Grubby Little Mitts presents a new material night dedicated exclusively to sketch comedy! Join the Grubbs with your favourite sketch comedians as they present a scrapbook of madnes…
No one understands the complexity and plights of Catholicism like a teenage lesbian, especially one whose only friend happens to be a figment of the 13th-century saint Joan of Arc.
A three-panel painting depicting 122 texts from the last book in the Bible.
A guided walking tour visiting the sites and haunts of Edinburgh’s literary legends – Walter Scott, Stevenson, Conan Doyle, JK Rowling and others – with Allan Foster, author …
You’ve seen him on Countryfile, Blue Peter and that episode of Springwatch that the BBC have tried to scrub (scrub!) from the internet.
The Alternative Book Club presents a stand-up comedy compilation show about books, where there is absolutely NO required reading.
Kira loves reading.
Kira loves reading, visiting the library for a new book is her favourite thing.
You’ve seen him on Countryfile, Blue Peter and that episode of Springwatch that the BBC have tried to scrub (SCRUB!) from the internet.
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 guided walking tour visiting the sites and haunts of Edinburgh’s literary legends; Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, JK Rowling and …
Stone – Face – Book.
Michael McMillan’s The Front Room: Diaspora Migrant Aesthetics in the Home draws on his critically acclaimed and internationally renowned installation The Front Room, now permane…
Michael McMillan’s The Front Room: Diaspora Migrant Aesthetics in the Home draws on his critically acclaimed and internationally renowned installation The Front Room, now permane…
A magical dance-theatre retelling of Kipling’s classic set against the backdrop of the climate crisis.
blurb: Suitable for budding playwrights who want to meet dramaturgical story wizards Eoghan Carrick, Sarah Baxter, Michelle Read and Pamela McQueen to talk about their p…
Charlie is on the wrong end of 35 and her life is shrinking by the day.
Join award-winning comedian and queen of breakups Rosie Wilby for the launch of the fabulous new paperback edition of her book The Breakup Monologues (Green Tree), which is based o…
AN EVENING OF TERRORTOME WITH GARTH MARENGHI Garth Marenghi, horror literature’s greatest living author, returns from the darkness (figurative darkness -he&rsqu…
Breathtaking projections of animation by YeastCulture steal this show and a set which is largely conveyed by lighting.
Come! Welcome to the inaugural Book Festival Fringe.
‘Stand-out dance of the summer’ (Guardian on 201’s Skin).
Scotland’s music industry social night, Born To Be Wide, presents a celebration of Edinburgh’s scene, past and present.
Rwandan writer and activist Kiki Katese takes to the stage with her all-female drumming group to share the powerful stories of those affected by the Rwandan genocide, in a performa…
A guided walking tour visiting the sites and haunts of Edinburgh’s literary legends: Robert Burns, Walter Scott, RL Stevenson, Conan Doyle, JK Rowling, McCall Smith and others, wit…
This solo performance with award-winning dancer Mikolaj Karczewski is based on personal material, made in collaboration with the obstruction master Palle Granhøj.
The Alternative Book Club presents an unconventional comedy show about books where there is absolutely no required reading.
Philip Pullman sets The Book of Dust – La Belle Sauvage twelve years before his epic His Dark Materials trilogy.
Meet some of the shortlisted authors from the An Post Irish Book Awards 2021 at this year’s Dublin Book Festival.
Romancero Books con el apoyo de la Oficina de Asuntos Culturales y Cintificos de la Embajada de Espaa en Londres presenta el Festival de Literatura Queer Espaola en Londres - FLQEL…
Josh Widdicombe has become one of the most in demand and highly regarded comedians in the UK for both his live stand-up and TV work since his debut gig in 2008.
Join poet Adam Kammerling as he launches his debut collection Seder, alongside a gang of hyper-talented poets and musicians.
After a sold-out debut season at the 2019 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, the world’s first comedy show about sleep apnea is here.
After a sold-out debut season at the 2019 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, the world’s first comedy show about sleep apnea is here.
Out of the Wings and Inti Press present six new translations from Cuba, Spain, Peru, Brazil, Chile and Portugal.
The multi award-winning Welsh comedian is back with a brand-new live show.
Karl Theobald (Hang Ups, Plebs, GameFace, Green Wing) is back in his element, making his long-awaited return to the live comedy arena.
Transform paper into 3D forms.
The Book of Thel is a new musical adaptation of William Blake’s prophetic poem, written in 1788.
Lost in a Book! Too much of a good thing is still too much! When Melissa keeps re-reading her favourite fairy tales at the expense of family and friends, she goes from turning page…
A guided walking tour visiting the sites and haunts of Edinburgh’s literary legends: Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, JM Barrie, Alex…
PBH reads from his book, the story of the Free Fringe from 1996 to now: how we became the Fringe’s biggest show provider and the many catastrophes and odd triumphs along the way.
Stanley ‘Leonardo’ Sappovitz wants to become a comic book artist.
Famous adventurer and posh idiot Jasper Cromwell Jones (played by award-winning comedian Joe Bor) presents an Alternative Book Festival with other weird and wonderful authors.
The show brings together a world record holder, an illustrator of the year and a published author: Via Fang (Taiwan) is an award-winning and internationally published illustrator.
Famous adventurer and posh idiot Jasper Cromwell Jones (played by award-winning comedian Joe Bor) presents an Alternative Book Festival with other weird and wonderful au…
We lucked out! On the day we saw The Jungle Book, the sun was high in the sky.
Director: Peter Farrelly Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali Dr.
A disastrously ill-judged crush on the gentleman next door, an inheritance letter mistakenly sent to the wrong beneficiary; these are the ingenious premises of Lisa Jewe…
The acclaimed hit podcast Book Shambles, recorded in front of a live audience! Hosted by Robin Ince who‘ll be joined by a different amazing guest each show.
Our budding authors create a marriage of music and words to weave a story of burgeoning romance.
Anyone unfamiliar with Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book could have been conceivably raised by the same wolves that adopt man-cub Mowgli at the heart of this century-old collecti…
Join us in the depths of the Indian Jungle for an imaginative adventure, with a family-friendly adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s classic story The Jungle Book.
At first glance The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland's two collaborative productions with the American Music Theatre Project may seem remarkably similar to last year's pair.
A guided walking tour visiting the sites and haunts of Edinburgh’s literary legends: Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, JM Barrie, Alex…
Half term family theatre fun with Jellyfish Theatre’s production of Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book.
Don’t miss Bingo Jack this Fringe.
An exciting new adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s family classic, The Jungle Book, comes to life in this colourful new show brought to you by the team behind Goodnight Mister Tom a…
Improvised comedy is always a high stakes game.
Rudyard Kipling’s classic jungle tale is a blend of fear, wonderment, danger and discovery, brought to life by this talented youth group.
A guided walking tour visiting the sites and haunts of Edinburgh’s literary legends: Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, JM Barrie, Al…
It is often difficult to adapt such well-known, childhood tales into innovative experiences for an audience.
‘Nick Cope is the indie-surrealist kids’ entertainer Robyn Hitchcock and Syd Barrett, foolishly distracted by cult status, never were.
Lambert is an impossibly small man with an enormous love of writing, who one day decides to set his stories’ characters free in the hope they’ll find a home.
Paul Wady’s unique and controversial mass autism conversion show returns for a second year.
Allan Foster, a writer whose name is practically synonymous with Edinburgh literary tourism, is our guide on the Book Lovers’ Tour, which specialises in introducing tourists to t…
Creative reimagining of Kipling’s The Jungle Book using the expressive colour of circus.
Become autistic.
Mr.
WINNER OF 9 TONY AWARDS® INCLUDING BEST MUSICAL! From Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of South Park, and Bobby Lopez, co-creator of Avenue Q, comes a new Broadway musica…
As part of the Edinburgh Book Fringe, for an hour on Sunday afternoon theatre director and performer Morna Burdon takes the audience through a series of real-life stories and songs…
It’s 11 am – for some, the time for a late, leisurely breakfast.
Book Lovers’ Tour.
Ian Macpherson is perhaps best known for a joke he came up with years ago: ‘They say you play at _____ twice in your career.
Book of Love is without a doubt a special show: Lindsay Benner is sexy, silly and completely charming.
Inspired by the extraordinary tenth century Aberdeenshire gospel book, Richard Ingham leads an evening of plainsong, reels and electronic soundscapes.
Word Power Books hosts free daily events with writers and activists from around the world in Edinburgh’s only independent and radical bookshop.
The wobbly comedian performs five dates of her award-winning show to tie in with her new book, also called What the **** is Normal?! Each show will be followed by a Q&A about the b…
Flying High Theatre Company’s adaptation of The Jungle Book is a charming lunchtime production, faithfully recreating its source material and providing entertaining moments of ph…
This one man show follows Friar Lawrence (Richard Kurnow) a year on from the deaths of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, now living in bitter exile and earning his keep in an apo…
Some Fringe clichés exist for a reason.
Comic Book Babylon is the candid and amusing odyssey of one comic fan’s quest to get his dream job and becoming the first British member of the DC editorial staff.
Clutching a handful of books, Robin Ince takes to the stage to welcome the audience into his world of lurid literature from across the ages.
The Book of Mormon comes from South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, and Avenue Q co-creator Robert Lopez.
Join the banter with some of the most outspoken writers in independent Scottish publishing.
World Power Books is Scotland’s most famous radical independent bookshop, situated in the heart of Edinburgh, and host of the Edinburgh Book Fringe.
Join writers, comedians and activists from around the world in Word Power Books, Edinburgh’s independent radical bookshop.
Like a Noel Coward and Gertrude Lawrence for the modern era, Harry Blake and Alice Keedwell breathe new life into the musical comedy genre.
They stand huddled together in the corner of the dimly lit stage, faces blank, bodies motionless.
neTTheatre are an experimental Polish physical theatre company, who here produce what they describe as ‘the Clinic of Dreams’.
The title of this particular show may lead you to expect certain things that the final product fails to deliver in every way.
First, a warning: This event has been slightly mis-advertised.
I can’t help thinking that somebody, somewhere must have watched Oliver Maltman’s show, Little Black Book, before he brought it up to Edinburgh; but clearly didn’t have the balls t…
This summer’s clutch of blockbuster popcorn-bait has been dominated by the four colour heroes of the comic book.
Cheepiyak Theatre Company present their adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s well loved classic ‘The Jungle Book.
In 2005 it was revealed that author JT LeRoy was in fact a hoax – written by Laura Albert but played in person by her sister in law Savannah Knoop.
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.
Annie Ryan is the founder and Artistic Director of The Corn Exchange.
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