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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…

William Thompson: Scumbag Millionaire

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Edinburgh Fringe
Underbelly, Bristo Square
31st Jul - 24th Aug 2024

What would you do if you became a millionaire overnight? Would you invest? Save it for a rainy day? Or blow it as quickly as possible? BBC New Comedy Awards finalist.

For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy

Ryan Calais Cameron’s For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy, is now in its fourth run and second West End transfer with a brand new cast, and it …

The Homecoming

Review
★★
Isabella Thompson
West End
Young Vic
12th Dec, 2023

The Homecoming, as with much of Harold Pinter’s work, is a timeless play, charged with machismo, pride and tension.

Passing

Thought provoking, touching and incredibly true-to-life, Dan Sareen’s Passing provides thoughtful insight into the cultural conflicts that can come with the biracial experience.

Shakesperimental

Edinburgh University’s Shakespeare Company present the chilling tale of Hekabe, a reimagined translation of Euripides’ original Greek tragedy.

Nicole Travolta is Doing Alright

Nicole Travolta is Doing Alright is Travolta’s debut show that tells the story of her crippling shopping addiction and how she manages to abscond a steadily increasing mountain o…

Shoot From The Hip

The improvisational sketch group Shoot From The Hip bring their spontaneous hour of games and tomfoolery to the Fringe this year.

The Town Cryer

Brooke Finegold is masterful in her hour of live poetry, spoken word and stand up comedy.

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Paul Merton’s infamous Impro Chums return to the Fringe after a four year hiatus and is warmly welcomed by the Pleasance Grand’s 750 seat capacity bursting at the seams.

Spring Awakening

The 2006 musical Spring Awakening, based on the book of the same name, tells the story of teenagers at a strict religious school in late 19th century Germany, struggling as they di…

The Man Who Thought He Knew Too Much

Voloz Collective’s production of The Man Who Thought He Knew Too Much is a masterclass in physical theatre.

Banana

Banana is a wacky hour of outside-the-box clown comedy that makes you smile from ear to ear.

Lost in Translation

Set in the unconscious mind of a tortured poet, Mahan Nikbakhsh’s new play Lost in Translation examines cultural and intellectual disconnection that seeks to unpack the British-I…

Why I Stuck a Flare Up My Arse for England

The play follows Billy, a young man whose love of football is the dominant feature in his life, religiously attending every match day without fail.

Bed: The Musical

We spend a third of our lives in bed.

House of Life

In what could be crowned the most uplifting show of the Fringe, The House of Life aka Ben Welch and Laurence Cole from Sheep Soup combine preaching, live music, comedy and all roun…

The Leeds Tealights: A Very Special Birthday Party

The Leeds Tealights bring joy and mirth to the Fringe this year in A Very Special Birthday Party.

Molly

Molly works at Greggs.

Katy Berry: Diamond Goddess Crystal Pussy

With riotous stand-up, jaw-dropping improvisation, smashing vocals, enchanting storytelling, sparkles and bubbles, Diamond Goddess Crystal Pussy is jam-packed with delights.

Eleanor Conway: Talk Dirty to Me

Conway is a vivacious performer who does not shy away from the grotesque.

Nick Pupo: Addicted

Witty, raw and powerful, Nick Pupo’s Addicted is a story of trust, friendship, forgiveness and brutality.

Drag Queens vs Vampires

There is nothing campier than flying to Transylvania to perform in the Eurovision Song Contest.

The Improv Musical

The Improv Musical returns to Fringe as strong as ever with a silly, fun, toe-tapping show.

Chloe Petts: If You Can't Say Anything Nice

Chloe Petts’ latest hour If You Can’t Say Anything Nice is teeming with insults and slander as she scrutinises rudeness, rage, and her own relationship with anger.

William Thompson: The Hand You're Dealt

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Edinburgh Fringe
Pleasance Courtyard
2nd - 28th Aug 2023

William Thompson (BBC New Comedy Awards finalist 2021, as seen and heard on Dave, Channel 4 and BBC Scotland) is a rising star from Belfast.

Sophie Sucks Face

Sophie is at her Grandfather’s shiva where her whole family have come together to pay their respects, including her attractive second cousin.

Hello Kitty Must Die

Hello Kitty Must Die is a musical adaptation of the Angela S.

Sikisa: Hear Me Out

Sikisa’s Hear Me Out is a wonderful hour of stand-up that raises the roof with material that leaves you with a smile on your face and a spring in your step.

Chloe Radcliffe: Cheat

Chloe Radcliffe has cheated in almost every relationship she has been in, and it’s a trend she can’t seem to kick to the curb.

Sophie Santos… is Codependent

Sophie Santos…Is Codependent details Santos’ journey through their breakup, narrating the tale combining both comic storytelling and song, embodying conversations with their pe…

Ginny Hogan: Regression

Battling a brain full of statistics, a society telling her she has to have it all by thirty and alcoholism, Ginny Hogan recalls the journey through her twenties to find her true li…

Tim Murray is Witches

Magical, spellbinding and unashamedly camp, Tim Murray is Witches is a show unlike any other.

Frankie Thompson and Liv Ello: Body Show

Frankie Thompson and Liv Ello’s Body show is a dystopian cacophony of farce, comedy and tragedy.

Alison Spittle: Soup

Soup is a stand up hour kicking off with tales of a ‘Soup Sharing’ WhatsApp group and its tyrannical leader.

Bad Teacher

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.

Lane Kwederis: Sex Job

Financial dominatrix Lane Kwederis tells all in her revealing show: Sex Job.

Maggie Crane: Side by Side

Side by Side is a gripping and profound comedy show about Maggie Crane’s childhood jealousy of her brother’s disability.

The Temp

Kristina DeGiovanni commands the stage in her new play, The Temp, which follows a pretentious actor who is employed by an egomaniacal CEO.

Dan Jones: This Seems Ambitious

In his debut, Dan Jones takes the audience through his struggles with love without borders.

Bullring Techno Makeout Jamz

Bullring Techno Makeout Jamz is a touching solo play written and performed by Nathan Queeley-Dennis.

Avital Ash Workshops Her Suicide Note

Avital Ash is one of the most genuine comedians on the Fringe scene.

January Thompson Live

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Brighton Fringe
St Mary’s Church
3rd Jun 2023

January Thompson is a California-born, singer-songwriter.

January Thompson Live

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Brighton Fringe
St Mary’s Church
3rd Jun 2023

January Thompson is a California-born, singer-songwriter.

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…

Frankie Thompson: Catts

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Edinburgh Fringe
Pleasance Courtyard
3rd - 28th Aug 2022

‘Go for the cat-worship, stay for the side-splitting silliness, and rave about it to all your friends.

William Thompson: Barely Noticeable (WIP)

William Thompson (BBC New Comedy Awards Finalist 2021) is a stand-up comedian and rising star from Belfast.

William Thompson: Barely Noticeable (WIP)

William Thompson (BBC New Comedy Awards Finalist 2021) is a stand-up comedian and rising star from Belfast.

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.

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…

Frankie Thompson (Work in Progress)

Listing
Brighton Fringe
The Warren: The Oil Shed
25th - 27th Jun 2021

“Just pat her on the bottom and send her on her way” – Boris Johnson.

Get Her Outta Here by Isabella Broccolini

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Edinburgh Fringe
Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre
12th - 25th Aug 2019

Broccolini’s creation is a darkly raw absurdist comedy about Red Lady, a symbol and exploration of the female identity.

Mark Thompson's Spectacular Science Show

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Edinburgh Fringe
Gilded Balloon at the Museum
2nd - 25th Aug 2019

You think science is boring, think again; this is science like you have never seen it before.

Innervisions Festival Presents - Janet Kay & Carroll Thompson

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UK Regional & Tours
Under The Bridge
6th Jul 2019

The Queen's of Lovers Rock announce an exclusive London concert as part of the 2019 Innervisions Festival.

Mark Thompson's Spectacular Science Show

Mark Thompson is quite clear about what his (modestly) titled Spectacular Show isn't: "It's not a science lecture," he insists.

Toby Thompson: For the Record

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Edinburgh Fringe
Pleasance Courtyard
1st - 27th Aug 2018

Brilliant, beguiling wordsmithery, swathed in the timeless allure of classic tunes on vinyl.

Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

Listing
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.

Sisterhood

Set in cell for suspected witches in Medieval Britain, three women question what it means to stand in solidarity with women through exploring the vastness of obstacles hindering bo…

Face to Face

You are invited to witness a series of intimate moments of vulnerability and loathing between two broken individuals seeking closure from a murder nine years ago.

Mortified

There are two types of children in school: those that are openly weird and those that pretend to be normal to conceal their weirdness.

Think Outside The Box

A light-hearted, inventive way of exploring the distinctions and limitations of thinking inside the box and thinking outside the box.

In Search of Myself

Mental health is a topic often uncomfortable or awkward to address directly, especially when tackling very personal experiences.

Are Strings Attached?

Are Strings Attached? is a one-man show dedicated to eradicating the negative perception of graffiti, inspiring young people to follow their dreams and addressing the consequences …

Wratten & Robson: Juxtaposition

This is no ordinary stand-up comedy performance.

Mark Thompson's Spectacular Science Show

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Edinburgh Fringe
Gilded Balloon at the Museum
3rd - 27th Aug 2017

The Science Guy is back.

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.

Jen Stone and Megan Thompson Dance Project

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Edinburgh Fringe
Greenside @ Royal Terrace
23rd - 27th Aug 2016

Jen Stone and Megan Thompson Dance Project is known for its dynamic physicality, powerful imagery and emotive choreography.

Mark Thompson's Spectacular Science Show

Listing
Edinburgh Fringe
Gilded Balloon at the Museum
4th - 14th Aug 2016

Science like you have never seen before.

Still Lives by Ella Turk-Thompson/The Regina Monologues by Rebecca Russell and Jenny Wafer

Listing
Brighton Fringe
Brighton Little Theatre
24th - 28th May 2016

‘Still Lives’ hinges on a chance meeting between wheelchair-bound Harriet and lost boy, Fred.

Mark Thompson's A Space Traveller's Guide to the Solar System

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Edinburgh Fringe
The Assembly Rooms
16th Aug 2015

Is it possible for one person to journey around the solar system in the space of a human lifetime? This show is as much about the alien worlds in our planetary neighborhood as it i…

Mark Thompson’s Space Cadets Training Academy

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Edinburgh Fringe
Stand in the Square
7th - 15th Aug 2015

Mark Thompson, well known as a TV astronomer and author, has joined the ranks of Space Command to help recruit some new space cadets.

Scott Thompson

Listing
USA Regional & Tours
Joe’s Pub
20th Sep 2014

Mr.

Richard Thompson in Concert

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Edinburgh Fringe
The Queen’s Hall
25th Aug 2014

Critically acclaimed prolific songwriter, Ivor Novello Award winner, recipient of BBC’s Lifetime Achievement Award and named one of Rolling Stone Magazine’s Top 20 Guitarists of Al…

Aaaaaaaaaaaaarrghhh! It's the Increasingly Prestigious Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards Show - and It's Free!

It seems arbitrary, if not foolish, to award a star rating to something like the Malcolm Hardee Awards Show.

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 …

The Best of The Real MacGuffins

The Real MacGuffins are clearly skilled and practised performers, exuding a confident, polished stage presence from the start - playing the gracious hosts at this, a party celebrat…

The Comedian's Comedian Podcast with Stuart Goldsmith

The Comedian’s Comedian Podcast is a chat show that revels in the niche.

The Alternative Comedy Memorial Society

To say that Alternative Comedy Memorial Society is a cult phenomenon is an understatement… and to call it a showcase night would be wildly simplifying the interactive, experiment…

Patrick Turpin: A Brother for Jonathan

Patrick Turpin cuts a vulnerable figure on stage, baring his soul (and, without giving too much away, his nipples) to the world in his debut hour that delves into childhood memorie…

Pippa Evans: Don't Worry, I Don't Know Who I Am Either

Pippa Evans has something of the music hall about her - and thankfully, by that I don’t mean dubious mother-in-law jokes and a touch of old fashioned racism.

Rob Auton: The Face Show

Rob Auton’s show has a mercurial quality, slipping somewhere between spoken word show, stand up comedy and theatrical piece.

The Incredible Paul F Taylor

Theatrically interesting in the most accessible of ways, Paul F Taylor opens the show in the guise of an infomercial, claiming to be taking pills that cure him of his comedy lifest…

Cariad and Louise's Character Hour

Cariad Lloyd prefaced the show with an announcement - her double act partner, Louise Ford, had left Edinburgh in the last few days due to unforeseen circumstances.

Testiculating (Waving Your Arms Talking Bllcks)

Eric Lampaert makes no claims to be tackling the big issues - in Testiculating (Waving Your Arms Talking B*ll*cks), he talks about everything and anything that catches his eye from…

Set List: Stand-Up Without a Net

In Set List, spontaneity is the name of the game; a selection of comics perform completely improvised sets in front of your eyes, with nothing to guide them but key phrases which a…

Richard Gadd: Breaking Gadd

Richard Gadd is a deeply disturbed young man.

Hate 'n' Live

Hate ‘n’ Live is a night that revels in a non-PC, outrageous and often obscene approach to comedy.

Hilarity Bites Comedy Club: Showcase Show

Hilarity Bites, as comedy showcases at the Fringe go, is a solid choice - a mix of an experienced compere and a good range of acts promising a solid hour of entertainment.

The Bearpit Podcast Podcast

Imagine local talk radio teamed up with Inside the Actors Studio.

Alasdair Tremblay-Birchall: Success Arms

At first glance, Alasdair Tremblay-Birchall appears a mild mannered, softly spoken young man, cutting an endearing figure as he gently chatted with the audience throughout the show…

Joke Thieves

Take four comics and ask them to perform their own stand up routines.

This is Your Trial

An interactive, improvised courtroom drama, This is Your Trial puts the audience under scrutiny, pulling people onto the stage as the accused, charged with ridiculous crimes.

The Comedy Zone

The Comedy Zone is a showcase night that comes with more than it’s fair share of prestige, and no little amount of pressure.

Toby: Fuzzbuzz

Fuzzbuzz can hardly be described as a sketch show.

Abandoman: Hot Desk

Never have the dual interpretations of MC melded together so fluidly as in Rob Broderick, the leading light of Abandoman.

Christina Rossetti's Goblin Market

‘Eat me.

The Winter's Tale

Cutting down plays to fit the narrow constraints of most fringe slots is always a challenge.

Medea: Greece Meets West

Cultures clash in this powerfully discordant retelling of the Medea story at the Jazz Bar.

A Concrete Jungle Full of Wild Cars

Home is more than just an abstraction for Zina, the thirteen-year-old protagonist of A Concrete Jungle Full of Wild Cars, a promising - if uneven - new drama from Mariama Ives-Moib…

The Goddess of Walnuts

Short but (bitter)sweet, Tim Foley’s fast-paced, tautly-written backstage drama The Goddess of Walnuts is a compelling piece of new writing.

The Morning After Season: Wuthering Heights

Few novels of the nineteenth century convey as powerful a passion as Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights, a high-Gothic family saga of destructive, toxic love on the Yorkshire Moors.

Jewel

Claudia Jeffries is a talented, charismatic performer.

Pugni Di Zolfo (Fists of Sulfur) – History of Caruso

It is not often that one-man shows in black box theaters stand out for their visuals.

Verb Garden: The Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas

At first glance, there was something utterly incongruous about the relationship of The Famous Spiegeltent - all flowing fabrics and dark wood panelling - and the panelists of Frida…

Cain

Staging a long-dormant closet drama, even by such a flamboyant personality as Lord Byron, is always a challenge.

Echolalia

There are few pleasures as great as wandering into a quiet, unassuming black box studio at three forty in the afternoon and, in the company of five other spectators, experiencing a…

Kierkegaard Comedy Show - with Claus Damgaard

There are two kinds of people at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival - those who run screaming from the phrase ‘Kierkegaard Comedy Show’, and those who run shouting towards it.

'33 (a Kabarett)

Far from the madding crowd (and the Royal Mile), the Hill Street Theatre is hosting one of the most haunting, gut-wrenching pieces of theatre at the Fringe this year.

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.

Wyrd

You have to feel for the team behind Wyrd, the immersive-meets-interactive-meets-seance play currently playing at the atmospheric C Nova.

Spiltmilk Say Dance

The three-girl trio behind dance collective Spiltmilk are nothing if not perky.

Circa: Wunderkammer

A woman passes through a tiny hoop, no bigger than her head.

Emma Thompson presents: Fair Trade

Review
★★★★
Matt Jones
Edinburgh Fringe
15th Aug, 2010

To have a tagline from Emma Thompson, undoubtedly a belle of British cinema, is to wield a hefty endorsement.

Richard Thompson in Concert

Review
★★★★
Kai Sedgwick
Edinburgh Fringe
20th Aug, 2012

There are 21 Richard Thompsons listed in Wikipedia, including a Conservative baronet, a racing driver and a Warner Bros animator.

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…

Baker and Thompson: Never Made it to the RSC - Free

Review
★★★
Ian Winterton
Edinburgh Fringe
15th Aug, 2011

The infectious enthusiasm of this comedy duo is apparent from the off, their chaotic get-in generating a fair few belly-laughs.

An Interview With The Cast And Composer Of Bed: The Musical

Feature
Isabella Thompson
Edinburgh Fringe
15th Aug, 2023

Isabella Thompson enjoyed meeting the cast of Bed: The Musical and chatting to them about their rehearsal process. Here are some extracts from the interview.

Comedians Speaking Out About Addiction At Fringe: Interviews With Ginny Hogan and Nick Pupo

Feature
Isabella Thompson
Edinburgh Fringe
1st Aug, 2023

Ginny Hogan and Nick Pupo are two New-Yorkers who will be debuting their solo comedy shows Regression and Addicted at Edinburgh Fringe this year.

Money Talks: In Conversation With Alison Spittle, Lane Kwederis and Mary O'Connell

Feature
Isabella Thompson
Edinburgh Fringe
19th Jul, 2023

We all have a funny relationship with money, and Alison Spittle, Lane Kwederis and Mary O’Connell are no exception.

Thenjiwe Brings The Mandela Effect to Edinburgh

Feature
Isabella Thompson
Edinburgh Fringe
18th Jul, 2023

Thenjiwe is an entrepreneurial comedian and actress from KwaMashu, South Africa.

Sikisa Wants You To Hear Her Out At Fringe This Year

Feature
Isabella Thompson
Edinburgh Fringe
18th Jul, 2023

Sikisa Bostwick-Barnes’ Her Me Out will be premiering at Edinburgh Festival Fringe this August - you may have seen Sikisa on the BBC or Live at The Apollo, or even received legal...

Interview: Natasha Granger & Kerrie Thompson from 90s Girl-band Musical 2 Become 1

Feature
Adrian Bradley
Edinburgh Fringe
10th Aug, 2016

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.

Sebastian de Souza & Preston Thompson talk Kids in Love

Feature
James T. Harding
Edinburgh Fringe
28th Jun, 2016

Kids in Love made its world premiere at the 2016 Edinburgh International Film Festival.

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