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Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

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Edinburgh Fringe
Greenside @ Riddles Court
2nd - 24th Aug 2024

A celebration of the enduring friendship between the brilliant and tragic composer and war poet, Ivor Gurney, and Marion Scott, writer and trailblazer of women musicians, written a…

Music in Charlotte Square

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Edinburgh International Festival
Charlotte Square
26th - 27th Aug 2023

A free, open-air celebration to close out the final weekend of the 2023 International Festival.

Charlotte Fox: Ouroboros the Return

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Edinburgh Fringe
Underbelly, Cowgate
15th - 27th Aug 2023

To loathe one’s very being and yet to hold it fast, to fondle the snake that devours us until it has eaten our hearts away.

Charlotte Fox: Ouroboros The Return

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Brighton Fringe
Brighton Spiegeltent: Bosco
1st Jun 2023

If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.

Charlotte Fox: Flamebird (Work-in-Progress)

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Brighton Fringe
Brighton Spiegeltent: Bosco
1st Jun 2023

Expect a genre blending and dazzling performance by Comedian, Actor, Clown, Charlotte Fox who brings sassy, psychedelic and surreal comedy antics to the stage.

The Alzheimer's Diaries: Meet The Author

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London Fringe
The Bridge House Theatre
26th Jan 2023

What do you do when Ms Alzheimer’s – a hideous and befanged monster – comes to live with you? Local author and journalist, Susan Elkin, talks about her new book, …

Death of an Author

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Edinburgh Fringe
Greenside @ Nicolson Square
22nd - 27th Aug 2022

What if your favourite characters didn’t quite like the way they were written? What if they decided enough was enough? When an unnamed author is found dead, his characters are br…

Charlotte Johnson: My Dad and Other Lies

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Edinburgh Fringe
Pleasance Dome
3rd - 29th Aug 2022

My Dad is the most important man in the country* but this isn’t about him.

Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

Ivor B Gurney and Marion M Scott had a very special friendship.

Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

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Brighton Fringe
The Rotunda Theatre: Squeak
21st - 22nd May 2022

A celebration of the friendship between the First World War poet and composer, Ivor Gurney, and violinist, musicologist and champion of women musicians, Marion Scott.

Charlotte Fox: Cosmic Narcissist

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Brighton Fringe
Brighton Spiegeltent: Bosco
19th - 29th May 2022

Stand-up comedy show with a mash-up of music, sketches and characters.

Charlotte Fox: Cosmic Narcissist

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Brighton Fringe
Brighton Spiegeltent: Bosco
19th - 29th May 2022

Stand-up comedy show with a mash-up of music, sketches and characters.

Talk discussing the novel Permafrost with author Eva Baltasar

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UK Regional & Tours
Online Event
1st Oct 2021

Romancero Books with the support of the Office for Cultural and Scientific Affairs of the Spanish Embassy in London presents the Festival of Queer Spanish Literature in London…

Charlotte Brontë Snares the Suitor

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Brighton Fringe
theSpaceUK
28th May - 27th Jun 2021

A comedy that tells the story of Charlotte Brontë’s romance with Arthur Bell Nicholls.

Charlotte Brontë Snares the Suitor

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Brighton Fringe
theSpaceUK
28th May - 27th Jun 2021

A comedy that tells the story of Charlotte Brontë’s romance with Arthur Bell Nicholls.

In Conversation With: Charlotte Green & James Robert Moore

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Online & Broadcast
A Company 6 Scots
20th - 30th Aug 2020

Charlotte Green, writer of Lest We Forget, and James Robert Moore, writer of POSTERBOY, join us for a chat about the process of developing their plays and their ambitions…

Lest We Forget By Charlotte Green & Rasheka Christie-Carter

Lying not too far beneath the CV19 surface of 2020 lie a series of news events that seem to epitomise our times.

Charlotte Brooke: Sitting Still & Doing Nothing (& Eating)

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West End
Museum of Comedy
17th Sep 2019

A musical journey of struggles with gluten, exercise, waitressing, vegetables and many more incredibly important issues.

Carte Blanche with Uncle Charlotte and Aunt Scott

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Edinburgh Fringe
Laughing Horse @ The Golf Tavern
1st - 18th Aug 2019

Charlotte MacDonald and Scott McPherson’s comedy partnership is underpinned by a no-nonsense and fun attitude to life! Experience a comedy show where you, the audience, can leave y…

Charlotte Brooke: Sitting Still and Doing Nothing (and Eating)

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Great Yorkshire Fringe
27th Jul 2019

Charlotte is so excited to be back at the Great Yorkshire Fringe with her second show.

Charlotte Marshall and the 45s

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Edinburgh Fringe
Merchant’s Hall
7th - 17th Aug 2018

Nominated for Scotland’s Blues Act of the Year, award-winning Glasgow-based singer Charlotte Marshall returns for two dates at The Merchant’s Hall in 2018.

Charlotte's Web

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Edinburgh Fringe
Theatre Bath Bus
6th - 11th Aug 2018

This is the loving story of the friendship between a pig named Wilbur and a little grey spider named Charlotte.

Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

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Edinburgh Fringe
Pleasance Courtyard
1st - 27th Aug 2018

Celebrating the friendship between composer and war poet, Ivor Gurney, and musician and first woman music critic, Marion Scott; written and performed by Jan Carey.

Charlotte Brooke: Who's To Say?

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Great Yorkshire Fringe
The Basement
28th - 29th Jul 2018

Charlotte is a born and bred Yorkshire lass and award winning musical comedian described as “a cross between Tim Minchin and Victoria Wood”.

NEHH Presents: Charlotte Church's Late Night Pop Dungeon

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Edinburgh Fringe
Summerhall
25th - 26th Aug 2017

Up the dark, dark stairs, upon the bloody gallows of soft rock, through the oubliette of cheese, into the torture chamber of disco, you are welcomed to the Late Night Pop Dungeon.

Charlotte Marshall & the 45s

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Edinburgh Fringe
Merchant’s Hall
8th - 18th Aug 2017

Two dates at The Merchants Hall in 2017 for this award-winning Glasgow-based singer, as Charlotte Marshall makes a triumphant return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with her soul-…

Charlotte Gittins: Mirror Image

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Edinburgh Fringe
Laughing Horse @ Espionage
3rd - 27th Aug 2017

In a world on the edge of breakdown, words start to crumble.

Charlotte Gittins: Mirror Image

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Edinburgh Fringe
Laughing Horse @ Vic St Coffee Co
3rd - 27th Aug 2017

In a world on the edge of breakdown, words start to crumble.

Sweet Responsibility by Charlotte Delaney

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UK Regional & Tours
Salford Arts Theatre
20th - 24th Jun 2017

‘Sweet Responsibility’ a comedy drama about friendship and family.

Storyland Author Readings

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Brighton Fringe
Jubilee Library
26th May 2017

Brighton’s Storyland Press is a place where the story comes first, regardless of genre or where it sits on the commercial/literary spectrum.

Charlotte Marshall & the 45s

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Edinburgh Fringe
Merchant’s Hall
9th Aug 2016

Award-winning Glasgow-based singer Charlotte Marshall returns to live action with her soul-funk-blues and R’n’B band the 45s at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this August.

In Utero

Over scrabble, Jenni and David discuss their excitement about meeting their ‘perfect’ baby; then receive the news that the pregnancy is high-risk.

27 Wagons Full of Cotton by Tennessee Williams

In 1930s, post-recession Mississippi, a young woman’s husband returns home following the outbreak of a fire at a nearby cotton gin; suddenly, a huge workload lands right in his l…

Charlotte Green: The News is Read

Listening to Charlotte Green talk for an hour on any subject is an enjoyable way to spend any afternoon, but hearing her talk about her long and distinguished career as a newsreade…

And They Played Shang-a-Lang

The show is narrated by a theatre director who is reflecting on his school days in 1970’s Edinburgh.

Welcome to Terezin

It’s 1944 and the Red Cross have finally been permitted to visit Terezín, an internment camp for artistic Jews in Czechoslovakia.

The Other Guys: Afternoon Delight

The Other Guys: Afternoon Delight is an enjoyable and light hearted a capella show.

John O’Farrell: 25 Years of Writing Stupid Jokes

In John O’Farrell’s 25 Years of Writing Stupid Jokes, he tells the story of his comedy career: first as a writer on the likes of Spitting Image and Have I Got News for You a…

Al Murray: One Man, One Guvnor - Special Previews

Al Murray’s One Man, One Guvnor is only in its preview stages, but already it is a spectacularly funny set.

The St Andrews Revue Present: Prom

The St Andrews Revue’s offering to this year’s Fringeis everything student comedy should be.

Quiz in My Pants

For any unassuming festival goer in search of a laugh, there are a whole host of shows willing to part him from ten scottish pounds and provide no such thing.

Paul Savage Finds Every Joke in the Bible

Accompanying Paul Savage on his quest to find every joke in the Bible is an enjoyable way to spend an hour.

BOBBY WINNER

Semi-Toned: Toned Up!

If you like a capella, see this show.

James Loveridge: Funny Because It's True

James Loveridge’s Funny Because It’s True is indeed funny and is presumably also true.

Blues and Burlesque: Happy Hour

Blues and Burlesque: Happy Hour is an enjoyable, if not particularly spectacular, way to spend an hour.

The Onion of Bigotry - A History of Hatred

With The Onion of Bigotry, A History of Hatred Black Dingo Productions and the Kielty Brothers have created an engaging and largely enjoyable piece of theatre.

Challenge Accepted

With five minutes or so of light-hearted banter at the top the show, Simon Caine successfully had the audience not only relaxed, but ripe with anticipation.

Pathos: Can You Kill for Love?

Once Pathos: Can You Kill for Love? hits its stride, it is an enjoyable and moving performance.

Candide: The Optimist

This is a one man production of Voltaire’s Candide, a satire about a young man who believes firmly that this is the “best of all possible worlds”, despite the increasingly ho…

Fred MacAulay: The Frederendum

At the risk of damning Fred McAuley with faint praise, this is an extremely competent set.

The Durham Revue: Shenanigans

On the day that I saw it, The Durham Revue was a victim of its own small audience.

Out of the Blue

Out of the Blue, Oxford’s all male a capella group, have many things to offer.

Mark Nelson: Please Think Responsibly

Mark Nelson instantly puts me at ease as he bounds onstage.

Oliver Meech: When Magic and Science Collide 2.0

Oliver Meech’s offering to this year’s Fringe is intriguingly listed under “Cabaret (Magic, Science)”.

The Church of Zirconium

The Church of Zirconium is a piece of new writing by Will Farrell and Milo Gough which invites us into the world of a poorly run cult populated by the charmingly gormless, the easi…

Saint-Exupéry, a Pilot's Story

The African Sahara, a wrecked plane, a stranded pilot and a vastness of sand.

The Axis of Awesome: Viva La Vida Loca Las Vegas

The title of this show is not nearly the best thing about it, but it alone should be enough to send you scurrying straight to the box office.

Christian O'Connell: Breaking Dad

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…

Paul Chowdhry: PC's World

Paul Chowdry is perhaps one of the most interesting comedians at the Fringe this year.

Julie Burchill: Absolute Cult

For those familiar with the actual Julie Birchill, literary wunderkind and hedonistic hellraiser, the content of Tim Fountain and Mike Bradwell’s play will contain few surprises …

Chris Kent: Corked

Corked is a nostalgic and affectionate romp through Chris Kent’s childhood and formative years.

Mark Dolan Changes the World

The show opens with Dolan asking whether anybody in the audience is married.

Alex Williamson: Dumb Things I've Done

Alex Williamson is energetic.

Hardeep Singh Kohli: Hardeep Is Your Love

Full disclosure: I came very close to tears during Hardeep is Your Love.

Paul McCaffrey: Paul Or Nothing

“You’ve proved my point: nobody has any respect for me”, McCaffery laments as four latecomers traipse across his stage to their seats, interrupting his flow.

Aaaand Now For Something Completely Improvised

Aaaand Now for Something Completely Improvised is a solid hour of good fun.

Live Forever

It is 1997, and Princess Diana has just died, leaving the country in a state of hysteria.

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Durham University Light Opera Group’s production of How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying is a masterfully polished piece of theatre.

Nish Kumar: Ruminations on the Nature of Subjectivity

In an ideal world, I would use the word “meta” to describe this show.

NewsRevue 2014

NewsRevue 2014 is impressive, very impressive.

Camille O’Sullivan: 10

You can’t help but wonder how many people fall in love with Camille O’Sullivan during her show each night.

Oxygen - Music of Charlotte Seither

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Edinburgh Fringe
26th Aug 2013

A unique opportunity to hear these extraordinary works prior to their outing at the BBC Proms.

Smashed

If you have any preconceived notions of what a juggling show ought to be, you should probably drop them here.

The Project

I was not too surprised to read that The Project was specially created for the Edinburgh Fringe: it has that ‘experimental’ feel.

Squish

For thirty five minutes, dancer Tony Mills does not leave the confines of his squash court, drawn in red lines on the floor.

Baby Loves Disco

“I wuv you” murmured a girl on the dance floor as she collapsed into a boy’s arms.

Julien Cottereau: Imagine Toi

Julien Cottereau wins over his audience within seconds.

Exposed

Exposed is one of the slickest productions I have seen.

The Bitches' Box

Review
★★★
Charlotte Goodman
Edinburgh Fringe
14th Aug, 2013

New Zealand comic actors Emma Newborn and Amelia Guild have brought to the Fringe a show about life on a Kiwi farm, as told through the eyes of its resident dogs.

Interrupted

This is the Edinburgh debut for Anglo-Spanish physical theatre company Teatro en Vilo, and they have made their arrival with panache.

Gagging for Attention

There are various ways you can sell your comedy show in the Fringe programme.

Knee Deep

Australian acrobatic quartet Casus start their performance as they mean to go on: with an unshowy display of brilliance.

Rob Carter: Murder (and other hobbies)

Review
★★
Charlotte Goodman
Edinburgh Fringe
6th Aug, 2013

Much of Rob Carter’s chat centres on being awkward and posh.

Six Characters in Search of an Author

Review
★★
Joseph Cunningham
Edinburgh Fringe
8th Aug, 2013

In a new adaptation of Luigi Pirandello’s disturbing masterpiece, Cambridge ADC chop, change and miss the point entirely.

Poopiedoopiedoop

Review
★★★
Charlotte Goodman
Edinburgh Fringe
20th Aug, 2013

Poopiedoopiedoop began on a highly optimistic note.

Barry Castagnola: The Donny Donkins 'As (hopefully soon to be) Seen On TV' Show

Review
★★
Charlotte Goodman
Edinburgh Fringe
5th Aug, 2013

Barry Castagnola has summed up all of the most depressing things about Fringe comedy with his newest character.

Glenn Wool: This Road Has Tolls

Glenn Wool’s show opens with a rock video of moshing puppets.

In a Handbag, Darkly

There are some plays where one longs to discover what happened after the final curtain fell and others where things seem quite satisfactorily resolved.

An Evening with Jay Sodagar

Review
★★
Charlotte Kelly
Edinburgh Fringe
5th Aug, 2012

Jay Sodagar came on stage apologising.

Leather

Review
★★★
Charlotte Kelly
Edinburgh Fringe
4th Aug, 2012

Start a play with the dulcet tones of Jeremy Kyle castigating some hapless father and you’re making a statement: this play will be unlike the home life of our dear Queen.

Porphyria

Review
★★★
Charlotte Kelly
Edinburgh Fringe
11th Aug, 2012

Sometimes your dreams coming true can be the very worst thing that could happen to you.

The Play About Charlotte

Review
★★★★
Colm Byrne
Edinburgh Fringe
9th Aug, 2009

What would you do if your partner began to spend a lot of time with someone you never met? There’d be trouble.

Alistair McGowan And Charlotte Page: Cocktails With Coward

Review
★★★★
Theo Barnes
Edinburgh Fringe
19th Aug, 2009

On a cold and wet day in Edinburgh, Alistair McGowan declared that he hoped to warm our hearts and by the time the show drew to a close both he and Charlotte Page had successfully …

The Last Fairytale

Review
★★
Charlotte Kelly
Edinburgh Fringe
7th Aug, 2012

Imagine a story with two puppets struggling for consciousness, a sinister East-End Orator, and an arty pinch of German Expressionism and what do you have? A modern fairytale that a…

Centralia

Review
★★★
Charlotte Kelly
Edinburgh Fringe
16th Aug, 2012

There is surely a rich vein of theatre in exploring why people choose, despite advice, to stay in dangerous areas affected by major natural disasters.

Lady M

This is Macbeth as you’ve never seen it before, through the eyes of Lady Macbeth’s surprisingly up-beat lady-in-waiting (de Bruijn).

Author

An author, two actors and an audience member discuss Tim Crouchs last play, an unnamed and violence-filled two-person production whose effects on the actors and writer are slowly…

Letter to the Man (from the Boy)

Review
★★★
Charlotte Kelly
Edinburgh Fringe
12th Aug, 2012

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 …

Am I Good Friend?

Review
★★★
Charlotte Kelly
Edinburgh Fringe
11th Aug, 2012

Deep in the cellars of the Café Voltaire a science experiment is taking place.

Miss Havisham's Expectations

Linda Marlowe’s one-woman shows have become something of a fixture at the Fringe.

I Heart Hamas: And Other Things I'm Afraid to Tell You

It will come as no surprise that this is a controversial play.

Fat Whore

Review
★
Charlotte Kelly
Edinburgh Fringe
10th Aug, 2012

When at least half the audience refuse to clap at the end of a comedy show and then gather in groups outside to discuss how they hated it you can say one of two things about the sh…

Poe's Last Night - Free

Review
★★★
Charlotte Kelly
Edinburgh Fringe
14th Aug, 2012

Ideally Edgar Allan Poe’s works should be read in the dead of night, in an armchair by a crackling fire with the slow tap of wintry branches against the window.

A Dirty Martini

Daarrling you simply must see A Dirty Martini.

Monkey Poet's Murder Mystery

When a group came into his show mistaking it for the one on next door, Matt Panesh, aka Money Poet, didn’t bat an eyelid.

Owen and Bettesworth: Sung and Unsung

Review
★★★
Charlotte Kelly
Edinburgh Fringe
8th Aug, 2012

As far as I’m aware the Fringe brand, although complete this year with a Cyclops yellow cat wearing a pork-pie hat, has no theme song.

Charlotte Hudson & Leila Hackett: 'Two Left Hands'

Review
★★★
Gordon Johnston
Edinburgh Fringe
21st Aug, 2007

Hudson & Hackett are two young women with an established entertainment background (Hudson presents Brainiac, whilst Hackett has written for ‘Smack the Pony’), and they come togethe…