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Exploring Rossini with Thomas Quasthoff

Bass-baritone and voice professor Thomas Quasthoff conducts 12 gifted students in an intimate performance of Gioachino Rossini’s musical swansong, Petite Messe solennelle.

Thomas Quasthoff Trio

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Edinburgh International Festival
The Hub
18th Aug 2024

Experience the vocal versatility of Thomas Quasthoff, the German bass-baritone who swapped classical for jazz.

Thomas Elvin – This Might Sound Stupid, But…

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Edinburgh Fringe
The Stand Comedy Club 5 & 6
10th - 17th Aug 2024

Thomas Elvin brings his first show, This Might Sound Stupid, But…, to the Fringe.

Judy Barker and Sally Thomas

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Edinburgh Fringe
artSpace@StMarks
7th - 22nd Aug 2024

Traditional and contemporary folk music and songs on Scottish smallpipes and English concertina.

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…

Mark Thomas: Gaffa Tapes

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Edinburgh Fringe
The Stand Comedy Club
31st Jul - 26th Aug 2024

If you don’t know what Mark does, ask your parents.

Caspar Thomas: The Art of Close-Up Magic

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Edinburgh Fringe
Gilded Balloon Patter House
31st Jul - 26th Aug 2024

Stunning magic.

Sophie Garrad and Leigh Douglas: Daddy's Girls

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Edinburgh Fringe
Gilded Balloon Patter House
31st Jul - 22nd Aug 2024

Sophie and Leigh are Daddy’s Girls on the loose.

Caspar Thomas: The Art of Close-Up Magic

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Brighton Fringe
The Rotunda Theatre: Squeak
17th - 19th May 2024

By popular demand Caspar Thomas returns with last year’s successful magic show.

MIDWYNTAR

Many of us have experienced the horror of meeting our significant other’s parents for the first time.

SPY MOVIE: The Play!

The protagonist of Matthew Howell and Jack Michael Stacey’s new comedy farce almost says,“The name’s Blonde, Jane Blonde”.

This Isn't Working

Mayor, Cabinet Minister and stooge; not the CV of Boris Johnson, but just some of the jobs attempted by Sandy Surname, the protagonist of the uneven, but entertaining narrative ske…

Ancient Ballad of Thomas the Rhymer (Into the Woods)

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Edinburgh Fringe
artSpace@StMarks
14th - 19th Aug 2023

A new take on the ancient Border ballad of Thomas the Rhymer with specially composed music performed by well-known instrumentalist and composer John Sampson and multi-talented musi…

Amatis Trio with Thomas Quasthoff

Three-time Grammy® Award-winner Thomas Quasthoff and the Amatis Trio explore the topic of war and its consequences for people and humanity.

Mark Thomas: Gaffa Tapes

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Edinburgh Fringe
The Stand Comedy Club
13th - 24th Aug 2023

Oh for God’s sake.

Caspar Thomas: The Art of Close-Up Magic

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Edinburgh Fringe
Gilded Balloon Teviot
2nd - 28th Aug 2023

Stunning magic.

Caspar Thomas: Magic & Mentalism

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Brighton Fringe
The Rotunda Theatre: Squeak
2nd - 4th Jun 2023

50 minutes of magic and mentalism incorporating newspapers, ropes, playing cards, a spectator who becomes the magician, number predictions (both by Caspar and the audience members)…

Caspar Thomas: Magic & Mentalism

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Brighton Fringe
The Rotunda Theatre: Squeak
2nd - 4th Jun 2023

50 minutes of magic and mentalism incorporating newspapers, ropes, playing cards, a spectator who becomes the magician, number predictions (both by Caspar and the audience members)…

Rambert Peaky Blinders The Redemption of Thomas Shelby

Ballet Rambert’s Peaky Blinders: the Redemption of Thomas Shelby is male swagger, jaw-dropping, edge of your seat dance as pyrotechnics with all the cool of the TV gangster drama…

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, …

Georgina Thomas (Work in Progress)

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Vault Festival
The Basement at Vaulty Towers
26th Jan 2023

This is an experimental work-in-progress by Georgina Thomas, a polite young lady from Hertfordshire.

Mark Thomas: Black and White

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West End
Leicester Square Theatre
20th Nov 2022

Expect creative fun from one of our oldest surviving alternative comics.

Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby

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West End
Troubadour Theatre - Wembley
12th Oct - 6th Nov 2022

Rambert Dance in Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby Written by Steven Knight | Director/ choreography Benoit Swan Pouffer A Rambert production in associati…

An Evening at the Musicals with Classic Brit Award Nominee Thomas Cameron

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Edinburgh Fringe
Stockbridge Church
25th Aug 2022

Singing sensation Thomas Cameron is a charismatic, Classic Brit Award-nominated tenor, whose powerful voice has been described as having velvet-like qualities and is making ‘wave…

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…

Iain Dale and Jacqui Smith's For The Many Live with Douglas Ross and Anas Sarwar

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Edinburgh Fringe
Pleasance at EICC
12th Aug 2022

Join LBC legend Iain Dale and his partner in crime, former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith for one of five unique live versions of their smash-hit political podcast For The Many.

Caspar Thomas: Sleight of Handkerchief

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Edinburgh Fringe
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Voodoo Rooms
6th - 28th Aug 2022

Having had plenty of time to practise, Caspar returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with a brand new magic show.

Cameron Gibson - Mysteries; An Hour Of Impossibilities

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Edinburgh Fringe
The Voodoo Rooms
5th - 28th Aug 2022

Charming Scottish mind reader Cameron Gibson has been amazing audiences all over the world with his fun, engaging and interactive style of stage shows for several years.

Julie Grady Thomas: American Scum

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Edinburgh Fringe
Just The Tonic at the Caves
4th - 28th Aug 2022

Debut stand-up hour from your favourite, local American.

Mark Thomas: Black and White

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Edinburgh Fringe
The Stand Comedy Club
4th - 28th Aug 2022

Hi-de-hi darlings – welcome back.

Grav by Owen Thomas

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Edinburgh Fringe
Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose
3rd - 28th Aug 2022

The award-winning production Grav returns for 2022.

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.

Caspar Thomas: Sleight of Handkerchief

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Brighton Fringe
The Rotunda Theatre: Squeak
20th - 21st May 2022

Having had plenty of time to practise, Caspar returns with a brand new magic show premiering at the Brighton Fringe.

Caspar Thomas: Sleight of Handkerchief

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Brighton Fringe
The Rotunda Theatre: Squeak
20th - 21st May 2022

Having had plenty of time to practise, Caspar returns with a brand new magic show premiering at the Brighton Fringe.

Mark Thomas: 50 Things About Us

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West End
Leicester Square Theatre
12th Nov 2021

In his new show 50 Things About Us, Mark Thomas combines his trademark mix of storytelling, standup, mischief and really, really well researched material to examine how…

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…

Wain 'Kara' Douglas @ Bar Broadway

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Brighton
Steyne Mansions
26th Sep 2021

Performing live on stage - Wain Kara Douglas at 8pmTicket link

A Night at the Musicals with Classic Brit Award Nominee Thomas Cameron

‘Singing sensation’ Thomas Cameron is a Classic Brit Award-nominated, chart-topping young English tenor, whose powerful voice has been described as having velvet-like qualities…

A Night at the Musicals with Classic Brit Award Nominee Thomas Cameron

‘Singing sensation’ Thomas Cameron is a Classic Brit Award-nominated, chart-topping young English tenor, whose powerful voice has been described as having velvet-like qualities…

A Night at the Musicals with Classic Brit Award Nominee Thomas Cameron

‘Singing sensation’ Thomas Cameron is a Classic Brit Award-nominated, chart-topping young English tenor, whose powerful voice has been described as having velvet-like qualities…

A Night at the Musicals with Classic Brit Award Nominee Thomas Cameron

‘Singing sensation’ Thomas Cameron is a Classic Brit Award-nominated, chart-topping young English tenor, whose powerful voice has been described as having velvet-like qualities…

Masterclasses with Thomas Quasthoff

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Edinburgh International Festival
Old College Quad
28th - 28th Aug 2021

Join legendary bass-baritone Thomas Quasthoff to discover how to create an exceptional performance, as he gives public masterclasses to two emerging duos of young singers.

Thomas Quasthoff Quartet

Bass-baritone and jazz singer Thomas Quasthoff joins three German jazz stars in For You, a concert dedicated to his listeners.

Joe Thomas: Trying Not To Panic

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Camden Fringe
The Bill Murray
22nd - 26th Aug 2021

Joe Thomas is a 37 year old, weary, cheeky young anxious, old upstart who once played Simon in inbetweeners and then played Simon in some other shows and now plays no-one.

Joe Thomas: Trying Not To Panic

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Camden Fringe
The Bill Murray
22nd - 26th Aug 2021

Joe Thomas is a 37 year old, weary, cheeky young anxious, old upstart who once played Simon in inbetweeners and then played Simon in some other shows and now plays no-one.

Royal Scottish National Orchestra & Thomas Søndergård

Mendelssohn’s bewitching A Midsummer Night’s Dream is performed by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra with the Edinburgh Festival Chorus, narrated by Dame Harriet Walter.

Fern Hill and Other Dylan Thomas

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Brighton Fringe
Rialto Theatre
19th - 20th Jun 2021

Olivier Award winner Guy Masterson, dubbed “The Master of Milk Wood”, brings the genius of Dylan Thomas’ “other works” to vivid life in his Stage Best Actor Award winning presentat…

Fern Hill and Other Dylan Thomas

Having studied Dylan Thomas at university, fallen in love with Richard Burton's classic interpretation of Under Milk Wood and having a strong Welsh family connection, I was exc…

Save the Rhino's Douglas Adams Memorial Lecture

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Online & Broadcast

Save the Rhino International will host The Douglas Adams Memorial Lecture in a star-studded event presented by 15-time Tony Award nominee Arvind Ethan David, Baroness Susan Greenfi…

Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles

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Edinburgh Fringe
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court
27th - 31st Aug 2020

A glorious May morning in Thomas Hardy’s Wessex.

Mark Thomas: 50 Things About Us

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West End
Leicester Square Theatre
21st Apr 2020

In his new show 50 Things About Us, Mark Thomas combines his trademark mix of storytelling, standup, mischief and really, really well researched material to examine how …

Mark Thomas: 50 Things About Us

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Brighton
The Old Market
14th Apr - 6th Oct 2020

Mark uses his trademark style of storytelling, stand-up, subversion and really, really well-researched material to try and find out how the hell we ended up in the middle of this s…

Mark Thomas Podcast Recording

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West End
Museum of Comedy
18th - 19th Feb 2020

Mark’s podcast investigates what it is to be British.

A Night at the Musicals With Thomas Cameron

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Edinburgh Fringe
Stockbridge Church
26th Aug 2019

Thomas Cameron is a Classic Brit Award-nominated tenor, whose vibrant voice has been described as having velvet-like qualities.

Fraser Gibson: Self-ish

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Edinburgh Fringe
Just The Tonic at the Caves
19th - 25th Aug 2019

Fraser Gibson spends his time shamelessly promoting himself about town as a way to make a living.

Thomas Green: Tweak

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Edinburgh Fringe
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
18th - 25th Aug 2019

UK-based Australian comedian Thomas Green, brings his engaging storytelling-style stand-up and face of elasticity back to Edinburgh.

Caspar Thomas: The Art of Close-Up Magic

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Edinburgh Fringe
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Voodoo Rooms
3rd - 25th Aug 2019

Magic as equally stunning as the skill is completely hidden.

Hang Drum Virtuoso Milly Hoddo Featuring Guitarist Ryan Gibson

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Edinburgh Fringe
St Vincent’s
3rd - 24th Aug 2019

This virtuoso duo, returning for their third year, are exploring the rich and mellow sounds of hang drums accompanied by acoustic and bass guitar.

The Gospel According to Thomas Jefferson, Charles Dickens and Count Leo Tolstoy: Discord

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Edinburgh Fringe
Greenside @ Infirmary Street
2nd - 17th Aug 2019

Thomas Jefferson, Charles Dickens and Count Leo Tolstoy find themselves locked in a room with no exit, as they ransack the philosophies of their lives and work, searching for a tru…

Scott Gibson: White Noise

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Edinburgh Fringe
Gilded Balloon Teviot
31st Jul - 26th Aug 2019

Scott Gibson, Glasgow’s critically-acclaimed and award-winning son, returns to the Fringe with a brand new hour of darkly comedic storytelling.

Harriet Dyer and Scott Gibson: That's Not a Lizard, That's My Grandmother

The brainchild of comedians Harriet Dyer and Scott Gibson, That’s Not a Lizard, That’s My Grandmother! is unlike any other show at the Fringe.

Caspar Thomas: The Art of Close-Up Magic

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Great Yorkshire Fringe
28th Jul 2019

Magic as equally stunning as the skill is completely hidden.

A Night at the Musicals with Thomas Cameron

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Great Yorkshire Fringe
23rd Jul 2019

Thomas Cameron is a Classic Brit Award nominated tenor, whose vibrant voice has been described as having ‘velvet-like qualities’.

Thomas Anthony: “Is it Wheely Magic?”

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Great Yorkshire Fringe
The Basement
21st Jul 2019

Thomas Anthony presents his brand new show “Is it Wheely Magic?”….

Fern Hill and Other Dylan Thomas by Guy Masterson

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London Fringe
Nomad Festival Greenwich
16th Jun 2019

As part of Nomad Festival @ Greenwich pop-up Rotunda Theatre.

Fern Hill and Other Dylan Thomas by Guy Masterson

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London Fringe
Nomad Festival Greenwich
16th Jun 2019

As part of Nomad Festival @ Greenwich pop-up Rotunda Theatre.

Thomas Dixon: The Secrets of Magic

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Brighton Fringe
The Warren: The Burrow
25th - 31st May 2019

What is real magic? Is it just tricks or magic? What’s the difference? Thomas will answer these questions and reveal some of the deepest secrets! You will learn what it takes to …

Caspar Thomas: The Art of Close-up Magic

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Brighton Fringe
The Old Courtroom
25th - 26th May 2019

Magic as equally stunning as the skill is completely hidden.

MARK THOMAS

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UK Regional & Tours
Hertford Theatre
27th Mar 2019

Wednesday 27th March, 8pmTickets: £17 or £13 for concessions, including NHS workersDuration: approx 2hrs with an intervalSuitable for: ages 16…

Mark Thomas Presents: The Museum of Stolen Things

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West End
Museum of Comedy
17th Mar 2019

Join Mark Thomas for one night only in the Museum of Stolen Things, the first ever pop museum of the nicked.

Mark Thomas: Check Up - Our NHS @ 70

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Brighton
The Old Market
1st - 2nd Mar 2019

Mark Thomas is 54, the NHS is 70, UK national average life expectancy is 84.

Thomas

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Vault Festival
The Vaults Theatre
23rd - 27th Jan 2019

All Thomas wants is to be like his cousin David. As these boys grow into men, it becomes clear that there may be more to self-acceptance than fitting in.

Douglas Walker presents: Of Christmas Past

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West End
Museum of Comedy
4th Dec 2018

Christmas is a time for joy and happiness, but there is a sinister secret wrapped in the stories we tell.

Thomas Cameron Live

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Edinburgh Fringe
Arthur Conan Doyle Centre / Stockbridge Church
17th - 19th Aug 2018

Thomas Cameron is an English tenor whose voice has been described as having velvet-like qualities and performs classics such as Bring Him Home.

In Conversation With... Mark Thomas

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Edinburgh Fringe
The Stand’s New Town Theatre
15th Aug 2018

Arguably the UK’s most effective and best known political performer, winning awards for his stage shows and human rights campaigning, including the Amnesty International Freedom of…

Scott Gibson: Tales from the Battlefield

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Edinburgh Fringe
Gilded Balloon Teviot
12th - 15th Aug 2018

Since the beginning of time, comedians have plied their trade on the comedy battlefield.

Mark Thomas – Check Up: Our NHS at 70

Mark Thomas regales us with a peppy portrayal of his health-check on the NHS, in commemoration of 70 years since its inception.

Caspar Thomas: More Magic and Mentalism

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Edinburgh Fringe
Hispaniola
4th - 25th Aug 2018

Stunning, skilful magic from Caspar Thomas.

Scott Gibson: Anywhere but Here

Humans are storytellers.

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.

Douglas Walker Presents: Of Christmas Past

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Edinburgh Fringe
Underbelly, Bristo Square
1st - 26th Aug 2018

Christmas is a time for joy and happiness, but there’s a sinister secret wrapped in the stories we tell.

Thomas Green: Doubting Thomas

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Edinburgh Fringe
Gilded Balloon Teviot
1st - 27th Aug 2018

Thomas Green returns with his new hour Doubting Thomas.

Douglas Walker: Of Christmas Past

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Great Yorkshire Fringe
The Tea Pot
29th Jul 2018

From Trotsky to Elvis to Osama Bin Laden, history is littered with those who seemed to die or disappear in suspicious circumstances.

Caspar Thomas: More Magic & Mentalism

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Great Yorkshire Fringe
The Tea Pot
23rd Jul 2018

Caspar brings to York his stand up, interactive, before-your-very-eyes sleight of hand magic and mentalism - no suspicious looking boxes, no camera tricks, no stooges! &…

Caspar Thomas: More Magic & Mentalism

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Brighton Fringe
The Old Courtroom
25th May - 2nd Jun 2018

Caspar returns to Brighton to perform more new and classic (invented by some of the greatest magicians of the last 120 years) stand-up, interactive, before your very eyes sleight o…

Rob Thomas: Callback

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Brighton Fringe
The Warren: The Burrow
4th - 15th May 2018

An hour of creative stand-up from multiple comedy-award finalist Rob Thomas.

Scott Gibson: Like Father, Like Son

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West End
Museum of Comedy
23rd Mar 2018

Award-winning comedian Scott Gibson returns with his sold-out, smash-hit Fringe show ‘Like Father, Like Son’.

THOMAS GREEN - DOUBTING THOMAS

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Adelaide Fringe
Rhino on Raj
9th - 17th Mar 2018

Thomas Green returns from the UK, with his brand new show ‘Doubting Thomas’.

Rob Thomas presents "Callback"

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Camden Fringe
Camden Comedy Club
14th - 17th Aug 2017

An hour of creative stand-up from this multiple award finalist (“Very strong payoffs” Chortle).

Scott Gibson: Like Father Like Son

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Edinburgh Fringe
Gilded Balloon Teviot
7th - 26th Aug 2017

The winner of the 2016 Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer is back with an honest and frank insight into the men who have influenced and impacted his life.

Caspar Thomas: More Magic and Mentalism

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Edinburgh Fringe
La Belle Angèle
6th - 27th Aug 2017

Following his successful runs at the Edinburgh and Brighton Fringes 2015 and 2016, Caspar returns to Edinburgh to perform more new and classic (invented by some of the greatest mag…

Caspar Thomas: More Magic and Mentalism

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Edinburgh Fringe
Bourbon Bar
5th - 27th Aug 2017

Following his successful runs at the Edinburgh and Brighton Fringes 2015 and 2016, Caspar returns to Edinburgh to perform more new and classic (invented by some of the greatest mag…

Douglas Walker Has a Nice Sit Down

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Edinburgh Fringe
Follow @DouglasSits on Twitter
3rd - 27th Aug 2017

The Fringe is a bloody hectic business.

Douglas Walker: Zuschauer

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Edinburgh Fringe
Underbelly, George Square
2nd - 27th Aug 2017

Can the audience change a show just by watching it? Douglas invites you to find out, by watching his latest concatenation of mind-searing comic absurdities.

Mark Thomas: A Show That Gambles on the Future

Early in his Fringe show Mark Thomas reveals the impressively religious character of his upbringing.

Scott Gibson: Like Father Like Son

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Edinburgh Fringe
Gilded Balloon Teviot
2nd - 28th Aug 2017

The winner of the 2016 Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer is back with an honest and frank insight into the men who have influenced and impacted his life.

Douglas Walker - Zuschauer

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Great Yorkshire Fringe
The Tea Pot
28th Jul 2017

Can the audience change a show just by watching it? Douglas invites you to find out by watching his latest concatenation of mind-searing comic absurdities.

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.

The Performance

Rowan Atkinson, move over; there’s a new show in town.

Fred Strangebone's Freakshow

Dan Whitehead of Honky Bonk Theatre brings a hilarious solo performance to The Warren.

Scott Gibson: Life After Death

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Brighton Fringe
Komedia Studio
12th - 14th May 2017

Winner of the Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer 2016; this show tells the story of the three weeks that changed Scott’s life forever.

Octopus

Intelligent, funny and thought provoking theatre at The Warren.

Thomas Wolfe Presents: The Brighton Fringe Poets

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Brighton Fringe
Sallis Benney Theatre
8th May 2017

Local author and poet Thomas Wolfe presents a night of spoken word, poetry and storytelling from some of Brighton’s best poets.

Caspar Thomas: More Magic & Mentalism

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Brighton Fringe
The Old Courtroom
7th - 28th May 2017

Following successful runs at Brighton Fringe and Edinburgh Fringe 2015 and 2016, Caspar returns to Brighton to perform more close-up, interactive, before-your-very-eyes sleight of …

Black Dog Emporium

A darkly comic interweaving of relationships, past and present with a hint of the surreal.

Caspar Thomas: Magic and Mentalism

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Edinburgh Fringe
La Belle Angèle
6th - 28th Aug 2016

Magician and comedian Jerry Sadowitz says ‘Caspar’s sleight of hand and mentalism is of a standard rarely seen anywhere, and never attempted by the current generation of magician…

Mark Thomas: The Red Shed

Mark Thomas’ new one-man-play blends spoken word and storytelling to create a compelling, intimate and rousing performance that lifts the spirit in this pitch perfect personal an…

Ruby Thomas: Chick

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Edinburgh Fringe
Just The Tonic at the Caves
4th - 28th Aug 2016

What do a filthy aristocrat, a gynaecologist, a vlogger, a dominatrix and you have in common? Limescale.

Doubting Thomas

Jeremy Weller, known for his use of drama as a tool for social intervention, presents a new Fringe offering with a powerful actor and message at its core, but a weak execution that…

Scott Gibson: Life After Death

This is Scott Gibson’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut, and he is fantastic.

Thomas Green: That'll Teach You

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Edinburgh Fringe
Gilded Balloon at the Counting House
3rd - 28th Aug 2016

Life has many lessons and sometimes the teacher becomes the student.

Caspar Thomas: Magic & Mentalism

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Brighton Fringe
Sweet Waterfront 1
23rd - 29th May 2016

Close-up, sleight-of-hand magic and mentalism performed for the stage.

Sy Thomas: Poster Boy

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Brighton Fringe
Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant
12th - 26th May 2016

Sy Thomas serves-up the best bits from his 2015 Edinburgh show ‘Jumper’ and some brand spanking new stuff for 2016.

George Douglas: The Unseen Archive

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Brighton Fringe
Brighton Photography
30th Apr - 5th Jun 2016

A new exhibition from the archive of Brighton photographer, George Douglas.

I Am Thomas

Review
★★★★
James W. Woe
Edinburgh
The Lyceum
25th Mar, 2016

I am Thomas is an economic show bound together with a fantastic cast.

Thomas Adès: Concentric Paths

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USA Regional & Tours
City Center
22nd Nov 2015

At 44, the British composer Thomas Adès is already a lion of contemporary classical music.

Colleen Thomas

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USA Regional & Tours
92nd Street Y
25th Oct 2015

The confluence of recent national conversations on police shootings and sexual assault on university campuses made Colleen Thomas think a lot about social inequality and what her o…

The Diary of Thomas Pooler

Lewis Dunn tells us at the end of his performance that he set out to create this show after reading a harsh review of a stand-up comedian at last year’s Fringe, so he’s probabl…

Mark Thomas: Talking Comedy

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Edinburgh Fringe
The Assembly Rooms
16th Aug 2015

Comedian and activist Mark Thomas talks to Olly Double, curator of British Stand-Up Comedy Archive, about how his comedy has evolved to embrace both theatre and politics.

Douglas

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Edinburgh Fringe
Zoo
14th - 29th Aug 2015

Curious, surprising and often funny, Douglas seeks connections and feedback from his surroundings.

Love and Information by Caryl Churchill

This is a superb student production from St Edward’s School, under the direction of Jamie Johnstone and co-director Rebecca Clark.

Marching for Necie

We open with a group of young Southern belles, beautifully attired in vintage-style dresses, learning how to apply make-up to please their husbands, so setting up the conservative …

The Thomas Clifford Show

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Edinburgh Fringe
Just the Tonic at The Mash House
10th - 22nd Aug 2015

The Thomas Clifford Show is a theatrical spoof of a chat show resembling The Jonathan Ross Show.

18 Foot Story

Sometimes a production doesn’t come together and it’s not for a lack of trying.

The Thomas Clifford Show

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Edinburgh Fringe
Just the Tonic at The Mash House
10th - 22nd Aug 2015

The Thomas Clifford Show is a theatrical spoof of a chat show resembling The Jonathan Ross Show.

Women of the Mourning Fields

This is a play for fans of Greek tragedy and theatre nerds.

Every Brilliant Thing

Every Brilliant Thing is quite simply brilliant.

Open

Review
★★★★
Emma Gibson
Edinburgh Fringe
Zoo
11th Aug, 2015

Taking place in the greatest of British institutions — a chip shop — on election night, Open is a devised work by the student-run Nottingham New Theatre.

Da-Da-Darling

Review
★★★★
Emma Gibson
Edinburgh Fringe
Zoo
15th Aug, 2015

This evocative dance performance is as notable for the process by which it was made as it is for the quality of the final product.

Light Boxes

A space at Summerhall has been transformed into a forest.

The Hampstead Murder Mystery!

When High Court Justice Sir Horace Fewbanks is found dead, Detective Inspector Chippenfield and Detective Sergeant Rolfe are on the case to find the killer.

The Beanfield

This year is the 30th anniversary of the Battle of the Beanfield, a violent police intervention in which more than 500 travellers were arrested in a field on their way to a new-age…

Eclipse

It’s August 1999 and a group of Bristol teenagers have returned from a trip to Cornwall where they went to see an eclipse.

Doctor Marigold's Prescriptions

Fans of Charles Dickens will love this charming one-man show performed by Ian Pearce, which he adapted from a short story.

slut (r)evolution (no one gets there overnight)

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…

Scarlet Shambles: It Used to Be Me

Review
★★★★
Emma Gibson
Edinburgh Fringe
Just the Tonic at the Caves (Salvation Rooms)
14th Aug, 2015

Best described as cabaret with some clowning thrown in, Scarlet Shambles: It Used To Be Me is a delightful surprise.

Invisible Woman

A superb one-woman show from Kate Cook, Invisible Women tells of the thrilling adventures of a repressed housewife and sometime poet turned WWII operative.

Dead Man's Cell Phone

Jean is sitting in a cafe enjoying a lobster bisque when a phone nearby starts to rings.

Dylan Thomas – The Man, The Myth

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Edinburgh Fringe
Assembly Roxy
6th - 22nd Aug 2015

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 Outsider

Conceived and performed by stage magician Janne Raudaskoski, The Outsider is a spectacular piece of theatre illusion.

The Turn of the Screw

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

Sy Thomas: Jumper

How difficult is comedy when you’re a nice guy who’s had a nice life? What well can you draw from for your material? It’s a problem that Sy Thomas has grappled with, and one …

My Name is Saoirse

Set in an attic sewing room, Saoirse’s life is presented to us as a form of patchwork quilt.

Mark Thomas: Trespass – Work in Progress

It’s hard these days to find comics, amongst the slick and edgy big leagues, with a genuine sense of mischief.

I Am Not Myself These Days

This adaptation of Josh Kilmer-Purcell’s autobiography by writer/performer Tom Stuart is in turns sympathetic and shocking.

Fable

A charming storytelling piece that fuses spoken word and music, Fable from the Flanagan Collective charts the story of ‘J’.

Mistaken: A Quartet of Plays for One Actor

Mistaken presents four short monologues, written and directed by Nick Myles and performed by William McGeough.

The Cherry Orchard: Beyond the Truth

I wasn’t supposed to be reviewing this show, but on a friend’s recommendation (“three Korean ladies doing Chekhov.

Cartography

This is a story of Sarah, a lover of maps and trigonometry.

St. Thomas Choir and Concert Royal

Listing
USA Regional & Tours
Saint Thomas Church
13th May 2015

The consistently excellent St.

Caspar Thomas Magic & Mentalism

Listing
Brighton Fringe
The Old Courtroom
10th - 23rd May 2015

(Jerry Sadowitz) “Caspar’s sleight of hand and mentalism is of a standard rarely seen anywhere, and never attempted by the current generation of magicians. Phenomenal!”

Andy Thomas: My Kampf

Listing
Brighton Fringe
The Dukebox Theatre
4th - 22nd May 2015

Andy ‘Turmoil’ Thomas delivers a one man performance about his life and ‘struggle’ to work out why everything has to be so difficult.

Composer Portrait: Augusta Read Thomas

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USA Regional & Tours
Miller Theater
5th Mar 2015

Of the four works on August Read Thomas’s program in the Miller Theater’s wonderful series, two are world premieres.

Rasta Thomas' Romeo and Juliet

To the world-weary theatre goer it can seem like there is always another new production of Romeo and Juliet being performed somewhere, somehow.

Douglas Dunn & Dancers

Listing
USA Regional & Tours
Fishman Space, Fisher Building, Brooklyn Academy of Music
14th - 15th Feb 2015

Many a Greek deity has inspired choreographers, but Aidos, the goddess of shame and humility, doesn’t come up too often.

Thomas Hampson

A consummate recitalist, this stylish baritone (joined by the pianist Wolfram Rieger) brings to Carnegie Hall a program of Strauss, Zemlinsky, Mahler, Ives and others, along with t…

Piano Music of Erik Satie

In the surrounds of St Cecilia’s Hall, my view of pianist Peter Bream is through a glass case displaying a set of tartan-clad bagpipes.

The Genius of George Gershwin

Review
★★★
Emma Gibson
Edinburgh Fringe
St Andrew’s and St George’s West, George St
26th Aug, 2014

Gershwin fans will enjoy this programme of carefully selected tunes as well as biographical readings, including letters between Gershwin and his brother and collaborator Ira.

Send More Paper

Billed as an uplifting tale about murder, Send More Paper is entertaining and thought provoking in equal measures.

Architects and Anarchists

This is a play about a writer, the girl he loves and the characters in his head.

News Junkie

This piece from Japan seeks to present a slice of life.

Peter Pan

This fun new adaptation of JM Barrie’s classic story begins in Priceland.

Flat Pack

Flat Pack is a coming-of-age story.

Fern Hill and Other Dylan Thomas

Listing
Edinburgh Fringe
Assembly George Square Theatre
18th Aug 2014

Guy Masterson, Stage 2001 Best Actor Award winner, celebrates the brilliance of eleven poems and three short stories from the Welsh wizard in his centenary year.

The Electra Project

This play, about a group of high school students attempting to adapt the Greek classic with disastrous consequences, thankfully doesn’t end in a case of life imitating art, altho…

Mark Thompson: The Secrets of the Universe... Exposed

The welcome recording over the PA tells us that this event is part of the Assembly Rooms’ ‘Enchanting ideas’ series for a ‘more discerning audience’, getting a chuckle …

Connected

In this solo show about an ambitious crooner, we see Frank Corelli in an interrogation room, prompted to reveal the story that got him there.

Lucy Worsley: A Very British Murder

Who doesn’t love a good murder? Most of Britain does apparently and this preoccupation is not a recent event.

Jerry Sadowitz: Card Tricks and Close-up Magic

Prepare to be offended and amazed.

Such a Nice Girl

Eilidh has a problem.

Tim Key: Single White Slut

For a while, it seemed like Tim Key might have lost his majestic touch.

Song Noir - The Director's Cut

It should be a speakeasy with small round tables and lowballs of stiff drinks on the rocks – but it ain’t.

Bob Downe: Bob, Sweat and Tears

He claims he’s now been knighted as Sir Robert Downe (you can call him Count Downe, geddit?) but that isn’t the only outlandish claim made at this fabulous frolic of a cabar…

Into the Woods JR

In this abridged version of Into the Woods I wasn’t sure if the ‘junior’ part would refer to the length or the audience appropriateness of the play.

Neverland

This lovely piece of devised work opens with the young cast, paint-splattered and white-faced, arranged on a row of chairs, from which they begin a choreographed series of movement…

The Usherettes

This romp through the bygone days of grand movie theatres and classic films is brought to us by Jean (Karen Levick) and Pearl (Helen Wood).

The Selkie and the River God

This play explores the enduring Celtic mythology of Selkies – mythical seal-like creatures who, once ashore, can shed their skin, appear as beautiful women and have their hearts …

London Life

If this show had simply featured the songs of the Three Belles – an Andrews Sisters-inspired act with delightful voices and glorious harmonies – and some references to the 1…

Totally Devoted

The worst thing about this show is that there’s a life-size cardboard cut-out of Robert Pattinson onstage the entire time.

Austen

Writing fiction in Jane Austen’s time was deemed a frivolous thing and, with this considered, the frivolity of a musical is certainly an appropriate way to present her life.

Tap Into Health: Movin' With Melvin

Movin’ Melvin Brown is in town doing two different high-energy shows on alternating nights.

X and Y

The title for this play comes from the chromosomes that arbitrarily define gender.

Like a Virgin

Like a Virgin has an intriguing concept, promising bubble-gum pop and teen rites of passage.

Riding With Night

Riding with Night opens with an ensemble of black-cloaked figures, their faces masked, and a voiceover providing an epilogue to the play we are about to see.

The Waterbabies

I had high expectations for this adaptation of one of my childhood favourites.

Nevada: It Ain’t Just About Vegas, Baby!

This original work sets out to present the history of the US state of Nevada, contending that there’s more to it than Vegas.

Whimsical Grimm

This adaptation by Stephen Williams follows the stories of Clever Gretel (no relation to Hansel) and Silly Kate Elizabeth.

Like Fireworks, Like Butterflies

Tracing the life of Korean dancer Choi Seung-hee, this solo show is surprising and delightful.

The Secret Collector

Jack lives on an island where the community calls itself idyllic.

Bristol Improv Steals the Show - Free

Review
★★★
Emma Gibson
Edinburgh Fringe
Whynot?
17th Aug, 2014

The premise for this clever improvised show is to poach from the best of the Fringe.

Drowning Scott

“Would you rather die by drowning or die of cancer?”Scott would rather drown.

Paper Play

Paper Play is the story of a boy who climbed to a great height to see what he could see.

Plaza Suite

Neil Simon’s comedy is made up of three self-contained acts in three different explorations of relationships, all of which take place in the same room at the Plaza Hotel in Manha…

Cameron Gibson : Mind Your Head

Listing
Edinburgh Fringe
CC Blooms
2nd - 12th Aug 2014

Cameron knows what you’re thinking.

Working Title: The Orpheus Project

A slick piece of cyberpunk with noir flourishes, The Orpheus Project is an atmospheric re-imagining of Kafka’s The Trial combined with the myth of Orpheus and his quest to bring …

Other Voice Spoken Word Cabaret

Hosted by the effulgent (according to her title card) Fay Roberts, this event did as promised, presenting diverse voices from a number of different spoken word artists.

Play Dough

In this energetic play presented as a game-show the audience is divided into two teams and sat facing one another across the playing space.

Prelude to a Number

Prelude to a Number is a show about maths: more specifically, it’s about the ‘golden number’ phi, which is related to the Fibonacci sequence and is all around us, although we…

Human

Jo is unwell.

Mary, the Last Farewell

Performed in the stately Edinburgh Elim church, Mary the Last Farewell is a historical drama about the life of the Queen of Scots.

Victorian Vices – Sweeney Todd and the String of Pearls

From the corridors of a modern hotel we enter Victorian London in this immersive musical theatre piece.

The Decline and Fall of Marcus Distilius

Forget Justin Bieber and his legions of ‘beliebers’.

The Shakespeare Revue

Those familiar with Shakespeare and fans of musicals will enjoy Emanuel Theatre Company’s fun romp that mashes the two genres together.

Loud Poets

It’s not often you’re treated to performance poetry in a setting with as much production value as this.

Trojan Women

In this retelling of Euripides’ tragedy, the Trojan War has ended but the women of Troy are still to discover their fates and more tragedies.

I Before You

“It’s the game show of all game shows!” our host tells us as we begin.

The Ukulele Evangelists Bang One Out

Much as if I’d been with real-life evangelists, I imagine, I left this show wondering what on earth had just happened.

Tabularasa

Combining contemporary and African dance, four dancers put on an impressive physical display in Kaneish Dance Theatre’s Tabula Rasa.

Obscura

Christian Cagigal’s Obscura is an utterly charming magic show, but it’s more than that: it’s a theatrical experience incorporating card tricks, music boxes and storytelling.

Sinatra: Final Curtain

This original musical by Kingdom Theatre is a tribute to the songs of Frank Sinatra.

Imaginary Girlfriend

In the back room of the White Horse pub, Danny Mullins is taking us through what his promo material describes as interactive music magic.

Sy Thomas: Disasterpiece

Listing
Edinburgh Fringe
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
1st - 24th Aug 2014

A rogue shark terrorises the beach-going community of Amity Island…is the plot of Jaws.

Darkle

First produced in 1989, Bill Gallagher’s script, which won the Sunday Times Playwriting Award, still feels relevant to the issues in contemporary culture.

Gambit Theatre Presents: Contrast

Gambit Theatre’s offering at the Fringe is a theatrical exploration of two real-life conmen and more specifically, identity imposters.

English Cabaret Hour

Set at the fictional Celebrity Café, this cabaret features sketches, song, and the baking of mini-cupcakes.

Scandimania: Gods of Ice and Fire

In Scandimania: Gods of Ice and Fire, the stage is crammed with seven young actors, all dressed in white, who leap into action and unfold a fast-paced enactment of Norse mythology.

Movin' Melvin Brown: The Tap-Dancing Preacher

Melvin Brown has got the moves, and this suave dude who appears in a suit and gold satin shirt also has a killer voice.

Sweep Up the Stars

Sweep Up The Stars charts the bittersweet journey of Bill/William, who is determined to become a writer when, at the age of eight, his older self appears to him through the power…

Loose Soul

“We live in a time of magic.

Tick Tock

Mhari and Thomas can’t conceive.

Thomas Pocket presents: Me (Oscar Jenkyn-Jones)

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Edinburgh Fringe
Underbelly, Cowgate
31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014

Thomas Pocket presents: Me (Oscar Jenkyn-Jones) is the debut solo show from exciting young absurdist Oscar Jenkyn-Jones.

No Belles

Of 566 scientists to win the Nobel Prize, only 15 have been women.

Dylan Thomas: Clown in the Moon

Dylan Thomas’ life often seems made for drama, partly because the man himself was such an actor, both in onstage performances of his poetry and in his daily life, and partly becaus…

The Amazing Bubble Man

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…

Love. Guts. High School.

We can all remember the name of our first crush, can’t we? That’s the question Love.

Fleeting Clouds, the Splendid Library

Fleeting Clouds, the Splendid Library is an original Chinese opera inspired by the Guoyunlou books, an encyclopaedic set covering 1000 years of knowledge.

The Capone Trilogy: Loki

Peeling wallpaper covers the walls of a dimly lit studio in the upper reaches of C Nova on Victoria Street.

The Greenville Ghost

The Greenville Ghost, a new script by Tom Bonnington, is a laugh-a-minute farce about two struggling hoteliers who decide to invent a fictional ghost to draw in clientele.

The Capone Trilogy: Vindici

In the third part of this mafia-inspired trilogy, the action returns to a dingy hotel room in Chicago.

Dylan Thomas Return Journey - Bob Kingdom, Original Direction by Anthony Hopkins

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Edinburgh Fringe
Pleasance Courtyard
30th Jul - 25th Aug 2014

Over 80,000 people worldwide have enjoyed this critically-acclaimed production which included sell-out seasons at London’s Lyric Hammersmith, Off-Broadway and Sydney Opera House.

Dave Callan: A Little Less Conversation

If you fit into the overlappy bit of a Venn diagram of people who like dance, people who like comedy and people who like men who look a bit like Vikings, this show is for you.

Cal Wilson: It Could Have Been Me

Kiwi comedian Cal Wilson invites us to imagine what her life would have been like if she’d made different choices (or if she’d been born a man).

Pete Johansson: Several Jokes

Amidst the gimmicky sketch shows and hard-hitting monologues that populate the Fringe every August, sometimes you need to go back to basics.

The Capone Trilogy: Lucifer

Lucifer is the second instalment in The Capone Trilogy, the new set of plays from producer Jethro Compton and writer Jamie Wilkes.

The Snow Queen

Produced by C theatre, The Snow Queen is a charming adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic tale by Karina Wilson.

The Jungle Referendum

The Jungle Referendum, by Three Mugs of Tea Theatre, invokes the classic tale of the Jungle Book to explain what’s going on with the Scottish referendum.

Sushi Tap Show

This exuberant, toe-tapping spectacular is a sure-fire crowd pleaser.

Light

In a technological netherworld, government agents struggle against rebels for control of the ‘mindspace.

The Potter Trail

Review
★★★★
Emma Gibson
Edinburgh Fringe
Meeting Point at Greyfriars Bobby Statue
8th Aug, 2014

It’s fair to say I’m acquainted with the Harry Potter series.

Vaults and Wynds Tour

Review
★★★★
Emma Gibson
Edinburgh Fringe
Meet outside Tron Kirk at Auld Reekie Tours Boards
24th Aug, 2014

I’ve heard horror stories of people who went on ghostly tours in Edinburgh and were scared by actors hiding in dark places, or who felt nauseous or panicky in the fetid air, so i…

Concerts at St. Thomas

Listing
USA Regional & Tours
St. Thomas Church
14th Jun 2014

John Scott, the estimable director of music at St.

The Qualification of Douglas Evans

Listing
Off Broadway
Walkerspace
2nd Jun 2014

A mildly pervy and awfully self-pitying bildungsroman, Derek Ahonen’s play, produced by the Amoralists, follows a writer from a fraught childhood to his literary success and …

The Urban Survival Guide

The Urban Survival Guide is an hour of stand up with Tony Marrese that equips you with unique street knowledge that will help you escape the many confrontations of modern existence…

The Scummy Mummies Show

The Scummy Mummies Show was sold out for its first performance, the room filled mostly with fans of their iTunes podcasts.

Memoirs of a Slutsky

International burlesque performer and comedian Zoe Charles’ Memoirs of a Slutsky is an interesting, hilarious and heart-warming account of her less than conventional journey to a…

The Wine & Whisky Comedy Show

The Wine and Whisky Comedy Show definitely encourages the room to drink, although wine and whisky may be the only thing that keeps the comedy alive.

Stephanie Laing: Nincompoop

The first night of Stephanie Laing’s Nincompoop showed potential and given time this comedy show could be seriously funny.

Dinner Dance on Douglas Mountain

Listing
Brighton Fringe
Laughing Horse @ The Hobgoblin
5th - 16th May 2014

Can there ever be peace between East & West Sussex? Will Sharks ever go the extra mile and indeed, how far should dog improvement go? What exactly is Bob Dylan’s problem? Just a fe…

John Robertson: A Nifty History of Evil

What was originally billed as John Robertson’s A Nifty History of Evil became a show of improvised comedy at the Caroline of Brunswick, with Robertson creating an entirely new e…

The Pirates Of Penzance - Rebooted

The Pirates of Penzance-Rebooted, performed at the intimate Barn Theatre in Southwick, brings a classic pirate tale to life with a contemporary twist.

Iestyn Davies and Thomas Dunford

Drawing on their excellent recent Dowland disc, these well-matched collaborators — Mr.

Penelope

Penelope is the conclusive episode of Ulysses and the first time Joyce explores the inner workings of Molly Bloom’s consciousness.

Getting Started as a Playwright with Douglas Maxwell

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Edinburgh Fringe
16th Aug 2013

Learn some tricks of the trade from Douglas Maxwell (Decky Does a Bronco, Mancub, Promises Promises).

Pole Factor

This play attempts to shed light on topics the company, Angry Bairds Productions, believe ‘no one wants to talk about’: Religious extremism; Islamophobia, drug addiction, suici…

Theo Gibson

Review
★★
Emma Banks
Edinburgh Fringe
6th Aug, 2013

What happened to rock n’ roll? What happened to ruddy passion? Theo Gibson is a perfect example of a new age of Sheeran-sheeps who sing – and rap, we can’t miss that out – …

Kabul

An uncompromising voice reads out the Taliban’s manifesto and we are reminded that, from 1996-2001, women in Kabul were not allowed to seek any form of medical support when sick;…

Mark Thomas: 100 Acts of Minor Dissent

Mark Thomas’ first gag was about hating young people.

4.48 Psychosis

Unsettling, rich with seamless physicality and melancholic tableaux, the pupils from The City of London Academy certainly capture the poignancy of Sarah Kane’s final play.

And They Played Shang-a-Lang

If you’re looking to travel back through the years and witness witty portrayals of your schooldays, then this show will transport you.

The Dumb Waiter

A disused kitchen basement is the setting for a revival of Harold Pinter’s The Dumb Waiter, this environment instantly creating a close proximity between actor and spectator.

London Road, Sea Point

‘Why is it easier to speak to a stranger than it is to my own daughter?’ Rosa, an elderly woman approaching the end of her life, asks Stella, a Nigerian immigrant reluctantly i…

Hope Light and Nowhere

A blue football rests in the middle of a chalk circle; traumatised Edward, played by Alex Austin, moves nervously around the edges of the stage; a television set flicks on and off…

The Three Little Pigs

We learn from the outset of the play that two of the three pigs are dead.

An Actor's Lament

Steven Berkoff and Jay Benedict flamboyantly meander across the minimalist stage and poetically begin to explore the theatrical world.

The Extremists

Norman Kreeger, played by David Calvitto, has recently published a book on 21st century extremism and appears as a guest on Issues in Focus, a late night political talk show to sha…

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.

Each of Us

For the first few minutes of the play, written by and starring Ben Moor, it seems as if we are about to witness a melancholic reflection on a lost marriage and the quiet despair on…

Josh Thomas: Surprise

Listing
Edinburgh Fringe
31st Jul - 25th Aug 2013

Hello Edinburgh.

Thomas Hardie Presents: Where's Thomas, Hardie?

Caroline Hardie is one half of the double act Thomas Hardie, presenting a mixture of stand-up comedy and sketches.

Dave Gibson and Charlie Talbot - Battle of Britain: North vs South

Review
★★
Stephanie Bartlett
Edinburgh Fringe
18th Aug, 2011

The premise of Battle of Britain is very simple and one that has been done to death: which is the better half of Britain, the North or the South? For the purpose of this exercise w…

Dylan Thomas: Return Journey - Bob Kingdom, Original Direction by Anthony Hopkins

Review
★★★★
Cai Trefor
Edinburgh Fringe
5th Aug, 2012

Under original direction by Anthony Hopkins, Bob Kingdom portrays Welsh poet Dylan Thomas as he recites poetry and prose from his last tour.

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…

A Boy Growing Up - Starring Rodney Bewes as Dylan Thomas

Review
★★
Katherine Burr
Edinburgh Fringe
10th Aug, 2012

Star of the 1960s TV series The Likely Lads, Rodney Bewes shares some of Dylan Thomas’ short stories about his childhood.

Mark Thomas: Bravo Figaro!

Review
★★★
Charlie Hanks
Edinburgh Fringe
14th Aug, 2012

Mark Thomas’ new show is certainly a departure from his usual lambasting of politicians and furious campaigning.

Mark Thomas: Extreme Rambling (Walking the Wall)

This comedy show is about the Israel-Palestine conflict and lasts for two hours.

Dance Base Presents.. Norman Douglas, Jem Treays & Janis Claxton

This was the last of the Dance Base medley of choreographers that I caught and, by far, the most exhilarating.

Thomas Nelstrop: Great(ish) Hits

Review
★★★★
Stuart Saint
Edinburgh Fringe
14th Aug, 2012

It’s 2012, we are in a field, I’ve forgotten my tent, Hunters and pac-a-mac, but who cares; it’s Music In a Field with Jonni Music, the Great(ish) and most bizarre music fest…

Christine Kempell thinks Caitlin Thomas needs her story to be told. We found out why.

Feature
Elanor Parker
Brighton Fringe
9th May, 2018

Caitlin is a one-woman play by Mike Kenny about Dylan Thomas and his wife's tempestuous life together, written entirely from her point of view.

Clique’s Milly Thomas Dives in at the Deep End with Two Plays this Fringe

Feature
James T. Harding
Edinburgh Fringe
17th Aug, 2017

Writer and actor Milly Thomas is best known in the theatre world for her 2016 play Clickbait and for writing an episode of Clique on BBC Three.

Throwback’s Thomas Ball: In Defence of Feel-good Circus

Feature
Thomas Ball
Edinburgh Fringe
6th Aug, 2016

Silver Lining’s Throwback is an aerial and acrobatic circus caper about the power of nostalgia and collective memory.

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