John Mackay & Sally Homer, in association with Debi Allen/Curtis Brown present Stewart Lee vs The Man-WulfIn this brand-new show Lee shares his stage with Louie…
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
Join Baga Chipz MBE; actress, singer-songwriter, comedian, ex-Page 3 Model, Ladies Darts Champion, professional shoplifter and MILF, as she embarks on a nationwide theat…
Join Baga Chipz MBE; actress, singer-songwriter, comedian, ex-Page 3 Model, Ladies Darts Champion, professional shoplifter and MILF, as she embarks on a nationwide theat…
Join Baga Chipz MBE; actress, singer-songwriter, comedian, ex-Page 3 Model, Ladies Darts Champion, professional shoplifter and MILF, as she embarks on a nationwide theat…
Social media sensation Christopher Hall tells of his life, as a ‘boy who’s a bit girly really’.
Social media sensation Christopher Hall tells of his life, as a ‘boy who’s a bit girly really’.
Daliso did his first show Feed This Black Man 20 years ago.
On the first night of their two-part gig, beloved orchestral-pop group The Magnetic Fields perform from their landmark concept album 69 Love Songs.
Michael Hastie, Scotland’s number one Michael Bublé tribute, with the world-record breaking big band Jon Ritchie and That Swing Sensation.
To live longer we should avoid smoking and fast food.
Inspired by real life experiences in the bedroom, an all-women group of writers and performers brings you a series of monologues about sex: mohawks in Spain, coffee in Brooklyn, an…
World-leading pipa player Wu Man unveils the magic of traditional Chinese music.
One performance only. Turn up early, sell-out expected.
Prom to after-party via generational identity crisis – what if the best night of your life turns into the rest of it? Set to an original score combining pop, funk, jazz and of co…
In the name of the Father, the Son, and the free trip to California.
Being single in her mid-twenties… how hard can it be? Post-breakup, Tilly jets off on a girls’ trip to Barcelona and impulsively lands a job in London.
Award-winning Dyad Productions (Lady Susan, I, Elizabeth, Female Gothic, Austen’s Women) return with a 21st century take on Virginia Woolf’s blisteringly brilliant pre-TED talk.
Back for their second run! An international improv team, each member from a different country, presents the premiere (and last ever performance) of a “movie” inspired by your s…
The true story of my brother’s murder so of course, it’s comedy.
Hear our innovative piano orchestra perform finger-gymnastics music for three pianists playing one piano together.
Inspired by a Hungarian gangster dad, a Sunday school mother, teenage years with Hell’s Angels, Emma Taylor (NewsRevue producer) takes us on an unforgettable ride.
In this work-in-progress show, Baby Belle’s slightly less glamorous sibling Jax Braithwaite will unwrap the experience of Dealing with Tricky Feelings.
Mariah Girouard is not a Good Girl.
One family, one condition, one hell of a hairy baby.
At first Man & Board is an unlikely pairing of Rob’s moving body with a ritualised wooden board with which he sings, he dances, he wins and he loses.
A whimsical, musical exploration of social versus personal identity from the perspective of a late-identified and diagnosed non-binary autistic person.
The long walk home.
Upon a young woman’s decision to admit herself to rehab, she decides to get back into contact with her estranged mother.
Getting in Bed with the Pizza Man is a racy, whimsical one-woman show exploring the perils and thrills of sex and singledom in the post-pandemic era by actress, writer and comedien…
An evening of side-splitting stand-up comedy and impromptu silliness from Fringe veteran Chris Groves.
Unlike anything you’ve ever seen before, and you’ll never see it the same way again! As a viewer, you have the power to choose how the show will unfold each evening.
It’s a one-night stand for the Fannies’ ‘hilarious stream-of-consciousness double act’ (Entertainment-Focus.
Rhiannon has always been a good girl: obliging, pretty, and eager to please.
An hilarious one-hour alphabetical journey in the medium of quick fire One-Liner Jokes.
Not a one woman show.
Scotland’s original viral The Wee Man returns from the jail in a new one-man play written by Rab C Nesbitt creator Ian Pattison.
Grace is kicking back for the summer holidays when her step mother orders her to go to her aunty Baba Yaga.
Join Monski Mouse, and her super-talented friends, for a live musical sing-a-long cabaret of nursery classics, song, puppetry and bonkers fun for 0-5s and their parents/carers.
Performance poet/musician Attila the Stockbroker has been writing and performing since 1980: 4,000 or so gigs in 25 countries so far.
Nature versus nurture? Are villains born or bred? Can they ever find true redemption? Theater OCU explores Shakespeare’s most villainous characters – Macbeth, Iago, Aaron, Tamora…
Meet the most famous girl group of all time.
Drew thinks she’s pregnant.
Edinburgh Live’s number one pick of the Free Fringe is back for a third year! A devilishly handsome magician trapped in a straitjacket, mind-melting magic, show-stopping laughs and…
Real-life dating, brimming with possibilities for passion, romance, or smashing a stranger in the back of your Toyota Camry while they moan a name you don’t recognise.
A marathon of the macabre.
Start each morning with this curated variety showcase, featuring the very best solo shows at the Fringe! Rotating daily line-ups include storytelling, theatre, clown, cabaret, spok…
Why toddle when you can dance? Join DJ Monski Mouse and her dancers for this award-winning, epic session of bopping, bonkers, beautiful fun.
Gimme the thrills, gimme the spills, gimme a man with a microphone in his hand and careless abandon in his heart, gimme the winner of the Comedians Choice Award for Best Show, gimm…
Set on a bed in the centre of the stage, an unnamed central character explores his dreams and aspirations of traveling the world, finding love, and becoming a stand-up comedian whi…
Embark on a musical odyssey with One Acchord: That’s Life in Harmony.
Winner of Best Magic Award at Adelaide Fringe, 2024 and weekly Theatre Award at FRINGEWORLD, 2023.
Ever heard a bald man sing Rihanna? Back for a seventh year at the Fringe, as seen at the biggest comedy clubs in the world, including Caroline’s on Broadway in New York City.
‘She comes towards me on the floor; always approaching; never coming nearer; always visible as if by moonlight whether the moon shines or not.
To commemorate the 175th anniversary of his death, immerse yourselves in two of Edgar Allan Poe’s macabre classics.
The award-winning comedy trio Bad Clowns are putting on a night of the best comedy acts from this year’s festival every Friday and Saturday of the Fringe, and you’re invited!
A double-bill show.
As chilling as if Edgar Allan Poe and Alfred Hitchcock wrote for the theatre, Hush-a-bye Baby unfolds the enigmatic narrative of a spinster whose dark deeds involve the inexplicabl…
They’re outrageous, late for school drop-off and definitely not on the PTA! After a sold-out Aussie tour, Gill Cordiner and Nikki Valentine bring you Bad Mums: an hour of hysteri…
A 2017 Capital Fringe Best of the Fringe pick, One in Four is a play about four roommates: each one is an alien, and each one believes the other three to be regular degular humans.
Cambridge Footlight Lily Blundell’s sinful dark comedy musical full of greed, fraud, 1920s jazz and drink.
Ian TC brings his signature wit and humour to the stage as he shares his experiences living with insomnia, navigating a world that doesn’t understand that not sleeping can be fat…
Direct from his sell-out run at Durham Fringe Festival, join Magic Circle member Tom Bolton as he shares with you what it’s really like growing up as a magician in the 21st centu…
Firefighter Micky and investment banker Andrew are choked by their respective blue and white collars.
Big Bad Beck is ready to huff and puff and blow the house down in this WIP show.
Shy people, you there? This hilarious and tender tale follows Shy Girl’s ambitious attempt to open up (emotionally, spiritually, uh.
A heart-warming, poignant and, at times funny play about palliative nurse and ex-singer/songwriter Bronwyn, who is commissioned by her patient (Henry) to write an album of music ba…
The Best Man Show is an interactive and darkly hilarious wedding reception where comedian Mark Vigeant plays the Groom’s brother Paul, who has been asked to give the toast at an un…
There are three rules every housewife knows: never return a dish empty, always have dinner ready by the time he gets home, and some things are best kept under the table.
A laugh-filled journey about finding every group you belong to insufferable.
It’s almost Mother’s Day.
Material Girl is coming to the Fringe! Come and see Amanda Dwyer (‘Mentally unstable superstar in the making’ (Tom Stade)) and Susan Riddell (Billy Connelly Spirit of Glasgow nomin…
The average C-section in the USA costs £25-40K, but you can just squat one out in the back like a feral cat for FREE! Comedian and skinflint Leah Renee returns to Fringe with a ne…
Catherine McCafferty is (Not) That Bad.
Can one man recreate live on stage, the greatest Arnold Schwarzenegger movie ever? Laurence Tuck is that man.
America is the land of the free, home of the brave and homeland of two of the freest, bravest men to ever live: Mark Henely and Chris Warren.
You’ve seen him on Countryfile, Blue Peter and that episode of Springwatch that the BBC have tried to scrub (scrub!) from the internet.
Returning after a total sell-out run in 2019, Fragility of Man follows one man’s epic, lifelong battle with the justice system.
The tales of the dragons are special for many reasons.
Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences worldwide for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles.
Enter Edward Tripp’s bottomless mind as he straddles comedy and spoken-word, like a genre-defying slut.
Lifelong goody-two-shoes Titi Lee is breaking all the rules, and you are invited.
The Good the Bad and the Irish has been performing at the Fringe for the last 14 years! We’re the original Irish comedy show with regular weekly clubs in Edinburgh and many sellout…
Reigning Comedian’s Comedian and human rights advocate Sid Singh (BBC, NBC, Comedy Central, iUmor) returns with a new hit show that has sold-out all over Europe and Asia for two ye…
Astute observational humour with an irreverent flair from two of Birmingham’s silliest sausages.
Remember Family Fortunes? This is like that, but for horrible people.
‘This company truly are the best at storytelling’ ***** (ThreeWeeks).
An elastic-bodied reimagining of Hamlet, told entirely from the perspective of the Dane.
If you live to 80 years old, you will have lived for about 4,000 weeks.
The comedic prop-pun lunatic Roger Swift shoots out 200 puns in one hour! With his trademark crazy homemade props, audio cues and PowerPoint slides.
Sparked by a conversation with a childhood friend that unearthed a long-forgotten obsession with football, Bryony wondered why all the girls she knew stopped playing football in th…
Two-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Lauren Pattison is back with a brand-new show.
One barista, 10 seasons, 70 minutes! All 236 episodes of Friends retold through the eyes of Gunther, Central Perk’s “seventh Friend”.
Turn on the radio, have a cup of tea – and don’t forget to take your pills! Get ready for an action-packed journey through the imagination of a playful, solitary old man as he di…
Fairy Sprinkles isn’t your average fairy.
Andrew Silverwood will be alive on stage in a dead man’s shirt (don’t worry, the man doesn’t want it back).
Multi award-winning comedian and star of three Amazon Prime specials on finding fun in a chaotic world.
‘Hilarious.
Bone Man has returned to ride once again.
‘Incredibly powerful.
Sex and relationship education is on the timetable and award-winning drag queen Miss Angela Bra is your supply teacher for this very special lesson on how to handle yourself in any…
A fully packed hour of entertainment.
Two award-winning comics deal late-night craic in the mid-afternoon, a wild mix of dark, satirical stand-up and musical comedy.
A sell-out season at 2023 Edinburgh Fringe, shortlisted for Best Show in Comedians’ Choice Awards 2023.
A fruity apocalyptic rom-com from the razor-sharp pen of Fringe First winner David Finnigan.
Grace Mulvey wants to be a human adult who has fun.
Gareth’s desperately trying to be a modern man, but it isn’t easy.
Channel 4 Sean Lock Award winner Eric Rushton is a comedian with a chequered past.
Can you help me with this audition? It won’t take long.
One man.
Join Fiddlefox and Baby Shark as they travel to different lands around the world around the world seeking a lost friend, while experiencing the sights and sounds of each culture re…
Sherlock Holmes confronts his deadliest enemy yet: a man who hates him, his creator, Arthur Conan Doyle.
Daliso performed his first show Feed This Black Man in the 2000s.
Award-winning musical comedy duo Flo & Joan present their own original one-man musical about a very renowned gentleman.
A bilingual children’s musical in English and Spanish, Baby Rock is the story of Anastasia, a young girl who explores the world and learns how to make a new friend regardless of …
This is an admission of ‘holy sh*t.
Eddy Hare (BBC New Comedy Awards Nominee) serves up his debut hour.
The Wee Man is your MC for a night of no-rhymes-barred showdowns as some of the best comedians at the Fringe clash in banging bouts of hip-hop wits.
It is the opening night of the Fringe theatre show The Worrisome Troubles of Timothy Potts.
Begins with the history of dating from dance halls and slow sets to modern ‘apps’.
What does it mean to remember the Holocaust in 2024? How do you bear the legacy of trauma while forging ahead in the 21st century? Jane Elias grapples with these questions through …
Fringe fave Baby Wants Candy is back! Total Edinburgh Fringe sell-out six years running.
Abby awoke in hospital after a late miscarriage and, high on anaesthesia, decided to become a comedian.
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s Doktor Kaboom! The good Doktor’s newest show fuses astonishing live science experiments, stand-up comedy, and lessons in empowerment, for an…
Social media sensation Christopher tells of his life, as a ‘boy who’s a bit girly really’.
Josh Glanc is back with a brand-new show.
This women-created news satire stars comedian Maggie Metnick in drag as Chip Johnson, a red-blooded American male pundit on a mission to mansplain the news to women.
Maddy is worried that no one is having fun at her party.
In the summer of ‘99, six-year-old Vlad played a game of chess that changed his life forever.
Demi Adejuyigbe is a writer, comedian, filmmaker, and, inexplicably, a musician, known for his podcasts Punch Up The Jam and Gilmore Guys, his popular September 21st video series, …
‘American labour icon!? Ridiculous.
Birdy is 19.
The Guardian’s Top 50 shows to see! Jillian is back at the Fringe with her yoga mat and blender after a hit premiere at last year’s Fringe and subsequent sell-out runs in New York …
Join comedian Eddy Dibs as he gives a comedic spin on his daily struggle to fit into a tall person’s world.
Multi award-winning comedian Mark Nelson returns with a new show exploring whether it’s really possible to become a new and improved person.
Set on a bed in the centre of the stage, an unnamed central character explores his dreams and aspirations of travelling the world, finding love, and becoming a stand-up comedian wh…
It is the opening night of ‘The Worrisome Troubles of Timothy Potts’, and its director/performer/caterer cannot wait to bring it to life, with the help of his fellow actor.
After a sell out season at 2023 Edinburgh Fringe, Furiozo was shortlisted for Best Show in Comedians’ Choice Awards.
RAVE BABY is a neon-soaked family clubbing experience where kids get to bring their grown-ups along for the ride! Expect an hour of soul-inspiring fun, dancing together to the ecle…
In 2024, trans-girl Alex feels the most alive she’s ever felt; now she wants to make you feel alive, or die trying.
Dave Bibby, ‘“madcap musical-character-sketch comedy pioneer” (BroadwayWorld), set out to create a theatrical masterpiece: A one-man Jurassic Park.
Jacob is about to have a baby.
You’ve seen him on Countryfile, Blue Peter and that episode of Springwatch that the BBC have tried to scrub (SCRUB!) from the internet.
Jonathan Oldfield brings an intriguing one man show to the stage: sitting in his living room watching the world go by behind his one way mirror out onto the world, safe in the know…
Returning to Brighton Fringe after a sold-out three-night run in 2022, award-winning performer Paul Diello and his 8-piece ensemble are back with an all-new version of ‘The Great 8…
Naomi Wattis is a stand up comic from London.
An interactive solo performance about failure, feeling like an idiot and music, by Rachel Blackman and her creative team.
Music was his career, Bach was his passion.
Pushing the boundaries of Shakespearean performance, Richard III emerges a bold, engaging solo show.
We’re all a little haunted, aren’t we? Being a woman is complicated.
An unlikely six, with clashing personalities, arrive for their weekly support group sessions: There’s Denial, Anger, the Bargaining’s, Depression and of course, the group leade…
Triple Threat is a split bill divided by 3 with Monica, Aisha and Anais making jokes about their experiences living in London as hot immigrant girlies.
In the summer of ’99, six-year-old Vlad played a game of chess that changed his life forever.
Jody Kamali is Jeremy Irons in Ironing Board Man.
Rainy? Cloudy? Sunny? You choose in Steph’s 45 minute stand-up comedy show where she wrestles with the elements (of her mind).
‘Too Late, Baby’ (WORK IN PROGRESS) is the second comedy hour from acclaimed Canadian stand up comedian Michelle Shaughnessy.
‘Too Late, Baby’ (WORK IN PROGRESS) is the second comedy hour from acclaimed Canadian stand up comedian Michelle Shaughnessy.
Best Stand-up Winner Brighton Fringe 2022/23 (The Brighton Seagull) with the first of his two new stand-up shows for 2024.
Remember Family Fortunes? This is like that, but for horrible people.
In these supercharged socio-political times the challenge is more and more becoming separating what’s true and what’s real.
In these supercharged socio-political times the challenge is more and more becoming separating what’s true and what’s real.
Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences around the world for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles.
You’ve seen him on Countryfile, Blue Peter and that episode of Springwatch that the BBC have tried to scrub (SCRUB!) from the internet.
A man about to kill himself falls asleep and dreams of a beautiful, future earth, where people live in harmony with each other and nature.
An one-man adaptation of the Fyodor Dostoevsky short story of the same name, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man comes to the Marylebone Theatre stage with all the pertinent of its day: …
A one-man show by Christopher Lieberman.
Do you ever get the feeling you’re being watched? One Way Mirror is a story about the art of people watching, built for extroverts, introverts and everyone in-between.
BEASTSA mixed-race guide to fucking up.
2023 Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Show (Nominee).
2023 Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Show (Nominee).
HUMAN // ROBOTlaugh_if_you_are_humanJust One Law .
Who’d have thought that putting on a dress and reading some stories would lead to war on the streets of South London?Meet That Girl.
‘We can be us, just for one day’ Relive the day music brought the world together.
When 24 year old Bess Malone steals from the local ice cream van she doesn’t expect it to impact her life at all, and she certainly doesn’t expect to find a new friendship with…
Welcome to the musical journey of a woman with late diagnosis ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder).
Junior, a queer sex worker in Hastings is suffering from PTSD.
Junior is a queer sex worker in Hastings suffering from PTSD.
Tania has her heart set on her dream job but has she unwittingly placed a curse on her dating life? Our heroine, ably assisted by her bestie Jayne, comes face to face with the t…
Freckle Productions present STICK MAN Touching, funny and utterly original, Freckle Productions’ delightful adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheff…
Join us at The Hope Theatre for a transformative series of workshops and talks designed to unite and uplift working-class and queer individuals.
Cinderella? Loses a shoe, marries a Prince, blah, blah, blah… whatever! We've seen the story, read the book and endured many a dodgy pantomime version.
What starts off as a morning jog becomes quite the misadventure for Stick Man: a dog wants to play fetch with him, a swan builds a nest with him, and he even ends up on a fire! How…
Relaxed performances are specifically adapted for families with children with an Autistic Spectrum Condition, individuals with sensory and communication disorders and th…
A brand new ghost story for Penge.
The Ironic Bionic Man We can rebuild him! Jason is, officially Bionic, “ironically” of course, as Jason, the accident-prone, general unfortunate gobshite (t…
The Unauthorised ‘Breaking Bad’ Parody Methsical.
The greatest time-travelling, immersively creative, theatrical experience of alllll times! Part theatre show, part festival.
One summer Birdie lost her virginity on the ninth hole of the golf course, to her boss.
Was she or was she not fully aware of what she was doing? He certainly was, and for that reason should he have stopped before taking Birdie’s virginity? There’s a suggestion th…
'Profoundly moving, bitingly brutal and laugh-out-loud funny!' - Sally CooksonThe Ugly One is a cautionary tale of identity and beauty vibrating with the energy of a pneuma…
Broadway’s greatest comic storyteller” (Deadline) Mike Birbiglia plays a strictly limited run in the West End this Autumn with his hit show The Old Man & The Pool.
Welcome to the musical journey of a woman with late diagnosis ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder).
Meet Jenna, a sparky, young dancer on the cusp of pirouetting into her greatest glory yet! — Until she isn't.
Imagine Margot Robbie mixed with Steve Irwin, that’s Nikki! The controversy queen of Australian TV.
Krystal’s sizzling debut hour finds the humour in escaping a house-fire, death, tragedy and mental illness, and how all this has – somewhat ironically – made her life funnier.
Prepare for an extraordinary show as Haus of Gallus combines impeccable journalism with cutting-edge production techniques.
A carefully considered celebration of the trailblazing musician Nina Simone.
‘Broadway’s greatest comic storyteller’ (Deadline.
A carefully considered celebration of the trailblazing musician Nina Simone.
Join author Dina Nayeri and cultural development specialist Fairouz Nishanova in a discussion on listening to different perspectives.
There are three rules every housewife knows: never return a dish empty, always have dinner ready by the time he gets home, and some things are best kept under the table.
“Actually.
Cait Roddam Jones is a seventeen-year-old actor, playwright and songwriter.
One Girl.
“Actually.
The Brighton Fringe sell-out show is coming to Edinburgh Fringe.
One Girl.
Cait Roddam Jones is a seventeen-year-old actor, playwright and songwriter.
Join us in a sensational visual performance from an object-theatre master.
Ageing violinist Alan Gottlieb has long been content to sit at the back desk of the seconds, coasting his way to retirement.
After a fantastic debut run at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2022, Terry Geo’s astounding show is back! Blink gives a raw and emotional insight into modern life for an interracial coupl…
After a fantastic debut run at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2022, Terry Geo’s astounding show is back! Blink gives a raw and emotional insight into modern life for an interracial coupl…
A laugh-out-loud, immersive, comedic, heartfelt tribute to Hollywood’s most iconic blonde bombshell.
Sharp, silly and sublime solo character comedy from Luke Manning, formerly one half of veteran Fringe sketch duo, In Cahoots, and a writer-performer for BBC Radio 4’s Sketchtopia a…
One performance only. Turn up early, sell-out expected.
10 years after being refused entry to Edinburgh, Mustafa Algiyadi returns with a work-in-progress show.
The Good, the Bad and the Irish! has been performing all over the UK, Ireland and Europe for the last 14 years, showcasing only the best in Irish comedy! We’re all about the craic!…
It’s a one night stand for the Fannies (‘hilarious stream-of-consciousness double act’ (Entertainment-Focus.
Toxicity.
Hey! You free tonight? Fancy a drink? Let’s talk films, festivals, and red flags.
‘What if we could just be happy figuring out who we were so we could grow up with that person, instead of growing up and then figuring it out?’Created by and starring S…
Hey! You free tonight? Fancy a drink? Let’s talk films, festivals, and red flags.
Sex cults with fake feminism, pretend shamans, Burning Man, Lower East Side “nightclub photographers” and Tinder f*ck boys all make an appearance in this educational and hilari…
Toxicity.
A little girl is sent to retrieve a needle and thread from the ferocious Baba Yaga and must outrun the witch to reach her father’s hut.
There’s something really unsettling about 1950s suburbia, and What If They Ate The Baby? really taps into that feeling as it plunges deeply into the aesthetic of a stereotypical …
The thought of invisibility, and the advantages it could bring to someone, has captured the imagination of millions since HG Wells’ classic story was first published.
‘What if we could just be happy figuring out who we were so we could grow up with that person, instead of growing up and then figuring it out?’ Created by and starring South A…
‘What if we could just be happy figuring out who we were so we could grow up with that person, instead of growing up and then figuring it out?’ Created by and starring South A…
Sander Klaus is an underage soldier in America’s Civil War.
If I went through your internet history, what would I find? Join Rhiannon on an immersive, interactive clown adventure as she plays with male fantasies, female sexuality, and how w…
If I went through your internet history, what would I find? Join Rhiannon on an immersive, interactive clown adventure as she plays with male fantasies, female sexuality, and how w…
In these supercharged socio-political times the challenge is more and more becoming separating what’s true and what’s real.
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.
If with if and a washing machine We walk through it to the mood Have a scene which would bring if with if And take a look at the part you devoted to What is the difference betwee…
If with if and a washing machine We walk through it to the mood Have a scene which would bring if with if And take a look at the part you devoted to What is the difference betwee…
Join Monski Mouse and her super talented friends, for a live musical sing-a-long cabaret of nursery classics, song, puppetry and bonkers fun for 0-5s and their parents.
Voloz Collective’s production of The Man Who Thought He Knew Too Much is a masterclass in physical theatre.
Edinburgh Live’s number-one pick of the Free Fringe 2022 returns! A devilishly handsome magician trapped in a straitjacket, mind-melting magic, show-stopping laughs and unexpected …
Rob Duncan (from award-winning shows Legs, Logs and Jeremy Segway) presents an hour of professionally researched nonsense, featuring relatable topics including trains and babies.
The Good, the Bad and the Irish! has been performing all over the UK, Ireland and Europe for the last 14 years, showcasing only the best in Irish comedy! We’re all about the craic!…
Los Angeles Theatre Initiative returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind!! Comedy, drama, romance, horror and more all collide in this au…
Dave Bibby, ‘madcap musical-character-sketch comedy pioneer’ (BroadwayWorld.
Ever heard a bald man sing Rihanna? Back for a sixth year at the Fringe, as seen at the biggest comedy clubs in the world, including Caroline’s on Broadway in NYC.
Winner of awards at FRINGEWORLD Perth, Prague Fringe, and National Arts Festival South Africa.
When Edinburgh’s iconic One o’Clock Gun is stolen by shady Glaswegians only our hero Morningside Malcolm, quiet resident of the douce suburbs, can prevent strife and aggro between …
Why toddle when you can dance? Join DJ Monski Mouse and her dancers for this multi award-nominated, epic session of bopping, bonkers, beautiful fun.
RuPauls Drag Race UK and RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs The World finalist, fan-favorite Baga Chipz has finally had time to put together her first ever one-woman show.
Wendy and Liam embark on a first date both assume is doomed for failure.
An exciting new version of Miles Tredinnick’s original 1999 show.
Struggling actor David can’t get enough, of anything.
The title, Dead Man’s Suitcase, doesn’t give much away and even at the end it’s a little unclear what the message of Felix Westcott’s musical is supposed to be.
Okay, let’s start at the beginning.
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.
A young man visits his dying father in the ICU and uncovers a shocking revelation: his father’s secret second family.
Having a bad night’s sleep has an effect on your whole day; having not slept well for 30+ years changes the way you see the world.
‘Some children are misunderstood; Fran is MissRed.
A comedy show where your little one won’t derail everything, in fact, you’ll be hoping they’ll do all the things that normally embarrass you, loudly and proudly.
ERA Productions returns to the Fringe this year with a familiar act that sees the lively quartet of Megan (Mia Taylor), Nicole (Catherine Hutchinson), Amy (Abi Price) and Olivia (M…
Why would a woman leave her career as the lead singer of a multi-platinum band? Was it fate, family, or something else? When she hears a compelling voice within her closet, urging …
Getting out of a toxic relationship is hard, especially when you happen to be dating Jesus Christ.
Country-rock crooner Sebastian Saint performs a selection of songs exploring what it means to be an American man while sharing intimate stories about life, loss, addiction, sex, an…
A disturbing yet absurdly funny portrait of toxic masculinity.
Queer feminist and bloody lefty Kathleen has fallen into a settled life with a nice boy who can do maths.
‘The best job in life is to be the father of a daughter.
Jay Sodagar returns with his brand-new stand-up show.
A lot of laughs and refreshingly comfortable seating await you at Friend (The One with Gunther), playing at the Gilded Balloon at the Museum.
Winner of the 2023 Edinburgh Untapped Award, One Way Out is a powerful exploration of the injustices suffered by the Windrush generation, through the lens of four boys from South L…
‘A love letter to my mother that I’ll never send.
Enjoy an hour of the best up-and-coming, one-liner comedians on the circuit in this celebration of puns, one-liners and wordplay.
Do you like musical comedy? Do you like non-musical comedy? Do you not care, as long as it’s good? Then come enjoy either the first half, the second half, or even all of this show,…
Returning for another year, God Damn Fancy Man is the critically acclaimed show from internationally award-winning comedian James Nokise.
Award-winning lefty comedian and human rights advocate Sid Singh takes you on a hilarious journey as he figures out how to fight the good fight… as far from home as possible! The…
Lucas (Comedy Central) built his career talking about his family on stage.
24 different award-winning or nominated comedians perform their full shows, recorded for Netflix, Amazon Prime and YouTube. See FringeSpecials.com for listings.
Jon Lawrence has entertained thousands of children all over the world over the last ten years with his collection of silly songs which encourage the children to sing, dance, laugh …
Emily Walsh still doesn’t know if she wants kids, but if given the choice she’d like to be the dad.
We can rebuild him! Jason is officially Bionic – ironically of course – as Jason, the accident prone, general unfortunate gobshite (to no want of his own) is now half man, half…
If we’re technically speaking, there is one (1) person invited to this show, but you (yes, you) are allowed (and inarguably encouraged) to come to the debut Fringe show from Canadi…
In a world where one man can be one character, Alexander Richmond dares to be twelve of them.
Take a gonzo dive into a world of sex dungeons, meth and so much more with NYC comedian Katharyn Henson.
The Hottest Girl at Burn Camp is a mom-centred stand-up set that unpacks the trauma of being raised by a bi-polar parent with a balance of darkness and sharp humour.
Money can’t buy love, but £19.
Where do you go when your role models let you down? Join award-winning comedian and jumped-up pantry boy Sian on a journey through masculinity and gender identity via Salford Lads …
Aaron has been doing stand-up comedy without standing up for eight years now, and it’s time for that to change! So he’s attempting to do something he’s never done before.
Fringe fave Baby Wants Candy is back! Total Edinburgh Fringe sell-out 2015-2019.
Star of Spitting Image (Britbox), Steph’s Packed Lunch (Channel 4) impressionist Luke Kempner brings his one-man British Police Drama to Edinburgh.
The dishevelled prince of £10 eBay keyboards tries to make you feel alive with a new pageant of laughter, song and occasionally getting up from a chair.
Do you have a critical inner voice? Join Alexander as he interrogates his own, tries to kill it, then comes for yours.
After doing his show “You Don’t Look Autistic” for the past few years.
Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences worldwide for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles.
Janine thought she knew her family.
Bad Teacher is a solo show by Erin Holland with contributions from other teachers that follows Holland’s character through a hectic day in the life as a drama teacher.
How does a man find his purpose when he grows older and all the major life events come thick and fast? Should he retire to the solitude of The Shed as usual and escape from the wor…
Cathal is 30, flirty, and having a breakdown at his best friend’s wedding.
After doing his show “You Don’t Look Autistic” for the past few years.
When Cirque du Soleil offer you a Las Vegas residency as the first comedian to perform with them, you don’t say no.
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…
‘This Girl’ tells the story of Cynthia Powell, a shy student from Hoylake, who fell in love with a young musician called John when they met at Liverpool Art College in 1957.
‘This Girl’ tells the story of Cynthia Powell, a shy student from Hoylake, who fell in love with a young musician called John when they met at Liverpool Art College in 1957.
A musical about the life of Cynthia Lennon, who married the Beatles’ John Lennon.
Do you have a critical inner voice? Join Alexander as he interrogates his own, tries to kill it, then comes for yours.
Do you have a critical inner voice? Join Alexander as he interrogates his own, tries to kill it, then comes for yours.
Aaron has been doing stand-up comedy without standing up for 8 years now, and it’s time for that to change! Join him as he attempts to do something he’s never done before.
Aaron has been doing stand-up comedy without standing up for 8 years now, and it’s time for that to change! Join him as he attempts to do something he’s never done before.
After a SELL OUT run at Durham Fringe 2022: Magic Circle Magician & Star of The Magic Corner Tom Bolton is back.
Magic Circle Magician & Star of The Magic Corner Tom Bolton presents: GROW UP MAGIC MAN.
Having recently lost his mum, Mickey and his best mate Darren are tired of the little respect they have on their estate.
About the company It is the opening night of ‘The Worrisome Troubles of Timothy Potts’, and its cast cannot wait.
About the show On an ordinary night, in a quiet country village, a series of gift bags appear at carefully selected households.
Graham Greene’s brilliant story – which was made into a landmark film and published as a novella – now comes to the stage in a new musical written by Christopher …
7 Years after it's first tour, Luke Adamson's critically acclaimed comedy-drama about Alzheimer's is being published.
If I went through your internet history, what would I find? Join Rhiannon on an immersive, interactive clown adventure as she plays with male fantasies, female sexuality, and how w…
If I went through your internet history, what would I find? Join Rhiannon on an immersive, interactive clown adventure as she plays with male fantasies, female sexuality, and how w…
Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences around the world for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles.
Breaking the conventions of what it means to create art, Bad Taste Collective is a safe space where nobody’s final product is the definition of their artistic worth.
As his career collapses to an early end, a musician finds solace in Bach – but does this lead to obsession or madness? Music was his career, Bach was his passion.
Leonard and Violet, young, restless and in love, spend their first night together knowing it may also be their last.
A show about hating yourself and, amongst other things, choosing not to.
A show about hating yourself and, amongst other things, choosing not to.
As his career collapses to an early end, a musician finds solace in Bach – but does this lead to obsession or madness? Music was his career, Bach was his passion.
Take a gonzo dive into a world of sex dungeons, meth, and so much more with New York City comedian, Katharyn Henson.
Take a gonzo dive into a world of sex dungeons, meth, and so much more with New York City comedian, Katharyn Henson.
If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
Hello, I am Charles Quarterman.
Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences around the world for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles.
Kevin O’Brien in That One-Liner Bloke’s Comedy Show. A must see show for fans of one-liner jokes.
Kevin O’Brien in That One-Liner Bloke’s Comedy Show. A must see show for fans of one-liner jokes.
Ever heard a bald man sing Rihanna? The Edinburgh Fringe Favourite comes to Brighton, as seen at the biggest comedy clubs in the world, including Caroline’s on Broadway in NYC.
“You see the problem with the quote is that ‘friends don’t ignore the fence, friends help build it back up’.
Ever heard a bald man sing Rihanna? The Edinburgh Fringe Favourite comes to Brighton, as seen at the biggest comedy clubs in the world, including Caroline’s on Broadway in NYC.
“You see the problem with the quote is that ‘friends don’t ignore the fence, friends help build it back up’.
For his brand new stand-up show, Phil Wang’s chatting race, family, nipples and everything else that’s been going on in his Philly little life.
One-hit wonders are like love affairs – intense, but alas, all-too-brief- so join award-winning performer Paul Diello and his eight-piece ensemble as they resurrect some of the g…
Whatever you think Phil Wang’s Wang In There, Baby! Is going to be like, the reality of the show far surpasses it.
Silly, dark and surreal character comedy in Ben Macpherson: Bonfire Man.
“You must suffer me to go my own dark way.
“You must suffer me to go my own dark way.
Silly, dark and surreal character comedy in Ben Macpherson: Bonfire Man.
If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
A fast Fringe favourite, Bad Luck Cabaret is a showcase of the best in alternative cabaret.
Featuring writers including Nick Payne, Elinor Cook and (Oscar, Tony and Pulitzer winner) John Patrick Shanley, SHORTS celebrates the beauty and frailty within human connection, an…
Meet the Man in the Shed, a man of his (own) time.
Meet the Man in the Shed, a man of his (own) time.
Do you like scary movies? Well, if you like them so much, would you survive to the end of one? Join the award-winning Heather-Rose Andrews on an exploration of horror films, the wo…
7 people are about to have a very bad day, but which will be the last man standing? Join comedian and author Aidan Goatley in his first play - a dark absurdist satire that proves, …
7 people are about to have a very bad day, but which will be the last man standing? Join comedian and author Aidan Goatley in his first play - a dark absurdist satire that proves, …
Ah, Birthdays.
The author of the bestselling poetry series The Art of a Damaged Soul brings you the hard-hitting , powerful one woman show.
It is the opening night of ‘The Worrisome Troubles of Timothy Potts’, and its director/performer/caterer cannot wait to bring it to life, with the help of his fellow actor.
Way out west there was this fella, a fella by the name of Bax.
Dave Bibby “madcap musical-character-sketch comedy pioneer” (BROADWAY WORLD) is back with a hilarious show about parenthood and dinosaurs.
Ah, Birthdays.
Way out west there was this fella, a fella by the name of Bax.
Dave Bibby “madcap musical-character-sketch comedy pioneer” (BROADWAY WORLD) is back with a hilarious show about parenthood and dinosaurs.
If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
“Very dark, very funny clown”- Metro “What a great act.
Aideen McQueen: Sugar Baby The tale of how a day-drinking primary school teacher changed her life.
Aideen McQueen: Sugar Baby The tale of how a day-drinking primary school teacher changed her life.
After last year's sell-out run and in preparation for it's run at The Brighton Fringe, The Man In The Shed returns for 2 nights only.
Join Ben Carter and Joe Bunn two of the UK’s limpest forces that have been proper melted together for one hour of entertainment.
If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
Nominated Reviews Hub/Brighton Fringe Best Show 2021.
Family fun, dancing and socialising for 0 - 5s and their grown-ups.
Liz and Michael are comedians well-known in the worst stand-up spots of London.
In A Little Killing Hurts No One, Mustafa Algiyadi manoeuvres through the European way of life from the lens of an Arab, longing so badly to be part of it, yet confronted with some…
Sian loves men.
In “A little killing hurts no one”, Mustafa Algiyadi manoeuvres through the European way of life from the lens of a Libyan Arab, longing so bad to be part of it, yet confronted wit…
Sian loves men.
Liz and Michael are comedians well-known in the worst stand-up spots of London.
Music and lyrics by Matthew Strachan, Book by Bernie Gaughan 1950’s Dublin and two families living in adjoining terraced houses, become locked in a bitter matriarchal feud abo…
A brutal and hilarious emotional rollercoaster that follows three women’s struggles, decision making and unpredictable reactions in the aftermath of violent encounters.
If I went through your internet history, what would I find? Join Rhiannon on an interactive comedy adventure as she plays with male fantasies, female sexuality, and how we navigate…
“The Passmore Edwards Legacy: The Man Who Built Libraries and Much More” - a talk by biographer Dean Evans on the bicentennial anniversary of his birth.
After Lloyd’s last tour was interrupted by ‘you know what’ and ended up lasting eight years or so, he’s BACK with a brand-new fresh stand-up tour…
After Lloyd’s last tour was interrupted by ‘you know what’ and ended up lasting eight years or so, he’s BACK with a brand-new fresh stand-up tour…
This is the story of the greatest Black Briton to have ever been forgotten.
Fourteen-year-old David has just been punched in the face by his best friend.
Flinch A play about everyday pain One Hundred Ghost Stories Based on supernatural samurai game Flinch - Rare AnticsThrough playful vignettes, three performers examine ho…
A theatrical comedy meta horror multimedia experience - this show has all the adjectives and more! A desperate actor seeks a friend to be the ‘reader’ for their self tape.
The Queens of Cups draw upon their years teaching in Bad Teacher, a surreal dark comedy about the trials and tribulations a 20-something female teacher faces in the British educati…
Feathered Again, I beg.
One of You Has to DieA post-apocalyptic interactive comedy showHR_final.
The Testament According to Adam Old systems need to be changed Dopa-Mean GirlA musical comedy about ADHD brains The Testament According to Adam - Capitol Theatre Co…
This show is a work in progress for Hannah’s first solo show.
Millie is not like other girls.
Get ready for a refreshing and fantastical adventure! This award-winning show will defy your expectations and warm your heart.
For many years the Bureau for Alien Defence has kept the world safe from extra-terrestrial threats.
Rob Duncan (from award-winning shows LEGS & LOGS) presents an hour of professionally researched nonsense featuring relatable topics including trains and babies.
Dance piece Grown Men Keep Breaking My Heart follows two best friends who rekindle their relationship over an evening of partying and drinking, leading to revisiting pivotal moment…
Literally what it says on the tin: ‘Six Plays One Day’ offers a wide variety in a short space of time.
Freckle Productions present STICK MAN Touching, funny and utterly original, Freckle Productions’ delightful adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler&rsq…
Renowned as The Godfather of Gothic Horror, Edgar Allan Poe has left a timeless mark on the horror genre.
Renowned as the ‘Godfather of Gothic Horror’, Edgar Allan Poe has left a timeless mark on the horror genre.
Following sensational critical acclaim One Woman Show played sold out runs at Soho Theatre London and Traverse Theatre Edinburgh and was called “the single hottest ticket in …
George has had a tough week.
A festival celebrating the connections we make throughout our life, an ode to family, friends, and lovers alike.
There’s a delightful anecdote about George Bernard Shaw at one of the early performances of Arms and the Man.
Freckle Productions presentSTICK MANTouching, funny and utterly original, Freckle Productions’ delightful adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s&…
Playing 100 distinct characters in a one hour performance, writer-performer Saul Boyer delivers the rip-roaring tale of Sir Paul Dukes, a child runaway who, after just three weeks’…
Using original texts from the 1840s, Stephen Smith faithfully brings Edgar Allan Poe’s words to life on stage, performing four of the most terrifying examples of gothic literature:…
ONE NIGHT OF QUEEN Performed by GARY MULLEN AND THE WORKS In 2000, Gary Mullen won ITV’s “Stars In Their Eyes” Live Grand Final, with the larges…
A brutal and hilarious emotional rollercoaster ride that follows three women’s struggles, their decision making, and unpredictable reactions in the aftermath of violent encounter…
Cathal is 35, renting, eternally single, and has just spent the last three years watching all of his friends settle down, get married and have kids.
Victoria Amelina will talk about the role of writers and artists who chose to remain in Ukraine after the full-scale Russian invasion on February 24th and discuss her ne…
An incessantly ringing cell phone in a quiet café.
Alice is drowning under misguided medical advice, chirpy Insta-announcements and yet another fucking miscarriage.
An hour of professionally researched nonsense featuring the relatable topics of trains and babies.
Does emotion help us make moral judgments? Alfie will address this question using jokes.
An hour of professionally researched nonsense featuring the relatable topics of trains and babies.
In 1973, aspiring serial killer Rodney Buzzard sits in his thatched bungalow apartment, skinning spuds for practice… He waits for a knock at the door but hears nothing – the No…
The quiz with just one question! Ollie Horn challenges a different comedian friend each show to a deceptively difficult game of putting things in order.
Every family has its drama, and every wedding has its secrets.
This is a play about birthdays.
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…
Do you want to be desirable? Do pretty people have better friends? Let’s look at research on attraction and inspect the Carl Rogers’ famous quote, ‘What is most personal is most ge…
Stand-up, sarcasm and uncomfortable confessions combine in this true story about life as a Jesus girl.
Intranet sensation Amy Gledhill (1/3 of cult double act The Delightful Sausage) makes her Fringe debut with a show about resilience and dancing.
Captivate Theatre brings the smash-hit comedy to the Fringe! ‘You gotta concentrate ain’t ya, with two jobs.
Joyful, daring and undeniably sharp, God Damn Fancy Man is the hotly anticipated new show from critically acclaimed, internationally award-winning comedian James Nokise.
It’s 1932, prohibition has swept New York, and Tony Morino owns a small underground speakeasy in the Bronx, selling bathtub gin so steeped in ethanol it could easily kill you.
The Guardian’s #1 Comedy Show of 2021 comes to the Fringe for a limited run.
It’s 1932, prohibition has swept New York, and Tony Morino owns a small underground speakeasy in the Bronx, selling bathtub gin so steeped in ethanol it could easily kill you.
An hour of professionally researched nonsense featuring the relatable topics of trains and babies.
A coming-of-age story about falling in and out of love with yourself.
When Amy, Megan, Nicole and Olivia decide to go on a week-long girls holiday to Magaluf, some of them are excited for sun, sex and sangria.
A Sri Lankan teenager’s quest to stage a live theatre show amidst post-AL angst, a pandemic and a country in crisis, told through a comedic, musical and dramatic multi-character …
A carefully considered celebration of the trailblazing musician Nina Simone.
The role of the weather girl is one of the most iconic in the TV landscape.
Alice has always been told she was special, but as she reaches adolescence she can’t help but think it’s just a nicer word for different.
The Changeling Girl explores experiences of neurodivergency through the captivating story of Agnes, an autistic girl living in medieval England accused of being a fairy changeling.
It’s a day like any other.
This show is about identity, where to buy it, and how to cook it properly to make you stand out with your friends.
Featuring former West End performers, this 2for1 tribute brings you two of the most iconic musicals of all time.
One performance only. Arrive early, sell-out expected.
Join Monski Mouse, special guest cabaret superstar Dusty Limits, and friends for a live musical cabaret of nursery classics, reworked song, puppetry and fun for 0-5s.
One Single Thread is a form-bending character and sketch “solo-ish” show written by NYC comedian Lauren Gamiel, featuring Slaney Rose Jordan.
I never felt unwelcome at the Fringe until this performance.
Have you ever felt isolated and confused about the world? Surrounded by judgement, pressure and horrifically high beauty standards, Jess confesses her innermost thoughts to you all…
A beautiful, moving one-act play based on poetry created in a concentration camp by the Jewish children of Prague.
Ever heard a bald man sing Rihanna? Back for a fifth year at the Fringe, as seen at the biggest comedy clubs in the world, including Caroline’s on Broadway in NYC.
Why toddle when you can dance? Join DJ Monski Mouse and her dancers for an epic session of bonkers, bopping, beautiful fun.
Ever heard a bald man sing Rihanna? Back for a fifth year at the Fringe, as seen at the biggest comedy clubs in the world, including Caroline’s on Broadway in NYC.
It’s 1998.
Gecko’s playful story-songs will take you on a journey via ignored characters in Italian renaissance paintings, pig outlaws and tooth fairy admin.
Jez, Luke, Gary and Mark are die-hard football fans podcasting about the club they love: Third-division Invercreiff FC.
A Romantic Comedy.
Very occasionally, a performance transcends the boundaries of the form in ways previously unseen.
Tom Waits depicted the poor, the punks, the hobos and the lost.
In this powerful one-hour theater piece, Kimleigh Smith takes the audience through a journey that is totally uplifting, totally heartbreaking and totally powerful! Totally! is the …
Living legend, world-class entertainer returns with Broadway version of a five-star journey through Black music and his incredible life, with songs, tap dance, stories, comedy.
‘You must suffer me to go my own dark way.
Mina (Comedy Central, STOMP) returns with her acclaimed multimedia show weaving together hilarious and heartfelt stories from her New York upbringing as the daughter of an Italian-…
Recalling Banksy’s famous graffiti, originally painted on the side of Waterloo Bridge in 2002, Amy Wakeman’s The Girl and Her Balloon is a similarly ubiquitous depiction of hop…
100,000 characters.
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.
After a girls night out, three friends wind down in the local chippy.
After a fully sold-out run at last year’s festival we’re back for the show’s 10th year at the Fringe! Recommended as the best late-night Irish show by the Edinburgh Evening News in…
Join the award-winning star of Breaking The News, Heart FM and One Show for a joyful new comedy chat show.
The One Between, formed from the leaders of both sides of the struggle, is the last hope of restoring balance to the world through a show of strength, spirit, essence and loyalty.
After touring all over Europe, Mike Rice brings his electric hour show to Edinburgh.
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…
Emerging performance ensemble, Los Angeles Theatre Initiative presents a high-energy, interactive show that’s different every night.
An epic dystopian drama about the threat of religious extremism and right-wing populism.
A coming-of-age story about falling in and out of love with yourself.
MC Hammersmith is the world’s leading freestyle rapper to emerge from the ghetto of middle-class West London.
When the three little wolves go out into the world and build themselves a house, their mother warns them to beware the Big Bad Pig.
The Dumb Man is a dark comedy about the man who lives inside a psychedelic world he created for himself to cope with grief.
The award-winning Irish comic has stayed busier than ever over the last two years! From making one of the highest-viewed stand-up specials in Irish television history to somehow sp…
Pat and Pete live happily in their tiny botanic bathroom, so happily they don’t remember any ambitions they’ve had in life.
The Dumb Man is a dark comedy about the man who lives inside a psychedelic world he created for himself to cope with grief.
Gara spent most of their life being a “girl”.
Scottish Comedian of the Year finalist 2021.
Get ready for an evening of bombastic bad taste in the killer new show from cult drag superstar Baby Lame.
Get ready for a fantastical show to warm the heart and bring joy to people young and old alike.
Joyful, daring and undeniably sharp, God Damn Fancy Man is the hotly anticipated new show from critically acclaimed, internationally award-winning comedian James Nokise.
Alternative comedy extravaganza from two bizarre characters! See The Daft Duo as their solo performance personas in this double-bill.
A Google search is possibly the most used thing out of all the things you use after toilet paper, but what’s it like to work there? And are the people all weirdo IT people? And are…
Paul Sinha is probably best known as one of Bradley Walsh’s TV team of ‘Chasers’: a characterful crew of six champion quizzers whose aim is to stop four plucky hopefuls getti…
Since Charles Ross first brought his hilarious show to Edinburgh in 2006, it has established itself as a Fringe favourite.
Ted Hill is incredibly brave for putting on his show, All The Presidents Man, which in itself is a very clever title.
Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences worldwide for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles.
Intranet sensation Amy Gledhill (1/3 of cult double act The Delightful Sausage) makes her Fringe debut with a show about resilience and dancing.
Inspired by tales of Sir Lancelot and Robin Hood, plucky heroine Will Tell disguises herself as a knight and rides off on a chivalric quest to rescue her freedom-fighting dad from …
Choir of Man is the best night in your local you’ve ever had.
He’s a stand-up and a clown.
Split-bill WIP from Elly Shaw and Elaine Fellows.
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…
If it isn’t your old internet friend, Dr Giggles.
They’re back! After years away touring the world, the Olivier Award-winning godfathers of alternative cabaret celebrate their 30th anniversary with a triumphant return to the Fring…
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…
New show from Edinburgh-based piano virtuouso Will Pickvance (Anatomy of a Piano, Pianohood, First Piano On The Moon).
There’s significant anger in One of Two; a sense of injustice felt by a young man whose experience of the not-so-subtle cruelties and discrimination endured by disabled people is…
Can a man find his purpose when he grows older and all the major life events come thick and fast? Should he retire to the solitude of The Shed and escape from the world, or get out…
I’m sure we can all remember seeing our teachers feeling the pressure on the cusp of parents evening, and as we’re beginning to realise in light of the unprecedented events of …
Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s darkly comic tale brought to the stage for children and adults to share.
Star of Spitting Image (Britbox), Steph’s Packed Lunch (Channel 4) and with over 10 million views online, comedian Luke Kempner has found out he is to become a father, but can he b…
One performer.
Will used to think his life was a joke – but he was wrong, it’s more like 300.
For years the Bureau for Alien Defence has kept the world safe from extra-terrestrial threats.
From the girl who brought you The Girl Who Thought She Was Irish (Edinburgh, 2011), comes Funny Girl, Sad Songs.
As we all know, COVID was invented to stop people from enjoying live music, but now Two Hearts are here to help us recover from two years of silence.
Hi, my name is Ray and I’m an Australian stand-up comedian who lives in London.
Join Mary Beth for her eagerly anticipated debut hour, as she shares her checkered journey as an aspiring young starlet through to the present day, covering a range of topics like …
Physical comedy meets Hollywood.
Total Edinburgh Fringe sell-out 2015-2019.
‘Few comics reduce their audience to the constant waves of laughter for the full hour like Britton does’ (Chortle.
Wes Anderson meets Hitchcock meets spaghetti western in this multi award-winning, intercontinental, inter-genre, cinematic caper of accusations, accidents and accents.
Catriona has a history of making stuff up.
Sold-out run: Off-Broadway, Asylum NYC (2022).
Andy’s an ideas man and he’s got ideas, man.
Chris Cantrill (half of 2019 Dave’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Show nominees, The Delightful Sausage) is The Defendant.
Does emotion help us make moral judgments? Alfie will address this question using jokes.
The show that brings the history of the club to life using the songs from the terraces is back to celebrate the lifting of number six in Madrid.
A coming-of-age story about falling in and out of love with yourself.
Magic Circle Magician & Star of The Magic Corner Tom Bolton presents: GROW UP MAGIC MAN.
A coming-of-age story about falling in and out of love with yourself.
The Queens of Cups draw upon their years teaching, in OffFest nominee Bad Teacher.
Plunging us deep inside the mind of a young actor after a very public meltdown, Bad Sex is a character study of a lost boy trying to piece his life together as he navigates the pro…
Following two record-breaking, sold-out engagements, the original West End production of Bad Jews returns to the Arts Theatre in London for 11 weeks only! Set over one night in a M…
Wes Anderson meets Hitchcock meets spaghetti western in this multi award-winning, intercontinental, inter-genre, cinematic caper of accusations, accidents and accents.
Fringe favourites Theatre Fideri Fidera are back with a hilarious comic reimagining of the tale of Wilhelm Tell.
Fasten your seat belts – The Car Man is back! In a spectacular new staging for the Royal Albert Hall’s 150th anniversary.
Comedian and silly boy Ted Hill’s debut stand-up show about every single US President, and one man’s recovery from a mental breakdown.
Split bill work in progress from Elly Shaw and Elaine Fellows.
Split bill work in progress from Elly Shaw and Elaine Fellows.
Comedian and silly boy Ted Hill’s debut stand-up show about every single US President, and one man’s recovery from a mental breakdown.
Rob Duncan (from award-winning shows LEGS & LOGS) presents an hour of extreme, unadulterated nonsense featuring trains, brains and babies.
Rob Duncan (from award-winning shows LEGS & LOGS) presents an hour of extreme, unadulterated nonsense featuring trains, brains and babies.
The event might fall short of the hype that The Man Behind the Mask would be a ‘confessional evening – seasoned with highly personal, sometimes startling, and occasionally outr…
For many years the Bureau for Alien Defence has kept the world safe from extra-terrestrial threats.
For many years the Bureau for Alien Defence has kept the world safe from extra-terrestrial threats.
Acclaimed Irish comedian Tadhg Hickey, “outstanding physical and comedic performer” (The Scotsman), brings you his weird and wonderful part theatre, part stand-up comedy show, ‘I…
Acclaimed Irish comedian Tadhg Hickey, “outstanding physical and comedic performer” (The Scotsman), brings you his weird and wonderful part theatre, part stand-up comedy show, ‘I…
No One is a modern re-mix of HG Well’s The Invisible Man as a high-octane thriller.
In this electric, pulsating autobiographical solo-show, Majid (Hollyoaks, War Horse) traces the origin of his own personal struggles with anger and probes the unspoken anxieties, d…
Sometimes you see a piece of theatre that is so superb and shines so bright in every single way that it knocks you sideways.
Clytemnestra’s world is torn apart when her husband, Agamemnon, sacrifices their daughter for the sake of war.
Vix takes you through a whirlwind forty-five minutes examines the multiple roles you end up playing over the course of your life, and what happens when you break out of them.
Vix takes you through a whirlwind forty-five minutes examines the multiple roles you end up playing over the course of your life, and what happens when you break out of them.
Hannah Fairweather was the 2019 Rising Star New Act of the Year, a semi-finalist in the BBC New Comedian Award, So You Think You’re Funny, Leicester Square and Komedia Brighton N…
Hannah Fairweather was the 2019 Rising Star New Act of the Year, a semi-finalist in the BBC New Comedian Award, So You Think You’re Funny, Leicester Square and Komedia Brighton N…
Enjoy an hour of the best up-and-coming one-liner comedians on the circuit in this celebration of puns, one-liners and wordplay.
Enjoy an hour of the best up-and-coming one-liner comedians on the circuit in this celebration of puns, one-liners and wordplay.
One-hit wonders are like love affairs – intense, but alas, all-too-brief- so join award-winning performer Paul Diello and his eight-piece ensemble as they resurrect some of the g…
The newly formed Amiche Quartet are breaking down the concept of the classical concert.
The newly formed Amiche Quartet are breaking down the concept of the classical concert.
Heather Alexander lit up the stage as she portrayed one of the most fearless female writers in history - Virginia Woolf.
“You must suffer me to go my own dark way.
Family fun, dancing and socialising for 0 - 5s and their grown-ups.
Nominated Reviews Hub/Brighton Fringe Best Show 2021.
If you looked up the dictionary definition of a variety show, Johnny MacAulay’s Man of a Thousand Farces should be there.
The Man In The Shed is a highly amusing and at time hilarious solo rant by actor Alex Dee, co-written as Alex Donald with Tim Connery.
Get ready for an evening of midnight-movie horror and bombastic bad taste in the killer new show from drag monstrosity Baby Lame.
Get ready for an evening of midnight-movie horror and bombastic bad taste in the killer new show from drag monstrosity Baby Lame.
Bad Luck Boss Laurie Black is smashing mirrors and screens to summon the best acts in alternative cabaret for your live viewing pleasure.
He’s back! He’s a clowny comedian, he’ll do almost anything for a laugh, he’s been around for long enough to have lots of material.
He’s back! He’s a clowny comedian, he’ll do almost anything for a laugh, he’s been around for long enough to have lots of material.
Take a gonzo dive into a world of sex dungeons, meth, and so much more with New York City comedian, Katharyn Henson.
Alice is bored and loves to daydream.
Alice is bored and loves to daydream.
“I am young, I am naive, I am filled with .
Tadhg Hickey introduces you to Feargal; a downtrodden but cheery man who fulfilled his lifelong dream of becoming an alcoholic.
Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences around the world for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles.
Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences around the world for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles.
A comedy show 165 million years in the makingMulti-award-winning comedian, Dave Bibby, is back with a show about parenthood through the eyes of a complete manchild.
A roller coaster comedy full of colourful characters and uplifting Cuban-inspired songs.
Based on the 18th century Beggar’s Opera and Brecht & Weill’s Threepenny Opera, the band present their own version of this wildly entertaining story as a song cycle swarming wi…
Meet Dolly: a 20-something Londoner with one hell of a temper.
WHO’S THAT GIRL?Who is she? Where did you find her?And why is her eye make-up so big?All of these questions and more will be ignored as superstar drag queen THAT GIRL goes on a s…
Bye Bye Baby are a jaw-dropping tribute to the musical phenomenon ‘Jersey Boys’ and the timeless, iconic music of ‘Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons…
It's me again, your old internet friend Dr Giggles.
It's me again, your old internet friend Dr Giggles.
Star of Spitting Image, Steph’s Packed Lunch and with over 10 million views of his online videos, Luke Kempner is one of the UK’s hottest mimics and stand-up…
Star of Spitting Image, Steph’s Packed Lunch and with over 10 million views of his online videos, Luke Kempner is one of the UK’s hottest mimics and stand-up…
“MOVING, ORIGINAL, DECISIVE THEATRE” - Broadway BabyMeet Billie.
All his friends are getting married, and he’s really happy for them.
Actors battle to win your favourTen actors enter the Arena.
Chiron: A One Centaur Show Lanky horse-boy talks funny A Beautiful Mess To-do lists aren't actually helpful.
In February 2022 half-term, a sensational West End cast will bring the jungle to life in Jungle Rumble, an unforgettable family musical and a perfect half-term day out.
Navigating the kaleidoscope of the unknownOne woman's voyage through the treacherous waters of caring, advocating and fighting for her most precious treasures: Her…
The Documentary No One Asked ForThis absurdly hilarious radio play follows the investigations of a disgraced RTE journalist who has travelled to a strange island off the…
The (Not So) Quick Murder of Man Death over a bag of crisps Sorry, Denny's Dead.
No One Is Coming is a storytelling performance about a mother and a daughter inspired by real life events and infused with Irish mythology and comedy.
An exploration of the senses, sung to a mesmerising soundtrack, Baby Bear is a playful, interactive puppetry adventure for babies, toddlers and their families.
An exploration of the senses, sung to a mesmerising soundtrack, Baby Bear is a playful, interactive puppetry adventure for babies, toddlers and their families.
Freckle Productions present STICK MAN Touching, funny and utterly original, Freckle Productions’ delightful adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler&rsq…
"Part gig, part festival, part immersive adventure" - Lauren Laverne "Secret Cinema for live music" - London Live "Best Covid Safe Live Music Event 2020&qu…
Freckle Productions presentSTICK MAN - Relaxed PerformanceTouching, funny and utterly original, Freckle Productions’ delightful adaptation of Julia Donaldson and A…
When Michał Piwowarski’s granddaughter, Tasha, finally moves out, Michał's whole world changes.
The ultimate deep dive retro night! Re-live your youth and enjoy the hits, forgotten gems and flops from 1998! It was the year pure pop really hit the big time with B*Witched …
New covid-safe version of Brite Theater’s multi award-winning show! The fourth wall has been utterly obliterated, as the audience take on the roles of all the other characters at R…
Get ready for an evening of midnight-movie gore and bombastic bad taste in the killer new show from drag monstrosity Baby Lame.
Welcome to the Jungle! The appropriately named fictional pub that is set within the walls of the Arts Theatre.
One man.
Freckle Productions present STICK MAN Touching, funny and utterly original, Freckle Productions’ delightful adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler&rsq…
‘Master of one-liners’ and DAVE’s Top Ten Jokes of The Edinburgh Fringe 2019 MARK SIMMONS, recently joined Dara O’Brian and Hugh Dennis on BBC2’s Mock The Week as…
Get ready for an evening of midnight-movie gore and bombastic bad taste in the killer new show from drag monstrosity Baby Lame.
Renowned as the ‘Godfather of Gothic Horror’, Poe was a pioneer in establishing the horror genre.
A marathon of gothic horror masterpieces. One actor performs Edgar Allan Poe’s most spine-chilling classics
There’s magic in every moment at Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, the most awarded play in history and “one of the most defining pop culture events of the decade&rdqu…
Reality abandoned all of us.
What’s scarier than a slice of gothic horror? Four slices, that’s what.
"Hands up, who enjoys being white?" An amused Elisabeth Gunawan asks the audience in Unforgettable Girl - her one person show at Camberwell’s Golden Goose Theatre, dire…
The ultimate deep dive retro night! Re-live your youth and enjoy the hits, forgotten gems and flops from 2001! Its been 20 years since 2001, the year that Atomic Kitten swappe…
By James ColeBen battles to overcome his addiction while a ghost of his past seeks to destroy his future.
London Pride is NOT cancelled!Yes Sadiq said we can’t have our annual parade BUT no one can stop us having fun and celebrating our right to be proud.
FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY! It’s the show that NOBODY asked for Baby Lame sings Shit! Join punk horror drag superstar Baby Lame as she takes over the Glory intimate soire filled with …
Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences around the world for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles.
Take a gonzo dive into a world of sex dungeons, meth and so much more with New York City comedian, Katharyn Henson.
HELLO IT’S HOT GIRL SUMMER HERE!ARE YOU READY FOR HOT , QUEER, NAUGHTY SUMMER? ARE YOU A PERSON OF COLOUR? We are ready for you! Come and join us to celebrate this …
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.
MC Hammersmith (aka Will Naameh, the tall skinny posh one from Spontaneous Potter) is a freestyle rapper straight outta middle-class west London.
Mark Simmons (Mock The Week, Dave’s Top Jokes of the Fringe 2017, 2019) has been busy with his podcast Jokes With Mark over the last 18 months, interviewing the likes of Milton Jon…
Take a gonzo dive into a world of sex dungeons, meth and so much more with New York City comedian, Katharyn Henson.
MAN UP! - The Grand Final is finally here! After 8 weeks of heats featuring over 120 of London & the UKs finest DRAG KINGS, The Glory brings the final of its ground-breaki…
‘Girl Code’ is a comedy panel show, hosted by Sikisa and featuring a group of outspoken females who are all going through varied life experiences, which include changing sexualitie…
Take a gonzo dive into a world of sex dungeons, meth and so much more with New York City comedian, Katharyn Henson.
‘Girl Code’ is a comedy panel show, hosted by Sikisa and featuring a group of outspoken females who are all going through varied life experiences, which include changing sexualitie…
Stefan Warzycki presents a programme of piano music for the left hand including Godowsky’s studies on Chopin’s Op 10 Études, Scenes of Iceland by Thordur Magnusson and Scriabin’s …
Patricia has been concocting the perfect speech in her head over the last year, of what she would say if she were ever to face her ex-abusive boyfriend again.
Does emotion help us make moral judgements? Alfie Brown is performing a work-in-progress show (which are often a lot more fun) that will attempt to answer this question.
Bad Teacher is a dark comedy about the trials and tribulations a 20-something female teacher faces in a London based Catholic Sixth Form College.
As times of heady redolence go, the 1990s lacks the brittle style of the 1920s, sepia-tinted upper-lips of haunted men in WWI uniforms, or groovy pereniorange of the 1960s… And y…
Bad Teacher is a dark comedy about the trials and tribulations a 20-something female teacher faces in a London based Catholic Sixth Form College.
Heather Duster presents Funny Girl: A one woman retelling of the iconic musical with a little more drag! Join Heather as she takes you on a musical journey with her one woman …
One of the Gals is completely packed.
This show was going to be titled “I Used to Eat Dog Food” but that would have meant leaving out all material about the sex dungeon, the legendary yeast infection, and everything el…
This show was going to be titled “I Used to Eat Dog Food” but that would have meant leaving out all material about the sex dungeon, the legendary yeast infection, and everything el…
From South London, Barbadian citizen Sikisa presents her work-in-progress show about being a work in progress.
From South London, Barbadian citizen Sikisa presents her work-in-progress show about being a work in progress.
Ross Cullum (Bridgerton) plays villainous English bastards on TV, depicting the cis-het-masc-posho-twat demographic.
Comedian and silly boy Ted Hill's debut stand-up show covers every single US President, and one man's recovery from a mental breakdown.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
Comedian and silly boy Ted Hill’s debut stand-up show about every single US President, and one man’s recovery from a mental breakdown.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
Comedian and silly boy Ted Hill’s debut stand-up show about every single US President, and one man’s recovery from a mental breakdown.
It’s a Fringe 1st.
Enjoy an hour of the best up-and-coming, one-liner comedians on the circuit in this celebration of puns, one-liners and wordplay.
An aspiring actress, Evie Edwards, clutches the sides of the Hollywood sign.
We’ve been entertaining audiences all over Europe and Ireland since 2012, with sell-out shows in Holland, Germany, Belgium, Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Moscow and many mo…
Fiercely fabulous and fictitious Las Vegas lounge legend, Trudy Carmichael has lived (and nearly died), loved (and often lost) more than most mere mortals, but she gets through all…
In association with Smock Alley Theatre, acclaimed Irish comedian Tadhg Hickey brings you his weird and wonderful part-theatre, part-stand-up comedy show, In One Eye, Out the Other…
You will need a group of 2-5 detectives, internet access on your phone, your brain and your legs! We’ll provide the specialist kit.
A hyper-reality show portraying the daily life of a cam girl in a Barbie-land gone wrong.
A hypnotic dreamscape.
If you hate Laura McMahon, women in general or comedy, then don’t see this show.
If you hate Laura McMahon or women in general or comedy this isn’t the show for you.
If you hate Laura McMahon, women in general or comedy, then don’t see this show.
The runaway international hit comes to London! Known across the globe as “the ultimate-feel good show,” THE CHOIR OF MAN offers up one hour of indisputable joy! It&rsqu…
Three couples have signed up for private antenatal classes.
Shelf are a musical comedy double act.
From South London, Barbadian citizen Sikisa presents her work-in-progress show about being a work in progress.
From South London, Barbadian citizen Sikisa presents her work-in-progress show about being a work in progress.
The Greenwich Theatre reopened last week with the inspired programming of four short plays by Caryl Churchill.
“You must suffer me to go my own dark way.
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is one of Robert Louis Stevenson's most popular novels.
Sara Segovia Rodao and Lachlan Werner are cuties by nature, cancers by astrological sign and clowns by trade.
A baby rolls into their lives, literally, and it belongs to none of them.
A baby rolls into their lives, literally, and it belongs to none of them.
Bad Luck Boss Laurie Black is smashing mirrors and screens to summon the best acts in alternative cabaret for your live viewing pleasure.
Tl;dr: Two female comedians debut their 30 minute solo shows on one bill.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
We all lie to ourselves.
We all lie to ourselves.
Family fun, dancing and socialising for 0 - 5s and their grown-ups.
A 20-minute two-man version of the Oscar Wilde classic play ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’, adapted and performed by Jon Haynes and David Woods of Ridiculusmus and directed by J…
Every little girl dreams of being special, but Ellie Rose doesn’t just dream – she knows she’s special.
Ellie is a schoolgirl with a very bright future ahead of her.
Reality abandoned all of us.
Reality abandoned all of us.
A soundscaped binaural recording of Maria Ferguson’s debut poetry collection, ‘Alright, Girl?’ published by Burning Eye books.
A soundscaped binaural recording of Maria Ferguson’s debut poetry collection, ‘Alright, Girl?’ published by Burning Eye books.
Millie is not like other girls.
Meet Millie.
“Donor Conceived Person? Honestly I think I prefer Test Tube Baby” Alice has always been told she was special, but as she reaches adolescence she can’t help but think it’…
The show that brings the history of the club to life using the songs from the terraces is back to celebrate the lifting of number six in Madrid.
The show that brings the history of the club to life using the songs from the terraces is back to celebrate the lifting of number six in Madrid.
Comedy ventriloquist Steve Hewlett brings his own style of comedy to the Ventriloquist world and his stuffed friends tag along for hilarious situations and improvisation…
Comedy ventriloquist Steve Hewlett brings his own style of comedy to the Ventriloquist world and his stuffed friends tag along for hilarious situations and improvisation…
This show has been rescheduled from 09 April 2020.
A two hour introductory workshop for self-producing artists and others interested in producing.
Comedy ventriloquist Steve Hewlett brings his own style of comedy to the Ventriloquist world and his stuffed friends tag along for hilarious situations and improvisation…
THEY WERE THE DRIFTERS.
A practical session breaking down the stigma surrounding poetry during which participants will write a short verse.
A discussion on the relationship between artists and critics in fringe and wider contexts, with insight and advice from Richard Beck and Matthew Shelley.
This virtual live event explores the role of theatre and performance in military life, especially in boosting troops’ morale.
Sometimes we all feel different but not everyone has that confirmed by a professional.
A snapshot of the life of an eccentric woman living on the streets of South East London.
Come see 30 plays in 60 minutes! Created by Greg Allen of the Neo-Futurists Theatre and performed by students from The Bishop’s School in La Jolla, California.
Perhaps Pinter’s most political theatrical statement rings terrifyingly true as we enter our new decade.
What happens when a crazed madman takes an Edinburgh show and its audience hostage? Packed to the brim with escape attempts, hostage negotiations, and intriguing backstory, the aud…
A feast for all the senses.
An interactive show where the audience finds themselves in the hands of three friendly faces of a demonic cult.
Chris Dugdale, the only act ever to win the Edfest Bouquet four times! Total sell-out 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.
They’re back! After years away, touring the world, the Olivier Award-winning godfathers of alternative cabaret celebrate their 30th anniversary with a triumphant return to the Frin…
Patrick McPherson returns to Edinburgh with The Man revamped following its sold-out run at the Fringe 2019 where it received exclusively five-star reviews.
Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences worldwide for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles.
Truth and taboo collide in this intimate visit with a phone sex operator.
Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences around the world for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles.
New British Musical1983.
When award-winning comedian Richard Gadd offers a stranger a free cup of tea, he has no sense of the nightmare to come.
Get ready for an absurd explosion of trash-tactic song, interactive comedy, twisted film and furious balls-out performance from renowned drag sensation Baby Lame.
In this "Heart-wrenchingly moving and unquestionably funny” (Evening Standard) stand-up show Richard Stott examines body image, mental health and being disabl…
Jesse is paranoid and he's frightened and it's messing up his relationship, his job, his daughter and his life… In a bittersweet comedy fuelled by anti-Semitis…
In this "Heart-wrenchingly moving and unquestionably funny” (Evening Standard) stand-up show Richard Stott examines body image, mental health and being disabl…
A comedy show by Andrea Hubert, in which she’ll mostly bitch about the people in her group therapy, while attempting to make a point about ageing and being Jewish …
Mrs Puntila and her Man Matti is that relatively rare thing for the Royal Lyceum Theatre—a star vehicle, rather than an ensemble production, that happens to have two audience fav…
Linda, Brian and Nelly are new to the neighbourhood, everything seems perfect.
Paquito Forever, performed by Joan Vázquez, is an intimate, personal (and musical!) and fun account of the real-life adventures of Paquito (Paco) Alonso, a gay Catalonian growing …
Matt Hoss is a man on a mission.
Threedumb Theatre returns to the Tristan Bates Theatre for another whole day of one-act plays, showcasing a wide variety of new writing.
Gurnwah Productions - one of the most creative, prolific and downright hilarious production companies from Wales, embark on their first World Tour with their new hysteri…
Gurnwah Productions - one of the most creative, prolific and downright hilarious production companies from Wales, embark on their first World Tour with their new hysteri…
The Girl With Glitter in Her Eye tells the story of a female friendship complicated by the revelation of trauma and examines where the boundaries of consent lie.
Touching, funny and utterly original, Scamp Theatre’s delightful adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s STICK MAN is back at Leicester Square The…
Harry and Chris (Guardian Pick of the Fringe 2018) are at the top of their field, having invented the field of comedy-rap-jazz.
What starts off as a morning jog becomes quite the misadventure for Stick Man: a dog wants to play fetch with him, a swan builds a nest with him, and he even ends up on a fire! How…
What starts off as a morning jog becomes quite the misadventure for Stick Man: a dog wants to play fetch with him, a swan builds a nest with him, and he even ends up on a fire! How…
It’s a Thursday afternoon, and I’m sat comfortably in the stalls of Brighton Theatre Royal amongst an absolute army of five-year-olds.
There is a limit to how much you can love your child.
London is one of the most diverse cities in the world, a place where people of different generations class, ethnicity, faith and sexual orientation co-exist.
Definitely Oasis are regarded by many Oasis fans and promoters alike as the best Oasis tribute band there is.
Forget any notions of political correctness, civility or polite drawing room conversation.
Christian Patterson returns as the clumsy schemer Francis Henshall! Written by Richard Bean| Directed by Peter Doran| Designed by Sean Crowley This Autumn, the Torch Theatr…
In fringe theatre, no one can hear you scream: one hour, one woman, one cult movie.
Touching, funny and utterly original, Scamp Theatre’s delightful adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s STICK MAN is back at Leicester Square Theatre! What …
DRACULA: ONE BLOODY FANG AFTER ANOTHERWritten and Performed by John Hewer Whitby, England, 1897.
“It seems wrong that she experienced something so huge without me.
It’s only two years until the face of Alan Turing appears on the new £50 note.
After being fired from his skiffle band, Francis Henshall is skint and hungry.
Stephen Mangan and Kara Tointon return to the West End to star in the world premiere of the classic Ealing comedy THE MAN IN THE WHITE SUIT, adapted and directed by Sean Foley.
Written, created and performed by Isabella Bliss, international star of both screen and stage.
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…
One is the final part in Bert and Nasi’s trilogy on contemporary questions, following Eurohouse and the Total Theatre Award-winning Palmyra.
A remarkably vivid picture of one merciless family and three desperate lives.
‘The best artist we’ve ever had in session’ (BBC Radio Scotland).
19-year-old Connor has just signed for a Premier League team.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Part of the British Council Edinburgh Showcase 2019 and presented by Contact and STUN.
This award-winning writer’s powerful one-man show tears through the curtain of manners to reveal the wildlife of neo-liberal Britain.
Maggie Taylor has the ideal life as an ageing dominatrix.
Hello, I am Charles Quarterman.
The multi-stylistic, unconventional cellist and singer Johanna Stein returns to the Fringe.
Comedian & silly boy Ted Hill’s debut stand-up show is about every single U.
‘When did no become a turn on? No.
Cora is at the festival to see her ex-boyfriend perform.
Funny Women One to Watch and Soho Radio presenter Kelly Ford AKA Book of Mum teams up with Max Turner finalist Naomi Wattis (BBC Two, BBC Radio 4 Extra) to talk about judgment, per…
It’s Friday night.
How many years does it take to unspool a man? An odd king sails the waves of the wine dark sea in a bathtub.
The award-winning Fiona Henderson School of Dance returns to the Edinburgh Fringe after their sell-out debut in 2017 with a unique creative dance composition created and rehearsed …
See the Proopcast Live in hot Edinburgh.
Why does your shadow keep following you? Does it really have to? And what is it up to while you are asleep? Sina finds a way to get rid of her shadow.
Rob Carter’s cult hit creation is back with a glossy revamp of his 2016 debut show.
Girl Code is a comedy panel show, hosted by Sikisa and featuring a group (three to four) of outspoken female women who are all going through varied life experiences, which include …
Narrative subverted for unwholesome purposes.
Lisa Klevemark, though Swedish, Lutheran and very boring, went to renowned clown school Ecole Philippe Gaulier in France.
Miss Sophie has invited her four closest friends to celebrate her 90th birthday.
A stand-up showcase featuring purveyor of one-liners and ‘Long Man’, Josh Massen, and storyteller and ‘Short Man’, Phil Green.
Enjoy watching some of the best one-liner comedians at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe rise to the challenge of performing a total of 1,000 of their best one-liners to raise money fo…
In an unassuming French restaurant, an American news anchor meets with a man who reveals to her that the 1969 moon landing was faked and this time there’s proof.
"I kind of want to die – but I’d really like to get into publishing, too," says Billie (performed by Grainne Dromgoole), as she explains the story of her first real l…
1983.
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…
How do you read? Drowning in never-ending email? Rapidly devouring whodunnits, then immediately forgetting them? Perhaps you are seduced by clickbait or read the news and get depre…
Sweden’s top female comedian Josefin Johansson, TV presenter and singer takes her sold-out show Girl Stuff abroad for the first time.
Fringe sell-out ten years running! The original family dance party is back, bigger and better than ever.
I need to preface with this review with a disclaimer – this is either a one-star or a five-star show, depending on your sense of humour.
A honky-tonk opera by Jo Carol Pierce, ‘the greatest Texas songwriter you’ve never heard of’ (Texas Monthly).
Join Monski Mouse and friends: Richard Crawley, Amy Gwilliam and cabaret superstar Dusty Limits for a live musical cabaret of nursery classics, reworked song, puppetry and fun for …
Accidentally On Purpose (sponsored by Goldsmiths Drama Society) presents Piano Man, a short play in which four characters discover the true meaning of acceptance and understanding …
Join Mia, Jacus, Twinkle and their nursery rhyme friends at the world premiere of a brand new live show.
The Man From Verona – The Trouble with Harry is that he’s hanging from a Rope by the Rear Window.
Is the Big Bad Wolf really bad, or just misunderstood and trying to trigger his muddled memory? Could music or something else beginning with M be the answer? Its a mystery that wil…
The Brunton’s series of classical lunchtime concerts.
Queen are in Edinburgh and they’re here to rock in a brand-new show guaranteed to blow your mind.
Billy Joel: Piano Man Live showcases the very best of the dynamic songbook of the legendary Billy Joel.
Witness a magical extravaganza where you will marvel at The Biggest Balloon in the World and risk your dryness at the ultimate game of Water Pistol Roulette! All live on stage in f…
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Chris Read is a talented singer-songwriter performing his debut solo hour at the Fringe this year.
Writer, theatre-maker and creator of cult Edinburgh hit John Peel’s Shed, John Osborne has a new storytelling show about music and dementia.
And other noble-minded nonsense.
Ever heard a bald man sing Rihanna? Back for a fourth year at the Fringe, as seen at the biggest comedy clubs in the world including Caroline’s on Broadway in NYC and Yuk Yuk’s in …
Here Comes the Tide, There Goes the Girl is one of four plays presented by CalArts at venue 13 this year and is steeped in their tradition of producing original material that stret…
Magic.
Award-winning Irish comedian Aidan Greene is a person who stutters.
When a package bound for Good Good Island is mistakenly delivered to Bad Bad Island, the Bad Bads find something frighteningly horrible inside: a little girl named Rosa! Unable to …
Though the characters may be familiar, these favourite storybook fables are uproariously derailed in this children’s play of fractured fairy tales.
If you’re a parent looking for a show that you can enjoy as much as your children, you may be looking quite hard.
Why toddle when you can dance?! Selling out shows around the world; come find out why.
Time is ticking for Kate to have a baby.
A thought-provoking show about haircuts and heartache.
Surrealist comedian, author, illustrator and Fringe favourite Olaf Falafel presents his latest book It’s One Giant Leek For Mankind.
Presented by Indigenous Contemporary Scene, Native Girl Syndrome is inspired by the experience of Lara Kramer’s own grandmother’s migration from a remote First Nations community …
Match Girl is a musical re-imagination of the Hans Christian Andersen classic tale The Little Match Girl.
The brand-new tribute show from Liquid Lunch Productions, Elton John: Rocket Man Live! showcases the very best of the eclectic songbook of the legendary Elton John and Bernie Taupi…
We’ve selected the funniest women we could find at the Fringe and brought them together for an evening of comedy you’ll never forget! ‘An amazing evening of the most hilariou…
Colt Cabana Is a world-famous wrestler who has wrestled around the world from Dundee to Japan and back including a short, not so successful, run in the WWE as Scotty Goldman.
Niall McCarthy is obsessed with the duality in all of us: he looks confident but feels anxious, he loves questions but hates answers, he has a restless leg and a lazy eye.
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…
Brexit, eh? Depending on your point of view and when you are reading this, Brexit is a triumph/success/step forward/minor improvement/non-event/problem/mess/shambles/disaster.
One man, a guitar, and the most venerated love story of all time.
Ten strangers visit the same park bench on the same day.
You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown! 1946: Charlie Brown is born in the mind of his creator, Charles Schulz.
Multi award-winning comedian/activist, putting up her dukes and picking her battles! Trump, terrorists and everything in between.
There are worse ways to start a show than with free sweets, and no better way to end it than with a singalong.
Jamie ‘an engaging presence’ D’Souza and Chelsea ‘good gags’ Birkby (Chortle.
A new stand-up show from David Callaghan.
Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences worldwide for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles.
Enjoy an hour of the best up-and-coming one-liner comedians on the circuit in this celebration of puns, one-liners and wordplay.
If you’ve been unlucky in love, nothing makes you feel better about yourself than laughing at someone else.
A half-hour from half a man (her father was a man).
Paul, now a fully-disqualified swan psychologist, delves deeper to discover the origins of the gay sperms and once again unleashes his bag of Disturbances.
If you’re ever feeling stressed or exhausted by the craziness of the Edinburgh Fringe, just remember this: the Lunar God Nallagog loves you, and he wants you to join him on his g…
Following a sell-out 2018 Fringe and debut UK tour, the ‘utterly hilarious’ **** (BroadwayBaby.
Vegan Jesus is arguably the greatest creative and artistic force of the century.
The stage adaptation of the iconic film by Bill Forsyth – all the original humour is retained as Gregory wrestles with his passion and Dorothy takes control.
Critically acclaimed, maverick of the Fringe and victim of The Luke McQueen pilots (BBC Three) returns to perform his fifth solo show.
A poetic and poignant piece of storytelling; Choir of Man hit all the right notes in a story of brotherhood, the archetypical pub and the importance of community.
Award-winning comedian, writer and co-creator of Comedy Central’s Modern Horror Stories, Daniel Audritt brings his much-anticipated debut hour to the Fringe.
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…
Here Comes Your Man is a lovely hour of storytelling from a bright new talent Matt Hoss.
The recovering songwriter now hooked on happiness, the sketch show absurdist with an identity crisis and the deadpan(sexual), Manson Family-friendly entertainer: Keith Carter is do…
The year is 1969 and NASA has just put the first man on the moon.
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.
Following the overwhelming success of this performance last year, it’s back – and this time with a full cast of professional actors.
Chris Dugdale: Down to One.
“Why do you think you’re a bitch?” Warning—the first question you’ll be asked upon arriving at Rock Rising’s Girl Bully might invoke a mini existential crisis.
Australian comedian Ray Badran recently moved to the UK and is performing his debut Fringe show.
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 …
The Man is a sketch comedy and one-man performance piece from the side-splittingly funny Patrick McPherson, returning to Edinburgh after 2018’s five-star, Fringe sell-out Camels.
Richard Gadd pours a free cup of tea to a stranger at a bar – she comes back.
After a total sell-out run in 2018 with In Loyal Company, David William Bryan returns with a brand-new solo play exploring the effects of one man’s lifelong battle with the justice…
Apparently, Richard Stott got into comedy “for all the wrong reasons”; at least, that’s what the aforementioned Richard Stott says.
Doug Crossley’s solo show brings together songs, comedy and the heartache of trying to understand a friend’s suicide.
Baby Wants Candy has become almost as much a staple of the Fringe as being slapped in the face with flyers on the Royal Mile.
Bees are immediately punished for their stings.
Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and self-dubbed ‘Lie-in King’, Seann Walsh returns to Edinburgh.
If there was an alien invasion of planet earth who would you want to represent the human race? Politicians, David Attenborough, The cast and crew of Stranger Things? What about a g…
Helen Bauer hits the Fringe hard with this compelling comedy debut which is slick, sassy and super satisfying.
Umbrella Man is the story of a young man from the north of Scotland who tries to prove the Earth is flat.
As seen on ABC, The Comedy Channel and Channel 11 which featured their one hour comedy special.
A Maori boy’s musical about his Hollywood hero.
Best Girl is a story told by the nervous, but likable Annie.
Last spotted leaving BBC’s River City in a limo with Claire from Steps – Gary is back at the Fringe following smash-hit runs in 2016/17.
Mutch returns to the Fringe with a hilarious new hour chock-full of his trademark comedic tales of personal woe.
Subverting the Saturday night staple, meet Maz, Jo and Dee: three women on the wrong side of 40 – your chat show hosts.
We’ve been entertaining audiences all over Europe and Ireland since 2012, with sell-out shows in Holland, Germany, Belgium, Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary and many more.
Joyful, daring and undeniably sharp, God Damn Fancy Man is the hotly anticipated new show from critically-acclaimed, internationally award-winning comedian James Nokise.
Learn how to empower yourself by participating in capitalism in this fabulous keynote speech from Silicon Valley girlboss and founder of Pee-Pee Smarthomes, Shell Gasoline-Sandwich…
Winner of the prestigious BBC New Comedy Award 2018 and the reigning Scottish Comedian of the Year, Stephen brings his much anticipated debut hour to the Fringe.
Part party, part PSHE lesson and part coming-of-age rom-com, A Womb of One’s Own is a heartfelt love letter to women’s bodies everywhere.
One Duck Down.
Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences around the world for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles.
After over a decade running events across the globe, including 10 consecutive sell-out seasons at Edinburgh Fringe and 3 hugely successful appearances at Great Yorkshire…
Join Monski Mouse and friends: Richard Crawley, Amy Gwilliam and London cabaret superstar, Dusty Limits, for a live musical cabaret of nursery classics, reworked song, puppetry and…
Rachel Watson longs for a different life.
Step into the magical and colourful world of LITTLE BABY BUM.
Our current understanding of the evolution of man comes from evidence based on archeological digs.
Paul, now a fully-disqualified swan psychologist, delves deeper to discover the origins of the gay sperms and once again unleashes his bag of Disturbances.
A debut show from a comedian who was born with Poland Syndrome, making him lopsided with a misshapen hand.
Winner of the prestigious BBC New Comedy Award 2018 and the reigning Scottish Comedian of the Year, Stephen Buchanan brings his much anticipated debut hour to the Fringe…
This is a solo character/physical grotesquerie, with a bombardment of illusion, puppetry and sideshow.
How can women march in the name of feminism, but brazenly lambast the women they watch on the TV? In the era of #metoo, why is a woman’s fiercest critic likely to be another woma…
This is a solo character/physical grotesquerie, with a bombardment of illusion, mask, puppetry and sideshow.
At first glance, The Ugly One looks somewhat clinical.
Stoph Demetriou’s Grandfather was raised on a peasant farm, left school at 11, fled a war in his home country and became an active member of the communist party be…
After successfully bribing the Edinburgh Festival 2018 for a four star review, the self-help group ‘Jane McDonald Anonymous’ cruises into Brighton Fringe for three nights.
Two artists, a stage technician and a musician are waiting to start their show.
A stand-up showcase featuring purveyor of one-liners and ‘Long Man’, Josh Massen, and storyteller and ‘Short Man,’ Phil Green.
Dena Blizzard, the viral video sensation and creator of the Back to School Rant (125 million views), Chardonnay Go (24 million views) and Chardonnay Go, The Board Game f…
When you’re used to holding the whip hand, Death can be an unwelcome distraction.
A combination of clowning, stand-up, storytelling and gameplay that gives the audience the opportunity to create the ultimate relationship ‘to do list’.
“Unmissable” ***** (Fringe Biscuit) “Genius” **** (Broadway Baby) “Pure Talent” **** (A Younger Theatre) Tilly and Inga exist in a surreal bubble called ‘Girl World’ where …
‘I’m not expecting anything.
BA Theatre Arts at GBMet.
It is the year 2030 and our hero encounters a crack in the fabric of space and time.
A new stand-up show from Comedian David Callaghan.
Majk Stokes is a singer-songwriter, poet, environmentalist, Quaker and self-confessed caffeine-addict.
Welcome inside the mind of endearing oddity Kallis Kyriacou.
Lisa is always on time.
Three, as the song goes, is a magic number.
Tilly and Inga exist in a surreal bubble called Girl World where the only rule is “No boys allowed!” Girl World is a pop-tastic, musical playground where best friends wrea…
The lives of an eclectic community living in abandoned shipping containers are thrown upside down when a mysterious man arrives.
Inspired by ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’ and the podcast ‘My Dad Wrote a Porno’, ‘Sh*t Scripts: Bad Manors’ is a larger than real-life script written by Annie’s ex-boyfriend Zach whe…
In Fringe theatre, no one can hear you scream: one hour, one woman, one cult movie! The sell-out Edinburgh Fringe show returns to Brighton, celebrating 40 years of the horror cla…
John Osborne is a writer known for his poetry and his popular Edinburgh show John Peel’s Shed.
‘Map Man’ charts the monumental tale of a lonely giant, told by a man who loves pretending to be bigger than he is.
Perth Fringe World Best Comedy nominee Odette is the fun, feisty, incredibly fertile cleaning lady everybody loves to love! Join her for an hour of soap opera silliness as she sha…
A four piece Japanese rock band who formed in 2005.
An interactive (work in progress) experience in which the audience find themselves in the hands of three friendly faces of a horrific, demonic cult.
Award-winning Oxford research chemist Peter Rook is a stickler for scientific detail.
New parent? You’re probably in need of a laugh.
Set eight months after the Aberfan Disaster, The Revlon Girl tells the true story of a group of bereaved mothers who met every week above a local hotel to talk, cry and laugh witho…
Stoph Demetriou is a comedian and actor with issues (shocker).
Jenny Rowe’s solo show Tiptree: No One Else’s Damn Secret But My Own is about a woman with many lives, who is best known for not being a man.
Sweden’s female comedian of the year, Josefin Johansson, host of the local version of ‘Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?’, goes abroad with ‘Girl Stuff’, a show about everything…
Family fun dancing and socialising for 0 - 5s and their grown-ups.
It’s Mary Flanigan and Robbie McShane! One’s a comedian, one’s a robot pretending to be a comedian.
Join ‘Bad Aunts’ Maria, Jo, and Donna, three women on the wrong side of forty (or so they’re told), for their sitcom chat show, subverting the Saturday night staple.
The Hired Man has been doing the rounds since 1984 and now finds a home at the Queen’s Theatre, Hornchurch.
A rousing overture, with blasting brass and pounding percussion raises hopes at the Coliseum for the first London production of Man Of La Mancha for over fifty years.
A gentle and immersive multisensory experience.
Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and the self-dubbed “Lie-In King”, Seann Walsh is “unquestionably the best observational comic of his generation" (…
‘From a distance everything is beautiful, isn’t it? Until we magnify it.
No One is ComingMy Mam's different to yours.
In Karyn Kusama’s riveting new crime thriller Destroyer, the receipt of an ink-marked bill in the office mail propels veteran LAPD detective Erin Bell (Nicole Kidm…
Bold GirlDying Is No Excuse, Ma.
Yerloo UndergroundDeep dark subway.
Based on the memoir "Beautiful Boy" by David Sheff and "Tweak" by his son, Nic Sheff, Beautiful Boy chronicles the heartbreaking and inspiring experi…
The No.
ManologueA one-woman show about masculinity Have You Seen This Girl?One Small Town.
"Bring Your Own Baby Comedy have transformed parental leave" i paper "Guaranteed to leave at least one of you crying with laughter" Mother and Baby M…
Oscar nominee Hugh Jackman stars as the charismatic politician Gary Hart for Academy Award-nominated director Jason Reitman in the new thrilling drama The Front Run…
3 Years, 1 Week and a Lemon Drizzle pieces together Alexandra and Kate Donnachie’s sometimes heartbreaking but often hilarious memories of growing up together and managing their cl…
Mary, Queen of Scots” explores the turbulent life of the charismatic Mary Stuart.
Tuesday 5th February, 1.
From the creators of the Academy Award®-nominated Ernest & Celestine comes another hilarious, heartwarming tale of animal misfits.
One Love is a joyous exploration of friendship, what it’s like to be in love and have a learning disability.
Starring Steve Coogan and John C.
Director: David Lowery Cast: Robert Redford, Casey Affleck, Sissy Spacek Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker (Robert Redford), from his audacious escape from San Q…
Saturday 26th January, 10.
Babygirl is eighteen, a student, and has just discovered SEX – in spite of her strict Catholic upbringing by two crotchety old women.
Unconventional country girl Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette has married a charismatic egomaniacal man of letters, 14 years her senior, known by the single name, Willy.
On a hot clammy muggy day in October In a Chinese takeaway restaurant A decision was made: A woman was going to take another woman’s baby.
A classic story of good versus evil, law versus the gun, one man versus Liberty Valance.
DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND EXTRA SCREENING ADDED - TUESDAY 22 JANUARY @ 10:30AM Winner of 10 Best British Independent Film Awards 2018 including - Best British Independent Fi…
Deep in the remote snowy forest an icy wind blows and snowflakes fall from the sky.
Freckle Productions present - STICK MAN Touching, funny and utterly original, this delightful adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s Stick Man is …
by Jon Bradfield & Martin Hooper songs by Jon Bradfield directed by Andrew Beckett designed by David Shields Celebrating 10 years of Above The Stag Theatre&ap…
Bad Manners formed in 1976 whilst still at school.
Join award winning storyteller Cathianne Hall as she brings alive the stories behind a lost ‘agony column’ of the 1890s.
A toothless punk wakes one morning and asks herself the all-important question: why are we here? Expect cod philosophy, serious attitude and a chicken going on.
Set in a Mother and Baby Home in December 1964, Be My Baby follows Mary Adams who is unmarried and seven months pregnant.
1964, Mary Adams, unmarried and seven months pregnant, is forcibly sent to a Mother and Baby Home by a mother, intent on keeping up appearances.
Freckle Productions presentSTICK MAN Touching, funny and utterly original, this delightful adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s Stick Man is back!Wha…
With a face that shouts "Xmas" but a soul that screams "Hanukkah", Rachel Creeger has always felt like she has a foot in two worlds.
Book now for next year's fabulously filthy adult panto at Above The Stag Theatre.
Freckle Productions presentSTICK MAN Touching, funny and utterly original, this delightful adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s Stick Man is back!Wha…
When we can have sex whenever we want, with whomever we want, why settle for a normal relationship?
Following James Hurn’s sell-out 2017 tour, he is back by popular demand with his stunning one-man, many voices, show, celebrating over 60 years of Hancock’s …
This stunning cabaret stars Gregory Hazel, whose dazzling vocals, wit and charm will take you through a celebration of Musical Theatre’s most iconic women.
Jamie Lloyd must be excreting pheromones of cool right now.
Welcome to the inaugural meeting of the self-help group ‘Jane McDonald Anonymous’.
The widely acclaimed ex-Young Pleasance physical theatre ensemble Spies Like Us returned to the Festival Fringe this year with not only one show but two brilliant shows in an adapt…
Kevin Jones qualified in Medicine from Liverpool University.
From Show Boat to Showman, there’s always Another Op’nin, Another Show about the sparkling self-obsessed world of musical theatre! And why not? Some of the best shows are all a…
Billed as part cabaret, part wannabe warehouse rave, my expectations were prepared.
Having only been in existence for three years, both Academy and Pitch Fight have already shaken up the UK a cappella scene.
This unbelievably ambitious, deluded, multiple job-applicant failure attempts to inspire his audiences to become the best they can be.
One Woman, One Cello and 500 Years of Music.
A badly planned polar expedition in 1912 led to the Russian ship The Saint Anna to be locked into the ice of the Kara Sea.
‘Laughs, heartbreak, war, regeneration, scented breezes, sparkling wit and the best dog puppet ever.
Last year Judah’s 84-minute stand-up comedy performance film, America Is the Greatest Country In the United States, debuted on Netflix to rave reviews from across the globe.
To be well or not to be well, that is the question.
One is a comedian doing relatable stand-up, the other is a robot programmed to do relatable stand-up.
After receiving her sell-out garland in 2017, Bessy returns to the Fringe with a brand-new show.
Following on from last summer’s smash-hit Touch, Vicky Jones returns with her award-winning debut play.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
One man’s intimate story of escape from religion, to love, loss and triumph.
Be transported back to early 90s Los Angeles; the seedy underworld of gangsters, drugs, danger, and a mysterious briefcase.
Like a piano player in brothel or a chanteuse at an orgy, Sabrina Chap is the fallen woman of cabaret.
A new stand-up show from David Callaghan.
Award-winning vocalist Ali transports you to the underground prohibition era with her gorgeously characterful and distinctive voice and a stunning five-piece band of outrageous mus…
A showcase of the finest piano and chamber music from Royal Conservatoire Scotland and St Mary’s Music School rising stars, featuring great composers such as Bach, Rachmaninov an…
Every year I have to write a 100 word blurb for a new show and basically I’ve now been doing this long enough to know that none of this bullsh*t makes any difference.
Fresh from his tour of Australia earlier this year, comedy singer-songwriter Majk Stokes presents a new collection of witty and whimsical songs and poems covering two of his bigges…
A man and a woman wait in a flat in Camden for a phone call from a colleague.
The original show, performed for the first time in 10 years.Turn up early.Sellout expected.
Free (ticketed).Sellout expected.
Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the rest of the Peanuts gang navigate the joys and pitfalls of childhood. Humorous, full of fun and fabulous musical numbers.
The original show, performed for the first time in 10 years. Turn up early, sell-out expected.
The Bluebelles are bringing midnight snacks and jazzy tracks to the Edinburgh Fringe with a fantastic a cappella night in! Returning to Edinburgh for their fourth year, following s…
Billy Joel: Piano Man Live! showcases the very best of the dynamic songbook of the legendary Billy Joel.
In a bar in Cambodia, a young Scottish tour guide is telling stories to travellers.
Join us for an evening of chilled jazz as new Scottish quintet The Misinformed Quintet makes their Edinburgh Festival Fringe and AMC debut with One Note at a Time, a one-time perf…
Geraldine is a lonely young secretary living with her invalid and overbearing mother.
With the theme ‘the starting point of love, silk road and art’, our festival has a variety of performances and art from countries on the One Belt One Road.
A crazy alphabetical journey through the life of a modern vaudevillian loon.
Hyde Panaser’s debut show about living a multicultural life with and without a beard.
Set in the heyday of glam rock and science fiction, Rocket Man is the story of a young man with bipolar disorder.
With a face that shouts ‘Xmas’ but a soul that screams ‘Hanukkah’, Rachel’s always felt like she has a foot in two worlds.
Meet Liv – clever, funny, confident – everything a 15-year-old girl wants to be.
Nature versus nurture? Are villains born or bred? Can they ever find true redemption? Theater OCU explores Shakespeare’s most villainous characters – Macbeth, Iago, Aaron, Tamora…
Inclusive theatre group The Theatre Shed will explore end of life and organ donation in a unique and inspiring way.
Sell-out nine years running! The original family dance party is back, bigger and better than ever, celebrating our tenth anniversary on the Fringe.
There’s a better universe next door. Let’s go! Award-winning Fringe veteran brings all the feels. ‘An incantatory state of near-constant laughter’ **** (List).
It’s a psychological striptease with tales of love, lust, men, marriage, pregnancy, childbirth, mastitis, sexist bosses, teenage daughter wrangling, ageing, toy boys and Close Enco…
Man Down emerges from three years of research and hours of interviews and discussions with people in Baltimore, USA.
This is a show for the losers, the underdogs and the also-rans.
Watch Zillions of Comedians squeezed into just one hour.
Somewhere between who he is, who he thinks he is, who he wants to be, who he wishes he wasn’t and who he suspects people want him to think he is… you’ll find the child in adu…
Following last year’s Amused Moose: Best Show nomination for One-Linerer, Mark Simmons presents the hotly anticipated One-Linererer.
Ever heard a bald man sing Rihanna? As seen at the biggest comedy clubs in the world, including Caroline’s on Broadway in NYC and Yuk Yuk’s in Toronto – ‘exceptionally funny’ (Ma…
Henry found himself in a Travelodge, lunching on a can of John West Mediterranean Style Tuna Salad.
The Man of Mischief makes his Fringe debut with a one-man variety show! Having headlined at large theatres and performed for the BBC, Mark brings you his full evening show.
New(ish) for 2018! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
The nation has never been healthier.
Improviser Mara Joy (TBC Improv, The Spontaneous Players) is joined by a different special guest every day to create an entirely unique two-person show based off one word from the …
Look, it’s David McIver, the nicest little man in town giving it a good go with his debut hour of riffs, bits and skits.
This is one of those shows where to review too closely is to spoil the experience for future audiences, so I’ll stick to the abstract.
William Whitehurst’s savage and unflinching examination of abuse and isolation is given wings in the shape of Arthur Cork, performed by the award-winning Corin Rhys Jones.
After a sell-out, five-star run in 2016, One Musical to Rule Them All returns to parody everyone’s favourite trilogy about wizards, hobbits and a quest to destroy some magical je…
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Frisky are transporting audiences to a fantasy land created by two pre-pubescent girls, Tilly and Inga (played by Camille Dawson and Serena Ramsey).
Upon retirement, Corporal Liam Drury returns to be confronted with sudden and debilitating flashbacks to his time in combat.
Brenda’s Got a Baby was birthed from a concept created by Molly Rumford, financed via Crowdfunder and the culmination of interviews and news stories from real people.
The scores are in.
Grace comes home to find a crime scene in her living room.
Feeling pressured by his success last year with The Elvis Dead, Rob Kemp returns with ten(!) shows stuck to a spinning wheel.
Sam Fraser has been a stand-by BBC local weather presenter since 2012.
June has ambitions of going into space.
Why toddle when you can dance!? Sell-out shows around the world, come find out why DJ Monski Mouse is a hit with under fives and their parents/carers.
Gordon Southern has successfully avoided winter for ten years, a feat only previously achieved by bees, some birds and most bears.
Heather-Rose Andrews skilfully acts out this minimalist stage version of cult classic Alien.
When Edinburgh’s famous One O’Clock Gun goes missing the city is outraged.
Joanne Hartstone’s one-woman show is a brilliant send up to classic Golden Age Hollywood that keeps the glitz and glamour of the period whilst showing the grimy and exploitative …
The Last One is the end of all things, and still needing more.
Bare Productions are a new, fresh Edinburgh-based company comprising of some of the best local talent who have all performed in multiple five-star sell-out shows at the Fringe.
**** (TimeOut).
Enjoy a showcase of the best comedy talent to kick-start your day with our hand-picked selection – and watch what you should be seeing more of from around the city.
A sexier, more violent Waiting for Godot, Definition of Man is a physicalised post-apocalyptic decreation myth that won Best in Dance and Physical Theatre and Ripest Show at the 20…
Award-winning Lucky Dog bring their acclaimed Mr Merrick, the Elephant Man to Edinburgh for the first time.
In 2010, the island of Herm (the Channel Islands’ smallest island) declared a state of emergency.
Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences worldwide for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles.
Caught between Berlin and New York, Daniel Louis Vezza explores and takes on the differences between these two cities and the lifestyles that come with them, in an hour of observat…
It’s 2025 - a world of mystery, spies and secret missions.
Enjoy an hour of the best up-and-coming one-liner comedians on the circuit in this celebration of puns, one-liners and wordplay.
‘The day I’ve been dreading arrives.
Tom and Ollie are ‘creative, witty, sketchsmiths’ with ‘a sackful of promise’ (Chortle.
An interactive technological comedy adventure with comedian David Callaghan.
In six years of stand-up, Aidan ‘Taco’ Jones has met great comedians from every continent (except Antartica, they’re rubbish).
The Choir of Man was the runway hit and ‘the ultimate feel-good show of 2017 Fringe’ ***** (Edinburgh Evening News).
In association with Bar Brig, and after four sold out tours in Europe, The Good The Bad and The Irish return to the festival for our eighth year! Join host Michael Porter as we sho…
As seen on Ricky Gervais’ Derek, Sky’s Rovers and Channel 4’s Gittins.
The women of England demand the vote! The remarkable true story of Muriel Matters: the South-Australian actress and elocutionist who became a leading figure of the UK’s suffragette…
New work-in-progress solo show from Canadian comedian Katharine Ferns is relentlessly funny with her confessional and brutally honest storytelling style of comedy.
Join Phil in a lighthearted romp through the the world of collective delusions.
It is a truth universally acknowledged that an actor in possession of a woman’s story must be in want of a wife – to help him adapt it.
What happens when a crazed madman takes a comedy show and its audience hostage? Find out in the Bad Clowns maddest show yet.
He is Generation X.
This Welsh comedian was the first major victim of Identity Theft in the UK.
‘Brilliant’ ***** (Sydney Morning Herald).
The fight for feminism.
If you break my heart, I’ll break yours too.
What happens to the women that men can’t write? In this showcase of strong female characters, a group of Cambridge’s finest lady and non-binary comics will endeavour to find out.
Power? Sex? Control? Part One: Meet Baby, a prostitute willing to entertain you with Barbie dolls… Experience a bizarre underworld of desire and oppression.
Returning after their award-winning, sell-out 2015 show, Beard (‘one of the best kept secrets in comedy-town’ (List)) are back with their genre-defying comedy.
There are books which are called seminal largely because so many people have read them.
Ben Pope is an award-winning comedian and cosmopolitan mammal.
Sex.
When George was 12 he fell for the most beautiful, orangest girl in Stockport.
Ever wondered what happens when nice manners go head to head with a Russian gangster? In a fusion between theatre, comedy and cabaret, James McLean is a one-man theatre company and…
I was unsure what to expect from this performance, but "a musical about Robert Burns" already had my interest piqued.
Total sell-out 2015, 2016 and 2017! One of the best-known, longest-running and most celebrated improv shows in the world.
Charles ‘One-Man Star Wars’ Ross and Canadian Fringe legend, TJ Dawe, parody the Netflix smash series, Stranger Things.
Eleanor Ramrath Garner’s best-selling memoir of her youth, adapted for the stage and performed by her granddaughter Ingrid.
Being a small-time drug dealer in Cardiff is tough.
After last year’s sell-out run, Paul returns to Edinburgh with his life, seemingly, still bordering on disarray.
No One is Coming to Save You is an abstract piece of theatre which eschews character development and plot narrative, in favour of exploring recurring images.
Parody on love, friendship and shoes.
“Have you ever fantasised about someone like me?” Katy Dye asks the audience, not as an adult woman, not as a performance artist, but as a 15-year-old school girl.
One is found buried in a culmination of emotions when life takes an unexpected turn.
Knowledge = Belief and Truth.
After their five star runaway success with All We Ever Wanted Was Everything, Middle Child were always going to suffer from difficult second album syndrome and it’s a real shame …
Power? Sex? Control? Part Two: Baby, the Barbie doll-playing prostitute, becomes more and more a doll herself.
Make sure you arrive at Notorious Strumpet & Dangerous Girl a few minutes early; performer Jess Love is thrilled to offer you a coffee, a tea, or a biscuit in the queue.
After last year's sell-out show, Paul returns to the Great Yorkshire Fringe with his life, seemingly, still bordering on disarray.
Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences around the world for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles.
Grace comes home to find a crime scene in her living room.
An interactive technological comedy adventure with comedian David Callaghan.
June has ambitions of going into space.
Ben Pope is an award-winning comedian and cosmopolitan mammal.
After over a decade of family dayclubbing events across the globe, including 9 consecutive sell-out seasons at Edinburgh Fringe and 2 hugely successful appearances at Great Yorks…
Liz Fraser's long and varied acting career has seen her as everything from a murder suspect in Miss Marple to a murderous accomplice in Sweeney Todd, but it is as t…
Join storyteller Cathianne Hall and actor Jowanna Rose in a double bill as they journey from the opening titles of a 1960’s girl-about-town sitcom to the party from Hell, explori…
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Tom and Ollie are ‘creative, witty, sketchsmiths’ with a ‘sackful of promise’ (Chortle).
Neil Genzlinger of The New York Times called Mike Birbiglia’s recent show 'Thank God For Jokes' “the best night I’ve spent in a theatre in a…
“Pint-sized vixen” Laurie Black (Rogue Romantic, Briefs Factory Sweatshop) returns to the Spiegeltent to taunt the gods of bad luck and smash some mirrors - metaphorically! Joined …
The tale of Tilly vs Inga is a subversive coming-of-age musical comedy filled with love and violence; with a live band, singing, swearing, goddess-worship, octopus birth-rites and …
Dennis, 32, is perfect according to his best friend and Nan, Elsie.
Sam Fraser has been a stand-by BBC local weather presenter since 2012.
Join Monski Mouse and friends: Richard Crawley, Amy Gwilliam and London cabaret superstar, Dusty Limits, for a live musical cabaret of nursery classics, originals, puppetry and fun…
Doktor James is sick of living at home and not being taken seriously as a super villain.
If you want a wonderful retelling and reimagining of the classic tale, told by two talented performers on a deliciously simple, yet complex, set, then look no further.
‘The Man of a 1000 Farces’ is the new touring show from that international man of misery, Johnny MacAulay.
In 2010 the island of Herm declared a state of emergency.
‘So You Think You’re Funny?’ and ‘Amused Moose Laugh Off’ finalist AJ Roberts debuts his solo show.
Comedian David Callaghan brings his newest interactive technological comedy adventure.
"In theatre no-one can hear you scream" unless you head down to the Sweet Dukebox this Fringe to see One Woman Alien, billed as a one hour (standard Fringe fair) one woma…
Canadian comedian Katharine Ferns is relentlessly funny with her confessional and brutally honest storytelling style of comedy.
EXTRA PERFORMANCES ADDED BY POPULAR DEMAND Louis Pearl has thrilled audiences worldwide for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles.
By popular demand! Original musical journey from 400 AD Boerthelm’s Tun to present day Bom-Bane’s, with portraits of all the colourful inhabitants along the way.
Nothing interesting has ever happened to gay comedian Will Dalrymple.
What happens when a crazed madman takes a comedy show and its audience hostage? Find out in the Bad Clowns’ maddest show yet.
Following our completely sold out Fringe 2017 season, ‘Baby Loves Disco’ returns to the funkiest bar on the beachfront with the best sea views in Brighton for 2018! Club DJs spin f…
Anarchic twin tricksters Kane & Abel will break all the rules of the Magicians’ Code of Conduct passed down to them by their grandfather, to prove that it feels great to be bad! Co…
‘The Boo Hoo Baby’ Inspired by the board book by Cressida Cowell Boo is a baby who needs something but what it is nobody knows.
‘Space Girl’ written & performed by Helen Stanley Mary Moon is 9 years old.
Esther Manito, a finalist on ‘So You Think You’re Funny? 2017’ and heard on BBC radio 4 Extra, is working on her first solo show.
‘My Apple Dumpling Girl’ is a powerful small-scale play featuring a beautiful set and puppets (evening).
Radu started comedy in 2006 in Bucharest and was known as Romania’s comedian’s comedian.
Bringing us four short scenes, Puck’s Players – consisting of Bill Poulton, Phillip Lee and Aaron Thaddeus Lee – were able to exhibit outstanding versatility as performers, d…
A panicked run to Canada.
Wow, it’s time for the debut hour of comedy from hot ticket and nice friend David McIver! That’s right girls and boys, your special little man is all grown up and raring to do some…
Friendly Cornish Giant Matt Price was going out with a woman.
Laurie Black’s back in town to taunt the gods of bad luck.
From the minds behind Brighton improv titans Off the Cuff and Blanket Fort comes a full-throttle fully-improvised musical performed in full by only two men (plus one on guitar).
Why toddle when you can dance? Join our resident dj-mumma, Monski Mouse and her Dancers for an hour of bopping family fun.
The human heart.
Join Lord Byron, the most notorious figure from literary history, for a stiff drink.
Why toddle when you can dance! Parents and under-5s are let loose on the dance floor in the friendliest of discos.
Born from the desire to bring visionary art into greater awareness, the ‘Psychedelic Dream Temple’ is not just a showcase of some of the worlds most talented artists but also a pla…
Gallery Lock-In is a makeshift gallery space tucked away in the backstreets behind the beachfront.
Following five-star rave reviews across UK and international tours where it was seen by more than 19,000 people, One Small Step returns to the BT for a fast, furious and full throt…
Three hilarious one-act comedies - plus a few other bits and pieces that will guarantee a great evening out!!.
Dance the night away with Adelaide’s hottest party boat and live acts on the Inner Harbour of Port Adelaide.
Inspired by some lesser known writings of the great novelist, poet and playwright, Jules Verne, The Man in the Mail tells the story of a lovelorn fellow who decides to send himself…
Damian Callinan, renowned character and stand-up comedian, suffers from OTTDS (Over The Top Dance Syndrome).
ONE HIT WONDERLAND will be a magical night of unforgettable songs.
The Choir of Man was the runaway hit of the Edinburgh Fringe 2017 the team behind The Magnets! and the Soweto Gospel Choir.
The 2016 smash hit improv musical returns to Adelaide! Total sell-out Edinburgh Fringe 2015, 2016, 2017.
Basketball Man is an artist from New York that performs a variety of basketball tricks such as dribbling, spinning, juggling, and freestyle with basketballs all while telling s…
Why toddle when you can dance?! Selling out shows around the world, come find out why Adelaide’s own, DJ Monski Mouse is a hit with the under fives and their parents/carers.
Babies, toddlers, stressed new parents swilling bottles of wine and some top Fringe comedians.
Introducing Adelaide’s newest young pop group ‘Girl Nation’.
Rich acapella singing opens this show as Melvin Brown takes to the stage.
Australia’s biggest and most authentic Bon Jovi Tribute Show is here! This show captures the essence of what this great band is about, the passion & hunger of the early years and t…
A man and his case in a world of chance and opportunity, creates a happening of interactive participation, acute absurdity and mesmerizing manipulation.
“I was born a suffragette.
“like something straight out of a Tarantino film.
Ingrid Garner wrote and performs the internationally acclaimed, theatrical adaptation of her grandmother Eleanor Ramrath Garner’s award-winning memoir, detailing her youth as an Am…
Laurie Black is back to taunt the gods of bad luck to bring you the best in alternative cabaret! Joined by a variety of performers including music, comedy and cabaret, this is a gl…
For over 10 years by luck or design Southern has only really experienced summer and autumn.
Alice is becoming more and more forgetful.
An international gross of $1.
Winner of Voice’s Pick of the Fringe Award, Naomi Sheldon’s exceptional debut play comes to London’s West End following a critically acclaimed smash hit run at th…
Britain’s bad boys of magic have finally arrived in Australia, direct from London’s West End via the world’s largest arts festivals including Edinburgh Fringe and Glastonbury Festi…
Dance, theatre and comedy are fused into a great big hilarious wonderland that you can’t resist! Take a wild ride on this rollicking adventure that unleashes the untamed inner w…
UK-based singer-songwriter, poet, musician, environmentalist and caffeine addict Majk Stokes comes to Adelaide for the first time to present a show built around two of his greatest…
Sean and Darren went to the same primary school in Ireland and now they’re both tellin’ jokes in Australia.
What’s that? Something’s coming and it’s going to shake things up, you say? Well, you’ve had a premonition.
An honest tale of one man’s modern escape from the prison of belief.
After his fall from grace, lawyer Kane returns to the family sheep station for the first time in ten years.
The bawdy, the dirty, and the downright horny - The Towers of Song are going to rock’n’roll their way through the lustful side of Leonard’s music.
Two opposing presidential party candidates are neck and neck in an unscrupulous battle for the nomination.
Adelaide’s premier Open Mic night returns! EVERY MONDAY catch 10 different comedians from across the Fringe PLUS a special guest headline act.
Join performance poet Joseph Coelho, winner of the 2015 Centre for Literacy in Primary Poetry Award, as he unwinds the true stories behind the happily ever afters and discover they…
A strange new act has arrived at the fairground.
Constella OperaBallet return to the Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells this November with their award-winning Sideshows.
Ukrainian playwright, Natal’ya Vorozhbit may be one of the few global voices for a conflict many of us seem to have ‘forgotten’, as though the Russian intervention happened…
EPIC is a theater troupe for actors living with (and without) developmental disabilities such as autism.
Award-winning artist; Bafta-winning TV presenter; Reith Lecturer and bestselling author with traditional masculine traits including having the desire to “always be right and …
There were a lot of expectation around this new Wales Millennium Centre production of Manfred Karge’s one-woman play, Man to Man.
There’s little obvious theatrical artifice on show; just four actors, in casual clothes, sitting or lying on the plain black floor of an empty stage as the audience comes in.
Celebrating 30 years since its UK première and following rave reviews and a sold out run at the 2015 Edinburgh Festival, Maggie Bain delivers a tour de force performance in …
I have been to Paradise and this is what I saw.
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.
Set in the heart of Scotland, The Man Who Couldn’t Dance is a story of first love, broken promises and surviving suburbia in the aftermath of a broken heart.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
‘Stop me if you’ve heard this one before.
Australian drag superstar Courtney Act (RuPaul’s Drag Race, Australian Idol) takes you over the rainbow and down under in her new show.
Men have all the power.
Superb duo: Catriona McKay (Clarsach) and Chris Stout (Shetland fiddle/viola).
One performance only. Turn up early, sell-out expected.
In the early 1980s Pinter became increasingly interested in human rights abuses and in particular the torture of political prisoners in Argentina and Turkey.
David Earl’s alter ego, Brian Gittins is an utter prat and according to the Sussex Argus, ‘The World’s Worst Comedian’.
On One Condition draws on stories from Dan Daw’s lived experiences, asking us to question our own perceptions of normal while offering a stripped back look at the world we live in.
Two DJs live on stage and on the mics.
I was born to two of the most clueless parents.
Truscott wrestles with: standing up while telling jokes, second shows, stealing material and bad reviews – back in the town where she got ‘em! All while paying homage to her fa…
This Australian singer/harpist is bringing her successful Adelaide Fringe show to Edinburgh! Siobhán is what you get when you combine Celtic passion and Classical training! Throw …
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Two cabaret favourites – Don One from Birmingham and Claire Benjamin from London – join together for this unusual musical comedy pairing to host a variety show with a twist.
‘Theatrical knock-out’ (Times).
Join the 18th-century’s wildest nuns as they act out the story of their Mother Superior: a young lady forced to don increasingly ridiculous disguises to seduce the same man over …
Smashing Mirrors Theatre are shining a spotlight on those usually left in the shadows through their heart-breaking play The Loneliest Girl in the World, written and directed by Eli…
Mark Watson asked a range of top comedians: ‘what is your bad idea? What show would you like to put on, but never dare?’ Now, one a night, they attempt these projects.
It’s Shakespeare performed in a completely new way: a Shakespeare play condensed to the size of one woman, Emily Carding, and the way she deals with the audience.
Musical adaptations of other works often struggle to either make themselves distinct or justify their existence.
At the all-male, male retreat for men, Guru Nigel will show you how to grasp the long, hard, curved (and, occasionally, in a periodic design) doorknob to your life.
With a face that shouts ‘Xmas’ but a soul that screams ‘Hanukkah’, Rachel Creeger has always felt like she has a foot in two worlds.
You are asked to explain a purpose, statement of intention and concept.
From a shared sovereign and a shaky colonial past, to endless daytime reruns of Neighbours and Home and Away on channel 5, plus cricket, Kylie and Rupert Murdoch; Australian export…
SCCC is proud to present splendid programme for audiences.
A woman returns to a hometown she no longer recognises in this haunting new play from Dalia Taha.
The Rising: the UK’s number one Springsteen tribute brings the energy and precision of the E Street band to the Festival Fringe once more.
Scottish early guitar/lute specialist and composer Gordon Ferries plays solos by the great 19th-century guitarist/composer Mauro Giuliani including Le Bouquet Emblematique (where e…
Showcasing the finest piano and chamber music from RCS and St Mary’s Music School students.
One Hundred Miles is a physical theatre performance structured around the experiences of a woman traveling through India in a bid to discover a different culture and way of life.
A spoken word show from storyteller Cathianne Hall, paying homage to vintage ‘Girl About Town’ sitcoms and exploring why sometimes you have to get stuck to get unstuck.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Brian makes a triumphant return to the Fringe to perform his hit album A Better Man in its entirety.
Powerful like a dragon, supple like a dancer.
On a cliff edge somewhere, a man is about to jump to his death when he is stopped by a psychology professor.
A Scottish Documentary Institute production for the Edinburgh International Festival directed by Anne Milne and produced by Noe Mendelle.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Inaugurating the Friends of St Cecilia’s 2017 Fringe season in the stunningly refurbished concert hall on Niddry Street, John Kitchen and David Gerrard will demonstrate the flamboy…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Award-winning vocalist Ali transports you to the underground prohibition era.
Superfans of Greg Proops will enjoy the intimate feel of being in the room at the time of his Podcast live recording.
A harrowing and bitterly funny new play about Ukraine at war – seen through the eyes of the women fighting, reporting and enduring the conflict.
New for 2017! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
Runaway hit of Fringe 2016, the Pop Bingo Disco gameshow is back and this time it’s all about the kids! Forget smelly bingo halls with OAPs telling you to be quiet.
With a face that shouts ‘Xmas’ but a soul that screams ‘Hanukkah’, Rachel Creeger has always felt like she has a foot in two worlds.
The world’s first and only human/cartoon double-act return to the Fringe.
Ever heard a bald man sing Rihanna? Fresh from performing at the world’s biggest comedy clubs, including Caroline’s on Broadway, NYC and Yuk Yuk’s Toronto, Scottish baldy Gary Sa…
This show is for people that like jokes.
Speed, brevity, honesty and the denial of preconception, TML brings you on a rollicking, multi-genre journey of 30 plays in 60 minutes.
The laws of stand up hold that childhood diaries are always good for a laugh.
The world’s first and only human/cartoon double-act return to the Fringe.
Radio 4’s Abi Roberts returns with a WIP show, flicking a V-sign, the finger and showing her arse to the consensus.
Following last year’s smash-hit, these anarchic twin tricksters return to break more rules of the Magicians’ Code of Conduct.
Escaping his war poetry homework, a schoolboy re-enacts the movie 300 to the spirit of Wilfred Owen.
Man And Boy is a perfectly poetic way to punctuate an otherwise hectic day at the Fringe.
Floating in deep space, an astronaut pleads with his lover to let him back in the airlock.
Why toddle when you can dance?! It’s time to get heads, shoulders, knees and toes bopping along to lashings of swing, pop, rock, latin and more! Selling out shows around the world,…
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…
Javier is talked about as surreal, absurdist, observational, daft, satirical: he doesn’t stand as a novelty, nor does he mirror what you know about stand-up comedy.
Dirty Protest’s Sugar Baby was an entertaining hour of theatre at Paines Plough’s Roundabout, Summerhall.
A black comedy dealing with complicated lives, loves and buried secrets.
Sugar Baby satirised the food industry with one eyebrow firmly raised, mocking both the trend of ‘clean eating’ for which vegan titans like ‘Deliciously Ella’ are increasin…
If you are in search of some polite 1930s garden-party-esque comedy mixed in with a hilariously self-aware performance, this is certainly a play to catch.
What it says on the tin.
Stampin’, stompen’ coming through the trees, shuffling through the swamp grass, blowing in the breeze.
Sometimes, when comedians are interviewed, they talk about how they have a responsibility to talk about the issues.
A toothless punk wakes one morning and asks herself the all-important question: why are we here? Expect cod philosophy, serious attitude and a chicken going on.
Award-winning performer Paula Valluerca, aka Madame Señorita, is committed to reconnect with the pleasure of being a totally deluded idiot.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
One dimwit comedian’s every dumb decision presented in list form.
Multi award-winning stand-up and absolute mess Harriet Kemsley has survived another year and returns with her best show yet.
‘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).
Everyone has a crazy family.
Hi Anne, just put: ‘Low mileage, one careful owner, four new tires and MOT till June 2017’. Don’t mix this Auto Trader ad up with edfringe programme entry please.
When the headline act fails to show up, Jango, a bumbling theatre caretaker, is suddenly thrust into the limelight and embarks on a hilarious journey of highly crafted and heartfel…
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.
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.
‘One of the UK’s best young observationalists’ (Guardian) went viral in India this year – not in a good way.
One in One Out spans Davina’s journey from losing a parent and partner to gaining an enormous new nephew and several new partners.
The tricky thing with a show like The Man On The Moor is balancing the personal, fictional story being told with the larger, true-life event it is connected to.
This acclaimed show from award-winning Australian theatre company Sisters Grimm clearly aims to put the “lion” back in George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion, through a startlingly …
Hollywood: home to the fools who dream.
Apocalypse Now, with its 153 minute running time, multi-million dollar production costs and jungle location, might not seem like the most obvious contender for adaptation into a on…
Phineas Wakenshaw is a consummately confident performer, effortlessly charming packed out audiences with a sweet smile and immense stage presence.
Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences worldwide for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles.
Strange physical theatre with soul-lined theatrics and odd feats.
Muriel (Janine Harouni, Meg Salter and Sally O’Leary) are multi award-winning actresses and comedy performers.
There is something remarkably welcoming about being handed a free pint with a smile as you walk into a show.
Jason Byrne is no stranger to festival stand-up, or festival audiences, and he has returned once again to Scotland’s capital with his new tour, The Man with Three Brains (althoug…
Ding dong the witch is back! Multi award-winning Fringe sensation Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho returns with the most fabulous game show of all! Join the Iron Lady for songs, gam…
Enjoy an hour of the best up-and-coming one-liner comedians on the circuit in this celebration of puns, one-liners and wordplay.
Malcolm Hardee Award nominee and Buxton Fringe Best Show winner (and triple nominee) explores bravery in a volatile world.
Cameryn Moore has made a name for herself as one of the Fringe’s great taboo busters, especially on the subject of sex.
One dimwit comedian’s every dumb decision presented in list form.
The show tells the tale of a young girl named Rose who mysteriously goes missing in the tiny town of Grigglewood.
Vicki is done with degrading retail jobs, fed up of waiting around for Mr Wrong and ultimately ready to get out of bed.
Patti Plinko returns with her dark and erotic songs inspired from Virginia Woolf, Joan of Arc to the whore houses of Paris.
Actor-comedian Chris Dingli comes to Edinburgh for a limited run of his hit one-man comedy, Bad Dad, ahead of a US tour.
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.
A pure and exhilarating romp of a good time.
Deploying sketch comedy in its pinnacle form, Pelican, made up of ex-Footlights Guy Emanuel, Sam Grabiner and Jordan Mitchell, have put together a cohesive and hilarious narrative …
Join visionary character comedy maverick Tom Skelton on a wild gallop through the history of blindness and his own sight loss.
Flatulence, fornication and filth; Sean Patton brings his show Number One to Edinburgh armed with a New Orleans attitude and an unashamed subject matter of all things vulgar and bo…
‘Tonight, ladies and gentlemen, I am going to show you how to change the world…’ The world’s most notorious terrorist tells his remarkable, provocative and multi award-winnin…
Spies Like Us Theatre’s adaptation of Graham Greene’s classic novel is, quite simply, a joy.
Pernilla is a Norwegian on a journey through her past.
An intimate one-woman show about race and gender.
Sofie Hagen won an award ages ago and she’s still banging on about it.
This ‘highly energetic laugh-a-minute show’ (TheTab.
The technical choreography from Flabbergast Theatre that delivers this consistently joyful, yet bleak, puppetry extravaganza is exceptional.
Victor Hugo once said “You can resist an invading army; you cannot resist an idea whose time has come.
This extremely famous one-handed actor shares his hilarious encounters with the world.
Warning - contains scenes and text of a sexual nature (Over 18 only) Powerful play with an all female leading cast about bdsm and mind control set around a European household in A…
At the opening of a new art exhibition, rakish aristocrat and gentleman detective, Charlie Montague, is presented with a double-threat: murder and modern art.
The Old Vic is proud to present the World Premiere of Girl From the North Country, an electrifying new work from esteemed playwright Conor McPherson along with classic songs from B…
A father returns home with a magical cloak.
The Maydays present their signature brand of freewheeling black comedy and surrealism with special guest Scott Adsit (Second City, 30 Rock, Veep), plus Edinburgh sellout show Me Pl…
Due to popular demand, the ‘Britpop Rocky Horror’ returns for a second year! Following an epic premiere at Brighton Fringe 2016, and a nationwide tour including a full show at …
‘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…
Nathan Cassidy is pretty angry about a three star review he once received.
Three idiots spoof Noel Coward in a unique and ridiculous vision of ‘Blithe Spirit’.
Courtney Act, takes you over the rainbow and down under in her new show: The Girl from OZ! Chock full of hits and high notes, you will leave this show realizing there’s no place li…
What to wear to a cabaret show where the dress code was “dress for the end of the world or the beginning”? Sorry, my supernova outfit is still in the laundry.
“Cake-mixing, baking and eating fuel, this zingy, high-energy story as a restless baby sets about a night-time adventure.
Serge Gainsbourg in sequins brandishing a flick-knife; Duane Eddy brawling on with the Shangri-Las; Connie Francis fresh from juvy hall with only vengeance on her mind.
See the act that has been thrilling audiences around the world for 30 years.
A dog is man’s best friend, and is for life.
One Board Man is one of the most unique shows I have ever seen.
The spectators are early, her lover is late, and the players are due any minute.
“Anyone else a massive fan of the divine Miss Vogue and her ukulele? Thought so.
A refreshingly innovative take on Mary Shelley’s 19th century novel, Augustus Stephens’ one-man performance effortlessly portrayed mental illnesses through the depiction of Vi…
A newly-devised piece exploring issues of mental health.
An original musical & gastromonical journey from the 5th Century settlement of Boerthlelm’s Tun to Brighton in 1795, with affectionate portraits of the colourful inhabitants of 24 …
Prepare for a schlock’n’roll explosion of magic, sideshow, physical comedy and a new high in lowbrow.
Richard III.
Muriel Comedy, creators of viral videos ‘If Tube Lines Were People’ and ‘The Great British Political Bakeoff’ bring you their offbeat brand of peculiar characters, political satire…
What is the meaning of life? Do aliens exist? And how many is too many raisins? This show will answer a maximum of one of these questions.
“It wasn’t a particularly spectacular night, as she sat stargazing in her room .
Lucy Green dreamt her life would turn out like the spangly title sequence of a ‘Girl About Town’ sitcom.
In a world of adultery and vanity can a lazy idealist be forced to confront what he really feels? Banned in 1926 the play appears in the west end for the first time.
Patti Plinko glances around the stage in search of the next musical instrument.
“The true mystery of the world is the visible .
Everyone has experienced the dreaded ‘bad day’ where nothing seems to work out.
Following our legendary Brighton Fringe 2016 appearance, the original family dance party returns for more day-clubbing, this time at the funkiest bar on the beachfront with the bes…
Why toddle when you can dance! Parents and under-5s are let loose on the dance floor in this friendliest of discos.
Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences worldwide for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles.
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.
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’).
Everyone has a crazy family.
Twelve years ago, Tobias and Alexander came together to form a spiritualist commune based on their shared visions of a peaceful and harmonious community.
Revivals always run the risk of not resonating with a contemporary audience, or relying wholly on nostalgia, but Michael Mayer’s touring production of the Fanny Brice story, m…
Children’s entertainer Jango Starr is a total clown, but that’s certainly not meant as a criticism; sans white-face, he instead relies on a pair of trousers just sufficientl…
The symbolism is hardly subtle; when we enter the Traverse Theatre’s principal performance space, we have to choose which side of a massive shipping container we sit next to.
Can you fall in love with someone if you don’t know their gender? Peter is about to find out when he falls for the sexually ambiguous ‘Blue’.
3pm-4pm The first show of the day will feature about as wide a variety of improvisation styles as one could ask for, with three groups that could not be more different from each o…
you thought Gleb was sizzling in the Master Chef kitchen and Kristina was stunning on Strictly then imagine how spicy it will be when you see the…
One day whilst Girl is in her garden she spots something on the other side of the fence.
Celebrated director and choreographer Arthur Pita returns to the Lilian Baylis Studio this Christmas with his magical dance theatre show, The Little Match Girl.
Are you ready? Grab a spoon! Because it’s Pat-a-cake time! Pitter-patter – get the butter! Glitzy-glossy – whisk in sugar! Jokey-yolky – add the eggs! Long Nose Puppets off…
One day whilst Girl is playing in her garden, she spots something peculiar on the other side of the fence.
A Dance Umbrella Orbital London Tour in partnership with the Albany, artsdepot, Stratford Circus Arts Centre, and Watermans, with The Broadway and the Unicorn Theatre.
A new production of the award-winning National Theatre comedy play.
It’s fitting, in the weeks running up to the latest Arctic Circle Assembly (running from 7-9 October in Reykjavik, Iceland) that the team behind A Play, a Pie and a Pint opted…
One day whilst Girl is playing in her garden, she spots something peculiar on the other side of the fence.
Playful Productions have confirmed a West End run for Harold Pinter's No Man's Land starring Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen.
When Goalen, Greenland and Wilkie sweep, commandingly onto the stage of the Soho Theatre, they announce their identity as goddesses ‘who know everything’.
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Andrew Hunter Murray, star of Fringe smash-hit Austentatious ***** (Times), QI podcast No Such Thing as a Fish and No Such Thing as the News (BBC Two), presents his debut solo hour…
From BBC Radio Scotland’s Breaking the News, ‘Scotland’s brightest comedy talent’ **** (Sun), this is a must-see for 2016.
The award-winning trio with a big band sound, Barrule elevates the Isle of Man’s native music to a new level of performance and musicianship; a knockout live act performing Manx …
Cinema screening of live performance.
Live from the BBC’s venue in Edinburgh, featuring topical stories and big name guests.
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…
Harold Pinter’s short play, One for the Road, concerns torture, and you can assume it’s talking about state-sanctioned torture, given Rising Phoenix Repertory’s decision to t…
One performance only. Turn up early – sell-out expected.
April and Ella’s entire world is changing and there is nothing they can do to stop it.
There aren’t many plays with a cast of teenagers that are this slick.
The shape-shifting comedy double act return with their live, comic existential meltdown that takes place as two comedians attempt to stage an epic, historical, romance novel in und…
‘You hungry?’ A boy breaks into a London house during the Blitz and is discovered by the man living there.
A masked figure, all in white, carries the biggest drumstick you’ve ever seen and drops it on the biggest drum you’ve ever seen.
Starting a show with a song containing the lyrics “it’s a stupid idea and it’ll never work” feels somewhat disingenuous when the song’s fully orchestrated and lit.
Cinema screening of live performance.
Upstairs Downton and Petting Zoo (‘Improv supergroup’ TimeOut) star creates a staggering array of characters using his mouth, brain, hands and body.
Fans of The Office and The IT Crowd, we’ve found the answer to the gaping sitcom shaped hole in your life: an office where the graduate dream has died.
What if punctuation marks were superheroes? During this show, we follow Question Mark Man as he tries to rescue his love interest Becky from the evil Captain Conundrum.
One-man shows are no easy thing to pull off, especially when the subject matter is like something out of Wes Anderson’s daydreams, but Keenan Hurley does just that in The Man Who…
Having assembled a crack team of musical legends from across the globe, notorious rock stars Rayguns Look Real Enough are now heading into space to bring home the Best Band in the …
It’s always disappointing to see an interesting concept marred by poor execution.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Karl Jenkins’ compelling anti-war work charts the descent into and the consequences of war and the hope for peace.
Hamlet is a woman, she is living the play from the lovers’ point of view, going into the depths of humanity.
Later, considerably ruder and darker shows from internationally acclaimed, award-winning Scottish stand-up comedy meteor.
Showcasing the finest piano and chamber music from RCS and St Mary’s Music School students.
Best Girl Athlete, AKA 17-year-old Aberdonian Katie Buchan, released her debut album Carve Every Word in March 2015 via Fitlike Records in the UK and through Minty Fresh Records in…
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…
Cinema screening of live performance.
Join Des Clarke for the topical comedy panel news quiz, taking a satirical swipe at the week’s news in Scotland and across the UK.
Come to the College’s spectacular hall to be shocked by our seventh Fringe event.
Following her third year of successful, sell-out shows, Ann Treherne, Chairman of The Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, talks about this famous man of literature – and spiritualism!…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
There’s something wonderfully uncluttered and unpretentious about this particular wander down literary lane from the Mercators, one of Edinburgh’s oldest amateur drama clubs.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
It’s no secret that a lackadaisical approach to dental care leads to fillings and gum disease.
Cinema screening of live performance.
After 13 years abiding by the magicians’ code of conduct, Kane & Abel will break every rule in the book passed down to them by their grandfather to discover how different their l…
Meet Frankie.
Two of Newcastle’s rising stars present two separate half hours of stand up.
With hilarious anecdotes and a no holds barred Q&A, it’s a whole new angle on the world of sex work.
If variety is the spice of life, then Tom, Matthew and Susie are a full rack of flavour.
In an explosion of energy, raw intensity and emotion, RashDash theatre company shatters preconceptions of the patriarchy.
Always a sell-out, the original family dance party returns to Edinburgh’s funkiest nightclub for its eighth Fringe run.
In the setting of voice, bass and guitar, Sophie Bancroft and Tom Lyne create a dynamic, entertaining and intimate interpretation of beautiful songs.
English Comedian of the Year 2014 Jack Campbell brings you his second stand-up show.
Comedy with the blues – risible recollections of festivals, musicians, stolen instruments and the influence of morris dancing.
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 …
Often described as a ‘Polypill’ against a variety of illnesses and diseases, is exercise really the elixir for health? Can exercise prematurely wear out your joints? Does excessive…
Morningside Malcolm’s daughter has married into a family of Glasgow gangsters.
An “Original Lord of the Rings Parody” One Musical to Rule them All is full of puns, mocks the bits of Lord of the Rings that we all thought were a bit ridiculous and illogical…
Leo Kearse, in his guise as Pun-Man, has a simple mission: to save the world of comedy from banal observational stand-up and self-righteous, long-winded anecdotes.
Something of a misnomer, Bad Shakespeare does not reflect the quality of the acting or of the performance.
Why toddle when you can dance? Get glam and get dancing at this international hit, retro-fabulous vintage disco for under-5s (babies under 6 months can go free).
Trust me, Fringe magic still happens.
Welcome to Woodburn.
Anybody who finds themselves rooting for a couple in a film or show will love the responsibility handed out by Ae-Ja Kim in Our Man.
Racial identity, puberty, sexuality and childhood trauma may not seem like the ideal topics for a one man camp cabaret, but here in Edinburgh anything is possible.
Multi award-winning idiot Harriet Kemsley keeps making mistakes and she might be about to make the biggest one of her life.
An actual baby, just.
Daniel Audritt, ‘A winning wit’ (Bruce Dessau), and Sean Cannon, ‘A solid newcomer.
The Six-Sided Man is a tense and funny drama, based on Luke Rhinehart’s cult novel The Dice Man, which has toured the world for the last 30 years.
A very well-structured and well-performed show, delivered from a fantastic up-and-coming comedian.
Evan Desmarais explores the concepts of good and bad, and right and wrong.
Oy! Everyon’es favourite Yiddish girl Candy Gigi, Malcome Hardee Award winner 2014, has transformed Fiddler on the Roof into something truly bizarre and outrageous.
‘Classic nonsense… Stand-up comedy at its best’ (Scotsman).
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…
Ding dong, the witch isn’t dead! And this time it’s definitely cause for celebration! After her previous success as an ‘international cabaret superstar’ Maggie is back in b…
If you think you have seen and done it all, try John Pendal on for size.
Three top-line comics bring their fast-paced comedy showcase to the world’s most famous comedy festival.
The Man of Mystery comes on stage looking like something out of a classic James Bond film: strong jawline, handsome stubble and a black turtleneck — topped off with an orange shi…
Brought to you by Northumbria Drama Society, Just a Quick One by Hannah Sowerby, is a mockumentary-style comedy that follows a day at Blackpool’s most controversial cafe: coffee sh…
Enjoy an hour of the best up and coming one-liner comedians on the circuit in this celebration of puns, one-liners and wordplay.
Who is that strange Frenchman signalling from the island? What’s in Aunt Fanny’s famous fish pie? Has anyone actually seen Timmy? The Famous Five are back! Shedload presents Robert…
Born in New York to an Irish Catholic immigrant family, Maureen Langan has been brought up to think that traditional values matter, and that life rewards hard work.
Lip Theatre Company’s offering at the Fringe this year presents an interesting take on the classic Greek myth of Medusa: one that is unfortunately plagued with tonal shifts and a…
Middlesbrough’s second-tallest sketch group return with sketches, jokes, songs and a big bag of hammers.
Stop.
International theatre has always been a key component of Edinburgh Fringe.
Underbelly’s largest venue is the huge tent – shaped like an purple cow tipped onto its back – that this year has been transplanted into the western half of George Square Gar…
Bob drives his BlundaBus around Europe looking for adventures.
Middlesbrough’s second-tallest sketch group return with sketches, jokes, songs and a big bag of hammers.
As seen on Showtime’s Knock, Knock, It’s Tig, and featured in Roxanne Gay’s Bad Feminist, Ever is bringing her debut show to Edinburgh.
Just one glance at this year’s stuffed-to-bursting wedge of a programme is enough to see that there are bewildering array of performance disciplines represented at this year’s …
A gunshot on New Year’s Eve on a beach in Thailand changed musical theatre artist Nils Bergstrand’s life forever.
Laurie Black taunts the gods of bad luck in her first ever show at the Fringe.
Six and a half stone of vegan fury.
As soon as Stuart Mitchell entered the room, I knew I was in a safe pair of hands.
Is Russ Peers a bad gay? He’s chunky, over 40, and knows more about pies than poppers.
“You come in like a lion and you leave like a lamb”.
Will Duggan is an angry man and it’s not entirely clear why.
Yinka Kuitenbrouwer welcomes you into her shed, pours you a cup of tea, gives you a house-shaped biscuit, and the words come out in a torrent.
Carl Donnelly has reached peak age, he’s a vegan, he recently took up yoga, and he’s content with his life – I know it doesn’t sound like a good recipe for stand-up but som…
Serge Gainsbourg in sequins brandishing a flick-knife; Duane Eddy brawling on with the Shangri-Las; Connie Francis fresh from juvy hall with only vengeance on her mind.
You won’t find many performers at this year’s Fringe trumpeting their lack of uniqueness.
Incredible, hilarious, infectious, amazing.
Neil Frost can’t speak, so his audience must tell his tale and help this nervous man change the monotony of his life by taking a risk.
Striding onto the stage accompanied by thunderous fanfare, taking his place on a podium and decrying the evil of tyrants and the chains of authority, Dominic Allen’s blistering a…
Andy Askins lives in blissful ignorance, at odds with rational thinking.
Devised from the diaries of Fredrick Treves, Fringe Management and Canny Creatures Scotland present The Elephant Man.
A triumphant come-back for sell-out performer Rebecca Perry.
Between Episode IV and V of Charles Ross’s One Man Star Wars Trilogy, the writer/performer spent some time polling the audience.
‘It’s a bit weird when I talk to you, eh?’ says Tim Carlsen’s Moko, the vulnerable and homeless protagonist of this curious one-man-show from New Zealand.
Following a sold-out run with the critically acclaimed Diary of a Dating Addict last year, Maddy Anholt is back with Rent Girl.
Star of Austentacious, No Such Thing as Fish (and its television transfer - No Such Thing as the News), the QI Elf finally has his one-man-show.
Seann Walsh is a brilliant observational comic, with an ability to tease out the comicality of even the most mundane, everyday occurrence.
This is the story of two men who were very, very good at failing.
I’m sure we’re all used to growing the Fringe brochure and seeing shows with enigmatic titles which tell you nothing about the eventual content.
As a father of four, Ali is well versed in dodging difficult questions or just making up the answers.
Professor Sir Godfrey Thomson is a forgotten giant in education.
In this irreverent performance masculinity is examined from the perspective of a white, middle-class, straight western man as he picks at the history and culture that has made him …
This ground-breaking 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 ‘Inter…
Following the lives of Marie, John and their thirty-something son Danny, The Wee One is a heart-warming original comedy about the true-to-life challenges of a modern day family in …
The Wee One starts with a scenario familiar enough from numerous television sitcoms – a couple well into middle-age who appear to be stuck with an adult child who has failed t…
A selection of pieces dealing with current day issues.
The Brit-popera for Common People Like You.
The Brit-popera for Common People Like You.
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.
Stars of CBeebies’ ‘SpotBots’, The Three Half Pints ***** (ThreeWeeks), present a slapstick misadventure for the whole family! “Your cheeks will hurt from smiling so much” **** (Br…
Darkly comic, ensemble theatre at its finest.
From the creators of ‘Three Excellent Little Pigs’ and ‘Gorrid the Horrid’ comes another spell-binding musical puppet show.
Ahmed, a poor orphan, escapes his war torn homeland and joins the circus.
Clown, dance and sketch collide as multi-award-winning Australian comedian, Tessa Waters, unleashes her new hour of stupidity.
Blue Man Group features three enigmatic bald and blue characters who take the audience through a multi-sensory experience that combines theatre, percussive music, art, science and …
It’s a dangerous move to end your fringe show with a cover of Peggy Lee’s Is That All There Is? as you run the risk of audiences leaving with that very question ringing in…
Never, ever underestimate the stupidity of the rich and powerful; that’s certainly one of the obvious lessons you can get from Liz Lochhead’s brilliantly funny take on the sc…
Ian Fleming, creator of James Bond, secret agent 007, stands before the audience, pink gin in hand, a terrified look in his eyes.
Neil Frost has a story to tell.
Mr.
Is it possible to fall in love with someone if you don’t know their gender? An unconventional love story in which Peter, a previously heterosexual young man, faces a challenge to h…
Is it possible to fall in love with someone if you don’t know their gender? An unconventional love story in which Peter, a previously heterosexual young man faces a challenge to hi…
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 …
The star of BBC’s ‘Dead Ringers’ and ‘The Impressions Show’, ITV’s ‘Newzoids’, ‘Coronation Street’ and ‘Bad Girls’ takes to the stage for an evening of comedy, music and impression…
Puppetry, poetry, dance and live music are interwoven in this splendid succession of stories from five zany friends.
With a name like Confessions Of A Red-Headed Coffeeshop Girl you might expect a raw, bittersweet expose of the disappointments of a young dreamer, crushed by the tsunami of Post-Re…
Debonair.
Rising star and general idiot stand-up Harriet Kemsley returns with her new show ‘Good Girl’.
Who is the one with social disadvantage? The severely deformed John Merrick, or the upright, conformist Doctor Treves who rescues him from a carnival freak show? Quick wit, pathos,…
Who is the one with social disadvantage? The severely deformed John Merrick, or the upright, conformist Doctor Treves who rescues him from a carnival freak show? Quick wit, pathos,…
Sindhu Vee is probably the tallest Indian woman you’ll ever meet.
Surreal one-liners, flights of fancy and a totally absurd storyline from the NATY 2013 winner.
The original family dance party returns for more afternoon dayclubbing fun.
“Scotland’s brightest comedy talent” **** (The Sun) presents his hilarious and hugely anticipated debut.
Why toddle when you can dance! Parents and under 5s are let loose on the dance floor in this friendliest of discos.
Louis thrills audiences with bubble art, magic and science.
Oh what a man! Francis Henshall is a man driven by his needs, whether its food or a good woman, he is totally consumed and motivated by his desires.
A work-in-progress of the debut hour from Robin Morgan, star of ‘The Greatest Welshman You’ve Never Heard Of’ (BBC Radio), writer for ‘The News Quiz’ and Laughing Horse New Act of …
Dressed only from the waist up and ankles down, Truscott undoes the rules and rhetoric about rape, comedy and the awkward laughs in between.
Fanny Brice’s prowess and fame were arguably due to her impeccable comic timing and clown-like performances, combined with a powerful singing voice that could both move you with …
(performances start on Wednesday) A girl may be a half-formed thing, but the Corn Exchange offers a fully realized theatrical adaptation of Eimear McBride’s prize-winning nov…
This ground-breaking debut 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 an…
Valentine’s Day may have a cheesy reputation, but the heart-filled holiday has inspired plenty of great live comedy for devoted couples, optimistic daters and determinedly si…
A mixed troupe of lost souls find comfort in each other in the enjoyment of telling “silly little stories about silly little things” that are extensions and exaggerations of the…
Following sold out runs at the Ustinov Studio in Bath and St James Theatre in London, the Theatre Royal Bath production of Joshua Harmon’s Bad Jews transfers to Lon…
“yeah, i met this girl…” is Elsinore County’s latest romp, examining what it’s like to be a single man today on the busy streets of New York City.
Mr. Adsit, a longtime improviser, teams with Oliver Chris for a night of impromptu comedy that promises to defy its title, which refers to a beginner- level improv course.
Aparna Nancherla and Josh Gondelman join forces (and faces, for a somewhat off-putting promotional poster) in this excellent stand-up show.
An opening act for the universally beloved Brian Regan, Mr. Zimmerman is an endearing young absurdist with a clever approach to observational stand-up.
Dream the impossible dream with this inspiring Broadway musical.
“When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies? Perhaps to be too practical is madness.
There is an intrinsic roughness to this latest production from Edinburgh-based Blazing Hyena productions: performed “in the round” in a student bar within city’s Art College, th…
In support of the comedian Erik Bergstrom, a master of dry one-liners who was recently diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, 100 comedians will perform their favorite gags to ra…
Beasty Baby at Polka Theatre is great fun for all the family and a fantastic show to introduce the little ones to the world of theatre.
Some lives are touched by war.
This spooky show about a child-abducting fiend is sometimes performed in complete darkness, and is admirable for the many chances it takes even when the grim mood threatens to beco…
A riotous non-verbal comedy about a nervous man who decides to change the monotony of his life by taking a risk.
‘Be my little baby,’ intone The Ronettes as the Swinging Sixties unleash a wave of sexual liberation for women.
Stand By Your Man: True Crime Cabaret presents chilling, thrilling true stories of regular women with one thing in common: they all fell in love with serial killers.
It’s just Proops and you.
Cam Spence and Phoebe Walsh share an hour rooting around their massive and fragile egos exploring entitlement, narcissism, inadequacy, connection and some ever-so-slightly sexy stu…
For those who like their dance without frills, Last Man Standing provides an hour of unrelenting raw movement.
Enjoy a showcase of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s finest piano students in this exciting nine concert series.
Man-ish has taken seven popular pantomimes, filled them with adult jokes and made a challenge to perform the whole show in under an hour.
A romp through the bits of the whisky industry that didn’t quite go to plan.
This show is reviewer proof.
Coffee house layabout, armchair revolutionary and poet Jonny Fluffypunk has become a dad.
The Graduation Show is where BWC’s Fringe Improv Intensive Workshop students strut their stuff in a showcase performance having learnt long-form improv from the finest! Find out …
Award-winning Fringe favourite musical improvisers present an evening of spontaneous music, monologues, mayhem and hilariously insane fun.
Matt has been losing his best friend Sam to sport for years.
The critically acclaimed classical concert for baby, tot and you returns to Edinburgh! Children can dance, roam about and listen to music while you take a moment for yourself and e…
Learn musical improv from the best! Internationally renowned award-winning Chicago troupe, the ‘entertainment phenomenon’ (Scotsman) Baby Wants Candy invites you to learn to improv…
Two staves (and all the leger lines!) become one under Stefan Warzycki’s dextrous left hand, in two virtuoso piano recitals including works by Bach, Chopin (arrangement by Godowsky…
Due to massive demand, six later, quite probably ruder, shows! Scotland’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning comedy half-man-half-Xbox.
Last show ever – will sell out.
Beardyman has been a regular Fringe success for several years and it’s easy to see why.
More and more people don’t want children.
If you give a quick flick through the Fringe programme, it will be fairly obvious that puppetry is on the rise in the theatre section this year.
With a large cast aged between 12 and 13, Breaking Voices is an original piece that explores bullying and peer pressure at that age, especially in a school environment.
Enjoy a showcase of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s finest piano students in this exciting nine concert series.
Producers David Hutchinson and Phillip Rowntree discuss how they grew touring company Sell a Door from a shoestring Fringe company to a large scale and West End production company.
For 20 years Alastair has taught salsa dance.
Join West Country comedian Cerys Nelmes as she entertains you and your children for 45 minutes of onesie fun! Wear your onesie, and have some funsie! There will be music, dancing, …
Oliver Suddon, comedian and broadcaster, hosts a relaxing evening of comedy and music with a variety of selected performers from the Fringe and creates radio broadcast inserts for …
Modern man needs a positive role model, and Howard has the external genitals, a moustache and a suit.
From the star of Audible.
A young mother with an incurable disease fought for the right to die, but when fate threw her a lifeline she stopped chasing death and began chasing dreams.
Tamar may look like a life-size Polly Pocket.
‘Did you know that the German word gift means poison? It used to mean present – like in English – but then people started using it sarcastically.
Fringe sell-out 2009-2014.
Come and sit in a cinema and watch two dogs show you their tricks.
A Little Man’s Holiday tells the tale of an office worker with a big imagination.
Renny Krupinski’s script is an ambitious one: chronicling the lives of one family across three generations, The Alphabet Girl aims to show the destruction of family values and the …
UK Pun Champion Leo Kearse, aka Pun-Man, is here to save humanity from observational comedy with a pun party! But he’s having a bit of trouble adapting to your planet.
Mind that video? Know how the one wi the ned? A work in progress detailing the emancipation of a meme.
Tamar may look like a life-size Polly Pocket.
Frank Sinatra is one of those rare artists that is universally loved and respected by all.
A slick absurdist piece, PALP’s One Above is an intelligent offering from the young company.
Shenoah Allen and Mark Chavez have once again brought their surreal blend of comedy and physical theatre to Edinburgh, and this time they’re taking on a classic of world literatu…
Nine school students navigate the pressures they face as girls: pressures from society and pressures from each other.
Persuader.
In this fun one-woman show, a self-described bi-dyke shares with us stories of her sexual evolution, from Mormon adolescent scanning second-hand books for smut, to monogamous domes…
The highly anticipated Fringe debut from London comic Gurpal Gill.
Even the most seasoned audience member has to concentrate to grasp every line of a Shakespeare play.
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.
Jean is sitting in a cafe enjoying a lobster bisque when a phone nearby starts to rings.
Nick Payne’s bittersweet love story One Day When We Were Young charts Leonard and Violet’s tangled relationship across five decades of love and longing.
Celebrating the life and work of Wales’ most revered writer, Hannah Ellis journeys to the heart of her genius grandfather’s story featuring rare images, his poems, stories and lett…
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…
Broadway performer and YouTube sensation Christina Bianco takes you on a hilarious musical comedy journey, showing you what led her to become a multi-faceted, multi-voiced party of…
What’s living in the garden, among the grass and in the trees? Is it a bird, or is it a bee? Maybe it’s the Garden Man? Come along today and see! The Garden Man is a story insp…
Every serious actor wants to do his Hamlet.
One of Korea’s most celebrated contemporary dance companies, who have toured to over 30 countries, make their UK debut with a double bill of two of their most acclaimed works.
Pretty self-explanatory, really.
Speaking to those of us in her audience who have never seen her perform before, Tiff Stevenson says ‘You’re so lucky… I remember seeing me for the first time.
Okay, he doesn’t promise much - the title was his son’s butchering of the ‘one-man show’ term.
Attention customers: the store will be closing in five minutes.
A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing is definitely not an easy watch, though ‘listen’ might be a better description, as Aoife Duffin delivers a highly unsettling stream-of-consciousne…
Conceived and directed by Guillaume Pigé, Blind Man’s Song follows the imagination of a blind musician at the speed of thought.
Bob Monkhouse was a complicated and enigmatic man.
George McNeill came from a small mining village called Tranent where he started out as a professional soccer player.
Mike Wozniak’s probably best known for playing moustachioed misfit Brian in Channel 4’s sitcom Man Down.
Phone Whore is a show that is equal parts witty, sexually frank and dripping with cynicism.
It is not often that Howard Barker’s plays are produced in Britain (he is far more popular in Europe and America) in spite of his prodigious output and well-known name.
Come see the birth of a true modern jester, a voice for the people.
A troupe of hopeful Fringe performers get lost in the woods, forced to deliver their starry-eyed show to the “nonexistent” audience.
Sixty episodes.
Joanie Little is an honest, open and kookily sexy waitress working in Gabe’s Coffee Shop in Toronto.
I’m going to start by dismissing the notion that we’re due something entirely new from Joseph Morpurgo, because such thinking ignores the staggeringly high standards to which t…
FUBAR Radio and Underbelly present The Underbelly Radio Shows recorded live from 12:30pm each day at Ermintrude, Underbelly hosts a series of live radio broadcasts brought to you b…
Out she comes, toes pointed, slim legs scissoring the air, arms pressed stiffly to her sides.
Filtered through the consciousness of the bright eyed and burnt out Jeannie, Victoria Rigby’s new play explores all that was best and worst about the sixties.
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…
If you’re planning on making the trip to see Baby Wants Candy, get your title suggestions ready now! The audience for his fully improvised musical comedy has barely taken their s…
One Trick Pony is the follow up to the critically acclaimed mouthful of a fringe show, Adrienne Truscott’s Asking For It: A One-Lady Rape About Comedy Starring Her Pussy and Little…
Mistaken presents four short monologues, written and directed by Nick Myles and performed by William McGeough.
Manfred Karge’s Man to Man is described as a modern fairy tale that follows the life of Ella, a woman who disguises herself as her dead husband in order to survive under Nazi …
Charlie Baker blends song with stand-up, as he intersperses his versions of one hit wonders with tales from his life.
Tar Baby is a show caught between two worlds, comedy and drama, poignant and silly, white and black.
A lively new musical telling the life story of Robert Burns, starring BBC award-winning traditional Scots singers Claire Hastings and Robyn Stapleton, and introducing Kieran Bain a…
You’ve got to hand it to him, Louis Pearl aka The Amazing Bubbleman is a crowd pleaser.
When Breaking Bad came to an end at season five, everyone thought that this would be it for the franchise.
The first day of the first ever Great Yorkshire Fringe was kicked off with a bang - or rather a “Zip! Boing! Whee!” - by Scamp Theatre, setting a high standard for the rest …
Over 20 plays, some well known pieces, some new writing, some one person plays, some with a massive cast but all performed in 1 hour or less by numerous theatre companies
We have the best of the Edinburgh Fringe Under One Roof in South London for one special week 6th - 11th July.
Jinkx Monsoon is back with a drag show that’s a follow-up to “The Vaudevillians” of 2013.
(previews start on Saturday; opens on June 29) Having just brought us Moss Hart’s entrancing “Act One,” Lincoln Center offers another piece of showbiz reminiscenc…
Orford, the Suffolk coast, 1167.
Join Little Man as he leaves his boring office job behind him and begins a swash-buckling adventure on the high seas.
The hugely popular Lucky Dog return to Brighton for a third time after two years of many five star reviews and sold-out shows.
Work in progress.
In 2005, a suited man washed up on the Kent coast with no recollection of where he came from, how he got there and who he was.
Three Brighton-based performance poets grab hold of the microphone at Over Broadway in order to shout at you on the subject of politics, sexuality and death.
Poet.
Another hour of choice stand-up from the acclaimed/dazed Sean McLoughlin, who was nominated by fellow comedians for the ‘Best Performer’ Barry Award at the Edinburgh Fringe 2014.
Matt has been losing his best friend Sam to sport for years.
The Improverts are back for two Exam Specials in the Teviot Debating Hall! A different combination of players will take to the stage each night for a round of high-class, high-ener…
This carnivalesque exploration of the tale of Snow White was admirably committed in its aesthetic, with costumes, face paint inventive use of props and live music all pa…
Sometimes it’s hard to be a woman… Who knew what being transgender was in the 1970s? Not Kate’s family.
Mr. Proops, a 30-year veteran of stand-up, hosts this “salubrious soliloquy” of a podcast, in which he explores current events and any other topics that interest him.
Star of ‘Derek’, ‘Being Human’ and ‘Carnival of Monsters’ returns to the Brighton Fringe with two entirely new shows: Sit on the Ledge and Jump Down to the Ground (7, 2…
A show about a man known as Benjamin, who created a comedy character known as President Obonjo of Lafta Republic.
The world is not quite right, so she decided to listen to the voices in her head.
Martyna Majok’s stealthily devastating “John, Who’s Here From Cambridge,” an indelibly acted portrait of intimacy and entitlement, makes this a must-see.
A stand-up tragedy show about great expectations, ambition, resilience and, ultimately, the horror of failure.
David James, senior comedian and master story-teller, brings his baby-boomer show to Brighton Fringe for one night only.
(previews start on Thursday; opens on June 11) Woodie King Jr.
Get digging for neon-jellycakes, fight mad mosquito armies, put a clothes peg on your nose visiting Café Burp [the smelliest cafe in the world] and help row our boat across shark …
Following their success in 2014, it’s time for more laugh-out-loud stand-up, new silliness, and fresh magic from London trio Mark Diamond “strong jokes delivered with cool conf…
Why toddle when you can dance! Parents and under 5s are let loose on the dance floor in this friendliest of discos.
(previews start on Wednesday; opens on May 18) Let’s hope local playwrights have been running wind sprints and agility drills, because Ensemble Studio Theater’s Maratho…
You will sing.
Ensemble Studio Theater’s evening of one acts races between decades, places, genres and forms.
(previews start on May 7; opens on May 28) In Melissa Ross’s play, set in 1984, a woman in her late 30s tries to change her life, assisted by a new friend, an old classmate a…
This adaptation of Anthony Burgess’s 1961 comic novel, part of Brits Off Broadway, is moderately amusing but is more interesting for the perspective.
HANK, the mostly online comedy duo of Dan Fox and Betsy Kenney, celebrates its one-year milestone with this live show, featuring new videos and stand-up from Jo Firestone, Carmen C…
Shaina Stigler and Natalie Wall have assembled this weekend conference in Brooklyn to address underlying sexism in the comedy industry, with panels and many excellent lineups for s…
Taut direction, a spirited cast and marvelous turn-of-the-century costumes animate this revival of George H.
Joseph Merrick owes his existence to those who exploit his horrible deformities for their own ends.
Little Man is leaving his dull office life behind and going on an adventure on the high seas.
Joseph Merrick owes his existence to those who exploit his deformities for their own ends.
Always Different, Always Funny! After a sell out run at Edinburgh Fringe 14 and comedy residents during term time Edinburgh University, The Improverts are performing two shows in L…
(previews start on Jan.
Brett Davis and Sally Burtnick celebrate the first birthday of their monthly comedy show (which remains unconnected to the titular actor).
The composer David Lang’s Pulitzer Prize-winning choral work, based on the Hans Christian Andersen story of a poor young girl’s struggle with neglect and poverty on a h…
Dive head first into the absurd world of the Russian poet, iconoclast and false moustache wearer Daniil Kharms.
What lengths would you go to to put the next meal on the table? As the Nazis come to power in Germany, a young widow discovers that her only means of survival is to take on her de…
‘John and Mark’ is a new play about a musical legend and his killer that sees prisoner Mark David Chapman visited by John Lennon, the man he shot dead years earlier.
Mo Fathelbab and Tim Ellis go all out to celebrate the first anniversary of their weekly comedy show.
Joseph Merrick owes his existence to those who exploit his horrible deformities for their own ends.
The stand-up Giulia Rozzi’s one-woman show recounts her ill-conceived decision to marry young despite the fact that her “cold feet” never quite warmed up.
This new opera by Laura Kaminsky, with a libretto by Mark Campbell and Kimberly Reed, stars the baritone Kelly Markgraf and the mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke, husband and wife in real …
Bach to Baby is the critically-acclaimed classical concert series for babies and their carers to enjoy together.
This well-known, local band simply enjoy entertaining their audiences.
The Fringe attracts artists, companies and audiences from all over the world, but how do you engage with an audience who don’t share the same first language as you? This discussi…
Inspired by the public performances of Charles Dickens and Mark Twain, the less decorated but more alive writer and actor B.
One performance only. Turn up early, sell out expected.
The Man, the Music, the Panj is a conversational songwriting showcase by wheelchair bound singer/songwriter Shaun Shears and the stories that have created his work.
You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown is a Broadway musical based on the Peanuts comic strip, featuring familiar characters like Lucy, Snoopy and Schroeder.
A discussion on approaches to working collaboratively with people who face barriers in participating in the arts.
Latymer Theatre Company’s Flight of the Lawnchair Man is the sweet tale of an average man who dreams of something more.
One performance only! ‘Several of the best one-liners you will hear.
A discussion with the writer, director and actors of Such a Nice Girl, a play about grief and prejudice. Free tickets at: http://goo.gl/E8zZft
Life on the One Wheel experiments with everyday experience and elements of popular culture to explore the fragile simplicity of human emotion.
Does the Fringe work for women? What images and messages do we see and hear? Are women fairly represented? Join us for a conversation about where women stand in the world’s large…
I first saw Chris Ramsey live in 2011 as a supporting artist for Russell Kane.
Presenting work specifically for early years audiences isn’t that common place in the Fringe.
The world’s only stand-up/improv/tattoo-chat comedy show returns with host comedian Billy Kirkwood.
Eilidh has a problem.
Travelling at the speed of thought in his brand new music production spaceship, the world class multi-award-winning musician and comedian, transcends mere mimicry to produce studio…
Sixty Episodes in 60 Minutes.
You’ll laugh, he’ll cry.
This is not for everyone.
Her daughter has been taken, she sends in three dodgy nurses who enlist the disaffected youth and his somewhat feather obsessed friend.
Funny Girl is based on incidents in the life of Fanny Brice before and after World War One.
Tyrannical Nurse Ratched rules her ward in a British mental hospital with a strict, unbending routine.
Hamell has been working diligently on both a new album and a one-man show for the last couple of years after winning the prestigious Herald Angel Award at the Edinburgh Festival F…
You’ll laugh, he’ll cry.
Following their sell-out Summerhall shows at last year’s Made In Scotland showcase, this genre-defying quartet take a break from performing with Scottish Dance Theatre to perform…
After a phenomenal run at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe, The Accidentals are back with ‘99 Problems But a Pitch Ain’t One’.
Finlay can engage his house in conversation.
This musical adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s short story Destiny and a Blue Coat is a sweet little tale, focusing on miller’s daughter Abbie Pollin (Lauren Potter) and her snari…
Momma was a Bad Mutha’s flyer touts it as ‘the universal story of a young girl’s untimely coming of age amidst her momma’s weekend house parties.
Internationally acclaimed New York singer returns to the Fringe with her new retro show, celebrating all-girl groups from Connie Francis and Lesley Gore to Brenda Lee and the Supre…
Scotland is the ‘sick man of Europe’.
American improv comedy troupe Baby Wants Candy are among the most familiar veterans of the Fringe.
Due to massive demand, six extra, later, and quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man/half-Xbox.
1 or 2 Things About Us is a community production from Mixit Days, an inclusive theatre company who work with disabled people and give them a chance to perform on the stage.
The Man Who Almost Killed Himself is a funny and tragic true story inspired by the work of anthropologist Andrew Irving in Uganda and Eastern Africa.
Al Murray’s One Man, One Guvnor is only in its preview stages, but already it is a spectacularly funny set.
Eight shows only! Winner Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Award 2013.
A romp through the bits of the whisky industry that didn’t quite go to plan.
Proops greets every guest that enters the theatre with a personal handshake, a touch that shocked and pleased the audience.
From the critically acclaimed SU Drama company comes a double play performance that combines Brien Friel’s Afterplay and an original piece named The White Peacock.
This original work sets out to present the history of the US state of Nevada, contending that there’s more to it than Vegas.
With such a wonderful title, it’s a shame that The Bee-Man of Orn is not as thrilling as it sounds.
Award winning spoken word artist Kevin P.
After a lifetime studying hustlers, conmen and other thieves, ‘the world’s number one pickpocket’ (Time Out) is still an honest man.
Medical student music group One Dissection from St George’s, University of London escape the dissecting room and break into a different kind of theatre to present a medical a cappe…
Fringe sell-out 2009-2013.
Now that Freddie is a family man he is trying his best to be responsible.
There’s no way to review this show without first admitting that the title does half the job.
One Man Breaking Bad is impressionist Miles Allen’s attempt to squeeze 60 Breaking Bad episodes into 60 minutes.
This is the debut show by one of the UK’s finest comedians.
‘Knob jokes with depth’ are the words that fifty-six year old Frank Skinner himself uses to describe his new stand up show Man in A Suit.
‘Laughs, heartbreak, war, regeneration, scented breezes, sparkling wit and the best dog puppet ever.
A show which does not allow us to forget the contradictions of a civil and democratic society.
Much as if I’d been with real-life evangelists, I imagine, I left this show wondering what on earth had just happened.
Richard Gadd is a deeply disturbed young man.
Dawn State’s sharp, modern adaptation of Kipling’s classic novella could be deemed a classic in itself.
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is celebrating ten years of musical theatre at the Fringe and in traditional style, alongside a main full scale production (this year the Addams…
It’s satisfying when a show delivers what it promises, but it’s a delight when a show gives more than it seems to offer.
A totes amazeballs show! An endearingly unaware Essex girl, looking to find her place in the world.
Chris is 18 years old, gay, and in search of fun and attention.
Yorkshire girl Nalika comes to London to make it but reality hits when she ends up living with a violent squirrel.
Why toddle when you can dance, dance, dance! Parents and under fives are let loose on the dance floor in this friendliest of discos.
An Irish showcase, bringing you the best in Irish comedy!
To tell the truth, I’m a little bit scared of Dr.
In 1912, Captain Georgy Brusilov sailed to the Arctic.
How do you go about describing Goose (An Odd One-Man Comedy Whodunnit)? It’s one of those shows that you just have to see with your own eyes to understand it’s sheer awesomenes…
Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind has been running in various iterations since 1988, with an ever-changing roster of extremely short “plays.
If you wander the streets of the Edinburgh Fringe, you might run into Cameryn Moore.
Even though this isn’t Baby Wants Candy’s headline show at the Fringe, you would still expect much more from such a highly regarded group.
Are you a huge fan of The Lord of the Rings? If so, look no further, this will be the highlight of your Fringe experience.
Internationally infamous comedy concert for fun and freedom flying to the future fantastic.
Children will love this fun spectacle of bubble-blowing and even grown-ups will be impressed by the Amazing Bubble Man’s feats; not ten minutes into the show, I heard a Dad in fr…
Ali James, George Kemp and John Oakes comprise Giraffe, a hysterical sketch comedy trio bent on filling an hour of your lives with their own brand of hilarious original comedy.
Helen Orton used to be an overweight woman with confidence issues stemming from her body.
British comedian Gareth Berliner and Australian comedy actress, Kiruna Stamell present a dynamic, funny, edgy, fresh, new double-act comedy show, One of Us Will Die.
Not sure what colour you are? Join us.
A spectacular variety show featuring a plethora of unforgettable characters, performed and hosted by one man from Bristol.
Join the One-Eyed Men’s new cult today! They’ve dedicated their lives to the worship of the great prophet Barry Ashworth, inventor of long-life milk! It’s just a matter of time unt…
Here’s the thing: if you are going to base a stand up show around ways in which you and your father are different, it had better be something pretty special to avoid falling into…
One of the best known, longest running and most celebrated improv shows in the world.
Five years of IVF and love going down the tubes and a sex life reduced to cold rooms with plastic cups.
After much consideration and persuasion, Tom Craine became a columnist for Cosmopolitan where he writes about love and dating.
Sitting in the Comedy section of the Fringe guide, this is a quirky piece of storytelling theatre by new company Five Wits and starring last year’s So You Think You Write Funny …
After the success of ‘League of St George’ last year, Bricks and Mortar Theatre are back with their second Edinburgh Fringe production Barge Baby.
The king of surrealist stand-up, Sam Simmons, brings his incredible and irreverent style to the Udderbelly in Death of a Sails Man, the gut-achingly funny tale of a windsurfer lost…
Much of Ross’s childhood was spent in a galaxy far, far away, watching Star Wars videos over – and over – and over again.
Creator Tom Ward-Thomas has written a two-act comedy that peers into the lives of passengers commuting to Cornwall.
This internationally renowned Chicago troupe performs a completely improvised, hourlong musical.
Listen to the Changing Tunes Band and MJ’s Liberty Choir.
A celebration of children and young people in the Performing Arts featuring theatre, literature, music and movement.
Exploding drag, gender, queer shame and otherness, La Bouche is a human barely understood, born into a universe where conformity is key.
Only one man can own the circus.
A poignant, defiantly lo-fi expedition to the heart of late-onset responsibility and the struggle for self-belief, with a nationally renowned stand-up poet, a cardboard suitcase an…
Lucy Teather is missing, last seen on Brighton beach.
A jamboree of performances from second-year performing arts students of Varndean College.
A dress-up sing-along celebration of everyone’s favourite musicals.
Awarded Best Children’s Show of Brighton Fringe 2006, ‘Shoe Baby’ is a magical puppet show! A fantastical sing-a-long adventure with a baby who takes to the sea, the air and the zo…
Join the One-Eyed Men’s new cult today! They’ve dedicated their lives to the worship of the great prophet Barry Ashworth, inventor of long-life milk! It’s just a matter of time unt…
As I left the Warren after viewing The Girl and the Goat, all that was running through my head was ‘who on Earth thought that was a good idea?’ The awkward hitting together of …
59-year-old Terry of ‘Brighton the Musical’ fame, Sony Gold award-winner for his ‘Last Bus to Whitehawk’ radio show and Guinness World record holder, happily sings and chats about …
Touted as the next big thing in comedy, Leicester Square New Comedian Finalist and One to Watch Winner 2013, Sarah asks you for at least one more year of anonymity by keeping this …
Fringe sell-out 2012/13.
Master character comedian and star of ‘Derek’ and ‘Being Human’ performs all his critically acclaimed, sell-out, weirdly wonderful comedy shows, fresh from his hit Radio 4 series.
Why toddle when you can dance, dance, dance! DJ Monski Mouse and her team bring high energy smiling in a fabulous retro music and dance event for parents and children under 5.
Fancy a cheeky cocktail of comedy & trickery just after lunch? Then come & enjoy some stand-up, silliness & magic from this fabulous London trio.
“The Twilight Zone” meets media critique meets psychological portraiture in this thought-provoking experiment from 3-Legged Dog, a company known for …
(previews start on Wednesday; opens on June 10) It’s unlikely that even Mary Poppins could sort out a home as unhappy as the one at the center of Nancy Harris’s drama.
This show, hosted by Keith Malley and Chemda Khalili, is one of the longest-running and most beloved podcasts.
‘BABY/LON’, the second work by Hackney-based theatre company The Big House, is a big story; one of homelessness, violence, motherhood on the lowest rungs of society and the strug…
Less Than Rent’s current production Little Mac, Little Mac, You’re The Very Man! is billed as ‘an adventure-capitalist rodeo.
Menier Chocolate Factory: 3rd Apr 3pm.
The Good, The Bad and The Unexpected is a comedy panel game where the audience helps decide who’s good, who’s bad and who’s unexpected.
Take a 2004 Swedish vampire novel that was made into a subtitled horror film as your starting point.
(in previews; opens on April 17) Moss Hart’s classic autobiography becomes a play courtesy of James Lapine, who also directs this Lincoln Center Theater premiere.
Paula Vogel’s 1984 play gets a high-spirited but numbing revival, with its central conceit — grown-ups loudly mimicking three imaginary children before a real one arriv…
After being “sent off” the Soccer AM sofa last year for misbehaving, Chris wonders whether he really is the Most Dangerous Man on Saturday Morning TV – not to mention, whethe…
The hue of blue is immediately recognizable, as are the characters, thanks to the ubiquity that comes with commercials, Jay Leno and the like.
In this solo show, Jim Brochu blends cabaret, theater and scrapbooks to recall stage colleagues and inspirations like David Burns, Jack Gilford and Barney Martin (among many others…
In his hugely popular free show Think Big, Yianni sets out his ambition to sell-out the biggest venue at the Fringe, have Michael ‘HackIntyre’ open for him and to enter the stage ‘…
A riotous evening of laughter, live music and a magical story that may or may not be true. A real-life fairy tale followed by a right old knees up.
Big, bold, bible-black, bilious .
The life story of Jimmy Boyle, who in his younger years was a notorious criminal, was first staged back in 1977 at the Traverse.
If you are easily swayed into buying a ticket based on a show’s title, though you may be enticed into seeing the All-Nude College Girl Revue, you may be rather disappointed.
This remarkable critically acclaimed show charts the spectacular, unique and surprising life of 80’s icon Hazel O’Connor.
There is an anecdote that says that Mark Twain knew he was funny when he stood up in front of an audience, silent, and they all began to laugh.
Fresh from YouTube and Top 40 success, St Andrews’ The Other Guys bring their hilarious parodies, exquisite musicality and suspect dance moves for one night only in a show that won…
The mouth of a million sounds BeardyMan brings his beatboxing brilliance to Edinburgh with an extremely ambitious new project.
A witty hour with Observer restaurant critic and One Show regular Jay Rayner as he takes apart the conventional wisdom in foodie-circles on how we’ll feed ourselves in the 21st C…
Page to stage adaptations are nothing new but a sixty-three year old comic strip developing into a stage musical is certainly unconventional.
Playwright Idgie Beau sets out the parameters of A Hundred Minus One Day quickly and economically; 20 year old Jen, who has lived away from home for many years, has returned to her…
Wouldn’t you love to see a socially awkward stick-thin man tell jokes and play you funny songs? Rick Wood returns after last year’s four-star show with observational stand-up and h…
Before this show, every time I walked past the nondescript sign on Nicolson Street imploring me to give the Scientologists a try, I was tempted to stop.
Tony Kushner’s Angels in America: Part One, Millennium Approaches is given new wings by St Andrews Mermaids Theatre.
Students of Baby Wants Candy’s Improv Fringe Intensive strut their stuff in this showcase performance! To find out more or register for the award-winning BWC’s 4-day Improv Intensi…
Due to massive demand six extra, later, quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man, half-Xbox.
A haunting glimpse into one family’s past, Last One Out is a bittersweet tale of loss, memory and grief.
A beautifully imagined and powerful performance telling the story of David Livingstone from the perspective of his African friends.
This morning I woke up feeling slightly queasy and it wasn’t because of the daily fringe festival hangover.
International experiment sharing a story about a woman called Thyme, with local interpretations.
A host of eclectic characters emerge in this electrifying play / poem.
Time Out’s One to Watch 2013; Chortle Best Newcomer nominee; second place in Hackney Empire New Act of the Year, Mark is ‘an exhilarating new voice on the comedy circuit’ (Spoo…
One of a trio of pieces that make up the Czech dance showcase at this year’s fringe, One Step Before the Fall uses a contemporary style to explore the life of Muhammad Ali.
From being a Nazi war criminal’s daughter and only girl in boys school to snogging politician Chris Huhne and a bishop.
Is Greg Proops the smartest man in the world? Well, his 2013 Fringe show would certainly make you believe it.
There were many moments in this show where I really wanted to enjoy it.
Comedian Robin Cairns is famous throughout Scotland.
Paper Birds’ On the One Hand looks and feels a lot like a John Lewis advert.
Close-up card magic with a true English gentleman. Hear tall tales of a magician learning his craft and be confounded by events which are not easily explained.
Fringe debutant Patrick Turpin takes his audience on a trip down memory lane, as he bids for their approval.
Alex Holland and Ben Barker present a show on manliness, providing a clichéd but amusing take on what it means to be a man from two self-professed ‘unmanly’ men.
Rolling into Edinburgh with a brand new barnstorming show, The Horne Section will yet again provide the festival’s best musical mayhem.
One imagines that the members of the Principio Attivo Teatro are absolutely lethal at charades.
Exactly what it says on the tin. Only in Edinburgh baby! Special guests each night. Bring your own matches! Adults only!
‘A tour de force on the Fringe’, ***** (RemoteGoat.
Breaking News presents how people relate to the media and how news is reported, consumed, heard, read, watched and digested.
Theatre SanTuoQi bring their famed blend of dance, physical theatre, puppetry and Nuo Opera to the fringe for their exploration of everyone’s favourite Norse deity.
Four comedians.
Stories of hilarious, heart-warming and often bizarre moments in a unique career. Even if it’s not your first time with a prostitute, it’ll be the funniest!
A sketch show delving deep into the heart of what it means to be a man with feelings.
There, in the midst of the darkness, sits the earth, glowing eerily, surrounded by silence.
Comedy duo James Cottle and Kevin Kennedy take their audience through a series of hilarious scenarios verging on the absurd in this sketch show.
Held in one of Edinburgh’s most vibrant and dynamic nightclubs, Electric Circus, Baby Loves Disco is no ordinary disco and describing it as such would be a huge disservice.
“I wuv you” murmured a girl on the dance floor as she collapsed into a boy’s arms.
I was so ready to tear this show down.
Having bought a house with his girlfriend the Edinburgh-born comic explores how a decision that comes from a place of love can lead to such fear and uncertainty.
The strains of, ‘Ali Bali, Ali Bali Bee’, belt out from the PA as the cast tap their feet along with the rhythm.
Truth and taboo collide in this intimate visit with a phone sex operator.
In this rather indie-style, little comedy, Robin is a lonely continuity announcer with only his imagination to comfort him.
From America to Asia and Australia this hairy Irishman has travelled around.
Reg has skeletons in his 106-year-old closet but they fall out as Julie searches for her own future.
H to He, a solo show presumably named after Van de Graaf Generator’s third, physics referencing album, is loosely based on Kafka’s tale of transformation, The Metamorphosis.
It’s a stand-up comedy show. At half 11 in the morning. In a tent. Two comedians. We’re not seeing anything else at that time. It’s a yurt tent apparently. Let’s definitely go.
A first-class, provocative sketch comedy performed by the trio Bad Bread, full of amusing anecdotes, Glove Contractually kicked off with the Proclaimers’ ‘500 Miles’.
With a show that is definitely not for the easily offended, Adam Kay reels off a series of his inimitable brand of parody songs with expert comedic timing and the hilarity that onl…
In this wild and raucous show, two comedians face off against each other with the aid of the audience.
When I worked at C venues, the Bubble Man had an almost legendary status: he was a guaranteed sell-out every year.
How long does it take to write, choreograph and rehearse a musical? For most musicals it’s a long, drawn-out process.
In his new Fringe show, Stephen Carlin sheds light on a unique problem that comes out of gambling addiction; while most addicts can feasibly avoid their choice drug for evermore, g…
Nick Helm has endured pain and suffering to become the greatest living example of not giving up the world has ever known and he will entertain you until it kills him.
Critics’ Pick (New York Times).
Company Man is a joy to watch, with professional clowning and circus skills woven into the stories of office workers.
The Man in the Moone, by the clearly passionate Rhum and Clay Theatre company, tells the story of Man’s fascination with the moon and his struggle to reach it.
Breaking the Silence follows the story of a Jewish grandmother, mother and daughter.
Pattie Brewster is a normal girl desperately in need of three things: friends, cat food and a crash course in Microsoft PowerPoint.
What if I told you that Adolf Hitler was going to do a reading of Mein Kampf for a small audience, offering you tea and biscuits while you sit together and discuss his ideology? No…
Halfway through this likeable but ill-conceived show, Gráinne Maguire recounts an anecdote of her short-lived stint as a primary school teacher.
Fringe regulars, Puppet State Theatre Company return to tell the allegorical tale of Elzéard Bouffier - the titular man - based on a book by French author Jean Giono.
Is there a more delightful way to start the 2013 Fringe than with Edinburgh’s own Puppet State Theatre Company? This nearly pitch perfect production of The Man Who Planted Trees,…
The National Portrait Gallery hosts the first major exhibition of Man Ray’s highly-influential photographic portraits.
Fourth Monkey theatre group are impossible to ignore this Fringe with an impressive total of six shows on offer.
The Girl with the Iron Claws is a wonderful retelling of the Nordic myth of the White Bear King.
Bad Play is almost becoming a permanent fixture on the Fringe, this being the fourth outing for this frenetically paced absurdist comedy.
A Real Man’s Guide to Sainthood is a show ‘about men’ or, more specifically, it is a show about one man - St George the dragon slayer.
A charming young cast from Bristol University brings their original quirky comedy to the Edinburgh stage.
Returning after their 2007 sell-out Fringe hit, One Night Stand are back and better than ever.
Quirky and engaging, this one-woman show tells the painful tale of coming of age.
The Pauly Show – Episode One, is a brilliant idea on paper: a stand up comedian with a ramshackle sitcom pilot live on stage.
An hour long performance constructed out of the colourful and controversial life, ambitions and writings of Oscar Wilde was always going to be an evening well spent.
Touring for two years without a home technically makes Glenn Wool a hobo.
Even in the death throes of the Fringe, it seems nobody is prepared to sleep at a sane hour.
The 2012 edition of Strictly Songtime’s film song series for the Edinburgh Fringe was organised around the theme of Oscar-winning music.
The concept of Bite Size is a perfectly simple, yet novel one, and the clue really is in the title.
Like tightrope walking over the Niagara Falls, Baby Wants Candy is an ambitious concept: either it works or it ends up six miles downstream.
Stick Man has just gone out for an innocent jog, when suddenly he is snatched up by a dog.
This is a one man play that has already enjoyed a considerable amount of success at some festivals throughout the UK.
‘One Touch of Venus’ is Kurt Weill’s most ‘commercial’ American score, attached to a kind of variation on the Pygmalion theme, in which an ancient statue of Venus, brough…
The Loch Parry players have had a disaster: it is 24 hours until opening night and their lead of their upcoming musical extravaganza - The Wickerman - has disappeared.
‘Just had a moment of self-awareness there,’ Ryan Withers stopped halfway through a joke to announce.
When she sees a stranger die in a café, Jean hardly thinks before answering his ringing phone.
Hunger Warrior Theatre, a group of young American Theatre professionals present this tale of lust and its dangers, written Andrew J Hungerford.
Daniel Sloss delivers a supposedly darker, meaner show in his later slot but most of his material is relatively clean, geared towards an audience who can laugh at him as well as wi…
Budding musical thespians aim to be what is called a ‘triple-threat’, developing extreme talent in the three areas of musical theatre - acting, singing and dancing.
Meanwhile Theatre Company present Mick Martins Frog Man, a physical piece of blackly comic theatre that premiered at the Fringe two years ago.
Imagine if David Starkey did a Fringe show.
An entertaining hour of fairy tales drawn from Hans Christian Andersens collection.
My abiding memory of this show is that I have no abiding memory of this show.
‘Be my, be my baby’ - since seeing Stagecraft Productions’ performance of this Amanda Whittington play these lyrics have been in my head on a permanent loop.
Talented Welsh comedian Lloyd Langford has the infectious ability to find hilarity and absurdity in the banality of his everyday routine.
The plot of One Night Stand is, unsurprisingly, the repercussions of a drunken work night out for two colleagues who wake up in the same bed.
The Pajama Men are impossible to describe, or do justice do, in a review.
As the lights dimmed for the start of One Hour Only, video projections and voice-overs appeared on stage, calling the audience to attention as the characters set the scene for the …
In this highly energetic performance, dancer-actor John Macaulay welcomes the audience and ushers them in, attempting to build up a friendly rapport.
This version of Hamlet is set in a high school classroom, where a group of schoolchildren decide to act out the play, partly to prove to their more sceptical colleagues that plays …
Mario Morris presents his comedy magic show, the All Human One Magic Show at Zoo Southside.
The girl on the platform is the story of Brenda Norfield’s journey to Wales as an evacuee during the second world war.
This play is set in England, but in some kind of frightening, futuristic police state.
Cute, playful and often spellbinding The Girl With the Iron Claws is the debut production from The Wrong Crowd.
Three years ago, at my first Fringe, I saw Chris Martin do a fifteen-minute free set in a basement room.
After taking a break in 2011, Jo Caulfield returns to Edinburgh for her ninth solo fringe show with a deliciously witty and razor sharp routine.
Tin Girl Story is an interesting production but I am unsure as to whether 29 Shoes Theatre Company chose the appropriate setting, or listing for their creation.
There are some novels so enduring, that their stories can be told again and again in any medium, whether that be written word, stage or film.
The Wrong Crowd have readily demonstrated that you can’t go wrong with a good fairy story.
As promised in the blurb, In-Transit Dance Company deliver a fast-paced and energetic dance performance, to the degree that at times the onstage action is almost dizzying.
It’s an intriguing concept, though not a new one: if you could write a letter to your future self what would you want to tell them? Henry Raby, poet and performer, uses the idea …
What is Hamlet if not a man that stands alone and, in his isolation from others, tries to discover truth where validation is impossible?If you think about it this way, perhaps the …
There’s a difference between absurdist theatre and ridiculous theatre.
Clout Theatre have hit on something good with this dusty, grotesque and wonderfully pointless piece of physical theatre.
Returning to the Edinburgh Fringe after their Australian sojourn is EastEnd Cabaret.
This production is intended as a Hitchcock-esque thriller, but even with strong storytelling techniques, the level of suspense is disappointing.
You can’t knock the ambition of Pulse’s devised production of Timberlake Wertenbaker’s The Ash Girl, a bizarre but occasionally touching re-incarnation of the Cinderella stor…
Free comedy is like cinema pick n’ mix.
A one man experiment into the nature of humankind, Womb Man is an interesting idea which does not ask any new questions or indeed answer any.
Man-Go Unshaved, a take on ‘Django Unchained’, say they are ‘the good, the bad and the ugly of stand-up comedy’.
An honest, telling, but ultimately flawed piece of one-man theatre, Walk Like a Black Man is an autobiographical work by writer and performer Rafiq Richard, exploring the challenge…
In his first solo show up in Edinburgh Stefan Golaszewski has provided us with a witty and sophisticated look at his 18 year old self in the throws of his first love.
Based on the true story of a man who emerges from the sea in a suit with amnesia, who then draws a picture of a piano and proves he can play as a virtuoso, Piano Man is a play abou…
In 1966 the American government wanted to build a military base in the Indian Ocean.
Fringe theatre is often about taking risks, so you have to applaud Croft Vaughn for the bravery of his one-man show in which he plays a nine-year-old boy up in his attic with an ov…
First, a confession: I am a Lord of the Rings film fanatic, nay zealot.
We’ve all seen or heard about that infamous point in a man’s life where he starts to feel out of sync with the world - it usually results in a fancy new car or ridiculous hobby…
A word of warning: if an hour of explicit homosexual phone sex is the sort of thing that sends you running to complain to Mary Whitehouse, then look away now.
Please ensure your seat is in the upright position and that your tray tables are securely stowed.
Science Shows for Schools have take three of their popular science presentations for schools and turned them into a 50 minute production for children at the Zoo Aviary.
There are no tickets for The Good, The Bad and The Extra-terrestrials but every audience member is presented with a cowboy hat and a toy revolver to get into the spirit of things.
Patrick Combs once deposited a junk mail cheque for $95,093.
Cloudia has been searching for Cloud Men all her life; on this journey she’ll finally find one on an expedition up Cloud Mountain but more importantly, she’ll learn a valuable …
Necessity and determination are the watchwords for Man to Man, an intriguing story about a woman who takes up the identity of her husband following his death to keep his job.
Meryl O’Rouke is worried about being a bad mother.
There is one word that, quite deliberately, is never uttered by anyone on stage during the National Theatre of Scotland’s Let The Right One In—vampire.
When extremely enthusiastic New York comic Abigoliah Schamaunn bounded in “from the back of the room to the front of the room!”, her iPod stopped dead as she arrived onstage.
You could be forgiven for thinking that Jim Campbell was Mark Watson’s twin brother.
Comprised of two one-act plays, The Words Upon The Window-Pane (W.
The Hired Man is set during the first quarter of the Twentieth Century when many country people worked on the land or in the pits.
British folklore is packed with some of the most iconic figures anywhere in the world.
The Fall Of Man is a reinvention of Miltons Paradise Lost, set in a bedsit in 2006.
Medieval dramas are an odd beast and very difficult to put on.
Here was the biggest audience yet.
What a bizarre hour of my life was spent watching this musical - bizarre, but not wholly unpleasant.
Diane Spencer bursts onto the stage and within seconds stuns the audience into shocked silence with her new show Exquisite Bad Taste.
Palimpsest One is a bit of an odd beast.
A one-man show is a terrifying prospect for any actor.
It’s a beautiful day at the Fringe and I’m sat on the top deck of a red bus in the Meadows.
The things we love as children stay with us forever.
Brendon Burns is forty-one.
This show is exactly what it is.
If there’s one theatre company that can claim to have built an episodic comedy-of-errors at the Fringe, then it’s The Trap.
A play littered with second guessing, false pretences and a lot of alcohol would be the most apt generalisation of Brighton Little Theatre’s- or should that be Harold Pinter’s-…
Much celebrated world-class performer Melvin Brown, better known as Movin’ Melvin Brown, gives another uninhibited, inspiring and entertaining performance at the Edinburgh Festiv…
A historic and unimaginably terrible disaster, ethereally beautiful puppetry and a fable of childhood innocence in a world of war.
Edinburgh can be a lonely place in August, as I found out turning up as the solitary audience member for Masses Man at C aquila.
When in the first ten minutes of the show there have already been several jokes about vaginas and a song essentially about paedophilia, it quickly dawns that few sacred cows are go…
Traversing the line between the silly and the outrageous whilst keeping a comic dignity is a difficult skill to master.
Searching For Stevieman is a show based on a promising and absurdly amusing concept; a parody of recent documentary film Searching For Sugarman focused on the bizarre rise to fame …
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The perplexingly named One-Eyed Men are the very genial trio of Alex, Sam and Ben.
The poet Bryon was famously described by one of his countless paramours as mad, bad and dangerous to know.
Agnes, played by Abi Tedder, is hosting a wake for the father who abandoned her as a child.
The Man Who Planted Trees is a consummate piece of children’s theatre.
Peter Tate writes, directs and stars in this cacophony of self-indulgence.
There are few good things about international terrorism, but this show is one of them.
For centuries scholars have disagreed about the authorship of the most famous plays in the world.
Mr Price (Scott Baxter) has had a very significant role in an election or so it would seem.
Mod Girl tells the story of a young prostitute’s evening with an older and, as it turns out, psychopathic man.
Kicking off BBC Radio 1s series of four one-off, one-man shows by Scott Mills, Nick Grimshaw and the team at this years festival, The One Who Doesnt Speak presented an eclect…
A show about shows is not the most original idea there has ever been but Dan Nightingale’s ‘what might have been?’ take on performing in this year’s Edinburgh Fringe provid…
The Three Gaga men wear full body tights to produce a show of circus value that balances between being a little bit freakish and providing unique entertainment.
I firmly believe Ben Woolf is one of the most originally talented writers in the world.
The claws may not be fully out for this night of name dropping and gossip mongering with the Queen of Dynasty, but there’s certainly still a lot of fun to be had, especially if t…
Elephant Man was born in Benoit Hattet’s mind some 25 years ago and his devotion to the project - he is the writer, director, designer and actor - is clear in every aspect of thi…
Four young men and women in their underwear lay in a pool of dim light.
Like a Glaswegian Louie Spence, Edward Reid bounds through an hour of anecdotes and musical numbers with enough campness and glitter to make you think you’ve accidentally stumble…
Garrett Millerick impersonates different characters from standard British life in Which One’s Fergal? Millerick only had three audience members and was performing at the back of a …
One Man Star Wars Trilogy delivers exactly what the title promises.
Sammy J is an Australian comedy singer-songwriter who interweaves stories from his own life with jaunty numbers on the piano, occasionally sipping on his carton of juice as a Frenc…
Two storytellers kick start the play as a fairytale, but with a difference like none other we have seen before.
With so much excellent improvisation at the Fringe, it must be difficult to compete.
Since Belle de Jour, the mysterious world of escorts has been coming into clearer definition but still remains for most an area outside of day-to-day experience.
Yo Girl is a solo performance born from the musings of the New York actress Natalie Kim.
The creator of One Man Star Wars returned to the Fringe last year to put on One Man Lord of the Rings - a certain hit for all who are fans of the book, and one that clearly has had…
I have faint memories of being taken to a children’s dance and movement class when I was about two.
Restoration comedies need restoring, and, contrary to what their name might imply, Braindead Theatre Company have made some very intelligent choices here.
Rob Deering presents an exponentially better performance than the few silly guitar songs he delivered when I last saw him take to the stage.
The idea behind The One Hour Plays is that through audience involvement a script can be written, cast and performed with the appropriate costumes, props and music in under an hour.
Everything’s absurdist these days.
One Rogue Reporter describes its presenter Rich Peppiatt’s progression from Daily Star lackey to vehement tabloid terror.
I have to begin by saying that I am incredibly thankful to my flatmate, Adam, for taking the time to give me a brief rundown of all the Star Wars films prior to my arrival in Edinb…
Baby is Malty & Shires 1983 musical set on a college campus following nine months of three different couples attempting to have a child.
The weather’s been good for an outdoor performance.
Dana Alexander is the best known black female Canadian comedian but has moved to Tottenham in London.
Jackson Voorhaar’s set details the things he loves and loathes.
The Man Who Planted Trees is a story by Jean Giono about one man making a huge difference to the lives of thousands through planting enough trees to change a climate.
The Baby Diary, a new comic play by Emily Watson Howes first seen on BBC Online, seems to have a lot going for it at first.
The premise is simple: a group of people meet in a park.
This all-female cast often talk of their men, the ones who knocked them up or cast them out, and yet not much depends on them and no responsibility is placed at their feet.
Breaking the Waves is a wrenching moral drama about a woman’s twisted bargain with God.
Making his Edinburgh Fringe debut, Michael Kunze talks with Katerina Partolina Schwartz about his show - Infinity Mirror - his character – Mitch Coony - and the nature of comedy ...
We ask the director and cast of Frozen at the Greenwich Theatre about their experiences of putting on this hugely demanding play.
A coveted Bobby has been presented to five shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year.
James Macfarlane sits down with André De Freitas to discuss his Edinburgh debut What If, some of the best advice he's received from his peers and the unexpected moment that got hi...
We reunited Lithuanian writer, Gintare Parulyte and Croatian-American performer Kristin Winters to talk online about the one-woman show, Lovefool, they have created and are now bri...
James Macfarlane chats with Dominique Salerno about her debut Fringe show The Box Show, the relationship between creativity and constraint and just what she gets up to in that box.
Four women.
Ditch the messy arts and crafts this half-term and entertain your little darlings with the best live family friendly performances Brighton and Hove have to offer instead.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year (apart from Brighton Fringe, of course) and there are plenty of delightful performances to entertain you this winter.
Welcome to our top 5 picks from the third year of Brighton HorrorFest, the spooktacular celebration from Sweet of all things that go bump in the night.
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In nineteenth-century Holland, a leading neuroscientist tries to ‘civilise’ a wild girl who was raised by lions in the heart of Borneo.
Betrayal, money, power, politics and love.
Holly Smale is the author of Geek Girl, a teen book series that follows the comic adventures of a high-school girl turned high-fashion model.
By any account, Dominic Holland has had a successful career.
Greenwich Theatre is set to have an unprecedented profile at this year’s Brighton Fringe, with no less than eight productions heading for The Warren either co-produced or support...
With Easter on the horizon it’s time to turn attention to Brighton Fringe with a look at some shows that are likely to sell out. Book early – you have been warned.
Are you excited about Brighton Fringe yet? We are! And with 988 Brighton Fringe shows and events now listed on Broadway Baby you've found the right place for the best coverage of t...
Celebrated actor, Ian Lindsay (Men Behaving Badly, Benidorm) directs the world première of his play Chinese Whispers at the Greenwich Theatre from July 13th-23rd based on the...
We don’t know quite how big the 70th Edinburgh Festival Fringe will be this year quite yet – the final number’s a closely guarded secret until the official press launch in Ju...
One Day Moko is a devised solo show following the life of a homeless busker and the characters he meets in his daily life.
Natasha Granger and Kerrie Thompson wrote, produced and star in 90s girl-band musical 2 Become 1, a story about romance, speed dating and the ideal post-night-out meal.
Meet the Media is an annual pitch-fest run by the Fringe Society, giving Edinburgh shows the chance to meet the Broadway Baby team.
He prefers getting up early, likes music and isn't adverse to a man in a kilt. We take Canuck Christopher Wilson on a first date (and we quite liked it).
Groomed, a powerful play about child abuse written and performed by Patrick Sandford ex-artistic director of Southampton’s Nuffield Theatre, swept the board at the Brighton Fring...
Exploring humanity’s eternal fascination with the skies through the eyes of this playful and dynamic young ensemble, The Girl Who Fell in Love with the Moon is a dark, Tim Burton...
Broadway Baby chews the fat with It Just Takes One - something that ought to appeal to any fans of The IT Crowd or The Office.
Neil has a story to tell.
A beautiful show incorporating theatre, live music and song.
We talk to the kid-rocking, dance-loving DJ Monski Mouse about her disco-dancing extravaganza perfect for under fives (and their parents too)
Broadway Baby, one of the longest-established theatre sites on the internet, has named Bethan Troakes as its Brighton Editor.
Brighton Fringe has officially launched.
It’s been nearly two years since The James Plays made their considerable impression at the 2014 Edinburgh International Festival and today audiences have the opportunity to spend...
Bananaman the Musical will mark the live action debut of the Man-of-Peel.
Christmas is the one time of year you can drag your non-theatre-going friends to the theatre.
In Brite Theatre's production of Shakespeare’s Richard III, Emily Carding stars as Richard but all the world’s a stage and the audience literally players in it - taking on the ...
Our first Bobby Award of the year goes to the inimitable Luke McQueen, whose playful and genre-breaking show Double Act wowed our comedy editor, Martin Walker, and t...
Special guest Pete Shaw, Publisher of Broadway Baby, joins James T Harding and Grace Knight for ice cream and the second episode of Broadway Baby Breakfast.
Annie Ryan is the founder and Artistic Director of The Corn Exchange.
Four-handed piano duo Worbey and Farrell (that’s two hands each, silly) have been wowing audiences with their unique blend of pianistic skill and peerless patter for nearly a dec...
Join Broadway Baby Features Team James T Harding and Grace C Knight for the very first ever of all time Broadway Baby Breakfast.
Broadway Baby and PALP have a chat about One Above.
HAPPY GIRL takes a look at sexism and inequality amongst teen girls. Broadway Baby investigates.
The UK’s largest reviewer of live arts performance, Broadway Baby, has come out in support of the Theatre Charter – a campaign for good behaviour in UK theatres.
MargOH! Channing and MAN-ee Champagne are two delightful queens bringing fermented realness from New York to Edinburgh this August for a late-night run at The Laughing Horse.
Broadway Baby are thrilled to introduce a new regular date for West End Wendys and Dagenham Divas.
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