Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
“Spewed from our country, forgotten, bound to the dark edge of the earth…”Thomas Barrett, aged 17.
“Spewed from our country, forgotten, bound to the dark edge of the earth…”Thomas Barrett, aged 17.
Step into the uproarious world of Pitch It Good, where laughter meets lunacy in a show unlike any other.
Mariah Girouard is not a Good Girl.
A sophisticated and symbolic exploration and portrayal of the poignant literary works of Shakespeare? Not really.
Salam, y’all! Arsalan Akhavan’s funny and uplifting one-man show interweaves myths from the Persian Book of Kings (Shahnameh) with true-life stories about growing up Iranian in the…
Can an Asian with ADHD and dyscalculia pass Elon Musk’s Mars immigration test? Set in a dystopian future of space colonisation, Is There Work on Mars? rants about many things: bein…
Though dementia is increasingly common in an ageing population, it remains an unknown quantity to many.
The long walk home.
Her husband’s affair changed everything.
Rhiannon has always been a good girl: obliging, pretty, and eager to please.
Hear the incredible real-life stories of Marvin, and others who have faced challenges and turned their lives around.
Endeavour Chorus plus Go Forth.
Performance poet/musician Attila the Stockbroker has been writing and performing since 1980: 4,000 or so gigs in 25 countries so far.
Start each morning with this curated variety showcase, featuring the very best solo shows at the Fringe! Rotating daily line-ups include storytelling, theatre, clown, cabaret, spok…
The Traditions Of Audience Anonymous: We admitted we were powerless over what we found funny – that our lives had become ridiculous.
Sir Dickie is the last Hollywood hellraiser.
A Martian philosopher / poet is sent to Earth to prevent the imminent occupation of Mars by Elon Musk. But will they succeed?
The award-winning comedy trio Bad Clowns are putting on a night of the best comedy acts from this year’s festival every Friday and Saturday of the Fringe, and you’re invited!
A 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…
What do you do when you hate the guy you’re dating, but he only has one eye? What do you stare at when sitting across from an old person whose eyes are constantly dripping in a way…
After the success of last year’s inaugural event, we return, bigger and better.
Returning after a total sell-out run in 2019, Fragility of Man follows one man’s epic, lifelong battle with the justice system.
The tales of the dragons are special for many reasons.
Lifelong goody-two-shoes Titi Lee is breaking all the rules, and you are invited.
Comedy panel show where top comics answer the daft questions you choose on our exclusive app, and take on stand-up challenges that test their comedy muscles.
The Good the Bad and the Irish has been performing at the Fringe for the last 14 years! We’re the original Irish comedy show with regular weekly clubs in Edinburgh and many sellout…
Two years is how long it takes me to write a proper show.
Skins actress Megan Prescott – aka Katie F*cking Fitch – writes and stars in her debut solo show.
Join us for a drink and another hour of non-stop inebriated laughter! The same spirited show hosted by Kyle Legacy but with all-new faces sharing their best drunken comedic tales! …
Chapman’s debut play isn’t just genuine; it is brutally real.
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.
Abby awoke in hospital after a late miscarriage and, high on anaesthesia, decided to become a comedian.
Armed with a dry charm, Bronwyn brings her solo debut to Edinburgh.
Smash-hit, one-woman show from the award-winning Det Andre Teatret is coming to Edinburgh! Nominated for Best Theatre Play by the prestigious Hedda award.
The incredible true story of missing WWII soldier Arthur Robinson, written and performed by his great-nephew David William Bryan.
The Guardian’s Top 50 shows to see! Jillian is back at the Fringe with her yoga mat and blender after a hit premiere at last year’s Fringe and subsequent sell-out runs in New York …
Best Show Nominee, Edinburgh Comedy Awards and Melbourne Comedy Festival.
Nick Helm – the man with the golden larynx and greatest living all-round entertainer – is BACK! After years and years of therapy, pills, personal growth…
Nick Helm – the man with the golden larynx and greatest living all-round entertainer – is BACK! After years and years of therapy, pills, personal growth…
After a sold-out UK and Ireland tour, “The Good Women” returns to London for Pridemonth.
The Theatrical Guild presents an intimate insight into the life and work of Worldwide Superstar Brian Cox (“Succession” & “Long Day’s Journey…
The Edinburgh Fringe’s cult hit stand-up panel show where the audience can join the fun without being picked on comes to the Brighton Fringe for the first time! Enjoy three top s…
The art of storytelling has always inspired our imaginations.
Just turned 40, sober as a judge, with a new baby.
It’s the 1960s, the world is changing.
The Longest Running and most listened to Glasgow Rangers podcast presents a live recording with ex Rangers Legend Paul Gascoigne in his first London Glasgow Rangers show…
The Longest Running and most listened to Glasgow Rangers podcast presents a live recording with ex Rangers Legend Paul Gascoigne in his first London Glasgow Rangers show…
The longest running Tottenham Hotspur Podcast presents a live recording with Spurs and England Legend Paul Gascoigne in his first West End show in many years.
The longest running Tottenham Hotspur Podcast presents a live recording with Spurs and England Legend Paul Gascoigne in his first West End show in many years.
An Introduction to Astrophysics for Very Good Dogs Dogs in space! Earthman Bob + the Daisie chain A positive post-apocalyptic one man show.
It’s New Year’s Eve and most of the party guests are in the kitchen admiring photos of their babies.
It’s New Year’s Eve and most of the party guests are in the kitchen admiring photos of their babies.
An Americana-soul acoustic group from California, Linda Stonestreet – a honeyed voice full of grace and fire – lends beautiful melodies with intelligent heartfelt lyrics and is…
Dame Arlene shares stories of her career with host Christopher Biggins
Two of the comedy circuit’s loveliest boys, Joseph Parsons (‘one to watch’ (Times), shortlisted for BBC New Comedy Award) and Joseph Emslie (Runner Up Leicester Mercury Comedian 20…
Good and Gaslit.
2023 finally sees the return of Danny Bhoy to the Edinburgh Fringe for the world premiere of his brand-new show.
The Good, the Bad and the Irish! has been performing all over the UK, Ireland and Europe for the last 14 years, showcasing only the best in Irish comedy! We’re all about the craic!…
Do Rhinos Feel Their Horns or Can They Not See Them Like How We Can't See Our Noses may be in the running for the Fringe’s wackiest title and the show itself is an equally pl…
If I went through your internet history, what would I find? Join Rhiannon on an immersive, interactive clown adventure as she plays with male fantasies, female sexuality, and how w…
If I went through your internet history, what would I find? Join Rhiannon on an immersive, interactive clown adventure as she plays with male fantasies, female sexuality, and how w…
Leith Makes Good.
Burt Williamson, ‘hilarious at every turn’ **** (Scotsman), brings his debut hour of stand-up comedy to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in an unmissable comedic offering of offbeat o…
The Good, the Bad and the Irish! has been performing all over the UK, Ireland and Europe for the last 14 years, showcasing only the best in Irish comedy! We’re all about the craic!…
David nails losing parents, so you don’t have to.
La codista / The queuer is a deceptively simple show about a woman who waits in line for other people.
The poignant tale of a writer and musician, Jon Lawrence, who walked 500km over five deserts on five continents to grieve for his father and raise money for a cancer charity.
The Merchants Hall will be open for the complete whisky experience with open tastings and talks about this wonderful industry.
Christopher Marlowe is forever fated to be associated with his peer and likely chum William Shakespeare.
Two bodies meet in a circular LED-lit space, framed by two sinister poppet dolls.
This is the classic tale about a group of English boys who were being evacuated to a safe country in the pacific to escape worldwide war fallout.
The whole family knew he was a good dad.
WPB are six rising comedy stars who’ve been performing in prisons across Scotland since November 2022.
Soldiers of Tomorrow tells the story of Itai Erdal’s conflicted relationship with Israel, specifically his time as a soldier and the prospect of his nephew’s future as a soldie…
Join us for a drink and another hour of non-stop inebriated laughter! Same spirited show but hosted by Kyle Legacy and with all new faces performing stand-up and sharing their best…
24 different award-winning or nominated comedians perform their full shows, recorded for Netflix, Amazon Prime and YouTube. See FringeSpecials.com for listings.
Jamie – ‘Constantly amusing’ **** (One4Review.
The Fringe’s cult-hit stand-up comedy panel show that you influence in real time is back.
The premise of Gillian Cosgriff's show Actually, Good is both simple and elegant, revolving around celebrating life's small pleasures.
Temper Theatre’s Home is an environmental displacement, family and imagination.
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.
I’m sick of everyone moaning all the time, so I’ve written a show about how bloody great everything is.
Good Morning, Faggi is a vulnerable and hilarious autobiographical musical where a gay actor in his prime tries to understand why he suffered a sudden nervous breakdown.
William Stone (BBC New Comedy Award finalist and Moth Club star) wants you to spend an hour with him taking it easy, inspired by YouTube relaxation playlists.
This is a wickedly fun idea for a production, a retelling of 80s favourite, Die Hard, as a pantomime/musical parody.
The whole family knew he was a good dad.
A unique celebration of song, inspired by the two bards - William Shakespeare and Robert Burns, and performed by Jessa Liversidge.
A unique celebration of song, inspired by the two bards - William Shakespeare and Robert Burns, and performed by Jessa Liversidge.
If I went through your internet history, what would I find? Join Rhiannon on an immersive, interactive clown adventure as she plays with male fantasies, female sexuality, and how w…
If I went through your internet history, what would I find? Join Rhiannon on an immersive, interactive clown adventure as she plays with male fantasies, female sexuality, and how w…
Tomfoolery Dance Theatre present So-fa, So Good.
Tomfoolery Dance Theatre present So-fa, So Good.
The Edinburgh Fringe’s cult hit stand-up panel show where the audience can join the fun without being picked on comes to the Brighton Fringe for the first time! Enjoy three top s…
Join Paul Levy from FringeReview as he talks through the ins and outs of selling your show, writing press releases and how to attract an audience.
Join Paul Levy from FringeReview as he talks through the ins and outs of selling your show, writing press releases and how to attract an audience.
Winner of the 1996 Tony Award for Best Play.
Aideen McQueen: Sugar Baby The tale of how a day-drinking primary school teacher changed her life.
Aideen McQueen: Sugar Baby The tale of how a day-drinking primary school teacher changed her life.
Burt Williamson is a stand-up comedian, improviser and comedy producer based in Bristol.
Burt Williamson is a stand-up comedian, improviser and comedy producer based in Bristol.
It was just another day in Szechwan with people going about their daily business until three wandering gods in disguise turned up in the city in need of a place to stay while they …
“What is the cost of being good?”Three gods search for just one honest person on earth to justify humanity’s existence.
If I went through your internet history, what would I find? Join Rhiannon on an interactive comedy adventure as she plays with male fantasies, female sexuality, and how we navigate…
A dying man’s last wish: for his friends to create a show about death.
Calling all chill seekers.
Zara lives in a perfect world.
An Audience with Steve Allen at the Leicester Square Theatre to raise money for LBC's charity, Global's Make Some Noise.
Ghost stories are shorthand for questions of memory, inheritance, and generations.
What’s Good Cabaret is coming to VAULT Festival to bring you the Loud, Live & Luscious cabaret mixtape for the booty-shakin’ generation! What’s Good Cabaret is here, and we are pr…
It’s the 1960s, the world is changing.
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, …
You know that we are celebrating because there is a countdown.
Dominic Cooke’s new production of Good was due to arrive in October 2020 but was delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The sea is blue, so blue.
Helen Bauer’s Madam Good Tit is a not-so-wholesome coming-of-age set that provides a deep dive into everything from Bauer’s various high school personalities to deeply problema…
Real reviews for Tom Little: ‘He’s the real deal.
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…
Do you want to be desirable? Do pretty people have better friends? Let’s look at research on attraction and inspect the Carl Rogers’ famous quote, ‘What is most personal is most ge…
Four terrible actors star in an obscure children’s theatre show that quickly intermingles with their failed careers and their profound hatred with one another, with fatal consequen…
Four terrible actors star in an obscure children’s theatre show that quickly intermingles with their failed careers and their profound hatred with one another, with fatal consequen…
Real reviews for Tom Little: ‘He’s the real deal.
10 years on from its 2012 Fringe debut, La Merda remains raw and relevant.
Edinburgh vocalist Victoria Bennett spins delicate, moving tales of love and heartbreak, accompanied by a jazz quartet of top instrumentalists.
Chineke! Chamber Ensemble returns with a concert including the European premiere of a new work by composer and didgeridoo virtuoso William Barton.
The children of Cargilfield School present an abridged version of Shakespeare’s classic love story, performed in the round in Shakespeare’s original language.
The hilarious and profound emotional roller-coaster true story of renowned storyteller, Ted McGrath.
Winners of Cleveland’s Best Sketch Comedy Group in 2020 (Cleveland Comedy Awards), Flamingo City is hot off their 2022 US Midwest tour! Joe and Greg are willing to do anything sh…
Real reviews for Tom Little: ‘He’s the real deal.
Full-time comedians, part-time teachers Alex Kitson and Julia Stenton talk the good, the bad and the ugliness of shaping minds.
Fringe legend David Alnwick performs his favourite tricks.
Chloe, Maia and Anna are reunited under the most painful of circumstances, the death of their mother.
‘Hilarious’, ‘mesmerising’ and ‘outstanding’ **** (LondonPubTheatres.
After a fully sold-out run at last year’s festival we’re back for the show’s 10th year at the Fringe! Recommended as the best late-night Irish show by the Edinburgh Evening News in…
Between Good and Evil is a play that uses superheroes and aliens to comedically tell us the truth about ourselves.
Volunteers needed for very important scientific research*.
The cult hit stand-up panel show where the audience can join the fun without being picked on! Enjoy three top stand-ups answering the daft questions that have been picked using our…
After experimental Zoom gigs where he got muted by 639 people and a drive-in gig where Omid witnessed an audience member get out his car, attach a hose pipe to his exhaust and feed…
The new award-nominated show from the lively double act – Kieran and Tom bring you the most unimportant hour of your life.
Winner of Underbelly, New Diorama and Methuen Drama’s hit-making Untapped Award 2022.
David nails losing parents, so you don’t have to (NB you’ll still have to).
Join us for a drink and another hour of non-stop inebriated laughter! Same spirited show but with all new faces performing stand-up and sharing their best drunken comedic tales! If…
Shared hour of comedy examining the people we pretend to be when we’re trying to convince the world we’re doing just fine, thank you very much! Luke Healy is an author and come…
A twisted stand-up comedy quest to understand fatherhood.
Maggie McKenzie is a self-professed mad woman who passes a day addressing her sacred audience – a caged pack of wolves.
Mary, Chris, Mars tells the story of two astronauts who share a Christmas Day together after a chance encounter pushes them away from the crippling isolation of their solitude and …
After an uncomfortable fling with an average guy, a woman falls in love in one of the few remaining lesbian bars that haven’t yet been colonised by Pret.
Will used to think his life was a joke – but he was wrong, it’s more like 300.
Helen Bauer is basic, well, basic-plus, because she is aware of it.
Catriona has a history of making stuff up.
An Audience With Milly-Liu is a one-man cat-drag, late-night comedy.
2019’s Best Newcomer nominee and your favourite self-aware stand-up returns with an hour about self-confidence, self-esteem and self-care.
William Thompson (BBC New Comedy Awards Finalist 2021) is a stand-up comedian and rising star from Belfast.
William Thompson (BBC New Comedy Awards Finalist 2021) is a stand-up comedian and rising star from Belfast.
Nominated for Best Newcomer at Edinburgh Fringe 2019, sweet angel stand-up comedian Helen Bauer presents a work in progress show of her new thoughts and feelings on pretty much eve…
Nominated for Best Newcomer at Edinburgh Fringe 2019, sweet angel stand-up comedian Helen Bauer presents a work in progress show of her new thoughts and feelings on pretty much eve…
“Legendary cock lobster.
“Legendary cock lobster.
MARK BILLY BILLINGHAM is TV's most experienced, highest ranking and most decorated SAS leader and sniper.
MARK BILLY BILLINGHAM is TV's most experienced, highest ranking and most decorated SAS leader and sniper.
Ivor B Gurney and Marion M Scott had a very special friendship.
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.
What next? If you’re thinking about developing your show, or setting up your own company after the Fringe, but don’t know where to begin, sign up to talk to Jackie Elliman, Leg…
We’d like to invite you to come along to our ‘Good Grief’ event on Wednesday 18 May 2022, 11:00 –17:00.
We’d like to invite you to come along to our ‘Good Grief’ event on Wednesday 18 May 2022, 11:00 –17:00.
What next? If you’re thinking about developing your show, or setting up your own company after the Fringe, but don’t know where to begin, sign up to talk to Jackie Elliman, Leg…
An Audience with Stuart Bagcliffe was a great mixture of gentle comedy and intense drama that was written from scratch by Benny Ainsworth, who endeavoured to create something that …
“Laugh out loud”, “Slick and powerful writing that keeps the audience mesmerised throughout” ★★★★ (London Pub Theatres) This comedic one-man show introduces Stuar…
A character comedy extravaganza with comedy legends: President Obonjo, Julie Jepson as Shannon Crabsticks, Bunny Hopkyns, Alpha Wolf, Kitty Cassis, Michael Buttersworth, Ella the G…
A character comedy extravaganza with comedy legends: President Obonjo, Julie Jepson as Shannon Crabsticks, Bunny Hopkyns, Alpha Wolf, Kitty Cassis, Michael Buttersworth, Ella the G…
We run comedy nights at this venue all year round but we have something special planned for the Fringe.
Madman William explores the idea of William Shakespeare's plays from the perspective of his characters, including Macbeth, King Lear and Hamlet.
Three men walk into a bar – a Dane, a Swain, and a Thane.
he Good Enough Mums Club is a new musical, produced, written, directed and performed by mums, featuring songs such as “Only My Nose Is The Same”, “The Price To Be Paid” and…
NOT PERFECT? SEE THE SHOW! The Good Enough Mums Club is a poignant and hilarious musical toddle through the highs, lows and sleep deprivation of mummyhood.
Jude (Michael Lake) and Iris (Ella Muscroft) are a couple who care – both about each other and their respective careers in directing and acting.
A group of university friends reunites over dinner with lots to catch up on.
This comedic one man show introduces Stuart Bagcliffe, who is about to perform his biographical play to an audience for the first time.
He’s one the nation’s best-loved broadcasters.
He’s one the nation’s best-loved broadcasters.
Following a sold-out run at the Barbican Art Gallery and a Weimar performance for Bono and Chris Martin, the “cabaret kings” (The Londonist) return with more Songs of Resistanc…
An exploration of the senses, sung to a mesmerising soundtrack, Baby Bear is a playful, interactive puppetry adventure for babies, toddlers and their families.
An exploration of the senses, sung to a mesmerising soundtrack, Baby Bear is a playful, interactive puppetry adventure for babies, toddlers and their families.
After experimenting with a Zoom gig where he got muted by 639 people and a Drive-in gig where Omid witnessed an audience member get out his car, attach a hose pipe to hi…
Music from Bróna Keogh Established in 1989 by poet Theo Dorgan, Poetry Ireland’s Introductions Series offers exciting opportunities for talented, eme…
Actor, singer, soldier, lover, icon.
Phil McIntyre Live Ltd in association with Lisa Thomas Management proudly present Jason Byrne: Audience Precipitation He’s back for more comedy chaos…
Actor, singer, soldier, lover, icon.
Huns, we are coming back for another one, presenting to you THE loud, live & brand new cabaret mixtape for the booty-shakin’ generation!What’s Good is BACK, pressing play…
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…
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR VERY IMPORTANT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH Any age, gender, height, music taste, shoe size please apply Research will take place in Manchester.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR VERY IMPORTANT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH Any age, gender, height, music taste, shoe size please apply Research will take place in Manchester.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR VERY IMPORTANT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH Any age, gender, height, music taste, shoe size please apply Research will take place in Manchester.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR VERY IMPORTANT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH Any age, gender, height, music taste, shoe size please apply Research will take place in Manchester.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR VERY IMPORTANT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH Any age, gender, height, music taste, shoe size please apply Research will take place in Manchester.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR VERY IMPORTANT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH Any age, gender, height, music taste, shoe size please apply Research will take place in Manchester.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR VERY IMPORTANT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH Any age, gender, height, music taste, shoe size please apply Research will take place in Manchester.
The whole family knew he was a good dad.
The Chineke! Orchestra joins dynamic mezzo soprano Andrea Baker in a filmed performance of the trailblazing song cycle woman.
SECOND SHOW ADDED!!The Tartan Temptress is BACK for an intimate evening of song and chat PLUS you the gorgeous members of the general public have the chance to ask Mary you’re most…
An Audience With Mary MacThe Tartan Temptress is BACK for an intimate evening of song and chat PLUS you the gorgeous members of the general public have the chance to ask Mary you’r…
Chineke! Orchestra joins dynamic mezzo soprano Andrea Baker to perform the trailblazing song cycle woman.
A female driven two hander tragi-comedy, the play presents itself as a series of interactions between a grieving mother and the girlfriend of the son she lost to a hered…
Nominated for Best Newcomer at Edinburgh Fringe 2019, sweet angel stand-up comedian Helen Bauer presents a work in progress show of her new thoughts and feelings on pretty much eve…
Nominated for Best Newcomer at Edinburgh Fringe 2019, sweet angel stand-up comedian Helen Bauer presents a work in progress show of her new thoughts and feelings on pretty much eve…
King Henry, recently come to the British throne, sets forth to claim the throne of France.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
It’s a Fringe 1st.
The hit stand-up panel show where the audience can join in the fun without being picked on! Three top stand-ups answer the daft questions the you’ve picked, and respond by using th…
Brilliantly self-deprecating stand-up, Will Mars, is a supercharged combination of old-school joke-telling and modern, autobiographical wit.
We’ve been entertaining audiences all over Europe and Ireland since 2012, with sell-out shows in Holland, Germany, Belgium, Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Moscow and many mo…
An alternative stand up comedy show which earnestly takes an entirely literal approach to the common comedian advice of ‘find your audience’.
You will need a group of 2-5 detectives, internet access on your phone, your brain and your legs! We’ll provide the specialist kit.
An alternative stand up comedy show which earnestly takes an entirely literal approach to the common comedian advice of ‘find your audience’.
Saturday 17th July 2021, 8pmTickets: £26.
The MDs are a group of UCL medical students, whose sketch comedy and stand-up routines reveal a side of medicine that the public has never seen before.
What’s it like to go to the theatre and not know what you’re going to see? Across the summer and for three performances only, it will be up to you to vote for which of …
Performing songs from the critically acclaimed album Waves on Wire.
Performing songs from the critically acclaimed album Waves on Wire.
Good Grief - Due to unforeseen personal circumstances Good Grief has to be cancelled for Sunday 20th of June and will be replaced by Pocket-Sized Revolution.
There are 7 stages of grief: Shock, denial, guilt, anger, depression, reconstruction, & really bad haircuts.
Sara Segovia Rodao and Lachlan Werner are cuties by nature, cancers by astrological sign and clowns by trade.
King Henry VIII is ‘brought to life’ in this most dramatic of performances! In all his splendour and magnitude, the King, now in old age, recounts the events of his long life a…
King Henry VIII is ‘brought to life’ in this most dramatic of performances! In all his splendour and magnitude, the King, now in old age, recounts the events of his long life a…
Period music greets loyal subjects as they enter the Friends Meeting House to attend Divorced, Beheaded, Survived: An Audience with King Henry VIII, written and directed by John Wh…
Tl;dr: Two female comedians debut their 30 minute solo shows on one bill.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
There’s something for everyone in this diverse mix of crowd-pleasers from Iris 2020.
In this mockumentary, we follow the trials and tribulations of 00s boyband 3hree as they attempt a reunion and a comeback gig.
In this mockumentary, we follow the trials and tribulations of 00s boyband 3hree as they attempt a reunion and a comeback gig.
Coming to you in 2021 Neil Sands and his wonderful cast will be back with a brand new show which will be spreading enough happiness and joy to lift the sp…
Kicking off at the end of a particularly boozy and pizza-fuelled wake, then time-skipping over the months of post-funeral aftermath, Good Grief charts the stuttering relationship o…
Phil McIntyre Live Ltd in association with Lisa Thomas Management proudly present Jason Byrne: Audience Precipitation He’s back for more comedy chaos! Jason has le…
John Halder is a good man.
Jason’s Audience Precipitation will be a laugh out loud, must-see show, with a light drizzle of audience participation… oooh, clever that.
Make a good impression is a stand up and impression show with Clare Harrison McCartney and Daniel Benisty.
He’s back for more comedy chaos! Jason has learnt over the past few years that we all need to play a bit more in our lives.
William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” A full costumed production of Shakespeare’s classical tragedy, This production is the full uncut script, set in a post-apocalyptic Scotland.
A comedy show by Andrea Hubert, in which she’ll mostly bitch about the people in her group therapy, while attempting to make a point about ageing and being Jewish …
LBC’s An Audience With Steve Allen He’s one the nation’s best-loved broadcasters.
LBC’s An Audience With Steve Allen He’s one the nation’s best-loved broadcasters.
In 1919 the Weimar Republic is born from chaos and resistance and built on the edge of a volcano.
Returning home from war, Macbeth encounters three mysterious women, whose prophecy of kingship, sets in motion his ambition, and ultimately his fall into madness and blood.
A remarkably vivid picture of one merciless family and three desperate lives.
The Hart Players theatre company brings Noël Coward’s Still Life to the Fringe.
Irene Possetto’s one-woman play presents a young girl named Isabelle living a life of true tragedy in 1301.
Yellow, written by Conky Campfner, is a modern adaptation of a Victorian short story The Yellow Newspaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.
Cora is at the festival to see her ex-boyfriend perform.
Ceara Dorman’s one woman play poignantly explores the abuse that countless women were subject to within the Magdalene laundries.
The final 24 candidates for the Mars Mission Programme have been observed for a month by the public in a reality TV show designed to choose the final four.
The Heresy Machine, by Seth Majnoon, claims to be about Alan Turing.
Gill Mcvey’s play focuses on the struggles of dealing with dementia and the sacrifices that are inevitably made.
England, 1585.
I’m somewhat sceptical of companies bringing classic plays to the Fringe, be it an average Hamlet or yet another Woyzeck.
Internationally renowned a cappella sensation Semi-Toned return to Edinburgh, following two consecutive sell-out runs at the Fringe.
After directing ungrateful clown duo Zach & Viggo, starring in an award-winning funk opera with Thumpasaurus, and touring the world three times over, Jonny Woolley (AKA Mr X) rolls…
Rory returns to York with a brand spanking new title for a show that could, in many respects, be quite similar to the one he did last year i.
Rory returns to York with a brand spanking new title for a show that could, in many respects, be quite similar to the one he did last year i.
Crichton Kirk welcomes internationally renowned ensemble The Marian Consort, whose dynamic, fresh approach to Portuguese polyphony entranced audiences in 2017.
If you’re looking for a fun & overall solid start to your day, this is your show.
The play follows Nick: a young, successful artist struggling with his identity and mental health.
Please help. I am trapped in a cardboard supermarket.
The pioneers of slapdash magic are back with another mishmash of magical mayhem! Join them in a world where the jokes come thick and fast, anything is possible and nothing is quite…
A great chance to hear some acoustic songs and stories and direct questions at one of Scotland’s finest singer/songwriters, Kyle Falconer from The View.
Screwball comedians Dominic Goland and Matthew Tallon (Laugh Factory Chicago, Vodafone Comedy Festival) fight off the Forces of Darkness using the only weapon they’ve got– jokes.
When a package bound for Good Good Island is mistakenly delivered to Bad Bad Island, the Bad Bads find something frighteningly horrible inside: a little girl named Rosa! Unable to …
‘Settle in girls, it’s story time!’ Golden Delicious is no ordinary queen, and this far-from-ordinary one-woman show joins the Fringe hot off a streak of sold-out performance…
A woman walks into a bar.
Louise recently received two reviews.
Following the success at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe with the five-star show After Today, Stage D’Or returns with their latest work from acclaimed playwright Tim Connery.
Brexit, eh? Depending on your point of view and when you are reading this, Brexit is a triumph/success/step forward/minor improvement/non-event/problem/mess/shambles/disaster.
A murder mystery exploring relationships where anyone could be the perpetrator! Will Inspector LeFevre, through his love of music, apprehend the villain? Are you the next Miss Marp…
You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown! 1946: Charlie Brown is born in the mind of his creator, Charles Schulz.
The Good Scout treads an extraordinarily fine line as a play.
Do you sometimes think about your actions? Do your actions make you feel like a sociopath? Does feeling like a sociopath hurt your self-esteem? Well this show was specifically writ…
Nominated for Best Comedy at Fringe World 2016 and sold out all 23 Edinburgh shows in 2016-18.
The Edinburgh Fringe is awash with shows designed to shock and push our buttons.
Following a sell-out 2018 Fringe and debut UK tour, the ‘utterly hilarious’ **** (BroadwayBaby.
Showbiz stalwart and Wheezing Dragon Best Newcomer (1980, 1982), Whobblers returns for one last debut show.
Welcome to Good Morning Nation – the semi-improvised (late) breakfast show that brings you the day’s news by the purveyors of the day’s views.
A no-holds-barred comedy show starring Will Mars (FOX’s Showtime at The Apollo) and Sarah Lee (Jewish Comedian of the Year finalist 2018).
Brilliantly self-deprecating stand-up, Will Mars, is fast making a name for himself as a down-at-heel yet lovable international star.
Willie MacRae – anti-nuclear campaigner, SNP politician and successful lawyer.
You are watching three actors sat at a table.
The unmissable cult hit’s back for another year, as we select three top stand-ups to create unique routines based entirely on your suggestions! One liners, political satire, or alt…
The cult hit returns! Comedian and contrarian Chris Betts will argue the opposite of anything anyone in the audience says.
Sam (Australia), nominated for Best Comedy at Fringe World 2016.
Best Newcomer Nominee Darren considers himself a good person.
In the late 1960s three women were murdered by an Old Testament quoting serial killer by the name of Bible John.
Join the quickest wits in comedy for a side-splitting, jaw-dropping, time-travelling adventure that’s fun for literally everyone.
If character comedy tickles your funny bone then look no further than An Audience With Yasmine Day at Pleasance Courtyard.
From the maker of sell-out Fringe hit: The Charlie Montague Mysteries; tour support for Ed Sheeran’s tour support, Tom Taylor, stars in his debut stand-up show packed full of jokes…
Some assert that homophobia, for the most part, has been eradicated.
We’ve been entertaining audiences all over Europe and Ireland since 2012, with sell-out shows in Holland, Germany, Belgium, Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary and many more.
Join the quickest whites in comedy for a side-splitting, jaw-dropping, time-travelling adventure that’s fun for literally everyone.
Friends are often made under unusual circumstances.
From the maker of sell-out Fringe hit: The Charlie Montague Mysteries; tour support for Ed Sheeran's tour support, Tom Taylor, stars in his debut stand-up show pack…
Do you sometimes think about your actions? Do your actions make you feel like a sociopath? Does feeling like a sociopath hurt your self-esteem? Well this show was specif…
Writer/comedian David Head and singer/songwriter Matt Glover of Sincere Deceivers are proud to present their critically acclaimed story and song show “A Good Service on All Other…
Do you sometimes think about your actions? Do your actions make you feel like a sociopath? Does feeling like a sociopath hurt your self-esteem? Well this show was specif…
William Stone (BBC New Comedy Award Finalist 2018) is gathering moss, stuck somewhere between reality and dreams in the nineties.
The pioneers of slapdash magic are back with another mishmash of magical mayhem! Join them in a world where the jokes come thick and fast, anything is possible, and nothing is quit…
Actor Andrew Byron devised his one-man show, The Good Russian, in response to the many bad Russians he’s played across his career.
The Good Grief event is for anyone who has ever experienced loss or for those who would simply like to understand more about grief.
BA Theatre Arts at GBMet.
Good Grief tells the story of a family who are moving through the motions of grief and bereavement after the loss of their youngest son in an accident at Saltdean Lido.
Award-winning comedian, writer and co-creator of Comedy Central’s Modern Horror Stories, Daniel Audritt brings a work in progress of his debut hour, to the Brighton Fringe.
A comedy about an honest Siberian, navigating his way through modern Britain on the hunt for acting fame.
The Brighton Beach Boys turn their laser-sharp gaze towards this classic of 70s Rock.
Amused Moose National New Comic finalist and So You Think You’re Funny? semi-finalist 2018 comes to Brighton.
Being Limitless TV: An Audience with.
Come and see James McDonnell; “A breath of fresh air” (We Love Brighton) and Ben Carter; “A force of Nature” (Chortle).
If it is the wonderful tonic of laughter that you are looking for, then you have come to the right place! Cannon and Ball bring their own magical and unique brand of hum…
A brand new nostalgia show, taking you back to the good old days of variety entertainment.
The play follows a young prostitute, Shen Teh, as she struggles to lead a life that is "good" according to the terms of the morality taught by the gods and to …
All Good GuysIrish Men.
Three wayward women are on a hunt for liturgical dance stardom.
Join us for an evening of live music, improvisation around new theatrical texts, redirecting in front of the audience's eyes, delicious uncertainties, nibbles, drinks and good com…
Join “Cabaret Kings” (The Londonist) William Ludwig and Dean Austin for a pine tree of songs from Weimar Berlin and beyond – Jennys, Johnnys and Killer Queens.
Thirty years on from its premiere at the Royal Court, Our Country’s Good is a modern classic, exploring themes of crime, punishment and the unifying and civilising power of theatre…
Icon, actor, singer, soldier.
At Secret Cinema, we take the essence of the film and build a living, breathing world that you can be a part of.
Would you lie to the government about who you are? How about to your doctor? Maybe to big companies? Whilst online shopping? How about on your Facebook profile? Do they need your r…
Good Things Come to Those Who explores our generation’s relationship with work, debt, big data, surveillance and public/private space: when everything you have can be an asset, wha…
Good grief is full of sarcasm, laughter and the occasional tear as we try to show that there is no “correct” thing to say to someone who is grieving.
From Show Boat to Showman, there’s always Another Op’nin, Another Show about the sparkling self-obsessed world of musical theatre! And why not? Some of the best shows are all a…
East meets West in this wild mash-up of comedy, electric violin, characters, spoken word and songs from legendary AmerAsian duo Slanty Eyed Mama.
He/she is back at the fringe to tell of his enduring happily married life as Maxine.
Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the rest of the Peanuts gang navigate the joys and pitfalls of childhood. Humorous, full of fun and fabulous musical numbers.
Because he’s an idiot, in thrall to his own imagined past, Daniel Kitson (41) has decided to perform an unfinished show that starts at midnight in a room that gets debilitatingly h…
Following their previous sold-out Fringe show, acclaimed Scottish songwriters The Mars Patrol return to perform an intimate one-off hometown show at Merchant’s Hall in the heart of…
Welcome to the Good Life! A split-bill stand-up comedy show from two fun-loving, good-time-having, honest to goodness proper cute comedy lads.
New(ish) for 2018! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
Amid the hubbub of cafe chatter and the hiss of milk steaming a mobile phone vibrates with messages of condolences.
I’ve got a lot of love for YESYESNONO.
Feeling pressured by his success last year with The Elvis Dead, Rob Kemp returns with ten(!) shows stuck to a spinning wheel.
There’s no such thing as vanilla, boring or prudish.
‘There’s two kinds of blues, happy blues and then sad blues.
‘My favourite DJ on the planet.
Bare Productions are a new, fresh Edinburgh-based company comprising of some of the best local talent who have all performed in multiple five-star sell-out shows at the Fringe.
Cock, cock… Who’s there? is a multimedia, autobiographical documentary-cum-social experiment all about writer-performer Samira Elagoz’s relationship with men after being rape…
Sam (Australia) was nominated for Best Comedy at Fringe World 2016.
Willie MacRae – anti-nuclear campaigner, SNP politician and successful lawyer.
Richard Brown is too angry to kill himself.
It’s 2025 - a world of mystery, spies and secret missions.
The cult hit returns! Comedian and contrarian Chris Betts will argue the opposite of anything.
Multi award-winning Welsh comedian, Jenny Collier, is back and gooder than ever.
Award-winning comedian, TV and radio writer and co-creator of Comedy Central’s Modern Horror Stories, Daniel Audritt asks – ‘what really makes us good?’, in his new punchli…
Three wayward women on a hunt for international liturgical dance stardom.
In association with Bar Brig, and after four sold out tours in Europe, The Good The Bad and The Irish return to the festival for our eighth year! Join host Michael Porter as we sho…
Nominated for Best Comedy at Fringe World 2016 and sold out all 23 Edinburgh shows in 2016 and 2017.
Writer/comedian David Head and singer/songwriter Matt Glover of Sincere Deceivers present a performance of silly love stories and melancholy folk pop.
Star of FOX’s Showtime at the Apollo, finalist on season eight of NBC Comcast’s knockout television show, Trial By Laughter and runner-up for the woman he loves.
The invincible William Brown considers he is ‘jolly well equal’ to solving most of life’s trickier problems, although devising a plan to get the elder brothers of the Outlaws marri…
A beatboxing and storytelling comedy show.
Which comic belongs in your bubble? Send your suggestions through our app: comedy gold or utter crap? Three top comedians compete to impress with tailor-made jokes based on the dem…
What does the transcript of a 17th century Italian rape trial reveal about the state of the world nowadays? That, despite 400 years of supposed social progress, the impulse to blam…
The 10-time sell-out comedy sensation returns to Edinburgh with an epic new show for just about everyone.
What can you remember from five years ago? Or five days ago? Five minutes ago, even? What can you be absolutely sure, beyond all doubt that you remember? MALAPROP Theatre’s new s…
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.
Chase Scenes is exactly what it says it is: 60 scenes in which performers create a variety of famous and original chase scenes, filmed lived onstage and projected onto screens at t…
I hated Daughter.
A joyful return to stand-up for this cult idiot.
Ever wondered what happens when nice manners go head to head with a Russian gangster? In a fusion between theatre, comedy and cabaret, James McLean is a one-man theatre company and…
There are shades of Beckett but without the plodding pretentiousness in Signals, Footprint Theatre’s new show all about human connection and the search for life beyond Earth.
Buried certainly made a splash at the Fringe last year, winning awards left, right, and centre, and deservedly so – Tom Williams and Cordelia O’Driscoll’s new musical is quir…
Robert says he saw strange lights over Tesco car park.
What does it mean to be human? Can a machine learn to be human? Or failing that can it at least learn how to be funny? That’s Alice Fraser’s main objective and constitutes the …
There’s a lot going on in the world at the moment, isn’t there? So many stories needing to be told, so many national myths being rewritten, so much is constantly changing that …
After their five star runaway success with All We Ever Wanted Was Everything, Middle Child were always going to suffer from difficult second album syndrome and it’s a real shame …
What’s a ‘square go’? Noun: A rammy.
New Year’s Eve.
Finally! The last, great unreleased box set is about to see the light of day.
Dennis, 32, is perfect according to his best friend and Nan, Elsie.
Cult sketch-comedy cowboys ‘Good Kids’ descend on Brighton Fringe for another hour of wicked-ass mayhem.
By popular demand! Original musical journey from 400 AD Boerthelm’s Tun to present day Bom-Bane’s, with portraits of all the colourful inhabitants along the way.
‘Good Grief.
Whilst working on a half-hour comedy special, Will realised that stand-up was no longer the most important thing in his life.
Hi, It’s been a while.
Bringing us four short scenes, Puck’s Players – consisting of Bill Poulton, Phillip Lee and Aaron Thaddeus Lee – were able to exhibit outstanding versatility as performers, d…
A multimedia spectacular from Angel Comedy founder Barry Ferns and Alasdair Beckett-King (Leicester Mercury Comedian of the of Year 2017).
Nominated for Best Comedy at Fringe World 2016 & selling out all 23 shows at Edinburgh Fringe 2016 & 2017.
Hands-on Cocktail Masterclass Series! Shake, muddle and stir your way through time, mastering the techniques and discovering the science that is mixology.
Start your Tuesday mornings with laughter in the comfort of your favourite cinema.
Alex is a Melbourne based stand-up comedian currently achieving her life long dream of being brave enough to live outside her home state of QLD.
Every Thursday night of the Fringe the William Bligh will be showcasing the greatest in local music entertainment! Check in every Thursday for a different free show.
Winner of Voice’s Pick of the Fringe Award, Naomi Sheldon’s exceptional debut play comes to London’s West End following a critically acclaimed smash hit run at th…
Sydney’s Tom Cashman is debuting his show Good at the 2018 Adelaide Fringe Festival.
Sean and Darren went to the same primary school in Ireland and now they’re both tellin’ jokes in Australia.
The King and Queen of Adelaide Comedy reunite to bring you one of the hottest stand-up comedy shows at this year’s festival.
There’s good effort, bad effort and times when you just need to say “eff’ it”.
No one likes to be judged.
Born beneath the storm clouds of Sydney’s recently introduced “lockout laws” (currently draining the magic from a once-vibrant nightlife), this continually shifting mobile street a…
Constella OperaBallet return to the Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells this November with their award-winning Sideshows.
EPIC is a theater troupe for actors living with (and without) developmental disabilities such as autism.
10 years.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
An exciting new play about Jungle Book author Rudyard Kipling, exploring his extraordinary life and the devastating personal consequences of WWI.
He’s sold 330m books worldwide, was President of Oxford University Athletics Club, ran the 100yds in 9.
Farce has a proud place in British theatre history.
The central aim of Celebration is “to give anyone who can’t quite believe the world they live in something to believe in” which is a brilliant intention and starting point but …
A dirty, disused room, empty except for a box with lots of holes in it.
It is an interesting idea to stage a comedic play about the backstage conversations that take place between stage hands, in the shadow of the performer that they work for, but this…
Musical adaptations of other works often struggle to either make themselves distinct or justify their existence.
Barrel Organ’s new show Anyone’s Guess How We Got Here feels like a natural development of the company’s practice and philosophy whilst also managing to delve into a very dif…
The Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas is an initiative set up to ‘take the academics out of their ivory towers and engage with the public’.
Wendy’s spellbinding show offers stunning interpretations of contemporary and traditional Scots, French, American and Canadian songs: Leonard Cohen, Mark Knopfler, Robert Burns, …
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Exploring themes of life and death, wealth and poverty and what it means to be ‘good’, Bertolt Brecht’s The Good Person of Sichuan is innovatively and creatively brought to lif…
New for 2017! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
Runner-up Best Comedy Show Buxton Fringe 2017, Brain Rinse is a bizarre madcap, interactive sketch show starring you, the audience.
It’s hard to tell what kind of show MINEFIELD is trying to be.
The stage is awash with cold, blue LED light.
DJing and poetry is surely a combination that deserves greater exploration.
A special stripped-down lineup of The Blueswater play an upbeat swampy set of blues songs decided in advance by fans on social media.
Navigating the intricacies of a one-night stand can be a tricky social and biological journey.
This is Not Culturally Significant is an incredibly rare thing indeed.
What is money? For Belgian theatre group Ontroerend Goed, money isn’t actually metal coins or pieces of paper with numbers printed on them, no, money is so much more than a physi…
Award-winning performer Paula Valluerca, aka Madame Señorita, is committed to reconnect with the pleasure of being a totally deluded idiot.
Yael Farber’s critically acclaimed Mies Julie has returned to the Edinburgh Fringe and it’s easy to see why, with its incisive portrayal of colonialism, gender politics, and wh…
With over 10 million video views online, internet sensation Rodney delivers a one-hour extravaganza filled with silly one-liners, magic, props and music. Fun for all the family!
This British New Yorker has been seen on Fox’s Showtime at the Apollo (US) and the BBC’s Stand Up for Comic Relief (UK).
Nominated for Best Comedy 2016 by Fringe World, with 23 sell-out shows at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Pixel Dust is a rare thing: a piece of theatre about the internet that isn’t utterly technophobic.
The desire to please is instilled into children from an early age, but the side-effects that this can have on their development is often not felt until it’s too late.
With over 10 million video views online, internet sensation Rodney delivers a one-hour extravaganza filled with silly one-liners, magic, props and music. Fun for all the family!
Adapting well-loved source material can be a tricky art, but Shedload Theatre have managed to maintain the essence of Richmal Crompton’s Just William stories in this riotous hour…
From the producers of bold, subversive and wonderfully camp comedy musicals: Margaret Thatcher: Queen of Soho and How to Win Against History, Prom Kween certainly has a lot going f…
Americana Ad Absurdum Productions certainly lives up to its name by combining America’s most-loved export, free-market capitalism, with some surreal and absurdist humour.
A live game show that pits the audience against the wits of grand inquisitor, comedian and pedant Chris Betts.
There are many different kinds of video games: roleplaying, shoot-em-up, strategy, the list is endless.
The alternative RSC’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s works might more succinctly be titled Shakespeare: The Pantomime.
Three aliens from Mars, fascinated by all things Earthly.
Ding dong the witch is back! Multi award-winning Fringe sensation Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho returns with the most fabulous game show of all! Join the Iron Lady for songs, gam…
Heather Shaw and Olga Koch present a high-octane hour of one-liners, personal anecdotes and, most importantly, good vibes! Many people like to party but only the chosen few really …
Cameryn Moore has made a name for herself as one of the Fringe’s great taboo busters, especially on the subject of sex.
When viewing a show as celebrated and adored as How to Win Against History there is always the risk that it’ll never be able to live up to the hype.
Hello, I’m doing a solo show where I play a synth for a while and read some comedic short stories that I’ve written.
Siren Theatre Co’s Good With Maps is a multi-faceted story masterfully guided by Jane Phegan who takes us through this one woman show.
The Noise Next Door’s Really, Really Good Afternoon Show is what it says on the ticket.
Being a millennial in the modern world is hard.
Amy Conway’s Super Awesome World is a hidden gem of the Fringe that starts off all fun and games (literally) before delving into an account of living with depression that is so h…
Testosterone is a touching, funny and incredibly brave piece of theatre from Rhum and Clay Company and Kit Redstone.
This ‘highly energetic laugh-a-minute show’ (TheTab.
Theatre Conspiracy’s interactive show, Foreign Radical, is more than likely to mess with your moral compass.
The wildly successful One Man Comedy Men are from Mars Women are from Venus Live! starring Amadeo Fusca.
We live in a world in turmoil.
We live in a world in turmoil.
Due to popular demand, the ‘Britpop Rocky Horror’ returns for a second year! Following an epic premiere at Brighton Fringe 2016, and a nationwide tour including a full show at …
With a coffin full of sympathy snacks, Jack Rooke and his 85-year-old Nan, Sicely, invite you to the happiest town in Britain, where Dad’s dead and the only thing to eat is lasag…
Brighton’s Storyland Press is a place where the story comes first, regardless of genre or where it sits on the commercial/literary spectrum.
Do you lack basic skills? Do you want to be good at everything? Then you should watch ‘How to be Good at Everything’.
An original musical & gastromonical journey from the 5th Century settlement of Boerthlelm’s Tun to Brighton in 1795, with affectionate portraits of the colourful inhabitants of 24 …
A day offering people the opportunity to step into our experiences of living with loss and bereavement.
“Imagine if Derren Brown was funny” Evening Standard.
“The true mystery of the world is the visible .
Terriane Falcome offers a tour de force of writing and comedy, playing at the Theatre Box this Brighton Fringe.
Everyone has experienced the dreaded ‘bad day’ where nothing seems to work out.
Whilst it never quite delivers the climax you expect from a show with such a title, The Guide To Good Orgasms offers a certain charm that makes it impossible not to smile throughou…
3pm-4pm The first show of the day will feature about as wide a variety of improvisation styles as one could ask for, with three groups that could not be more different from each o…
London-based actor William Ludwig and Musical Director Dean Austin have firmly established themselves over the last year as a highly successful international, high-profile cabaret …
Blow Off is part concert, part theatre and deals with one woman’s journey to committing an act of terrorism.
‘Don’t you find, that the good thing about home is that leaving, as coming back, can equally be the greatest thing?’ ‘Mr.
The past decade has seen technology democratise content, enabling audiences to access and shape content in unprecedented and innovative ways.
It’s a troubling question and most of us probably don’t know the answer.
Drawing from the likes of renowned theatre company DV8, All Might Seem Good mixes verbatim accounts of fate with physical theatre: mixing the highly natural with the highly stylise…
People hate poetry.
One of Scotland’s best bands make their Fringe debut with an intimate, one-off acoustic show at the Merchant’s Hall, playing songs from their new album, Human Condition.
Edinburgh’s Little Jazz Bird, vocalist Victoria Bennett, sings beautiful ballads as she spins delicate, moving tales of love and heartbreak.
How do you stay connected with friends and family when far away? How will Mars astronauts when they’re 400 million km away? In this fascinating talk, learn about NASA’s vision …
Upstairs Downton and Petting Zoo (‘Improv supergroup’ TimeOut) star creates a staggering array of characters using his mouth, brain, hands and body.
The Lady Vanishes is one of those shows that doesn’t fit into simple categories.
Stories to Tell in the Middle of the Night is both exactly what it says it whilst also proving to something rather different altogether.
Later, considerably ruder and darker shows from internationally acclaimed, award-winning Scottish stand-up comedy meteor.
Waldorf Wayfarers – Directed by Australian composer Judith Clingan, 20 students and teachers from Waldorf or Steiner schools in Australia and Taiwan will give an hour’s program…
Panti Bliss has had a whirlwind of a few years and, naturally, she has more than a few fabulous stories to share.
By Joan Greening (ITV’s The Cabbage Patch) from five-star-rated adrunkensailor.
Breach Theatre blew everyone away with The Beanfield last year, and their new show, Tank, is no disappointment, retaining their distinctive brand of semi-devised/semi-verbatim thea…
A Free Fringe double bill of stand-up with no particular theme, Irish comedians Keith Fox and Ger Staunton underwhelm with their unassuming stage presence and only mildly amusing h…
Morningside Malcolm’s daughter has married into a family of Glasgow gangsters.
Java Dance Theatre have somewhat sworn myself and the rest of the audience to silence after the triumph that is Back of the Bus so as not to ruin the wonderful surprises in store f…
Lines is a touching spoken word show surrounding the diverse lives of people travelling along the London underground.
It’s apt, if a little predictable, that the pre-show music Doug Segal selects for his latest Fringe show is the classic James Brown track I Feel Good.
It’s a familiar scene to many a Fringe-goer: a black-box stage, a chair and an actor with his story.
Nassim Soleimanpour is known for his intelligent plays that have no need for a director, designer or even rehearsals.
Cinema screening of live performance.
In the prologue to Malcostume Compagnia Teatrale’s show Machina, the company explains that the word ‘machina’ roughly translates to machine or structure and the company’s n…
On the Conditions and Possibilities of Hillary Clinton Taking Me as Her Young Lover definitely wins the title of most intriguing show title at the Fringe, and it’s definitely wor…
Gravity and Other Myths are the future of contemporary circus and their show A Simple Space is utterly unmissable.
Little remains of Gogol’s original short story, Diary of a Madman, with Al Smith taking much artistic licence in updating it to post-Brexit Britain and turning it into a story of…
There are many children’s shows at the Fringe that seem to follow the formula of throwing a couple of popular franchises together with whatever kids currently like, before adding…
Good People is a light-hearted exploration of what should be a natural journey towards being a better person.
To say Dolly Wants to Die is a dark comedy is like saying water is wet: the irreverent jokes come left, right and centre, but only a few of them properly hit their target.
Nowadays, stories of celebrity nudes abound, attracting much unwanted media attention and accusations of who’s to blame flying in every direction.
Ding dong, the witch isn’t dead! And this time it’s definitely cause for celebration! After her previous success as an ‘international cabaret superstar’ Maggie is back in b…
Nominated for Best Comedy at Fringe World 2016.
Leaf by Niggle is a little-known allegory by J.
What are a couple of self-deprecating, twenty-something stand-up comediennes to do at the Fringe, if not perform a stand-up act in two halves, in a rather shockingly intimate karao…
First things first.
Bob drives his BlundaBus around Europe looking for adventures.
Ed Caruana and Tamar Broadbent can’t pronounce their own names (so don’t feel bad).
What to expect from a show called F*cking Men? Yes, it is ostensibly about sex, specifically gay sex, and as you’d expect it’s ripe for memorable one-liners like “I’m not g…
Rob Drummond is known for being one of Scotland’s most experimental and accessible theatre makers and his new show In Fidelity is no exception.
Counting Sheep is a theatrical triumph that throws the audience into the centre of the 2014 Ukrainian revolution.
A clean hour of hilarious stand-up from a British New Yorker.
It may be difficult to believe that something as uncommon as bilingual theatre could work.
Death is a funny thing when you think about it: it’s the only certain thing in this world yet the majority of us deny its existence, but as performer Liz Rothschild points out, i…
Quebecois circus group Flip Fabrique fill the massive Assembly Hall with awe and joy at their contemporary circus skills.
Have you ever met someone so beautiful that you didn’t know what to say? And then have you ever found yourself just saying ‘Yeah’ to everything that they say because you’re…
Gandini presents virtuoso juggling gone wild.
In a festival saturated with comedy shows about Shakespeare, the Reduced Shakespeare Company continue to reign supreme as the undisputed masters at reimagining the Bard into hilari…
There’s a specific challenge involved when reviewing autobiographical shows surrounding horrendous personal suffering, in this case performer Karen Hobbs’ diagnosis and treatme…
Good Kids are back, and this time they’ve had a few.
The eight time sell-out comedy sensation returns to Edinburgh with an anarchic afternoon show for just about everyone.
A totally unique and mind-blowing musical comedy experience, if you’ve never seen or heard of Abandoman before then here is your chance to rectify that.
Helen Duff has gone from strength to strength, after her hilarious yet heart-breaking Vanity Bites Back show last year.
The ever experimental Flanagan Collective is back with their new show, From the Mouths of the Gods, all about maths, free will, and determinism, with a little bit of kissing thrown…
Being Norwegian is a play that follows Sean and Lisa as they talk throughout the night, gradually getting to know each other and growing as confidants.
The eight time sell-out comedy sensation returns to Edinburgh with an anarchic afternoon show for just about everyone.
On the surface Jenna Watt’s new show Faslane sounds like it should be a simple comparison of the reasons for and against renewing the Trident nuclear base; it turns out to be jus…
What to expect from Bea Roberts’ modern day update of Flaubert’s classic novel Madame Bovary? Instead of surrounding herself with romantic literature to distract her from the b…
A Boy Named Sue written by Bertie Darrell provides an interesting insight into the experiences of members of the LGBT+ community, played with great energy by the cast of three.
Loyiso Gola is a rare kind of stand-up comic.
Ontroerend Goed’s World Without Us imagines a future in which humanity has simply ceased to exist, and it’s surprisingly soothing.
Nel is a charming little love letter to cinema that follows foley artist, Nel, on her misadventures with her insufferable aunt, demanding boss and a hopeful screenwriter.
Joe Sellman-Leava has lived with labels his entire life and he also has to live with the consequences of them.
Do you know what a foley artist does? No? Well here’s your chance to find out from Hollywood’s unsung hero, Dusty Horne.
Fringe favourite Pip Utton returns for his superlative performance of Margaret Thatcher in his enlightening and intimate show Playing Maggie…The Iron Lady.
The Brit-popera for Common People Like You.
The Brit-popera for Common People Like You.
“Imagine if Derren Brown was funny” (Evening Standard) Doug Segal (Winner: Best Cabaret Act, Brighton Fringe) is back in Brighton to preview his new show which is designed to make…
A day offering people the opportunity to consider living with loss and bereavement.
Rising star and general idiot stand-up Harriet Kemsley returns with her new show ‘Good Girl’.
Frankfurt 1938: Jewish pianist Sol and Aryan violinist Hilda are lovers.
Ethan Beach hosts this stacked variety show, with comedy from Michelle Wolf, Brett Davis, Seaton Smith, Mary Houlihan, Mike Kelton and Harry Gensemer, as well as a musical performa…
Drawing on contemporary sources, unsullied by Tudor propaganda, ‘Good King Richard’ dramatises for the very first time, the true events which propelled Richard III onto the thr…
Valentine’s Day may have a cheesy reputation, but the heart-filled holiday has inspired plenty of great live comedy for devoted couples, optimistic daters and determinedly si…
As Arab-spring style revolution rages in Zitounia, the puppet news crew of a heavily censored morning news show scrambles to air the usual spate of propaganda, fluff pieces and pae…
This show says it’s based on John Gray’s pop-culture best seller from the 1990s, and he even appears in two video segments, but it’s mostly a monologue by Peter S…
It’s 1988 and Brandon is embarking on his Senior year at St.
A brand new show stuffed full with highly skilled cabaret stunts and orchestrated madness.
The Good Adoptee, written by Award-winning playwright Suzanne Bachner, is the true story of her lifelong search for the truth of her origins.
This program of seven short plays by David Ives is presented by New York Deaf Theater and employs both spoken English and American Sign Language to tell its comedic tales (2:00).
Will Hutton examines how Britain could create an economy, society and democracy in which the mass of citizens flourish – reinventing and repurposing core institutions like the co…
Edinburgh’s Little Jazz Bird, vocalist Victoria Bennett, sings beautiful ballads as she spins delicate, moving tales of love and heartbreak.
Author Tessa Dunlop hosts a one-off, revelatory session with three of the extraordinary women who were involved in Britain’s most secret wartime operation and feature in her book…
NakedFeet Theatre’s Dust Never Settles in Torchlight is a short and sweet reimagining of a selection of Greek myths.
In Owen Jones: The Politics of Hope, Jones proves himself to be an engaging and eloquent speaker without any airs of pretension.
Vanity Bites Back is a clown show about anorexia.
Not So Native Now is a talk about multilingualism as part of the Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas, engaging and inviting the audience to consider our preconceptions about bilingualism an…
Due to massive demand, six later, quite probably ruder, shows! Scotland’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning comedy half-man-half-Xbox.
Stunning open-air theatre in beautiful gardens by one of Scotland’s oldest professional theatre companies.
A practical playwriting and performance workshop with Gary McNair (A Gambler’s Guide to Dying).
As a career move, dying was the savviest option for Jimmy Savile.
Some cabaret performers attempt to lull you into a false sense of security about what they do, but thankfully any audience finds out quickly enough what they’re going to get from…
A tragicomic spoken word show that dives into the paradoxical nature of goodness.
A daily challenge to realise the best marketing scheme on the Fringe.
Damo had his phone stolen.
The Hogwallops is a joyful show for all the family that combines astounding acrobatics, physical humour and a heartfelt story meaning there is something for everyone.
Clout Theatre prove themselves to be and provocative theatre makers in their new piece FEAST by challenging theatrical conventions as well as ignoring the age old advice not to pla…
Lungs is a) a remarkable piece of writing by Duncan Macmillan and b) a remarkable show brought to life by director, George Perrin, and actors, Sian Reese-Williams and Abdul Salis.
Transit Cabaret by Six Faux Nez is described as ‘A silent show, like a silent movie, a clever, poetic and festive mix of music, gesture and underground cabaret-theatre.
A feast of classic jazz and blues flavoured with iconic jazz-femme legends including Ella, Billie, Sarah, Bessie, Peggy, Eartha, highlighted by acclaimed, internationally touring B…
Not the End of the World is based on the novel by Geraldine McCaughrean which reimagines the story of Noah’s Ark from the point of view of Noah’s daughter, Timna, as she grappl…
Last year I used the word Schadenfreude in my description, and it seemed to frighten off dumb people as I had lovely audiences.
I wanted to write you a heart-breaking song so epic it would get her back.
A dirty afternoon party hosted by the king of alternative cabaret, Tomás Ford.
Jack Rooke: Good Grief could probably win a prize for ‘comedy show with the least likely to be funny subject matter ever that actually turns out to be absolutely hilarious�…
Tom Dowling and Kieran Ahern are current members of the Oxford Revue, but they’re also bloody good kids.
Mick is a good bloke.
If you’d said to me three years ago when I started doing stand-up, ‘You’ll have the best show at the Fringe in 2015’ I’d never have believed it, because not only am I a great t…
A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing is definitely not an easy watch, though ‘listen’ might be a better description, as Aoife Duffin delivers a highly unsettling stream-of-consciousne…
‘Welcome to my mind.
Will Mars is outspoken, white and very much just a guy.
The seven-time sell-out comedy sensation returns to Edinburgh with an anarchic afternoon show for just about everyone.
Will Seaward Has a Really Good Go at Alchemy is probably unlike anything you will have ever seen.
FUBAR Radio and Underbelly present The Underbelly Radio Shows recorded live from 12:30pm each day at Ermintrude, Underbelly hosts a series of live radio broadcasts brought to you b…
Manfred Karge’s Man to Man is described as a modern fairy tale that follows the life of Ella, a woman who disguises herself as her dead husband in order to survive under Nazi …
St Andrews Revue’s new sketch show Fashion is a fun and enjoyable way to spend 50 minutes, but it’s not going to split your sides or radically change your point of view.
With the title Some People Talk About Violence one would be forgiven for thinking Barrel Organ’s new show is serious and depressing.
(previews start on Saturday; opens on June 29) Having just brought us Moss Hart’s entrancing “Act One,” Lincoln Center offers another piece of showbiz reminiscenc…
(previews start on Thursday; opens on June 30) A family weekend at the shore might be relaxing to some people, but rarely to the sort of people you find onstage.
Erotica author Pamela DeMenthe shares the secrets of her literary success and invites fans to hear extracts from her new novel ‘Sticky Digits’, but her readings may reveal more tha…
The Improverts are back for two Exam Specials in the Teviot Debating Hall! A different combination of players will take to the stage each night for a round of high-class, high-ener…
His Majesty does not have syphilis.
Star of ‘Derek’, ‘Being Human’ and ‘Carnival of Monsters’ returns to the Brighton Fringe with two entirely new shows: Sit on the Ledge and Jump Down to the Ground (7, 2…
Cassandra Bick is your average London girl who happens to run a dating agency for vampires, and suddenly finds herself getting an awful lot of attention when someone starts killing…
Always Different, Always Funny! After a sell out run at Edinburgh Fringe 14 and comedy residents during term time Edinburgh University, The Improverts are performing two shows in L…
Unjustly, Rossini’s radiant final opera of political ideals and fatherly love is known today almost solely for its overture.
The writers Jo Firestone, Josh Sharp and Aaron Jackson return with another quickly assembled jukebox musical for their audience to perform.
A quartet of fifty-something women hit the gym to tone up - but when they look in the mirror they each see what they want to see - their twenty-year-old selves.
You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown is a Broadway musical based on the Peanuts comic strip, featuring familiar characters like Lucy, Snoopy and Schroeder.
This fun and fast production attempts to abridge the complete works of Shakespeare into the space of an hour.
Sell-out 2010-2013! Spellbinding new show.
Good Timin’ is Ian Mclaughlin’s personal story about his search to find a connection with his long-lost father.
Dressed for the part, Melissa Western welcomes you in a friendly and feisty manner as she takes you through a journey into the realms of jazz and the great female vocalists of a no…
Due to massive demand, six extra, later, and quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man/half-Xbox.
John D Slater steps aside to allow his alter ego Walter J Plinge to take the stage and reveal the other side of a split personality with hilarious effect.
Join playwright Clare Duffy for a practical workshop about the challenges of combining live interaction and scripted drama.
A strange uplifting new comedy from a master storyteller about sleep problems, past, family and featuring a haunted doll.
In the surreal world of Ephesus, mistaken identities and mishaps abound as Antipholus of Syracuse and his servant Dromio encounter their Ephesan doppelgangers, each unaware of the …
A pushy broad, a smart Jew and a Harvard mouth team up to form a defence for two Marines who are on trial for murdering a fellow Marine.
It’s four minutes in and I find myself clapping harder than ever while singing “Auld Reeke you’re so fine, you’re so fine you blow my mind.
‘I do say, give us another!’ is the tragic cry of mediocrity from an improv show that is several decades too late for salvation.
Tina’s always wanted to be top of the class.
William Luce’s 1984 play comes to life in this rendition by the Thespis Studio that is made vivid by the solo acting of Loana Pavelescu.
An Irish showcase, bringing you the best in Irish comedy!
Henry is a verbal magician, creating an atmosphere of bold sincerity on stage that will force you out of your comfort zone and into his hilarious domain.
Sometimes, we can miss what’s important.
The premise of the show is simple; Mars has abandoned self-doubt and concluded he is a good comedian; he’s decided that this one is on us; the audience, to enjoy the show or not.
An Audience With Shurl is a highly intimate, moving picture of the inner life of a very lonely woman.
Being visually impaired, Glaswegian stand-up Jamie MacDonald definitely brings a new meaning to “observational humour”.
(previews start on July 24; opens on Aug.
One of the brightest young comics in New York, Mr. Lane welcomes three other comedians for a stand-up show and a sit-down of “gossip, drinking and laughs.”
A celebration of children and young people in the Performing Arts featuring theatre, literature, music and movement.
A dress-up sing-along celebration of everyone’s favourite musicals.
The Brooklyn favorite Eugene Mirman revives his long-running variety show for a mini-tour with the adored British comedy genius Daniel Kitson.
“Flawed but Fearless dissection of the absurd” (The List) from a comedian who is unapologetically flawed and fearless.
Master character comedian and star of ‘Derek’ and ‘Being Human’ performs all his critically acclaimed, sell-out, weirdly wonderful comedy shows, fresh from his hit Radio 4 series.
Through a soundtrack of 60s classics, ‘An Audience with The Kitsch Kittens’ offers a hilarious toe tapping treat featuring the antics of Sindy & Barbie, two sweet talkin’ dolls.
(performances start on May 9) Who could fall asleep in the midst of Times Square? You are invited to try when Jim Findlay and Time Square Arts, in partnership with Allied Partners …
South Boston, the place of ‘cahs’ instead of ‘cars’, is the all-encompassing setting for Good People, David Lindsay-Abaire’s fascinating story of pride, poverty and the p…
The Good, The Bad and The Unexpected is a comedy panel game where the audience helps decide who’s good, who’s bad and who’s unexpected.
Join industry experts from Arts Council England, The Old Market and BBC Radio Sussex for a workshop exploring all things Marketing.
Death is the topic that the performance of For Their Own Good tackles head on.
Wendy Carle Taylor’s voice, presence and musicality are so special that it is a real challenge to adequately sum up her one woman show at Brunstfield Evangelical Church.
Thirty-seven Shakespeare plays, three actors, less than two hours.
An hysterically funny, fast paced, witty, tongue-in-cheek romp through the nooks and crannies of Shakespeare’s 37 comedies and tragedies, performed through the hearts and funny b…
Nervous performer Florence Minder introduces an American version of herself to talk about those moments when shit happens.
Page to stage adaptations are nothing new but a sixty-three year old comic strip developing into a stage musical is certainly unconventional.
Richard Wiseman hosts an evening of ectoplasm and uncanny spectacle as we cross to the other side and communicate with the deceased. Tickets include one delightful cocktail.
Due to massive demand six extra, later, quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man, half-Xbox.
International experiment sharing a story about a woman called Thyme, with local interpretations.
Tackling real contemporary issues, this poignant, hilarious play says a lot about finding love the second (or third or fourth) time.
You be the jury in a gripping courtroom drama comedy show .
Can you be just as happy without kids? Child-free Radio 4 Saturday Live regular, Kate Fox takes a hilarious and thought-provoking look at one of society’s last taboos.
Welcome to an audience with Jeff Goldblum.
There were many moments in this show where I really wanted to enjoy it.
Rolling into Edinburgh with a brand new barnstorming show, The Horne Section will yet again provide the festival’s best musical mayhem.
Having bought a house with his girlfriend the Edinburgh-born comic explores how a decision that comes from a place of love can lead to such fear and uncertainty.
After 35 stitches, two brain scans and returning from the dead, Tommy stopped drinking and started living.
A show about how America changed the world.
In a new adaptation of Luigi Pirandello’s disturbing masterpiece, Cambridge ADC chop, change and miss the point entirely.
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be taken hostage by a comedian? Obie has gone crazy this year.
I must admit that I’ve never attended a stand-up gig where the audience is implored by the comic to perform the national anthem before commencing.
Having enjoyed a couple of drinks before Jason John Whitehead’s show, I became acutely aware within five minutes that I was desperate for a pee.
While Arthur Smith protests that he’s no longer on the sauce, the format and sheer unpredictability of this concept seem like they were conceived on some booze-addled bender.
Multiplex by Christopher William Hill was originally written as one of the plays commissioned for young people by the National Theatre’s Connections Festival.
Having contrived to mix up my ‘C’s, I arrive late.
The concept of Bite Size is a perfectly simple, yet novel one, and the clue really is in the title.
As a recent ex-Catholic, I know there’s a lot of material to be got from the Catholic Church, whether you’re a member or not.
Based on the best-selling book by John Gray, this one-man educational show starring Ian Houghton is like a much funnier (and much cheaper) relationship counseling session.
Assisted suicide, euthanasia, murder.
It’s usually a good sign when a sketch group can make you smile before you even enter the venue.
Considering that all the members of this Glaswegian trio are award-winning (and by this I mean prestigious awards like ‘So You Think You’re Funny’ and Chortle, rather than Be…
In the rickety, bomb shelteresque ‘Beside’ venue, located deep in the bowels of the Pleasance Courtyard, Zoe Lyons is in typical, yarn-spinning mood.
Daniel Sloss delivers a supposedly darker, meaner show in his later slot but most of his material is relatively clean, geared towards an audience who can laugh at him as well as wi…
Five stars only go to a show that is to all intents perfect, that wakens something inside you and keeps you utterly captivated for an entire hour.
The props may have been a bit wooden but the acting certainly wasn’t! Pants on Fire’s Pinocchio tells the classic story of a wooden mannequin who is brought to life but just can’…
It’s a tough crowd to play to but Lucy Cox wins them around easily with her charming repertoire of comedy songs and savage black humour during her show Attractive Audience Requir…
An exploration of modern society and our responses to it, Life Is Too Good To Be True is a one-man show presented by the Netherlands’ Het Geluid (The Noise).
This is Lucy Porter’s 5th visit to the Fringe and at last she’s managing to fake sincerity.
This award-winning play by Timberlake Wertenbaker was first performed at Londons Royal Court in 1988 and has lost none of its power.
Upon entering the Wee Coo venue tucked away to the side of the Udderbelly behemoth, Catriona Knox has transmogrified into the imposing Greek waitress that typifies many a holiday t…
Dana Alexander arrives on this side of the Atlantic with a significant reputation, but the venue chosen for Alexander can only be described as ambitiously large for a comic at her …
Traverse has presented the most elegant of double bills for the Fringe by showcasing two of Scotland’s prized playwrights, David Greig and David Harrower.
The girl on the platform is the story of Brenda Norfield’s journey to Wales as an evacuee during the second world war.
It’s impossible not to like Sam Fletcher.
I’ve often wondered what was going on behind the life models eyes.
You would have to be as tough as a criminal to not be moved at least a little by Sankarits performance.
In a festival filled with shows about wonderland and Lewis Carroll, Ontroerend Goed’s new production, the latest in a long line of probing pieces, stands tall as the true master …
Many people spend an inordinate amount of their lives fiddling with their penises.
In his own words, Tom Goodliffe is a big, friendly nerd.
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…
There has been a lot of comedy this year at IYAF, but for children ‘Kick it!’ has scored as the funniest.
Deep in the cellars of the Café Voltaire a science experiment is taking place.
Andre King’s style is an endearing one.
It is hard to describe this show as it contains such a variety of eclectic ideas yet is entirely successful in its execution, and offers much originality throughout.
Just Up The Stairs at The Caves is packed to the rafters for this mid-afternoon hour of sketch comedy.
Brecht’s famous parable about living a good life in a world ruled by money is here performed admirably by students from the Chinese International School of Hong Kong.
A series of five very short plays penned by American playwright Will Eno, Oh, the Humanity and Other Good Intentions is a collection of character-driven glimpses into the human con…
This play is set in a penal colony in eighteenth century Australia.
When Andrew O’Neill starts his show with a ditty advising how to cook baby meat, swiftly followed by challenging an elderly woman in the front row to ‘a fight in the rain’, i…
Science Shows for Schools have take three of their popular science presentations for schools and turned them into a 50 minute production for children at the Zoo Aviary.
There are no tickets for The Good, The Bad and The Extra-terrestrials but every audience member is presented with a cowboy hat and a toy revolver to get into the spirit of things.
Bob Kingdom is an Edinburgh institution.
If you’d never seen Matt Kirshen before, as he begins his set you’d be forgiven for thinking you were merely watching an overly enthusiastic sound technician, such is his affab…
Paul McCaffrey can very much be categorised as an observational comedian.
From the start, you know that Tomás Ford isn’t your ordinary late night showman.
Having just won ITV’s Show Me the Funny the previous night, Patrick Monahan’s mood was one of pure ecstasy as he was pushed past a queuing audience into the venue two minutes b…
Veritable veterans of the Fringe, NewsRevue return with their unique whirlwind tour of the last year’s current affairs.
While call centres are certainly no stranger to the routines of stand-ups, it is a rarity to find someone from the other side of the fence.
It’s a beautiful day at the Fringe and I’m sat on the top deck of a red bus in the Meadows.
“Has anyone been on an adventure today?” asked Veronica Hare as she welcomed the audience into the magical space for William, a one-person storytelling performance combined wit…
There is a clear, and very much appreciated Python influence at the start of this show as two hooded monks glide onto the stage humming in a mysterious medieval tone.
In the beguiling little bunker that is the Tron, the Lunchtime Club, class of 2011, are predictably well attended.
Hailing from Switzerland, Tom Lauri (and his fingers) is attending to all our magic needs at the Sweet Grassmarket with his deadpan offering of comedy/cabaret magic.
Hide and Seek Theatre certainly didn’t shy away from difficult subject matter in Radha is Looking Good, which expresses the interior thoughts of a severely autistic woman – Rad…
A fear of the unknown is at the heart of ‘Is It Really Good to Talk?’ and it’s a fear that most of us know well, one way or another.
A show about shows is not the most original idea there has ever been but Dan Nightingale’s ‘what might have been?’ take on performing in this year’s Edinburgh Fringe provid…
A funeral sees the coming together of three siblings for their estranged father’s send-off, but this new musical is not really about death - it is about life and the suppressed t…
Colin Mars put on a brave face for a disappointing turnout.
Matthew Highton had absolutely no right to make this an enjoyable show.
Adrienne is the perfect host.
The entrance of Patrick Monahan is an explosive one; the comedian subverts self-introduction by making sure everyone is comfortable with his touchy-feely comedy.
A coveted Bobby has been presented to five shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year.
Ditch the messy arts and crafts this half-term and entertain your little darlings with the best live family friendly performances Brighton and Hove have to offer instead.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year (apart from Brighton Fringe, of course) and there are plenty of delightful performances to entertain you this winter.
Welcome to our top 5 picks from the third year of Brighton HorrorFest, the spooktacular celebration from Sweet of all things that go bump in the night.
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Australian comedians Michelle Brasier and Laura Frew made their duo debut at this year’s Fringe as Double Denim, having previously performed as part of Backpack Anorak.
Ever since their debut in 2015 with Weekend Rockstars Middle Child Theatre have been rewriting what musical theatre can be with their distinctive gig-theatre genre.
Having received rave reviews for The Secret Life of Humans as well as supporting dozens of other theatre companies at the Fringe and beyond, the New Diorama Theatre has made a name...
Binge Culture are a performance-art group of five that originated in Wellington, New Zealand.
In nineteenth-century Holland, a leading neuroscientist tries to ‘civilise’ a wild girl who was raised by lions in the heart of Borneo.
Behind every tyrannical leader is a complicit partner rolling their eyes, and in this new show from comedian Catriona Knox they get a voice.
As part of the Edinburgh International Festival the Royal Court was invited to present a series of rehearsed readings by playwrights from Chile, China, Cuba, Lebanon, Palestine and...
Greenwich Theatre is set to have an unprecedented profile at this year’s Brighton Fringe, with no less than eight productions heading for The Warren either co-produced or support...
With Easter on the horizon it’s time to turn attention to Brighton Fringe with a look at some shows that are likely to sell out. Book early – you have been warned.
Matthew Lewis (Harry Potter film series, The Syndicate) and Niamh Cusack (Heartbeat, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time) will appear in Unfaithful by Owen McCafferty...
Silver Lining’s Throwback is an aerial and acrobatic circus caper about the power of nostalgia and collective memory.
Brighton Fringe has officially launched.
Christmas is the one time of year you can drag your non-theatre-going friends to the theatre.
Actor William McGeough was terrified to perform a sexually explicit extract from his one-man play Mistaken to the august Edinburgh establishment that is the Scottish Arts Club.