation hit is back! If you’ve ever: paused after reading something to take a moment and collect yourself, read naked, thought the book was way better …
In 1810 a brave Scottish man named Sir George Steuart Mackenzie ventured all the way to Iceland with some pals.
A revolving door of different African, Australian and British comedians every show! Come support your home country roots while learning about other people’s cultures in the funnies…
A Romantic (Stand-Up) Comedy (Show).
Bienvenue to Chansons, the musical intercultural cabaret.
From exes to golf coaches, Just a Normal Girl Who Enjoys Revenge is an eloquent, biting and well-structured analysis of situations when Hannah Fairweather was right and when she wa…
A hilarious new stand-up show from the star of Live at the Apollo, Russell Howard’s Good News, Impractical Jokers UK and Stand Up Central.
A timely show about dogs, defeat and determination by award-winning comedian, best-selling author and underdog, Dave Chawner.
When Rob was 12, they attempted a full-blown Disney parade in their house for their grandma.
Full of post-Covid fallout, antibodies and menopausal rage, Daphna Baram emerges out of her safe cave into her 50s, to find out what is left of our world as we knew it.
A whirlwind show examining the multiple roles you play in your life and what happens when you break out of them.
Shetland comedian Marjolein is back with her brand-new hour.
A lens into the intriguing world of van life told by a guy who lives out of vehicles in North America, the United Kingdom and Australia.
An outrageous hour of comedy served to you by a selection of female comedians from across the globe.
What sort of a prick is living their best life? Richard Branson? Elon Musk? The Dalai Lama? Yes, the Dalai Lama is a prick – all will be explained in the show.
Award-winning comedian, NHS psychiatrist and author Benji Waterstones shares highlights from his forthcoming book.
Last year, while clearing out my grandfather’s house, I stumbled across hundreds of hidden envelopes.
What does sex means to you? It’s the question that Mihai asked himself in his debut solo show, Dirty Anxious Vampire.
Dan’s always wanted to be a father.
2019 Pick of the Fringe award sell-out sensation.
Top Derry comic Peter E Davidson* is above average! (In that humans are only supposed to sleep an average of one third of their life… and he really has gone beyond the call of du…
When a weary stranger arrives one day, carrying only a suitcase, everyone is full of questions.
‘Naturally charismatic storyteller’ (Fest) weaves a shocking but very funny account of her youth.
I’ve been fired from 14 jobs in my life – I’m starting to think that I might be the problem? I’ll tell you some of the stories and you can tell me what you think.
In 1999, Vidura’s family left war-ridden Sri Lanka in search of a better life.
When Gavin Webster was a kid, he liked kings and queens from history, space and the solar system as well as singing, skipping and running.
The popular show returns with comedians from around the Fringe of all styles, genders and varieties doing their best material based around the subject of sex and relationships.
Here comes the bride, forty-foot wide! It’s the wedding of the century and you’re invited as Lucy Frederick – ‘Eye wateringly honest’ (Scotsman) – walks down the aisle.
Northern Irish comic Caroline McEvoy and Arab comic Farah Sharp are used to conflict.
‘The need for speed!’ This thrilling cross between Fleabag and Top Gun is written and performed by Loree “Rowdy” Draude, one of the first women to fly combat jets for the U.
Awkward Sex.
Alex Hylton is almost absolutely certain he’s in love.
Moni grew up in a sweatshop in Wuhan.
What happens when you try to run 26.
Stewart D’Arrietta shares the poetry, stories and insights of the great Leonard Cohen with songs such as Tower of Song, Dance Me to the End of Love, First We Take Manhattan and Bir…
Solutions or snake oil? You decide.
Christmas Eve, Georgia, 1996.
A tender, furious and fragile reimagining of Moby Dick from Fringe-First Award winning writer and storyteller Casey Jay Andrews.
Self-doubt? Low self-esteem? Well, this sounds cheery.
Following last year’s sell-out run, the return of the extraordinarily original and marvellously funny comedy about about Israel, Palestine and the Jews.
The popular show returns with comedians from around the Fringe of all styles, genders and varieties doing their best material based around the subject of sex and relationships.
NHS junior doctor, comedian and now author (oooooh, check him) Ed Patrick returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with the makings of a new show.
Welsh stand-up and Fringe veteran Tudur Owen returns to Edinburgh with a true-ish tale of a man he once knew called Alive Huw.
A one-man show set in early 90s London about a band who didn’t become rich or famous but had a manager who did.
All little boys want their dads to be superheroes.
Following sell-out shows at VAULT Festival, Edinburgh Fringe and Soho Theatre, award-winning storyteller and professional over-sharer Roann Hassani McCloskey returns with another f…
My nickname is Taco – the first girl I ever kissed thought I looked Mexican.
Authors: Jeremy Towler and Pip Utton.
A dazzling double-header show featuring Vlad and Kuan-wen (Macedonia and Taiwan), who cut their teeth on the London circuit.
It’s comedian, idiot, writer and voice actor Cerwonka’s Fringe debut.
In this delightful family show, storytelling and music combine to create an enchanting performance, evoking Scotland’s northern seashores.
A small show about trials and tribulations.
Award-winning character comedian Anna Morris (Channel 4’s Lee and Dean, BBC’s Outnumbered, The First Team, Count Arthur Strong) brings her BBC Radio 4 special to life in this debut…
Abby has been chained to a radiator in the magistrates’ court for almost 30 years.
Ram Adithya Arangi – The Local Tourist is a solo comedy show that is best described as a hilarious and emotional tale of a local immigrant who gets labelled as a tourist across f…
NYC comedian Terence Hartnett (Caroline’s on Broadway) was diagnosed with testicular cancer last year and it was the first bad thing that has ever happened to him.
A timely piece of theatre for 2022, which is the 75th anniversary of the Partition in India.
Sit down, I’ll tell you a story.
Get ready for a fantastical show to warm the heart and bring joy to people young and old alike.
If you want to feel young and useful, get a job in a care home.
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…
After moving to Switzerland, a wayward Aussie finds out he’ll be a father and so he does the obvious: Leaves everyone to embark on an acting career (AKA cocaine addiction) and accr…
Whilst other comedians fret and fuss about finding a theme for their shows, award-winning international comedian Rich Wilson puts all of his focus on one thing and that’s being r…
By the pricking of my thumb, something wicked this way comes.
Tamar’s getting married.
Facing an existential crisis Anna powered off her phone and dived head first into an Ayahuasca retreat in the Irish wilderness.
Too young to be yelling at clouds, Ivo Graham decides to talk loudly at us over the course of an hour instead.
The fastest-selling act at Glasgow International Comedy Festival three years running is back with a brand-new show! In her 40th year, Susie has decided to leave cynicism behind to …
Harriet Dyer (as seen on Russell Howard Hour) is an award-winning comedian, mental health advocate and an experience to behold.
There is something comforting about Angela Barnes’ Hot Mess.
Soar into space with this exciting adaptation of the award-winning book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.
Watson is alone.
Fresh from supporting Michael McIntyre and Romesh Ranganathan, ‘Fringe favourite’ (BroadwayWorld.
Debut stand-up hour from Mancunian ray of sunshine, Josh Jones.
After complete sell-out runs in 2017 and 2018, Tom Lucy is back with a new hour of razor sharp comedy.
Star of The Stand Up Sketch Show (ITV2), Netflix’s Flinch, Live At The Apollo (BBC Two), Tonight at The London Palladium (ITV), Celebrity Juice (ITV2), Play To The Whistle (ITV),…
Best Debut show Leicester Comedy Festival 2020 and Funny Women runner-up.
Aaron gained a nickname based solely on being in a wheelchair.
32 athletes entered the 1904 Olympic marathon in St Louis, Missouri.
A melancholy artist and a mute architect take a road trip of the soul.
Award-winning Eli Matthewson is taking you back through some huge life revelations that took place in some seriously shitty cars, from when he came out to his dad, to 10 years late…
New Zealand comedian Abby Howells weaves together stories of female comedians from history with her own tales of triumph, foolishness and heartbreak.
Anna Mann is back! The acclaimed actress, singer and welder (gotta have a back up) returns after five long years to tell the incredible story of her life in the arts in this, her f…
Logan Dankworth, columnist and Twitter warrior, grew up romanticising the political turmoil of the 1980s.
99 problems.
Host of Radio 4 Extra’s Comedy Club and critically acclaimed podcast Spit or Swallow.
What’s it like growing up when your parents can’t hear? In this poignant and captivating solo show, Joe, therapist and Child of Deaf Adults (CODA), explores his life to answer the …
There’s inherent absurdity in an industry which charges elderly people and their families countless thousands of pounds for care but pays a pittance to the often-underqualified s…
Are you tired, stressed, overworked? Midnight Snacks is your safe haven from festival fever.
This is not a nice Fringe for comedy.
‘And I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts…’ A girl plays ponies while her mother cooks, a teenager jumps the barrier to ride a funfair carousel, a wom…
One day, a magpie comes into a little girl’s house by mistake.
Still Floating is a brand-new piece of warm-hearted comic storytelling by BBC award-winning writer/performer and Fringe favourite Shôn Dale-Jones.
‘Whining folk singer’ (Telegraph), lesbian and checked-shirt collector Grace Petrie has been incorrectly called Sir everyday of her adult life, and, having exhausted her capacity f…
A powerful production telling the remarkable story of the short life and lost work of Kerala writer PM John, shortly before India’s independence from British rule.
Captain Jake returns to Pleasance with another tale of daring piratical dos.
The Silent Treatment.
Before launching his huge national tour, multi award-winning comedian Marcus brings this blisteringly funny hour of stand-up to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Following her multi award-winning theatre debut, Passionate Machine, Rosy Carrick is back.
Ten years (well, now twelve…) after losing most of his sight, ‘deliciously talented’ (Guardian) Tom looks back, sees the funny side and wonders what might’ve been.
Highly anticipated debut stand-up hour from the Hackney Empire New Comedian of the Year Winner, tackling all the big topics; Scottish mothers, sex parties, karate teachers, and men…
Everyone ok? Everyone happy with their life choices? Everyone got high self-esteem and zero regrets? No? Great! People Person is for anyone who thinks they’re failing at life and t…
The American stand-up, TV writer and “neurotic Jewish millennial” returns following her acclaimed 2019 debut.
Since leaving home in Birmingham, Rinkoo Barpaga has been determined to find somewhere to settle.
You can be ashamed of many things.
A new show from James featuring his captivating mix of theatre, comedy and music.
This personal account from Ian Lynam draws on his own experiences and research to break down the superficial stereotypes, misleading media presentations, and poor psychological pra…
This is the funny and sad story store of one transgender woman’s journey through America from both sides of the gender line.
When writer/performer Jonathan Tipton Meyers lost his girlfriend, his business and his identity, he got in his car and drove.
A joyful, kaleidoscopic new show for 5 to 12 year-olds about change, why change happens and how to deal with it.
Selected as one of the best shows to see by Time Out and The Times.
Finally allowed to reconnect with human people again, Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Brennan has forgotten how to do it and needs your help.
A spooky show of terrible tales, bothersome books and gruesome goings on! The Haunted Bookshop has a story for everyone.
In the summer of 2020 as a pandemic raged, Yoshika was processing the death of her beloved grandmother, Ann.
Men will literally do a 55-minute show about identity, social class and drinking olive oil, instead of going to therapy :/ Award-winning wide boy Jacob Hawley considers whether amp…
How a scrappy kid from the wrong side of the New Jersey tracks came to Los Angeles with nothing but $100 and a dream and wound up working with some of the biggest names in Hollywoo…
Mama Love is a one-woman show in which Lea Blair Whitcher plays with the absurdities of the idealised and toxic images of motherhood in which she finds herself enmeshed.
Who is making theatre like YESYESNONO? The Manchester-based company is back with an immersive, story-telling experience.
In the last hours of 2019, David Finnigan’s best friend prepared to make a break for home with his family before fires cut off the highway.
Disaster! Professor McGuffin’s ground-breaking Sub-Nuclear Optical Transmitter (SNOT) has a catastrophic malfunction and needs a new power source! What a pickle! Enter the ACES –…
Have you ever wanted to hear a harrowing true story that really makes you think? Well neither has Bella Hull and that’s why her debut show is full of stupid, stupid jokes.
This show is a scrapbook of memories about my family.
The happiest show in Edinburgh! Those of you familiar with the noble Baron and his far-fetched tales of daring do (riding half a horse, flying to the moon on a cannon ball etc) wil…
A one-man performance spoken directly to the audience.
Veteran stand-up comic Ben Clover returns with his seventh show: Best Newcomer.
A stand-up performance of extracts from the works of some of the great writers of the past from Ireland, with no particular theme, just wonderful material full of humour and pathos…
One-woman show about being a sibling to someone who’s autistic.
Well-respected singer/songwriter shares songs, wine and stories from 50 years on the folk scene, touring UK and Europe.
The biggest-titted Edinburgh Best Show nominees return in their darkest-ever adventure.
Chris Cantrill (half of 2019 Dave’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Show nominees, The Delightful Sausage) is The Defendant.
Early on in Oh No! Christopher Macarthur-Boyd suggests lockdown came at a good time for him, putting the brakes on life when he was in his late twenties as opposed to an earlier, p…
Who haunts our world-famous underground vaults? Join Minging Annie from Edinburgh’s past and explore what is it like to have been trapped beneath the city streets for 400 years.
Sit back with a warming dram and accompany award-winning Scottish actor Michael Nardone (Traces, The Night Manager, Rome) on a gentle meander through Scotland’s story.
It’s getting late.
What does it take to satiate a heartbroken 20-something homosexual with a penchant for deep-diving into the sensory stimuli he finds along the way? In this hour-long piece, Michael…
Ivory, tortoiseshell, human teeth – you can make jewellery out of almost anything.
Actor, impersonator and song-and-dance man Frank Moran celebrates the characters of the Marx brothers as he dexterously weaves their lives into his own.
A pandemic-induced trip down memory lane, featuring puppets and a treatise on The Sopranos, is put into hyper-speed when a gender non-conforming praying mantis named E appears in K…
Award-winning actress and playwright Terra Taylor Knudson uses wit, anecdotes, and creative conjecture to weave Shakespeare’s works into her own coming-of-age story, and illustra…
This entertaining tour will take you through the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town covering history, culture, folklore and much more.
Shaggers returns for a one-off special bringing more hilarity with a line-up of comedians from around the Fringe performing their best material based around sex and relationships.
Bienvenue to Chansons, the musical intercultural cabaret.
The Johnny Cash Story returns to Edinburgh Fringe to take you on an incredible journey through the career of the Man in Black.
Take a gonzo dive into a world of sex dungeons, meth and so much more with New York City comedian, Katharyn Henson.
Hot girl summer is finally here and Eleanor Conway is ready for some post lockdown dating – she’s Vaxxed and Waxxed (and ready to climax!) Join her for a TMI post-pandemic catch-…
This multi-award-winning adaptation of Jean Giono’s classic environmental tale toured for almost 14 years, with repeat appearances at the Sydney Opera House and off-Broadway.
A fun, interactive and educational show for babies and toddlers that can be enjoyed by all the family.
A fun, interactive and educational show for babies and toddlers that can be enjoyed by all the family.
A fun, interactive and educational show for babies and toddlers that can be enjoyed by all the family.
Some day, Where Sat the Lovers will be a live stage show.
A fun, interactive and educational show for babies and toddlers that can be enjoyed by all the family.
After six years together, one of which was particularly crazy, an American says goodbye to Scotland with the help of a song and a puppet and tries to figure out why she’s leaving.
Martin Mor is doing a stand-up comedy show. It is called At The Edge. ‘Deadly eejitness’ (Herald). ‘An adorable master of feel good comedy’ (Clothesline Magazine).
This 5-star show takes you on a journey through time in Nashville to experience how music influenced the bible belt city and in turn how Music City influenced the world of music.
Performed outdoors in a cemetery, Lisa Nelson brings her unique story together with that of Lyda Conley: the first indigenous woman attorney in the US.
Hot girl summer is finally here and Eleanor Conway is ready for some post lockdown dating – she’s Vaxxed and Waxxed (and ready to climax!) Join her for a TMI post-pandemic catch-…
‘Phil sweeps the audience on an exhilarating never-ending stream-of-consciousness loaded with laughter.
Hot girl summer is finally here and Eleanor Conway is ready for some post lockdown dating – she’s Vaxxed and Waxxed (and ready to climax!) Join her for a TMI post-pandemic catch-…
A year indoors left Daphna Baram, a sociable animal even at the worst of times, compelled to spend the first year of her 50s chatting with her unforgiving self.
Take a gonzo dive into a world of sex dungeons, meth and so much more with New York City comedian, Katharyn Henson.
The Golden Fly is an epic wonder tale of a shape-shifting goddess in search of her truth.
Take a gonzo dive into a world of sex dungeons, meth and so much more with New York City comedian, Katharyn Henson.
A work-in-progress stand-up comedy show from South East New Comedian 2019 and Max Turner Prize 2021 finalist Phil Green.
In a moving one-woman show, Lubna Kerr explores race, heritage, gender and health in the context of her and her family's experiences as a Pakistani family in Glasgow.
Watson is alone.
An acclaimed adaptation of one of Tolkien’s Tales from the Perilous Realm.
For All the Love You Lost is presented by Morosophy at theSpace@Surgeon’s Hall.
Celebrating Cassidy’s music with a Scottish lilt and, due to high demand, more violin and original songs! After sell-out tours with The Story, Elsa is ready to launch the sequel…
Dean’s personal take on the craziness that’s befallen America, and the world, these past six years.
Every Wild Beast returns to Edinburgh for a one-off solo performance by Fringe First-winning writer and storyteller, Casey Jay Andrews.
Nine-year-old Pippi Longstocking is strong, brave and fearless.
One of the Gals is completely packed.
NYC comedian Harmon Leon brings you a show about lost love, irony and obscure Scottish poet William Topaz McGonagall.
Award-winning comedian and NHS psychiatrist Benji Waterstones has written a book! Is it really a “modern classic” or are his publishers as deluded as his patients? Make your minds …
My Car Plays Tapes is the new storytelling show by John Osborne, about getting older, jobs, cars that don’t really work and how to make big decisions with your life.
Turning 33, Brian quit his job, packed his beard and took off on a 6-month round-the-world adventure.
Come and delve deep into the psyche of wolves with Danish storyteller Svend-Erik Engh and Scottish musician Neil Sutcliffe.
A virtual mini-festival celebrating classic literature online.
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.
Gangsters, attempted murder and actual sharks? Award-winning comedian and TV writer Kate Smurthwaite tells the most mind-blowing lockdown story you’ll ever hear.
The comic and tragic tale of how the greatest bagpiper of all time rocked the history and traditions of bagpiping and how he changed the life of one young piper forever.
InHouse Theatre and Assembly invite you back to your favourite haunt for a strong drink and a stranger-than-fiction ghost story.
Glenn has burned his party lifestyle to the ground and from the ashes emerged a phoenix of personal responsibility that includes a wife, two kids and a nice little house in the cou…
Hot girl summer is finally here and Eleanor Conway is ready for some post lockdown dating – she’s Vaxxed and Waxxed (and ready to climax!) Join her for a TMI post-pandemic catch-…
Ripe Fruit are two older women trying to make sense of the world they live in when they explore Husbands, Hair and Other Stories.
In 1970 Virgil Fox played the music of JS Bach at the Mecca of rock’n’roll, Fillmore East.
Award-winning comedian and NHS psychiatrist Benji Waterstones has written a book! Is it really a “modern classic” or are his publishers as deluded as his patients? Make your minds …
Chaucer, but with insects.
Why would a spirit be trapped in the mortal plane, not alive but not quite dead? The Ghost Matchmaker seeks to free ghosts of the chains that bind them to the land of the living, f…
Through storytelling, poetry and illustration, this show transports you back to Westeros to narrate a different version of the Game of Thrones story.
Winner of LA Times’ Best Production and OC Weekly’s Best Play awards, acclaimed director Annie Loui and CounterBalance Theater present the worldwide premiere of yet another ‘delici…
After sell out shows at Fringes worldwide, this show returns to Edinburgh to take you on Dolly’s incredible journey from the Smoky Mountains to her arrival as the Queen of Countr…
Take a nostalgic journey through the career and music of two award-winning legends in this internationally sold-out show.
A chilling and memorable experience awaits all who delve into our 1700s Old Town underground vaults.
Our unique tour sets out to capture the essence and idiosyncrasies of the characters and locations of the McCall Smith 44 Scotland Street books.
An anti-bias family show! Wonderful, real, thoughtful, loving, respectful, kind, non-judgmental and inclusive.
Tom Mayhew is a professional comedian.
Tell me what you think that you know about Black American womanhood? How do you imagine it feels? How do you imagine it looks? How does it smell? How does it sound? Well, maybe my …
After spending 5+ decades on the stage, Siobhan Bremer’s life is more than just a bit theatrical.
Recording and living just a stones throw from each other in the 1970’s, a group of legends came together in Laurel Canyon to influence the world of modern music.
Fairytale: 20/20 follows the journey of a jaded choreographer, Sarah Lee, and a hopeful actress, Ella Jung, who meet in Hawai’i to produce their film, Happily Ever After, for a per…
Boiler suits, beanies and a barrow! That’s what was waiting for this musical duo when lockdown hit! A truly mesmerising twinning of music and storytelling of how a global communi…
Our unique tour sets out to inform and entertain as we take you into both the Old and New Towns, giving you a real sense of the two sides of Edinburgh; revealing some of the secret…
Safely stowed in a sewing box and found utterly by accident, join the cast of Miss Linsday’s Secret in the reading and exploration of love letters that have been hidden for over …
My Car Plays Tapes is the new storytelling show by John Osborne, about getting older, jobs, cars that don’t really work and how to make big decisions with your life.
A hypnotic dreamscape.
She’s on her bed in her room staring at the ceiling.
By the pricking of my thumb, something wicked this way comes.
She’s on her bed in her room staring at the ceiling.
Celebrating Cassidy’s music with a Scottish lilt and, due to high demand, more violin and original songs! After sell-out tours with The Story, Elsa is ready to launch the sequel…
Covering everything from history to religion and folklore, this walking tour is our original tour of Edinburgh’s medieval Old Town.
Join an adventurous young girl and her seafaring father as they reimagine the story of a tiny snail’s incredible trip around the world, inspired by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffl…
Mr and Mrs Twit are nasty disgusting people who enjoy playing horrible tricks but, when the Roly Poly Bird visits from Africa, their whole world is literally turned upside down! Ad…
Angus Coutts, Michael Welch and Ralph Brown are three of the Scottish comedy circuit’s rising stars and are making their big return to the Edinburgh Fringe after multiple sell-out …
When writer/performer Jonathan Tipton Meyers lost his girlfriend, his business and his identity, he got in his car and drove.
An immersive feel-good experience that comprises personal storytelling and comedy to tell a story about growing up and making a home in the world.
Join local tour guide Hannah Mackay Tait for a 3-hour walk through Scottish LGBTQ+ history.
Show about family, taking risks, and embracing change.
Michelle’s second solo show and sequel to 50% Canadian, 100% Crazy, Let’s Laugh.
From baseball to outer space, the American (In) Tent revue show is a lively event chock-a-block with all sorts of perspectives on current American life.
Fresh from winning a Silver Standard Bank Ovation Award at the South African NAF, (Extra)ordinary, (Un)usual is coming to the Edinburgh Fringe! This monologue showcase written by A…
You are on an island.
Join Mr Dilly and MacMillan Children’s Books on a joyous journey to the magical world of Wonderland, where nothing is as it seems! Celebrating 150 years of Lewis Carroll’s Thro…
One man’s quazary expensive, time-consuming quest to become the Global Taskmaster Champion.
A virtual mini-festival celebrating classic literature online.
Come forth for a cautionary tale venturing through ancient history to modern masculinity; welcome to Mediocre White Male.
Discover the sinister side of Edinburgh’s Old Town from villains to aristocracy; slums, prisons, execution sites, and the architecture of its famous sons.
Take an intriguing and entertaining stroll with our guide as you investigate some of the old wynds and closes on the Royal Mile, which are steeped in a sometimes violent and bloody…
Through storytelling poetry, this show transports you back to Westeros to narrate a different version of the Game of Thrones story.
The Neil Diamond Story follows the tale of the boy from Brooklyn through to becoming one of the most popular singer-songwriters of all time, selling over a million records worldwid…
Jamie’s great passion has always been mountaineering.
Two shows only! Fringe favourites and Olivier Award-winning improvisers, The Showstoppers, take your kids’ ideas and transform them instantly into interactive musical adventures.
25 years since the premiere of ‘Toasting The Lassies’, does the costume still fit? Can she still hit the high notes of Ae Fond Kiss? Gill Bowman revisits the material and wonders i…
In 2017, Watson – prone to considerable anxiety, with multiple phobias and a history of piss-poor self-esteem – was asked to go on Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls.
Travel – always exciting, especially when the man of your dreams pops up to join you.
Using elements of theatre and storytelling to take us on this touching and inspiring journey, Natalie, a caseworker, embarks on a quest to unravel the injustices experienced by a b…
Join Frank, Dean, Sammy, Peter and Joey for the last great showbiz party.
Broadcaster Mark Stephen and singer/songwriter Gill Bowman look beyond the haggis and tartan to the real Scotland; stories, secret places and iconic songs.
Dare you visit the world’s most haunted and paranormally active location? Once used by hellfire clubs, witches, body snatchers, prostitutes, criminals, plague victims and frequente…
Celebrating Hamish Henderson’s recent centenary.
After previous successful runs at Edinburgh, Adelaide and Brighton Fringe, follow Dolly’s incredible journey from the Smoky Mountains to her arrival as the Queen of Country.
Our unique tour sets out to inform and entertain as we take you into both the Old and New Towns, giving you a real sense of the two sides of Edinburgh; revealing some of the secret…
Based on his book My Camino Walk – A Way to Healing, the author takes you on his life-changing journey through the mythic landscape on the ancient pilgrimage route of the Camino …
Fresh off a successful, sold-out, Off-Broadway run, this show will inspire you, make you laugh and will tug at your heartstrings.
Following countless sell-out shows at Edinburgh Fringe 2019, this five-star show takes you on a guided tour through Nashville so you can experience how Music City influenced the wo…
An atmospheric storytelling experience in Edinburgh’s largest network of 1700s Old Town underground vaults where the poor and destitute lived.
An international sell-out show taking you on a nostalgic journey through the career and music of these two legends.
Experience all the hits from one of the world’s most successful duos in this nostalgic and informative trip down memory lane and through the lush soundscape of The Carpenters.
A nostalgic celebration of Fleetwood Mac, who have sold over 120 million records.
Following a sell-out run at Fringe 2019, Back To Black returns to take you on a moving yet energising journey through the career of a modern legend.
Our unique tour sets out to capture the essence and idiosyncrasies of the characters and locations of the McCall Smith 44 Scotland Street books.
Elsa and sister Irenie (The McTaggart Sisters) showcase a rare opportunity to hear these two highly acclaimed singers/songwriters/multi-instrumentalists come together in a fusion o…
An uplifting comedy confessional hosted by Nancy and Baz Ashmawy, Irish mother and son stars, of Sky One’s Emmy Award-winning TV show – 50 Ways to Kill Your Mammy.
Dirty Dancing is firmly etched into the memories of the 80s generation, a symbol of 80s culture defined by its unforgettable scenes featuring watermelons, that infamous lift and th…
UK premiere: from his years as the visionary in one of the most successful duos through to his many solo hits, travel through one of the greatest back catalogues of all time.
Feel like everyone in your life has their shizzle together while you can barely function as a moderately competent adult human? Feel all you do is pretend? Feel like a fake? Impost…
Sexy and subversive, audacious and hilarious, this one-woman show puts a knife in the back of traditional fairy tales.
Come along to this fun, fast-moving, creative and joyous production of an original take on the story of Blackbeard.
Multi-award-winning show taking you through the life and music of the record-breaking superstar, from her humble beginnings in Nutbush through to her crowning as the Queen of Rock’…
A hilarious new stand-up show from the star of Live at the Apollo, Russell Howard’s Good News, Impractical Jokers UK and Stand Up Central.
This year’s show is all about why I cancelled last year’s show.
Multi award-winning comedian Kiri Pritchard-McLean (Have I Got News for You, Live at the Apollo, 8 out of 10 Cats, Frankie Boyle’s New World Order) is back with her fourth full-len…
Olivier Award-nominated Wizard Presents has created an entertaining, interactive and imaginative production based on this timeless classic.
After total sell-out Edinburgh Fringe runs in 2018 and 2019, In Loyal Company returns in a bigger venue for 2020.
Four years ago, Aaron gained a nickname based solely on being in a wheelchair.
Baker (GameDay Warm-Up and Glory Hunters co-host on talkSPORT) is Devonshire and proud.
Life coming at Ivo ever faster; Ivo trying to respond ever funnier.
Angela Barnes (Mock The Week, Live At The Apollo, 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and chair of BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz) has good intentions but trying to live your best life, a…
‘Giantess is a heartfelt and hilarious triumph.
What do we make with our lives? An artist worries his work has lost its way.
A new hour of stand-up from the biggest wee fanny in Scottish comedy.
As stand-up comedy’s fourth shortest comedian, Jo is concerned that disability is getting a bit too “cool”.
Born and bred in Manchester and just your atypical northern bloke, Josh Jones is taking the circuit by storm.
Fresh from supporting Michael McIntyre and Romesh Ranganathan, ‘Fringe favourite’ (BroadwayWorld.
After sell-out runs at the Fringe in 2017 and 2018, Tom Lucy has appeared on a number of TV shows (Stand Up Central, Roast Battle, Live At The Comedy Store, Stand Up Sketch Show) a…
After total sell-out Edinburgh Fringe runs in 2018 with In Loyal Company, and 2019 with Fragility of Man, David William Bryan returns with a brand-new psychological drama for 2020.
From Dave’s Funniest Jokes 2019 runner-up comes a comedic journey of self-discovery exploring the benefits and pitfalls of both fitting in and standing out.
Award-winning show from critically acclaimed Irish stand-up Andrew Ryan.
After an outstanding premiere at VAULT 2020, farmers-turned-entertainers David and Sam are ploughing up to Bristo Square with their rambunctious comedy spectacular decorated with t…
‘Dazzling, inspired, perfectly observed.
When you type ‘George Lewis’ into Google, the suggestions that follow are pretty boring.
The remarkably funny and true story of actor Nigel Miles-Thomas putting on the first-ever Pantomime in Los Angeles in 1991.
This tour takes you to Edinburgh Old Town’s two most bone-chilling locations.
Hear tales of how the poor and unfortunate lived in terrible slum conditions where disease and death were commonplace.
Dark as the devil’s heart, our haunted underground network of vaults from the 1700s will stimulate and excite your senses as the sinister history of these former slum dwellings, on…
A guided walking tour that will visit our medieval torture exhibition to see instruments from the Nuremberg and Bamberg Castles in Germany dating back to the late 1500s and early 1…
A Tribute to Arthur Conan Doyle, the Man Behind and Beyond Sherlock Holmes with a discussion by New York author, Elizabeth Crowens and Tania Henzell, a relation of the Doyle family…
From a very young age, Nicola has been determined to prove to her four older siblings, and the world, that she is more than just a little sister.
The devil went down to Edinburgh and was defeated by five local boys in fierce fiddlin’ combat.
Based on the classic 1956 short film by Albert Lamorisse, the award-winning Lucky Dog bring their brand-new show to Edinburgh Fringe.
Danish storyteller Svend-Erik Engh and Scottish musician/singer Neil Sutcliffe share a story inspired by the Viking’s arrival in Scotland.
Lily and Alissa met on the Soho Theatre Stand-Up Lab in 2018 and quickly bonded over their love of expensive candles and the fact that they were both complex, three-dimensional wom…
The Golden Fly is an epic tale of a shape-shifting goddess in search of her truth.
Daisy MacDade tells the strange-but-true story of her extraordinary experiences as an Edinburgh-based sugarbaby trying to get through university.
Part of the British Council Edinburgh Showcase 2019 and presented by Contact and STUN.
One actor, in 45 minutes, performs the first story ever written down: an epic Babylonian poem based on the mythical adventures of the King of Uruk who lived and ruled around 2750 B…
The Cheap Part of Town is Louis Rive’s first collection of songs.
In a fish-out-of-water comedy of errors, Hopwood DePree tells of how researching his ancestry online led to him leaving Tinseltown to save his 600-year-old British ancestral pile, …
This award-winning writer’s powerful one-man show tears through the curtain of manners to reveal the wildlife of neo-liberal Britain.
The last days of the the founding father of philosophy, Socrates.
Award-winning writer and stand-up Katie Mulgrew used to be a card-carrying God botherer.
The anxiety-riddled writer/doormat for a famous comedian stumbles into the big-time stand-up spotlight and decides to stay, with hilarious conseq.
Hello, I am Charles Quarterman.
The affable globetrotting comedian returns with a show consisting of hilarious comedy deconstruction and anecdotes from his many overseas trips. There is no shark…
I remember situations so awkward death seemed like a viable option.
Ketchikan, Alaska and New York City: island towns at opposite ends of the American continent.
All the way from Macao and Taiwan comes a magical production of traditional and modern Chinese shadow plays! Mingled with stories from Journey to the West and famous animation figu…
Irene Possetto’s one-woman play presents a young girl named Isabelle living a life of true tragedy in 1301.
Derry comedian Peter E Davidson (The Blame Game, Live at the Sunflower) is back with his third Fringe show and this time.
Immerse yourself in a Greek coffee house where familiar faces tell stories of their displaced lives, while a series of unpredictable events unfold in the background.
What does a busy, modern, single woman do when she finds a lump in her breast? She cracks jokes.
Stitching together a personal narrative where he is often playing the fool, Matt Davis jokes about even the largely accepted norms of language, nationality and global or regional c…
Remember OMD before OMG, Phil Oakey’s fringe and onyx ashtrays? Tales of growing up before the New Romantics landed in 80s Leeds, with threads of a Catholic upbringing, Irish mot…
‘The biggest spoken word night in London for women’ (Evening Standard) returns to the Edinburgh Fringe for three incendiary shows.
A courageous new work by twice BBC Radio 2 Folk Award-winning songwriter Rowan Rheingans.
Evolution premiered in 2009 and won a Scotsman Fringe First award: ‘Intelligent, informative, and hugely entertaining’ (Chortle.
Is everything as it seems? Is the sky really blue? Do dogs like to smell each other’s bottoms to gauge their scent or do they just really like the smell of leftover poo? Join Drag …
DJ and journalist Steve Lamacq celebrates 30+ years in the music industry with an intimate one-man show full of anecdotes and observations, clocked up over three decades of champio…
Three thousand years ago, the Queen of Sheba travelled with a huge entourage and wealthy gifts to listen to King Solomon’s wisdom.
Legendary performer and well-travelled fiddle player Aindrias de Staic (AKA Shtax) is back on the Fringe after winning a few awards seven years ago and being busy with TV and film.
This show brings you some of the funniest comedians from around the Fringe to laugh, joke and talk passionately about their favourite geek passions.
Giant Wolf Theatre Company is a group of young artists whose goal is to devise, create and be makers of great theatre.
A history show unearthing the most shocking events, actions and characters throughout our past.
Award-winning jazz vocalist Ali, with a heavy hitting band of internationally acclaimed musicians, resurrects the original outspoken blues and torch song divas.
Scotland is a country blessed with abundant natural beauty and mystical landscapes.
Mark’s Gospel is our most authentic portrait of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus.
Why would a poet have LinkedIn? And why does Ross’s say he’s ‘an ideas man’? When asked this in an interview, he panics, but somehow he gets the job.
If you were invited to a 50th birthday party in Ibiza, would you go? Are you a party animal? Can you get a sitter for the kids? Can you get the time off work? Have you got £1k for…
Please Forget is a one-man show by American comedian Steve Rannazzisi that takes an comedic look into public shaming.
Amazing Stories of Blues and Soul connects audiences with the energy, excitement and raw emotion generated by the pioneering R’n’B and soul acts of the 40s, 50s and 60s.
From labour to rest.
Une bonne dose de excitement.
This multi award-winning adaptation of Jean Giono’s classic environmental tale by Puppet State Theatre Company has been touring internationally for the past twelve years, with repe…
For as long as she can remember Isabella has had butterflies living inside her tummy.
‘From fearless and funny to heart-stoppingly raw’ (Evening Standard).
The wrestling double act, Thom Bee and Andrew Marsh, return! Thom and Andrew are forming the first-ever comedy tag-team and are going to use all the elements of tag-team wrestling …
Why is it when we think of the piano it is always men at the forefront? ‘Sing us a song, you’re the piano man.
Karl Theobald (Hang Ups, Plebs, GameFace, Green Wing) is back in his element, making his long-awaited return to the live comedy arena.
This one-woman solo comedy show investigates the longest-standing question of the known universe: why am I still f*cking single? While it’s probably her own fault, Madeline’s d…
Calling all adventurers! Following their critical success at last year’s Fringe (selected as EdFringeReview.
The world’s stories have gone missing, but with outrageous accents, some unconventional storytelling skills, live sound effects and your help, the inspired inspectors of The Bureau…
Fresh from touring America and the UK, Mark returns to the Festival Fringe for the fourth time and has some tales to tell.
A fun, interactive and educational classical violin and cello concert for babies and toddlers where wriggling is allowed! A programme of water-themed music and the story of The Luc…
Legendary Scottish storyteller and master of mirth is only in town for one weekend.
Elliot Wengler lives at home in a village in the middle of nowhere and is fine with that.
Celebrating Hamish Henderson’s centenary with songs that won the recognition of Bob Dylan and Nelson Mandela.
In his cell, woodturner Daniel McNaughton, wronged by his father, dismissed by the Glaswegian legal establishment, awaits sentence for his botched attempt to shoot Prime Minister R…
Carole King, Amy Lee, Nina Simone, Judith Weir, Clara Schumann… Historically, it was believed women did not have the required strength to really play the piano and that it was no…
A couple of years ago James’ best friends, Sarah and Emma, asked him for his sperm.
Adam Brides (Max Turner Competition finalist) and David Anthony (Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year semi-finalist) join forces for an extravaganza of comedy and storytelling…
Edinburgh-born Italian crooner Philip Contini sings a selection of Cole Porter’s best-loved repertoire with anecdotes from the colourfully flamboyant life of one of the world’s gre…
This high-energy, dirty storytelling open mic has been around the world.
Christmas at Camelot: a monstrous green warrior issues an unwinnable challenge to Arthur’s finest knight.
A glorious celebration of the work of the world’s greatest playwright.
A “nearly” comedy about my memories as a professional stripper and near-hero during the London Bridge terror attack in 2017.
Once upon a time there was a creative and beautiful family who were about to lose everything.
London, 1887.
ArdCol welcomes you to the world of the Uninvited Guests: dreamers, storytellers and liars.
Delicious full afternoon tea hosted by Scotland’s oldest department store shopkeeper.
Rats’ Tales by Carol Ann Duffy and adapted by Melly Still brings together a hugely entertaining, sinister and magical mixture of traditional and invented folk stories, richly con…
Ragnarr Ragnarson is a Skald – a teller of stories, keeper of history and composer of poems.
The extraordinary story of Captain Ahab’s obsessive vengeance against the mighty leviathan, the great white whale who rid him of his leg.
On top of their biggest haul, friendly fishermen Deddy and Winchem discover the cursed Red Herring.
Ro, the main character, finds himself with a tricky decision as to whether he should plug into VR for the rest of his life and ignore the harsh realities of Earth in 2050, or if th…
Louis Prima, Sicilian-New Orleanian, 1930s-1950s, comedy-jazzer, sung by Philip Contini: ‘his genius makes him so special’ (Scotsman).
In a world where we learn to hate the bodies of others and fear our own, MUSE offers a chance to find them instead.
The finest Geordie, Scottish and Australian comedians come together for a fantastic hour of stand-up comedy.
Enter the macabre minds of Beaux and Poe.
Mysteriosa blends Ashton’s love of storytelling, stage magic and the paranormal to create a world where ancient objects show their secret powers and spirits make their presence k…
A guided walking tour visiting the sites and haunts of Edinburgh’s literary legends: Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, JM Barrie, Alex…
The boy I love is up in the gallery.
Dare you visit the world’s most haunted and paranormally active location? Once used by hellfire clubs, witches, body snatchers, prostitutes, criminals, plague victims and frequente…
The National Theatre’s adaptation comes to life in Dr.
In the middle of the night, there’s a noise – a snuffling and a shuffling and a splintering of wood.
Let’s not mince words – this is a hard watch.
On a cold, blustery evening in 1945, the playwright’s grandmother, June, answers the door to an ill-fated telegram delivery.
Amused Moose Award nominee: Best Show, Edinburgh Fringe 2015.
Nigel Lovell went to school with a murderer.
Irish comedian Colin Chadwick is a quick thinker.
From standstill to stand-up in two years.
Sonic might not be the best video game character in the world but moving around at the speed of sound, he has touched many hearts and none more so than Sooz Kempner who brings her …
Five years ago, at his best friends Sarah and Emma’s engagement party, James met the love the love his life.
Just five days into her first career as a high school teacher, Mimi Hayes’ head exploded.
Shit is an award-winning compelling, raw and powerful play which examines the intersections of class and misogyny.
This one time I got a pre-emptive divorce.
Number eight will have you totally whelmed! 10 things I Hate About Taming of the Shrew will take you back the good old days, when we worried about Y2K, wore butterfly clips in our …
Join Mary O’Connell and Patrick Healy for an hour of laughs and insights into their underwhelming lives.
When you are given a class project of Flat Stanley who better than your stand-up comedian Uncle Dave to do it for you.
A great chance to hear some acoustic songs and stories and direct questions at one of Scotland’s finest singer/songwriters, Kyle Falconer from The View.
Ruby is having her birthday party and all of Edinburgh is invited.
Lubna explores her identity as a Scottish Pakistani muslim women living in a world dominated by fat, blonde, white men.
What’s better than one stand-up comedian for free? That’s right, two stand-up comedians for free.
Thump.
Writer, theatre-maker and creator of cult Edinburgh hit John Peel’s Shed, John Osborne has a new storytelling show about music and dementia.
A cancer diagnosis reveals a suicidal boob.
PBH reads from his book, the story of the Free Fringe from 1996 to now: how we became the Fringe’s biggest show provider and the many catastrophes and odd triumphs along the way.
Candy’s stories, musicality and legs will take you on a journey of her/his adventures through time.
Born in Greece and living in the UK, George is a UK, Europe and Australia comedy club favourite, appearing on BBC One and Sky.
Cannibalism, werewolf trials, deceit, and murder: Marie Hassenpflug and the Brothers Grimm are trying to edit the darkness out of old stories.
Highly anticipated debut hour from a uniquely silly and cerebral stand-up.
After the interest in his spirit cabinet last year in Edinburgh, the famous Victorian psychic investigator Professor Novak will discuss some of his more famous and gruesome investi…
A stand-up comedy show with two halves, by two comedians united by the powerful force of convenience.
Jamie (‘Hilarious’ (List), ‘ridiculously hilarious’ (Skinny), ‘utterly hilarious’ (Telegraph)) Fraser brings you a laugh at lunchtime, featuring a rotating cast of his funny and ni…
Sadia is a British Asian comedian from London tackling sex, relationships and identity in her no-holds-barred style.
Our unique tour sets out to inform and entertain as we take you into both the Old and New towns, giving you a real sense of the two sides of Edinburgh; revealing some of the secret…
An interesting insight into the man who stole Christmas, leader of the ‘doomsday cult that controls eight million lives’.
A portrayal of the life of Eva Cassidy.
Journey through the incredible life and music of the Queen of Soul – the most charted female of the 21st century! Featuring hit artist Cleopatra Higgins, as seen in West End hit …
Steve Taylor is Will Kemp – celebrity comedian and superstar of the Elizabethan stage.
Journey through the life and music of this phenomenal record-breaking superstar – the world’s only artist to have US top 40 hits in every decade since the 60s! Featuring hit ar…
Voices of Bond is a spectacle like no other.
After receiving standing ovations last year, The Dolly Parton Story returns to the Fringe to take you on an incredible journey through the career of the Queen of Country who curren…
Following sell-out shows and standing ovations in 2017/18, The Carole King Story returns to take you on an incredible journey through the career of six-time Grammy Award winner and…
An atmospheric storytelling experience in Edinburgh’s largest network of 1700s Old Town underground vaults where the poor and destitute lived, and see if you can smell our reside…
We spend trillions on health but like Brexit, nobody knows what it means.
Dark as the devil’s heart, our haunted underground network of vaults from the 1700s will stimulate and excite your senses as the sinister history of these former slum dwellings, on…
Iain’s grandfather was a fearless Scottish war hero, whose painting hangs on the wall of Edinburgh Castle.
This funny show is for anyone who ever listens to dreadfully dull presentations, cringe-worthy wedding speeches or rambling nonsense from “experts” and thinks, ‘there must be a b…
Take a journey through time in Nashville to experience how music influenced this Bible Belt city and in turn how Music City influenced the whole world.
Following two consecutive years of sell-outs and critical acclaim, the James Taylor and Joni Mitchell stories combine into one exciting show to take you on a journey through the in…
Back To Black premiers at the Fringe to take you on an electrifying journey through the career of a modern legend who shattered records and moved millions.
In the house on the corner of our street lived an old man.
The Carpenters Songbook premiers at the Fringe to take you on an emotive journey through the career of one of the world’s most successful duos.
The Johnny Cash Story returns to the Edinburgh Fringe to take you on an incredible journey through the career of the 18-time Grammy winner.
Award-winning storytelling.
A thought-provoking show about haircuts and heartache.
Set against the backdrops of the Vietnam War, World War II and the Korean War, Beyond Glory tells the stirring, emotional, and heroic true stories of eight recipients of America’…
The only thing crazier than Sammie was the welfare state supposed to be helping her! Getting your needs met in austerity Britain is a game of Russian roulette.
Grey Dog Theatre follow the triumphant Beasts and Beauties, ‘a perfectly synchronised swarm of young talent’ **** (Young Perspective) with more of Carol Ann Duffy’s magical f…
Have you ever closed your eyes and tried to imagine a new colour? Lucy is a little grey girl in a little grey world who escapes to a land of colour through her stories.
Miss Irenie Rose sings the well-loved songs written and sung by Joan Baez.
One of Scotland’s finest comedy poets returns to Edinburgh with 50 minutes of classic doggerel.
Louise recently received two reviews.
A teenage Scottish rapper leaves home to pursue his dreams across the Atlantic in New York City.
Chasing dreams, planting seeds and mining for gold in this work-in-progress show from ‘one of very few comics who manages to do something new with the art form while keeping an aud…
From the tomb of the womb to the womb of the tomb.
Five storytellers open a treasure chest.
Ciaran loves milking.
In their top secret lab, the science fictionaries are trying to collect the fizziest, flashiest, most marvellous stories about science! Join them on their quest and maybe they will…
Phil Hammond was sacked by the BBC for pledging to stand against his MP, Jacob Rees-Mogg, in 2022 (or next week).
A year ago, the world ended.
Molly Brenner’s one-woman show about her pursuit of an orgasm is an endearingly-performed trundle through her long search for sexual fulfilment.
Surrealist comedian, author, illustrator and Fringe favourite Olaf Falafel presents his latest book It’s One Giant Leek For Mankind.
Asterglow theatre is a new amateur company focused on new writing centered on female and non-binary individuals.
Join Captain Jake’s Crew as he takes you on a journey to the high seas in this historic adventure.
Like 50 Shades Of Grey, but funny on purpose.
Des (winner of Gulag’s Got Talent, Ex-Soviet Republic Factor, No Voice, Strictly Pooling, Dancing on Siberian Ice) story-sings the history of world communism (Korea, Vietnam, Cub…
A peek behind the velvet curtain! Hilarious one-woman sitcom based on Jacqueline Haigh’s true experiences working as a receptionist in a tantric massage parlour.
FOC It Up is a comedy collective aiming to showcase the talents of women and non-binary people of colour, in a comedy world that is mostly made up of straight white men.
Eight years ago, James’ best friend Tom was diagnosed with heart cancer and told he had three months to live.
Who is Analeise? I don’t know.
Hello, my name is Edd Hedges.
‘Too young to stay in, too old to go out!’ Nigel Osner casts a quizzical eye over life’s challenges for those that little bit older.
In a story of damsels, dragons and danger, the legendary Fablesmiths take you on a spectacular journey into a mystical universe of forgotten fairy tales ranging from Polish folklor…
Join an all-new adventure! Tabletop role playing games meets live storytelling in a hilarious and heartbreaking fantasy epic.
Funny Stories About Pain is a one-hour journey through some decidedly not-funny events in the life of comedian Troy Alan, which would amount to a depressing Ted Talk if Troy couldn…
Is Britain happy? Are we trapped in a bubble of despair? Comedian Aidan Goatley is on a mission to find out by going to the centre of all 105 counties in the UK and asking a simple…
And she doesn’t give a damn who knows it.
Aged just 17, Brian forged his mother’s signature, borrowed €10k and ran away to New Zealand.
From early Celtic tradition, through Shakespearean superstition to modern high fantasy, everyone has heard of fairies.
Eleanor Conway's vagina has a name (Jenny), and this is important to know.
Every dead body on Mount Everest was once a very motivated person.
Ziggy Stardust takes us on a Tragical Mystery Tour through the life of a nearly-was rock star! Drama, tragedy and hilarity ensue to a live rocking backdrop.
Two years ago, Matt Watson (‘Good Canadian fun’ (Wingspan Entertainment)) moved to Scotland.
The Rise and Fall of Patti Superb.
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society will be bringing a true taste of Scotland to the Fringe, with an all-encompassing sensory feast that celebrates the best of our culture.
Craig on the Cliff – Craig Herbertson, Edinburgh singer, presents Cauld Blast Warm Heart, a celebration of the works of Robert Burns, Scotland’s national poet, the genius who gav…
After travelling the world with her first solo show 50% Canadian, 100% Crazy, Let’s Laugh, a lot had changed in Michelle’s life.
Show about family, taking risks and embracing change, Michelle unexpectedly fell into the world of comedy.
Hear tales of how the poor and unfortunate lived in terrible slum conditions, where disease and death were commonplace.
A bone-chilling tour as our costumed guide takes you around some of the Old Town’s cobbled streets dispensing the history of the dark characters that used to roam them and why thei…
This tour takes you to Edinburgh Old Town’s two most bone-chilling locations.
First you’ll be taken to our medieval torture exhibition to see instruments from the Nuremberg and Bamberg Castles in Germany, dating back to the late 1500s and early 1600s.
Which life would you choose if you had a second chance? Luca managed to narrow the possible answers down to a few options (legionnaire in the French Foreign Legion, Japanese swords…
Top acts dust off their most out-of-date material.
This award-winning, five-star comedy show will grab you by the short and curlies.
A split bill comedy show featuring Thanyia Moore (Funny Women Award winner 2018) and Sian Davies (Hilarity Bites New Act winner 2018).
A show about mental health (rather than mental illness).
Seventh consecutive year for the UK’s longest-running and most successful ever Jewish comedy show.
Truthful stand-up, funny stories, good jokes and a few ad-libs.
The year is 1969 and NASA has just put the first man on the moon.
Brexit seems inescapable as the British stand at the crossroads of self-identity and nostalgia of a bygone era of an empire.
Double Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Carl Donnelly (‘Observational genius’ (Guardian)) returns with a new show about how difficult it is to be a good person in the modern age.
Claptrap /’klaptrap/ noun: absurd or nonsensical talk or ideas.
I was nine when my Dad taught me to cycle.
A while back, things became too awful for Angus to cope with.
When you get a new worst day of your life, it’s time to tell everyone about the second worst! A show about discovering the magic in your belly.
In a “day in the life” format of her experiences at Burning Man festival, Desiree Burch intricately tells us the story of her search for sex during an unintentional acid trip.
History, philosophy, musings, poems and tales of booze, horse brasses and morris dancers.
Acclaimed stand-up (and the UK’s foremost gilet apologist) Stuart Laws reflects on the day his life changed forever when he risked everything in a Vegas poker tournament.
Is a variety show with a mixed bill line-up.
After last year’s sell-out smash hit Mum’s Going to Ibiza, Sarah returned home to her two wonderful children and noticed they were losing the art of play due to excessive technolog…
After dealing with immigration, politics and Jewish mothers, Daphna Baram’s 2019 Fringe offering takes on mass and time (AKA weight and age) as the human-rights lawyer-journalist-c…
If you had a chance to spend time with your idol, would you take it? Joel has hung out with all of his heroes, but did they want to hang out with him too?
Fiona Ridgewell is the epitome of positivity.
Here Comes Your Man is a lovely hour of storytelling from a bright new talent Matt Hoss.
A one-handed show about making a one-handed show might be becoming a little passé at the Fringe but there is at least one final offering you should devour before you write the gen…
With his father recently deceased, minor aristocrat Andy Barr stands to inherit his fortune, his estate, his magnificent ruby and its terrible curse.
An hour of stand-up about curiosity, horses, death and strip club etiquette.
Steve’s dad died of Alzheimer’s.
Expect a fun night of sharp, well-crafted and mischievous stand-up that will tickle your fancy and your heart if you have one.
Let one of Edinburgh’s most infamous sons or daughters lead you round the dark side of Edinburgh’s Old Town.
Stamptown Newcomer Award winner 2018, Roisin Crowley Linton returns to Edinburgh with her signature blend of achingly honest poetry, side-splitting stand-up and personal storytelli…
For most of 2017 I received taunting messages from a fake Facebook account.
Hench is an engaging exploration of female strength in its many forms.
Raymond Mearns and Gary Little have Still Got It! Between them they’ve nearly 40 years of experience in stand-up comedy and at an age when most are coasting to retirement, Raymond …
Having spent time in a wheelie bin (for warmth, obviously), Ali’s mind has been wandering and wondering.
Last year Bruce spent an hour telling hilarious stories about how he looked into the abyss of middle age with the maturity of a teenager.
As a child, George Rigden (Leicester Mercury Comedian of the year nominee 2017) was friends with Uri Geller for two years.
Megan Shandley (Funny Women Grand finalist 2018, Scottish Variety Award nominee 2017, as seen on BBC Scotland’s Comedy Underground) brings tales of nostalgia and things forthcoming…
**** (Advertiser).
Being Frank is a truly very special show, performed by stand up veteran Imaan Hadchiti.
Comedy the way you like it.
Childhood memories can sometimes be blurry but you never forget your first school trip, especially when it turns into a permanent stay in Cote d’Ivoire.
We are the top-rated walking tour company for English tours in Edinburgh on TripAdvisor and we have put together a special festival friendly walking tour of the Old Town for you to…
Very few of Edinburgh Fringe’s 4,000+ shows this year are able to boast being incomparable to all others.
A personal stand-up show where comedian Sarah Iles talks you through the absolute (vodka) joys of being divorced in her early 30s.
Steve helped his single mum find her Prince Charming all while learning his times tables.
Co-creator of The Voice of Ray brings a brand-new solo hour to Edinburgh.
Extreme Paranormal Ghost Tour is only for those that consider themselves to be very brave, those who are not afraid to venture into some of Edinburgh’s most haunted locations bot…
Ghosts! Cobwebs! Wooooo noises! The original cult midnight comedy ghoststravaganza returns for a sixth year! Run while you can! Join Will Seaward (BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 5 Live), f…
After dropping 10 stone in weight Michael Livesley, the man described by Stephen Fry as an ‘outrageous talent’ is half the man he was but still just as funny.
Nina Gilligan has broad shoulders but where did they come from? Join her on a journey of discovery from her adoption (primarily for being ginger) to present-day search for her birt…
BBC is the debut show from British-born Chinese comedian Matthew Fong.
Dimple’s biggest fear? Looking down from heaven (post-murder) to watch her religiously vegan parents learn that the contents of her last meal involved a chicken and an egg.
Jamie, affable dweeb but viciously misanthropic cyclist, will explain how a head-on collision with a car and his first year teaching completely changed his opinion on humans.
A show about growing up and becoming a man.
Join Luke Martin for total honesty about everything from German dwarves to gender pronouns! Find out how sobriety is like using a public toilet, why Theresa May’s dancing is good, …
Late 1800s: there’s a heavy fog surrounding London.
You never know what’ll change your life.
Freddie Folkston takes a whimsical look at three decades and the generations which helped shape a brave new world for millennials.
You can never be entirely sure if the material a comedian is sharing is true, based in truth, or completely fabricated.
The Wild Unfeeling World is an ingenious bit of storytelling; not only is it an innovative and eccentric reimagining of Moby Dick, but a stunning example of a wonderfully modern ap…
Award-winning actor, writer and composer AJ Holmes makes his Edinburgh debut with an hour of stand-up, storytelling, and songs! Known from The Book of Mormon on Broadway, London’s …
Pindos is former Cambridge Footlight Milo Edwards’ debut hour at Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Puppet State Theatre Company’s acclaimed adaptation of JRR Tolkien’s miniature masterpiece – enchanting storytelling for fantasy fans and phobics alike.
Ancient mythology and modern storytelling collide in a contemporary exploration of the legacy of colonialism and slavery by award-winning Scottish Kenyan storyteller Mara Menzies.
Kayla MacQuarrie is Traumatised.
Dave grew up with two beds in his bedroom and he’s trying to find out why.
Glowed Up is an anecdotal anti-romcom from stand-up comedian Nathan Roberts.
Sunjai Arif can show you the world as he shares his memories of nostalgic pop culture all while attempting not to be sued by Disney.
If you have never smoked meth, worked in a sex dungeon, or eaten dog food, don’t worry, because Katharyn Henson did it so you didn’t have to! In her Fringe debut, New York City com…
In this delightful family show, storytelling and music combine to create an enchanting performance, evoking the Scottish northern seashores.
The Artists Collective Theatre consider what could prompt an eighteen year old girl to create one of the most lauded, feared, impressive and appalling tales of the overpowering nee…
Heartwarming, funny and bursting with energy, The Kiss tells the story of an unlikely friendship between two soldiers.
The planet is messed up.
One of the brains behind the AATTA Podcast returns with his brand-new show in which TT comes to terms with his place in the world, asking some tough questions.
Home of the largest single malt, single cask collection, The Scotch Malt Whisky Society invites you to a three dram tutored whisky tasting like no other, in the company of our bran…
How personal is too personal? What topics are off limits? American comedians Jeanne Whitney, Carter Morgan and Mike Lemme met in Paris trying to answer those very questions.
Sam Haygarth was arrested recently.
After headlining at some of the top comedy clubs around the UK and abroad, Gary returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with stories and jokes that have earned him the reputation as one of…
Join the longest running panellist on BBC Scotland’s Breaking the News as he runs through new material for his next tour.
Have you touched The Orb? Want to meet two that have? A mainstay of science, wonder and amazement since its inception in the late 80s, The Orb is science’s greatest invention.
Northern powerhouse Tales of Whatever (@talesofwhatever) returns for 2019 with changing daily line-ups of seasoned Fringe comics and performers, all going off-script to share true …
Vauxhall Comedy presents two of the brightest up-and-coming comedians on the UK circuit: Tom Elwes and Ali Woods (as heard on BBC Radio 4).
Star of BBC Scotland’s Up For It! and BBC Radio Scotland, Ashley Storrie returns to the Fringe with a raw and hysterical show about mental health and the ways she uses humour to ov…
The Afterlife of a Soap Star is a semi-autobiographical one-woman show depicting the madness of the media, maddening politics and madness itself.
As seen on BBC Three and Channel 4.
A comedy about the autistic spectrum.
Gabe Mollica started doing stand-up in Edinburgh after he got dumped for his best friend.
Charmian self-identifies as a what-not, the word for people who don’t have a word.
Dear reader, you may know me from such tragedies as Dead Dad (Radio 4’s Good Grief) and Dead Friend (BBC Three’s Happy Man) but this year I’m dead chuffed to perform comedy about s…
Ever poured gravy into your hat? Eaten next to a Sultan? Had a dinner party with the devil? Well now’s your chance.
Godmother of Scottish comedy.
A revolving line-up of hilarious female comedians from around the Fringe with an hour of stand-up comedy to be enjoyed by all.
Award-winning comedian Joe Bor retells the story of the friendship between his grandad (world-renowned town planner Walter Bor) and his grandad’s best friend (world-renowned comedy…
The hit show at festivals and theatres worldwide returns with a revolving line-up of great comedians and their hilarious material based around sex and relationships.
In 2012 I wrote a diary on a deck of playing cards, one for each week.
When he was ten years old, Phil Jerrod got kidnapped.
Join Jake for a work in progress of his new stand-up show.
Raised to win (cause who likes a loser?), it took her nearly four decades of childhood to achieve vulnerability and embrace failure.
Sun, surf, skydiving and stand-up.
Writer for BBC.
Hosted by comedian Patrick Melton (USA) and featuring a new line-up of hilarious comedian eye candy each show.
From forgetting to pull your ripcord at 12,000 feet to finding your feet as a comedian: ex-skydiver Mat reveals all in an amusing yet absurd journey from living above the clouds to…
Help us to find out which ghosts haunt our famous underground vaults.
The show brings together a world record holder, an illustrator of the year and a published author: Via Fang (Taiwan) is an award-winning and internationally published illustrator.
‘If you put me in your show, change my name.
This tour de farce of bizarre exploits and odd misadventures chronicles an American’s nearly seven-decade search to find his place in the world.
Award-winning comedian Gráinne Maguire (Dave’s UnSpun, BBC One’s This Week, RTE’s Cutting Edge and Radio 4’s Now Show) returns with a sparkling, exhilarating and life-affirming sh…
Professional comedian and avid cyclist Dion Owen brings his best stand-up material with an emphasis on his experiences and passion for life on a bike.
Fresh from performing at the Adelaide and Melbourne Fringe festivals 2019, catch South End Comedy Festival’s Best Newcomer Winner in this revealing one-man show.
Kieran spent his 20s living fast and doing sketch comedy with Fringe behemoths WitTank – ‘Masterful’ (Sunday Times).
Growing up, I was too brown for white kids and the wrong kind of brown for brown kids.
Award-winning drinks writers and comedy performers Ben McFarland and Tom Sandham return to Edinburgh with their latest libation, The Thinking Drinkers: Heroes of Hooch, in Underbel…
Invisible is an unflinching, hilarious and unexpected insight into life at an age when the world ghosts you.
Sofie Hagen enters the stage, seemingly nervous despite her extensive experience on the comedy circuit.
Multi award-winning comedian Sarah Kendall returns to Edinburgh with a spellbinding hour of storytelling.
Fringe favourites and Olivier Award-winning improvisers, The Showstoppers, take your kids’ ideas and transform them on the spot into interactive musical adventures.
Bombs are falling on Liverpool.
Known better for his kink-based comedy, John Pendal returns this year to the Fringe with a different angle to a similar style he employs, one that combines his witty sexual quips w…
Expect hot gossip about a ghost, a one-hit wonder and the paperclip from Microsoft Word. ‘Very inventive and dry writer’ **** (FunnyWomen.com). As heard on BBC Radio 4 Extra.
Life is short.
You’ll learn two things from Aaron Simmonds’ Disabled Coconut.
Rachel’s been described by some losers as obnoxious, rude and contrary.
Liam Malone, it’s fair to say, is not backwards at coming forwards.
Finally, after years of toil, Gary Tro has perfected quite possibly the greatest superhero movie screenplay ever written.
This one woman show featuring Diana Varco sees her shape shift effortlessly into 35 different characters, as she narrates the journey of her self discovery through trauma.
Join award-nominated comedian and one-eyed legend Georgie Morrell as she explores disability and celebrity.
Ben Pope is a ‘classy, stylish and accomplished’ (Chortle) comedian.
(And I feel fine (but not all the time)).
Bryony Kimmings’ I’m a Phoenix, Bitch is a glimmering, harrowing, firework display of a show, and is easily among the best performances at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.
Who is Robert Lemon Alackadaddy? Well he’s certainly a geezer that’s done many a thing.
A critically acclaimed puppet musical, inspired by a neuroscientist.
Matt Price was asked to work on a writing project with a former criminal.
From disastrous dates, to ruining weddings, to causing whole islands to go into a state of emergency, Sasha Ellen chalks it all up to being a bit of a pickle.
Multi award-winning musical storytelling from the creator of Jewish Chronicles and Gefilte Fish and Chips.
GFH builds on the runaway success of Gabby’s last Edinburgh show and offers a new series of life hacks on today’s dating and partying scene.
Jojo Sutherland grew up in a castle and has steadily worked her way down ever since.
Charlie returns with more historical comedy, characters and stand-up.
Failed love, crippling debt and living with an angry 83-year-old.
Scott Gibson, Glasgow’s critically-acclaimed and award-winning son, returns to the Fringe with a brand new hour of darkly comedic storytelling.
The brainchild of comedians Harriet Dyer and Scott Gibson, That’s Not a Lizard, That’s My Grandmother! is unlike any other show at the Fringe.
Apparently, Richard Stott got into comedy “for all the wrong reasons”; at least, that’s what the aforementioned Richard Stott says.
James’ grandad, Terry Downes, became world middleweight champion in 1961.
‘Indubitably good news.
In 2017, Mark Watson – a man prone to considerable anxiety, with multiple phobias and a history of piss-poor self-esteem – was asked to go on Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls.
Olivier Award-nominated Wizard Presents brings Morpurgo’s treasured story to life, sparking imagination in both young and old.
There ain’t no party like a Max & Ivan party, ‘cause a Max & Ivan party uses equations to guarantee participant enjoyment!The comedy duo are back at the Fringe and read…
Mutch returns to the Fringe with a hilarious new hour chock-full of his trademark comedic tales of personal woe.
Catapulting Dickens into the 21st century, this masterstroke genius of spin-offs introduces Emily Halloran, live streaming to us from her penthouse honeymoon suite.
This bold, poetic, storytelling performance by Jo Blake is more of a series of questions than a search for truth.
Jordan Wistuba and Liam Farrelly are at the forefront of the new generation of Scottish comedy, both gigging around the UK, working prominently with The Stand, Monkey Barrel Comedy…
A girl from Oxford meets a boy from Asteroid B-612.
‘Mrs Richardson, you’re trying to seduce me.
Tucked away in a corner of Pleasance Courtyard, Glenn Moore delights a packed crowd with an hour of non-stop puns and twisted humour.
A show about getting lost and getting found.
Adapting Mozart, Chopin and Scott Joplin for outer space requires a specially equipped pianist.
The biggest, gayest set of tales the Fringe has ever heard comes out to play in this theatrical performance-meets-storytelling competition.
Dilruk Jayasinha has quickly become one of Australia’s favourite comedians.
A Maori boy’s musical about his Hollywood hero.
Forgiveness is a work-in-progress about the cycles of abuse that form and affect who we are; if and how we can escape them and move on.
For the first time James performs his multi award-winning trilogy of storytelling shows, Team Viking, A Hundred Different Words for Love and Revelations back-to-back in one evening…
Join this lively and entertaining guided walking tour and enjoy decades of thrilling Fringe stories from today to Edinburgh’s first festivals in 1947.
Climb is a live album brought to life through compelling characters, storytelling, and original music blending bossa nova, jazz, reggae, and soul, written and performed by Duane Fo…
He won the 2004 Perrier Award in 2004 but, lets face it, he’s hardly kicked on has he? This show will be about failures, really (his, generally).
Lucie Pohl is an extremely talented performer; this is a statement I cannot stress enough.
Following an epiphany in the Van Gogh Museum, Fry takes a twisted wander through art history.
Faced with the grim reality of life in the genteel English countryside, Alex’s dreams of youthful urban living seem light years away and when a nefarious village plot is revealed, …
Murphy retraces the steps of her transformative years, from fire-starter in a football shirt to feathers, tits and teeth.
Fresh from a one-star review in 2015, ‘there is a good comic entombed in this smug mess’ (Scotsman), LA’s ‘American-Indian-Iranian comic Omid Singh’ (Guardian) is back for anothe…
Experience legendary French icon Edith Piaf’s life, loves and losses through the songs that shot her to stardom such as La Vie En Rose and Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien.
Enjoy alfresco Shakespeare in the C south gardens.
Ray Bradshaw made waves at last year's Fringe for performing stand-up in sign language and English at the same time, a gesture inspired by his own upbringing with deaf parents …
Music, poetry, art, science, politics, relationships, strange behaviors found in a species of (mostly) hairless primate.
During an odd and turbulent time in recent history Will found himself questioning every poor decision he has ever made (namely everything he has ever said or done).
Casey Jay Andrews, resplendent in red dungarees in an intimate venue of her own creation, begins by reminding us pointedly that in her show she is not an actor but will “remain a…
Truly funny, indigenous comedy, Aboriginal Comedy Allstars features three Aboriginal Australian comedians: Kevin Kropinyeri, Steph Tisdell and Andy Saunders.
A perfect introduction to Shakespeare’s beloved clowns.
Two shows only! Award-winning jazz vocalist, washboarder and early jazz historian Ali resurrects the original outspoken blues and jazz divas who shaped today’s music via their pass…
Catherine Bohart is the bisexual, OCD daughter of an Irish Catholic Deacon and she’s got a hell of a lot to say about it.
A fun-filled, 45-minute romp through ancient fairytales and folklore legends from Wales.
Beira – Alison Bell and Heather Yule – weave songs and harp music into a rich fabric combined with traditional stories of the land, the sea and the people of Scotland.
Welcome to the inaugural meeting of the self-help group ‘Jane McDonald Anonymous’.
Bercerus the Blind Dog introduces Cerberus’ blind twin, and includes Greek legends galore.
A storytelling, poetry and music performance filled with Viking tales and Nordic myths about the Vikings’ arrival in Scotland.
By the pricking of my thumb, something wicked this way comes.
Call of the Void explores catharsis and connection through ghost stories from around the world.
Based on the popular children’s book series by Pauline Mackay, Polkadot Theatre invites our audience to explore the interactive world of Wee MacNessie and his friends.
Original and collected songs and stories from father-daughter duo: with Margaret drawing from her album Brigid’s Birds and Russell sharing some of his very favourite stories.
International performing artist Phamie Gow and Enlightenment scholar Professor David Purdie collaborate in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for the first time.
A meteorologist of the divine tells how weather came to be; meet snow foxes, crab women, beings made of light and trees, a girl trapped in a foggy globe, and more.
Rachel Sambrooks is trying to love life even when it’s rubbish.
A story told through new music and dance.
Oh no, Eliza the explorer has been kicked out of her kingdom! She needs to go on an adventure to prove she is the best explorer and make it back in time for the summer celebration.
Sam wants to tell you about five encounters he had on Craigslist.
‘Laughs, heartbreak, war, regeneration, scented breezes, sparkling wit and the best dog puppet ever.
The Last Burrah Sahibs is a one-hour, one-man, spoken-word show about the mansion house dwelling life led by ordinary Scottish mill workers in the old jute colonies along the Hoogh…
Internationally renowned singer Andrea Baker celebrates the extraordinary breadth of the African American female voice.
‘No-one leaves home – unless home is the mouth of a shark.
After receiving her sell-out garland in 2017, Bessy returns to the Fringe with a brand-new show.
Our budding authors create a marriage of music and words to weave a story of burgeoning romance.
A stand-up comedy showcase for anyone who has ever sat in a pub having a drink and a laugh with their mates.
One in six people suffer from hearing loss.
‘The biggest spoken word night in London for women’ (Evening Standard) returns to the Edinburgh Fringe for three incendiary shows.
Do you not fit into a box? Olivia (Big O) knows all too well about not fitting in: when kimchi, AKA fire-breathing garlic dragon breath, is your culture’s most famous export, how…
On the eve of an Indian wedding an anxious bride-to-be is having intricate henna patterns applied to her hands.
A show about someone who doesn’t need to exaggerate the absurdities of his life.
Tayberry Tales, in association with the Jings Crivvens Help Ma Boab creative writing project led by playwright Jodie Marshall.
Following two critically acclaimed sell-out runs, the National Youth Theatre present the Edinburgh debut of Mohsin Hamid’s Man Booker Prize-shortlisted novel The Reluctant Fundamen…
Laura Careless’ solo show, inspired by the book and BBC series of the same name by Helen Castor, is an intricate, forceful and nuanced production examining the life of five diffe…
Signing on the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, driving an Austin Maxi to Morocco, asylum seekers*, the Treason of the Blue Books, women’s football, Nationalism*, Buck O’Neil, Je…
Mark Ritchie, fresh from tours in Australia and America, returns with a hilarious storytelling show that covers the big themes of life… uncles, God and of course beetroot.
Step into the epic with Shakespeare’s Henriad! Revel in shorter, vibrant re-imaginings of the Bard’s Richard II, Henry IV and Henry V, and see a story of friendship, duty and betra…
Oww! I feel good! The sensational story of soul – from the pounding R’n’B of the 1940s to the smouldering sounds of Stax.
Written and directed by Heather Alexander.
Who is Jack the Giant Killer and the Black Dog of Peel? How did the Buggane of St Trinian’s terrorise local villagers? Why was Phynodderee banished from Fairy Land? Discover why th…
Once upon a time, two fair maidens dragged fairy tales kicking and screaming into the 21st century in this sharp and original review of all things “happily ever after”.
Josh drinks Stella before yoga.
These two friends are the comedy duo Pies and Haggis and together they’ll take you on a comedy journey that is full of truth, confessions and a hilarious voyage that’ll make you qu…
Meet three women whose lives show that vision plus action can change anything! Join Madam C J Walker (the first self-made American female millionaire and hair-product queen), Amy A…
Louis Prima, Sicilian-New Orleanian showman and comedy-jazzer (1930s-1950s) sung by Philip Contini.
In the minds of people just like you are tales of significant importance, waiting to be discovered.
Dan was almost shot – and it’s all Rupert Murdoch’s fault.
Since the beginning of time, comedians have plied their trade on the comedy battlefield.
We’ve all encountered the wine wankers’ insufferable diatribe.
Described by his nan as the best comedian in Birmingham, and probably the world, the award nominee and gong show-winning comedian, Liam Jeavons, premieres his new solo show.
Are you having a bad month? Us too.
‘I simply cannot wait to see more of their magic’ ***** (Tribe).
***** (Tribe).
Philip Contini sings Cole Porter’s most famous, best-loved songs with anecdotes from the colourfully flamboyant life of one of the world’s greatest songwriters and lyricists.
Journalist, musician and stand-up Marc Burrows presents a surprisingly silly trek through psychiatric wards, suicide attempts, depression and bipolar diagnosis.
The finest filth on the Fringe, told by the people who lived it.
Winner of the 2017 Best International Performance Award at the 2017 Fringe Festival, Amsterdam and hit of the 2018 Brighton Fringe.
Based on a medieval story handed down by oral tradition, Emily Doolittle’s comedic chamber opera tells the story of Jan Tait, a rugged and roguish Shetlander who is always ready fo…
With five years of sell-out shows behind her Ann Treherne, Chair of the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, talks about Edinburgh’s famous son, a man of literature and world spokesman o…
A captivating show suitable for all encompassing a variety of dance styles, colourful costumes and entertaining narrative.
Desire is the place of not yet having.
Broadcaster Mark Stephen and singer-songwriter Gill Bowman look beyond the haggis and tartan to the real Scotland – stories, secret places and iconic songs.
Fringe sell-out show! A fun, interactive and educational violin and cello concert for babies and toddlers where wriggling is allowed!
Tom McNab, technical adviser on the Oscar award-winning Chariots of Fire, gives an account of how the film was made.
Step back in time to the 18th century – visit Outlander film locations in Edinburgh Old town pubs, closes, jails, churches and print shops visited by Claire and Jamie! Your tour …
Choosing to adapt a fairly obscure Greek text like The Battle of Frogs and Mice (also known as the Batrachomyomachia) as a storytelling show for children would be a bold choice for…
An original piece exploring the words we let fly, stop signs, and those we meet at the crossroads.
Guests for this popular podcast include Romesh Ranganathan, Angela Barnes and Mark Thomas, who join Aidan Goatley for a lovely chat about the films they love.
Delicious full afternoon tea hosted by the shopkeeper of Scotland’s oldest department store.
Chris Difford celebrates the release of his autobiography with some very special shows.
Q: What happens when you move a 12-year-old from Basingstoke to Zambia? A: She swims.
A fun, interactive and educational classical concert for babies and toddlers where wriggling is allowed!
With wolves, witches and goblins, the story unfolds as the audience is invited to become part of the drama.
Unlike anything you have ever experienced before.
All the best stories begin with a game.
Dare you visit the world’s most haunted and paranormally active location? Once used by Hellfire clubs, witches, body snatchers, prostitutes, criminals, plague victims and frequente…
This is a show for the losers, the underdogs and the also-rans.
Daughter, princess, wife, queen, mother, warmonger, widow and crone.
A Lancashire man attempts to find enough thimbles to fill a novelty thimble rack found in a seaside charity shop.
Diagnosed at a young age with an autistic spectrum disorder, Midwestern American comedian Anders Lee brings his signature, sincere and plainspoken manner to the stage as he recount…
After Best Newcomer, the Argentinean comedian brings stories of tango from Buenos Aires to Edinburgh.
Stuart and Zoe meet for their first date and do ‘The 36 Questions’, a psychological experiment designed to make strangers fall in love.
Arnab Chanda (Russell Howard’s Good News, Noel Fielding’s Luxury Comedy, Chortle Best Newcomer Nominee 2007) quit stand-up in 2011.
The seal woman’s skin has been stolen, stranding her on a reef of rage and tragedy.
You can’t choose your family, but you can create 30 minutes of comedy about them.
Canadian comedy veteran David Tsonos returns with his sequel to his solo show 2015 Walking the Cat.
Stu’s back with some thoughts on how it all works out in the end and whether anyone cares.
Calling all adventurers! With the Mariner as your guide, prepare to brave the elements, sail stormy waters and embark upon a grand voyage into the great unknown.
Shetland comedian Marjolein Robertson weaves through time with jokes, anecdotes and storytelling.
PJ Landers brings his new story Searching for Pop to Edinburgh for the first time.
Dissecting the reality of love in the modern world.
Dave Maher was almost unplugged from life support during a month-long coma.
Iain’s grandfather is a Scottish war hero.
NY comedian and Vice contributor Harmon has made a career infiltrating extremist groups.
Outrageous, comedy storytelling show based on writer/performer Jacqueline Haigh’s true experiences working as a receptionist in a Tantric massage parlour and her quest for the Ness…
Hi! I’m American comedian Chris Laker.
The Johnny Cash Story premiers at the Fringe to take you on an incredible journey through the career of the 18-time Grammy winner.
On our tour we will reveal some of the secrets hidden within a city rich in culture and ancient history, and blessed with beauty.
Voices of Bond is a spectacle like no other.
The Joni Mitchell Story returns to take you on an emotive journey through the life of the nine-time Grammy winner and folk music pioneer.
Tour guides need good voices but there’s only one who amazes her audiences with crystalline singing.
Led by acclaimed vocalist Nicole Smit, Queens of the Blues presents a musical celebration of the women who have shaped blues and popular music as we know it, and have gone largely …
The Dolly Parton Story premiers at The Fringe to take you on an incredible journey through the career of the Queen of Country, who currently holds an astonishing 153 major awards i…
Travel with the boy from Tupelo through his teenage years in Memphis, tentative footsteps into Sun Records studios, to his meteoric rise to the worlds biggest selling artist.
The James Taylor Story returns with the addition of Carly Simon to take you through Taylor’s career as he embarks on a journey into superstardom and his turbulent relationship wi…
After a sell-out run in 2017 The Carole King Story returns to take you on an incredible journey through the career of this six-time Grammy Award winner and 20-time platinum hit mak…
Dark as the devil’s heart, our haunted underground network of vaults from the 1700s will stimulate and excite your senses as the sinister history of these former slum dwellings, on…
Fresh from last year’s Bubbles and Martini sell-out hit, this show features the forever charming Michael Bublé tribute host Michael Bubbles in conversation, taking the audience …
An atmospheric storytelling experience in Edinburgh’s largest network of 1700s Old Town underground vaults where the poor and destitute lived, and see if you can smell our reside…
Hear tales of how the poor and unfortunate lived in terrible slum conditions, where disease and death were commonplace.
Romina Puma comes back and is darker than ever! It’s a show about love, or the lack of it, a show about a child longing to be cared for by her mother while having to care for her…
In the 18th century the Royal Mile had 117 brothels! This tour is led by a lady of the night (a guide, not a lady of negotiable virtues).
Apparently, 60% of us hate our jobs.
Gordon Southern has successfully avoided winter for ten years, a feat only previously achieved by bees, some birds and most bears.
How do fathers and sons communicate? For Aidan and his Dad, it was through films.
Life is full of accidents, mishaps, frustrations and disappointments.
Award-winning storytelling.
Five-star review from The Herald, Rob Adams in 2016.
Inspired by the George MacDonald fairy tale, The Day Boy And The Night Girl.
‘Three years ago, while on a hunt for stationery, I opened a desk drawer in my parents’ house.
Aidan was divinely happy as an apathetic atheist until his wife started training as a vicar.
Steve Chang takes you on an introspective journey to find meaning in life by means of ayahuasca, hookers and gay conversion camp.
A superhero story that refuses to be a comic book.
‘An original way with words and a talent for one-liners and short stories.
Take well-known Elvis songs, some less known, mix in a boy from Tupelo’s story, add a quartet of musicians and gently shake, rattle and roll.
Two intertwined monologues about womanhood and immigration merge, coalesce and diverge.
The Spinners is a collaboration between Lina Limosani of Limosani Projekts as choreographer and Al Seed as director.
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten shows you don’t have to use a chalkboard to teach what we’ve known all along.
‘There’s something about the UK, you don’t welcome people.
Sometimes the best education comes from the most unexpected places.
John Lynn is not a drug fiend.
Visionary architect Andy Barr, tasked with designing the ideal socialist city, is dragged into a paranoid nightmare of Cold War intrigue.
Last year, it was stories about being pissed on by a dragon, near death by a fire-breathing dragon, and accidentally joining a Romani Gypsy drug-smuggling ring.
Power balances are shifting.
Fresh from a sell-out run in Australia, Stephanie brings you a fresh hour of comedy about being a massive quitter.
Clif Knight is a trainwreck and he’s bringing comedy, music and mistaken world outlooks to make you feel better about yourselves.
Following on from last year’s successful stand-up show of the same name, Bruce Fummey will take a small group in a people carrier to hear the real story of this much maligned Sco…
A guided walking tour visiting the sites and haunts of Edinburgh’s literary legends: Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, JM Barrie, Alex…
After exploding all over last year’s Fringe, the doyenne of erotic fiction, Pamela DeMenthe, returns with her seminal scorcher, Sticky Digits: an interactive masterclass in salacio…
This exquisite, sophisticated yet quirky mix of jazz, chanson, French pop, and rare trivia will ignite and excite your inner Francophile (even if you didn’t know you had one).
‘Join me, Loquacious, storyteller extraordinaire; my words weave with unique flair.
Make way for the Poppets crew! Join best friends Cory, Daisy, Poppy and Lewis as they go on an exciting adventure.
Everyday life can be tragic and comical at the same time.
Paris, 1971: The optimism of the last decade is faltering, and women are fighting for equal rights.
Trev Tokabi, from the Ivory Coast, has a knack for putting himself in compromising situations! If you have a mate, friend, partner, homeboy, homegirl, brother, sister, husband, wif…
Welkom to FanDango EyeLand.
A teenage Scottish rapper leaves home to pursue his dreams across the Atlantic in New York City.
Stand-up comedian Daniel Lobell has been fat his whole life. Now 35 and morbidly obese, he is determined to conquer his food addiction and get healthy.
Mildly anticipated new show from the ‘delightfully silly’ (Time Out), Josh Widdicombe’s XFM Show regular, who has also been heard on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 4 Extra.
The legendary late-night, vampire-flavoured torch-wielding storytelling ghoststravaganza returns for a fifth year! Run while you can!! Join Edinburgh’s favourite spooky comedian …
Please note – this is not a dress code.
Fiona Ridgewell: Piccadilly Comedy grand finalist 2017/18.
Featured in the top Fringe jokes of all time in The Scotsman, The Independent and The Mirror.
This tour de farce of satire, parody and general comic mayhem chronicles the exploits of an American in Central and Eastern Europe when humanity first awoke from the deep freeze of…
Who runs the world? Not this bitch.
The synopsis of this intriguing one-woman drama can more or less be summed up by its title: Ailsa Benson Is Missing.
In 1966, Joe Welch, a skipper, sails into dingle harbour with a very unusual catch.
Elves, magic, and a lot of dice.
Bubbles, bubbles everywhere in this family-friendly story.
Join Phil in a lighthearted romp through the the world of collective delusions.
Life can be so cruel and yet so beautiful, come and join an aspiring author on a journey through a past full of hurt and joy, towards a beautiful and hopeful future.
Hey, I’m Aidan, in 2012 I kept a journal on a deck of playing cards, one for every week.
Laugh it Off Comedy presents Matt Watson and Friends.
Lebanese by blood, Australian by birth, European by 2020.
Four years ago Samantha lost everything, including her marbles.
TumbleDry Theatre present three classic horror stories from three great writers.
The merrily macabre Sylvia Sceptre presents Phantasmagorical, a show of spooky mind reading and Victorian spirit theatre.
Show about family, taking risks and embracing change.
Pool party starter and Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcomer nominee, Ben Target, invites you to plunge in for a paddle.
BBC New Comedy 2017 finalist Jacob Hawley presents his highly-anticipated debut hour.
Master storyteller and perennial Fringe sell-out, Wil Greenway returns with live musicians and (hopefully) a live audience to help your human heart.
Stuart Bowden has been doing this for a long time.
Insanely talented comedian Christian Elderfield presents his first solo show, Bolloxed.
Award-winning Irish comedian Danny O’Brien went to prison.
Nicoletta Wylde Is Afraid of the Dark is a semi-autobiographical, storytelling, spoken word show about living with night terrors.
When you step into the venue for Dandy Darkly’s All Aboard, you don’t expect much.
No skills, no patience, hypertension and a boat.
From his background in left-wing activism, award-winning stand-up and storyteller Andrew Silverwood spent a lot of his teenage years arguing with policemen.
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.
Debut hour (Best Newcomer Musical Comedy Awards 2015; runner-up Bath New Act 2016; as heard on BBC Radio 2/4 Extra).
‘Growing up – I was too brown for the white kids and the wrong kind of brown for the brown kids.
The war is over: there is peace in our time.
Hannah quit being a comedian in 2013 when she stopped believing in herself (despite being very funny).
Amused Moose Comedy Award finalist, 2015, Abbie Murphy returns to the Fringe with her new show, Eat Sleep Shit Shag.
There’s more to Scotland than meets the eye, for amidst the bonnie hills, craggy coasts and lush, green glens, dwell some truly curious beings.
Sometimes you don’t choose the life, the life chooses you! In the wake of becoming unexpectedly single, and even more unexpectedly turning 50, a fierce and funny feminist finds out…
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Martin Mor is blocked on Twitter by Donald Trump, the NRA, and the Creationist Museum.
A beatboxing and storytelling comedy show.
Winner of the Birmingham Breaking Talent Award 2017, Kai Samra is on a mission to subvert lazy stereotypes based on his personal experience of life as a working-class British-Asian…
Award-winning Archie Maddocks presents an hour of biting, provocative, unflinchingly funny comedy where he explores his deepest and darkest thoughts, exposes his flaws and interrog…
After his gran got dementia (funny start) cult favourite and master storyteller Matthew Highton wanted to figure out what makes us, us and does it all matter in the end? Joy, silli…
A desk, a pile of papers, a stack of records and a funny, thought-provoking and really quite moving tale exploring love, love songs, and how we all live lives with our own personal…
Another joyous stand-up show from BAFTA Award-winning comedian and father of Welsh people, Tudur Owen.
Dan tries to figure out when exactly one crosses the threshold into adulthood, and how long one must stay there before performing a U-turn, grabbing a milkshake and watching cartoo…
Fitting Image is a show about fitting in and trying to be the person you want to be, especially when that is not exactly who people expect you to be or who you were destined to be.
Writer/comedian David Head and singer/songwriter Matt Glover of Sincere Deceivers present a performance of silly love stories and melancholy folk pop.
She’s a myriad of paradoxes.
Born and raised in Japan, Yuriko Kotani now lives in the UK.
The debut season of a revolving line-up of the best established and up-and-coming female comedians from around the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
A new show about wrestling by double act Thom Bee and Andrew Marsh.
Olivier Award-winning Simon Callow performs Oscar Wilde’s searing meditation on his life, in the form of a devastating letter of reproach to his lover Lord Alfred Douglas – ‘…
Paul Revill, Bath Comedy Festival New Act of the Year 2014, returns with a work in progress.
It’s Fringe time again and I’m back at The Beehive.
Split bill stand-up show from Megan Shandley (Funny Women grand finalist 2017) and Joe McTernan (Scottish Comedian of the Year semi-finalist 2017).
Two brothers meet by the banks of a river in Nigeria, the same river which saw them turn from children into fishermen many years before.
Alex Hylton is unique.
Glenn Moore from Mock the Week and Absolute Radio presents a new show full of the distinctive jokes and offbeat gags we’ve come to accept.
A show about mental health (rather than mental illness).
Lubna Kerr is a Scottish Pakistani female actor and writer who pays homage to the American comedian, TV presenter, writer and actor Ellen DeGeneres through her character comedy.
Megastar millennial messiah, thinkfluencer and idiot Jacob Hatton (BBC Radio 4, Soho Theatre Young Company) cordially invites you to a riotous morning of stand-up, sketches and sil…
Amazing tales, elegantly told.
People say it’s brave to do stand-up comedy, it’s braver to let someone you love do it.
BBC New Comedy Award nominee 2017.
The debut hour from one of comedy’s rising stars.
From BBC Three, Dave and elsewhere, award-winning comedian Chris (BBC New Talent Hotlist 2017, Milton Jones tour support) returns to Edinburgh with a brand-new show about time, spa…
Whip-smart stream-of-consciousness comedy from ‘master of shamelessly silly yet socially conscious clowning’ **** (BroadwayBaby.
A wonderfully hilarious hour of stand-up comedy by two comedians that have been thrilling audiences throughout Europe with their show It’s A Joke Life.
They say ‘don’t cry over spilt milk’.
Fun to be Around is an authentic, no-holds-barred narrative about triumphing over psychosis.
The ‘reigning queen of New York’s live storytelling scene’ (Jon Ronson) and host of the hit US storytelling show, The Moth, delivers her debut stand-up hour.
Once upon a time, there was a little dragon who was born under the sea, and she grew up amongst the kind-hearted whales.
Jewish comedian’s truthful stand-up, funny stories and good jokes.
See this award-nominated (best comedy Buxton Fringe 2017) Australian (now lives in Bedfordshire…gutted) who played to full houses throughout Fringe 2017.
Fifty-eight minutes of jokes from one of the UK comedy scene’s most vaginary binaries.
At the centre of its big, warm heart, The Sea Is Big Enough to Take It is a story about a non-activist boy and his activist mother, and by extension a story about all of us and our…
Adam Patel, one of the UK’s top street magicians, takes to the stage for the first time to showcase his skills of sleight of hand, perceptual manipulation and mind-hacking while …
Our global world is unhinged (maybe that’s why people want to go to Mars)! Connor McDonough-Flynn will bring you on a tour of our weirdly wonderful world in his show Unhinged.
A fun stand-up show where comedian Sarah Iles invites you to her life of trying to date after 12 years out of the game (she was married, not in prison – insert a hack witty comme…
Intimate solo cabaret featuring Deborah Brennan as storyteller and songstress.
Soar with Sam on his thrilling migration North! Journey through wondrous landscapes, meet the creatures that inhabit them, and see the impact of pollution and climate change.
In the hotly tipped debut hour from Scottish comedian and podcaster Struan Logan, he regales his tales of 18 months living out of a backpack through Australia, New Zealand and Sout…
Following a series of failures at music festivals, a Bulgarian musician faces a midlife crisis.
Come and join us for a wunderbar time at Cosmic Comedy Berlin.
Jokes from a Shithole is an hour of stand-up containing social commentary, personal stories, and satire from the perspective of two Haitian immigrants.
Juliet Myers and Homer, the rescue podenco, deliver their second Fringe comedy run in which we are regaled with tales of life with an anxious dog.
Waves is the tale of Elizabeth Moncello and how, growing up on Gabo Island (Australia) in the 1930s, by emulating fish, penguins and dolphins to learn how to swim, she came to be t…
20 years of Fringe shows, 20 years of touring and so many stories.
A funny, naughty romp through the world of BDSM.
In 2010, the island of Herm (the Channel Islands’ smallest island) declared a state of emergency.
Steve’s dad has Alzheimers.
A motley crew of storytelling musicians bring Oscar Wilde’s classic fairy tales to life in Tall Stories’ magical new show, direct from London’s West End.
There’s always someone worse off than you, isn’t there? Someone that you regularly thank your lucky stars that you’re not like.
Despite the world being on the brink of collapse, its fair to say James is the happiest he’s ever been.
Winner: Best Cabaret, Melbourne Fringe 2017.
Following sell-out shows on the Brighton and Edinburgh Fringes for Never Mind the Cossacks – ‘brilliantly conceived’ (FringeGuru.
This Welsh comedian was the first major victim of Identity Theft in the UK.
After a sell-out world tour and best-selling book Gobsmacked, former dentist turned comedy giant Michael Hackett is back.
Jake Donaldson returns to the Fringe with his debut hour-long solo show! Jake mixes stand-up and storytelling in his new show which explores what it’s really like to try to follo…
See Phil nails all today’s major issues in play in his fast not furious, voiced-based show.
As seen on Live at the Apollo, The Mash Report, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Roast Battle, QI and Have I Got News For You?, comedian Desiree Burch presents her nearly eponymous third stand-up…
Comedians Bronston Jones (USA) and Martin Mor (IRE) are joined each day by a different guest.
Strap in for the sex-ed show of the century as we debunk the desire industry.
Thanksgiving with your family in the most eye-popping of places.
Following more sell-out shows at festivals and theatres worldwide, this hit show returns with a changing line-up of various comedians with hilarious material based on sex and relat…
Bra as metaphwoar! Life can make us all outsiders through its conspiracy of myths and fairy tales.
‘…Conway is chaotic and electric’ **** (Skinny).
Sixth year of the UK’s most successful ever Jewish comedy.
Later this year Phil embarks on a national tour of his hit show Your Wrong.
Currently residing in New York City, the Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer returns to the Fringe to build material.
After seven years of sell-out shows, The Thinking Drinkers return with a brand-new, hilarious, intoxicating bar-hop through history.
Fringe favourites and Olivier Award-winning improvisers, The Showstoppers, take your kids’ ideas and transform them on the spot into interactive musical adventures.
Catherine Bohart is the bisexual, OCD daughter of an Irish Catholic Deacon and she’s got a hell of a lot to say about it.
Gabby Killick is one of a new wave of female comedians taking Europe by storm! Gabby has recently headlined shows in Austria, Germany and Spain as well as being listed in the Funny…
Be led by a gruesome character from Edinburgh’s dark past around historic closes and wynds, then take a visit down into our underground vaults.
In 1988 a teenager lost control of his car.
After sell-out shows in 2016 and 2017 Gareth Mutch returns with a bucket list to help fix his tragic life.
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…
To say that Paul Mayhew-Archer is not afraid to poke fun at himself would be the understatement of the last decade.
After the sold-out success of Everglow and Everlong, English Comedian of the Year winner, Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and voice of ITV’s Survival of the Fittest is back with a l…
Sony Award-winning broadcaster Jeremy Nicholas brings his hilarious debut hour.
A flipbook might look like an ordinary but unusually shaped book, but appearances can be deceptive.
James Rowland may not strike you as a sperm donor if you met him in the street, but this is a man prepared to go to the ends of the earth to help his best friend and her wife find …
Friendly Cornish giant Matt Price was going out with a woman.
Ever since he was a kid, Nick has loved Michael Barrymore.
Experience the world’s most haunted city on a ghost tour of Edinburgh and be spooked by one of the city’s most infamous sons as they lead you around the dark side of the Old To…
Chris Forbes, star of BBC hit comedy Scot Squad, returns to the Fringe to tell you the extraordinary tale of how he met a man who claimed to be the son of God.
Life is a heavy blanket of sadness and if you want joy, you’ve got to poke some holes.
Ask most people to remember the early 70s and they won’t.
Join Paddington Bear on his adventures as he leaves home, meets his new family and enjoys his first concert – not without causing his fair share of mayhem, of course! The charmin…
Katie & Pip celebrates the relationship between Katie, a 15-year-old Type 1 Diabetic girl and Pip, her five-year-old border collie, trained by Katie to save her life on a daily bas…
Rik Carranza is a Star Trek fan.
Nominated Best Performance, Melbourne Fringe.
‘My neighbours leave their flat one morning but don’t return.
A truly astonishing and hilarious confessional story where the worlds of haute cuisine and high finance collide, bringing about a lucid moment in the life of someone who was lost a…
More stories-in-song from this multi award-winning Jewish songwriter and Fringe favourite.
With a colourful history of never knowing when to shut up, Jay has managed to get herself into – and occasionally out of – more than a few tricky situations.
The Cambridge impronauts return to the fringe festival with a new show that lovingly tributes Lemony Snicket's famous A Series of Unfortunate Events in a wonderfully absurd if …
One man.
For the first time Little Fish Tours is running our Festival Friendly Tour.
Every child goes inside their own bubble! Milkshake’s bubble flower cannot survive a cold winter without bubbles so she must get help from Dr Bubble – and quick! Smoke bubbles,…
"People are amazing, aren’t they?" So asks a lone voice in the darkness.
Luca’s hypochondria and survival instincts have helped him live a fairly safe and sin-free life so far, but his imaginary diseases and unfulfilled dreams of being the poster child …
Last year, John Hastings was hit by a car and broke his arm.
After performing to sold-out crowds at the New Zealand Comedy Festival, Alice Snedden is bringing her debut show, Self-Titled, to Edinburgh.
Best Dance: Adelaide and Perth Fringe 2017.
No sound, no atmosphere, nobody for miles around.
Humans are storytellers.
Help us find out which ghosts haunt our famous underground.
Ben Pope is an award-winning comedian and cosmopolitan mammal.
A raincoated man bursts into one of two bunkers in the lower section of the Pleasance Courtyard.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
Small mistakes, big mistakes, life-changing mistakes.
If you were anywhere near the Pleasance Courtyard this year, you’ll of heard of Lab Rats Theatre’s In Loyal Company as it shook the Fringe with its sell out run and critical ac…
In 2015 I sit at my desk waiting for an email to tell me what the final changes are that I need to make to the film script I’ve been working on for 10 years.
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.
Join Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy for lashings of ginger beer and some of the most memorable moments of Enid Blyton’s beloved stories.
Storyteller and stand-up comedian John Pendal explores his family tree and discovers mutinies in the 1800s, arson in the 1900s and autism in the 2000s.
Join award-winning comedian Benet Brandreth for a comic tale of love, loss, redemption and ramekins.
This tour takes you to Edinburgh Old Town’s two most bone-chilling locations.
As an aficionado of all things Olde Edinburgh, there are a few basics I've come to expect from an underground tour.
A bone-chilling tour as our costumed guide takes you around some of the Old Town’s cobbled streets dispensing the history of the dark characters that used to roam them and why thei…
A ghost tour like no other! With 3D immersive sound (a virtual reality for the ears) our headphones will teleport you into a mixed reality, where companions from the past, revealin…
Africa is bursting with weird and wonderful stories and facts. Fun for all the family.
Come help jolly Mr Fizzywigg create a new story before his beloved factory is shut forever! Using all the tools of the trade, including the giant wheel of silly voices and the mass…
GENARATTIVE is a multicultural, multidisciplinary and multinational design think-tank.
Nominated twice for the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show and total Fringe sell-out 2015 and 2016, Sarah Kendall returns with her brand-new show One-Seventeen.
Hilarious and horrifying true story of a simple poet’s bus journey with a body-mutilating beheading bandito.
As seen on Frankie Boyle’s American Autopsy and 8 Out of 10 Cats.
A rare chance to enjoy an afternoon with Sue Perkins packed full of sparkling wit, great stories, a user’s guide to Mary Berry plus the opportunity to put your burning questions to…
Jim Everett, AKA Jimmy Francis, is relatively new to comedy.
Kieran Hurley works towards an overwhelming state of urgency with the audience in his solo show Heads Up.
Physical, visual and comedic styles of performance combine together in this family-friendly retelling of the classic Greek myth.
In October 2016, writer and broadcaster Stuart Maconie walked 300 miles from Jarrow to London, retracing the famous Jarrow Crusade 80 years on, through a divided, complex country t…
Two grown women wonder whether basking sharks eat people, whether not eating enough leafy greens during your pregnancy will cause your child to have no fashion sense and if combing…
Katherine O’Neil really knows gin.
The legendary retired football manager turned alcoholic pundit from hell is back with a show to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Wembley 1967.
Patrol Leader Lesley Stone absolutely loved being a Girl Guide.
Award-winning poet and playwright Inua Ellams, born to a Muslim father and a Christian mother in what is now considered to be Boko Haram territory, left Nigeria for England in 1996…
Degrees Of Error, best known for Murder, She Didn’t Write, present to you their latest creation.
Scotland’s dark and mysterious past is hidden deep in its songs and legends.
When we feel powerless, we create monsters – and then? It’s the Passover, a young girl has gone missing and the Jews know they will be blamed.
Winner of Asia and India’s Best Stand-up Comedian Awards, Papa CJ has performed over 2000 shows in over 20 countries.
Story Poker is a game where five comedians tell their true stories, to win a round of Story Poker.
When Camille transfers to London, she finds herself blissfully following a well-travelled road.
A fun, yet breathtaking and moving display of thirteen stories chosen from the Bible and reproduced by hand in wool.
Grab your hottest tickets to be entertained by tomorrow’s comedy stars, showcasing their Fringe shows in this prestigious final.
Ever had to walk into that room where your boss, with fake concern in his eyes, tells you that he’s having to let you go? Ever wish you had the balls to say ‘f**k you’? Well, I did…
Charlotte has a pen pal, but he sends her his letters from death row.
As seen on Frankie Boyle’s American Autopsy and 8 Out of 10 Cats.
It was the race they said Clinton couldn’t lose.
Where do I belong? What defines me? Where is home? Poetic, poignant solo show by Annie George – Inspiring Scotland Saltire Bursary winner 2016 – contrasting struggles faced by …
Hands-on Messiah, written and performed by F.
A magic adventure in the city of streetlights with elements of sightseeing, theatre performance and quest.
Marlon’s a Jew.
The ‘biggest spoken word night in London for women’ (Evening Standard) makes its Edinburgh Fringe debut.
As seen on Frankie Boyle’s American Autopsy and 8 Out of 10 Cats.
It’s Rhiannon Vivian’s Office Meltdown! Meet a host of characters, from the photocopier to the melancholy MD, on the day they find out if the company’s going bust.
Master songsmith Dean Friedman delivers a fun, informative, practical take on the art and craft of songwriting.
Tayberry Tales is a multi-sensory storytelling programme – the main focus is to support individuals with a learning disability, to develop and learn new skills through an accred…
Oww! I feel good! The sensational story of soul – from the pounding R’n’B of the 1940s to the smouldering sounds of Stax.
We’ve all had the question.
‘Once upon a time there lived a queen whose heart was sore because she had no children…’ Performed by an exquisitely talented company, this enchanting adaptation fuses tradit…
Improvised comedy is always a high stakes game.
Mimi’s Suitcase explores identity and the consequences of displacement as it follows Iranian teen Mimi’s involuntary return to her war-torn homeland after a happy childhood in Ba…
Traditional Japanese Rakugo comedic sit-down storytelling from a cat’s perspective.
Step back in time and experience the rise and fall of disco.
Many scholars and philistines alike think they have a good understanding of Virginia Woolf – a suicidal bisexual who used too many semicolons.
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…
Before the sands of time – in lands undefined – did dwell two friends, two states of mind: the Dancer and the Poet.
IN BETWEEN: languages, careers, sexual preferences… Stand-up comedy in English, by a French girl and her accent.
The best stand-ups and storytellers on the Fringe come together as The Rat Pack celebrates five sell-out years with a different line-up every day, plus occasional live music and ca…
Capturing the imagination of the young through the nostalgia of the Edwardian era, Five Children and It tells the simple story of five siblings who meet a magical sand fairy, the P…
Leslie is a very tall London-based Canadian with rainbow hair (it’s natural).
IN BETWEEN: languages, careers, sexual preferences… Stand-up comedy in English, by a French girl and her accent.
Acclaimed storyteller Max Scratchmann celebrates seventy years of Indian independence from British rule and brings the lost world of the infamous Hooghly River Scottish colonies vi…
Marlon’s a Jew.
The story is told eye to eye, mind to mind and heart to heart.
Freemen’s Theatre Company returns to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2017, after their previous run in 2015 with What a Grimm Tale, to perform the medieval mystery and morality pla…
‘A comedian like no other.
The superfluous orations of Joe Sellman-Leava see his one-man act deliver strong discourse aimed at unboxing the confines that social tags put upon our species.
Meticulously crafted and uplifting, ‘stellar stand-up’ (Age).
Dean Friedman is currently playing his fourth year running in the Apex Hotel in Grassmarket, although he has been performing at the Edinburgh Fringe for years before that.
With four sell-out shows behind her, Ann Treherne, Chair of The Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Centre talks about Edinburgh’s famous son and man of literature who became the world spokesma…
Through live storytelling, peep-boxes and projection, the audience are drawn into a story circle where ancient tales of boggarts and mermaids hold hands with contemporary accounts …
Experience the dark, hidden world of the best-selling Detective Rebus books.
A one-woman dramatic monologue performed with great storytelling skills, Green Knight is an enthralling show.
Dance and storytelling which powerfully connects, fusing text, movement and music.
A humorous journey through life encountering random characters.
Award-winning vocalist Ali – ‘stunningly expressive’ (San Diego Union-Tribune) – celebrates the powerful songs of the bold women who laid the ground for today’s music.
Los Angeles based stand-up comedian Kirk Smith has performed in over a 1000 venues on five continents.
“Scotland’s ‘queen of Vintage Blues and Jazz’ (OCWeekly.
Enter the unsettling mind of Edgar Allan Poe.
The finest Geordie, Scottish and Australian comedians come together for a fantastic hour of stand-up comedy.
Luke Stephen feels as though life is passing him by.
Dare you visit the world’s most haunted and paranormally active location? Once used by Hellfire Clubs, witches, body snatchers, prostitutes, criminals, plague victims and frequente…
Greeting you with a handshake as you enter, Schôn Dale-Jones and his piece, The Duke, warmly invite you to participate in a really special experience.
TV has a special place in our hearts, for comforting us on a very personal level, and for giving us the communal experience of watching and talking about it.
Kriss Foster is a man from Lancaster who sees the marvellous in the mundane.
It’s every child’s (and adult’s!) dream job isn’t it? Join this professional LEGO artist as he explains how he turned a hobby into a full-time career, building models out of LEGO b…
Hilarious and horrifying true story of a simple poet’s bus journey with a body-mutilating beheading bandito.
Ever made a huge mistake? Audrey did! Having realised her childhood ambition to be a doctor, Audrey makes a fatal error… quite literally.
What a proper mad one.
Affable young funnyman Rory O’Keeffe returns with a show about losing his faith and his bag (but mainly his bag).
The soul of Richard Nixon attempts to justify his actions while the audience act as the jury.
The funny side of Australia.
A stranger asks a small favour.
They say all the best stories contain pirates or dragons.
Marlon’s a Jew.
Back by popular demand following last year’s rousing success.
Shetland comedian Marjolein, as seen on BBC The Social, explores relations from all types, including familial, political and sexual (rude).
NY comedian/VICE contributor, Harmon Leon has made a career out of infiltrating extremist groups in Trump America.
Award-winning Wild Productions present Mary and Me written and performed by Irene Kelleher, directed by Belinda Wild.
The funny side of Australia.
An hour of upbeat stand-up from two thoughtful souls.
Dan is English, Mick is Australian, and their comedy stats are impressive.
Marlon’s a Jew.
Dark as the devil’s heart, our haunted underground network of vaults from the 1700s will stimulate and excite your senses as the sinister history of these former slum dwellings, on…
Our costumed guide will take you into our paranormally active and haunted underground vaults dating back to the 1700s.
The James Taylor Story is one of a series of shows at the Fringe under the Night Owl Shows, the company created by Dan Clews.
On our tour we will reveal some of the secrets hidden within a city rich in culture and ancient history and blessed with beauty.
The Symposium Hall is an ideal venue for an acoustic music show with great views from the whole of the theatre.
The Carole King Story premiers at the Fringe to take you on an incredible journey through the career of the six-time Grammy Award winner and 20-time platinum hit-maker.
Britain Does Variety 2016 finalist Johnny Kingshott brings his stand-up comedy show to Edinburgh.
Led by superb vocalist Nicole Smit, Queens of the Blues presents a musical celebration of the women who have shaped blues and popular music as we know it, and have gone largely unr…
The Breakup Monologues is billed as a comedy chat show hosted by BBC Radio 4 regular Rosie Wilby, discussing all things breakup with ‘other top comedy, theatre and spoken word ac…
What would you like to happen to your Facebook and Twitter accounts when you die? In this stand-up show about the digital afterlife, Irish comedian Colin Chadwick (BBC Radio, RTE2,…
Game old trout, ancient heckler and exuberant enthusiast for all things Scottish, Miss Myrtle Throgmorton OBE (pending) is mad-rabbiting on about the delights of a long life – gi…
Award-winning show.
From four time Canadian Comedy Award nominee and creator of Fringe Hit ONEymoon (***** Victoria Times Colonist ).
Have you ever wondered how the rich and shameless work out? Katie Kopajtic invites us through the closed golden doors of a luxury New York gym club in Confessions of a Personal Tra…
This hour-long dramatic and comedic monologue is a persistent exploration of why the existence of the gadulka – a traditional Bulgarian folk instrument – is the worst thing tha…
Following last year’s successful run of ‘Made in Cumbria’, Jane’s back to Cumbria in The House where you’re invited to meet some new characters and get involved in some sinister …
A guided walking tour visiting the sites and haunts of Edinburgh’s literary legends: Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, JM Barrie, Al…
Tilda’s Magic Attic is a place for adventure.
Fifty years ago, Mrs Robinson seduced The Graduate and became a legend in her own leopard print! Now we hear her untold story.
Mimi’s Suitcase explores identity and the consequences of displacement as it follows Iranian teen Mimi’s involuntary return to her war-torn homeland after a happy childhood in Ba…
Immigrant Diaries, devised and hosted by comedian Sajeela Kershi, is a ‘true storytelling show,’ with an emphasis on the stories.
After a successful 2016 Edinburgh run and transfer to Soho Theatre, Georgie is back telling a unique account of what it is to face inevitable blindness with her very own brand of h…
This accomplished piece of theatre from Bristol Old Vic’s Theatre School is beautifully acted, wonderfully imaginative and excellently produced.
Gav is a bear – not the grizzly type or the type you’d buy in a toyshop, but the overweight, hairy gay type.
Comedian Danny Lobell (This American Life, WTF, Modern Day Philosophers) has always been broke.
Bill Beteet, a Laugh Factory comedian from Chicago, will lead you through an existential comedic journey that will have you laugh about life, love, and your inevitable death.
Ian was as attractive to women as a drunk rhino so Channel 4 television handed him over to seduction “gurus” who taught him techniques to find love.
Meet Georges the Spider – actor, philosopher, spider – and allow him to accompany you on a journey through the history of cinema told from his unique perspective as an egocentr…
Tucked away in one of Greenside’s smaller studios, Baby Mama is a shining diamond of a show: beautiful storytelling and intimate staging come together to create a heartbreakingly…
With one of the longest titles you’ll come across it feels as though this show will have a lot to unpack.
A ghostwriter and his best friend work tirelessly to create the greatest book ever written.
The story goes that in November 1786 the Scottish poet Robert Burns borrowed a pony and left his native Ayrshire for Edinburgh.
With Hollywood’s recent adaptation of his works, the name JRR Tolkien has come to be associated with huge spectacle and epic scope.
‘Naked is a little gem of a show’ (ThePlusOnes.
A good storytelling piece is lovely.
Bone Woman is a quiet, strange and beautiful production.
With humble beginnings as an idle farm lad, the eponymous hero of Henrik Ibsen’s Peer Gynt is chastised by his mother for wasting his time on earth dreaming of greatness - to whi…
‘The more I try to remember her, the more I’ve forgotten her.
Pick up and open a tale of our time, magical fables told through story and rhyme.
Will little Sun defeat Grimblewitch and show her father how to forgive? A Hurly Burly, tale of our time, Grimblewitch fuses storytelling, music and movement to explore the impact o…
‘Naked is a little gem of a show’ (ThePlusOnes.
Karoshi (Japanese for death by overwork).
Six years ago award-winning administrator Andy Barr was marooned on a tropical island.
There is nothing more personal that the truth, and to present the truth of stage is an invariably brave act.
Fries, frites or chips?! This exquisite yet quirky mix of jazz, chanson, pop and rare trivia will remind you why you, too, secretly love the French.
20 years ago, Simon Morley had an idea.
A brutally funny storytelling show from Canadian comedian Katharine Ferns (MTV, ichannel) about learning to laugh at the visible and invisible scars of surviving domestic violence,…
If the illustrious names that have performed as part of The Rat Pack Presents is a guide, then it is worth heading along to the Cabaret Voltaire during this year’s festival.
Djuki Mala, formerly known as the Chooky Dancers, rose to fame ten years ago with a viral YouTube video of Aboriginal dancers performing Zorba the Greek in homage to a Greek woman …
Conran’s conversational stand-up tells the story of her biological clock.
She’s not a ghost.
It might seem all-too-witty for a SCRABBLE World Champion, when asked by the media for “a few words” on his victory, to admit ‘I don’t really know any’.
Fear not, this is a show for more than just the conspiracy theorists out there.
There has never been a more perfect match for the phrase ‘larger than life’ than Will Seaward.
Nick Cody returns for his third year at the Fringe after successes with Beard Game Strong and Come Get Some.
Award-winning Irish comedian Danny O’Brien returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with his most adventurous and unique solo show to date.
A comic solo show written and performed by Katy Schutte (Happily Never After/Knightmare Live/Who Ya Gonna Call?).
Isobel Marmion’s one woman nervous breakdown, entitled This Is My Funeral and I’ll Throw Glitter if I Want To, was a disturbing and joyless foray into a mind no one present wanted …
Irishman Mark McConnell has pushed his luck in many countries.
Does wanting to care, even if you don’t really, make you a good person? Adam Rowe thinks so, but then again he would; he’s unbearable.
Award-winning American comedian and ‘breakout star’ (TheAtlantic.
Jack Rooke won a scholarship to attend Westminster University to study Journalism.
BBC Radio 4 regular Wilby poignantly interweaves comedy, memoir, love letters, breakup emails and Richard Hawley music to investigate the aftermath of separation in a post-Gwyneth …
Ever wanted to know how to break into the world of erotic fiction? Self-published erotic authoress, Pamela DeMenthe, is throbbing her way to Edinburgh to present her hotly anticipa…
Enlightenment is an unusual concept.
Brett grew up in the suburbs and went to one of the worst schools in Western Australia.
In 2009, Steve spent his summer working at a kids camp in America.
My Dad is known by West Country Police as Anthony Price, AKA the Weed Fairy.
‘Tipped for great things’ (GQ), Glenn Moore, from critically-acclaimed sketch comedy duo Thunderbards, returns to Edinburgh with a second ‘relentlessly silly and gag-laden show’ (L…
There are comedians that are laugh out loud funny, every couple of minutes a big laugh; but the stuff in between is dead air and tumbleweed.
This piece of historical new writing takes its audience through four periods in Zimbabwe’s turbulent past, stretching a staggering 120 years, from 1895 to 2015.
When people told themselves their past with stories, explained their present with stories, foretold their future with stories, the best place by the fire was kept for the Storytell…
Casting a blinding light on the atrocities of human nature, Tshepang: The Third Testament is a harrowing portrayal of the true story of Baby Tshepang – a nine-month-old South Afr…
Bruce’s comic observations probe deep into medieval Scotland.
Why give, only to get kicked in the teeth? Is that saft (soft) or daft? This is the story about the limits of one woman’s kindness.
Two world travelled comedians, Dylan Gott (Canada) and Radu Isac (Romania), perform an hour of sort of clean comedy.
Gentle comedy.
Nonsense Room Productions are no strangers to the Edinburgh Festival, having first debuted Hairy Maclary all the way back in 2010.
Elsa works in a cafe and eavesdrops on the coffee mornings with the girls as she waitresses.
Hi! I’m Jonas Müller (Age 27).
Captain Zarg and Williamina Foxx are Guardians of the Universe.
Fellacio, faecal ‘docking’ and physical abuse.
Debut solo show from Funny Women finalist and Broadchurch actor Becky Brunning.
Winner: Piece of Wood (Comedian’s Choice) 2012, Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
Join 2016 Best Newcomer nominee and Hackney Empire New Act of the Year winner of the same year as he explores the fascinating world of online dating and finding love on social medi…
Amused Moose Comedy Award winner and Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Larry Dean returns to Edinburgh with a brand new hour of ‘fascinatingly funny’ (Evening Standard)…
Everyone has a crazy family.
Richard Stott was born lopsided.
The desire to please is instilled into children from an early age, but the side-effects that this can have on their development is often not felt until it’s too late.
2016 saw JoJo Smith dip her toe into the Fringe waters with a brief run of her first solo show I was Mick Jones’ Bank Clerk.
As seen on Frankie Boyle’s American Autopsy and 8 Out of 10 Cats.
Raised a devout Christian, Kevin knew sex was meant for marriage only.
Last week I got pulled over by the police for not wearing a helmet on my £20 children’s scooter.
Saurabh Kikani is many things: stand-up comedian, film producer, lawyer, political activist.
Anything Can Be a Podcast! Podcast! John Hastings improvises an hour of comedy based on suggestions from the Fringe’s top comedians, his teenage blog, and his friend Paul Stanley H…
Hey, I’m Taco.
Just twelve short months ago, Mark Row had never stepped on stage to perform stand-up comedy.
Thanks to the numerous adventures of Sherlock Holmes, we arguably don’t have the best impression of the Victorian Police Detective—especially when it comes to either their inte…
The UK-based comedian returns with new and hilarious anecdotes and jokes from his many comedy journeys around the world.
This is a debut stand-up comedy show from Sarah Iles, where she shares her brand of silly humour and stories to all audiences about the various japes she gets herself in to.
‘This great big, funny, friendly, hairy bear of an Irishman wrapped us in his irresistible mix of spontaneous humour, hilarious storytelling and total irreverence, and it was a s…
Paul Revill, Bath Comedy Festival New Act of the Year 2014, returns to the Fringe with his debut hour.
Fresh from supporting Rob Brydon on tour, TT returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with a brand-new show.
Confession time: I’ve never been a fan of The Smiths or Morrissey.
Shrink and award-winning comedian Benji Waterstones heads to Peru in search of ayahuasca, a healing hallucinogenic so strong that just one dose has been likened to 15 years of ther…
Quirky, honest, dark and irreverent humour from this critically acclaimed Australian stand-up and writer (The Last Leg) forced by love and money to live in suburban UK where he can…
One dimwit comedian’s every dumb decision presented in list form.
Despite the world being on the brink of collapse, it’s fair to say James is the happiest he’s ever been.
To mark its 10th Anniversary, the worldwide hit show puts on an extra afternoon special.
Scottish comedian Struan Logan spent three months in South East Asia, performing stand-up in Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong along with travelling through Vietnam, Taiw…
Like a piece of forgotten sellotape stuck on a wall, neurotic ditherer Richard Todd clings to nothing but his place on the earth; may his grip hold for an hour of art therapy, inne…
Ever feel like a misfit? This guy does! At over two metres tall, our XXXXL giant takes you on a spiralling adventure of odd relationships, loose cannon friends and how they all cam…
Have you ever dreamt about what it would be like to escape Debra from accounting? Bob from payroll? Candice from HR? Leave your life behind and start anew? Michelle went from sling…
Award-winning author Stuart Reid will be sharing his books, including his latest release Gorgeous George and His Stupid Stinky Stories, and the audience will be expected to bring t…
Cum to comedy, storytelling and spunk.
By the pricking of my thumb, something wicked this way comes.
‘Godmother of Scottish comedy’ (Scotsman), Janey Godley, brings another free show to the Edinburgh Fringe.
The hugely popular show at comedy festivals and theatres worldwide returns for its 10th anniversary year.
Get your afternoon off to the perfect start with Revill’s Selection.
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, …
The uptight, irritable, shy yet monstrously arrogant Kingsley has developed dangerously high blood pressure and a phobia of dancing.
One man.
Winner of 15 top South African theatre awards, Lara Foot’s story of pain, redemption and hope combines traditional African storytelling and magical realism.
To mark its 10th Anniversary, the worldwide hit show puts on an extra afternoon special.
The Townie Tavern is like any regular suburban pub, except in this place regulars include a New Age traveller, an old skool raver and a disgraced ex-Met Police chief.
One dimwit comedian’s every dumb decision presented in list form.
Following their sold out Glasgow Comedy Festival show, Donald and Stuart make their Edinburgh Fringe debut.
Prolific children’s author, conservationist, believer in fairies – Angela Brazil was a complicated and determined woman with a tendency to write her personal life into her book…
Sir Michael Caine Award-winning writer and comedian’s new one-man theatre show – a perfect love story in a swimming pool.
Having moved 5,437 miles for love, award-winning Egyptian-American comedian Maria Shehata presents her debut hour of playfully sardonic stand-up.
Join Ireland’s biggest lama Kevin McAleer for an hour of divine light entertainment, with mindfulness, bananarama yoga, fire walking with dolphins, psychic flower arranging, neurol…
After headlining at some of the top comedy clubs around the UK and abroad, Gary returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with the sets, the stories and the jokes that have earned him the re…
Not overly interested in the biggest problems of the world, Luca focuses on an easier question: who am I? With the help of science, astrology and religion, the award-winning Italia…
Jason turns up, picks up the mic and talks.
Join double Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee, Carl Donnelly on the top deck of a bus for his all new show about spiritual awakenings and letting go of your past.
Communist crooner Des Kapital (Gulag’s Got Talent, The Ex-Soviet Republic Factor) is glasnost all over to present the history of the Soviet Union using the music of Taylor Swift …
What is life like in a hostile post-Brexit Britain for a British/African woman? She is either completely ignored or too often portrayed as the victim in need of saving.
Deliciously dark re-workings, told through stand-up and live art.
Hilarious.
This idiot’s back.
A show about finding the funny in failure.
Join local comic Kevin McPadden as he discusses the trials and tribulations of being an up-and-coming comic through hilarious self-deprecating storytelling.
‘My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style’ (Maya Angelou).
Journalist, musician and stand-up Marc Burrows returns following his 2014 show The Ten Best Songs of All Time with a personal trek through his mental health history, including his …
All he had to do was drive to the gig, perform a stand-up set, use appropriate language, and pick up a cheque.
Sarcastic, satirical and hilariously self-deprecating, Woolly is a sheep with serious issues! Nominated for the Best Comedy Award of Melbourne Fringe 2016, Woolly is the tale of ho…
Following on from her hit show Coin-Operated Girl, Miranda Kane takes you on a tour of Crossbones Graveyard and tells the story of the prostitutes who worked for the Bishop of Winc…
Much as it is a pleasure to discover a hidden gem amongst the mass of shows in Edinburgh, there’s also something very reassuring about having a list of reliable prospects.
Seeing The Showstoppers’ Kids Show is like watching a new improvised episode of Horrible Histories.
Desperate for some fun, Oskar leaves the snowbound, little house on top of the mountain to find a friendly animal to play with.
Ever wished you could start life again on a new planet? Or wondered what you’re doing right now in a parallel universe? How have your choices affected who and what you have become?…
Edinburgh Best Newcomer nominee (me) and English Comedian of the Year (also me) returns with a ‘powerfully entertaining’ (Chortle.
I know what you’re thinking: Love alcohol? You’ll love this show.
Boy meets girl.
There’s certainly no shortage of solo shows about mental health at the Fringe so it takes a certain level of quality to stand out.
Replay is a tense and atmospheric play which deftly explores loss, trauma and determination.
Bare Skin On Briny Waters is part of the Hull Takeover of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and is one of five plays presenting from the 2017 UK City of Culture.
The idea is a brilliant one: reducing an epic to the size of a man.
Master songwriter and Fringe favourite returns with more of his trademark smart and funny story songs (plus new gems).
Love films? So, does Sooz Kempner (Musical Comedy Awards Best Newcomer, Funny Women Variety Award winner) in a brand-new stand-up show about how great movies can change your entire…
Australian comic Lauren Bok has a joke toward the beginning of her show about Australia being a country stuck a few years in the past; what she doesn’t achieve in her hour-long s…
I first met Robin Hood in the Autumn of 1975, as a seven-year-old boy, and we have been good mates ever since.
I’ve just accidentally bought a house in the heart of Brexit country.
Briony Redman’s solo show revolves around a screenwriter who wants to test out her movie-in-the-making on a fresh audience.
In 1986, the Kendall family stood in their back-garden, staring at the Australian sky and hoping to catch a glimpse of Halley’s comet.
Following sold-out seasons and rave reviews, Australia’s Alice Fraser is back with a fresh hour of unpredictably meaningful, occasionally silly, narratively unorthodox art-comedy…
Evelyn Mok is the kind of uncensored, unapologetic and uncouth human I can get on board with.
The latest production from Lion House Theatre is a visually pleasing experience, executed with dexterity and grace by a cast of three.
Life has three guarantees: you’re born, you die and if your name is Rio, you dance on the sand.
A curious boy, full of wonder, dreams of great warriors of the past and wants to be one of them.
How do you review a show which involves you spectating other people playing Dungeons and Dragons? Whilst tempting to let a dice roll determine its outcome, I feel the Game Master (…
“I’m aware there isn’t much art made about love, so I thought I’d nip in and nail the definitive article before anyone else could.
Inside the mind of a pianist, looking out.
A Gym Thing is narrated by Will, a person obsessed with his body, for whom staying in shape becomes a kind of unpaid profession.
A finely-woven, patterned rug hangs from the ceiling, its design typical of the region.
Weed lube, throuple therapy and one life-altering text message.
Sofie Hagen won an award ages ago and she’s still banging on about it.
Picture a Venn diagram where behavioural science, character comedy and storytelling are intersecting the hell out of each other.
The Cricket is an original story inspired by Pusongling’s famous work, Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio.
Georgie’s got 99 problems but disability is basically the main one.
Do you like coffee? Award-winning comedian Tom Goodliffe likes it so much he accepted a challenge: visit all the cafes on the London Specialty Coffee Map.
It’s four years since Rob Lloyd first brought this autobiographical, Doctor Who-related show to Edinburgh.
A show about the world’s most famous drummer.
A one-woman show, Victim follows the power struggle between a prison guard and criminal as they come face-to-face with a notorious inmate.
‘Who thinks they are perfect?’ Is the question Danyah Miller poses to the audience at the onset of the performance.
As an appetiser, we take you around some of the Old Town’s cobbled streets, giving you some very dark historical facts about some of the infamous characters that used to roam Edinb…
A bone-chilling tour as our costumed guide takes you around some of the Old Town’s cobbled streets dispensing the history of the dark characters that used to roam them and why thei…
Hear tales of how the poor and unfortunate lived in terrible slum conditions, where disease and death were commonplace.
This tour takes you to Edinburgh Old Town’s two most bone-chilling locations.
Be led by a gruesome character from Edinburgh’s dark past around some old streets and wynds, then take a visit down into our Underground Vaults.
Help us find out which ghosts haunt our famous underground vaults.
On this guided walking tour of Edinburgh, an expert guide will show you all the city has to offer.
The hugely popular show at comedy festivals and theatres worldwide returns for its 10th anniversary year.
Award-winning writer and comedian Nathan Cassidy’s new one-man theatre show for 2017.
His conniving manager, Mr.
An original, heartwarming play for young children and their families – full of good humour, adventure, music and song.
‘Eve’s Dawning’ combines storytelling, live music and animation to tell the dystopian fairy tale of Eve, the last girl in the world, as she navigates a post-apocalyptic waste…
Triple award-winning sketch villains and stars of BBC Radio 4’s ‘Sketchorama’ return to Brighton with a ghoulish new nightmare blend of sketch comedy, live music and pure evi…
A woman single-mindedly pursues her physical image at the expense of her inner self.
‘Elliot and the Enormous Sneeze’ follows the story of the old man who never (hardly ever) sneezed.
Stephanie talks about mental health problems and boys for an hour, but it’s totally funny, she promises, and won’t be as awkward as you think it will.
Nik Coppin returns with some new hilarious anecdotes and jokes from his many shows and journeys around the world.
Polite, comedy-maverick Jim Holland in a funny show about shoes, shyness, and love, where Fred Astaire meets Metallica.
“I am a cog in the wheel of free movement.
We Can Be, LadyG cuts Gaga down to size, with migrant resilience and ‘Yes We Can Be Happy, Initiate’ and so a company taking inspiration from Jean Findlay and TSEliot which produce…
Uncomfortable moments full of truth, full of laughs.
Pets come in many forms.
This is an exciting journey through some great tales.
Escape the mundane and the everyday and see the world through the eyes of a magician.
With a coffin full of sympathy snacks, Jack Rooke and his 85-year-old Nan, Sicely, invite you to the happiest town in Britain, where Dad’s dead and the only thing to eat is lasag…
Described as “unconventional, quirky, and voyeuristic”, Peppered Wit’s production of Blink by Phil Porter fulfills each of those descriptions.
A wonderfully inventive join-in musical workshop for children.
Some people might think that setting the Battle of Stalingrad to Britney Spears’ Baby One More Time is somewhat trivialising the matter.
How do fathers and sons communicate? Sports? Cars? The Jeremy Kyle show? For Aidan and his dad, it was films.
Work-in-progress. Former RE teacher; teaching RE; philosophy of religion; God-shaped hole; being a humanist… that sort of thing.
Last year, Elena Gabrielle had enough of living in rural Australia and decided to move to Berlin on a whim (without speaking a word of German).
A chair, a poetry book, a man, and a bottle of water to wet his whistle – other than these there is no set and the stage is bare.
From behind the comic shop counter, Rob Deb will regale all you fanboys and girls about all that is Marvel from his stall.
A joyous and empowering hour of cabaret, burlesque, and labels that just don’t stick.
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.
Did you know the Brothers Grimm collected together over 200 different stories? Why do we only ever hear about Cinders and Snow White? Were the others too scary? Too gruesome? Or a …
Award-winning children’s theatre company brings you a collection of short stories that will entertain and delight young audiences.
The Foster’s Edinburgh Best Newcomer Award-nominated ‘Story Beast’ (“a bearded force of nature” (Guardian)) and critically-acclaimed “charming storyteller” (Chortle), Ric…
‘Pelican’ is a whirlwind hour of narrative comedy that’s “wildly funny” (BroadwayBaby) and “thrives off ingenuity and playfulness” (EdFringeReview).
Constance Lloyd is rarely remembered in literary history.
Solo musical cabaret exploring genderqueer identity with songs and drag.
With guitars, bodhrans and mandolin in hand, The Sorries sing, play and banter their way through a selection of traditional songs from Scotland and beyond.
This cosy story follows the adventures of Ingo, a dog on a mission to make his owners proud.
‘Daddy Day’ is a perfectly pitched, meticulously performed work that stretches the limits of theatre and leaves one reeling.
John Osborne is a fabulous storyteller.
Do you remember Dave Benson Phillips? If you were a child in Britain from the 80s to the early 00s, there’s a fair chance you watched him on TV.
Brighton’s Storyland Press is a place where the story comes first, regardless of genre or where it sits on the commercial/literary spectrum.
Master of shamelessly silly yet socially conscious clowning, Helen Duff returns with a bold, subversive and very funny new stand-up show about life as a fully exposed idiot.
At the tender age of three, Sasha Ellen accidentally killed a kitten.
Florence and Watson are honey badgers of a very rare sort.
Known for his highly imaginative and hilarious writing, and as a natural born performer, Addy brings a new show of his unique style of comedy to Brighton Fringe.
A year ago he inherited his father’s crumbling fast food shop.
Not just a magician but a ‘poet of the impossible’, Scots-Italian conjurer and writer, Lorenzo ‘Renz’ Novani, weaves verbal wizardry and magic into 50 thought provoking and wonder-…
One woman.
Harun Musho’d’s stand-up comedy explores his own identity, weaving politics and history into the story of his family and their antics.
A bitter-sweet tale of political awakening.
After a (tiny) mental breakdown, Isobel has decided to take her upcoming untimely death into her own hands and throw her own funeral, skeptics be damned! An intimate look at mental…
To tell stories in unexpected ways; that is the promise that Wildkind Theatre makes in their tagline.
A high-energy comedy reworking of classic game books such as ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ and ‘Find Your Fate’.
Anthony Ayton, mid-forties, middle-class ex-criminal lawyer, raised in the East End of London before attending a public boarding school, a comprehensive, and finally a grammar scho…
An afternoon of creative writing, poetry and stories.
Revered in India for centuries, known as the Lord of beginnings, the remover of obstacles and the one who is worshipped first.
Brighton comics creators and graphic novelists Joe Decie, Hannah Eaton and Daniel Locke are spending a week producing hundreds of original drawings, prints and comics that explore …
Sarcastic, satirical and hilariously self-deprecating, Woolly is a sheep with serious issues! But he wasn’t always so.
The Super Sheep are back in a new adventure! Shadwell must help three friends (a brave fairy, a reluctant sheep and a bonkers pig) save a Sleeping Beauty.
Some people are life’s heroes; leading men and women full of swash, buckle and derring-do.
John Hastings is a fence-sitting former drag queen.
The Moon has got a story to tell about a tippetty-top tap dancer who he has been watching at night.
Bold, witty, and surreal, burlesque maverick Jeu Jeu la Foille fuses original beat poetry with the tormented lullabies of Tom Waits, punctuated with scientific accounts of perhaps …
Critically-acclaimed comedy actress and character comedian Alice Marshall returns to Brighton Fringe with ‘Blood’, the follow-up to her smash-hit 2016 debut show ‘Vicious.
A new work-in-progress show from this multi award-winning comedian.
A newly-devised piece exploring issues of mental health.
The original Educating Rita met Buddha of Suburbia and pretended to be an ordinary working class housewife whilst she went on strange spiritual quests, educated herself, and got an…
What better recipe for bleary-eyed parents early on a Sunday morning, than a timeless tale of a happy couple saving their food from pesky seagulls?Young children were especially en…
Voted ‘One To Watch’ at Dave’s Leicester Comedy Festival 2016 and nominated for Amused Moose Best Show 2016 at the Edinburgh Fringe, James is back with another hour of hilarious st…
‘Living On The Edge - LIVE’ is the new one-woman stand-up comedy show from Maisie Adam, “one of the UK’s most exciting up-and-coming young comedians” (Ditto Theatre).
I wasn’t sure what I was expecting to see when I arrived at the Rialto Theatre.
Does the perfect man exist, and at age 83, does Lynn Ruth Miller need to find him? Her 70 minute show, autobiographical, takes us on a journey from 1943-2017 (11 years old - 83yea…
“Ilyas has a slickness more reminiscent of US comics, and the gags to back it up, though his most prized asset could yet be his bold, subversive streak” (The Guardian).
Mark Cram has had enough.
In this tapestry of storytelling, poetry and monologues from the afterlife, Arachne the weaver spins tales of darkness, death and feminine mystique.
The award-winning team that brought you ‘A Puppet Named Desire’ and ‘Puppetgeist’ return with mayhem, masks, and sock monsters.
Fusing stand-up, cabaret and live documentary, we go on a journey through that most deceptively fascinating of subjects - debt! With comedy vignettes (laughs), appearances from …
Are you, have you been or do you know a pessimist? Are you, have you been, or do you want to be happy? This is the stand-up comedy show for you! Matt Duwell is happy and he is ill-…
Aisha’s front room doubles as a depression-era cinema, her bedroom a Parisian salon and her study a library from the psychedelic Sixties.
One Summer evening in 1952, a 21-year-old Margaret Williams enters a dance hall.
What happens when a 25-year-old Norwegian girl travels alone through Europe together with refugees? Karen Houge, a Norwegian documentarist and Gaulier-trained actor, went to Les…
Winner, Rising Star: The Media Eye, 2016.
Robyn Perkins **** (ThreeWeeks), Sarah Iles, (Comedy Network Award winner) and Ria Lina ***** (Mumble Comedy).
In this unsafe space, with Brexit looming and Trump trumpeting, Daphna Baram attempts to clear us all a path.
Jane Postlethwaite (Funny Women and Squawker Award finalist 2015) brings her multi-character, one-woman show, ‘The House’, to Brighton.
Lucy Green dreamt her life would turn out like the spangly title sequence of a ‘Girl About Town’ sitcom.
Get ready to laugh at the regular comedic odd couple.
The candles are lit.
“It wasn’t a particularly spectacular night, as she sat stargazing in her room .
No Llamas (Dalai or otherwise) were harmed in the making of this show.
Before John became a comedian he spent ten years as an amateur escape artist.
With humour and sarcasm, a musician tells a story about his relationship with the Gadulka - an instrument often overlooked and unremarkable in its appearance.
Smut Slam is a raucous celebration of sex in all it’s glorious, awkward and heart-warming forms.
Back by popular demand following last year’s sell-out shows at Brighton Fringe and Camden Fringe! Brighton’s improvised comedy favourites return to present another series o…
The bizarre tale of the boy Eli Hum, born with a baffling condition: his tummy can only digest honey.
The untamed and inimitable Jet Black Pearl from the port of Amsterdam sings about macho roosters, ecstatic slugs and other voluptuous creatures, while squeezing one hot accordion.
A fun and informative play from the female-led White Slate Theatre company, White Slate performed Re: Production (not literally) for the final time at the Brighton Fringe on Saturd…
“Stories can conquer fear, you know.
Plunge into tales of the legendary Welsh bard Taliesin.
‘Stick or Wizard?’ It’s your choice! Gaulier-trained clown, Oli Weatherly, invites you to take a trip with him through the wilderness of his imagination and to make a cho…
Adam Scott Vincent is a core writer of Channel 4’s award-winning satirical show ‘The Last Leg’.
Juliet Meyers (Writer on ‘Sarah Millican TV Programme’, ‘8/10 Cats’ and ‘News Quiz’) returns with her show about her clingy rescue dog, unconditional love and being a wolf.
‘Tree House’ is an original idea devised by Bloody Nora Theatre exploring the relationship between two sisters estranged after their parents’ death.
‘I, Hooky’ is an hour-long, two-man, frantic and darkly comic quest between Olly Fry and the maniacal mad creation of J.
Ladies Marmalade is a show with 3 unusual and hilarious women who will make you taste different flavours of comedy .
Nigel Osner reveals a lifetime of yearnings through original songs and stories by characters ranging from an angel to a vampire.
“I’m sixteen.
After having a nearly fatal illness, he thought things would be different .
Welcome to Crossbones Graveyard: last resting place of The Winchester Geese.
A brand-new show in preview from Jessica Fostekew.
Join Andrea Hubert (BAFTA Rocliffe Comedy winner 2013, What’s On London Best Debut Show 2016) for just under an hour of new/terrible/amazing/unacceptable comedy ideas and half-fini…
What if you met your younger self? Answer - a comedy trip where stand-up meets time travel.
After Muofhe’s thriving musical career in her region in the northern province of Venda in south Africa, she has decided it’s time to introduce her African rhythms to the rest of …
Winner of the BBC Radio New Comedy Award 2015 and Brighton Comedy Festival Squawker Award 2015, Yuriko Kotani (Time Out’s One to Watch) brings you a work-in-progress show.
The Countess Alex Zapak, direct from Berlin, presents her captivating new show NU(I)T The international, trans-media, award-winning artist to perform at Brighton Fringe 2017.
Join us for a pigment-drenched journey.
Predicting the next big show on the Fringe circuit is a little like trying to squeeze a champagne cork back into the bottle after it’s popped.
Will and Heidi are two thoughtful, principled stand-ups who will do anything to get a laugh, including dropping all principles.
After sell-out shows and rave reviews across Australia, and following a buzzing Edinburgh Fringe run in association with Underbelly Untapped, alternative comedian Nicole Henriksen …
Sunday Assembly is a worldwide network of non-religious gatherings that aims to celebrate life and build community through thought-provoking speakers, readings, poems, quiet reflec…
‘Deprived of meaningful work, men and women lose their reason for existence; they go stark, raving mad.
What happens when you move a 12-year-old girl from Basingstoke to a remote corner of Southern Africa? Join Katrina on an energetic, poetic journey as she discovers boys, boob…
From being raised as a Scientologist in the ‘burbs of New Zealand, to the peculiar and pensive realities of sexuality, Reading Comedy Festival New Act of the Year 2015 winner, Ja…
Over 200 years of history from a lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer perspective including Regency Dandies, 1950s lesbian and gay life and political activism.
Forty something years into a lifetime of looking great but feeling fake, Cally Beaton is ready to come out about her double life in her hilarious brand new show, Super Cally Fragil…
Mr Danger is a damaged former daredevil who learnt his lesson the hard way.
From the slapstick physical beginning of this self-penned one-man monologue, through to the show’s philosophical conclusion, the laughs come thick and fast in Bad Dad.
Award-winning comic Dave Chawner premieres his new show about turning vegan.
“Traditionally, unmarried girls were sent into the veg garden to choose the ‘perfect’ cabbage.
Arna Spek (BBC Radio 4 New act competition, Leicester Square theatre New act semi final 2016) is ready to make you laugh! Join her for a hilarious 30 minute stand-up comedy show ab…
PQA is a weekend Performing Arts Academy providing tuition for children and young people from 4-18 years.
“I was born on the 18th December, 1988.
A joyously humorous celebration of what it is to be a sister.
An hour of entertainment from musicians, clowns and wordmongers of all flavours, local and international, showcasing the best Brighton Fringe has to offer.
“Jimmy was my grandfather.
The worldwide hit show returns with a revolving line-up of great comedians from around the Fringe with hilarious material based around that most noble of pursuits, shagging! “A …
A fact-filled walk celebrating our unique city.
Everyone has a crazy family.
Soviet Russia, 1937.
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.
A 70 minute tour in the company of either Silas, Jasper or Ebenezer, visiting eight sites, around Brighton’s most haunted quarter.
Paul Revill, Bath Comedy Festival New Act of the Year 2014, heads to Brighton Fringe with his debut hour.
The utterly hilarious and utterly heartwarming debut hour of stand-up from Robin Morgan (Writer of ‘Have I Got News For You’, ‘Newzoids’, ‘The News Quiz’ and the ‘Now Show’).
Coventry born Stella Graham returns to Brighton to declare what it’s like to be a bully.
The land is sick.
Twelve years ago, Tobias and Alexander came together to form a spiritualist commune based on their shared visions of a peaceful and harmonious community.
Hilarious.
Out of the 29 years the amiable-natured Helena has been alive, 5 were spent in her birth country Slovakia and 24 in England.
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…
New work from an exciting Irish theatre company.
Award-nominated sell-out hit HIP returns as an immersive journey through the streets of 1970s Brighton.
You Wouldn’t Want to Be in the Great Fire of London is a 45 minute, 100 miles per hour show for kids! Two storytellers will transport the children back to 1666 smoggy, grotty Londo…
High-wire improvised comedy from two of the stars of Chortle Award-winning Fringe hit, Austentatious.
Edinburgh Fringe veteran, Perrier nominee, co-founder of the Comedy Store Players, multiple BAFTA-winning Horrible Histories songwriter, inadvertent creator of the phrase ‘comedy i…
Roop has had a 20 year career as a celebrity party planner, and he has some special stories to share in his incisive one man show.
This is a disappointing show, billed online as storytelling comedy.
The problem with epic poetry is that it’s just so….
Fusing storytelling, rich imagery and dynamic movement, Murphy scales down and examines his opinions, insecurities, ambitions and the tricky nature of keeping a long-term relations…
A bunch of semi-hip young squatters find a once hip woman’s long-forgotten possessions in an empty flat above the shops of Brighton.
April and Ella’s entire world is changing and there is nothing they can do to stop it.
In six years of bible storytelling, Yorick has built a reputation for delivering John’s Gospel with a gripping performance storytelling style that is authentic and accessible.
You Wouldn’t Want to Be in the Great Fire of London is a 45 minute, 100 miles per hour show for kids! Two storytellers will transport the children back to 1666 smoggy, grotty Londo…
This is Japanese Iki! What do you get when you combine breathtaking projection dance, inspired by karate and hip hop, with hilarious traditional Japanese storytelling? You get Japa…
The seal woman’s skin has been stolen, stranding her on a reef of rage and tragedy.
Becky takes a welcome break from a 16-hour festival work day to bring dark but charming stand-up and stories with special guests from the frontlines and backstages of the Fringe.
A comedy piece about my memories and life as a professional player.
Slight Return’s showbiz opening - jazzy music, searchlight scanning the crowd - is a fun contrast to a consciously dressed-down show, but it’s unfortunately prophetic in an hou…
Comedian Ari Shaffir brings his hit Comedy Central storytelling TV series This Is Not Happening to the stage! Nothing is off limits as Ari brings up some of his favourite comics to…
A three-man band from Adelaide, Australia, tell an odd and very random story of one man’s travels through spoken word and song.
Directed by Patrick Sandford.
With stand-up, character comedy and a sprinkling of original songs, BBC Radio 4 TV critic Penelope (BBC’s Goodnight Sweetheart and Fist of Fun and BBC Radio 2’s Sony nominated King…
A journey of temptation through idiocy and fun.
Jay has Asperger’s, so he lacks empathy.
Ayesha Hazarika spent eight years as political adviser to Harriet Harman and Ed Miliband.
As hilarious as it is poignant, Lost in Blue is an individual and gripping story from one of the UK’s top storytellers.
Calling all explorers! Join us on the voyage of a lifetime to discover fairy tales, myths and legends from around the globe.
Ever been called into that room where they make you redundant? Ever wished that you’d fought back and told them exactly what you thought of the whole bollock-brained process? Well,…
Horror is one of the most difficult genres to pull off in theatre.
Join the Narrator and her wife as they take you on this new, family-friendly, absurd, theatrical adventure.
Most will only know Colin Hay from his time as the frontman for Men at Work and appearing in an episode of Scrubs.
Ayesha Hazarika spent eight years as political adviser to Harriet Harman and Ed Miliband.
It’s quite a bold group that brings a show about life-failing drug users in post Thatcher Britain to Edinburgh, the home of Trainspotting.
This is a true story.
A long time ago, I learned that cute animals are a direct conduit to a human heart.
Unsure of what to do with your life? Become a nurse.
The Women of the Hebrides were famed for their spinning and weaving of fine linen.
From Bach to the Beatles, Spanish classical and flamenco to Led Zeppelin to blues and Celtic harp on unique 10-string Spanish guitar! Lord of the Strings is the ultimate music jour…
Two musical icons from different sides of the world, and the fascinating story of their meeting, their rivalry and how their music shaped a generation.
Stories to Tell in the Middle of the Night is both exactly what it says it whilst also proving to something rather different altogether.
The children’s show on an actual bus: with a bonkers bus driver, a clueless conductor, a double-decker bus and you.
When adult life isn’t going to plan sometimes you have to take charge and do something about it.
Named after New Orleans’ historic red-light district, The Blueswater is proud to present the dirtiest, raunchiest, and most violent blues songs ever written.
Come join Bessy Bass and share in her adventures as she leaves her Scottish, coastal home to embark on a journey to visit musical friends and family in several European destination…
Language is personal.
The story is told eye to eye, mind to mind and heart to heart.
You couldn’t make it up if you tried! The hilarious, heartwarming true story of how The Fabulous TT came to write Robert Burns: The Musical.
This legendary singer/songwriter and pop-icon performs his chart hits Ariel, Lucky Stars, Lydia and more.
‘We are more than bodies to be fed to a machine.
Every loch in Scotland, however beautiful, has its cold, dark depths.
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…
Caught between the youthful conviction that just because you can’t see something it doesn’t mean it isn’t real and a growing realisation that “nothing’s easy to understan…
Cirrus the dog has a serious job: he has to keep watch on the sheep.
Can the moon really mend a damaged sole? Is there a pair for everyone? Join Luna in this quirky visual piece, inspired by Tim Burton’s poetry, on a journey to find the perfect so…
Edinburgh Gin’s Evening of Literature and Liquor returns for a second year after last year’s sold out dates.
John Porter always wanted an interesting life.
Ever wondered how celebrities became the people we know and love? Well-known faces chat about their lives in the world of show business – an exclusive insight into the worlds of …
Fat Head and the Big Dog is a stand-up comedy show by Northern Ireland’s fast-rising comedians Aaron McCann and Dave Elliott.
“Who’s afraid of the big, bad wolf?”Such is the musical refrain setting the playful, yet pervasively sinister, tone which permeates this piece from the outset.
Did the world come about just so? Have forces of science and evolution been the only things at work? How did the world come to be filled with so many strange wonders? A new reworki…
Originally taking the form of a classic children’s novel, it is only natural that this rendition of Holes by Louis Sachar is performed entirely by a young cast.
A satirical comedy focusing on the homeless, lost and forgotten people in society.
Rakugo.
The finest Geordie and Scottish comedians come together for a fantastic hour of stand-up comedy.
Dare you visit the world’s most haunted and paranormally active location? Once used by Hellfire clubs, witches, bodysnatchers, prostitutes, criminals, plague victims and frequented…
This show tells the story of famous American jazz musician Chet Baker’s life and death, featuring storytelling by Mike Maran, and live music by Colin Steele and Fraser Urquhart.
Philip Contini and his Be Happy Band introduce to the Fringe for the first time the cha-cha-cha, swing and rock music and stories of the legendary 50s and 60s Neapolitan singer-son…
Change may be constant, but it’s so f*cking slow! Fringe First/Funny Women Award-winning American comedian Desiree Burch investigates identity through sex, drugs, an embarrassingly…
There are audible gasps as we watch footage of two women staggering towards a finish line.
A work in progress by a work in progress aka John Van Der Put.
Lancaster’s Kriss Foster returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with his new show The Very Small Museum.
Last year Sofie Hagen won the Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer.
An hour of no-nonsense, crowd-pleasing comedy from one of the festival’s most experienced performers.
“It is not possible to obtain any As or Bs in this paper,” drones the teacher’s pre-recorded voice.
Fun-filled frolic through fate, flimflam and filosophy – no effing! Sixth Edinburgh Show! 60th glorious year! 60 minutes! Very Sixy show.
As heard on BBC Ouch.
The show begins with a strikingly visual movement piece, then a discovery of the characters in the story, revealed through various musical instruments.
A warm welcome awaits you at the Listen Inn as part of PBH Free Fringe, so Pop Inn, Join Inn and Believe Inn! 45-minute storytelling sessions that are packed with fun, music, poetr…
This is show about white heroes, nice police and sexy refugees.
Frantic, fun and frivolous, this fast-paced one-man show is an entertaining comic thriller of Cold War intrigue and Scrabble.
Harriet Dyer is accidentally alternative.
This is the story of how I used Groupon to teach myself to be spontaneous and in the process overcame excruciating heartbreak.
The audience will go on a voyage through the Pacific Islands in three legends.
Why are comics so messed up? Aaron Levene introduces a rolling line-up of four top comedians as they joke about the one trauma that unites us all: our families.
Returning to Edinburgh for the second time, Luke Stephen brings with him all the emotional baggage you would expect a self-destructive, early 30’s Essex bloke to have.
VICE contributor/NY comedian, Harmon Leon has made a career infiltrating extremist hate groups in America.
The refugee crisis is undoubtedly difficult to discuss.
A warm welcome awaits you at the Listen Inn as part of PBH Free Fringe, so Pop Inn, Join Inn and Believe Inn! 45-minute storytelling sessions that are packed with fun, music, poetr…
The show begins with a strikingly visual movement piece, then a discovery of the characters in the story, revealed through various musical instruments.
Max needs to start making money from comedy, so he’s decided to adapt the great transcendentalist novel Walden into a comedy show.
Our costumed guide will take you into our paranormally active and haunted underground vaults dating back to the 1700s.
You’d be forgiven for thinking this was a generic literary tour, because of the way it had been marketed in the Fringe programme.
Your primal fear and horror will surface as this is our most bone-chilling tour of our haunted underground vaults.
Isabel(le) concerns Isabel Brade, a freewheeling brothel owner with a penchant for dance, and Emma, her great-granddaughter and narrator of the show.
This tour covers both the Old Town and the New Town, and includes a wide breadth of history about Edinburgh.
100 years of blues, one hour to play it.
In spite of the morbid title, Dr Phil Hammond’s stand-up show makes mischief of the macabre.
The performance begins with a narrative, delivered off-stage and set to the music of the sitar.
Join us for this interactive tale about a brave girl and her cat.
Acting Alone is a thoughtful, introspective piece of solo storytelling in which actor Ava Hunt reflects on the suffering of the Palestinian people and the frustration she feels at …
Award-winning show.
The Red Guitar is, essentially, the story of John Sheldon’s life.
Buckler returns with an action-packed hour combining critically acclaimed stand-up, incredible sleight of hand and his love for all things showbiz! Expect big laughs, spontaneity, …
A documentary style piece of storytelling which merges fact and fiction, past and present in an interesting tale, that sadly fails to curdle the blood.
It was a little hard to breathe when watching Adam Hess.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s Romantic poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner already exists as a work of enviable length.
Jason turns up, picks up the mic and talks.
I grew up on a hippy commune thinking my dad was a Spanish sailor called Manuel Sanchez Gomez, but I smelt a rat.
Nassim Soleimanpour is known for his intelligent plays that have no need for a director, designer or even rehearsals.
Calling all explorers! Join us on the voyage of a lifetime to discover fairy tales, myths and legends from around the globe.
Start your Fringe day with a laugh-and-learn walk through some of Edinburgh’s weirder backstory.
Mr Colombet is a multilingual sommelier offering an exceptional poetry menu.
Are you the 99% that won’t stop and help your fellow man in trouble? Are you the 99% who cant break free from the scourge of apathy? Statistics show only 1% patrols the Scottish st…
It’s pretty clear what kind of show we’re about to see when – as it becomes obvious that there isn’t actually a sufficient number of seats for all of the audience that’s …
Coup De Grâce follows the supposed mental rehabilitation (through advanced experimental therapy) of Emma, a young woman haunted by her past.
Mr Colombet is a multilingual sommelier offering an exceptional poetry menu.
Mission accepted.
Comedian Paul Johnson guides his two sons through first loves, playground fights, youth sports and the timeless longing to fit in and be one of the cool kids – an urge Paul still…
Join storyteller Kreestan Sennakie and the Litterbugs in this new adventure for the creepy crawlers who live under the hedge.
Three wishes, three witches, three sisters, three pigs, three bears, three beers, three musketeers.
Nina Is Not OK is the shocking and funny account of a teenage girl slowly coming to terms with the fact she’s an alcoholic – and what happened to her one dark night.
David Ephgrave enters the room in an endearing manner, commanding the audience’s attention with music and his upbeat persona.
Ben Clover has been doing stand-up for ages now and is pretty good at it.
Filled with humour and sorrow, Every Day I Wake Up Hopeful is a play about a man who is considering throwing in the towel.
Award-winning double act, Revan and Fennell, return to the Fringe after making their critically acclaimed Edinburgh debut last year.
A production without any set or props is a risky move.
Italian comic Giacinto Palmieri, in this hour of comedy, tries to draw comparisons between himself and renowned misogynist and philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche in their approach to…
This show doesn’t disappoint.
In the economy class of Rhiannon’s plane, you’ll find a host of funny, quirky and honest characters, inspired by her love/hate relationship with flying.
Martha ‘Pigeon Puncher’ McBrier, (‘a glorious hour’ ***** Scotsman), returns with more true stories.
British-Arab Ella has spent the last few years passing as white: National Geographic Explorer, ‘Achingly funny’ (LooseLips.
Ship of Fool is the story of one man’s obsession with rowing across the Atlantic.
Daniel Piper is in four gangs, and he’s going to tell you about them.
It’s a stand-up comedy show from a stand-up gal about confidence and self-sabotage.
Despite coming across as likeable and charming, Romina Puma’s stand-up set doesn’t provoke too many laughs.
Clair Whitefield’s one-woman show tells the story of Ajna Jan, a martial arts master from Kerala, India.
After a successful 2015 Fringe, Gary is back with a brand new show.
His father is dead now but for Riccardo the past is just coming to life.
Come on a real bus with Phil, we’ll fit new tyres and go bloody double-decker off-roading, ram raid a few museums.
Approaching Perfection is the new film¹ by award-winning director² David Quirk.
Alex Hylton has been performing for three years.
Poignant, inventive and razor sharp describes Archie Maddocks’ debut show at the Fringe.
Death is a funny thing when you think about it: it’s the only certain thing in this world yet the majority of us deny its existence, but as performer Liz Rothschild points out, i…
Have you ever met someone so beautiful that you didn’t know what to say? And then have you ever found yourself just saying ‘Yeah’ to everything that they say because you’re…
3016, space is overrun with tourists.
This Franco-British nomad with an American green card knows no borders: both with his neurotic oft-taboo approach to comedy, and literally, by sporadically gigging all over the wor…
This is the way the world ends.
Join New Zealand’s North Island provincial leader and stand-up comedian Heidi O’Loughlin in an insightful and no obligation orientation into the wonderful yet commanding power of t…
Is there a moment from your past that you’d like to change? Dominic’s certainly got one.
Creator and host of Comedy Central’s This Is Not Happening.
Thom Tuck presents some comedians in the afternoon! One catch: they’re all called Thomas.
Each of the short – but far from woeful – tales in this half-hour collection (from Bristol University and National Youth Theatre) have concepts that could be summed up in one l…
A horse tried for murder? A nonsensical idea, surely? Well not after the great Animal Rights and Responsibilities Act 2031 is passed into law.
People are vicious.
Deliciously tragic character comedy from So You Think That’s Funny? winners Tom Burgess and Sam Nicoresti.
Self-proclaimed “Champion of Comedy” Rob Mulholland tells all in this hilarious stand-up show.
For those who don’t know, the Grimm brothers are the authors of the famous book Grimm’s Fairy Tales, a huge source of inspiration for all kinds of modern myths and fables.
A half-hearted attempt to write the most controversial show of all time, which you can experience in dazzling 3D using your own equipment, i.
Bob drives his BlundaBus around Europe looking for adventures.
Join Edinburgh comic Kevin McPadden, as he skyrockets his way to the tippy-top with one goal in mind: #BiggerthanKanye.
BFBS Radio and Television services are absolutely vital to the morale of the British Forces serving abroad, this is why BFBS routinely sends civilian broadcasters into war zones.
The best shows at the Edinburgh Fringe are the unexpected ones.
Nicole Henriksen is an Aussie comedian and stripper and in this show, which harnesses skills from both professions, she gives the audience a clear rundown of what they’re going t…
A while ago my best friend Tom died of heart cancer.
Returning to the city of my momma’s birth, my life’s story about everything that led me back to Edinburgh.
Ian appeared on a televised seduction course to find love.
Will asks Father Christmas for a spaceship – he gets a piano! An adventure into the world of piano – where they come from, how they evolved and why they make a pretty cool Chri…
Leaf by Niggle is a little-known allegory by J.
Two underground Irish comedians, Aidan Killian and Andrew Gilmore, unite to allow their comedy demons to run amok on stage.
Daniel Muggleton makes his Edinburgh debut, having performed comedy at festivals around Australia, New York and Berlin.
Bold, witty and surreal.
Robyn Perkins, **** (ThreeWeeks), is the only American to become an English Comedian of the Year finalist.
Antwerp, Zagreb, Oslo, Orlando, Hamburg, Belgrade, Budapest, Dublin, San Francisco.
Elliot Wengler and Farhan Mitha’s Fringe debut show is surprisingly educational.
Juliet (writer on Sarah Millican Television Programme and 8 out of 10 Cats) and her dog have issues.
Modl return to the Fringe with an adaptation of the Korean folktale The Woodcutter and Tiger Brother.
Gabby is nearly 30 and has achieved absolutely nothing apart from a string of failed relationships, a lot of debt and a few unwelcome pets along the way.
Chinchilla Coats is a world premiere debut stand-up show by Edinburgh Fringe veteran Chris Davis.
Dark stand-up comedy on learning to laugh about the visible and invisible scars from surviving abuse and mental illness plus some feminism for comic relief.
Stop.
‘Some names and identifying details have been changed to protect the innocent’ reads a screen at the back of the stage.
Conor lost another friend last year, now he’s on his own.
Following sell-out shows in Adelaide, Melbourne, Darwin, Singapore, Germany and all over the UK, the hugely popular and hilarious show returns for its ninth successive year at the …
A status as Fringe favourite and a viral stint for her infamous “Trump is a cunt” sign at the businessman’s visit to the Trump Turnberry golf resort mean that Janey Godley’…
All he had to do was drive to the gig, perform a stand up set, use appropriate language, and pick up a cheque.
Jen has had a year of ups or downs: she was locked in a shop, reprimanded at 35,000 feet and thought having a life plan of trying all the biscuits was OK.
The funny, friendly Cornish giant reclaims the word ‘retard’.
Nominated for Best Comedy at Fringe World 2016.
Celeste warmly invites wee ones to join her circus trip.
Meet the real edgy Bard.
An hour of sharp witted stand-up from the incorrigible Irishman.
Paul Revill, Bath Comedy Festival New Act of the Year 2014, returns to the Fringe with his debut hour.
A 20 minute monologue adapted from a William H Gass story about the thoughts of a solitary man in middle America.
When the polyrhythm is heard in Nzinga Warrior Queen’s opening, you know this isn’t a comedy of manners.
When Erin’s brother disappears she sets out on an adventure to find him.
Ian appeared on a televised seduction course to find love.
Grammy Award-winner Michelle Shocked returns to the stage with The Mercury Trilogy.
This is Scott Gibson’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut, and he is fantastic.
Last year Chris Turner brought a show about his physical wellbeing to the Edinburgh stage, blending stand-up and rapping to explore his brushes with mortality.
Do you remember the warmth and magic you felt being told stories before bed as a kid? That elation you feel when you’re totally engrossed in a book? A Pocketful of Grimms brings …
Max & Ivan are celebrating the anniversary of when they met – and having in recent years become a staple of the Fringe, it’s easy to understand why.
Sam Carrington: Awkwardly Mobile is intended as a celebration of the awkward moments of social life.
Six and a half stone of vegan fury.
Houdini came to Newport twice in the early twentieth century - not a piece of information you’d find at the top of Houdini’s Wikipedia page, but of utmost significance to young Ala…
Naomi Petersen is a newcomer to the Fringe and in this whirlwind hour of musical and character comedy the laughs fail to keep pace with her sky-high enthusiasm.
Strange Face is Michael Burdett’s story; Drake himself is something of a side character.
Inspired by collecting stories for a eulogy, Angus examines the evolution of our public selves and how our circle of friends can choose to thwart or support our attempts to try on …
You are immediately struck by Alice Fraser’s triumphant gentility as she graces the stage.
Gliding in wearing a mint green and lace floaty dress, Andrea Hubert appears calm and somewhat airy as she walks out onto the stage.
The closed trunk planted on stage instantly recalls the story of Pandora’s Box and, indeed, this is the tale that is told over loudspeaker at the beginning of Max Dickins’ one-…
Here in their very own story factory, Olivier Award-winning West End improvisers, The Showstoppers, take your kids’ ideas and transform them into marvellous, musical adventures, …
Have you forgotten what you wanted to be when you grew up? Did your dreams somehow get discarded as real life got in the way? Let author Rachel Bridge put you back on track.
Nel is a charming little love letter to cinema that follows foley artist, Nel, on her misadventures with her insufferable aunt, demanding boss and a hopeful screenwriter.
Shh, it’s a surprise.
Too often, successful American comedians make their way to the UK assuming that audiences are as easy to please as they are back home.
A near universal truth about comics is that they will bear some sort of emotional scars from their childhood.
Story Pocket Theatre bring Michael Morpurgo’s novel about King Arthur to life with a solid and enjoyable production.
Sarah Kendall’s stand-up routine has a different format to most: it’s all centred around a single tale, and it’s in the hands of someone who really knows their way around sto…
When a childhood illness forced Ryan to spend two of his formative years in leg braces, he did what any kid would do: blamed his parents, milked the situation for all it was worth …
Star of BBC’s Scot Squad, Chris Forbes, asked people to describe him in one word.
Ushered into our venue we’re greeted by our protagonist, Sean (Hugh Hughes), who gives us a warm handshake and a smile.
As a father of four, Ali is well versed in dodging difficult questions or just making up the answers.
American comedian Patrick Melton (Comedy Central, VH1, Spike) debuts at the Fringe, feverishly deconstructing his ongoing frustrations with life, love and losing out.
The Thinking Drinkers are back at the Fringe and this year they’re serving up a whistle stop tour of the world’s boozy traditions, mixing up a cocktail of historical facts, fil…
Ben Clover has been doing stand-up for ages now and is pretty good at it.
Inside the workings of the piano concert, looking out.
It’s hard to imagine a more appropriate venue than the Demonstration Room at Summerhall for Nick Cassenbaum’s coming of age tale.
Little Red is clever, Little Red is bright, Little Red will find a way to beat you in a fight.
Gideon Irving is a travelling musician looking for new friends all over the world.
Delphine is a gently comical one-woman show about about a shy and sheltered woman falling in love for the first time.
It’s not every day that you stumble across a play that is as enchanting as The Bookbinder.
Grant Stott is well known around the Edinburgh area.
Fifteen-year-old David Ralfe knows that with “warmth, guidance, and gentle nudging”, Kate, his anorexic girlfriend, can be guided towards a healthier existence.
What happens when a corporate city worker takes to the streets of the world with a deck of cards, some jokes and an escape act? Find out in Tony Roberts’ 2015 Brighton Fringe Cabar…
Come Get Some! is a rather energetic title, as titles go, but its excitement about Nick Cody is absolutely justified.
Join Alison as she discovers Hawaii.
Whether you’re Jewish or not, you’ll love Daniel Cainer’s deeply moving, smart and funny story-songs of family and folklore.
Rowena Hutson owes her feminist outlook on life to action heroes of the 1980s.
Life has many lessons and sometimes the teacher becomes the student.
Mikey and Addie is a story about two pre-teen kids who couldn’t be more different – Mikey’s life is all about imagination and play, while Addie’s is focused on enforcing rule…
Helen Duff has gone from strength to strength, after her hilarious yet heart-breaking Vanity Bites Back show last year.
It’s not often you get to see theatre in what is essentially an attic.
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…
Follow Alice on an adventure into the magical world beyond the mirror.
Cleo Sylvestre tells the fascinating story of the Jamaican/Scottish woman who braved the Crimean War to tend to wounded soldiers, described as ‘a warm and successful physician, w…
Trundling into view as part of C Theatre’s 25th anniversary is The Snow Queen.
This is a show that anyone who has ever been single – and that means everyone – needs to see.
Whether you’ve never heard of Saki before or consider yourself a die hard fan, this production is sure to please.
‘What does it mean to be a human?’Voiced explicitly at one moment during this equal parts captivating, inviting and horrifying production, the question of the very nature of hu…
The Brothers Grimm tale brought to life in brilliant ultraviolet colour.
The beauty of a new play, from a new company, is that expectations are at rock bottom.
This tour takes you to Edinburgh Old Town’s two most bone-chilling locations.
As an appetiser, we first of all take you around some of the Old Town’s cobbled streets, giving you some very dark historical facts about some of the infamous characters that used …
A bone-chilling tour as our costumed guide takes you around some of the Old Town’s cobbled streets dispensing the history of the dark characters that used to roam them and why thei…
Hear tales of how the poor and unfortunate lived in terrible slum conditions, where disease and death were commonplace.
Dark as the devil’s heart, our haunted underground network of vaults from the 1700s will stimulate and excite your senses as the sinister history of these former slum dwellings onc…
Njambi McGrath’s 1 Last Dance With My Father sells itself as a dark comedy telling the story of her Kenyan upbringing and her violent relationship with her father.
Following sell-out shows in Adelaide, Melbourne, Darwin, Singapore, Germany and all over the UK, the hugely popular and hilarious show returns for its ninth successive year at the …
Africa is bursting with vibrant cultures, interesting people and weird and wonderful facts.
Does anyone ever read these blurbs? Here’s an experiment: if you are actually reading this right now, text your favourite animal to Alex at 07450 846 211.
Edinburgh Fringe’s Funniest Newcomers 2015 (The Guardian).
In loving memory of Mr Jordan, a darling husband, brother, lover, dickhead, mumbler and ghost.
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…
Escape the mundane and see the world through the eyes of a magician.
From the creators of ‘Three Excellent Little Pigs’ and ‘Gorrid the Horrid’ comes another spell-binding musical puppet show.
Shlomo is a world record-breaking beatboxer who makes all kinds of music using just his mouth and a mic.
“Strange face, with your eyes So pale and sincere.
Low budget, international comic Neil McFarlane has travelled extensively and inexpensively round the world, bringing laughter and confusion to many hundreds of people whose first l…
Rakugo, a 400-year-old tradition of Japanese comic storytelling, every bit as hilarious today as it ever was - and in English! Come for an hour of laughter and leave with a piec…
Gecko finds former RE teacher, Kevin Precious falling out with a Brighton ‘New Age’ type, bemoaning a Facebook request from a successful former associate (who is keen to show it), …
A tenacious young boy from the docks idolises Houdini and commits himself to a life of magic.
Cathedral is a midnight mass - an ode to memory and the sense of loss which carefully evokes a frozen, car-crash, state of mind.
A 60-minute, non-stop highly-interactive and energetic show, jam-packed with singing, dancing, spectacular acrobatics and music, featuring original tracks from the hit TV show.
Aidan Killian’s World Tour - ‘Around the World in 80 Jokes’ is here.
Gepetto, the old carpenter, makes toys all day - but when a mischevious puppet called Pinocchio comes to life, adventure and wonder are not far behind! In this loving recreation of…
How do the dying do their dying? What is this end-of-life thing all about? This show asks questions about dying, has no answers about living.
Something Rotten, not to be confused with the 2015 Broadway musical of the same name, is this time Hamlet’s villainous uncle, Claudius’s version of events, told as if he wer…
May 1816.
This is a true story.
Izzard, Brand, Hardee - comedian Charmian’s had steaming hot cuppas with them all.
One Geordie specialising in current affairs.
Fringe veterans Max and Ivan bring their show Unstoppable to The Warren for this year’s Brighton Fringe.
A story of self-acceptance, of passion meeting obsession, and of stereotypes dancing to a dazzling Anglo-Iranian beat.
Award-winning comedian James Cook has read the back of the box and is ready to play.
Beautifully-crafted comedy from one of the country’s masters of anecdote and timing.
The Funny Women Awards have been scouring the UK and Ireland for the best new female comic talent! Come along and spot the next big thing, help raise funds for domestic violence…
A one-man drama about Indian chief, Crazy Horse that captures the high adventure of the Sioux Wars of the Wild West.
Pitschi is back for two performances only! This original production uses a rich mix of story-telling, physical theatre, music and song to tell the story of a kitten that learns to …
Off the Cuff, the Brighton based improvisation troupe, bring their show Crime and Funishment to the Fringe.
Rob Deb and Patrick Casey bring you an hour of thrill-powered stand-up comedy.
Award-winning comedian Amadeus Martin takes you on a journey through Brixton urban legends, anecdotes and observations, from the failed Viking Invasion of 885AD, the Victorian Era …
Sell-out comedian Sam Quinn will do whatever his sponsors want: tell jokes, do accents, dance, sing.
Laurene Hope, who amazed as Piaf, is now ‘La Divina’ Callas - from unwanted child to opera Goddess and her obsession with Onassis.
Ebony Dark’ness Dementia Raven Way is the star of ‘My Immortal’, the world’s worst fanfiction.
John Hastings, your great friend, is back to work on new jokes about his moral compass and probably masturbation.
Who doesn’t like a loveable Yorkshireman? Or, more accurately, a West Yorkshireman, with dreams of making it big as a Tour de France-winning cyclist, or as a stand-up- comedy-ske…
Short story and flash fiction readings with audience participation.
Award-winning docu-comedian Juliette Burton must make a BIG decision.
Opening in 1943 Rome, Gran Consiglio is set with The Grand Council of Fascism meeting to discuss the deposition of Benito Mussolini.
Joni has met someone special, but how can she tell him she has a long-term mental illness? And is that really the best thing to talk about on a second date? An engaging and amusing…
Imagine if you lived your life according to the values set out in the movie Terminator 2.
This character-driven play from Moving On Theatre had something for everyone.
Canadian monologist John Arthur Sweet undertakes a comedic odyssey to medicine, psychotherapy and religion in search of answers about queer love, sexual awakening, and obsession.
Twelve Labours, Sixty Minutes – One Man.
An evening filled with stories, duets and short plays, reworked and retold to delight, surprise and entertain.
Using a mixture of live performance, storytelling, shadow puppetry and object manipulation Joni and Dana attempt to recount the story of their ‘sort of’ holiday to Auschwitz, w…
A one-woman show exploring a young girl’s painful journey through domestic abuse.
Club Cairo offers an exotic array of entertainment from Arabia.
The Bookbinder is Trick of the Light’s enchanting fairy tale of a young apprentice bookbinder’s encounter with an old woman and her mysterious book.
A promenade performance by in situ: Following the sell-out success of Canterbury Tales in 2015, in situ:’s storytellers return with another medieval masterpiece – Boccaccio’s m…
“We are sorry to have to tell you that in this country it all began with a bear.
Blackbird charts the confrontation between Ray & Una, who has found him 15 years after the abrupt ending of their relationship.
Sceptical, ludicrous and hilarious, Betts brings his second hour of stand-up to Brighton Fringe.
In 2014 stand-up comedian Colin became an amputee, making full use of his surname Leggo.
Multi award-winning creator of BBC Radio 4’s ‘Casual Violence’ (“Leading the new wave of sketch comedy” - The Sunday Times) and staff writer for Cartoon Network’s ‘The Amazing Worl…
The perfect start to your night at Brighton Fringe.
Watch a fuzzy gentlemen do his best to convince you that he’s not a brain floating in a jar, whilst working out precisely how humanity has managed to get this far without totally d…
A one-woman show questioning how socio-political conditions shape us as individuals, while attempting to give a perspective on how our realities differ greatly depending on where w…
Fosters Comedy Awards 2015, Best Newcomer: Nominee, and Scottish Comedian Of The Year award-winner brings his new show to Brighton Fringe.
Inspired by the arrest and tribunal of 24-year-old Joanne Hayes, ‘And The Rope Still Tugging Her Feet’, written/performed by Caroline Burns Cooke, explores the 1984 Kerry Babies Sc…
They say “there’s no place like it” and I know it’s “where the heart is” but I don’t care - I don’t want to go home.
Josh is good at dancing, but not at people.
Cheekykita, a ridiculous comedian like “no one else out there” (The Alarmist).
Brand new show from the former Funny Women award winner.
Argus Angel award winners with brightonirish.
My name is Rachael, I’m 36 years old and I’m from Nottingham.
A “Bold, subversive and very funny” clown cookery show about searching for self worth in a cheesecake.
I hope for Harvey Keitel’s sake that he isn’t aware of this show taking place.
This stand-up comedy show contains 3 types of sneezes; 3 impressions of screensavers; 4 impressions of toilet seats; 6 rejected Fire Exit sign designs; 1 short play about car indic…
As a follow-up to the highly successful ‘I Love Luci’, The Other Realm Theatre Company return with ‘Which is Witch?’.
“Bold, subversive and very funny” ???? (The Scotsman).
The back end of the comic duo Doggett and Ephgrave turns the spotlight on himself for an hour of solo stand-up.
We learn to lie at 3-years-old.
This is a work in progress from Winner of Laughing Horse New Act of the Year 2014, Winner of the Hobgoblin Comedy Award 2015 and Second Place New Act of The Year Show 2015.
At 18, despite weighing 10 stone and having no athletic ability, Darius decided to become a professional wrestler.
Belle and Sebastian/God Help the Girl’s lead singer performs a story set to song, celebrating our modern day notions of home and belonging.
Detailing the many instances of one finding a metaphorical thorn in their side, Tom Jordan’s first came when he was five.
Thoroughly entertaining, cleverly written and immaculately performed.
If you got your idea of adulthood from ‘Friends’ but reality hasn’t met expectations; if you fail to be in the moment and find yourself living through your phone; and if you feel c…
“Mate, it wouldn’t surprise me to find out you’d snapped one day and gone on a killing spree.
If you have known Christopher Robin, Winnie the Pooh, Piglet and all their forest friends, David Benedictus, who wrote the only officially sanctioned sequel to A.
It is the tenth year of the siege of Troy, the year that Calchas the soothsayer has predicted the city will fall.
Actor/singer/storyteller Richard Spaul tells stories from Edgar Allan Poe’s macabre masterpiece.
Neil Frost has a story to tell.
“Comedy Club 4 Kids has stand-up sets from grown-up, high-quality acts who perform their usual sets, just without the swearing or rude bits,” says The Independent.
“We are in uncharted territory when we sit with death,” Liz Rothschild says in her one-woman show, Outside the Box: A Live Show About Death.
“Hello, my name is Delphine.
‘Awkwardly Mobile’ is about the fun in life’s less comfortable moments, whether that’s in work, family, dating or comedy itself.
Jane Postlethwaite’s Made In Cumbria is absolutely hilarious.
So much history, so little time.
A kaleidoscope of mundanity and the surreal, ‘Birthday in Suburbia’ invites its audience to follow the descent of an average man into an extraordinary, ridiculous personal crisis.
Death.
Work-in-progress show about life with an overly-sensitive clingy rescue dog and an evil imaginary child, acceptability and the joy of loving ‘imperfection’.
Sy Thomas serves-up the best bits from his 2015 Edinburgh show ‘Jumper’ and some brand spanking new stuff for 2016.
Robyn Perkins **** (ThreeWeeks), the only American to become an English Comedian of the Year finalist, explores her father, fatherland and what happens when you don’t think before …
Written when he was nearly 70 years old, Arthur Miller’s Broken Glass, had been in his mind’s development ever since his marriage to Marilyn Monroe ended shortly before her deat…
This solo stand-up comedy show is the true story of how a shy Baptist boy from Watford became an unlikely international sex ambassador when he won the 25th annual ‘International …
Sarah Kendall brings her sell-out Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy award nominated show to Brighton Fringe.
When you were five you wanted to be an astronaut, but you never got near NASA with your media degree.
An expert juggler, an acrobat and dancer, a musician and inventor, and a brave warrioress present an archive of 23 thoughts about conflict, collected over a single year.
Award-winning stand-up Dave Chawner takes a hilarious look at identity, recovery and life after eating disorders.
A fascinating, disturbing and hilarious childhood growing up in Hollywood with the children of the stars.
Every Christmas, comedians Andy Thomas (‘Crimes Against Humanities Teachers’) and Sarah Charsley (‘Ghost Sex’) meet to mime a rant, then do it for real.
Comedy actress and character comedian Alice Marshall presents a collection of her weird and wonderful characters in her debut solo hour.
“You go to women? Do not forget the whip!”, wrote the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche.
We’ve all been dumped.
Based on the true story of Crookshank’s time in the R.
At Insignia Asset Management, Lucy is in charge of the photocopier, printer, and scanner.
When you see the joy on a small child’s face as he’s about to press the button to call the lift, you realise that your adult life will never offer you that same level of joy ever a…
The SMASH HIT family musical returns to Brighton.
Join Stella for an hour of laughs about the right time to pull a knife and how to terrify a stripper (no audience will be harmed).
The early rumblings of a wonderful new show about fear, love and being frazzocked.
This original musical tells a fairytale about everyday life - the many voices telling us what to do and who to be.
Sindhu Vee is probably the tallest Indian woman you’ll ever meet.
You.
Stories from the Grand Canyon that sit between our dreams and our achievements.
“Scotland’s brightest comedy talent” **** (The Sun) presents his hilarious and hugely anticipated debut.
Strange things happen on a Walke About.
An innovative digital oral history project from Little Green Pig and the heritage strand of the Brighton Homeless Trust .
Funny, poignant, sublime and ridiculous; an hour of singing and telling stories about Jimmy, a grandfather whose contrary and difficult life was instrumental in a grandson’s embrac…
Refugees! Immigrants! Statistics don’t tell the story, people do.
“Cook it how you like, it’s still a potato” is an Italian expression for the many words and ways we keep coming up with to describe something, without in fact changing its meaning.
Join character comedienne Cassie Atkinson “Future national treasure” (ToDoList), as we run through the rainbow of her mind.
London comedian Heather Jordan brings her debut show to Brighton Fringe.
Animation, mime and speech come together in this neat one-man show about love at first-sight going wrong.
A pixie-fuelled comedy riot packed with adventure, mischief, stand-up comedy and storytelling to warm your heart and tickle your toes.
What happens to unfinished sentences? Join the deliciously devious Sentence Snatchers as we trip, tangle and tongue-twist our way through the fantastical town of Loose End, where t…
Sparkleshark is a play for young people about the power of imagination to soften the harsh realities of life.
A platform for Brighton’s homeless to make their voices and stories heard during Brighton Fringe.
Groomed is an incredibly difficult show to watch but such a necessary one.
Honest, unflinching, and delightfully dark, award-winning American stand-up comedian tackles the never-ending journey of parenthood.
Loosely inspired by The Red Shoes, ‘Blushed’ is a compendium of bonkers and brilliant adult fairytales told through tap dance.
Join us on a journey through the magical forest where three fairy tales are imaginatively brought to life.
Storytelling feast of foolish kings, tree-climbing princesses, and one revolting woman, woven together by chief mischief-maker Damian BB Wood.
Award-winning comedian James Bennison has had enough and has decided to take over the world.
I love ghost stories but I have never heard one quite like this.
WANTED: Small minions to join Doktor James’ army of evil.
Set in a world distant in both time and place, this is the story of Lily.
‘Brighton looks like a town helping the police with their enquiries’ quotes our white-coated guide at the top of the stairs in Brighton Town hall and raises a laugh as she intro…
Work-in-progress from multi-award-winner celebrating the kick-ass women in our families who stood the test of time despite obstacles via faith, family, culture or the time they liv…
A unique, honest and funny show from award-winning comedian, Dave Chawner, on having to be circumcised aged 26! Using comedy to talk about sex, sexuality and gender, this is a di…
The worldwide hit show Shaggers has returned to give us some late night laughs at the 2016 Brighton Fringe.
London-based comedian Paul Laight and guests deliver a free hour of jokes, puns, observations and a song or two about the horrors of everyday life.
When Rob Coleman set off to row the Atlantic in 2003, he survived on ignorance and chocolate.
Robyn Perkins **** (ThreeWeeks), Sarah Iles, (Comedy Network award-winner) and Ria Lina ***** (Mumble Comedy) “fearless, provocative and very funny” (Scotsman) are joined by their …
Award-winning short films from the internationally acclaimed ‘Iris Prize Film Festival’: a collection of the winners and runners-up from the 2015 prize.
The basement of the Blue Man is a cosy Aladdin’s cave of a space, all cushions and tapestries and tasteful lighting.
Having won the Comics’ Choice Award at the Melbourne Comedy Festival, multi award-winning comedian Sarah Kendall is back with a hilarious new hour of storytelling.
Chris Ingham (piano/vocal) and Paul Higgs (trumpet) salute the great American songwriter.
I went into Tim Drain’s show fully prepared for some offensive stuff.
Through their use of improvisation and mime, backed with a fantastic live band (The Glue Ensemble), Cariad and Paul bring to life a series of hilarious stories, based solely on one…
Welcome to Arla’s bedroom, where you’ll find creatures from her imagination ready to entertain and disturb you.
Submerge yourself in the delightfully dark subterranean world of HP Lovecraft.
Waste of Time takes the audience both back and forwards in time from the grounds of an abandoned scrap heap.
It’s just Proops and you.
One man’s journey to womanhood.
Manty was taken back by some man touching her large backside.
Actress Anne Rutter first met the late Aeronwy Thomas in 1970.
‘A hugely promising stand up’ **** (Chortle.
Literary Death Match, now in 57 cities worldwide! Part comedy show, part literary event, part gameshow, LDM brings together four writers to read their most electric writing for fiv…
In spite of the title, there is nothing careless about Adam Vincent’s debut stand-up show at Edinburgh – although I wish I could say the same about the person who listed the wr…
In the economy class of Rhiannon’s plane, you’ll find a host of funny, quirky and honest characters, inspired by her love-hate relationship with flying.
A raucous, fun-filled cabaret show dedicated to all the best things on the box.
In the economy class of Rhiannon’s plane, you’ll find a host of funny, quirky and honest characters, inspired by her love-hate relationship with flying.
A line-up of the very best comedians from the hugely popular Shaggers show come together for one weekend only! ‘Spectacular … amazing’ ***** (Melbourne International Comedy F…
Star of brand new BBC Three sitcom Fried and CBBC’s Ultimate Brain, Best Newcomer nominee Imran Yusuf returns with a special edition show of his latest, cutting edge socio-politi…
Join Morran, Weatherby, Brechin, Duff and Freeman on a musical journey through the centuries, a multicultural Scotland (Angles, Vikings, etc) rising from waves of settlers.
The Betas are back.
From Merlin to Malory, Camelot to Excalibur, Morgana le Fey reigns supreme as fiendish counter queen to King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table.
Mrs Tobit Tells All – Blazing Grannies return with a classic quest to claim the treasure, defeat the monster, marry the girl, and achieve health and happiness for all, aided by a…
A romp through the bits of the whisky industry that didn’t quite go to plan.
High-wire improvised comedy from two of the stars of Chortle award-winning Fringe hit, Austentatious.
The Gospel of John is the most interesting of all the New Testament gospels.
To the Celts, Brigid was everything, Goddess of fire, healing and poetry.
Fresh off a USA tour with comedy legend Michael Winslow (Police Academy, Half Baked), BAFTA nominated NorthernXposure’s sweeTs is the ultimate in modern cultural and ethnic dichoto…
At 70, Virginia Ironside writes a regular agony column for the Independent and the OIdie, and her latest comic novel is Yes! I Can Manage Thank You! In her one-woman show she expla…
Death is an important topic and it affects everyone, obviously.
Sibbald Library productions return to the spectacular RCPE Great Hall with a new show linking botany and medicine in Edinburgh.
To dream or not to dream? For the residents of Lhaytar, the only remaining city on an otherwise flooded Earth, the answer is definitively the latter.
Mrs Mash loves food and she loves stories! Join her for a feast of stories, songs and joining in fun about all kinds of fabulous food.
Matt Abbott admits that poetry is a hard sell on the Fringe, impossible to talk about without coming across as pretentious – which may well explain why one of his bespoke marketi…
Scottish song, music and comedy at its finest.
Sebastian was born in Paris, but raised by his adopted parents in the mountains of Tennessee.
A new play by the writer C R Giles based on the nineteenth-century rebel Adam Lindsay Gordon, Aberdeenshire’s heir and Australia’s poet laureate.
Three strangers trapped by fate.
Undermined was going to be called Shafted, but a guy named Godber had already beaten Danny Mellor to it.
Jeff is a Minneapolis sports anchor who hasn’t had a drink in years – not a drop.
Coffee house layabout, armchair revolutionary and poet Jonny Fluffypunk has become a dad.
Bonnie Fairbrass (SYTYF and Funny Women semi-finalist 2006) has been looking for inner peace ever since she realised at just four years old, that life is very much not a fairy tale…
FeatherStone Puppets began in 1960 as John Peel Puppets and played fifteen sell-out years on the Edinburgh Fringe.
Burke is back and this time it’s personal.
Frantic passions are unleashed when divine and human worlds meet.
Let Philip Contini take you back to Sorrento for songs, stories, sunshine, romance, Neapolitan food and wine.
In this stylised adaptation of Homer’s Odyssey, Naomi Iizuka creates a modern day Odysseus in a young refugee named Anon.
Vanity Bites Back is a clown show about anorexia.
Burke is back and this time it’s personal.
This was a talk for the footballing purist – a no-frills, brief chat with two of the footballing world’s most renowned authors.
Phil’s solo storytelling show: ‘It’s easy to get lost in Kay-world, it’s the close proximity to such high energy levels, emotionally charged and visceral storytelling.
Fringe veteran, freewheeling storytelling Phil is joined by Russell the brilliant young American upstart, cut from similar cloth.
The only bi-lingual, half Italiano, half Inglese, all funny Fringe show! Longest running gig of its kind.
The story is told eye to eye, mind to mind and heart to heart.
The finest filth on the Fringe, told by the people who lived it.
**** (Times).
An hour of storytelling that will begin by transporting the audience around the British Isles through fairy stories provided by Taffy Thomas, first Laureate for Storytelling, and m…
A declaration of love for the wilderness, directed by Patrick Sandford.
Former fire eating Salami Brother Taffy Thomas shares his personal journey from a brush with mortality to Storyteller Laureate – literally his own backstory.
The Whisky Anorak return this year with writer and performer John Mark’s new piece of Whisky Theatre.
Widely regarded as one of the leading young companies in the UK, Newbury Youth Theatre have an unparalleled reputation at the Edinburgh Fringe.
‘Puppet Beowulf?’ my flatmate asked me with a raised eyebrow and quizzical expression as I left the flat to review Atomic Force Production’s new show.
Dante Alighieri.
Much what it says on the tin, Edinburgh’s Gin Night of Literature and Liquor waltzes you through the history of gin distilling and the drink’s use and abuse by the literary world’s…
“Join our storytelling team as they use innovative improve [sic] techniques to craft a narrative from audience members’ true stories,” boasts the Five-a-Side flyer.
A new one-man show from performance maker Josh Gardner.
Do you dare to take the hand of a mermaid? Swim with a Selkie? Hear the song of a Siren? Such stories are fishwives’ tales.
The finest Geordie and Scottish comedians come together for a fantastic hour of stand-up comedy.
Edinburgh is a city of stark contrasts.
Brett Blake is an expert on idiots, purely due to the fact that he is one! As his mates would say, he would be the captain of the stupid ship.
Marty Ross returns to the Fringe this year with a new theatrical storytelling experience.
Every day we see the news, images bombard us.
You’re the kind of person who never backs down from a fight.
Chekhov’s short stories are brought to life in this kaleidoscopic production, capturing the essence of a parochial Russia where cruelty, absurdity and social satire are dished out …
It’s 11 am – for some, the time for a late, leisurely breakfast.
Explore the dark, hidden side of best-selling author Ian Rankin’s Edinburgh.
How lucky can an audience be? More Dean Martin songs and stories from Philip Contini and The Be Happy Band, live on stage, with a new show for 2015.
Why wait to celebrate? Australian comedian Sean Murphy’s throwing the ultimate kids’ party at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe! Kids’ Party Confidential is your ticket to all the hi…
Dandy Darkly, resplendent in a fringed and spangled cowboy costume complete with tiny Stetson and incredibly pointy snakeskin boots opens his show with a request: should anyone dec…
We all love a good story! Multi award-winning singer-songwriter Mike Willis and his rovin’ band transport you to the smoky mountains of America.
If Dan Willis is targeting the annoying Australian Uncle demographic with his show Australia: A Whinging Pom’s Guide, he’s got it completely spot on.
Meet the most dyspraxic five-star astronavigatrix and enthusiastic sexy comedian of the future.
The bloodthirsty space-pirate troubadours return with death in their eyes and a song in someone’s heart (didn’t catch their name).
Shaun Buswell likes a challenge.
PaddleBoat Theatre Company has produced one of the most magical and captivating children’s shows I have seen in their latest production According to Arthur.
There are some shows that you just get a good feeling about from the moment you step into the theatre.
An hour of fresh stand-up from everyone’s favourite utterly unpronounceable Irishman.
From the star of Audible.
Scale is a spoken word piece telling the ancient Scottish legends of the Brahan Seer.
Mark Stephenson (Chortle Best Newcomer nominee, second New Act of the Year) brings you his new award nominated show (Leicester Comedy Festival Best Debut 2015) about the dystopian …
Izzard, Brand, Hardee – Charmian’s had hot steaming cuppas with them all! Tales of the notorious Tunnel Club, Frank Skinner’s avocado, Arnold Brown’s sandwiches, Glastonbur…
Javier Jarquin hosts guest comedians baring all and telling you about their worst, soul destroying times on stage.
Like The Karate Kid but with food not fighting.
Javier Jarquin hosts guest comedians baring all and telling you about their worst, soul destroying times on stage.
Javier Jarquin hosts guest comedians baring all and telling you about their worst, soul destroying times on stage.
Dying is easy.
Roll up! Roll up! Come and see The Stuffed Crocodile Story Wagon.
Eric is a friendly, unassuming man whose Tales of the Sea take you through his time spent on submarines in the Royal Navy.
In one week, Brydie fell in love twice.
Matthew Collins (BBC’s Great Unanswered Questions) is an Irish comedian, but also a computer scientist with moral objections to his own research.
What is it like to fall under the spell of the piano? Genre-defying pianist Will Pickvance (creator of Anatomy of the Piano) spent years trying to refine his tendency to go off on …
Ain’t got no behaviour! That’s the accusation Archie has had shouted at him his whole life.
Outside a cardboard box? Then how do you think inside it? This and other conundrums solved with heartfelt storytelling, clowning, and double walled chipboard.
Fans of Charles Dickens will love this charming one-man show performed by Ian Pearce, which he adapted from a short story.
Once upon a time Bob was a Jockey.
Tommy hates his life of poverty and grime.
In 1964, 12-year-old Marilyn declared she’d die if she didn’t see The Beatles play in Melbourne.
Bob Slayer’s infamous late night aftershow that probably isn’t for you.
Renowned philanthropist, author, historian, orator, humanitarian, amateur vet, world record holder for the longest time a man has carried a toaster, pimp Henry von Stifle is ready …
Like The Karate Kid but with food not fighting.
Irish comic and professional procrastinator Matthew Collins (BBC’s Great Unanswered Questions) brings his Favourite Waste of Time back to the Fringe.
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.
In an attempt to prove that Aesop was history’s greatest fabulist, a group of storytellers crack the spine of a massive edition of Aesop’s Fables, releasing the old man’s most memo…
Dying is easy.
What happens when two children’s storytellers arrive at the same place at the same time to tell their stories? And what happens if both of them think they are The Storyteller? A …
Game old trout and enthusiast for all things Scottish, Myrtle offers a lifetime of observations on many splendid things: love, comedy, the demise of the gusset, Rabbie Burns, decre…
In Linking Rings Paul Zenon interweaves the stories of two Collinses, both of the storyteller himself, Paul Collins (Zenon is a stage name) and of Jim Collins, Houdini’s go-to m…
Edinburgh Fringe is often filled with adaptations and remixes of classics, so it is very refreshing to see Tread the Boards Theatre Company bring J.
Did you like The Avengers movie? Well, this show is just like The Avengers (except with more jokes, and no actual Avengers).
One morning Wyatt decided he didn’t need to listen to voicemails anymore.
Is love a many-splendored thing? History, philosophy, science, literature and popular culture all attempt to explain it: but how close do they really get? Steadfast and headstrong …
‘Don’t judge a man until you’ve walked two moons in his moccasins.
Aidan Killian is not the kind of performer to shy away from big questions.
Using the unique experiences of African American students at the University of Florida, from the first students who attended more than 50 years ago to members of the current studen…
The new show from Barry Ferns: Spirit of the Fringe (2014, Edinburgh Festival Fringe) and Malcolm Hardee Award winner.
This production portrays the tempestuous love affair of two teenagers.
Charmingly anarchic breakthrough duo LetLuce were wholly responsible for 2014 word of mouth hit Show Pony.
Following a bad break-up (although is there ever a good break-up?), David somehow gained custody of the cat, Mittens.
A Little Man’s Holiday tells the tale of an office worker with a big imagination.
Renowned philanthropist, author, historian, orator, humanitarian, amateur vet, world record holder for the longest time a man has carried a toaster, pimp Henry von Stifle is ready …
Matthew Collins (BBC’s Great Unanswered Questions) is an Irish comedian, but also a computer scientist with moral objections to his own research.
Irish comic and professional procrastinator Matthew Collins (BBC’s Great Unanswered Questions) brings his Favourite Waste of Time back to the Fringe.
Start off your day with Murray and friends. Comedy, standup, improv, storytelling and fun.
As I walk into Honest to Godley, Janey Godley is already onstage, hand on hip and chatting to her audience.
Arrangements is about death and depression but doesn’t leave the audience down in the mouth.
Burt Lancaster Pierced My Hymen is a side-splitting, filthy, compelling and poignant show.
The Man Who Planted Trees was originally a tale from French author Jean Giono in the 1950s, now pieced together onstage with cloth hangings, felt animals, and wafting lavender (yes…
Jack Rooke: Good Grief could probably win a prize for ‘comedy show with the least likely to be funny subject matter ever that actually turns out to be absolutely hilarious�…
Petty crook Chris Cantrill and PowerPoint 97 pitch you Britain’s ultimate staycation.
One of Matt Price’s ambitions is to be one of the nicest people in comedy, and man, he’s succeeding.
Since marrying the man of her dreams at last year’s Fringe, Alex has been sadly forsaken by her husband, Jim.
Sunshine! Japanese Rakugo Comedy in English! Come for an hour of laughter and leave with a piece of Japan in your heart! Currently on his world tour! ‘This blonde raconteur with …
When he speaks of his father’s ‘talkative blue eyes’, you know immediately from where Wil Greenway gets his knack for beautiful storytelling.
‘God, what a day’ is the first thing said to us by Scaramouche Jones, the red-nosed, white-faced clown who – sensing the ghosts of an audience in his dressing room – decide…
Seattle comedy duo Charles (Chuck Armstrong and Charlie Stockman) present an imaginative, original and witty comedy, using physical theatre, sharp word play, and absurdism to launc…
A brand new show featuring your favourite characters including Hairy’s feline friends.
London’s Laugh Train Home host Robyn Perkins **** (ThreeWeeks, English Comedian of the Year Finalist) and Sarah Iles, (Comedy Network Award winner) are joined by their favourite aw…
Storyteller and performer Brooke Laing performs and delights in an interactive action-packed adventure through an enchanted forest where a miserable witch has been up to mischief.
Return of acclaimed and libellously funny storytelling show on how to find outrageous nightly adventure on a budget of £5.
Jen Carnovale has been living out of a suitcase for three years.
Stand-up comedy and theatre rarely interact in meaningful ways.
Cynical Sunshine.
Having rummaged around the UK, Paul takes you on a tour of some of his charity shop finds.
Sad Faces challenge themselves and you with their adaptation of JR Chapterhouse’s devastatingly heartbreaking novel.
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.
It’s hard these days to find comics, amongst the slick and edgy big leagues, with a genuine sense of mischief.
Sam and Tom! are an anarchic double-hander made up of comedic wunderkinds Tom Burgess ‘coldly psychotic’ (Chortle.
From bacon ice cream to cronuts, sriracha to wasabi, Atkins to Paleo, the history of the culinary world has always been diverse, ever-changing, a bit weird, but always fascinating.
Looking over my time at this year’s Fringe, there have been several topics that have come up time and time again.
There’s something refreshing about seeing a stand-up show with a title that accurately reflects the content of the act.
Wealth and fame haven’t yet been bestowed on young Irish comedian Cormac Friel.
Multi award-winning Scottish Ghanaian stand-up tells stories old and new from life and wanderings.
Delightfully oddball stand-up featuring stowaways, unsung heroes and a woman talking.
Luke Wright is a veteran Fringe performer and one of the UK’s leading spoken-word artists.
The Edinburgh Gin Company has left its distillery behind and moved to The Boards in the Edinburgh Playhouse to tell a brief history of the city’s alcohol and gin heritage along w…
Trick of the Light presents a charming and an enjoyable addition to your afternoon in the form of The Bookbinder.
I wanted to write you a heart-breaking song so epic it would get her back.
Britain’s best-selling children’s writer acts out her stories and songs with a cast of five, including guitar-playing husband Malcolm.
If you’d said to me three years ago when I started doing stand-up, ‘You’ll have the best show at the Fringe in 2015’ I’d never have believed it, because not only am I a great t…
An adventure through a moral maze.
Poppy must make a rather rapid readjustment to Year 11 after being abruptly relocated from Spain to a girls’ school in a remote British town.
Whilst on tour, Angus was facing certain death.
Having been turned away from a packed venue on the day I was originally scheduled to attend, I was anticipating great things on my return the next day.
Imaan is in Love.
Meet Bella Younger.
Will Seaward’s smash-hit five-star ghoststravaganza is back for a second year with new tales and even more terror! Aaargh! Join Edinburgh’s most booming comedian on the stroke of m…
There is just something about storyteller Callum Lykan.
Return of last year’s brilliant hit kosher comedy show.
The main thing that you need to know about this show is that something about it is absolutely and completely unexpected.
Seamus O’Rourke’s hilarious look at growing up in rural Ireland in the 70s and 80s with an umbilical cord wrapped tightly around your neck… It follows the life of Padraig Pot…
Stuart Bowden’s voice emerges behind a curtain.
The worldwide hit show returns with a line-up of superb and varied comedians from all around the Fringe doing material based around the hilarious, cheeky subject of shagging.
The worldwide hit show returns with a line-up of superb and varied comedians from all around the Fringe doing material based around the hilarious, cheeky subject of shagging.
Mr Children Man (The Beta Males’ Adam Blampied) is the acclaimed children’s author of Fabulous Fergus Goes to the Circus and is embarking on his debut reading tour.
The star of BBC Radio 4’s Rolls The Dice returns to Edinburgh with her unique mix of stand-up, storytelling and improv comedy.
‘Timmy Failure is a winner!’ (Jeff Kinney, author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid).
Lou Conran talks to dead people (and live ones too if pushed).
Die-hard fans of classic BBC Sitcom Dad’s Army will particularly enjoy this panel discussion, Q&A and selection of nostalgic clips from Ian Lavender, aka Private Pike, and fellow…
Fiona Herbert (winner of Tall Tales 2012 and 2015) attempts to answer her FAQs about work, rest and play.
In her stand up show The Devil’s Door Bell, Njambi McGrath presents an hour of satirical shaming, teasing the audience into reflecting on colonialism’s legacy in Africa.
There’s a real buzz of excitement as people are alerted to the talents of rising star Gary Meikle.
Sajeela Kershi is firmly sat on the fence.
After Flipper Committed Suicide! Giada comes back to Edinburgh with a brand new hour of fun, dark material, from sex to fairy tales.
Let Michael Hill entertain you with his misadventures living in Japan’s capital – battling cultural differences and language barriers, braving earthquakes, teaching English poo…
Performed and written by Gary McNair, A Gambler’s Guide to Dying is a story told by a young boy, charting his grandfather’s extraordinary life of gambling.
Punching pigeons comes surprisingly easily to Martha McBrier, whose hour of engaging and funny storytelling draws on run-ins with pesky birds of all kinds, all the while unmasking …
Epic storytelling, synchronised swimming and subversively simple songs from this Fringe First nominated maker of mischief.
Romina Puma is a work in progress disabled.
George Rowe delivers a decent hour of Free Fringe stand-up that never reaches truly great heights and contains more than a few missteps, but nevertheless contains a spark of someth…
A comedian came to Edinburgh from Japan, the country worst at speaking English! After miscommunication, cultural friction, struggle with an immigration officer, a disastrous first …
Vyse is back and this time it’s personal! A bodacious and ballsy look at her battle with breast cancer.
Juliet Meyers, comedian, comedy writer (Sarah Millican Television Programme, Mock the Week, News Quiz) and natural outsider doesn’t belong.
‘A raconteur extraordinaire! One of a kind! Sunshine is star!’ (Japan Times).
The premise of 25 Stories is simple enough; Alex Watts is bored at work and so comes up with short stories to keep himself entertained.
At first glance, The Naked Stand-Up might seem like a crowd-pulling gimmick, or a cheap trick to distract from poor material.
Of the two offerings of Julius Caesar that the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School are offering this year, this review concerns the all-male version: a show brimming with great ideas ye…
Multi-award winning performer Gabriel Bisset-Smith will take you on a journey of intergalactic travel, strange sexual positions, bizarre dance routines, Kanye West and unhinged mur…
Storytelling as you’ve never seen it! Join in with Meg Harper’s unique stories! Maybe you’ll be a princess, maybe you’ll be a frog, maybe you’ll even be a giant head louse! Fresh s…
Show your Hope is a mobile art exhibition by Dutch storyteller Mr Martin who has been travelling all over the world with a van full of paintings since 2003.
Storytape is a show recorded onto cassette.
Join Sarah Keyworth (Amused Moose Semi-Finalist) and Alex Hylton, (Macmillan Comedian of the Year Runner-up) as they take on love, sexuality and dating in this debut show.
Charmingly anarchic breakthrough duo LetLuce were wholly responsible for 2014 word of mouth hit Show Pony.
You’d imagine that it’s quite difficult to write an hour of stand up about owning a cat, and apparently it is, because about half way through David Tsonos’ Walking the Cat he p…
In one week, Brydie fell in love twice.
Outside a cardboard box? Then how do you think inside it? This and other conundrums solved with heartfelt storytelling, clowning, and double walled chipboard.
Acclaimed double act LetLuce (Lucy Pearman and Letty Butler) offer an entertaining hour of very silly, loosely connected sketches on a nautical theme.
Passage Tells Project is a series of site-specific audio-guided walks focusing on one passage in a city.
In this excellent piece of story-telling, Alfie White embarks upon a thrilling everyday adventure that is engaging for all ages.
A Day in October centres around Kendall’s teenage years at a rough high-school in Newcastle, Australia.
Splodge that porridge! Slurp that soup! Snap that biscuit! On today’s menu there is a trio of traditional and tasty tales to tantalise and tease.
Emma (Serena Jennings) and Oli (Will Merrick) meet on a chaotic, booze-fuelled night out.
Phantasmagoria is Hookhitch theatre’s adaptation of the Lewis Carroll poem.
In Max and Ivan: The End, the eponymous duo take you on a guided tour of the small town of Sudley-on-Sea, introducing you to all of the residents.
Garden is the deeply personal monologue of Lucy, whose life changes when she rescues an abused Dracaena pot plant from her office and takes it home.
Lisa Gornick’s Live Drawing Show opens with an interesting and inventive premise: using the aid of drawing in real time to tell a story.
Waking Beauty is a new take on the traditional fairy story of Sleeping Beauty set in a re-purposed circular room papered with stencils and pasted pages of old books, fairy lights, …
John Henry Falle (of Radio 4, Chortle-nominated sketch idiots, The Beta Males) hath now become The Story Beast.
Fringe shows based on the last twelve months of a comic’s life are not uncommon.
Following last year’s generally well-received comic homage to the Edwardian Ghost Story (The Haunting of Lopham House), writer and performer Tom Neenan shifts his genre gaze forw…
Poet Steve Larkin presents a reimagined version of Thomas Hardy’s classic novel Tess of the D’Urbervilles.
As the beat of an ear-blistering house track pumps into the venue, Goldstein races onto the stage, adorned with neon bracelets, a glowing headdress and a ridiculously small pair of…
The Princess and the Pea follows the story of the lonely Prince Jethro.
We all know the story of Jack and the Beanstalk – or at least, think we do.
Just So Stories is a fun, interactive storytelling of Rudyard Kipling’s classic tales.
Chris Stokes had a very bad 2014, and on reflection he dealt with it badly.
Deceptively sweet, Lazy Susan bring a cheeky malevolence to their character-driven sketch comedy.
There’s probably some truth to the idea that going through a profound personal crisis makes it easier to produce a stand-up show for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
‘Beautifully crafted show, deeply satisfying for young and old alike.
Award-winning comic Bruce Fummey, triumphantly returns telling the history of Scotland.
Many people boast about staring death in the face and laughing, but Chris Turner has a different perspective.
Spirit of the Fringe.
Inspired by her participation in beauty pageants last year, Victoria Melody became fascinated by the origins of the hair that made up her glamorous hair extensions.
Mum and Dad are out and it is time for a bedtime story with a twist.
Award-winning comedian and failed Buddhist monk Sam Brady explores his ongoing struggle to be a good person, and asks why kindness is so undervalued and so hard to practice.
Storyteller Fiona Herbert (winner, Tall Tales 2012 and 2015) takes you on three adventures, encountering eejits and hissy fits along the way.
Post-coitus: it’s that intimate moment of openness, where people say weird, wonderful and often brutally honest things.
Why do adults lose the power to imagine? A tender tale of imagination, friendship and loss, as a little prince who has travelled the universe just wants to return to his asteroid, …
Global warming, how bad can it really be? That depends on who’s asking.
In his softly accented English, German photographer Volker Gerling introduces you to unforgettable faces in his quiet but compelling Portraits in Motion.
Edgar Allan Poe and Sigmund Freud, partners in crime, telling horror stories and picking them apart: it sounds like rich source material, but Mr Poe’s Legendarium doesn’t quite…
Edinburgh’s City of the Dead tour company guide fringe audiences along their graveyard route.
The Snot Zombies are back! More bogies, books and bottom burps with award-winning author Stuart Reid and his crazy characters, Gorgeous George and Grandpa Jock.
Returning to this year’s festival, Enchanted Forest Adventure is nothing short of delightful.
Fresh from a sell-out international tour and smash-hit Live at the Apollo debut, Larry returns with a new hour of ‘unexpected and excellent’ **** (Times) thoughts on Scottishness, …
A combined talk and jazzy musical performance of all-time favourite songs from the 1920s to present day.
Comedians and full-time Malakas, Iain Daniels and Declan McGuigan are combining forces to bring you an hour of their funniest funnies.
Sören Bergen was just an ordinary guy.
Eddie Izzard invites you to his brand-new work-in-progress reading/performance of Charles Dickens’ classic epic Great Expectations.
Jonny has something to say that’s usually off-limits for dating, family gatherings, hanging out with mates and most social situations really… So what better place to talk about…
Hand-picked shows from our digital performance programme and highlights from our critically acclaimed short film programme.
Edinburgh Fringe Best Newcomer nominee and New Act of the Year (NATYS) award winner, Bilal Zafar, returns with a brand-new show about how he spent a year working in a care home for…
Richard Wright is about to turn 40 and he’s worried that he has stopped caring.