Thriller

The Most Toast

The Most Toast

Somebody in the audience will have eaten the most toast. We will find them. 

Agatha Christie's The Rats

Agatha Christie's The Rats

Invited to a party in a London flat, Sandra Grey and Davey Forrester find themselves alone. 

My Blood

My Blood

A gripping piece of new writing, My Blood is a psychological thriller loosely based on Aeschylus’ Oresteia. 

Ghost Light

Ghost Light

‘I think if you’re going to write a ghost story worth its salt you must experience ghosts for yourself’. 

An Act of Grace

An Act of Grace

Grace, a wealthy and mysterious woman, invites an ex-golf pro turned financial advisor and a lawyer with sordid secrets to her country home to discuss her estate and update her wil… 

Ripper

Ripper

A terrifying musical look through the eyes of Jack the Ripper, the officer who pursued him, and one of his victims. 

Confessions of a Butterfly: An Evening with Janusz Korczak

Confessions of a Butterfly: An Evening with Janusz Korczak

Confessions of a Butterfly: An Evening with Janusz Korczak. 

Blueballs

Blueballs

One bedroom. 

There’s Been a Murder! An Evening with Glenn Chandler Creator of Taggart

There’s Been a Murder! An Evening with Glenn Chandler Creator of Taggart

Join the Godfather of Tartan Noir, writer and director of the world’s longest-running police drama, learn secrets from behind the cameras, share some of his favourite moments and… 

Pressure Cooker

Pressure Cooker

Pressure Cooker: The kettle boils, the lights come up, and we find ourselves watching four sixth-year med students treating a patient. 

The Burden of Truth

The Burden of Truth

The Burden of Truth. 

Lies All The Way Down: A New Chamber Musical

Lies All The Way Down: A New Chamber Musical

This completely original chamber musical by Shaye Poulton Richards is a darkly charming piece of new writing. 

The Signalman

The Signalman

Based on the short story by Charles Dickens, Unexpected Places Ensemble’s adaptation of The Signalman is a creative if confusing adaptation as the creative team tries to create a… 

The Most Toast

The Most Toast

Somebody in the audience will have eaten the most toast. We will find them.  

Sugar and Blood

Sugar and Blood

1903. 

Gory Details

Gory Details

Hello, and welcome everyone to a play that explores death, loss, legacy and obsession. 

The Insider

The Insider

Look into the human face of greed – live acting, visuals and a binaural soundscape that gives you the chills. 

In Everglade Studio

In Everglade Studio

In 1974 London, three musicians and their manager seal themselves inside an underground recording studio to complete an Americana album, unaware that materials in the walls are dri… 

Chasing Butterflies

Chasing Butterflies

Murder in London: The Butterfly Butcher strikes again. 

Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Off the coast of Angus in the North Sea, is Caillte Lighthouse. 

The Birds

The Birds

Based, like Hitchcock’s film, on the Daphne du Maurier short story, The Birds is a thrilling psychodrama about what happens when nature turns against humanity. 

Dot Dot Dot Dash

Dot Dot Dot Dash

Count Horoch Zadelski, dashing member of the Polish Underground, makes a daring escape from Nazi-occupied Europe with the Gestapo hot on his most-wanted heels. 

The Vampyre

The Vampyre

It is 1871 and the seductive Vampyre Carmilla has chosen her next victim, the gentle and innocent Laura. 

He'd Murder Me

He'd Murder Me

Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, 1977. 

Dr Glas

Dr Glas

Dr Glas, adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher from the notorious 1905 Swedish novella by Hjalmar Soderberg, translated by David Barret. 

Dorian

Dorian

A striking and stylised imagining of Oscar Wilde’s gothic masterpiece: the picture of Dorian Gray transforms into a malevolent horror as its inspiration remains untouched and bea… 

Charles Dickens' The Signalman

Charles Dickens' The Signalman

Charles Dickens’ classic ghost story. 

A Young Man Dressed as a Gorilla Dressed as an Old Man Sits Rocking in a Rocking Chair for Fifty-Six Minutes and Then Leaves... 13

A Young Man Dressed as a Gorilla Dressed as an Old Man Sits Rocking in a Rocking Chair for Fifty-Six Minutes and Then Leaves... 13

One performance only. Arrive early, sell-out expected. 

My Other Half

My Other Half

H and B are a young couple struggling with the pressures of their relationship. 

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

A howl in the night! A terrifying corpse! A suspicious bearded man! A chaotic cast of larger-than-life characters threaten the heir to the fortune. 

Burn

Burn

Three longtime friends have had little contact since the death of the fourth member of their close-knit group, a best-selling horror writer. 

Charles Dickens' The Signalman

Charles Dickens' The Signalman

Charles Dickens’ classic ghost story. 

The Trial

The Trial

You’re suddenly under arrest: no warning, no explanation. 

One Empire, Under God

One Empire, Under God

An epic dystopian drama about the threat of religious extremism and right-wing populism. 

Have You Seen This Woman?

Have You Seen This Woman?

A college student offers a scattered recollection of her childhood, her perceived trauma and the chaos leading up to her mother’s recent disappearance. 

Dorian

Dorian

A striking and stylised imagining of Oscar Wilde’s gothic masterpiece: The Picture of Dorian Gray transforms into malevolent horror as its inspiration remains untouched and beaut… 

Tamar Broadbent Presents... Stacey Solo

Tamar Broadbent Presents... Stacey Solo

A strong female lead (detective) faces the toughest case of her career in this comedy crime show by Tamar Broadbent (BBC Radio 4, Boom Chicago). 

Are You Being Murdered?

Are You Being Murdered?

People can be sensitive about how they are described. 

In the Weeds by Joseph Wilde, Produced by An Tobar and Mull Theatre

In the Weeds by Joseph Wilde, Produced by An Tobar and Mull Theatre

Kazumi is hunting a sea monster. 

BOGEYMAN

BOGEYMAN

‘Our modern life was built on the backs of the oppressed – if they were to demand repayment, would you be afraid?’ In 1791, a voodoo ceremony begins the Haitian Revolution to end… 

Speed Dial

Speed Dial

It’s finals week on an unnamed university campus and a professor in English literature is having a bad time of it. 

Flight

Flight

Flight takes place in absolute darkness inside a 40ft shipping container. 

A Scandal From Bohemia

A Scandal From Bohemia

Thirty years after A Scandal in Bohemia, Sherlock Holmes must once again confront The Woman. 

Marvin Herbert – Gangster Shot in the Face. His Story.

Marvin Herbert – Gangster Shot in the Face. His Story.

With 21 convictions for 76 offenses, beginning at the age of 13, including arrests for stabbings, shootings and murder; losing an eye and being told he would never walk again, Marv… 

The Nobodies

The Nobodies

When a local hospital announces its closure, panic ensues. 

Comedy Freak Show

Comedy Freak Show

Come one, come all to this tragic affair! Stand-up comedy show featuring acts that are positively freaky. 

Knot: The Trilogy

Knot: The Trilogy

Close your eyes and let Darkfield radio lead you into the surreal, suggestive and truly suspenseful. 

The Tarantula

The Tarantula

A realtor visiting a house with potential buyers realises she had been there before. 

Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid

Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid

Trapped in a manor house, two hapless Glaswegian detectives must investigate the deaths of each family member, but try not to become victims themselves… A time-warp murder myster… 

Fear of Roses

Fear of Roses

Fear of Roses follows three women as they grapple with each other’s careers in a power struggle which soon turns deadly. 

subsist

subsist

The world ended two years ago, consumed by a plague of the walking dead. 

The Shadowpunk Revolution

The Shadowpunk Revolution

A sci-fi rock drama about invisibility, inspired by Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds. 

Gigolo: Bold, Beautiful, Bizarre

Gigolo: Bold, Beautiful, Bizarre

Charming. 

The Wasp

The Wasp

A gripping electric thriller, exploring the far-reaching, unexpected and devastating effect childhood bullying can wreak. 

At This Stage

At This Stage

Have you ever loved a show so much that you wished you could kidnap the actors, keep them in your basement and get them to perform it again for you? No? Just Rupert? A troupe of yo… 

Mojo

Mojo

I’m somewhat sceptical of companies bringing classic plays to the Fringe, be it an average Hamlet or yet another Woyzeck. 

Reservoir Dugs

Reservoir Dugs

Scotland’s answer to a Tarantino classic. 

The Man From Verona

The Man From Verona

The Man From Verona – The Trouble with Harry is that he’s hanging from a Rope by the Rear Window. 

BoxedIn Theatre Presents: Swallows

BoxedIn Theatre Presents: Swallows

Tim, Harry and Ella have been sent on a mission – destroy a factory, send a message. 

Father of Lies

Father of Lies

Making a Murderer meets Rosemary’s Baby. 

Jekyll and Hyde

Jekyll and Hyde

If you’ve seen anything that A Slightly Isolated Dog has done, you’ve arguably seen all of it, and that is in no way a bad thing. 

Comedy Freak Show

Comedy Freak Show

Come one, come all to this tragic affair! Comedy Freak Show is an exhibition of comedic rarities. 

Sleeping Giant

Sleeping Giant

A writer/producer of television’s Supernatural spins a series of intimate, darkly comic vignettes in this modern thriller. 

Monsoon Season

Monsoon Season

You've probably heard plenty of stories about lucky couples who fall in love, get married and live happily-ever-after. 

The Incident Room

The Incident Room

True crime obsession has reached new heights in the past few years with a seemingly endless stream of documentaries, books and podcasts available to armchair sleuths everywhere. 

Madame George by Keir McAllister

Madame George by Keir McAllister

Madame George is a psychic in a slump. 

Arguing On-Air

Arguing On-Air

Gooooood morning, Edinburgh! Live from Studio B, THSGD Productions presents Arguing On-Air! Talkback radio meets the stage in this three-man show: an intricate and funny rollercoas… 

To Butterfly

To Butterfly

To Butterfly follows the journey of two character’s lives in the build-up to a fateful meeting of finality. 

Accordion Fight Show

Accordion Fight Show

Award-winning, folk-punk-cabaret rioteer Strangely returns with a brand new show, full of new songs and shenanigans. 

A Librarian

A Librarian

A naive librarian witnesses an incident that will change the rest of her life. 

Pomona

Pomona

When Ollie’s sister goes missing, we are plunged into a dark underworld that reveals pain much greater than the loss of a relative. 

A Hero of Our Time

A Hero of Our Time

Pechorin is a superfluous man. 

The Charisma of Evil: Why Are We Obsessed by Serial Killers?

The Charisma of Evil: Why Are We Obsessed by Serial Killers?

Why are we fascinated by serial killers? They’re everywhere; on the news, in crime fiction, on television and in our daily lives. 

National Killing Day

National Killing Day

When the government declares slaying legal to reignite a sense of self responsibility and respect, James has the urge to pay his ex-wife a visit. 

A Night of Dark Intent

A Night of Dark Intent

Set in October of 1978, eight women end up together in an abandoned house where Lenora Stark supposedly murdered her parents 13 years ago. 

Hecate

Hecate

The chilling time travel story of the genesis and death of Lady Macbeth. 

Shadow Hour

Shadow Hour

In the creepy traditions of the classic American television shows The Twilight Zone and Night Gallery, this collection of medieval tales comes to bone-chilling life in a journey in… 

Father of Lies

Father of Lies

Making a Murderer meets Rosemary’s Baby. 

Sympathy for the Devil

Sympathy for the Devil

A man is bound to a chair with a sack over his head. 

The Basement Tapes

The Basement Tapes

Cleaning out her grandmother's old basement after her death, amongst the usual detritus a woman finds a tape recorder and an accompanying tape which tells the kind of story usu… 

Showmanship

Showmanship

At first sight it would seem that Boondog Theatre's latest outing at the Edinburgh Fringe is somewhat ironically titled. 

Room-Mate

Room-Mate

Hugo Alastor has gone missing. 

And Then There Were None

And Then There Were None

Agatha Christie’s classic And Then There Were None is difficult as a play. 

Penetrator

Penetrator

Edinburgh flatmates Max and Alan are perfectly happy swapping banter and joints after a long day of doing nothing. 

Hivemind Presents: An Offer You Can't Refuse

Hivemind Presents: An Offer You Can't Refuse

By day, this city’s streets are bright and orderly, but by night, it is the playground of shysters and crooks, smugglers and thieves. 

Death on the Nile

Death on the Nile

1923. 

Flour

Flour

A sweary, aggressive, dark comedy that follows two bags of Flour – a new synthetic drug that looks, smells and acts exactly like the baking ingredient – as it passes from the d… 

Black Mountain

Black Mountain

Though common in film and literature, it is rare to see a play which fits the bill of psychological thriller. 

Electra

Electra

Electra has been exiled and married off to a peasant. 

Curse of Cranholme Abbey

Curse of Cranholme Abbey

Doors creak and dust falls; the Curse of Cranholme Abbey has awoken once more. 

Whodidit?

Whodidit?

A spate of violent murders occur at the Darling’s charming country house. 

Origins

Origins

Animikii Theatre’s Origins is an intriguing piece of physical theatre that isn’t afraid to be subtle with it’s plot. 

Then There Were None – Free

Then There Were None – Free

A group of actors, desperate for their big break, attend an acting workshop hosted by Andrew – an enigmatic but ever so slightly unhinged former C-lister. 

Penetrator

Penetrator

Edinburgh flatmates Max and Alan are perfectly happy swapping banter and joints after a long day of doing nothing. 

Butt Kapinski

Butt Kapinski

When a show’s success or failure supposedly rests almost entirely on the skills and willingness of its audience, the trust and confidence placed between performer and viewer is t… 

From Deerstalker to DCI: Detectives as Anti-Heroes

From Deerstalker to DCI: Detectives as Anti-Heroes

Why are we fascinated by the anti-heroes of the law? From Sherlock Holmes to Luther, we will discuss the modern crime writing interest in the blurred lines between the goodies and … 

Jekyll and Hyde

Jekyll and Hyde

Robert Louis Stevenson’s Jekyll and Hyde follows a heartbreaking journey through Victorian England, exploring the mysterious link between the respectful Dr Jekyll and the dark an… 

Dreamcatcher

Dreamcatcher

This is a show that had so much potential in its material and utilised none of it. 

The Diana Tapes

The Diana Tapes

This tense thriller presents the true story of one of the greatest media scandals in British history – the publication of Andrew Morton’s book about Diana, Princess of Wales, whi… 

You're Welcome

You're Welcome

Eryn and Luke have a show. 

The Lake of Dead Languages

The Lake of Dead Languages

Murderous intentions corrupt adolescent dreams in the chilling story of six teenagers living 20 years apart in an isolated girls’ school. 

Criminology 303

Criminology 303

One of the wonderful things about the Fringe Festival is that it’s the only time of year that theatre in Scotland truly panders to our increasingly short attention spans. 

Catching Up

Catching Up

When close friends Flo (Emily Schofield) and Becka (Octavia Gilmore) catch up, they suddenly discover that their lives are deeply entangled. 

Catching Up

Catching Up

Friendships and relationships can be tricky to navigate, particularly when they become tangled together. 

Deadly Dungeon Murder Mystery

Deadly Dungeon Murder Mystery

The Edinburgh Dungeon returns with a thrilling new mystery to solve. 

Macbeth

Macbeth

With impressive physicality and strong delivery of Shakespeare’s language, three young actors present a vigorous new adaptation of Macbeth set in a modern-day youth offender’s … 

Dirty Glitter

Dirty Glitter

Dirty Glitter, a cop comedy-thriller, tells the story of a duo of private investigators: the confident and logical Murphy, along with the bumbling and eccentric Valmont. 

Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother in the Case of a Study in Blood

Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother in the Case of a Study in Blood

Sherlock Holmes, true to its original with all the same characters and tropes that keep fans hooked, but with a twist. 

Dracula

Dracula

Push to Shove Theatre Company have devised a simplified version of Dracula giving it the justice it deserves without taking anything away from Bram Stoker’s original concept. 

The Song of Beast (after Hamlet)

The Song of Beast (after Hamlet)

Hamlet transported to a slaughterhouse in modern-day South Korea. 

The Confessional

The Confessional

Gripping police thriller that will raise your pulse as it draws you to the edge of your seat. 

Poena 5X1

Poena 5X1

How can hell be liberal and forgiveness be punishment? Contradictions like these are part of the challenge of this provocative piece of writing and performance. 

Darktales

Darktales

Beckman Unicorn presents Darktales, an accomplished piece of storytelling, which seamlessly weaves together stories while skillfully managing to subvert and play with its audience�… 

Splitting

Splitting

This is possibly one of the most depressing shows I have seen at the Fringe this year. 

Toys

Toys

Jack BK’s original written piece deals with class struggles, privilege and ignorance in a clear and effective way. 

Punk Rock by Simon Stephens

Punk Rock by Simon Stephens

Pressure. 

An Improvised Murder

An Improvised Murder

An Improvised Murder. 

Rope

Rope

Going into this show, I had my reservations. 

The Trial of Hermann Ethé

The Trial of Hermann Ethé

It’s 1914 and Professor Hermann Ethé and his wife are living a happy, bohemian life in Aberystwyth. 

Façade

Façade

Are you watching carefully? Alec’s professor and his girlfriend frantically search through the diaries and essays of the man and mind they love. 

2 Up, 2 Down, 1 Back

2 Up, 2 Down, 1 Back

Five teenagers wake up in a void, neither knowing each other, or how they got there. 

Butt Kapinski

Butt Kapinski

From the director of Red Bastard! Think it’s a solo show? Think again. 

Butt Kapinski

Butt Kapinski

From the director of Red Bastard! Think it’s a solo show? Think again. 

Deadly Dungeon Murder Mystery

Deadly Dungeon Murder Mystery

After 2014’s sell-out show, The Edinburgh Dungeon returns with a new mystery to solve. 

The Heist

The Heist

The Heist tells the tale of Marmaduke Blennerhasset, masterful thief and intrepid adventurer, who becomes entangled in the affairs of evil megalomaniac Antonio Superyacht (proud ow… 

The Game's Afoot, or Holmes for the Holidays

The Game's Afoot, or Holmes for the Holidays

December 1936, and Broadway star William Gillette, admired the world over for his leading role in the play Sherlock Holmes, has invited his fellow cast members to his Connecticut c… 

The Turn of the Screw

The Turn of the Screw

An adaptation of the classic gothic horror by Henry James, this show promises chills and thrills but didn’t send too many shivers up my spine. 

Bluebeard

Bluebeard

A young girl is forced into marrying a powerful but mysterious woman. 

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